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The bypass network is designed to provide fast access and high quality streaming media services anywhere anytime. There are five major components including Peering Gateway, Content Locator, Edge Server, Gateway and Client. The whole bypass network is divided into number of self-managed sub-networks, which are referred as local networks in this document. Each local network contains Edge Servers, gateways, and a Content Locator. The Edge Servers serve as cache storage and streaming servers for the local network. The gateways provide a connection point for the client computers. Each local network is managed by a Content Locator. The Content Locator handles all client requests by communicating with the Peering Gateway and actual web sites, and makes the content available on local Edge Servers. The Content Locator also balances the load on each Edge Server by monitoring the workload on them. One embodiment is designed for home users whose home machine does not move around frequently. A second embodiment is designed for business users who travel around very often where the laptops would self-configure as a client of the network.

The present invention provides a reliable, high-repetition rate, production line compatible high energy photon source. A very hot plasma containing an active material is produced in vacuum chamber. The active material is an atomic element having an emission line within a desired extreme ultraviolet (EUV) range. A pulse power source comprising a charging capacitor and a magnetic compression circuit comprising a pulse transformer, provides electrical pulses having sufficient energy and electrical potential sufficient to produce the EUV light at an intermediate focus at rates in excess of 5 Watts. In preferred embodiments designed by Applicants in-band, EUV light energy at the intermediate focus is 45 Watts extendable to 105.8 Watts.

The present invention stacks integrated circuits into modules that conserve board surface area. In a two-high stack or module devised in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a pair of integrated circuits is stacked, with one integrated circuit above the other. The two integrated circuits are connected with a pair of flexible circuit structures. Each of the pair of flexible circuit structures is partially wrapped about a respective opposite lateral edge of the lower integrated circuit of the module. The flex circuit pair connects the upper and lower integrated circuits and provides a thermal and electrical path connection path between the module and its application environment. The module has a ballout pattern with a different pitch and / or supplemental module contacts devised to allow combined signaling to the integrated circuits through contacts having a desired ballout footprint. The present invention may be employed to advantage in numerous configurations and combinations of integrated circuits in modules provided for high-density memories or high capacity computing.

A stable shock absorbing prosthetic foot that transfers energy between heel strike and toe-off. A toe plate is separated from one or more other plates by a bumper assembly located at each of the toe end and heel end of the foot. Certain embodiments of the shock absorbing foot of the present invention are designed for use with a prosthetic ankle. A torsion adapter may also be used to attach a prosthetic foot of the present invention to the remainder of a prosthesis.

The invention relates to devices that are stabilized at an intraluminal residence site in the gastrointestinal tract by their conformation, including dimensions of length and curvature. The device as a whole corresponds to the conformation of the residence site; more particularly, the curved or angled portions correspond to the curved or angled portions of the residence site and do not conform to an immediately proximal or distal site. In some embodiments, the conformationally stabilized device may effect a change in the residence site shape that contributes to stability of the device. Some embodiments are directed toward curbing appetite and / or reducing food intake, other embodiments may be directed toward other therapeutic ends. Some embodiments of the device are designed to reside wholly in the duodenum; others reside principally within the duodenum but extend proximally into the gastric antrum, while other embodiments are designed to reside elsewhere within the gastrointestinal tract.

The embodiment of the invention provides a method and a device for controlling terminal equipment. The method comprises the following steps that the touching to a touch screen of the terminal equipment is detected; and when the touching of a plurality of touch points is determined to be detected, the positions of the touch points are within a preset scope or the relative distances of the touch points meet preset values, the preset functions of the terminal equipment are called. According to the technical scheme, the touch gesture of the embodiment design of the invention can be identified through the touch points, positions or relative distances and the preset functions of the terminal equipment can be quickly called by identifying the touch gesture of the image of the embodiment design of the invention, so that a user can smoothly complete the operation, and the user experience is optimized.

