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| 20090274255 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STABILIZING CLOCK - A method and an apparatus for stabilizing a clock are provided. The apparatus for stabilizing a clock includes: a phase locked loop (PLL) module, configured to receive a filtered phase difference signal from a digital filtering module and output an output clock; a phase discrimination module, configured to receive an output feedback clock, and generate a phase difference signal reflecting a phase difference between the output feedback clock and the input clock; the digital filtering module, configured to receive the phase difference signal from the phase discrimination module, and generate the filtered phase difference signal after filtering the phase difference signal, then send the filtered phase difference signal to the PLL module. A division ratio of the PLL module is adjusted according to the filtered phase difference signal till the phase difference between the input clock and the output feedback clock maintains a stable state. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100074200 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SCHEDULING RESOURCE - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for scheduling resource, a base station and a communication system. The method for scheduling resource includes: determining, when there is a real time service to be transmitted, reserved processes for an uplink semi-persistent scheduling if it is judged that processes need to be reserved for the real time service; transmitting to a user equipment a notification message including information on the reserved processes; instructing the user equipment to transmit data packets on uplink subframes corresponding to the reserved processes. With the resource scheduling method provided in embodiments of the present invention, signaling transmission is decreased and signaling overhead is reduced, and by reserving multiple processes for the uplink semi-persistent scheduling for service transmission, the collision problem with the uplink semi-persistent scheduling in the prior art may be well solved, system performance is dramatically improved and users' service experience is improved. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100111024 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FEEDING BACK AND RECEIVING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT INFORMATION OF SEMI-PERSISTENT SCHEDULING DATA PACKETS - The present invention relates to radio communications, and discloses a method and apparatus for feeding back and receiving acknowledgment (ACK) information of semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) data packets. The method for feeding back ACK information of SPS data packets includes: receiving an uplink downlink assignment index (UL DAI) from a base station (BS), where the value of the UL DAI indicates the number of downlink data packets (N); mapping ACKs/NAKs of k SPS data packets of the downlink data packets to positions from the (N−k+1)th ACK/NAK to the N | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100166131 | Method and apparatus for detecting clock frequency deviation - The embodiment of the present disclosure discloses a method and apparatus for detecting frequency deviation of a clock. The method includes: counting the clock to be detected to acquire current counting information; filtering the current counting information to acquire filtered data; and acquiring the frequency deviation of the clock to be detected from the filtered data. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the detection accuracy of frequency deviation is improved by filtering the counting information acquired by counting the clock to be detected, and appropriately increasing an amount of information after the filtering, so as to perceive the occurrence of any abnormal dithering, and avoid neglecting of any abnormal condition in periodic or aperiodic queries. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100260135 | Method and Apparatus for Feeding Back and Receiving Acknowledgement Information of Semi-Persistent Scheduling Data Packets - The present invention relates to radio communications and discloses a method and apparatus for feeding back and receiving acknowledgment (ACK) information of semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) data packets. The method for feeding back ACK information of SPS data packets includes receiving an uplink downlink assignment index (UL DAI) from a base station (BS), wherein the UL DAI indicates a number (N) of downlink data packets, mapping acknowledgements/negative acknowledgements (ACKs/NAKs) of k SPS data packets of the downlink data packets to positions from the (N−k+1)th ACK/NAK to the N | 10-14-2010 |
| 20110018587 | METHOD AND CIRCUIT FOR CONFIGURING PIN STATES - The present disclosure relates to an electronic technology and discloses a method and circuit for configuring pin states. The method for configuring pin states includes: establishing a connection between a pin and a variable resistor; loading a fixed voltage on the pin, and detecting intensity of currents generated by the variable resistor under different resistance; comparing the detected current intensity with at least two different reference values, and outputting corresponding pin states according to the comparison results; or loading a fixed current on the pin, and detecting voltages generated by the variable resistor under different resistance; comparing the detected voltages with at least two different reference values, and outputting corresponding pin states according to the comparison results. With the present disclosure, multiple pin states may be easily obtained. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110194521 | Method and Apparatus for Feeding Back and Receiving Acknowledgement Information of Semi-Persistent Scheduling Data Packets - A method and apparatus for feeding back and receiving acknowledgment (ACK) information of semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) data packets are disclosed. The method for feeding back ACK information of SPS data packets includes receiving an uplink downlink assignment index (UL DAI) from a base station (BS), wherein the UL DAI indicates a number (N) of downlink data packets, mapping acknowledgements/negative acknowledgements (ACKs/NAKs) of k SPS data packets of the downlink data packets to positions from the (N−k+1)th ACK/NAK to the Nth ACK/NAK, and feeding back N ACKs/NAKs to the BS. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20120071034 | BACKBOARD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A backboard is disclosed according to the embodiments of the present invention. Sockets for connecting at least two sub-racks are respectively disposed at two sides of the backboard, and the sockets include first sockets for splicing a first type of sub-cards and second sockets for splicing a second type of sub-cards. Connectors, the number of which is not smaller than that of the second sockets, are disposed at the first sockets, and connectors, the number of which is not smaller than that of the first sockets, are disposed at the second sockets. One of the connectors at the first sockets is connected to one of the connectors at each of the second sockets, and one of the connectors at the second sockets is connected to one of the connectors at each of the first sockets. | 03-22-2012 |
