Abstract: A training system for use in a wide variety of training tasks and environments comprising a user interface simulating the same information available to a trainee in the task environment which allows the trainee to assert actions to the system; a domain expert which can use the same information available to the trainee and carry out the same task; a training session manager for evaluating such trainee assertions and providing guidance to the trainee appropriate to his acquired skill level; a trainee model which contains a history and summary of the trainee actions; an intelligent training scenario generator for designing increasingly complex training exercises based on the current skill level and any weaknesses or deficiencies that the trainee has exhibited in previous interactions; and a blackboard that provides a common fact base for communication between the other components of the system. The domain expert contains a list of "mal-rules" which typifies errors usually made by novice trainees.

Abstract: A single photon emission computerized tomographic (SPECT) image acquiring method in which a fan-beam collimator radiation emitted from a radio isotope (RI) supplied into a biological body under medical examination is received with employment of a gamma camera, including the steps of: acquiring first projection image data by receiving via the fan-beam collimator radiation emitted from a reference isotope source; processing the first projection image data to obtain first correction data; acquiring second projection image data by receiving via the fan-beam collimator the radiation emitted from the radio isotope injected into the biological body; correcting the second projection image data with the first correction data so as to obtain third projection image data from which an artifact component has been eliminated; and, reconstructing a SPECT image of the biological body free from the artifact component based upon the third projection image data.

Abstract: A scintillation data collecting apparatus and method are provided for a scintillation camera and a data processor. The apparatus comprises a scintillation detector including an adder and an analyzer for detecting the valid scintillations, a plurality of conversion units each including an analog-to-digital converter for converting intensity signals derived from the valid scintillations into high, accuracy digital values, and controllers for controlling operation of each of the analog-to-digital converters of the conversion units. The method comprises steps of adding the intensity signals generated by the scintillation camera and which are indicative of the scintillations, and analyzing the sum of the intensity signals to determine if the detected scintillations are valid.

Abstract: An apparatus for composing individualized sales presentations created by various data sources from customer profiles managed by organizational hierarchy matrixes directed by multiple operating programs. The apparatus provides the means for synergistically creating and displaying customized presentations in a convenient manner for both the client and salesperson to achieve a more accurate, efficient and comprehensive marketing presentation. Organizational hierarchies of data sources are arranged so that an infinite number of sales presentation configurations can be created. Multiple microprograms automatically compose the sales presentations initiated by determinants received from client profiles stored on optical memory or smart cards, sales agent assessment of client profiles or centralized sales systems responsive to client profiles.

Abstract: A document processing system for processing documents by using structured keywords comprises an output system and a receiver system. The output system includes a first storage for storing a structured keyword dictionary containing structured keywords among which relations are systematically structured, and linkage unit providing linkage information for establishing correspondences between constituent parts of an input document and corresponding ones of the keywords. The receiver system is coupled to the output system and includes a second storage for storing structured keywords among which relations are systematically structured, and retrieving unit having inputs supplied with the document and the linkage information for retrieving the document to thereby form data of a predetermined edition format by using the structured keyword read out from the second storage. Data transfer between the output system and the receiver systems can be performed either on-line or off-line.

Abstract: An operations manual generation apparatus for use with a host system. The apparatus has an input for receiving ordering input data when an operator places an order following a prescribed procedure for requesting an operations manual from the host system. The apparatus has a first memory which stores first information needed to prepare the requested operations manual. The apparatus also has a second memory for storing instruction information which includes a set of guidance text data which describes the minimum number of operating steps needed to be carried out by an operator. Finally, an edit controller is provided for analyzing the first information to select a suitable combination of guidance text data, so that an operations manual may be output which has been automatically optimized to minimize the number of steps which the operator must take to cause the host system to perform the desired function.

Abstract: An electronic tide watch comprising a memory for storing a table of tide times, heights, and geographic offsets, an input circuit for entering times, dates, and geographic offsets, a processing circuit for identifying stored tide information corresponding to an input time and date, and a display for showing selected tide times and heights.

Abstract: Data representing a two-dimensional image of the resistivity of a sector of a borehole wall is processed to produce selected flow-line data delineating the boundaries of beds of subsurface earth formations along sectors of the borehole. The latter bed-delineating image data for several circumferentially-spaced sectors is further processed to derive and present data defining the orientations of dip planes, by matching the bed-delineating flow-lines for the several sectors. This is done by focusing the latter flow-lines on a root flow-line, correlating those flow-lines to the root flow-line, and linking the flow-lines to the root flow-line according to a path of minimum cumulative cost.

Abstract: This invention relates to a data processing method for suppressing truncation artifacts mixed into two-dimensional images in nuclear magnetic resonance imaging. Two-dimensional measurement data arrays are obtained on a space frequency domain by the combination of phase encoding and a readout gradient magentic field, and a data position providing the greatest value of the one-dimensional data array constituting the two-dimensional measurement data array is obtained in the readout direction so as to estimate the origin of the space frequency axis in the readout direction. A high-pass filter using the estimated origin as a reference is applied to each one-dimensional data array, and data extrapolation is made for each one-dimensional data array to obtain a data array having an expanded region. Nuclear spin images are obtained by inverse Fourier transformation of these data arrays.

