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The invention relates to a method and a device for detecting delivery data on mail items with the aid of video coding stations (40), to which the recorded, digitized and stored images of the mail item surfaces are transmitted, following an ambiguous automatic evaluation of the delivery data in an OCR unit (100). In the process, at least the names are entered by means of a voice-input unit (60, 70). The voice recognition candidates are then selected with the aid of the ambiguous results from the automatic OCR evaluation (120). It is advantageous if this occurs through a comparison of the respectively determined number of characters or by means of a position-related comparison of the characters for the candidates with the characters determined in the OCR unit and by taking into account the reliabilities.
1. A method for recognizing delivery data on mail items with the aid of video coding stations, to which the recorded, digitized and stored images of the mail item surfaces containing the delivery data have been transmitted following an ambiguous, automatic evaluation of the delivery data in at least one OCR unit, including a comparison with a directory, said method involving the input of at least the names of the respective delivery data, displayed on the respective video coding station monitor, by means of a voice input unit that comprises a microphone and a voice recognition module, wherein the voice recognition candidates are selected with the incomplete and/or ambiguous results of the automatic OCR evaluation.
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first, the street name candidates with the associated house numbers that have been input are selected on the basis of their existence in a street directory,
second, the remaining candidates are then selected based on the number of characters as compared to the determined number of characters from the OCR evaluation and
third, the remaining candidates are selected in a position-related comparison of the characters for the candidates with the characters from the OCR evaluation.
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9. A device for detecting delivery data on mail items, comprising
a device for obtaining images of mail items (17),
an OCR unit (20, 100) for the automatic evaluation of the images of mail item surfaces containing the delivery data, including a comparison with a directory,
a device for video coding the images of the mail item surfaces containing the delivery data, said device having at least one video coding station (40) with respectively one keyboard (50), one monitor and one voice input unit that consists of a microphone (60) and a voice recognition module (70),
a processing unit (30) for controlling the data flows between the input units and the output units of the device for video coding and the OCR unit (20, 100), wherein the candidates from the respective voice recognition module (70) are selected in the processing unit (30) with the aid of the incomplete and/or ambiguous results of the OCR unit (20, 100).
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The invention concerns a method and a device according to the preambles to the independent claims and can be used with particular advantage for determining delivery data on mail items, written with non-alphabetical characters.
Systems for the automatic reading of delivery data, particularly addresses (OCR), are well known in the field of letter processing and are described, for example, in the German Patent 195 31 392. Processing rates of 10 letters per second, meaning 36 000 letters per hour and more, can be achieved with modern OCR letter sorting machines. However, the recognition reliability varies strongly, depending on the type of writing and the total quality of the address information affixed to the surface of the letters. In case of a successful recognition, the respective letter can be provided with a machine-readable bar code. This bar code permits a further mechanical processing up to an optional, desired sorting order. In particular, the use of bar codes permits a sorting of the letters up to the sorting level of the mail route, for which the letters are sorted based on the sequence in which the mailman delivers them.
Economic trends and an increasing postal volume in the Asian region have led to increased efforts in the automatic recognition of eastern characters in order to limit costs and to improve the mail service. In the process, the recognition systems must meet new requirements, relative to the situation in western countries where postal automation is already an established technology. These requirements stem from the fact that in most countries of the Asian region, Chinese characters are used for local postal addresses. In contrast to the letters of western alphabetical languages, Chinese characters are configured as ideograms. Each of these ideograms can represent a word. Instead of an alphabet containing thirty to sixty letters, 3,000 to 6,000 different Chinese characters are used daily, each with its own characteristic form. The virtual incompleteness of the Chinese character system and the ideographic structure of the individual characters lead to a reduced effectiveness of OCR systems, as compared to Western alphabetical systems of writing. In addition, problems result from the fact that addresses on postal items are oriented either in vertical or horizontal direction and that frequently a mixture of Chinese and western characters is used.
Since the recognition rates for automatic reading systems in general vary greatly for western as well as Chinese characters, these systems must be supported by using various forms of manual intervention. A manual sorting operation is the simplest type of intervention for rejected letters that cannot be read automatically. However, the resulting costs are uneconomically high as a result of increasing labor costs. Added to this is the fact that such manually sorted mail items cannot be sorted further mechanically without problems, not even at a later point in time, so that two separate mail item flows are generated, which must then be combined again manually at a specific point in time.
To avoid these disadvantages associated with the manual sorting of OCR-rejected mail items, various methods for a manual coding of postal goods have been developed. All of these methods make use of operator intervention to affix bar codes to the mail items in a manner that is consistent with the requirement of carrying out a mechanical sorting with the same machines that process the OCR-read and bar-coded postal goods.
