Abstract: A pulsation damper for damping pressure medium vibrations in a hydraulic system, has a membrane within a bore of a housing, which membrane is exposed to the pressure medium on its one side and faces a gas-filled cavity inside the housing on its other side, the bore of which is closed by means of a plug. The membrane, in conjunction with the plug and a hollow-cylindrical support body, forms an independently handleable, functionally pre-testable assembly, for which purpose the membrane is substantially cup-shaped, and the support body extends into it.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an aqueous electrocoating material including at least one specific binder and at least one bismuth compound, a method of using the aqueous electrocoating material for at least partially electrocoating a substrate, a coated substrate obtained from said method and an article or component including said substrate.

Abstract: A method of displaying player information in a casino using alternate reality includes generating a live video signal of a gaming environment using a camera on an electronic device; determining an identity of a player who is visible in the live video signal; retrieving information about the player from a database of registered players in response to the determined player identity; and displaying information about the player to a user of the electronic device so that the information appears to the user to be adjacent or on the player.

Abstract: An augmented reality method for displaying remote and virtual players and spectators includes generating a live video signal of a first scene associated with a field of view of a first user, wherein the first scene comprises at least one gaming element associated with a game being played by the first user at a first location. The method further includes determining a second user associated with the first user, wherein the second user is at a second location. The method further includes displaying an avatar of the second user to the first user so that the avatar is part of the first scene.

Abstract: A method of providing a multi-player wagering game includes displaying, on at least one primary display device to at least one primary player, a primary game interface for the wagering game comprising a first plurality of game elements for facilitating play of the wagering game by the at least one primary player. The method also includes displaying, on at least one secondary display device to at least one secondary player, a secondary game interface for the wagering game comprising a second plurality of game elements for facilitating play of the wagering game by the at least one secondary player, wherein play of the wagering game by the at least one secondary player includes wagering on at least one outcome associated with play of the wagering game by the at least one primary player.

Abstract: Backup management of software environments in a distributed network environment includes: Creating a platform specific software environment according to a predefined software environment definition by a user in the network environment; automatically creating a generalized backup of the software environment by extracting platform independent data contents and platform specific transformation rules; automatically calculating enhanced meta data describing the generalized backup; assigning the enhanced metadata with the predefined software environment definition; registering the generalized backup with the enhanced metadata in a backup storage accessible by a plurality of distributed users connected via said network environment, creating a software environment according to a predefined software environment definition by automatically checking the backup storage for an available generalized backup by means of the predefined software environment definition.

Abstract: An augmented reality method for providing player action recommendations in real time includes generating a live video signal of a scene associated with a field of view of a user, wherein the scene comprises at least one gaming element associated with a game having a plurality of game rules. The method further includes determining, based on the live video signal, at least one value for each gaming element of the at least one gaming element in real time. The method further includes determining, based on the at least one gaming value and at least one of the plurality of rules, a player action recommendation in real time. The method further includes displaying an indication of the player action recommendation to the user in real time.

Abstract: A method of providing a multi-player wagering game includes displaying, on at least one primary display device to at least one primary player, a primary game interface for the wagering game comprising a first plurality of game elements for facilitating play of the wagering game by the at least one primary player. The method also includes displaying, on at least one secondary display device to at least one secondary player, a secondary game interface for the wagering game comprising a second plurality of game elements for facilitating play of the wagering game by the at least one secondary player, wherein play of the wagering game by the at least one secondary player includes wagering on at least one outcome associated with play of the wagering game by the at least one primary player.

Abstract: An augmented reality method for displaying remote and virtual players and spectators includes generating a live video signal of a first scene associated with a field of view of a first user, wherein the first scene comprises at least one gaming element associated with a game being played by the first user at a first location. The method further includes determining a second user associated with the first user, wherein the second user is at a second location. The method further includes displaying an avatar of the second user to the first user so that the avatar is part of the first scene.

Abstract: An augmented reality method for providing player action recommendations in real time includes generating a live video signal of a scene associated with a field of view of a user, wherein the scene comprises at least one gaming element associated with a game having a plurality of game rules. The method further includes determining, based on the live video signal, at least one value for each gaming element of the at least one gaming element in real time. The method further includes determining, based on the at least one gaming value and at least one of the plurality of rules, a player action recommendation in real time. The method further includes displaying an indication of the player action recommendation to the user in real time.

Abstract: A method of displaying player information in a casino using alternate reality includes generating a live video signal of a gaming environment using a camera on an electronic device; determining an identity of a player who is visible in the live video signal; retrieving information about the player from a database of registered players in response to the determined player identity; and displaying information about the player to a user of the electronic device so that the information appears to the user to be adjacent or on the player.

