The system has a set of resources (122) aggregated to derive aggregated information about transactions. Transaction data of point-of sale systems (101-a-n-101) is imported in a database (124), and the transaction data are imported again to derive full aggregate information about the transactions. The resources are configured on a regular basis to import data in the database. An import unit is conf...

A method and system for facilitating interaction with one or more advertisement functionalities is provided. An advertisement middleware provides advertisement functionalities for interfacing with one or more systems and components of an underlying device. The advertisement middleware includes a transport layer, an application programming interface and one or more functional modules. The functiona...

A method for manufacturing a biosensor is provided. The method may include positioning a shadow mask containing a pattern of a plurality of feature sets over a substantially planar base layer containing a plurality of registration points. The method may also include forming at least one of the plurality of feature sets on the substantially planar base layer by selectively depositing a layer of a c...

A catheter introduction apparatus provides a radially expandable helical coil as a radiofrequency emitter. In one application the emitter is introduced percutaneously, and transseptally advanced to the ostium of a pulmonary vein. The emitter is radially expanded, which can be accomplished amongst other means by inflating an anchoring balloon about which the emitter is wrapped, in order to cause th...

The mold (1), comprising a truncated conical side wall (1A) closed by a base (1B) and topped by a cylinder (1C) in which a composite food product (2) can be pre-cooked, has a thermo-shrinkable lining (3) of a food grade material that can withstand the pre-cooking temperature. The lining is folded over the top of the product before the mold is closed by a compression lid (4) with springs (6) and a ...

L'objet de l'invention est un contenant pour l'administration d'un très faible volume de principes actifs sous forme liquide comprenant une tête (12) apte à prendre une première position P1 de conservation dans laquelle ladite tête (12) est en position distale par rapport au contenant et une seconde position P2 d'administration dans laquelle ladite tête (12) est en position proximale par rapport a...

L'invention concerne un procédé de transmission de données.Selon l'invention, un tel procédé comprend :- une étape de réception d'un message émis par une entité émettrice, ledit message comprenant :- un identifiant de typologie, désignant un type prédéfini ;- une information corrélante, ayant une durée d'existence limitée ;- une étape d'utilisation sélective d'au moins un dispositif spécifique aud...

L'invention concerne un procédé de transmission de données, dans le cadre d'une communication établie entre au moins deux entités.Selon l'invention, un tel procédé comprend :- une étape de réception par une entité réceptrice d'un message requérant des données dites applicatives, émis par une entité émettrice, ledit message incluant :- un identifiant de typologie, désignant un type de message prédé...

An ablation instrument including a body and an ablating member is provided. The body includes a distal end and a surface with the ablating member coupled toward the distal end of the body. The ablating member includes a lesion wire extending through and along a portion of the surface of the body for creating lesions in a target tissue while the body serves to isolate surrounding tissue from the ta...

A polyethylene film comprising a polymer composition having the characteristics of a total energy dart drop, measured in accordance with ASTM D4272, of greater than a bout 0.45 ft.lbf, a dart drop impact strength, measured in accordance with ASTM D1709 Method A, of greater than about 135 g, and a moisture vapor transmission rate, measured in accordance with ASTM F1249 at 100 DEG F. and 90% relativ...

A communications system may include a plurality of target servers and a plurality of source servers connected to the Internet via respective different portions thereof. The source servers may be for establishing connections to desired target servers via the Internet, and they may also be subject to connectivity disruptions. Further, the source servers may generate connectivity disruption informati...

The present invention relates to a device for estimating an angle of drift of a vehicle, whose input signals are a longitudinal speed, a longitudinal acceleration and a yaw rate of the vehicle characterized in that said device for estimating the drift angle d comprises a kinematic estimating device (1). The drift angle d delivered as output from said kinematic device (1) is determined from the fol...

The retaining element has two subassemblies that are base (6) and longitudinal guide rail (7), and between which a flexible blade (10) is fixed to one of the subassemblies, where the base is being slidable along the guide rail. The blade includes perforations (14) longitudinally spaced apart for an anchoring pin (11) affixed to the other subassembly. A maneuvering unit i.e. slide (22), is moveable...

Un agencement de frein de stationnement ou d'immobilisation comprend un premier et un deuxième frein de roue (6, 6'), un premier tirant à câble (5), qui est relié au premier frein de roue, un deuxième tirant à câble (5'), qui est relié au deuxième frein de roue, un premier et un deuxième entraînement à moteur électrique (7, 7'), et exactement un dispositif de traction (3) qui est relié au premier ...

A vehicle control apparatus for controlling a four-wheel-drive automotive vehicle of a type which comprises a first drive power source for driving one of a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels, and a second drive power source for driving the other of the pairs of front and rear wheels, wherein an operator's desired value of a vehicle drive force for driving the automotive vehicle is obta...

The structure has a satellite (33) installed between left and right gears (31, 32) e.g. flat gears, and a satellite frame (3) installed at outer sides of left and right shafts (1, 2) that are provided in contact with the gears. The frame is formed of left and right sub-frames. An anti-sliding device (4) i.e. anti-sliding sheet, is installed at a satellite`s upper outer wall and positioned between ...

The method involves depositing thin amorphous metal oxide layer (9) on an electrode (5) at predetermined temperature corresponding to temperature at which metal oxide presents quadratic coefficient of relative capacitance close to zero based on voltage. Heat treatment is performed after the metal oxide layer is deposited on the electrode. Another electrode (7) is formed on the metal oxide layer.

Film grain patterns can be modeled in the frequency domain by estimating the cut frequencies that define a 2D band-pass filter. The film grain parameters can be conveyed in accordance with the ITU-T H.264|MPEG-4 AVC standard in an SEI message allowing film grain reinsertion at a decoder.

The socket has an automatic connection terminal (55) connecting a reception space (54) to a power cable (5), and with a support wall (50) at which a seat (57) is placed and a retainer ring (45) carrying a flexible spring blade (42). The space has a mobile wall (52) displaceable with respect to a fixed wall (46) of the space during introducing a prong (6) in the space. A wall (51) is connected to t...

The present invention relates to a method of designating an object in an image. The method includes: designating a point inside the object in the image; segmenting the image into elementary regions; identifying an origin region to which the point belongs; constructing a graph of connectedness between the regions; calculating a function of membership in the object for the regions connected to the o...