Abstract: A printhead includes a chamber layer and at least two orifice layers. A first orifice layer is disposed on the chamber layer, and a second orifice layer is disposed on the first orifice layer. The second orifice layer has at least one counterbore formed therein. A first nozzle is formed through both orifice layers and produces droplets of a first drop weight. A second nozzle is formed through the first orifice layer, coincident with the counterbore, and produces droplets of a second drop weight that is different than the first drop weight. In one embodiment, the printhead is used in a stand-alone fluid-dispensing device.

Abstract: A sprocket assembly mounted to a hub has at least eleven sprockets. The hub is able to rotate about a rotation axis and has a plurality of spoke attachment seats and a fastening portion to a frame of the bicycle. On the hub a predetermined axial distance is defined between a plane, substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis, comprising the points of the spoke attachment seats closest to the freewheel body and a plane, substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis and defined in the fastening portion to the frame, comprising the attachment points to the frame closest to the freewheel body. All of the sprockets of the sprocket assembly, when associated with the freewheel body, have an overall axial width that is lower than or equal to the predetermined axial distance. The chain has a maximum thickness between 4.6 mm and 5.8 mm.

Abstract: What is disclosed is a method of operating a wireless communication device to select an overhead time cycle of a series of repeating overhead time cycles associated with a wireless access node, where each overhead time cycle comprises a plurality of time slots, and where the wireless access node transfers overhead information during individual ones of the time slots. The method includes receiving correlation information for each of the overhead time cycles, where the correlation information associates a noise range with each of the overhead time cycles. The method also includes determining a noise level at the wireless communication device of wireless communications of the wireless access node, processing the noise level and the correlation information to select one of the overhead time cycles, monitoring the time slots of the selected one of the overhead time cycles for the overhead information from the wireless access node, and ignoring the time slots during the non-selected overhead time cycles.

Abstract: A wireless communication device receives targeted information and/or advertisements. The wireless communication device is preprogrammed with a generic network address only. To communicate over a network, the wireless communication sends an activation request message to the network, including its generic network address (GNA) and information indicative of the base station via which communication is taking place. Knowing the geographical location of the base station, it is possible to send to the wireless communication device via its GNA, or a subsequently provided unique network address (UNA), information or advertisements targeted to the geographical location or particular wireless device.

Abstract: Systems and methods are operable to acquire device information from film set devices used to film a media content event. An exemplary film production information acquisition device has at least a sensor device configured to sense an operation characteristic of a film set device, a film production information management system (IMS) communication interface configured to communicatively couple the film production information acquisition device to a film production information management system, and a processor system communicatively coupled to the film production IMS communication interface and the sensor device, and configured to process the sensed operation characteristic of the film set device into information that is communicated to the film production information management system.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer-readable media for granting access to a component of a computing device in response to receiving input based on a presentation of a plurality of object coordinates on a screen of a remote device. An arrangement of objects that are referenced by a coordinate system are identified. A plurality of object coordinates of the arrangement of objects is provided to the remote device. Input is received that is based on the plurality of object coordinates. When the input provided is accurate based on the arrangement of objects, access is granted to the component of the computing device.

Abstract: Aggregator devices and methods are disclosed for establishing device interaction in an environment containing other electronic devices and the aggregator device. The aggregator device has a transmitter, receiver, memory storing interaction rules, and a processor for implementing the interaction rules in association with the transmitter, receiver, and other devices of the environment. The methods involve transmitting a message to the aggregator from a first device, referencing rules of device interaction for the environment, and then according to the rules of device interaction, transmitting a message from the aggregator to a second device. The rules of device interaction may include instructions that are to be transmitted from the aggregator in response to the aggregator receiving change of state messages from devices of the environment.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the preparation of (R)-2-(3-diisopropylamino-1-phenylpropyl)-4-(hydroxymethyl)-phenol isobutyrate (Fesoterodine) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof having a low content of impurities such as tolterodine and tolterodine isobutyrate.

Abstract: A system and method for securing communications over a wave division multiplexing optical network between a plurality of users connected to the network. The system utilizes a primary optical source generator that is either tunable, or capable of generating a plurality of wavebands of different frequencies equal to the sum of wavebands serving individual users of the network to facilitate a key exchange between the individual users of the network using summed wavebands, each of which serving an individual user.

Abstract: A device for carrying out a cosmetic method or treating skin ageing and the method comprising the following steps: a) connecting an electronic device, able to generate high frequency electric current waves having a distorted sinusoidal wave form by the presence of harmonics, to one or more electrodes of essentially laminar shape; b) applying said one or more electrodes on the skin surface in the area to be treated; c) activating said electronic device in order to transfer said current waves to said one or more electrodes and to maintain said device activated for a predetermined time; d) deactivating said device and removing the electrodes from the contact with the treated area.

