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|11th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 30
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|LIGHT SOURCE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIGHT - The invention relates to a light source, comprising an optical resonator (
|SENSOR FOR MEASURING AMOUNT OF HEAT GENERATED FROM CELLS USING ZWEIFACH-FUNG EFFECT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A sensor for measuring heat generated from cells, including a thermopile manufactured by surface-micromachining technology, and a microfluidic flow-channel structure for mixing cells with medium and dividing the mixture into cells and medium. Medium and cells are uniformly mixed using a micro-mixer. The mixture is separated into a medium microfluid and a cell microfluid using the Zweifach-Fung effect, after which signals measured in the two microfluids are amplified. The difference between the two signal values determines the amount of heat generated from the cells. The influence of noise caused by a change in external environment is eliminated. Convection heat dissipation caused by fluid flow is minimized. The sensor accurately measures the amount of heat generated from cells flowing in the microfluidic flow-channel. Diseases such as cancer are diagnosed using the difference between the measured amount of heat generated from cells and the standard amount of heat generated from normal cells.
|SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A sensor and method of manufacturing the same. A plurality of conductors (
|ELECTRONIC THERMOMETER CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING TEMPERATURE BY PICTURE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING TEMPERATURE THEREOF - An electronic thermometer capable of displaying temperature by picture includes a body, a micro-controller, a display screen and a temperature-sensing element. The body has a measurement portion. The micro-controller is disposed in the body. The display screen is combined in the body. The temperature-sensing element is provided in the measurement portion and electrically connected to the micro-controller. A temperature signal sensed by the temperature-sensing element is transmitted to the micro-controller. The micro-controller converts the temperature signal into a temperature value comprising a measured integer value and a measured decimal value. The micro-controller converts the measured decimal value into a picture. The display screen is configured to display the measured integer value and the picture. The present invention further provides a method for displaying temperature measured by an electronic thermometer by picture. By displaying a picture representing the temperature, the electronic thermometer increases customer acceptance with regard to visual effect.
|METHOD FOR MONITORING AT LEAST TWO TEMPERATURE SENSORS OF A TURBOMACHINE - A method for monitoring at least two temperature sensors of a turbomachine that is aligned along a reference plane, the two temperature sensors being located in the same transverse plane of the turbomachine, the method including detecting the stoppage of the turbomachine; waiting for a period at least equal to a predetermined threshold period; measuring the temperature with each of the two temperature sensors; comparing the two temperatures measured.
|Self-Supporting Simplex Packets - Existing message fields and/or message parameters are configured to facilitate the packet and message synchronization and decoding tasks that conventionally rely upon a known bit sequence in each packet, thereby eliminating the need for a predefined message preamble in each packet. In example embodiments, the unique identifier of each transmitter is structured to facilitate determination of bit polarity and the start of each packet; packet sequence numbers use an unconventional counting sequence to assure synchronizing bit transitions; and so on. Other techniques, such as the use of run-length limited (RLL) message encoding, or 8b/10b encoding, to assure within-packet bit transitions, are also used to enhance clock synchronization and proper header location determination.
|METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACQUISITION, TRACKING, AND SUB-MICROSECOND TIME TRANSFER USING WEAK GPS/GNSS SIGNALS - A method and apparatus provide high-sensitivity GPS/GNSS signal acquisition in a stationary GPS/GNSS receiver. The uncertainty in frequency due to apparent Doppler shift is partitioned into a plurality of contiguous frequency bins, and the uncertainty in location of navigation data bit boundaries is partitioned into equally spaced trial bit boundary locations. For each combination of the trial bit boundary location and the frequency bin, a signal block of captured complex baseband signal is Doppler-compensated using a phase rotator, and then synchronously summed with a periodicity of one period of C/A code so as to produce a compressed sample block having N samples. Each compressed sample block is cross-correlated with one period of reference C/A code to produce an N-value correlation function. A predetermined number of magnitudes of the N-value correlation functions are stack-accumulated into an array with precession compensation so as to find a correlation peak having the largest value.
|ADAPTIVE EQUALIZER AND/OR ANTENNA TUNING - Equalization circuits and methods are implemented for a variety of applications. According to one such application, a transmitting device wirelessly communicates using an antenna. The device has a transmission circuit that is configured and arranged to transmit a first wireless signal using magnetic coupling between the antenna and a remote device, the coupling occurring over a wireless medium. A receiver circuit of the transmitting device is configured and arranged to receive a second wireless signal that is from the antenna and that represents the first wireless signal as modified by the coupling occurring over the wireless medium. An error circuit of the device is configured and arranged to generate an error signal by comparing the first wireless signal to the second wireless signal. An equalizer circuit of the device is configured and arranged to pre-code the first wireless signal with coding that compensates for inter-symbol interference by compensating for the error signal.
|COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS - Encoding of a message is conducted using codewords selected from a codebook. The selected codewords are used to construct a corresponding plurality of waveforms, which are then weighted and added to form a signal for transmission. At a receiver, channel impulse response is used to determine which codewords from the known codebook have been used, and by which weights from a known constellation of weights the resultant waveforms have been weighted. A message embedded in a received signal can then be detected.
|WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - Processing data presented in the form of a vector representation involves representing direction of the vector with incremental accuracy by using a set of vector codebooks of decreasing dimensions per accuracy increment.
|WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - Processing data presented in the form of a vector representation involves representing direction of the vector with incremental accuracy by using a set of vector codebooks of decreasing dimensions per accuracy increment.
|METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING DATA STREAM IN WIRELESS SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus are provided for transmitting and receiving data streams. The data streams are received. The data streams are mapped to a physical slot. At least one frame that includes the physical slot is formed. The at least one frame is transmitted through at least one radio frequency. The at least one frame is received through at least one radio frequency. A location of the physical slot included in each frame is obtained. The data streams allocated to the physical slot in the location are received. The physical slot includes bit information indicating a number of antennas transmitting the at least one frame.
|USER EQUIPMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FEEDING BACK CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A UE apparatus and method for feeding back Channel State Information (CSI) in a wireless communication system are disclosed. The UE apparatus includes a processor for determining a Rank Indicator (RI) for a predefined frequency band and selecting an index of a Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI) corresponding to the determined RI from a codebook set used for a transmission on the predefined frequency band, and a transmission antenna for transmitting the RI and the index of the PMI to a Base Station (BS). The RI and the index of the PMI are jointly encoded prior to the transmission.
|Method, Apparatus and System for Antenna Calibration - The present invention discloses a method, an apparatus and a system for calibrating antenna, wherein channel transfer functions are obtained for subcarriers on at least one antenna to be calibrated and on a reference antenna, and the obtained channel transfer function of a first subcarrier is filtered by multiplying a symmetry filter with channel transfer functions of said first carrier's neighboring subcarriers, and the filtered channel transfer function is normalized; and a signal carried by the first subcarrier on the antenna to be calibrated is multiplied with the ratio of the filtered and normalized channel transfer function of the first subcarrier on said reference antenna to the filtered and normalized channel transfer function of said first subcarrier to get compensated. This enables to perform joint compensation on a subcarrier basis and thus reduce computation complexity.
|Systems and Methods for Performing Phase Tracking Within an ADC-Based Tuner - Systems and methods for performing phase tracking scheme for an Analog to Digital converter based tuner. In many embodiments, a phase tracking scheme is used that includes a phase locked loop that corrects the phase of the output signals and an amplitude modulation compensator that modulates the amplitude of the output digital signals to compensate for phase noise based upon the received output digital signals.
|METHODS FOR INGRESS MITIGATION IN CABLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS INVOLVING REPAIR, REPLACEMENT AND/OR ADJUSTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENTS - Methods for reducing ingress in a neighborhood node of a cable communication system. The node includes an RF hardline coaxial cable plant and multiple subscriber service drops to convey upstream information from multiple subscriber premises over an upstream path bandwidth. A test signal having a frequency falling within the upstream path bandwidth is transmitted proximate to one or more potential points of ingress into the hardline cable plant. Based on signal amplitudes at the test signal frequency representing test signal ingress into the hardline cable plant, one or more faults in the hardline cable plant are specifically identified and remediated so as to significantly reduce a noise power in the node in at least a portion of the upstream path bandwidth below approximately 20 MHz. In one example, hardline plant-related and/or subscriber-related faults are remediated so as to significantly reduce ingress arising from terrestrial short wave radio signals.
|DIGITAL BROADCASTING TRANSMITTER, DIGITAL BROADCASTING RECEIVER, AND STREAM CONFIGURATION AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SAME - Provided are a digital broadcast transmitter, a digital broadcast receiver, a stream-processing method for the digital broadcasting transmitter, and a stream-processing method for the digital broadcast receiver. The stream-processing method for the digital broadcasting transmitter includes: configuring a stream in which slots including a plurality of blocks are continuously disposed; and encoding and interleaving the stream to be output as a transport stream, wherein the configuring the stream includes, if slots of a block extension mode 00 are continuously placed, connecting known data placed in predetermined locations of adjacent slots to each other in order to generate a long training sequence.
