Abstract: In some embodiments, devices, systems, and methods herein may be used to operate an environmental control system in order to improve environmental satisfaction and/or cognitive function for one or more occupants or groups of occupants of an indoor environment. By some approaches, the devices, systems, and methods described herein may be employed by occupants, managers or owners of indoor environments to improve satisfaction with lighting and/or improve the performance of various executive functions for one or more occupants of an indoor environment. In some embodiments, the devices, systems, and methods described herein may be used to adjust various lighting parameters in an indoor environment, for example, lighting parameters that are indicative of access to natural light in the indoor environment.

Abstract: In some embodiments, devices, systems, and methods herein may be used to operate an environmental control system in order to improve environmental satisfaction and/or cognitive function for one or more occupants or groups of occupants of an indoor environment. By some approaches, the devices, systems, and methods described herein may be employed by occupants, managers or owners of indoor environments to improve satisfaction with lighting and/or improve the performance of various executive functions for one or more occupants of an indoor environment. In some embodiments, the devices, systems, and methods described herein may be used to adjust various lighting parameters in an indoor environment, for example, lighting parameters that are indicative of access to natural light in the indoor environment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and methods for enabling a user control in third-party computing environments or cloud computing via a virtual private network created by a control module, which contains parameters defined by the user. The system and methods are used to create a fault tolerant virtual private network that allows user control over addressing, security encryption, routing, and the enablement of multicast protocols, regardless of the prohibition set by the third-party computing environment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and methods for enabling a user control in third-party computing environments or cloud computing via a virtual private network created by a control module, which contains parameters defined by the user. The system and methods are used to create a fault tolerant virtual private network that allows user control over addressing, security encryption, routing, and the enablement of multicast protocols, regardless of the prohibition set by the third-party computing environment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and methods for enabling a user control in third-party computing environments or cloud computing via a virtual private network created by a control module, which contains parameters defined by the user. The system and methods are used to create a fault tolerant virtual private network that allows user control over addressing, security encryption, routing, and the enablement of multicast protocols, regardless of the prohibition set by the third-party computing environment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and methods for enabling a user control in third-party computing environments or cloud computing via a virtual private network created by a control module, which contains parameters defined by the user. The system and methods are used to create a fault tolerant virtual private network that allows user control over addressing, security encryption, routing, and the enablement of multicast protocols, regardless of the prohibition set by the third-party computing environment.

Abstract: A method of aligning a second layer to a first layer of a semiconductor structure by forming a first layer of a wafer having a distinguished feature via a first etching process that employs a first ionized gas generating machine. Forming a second layer having a circuit pattern via a second etching process that employs a second ionized gas generating machine, wherein the forming the second layer includes minimizing relative shifting between the distinguished feature located at an edge of the wafer for the first layer and the second circuit pattern located at the edge of the wafer for the second layer.

Abstract: A method of aligning a second layer to a first layer of a semiconductor structure by forming a first layer of a wafer having a distinguished feature via a first etching process that employs a first ionized gas generating machine. Forming a second layer having a circuit pattern via a second etching process that employs a second ionized gas generating machine, wherein the forming the second layer includes minimizing relative shifting between the distinguished feature located at an edge of the wafer for the first layer and the second circuit pattern located at the edge of the wafer for the second layer.

Abstract: An electrically powered apparatus for automatically washing and wiping an outer side of a building window; the apparatus including a horizontal rotary brush rotating against the window and at the same time being vertically carried on vertical screws turned by an electric motor, a detergent solution supply tank above the window being contacted by the brush at its upper limit of travel so to fill a chamber inside the brush from which the solution is gradually dispensed to the brush bristles, a wiper blade above and below the brush wiping the window dry of the solution.