Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products are disclosed for providing an edit location indicator. The indicator is displayed to a user while the user is performing editing actions to create an electronic document design that is intended to undergo subsequent printing and processing to produce a printed product. The indicator has a number of individually modifiable sections, each indicator section corresponding to a physical section of the type of product being designed. When the user performs an electronic edit action, the section of the product corresponding to the location of the edit action is identified and the corresponding section of the indicator is modified to present to the user a visual indication of the section of the product affected by the edit action.

Abstract: A method using two local clipboards in conjunction with the system clipboard to perform cut-and-paste and copy-and-paste operations during the creation and editing of markup language documents. A user editing a document has the option of cutting or copying an entire textbox or selected text from within a textbox. If an entire textbox is copied, two local clipboards are used in combination with the system clipboard to store related information in multiple locations. Upon receipt of a paste command from the user, if a text insertion cursor is present, the text to be pasted is inserted into an existing textbox. If no text insertion cursor is present, a new textbox is created and the text is inserted in the new textbox. The attributes of the text in a newly created textbox depend on how and from what source the text was cut or copied.

Abstract: A system and method for automatically generating composite images from component images selected by a system user and incorporating the composite images into an image of a custom product. The user can select component images in any sequence and can delete, add, replace or change component images and colors during the design process. The library of component images is organized into categories and subcategories for presentation to the user.

Abstract: A source cache transfers data to an intermediate cache along a data connection. The intermediate cache is provided between the source cache and a target, and includes a memory array. The source cache may also transfer data to the target along the data connection while bypassing the memory array of the intermediate cache.

Abstract: A method and apparatus consolidate ports on a unified cache. The apparatus uses plurality of access connections with a single port of a memory. The apparatus comprises multiplexor and a logic circuit. The multiplexor is connected to the plurality of access connections. The multiplexor has a control input and a memory connection. The logic circuit produces an output signal tied to the control input. In another form, the apparatus comprises means for selectively coupling a single one of the plurality of access connections to the memory, and a means for controlling the means for coupling. Preferably, the plurality of access connections comprise a data connection and an instruction connection, and the memory is cache memory. The method uses a single memory access connection for a plurality of access types. The method accepts one or more memory access requests on one or more respective ones of a plurality of connections.

Abstract: A method, and a corresponding apparatus, mask error detection and correction latency during multilevel cache transfers. The method includes the steps of transferring error protection encoded data lines from a first cache, checking the error protection encoded data lines for errors, wherein the checking is completed after the transferring begins, receiving the error protection encoded data lines in a second cache, and upon detecting an error in a data line, preventing further transfer of the data line from the second cache.

Abstract: The present invention provides a means for increasing the serum half-life of a selected biologically active agent by utilizing transthyretin (TTR) as a fusion partner with a biologically active agent. Specifically, the present invention provides substantially homogenous preparations of TTR (or a TTR variant)-biologically active agent fusions and PEG-TTR (PEG-TTR variant)-biologically active agent fusions. As compared to the biologically active agent alone, the TTR-biologically active agent fusion and/or PEG-TTR-biologically active agent fusion has substantially increased serum half-life.

Abstract: The present invention provides a means for increasing the serum half-life of a selected biologically active agent by utilizing transthyretin (TTR) as a fusion partner with a biologically active agent. Specifically, the present invention provides substantially homogenous preparations of TTR (or a TTR variant)-biologically active agent fusions and PEG-TTR (PEG-TTR variant)-biologically active agent fusions. As compared to the biologically active agent alone, the TTR-biologically active agent fusion and/or PEG-TTR-biologically active agent fusion has substantially increased serum half-life.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus mask the latency of error detection and/or error correction applied to data transferred between a first memory and a second memory. The method comprises determining whether there is an error in a data unit in the first memory; transferring data based on the data unit from the first memory to a second memory, wherein the transferring step commences before completion of the determining step; and disabling at least part of the second memory if the determining step detects an error in the data unit. The disabling step may be accomplished, for example, by disabling the buffering of an address of the data unit or stalling the second memory.

Abstract: Disclosed is a device and method for testing of a program or a design of an electronic device comprising digital logic circuitry. The method comprises testing the design of software or an electronic device and injecting, after initiation of the testing step, a predetermined error pattern into a value operated upon by the design of the digital logic circuitry. In a preferred embodiment, the software is a simulation of the design of a processor having a cache with error detection and/or correction circuitry. A triggering condition is preferably a cache hit, in response to which a detectable error is injected into the cache. The simulated operations of the model are observed to determine whether the injected error is detected, as should happen if the processor's error detection circuitry has been designed properly. In another respect, the invention is an apparatus, or computer software embedded on a computer readable medium, for testing a program comprising an error detector.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for the administration of a user registry in a distributed computing environment (DCE). User administration is achieved by encapsulating the DCE principal, extended registry attributes, and account entities into a single object called an account object. The single account object is a subclass of an abstract object called the registry object, which in turn is a subclass of the DCE extended registry attribute object. The invention provides a single object to which requests are made, thus providing a simplified user interface for accessing the contents of the object-oriented account object.

