Abstract: In some embodiments, a beverage holder includes a beverage receptacle, an accessory receptacle, and a shaft. The beverage receptacle defines a cylindrical volume and includes a flat base for supporting a beverage container, the flat base having a circular shape with a first diameter; a first arm having a second diameter and at least partially encircling the cylindrical volume; and a spine connecting the base and the arm The accessory receptacle defines a rectangular volume and is connected to the base and to the first arm of the beverage receptacle. The shaft includes a first section connected to the base, and a second section with a pointed end for securing the beverage holder into the ground where the first and second sections are connectable by a threaded section.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a beverage holder includes a beverage receptacle, an accessory receptacle, and a shaft. The beverage receptacle defines a cylindrical volume and includes a flat base for supporting a beverage container, the flat base having a circular shape with a first diameter; a first arm having a second diameter and at least partially encircling the cylindrical volume; and a spine connecting the base and the arm. The accessory receptacle defines a rectangular volume and is connected to the base and to the first arm of the beverage receptacle. The shaft includes a first section connected to the base, and a second section with a pointed end for securing the beverage holder into the ground where the first and second sections are connectable by a threaded section.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a beverage holder includes a beverage receptacle, an accessory receptacle, and a shaft. The beverage receptacle defines a cylindrical volume and includes a flat base for supporting a beverage container, the flat base having a circular shape with a first diameter; a first arm having a second diameter and at least partially encircling the cylindrical volume; and a spine connecting the base and the arm. The accessory receptacle defines a rectangular volume and is connected to the base and to the first arm of the beverage receptacle. The shaft includes a first section connected to the base, and a second section with a pointed end for securing the beverage holder into the ground where the first and second sections are connectable by a threaded section.

Abstract: A server computing device receives a set of geolocation coordinates and an identifier for a parking provider from a first mobile computing device operated by the parking provider. The set of geolocation coordinates define a parking area under control of the parking provider. Subsequently, the server computing device receives an identifier for a driver and geolocation coordinates from a second mobile computing device operated by the driver. The driver operates a vehicle and the geolocation coordinates reflect a position of the vehicle within the set of geolocation coordinates. The server computing device then identifies a parking provider account for the parking provider based upon the geolocation coordinates and the set of geolocation coordinates. The server computing device also identifies a driver account for the driver based upon the identifier for the driver. The server computing device causes credits to be transferred from the driver account to the parking provider account.

Abstract: This disclosure describes methods, devices, and systems for introducing cavitations into a liquid. In some implementations, the methods and devices allow for small batch processing of a liquid with a transducer, which introduces ultrasonic energy into the liquid causing cavitations. In some instances, the cavitations may fragment or degrade compounds within the liquid and enhance the quality of the liquid. This disclosure also describes methods and systems of introducing cavitations into a liquid via a continuous flow system to process a large quantity of liquid.

Abstract: A Media Proxy, method, and Emergency Notification Service (ENS) system for providing emergency media content during an emergency to end-user devices currently engaged in active media sessions in a service provider's wireless or wireline network. The Media Proxy interrupts all currently active media sessions of all users located in the geographic area of an active emergency and inserts relevant emergency data such as detailed broadcast video or audio alerts by replacing the media in the currently active session with the emergency data.

Abstract: A method and system of disabling a remote improvised explosive device (IED) that is triggered by a cell phone. A portable wideband network system, installed in a vehicle, is used to determine operator frequency or frequencies active on a route along which the vehicle will travel. The vehicle includes a wideband transmitter for raising a radio frequency noise floor across all of the active cellular frequencies in a limited area surrounding the portable wideband network system during passage along the route. A notch filter is used by the system for filtering a particular frequency from the noise floor. The power level of the portable wideband network system is increased so that the strongest signal at the particular frequency in the limited area is provided by the portable system's base station. All mobile terminals in the limited area around the vehicle are connected to the portable system and the portable system prevents call completion of any of the connected mobile terminals.

