Abstract: A meal receptacle holder for a meal production system may include a shell configured to receive and support a meal receptacle a chassis configured to be operatively coupled to a track such that the shell moves along the track in a first degree of freed, and an actuator operatively coupled to the chassis and the shell, where the actuator is configured to move the shell in a second degree of freedom different than the first degree of freedom.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photovoltaic (PV) module or array of PV modules which are pivotally mounted from an upper edge and thus designed to hang under the force of gravity and to swing about the upper edge responsive to wind. The invention further includes various motion damping systems calibrated to limit or slow said swinging motion. The invention further includes a preferred mounting means comprising at least one ring or cylinder or sleeve or hinge attached to the upper edge of PV modules with a spring calibrated to limit or dampen the swinging motion.

Abstract: A conference participant attempting to log into a conference that has been rescheduled is informed that the conference has been rescheduled to such-and-such date and/or time. If the login attempt is before or during the conference, the participant is offered information pertaining to the conference. If the login attempt is after the conference has ended, the participant is offered the information plus a recording of the conference. An identifier is associated with the conference and used by the host and the participants to uniquely identify the conference.

Abstract: A conference manager establishes and controls a conference and subconferences for a plurality of telecommunication terminals so as to reduce telecommunication costs by establishing the conference and dynamically placing telecommunication terminals geographically located with conference or isolated remote telecommunication terminals geographically located remote from the conference into the conference. The conference manager requests that other conference managers establish subconferences to conference together remote telecommunication terminals that are geographically located together. The conference manager requests that the other conference managers extend these subconferences to the conference. Further, the conference manager controls the other conference managers to interconnect the subconferences if the conference manager determines that communicating cost can be lowered by interconnecting two or more of the subconferences.

Abstract: A conference participant attempting to log into a conference that has been rescheduled is informed that the conference has been rescheduled to such-and-such date and/or time. If the login attempt is before or during the conference, the participant is offered information pertaining to the conference. If the login attempt is after the conference has ended, the participant is offered the information plus a recording of the conference. An identifier is associated with the conference and used by the host and the participants to uniquely identify the conference.