Abstract: The invention generally relates to systems and methods for mass spectrometry analysis of samples. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a mass spectrometry probe including at least one porous material connected to a high voltage source, in which the porous material is discrete from a flow of solvent.

Abstract: Various technologies pertaining to crowd sourcing data about an entity, such as a business, are described. Additionally, technologies pertaining to inferring metadata about the entity based upon crowd sourced data are described. A sensor in a mobile computing device is activated responsive to a user of the mobile computing device checking in at an entity. Metadata, such as occupancy at the entity, noise at the entity, and the like is inferred using the data captured by the sensor. A search result for the entity includes the metadata.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and device for allocating same resource for a plurality of eNBs of collaborative Multiple-input-Multiple-output (MIMO). Wherein a serving eNB firstly determines, in the one or more other eNBs, at least one candidate eNB recommended to cooperate with the serving eNB, according to measurement report reported by mobile stations or according to report information of the recommended candidate eNB reported by mobile station, then obtains resource related information of the at least one candidate eNB, then determines one or more collaborative eNBs from the at least one candidate eNB according to the resource related information, and allocates corresponding communication resources for the serving eNB and the one or more collaborative eNBs.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an advertising lightbox including a source of background lighting for a transparent or translucent panel, which includes advertisement indicia and/or graphics. The background light source includes an LED array that extends along a longitudinal axis. The light source also includes a reflector having a plurality of planar sections elongated substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of the LED array. The elongated planar sections of the reflector are positioned on both sides of the LED array at different offset positions along a lateral axis, and are inclined at different angles of inclination in a positive vertical axis towards the panel. The desired illumination effect upon the advertisement panel depends on the type or characteristics of the LED array, the parameters (number of sections, angles of inclination, height, width, reflective material, etc.) of the reflector, and the distance between the panel and the LED array.

Abstract: A method and device for realizing MBMS control signaling transmission in MBSFN manner are provided in the present invention. Wherein, a base station transmits multimedia broadcast multicast service MBMS control signaling in MBSFN manner, preferably, the base station multiplexes MBMS control signaling and MBMS service data in a same MBSFN subframe, and transmits them according to an adjustment period and/or a repetition period. Then, a mobile station receives the MBMS control signaling at the corresponding MBSFN subframe according to the adjustment period and/or the repetition period. With the solution of the present invention, MBMS control signaling transmission in MBSFN manner is realized.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for counting MBMS services in a network architecture of a distributed MCE is provided.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for initiating a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) service reception status report are disclosed in the present invention. The method includes: a User Equipment (UE) automatically obtaining its MBMS service reception status information, wherein the MBMS service reception status information at least includes a service identification of an MBMS service being received by the UE; sending the MBMS service reception status information of the UE, which can be used by the base station to make a decision for the UE handover, to a base station. According to the invention, an initiating mechanism for initiating an MBMS service reception status report by the UE autonomously is provided, therefore providing the MBMS service reception status information for a network to make End a decision for the UE handover, while keeping a good continuity of the MBMS service possibly.

Abstract: A magnetic coupling assembly has a supporting base, a first disk, a second disk and two piezoelectric actuators. The piezoelectric actuators are mounted between the supporting base and the first disk to drive the first disk to move along an axial direction of the supporting base and to adjust the air gap between the first and second disks. Each piezoelectric actuator has a housing, a pushing arm and at least one piezoelectric block. The pushing arm is mounted slidably in and extends out of the housing along a longitudinal direction parallel with the axial direction of the supporting base and has an end securely connected with the first disk. The at least one piezoelectric block is mounted in the housing and is attached to the pushing arm to push the pushing arm to move along the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for removing micro-debris generated in a laser machining process operated on machined object and device of the same. The machined object is placed on a movable machining platform within a machining range and machined at a particular machining location. By disposing an acoustic wave generator and a reflector part, or by disposing a plurality of acoustic wave generators, at least two standing waves extending across the machining range and two standing wave nodes are generated. The micro-debris generated from the laser machining process is moved away by the standing waves to concentrate at the standing wave nodes, and subsequently removed from the standing wave nodes.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for designing and measuring a cell-electrode impedance sensor to detect chemical and biological samples, including biological cells. The method of designing a cell-electrode impedance sensor comprises: determining a cell free cell-electrode impedance and a cell-covered cell-electrode impedance; obtaining a sensor sensitivity of the cell-electrode impedance measurement system; and choosing one or more design parameters of the cell-electrode impedance sensor to maximize the sensor sensitivity. When the frequency of AC signal between electrodes ranges from 10 kHz to 40 kHz, the sensitivity of the sensor is maximized.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for performing MBMS service communications and a method and apparatus for receiving an MBMS service. Specifically, there is provided a method for performing MBMS service communications, comprising acquiring location area information of an MBMS service distribution; and notifying a UE of the location area information of the MBMS service distribution. Further, there is provided a method for receiving an MBMS service, comprising receiving location area information of an MBMS service distribution; comparing location information of a UE with the location area information of the MBMS service distribution; and determining whether to read an MCCH and MCCH information change notification based on a comparison result.

