Abstract: A computerized method manages passwords to unlock an electronic device from a standby mode by taking changed GPS coordinates of a location of the electronic device and utilizing the changed coordinates in preset formulas to establish and require a new password in substitution for a current password, to allow unlocking of the electronic device.

Abstract: Embodiments perform automated provisioning of a cluster for a distributed computing platform. Target host computing devices are selected from a plurality of host computing devices based on configuration information, such as a desired cluster size, a data set, code for processing the data set and, optionally, a placement strategy. One or more virtual machines (VMs) are instantiated on each target host computing device. Each VM is configured to access a virtual disk that is preconfigured with code for executing functionality of the distributed computing platform and serves as a node of the cluster. The data set is stored in a distributed file system accessible by at least a subset of the VMs. The code for processing the data set is provided to at least a subset of the VMs, and execution of the code is initiated to obtain processing results.

Abstract: An exemplary light guide plate includes a top light emitting surface, a bottom surface, and a light incident surface. The light incident surface is between the light emitting surface and the bottom surface. The bottom surface defines a plurality of hemispherical micro grooves arranged in an array, a maximum depth of each micro groove along a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface is H, each micro groove has a circular opening, a diameter of the opening is D, and D:H=10:1.

Abstract: Embodiments monitor application performance metrics representing the performance of a software application executed by one or more host computing devices. Based on the application of rules to the application performance metrics, an elasticity action, such as a power-on action, a power-off action, a deploy action, and/or a destroy action, is determined. The elasticity action is transmitted to one or more target hosts, which perform the elasticity action. The target host may be selected based on host performance metrics. Further, a load balancing service may accommodate the addition of a new software application instance to a cluster and/or the removal of an existing software application instance from the cluster.

Abstract: A microscope apparatus includes a condenser lens to make an illuminating electromagnetic wave relatively homogeneous, a first beam splitter splitting the illuminating electromagnetic wave after the condenser lens, a movable reflector module, a second beam splitter, an objective lens to project the illuminating electromagnetic wave propagating after an object to be observed toward an observing device. The object is loaded between the first beam splitter and the second beam splitter. The microscope apparatus is configured to split the illuminating electromagnetic wave into two paths at the first beam splitter. A first path goes through the first and the second beam splitters, and a second path goes through the movable reflector module to rejoin the first path at the second beam splitter. The microscope apparatus is configured acquire phase images with interferences of the electromagnetic wave from the two paths with at least two distance settings of the movable reflector module.

Abstract: A method for switching radio receivers includes: directing a FM radio receiver or an Internet radio receiver of an electronic device to receive radio signals; monitoring the intensity of radio signals received by the FM radio receiver and the network data stream received by the Internet radio receiver periodically; determining whether a switch condition for switching radio receivers between the FM radio receiver and the Internet radio receiver is satisfied according to the radio receiver currently employed, the intensity of radio signals received by the FM radio receiver, and the network data stream received by the Internet radio receiver; and switching between the FM radio receiver and the Internet radio receiver if the switch condition is satisfied. A related electronic device is also provided.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for managing access to data in a data storage system. For example, an apparatus comprises at least one processing platform associated with a distributed virtual infrastructure. The processing platform comprises at least one processing device having a processor coupled to a memory. The processing platform is operative to instantiate a meta data management process that is configured to provide at least one client process with information to allow the client process to perform one or more operations in accordance with one or more data storage devices through a storage area network. The information provided to the client process may comprise one or more data block descriptors. Each of the one or more data block descriptors may comprise path information for at least one of the data storage devices and an offset address in the at least one data storage device.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method includes publishing an object of a user such that another user can search for the object by means of a user interface. The object may be an application, an application group, an application component, and/or a service. The object runs on a platform. The platform may be a hypervisor, an application container, a mobile platform, and/or a computer. The method includes permitting another user to access the object based on a transacting for the object between the users. The transaction may involve a clone transaction, a grant transaction, an application component transaction or a service transaction. A tax may be levied based on the transaction. A scope of the access of the object to another user is based on a transaction protocol, which is based on the transacting between the users. The transaction protocol may include a payment scheme, a term, or a set of object rights.

Abstract: A method includes indexing data and/or metadata in online virtual machines (VMs), offline VMs, virtual applications, and/or snapshots thereof on one or more host server(s) in a virtualization environment through a search architecture in the virtualization environment. The online VMs are VMs that are powered on, and the offline VMs are VMs that are powered off. The method also includes maintaining a database of the indexed data and/or metadata in the online VMs, the offline VMs, the virtual applications, and/or the snapshots thereof to enable a comprehensive search result to a search query through the search architecture. The database is associated with the search architecture.

