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| 20090157342 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF USING DRIVE TEST DATA FOR PROPAGATION MODEL CALIBRATION - A method using drive test data for propagation model calibration includes: step | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090187447 | CHECKING THE CORRECTNESS OF GIS DATA - A method and apparatus for checking the correctness of GIS data. The method includes the steps of: receiving GIS data; receiving business data of each branch; determining the geographic area to which each branch belongs, wherein the GIS data in the geographic area will be checked; and, checking whether the GIS data of the geographic area to which each branch belongs are correct based on the business data of each branch. The method and apparatus can automatically check geographic and demographic data of a given city or region. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090187464 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR END-TO-END RETAIL STORE SITE OPTIMIZATION - A method and apparatus for end-to-end retail store one-stop site configuration integrates multiple data sources, identifying key customers, forecasting merchandise demand. Site configuration is formulated as a mathematical optimization problem with both in-store and external data as input to the problem whose solution provides proper suggestions for retail store transformation. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090234782 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATION EVALUATION AND SITE SELECTION - Method, apparatus and system for location evaluation and site selection, capable of effectively configuring the site network and evaluating the facility location by scientifically modeling and incorporating human knowledge are provided. In one aspect, geographic and demographic data associated with a plurality of locations and human knowledge comprising partial rating knowledge and pair-wise preference knowledge are used in a regression algorithm to construct a location evaluation model. The regression algorithm is further refined using active learning that identifies a plurality of pairs of locations to improve precision of the regression algorithm. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090281869 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATED MULTIPLE FACTORS INTO A UNIFIED OPTIMIZATION MODEL FOR RETAIL NETWORK CONFIGURATION - A method and system for integrating multiple factors into a unified optimization model for retail network configuration, in one aspect, obtains input data for modeling store configuration. The input data may include demand of each merchandise category from each customer segment in each facility, geographic distribution of stores in an area, current revenue of stores, and physical cost of reconfiguring stores. A trade area is generated as a function of store location, store format, and store capacity. The method and system also generates trade area demand summation representing predicted total demand of all stores for all merchandise categories for all customer segments in the trade area, as a function of store location, store format, store capacity, merchandise category, and customer segment associated with the trade area. An objective function is constructed as a function of said trade area demand summation, current revenue of stores, and physical cost of reconfiguring stores. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20110040601 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CUSTOMER SEGMENTATION USING ADAPTIVE SPECTRAL CLUSTERING - A method and system for customer segmentation using adaptive spectral clustering may include determining initial segmentation labels, determining new customer behavior data, formulating a single objective minimization function that integrates the initial segmentation labels with the new customer behavior data, and determining best fit to both the initial segmentation labels and the new customer behavior data simultaneously by minimizing the single objective minimization function. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110137710 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OUTLET LOCATION SELECTION USING THE MARKET REGION PARTITION AND MARGINAL INCREMENT ASSIGNMENT ALGORITHM - A system and method of determining at least one location for a retail outlet in a region are described. The system and method use clustering technology for partitioning the region into a fixed number of sub-regions. Then, the system and method compute marginal increments from input data for each sub-region. The system and method choose a sub-region having a maximal marginal increment for a location of a first retail outlet. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110179047 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FUZZY SEARCHING, SEARCHING RESULT PROCESSING, AND FILTER CONDITION PROCESSING - A method and system for fuzzy searching, searching result processing and filter condition processing are provided. The method for fuzzy searching based on subtree filtering includes: receiving a data flow to be filtered; and filtering the data flow in an incomplete matching manner, and processing a filter condition in a form of character string for which a user does not give complete information. Therefore, inconvenience that a NETCONF protocol subtree filtering mechanism is only limited to exact matching and absolute path, and more known information is required in data searching is resolved. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110188404 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMAL SERVICE CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION BASED ON MULTI-AGENT SIMULATION - A method, and system employing the method, for service channel reconfiguration at a service outlet includes generating service transaction data of a service outlet, generating queue management system (QMS) data of the service outlet, and generating cost and profit data for the service outlet. Data is extracted from the service transaction data and the QMS data relating to specified parameters including customer experience data, and customer demand data. The service transaction data and the QMS data is integrated with the cost and profit data providing a unified objective function. Stochastic service processes and customer behavior data are modeled. The unified objective function is evaluated using the stochastic service processes and customer behavior data model, and the service channel function of the service outlet is reconfigured using the unified objective function. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20120046991 | COMPETING SIMULATOR IN MULTI-CHANNEL RETAILING ENVIRONMENT AMONG MULTIPLE RETAILERS - A system, method and computer program product for providing the ability for retailers to devise a current channel strategy (e.g., adaptive price setting) that considers competitors in a dynamic competing environment, and that enables computing a competitive advantage of a channel. To estimate a price for selling a product j in a commerce channel comprises: a) receiving, at a processor device, real market data including sales and price history data of a product j sold by one or more retailers over one or alternate sales channels t; generating, by the processor device, a competitive advantage parameter value based on the sales and price history data; and, computing, utilizing the competitive advantage parameter value, an optimum price for a particular product to be marketed in one of the one or alternate sales channel. | 02-23-2012 |
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| 20090215284 | USB CONNECTOR AND USB DEVICE - A USB connector for connecting with a USB female comprises metal legs, a connecting line, a substrate and a rotating shaft assembly. One end of the metal legs connects with one end of the connecting line. The metal legs are formed on a surface of the substrate. The connecting line is fixed to the surface of the substrate. The rotating shaft assembly is fixed to the surface of the substrate. The present invention also provides a USB device. According to the USB connector and the USB device of the present invention, the metal legs are formed on the surface of the substrate so as to ensure the connecting strength of the metal legs. Since the size of the USB connector depends mainly on the substrate and as long as the thickness meets a requirement of inserting the USB connector into the USB female, the thickness of the USB connector and further the thickness of the USB device are reduced without compromising the function of the USB connector. Compared with the conventional USB products, the thickness of the USB device according to the present invention is greatly reduced so that the USB device takes less space and easy to carry. It not only meets the people's requirement for exquisite and compact electronic products, but also improves the practicality and aesthetics of the USB device. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090221336 | WIRELESS TERMINAL - A wireless terminal in a wireless communication field is provided, which not only includes a top layer body and a bottom layer body, but also includes at least one extending layer body to provide an extending function. The extending layer body is connected in a stacked way to the top layer body or the bottom layer body. The extending function of the wireless terminal is realized through the extending layer body, so that the wireless terminal has powerful capabilities of extending and combining the functions. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20100221936 | USB connector and USB device - A USB connector for connecting with a USB female comprises a rotating shaft assembly which is capable of rotating, metal legs, a connecting line, and a substrate, wherein one end of the metal legs connects with one end of the connecting line, the metal legs are formed on a surface of the substrate, the connecting line is fixed to the surface of the substrate, and said rotating shaft assembly includes a rotating shaft and a rotating shaft sleeve, the rotating shaft sleeve is fixed on the surface of the substrate, and the rotating shaft is disposed in the rotating shaft sleeve and is capable of rotating relative to the rotating shaft sleeve. According to the USB connector and the USB device, the metal legs are formed on the surface of the substrate to ensure the connecting strength of the metal legs and reduce the thickness of the USB device. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100248510 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH USB CONNECTOR - An electronic device with a USB connector is provided, which is designed for solving a problem in the conventional art that a USB cap on an electronic device may easily get lost. The electronic device with the USB connector includes an outer housing, an intermediate housing located inside the outer housing and moveable relative to the outer housing, and a circuit board located inside the intermediate housing. The USB connector is disposed on the intermediate housing, and electrically connected to the circuit board. A USB connector through hole is configured on the outer housing at a position corresponding to the USB connector. The electronic device further includes an elastic apparatus disposed in a moving direction of the intermediate housing, and an intermediate housing movement positioning apparatus. The technology is applicable to electronic devices with a USB connector such as a wireless USB Modem or a USB flash drive. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100292923 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH GUIDE FUNCTION - An exemplary embodiment of portable electronic device with guide function includes a housing, a processing unit, a command unit, and a guiding unit. The processing unit and the guiding unit are positioned inside the housing, and the command unit is positioned at least partially outside of the housing. The processing unit is electrically connected to the command unit and the guiding unit. Operating the command unit, the portable electronic device with guide function is actuated into guiding mode controlled by the processing unit. The guiding unit sends detection signals to detect obstacles, receives feedback signals from the obstacles, the processing unit receives the feedback signal from the guiding unit to generate corresponding obstacle types and distance according to the feedback signal. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110034048 | USB CONNECTOR AND USB DEVICE - A USB connector for connecting with a USB female comprises a rotating shaft assembly which is capable of rotating, metal legs, a connecting line, and a substrate, and said rotating shaft assembly includes a rotating shaft, a rotating shaft sleeve and a rotating shaft support, the rotating shaft is disposed in the rotating shaft sleeve and is capable of rotating relative to the rotating shaft sleeve, the rotating shaft sleeve is located in a support hole of the rotating shaft support, and the rotating shaft assembly with the rotating shaft support is fixed on the surface of the substrate by the rotating shaft support. According to the USB connector and the USB device, the metal legs are formed on the surface of the substrate to ensure the connecting strength of the metal legs and reduce the thickness of the USB device. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110182014 | Data Card - A data card includes a circuit board, a holder, an upper cover, a connecting wire, and an interface. The circuit board is fixed in the holder. One end of the flexible connecting wire is connected with the circuit board, and the other end of the flexible connecting wire is connected with the interface. The upper cover covers the holder. When the data card is idle, the interface and the flexible connecting wire are located in the cavity formed by the upper cover and the holder. When the data card is connected with an external device by the interface, the interface is located outside the cavity formed by the upper cover and the holder. The data card enables flexible adjustment of the location of the interface, and fixes the upper cover on the data card when the data card is connected for use. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110217858 | USB Connector and USB Device - A USB connector for connecting with a USB female comprises a rotating shaft assembly which is capable of rotating, metal legs, a connecting line, and a substrate, and said rotating shaft assembly includes a rotating shaft, a rotating shaft sleeve and a rotating shaft support, the rotating shaft is disposed in the rotating shaft sleeve and is capable of rotating relative to the rotating shaft sleeve, the rotating shaft sleeve is located in a support hole of the rotating shaft support, and the rotating shaft assembly with the rotating shaft support is fixed on the surface of the substrate by the rotating shaft support. According to the USB connector and the USB device, the metal legs are formed on the surface of the substrate to ensure the connecting strength of the metal legs and reduce the thickness of the USB device. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110269335 | Plug and Electronic Device with the Plug - The present invention relates to electronic technologies, and in particular, to a plug and an electronic device with the plug. The present invention solves the following problem: In the conventional art, an electronic device with a plug occupies too large space in the direction vertical to the surface of an external device when the electronic device is inserted in a slot of the external device. A plug of the present invention takes on the following features: when a head end of the plug is inserted in a slot of an external device, the plug is electrically connected to the slot; a back end of the plug is electrically connected to a main circuit board of an electronic device equipped with the plug; a sliding structure is set on the plug and integrated with the electronic device equipped with the plug; and the plug can slide relative to a shell of the electronic device through the sliding structure, and a head end of the plug can slide out of an edge of the shell in a direction that intersects a maximum extension direction of the shell through the sliding structure. The electronic device with the plug includes the shell, the main circuit board located in the shell, and the plug disclosed herein. The present invention is applicable to an electronic device with a plug. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20120002382 | ROTATING MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - This invention discloses a rotating mechanism and an electronic device. The rotating mechanism includes a base assembly, a rotator assembly, and a riveting gasket. The base assembly is riveted to the riveting gasket; the rotator assembly is sheathed to the base assembly, the riveting gasket restricts the rotator assembly onto the base assembly, and the rotator assembly can rotate against the base assembly around an axial direction; and the rotator assembly includes at least one elastomer, a concave-convex structure on the base assembly engages with a concave-convex structure on the elastomer to fix the rotator assembly and the base assembly. The total axial thickness of the rotating mechanism in this invention is very small, the outer diameter of the rotating mechanism is also very small, and therefore, the rotating mechanism fits in well with an ultra-thin electronic device. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120008268 | USB Connector, USB Housing, and Wireless Modem - A Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector, a USB housing, and a wireless modem are provided in the embodiments of the present invention. The USB connector includes a USB housing, a subcard, a cable, a metal terminal, and a rotating shaft assembly. The USB housing includes a bottom with a first fixing plate and a second fixing plate respectively disposed on two opposite sides. The second fixing plate is disposed with a second hole. The subcard, the first fixing plate, and the second fixing plate are disposed on a same end of the bottom. The metal terminal is disposed on a surface of the subcard. One end of the cable is connected to the metal terminal. The rotating shaft assembly penetrates the second hole. | 01-12-2012 |
