Abstract: A railcar steering bogie includes: a bogie frame including a cross beam; pair of axles; axle boxes accommodating bearings; axle box suspensions each including a coupling member coupling the corresponding axle box and bogie frame while allowing relative displacement in a car longitudinal direction; plate spring extending in the car longitudinal direction and including car longitudinal direction end portions extending obliquely upward along the car longitudinal direction and supported above the respective axle boxes and a car longitudinal direction middle portion unfixedly arranged under the cross beam; support seats including respective inclined upper surfaces and supporting the both respective longitudinal direction end portions of the plate spring; and gap bodies each provided between an upper surface of the corresponding axle box suspension and a lower surface of the corresponding support seat and configured to allow displacement of the axle box suspension and the support seat in the car longitudinal direct

Abstract: A railcar steering bogie includes: a bogie frame supporting a bolster such that the bolster is swingable relative to the bogie frame about a vertical axis; two wheelsets each including an axle and a pair of wheels; and a steering mechanism configured to steer at least one of the two wheelsets in accordance with the swinging of the bolster relative to the bogie frame. The steering mechanism includes: a steering lever configured to turn relative to the bogie frame about a fulcrum axis; a coupling link coupling the bolster and the steering lever and configured to operate in conjunction with the swinging of the bolster relative to the bogie frame; and a steering link coupled to the steering lever and configured to steer the wheelset in conjunction with the turning of the steering lever. The steering link is coupled to the steering lever by a pin member.

Abstract: A railcar steering bogie includes: a bogie frame supporting a bolster such that the bolster is swingable relative to bogie frame about a vertical axis; two wheelsets; axle box suspensions including respective axle beams coupling corresponding axle boxes to bogie frame, the axle boxes accommodating respective bearings supporting corresponding axles; and a steering mechanism steering at least one of the two wheelsets in accordance with the bolster's swinging relative to the bogie frame. The steering mechanism includes: a steering lever configured to turn relative to the bogie frame about fulcrum axis; a coupling link coupling the bolster and steering lever and configured to operate in conjunction with the bolster's swinging relative to the bogie frame; and at least one steering link coupling steering lever and axle beam and configured to steer the corresponding wheelset by displacing corresponding axle box through the corresponding axle beam in conjunction with steering lever's turning.

Abstract: An axle box suspension includes: an axle beam including an axle beam main body portion extending from the axle box in a car longitudinal direction and a pin portion projecting from a tip end of the axle beam main body portion in the car longitudinal direction; a tubular elastic bushing including an inner tube portion, an outer tube portion, and an elastic portion interposed between the inner tube portion and the outer tube portion, the inner tube portion being fitted to the pin portion; an adapter attached to the outer tube portion and coupling the axle beam and the bogie frame; and a first stopper attached to the pin portion and configured to, when the axle box is displaced relative to the bogie frame toward one side in the car longitudinal direction by a predetermined distance, contact the adapter to restrict displacement of the axle box.

Abstract: Methods of and systems for establishing a packet connection between a first application running on a first electronic device located within a local area network (LAN) and a second application running on a second electronic device located outside the LAN. The method comprises: sending, by a messaging client located outside the LAN, a request message to establish a virtual private network (VPN); receiving, by a messaging agent located within the LAN, the request message; causing, by the messaging agent, a VPN client located within the LAN to negotiate, based on the request message, a VPN connection between the VPN client and a VPN server located outside the LAN; assigning, by the VPN server, a network address; provisioning the VPN client with the network address; and commanding the second application to set up the packet connection to the first application based on the network address.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods that generate and send interactive elements to a plurality of wearable electronic devices are discussed. One or more mobile applications and one or more remote backend servers may cooperate to send information in the interactive elements to the instances of the time synchronous application resident in their wearable electronic device in order to bring different types of content such as timely and relevant data, events, and notifications to a user of that wearable electronic device without the user's intervention to actively retrieve the different types of content. The interactive elements may be generated and sent from any of i) a public application programming interface hosted on a server, ii) one or more mobile applications resident on one or more mobile computing devices, and iii) one or more remote backend servers. In addition, these sources may merely send content and commands for the interactive elements to the public application programming interface.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods that generate and send interactive elements to a plurality of wearable electronic devices are discussed. One or more mobile applications and one or more remote backend servers may cooperate to send information in the interactive elements to one or more instances of a time synchronous application in order to bring different types of content such as timely and relevant data, events, and notifications to a user of a wearable electronic device without the user's intervention to actively retrieve the different types of content. The interactive elements may be generated and sent from any of i) a public application programming interface (“API”) hosted on a server, ii) one or more mobile applications resident on one or more mobile computing devices, or iii) one or more remote backend servers. In addition, these sources may merely send content and commands for the interactive elements to the public API.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods that relate selectable actions embedded in two or more interactive elements from a plurality of wearable computing devices are discussed. The selected actions taken by the user of the first wearable computing device in the first interactive element are evaluated against the data including the actions taken by the user of the second wearable computing device in the second interactive element. A resultant interactive element is generated based on the evaluation of the data of the first interactive element against the data of the second interactive element. The resultant interactive element relates the selectable actions indicated by the first and second interactive elements from the first and second wearable computing devices. The resultant interactive element is then broadcast to at least the respective input communication circuits of the first and second wearable computing devices.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods that generate and send interactive elements to a plurality of wearable electronic devices are discussed. One or more mobile applications and one or more remote backend servers may cooperate to send information in the interactive elements to the instances of the time synchronous application resident in their wearable electronic device in order to bring different types of content such as timely and relevant data, events, and notifications to a user of that wearable electronic device without the users intervention to actively retrieve the different types of content. The interactive elements may be generated and sent from any of i) a public application programming interface hosted on a server, ii) one or more mobile applications resident on one or more mobile computing devices, and iii) one or more remote backend servers. In addition, these sources may merely send content and commands for the interactive elements to the public application programming interface.

