Author: claimsbot

1. A method for producing a patterned phase difference film by sequentially processing an elongated transparent film material while transporting the elongated transparent film material, comprising:
forming a photo-alignment material film on the transparent film material;
forming an alignment film by performing an exposure process on the photo-alignment material film by using a mask through a photo-alignment method; and
forming a phase difference layer of a right-eye area applying phase difference corresponding to right-eye transmitting light and a left-eye area applying phase difference corresponding to left-eye transmitting light on the alignment film,
wherein the exposure process is performed by irradiation of light through the mask disposed to face a roll while transporting the transparent film material wound around the roll,
wherein the mask is formed so that slits which are used for the exposing of the photo-alignment material film a longitudinal direction of which is a direction corresponding to a longitudinal direction of the transparent film material are repetitively formed in a in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the slit, and
wherein the slit is formed so that one end side or two end sides in the longitudinal direction of the slit has a width being gradually decreased in the direction toward end portions in the longitudinal direction of the slit.
2. The method for producing a patterned phase difference film according to claim 1, wherein the slit is formed so that a central portion in the longitudinal direction of the slit has a constant width.
3. A mask being retained so as to face a roll for transporting an elongated transparent film material and being used for exposing a photo-alignment material film formed on the transparent film material transported by the roll,
wherein slits used for the exposing of the photo-alignment material film are repetitively formed in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the slits, and
wherein the slit is formed so that one end side or two end sides in the longitudinal direction of the slit has a width being gradually decreased in the direction toward end portions in the longitudinal direction of the slit.
4. The mask according to claim 3, wherein the slit is formed so that a central portion in the longitudinal direction of the slit has a constant width.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
determining, by a host controller machine, candidate target host machines capable of receiving a virtual machine (VM) to be migrated;
obtaining, by the host controller machine, a hash value for memory pages of the VM to be migrated;
obtaining, by the host controller machine for each of the determined candidate target host machines, hash values for shared memory pages utilized by one or more VMs hosted by the candidate target host machine;
comparing, by the host controller machine for each of the determined candidate target host machine, the hash values for the memory pages of the VM to be migrated with the hash values for the shared memory pages of the candidate target host machine; and
adjusting, by the host controller machine, a score in a general selection algorithm for the candidate target host machine with the most identical matches of the hash values for the shared memory pages with the hash values for the memory pages of the VM to be migrated.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the hash values for the shared memory pages are maintained by a memory sharing agent at the candidate target host machine.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein obtaining the hash values for the shared memory pages further comprises contacting the shared memory agent to request the hash values for the shared memory pages.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein the memory sharing agent includes a hash table data structure that stores the hash values for the shared memory pages.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the memory sharing agent includes a shared memory pages data module that stores data on which memory pages of the candidate target host machine are shared between VMs hosted by the candidate target host machine.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein comparing the hash values is performed between at least one of a top predetermined number or top predetermined percentage of candidate target host machines in terms of a current general score in the general selection algorithm.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting the score takes into consideration whether a system of the candidate hosts is overall memory constrained.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the memory pages of the VM to be migrated includes at least one of all of the memory pages of the VM to be migrated, only those pages that have not changed in a predetermined time period, or only those pages that were accessed in another predetermined time period.
9. A system, comprising:
a memory;
a processor communicably coupled to the memory; and
a migration agent executed from the memory and the processor, the migration agent configured to:
determine candidate target host machines capable of receiving a virtual machine (VM) to be migrated;
obtain a hash value for memory pages of the VM to be migrated;
obtain, for each of the determined candidate target host machines, hash values for shared memory pages utilized by one or more VMs hosted by the candidate target host machine;
compare, for each of the determined candidate target host machine, the hash values for the memory pages of the VM to be migrated with the hash values for the shared memory pages of the candidate target host machine; and
adjust a score in a general selection algorithm for the candidate target host machine with the most identical matches of the hash values for the shared memory pages with the hash values for the memory pages of the VM to be migrated.
10. The system of claim 9, wherein the hash values for the shared memory pages are maintained by a memory sharing agent at the candidate target host machine that includes a hash table data structure that stores the hash values for the shared memory pages.
11. The system of claim 10, wherein the memory sharing agent includes a hash table data structure that stores the hash values for the shared memory pages.
12. The system of claim 11, wherein the memory sharing agent includes a shared memory pages data module that stores data on which memory pages of the candidate target host machine are shared between VMs hosted by the candidate target host machine.
