Abstract: Systems and methods provide for dynamic generation of media content at the point that content is served. The system and method work within the bounds of simple, existing, open protocols and the media files served are playable by standard media playback clients. The method is driven by a request for media content from a client specifying an edit list. The server opens one or more source files and selects portions of one or more files to transmit based on edit list instructions, and sequentially writes those portions to an output for serving to the client. The method allows for various modifications of the content before serving.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to provide fairness for wireless local area networks (WLANs) that use long network allocation vector (NAV) mechanisms are disclosed. A disclosed example method comprises receiving an indication from a station of a wireless network that a long NAV is to be terminated, and sending a contention-free end frame in response to the indication.

Abstract: The method and system provides for receiving at a local base transceiver station a wireless signal and for routing that signal from the local base transceiver station to a remote base station controller. In exemplary embodiments, control logic stored in local components of a wireless telecommunications network can select one of multiple remote base station controllers to which to route the signal. Further, local telecommunications components can make these selections based on the occurrence of various triggering events, such as the occurrence of a particular time/day/date, or such as the involvement of a particular client station, or the signal having a particular form or content.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to provide fairness for wireless local area networks that use extended physical layer (a.k.a. PHY) protection mechanisms are disclosed. A disclosed example method comprises choosing a length field value for a frame header such that, when a transmit operation is ended, a legacy wireless station and a non-legacy wireless station of a wireless local area network are able to start contending for a wireless medium at substantially a same instant, and sending a frame across the wireless medium that includes the frame header.

Abstract: A knowledge management system includes a data recognition engine that dynamically defines metadata to be extracted from a plurality of data sources. A data collection engine is coupled to the data recognition engine to detect and extract the metadata from the plurality of data sources, and a data analysis engine is coupled to the data recognition and data collection engines to link metadata collected from the data collection engine. A search engine is coupled to the data analysis engine to receive output from the data analysis engine.

Abstract: The invention provides a hydrogen generation method comprising the step of bringing, in the presence of water, ammonia borane represented by the chemical formula: NH3BH3 into contact with (1) a catalyst comprising as an active ingredient at least one member selected from the group consisting of metal catalysts and metal compound catalysts; (2) a solid acid; or (3) carbon dioxide. The method of the invention can generate hydrogen gas for use as fuel for fuel cells, etc., under controllable conditions without heating a starting material at high-temperature, and moreover can efficiently generate hydrogen gas at low cost.

Abstract: The serving of advertisements with (e.g., on) video documents may be improved in a number of ways. For example, a system may (a) accept information defining at least one ad spot associated with at least one instance of an video document, (b) accept offers to have advertisements served in the ad spot(s), and (c) arbitrate among competing advertisements, using at least the offers, to determine at least one advertisement to be served in that ad spot(s). As another example, a system may (a) accept relevance information for an advertisement, (b) determine at least one video document using the accepted relevance information, (c) present information about the video document(s) to an advertiser associated with the advertisement, and (d) accept, from the advertiser, an offer to have its advertisement served with at least one of the video document(s) accepted.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses include modifying content on a customized web page initiated by a host; monitoring the customized web page for the content modified by the host; displaying the content on the customized web page to an invited participant; and tracking a change to the customized web page performed by the host.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a content data store maintains the one or more content items in accordance with a programmable indexing schemes, with each container in the comprising storage for one or more references to one or more content items. Systems and methods are provided that re-index the references to content items that the content data store is indexing in accordance with one or more container creation schemes for ease of management and navigation.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses include allowing an invited participant to access a customized web page; programming a first content for the invited participant; displaying the first content on the customized web page to the invited participant; and automatically displaying a second content based to the invited participant based on displaying the first content to the invited participant.

Abstract: A method of separating a first fluid from a second fluid may include prewetting with the first fluid at least one channel defined by a separation device, the at least one channel thereby containing a column of the first fluid along its length. A combined flow of the first fluid and the second fluid may be presented to the separation device, so that the at least one channel is in fluid communication with the combined flow. Fluid pressure may be applied across the combined flow and the separation device, but the applied pressure should not exceed the capillary pressure in the at least one channel. Otherwise, the combined flow may be forced through the separation device. In this manner, the first fluid flows through the at least one channel, and the second fluid is excluded from the at least one channel, thereby separating at least a portion of the first fluid from the second fluid.

