Abstract: A gas (or steam) turbine is disclosed including: a rotor with at least one array of rotor blades, a stator with a casing and a shroud ring; the shroud ring extends around the array of blades rotor and the casing extends around the shroud ring. The shroud ring has radial size independent from temperature thanks to its material, and is movably coupled with the casing so to allow the casing of the stator to thermally expand and contract during operation of the turbine while maintaining the shroud ring radial size. Also the rotor thermally expands and contracts during operation of the turbine, and, at working temperature, tip regions of the rotor blades are in close proximity to an inner region of the shroud ring so that clearance is small or even zero at working condition.

Abstract: There is presented an apparatus for controlling an optical mode propagating within an optical waveguide assembly. The optical waveguide assembly comprising at least a waveguide core material for guiding the optical mode and being in an environment comprising a substance. The apparatus comprises a processor configured to transmit one or more control signals to at least one energy emitter to reversibly change at least a portion of the substance in contact with a portion of the waveguide assembly in a localised area of the waveguide assembly, from a first state of matter to a second different state of matter. The change of state of matter changing a characteristic of the optical mode. The processor further receives a sensor signal from a sensor monitoring the optical mode. Also presented are methods associated with the apparatus and methods for controlling a characteristic of an optical mode.

Abstract: A computerized system and method for creating interactive electronic books over a computerized network. The system includes an effects library module having a plurality of interactive effects wizard modules configured to automate code generation for an effect, the effects include performing a mathematical function on user input; animating a graphic on a trigger; playing an author uploaded audio file on a trigger; and scrolling a user view on a trigger other than a usual scroll trigger; triggering code generated by an interactive effects wizard module; delaying operation of code generated by an interactive effects wizard module; requesting a user input and storing the same in memory; operating a user interface effect; changing a display characteristic of a displayed object; selecting a displayed item; sending data on a trigger; controlling the display of media by a user; randomizing an effect, and etc.

Abstract: A method and system of systematic data polling/processing within a networked computing system for augmented/mixed reality display. Including: establishing an overlay governed data stream from a persistent data storage system to an augmented/mixed reality (AR/MR) display device; receiving, over a network, pushed metric data from a plurality of remote IoT devices that are associated with networked assets, the plurality of remote IoT devices not all having the same push frequency, wherein location information of the networked assets is known to the networked computing system; storing received pushed metric data within the persistent data storage system; polling the persistent data storage system for data points from the pushed metric data; generating an overlay template; and/or publishing the pushed metric data that has been polled to the AR/MR display device according to the overlay governed data stream in association with the location data of the remote IoT devices.

Abstract: A method and system of systematic data polling/processing within a networked computing system for augmented/mixed reality display. Including: establishing an overlay governed data stream from a persistent data storage system to an augmented/mixed reality (AR/MR) display device; receiving, over a network, pushed metric data from a plurality of remote IoT devices that are associated with networked assets, the plurality of remote IoT devices not all having the same push frequency, wherein location information of the networked assets is known to the networked computing system; storing received pushed metric data within the persistent data storage system; polling the persistent data storage system for data points from the pushed metric data; generating an overlay template; and/or publishing the pushed metric data that has been polled to the AR/MR display device according to the overlay governed data stream in association with the location data of the remote IoT devices.

Abstract: A method and system of systematic data polling/processing within a networked computing system for augmented/mixed reality display. Including: establishing an overlay governed data stream from a persistent data storage system to an augmented/mixed reality (AR/MR) display device; receiving, over a network, pushed metric data from a plurality of remote IoT devices that are associated with networked assets, the plurality of remote IoT devices not all having the same push frequency, wherein location information of the networked assets is known to the networked computing system; storing received pushed metric data within the persistent data storage system; polling the persistent data storage system for data points from the pushed metric data; generating an overlay template; and/or publishing the pushed metric data that has been polled to the AR/MR display device according to the overlay governed data stream in association with the location data of the remote IoT devices.

