Abstract: A fish hook with a plurality of inwardly facing prongs and a shaft to join the prongs, where the shaft and prongs are held by a flexible hub which allows the prongs to move. Each prong can hold a different type of bait. This means that the fisherman can conduct three bait experiments simultaneously. A fisherman using a conventional hook would be required to cast that hook three separate times with different baits to achieve the same test. Accordingly, the improved hook makes fishing more efficient.

Abstract: Apparatus, and associated method, for controlling intermittent operation of a windshield wiper assembly. A user interface, formed of a pair of momentary contact switches, is used to set the repetition rate of intermittent operation of a wiper blade and, subsequently, when desired, to terminate the intermittent operation. A first of the switches is actuated two times, with the time period separating the actuations defining the repetition rate of the wiper blade when in the intermittent mode of operation.

Abstract: A method and system for automated detection and handling of film feeding failures in a high-volume CAD environment. The method provides for batch processing a set of films including multiple film cases including the steps of providing a number count of the number of films corresponding to each film case and identifying a difference between the processed number and the number count as a process error for the film case. The method also provides for batch processing a set of films including multiple film cases including the steps of providing at least one error check on the status of processing the films in the set of films and completing processing of all film cases in the set of films after a process error is identified in one film case.

Abstract: Apparatus, and associated method, for controlling intermittent operation of a windshield wiper assembly. A user interface, formed of a pair of momentary contact switches, is used to set the repetition rate of intermittent operation of a wiper blade and, subsequently, when desired, to terminate the intermittent operation. A first of the switches is actuated two times, with the time period separating the actuations defining the repetition rate of the wiper blade when in the intermittent mode of operation.

Abstract: A method for generating billing statements using information relating to patient identification and film images from patients. The method provides a billing output from a CAD system including the steps of performing a processing operation on patient cases with a CAD system and identifying a status associated with the output of the CAD system. The CAD processing status is computed and stored for each case in association with the patient information. A database storing the joint information provides an efficient method for generating billing statements.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method and system for remotely monitoring computer-aided detection (CAD) system processing status. In film-based CAD systems digital images are created by a film digitizer, which is typically loaded with 50 or 100 films. Occasionally, film feeding errors occur which halt the digitization. This invention provides a method and system for detecting the stoppage and for notifying an operator who is not in the vicinity of the digitizer. Notification is accomplished by a variety of methods including pager, telephone, cell phone, and mobile computing devices. In addition to notification of stoppages, the operator may choose to be notified when a certain number of films remain to be processed. This allows the digitizer to be loaded with additional films before the CAD system completes processing of the originally loaded set of films. System efficiency is increased by eliminating idle intervals where the CAD system is stopped awaiting input data.

Abstract: The present invention is a system and method of software control flow watermarking including the steps of obtaining a program for protection, generating at least one watermark value using a formula or process from an external file, and placing the at least one watermark value in CASE values of the program. The system and method may further include determining the at least one watermark value by a formula with at least one variable. The formula may also contain a variable from outside of the program. The system may also stop the program if the variable from outside of the program is incorrect.

Abstract: A device on a network having multiple units of programmable industrial equipment includes a control handle connected to a controller for a unit of the programmable equipment and a shared operating unit selectively connected to the control handle for controlling the unit of programmable industrial equipment through the controller. Further, the shared operating unit is adapted to connect to the network for communicating with each unit of programmable equipment on the network.