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| 20110018192 | MULTI-PATH GATING SYSTEM - System and methods for directing sheet media to one of multiple output paths is described. A multi-path gating system includes a multi-positionable gate including a fixed pivotable input end for receiving sheet media and a movable output end for routing the sheet media to one of multiple output paths. The multi-path gating system also includes an actuator configured to control the position of the output end of the multi-positionable gate, wherein the actuator orients the output end of the gate forming an output path for the sheet media. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110135350 | A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STRIPPING MEDIA FROM A SURFACE IN AN APPARATUS USEFUL IN PRINTING - An apparatus and method for stripping media from a surface and useful in printing may include a first member, a fixing belt, a first nip, a second nip, and a stripping device including a curved stripping edge contacting the inner surface of the fixing belt, the stripping edge being defined by a radius of less than about 10 mm, the stripping edge being spaced from the first outlet end of the first nip by a distance of less than about 10 mm, and the fixing belt bending at a stripping angle of about 20° to about 30° at the stripping edge, the stripping device being adjustably movable by a mechanism to vary the distance from the stripping edge to the first outlet end of the first nip, wherein media are stripped from an outer surface of the fixing belt after exiting from the first outlet end of the first nip. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110139577 | SURFACE ROUGHNESS FOR IMPROVED VACUUM PRESSURE FOR EFFICIENT MEDIA HOLD-DOWN PERFORMANCE - Provided are vacuum transport systems, methods of making them and methods of transporting one or more objects. In accordance with various embodiments, there is a vacuum transport system including a vacuum plenum and one or more transport members configured to rotate around the vacuum plenum and wherein at least one of the one or more transport members can include a substrate, the substrate including a plurality of holes extending from a first side proximate to the vacuum plenum to a second side proximate to an object, wherein a surface of the second side comprises a textured surface having an average roughness Ra of about 2 μm to about 100 μm. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110182633 | APPARATUSES USEFUL IN PRINTING AND METHODS OF FIXING MARKING MATERIALS ONTO MEDIA - Apparatuses useful in printing and methods of fixing marking materials onto media are disclosed. An exemplary apparatus useful in printing includes a first roll including a first shaft and a first surface; a second roll including an axially-extending inner portion including a second shaft; an axially-extending outer portion over the inner portion; at least a first annular gap and a second annular gap extending axially between the inner portion and the outer portion, the first annular gap being axially spaced from the second annular gap; and a second surface forming a nip with the first surface. The inner portion and the outer portion of the second roll bend in opposite directions when the first roll and the second roll are loaded by applying a first force to the first shaft in a first direction and applying a second force to the second shaft in a second direction opposite to the first direction. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20120039647 | FIXING DEVICES INCLUDING EXTENDED-LIFE COMPONENTS AND METHODS OF FIXING MARKING MATERIAL TO SUBSTRATES - Fixing devices including extended-life components and methods of fixing marking material to a substrate are provided. An exemplary embodiment of the fixing devices for fixing toner to a substrate in printing includes a first fixing member including a first surface; a thermal energy source for heating the first surface of the first fixing member to a fixing temperature; and a second fixing member including a second surface. The first surface and the second surface form a fixing nip configured to receive a substrate including a surface and marking material comprising toner disposed on the surface. The first fixing member and the second fixing member are operable to apply a pressure of at least about 300 psi to the substrate and toner and to heat the toner to a sufficiently-high temperature, at the fixing nip, to fix the toner to the substrate. | 02-16-2012 |
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| 20100301367 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE COMPRISING A DOME-SHAPED CERAMIC PHOSPHOR - Some embodiments provide a light-emitting device comprising: a light-emitting diode; a substantially transparent encapsulating material having a refractive index in the range of about 1.3 to about 1.8; a layer of low refractive index material having a refractive index in the range of about 1 to about 1.2; and a translucent ceramic phosphor having a refractive index in the range of about 1.6 to about 2.7, and is substantially dome-shaped with substantially uniform thickness. Some embodiments provide a light-emitting device comprising: a substrate; a light-emitting diode mounted on a surface of the substrate; and a substantially hemispheric cover mounted on the surface of the substrate so as to enclose the light emitting diode; wherein the substantially hemispheric cover comprises an outer layer, a middle layer, and an inner layer arranged concentrically, with the inner layer being nearest the light-emitting diode. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100301739 | LUMINESCENT CERAMIC AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE USING THE SAME - Some embodiments provide luminescent ceramics which have a lower amount of dopant than conventional luminescent ceramics. In some embodiments, the luminescent ceramic comprises a host material comprising a rare earth element and at least one rare earth dopant, wherein the rare earth dopant may be about 0.01% to 0.5% of the rare earth atoms present in the material. Some embodiments provide luminescent ceramic comprising: a polycrystalline phosphor represented by the formula (A | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110166038 | SCREENING METHODS FOR HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE MODULATORS - High-throughput methods are provided for quantitatively measuring the modulation of heat shock protein (HSP) expression in a cell by exposing the cell to at least one stress and measuring cellular stress responses. High-throughput methods for identifying modulators (activators or inhibitors) of HSP or HSF expression in a cell by treating the cell with an agent, such as a compound or composition, exposing the cell to a stress, and measuring responses of the cell to the stress in the presence or absence of the agent are also provided. Devices useful in performing high-throughput methods of the invention, and modulators identified using such methods, are also provided. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110210658 | LIGHT EMISSIVE CERAMIC LAMINATE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A ceramic composite laminate includes a wavelength-converting layer and a non-emissive layer, wherein the ceramic composite laminate has a wavelength conversion efficiency (WCE) of at least 0.650. The ceramic composite laminate can also include a wavelength-converting ceramic layer comprising an emissive material and a scattering material, wherein the laminated composite has a total transmittance of between about 40% to about 85%. The wavelength-converting layer may be formed from plasma YAG:Ce powder. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110227476 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE USING ORANGE-RED PHOSPHOR WITH CO-DOPANTS - Disclosed herein are lighting apparatuses having a light source, a first phosphor, and a second phosphor, wherein the lighting apparatuses exhibit increased R9 values. In some embodiments, the light source is configured to emit radiation having a wavelength of peak emission between about 495 nm and about 500 nm. The first phosphor may have a first wavelength of peak emission between about 495 nm and about 600 nm. The second phosphor may be represented by the formula RE | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110227477 | GARNET-BASED PHOSPHOR CERAMIC SHEETS FOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - Some embodiments disclosed herein include a lighting apparatus having a composite. The composite may include a first emissive layer and a second emissive layer. The first emissive layer may include a first garnet phosphor having a common dopant. The second emissive layer may include a second garnet phosphor having the common dopant. In some embodiments, the first emissive layer and the second emissive layer are fixed together. Some embodiments disclosed herein include efficient and economic methods of making the composite. The method may include, in some embodiments, sintering an assembly that includes pre-cursor materials for the first emissive layer and the second emissive layer. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20120007494 | PHOSPHOR COMPOSITION AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are phosphor compositions which can exhibit a broad emission spectrum and improved color rendering index (CRI) relative to conventional phosphor materials. The phosphor compositions may, in some embodiments, be represented by the Formula I: (RE | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120068213 | LIGHT EMISSIVE CERAMIC LAMINATE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A laminated composite includes a wavelength-converting layer and a non-emissive blocking layer, wherein the emissive layer includes a garnet host material and an emissive guest material, and the non-emissive blocking layer includes a non-emissive blocking material. The metallic element constituting the non-emissive blocking material has an ionic radius which is less than about 80% of an ionic radius of an A cation element when the garnet or garnet-like host material is expressed as A | 03-22-2012 |
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| 20090212697 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE WITH TRANSLUCENT CERAMIC PLATE - A light emitting device comprising a light emitting component that emits light with a first peak wavelength, and at least one sintered ceramic plate over the light emitting component is described. The at least one sintered ceramic plate is capable of absorbing at least a portion of the light emitted from said light emitting component and emitting light of a second peak wavelength, and has a total light transmittance at the second peak wavelength of greater than about 40%. A method for improving the luminance intensity of a light emitting device comprising providing a light emitting component and positioning at least one translucent sintered ceramic plate described above over the light emitting component is also disclosed. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20100012478 | THERMAL TREATMENT FOR INORGANIC MATERIALS - A method of annealing inorganic particles using microwave is provided. The method comprises disposing a plurality of raw particles having poor room-temperature microwave coupling characteristics in a close proximity to a microwave-absorbing material, irradiating said microwave-absorbing material with microwave radiation to heat said microwave-absorbing material, and heating said plurality of raw particles for a period of time sufficient to obtain a plurality of annealed particles, wherein the plurality of annealed particles has a crystalline phase, and wherein said heating comprises transferring heat from said microwave-absorbing material to said plurality of raw particles. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100031734 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING IMPURITIES IN LIQUIDS - A method for testing the quality of a solvent is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining a solvent sample, wherein the solvent sample contains less than 10 ppm of impurities and nebulizing the solvent sample thereby forming a multitude of droplets that comprises solvent and impurities. The method further comprises evaporating the solvent from at least a portion of the multitude of droplets to thereby form a multitude of aerosol particles, condensing a liquid onto at least a portion of the multitude of aerosol particles to a multitude of form liquid-coated aerosol particles, and counting the number of liquid-coated aerosol particles. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100209628 | GROWTH OF COATINGS OF NANOPARTICLES BY PHOTOINDUCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION - Photoinduced chemical vapor deposition was used to grow coatings on nanoparticles. Aerosolized nanoparticles were mixed with a vapor-phase coating reactant and introduced into a coating reactor, where the mixture was exposed to ultraviolet radiation. Tandem differential mobility analysis was used to determine coating thicknesses as a function of initial particle size. | 08-19-2010 |
