Provided are application registration methods and apparatuses. In a registration method, a common services entity in an infrastructure node (in-cse) receives a first registration request from an application entity (ae) of a machine-to-machine/man service provider (m2m sp), wherein the first registration request carries a binding relationship between an identifier of a cse in a user equipment (ue) and ...

A method, apparatus and a computer storage medium for selecting a microphone are disclosed. The method includes: employing ultrasonic measurement to determine a microphone, which is closest to a primary sound source, of a matrix of a plurality of microphones arranged in a device for recording sound; and taking the microphone which is closest to the primary sound source as ...

An infrastructure and methods for the analysis of flow in pipe systems. In a preferred form, the infrastructure and methods account for energy status of a sensor device and wear cost functions. The infrastructure comprises a controller and a plurality of sensor devices coupled to the pipe system to collect measurements related to one or more of the following: vibration, ...

A position detection apparatus includes a first irradiation section and a second irradiation section that irradiate an operation surface with detection light, an imaging section that captures an image of the operation surface, and a detection section that detects a pointed position pointed with a pointing element based on the captured image. The first irradiation section is disposed in a ...

An apparatus for improving contrast in an image captured by an imaging sensor. The apparatus including: an objective optical system positioned in an optical path of illumination light on an object; an image sensor positioned in the optical path such that light from the objective optical system is incident on the image sensor; a device having a variable transparency positioned ...

A scanning projector and method is provided that that uses at least one multi-stripe laser to generate the laser light for the scanned image. Specifically, the multi-stripe laser includes at least a first laser element and a second laser element formed together on a semiconductor die. The first laser element is configured to output a first laser light beam, and ...

Assigning a given computer to a computer group of a set of computer groups. Software components installed on the given computer are scanned, resulting in a list of discovered software components of the given computer. In addition, for each computer group of the set of computer groups, a list of software components most frequently installed on the computers of the ...

A method for agile wireless access network includes determining, by a network controller, capabilities and neighborhood relations of radio nodes in the radio access network. The network controller then configures a backhaul network infrastructure for the radio access network in accordance with the capabilities and the neighborhood relations of the radio nodes.

Methods and systems are provided for supporting efficient and secure “machine-to-machine” (m2m) communications using a module, a server, and an application. A module can communicate with the server by accessing the internet, and the module can include a sensor and/or an actuator. The module, server, and application can utilize public key infrastructure (pki) such ...

Disclosed systems, methods, and computer program products enable high symbol-rate optical nyquist signal generation with roll-off factors approaching zero by combining digital and all-optical methods. The combined digital and all-optical methods utilize all-optical sine-shaped pulse generation and orthogonal time-division multiplexing with quadrature amplitude modulation using digital nyquist signals. Disclosed embodiments exhibit inter-channel-interference penalties that are less than 0. 5-db for both 75...

A driver circuit drives data to an output based on an input data signal in a transmission mode. The driver circuit includes transistors. A comparator generates a comparison output in a calibration mode based on a reference signal and a signal at the output of the driver circuit. A calibration control circuit adjusts an equivalent resistance of the transistors in ...

A wideband rf attenuator circuit that has a reduced impact on the phase of an applied signal when switched between an attenuation state and a non-attenuating reference or bypass state. A low phase shift attenuation at high rf frequencies can be achieved by utilizing a switched signal path attenuator topology with multiple distributed transmission line elements per signal path to ...

An rf amplifier to increase a gain using a transformer is provided. The amplifier includes: a first transistor configured to generate a current by amplifying and converting an input voltage; a second transistor configured to amplify the generated current; and a first transformer configured to feed an emitter current of the second transistor back to a gate. Accordingly, gm of ...

A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a plurality of fins on the substrate, wherein the plurality of fins each include a fin channel region, first isolation regions on the substrate corresponding to active gate regions, a second isolation region on the substrate corresponding to a dummy gate region, wherein a height of the second isolation region is greater than a ...

Systems and methods for detecting a command execution abort are disclosed. Power failure may abort the writing of data in a memory device prematurely, resulting in potential data corruption. A memory device controller in the memory device sends commands, such as write or erase commands, to one or more memory integrated circuit chips. Along with executing the commands, the memory ...

Memory devices are shown that include a body region and a connecting region that is formed from a semiconductor with a lower band gap than the body region. Connecting region configurations can provide increased gate induced drain leakage during an erase operation. Configurations shown can provide a reliable bias to a body region for memory operations such as erasing, and ...

A system and method use an array of ultrasonic transducers to emit and receive sound in a phased array fashion by using acoustic waveguides to achieve a desired acoustic radiation and reception pattern. A chip package attached to an acoustic transducer array includes acoustic waveguides coupled to acoustic ports. Each waveguide is coupled between a corresponding acoustic transducer and a ...

A goa circuit includes goa circuit units. The goa circuit units at every two stages share a pull-down circuit. The pull-down circuit includes a first transistor, a second transistor and a third transistor. The present invention uses fewer transistors for the goa circuit and lower the frequency of the first and second clock signals. The decrease in the frequency of ...

This infrastructure is characterized in that the multimodal network grouping together a plurality of monomodal networks, each monomodal network being equipped with an individual operating system, the supervision infrastructure includes a plurality of local supervision modules, each local supervision module being associated with a transfer station providing an interconnection between at least two of the monomodal networks and being able ...

The present invention relates to systems and methods for collecting and disbursing electronic gratuities. According to one embodiment, a device for submitting gratuities by credit card is provided at a place of business or other appropriate location. A method of using this device is disclosed, whereby consumers pay a predetermined or adjustable gratuity amount by inserting a credit card into ...

In one aspect, a method of a mobile-device control with a plurality of rear-facing fixed-focus image sensors including the step of providing a mobile device. The mobile device comprises an array comprising a plurality of rear-facing fixed-focus image sensors. Each fixed-focus image sensors comprises a different focus range value. The method includes the step of associating each rear-facing fixed-focus image ...