Abstract: Continued and precise operation of an agricultural implement exists even where a subsystem, such as a GPS receiver, wireless communicator, a sensor, or the like, fails, falters, or is otherwise unusable. Data is continually tracked to the extent possible during failure or faltering and is temporarily stored. The temporary data is later stitched or otherwise harmonized with historical data once the failing system is repaired or otherwise once again available. During failure or faltering, views, and even mapped views, of historical and real-time data are displayed. Predicted or anticipated data can be included within these views or can even be used when stitching.

Abstract: An aircraft rotor assembly comprises first and second rotors and a drive assembly. The first and second rotors are rotatable about a common axis synchronously and with respect to each other. The first rotor has a first blade extending radially from the common axis; the second rotor has a second blade extending radially from the common axis, longitudinally offset from the first blade along the common axis. The drive assembly is coupled to the first and second rotors and configured to controllably vary, during continuous rotation of the first and second rotors, a differential phase angle separating the first and second blades as projected onto a plane perpendicular to the common axis.

Abstract: A system for collecting and analyzing metadata from peer-to-peer (P2P) media networks. The present invention gathers metadata about P2P media from the P2P network directly as well as relevant 3rd party social networks where that media is discussed. Users access the system via any Internet enabled device. The users' media streaming behavior is collected so that it can determine what they like. That data is indexed for future analysis. The system also monitors social network dialog keyed to the media (e.g. titles, actors, singers). The system then can identify related media on P2P networks and source it so that it is immediately available. The social data collection agents then extract data about the media that users of social networks are providing for the computing of demand for the media and/or performers.

Abstract: A domestic appliance is provided having an appliance body; a control panel mounted to the appliance body, the control panel having a front side visible to a user of the domestic appliance when the appliance is in an operating condition, and a back side facing the appliance body; a light box attached to the back side of the control panel, the light box having an opening that faces the back side of the control panel, a protrusion that protrudes in a direction away from the control panel and surrounds the opening; and a light emitting display board attached to the light box, the light emitting display board having a light source that emits light and directs the light toward the control panel. The light source is surrounded by the protrusion.

Abstract: A system for collecting and analyzing metadata from peer-to-peer (P2P) media networks. The present invention gathers metadata about P2P media from the P2P network directly as well as relevant 3rd party social networks where that media is discussed. Users access the system via any Internet enabled device. The users' media streaming behavior is collected so that it can determine what they like. That data is indexed for future analysis. The system also monitors social network dialog keyed to the media (e.g. titles, actors, singers). The system then can identify related media on P2P networks and source it so that it is immediately available. The social data collection agents then extract data about the media that users of social networks are providing for the computing of sentiment about the media and/or performers.

Abstract: A system that controls access to program assets, such as software programs or modules, is described. During operation, this system associates a first license code with a first group of program assets and associates a first master code with the first license code, where the first group of program assets includes one or more program assets associated with a first provider, and the first license code identifies the first master code. Then, the system provides the first license code, the first master code, and a pre-defined function to the first provider, and hosts the first group of program assets on a website. Note that the first master code and the pre-defined function allow the first provider to generate a first validation code for a customer. Moreover, the first validation code and the first license code, at least in part, allow the customer to access the first group of program assets hosted on the website, thereby facilitating independent marketing of the first group of program assets by the first provider.

Abstract: The present invention provides feed-through pesticide formulation suitable for hydrophobic active ingredients. The formulation comprises a hydrophobic active ingredient on a solid carrier, with a hydrophilic coating and an optional hydrophobic coating contacting the hydrophilic coating.

Abstract: A method comprising providing a first vessel floating on a surface of a body of water; connecting a first line from the first vessel to a subsea structure; lifting the subsea structure within the body of water; connecting a second line from a second vessel to the subsea structure; disconnecting the first line from the subsea structure; and lifting subsea structure to the second vessel with the second line.

Abstract: A purchasing user interface system may include a user interface configured to display various types of inventory, order and purchasing information. The user interface may display item, inventory, order, sales and/or vendor information regarding particular items, or all items, in a current inventory. The user interface may allow user to customize the manner in which the information is displayed. The system may also aid the user in making purchase orders, such as by allowing the user to select items to order as well as the quantities to order and the vendors from which to order the selected items. The system may also allow the user to generate purchase order based on the selected items, amounts and vendors. The purchasing user interface system may allow a user to display, sort, filter, update and otherwise manipulate various inventory, sales, order and vendor information to aid in making meaningful inventory ordering decisions.

Abstract: An order fulfillment tool may indicate fulfillability information for a plurality of open orders and receive user input specifying one or more orders for potential fulfillment. In response, the order fulfillment tool may indicate revised fulfillability information for orders not specified for potential fulfillment according to the effects on a current inventory if the specified orders were fulfilled. The order fulfillment tool may also recommend orders for potential fulfillment according to user-specified order fulfillment criteria and indicate revised fulfillability information for orders not recommended for potential fulfillment. Such an order fulfillment tool may also receive user input specifying fulfillment levels for individual items of orders and update fulfillability information for other orders according to the effect of the individual fulfillment levels.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that provides a context-sensitive “community link,” which enables a system or application user to easily access a community forum related to a specific system or application feature. During operation, the system provides a user with access to the system or application feature. While providing such access, the system displays a community link to the user, wherein the community link is directed to a community forum associated with the system or application feature. When the user selects the community link, the system navigates the user to the community forum associated with the system or application feature, so that the user can exchange information with other users about the system or application feature.

