Abstract: Techniques for ranking service implementations for a service interface are disclosed. Each module that includes a service implementation may be referred to as a “service provider module.” The ranking of the service implementations, for the particular service interface, may be based on modular information. Modular information includes information associated with module dependencies and/or service dependencies corresponding to one or more of a candidate set of service provider modules. Additionally or alternatively, the ranking of the service implementations, for the particular service interface, may be based on statically-available information and/or dynamically-available information associated with one or more of a candidate set of service implementations.

Abstract: Techniques for recursively generating a plug-in application recipe (PIAR) are disclosed. A PIAR management application manages a particular PIAR in an active state. The PIAR management application manages PIAR specifications, each identifying a trigger and an action. The action is conditional on the trigger. The particular PIAR includes a particular trigger and a particular action. The particular action includes a child PIAR specification that defines, for a child PIAR, a second trigger and a second action to be executed when the second trigger is satisfied. In response to detecting that the particular trigger is satisfied, the PIAR management application creates the child PIAR.

Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, and computing devices are described herein for restoring gameplay by replaying past inputs. During gameplay, capture logic captures participant inputs that were received to change states of game objects. The capture logic stores the captured information in an electronic record of period(s) of the gameplay. After the period(s) of gameplay, replay logic receives a request to initiate subsequent gameplay beginning from a point in time from a period of past gameplay. The replay logic causes the subsequent gameplay to begin from the point at least in part by loading saved state information and replaying the captured participant inputs.

Abstract: Various aspects and embodiments are directed to a streamlined computer device and a graphical user interface that organizes interface elements into views of computer content for presentation to a user. Various views of digital media content permits users to easily and efficiently access various digital media content. Different views are used to provide an interface that is responsive to configurations of the device and responsive to activity being performed by the user. Aspects include permitting the user to maintain and manage digital media content libraries. According to some embodiments, the libraries comprise user digital media content and references digital media content. Functionality provided to a user can be tailored to the type of content displayed, accessed and/or managed. According to various aspects, methods and systems are provided for accessing and managing digital media libraries on a streamlined computing device with a plurality selectable I/O profiles.

Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, and computing devices are described herein for restoring gameplay by replaying past inputs. During gameplay, capture logic captures participant inputs that were received to change states of game objects. The capture logic stores the captured information in an electronic record of period(s) of the gameplay. After the period(s) of gameplay, replay logic receives a request to initiate subsequent gameplay beginning from a point in time from a period of past gameplay. The replay logic causes the subsequent gameplay to begin from the point at least in part by loading saved state information and replaying the captured participant inputs.

Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, and computing devices are described herein for restoring gameplay by replaying past inputs. During gameplay, capture logic captures participant inputs that were received to change states of game objects. The capture logic stores the captured information in an electronic record of period(s) of the gameplay. After the period(s) of gameplay, replay logic receives a request to initiate subsequent gameplay beginning from a point in time from a period of past gameplay. The replay logic causes the subsequent gameplay to begin from the point at least in part by loading saved state information and replaying the captured participant inputs.

Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, and computing devices are described herein for restoring gameplay by replaying past inputs. During gameplay, capture logic captures participant inputs that were received to change states of game objects. The capture logic stores the captured information in an electronic record of period(s) of the gameplay. After the period(s) of gameplay, replay logic receives a request to initiate subsequent gameplay beginning from a point in time from a period of past gameplay. The replay logic causes the subsequent gameplay to begin from the point at least in part by loading saved state information and replaying the captured participant inputs.

Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, and computing devices are described herein for restoring gameplay by replaying past inputs. During gameplay, capture logic captures participant inputs that were received to change states of game objects. The capture logic stores the captured information in an electronic record of period(s) of the gameplay. After the period(s) of gameplay, replay logic receives a request to initiate subsequent gameplay beginning from a point in time from a period of past gameplay. The replay logic causes the subsequent gameplay to begin from the point at least in part by loading saved state information and replaying the captured participant inputs.

Abstract: Various aspects and embodiments are directed to a graphical user interface that organizes interface elements into views of computer content for presentation to a user. Different views of are used to provide an interface that is responsive to configurations of the device and responsive to activity being performed by the user. Aspects include permitting the user to transition the device from one configuration to another during its use, for example from easel to laptop modes. Further the elements that comprise the graphical user interface are configured to present a summarized view of available actions and content, in order to simplify user interaction. The different views present different organizations of the interface elements and in some example display only certain ones of the modes of content in order to reduce the number of options a user must navigate to accomplish an objective. According to another aspect, methods and systems for streamlining user interaction with computer content are provided.

Abstract: A heat transfer label for application to an item includes a heat transferable substrate having a transparent window area, a carrier for carrying the substrate and a variable graphic component including printed indicia on the window area. The variable graphic component is printed separate from the application of the substrate to the carrier and on an opposing side of at least a portion of the substrate from the carrier. The variable graphic component is printed prior to application of the heat transfer label to the item.

Abstract: A heat transfer label for application to an item includes a heat transferable substrate having a translucent window area formed therein containing variable data. The heat transferable substrate is carried by a carrier web. The variable graphic component includes printed indicia on the translucent window area and is printed separate from and subsequent to the application of the substrate to the carrier. The variable graphic component is printed prior to application of the heat transfer label to the item and is visible through the window area when the label is applied to the object.

Abstract: A system and method for stabilizing the temperature of a detector array. The novel invention (100) includes one or more video reference pixels (52) adapted to output a reference signal that is responsive to the temperature of the detector array (50), and a mechanism for adjusting the temperature of the detector array (50) based on the reference signal. In the illustrative embodiment, the mechanism includes a thermal electric cooler (112) and a processor (104) running a control algorithm (106) which calculates the amount of current which should be applied to the thermal electric cooler (112) based on the reference signal from the video reference pixels (52). The video reference pixels (52) are constructed from the same substrate as the detector array (50), but are constructed in a manner such that they do not respond to changes in scene illumination.

Abstract: Disclosed are an integer cycle ambiguity resolution method, and attitude determining systems and apparatus using the same. In the method of determining a solution to an integer cycle ambiguity, four primary satellites out of a GPS satellite constellation are selected such that a number of false solutions for the integer cycle ambiguity is optimized. Next, a search space is defined such that the probability of rejecting a correct solution for the integer cycle ambiguity is guaranteed-to be below a predetermined value. Next, intervals in the defined search space are searched to determine a solution to the integer cycle ambiguity. Then, attitude is determined as a function of the determined solution to the integer cycle ambiguity.