|TECHNIQUES FOR SETTING FEEDBACK COEFFICIENTS OF A PAM-N DECISION FEEDBACK EQUALIZER - A decision feedback equalizer (DFE) for equalizing PAM-N signals comprises a coefficient setting unit for setting a first group of most significant feedback coefficients of the DFE to a predefined value selected from a group of predefined values; a coefficients computation unit coupled to the coefficient setting unit for computing values of feedback coefficients of a second group of feedback coefficients other than the first group of most significant feedback coefficients; a feedback (FB) unit for mitigating, using a complete group of feedback coefficients, effects of interference from data symbols that are adjacent in time to an input data symbol, wherein most significant feedback coefficients of the first group are set to an optimal value computed during an initialization of the DFE and feedback coefficients of the second group are computed by the coefficients computation unit.
|FREQUENCY-DOMAIN EQUALIZATION AND COMBINING FOR SINGLE CARRIER TRANSMISSION - A communication receiver including a time domain receive filter to provide a filtered output, the filtered output including colored noise. The receiver also includes a frequency domain, fractionally-spaced equalizer (FSE) unit to receive the filtered output from the receive filter. The FSE unit determines a separate weighting factor for each subcarrier, and the weighting factor is determined based on a noise variance of the subcarrier.
|ENCODER-AIDED SEGMENTATION FOR ADAPTIVE STREAMING - In one embodiment, a method for encoding content includes receiving source content and encoding the source content into a plurality of content streams. The encoding includes aligning the plurality of content streams at Group of Pictures (GOP) boundaries. The encoding further includes embedding, in each content stream, metadata identifying segmentation points within the content stream, where the segmentation points correspond to one or more of the GOP boundaries.
|Encoder And Method Thereof For Encoding a Representation of a Picture of a Video Stream - The embodiments of the present invention relates to an encoder and a method thereof for management of self contained pictures referred to as CRA pictures, wherein the CRA picture is identified as a random access point. The CRA pictures are assigned a lowest layer identity.
|DISTRIBUTED SCALABLE ENCODER RESOURCES FOR LIVE STREAMS - Live media streams are delineated for distributed encoding and fragmentation in a dynamically scalable distributed resource system. In some examples, live MPEG-2 media streams are separated into groups of pictures (GOPs) and converted into jobs for encoding and fragmentation systems. Multiple jobs may be created for the same live media stream to provide for different quality levels for each fragment of each channel. Shared resources such as a pool of dynamically scalable virtual machines can be used to process the individual jobs. Encoded fragments may be H.264 fragments maintained on shared storage. A particular live stream corresponding to a particular quality level can be reconstructed using the encoded fragments.
|WEIGHTED ENCODER FRAGMENT SCHEDULING - Live media streams are encoded and fragmented to generate encoded fragments appropriate for different devices and networks. Different encoded fragments may correspond to different resolutions, audio bit rates, quality levels, and even codecs, etc. Devices request encoded fragments as needed to reconstitute a live media stream for playback. In many instances, encoding and fragmentation jobs are provided to numerous distributed and scalable encoder and fragmenter systems. Encoding and fragmentation jobs are intelligently weighted and scheduled to prevent any disruption or delay in playback of any particular live stream.
|MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES FOR LIVE STREAM VARIANT PROCESSING - Live media streams variants are encoded in real-time in a dynamically scalable distributed resource system. In some examples, each live MPEG-
|SECURED CONTENT DISTRIBUTION - The illustrative embodiments described herein provide a computer implemented method for encoding electronic media. An encoding process of the electronic media is initiated at an initial bit rate. The initial bit rate is increased to a baseline bit rate over a predetermined period of time. The baseline bit rate is varied in response to at least one of a density of detail, a delta pixel threshold, and a predominant color.
|WIRELESS DISPLAY ENCODER ARCHITECTURE - A method and system may include an interface to receive a video signal and an encoder to compress the video signal on a per-slice basis. In one example, compression of the video signal involves the use (
|METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR QUANTIZATION AND DEQUANTIZATION OF A RECTANGULAR BLOCK OF COEFFICIENTS - A system includes an encoder that performs quantization on a rectangular block of quantized transform coefficients and a decoder that performs dequantization on a rectangular block of transform coefficients. The decoder is configured to receive a W×H block of quantized transform coefficients, wherein W is a row width of the block and H is a column height of the block. The decoder is further configured to apply dequantization processing to the W×H block of quantized transform coefficients to generate a block of transform coefficients, which are used to generate a picture corresponding to the W×H block of quantized transform coefficients. The dequantization processing comprises applying a first dequantization algorithm when an output M of a function M=log
|METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING IMAGE BY USING LARGE TRANSFORMATION UNIT - Disclosed are an image encoding method and apparatus for encoding an image by grouping a plurality of adjacent prediction units into a transformation unit and transforming the plurality of adjacent prediction into a frequency domain, and an image decoding method and apparatus for decoding an image encoded by using the image encoding method and apparatus.
|IMAGE CODING/DECODING DEVICE USING CODING BLOCK IN WHICH INTRA BLOCK AND INTER BLOCK ARE MIXED, AND METHOD THEREOF - A video encoding/decoding apparatus includes: a video encoder for dividing coding unit block into combination of subblocks of codable size, determining combination of inter blocks and intra blocks with respect to each subblock, determining encoding order of intra encoding blocks within coding unit considering referencing possibility of peripheral pixel values of current block to be intra-prediction encoded, bi-directional intra prediction encoding the current block in determined encoding order, and transmitting encoding mode/size information of subblocks after locating encoding mode/size information in front of a syntax of the coding unit; and a video decoder for restoring encoding mode/size information of subblocks within the coding unit by decoding encoded data, reconstructing inter prediction encoded blocks, based on restored encoding mode information, and determining decoding order of intra prediction mode blocks according to encoding mode/size information of each subblock within coding unit, and conditions on referencing possibility of peripheral blocks of coding unit.
|IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING DEVICE AND METHOD - A video encoding/decoding apparatus and method are disclosed. The video encoding/decoding apparatus includes: a video encoder for encoding a differential value between a quantization parameter value of a macroblock of a video and a quantization parameter value of a subblock in an extended macroblock based on additional information on the macroblock and the subblock; and a video decoder for reconstructing a differential value of a quantization parameter encoded by the video encoder, reconstructing a residual block based on a reconstructed differential value of the quantization parameter, and reconstructing the video based on the residual block reconstructed.
|CONTEXT ADAPTIVE ENTROPY CODING FOR NON-SQUARE BLOCKS IN VIDEO CODING - Disclosed are techniques for coding coefficients of a video block having a non-square shape defined by a width and a height, comprising coding one or more of x- and y-coordinates that indicate a position of a last non-zero coefficient within the block according to an associated scanning order, including coding each coordinate by determining one or more contexts used to code the coordinate based on one of the width and the height that corresponds to the coordinate, and coding the coordinate by performing a context adaptive entropy coding process based on the contexts. Also disclosed are techniques for coding information that identifies positions of non-zero coefficients within the block, including determining one or more contexts used to code the information based on one or more of the width and the height, and coding the information by performing a context adaptive entropy coding process based on the contexts.
|MOTION DETECTION METHOD AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS - A motion detection method is provided. The method includes steps of: capturing a current frame, generating a current luma frame according to the current frame, generating a foreground binary image according to the current luma frame, a background luma image and a sensitivity, and updating the background luma frame according to an updating frequency and the sensitivity.
|METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMAGE INTRA-PREDICTION MODE MANAGEMENT - Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and systems for ordering, communicating and applying pixel intra-prediction modes.
|ENCODING APPARATUS AND DECODING APPARATUS - An encoding apparatus having a direct mode as a prediction mode, when a pixel with opposite parity from a top field to a bottom field, for example, is referred to for obtaining a reference vector in the direct mode, performs correction by adding or subtracting a value corresponding to a half pixel to or from a value of the obtained reference vector. The encoding apparatus, when a pixel with opposite parity is referred to for obtaining a first and a second direct vector by temporally scaling the corrected reference vector, performs correction by adding or subtracting a value corresponding to a half pixel to or from values of the obtained direct vectors.
|CONCURRENT ACCESS SHARED BUFFER IN A VIDEO ENCODER - A video encoder includes a buffer, a DMA engine, a motion estimator and a motion compensator. The buffer includes four pages where macroblocks are stored. The motion estimator generates a motion vector for a given macroblock. The motion compensator applies the motion vectors generated by the motion estimator to a previously encoded frame. Each of the four pages is concurrently accessed by one of the motion estimator, the motion compensator, and a channel of the DMA engine. Simultaneously the motion compensator accesses one page of the buffer containing a first set of macroblocks, the motion estimator accesses a second page of the buffer containing a second set of macroblocks, a first DMA engine channel writes a different set of macroblocks to a third page of the buffer and a second DMA engine channel writes another set of macroblocks to a fourth page of the buffer.
|MOVING PICTURE ENCODING APPARATUS, MOVING PICTURE ENCODING METHOD, AND MOVING PICTURE ENCODING PROGRAM, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING APPARATUS, MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING PROGRAM - A provisional region dividing unit divides a block to be encoded into a plurality of provisional regions on a predetermined provisional boundary. A motion vector detecting unit detects a motion vector with respect to each provisional region. An actual region dividing•motion compensating unit generates a synthesized prediction block by generating a plurality of prediction blocks corresponding to the block to be encoded from a reference image by using the motion vector of each provisional region, deciding an actual boundary based on activities of the plurality of prediction blocks, and joining regions acquired by dividing the each prediction block on the actual boundary among the respective prediction blocks. A variable length encoding unit encodes a prediction difference block acquired by subtracting a synthesized prediction block from the block to be encoded, and the motion vector of each provisional region.
