Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of advertisement by implementing an advertisement as part of a game which brand or product of company is incorporated as one of the game programs so that an item incorporated as the advertisement is found and acknowledged by a gamer and the advertisement becomes as part of the game. According to the present invention, there is provided a method of advertisement by use of a game program implemented on an internet.

Abstract: A wireless local area network (LAN) for data communications. The wireless LAN includes a packet hopping access terminal (PHAST) and a packet hopping gateway (PHG). The PHAST has a first transceiver for wirelessly communicating with a client device, and a second transceiver for wirelessly receiving data packets addressed to the client device and for wirelessly transmitting data packets received from the client device in accordance with a packet hopping protocol. The PHG has a transceiver for wirelessly receiving the data packets transmitted by the PHAST and for transmitting the data packets addressed to the client device in accordance with the packet hopping protocol, and a network interface for establishing communication with a server.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a photographing lens containing, in order from an object side: a first lens having a positive refractive power and a convex surface facing the object side; a second lens having a negative refractive power; a third lens having a positive refractive power; and a fourth lens having a negative refractive power and at least one aspheric surface, the photographing lens satisfying the following conditional expressions: L T f ? 1.2 0.5 ? f 3 f ? 1.0 where LT denotes the distance on the optical axis between the object side of the first lens and the image side of the fourth lens; f denotes the total focal length of the photographing lens; and f3 denotes the focal length of the third lens.

Abstract: In an enterprise-wide network which includes at least one centralized computer and a plurality of desktop computers, a method for enterprise system management comprising the steps of: storing an Already Have list for each desktop; storing a plurality of Should Have sub-lists; and generating a respective Should Have list from the stored sub-lists for a respective desktop computer during configuration of the desktop computer; wherein the Schema of the generated Should Have list includes at least one dynamic linkage which encompasses more than on Should Have sub-lists.

Abstract: To test the reliability of a testing apparatus which tests a large number of objects of the same type for one feature, generates a feature signal for each object and checks the feature signal for fulfilment of a first condition, a test object is conducted to the testing apparatus after a number of objects and the feature signal of the test object is checked for the fulfilment of a second condition. The second condition is that the feature signal of the test object corresponds to a previously entered reference value. The reference value can be entered by storing the feature signal of a test object as a reference value.

Abstract: A method and system for bidirectional data and power transmission are shown and described. An exemplary embodiment comprises a current receiver, including a microprocessor and a driver, and a plurality of nodes connected to the current receiver through a plurality of wires that allow both power supply and bidirectional data transfer between the current receiver and the plurality of nodes. The use of the plurality of wires for both power and data transmission offers significant advantages over the prior art in terms of weight reduction and system modularity.

Abstract: An ad-hoc, peer-to-peer radio access system having a series of remote terminals, where each remote terminal is capable of forming a link, or hop, of the routing of a call made by one of the series of terminals. The status of the battery of each terminal which may potentially form part of the routing path of a call is reported to other terminals, whereby the routing path for a call will be decided also based on the status of the battery-charge of each terminal along the routing path.

Abstract: A system and method for selecting an appropriate transmit power and data rate at which a communication signal is transmitted over a link between nodes in a wireless ad-hoc communication network based on factors such as variations in path loss in the link, fading conditions, noise level estimation and overall link quality. The system and method perform the operations of computing path loss in the link based on information provided to the source node from the destination node pertaining to characteristics of a message that was transmitted by the source node and received by the destination node, determining a noise factor at the destination node, and calculating the power level and rate at which the data is transmitted over the link from the source node to the destination node based on the path loss and the noise factor. More specifically, the method calculates the power level based on the path loss, the noise factor and signal fading, and determines the rate based on the calculated power level.

Abstract: The device receives an input signal xt and an observation signal yt, one component of which is the response of a system to the input signal. It determines an error signal et at an instant t in accordance with the equation et=yt?XtTHt?1, where Ht?1 is a vector made up of L coefficients of an identification filter having a finite impulse response representative of the impulse response of the system and XtT=(xt, xt?1, . . . , xt?L+1). A predictive analysis of the input signal is performed by a computation applied to frames of the input signal. The L coefficients of the identification filter are adapted by adding to the vector Ht?1 a vector proportional to e t X t T ? U t + ? ? U t , where Ut is a vector made up of the L values of a prediction residue of the input signal at the instant t and at the preceding L?1 instants, and ? is a positive or zero coefficient.

Abstract: A wheel assembly, in particular, a landing gear assembly for an aircraft model that includes a mounting block and a pair of landing gear struts that are capable of being attached to the mounting block without the use of any tools. The mounting block includes individual attachment points for each individual landing gear strut that makes up the pair of gear struts. A method for installing the landing gear struts is also disclosed.

Abstract: An ad-hoc, peer-to-peer radio access system having a series of remote terminals, where each remote terminal is capable of forming a link, or hop, of the routing of a call made by one of the series of terminals. The status of the battery of each terminal which may potentially form part of the routing path of a call is reported to other terminals, whereby the routing path for a call will be decided also based on the status of the battery-charge of each terminal along the routing path.

