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A system and method for sending a packet with a position address and line scan data from a first device over a 1394 interface to a second device. The present invention loads a camera, an illuminator, and a microprocessor with set-up instructions and a start pulse. The camera captures a line-by-line image of an object placed on the surface of a sliding prism. Position data, corresponding to the captured line-by-line image, is logged as the position address. The position address is combined with the line-by-line image to form a packet. The packet is sent to the second device for processing and viewing the image.

A method for the production of ethanol and a modified animal feed is provided. The method replaces the starch in known corn-based animal feed with biomass fiber treated to make it more digestible by animals. The process includes wherein the pericarp and germ are removed from the corn kernel and processed for by-products. The starch and protein are also removed and separated. The starch is then fermented and distilled to ethanol and stillage. The bioavailable modified animal feed comprises the pericarp and germ removed from corn kernels and optionally by-products of the pericarp and germ processing, and lignocellulosic materials. The modified animal feed may optionally include energy materials such as animal and vegetable fats, vegetable soapstocks, or glycerin, and combinations thereof.

A method for creating customer hierarchies via a network by sending an invitation to one or more customers to join a hierarchy, receiving, from the one or more of the customers, a request to join the hierarchy based upon the invitation, and adding the sender of the request to the hierarchy.

A video surveillance system which includes at least one field recording site and at least one remote viewing site linked by a communication channel of the internet. The field site locates a video surveillance recorder which archives a compressed digital video signal from a video source to a digital memory. Similarly, data associated with the video signal is archived to a digital memory. The archived video signal is stored in file segments associated with the times they are recorded. The system further provides a compressed real time video signal. The video surveillance system also includes a server interface to the internet whereby the field site may be controlled to provide the video and data information to a user at the remote site. User commands may be communicated from the remote site to the field site to transfer either the real time video signal, the archived video signal or the archived data signal. The selected signal is then displayed on a video monitor of the remote viewing site. Specific times of the archived video signal or the archived data signal may be viewed by selecting from a list of files archived on the digital memory. The surveillance system may have more than one field site recorder and/or more than one remote viewing site.

This invention relates to a low temperature solar thermal power system, which combines the solar hot water collectors with the organic Rankine cycle system using the low critical temperature hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) or hydrocarbons (HC) working fluid for converting solar energy to electrical energy. This invention also relates to systems and methodology for conversion of low temperature thermal energy, wherever obtained, to electrical energy using the low critical temperature hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) or hydrocarbons (HC) working fluid for organic Rankine cycle system to drive an electrical generator or do other work in a cost effective way.

A satellite based communication system in a low-earth-orbit (LEO) has multiple beams and FDM channels within each beam for voice/data communication between user terminals and multiple gateways. The satellite based communication system has two links for duplex communication, i.e., a forward link between the gateway and the user terminals through the satellites and a return link between the user terminals and the gateway through the satellites. Low volume telemetry data from remotely located assets, such as liquid petroleum gas tanks, water tanks, oil storage tanks, rail cars is gathered, processed, and transferred to a customer over an Internet link. A remote telemetry unit with a sensor and a simplex transmitting unit transmits remote telemetry data. A gateway receives data and directs the data to a gateway applique for demodulating and decoding. Resulting messages are sent to the customer via a back office over an Internet connection.

The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for monitoring the operational status of a cyclically operated valve (5, 19), which valve is operated to allow a fluid or gaseous medium to flow from a first conduit (1, 18) to a second conduit (3, 20) due to a pressure difference between said conduits, whereby the valve (5, 19) operated using predetermined duty cycles. The method involves measuring pressure oscillations caused by the valve (5, 19) and generating an output signal, performing a frequency analysis on the signal to determine an amplitude for the signal at an oscillation frequency, comparing the amplitude of the oscillations to an expected amplitude for the oscillation frequency, and generating an error signal is if the difference between the calculated and the expected amplitudes exceeds a predetermined limit.

The invention provides spare parts information to a buyer over a communication network. Electronic spare parts inventory information is transmitted to an information processor from a plurality of surplus spare parts sellers that represent at least one spare part available for sale. Spare parts buyers transmit demand information representing demand for at least one spare part and the information processor matches the demand with the electronic inventory information. When a matched spare part is located, the information processor determines whether the part is available according to rules set forth from the surplus spare parts sellers. If the matched parts are available, the information processor provides electronic spare parts information representing the matched and available spare part to the spare parts buyer.

A remote reboot method and system for network-linked computer platform is proposed, which is designed for use with a network system linked to at least one computer platform that is equipped with a special type of network chip and a special type of I/O control chip, for providing a remote reboot function to the computer platform. The proposed remote reboot method and system can be implemented simply by configuring existing hardware/software facilities on the computer platform with the additional installation of only a new functional module called SMI signal judgment module in the computer platform's BIOS, it allows a more cost-effective way of providing a remote reboot function for crash recovery of the network-linked computer platform.

Method, devices and computer programs for initiating and establishing a peer-to-peer connection between a mobile terminal and a data terminal. The mobile terminal constructs a signaling message comprising an internet protocol address of each communication interface when the number of communication interfaces is at least two. The addresses may be ordered in a preference order. A receiving data terminal then tries to initiate communication with a first internet protocol address, and if the initiation fails, selects the next internet protocol address for communication initiation.

A prefabricated home covering designed to protect a prefabricated home as it is being transported. The prefabricated home covering has a generally rectangular sheet of tarpaulin material used to cover an open middle section of a prefabricated home half being transported. There are also two generally trapezoidal sheets of tarpaulin material used to cover the ends of a prefabricated home half being transported, with the generally rectangular sheet of tarpaulin material and the two generally trapezoidal sheets of tarpaulin material being attached from the bottom of a trailer frame transporting the prefabricated home half with a plurality of rubber straps and D-rings with S-hooks. A plurality of strap buckle assemblies attach the generally rectangular sheet of tarpaulin material to the two generally trapezoidal sheets of tarpaulin material and a plurality of grommets attach the prefabricated home covering to the prefabricated home being transported.

