Abstract: Several methods and a system for analyzing ordered data using pattern matching over an indefinitely long ordered sequence of rows in a relational database are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of a server includes receiving an ordered data in a relational database. The method further includes matching a pattern specified in a query on ordered data in a relational database in a single pass in constant space for overlapping mode of results. The method also includes creating an output data in the single pass in constant space for overlapping mode of results based on the matching of the ordered data with the pattern in the relational database query.

Abstract: A system and method of massively parallel data processing are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method includes generating an interpretation of a customizable database request which includes an extensible computer process and providing an input guidance to available processors of an available computing environment. The method further includes automatically distributing an execution of the interpretation across the available computing environment operating concurrently and in parallel, wherein a component of the execution may be limited to at least a part of an input data. The method also includes automatically assembling a response using a distributed output of the execution.

Abstract: A library virtualisation module (LVM) 13 is disclosed, the LVM being configured to connect first and second hosts 11, 12 to a library 14. The LVM comprises least two host input/outputs, each for connection to a respective host; and a library input/output, for connection to the library 14. The LVM 13 is arranged to modify requests received at its host input/outputs and to provide modified requests to the library input/output in such a way as to divide resources of the library 14 between the hosts 11, 12 without requiring unmodified requests to take into account the division of resources.

Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus of a balanced rotator conversion of serialized data are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method to convert serialized data includes acquiring a rotator module output, and generating a balancing signal with a reference module, which operates with a reference frequency. The method further includes processing the rotator module output and the balancing signal in an interpolation module to generate a balanced rotator output. The method may include a rotator module output that is generated by an analog phase rotator when a control voltage is received by the analog phase rotator. The reference module may include an other analog phase rotator to generate a balancing signal. The interpolation module may interpolate the balancing signal and the rotator module output to modulate a phase of the balanced rotator output. The balanced rotator output may include an orthogonal output.

Abstract: A tactile scratch media apparatus and method are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a scratch media having a tactile data pattern to provide information to a user and a scratch region on the scratch media having a plurality of layers that conceal the tactile data pattern. The tactile data pattern may include a raised tactile data and/or an indented tactile data. The raised tactile data and the indented tactile data may be a braille character, an alphanumerical character and/or a tangible data. The surface edge of the raised tactile data and/or the indented tactile data of the tactile data pattern may be curved. The tactile data pattern may be arranged according to an overlapping pattern arrangement and/or a non-overlapping pattern arrangement. The arrangement of the overlapping pattern arrangement and the non-overlapping pattern arrangement may be based on a combination of a print data and the raised tactile data and/or the indented tactile data.

Abstract: A capacitive device and method with an enhanced measurement error correction capability is disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a sensor capacitor based on one or more pairs of parallel conductor surfaces, a housing to encompass the sensor capacitor, a digitizer module in the housing to generate a digital measurement based on a change in a capacitance of the sensor capacitor when a contact zone of the housing is deflected by a force applied on the contact zone. The apparatus also includes a compensation module of the digitizer module to apply another digital measurement of one or more distortion factors to the digital measurement to minimize an effect of the one or more distortion factors to the apparatus. In addition, the apparatus includes a communication module to communicate an analog signal and/or a digital signal through a wired channel and/or a wireless channel.

Abstract: A method and/or an apparatus of core timing prediction is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method may include generating a core timing model of a core logic that is accurately transferable to any chip-level integration process. The method may reduce performance degradation and/or performance variation of the core logic caused by a number of interactions between core logic components and chip-level components in the chip-level integration process. In addition, the core timing model of the core logic may be generated by filling un-wired tracks with metal in any of an outermost layer of the core logic after a core logic routing and constructing a layer at least an area of and adjacent to any of the outermost layer of the core logic with grounded metal that is orthogonal to those of the metal used in the outermost layer of the core logic.

Abstract: A self-uploaded indexing and data clustering method and apparatus. In one embodiment, a method of a server device includes processing a merchant-uploaded inventory data to determine a set of meta-data attributes associated with the merchant-uploaded inventory data and creating an index data using the set of meta-data attributes associated with the merchant-uploaded inventory data. The merchant-uploaded inventory data may be compared with a previous inventory data of a particular merchant associated with both the merchant-uploaded inventory data and the previous inventory data to identify at least a portion of the set of meta-data attributes which do not need to be updated.

Abstract: A vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, using for vertical lift and lateral thrust a redundant plurality of essentially similar electrically-powered and electronically-controlled thrust units mounted in a mechanically static or fixed fashion relative to one another in a substantially horizontal plane. The thrust units are situated in this planar array in aerodynamically approximate pairs, such that a complete failure of a single thrust unit would not substantially compromise the ability of the aircraft to maintain flight.

Abstract: A system for providing secondary data storage and recovery services for one or more networked host nodes has a server application for facilitating data backup and recovery services; at least one client application for facilitating host node configuration to receive services; a secondary data storage medium; and at least one mechanism for passive acquisition of data from the one or more host nodes for storage into the secondary data storage medium by the server application. In a preferred embodiment secondary storage is streamlined through continuous data backup and enhanced by elimination of redundant write data.

Abstract: A breathable air safety system and method having a fill station are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of safety of a building structure is described. A prescribed pressure of an emergency support system is ensured to be maintained within a threshold range of the prescribed pressure by including a valve of the emergency support system to prevent leakage of breathable air from the emergency support system. A filling process of a breathable air apparatus is safeguarded by enclosing the breathable air apparatus in a secure chamber of a fill site of the emergency support system of the building structure. The prescribed pressure of the emergency support system is designated based on a municipality code that specifies a pressure rating of the breathable air apparatus. The prescribed pressure of the emergency support system is maintained such that a system pressure is compatible with the breathable air apparatus.

