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A method of playing a slot machine game in which a player wagers upon one or more symbols and then collect awards for combinations of two or more symbols wagered upon appearing in adjacent to each other in the symbol matrix. The slot machine game may also provide a symbol repositioning feature in which one or more symbols are moved from their original positions to other positions in the symbol matrix.

A system and method for the correction of credit information and for submitting loan documents. A borrower and / or loan facilitator completes loan documents in an electronic fashion and submits the information over the internet to the systems server of the present invention. The server then acquires credit information and parses the information into a database for subsequent manipulation by the user in any desired fashion. The system also allows for electronic versions of supporting documentation to be assembled electronically with the loan documents so that the loan pack can be a complete electronic version with supporting documents, for presentations to a plurality of lenders. The lenders then respond to the server with their offers and the server presents the offers to the borrower. Thus by bidding on the borrower's loan requirements the lenders provide the most cost effective package to the borrower.

A multisensory interface for a tele-robotic surgical control system. The invention allows the surgeon to use natural gestures and motions to control the actions of end effectors in the robotic surgical apparatus. Multiple feedback mechanisms are provided to allow the physician a more intuitive understanding of what is being controlled, along with a greater situational awareness. Prior art robotic end effectors are inserted into the patient through a small incision—as is already known in the art. The invention presents an improved method of controlling these effectors.

A method (and system) for providing location privacy, includes, for a mobile computing device, assigning a pool of addresses with which a user can access a network, and preventing a third party from correlating a user's location with the mobile computing device.

A method for managing objects for users including providing a set of attributes and a set of containers each having attributes from the set. The method further provides a user interface for dynamically assigning attributes to the objects. The method further provides for selectively displaying, through a user interface, containers and objects in the containers. An object is displayed in a container if a condition is met. The condition is applied to the attributes of the container and the attributes of the object.

A method (and system) for providing location privacy, includes, for a mobile computing device, assigning a pool of addresses with which a user can access a network, and preventing a third party from correlating a user's location with the mobile computing device.

A system and method for identity authentication that comprises the use of a one-way mathematical (hash) value for log-in verification, user friendly graphical / audible verification representations of the same, and log / transaction monitoring that acts as a redundant check to avoid the subsequent execution of transactions that may have been fraudulently issued

An image focus assessment method is provided that works reliably for images of a variety of relatively dissimilar workpieces or workpiece features. The focus assessment method is based on analysis of a single image (without the benefit of comparison to other images). The robustness of the focus assessment method is enhanced by the use of at least one classifier based on a plurality of focus classification features. In one application, a primary advantage of assessing focus from a single image is that an overall workpiece inspection time may be reduced by avoiding running an autofocus routine if an image is already in focus. In various embodiments, the focus assessment method may include an ensemble of classifiers. The ensemble of classifiers can be trained on different training data (sub)sets or different parameter (sub)sets, and their classification outcomes combined by a voting operation or the like, in order to enhance the overall accuracy and robustness of the focus assessment method.

This invention relates to a method, apparatuses and a computer-readable medium having a computer program stored thereon, the method, apparatuses and computer program using a haptic signal perceptible by a user contacting a user interface surface with an input means (device) to indicate a predetermined direction on the user interface surface.

An automatic temperature control device for solid fuel fired food cooker fueled by wood, charcoal, or other solid fuels which is capable of operation with any type of cooker without utilization of different sized blowers and conserves solid fuel usage. The present invention serves to regulate cooking temperature by controlling or optimizing the amount of combustion air reaching the fuel. The present invention also allows an outdoor barbecue grill or smoker of any reasonable size to be retrofitted with the invention in order to allow a chef to cook foods at stable and precise temperatures. The core components of the invention are an air blower to provide combustion air to the burning fuel, an electronic controller to control the amount of air delivered by the air blower via a unique algorithm embedded within the electronic controller, a temperature sensor to sense the temperature inside of the cooker in the vicinity of the cooking food and provide feedback to the electronic controller, and an air tube and air manifold to get or direct the combustion air from the air blower inside the blower box to the burning fuel inside the cooker. Alternative embodiments utilize an automatic damper connected with said electronic controller whereby convection air currents may be precisely controlled.

