Abstract: The invention concerns a method for feeding an optical cored wire into a molten metal bath and an immersion system and an immersion nozzle to carry out the method. The optical cored wire (6) is decoiled, a feeding and straightening device (4) with a plurality of rollers (20, 21) conducts feeding of the optical cored wire (6) in a feeding direction towards the metal bath (11) as well as a first straightening of the optical cored wire (6), and subsequently a separated further plurality of non-motor driven nozzle straighteners (13) arranged between the feeding and straightening device (4) and the metal bath (11) conducts a second straightening of the optical cored wire (6). Very high precision of temperature measurement can thereby be achieved.

Abstract: A filter oil composition and a method for removing airborne molecular contaminants from air are provided. The composition includes a first portion comprising paraffinic oil by volume of the composition, a second portion comprising polyalphaolefin (PAO) by volume of the composition, and a third portion comprising red dye by volume of the composition. Applying the filter oil composition to a cotton air filter material causes tackiness throughout the air filter material, thereby enhancing filtration of air passing through the filter. The composition generally is substantially non-reactive, has an excellent oxidation stability, possesses good thermal stability, and retains a suitable viscosity at a normal operating temperatures of an automobile engine. In an embodiment, the composition comprises 96.74% paraffinic oil by volume, 3.20% polyalphaolefin (PAO) by volume, and 0.06% red dye by volume. A viscosity of the composition at 100 degrees-C ranges between substantially 7.2 and 7.6 centistokes (cSTs).

Abstract: An alignment system obtains the characteristics of the light coming back from a wafer stack. A beam analyzer measures changes in wavelength, polarization, and beam profile. This measured information allows for in-line process variation corrections. The correction provides optical monitoring of individual mark stack variations, and in turn provides information to reduce individual mark process variation-induced accuracy error.

Abstract: There is provided a method for evaluating a user-specified path in an activity in which the user is to select a plurality of targets, the method in an electronic device comprising receiving information on a plurality of targets and information on the user-specified path; defining a respective evaluation area for each target; and determining whether the user has successfully selected a first target in the plurality of targets by: determining from the user-specified path an entry point for the user-specified path into the evaluation area for the first target and an exit point for the user-specified path out of the evaluation area for the first target; determining a first measure of similarity being a measure of similarity for the part of the user-specified path in the evaluation area for the first target and a first path that is a straight line from the determined entry point to the determined exit point; determining a second measure of similarity being a measure of similarity for the part of the user-specified

Abstract: A channel stream is received and demultiplexed into a video packetized elementary stream (PES), audio packetized elementary stream (PES), and program clock reference (PCR). Indexing circuitry stores the video PES and the audio PES in a buffer, locates a presentation time stamp (PTS) in the video PES and stores that PTS in the buffer, locates a start of each group of pictures (GOP) in the video PES and stores those locations in the buffer, and locates a PTS in the audio PES and stores that PTS in the buffer. Control circuitry empties the buffer of an oldest GOP in the video PES if the PCR is greater than the PTS of a second oldest GOP stored in the buffer, and empties the buffer of each PES packet of the audio PES that has a PTS that is less than the PTS of the oldest GOP stored.

Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for confidence-based user authentication are provided.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for extracting structured relation information from Chinese clinical notes. Structured relation information in the form of entity-feature-value (EFV) triples is disclosed. The EFV triples may be used for advanced data abstraction. An ontology-driven method for data extraction is disclosed. The ontology-driven method may include lexical and syntactic analysis followed by semantic analysis to generate the EFV triples.

Abstract: A power transmitter (2) for transferring power to a power receiver comprises a first inductor (307) for providing power and a second inductor (407) for receiving data signals from a power receiver. The first (307) and second (407) inductors are separate inductors in a power transfer circuit (701) and a data signal receiving circuit (702). The data signal receiving circuit (702) comprises a data extracting circuit (1007) for extracting the data signals received by the second inductor (407). The power transmitter comprises a control circuit (401) for controlling the power in dependence on the data signals. The power transmitter transfers power during power transfer periods and receives data during communication periods, communication periods corresponding to periods wherein power is low.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a beverage preparation device (100) including a plurality of storage chambers for storing several ingredients having each a different taste property, a user interface (14) for receiving data representing a user's preferred taste, a taste management unit (10) and a generator (15). The taste management unit (10) includes a memory (11) for storing a reference table which describes the taste property of each ingredient and a processor (12) for determining the dosage of each ingredient to be used according to the reference table and the user's preferred taste. The generator (15) generates beverages from the several ingredients according to the determined dosage. The main advantage of this invention is that the beverage preparation device (100) can provide beverages according to the user's desired taste.

