Abstract: Disclosed herein is a VDL/DLL architecture in which the power supply to the VDL, VccVDL, is regulated at least as a function of the entry point of the input signal (ClkIn) into the VDL. Specifically, VccVDL is regulated to be higher when the delay through the VDL is relatively small (when the entry point is toward the right (or minimum delay) edge of the VDL) and is reduced when the delay is relatively high (when the entry point is toward the left (or maximum delay) edge of the VDL). This provides for graduated delays across the stages of the VDL, but without the need to design each stage separately. Other benefits include a VDL/DLL design operable over a wider range of frequencies, and a reduced number of stages, including a reduced number of buffer stages. Moreover, when the disclosed technique is used, buffer stages may be dispensed with altogether.

Abstract: Effective color-aware search of a collection of content associated with one or more images is enabled. Content and/or its associated images may be automatically associated with representative palette colors in a suite of color palettes. Color palettes may be of a variety of types and have a hierarchical structure in which lower levels enable increasingly subtle distinctions between shades of color. Color palette hierarchies may be effectively presented, and appropriate portions emphasized based on associated search result sets. Search result sets may be refined and/or reordered in accordance with color palette selections and/or representative confidences of color palette selections for items at least referenced therein.

Abstract: An LED power supply device is provided. In the invention, a digital control device and a programmable interface are used to set an output specification of the LED power supply device, such that one smart LED power supply device can be used to supply power to the LED lamps of different specifications. In this way, it is unnecessary to specifically design and test the power supply devices for the LED lamps of different specifications, so that a design and production cycle of the LED power supply devices and costs thereof are greatly reduced. On the other hand, usage of the digital control device avails monitoring and controlling a state of the LED lamp, for example, implementing temperature control, time control, color and luminance control, etc., by which a service life, efficiency and flexibility of the LED lamp are enhanced.

Abstract: The present invention provides a data collection device that lightens a registering workload for an administrator and prevents that a set of procedures for a data collection is started later than a registered start time. A data collection device 101 comprises: a database 105 in which start times of the sets of the procedures have been previously registered; and a registration control unit operable, if a received specified time is the same as any of the previously registered start times, to search and retrieve a time that is different from any of the previously registered start times in association with a new set of the procedures, instead of registering the specified time.

Abstract: A remote browsing process is directed to the generation and management of a remote browse session at a network computing provider. A client computing device requests a remote browse session instance at a network computing provider. The network computing and storage provider processes the requested content for display, and provides a processed representation of the requested content to the client computing device for display. The network computing provider further provides a historical content representation corresponding to the requested content to a historical browse storage component for storage. The network computing provider may further provide historical content representations to the historical browse storage component for content directly or indirectly referenced by the requested content. The client computing device may subsequently search for content not previously displayed by the client computing device.

Abstract: A blade outer air seal with ring segments forming a mate face gap in which a riffle seal is placed to seal the axial gap. The riffle seal includes a horizontal plate and a vertical plate extending from a bottom surface of the horizontal plate and occupies the axial gap space. The bottom end of the vertical extending plate is angled in a direction of rotation of rotor blades and includes ribs that form open slots in the riffle seal. The ring segments include metering holes that discharge cooling air into the slots to discharge film cooling air onto the hot gas surface of the BOAS and cool the ring segments.

Abstract: An indexable cartridge and method that is useable in either a stagnant fluid environment or in a moving fluid environment with the indexable cartridge floatable in a stagnant fluid environment and securable in a moving fluid environment with the indexable cartridge having a housing having one or more diffusion ports and a sleeve having one or more diffusion ports indexable to a diffusion port alignment through resilient yielding of the sleeve while a set of ribs inhibit lateral flow therebetween.

Abstract: A resonant converter equipped with a phase shifting output circuit includes a resonant circuit to receive input power and regulate to become at least one resonant power, a switch unit to switch an ON period for the input power to pass through the resonant circuit and a power transformation circuit to regulate the resonant power and output a transformed power. The resonant converter further has a primary output circuit and at least one secondary output circuit. The primary output circuit regulates the transformed power to become a primary output power. A resonant control unit captures a feedback signal from the primary output circuit and generates a resonant control signal. A phase shifting control unit receives the resonant control signal and regulate to become a phase shifting driving signal. The secondary output circuit is controlled by the phase shifting driving signal and provides a secondary output power.

Abstract: A turbine rotor blade with a dual triple pass serpentine flow cooling circuit in which a first triple pass serpentine circuit flows along the pressure side wall and the second triple pass serpentine circuit flows along the suction side wall to provide near wall cooling to the two walls. The legs of the serpentine flow cooling circuits have slanted ribs that form diamond shaped mixing chambers such that a criss-cross flow path for the cooling air is formed. In one embodiment, the last leg of the first serpentine circuit provides cooling to the leading edge region with showerhead film holes while the last leg of the second serpentine provides cooling to the trailing edge region with a row of exit holes. In other embodiments, the two serpentine circuits flow in a forward or a rearward direction with two trailing edge cooling channels arranged in the trailing edge and with a separate leading edge cooling supply channel to provide cooling air form the leading edge region.

