Abstract: The present application discloses solid compositions for the oral administration of dyes, and diagnostic use thereof. Preferably, such diagnostic use is aimed at the diagnostic evaluation of the gastrointestinal tract.

Abstract: An industrial control system is provided. The system includes tagged data that is collected from a plurality of sustainability factor-associated data sources across an industrial automation environment, where the tagged data is associated with a portion of a process that is attributed to the sustainability factor data sources. A manufacturing model is associated with the tagged data, where the manufacturing model is employed to enhance the efficiencies of the process.

Abstract: The present application discloses solid compositions for the oral administration of dyes, and diagnostic use thereof. Preferably, such diagnostic use is aimed at the diagnostic evaluation of the gastrointestinal tract.

Abstract: Methods of normalizing iron levels, treating iron deficiency and disorders related thereto, such as anemia, as described. Pharmaceutical compositions effective for such treatments are also described.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing MTJ pillars for a MTJ memory device. The method includes depositing multiple MTJ layers on a substrate, depositing a hard mask on the substrate and coating a photoresist on the hard mask. Further, alternating steps of reactive ion etching and ion beam etching are performed to isolate MTJ pillars and expose side surfaces of the MTJ layers. An insulating layer is the applied to protect the side surfaces of the MTJ layers. A second insulating layer is deposited before the device is planarized using chemical mechanical polishing.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods for collecting content items displayed on a user device and combining them into a folder using a multiple finger gesture. The user device may also use a multiple finger gesture to disassociate the content items from the folder. In other embodiments, the user device may use a combination of gestures and voice commands to collect or disassociate content items.

Abstract: The present invention provides an active radio frequency identification (RFID) tag and a system and method thereof. The system includes: a coordinator, configured to uninterruptedly and repeatedly transmit a wakeup instruction on a first channel, and a reader/writer, connected to a control processor, and configured to establish communication with the active RFID tag on a second channel after the active RFID tag receives the wakeup instruction, and transmit an action instruction index to the active RFID tag; wherein the active RFID tag comprises: a receiver, configured to receive the wakeup instruction during a time period of an interception state and receive the action instruction index; a processor, configured to store a preset index-action mapping relationship, be waked up according to the wakeup instruction and search out an action instruction corresponding to the action instruction index from the index-action mapping relationship, and execute an operation in response to the action instruction.

Abstract: Video content information associated with video content is received, by at least a first computing device, wherein the video content is delivered utilizing internet protocol. End destination information associated with a reception instance of the video content is received, by at least the first computing device, wherein the end destination information includes experience information that, at least in part, includes information relating to a quality of the reception instance of the video content and a location of an end destination associated with the reception instance of the video content. At least a portion of the video content information and at least a portion of the end destination information, which includes at least a portion of the information relating to the quality of the reception instance of the video content, is selectively aggregated, by at least the second computing device, to generate aggregated information.

Abstract: The present invention provides a geothermal based heat utilization system for just about preventing scaling of geothermal fluid in a heat exchanger, comprising a mixing unit upstream to a heat exchanger of said system and in which separated brine, steam condensate and non-condensable gas portions are mixed so as to just about reconstruct the geothermal fluid to just about equilibrium conditions such that dissolved solids are assured not to precipitate in the heat exchanger.

Abstract: A system and method for surface steerable drilling are provided. In one example, the system receives feedback information from a drilling rig and calculates an estimated position of a drill bit in a formation based on the feedback information. The system compares the estimated position to a desired position along a planned path of a borehole. The system calculates multiple solutions if the comparison indicates that the estimated position is outside a defined margin of error relative to the desired position. Each solution defines a path from the estimated position to the planned path. The system calculates a cost of each solution and selects one of the solutions based at least partly on the cost. The system produces control information representing the selected solution and outputs the control information for the drilling rig.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory is formed by stacking a plurality of substrates and memory cells on each substrate are connected by data dump lines. A switch may intervene between the memory cell and the data dump line. When data of each substrate is dumped by the data dump line, a problem of decrease in a speed and an increase in power consumption due to a parasitic component can be minimized. Further, a core circuit including the memory cell may be disposed on one substrate and a peripheral circuit unit may be disposed on the remaining substrates.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a broadhead cutter activation mechanism and system inside of a fire extinguisher. The broadhead cutter device may be attached to a cutter shaft which is driven downward when the elastic potential energy is released form a spring system. The broadhead cutter device may be configured to pierce and open a burst disc to release the flow of an extinguishing agent under pressure.

