Abstract: An exemplary ejection apparatus is provided for ejecting a data storage device out of a chassis. The ejection apparatus includes a pair of driving members, a connecting member, and an operating member. The operating member is slidably attached to the chassis and the connecting member. The connecting member includes a pair of second steps. The driving members are pivotably crossed together and attached to the chassis. Each of the driving members includes a driving portion with a slanting wall formed at one free end thereof, and a first step formed at the other end thereof slidably engaging with the corresponding second step. The operating member moves the connecting member to urge a scissoring movement of the driving member, with the first steps slidably engaging with the second steps. The driving portions push the data storage device out of the chassis.

Abstract: A heat sink assembly includes a first heat dissipating plate, a second heat dissipating plate, at least one flat heat pipe horizontally positioned between the first heat dissipating plate and the second heat dissipating plate. The at least one flat heat pipe surrounds or defines an enclosed-space. The enclosed-space is closed by the first heat dissipating plate and the second heat dissipating plate. At least one through hole communicates with the enclosed-space and is defined in the second heat dissipating plate.

Abstract: An electronic device includes at least one gamma correction unit including a first gamma correction unit. In one embodiment, the first gamma correction unit includes at least one tap that is configured to allow the gamma function for the first gamma correction unit to be changed after the electronic device has been fabricated. In another embodiment, a process for using the electronic device operating the array during a first time period using a first gamma function for the first gamma correction unit. The process also includes changing the first gamma function to a second gamma function. The process further includes operating the array during a second time period using the second gamma function for the first gamma correction unit. A data processing system readable medium has code that includes instructions for carrying out the process.

Abstract: An electronic ballast circuit having at least two distinct switching cycles also includes an anti-striation feature. More particularly the electronic ballast includes an input section configured to receive an input from a power source. A resonant section receives the signals from the input section in order to generate a resonant signal. An anti-striation component is connected within the electronic ballast circuit to affect operation of the resonant section, which results in an affected resonant signal. A switching arrangement is configured to receive the affected resonant signal from the resonant section and anti-striation component, and is further configured to generate an asymmetric output signal due to the affects of the anti-resonant component, wherein the anti-striation component causes parameters of the resonant section of the electronic ballast circuit to be different for different switching cycles of the electronic ballast circuit.

Abstract: Techniques are described for detecting anomalous events using a long-term memory in a video analysis system. The long-term memory may be used to store and retrieve information learned while a video analysis system observes a stream of video frames depicting a given scene. Further, the long-term memory may be configured to detect the occurrence of anomalous events, relative to observations of other events that have occurred in the scene over time. A distance measure may used to determine a distance between an active percept (encoding an observed event depicted in the stream of video frames) and a retrieved percept (encoding a memory of previously observed events in the long-term memory). If the distance exceeds a specified threshold, the long-term memory may publish the occurrence of an anomalous event for review by users of the system.

Abstract: A long-term memory used to store and retrieve information learned while a video analysis system observes a stream of video frames is disclosed. The long-term memory provides a memory with a capacity that grows in size gracefully, as events are observed over time. Additionally, the long-term memory may encode events, represented by sub-graphs of a neural network. Further, rather than predefining a number of patterns recognized and manipulated by the long-term memory, embodiments of the invention provide a long-term memory where the size of a feature dimension (used to determine the similarity between different observed events) may grow dynamically as necessary, depending on the actual events observed in a sequence of video frames.

Abstract: An IL-1? binding antibody or IL-1? binding fragment thereof comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, and related nucleic acids, vectors, cells, and compositions, as well as method of using same to treat or prevent a disease, and a method of preparing an affinity matured IL-1? binding polypeptide. IL-1? binding antibodies or IL-1? binding fragments thereof are provided which have desirable affinity and potency.

Abstract: A thin film semiconductor device has a semiconductor layer including a mixture of an amorphous semiconductor ionic metal oxide and an amorphous insulating covalent metal oxide. A pair of terminals is positioned in communication with the semiconductor layer and define a conductive channel, and a gate terminal is positioned in communication with the conductive channel and further positioned to control conduction of the channel. The invention further includes a method of depositing the mixture including using nitrogen during the deposition process to control the carrier concentration in the resulting semiconductor layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates a bidirectional signal transmission apparatus and method, wherein said apparatus comprises a processor unit connected in signal communication with an Ethernet, an RF modulation/demodulation unit, and an RF frequency conversion unit connected in signal communication with a coaxial cable network. The data signal input from the Ethernet is modulated into standard IEEE802.11 signal by means of said signal processing unit and RF modulation/demodulation unit, and then down-converted from 2.4 GHz or 5.8 GHz standard IEEE802.11 signal to a range of 500 MHz to 2000 MHz, and preferably to a range of 900 MHz to 1200 MHz. The bidirectional transmission apparatus further includes a frequency band selector for selecting different frequency bands so as to broaden the bandwidth of the signal and a real broad band data transmission is accomplished.

