Abstract:
A method, apparatus, and system in which a two or more execution contexts of threads are maintained simultaneously using stack switching in an operating environment in which merely one thread can be executed at a given point in time. Execution of instructions in a callee thread is suspended and the execution context including a return address location of a pointer of the callee stack is maintained while instructions are being executed in a caller thread.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatuses provide for incremental provisioning of software for a processing system. For instance, a processing system may include a machine accessible medium and a processor in communication with the machine accessible medium. In addition, instructions encoded in the machine accessible medium may cause the processing system to automatically determine whether a storage device in the processing system includes modified blocks, based at least in part on a write log file that identifies blocks that were modified during a user session on the processing system. In response to identifying at least one modified block in the storage device, the processing system may automatically replace data in the modified block with backup data from a different storage device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Abstract:
A method, apparatus, and system in which a two or more execution contexts of threads are maintained simultaneously using stack switching in an operating environment in which merely one thread can be executed at a given point in time. Execution of instructions in a callee thread is suspended and the execution context including a return address location of a pointer of the callee stack is maintained while instructions are being executed in a caller thread.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatuses provide for incremental provisioning of software for a processing system. For instance, a processing system may include a machine accessible medium and a processor in communication with the machine accessible medium. In addition, instructions encoded in the machine accessible medium may cause the processing system to automatically determine whether a storage device in the processing system includes modified blocks, based at least in part on a write log file that identifies blocks that were modified during a user session on the processing system. In response to identifying at least one modified block in the storage device, the processing system may automaticaUy replace data in the modified block with backup data from a different storage device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatuses provide for incremental provisioning of software for a processing system. For instance, a processing system may include a machine accessible medium and a processor in communication with the machine accessible medium. In addition, instructions encoded in the machine accessible medium may cause the processing system to automatically determine whether a storage device in the processing system includes modified blocks, based at least in part on a write log file that identifies blocks that were modified during a user session on the processing system. In response to identifying at least one modified block in the storage device, the processing system may automatically replace data in the modified block with backup data from a different storage device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Abstract:
Human antibodies which specifically bind to human CTLA-4, and related antibody-based compositions and molecules, are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the human antibodies, and therapeutic and diagnostic methods for using the human antibodies.
Abstract:
A method for deterministic directional discovery of neighbor devices by a device in a wireless network comprises dividing equally an access time to a discovery channel to predefined number of sector scanning periods (410), wherein each sector scanning period includes a predefined number of discovery sweep periods (430), and each discovery sweep period includes a predefined number of time slots (440); scanning the discovery channel in a single sector during a current sector scanning period (S310); transmitting a discovery frame towards each sector during each time slot of each discovery sweep period of the current sector scanning period (S320); checking if at least one response to a transmitted discovery frame has been received during the current sector scanning period (S330); and setting the device to scan the discovery channel in a next sector during a next sector scanning period, thereby sequentially accessing the predefined number of sector scanning periods (S35).
Abstract:
A method to operate simultaneous races providing racecourses (10) printed on bet slips and scheduling draws of random numbers for racer advancements. On a bet slip, the player marks one selectable spot for a racer to start and none to scratch a racer, and also selects which forthcoming draws will be applicable to advance racers. Make-up bets can be placed between advancements. Besides, a 1-race bet winner can earn cash payoff or non-cashable credit to wager like cash. The ticket holder of a hanging multi-race bet has the option to trade in hanging credit for placing other bets. How to calculate advancement probabilities, winner credits, hanging credits and specific house edge formulas for payoffs will be provided. An automatic computer/video version of the game is included.
Abstract:
A method to operate simultaneous races providing racecourses (10) printed on bet slips and scheduling draws of random numbers for racer advancements. On a bet slip, the player marks one selectable spot for a racer to start and none to scratch a racer, and also selects which forthcoming draws will be applicable to advance racers. Make-up bets can be placed between advancements. Besides, a 1-race bet winner can earn cash payoff or non-cashable credit to wager like cash. The ticket holder of a hanging multi-race bet has the option to trade in hanging credit for placing other bets. How to calculate advancement probabilities, winner credits, hanging credits and specific house edge formulas for payoffs will be provided. An automatic computer/video version of the game is included.
Abstract:
Imaging spectrometers can be used to generate hyperspectral images for medical diagnoses, contaminant detection, and food safety inspections, among other applications. An exemplary imaging spectrometer includes an integrated position sensing array that measures the relative positions of the interferometer components based on an interference pattern generated by illuminating the interferometer with a reference beam. Such an imaging spectrometer includes a processor that controls the interferometer component position by actuating a voice coil and several piezo-electric elements to align the components with respect to each other and to provide a desired optical path length mismatch between the interferometer arms. In some cases, the processor may use feedback and feed forward control, possibly based on the actuators' transfer functions, for more precise positioning. The processor may also implement adaptive and recursive spectral sampling to reduce the image acquisition period.