Abstract: The invention relates to an illumination system (1) for an external cladding part of a motor vehicle, having at least a configuration region (2), which has a visible side facing towards the outer side and a rear side with a rear-side face (2b) as well as side faces (2a), wherein the configuration region (2) is formed as a light-guide body and is processed on the rear-side face (2b) in the region of a light window for representation of a characteristic feature appearing three-dimensionally on the visible side, having a housing element (4) with a coloured bottom face (4b) and side faces (4c), wherein an air gap remains between the rear-side face (2b) of the configuration region (2) and the bottom face (4b), and an installation space, in which a light source (6) is arranged, remains between the configuration region (2) and the side face (4c) of the housing element (2), the light being couplable into a side face of the configuration region (2) and being couplable out at the laser structure (11), and subsequently

Abstract: The invention relates to a cladding part of a body shell of a vehicle. The cladding part having a base body, which has a visible side facing towards the outer side and an inner side and which comprises a light window in the form of a light-transmitting transparent or translucent region at least in a sub-region, and an opaque region with a colouring coating at least in a sub-region. The cladding part also having an illumination function, which is arranged behind the visible side of the base body for shining through or illuminating the light window.

Abstract: A graphical production system produces pixel bar charts, in various embodiments. In an embodiment, a pixel bar chart is constructed that may include multiple bars with substantially equal widths and potentially variable heights to enable visual data analysis. A bar may include a number of pixel units corresponding to a volume of data records represented within the bar. Selected visual indicators are displayed within the pixel units of the bar, where a selected visual indicator represents a value of an attribute of a data record represented by the pixel unit. In an embodiment, the pixel units may be ordered within a bar in a particular sequence (e.g., ascending, descending or some other order). Further, in an embodiment, the bar width is determined to minimize the amount of padding. In an embodiment, a visual indicator scale is displayed to indicate values associated with each visual indicator.

Abstract: A method for generating a pixel-oriented graph provides visual boundaries for representing aggregate information. The present method for generating a pixel-oriented graph includes determining a visual boundary for representing an aggregate of a set of information depicted in the pixel-oriented graph and constructing a set of pixel blocks that represent the information such that the pixel blocks are visually distinguished by the visual boundary. A method according to the present techniques employs a visual weight to classify labels and high weight information is shown and other information is made invisible and hidden in the property of a graph.

Abstract: A load cell with an elastically deformable membrane force transducer for receiving forces to be determined, with a sensor arrangement for detecting the deformation of the force transducer and its conversion into an electric weight signal, which is robust and can also be installed in narrow spaces and can receive and determine tensile forces as well as pressure forces, is disclosed, comprising a housing surrounding the force transducer essentially on all sides and having an opening, through which the membrane force transducer can be acted upon with the force to be determined, wherein the membrane force transducer comprises a force introduction member arranged centrally and at the edge area an edge part projecting beyond at least one of the membrane surfaces.

Abstract: A dynamometric cell having an elastically deformable force transducer for receiving a weight force and a sensor arrangement for detecting the deformation of the force transducer and its conversion into an electric weight signal is disclosed, wherein the force transducer is connected to a mounting member at its first end and supports a force introduction member at its second end, such that it allows a more exact determination of weight force even when it is incorporated into narrow spaces and wherein the force transducer is designed as a hollow bar with two attenuation zones spaced in longitudinal direction of the bar.

Abstract: A method and system for tracking hits of a requested network file includes embedding an instruction within the file that directs the requesting device to transmit an indicator to a processor for counting subsequent to the requesting device receiving the requested file. The request for the network file is made by a requesting device (e.g., client of an end-user) and may be made over the Internet. The instruction is executed by a Web browser at the requesting device. The instruction is embedded within the Internet file, so that if the file is cached by a proxy server, the instruction is also cached. Thus, the instruction will reach the end-user regardless of whether the file is downloaded from the proxy server or from an originating server. When the file reaches the end-user, the instruction triggers the transmission of the indicator that is send to the processor for counting.

Abstract: A load cell with an elastically deformable membrane force transducer for receiving forces to be determined, with a sensor arrangement for detecting the deformation of the force transducer and its conversion into an electric weight signal, which is robust and can also be installed in narrow spaces and can receive and determine tensile forces as well as pressure forces, is disclosed, comprising a housing s surrounding the force transducer essentially on all sides and having an opening, through which the membrane force transducer can be acted upon with the force to be determined, wherein the membrane force transducer comprises a force introduction member arranged centrally and at the edge area an edge part projecting beyond at least one of the membrane surfaces.

Abstract: A dynamometric cell having an elastically deformable force transducer for receiving a weight force and a sensor arrangement for detecting the deformation of the force transducer and its conversion into an electric weight signal is disclosed, wherein the force transducer is connected to a mounting member at its first end and supports a force introduction member at its second end, such that it allows a more exact determination of weight force even when it is incorporated into narrow spaces and wherein the force transducer is designed as a hollow bar with two attenuation zones spaced in longitudinal direction of the bar.

Abstract: A graphical production system produces pixel bar charts, in various embodiments. In an embodiment, a pixel bar chart is constructed that may include multiple bars with substantially equal widths and potentially variable heights to enable visual data analysis. A bar may include a number of pixel units corresponding to a volume of data records represented within the bar. Selected visual indicators are displayed within the pixel units of the bar, where a selected visual indicator represents a value of an attribute of a data record represented by the pixel unit. In an embodiment, the pixel units may be ordered within a bar in a particular sequence (e.g., ascending, descending or some other order). Further, in an embodiment, the bar width is determined to minimize the amount of padding. In an embodiment, a visual indicator scale is displayed to indicate values associated with each visual indicator.

