Abstract:
A telecommunication device is equipped with circuitry that can detect phenomena indicative or predictive of motion of the telecommunications device, such as GPS circuitry. When the circuitry determines that the telecommunication device is stationary, it controls the device to perform neighboring cell polling at relatively large intervals or not at all. However, when the circuitry determines that the telecommunication device is moving, it controls the device to poll neighboring cells more frequently.
Abstract:
A wireless telecommunication device conducts base station pages at large intervals, such as 30 seconds, rather than the more conventional 0.5 to 4 seconds. The network processes calls placed to that telecommunication device in accordance with an SMS (Short Messaging Service) type protocol rather than a conventional voice call protocol. Particularly, the network sends an SMS to the telephone indicating that a third party is calling (hereinafter termed a "pre-call SMS"). The pre-call SMS indicates the telephone number of the third party. The user of the telephone may call the third party back. In accordance with this protocol, the need to page at very short intervals so as to permit a telephone call to be established in "real-time" is eliminated. Therefore, the paging interval can be increased substantially, thereby substantially prolonging battery charge lifetime of the telephone. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, when a cellular telephone sends a pre-call SMS, it temporarily decreases its paging interval to a more conventional interval such as 0.5 seconds for a predetermined period of time (e.g., 1-5 minutes) after placing a call so that, if the called party returns the call, the calling party will receive the return call in real-time and be able to answer the incoming call and establish a voice call.
Abstract:
Classes of molecules (10, 20) are disclosed which can, for example, be used in molecular switches (40). The classes of molecules include at least three segments (43)- an electronic donor (13, 23) ("D"), a switchable bridge (12, 22) ("B"), and an electronic acceptor (11, 21) ("A")- chemically connected and linearly arranged (e.g., D-B-A). The electronic donor can be an aromatic ring system with at least one electron donating group covalently attached; an aromatic ring system with an electron withdrawing group covalently attached is usually employed as the electronic acceptor; and the switchbridge can be a pi system that can be switched on or off using an external electric field.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus are described for a rewritable disk memory (101) using an electro-optical molecular recording layer (107). In the manner of nanotechnology, each molecule (109) is an individual witch having two distinct optical characteristic states. Localized electrical field injection (FIG 2) is used to switch each molecule to one of two bistable states such that each is representative of a data bit.
Abstract:
A microfluidic device (100, 100') for controllably moving a material of interest (102) includes a holding cavity (108) configured to hold the material of interest (102) and at least one actuator (120) configured to induce an activation material (116) to expand or contract. Expansion of the activation material (116) decreases the size of the holding cavity (108) to cause the material of interest (102) to be released from the holding cavity (108) and contraction of the activation material (116) increases the size of the holding cavity (108) to cause the material of interest (102) to be received into the holding cavity (108). The at least one actuator (120) is operable at multiple levels between a zero induction level to a maximum induction level on the activation material (116) to thereby controllably expand or contract the holding cavity (108) to release or receive a specified volume of the material of interest (102).
Abstract:
A three-dimensional molecular assembly and method of formation are provided. The molecular assembly is formed on a substrate. The molecular assembly comprises: a first monolayer of seed molecules for initiating self-assembled molecular growth, the first monolayer formed on the substrate; a second monolayer of active molecules comprising a plurality of rotor moieties and stator moieties, with one rotor moiety supported between two stator moieties, the second monolayer of active molecules formed on the first monolayer of seed molecules, with a one-to-one correspondence between molecules in the first monolayer and the second monolayer; a third monolayer of spacer molecules, formed on the second monolayer of active molecules, with a one-to-one correspondence between molecules in the second monolayer and the third monolayer; and a plurality of alternating second monolayers and third monolayers having the one-to-one correspondence.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a method for using a zinc sensor compound to detect a disease associated with the disruption of zinc homeostasis, such as prostate cancer. The zinc sensor compound comprises an optical reporter having two or more recognition units where each of the recognition units is capable of associating with at least one zinc ion.
Abstract:
A digital dye (28) having an optical change resulting from an electrochemical oxidation/reduction reaction is provided for sue in a molecular system (26). The molecular system provides two different colors based on two different oxidation states of at least one digital dye (28) in the molecular system (26). Further, an optical switch (10) comprising the molecular system (26) configures within an electric field generated by a pair of electrodes (22, 24) is provided, employing the above-described digital dye (28). Still further, a display device (10) including a transparent display electrode (22), a counter electrode (24), and the molecular system (26) disposed therebetween is provided, where the molecular system (26) comprises at least one digital dye (28).
Abstract:
Classes of molecules (10, 20) are disclosed which can, for example, be used in molecular switches (40). The classes of molecules include at least three segments (43)- an electronic donor (13, 23) ("D"), a switchable bridge (12, 22) ("B"), and an electronic acceptor (11, 21) ("A")- chemically connected and linearly arranged ( e.g. , D-B-A). The electronic donor can be an aromatic ring system with at least one electron donating group covalently attached; an aromatic ring system with an electron withdrawing group covalently attached is usually employed as the electronic acceptor; and the switchbridge can be a pi system that can be switched on or off using an external electric field.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus are described for a rewritable disk memory (101) using an electro-optical molecular recording layer (107). In the manner of nanotechnology, each molecule (109) is an individual witch having two distinct optical characteristic states. Localized electrical field injection is used to switch each molecule to one of two bistable states such that each is representative of a data bit.