Abstract: A relay service enables two peers attempting to communicate with one another to each connect to a publicly-accessible relay server, which servers are associated with an overlay network and are selected by a directory service. After end-to-end connectivity is established, preferably the hosts communicate with each other by relaying data packets via the overlay network relay servers. Communications (both connection control messages and data being relayed) between a host and a relay server occurs at an application layer using a modified version of the TURN protocol.

Abstract: A method of making a sub-miniature “micro-chip” oxygen sensor is provided where multiple sensor elements are applied to a dielectric ceramic substrate consisting of a heater pattern, followed by a dielectric layer. Intermeshing electrodes are then applied either over the heater pattern/dielectric layers or on the opposite side of the substrate. The space between the intermeshing electrodes is filled with an n-type or p-type high temperature semiconductor which is covered by a porous protection layer. After singulation (dicing), the sensor element is assembled having conductors applied to the contact pads on the element and is packaged in an assembly for introduction to the exhaust stream of a combustion process. A large step-wise change in the resistance of the element takes place as a result of changes in oxygen content in the exhaust whereby one can determine if the exhaust is rich or lean for use in an engine management or combustion management systems for emissions control.

Abstract: The preferred embodiments provide a system and/or method that exploits the presence of multiple interfaces to provide high quality video streaming (or real time streaming). The proposed solution includes three specific strategies 1) receiver buffer management, 2) selective re-transmission of packets and 3) dynamic load balancing across interfaces to achieve high quality video streaming across multiple interfaces.

Abstract: A system and method for distributed power control in a communications system are provided. A method for relay node operations includes transmitting a signal at a transmit power level on a first channel from a relay node to a user equipment, receiving a message comprising a first indication of channel quality of the first channel at the transmit power level, and determining a second indication of channel quality of a second channel between a communications controller and the relay node, where the first channel and the second channel are in a same multi-hop communication path. The method also includes altering the transmit power level of the first channel based on the first indication of channel quality and the second indication of channel quality to converge the channel quality of the first channel to a convergence value.

Abstract: A method for facilitating communication sessions includes establishing a communication session between a first endpoint and a second endpoint, sending a hibernation message from the first endpoint, and receiving the hibernation message by the second endpoint. The method further includes storing, by the first and second endpoint, session state information associated with the communication session in response to receiving the hibernation message, and deactivating at least a portion of the communication session. After storing the session state information by the first and second endpoints, the method further includes retrieving the session state information by the first and second endpoints, and reestablishing the deactivated portion of the communication session.

Abstract: A cabinet system for securely storing items includes a cabinet housing, a controller, and at least one drawer unit. The cabinet housing has a locking mechanism, and the controller is in communication with the cabinet housing and configured to operate the locking mechanism. The drawer unit is designed to be releasably locked at least partially within the cabinet housing by the locking mechanism, and slidable within a portion of the cabinet housing when released by the locking mechanism. The drawer unit includes at least one storage compartment, a cover, memory, and a power source. The storage compartment is configured to store at least one item therein. The cover is movable to an open configuration and a closed configuration. When the cover is in the closed configuration, the cover limits access to the item of the storage compartment. The memory is powered by the power source and is configured to store data associated with a movement of the cover.

Abstract: In the image forming apparatus including a developing device that develops an electrostatic latent image on an image carrying member by using toner, a first toner empty stop condition and a second toner empty stop condition for prohibiting printing because of a lack of the remaining amount in the toner are provided. The first toner empty stop condition and the second toner empty stop condition are switched in response to the state of the device.

Abstract: A current-input-type parallel resonant DC/DC converter and a method thereof are provided. The converter includes an inverter-circuit for inverting/converting an input DC current into a positive-and-negative alternating square-wave-current, a resonant-network for converting the square-wave-current into a sine-voltage, a transformer for realizing the isolation of the power transmission, a full-wave rectifier-circuit for rectifying the sine-voltage, and an output-filter-circuit for producing a DC output-voltage.

Abstract: A microprocessor includes an MSR and fuses. The microprocessor encounters an instruction requesting access to the MSR and specifying the MSR address, performs a function of the specified MSR address and a value read from the fuses to generate a first result, encrypts the first result with a secret key to generate a second result, compares the second result with an instruction-specified password, and allows the instruction to access the MSR if the second result matches the password and otherwise denies access MSR. Manufacturing subsequent instances of the microprocessor with a different fuse value effectively revokes the password. Alternatively, a control register of the microprocessor may be written by system software to override the fuse value and thereby revoke the password. The function may be XOR or concatenation, the encryption may be AES, and the secret key is externally invisible.

Abstract: An apparatus for use with a clamp including a base member configured to be secured to the clamp and at least one energy transmission device carried by the base member. An apparatus for use with a clamp and a probe that carries at least one energy transmission device including a base member configured to be secured to the clamp and an engagement device associated with the base member and configured to engage the probe. A clamp including first and second clamp members, at least one of which is malleable, and a movement apparatus that moves at least one of the first and second clamp members relative to the other. A surgical system including a clamp with first and second clamp members and a device that removably mounts at least one electrode on at least one of the first and second clamp members.