Abstract: A multi-mode controller (MMC) manages communications on a wireless device to provide interoperability between multiple radio access technologies (RATs) or radio access protocols.

Abstract: A feeding device includes a tool holder, a cutter, a feeding mechanism and a mounting seat. The cutter is positioned on the tool holder. The mounting seat has at least one guiding portion. The tool holder is engaged with the at least one guiding portion. The feeding mechanism drives the tool holder and the cutter to controllably reciprocate along the at least one gliding portion.

Abstract: Provided herein is a fast block circulant generated Hadamard matrix which is called jacket matrices of orders N=2p,4p,4kp,np, wherein k is a positive integer. The block Toeplitz circulant jacket matrices possess many properties of Walsh-Hadamard Toeplitz transform and also have the construction of block circulant, which can be applied to fast algorithms for decomposition easily. The matrix decomposition is of the form of the products of block identity I2 matrix and block Hadamard H2 matrix. The block Toeplitz circulant jacket matrices can be applied to the Kronecker MIMO channel.

Abstract: A lathe includes a machine support, a work table, a moving device and a feeding device. The work table is rotatably positioned on the machine support for driving a workpiece placed on the work table to rotate. The moving device is movably mounted, slidably on the machine support along a first direction above the work table. The feeding device is slidably positioned on the moving device along a second direction vertical to the first direction, the feeding device includes a cutter. The feeding device drives the cutter backwards and forwards under precise control at high speed along a third orthogonal direction for machining the workpiece.

Abstract: A cover member includes a base material having a film shape and containing an amorphous aromatic polyamide. Further, it is preferred that the aromatic polyamide contains a carboxyl group. Furthermore, it is preferred that the aromatic polyamide contains a rigid structure in an amount of 85 mol % or more. Moreover, it is preferred that a tensile elastic modulus of the base material is 4 GPa or more. This makes it possible to provide a cover member having a good flatness keeping property and excellent long-term durability, and an electronic device provided with such a cover member and having excellent reliability.

Abstract: A member-oriented hybrid cloud operating system architecture and a communication method thereof are provided. A hybrid architecture is established based on layer, object and message models, and a member-oriented idea is applied to manage constituent members and a processing environment thereof. On this basis, high-efficient routing, read-write separation and load balancing are performed on a member processing cluster, satisfying the requirements of being open and compatible, loosely coupled and extensible of a cloud operating system, and solving the self-management problem, the horizontal scaling problem of members and the high-availability problem of stateful members of the existing cloud operating system.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for confirming attendance in a meeting is implemented on a computing device and includes: presenting a request to confirm attendance of a scheduled meeting, where the presenting is performed at a confirmation time associated with the scheduled meeting, and the confirmation time is determined as a function of a scheduled start time for the scheduled meeting, receiving a confirmation response to the request, receiving details of other confirmation responses provided by expected attendees of the scheduled meeting; and displaying an attendee confirmation status report on the computing device, where the attendee confirmation status report includes at least the details of the other confirmation responses.

Abstract: A solvent resistant, transparent aromatic polyamide film with a high refractive index may be made by reacting at least one aromatic diacid chloride, a first aromatic diamine, and at least one crosslinking agent or a second aromatic diamine in an organic solvent to form an aromatic polyamide polymer in solution. In one embodiment, the at least one aromatic diacid chloride is selected from the group consisting of isophthaloyl dichloride, terephthaloyl dichloride, 2,6-naphthalene-dicarboxylic chloride, or combinations thereof and the first aromatic diamine is selected from the group consisting of 9,9-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)fluorine, 2,2?,5,5?-Tetrachlorobenzidine, or combinations thereof. The organic solvent is then evaporated from the aromatic polyamide polymer in solution to form a transparent aromatic polyamide precursor film.

Abstract: In one or a plurality of embodiments, a process for manufacturing polyamide without using PrO (propylene oxide) in synthesis is provided. In one or a plurality of embodiments, provided is a process for manufacturing polyamide, including steps (a) to (c): (a) reacting diacid dichloride monomer with at least two kinds of diamine monomers in a solvent so as to generate polyamide; and (b) removing hydrochloric acid physically out of a reaction system, the hydrochloric acid being generated during the reaction in the step (a); or (c) adding a trapping reagent capable of trapping hydrochloric acid, at any time at least before the step (a), at the same time of starting the step (a), or during the step (a), wherein at least one of the diamine monomers is a diamine monomer containing a carboxyl group, and the trapping reagent does not include propylene oxide.

Abstract: The present disclosure, in one aspect, relates to a polyamide solution which can suppress the yellowness. The present disclosure, in one or a plurality of embodiments, relates to a polyamide solution comprising an aromatic polyamide and a solvent, the aromatic polyamide comprising a constitutional unit having one or more free carboxyl groups and having an aromatic ring structure and an alicyclic structure in the main chain. Further, the present disclosure, in one aspect, relates to a laminated composite material, comprising a glass plate and a polyamide resin layer; the polyamide resin layer laminated onto one surface of the glass plate, the polyamide resin layer having yellowness (JIS K7373) of 2.4 or less; and the polyamide resin layer obtained by applying the solution onto the glass plate.

