Abstract: A roulette system detailed herein involves modified roulette features designed to add excitement to conventional roulette. A first embodiment relates to players purchasing special chips and making wagers on multiple, consecutive random outcomes in an effort to make consecutive winning number selections. A second version relates to players placing wagers on dealer select numbers. If the dealer selects winning numbers on two or more consecutive spins of the roulette wheel, players receive an enhanced payout. In both versions, pay tables list large payouts (e.g., up to 1000 to 1) which are not the norm for roulette which has as its largest payout 35 to 1 for individual numbers.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for processing search results. A first query suggestion for a search query input is received, and a first set of image search results responsive to the query suggestion is received. Both are provided to a user device in response to the search query input. After providing the first set of image search results to the user device, a signal of user interest is detected in either of the query suggestion or at least one of the image search results. The detection is prior to receiving another search query input subsequent to the search query input. In response to the detection, a second set of image search results is provided to the user device to supplement the first set of image search results previously provided to the user device. The second set of image search results are responsive to the query suggestion.

Abstract: An apparatus for classifying data packet protocol values in a packet architecture comprising a packet header and a packet payload including an extension header is described. The apparatus comprises a processor configured to specify a packet protocol value in an extension header of a type requiring mandatory examination by at least one device receiving a packet. For example, an apparatus comprises a packet processor unit configured to generate a data packet comprising the extension header, wherein the extension header specifies a packet protocol value, wherein the extension header is a mandatory extension requiring examination by a receiving apparatus to which the packet may be sent, wherein the packet protocol value is also carried in one or more additional headers in the packet, and wherein the extension header enables classifying the packet based on the packet protocol value and without traversing the additional headers in the packet.

Abstract: A mobile router is configured for attaching to a selected router in a clustered network (e.g., a mobile ad hoc network) based on identifying a network topology model of the clustered network from received router advertisement messages that include tree information option fields specifying attributes of the network topology model. The mobile router selects which router advertisement originator to attach to based on correlating the attributes of the router advertisement originators relative to identified priorities, and orders the router advertisement originators within a default router list based on the identified priorities. If the mobile router detects a router from a second clustered network, the mobile router advertises to the attachment router that the second clustered network is reachable, enabling the two clustered networks to communicate using a point-to-point link between the respective attachment routers.

Abstract: A stackable display case for protecting products which are unable to support a compressive load. Such display case provides improved protection of products during shipping and sale. Such display cases are loaded with products, stacked three or more cases high, two per layer, on a pallet at a production facility before being shipped to warehouse style and other retail outlets. Such display cases allow products to be sold directly from pallets and require a minimal amount of manual labor compared to prior art shipping displays. Such display case provides visibility and accessibility from four sides of pallets, and from at least three sides of each display case. Such a display case requires substantially less manual labor at a manufacturing and shipping facility, and almost no manual labor at the point of sale.

Abstract: A method of making a fabric conditioning composition comprising providing: from 8 to 30% by weight of a quaternary ammonium softening material comprising a mixture of mono-ester, di-ester and tri-ester linked saturated components, a fatty complexing agent selected from fatty acids and fatty alcohols in an amount such that the weight of the mono-ester linked quaternary ammonium material to the fatty complexing agent is from 2.5:1 to 1:2, water, and perfume, the composition being free from non-ionic surfactant and added electrolyte, and subjecting the composition to a high shear and/or milling step.

Abstract: Diagnostic devices and methods are provided. The diagnostic devices preferably comprise a test strip with a test area. The sample to be analyzed contacts the test area, which comprises a specific binding partner for the analyte of interest. Analyte, if present in the sample, binds to the immobilized binding partner in the test area and is subsequently contacted with a conjugate. The conjugate specifically binds the analyte and provides a visual indication of the presence of the analyte. The devices may be used for the diagnosis of particular diseases or disorders in a patient, such as HIV or hepatitis. They may also be used to determine if an individual is pregnant.

Abstract: An apparatus for classifying data packet protocol values in a packet architecture comprising a packet header and a packet payload including an extension header is described. The apparatus comprises a processor configured to specify a packet protocol value in an extension header of a type requiring mandatory examination by at least one device receiving a packet. For example, an apparatus comprises a packet processor unit configured to generate a data packet comprising the extension header, wherein the extension header specifies a packet protocol value, wherein the extension header is a mandatory extension requiring examination by a receiving apparatus to which the packet may be sent, wherein the packet protocol value is also carried in one or more additional headers in the packet, and wherein the extension header enables classifying the packet based on the packet protocol value and without traversing the additional headers in the packet.

Abstract: A non-volatile storage device on a memory module comprising a plurality of memory devices is used to store the locations of defective parts on the memory module, such as data query (“DQ”) terminals, identified during a testing procedure. After testing, the non-volatile storage device, such as an electrically erasable programmable read only memory (“EEPROM”), may be accessed to determine specific memory devices such as dynamic random access memory (“DRAM”) which need to be repaired or replaced rather than re-testing the specific memory module.

Abstract: A stormwater treatment system for separating contaminants from flowing stormwater is provided. The stormwater treatment system includes a tank including an inlet for receiving stormwater runoff and an outlet for outputting stormwater subsequent to treatment. The tank includes a storage chamber for collecting pollutant. A sensor is provided within the tank and arranged and configured to generate a pollutant level indicative signal. A control system is in communication with the sensor. The control system is operable, based upon the pollutant level indicative signal, to identify when pollutant build-up within the storage chamber reaches a level requiring service and to responsively output a service notification.

