Abstract: Systems for delivering material through an open beak to a digestive tract of a bird and methods of using the same are described herein. Beak opening apparatus and methods of using the same are also described herein.

Abstract: Embodiments of the claimed subject matter provide systems and methods for protecting data in dynamically allocated regions of memory. The method can include receiving the read request where the read request comprises a virtual address associated with a memory and determining a physical address associated with the virtual address. The further includes determining whether the physical address associated with the virtual address is read protected and determining whether the read request is from a component allowed to access read protected memory. The read protected memory was dynamically allocated on a per page basis. The method further includes in response to determining that the read request is to a read protected physical address and determining that the component is allowed to access read protected memory, sending the data from the physical address in the memory.

Abstract: Embodiments of the claimed subject matter provide systems and methods for protecting data in dynamically allocated regions of memory. The method can include receiving the read request where the read request comprises a virtual address associated with a memory and determining a physical address associated with the virtual address. The further includes determining whether the physical address associated with the virtual address is read protected and determining whether the read request is from a component allowed to access read protected memory. The read protected memory was dynamically allocated on a per page basis. The method further includes in response to determining that the read request is to a read protected physical address and determining that the component is allowed to access read protected memory, sending the data from the physical address in the memory.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for rendering a smooth circular point using polygons on a computer graphics display. The circular point is approximated by a polygon and the selection of the polygon depends on the diameter of the point. The polygon is enclosed in a bounding area that is divided into a plurality of tiles. The tiles are classified into different sections depending on their location relative to the center of the point. The tiles in each section are processed according to an algorithm to generate a mask that is used to render the circular point.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and graphics processor for stereoscopically displaying a primitive on a display device adds a row of pixels to the primitive to improve its appearance on the display device. To that end, it first is determined if the primitive is to be stereoscopically displayed on the display device. After it is determined that the primitive is to be stereoscopically displayed, then a row of pixels is added to the primitive. The primitive preferably is a point primitive or a line primitive.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for displaying a television signal on a computer monitor first receives a selected first field data block of the television signal for display by the monitor. The television signal preferably includes a stream of first field data blocks and second field data blocks that are intended for display by respective first and second sets of lines on the computer monitor. After receipt of the first field data block, an immediately preceding second field data block is faded to produce a faded second block. The faded second block then is displayed on the second set of lines of the monitor, and the first field data block is displayed on the first set of lines of the monitor.