Another method for coding rejected postal goods uses so-called manual coding stations. At these manually operated coding stations, the mail items are physically presented one after another to an operator. The operator then encodes each of these mail items with as much data as needed to clearly identify the delivery destination. In the process, the input address is converted to a sorting bar code with the aid of a directory and this bar code is affixed to the mail item. The coded mail items are then processed further with the aid of bar code sorters (BCS), which are mechanically identical to OCR-compatible BCS. The US Postal Service and the Royal Mail first introduced manual coding stations of this type in the 1970's. The main disadvantages of such devices are that mail items must be removed from the OCR flow of mail items and the ergonomic difficulties experienced by the operator during the recognition of mail items that are transported past.
The next improvement in the processing of OCR-rejected mail items was the development of on-line video coding systems (OVS). In an OVS, a video image of the mail item and not the physical item itself is presented to the operator at the manual coding station for the coding. The video image is shown to the operator while the physical mail item is held in a delay loop. Normally, the mail item is kept moving in these delay loops for a period of time that is sufficient for the OVS operator to input the necessary sorting data for the respective image. The standard delay loops permit a delay of between 10 and 30 seconds. The longer the delay loop, the higher the costs and requirements for maintenance and physical size of the facility.
The main problem when using the OVS is that the available time is only sufficient for a careful input of the zip code (ZIP) or the postal code (PC), unless impractically long delay loops are used.
As long as a ZIP or PC exists, OVS can also be used effectively for mail items having Chinese characters in the address. However, the share of such mail items is very low in many eastern countries and will remain low in the foreseeable future. For that reason, special coding methods were developed to keep the on-line delay time as low as possible.
In prior art, various method have been developed to increase the coding productivity and/or make it possible to list all address elements, meaning ZIP/PC, street/post office box, addressee/post office box, addressee/firm. Essentially these include the following:
Preview Coding
A simultaneous display of the images of two mail items, one above the other, is used for the preview coding. The lower image here is the active one, meaning the one for which data are encoded. Following a suitable training, operators can encode the information on the lower image while simultaneously recognizing visually the address information on the upper image. Subsequently, the upper image becomes active and the process is continued. The preview coding makes it possible to double the operator productivity through a complete overlapping of the cognitive and motor functions during the coding of successive images.
Extraction Coding
Owing to the fact that with the practically achievable on-line delay times, only the ZIP/PC address elements can be input reliably by the operator, certain key components of the address components that refer to the street are input during the extraction coding. The extraction coding normally is based on specially developed rules, for which a code with fixed length is used as access key to an address directory. For example, the Royal Mail uses an extraction formula, based on the first three and the last two letters. The operator must memorize special rules for this to avoid superfluous address information and to take into account certain differentiating characteristics, e.g. directions such as east, west or categories such as street, lane, and road.
The extraction coding has several significant disadvantages, despite its certain effectiveness. In particular, it has complex extraction rules that frequently require taking into account the end of a street name. However, these are normally the least legible components on hand-written mail items. In addition, there is a significantly high rate of ambiguous extractions, for which the extraction code corresponds to several entries in a directory, so that it is impossible to make an unambiguous sorting decision. Furthermore, it must be taken into account that the input productivity of the operators is reduced as soon as the operator must make decisions instead performing a simple, repetitive keyboard entry.
Completion Coding
In contrast to the extraction coding, a variable input for each address to be encoded is made with the completion coding. During the address input, the address is essentially compared to an address directory until an unambiguous match is found. By displaying the rest of the address, an acceleration effect is achieved as soon as an unambiguous partial match has been identified. However, problems occur with this technique in that the operator must be supplied with an input-stop signal and the remainder of the identified address must be displayed, which leads to reduced input productivity and makes a preview coding impossible.
Theoretically, all described video coding techniques can also be used for mail items with Chinese characters, even though they remain only marginally usable due to a lack of quick input techniques for Chinese characters.
Operator-assisted OCR Technique
The US Post Office has experimented with operator-assisted OCR techniques to increase the address information to be processed on-line. In order to increase the effectiveness, this technique emphasizes that part of the address image for which the OCR recognition has failed. Since the operators are slow when deciphering missing letters and complex recognition errors also occur at times, e.g. problems during the segmenting, the operator productivity with this method is frequently lower than for a simple re-entry of the respective address.
Off-line Coding
An off-line coding system, as described in the U.S. Pat. No. 4,992,649, was recently introduced since it is not possible to achieve a sufficiently high productivity with a pure on-line coding when using any of the above-mentioned coding techniques. With this system, mail items with unrecognized addresses are provided with an additional information, a tracking identification (TID). The unrecognized mail items are stored externally while the images of these mail items are presented to operators for coding, wherein time limitations do not exist. The mail items are subsequently presented to TID readers. The TID is linked with the input address information. Based on this, a standard bar code sorting information can also be affixed to the mail item, so that the respective mail item can be processed in the same way as standard OCR-read mail items. Even though the off-line video coding method is an effective method for coding all address components, there is still a need for additional capacities for the continued processing of mail items with unread addresses and a correspondingly complex logistic.
The operator-assisted OCR techniques are also basically suitable for processing mail items with Chinese characters, but do not yet permit a quick input of such characters.
This unsatisfactory situation is further aggravated by the fact that the operator must meet relatively high demands with respect to the necessary training and required knowledge.
