Abstract: The present invention provides the use of Icaritin for the preparation of a composition for treating cancer, wherein the composition is orally administered to a patient at least one cycle, each cycle comprising a continuous 28-day dosing schedule, in which Icaritin is administered at least once daily, at a dosage of 400-1800 mg daily. The patients treated with Icaritin according to the present method receive better treatment, with reduced adverse effects.

Abstract: A storage system and method for interleaving a plurality of logical sectors in the storage system is disclosed. The method includes: dividing each logical sector into a predetermined number of slices; sequentially indexing the logical sectors, wherein each logical sector is identified by a logical sector index; sequentially indexing the predetermined number of slices in each logical sector, wherein each slice of the predetermined number of slices is identified by a slice index within each logical sector; and interleaving the logical sectors according to a slice interleaving process. The interleaving step further includes: a) identifying a first indexed slice of a first indexed logical sector as an initial slice; and b) identifying a subsequent slice by advancing the slice index to a subsequent index in the slice index sequence and advancing the logical sector index to a subsequent index in the logical sector index sequence.

Abstract: Systems and method relating generally to data processing, and more particularly to systems and methods for fragmenting a data set and recovering the fragmented data set. As one example, a data processing system is discussed that includes: a fragmenting circuit operable to separate a data set into at least a first fragment and a second fragment; and a transfer packet formation circuit operable to: append identification information to the front of the first fragment, and at least a first M+N bits of the second fragment to the end of the first fragment to yield a first transfer fragment, and aggregate the first transfer fragment with other transfer fragments to yield an aggregate output.

Abstract: The present inventions are related to systems and methods for data processing, and more particularly to systems and methods for performing data decoding. In one case a data processing system is disclosed that includes a decoder circuit operable to apply a low density parity check algorithm to a decoder input to yield an interim decoded output, where the decoder input is a codeword formed of two bit symbols, and where the decoder input is encoded to yield a last layer including at least two different entry values. In addition, the data processing system includes an inverse mapping circuit operable to remap the interim decoded output to yield an overall decoded output.

Abstract: The present inventions are related to systems and methods for data processing, and more particularly to systems and methods for use of a detector output by a data decoder. As an example, a data processing system is discussed that includes a data detector circuit operable to provide a first detector output and a second detector output, and a combining circuit operable to combine a first input derived from the first detector output with a second input derived from the second detector output to yield a combined detector output. The combined detector output includes a unified data set element generated by combining an element of the first input with a corresponding element of the second input.

Abstract: Systems and method relating generally to data processing, and more particularly to systems and methods for accessing a data set from a solid state storage device, using a data decoding circuit to apply a data decoding algorithm to the data set to yield a decoded output, where the decoded output includes at least one error, identifying at least one critical location in the data set, and estimating a voltage associated with the data in the data set corresponding to the critical location.

Abstract: A touch panel includes a substrate and a plurality of sensing units. The sensing units are disposed on the substrate. Each sensing unit includes two sensing bars respectively having a first end and a second end. The sensing bars extend along a direction and cross a touch region. The second end of one of the sensing bars of each sensing unit is configured for receiving a first signal respectively. The first ends of the sensing bars of each sensing unit are electrically connected to each other and configured to receive a second signal. The second end of the other one of the sensing bars of each sensing unit is configured to receive a third signal respectively.

Abstract: The present inventions are related to systems and methods for data processing, and more particularly to systems and methods for data encoding.

Abstract: A visual display system includes a first image source for producing a first image containing symbological information using a vector drawing system. A second image source produces a second image containing video, graphical, and/or symbology information with a brightness lower than the brightness of the first image. A light combining optical element combines the light from the first and the second image sources. An image forming optical system receives the combined light from the light combining optical element for forming a new image comprising a superimposition of the first image and the second image at a final image plane of the system. A light receiving element, located at the final image plane of the system, receives the new image from the image forming optical system and adjusts the characteristics of the light from the new image to generate a final image for direct or indirect viewing. The visual display system is particularly adaptable for use in a Heads-Up-Display (HUD) system.

