46 results about "SLATES" patented technology

Multi-user, multi-computing device collaborative work experience is provided. One or more computing devices, including wired and wireless personal computers, laptop computers, servers, handheld mobile computing devices, for example, mobile telephones, tablet type computers, slate type computers and the like, may be linked together to allow users of such devices to engage in a collaborative work session. Information for each user engaged in the collaborative work session may be displayed on the one or more devices along with any content such as agenda items, documents, data, images, and the like. User participation may be tracked, and information on user participation, work session communications and content may be stored for subsequent use.

A computer system may comprise an upper housing, a processor, a display screen, a keyboard case, and a lower housing. The display screen may be attached to the upper housing. The processor may be disposed within the upper housing. The lower housing may comprise a keyboard and may be mounted to and pivotable with respect to the upper housing. The keyboard cover may be adapted to cover the keyboard.

A system that automates the creation of websites for organizations that share similar organizational structure and for which publicly accessible information is available. The system automatically populates web pages with content derived from information gathered from public sources in addition to content that is developed for each type of organization. The system also acts as a dynamic web site hosting system to deliver the web sites to the public via the Internet. The system also acts as a web site maintenance system which allows authorized users the ability to add and delete web pages, edit the content of web pages, add sections to the web site, and add other features to web pages such as calendars, blogs, forms and image galleries, all using an ordinary web browser such as Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox without the need to install additional software on a client computer. All information including web page content, user identification information, and organization information, is stored in databases and files such that a single server computer can host multiple school web sites with a single instance of software installed on the server. A web-based application named “slates” is presented as an alternative way of adding and managing editorial content on web pages.

The present invention provides an input cueing system and method that allows the user to manually draw an image, input text, interface and gesture on an input surface, which is then brought into a computer such that the visual output from the computer is combined in an overlapping manner with the visual imagery of the user's hands, and then shown on a display. Located above the drawing surface is an image capturing device that captures live video images of the user's hands or other objects placed on the drawing surface. One or more reflectors and/or image repeating devices are disposed of between the input surface and the image capturing device to effectively reduce the height and/or focal length so that the visual image is properly aligned and oriented to provide a real ‘live’ view of the users hands and/or action on the display. In one embodiment, the system is used with a desktop computer and a display. In further embodiments, the system is incorporated into a laptop computer, a slate, a PDA, or a cellular telephone with a built-in display. In various embodiments, a combiner module is used to combine the visual action occurring on and/or about the input surface by an image capturing device with the visual output from a computer or computing device, so that the resulting combined visual imagery may be simultaneously transmitted and on a display, with the users hands, fingers and/or tools shown in a semi-transparent and/or opaque manner.

The method includes initiating a processor request to a cache in a requesting node and broadcasting the processor request to remote nodes when the processor request encounters a local cache miss, performing a directory search of each remote cache to determine a state of a target line's address and an ownership slate of a specified address, returning the state of the target line to the requesting node and forming a combined response, and broadcasting the combined response to each remote node. During a fetch operation, when the directory search indicates an IM or a Target Memory node on a remote node, data is sourced from the respective remote cache and forwarded to the requesting node while protecting the data, and during a store operation, the data is sourced from the requesting node and protected while being forwarded to the IM or the Target Memory node after coherency has been established.

A computer-implemented method and system for selecting a subject advertisement in a sponsored search system based on a user's commercial intent (pertaining to the subject advertisement), using techniques for determining intent-driven clicks from a historical database. The method includes steps for aggregating a training model dataset wherein the training model dataset contains a selected history of clicks. Then, selecting from the training model dataset, a clicked slate (further selection of clicks), the clicked slate comprising a set of clicked ads, and calculating an intent-driven click feedback value for the subject advertisement. The method includes techniques for selecting a clicked slate using features corresponding to clicks received within a particular time period (the time period determined statically or dynamically). A system for implementing the method includes aggregating data from a historical database using selectors such as a position selector, a click feature selector, an impression-advertiser-campaign-creative selector, and a commercial intent selector.