Abstract: In order to form a device for detecting and preprocessing weights acting on a vehicle seat in such a way that it can be used in particular in conditions which are very difficult in terms of measuring technology, and in particular under the other special ambient conditions within a vehicle, and the weighing signal of which is substantially uninfluenced by this and can consequently provide a reliable parameter for airbag activation, it is proposed that this device comprises at least three load cells, which are disposed on load-carrying parts of the vehicle seat at corner points of an imaginary polygonal area and in each case generate a weighing signal corresponding to the weight, and an electronic evaluation circuit, which receives and preprocesses the weighing signals of the load cells and generates an output signal based on the weighing signals, the evaluation circuit comprising an evaluation function with which a localization of the center of gravity of the weight acting on the vehicle seat can be carried ou

Abstract: A method for generating a pixel-oriented graph provides visual boundaries for representing aggregate information. The present method for generating a pixel-oriented graph includes determining a visual boundary for representing an aggregate of a set of information depicted in the pixel-oriented graph and constructing a set of pixel blocks that represent the information such that the pixel blocks are visually distinguished by the visual boundary. A method according to the present techniques employs a visual weight to classify labels and high weight information is shown and other information is made invisible and hidden in the property of a graph.

Abstract: In order for a load cell with a force transducer for recording a weight, the force transducer having a part which does not deform under loading and a force introduction part with an elastically deformable part, the elastically deformable part and the non-deforming part having in a measuring portion a defined spacing in relation to each other which changes under loading, with a sensor arrangement with an inductively operating sensor element, which is disposed in the measuring portion opposite a signaling face, in order to detect changing of the spacing as an electric signal, and with a circuit for converting the electric signal into a weighing signal, to be developed further in such a way that it can be used in particular in conditions which are very difficult in terms of measuring technology, and in particular under the other special ambient conditions within a vehicle, and the weighing signal of which is substantially uninfluenced by this, it is proposed that the force transducer has a recess in the elastica

Abstract: An auto-discovery system discovers related components of a service operating on a distributed network. This auto-discovery system involves (1) selecting a model of the configuration of the service; (2) determining, from the model, “scope hints” that limit the possible locations of related components; (3) determining a root component of the service; (4) using scope hints to limit the search, to rapidly find related instances of components contained in the root service component; (5) determining whether a quorum of components comprising a distributed service has been discovered; (6) determining the parent service component of each discovered service component by instance matching; and (7) using the instance match information to determine the discovery tree of components that have the structure of the service map, share a common root component, and define a service group. This auto-discovery system efficiently discovers the components of a wide range of services within a distributed environment.

Abstract: Information visualization methods, information visualization systems, and articles of manufacture are described. According to one aspect, an information visualization method includes providing data for a plurality of attributes of a plurality of data items, first arranging the data items according to a common attribute having a first scale, first displaying the data items arranged according to the first arranging, selecting a subset of the data items responsive to the displaying, second arranging the data items of the subset according to the attribute having a second scale of increased resolution compared with the first scale, and second displaying the subset of the data items arranged according to the second arranging.

Abstract: In order for a load cell with a force transducer for recording a weight, the force transducer having a part which does not deform under loading and a force introduction part with an elastically deformable part, the elastically deformable part and the non-deforming part having in a measuring portion a defined spacing in relation to each other which changes under loading, with a sensor arrangement with an inductively operating sensor element, which is disposed in the measuring portion opposite a signaling face, in order to detect changing of the spacing as an electric signal, and with a circuit for converting the electric signal into a weighing signal, to be developed further in such a way that it can be used in particular in conditions which are very difficult in terms of measuring technology, and in particular under the other special ambient conditions within a vehicle, and the weighing signal of which is substantially uninfluenced by this, it is proposed that the force transducer has a recess in the elastica

Abstract: In order to form a device for detecting and preprocessing weights acting on a vehicle seat in such a way that it can be used in particular in conditions which are very difficult in terms of measuring technology, and in particular under the other special ambient conditions within a vehicle, and the weighing signal of which is substantially uninfluenced by this and can consequently provide a reliable parameter for airbag activation, it is proposed that this device comprises at least three load cells, which are disposed on load-carrying parts of the vehicle seat at corner points of an imaginary polygonal area and in each case generate a weighing signal corresponding to the weight, and an electronic evaluation circuit, which receives and preprocesses the weighing signals of the load cells and generates an output signal based on the weighing signals, the evaluation circuit comprising an evaluation function with which a localization of the center of gravity of the weight acting on the vehicle seat can be carried ou

Abstract: A method and system for tracking hits of a requested network file includes embedding an instruction within the file that directs the requesting device to transmit an indicator to a processor for counting subsequent to the requesting device receiving the requested file. The request for the network file is made by a requesting device (e.g., client of an end-user) and may be made over the Internet. The instruction is executed by a Web browser at the requesting device. The instruction is embedded within the Internet file, so that if the file is cached by a proxy server, the instruction is also cached. Thus, the instruction will reach the end-user regardless of whether the file is downloaded from the proxy server or from an originating server. When the file reaches the end-user, the instruction triggers the transmission of the indicator that is send to the processor for counting.