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| 20090281837 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY EVALUATING THE QUALITY OF MEDICAL RECORDS - A method, a system, and a computer readable article of manufacture tangibly embodying computer readable instructions for executing a computer implemented method for automatically evaluating the quality of a medical record. The method includes: generating temporary facts from a medical record to be evaluated; constructing a query to a knowledge base of standard facts of standard medical records from the temporary facts; executing the query to the knowledge base by using a reasoning engine; and determining the quality of a medical record to be evaluated based on the result of the query. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090287670 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTING XML QUERY TO SCHEMA VARIABLE XML DOCUMENTS - An XML querying method and system for constructing an XQuery/XPath query to a schema variable XML document. The method includes: receiving the query from a client computer; generating a tree structure; and generating, by query rewriting, an XQuery/XPath for the XML document based on the tree structure and configurable query constraints. The system includes: a tree structure generating unit for generating a tree structure; and a query writing unit for generating an XQuery/XPath query for the XML document based on the tree structure and configurable query constraints. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20100071897 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING WELL PRODUCTION IN RESERVOIRS HAVING FLOW BARRIERS - Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for optimizing hydrocarbon recovery from subsurface formations, including subsurface formations having bottom water or edgewater. A system and method can be configured to receive data indicative of by-pass oil areas in the subsurface formation from reservoir simulation, identify flow barriers in the subsurface formation based on the by-pass oil areas identified by the reservoir simulation, and predict the lateral extension of the identified flow barriers in the subsurface formation. Infill horizontal wells can be placed at areas of the subsurface formation relative to the flow barriers such that production from a horizontal well in the subsurface formation optimizes hydrocarbon recovery. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20110016528 | Method and Device for Intrusion Detection - A method and device for intrusion detection are provided. The method comprises: allocating one or more detection units for each type of network attack event to detect and configuring the type of object to detect of this type of network attack event, a detection operator and a detection knowledge base; in intrusion detection, acquiring network data packets in real time and acquiring the objects to detect included therein; then corresponding detection units performing intrusion detection according to the detection operators and detection knowledge bases configured, so as to generate network attack alarm events. The intrusion detection device comprises sequentially connected data pre-processing unit, data distribution unit and detection grid including one or more detection units, and a configuration management unit connected with them. The present invention supports accurate detection of various complex network attack events and considers the execution efficiency of the entire intrusion detection device. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110022798 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CACHING TERMINOLOGY DATA - A method for caching terminology data, including steps of: receiving a terminology request; determining that the terminology request is related to at least one uncached terminology concept; retrieving a complete concept set of the terminology concept as a cache unit, wherein the complete concept set includes the terminology concept, all other terminology concepts which are directly correlated or indirectly correlated through a non-transitive relationship to the terminology concept, properties of each terminology concept, and the non-transitive relationship between each terminology concept; retrieving transitive relationship information for the complete concept set, the transitive relationship information at least including identifiers of terminology concepts which are correlated through the transitive relationship to each terminology concept in the complete concept set; and caching the cache unit and the transitive relationship information of the cache unit. A corresponding device caches terminology data. | 01-27-2011 |
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| 20080297965 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH CONSTANT MAXIMUM CURRENT FOR POWER CONVERTER PROTECTION - System and method for protecting a power converter. The system includes a first comparator configured to receive a threshold signal and a first signal and to generate a comparison signal. The first signal is a sum of a second signal and a third signal, and the third signal is associated with an input current for a power converter. Additionally, the system includes a pulse-width-modulation generator configured to receive the comparison signal and generate a modulation signal in response to the comparison signal, and a switch configured to receive the modulation signal and control the input current for the power converter. An amplitude for the first signal becomes larger if an amplitude for the input voltage becomes larger. The second signal is generated by receiving an input voltage for the power converter, converting the received input voltage to a fourth signal, and converting the fourth signal to the second signal. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20100146065 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REALIZING INSTANT MESSAGING BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF MEMBERS IN AN INSTANT MESSENGER GROUP - The invention provides a technical solution for instant messaging among multiple members of an instant messenger group. An instant messenger group server is independent of an instant messenger server. At least one group identification and a member list of each group identified by the corresponding group identification are prestored in the group server. The instant messenger group server logs in to the instant messenger server as an instant messenger client, using each of said at least one group identification as an instant messenger identification, and receives instant messages sent by an instant messenger client and sends the instant messages respectively to each of the instant messenger clients corresponding to the instant messenger identifications of other members the instant messenger server. Since the instant messenger group server is independent of the instant messenger server, the instant messenger group server can support multiple instant messenger platforms. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100165676 | SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING OVER CURRENT AND OVER POWER PROTECTION FOR POWER CONVERTER - System and method for protecting a power converter. A system includes a threshold generator configured to generate a threshold signal, and a first comparator configured to receive the threshold signal and a first signal and to generate a comparison signal. The first signal is associated with an input current for a power converter. Additionally, the system includes a pulse-width-modulation generator configured to receive the comparison signal and generate a modulation signal in response to the comparison signal, and a switch configured to receive the modulation signal and adjust the input current for the power converter. The threshold signal is associated with a threshold magnitude as a function of time. The threshold magnitude increases with time at a first slope during a first period, and the threshold magnitude increases with time at a second slope during a second period. The first slope and the second slope are different. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20110224414 | USE OF 9, 10-ANTHRAQUINONE COMPOUNDS - Use of 9,10-anthraquinone compounds of formula (I) or pharmaceutical salts thereof or plant extracts containing said compounds in the preparation of anti-HCV medicaments is disclosed, in which Y | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110292698 | SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING OVER CURRENT AND OVER POWER PROTECTION FOR POWER CONVERTER - System and method for protecting a power converter. A system includes a threshold generator configured to generate a threshold signal, and a first comparator configured to receive the threshold signal and a first signal and to generate a comparison signal. The first signal is associated with an input current for a power converter. Additionally, the system includes a pulse-width-modulation generator configured to receive the comparison signal and generate a modulation signal in response to the comparison signal, and a switch configured to receive the modulation signal and adjust the input current for the power converter. The threshold signal is associated with a threshold magnitude as a function of time. The threshold magnitude increases with time at a first slope during a first period, and the threshold magnitude increases with time at a second slope during a second period. The first slope and the second slope are different. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120044723 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING STANDBY POWER CONSUMPTION OF SWITCH-MODE POWER CONVERTERS - Power conversion system and method. The system includes a first capacitor including a first capacitor terminal and a second capacitor terminal, a second capacitor including a third capacitor terminal and a fourth capacitor terminal, and a plurality of diodes including a first diode, a second diode, a third diode, and a fourth diode. The first diode is coupled to the second diode at a first node, the second diode is coupled to the fourth diode at a second node, the fourth diode is coupled to the third diode at a third node, and the third diode is coupled to the first diode at a fourth node. Additionally, the system includes a fifth diode including a first anode and a first cathode and a sixth diode including a second anode and a second cathode. | 02-23-2012 |
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| 20090092745 | Dopant material for manufacturing solar cells - One embodiment relates to a dopant material for manufacturing solar cells. The dopant material includes a primary carrier and a dopant system. The primary carrier is a solid at a lower temperature, a liquid at an elevated temperature, and decomposes at a third temperature higher than the elevated temperature. The dopant material is dispensible in a controlled manner at the elevated temperature to a defined area of a silicon substrate at the lower temperature. The dopant system includes a dopant carrier and dopant source. The dopant source is stable at the third temperature. Other embodiments, aspects and features are also disclosed. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20100139740 | Module Level Solutions to Solar Cell Polarization - A solar cell module includes interconnected solar cells, a transparent cover over the front sides of the solar cells, and a backsheet on the backsides of the solar cells. The solar cell module includes an electrical insulator between the transparent cover and the front sides of the solar cells. An encapsulant protectively packages the solar cells. To prevent polarization, the insulator has resistance suitable to prevent charge from leaking from the front sides of the solar cells to other portions of the solar cell module by way of the transparent cover. The insulator may be attached (e.g., by coating) directly on an underside of the transparent cover or be a separate layer formed between layers of the encapsulant. The solar cells may be back junction solar cells. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20110214719 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A BACK-CONTACT SOLAR CELL AND DEVICE THEREOF - Methods of fabricating back-contact solar cells and devices thereof are described. A method of fabricating a back-contact solar cell includes forming an N-type dopant source layer and a P-type dopant source layer above a material layer disposed above a substrate. The N-type dopant source layer is spaced apart from the P-type dopant source layer. The N-type dopant source layer and the P-type dopant source layer are heated. Subsequently, a trench is formed in the material layer, between the N-type and P-type dopant source layers. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20120000522 | Fabrication Of Solar Cells With Counter Doping Prevention - A solar cell fabrication process includes printing of dopant sources over a polysilicon layer over backside of a solar cell substrate. The dopant sources are cured to diffuse dopants from the dopant sources into the polysilicon layer to form diffusion regions, and to crosslink the dopant sources to make them resistant to a subsequently performed texturing process. To prevent counter doping, dopants from one of the dopant sources are prevented from outgassing and diffusing into the other dopant source. For example, phosphorus from an N-type dopant source is prevented from diffusing to a P-type dopant source comprising boron. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120001135 | Antireflective Coatings for Via Fill and Photolithography Applications and Methods of Preparation Thereof - An absorbing composition is described herein that includes at least one inorganic-based compound, at least one absorbing compound, and at least one material modification agent. In addition, methods of making an absorbing composition are also described that includes: a) combining at least one inorganic-based compound, at least one absorbing compound, at least one material modification agent, an acid/water mixture, and one or more solvents to form a reaction mixture; and b) allowing the reaction mixture to form the absorbing composition at room temperature. Another method of making an absorbing composition includes: a) combining at least one inorganic-based compound, at least one absorbing compound, at least one material modification agent, an acid/water mixture, and one or more solvents to form a reaction mixture; and b) heating the reaction mixture to form the absorbing composition. Yet another method of making an absorbing composition is described that includes: a) combining at least one inorganic-based compound, at least one absorbing compound, at least one material modification agent, and one or more solvents to form a reaction mixture, wherein the at least one material modification agent comprises at least one acid and water; and b) heating the reaction mixture to form an absorbing material, a coating or a film. In other methods of making an absorbing composition described herein, those methods include: a) combining at least one inorganic-based compound, at least one absorbing compound, at least one material modification agent, and one or more solvents to form a reaction mixture, wherein the at least one material modification agent comprises at least one acid and water; and b) allowing the reaction mixture to form an absorbing material, a coating or a film. | 01-05-2012 |
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| 20110205151 | Methods and Systems for Position Detection - A computing device, such as a desktop, laptop, tablet computer, a mobile device, or a computing device integrated into another device (e.g., an entertainment device for gaming, a television, an appliance, kiosk, vehicle, tool, etc.) is configured to determine user input commands from the location and/or movement of one or more objects in a space. The object(s) can be imaged using one or more optical sensors and the resulting position data can be interpreted in any number of ways to determine a command, including 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional movements with or without touch. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110205155 | Methods and Systems for Position Detection Using an Interactive Volume - A computing device, such as a desktop, laptop, tablet computer, a mobile device, or a computing device integrated into another device (e.g., an entertainment device for gaming, a television, an appliance, kiosk, vehicle, tool, etc.) is configured to determine user input commands from the location and/or movement of one or more objects in a space. The object(s) can be imaged using one or more optical sensors and the resulting position data can be interpreted in any number of ways to determine a command. An interactive volume can be defined and adjusted so that the same movement at different locations within the volume may result in different corresponding movement of a cursor or other interpretations of input. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110205185 | Sensor Methods and Systems for Position Detection - A computing device, such as a desktop, laptop, tablet computer, a mobile device, or a computing device integrated into another device (e.g., an entertainment device for gaming, a television, an appliance, kiosk, vehicle, tool, etc.) is configured to determine user input commands from the location and/or movement of one or more objects in a space. The object(s) can be imaged using one or more optical sensors and the resulting position data can be interpreted in any number of ways to determine a command. Signal conditioning logic (or a programmable CPU) can be used to facilitate detection by performing at least some image processing in hardware before the image is provided by the imaging device, such as by a hardware-implemented ambient subtraction, infinite impulse response (IIR) or finite impulse response (FIR) filtering, background-tracker-based touch detection, or the like. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110205186 | Imaging Methods and Systems for Position Detection - A computing device, such as a desktop, laptop, tablet computer, a mobile device, or a computing device integrated into another device (e.g., an entertainment device for gaming, a television, an appliance, kiosk, vehicle, tool, etc.) is configured to determine user input commands from the location and/or movement of one or more objects in a space. The object(s) can be imaged using one or more optical sensors and the resulting position data can be interpreted in any number of ways to determine a command. During a first sampling iteration, a range of pixels can be identified from a location of a feature of the object, with the range used in sampling from the at least one imaging device during a second iteration based on the data sampled during the first iteration. | 08-25-2011 |