To be sure, a quick input of the delivery data can take place with video coding and the use of voice input units. However, the time-related problems during the coding are only shifted to the phase for selecting delivery data candidates.
The invention, specified in the independent claims 1 and 9, is based on the problem of a quick encoding of delivery data in the form of addresses affixed to mail items, particularly those written by hand with non-alphabetical characters, by using voice-input techniques that require few selections by the personnel. Filtering the candidates obtained by means of voice input with the associated, incomplete or ambiguous results of the OCR evaluation permits a quick, automatic selection of the right candidate, without entrusting the operator with this process. This can be used with particular advantage when encoding hand-written addresses with Chinese characters.
Advantageous embodiments of the invention follow from the dependent claims. A keyboard input of the numerical components of the displayed delivery data is therefore favorable according to claim 2 in order to reduce the evaluation expenditure. According to claim 3, it is advantageous for the selection of candidates from the voice input if the number of characters determined in the OCR evaluation is compared to the number of characters from the voice recognition and those candidates are sorted out, for which the number of characters deviates by more than one statistically determined limit value from the number of characters determined in the OCR evaluation. According to claim 4, the segmenting result can be used for this.
In another advantageous selection process according to claim 5, the characters determined in the OCR evaluation and provided with reliabilities are compared position-related to the characters for the voice recognition candidates and the most reliable candidate, which is located above a limit value, is selected. According to claim 6, the following process steps are preferably carried out successively to determine a street name:
Checking the existence in an address data file/street directory;
Selecting the number of characters in a comparison with the number of characters determined in the OCR evaluation and
Position-related comparison of the characters for the candidates and the characters from the OCR evaluation.
If the numerical components of the delivery information are input via keyboard, it is advantageous according to claim 7 and 8 to search for these numbers by using an OCR unit for numbers. These numbers are then used to detect the address lines, their orientation and the position of the name field in the address line.
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FIG. 1 A schematic representation of a device according to the invention;
FIG. 2 A data flow when encoding mail items containing Chinese characters.
FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a letter distribution system for realizing the method according to the invention. An OCR letter sorter 10 comprises a feeding device 11, which removes mail items successively from a magazine 12 and transports these at a rate of approximately 10 mail items per second to a high-resolution video scanner 17, which functions as device for obtaining images of the mail items. The mail items are subsequently transported in a delay loop 13. The mail items generally are provided on their surface with delivery data, in particular address information. The address information on the mail item images, obtained with the video scanner 7, is evaluated in an OCR unit 20. In case of a complete evaluation, a bar code printer 4 is actuated, and a corresponding bar code for the subsequent sorting into sorting racks 16 is affixed to the mail item. The OCR unit 20 contains one or several microprocessors 21 with associated memory 22 for storing the images of the mail items. The OCR unit furthermore comprises a dictionary 23 with ZIP codes, city names and street names and possibly additional address-related information. A feature-controlled reduction of the entry obtained from the address directory preferably occurs during the evaluation of the images containing the address information, so that a type of partial directory is created. In the process, reliabilities are assigned to the individual entries, so that a number of data for addresses that are recognized as being correct are created during the evaluation. The device furthermore contains a processing unit 30, as well as a number of video coding stations 40, which are connected directly to the processing unit 30 or via a local network (LAN) 31. Workstations are preferably used as video coding stations. If the OCR evaluation of an image was not completely successful, this image is transferred from the OCR unit 20 to the processing unit 30, which controls among other things a TID bar code printer 15 and transmits the corresponding image to one of the video coding stations 40. The TID bar code printer 15 provides the respective mail item with an identification code TID, which makes it possible at a later point in time to link the evaluated address information with the physical mail item. The evaluation of the images in this case occurs preferably off-line, even though an on-line evaluation with video coding is also possible in principle, given a sufficiently long delay time. In the latter case, the TID can also be applied at a later time to the mail items, that is to say if the video coding has not resulted in a complete evaluation within a predetermined time period.
As indicated schematically, a keyboard 50 for the input and a voice-input unit, consisting of a microphone 60 and a voice recognition module 70, are connected to each video coding station 40.
The selection according to the invention of a candidate from the voice recognition module 70 occurs in the processing unit 30. FIG. 2, which deals with the example of recognizing addresses written with Chinese characters, shows that it is advantageous but not necessary to also use an off-line OCR unit 100, through which the items pass once more in case of an incomplete or ambiguous result. If the result from this unit is unambiguous or complete, it is accepted 110 and the coding process is stopped. If not, the corresponding image is transferred to a video coding station 40 with a keyboard 50, a microphone 60 and a voice recognition module 70. The operator reads the address and speaks the street name into the microphone 60. At the same time, the operator enters the house number with the aid of keyboard 50. Following this, a new image with an address that has not been clearly or completely evaluated automatically is displayed on the monitor and a new coding operation is carried out.
