摘要:
The present invention relates to a method of vaccinating a mammal against papillomavirus by administering papillomavirus virus-like particles transdermally to a mammal under conditions effective to induce an immune response to the papillomavirus.
摘要:
The Fault Detection and Exclusion (FDE) system for use in navigational systems that rely upon multiple ranging signals, such as GPS satellites, uses an FDE algorithm to detect, as soon as possible, whether a fault exists in a signal associated with one or more of the GPS satellites. The system makes this determination by comparing a computed residual error with a first fault detection threshold. After determining that the computed residual error has exceeded the first, relatively low, fault detection threshold, the system transmits a signal to one or more external systems indicating that one or more signals associated with the various GPS satellites may be faulty. The system then monitors horizontal estimated position error (HUL) until this value has met or exceeded a relatively high fault isolation threshold value. The system then attempts to isolate and exclude the faulty satellite from the current navigational solution.
摘要:
A method and system for compressing video data in a computer has video processing that is distributed between preprocessing hardware in a video capture/controller card and a central processing unit of the computer. Frames of video data are passed to a motion estimation unit of the preprocessing hardware. This unit generates motion information describing inter-frame changes in the video data. Next, motion-compensated temporal filtering is performed on the frames of video data using the motion information. A video frame processing unit of the controller card, used for processing video data to the monitor, is reused for the temporal filtering of the input video data. Finally, the temporally-filtered video data is passed to the central processing unit, which performs inter-frame and/or intra-frame compression with reference to the motion information. In this way, motion-compensated temporal filtering is performed, thus removing the associated noise without adding to the CPU's processing burden, but the costs associated with dedicated compression hardware are avoided by relying on the video capture capabilities in the video controller card.
摘要:
A method of assigning quantization values for use during the compression of images is disclosed. The method includes constructing a non-parametric model during a training phase based on relationships between image characteristics, quantization values, and required bit resources to encode images. The model is built by considering a wide sample of images. The consideration includes determining the temporal and spatial characteristics of the images, compressing the images over a range of quantization values, and recording the resultant required bit resource on a per characterization/quantization level basis. Once built, the model may be used during real time compression by determining the characteristics of the input image and using the allocated resource to find a corresponding match in the non-parametric model. The associated quantization value is then assigned to the input image.
摘要:
A programmable logic array includes a decoder section and an encoder section connected by a plurality of minterm conductors. The decoder section receives a plurality of input signals and in response selects appropriate ones of the minterm conductors. The selection of the minterm conductors enable the encoder selection to transmit a plurality of output signal on respective output conductors. The decoder and encoder sections include a plurality of stages, each controlling a minterm conductor and output conductor in response to the input signals and the selection of the minterm conductor. The stages include control transistors that are connected between a node, to which the respective minterm and output conductors are connected, and switches which enable and disable the control transistors. The nodes are initially precharged while the switches disable the respective transistors. After precharge, the switches enable the transistors in the decoder and encoder section respectively. A self timing circuit controls the switches to ensure that the switches are correctly timed.
摘要:
A computer-implemented system and method performs an iterative process to assess the installation of an upgrade version of a database product for consistency with a baseline version of the database product. To assess the installation, the baseline version and the upgrade version are reconciled by modifying one or both of the baseline and upgrade versions. The modified baseline and upgrade versions are then analyzed to determine whether any remaining inconsistencies exist. Any remaining inconsistencies are then identified and classified, and reconciled. Thereafter, the process is repeated iteratively until the upgrade version is reconciled with the baseline version.
摘要:
A sensor chip for detecting an immune response against a virus, the sensor chip including a substrate having a surface and a plurality of virus-like particles or capsid fragments bound to discrete locations on the surface of the substrate. Detection devices containing the sensor chip and methods of detecting anti-viral immune responses are also described herein.
摘要:
A sensor chip for detecting an immune response against a virus, the sensor chip including a substrate having a surface and a plurality of virus-like particles or capsid fragments bound to discrete locations on the surface of the substrate. Detection devices containing the sensor chip and methods of detecting anti-viral immune responses are also described herein.
摘要:
A sensor chip for detecting an immune response against a virus, the sensor chip including a substrate having a surface and a plurality of virus-like particles or capsid fragments bound to discrete locations on the surface of the substrate. Detection devices containing the sensor chip and methods of detecting anti-viral immune responses are also described herein.
摘要:
A method and system for compressing video data in a computer has video processing that is distributed between preprocessing hardware in a video capture/controller card and a central processing unit of the computer. Frames of video data are passed to a motion estimation unit of the preprocessing hardware. This unit generates motion information describing inter-frame changes in the video data. Next, motion-compensated temporal filtering is performed on the frames of video data using the motion information. A video frame processing unit of the controller card, used for processing video data to the monitor, is reused for the temporal filtering of the input video data. Finally, the temporally-filtered video data is passed to the central processing unit, which performs inter-frame and/or intra-frame compression with reference to the motion information. In this way, motion-compensated temporal filtering is performed, thus removing the associated noise without adding to the CPU's processing burden, but the costs associated with dedicated compression hardware are avoided by relying on the video capture capabilities in the video controller card.