Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed in which inherited activation opens a secure communication path from the host operating system (OS) to the guest (virtual machine) OS. The license state of the software on the host is passed through this channel, and software installed in the guest uses this information to inform its own product activation process. The virtualized (guest) software may then activate without any outside communication when the license requirements for the host are met.

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed in which inherited activation opens a secure communication path from the host operating system (OS) to the guest (virtual machine) OS. The license state of the software on the host is passed through this channel, and software installed in the guest uses this information to inform its own product activation process. The virtualized (guest) software may then activate without any outside communication when the license requirements for the host are met.

Abstract: A heating apparatus comprising a support base and a microplate having a first surface and an opposing second surface. The microplate is positioned adjacent the support base and comprises a plurality of wells formed in the first surface thereof. Each of the plurality of wells is sized to receive an assay therein. A sapphire crystalline transparent window is positioned adjacent the microplate opposing the support base. A heating device heats the transparent window in response to a control system.

Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for securely authorizing a client to consume data and/or services from a service provider server while mitigating burdensome requests made to a validation server. That is, validation data provided to a client from a validation server may be maintained on the client and at least some of that validation data can be used to subsequently authorize the client when the client attempts to consume data and/or services from the service provider server (e.g., download a song). However, the validation data is maintained on the client and/or provided to the service provider server in a manner that inhibits user tampering. In this manner, numerous requests for validation of the client need not be made from the service provider server to the validation server when a client requests content from the service provider server, while also inhibiting unauthorized consumptions of data by the client.

Abstract: A verification method including a set flow and the identification flow is provided. The set flow includes: displaying an original outline pattern; executing a coloring operation on the original outline pattern in response to a user encryption coloring event to generate and display a colored outline pattern; storing the colored outline pattern. The identification flow includes: displaying an original outline pattern; executing a coloring operation on the original outline pattern in response to a user verification coloring event to generate and display a to-be identified colored outline pattern; determining whether the to-be identified colored outline pattern is equal to the colored outline pattern; if yes, triggering the verification pass event; if not, triggering the verification fail event.

Abstract: A camera alignment system that can enable alignment in at least one of three planes and about an axis of at least one of the planes. An alignment mount can mate to a camera and lens. The alignment mount can comprise a mechanism to adjust the camera relative to the lens to that an image plane of the camera aligns with an image plane of the lens in a predetermined orientation. One predetermined orientation can be that the image plane of the camera being parallel to the image plane of the lens.

Abstract: A display device includes a display module for displaying an image, a backlight module for providing backlight to the display module, a memory, a brightness computing module, a retrieving module, and a backlight adjusting module. The memory is used for storing a relationship between an image brightness and a backlight adjusting coefficient. The brightness computing module is used for computing the brightness of a current display image. The retrieving module is used for retrieving a backlight adjusting coefficient corresponding to the current display image from the memory according to the current display image brightness. The backlight adjusting module is used for adjusting backlight brightness provided by the backlight module according to the backlight adjusting coefficient retrieved by the retrieving module.

Abstract: An engineering analysis tool comprises a unified resource model-based (URM) objective and tool mapping capability for linking engineering analysis objectives to analysis tools. A Markov chain-based analysis plan generator (APTG) for reusing engineering analysis plans may be included in the engineering analysis tool. Further, the engineering analysis tool comprises a graphic symptom capturer (GSC) that auto-captures engineering perceived fault symptoms from engineering data analysis (EDA) tools.

Abstract: A method for correcting the white balance of a display by: setting a target color coordinates of a target white point at a predetermined color temperature and a group of gray levels in response to an user input command; constructing R, G, B images according to the group gray levels; measuring the luminance and corresponding color coordinates of the R, G, B based on the R, G, B images; selecting one color of R, G, B to be a base color and the other two colors to be adjustable colors; fixing the measured luminance of the base color; estimating target luminance of the two adjustable color based on the measured luminance of the base color; estimating the adjusted gray levels of the two adjustable colors based on estimated luminance of the adjustable colors and the Gamma table; and reconstructing the Gamma table based on the estimated adjusted gray levels of the two adjustable colors.

Abstract: Techniques involving a simulated start-up or “boot” process to detect the introduction of unauthorized code or data into the boot process. In one embodiment, a boot process is performed to initiate a computing system. The boot process is then simulated using the initiated computing system to detect unauthorized modifications introduced into the computing system prior to the computing system's operating system being operational.

Abstract: A one-dimensional scanning displayer for projecting image onto pupils includes a one-dimensional scanning displayer, a critical optics device. The one-dimensional scanning displayer further comprises a light source, a displayer, a mechanical one-dimensional scanner, a lens set and a light splitter. The light source emits light beams through a light guide element. The light guide element unambiguously projects a receiving image onto the displayer via the light splitter. A mapping image on the displayer transmits through the lens set to reach to the mechanical one-dimensional scanner. The mechanical one-dimensional scanner reflects the mapping image to a critical optics device. The critical optics device transforms the mapping image into a hologram and projects the hologram onto user's pupils for a user to watch.

