Abstract: This invention relates generally to the targeting and biopsy of tissue for medical purposes, and more particularly to a targeted biopsy system which allows planning of tissue to be sampled, targeting of specific areas of tissue in reference to the plan, capturing the tissue sample and recording the source location of the tissue sample, particularly for use in collecting tissue samples from the prostate gland. A further purpose of this invention is to provide a targeted treatment system which allows planning of tissue to be treated, targeting of specific areas of tissue in reference to the plan, and delivering the treatment to the targeted tissue.

Abstract: An automated process of assigning storage resources to logical units (“LU's”) is informed of contention avoidance, in order to yield reduced contention. LU's are defined and assigned to logical groups. Then a process having automatic aspects assigns physical storage resources to the LU's responsive to the LU logical groupings. In another aspect, the assignment of physical storage resources is responsive to the logical groups in a manner such that the LU's in one logical group cannot contend for physical storage resources with the LU's in another group, but the LU's in a single group may contend with one another. In lieu of LU's being manually assigned to logical groups, certain contention avoidance relations among the LU's are defined and then an automated process assigns the LU's to logical groups responsive to the contention avoidance relations.

Abstract: An automated process of assigning storage resources to logical units (“LU's”) is informed of contention avoidance, in order to yield reduced contention. LU's are defined and assigned to logical groups. Then a process having automatic aspects assigns physical storage resources to the LU's responsive to the LU logical groupings. In another aspect, the assignment of physical storage resources is responsive to the logical groups in a manner such that the LU's in one logical group cannot contend for physical storage resources with the LU's in another group, but the LU's in a single group may contend with one another. In lieu of LU's being manually assigned to logical groups, certain contention avoidance relations among the LU's are defined and then an automated process assigns the LU's to logical groups responsive to the contention avoidance relations.

Abstract: This invention teaches an inventive method for tracking trip data in relation to geographic position for a vehicle. The first steps in the method involve recording trip data periodically and recording geographic position periodically. Each trip data recording is time stamped. Each geographic position recording is time stamped. The next step is saving the recorded trip data and geographic position to a database. The final step in the inventive method is graphically displaying the trip data and the geographic position, as a function of time, from the database. This invention also covers an apparatus and a system for carrying out the inventive method.

Abstract: The invention is a method for debugging a machine code of a program that has been subjected to an optimizing action, wherein the machine code may have been reordered, duplicated, eliminated or transformed so as not to correspond with the program's source code order. The method derives a table which associates each machine code instruction with a source construct for which it was generated. The user sets a breakpoint at a breakpoint P in the source code where execution is to stop. Then the method determines at least one corresponding location for the breakpoint in the machine code through use of the table, and executes, by native execution or emulation, only machine code instructions which correspond to source constructs that precede the breakpoint in the source code order.

Abstract: The invention is a method for debugging a machine code of a program that has been subjected to an optimizing action, wherein the machine code may have been reordered, duplicated, eliminated or transformed so as not to correspond with the program's source code order. The method derives a table which associates each machine code instruction with a source construct for which it was generated. The user sets a breakpoint at a breakpoint P in the source code where execution is to stop. Then the method determines at least one corresponding location for the breakpoint in the machine code through use of the table, and executes by native execution or emulation only machine code instructions which correspond to source constructs that precede the breakpoint in the source code order.

Abstract: To encourage the use of bicycles for both recreation and transportation by reducing the normally excessive load on the cyclist during hill climbing. A simple on/off push button controls the power assist while a clutch automatically handles both engagement and disengagement. The invention enables a powerful (80 to 150 watts of power delivered to the bicycle tire), compact, lightweight (2.5 to 4 kg) system capable of boosting a cyclist during the hills of a 1 to 2 hour bicycle ride. The system is compatible with most bicycles, is easy to install yet includes a theft deterrent mount. The system includes several safety features including a very modest high speed limit (e.g. 12 mph) beyond which power assist is automatically disabled, and a modest power level which can be overridden by normal bicycle brakes.