According to FIG. 2, three candidates, consisting respectively of three characters, are determined with the voice recognition module 70. The incomplete evaluation in the off-line OCR unit 100 also resulted in the determination of three characters, wherein the first character was identified with high reliability, the second character with low reliability and the third character was not identified at all. The selection 120 of the candidates from the voice recognition module 70 then takes place in the processing unit 30. A street directory is initially checked with the aid of processing unit 30 to determine whether the three candidates with the entered house number 301 can be found. Since this is the case, a comparison of the number of characters takes place next. For the three candidates from the voice recognition, this comparison coincides with the result of the off-line OCR unit 100 (3 characters).
Thus, following this comparison, the three candidates remain selected and the characters are compared position-related by taking into account the reliabilities.
The OCR unit 100 could not identify an individual character in the last place, so that a selection comparison cannot be carried out for this place.
The OCR unit 100 detected a character with low reliability in the second place, which the candidates 2 and 3 also have in second place. A decision is therefore not yet possible. If the character in the first place, which is detected with high reliability in the OCR unit 100, is compared to the corresponding character for the candidates, it shows that only the candidate 2 comprises this character in the first place, so that this character is accepted as unambiguous solution. If an unambiguous selection of a candidate with statistically fixed reliability threshold is not possible, the image with the searched-for address is supplied to a special coding 130. The numbers input on the keyboard, here the house number 301, can be utilized to carry out a renewed OCR evaluation if the result from the OCR unit 100 is below a specified reliability. In this renewed OCR evaluation, the entered numbers are used to detect the position and orientation of the address line and the street name region.
Of course, it is also possible to enter the names and numbers by means of voice input and to filter and select the determined candidates with the OCR results.
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A $1.5-billion, mixed-use project will be developed on the land. Nebraska Furniture Mart will anchor 1.8 million square feet in the development for a retail and distribution center. Maharishi Global Development Fund has sold the largest of the four land tracts. Dallas-based Venture Commercial Real Estate brokered the deal. For the full story, go to Dallas Business Journal .
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BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — A new pilot program is in the works that is expected to save the Broward school district in transportation costs by allowing high schoolers to use county transit buses along their existing routes. The school district would pay the county for the service and ultimately could retire some of the yellow school buses from the fleet, according to a SunSentinal.com report.
Officials hope to test it with a few high school routes this fall. For the full story, click here.
The CTfastrak transit system provides direct service to and from Waterbury, Cheshire, Southington, Bristol, Plainville, New Britain, Newington, West Hartford, Hartford, East Hartford and Manchester with routes that take advantage of the bus-only CTfastrak roadway.
ABQ RIDE is looking to model its plan after the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority's HealthLine, which is sponsored through a hospital partnership. Construction on the so-called ART system could begin in May 2016 with an in-service date of September 2017.
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Agencies ordering the company's products, which are now in at least half of all new U.S. and Canadian transit buses, include L.A. Metro, Chicago Transit Authority and New York City Transit.
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The Ford 1-ton model TT truck (the TT designation stood for T Tonner) made its debut in 1917. This vehicle marked a departure by Ford from building delivery cars to turning out full-featured trucks. An unprecedented 1 million model TT's sold during its 10-year production run. The vehicles' sales represented 51% of the total truck market in 1926. Chevrolet's share, by comparison, was less than 2%.
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Cincy OC Jay Gruden has reportedly agreed to succeed Mike Shanahan as the head coach in Washington, making him Dan Snyder's sixth coach in 15 years there.
According to Adam Schefter, the Bengals plan to promote QB coach and former Raiders head man Hue Jackson to replace Gruden as OC.
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Saturday afternoon brought a late addition to Black Monday, as Tennessee fired head coach Mike Munchak after three seasons.
Munchak had spent 32 consecutive seasons with the organization, starting with a 12-season HOF playing career with the Oilers.
He was then an assistant for Jeff Fisher's nearly 17 years as the Oilers/Titans head coach, before taking over for the fired Fisher at the start of the 2011 season.
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Peyton Manning was a unanimous selection to the 2013 All-Pro team, to the surprise of nobody. This is his seventh time being named to the first team.
Louis Vasquez joined him on the first team, which was a first selection for him.
Demaryius Thomas and Matt Prater were named to the second team. Vasquez, Thomas, and Prater are all first-time selections.
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For the second time this season, the fourth time during his two years in Denver, and the eighth time of his career, Peyton Manning has been named the AFC's Offensive Player of the Month.
During a month in which he broke several NFL and franchise records, Manning threw for 19 touchdowns against three interceptions, with a 116.5 QB rating.
Denver signed five players to future contracts for 2014: ex-CU Buffs lineman Ryan Miller, ex-PSU tackle Mike Farrell, former Bucs WR Jordan Norwood, and former Browns S Eric Hagg and LB L.J. Fort.
John Fox (video) announced on Monday that Wes Welker has been cleared to play, three weeks after he suffered his latest concussion.
Players have off today and tomorrow and will resume practice on Thursday, in preparation for their divisional round playoff game.
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This figures to be a busy day as far as coaching gigs go, so check back for updates and analysis.