Abstract: An office automation system comprising a portable computer (1) that comprises a processing unit (2) capable of executing at least one preferential application (T), one integrated output means (3) and one integrated input means (4), said office automation system further comprising an additional output means (5) which may selectively be connected to said portable computer (1) and an additional input means (6) which may selectively be connected to said portable computer (1), wherein either said integrated output means (3) and input means (4), or said additional output means (5) and input means (6), are reserved for the preferential application (T) when said additional output means (5) and input means (6) are connected to said portable computer (1), in accordance with a “fixed” mode.

Abstract: At least one example embodiment discloses terminals including at least one alterable function key and a display to display in proximity to the key an indication relating to the function of this key, which includes indicating to a communication server which types of indication the terminal is able to display in proximity to this key, sending, from the server to the terminal, information defining at least one KPML command that the server is capable of receiving and that it is capable of executing and information defining at least one indication associated with the command and which must be displayed on the terminal, in proximity to an adaptable function key depending on a telephone state of an active communication.

Abstract: An office automation system comprising a portable computer (1) that comprises a processing unit (2) capable of executing at least one preferential application (T), one integrated output means (3) and one integrated input means (4), said office automation system further comprising an additional output means (5) which may selectively be connected to said portable computer (1) and an additional input means (6) which may selectively be connected to said portable computer (1), wherein either said integrated output means (3) and input means (4), or said additional output means (5) and input means (6), are reserved for the preferential application (T) when said additional output means (5) and input means (6) are connected to said portable computer (1), in accordance with a “fixed” mode.

Abstract: This method includes: a step (1, 2A, 2B) of a server receiving a request from a calling terminal to set up a call between the calling terminal and an emergency call center, and a step (5) of setting up a call between the calling terminal and the call center; a step (2B, 8) of identifying, in the call set-up request, a type of event belonging to a list of predefined event types, such as medical problems, fire, etc.; a step (9) of identifying a community having capabilities suited to the type of event identified; and a step (11) of sending information to at least one terminal belonging to the community thus identified. A preferred embodiment of the method further includes sending (11) at least one terminal belonging to the community thus identified the location of the calling terminal and the type of event identified.

Abstract: This method concerns the terminals (T) comprising at least one alterable function key (K1, . . . , Kn) and display means (LCD) able to display in proximity to this key an indication relating to the function of this key. It includes the steps involving: indicating to a communication server (AS) which types of indication this terminal is able to display in proximity to this key; sending (201), from the server to the terminal, information defining at least one KPLM command that the server is capable of receiving and that it is capable of executing; and information defining at least one indication associated with this command and which must be displayed on the terminal, in proximity to an adaptable function key depending on the telephone state of an active communication.

Abstract: A radiotelephone terminal unit is provided for a subscriber who has a portable radiotelephone terminal of the mobile network type or cordless telephone type which can be carried around by a user and by means of which the user communicates via a communication network to which the user is connected by radio via a relay transceiver station. The unit includes a radiotelephone terminal which is complementary to the portable radiotelephone terminal, preferably remains in place, and can be used conjointly with the portable radiotelephone terminal when connected to the relay transceiver station by a call set up via the station. Complementary functions of the two terminals can be employed by the same user having simultaneous access to both terminals.

Abstract: This method includes: a step (1, 2A, 2B) of a server receiving a request from a calling terminal to set up a call between the calling terminal and an emergency call center, and a step (5) of setting up a call between the calling terminal and the call center; a step (2B, 8) of identifying, in the call set-up request, a type of event belonging to a list of predefined event types, such as medical problems, fire, etc.; a step (9) of identifying a community having capabilities suited to the type of event identified; and a step (11) of sending information to at least one terminal belonging to the community thus identified. A preferred embodiment of the method further includes sending (11) at least one terminal belonging to the community thus identified the location of the calling terminal and the type of event identified.

Abstract: The skewered shrimp of the invention comprises a stick having at least one shrimp mounted thereon, each shrimp having a shelled central portion defined between a non-shelled head portion and a non-shelled tail portion, wherein the stick is mounted through the head portion and the tail portion of each shrimp in such a manner that the central portion extends to one side of the stick without being pierced by the stick, the shrimps preferably being mounted in pairs, being disposed head-to-tail.

Abstract: The invention concerns an electronic communication terminal, a method, and a computer program product for transmitting an electronic message to two or more recipients, whereby the message comprises a public component intended for each of the two or more recipients and one or more private components, each of the one or more private components intended only for one or more of the two or more recipients. The public component and the one or more private components each comprise one or more sections. The public component of the message is replicated and one of the private components is added to the public component to form an individual message intended only for one or more of the two or more recipients. Then the different messages are transmitted via a telecommunication network to the respective recipients.

Abstract: A system and method for a multi-dimensional analysis of consumer technology customers. One embodiment provides a method for multidimensional valuation of consumer technology customers. The method includes retrieving customer data relating to customers who purchased at least one product from a group of consumer technology products offered by a company, calculating a base value for the customers, calculating a service value for the customers, calculating a potential value for the customers, calculating a referral value for the customers, combining the base, service, potential, and referral values to determine the multidimensional valuation of the consumer technology customers.

Abstract: One embodiment comprises a method for generating life-cycle-based pre-emptive electronic mail relating to a consumer electronic product. The method determines timing for sending the electronic mail messages using customer data from a customer database and life-cycle events from an event database. Message content for the electronic mail messages is personalized for a customer using the customer data and content from a content database.