Abstract: There is provided a system having a plurality of information processing apparatuses, each of which comprises a storage device that stores, for each occurrence pattern of events to be detected, a plurality of tasks for respectively determining whether a plurality of conditions are fulfilled; a process determination section that, in response to occurrence of an event, reads a plurality of tasks corresponding to the occurrence pattern including the event from the storage device, and determines which information processing apparatus is caused to process each of the read tasks; a process execution section that processes a task determined to be processed by that information processing apparatus, and instructs another information processing apparatus to process a task determined to be processed by the other information processing apparatus; and a detection section that determines that the event has occurred in the predetermined occurrence pattern under a condition that process results of the processed task and the t

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and a system for cleaning furnace, including the steps of introducing a nitrogen gas flow into a cleaning agent tank to carry the cleaning agent, introducing the nitrogen gas carrying the cleaning agent into the furnace via a pipeline to clean the furnace; and generating a steam by mixing and igniting a hydrogen gas flow and an oxygen gas flow, and then introducing the steam into the furnace to clean the furnace. The method for cleaning furnace according to the invention can effectively remove metal and non-metal impurities deposits in a furnace of semiconductor oxidation furnace equipment.

Abstract: A process executing on a computing system may encounter an exception. Pointers or other references created by the exception may identify portions of the computing system's memory containing the binary code that was executing at the time of the exception. The exception-causing code from the system memory may be compared to an original version of the code from a non-volatile source. If the comparison identifies a hardware corruption pattern, the computing system may communicate information about the process and the exception to an error analysis server. Using historical exception data, the error analysis server may determine if the identified corruption pattern is most likely the result of corrupt hardware at the computing system. If corrupt hardware was the most likely result of the exception, then the server may communicate with the computing system to recommend or initiate a hardware diagnostic routine at the computing system to identify the faulty hardware.

Abstract: A lean NOX trap is a diesel exhaust aftertreatment system is selectively denitrated when a measure relating to NOX loading, remaining NOX storage capacity, or performance of the exhaust aftertreatment system or a portion thereof comprising the lean NOX trap reaches a critical value. The critical value is determined based in part on conduciveness of current conditions to regenerating the lean NOX trap. Accordingly, denitration is scheduled based on a balance between the urgency of the need to regenerate and conduciveness of current conditions to regeneration. The stopping point for regeneration can also be selected based on conduciveness of current conditions to regeneration. The method maintains exhaust aftertreatment performance while reducing regeneration fuel penalty.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerator (1) having one or more movable member (6) which are contactlessly powered for activating a power consuming device (14). The refrigerator (1) according to the invention comprises a cabinet 92) provided with a primary electrical circuit (7) connected to a main alternate voltage power supply and comprises a movable member (6) associable to said cabinet (2) provided with a secondary electrical circuit (11). The refrigerator (1) is characterized in that said secondary circuit (11) is powered contactlessly by said primary circuit (7) and supplies electrical energy to a power consuming device (14).

Abstract: A film coating method enables, when forming film layers in response to optical characteristics on a substrate, to coat gradation range layers of decreasing thickness without distributions, and to coat films on a plurality of substrates at the same time. The gradation range layer is formed by sputtering evaporation targets of dielectric substances with an introduction gas, followed by forming the films with compounds generated by applying a reactive gas to the films.

Abstract: A video receiving apparatus having an input terminal to receive pixel-based video data transmitted with pixel clock synchronized with the video data is provided. The video receiving apparatus may include a separation unit, an information acquisition unit, and a determination unit. The separation unit may be configured to separate auxiliary data added to the video data from the video data obtained at the input terminal. The information acquisition unit may be configured to acquire information on the number of horizontal pixels and the number of vertical pixels for the input video data from the auxiliary data separated at the separation unit. The determination unit may be configured to determine a type of the input video data based on the information on the number of horizontal pixels and the number of vertical pixels that is obtained at the information acquisition unit.

Abstract: A sensing circuit of a phase change memory. The sensing circuit comprises a data current source and a reference current source, a storage memory device and a reference memory device, a storage switch and a reference switch, an auxiliary current source and a comparator. First terminals of the storage memory device and the reference memory device are respectively coupled to the data current source and the reference current source. The storage switch and the reference switch are respectively coupled to second terminals of the storage memory device and the reference memory device. The auxiliary current source is dynamically coupled to the first terminals of the storage memory device and the reference memory device. The comparator is coupled to the first terminals of the storage memory device and the reference memory device.

Abstract: A fuel cell including a plurality of first fuel cell modules is provided. Each of the fuel cell modules includes a cathode current collector, an anode current collector, a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) and a flow channel cover plate. The anode current collector is disposed above the cathode current collector. The MEA is disposed between the anode current collector and the cathode current collector. The flow channel cover plate is disposed on the anode current collector, for collecting a cathode product. A top side of the flow channel cover plate is adapted to transport a cathode reactant, and a bottom side of the flow channel cover plate is adapted to transport an anode reactant. In addition, the first fuel cell modules are stacked in a manner that the anode current collector faces upwards.