|Method For Modeling Coding Information Of Video Signal For Compressing/Decompressing Coding Information - A method for context-modeling coding information of a video signal for compressing or decompressing the coding information is provided. An initial value of a function for probability coding of coding information of a video signal of an enhanced layer is determined based on coding information of a video signal of a base layer.
|METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE MOTION VECTOR CANDIDATE ORDERING FOR VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING - Methods and apparatus are provided for adaptive motion vector candidate ordering for video encoding and decoding. An apparatus includes a video encoder for encoding a block in a picture by selecting an order of motion vector predictor candidates for the block responsive to a characteristic available at both the video encoder and a corresponding decoder. The characteristic excludes a mode in which the block is partitioned.
|VIDEO COMPRESSION CODING DEVICE AND DECODING DEVICE APPLIED WITH MOTION COMPENSATION TECHNIQUE USING SELECTIVE REFERENCE FRAME, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING SELECTIVE REFERENCE FRAME FOR MOTION COMPENSATION - Disclosed is a method of generating a reference frame of a video CODEC for implementing motion compensation through motion estimation. The present invention is to increase compression efficiency by additionally creating various reference frames applied to an intentional motion blur and a deblur filtering, and selecting reference frame having small residual frame data during execution of the motion estimation as final reference frames among original reference frames and various reference frames additionally created.
|SAVING MINIMUM MACROBLOCK DATA FOR SUBSEQUENT ENCODING OF OTHER MACROBLOCKS - A video encoder including a first buffer containing a plurality of data values defining a macroblock of pixels of a video frame. The video encoder also includes a second buffer and an entropy encoder coupled to the first and second buffers and configured to encode a macroblock based on another macroblock. The entropy encoder identifies a subset of the data values from the first buffer defining a given macroblock and copies the identified subset to the second buffer, the subset of data values being just those data values used by the entropy encoder when subsequently encoding another macroblock.
|Method and System for Image Processing in a Microprocessor for Portable Video Communication Devices - Methods and systems for processing video data are provided herein. Aspects of the method may comprise receiving on a chip, a plurality of video frames and storing a portion of the received video frames in a memory on the chip. A first portion of the stored video frames may be decoded on the chip and a second portion of the stored video frames may be encoded on the chip during the decoding. A third portion of the stored video frames may be converted from an input video format to a YUV video format. A reference frame corresponding to the converted third portion may be identified from the stored video frames. After conversion, the converted third portion of the received video frames may be utilized as the reference frame for estimating/encoding, or compensating/decoding temporal motion of the subsequently received video frames.
|LOCALIZED REDUNDANCY FOR FRAGMENT PROCESSING - A live media stream encoding system encodes live media streams into numerous variants of the live media streams each including multiple fragments. Live media streams are delineated, dispatched as jobs, and converted using distributed and dynamically scalable encoder and fragmenter resources without using any centralized encoding management system. Encoded fragments are maintained in shared storage and accessed as needed by devices during playback. Localized redundancy and/or geographic redundancy is provided throughout the system to prevent disruption upon failure of a particular node.
|Variable Link Rate Streaming For Audio And Video Content From Home Media Server - An encoder arrangement is provided for streaming media. A variable rate encoder is configured and arranged to receive an input data stream and output an encoded data stream. A buffer is arranged to receive the encoded data stream and output a buffered data stream. A control means monitors depth of the buffer and controls the encoding rate of the variable rate encoder so that encoding is carried out at a rate appropriate to an available link rate, thereby providing smooth transition of data stream quality as link conditions change.
|CHANNEL ADAPTIVE VIDEO TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR USE WITH LAYERED VIDEO CODING AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A video transmission system includes a transceiver module that transmits a video signal to a remote device over at least one communications channel wherein the video signal is transmitted as at least one separate video layer stream chosen from, an independent video layer stream and at least one dependent video layer streams that require the independent video layer for decoding. A control module determines at least one channel characteristic of the at least one channel and chooses the at least one separate video layer stream based on the at least one channel characteristic of the at least one channel.
|CODING AND DECODING SYNCHRONIZED COMPRESSED VIDEO BITSTREAMS - Coding may include receiving a source video bitstream including source frames and determining information from the source frames. The determined information may include timing information and grouping information and may be utilized in encoding synchronizing processed frames for a synchronized compressed video bitstream. Decoding may include receiving a synchronized compressed video bitstream including the encoding synchronizing processed frames. The decoding may include preparing video chunk files having boundaries defined by the encoding synchronizing processed frames and decoding the prepared video chunk files.
|INTERFACE CIRCUIT FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DIGITAL SIGNALS BETWEEN DEVICES - A video signal and an audio signal are TMDS transmitted from a source device to a sink device. Through a reserved line and a HPD line provided separately from a TMDS transmission line, an Ethernet™ signal is bidirectionally transmitted, and also, a SPDIF signal is transmitted from the sink device to the source device. The Ethernet™ signal bidirectionally transmitted between Ethernet™ transmitter/receiver circuits is differentially transmitted by an amplifier and is received by the amplifier. The SPDIF signal from a SPDIF transmitter circuit is common-mode transmitted from an adder and is received by the adder to be supplied to the SPDIF receiver circuit.
|CAPACITIVE COMMUNICATION CIRCUIT AND METHOD THEREFOR - Data is communicated. In accordance with one or more example embodiments, a communications circuit communicates a digital data signal using a carrier signal having a frequency that is different than the frequency of the data signal. The communications circuit includes first and second sets of capacitors, a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit generates mixed data signals respectively mixed with the carrier signal and an inverse of the carrier signal, generates mixed inverted data signals respectively mixed with the carrier signal and an inverse of the carrier signal, provides the mixed data signals to the first set of capacitors, and provides the mixed inverted data signals to the second set of capacitors. The second circuit recovers the data signal from the mixed signals.
|Apparatus for the Transmission of Electromagnetic Waves - An apparatus for radio communication using surface waves, the apparatus comprising: a guiding medium having a first surface suitable for the propagation of surface waves, the first surface having a reactive impedance; at least one communication node, the node having a transmitter and/or receiver coupled to a transducer, the transducer positioned on or adjacent the first surface of said guiding medium; wherein the at least one communication node is arranged to launch and/or receive surface waves, over the first surface of said guiding medium.
|DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DEVICE - The present invention provides a data transmission method including: sending, by a transmitter, a source data frame to a receiver, and saving, the source data frame; sending, by the transmitter, other data frames to the receiver, and saving the other data frames; receiving, by the transmitter, a data retransmission notification which is related to the source data frame and sent by the receiver; and retrieving, by the transmitter, the source data frame and other data frames from a storage space, where the other data frames are sent by the transmitter to the receiver in a time period from sending the source data frame by the transmitter to receiving the data retransmission notification by the transmitter, and retransmitting the source data frame and the other data frames to the receiver.
|METHOD FOR CHANNEL ESTIMATION, RELATED CHANNEL ESTIMATOR, RECEIVER, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An embodiment of a method for channel estimation for an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing communication system, including estimating a Time Domain Least Squares channel impulse response having a given maximum number of L taps based on a channel covariance matrix Q, and for each tap l=1, . . . , L a respective channel impulse response in the time-domain ĥ
|APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING A SIGNAL AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING A SIGNAL - According to one embodiment, a method of transmitting a broadcast signal includes: encoding physical layer pipe (PLP) data for delivering a service; mapping the encoded PLP data to symbols; building a signal frame based on the mapped symbols; modulating the signal frame according to an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) scheme; inserting a pilot symbol into a beginning part of the modulated signal frame; and transmitting the broadcast signal including the signal frame and the inserted pilot symbol. The pilot symbol comprises an effective portion, a cyclic prefix obtained by frequency-shifting a first portion of the effective portion, and a cyclic suffix obtained by frequency-shifting a second portion of the effective portion.
|Progressive Feedback For High Resolution Limited Feedback Wireless Communication - A system and method is proposed for progressively quantizing channel state information for application in a MIMO (multiple input multiple output) communication system. A method includes computing an estimate of a communications channel between a subscriber unit and a base station, quantizing the estimate with a first codebook, thereby producing a first quantized estimate, quantizing an (n−1)-th quantized estimate with an n-th codebook, thereby producing an n-th quantized estimate, where n is an integer value ranging from 2 to R, R is a total number of quantizations of the estimate, wherein the n-th codebook is a localized codebook. The method also includes incrementing n, repeating the quantizing an (n−1)-th quantized estimate until n=R, and transmitting information based on the R quantized estimates to the base station.
|METHOD OF AND GENERATOR FOR GENERATING PREAMBLE SEQUENCES IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A method forms a preamble sequence in a wireless communication system. The method comprises determining a value K related to a time-domain characteristic of the wireless communication system so that a time-domain preamble sequence includes a number of K waveforms similar in shape to one another having a linear phase shift, identifying a first preamble sequence for a first band, the first preamble sequence having a first length not dividable by K, identifying at least one second preamble sequence each for a second band, the at least one second preamble sequence having at least one second length, identifying the length of a third preamble sequence, the length of the third preamble sequence equal to a sum of the first length and the at least one second length, determining whether the time-domain characteristic is maintained when the one or more of the at least one second preamble sequence is concatenated with the first preamble sequence, modifying one or more of the at least one second preamble sequence if the time-domain characteristic is not maintained when concatenated, and forming the third preamble sequence by concatenating the first preamble sequence and the at least one second preamble sequence having one or more second preamble sequence modified.
|METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FEEDING BACK PRE-CODING MATRIX INDEX OF DUAL-POLARIZED ANTENNA - There is provided a method and device for feeding back a pre-coding matrix index of a dual-polarized antenna which has a first antenna array and a second antenna array and is arranged at a base station to which the index of a first pre-coding matrix for the first antenna array, the index of a second pre-coding matrix for the second antenna array and the phase offset between the first pre-coding matrix and the second pre-coding matrix are fed back from a terminal, comprising: computing a distance between the first pre-coding matrix and the second pre-coding matrix; judging whether the distance is larger than a predetermined threshold or not; and assigning less bits to indicate the phase offset if the distance is larger than the predetermined threshold. The method and device according to the present disclosure can effectively advance the feedback accuracy of a system thus improving the bit error rate and throughput of the system.
|METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACQUIRING PRECODING MATRIX - A method and device for acquiring a precoding matrix are provided by the present invention. The method for acquiring a precoding matrix includes: for each receiving end, selecting the interference vectors as the interference space basis vectors from whole interference vectors, representing the remaining interference vectors as the linear combination of the interference space basis vectors, wherein the remaining interference vectors are the interference vectors in the whole interference vectors of the receiving end except the interference vectors which act as the interference space basis vectors (
|METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE LEVEL OF A PULSED HIGH-FREQUENCY SIGNAL - A method and a device for controlling the level of a pulsed high-frequency signal amplify or respectively attenuate an un-pulsed high-frequency signal with an amplification or attenuation element adjustable with regard to its amplification or attenuation factor. A pulsed high-frequency signal is generated by a pulse modulator controlled by a pulse signal from the un-pulsed high-frequency signal. At the output of the pulse modulator, a signal level of the pulsed high-frequency signal is measured by a high-frequency detector. The amplification or attenuation factor of the amplification or attenuation element is adjusted with a level controller controlled by the measured signal level. To control the level controller, the measured signal level of the pulsed high-frequency signal is linked to the measured signal level of the pulse signal.
|Lattice coded mimo transmission method and apparatus - A method and corresponding apparatus for signal space information encoding through a multi-input-multi-output communication system of given dimension, with no or little degradation in link performance (relative to non- multi-input-multi-output systems), said method and corresponding apparatus comprising, splitting said information into at least as many separate parts as said dimension of said multi-input-multi-output communication system, separately signal space encoding each of these said parts, and transmitting each of said separate encoding results on a selected dimension of said multi-input-multi-output communication system along sequential usages of the transmission channel.
|METHODS FOR ASYNCHRONOUS SERIAL DATA TRANSMISSION USING A SYNCHRONOUS SERIAL INTERFACE - The invention relates to a method for the unidirectional, asynchronous serial data transfer with an asynchronous data format with F frame bits between a transmitting interface of a data transmitting device and between a data receiving device with a serial receiving interface comprising an asynchronous serial data input. It is provided that the transmitting interface is constructed as a synchronous serial interface with at least one data line, whereby the data line is connected to the asynchronous serial data input of the receiving interface, a data word with D data bits to be transmitted by the data transmitting device in order to generate a format with F frame bits corresponding to the asynchronous data format is supplemented. The data word supplemented with the frame bits is stored in a transmitting register for transmission to the data receiving device.
|FREQUENCY-CONTROL CIRCUITS AND SIGNAL GENERATION DEVICES USING THE SAME - A signal generation device is provided to generate an output signal with constant frequency. The signal generation device includes a frequency-control circuit and a voltage-controlled delay line. The frequency-control circuit is arranged to charge/discharge a voltage-control node according to a comparison result signal. The voltage-controlled delay line is arranged to generate a control signal according to the comparison result signal and a control voltage of the voltage-control node to control the output signal. A frequency of the control signal is modulated by the voltage-controlled delay line according to the control voltage of the voltage-control node. The comparison result signal is generated according to a difference between a reference voltage and a voltage level of the output signal.
|Turbo Coding for Upstream and Downstream Transmission in Cable Systems - A method of transmitting data in a cable modem system includes the steps of encoding the data using forward error correction. The data is then encoded with Turbo encoding. The data is then sent to a modulation scheme. The data is then transmitted over a cable channel. The data is then demodulated. The data is then decoded using a Turbo decoder. An inverse of the forward error correction is then applied to the data.
|Digital Modulation With Arbitrary Input Sampling and Output Modulation Frequencies - An arbitrary modulation frequency of a modulating signal is selected. The modulating signal is applied to an information-bearing signal, where such modulation is carried out through digital signal processing operations. The digitally modulated signal is resolution-reduced and the quantization noise introduced by such is shaped to locate a spectral null in the noise transfer function of the resolution reducing modulator at the modulation frequency. Thus, the modulation frequency can be selected independently of the clock frequency at which the resolution-reduced samples are converted to an analog signal.
|LINEARIZATION FOR A SINGLE POWER AMPLIFIER IN A MULTI-BAND TRANSMITTER - A multi-band signal is generated by combining two or more input signals separated in frequency. The input signals are combined either before or after predistortion depending on the bandwidth of the multi-band signal. If the bandwidth of the multi-band signal is less than a predetermined bandwidth threshold, the input signals are combined and predistortion is applied to the combined signal to generate the multi-band signal. If the bandwidth of the multi-band signal is greater than the bandwidth threshold, the individual input signals are predistorted and subsequently combined to generate the multi-band signal.
|SERIAL LINK RECEIVER FOR HANDLING HIGH SPEED TRANSMISSIONS - A serial link receiver comprises first and second input terminals for receiving positive and negative inputs of a serial data signal, first and second broadband matching T-coils coupled to the first and second input terminals, first and second AC/DC coupling networks coupled to the first and second broadband matching T-coils, and a common mode level shifter coupled to the outputs from the first and second AC/DC coupling networks. This receiver architecture combines the ability to have a wide bandwidth input and pass through data signals at both low and high frequencies. This AC and DC coupled front end also incorporates the feature of a common mode level shifting network to place the common mode of the signal at the optimum point for the first active amplifier stage.
|RECEIVER HAVING CONTROLLER TO SET LOCAL OSCILLATORS SO AS TO RENDER INTERFERING SIGNALS FILTERABLE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A receiver includes a first local oscillator (LO), with a pair of in-phase and quadrature (IQ) mixers coupled to the first LO and configured to generate complex IQ signals having an IQ imbalance. The receiver also includes a second LO, with a complex mixer coupled to the second LO and configured to mix the complex IQ signals and generate intermediate frequency (IF) signals based thereon. A controller is coupled between the pair of IQ mixers and the complex mixer and configured to set the first LO and the second LO so that the complex IQ signals and an interfering signal generated due to the IQ imbalance of the complex IQ signals have a same sign and non-overlapping bands at an input of the complex mixer.
|RADIO FREQUENCY RECEIVER SYSTEM FOR WIDEBAND SIGNAL PROCESSING - Wireless communication is ubiquitous today and deployments are growing rapidly leading to increased interference, increasing conflicts, etc. As a result monitoring the wireless environment is increasingly important for regulators, service providers, Government agencies, enterprises etc. Such monitoring should be flexible in terms of the networks being monitored within the wireless environment but should also provide real-time monitoring to detect unauthorized transmitters, provide dynamic network management, etc. Accordingly, based upon embodiments of the invention, a broadband, real-time signal analyzer (RTSA) circuit that allows for the deployment of RTSA devices in a distributed environment wherein determination of policy breaches, network performance, regulatory compliance, etc. are locally determined and exploited directly in network management or communicated to the central server and network administrators for subsequent action. Beneficially the RTSA exploits a broadband RF front end in conjunction with parallel direct down conversion and FFT techniques.
|PHASE SLIP REDUCTION METHOD - Disclosed herein are methods and techniques for reducing phase slips in optical communications systems and in particular methods and techniques that operate in receivers for a coherent communication system transmitting modulated data symbols exhibiting N-ary symmetrical constellation and predetermined reference symbols.
|SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - There is a need for reducing the scale of a circuit that determines and decodes code types for reception signals coded with different codes. A reception logic circuit determines and decodes code types for reception signals coded with different codes. The reception logic circuit determines one of code types for a demodulation signal corresponding to the reception signal based on a difference between codes detected during a modulation period or a non-modulation period occurring in the demodulation signal. The reception logic circuit decodes the code type in accordance with the determined code type based on the modulation period or the non-modulation period that alternately occurs in the demodulation signal. In this manner, the received data is reproduced. There is no need for a decoder specific to each code.
|METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING A REPEATED MESSAGE - Techniques for decoding repeated messages sent from a transmitter are improved with information obtained from the decoding of the first transmission and by augmenting Chase combining techniques with a voting-based combining method. In an example method, first encoded bits corresponding to a first instance of the repeated message and demodulated to obtain first soft bits, which are decoded to obtain first decoded bits. Second encoded bits corresponding to a second instance of the repeated message are demodulated to obtain second soft bits. The first decoded bits are re-encoded to obtain re-encoded bits. Sign values for modified soft bits are determined from sign values for the first soft bits, the sign values for the second soft bits, and the sign values for the re-encoded bits. The modified soft bits are combined with the first soft bits and decoded.
|METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING SOFT BIT VALUES IN REDUCED-STATE EQUALIZERS - A demodulator is provided that functions as a reduced-state equalizer and produces reliable soft bit values. According to an embodiment, soft bit values are generated for a sequence of transmitted symbols using a demodulator by updating an M-state trellis managed by the demodulator responsive to a transition from symbol time n−1 to symbol time n, where M is a function of the number of bits per symbol in the sequence of transmitted symbols. Survivor metrics associated with the M states of the trellis are saved each symbol time so that the demodulator can calculate soft bit values with regard to transitions from symbol time n+D−1 to symbol time n+D. The trellis is traced back through to calculate soft bit values for a symbol detected at symbol time n−D based on survivor metrics saved for the M states at symbol time n−D.
|WIRELESS RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to one embodiment, a wireless receiving apparatus includes a calculation module, a first determination module and a second determination module. The second determination module determines a length of interleaver blocks by determining whether or not a maximum value of second correlation value sequence is not less than a second threshold value within a first period, the second correlation value sequence being generated by combining third correlation values being between the receiving signal and each of reference signals, and to determine an initial position of the interleaver blocks based on a position of the maximum value.
|INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING FREQUENCY DEPENDENT NOISE AVOIDANCE - A clock source generates a first clock signal for clocking a first clocked module and a rate adapting module produces an operation dependent clock signal from the first clock signal for clocking a second clocked module that is rate dependent. The first clock signal has a rate such that frequency dependent noise components associated with the first clock signal are outside a given frequency range that causes adverse performance in the first clocked module.
|ADAPTIVE NOISE FILTERING AND EQUALIZATION - Processing a signal comprising signal distortions with filters. The filters comprise a first filter configured to a first time scale to compensate for signal distortions within respective symbols of the signal and a second filter configured to a second time scale to compensate for signal distortions among symbols of the signal. A probability estimate is produced based on an output of at least one of the first and second filters. At least one of the first and second time scales is adjusted according to the probability estimate.
|Data Synchronization Policies - Techniques for data synchronization policies are described. In one or more implementations, techniques may be employed to set data synchronization ("sync") policies for devices in a data sync environment. The sync policies specify parameters for sync operations in the sync environment, such as how frequently data sync operations are performed, what types of data are synced to particular devices, how frequently particular types of data are synced, and so on. In implementations, the sync policies consider the number of devices that are participating in a sync environment and attributes of the devices in specifying parameters for sync operations. Data can be synchronized among devices in the sync environment based on the sync policies.
|Method and Apparatus for Adaptive Hysteresis Timer Adjustments for Clock Gating - Apparatus and method for adaptive hysteresis timer adjustments for clock gating are disclosed. An apparatus comprises a transaction circuit configured to perform transactions. The apparatus further comprises a hysteresis timer having a hysteresis value and configured to start counting based on the hysteresis value when a transaction in the transaction circuit has been completed. The apparatus further comprises a hysteresis timer update circuit configured to monitor the hysteresis timer and the transaction circuit, store an adjustment state based on whether a new transaction is received before, coincident with or after the count of the hysteresis timer expires and adjust the hysteresis value based on the adjustment state.
|COMPOSITE TARGET - The present invention provides a target capable of reducing radioactivation of a member due to protons. The present invention uses a novel target configured by compositing a beryllium material or a lithium material and a carbon-series material for reducing the radioactivation of the member due to the protons.
|METHOD OF USING DEUTERIUM-CLUSTER FOILS FOR AN INTENSE PULSED NEUTRON SOURCE - A method is provided for producing neutrons, comprising: providing a converter foil comprising deuterium clusters; focusing a laser on the foil with power and energy sufficient to cause deuteron ions to separate from the foil; and striking a surface of a target with the deuteron ions from the converter foil with energy sufficient to cause neutron production by a reaction selected from the group consisting of D-D fusion, D-T fusion, D-metal nuclear spallation, and p-metal. A further method is provided for assembling a plurality of target assemblies for a target injector to be used in the previously mentioned manner. A further method is provided for producing neutrons, comprising: splitting a laser beam into a first beam and a second beam; striking a first surface of a target with the first beam, and an opposite second surface of the target with the second beam with energy sufficient to cause neutron production.
|Method and System to Remove Debris from a Fusion Reactor Chamber - A method of removing a debris cloud from a fusion reactor includes injecting a fluid jet into the fusion reactor at a first velocity and thereafter, injecting a fusion target into the fusion reactor at a second velocity. The method also includes irradiating the fusion target with laser light and creating a fusion event. The method further includes forming a debris cloud in a vicinity of the fusion event and removing the debris cloud from the fusion reactor. The fluid jet applies a motive force to the debris cloud.
|PASSIVE AUXILIARY CONDENSING APPARATUS OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - A passive auxiliary condensing apparatus of a nuclear power plant includes a steam generation unit configured to heat a water supplied thereto into a steam by a heat produced when operating a nuclear reactor, a water cooled heat exchange unit connected to the steam generation unit and configured to store a cooling water therein to condense the steam provided from the steam generation unit, and a steam-water separation tank including a first side connected to the water cooled heat exchange unit and a second side connected to the steam generation unit, wherein a mixture of a water and a steam provided from the water cooled heat exchange unit is separated into the water and the steam to provide only the water to the steam generation unit.
|PASSIVE COOLING SYSTEM OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - A passive cooling system of a nuclear power plant includes a cooling water storage tank configured to store a cooling water therein, a steam generation unit to which the cooling water is supplied from the cooling water storage tank connected thereto, the supplied cooling water being heated to generate a steam, a water cooling heat exchange unit connected to the steam generation unit and provided within the cooling water storage tank, and an air cooling heat exchange unit connected to the steam generation unit and provided outside the cooling water storage tank.
|Method and Apparatus for Determining Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of an Object - A computer-implemented method for determining a
|Vertical Imaging of an Upright Patient - A CT scanning system for patients is provided comprising a nonrotating x-ray source and detector array bracketing a turntable on which stands or sits the patient that is being imaged. As the patient rotates between the x-ray source and the detector array that move along the vertical axis in tandem for each angular position of the patient, imaging data is collected of the patient from multiple angles at multiple levels that are reconstructed to form computed tomographic images that cover the entire region of interest.
|RADIOGRAPHY IMAGE CAPTURING AND PATIENT LIMB POSITIONING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF OBTAINING A RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE OF A PATIENT - A radiography image capturing and patient limb positioning assembly and method of obtaining a radiographic image of a patient is provided. The assembly includes a radiolucent patient limb positioning member configured to substantially contour to a portion of a patient's body. Further, the assembly includes a housing configured to receive a radiography image capturing media, wherein the housing is operably fixed to the radiolucent member. The method includes positioning the assembly in substantially contoured relation with a portion of the patient's body. Then, releasing the assembly so that it is automatically maintained in position through engagement with the patient's body. Further, directing x-rays through the region of the patient to be imaged, through the radiolucent member and onto the radiographic image capturing media.
|MOTION-BASED RADIOGRAPH INTERLOCK SYSTEMS, STRUCTURES, AND PROCESSES - A motion-based interlock apparatus, system, and method prevent an x-ray source in an x-ray machine from activating if the current relative motion between the x-ray source and an image receptor would compromise the quality of the resulting plain radiograph. The system activates the interlock based on either or both of the velocity and acceleration of the tubehead, as measured by instrumentation corresponding to any of the tubehead, the extension arm, or off board the x-ray machine. The system may preferably compare the measured motion against one or more acceptable motion thresholds. If the measured motion exceeds one or more of the acceptable motion thresholds, exposure may preferably be delayed until the motion of the tubehead subsides. By ensuring that the image is not exposed while the tubehead is moving substantially, the quality of the resultant radiograph is improved.
|MEDICAL X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS - The invention relates to a medical x-ray imaging apparatus which is specifically designed for enabling three-dimensional imaging of relatively small volumes from the area of extremities of a patient. The apparatus includes a support construction (
|Systems, devices, and methods including implants for managing cumulative x-ray radiation dosage - Systems, devices, and methods are described including implantable radiation sensing devices having exposure determination devices that determines cumulative exposure information based on the at least one in vivo measurand.
|Systems, Devices, and methods including implants for managing cumulative x-ray radiation dosage - Systems, devices, and methods are described including implantable radiation sensing devices having exposure determination devices that determines cumulative exposure information based on the at least one in vivo measurand.
|PHOTO-GUIDING DEVICE FOR A RADIOTHERAPY APPARATUS - A photon-guiding device for a radiotherapy apparatus, consists of a central frustum, made up of a plurality of metal channels, and an outer casing that encloses the central frustum and consists of microchannels. The channels and microchannels have a frusto-conical shape and a common apex.
|CHARGER FOR ELECTRONIC GRID HOLDERS AND DETECTORS STORED AT MOBILE RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - A mobile radiography apparatus has a moveable (e.g., wheeled) transport frame and an adjustable support mounted at the frame that can include an x-ray source. Embodiments of methods and/or apparatus by which mobile radiography carts can provide a charging capability for at least one radiographic detector (e.g., removed power source, detector either separately mounted at the mobile radiography apparatus or in a detector carrier (e.g., grid holder)) mounted at the mobile radiography apparatus.
