Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of providing advertisement images on mobile devices, and to mobile devices capable of performing such methods. In at least one embodiment, a method includes accessing graphical advertisement information pertaining to the advertisement image to be presented on a mobile device display, wherein the information includes at least one type of information, analyzing one or more of the at least one type of information, and selecting a position for the advertisement image to be displayed on the display. The method also includes determining whether a gap exists or will exist in relation to portion(s) of the advertisement image, and displaying the advertising image, where at least some pixels situated in the gap are set to a determined color that is based at least in part upon the analyzing. In additional embodiments, advertisement images are displayed during interface wait times, and/or for minimum impression times.

Abstract: In a first aspect, the present invention provides a unique algorithm that interactively takes into consideration the melt shot (MS) and the hot strip mill (HSM) constraints such that a balanced and feasible solution is reached for the whole Primary Area (MS and HSM) at once. In a second aspect, the invention takes a set of orders defined to be produced next in the Melt Shop area in a steel mill and groups them in small sets of orders with similar characteristics, called heats. Each order belongs to a heat. The system defines the precise moment that each heat has to be processed in each of its steps. In another aspect, the invention uses an event-driven based algorithm as a general approach for scheduling all the processing units with their specific constraints and the metallic units from hot coils to the finished products at the shipping areas.

Abstract: In a first aspect, the present invention provides a unique algorithm that interactively takes into consideration the melt shot (MS) and the hot strip mill (HSM) constraints such that a balanced and feasible solution is reached for the whole Primary Area (MS and HSM) at once. In a second aspect, the invention takes a set of orders defined to be produced next in the Melt Shop area in a steel mill and groups them in small sets of orders with similar characteristics, called heats. Each order belongs to a heat. The system defines the precise moment that each heat has to be processed in each of its steps. In another aspect, the invention uses an event-driven based algorithm as a general approach for scheduling all the processing units with their specific constraints and the metallic units from hot coils to the finished products at the shipping areas.