Abstract: In a software development system, a method for assisting a user in creating source code for a computer program in a high-level programming language. The method comprises: at a current user inputting location within a piece of source code under development, detecting (405,410) a need for assisting the user with input for the creation of the piece of source code under development; determining (415) fitting source code elements suitable for input at said current inputting location; and providing, e.g. displaying (420) to the user said list of fitting source code elements, wherein, in order to determine the fitting source code elements, for each fitting source code element a respective fitting probability of the source code element in the current inputting location is determined, and wherein the user is provided with the list of fitting source code elements by associating to each fitting source code element in the list an indication of the respective fitting probability.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are ammonia-specific 5?-XMP aminase mutants and a method for preparing the same. A mutation is introduced into the active site of glutamine-dependent catalysis in 5?-XMP aminase. The resulting 5?-XMP aminase mutant is devoid of the glutamine-dependent activity and specifically reacts with external ammonia in converting 5?-XMP into 5?-GMP. Thus, the ammonia-specific 5?-XMP aminase mutant is stabler within cells compared to the wild type, and can be useful in the industrial conversion of 5?-XMP into 5?-GMP.

Abstract: A battery capable of improving cycle characteristics is provided. An anode includes: an anode current collector; an anode active material arranged on the anode current collector; and a coating arranged on the anode active material layer, in which the coating includes at least one of a metal salt represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a metal salt of oxocarbonic acid.

Abstract: An image forming medium includes a substrate and an imaging layer coated on or impregnated into the substrate, where the imaging layer includes a photobase generator and a coupling agent. In the image forming medium, irradiation of the imaging layer cause the photobase generator to generate a base that reacts with the coupling agent to produce an image.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for answering a query to be executed on a database comprising a first table and a second table, and in which the second table includes data from the first table. In one implementation, the method includes refreshing the data in the second table with corresponding data in the first table at a first time, receiving a first query on the first table at a second time that is subsequent to the first time, rewriting the first query into a second query on the first table and a third query on the second table, and executing the second query and the third query respectively on the first table and the second table to generate results for the first query.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus, including: a pixel array section including a plurality of pixels, a writing transistor, a driving transistor, a first switching transistor, a holding capacitor, and a second switching transistor; a first scanning section configured to drive the writing transistor in a unit of a row of the pixels; a second scanning section configured to drive the switching transistors in synchronism with scanning by the first scanning section; and a third scanning section configured to control the second switching transistors to a non-conducting state within a period after the image signal is written by the writing transistor until the signal writing period of the same row of the pixels ends but to a conducting state within any other period.

Abstract: A continually improving method for providing information to receivers which can include the step of receiving a request from a remotely located information requestor that specifies at least one information receiver. A transaction can be initiated to handle the request. The transaction can utilize previously recorded information to determine at least one adjustable condition to be used. The previously recorded information can be specific to the information requestor and/or the information receiver. The transaction can generate at least one result for the information receiver. The generated result can be tailored for information privileges granted to the information receiver by an information controller. The result can be conveyed to the information receiver. Feedback can be received concerning the result. At least one of the adjustable conditions can be adjusted in accordance with the feedback. The recorded information can be changed to include the adjusted condition.

Abstract: A phase-change memory comprises a bottom electrode formed on a substrate. A first isolation layer is formed on the bottom electrode. A top electrode is formed on the isolation layer. A first phase-change material is formed in the first isolation layer, wherein the top electrode and the bottom electrode are electrically connected via the first phase-change material. Since the phase-change material can have a diameter less than the resolution limit of the photolithography process, an operating current for a state conversion of the phase-change material pattern may be reduced so as to decrease a power dissipation of the phase-change memory device.

Abstract: A text passage is analyzed to determine whether it contains a “be” verb or a “have” verb. If so, syntactic dependencies are obtained from the text passage, a direct object relation involving the “be” verb or “have” verb is obtained, and a verbal form of a noun appearing in the first direct object relation is obtained. The syntactic dependencies are rewritten based on the verbal form of the noun. Different syntactic rewriting criteria are applied if the text passage also contains a noun object preceding a past participle verb, or also contains an active present participle verb.

Abstract: A service model of resources is dynamically created from a selected service model template. A user-input or incoming event selects one of multiple pre-defined service model templates for construction of a selected service model. The selected service model represents real-time characteristics of resources for an enterprise. External data sources, which are used to describe the real-time characteristics of the depicted resources, are then identified, and the service model is constructed using the identified external data sources.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for classifying an object in an image is disclosed. A plurality of sub-classifiers is provided. An object is classified using input from each of the plurality of sub-classifiers.