|X-RAY WAVEGUIDE, PROCESS OF PRODUCING X-RAY WAVEGUIDE, AND X-RAY GUIDING SYSTEM - An X-ray waveguide, for guiding X-rays having a wavelength of 1 pm or more and 100 nm or less, includes: a core and a cladding. The core has a periodic structure composed of a plurality of materials each having a different real part of refractive index in the direction perpendicular to the waveguiding direction. A planarizing layer is disposed between the core and the cladding. The critical angle for total reflection of the X-rays at the interface between the planarizing layer and the cladding is larger than the Bragg angle of the periodic structure of the core.
|Forward- and Variable-offset Hoop for Beam Scanning - An apparatus for forming a beam of energetic particles and for scanning the beam of particles with respect to an inspected object. The apparatus has a source of energetic particles characterized by an effective beam origin and a rotating hoop having at least one aperture, such that the effective beam origin of the source is closer to the inspected object than the axis of rotation of the rotating hoop. A collimating structure disposed interior to the rotating hoop collimates emission by the source into a fan beam prior to impinging on the rotating hoop. In some embodiments, the effective beam origin may be moved with respect to the axis of rotation of the hoop.
|OPTICAL DEVICE FOR ANALYZING A SPECIMEN BY THE SCATTERING OF AN X-RAY BEAM AND ASSOCIATED COLLIMATION DEVICE AND COLLIMATOR - A collimation device for an X-ray beam, an optical device for analyzing a specimen by the scattering of an X-ray beam, and a collimator for an X-ray beam. The collimation device includes an enclosure configured to be under a vacuum or a controlled atmosphere, the enclosure including an inlet and an outlet for the X-ray beam and at least one plate made of a material having a diffracting periodic structure, the plate including two main faces and at least one flared aperture between the faces.
|VARIABLE RADIUS TAPER X-RAY WINDOW SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A support structure for an x-ray window comprising a support frame defining a perimeter and an aperture, a plurality of ribs extending across the aperture of the support frame and carried by the support frame, and openings between the plurality of ribs. A rib taper region can extend from a central portion of the ribs to the support frame. The taper region can include a non-circular, arcuate pair of fillets on opposing sides of the ribs and an increasing of rib width from the central portion to the support frame.
|System And Method For Storing Call Recordings In A Call Center - A system and method for storing call recordings in a call center is provided. Incoming calls to a call center are monitored. Retention criteria are obtained and ordered by importance. The retention criteria are applied to each of the calls. Those calls that match at least one of the retention criteria are identified. The identified calls that include one of a single highly important criteria and two or more less important criteria are selected for retaining in the call center. Recordings of the selected calls are stored in the call center.
|VISUAL VOICEMAIL (VVM) RECOVERY - One or more devices in a visual voicemail system voicemail notification messages indicating voicemails are available for a user of the visual voicemail system and distribute the voicemail notification messages to a network device. The one or more devices receive an indication of a backlog processing requests for the visual voicemail system and stop, based on the indication, distributing the voicemail notification messages to the network device. After the stopping, the one or more devices receive another indication that the backlog processing requests for the visual voicemail system no longer exists and resume, based on the other indication, distributing the voicemail notification messages to the network device.
|System and Method for Providing Healthcare Related Services - A system and a method for receiving, by a processing device, a call from a communication device associated with a patient, the communication device associated with a patient having a unique identifier; associating, by the processing device, the unique identifier with a personal health profile stored in a database; determining, by the processing device, a communication device associated with a health care provider; transmitting the personal health profile to a communication device associated with a health care provider; and communicatively connecting the call from the communication device associated with the patient with the communication device associated with the health care provider.
|PHONE NUMBER RECOGNITION - Method and system for recognising a numeric or alphanumeric sequence of characters in a document, the sequence conforming to predetermined rules and representing user identifiers for identifying users in a communication system include identifying a country of origin of the document, recalling rules relating to the format of the sequence associated with the determined country of origin, searching the document to identify any sequence in the document satisfying the format and returning any such sequence.
|DIGITAL INTERCOM NETWORK OVER DC-POWERED MICROPHONE CABLE - A digital intercom system provides DC power and multi-channel bidirectional digital communications over existing cabling such as microphone cabling used in analog intercom networks. Three or more conductors in the cabling are used for both transmitting and receiving digital signals and carrying DC power. The digital intercom system includes digital user stations and a digital master station which can be used to retrofit an existing analog intercom network or deployed in a new network. User stations can be connected to the cabling via drop cables which do not use active electronic components. The master station routes digital audio and control data packets in three or more channels based on respective network addresses of the user stations to provide point-to-point, point-to-multi-point, and party line communications among the user stations. Sessions and groups can be configured which define talker and listener user stations.
|LOCAL ROUTE GROUPS AND TRANSFORMATION PATTERNS - In one embodiment, method can include: receiving an address in a call agent, the address being associated with a call; triggering a trunk group selection algorithm in response to at least a portion of the received address, the trunk group selection algorithm providing a selection result from among a trunk group placeholder and a plurality of trunk groups; and forwarding the call to a trunk group determined by a caller-associated attribute when the selection result comprises the trunk group placeholder.
|PRESERVATION OF ENCRYPTION - An apparatus, method, system and computer-readable medium are provided for preserving an encryption of data when confronted by an attack, such as a side channel analysis (SCA) attack based on a statistical analysis. In some embodiments, hardware, software, and/or firmware associated with an encryption calculation may be exercised or accessed during a background operation when an actual or real operation is not taking place. During the background operation, dummy values for data and one or more keys may be input to the hardware. A switching between the real operation and the background operation may take place seamlessly such that measurement of a physical characteristic associated with the hardware is indistinguishable in terms of when the real and background operations are active. In this manner, the secrecy of a key used in connection with the real operation may be preserved.
|INCORPORATING DATA INTO AN ECDSA SIGNATURE COMPONENT - During generation of a signature on a message to create a signed message, a signer determines one of the signature components such that particular information can be extracted from the signature component. The particular information may be related to one or more of the signer and the message to be signed. After receiving a signed message purported to be signed by the signer, a verifier can extract the particular information from the signature component.


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Theater & Shows
World-class performers from all over the globe star in awe-inspiring original shows by Royal Caribbean Productions. It could be a contemporary stage production or a Las Vegas-inspired floorshow, a headline musical act, or a fast and loose live comedy show. No matter which show is on stage, one thing's for sure-it'll leave you cheering.
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Onboard Parties
Onboard parties are a great way to mix and mingle with other guests - singles, couples and families alike. The list of parties includes one to say hello, one to wave goodbye, one to meet the captain and many more.
Onboard parties include:
Themed Parades*
Captain's Welcome Reception
Sail Away Party
Dancing Under the Stars Pool Party
Family Disco Night
Honeymooners' Party
Singles Party
Itinerary-specific parties (e.g., Caribbean Night, Toga Night)
'70s, '80s Theme Party
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Theme Nights
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Theme nights include*:
Rock 'n' Roll Night
Masquerade Ball
Toga Party
'70s Night
'80s Night
Big Band Night
Kids' Pirate Theme Night
Mystery Dinner Theater - a unique event at Portofino
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Specialty Dining - Portofino
Sample some of the chef's new creations or have one of your favorites prepared the classic way. Either way, you won't be disappointed.
On certain nights of your cruise, join Royal Caribbean's cast of characters for a night of mystery, intrigue and lots of laughs. The professional cast will host an evening of theater where you are the detectives. Solve the crime over an exquisite multiple course dinner paired with fine wine and fun for all. There are limited spaces available for this exclusive event held once per week, so book early to reserve your night of Royal Caribbean International's, Mystery Dinner Theater.
Or, if you'd prefer a more relaxing dining adventure, Vini d'Italia is an Italian Wine Dinner Experience on certain nights. Executive Chef Marco Marrama and Corporate Executive Chef Josef Jungwirth have created an exquisite four course seasonal meal designed to perfectly complement wines from the Frescobaldi family, one of the leading wine-producers in Italy. Whether you're a wine aficionado or just eager to learn more, you'll be sure to enjoy learning all about the wine pairings in this unique culinary experience. Be sure to book early for this limited dining opportunity.
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A full-size basketball court at sea? Why not? Available on Freedom and Voyager class ships - just don't let the ball go out of bounds. Equipment is available on the Sports Decks and all ages are welcome.
The basketball courts are so popular that for Radiance and Sovereign class ships, Royal Caribbean has put in half-courts. These courts can also be used for volleyball, and, as always, all the equipment is available on the Sports Decks.
If running fast doesn't do it, the view just might take your breath away. You'll find running tracks on every ship in Royal's fleet. The tracks are open to anyone, but proper shoes are recommended.
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Enjoy the wind in your face as you zip around hundreds of feet above the ocean on inline skates. Protective equipment and skates for kids and adults are available for checkout daily in the Sports Deck, free of charge. This experience is available on Voyager Class ships.
The Sports Deck onboard Oasis of the Seas℠ and Allure of the Seas℠ offers a thrilling new experience-the Zip Line. Say "why not?" to your sense of adventure and enjoy another, exhilarating dimension to your cruise trip, suspended nine decks high. Guests race diagonally across an open-air atrium for a unique eagle's-eye view, as they soar from one end of the ship to the other. Brace yourself for a spine-tingling rush view that will surely top your favorite cruising memories of all time.
