Abstract: The system enables business people to understand the impact of business transactions, changes and events in real-time using advanced rules and analytics to filter, categorize and interpret the significance of streams of real-time information. Most business performance analysis today is done manually and this process is a time consuming and skilled task leading to a time delay in producing the analysis. This time lag between the transaction or event happening and being able to take action on the analysis is measured in weeks or months at many companies. By blending real-time information with historical data and performance goals, this system enables business users to assess business events and collaborate within teams to drive optimal business performance. Using forecasting techniques enables business managers to predict the likelihood of achieving a particular goal without relying on manual analysis by a skilled analyst.

Abstract: A method of operating a three phase sensorless brushless motor including a stator including three phase windings and a rotor carrying at least one permanent magnet, the method including switching power to the phase windings of the stator in synchronisation with the rotor position, by applying voltage strokes to the windings, to generate a rotating magnetic flux which interacts with the rotor flux generated by the rotor magnet, to rotate the rotor, the method including applying a plurality of voltage strokes to each of the windings for each rotation of the rotor, sensing a position of the rotor by detecting back emf voltage transitions in a third only of the windings in periods in which voltage strokes are not applied to the third winding, and estimating when the rotor is expected to have rotated though a predetermined angle to a position at which a voltage stoke is next to be applied to the or another winding, and applying the voltage stroke at the estimated time.

Abstract: A system for remote detection using and RFID system including a transceiver, a transponder and a fuse configured within the transponder. The transceiver is configured to send and receive radio frequency signals. The transponder is configured to receive radio frequency signals from the transceiver and to send radio frequency signals to the transceiver. The transceiver is configured to send radio frequency to the transponder thereby preventing the fuse from blowing while the radio frequency signal is received.

Abstract: A rotor disc for an electrical machine is disclosed. The rotor disc comprises a series of magnetisable members arranged in a circumferential series on a surface thereof and against peripheral retaining structure of the disc. The disc also includes a retainer fixable to the surface and arranged for assisting in retaining the members at least axially on the surface when so fixed. The retainer is arranged to abut at least one of a substantially circumferentially and substantially tangentially extending, radially inner part of each member and thereby to provide the axial retention.

Abstract: A computer system includes an operating system. An advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI) system is in communication with the operating system and receives an ACPI request from the operating system. A cache is in communication with the ACPI system and receives the ACPI request from the ACPI system and provides ACPI data to the operating system via the ACPI system.

Abstract: A rotor disc for an electrical machine is disclosed. The rotor disc comprises a series of magnetisable members arranged in a circumferential series on a surface thereof and against peripheral retaining structure of the disc. The disc also includes a retainer fixable to the surface and arranged for assisting in retaining the members at least axially on the surface when so fixed. The retainer is arranged to abut at least one of a substantially circumferentially and substantially tangentially extending, radially inner part of each member and thereby to provide the axial retention.

Abstract: A filament attachment system includes a bond head comprising a de-spooling system with a spool and balanced dancer arm assembly, a clamp having a curved filament entry, a narrower gripping region, and a wider filament exit, and a bond tool comprising a guide portion, a grooving portion, and a staking portion. The grooving portion forms a groove into a bond and the staking portion closes the groove over the filament, securing the filament in the bond. Thus, the filament can be attached with a single pass of the bond head using a single bond.

Abstract: A system and method for using memory mapped I/O (MMIO) to manage system devices is provided. A parent device in the ACPI namespace uses (MMIO) to identify the memory addresses of its children devices. An existing, but unused, construct of ACPI is used to pass the MMIO information through the operating system (OS) to the device drivers, enabling memory to be reserved by a device, and also remain hidden to the OS. The vendor defined resource data type for long information, also known as the “vendor-long” descriptor, is used to pass the appropriate information through the OS.

Abstract: A system comprises at least one processor, and supporting firmware for supporting at least one function of the at least one processor. The system further comprises logic operable to expand the functionality of the at least one function in a fashion that is not natively supported by the supporting firmware, and an interposer for supporting the expanded functionality of the at least one function. A method for expanding the functionality of an execution unit of a system comprises implementing an execution unit in a system, and implementing pre-existing support firmware for the execution unit in the system, wherein the pre-existing support firmware supports at least one function of the execution unit. The method further comprises implementing logic expanding the at least one function in a manner not supported by the pre-existing support firmware, and implementing an interposer to support the expansion of the at least one function.

Abstract: An intramuscular stimulation (IMS) device and method permit electrical and mechanical modes of stimulation to be carried out individually or together. The gun-like stimulation device permits a disposable needle applicator unit including a needle and elongate sheath to be removably attached thereto. Different needle penetration depths are obtainable with a single needle by virtue of a drive carriage with a position selecting element. To help avoid repetitive strain injury to a treating physician, a processor may monitor a body contact sensor and continue an intramuscular stimulation cycle only so long as contact is detected. In order to ensure that only a single IMS operation is performed during a period of body contact, performance of a further intramuscular stimulation cycle may be prevented unless it is determined that body contact was broken at a time following a previous IMS cycle.