Abstract: An internal CPU, a vibration control equalizer for processing an output signal of a vibration detector for detecting vibration of an imaging apparatus and calculating a vibration signal for determining a driving amount for an optical component on the basis of vibration of the imaging apparatus, a position control equalizer for calculating a position signal for determining a driving amount for the optical component on the basis of position of the optical component, and a control switching section for switching between the internal CPU and an external control circuit for the imaging apparatus for control of the vibration control equalizer and the position control equalizer.

Abstract: A system for resolving demand and supply imbalances includes a supply liability reduction process (SLRP) executable upon identifying an excess component inventory liability. The SLRP includes: a procurement and development assessment sub-process that represents a greatest magnitude of liability; a liability council assessment sub-process that represents a magnitude of liability less than that of the procurement and development assessment sub-process; a sales activities sub-process that represents a magnitude of liability less than that of the liability council assessment sub-process; and a liability write-off sub-process that represents a magnitude of liability less than that of the sales activities sub-process. The SLRP performs one or more sub-processes in an order of the magnitude of liability.

Abstract: In a display device and a method of manufacturing the display device, the display device has a substrate having a first region and a second region disposed at a peripheral portion of the first region. The substrate includes a plurality of first electrodes disposed on the first region and an insulation member selectively disposed in the first region. The insulating member has a plurality of openings that expose a portion corresponding to the first electrodes. The substrate includes light emitting patterns are disposed on the first electrodes through the openings and the substrate has a second electrode disposed on the light emitting patterns. Accordingly, the thickness of the light emitting patterns is uniformity so that the quality of an image generated from the light emitting patterns is improved.

Abstract: A method for adjusting a drive life and a capacity of a solid state drive (SSD), the SSD comprising a plurality of memory devices includes determining a desired drive life for the SSD; determining a utilization for the SSD; and allocating a portion of the plurality of memory devices as available memory and a portion of the plurality of memory devices as spare memory based on the desired drive life and the utilization. An SSD with an adjustable drive life and capacity includes a plurality of memory devices; and a memory allocation module configured to: determine a desired drive life for the SSD; determine a utilization for the SSD; and allocate a portion of the plurality of memory devices as available memory and a portion of the plurality of memory devices as spare memory based on the desired drive life and the utilization.

Abstract: A nanopatterned surface is prepared by forming a block copolymer film on a miscut crystalline substrate, annealing the block copolymer film, then reconstructing the surface of the annealed block copolymer film. The method creates a well-ordered array of voids in the block copolymer film that is maintained over a large area. The nanopatterned block copolymer films can be used in a variety of different applications, including the fabrication of high density data storage media.

Abstract: Damage to a software stack accessed by multiple application programs can be detected by monitoring the rate of stack failures at the stack via a stack monitor and comparing the rate of stack failures with a time related threshold. An alarm is generated when the rate of stack failures exceeds the time related threshold.

Abstract: A card reader has a contact mechanism (IC contact block) coming into contact with a terminal (IC terminal pattern) of an integrated circuit mounted on a card, detection means (detection switch) for detecting that the card is inserted to a contact position at which the terminal and the contact mechanism are in contact with each other, locking means (locking lever etc.) for fixing the card to the contact position, and control means (CPU etc.) for controlling execution and release of locking by the locking means. As soon as the detection means detects insertion of the card, the control means executes locking effected by the locking means and after that, when the card is not activated in response to activation processing by the integrated circuit, release the locking of the locking means.

Abstract: A method for purifying a polymer comprising providing a first mixture comprising at least one solvent and at least one polymeric material, diluting the first mixture with veratrole to produce a second mixture in which the polymeric material is substantially dissolved at a temperature less than 100° C., performing at least one step selected from (i) contacting the second mixture with an aqueous wash solution, and (ii) filtering the second mixture.

Abstract: Provided is a multi-display apparatus formed by connecting a plurality of display devices. The multi-display apparatus includes a first display device, a second display device, and a transparent plate. The second display device may partially overlap with the first display device. The transparent plate covers at least some parts of the first display device and the second display device.

Abstract: A computer program product, an apparatus, and a method for processing communications between a target and an initiator an input/output processing system are provided. The computer program product includes a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method. The method includes: sending a message from the initiator to the target, the message requesting suspension of input/output operations between the initiator and the target for a period of time, the period of time being defined by the message; responsive to the message, suspending input/output operation messages for the period of time; performing a system change comprising at least one of: at least one update, a computer program installation, a recovery, and a change in operating parameters; and initiating new input/output operations after at least one of: expiration of the period of time and initiation of new input/output operations by the initiator.

