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A data converter for a lighting system, has a data input for the data converter to communicate with a central control device of the lighting system, a data output for the data converter to communicate with lamp operating elements, and an evaluation unit for evaluating the data received from the central control device and for controlling and monitoring the functions of the lamp operating elements. The data converter permits an enlargement of the number of the lamp operating elements, in the lighting system, that can be monitored by the central control device.

As file systems reach the petabytes scale, users and administrators are increasingly interested in acquiring high-level analytical information for file management and analysis. Two particularly important tasks are the processing of aggregate and top-k queries which, unfortunately, cannot be quickly answered by hierarchical file systems such as ext3 and NTFS. Existing pre-processing based solutions, e.g., file system crawling and index building, consume a significant amount of time and space (for generating and maintaining the indexes) which in many cases cannot be justified by the infrequent usage of such solutions. User interests can often be sufficiently satisfied by approximate (i.e., statistically accurate) answers. A just-in-time sampling-based system can, after consuming a small number of disk accesses, produce extremely accurate answers for a broad class of aggregate and top-k queries over a file system without the requirement of any prior knowledge. The system is efficient, accurate and scalable.

A system for automatically handling requests to grant or deny access to resources in a network or computer system. In a preferred embodiment of the invention a “learning mode” can be designated so that whenever a permission query is detected the system automatically supplies an answer to the query without requiring the user to make a response or take other action. The automated answer can be set so that the permission is always granted or other criteria can be used for the automated answer such as by categorizing the type of access permission and using a default response according to the category.

The method and system include presenting a user with a plurality of questions, timing the user's response time for the plurality of questions, identifying an optimal answer time where the user is able to answer a maximum percentage of questions correctly, and informing the user of the optimal answer time. An embodiment of the method may also include providing the user with a suggested change in an actual time taken to answer a question. Certain embodiments may also include weighting the chance of receiving a question in a particular topic based on the user's past performance in answering questions in that topic.

A game and a method of playing a game are provided that teach the concepts necessary for a polished musical performance. In one embodiment, the game comprises a game board that provides a path of movement for a playing pawn controlled by each player. The path of movement comprises a plurality of areas or “stores”, each store designating a different category of music theory. The game also comprises means for directing each player as to how to move their respective playing pawn along the path of movement and into each of the plurality of stores. An object of the game is to successfully move a playing pawn into each one of the series of stores and correctly answer music theory questions relevant to the category of music theory covered by that store. In case the player does not have adequate understanding of a particular music category designated by a store, a separate game is provided to further develop the player's understanding of the category. Each separate game is played differently and apart from the board game and with different playing pawns, rules, etc. According to this method, students can, at separate times, play the individual games to help develop proficiency in those areas.