A train control system requires a train operator to enter signal aspect information at each wayside signal position on a railroad and stops the train if the operator fails to enter aspect information without communicating with the wayside signal device to verify that the information entered by the operator is correct, In some embodiments, the signal aspect information is entered by pressing a butt...

This invention is directed to substrates, materials and devices coated with a gel, foam, film, particle or composition comprising a polymei solvent and effector compounds attached thereto, processes of producing the same, and methods of use thereof, of in,inter-alia, biological applications, including preventing infection and the treatment of various diseases.; L'invention concerne des substrats, ...

One provides (111) an on-call private civil security operator. One accepts (112) consideration-based private civil security subscriptions with respect to providing to an authorized beneficiary real-time access to the on-call private civil security operator. By one approach, one may optionally provide (113) a communication device to an authorized beneficiary for accessing the on-call private civil ...

Users may be interested in tracking characteristics of members of a social network. Systems and methods for identifying and presenting information about members of a social network to a user are disclosed. A user profile tracking tool enables a member of a social network to perceive the evolution of members' profiles over time or over stages of a medical condition.; Les utilisateurs peuvent témoig...

A client transmits one or more lead records to a lead enhancement module that is configured to enhance the received lead records and return enhanced lead records to the client. In one embodiment, the client specifies which of a plurality of enhancements should be applied to lead records received from the particular client. In one embodiment, the lead enhancement module returns a contactability sco...

A travel management system (10) and method for enabling a client to manage travel-related expenses incurred by a user are disclosed. The method and system provide for receiving information from the user regarding a proposed trip, the proposed trip including at least one travel- related service to be provided by a travel service supplier and storing a travel data record in a database, the travel da...

Prior to an occurrence of an applicable civilly-catastrophic event, one provides (101) a memory (404) having information stored therein regarding authorized beneficiaries of consideration-based private civil security subscriptions that provide civilly-catastrophic event-based access to at least one private civil security resource (301). One then also provides (103) a processor (201) that is operab...

Techniques for producing a travel solution comprised of multiple travel units are disclosed. The techniques include sending a travel planning query having a partition specification to a travel planning system. The travel planning system processes the travel query to produce solutions based on partitions. Possible partitions can include passenger name records (PNRs), tickets or sales channels for t...

Die Erfindung betrifft einen Kraftstofffilter (1) mit einer Vorrichtung zum Abscheiden von Wasser aus dem Kraftstoff. Diese Vorrichtung umfasst mindestens ein in einem Filtergehäuse (2) angeordnetes Siebgewebeelement (6), das sich stromab von einem Filterelement (3) zur Partikelfilterung des Kraftstoffs befindet, einen unterhalb des Siebgewebeelementes (6) am Filtergehäuse (2) angeordneten Behälte...

Solutions for e-commerce merchants that allow such merchants to interact with buyers in foreign jurisdictions are disclosed. More specifically, solutions are presented that provide an intermediation service that operates to provide variants of e-commerce (or other) Web sites in a local language of a visitor to such site, such variants including facilities to accept payments for goods or services i...

A plurality of private civil security resources are provided (101). These private civil security resources comprise, at least in part, civil security provisions, civil security facilities, and civil security provisions. Consideration-based private civil security subscriptions are accepted (301) from subscribers with respect to providing civilly-catastrophic event-based access to one or more such r...

Navigation assistance can be provided by coding advertisements with subjects or locations or times and loading the coded advertisements into a portable GPS equipped unit. The advertisements are required to be displayed at times on the unit. Locations may be displayed related to an advertisement being displayed and in accordance with the location of the unit.; Une aide à la navigation peut être app...

A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store based on the scan, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product bas...

The invention provides an electronic financial transaction system which includes an identifier recording means for recording an identifier supplied by a transactor when effecting a financial transaction; a transaction details recording means for recording details of the transaction; and a provision means for providing the identifier and the transaction details if the transaction is queried. The sy...

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Steuerung eines Schubbetriebs bei einem Kraftfahrzeug, wobei bei Vorliegen von vorbestimmten Abschaltbedingungen eine Schubabschaltung der Brennkraftmaschine erfolgt, indem die Kraftstoffzufuhr der Brennkraftmaschine unterbrochen wird und wobei bei Erreichen oder Unterschreiten einer vorbestimmten Wiedereinsetzdrehzahl die Kraftstoffzufuhr wieder aufgenomme...

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Herstellen eines Ringkerntransformators, mit einem aus wenigstens einem Leiterband (22) gebildeten Ringkern und mit wenigstens drei ringartigen Wicklungsmodulen (11-15), durch deren Innenraum der Ringkern hindurchgeführt ist. Die wenigstens drei Wicklungsmodule werden auf einer Führungs Vorrichtung (10) aufgestellt. Das Leiterband wird mittels einer Vorschu...

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Festlegen eines eine elektrische Schaltung oder dergleichen aufweisenden Flächensubstrats in einer Einbauposition an einem Einbauelement, wobei ein Haltemittel das Flächensubstrat zur Festlegung beaufschlagt. Es ist vorgesehen, dass als Haltemittel ein aktivierbares Ausdehnmittel verwendet wird. Die Erfindung betrifft weiter eine Vorrichtung, insbesondere z...

Ein Verfahren zur Beschichtung von thermoplastischen Partikeln mit einer Metallschicht, bei dem Partikel aus einem thermoplastischen Kunststoff mit einer Dispersion enthaltend Metallteilchen z.B. aus hochreinem Eisen in einem organischen Dispersionsmittel behandelt werden, anschließend das organische Dispersionsmittel entfernt wird und die beschichteten thermoplastischen Partikel gegebenenfalls ei...

Die Erfindung betrifft ein System (20) zum Wechseln einer Walze, mit einem System (1) zur Ermittlung von die Identität und/oder den Betriebszustand einer Walze (21, 21') einer Industrieanlage kennzeichnenden Parametern, mit mindestens einem an der Walze (Bl, B2, B3, B4) angeordneten Sensor (2, 2') zur Hinterlegung von Parametern, welcher derart ausgestaltet ist, dass ein hinterlegter Identitätspar...

An apparatus for determining the concentration of a conductive fluid present in a fluid filled bore hole is described. Such apparatus are known as water hold-up meters and are frequently used in oil, gas and water filled bore holes. In bore hole applications, data bandwidth between a down hole device and the surface can be limited, while determining water hold-up based on down hole measurements ca...