Abstract: A voltage detection circuit comprises a plurality of even-number voltage detection nodes, at least one odd-number voltage detection node, a voltage differential generation circuit, a selection circuit and a computing circuit. The selection circuit is for controlling the coupling relationship between the voltage differential generation circuit and the even and odd-number voltage detection nodes, so that the voltage differential generation circuit generates a voltage differential between the nodes. The computing circuit knows a voltage of a first even-number voltage detection node being as a reference voltage or obtains the voltage of the first even-number voltage detection node on the basis of the reference voltage, and respectively obtains a voltage of the nodes on the basis of the voltage differential between two adjacent nodes and the obtained voltage of a first even-number voltage detection node.

Abstract: A method of fabricating an axially symmetric liquid crystal lens is disclosed, which comprises steps: (A) providing a first substrate; (B) forming a first conductive layer on the first substrate; (C) forming a first resist layer on the first conductive layer; (D) forming a first pattern with sub-micrometer period in the first resist layer by laser scanning; (E) developing the first resist layer to obtain a first patterned layer with sub-micrometer period; (F) providing a second substrate; and (G) forming a liquid crystal layer between the first patterned layer and the second substrate, wherein the first substrate, the first conductive layer, the first patterned layer, the liquid crystal layer, and the second substrate are sequentially arranged to form a layered structure. Also, an axially symmetric liquid crystal lens and liquid crystal alignment substrate for liquid crystal lens provided by the same are disclosed.

Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for securely authorizing a client to consume data and/or services from a service provider server while mitigating burdensome requests made to a validation server. That is, validation data provided to a client from a validation server may be maintained on the client and at least some of that validation data can be used to subsequently authorize the client when the client attempts to consume data and/or services from the service provider server (e.g., download a song). However, the validation data is maintained on the client and/or provided to the service provider server in a manner that inhibits user tampering. In this manner, numerous requests for validation of the client need not be made from the service provider server to the validation server when a client requests content from the service provider server, while also inhibiting unauthorized consumptions of data by the client.

Abstract: A method for correcting the white balance of a display by: setting a target color coordinates of a target white point of a target white point plane at a predetermined color temperature and a group of gray levels as the input gray levels in response to a user input command; constructing a white color image according to the group of the gray levels; measuring luminance and color coordinates of a measured white point of the white color image; estimating luminance of the R, G, B based on the standard color coordinates defined in a standard color space, the measured luminance and color coordinates of the measured white point; estimating gray levels of the R, G, B based on the estimated luminance of the R, G, B; and reconstructing the Gamma table based on the estimated adjusted gray levels of the two adjustable colors.

Abstract: A method for automatically detecting and adjusting grayscale/white balance of a display comprises the steps of: detecting a chromaticity coordinate and a brightness of a present white color of the display by a detector; selecting a chromaticity coordinate of three primary colors of red, green, and blue in a known chromaticity space for automatically calculating a present mixing ratio of the three primary colors of red, green, and blue of the present white color of the display according to Grassman's Law of color mixture in colormetry; calculating a desired mixing ratio of three primary colors of red, green, and blue of an ideal white color under a predetermined color temperature; and comparing the present mixing ratio with the desired mixing ratio to obtain a proportion therebetween which is used as a set of gain values of the three primary colors of red, green of the display.

Abstract: A speaker module includes a casing whereon an opening is formed. The casing includes a blocking structure disposed on a side of the opening. The speaker module further includes a first speaker device, which includes a first housing, a first speaker unit disposed inside the first housing, and an engaging component connected to an end of the first housing for engaging with the blocking structure when the first housing is pulled out of the casing through the opening and for rotating relative to the blocking structure so as to adjust an angle of the first speaker unit. The speaker module further includes a second speaker device connected to the first speaker device and capable of passing through the opening, which includes a second housing connected to the first housing in a slidable manner relative to the first housing, and a second speaker unit disposed inside the second housing.

Abstract: A verification method including a set flow and the identification flow is provided. The set flow includes: displaying an original outline pattern; executing a coloring operation on the original outline pattern in response to a user encryption coloring event to generate and display a colored outline pattern; storing the colored outline pattern. The identification flow includes: displaying an original outline pattern; executing a coloring operation on the original outline pattern in response to a user verification coloring event to generate and display a to-be identified colored outline pattern; determining whether the to-be identified colored outline pattern is equal to the colored outline pattern; if yes, triggering the verification pass event; if not, triggering the verification fail event.

Abstract: An unloading mechanism includes a base and a pushing component installed on the base for pushing an electronic component out of a computer device. The unloading mechanism further includes a latch for latching the pushing component. When the electronic component pushes a first end of the pushing component in a first direction, a second end of the pushing component drives the latch to move in a second direction. The unloading mechanism further includes a first resilient component connected between the latch and the base for driving the latch to move in a direction opposite to the second direction, and a second resilient component connected between the pushing component and the base for driving the pushing component to move in a direction opposite to the first direction.

Abstract: A solution for convergence for connectivity fault management includes, at a device having a network interface, maintaining a continuity state. The continuity state is associated with a Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) Maintenance Association (MA) comprising multiple Maintenance End Points (MEPs) including a first MEP associated with the device. The maintaining includes setting the state to a value indicating continuity of the MA if a converged notification is received from the first MEP. The maintaining also includes setting the state value to a value indicating loss of continuity of the MA if a predetermined number of echo packets sent by the device towards the MEPs other than the first MEP are not received by the device within a predetermined time period.