Abstract: An exercise apparatus is provided having a mobile desk chair including a seat with at least two arm attachment members. A back rest is provided pivotally attached to the seat. A base is provided connected to the seat, the base including a center post and a plurality of chair supports, wherein at least one of the back rest, seat, arm attachment members and chair supports includes at least one attachment point.

Abstract: Provided is a single integral power connection apparatus of a backlight unit with a pressure cam that compresses a lamp lead receiver including plate springs using an elastic restoring force of a cam spring such that the lamp lead receiver comes in contact with a lead of a CCFL to supply power to the CCFL. The power connection apparatus includes a base disposed on a substrate of the backlight unit, the lamp lead receiver having a space defined for receiving the lead by a pair of the bent plate springs disposed on the base, a lamp lead guide disposed on the base for supporting the lead of the lamp, a lamp tube guide disposed on the base for supporting a tube of the lamp, the elastic cam spring applying the restoring force, and the pressure cam for pressing the lamp lead receiver using the restoring force of the cam spring.

Abstract: A method for customizing color in an email message based on cultural perspective of each recipient is provided. At least one existing color used in an email message is determined, and a domain name and/or information for each recipient of the email message is analyzed to determine a region corresponding to each recipient. A color mapping database is searched to correlate any existing color in the email to at least one approved color corresponding to each region. The existing color used in the email message is compared with the at least one approved color for each recipient. If the existing color does not match any of the approved colors for each recipient, a sender-selected approved color is determined and the existing color in the email is converted to at least one of the selected approved colors for each recipient of the email message.

Abstract: An access control system and method includes a risk index module which computes a risk index for a dimension contributing to risk. A boundary range defined for a parameter representing each risk index such that the parameter above the range is unacceptable, below the range is acceptable and in the range is acceptable with mitigation measures. A mitigation module determines the mitigation measures which reduce the parameter within the range.

Abstract: A method for coding messages by group codes over label alphabet and H-symmetric labeling is provided in order to encode geometrically uniform space-time trellis codes considering a distance spectrum. The coding method makes the complexity of code searching reduced considerably by limiting the object of the code design to geometrically uniform space-time trellis codes (STTCs). Therefore, it is possible to design the STTCs with many states, and also design the STTCs with superior performance.

Abstract: A polymorphic branch predictor and method includes a plurality of branch prediction methods. The methods are selectively enabled to perform branch prediction. A selection mechanism is configured to select one or more of the branch prediction methods in accordance with a dynamic setting to optimize performance of the branch predictor during operation in accordance with a current task.

Abstract: Wiring structures and methods for integrated circuit designs which are adapted to reduce metal variation effects on launch-capture clock pairs in order to minimize cycle time overlap violations in launch/capture clocking systems are provided, whereby the A/B/C (test/launch/capture) clock wire nets are designed using a five parallel track wire segment, in which the B clock wire is represented as a double track with one metal track and one adjacent isolation/shielding track, the C clock wire is represented as a double track with one metal track and one adjacent isolation/shielding track, and where the A test clock wire is represented as a single track comprising test signal wire disposed between the B and C signal wires.

Abstract: An electronic settlement system/method includes a keyboard having multiple card identification and charging functions. The electronic settlement may include charges with a smart card, an RF card, or a magnetic card using the keyboard with an electronic cash management server via a web server interlocked with a PC. A settlement approval step may be included to access the electronic commerce server via a web server through a line separate from the electronic cash management server for choosing an item and a settlement type. Scanning the charged card according tithe settlement type using the keyboard may be employed for getting a settlement approval and confirmation. A safe and convenient method/system is provided using a keyboard to identify magnetic cards, read/write smart cards and RF cards. A user PC is coupled with the keyboard through electronic cash management servers, financial settlement institute servers, and/or electronic commerce servers on the Internet.

Abstract: The present principles provide systems and methods for detecting robot-access of a web-based interface by utilizing a minimum expected human response time (MEHRT) to complete a pre-determined task. After a user is prompted to complete the pre-determined task, a user-response time is calculated. The user-response time is compared to the MEHRT and if the user-response time is less than the MEHRT, then the system determines that the user is a robot. Additionally and/or alternatively, the MEHRT may be employed to impose a time penalty on robots and thereby deter robot access of the interface. The time penalty may be imposed by preventing a user from completing the pre-determined task until the MEHRT has passed.

Abstract: A split ring coupler comprising a stator ring having at least one split in it such that the stator has at least a first and a second end and a rotor ring having at least one split in it such that the rotor ring has at least a first and a second end, said rotor ring being oriented substantially coaxially with and axially spaced apart from said stator ring. At least one SAW resonator is electrically directly coupled between said first and second ends of the rotor ring in series therewith, neither of said ends of said stator ring being connected to ground.

