Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to systems and methods for transferring, grading, and/or harvesting aquatic animals. In some embodiments, an apparatus can include a vessel configured to facilitate access to aquatic animals contained in an aquaculture system, a grading system disposed on the vessel and configured to receive a plurality of aquatic animals and sort the aquatic animals based on a characteristic, and a return system disposed on the vessel and configured to transfer at least a portion of the plurality of aquatic animals back to the aquaculture system.

Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus and method including accessing data comprising a primary program comprising media suitable for linear playback, enabling access to a secondary program, made up of a plurality of channels and associated with the primary program, the secondary program time-synchronized to the primary program, and accepting user interaction identifying at least one of the plurality of channels for playback in synchronicity with the primary program. The method further includes accepting user interaction including configuration characteristics of the playback of the at least one of the plurality of channels on one or more displays, and enabling playback of the primary program in conjunction with the at least one of the plurality of channels as directed by the configuration characteristics.

Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus and method including accessing data comprising a primary program comprising media suitable for linear playback, enabling access to a secondary program, made up of a plurality of channels and associated with the primary program, the secondary program time-synchronized to the primary program, and accepting user interaction identifying at least one of the plurality of channels for playback in synchronicity with the primary program. The method further includes accepting user interaction including configuration characteristics of the playback of the at least one of the plurality of channels on one or more displays, and enabling playback of the primary program in conjunction with the at least one of the plurality of channels as directed by the configuration characteristics.

Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus and method for internet-based commercial trade in collaboratively created secondary digital media programs The method comprises accessing data comprising a primary program generated using an authoring tool, enabling acceptance of a channel of a secondary program, each channel of the secondary program comprising a set of rich metadata associated with the primary program, from a user of the primary program other than the original creator of the primary program and storing the channel in association with the primary program in a database of rich metadata for access by other users of the primary program. The method further comprises enabling access, upon request, to the channel in association with the primary program via a playback tool.

Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus and method for collaborative creation of shareable secondary digital media programs. The method comprises accessing data comprising a primary program generated using an authoring tool and enabling acceptance of a channel of a secondary program, the channel comprising a set of rich metadata time-synchronized with the primary program, from a user of the primary program other than an original creator of the primary program using an authoring tool including timing granularity controls to enable the time-synchronization accuracy to be adjusted between varying levels of fineness. The method further comprises storing the channel time-synchronized with the primary program in a database of rich metadata for access by other users of the primary program, and enabling access, upon request, to the channel time-synchronized with the primary program via a playback tool with varying levels of fineness for the time-synchronization.

Abstract: A mobile commerce system which has been configured in accordance with the present invention can include a multiplicity of mobile server wallets. Each wallet can have an association with a corresponding subscriber in a wireless service provider network. A proxy server can be disposed in the wireless service provider network. Finally, a filter plug-in can be coupled to the proxy server and configured to intercept selected payment messages flowing through the proxy server. The filter plug-in further can be configured to route the payment messages to selected ones of the mobile server wallets.