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An apparatus including a first device which generates and / or transmits a first signal and which is associated with a web site and located remote from a premises or vehicle. The first signal is transmitted in response to a second signal transmitted from a second device located remote from the first device and remote from the premises or vehicle. The first device determines whether an action or an operation associated with the second signal is authorized or allowed and, if so, transmits the first signal to a third device located at the premises. The second signal is transmitted via the Internet and / or the World Wide Web. The third device generates and / or transmits a third signal for activating, de-activating, disabling, re-enabling, and / or controlling an operation of, a system, device, equipment, equipment system, component, and appliance, of the premises or vehicle.

A 3-D imaging system for recognition and interpretation of gestures to control a computer. The system includes a 3-D imaging system that performs gesture recognition and interpretation based on a previous mapping of a plurality of hand poses and orientations to user commands for a given user. When the user is identified to the system, the imaging system images gestures presented by the user, performs a lookup for the user command associated with the captured image(s), and executes the user command(s) to effect control of the computer, programs, and connected devices.

A system in which a portable electronic device communicates with an external device to determine a location. Upon determining its location, the portable electronic device transmits this information as well as identifying information to a control processor. The control processor controls one or more controllable devices according to the location and identifying information. The portable electronic device may determine the location via NFC tag or via one or more RF beacons transmitting information according to the Bluetooth 4.0 protocol.

During cardiac wall tissue ablation with an RF catheter, the observation of an 8 to 12 ohm drop in the tissue impedance is indicative of the production of a transmural lesion. Due to a magnetic catheter's ability to stay in the same position throughout the cardiac cycle and the consistency of forces applied throughout the cardiac cycle, the impedance measurement from the distal electrode of the magnetic catheter is uniquely useful in determining the achievement of a transmural lesion. The use of this impedance measurement during ablation with a magnetic catheter can thus be used as an indication of when the ablation has achieved a successful treatment endpoint. An RF generator's impedance measurement along with knowledge of the navigational state of a magnetic catheter can thus be used to control the delivery of energy for the purpose of delivering only as much RF energy as is necessary to achieve a clinically effective lesion and to stop RF energy delivery prior to the onset of an adverse event.

The inventive material is a unique family of externally used wound sealants based upon a binding agent of reactive submicron silica particles that, when hydrated, agglomerate in the form of a supramolecular cross-linked network serving as the structural framework facilitating clot formation. A thrombolytic cascade accelerant can be provided, optionally with additional clotting factors, to further accelerate the clotting process.

An ultrasonic probe having a selector switch and a housing is provided. The ultrasonic probe further includes an ultrasonic transducer assembly and associated circuitry. A beamformer may be included in the ultrasonic probe. The selector switch has at least two user-selectable positions or states. The selector switch and the associated circuitry control an output acoustic beam of the ultrasonic imaging apparatus in accordance with the user-selectable position or state.

An electronic dimming system for use in projection displays is provided. In a first embodiment, the dimming system comprises a first non-absorbing polarizer, a variable polarization rotator, a second non-absorbing polarizer and a heat absorber. The first non-absorbing polarizer receives light from a light source and passes the light of a selected polarization to the variable polarization rotator. The variable polarization rotator selectively rotates the polarization of the received light. The light passes from the variable polarization rotator to the second non-absorbing polarizer. The second non-absorbing polarizer passes only light of a second selected polarization. The light that passes the second non-absorbing polarizer is passed to the display, where it is used to illuminate the display. The system provides the ability to control the amount of light passed to the display by selectively rotating the polarization of the light with the variable polarization rotator.

A position sensor system is provided at a slidable vehicle seat for sensing seat position in zones and facilitating controlling of the operation of a vehicle passenger restraint device according to a position of the vehicle seat relative to the vehicle passenger restraint device. The vehicle seat includes a pair of substantially parallel slide rail mechanisms which comprise upper rail members and lower rail members mounted to a floor of a vehicle, the upper rail members being attached to lower portions of the vehicle seat and supported to the lower rail members so as to be movable along the lower rail members, so that the vehicle seat can be moved along the lower rail members. The upper rail members and the lower rail members are combined with each other, to thereby define inner spaces. The position sensor system is mounted within at least one of the inner spaces.

The present invention relates to a steering linkage device which transmits a user's input motion to at least one wheel of a vehicle, wherein the steering linkage device produces an output motion of a particular magnitude. The ratio of the magnitude of the input motion to the magnitude of the output motion varies, depending upon the magnitude of the input motion. The steering linkage device enhances the steering control of vehicle users by varying the steering responsiveness for different steering motions made by the users.