Embodiments of the invention provide a visual command history for a software application. A method for generating a visual command history for a software application configured to edit a computer-aided design (CAD) drawing may include receiving a selection of a command to perform, determining an area of the CAD drawing modified by the command. When the command is performed, the method may include capturing at least one image of the area of the drawing modified by the command and storing the images in the visual command history. The visual command history is configured to maintain a record of each command performed by the software application. A user may interact with the visual command history to undo a sequence of commands performed using the software application beginning from the most recent command up to command selected from the visual command history.

An infant care apparatus including a nipple having a nipple passage for drawing fluid therethrough. A fitting is adapted to secure the infant care apparatus on a closure adapted to regulate flow between the infant care apparatus and a container. A valve is adapted to regulate flow between the nipple passage and the closure.

A system and method that aggregates investment, educational and entertainment data for consumers in a visually simplified way. In an embodiment, a system for such aggregated data can include a database containing investment data and investment education data and a processor in communication with the investment database and investment education database. In an exemplary embodiment, the processor may be included in a web server. The processor may be configured to execute instructions to provide a graphical user interface (GUI) to display visuals and accept queries from users according to at least one of the investment data and the investment education data. The GUI can include an educational portion and an investment portion. The processor can be configured to display through the GUI appropriate educational content from the educational portion and appropriate investment content from the investment portion.

Unification of a programming language with a definition language creates a powerful tool for object-oriented programming. A programming language is extended to include definition language constructs. In a compiler environment, a compiler recognizes the definition language constructs in programming language code. The compiler environment unifies representation of the definition language information and programming language code in a unified parse tree, and derives semantic meaning from definition language information. The compiler environment also checks for lexical, syntax, and semantic errors.

Techniques are disclosed for the efficient display of hierarchical datasets using high-water mark scrolling. Certain techniques allow for the creation of simple, intuitive, and computationally inexpensive user interfaces for displaying hierarchical data sets. According to some embodiments, a defined number of items of a hierarchical list are presented in a hierarchical user interface module. This defined number of items may be referred to as a “high-water mark” value. When one of the items having associated child items (that are not currently displayed) is selected, one or more presented items in the hierarchical list are replaced with a corresponding one or more of the child items, thus maintaining a same number of displayed list items (i.e., the high-water mark number of displayed list items).

Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus including a taker and a display controller.

An implementation method and an application of a personalized presentation of associated multimedia content are provided. The method includes steps of: by a multimedia content provider, uniformly completing full file content when producing a multimedia file, and classifying segments of the content through a marking method according to an importance and / or an association degree of the content, so as to produce different versions of the multimedia file; and selectively previewing and / or playing by a user according to the different versions. The present invention is a flexible and efficient method for scalable organization, storage and transmission in an Internet on-demand system, thereby adding a flexible organization mechanism for the media content that an existing multimedia protocol lacks, and solving problems of an existing multimedia system, such as low transmission efficiency, waste of storage resources and poor user experience.

Devices, methods, and systems for modulating a user's personal health are presented. In one aspect, a device containing a sensor is configured for tracking, measuring, and modulating a characteristic is provided. In certain instances, the characteristic to be measured pertains to food consumption. A personal health modulating device for communicating health modulating data with a mobile computing device is presented. The mobile computing device includes at least one electronic data input for receiving electronic data, at least one wireless transceiver for communicating with a wireless network, and an interactive display. The personal health modulating device includes a wearable unit configured to be worn on a part of a user's body, the wearable unit having one or more sensors to sense an environment of the user, to gather data representing one or more attributes related to an activity of a user within the environment, the data being selected for processing according to one or more personal health modulating data processing routines, the wearable unit further having a transmitter to transmit the data to the at least one electronic data input of the mobile computing device.

An imaging cartridge is detachably loaded into an image forming apparatus body. A process unit has a developing device for developing an electrostatic latent image on a photoconductor to form a toner image, and a cleaning device for collecting toner remaining on the image bearing body even after transfer of the toner image. A new toner box is detachably attached to the process unit and serves for storing therein unused toner fed to a developing device. A waste toner box is detachably attached to the process unit and serves for storing therein waste toner collected by the cleaning device. A support mechanism couples the new toner box and the waste toner box to each other so as to be supported each other in a manner allowing elastic relative displacement.