Abstract: A mobile router is configured for attaching to a selected router in a mobile network based on identifying a network topology model of the mobile network from received router advertisement messages that include tree information option fields specifying attributes of the network topology model. The mobile router selects which router advertisement originator to attach to based on correlating the attributes of the router advertisement originators relative to identified priorities, and orders the router advertisement originators within a default router list based on the identified priorities.

Abstract: A mobile router is configured for attaching to a selected router in a clustered network (e.g., a mobile ad hoc network) based on identifying a network topology model of the clustered network from received router advertisement messages that include tree information option fields specifying attributes of the network topology model. The mobile router selects which router advertisement originator to attach to based on correlating the attributes of the router advertisement originators relative to identified priorities, and orders the router advertisement originators within a default router list based on the identified priorities. If the mobile router detects a router from a second clustered network, the mobile router advertises to the attachment router that the second clustered network is reachable, enabling the two clustered networks to communicate using a point-to-point link between the respective attachment routers.

Abstract: Disclosed is a test cell and a method for detection of a preselected ligand in a liquid sample such as a body fluid. The test cell includes an elongate outer casing which houses an interior permeable material capable of transporting an aqueous solution and defining a sample inlet, a test volume, and a reservoir volume. The reservoir volume is disposed in a section of the test cell spaced apart from the inlet and is filled with sorbent material. The reservoir acts to receive liquid transported along a flow path defined by the permeable material and extending from the inlet and through the test volume. In the test volume is a test site which includes a first protein having a binding site specific to a first epitope of the ligand immobilized in fluid communication with the flow path. The test site can be observed through a window of the casing.

Abstract: A screen apparatus for improved separation of particulates from a fluid stream. The screen is configured and arranged to filter relatively large particulates from the fluid stream as the fluid stream passes from a storage chamber of the tank to a tank outlet. The screen is removably affixed to a diverter, such as a baffle, used to divert a portion or all of the fluid into the storage chamber. The screen is preferably shaped to substantially conform to the shape of the diverter to aid in the smoothing of the fluid flow within the retention section of the tank. The screen may be entirely porous, or it may be non-porous at its leading edge to minimize particulate build-up at the transition from the tank interior wall to the screen. The apparatus may optionally include a second screen to provide additional filtering of floating particulates as the fluid level in the tank exceeds the crown elevation of the inlet.

Abstract: Diagnostic devices and methods are provided. The diagnostic devices preferably comprise a test strip with a test area. The sample to be analyzed contacts the test area, which comprises a specific binding partner for the analyte of interest. Analyte, if present in the sample, binds to the immobilized binding partner in the test area and is subsequently contacted with a conjugate. The conjugate specifically binds the analyte and provides a visual indication of the presence of the analyte. The devices may be used for the diagnosis of particular diseases or disorders in a patient, such as HIV or hepatitis. They may also be used to determine if an individual is pregnant.

Abstract: Techniques to process semiconductor devices whose input-output (I/O) pins are only partially operative is able to accommodate substantially all possible combinations of operative I/O pin patterns. Semiconductor devices are tested to determine which I/O pins are operative. A code representing which I/O pins are operative is then associated with each tested device. The generated codes are used to selectively combine two or more semiconductor devices to form a component capable of providing the function of a single fully operational semiconductor device.

Abstract: A mobile router is configured for attaching to a selected router in a clustered network (e.g., a mobile ad hoc network) based on identifying a network topology model of the clustered network from received router advertisement messages that include tree information option fields specifying attributes of the network topology model. The mobile router selects which router advertisement originator to attach to based on correlating the attributes of the router advertisement originators relative to identified priorities, and orders the router advertisement originators within a default router list based on the identified priorities. If the mobile router detects a router from a second clustered network, the mobile router advertises to the attachment router that the second clustered network is reachable, enabling the two clustered networks to communicate using a point-to-point link between the respective attachment routers.

Abstract: A mobile router is configured for attaching to a selected router in a mobile network based on identifying a network topology model of the mobile network from received router advertisement messages that include tree information option fields specifying attributes of the network topology model. The mobile router selects which router advertisement originator to attach to based on correlating the attributes of the router advertisement originators relative to identified priorities, and orders the router advertisement originators within a default router list based on the identified priorities.

Abstract: Methods for rapid detection and/or semi-quantitation of anti-adenovirus antibody are disclosed. Anti-adenovirus antibody is detected using a device comprising a membrane with adsorbed antigen which specifically binds anti-adenovirus antibody and an absorbent pad which is contacted with the membrane. By consolidating detection reactions in a confined location and eliminating the need to manually remove input reagents, detection and semi-quantitation is achieved rapidly and conveniently. The invention also provides kits and devices for detection and/or semi-quantitation of anti-adenovirus antibodies.

Abstract: Techniques to process semiconductor devices whose input-output (I/O) pins are only partially operative is able to accommodate substantially all possible combinations of operative I/O pin patterns. Semiconductor devices are tested to determine which I/O pins are operative. A code representing which I/O pins are operative is then associated with each tested device. The generated codes are used to selectively combine two or more semiconductor devices to form a component capable of providing the function of a single fully operational semiconductor device.