A system and method are provided for identifying inappropriate content in websites on a network. Unrecognized uniform resource locators (URLs) or other web content are accessed by workstations and are identified as possibly having malicious content. The URLs or web content may be preprocessed within a gateway server module or some other software module to collect additional information related to the URLs. The URLs may be scanned for known attack signatures, and if any are found, they may be tagged as candidate URLs in need of further analysis by a classification module.

System and method of analyzing web content

A system and method for adjusting power employed by a light emitting device used for medical applications, such as measurement of patient parameter. A system or device includes a light emitting device, a power unit coupled to the light emitting device for powering the light emitting device and responsive to a control signal for adjusting power applied to the light emitting device, and a control unit for providing the control signal and coupled to the power unit, the control signal being determined in response to a characteristic of a signal associated with a physiological parameter measured using light produced by the light emitting device.

Power conserving adaptive control system for generating signal in portable medical devices

A lighting circuit supplies an input voltage from a battery to a discharge lamp after the input voltage has been sent via a DC power supply section to a DC-AC converter. This lighting circuit comprises a lighting detector for detecting if the discharge lamp is lighted, an input-voltage monitor circuit for detecting the input voltage to the DC power supply section and checking if the input voltage lies within an allowable range, and a stable power supply circuit and a switch section for supplying power to the discharge lamp or inhibiting the power supply thereto in accordance with a signal from the input-voltage monitor circuit. The input-voltage monitor circuit performs variable control on a reference value to be compared with the input voltage, in accordance with a signal from the lighting detector.

Lighting circuit for discharge lamp

A ballast for a discharge lamp includes a DC-DC converter which provides a regulated DC output so as to start and keep operating the lamp A controller is included to give a closed-loop control for regulating the DC output based upon a monitored DC output The controller also provides an open-loop control which interrupts the closed-loop control for a limited period immediately after the initiation of the lamp discharge in order to supplement a sufficient lamp current which would not expected with the closed-loop control, thereby successfully complementing the lamp start and proceeding to the stable lamp operation

Ballast for a discharge lamp

According to an aspect of the invention, a motor drive circuit includes a first energy storage device configured to supply electrical energy, a bi-directional DC-to-DC voltage converter coupled to the first energy storage device, a voltage inverter coupled to the bi-directional DC-to-DC voltage converter, and an input device configured to receive electrical energy from an external energy source. The motor drive circuit further includes a coupling system coupled to the input device, to the first energy storage device, and to the bi-directional DC-to-DC voltage converter. The coupling system has a first configuration configured to transfer electrical energy to the first energy storage device via the bi-directional DC-to-DC voltage converter, and has a second configuration configured to transfer electrical energy from the first energy storage device to the voltage inverter via the bi-directional DC-to-DC voltage converter.

Apparatus for energy transfer using converter and method of manufacturing same

Providing a discharge lamp device to reduce noise radiation and to reduce a surge pulse current resulting from a shield sheath involves providing a ballast, including a DC/DC conversion circuit for boosting a direct current voltage from a battery, an inverter circuit for converting the voltage boosted by the DC/DC conversion circuit into an alternating current voltage, a starting circuit having a second transformer for boosting to such a voltage that causes a breakdown between electrodes of a lamp in starting up the lamp, and a metal case for accommodating the DC/DC conversion circuit, the inverter circuit, and the starting circuit. A secondary winding of the second transformer of the starting circuit is connected between the lamp and the inverter circuit connected to the lamp. An electrode member is interposed between the second transformer and the metal case.

Discharge lamp device

DC/DC converter 31 boosts an output voltage of a battery 1 having a negative terminal grounded to a vehicle body, and supplies a boosted voltage to a discharge lamp 4 interposed between a positive output terminal and a negative output terminal of battery 1. A lamp current detecting resistance 35, connected in series with discharge lamp 4, detects a lamp current flowing through discharge lamp 4. Lamp voltage detecting resistances 33 and 34 detect a lamp voltage applied to discharge lamp 4. An electric power of DC/DC converter 31 is controlled by lamp power calculating circuit 36 and DC/DC converter drive circuit 37 based on the lamp current detected by lamp current detecting resistance 35 and the lamp voltage detected by lamp voltage detecting resistances 33 and 34. Discharge lamp 4 and lamp current detecting resistance 35 are connected at a connecting point "a" which is grounded. An excessive current flowing through lamp current detecting resistance 35 is detected to stop electric power supply to discharge lamp 4. Detection of the excessive current is inhibited until a predetermined period of time has elapsed after starting a lighting operation of discharge lamp 4.

Control apparatus for a lighting system of a discharge lamp used in various types of vehicles

An improved anti-skid system for a vehicle which effectively utilizes an approximated slip ratio between vehicle or body velocity and wheel velocity to generate a brake release signal for a brake release valve but without actually utilizing a vehicle or body velocity detector. Storage apparatus is used to store a reference signal representing vehicle velocity but actually corresponding to a present or just past maximum value of wheel velocity. Control apparatus is then utilized for removing energy from the storage apparatus at a controlled predetermined rate chosen to approximate the expected vehicle deceleration (but without using an actual vehicle or body deceleration detector) such that the reference signal (capacitor voltage) will continue to accurately represent approximate vehicle velocities even during periods of deceleration. Various exemplary embodiments are described for the control apparatus which may be used to hold the discharge rate constant, to change it from a first low rate to a second high rate during brake release (for compensating inherent time lags in the vehicle brake system) and/or to continuously change the rate in an inverse dependency upon wheel deceleration to even more closely approximate actual vehicle deceleration under variable road conditions. Other features of the improved system may be used to result in rapid oscillatory brake releases as a transition both before and after a more prolonged brake release period to provide for smoother operation of the anti-skid system. Spurious influences of any A.C. ripple components on the detected wheel velocity signal may also be substantially eliminated by using some of the features of this system.

Anti-skid system for a vehicle

PURPOSE:To limit an in-rush current at the time of charging a capacitor effectively by a method wherein a switch is opened to provide a resistor in the preceeding stage of the inductor of a power supply circuit. CONSTITUTION:Circuits 7a and 7b which connect terminals 2a and 2b to a load 1, a capacitor 4 which are connected between the circuits 7a and 7b in parallel with the load 1 and an inductor 5 which is connected in series to the circuit 7a between the capacitor 4 and the terminal 2a are provided and an input filter 6 is composed of the capacitor 4 and the inductor 5 to constitute a power supply circuit. In the power supply circuit like this, a switch 8 is provided in the circuit 7a between the terminal 2a and the inductor 5. The one end of a resistor 9 is connected to the point of the circuit 7a between the switch 8 and the inductor 5 and the other end of the resistor 9 is connected to the point of the circuit 7a between the terminal 2a and the switch 8.

Power supply circuit

In a discharge lamp apparatus, a casing of an electronic controller unit for a discharge lamp is comprised of a resin casing and a metal casing and accommodates therein circuit components for generating a voltage supplied to the discharge lamp. The resin casing couples with and contacts with the connector part of the discharge lamp. A power MOS transistor is attached to the metal casing through a plate member made of an insulating material. With this arrangement, heat generated by the discharge lamp is less likely to transfer from the resin casing to the metal casing, and heat generated by the power MOS transistor is efficiently radiated from the metal casing to the outside.

Koichi Toyama

Papers

Discharge lamp device

Control apparatus for a lighting system of a discharge lamp used in various types of vehicles

Anti-skid system for a vehicle

Power supply circuit

Discharge lamp apparatus having directly coupled lamp and electronic controller