Abstract: A system for monitoring a building automation system (BAS). The systems may include a device to report data, a memory having an application that requires that the data from the device be reported at least at a minimum frequency, and a controller to receive the data from the device at least at the minimum frequency and use the application and the data to determine an operational status of a component of the BAS.

Abstract: A system for monitoring a building automation system (BAS). The systems may include a device to report data, a memory having an application that requires that the data from the device be reported at least at a minimum frequency, and a controller to receive the data from the device at least at the minimum frequency and use the application and the data to determine an operational status of a component of the BAS.

Abstract: Disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating multiple myeloma by providing a pharmaceutically effective amount of each drug in a combination of drugs.

Abstract: A media player comprising: (a) a body comprising a front face; (b) a display mounted in the front face; (c) a scrolling activator mounted in the front face for controlling longitudinal movement of a censor on the display; (d) lateral movement of the scrolling activator relative to the front face being for controlling lateral movement of the censor on the display.

Abstract: A method of storing values that involves splitting each value into a n-bit value and an overflow value, and storing, in a main table, the n-bit values in order of increasing magnitude of the values. For each overflow value, the position of the smallest n-bit value is stored in an overflow table. To retrieve a value, the position of the corresponding n-bit value is compared to the positions stored in the overflow value to determine the overflow value of the n-bit value. The actual value is then obtained from the n-bit value and its overflow value.

Abstract: A disc drive typically contains at least one disc which is divided into sectors. The method of eliminating reassignments involves copying data stored at one sector (referred to as a moving sector) to another sector (referred to as a moving spare), and assigning the logical address associated with the moving sector to the moving spare. The elimination process is repeated until the reassignments are eliminated. Verification of the data copied is conducted to ensure data integrity. Furthermore, the elimination process is preferably executed only when the disc drive is in an idle mode. Records are kept and updated as the process is carried out so that the process can be continued even if interrupted.

Abstract: A method of storing values that involves splitting each value into a n-bit value and an overflow value, and storing, in a main table, the n-bit values in order of increasing magnitude of the values. For each overflow value, the position of the smallest n-bit value is stored in an overflow table. To retrieve a value, the position of the corresponding n-bit value is compared to the positions stored in the overflow value to determine the overflow value of the n-bit value. The actual value is then obtained from the n-bit value and its overflow value.

Abstract: A defective track management method is provided for managing defective tracks in a disc drive where the logical zone table is generated after the drive certification test which determines the defect distribution; allocating sectors to achieve a constant number of sectors per track for a particular logical zone in the logical zone table wherein some sectors may be spare sectors allocated efficiently to avoid under sparing or over sparing, as the defect distribution on the disc drive has already been determined; and reassigning defective sectors to the spare sectors corresponding to the track or cylinder where the defective sector is located.