Abstract: An apparatus for low density parity check decoding includes a variable node processor and a check node processor. The variable node processor is operable to generate variable node to check node messages and to update variable node values based on check node to variable node messages. The check node processor is operable to generate the check node to variable node messages based on the variable node to check node messages. The variable node processor and the check node processor comprise a quasi-cyclic decoder with relative indexes that refer to non-zero circulants.

Abstract: The present inventions are related to systems and methods for accessing data from a flash memory, and more particularly to systems and methods for inter-cell interference handling in a flash memory. The systems and methods include receiving soft information corresponding to a series of voltage levels accessed from a block of flash memory cells, calculating corrected soft information based upon the received soft information and a variance of the soft information, and applying a data decoding algorithm to the corrected soft information to yield a data output.

Abstract: Systems and method relating generally to data processing, and more particularly to systems and methods for encoding and decoding information. Some embodiments include one or both of a multi-algorithm data encoder circuit and/or a multi-algorithm data decoder circuit. In some cases, a first algorithm encoding is applied on a first section by section basis to a user data set yield an encoded portion; and a second algorithm encoding is applied on a second section by section basis to a data set derived from a subset of the encoded portion.

Abstract: The present inventions are related to systems and methods for data processing, and more particularly to systems and methods for performing data decoding including skipping one or more codeword blocks in the data decoding process. In one embodiment a data processing system includes a skip control circuit operable to skip re-application of a data decode algorithm to a portion of a codeword where at least the number of unsatisfied checks for the portion is zero.

Abstract: A touch panel has a substrate on which a first conductive layer, an insulating layer, a second conductive layer and a protective layer are formed in order. The second conductive layer and the first conductive layer form a touch-sensing area. The protective layer and the substrate have the same refractive index; and the first conductive layer, the insulating layer and the second conductive layer have the same refractive index so that the whole layered structure substantially has a symmetrical distribution of refractive indices, and leading to having optical characteristics of high transmittance and low reflectance.

Abstract: System and method are disclosed for managing storage space of a magnetic storage device. The system may read data from a sector of the storage space and determine whether the data are successfully read from the sector. If it is determined that the data are not successfully read from the sector, the system may retrieve an address of the sector. The system may further determine whether the sector is subject to media fatigue based on the address. If it is determined that the sector is subject to media fatigue, the system may reallocate the sector subject to media fatigue to a spare sector.

Abstract: Systems and methods relating generally to data processing, and more particularly to systems and methods for encoding and decoding information. As an example, a method is discussed that includes: applying a first level encoding on a section by section basis to a first data portion to yield a first encoding data including a first encoded portion; applying a second level encoding on a section by section basis to the first encoded portion to yield a first parity set; applying a third level encoding on a section by section basis to a combination of the first data portion, the second data portion, and a portion derived from the first encoded portion to yield a second encoding data.

Abstract: A front light guide includes a light guide plate, a light source, a functional material layer and a first adhesive layer. The light guide plate has a side surface, a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The light guide plate has a first refractive index. The light source faces the side surface and configured to emit light into the light guide plate. The functional material layer is disposed at a side adjacent to the first surface, and has a third refractive index. The first adhesive layer is interposed between the light guide plate and the functional material layer so as to adhere the light guide plate with the functional material layer. The first adhesive layer has a second refractive index. The first refractive index is greater than the second refractive index, and the second refractive index is greater than the third refractive index.

Abstract: The present inventions are related to systems and methods for data processing, and more particularly to systems and methods for protecting portions of data sets during data processing.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a carbon fiber composite material boom, a production method thereof, and a truck-mounted concrete pump comprising the carbon fiber composite material boom. The production method of the carbon fiber composite material boom comprises: a flexible airbag is inflated to form an airbag in a first state and a carbon fiber prepreg is laid on the outer surface of the airbag in the first state to obtain a first transitional component; the first transitional component is put into a box-shaped mold and the airbag in the first state is inflated; the carbon fiber prepreg is compressed and shaped to obtain a second transitional component; the second transitional component is heated up and solidified, and cooled and de-molded after being solidified to obtain the carbon fiber boom.

Abstract: The present inventions are related to systems and methods for data processing, and more particularly to systems and methods for protecting portions of data sets during data processing.