Abstract: A method for mosaicing frames from a video sequence is disclosed. Each frame is constituted by a point cloud, and each point in the point cloud is potentially acquired at a different time. The method involves compensating for motion and motion distortion due to acquisition time differences in each frame, applying a global optimization of inter-frame registration to align consistently the frames, and applying a reconstruction algorithm on the registered frames to construct a mosaic.

Abstract: In a mobile communication method according to the present invention includes the steps of: transmitting, from a handover source radio base station to a switching center, a handover request including an Next hop Chaining Count (NCC), a Physical Cell Identification information (PCI) and a KeNB*; changing, at the switching center, the NCC, changing, at the switching center, the KeNB* on the basis of the PCI, and transmitting, from the switching center to the handover target radio base station, the handover request including the changed NCC and the changed KeNB*; generating, at the handover target radio base station, a first key on the basis of the KeNB*; and generating, at the mobile station, the first key on the basis of the NCC and the PCI included in a handover command.

Abstract: A synchronization technique for shared-memory multiprocessor systems involves acquiring exclusive ownership of a requested memory location for a predetermined, limited duration of time. If an “owning” process is unpredictably delayed, the ownership of the requested memory location expires after the predetermined duration of time, thereby making the memory location accessible to other processes and requiring the previous “owning” process to retry its operations on the memory location. If the “owning” process completes its operations on the memory location during the predetermination duration of time, the ownership of the memory location by the “owning” process is terminated and the memory location becomes accessible to other processes.

Abstract: A rheometer is provided for measuring rheological properties of a filtercake. The rheometer comprises a cell for containing a pressurised fluid supporting a particulate suspension. The cell has two outlets for removing the fluid from the cell. The cell further has a respective foraminous body at each outlet, such that the particulate suspension forms a filtercake on a surface of each foraminous body as pressurised fluid filters through the body when the fluid passes from the cell to the respective outlet. The foraminous bodies are translatable relative to each other, such that the filtercakes formed on said surfaces can be approached to form a unified filtercake. The foraminous bodies are also rotatable relative to each other. The rheometer further comprises a torque sensor for measuring a torque required to rotate the foraminous bodies relative to each other. The measured torque is indicative of one or more rheological properties of the unified filtercake.

Abstract: A two-stroke engine has a scavenging port for introduction of a working gas containing fuel, into a combustion chamber, and an exhaust port for discharge of gas in the combustion chamber therefrom, in which a piston connected to a crankshaft through a connecting rod reciprocates in the combustion chamber with rotary drive of the crankshaft, to control opening and closing of the scavenging port and the exhaust port, in which as the piston moves from a top dead center to a bottom dead center, the exhaust port and the scavenging port open in the order named, and in which as the piston moves from the bottom dead center to the top dead center, the scavenging port and the exhaust port close in the order named.

Abstract: A culture apparatus includes a culture chamber in which culture is cultured, a shelf plate included in the culture chamber, on which the culture is placed, and shelf rests in a left-and-right pair configured to support the shelf plate and a plurality of shelf supports configured to support the shelf rests. The shelf rests each include one piece supporting the shelf plate and the other piece supported by the shelf supports. The shelf rests are in an L-shape in a cross-sectional manner whose angle between the one piece and the other piece is an acute angle. The one piece is in line contact with a lower face of the shelf plate at an end of the one piece extending obliquely upward from a side face of the culture chamber toward the inside of the culture chamber. The culture chamber is supplied with sterilizing gas to be sterilized.

Abstract: A compressor rotor 6a and a turbine rotor 7a are respectively attached at either end of the main shaft 13 so that the compressor rotor 6a is driven by the power generated by the turbine rotor 7a. The main shaft 13 is supported by rolling contact bearings 15 and 16 relative to the radial direction. The thrust force applied to the main shaft 13 is supported by electromagnets 17. A sensor 18 is provided to detect the thrust force which affects the main shaft 13 through air within the compressor 6 and the expansion turbine 7. In the sensor 18, sensor elements having the properties changeable in accordance with a pressing force and capable to electrically detect the change in the properties are arranged in a circumferential direction of the main shaft. The sensor 18 detects the thrust force from the output of the sensor elements.

Abstract: An integrally molding die for manufacturing a package includes a supporting portion for supporting at least one end including an incident/exit port of a light signal in a light transmission path, and a lead frame for mounting an optical element. The integrally molding die includes a recess for forming the supporting portion, a first projection, which comes into contact with an optical element mounting surface of the lead frame, and a second projection, which comes into contact with a back surface of the optical element mounting surface.

Abstract: A device, system, and method are directed towards managing power consumption in a computer system with one or more processing units, each processing unit executing one or more threads. Threads are characterized based on a cycles per instruction (CPI) characteristic of the thread. A clock frequency of each processing unit may be configured based on the CPI of each thread assigned to the processing unit. In a system wherein higher clock frequencies consume greater amounts of power, the CPI may be used to determine a desirable clock frequency. The CPI of each thread may also be used to assign threads to each processing unit, so that threads having similar characteristics are grouped together. Techniques for assigning threads and configuring processor frequency may be combined to affect performance and power consumption. Various specifications or factors may also be considered when scheduling threads or determining processor frequencies.