Abstract: A method and system of disabling a remote improvised explosive device (IED) that is triggered by a cell phone. A portable wideband network system, installed in a vehicle, is used to determine operator frequency or frequencies active on a route along which the vehicle will travel. The vehicle includes a wideband transmitter for raising a radio frequency noise floor across all of the active cellular frequencies in a limited area surrounding the portable wideband network system during passage along the route. A notch filter is used by the system for filtering a particular frequency from the noise floor. The power level of the portable wideband network system is increased so that the strongest signal at the particular frequency in the limited area is provided by the portable system's base station. All mobile terminals in the limited area around the vehicle are connected to the portable system and the portable system prevents call completion of any of the connected mobile terminals.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for producing and selecting novel mutant strains of B. fragilis that constitutively express a particular capsular polysaccharide or only selected capsular polysaccharides; compositions directed to the novel mutant strains of B. fragilis that constitutively express a particular capsular polysaccharide or only selected capsular polysaccharides; improved methods for purification of individual capsular polysaccharides; and compositions directed to novel res02 and inv19 genes and their gene products. Significantly, the present invention provides methods and compositions for overexpressing and purifying immunomodulatory capsular polysaccharide A (PSA) in high yield.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for producing and selecting novel mutant strains of B. fragilis that constitutively express a particular capsular polysaccharide or only selected capsular polysaccharides; compositions directed to the novel mutant strains of B. fragilis that constitutively express a particular capsular polysaccharide or only selected capsular polysaccharides; improved methods for purification of individual capsular polysaccharides; and compositions directed to novel res02 and inv19 genes and their gene products. Significantly, the present invention provides methods and compositions for overexpressing and purifying immunomodulatory capsular polysaccharide A (PSA) in high yield.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for producing and selecting novel mutant strains of B. fragilis that constitutively express a particular capsular polysaccharide or only selected capsular polysaccharides; compositions directed to the novel mutant strains of B. fragilis that constitutively express a particular capsular polysaccharide or only selected capsular polysaccharides; improved methods for purification of individual capsular polysaccharides; and compositions directed to novel res02 and inv19 genes and their gene products. Significantly, the present invention provides methods and compositions for overexpressing and purifying immunomodulatory capsular polysaccharide A (PSA) in high yield.

Abstract: Methods to measure the duration of adequate immune memory for animal vaccines involving a retrospective analysis utilizing veterinary vaccine administration histories and clinical histories, and markers of immunity of animals in the field to derive a vaccine's duration of adequate immune memory.

Abstract: A telecommunications system and method is disclosed which allows for optimization of calls using satellite resources by moving a Mobile Station's (MSs) registration to an optimum Mobile Switching Center/Visitor Location Register (MSC/VLR) within the area visible to the satellite. This can be accomplished by sending the Called Party Number (CPN) to a Call Optimization Server (COS), which performs a pre-analysis on the CPN to determine the optimum MSC/VLR, e.g., the MSC/VLR with the closest connection to the called subscriber. Thereafter, the address of the optimum MSC/VLR is returned to the MS, which can then register with the indicated MSC/VLR and send a SETUP message to the new MSC/VLR to complete the call. This optimization can also be performed for mobile terminated calls, from either another Mobile Station or from a caller within the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) (wireline network).

Abstract: A telecommunications system and method for allowing calls to and from mobile terminals to be handled directly by a remote terminal without the need for trunk lines between the remote terminal and the network. This is accomplished by tunneling the signaling messages between the remote terminal (RT) and the network (Mobile Services Center/Visitor Location Register), for example, via the Transfer Communication Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), which is a communications link of the type used by the Internet. The remote terminal preferably consists of a traffic channel controller for allocation and release of traffic channels over the satellite, an interworking function for speech coding and for signaling via, for example, the TCP/IP, and the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) interface. These main three components function together to provide cost-effective cellular coverage to remote villages.

Abstract: A protocol enhancer (PE) is interfaced between a home location register (HLR) associated with a home mobile telecommunications network and a serving mobile switching center/visitor location register (MSC/VLR) associated within a visited mobile telecommunications network. Whenever a mobile station associated with the home network roams into the visited network, the PE down-loads subscriber data associated with the mobile station from the HLR. The down-loaded subscriber data are then combined with additional subscriber data unique to the visited network. Such data, for example, enable the roaming mobile station to utilize additional subscriber features not provided by the first network. The combined subscriber data are then communicated to the serving MSC/VLR. The serving MSC/VLR then utilizes the combined subscriber data to provide otherwise unavailable subscriber features to the roaming mobile station.

Abstract: A communication network and associated method, which includes a plurality of switches, routes a call from a receiving switch to a destination switch either directly or through an alternate switch. Either the receiving switch or the destination switch, or both, analyze the contents of a store to determine whether the calling party or the called party is marked for alternate routing. The call may be routed to the alternate switch either from the receiving switch or the destination switch if the call is marked for alternate routing.

Abstract: A call is originated from a mobile station being served by a visited mobile switching center (MSC) and associated with a particular MSC as a home MSC. A base station subsystem (BSS) connected to the visited MSC dynamically establishes an A-interface with an application module within the home MSC transparently through the visited MSC. Thereinafter, all subscriber transmitted data are routed from the serving BSS to the home MSC. The application module within the home MSC then processes the data to provide mobile service to the mobile station.

Abstract: A mobile station communication network includes a high penetration network which schedules high transmission power level paging to reach a mobile station for which an acknowledgment signal is not received. A home location register stores mobile station high penetration network (HPN) subscriber feature information. The HPN analyzes mobile station class to determine an appropriate response when a mobile station fails to acknowledge a page request. The HPN further maintains a record of short message service (SMS) time out (timer) values and examines the ID of the center that generated the message to determine when the SMS center will time out. Just prior to the time out, the HPN will send a "user unavailable" signal to the originating SMS center to avoid unnecessary paging request retries by the SMS center.