Abstract: A method that enables handling whole blood for assays where the whole blood is directly taken from a patient without any prior treatment and being put in a collection tube or other container ready to use for further analysis. The method can enable simple processing of the whole blood while avoiding any clots or aggregates and without damaging white cells in a reproducible and automatable way. The method can furthermore enable an automatic and reproducible pipetting of whole blood cells inside several wells to be tested.

Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for performing a live update of an operating system. The mechanisms receive an update to an operating system and clone a root volume group associated with an operating system instance executing in a first logical partition of the data processing system to generate a cloned root volume group. The mechanisms apply the update to the cloned root volume group to generate an updated and cloned root volume group and boot a second logical partition of the data processing system using the updated and cloned root volume group. Moreover, the mechanisms migrate application instances and application data to the second logical partition.

Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for performing a live update of an operating system. The mechanisms receive an update to an operating system and clone a root volume group associated with an operating system instance executing in a first logical partition of the data processing system to generate a cloned root volume group. The mechanisms apply the update to the cloned root volume group to generate an updated and cloned root volume group and boot a second logical partition of the data processing system using the updated and cloned root volume group. Moreover, the mechanisms migrate application instances and application data to the second logical partition.

Abstract: Provided are techniques for comparing a first fileset associated with a first operating system (OS) with a second fileset associated with a second OS; determining, based upon the comparing, that the second OS is a more current version of the first OS; in response to the determining that the second OS is a more current version of the first OS, moving, in conjunction with live application mobility, a virtual machine (VM) workload partition (WPAR) on the first LPAR to a second LPAR, the moving comprising determining a set of overlays associated with the WPAR corresponding to the second OS; removing from the WPAR any overlays associated with the first OS; applying to the WPAR a set of overlays corresponding to the second OS; check pointing processes associated with the WAPR; and copying live data associated with the LPAR from the first LPAR to the second LPAR.

Abstract: Provided are techniques for comparing a first fileset associated with a first operating system (OS) with a second fileset associated with a second OS; determining, based upon the comparing, that the second OS is a more current version of the first OS; in response to the determining that the second OS is a more current version of the first OS, moving, in conjunction with live application mobility, a virtual machine (VM) workload partition (WPAR) on the first LPAR to a second LPAR, the moving comprising determining a set of overlays associated with the WPAR corresponding to the second OS; removing from the WPAR any overlays associated with the first OS; applying to the WPAR a set of overlays corresponding to the second OS; check pointing processes associated with the WPAR; and copying live data associated with the LPAR from the first LPAR to the second LPAR.

Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for performing a live update of an operating system. The mechanisms receive an update to an operating system and clone a root volume group associated with an operating system instance executing in a first logical partition of the data processing system to generate a cloned root volume group. The mechanisms apply the update to the cloned root volume group to generate an updated and cloned root volume group and boot a second logical partition of the data processing system using the updated and cloned root volume group. Moreover, the mechanisms migrate application instances and application data to the second logical partition.

Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for performing a live update of an operating system. The mechanisms receive an update to an operating system and clone a root volume group associated with an operating system instance executing in a first logical partition of the data processing system to generate a cloned root volume group. The mechanisms apply the update to the cloned root volume group to generate an updated and cloned root volume group and boot a second logical partition of the data processing system using the updated and cloned root volume group. Moreover, the mechanisms migrate application instances and application data to the second logical partition.

Abstract: Provided are techniques for comparing a first fileset associated with a first operating system (OS) with a second fileset associated with a second OS; determining, based upon the comparing, that the second OS is a more current version of the first OS; in response to the determining that the second OS is a more current version of the first OS, moving, in conjunction with live application mobility, a virtual machine (VM) workload partition (WPAR) on the first LPAR to a second LPAR, the moving comprising determining a set of overlays associated with the WPAR corresponding to the second OS; removing from the W PAR any overlays associated with the first OS; applying to the WPAR a set of overlays corresponding to the second OS; check pointing processes associated with the WAPR; and copying live data associated with the LPAR from the first LPAR to the second LPAR.

Abstract: When moving workload partitions (WPARs) from machine to machine, operating systems may encounter errors that prevent successful WPAR migration. Recording and reporting errors can be challenging. To move WPARs, the operating system may employ a plurality of software components, such as code residing in user space (e.g., application programs, OS libraries, and shell scripts), code residing in the operating system's kernel, and code residing on remote machines. Embodiments of the invention include a framework that enables all the software components to record errors. The framework can also report the errors to users and processes.

Abstract: When moving workload partitions (WPARs) from machine to machine, operating systems may encounter errors that prevent successful WPAR migration. Recording and reporting errors can be challenging. To move WPARs, the operating system may employ a plurality of software components, such as code residing in user space (e.g., application programs, OS libraries, and shell scripts), code residing in the operating system's kernel, and code residing on remote machines. Embodiments of the invention include a framework that enables all the software components to record errors. The framework can also report the errors to users and processes.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for dynamic insertion of a computer code processing within a running computer task in a transparent fashion for this target task. It also relates to a method using such a dynamic insertion in order to execute a multi-task application in a virtual container forming a virtualized environment session. This method comprises the following steps of storing by a manager task of a hooking datum representing the code processing to be inserted; executing, within the execution of a system routine called by the target task, a hooking instruction initiating a test of the hooking datum; and executing the inserted code, according to the result of said test and instead of the program instruction following the hooking instruction in the execution of said system routine.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for replicating a software application in a multi-computer architecture (cluster). The software application is executed on a first computer of the cluster, which represents a primary or operation node, and is replicated on at least one other computer of the cluster, which represents a secondary node, including replication of the resources associated with the software application. The method includes streamlined updating of the replicated resources via a dynamic introspection mechanism supplying the structure of the application that is to be replicated and the dynamic graph of the implemented resources and dependencies.

