Abstract: A circuit includes a first node, a second node, a third node between the first and second nodes, a first field effect transistor coupled between the first and third nodes, a second field effect transistor coupled to the third node including a second gate terminal coupled to a second resistor, a third field effect transistor coupled to the third node including a third gate terminal coupled to a third resistor, a first capacitor coupled to the second field effect transistor, a second capacitor coupled to the third field effect transistor, a third capacitor coupled between the second and third nodes, and a fourth field effect transistor coupled between the second and third nodes.

Abstract: A receiver (200) that receives a radio signal transmitted from a transmitter includes a receiving unit (2042) that receives a signal that is wirelessly transmitted from the transmitter at one of a plurality of transmission frequencies, a receiving frequency change determining unit (2048) that determines whether a receiving frequency is to be changed, based on the signal received by the receiving unit, and a communication error acceptance time setting unit (2046) that sets an acceptance time as a period of time for which communication errors after confirmation of a receiving operation are accepted, based on the signal received by the receiving unit. The communication error acceptance time setting unit sets the acceptance time to different periods of time, depending on whether the receiving frequency change determining unit determines that the receiving frequency is to be changed.

Abstract: A method includes mounting a persistent volume of a data storage device of an electronic device. The persistent volume is based on a protected volume stored at the data storage device. The method also includes accessing the persistent volume to enable servicing access to the data storage device of the electronic device.

Abstract: A secondary location of a network acts as a recovery network for a primary location of the service. The secondary location is maintained in a warm state that is configured to replace the primary location in a case of a failover. During normal operation, the primary location actively services user load and performs backups that include full backups, incremental backups and transaction logs that are automatically replicated to the secondary location. Information is stored (e.g. time, retry count) that may be used to assist in determining when the backups are restored correctly at the secondary location. The backups are restored and the transaction logs are replayed at the secondary location to reflect changes (content and administrative) that are made to the primary location. After failover to the secondary location, the secondary location becomes the primary location and begins to actively service the user load.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for ensuring assemblers are properly trained before performing assembly instructions in a computer directed assembly system. To ensure the requisite training, in some embodiments, the training history of each assembler is checked before authorizing performance of an assembly instruction. In one embodiment, a prerequisite training sequence required to be completed before performing an assembly instruction is specified to ensure proper training of the assembler. In some embodiments, a training history associated with the assembler is requested from a training database that includes a set of training sequences previously performed by the assembler. Based on the training history and other factors, a determination is made whether the assembler has the prerequisite training sequence necessary to perform the assembly instruction.

Abstract: Provided is an automatic analyzing device including a sample container 2 for accommodating a sample 1 to be assayed, a dispensing probe 5 for dispensing the sample 1, and an electroconductive tip 11 removably mounted on a portion of the dispensing probe 5, the portion being to be dipped in the sample 1; wherein this analyzing device detects capacitance between the tip 11 of the dispensing probe 5 and a region having a ground potential 9 predefined as a reference electric potential in the analyzing device, and on the basis of a result of the detection, determines a mounted state of the tip 11 on the dispensing probe 5. A fall of the tip from the probe is thus immediately detected.

Abstract: When one player acquires a qualification for playing a scramble bonus game, another player can participate in the scramble bonus game by paying a predetermined amount of participation charge. In addition, in a case where a fellow character could be acquired as a fellow of the player characters, the amount of prize to be paid to the players is increased according to features of that fellow character. Further, items of equipment of the player characters become more gorgeous, as the prizes acquired by the players increase in amount. A damage imparted to an enemy character varies depending on weapons that the player characters use. A prize is awarded when a hit point of the enemy character becomes 0.

Abstract: An instrument seal of a surgical access device is provided and includes a plurality of nested coaxial seals arranged to cooperate and form a complete, circumferential seal around an inserted instrument.

Abstract: Methods and systems provide a tool for prioritizing the ordering of outstanding indexing work in order to bring a particular portion of an indexing source up to date quickly and to reduce the likelihood of inconsistencies between an index-backed view and a direct view of a source. In accordance with the described embodiments, indexing of items can be prioritized based upon a user's view or metadata contained within a query. Further, in at least some embodiments, the tool can decide the order to index items based upon multiple prioritization requests.

