Methods and systems are provided for delivering location-based services. The services may include aggregating data indicating a plurality of geographical locations, attributes associated with the geographical locations, and items of content associated with the geographical locations. A current location of an electronic device is obtained and analytics are performed on the aggregate data to select one or more particular geographical locations, wherein the analytics can consider, for example, proximity of the current location of the electronic facility to the geographical locations and the attributes associated with the geographical locations. Items of content stored in the aggregated data and associated with the selected geographical locations are output at a user interface associated with a web or application resource operating on the electronic facility.

The present invention provides for methods and systems for digitally processing an audio signal to reproduce high quality sounds on various materials. In various embodiments, a method comprises filtering the signal with a low shelf filter and/or high shelf filter, passing the signal through a first compressor that, filtering the signal again with a low shelf filter and/or high shelf filter, processing the signal with a graphic equalizer based on a selected material profile, passing the signal through a second compressor, and outputting the signal to a transducer.

A catheter that comprises a hub, an elongated conduit, and at least one lumen therein. The lumen includes a proximal lumen section, a distal lumen section, and an intermediate lumen section extending between the proximal and distal lumen sections. The cross-sectional dimension of the intermediate lumen section is less than the cross-sectional dimension of the distal lumen section. In one embodiment, the cross-sectional dimension of the intermediate lumen section is less than the cross-sectional dimension of the proximal lumen section. In certain embodiments, the lumen tapers from the distal and/or proximal lumen sections to the intermediate lumen section.

The present disclosure relates to a mold module that includes a device layer, a number of first bump structures, a first mold compound, a stop layer, and a second mold compound. The device layer includes a number of input/output (I/O) contacts at a top surface of the device layer. Each first bump structure is formed over the device layer and electronically coupled to a corresponding I/O contact. The first mold compound resides over the device layer, and a portion of each first bump structure is exposed through the first mold compound. The stop layer is formed underneath the device layer. The second mold compound resides underneath the stop layer, such that the stop layer separates the device layer from the second mold compound.

The present invention relates to an etching method including a reaction layer forming step of forming a reaction layer by adsorption of a gas on a surface of an etching target material, a desorption step of desorbing the reaction layer after the reaction layer forming step, and a removal step of removing the reaction layer or a deposited film, characterized in that the surface of the etching target material is etched by the reaction layer forming step and the desorption step.

An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus and method enabling general users to easily acquire ultrasound images even when the users are unskilled at using ultrasound diagnosis apparatuses, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having the ultrasound diagnosis method recorded thereon are provided. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes a probe configured to acquire ultrasound data of an object; an image generation unit configured to generate an ultrasound image of the object by using the ultrasound data; a probe location acquisition unit configured to acquire a location of the probe on the object; a display unit configured to display the location of the probe and a reference location on an image representing the object; and a control unit configured to determine whether the location of the probe corresponds to the reference location.

The present invention provides a vehicle-to-X (V2X) operation method performed by a V2X terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: reserving a finite number of resources used for performing a V2X communication; and performing the V2X communication on the finite number of reserved resources.

A semiconductor device may include a first internal command generation circuit, a first DLL circuit, a second internal command generation circuit, and a second DLL circuit. The first internal command generation circuit may generate a first delay command in response to a first external command, a first latency, a first clock, a first delay control signal, and a second clock. The first DLL circuit may generate the first delay control signal and the first second clock in response to the first clock. The second internal command to generation circuit may generate a second delay command in response to a second external command, a second latency, the first clock, a second delay control signal, and a third clock. The second DLL circuit may generate the second delay control signal and the third clock in response to the first clock.

The present invention provides a novel nucleoside derivative or a salt thereof, a polynucleotide synthesis reagent, a method for producing a polynucleotide, a polynucleotide, and a method for producing a binding nucleic acid molecule. The nucleoside derivative or a salt thereof of the present invention is represented by the following chemical formula (1): where in the chemical formula (1), Su is an atomic group having a sugar skeleton at a nucleoside residue or an atomic group having a sugar phosphate skeleton at a nucleotide residue, and may or may not have a protecting group, L1 and L2 are each independently a straight-chain or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, X1 and X2 are each independently an imino group (—NR1—), an ether group (—O—), or a thioether group (—S—), and the R1 is a hydrogen atom or a straight-chain or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms.

Systems and methods are disclosed herein for allocating computing resources for execution of workloads in a distributed computing system with resource acquisition cycles and workload scheduling cycles. One or more resource offer managers transmit resource offers to each of one or more of schedulers. Each scheduler transmits a resource request and/or resource release request in response to each resource offer manager. Each resource offer manager computes a resource allocation for each scheduler after resolving conflicts and assigns the resources to each scheduler according to the resource allocation decisions. The resource acquisition cycle and the workload scheduling cycle are decoupled.

