A method of correcting errors stored in a memory array is disclosed. According to various embodiments of the invention, the method comprises the steps of storing data in the memory array; reading back the data stored in the memory array; performing a check for errors on each frame of data in a first direction; and performing a check for errors in a second direction. The step of performing a check ...

A program switching device and a method thereof which can prevent a disorder of images and an invisible state of the image when a channel (program) is switched. When it is instructed to switch a program to the other program in the state where the image of a program of a predetermined channel is displayed, at step SP111, the image of the program currently received is converted into a static image t...

Composition consistant essentiellement de 55 à 94 % de R-125, de 2,5 à 35 % de R-134a et de 3,5 à 25 % en poids de DME, et son utilisation comme fluide frigorifique dans un système de transfert de chaleur adapté au R-22 et comprenant comme lubrifiant une huile minérale ou une huile alkylbenzène.; Compositions comprising 55 - 94% of pentafluoroethane(R-125), 2.5 - 35% of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane(R...

A system for a 3-D tab for a folder, a retrofit for existing folders to have a 3-D tab and a method of making same is disclosed. The 3-D tab is created by an extension or attachable element which can be folded onto itself so that one edge surface is at an angle relative to the panels of the file folder allowing it to be read from the side. This also aids in allowing the tab to be fed through a pri...

In a machine for filling box-like containers with articles arranged side by side and vertically, a station (1) forms a row (11) of articles (10), overlapped at least partially. An article feeding apparatus (2), functionally interposed between the outlet section of the forming station (1) and a filling station (3), operates between a rest configuration (I) and a work configuration (A). When in the ...

A medical, surgical, or operating kit for occluding or controlling blood flow or fluid flow is disclosed. The kit is comprised of (a) a dispersion of magnetic microparticles which can be administered into a blood vessel or fluid vessel, and (b) an external magnetic field source which is adapted to be placed at the desired site above the path of the bloodstream or fluid flow to form a plug or block...

The inventive filter unit for filtering particles contained in exhaust gas of an internal combusting engine comprises sets of imbricated input channels (10, 11) and adjacent output channels (12, 13) which are fluidly communicating by means of the lateral walls thereof. Said lateral walls are cross-sectionally provided with a corrugation which is determined in such a way that the total volume of th...

This invention provides for labeling reagents, labeled targets and processes for preparing labeling reagents. The labeling reagents can take the form of cyanine dyes, xanthene dyes, porphyrin dyes, coumarin dyes or composite dyes. These labeling reagents are useful for labeling probes or targets, including nucleic acids and proteins. These reagents can be usefully applied to protein and nucleic ac...

An AC synchronous motor, also known as a stepper motor, uses its magnetics and drive coils to produce both motion and excitation for sets of position sensing coils. Each drive phase is equipped with one or more sensing coils, which may be differentially wound, with the coils configured to act as secondaries of a linear variable differential transformer (LVDT). The primary of the so-formed LVDT is ...

A VSB communication system or transmitter for processing supplemental data packets with MPEG-II data packets includes a VSB supplemental data processor and a VSB transmission system. The VSB supplemental data processor includes a Reed-Solomon coder for coding the supplemental data to be transmitted, a null sequence inserter for inserting a null sequence to an interleaved supplemental data for gene...

A method comprises determining a plurality of time intervals Tp and Tn within a variable bit rate (VBR) representation of an image sequence. The time intervals Tp are those in which a number of blocks of information per unit time is greater than a baseline value. The time intervals Tn are those in which a number of blocks of information per unit time is less than the baseline value. A second repre...

A key delivery apparatus that prevents improper use of contents, and manages a decryption key for decrypting encrypted content and a suppliable number showing how many times the decryption key is suppliable, with respect to one or more terminal apparatuses connected to a network. The key delivery apparatus receives a supply request for the decryption key from a terminal apparatus, and if the termi...

An information processing apparatus and method are disclosed by which data of the Open GOP structure can be edited while observing restrictions to a VBV Buffer. First and second sections including first and second editing points set to first and second compressed image data are decoded to produce first and second image data, respectively. The first and second image data are spliced together at the...

A request is received to play compressed video data in a reverse direction. A process identifies a most recent key frame received and decodes the most recent key frame. The process then identifies delta frames received after the most recent key frame and decodes these identified delta frames. The decoded delta frames are then played in the reverse direction. Additionally, compressed audio data can...

A scheme for block substitution within a flash memory device is disclosed which uses a programmable look-up table to store new addresses for block selection when certain input block addresses are received. The new addresses are loaded into a programmable fuse latch each time an address transition is detected in the input address. The new addresses may contain block addresses or block and bank addr...

A system and a method for attaining a selectable image sequence are provided. The system includes a viewer display component configured to transmit a request from a user's interface component for the selectable image sequence. The request obtains a handle which corresponds to the selectable image sequence, a display description in which the handle is embedded and a reply response containing the ha...

A medical ultrasound coupling media and lubricant, in gel or liquid form, comprised of polyethylene oxide (PEO), and aqueous solvent solutions. The inventive coupling media provides long term biocompatibility (bio-inert, bio - erodable or biodegraded and excreted) in vivo with human tissue and body fluids. The ultrasound coupling and lubricating media is formulated and manufactured in such manner ...

The present invention relates to ester. ether and N-alkylcarbamoyl derivativ es of compound (Ia) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds exhibit excellent antibacterial activity and are useful for the treatment or prevention of bacterial infections. (wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or a methvl group; R1a is a hydrogen atom, a protecting group for a hydroxy group, or a me...

A power semiconductor device package utilizes integral fluid conducting micro-channels, one or more inlet ports for supplying liquid coolant to the micro-channels, and one or more outlet ports for exhausting coolant that has passed through the micro-channels. The semiconductor device is mounted on a single or multi-layer circuit board having electrical and fluid interconnect features that mate wit...

Video image information is received in a signal including conditional access information. The conditional access information is associated with one of a plurality of picture resolution formats for recording, reproducing and displaying the video image information. The conditional access information in the received signal is decoded. A format for at least one of recording, reproducing and displaying...