Abstract: Differential dynamic content delivery including providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon user classifications of a user participant in the presentation; presenting the selected structural element to the user; identifying a device controlling action; and executing the device controlling action to control a device for the user. In many embodiments, identifying a device controlling action includes identifying a device controlling action in dependence upon a presentation control instruction. In some embodiments, identifying a device controlling action further includes identifying a device controlling action in dependence upon a spoken key word. In some embodiments, identifying a device controlling action further includes identifying a device controlling action in dependence upon a classified structural element.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for amending a session document during a presentation, where the session document typically includes a session structured document. Typical embodiments include providing user profiles representing users capable of participating in presentations, each user profile including user classifications for a user; providing a presentation document including a structured document having structural elements classified with classification identifiers; identifying a user profile event for a user during the presentation; and adding to the session structured document at least one structural element from the presentation document, the added structural element having a classification identifier that corresponds to a user classification of the user. In typical embodiments, the user profile event comprises adding a user to the presentation, wherein the added user has a new user classification for the presentation.

Abstract: Creating a presentation document that include creating, in dependence upon an original document, a structured document comprising one or more structural elements and creating a presentation grammar for the structured document, wherein the presentation grammar for the structured document includes grammar elements each of which includes a structural element identifier for at least one structural element of the structured document.

Abstract: Differential dynamic content delivery including providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon user classifications of a user participant in the presentation; and presenting the selected structural element to the user. In some embodiments, selecting a classified structural element includes selecting a classified structural element in dependence upon the presentation action identifier and the parameters.

