Abstract: A hand-supportable digital imaging-based bar code symbol reader comprises: an automatic object presence detection subsystem; a multi-mode area-type image formation and detection subsystem having narrow-area and wide-area image-capture modes of operation; a multi-mode LED-based illumination subsystem having independently controllable LED illumination arrays; an automatic light exposure measurement and illumination control subsystem; an image capturing and buffering subsystem; an image-processing bar code symbol reading subsystem; an input/output subsystem; and a system control subsystem for controlling the subsystems. The hand-supportable imaging-based bar code reader employs a method of intelligently illuminating objects during image capture, wherein the LED illumination arrays are independently controlled during particular moments of object illumination to generate digital images of objects which, through digital image analysis, are determined to be substantially free of noise (i.e.

Abstract: A hand-supportable semi-automatic digital imaging-based bar code symbol reading system comprises: an automatic object presence detection subsystem; a multi-mode image formation and detection subsystem having narrow-area and wide area image capture modes of operation; a multi-mode LED-based illumination subsystem having narrow-area and wide area illumination modes of operation; an automatic light exposure measurement and illumination control subsystem; an image capturing and buffering subsystem; a multi-mode image-processing bar code symbol reading subsystem; an input/output subsystem; a manually-actuatable trigger switch; and a system control subsystem for controlling the subsystems. The digital imaging-based bar code reading system employs a three-tier modular software architecture for carrying out its image-processing based bar code symbol reading operations. The three-tier software architecture comprises an application layer, a system core layer, and an operating system (OS) layer.

Abstract: A digital imaging-based bar code symbol reading system which comprises: an automatic object presence and range detection subsystem; an image formation and detection subsystem having an area-type image sensing array with a field of view (FOV); a multi-mode LED-based illumination subsystem having LED illumination arrays for producing fields of narrow-band illumination in near and far portions of the FOV; an automatic light exposure measurement and illumination control subsystem; an image capturing and buffering subsystem; an image-processing bar code symbol reading subsystem; an input/output subsystem; and a system control subsystem for controlling the subsystems. The LED illumination arrays are automatically driven by the automatic light exposure measurement and illumination control subsystem in response to the generation of control activation signals by the automatic object presence and range detection subsystem.

Abstract: A hand-supportable digital imaging-based bar code symbol reading device comprises: a image formation and detection subsystem; a LED-based illumination subsystem; an automatic light exposure measurement and illumination control subsystem; an image capturing and buffering subsystem; an image-processing bar code symbol reading subsystem; an input/output subsystem; and a system control subsystem for controlling the subsystems. During each image capture cycle, a single frame of pixel data is automatically detected by the CMOS area-type image sensing array when substantially all rows of pixels therein are in a state of integration and have a common integration time, and then the single frame of pixel data is transmitted from the CMOS area-type image sensing array into a FIFO buffer, and then mapped into memory, for subsequent image processing.

Abstract: A hand-supportable digital imaging-based bar code symbol reading device comprises: an automatic object presence detection subsystem; a multi-mode area-type image formation and detection subsystem having a field of view (FOV), and narrow-area and wide area image capture modes of operation; a multi-mode LED-based illumination subsystem having narrow-area and wide area illumination modes of operation; an automatic light exposure measurement and illumination control subsystem; an image capturing and buffering subsystem; an image-processing bar code symbol reading subsystem; an input/output subsystem; and a system control subsystem.

Abstract: An exemplary method for printing irregularly-spaced contact holes of a semiconductor device comprises printing a semiconductor wafer using at least one multi-phase phase shift mask. The mask has a plurality of polygons on a substrate, where at least one of the polygons is irregularly-spaced with respect to another polygon, and one or more of polygons provide sufficient phase shift relative to an exterior region of the polygons to effect destructive light interference for printing irregularly-spaced contact holes on one or more phase shift edges.

Abstract: Methods for screening a patient for a cancer wherein the methods comprise detecting an HPV in a biopsy from a patient are disclosed. Also disclosed are compositions and products for screening and for treating cancer in a patient, as well as methods of treating a patient afflicted with a cancer.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus involving semiconductor devices based on coplanar striplines (CPS). In one example, high-speed microelectronic devices based on coplanar stripline implementations support differential signals in a range of approximately from 1 Gigahertz to at least 60 Gigahertz. In one aspect, CPS-based devices incorporate various features that dramatically increase the quality factor Q of the resulting device. In another aspect, an enhancement of the quality factor Q is achieved while at the same time reducing the phase velocity of one or more waves propagating in the device, thereby also facilitating the fabrication of relatively smaller devices. In yet another aspect, a tapered coplanar stripline configuration results in position-dependent line parameters, which may be exploited to achieve significantly high-Q devices.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for implementing standing wave oscillators (SWOS) using coplanar striplines (CPS). One example is given by a quarter-wavelength (?/4) coplanar stripline standing wave oscillator (SWO), while another implementation utilizes a closed-loop coplanar stripline configuration. In various aspects, SWOs are configured to optimize sinusoidal performance at high frequencies with low power dissipation by incorporating various features that dramatically increase the quality factor Q of the oscillator. In particular, in one aspect, an amplitude-dependent tailored distributed amplification scheme is employed as a mode control technique using multiple amplifiers having different gains along the length of the coplanar stripline. In another aspect, a coplanar stripline configured such that its resistance per unit length R and conductance per unit length G are discreet or continuous functions of position along the coplanar stripline is employed to reduce SWO losses.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided to determine the location of a stylus in an active area of a plane. In one preferred embodiment, the apparatus includes a reflecting device and a detecting device. They are disposed opposite at periphery of the active area. Two images are received by the detecting device. In an alternate embodiment, the apparatus include a reflecting device disposed at a periphery of the active area, a detecting device disposed underneath the plane, and two reflecting device disposed underneath the plane to ensure two images are received by the detecting device. The detecting device produces a signal indicating the position of the stylus.

