Abstract: A time division duplex (TDD) single sideband (SSB) transceiver includes a transmitter adapted to input an analog audio signal, sample the analog audio signal, and to output an SSB frequency shift keyed (FSK) signal corresponding to the analog audio signal, the SSB FSK signal including analog information. A receiver is adapted to switch between receiving one of an upper sideband and a lower sideband of an external SSB signal.

Abstract: A method and system for providing prepaid billing for two concurrent communication sessions is accomplished by a first-network-access device, such as a WIN SCP, receiving from a prepaid-user account prepaid services for a first-communication session. During the first-communication session, a second-network-access device, e.g., an AAA server, requests from the prepaid-user account additional prepaid services for a second- communication session that is to occur on a data network. In response to the request, the first-network-access device receives from a prepaid-billing system a status-update request. Responsive to the update request, the first-network-access device sends to the prepaid-billing system the prepaid-service usage for the first communication session. The prepaid billing system updates the prepaid user account by debiting the prepaid services usage from the prepaid-user account.

Abstract: In general, in one aspect, the disclosure describes a method of assembling a packet in memory. The method includes reading data included in a first segment of a packet divided into multiple segments and issuing a command to a memory controller that causes the memory controller to shift and write a subset of the read data to a memory coupled to the memory controller. The method also includes saving the remainder of the read data as a first residue, retrieving data included in a second segment of the packet, and writing at least a portion of the retrieved data and the first residue to the memory.

Abstract: The present invention a novel use of primaquine derivative N1-(3-ethylidinotetrahydrofuran-2-one)-N4-(6-methoxy-8-quinolinyl)-1,4-pentanediamine in the treatment and controlling the spread of malaria. In particular, the present invention discloses a method of treatment of malaria by the use of primaquine derivative N1-(3-ethylidinotetrahydrofuran-2-one)-N4-(6-methoxy-8-quinolinyl)-1,4-pentanediamine as a gametocytocidal agent.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel polynucleotides encoding HLRRSI1 polypeptides, fragments and homologues thereof. Also provided are vectors, host cells, antibodies, and recombinant and synthetic methods for producing said polypeptides. The invention further relates to diagnostic and therapeutic methods for applying these novel HLRRSI1 polypeptides to the diagnosis, treatment, and/or prevention of various diseases and/or disorders related to these polypeptides, particularly gastrointestinal diseases and/or disorders. The invention further relates to screening methods for identifying agonists and antagonists of the polynucleotides and polypeptides of the present invention.

Abstract: The present invention provides a Differential Signaling line driver including a pre-emphasis circuit, which boosts the output drive current without any delay whenever there is a transition in the input signal to the driver, using the input signal itself to provide the pre-emphasis through a current steering circuit that switches the direction of drive currents to provide a differential output signal. A delayed signal is then used to disable the pre-emphasis after a short period.

Abstract: Modification of the presentation of page appearance, page navigation flow, and other aspects of the user experience of an online shopper navigating the virtual shopping cart and checkout pages of an online store is achieved without compromising the security of checkout processing. The modification may include customization, and various configuration and customization tools may be employed. The online shopper experiences continuity between unsecured-connection pages presenting items for purchase and secured-connection pages presented for checkout processing. In one embodiment, page navigation flow is modified using continuations implemented using a relatively small stack to save information relating to the flow. In another embodiment, a page designer enables a dynamic version of a page specification program to be generated, such as by way of a page customization interface. Partial evaluation is employed to generate a version of the program that is executed at request time.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising extracts of Durio zibethinus. The compositions of the present invention are useful for improving the appearance, texture, and/or moisture of mammalian skin. In particular, the compositions of the present invention decrease inflammation in the skin, inhibit matrix metalloprotease-9, which degrades skin proteins such as collagen and elastin, and inhibit melanogenesis in the skin.

Abstract: A web page is generated by applying a partial evaluation technique. In one embodiment, at design time, a page designer enables a dynamic version of a page specification program to be generated, such as by way of a page customization interface. This dynamic version can be executed during the design process, with page customization choices evaluated in a dynamic manner. The parts of the page specification that can be evaluated to static form at design time are identified, and the program is partially evaluated, with the identified parts transformed to static form. The remaining dynamic parts of the page specification program are executed at request time, resulting in a generation of the page to be provided for display over the network. In general, different parts of a page specification program may be selected for evaluation at different times, and there may be more than two phases of evaluation.

Abstract: A speech-based method of searching for network content is disclosed. The method includes receiving, at a portable communication device, speech input containing a keyword. Data representative of the speech input is then sent by the portable communication device to a server. The method further includes receiving, at the portable communication device, information relating to a plurality of candidate results corresponding to the keyword. A list of selectable links through which network-based content associated with the plurality of candidate results may be accessed is then displayed through an interface of the portable communication device.

