Abstract: Digital cinema exhibition facilities make use of a show play list (SPL) specifying a time sequence of the events to occur during the presentation of digital cinema content. One or more cues in the show play list trigger certain activities, such as displacing the screen curtain and dimming the house lights. To achieve an aesthetic, showman-like presentation, the cues in the show play undergo re-cueing. For each cue, a determination is made automatically of the prefire interval, that is, the interval by which the cue should be advanced. The execution the cue to trigger a corresponding activity is advanced by the automatically determined prefire interval.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for efficient display of, and navigation through, a large database by displaying and selecting objects, e.g., graphic elements, in a grid associated with the content of the database are provided. The method includes providing a first subset of graphic elements from a database of graphic elements, the first subset of graphic elements arranged in a grid pattern, adjusting a position of one of the graphic elements in the first subset on the display in response to a user input indicating movement of the one graphic element in a horizontal and vertical direction, and providing a second subset of graphic elements from the database of graphic elements, the second subset of graphic elements including the one graphic element in the first subset at the point central on the display.

Abstract: Digital cinema exhibition facilities make use of a show play list (SPL) specifying a time sequence of the events to occur during the presentation of digital cinema content. One or more cues in the show play list trigger certain activities, such as displacing the screen curtain and dimming the house lights. To achieve an aesthetic, showman-like presentation, the cues in the show play undergo re-cueing. For each cue, a determination is made automatically of the prefire interval, that is, the interval by which the cue should be advanced. The execution the cue to trigger a corresponding activity is advanced by the automatically determined prefire interval.

Abstract: A pre-sale offer system (150) can advantageously provide a consumer (209, 234) who has selected an item for purchase with a pre-sale offer corresponding to the selected item to influence the consumer's buying decision. A pre-sale offer can constitute an incentive to buy a competing item. Alternatively, the pre-sale offer could constitute an advertisement or other promotional material that would reinforce the decision to buy the identified item. Further, the pre sale offer could include an advertisement, a coupon or other promotional material for one or more companion items, for example incremental ingredients that complete a recipe associated with the identified item.

Abstract: Watermarking a projected image for rendering a digital presentation with a watermark coding. The watermark coding uniquely identifies the source of the image presentation. The watermark coding includes a set of images wherein each image defines a watermark image. The images include dots which uniquely define each image relative to the other images in the set by at least an angular relationship between dots of the image.

Abstract: Key distribution within a digital cinema presentation facility (140) occurs according to a retrieval process (200, 300) that provides for automatic retrieval at a scheduled time. The process further includes redundant mechanisms to transfer the necessary keys, in different ways to enable theater personnel to obtain the required key in a variety of different ways.

Abstract: A system and method for watermarking a projected image from a digital cinema projector includes a projector having a plurality of watermark image files associated therewith. A scripting mechanism is configured to determine when and where the watermark image files are displayed during the presentation. The watermark image files include a combination of null and non-null watermark images unique to a given projector and rendered in accordance with the scripting mechanism during a rendering of a digital presentation such that the watermark images and their temporal placement identifies the projector rendering the presentation.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and a method for the manufacture of continuous micro label strips containing a unique identifier, and the placement of the micro label strips into various articles such as cloth and clothing. Microfilm bearing a plurality of transverse or longitudinal rows, each row including one or more unique like identifiers, is longitudinally severed into continuous micro label strips. The strips, or portions thereof, are then woven, sewn or knitted into or onto cloth or clothing.