Abstract:
The present invention discloses a sampling device for an ion migration spectrometer (IMS), comprising: an inner sleeve part, inside of which an inner cavity is defined, one end of the inner sleeve part is connected with an inlet of an migration pipe via an inner-layer channel, and the other end of the inner sleeve part is configured with an inner end cap having an inner opening; and an outer sleeve part, which is configured as an eccentric sleeve that is coaxial with the inner sleeve part and able to rotate with respect to the inner sleeve part, so as to form a sleeve cavity between the inner sleeve part and the outer sleeve part, wherein one end of the outer sleeve part is configured with at least one connecting opening that is selectively connected with the inner-layer channel, and the other end of the outer sleeve part is configured with an outer end cap, on which a first outer opening selectively connected with the inner opening and a second outer opening selectively connected with the sleeve cavity are configured, wherein the outer end cap is configured to be able to rotate between a first location and a second location with respect to the inner end cap, so as to selectively introduce a sample to be detected into the inner-layer channel via one of the inner cavity and the sleeve cavity. Moreover, the present invention further relates to a method for solid and gas sampling by using the above sampling device.
Abstract:
A scanning apparatus for scanning a hologram is capable of filtering off a holographic picture in the hologram. The hologram includes an image layer having an image to be scanned and a laser layer having the holographic picture. The laser layer has a maximum penetrable incidence. Light with an incidence larger than the maximum penetrable incidence fails to pass through due to light reflection so as to prohibit the image light of the image layer from light transmission. The scanning apparatus includes a load platform and a chassis. The load platform is used for placing the hologram thereon. Besides, the chassis includes a light source for emitting a light. When the scanning apparatus performs scanning, light penetrates the image layer to reflect the image to be scanned and further penetrates the laser layer. After a signal processing procedure, a scanned image is obtained without being influenced by the holographic picture.
Abstract:
The present invention is a system and method that facilitates the reduction of presentation glitches in a digital video system. The present invention is a system and method that automatically determines if digital video (DV) data is missing from a stream of DV information and replaces or patches missing DV data with appropriate information to reduce the appearance of interruptions in the video (e.g., glitches in presentations). A communication packet carrying application data is received by an application data patching computer system. In one embodiment of the present invention, an IEEE standard 1394 compliant isochronous packet carrying digital video information is received. The application data (e.g., DV information) is separated from other communication packet protocol data (e.g., IEEE standard 1394 compliant header information). The received application data is analyzed to determine if it conforms to configuration constraints of predetermined application data format requirements. In one exemplary implementation, the initial information included in the application data section of the communication packet is analyzed to determine if it appropriately (e.g., sequentially) follows the information in previously received communication packet in accordance with predefined configuration definitions. If the information does not appropriately (e.g., sequentially) follow the information in previously received communication packet, a data patch is provided for lost or missing application data.
Abstract:
Extensions to a communications protocol manage the exchange of data content and related metadata according to a hierarchical data content structure. The communications protocol is the ICE protocol, and the extensions include ICE DTD extensions. Data content is preferably offered according to a subscription service provided by a first network device. The first network device is preferably a content server. The data content is organized, and thereby distributed, according to a hierarchical data content structure defined by the ICE DTD extensions. The hierarchical data content structure provides a means for organizing the data content, preferably by subject-matter. The hierarchical data content structure includes a plurality of channels, and each channel is segmented into one or more content sub-channels. Each individual data content item is associated with at least one of the content sub-channels and corresponding channel. The individual data content item is associated with a particular channel according to the subject matter of the individual data content item and the subject-matter of the channel. In this manner, a content sub-channel with a specific subject-matter is configured and an individual data content item corresponding to the specific subject-matter is associated with the content sub-channel.
