Abstract: An integrated active control system includes gaming devices, a server, and a network connecting the server and gaming devices. The gaming devices include gaming terminals and gaming tables. The integrated active control system aggregates gaming transaction information from the gaming devices and determines, for example, the effectiveness of the gaming establishment's floor configuration. Based on this effectiveness determination, at least one of the gaming devices are instructed to change their configuration. Staffing information may also be considered and reconfigured. The integrated active control system further monitors and configures gaming chips. The gaming chips are programmable, and may store monetary chip value and chip identification information. The programmable gaming chips are monitored for tracking the wagers made with the chips as well as for detecting their location.

Abstract: A sock attachment is presented for keeping matched pairs of socks together during times when not being worn, including that of during the laundering process. The sock attachment comprises an elastic loop structure secured within the sock opening. A matching sock having an identical loop attachment can be secured onto its corresponding sock by the linking of one loop to another. This is accomplished by placing the loop of a first sock through the loop of the second sock and thereafter taking the distal end of the first sock and inserting the same through its own loop. Thereafter the distal end of the first sock can be pulled completely through the loop, thereby linking the two socks together with a stable connection until separated by an individual, thereby providing convenience when searching for a matching sock.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cervical condom for aiding in conception comprising: a dome shape flexible device, where said device is made of a flexible material; and a rim surrounding the outer perimeter of the device. The device is capable of containing a sperm sample for application upon a user's cervix. In one exemplary embodiment, the flexible material is silicone and the condom measures in a range of about two to five centimeters in length.