Abstract: A system and method for compensating for thermal drift. A temperature is measured in a meter as a temperature voltage. The temperature voltage is converted to a digital signal. The digital signal is processed to generate an offset voltage in response to the digital signal. The offset voltage is applied as an input to an amplifier. The amplifier receives as a second input a gauge voltage. An output is generated from the meter that corrects the gauge voltage using the offset voltage to compensate for thermal drift.

Abstract: A method and system for evaluating and selecting traceroutes to be used in determining the geographic location of a network block. A particular embodiment of the system includes a set of traceroute feature vector extractors, each traceroute feature vector extractor being associated with at least one of a plurality of traceroutes, each traceroute feature vector extractor being configured to generate a traceroute feature vector for at least one of the plurality of traceroutes; a set of traceroute classifiers each coupled to at least one of the traceroute feature vector extractors, each traceroute classifier being associated with at least one of the plurality of traceroutes, each traceroute classifier being configured to generate at least one traceroute classification and/or regression based on at least one of the traceroute feature vectors; and a traceroute geolocation determining engine.

Abstract: A system and method for compensating for thermal drift. A temperature is measured in a meter as a temperature voltage. The temperature voltage is converted to a digital signal. The digital signal is processed to generate an offset voltage in response to the digital signal. The offset voltage is applied as an input to an amplifier. The amplifier receives as a second input a gauge voltage. An output is generated from the meter that corrects the gauge voltage using the offset voltage to compensate for thermal drift.

Abstract: Described herein are a method and system for evaluating and selecting traceroutes to be used in determining the geographic location of a network block.

Abstract: Methods and systems for insurance adjusting for property casualty losses are provided. A communication link is established between the location of the property casualty loss and an insurance company. The communication link can provide real-time audio and visual communications between the insurance company, the owner of the property which suffered the casualty loss and a third party. The insurance company can receive visual identification of the property casualty loss without actually visiting the property, thereby reducing costs to the insurance company.

Abstract: Described is a hoist assembly for transporting objects using a tarpaulin. In one embodiment, the hoist assembly includes a frame to which two or more fasteners are connected. The fasteners are configured so that the release of at least one of the fasteners is controlled and at least one of the fasteners does not release when the other fasteners are released.