Only Royal Caribbean gives you the chance to surf onboard a ship. The sloped, wavelike surface of the FlowRider is perfect for beginning, intermediate and advanced surfers. And the surrounding stadium seating and bar are great for surveying wipeouts. Try it out on Freedom and Oasis class ships.
Who would ever think to put a surfing attraction onboard a ship? Well obviously, Royal Caribbean would. The FlowRider surf simulator attracts hundreds of eager surfers and oglers to the aft sports court each day. Even guests who never thought they'd try something like this are giving it a go. You don't need lessons to try out the FlowRider surf simulator, but personal one-on-one sessions with instructors are a great way to get more time on the water so you can master the basics, perfect your form or pick up a few fun tricks.
Royal Caribbean's signature rock climbing walls are their most popular feature and are available on all Royal Caribbean cruise ships. Whether it's your first time on a rock wall or you're a seasoned climber, there are challenges for all levels of experience. All of the equipment is provided including shoes, helmets and harnesses. All you need to do is bring a pair of socks and, of course, your sense of adventure.
Age Requirements
While rock climbing can be fun for both kids and adults, climbers must be 6 years of age or older and minors must be accompanied by an adult. Each climber must sign a waiver.
Climbing Instruction
For beginners, on-on-one instruction is offered by appointment at no charge, as well as beginner climbing sessions. For those who are more experienced, there are advanced climbing sessions, speed-climbing competitions and for teens, teen tournaments.
Rock climbing is free for all guests and reservations aren't necessary.
Most of the world is covered by water. Take the PADI Scuba Diver course onboard and discover what you've been missing. This quick and easy course was designed with the vacationer in mind.
The PADI Scuba Diver program is a wonderful and exciting opportunity to explore the underwater world with the comfort and security of having an experienced PADI SeaTrek Dive Instructor beside you every step of the way. Throughout the course you'll learn the basics of diving through participation in pool dives, knowledge development sessions and two exciting dives in some of the best locations in the world. Upon completion of the short course, you will be awarded the PADI Scuba Diver certification. PADI certifications are the most recognized forms of diver education worldwide. Your certification is like your passport, allowing you beginner-level access to some of the best diving in the world. It also allows you to pursue further training in diving. You can sign up onboard.
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Bars & Hot Spots
There's nothing quite like relaxing in a nautical-themed bar when you're at sea, especially if you're in the Schooner Bar, a Royal Caribbean signature bar and guest favorite. In the evening, you may find a crowd gathered around the piano singing along with any one of the talented piano players featured. Available on all ships.
Dip. Sip. Dip. Sip. How's that for relaxing? The pool bars make it easy to stay cool in the sun without having to stray too far from your deck chair. With only a few steps to both the pool and the bar, you can really maximize your lounging time and stay refreshed! Available on all ships.
Make a toast to your vacation in one of the Champagne Bars, the perfect place to raise a glass in honor of your cruise adventure. Celebrate your first night onboard, a new stamp in your passport or simply the fact that you're at sea. This quiet and elegant bar offers many different sparkling wines, champagnes, and an assortment of canapés for you to enjoy. Available on select ships.
Experience Vintages, Royal Caribbean's first-ever wine bar at sea. Together with Robert Mondavi, Beringer® Blass Wine Estates and Niebaum-Coppola, Royal Caribbean created a first-rate wine bar everyone can enjoy. The menu includes a range of options from some of the best wine-producing regions in the world - order an old favorite or find a new one with our sampling menus. Wine tastings and classes also offered. Available on select ships.
You'll think you've popped "across the pond" as you lift a pint of ale in one of the authentic English pubs. In addition to a long list of imported beers and ales, many pubs also feature live music. Stop for a pint after a busy day onshore or come by in the evening for a low-key get-together. Available on select ships.
You don't have to miss the big game just because you're at sea. Enjoy a beer and watch your favorite team at the 19th Hole. It's just like your favorite sports bar at home - only it's at sea. Available on select ships.
Raise a glass as the bar begins its ascent over three decks, constantly changing the scenery as the evening's mood shifts. Drop in to the Rising Tide Bar for an innovative, dynamic and truly unforgettable nightlife experience you simply must see to believe. This experience is exclusive to the newest ships, Oasis of the Seas℠ and Allure of the Seas℠.
Located in the elegant and lively Central Park neighborhood on select ships, the Trellis Bar is the perfect place to enjoy refreshment in a foliage-filled piazza. Stop by to enjoy the tranquil daytime atmosphere and sunshine, or make plans to meet up in the evening and enjoy the buzzing excitement of socializing amidst the greenery and street performances of this innovative green space at sea.
Set high above the sea in the Pool and Sports Zone neighborhood, the Wipe Out Bar is a great place to kick back day or night, whether you're recovering from a wipe out of your own or just enjoying basking in the sun with a view of the FlowRider surf simulator.
After spending the day riding the carousel or enjoying one of the other attractions along The Boardwalk, Royal Caribbean's throwback to seaside amusement parks, it's time for a break. Fortunately, you're always welcome to drop in at the Boardwalk Bar. At this casual and friendly "neighborhood" spot, it's fun to grab a stool and some cold refreshment and enjoy some prime people-watching along the Boardwalk.
No Royal Caribbean cruise is complete without a stop in the signature lounge. Perched high above the sea, this glass-enclosed lounge is quite possibly the best place onboard to enjoy a cocktail and watch the sun set. After that, on Radiance class ships it turns into one of the hottest discos! On Voyager class ships, the Viking Crown Lounge is made up of many different theme areas, including a sports bar, jazz bar, card room, lounge and viewing area.
Follow the sounds of the Latin beat and you'll find yourself in Boleros, a Latin-themed club and nighttime hot spot. Cool off with one of our refreshing specialty drinks, like a mojito or caipirina. And for those who can keep up with the live Latin music, the dance floor is all yours! Available on select ships.
Meet up with friends at the teen-only lounges. The Living Room is a laid-back place you can just hang with your new friends. And Fuel is the place where the party is. Open 'til 2 a.m., you can dance, listen to music, or just hang out there. Or take it outside to a private outdoor area just for teens! Available on select ships.
You'll find a variety of themed lounges on every ship in the fleet.
Freedom Class Ships
Freedom of the Seas - Cloud Nine, Pharaoh's Palace
Independence of the Seas - Cloud Nine, Pyramid Lounge
Liberty of the Seas - Cloud Nine, The Sphinx
Voyager Class Ships
Adventure of the Seas - Imperial Lounge, Connoisseur Club, Crow's Nest, Blue Moon, Cloud Nine, Seven Hearts, 19th Hole
Explorer of the Seas - Maharaja's, Crow's Nest, Dizzy's, Cloud Nine, Seven Hearts, 19th Hole, Connoisseur Club
Mariner of the Seas - Lotus Lounge, Crow's Nest, Ellington's, Cloud Nine, Seven Hearts, 19th Hole, The Living Room Teen Lounge
Navigator of the Seas - Ixtapa Lounge, Connoisseur Club, Cosmopolitan Club, Crow's Nest, Cloud Nine, Seven Hearts, 19th Hole, The Living Room Teen Lounge
Voyager of the Seas - Cleopatra's Needle, Connoisseur Club, High Notes, Crow's Nest, Cloud Nine, Seven Hearts, 19th Hole
Radiance Class Ships
Brilliance of the Seas - The Colony Club, Jakarta Lounge, Singapore Sling's
Jewel of the Seas - The Safari Club, Zanzibar Lounge, The Congo Bar
Radiance of the Seas - The Colony Club/Jakarta Lounge, Singapore Sling's
Serenade of the Seas - The Safari Club/Zanzibar Lounge, The Congo Bar
Vision Class Ships
Enchantment of the Seas - Carousel Lounge, Fascinating Rhythm Lounge, Fantaseas Teen Center
Grandeur of the Seas - South Pacific Lounge, Singin' in the Rain Lounge, Fantaseas Teen Center
Legend of the Seas - Anchors Aweigh Lounge
Rhapsody of the Seas - Shall We Dance Lounge, Moonlight Bay Lounge, Fantaseas Teen Center
Splendour of the Seas - Top Hat Lounge
Vision of the Seas – Some Enchanted Evening Lounge, Showboat Lounge, Fantaseas Teen Center
Sovereign Class Ships
Majesty of the Seas - Blue Skies Lounge, Paint Your Wagon Lounge
Monarch of the Seas - The Circuit Lounge, The Living Room Teen Lounge
Sovereign of the Seas - Finian's Rainbow Lounge, Fantaseas Teen Center
The nightclub may get started late, but once it gets going, guests are kicking up their heels until the early morning. It's a great place to make new friends, enjoy a cocktail or just listen to the latest hits played by our resident DJ. All nightclubs are open to guests over the age of 18; however, you must be 21+ to consume alcohol. Many of Royal's ships have a teen disco too, which are open to those aged 12-17. Available on all ships.Back to Top
Fitness Center
From weight machines, free weights, stationary spin bikes, stair steppers, treadmills, sauna, whirlpool, steam room, and thermal suites, you will find everything you need to stay fit. Plus a sweeping ocean view that extends for miles! Classes Include:
Aerobics in Motion
The aerobics program features dynamic, multilevel, easy-to-follow combinations set to the latest music. Suitable for all ages, this class is a must!
