Abstract: A wrecker-type recovery vehicle for recovering other, disabled vehicles, and a method for doing so, which may use a CAN Bus, and which may employ wrecker controls located a distance from a side surface of the vehicle exterior. Traveler rollers may be used to facilitate longitudinal movement of a travel base assembly supporting the boom, relative to the vehicle frame.

Abstract: A wrecker-type recovery vehicle for recovering other, disabled vehicles, and a method for doing so, which may use a CAN Bus, and which may employ wrecker controls located a distance from a side surface of the vehicle exterior, Traveler rollers may be used to facilitate longitudinal movement of a travel base assembly supporting the boom, relative to the vehicle frame.

Abstract: The invention is a system and a method which combines restaurant services with video-conferencing and multi-media access for diverse customer appeal. The system and method employ a number of booths in a number of restaurants whereby each booth can video-conference with each other booth, particularly in different time zones, while also providing multi-media access such as satellite TV, cable, broadcast TV, computer programs and gaming, interne access. Each booth is linked to a local area network and is equipped with a display screen and video and audio controls. The local area network of each restaurant is linked to the local area network of each other restaurant forming a network that allows media uses and various management capabilities such s scheduling, accounting, security, training and the like.

Abstract: A pre-engineered building (50) includes a patient service enclosure (62) and a mobile imaging unit enclosure (64) sharing a common wall (66) to seamlessly wrap a mobile imaging unit (18, 56) within the mobile imaging unit enclosure (64) of the building (50), thereby providing patient service rooms (94) integral with an adjacent the mobile imaging unit (18, 56). Walls (66, 70, 72, 74, 84, 86, 88) of the building (50) are pre-engineered so that the walls (66, 70, 72, 74, 84, 86, 88) are manufactured in panelized configurations that may include structural support components, exterior sheathing, and utility components prior to installation of the walls (66, 70, 72, 74, 84, 86, 88) upon a foundation (58) supporting the pre-engineered building (50).

Abstract: A method and apparatus for printing a project of documents containing variable data. Print requests are received for documents and fixed and variable data required to fulfill the requests is obtained. A record is manipulated for each set of variable data in a project and correlated to the variable data. The fixed data and the variable data are combined to compose the documents and the documents in the project are printed by combining the fixed data and the appropriate variable data. An identifier can be printed on each document to permit verification that a document corresponding to each record was printed.

Abstract: A control circuit for use in a video processor utilizes combined automatic kinescope bias (AKB) control, and average individual beam current sensing and limiting in at least one CRT. The control circuit includes automatic kinescope bias (AKB) control circuitry for detecting a magnitude of individual red (R), green (G) and blue (B) cathode currents driving corresponding R, G and B CRTs, generating R, G and B average cathode current control signals therefrom, and using the R, G and B average cathode current control signals as feedback to the video processor to reduce the R, G and B cathode currents approximately equal current amounts.

Abstract: A method and system are provided for controlling tint of component video signals. The system includes a first input for receiving a first component video signal; a second input for receiving a second component video signal; circuitry including a first differential amplifier and a second differential amplifier for receiving the first and second component video signals from the first and second inputs, respectively; a first output connected to the circuitry for outputting a first tint control adjustment signal for the first component video signal; and a second output connected to the circuitry for outputting a second tint control adjustment signal for the second component video signal. The first outputted signal is represented as V+kU?2ckU and the second outputted signal is represented as U?kV+2ckV, where V represents the first component video signal, U represents the second component video signal, k is a constant, and c is a value greater than or equal to zero and less than or equal to one.

Abstract: A method and system are provided for balance control for component video signals. The system and method of the present disclosure allow for adjusting or compensating for possible color encoding errors, as well as allowing individual viewer preferences to be accommodated, in consumer electronics devices, such as high definition monitors and other imaging devices and appliances. The system includes circuitry for receiving the U and V component video signals and outputting balance adjusted component color difference signals Uout and Vout.

Abstract: The invention is a system and a method which combines restaurant services with video-conferencing and multi-media access for diverse customer appeal. The system and method employ a number of booths in a number of restaurants whereby each booth can video-conference with each other booth, particularly in different time zones, while also providing multi-media access such as satellite TV, cable, broadcast TV, computer programs and gaming, internet access. Each booth is linked to a local area network and is equipped with a display screen and video and audio controls. The local area network of each restaurant is linked to the local area network of each other restaurant forming a corporate intranet that allows media uses and various management capabilities such s scheduling, accounting, security, training and the like.

