Abstract: 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 system is utilized by a credit card association to help facilitate processing of credit card transactions. The system provides a platform and associated functionality upon which various types of applications relating to credit card transaction processing can be implemented and executed.

Abstract: A zone of increased curvature is produced in the inferior lower quadrants of the cornea FIG. 1 (5). This zone produces a "plus effect" FIG. 2 (5) which leads presbyopia patients to be able to read from near distance again. Such effect is achieved using photoablitive techniques and fixation, patterns, and apparatus specially designed.

Abstract: An integrated priority network is provided for a bus architecture computing system of the type employing a M-Bus connected to a plurality of functional elements. Each functional element has its own integrated priority resolution network (IPRN) coupled to said M-Bus for activating its own unique individual priority request and for receiving all individual priority requests from all other functional elements. Each integrated priority resolution network unit is provided with a rotational priority circuit and a preemptive priority circuit connected in parallel and operable independently to produce a request granted signal. Logic circuits in each rotational priority circuit determine when an IPRN unit will be granted its priority request for access to said M-Bus and will block future requests from being activated to its IPRN unit until the other IPRN unit values in the rotational priority register of the rotational priority circuit have been granted access to said M-Bus.