Abstract: A method for data verification may include: receiving by a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag a write command including data to be written; writing by said RFID tag said data to be written into a local storage; reading by said RFID tag data from said local storage; and carrying out by said RFID tag a data verification according to said data read out. Further, a data verification apparatus may include a receiving module for receiving a write command including data to be written; a writing module for writing said data to be written into a first storage module configured for storing said data to be written; a reading module for reading data from said first storage module; and a verifying module for carrying out verification according to the data read out by said reading module. Such method and apparatus may reduce the time of data verification by an RFID tag.

Abstract: A device, system, antenna system including a reader and a plurality of antennae, antenna product, method for the addressing antennae, and method for switching the antenna in a radio frequency identification (RFID) system, wherein the method includes switching the reader in a sequential manner to each of the antennae successively according to a radio frequency communication signal from said reader, where the radio frequency communication signal is provided for the reader to communicate with a tag such that it is simple to form a network and easy to implement the network at low cost.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a USB socket and a USB connector. The USB socket includes a housing and at least one engaging protrusion protruding from an inner surface of the housing. The USB connector includes a holding portion; a header adapted to be plugged into the USB socket which extends from a first end of the holding portion along a first direction; and a plurality of cables, extending from a second end of the holding portion along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. At least one groove is defined in the header for receiving the at least one engaging protrusion and preventing the header from accidentally disengaging from the USB socket.

Abstract: In a case where an access point lies outside the direct radio transmission range of a first radio station of a radio communications system, and a routing runs between the first radio station and the access point that includes at least one additional radio station is known to the first radio station and the access point, information can be transmitted from the first radio station to the access point and from the latter to the first radio station via the routing. When the access point receives information relating to an interruption in the known routing from a radio station in the routing, the first radio station downstream of the access point is informed of the interruption in the known routing and subsequently initiates a process for determining a new routing between the first radio station and the access point.

Abstract: A method and apparatus according to the technique wherein support of a quality of service is provided for transmissions between at least one node (N) and at least one mobile station (MS1) in a multihop communication environment. Support is ensured by checking the quality of service class of each transmission prior to transmission. Once the checking has been performed, depending on the class of the checked transmission a multihop transmission or a direct transmission is selected for the transmission to the at least one mobile station, whereby a transmission having a quality of service class belonging to a first class of quality of service classes is transmitted using the direct transmission, whereas a transmission having a quality of service class belonging to a further class of quality of service classes is transmitted using the multihop transmission.

Abstract: The present invention provides a passivant for hot-dip Al—Zn-coated sheet of which the raw materials include: 2˜6 parts by weight of water soluble molybdate, 4˜12 parts by weight of water soluble manganese salt, 50˜100 parts by weight of basic silica sol and 50˜100 parts by weight of water soluble organic resin. The present invention also provides a method to prepare the passivant for hot-dip Al—Zn-coated sheet including the following steps: adding and dissolving water soluble molybdate and water soluble manganese salt into deionized water; adding basic silica sol into the solution and mixing well; adding water soluble organic resin into the solution and mixing well; regulating the pH value of the solution to 5˜8 by using phosphoric acid. The present invention also provides a hot-dip Al—Zn-coated sheet treated with the present passivant and a method to passivate hot-dip Al—Zn-coated sheet.

Abstract: A method in a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system including at least one reader/writer and a group of tags each attached to a workpiece. The method includes reading a plurality of tags from the group of tags, capturing received signal strength indication envelopes of tags, and storing the received signal strength indication envelope one tag as a template. A correlation match is performed for the received signal strength indication envelope of the tags and the template to obtain a time interval between the received signal strength indication envelope of each of the tags and the template when the correlation is at a maximum value. Using the present invention, the at least one reader/writer can report each tag that is directly in front of an antenna, even if multiple tags exist in the complicated industrial environment, ensuring First Come First-Read (FCFR) and improving the reliability of an ultra high frequency RFID system.

Abstract: The invention provides a hot-dip galvanized steel plate with high adhesion between a plating layer and base steel, and belongs to the field of manufacturing hot-dip galvanized steel plates. Atomic concentration ratio Al/Zn of Al and Zn in a Fe-Al intermediate transition layer between a base steel and a plating layer of the hot-dip galvanized steel plate is 0.9-1.2. The plating layer did not have ? phase, but has relatively thin ? phase and little ? phase. The plating layer mostly consists of ? phase, thus obviously improving adhesion, scratch resistance and wear resistance of the plating layer.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for providing energy to passive tags in a radio-frequency identification system in which a radio-frequency identification system uses the passive tags, a reader/writer sends commands and continuous waves alternately during a communication process, and the tags can obtain energy from these signals sent by the reader/writer, wherein at least one period is selected from those periods for transmitting the continuous waves, and for the continuous wave transmitting signals during this period, an enhanced transmitting power is used, or a extended transmitting time is used, or during this period continuous waves are sent additionally to the passive tags by an independent energy supplying apparatus provided separately, so that the passive tags can obtain from the continuous waves during the selected period more energy for reading and/or writing, thereby improving the reliability of the reading and/or writing operations, and increasing the rewritable range of the radio-frequency identification

Abstract: An apparatus, system and communication method, which is particularly suited for a radio frequency identification system (RFID), wherein a reflection-transmission apparatus is disposed in a radio system and, during a communication process, the reflection and transmission features of reflection-transmission apparatus presented at the radio frequency are changed to introduce a multi-path signal component which changes with time. Consequently, during the communication process, a receiving apparatus receives and combines the multi-path signal component of communication signals and the radio system performs communication by utilizing time diversity effects. The apparatus, system and method provide effective and continued reduction of communication blind spots in the RFID system, thereby improving the overall success rate for the RFID system to read tags and accomplishing a better balance with the overall reading time.

