Abstract: A mechanical waste pod ejector system for a single cup pod beverage flavoring machine that has a lower head with a holding chamber therein, for holding a pod during a flavoring operation, which head mechanically ejects the pod after usage. The system includes a pod ejector mechanism, a pod support plate sized to engage the pod, and actuator head, with a pod ejector controller including a cam slide surface for moving the lower head from a flavoring position to a pod disposal position.

Abstract: A mechanical waste pod ejector system for a single cup pod beverage flavoring machine that has a lower head with a holding chamber therein, for holding a pod during a flavoring operation, which head mechanically ejects the pod after usage. The system includes a pod ejector mechanism, a pod support plate sized to engage the pod, and actuator head, with a pod ejector controller including a cam slide surface for moving the lower head from a flavoring position to a pod disposal position.

Abstract: A system-on-a-chip device is provided, the system-on-a-chip device comprising an on-chip processor and an on-chip dynamic random access memory (DRAM) capable of communicating with the on-chip processor. The system-on-a-chip device also comprises at least one on-chip input/output (I/O) bus capable of communicating with the on-chip processor and the on-chip dynamic random access memory (DRAM).

Abstract: A webcasting system and method for presenting multimedia content to viewers over the internet. The user (creator) of the webcast presentation is able to create and send the webcast to viewers using a simple, web-based process. The webcast includes a video presentation and slide presentation. Video and slide presentation files are automatically encoded and uploaded to a media server, without the user needing to understand file formats of the webcast content or how the files are to be compressed for efficient storage and transmission. The synchronization and editing of the video and slide presentations is made efficient by separately storing or buffering the slide file at the viewer's system before the video is streamed to the viewer's system. Slide files prepared in a structured storage format (PowerPoint) are automatically converted to JPG format in order to more efficiently transmit the presentation to the viewer.

Abstract: The invention provides a method and apparatus for management of communications over media of finite bandwidth. One embodiment of the invention allows management of communications comprising a plurality of data streams from a plurality of sources. One embodiment of the invention effectively quantifies and controls data streams comprising data transferred at either regular or irregular data rates. One embodiment of the invention provides for estimation of data rate needs, measurement and analysis of current and historical data rate parameters, dynamic allocation of available bandwidth, and supports cooperation between data sources and destinations in the management processes.