Abstract: A device and method to provide an optical guide of a pixel to guide incoming light onto a photosensor of the pixel and to improve the optical crosstalk immunity of an image sensor. The optical guide consists of an optically reflecting barrier formed as a trench that mitigates against optical crosstalk. The optical guide is made of an air-filled ring of spaced slots. In another embodiment, the optical guide structure can be filled with a low dielectric material with an index of refraction that is less than the index of refraction of the material used for the surrounding layers.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for preparing allicin which comprises the following steps: (a) mechanically treating a natural source of alliinase to release alliinase therefrom; (b) contacting the mechanically treated alliinase source with an aqueous solution of allicin containing alliin at a concentration greater than that found in raw garlic, whereby the alliin is enzymatically converted to allicin by the alliinase released from the alliinase source; and optionally (c) extracting the resultant allicin into a low boiling point non-polar organic solvent.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for treating a source of azadirachtin: (a) dissolving said sample in an organic polar solvent; (b) combining the solution of step (a) with an organic non-polar solvent to form a single phase containing the said solvents and dissolved sample; (c) treating said single phase of step (b) with an aqueous salt solution to form an aqueous phase and a phase containing the organic non-polar solvent; and (d) recovering one or other or both of the aqueous phase and the phase containing the organic polar solvent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to protein stabilized liposomes. Specifically, the present invention discloses compositions and methods for protein stabilized liposomes, the creation of protein stabilized liposomes, and the administration of protein stabilized liposomes.

Abstract: A voltage controlled Colpitts type crystal oscillator includes a first crystal and a transistor coupled to the first crystal to provide positive feedback for generating an output oscillatory signal. A variable capacitance is coupled to the first crystal for producing a change in a frequency of the oscillatory signal when a corresponding change in the variable capacitance occurs. A first inductance is coupled in a resonant circuit that includes the variable capacitance and the first crystal having a value selected to provide a pulling range of at least 0.4% with respect to the frequency of the oscillatory signal. In one embodiment of the invention, a second crystal is coupled to the first crystal and included in the resonant circuit. An energy dissipating impedance is coupled in the resonant circuit to the first crystal for decreasing a Q characteristic of the first crystal to increase the pulling range of the oscillator.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide an image sensor having an improved dynamic range. A pixel cell comprises at least one transistor structure. The transistor structure comprises at least one semiconductor channel region, at least one gate for controlling the channel region, and first and second leads respectively coupled to a source region on one side of the at least one channel region and a drain region on an opposite side of the at least one channel region. The transistor structure has at least two threshold voltages associated with the at least one channel region, and an I-V characteristic of the transistor structure is determined at least in part by the threshold voltages.

Abstract: A method is provided for passing authentication data to a third party that processes a transaction. More specifically, in connection with a transaction conducted between a first party and a second party, wherein a plurality of transaction details related to the transaction are generated, including a transaction ID which identifies the transaction and authentication data which reflects a result of an attempt to authenticate the first party, the method includes: providing the second party a document over a communications network, said document requesting a transaction ID; receiving the transaction ID over the communications network from the second party; collecting the transaction details corresponding to the received transaction ID; identifying the authentication data within the collected transaction details; formatting the transaction details according to a prescribed format; and, forwarding the formatted transaction details to the third party.

Abstract: The present invention relates to mutant oncolytic vaccinia viruses and their use for selective destruction of cancer cells. The mutant vaccinia viruses of the invention include those having a reduced ability to inhibit the antiviral dsR-NA dependent protein kinase (PKR) and increased sensitivity to interferon. Such mutants include, for example, vaccinia viruses having mutations in the E3L and/or K3L regions. The invention is based on the discovery that vaccinia viruses having mutations in the E3L region are capable of replication in oncogenic cells resulting in cell lysis. The invention further provides methods for treating proliferative disorders, such as neoplasms, in a host comprising administration of mutant vaccinia virus under conditions which result in substantial lysis of the proliferating cancer cells.

Abstract: A bulk silicon material for making silicon ingots, consisting of silicon pellets, and a method for making the pellets from an agglomerate-free source of high purity silicon powder by feeding a controlled amount of silicon powder that is free of intentional additives and binders into a pellet die, and dry compacting the powder at ambient temperature with pressure to produce a pellet that has a density of about 50–75% of the theoretical density of elemental silicon, a weight within a range of about 1.0 gram to about 3.0 grams and preferably of about 2.3 grams, a diameter in the range of 10 mm to 20 mm and preferably of about 14 mm, and a height in the range of 5 mm to 15 mm and preferably of about 10 mm.

Abstract: A receiver, implemented with low noise and low distortion, to process an input signal containing signals of interest and unwanted interference signal. In an embodiment, the receiver contains a mixer which generates an intermediate signal in the form of an electric current, and a filter which filters the unwanted interference signals from the intermediate signal. The intermediate signal is centered around a lower frequency compared to a carrier frequency of the input signal. Due to the current mode interface between the mixer and the filter circuit, low noise and low distortion may be attained.