摘要:
A method for authentication by biometric data, including receiving a biometric data set; evaluating if the received biometric data set is within a reference region, wherein the reference region represents a region associated with a reference biometric data set; evaluating if the received biometric data set is within a blackout region, wherein the blackout region represents a region associated with at least one previously received and positively authenticated biometric data set; and issuing a positive authentication if the received biometric data set is within the reference region, but outside the blackout region.
摘要:
The variation in flow resistance of the respiratory system (Rrs) is determined as an indicator of variations in airway calibre, by oscillating the system, for example at 6 Hz for 5-15 minutes and determining the variations in ratio of the pressure difference (Prs) across the system that is in phase with flow, to flow V. The variation in airway calibre may be employed as a prognostic indicator in asthmatics and also to assess the efficacy of treatment.
摘要:
Determining a risk/reward model for a service provided by a service provider to a serviced entity where a service provider value function for the service is dependent on at least one service provider value parameter. It further comprises provision of a serviced entity value function for the service being dependent on at least one serviced entity value parameter. It further comprises provision of weighting values for the serviced entity value function and the service provider value function. It further comprises provision of a serviced entity base case being characteristic for at least one serviced entity value parameter without provision of a service by the service provider and provision of a set of projects and their interdependencies being eligible for providing the service, each project having a given impact on a subset of one or both of the at least one serviced entity value parameter and at least one service provider value parameter. The risk/reward model is determined by way of performing a selection of the sets of projects resulting in a selection set. The selection takes into consideration the serviced entity value function, the weighting value for the serviced entity value function, the service provider value function, the weighting value for the service provider value function and the serviced entity base case. The risk/reward model provides a risk/reward line for the service to be provided relative to at least one serviced entity value parameter. The risk/reward line is characteristic for whether a reward or a penalty is accredited to the service provider depending on achieved results relative to the risk/reward line.
摘要:
The invention relates to a method for calculating in a network that comprises links, a price for using a specific link in the network. The method comprises the following steps: a) a comparison step for determining a price difference between the price for using the specific link and the price for using instead of the specific link an alternative path in the network, which does not comprise the specific link, b) a change-calculation step for determining a link-price change in the price for using the specific link, and a link-price change in the price for using the links in the alternative path, in response to the determined price difference, c) a combination step for combining for the specific link the determined link-price changes on the price for using the specific link from all links in the network, to determine a total price-change for the specific link, d) a merging step for merging the determined total price-change with a market-induced price change in the price for using the specific link, to calculate the price for using the specific link, wherein the market-induced price change is being driven by at least one random variable.
摘要:
The invention relates to a method for calculating in a network that comprises links a joint distribution of forward prices for using the links in the network. The method comprises the following steps: a) a provision step for providing an observed forward price of a forward contract for each of the links, b) a determination step for deriving from the observed forward prices a proposed joint distribution of forward prices by applying a forward pricing process to each of the links, thereby generating a geographical arbitrage in the network; c) an arbitrage reduction step for reducing the geographical arbitrage in the proposed joint distribution of forward prices by a geographical arbitrage reduction value; d) a verification step for verifying if the proposed joint distribution of forward prices together with the observed forward prices has a defined property in response to the determination step and the arbitrage reduction step; if the verification step results in the defined property being not present e) a generation step for generating a property reduction value; repeating the determination step, the arbitrage reduction step and the verification step, applying the property reduction value to the forward pricing process of each of the links.
摘要:
A method for production refactoring of a company comprises quantifying risks stemming from regulations, in particular from an introduction of new regulation. It further comprises identifying actions to take in order to reduce an exposure to risk, quantifying costs of said actions and determining a revenue at risk depending on a revenue and a probability of failure representing said risks. Furthermore, it comprises determining a sequence of actions for solving an improvement problem depending on said revenue at risk and said costs of said actions and profits reducing said revenue at risks and said costs of said actions and increasing said profits.
摘要:
The invention provides a data network, systems and methods for checking nodes of a data network that are used for detecting whether a privacy policy concerning an information is maintained. The information comprises a mark corresponding to the privacy policy. The mark defines the storage place or the accessing paths or the transferring paths of the information. The mark is automatically searchable. The mark is searched, analyzed and checked as to whether the privacy policy is maintained. The advantage of the system is that vulnerabilities of systems for protecting confidential information may be detected a long time before an attack on the confidential information occurs.
摘要:
A method for automatically linking an anonymous electronic trade order having an order quantity (q) to an identity of a trader by providing an identity marker (s) of the trader; embedding the identity marker (s) by splitting the anonymous trade order into a number (n) of trade orders each having a corresponding order quantity x (i) to generate a trade order set; and placing the generated trade order set in an electronic order book.
摘要:
A resist material used to mask an underlying layer during an etch process is subjected to ion implantation to harden the resist material against damage from the etch process. In a particular embodiment, the resist material is compatible with exposure to 193 nm radiation for patterning the resist material.
摘要:
A system and method for providing a requested computing service, wherein a contract describes conditions of the requested computing service, wherein a contract guarantor accepts the contract and guarantees to provide the requested computing service with the given conditions, wherein the guarantor uses a second computing resource and a first computing resource for fulfilling the contract, wherein the second computing resource provides computing capacity according to a stochastic process that is not controlled by the guarantor wherein the first computing resource is controlled by the guarantor to provide a requested computing service, whereby the guarantor uses the second computing resource for fulfilling the contract and uses the first computing resource for guaranteeing the fulfillment of the contract, if the contract could not be fulfilled using solely the second computing resource.