Abstract: A system (100), apparatus (110), and method (900) for displaying an image (880). The system (100) can use an aspherical lens (450) to direct light (800) in the interim image (850) towards the viewer (96) of the final image (880) displayed by the system (100). Use of the aspherical lens (450) expands the FOV (860) accessible to the viewer (96) and reduces exit pupil drift (480).

Abstract: An apparatus includes microwave oven and refrigerator functions. The microwave oven is connected to a source of electrical power and has at least one control circuit for controlling the operation of the microwave oven. A first power supply outlet is provided on the microwave oven. A refrigerator is connected to the source of power by connection to the first power supply outlet. The at least one control circuit is configured to disable the refrigerator compressor, when the microwave oven demands cooking power, and enable the refrigerator compressor when the microwave oven is not drawing cooking power. A safety sensor is provided in the microwave oven and is configured to cause the microwave oven to cease cooking operation upon the safety sensor sensing a dangerous condition.

Abstract: A welding system having a welding power supply coupled to a fume extractor is provided. The fume extractor may be coupled to control circuitry configured to operate the welding power supply. The control circuitry may be configured to begin, terminate or modify the operation of the fume extractor prior to the establishment of a welding arc, after the termination of the welding arc, or both. The control circuitry may be further configured to modify the operation of the fume extractor based upon a type of welding process used.

Abstract: A combination microwave and refrigerator system is provided. The microwave oven is connected to a source of power and has a control circuit for controlling the operation of the microwave oven. A first power supply outlet is provided on the microwave oven. A refrigerator is connected to the source of power by connection to the first power supply outlet. The control circuit is configured to disable the cooking operation of the refrigerator, when the microwave oven demands cooking power, and enable the cooling operation of the refrigerator when the microwave oven is not drawing cooking power. A safety sensor is provided in the microwave oven, and is configured to cause cooking power to the microwave oven to be turned off upon the safety sensor sensing a dangerous condition.

Abstract: An approach is provided that receives an alteration request to mark a selected column in a database table as an unused column. A database control table is then updated to indicate that the selected column is unused. After the database control table is updated, when a read request is received for the selected column, the same data is returned for the selected column for each row being read and this data is not stored in the database table.

Abstract: A system (100), method (900), and apparatus (110) for displaying an image (880). The system (100) can use a curved mirror (420) in conjunction with a partially transparent plate (430) to project an image directly on the eyes (92) of a user (90). The curved mirror (420) and plate (430) combination can also be used for additional functions in a VRD visor apparatus (116) such as the ability to operate in a tracking mode (123) where the eyes (92) of the viewer (96) are tracked and the ability to operate in in augmentation mode (122) where the viewer (96) can see the displayed image (880) overlaying a view of their physical environment (650).

Abstract: A welding system having a welding power supply coupled to a fume extractor is provided. The fume extractor may be coupled to control circuitry configured to operate the welding power supply. The control circuitry may be configured to begin, terminate or modify the operation of the fume extractor prior to the establishment of a welding arc, after the termination of the welding arc, or both. The control circuitry may be further configured to modify the operation of the fume extractor based upon a type of welding process used.

Abstract: A refrigeration apparatus (10) is configured to be shipped in generally flat boxes and assembled near a location of use. A plurality of enclosure panels (12) bound an interior area (15). A cover panel (18) including a door (22) closes a top of the interior area. A platform panel (30) including an evaporator (32) closes the interior area at an end opposed of the cover panel. The platform which includes heat transfer components is supported on a base (52) with casters (60) that facilitate the movement of the apparatus.

Abstract: An apparatus (110), system (100), and method (900) for enabling a user (90) to engage in a media experience (840) while the immersive nature of that experience is selectively varied. Purposeful user actions (760) as well as environmental stimuli (780) can serve as triggers (750) for changes in the operating configuration (705) of the apparatus (110). Operating configurations (705) pertain to operating parameters (700) that can relate to the sound (710), display (720), progression (730), and haptic (740) parameters of the media experience (840) as conveyed through the apparatus (110).

Abstract: A transceiver system with reduced latency uncertainty is described. In one implementation, the transceiver system has a word aligner latency uncertainty of zero. In another implementation, the transceiver system has a receiver-to-transmitter transfer latency uncertainty of zero. In yet another implementation, the transceiver system has a word aligner latency uncertainty of zero and a receiver-to-transmitter transfer latency uncertainty of zero. In one specific implementation, the receiver-to-transmitter transfer latency uncertainty is eliminated by using the transmitter parallel clock as a feedback signal in the transmitter phase locked loop (PLL). In one implementation, this is achieved by optionally making the transmitter divider, which generates the transmitter parallel clock, part of the feedback path of the transmitter PLL.

