Abstract: A system and process that involve a digital computer storage comprising block locations having physical block addresses and logical block addresses representing a relational database configuration of cells at logical intersections of sequences of rows and columns that specify a sequence of records and a sequence of attributes. A key attribute is a unique identifier that corresponds to the date/time instance of entry of a selected record into the database system. The arrangement is such that a succession of records corresponds to a succession of date/time instances of entry into the database system. This arrangement facilitates selection of a range of electronic records that is outside a range of electronic records that may be subject to hardware or software malfunction or corruption, facilitates the timed periodic storage and destruction of electronic records pursuant to an archive schedule, and reduces storage fragmentation by which seek time delay is reduced.

Abstract: A computer system and process involves entry into a RAID storage array of a digital computer system, at a succession of date/time instances, a succession of records of electronic documents, some of which may have corresponding physical originals, assignment of attributes to the records in any data-type formats that characterize the documents, assignment of a succession of unique date/time identifiers to the succession of records in correspondence with the date/time instances of their entry, selection of a range of date/time instances that correspond to a range of the records of documents that are known to be uncorrupted, and selection of groups of electronic documents having logically related attributes within the range of the uncorrupted documents.

Abstract: A system and process that involve a digital computer storage comprising block locations having physical block addresses and logical block addresses representing a relational database configuration of cells at logical intersections of sequences of rows and columns that specify a sequence of records and a sequence of attributes. A key attribute is a unique identifier that corresponds to the date/time instance of entry of a selected record into the database system. The arrangement is such that a succession of records corresponds to a succession of date/time instances of entry into the database system. This arrangement facilitates selection of a range of electronic records that is outside a range of electronic records that may be subject to hardware or software malfunction or corruption, facilitates the timed periodic storage and destruction of electronic records pursuant to an archive schedule, and reduces storage fragmentation by which seek time delay is reduced.

Abstract: A storage system is provided for paper and electronic documents. Electronic documents include electronic image documents and electronic work documents, which may be completely unrelated in form or content, are acquired or produced to provide one or more real time sequences of electronic documents in one or more real time sequences of date/time instances. Acquired or produced physical documents, for ultimate convenience, simply are added to the front (or the back) of one or more cumulative physical stack. The resulting electronic records of a database, with assured precision, uniquely identify the physical locations of the physical documents and the electronic locations of the electronic documents, both in terms of their associated date/time instances. In effect, these date/time instances guarantee that virtual sets of related physical documents may be conveniently accessed and physically retrieved, and that corresponding sets of related electronic documents may be immediately displayed and suitably presented.

Abstract: A computer system and process involves entry into a RAID storage array of a digital computer system, at a succession of date/time instances, a succession of records of electronic documents, some of which may have corresponding physical originals, assignment of attributes to the records in any data-type formats that characterize the documents, assignment of a succession of unique date/time identifiers to the succession of records in correspondence with the date/time instances of their entry, selection of a range of date/time instances that correspond to a range of the records of documents that are known to be uncorrupted, and selection of groups of electronic documents having logically related attributes within the range of the uncorrupted documents.

Abstract: Newly received or generated paper documents of different content classifications are simply scanned under the control of a digital processor at random in date/time order to produce corresponding electronic images. Each paper document and its electronic image are automatically assigned a unique date/time identifier. No matter how the paper documents are classified, they simply are stacked in sequential folders, which in turn are stacked in sequential boxes. The folders and boxes are marked with the ranges of the date/time identifiers that have been assigned. The digital processor creates records that specify the classifications and the date/time identifiers of the documents. The digital processor then: can provide sets of electronic images that belong to selected content classifications for working purposes, and can indicate the locations of the paper documents in the folders and boxes whenever the need arises.

Abstract: A network having a plurality of distributed systems at different geographical locations permits the random scanning of original documents at the different scanning locations and the storage of the original documents at precisely known storage locations. Original documents are identified by the date/time instances at which they have been scanned and are stored in containers that are marked with corresponding ranges of the date/time instances. Resulting images are identified by the date/time instances of scanning and may be organized electronically. The locations of original documents are immediately known to be in the containers that are marked with ranges of corresponding date/time instances.