Abstract: A method for symbol synchronization of received digital signal and a digital signal reception apparatus are provided. The method comprises steps of correlating the received digital signal with the received signal delayed by one symbol so as to obtain a first correlation value result as a combined effort of a strongest path and other paths; removing substantially effect of the strongest path from the first correlation result so as to obtain a second correlation result which exhibits contribution of a fastest path; searching a maximum correlation value and its position of the fastest path so as to determine symbol synchronization timing for initiating FFT processing. The digital signal reception apparatus is characterized by a symbol timing detecting unit for determining symbol synchronization timing of the fastest path through substantially removing the effect of a strongest path.

Abstract: Monitoring criteria is received that corresponds to a usage quantity for a plurality of services. Each of the plurality of services is provided over ones of a plurality of different communication systems. Actual service usage information is received for the plurality of services. The actual service usage information and the monitoring criteria are compared. An electronic notification message is sent when the monitoring criteria for one or more of the plurality of services is satisfied.

Abstract: A housing for use in a portable electronic device, comprises a base and a decorative film. The decorative film isintegrally molded with the base. The decorative film includes a surface facing away from the base. The decorative film is plastically deformed to form a plurality of spaced protrusions on the surface.

Abstract: A display housing includes a protective lens, a peripheral housing; and a strengthening member. The protective lens defines a latching slit along its perimeter. The strengthening member includes a base portion and a bent portion. One of the peripheral housing and the base portion has a plurality of latches protruding therefrom and the other a plurality of latching holes. The latches are received in the latching holes, the strengthening member is secured in the peripheral housing, and the bent portion is received in the latching slits.

Abstract: A method of updating content applied on an E-book, which includes: an electronic paper display, a first power supply, a RTC, a second power supply, a power manager, and a central processor. The method includes: keep time; generating a control signal for turning on the first power supply when it is time to update; turning on the first power supply in response to the control signal; updating content displayed on the electronic paper display; and cutting off the first power supply after updating is completed.

Abstract: The invention is based on the discovery that compounds of formula (I) possess unexpectedly high affinity for the A2a adenosine receptor, and can be useful as antagonists thereof for preventing and/or treating numerous diseases, including Parkinson's disease.

Abstract: A method of estimating a thermophysical property of a fluid using a local model is disclosed herein. The method includes generating, for use within the local model, a series expansion of thermodynamic equations relating to the thermophysical property and one or more derivatives involving the thermophysical property. The method further includes evaluating, based upon a set of specified values of parameters of the fluid, a first order term of the series expansion and a second order term of the series expansion. The values of the first order term and the second order term are then compared. A value of the thermophysical property is then automatically updated when the values of the first order term and the second order term are found to differ by more than a predefined amount.

Abstract: An exemplary rotatable joint (100) used for a mechanical device includes a socket (10), a rotatable arm (20), a supporting shaft (13), a fastening member (15), an adjusting member (16), and a resilient module (18). A pivot hole (212) is defined in the rotatable arm. The supporting shaft includes a first shaft portion (130) and a second shaft portion (132). A threaded hole (131) is defined in the first shaft portion and the first shaft portion extends through the pivot hole. The second shaft portion is fixed to the socket. The fastening member includes a threaded portion (152) for engaging in the threaded hole of the supporting shaft. The adjusting member is disposed at the threaded portion of the fastening member. The resilient module is disposed between the rotatable arm and the adjusting member for providing an axial resilient force. The axial resilient force is fine tuned by moving the adjusting member.

Abstract: In an implementation of administrative security systems and methods, access to administrative functions is controlled according to access privileges. A security process can be executed with administrative privilege to initiate an administrative function, and a user process can be executed with non-administrative privilege such that access to the administrative function is restricted. The user process can request initiation of the administrative function via the security process with parameters that include an identification of the administrative function and input arguments to the administrative function.

Abstract: The present invention provides bipyrimidinyl diphosphine compounds of the formula wherein R is optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl; R? and R? are independently optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl; or an enantiomer thereof; or an enantiomeric mixture thereof. The compounds of the formula (I) are chiral atropisomeric bipyrimidinyl diphosphine compounds and, thus, may be employed as ligands to generate chiral transition metal catalysts which may be applied in a variety of asymmetric reactions, e.g., in palladium catalyzed asymmetric allylic substitution reactions. The compounds of the present invention are easily accessible in high enantiomeric purity according to the methods disclosed herein.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a new apparatus and method to enhance the plasma etch rate, etch selectivity and etch uniformity. The present invention will apply sonic waves to the work during plasma etch process. The sonic waves will enhance the plasma etch rate. The applied sonic waves can be of a mixture of multiple frequencies at the same time or at a different time. Applying different sonic frequency for etching different material will further amplify the etch selectivity. Sonic waves with multiple frequencies, especially with some lower frequency components, will further improve the etch uniformity over a large area.