Abstract: An SV reduction method for multi-class SVMs is provided with which a number of SVs contained in the multi-class SVMs can be reduced without becoming trapped in a local minimum optimization solution and the reduction of the SVs can be performed at high precision and high speed. The method includes a step of selecting, from a plurality of initially present support vectors, support vector pairs zi, zj (i, j=1, 2, . . . , NS); a step of preparing a single-variable objective function with a single global maximum and determining a maximum value k of the objective function; and a step of applying the maximum value k to the support vector pairs zi and zj to determine a temporary vector Ztemp[i] of small classification errors; and the support vector pairs zi, zj are represented by the temporary vector Ztemp[i].

Abstract: An apparatus to perform semiconductor processing includes a process chamber; a plasma generator for generating a plasma in the process chamber; and a helical ribbon electrode coupled to the output of the plasma generator.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and method for real time motion detection is provided. In the apparatus, a sub-sampling module receives and sub-samples a current image and a plurality of previous images and a census transform module performs census transform on each of the sub-sampled images to obtain a census vector. A correlation calculation module calculates and compares correlation values between the current image and the plurality of previous images and detects a region having highest correlation. A motion detection module tracks positions of pixels corresponding to the region having the highest correlation to detect motion information in the images. The image processing apparatus and method can obtain, in real time, the direction and speed of an object that is in motion in each image.

Abstract: Systems and methods for pre-scanning retail merchandise. A mobile scanning station includes a frame, and a pair of arms mounted to the frame, positioned to hold an open bag for receiving pre-scanned items. A platform is mounted to the frame, positioned under the pair of arms for providing a supporting surface for items contained in an open bag held by the pair of arms. The frame further includes an EAS deactivator support for holding an EAS deactivator for deactivating EAS tags on pre-scanned items before they are placed in the open bag.

Abstract: In a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine disposed in an engine compartment provided with a hood, and also an electrical machine for at least assisting in driving the vehicle and generating electric energy, and a power electronics system for controlling the electric power supply to, and from the electric machine during operation of the motor vehicle by the internal combustion engine and/or the electrical machine, the power electronics system is arranged in the engine compartment above the internal combustion engine and below the hood.

Abstract: A multi-level cell memory device performs a read by providing a stepped voltage waveform on a wordline, and comparing cell currents to a substantially constant reference current. Prior to the application of the stepped voltage waveform, the wordline may share charge with another circuit node.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed to perform semiconductor processing with a process chamber; a flash lamp adapted to be repetitively triggered; and a controller coupled to the control input of the flash lamp to trigger the flash lamp. The system can deploy a solid state plasma source in parallel with the flash lamp in wafer processing.

Abstract: A method of handling program instructions in a microprocessor which reduces delays associated with mispredicted branch instructions, by detecting the occurrence of a stall condition during execution of the program instructions, speculatively executing one or more pending instructions which include at least one branch instruction during the stall condition, and determining the validity of data utilized by the speculative execution. Dispatch logic determines the validity of the data by marking one or more registers of an instruction dispatch unit to indicate which results of the pending instructions are invalid. The speculative execution of instructions can occur across multiple pipeline stages of the microprocessor, and the validity of the data is tracked during their execution in the multiple pipeline stages while monitoring a dependency of the speculatively executed instructions relative to one another during their execution in the multiple pipeline stages.

Abstract: The present invention allows a microprocessor to identify and speculatively execute future load instructions during a stall condition. This allows forward progress to be made through the instruction stream during the stall condition which would otherwise cause the microprocessor or thread of execution to be idle. The data for such future load instructions can be prefetched from a distant cache or main memory such that when the load instruction is re-executed (non speculative executed) after the stall condition expires, its data will reside either in the L1 cache, or will be enroute to the processor, resulting in a reduced execution latency. When an extended stall condition is detected, load lookahead prefetch is started allowing speculative execution of instructions that would normally have been stalled.

Abstract: A remote management card is associated with a server and connected to a Network File System (NFS) server storing files. The remote management card is configured to locate a file or image on a network. The associated server my then access the files on the NFS server, facilitating the installation of an operating system or accessing another desired file.