Abstract: The invention relates to implementing a test data tool that generates test data based on production data patterns. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the test data tool comprises: a processor configured to: receive, via the data input, production data from the one or more production environments, the production data comprises personally identifiable information; identify a plurality of attributes from the production data; for each attribute, identify one or more data patterns; generate one or more rules that define the one or more data patterns for each attribute; generate a configuration file based on the one or more rules; apply the configuration file to generate test data in a manner that obscures personally identifiable information existing in the production data; and transmit the test data to a UAT environment.

Abstract: A defibrillator and method for using a defibrillator which adopts an ECG analysis algorithm that can detect a cardiac arrhythmia in the presence of noise artifact induced by cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) compressions. The apparatus and method offers guidance throughout a cardiac rescue protocol involving both defibrillation shocks and CPR that improves the effectiveness of the rescue, resulting in more CPR “hands-on” time, better treatment of refibrillation, and reduced transition times between CPR and electrotherapy.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a computer-implemented method for facilitating risk assessment for an EFT transaction. The transaction occurs between at least an originating participant and a destination participant. The method includes maintaining an alias table stored in a computer memory, the alias table containing country information for facilitating identification of a corresponding country associated with at least one EFT participant. The method additionally includes making a country identification implementing a computer processor through consultation with the alias table and execution of a matching process, the matching process incorporating the EFT data and alias table country information to identify the corresponding country. The method further includes passing the country identification to risk analysis components for evaluating risk associated with the transaction.

Abstract: A system and method to in-exsufflate a subject is described. The system provides an effective non-invasive alternative to invasive treatments such as a tracheostomy for ALS patients. The system detects airway collapse during exsufflation and adjusts in-exsufflation therapy settings to minimize airway collapse, thus maximizing the efficacy of the in-exsufflation therapy. In some embodiments, tidal volume, tidal flow rate, and/or other parameters are monitored during in-exsufflation. Exsufflation pressure is adjusted based on the monitored parameters to maintain an open airway during exhalation of the subject. Exsufflation pressure is adjusted based on a comparison of an actual exhalation tidal volume to a target exhalation tidal volume, an actual exhalation flow rate to a target exhalation flow rate, an actual inhalation tidal volume to a target inhalation volume, and/or other comparisons.

Abstract: A monitoring apparatus for monitoring an ablation procedure applied to an object comprises an ultrasound signal providing unit for providing an ultrasound signal. The ultrasound signal is produced by sending ultrasound pulses out to the object, by subsequently receiving dynamic echo series after the ultrasound pulses have been reflected by the object, and finally by generating the ultrasound signal depending on the received dynamic echo series, whereby ultrasound scattering properties of the object are determined that represent blood perfusion. The monitoring apparatus further comprises an ablation depth determination unit for determining an ablation depth from the provided ultrasound signal.

Abstract: A metrology system includes a radiation source that generates light, an optical modulation unit, a reflector, an interferometer, and a detector. The optical modulating unit temporally separates a first polarization mode of the light from a second polarization mode of the light. The reflector directs the light towards a substrate. The interferometer interferes the diffracted light from a pattern on the substrate, or reflected light from the substrate, and produces output light from the interference. The detector receives the output light from the interferometer. The first and second polarization modes of the output light are temporally separated at the detector.

Abstract: There is provided a fall detection system for use in detecting falls by a user, the fall detection system comprising a processing unit configured to determine context information about the user and/or the environment in which the user is located, and to increase the sensitivity of a fall detection algorithm used to detect falls by a user in the event that the determined context information indicates that the user is or may be at an increased risk of falling, the increase in sensitivity occurring while the increased risk of falling is indicated by the determined context information.

Abstract: This disclosure describes a system that delivers content (e.g. multimedia video), and analyzes and aggregates feedback of a user viewing the content. The user may interact with the multimedia video in the form of answering questions which are dynamically placed between video segments. The system may determine the response type of the user for a given question. The system may handle both positive and negative responses (e.g. correct and incorrect responses to questions). The system may help the user navigate the segments of the video.

Abstract: A method for binding a first and second devices is disclosed. The method is implemented using the architectural principles of REST, which allows a binding initiator to directly contact the first device and instruct the device of actions to be taken. Specifically, the binding initiator may contact the first device by providing a first REST request to the device, the request specifying that the first device is to monitor a state of a particular REST resource identified by the request and is to trigger the second device to perform a specified action when the state of that REST resource satisfies a particular condition. Using REST further allows the first device to directly contact the second device and instruct the second device to perform the specified action. Since the first device is now able to directly contact the second device, these two devices may be considered to be bound.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a power device. The power device comprises a switch mode power conversion circuit with power semiconductors for driving a load in response to a control signal, a controller coupled to the switch mode power conversion circuit to generate the control signal based on a predetermined current profile to be provided to the load and a maximum junction temperature of the power semiconductors, and a current injector coupled to the switch mode power conversion circuit and the controller for generating an offset current. The switch mode power conversion circuit is controlled to output the predetermined current profile or an adjusted current profile in response to the control signal, and the adjusted current profile has an offset with respect to the predetermined current profile.