Abstract: A shift register of a gate driving circuit includes a pull-up unit for pulling up a first output signal and a first gate signal to a high voltage level according to a driving voltage and a high-frequency clock signal, a start-up unit for transmitting a second gate signal, an energy-store unit for providing the driving voltage to the pull-up unit according to the second gate signal, a first discharging unit for pulling down the driving voltage to a first voltage level according to a first control signal, a first leakage-preventing unit for turning off the first discharging unit when the first gate signal reaches the high voltage level, a first pull-down unit for respectively pulling down the first output and first gate signals to the first and a second voltage levels according to the first control signal, and a first control unit for generating the first control signal.

Abstract: A system and method may optional include or utilize a processor configured to receive a request for social network content for display in a sponsored content position in a newsfeed of a social network interface, the position having a position criterion, identify a sponsored content item of multiple sponsored content items stored on a database based, at least in part, on a characteristic of the sponsored content item meeting the position criterion, a bid associated with the sponsored content item, and a scaling factor, wherein each of the sponsored content items correspond to one of multiple item types and at least two of the sponsored content items are of a different item type. The scaling factor for each of the sponsored content items is based on the item type of the corresponding one of the sponsored content items.

Abstract: A system and method optionally includes or utilizes a processor may receive a request for social network content for display in a position of a plurality of sponsored content positions in a newsfeed of a social network interface, each of the plurality of sponsored content positions having a position criterion, at least two of the plurality of sponsored content positions having a different position criterion and identify a sponsored content item of a plurality of sponsored content items stored on a database based, at least in part, on a characteristic of the sponsored content item meeting the position criterion and a bid associated with the sponsored content item. A transmitter may transmit the sponsored content item from the processor to a server for display on a user interface.

Abstract: An electronic shelf label system comprises an access point having a first communication module, wherein the first communication module transmits downlink data and receives uplink data wirelessly in a first frequency; a plurality of electronic shelf labels, each having a second communication module, wherein the second communication module receives the downlink data and transmits the uplink data wirelessly in a second frequency; a portable terminal having a third communication module and a scanning module, wherein the scanning module scan an ID information of a product and an ID information of an electronic shelf label, and wherein the third communication module transmits a link information between the product and the electronic shelf label to the access point in the first frequency; and a service daemon, wherein the service daemon receives the uplink data from the access point in a third frequency and receives the link information in the third frequency.

Abstract: A method to decrease power consumption of a plurality of end devices in a wireless network system divides a round period into at least a first period and a second period, each of the periods having multiple time slots. The wireless network system is formed by an access point, a plurality of routers and a plurality of end devices, forming a two-layer tree network topology. The method comprising: a) wirelessly broadcasting a null beacon from one of the routers to the router's end devices in the first period if the router fails receive an AP beacon from the access point in the first period; and b) configuring the router's end devices to sleep during the second period after the router's end devices receive the null beacon from the router.

Abstract: A method to decrease power consumption of a plurality of end devices in a wireless network system divides a round period into at least a first period and a second period, each of the periods having multiple time slots. The wireless network system is formed by an access point, a plurality of routers and a plurality of end devices, forming a two-layer tree network topology. The method comprises: a) wirelessly broadcasting one router beacon in each of the time slots of the first period from one of the routers to the router's end devices; b) determining if any end device fails to receive any router beacon transmitted from its parent node in the first period; and c) configuring the end device to sleep during the second period if it fails to receive any router beacon transmitted from its parent node in the first period.

Abstract: A wireless network system utilizing dual frequencies comprises an access point having a first communication module, wherein the first communication module transmits downlink data and receives uplink data wirelessly in a first frequency; a plurality of routers, each having a second communication module, wherein the second communication module receives the downlink data from the access point and transmits the uplink data to the access point wirelessly in the first frequency and transmits the downlink data and receives the uplink data wirelessly in a second frequency; and a plurality of end devices, each having a third communication module, wherein the third communication module receives the downlink data from one of the plurality of routers and transmits the uplink data to the same one of the plurality of routers wirelessly in the second frequency.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a battery comprises selecting a battery substrate having cleavage planes, and depositing at least one battery component film comprising a metal or metal compound. A plurality of pulsed laser beam bursts from a femtosecond laser source that is set to provide a pulsed laser beam having an irradiance level of from about 10 to about 800 J/cm2, are applied to the battery component film to vaporize at least a portion of the metal or metal compound of the battery component film substantially without causing fractures along the cleavage planes of the battery substrate.

Abstract: Methods and systems for using social network information in analyzing career site viewership are described. In some example embodiments, the methods and systems access information associated with multiple viewing sessions of job listings presented at a career site, determine users associated with the multiple viewing sessions are members of a social network service, access profile information for users that are members of the social network service, and present information identifying characteristics of the users associated with the multiple user viewing sessions based on accessed profile information.

Abstract: Methods and systems for capturing viewership information from multiple pages of a career site are described. In some example embodiments, the methods and systems access first information captured by a first javascript beacon located at a job listing page of a career site, access second information captured by a second javascript beacon located at one or more job application pages of the career site, compare the first information to the second information, and present viewership information for the career site based on the comparison.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a battery comprises selecting a battery substrate having cleavage planes, and depositing on the battery substrate, one or more battery component films comprising electrode films that at least partially surround an electrolyte film. Pulsed laser beam bursts are applied to the battery component films at a sufficiently high power level to vaporize portions of the films to form shaped battery features. The pulsed laser bursts shape the films substantially without causing fractures along the cleavage planes of the battery substrate. Pulsed laser shaping can be used to replace the use of a mask in the fabrication of shaped battery components.

