Abstract: A system and method establishing control of affordances at a workstation. The method includes the steps of storing affordance preferences in a database for a plurality of portable affordance settings that may be present at a workstation, detecting a subset of affordances present within a first zone associated with the workstation, for each detected affordance in the subset, identifying an affordance setting in the database indicating a user preference, and automatically controlling settings of at least each of the detected affordances in the subset to match the user preferences for the detected affordances.

Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a rearview mirror display system with a visible surface and having a mirror mode and a display mode. The visible surface functions as a mirror in the mirror mode. The visible surface displays an electronically produced image in the display mode. An electronic processor is communicatively coupled to the rearview mirror display system. The electronic processor detects that the display mode is not operating properly, and, in response to the detecting, automatically switches the rearview mirror display system from the display mode to the mirror mode.

Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a rearview mirror display system with a visible surface and having a mirror mode and a display mode. The visible surface functions as a mirror in the mirror mode. The visible surface displays an electronically produced image in the display mode. An electronic processor is communicatively coupled to the rearview mirror display system. The electronic processor detects that the display mode is not operating properly, and, in response to the detecting, automatically switches the rearview mirror display system from the display mode to the mirror mode.

Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a rearview mirror display system with a visible surface and having a mirror mode and a display mode. The visible surface functions as a mirror in the mirror mode. The visible surface displays an electronically produced image in the display mode. An electronic processor is communicatively coupled to the rearview mirror display system. The electronic processor detects that the display mode is not operating properly, and, in response to the detecting, automatically switches the rearview mirror display system from the display mode to the mirror mode.

Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a rearview mirror display system with a visible surface and having a mirror mode and a display mode. The visible surface functions as a mirror in the mirror mode. The visible surface displays an electronically produced image in the display mode. An electronic processor is communicatively coupled to the rearview mirror display system. The electronic processor detects that the display mode is not operating properly, and, in response to the detecting, automatically switches the rearview mirror display system from the display mode to the mirror mode.

Abstract: An alloy having the formula Ti1-xMx. M is Co, Sn, Cr, or a combination. The value x is from 0.001 to 0.02. A method of combining titanium metal and a dopant metal to form the alloy.

Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a rearview mirror display system with a visible surface and having a mirror mode and a display mode. The visible surface functions as a mirror in the mirror mode. The visible surface displays an electronically produced image in the display mode. An electronic processor is communicatively coupled to the rearview mirror display system. The electronic processor detects that the display mode is not operating properly, and, in response to the detecting, automatically switches the rearview mirror display system from the display mode to the mirror mode.

Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a rearview mirror display system with a visible surface and having a mirror mode and a display mode. The visible surface functions as a mirror in the mirror mode. The visible surface displays an electronically produced image in the display mode. An electronic processor is communicatively coupled to the rearview mirror display system. The electronic processor detects that the display mode is not operating properly, and, in response to the detecting, automatically switches the rearview mirror display system from the display mode to the mirror mode.

Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a rearview mirror display system with a visible surface and having a mirror mode and a display mode. The visible surface functions as a mirror in the mirror mode. The visible surface displays an electronically produced image in the display mode. An electronic processor is communicatively coupled to the rearview mirror display system. The electronic processor detects that the display mode is not operating properly, and, in response to the detecting, automatically switches the rearview mirror display system from the display mode to the mirror mode.

Abstract: An alloy having the formula Ti1-xMx. M is Co, Sn, Cr, or a combination. The value x is from 0.001 to 0.02. A method of combining titanium metal and a dopant metal to form the alloy.

Abstract: Several embodiments of the present invention are disclosed. All of the embodiments relate to articles useful for bridal party members. The embodiments include a bride's flower holder with an integral storage compartment, a ring bearer's pillow with integral back pack and a flower girl's flower bouquet with an integral storage compartment.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a lead frame having a displaced integral strap which is cupped out of a lead frame plane to provide a nest that receives a semiconductor chip electrically connected to an inner surface of the cupped strap. The semiconductor package further has a housing molded over and encapsulating the semiconductor chip with the frame such that a surface of the semiconductor chip facing away from the cupped strip is flush with or protrudes beyond a bottom of the housing.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a lead frame having a displaced integral strap which is cupped out of a lead frame plane to provide a nest that receives a semiconductor chip electrically connected to an inner surface of the cupped strap. The semiconductor package further has a housing molded over and encapsulating the semiconductor chip with the frame such that a surface of the semiconductor chip facing away from the cupped strip is flush with or protrudes beyond a bottom of the housing.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a lead frame having a displaced integral strap which is cupped out of a lead frame plane to provide a nest that receives a semiconductor chip electrically connected to an inner surface of the cupped strap. The semiconductor package further has a housing molded over and encapsulating the semiconductor chip with the frame such that a surface of the semiconductor chip facing away from the cupped strip is flush with or protrudes beyond a bottom of the housing.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a lead frame having a displaced integral strap which is cupped out of a lead frame plane to provide a nest that receives a semiconductor chip electrically connected to an inner surface of the cupped strap. The semiconductor package further has a housing molded over and encapsulating the semiconductor chip with the frame such that a surface of the semiconductor chip facing away from the cupped strip is flush with or protrudes beyond a bottom of the housing.