Abstract: Application responsiveness over a network, such as for a web site or web-based application, is monitored and optionally recorded by tracking actual end users interacting with the application and the time it takes for their requested web pages to load. The process involves a web server that sends instrumented web pages or pointers to such instrumentation code in response to browser requests. This instrumentation causes scripting code on the client browser to gather data sufficient to enable determination of how long the page took to load, with separate measurements for latency time and/or intra-page load time, and to classify the type of request for which the measurements correspond. The scripting code can report the values to a record keeper or an external process. In one embodiment, Page Lifecycle Events are used to track and update a Marker and Timestamp from which the page load times and classifications are derived.

Abstract: Application responsiveness over a network, such as for a web site or web-based application, is monitored and optionally recorded by tracking actual end users interacting with the application and the time it takes for their requested web pages to load. The process involves a web server that sends instrumented web pages or pointers to such instrumentation code in response to browser requests. This instrumentation causes scripting code on the client browser to gather data sufficient to enable determination of how long the page took to load, with separate measurements for latency time and/or intra-page load time, and to classify the type of request for which the measurements correspond. The scripting code can report the values to a record keeper or an external process. In one embodiment, Page Lifecycle Events are used to track and update a Marker and Timestamp from which the page load times and classifications are derived.

Abstract: Described is a collection of type versions (objects) associated with an application program that lists only those type versions that can be bound to an application program. This ensures stability and security by preventing other type versions from being bound to the application program, unless overridden by policy. A type binding process only materializes objects for stored types that correspond to matching type versions in the application's known types collection. The type may be loaded from a local folder, or from a global cache, providing installation flexibility. A data container accessible to the application may be populated with data for fields defined on a type in the collection having a version not bound to the application program, and for fields of a related type not maintained in the collection. Default values are used to populate any unpopulated fields when policy specifies that a different type version be used.

Abstract: Described is a collection of type versions (objects) associated with an application program that lists only those type versions that can be bound to an application program. This ensures stability and security by preventing other type versions from being bound to the application program, unless overridden by policy. A type binding process only materializes objects for stored types that correspond to matching type versions in the application's known types collection. The type may be loaded from a local folder, or from a global cache, providing installation flexibility. A data container accessible to the application may be populated with data for fields defined on a type in the collection having a version not bound to the application program, and for fields of a related type not maintained in the collection. Default values are used to populate any unpopulated fields when policy specifies that a different type version be used.

Abstract: Application responsiveness over a network, such as for a web site or web-based application, is monitored and optionally recorded by tracking actual end users interacting with the application and the time it takes for their requested web pages to load. The process involves a web server that sends instrumented web pages or pointers to such instrumentation code in response to browser requests. This instrumentation causes scripting code on the client browser to gather data sufficient to enable determination of how long the page took to load, with separate measurements for latency time and/or intra-page load time, and to classify the type of request for which the measurements correspond. The scripting code can report the values to a record keeper or an external process. In one embodiment, Page Lifecycle Events are used to track and update a Marker and Timestamp from which the page load times and classifications are derived.

Abstract: An order fulfillment tool may indicate fulfillability information for a plurality of open orders and receive user input specifying one or more orders for potential fulfillment. In response, the order fulfillment tool may indicate revised fulfillability information for orders not specified for potential fulfillment according to the effects on a current inventory if the specified orders were fulfilled. The order fulfillment tool may also recommend orders for potential fulfillment according to user-specified order fulfillment criteria and indicate revised fulfillability information for orders not recommended for potential fulfillment. Such an order fulfillment tool may also receive user input specifying fulfillment levels for individual items of orders and update fulfillability information for other orders according to the effect of the individual fulfillment levels.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that provides a context-sensitive “community link,” which enables a system or application user to easily access a community forum related to a specific system or application feature. During operation, the system provides a user with access to the system or application feature. While providing such access, the system displays a community link to the user, wherein the community link is directed to a community forum associated with the system or application feature. When the user selects the community link, the system navigates the user to the community forum associated with the system or application feature, so that the user can exchange information with other users about the system or application feature.

Abstract: Systems and methods provide quantity availability information for inventory items via a user interface. The user customizes a quantity available definition, from which the system calculates quantity available for various inventory items and dynamically updates the calculation as a result of changes to inventory classes making up the definition. Using access points within inventory tracking software, the system displays quantity available information to the user via various display formats.

Abstract: A system that generates a unique identifier that employs a public key of a cryptographic key pair as a contribution to a name for an attribute associated with a schema. Additionally, a hash over the relevant entity name, version, and culture can be employed to automatically produce the remaining portion of the unique identifier. The innovation can ensure that the unique identifiers used by a schema are mathematically related to a public key in a way that can not be spoofed by malicious agents. To this end, unique identifiers can be computed at installation time by combining the n-bytes of the public key (or a hash, e.g., SHA1, of the public key) with the first n-bytes of another entity-specific hash (e.g., SHA1) computed with respect to specific attributes.