Abstract: An RFID reader/writer including a reader/writer body, antennas and an antenna switching unit is provided. The reader/writer body distributes to each of its own ports a length of sustained time for transmitting a signal. One end of the antenna switching unit is connected to one port of the reader/writer body, while the other end is connected to two antennas. The antenna switching unit acquires a length of sustained time for the signal transmission distributed to the port by the reader/writer body, configures the time-length for the signal transmission and the sequence thereof of the two antennas according to the length of sustained time for the signal transmission, obtains a configuration result for signal transmission, and performs a switching control on the signal transmission of the two antennas according to the signal transmission configuration result. Further, an implementation method for the antenna switching of the RFID reader/writer is described.

Abstract: A mobile communication data transmission method for a cell having one base station and more than one relay station involves switching the relay stations between at least two operating modes of signaling transmission under the control of the base station. A system transmits mobile communication data in a cell having one base station and more than one relay station. When transmitting an uplink signaling or a downlink signaling, the relay stations switch between at least two operating modes under the control of the base station. By using the method, network, relay station, and base station, data transmission in multiple modes can be achieved, so as to achieve a flexible relay scheme.

Abstract: A method for conducting a passive label query in a radio frequency identification system, wherein a query process conducted by a reader for a group of passive labels comprises a first query and a subsequent query. The link frequency used by a reverse link from the passive label to the reader in the subsequent query is smaller than that the link frequency used by the reverse link in the first query. The method improves the reverse link performance of a passive label radio frequency identification system, and increased the reading success rate of the passive label. A reader is also provided to implement the method.

Abstract: A method of uses a relay station to assist processing of requests from user ends. The relay station acquires and monitors channel resource information received from a base station. Upon receiving a request from the UEs via the channel resource, the relay station sends the request received to the base station if it detects no response from the base station to the request. An apparatus uses a relay station to assist processing of requests from UEs. A channel resource acquisition unit acquires channel resource information from the base station. A user monitoring unit monitors the channel resource acquired by the channel resource acquisition unit and for receiving requests sent from the UEs. A base station monitoring unit monitors response from the base station to the requests upon receiving the requests sent from the UEs. A transmitting unit sends the request to the base station when no response from the base station to the request is detected.

Abstract: A method and apparatus according to the technique wherein support of a quality of service is provided for transmissions between at least one node (N) and at least one mobile station (MS1) in a multihop communication environment. Support is ensured by checking the quality of service class of each transmission prior to transmission. Once the checking has been performed, depending on the class of the checked transmission a multihop transmission or a direct transmission is selected for the transmission to the at least one mobile station, whereby a transmission having a quality of service class belonging to a first class of quality of service classes is transmitted using the direct transmission, whereas a transmission having a quality of service class belonging to a further class of quality of service classes is transmitted using the multihop transmission.

Abstract: A radio facility receives a request, which is made by a first radio station and which is routed by a second radio station to the radio facility, regarding a future sending of a message from the first radio station to a third radio station. In addition, the radio facility sends, to at least one or to each radio station of a path, which extends over one or more radio stations and via which the message can be transmitted from the first radio station to the third radio station by routing it through radio stations of the path, information concerning the radio station adjacent to the respective radio station of the path along said path in the direction of the third radio station and, optionally, also information concerning radio resources to be used in the event of a routing of the message through the respective radio station of the path. A radio facility and a radio station carry out said method.

Abstract: In a case where the radio coverage of first and the second radio communication systems, each including a plurality of radio stations, overlaps at least partially, a message containing operating instructions for organization of communication within the second radio communication system is sent from the first radio communication system to at least some of the radio stations of the second radio communication system.

Abstract: A chart based investment monitoring, analyzing and trading system for real time security trading is provided. The system uses computers or other computing devices, investment historical data, and real time market data to create dynamic investment charts. These charts are used in a highly integrated platform for investment monitoring, trading, analyzing, and data searching. The market information like quotes, option and future quotes, the news, and etc. can be easily found on the charts; the chart is a search and study platform also. Historical data of any day can be easily found out on the charts if exist; the charts are the trading platform as well. A trade can be placed right away from the charts. It also provides powerful tools for changing the parameters or settings of multi-charts at the same time with one click; it allows the investors dynamically view and find out the right parameters of the technical indicators. It provides unlimited investments monitoring.

Abstract: An investment chart based interactive trade simulation and game system is provided. The system uses a computer or other computing device, real historical data, and a computer program to dynamically recreate the investment charts of any moment back to any date in the history, as long as the historical data exists. It interacts with players to dynamically recreate the real market environment in the history, and allows them to make investment decisions as though the market were today's market. The system can simulate any market, such as stock, bond, currency, and commodity markets, and any investment vehicle, such as options and futures.

Abstract: A radio communication system has a first and a second radio access point and a plurality of radio stations. The first radio access point broadcasts signals having an increasing output power. The first radio access point stops increasing the output power based on a message by at least one radio station located within the radio coverage range of the second radio access point. The message of the at least one radio station located within the radio coverage range of the second radio access point relates to at least one signal of the first radio access point and/or at least one signal of a radio station located within the radio coverage range of the first radio access point.