Abstract: A double lockout programming technique is provided having a hidden delay between programming and verification. A temporary lockout stage and a permanent lockout stage are provided for double lockout programming. The temporary lockout stage precedes the permanent lockout stage and is used to initially determine when a memory cell should be locked out a first time for one or more program pulses. When a memory cell initially passes verification for its target state, it is temporarily locked out from programming for one or more program pulses. The memory cell enters a permanent lockout stage where it is verified again for its target state. When the memory cell passes verification a second time, it is permanently locked out for programming during the current program phase. The memory cell may be programmed at one or more reduced program rates in the permanent lockout stage.

Abstract: A non-volatile memory system utilizes partial block erasing during program operations to mitigate the effects of programming pass voltage disturbances. A programming request is received that is associated with a group of word lines from a block, such as all or a portion of the word lines. The system erases and soft programs the block prior to beginning programming. The system programs a subset of the word lines of the block for the programming request. After programming the subset of word lines, the system pauses the programming operation and performs an erase operation for the unprogrammed word lines of the block. The already programmed word lines and one or more optional buffer word lines may be inhibited from erasing during the erase operation. After erasing the unprogrammed word lines, the system completes the programming request by programming the remaining user data in the unprogrammed region of the block.

Abstract: Read disturb is reduced for dummy memory cells in a charge-trapping memory device such as a 3D memory device. The memory device includes a selected NAND string and an unselected NAND string. In the unselected NAND string, a dummy memory cell is adjacent to a select gate transistor. During a read operation involving the selected NAND string, a voltage of the dummy memory cell is increased in two steps to minimize a gradient in a channel of the unselected NAND string between the dummy memory cell and the select gate transistor. During the first step, the select gate transistor is conductive so that the channel is connected to a driven bit line. During the second step, the select gate transistor is non-conductive. Voltages on unselected word lines can also be increased in two steps to set a desired channel boosting level in the unselected NAND string.

Abstract: Systems and methods for mapping sensor feedback onto virtual representations of detection surfaces are disclosed herein. A system configured in accordance with an embodiment of the present technology can, for example, record and process feedback from a sensing device (e.g., a metal detector), record and process user inputs from a user input device (e.g. user-determined locations of disturbances in the soil surface), determine the 3D position, orientation, and motion of the sensing device with respect to a detection surface (e.g., a region of land being surveyed for landmines) and visually integrate captured and computed information to support decision-making (e.g. overlay a feedback intensity map on an image of the ground surface). In various embodiments, the system can also determine the 3D position, orientation, and motion of the sensing device with respect to the earth's absolute coordinate frame, and/or record and process information about the detection surface.

Abstract: The invention discloses a computer system having voice-control function. The computer system includes a voice-recognition module, a shared memory, a microcontroller, a power-management module and a central processing unit. The voice-recognition module receives an external voice signal via a microphone and determines whether the external voice signal corresponds to an operation instruction. The shared memory is used for storing shared state information. The microcontroller is used for setting the shared state information according to the operation instruction when the external voice signal corresponds to the operation instruction. The power-management module generates a power-management signal according to the shared state information in the shared memory. When the power-management module transmits the power-management signal, the central processing unit executes a processing operation corresponding to the operation instruction according to the shared state information in the shared memory.

Abstract: An automatic method for measuring three-dimensional coordinates by a laser tracker includes determining whether a retroreflector is accessible within an acceptance region of an inspection location and, if not, taking corrective action.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a communication method, device, and system. The communication method include using low-frequency alternating magnetic field signals to control a communication distance between a first radio frequency (RF) device and second RF device. The communication device receives and uses a first low-frequency alternating magnetic field signal transmitted from a second RF device to control the communication distance to the second RF device. The communication system includes a first RF device and a second RF device. The first RF device generates and transmits a first low-frequency alternating magnetic field signal and receives a second low-frequency alternating magnetic field signal, and the second RF device generates and transmits the second low-frequency alternating magnetic field signal and receives the first low-frequency alternating magnetic field signal.

Abstract: A fluid regulating device includes a regulator valve having a valve body defining an inlet and an outlet and a valve port disposed between the inlet and the outlet. A housing assembly is disposed adjacent the valve port, and the housing assembly includes a first aperture adapted to receive a valve disc. A balancing diaphragm is secured to a portion of the valve disc and a portion of the housing assembly, and a portion of a balancing cavity is defined by a top surface of the balancing diaphragm and an interior surface of the housing assembly. A sensing passage extends from the inlet of the regulator valve to the balancing cavity such that the inlet of the regulator valve is in fluid communication with the balancing cavity.