Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a system, report, and method for automatically generating a series of natural language news-based stories to be presented via a digital interface or printed publication to a portfolio user. The disclosure relates to a filter for selection of a handful of relevant and desired financial instruments for a specific use. These financial instruments, based on different selections from a portfolio manager via a management tool, are then used to either produce either a strategies page where a list of useful covered call trades and hedged trades are displayed in the form of a table or natural language news-based stories relating to a selected list of financial instruments found in a portfolio.

Abstract: An electrical connector, such as a circuit board connector, includes a housing having therein a divided multi-connector element. The electrical connector is adapted to electrically connect with a substrate, such as a circuit board. The divided multi-connector element includes a divided electrical contact configuration that includes a first group or subassembly of electrical contacts physically separate from an adjacent and second group or subassembly of contacts. The first group of electrical contacts and second group of electrical contacts each include a row of lower contacts and upper contacts. The second group of electrical contacts has an identical but mirrored configuration as the first group of electrical contacts.

Abstract: A communication circuit (10) and method updates an active link set list (50) in an asynchronous wireless communication system. In one embodiment, the communication circuit (10) may be a wireless device (600) or any other suitable communication device. The communication circuit (10) includes candidate reference link determination circuitry (30) to receive an active link set update message (60) and in response, to create the candidate list of reference links (20) from the active link set list (50). The candidate reference link determination circuitry (30) creates the candidate list of reference links based on, for example, an indication in the received active link set update message (60) to retain links from the active link set list (50).

Abstract: The present invention provides for programmable interleaved graphics processing. The invention provides an execution pipeline and a number of registers. Each register holds instructions from a separate program. Instructions from the registers are interleaved in the execution pipeline such that the average latency is one instruction per cycle. This is accomplished even when there is conditional branching and execution latency. When one instruction has a dependency based on execution of a previous instruction, that second instruction is not provided to the execution pipeline until completion of the first instruction. However, in the meantime interleaved instructions from other programs are still being executed while the first instruction of the first program is executing. Thus the pipeline is always full and the processor is always working at peak capacity. The automatic interleaving of instructions permits simplified graphics software routines to be written.

Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-structured internal heat exchange-type distillation column including at least an outermost heat exchange section, an intermediate section, and an innermost heat exchange section, in which the innermost heat exchange section is isolated from the intermediate section, the outermost heat exchange section is also isolated from the intermediate section, the outermost heat exchange section and the innermost heat exchange section are in communication with one another through at least two vapor tunnel connecting ports, a channel is formed inside the outermost heat exchange section in such a manner that, in a case where at least one of the vapor tunnel connecting ports serves as an inlet for vapor from the innermost heat exchange section into the outermost heat exchange section, and the other vapor tunnel connecting port serves as an outlet for vapor from the outermost heat exchange section back to the innermost heat exchange section, the vapor can smoothly flow in one-way traffi

Abstract: A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for utilizing an interface client in an interface roaming network. In general, an interface client in the interface roaming network submits information about the interface client to a wireless link in vicinity to the interface client. The interface client may then subsequently receive content and then display the content on a display.

Abstract: The disclosed self-cleaning filtration system and self-cleaning filter solves various problems by replacing a standard filter cartridge with an adapter screwed in place of the cartridge, a filter of limited size with a motor for rotating an inlet cover plate and an outlet cover plate over a body with a plurality of longitudinal channels inside of a circumferential filtration media where the different parts of the media are used alternately in forward and backward flow.

Abstract: An integrated circuit pad structure includes a ground strip (206) positioned below a pad (101). In one example a conductive element (102) is coupled to the pad (101), and at least two tiled layers, positioned below the first conductive element (102) and positioned above the ground strip (206) are included. A conductor (203), may run beneath the ground strip (206). In a second example, a pad (101) is seated on a ground shield cage having a bottom conductive ground element (302) including several ground strips where at least one ground strip (116) is along a signal routing path. The ground shield cage further includes a set of stacked conductive ground elements, stacked to form sidewalls (209, 210) of the cage. The top conductive ground element (301) of the stacked elements has an inner perimeter and an outer perimeter, such that the inner perimeter surrounds the pad (101) and the top conductive ground element (301) is in the plane of the conductive element (102) coupled to the pad (101).

Abstract: A keypad (1200) includes a plurality of keys (1202) and a plurality of key dividers (1204-1210) wherein each of the key dividers includes a plurality of raised guide portions (1212-1214) and at least one tactile cue portion (1214) that is interposed between the plurality of raised guide portions (1212-1214). In one example, the keypad (1200) is a bell keypad and is made up of an elastomeric substrate (44) that includes the key dividers (1212-1214), a keypad dome array (48) that supports the silicone substrate (44) and a keypad sheet (36), such as a top sheet of a front assembly, having keypad indicia thereon and slots operatively sized to receive the plurality of key dividers.

