Abstract: Data processing jobs are concentrated into instances of computing environments which instances are added to guarantee availability, while other instances may become idle and removed. Such data processing jobs are each assigned to a program running on (at least) one processor, while at the same time running such jobs in the smallest practical number of Virtual Computing Environments, while also ensuring sufficient Virtual Computing Environments are on standby for new jobs as they arise, while facilitating maintenance functions.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and computer-readable media to selectively enhance digital image and video content. For example, systems disclosed herein can encode original video content to compress and decompress the original video content. Systems described herein can further identify area of interest information for use in identifying portions of decompressed video content to analyze and remove one or more compression artifacts found therein. Systems described herein can further enhance the decompressed video content by increasing resolution for display. By identifying areas of interest and selectively enhancing digital video content, the systems described herein can reduce consumption of bandwidth and processing resources while maintaining high visual quality of the digital content.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and computer-readable media to selectively enhance digital image and video content. For example, systems disclosed herein can encode original video content to compress and decompress the original video content. Systems described herein can further identify area of interest information for use in identifying portions of decompressed video content to analyze and remove one or more compression artifacts found therein. Systems described herein can further enhance the decompressed video content by increasing resolution for display. By identifying areas of interest and selectively enhancing digital video content, the systems described herein can reduce consumption of bandwidth and processing resources while maintaining high visual quality of the digital content.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and computer-readable media to selectively enhance digital image and video content. For example, systems disclosed herein can encode original video content to compress and decompress the original video content. Systems described herein can further identify area of interest information for use in identifying portions of decompressed video content to analyze and remove one or more compression artifacts found therein. Systems described herein can further enhance the decompressed video content by increasing resolution for display. By identifying areas of interest and selectively enhancing digital video content, the systems described herein can reduce consumption of bandwidth and processing resources while maintaining high visual quality of the digital content.

Abstract: A composite document is scanned for the existence of fields or placeholders or other information input areas, so that their disposition within the composite document and other properties, are collated. Object placeholders (which might be a rectangle object for example) may then replace fields or placeholders or information input areas within in the document. This is to suitably create “whitespace” for an equivalent appropriate field, control or widget to be rendered in that space such as in a Web presentation. After this, the composite document is rasterised to create one or more pixmap pages. The pixmaps are then sent to a user device via a computer network for display in a program such as a Web browser, along with any properties relating to the fields, placeholders or other information input areas that were detected in the composite document.

Abstract: A computer acting as display device can present pixmap screen page image(s), and with end-user input, can act on associated interaction(s) area(s) specification(s); with the screen page image(s) and associated interaction(s) area(s) specification(s) created automatically from electronic document processing on another computer; such other computer paginating the documents for information viewing area(s) on such display device(s), record interaction(s) area(s) data corresponding with styled hypertext or interactive graphical elements within the electronic document, rasterising these document page(s) into screen page image pixmap(s), and compile interaction(s) area(s) data into persistent interaction(s) area(s) specification(s), together for communication to the display device. References to content elements in document pages can be associated with screen page images to allow end-users find information.

Abstract: Data processing jobs are concentrated into instances of computing environments which instances are added to guarantee availability, while other instances may become idle and removed. Such data processing jobs are each assigned to a program running on (at least) one processor, while at the same time running such jobs in the smallest practical number of Virtual Computing Environments, while also ensuring sufficient Virtual Computing Environments are on standby for new jobs as they arise, while facilitating maintenance functions.

Abstract: An automatic silverware wrapping system uses a series of utensil holding magazines that dispense their wares down a chute and onto a napkin holding carrier platen that advances through the system. Once the silverware is on the napkin, an intermediate fold is imparted onto one of the corners of the napkin and then end folds are imparted onto two other corners. Thereafter, the partially folded napkin and its utensils drop down to a pair of roller bearing rails that counter rotate relative to each other in order to roll the napkin up around the silverware.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for the detection of bioluminescence resonance energy transfer. The present invention provides methods of generating a report element and its applications in high throughput detection of bio-agents and gene expression levels. The present invention also relates to a nucleic acid signal amplification process. The present invention provides a report element where a fluorescent dye is directly conjugated to redox enzyme for use in bioluminescence resonant energy transfer (BRET) assays. The present invention also provides a pair of highly homogeneous luciferases for a dual BRET report system allowing the comparison of gene expression levels. With this report element, charge coupled device (CCD) and CMOS based optical detection mechanisms may be used for highly sensitive, high throughput and low cost portable luminescence biosensors.