Abstract: An active audio matrix decoding method and apparatus to generate multi-channel audio signals from a stereo channel audio signal. The method includes: decoding a stereo channel audio signal into a multi-channel signal, extracting a power vector of each channel signal by multiplying a magnitude of each decoded channel signal by positions of a plurality of channel speakers, extracting a vector of a virtual sound source existing between each channel by linearly combining power vector values of each decoded channel, extracting a vector value of a dominant sound image by linear combination of the vectors of the extracted virtual sound sources and normalizing the position of each channel speaker with respect to the vector value of the dominant sound image, and distributing a gain value to each channel position by comparing the magnitude of an entire decoded channel signal with the magnitude of each channel signal.

Abstract: A computing device includes a deployment engine to communicate with a deployment repository that includes metadata that is used in the deployment of an application. The metadata may include references or links to resources to be included in the deployment of the application. The deployment engine determines whether the deployment repository contains new or updated metadata and/or resources that the computing device can download. The metadata includes information that allows the deployment engine to correctly deploy or update an application on the computing device.

Abstract: An active audio matrix decoding method and apparatus to generate multi-channel audio signals from a stereo channel audio signal.

Abstract: A methods and apparatus for synchronizing a de-interleaver are disclosed. One example method includes fixing a phase of a de-interleaver in a first state; de-interleaving symbols in the signal while the phase of the de-interleaver is in the first state; processing the de-interleaved symbols; detecting if the known information is present in the processed de-interleaved symbols; and switching the phase of the de-interleaver between the first state and a second state when the known information is detected in the processed de-interleaved symbols.

Abstract: An entertainment system and method including controllable components dispersed among a plurality of locations and each having attributes associated therewith, a plurality of interconnections between the controllable components, a plurality of user interface devices, and a controller that generates graphical user interfaces for the user interface devices for controlling the plurality of controllable components. The graphical user interfaces include commands for operating the controllable components that vary among the graphical user interfaces based on the locations of the user interface devices, and the controllable component attributes, locations and interconnections. The controller also automatically creates schematic diagrams, lists, views and test plans for the controlled components and/or the interconnections therebetween based upon the identification of the controlled components, and their attributes, locations and interconnections, to the controller.

Abstract: A method of fabrication for synthetic thermoplastic building material, is disclosed, which includes providing a filler material of proportions of 65%-90% of overall composition, adding thermoplastic resin of proportions of 10%-35% of overall composition, adding a processing stabilizer/lubricant, whereby the resultant overall composition is a thermoplastic material, and extruding said thermoplastic material into building shapes.

Abstract: A method is provided for creating a plurality of substantially uniform nano-scale features in a substantially parallel manner in which an array of micro-lenses is positioned on a surface of a substrate, where each micro-lens includes a hole such that the bottom of the hole corresponds to a portion of the surface of the substrate. A flux of charged particles, e.g., a beam of positive ions of a selected element, is applied to the micro-lens array. The flux of charged particles is focused at selected focal points on the substrate surface at the bottoms of the holes of the micro-lens array. The substrate is tilted at one or more selected angles to displace the locations of the focal points across the substrate surface. By depositing material or etching the surface of the substrate, several substantially uniform nanometer sized features may be rapidly created in each hole on the surface of the substrate in a substantially parallel manner.

Abstract: The present invention provides an efficient system and method for routing information through a dynamic network. The system includes at least one ingress point and one egress point. The ingress and egress point cooperate to form a virtual circuit for routing packets to destination subnets directly reachable by the egress point. The egress point automatically discovers which subnets are directly accessible via its local ports and summarizes this information for the ingress point. The ingress point receives this information, compiles it into a routing table, and verifies that those subnets are best accessed by the egress point. Verification is accomplished by sending probe packets to select addresses on the subnet. Additionally, the egress point may continue to monitor the local topology and incrementally update the information to the ingress to allow the ingress to adjust its compiled routing table.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) inhibitors their analogs, isomers, pharmaceutical compositions, therapeutic uses and methods of making the same.