Abstract: Compounds are provided which have the structure wherein Q is C or N, A is O or S, Z is O or a bond, X is CH or N and R1, R2, R2a, R2b, R2c, R3, Y, x, m, and n are as defined herein, which compounds are useful as antidiabetic, hypolipidemic, and antiobesity agents.

Abstract: The present invention discloses apparatus and techniques relating to the intelligent control of a display's backlight LED strings. The present invention provides for controlling the display intensity on a region-by-region basis and for adjusting the intensity multiple times within the duration of a frame. The present invention also provides backlight adjustment in a manner that emphasizes certain colors and deemphasizes certain colors. The present invention also provides for adjustment of the backlight based on the ambient temperature.

Abstract: A laser marking device for a sawing machine includes a heat dissipating member and a laser module. The heat dissipating member is adapted to be connected to a saw head of the sawing machine adjacent to a cutting blade, and includes a tubular shell having an inner tubular surface which defines a receiving space for receiving the laser module, and a fin unit extending from the tubular shell so as to dissipate heat emanating from the tubular shell. The laser module includes a laser light emitting head which emits a beam of laser light so as to form a cutting line on the workpiece.

Abstract: A communications system is described for enforcing a service level agreement for a specified customer on a network. The communications system includes a router to receive at least one packet containing data. A management system is in communication with the router, where the management system provides access control commands to the router for the specified customer based upon an agreed upon codec and an agreed upon packet length. A detection system is in communication with the router. The detection system extracts a codec information and a packet length information from the packet. If the codec matches the agreed upon codec and the packet length matches the agreed upon packet length, then the packet is allowed to proceed. Otherwise the packet is dropped from the network.

Abstract: Compounds are provided which are useful as antidiabetic agents and antiobesity agents and have the structure wherein m is 0, 1 or 2; n is 0, 1 or 2; Q is C or N; A is (CH2)x where x is 1 to 5, or A is (CH2)x1 where x1 is 1 to 5 with an alkenyl bond or an alkynyl bond embedded anywhere in the chain, or A is —(CH2)x2—O—(CH2)x3— where x2 is 0 to 5 and x3 is 0 to 5, provided that at least one of x2 and x3 is other than 0; B is a bond or is (CH2)x4 where x4 is 1 to 5; X is CH; X2 is N; X3 is C; X4 is N; X5 is C; X6 is C.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an agency accommodated to an IP-based hometown TV program delivery system comprising at least one TV program provider for providing TV programs and at least one agency. The TV program provider provides the TV programs. The authorized user has a subscription to the TV program provider so as to get a member account for watching the TV programs. The agency at the server-end gets access to the TV programs via the member account for receiving a plurality of the TV programs and converting the TV programs to corresponding digital video contents. In addition, the authorized user at a client-end acquires the authorization from the agency so as to receive the digital video contents distributed by the agency via the broadcasting network.

Abstract: Disclosed is a data processing system for facilitating problem resolution. The data processing system-implemented system includes a configuring module for configuring a system pathway that leads to a solution, and an associating module for associating a usage indicator with the symptom pathway, the usage indicator indicating a frequency in which the symptom pathway was previously implemented for successfully resolving previously experienced problems.

Abstract: Disclosed is a data processing system-implemented method. The data processing system-implemented method includes configuring a symptom pathway that leads to a solution, and associating a usage indicator with the symptom pathway, the usage indicator indicating a frequency in which the symptom pathway was previously implemented for successfully resolving previously experienced problems.

Abstract: The present invention is to disclose an IP-based hometown TV program delivery system comprising at least one TV program provider for providing a plurality of channels of TV programs; and at least one agency at a server-end for providing a plurality of digital video contents converted from said corresponding TV programs; characterized in that said agency at a server-end distributes said plurality of digital video contents to authorized users at a client-end via a broadcasting network, wherein each authorized users has subscription to said TV programs so as to get permission for watching and receives from said agency said digital video contents converted from said corresponding TV programs via said broadcasting network.

Abstract: The present invention is to disclose a peer-to-peer based broadcast system for broadcasting video contents, comprising at least one video head-end means for receiving a plurality of original video contents, said video head-end means comprising a splitter to split each original video content into a plurality of video files for each video file being formed of a group of pictures (GOPs) based on said GOPs' boundaries, and said video head-end means further comprising at least one content repository means for storing said video files corresponding to each of original video contents; at least one relay means for receiving and broadcasting some of said video files (190) from the video head-end means; a plurality of peers for receiving and broadcasting some of said video files; at least one super seed means for receiving said video files from said relay means and/or said peers, and broadcasting said files to some of said peers; at least one network management means for managing connections among said super seed means

Abstract: A video playback device, provided in a P2P-based network, comprises a channel pre-cached buffer, for storing a plurality of video blocks corresponding to a number of pre-cached channels; a display interface, for receiving a request for channel browsing from a viewer and executing playback of the video blocks pertaining to a selected channel indicated on the request; and an agent module, for receiving the request for channel browsing from the display interface, obtaining a seed/peer list pertaining to the selected channel indicated on the request, and downloading the video blocks from seed and/or peer nodes based on the seed/peer list; characterized in that the agent module applies an automatic refreshing mechanism for updating the corresponding video blocks to each pre-cached channel by supplying the most updated video blocks in the channel pre-cached buffer.

