Abstract: The invention is directed to systems, methods, and apparatus for producing a design for a creative composition based on personal or natural language input. The system solicits natural language input. That input is + correlated with certain design criteria. Using such solicited inputs, the system selects appropriate design criteria correlated with those responses and other compatible design elements and returns a complete design for the user's approval.

Abstract: The invention is directed to methods and systems directed toward designing decorative plant compositions. By reducing design decisions for a plant composition into individual decision steps, the method or system may walk a user through a series of steps resulting in a design for a plant composition. Further, each step may alter, add, subtract, or determine the range of decision choice options for subsequent steps, thereby guiding the user in creation of the composition design. Upon completion of the series of decisions, the system may output a composition outline, blueprint, summary, or other description of the design, incorporating the user's design decision input. The individual steps in the series may comprise any or all aspects of plant composition design. The system may also be computerized to facilitate receipt and organization, transmission, and exploitation of design decisions.

Abstract: A system and method of storing data related to social publishers and associating the data with electronic brand data is disclosed. The system includes an online persona definition module configured to receive information about a social publisher and, based on the received information, associate personality traits with the social publisher. A social influence measurement module receives social network metrics and social network activities related to social publishers and determine a level of social influence for the social publishers. A brand promoter management module is configured to receive data from the brand promoter, the including targeting elements for an advertising campaign, including a specified a level of social influence and a set of personality traits. The brand promoter may also upload brand art to display within the social network. An association is configured to determine if social publishers meet the targeting elements.

Abstract: A testing method and apparatus for use with video cameras to determine various camera video output characteristics such as frame rate and the limits of the camera's ability to encode high motion video. In one embodiment, the testing apparatus includes a wheel that includes a pattern or other indicia along with a motor to rotate the wheel and a computer to provide software control of the motor and camera performance reporting. In another embodiment, the testing apparatus includes a computer that displays an alternating pattern or other motion that is recorded by the camera and displayed on a second monitor. The displayed motion can be adjusted via software on the computer to determine its effect on the camera's ability to record and process the displayed motion video.

Abstract: A digital video system including a computer connected via a network to a number of video servers and cameras. The computer includes a program that provides a grid of display windows, each of which displays an image received from the camera associated with that window. The program sequentially polls each camera, accessing and displaying an image from the camera in its associated window. The program can access the cameras at different frame rates. The program stores image streams in a single file, concatenating each successive image onto the end of the file. The file is then indexed using SOI and EOI markers to permit fast access to individual images within the file. The program can monitor received video and automatically start recording upon detecting motion within the video stream. Motion detection is implemented by comparing color component values for pixels from different images.

Abstract: An improved nozzle for a portable air/water fire extinguisher which includes a head portion having a plurality of small openings to result in a fog spray permitting better fire extinguishing and longer operating times for the extinguisher.