Abstract: A device includes a receiving container, an elastic element, and a loading block. The receiving container includes a first supporting surface, a second supporting surface, a fixing surface and a resisting surface. The first and second supporting surfaces perpendicularly connect to each other. The resisting surface connects to the first supporting surface. The fixing surface connects to the second supporting surface. The elastic element includes a first rail positioned on the first supporting surface, a second rail positioned on the second supporting surface, a first sliding block slidably positioned on the first rail, a second sliding block slidably positioned on the second rail, a spring connected between the fixing surface and the second sliding block, and a connecting pole connected between the first and second sliding blocks. The loading block is positioned on the first sliding block and faces the resisting surface.

Abstract: In some aspects of the invention, a zero current detecting circuit of a switching power supply device detects a gradient of the current flowing in an inductor in the OFF state of the switching element and detects the timing at which the current through the inductor becomes zero corresponding to the detected gradient of the inductor current. Specifically, the zero current detecting circuit receives a signal for controlling ON/OFF driving of the switching element and a voltage signal proportional to the current flowing through the inductor in an OFF state of the switching element. The voltage signal can be compared sequentially with first and second comparison reference voltages to control charging and discharging of a capacitor. Further, the zero current detecting circuit can detect a timing at which the charging and discharging voltage of the capacitor as the timing of zero current flowing through the inductor.

Abstract: Aspects of the invention include a switching power supply device that includes a zero current detecting circuit that detects zero current of electric current flowing through the inductor to turn ON the switching element, an ON width generating circuit that determines the ON width of the switching element to turn OFF the switching element, and an OFF width detecting circuit that detects the OFF width of the switching element based on the output of the ON width generating circuit and the output of the zero current detecting circuit, and holds the OFF width until the next operating cycle. Aspects of the invention also include an ON width adjusting circuit that is included in the ON width generating circuit and adjusts the ON width of the switching element in the next operation cycle according to the width detected by the OFF width detecting circuit.

Abstract: Techniques for processing geographical location data in a document comprise: obtaining geographical location data in the document; grading the geographical location data according to a predetermined condition to determine an associated relationship between the geographical location data; marking on an electronic map the associated relationship between the geographical location data; and presenting the marked electronic map.

Abstract: A method for applying a lubricant while rolling metallic rolled stock, e.g., a rolled strip guided through a roll gap between two work rolls, may include the following steps: producing a mixture of lubricant and a carrier gas in an atomization device; supplying the mixture to individual spray nozzles of an arrangement of spray nozzles, in order to produce a continuous overall spray jet in the direction of the width of the rolled strip; and applying the mixture by means of the overall spray jet to the surface of at least one of the work rolls and/or to the surface of the rolled strip.

Abstract: A processing method for a device having a bi-stable display includes transforming a target page to be turned to; calculating overlap between the transformed target page and a current page; and determining whether the overlap of the transformed page complies with a predetermined criterion.

Abstract: A method and a device for creating a pattern matching state machine are provided. The method includes: obtaining a predefined keyword set; generating a Goto function according to the keyword set; constructing a Failure function according to the generated Goto function, and setting that an acceptable input set of the Failure state of each state is not a subset of an acceptable input set of the state, where the acceptable input set of the state indicates that when any symbol within the symbol set is input in the state, the Goto function of the state does not fail; and generating an Output function according to the Goto function and the Failure function.

Abstract: Aspects of the invention provide an error amplifier that can compare a feedback voltage of an output voltage with a reference voltage to produce a resulting error signal in cooperation with a phase compensating circuit. In some aspects of the invention, an AC detecting circuit makes a decision as to whether a detected input voltage signal is that of a 100 Vac system or that of a 200 Vac system to change the gain of the error amplifier according to the result of the decision. When the voltage signal Vis is lower than the threshold voltage established beforehand, for making the transient response speed of the phase compensating circuit faster, the AC detecting circuit increases the gain of the error amplifier. When the voltage signal is higher than the threshold voltage established beforehand, for making a power factor higher, the AC detecting circuit decreases the gain of the error amplifier.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for enhancing webpage browsing. The method of the invention includes a predicting step which predicts, for a first block in the webpage, a subsequent second block, based on a browsing history of blocks of webpages by at least one user; and a link generating step of automatically generating a link pointing to the second block based on a result of the predicting step. The apparatus includes: predicting means configured to predict, for a first block in the webpage, a subsequent second block, based on a browsing history of blocks of web pages by at least one user; and link generating means configured to automatically generate a link pointing to the second block based on a result of the predicting means.

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for searching multilingual documents. The method includes the steps of: receiving a search request based on at least one language; searching a first relevant document using the search request where the first relevant document (1) is written in a first language and (2) has a first image; finding a second relevant document having a second image which is similar to the first image and is written in a second language; and searching a second relevant document using the search request.