13. The system of claim 9, wherein the comparing the hash values is performed between at least one of a top predetermined number or top predetermined percentage of candidate target host machines in terms of a current general score in the general selection algorithm.
14. The system of claim 9, wherein the adjusting the score takes into consideration whether a system of the candidate hosts is overall memory constrained.
15. The system of claim 9, wherein the memory pages of the VM to be migrated includes at least one of all of the memory pages of the VM to be migrated, only those pages that have not changed in a predetermined time period, or only those pages that were accessed in another predetermined time period.
16. An article of manufacture comprising a machine-readable storage medium including data that, when accessed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
determining candidate target host machines capable of receiving a virtual machine (VM) to be migrated;
obtaining a hash value for memory pages of the VM to be migrated;
obtaining, for each of the determined candidate target host machines, hash values for shared memory pages utilized by one or more VMs hosted by the candidate target host machine;
comparing, for each of the determined candidate target host machines, the hash values for the memory pages of the VM to be migrated with the hash values for the shared memory pages of the candidate target host machine; and
adjusting a score in a general selection algorithm for the candidate target host machine with the most identical matches of the hash values for the shared memory pages with the hash values for the memory pages of the VM to be migrated.
17. The article of manufacture of claim 16, wherein the hash values for the shared memory pages are maintained by a memory sharing agent at the candidate target host machine that includes a hash table data structure that stores the hash values for the shared memory pages.
18. The article of manufacture of claim 16, wherein comparing the hash values is performed between at least one of a top predetermined number or top predetermined percentage of candidate target host machines in terms of a current general score in the general selection algorithm.
19. The article of manufacture of claim 16, wherein adjusting the score takes into consideration whether a system of the candidate hosts is overall memory constrained.
20. The article of manufacture of claim 16, wherein the memory pages of the VM to be migrated includes at least one of all of the memory pages of the VM to be migrated, only those pages that have not changed in a predetermined time period, or only those pages that were accessed in another predetermined time period.

1. In an aircraft having a cockpit, a baggage compartment, and a plurality of cargo containers, the improvement comprising a fire suppression system, comprising:
a) for each cargo container, a fire suppression unit removably placed within said cargo container, each said fire suppression unit comprising:
i) a housing having a front wall and a first side wall with at least one opening therethrough, and a second side wall extending non-orthogonally from said first side wall and having at least one opening therethrough;
ii) said housing including an inner chamber containing a fire extinguisher, a temperature sensor, a smoke detector, and a battery-powered controller and communications device, said fire extinguisher having a nozzle for expelling fire suppression chemicals, said nozzle being contained within said inner chamber;
iii) a valve controlling dispensing of fire suppression chemicals from said fire extinguisher;
iv) said temperature sensor communicating temperature readings to said controller;
v) said smoke detector communicating smoke concentration data to said controller;
vi) said controller communicating with a human to machine interface (HMI) via said communications device;

b) said HMI being located remote from said baggage compartment;
c) said controller receiving signals from said temperature sensor and smoke detector and, responsive thereto, controlling operation of said valve to dispense, when necessary, fire suppression chemicals from said fire extinguisher nozzle into said inner chamber and then, through at least one of said openings into said cargo container;
d) via said communications device, said controller communicating data received from said temperature sensor and smoke detector to said HMI and communicating information concerning activations of said valve.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein each fire suppression unit includes an identifier permitting a user to correlate it with a cargo container in which it is placed.
3. The system of claim 2, wherein said controller provides said HMI information correlating each fire suppression unit with a cargo container in which it is placed.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein said HMI communicates with each fire suppression unit wirelessly.
5. The system of claim 4, wherein said HMI and each fire suppression unit includes a transmitter-receiver permitting two-way wireless communications therebetween.
6. The system of claim 2, wherein said identifier comprises a barcode.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one opening in said first side comprises a multiplicity of openings.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein a said fire suppression unit is located at an upper portion of a cargo container in which it is placed.
9. The system of claim 1, wherein said housing is non-rectangular to lessen a possibility that said at least one hole of said first side and said at least one hole of said second side are both blocked by adjacent cargo.
10. The system of claim 9, wherein said housing is pentagonal.
11. The system of claim 1, wherein said HMI includes a display screen.
12. The system of claim 11, wherein said display screen is switchable between a plurality of displays including at least a first display permitting a user to choose to access data from a particular fire suppression unit and a second display displaying conditions sensed by said particular fire suppression unit.