Abstract: In one embodiment a control unit of a communication system exchanging a multiple-phase time-interleaved data includes a first Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) to generate a set of un-calibrated multiple-phase signals of a first-clock; a second-PLL, a pulse generator, a pulse-width measurement unit and a phase calibration engine to evaluate adjustments required in a temporal location of a logically critical voltage transition edge in each signal in the un-calibrated set; and a phase adjustment unit to adjust the temporal location of the logically critical voltage transition edge in each signal in the un-calibrated set to generate a set of calibrated multiple-phase signals of the first-clock such that each signal in the calibrated set includes the logically critical voltage transition edge which is time skewed in a predetermined amount from the logically critical voltage transition edge in other signals in the same set within a predetermined accuracy.

Abstract: An automatic meta-data sharing of existing media method and apparatus are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of a server device includes analyzing a media data of a client device to determine at least one meta-data identifier associated with the media data and automatically populating a new mark-up language file using a existing media-collection data associated with certain items of the media data. The meta-data identifier may be generated by a client application that is agnostic of a type of media player application compatible with the media data. The new mark-up language file may include an arrangement of existing media-collection data of the certain items associated with the media data of the client device. A compatibility rating may be determined between the user and the other users based on the similar attributes between the arrangement (e.g., hierarchy) and the other arrangements and enabling each user of the server device to view mark-up language files of the other users.

Abstract: A breathable air safety system and method having at least one fill site is disclosed. In one aspect, a method of safety of a mine structure is disclosed. A prescribed pressure of an emergency support system is ensured to be within a threshold range of the prescribed pressure by including a valve of the emergency support system to prevent leakage of breathable air from the emergency support system. The prescribed pressure of the emergency support system is designated based on an authority agency that specifies a pressure rating of the breathable air apparatus. An air extraction process is expedited from the emergency support system by including a RIC (rapid interventions company/crew)/UAC (universal air connection) fitting to a fill panel to fill a breathable air apparatus.

Abstract: A method and system of recovery point data view shift through a direction-agnostic roll algorithm is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes forming a data view around a recovery point, and shifting the data view around the recovery point through a direction-agnostic roll algorithm that uses at least one of a roll-forward algorithm to shift the data view to a time before the recovery point and a roll-backward algorithm to shift the data view to a time before the recovery point. A data integrity may be determined to be consistent at the recover point by examining data and meta-data associated with the recovery point. The recovery point may be associated with at least one of an automatically generated event, a user definable event, and a prepackaged event. A marker data may be generated at the recovery point to enable the direction-agnostic roll algorithm to reduce a recovery time objective when an algorithm is applied.

Abstract: A method and system of a capacitive sensor based structure and method with tilt compensation capability is disclosed. In one embodiment, a sensor includes, a series of nested cantilever beams (e.g., may face each other in alternating form such that each subsequent cantilever beam is inside and oppositely facing a respective outer cantilever beam) in an upper surface of a tilt correction assembly, a spacer coupled to a contact zone of a lower surface of the tilt correction assembly, and a first conductive surface and a second conductive surface substantially parallel to the first conductive surface, wherein the spacer to cause at least one of the first conductive surface and the second conductive surface to deflect when a force is applied to a force measuring assembly above the sensor.

Abstract: A breathable air safety system and method having at least one fill site is disclosed. In one aspect, a method of safety of a tunnel structure is disclosed. A prescribed pressure of an emergency support system is ensured to be within a threshold range of the prescribed pressure by including a valve of the emergency support system to prevent leakage of breathable air from the emergency support system. The prescribed pressure of the emergency support system is designated based on an authority agency that specifies a pressure rating of the breathable air apparatus. An air extraction process is expedited from the emergency support system by including a RIC (rapid interventions company/crew)/UAC (universal air connection) fitting to a fill panel to fill a breathable air apparatus.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of a supply module having a business object module to least one schema to describe the supply chain data, a XML-based language module to process the at least one schema and a SQL code generator module to sequence of SQL instructions to perform a query of a user where the user the query in the XML-based language.

Abstract: A method may include providing a management application with firmware information of a RAID controller and/or system information of a particular set of physical disks forming a particular underlying RAID implementation that is relevant to creating a configuration on the RAID controller of the particular underlying RAID implementation to enable the management application to configure the RAID controller of set of physical disks forming any RAID implementation without prior knowledge of firmware information of the RAID controller and system information of at least one of set of physical disks forming a RAID implementation and determining the configuration of the particular underlying RAID implementation using a decision making process of the management application based on of a firmware information of the RAID controller and system information of the particular set of physical disks forming the particular underlying RAID implementation to determine the configuration of the particular underlying RAID implementat

Abstract: Programmable power management using a nanotube structure is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes coupling a nanotube structure of an integrated circuit to a conductive surface when a command is processed, and enabling a group of transistors of the integrated circuit based on the coupling the nanotube structure to the conductive surface. A current may be applied to the nanotube structure to couple the nanotube structure to the conductive surface. The nanotube structure may be formed from a material chosen from one or more of a polymer, carbon, and a composite material. The group of transistors may be enabled during an activation sequence of the integrated circuit. In addition, one or more transistors of the group of transistors may be disengaged from the one or more power sources (e.g., to minimize leakage) when the nanotube structure is decoupled from the conductive surface.