Abstract: Activating a screen capture tool in a display adapter to capture information on a display. An operating system sends a command to the display adapter to initiate the capture of information from the graphical user interface of a display. The display adapter captures the information on the graphical user interface of the display. The information may be stored by the display adapter to a storage device that may be connected to the display adapter. The display is monitored for additional changes. Any changes that occur to the information on areas of the display may be captured and stored to the storage device. The operating system may enable the display adapter to retrieve the information stored in the storage device and/or play back the information retrieved to the display.

Abstract: A system (100), apparatus (110), and method (900) for displaying an image (880). The light (800) in the image (880) is modified by a tuning assembly (700) to possess more than one focal point (870). Thus a single image (880) can include multiple depth regions (860). Each depth region (860) can be comprised of light (800) possessing a distinct focal point (870). The tuning assembly (700) can be implemented in the form a tunable lens (710), a tunable lens array (720), a movable lens (730), or a deformable mirror (740).

Abstract: A system (100), apparatus (110), and method (900) for displaying an image (880). Light (800) of varying intensities (820) can be incorporated into the same image (880). Such an image (880) can be comprised of more than one subframe (852), and each subframe can correspond to a different intensity region (860) within the image (880) generated through a different pulse (810) of light (800).

Abstract: A system (100), apparatus (110), and method (900) for displaying an image (880). The system (100) can use an aspherical lens (450) to direct light (800) in the interim image (850) towards the viewer (96) of the final image (880) displayed by the system (100). Use of the aspherical lens (450) expands the FOV (860) accessible to the viewer (96) and reduces exit pupil drift (480).

Abstract: A system (100), method (900), and apparatus (110) for displaying an image (880). To avoid the “rainbow effect” of conventional color displays, subframes (852) are illuminated using non-identical subframe illumination sequences (854).

Abstract: A media chair apparatus (200), system (100), and method (900). The media chair apparatus (200) includes a support assembly (400) that can be at least temporarily substantially fixed in an at least substantially fixed position while a seat assembly (300) rotates relative to the support assembly (400). A port (500) in the support assembly (400) can be used to interface with the operating environment (80) while a port (500) in the rotatable seat assembly (300) can be used to interface with a portable access device (150) used by the user (90) to access or otherwise enhance a media experience (800).

Abstract: A system (100), method (900), and apparatus (110) for displaying an image (880). The system (100) can utilize two or more diffusers (282) separated by a gap (290) to reduce the coherence of the light (800) used in the display of the image (880). The diffusers (282) can be diffuser film (283), diffuser paper (284), diffuser glass (285), diffuser coatings (286), or virtually any form of multi-textured surfaces (287). The gap (290) between two diffusers (282) can be an air gap (291), a glass gap (292), or some other form of space that is different from the diffusers (282) and at least semi-transparent. The system (100) can be embodied as a DLP system (141), an LCD system (142), an LCOS system (143), a system (100) utilizing virtually any type of display technology (140).

Abstract: A system (100), method (900), and apparatus (110) for displaying an image (880). The system (100) can use a curved mirror (420) in conjunction with a partially transparent plate (430) to project an image directly on the eyes (92) of a user (90). The curved mirror (420) and plate (430) combination can also be used for additional functions in a VRD visor apparatus (116) such as the ability to operate in a tracking mode (123) where the eyes (92) of the viewer (96) are tracked and the ability to operate in in augmentation mode (122) where the viewer (96) can see the displayed image (880) overlaying a view of their physical environment (650).

Abstract: Disclosed herein are: systems capable of searching, receiving and conglomerating the data from real estate databases of varying formats, and translating that received into a common format; execution of pre-defined translation rules referencing data tags used within the system or the originating databases; rules constructed in a simple, hierarchical or a class-based structure whereby one rule depends upon the output of another rule for its input; data sources prioritized or merged where the same property-related information is presented in more than one source; map definitions containing rule sets crafted for a particular use, such as for a particular consumer or user; such systems used in the course of real estate appraisals, in property search reports, extending across databases of differing formats. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in the Detailed Description below, and the inventions are defined by the appended claims.

Abstract: An apparatus (110), system (100), and method (900) for displaying an image (880). Instead of using an expensive configuration of prisms (310) such as TIR prisms (311) or RTIR prisms (312) to direct light (800) to and from a DMD (324), a plate (340) with transmissive (374), reflective (372), and/or polarization (373) characteristics is used. The plate (340) can be implemented in a wide variety of different embodiments using a wide variety of different components and configurations.