13. The system of claim 12, further including a third display permitting activation and deactivation of said system.
14. The system of claim 11, wherein said display screen comprises a touch screen display.
15. The system of claim 13, wherein said display screen comprises a touch screen display.
16. In combination with an aircraft having a cockpit, a baggage compartment, and a plurality of cargo containers, a fire suppression system, comprising:
a) for each cargo container, a fire suppression unit removably placed within said cargo container, each said fire suppression unit comprising:
i) a housing having a front wall and a first wall with a plurality of openings therethrough, and a second wall non-orthogonal with said first wall and having a plurality of openings therethrough;
ii) an inner chamber containing a fire extinguisher, a temperature sensor, a smoke detector, and a battery-powered controller and communications device, said fire extinguisher having a nozzle for expelling fire suppression chemicals, said nozzle being contained within said inner chamber;
iii) a valve controlling dispensing of fire suppression chemicals from said fire extinguisher;
iv) said temperature sensor communicating temperature readings to said controller;
v) said smoke detector communicating smoke concentration data to said controller;
vi) said controller wirelessly communicating with a human to machine interface (HMI) via said communications device;

b) said HMI being located remote from said baggage compartment in said cockpit;
c) said controller receiving signals from said temperature sensor and smoke detector and, responsive thereto, controlling operation of said valve to dispense, when necessary, fire suppression chemicals from said fire extinguisher nozzle into said inner chamber and then, through said openings and into said cargo container;
d) said controller communicating data received from said temperature sensor and smoke detector, sensing conditions in said container through said openings, to said HMI via said communications device, and communicating information concerning activations of said valve.
17. The system of claim 16, wherein each fire suppression unit includes an identifier permitting a user to correlate it with a cargo container in which it is placed, said identifier comprising a barcode, said controller providing said HMI information correlating each fire suppression unit with a cargo container in which it is placed.
18. The system of claim 16, wherein said HMI and each fire suppression unit includes a transmitter-receiver permitting two-way wireless communications therebetween.
19. The system of claim 16, wherein said housing is pentagonal in shape to lessen a possibility that said openings are blocked by adjacent cargo.
20. The system of claim 16, wherein said HMI includes a touch screen display screen switchable between a plurality of displays including at least a first display permitting a user to choose to access data from a particular fire suppression unit and a second display displaying conditions sensed by said particular fire suppression unit.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A system for projecting a shape onto a scene so that the shape appears to emanate from a source location, comprising:
a first projection assembly for projecting a first plane of light so that the first plane of light intersects the scene to form a first light stripe on the scene; and
a second projection assembly for projecting a second plane of light so that the second plane of light intersects the scene to form a second light stripe on the scene, the first light stripe intersecting the second light stripe for defining a point of light projected onto the scene so that the point of light appears to emanate from the source location;
wherein the first projection assembly rotates about a first axis extending through the source location and the second projection assembly rotates about a second axis extending through the source location for controlling the position of the point of light on the scene.
2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first projection assembly comprises a first mirror and the second projection assembly comprises a second mirror, the first mirror rotating about the first axis for reflecting the first plane of light so that the first plane of light is projected onto the scene and the second mirror rotating about the second axis for reflecting the second plane of light so that the second plane of light is projected onto the scene.
3. The system as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a first light source for projecting the first plane of light onto the first mirror for reflection by the first mirror and a second light source for projecting the second plane of light onto the second mirror for reflection by the second mirror.
4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first projection assembly comprises a first light source and the second projection assembly comprises a second light source, the first light source rotating about the first axis for projecting the first plane of light onto the scene and the second light source rotating about the second axis for projecting the second plane of light onto the scene.
5. The system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an actuator assembly for rotating the first projection assembly and the second projection assembly.
6. The system as claimed in claim 5, further comprising a controller assembly for controlling rotation of the first projection assembly and the second projection assembly.
7. The system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the actuator assembly comprises a first actuator for rotating the first projection assembly and a second actuator for rotating the second projection assembly and the controller assembly comprises a first controller for controlling the first actuator and a second controller for controlling the second actuator.
8. The system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first actuator and the second actuator comprise a galvanometer.
9. The system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a computer for generating a first angle of rotation for the first projection assembly and a second angle of rotation for the second projection assembly from the position of a point in the shape to be projected into the scene.
