Abstract: A method and equipment by which a mobile station receiving a point-to-multicast (p-t-m) transmission from a radio access network (RAN) of a wireless communication system communicates information to the RAN of use in the mobile changing to a neighboring cell for receiving the p-t-m transmission; in particular, the mobile station indicates to the RAN whether cell reselection parameters for the neighboring cell have been received, and/or whether neighboring cell information indicating parameters for receiving the p-t-m transmission in the neighboring cell have also been received by the mobile. In a typical embodiment, the mobile would indicate not only whether parameters for receiving the p-t-m transmission in the neighboring cell have been received, but which set of parameters have been received. The information of use in the mobile changing to the neighboring cell is communicated to the RAN in an acknowledgment message uplinked on a packet access control channel.

Abstract: A user authentication system includes a profile generation unit at the side of a user terminal, and a profile storage unit and a confirmation/replication verification unit at the side of an authentication verification device. When authentication processing is executed in the user terminal, the profile generation unit aggregates input biometric information, registered biometric information, and information which duplicates collation processing contents, and sets a profile being an aggregation of data. The profile storage unit stores the profile at the outside of the user terminal with identification information of authentication processing. The confirmation/replication verification unit confirms the stored contents, and replicates collation processing. Accordingly, when verification is necessary, the validity of authentication processing in the user terminal is verified, and a service provider device is notified of this.

Abstract: A mapper unit of an out-of-order processor assigns a particular counter currently in a counter free pool to count a number of mappings of logical registers to a particular physical register from among multiple physical registers, responsive to an execution of an instruction by the mapper unit mapping at least one logical register to the particular physical register. The number of counters is less than the number of physical registers. The mapper unit, responsive to the counted number of mappings of logical registers to the particular physical register decremented to less than a minimum value, returns the particular counter to the counter free pool.

Abstract: A picture coding apparatus includes a motion vector estimation unit and a motion compensation unit. The motion vector estimation unit selects one method for deriving a motion vector of a block to be motion-compensated, depending on a motion vector of a block located in a corner of a decoded macroblock from among a group of blocks that compose the decoded macroblock corresponding to the current macroblock to be coded and determines the motion vector derived by the selected method for derivation to be a candidate of the motion vector of the current macroblock to be coded. The motion compensation unit generates a predictive image of the block to be motion-compensated based on the estimated motion vector.

Abstract: A submount is used for disposing an illuminant element or a light-receiving element having an optical axis. The submount is disposed at a plane and has a main body. The main body includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is approximately parallel to the plane and far away from the plane. The second surface is approximately parallel to the plane and adjacent to the plane. A disposing part of the first surface is tilted with respect to the second surface at a predetermined angle. The illuminant element or the light-receiving element is disposed on the disposing part. The optical axis of the illuminant element or the light-receiving element is tiled with respect to a normal of the second surface at the predetermined angle.

Abstract: A computer implemented method, system, and/or computer program product assigns work to a software factory for implementing a project. A project model of a project is generated. Project model subcomponents are mapped to work packets that are available to a software factory, thus leading to the generation of a work plan for performing the project via an execution of the available work packets.

Abstract: A device and method for measuring the thickness of a cloth when the predetermined pressing force is applied to the cloth. A device for measuring a cloth thickness includes a stationary part having a base surface; a movable member having a pressing end to press a cloth against the base surface; a movable member driving mechanism to move the movable member linearly without rotating around itself from an initial position up to an over-pressing position where the pressing end presses the cloth against the base surface with a force exceeding the predetermined pressing force; a load cell for detecting a force with which the pressing end presses the cloth against the base surface; and a pulse coder for detecting the space between the base surface and the pressing end when a force value detected by the load cell reaches the predetermined pressing force.

Abstract: A first inner electrode is integrally provided with a first terminal connection part connected to a first terminal electrode and a first linking connection part connected to a first linking electrode. A second inner electrode is integrally provided with a second terminal connection part connected to a second terminal electrode and a second linking connection part connected to a second linking electrode. A third inner electrode is integrally provided with a third linking connection part connected to the first linking electrode. A fourth inner electrode is integrally provided with a fourth linking connection part connected to the second linking electrode. The third inner electrode is adjacent to the first and fourth inner electrodes in a laminating direction of the plurality of dielectric layers. The first and fourth inner electrodes overlap the third inner electrode as seen in the laminating direction of the plurality of dielectric layers.

Abstract: An oil control valve assembly for an engine is provided that has a control valve with a valve body, and a manifold that defines a control passage in fluid communication with a valve lift switching component and an exhaust passage for exhausting fluid from the valve. The control valve is controllable to selectively direct fluid from a supply source to the control passage to actuate the valve lift switching component. An elongated tubular member is positioned adjacent the engine component and is operatively connected to the exhaust passage such that fluid flows from the exhaust passage to the elongated tubular member and through the elongated tubular member onto the engine component.