Abstract: A power supply system is provided, which includes a power supply subrack (PSS) and a power cable distributor (PCD). The PSS includes one or more power modules and a third connector (51), and the PCD is adapted to introduce one or more electrical signals from power input cables. The third connector (51) in the PSS is connected to the PCD and adapted to feed the introduced electrical signals to the power modules. Furthermore, a power cable distributor, a power supply subrack adapted to work with the PCD and an integrated equipment are provided.

Abstract: There are disclosed an international roaming method, a roaming processing device and a communication system for international roaming of an international roaming subscriber of a first operator in a third operator network. When the international roaming subscriber of the first operator provided with a first operator IMSI and a second operator IMSI. roams in the third operator network, the roaming processing device of a second operator modifies a first signaling message from a first operator network and carrying the first operator IMSI to a second signaling message carrying the second operator IMSI and transmits the second signaling message to the third operator network. and modifies a third signaling message from the third operator network and carrying the second operator IMSI to a fourth signaling message carrying the first operator IMSI and transmits the fourth signaling message to the first operator network. There is also disclosed a gateway device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to heterocyclic compounds that have anticancer activity, and pharmaceutical compositions that contain such compounds, methods of treating diseases and conditions in mammals using such compounds and composition and methods for their manufacture.

Abstract: A power supply system is provided, which includes a power supply subrack (PSS) and a power cable distributor (PCD). The PSS includes one or more power modules and a third connector (51), and the PCD is adapted to introduce one or more electrical signals from power input cables. The third connector (51) in the PSS is connected to the PCD and adapted to feed the introduced electrical signals to the power modules. Furthermore, a power cable distributor, a power supply subrack adapted to work with the PCD and an integrated equipment are provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to heterocyclic compounds that have anticancer activity, and pharmaceutical compositions that contain such compounds, methods of treating diseases and conditions in mammals using such compounds and composition and methods for their manufacture.

Abstract: A passive optical network (PON) in accordance with the invention uses a superframe having a number of subframes arranged in a two-dimensional array, wherein for normal data transfer subframes are allocated to each optical network unit (ONU) column by column, left to right, and within each column subframes are allocated from top to the bottom. Initially, for ranging, at least two subframes are allocated to an ONU, adjacent to a diagonal of the superframe (which may go from the top left corner of the superframe to the bottom right corner, or alternatively from the top right corner to the bottom left corner). In some embodiments, instead of allocating subframes column by column, the subframes are evenly spaced apart from one another, and conflicts with a previous allocation are resolved by adjustment, and optionally an evaluation function may be used to find an optimal allocation.

Abstract: A method for defining valid placement of intellectual property (IP) blocks within a platform application specific integrated circuit comprising the steps of (A) extracting IP recorded information for an intellectual property (IP) block to be placed on a platform application specific integrated circuit, (B) extracting device data for the platform application specific integrated circuit and (C) determining one or more valid placement locations for the intellectual property (IP) block based upon the IP recorded information and the device data.

Abstract: A design tool for generating design views of a semiconductor chip is presented. The design tool includes an input module, a generation module, a first synthesis module, a user interface module and an extraction module. The input module may be configured to receive input including physical and logical resources and a custom chip specification. The generation module may be configured to generate Register Transfer Level (RTL) views for the semiconductor chip. The first synthesis module may be configured to perform logic synthesis using the RTL views. The user interface module may be configured to query a user whether re-usable intellectual property (IP) is to be generated. The extraction module may be configured to extract and package design information for the re-usable IP in response to a request from the user.

Abstract: A method for estimating resources during design planning is generally provided. A first step generally involves receiving design information for an integrated circuit design. A first portion of the integrated circuit design is generally complete, while a second portion of the integrated circuit design is generally incomplete. A second step generally involves receiving user input of estimated design information for the second portion of the integrated circuit design. A third step generally involves automatically generating one or more representative blocks representing the second portion of the integrated circuit design based on the user input. The one or more representative blocks may be generated having substantially equivalent size and characteristics to one or more actual blocks developed for the second portion of the integrated circuit design.

Abstract: A method of operation for an input/output assignment tool is disclosed. The method generally includes the steps of (A) generating a graphic presentation to a user displaying (i) a circuit icon having a plurality of pin icons and (ii) a plurality of signal icons, (B) moving a first of the signal icons within the graphic presentation to a first of the pin icons in response to a move command from the user and (C) indicating an acceptance of an association between the first signal icon and the first pin icon in response to the association passing a rule.

Abstract: A method for floorplan visualization comprising the steps of (A) receiving design information for an integrated circuit design comprising one or more subsystems, (B) generating one or more gate count estimates for the one or more subsystems of the integrated circuit design, (C) generating one or more gate density estimates for gates of the one or more subsystems mapped to one or more programmable areas of a programmable platform device and (D) generating a visual representation of one or more area estimations for each of the one or more subsystems based on the one or more gate count estimates and the one or more gate density estimates.