10. The system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the computer generates the first angle of rotation and the second angle of rotation from:
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and
\u03b82=Sin\u22121(|{circumflex over (N)}2\xd7{circumflex over (N)}2\u2032|);
where \u03b81 is an angle of rotation by which a plane P1 rotates about a rotation axis SL1 in order to illuminate a point p, \u03b82 is an angle of rotation by which a plane P2 rotates about a rotation axis SL2 in order to illuminate a point p, {circumflex over (N)}1 is a unit normal to the plane P1, {circumflex over (N)}1 being calculated from:
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11. A method for projecting a shape onto a scene so that the shape appears to emanate from a source location, comprising:
projecting a first plane of light from a first projection assembly so that the first plane of light intersects the scene to form a first light stripe on the scene;
projecting a second plane of light from a second projection assembly so that the second plane of light intersects the scene to form a second light stripe on the scene, the first light stripe intersecting the second light stripe for defining a point of light projected onto the scene so that the point of light appears to emanate from the source location; and
rotating at least one of the first projection assembly about a first axis extending through the source location and the second projection assembly about a second axis extending through the source location for controlling the position of the point of light on the scene.
12. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the first projection assembly comprises a first mirror and the second projection assembly comprises a second mirror, projecting the first plane of light comprises rotating the first mirror about the first axis for reflecting the first plane of light so that the first plane of light is projected onto the scene and projecting the second plane of light comprises rotating the second mirror about the second axis for reflecting the second pane of light so that the second plane of light is projected onto the scene.
13. The method as claimed in claim 12, further comprising illuminating a first light source for projecting the first plane of light onto the first mirror for reflection by the first mirror and illuminating a second light source for projecting the second plane of light onto the second mirror for reflection by the second mirror.
14. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the first projection assembly comprises a first light source and the second projection assembly comprises a second light source, projecting the first plane of light comprises rotating the first light source about the first axis for projecting the first plane of light onto the scene and projecting the second plane of light comprises rotating the second light source about the second axis for projecting the second plane of light onto the scene.
15. The method as claimed in claim 11, further comprising generating a first angle of rotation for the first projection assembly and a second angle of rotation for the second projection assembly from the position of a point in the shape to be projected into the scene.
16. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the the first angle of rotation and the second angle of rotation are determined from:
\u03b81=Sin\u22121(|{circumflex over (N)}1\xd7{circumflex over (N)}1\u2032|)
and
\u03b82=Sin\u22121(|{circumflex over (N)}2\xd7{circumflex over (N)}2\u2032|);
where \u03b81 is an angle of rotation by which a plane P1 rotates about a rotation axis SL1 in order to illuminate a point p, \u03b82 is an angle of rotation by which a plane P2 rotates about a rotation axis SL2 in order to illuminate a point p, {circumflex over (N)}1 is a unit normal to the plane P1, {circumflex over (N)}1 being calculated from:
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17. A system for projecting a shape onto a scene so that the shape appears to emanate from a source location, comprising:
means for projecting a first plane of light so that the first plane of light intersects the scene to form a first light stripe on the scene; and
means for projecting a second plane of light so that the second plane of light intersects the scene to form a second light stripe on the scene, the first light stripe intersecting the second light stripe for defining a point of light projected onto the scene so that the point of light appears to emanate from the source location;
wherein the first projecting means rotates about a first axis extending through the source location and the second projecting means rotates about a second axis extending through the source location for controlling the position of the point of light on the scene.
18. The system as claimed in claim 17, further comprising means for rotating the first projecting means and the second projecting means.
19. The system as claimed in claim 18, further comprising means for controlling rotation of the first projecting means and the second projecting means.
20. The system as claimed in claim 17, further comprising means for generating a first angle of rotation for the first projecting means and a second angle of rotation for the second projecting means from the position of a point in the shape to be projected into the scene.
21. The system as claimed in claim 20, wherein the generating means generates the first angle of rotation and the second angle of rotation from:
\u03b81=Sin\u22121(|{circumflex over (N)}1\xd7{circumflex over (N)}1\u2032|)
and
\u03b82=Sin\u22121(|{circumflex over (N)}2\xd7{circumflex over (N)}2\u2032|);
where \u03b81 is an angle of rotation by which a plane P1 rotates about a rotation axis SL1 in order to illuminate a point p, \u03b82 is an angle of rotation by which a plane P2 rotates about a rotation axis SL2 in order to illuminate a point p, {circumflex over (N)}1 is a unit normal to the plane P1, {circumflex over (N)}1 being calculated from:
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