The invention discloses an uplink control channel resource distribution method and device. The method comprises the following steps of: establishing a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource table corresponding to uplink control information, wherein a time domain index of a PUCCH resource is set to be the minimum common multiples of various PUCCH repeated cycles supported by the PUCCH resource for transmitting the corresponding uplink control information; and during distribution of the PUCCH resource, finding out an available resource according to the resource table and the PUCCH repeated cycle of a current terminal, finding out an available resource within a range according to the resource table and a smaller PUCCH repeated cycle, and distributing the PUCCH resource to the current terminal according to the search results. Therefore, when the PUCCH resource is distributed to the terminal, the PUCCH repeated cycle of the terminal is considered, and the smaller PUCCH repeated cycle is also considered; under the condition that the uplink control channel resources in different cycles coexist, the transmission requirement of the current terminal can be met and the utilization rate of the uplink control channel resources is increased; and meanwhile, the resources can be selected according to the resource table designed by the embodiment of the invention, so the technology implementation is simplified.

An LDPC decoder iteratively decodes an LDPC code represented by a parity check matrix H consisting of a plurality of circulants based on a Log-Likelihood Ratio Belief-Propagation algorithm. First computation means (1010) compute for a next iteration symbol messages λκm from a representation of a corresponding symbol value stored in a first memory 1005 and from check node messages Λmn from a previous iteration. A shuffler (1030) changes a sequence of the symbol message received from the first computation means (1010) in dependence on a position of the non-zero elements in a corresponding sub-matrix. Second computation N means (DP-O, DP-I, DP-D-I) compute the check node messages in dependence on symbol messages received from the barrel shifter and store a representation of the computed check node message in a second memory (1015). Third computation means (1020) update the representation of the symbol values in the first memory in dependence on output of the first and second computing means. The principle of “staggered” or “shuffled” LDPC decoding is used. One embodiment is designed for multi-diagonal circulants.

Methods and systems for designing binaural room impulse responses (BRIRs) for use in headphone virtualizers, and methods and systems for generating a binaural signal in response to a set of channels of a multi-channel audio signal, including by applying a BRIR to each channel of the set, thereby generating filtered signals, and combining the filtered signals to generate the binaural signal, where each BRIR has been designed in accordance with an embodiment of the design method. Other aspects are audio processing units configured to perform any embodiment of the inventive method. In accordance with some embodiments, BRIR design is formulated as a numerical optimization problem based on a simulation model (which generates candidate BRIRs) and at least one objective function (which evaluates each candidate BRIR), and includes identification of a best one of the candidate BRIRs as indicated by performance metrics determined for the candidate BRIRs by each objective function.

Installation for harvesting energy of ocean currents (IHOC) in deepwaters is based on utilization of a semisubmersible platform and the multiple of vertically oriented Darrieus type hydraulic turbines. The turbines are located as close as possible to ocean surface, where speed of current is usually at its maximum. Since speed of current fluctuate during the seasons a system controlling buoyancy force of that keeps IHOC floating near surface is employed. The mooring system consists of three tethers, which prevent transferring of overturning moment applied to IHOC to anchoring base. The electric power generators are located in a machinery room on a structure well above sea level and would transmit electric power to the shore utilizing flexible cable. During hurricane it will be lowered to the depth preventing turbines from being affected by wave actions, at the same time it would keep machinery room above wave action. For the purpose of delivery assembled on shore Turbine Housing to destination site and installing it there a special convoy is formed consisting of Catamaran Delivery Barge and Stabilizing Platform.The second Embodiment of this invention is designed to harvest energy of tides in deepwaters.

The present invention stacks integrated circuits into modules that conserve board surface area. In a two-high stack or module devised in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a pair of integrated circuits is stacked, with one integrated circuit above the other. The two integrated circuits are connected with a pair of flexible circuit structures. Each of the pair of flexible circuit structures is partially wrapped about a respective opposite lateral edge of the lower integrated circuit of the module. The flex circuit pair connects the upper and lower integrated circuits and provides a thermal and electrical path connection path between the module and an application environment such as a printed wiring board (PWB). The present invention may be employed to advantage in numerous configurations and combinations of integrated circuits in modules provided for high-density memories or high capacity computing.