Abstract: Newly received or generated paper documents of different content classifications are simply scanned under the control of a digital processor at random in date/time order to produce corresponding electronic images. Each paper document and its electronic image are automatically assigned a unique date/time identifier. No matter how the paper documents are classified, they simply are stacked in sequential folders, which in turn are stacked in sequential boxes. The folders and boxes are marked with the ranges of the date/time identifiers that have been assigned. The digital processor creates records that specify the classifications and the date/time identifiers of the documents. The digital processor then: can provide sets of electronic images that belong to selected content classifications for working purposes, and can indicate the locations of the paper documents in the folders and boxes whenever the need arises.

Abstract: Newly received or generated paper documents of different content classifications are simply scanned under the control of a digital processor at random in date/time order to produce corresponding electronic images. Each paper document and its electronic image are automatically assigned a unique date/time identifier. No matter how the paper documents are classified, they simply are stacked in sequential folders, which in turn are stacked in sequential boxes. The folders and boxes are marked with the ranges of the date/time identifiers that have been assigned. The digital processor creates records that specify the classifications and the date/time identifiers of the documents. The digital processor then: can provide sets of electronic images that belong to selected content classifications for working purposes, and can indicate the locations of the paper documents in the folders and boxes whenever the need arises.

Abstract: A condenser and transducer assemblage, within a gas filled protective enclosure, receives and processes a substantial proportion of mid and far infrared radiation from a subject in order to produce selected physiologic responses as a result of radiant cooling.

Abstract: A condenser and transducer assemblage, within a gas filled protective enclosure, receives and processes a substantial proportion of mid and far infrared radiation from a subject in order to produce selected physiologic responses as a result of radiant cooling.

Abstract: Intensified infrared cooling of a restricted region is achieved by locating the region in the path defined by a geometric configuration, in which a small infrared radiation sink and a large infrared radiation condenser are axially related.

Abstract: An apparatus for intensified infrared cooling of a restricted region includes a small infrared radiation sink and a large infrared radiation condenser that are axially related. In various embodiments, the apparatus predeterminedly positions an object to be cooled with respect to the apparatus and/or includes a controller for sensing and maintaining the temperature of the object.

Abstract: Intensified infrared cooling of a restricted region is achieved by locating the region in the path defined by a geometric configuration, in which a small electrostatic infrared radiation sink and a large infrared radiation condenser are axially related.

Abstract: A visual presentation sheet is provided with a photographic image stratum and a liquid crystal stratum. Under certain energy conditions, the liquid crystal stratum scatters incident light so that the photographic image stratum is visible by direct observation. Under other energy conditions, the liquid crystal stratum is cleared to enable optical projection of the photographic image stratum.

Abstract: Intensified infrared cooling of a restricted region is achieved by locating the region in the path defined by a geometric configuration, in which a small infrared radiation sink and a large infrared radiation condenser are axially related.

Abstract: A visual presentation sheet is provided with a photographic image stratum and a liquid crystal stratum. Under certain energy conditions, the liquid crystal stratum scatters incident light so that the photographic image stratum is visible by direct observation. Under other energy conditions, the liquid crystal stratum is cleared to enable optical projection of the photographic image stratum.

Abstract: A large copy projector, in which the presence of elevated optics in front of the screen is avoided, uses opaque sheeting that is adapted to receive related graphic matter on its upper and lower faces. Simultaneously, the upper face is unobstructedly available for direct observation and manual access, and the lower face is unobtrusively available for image projection through a folded optical path below the opaque sheeting and a projection lens positioned elsewhere than directly over the copy. The copy is characterized by a lower specularly reflecting face that is accessible to the optical system from below but that can be marked from above by chemical etching from a user's pen or the like.

Abstract: The design of a large copy projector is such that its projection path extends rearwardly and obliquely so that the projector and the viewing screen can be viewed side-by-side. This projector uses an opaque copy sheet characterized by an under specularly reflecting face that is accessible to the optical system from below but that can be marked from above by a chemical reactant ink from a user's pen or the like. Simultaneously, the upper face is unobstructedly available for direct observation and manual access and the lower face is unobstrusively available for imaging projection through a folded optical path below the copy sheet, which is established by a short throw, oblique incidence catadioptric optical system.

Abstract: A visual transparency projector has a short throw, oblique incidence catadioptric optical system, capable of enabling (1) a viewing screen and (2) the projector with its operator to be seen by an audience in side-by-side relation.