Abstract: A method of accessing in an equipment of a communication network is proposed in the invention. The method comprises the steps of: receiving a message 2 from a base station, the message 2 being used for an assignment of resource to transmit a message 3, the assigned resource corresponding to N HARQ RTTs, where 1?N?8; and transmitting the message 3 only in part of the N HARQ RTTs. With the scheme of the invention, a MTC device selectively transmits the Msg3 in one/some HARQ RTT and maintains silence in another one/some HARQ RTT, thus the possibility of the occurrence of access collision with other UEs may be backed off, such that other UEs, particularly human-to-human UEs, may transmit the Msg3 normally. And the possibility of the occurrence of collision is reduced from the viewpoint of the user equipments in a network, reducing entirely the possibility of an access delay and access failure.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to systems and methods for mass spectrometry analysis of samples. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a mass spectrometry probe including at least one porous material connected to a high voltage source, in which the porous material is discrete from a flow of solvent.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to systems and methods for mass spectrometry analysis of samples. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a mass spectrometry probe including at least one porous material connected to a high voltage source, in which the porous material is discrete from a flow of solvent.

Abstract: A scheduling method for multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) is provided according to the present invention, comprising steps of: configuring service specific information and service scheduling information separately from MBMS service data to form an MCCH control message of an MBMS control channel; and transmitting the MCCH control message and the MBMS service data to a receiving end, wherein the service specific information and the service scheduling information are applied with a single-frequency network combining scheme.

Abstract: A socket wrench includes a handle having a housing and a grip portion, a drive shank having a ratchet wheel mounted in the housing, two pawl members engaged with the ratchet wheel, a switching member located between the pawl members, two elastic members each biased between the housing and the respective pawl member, a control knob connected with the switching member, a driven arm having a mounting sleeve and an arcuate mounting slot, a connecting plate provided on the handle, and two driving arms provided on the connecting plate and received in the mounting slot. When in use, one of the driving arms drives the driven arm by a leverage to drive the drive shank to rotate a socket so as to operate a workpiece in an energy-saving manner.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a gateway, base station and method for window-based content synchronization technology. The gateway according the present invention comprises; a receiving unit for receiving a data packet; a window counting unit for counting the data packet, such that a predetermined number of packets forms a window, the number being a window size; a sequence number counting unit for generating a sequence number of the packet; a timestamp setting unit for setting a timestamp for the packet; and a processing unit for including the generated sequence number, the timestamp and a byte count in the packet to be transmitted.

Abstract: The present invention proposes a new method, a network device, and a terminal device of paging a terminal device in a communication system. The receiving a paging initiation present invention determines the paged object based on the group ID and/or the device ID of the paged terminal device, further, defines a specific paging occasion for the terminal device having group function; at the specific paging occasion paging message comprising the group ID and/or the device ID of the paged terminal device is sent; further, paging reason is inserted into the paging message; wherein the terminal device receives the paging message at the specific paging occasion defined by the system; and further reads the paging reason and responds accordingly to complete the paging procedure after the group ID and/or the device ID of its own is read. This paging mechanism of this invention solves the problem of paging determining a paging a group of terminal devices.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to a sample dispenser including an internal standard and methods of use thereof.

Abstract: A scheduling method for multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) is provided according to the present invention, comprising steps of: configuring service specific information and service scheduling information separately from MBMS service data to form an MCCH control message of an MBMS control channel; and transmitting the MCCH control message and the MBMS service data to a receiving end, wherein the service specific information and the service scheduling information are applied with a single-frequency network combining scheme.