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Concurrently branch predicting for multiple branch-type instructions demands of high performance environments. Concurrently branch predicting for multiple branch-type instructions provides the instruction flow for a high bandwidth pipeline utilized in advanced performance environments. Branch predictions are concurrently generated for multiple branch-type instructions. The concurrently generated branch predictions are then supplied for further processing of the corresponding branch-type instructions.

A keyboard device for an electronic keyboard instrument, ensuring stable pivotal motion of each key and improved in each of assembly and disassembly. Each key extends in a front-rear direction and has a pivot shaft extending at a rear end in a left-right direction. A keyboard chassis has a mounting portion and key-separating support portions each for supporting the pivot shaft. A pivot shaft bearing member has a pivot shaft support portion cooperating with each key-separating support portion to form a bearing for the pivot shaft, supporting each key pivotally movable, and is removably mounted to the mounting portion. During assembly, with each key engaged with the key-separating support portion via the pivot shaft and held on the keyboard chassis, the mounting portion remains exposed, enabling the bearing member to be mounted from above or rear.

A method for displaying a locus of positions on a map is disclosed. In the method, positions where images have been picked up by a digital camera device are determined based on characters included in the picked up images, and a locus of the determined positions of the images are displayed on a map to show a route in which the camera device has been transferred. Also, attributes of characters included in a picked up image are judged to decide whether the characters indicate a name of place or a station name, for example, and a map that matches the judgment is displayed. For example, a road map may be displayed when the characters are determined to indicate a name of place, and a railroad route map may be displayed when the characters are determined to indicate a station name. Furthermore, a position determined based on the characters may be displayed on the map that matches the attribute of the characters to show where in the map the image was picked up. Also, a map may be displayed based on characters included in one of picked up images selected by the user such that the user can confirm the place that has been visited. Also, a position determined based on the characters may be displayed on the map to allow the user to confirm details of the place that has been visited in the past.

The invention provides a monitoring event processing method and system. The monitoring event processing method comprises the steps of obtaining a current monitoring event and a preset grading model; inputting the current monitoring event into a grading model; acquiring the event level of a current monitoring event d by the following steps: dividing the current monitoring event into a plurality ofcurrent monitoring word features; according to each current monitoring word feature and the grading model, determining the probability that a current monitoring event occurs and is graded into each event grade; taking the event level corresponding to the maximum value in the plurality of probabilities as the event level corresponding to the current monitoring event; and outputting corresponding alarm information according to the event level of the current monitoring event. According to the invention, the labor cost can be saved, and the availability of the monitoring system is improved.

Disclosed is a system and method for cloud workload provisioning. In one implementation, the present invention provides a system enabling an automated guidance to the user for the workload to be provisioned. The present invention matches the user's workload profile based on wide variety of historical data set and makes easy for users to choose the cloud provisioning for various kinds of workloads.The system can also automatically readjust the workload profile while cloud provisioning if user prefers to do so, as well as provides a manual selection option for cloud provisioning. In one implementation, the present invention provides a system and method that derives a workload provision scaling factor mechanism by using historic data set. Further, the system and method also enables to automatically or manually readjust the provision scaling factor based on the workload profile for cloud provisioning.

A method of making an abrading implement includes the steps of disposing a porous member for aiding in abrasion adjacent a first surface within a mold and supplying two reactive liquid components into the mold in a manner in which the two materials enter onto a second surface of the mold opposing the first surface, whereupon a reaction between the components form a raw implement of structural foam which is bonded to the porous member. Subsequent the reaction, the raw implement is removed from the mold and cut, preferably sawn, in a manner to provide an abrasive implement having a surface portion the foam exposed from the cut to aid in gripping the same by one's hand. An abrading implement is also provided by the method.

The invention relates to an Ambient illumination system (100), a display device (200), and a method of generating an illumination variation. The ambient illumination system generates the illumination variation using an ambilight signal (A, (A_1,1. . . A_4,5), P, (P_1,1, . . . P_4,5)) derived from a video-image (I₁, I₂), the ambient illumination system comprises an analyzer for deriving the ambilight signals from the video-image and comprises a controller (10) for driving the light source (L1, L2, . . . L8) using the ambilight signal. The illumination variation is displayed by the controller while not displaying the video-image. The effect of the ambient illumination system according to the invention is that it enables to enhance the usability of the ambient illumination system by using the ambiance created by the ambient illumination system via, for example, a previously shown video-image, however, now at a time when the video-image is not shown on the display device which, for example, is located in the same room.

A detection chip is provided. The detection chip includes a substrate, an active reagent, a hydrophilic droplet and a lipophilic substance. The substrate includes a first containing slot, wherein the first containing slot includes a first space and a second space adjacent to each other. The active reagent is disposed in the first space of the first containing slot. The hydrophilic droplet is disposed in the second space of the first containing slot. The lipophilic substance is disposed in the first containing slot, wherein the lipophilic substance is immiscible to the active reagent and the hydrophilic droplet, and separates the active reagent from the hydrophilic droplet.

The invention provides a plugin-based business processing method and device. The method comprises the following steps of: receiving a target business processing instruction, comprising a target business identifier, sent by a user by a client plugin, and obtaining a preset capture rule of a target business according to the target business identifier, wherein the preset capture rule comprises presetinput parameters, obtained by the client plugin, of the target business and a capture manner of each input parameter; capturing data information corresponding to the input parameters in the capture rule to serve as input data of the target business according to the preset capture rule of the target business; and sending the input data of the target business to a server to ensure that the server completes a process of processing the target business according to the input data of the target business. According to the method and device, the automatic capture of the input data of the target business is completed through the client plugin, and users only need to trigger the transaction of the target business and do not need to manually query and input the input data, so that the operation process of the users is simplified and the availability of a network platform is improved.

