Abstract: Provided is a traditional Chinese herbal composition for treating pulmonary nodules, a preparation method thereof, and a honeyed pill. The composition comprises: 30 parts by weight of Ziziphi Spinosae Semen, 20-30 parts by weight of Rehmaniae Radix, 30 parts by weight of Trichosanthis Radix, 40-50 parts by weight of Paeoniae Radix Alba, 30 parts by weight of Coicis Semen Preparata, 20 parts by weight of Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, 10 parts by weight of Olibanum, 10 parts by weight of Myrrha, 20-30 parts by weight of Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum Preparata Cum Aceto, 20-30 parts by weight of Trionycis Carapax Preparata Cum Aceto, 30 parts by weight of Agrimoniae Herba, 10-20 parts by weight of Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus, 5 parts by weight of Toosendan Fructus, 20 parts by weight of Poria, 10 parts by weight of Platycodonis Radix, and 10 parts by weight of Polygalae Radix.

Abstract: Provided is a traditional Chinese herbal composition for treating pulmonary nodules, a preparation method thereof, and a honeyed pill. The composition comprises: 30 parts by weight of Ziziphi Spinosae Semen, 20-30 parts by weight of Rehmaniae Radix, 30 parts by weight of Trichosanthis Radix, 40-50 parts by weight of Paeoniae Radix Alba, 30 parts by weight of Coicis Semen Preparata, 20 parts by weight of Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, 10 parts by weight of Olibanum, 10 parts by weight of Myrrha, 20-30 parts by weight of Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum Preparata Cum Aceto, 20-30 parts by weight of Trionycis Carapax Preparata Cum Aceto, 30 parts by weight ofAgrimoniae Herba, 10-20 parts by weight ofAlpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus, 5 parts by weight of Toosendan Fructus, 20 parts by weight of Poria, 10 parts by weight of Platycodonis Radix, and 10 parts by weight of Polygalae Radix.

Abstract: An intra-oral imaging apparatus for obtaining a contour image of a tooth has a fringe pattern generator energizable to emit a fringe pattern illumination. The fringe pattern generator has (i) at least one structured light source that is energizable to emit a patterned light beam; (ii) at least one reflective element in the path of the emitted patterned light beam and actuable to rotate about an axis to scan the emitted patterned light beam along a tooth surface as fringe pattern illumination. A detector is configured to acquire one or more images of the fringe pattern illumination from the tooth surface. A control logic processor is configured to control the fringe pattern generator for illuminating the tooth and to obtain and process the one or more images acquired by the detector.

Abstract: Provided is a guiding type miniature pipe-jacking construction method, comprising the following steps: in an originating well, perforating an operation hole in an inner wall of the originating well with a trepanning apparatus; mounting a laser orientation instrument and a laser guided drill bit, driving a guide bar connected with the laser guided drill bit into the opened operation hole with a thrusting apparatus, and driving the guide bar into a soil mass with the thrusting apparatus; jacking a plurality of mud discharging pipes following the guide bar successively into the soil mass with the thrusting apparatus; jacking a plurality of mud discharging screw rods into the mud discharging pipes with the thrusting apparatus; jacking a pipe-jacking machine head following the mud discharging pipes into the soil mass with the thrusting apparatus, a cutter head on the pipe-jacking machine head rotating to drive the mud discharging screw rods to rotate.

Abstract: A pixel driving circuit and a manufacturing method thereof according to the present application use a process to manufacture a metal layer that includes a first metal pattern, a first shading pattern, a second metal pattern, a second shading pattern, a third shading pattern, and a third metal pattern on a substrate, and form a first anode pattern and a second anode pattern on a passivation layer, to form a drain of a first transistor, a drain of a second transistor, and a drain of a third transistor.

Abstract: A pixel driving circuit and a manufacturing method thereof according to the present application use a process to manufacture a metal layer that includes a first metal pattern, a first shading pattern, a second metal pattern, a second shading pattern, a third shading pattern, and a third metal pattern on a substrate, and form a first anode pattern and a second anode pattern on a passivation layer, to form a drain of a first transistor, a drain of a second transistor, and a drain of a third transistor.

Abstract: An intra-oral imaging apparatus for obtaining a contour image of a tooth has a fringe pattern generator energizable to emit a fringe pattern illumination. The fringe pattern generator has (i) at least one structured light source that is energizable to emit a patterned light beam; (ii) at least one reflective element in the path of the emitted patterned light beam and actuable to rotate about an axis to scan the emitted patterned light beam along a tooth surface as fringe pattern illumination. A detector is configured to acquire one or more images of the fringe pattern illumination from the tooth surface. A control logic processor is configured to control the fringe pattern generator for illuminating the tooth and to obtain and process the one or more images acquired by the detector.

Abstract: Representing a large amount of association patterns in the form of data events in a computer system is accomplished by use of a unified framework based on attributed hypergraph (AHG). Data relationships are stored as attributed hypergraphs in a computer or computer network, ready for querying and further analysis. This invention is simple yet general enough to directly encode association patterns of different orders discovered from large databases or raw data relations with arbitrary properties. Both qualitative relations (if A and B are related) and quantitative relations (A and B are related k % of the time) are represented as attributed hyperedges. Such representation is lucid and transparent for visualization. It supports ad hoc and complex associative queries while requiring no physical pre-design or restructure. Thus, a computer storage and retrieving system (e.g., a database) can be readily implemented to store and manipulate huge amounts of relations in accordance with an AHG representation.

Abstract: In an image display method, when image editing is performed for image data of a captured still image by an image editing program, file data of the edited image data is transmitted from a personal computer for performing the image editing to a television. After the file data of the edited image is received by a television, the file data of the edited image data is decoded by a decoder, and a still image generated by decoding is displayed on a screen of the television.

