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A viewer interface for a television program delivery system is described. The innovation relates to methods and devices for viewer pathways to television programs. Specifically, the interface involves hardware and software used in conjunction with a television at the viewer home to create a user friendly menu based approach to television program access. The device is particularly useful in a program delivery system with hundreds of programs and a data signal carrying program information. The disclosure describes menu generation and menu selection of television programs.

A viewer interface for a television program delivery system is described. The innovation relates to methods and devices for viewer pathways to television programs. Specifically, the interface involves hardware and software used in conjunction with a television at the viewer home to create a user friendly menu based approach to television program access. The device is particularly useful in a program delivery system with hundreds of programs and a data signal carrying program information. The disclosure describes menu generation and menu selection of television programs.

Methods and systems are provided for improving security, efficiency, access control, administrative monitoring, reliability as well as integrity of data transmission and remote application sharing over a network. Secure, stable network connections and efficient network transactions among multiple users are supported by an improved client-server architecture. A datagram schema is provided, which enables dynamic datagram switching in support of a multitude of applications and network services. Mobile intelligent data carriers are provided, allowing for the implementation of an authentication and encryption scheme. They may be used to target deliver applications to authorized user, thereby controlling the access to not only data but also applications. Biometrics and other suitable authentication methodologies may be employed in delivering the pervasive, user-centric network security solutions disclosed. The methods and systems of this disclosure maybe advantageously implemented in any enterprise network environment to support a wide spectrum of business, research, and administrative operations.

A communication system including a first administrative subsystem and a second administrative subsystem providing group communication service. The system includes a first server for storing group and list management information of subscribers of the first administrative subsystem. The system also includes a second server for storing group and list management information of subscribers of the second administrative subsystem. Further, the system includes an interface for exchanging group and list management information between the first server and the second server. In addition, the system reduces ambiguity in group information management of integrated systems that include two or more administrative domains.

According to the present invention, an endoscope system having an insertion member thereof wound about a drum comprises an electronic endoscope, a drum, an angling input unit, a motor-driven angling unit, a camera control unit, a motor-driven angling control circuit unit, and a stowage case. A bending section included in an insertion member of the electronic endoscope is motor-driven to bend, and a solid-state imaging device is incorporated at the tip of the insertion member. The insertion member is wound about the periphery of the drum. The angling input unit is separated from the electronic endoscope, and used to enter a direction of bending in which a user wants to bend the bending section. The motor-driven angling unit is incorporated in the drum, and includes a driving source for driving a driving mechanism that drives the bending section. The camera control unit controls the solid-state imaging device, and includes a signal processor for processing an electric signal sent from the solid-state imaging device to generate a video signal. The motor-driven angling control circuit unit controls the movement of the bending section. The drum is rotatably stowed in the stowage case freely.

A rental service server includes a storage unit and search unit. The storage unit stores rental product information containing rental product identification information and at least one feature information, rental information containing information representing whether a rental product has been rented, and reservation information containing information representing whether the rental product has been reserved. The search unit receives, as a search condition, at least part of the rental product identification information and rental product feature information from at least one user terminal, searches the storage unit under the search condition, specifies corresponding rental product information and at least one of the rental information and reservation information, and outputs the specified rental product information and rental status information of the rental product to the user terminal. A rental service system is also disclosed.

Device for securing a line such as a medical tube, a catheter, diagnostic wires etc., the device includinga line retaining part and a base part,the line retaining part having at least one groove for accommodating a line, the groove being designed with flexible retaining means,the base part including fixing means,where the line retaining part and the base part are provided with complementary locking means.

A method for operating a navigation system includes the following steps:a) calculating and displaying a map image on a display device, wherein the map image represents at least a section of a geographic area;b) selecting locations to be highlighted (Points of Interest, POI) that lie in the region of the geographic area displayed and are respectively assigned to one POI-symbol in the map image from a data base, andc) displaying the POI-symbols in the map image, wherein the POI-symbols that symbolize the locations to be highlighted within a common local area are displayed in the form of a common combination symbol such that one combination symbol respectively represents several POI-symbols, wherein the combination symbol features at least one display area, in which at least one POI-symbol can be displayed, and wherein the POI-symbols assigned to the combination symbol are alternately displayed in the display area.

Analysis system and method for the analysis of a body fluid sample for an analyte contained therein are disclosed. The analysis system has a dosing station for dosing a liquid into a test element through a sample supply opening, which reacts with a reagent system present in a sample analysis channel of the test element. The analysis system also has a measurement station for measuring a measurement variable characteristic of the reaction at the measuring zone of a test element for the analytical result. The test element also includes a separate flushing liquid supply opening and a flushing liquid collection chamber which are in fluid communication to one another via a flushing liquid channel. The flushing liquid channel and the sample analysis channel differ from one another in such a manner that a liquid flowing through the flushing liquid channel does not reach the measuring zone.

Methods and systems are provided for improving security, efficiency, access control, administrative monitoring, reliability as well as integrity of data transmission and remote application sharing over a network. Secure, stable network connections and efficient network transactions among multiple users are supported by an improved client-server architecture. A datagram schema is provided, which enables dynamic datagram switching in support of a multitude of applications and network services. Mobile intelligent data carriers are provided, allowing for the implementation of an authentication and encryption scheme. They may be used to target deliver applications to authorized user, thereby controlling the access to not only data but also applications. Biometrics and other suitable authentication methodologies may be employed in delivering the pervasive, user-centric network security solutions disclosed. The methods and systems of this disclosure maybe advantageously implemented in any enterprise network environment to support a wide spectrum of business, research, and administrative operations.