The invention relates to a fishing float capable of quickly and accurately replacing balance weight, and relates to a fishing float. The fishing float comprises a balance weight seat (1), balance weight bodies (2), a balance weight locking hoop (3) and a fishing line (4); a balance weight assembly consisting of a plurality of weight bodies (2) is arranged on the balance weight seat (1); the plurality of weight bodies (2) are a plurality of cylinders with different thickness, and are strung on the balance weight seat (1); the balance weight seat (1) is also provided with the balance weight locking hoop (3) which is arranged on the balance weight seat (1) through the elastic clamping force and the frictional force; the fishing line (4) passes through the hole of the balance weight seat (1);and the integrated fishing float capable of adjusting the number of the balance weight bodies (2) is formed. The invention provides a simple, reasonable, convenient and quick balance weight structure.The quick assembling and disassembling operation of the targeted balance weight structure is realized, the balance weight assembly is repeatedly utilized to the maximum extent, the time for adjustingthe balance weight is reduced, and meanwhile, the pollution to the natural environment and water source is avoided.

The invention discloses a login method and a server. The method comprises the steps of obtaining all dependent services of each login mode, and obtaining a dependent service list of each login mode; recording a first exception frequency of each dependent service in each login mode of the current user within a first preset time, judging whether the first exception frequency within the first presettime reaches a first preset threshold value or not, and if so, querying other login modes associated with the current login certificate according to the received current login certificate; and returning a login mode capable of normally providing a login service. According to the invention, the abnormal login mode is eliminated to guide a user to log in by using other login modes which can be logged in normally, so that the availability of the login system and the experience feeling of the user are improved.

An operating device includes an operating unit (10) that is one for an operator to select a plurality of operation modes of an on-vehicle device as an operation target; an operating direction detector that detects an operating direction of the operating unit; a display unit that displays an image corresponding to an operation of the operating unit; and a controller that controls the on-vehicle device depending on operation content of the operating unit and alters display content of the display unit depending on the operation content. The controller causes the display unit to display as selection icons a plurality of operation modes out of the respective operation modes in the selection mode corresponding to an operating direction of the operating unit and to make the selection icon of the selection mode selected according to the operation of the operating unit visually prominent.

The invention discloses a webpage crawler system and a webpage crawling method. The webpage crawler system comprises a page opening module for automatically calling a browser to opening a target page; an area crawling module for performing automatic screenshot to an appointed area in the target page and returning the screenshot back to an OCR server, and the OCR server for performing image recognition to the screenshot according to the appointed area and a sample word stock and outputting the recognition result according to a preset configuration format. The webpage crawler system and the webpage crawling method of the invention could break through all front-end anti-crawling limitation and recognize and capture the information only by opening the page under the condition that the IP of the page is not blocked, thereby improving usability of the crawler system.

The invention discloses a suspension type water temperature detection device, and particularly relates to the technical field of water temperature detection, the suspension type water temperature detection device comprises a temperature display, a protection mechanism is mounted on the front surface of the temperature display, a rotating mechanism is mounted outside the temperature display, and first positioning rods are connected to the two sides of the lower end of the rotating mechanism through screws; and the outer walls of ends of the first positioning rods are in screw connection with connecting plates. A protection cover plate and a clamping sleeve are used for clamping and fixing a soft rubber block, when the device is used, the protection cover plate is arranged for conveniently protecting the device and preventing a screen from being damaged, an outer frame and a rotating rod are used for rotating the temperature display, and when the device is used, the rotating rod is arranged for conveniently rotating the device and facilitating direction observation; the usability of the device is improved, a sliding rod can slide through an adjusting piece, when the device is used, the angle of the device can be conveniently adjusted through the adjusting piece, and the usability of the device is improved.

A method to configure a new IoT device using a smartphone with the IoT device configuration application/service installed. Once the user has added the configuration preferences after successful login to his account on the cloud service using secure communication channel (such as TLS), the user can scan the QR code printed on the device/paper shipped together with the device. After the QR code is scanned, the mobile application decodes the data contained in the QR code, verifies the digital signature, and automatically enables a Wi-Fi hotspot on the smartphone, based on the information retrieved from the QR code. Then, the mobile application informs the user to switch on the IoT device. Once the IoT device is turned on and boots completely, it connects to the hotspot on the smartphone using the default Wi-Fi SSID and PSK saved in its memory (the same as on the QR code).

The invention discloses an automatic heating and wind supply device. The device comprises an MCU (Microprogrammed Control Unit) (1), a control circuit (2), a heater (3) and a fan (4), wherein the MCU (1) controls the heater (3) and the fan (4) through the control circuit (2) according to the requirements of temperature and wind speed. The automatic heating and wind supply device provided by the invention can be used for various facility agricultures, and has the characteristics of simple structure, scientific performance and high convenience.

A DC-powered lighting device (100) for placement in an external fixture (102) (104), the DC-powered lighting device comprising a lighting unit (110), connector pins (112) configured to mechanically and electrically connect the DC-powered lighting device to the light fixture, a probing unit (118) connected to the connector pins and configured to determine whether electrical power is currently available via the connector pins and to provide a power-present signal indicative of the current availability of electrical power via the connector pins, a DC-power input unit (114) configured to receive DC power from a second external electrical power source, and to deliver the received DC power to the lighting unit and a switching unit (120) configured to allow the delivery of the DC power to the lighting unit in dependence on the power-present signal.