Abstract: Multiple nodes communicate using repeating patterns of superframes, where each of the superframes includes a beacon period. A beacon slot in a first Media Access Slot (MAS) is reserved by the plurality of nodes. This reserved slot occurs in the beginning of the beacon period and is used for communicating information relating to the superframe configuration. This information may involve adjustments to the number of MASs reserved for beaconing.

Abstract: A method is disclosed to assign Priority to Processes based on Roles. The method calculates the process priority of the process using a scheduler running in the computer system, based on either a first weight of a first role, a second weight of a second role, or a calculated weight if both the first and second roles can unlock access to the process. The method then assigns a share of the computer system's time to the process, the share of time being based on the process priority calculated for the process.

Abstract: An optical element includes a substrate that transmits a light having a central wavelength in a wave range between 150 nm and 250 nm, and an n-layer antireflection film that is formed on the substrate, and includes, from the substrate, an n?2-th layer made of a high refractive index material, an n?1-th layer made of an amorphous material containing AlF3, and an n-th layer made of a low refractive index material, each of the high and low refractive index materials containing a crystalline material.

Abstract: A system and method of performing device detection and service discovery in a mobile ad hoc communications network, each network node storing a local application directory. One of the network nodes is selected to be a directory server node that stores a combined application directory. The directory server node sends an inquiry message to a listening node when the listening node enters the coverage area of the directory server node. The listening node sends a notification message to the directory server node that includes the local application directory stored in the listening node. The directory server node compares the received local application directory to the combined application directory and updates the combined application directory accordingly. The directory server node sends an update message to each network node by sending an update portion of the combined application directory. Each network node updates the local application directories accordingly.

Abstract: A composition containing a polymer compound and medium being a solvent or a binder resin, wherein the polymer compound comprises monomer units represented by the general formula (1): wherein A is a straight-chain or branched alkylene group of 1 to 15 carbon atoms, which may be substituted; m is an integer of 0 to 30, and; B is a single bond or alkylene, which may be substituted; D is an aromatic ring structure; n is an integer of 1 to 10, and R is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, which may be substituted, an aromatic ring structure, or a mono- or poly-valent metal cation.

Abstract: An Ajax proxy indirection technique enables a local, front-end proxy server to handle Ajax requests from an Ajax client that must be serviced by an external Ajax server in an external domain, instead of a local Ajax back-end server exposing itself to the external domain. The front-end proxy server accepts the Ajax client's request and forwards it to the local Ajax back-end server. The proxy server asks the local AJAX server for the credentials to be used in the “external” AJAX request. The local Ajax back-end server then responds to the proxy server with meta-data for the external domain request that the proxy will make to the external domain. The proxy server uses the credentials of the “external” AJAX request to make the external request to the external Ajax server in the external domain. The proxy server performs any authentication and necessary domain mapping with the external Ajax server before sending a response from the external Ajax server back to the client.

Abstract: A free space optics communication apparatus which performs optical axis correction with high accuracy is disclosed. The free space optics communication apparatus of the present invention includes a first light receiving element and a second light receiving element, a light converging optical system which converges a light flux incident from the outside to form a spot of the light flux on each of light receiving surfaces of the first and second light receiving elements, and information producing section which combines outputs from the first and second light receiving elements to produce information on positions of the spots. The spots formed on the light receiving surfaces of the first and second light receiving elements have a point-symmetrical relationship.

Abstract: A fundus camera for performing fluorescent image pickup is provided. A timer is started when a fluorescent agent is infused into a body, and a mode of an amplifying ratio control part is set to AGC. AGC is then checked, and fluorescent illuminance curves of respective eyes to be examined are calculated, if the AGC is operating. A fluorescent illuminance value at a fundus is calculated from a gain value on the AGC and a corresponding time which are stored in an amplifying ratio memory, thereby determining a proper exposure value. When the AGC is not operating, the fluorescent illuminance value is calculated from the calculated illuminance curves of the respective eyes to be examined and an output of a timer, thereby determining a proper exposure value. When an image pickup switch is depressed while observing an image, input from the image pickup switch is detected.