Abstract: A driving method of an electro-optic device includes determining which condition is satisfied among a plurality of conditions including a first condition where a plurality of pixels include only a first pixels of which an optical state is changed from a second optical state to a first optical state and a third pixels of which the optical state is not changed, a second condition where the plurality of pixels include only a second pixels of which the optical state is changed from the first optical state to the second optical state and the third pixels, and a third condition where the plurality of pixels include both the first pixels and the second pixels, based on data stored in a memory storing the data indicating the optical state of the plurality of pixels.

Abstract: An integrated circuit includes an LBIST controller operative to run a test program on at least one selection of core logic of the integrated circuit to test the operability of the at least one selection of core logic. The integrated circuit also includes a monitoring logic structure operative to detect at least one type of operation executed for the test program from at least one particular control signal activated by the LBIST controller for controlling the at least one selection of core logic to execute the test program from among at least one control signal for controlling operations on the at least one selection of core logic.

Abstract: Providing an end mill for reducing the use of the cutting fluid to prevent the environmental pollution. Because the end mill 1 includes the openings 5a which open along spiral grooves 4, and the openings 5a communicate with the aperture on the rear end surface of the shank 2 via the intake path 5, the chips generated in the cutting are aspirated forcibly from the openings 5a when air intake is performed via the intake path 5, and the aspirated chips can be discharged from the aperture on the rear end surface of the shank 2. As a result, because the use of cutting fluid for discharging the chips can be reduced (or unnecessary) in comparison with conventional products, environmental pollution can be prevented.

Abstract: An electrode has a unitary ring with an exterior surface, interior surface, and at least two edges. The electrode also includes a seat formed in at least the exterior surface of the unitary ring. The seat is configured and arranged for attachment of a terminal end of a lead wire, disposed in the seat, to the electrode. A lead includes a lead body; a plurality of electrodes disposed at the distal end of the lead body; and a plurality of lead wires. Each electrode includes a unitary ring and a seat in the unitary ring. The unitary ring has an exterior surface and an interior surface and defines a hollow center region. The seat is formed as a depression of a portion of the unitary ring. Each of the lead wires extends along the lead body and is attached to a corresponding electrode at the seat of the corresponding electrode.

Abstract: There is provided an optical information recording medium including a plurality of laminated resin layers, and an inorganic layer that is formed in an interface between the resin layers. Storage elastic moduli are different when the interface is assumed to be a boundary. An information signal is recorded in the interface.

Abstract: A transducer assembly includes a first enclosure element, an electro-acoustic transducer coupled to the first enclosure element, and a second enclosure element. The first enclosure element and the second enclosure element are configured to capture a portion of an automobile frame there between and to define an acoustic volume relative to the automobile frame.

Abstract: A method of tracking a target includes classifying a pixel having a pixel address with one or more pixel cases. The pixel is classified based on one or more observed or synthesized values. An example of an observed value for a pixel address includes an observed depth value obtained from a depth camera. Examples of synthesized values for a pixel address include a synthesized depth value calculated by rasterizing a model of the target; one or more body-part indices estimating a body part corresponding to that pixel address; and one or more player indices estimating a target corresponding to that pixel address. One or more force vectors are calculated for the pixel based on the pixel case, and the force vector is mapped to one or more force-receiving locations of the model representing the target to adjust the model representing the target into an adjusted pose.

Abstract: A control apparatus for an AC motor that drives and controls the AC motor includes a damping control unit that calculates a damping manipulated variable that suppresses a fluctuation in the capacitor voltage, wherein the damping control unit calculates a fluctuation rate of the capacitor voltage, calculates the damping manipulated variable based on the fluctuation rate and a predetermined value that is set as a value in a predetermined range around a maximum torque of the AC motor, generates a torque command or a current command of the AC motor based on the damping manipulated variable, and controls an inverter so as to change a current flowing in the inverter in a fluctuation suppressing direction with respect to a fluctuation in the capacitor voltage based on the torque command or the current command.

Abstract: A hydrogen generator (100) includes: a reformer (1) configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas by a reforming reaction using a material gas; a hydro-desulfurizer (2) configured to remove a sulfur compound in the material gas; a recycled gas passage (9) through which the hydrogen-containing gas added to the material gas before the material gas flows into the hydro-desulfurizer (2) flows; a first on-off valve (3) disposed on the recycled gas passage (9); a material gas passage through which the material gas supplied to the reformer (1) flows; a second on-off valve (5) disposed on a portion of the material gas passage, the portion being located downstream of a connection portion where the material gas passage and the recycled gas passage (9) are connected to each other; and a controller (6) configured to open the first on-off valve (3) after the generation stop of the hydrogen-containing gas to supply the material gas to the recycled gas passage (9), and the controller (6) closes the second on-off valve (5

Abstract: Membranes including at least two sets of fibers having different average diameters, as well as methods of using and methods of making the membranes are disclosed.