Abstract: A computer-implemented method for identifying device intersections using application data derived from multiple mobile devices. The method extracts the unique devices identified in a user defined area of interest (AOI) and generates individual geospatial layers for each device. The layers are derived from the metadata containing coordinates and associated timestamps for all available points of the device. Combining the individual layers will produce a convergence surface of polygonal intersections, indicating where devices have shared additional locations outside the initial AOI. Applying the timestamp to the resulting layer with a user defined time interval will generate a probability matrix of association.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for identifying device intersections using application data derived from multiple mobile devices. The method extracts the unique devices identified in a user defined area of interest (AOI) and generates individual geospatial layers for each device. The layers are derived from the metadata containing coordinates and associated timestamps for all available points of the device. Combining the individual layers will produce a convergence surface of polygonal intersections, indicating where devices have shared additional locations outside the initial AOI. Applying the timestamp to the resulting layer with a user defined time interval will generate a probability matrix of association.

Abstract: A method for acquiring an author's geospatial location of origin from text based media through dialect detection. The method detects the dialect for a specified language using keywords, phrases, patterns, or gestures and identifies the geographical location for the author's origin or area of linguistic influence. The identified geospatial areas can include the overarching primary areas of use for the base language coupled with a smaller geographical area bounded according to, for example, state, country, region, or political, tribal, or societal influence, for the specified dialect, and produces a map to the user with a polygon depicting the probable area of origin or influence. In instances where more than one element of dialect detection is available (multiple keywords, phrases, patterns, gestures) the intersection of these individual polygons produce increasing areas of probability where the solution space can exist for the combination of identified dialect components.

Abstract: A method for conducting a cross lingual searching utilizing an ontology reference process to ensure thoroughness. When a query is entered, an ontology database is accessed to identify all representations for the parent entity of interest within specified languages. These representations are used to form a search set that results in more thorough collection from the data sources. Thus, the disclosed method accommodates situations where languages do not follow the same construct (e.g. English compared to Chinese) and where direct translation does not adequately represent the intent of the user's inquiry.

Abstract: A method for acquiring an author's geospatial location of origin from text based media through dialect detection. The method detects the dialect for a specified language using keywords, phrases, patterns, or gestures and identifies the geographical location for the author's origin or area of linguistic influence. The identified geospatial areas can include the overarching primary areas of use for the base language coupled with a smaller geographical area bounded according to, for example, state, country, region, or political, tribal, or societal influence, for the specified dialect, and produces a map to the user with a polygon depicting the probable area of origin or influence. In instances where more than one element of dialect detection is available (multiple keywords, phrases, patterns, gestures) the intersection of these individual polygons produce increasing areas of probability where the solution space can exist for the combination of identified dialect components.

Abstract: A system and method for creating and maintaining a correspondent banking relationship mapping including current illicit designations. The system enables identification of a bank's correspondent relationships and the relationships of their correspondents. Through the system and method users can identify which banks have illicit relationships prior to engaging with banks or can be notified if the status of any banks which they have an existing relationships changes because a correspondent bank has entered into a correspondent relationship with an illicit banking entity.

Abstract: A method of printing a patterned layer comprises (step 31 in FIG. 4) detecting the position and alignment of clichés supported on subbeds on the bed of a printing machine (see FIG. 5) using alignment marks thereon. The positions of the subbeds are adjusted according to the detected alignment and position of the areas of the mother glass and the positions and alignment of the clichés (step 32 in FIG. 4). The clichés are then inked (step 33 in FIG. 4). Alternatively, steps 32 and 33 could be reversed. Ink is transferred (step 34 in FIG. 4) from the clichés, supported on the printer subbeds, onto a blanket 16 (see FIG. 2(b)). The material on the blanket 16 is transferred (step 35, FIG. 4) onto the mother glass (as in FIG. 2(c)). A novel printing machine bed (41, FIG. 5) comprises an array of subbeds (42-45 in FIG. 5) individually alignable in a common plane.

Abstract: Features (31, 51, 91) are printed onto a substrate (30, 50, 90) by providing a cliché (20, 40) having multiple narrow lines having a predefined spacing, filling the cliché with a printing medium and printing the lines onto the substrate, the spacing between the printed lines being such that the printing medium from adjacent lines coalesces to form the feature.

Abstract: A method of producing a conductive layer (5) on a substrate (1) comprises depositing an insulator such as a photodefinable insulator (2) on the substrate (1), defining a groove (3) for the conductive layer (5) in the insulator material, filling the groove (3) with a precursor material and curing the material to provide the conductive layer.

Abstract: A thin-film transistor for an active matrix display is fabricated using printing means, such as a gravure offset printer. First and second pattern layers (251, 252; 30) are formed on a layer structure (4) wherein at least one of the layers is printed. The printed layers (251, 252; 30) mask regions (271, 272, 28) for defining source a and drain terminals. The second pattern layer (28) can be removed so as to allow etching of the second region (28) for defining a channel.