Abstract: A data pasting method and apparatus. The method determines attributes of a source object that is data to be pasted. The attributes of each candidate paste target is obtained among a plurality of candidate paste targets, the attributes of the candidate paste targets contrain an editable component which determines a matching relationship between each of the candidate paste targets and the source object based on the attributes of the source object and the attributes of the editable component. The method provides recommendation for pasting the source object based on the matching relationship. By adopting the technical solution according to the present application, the efficiency of data pasting operation can be improved. Also provided is an apparatus for implementing the above data pasting method.

Abstract: Techniques which employ structure-from-motion modeling techniques to produce 3-D models of any desired accuracy of any surface I the techniques, a pattern is applied to the surface to be modeled The pattern includes elements which are unique within the pattern as applied to the surface and which have a density in the pattern such that when two-dimensional images are made of the surface, correlatable features having the density required for the desired accuracy may be extracted from the two dimensional images In one example of the techniques, a consumer may make the images required to produce a model of his or her body by donning a garment with a pattern having the necessary uniqueness and density, and then using any digital camera to take pictures of their body wearing the garment The model may then be produced from the pictures.

Abstract: A document delivery network server having a set of integrated functions including sending, receiving, routing and filing of FAXes and e-mails to other users which achieves numerous advantages over the prior art. The document delivery system is based on a client/server model having both analog and digital Fax line capabilities. The server side provides very highly integrated systems functionality based on industry standard, commercially available hardware and a mix of industry standard and proprietary software components including integrated FAX/modem modules, an embedded OS, embedded plug-and-play driver sets, embedded e-mail gateways, an embedded FAX archive, embedded back-up/restore, proprietary high efficiency line utilization and highly efficient load balancing.

Abstract: Ligand compositions for use in preparing discrete coated nanostructures are provided, as well as the coated nanostructures themselves and devices incorporating same. Methods for post-deposition shell formation on a nanostructure, for reversibly modifying nanostructures, and for manipulating the electronic properties of nanostructures are also provided. The ligands and coated nanostructures of the present invention are particularly useful for close packed nanostructure compositions, which can have improved quantum confinement and/or reduced cross-talk between nanostructures. Ligands of the present invention are also useful for manipulating the electronic properties of nanostructure compositions (e.g., by modulating energy levels, creating internal bias fields, reducing charge transfer or leakage, etc.).

Abstract: Methods for forming or patterning nanostructure arrays are provided. The methods involve formation of arrays on coatings comprising nanostructure association groups, formation of arrays in spin-on-dielectrics, solvent annealing after nanostructure deposition, patterning using resist, and/or use of devices that facilitate array formation. Related devices for forming nanostructure arrays are also provided, as are devices including nanostructure arrays (e.g., memory devices). Methods for protecting nanostructures from fusion during high temperature processing are also provided.

Abstract: A method and a device for sending and receiving emails. The present invention provides a method for sending an email that includes determining at least one identical data block between the email to be sent and a historical email. The method further includes determining whether there is a record of the identical data block in a first historical data block index table which includes a matching pair. The matching pair records the correspondence between one historical data block and a hash value. The method further includes, expressing the identical data block in the email to be sent as the corresponding hash value. The method further includes forming a modified email to be sent in response to the presence of the record. The present invention increases the efficiency of sending and receiving emails.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for editing an application webpage, including prestoring information of a function and configuration data corresponding to the function; generating a webpage design, monitoring that shortcut area edit is triggered, obtaining shortcut area information inputted by a user, obtaining size of a shortcut area and position information corresponding to the shortcut area according to the shortcut area information; receiving function data inputted by the user according to preconfigured configuration data corresponding to the selected function, encapsulating the function data, the size of the shortcut area and the position information corresponding to the shortcut area into a data file; loading a running environment of the data file, creating a webpage shortcut area according to the size of the shortcut area and the position information corresponding to the shortcut area included in the data file; and extracting the function data in the data file, generating page function codes corresponding to th

Abstract: To provide a switching power supply device, and an operation condition setting method thereof, wherein it is possible to set an operation condition during an initialization period by adjusting the resistance value of a resistor that grounds an OUT terminal or IS terminal.

Abstract: A method includes initiating a compression operation to compress data to be stored in a group of storage elements at a memory device that includes an error correction coding (ECC) engine. The method includes selecting one of a first mode of the ECC engine to generate a first number of parity bits and a second mode of the ECC engine to generate a second number of parity bits based on an extent of compression of the data. The method also includes encoding the compressed data to generate parity bits corresponding to the compressed data and storing the compressed data and the parity bits to the group of storage elements according to a page format that includes a data portion and a parity portion. The compressed data is stored in the data portion and at least some of the parity bits are stored in the parity portion.

Abstract: Methods for forming or patterning nanostructure arrays are provided. The methods involve formation of arrays on coatings comprising nanostructure association groups, formation of arrays in spin-on-dielectrics, solvent annealing after nanostructure deposition, patterning using resist, and/or use of devices that facilitate array formation. Related devices for forming nanostructure arrays are also provided, as are devices including nanostructure arrays (e.g., memory devices).