An improved system and method for scheduling online keyword auctions over multiple time periods subject to budget constraints is provided. A linear programming model of slates of advertisements may be created for predicting the volume and order in which queries may appear throughout multiple time periods for use in allocating bidders to auctions to optimize revenue of an auctioneer. Each slate of advertisements may represent a candidate set of advertisements in order of optimal revenue to an auctioneer. Linear programming using column generation with the keyword as a constraint and a bidder's budget as a constraint may be applied for each time period to generate a column that may be added to a linear programming model of slates of advertisements. Upon receiving a query request, a slate of advertisements for the time period may be output for sending to a web browser for display.

Embodiments of the present invention facilitate the solicitation of user input while allowing for dynamic changes to that input while concurrently ranking the same. Ranking occurs in real-time and allows for a user to alter their contribution or vote until the close of a contribution period allowing real-time influences to be taken into account. Contributions may be provided in response to or as a part of a template driven nomination process. Solicitations of input may occur in the context of a pre-defined slate of options for voting, nominating certain options for a subsequent or concurrent voting process, or choosing/suggest more than one option such as the best of a slate of options or the individual ranking of a slate of options. Embodiments of the present invention capture all user nominations or suggestions while simultaneously providing the real-time ranking and dynamic re-ranking of those nominations or suggestions.

Disclose is an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus which transmits/receives an ultrasonic wave to/from a region including a carotid artery of an object, images an ultrasonic image, and comprises a thickness measurement unit configured to measure the thickness of an intima-media complex from the ultrasonic image, the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus being provided with a region-of-interest setting unit configured to scan the ultrasonic image and set a region of interest including the intima-media complex on the ultrasonic image on the basis of the degree of concentration of contour slate points of the carotid artery, wherein the thickness measurement unit measures the thickness of the intima-media complex on the basis of boundaries within the set region of interest.

The invention discloses a high-speed precision dividing and cutting machine for a slate, comprising a portal frame, a dicing saw and a material frame, wherein the dicing saw comprises a main shaft and a plurality of saw webs which are fixed on the main shaft and are arranged with one another at intervals, two ends of the main shaft are slidably arranged on a stand column of the portal frame up and down, the main shaft is connected with a driving device driving the main shaft to rotate, and the material frame is arranged under the main shaft. According to the high-speed precision dividing and cutting machine, the dicing saw is arranged on the portal frame, the cutting and feeding can be realized due to the lifting of the dicing saw, the cutting is realized due to the rotation of the main shaft of the dicing saw, the machine is quick in slate cutting speed, and a plurality of pieces of stones can be cut once. The motor drives the dicing saw to move up and down due to the lead screw drive, so that the dicing saw is small in vibration when moving, and high in cutting precision.

An enterprise information management system is provided which establishes, at an Internet server, a central location to accumulate enterprise-related content such as slide presentations, documents, images, and videos. Additionally, the system allows for event-tracking and custom content creation. This centralized content can be accessed from several security-enabled interfaces (client devices operated by enterprise, employees) including a desktop computer, slate computers, smart phones, all using a variety of operating systems (O.S.) including Windows-based O.S., an Android O.S., an iOS from Apple Computer, etc.

The invention discloses a technique for recycling potassium feldspar from potassium-rich slate. The technique comprises the following steps of: crushing the potassium-rich slate; grinding ores; performing magnetic separation; and subsequently adding an activating agent and a collecting agent to implement flotation separation so as to obtain potassium feldspar ore concentrations, wherein the intensity of a magnetic field for magnetic separation is 159 kA/m to 199 kA/m; the activating agent is a mixture of oxalic acid and copper sulfate; and the collecting agent is a mixture of isobutyl xanthateand mixed amine. The technique for recycling the potassium feldspar from the potassium-rich slate optimizes the combination proportion of flotation reagents, effectively removes impurities and harmful element sulfur existing in the potassium feldspar, obtains high-quality potassium feldspar ore concentrations, reduces the amount of generated slags in subsequent operation and greatly reduces adverse effects of the sulfur.

