Abstract: A method for providing payroll information for a worker of an employer. The method includes obtaining, from the worker, an earnings item for a portion of a payroll period, adding the earnings item to a payroll account of the worker, updating a balance of the payroll account using the earnings item to obtain an updated balance, and calculating a compensation amount for the worker prior to processing payroll of the employer. The compensation amount is calculated using the updated balance. The method further includes displaying the updated balance and the compensation amount for the payroll period prior to processing payroll of the employer.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first gate stack on a semiconductor substrate, the first gate stack includes a first gate conductor and a first gate dielectric between the first gate conductor and the semiconductor substrate; forming source/drain regions on the semiconductor substrate; forming a multilayer structure including at least one sacrificial layer and at least one insulating layer under the sacrificial layer on the semiconductor substrate and the first gate stack; performing a first RIE on the multilayer structure; performing a second RIE on the multilayer structure; selectively etching the first gate stack with respect to the insulating layer, in which the first gate conductor is removed and an opening is formed in the insulating layer; and forming a second gate conductor in the opening.

Abstract: A data check circuit comprising: a request signal output circuit configured to output a request signal for requesting occupation of a bus to an arbitration circuit configured to arbitrate the occupation of the bus, when a CPU connected, as a bus master, with the bus for accessing a memory outputs an instruction signal for providing an instruction for starting detection of whether or not data stored in the memory is correct; a data acquisition circuit configured to acquire data stored in the memory through the bus, when the arbitration circuit outputs a permission signal for permitting the occupation of the bus based on the request signal; and a data processing circuit configured to perform processing for detecting whether or not the acquired data is correct, the acquired data acquired by the data acquisition circuit.

Abstract: A substrate storage container includes a locking mechanism, provided in a lid for opening and closing an opened front portion of a container body which stores a substrate of three sheets or less, for locking the lid fitted into the front portion of the container body. The locking mechanism is supported by the lid which is substantially laterally long when viewed from the front. The locking mechanism includes an advance/retreat engaging body that opposes an inner periphery of the front portion of the container body when the lid is fitted into the front portion of the container body, and a spring member that causes the advance/retreat engaging body to advance from the lid to the inner periphery of the front portion of the container body and thus causes a tip end portion side thereof to interfere when the lid is fitted into the front portion of the container body.

Abstract: A user equipment terminal for transmitting an uplink control channel to a base station according to a single carrier scheme includes a reception determining unit configured to determine reception of data, which are transmitted from the base station according to scheduling, and generate a reception determination result as first control information; and a control information multiplexing unit configured to assign the first control information to a first radio resource positioned at an end of a system band and assign second control information, which is transmitted with a radio resource dedicated to the user equipment terminal, to a predetermined position in a second radio resource adjacent to the first radio resource, to multiplex the first control information and the second control information into the uplink control channel. The present invention also relates to a base station and an uplink control channel configuration method.

Abstract: A communication device for sending transmission signals for one or more mobile stations from multiple transmitting antennas is disclosed. The communication device includes a scheduling unit configured to allocate one or more frequency resource blocks each having a predetermined bandwidth and including one or more subcarriers preferentially to each selected one of the mobile stations that is in a good channel condition; one or more delay setting units provided between the scheduling unit and the transmitting antennas and configured to set delay values for one or more signal paths leading to the transmitting antennas; and a delay value updating unit configured to repeatedly update the delay values to be set by the delay setting units.

Abstract: A method of controlling communications includes determining whether reception of information from a mobile station is normal, generating a first signal when it is determined to be normal, and generating a second signal when it is determined to be abnormal. When the mobile station is instructed to retransmit information using a first radio resource used in previous transmission, and when it is determined to be abnormal and when the mobile station is instructed to retransmit the information using a second radio resource different from the first radio resource, the method generates the first signal and a third signal including information on the second radio resource, and transmits any one of the first signal, the second signal, and a combination of the first signal and the third signal, the first signal and the second signal and the combination of the first signal and the third signal being generated.

Abstract: A hydraulic connector to provide a fluidic connection between a fluid supply and a downhole tubular, the connector comprising: a body; an engagement assembly comprising an extendable portion selectively extendable from the body, the engagement assembly being configured to extend and retract a seal assembly disposed at a distal end of the extendable portion into and from a proximal end of the downhole tubular; and a valve assembly operable between an open position and a closed position, the valve assembly being configured to: allow a fluid to communicate between the fluid supply and the downhole tubular through the seal assembly when in the open position; and prevent fluid communication between the fluid supply and the downhole tubular when in the closed position.