Abstract: A method for carrying out a connection migration in a multicomputing architecture (cluster), from a first node which is called a primary node or operation node, including a first computer of the cluster on which an initial software application is run, towards at lest one secondary node including another computer of the cluster. The method implements a virtual network address which is carried by the first computer and transferred to the other computer, the virtual network address being embodied in the form of a dialogue link between the cluster and client computers connected thereto and associated with the software application. The associated connections can, for example be associated with a software application which is replicated in another computer in such a way that the initial application service is switched to the replica thereof.

Abstract: A position sensor includes at least two detection cells which are separated according to the direction of relative displacement between a generator element and cells of a given value such that a cell detects at least one first magnetic transition of the generator element in order to obtain a logic signal with at least one commutation front corresponding to the determined position of a first variation front. The other cell detects at least a second magnetic transition of the generator element in order to obtain a logical signal with at least one commutation front corresponding to the determined position of the second variation front. Treatment means combine electric signals of the detection cells in order to obtain an electric logic signal corresponding to an electric reference signal.

Abstract: A device to correct interference errors in a measuring installation (A) that includes at least two magnetic sensors (11, 12) for measuring the position of mobile elements (21, 22) that are moving along adjacent trajectories, with each magnetic measuring sensor delivering a measurement signal that is representative of the position of the mobile element in an open magnetic circuit (31, 32), and resources (M) for processing the measurement signals delivered by the magnetic measuring sensors. According to the invention, the processing resources (M) include resources for correction of the magnetic measurement signals in order to take account of interference errors between adjacent magnetic sensors (11, 12), with a view to obtaining a corrected measurement signal for each magnetic measuring sensor.

Abstract: A magnetic sensor for determining the position of a cellular phone in linear movement along an axis of translation, the sensor including a measuring cell fitted to a magnetic circuit and capable of measuring the variations in the value of the magnetic induction flux consecutive with the reluctance variations of the magnetic circuit. According to the invention, the sensor further includes a single delimiting fixed magnetic circuit between two fixed pole parts, a variable air gap within which at least a magnetic induction is created that extends along a length parallel to the axis of translation and at least equal to the travel to be measured of the cellular phone, and a measurable air gap to which the measuring cell is fitted.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for dynamic insertion of a computer code processing within a running computer task in a transparent fashion for this target task. It also relates to a method using such a dynamic insertion in order to execute a multi-task application in a virtual container forming a virtualized environment session. This method comprises the following steps: storage by a manager task of a hooking datum representing the code processing to be inserted; execution, within the execution of a system routine called by the target task, of a hooking instruction initiating a test of the hooking datum; execution of the inserted code, according to the result of said test and instead of the program instruction following the hooking instruction in the execution of said system routine.

Abstract: A device to correct interference errors in a measuring installation (A) that includes at least two magnetic sensors (11, 12) for measuring the position of mobile elements (21, 22) that are moving along adjacent trajectories, with each magnetic measuring sensor delivering a measurement signal that is representative of the position of the mobile element in an open magnetic circuit (31, 32), and resources (M) for processing the measurement signals delivered by the magnetic measuring sensors. According to the invention, the processing resources (M) include resources for correction of the magnetic measurement signals in order to take account of interference errors between adjacent magnetic sensors (11, 12), with a view to obtaining a corrected measurement signal for each magnetic measuring sensor.

Abstract: A magnetic sensor including a first resource (3) for the creation of a magnetic field, oriented along a first axis in the direction of the axis of movement, and a second resource (6) for the creation of a magnetic field, oriented along a second axis in the direction of the axis of movement, opposed to the first direction. The first and second field-creation resources are mounted opposite to each other in order to form, between them, a magnetic measuring gap in which the measuring element that is sensitive to the value of the magnetic flux generated by the first and second field-creation resources is located, with the measuring element or the first and second field-creation resources being linked to the mobile object.

Abstract: The invention concerns a process to detect the ignition phase of a cylinder in an internal combustion engine with controlled ignition, the ignition being performed by a system known as “Static twin lost spark”, formed from at least one coil (3) that includes a primary winding (4) and a secondary winding (6) wound onto a magnetic circuit (7), where the process includes the following stages: creation of a magnetic circuit (7) not directly linked to a voltage reference (14), so that its electrical potential (VN1) is an image of the mean electrical voltage of the secondary winding (6), limiting the range of variation of the electrical potential (VN1) of the magnetic circuit (7) between minimum and maximum limit values, detecting the polarity of the electrical potential (VN1) of the magnetic circuit (7) corresponding to the appearance of an ignition spark on a spark plug.