An analog or digital circuit that senses both low and high input voltage and operates to disconnect both line and neutral electrical power connections to a protected device when abnormally low or high voltages are received from a single- or multi-phase power source, and reconnects the protected device when input power has stabilized. The sensing circuit and power supply is functional with voltages up to at least 240 Vac. The nominal 120 Vac circuit is designed to withstand a 6 kilovolt surge without damage. The apparatus does not disconnect the ground line during an out-of-tolerance voltage condition.

A medical device includes a radially expandable and contractible tubular element, having proximal and distal ends, sized to pass through the nostril and into the user's upper airway when in the radially contracted condition. The support element may create an air passageway therethrough when in a radially expanded condition. The tubular element may comprise a porous filter section for filtering air passing through the air passageway. The tubular element may comprise a body material and an agent releasable from the body material for delivery to tissue of the user when the tubular element is radially expanded.

This invention relates to a test strip comprising a support having thereon a non-sampling area and a sampling area wherein said sampling area further comprises a sampling layer which can react with a target species to form or release a signal compound which is capable of effecting a reaction with silver halide to form a latent image, and a signal amplification layer comprising silver halide. It further relates to a kit containing the test strip and a method of using the test strip.

The system of the invention is a very efficient means for the on-demand production of hydrogen for aid, power, and electricity, operated by a control system with a modular, smart, and high-power efficiency arrangement using nanotechnology. A vast number of selections are provided for the user to obtain power production when needed or furthermore with variable delivery. Respecting cleanliness, environmental, and air pollution reduction constraints, the system is devised for use in the areas of housing, transportation, or more generally, any industry producing electricity or heat particularly by hydrocarbon means, or furthermore any environment requiring power for stationary or mobile operation.

A multisensory interface for a tele-robotic surgical control system. The invention allows the surgeon to use natural gestures and motions to control the actions of end effectors in the robotic surgical apparatus. Multiple feedback mechanisms are provided to allow the physician a more intuitive understanding of what is being controlled, along with a greater situational awareness. Prior art robotic end effectors are inserted into the patient through a small incision—as is already known in the art. The invention presents an improved method of controlling these effectors.

The invention relates to a method for supplying data and / or code segments to a local computer, in a distributed computer network, during loading of a first page of information present on a remote computer belonging to said network and requested by said local computer, said first page including a plurality of sequential commands for a read / execute program resident on said local computer, comprising the steps of: reading, by said read / execute program, of a linking command present on said first page being loaded, said command not coinciding with the last information contained in the first page; execution of said linking command by the read / execute program, said command causing momentary interruption of loading of the first page and start of loading of an executable object external to the first page; execution of said external object containing the data and / or the code segments to be supplied: during the step of execution of said object, simultaneous loading of the subsequent command / commands or information of said first page.

An analog or digital circuit that senses both low and high input voltage and operates to disconnect both line and neutral electrical power connections to a protected device when abnormally low or high voltages are received from a single- or multi-phase power source, and reconnects the protected device when input power has stabilized. The sensing circuit and power supply is functional with voltages up to at least 240 Vac. The nominal 120 Vac circuit is designed to withstand a 6 kilovolt surge without damage. The apparatus does not disconnect the ground line during an out-of-tolerance voltage condition.

This multi-abdominal exercise machine is comprised of at least one foot-bar arranged to move up and down a vertical angular path for exercising the abdominal muscles otherwise known as the rectus abdominis. It is used in the sitting position. A controlled weight resistance mechanism is connected to the said foot-bar for providing adjustable resistance to movement. A seat that tilts up and down during the exercising movements together with and on the same axis as the foot-bar. At least one adjustable hand bar is positioned to aid entry to and exit from the machine and to stabilize the user while exercising. A dynamic back support is positioned to provide a contra, massage and stability while exercising.A method for using the abdominal exerciser is comprised of sitting on the dynamic seat, putting one's feet onto the foot-bar and lifting the knees towards the stomach. The said lifting causes the abdominal muscles to exercise, which effect is enhanced as the said seat moves.

A system and method of providing a health assessment. A health assessment may include a health related recommendation and identification of a primary barrier to adherence to the health related recommendation. The health assessment, health related recommendation, and bather can be provided to the user in a simple and easy to understand visual representation. The visual representation can be generated based on barrier priority logic that can determine which health assessment index poses the highest barrier to the user.