Abstract: A candle cutter may include a case having an outer surface and in inner surface, which may form an inner cavity. The outer surface may have one or more outer surface slots and the inner surface may have one or more inner surface slots. The candle cutter may further include a cutting assembly that meshes with the case and moves through the inner cavity for the purpose of cutting the object therein, such as a candle. The movement may be pivotal if the cutting assembly is attached to a pivot point. The movement of the cutting assembly may not be pivotal. For example, it may be controlled by guide means, such as guide rods. Some embodiments may include features such a clamping mechanism, a case handle, a locking mechanism, a bottom container, handles or knobs, and/or a detachable blade.

Abstract: A fluid seal assembly including a specialized protective filter unit which is adapted for use with a fluid seal, as well as to the combination of a protective filter unit with an associated seal unit to form a complete seal assembly. The seal provides increased reliability, particularly in those specialized seals wherein high internal pressure and the possibility of particulate contaminants are present.

Abstract: This is invention relates to amylase polypeptides, and nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides and uses thereof. The amylases of the present invention have been engineered to have more beneficial qualities. Specifically, the amylases of the current invention show an altered thermostability.

Abstract: A package device, such as an oscillator, includes a package module, a circuit module, a plurality of conductive pins, and a plurality of conductive arms. The package module defines an airtight space therein. The circuit module is disposed in the airtight space in the package module. Each of the conductive pins extends into the airtight space in the package module. Each of the conductive arms is disposed in the airtight space, and has a first end that is connected to the circuit module, a second end that is connected to a respective one of the conductive pins, and an intermediate portion that extends between the first and second ends thereof and that has a length longer than the shortest distance between the first and second ends thereof.

Abstract: A variable clock control information generator receives vertical blank interval information corresponding to a vertical blank interval (VBI) during display rasterization. The vertical blank interval is a period of time in a video display signal that temporarily suspends transmission of video data as is known during display rasterization, to allow a display to return back up to (retrace) the first line of the display after scanning the end of the display. In response to the received vertical blank interval information, the variable clock control information generator produces memory clock control information to change the frequency of a memory clock divider signal during the detected vertical blank interval.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for communicating compressed video information includes storing video information compressed based on a first compression method, such as a method with a high compression ratio, and transcoding the compressed video information to produce corresponding recompressed video information that is based on a second compression method, with a lower compression ratio such as standard JPEG compression or other suitable compression. The method and apparatus, if desired, may include sending the recompressed video information for a destination apparatus which may then suitably decompress the video information using a standard decompression technique. For example, storing the compressed image in a high compressed format, for example, in a piecewise basis may be done online while the camera, for example, is in use so that the image is properly captured and then, transcoding the compressed image to a different level of compression while the camera is offline.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for testing signals from two or more OFDM transmitters simultaneously with a single VSA.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for interrupting a transmission of a multicast signal includes a common channel selector (106) coupled to a receiver (102) to receive common channel information (116) therefrom. A repetition value calculator (108) receives measurement occasion information (118) from the common channel selector (106) to calculate a repetition factor (120). A system frame number comparator (110) determines if a channel measurement occasion (128) should be performed based on the repetition factor (120), a common identifier (124) and a largest common channel transmission time interval (122). The method and apparatus further includes a measurement occasion generator (112) coupled to the system frame number comparator (110), wherein if a measurement occasion is to be performed, a measurement occasion command signal (126) is provided to the measurement occasion generator (112) and the measurement occasion generator generates the channel measurement occasion (128).

Abstract: A method and system is disclosed for increasing the holographic storage capacity of a holographic recording medium using an irradiance-tailoring (e.g., optical) element by changing the irradiance profile of the modulated object beam (e.g., by imparting motion to an irradiance-tailoring element and/or the holographic recording medium and/or by reconfiguring (e.g., periodically) the phase profile of a stationary irradiance-tailoring (e.g., optical) element) to minimize the effects of fixed-pattern noise buildup from occurring in the holographic recording medium.

Abstract: A de-interlacer includes recursive motion history map generating circuitry operative to determine a motion value associated with one or more pixels in interlaced fields based on pixel intensity information from at least two neighboring same polarity fields. The recursive motion history map generating circuitry generates a motion history map containing recursively generated motion history values for use in de-interlacing interlaced fields wherein the recursively generated motion history values are based, at least in part, on a decay function.

Abstract: A system (100) for reconfiguring a remote device (102) (e.g., a client device) that includes at least one processor (200) and reconfigurable logic (202) that is operatively coupled to the processor (200), employs for example, a network element that serves as a remote profile server (104) for the remote device (102). The remote device (102) includes an application profiler (206) that produces application runtime profile statistic information (120) during runtime of an application running on at least one processor (200) of the device. The remote profile server (104) includes a profile analyzer (130) that analyzes the received application runtime profile statistic information (120) to determine suitable reconfigurable logic configuration information (122) and corresponding application patch information (124) for the remote device (102).