Abstract: Backup management of software environments in a distributed network environment includes: Creating a platform specific software environment according to a predefined software environment definition by a user in the network environment; automatically creating a generalized backup of the software environment by extracting platform independent data contents and platform specific transformation rules; automatically calculating enhanced meta data describing the generalized backup; assigning the enhanced metadata with the predefined software environment definition; registering the generalized backup with the enhanced metadata in a backup storage accessible by a plurality of distributed users connected via said network environment, creating a software environment according to a predefined software environment definition by automatically checking the backup storage for an available generalized backup by means of the predefined software environment definition.

Abstract: A method of repositioning of screen elements from a first orientation to a second orientation with rendering one or more active screen elements on the display area in the first orientation. In one embodiment, upon detection to a second orientation, the active screen elements are re-rendered on the display area to be displayed in the new orientation while the direction of movement of animation remains in the same direction relative to the display area. In another embodiment, the method may consist of maintaining a list of screen elements and a list of graphical features including a directionality indicator where the directionality indicator points in a first direction in a first orientation and the same first direction in a second orientation. Re-rendering may be accomplished using a subset of HTML5 and a subset of CSS3 or its successors without having to use code native to the device containing the display area.

Abstract: Backup management of software environments in a distributed network environment includes: Creating a platform specific software environment according to a predefined software environment definition by a user in the network environment; automatically creating a generalized backup of the software environment by extracting platform independent data contents and platform specific transformation rules; automatically calculating enhanced meta data describing the generalized backup; assigning the enhanced metadata with the predefined software environment definition; registering the generalized backup with the enhanced metadata in a backup storage accessible by a plurality of distributed users connected via said network environment, creating a software environment according to a predefined software environment definition by automatically checking the backup storage for an available generalized backup by means of the predefined software environment definition.

Abstract: Disclosed is a hyperbranched, dendritic, hydroxyl-functional polyester comprising an OH number greater than or equal to 180 mg KOH/g as measured via DIN 53240 and to clearcoat compositions comprising said polyesters. Also disclosed are processes for preparing the disclosed polyester, methods of making coated automotive substrates by applying the disclosed clearcoat compositions to automotive substrates, and to coated substrates made therefrom.

Abstract: A method of repositioning of screen elements from a first orientation to a second orientation with rendering one or more active screen elements on the display area in the first orientation. In one embodiment, upon detection to a second orientation, the active screen elements are re-rendered on the display area to be displayed in the new orientation while the direction of movement of animation remains in the same direction relative to the display area. In another embodiment, the method may consist of maintaining a list of screen elements and a list of graphical features including a directionality indicator where the directionality indicator points in a first direction in a first orientation and the same first direction in a second orientation. Re-rendering may be accomplished using a subset of HTML5 and a subset of CSS3 or its successors without having to use code native to the device containing the display area.

Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer composition containing 5 to 95% by weight of a copolymer H and 2 to 60% by weight of a copolymer K, the copolymers H and K each having polyether macromonomer structural units and acid monomer structural units, which are present in the copolymers H and K in each case in a molar ratio of 1:20 to 1:1, and at least 20 mol % of all structural units of the copolymer H and at least 25 mol % of all structural units of the copolymer K being present in each case in the form of acid monomer structural units, the polyether macromonomer structural units of the copolymer H having side chains containing in each case at least 5 ether oxygen atoms, the number of ether oxygen atoms per side chain of the polyether macromonomer structural units of the copolymer H varying in such a way that the corresponding frequency distribution diagram, in which the number of ether oxygen atoms per side chain of a polyether macromonomer structural unit is plotted along the abscissa and the associated frequenc

Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer composition containing 3 to 95% by weight of a copolymer H and 3 to 95% by weight of a copolymer K, the copolymers H and K each having polyether macromonomer structural units and acid monomer structural units, which are present in the copolymers H and K in each case in a molar ratio of 1:20 to 1:1, and at least 20 mol % of all structural units of the copolymer H and at least 25 mol % of all structural units of the copolymer K being present in each case in the form of acid monomer structural units, the polyether macromonomer structural units of the copolymers H and K having side chains containing in each case at least 5 ether oxygen atoms, the number of ether oxygen atoms per side chain of the polyether macromonomer structural units of the copolymers H and K varying in each case in such a way that the corresponding frequency distribution diagrams, in which the number of ether oxygen atoms per side chain of a polyether macromonomer structural unit is plotted in each case along

Abstract: The invention relates to a copolymer which can be used as a superplasticizer for hydraulic binders and comprises 30 to 47 mol % of a (meth)allyl alcohol polyether derivative structural unit and 53 to 70 mol % of a maleic acid derivative structural unit.

Abstract: Backup management of software environments in a distributed network environment includes: Creating a platform specific software environment according to a predefined software environment definition by a user in the network environment; automatically creating a generalized backup of the software environment by extracting platform independent data contents and platform specific transformation rules; automatically calculating enhanced meta data describing the generalized backup; assigning the enhanced metadata with the predefined software environment definition; registering the generalized backup with the enhanced metadata in a backup storage accessible by a plurality of distributed users connected via said network environment, creating a software environment according to a predefined software environment definition by automatically checking the backup storage for an available generalized backup by means of the predefined software environment definition.