Abstract: A method and system of data storage. First and second data sets are received from a data collection system with a plurality of data collection devices that provide data in at least two different data formats. The data is space-time stamped (collection location, and/or orientation) and sensor data is also stamped along with. A content acquisition module with a narration unit template having first and second narration unit associated with each other tills the narration units in sequence via a data associator according to operator instructions. A data recorder that records filled narration units in association with each other according to a predefined association within a federated database.

Abstract: A computerized system and method for creating interactive electronic books over a computerized network. The system includes an effects library module having a plurality of interactive effects wizard modules configured to automate code generation for an effect, the effects include performing a mathematical function on user input; animating a graphic on a trigger; playing an author uploaded audio file on a trigger; and scrolling a user view on a trigger other than a usual scroll trigger; triggering code generated by an interactive effects wizard module; delaying operation of code generated by an interactive effects wizard module; requesting a user input and storing the same in memory; operating a user interface effect; changing a display characteristic of a displayed object; selecting a displayed item; sending data on a trigger; controlling the display of media by a user; randomizing an effect, and etc.

Abstract: A computerized system and method for creating interactive electronic books over a computerized network. The system includes an effects library module having a plurality of interactive effects wizard modules configured to automate code generation for an effect, the effects include performing a mathematical function on user input; animating a graphic on a trigger; playing an author uploaded audio file on a trigger; and scrolling a user view on a trigger other than a usual scroll trigger; triggering code generated by an interactive effects wizard module; delaying operation of code generated by an interactive effects wizard module; requesting a user input and storing the same in memory; operating a user interface effect; changing a display characteristic of a displayed object; selecting a displayed item; sending data on a trigger; controlling the display of media by a user; randomizing an effect, and etc.

Abstract: A computerized system and method for creating interactive electronic books over a computerized network. The system includes an effects library module having a plurality of interactive effects wizard modules configured to automate code generation for an effect, the effects include performing a mathematical function on user input; animating a graphic on a trigger; playing an author uploaded audio file on a trigger; and scrolling a user view on a trigger other than a usual scroll trigger; triggering code generated by an interactive effects wizard module; delaying operation of code generated by an interactive effects wizard module; requesting a user input and storing the same in memory; operating a user interface effect; changing a display characteristic of a displayed object; selecting a displayed item; sending data on a trigger; controlling the display of media by a user; randomizing an effect, and etc.

Abstract: A computerized system and method for creating interactive electronic books over a computerized network. The system includes an effects library module having a plurality of interactive effects wizard modules configured to automate code generation for an effect, the effects include performing a mathematical function on user input; animating a graphic on a trigger; playing an author uploaded audio file on a trigger; and scrolling a user view on a trigger other than a usual scroll trigger; triggering code generated by an interactive effects wizard module; delaying operation of code generated by an interactive effects wizard module; requesting a user input and storing the same in memory; operating a user interface effect; changing a display characteristic of a displayed object; selecting a displayed item; sending data on a trigger; controlling the display of media by a user; randomizing an effect, and etc.

Abstract: A computerized system and method for creating interactive electronic books over a computerized network. The system includes an effects library module having a plurality of interactive effects wizard modules configured to automate code generation for an effect, the effects include performing a mathematical function on user input; animating a graphic on a trigger; playing an author uploaded audio file on a trigger; and scrolling a user view on a trigger other than a usual scroll trigger; triggering code generated by an interactive effects wizard module; delaying operation of code generated by an interactive effects wizard module; requesting a user input and storing the same in memory; operating a user interface effect; changing a display characteristic of a displayed object; selecting a displayed item; sending data on a trigger; controlling the display of media by a user; randomizing an effect, and etc.

Abstract: In some embodiments, event data is displayed by receiving, at a client device in communication with a remote content engine, an event message, the event message including data identifying an event type and event data. A determination is made whether the event type of the event message is an ad event, and an event display module is updated with the event data. If the event type is an ad event type, an ad request message is transmitted to the remote content engine, where the ad request message includes data identifying the client device and the event type. An ad response message is received from the remote content engine where the ad response message includes data identifying an advertisement. The advertisement is displayed for the user using the event display module.