Abstract: Creating a presentation document that include creating, in dependence upon an original document, a structured document comprising one or more structural elements; classifying a structural element of the structured document according to a presentation attribute; and creating a presentation grammar for the structured document, wherein the presentation grammar for the structured document includes grammar elements each of which includes an identifier for at least one structural element of the structured document.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for creating a session document from a presentation document that include identifying a presentation document for a presentation. In typical embodiments, the presentation document includes a presentation grammar and a structured document having structural elements classified with classification identifiers. Typical embodiments include identifying a user participant for the presentation, the user having a user profile comprising user classifications and filtering the structured document in dependence upon the user classifications and the classification identifiers. In typical embodiments, identifying a presentation document includes inserting in a list a location for the presentation document. In typical embodiments, identifying a user includes inserting in a list a user identification identifying a user in a presentation participant list.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for creating a voice response grammar in a voice response server that include identifying a user for a presentation, the user having a user grammar, the user grammar including one or more user grammar elements and storing a multiplicity of user grammar elements for the user in a voice response grammar on a voice response server. In typical embodiments, identifying a user for a presentation includes creating a data structure representing a presentation and listing in the data structure at least one user identification. In typical embodiments, each grammar element includes an identifier of a structural element, a key phrase for invoking a presentation action, and a presentation action identifier representing a presentation action.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for creating a voice response grammar in a voice response server including identifying presentation documents for a presentation, each presentation document having a presentation grammar. Typical embodiments include storing each presentation grammar in a voice response grammar on a voice response server. In typical embodiments, identifying presentation documents for a presentation includes creating a data structure representing a presentation and listing at least one presentation document in the data structure representing a presentation. In typical embodiments listing the at least one presentation document includes storing a location of the presentation document in the data structure representing a presentation and storing each presentation grammar includes retrieving a presentation grammar of the presentation document in dependence upon the location of the presentation document.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a method for creating a user metric pattern. Such embodiments typically include receiving, within the network, a plurality of disparate user metrics, determining that the plurality of disparate user metrics received within the network do not match a predetermined metric pattern, and saving the plurality of disparate user metrics as a new metric pattern. In many embodiments, determining that the plurality of disparate user metrics received within the network do not match a predetermined metric pattern includes comparing the plurality of disparate user metrics with a plurality of metrics associated with the predetermined metric pattern.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a method for administering devices. Such embodiments include creating, in a first domain, a domain state object, and transmitting the domain state object from the first domain to a second domain. In many exemplary embodiments, creating, in a first domain, a domain state object includes creating a current device state object, and associating the current device state object with the domain state object.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention include methods for improving the devices in a domain. Such exemplary embodiments often include receiving, within a network, a plurality of device effectiveness records for a first user created in a first domain, storing the plurality of device effectiveness records, identifying an effective device ID for the first user in dependence upon the plurality of device effectiveness records, and notifying a second user in a second domain of the effective device ID. In some embodiments, an effective device ID identifies a new device for the user. In other embodiments, an effective device ID identifies an upgrade for an existing device for the user.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention include methods for evaluating a test action for a user. Such methods include creating, within a network, a user metric vector in dependence upon a plurality of disparate user metrics, selecting a test action in dependence upon the user metric vector, executing the test action within the network, and determining a user reaction. Many embodiments also include adding the test action to a user's action list in dependence upon the user reaction. Other embodiments often include deleting the test action from an test action list in dependence upon the user reaction.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a method for administering devices in a network. The method includes creating a user metric vector comprising a plurality of disparate user metrics, creating a user metric space comprising a plurality of metric ranges and determining whether the user metric vector is outside the user metric space. If the user metric vector is outside a user metric space, identifying an action in dependence upon the user metric vector the method includes determining whether the action is allowed. If the action is allowed, the method includes executing the action. Many embodiments include receiving an allowed action list, such as for example, receiving an allowed action list from a moderator DML.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a continuous cell line capable of supporting the growth of a Marek's disease virus (MDV) strain comprising infecting or transfecting a cell with a vector comprising a nucleic acid or fragment thereof of an MDV strain and culturing the cell or a progeny thereof under conditions suitable for the expression of the nucleic acid and propagation of the cell or progeny. The nucleic acid may comprise an MDV glycoprotein gE gene or functional fragment. Also provided is a method of generating, isolating, and/or maintaining a hypervirulent, very virulent, very virulent plus, virulent, and/or avirulent MDV strain comprising infecting a described cell with the MDV strain or strains, and culturing the cell under conditions suitable for the propagation of the cell and the generation, maintenance and isolation of the MDV strain or strains.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus of acquiring and processing seismic data. One or more controllers are each coupled to seismic sensors and to each other to form a network of data acquisition units. A main controller is coupled to a crossline unit via a cable comprising a synchronizing conductor and one or more power/data conductors. Commands and data are packaged such that multiple routings are possible without affecting final calculations. Each crossline unit is capable of accepting a fiber optic input, a wire input or a combination.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include a method for administering devices within a network. Such embodiments typically include receiving, within the network, at least one user metric for a user, and receiving, from a device within the network, device content metadata. Such embodiments also typically include identifying an action in dependence upon the user metric and the device content metadata, and executing the action within the network.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a method for creating a user metric pattern. Such embodiments typically include receiving, within the network, a plurality of disparate user metrics, saving the plurality of disparate user metrics, identifying a subset of the saved disparate user metrics that comprise a user metric pattern, and storing the subset of the saved disparate user metrics as a user metric pattern. In many examples of the present invention, receiving, within the network, a plurality of disparate user metrics includes receiving a plurality of disparate user metrics from a metric sensor worn by the user.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a method for administering devices within a network. Such embodiments include receiving, within the network, a plurality of disparate user metrics and determining whether the plurality of disparate user metrics received within the network match a predetermined metric pattern. If the plurality of disparate user metrics received within the network match a predetermined metric pattern, such embodiments also include identifying an action in dependence upon the predetermined metric pattern, and executing the action within the network. In typical embodiments, a predetermined metric pattern includes a plurality of predetermined generic metrics.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a method for administering devices. The method comprises creating a user metric vector comprising a plurality of disparate metrics for a user, selecting a predefined condition space for the user in dependence upon the user metric vector, identifying an action in dependence upon the selected predefined condition space, and executing the action. In many example embodiments, selecting a predefined condition space for the user in dependence upon the user metric vector includes retrieving a predefined condition space from a database in dependence upon the user metric vector. In some example embodiments, retrieving a predefined condition space from a database in dependence upon the user metric vector comprises comparing the user metric vector with a plurality of predefined condition space stored in the database.

Abstract: The invention relates to a detection system and a detection method for the detection and tracking of optical codes on objects which are transported along a monitored zone, comprising a plurality of optoelectronic sensors to read the codes and to generate corresponding reading data and comprising at least two data buses, each having its own associated bus control unit, wherein each of the plurality of sensors is connected both to the one and to the other of the two data buses and wherein the one of the two data buses with the associated bus control unit, on the one hand, and the other data bus with the associated bus control unit, on the other hand, are divided into a primary branch and a secondary branch which is subordinate to the primary branch.