Official firings: Rob Chudzinski (CLE), Leslie Frazier (MIN), Mike Shanahan (WAS), Greg Schiano (TB), Jim Schwartz (DET)
Broncos: Jack Del Rio and Adam Gase are possible candidates for the Minnesota job, and Cleveland has asked to interview Gase
Last week, Peyton Manning broke the single-season touchdown pass record. On Sunday, Manning and the Broncos needed just two quarters to rewrite much of the rest of the NFL's record book.
Peyton threw for 266 yards - the exact number he needed to break the single-season record held by Drew Brees - and four touchdowns, giving him 55 on the season. It's his ninth time hitting the four-score mark this season, extending his own NFL record.
Continue reading "Broncos break all of the other records in first half of Raiders game"
Denver's final injury report for Week 17 contained no surprises: Wes Welker, Derek Wolfe, and Steve Vallos have been ruled out, while Kayvon Webster is questionable.
Wolfe did make a limited return to practice on Friday, while Welker and Webster were again limited.
Continue reading "Injury Report: Welker, Wolfe, Vallos ruled out; Webster questionable"
Peyton Manning (13th time), Demaryius Thomas (second), Louis Vasquez, Julius Thomas, and Matt Prater (first for each) were named to the 2014 Pro Bowl.
Eight others were named as alternates: Von Miller, Manny Ramirez, Knowshon Moreno, Eric Decker, Wes Welker, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, David Bruton, and Zane Beadles.
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Spansion and Macronix reach settlement agreement
Jan 27, 21:45
Spansion and Macronix International announced on January 27 that they have settled all outstanding patent disputes and actions, including their respective complaints at the US International...
Cree sues Unity Opto for alleged patent infringement
Jan 14, 11:42
US-based LED lighting vendor Cree has filed with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) and the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin a charge against Taiwan-based...
Lof Solar sues Sunshine PV for alleged patent infringement
Dec 23, 11:34
Color crystalline silicon solar cell maker Lof Solar has filed a lawsuit with Taiwan Intellectual Property Court, accusing Sunshine PV, which makes CIGS thin-film PV modules and color...
ASE payment to settle patent litigation with Tessera reduced
Nov 6, 19:51
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has issued a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) announcing that its payment to settle patent disputes with Tessera have been...
Tera Xtal wages patent infringement war
Oct 13, 14:33
Sapphire ingot maker Tera Xtal Technology has filed with Taiwan's Intellectual Property Court a charge against Apple Asia, Apple's subsidiary based in Hong Kong, and Taiwan-based...
Cree accuses Harvatek, Kingbright of patent infringement in US
Sep 22, 10:34
US-based Cree has filed patent infringement lawsuits with the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin against Taiwan-based LED packaging houses Harvatek and Kingbright...
Asustek plans to accuse motherboard competitors of patent infringement
Sep 17, 15:14
Asustek Computer has launched X99 chipset motherboards featuring its in-house-developed OC Socket, a patented technology which hikes motherboard performance by 35%, but has found...
PTI to pay Tessera US$196 million in patent lawsuit settlement
Stockwatch - Feb 27, 15:54
Packaging and testing firm Powertech Technology (PTI) has issued a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) disclosing it has settled a patent infringement dispute with...
ASE to pay US$30 million to Tessera to settle patent case
Feb 26, 15:34
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has issued a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) announcing that the company will pay Tessera a total of US$30 million to...
Macronix files patent infringement complaints with USITC against Spansion and its customers
Dec 31, 11:59
Macronix International and Macronix America have have filed a patent infringement law suit against Spansion, Inc, Spansion LLC, Spansion (Thailand) and certain of their customers...
Largan sues Samsung over alleged patent infringement
Nov 20, 14:32
Handset-use lens module makerLargan Precision has filed a lawsuit with a US local court in the Southern District of California accusing Samsung Electronics of infringing six of its...
Nokia ruling to not have significant impact on HTC, say sources
Sep 25, 15:49
The recent preliminary ruling of the US International Trade Commission (ITC) on Nokia's May 2012 complaint against HTC for radio transmission patent infringements will not have significant...
Electronics makers accused of patent infringement over point to point network communications devices
Sep 5, 21:17
Electronics makers have been accused of patent infringement by US-based patent holding firm Straight Path IP Group over point to point network communications devices.
Largan sues Genius Electronic in US for patent infringement
Jun 14, 12:17
The largest Taiwan-based handset-use lens module maker Largan Precision on June 13 announced its filing of a lawsuit with the California Northern District Court against fellow maker...
Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
May 24, 15:28
IC design house Phison Electronics has warned several Taiwan-based backend service providers that products being shipped to Silicon Motion Technology may infringe on its NAND flash...
STATS ChipPAC enters into license and settlement agreement with Tessera
Jan 29, 11:30
STATS ChipPAC announced on January 29 that it has signed a patent license and settlement agreement with Tessera. The agreement results in the dismissal of all claims and counterclaims...
Commentary: Will Apple soften its stance against Samsung after reaching peace deal with HTC?