Abstract: A method of balancing load of an individual network element operating in a pool in a radio telecommunications network. In said network a user equipment is assigned to a network element from said pool of network elements based on relative weighting values associated with said network elements. Said relative weighting value indicates the capacity of a network element relative to other network elements in the pool. The method comprises: periodically determining load of said network element; reducing the relative weighting value if said network element is overloaded for a predefined number of periods, exceeding a limit of allowed consecutive overloads.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a virtualization analysis tool defines a classification weight value for each physical computing device from a plurality of physical computing devices, defines an effective utilization value for that physical computing device, and associates a virtual migration priority with that physical computing device based on the effective utilization value. The virtualization analysis tool defines the effective utilization value based on the classification weight value, a first utilization weight value, and a second utilization weight value. The first utilization weight value is associated with a first resource of that physical computing device, and the second utilization weight value associated with a second resource of that physical computing device. The virtual migration priority has a first value if the effective utilization value is within a first range of utilization weight values and a second value if the effective utilization value is within a second range of utilization weight values.

Abstract: A modular spiral belt and method for molding belt modules for constructing a heat-resistant belt. The spiral belt is constructed of a series of hingedly interconnected belt modules. The modules have single hinge links at the outside of a turn and dual hinge links elsewhere. All the hinge links extend outward from opposite faces of a central transverse spine. The dual hinge links, which each have a pair of parallel legs joined at a distal end by a yoke, are separated by a transverse pitch greater than the transverse pitch of the single one-legged hinge links at the outside of a turn. When molded from a blend of a thermoplastic polymer and a nanoclay, belt modules are useful in heat-resistant applications without sacrificing beam stiffness.

Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a telephone Number Mapping (ENUM) system having a subsystem to monitor one or more operations of the ENUM system, determine if ENUM data packets that are received are one of provisioning packets or query packets, send the query packets to a Virtual Internet Protocol (VIP) address of an ENUM domain name system (DNS) server when the ENUM data packets are query packets, send the provisioning packets to a VIP address of an ENUM Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server when the ENUM data packets are provisioning packets, and cause the subsystem to wait and send traffic to one LDAP server at a time after determining if the ENUM data packets are one of provisioning packets or query packets. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Various embodiments facilitate secure content sharing between a plurality of receiving devices, such as set-top boxes. One embodiment is a system with a distribution server communicatively coupled via a satellite communication system to a plurality of set-top boxes that are located at different customer premises. The distribution server is operable to provide access control information via the satellite communication system to a first set-top box and a second set-top box of the plurality, with the access control information enabling the first set-top box to securely share content of the first set-top box with the second set-top box. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.

Abstract: The present invention enables a capability for packet-switched network service providers, e.g., VoIP network service providers, to monitor the CPE application usage of their subscriber to ensure that changes to the network do not interfere with these applications and to potentially provide changes to the network to enhance these premise based applications. Monitoring software will be installed in the CPE to monitor upgrades and features installed by the end users so that any potential impact to these applied applications can be assessed before a VoIP network upgrade is carried out.

Abstract: A system includes a device of the surface-mounting type having an insulating package provided with a mounting surface and a contact pin exposed on the mounting surface. The device is attached to an insulating board including a gluing surface and an opposite surface. The process for manufacturing the system includes forming through holes a contact region on the gluing surface. The mounting surface is glued to the gluing surface with the contact pin aligned with the contact region. Wave soldering is performed to electrically join the device to the board by hitting the opposite surface with a wave of soldering paste to form, by capillary action with the soldering paste ascending in the through holes up to the overflow on the gluing surface, a conductive contact electrically connecting the contact pin of the electronic device through a solder connection to the contact region of the electronic board.

Abstract: An apparatus for managing an infrastructure having one or more three-dimensional (3D) packages and a plurality of cooling resource actuators, each of the 3D packages including a plurality of heat sources, includes a heat source manager configured to determine heat load profiles of the heat sources. The apparatus also includes a cooling resource manager configured to determine capabilities of the plurality of cooling resource actuators to meet heat load demands of the plurality of heat sources based on the heat load profiles of the plurality of heat sources and an integrated thermal manager configured to match the capabilities of the plurality of cooling resource actuators to the heat load profiles of the plurality of heat sources.

Abstract: A synchronization system includes a memory and a control circuit. The control circuit includes a write interface for writing data in said memory with a first clock signal, wherein the write interface is configured for operating with a write pointer in response to a write command, a read interface for reading data from said memory with a second clock signal, wherein the read interface is configured for operating with a read pointer in response to a read command, a synchronization circuit for synchronizing said write pointer and said read pointer with a synchronization latency, and an elaboration circuit for elaborating data in memory with an elaboration latency, wherein the elaboration latency is smaller than the synchronization latency.