Abstract: An eyeglass lens has a front side, a back side, a central portion and a peripheral portion. The lens is coated on one or both of it sides with a reflective coating, an anti-reflective coating or both. The reflective coating and/or the anti-reflective coating in the central portion of the lens is different from the reflective coating and/or anti-reflective coating in the peripheral portion of the lens. In one embodiment, the peripheral portion of the front side of the lens is coated with a reflective coating and the central portion of the back side of the lens is coated with an anti-reflective coating.

Abstract: A method and a system for logistical management of import and export goods are provided for use with a network communication system which allows users to instantly obtain import and export information such as import information, export delivery details, and so on through the network. Partnering imports and exporters can log in the system and connect to an import information inquiry module and an export information inquiry module respectively to inquire import information and export information respectively. By the above method and system, corporate internals, declaration companies, importers and exporters can be instantly informed of import and export related information, thereby reducing the effort of data reentry and cutting down costs on faxes and phone calls as compared to prior art.

Abstract: In a recordable disk recording controller circuit, a data buffer manager receives a command and sends the command to a micro-controller. The micro-controller generates a set of register batches from each command and sends the register data and index of the register batch to a batch register controller. The batch register controller receives the register data and index of the register batch from the micro-controller and stores the received register data and index of the register batch in a batch buffer. The batch register controller retrieves the register batches from the batch buffer and writes the master registers of an encoder controller based on the register index and register data of the register batches after the master registers of the encoder controller are updated into the slave registers of the encoder controller. The encoder controller generates control signals to a recording circuit depending on updated slave registers.

Abstract: A process for producing a styrenic resin composition includes the step of compounding a styrenic resin with greater than 2 wt % water and an antioxidant which is prepared by blending (a) 20 to 99.9 wt % of organic phosphite or phosphonite with (b) 0.1 to 80 wt % of acid-binding metal salt treated with a surface conditioning agent, prior to compounding with the styrenic resin.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for estimating mobile station location in a wireless communication system. At initiation of a call or a page response, a mobile station of the system sends an access request signal to a primary base station. The primary base station responds with an access acknowledgment which may be intentionally delayed such that the mo bile station increases its transmit power level. The primary base station then transmits a channel assignment message to the mobile station. The mobile station responds by transmitting a location signal in the form of a known user-specific traffic preamble at the higher transmit power level. The primary base station intentionally delays sending an acknowledgment of the preamble, such that the mobile station transmits the preamble for a longer period of time than it would otherwise.

Abstract: Methods and devices for compressing and uncompressing three color component graphics and/or digital video data for storage to and retrieval from a reduced memory space, while allocating memory space for pixel data special attribute, such as a transparency attribute. 24 bit video data, for example, may be compressed and stored along with 2 bits of transparency data in a 16-bit memory space, without undue loss of fidelity relative to the original graphics and/or video data. The stored and compressed video data may be uncompressed and a correction factor may be selectively applied to each of the three component pixel data. The resulting uncompressed pixel data matches or closely resembles the video data prior to compression and storage. The correction factor may vary depending upon the color space of the graphics and/or video pixel data.

Abstract: An EFM/EFM+ encoding system is adapted to modulate a source symbol sequence into a modulated bit sequence that is further converted to a channel bit sequence, which is to be recorded on a recording medium and which has a cumulative Digital Sum Value (DSV), through NRZI conversion. An apparatus for performing DSV protection in the EFM/EFM+ encoding system includes a DSV calculation unit for calculating the DSV associated with the EFM/EFM+ modulated bit sequence, and a decision unit for adjusting at least a bit in the modulated bit sequence according to the result calculated by the DSV calculation unit such that the channel bit sequence from the NRZI conversion of the adjusted modulated bit sequence accumulates a relatively small DSV. A method of using the EFM/EFM+ encoding system to inhibit disc copying is also disclosed.

Abstract: A cooking device includes a pivot unit disposed below and interconnecting pivotally bottom surfaces of two tray halves of a tray unit to permit pivotal movement of the tray halves between extended and folded positions. The tray halves have inner sides contacting each other and defining a seam therebetween, and top surfaces flush with each other for providing a large cooking area when the tray halves are disposed at the extended position. An oil-collecting member is mounted on the bottom surface of one of the tray halves, and spans the width of the seam for collecting oil that permeates through the seam.

Abstract: A procedure for triggering a handdown or a handoff a mobile station served by a base station of a cellular wireless communication system. A tolerable path loss for signal links between the base station and a mobile station located within the base station's cell, is initially determined. A control signal is radiated at a known transmit power level from the base station over its cell. A receive power level threshold is determined for the control signal for reception by the mobile station, according to the transmit power level and the tolerable path loss. A handoff of the mobile station is triggered after deriving the received power level of the control signal at the mobile station, and determining that the received power level is less than the receive power level threshold.

Abstract: A current produced by a current mirror in a clock generator circuit for a charge pump is controlled by a temperature dependent, current-adjusting MOSFET which has a threshold voltage (Vt) that varies with temperature. As the temperature varies, the current through the a temperature dependent, current-adjusting MOSFET varies, to thereby control a frequency of the clock generator circuit. The MOSFET can be provided with a temperature-independent power supply, so that the current of the temperature dependent, current-adjusting MOSFET can be more closely controlled.

Abstract: The present invention is a correcting system for correcting a linear block code generated by coding an original data via a data coding process when a predetermined correction portion of an original data is corrected by a variant correction data. The correcting system comprises a coding module and a correcting module. The coding module is used to code the variant correction data via the data coding process to generate a corresponding variant correction code. The correcting module is used to store the variant correction code and calculate the variant correction code and the linear block code to generate a substitute code to substitute the linear block code. Therefore, if the data is modified after an optical recording system has completed coding the data, the optical recording system could add the substitute code to generate the renewed linear block code, unnecessarily reprocessing the complicated data coding process.