Abstract: The present invention provides a technology for downsizing fluid pressure equipment including a fluid pressure pump and a radiator. The hydraulic pump unit 3 includes: a hydraulic pump 4; a motor 5 which drives the hydraulic pump 4; a cooling fan 7 which is connected to an output shaft 5a of the motor 5 and generates a flow of cooling air 6 to cool the motor 5; and a radiator 8 which receives heat from the hydraulic oil. The motor 5 and the radiator 8 are overlapped with the cooling fan 7, when viewed from the axial direction of the output shaft 5a of the motor 5.

Abstract: A microphone unit includes a substrate. The substrate includes a first face formed with a first recess, a second face opposite to the first face, and a through hole communicating the second face to a bottom part of the first recess. A diaphragm unit includes a diaphragm, and at least a part of which is disposed in the first recess so that the diaphragm opposes the through hole.

Abstract: An electronic device includes least two electronic components linked electrically to one another using a flexible connector. The flexible connector includes multiple conducting blades, and is interposed between the two electrical components such that longitudinal edges of the flexible connector are held in contact against respective connection pads of each of the electronic components. The flexible connector is ultimately compressed, respectively, against both electronic components. The electronic device is equipped with two additional conducting blades for checking the state of compression of the flexible connector. The two additional conducting blades include an electrical circuit for determining the state of compression of the flexible connector by a resistive measurement and integrating at least one additional conducting blade of the flexible connector.

Abstract: A base station apparatus for communicating a mobile station over a downlink shared channel includes a reception unit configured to receive acknowledgement information for the downlink shared channel from the mobile station over a control channel frequency-multiplexed with an uplink shared channel, a measurement unit configured to measure a radio quality of the control channel, and a determination unit configured to determine based on the radio quality whether the mobile station has transmitted the acknowledgement information. Also, a communication control method at a base station apparatus for communicating a mobile station over a downlink shared channel includes receiving acknowledgement information for the downlink shared channel from the mobile station over a control channel frequency-multiplexed with an uplink shared channel, measuring a radio quality of the control channel, and determining based on the radio quality whether the mobile station has transmitted the acknowledgement information.

Abstract: A semiconductor die includes: a clock distribution network that distributes a clock signal within the die. The clock distribution network includes: a clock tree corresponding to one or more metal layers of the die, a plurality of clock spines corresponding to a metal layer of the die, a plurality of clock wings corresponding to a metal layer of the die, a plurality of clock grid drivers placed in one or more gaps of a floorplan corresponding to the semiconductor layer of the die, a clock grid placed in the one or more gaps of the floorplan, a plurality of buffers placed in a local gain buffer pair configuration wherein the local gain buffer pair connects the clock grid to a shorting bar, and a plurality of conductors that connect the shorting bar to a plurality of loads.

Abstract: A matrix powder for forming a matrix bit body, the matrix powder essentially consisting of a plurality of carbide particles having a particle size distribution of ±20% of a median particle size; and a plurality of metal binder particles is disclosed.

Abstract: A method for scheduling computing jobs in a scheduling event. A computing node is identified that is able to satisfy the required resource during a first time period. A second computing job is determined to have previously been scheduled to execute during a second time period, where the second time period overlaps a first time period. Execution of the second computing job is preempted if the first computing job's priority is greater than the second computing job's priority by at least a threshold amount, and if preempting the second job frees the required resource for use by the first computing job. Execution of the first computing job is scheduled to take place on a first computing node during the first time period, where a start time associated with the first time period is a time selected from the group consisting of a current time and a future time.

Abstract: A light guide plate includes a light introducing portion which is positioned facing a point light source and which confines light, and a light guide plate body which is thinner than a maximum thickness of the light introducing portion and which causes a light exit means to emit the confined light outward. The light introducing portion has an inclined face which is inclined from a portion having the maximum thickness to a surface of the light guide plate body. The inclined face includes a directivity converting pattern for converting a directional characteristic of the light that has entered the light introducing portion. The directivity converting pattern's structure includes a plurality of V-shaped grooves. An inscribed circle of the directivity converting pattern passes through both ends of a light exit window of the point light source.

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes an error detection unit conducting error detection on N packet data units received in N transmission processes; a first transmission unit transmitting an affirmative response signal or a first retransmission request signal depending on a result of the error detection; a storage unit storing an affirmatively responding packet for forwarding to an upper layer; a second transmission unit, if affirmatively responding packets are not consecutive, determining whether a missing packet must be retransmitted and transmitting a second retransmission request signal; and a forwarding unit reordering the packet data units and forwarding the packets in the storage unit to the upper layer.

Abstract: A brush having a body with scrubbing means (6), a compartment for washing liquid and a channelling means (18) is provided. The brush has first (12) and second apertures for fluid communication between surfaces of the brush and the compartment The brush is particularly suitable for cleaning of non-horizontal surfaces.

Abstract: A method of read-set and write-set management distinguishes between shared and non-shared memory regions. A shared memory region, used by a transactional memory application, which may be shared by one or more concurrent transactions is identified. A non-shared memory region, used by the transactional memory application, which is not shared by the one or more concurrent transactions is identified. A subset of a read-set and a write-set that access the shared memory region is checked for conflicts with the one or more concurrent transactions at a first granularity. A subset of the read-set and the write-set that access the non-shared memory region is checked for conflicts with the one or more concurrent transactions at a second granularity. The first granularity is finer than the second granularity.