The present invention stacks integrated circuits into modules that conserve board surface area. In a two-high stack or module devised in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a pair of integrated circuits is stacked, with one integrated circuit above the other. The two integrated circuits are connected with a pair of flexible circuit structures. Each of the pair of flexible circuit structures is partially wrapped about a respective opposite lateral edge of the lower integrated circuit of the module. The flex circuit pair connects the upper and lower integrated circuits and provides a thermal and electrical path connection path between the module and its application environment. The module has a ballout pattern with a different pitch and / or supplemental module contacts devised to allow combined signaling to the integrated circuits through contacts having a desired ballout footprint. The present invention may be employed to advantage in numerous configurations and combinations of integrated circuits in modules provided for high-density memories or high capacity computing.

A method and apparatus is described that facilitates appropriate placement of a closure device and allows ease of placement with repeated access without bleeding. A suitable biocompatible polymer diaphragm such as silicone or nipple is place on the adventitia of the vessel through a small cutdown incision. The puncture surface is a diaphragm that functions as a self-sealing valve. For embodiments designed for small catheter access such as 4 to 9 Fr, this may be a polymer that elastically seals around the puncture once the catheter is removed. Especially for larger access catheters, such as 10 French to 24 French, a preformed aperture or slit may be cut into the material, allowing controlled and atraumatic penetration of the device and artery. The sealing element may also be fixed to the outside wall of the vessel with holdfasts through a method that facilitates percutaneous delivery through the use of a guiding wire. A method and apparatus is also described that minimizes the potential migration of emboli generated upstream from the access site, an anchoring cannula and method for facilitating localizing of the access device.

Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to steam ovens, and particularly to steam ovens configured to generate and deliver steam directly to the oven using a water reservoir in close proximity to an existing oven heat generating system. The steam ovens described may be designed so that they inject steam directly into the oven cavity, and in some instances, generate the steam directly in the oven cavity as well. Certain embodiments are designed with a water reservoir in close proximity to an oven heat generating system such that water in the reservoir is heated, turned to steam, and delivered to the oven cavity via a steam delivery system.

A wheeled herbicide and / or pesticide carrier incorporates a non-motorized, three wheeled cart including a frame defining a basket for receiving tanks containing a fluid solution. An air compressor and battery are also supported on the cart. A nozzle communicates with the tanks for dispensing the solution. A control panel is mounted on the cart's handle to permit a user to select which tank is to be utilized and the rate for spraying. A second embodiment of the invention is designed to support four tanks thereon.

The instant invention includes a flexible fire-resistant thermally insulated composite structure designed in some embodiments to pass through an opening. The structure may be self-supporting due to the stiffness of various layers, and battens may contribute to the self-supporting capacity of the structure.The flexible composite structure may have a collapsed transit configuration, allowing the structure to be compressed to more easily pass it through an opening, a rotable attachment to allow the structure to rotate away from the opening, and a releasable attachment for attaching the structure around an opening periphery. In another embodiment, the structure may also include a bottom and such a structure could provide shelter in conditions ranging from ambient environmental conditions to the extreme heat of certain fires.The insulative structures of the instant invention are not limited to embodiments designed to rest on generally horizontal surfaces. For example, it may be desirable to utilize such a structure to block an attic fan, or other roof penetration, during certain seasons of the year. Such an embodiment may also include a releasable attachment configured for releasably attaching the installation periphery to a surface inclined from the horizontal.

A stable shock absorbing prosthetic foot that transfers energy between heel strike and toe-off. A toe plate is separated from one or more other plates by a bumper assembly located at each of the toe end and heel end of the foot. Certain embodiments of the shock absorbing foot of the present invention are designed for use with a prosthetic ankle. A torsion adapter may also be used to attach a prosthetic foot of the present invention to the remainder of a prosthesis.