Nov 14, 10:59
The announcement of a comprehensive settlement of patent lawsuits between Apple and HTC comes as a surprise to the smartphone industry, given Apple's previous hostile attitude against...
Solar cell makers have yet to see impact from Kyocera 3-busbar patent
Oct 16, 12:18
Japan-based solar firm Kyocera obtained a patent for 3-busbar solar cell structure in Japan on September 4, 2012. According to foreign media reports, the firm may use the patent to...
Samsung Windows 8 notebook remarkably similar to Asustek Taichi
Sep 5, 15:53
Samsung Electronics is showcasing a Windows 8 notebook prototype at the 2012 IFA exhibition. The model is very similar in appearance to the Taichi, an ultrabook with dual touch screens...
US ITC rules in favor of AUO in patent row wtih Thomson
Jun 18, 10:53
AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that the US International Trade Commission (ITC) affirmed on June 15, 2012 the Administrative Law Judge's initial determination of January 12, 2012...
Everlight wins YAG white light LED patent against Nichia
May 25, 16:19
Everlight Electronics recently filed an invalidation action with the Japan Patent Office against Nichia Corporation's YAG white light LED patent JP3503139 and has received the decision...
Sentelic accuses Samsung, HTC, Apple, RIM of patent infringement
May 11, 15:47
Taiwan-based touch controller IC and touchpad maker Sentelic has filed a patent complaint against Samsung Electronics, HTC, Apple and Research in Motion (RIM) in the US, accusing...
Nichia files lawsuit against Everlight
May 10, 11:52
Nichia has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in Germany at the District Court Dusseldorf against the Taiwanese LED manufacturer Everlight Electronics and its German subsidiary Everlight...
Asustek involved in Pragmatus patent infringement charges
Mar 19, 12:03
Patent licensing company Pragmatus has filed charges with the US International Trade Commission against Asustek Computer and several other vendors for alleged infringement of its...
Apple to pay Elan US$5 million in patent lawsuit settlement
Stockwatch - Jan 6, 14:59
IC design house Elan Microelectronics has issued a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) disclosing it has settled a patent infringement dispute with Apple.
China market: Handset makers form alliance to counter possible patent infringement lawsuits
Dec 30, 01:15
A number of handset makers in China, including Lenovo, ZTE, TCL, Coolpad and Konka, has formed an alliance in preparation to counter possible patent infringement lawsuits to bring...
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation files red phosphor patent infringement lawsuit in Korea
Dec 21, 14:08
On December 20, 2011, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) filed an infringement lawsuit in Seoul Central District Court against a US company, Intematix Corporation, and a Korean...
Impact of ITC ruling on HTC less than expected
Dec 20, 16:03
The final decision of the US International Trade Commission (ITC) in favor of Apple in a patent dispute with HTC will have limited impact on HTC as the scope of patent violation and...
LED maker Everlight to sue Nichia
Dec 2, 11:18
Taiwan-based Everlight Electronics has decided to file a complaint with the Tokyo District Court against Japan-based LED maker Nichia, accusing the company of lodging untruthful allegations...
Nanya to sign with Intellectual Ventures for lawsuit war against Elpida
Nov 30, 11:42
DRAM maker Nanya Technology is looking to sign with Intellectual Ventures (IV) for assistance in DRAM patents to enhance its defensive strength in its patent infringement lawsuit...
Nanya files ITC complaint against Elpida
Nov 22, 11:14
Nanya Technology has filed a complaint against rival Elpida Memory with the International Trade Commission, asking the agency to bar the US imports of Elpida's DRAM chips that infringe...
Elpida lodges patent infringement complaint against Nanya
Nov 17, 01:40
Elpida Memory has announced two filings of a complaint in two countries against Nanya Technology for patent infringement.
Commentary: LED lighting moving towards patent-dominated market
Oct 24, 12:05
The big LED lighting pie has been attracting many firms to enter the market, heating up competition between traditional and new firms. Fierce competition can lead to patent wars as...
Everlight wins patent infringement lawsuit filed by Nichia in Taiwan
Oct 21, 01:15
Taiwan's Supreme Administrative Court, regarding Japan-based Nichia's accusations that Taiwan-based LED packaging company Everlight Electronics infringed upon its Patent Nos.089 and...
VIA sues Apple for patent infringement
Sep 23, 14:02
VIA Technologies has announced it has taken legal action against Apple, filing a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) and the US District Court of...
