Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a calculating unit, an edge-position detecting unit, an identifying unit, and a subject-region detecting unit. For each color separation image, the calculating unit calculates a gradient direction of an edge gradient and an edge intensity at each position on the basis of a color captured image. The edge-position detecting unit detects edge positions in each color separation image on the basis of the gradient directions of the edge gradients and the edge intensities. For each position, the identifying unit identifies the gradient direction of the edge gradient and the edge intensity at the position in one of the plural color separation images that includes the largest edge intensity at the position. The subject-region detecting unit detects a subject region on the basis of the detected edge positions, the identified gradient directions of the edge gradients, and the identified edge intensities.

Abstract: At least a method and a system are described for regulating a screen composer of a device based on one or more conditions. In a representative embodiment, the method comprises measuring a processor's load level, activity level, or usage in the device. The method further comprises comparing the load level to a first value to determine if a first condition is satisfied. The method further comprises comparing a screen update rate of screen composition tasks of the device to a second value when the first condition is satisfied, wherein the second comparing is used to determine if a second condition is satisfied. The method further comprises regulating the screen composition tasks of the device when said first condition and the second condition are both satisfied. In a representative embodiment, the system comprises a device such as a wireless smartphone.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the efficient commercial synthesis of Bivalirudin.

Abstract: The present invention provides for an efficient process for making pramlinitide, as well as novel intermediates for the making of the same.

Abstract: A process for restoring an operational state of a portable handheld device is provided. The device may include multiple computing units and persistent storage. The operational state may be generated by a sequence of events. The operational state may receive signals corresponding to a plurality of event types. The process may include selecting an event type for storage, storing in the persistent storage events corresponding to the selected event type, receiving a signal indicating an interruption of operation, and transmitting the stored events to restore the device to the operational state.

Abstract: A method of performing touch operation on a graphical object on a touch sensitive display of a multi-object touch handheld device is provided. The method comprises detecting the presence of at least two touch input objects; determining one of the touch input objects as pointing at a center of operation; determining a type of operation; and performing the type of operation on the graphical object at the center of operation. A handheld device with at least one processor and at least one type of memory is also provided. The handheld device further comprises touch sensitive display capable of showing at least one graphical object and sensing at least two touch input objects; means for determining the presence of the touch input objects touching the touch sensitive display; and means for determining a center of operation.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are directed to calibrating a misconfigured wireless access point. One method may include receiving a position of mobile station(s) and wireless signal model measurements derived from packets exchanged between the mobile station(s) and a plurality of wireless access points, receiving positions and/or identities of the plurality of wireless access points used in determining the position of the mobile station(s), comparing a position of the mobile station(s) with wireless signal model measurements, and identifying a misconfigured wireless access point based upon the comparing. Another method may include receiving positions associated with a plurality of wireless access points, determining a position of a mobile station based upon a wireless signal model, comparing the position of the mobile station and the wireless signal model with the positions associated with the plurality of wireless access points, and determining whether at least one wireless access point is misconfigured.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the efficient commercial synthesis of Bivalirudin.

Abstract: A process for restoring an operational state of a portable handheld device is provided. The device may include multiple computing units and persistent storage. The operational state may be generated by a sequence of events. The operational state may receive signals corresponding to a plurality of event types. The process may include selecting an event type for storage, storing in the persistent storage events corresponding to the selected event type, receiving a signal indicating an interruption of operation, and transmitting the stored events to restore the device to the operational state.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of a polypeptide made from amino acids L-alanine, L-glutamic acid, L-lysine, and L-tyrosine comprising using N-thiocarboxyanhydride of at least one amino acid as a starting material.

Abstract: The present invention provides a user interface device, method and the portable terminal thereof, comprising: a sensing surface, formed by at least one sensing unit; a sensing keypad, formed by at least one sensing key from placing parts on the said sensing surface; a sensing circuit connected to the said sensing surface; the said sensing circuit generates position signal of a sensing object when the sensing object is in effective sensing range of the said sensing surface; the said sensing circuit also reports ON/OFF status signal of the said sensing key. The important benefits of the present invention are: it provides this new handwriting text input function while keeping the original physical size of the mobile handset and original functionality of the digit keypad of the mobile handset intact.