A planar optical element and a design method thereof. The design method of the planar optical element comprises: designing a group of structures having a determined discrete phase; designing a two-dimensional antenna microarray (13) by using the group of structures having the determined discrete phase as array elements; and a basement (11) and a metal film (12) having a structure of the two-dimensional antenna microarray (13) forming the planar optical element. In the method, the amplitude and phase of a radiation field that has a vertical polarization state and is excited when a beam with a specific wavelength and a polarization state is incident on the planar optical element are modulated by modulating a structure parameter of the antenna array element, thereby shaping the beam as expected, and obtaining a desirable beam shaping result.

A crossbow kickstand accessory which may be affixed beneath a crossbow stock. The kickstand has three positions: (1) a stored position; (2) a kickstand position; and (3) a bipod position. The kickstand position is at approximately a 40 degree angle, and the bipod position is at approximately a 90 degree angle away from the stock of the crossbow. The kickstand position allows the user to set the crossbow down while the stock is in the air making it simple to set down or pick up with only one hand. While the kickstand is open in the kickstand position, it prevents any twisting or rotation of the stand or the crossbow, which will prevent the crossbow from falling over. An alternative embodiment design would move the stand forward along the stock into the stock handle position.

The embodiment of the invention designs a variable-reluctance stimulation and decoding module for measuring position angle of a rotor of a permanent magnet synchronous motor. The variable-reluctance stimulation and decoding module comprises a signal stimulation circuit, a signal decoding circuit, wherein the signal stimulation circuit is used for converting a digital square signal of a signal processor into a sine wave stimulation signal for driving a rotating transformer and comprises a multi-stage filtering amplification circuit for generating a sine wave signal, a push-pull circuit connected with the output end of the multi-stage filtering amplification circuit, and a stimulation winding for improving the driving capability of the signal so as to drive the rotating transformer; the signal decoding circuit is used for decoding the output signal of the rotating transformer and comprises a differential amplification circuit, a rectification turning circuit and a filtering circuit; the differential amplification circuit is used for receiving a differential signal output by the rotary transformer and outputting an amplified echo signal; the rectification turning circuit is used for extracting an envelope line of an echo signal; the filtering circuit is used for filtering the turned echo signal into a flat level signal. According to the embodiment, the cost is effectively reduced, and the function of a decoding chip can be achieved by using only resistance-capacitance devices and operational amplifiers.

The invention relates to the field of communication, in particular to a resource selection method and device for auxiliary link communication and a storage medium. The method comprises the following steps: enabling a first terminal to acquire auxiliary link data arriving at a target moment; determining the number of available auxiliary link feedback channel (PSFCH) resources in a total resource selection window of the auxiliary link data according to the target moment and the specified transmission delay of the auxiliary link data; and determining a sub-resource selection window for the transmission in a total resource selection window of the auxiliary link data according to the number of the available PSFCH resources. According to the embodiment of the invention, the sub-resource selection window of the current transmission (including initial transmission or HARQ retransmission) in the auxiliary link is designed, so that the first terminal can complete the maximum retransmission timeswithin the time delay requirement range of the data, and the data transmission effect of the auxiliary link data is ensured.

An embodiment of the disclosed MIMO transceiver uses a single master clock to generate (i) the sampling-clock signals for the analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters and (ii) the multiple electrical local-oscillator signals that are used in various channels of the transceiver's analog down- and up-converters to translate signals between the corresponding intermediate-frequency and RF bands. The MIMO transceiver may employ a plurality of interconnected frequency dividers configured to variously divide the master-clock frequency to generate the sampling-clock signals and the multiple local-oscillator signals in a manner that causes these signals to have different respective frequencies. In embodiments designed for operating in the mmW band, the MIMO transceiver may also employ a frequency multiplier configured to multiply the master-clock frequency to generate an additional local-oscillator signal for translating signals between the mmW and RF bands.

