A first trusted component on a first computing device performs cryptography, evaluation, and enforcement and is tied thereto, and a first user-machine certificate associated with the first computing device is tied to a user. Correspondingly, a second trusted component on a second computing device performs cryptography, evaluation, and enforcement and is tied thereto, and a second user-machine cert...

A method for managing a first and second version of an electronic file is disclosed. In the method, first and second versions of an electronic file are recognized and a synchronization event is initiated. An application program interface accesses the first and second versions, compares information associated with each, generates a result and reports the result to the first software application. A ...

Server-based collaboration is initiated by an email. When the user creates the email message with attachments, a collaboration website is provisioned. The collaboration website allows collaborations on the attached documents by the recipients of the message. The ease of collaboration with email and the advantages of the collaboration server are thus both available to the user.

The present invention pertains to an apertured polymeric film web material provided with a multiplicity of substantially three dimensional surface structures and provided with a multiplicity of fluid transport apertures. In one embodiment, the fluid transport apertures are formed using a process that substantially preserves the integrity of the surface structures. Methods of producing webs are als...

A valve regulated lead acid (VRLA) battery cell (2, 40) has positive and negative plates (10, 11, 41, 42) separated by separator media (12, 43) and held together under pressure. The separator is adapted to support therein an electrolyte. Each plate has a first single or plurality of tabs (12, 13, 46) on a first side and a second single or plurality of tabs (15, 16, 47) on a second side of the plat...

A method and device for treating a mammalian organism to obtain a desired local or systemic physiological or pharmacological effect is provided. The method includes administering a sustained release drug delivery system to a mammalian organism in need of such treatment at an area wherein release of an effective agent is desired and allowing the effective agent to pass through the device in a contr...

An apparatus (2) for generating a phase contrast x-ray image (4) comprising in an optical path (6) as seen in the direction of the light flow: a) an incoherent x-ray source (8); b) a first beam splitter grating (12) for splitting the light beams (14) of said x-ray source (8); c) a second beam recombiner grating (20) for recombining the splitted beams (16, 18) in a recombination distance from the ...

This invention relates to syntactic foams comprising the reaction product of a liquid diphenylmethane diisocyanate component, with an isocyanate-reactive component, a filler having a density of less than 1 g/cm 3, and at least one organo-metallic catalyst. This invention also relates to the use of these syntactic foams for insulating pipes.; Esta invencion se refiere a espumas sintacticas inclu- y...

The present invention relates to a device ( 1 ) for automatically generating a game result based on at least one weather condition at at least one geographic location at at least one predetermined point or interval in time. The device ( 1 ) comprises a processor ( 3 ), a memory ( 5 ) and communication capabilities ( 7 ). The communication capabilities ( 7 ) are connectable to a first communication...

The invention relates to an electronically controlled parking brake for a motor vehicle, comprising a switch-on device (35) for generating an electronic activation signal, a release device (35) for generating an electronic deactivation signal, an electronic control device (25) that processes said signal, a pressure fluid source (14, 16, 21) and brake modules (2) that can be optionally linked with ...

A method of production is provided which is capable of efficiently producing in a very short period of time a porous polymer possessing a uniform foam structure and truly excelling in absorption properties and physical properties. It is a method for the production of a porous polymer, characterized by comprising (a) an emulsifying step for forming a water-in-oil type high internal phase emulsion (...

The invention relates to expandible polystyrene particles which are provided with a marking formed by at least one brightening agent that absorbs UV rays. Said brightening agent is incorporated in rod-shaped, extrusion-blown granulate particles with an essentially uniform grain size. A method for producing polystyrene particles of this type provides that polystyrene is extruded and granulated toge...

The hydraulic substance, the fluidity thereof is improved without completely relying on the water reducer and a special treatment which requires a higher cost. The hydraulic substance according to the present invention comprises a certain amount of solid particles A (such as portland cement and mixed cement comprising portland cement), an average diameter thereof is 5 to 50 <0>m, and solid particl...

The invention relates to a method in a telecommunications system, in which there are at least three parties involved in the system's exploitation, namely at least one service provider capable of providing services for at least one user, and at least one operator responsible for the operation of the telecommunications system, wherein payable services delivered to an authorized and authenticated use...

Methods and an optical recording apparatus using these methods are described in which an optimum write power of a radiation beam in the apparatus is set by writing a series of test patterns on the optical recording medium, forming a read signal from the patterns and processing the read signal. Such processing involves fitting a function, preferably a straight line, to parameters obtained from the ...

A process and system is disclosed to assist work planners by assembling a work breakdown structure (WBS) and work flow for a project based on the explicit selection or de selection of outcome(s) by a work planner from a defined set of possible outcomes. The process and system ensure that the resulting project WBS and work flow is composed of the minimum set of activities required to produce the se...

Certain embodiments include a method and apparatus controlling a financial access vending machine. The financial access vending machine contains a user identifying interface subsystem and a locale identification. Certain embodiments include systems of such financial access vending machines, financial access mechanisms and vending system servers. Certain embodiments include methods of contracting b...

The present invention provides a computer system (the "System", or the "Return System") that is configured and programmed to provide online stores with a fast, simple, convenient way for eCommerce customers of an online store to return merchandise purchased from that store from within that online store. The Return System provides multi-carrier shipment rating, shipment labeling, shipment tracking,...

A transaction supporting facility enabling both a consumer and a provider to perform a transaction at the prices that both desire by removing the drawback of conventional auction systems, that is, the difficulty and scarcity of making a transaction, wherein when providers X and consumers Y want to make transactions, if the provision price presented by a provider X is higher than the purchase price...

A shopper accesses ShopLive through various portals (PC, WebTV, kiosk, screen telephone) (100) and searches for goods or services by classification, price, color, etc. Once goods are located, video cameras (300, 310) scan the merchandise to the shopper through the terminal. The cameras may be remotely operable to swing through different views (310) to better display the goods, or items may be view...