Abstract: Provided is a method and system for bandaging an abdominal region of a patient. A method includes providing an abdominal binder and securing the abdominal binder about the abdominal region of a patient. The abdominal binder has an inner layer including an absorbent pad configured to contact and extend about at least a majority of the circumference of the abdominal region of a patient, and configured to absorb post-procedure fluids during use, and an outer layer including an elastic sheet of material for surrounding at least a portion of the inner layer and providing a compressive force to retain at least a majority of the inner layer against the abdominal region of the patient during use. The outer layer is about 70 to 130% of the size of the inner layer when the outer layer is provided in an unbiased state.

Abstract: This description is not intended to limit the scope of the claims herein. An exercise device comprising a base that can be oriented at any angle and that defines a plurality of connection interfaces, each of which is designed to carry and restrain one end of a cantilevered resilient member. Said connection interfaces can be positioned at or adjusted to a widely varying range of locations and angular orientations with respect to the base. The resilient members can be affixed to any of the connection interfaces that the user desires, so that the resilient members can be positioned in a correspondingly wide range of locations and angular orientations relative to the base to enable the user to perform a wide range of exercises on the apparatus by gripping and exerting a force on the resilient members or other handles attached to the resilient members.

Abstract: The present invention relates to method and apparatus for drilling a large diameter hole in the ground. The present invention comprises a hammer drill (40) installed at the bottom of a rod (104) assembled in multi-stages at support means on the ground comprising a pilot hammer drill (44, 48, 49) and a reamer hammer drill (41, 46, 47) coupled to each other through a key structure (42, 43) formed in the vertical direction so as to allow simultaneous rotation and up-and-down movement relative to each other, wherein in a drilling operation, a repetition is made such that the hammer drill (40) is made to rotate and the pilot hammer drill (44, 48, 49) is lowered to drill a pilot hole of small diameter (w) to a predetermined depth (d) and is lifted up to original position, and then the reamer hammer drill (41, 46, 47) is lowered to enlarge the hole to a large diameter (W) down to the predetermined depth (d).

Abstract: A method (and device) of removing material residues, from cores to make possible reuse of them in the same manner as new and unused cores a number of times wherein cores with material residues in the form of a number of material turns are processed using a mechanism for lifting and tearing the material residues for subsequent simple removal thereof, the mechanism for lifting and tearing of the material residues is displaced along the core and the mechanism for lifting and tearing of the material residues is displaced from a position in on the core out towards and past the ends of the core.

Abstract: A system and method for real time delivery of context based content from the cloud (internet) to mobile devices. The information in the cloud is available in the form of software-as-a-service is accessible from laptops and personal computers. The system obtains information from multiple sources in the “cloud,” correlates the information, determines a subset of information based on context, and pushes the information to at least one mobile device. An engine extracts a context based subset of information and correlates the context based subset of information based on the same context or a different context. A data push engine makes the information available in real time to a user by pushing the information to the at least one mobile device like a smartphone, tablet, and/or navigation system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a solution in which advertisement icons displayed together with map information relate to the displayed map information. In one embodiment of the invention, some or all of the advertisement icons are from service providers situated within the geographical area displayed by the map information.

Abstract: A user may select a profile to serve as an active profile on a device, and content objects associated with the active profile may be stored on the device responsive to the selection. Content objects that are not associated with the active profile may be transferred to one or more additional devices based on a prioritization scheme. Content object download operations may take advantage of the prioritization scheme to determine a storage device for a downloaded content object.

Abstract: An apparatus for digital image stabilization according to the present invention comprises an image signal processing module for receiving image signals generated under first and second exposure value conditions (first exposure value condition>second exposure value condition) from an image sensor, and outputting digital image signals of a first size and a second size (first size<second size) corresponding to the first exposure value condition and the second exposure value condition, respectively; and an applied image processing module for determining adaptively the second exposure value condition from the first exposure value condition, changing an exposure attribute of the image sensor from the first exposure value condition to the second exposure value condition, receiving the image signals of the first size and the second size, and correcting a property of the image signal of the second size based on the image signal of the first size.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing instructions to a destination that is revealed upon arrival may include a processor. The processor may be configured to receive indications of context associated with a user, determine a destination for the user based on the context and user information, provide for a presentation of guidance instructions to guide the user to the destination, and reveal the destination to the user only when the user is proximate to the destination.