Abstract: A pre-pit signal decoder includes a shift register, a pattern comparator, a counting unit, an in-sync signal generating unit and a protection unit. The register receives serial pre-pit bits and converts them into a parallel pre-pit byte. The comparator generates an odd sync bit, an even sync bit, a low bit, and a high bit according to the pre-pit byte and receives a disable signal to operate when the disable signal is not enabled. The counting unit generates a counting value, which marks oddness/evenness of frames of the pre-pit bits and sequence of wobble signals in the frames, according to the odd sync, even sync, low and high bits. The signal generating unit generates an in-sync signal according to the odd sync, even sync, low, and high bits. The protection unit receives the counting value and the in-sync signal to thereby enable the disable signal at positions where the pre-pit bits impossibly exist according to the counting value.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic styrenic resin composition comprises a styrenic copolymer comprising 15-100 parts by weight of a unit derived from a styrenic monomer (i-1), 0-45 parts by weight of a unit derived from a vinyl cyanide monomer (i-2), 0-40 parts by weight of a unit derived from a copolymerizable vinyl monomer (i-3) other than the above monomers, and 0.0005-1.0 parts by weight of a unit derived from a polyfunctional maleimide monomer, all based on 100 parts by weight of the total amount of (i-1) to (i-3). The thermoplastic styrenic resin composition manufactured in the present invention is excellent in processability. The rubber modified thermoplastic styrenic resin composition of the present invention gives a good heat stability, impact strength, fluidity and other mechanical properties. In addition, it also gives a uniform wall thickness, and the gloss on the surface of injected products after painting process is excellent.

Abstract: An ADIP demodulation method and apparatus, which are used in an optical disk driver to generate the ADIP information according to a wobble signal. The apparatus includes a slicing unit for receiving the wobble signal and generating a wobble pulse, a phase locked loop for generating a reference wobble signal with the same frequency and phase as the wobble pulse and a reference clock with frequency higher than the wobble pulse, a channel bit generator for generating a channel bit signal according to the reference wobble signal and the wobble pulse, and a decoder for decoding to ADIP information according to the channel bit signal. The channel bit generator generates a difference signal between the wobble pulse and the reference wobble signal, and outputs the channel bit signal according to the difference signal.

Abstract: A method to dynamically assign data rates, for digital data transmission in wireless communication systems, which are just sufficient to meet the needs of the use is presented. The method monitors the data traffic and anticipates when the assigned data rate is inadequate to support the data traffic resulting in a loss of data or when the assigned data rate is more than necessary to support the data traffic and results in inefficient usage of system resources.

Abstract: This invention provides an optical storage device for recording a plurality of data onto an optical storage medium. If recording interrupted, the optical storage device generates a data-interrupted address, and re-connects the interrupted data with a data re-connecting physical address. The optical storage device comprises a physical addressing module, a record-interrupt generator, a data recording controller, a data-interrupt address generator, and a data-reconnecting physical address generator. The physical addressing module provides a reference physical address for recording data onto the optical storage medium. When detecting the interrupt of data recording, the data-interrupt address generator generates the address of the interrupted data. According to the address of the interrupted data, the data-reconnecting physical address generator generates a data-reconnecting physical address.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic styrenic resin composition comprises a styrenic copolymer comprising 15-100 parts by weight of a unit derived from a styrenic monomer (i-1), 0-45 parts by weight of a unit derived from a vinyl cyanide monomer (i-2), 0-40 parts by weight of a unit derived from a copolymerizable vinyl monomer (i-3) other than the above monomers, and 0.0005-1.0 parts by weight of a unit derived from a polyfunctional maleimide monomer, all based on 100 parts by weight of the total amount of (i-1) to (i-3). The thermoplastic styrenic resin composition manufactured in the present invention is excellent in processability. The rubber modified thermoplastic styrenic resin composition of the present invention gives a good heat stability, impact strength, fluidity and other mechanical properties. In addition, it also gives a uniform wall thickness, and the gloss on the surface of injected products after painting process is excellent.

Abstract: The present invention is a method and system for encoding digital data. The encoding system proceeds the step of calculating error detection code and the step of scrambling the main data at the same time to decrease times for the access to the first memory. The present invention comprises a second memory. The encoding system can access more than one recording column per-time, which further decreases times for the access to the first memory.

Abstract: A method for coating a thick spin-on-glass layer on a semiconductor structure without cracking problems and with improved planarization is disclosed. In the method, a pre-processed semiconductor structure that has a plurality of metal lines on top is first provided. After a first conformal layer of silicon oxide is deposited on top to insulate the metal lines, a first and a second layer of SOG are coated on top to a total thickness of at least 2500 Å. On top of the second SOG layers, is then deposited a second layer of silicon oxide by a plasma enhanced oxide deposition technique to a thickness of at least 1000 Å. A third and a fourth SOG layer are then coated on top of the stress buffer layer to a total thickness of at least 2500 Å.

Abstract: Thin layer capacitors are formed from a first flexible metal layer, a dielectric layer between about 0.03 and about 2 microns deposited thereon, and a second flexible metal layer deposited on the dielectric layer. The first flexible metal layer may either be a metal foil, such as a copper, aluminum, or nickel foil, or a metal layer deposited on a polymeric support sheet. Depositions of the layers is by or is facilitate by combustion chemical vapor deposition or controlled atmosphere chemical vapor deposition.