Abstract: An exposure apparatus comprising an illumination optical system configured to illuminate a reticle with a light beam from a light source, and a projection optical system configured to project a pattern image of the reticle onto a substrate, the illumination optical system including a light-shielding member which is arranged near a plane conjugate to a pupil plane of the projection optical system and which can move along an optical axis of the illumination optical system, wherein the light-shielding member is moved such that a light intensity distribution on the pupil plane of the projection optical system becomes nonuniform.

Abstract: In an ad hoc mode based on IEEE802.11 standard, when a wireless terminal performs a power save operation to create a network, and a network identifier identical to that of the network to be created is present, the wireless terminal does not join the network. When the wireless terminal is to join the network, and the network identifier identical to that of the network which the wireless terminal is to join is not present, the wireless terminal does not join any network. In this method, reliable connectivity can be obtained in the ad hoc mode which is not defined in the IEEE802.11 standard in detail.

Abstract: There is provided a projection optical system for projecting a pattern on an object surface onto an image surface in a reduced size. The projection optical system comprising six reflective surfaces that include, in order of reflecting light from the object surface, a first reflective surface, a second convex reflective surface, a third convex reflective surface, a fourth reflective surface, a fifth reflective surface and a sixth reflective surface, and an aperture stop along an optical path between the first and second reflective surfaces. And the following condition is met, where L1 is an interval between the object surface and the surface apex that is the closest to the object surface, and L2 is an interval between the surface apex of the first reflective surface and the surface apex that is the closest to the object surface: 0.75 < L ? ? 1 L ? ? 2 < 1.25 .

Abstract: A compact displaying optical system capable of reducing a speckle noise and a loss of light amount is disclosed. The displaying optical system comprises a light source which emits coherent light, and a polarization control element which has a first area and a second area where light components of the light enter, respectively. The polarization control element makes the polarization state of the light component entering the first area different from that of the light component entering the second area.

Abstract: A ground detector includes a pair of lines, a first series circuit, a reference portion, a second series circuit, and a detection point. The first series circuit connects the lines to each other. The first series circuit includes first capacitors that are connected in series. The reference portion is connected to a portion of the first series circuit between two of the first capacitors for DC insulating the lines from the reference portion. The second series circuit connects the lines to each other. The second series circuit includes second capacitors that are connected in series. The detecting point is provided in the second series circuit. Each of the lines is connected to the detecting point through at least corresponding one of the second capacitors. The ground detector detects a change of impedance between the lines and the reference portion based on a change of potential of the detecting point with respect to potential of the reference portion.

Abstract: A light source apparatus is disclosed which is capable of emerging predetermined linearly polarized light while a loss of light amount is reduced. The light source apparatus comprises plural light-emitting elements which are disposed so that their light-emitting surfaces face the direction of an emergence surface of the light source apparatus, and a polarization selective element which transmits a light component with a first polarization direction and reflects a light component with a second polarization direction different from the first polarization direction. The apparatus further comprises a reflecting surface which is disposed at a position closer to the light-emitting elements than the polarization selective element and reflects the reflected light from the polarization selective element to the polarization-selective element side.

Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for allowing content providers to protect against widespread copying of their content, while enabling them to give their customers more freedom in the way they use the content. In accordance with one embodiment, content providers identify their content as protected by watermarking the content. Consumers use compliant devices to access protected content. All of a user's compliant devices, or all of a family's devices, can be organized into an authorized domain. This authorized domain is used by content providers to create a logical boundary in which they can allow users increased freedom to use their content.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for reducing interference in simultaneous wireless LAN (WLAN) and wireless personal area network (PAN) signal handling in mobile wireless terminals having both a WLAN and a PAN interface. The wireless terminal includes a first transceiver operating in the PAN network in a communications band and a first communications protocol transmitting first data units. The wireless terminal also includes a second transceiver operating in the WLAN network in substantially the same communications band and a second communications protocol transmitting second data units. The wireless terminal further includes a controller coupled to the first and second transceivers, assigning a higher transmission priority to the second data units than to the first data units when transmission of the second data units overlaps a first occurring transmission of the first data units, to abort transmission of the first occurring data unit.