Abstract: A method to improve the yield of an acre of a crop having a growing season of less than one year. The method includes the steps of providing an irrigation system for the crop, providing an ecosystem producing algal by-products, and applying the algal by-crop to the crop with irrigation water.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing data backup of a communication device. Data backup can occur automatically or manually. A data backup status indicator is displayed on the communication device indicating the current status of the data backup. The user can select the data backup status indicator to obtain additional information about the status of the data backup service.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a method and apparatus for attaching tissue to bone. Particularly, the invention relates to bone anchors for receiving (or being pre-loaded with) sutures for connecting to soft tissue that is to be attached to bone, including tools for implanting the bone anchors and facilitating the attachment of soft tissue to bone via the bone anchors and procedures for using the same.

Abstract: It is possible to linearly arrange cells and indicate particular data in the order of colors of respective sells. A code system uses an optical symbol decoding method capable of reading the color arrangement if the arrangement continuity and the linear shape are maintained. The data expression method may be other than “the order of colors.” For example, it is possible to employ a method for allocating a numeric value to each of the colors by one-to-one correspondence (R=0, B=1, etc.), a method for allocating data by a color transition (“CM”=“MY”=“YC”=0, “CY”=“YM”=“MC”=1, etc.), a method for allocating data for a combination of colors, and the like.

Abstract: A method includes searching a content addressable memory based on a comparand. The comparand includes a collection of bits. A modified comparand is generated by modifying the comparand. The modified comparand is based at least in part on a comparand overlay data value. The content addressable memory is also searched with the modified comparand.

Abstract: The present invention relates to apparatus and method for generating a panorama image, and a computer readable medium stored thereon computer executable instructions for performing the method. The apparatus for generating a panorama image according to the present invention comprises an input unit for receiving a plurality of input object images for panorama image generation; an edge detecting unit for outputting edge data of the input object images; a matching area output unit for outputting a matching area, namely, a standard area for pattern matching, within the edge data; a pattern matching unit for matching patterns of a plurality of the object images based on the matching area; and a stitching unit for generating a plurality of the object images into a panorama image based on the matched patterns.

Abstract: Techniques, systems and apparatus are described for tracking a satellite signal. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a tracking module to generate a satellite-based measurement result by tracking a satellite signal received from a satellite. The tracking module includes sub-tracking modules with each sub-tracking module configured to generate the satellite-based measurement result by using a different integral time.

Abstract: A binding for fixing a shoe to a snowboard and the like comprising a base body that can be fixed to a snowboard and the like by an angular positioning disk with engagement of contact elements defined by the base body on the snowboard, elements for fastening a shoe being associable with the base body and elastic shock-absorbing elements being also associable and interposable between the snowboard and the like and the base body, the shock-absorbing elements at least partially surrounding the external lateral profiles of the rear region of the base body.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a method, apparatus, and system for cutting anatomic members, such as ligaments, in surgical procedures such as carpal tunnel release, plantar fasciotomy, gastroc release, cubital tunnel release, and tarsal tunnel release. The apparatus includes a retrograde knife and a guide tool for guiding the knife and a scope during surgery. Relevant features include a knife stop for preventing the knife from inadvertently raising out of the knife channel, indicators showing the proper orientation for the guide tool, a self dilating tip and channel design on the guide tool, a cover piece and/or pivotable panel system for preventing ligaments and other anatomy from getting caught in the guide tool, a pivot pin and groove system for stabilizing the knife and also assuring that the knife blade is not inadvertently raised out of the channel, and a use indicator for preventing re-use of a single use device.

Abstract: Techniques, systems and computer program products are described for providing a Reed Solomon decoder. The Reed Solomon decoder includes a syndrome polynomial generator to generate syndrome polynomials for subchannel data received from subchannels. In addition, a syndrome polynomial selector selects one of the generated syndrome polynomials according to a preset priority. An error location/error value polynomial generator generates an error location polynomial and an error value polynomial by applying a first algorithm to the selected syndrome polynomial. Also an error location/error value calculator calculates an error location by applying a second algorithm to the error location polynomial and calculates an error value by applying a third algorithm to the error value polynomial. Further, an error corrector corrects an error included in the received subchannel data by applying the calculated error location and the calculated error value to the received subchannel data.

Abstract: A user may select a profile to serve as an active profile on a device, and content objects associated with the active profile may be stored on the device responsive to the selection. Content objects that are not associated with the active profile may be transferred to one or more additional devices based on a prioritization scheme. Content object download operations may take advantage of the prioritization scheme to determine a storage device for a downloaded content object.