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A printed object, such as an item of postal mail, a book, printed advertising, a business card, product packaging, etc., is steganographically encoded with plural-bit data. When such an object is presented to an optical sensor, the plural-bit data is decoded and used to establish a link to an internet address corresponding to that object.

A framework, architecture, system and method are provided for reducing business transaction latencies thereby enabling an enterprise to run as a zero latency enterprise (ZLE). The present invention enables the enterprise to integrate its services, applications and data in real time. An enterprise running as a ZLE has a uniform global view of its past and current business transactions, including its customer interactions, internal business operations, supply chain management and more; and this uniform global view can be obtained from anywhere across the enterprise and be used for real-time decision making. Namely, an enterprise equipped to run as a ZLE is capable of integrating, in real time, its enterprise-wide data, applications, business transactions, operations and values. Consequently, an enterprise conducting its business as a ZLE exhibits superior management of its resources, operations and customer care.

To allow for optimum arrangement of the rows of seats for any individual flight, the distance between rows is adjusted in the longitudinal direction of the passenger plane, optionally according to sections, by storing in a control device an actually desired arrangement of rows, and automatically displacing (via the control device) every row whose position has to be changed to achieve the actually desired arrangement of rows on its fastening rails to the position determined by the actually desired arrangement of rows. In this way, it is possible to provide a passenger plane, preferably prior to landing, with the data of the actual passenger distribution and the resulting optimum arrangement of rows for the next flight so that it can be prepared after landing for the next flight in the shortest possible time.

Systems and methods for improving operation of a hybrid vehicle are presented. In one example, driveline operating modes may be manually selected to improve hybrid driveline operation during off road conditions. The approaches may improve vehicle drivability and reduce driveline degradation.

A method and system for central management of plural network clients interfaced with a network host, each network client automatically calling a login routine (20) and a start-up routine (22) associated with initiation of a login script at the network client. Configuration and start-up management can be based upon an operating system determination with several different operating systems, such as Windows 95 and Windows NT, deployed across the network. The login routine (20) can install the start-up routine (22) on the network client at login, allowing the start-up routine (22) to direct the network client to install predetermined local utilities and to load predetermined network utilities. An associated launch manager (24) can establish launch manager values to allow a network user to individualize his network client within constraints defined by computing standards established through the login routine.

The present invention is directed to a method and system for routing contacts in a contact center based on a number of factors including the value or nature of items in an order of the customer associated with the contact. The invention is particularly useful in E-commerce web-sites in which electronic orders are generated by the customer.

A printing system is constructed by connecting a management server with a large number of printers via a network. Each printer records a log, which represents a consumption of an expendable, for example, a consumption of toner, and is mapped to an elapsed time period measured by a built-in timer, and uploads the recorded log to the management server at a preset cycle. The printer acquires an upload time from the management server in the process of uploading and carries out subsequent recording with the acquired upload time as a base time. The printer corrects the elapsed time period mapped to the log, based on the upload time acquired from the management server. This arrangement enables even a printer without a real time clock to prevent expansion of an error and efficiently record the log with high accuracy.

The present invention relates to novel plants, in particular to Capsicum annuum plants capable of producing fruits with extended storability after full coloring of the fruit, and to seeds and fruits of said plants. The present invention also relates to methods of making and using such plants and their fruits. In particular, fruits of plants of the present invention retain marketability over extended periods of time compared to presently available peppers.

The invention provides a method for monitoring and monetizing an investment security in a business. An investment entity provides capital in return for a share of business entity's revenue. Preferably, the business entity is a potential or current licensee or franchisee of a licensed or franchised business that would be under the obligation to pay a licensor or franchisor a fee that also is based, at least partially, on revenue. In this way, the share of the business entity's revenue received by the investment entity may be validated by comparing it to a revenue-based fee paid to a third-party (i.e., the licensor or franchisor).

The invention relates to a processing device and a mutual assistance type insurance processing method for the same. The processing device saves a mutual assistance datum of a mutual assistance insurance combination; the mutual assistance datum comprises a time weight in a specific period, insured unit information of each mutual assistance member and standard insurance money amounts. According to the processing device, effective insured unit information of an insurance accident member in the specific period is captured from the insured unit information according to insurance accident information of the insurance accident member and the insurance money which can be drawn by the insurance accident member can be calculated according to the time weight, the effective insured unit information and the standard insurance money amount, and therefore, the flow of the insurance operation is simplified and the safety of the insurance operation is enhanced.