A system includes a terminal, a wireless access network, a multimedia core network and a network device, which connects the wireless access network to the multimedia core network, expanded location updating to the registration procedure of the multimedia core network, and performs double registration of the user to the multimedia core network. The terminal performs expanded location updating relaying the registration point identity of the multimedia core network, the user's phone number and the private user identity to the network device in connection with normal location updating signaling. In the double registration performed by the network device, two addresses are registered for the user of the terminal, one of which is associated with the domain name of the terminal in question or a numeric IP address, and the other to a domain name of the network device or a numeric IP address.

Warming personal lubricant compositions, condom products including such compositions and methods of making such condom products are disclosed. The present warming lubricant compositions include at least about 50% by weight of a polyalkylene glycol component, preferably including at least two portions of different molecular weights, and an effective amount of a viscosity inducing component.

The present invention is directed to a system or web site for advertising on the internet. The web site comprises a web based server in communication with the internet. The web-site further comprises an advertiser module adapted to receive advertising campaign entered by an advertiser, including a DISPLAY AD and a MESSAGE AD. The advertiser module further comprises a location module having a set of code configured so the advertiser can select a publisher's website to place the DISPLAY AD. The advertiser module further comprises a message module having a first set of code configured to serve an advertiser host web page to the internet surfer upon activation of the DISPLAY AD by the internet surfer. The advertiser host page comprises a first portion having a message box and a second portion displaying the web page of the advertiser corresponding to the URL address entered by the advertiser. The message box comprises first and second a message fields and cell phone number field. The first and second message fields are adapted to receive a SMS message or a MMS entered by the internet surfer, respectively. The cell phone number field is adapted to receive a cell phone number entered by the internet surfer corresponding to the communication device of the recipient. The message module comprises a second set of code adapted to pre-populate the message field with the MESSAGE AD created by the advertiser. The message module further comprises a third set of code adapted to send or transmit the message and the MESSAGE AD to the communication carrier for transmission to the communication device of the recipient. The advertiser module further comprises a billing module having a first set of code adapted to charge the advertiser a fee when the message and MESSAGE AD is sent to the communication carrier.

A worldwide network of Autonomous Robotic Telescope Systems (ARTS) tracks and analyzes space objects (satellites, shuttle, space debris, etc.) and astronomical objects (asteroids, comets, supernovas, etc.), and includes the ability to automatically schedule observations using remote, programmable or Internet controllable information networks. The system works with commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) items that include telescopes, mounts, cameras (e.g. CCD), software and computers. The telescope systems operate autonomously and remotely over Internet lines. Automatic scheduling is achieved by programming the slave telescope control computer. Satellite propagators and two line elements necessary for satellite tracking are provided on several Internet sites. Strategically placing these small portable telescope systems around the world enables users to acquire worldwide space object coverage and to be geographically diverse. This is also a cost effective way to provide necessary data to users.

A method of operating a WDM transmission system (1) with at least one transmitter (4) and at least one receiver (6) connected by means of a dispersive transmission line (8). The proposed method comprises the successive steps of successively:

• • a) setting a tuneable dispersion pre-compensation value at a transmitter-side Tuneable Dispersion Compensation Module (5) in operative connection with the transmitter to a first predetermined value (PRE°);
  • b) setting or adjusting a tuneable dispersion post-compensation value at a receiver-side Tuneable Dispersion Compensation Module (7) in operative connection with the receiver to a second value (POST°) in order to optimise at least one characteristic (monitored performance like BER, eye opening, Q factorBER) of a transmitted signal at the receiver; and then c) simultaneously tuning the transmitter-side Tuneable Dispersion Compensation Module and the receiver-side Tuneable Dispersion Compensation Module with opposite respective dispersion shifts in order to further optimise said characteristic of the transmitted signal.

The disclosure relates to a device for detecting the presence of a chemical contaminant. The device comprising a resilient indicator element which is biased into a first position and is anchored in the first position by means of a failure element. The failure element is made of a material which fails in the presence of a chemical to be detected, thereby releasing the indicator element from its first position and allowing it to move under its own resilience into a second position in order to provide an indication of the presence of the contaminant.

A semi-finished product for the, in particular, thermal and/or electrical contacting of components, for example, battery cells and/or electronics components. In order to simplify methods for manufacturing electrical and/or electrochemical and/or electronic assemblies, for example, batteries and/or electronics assemblies, a semi-finished product is provided, which includes at least one epoxy resin based on bisphenol A and/or bisphenol F, at least one filler, and at least one hardener and/or catalyst. A reaction resin system and a manufacturing method are also described.

Disclosed are adsorbent compositions including a recoverable and reusable polypeptidylated hemoglobin iron composite and methods of using the compositions to adsorb and/or remove contaminant compounds from water involving contacting the water with an effective amount of the composition to remove the contaminant compounds.

A system includes a terminal, a wireless access network, a multimedia core network and a network device, which connects the wireless access network to the multimedia core network, expanded location updating to the registration procedure of the multimedia core network, and performs double registration of the user to the multimedia core network. The terminal performs expanded location updating relaying the registration point identity of the multimedia core network, the user's phone number and the private user identity to the network device in connection with normal location updating signaling. In the double registration performed by the network device, two addresses are registered for the user of the terminal, one of which is associated with the domain name of the terminal in question or a numeric IP address, and the other to a domain name of the network device or a numeric IP address.