Abstract: A cathode current limiting circuit and method, for use with projection color television display systems to prevent overheating and possible cracking of the blue cathode ray tube (CRT) when a continuous blue background is presented, monitors differences between the respective low level red, green, blue (RGB) signals sent from the video signal processor to the CRT drive which produces the respective RGB cathode or beam currents. When the low level blue signal exceeds both of the red and the green signals by a predetermined differential, the circuit sends a feedback signal to the video signal processor to limit the blue signal and, thus, the cathode current from the CRT drive.

Abstract: An improved method is provided for compensating for pixel site defects of a spatial light modulator (30) in an imaging apparatus (10). An image is formed at a first position and directed to a surface (36). Then, an actuator (40) shifts the spatial light modulator (30) over a shift distance to a second position, which is some integer multiple n of the distance between pixels (72) on the spatial light modulator (30). A second image is formed on the spatial light modulator (30), shifted by the shift distance, and directed to the surface (36). Optionally, dithering is provided with an additional shift of an increment of the distance between pixels (72).

Abstract: An improved method is provided for compensating for pixel site defects of a spatial light modulator (30) in an imaging apparatus (10). An image is formed at a first position and directed to a surface (36). Then, an actuator (40) shifts the spatial light modulator (30) over a shift distance to a second position, which is some integer multiple n of the distance between pixels (72) on the spatial light modulator (30). A second image is formed on the spatial light modulator (30), shifted by the shift distance, and directed to the surface (36). Optionally, dithering is provided with an additional shift of an increment of the distance between pixels (72).

Abstract: A method and system are provided for balance control for component video signals. The system and method of the present disclosure allow for adjusting or compensating for possible color encoding errors, as well as allowing individual viewer preferences to be accommodated, in consumer electronics devices, such as high definition monitors and other imaging devices and appliances. The system includes circuitry for receiving the U and V component video signals and outputting balance adjusted component color difference signals Uout and Vout.

Abstract: A method and system are provided for controlling tint of component video signals. The system includes a first input for receiving a first component video signal; a second input for receiving a second component video signal; circuitry including a first differential amplifier and a second differential amplifier for receiving the first and second component video signals from the first and second inputs, respectively; a first output connected to the circuitry for outputting a first tint control adjustment signal for the first component video signal; and a second output connected to the circuitry for outputting a second tint control adjustment signal for the second component video signal.

Abstract: A method for mapping a limited number of input data values to a larger number of output exposure values for an electro-optical exposure device in a printing system (10) for photosensitive medium (30) in which, based on a computed contrast ratio for the photosensitive medium (30), the electro-optical exposure device is profiled and its output exposure energy curve adjusted to obtain the desired exposure energy over the range of input values.

Abstract: A display system (10) which includes a CRT feedback current simulating circuit (20) to simulate the cathode feedback current directly from the from the red, green and blue output biases of the video processor (13). Furthermore, the display system (10) applies blanking to the references pulses applied to the CRT output driving stage (16) so that the reference pulses will not be visible during a vertical underscanned condition. Shifting the generation of the cathode feedback current prior to the application of the blanking prevents any significant distortion, modification or skewing of the cathode feedback current sensed by the AKB sensing circuitry (19) of the video processor (13).

Abstract: A display system (10) which includes a CRT feedback current simulating circuit (20) to simulate the cathode feedback current directly from the from the red, green and blue output biases of the video processor (13). Furthermore, the display system (10) applies blanking to the references pulses applied to the CRT output driving stage (16) so that the reference pulses will not be visible during a vertical underscanned condition. Shifting the generation of the cathode feedback current prior to the application of the blanking prevents any significant distortion, modification or skewing of the cathode feedback current sensed by the AKB sensing circuitry (19) of the video processor (13).

Abstract: A cathode current limiting circuit and method for use with projection color television display systems to prevent overheating and possible cracking of the blue cathode ray tube (CRT) when a continuous blue background is presented. The circuit monitors differences between the respective low level red, green, blue (RGB) signals sent from the video signal processor to the CRT drive which produces the respective RGB cathode or beam currents. When the low level blue signal exceeds both of the red and the green signals by a predetermined differential, the circuit sends a feedback signal to the video signal processor to limit the blue signal and thus the cathode current from the CRT drive.