Abstract: A toy figure having multiple articulating limbs connected to the torso by pivot joints that are molded in a vertical injection molding step that forms and pivotally interconnects, in situ, one member of the pivot joint to a second, pre-formed member of the pivot joint.

Abstract: A device in a leg prosthesis which via a pivot axle is connected to the leg prosthesis, wherein first means are arranged to permit a limited rotation of the foot with respect to the leg prosthesis from an initial position, in which the leg prosthesis and the foot have a certain angle with respect to each other and second means are arranged to permit a stepless adjustment of the angle between the prosthesis and the foot in the initial position.

Abstract: The zoom lens comprises, in order from an object side: a first lens group having a negative refractive power, the first lens group including a first lens having a negative refractive power, and a second lens having a positive refractive power; a second lens group having a positive refractive power, the second lens group including a third lens having a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens having a negative refractive power; and a third lens group having a positive refractive power, the third lens group including a fifth lens having a positive refractive power, the zoom lens satisfying the following conditional expression: - 3.0 < f 1 f w < - 2.0 where f1 denotes the focal length of the first lens group; and fw denotes the total focal length at a wide-angle position.

Abstract: A wrenchless clamp assembly is provided to secure a tool disc, such as a circular saw blade, to a shaft of a power tool. The blade clamp assembly includes an outer flange positionable against an outer side of the blade and a manually tightenable click bolt that includes a movable click member operable to selectively engage the outer flange for rotationally locking or unlocking the bolt. In an embodiment, the click member moves alternatingly between axially engaged and disengaged positions according to sequential rotational increments of the click member relative to the bolt body. Accordingly, the click bolt can be installed by hand and rotationally locked without a need for high torque, and the click bolt can be easily removed by hand when the click member is moved to the disengaged position, axially free from the outer flange. In an embodiment, the click bolt permits limited torque applied during installation.

Abstract: Apparatus for depositing a stack of flexible articles, includes stack deposit means (12) for contacting the stack and placing it with respect to a reference point. The stack deposit means has at least one surface means (30) for contacting the top or bottom of the stack. Means (15) is provided to withdraw the at least one surface means in a direction substantially parallel to the top or bottom of the stack, respectively. The at least one surface means is arranged so that any surface (31) thereof in contact with the top or bottom of the stack, respectively, moves at a relative speed along the top or bottom of the stack sufficiently less than the speed of withdrawal of the surface means to substantially prevent rolling of the articles of the stack during withdrawal.

Abstract: A device for converting joystick controller generated analog and digital signals into Universal Serial Bus (USB) format, or for converting imported pulse position modulated (PPM) encoded signals from an external radio control (RC) transmitter into USB format data. The device is used, in an embodiment, for controlling simulated RC model aircraft as displayed, for example on a personal computer screen through the use of computer software. In an embodiment, the device includes a pair of two-axis gimbals, an auxiliary channel control potentiometer, and various control key switches to generate analog and digital joystick type signals as a result of direct manipulation by a user. The device also includes microcontroller circuitry for importing PPM signals, such as PPM signals generated by a commercially available model aircraft RC transmitter, to a USB port signal for interface with a computer.

Abstract: A security camera has an adjustable turret that holds a lens assembly which can be aimed in various directions. The camera also has a compact housing which, in combination with the adjustable directionality of the turret, enables universal mounting to various structures and positions in an aircraft cabin. The camera operates in light and dark conditions, as the lens assembly is configured to focus visible and infrared light wavelengths onto a fixed focal plane. In an embodiment, the camera includes an infrared illumination source to illuminate a field of view during dark conditions. The lens assembly includes a rigid barrel with a pinhole aperture through which light enters a series of lens elements. An optical sensor is mounted to an opposite end of the barrel at the fixed focal plane to generate an electronic image signal, and the sensor is rotatably adjustable to yield a correct image orientation depending on the turret position.

Abstract: Digital prepress trapping tools are described, including suggestions for how to implement the tools within a native artwork production environment, such as Adobe Illustrator™. The invention allows for the prepress work of applying high quality traps to be accomplished without conversion to a proprietary file format or transfer of data to and from a server. The trapping tools include tools for automatically generating spreads and chokes according to certain user specified criteria, and without destroying the object being trapped.

Abstract: A device of the kind that comprises a polycentric link mechanism with at least four elements, namely one front and one back base element (10, 11) and one upper and one lower connecting element (12, 13). The upper connecting element (12) forms a unit fixedly attached to a thighbone part (21) of prosthesis and the lower connecting element (13) forms a unit fixedly attached to the shank part (22) of prothesis. The back base element (11) is pivotably connected at its upper end to the upper connecting element (12) and pivotably connected at its lower end to the lower connecting element (13) via a jointed attachment element (23), the movement of which is limited by a resilient stop device (29), whereby also the forward movement of the back base element (11) is limited when the knee joint is in a substantially straight position.