Abstract: The present invention is to disclose an IP-based video broadcasting system for broadcasting video contents regarding TV programs to customers particularly from Asia regions particular to the Asian regions from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, China, Korea, Japan, India, Vietnam, etc. via the internet or intranet. The system comprises a broadcasting apparatus and a plurality of client players, whereby the broadcasting apparatus comprises a timezone-shifting means, a timezone-non-shifting means, a language-selecting means, and a customer-profile means to provide customers with good quality of overseas TV broadcasting services.

Abstract: Compounds are provided which are glucokinase activators and thus are useful in treating diabetes and related diseases and have the structure wherein in the ring represents one or two double bonds; R1 is aryl or heteroaryl; R2 is halogen, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; R5 is as defined herein; Z is O, S, S(O), S(O)2, or NR5a; X is S, O, N, NR3, or CR3; Y is NCR4 or N4; R3, R4, and R5 are as defined herein; R8 is aryl or heteroaryl; R6 and R7 are independently H, halogen, or alkyl; m is 0 or 1; and n is 0 to 3, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. A method for treating diabetes and related diseases employing the above compounds is also provided.

Abstract: Compounds are provided which have the structure of Formula (I): wherein R is hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl; and each of R1 and R2 is independently hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, halo or C1-C4 alkoxy, and salts thereof, which compounds are useful as antidiabetic, hypolipidemic, and antiobesity agents.

Abstract: Compounds are provided which are phosphonate and phosphinate activators and thus are useful in treating diabetes and related diseases and have the structure wherein is a heteroaryl ring; R4 is —(CH2)n-Z-(CH2)m—PO(OR7)(OR8), —(CH2)nZ-(CH2)m—PO(OR7)Rg, —(CH2)n-Z-(CH2)m—OPO(OR7)Rg, —(CH2)nZ—(CH2)m—OPO(R9)(R10), or —(CH2)nZ—(CH2)m—PO(R9)(R10); R5 and R6 are independently selected from H, alkyl and halogen; Y is R7(CH2)s or is absent; and X, n, Z, m, R4, R5, R6, R7, and s are as defined herein; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. A method for treating diabetes and related diseases employing the above compounds is also provided.

Abstract: wherein Z1 is (CH2)q or C?O; Z2 is (CH2)p or C?O; D is —CH? or C?O or (CH2)m where m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; n=0, 1 or 2; p=1 or 2; q=0, 1 or 2; Q is C or N; A is (CH2)x where x is 1 to 5, or A is (CH2)x1, where x1 is 1 to 5 with an alkenyl bond or an alkynyl bond embedded anywhere in the chain, or A is —(CH2)x2—O—(CH2)x3— where x2 is 0 to 5 and x3 is 0 to 5, provided that at least one of x2 and x3 is other than 0; B is a bond or is (CH2)x4 where x4 is 1 to 5; X is CH or N; X2 is C, N, O or S; X3 is C, N, O or S; X4 is C, N, O or S; X5 is C, N, O or S; X6 is C, N, O or S; provided that at least one of X2, X3, X4 X5 and X6 is N; and at least one of X2, X3, X4 X5 and X6 is C. R1 is H or alkyl; R2 is H, alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, amino, substituted amino or cyano; R2a, R2b and R2c may be the same or different and are selected from H, alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, amino, substituted amino or cyano; and R3, E, Z and Y are as defined herein.

Abstract: Substituted heterocyclic derivatives are provided which have the structure wherein Z1 is (CH2)q or C?O; Z2 is (CH2)p or C?O; D is —CH? or C?O or (CH2)m where m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; n=0, 1 or 2; p=1 or 2; q=0, 1 or 2; Q is C or N; X is CH or N; X2 is C, N, O or S; X3 is C, N, O or S; X4 is C, N, O or S; X5 is C, N, O or S; X6 is C, N, O or S; provided that at least one of X2, X3, X4, X5 and X6 is N; and at least one of X2, X3, X4, X5 and X6 is C; A, B, R1, R2, R2a, R2b, R4, R3, E, Z and Y are as defined herein. In addition, a method is provided for treating diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, elevated blood levels of fatty acids or glycerol, hyperlipidemia, obesity, hypertriglyceridemia, Syndrome X, or atherosclerosis, wherein the substituted heterocyclic derivatives are administered in a therapeutically effective amount to a patient.

Abstract: Compounds are provided which have the structure wherein Q is C or N, A is O or S, Z is O or a bond, X is CH or N and R1, R2, R2a, R2b, R2c, R3, Y, x, m, and n are as defined herein, which compounds are useful as antidiabetic, hypolipidemic, and antiobesity agents.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide methods and systems to store a policy specifying at least one rule relating to recording, storage or delivery of broadcast programming to a consumer of such programming, and to record, store or deliver broadcast programming in response to at least one of the rules in the policy. According to another example embodiment, a method and system provide for a subscriber requesting that at least one broadcast television program be saved for the subscriber upstream from the subscriber in a television distribution system, and further that the at least one program offered to the subscriber for saving is determined based on a policy established for the at least program.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide methods and systems to record broadcast programming for at least one television channel for a period of time, wherein the recording is performed upstream from subscribers in a television distribution system, and further including after the period of time, keeping recorded programming by request from at least one subscriber. And further wherein the request is for at least one television program contained in the recorded programming or for a time window for a particular channel. According to another embodiment a subscriber requests that broadcast programming be saved for the subscriber upstream from the subscriber in a television distribution system, and wherein the subscriber may request the programming be saved for later viewing by the subscriber between the time the programming was broadcast and a later point in time.