The invention provides a realization method of the hot swap of a router line card and a device thereof, wherein the method comprises building up a virtue line card on a slot of a to-be-inserted physical line card of the router and loading the virtue driving, storing the configuration information aiming the configuration of the virtue line card, loading the truth driving for the physical line card when inserting the physical line card matched with the type of the virtue line card into the slot, and issuing the configuration information of the configuration into the physical line card. The embodiment of the invention designs a virtue driving layer of the line card, and completely isolates the physical swap state of the line card and the software state of the line card, and supports the preconfigured ability, and permits users to install and configure the virtue line card when not actually inserting the physical line card.

In one embodiment, a programmable gain instrumentation amplifier comprises an input stage configured with a differential precision current conveyor circuit. The current conveyor circuit may be implemented with operational amplifiers coupled to gain-setting resistors, with double-multiplexers configured on each end of the gain-setting resistors. In a first set of embodiments, the double-multiplexers may be bootstrapped, whereby the power supplies of each double-multiplexer may track the signals on the output pin of a respective sense-multiplexer component of the double-multiplexer. In a second set of embodiments, the power supplies may alternatively track the op-amp differential output during non-overload conditions, or the op-amp common-mode output at a gain resistor center tap during overload conditions. Corresponding bootstrap circuits may be designed for both sets of embodiments, the bootstrap circuits coupling to the respective tracking node or nodes in either case.

An LDPC decoder iteratively decodes an LDPC code represented by a parity check matrix H consisting of a plurality of circulants based on a Log-Likelihood Ratio Belief-Propagation algorithm. First computation means (1010) compute for a next iteration symbol messages λκm from a representation of a corresponding symbol value stored in a first memory 1005 and from check node messages Λmn from a previous iteration. A shuffler (1030) changes a sequence of the symbol message received from the first computation means (1010) in dependence on a position of the non-zero elements in a corresponding sub-matrix. Second computation means (DP-O, DP-I, DP-D-I) compute the check node messages in dependence on symbol messages received from the barrel shifter and store a representation of the computed check node message in a second memory (1015). Third computation means (1020) update the representation of the symbol values in the first memory in dependence on output of the first and second computing means. The principle of “staggered” or “shuffled” LDPC decoding is used. One embodiment is designed for multi-diagonal circulants.

A carrying case for a small animal includes an open top case with shoulder straps connected to the back panel of the case for supporting the back panel and auxiliary straps attached to either the back panel or other shoulder straps to support the front panel of the case. The shoulder straps may cross one another in an embodiment designed for placement of the carrying case bag on the front or back side of a person. A single strap is utilized in combination with a belt for the embodiment which is placed upon a hip of a person. In each event, auxiliary straps support the front of the bag and generally triangular wing type elements are provided to facilitate maintaining the bag properly positioned on an individual.

The invention discloses a detection method for the biological community structures of an ocean brown tide. According to the detection method, miniature organism 18S rDNA in a water area environment is detected by virtue of a metagenomics high-throughput sequencing technology, the obtained OUTs and species annotations are combined, and then diversity, uniformity, abundance and dominance index analysis is carried out on the OUTs, thus judging the dominance degrees of organisms in the ocean brown tide; statistics and judgment for the dominance evolvement rules of dominant species in brown tide outbreaks are promoted. The embodiment of the invention designs and verifies primer sequences designed with regard to the organisms in the brown tide, and a verification for the actual brown tide outbreak cases proves that the method disclosed by the invention is capable of authenticating the biological community structures of the ocean brown tide in ocean water, providing a technical support for brown tide monitoring operation, and providing a technical support for avoiding environment risks for healthy mariculture.

The subject apparatus is designed to facilitate the installation of blown insulation during construction of building assemblies. In a typical embodiment, there is provide a length or strip of friction clip configured to provide a tight grip along the outer surface of a framing member such as a stud, thereby maintaining tension on a masking film or web thereby affixed to an array of studs. The masking film arrayed in such manner thereby defines a plurality of voids or cavities which may thereafter be filled with blown insulation and then finished with wall paneling. The friction clips are designed to complement conventional framing members. Thus, one embodiment described below is suitable for a solid stud such as lumber or polymer; other embodiments are designed to be affixed to steel light framing members such as C-studs and similar profiles.