Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to salts that are room-temperature ionic liquids (RTILs), methods of making them, and methods of using them in connection with temporary or permanent gas sequestration. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a class of solvents which can be transformed into RTILs by exposure to a gas, and methods of using them in connection with temporary or permanent gas sequestration.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for producing a toner particulate composition from aqueous dispersions containing aggregates of a polymer binder and other toner ingredients. An ionic surfactant may be used to form the dispersion along with an ionic polymer flocculent wherein the ionic polymer flocculent undergoes a molecular conformational change, which may be triggered by pH adjustment, leading to flocculation and particle growth.

Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a segmented equalizer includes a plurality of feedforward equalizer segments, each feedforward equalizer segment responsive to delayed samples of an input signal {vn}, wherein n is the index of samples, and including a filter block for filtering the delayed samples by using coefficients which are updated based on a step size generated for each equalizer segment.

Abstract: A broadcasting signal receiver system containing a multi-standard-compatible dedicated processing unit and a general system resource is disclosed, wherein the multi-standard-compatible dedicated processing unit is configured to process one or more tuning processing steps and/or one or more demodulation processing steps, and wherein the general system resource is configured to process at least one collaborative demodulation processing step with the multi-standard-compatible dedicated processing unit via a high-speed data transfer interface. By utilizing the general system resource for at least one demodulation processing step using the high-speed data transfer interface such as USB 3.0 or PCI Express, the broadcasting signal receiver system can have a flexible design for future updates and a cost-effective compatibility to a multiple number of broadcasting standards without requiring the dedicated processing unit to use more application-specific hardware resources.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for deinterleaving in a communication system is disclosed. The method and apparatus deinterleave data units using a data deinterleaver; compressed deinterleave input symbol quality information (SQI) units using a compressed deinterleaver, wherein at least one of the input SQI units deinterleaved by the compressed deinterleaver corresponds to at least one of the plurality of data units deinterleaved by the data deinterleaver; and apply the deinterleaved SQI units to the corresponding deinterleaved data units.

Abstract: An adaptive known signal canceller comprising of a known signal canceller filter responsive to a known signal including a known portion of a transmitted signal, the known signal canceller filter operative to generate a filtered known signal, and a subtractor unit responsive to an input signal and operative to generate an output signal, the subtractor unit configured to subtract the filtered known signal from the input signal to generate an output signal, such that the known portion of the transmitted signal is substantially removed from the input signal. The adaptive known signal canceller further comprising of a known signal canceller update unit, responsive to a desired signal and an output signal and operative to continually adjust the coefficients of the known signal canceller filter based on the difference between the output signal and the desired signal, so that the filter coefficients substantially reflect the impulse response of a channel.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for implementing a software architecture design for a software application implementing sell from stock software useful to process quotations, capture orders, process delivery and invoice. The application is structured as multiple process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, and multiple service operations, each being implemented for a respective process component.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for implementing a software architecture design for a software application implementing plan-driven procurement. The application is structured as multiple process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, and multiple service operations, each being implemented for a respective process component. The process components include an Inbound Delivery Processing process component, a Site Logistics Processing process component, an Inventory Processing process component, a Purchase Request Processing process component, a Purchase Order Processing process component, a Purchasing Contract process component, a Supplier Invoice Processing process component, a Demand Forecast Processing process component, a Supply and Demand Matching process component, an External Procurement Trigger and Response process component, and a Logistics Execution Control process component.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for implementing a software architecture design for a software application implementing data migration. The application is structured as multiple process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, and multiple service operations, each being implemented for a respective process component. The process components include a Product Property Management process component, a Production Model Management process component, a Business Partner Data Management process component, a Product Data Maintenance process component, an Installed Base Data Management process component, a Price Master Data Management process component, an Identity Management process component, an Engineering Change Processing process component, a Migration Data Dispatching process component, and several other process components.

Abstract: A battery cover latch mechanism is provided including a cover member having a pivoting assembly formed thereon, and a housing member. The housing member defines a mounting section. The pivoting assembly is configured to be either pivotably mounted within the mounting section when the cover member is rotated relative to the housing member at an angle less than 90 degrees, or detached from the mounting section when the cover member is rotated relative to the housing member at an angle equal to 90 degrees.

Abstract: An extended deinterleaver the extended deinterleaver being responsive to at least one input signal, comprised of codewords, and operative to generate a deinterleaved output signal. The extended deinterleaver comprising a storage space organized into B number of appended storage branches, at least one appended storage branch having a storage branch and at least one element N, the received codewords being deinterleaved and buffered by the extended deinterleaver prior to being provided to the variable iteration decoder. Each appended storage branch further having a length that is extended by the length of N, N being at least one element, wherein as a codeword is provided to the variable iteration decoder, other codewords are provided to subsequent appended storage branches, and further wherein each appended storage branch, indexed by ‘b’, has a length of Lb+N, wherein Lb is the length of the storage branch prior to appending N.

Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a segmented equalizer includes a plurality of feedforward equalizer segments, each feedforward equalizer segment responsive to delayed samples of an input signal {vn}, wherein n is the index of samples, and including a filter block for filtering the delayed samples by using coefficients which are updated based on a step size generated for each equalizer segment.

Abstract: In some embodiments, each interferometric modulator has a stiction threshold voltage. If a voltage above the stiction threshold voltage is applied to the interferometric modulator, the interferometric modulator enters a stiction state permanently, i.e., becomes “stuck,” and the interferometric modulator becomes inoperable. Disclosed are apparatuses, methods and computer-readable media for testing a panel of interferometric modulators. A ramped voltage waveform is applied to a plurality of interferometric modulators of the panel. In response to applying the ramped voltage, the stiction threshold voltage is identified. At or above this voltage, the number of stuck interferometric modulators in the panel reaches or exceeds a first threshold number, for example, 50% of the total number of the interferometric modulators constituting the panel. The embodiments can be used to establish stiction benchmark for panel manufacturing processes, to collect data for generating statistical distribution, etc.

Abstract: An iterative decoder circuit includes an N number of sub-decoders, N?1 of the sub-decoders each being responsive to a baseband signal from one of M number of signal processing circuits. Each of the N?1 number of sub-decoders includes, an inner delay responsive to a baseband signal provided by a corresponding signal processing circuit for generating an inner delayed signal, a modified decoder that receives the inner delayed signal and generates a set partition signal, some of which have less errors than previous set partition signals. An Nth inner delay is responsive to the baseband signal and provides an Nth inner delayed signal. An Nth modified decoder is responsive to the Nth inner delayed signal and to the set partition signal and provides an output signal, wherein the probability of error of the output signal is reduced by correcting errors in some of the set partition signals.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for producing a toner particulate composition from aqueous dispersions containing aggregates of a polymer binder and other toner ingredients. An ionic surfactant may be used to form the dispersion along with an ionic polymer flocculent wherein the ionic polymer flocculent undergoes a molecular conformational change, which may be triggered by pH adjustment, leading to flocculation and particle growth.

Abstract: A toner formulation is disclosed comprising a binder and an IR absorbing black pigment at a concentration of 0.25-2.0% by weight, including one or more infrared transmissive pigments, wherein the infrared transmissive pigments are configured to provide a black color. Such toner formulation may provide a response to a toner patch sensor to indicate a mass per unit area of 0.1-1.5 mg/cm2 or a reflectance relative to a substrate to define a reflectance ratio that varies relative to L* values for the toner over the range L*=0-50 or a bulk reflectivity of greater than 6.0% for a portion of the wavelength range of 850-2000 nanometers.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of forming a toner composition, and to a toner composition, that has a controlled particle size distribution, wherein the particle size distribution may be controlled by adjusting the concentration of a charge control additive in a chemical process of toner manufacture. The toner may therefore have a controlled amount of toner particles having diameters of less than or equal to about 4.0 microns. The toner may therefore provide improved resistance to filming on a given printer component.

Abstract: An endless power transmission belt having a internal lubricating agent-containing fabric element extending along at least the pulley-engaging, power-transmitting surface of the belt, as well as processes for manufacturing same. More particularly, an endless toothed belt having a wear-resistant fabric cover element that comprises at least one internal lubricating agent in the form of one or more clusters within at least a portion of the total thickness of the fabric element.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including systems and computer program products, for a services architecture design that provides enterprise services having customer relationship management functionality at the level of an enterprise application. The design includes a set of service operations, process components, and optionally deployment units. Suitable business objects are also described.

Abstract: The present invention provides a unique wave-trigon transformation (WTT) method for performing transformation process over a wave signal. The present invention also provides a pitch detecting method and apparatus for detecting pitch based on the WTT process as well as a sentence detecting method and apparatus for detecting a sentence in a sound signal based on the WTT process. The pitch detecting method and apparatus can effectively detect pitch in a sound signal. In the WTT process, an inputted wave signal (such as a sound signal) is transformed into a series of trigons, and an energy-width spectrum is formed using these trigons. For a sound signal containing voice, the distribution of trigons transformed from the sound signal has a certain pattern. By analyzing the pattern, whether a pitch is contained in the sound signal can be determined. In particular, existence of a pitch can be determined by determining and evaluating the periodicity of trigons in a candidate chained peak in the energy-width spectrum.