Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a casino chip including a morphable surface including an alterable characteristic and a processor. The morphable surface is adapted to change the alterable characteristic. The processor is adapted to control the morphable surface to change the alterable characteristic in response to an input.

Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus for providing the user instructional information describing the operation of their television receiving device system.

Abstract: The present invention solves the above problems by attaching a cellular phone receiver to the set-top-box. This cellular phone receiver has a modem to transmit data between the subscriber's box and a cellular network. The cellular network may relay the data to the pay-television distributor. Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the invention and the accompanying drawings.

Abstract: The present invention is a method for associating remote controls and televisions. More specifically, the present invention permits delivery of television programming to multiple televisions from a television converter device. Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the invention and the accompanying drawings.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus to have a pay television distributor set timers for the user. The timers record programs either requested by the user or by the pay television distributor.

Abstract: Aqueous suspensions of paints in waste waters can be treated to detackify the paint and facilitate its removal by contacting the paint suspension at a pH of from about 5 to about 14 with a polyarylamine that is produced by reacting an aldehyde with an arylamine in the presence of an acid in an aqueous suspension. The same polyarylamine can also be used for reducing the color content of highly colored liquids. Compositions containing the polyarylamine are also described.

Abstract: Aqueous suspensions of paints in waste waters can be treated to detackify the paint and facilitate its removal by contacting the paint suspension at a pH of from about 5 to about 14 with a polyarylamine that is produced by reacting an aldehyde with an arylamine in the presence of an acid in an aqueous suspension. The same polyarylamine can also be used for reducing the color content of highly colored liquids. Compositions containing the polyarylamine are also described.

Abstract: A system for configuring an optical amplifier in a fiber optic communications network including a safety shutdown input, includes a non-volatile memory for storing optical amplifier parameters. Circuitry is provided for inputting amplifier parameters into the memory and for changing previously stored amplifier parameters. Configuration of the optical amplifier parameters cannot be changed until a hardware control input is actuated. The system also provides for an indication of a mismatch between newly input parameters and previously stored optical amplifier parameters.

Abstract: A system for configuring an optical amplifier in a fiber optic communications network including a safety shutdown input, includes a non-volatile memory for storing optical amplifier parameters. Circuitry is provided for inputting amplifier parameters into the memory and for changing previously stored amplifier parameters. Configuration of the optical amplifier parameters cannot be changed until a hardware control input is actuated. The system also provides for an indication of a mismatch between newly input parameters and previously stored optical amplifier parameters.

Abstract: An optical channel regulator (46) is provided. The optical channel regulator (46) includes a tapped optical coupler (60) receiving an optical line carrying an optical signal. The tapped optical coupler (60) provides substantially all of the optical signal as an output. An electrically variable optical attenuator (64) receives the output of the tapped optical coupler (60) and attenuates the optical signal responsive to a feedback control signal. A second tapped optical coupler (66) receives an output of the attenuator (64). The second coupler (66) provides substantially all of the received optical signal as an output and provides a remaining portion of the optical signal as a tapped output. An optical detector (68) then receives the tapped output and provides an output signal representing the optical signal. A comparator (70) receives the output signal of the optical detector (68) and a reference signal.

Abstract: An optical channel regulator (46) is provided. The optical channel regulator (46) includes a tapped optical coupler (60) receiving an optical line carrying an optical signal. The tapped optical coupler (60) provides substantially all of the optical signal as an output. An electrically variable optical attenuator (64) receives the output of the tapped optical coupler (60) and attenuates the optical signal responsive to a feedback control signal. A second tapped optical coupler (66) receives an output of the attenuator (64). The second coupler (66) provides substantially all of the received optical signal as an output and provides a remaining portion of the optical signal as a tapped output. An optical detector (68) then receives the tapped output and provides an output signal representing the optical signal. A comparator (70) receives the output signal of the optical detector (68) and a reference signal.

Abstract: A dispersion tolerant OC-192 optical transceiver includes the circuitry for implementing the method of reducing optical signal dispersion in a high data rate data stream that travels on an optical fiber communications system. The circuitry includes circuitry for partitioning the high data rate data stream into a plurality of lower data rate data streams. The transceiver transmits the plurality of lower data rate data streams along an associated one of a plurality of separate wavelength channels. A wavelength division multiplexing circuit multiplexes each of the lower data rate data streams on the plurality of separate wavelength channels into a single optical fiber assembly to form a multiplexed signal. The wavelength division multiplexing circuit further transmits the multiplexed lower data rate signal along the single optical fiber assembly.

Abstract: An elevator system includes a CPU to dictate speed signals during a normal elevator car run, and a normal terminal stopping device (NTSD) to dictate maximum allowable speeds approaching the top and bottom terminal floors. The NTSD system normally operates in monitor mode, where the NTSD profile has the same deceleration rate as the normal speed dictation signals. Should the normal speed dictation signal exceed the NTSD value, the NTSD system switches to a violation mode, having a rate of deceleration greater than the normal deceleration.A plurality of vanes are located in the hoistway to provide absolute position signals for generating NTSD values. Preferably, when operating in the monitor mode, the NTSD software calculates pseudo checkpoints between the actual vanes, to readjust the NTSD values. Also, preferably the NTSD values during jerk into deceleration are calculated based on the constant deceleration rate during slowdown.

Abstract: An optical channel regulator (46) is provided. The optical channel regulator (46) includes a tapped optical coupler (60) receiving an optical line carrying an optical signal. The tapped optical coupler (60) provides substantially all of the optical signal as an output. An electrically variable optical attenuator (64) receives the output of the tapped optical coupler (60) and attenuates the optical signal responsive to a feedback control signal. A second tapped optical coupler (66) receives an output of the attenuator (64). The second coupler (66) provides substantially all of the received optical signal as an output and provides a remaining portion of the optical signal as a tapped output. An optical detector (68) then receives the tapped output and provides an output signal representing the optical signal. A comparator (70) receives the output signal of the optical detector (68) and a reference signal.