Abstract: A route recovery method in a wireless network of a tree topology, in which a second node, which is a lower node of a first node and is disconnected from the first node, recovers the route in the network. The route recovery method includes the second node broadcasting a local repair request (LREQ) packet, each node receiving the LREQ packet sending a local repair reply (LREP) packet to the second node to act as a relay node for the route recovery, the second node selecting the relay node from among the nodes sending the LREP packet, and sending a local repair confirm (LCON) packet from the second node to the relay node, and establishing the route between the second node and the first node by the relay node sending a local repair inform (LINF) packet to the first node.

Abstract: A system and method for selecting a starting point to transmit a beacon (BTSP) from a coordinator and a first node in a communication system. The communication system includes the coordinator, a first node group with at least one node having the first node which receives the beacon from the coordinator, and a second node group with at least one node having a second node which receives the beacon from the first node. The coordinator determines a beacon window size for the beacon transmission, selects the BTSP within the beacon window size, and transmits at the BTSP, the beacon containing information on the beacon window size and the BTSP. The first node selects its BTSP within the beacon window size so as not to overlap with the BTSP of the received beacon.

Abstract: A routing requesting method to transmit data to a device of a different piconets in a scatternet including at least two piconets which have a master device and at least one slave device controlled by the master device. A source device generates as a single packet an information inquiring a first radio resource used in each device of the piconet and an information requesting the routing. The source device broadcasts the packet to adjacent devices. The adjacent device, which receives the generated packet, sends the packet to a destination device by repeating the above process. The destination device assigns itself the master device, generates a RREP message including a clock information, and sends the generated RREP message to an adjacent device. The source device becomes aware of devices along the route using the information contained in the RREP message.

Abstract: An accurate, cost-effective system and method for correcting 3D effects on an alternating phase-shifting mask (PSM) is provided. To facilitate this correction, a library can be built to include a first group of 180 degree phase-shifting regions, wherein these regions have a common first size. Based on this first size, 3D simulation is performed. A transmission and a phase are altered in a 2D simulation based on this first size until a shape dependent transmission and a shape dependent phase allow the 2D simulation to substantially match the 3D simulation. Finally, a modified first size is chosen using the shape dependent transmission and the shape dependent phase such that a 2D simulation based on the modified first size substantially matches the 3D simulation based on the first size. The library associates the first size with the modified first size, the shape dependent transmission, and the shape dependent phase.

Abstract: Brain response signals of a user, such as electroencephalogram signals, and in particular visually evoked potential signals that correspond to predetermined illumination patterns, are detected and utilized to ascertain selection of specific functions and/or actions as desired by that user. Sources of illumination that exhibit such patterns are arranged to physically correspond to indicia of such functions and actions to facilitate knowing selection thereof.

Abstract: A system of routing and a routing method in a mobile communication system having a plurality of nodes including a destination node and a source node which intends to establish a route to the destination node wherein at least one node does not store a routing table. The method includes storing information on an intermediate node which relays a route request message using information included in the received route request message, and sending the route request message to neighbor nodes. A reply message in response to the received route request message is forwarded to the node which requests the route setup by using stored information.

Abstract: A method for relaying a route request RREQ message by an intermediate node which is connected with at least one node using a tree topology in a mobile communication system including a destination node and a source node which sends the RREQ message to the destination node via at least one intermediate node, to thus establish an optimal route for communications. The RREQ message is received along the route other than the tree route, and the first information is updated using its information. The intermediate node relays to a next intermediate node the RREQ message containing the updated first information.

Abstract: A golf ball drawing tool, comprising by an annular base and a semicircle cap, is an easy equip to be revolved open and close depends on the usage, it is more accurate and easier to line the central line of the surface of the golf ball and to draw special symbols on the surface of the golf ball.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a light-emitting speaker comprising mainly a loudspeaker and a speaker cabinet in which the loudspeaker is mounted. The loudspeaker itself comprises a chassis, a diaphragm, a voice coil, a magnet, some accessories and decorative material. One or more LEDs are mounted on the cabinet to provide light emitting effect. The said LEDs may be also mounted on any location at the loudspeaker, the inner or outer wall of the cabinet. On the loudspeaker or the cabinet fasterers may be placed to mount the said LEDS. Furthermore, the LEDs can be controlled by either a voice or an electronic controller, or connected to the speaker's audio control circuit to vary the intensity of the light by the sound generated by the loudspeaker. The speaker with LEDs according to the present invention is designed so that the speaker can convert audio signal into sound, and to provide lighting effect while the speaker is functioning.