Abstract: An instantaneous phase error detector (IPED) and method includes a first gate configured to logically OR output phase error signals as data to a first latch, and a second gate configured to logically combine the output phase error signals to clock the first latch. A delay element delays to the data to the first latch where the output of the first latch provides instantaneous phase error change information. A second latch is coupled to the output phase error signals to output a lead/lag signal to indicate which of the output phase error signals is leading. A phase-locked loop employing the output of the IPED is also disclosed along with static phase measurement and jitter optimization features.

Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for efficiently and incrementally updating the statistical timing of a digital circuit after a change has been made in the circuit. One or more changes in the circuit is/are followed by timing queries that are answered efficiently, constituting a mode of timing that is most useful in the inner loop of an automatic computer-aided design (CAD) synthesis or optimization tool. In the statistical re-timing, the delay of each gate or wire is assumed to consist of a nominal portion, a correlated random portion that is parameterized by each of the sources of variation and an independent random portion. Correlations are taken into account. Both early mode and late mode timing are included; both combinational and sequential circuits are handled; static CMOS as well as dynamic logic families are accommodated.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a transceiver, which simultaneously provides impedance matched transmission for radio frequency (RF) and shields against transmission losses due to parasitic effects includes identifying parasitic electromagnetic elements associated with an RF choke for a given placement on a substrate. RF lines are placed and dimensioned on the bench to form impedance matched RF lines wherein a portion of the RF lines shield the RF choke for a given bandwidth such that impedance matching and control of parasitic effects of the RF choke are simultaneously provided wherein an intermediate capacitance formed between the RF choke and the shield is sized to balance against the parasitic effects to provide a desired transmission response over a selected frequency range.

Abstract: A system and method for projecting reliability includes a module, such as a chip, which includes workload inputs, which account for activity on the chip. A reliability module interacts with the chip to determine a reliability measurement for the chip based upon the workload inputs such that functions of the chip are altered based upon the reliability measurement. The reliability measurements are employed to rate or improve chip designs or calculate a reliability measure in real-time.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product are provided for managing foreign holidays for a computer application based on email. The method includes receiving email information relating to foreign countries that a user communicates with, calculating based on the email information a respective count for each foreign country, and comparing the respective count to a threshold. The method further includes offering the user an option to add foreign holidays corresponding to a particular foreign country to the computer application when the respective count for the particular foreign country exceeds the threshold, and offering the user an option to specify a different country than an actual originating country. The respective count is respectively calculated for the actual originating country and for the different country to allow consideration of both a home country as the different country and a visiting country as the actual originating country for a particular individual.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor substrate includes epitaxially growing an elemental semiconductor layer on a compound semiconductor substrate. An insulating layer is deposited on top of the elemental semiconductor layer, so as to form a first substrate. The first substrate is wafer bonded onto a monocrystalline Si substrate, such that the insulating layer bonds with the monocrystalline Si substrate. A semiconductor device includes a monocrystalline substrate, and a dielectric layer formed on the monocrystalline substrate. A semiconductor compound is formed on the dielectric layer and an elemental semiconductor material formed in proximity of the semiconductor compound and lattice-matched to the semiconductor compound.

Abstract: A system and method for scalable status change detection in a network of nodes includes embedding node coordinate positions into a virtual map environment. A cluster of nodes are represented with a representative node to form a hierarchy of nodes and clusters where changes in a status of the representative node imply a status change in the nodes of the cluster. By selectively monitoring the representative nodes for the changes in status, the representative nodes create a capability for scalable monitoring of the network.

Abstract: A random number generator (RNG) resistant to side channel attacks includes an activation pseudo random number generator (APRNG) having an activation output connected to an activation seed input to provide a next seed to the activation seed input. A second random number generator includes a second seed input, which receives the next seed and a random data output, which outputs random data in accordance with the next seed. An input seed memory is connected to the activation seed input and a feedback connection from the activation output so that the next seed is stored in the input seed memory to be used by the APRNG as the activation seed input at a next startup cycle.

Abstract: A pipeline system and method includes a plurality of operational stages. The stages include a pointer register stage which stores pointer information and updates, and a rename and dependence checking stage located downstream of the pointer register stage, which renames registers and determines if dependencies exist. A functional unit provides pointer information updates to the pointer register stage such that pointer information is processed and updated to the pointer register stage before or in parallel with the register dependency checking.