Abstract: A method involves identifying work elements of a work process which may be enhanced to provide a biggest impact on enhancing an overall value of the work process. The method involves identifying a plurality of work elements comprising a work process, interviewing one or more knowledgeable interviewees and determining existing states and enhanced proposed states of the plurality of work elements, visually displaying the existing and enhanced proposed states of the work elements, and estimating and visually displaying a change in value of the work process due to an enhancement of the work elements from the existing states to the enhanced proposed states.

Abstract: Novel ?-diimine metal complexes, particularly iron complexes are disclosed. The ?-diimine metal complexes are produced by forming one of the ?-diimine metal complex imine bonds in the presence of a metal salt or an ?-acylimine metal complex. ?-diimine metal complexes having two different ?-diimine nitrogen groups may be produced. The ?-diimine metal complexes are useful for polymerizing or oligomerizing olefins.

Abstract: Methods for making ?-diimine metal complexes are described. The methods comprise forming an ?-diimine metal complex imine bond in the presence of a metal salt or an ?-acylimine metal complex. The method is particularly using for the production of ?-diimine metal complexes having two different ?-diimine nitrogen groups. The ?-diimine metal complexes are useful for polymerizing or oligomerizing olefins.

Abstract: Processes to polymerize or oligomerize olefins by contacting olefins with ?-diimine metal complexes. In particular, alpha olefins can be produced in high selectivity by contacting ethylene with selected ?-diimine metal complexes. In some cases an activator such as an alkylaluminum compound is also contacted with ethylene and the ?-diimine metal complexes.

Abstract: Provided is a method, system, and program for sending notification to an Input/Output (I/O) device comprised of multiple components of an event from an originating device that transmits data to the I/O device. The originating device detects a notification event and generates a notification message in response to the detected notification event to transmit to the I/O device. In response to receiving the notification message, the I/O device activates at least one of the multiple components. The notification message may be transmitted to the I/O device on a first port at the I/O device, where data is received at a second port at the I/O device. In response to receiving the notification message on the first port, the I/O device activates at least one of the multiple components.

Abstract: A power transfer assembly comprises a power turbine constructed of a nickel alloy; a gear shaft constructed of a low-carbon carburized gear material; and a transition portion between and welded to each of the power turbine and gear shaft. The nickel alloy may be welded to the transition portion by inertia welding, and the low-carbon carburized gear material may be welded to the transition portion by electron beam welding, for example. The power transfer assembly may be used in a microturbine engine, for example, to transfer rotation of a power turbine to an electric generator.

Abstract: A communication unit is provided having a transmitter and a processor (103). The processor (103) receives information (105) representative of a configuration of physical channels (107). The processor (103) determines a scaling factor responsive to the information (105) and facilitates scaling a signal (109, 111) provided by a combination of the channels utilizing the scaling factor. The scaled signal (109, 111) is provided to the transmitter.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method, system, and program for reconfiguring multiple logical printers from using a first monitor program to using a second monitor program to communicate with one physical printer. The monitor program submits print jobs directed to a logical printer to one associated physical printer over a network. At least one physical printer is associated with each logical printer. A determination is made of a plurality of logical printers and whether each physical printer associated with each of the plurality of logical printers is of a particular class. An indication is made in a data structure of each logical printer associated with one physical printer of the particular class. Each of the plurality of logical printers indicated in the data structure is reconfigured to use the second monitor program to submit print jobs to one physical printer of the particular class.

Abstract: A wireless communication system (100) and method for providing high speed uplink packet access from user equipment (128, 130) to a base station (114, 116, 118, 120). Each of the user equipment (128, 130) and the base station (114, 116, 118, 120) includes a transmitter (1106, 1206), a receiver (1104, 1204), and a controller (1108, 1208) coupled to the transmitter and the receiver. Data packets are transmitted from the user equipment (128, 130) to the base station (114, 116, 118, 120). Control information, corresponding to the data packets, is transmitted from the base station (114, 116, 118, 120) to the user equipment (128, 130). The control information includes an absolute grant channel indicator and/or channelization code(s) assigned to the user equipment (128, 130).