A rotary atomizer applies particulate paints with good color matching by reducing paint droplet size deviation and then optimizing the other paint spraying parameters. Paint droplet size parameters are reduced by using a bell cup having reduced flow deviations, including an overflow surface having a generally constant angle between a deflector and an atomizing edge.

An apparatus for resource sharing between a plurality of communication networks (103, 107, 111) each having a nominal resource allocation of a shared air interface resource and a resource exchange allowance is provided. The apparatus (201) comprises a sharing instigation processor (205) which initiates a temporary resource allocation of a first air interface resource from a nominal resource allocation of a first network (103). A network interface (201) receives offer messages from a plurality of networks (107, 111). Each offer message comprises a resource exchange offer value for at least part of the first air interface resource. A selection processor (207) selects a second network (107) for example by selecting the highest offer value for a given resource. An allocation message generator (211) transmits a resource allocation message to the second network (107) indicating a temporary allocation of at least part of the first air interface resource. The resource exchange allowance of the second network (107) is then reduced by a value corresponding to the resource exchange offer value from the second network (107).

A force detecting device includes a first base section, a second base section, and a charge output element arranged between the first base section and the second base section. The charge output element includes a first board formed by a Y-cut quartz plate and a second board formed by a Y-cut quartz plate. The boards are laminated in a direction orthogonal to the normal an attachment surface of the second base section. The force detecting device detects an external force on the basis of a first output corresponding to a shearing force in a first detection direction orthogonal to the laminating direction of the first board and a second output corresponding to a shearing force in a second detection direction orthogonal to the laminating direction of the second board and crossing the first detection direction.

A wireless power feeder feeds power from a feeding coil to a receiving coil by wireless using a magnetic field resonance phenomenon. The feeding coil is constructed in a rotatable manner. A power transmission control circuit that supplies AC power to the feeding coil so as to make the feeding coil feed the AC power to the receiving coil. The feeding coil is constructed such that the magnetic characteristics thereof in the circumferential direction are made non-uniform. Concretely, a magnetic body is installed at only a part of the circumference of the feeding coil to make the magnetic characteristics of the feeding coil in the circumferential direction non-uniform.

A method and a control system for controlling rock drilling. A control unit of a rock drilling apparatus is provided with one or more control modes, each determining the drilling variables to be measured, their threshold values and the operating principles according to which the operating parameters of drilling are controlled to achieve a desired control criterion.

The present invention provides distributed communication services based on a presence technology platform. Presence messaging and communication techniques allow a variety of communication agents to cooperate with one another to provide distributed services. Essentially, the messaging between the agents is used to facilitate media sessions and update participating devices of state changes bearing on providing the services. In one embodiment, each of the participating devices is associated with a logic entity, referred to as a presentity, which subscribes to notification services for the other participating devices. When a state change occurs on any one of the participating devices, the corresponding presentity notifies the other devices of the state change. As such, each participating device knows the status of the other participating devices via the presentities and can systematically determine when and how to provide services based on its current state and the current state of the other participating devices.

Nanoparticulate formulations for delivery of taxane conjugate prodrug formed from a taxane coupled to a hydrophobic moiety through a glycolate linker are described.

A minimally invasive tissue incision system for creating joint capsulotomies and releasing / incising various tendon and fibrous band structures. The system contains a penetrating needle which is retractable so as to expose a cutting element, and which may be used as a penetrating needle to pierce the skin and other soft tissue structures. The cutting element provided within the penetrating needle may be used to incise subsequent tissue structures after the initial penetration. The system facilitates such procedures by providing the cutting element with the confines of the needle which provides safe introduction of the cutting element directly to the site via the needle.

A communication system comprises a base station (104) positioned in the vehicle (102) and a mobile communication unit (122). The base station (104) is configured to determine a first location and a second location of the mobile communication unit (122) relative to the vehicle (102), and to determine a baseline pattern of movement of the mobile communication unit (122) based at least in part on the first location and the second location. The base station (104) is also configured to determine whether a user-initiated interaction with the vehicle (102) occurs in connection with the baseline pattern of movement, and if no user-initiated interaction with the vehicle (102) occurs in connection with the baseline pattern of movement, to classify the baseline pattern of movement as an incidental pattern of movement and apply a zone adjustment to the authorization zone (138) so as to exclude to the incidental pattern of movement.

An optical waveguide includes a first cladding, a second cladding, and a core. The core is embedded in the first cladding so as to be exposed on one principal surface of the first cladding that is opposed to the second cladding. The first cladding and the second cladding are arranged so as to sandwich the core. The core is a product formed by a reaction in which a polymeric material that includes branched polysilane and polysiloxane is subjected to at least one process selected from heating and ultraviolet irradiation. The refractive index of the core is higher than the refractive indices of the first cladding and the second cladding.