Abstract: A bridge structure includes a light-weight, corrosion-resistant, readily installed bridge deck formed of modular deck panels spliced to each other on site. The deck panels are preferably shop-fabricated by longitudinal welding of adjacently placed multi-void elongate structural elements. Longitudinally adjacent elongate elements are spliced by providing internally disposed shear elements prior to longitudinal welding of adjacent spliced elongate elements, with the end joints between spliced elongate elements being arrayed in a staggered manner. A safety rail system is mounted to run alongside and above outer edges of the finished bridge deck mounted to a system of support girders.

Abstract: Methods of configuring and unconfiguring resources in and from a distributed computing environment are effected by identifying those configuration/unconfiguration tasks which must be carried out locally (that is, on the resource being configured/unconfigured) and then enforcing the cell administrator's preexisting restriction on root user access to the machine at least with respect to the identified local configuration/unconfiguration task.

Abstract: Novel difunctionalized cyclobutabenzene monomers of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein Z can be hydrogens or a cyclobutane ring; and X and Y are carboxyl, amino, alcohol, isocyanate, acid halide, or bis-acyl halide groups. Exemplary difunctional bitricyclodecatriene monomers are ?2,2'-bidicyclo?2.4.0!octa-1,3,5-triene!-5,5'-dicarboxylic acid (BXTA) and ?2,2'-bitricyclo?6.2.0.0!deca-1,3,(6),7-triene!-7,7'-dicarboxylic acid (QXTA). The difunctionalized bitricyclodecatriene monomers can form part of a polymer backbone chain in which the multiple butane ring functionalities can be easily opened to produce strong, three-dimensional covalent bond crosslinking between polymer chains. The crosslinking can be induced simply by heating the polymer to a temperature in excess of 250.degree. C.

Abstract: A tool includes a frame and a cutting bar mounted on the frame. The cutting bar includes a plurality of aligned cutting heads. The tool mounts on a punch block, and the cutting bar is selectively aligned with a row of connectors on the punch block and is pressed downwardly to press and cut a row of wires.

Abstract: Novel difunctionalized cyclobutabenzene monomers of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein Z can be hydrogens or a cyclobutane ring; and X and Y are carboxyl, amino, alcohol, isocyanate, acid halide, or bis-acyl halide groups. Exemplary difunctional bitricyclodecatriene monomers are [2,2'-bidicyclo[2.4.0]octa-1,3,5-triene]-5,5'-dicarboxylic acid (BXTA) and [2,2'-bitricyclo[6.2.0.0]deca-1,3,(6),7-triene]-7,7'-dicarboxylic acid (QXTA). The difunctionalized bitricyclodecatriene monomers can form part of a polymer backbone chain in which the multiple butane ring functionalities can be easily opened to produce strong, three-dimensional covalent bond crosslinking between polymer chains. The crosslinking can be induced simply by heating the polymer to a temperature in excess of 250.degree. C.

Abstract: Novel difucntionalized cyclobutabenzene monomers of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein Z can be hydrogens or a cyclobutane ring; and X and Y are carboxyl, amino, alcohol, isocyanate, acid halide, or bis-acyl fluoride groups. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the cyclobutabenzene derivative is 1,2-dihydrocyclobutabenzene-3,6-carboxylic acid. The difunctionalized cyclobutabenzene monomer can form part of a polymer backbone chain, but has an additional functionality, the butane ring, which can be easily opened to produce strong, covalent bond crosslinking between polymer chains. The crosslinking can be induced simply by heating the polymer to a temperature in excess of 300.degree. C.

Abstract: Novel difunctionalized cyclobutabenzene monomers of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein Z can be hydrogens or a cyclobutane ting; and X and Y are carbox amino, alcohol, isocyanate, acid halide, or bis-acyl fluoride groups. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the cyclobutabenzene derivative is 1,2-dihydrocyclobutabenzene-3,6-carboxylic acid. The difunctionalized cyclobutabenzene monomer can form part of a polymer backbone chain, but has an additional functionality, the butane ring, which can be easily opened to produce strong, covalent bond crosslinking between polymer chains. The crosslinking can be induced simply by heating the polymer to a temperature in excess of 300.degree. C.