Abstract: An apparatus (100) and a method (400) suitable for use in a communication device by equalizing an input signal received to mitigate multipath distortion effects present in the input signal in the communication device are provided. A first filter (102) samples the input signal (104) and generates a first filter output (106) based upon the sampled input signal and a filter coefficient array (108). An error signal (112) is then generated based upon a difference between the first filter output (106) and a desired signal (114), and the filter coefficient array (108) is updated based upon a product of the error signal (112) and an adaptation constant (118). A second filter (126) samples a delayed input signal (124) and generates a second filter output (128) based upon the sampled delayed input signal and the filter coefficient array (108).

Abstract: A method (500) and a mobile station (160) for reporting multi-path signals based on a report window are described herein. The mobile station (160) may determine a distribution of a plurality of multi-path signals observed by a receiving unit (220) within the mobile station (160). The mobile station (160) may determine a report window based on the distribution. Based on the report window, the mobile station (160) may report at least one of the plurality of multi-path signals.

Abstract: A power transfer assembly comprises a power turbine constructed of a nickel alloy; a gear shaft constructed of a low-carbon carburized gear material; and a transition portion between and welded to each of the power turbine and gear shaft. The nickel alloy may be welded to the transition portion by inertia welding, and the low-carbon carburized gear material may be welded to the transition portion by electron beam welding, for example. The power transfer assembly may be used in a microturbine engine, for example, to transfer rotation of a power turbine to an electric generator.

Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods for allowing a first processing type of software programs to be able to utilize a second processing type of software programs. For example, software programs that utilize a thread-based approach can utilize a different processing type of software programs, such as task-based software programs or other single-threaded type of software programs.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting and protecting communication code information, such as for example Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) community names, while still allowing the information to be changed. A search for the proper code for a device is made. However if the code cannot be determined automatically, a user is prompted to insert a code. Also, the user is allowed to change the code as needed.

Abstract: A method for installing an image on a client including obtaining a wanboot binary from the boot server, determining whether the wanboot binary is valid, obtaining a security payload from the boot server using the wanboot binary if the wanboot binary is valid, establishing a first secure connection between the client and boot server, obtaining a boot file system from the boot server using the first secure connection, installing the boot file system on the client to obtain a kernel, establishing a second secure connection between the client and an installation server using the security payload and the kernel, obtaining an installation image from the installation server using the kernel and the second secure connection, and installing the installation image on the client.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for improving dynamic simple network management protocol GetNext processing is disclosed. The method and apparatus supports dynamic information in SNMP by building the “GetNext” list once, then caching that list for a given amount of time.

Abstract: A method (500) and a mobile station (160) for reporting multi-path signals based on a report window are described herein. The mobile station (160) may determine a distribution of a plurality of multi-path signals observed by a receiving unit (220) within the mobile station (160). The mobile station (160) may determine a report window based on the distribution. Based on the report window, the mobile station (160) may report at least one of the plurality of multi-path signals.

Abstract: A receiver (300) capable of simultaneously receiving a plurality of physical channels is disclosed herein. The receiver includes symbol memory (370) divided into a plurality of partitions, at least one partition corresponding to each of the plurality of channels that the receiver is capable of receiving simultaneously. The symbol memory is preferably not substantially more than a minimum amount required for accommodating the maximum symbol rate received at any particular time. A processor is coupled to the symbol memory for dynamically allocating one or more memory partitions to each physical channel received based upon a corresponding physical channel data rate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method, system, program, and data structures for configuring output device resources including device objects, output devices, and logical interfaces to the output devices. Jobs directed to a device object are submitted to one associated output device over a network. At least one output device is associated with each device object by associating the device object with the logical interface to the output device, comprising. A file is received including a plurality of entries, wherein each entry indicates a network address of one output device. Each entry in the file is processed to create a logical interface to the output device at the network address indicated in the entry.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for adjusting an interval of polling a peripheral device (e.g., printer) for status information, as based on the presence of a predetermined condition. In one embodiment of the present invention, short polling intervals are used to poll a peripheral device when a station (e.g., computer system) is not receiving adequate and/or reliable notification of interrupts/alerts that occur at the peripheral device. Long polling intervals are used to poll the peripheral device when the station is receiving adequate and/or reliable notification of interrupts that occur at the peripheral device.