Abstract: Fitting for attachment to a membrane of an inflatable device comprises a mounting adapter (1) to be secured to said membrane. A resiliently deformable part (5c) associated with said mounting adapter is arranged to embrace and hold an initially separate insert (2). The resiliently deformable part (5c) is arranged such that when the mounting adapter is secured to the membrane and exposed to a force exerted by fluid at one of two sides of the membrane, the resiliently deformable part is urged into applying engagement with the insert (2).

Abstract: A computer-implemented system, method and computer program product are provided. In use a request is received via a network from one of a plurality of entities which each has an interest in at least one corresponding digital asset. Moreover, an eligibility of the entity is automatically verified. An interface for the entity is thus conditionally provided for facilitating transactions involving the at least one digital asset, based on the verification.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system, method and computer program product are provided. In use, an e-commerce interface is generated for facilitating transactions involving at least one digital asset. In addition, an entity is provided with code capable of being inserted into a web page selected by the entity. During use, such code displays the e-commerce interface on the web page in which it is inserted.

Abstract: A transactional computer-implemented system, method and computer program product are provided. In use, information is received from a plurality of entities which each has an interest in at least one corresponding digital asset. Utilizing the information, a plurality of interfaces, each associated with at least one of the entities, are populated, for facilitating transactions involving the at least one corresponding digital asset.

Abstract: Various techniques for a method for performing a parametric search on a database. In one implementation, the method includes displaying one or more first graphical elements through a graphical user interface. Each first graphical element represents an application of one or more products. The method may further include displaying one or more second graphical elements in response to selection of a first graphical element. Each second graphical element represents a product family that may be used in an application that corresponds to selection of the first graphical element. The method may further include displaying one or more third and/or fourth graphical elements in response to receiving a selection of a second and/or third graphical element.

Abstract: The subject invention provides a means of automatically detecting and recording a person's use of magazines, i.e. printed media exposure, for the purpose of market research. The present invention comprises one or more electrically conductive marker regions applied to certain specific locations on one or more magazine pages. In one general embodiment, the presence and relative separation of the marker regions are detected by a capacitive sensors and electronic device that stores, processes and communicates the data wirelessly to an external device. In another embodiment, a passive chip less tag is used to indirectly measure the change in conductivity of the conductive regions caused by prolonged exposure to air or light. Exemplary methods are described for acquiring readership and exposure data using the present invention.

Abstract: Wireless tags with a plurality of non-equivalent current pathways altered to collectively represent encoded information, each of which responds differently to an interrogation signal. The element is subjected to a signal stimulating the current pathways, each of which contributes to an overall element response. The information may be recovered from the salient features of this overall response. These salient features include resonant frequency, amplitude, relative peak position, relative peak amplitude, damping, and Q factor.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for counting or measuring the relative positions of a number of resonant tag elements in proximity to each other. By measuring the resonant frequency of a given set of tags using a reader antenna and comparing the measured frequency to a reference resonant frequency, the observed frequency shift is used to ascertain certain properties of the set of tags, such as the number of tags present or the relative positions thereof.

Abstract: An apparatus for lifting a person from a supine position on the ground to a sitting position above ground level comprising at least one inflatable ring structure having a hollow, a flexible membrane and a collapsible support element, wherein the flexible membrane extends over at least a portion of the hollow to provide a seating surface for the person and the collapsible support element when erected projects in a substantially upward direction to support the person.

Abstract: A system and method for transporting audio and video messages is described. The messages are recorded and stored locally on a storage device. The recorded messages are then wirelessly transferred to a mobile roving device that physically transports the message data to another location. The messages are then wirelessly transported to a network file server that automatically dials and connects to client devices via conventional telephone, mobile phone, and IP networks. This system is capable of transporting audio and video messages in situations where real-time data connectivity is not available.

Abstract: A blister package with an integrated RFID tag is provided. The conductive lidding material is modified to serve not only to seal some contents within some formed blister film, but also to act as an RFID tag antenna. An IC chip is electrically connected to the lidding film antenna. Methods of manufacture which integrate with conventional blister package manufacturing processes are also provided.