Abstract: A brake lever assembly includes a body connected to an oil pipe and includes a first room and a second room. A first path communicates between the storage space and the first room. A second path communicates between the first room and the second room. The oil pipe is connected to a hydraulic oil storage space in the body. A lever is pivotably connected to the body and includes a push portion. A first cylinder unit is located in the first room and connected between the oil pipe and the push portion. The first cylinder unit is operated a first travel. A second cylinder unit is located in the second room and has a first end contacting inside of the body and a second end connected to the push portion. The second cylinder unit is operated a second travel which is longer than the first travel.

Abstract: For a fibre channel forwarder fabric login sequence in a fibre channel switch environment, where a Fibre Channel Forwarder (cFCF) is separated from a Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) data forwarder (FDF), at a Fibre Channel Login (FLOGI) to a target device from an initiator device, a node address acceptance notification is held from reaching the initiator device until each of the zoning distributions have been considered to have been completed.

Abstract: Concepts and technologies are described herein for summarizing streams of information. A stream of information is obtained and analyzed. One or more entities are identified in the stream. The data in the stream is grouped into one or more clusters corresponding to the identified entities. The data in the clusters is summarized, and a timeline corresponding to the data in the cluster is determined. In some embodiments, a format can be selected for presentation of the summarized stream data. The data in the stream can be formatted in the selected format, and the summarized data can be presented in the selected format. In some embodiments, an update feature can be used to update the data in the summarized stream. The data in the stream can be updated, and the updated summarized stream can be formatted and presented.

Abstract: There is provided a scaling operator for calculating a quotient in a first residue format obtained by dividing an input number in the first residue format by a second modulus in a residue number system for representing numbers by the first residue format of a set of residues obtained with respect to first modulus and residues obtained with respect to second modulus, having a subtracter for outputting inter-moduli values of difference which are values of difference between the residues obtained with respect to the first modulus and the residues obtained with respect to the second modulus and a quotient outputting section for outputting a set of residues of the quotient obtained with respect to the first modulus and residues of the quotient obtained with respect to the second modulus as the quotient based on the inter-moduli values of difference.

Abstract: A pressure guiding bump is configured on the center of a pressure gauge to obtain a single “conductivity--pressure” curve feature which is independent from any position wherever a pressure is applied on the guiding bump. When a pressure is applied, the guiding bump guides the pressure against a fixed deformable area to be deformed, whatever the pressure is, the deformed area is nearly a same area. The pressure gauge is extraordinarily adequate to be designed in a weighing machine with parallel connection in between them.

Abstract: Information processing equipment includes a photoelectric conversion module disposed on a circuit substrate, a first optical connector connected to the photoelectric conversion module through a plurality of first optical fibers and disposed to an edge portion of the circuit substrate, and a second optical connector disposed on an optical backplane and optically connected to the first optical connector. The disposing direction of the optical fibers in the photoelectric conversion module is in nonparallel with the main surface of the circuit substrate and the disposing direction of the optical fibers in the first optical connector and the disposing direction of the optical fibers in the second optical connector are in nonparallel with the main surface of the circuit substrate.

Abstract: An apparatus fixes ink on a substrate, such as in ink-jet printing. A leveling member is positioned to contact an ink-bearing side of the substrate at a nip. A radiation source is positioned to direct radiation to the ink-bearing side of the substrate at the nip, the radiation suitable for curing the ink on the substrate.

Abstract: A portable wireless terminal and a moving velocity detecting method for the portable wireless terminal capable of detecting a moving velocity with high accuracy without increasing power consumption and terminal cost are provided. At the start of a communication, GPS reception-related circuits 32 and 33 are turned on, an initial position of a portable wireless terminal 10 is detected, a RAKE receiver 24 and a synchronous detector 25 measure Doppler shift amounts of down signals at a known frequency received from a plurality of base stations, respectively, and a CPU 41 calculates relative velocities of the portable wireless terminal 10 to the respective base stations and obtains a current moving velocity of the portable wireless terminal 10 from positions of the base stations, the initial position, and the relative velocities.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for monitoring the daily performance, as measured by customer impact, of technology systems that interface between a company and its customers. To do so, for example, embodiments of the present invention record, on a daily basis, the number of failed interactions between the company's customers and its technology systems, and, based on the recorded number of failed interactions, embodiments of the present invention provide performance measurements of the company's technology systems.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a log-structured data storage system, operable with a first log-structured data storage area for storing data, comprises a metadata storage component for controlling the first log-structured data storage area and comprising a second log-structured data storage area for storing metadata; and means for nesting the second log-structured data storage area for storing metadata within the first log-structured data storage area. The apparatus may further comprise at least a third log-structured data storage area for storing further metadata, and means for nesting the at least a third log-structured data storage area within the second log-structured data storage area.