- Taiwan IC design houses gearing up to offer solutions for USB Type-C
- Prospects of IC backend service industry remain promising: Q&A with UTAC Holdings CEO William John Nelson
- Qualcomm, MediaTek shifting some 28nm chip orders away from TSMC
- Tablet vendors looking to tackle niche markets in 2015
- Getac chairman expects over 15% on-year growth in rugged PC shipments in 2015
- Global wind power installations increase 42% in 2014, says Navigant
- Sapphire makers seeing strong orders in March
- Genius Electronic Optical offers LED fishing lights
- Digitimes Research: Tianma expects new high-end display fabs to enter production in 2H15
- Digitimes Research: Microsoft to push 2 inexpensive notebooks in mid-2015 to counter Chromebook penetration
- Foxconn to cooperate with SK C&C to tap China IT service market
- Green Energy Technology to not deal out dividend for 2014
- Apple dictates the ranking of top 10 MEMS manufacturers in 2014, says IHS
- Senao Networks steps into industrial computing
- Commercial TV market in China expected to reach 3.35 million in 2015, says firm
- Inotera board approves NT$34.4 billion for transition to 20nm
- Nan Ya Photonics exhibits omni-directional LED light bulb
- Lenovo separates mobile business unit by brand
- LED light bulb prices to fall to US$5 in 2015, says Epistar chairman
- Digitimes Research: Holitech to become 2nd-largest touch panel maker in China after acquisitions
- Young Fast aims to reduce cash outflow and increase new solutions to improve performance in 2015
- Apple to release 3 iPhone models in 2H15
- Apple Watch yields have been low but are increasing, say touch panel makers
- Taiwan makers lower prices for PERC monocrystalline solar cells
- Taiwan International Lighting Show begins
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- KFA: Compact power entry module with filter now with ground line choke
- 2015 Taipei international cycle show: HOLUX exhibits wearable Heart-Rate Smartwatch WRL-8100
- Advantest wins new customer with installation of V93000 semiconductor test system at Shanghai Haier IC in China
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- Lenovo realigns business following merger integration (Mar 19) - Company release
- China becomes the world's third largest arms exporter (Mar 16) - BBC News
- CoinTerra, yet another troubled Bitcoin miner startup, goes bust (Jan 29) - Ars Technica
- Swatch co-inventor: Apple will succeed and an ice age is coming for Swiss watches (Mar 10) - Bloomberg
- Judge says US$415 million settlement in Silicon Valley hiring case is 'substantial' (Mar 3) - PC World
- China 'drops US tech giants' from approved list (Feb 26) - BBC News
- Samsung Electronics, China trade deal give boost to South Korea's yuan hub ambitions (Feb 24) - Reuters
- Qualcomm to pay record $975m in China antitrust case (Feb 10) - BBC News
- Digitimes Research: Microsoft to push 2 inexpensive notebooks in mid-2015 to counter Chromebook penetration
- Digitimes Research: Holitech to become 2nd-largest touch panel maker in China after acquisitions
- Digitimes Research: White-box tablet players turn to Windows 2-in-1s using Intel Bay Trail in 2Q15
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan on-cell touch panel shipments to see strong growth, yet offer little profit
- Digitimes Research: Dual-OS tablets becoming popular in white-box market, but Google GMS remains an obstacle
Prospects of IC backend service industry remain promising: Q&A with UTAC Holdings CEO William John Nelson
The IC backend service industry was capped by a flurry of merger and acquisition (M&A) activities...
Consolidation needed to address oversupply in NOR flash industry: Q&A with Macronix chairman Miin Wu
Macronix International, which ranks as the world's second-largest NOR flash supplier with a 19% share...
Cloud applications to boost storage demand: Q&A with Seagate senior sales and marketing VP BS Teh
The applications, demand and service areas for the global storage device industry have seen profound...
Still aiming at growth in PC market: Q&A with Lenovo Taiwan president Justin Liang
Lenovo, which had the fourth-largest market share next to Asustek Computer, Acer and Apple in the Taiwan...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Wireless broadband developments in Southeast Asia markets
As of 2013, the 10 ASEAN nations had a total of over 700 million mobile subscriptions, with the CAGR from 2003-2013 reaching 24%. This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the various mobile broadband markets in ASEAN and looks at the respective trends in 4G LTE development for those markets.
- 2015 global tablet demand forecast
This Digitimes Research Special Report provides a 2015 forecast for the global tablet market and analyzes the strategies of key market players such as Google, Apple, Intel, and Microsoft.
- 2015 China smartphone panel trend forecast
This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the strategies of key China-based major panel makers BOE, Tianma and IVO for attacking the different market segments through technology and pricing, and their relationship to local vendors Huawei, Lenovo, ZTE, Xiaomi and Coolpad.


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Floor lamp in a cool moonlit patina with moon dusted crystal pendants. Hand-sewn, silk shantung shade. Handcrafted crystals done the Italian "Old World way" /hand twisting copper wire Most crystals will come pre - assembled, crystal assembly will be minimal by customer and will be drops only (crystal assembly instructions will be included) Clean with dry cloth or feather duster only Spiral shaped glass shades Shade Dimensions: 13 x 21 x 13 Switch: In Socket ...
A crisp linen white glass with tiny metal beads border this enchanting Tiffany inspired stained glass shade. Scarlet bodied dragonflies with filigree wings swirl playfully against a dusk colored sky. The torchiere base continues the theme with a trio of cast dragonflies at its foot.
