Abstract: An automated system for personalizing containers with artistic arrangements, such as flowers, provides a customer with the ability to personalize a custom decoration for the container. Specifically, the customer can select a design and include personal images and greetings. In particular, the personalized decoration can be built by layering user selected images and text on a virtual canvas. An automated system can assist the customer by coordinating colors between the personalized decoration and the arrangement to yield a visually appealing package. The resulting personalized content can be printed on a water-resistant film for insertion within a clear vase.

Abstract: A system and method for generating and securing in a broker an interest in future real estate transactions by a client, while reducing a broker's costly and constant pursuit to satisfy current business generation needs. The broker may be a real estate broker, mortgage broker, or some other form of broker offering services related to real estate. A broker network may be provided comprised of a some combination of different types of brokers or several brokers from the same broker firm. The right is a future right associated with an opportunity for the broker to later provide services related to the property, or another property.

Abstract: An integrated laser-based light source that generates an output light beam having a controlled intensity. The light source comprises a light sensor, a laser, a convex beam-splitting surface, and a package that includes a header. The light sensor generates an electrical signal representing an intensity of light energy falling on it, and is mounted on the header. The laser has one and only one light-emitting face from which a light beam is radiated as a radiated light beam. The laser is mounted in the package adjacent the light sensor with the light-emitting face substantially parallel to the light-receiving face of the light sensor. The convex beam-splitting surface reflects a fraction of the radiated light beam towards the light sensor as a reflected light beam, and transmits the remainder of the radiated light beam as the output light beam. The convex beam-splitting surface is supported in the radiated light beam by the package.

Abstract: An integrated laser-based light source that generates an output light beam having a controlled intensity. The light source comprises a package, a laser, a light sensor, and a beam splitter. The beam splitter is mounted in the package, together with the laser and the light sensor. The laser has one and only one light-emitting face from which it radiates a light beam as a radiated light beam. The light sensor generates an electrical signal representing the intensity of light energy falling on it. The beam splitter divides the radiated light beam into a fraction and a remainder, the remainder being the output light beam. The beam splitter operates by diffraction, scattering, or transmission to direct the fraction of the radiated light beam towards the light sensor.

Abstract: An integrated laser-based light source that generates an output light beam having a controlled intensity. The light source comprises a package in which are mounted a laser, a light sensor and a coupler. The laser has one and only one light-emitting face from which a light beam is radiated as a radiated light beam. The light sensor generates an electrical signal representing the intensity of light energy falling it. The coupler couples a fraction of the radiated light beam to the light sensor, and provides the remainder of the radiated light beam as the output light beam. Since the light coupled to the light sensor by the coupler is a fraction of the radiated light beam, the electrical signal generated by the light sensor also represents the intensities of the radiated light beam and of the output light beam.

Abstract: An integrated laser-based light source that generates an output light beam having a controlled intensity. The light source comprises a package in which are mounted a laser, a light sensor and a coupler. The laser has one and only one light-emitting face from which a light beam is radiated as a radiated light beam. The light sensor generates an electrical signal representing the intensity of light energy falling it. The coupler couples a fraction of the radiated light beam to the light sensor, and provides the remainder of the radiated light beam as the output light beam. Since the light coupled to the light sensor by the coupler is a fraction of the radiated light beam, the electrical signal generated by the light sensor also represents the intensities of the radiated light beam and of the output light beam.