Abstract: In order to form an image by projecting a texture 520 at an arbitrary angle to an arbitrary position on a surface of an object 500 represented as a 3D model, texture data 520 is divided into texture lines 530 having a width of one dot and a length equal to the number of dots on one side of the texture. Then, supposed is a stereoscopic object 540 based on one texture line 530 that the texture line is extended in a light travel direction while possessing color information from an arrangement relationship between the texture line 530, object model 500 and virtual light source in the three dimensional space. The intersecting part 510 between the stereoscopic object 540 and the surface of the object model 500 is defined as a region for rendering the texture line, and thereby a stereoscopic object 540 is rendered onto the defined region.

Abstract: A patch with a fast-opening package comprises an adhesive support, possibly lacking the bandage pad and covered by one or more films of a protective material that can be separated from the adhesive support, a wrapper enclosing the patch and consisting of two half-wrappers that can be separated by pulling two end portions, at least one of the two half-wrappers being anchored to the one or more films protective material. At least one film of protective material has an extension that covers at least half the support and has a region submitted to die pressing to reduce the surface in contact with the adhesive, thereby allowing removal of the film by pulling the associated half-wrapper without a noticeable effort.

Abstract: Methods of treating stuttering include treating people with gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor modulators, including cyclopyrrolones. A second active agent may be used with GABA receptor modulators. Active enantiomers, active metabolites, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor modulators, including cyclopyrrolones, are acceptable components of the compositions. The cyclopyrrolone class of modulators includes pagoclone, suriclone, zopiclone, 2-(7-chloro-2-naphthyridin-1,8-yl)-3-(5-methyl-2-oxohexyl)isoindolin-1-one, 2-(7-chloro-2-naphthyridin-1,8-yl)isoindolin-1-yl-4-acetamidobutyrate, and 2-(7-chloro-1,8-naphthyridin-2y1)-3-(5-methyl-5-hydroxy-2-oxohexyl)-1-isoindolinone.

Abstract: There is provided a communication system (1) such as an ATM-PON including a station-side unit (2) having a point-to-multipoint message generating unit (2A) and a group designation message generating unit (2B) and subscriber-side units (4-1 to 4-N: N is a natural number) each having a point-to-multipoint message processing unit (4A) and a state control unit (4B). The station-side unit (2) sends a group designating message to some of the subscriber-side units (4-i:i=1 to N), thereby to designate some of the plurality of the subscriber-side units as a component constituting a group of units which are to receive a point-to-multipoint message, and only the subscriber-side units (4-i) controls to bring the reception and the processing on the point-to-multipoint message to a valid status. With this arrangement, only specified components constituting a group of units can be made to receive the point-to-multipoint message.

Abstract: The present invention concerns electrode materials capable of redox reactions by electrons and alkaline ions exchange with an electrolyte. The applications are in the field of primary (batteries) or secondary electrochemical generators, super capacitors and light modulating system of the super capacitor type.

Abstract: The device comprises a base (1) and an exchangeable case (7), between which are placed corresponding components such as a bottle (9) containing the fragrant liquid and the corresponding wick (8), as well as the heating elements (4) connected to corresponding metallic contacts (5) and mounted on a support (3), also including a platform or printed circuit (2) with electronic components that allow optimizing the diffusion of the fragrance, to prevent olfactory saturation of the user, independently of the manual actuation means that allow regulating the intensity of evaporation of the fragrant liquid itself. The device also includes the corresponding plug (10) placed in correspondence with the part near the bottom end of the base (1).

Abstract: Knee-pad comprising a first part (10) able to fastened onto a sports garment and a second part (30) able to withstand abrasion. Interfacing means (24a . . . 24d, 14a . . . 14d), preferably of the bayonet type, allow the said second part (30) to be separated from the first part (10) without the latter being removed from the garment.

Abstract: A method and system including ATM switching equipment provided for switching between a working channel and a protection channel in an ATM network. The method and system include the following processes: In each cell for transmission providing an indication of whether the cell belongs connection currently in a working state via a working channel; cells are duplicated on each connection basis; the duplicated cells are transmitted simultaneously on both a working channel and a protection channel; and valid cells are selected from received cells according to the indication in each cell indicating whether the relevant connection is currently in a working state.

Abstract: Based on a hollow column (1), terminating at the bottom in a baseplate (2) and at the top in a core (3) from which vanes (4-4?), also hollow and connected with the column (1), emerge; a motor-fan (6-7) is installed in the baseplate (2), activated by means of a circuit breaker (8), which absorbs air from the outside through the lower and open end of the baseplate (2), and delivers it to the vanes (4-4?) from which it passes to the outside through opposite nozzles (5), so that this flow of air causes a rotary movement of the vanes (4-4?), by reaction, and said vanes, in their rotation, form a curtain against solar radiation, while simultaneously moving air below them. The wall of the column (1) can be translucent to allow the light generated by an internal spotlight to pass through it and within said column an electrical resistance or other means of heating that allows the ventilator to provide hot air, can be installed; the external surface of said column forming furthermore an advertising panel.

