An apparatus for reducing the oversized fraction of chips, especially the overthick fraction, which apparatus comprises a rotatingly fitted disc-like rotor part (1) to which is attached a number of chipping blades (2), and a fixed stator part (3) surrounding the rotor part (1), to which stator part is attached a number of counter blades (4), the blades (2) and counter blades (4) being arranged in ...

the information carrier is a web-site or Internet page consisting of a data store and a consultation application. The consultation application has an secure access program which has a synchronizer for calendar software, a synchronizer for portable data processors, a simple word processor and an e-mail program. The information carried can include an address book, an agenda and a 'tasks to do' list.

A system including the pretreatment of feed air for a cryogenic air separation plant wherein feed air is passed through an electric field, oxygen is ionized, and ionized oxygen is reacted with hydrocarbons upstream of an adsorption prepurifier, and subsequent separation of the feed air by cryogenic rectification.

A bipolar battery comprising a plurality of framed, bipolar electrodes stacked together and embedded in a housing (60) moulded in situ thereabout. The housing will preferably comprise a polymeric foam material.

Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Diamantschicht, insbesondere eine Diamantschicht zur Verbesserung von tribologischen Eigenschaften von damit beschichteten Werkzeugen oder Bauteilen, wobei die Diamantschicht eine (100)-Textur und eine definiert einstellbare Oberflächenrauhigkeit mit in etwa gleichförmigen Vertiefungen aufweist, und die Vertiefungen insbesondere dazu geeignet sind, zusätzlic...

The present invention is a system and method for automated Web destination launching based upon user preferences. A typical system according to the present invention includes a host computer and a database server (110). The host computer receives a request for a Web destination from a Web client used by an end user. A Web destination is selected based on data associated with the end user. This dat...

An integrated computer system architecture that includes an infrastructure built on processes (102-120), hardware, software and interfaces designed to create a finite schedule (220) for processing jobs (210) in a mail processing environment. The present invention uses computers, networks (240, 260), web-based applications, and databases to interface and integrate mail processing equipment (250) wi...

An Interaction Object Model (IOM) interface to a data repository includes objects representing files in the data repository; standardized information about each file [255], the information associated in the IOM with each object, and an updating interface [253] communicating with the data repository [263], keeping objects conformal with the files in the data repository. An interaction interface to ...

A method of creating a mode-driven virtual community (10) having at least one objective (12) includes accessing a collection of templates that constitute partial descriptions of respective elements of the virtual community. The collection of templates are instantiated to generate the elements of the virtual community. The elements of the virtual community specifying structural and behavioral const...

A method for maintaining an individual's records in a record database (116). For example, a national medical record database protected by a digital code (104) generated by a physical characteristic of the person such as an encoded finger print, voice print, signature scan, or retinal scan that can be attached to a person's protected record (110) in the database in addition to a person's assigned I...

Apparatus for processing communications received by a user over a communications link, which communications include identification information, the apparatus comprising: (i) an input for communications; (ii) extracting means for extracting identification information associated with a first communication received at the input; (iii) categorising means for categorising the first communication and re...

Apparatus for identifying a time with respect to an event in a scheduling system, the apparatus comprising: (i) input means for receiving: (a) event identifying data comprising an identifier for a processable event; and (b) a fuzzy logic statement associated with the processable event; (ii) means for storing: (a) event identifying data; and (b) temporal preference information associated with said ...

Apparatus for co-ordinating tasks to be executed by a computer system, including: i) a world model comprising a list of tasks, wherein each task has a timeslot associated therewith; ii) scheduling means for scheduling the tasks; and iii) execution means for effecting execution of a scheduled task, which apparatus is operable to receive and process task information such that when the task informati...

A crossing network that matches buy and sell orders based upon a satisfaction and quantity profile is disclosed. The crossing network includes a number of trader terminals that can be used for entering orders. The orders are entered in the form of a satisfaction density profile that represents a degree of satisfaction to trade a particular instrument at various (price, quantity) combinations. Typi...

The present invention performs adaptive and robust command and control by identifying operation sequences that are outcome determinative or polyfunctional.; La présente invention concerne un système adaptatif de commande et de contrôle consistant à identifier des séquences opérationnelles qui sont déterminantes pour l'issue de l'opération ou qui sont plurifonctionnelles.

A method for providing reservation information related to airline flights, lodging, transportation and the like using a communications network is disclosed. In one embodiment, access to a server machine (100) is divided into sessions. During a first session a user machine (104) makes a first request for reservation information from the server machine. This first request includes input data from a ...

An efficient and errorfree processing of shipping/mailing information is fostered by reducing manual work and by validating the information. A user at terminal (101) generates barcode (110) including encrypted shipping information is generated at an enterprise network site (100) for processing a mail piece (115). The label (105) is placed on the mail piece (115) for forwarding to mail center (103)...

A method for evaluating financial plans includes the steps of defining personal information (102) and account properties (104) and opening balances of each account (108). The opening balances represent the actual present values of the accounts. A planned contribution of each account (110) and planned retirement distributions (112) and withdrawal information (116) are then defined by the user. Allo...

The invention as described provides a method and system for tokenless authorization of commercial transactions between a buyer and a seller using a computer system (fig 1, 1). The method comprises the steps of registering a buyer, wherein the buyer registers with the computer system a PIN, at least one registration biometric sample (fig 1, 2), and at least one buyer financial account (fig 1, 5). T...

In an operating system (OS) for a multimedia communication center (MMCC) (17), an interactive process module (IPM) (287) for accomplishing a process has a plurality of code sets, each adapted to completion of a specific task (289) in the overall process, an input interface for providing one or more inputs to the IPM (287), and an output function for returning a result (295, 297). The plurality of ...