Abstract: A method for fabricating an integrated circuit comprising an electromigration barrier in a line of the integrated circuit includes forming a spacer; forming a segmented line adjacent to opposing sides of the spacer, the segmented line formed from a first conductive material; removing the spacer to form an empty line break; and filling the empty line break with a second conductive material to form an electromigration barrier that isolates electromigration effects within individual segments of the segmented line. An integrated circuit comprising an electromigration barrier includes a line, the line comprising a first conductive material, the line further comprising a plurality of line segments separated by one or more electromigration barriers, wherein the one or more electromigration barriers comprise a second conductive material that isolates electromigration effects within individual segments of the line.

Abstract: A bus system that includes a plurality of signal driving devices coupled to a common signal bus, a bus controlled circuit coupled to the common signal bus, and a compare circuit. The plurality of signal driving devices include a first signal driving device and a second signal driving device. The bus controller includes delay compensation circuitry with a configurable delay for each of the signal driving devices. The delay compensation circuitry has a current delay chain configuration associated with the first signal driving device. The compare circuit is configured to compare a first configurable delay associated with a first signal driving device to a second configurable delay associated with a second signal driving device of the plurality of signal driving devices, and for generating an output responsive to the comparing that indicates if the current delay chain configuration can be used by the second signal driving device.

Abstract: A system for determining an amount of radiation includes a dosimeter configured to receive the amount of radiation, the dosimeter comprising a circuit having a resonant frequency, such that the resonant frequency of the circuit changes according to the amount of radiation received by the dosimeter, the dosimeter further configured to absorb RF energy at the resonant frequency of the circuit; a radio frequency (RF) transmitter configured to transmit the RF energy at the resonant frequency to the dosimeter; and a receiver configured to determine the resonant frequency of the dosimeter based on the absorbed RF energy, wherein the amount of radiation is determined based on the resonant frequency.

Abstract: An instrument disposed into a drill string for imaging an earth formation includes: at least one band antenna disposed over an intermediate layer disposed into a groove in an outer surface of the drill string. A method of fabrication is provided.

Abstract: A circuit breaker having a series arc fault detector and method of operation is provided. The series arc fault detector measures the RMS current and monitors current stability in response to a change in current levels. The sensitivity of the series arc fault detection is changed in response to the current satisfying a stability criterion. The circuit breaker further enables and disables series arc fault detection based on an enable threshold. The enable threshold is set based on the level of sensitivity being used to detect a series arc fault.

Abstract: A method of estimating at least one of stress and pore fluid pressure in an earth formation is disclosed. The method includes: discretizing a domain including at least a portion of the earth formation into a plurality of cells, each cell including a respective density value; dividing the domain into a first region and a second region, the first region including a surface of the earth formation; vertically integrating the respective density values in the first region; and estimating the total vertical stress for each cell in the first region and the second region by estimating a point load based on the respective density value.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for providing protection against arc flash during maintenance on a low voltage power circuit including a circuit breaker having a specified trip function for responding to a fault is provided. The specified trip function is overridden with a maintenance trip function that results in reduced arc energy in the fault during a trip over arc energy during a trip with the specified trip function. The specified trip function is restored following maintenance.

Abstract: Air filtration sampling point adaptors for pulsed air filtration sampling of gas turbine air intakes. According to one aspect of the invention, a sampling apparatus is described. The sampling apparatus can include a mounting base plate having a first surface and a second surface, an outer tubing shell having a first end disposed on the first surface of mounting base plate, a tripod configuration coupled to the mounting base plate and the outer tubing shell and a sampling nozzle disposed on a second end of the outer tubing shell and configured to receive an air flow.

Abstract: A method of memory management includes allocating a portion of a memory as a memory heap including a plurality of segments, each segment having a segment size; performing one or more memory allocations for objects in the memory heap; creating a free list array and class-size array in a metadata section of the memory heap, the class-size array being created such that each element of the size-class array is related a particular one of the plurality of segments and the free list array being created such that each element of the free list array is related to a different size class; and initializing the heap when it is determined that the heap may be destroyed, initializing including clearing the free list array.

Abstract: A diverting tool includes a ramp repositionable from a first position to a second position, a biasing member in operable communication with the ramp biasing the ramp toward the second position, and a tubular in operable communication with the ramp and the biasing member. The tubular prevents repositioning of the ramp when longitudinally overlapping with the ramp and allows repositioning of the ramp when not longitudinally overlapping with the ramp.