Abstract: Methods and systems for the automated testing of applications using an application independent GUI map are disclosed. A method includes receiving a command to change a physical description of an object of a general class in the GUI map. A physical description of the object of general class is changed in the GUI map to correspond to a specific object in a particular application. A request is received to identify the specific object in the particular application using a physical description of the specific object. The specific object is associated with the physical description of the specific object. Access is provided to the physical description of the specific object.

Abstract: The computing machine (1) comprises a RAM (3) and a mass memory (5) in which an operating system is stored. The mass memory (5) comprises a partition (8) that is read-only accessible to the operating system, said partition (8) containing a startup function, an automatic repair function, and a function for mounting said operating system.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for pre-processing mapping information for efficient decomposition of an XML document for storage in a database are provided. The method includes receiving a mapping document that describes how all of (or a portion of) an XML document is to decomposed, transforming the mapping document into a data structure for decomposing an XML document, and making the data persistent for use with a subsequent decomposition operation that decomposes an XML document.

Abstract: A multi-level cell memory device performs a read by providing a stepped voltage waveform on a wordline, and comparing cell currents to a substantially constant reference current. Prior to the application of the stepped voltage waveform, the wordline may share charge with another circuit node.

Abstract: There is provided an ultrasound imaging system, which includes: an ultrasound diagnostic unit for providing 3D volume data of an object and its neighboring region, wherein the 3D volume data is formed with a number of frames; a pre-processing unit for selecting a predetermined number of key frames from the frames; a segmentation unit for segmenting each of the key frames into object regions and non-object regions; a texture-based region classifying and merging unit for classifying the object and the non-object regions into object and non-object sub-regions based on the texture thereof, and removing the non-object sub-regions and merging the object sub-regions; a surface determining unit for extracting contours of the object in the key frames and determining a 3D surface of the object by connecting the contours; and a rendering unit for forming masked volume with the 3D surface and forming a 3D ultrasound image of the object by rendering the masked volume.

Abstract: A process to deposit a thin film by chemical vapor deposition includes evacuating a chamber of gases; exposing a device to a gaseous first reactant, wherein the first reactant deposits on the device to form the thin film having a plurality of monolayers in thickness; evacuating the chamber of gases; exposing the device, coated with the first reactant, to a gaseous second reactant under a plasma treatment, wherein the thin film is treated by the first reactant; and repeating the previous steps.

Abstract: A dithering system yielding two-dimensional dither functioning is implemented without line memories. For each primary input color, a feedback loop outputs an color input signal plus error that can be preset to different values. The desired result is that vertical artifacts on a display formed from the output signals are relocated to different locations on consecutive display lines. If signal magnitude from the feedback loop output exceeds the magnitude of the video system creating the display, signal magnitude is preset to a value representing error at the start of the display line.

Abstract: A method for determining relationships between hierarchically structured schema components and their effects on and content of tuples, includes: analyzing the hierarchically structured schema with user-supplied mappings and finding elements or attributes mapped to a same relational table; determining relationships between the elements or attributes to be either a one-to-one relationship or a one-to-many relationship based on an information set in the hierarchically structured schema; recording the relationships; and processing a hierarchically structured document against the recorded relationships and generating tuples accordingly. The constructs of a hierarchically structured schema that may affect the cardinality between the attributes of a relation, and thus the contents of the tuples, are considered. A relationship between the hierarchically structured schema model and a relational model is established.

Abstract: A method for protecting an organic polymer underlayer during a plasma assisted process of depositing a subsequent film on the organic polymer underlayer is disclosed. The method provides the deposition of a protective continuous layer using organic polymer damage-free technique in order to not damage the organic polymer underlayer and to protect the organic polymer underlayer during the plasma assisted process of depositing a subsequent film. The organic polymer damage-free technique is a non-plasma process, using only thermal energy and chemical reactions to deposit the continuous layer. The organic polymer damage-free technique can also be a plasma assisted process using a reduced plasma power low enough in order to not damage the organic polymer underlayer.

Abstract: An apparatus for sequential processing of a workpiece comprises an assembly line processing system. The apparatus comprises multiple workpieces moving in an assembly line fashion under multiple process stations. The multiple process stations provide different processes onto the workpieces for a sequential processing of the workpieces. The sequential processing action is carried out by the movement of the workpieces under the various process stations.