Embodiments of a scratching device are provided herein. In one embodiment, a scratching device includes a hand cover and a means for scratching disposed proximate a terminal end of the hand cover. The hand cover may be configured as a glove, a mitten, or the like and may further be configured to resemble a human hand, an animal's paw, or an element of nature. The means for scratching generally includes a scratching element that extends from a terminal portion of the hand cover. The means for scratching may further comprise a body coupled to the scratching element and having one or more holes configured for the fingers of the user. Optionally, an insert having one or more holes configured for the fingers of the user may be placed within the hand cover to facilitate control of the means for scratching.

A networked configuration of structural health monitoring elements. Monitoring elements such as sensors and actuators are configured as a network, with groups of monitoring elements each controlled by a local controller, or cluster controller. A data bus interconnects each cluster controller with a router, forming a networked group of “monitoring clusters” connected to a router. In some embodiments, the router identifies particular clusters, and sends commands to the appropriate cluster controllers, instructing them to carry out the appropriate monitoring operations. In turn, the cluster controllers identify certain ones of their monitoring elements, and direct them to monitor the structure as necessary. Data returned from the monitoring elements is sent to the cluster controllers, which then pass the information to the router.

A method for implementing a virtual reality (VR) interface based on a single camera. The method includes obtaining pointer coordinates based on an image obtained by a single camera attached to a VR device, converting the pointer coordinates into virtual pointer coordinates based on a distance factor between the single camera and the VR device and a user factor including an input range of a real space derived according to a body characteristic of a user, and displaying the converted virtual pointer coordinates on the VR device.

Techniques which allow a bit value stored / generated by integrated circuits to be changed by changing potentially only one of several masks used to fabricate the circuits. For example, when a single mask is to be re-designed to implement a design change (e.g., to fix minor bugs) and a version identifier is to be changed, the same mask can be used to implement the change in the version identifier as well. An embodiment allows the bit value to be changed any number of times by changing only one mask. As a result, the invention minimizes the number of masks that may need to be changed when implementing design changes.

Filters, methods, and an apparatus for filling housings and both encapsulated porous and non-porous spaces with contaminant control media for placement in electronic enclosures, such as disk drive enclosures, are disclosed. In one embodiment, a filter assembly includes a housing comprising an internal cavity configured to receive contaminant control media, a fill port in communication with the internal cavity, and an opening in communication with the internal cavity, and filter media at least partially covering the opening; and contaminant control media occupying the internal cavity. Contaminant control media is deposited within the internal cavity via the fill port by means of creating a negative pressure within the internal cavity. The application of a partial vacuum facilitates movement of the contaminant control media into the internal cavity and minimizes the contamination of the filter, housing, and work space common to other loose fill filling methods. Other aspects and embodiments are provided herein.

A hose appliance is provided for use with a fire-fighting device. The hose appliance includes an inlet removably coupleable to a first hose and / or a first hose appliance, a first outlet removably coupleable to a second hose and / or a second hose appliance, a body extending between the inlet and the first outlet, and a control module including a transceiver configured to receive data from the fire-fighting device and to transmit data to the fire-fighting device to facilitate controlling the fire-fighting device.

Disclosed is a variable capacity type rotary compressor, in which a refrigerant sucked via one suction pipe can be alternately sucked into each compression space via a communication passage between a plurality of cylinders so as to reduce the number of components and the number of assembly processes, thereby remarkably reducing a fabricating cost, a refrigerant within an idling cylinder can be prevented from flowing back into another cylinder so as to improve the performance of the compressor, a welding space can be ensured when connecting connection pipes so as to realize a welding automation, thereby further reducing the fabricating cost, and a mode switching valve can be stably fixed to an appropriate position so as to attenuate noise due to vibration of the compressor.

A process for the bleaching of chemical pulp, wherein the initial bleaching of the pulp includes a first chlorine dioxide treatment (D0) and a following alkaline treatment with oxygen and hydrogen peroxide (EOP), which stages are separated from each other with a washing stage, and a treatment of the pulp to reduce the content of transition metals of the pulp prior to the peroxide treatment. The process is characterized in that alkali is added to the pulp after addition of chlorine dioxide in the D0 stage to adjust the pH of the pulp to neutral or basic (N stage) prior to the washing stage following the chlorine dioxide stage, whereby the initial bleaching includes the sequence D0N EOP.