Abstract:
A content server provides content to a first network device during a data synchronization between the two devices. A middleware filter selectively filters content provided by the content server such that selected content is provided to the first network device. The middleware filter is included within a second network device coupled between the content server and the first network device. The second network device acts as a proxy for the first network device to receive the content provided by the content server. The content is provided from the content server according to a subscription service between the content server and the first network device. The first network device is preferably a personal digital assistant (PDA) and the second network device is preferably a personal computer. Alternatively, the content server is coupled to the first network device, without the second network device coupled in between. In the alternative case, the middleware filter is included within the content server, and the content is selectively provided from the middleware filter, on the content server, to the first network device.
Abstract:
An apparatus and related method for transmitting an optical signal through a nonlinear medium such that nonlinearities caused by the medium are eliminated from the transmitted optical signal is described. The optical signal is presumed to have a duty cycle, wherein the optical signal is “on” during an active portion of the duty cycle and “off” during an inactive portion, the active portion being of equal or lesser duration than the inactive portion. The optical signal plus a delayed and weighted version of itself are transmitted through the nonlinear medium without mutual interference. The transmitted signals are then re-synchronized, weighted, and subtracted such that nonlinearities induced by the medium are canceled, but such that a signal proportional to a delayed version of the original optical signal survives.
Abstract:
A content server provides content to a first network device during a data synchronization between the two devices. A middleware filter selectively filters content provided by the content server such that selected content is provided to the first network device. The middleware filter is included within a second network device coupled between the content server and the first network device. The second network device acts as a proxy for the first network device to receive the content provided by the content server. The content is provided from the content server according to a subscription service between the content server and the first network device. The first network device is preferably a personal digital assistant (PDA) and the second network device is preferably a personal computer. Alternatively, the content server is coupled to the first network device, without the second network device coupled in between. In the alternative case, the middleware filter is included within the content server, and the content is selectively provided from the middleware filter, on the content server, to the first network device.
Abstract:
A content server provides content to a first network device during a data synchronization between the two devices. A middleware filter selectively filters content provided by the content server such that selected content is provided to the first network device. The middleware filter is included within a second network device coupled between the content server and the first network device. The second network device acts as a proxy for the first network device to receive the content provided by the content server. The content is provided from the content server according to a subscription service between the content server and the first network device. The first network device is preferably a personal digital assistant (PDA) and the second network device is preferably a personal computer. Alternatively, the content server is coupled to the first network device, without the second network device coupled in between. In the alternative case, the middleware filter is included within the content server, and the content is selectively provided from the middleware filter, on the content server, to the first network device.
Abstract:
An integrated optical cross-connect device and associated methods are described, the cross-connect device comprising a plurality M of input waveguides formed in a first material layer of an integrated circuit, a plurality N of output waveguides formed in a second material layer of the integrated circuit, and a plurality MN of micromechanically actuated bridge elements formed in at least one intermediate layer lying between the first and second material layers. Responsive to an electrical control signal, each bridge element establishes an index-guided, nonreflecting optical path between its associated input waveguide and its associated output waveguide. Preferably, the bridge element comprises an arcuate waveguide structure substantially surrounded by air or other nonsolid material, the arcuate waveguide structure being twistably connected to a remainder of the intermediate layer by a narrow neck portion. When electrostatically actuated, one end of the arcuate waveguide structure rises to meet the input waveguide while the other end lowers to meet the output waveguide. Associated fabrication methods and an expandable, modular cross-connect system based on the cross-connect device are also described.
Abstract:
The present invention includes a method and system for transferring files between a personal computer (PC) and a personal digital assistant (PDA). In the absence of the file stream manager of the PDA being available to the conduit, the present invention defines a mechanism to effectuate file conversion and transfer through the conduit without the file stream manager. The present invention includes a method and system that generates a file in the PC and allocates a record size such that the file is read and written into separate data records of the allocated size before transfer to the PDA. An application information block is generated to identify the number of records and the size of each record. Upon receiving the records in the PDA, the method and system of the present invention utilizes the database manager to read and the file stream manager to write each record into a storage heap before the file and the file stream manager are closed.