Shape Up/Step Up
The step program consists of dynamic, easy-to-follow moves, featuring simple transitions and cool music.
Pathway to Yoga
The yoga program brings the philosophies of yoga to life onboard our ships. Featuring familiar postures and breathing techniques, the program offers two levels of classes.
Shape Up/Pump Up
This resistance training program features exacting moves while creating a balance in postural motion. Great music and great results are guaranteed.
Wheels in Motion
Our group cycling program features profiled formats, such as endurance rides, all-terrain rides, interval rides, and mind and body journeys. You're going to sweat and you're going to love it. The Wheels in Motion program is not available on Enchantment of the Seas, Legend of the Seas, or Splendour of the Seas.
Shape Up/Firm Up
This conditioning program focuses on the abdominals, hips and thighs. Every instructor is an expert in providing activities that reach the hard-to-get places.
The aqua program features a water workout that both challenges and supports the body.
Combat in Motion
This Vitality program is a fusion of Eastern martial arts practices and Western dynamic aerobic conditioning. Set to the hottest music, this program is a blast!
Circuits in Motion
This circuit program is a dynamic fast track to fitness. Cardio and resistance work are formatted to produce great results fast.
Wake Up/Shape Up
The Walk-a-Mile program provides an eclectic mind and body combination that focuses on core abdominal strength, posture, flexibility and relaxation.
Balance in Motion
The Balance in Motion program provides a varied mind and body regimen that focuses on core abdominal strength, posture, flexibility and relaxation.
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Games & Contests
Take center stage for one of the popular game shows or show off your pipes in a karaoke contest. Good on the green? Put your putt-putt on display in a mini-golf tournament!
Games include:
Scavenger Hunts
Other Board/Card Games
Contests include:
Karaoke Superstar
Name that Lyric Game Show
Trivia Challenge
Turner Classic Movies Trivia
Game Shows
Guest Talent Shows
Tournaments include:
Floating Golf Green
Billiards (Radiance class ships)
Baggo Bean Bag Toss
Blongo Ball
Basketball (Freedom, Voyager and Radiance class ships only)
Volleyball (Freedom, Voyager and Radiance class ships only)
Mini Golf (Splendour of the Seas, Legend of the Seas, and all Voyager and Radiance class ships)
Pool Volleyball
Shuffle Golf
Golf Simulator Driving (Freedom, Voyager and Radiance class ships only)
Speed Climbing
Dodge Ball (Freedom, Voyager and Radiance class ships only)
Fun Fitness
Wacky Races
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Main Dining
From heavenly entrees to delectable desserts—and dining options to suit a range of vacationing needs— this is fine dining that everyone can enjoy.
With My Time Dining on select ships, you can experience the fine quality, ambiance and service offered in the main dining room while enjoying flexibility in your dining options. By selecting My Time Dining, you can choose to dine in the main dining room between the hours of 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm (times vary by ship). Then once onboard your ship, you will have the convenience and flexibility to select the perfect dining time for each day of your cruise vacation.
Prepaid gratuities are required when you select My Time Dining.
If you prefer a traditional cruise dining experience with a specific, preset dining time for each day of your cruise vacation, find out about the Traditional Dining service.
Menus feature VitalityTM items, which are lower in fat, as well as vegetarian options and a selection of kids' favorite foods. Kosher meals are also available if arranged in advance. Menus change daily throughout your cruise and can vary from ship to ship. Royal Caribbean also modifies dishes seasonally to use the freshest ingredients available.
Please note the applicable dress codes each day for evening dining - casual, smart casual and formal.
All meals (including coffee, tea, water, iced tea or lemonade) in the main dining room are included in the price of your cruise. Specialty beverages, beer, wine and soda are offered at current bar menu prices.
Explorer Academy
Learn from the best at Royal Caribbean's Explorer Academy. Professional onboard staff will teach you how to dance, skate, make the perfect martini, and more, in a fun, invigorating atmosphere.
Our program offerings include:
Learn to Ice-Skate*
Learn to Salsa Dance
Learn to Swing Dance
Learn to Hip Hop Dance
Play the Keyboard
Wine Tastings and Classes
Cooking Demonstrations
Casino and Card Game Lessons
Ice Carving Demonstration
Jewelry Making
Ice-Skating Lessons*
Rock-Wall Instruction
Dance Classes
Guest Lectures (Destination, Arts & Crafts, etc.)
Napkin Folding & Towel Folding
Fruit & Vegetable Carving
Foreign Language Classes
Backstage Tour
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Casino Royale℠ is a little bit of Vegas, a little bit of Monte Carlo and a lot of Royal Caribbean fun. There are games for all levels of players. There are onboard lessons for novice players and tournaments for the more advanced.
Each ship features an exciting casino, packed with eclectic artwork, all types of table games, slot machines, and much, much more. The number of tables and machines varies by ship.
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Room Service
That's why Royal Caribbean offers room service to all guests for breakfast, lunch and dinner, 24 hours a day (late night service charge applies). So go ahead and have breakfast in bed or enjoy a sweet temptation dessert on your balcony. After all, you're on vacation.
The room service menu can be found in the Cruise Services Directory in your stateroom and offers selections for all meals and light snacks. During certain hours of the day, you can also order from the main dining room menu; just ask for details when you're onboard.
Where You'll Find It
Room service is offered on every ship in the fleet.
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner: 24 hours a day
All meals (including coffee, tea, water, iced tea or lemonade) delivered by room service are included in the price of your cruise (however a late night service charge applies). Specialty beverages, beer, wine and soda are offered at current bar menu prices.
Mystery Dinner Theater
The professional cast will host an evening of theater where you are the detectives. Solve the crime over an exquisite multiple course dinner paired with fine wine and fun for all. There are limited spaces available for this exclusive event held once per week, so book early to reserve your night of Royal Caribbean International's, Mystery Dinner Theater.
Dishes are modified seasonally to use the freshest ingredients available. Most of the Mystery Dinner Theater events are hosted through Portofino.
Where You'll Find It
The Mystery Dinner Theatre dining experience is featured on Radiance class ships, Voyager class ships, and Freedom class ships.
Dress Suggestion
Smart casual attire is suggested - slacks for men, dresses or pantsuits for women. (No jeans, shorts, or sneakers, please.) On formal evenings, formal attire is also appropriate in the restaurant. This includes suits and ties or tuxedos for men and cocktail dresses for women.
Dinner: 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
Please note: Hours may vary according to the ship and itinerary, so be sure to check your Cruise Compass and Daily Planner.
A parent or guardian must accompany guests younger than 18 years of age. Guests over the age of 13 are welcome to participate.
Reservations are recommended; please allow two hours for dining. You can reserve onboard by calling the restaurant directly or using RCTV* in your stateroom feature only available on Oasis and Allure of the Seas. Telephone numbers can be found in your stateroom. Cancellations with less than 24 hours notice will be charged a minimum of $10 USD.
A $49.50 per guest fee covers meal and gratuities. Specialty beverages, beer, wine and soda are offered at current bar menu prices.
Spa and Generation YSPA
Indulgence begins here. Your treatment will be choreographed by Royal Caribbean's spa staff to ensure the most enjoyable and beneficial result.
The finest Signature Treatments will optimize your relaxation onboard, leaving you refreshed, rejuvenated and replenished. With all the luxurious spa treatments available, it can be tough deciding which to choose.
General YSPA is for teens only, dedicated to serving the younger generation ages 13 to 17. Father-son and mother-daughter massage packages offer a great opportunity for some quality time bonding.
Vitality Wellness Program
This new program offers lots of activities and options onboard and onshore to work wellness into every aspect of your cruise vacation - plus, the tools you'll need to keep the momentum going when you return home.
Getting Started
Starting to take a more holistic approach to wellness can be a little overwhelming. For help, check out the Vitality℠ workshops for expert advice on stress and relaxation, nutrition and weight management, and health and fitness.
Menu Items
Fuel up on fresh options. For a quick pick-me-up, try energy bars, protein and green tea drinks, and Tazo teas. Plus, you'll be pleased to find healthy (and tasty) Vitality choices on the dining menus, including trans fat-free foods and meals prepared with the freshest ingredients.


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Revisiting the Harold Fish incident
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December 17, 2008, 04:04 PM
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I mean listen, if someone wants to make the case that the 10mm is not an excessive cartridge, then it's not hard to look at the FBI's extensive studies done during that timeframe prove the point. The 10mm is an exceptional service cartridge, and is still in use by many law enforcement agencies in the United States for this very reason.
Actually, that sort of helps the prosecutions case. The FBI got rid of the 10mm handgun because they found it was to much gun for most of thier agents, and very few LE agencies in the US ever adopted the 10mm, much less kept it around.
Tell me, how is it that the prosecutor gets to bring into question the caliber of the defendant's weapon while the defense doesn't get to introduce Mr. Kuenzli's past history of violence?
Because one (the gun) is pertinent to the case at hand, as it was used in the incident. The past history of violence is fairly immaterial for 2 reasons: 1, the defense can't use it unless Fish knew about it before the incident; 2, IIRC, the prosecution admitted to Fish acting aggressively during the incident, so there was no issue of if he could be violent.
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