Abstract: An electronic Yellow Pages viewer shows the pages of a Yellow Pages directory as they appear in the bound version. The print queue used to print the bound version is intercepted, and each page is rasterized into a JPEG file. The page/header/advertisement data are parsed to create an index which associates each Yellow Pages heading with the first page on which that heading appears. The viewer runs as a Java applet inside a World Wide Web browser and allows a user to access a page by typing the name of a heading, selecting the heading from a tree view or typing a page number. A Yellow Pages advertiser receives an electronic bill with an electronic tear sheet showing the page on which the advertisement appears and the reverse page. The advertisement can be selectively highlighted.

Abstract: The invention relates to apparatus for assisting a person to transfer into or out of a seat in a row of seats. The apparatus comprises at least two inflatable structures for positioning on respective seats in the row and a substantially rigid transfer means arranged to be supported between the inflatable structures.

Abstract: A framework for extending a network management platform, including an object manager that retrieves an entire class hierarchy including any code or other functionality needed to retrieve data about a server or other network device (e.g., code needed to retrieve actual instances of an object of the class). The object manager holds the object hierarchy and initiates retrieval of actual instances of the object. The class hierarchies are maintained in plug-in type Object Providers. Newly developed network technologies are managed via managed objects defined by class hierarchies held by the Object providers. The Object Provider can be seamlessly installed in an existing extensible network management platform.

Abstract: A radio frequency identification label is comprised of a tag circuit 310 electrically coupled to a defined marker region 330 such that the information generated by the tag circuit is dependent on the electronic properties of the marker region 330. The ID information conveyed to an external tag reader is thus a combination of fixed data intrinic to the tag circuit 310 plus a portion of data that is dependent on the electronic properties of the marker region. The marker region 330 can be comprised of various materials with complex structure, such as woven cloth or printed electrically conductive inks, such that the ID code transmitted by the label is thus more difficult to reproduce or to counterfeit. In addition, the marker region 330 can also be arranged to have electrical coupling to the object onto which the label is affixed, thus creating an electronic ID code that is also dependent on the electronic properties of the tagged object itself.

Abstract: Methods and devices are disclosed for identifying objects over a surface and for tracking the position of said objects in relation to the sensing surface. The methods include the steps of providing an array of electrodes or coils that generating electromagnetic radiation having a individual characteristic frequencies of oscillation. Objects in proximity to the sensing surface(s) couple electromagnetically to the array of electrodes or coils, which then alters the characteristic frequency of one or more elements in the array. By monitoring the individual frequency shifts among the array elements, one or more objects in proximity to the surface can be sensed and identified. Quantitative identification and enhanced detection of the objects is achieved through the use of electromagnetic markers affixed or embedded in the objects in specified geometric patterns.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for counting or measuring the relative positions of a number of resonant tag elements in proximity to each other. By measuring the resonant frequency of a given set of tags using a reader antenna and comparing the measured frequency to a reference resonant frequency, the observed frequency shift is used to ascertain certain properties of the set of tags, such as the number of tags present or the relative positions thereof.

Abstract: The response of an object to a single time-varying magnetic field is sensed to determine object position and/or manipulation on a horizontal or vertical surface. A time-varying interrogation signal, which interacts with tags disposed on the surface, is read by an array of sensing coils. Control circuitry receives signals from the sensing coils representing this interaction and, based thereon, determines the identity, position, and manipulation of each of the objects based on the sensed signals and the known positions of the sensing coils. Feedback to the user can be provided in the form of a localized output (e.g. light, sound, heat, etc.) physically coincident with the object.

Abstract: Wireless tags with a plurality of non-equivalent current pathways altered to collectively represent encoded information, each of which responds differently to an interrogation signal. The element is subjected to a signal stimulating the current pathways, each of which contributes to an overall element response. The information may be recovered from the salient features of this overall response. These salient features include resonant frequency, amplitude, relative peak position, relative peak amplitude, damping, and Q factor.

Abstract: Wireless tags have a plurality of non-equivalent current pathways, each of which responds differently to an interrogation signal and collectively represent encoded information. The element is subjected to the signal, stimulating the current pathways, each of which contributes to an overall element response. The individual contributions and, hence, the information may be recovered from this overall response. The response of each of the pathways to the signal may vary in terms of one or more of resonant frequency, amplitude, damping, and Q factor.