In a first radio frequency (RF) device, circuits determine a non-line-of-sight (NLOS) radio path, and select a first plurality of reflector devices associated with the NLOS radio path from a second plurality of reflector devices. The first plurality of reflector devices, are selected based on a first set of criteria, includes an active reflector device and a passive reflector device, and are controlled to transmit a plurality of RF signals to a second RF device based on a second set of criteria. The second RF device is associated with electronic devices. The first RF signal interferes with a second RF signal of the RF signals. A first type of signal associated with the plurality of RF signals is converted to a second type of signal at the second RF device, and the second type of signal is transmitted by the second RF device to the one or more electronic devices.

The present invention relates to a battery pack including: a plurality of battery modules each including a plurality of battery cells, wherein at least one of the battery modules has a layer structure with the remaining battery modules based on the ground; a battery management system (BMS) mounted adjacent to the battery modules and monitoring and controlling operation of the battery modules; a battery disconnect unit (BDU) mounted adjacent to the battery modules and controlling electrical connection of the battery modules; a base plate having a structure in which the battery modules are mounted on an upper surface thereof and a lower end part thereof is fixed to an external device; and a pack cover surrounding the battery modules and coupled to an outer periphery of the base plate.

A determination assistance device includes an infrared image acquirer that acquires an infrared image by imaging an area including an air outlet of an air conditioner, a communicator that communicates with the air conditioner, an inputter that accepts data inputs, imaging switch operations, and the like performed by user, a display that displays image data and the like, a controller that controls overall operations of the determination assistance, and a storage that stores various data, a program, and the like. A display controller of the controller displays on the display the infrared image and whether or not abnormality, determined by the infrared image, is present in the air conditioner.

Provided herein are various embodiments relating to antibodies that bind LILRB2. Anti-LILRB2 antibodies can be used in methods to treat disease, for example, cancer.

System controller and method for a lighting system according to certain embodiments. For example, the system controller includes a first controller terminal configured to receive a first signal, and a second controller terminal coupled to a first transistor terminal of a transistor. The transistor further includes a second transistor terminal and a third transistor terminal. The second transistor terminal is coupled to a first winding terminal of a winding, and the winding further includes a second winding terminal coupled to a capacitor. Additionally, the system controller includes a third controller terminal coupled to the third transistor terminal of the transistor, and a fourth controller terminal coupled to a resistor and configured to receive a second signal. The second signal represents a magnitude of a current flowing through at least the winding, the third controller terminal, the fourth controller terminal, and the resistor.

An aspect of the present invention relates to a UE-initiated de-registration method by an AMF in a wireless communication system, and comprises the steps of: receiving, from UE, a de-registration request message that requests de-registration, wherein the de-registration request message includes de-registration type information and first access type information indicating a target access to which the de-registration is to be applied; requesting, when the UE has an established protocol data unit (PDU) session through the target access, an SMF to release the established PDU session; and transmitting a de-registration accept message to the UE depending on the de-registration type.

Systems and methods are provided for managing mobile device updates. In some embodiments, the disclosed systems can include a key provisioning system, a key system, and mobile devices. The key provisioning system can provide keys to the mobile devices and the key system. The key system can receive a key from the key provisioning system, receive a request from an application system, calculate a first token, and provide the first token to the application system for transmission to a mobile device. The mobile device can receive a key from the key provisioning system, establish a local connection with a connected device, receive an application and the first token from the connected device, generate a second token using the application and the key, compare the first token and the second token, and update the mobile device according to the application based on a result of the comparison.

The bowl portion of the flush toilet includes a bowl-shaped waste receiving surface and a rim portion formed on a top edge of the bowl portion. The rim portion includes a rim inside wall portion located on an inner side of the top edge of the bowl portion. The rim inside wall portion has a rim inside surface located at a lower area of the rim inside wall portion and a rim inside wall upper sloped surface having a section in a vertical plane, the shape of the section being sloped from an upper edge of the rim inside surface to an upper edge of the rim inside wall portion. The ratio between the height of the rim inside surface and the height of the rim inside wall upper sloped surface is 1:1 to 6:1 in a section in a vertical plane at any area other than a rear area.

In a pneumatic tire, a land portion is provided with a land groove connected to a peripheral grooves only in first end portion among both end portions. A direction in which the first end portion of the land groove connected to first side of at least one the peripheral groove is inclined to a tire width direction is the same as a direction in which the first portion of the land groove connected to second side of the peripheral groove is inclined to the tire width direction.