A system for using points in a network event includes a communications interface and a processor. The communication interface receives a communication message indicating an entry from a user for a network event. The processor processes the communication message to determine whether to accept the entry for the network event. The processor then accumulates at least one point for the entry into a poi...

Various technologies and techniques are disclosed that improve the operation of accessibility applications. A graphics pipe is provided that can be called in user mode from multiple accessibility programs. A request is received from an accessibility application to access the graphics pipe, and a connection is established. The accessibility application listens to the graphics pipe for particular co...

A system for delivery of content-based products. The system includes a content library which provides advanced interfaces for adding, manipulating, arranging and storing multimedia presentations, and for interacting with rich multimedia presentations.

The present invention discloses a method and a computer program for optimizing the implementation of a maintenance program for maintenance units. In the method of the invention, an estimated duration is determined for each maintenance module, a periodic working capacity is determined for each serviceman carrying out maintenance programs and location data is determined for each maintenance unit. Fu...

The method of converting cash into virtual cash and loaded into a mobile phone cash account using telco's cash product services comprising the steps of: —customer going to outlet to convert cash into virtual cash using telco's product services; —customer filling up forms, showing identification; —frontliner of outlet verifying customer's identification; —frontliner accessing the device and keying ...

A method of receiving cash from an outlet through a mobile phone comprising the steps of: -customer requesting for cash-out at an outlet; -customer showing identification and filling up a form; -frontliner accessing the device and keying in command containing customer's amount of cash-out and sending this to telco; telco verifying that customer's mobile phone is registered with the telco's cash pr...

A system and method for distributing promotions to mobile devices located in a broadcast target area and as a function of a promotion client identifier, the system and method including transmitting a first plurality of promotions associated with a plurality of promotion clients having locations in a target area, receiving a promotion client identifier, receiving the transmitted promotions, and dis...

The method involves providing graphical representations (1111, 1121) of a set of items of information, in a display area (11), where each item of information comprises values. A mobile marker is displayed for allowing a user to choose a position using a pointing device. Coordinates of the chosen position are evaluated by calculating a distance of the chosen position with respect to price and quant...

A device reads and/or records marks in a track on a record carrier via near field optical recording. The device has a head including a lens to be positioned at a near field distance from a surface of the record carrier. An air gap controller is for controlling an air gap (81) between the lens and the surface, and has an approach mode for bringing the lens from a remote distance in the far field to...

The present invention relates to a transmitter and a receiver for a mobile communication system. The basic idea of the present invention is to target the number of HARQ transmissions that is required to be able to decode the transmitted data successfully and to only transmit HARQ feedback information if the decoding result differs from an expected result, wherein the expected result is based on th...

The invention relates to the field of pharmacology. More specific, the invention relates to a controlled release composition. In one of the embodiments, the invention provides a method for preparing a controlled release composition comprising the steps of: - providing a solution of a recombinant gelatin and a pharmaceutical - chemically cross-linking said recombinant gelatin to obtain a three di...

Implantable materials for medical or surgical applications comprising specific chemical groups on their surface to alter the physico-chemical properties of said material rendering it suitable implantation or biocompatible properties.

A prepreg, for printed wiring boards, comprising a flame resistant resin composition containing a specific cyanate ester resin, a nonhalogen epoxy resin, boehmite which is hardly soluble in acids or alkalis and a silicone powder which is a flame retardant assistant, and a base material, which prepreg retains high-degree flame resistance without a halogen compound and has excellent resistance to ch...

A vehicle (2) comprises sensor units (10) for collecting sensor data, and a processing unit (11) for processing the sensor data. A method of providing driving assistance information comprises the steps of: - determining the cost of pairs of acceleration values on the basis of the sensor data, each pair of acceleration values representing a longitudinal and a lateral acceleration of the vehicle, ...

The method involves supplying containers (3) to a commissioning area (11) in a random arrangement. Each container is provided with an identification unit that allows the position determination of the containers in the commissioning area. A display device (8), which is arranged in the commissioning area and assigned to the container in a predetermined order (C,B,D) and controlled by a computer syst...

The invention concerns a warehouse system (10), which includes - a large number of individuated storage units (11.1 - 11.10), - a warehouse (12), in which the storage units are arranged to be stored in storage locations, - a central unit (21), by means of which a database (13) is arranged to be maintained on the storage situation of the warehouse, in which database data (14.1 - 14.10) is arrang...

The present invention relates to an advertising impact measuring system and method counting in real time the people (4) looking at a target scene (5). The system comprises a video camera (1) located behind the target scene (5) and data processing means (2) responsible for processing the images captured by the camera (1), comprising a face detection module (9) responsible for analyzing the images i...

A data communication system is provided that is capable of increasing or decreasing the number of session management servers flexibly, and is further capable of implementing data communication while distributing the message processing load in the session management server.' The data communication system includes multiple communication devices which perform data communications mutually, multiple se...

The priority sequence in a control of adjusting the drive power with respect to a vehicle drive power request is set in the sequence of an engine output increase, a motor output increase and a gear speed change in a gear ratio increasing direction. More specifically, a gear speed of a least gear ratio is selected within such a range that an engine revolution speed higher than or equal to a predete...

A plasma display panel does not cause disadvantages such as exfoliating or chipping in dielectric layers. The plasma display panel includes a first dielectric layer ( 7 ) for covering a display electrode which is formed on a front substrate ( 3 ) and which consists of a scan electrode and a sustain electrode, and a second dielectric layer for covering a data electrode formed on a back substrate, a...