Abstract: An intra-oral camera (10) includes an imaging system (12), an imaging sensor (16) and an image stabilization apparatus (14) comprising a liquid lens (36), lens driver elements (38), a microprocessor (34) and a motion sensor (32). The motion sensor (32) provides a motion signal indicating camera movement. The adjustable liquid lens (36) has an interface between first and second immiscible liquids and is actuable to change refraction with respect to a first axis in response to a first adjustment signal at a first pair of electrodes and with respect to a second axis in response to a second adjustment signal at a second pair of electrodes. The microprocessor (34) is responsive to stored instructions for obtaining the motion signal from the motion sensor (32) and in communication with lens driver elements (38) for providing the first and second adjustment signals to the adjustable liquid lens (36).

Abstract: The present invention related to an auto focus intraoral camera. The auto focus intraoral camera includes an illumination module for providing illuminating light, an imager, and a lens system for collecting light reflected from an object and focusing the light onto the imager, wherein said lens system further comprises at least one liquid lens including a vessel filled with a first liquid, and a second liquid being in contact with said first liquid, the first and second liquids being immiscible, of different optical indexes, and of substantially same density; wherein the lens system further includes a driver integrated circuit applying variable voltage to control the focal length of said lens. According to the present application, a compact auto focus intraoral camera with a small size and simple structure is provided, which decreases the camera complexity and improve the performance.

Abstract: A photostimulable plate reading device. The device includes: at least one photostimulable plate carrying image data and having two opposite surfaces; an illuminator for homogeneously illuminating a first one of the two opposite surfaces of the at least one photostimulable plate with light emitted in a first wavelength range, the illumination causing the at least one photostimulable plate both to emit light in a second wavelength range by photostimulated luminescence and to scatter light in the first wavelength range; a filter for preventing the light scattered in the first wavelength range from passing and for allowing the light emitted in the second wavelength range to pass, the filter facing a second one of the two opposite surfaces of the at least one photostimulable plate; and a detector composed of a two dimensional array of pixels for detecting the light allowed to pass and for obtaining image data therefrom.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a video processing apparatus includes a viewer position detector, a viewing area information calculator, a control information keeping module, and a viewing area controller. The viewer position detector is configured to detect a position of a viewer using an image taken by a camera. The viewing area information calculator is configured to calculate a first control parameter so as to set a viewing area, in which a plurality of parallax images displayed on a display are viewed as a stereoscopic image, at an area depending on the position of the viewer. The control information keeping module is configured to keep one or a plurality of second control parameters for setting the viewing area at a predetermined area. The viewing area controller is configured to set the viewing area according to the first control parameter or the second control parameter.

Abstract: An auto-focus camera has an optical system for forming an image of a target, a moveable sensor for recording a set of one or more images of the target, the set of one or more images corresponding to a set of one or more positions for the moveable sensor, and a linear piezoelectric actuator mechanically coupled to the moveable sensor for driving the moveable sensor to the set of one or more positions along a predetermined moving direction in response to a stimulus. A driving system is actuable to generate the stimulus to drive the piezoelectric actuator. An image processor, in response to stored instructions, obtains the set of one or more recorded images from the moveable sensor, processes the set of one or more obtained recoded images, and identifies the image that is in focus.

Abstract: An auto focus intraoral camera with liquid lens includes: a digital imaging sensor (304) for capturing a digital image of an object; a light source for illuminating the object; an imaging lens assembly (302) for directing the light from the object along an optical path toward the digital imaging sensor; a liquid lens (100) disposed in the optical path between the imaging lens assembly and the digital imaging sensor, where the liquid lens has an adjustable focal length; a driver (306) for applying a variable voltage to the liquid lens to control the focal length of the liquid lens; and a processor (308) for processing the digital image captured by the digital imaging sensor. Meanwhile, a continuously auto focusing method for an intraoral camera is disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention related to an auto focus intraoral camera. The auto focus intraoral camera includes an illumination module for providing illuminating light, an imager, and a lens system for collecting light reflected from an object and focusing the light onto the imager, wherein said lens system further comprises at least one liquid lens including a vessel filled with a first liquid, and a second liquid being in contact with said first liquid, the first and second liquids being immiscible, of different optical indexes, and of substantially same density; wherein the lens system further includes a driver integrated circuit applying variable voltage to control the focal length of said lens. According to the present application, a compact auto focus intraoral camera with a small size and simple structure is provided, which decreases the camera complexity and improve the performance.

Abstract: An auto-focus camera has an optical system for forming an image of a target, a moveable sensor for recording a set of one or more images of the target, the set of one or more images corresponding to a set of one or more positions for the moveable sensor, and a linear piezoelectric actuator mechanically coupled to the moveable sensor for driving the moveable sensor to the set of one or more positions along a predetermined moving direction in response to a stimulus. A driving system is actuable to generate the stimulus to drive the piezoelectric actuator. An image processor, in response to stored instructions, obtains the set of one or more recorded images from the moveable sensor, processes the set of one or more obtained recoded images, and identifies the image that is in focus.

Abstract: A photostimulable plate reading device. The device includes: at least one photostimulable plate carrying image data and having two opposite surfaces; an illuminator for homogeneously illuminating a first one of the two opposite surfaces of the at least one photostimulable plate with light emitted in a first wavelength range, the illumination causing the at least one photostimulable plate both to emit light in a second wavelength range by photostimulated luminescence and to scatter light in the first wavelength range; a filter for preventing the light scattered in the first wavelength range from passing and for allowing the light emitted in the second wavelength range to pass, the filter facing a second one of the two opposite surfaces of the at least one photostimulable plate; and a detector composed of a two dimensional array of pixels for detecting the light allowed to pass and for obtaining image data therefrom.