Abstract: A method of learning user query concept for searching visual images encoded in computer readable storage media comprising: providing a multiplicity of sample images encoded in a computer readable medium; providing a multiplicity of sample expressions that correspond to sample images and in which terms of the sample expressions represent features of corresponding sample images; defining a user query concept sample space bounded by a boundary k-CNF expression and by a boundary k-DNF expression refining the user query concept sample space by, soliciting user feedback as to which of the multiple presented sample images are close to the user's query concept; removing from the boundary k-CNF expression disjunctive terms based upon the solicited user feedback; and removing from the boundary k-DNF expression respective conjunctive terms based upon the solicited user feedback.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for fabricating nanometer gate semiconductor device using thermally reflowed photoresist technology, comprising steps of (i) spin-coating two layers of photoresists on a substrate, where a bottom layer of photoresist is a polymeric photoresist having a lower sensitivity and a higher resolution, and a top layer of photoresist, is another polymeric photoresist having a higher sensitivity and a lower resolution, with respect to the electron beam; (ii) heating the photoresists for curing by way of using a hotplate; (iii) using photolithography in an electron beam direct writing manner to expose a pattern on the photoresists for forming a gate; (iv) using a developer and an etchant for developing and etching to form a recess on the gate; (v) plating a metallic layer on the recess of the gate using an electron gun evaporation technique; and (vi) removing the photoresists to obtain the gate, characterized in that after the etching of the recess of the gate, the photoresists are refl

Abstract: A content-based image retrieval (CBIR) system has a front-end that includes a pipeline of one or more dynamically-constructed filters for measuring perceptual similarities between a query image and one or more candidate images retrieved from a back-end comprised of a knowledge base accessed by an inference engine. The images include at least one color set having a set of properties including a number of pixels each having at least one color, a culture color associated with the color set, a mean and variance of the color set, a moment invariant, and a centroid. The filters analyze and compare the set of properties of the query image to the set of properties of the candidate images.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for fabricating nanometer gate semiconductor device using thermally reflowed photoresist technology, comprising steps of (i) spin-coating two layers of photoresists on a substrate, where a bottom layer of photoresist is a polymeric photoresist having a lower sensitivity and a higher resolution, and a top layer of photoresist, is another polymeric photoresist having a higher sensitivity and a lower resolution, with respect to the electron beam; (ii) heating the photoresists for curing by way of using a hotplate; (iii) using photolithography in an electron beam direct writing manner to expose a pattern on the photoresists for forming a gate; (iv) using a developer and an etchant for developing and etching to form a recess on the gate; (v) plating a metallic layer on the recess of the gate using an electron gun evaporation technique; and (vi) removing the photoresists to obtain the gate, characterized in that after the etching of the recess of the gate, the photoresists are refl

Abstract: A method for low temperature liquid-phase deposition and a method for cleaning a liquid-phase deposition apparatus are disclosed. The method for low temperature liquid-phase deposition is employed so as to form a low-temperature grown film or a film with excellent step-coverage on the surface of a semiconductor device having independent circuit functions. The method for cleaning liquid-phase deposition apparatus is characterized in that a loop used exclusively for cleaning is employed so as to prevent SiO2 powders from remaining in the loop.

Abstract: A method for low temperature liquid-phase deposition and a method for cleaning a liquid-phase deposition apparatus are disclosed. The method for low temperature liquid-phase deposition is employed so as to form a low-temperature grown film or a film with excellent step-coverage on the surface of a semiconductor device having independent circuit functions. The method for cleaning liquid-phase deposition apparatus is characterized in that a loop used exclusively for cleaning is employed so as to prevent SiO2 powders from remaining in the loop.

Abstract: A method of measuring similarity of a first object represented by first set of feature values to a second object represented by a second set of feature values, comprising determining respective feature distance values between substantially all corresponding feature values of the first and second sets of feature values, selecting a subset of the determined feature distance values in which substantially all feature distance values that are selected to be within the subset are smaller in value than feature distance values that are not selected to be within the subset, and summing the feature distance values in the subset to produce a partial feature distance measure between the first and second objects.

Abstract: A method of learning a user query concept is provided which includes a sample selection stage and a feature reduction stage; during the sample selection stage, sample objects are selected from a query concept sample space bounded by a k-CNF and a k-DNF; the selected sample objects include feature sets that are no more than a prescribed amount different from a corresponding feature set defined by the k-CNF; during the feature reduction stage, individual features are removed from the k-CNF that are identified as differing from corresponding individual features of sample objects indicated by the user to be close to the user's query concept; also during the feature reduction stage, individual features are removed from the k-DNF that are identified as not differing from corresponding individual features of sample objects indicated by the user to be not close to the user's query concept.

Abstract: A method of learning user query concept comprising: providing a multiplicity of respective samples; soliciting user feedback as to which of the multiple presented samples are close to the user's query concept; and wherein refining a user query concept sample space.

Abstract: A computer user interface screen comprising:

Abstract: One or more embodiments of the invention provide a method, apparatus/system, and article of manufacture for supporting multiple interactive digital video streams. A first broadcast digital video stream is received. Thereafter, the received stream is stored into one or more I-files comprised of one or more intraframes (I-frames) and one or more PB-files comprised of one or more frames selected from a group comprising a predicted frame (P-frame) and a bidirectional predicted frame (B-frame). Such storage may be in accordance with a data placement policy (e.g., a round-robin policy, truncated binary tree policy, or truncated binary tree with data replication policy). The most appropriate scheme may also be selected based on various factors. Thereafter, first display digital video stream is provided that is based on the one or more I-files.

Abstract: A content-based image retrieval (CBIR) system has a front-end that includes a pipeline of one or more dynamically-constructed filters for measuring perceptual similarities between a query image and one or more candidate images retrieved from a back-end comprised of a knowledge base accessed by an inference engine. The images include at least one color set having a set of properties including a number of pixels each having at least one color, a culture color associated with the color set, a mean and variance of the color set, a moment invariant, and a centroid. The filters analyze and compare the set of properties of the query image to the set of properties of the candidate images.

Abstract: A method for fabricating submicron T-shaped gates for the field-effect transistors disclosed, which can be accomplished by using a tri-layer positive photoresist with a single electron beam exposure and a single development step. Therefore, the cost can be reduced and the yield can be raised for fabricating high speed field-effect transistors.

Abstract: During the processing of a transaction or other distributed computation, a computation management system creates a number of agents to handle various aspects or portions of the computations to be performed. Each agent progresses through a predefined set of state transitions which define the status of the agent at any point in time. The computation management system defines for each agent a set of dependencies, each dependency corresponding to a state transition which will be blocked until a particular state transition occurs in another specified agent. By defining selected combinations of dependencies for each agent, a variety of different interdependencies and cooperating protocols can be implemented. The distributed processing management system can be used both for managing transaction processing and for synchronizing events in other types of distributed computations.