Abstract:
A load balancing method applied in a communication apparatus is disclosed. The method includes assigning an identification code to a first and a second wireless transceivers; establishing a first link between a first transceiver and a station through a first channel according to the identification code; and establishing a second link between a second transceiver and the station through a second channel according to the identification code; and replacing the first link by the second link when a load of the first wireless transceiver is greater than that of the second wireless transceiver.
Abstract:
A patterning device holding apparatus includes a support platform unit with a plurality of first positioning projections and a gripper unit. The gripper unit includes a head portion and a plurality of second positioning projections disposed on the head portion, and a rolling member set at a base portion. The grapping and releasing of the patterning device is achieved by the rotation of the gripper unit about a pivot substantially parallel with the center axis of the rolling member. The first and second positioning projections corporately abut against the edges of a patterning device to fix the patterning device in place.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for fabricating a stent, the method comprising: positioning a polymeric tube inside a mold, wherein a high thermally conductive element covers at least a portion of the outer surface of the mold, the high thermally conductive element having a thermal conductivity that is greater than that of the mold; heating at least a portion of the mold; radially expanding the tube against the mold; and fabricating a stent from the radially expanded tube.
Abstract:
This invention discloses a method for determining the relationship of a Customer Edge Router (CE) with a Virtual Private Networking (VPN), which comprises: assigning in advance for each CE device at least one Route Target (RT) value to form the RT table of the CE, creating CE Route Communities (CERC) in the network management and assigning for each created CERC a Hub RT value and a Spoke RT value. The method further comprises: dividing the RT table of the current CE to be matched with a CERC into an import RT table and an export RT table according to the import/export attributes of the RT values, and determining whether the CE belongs to the designated CERC and whether the CE is a Hub CE or a Spoke CE in the CERC according to the RT values in the import RT table and export RT table obtained as well as the Hub RT value and Spoke RT value assigned to the designated CERC. With the method, the relationship between a CE and a CERC as well as the type of the CE in the CERC can be learned by a reverse deduction based on the RT tables known on the network so that VPN information can learn from the network management. Accordingly, less human effort is involved and cost of network maintenance greatly decreased.
Abstract:
An electronic device includes a housing and at least one light source. The housing defines a chamber therein and includes an inner surface defining at least one recess configured with a specified pattern. The at least one light source is fixed in the chamber and corresponds to the at least one recess. The at least one recess is transparent and the at least one light source transmits light to the at least one recess, thereby displaying the specified pattern on an outer surface opposite to the inner surface of the housing.
Abstract:
Described here are delivery devices for delivering one or more implants to the body, and methods of using. The delivery devices may deliver implants to a variety of locations within the body, for a number of different uses. In some variations, the delivery devices have a cannula with one or more curved sections. In some variations, a pusher may be used to release one or more implants from the cannula. In some variations, one or more of the released implants may be a self-expanding device. Methods of delivering implants to one or more sinus cavities are also described here.
Abstract:
A wireless audio system includes a first device and a second device. The first device includes a first logic and a first WLAN unit coupled to the first logic. The first logic performs audio processing to generate audio data. The first WLAN unit transmits the audio data through a radio frequency channel. The second device includes a second WLAN unit and an audio reproducing unit coupled to the second WLAN unit. The second WLAN unit receives the audio data from the radio frequency channel. The audio reproducing unit generates sound according to the audio data.
Abstract:
Described here are delivery devices for delivering one or more implants to the body, and methods of using. The delivery devices may deliver implants to a variety of locations within the body, for a number of different uses. In some variations, the delivery devices have a cannula with one or more curved sections. In some variations, a pusher may be used to release one or more implants from the cannula. In some variations, one or more of the released implants may be a self-expanding device. Methods of delivering implants to one or more sinus cavities are also described here.
Abstract:
A system for applying multi-direction and multi-slope region detection to image edge enhancement is provided to perform the image edge enhancement on an image. For pixel (i) indicating i-th pixel of line of the image, a line buffer temporarily stores the pixel (i) and its neighboring pixels. A region classification device classifies the pixel (i) into a region type. A left flat pixel detector depends on the region type to search the neighboring pixels of the pixel (i) for a left flat region pixel. A right flat pixel detector depends on the region type to search the neighboring pixels of the pixel (i) for a right flat region pixel. An edge enhancer performs an edge enhancement operation on the pixel (i) and neighboring pixels when the pixel (i) is an extended region and the left and the right flat region pixels are included in the neighboring pixels.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for supporting a plurality of components, at least one of which is a heat-generating electrical device such as a power semiconductor device, are disclosed. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a first structure having a first surface on one side of the structure configured for interfacing a first of the plurality of components and a second surface on another side of the structure, and also includes a second structure capable of receiving the first structure, where one of the second surface and an additional surface of the second structure includes a tip that is in contact with the other of those surfaces. The apparatus further includes at least one component configured to assist in retaining the first and second structures relative to one another, where notwithstanding the at least one component the first structure is capable of pivoting relative to the second structure about the tip.