A bluebird in flight hovers above spiraling concord purple jewels, vineyard green leaves and glistening dew kissed bark brown vines in this beautiful shade. A mahogany bronze finished floor lamp base with grape and vine detail set off the beautiful shade.
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Shapely Venus Spiral Floor Lamp has a satin steel cone shaped mesh shades and a pyramid shaped base. Spiral has a chrome finish with a pointed arrow tip. Shades are adjustable and rotate horizontally and vertically. Lamp takes four 20-watt MR-16 halogen bulbs, which are included.


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Is Chesapeake's making the right move by selling its midstream compression assets? Let's take a closer look at the company's latest sale that could affect its valuation.
The IRS Isn't Sure SandRidge Energy Deserves This Special Tax Break
SandRidge Energy's plans to pursue an MLP for its saltwater disposal system are put on pause.
Can Ultra Petroleum's Shares Maintain This Pace for the Rest of 2014?
Ultra Petroleum's stock is on a tear in 2014, shooting up an impressive 33%. Does it have the legs to keep it going?
Chesapeake Energy's Secrets Could Make it Impossible to be Acquired
Chesapeake Energy has a number of unknowns that could come back to haunt a future acquirer.
Will Dominion Resources, Inc.'s MLP Be a Profit Pipeline?
Dominion Resources wants to pull more tax-free profit from LNG exports.
Moody's May Be Right About the Marcellus, but It's Backing the Wrong Companies
Moody's thinks that Chesapeake Energy, Southwestern Energy, and Anadarko Petroleum are the best players in the Marcellus Shale, but investors should look at Cabot Oil & Gas and Range Resources instead.
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Dominion plans to separate its midstream operations to maximize profit.
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Former SandRidge Energy CEO Tom Ward is Back and Ready for Redemption
The founder of SandRidge Energy and Chesapeake Energy is back with a big buy in the Mississippian.
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Found the job position offer on indeeded.com forwarded my resume on to headquarters,about 45 days later a recruiter called from kimball midwest and i had a phone interview with her for about 20 minutes,after that i was askes to take a couple of test online,skills,personality and intelligence. Recieved a call about 2 days later to say i passed the tests and they would like me to interview with the district manager. 1 or 2 days later the district manager called me to do a phone interveiw for about 40 minutes. 1 1/2 weeks later the district manager called and wanted to do a sit down interveiw,got together at starbucks around 4pm lasted 45 minutes, 1 week later manager asked for another meeting at the same place, after about 5 weeks of interviewing i asked the manager if they had made a decission a week later i was offered a sales job with many conditions. Interview was kind of wishy washy so ask before you take the job offer.Interview Questions
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If you have 200 customer list they will hire you, that is all they want. Do not sign their contract worst in the industry. Non-compete it will eat you up and they will sue you no matter what.Interview Questions
Negotiation Detailsnone, they lie to you about here is what we will pay you, but if you don't hit your quota you can't even afford the gas it costs you to go out and make calls. They will not pay for anything it is all on you. Computers, equipments, business cards, line cards, everything you pay the company will not. What does that tell you???Accepted OfferNegative ExperienceEasy Interview
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Objects and Elements
USP: If you want to kill a couple of hours in Al Quoz, come here. This sleek space is home to quirky accessories, homewares (most imported from Indonesia) and cool artworks, each hand-picked by owner Claudia Granberg. What's more, the price range will suit all budgets.
Why go? The racy artworks are like nothing you'll have seen in Dubai, and the quirky stock is updated every two months. From feather chandeliers to antique key-style bottle openers or puppet-like rabbits, this niche homewares world is your oyster.
Where? Street 8 (opposite Alserkal Avenue), enter through the back street, Al Quoz (04 323 6182).
1 Artwork, Dhs2,500
2 Carved skull, Dhs4,200
3 Feather chandelier, Dhs1,350
4 Artwork, Dhs895
5 Rabbits, Dhs175 for a set
6 Bottle opener, Dhs45
Antique Museum
USP: If this isn't already on your visitor tick-off list, it should be. Its junkyard-like façade is all part of its charm. To find the hidden entrance, pass Objects and Elements on the right, then take the first right. The entrance is on the right, covered in statues. On finding it you'll be given a medal (we joke) and a carry bag, before being welcomed through another archway. On the other side lies a whimsical world of knick-knacks and statues from countries such as Turkey, Thailand and Taiwan. Beware: you will get lost, and that's half the fun.
Why go? To stock up on Dubai-centric tat, pashminas (prices range from Dhs10 to Dhs12,000), a life-size statue of a brooding grizzly bear (who doesn't need one?) and Moroccan-style accessories. But more so, come for the adventure. Amid the bizarre mix of antique trumpets, chronographs and puppets, you'll feel like you've discovered a secret movie set. And maybe you have. Hmmm.
Where? Opposite Alserkal Avenue – pass Objects and Elements and take the first right at the next street. Antique Museum is on your right (04 347 9935).
1 Pocket trumpet Dhs185, trumpet Dhs290, euphonium Dhs480
2 Burkha babushka dolls, Dhs25 for a set
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