Abstract: An X-ray simulating system for a radiotherapy planning disclosed by this invention includes an acquiring unit for acquiring an image showing a diseased part, a detecting unit for detecting the shape of the diseased part on the basis of the image acquired by the image acquiring unit, a calculating unit for calculating simulation data for radiation on the basis of first data including data related to the shape of the diseased part detected by the detecting unit and second data including data related to radiation conditions in radiotherapy, and a supplying unit for supplying the simulation data calculated by the calculating unit to a radiation therapy apparatus.

Abstract: A system and method for presenting, selecting and retrieving actual samples of wallcoverings based upon selected criteria generated by the user. The user is provided with an input card or brochure listing a number of design characteristics. This input card or brochure includes a chart of color-range cells, each cell representing a range of shades of a base color. Based upon these characteristics, the system would produce a listing of all design patterns, such as wallcoverings which meet these characteristics. The computer system would generate a listing of these patterns. Additionally, the system could include a warehouse/storage facility operatively connected to the computer so as to physically provide the user with the design patterns which were chosen.

Abstract: An access control system and method is provided for an activities center wherein activities are available for customers. The control system employs a plurality of access cards, a comptroller processor, at least one credit station and a plurality of access stations. Each access card is encoded for a respective customer, and the comptroller processes data, creates customer account files correlated to each customer's account file identifier, stores the customer account files, verifies customer account files to determine availability of credit and issues either approval or disapproval. The credit station reads an account file identifiers on an access cards and signals the processor to open the customer account file. An access station is associated with each activity and reads an access card to signal the comptroller processor to open the customer account file.

Abstract: An automated screening system and method for cytological specimen classification in which a neural network is utilized in performance of the classification function. Also included is an automated microscope and associated image processing circuitry.

Abstract: A method for extracting company names from textual information uses a combination of heuristics, exception lists, and extensive corpus analysis. The method first locates company name suffixes (i.e., Company, Corporation) and attempts to locate the beginning of the company name. The method works on both mixed-case text and capitalized text. Upon identification of a company name, the method proceeds to generate variations of the name for later extraction.

Abstract: A machine translation apparatus includes: a transfer dictionary for translation word searching for storing therein a semantic code representative of semantic categorization of a source language word, a dominated code which is a semantic code of a word relatable to the source language word, and a translation word of a target language corresponding to the dominated code; a dominated code and semantic code searching unit for executing a logical AND operation applicable to a word at each node of an intermediate structure obtained by parsing an inputted source language sentence, to be performed on the dominated code of the each node and the semantic code of a node related to the each node, which are respectively stored in the transfer dictionary for translation word searching, and determining proper ones of the dominated code and the semantic code, respectively and a translation word searching unit for searching a translation word for each node corresponding to the dominated code obtained by the dominated code and

Abstract: An echo sounding system includes an acoustic gun which is mounted to the wellhead of a borehole. The acoustic gun produces an acoustic pulse which is transmitted down the borehole. A tubing string is installed in the borehole and has substantially evenly spaced collars. Fluid is pumped from the borehole, or well, by use of a reciprocating pump driven by a pump rod extending to the surface. Fluid is received from a surrounding formation and collects in the borehole. The acoustic pulse produces reflections when it strikes the tubing collars and the surface of the fluid. A microphone detects the reflections to produce a return signal. This signal is digitized and stored. The digitized signal is processed to detect the rate of the collar reflections and the stored signal is narrowband filtered with a passband filter centered at the rate of receipt of the collar reflections. The data signal is further processed to determine the time of occurrence of the acoustic pulse and the liquid surface reflection.

Abstract: A system for providing a textual record of spoken words. The textual record having reference markings selectively provided by a plurality of system users. Keystrokes are inputed under the control of a first user which are representative of spoken words, thereby providing a plurality of stroke signals. Substantially simultaneous input of responses to the spoken words from at least a second user independant of the control of the first user, thereby providing a plurality of reference signals corresponding to the stroke signals.

Abstract: The selection of a keyboard on a computer system can automatically be achieved. If any externally provided keyboard which transmits transmission data upon the turning on of a computer system is connected to an external keyboard controller, a selection circuit selects that external keyboard controller for controlling the externally provided keyboard. If, on the other hand, no externally provided keyboard is connected to the external keyboard controller, the selection circuit selects an incorporated keyboard controller for controlling an incorporated keyboard which is incorporated in the computer system. When the externally provided keyboard is connected to the external keyboard controller, the selection of a keyboard by the selection circuit is achieved depending upon whether or not the computer system receives transmission data from the externally provided keyboard.

Abstract: A nuclear detection device, especially a gamma-camera type device which features deconvolution filters. In a gamma-camera variant, the device includes digital filters for deconvoluting electric measuring signals. A transfer function of these filters is opposite that of a circuit having formed the electric signals. It is then possible to separate any pulses which would overlap. Such a system finds particular application in nuclear physics and in particular in the medical field.

Abstract: A translation machine capable of analyzing a syntax of a sentence described in a source language, converting the syntax in the source language into a syntax in a target language so that a translated sentence is generated in accordance with the syntax in the target language includes a unit for storing an information of predetermined rules of a non translation, a unit connected to the storing unit for controlling a translation of the sentence described in the source language so that a part of the sentence structured on a predetermined grammer rule is inhibited to be translated, and a unit connected to the controlling unit for outputting the part of the sentence which is inhibited of the translation.