Abstract: The invention provides a light management information system for an outdoor lighting network system, having a plurality of outdoor light units each including at least one sensor type, where each of the light units communicates with at least one other light unit, at least one user input/output device in communication with at one or more of said outdoor light units, a central management system in communication with light units, said central management system sends control commands and/or information to one or more of said outdoor light units, in response to received outdoor light unit status/sensor information from one or more of said outdoor light units or received user information requests from said user input/output device, a resource server in communication with said central management system, wherein the central management system uses the light unit status/sensor information and resources from the resource server to provide information to the user input/output device and/or reconfigure one or more of the l

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thiazine amide derivative and a pharmaceutical use thereof, and particularly to a compound of formula I (in the formula, variables are as described in the specification), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or hydrate thereof. The present invention further relates to a method for preparing the compound, a pharmaceutical composition containing the compound, and a method or use thereof for prevention or treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.

Abstract: The present invention provides a data transmission method and apparatus based on networks of multiple communications standards. According to the method of the present invention, an air interface state of a first communications standard network and an air interface state of a second communications standard network are detected, a data packet sending rate suitable for the air interface status of the first communications standard network and a data packet sending rate suitable for the air interface state of the second communications standard network are determined, and a data packet is allocated to the first communications standard network and the second communications standard network according to the determined data packet sending rates, so that the data packet may be simultaneously delivered to a user by using the networks of the two communications standards together.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thiazine amide derivative and a pharmaceutical use thereof, and particularly to a compound of formula I (in the formula, variables are as described in the specification), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or hydrate thereof. The present invention further relates to a method for preparing the compound, a pharmaceutical composition containing the compound, and a method or use thereof for prevention or treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.

Abstract: A system and method for providing directional information to a user using existing infrastructure elements (150) is disclosed. The method comprising determining a route of infrastructure elements (150) between a current location and a remote location, wherein the current location is associated a first element in the route and the last element in the route being closest to the remote location, wherein each of the elements in the route are identified by at least one of: a physical identification and a data identification, and providing a visual indication, progressively, to each of the infrastructure elements in the route at a predetermined time and for a determined period, wherein the progressive display of the visual indication provides for direction control information.

Abstract: Devices such as tablets, smartphones, media players, and so forth may incorporate a fingerprint sensor to support acquisition of biometric identification data. As described herein, input data from the fingerprint sensor may be used to control one or more functions of the device. The function controlled may be based at least in part on context of one or more applications executing on the device, direction of motion, and so forth. In one implementation, movement parallel to the fingerprint sensor may modify audio volume settings on the device.

Abstract: Inventive methods and apparatus for management of outdoor lighting networks (130A-C, 230A-C). For example, in some embodiments methods and apparatus are provided that enable communication between a central management system (110, 210) and a plurality of unique outdoor lighting networks (130A-C, 230A-C).

Abstract: The present invention proposes a method of managing a network comprising a set of devices for transmitting a traffic stream using network resources. Each device of the set of devices is individually associated with an expiration time. The expiration time defines a maximum interval of sending a message by a given device among the set of devices for indicating that the given device is connected with the network. The method comprises a step of determining, based on the expiration times of said set of devices, a transmission lease time defining duration of using said network resources.

Abstract: The present invention proposes an apparatus and a method for selecting a transport control mechanism to be used between a first device (110) and a second device (120). Firstly, a first unit (231) obtains first information indicating the transport control mechanism supported by the first device (210) and second information indicating the transport control mechanism supported by second device (220); then, a second unit (232) selects the transport control mechanism to be used between the first device (210) and the second device (220) on the basis of the first and second information and a preset rule. With the apparatuses and methods provided in the present invention, the problem of how to select the transport control mechanism to be used between the media server and the media client is well solved. Furthermore, by applying the defined messages and the interaction process in IGRS protocols, there is no need for additional messages nor for an additional interaction process.

Abstract: The present invention proposes a method of managing a network comprising a set of devices for transmitting a traffic stream using network resources. Each device of the set of devices is individually associated with an expiration time. The expiration time defines a maximum interval of sending a message by a given device among the set of devices for indicating that the given device is connected with the network. The method comprises a step of determining, based on the expiration times of said set of devices, a transmission lease time defining duration of using said network resources.

Abstract: A series of novel phosphorus-containing compounds suitable for use as a flame retardant having the following formula are disclosed: wherein R1-R8 independently are H or C1-C4 alkyl; Y is —OH or wherein Q is H, —NO2, —NH2, —OH, —CH3, —CHO, —COOH, A is —O—, —, —CH2—, or —C(CH3)2—; R9 and R10 independently are H, or C1-C4 alkyl.