Abstract: A method and system for identifying variants of one or more terms to be searched in a data collection, and searching such data collection to retrieve the terms and their variants, to ensure that all variants of the search term existing in the data collection are identified. A term that has been transliterated from a foreign language is separated into one or more letter sequences, at least some of which have associated therewith one or more variant letter sequences. A family of variants for the original term is constructed, and the original search term is compared against the newly constructed variants to reveal the presence or absence of a transliteration variant of the original search term in a data set.

Abstract: A thin-film transistor for an active matrix display is fabricated using printing means, such as a gravure offset printer. First and second pattern layers (251, 252; 30) are formed on a layer structure (4) wherein at least one of the layers is printed. The printed layers (251, 252; 30) mask regions (271, 272, 28) for defining source and drain terminals. The second pattern layer (28) can be removed so as to allow etching of the second region (28) for defining a channel.

Abstract: An electronic device (70) comprises a thin film transistor (TFT) (9,59), the TFT including a channel (16) defined in a layer of polycrystalline semiconductor material (10,48). The polycrystalline semiconductor material is produced by crystallising amorphous semiconductor material (2) using metal atoms (6) to promote the crystallisation process. The polycrystalline semiconductor material (10) includes an average concentration of metal atoms in the range 1.3×1018 to 7.5×1018 atoms/cm3. This enables polycrystalline semiconductor TFTs to be formed with leakage properties acceptable for use in active matrix displays using a metal induced crystallisation process of duration significantly less that previously thought necessary. Furthermore, this process duration reduction facilitates the reliable fabrication of poly-Si TFTs having bottom gates formed of metal.

Abstract: A method of forming an active plate for a liquid crystal display is disclosed in which the source and drain conductors (28, 30), pixel electrodes (38) and column conductors (32) are formed by depositing and patterning a transparent conductor layer. There is selective plating of areas (52; 60) of the transparent conductor layer to form a metallic layer for reducing the resistivity of the transparent conductor layer. The plated areas include the column conductors (32) but exclude the source and drain conductors and the pixel electrodes. This enables the column conductors to be treated to reduce the resistivity, but without altering the channel length of the transistor because the source and drain parts of the layer are shielded from the plating process.

Abstract: A printing plate for use in fabricating electronic circuitry on a substrate. It includes a body layer, and a non-metallic pattern definition layer over the body layer having a printing pattern anisotropically etched into its outer surface. The material of the body layer may be selected to have thermal expansion properties which substantially match those of the substrate, whilst the pattern definition layer may be selected for its etching characteristics.

Abstract: The invention is in the field of three-dimensional hollow novelty items and their manufacture, particularly items such as artificial pumpkins that the consumer desires to carve or alter after purchase. A carvable novelty article, such as an artificial Halloween pumpkin, comprises a polyurethane shell substantially surrounding an interior volume and having a thin coating, such as an acrylic elastomer, on the exterior surface of the shell. The carvable article can be formed by an inventive process in which polyurethane foam material, such as material having a nominal density of about 2.5-3.0 pounds per cubic foot, is sprayed from a nozzle rotating with respect to the inside of a mold. After the polyurethane foam article and the mold are separated, the article is coated with an elastomeric coating, such as an acrylic material that is applied as a liquid.

Abstract: A printing plate for use in fabricating electronic circuitry on a substrate. It comprises a body layer (12), and a non-metallic pattern definition layer (14) over the body layer having a printing pattern anisotropically etched into its outer surface. The material of the body layer (12) may be selected to have thermal expansion properties which substantially match those of the substrate, whilst the pattern definition layer may be selected for its etching characteristics.

Abstract: A method of forming an active plate for a liquid crystal display is disclosed in which the source and drain conductors (28, 30), pixel electrodes (38) and column conductors (32) are formed by depositing and patterning a transparent conductor layer. There is selective plating of areas (52; 60) of the transparent conductor layer to form a metallic layer for reducing the resistivity of the transparent conductor layer. The plated areas include the column conductors (32) but exclude the source and drain conductors and the pixel electrodes. This enables the column conductors to be treated to reduce the resistivity, but without altering the channel length of the transistor because the source and drain parts of the layer are shielded from the plating process.

Abstract: In an exemplary configuration, an air container is placed in a vacant portion of a structure and substantially prevents convection between an air mass in that portion and an adjacent air mass of an occupied portion of the structure. By thus isolating the air masses, the air container restricts heat transfer between them and advantageously allows the occupied portion's air mass to heat up and cool down without requiring substantial heating and cooling (at least initially) of the vacant portion's air mass. Other methods and structures with different advantageous features are also described.

Abstract: The invention is in the field of three-dimensional hollow novelty items and their manufacture, particularly items such as artificial pumpkins that the consumer desires to carve or alter after purchase. Disclosed is a carvable novelty article, such as an artificial Halloween pumpkin, comprising a polyurethane shell substantially surrounding an interior volume and having a thin coating, such as an acrylic elastomer, on the exterior surface of the shell. The carvable article can be formed by an inventive process in which polyurethane foam material, such as material having a nominal density of about 2.5-3.0 pounds per cubic foot, is sprayed from a nozzle rotating with respect to the inside of a mold. After the polyurethane foam article and the mold are separated, the article is coated with an elastomeric coating, such as an acrylic material that is applied as a liquid.