Abstract: A method for building a multi-processor system with nodes having multiple cache coherency domains. In this system, a directory built in a node controller needs to include processor domain attribute information, and the information can be acquired by configuring cache coherency domain attributes of ports of the node controller connected to processors. In the disclosure herein, the node controller can support the multiple physical cache coherency domains in a node.

Abstract: Acoustic diodes, devices incorporating such diodes; and methods of using such devices are disclosed. An acoustic diode may include a periodic acoustic grating and a uniform plate. The periodic acoustic grating may include a plurality of .gratings. The uniform plate may foe separated from-the periodic acoustic-grating by a resonant cavity. The acoustic diode may be configured to have a first transmission, efficiency for acoustic waves incident on the periodic acoustic grating that is greater than a second transmission efficiency for acoustic waves incident on the uniform plate. The acoustic waves may have a. wavelength within a range of wavelengths. Devices incorporating the acoustic diode may include medical imaging devices, such as ultrasound devices, and noise reduction devices.

Abstract: An intelligent radar detection device and method thereof comprise an airport signal detection device detecting a specific airport signal intensity for judging if the device enters an airport, a radio communication device identifying a takeoff of the airplane and reporting location information of the device after the airplane lands, a GPS device acquiring GPS data to ensure the location information, and a system power respectively connected to the radio communication device, the airport signal detection device, and the GPS device. The radio communication device is respectively connected to the airport signal detection device and the GPS device. The present invention for locating and tracking packages and goods transported through aviation can automatically identifies if the device enters the airport to turn off the radio communication function. The present invention also automatically identifies the takeoff of and the landing of the airplane to turn on the radio communication function.

Abstract: A method for machining curved surface includes the flowing steps. A lathe is provided. The lathe includes a work table and a feeding device. The feeding device has a cutter. A workpiece is held on the work table. The work table rotates the workpiece. The feeding device controls the cutter to move backwards and forwards at a high speed to machine the workpiece circumferentially. The feeding device moves in a plane relative to the work table to machine the curved surface.

Abstract: In one or a plurality of embodiments, a process for manufacturing polyamide, with a reduced use of an amide-based solvent in synthesis, is provided. In one or a plurality of embodiments, provided is a process for manufacturing polyamide, including steps (1) to (3): (1) dissolving diamine in a non-amide-based organic solvent or a non-amide-based organic solvent containing 10 mass% or less of an amide-based organic solvent; (2) adding diacid dichloride to a solution obtained in the step (1) and reacting the diamine with the diacid dichloride so as to generate polyamide; and (3) adding a trapping reagent capable of trapping hydrochloric acid.

Abstract: A lathe includes a machine support, a work table, two cross beams and a feeding device. The work table is positioned on the machine support. The two cross beams are mounted on the machine support above the work table. The feeding device includes a cutter. The feeding device is slidably assembled between the two cross beams to obtain support from opposite sides of the two cross beams.

Abstract: An optical compensation film composition is disclosed herein wherein the optical compensation film is stretched to yield a negative A-plate having a refractive index profile of nx<ny=nz. or a biaxial polymer film having a refractive index profile of nx<ny<nz, the film having been stretched from a film cast from a polymer solution comprising a solvent and a polymer having a moiety of wherein R1, R2, and R3 are each independently hydrogen atoms, alkyl groups, substituted alkyl groups, or halogens, wherein at least one of R1, R2, and R3 is a fluorine atom, and wherein R is hydrogen or a substituent on the styrenic ring.

Abstract: A system for writing data to overlapping physical tracks of a shingled magnetic record (SMR) hard disk drive (HDD) and a method for creating a logical disk from overlapping physical tracks of the SMR HDD. The system comprises a write header and a memory identifying the overlapping physical tracks which are accessible through the logical disk. The physical tracks are spaced from each other by at least the width of the write header. The method comprises mapping in a memory the logical disk to writeable tracks of the overlapping physical tracks, the writeable tracks spaced from each other by at least the width of the write header.

Abstract: A machine tool includes a machine support, a work table positioned on the machine support, a moving device and a feeding device. The moving device is movably mounted on the machine support along a first direction above the work table. The feeding device is slidably positioned on the moving device along a second direction at ninety degrees from the first direction. The feeding device includes a feeding mechanism and a cutter. The feeding mechanism drives the tool holder and the cutter to move back and forth along a third orthogonal direction.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus having: a filter member configured to trap particles floating in the apparatus; a suction section configured to suck air including the particles at a variable suction rate; a determiner configured to determine the suction rate of the suction section; an exhaust path capable of leading the air sucked by the suction section to outside of the apparatus through the filter member; a circulation path capable of allowing the air sucked by the suction section and passing through the filter member to circulate inside the apparatus; a switching member configured to make switches between the exhaust path and the circulation path; and a control unit configured to control at least the suction section and the switching member. The control unit allows the switching member to open the exhaust path only when the suction rate determined by the determiner is equal to or less than a predetermined value.