Abstract: Described is a method for allocating a central application resource. Upon a determination that a user has depleted an allocation of the resource, a request for an additional allocation of the resource is generated. The user is a member of a group of users that is a subset of all users of the central application resource. After determining that the request is valid according to a policy defining rules for allocation relevant to the user, the additional allocation is provided to the user. An allocation of the resource is reduced for one or more other users in the group so that a total allocation of the resource for the group remains unchanged.

Abstract: A method of depositing lithium-containing films on a battery substrate in a sputtering chamber is provided. At least one pair of sputtering targets that each comprise a lithium-containing sputtering member is provided in the sputtering chamber, the sputtering targets selected to each have a conductivity of at least about 5×10?6 S·cm?1. A substrate carrier holding at least one battery substrate is placed in the sputtering chamber. A pressure of sputtering gas is maintained in the sputtering chamber. The sputtering gas is energized by applying to the pair of sputtering targets, an electrical power at a frequency of from about 10 to about 100 kHz.

Abstract: A battery packaging method comprises providing a battery comprising at least one battery cell on a substrate, the battery cell comprising a plurality of electrodes about an electrolyte, and the battery having at least one open peripheral side surface. A thermoplastic bead is provided at an open peripheral side surface of the battery. A cap is placed over the battery and in contact with the thermoplastic bead. The thermoplastic bead is locally heated by directing an energy beam onto the thermoplastic bead, the energy beam having a beam width sized sufficiently small to heat a beam incident region on the thermoplastic bead substantially without heating adjacent regions.

Abstract: A plasma chamber for depositing a battery component material on a partially fabricated battery cell comprising a battery component layer containing charge-carrying metal species and having an exposed surface. The chamber comprises a support carrier to hold a battery support comprising the partially fabricated battery cell. A mesh screen is positioned at a preset distance from the support carrier, the mesh screen having a plurality of mesh openings. An exhaust maintains a pressure of the process gas in the plasma chamber. A plasma power source is capable of applying an electrical power to the process gas to generate a plasma from the process gas for plasma deposition, during which the mesh screen is capable of reducing migration of the charge-carrying metal species across the battery component layer.

Abstract: A system and methods are provided for serving content in response to content queries or requests. When a request is received, for content to be presented to a specified user, candidate content items are identified, possibly based on matches between attributes of the user and attributes of the items' target audiences. For each item, a history indicating the frequency (e.g., total number) and/or recency with which impressions of the candidate item were previously presented to the user is retrieved and used to determine a modifier value, which is applied to a calculated or generated probable click-through-rate (pCTR) to produce a modified probability that the user would act on the item if it is served to him or her. Each item's estimated value is computed by multiplying a bid associated with the item and the modified probability; the results are ranked and the top-ranked item(s) are served.

Abstract: A printer having a body and a fixing mechanism is provided. The body has a first transporting track. The fixing mechanism has a heating mechanism and a pressurized mechanism, and the first transporting track is disposed between the heating mechanism and the pressurized mechanism. During a printing procedure, the heating mechanism provides a toner fixed temperature, and the pressurized mechanism provides a toner fixed pressure. During laminating procedure, the heating mechanism provides a laminating temperature, and the pressurized mechanism provides a laminating pressure. There is no additional laminating mechanism disposed inside the printer. The printer can execute a toner fixed function or a laminating function by adjusting the temperature and the pressure of the fixing mechanism originally disposed in the printer.

Abstract: Realization of sleep and reconnecting functions is developed for network systems which comprise a number of end devices, network path sharing devices and coordinators. End devices and, even, network path sharing devices can be enforced to enter a sleep state at the first preset times and wake up at the second preset times. The two preset times are either assigned offline or adjustable at run time, according to the actual traffic load in the network. When a node wakes up, it checks whether the corresponding parent node is in the active state or not. If the corresponding parent node is not in the active state, the node will find a new parent node to establish a new transmission path.

Abstract: A demodulator comprises a reference voltage generating circuit for generating a reference voltage, a reference resistor for converting the reference voltage to a reference current, a current digital-to-analog converter (IDAC) for receiving a digital code and generating an output signal, a comparison apparatus for comparing the reference voltage with the output signal to generate a comparison output, and a calibration apparatus for updating the digital code according to the comparison output to calibrate the IDAC.

Abstract: There is provided a method of eliminating an offset in a spot centroid due to crosstalk. A crosstalk matrix is used to characterize crosstalk characteristics of a multi-pixel spot-centroid detector. Left-multiplication of signals outputted from the multi-pixel spot-centroid detector, which are affected by the crosstalk, by an inverse matrix of the crosstalk matrix can result in a light-intensity-distribution signal with impacts of the crosstalk substantially removed. Based on this light-intensity-distribution signal, it is possible to derive the spot centroid, with the offset in the spot centroid due to the crosstalk substantially eliminated, resulting in an improved accuracy of the spot centroid detection, as compared with conventional methods.