Abstract: The present invention provides a sensing keypad of a portable terminal and its controlling method, comprising: placing at least one sensing unit in the keypad area of the portable terminal to form a sensing surface; placing at least one sensing key on the said sensing surface; when a sensing object moves on the said sensing surface, the said at least one sensing unit generates multidimensional coordinates signal corresponding to trajectory of movement of the said sensing object and makes the said portable terminal to scroll through a list of menu items and to highlight one of them as indication of selection; when the said sensing object further press down a sensing key, the said sensing key generates a corresponding ON/OFF switch signal and makes the said portable terminal to confirm the said selection of the said highlighted menu item.

Abstract: A structure and method for entering data into an electronic device (110). A deterministic data input element (130) coupled to the electronic device (110) is operable to accept a user-selected data input. Modulation of a motion of a non-deterministic data input element (140) coupled to the electronic device (11) is operable to select a varying precision of data input choices. A feedback element (120) coupled to one or more of the deterministic data input element (130) and the non-deterministic data input element (140) presents the data input choices to the user. The user enters data into electronic device (110) using one of the deterministic input element (130) and the non-deterministic input element (140) and the feedback element (120) displays a sequence of data choices to the user. The user then navigates a tree of possible data completions in order to select a particular data completion to be entered into the electronic device (110).

Abstract: A portable electronic device (100) and method (400) is capable of editing processed data input. The portable electronic device (100) comprises a display area (224) and a processor (206) coupled to the display area. The device collects (404) data input and, then, removes (412) the data input from the display area in response to detecting (406) an input delay. Thereafter, the processor, in response to receiving (416) an undo command message, provides (426) the data input and/or a processed version of the data input to the display area.

Abstract: This invention features an antithrombosis enzyme extracted and purified from the snake venom of Southern-Anhui Agkistrodon acutus and pharmaceutical uses thereof.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention provides a design environment in which a floorplan of a semiconductor device is optimised by taking into account activation or access frequency information to and from resources. Since segmented bus architecture is also a good alternative approach for the power consumption of the network, the floorplanning approach for energy optimization of the communicating network is adapted for such architectures in embodiments of the present invention. The provided method comprises both architecture optimizations as well as physical design optimizations.

Abstract: This invention features an antithrombosis enzyme extracted and purified from the snake venom of Southern-Anhui Agkistrodon acutus and pharmaceutical uses thereof.

Abstract: A user interface method and apparatus for an electronic device operates by detecting (108) a stroke of a touch sensitive display (170) forming a part of the electronic device. The stroke is categorized (116) as one of a swish type stroke and a non-swish type stroke. If the stroke is a non-swish stroke, it is translated (132) into an application function. If the stroke is a swish stroke, it is converted (128) to a character input function. The touch sensitive display (170) has a grid (50) containing cells (51, 53, etc.), with each cell containing a plurality of characters, and the grid can overlay application interface to thereby occupying a common area, up to and including the entire area, of the touch sensitive display (170).

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for entering information into an electronic device are provided. The apparatus (200) includes five text-input buttons (102, etc) that can be activated by pressing or by touching. In one embodiment, the buttons are located on a disk (302). Text is entered by pressing or touching a single text-input button and then passing a finger or thumb over additional buttons in a prescribed order. The apparatus may be used in conjunction with additional input devices, such as an ‘accept’ or ‘OK’ button. Four navigation buttons (104, etc) are also provided. In one embodiment, these are additional buttons. In a further embodiment, four of the five text-input buttons are selectable as navigation buttons. The selection may be achieved by rotation of the disk (302) on which the buttons are located. The apparatus may also include a rotatable wheel or roller (108) to permit scrolling through lists. The apparatus may be used to enter navigation (command), text or number information.

Abstract: Layouts for keypads are provided that have an improved combination of a regular of intuitive arrangement of alphabetic symbols of a language defined by letter characters of the Roman alphabet and an efficient distribution of the symbols to minimize input ambiguities. More particularly, the symbols are for the Pinyin alphabet which includes two main symbol groups thereof for forming Pinyin syllables. The various layouts employ a columnar-based arrangement for the symbols of the initial group. The symbols for the final group are parsed down to basic characters and are distributed in a row-based arrangement.