A process for producing a poly-olefin is disclosed, which comprises contacting at least one 1-olefin under polymerisation conditions with a polymerisation catalyst or catalyst system comprising (1) a compound having the Formula (I) wherein M is Fe[I], Fe[III], Co[I], Co [II], Co[III], Mn[I], Mn[II], Mn[III], Mn[IV], Ru[II], Ru[III], Ru[IV], V[II], V[III], V[IV], or V[V], Ti[II], Ti[III] or Ti[IV];...

Provided are a propylenic random copolymer of propylene and ethylene satisfying the following (1) to (5), a composition comprising the copolymer, a film and a stretched film of the copolymer or its composition, and a laminate film and a stretched laminate film comprising at least one layer of the copolymer or its composition. (1) The ethylene unit content (x, wt. %) of the copolymer is from 0.2 to...

A method for analyzing and forecasting movements of market values and a set of tools that may assist a technical analyst, trader or investor in analyzing and forecasting the movements of market values in a structured and systematic manner. Electronically calculated and generated lines on top of a chart, such as possible support and resistance lines and parameter development trajectories, may be pr...

In an incentive system, i.e., a method for organizing and distributing tangible incentives, wherein concerns (incentive providers) grant activity-dependent or sales-dependent premiums to the subscribers in order to promote certain objectives of the concern, the reward system is organized on the basis of securities, particularly stocks.

Content in digital form like pictures, music files, videos, software etc. from a plurality of content providers (110) is sold to a plurality of users (130) over a communication network like the internet. The content provider submits to a service provider (100) information about the content to be sold and the service provider provides controlled user access to the content for sale under the conditi...

The present invention comprises a method for processing on-line orders wherein the on-seller is liberated from having to maintain cumbersome or uneconomical warehouse stocks. Herein, after an order is received from a customer, the on-line seller subcontracts for the item sought by the customer and sends out a printing order. Both subcontract and printing order include an identification key which i...

A method is described for monitoring a financial target of a user using a self service terminal (SST), and for assisting the user in meeting the target. The method comprises obtaining details of a user's target (such as a particular desired purchase) together with a visual representation of that target whenever the user wishes to conduct a financial transaction with the SST. The financial status o...

A method of performing a transaction over the Internet between a customer (1) and a vendor (2) using a payment card issued by a card company is disclosed, comprising the steps of: prior to any transaction using the method, assigning and advising a customer of an identifier corresponding to a payment card number of the customer's payment card and storing the identifier with the card number and a te...

A system for facilitating handling of credit card transactions is provided. The system is made up of a number of components representing different functional areas including presentation framework, application components, application servers, asset management, data management, enterprise application integration, auxiliary services management, and performance management. In one application, the sys...

The present invention relates to a system and a method for providing a user (10) an authority to a secure domain (70, 80) in a network for data or telecommunication. A user, client, (10) requires the authority to the secure domain (70, 80) via a user-interface and at least one access code. User-certificate- and identification data corresponding to the access code is authenticated via an authentica...

A method of sequencing a set of functions included in a function execution request comprises the following steps: identifying said set of functions included in the execution request; reading a sorting criterion from the function execution request; and sorting the functions from the given criterion. Use for priority execution of the functions of an execution request on a server station in a communi...

A hierarchical server system for efficiently balancing the processing load thereon and for shortening the processing time therein is provided, such as a web server system. A system controller and a shared memory means are provided in a multi-layer server system made of a plurality of servers. When processing implemented with a first layer server is temporarily stopped in order to acquire informati...

A method of making a schedule that enables a user to visit a plurality of places such as entertainment spots and sightseeing spots in optimal order based on waiting time at those places, and a schedule distribution system using the method are provided. At each of those places, an information provider apparatus 30 for detecting waiting time is placed in advance. A server 20 collects waiting time at...

A method of processing a request for a reminder to be sent to a user, comprising: (a) receiving, at a first node in a distributed network, a request for a reminder to be sent to the user on a specified occasion; and then (b) sending a derivative of the reminder to a second node in the said network. The derivative may be a replica or a fragment of the reminder. In the first case, the method prefera...

A method of preserving symmetrical routing in a communication system comprising a server farm connected to the Internet through an Internet access router. The server farm includes at least two customer cabinets with at least a WEB server and at least two firewalls. The firewalls use a Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) to set up one firewall as being the primary firewall. The method include...

Collagen membranes are formed from porcine rinds (i.e., pig skins) for us in a variety of applications and, most preferably, for wrapping food products, such as hams and the like. First, after removing skins from the porcine, the skins are promptly frozen. In later processing, the rinds are thawed and then enzymatically defatted. Then, a quick alkalinic hydrolyzation is performed on the rinds. The...

The present invention describes a method to calibrate an angular measurement device using acceleration measurement device. The angular rate measurement device includes at least one angular measurement sensor, wherein the acceleration measurement device is able to distinguish the direction and strength of gravity. By performing the calibration method the scale factor(s) of the angular measurement d...

An assembly for actuating a parking brake comprises a screw, a nut mounted for translation on the screw, and a cable connected between the brake and the nut. A compliant element is mounted on the screw, and is adapted to expand axially with a change in tension in the cable.

The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for operating an automated change-speed gearbox of a motor vehicle. The control device of the change-speed gearbox communicates via signals with a control unit of an anti-block control system. To allow particularly comforatable operation of the change-speed gearbox, the invention envisages that, as a function of signals from the control unit of th...

1. An actuation system for a plurality of electrically actuated devices, comprising a pulsed light source of variable pulse frequency directed to a plurality of actuation gateways each adapted to supply an actuation voltage above a threshold value to an associated device when illuminated by light pulsed at a trigger frequency for that device, wherein each said gateway comprises photovoltaic conver...