Abstract: A method for migrating a virtual machine executing on a host. The method involves monitoring, by a monitoring agent connected to a device driver, hosts in a network, wherein the device driver is connected to a network interface card, determining a virtual machine to be migrated based on a virtual machine policy, sending, by the host, a request to migrate to at least one of a plurality of target hosts in the network, receiving an acceptance to the request to migrate from at least one of the plurality of target hosts, determining, by the monitoring agent, a chosen target host to receive the virtual machine based on a migration policy, wherein the chosen target host is one of the at least one target hosts that sent the acceptance, sending a confirmation and historical information to the chosen target host, and migrating the virtual machine to the chosen target host.

Abstract: A mobile station includes: a QoS (quality of service) requirement determination unit configured to determine a QoS requirement for a data packet; a downlink channel condition estimation unit configured to estimate a downlink channel condition; an identification number extracting unit configured to extract an identification number for the mobile station; and a notification unit configured to notify a base station of the QoS requirement, the identification number for the mobile station, and the downlink channel condition by means of a reservation packet. A base station includes: an uplink channel condition estimation unit configured to estimate an uplink channel condition by means of a reservation packet; a radio parameter control unit configured to determine and control a radio parameter based on the reservation packet and the uplink channel condition.

Abstract: A multicolor molding article is integrally formed of first and second molding materials in combination. At least part of the peripheral portion in the boundary between a first molding part of the first molding material and a second molding part of the second molding material is formed with a thin projected piece. The tapering inclined angle of the thin projected piece is specified to range from 5° to 40°.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for analyzing an investment in a rental property. The method steps include obtaining identification information of the rental property, wherein identification information identifies the rental property to an information source, submitting a request to the information source based on identification information, receiving property information from the information source based on the request, obtaining an investment parameter from an investor of the investment in the rental property, analyzing the investment in the rental property based on the investment parameter and property information to generate an analysis result, adjusting the investment parameter to optimize the analysis result resulting in an optimized analysis result, and generating a report based on the optimized analysis result.

Abstract: In one aspect of the present invention, a drill bit assembly has a body intermediate a shank and a working face. The working face has at least one cutting element. The drill bit also has a jack element with a distal end substantially protruding from the working face and at least one downhole material driven transducer in communication with the jack element.

Abstract: A process for preparing an oligosaccharide derivative from an oligosaccharide mixture, the process being characterized in that the process comprises the steps of (a) introducing a lipophilic group into oligosaccharides of the mixture to obtain a mixture of oligosaccharide derivatives, and (b) treating the oligosaccharide derivative mixture by serotonin affinity column chromatography.

Abstract: A wafer storage container including a container body having an opening adapted to store wafers is disclosed. The container body includes a window and wafer support parts. Delivery components are attached to the exterior face part of the container body. The delivery components includes a bottom plate disposed at a bottom of the container body, a pair of side handles disposed at both sides of the container body, and a robotic flange disposed at a top of the container body. The container further is provided with a lid adapted to seal the opening of the container body. The lid includes a lid main body, a pair of latch mechanism disposed within the lid main body, a retainer member disposed at an inner surface of the lid main body, a seal gasket member disposed at a periphery of the lid main body such that it contacts a periphery of an opening part of the container body and a lid cover.

Abstract: To conceal AC of a mobile station UE from an MMTEL/IMS layer function, and at the same time, perform SSAC barring in the MMTEL/IMS layer function. In the mobile station UE according to the present invention, an AS layer function 10 includes a broadcast information reception unit 11 configured to receive broadcast information, an adjustment unit 13 configured to generate second barring information (ac-BarringFactor and ac-BarringTime) based on first barring information (ac-BarringFactor and ac-BarringTime) included in the AC of the mobile station UE and the broadcast information, and a notification unit 14 configured to notify the MMTEL/IMS layer function 30 of the second barring information, and the MMTEL/IMS layer function 30 includes a determination unit 24 configured to determine whether or not it is possible to perform a call request process based on the second barring information.