The present invention describes an access node (140, 200) for communication in a telecommunication network comprising: an input/output unit (210) adapted for receiving a first information message, wherein the first information message comprises a logical address associated with a virtual network node, a processing unit (230) for extracting the logical address of the virtual network node and for determining a hardware address associated with the logical address of the virtual network node, where the processing unit (230) is further adapted for a determining a logical address of an end-user host (110, 112 communicating with the virtual network node, wherein the access node (140) is configured to transmit a second information message comprising the logical and hardware address of the virtual network node to the logical address of the end-user host (110, 112). Also, a network infrastructure (100) where the access node (140, 200) is operating, is described. The access node (140, 200) also implements a method of the present invention by means of a computer program comprising instruction sets for implementing the method steps of the invention.

An advanced warning system for the physically challenged, which includes a first device disposed in the vicinity of a hazard for the physically challenged and including a transmitter and an antenna disposed for transmitting radio signals warning of the presence of the hazard. The system further includes a second device located with or on the physically challenged and including a receiver adapted for receiving the warning signal from the first device and including structure for indicating to the physically challenged user that a hazard is nearby. The system may be configured to include a plurality of the first devices distributed throughout an area having an equal plurality of potential hazards. In such configuration, the system may include a central radio station adapted for sending control update signals to each of the first devices.

A method of curbing the health-care costs comprises processes wherein physicians use digital speech recording devices and speech recognition softwares to reduce the business costs, curtailing wasted time and interferences and hassles impose on the physicians and health-care consumers and buyers while increasing their productivity and returns. The method also causes the physicians and health-care consumers and buyers to exert controls on their works, productivity, earnings and health-care funds and expenses.

The invention discloses an electric power meter installation and connection practical training system based on a mixed reality technology. The system comprises a metering cabinet, a mutual inductor, an electric energy meter, an input module, a fusion module and an output module. The metering cabinet, the mutual inductor and the electric energy meter are all virtual models. The input module, the fusion module and the output module are connected in sequence, the input module comprises an environmental data acquisition module and an ActionOne MR terminal, and the fusion module comprises an SLAM unit for implementing three-dimensional reconstruction, a three-dimensional scene recognition unit and a physical modeling and simulation unit. According to the invention, a mixed reality experience mode is adopted, content of practical training operation is experienced in a scenarized manner, each experiencer can experience the field operation process of meter installation and power connection atthe first perspective, students can personally experience the learning content through the mixed reality experience system, the practical training safety can be improved, the skill level of themselvescan also be improved, modernization, standardization and science and technology of education training are promoted to a large extent, and intelligent teaching is truly achieved.

Provided is a method and arrangement in a notification server (300) for controlling notifications with resource data to a subscribing client (A). When a subscription request is received (3:1) from the client for notifications with selected resource data of one or more resources,the access network currently used by the client is determined based on network related information, e.g. obtained from the received subscription request. The delivery of notifications (3:5) is then controlled based on the determined current network.

The invention discloses a casing detecting device for detecting a water-cooled motor. The casing detecting device comprises a box body, wherein the box body is provided therein with a detecting mechanism and a conveying mechanism; the conveying device comprises a gas conveying device; the gas conveying device comprises an air pump; and the air pump has a pressure relief pipe on the side wall of anair outlet pipe. The pressure relief pipe can automatically release the over-high air pressure in the water-cooled motor casing, so as to avoid the falling off or even explosion of the water-cooled motor casing caused by the excessively high air pressure, enhance the safety of the device and improve reliability.

A method of heating food is provided, which employs a cooker provided with a control program and a reader to identify a food package attached with a coded object which embodies the parameters associated with the food package, the parameters including temperature and time, whereby the contents of the parameters of the coded object can be read by the reader and compared by the control program so that the control program can issue commands to conduct a heating procedure according to the contents of the parameters of the coded object. Thus, the food package can be heated or cooked more easily, conveniently, safely, and economically, and the disadvantages resulted from incorrectly manual operations can be avoided.