摘要:
A system enables a user to receive information about program content through a pair of electronic programming guides. A first electronic programming guide may be transported over the transport medium that also provides the program content. A second electronic programming guide may be accessed over a back channel. In one embodiment of the present invention, the second electronic programming guide may include more extensive information than the first electronic programming guide. In this way, the bandwidth available to transmit both program content and one or more electronic programming guides may be increased. Upon selection of a program through either the first or the second electronic programming guide, the program selection may be automatically initiated on the user's receiver.
摘要:
Disclosed is a method and system for sorting a plurality of green wood veneer sheets into a plurality of subsets of sheets, the subsets including a “driest” subset, a “wettest” subset, and one or more “intermediate” subsets. The system has a light source for transmitting light through a sheet of veneer as it passes along a conveyor system, and a light sensor for sensing the light passing through the sheet. The pattern of light is recorded by an image acquisition and processing subsystem as an image, which is fed to an image analysis subsystem programmed to analyse the light pattern and to produce a mathematical representation of the image. An integrated moisture content value (IMCV) is set for the particular veneer sheet. Based on this value, a controller sends signals to the conveyor system to convey the particular sheet to a location storing sheets having similar IMCV values for drying.
摘要:
A ground energy collection system is disclosed. The system includes a well configured to absorb ground energy and provide the absorbed ground energy to a first heat transferring fluid. A pump is used to circulate the first heat transferring fluid to an evaporator. The evaporator is configured to: receive the first heat transferring fluid; facilitate heat exchange between the first heat transferring fluid and a second heat transferring fluid; and return the first heat transferring fluid to the well. A compressor then compresses the second heat transferring fluid. An electricity generator generates electricity based on the second heat transferring fluid received from the compressor. A condenser then retrieves heat and liquefies the second heat transferring fluid. An expansion valve is utilized to regulate pressure of the second heat transferring fluid received from the condenser and return the second heat transferring fluid to the evaporator.
摘要:
Described herein are systems and methods for obtaining a three-dimensional (3D) representation of the distribution of fluorescent probes inside a sample, such as a mammal. Using a) fluorescent light emission data from one or more images, b) a surface representation of the mammal, and c) computer-implemented photon propagation models, the systems and methods produce a 3D representation of the fluorescent probe distribution in the mammal. The distribution may indicate—in 3D—the location, size, and/or brightness or concentration of one or more fluorescent probes in the mammal.