For many millennia's Earth has had an active and very effective process of controlling-limiting earth climate factors that have fostered the evolution of many varieties of life forms in both plants and animals. Earths two Polar ice fields have functioned as the controllers of earth's climate by cycling earth temperature in repetitive ice ages-periods followed by warming trends. Human activity, burning huge quantity of carbon fuels, has warmed the earth to the point now that the polar ice has significantly melted, and receded in area. Earth now is not capable of reverting to the prior state of stability. Now, press reports, scientific journals, and individuals, have published information supporting the prediction and observational fact that human controlled use of carbon containing fuels, are primarily responsible. Those carbon materials when burned in large quantity in machines created by humans have altered earth's climate.

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Now earth's climate is critically changed and altered. Earth is no longer capable of maintaining, let alone restoring, natural systems that permit a future stable climate as was common in pre fossil fuel use. For a continuing stable climate, human designed, substitute controls, must be constructed and be made operational for earth to have an enduring future self-regulating and stable climate. Humans have created the situation where they must act and create methods for earth to maintain a suitable natural self-regulating-system in the future. Correcting the path that Earth is proceeding toward include plant and human life extinction, has been addressed, by scholars and academics, where a variety of possible solutions that perhaps can control, stop, reverse, the path earth is now on, those writings suggest a variety of corrections. Those subjects, writings, now are, classified, labeled as GEOENGINEERING. Out of the list of possible remedies for reversing, the direction of earth's deterioration, many have included, a SUN-SHIELD somewhat like one included herein. The calendar time during which humans must act to remediate change is limited, so prompt initiation of action is required. Most of the writers on this subject generally conclude that in space orbiting structures are too expensive, so they dismiss space located structures as one to follow or recommend. This inventor takes the position that humans should not compromise when selecting a path to correct earth warming. Extinction applies to all regardless of wealth. Therefore, cost cannot be a determining factor. The invention revealed here consists of a shield formed from suitable sheet cloth materials configured to have tight weavings that block light transmission through the material. That effectively blocks a portion of daily sunlight as it falls on earth. The shading effectively reduces energy from the sun that provides all the energy supporting life on earth surface. That sunlight also provides all the energy that powers weather events. The loss of polar ice now provides extra energy to the atmosphere, water exposed at the poles absorb much more energy than the snow and ice now disappearing. Extra energy results in more violent storms on mid latitudes, where abnormal levels of destruction now increasingly appear. The placement of the sun shield in earth orbit requires global coordination, leadership, and finance to install the shield. Launching shield materials from earth with Powerful high lift rockets well known for launching and positioning satellites will apply to this work. They are necessary to connect the shield in space to its supply source on earth. Deploying the shield is a worldwide social challenge, where humans from various cultures must cooperate and support efforts to deploy and maintain the shield in its operation.

A terminal device includes a reproducing circuit for audio and video, an input device, a minimum storage medium storing a video slate program, and a network interface. The terminal device receives the audio and video through the network and provides appropriate outputs. The terminal device operates an application program through the network and displays operations of the application program on the display. The terminal device lacks a hard disk drive, large memories, internet browser software and a typical operating system. The video slate program, when executed, causes the terminal device to display one or more content frames on the display. The content frames include an OS frame that shows an image of operations of the application program, a phone frame that shows an image of remotely executing phone operation, a television frame that shows the video, and an advertisement frame that shows an image containing an advertisement.

Techniques for accessing and configuring meeting attributes are described. In at least some embodiments, a meeting object is leveraged to store meeting attributes and pointers to meeting-related content. A meeting object, for instance, can serve as a manifest for meeting attributes. According to various embodiments, different entities (e.g., applications, services, and so forth) can access a meeting object to ascertain and/or configure meeting attributes for a meeting. For instance, a meeting application programming interface (API) can be employed to enable different entities to interact with a meeting object in various ways.