Abstract: A compensation circuit for phase modulation systems, such as QPSK and QAM systems, which compensates for phase errors in the I and Q components of the QPSK or QAM signals to minimize carry over of such phase errors in analog up and down conversions of such signals. In particular, the invention relates to a relatively simple circuit, which compensates for channel phase errors by providing a direct correction of one of the channels based on the measured correlation between the I and Q components, which should ideally be 0. As such, cross talk between I-Q channels is minimized, which improves the signal-to-noise ratio of transmitted and received QPSK or QAM signals.

Abstract: A phase ?I1, . . . , ?Q1, . . . uniquely determined for each channel is assigned to a carrier for each channel used when data I1 . . . , Q1, . . . , to be distributed among different channels are modulated. By appropriately modifying the phase of a carrier for each channel, signal points can be located in a narrower region than in a conventional region, and thereby the difference in amplitude between a signal point with a minimum amplitude and a signal point with a maximum amplitude can be reduced. Thus, the amplitude range of a signal to be covered by an amplifier for transmitting a transmission signal is reduced, and thereby an amplifier with a linearity that is not high can be used for the amplifier. Accordingly, even if the number of signal points increase, there is no need to use a large high-power amplifier, and thereby the small power and small size of the apparatus can be realized.

Abstract: Film of dielectric material, which film contains gas bubbles preferably of a flat shape. To achieve improved electrical properties, the film is given a large internal unipolar charge, which is created by charging the film by means of an electric field intensive enough to produce partial discharges in the gas bubbles and to cause the charges to move into the dielectric material of the film.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for reducing crosstalk and dispersion in a crosspoint monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) switch array operating in a range between DC and microwave frequencies. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the crosspoint MMIC switch array includes a dielectric stack, a substrate, a first ground plane, a plurality of thyristor switches, a plurality of signal transmission lines arranged in rows; and a plurality of signal transmission lines arranged in columns. The plurality of signal transmission lines arranged in columns intersect the plurality of signal transmission lines arranged in rows at a plurality of intersection points. Each of the plurality of thyristor switches is associated with one of the plurality of intersection points. Each of the plurality of thyristor switches is in electrical contact with the signal transmission lines that intersect at the associated intersection point.

Abstract: A heater device includes an external casing (1), an inner part (2), a pair of contact elements (3) and (3?), and a jack plug (4). Contact elements (3) and (3?) define pairs of salient projections (17) and (18) which allow connection of the jack plug (4) in two positions of rotation, at 90° to each other, and prevent connection in an intermediate position. The heater device operates to heat a wick which emerges from a vessel containing an active substance to cause the evaporation of the substance. The vessel is retained on the lower end of the heather device by a ring (26) provided on inner part (2).

Abstract: A semiconductor substrate made of P? type or P?? type silicon having a thickness of approximately 700 ?m and a resistivity of 10 ?·cm to 1000 ?·cm is provided, a BOX layer with a thickness of 0.2 ?m to 10 ?m is provided on the semiconductor substrate and a p? type SOI layer is provided on this BOX layer. A first insulating film, which makes contact with the BOX layer, is locally buried in this p? type SOI layer and a CMOS is formed in a region of the p? type SOI layer wherein the above-described first insulating film is not provided. A second insulating film is provided above the first insulating film and over the CMOS, so as to cover the CMOS, and an inductor is provided on the region of this second insulating film corresponding to the first insulating film.

Abstract: A method for filling a dual fluid cartridge assembly which automatically bleeds air from the cartridge to filling and without extra steps or a vacuum as in known filling methods. In particular, the process relates to providing a dual fluid cartridge assembly which includes vents that bleed air from the cartridges initially and automatically closes the vents as the piston seal moves away from the vent. By utilizing such a self-bleeding cartridge assembly, the cartridge can be filled by a fluid dispenser without the need for shims, a vacuum or bleed plugs.

Abstract: A transmission apparatus for coupling an optical signal transmission section and an electrical signal transmission section through an opto-electric two-way conversion unit, where the electrical signal transmission section is comprised of a SONET/SDH signal processing function unit and a generalized multi protocol label switching (GMPLS) function processing function unit cooperating with that function unit and where the optical signal transmission section is comprised of an optical add/drop function unit for transferring an optical signal with the electrical signal transmission section through the conversion unit and an optical cross-connect function unit for switching paths in wavelength units of the optical signal with the electrical signal transmission section, whereby the capital cost and running costs of an optical network for transmitting an IP signal can be greatly reduced.

Abstract: In a packet fluctuation absorbing method and apparatus of the present invention, packets from a preceding node of a network are received. The packets are temporarily retained in a buffer. The respective packets are read from the buffer in the order of receiving of the packets at given time instants. The read packets are output to a following node of the network so as to absorb time-related fluctuations of the packets. A lower limit of the buffer that is predetermined as being larger than zero is stored. When the number of retained packets in the buffer is less than the stored lower limit as a result of the outputting of one of the read packets and a use count of the corresponding one of the read packets is equal to or larger than a predetermined use count upper limit, the corresponding packet in the retained packets of the buffer is discarded.

Abstract: In a semiconductor device, at least one operational amplifier drives a capacitive load in accordance with a control signal. A bias changing circuit receives the control signal to generate a bias changing signal in synchronization with the control signal dependent upon a width of the control signal. A bias circuit controls a bias current flowing through the operational amplifier in accordance with the bias changing signal.