Abstract: Systems and methods of the present invention allow for a thick client which may be provided with a domain name in a partnership between a hosting provider, an ISP and/or a thick client retailer. The client may be used to access a remote computer or server in the hosting provider's data center.

Abstract: Systems and methods of the present invention allow for recording and transmitting a network user's network session. In an example embodiment, an Internet user may, though a client, access a website having a Multimedia File Recorder and a Multimedia File Sender. The Internet user may (by accessing a Control Panel on the website that controls the Multimedia File Recorder) record a multimedia file of his Internet session. Upon completion, the multimedia file may be transmitted to the website operator via a file streaming system, a file transfer system, or an email messaging system, each of which may reside on a server that is communicatively coupled to the client through a network.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for a Facilitator to provide a domain name expiration protection service for an Entrepreneur. The Facilitator may renew the domain name for the Entrepreneur if the Entrepreneur has not renewed it himself. Further, the domain name expiration protection service may be bundled with domain name registration, website hosting, assistance in website design, assistance in store front website design, website copyright registration, domain name trademark registration, website promotion services, etc.

Abstract: The present invention provides improved methods for organizing emails in folders. An Email User may create an original email or a reply email. One or more folders may be chosen for storing the email. The folder(s) are preferably chosen by the Email User from a drop-down menu. In other embodiments, the folder(s) may be chosen by an email system or a Client-based email application based on the recipients, sender or subject matter of the emails. For reply emails, an option may be provided for storing either the original email or the reply email (which will typically include the text of the original email) in the chosen folder(s). The Email User may then select a Send/File option thereby causing the email to be transmitted to the recipient(s), stored in the chosen folder(s), and preferably blocked or deleted from the default sent email folder.

Abstract: A system and method of proxy domain name registration permits a would-be domain name registrant anonymity. A registrar affords customers the opportunity to use the proxy registration. If the customer seeking registration of a domain name requests, the registrar obtains contact information needed for registration from a proxy entity established for this purpose. The registrar completes the registration of the domain name with the appropriate registry (i.e. “.com, .net” etc.). The contact information published in WHOIS is that of proxy entity. Contractually the customer is afforded control over the domain name. Emails intended for the customer are received by the proxy entity who may filter them if the customer requests. Emails sent by the customer are sent to the proxy entity who in turn sends them to the indicated addressee.

Abstract: An assembly and device provides for automatically adding stability to a kiosk having carriage bearing equipment that is serviceable external to the inner portion of the kiosk by withdrawing the carriage. The carriage includes a pivoted stabilizer foot that is deployed responsive to the relative motion of withdrawing the carriage.

Abstract: A system and method of proxy (60) domain name registration permits a would-be domain name registrant anonymity. A registrar (24) affords customers (20) the opportunity to use the proxy registration. If the customer seeking registration of a domain name requests, the registrar obtains contact information needed for registration from a proxy entity established for this purpose. The registrar completes the registration of the domain name with the appropriate registry (22) (i.e. “.com, .net” etc.). The contact information published in WHOIS (27) is that of proxy entity. Contractually the customer is afforded control over the domain name. Emails intended for the customer are received by the proxy entity who may filter them if the customer requests. Emails sent by the customer are sent to the proxy entity who in turn send them to the indicated addressee.

Abstract: A display system is disclosed. The display system includes a base, a screen movably coupled to the base, and a control unit coupled to the screen. The control unit adjusts the screen to a position based on at least one condition. The at least one condition can be an attribute such as a height or an eye position. According to the system and method disclosed herein, the display system increases the convenience of a user by automatically adjusting the screen to an optimal position for the user. As a result, improved readability of the screen is achieved while simplifying the use of the display system.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for an Entrepreneur to start an Internet business by creating an Entrepreneur's web site using tools provided at a Facilitator's web site. The method allows the Entrepreneur to access the Facilitator's web site, register a desired available domain name, trademark the domain name, design an Entrepreneur's web site accessible via the domain name, design a similar appearing store front web site to handle commercial transactions, copyright the Entrepreneur's web site, offer hosting services for the Entrepreneur's web site and submit the Entrepreneur's web site to one or more search engines. Tremendous synergies may be achieved and serious pitfalls avoided in creating the Internet business by receiving overall guidance and assistance from one web site, i.e. a Facilitator's web site, in performing these processes.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for an Entrepreneur to register with an appropriate Registry and trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office a domain name using tools provided at a Facilitator's web site. The method allows the Entrepreneur to access the Facilitator's web site, register a domain name using tools available on the Facilitator's web site and trademarking the domain name. The Facilitator's web site may request and receive domain name registration and trademark information from the Entrepreneur. Tremendous synergizes, such as the elimination of multiple entries of data, may be achieved and serious pitfalls avoided by receiving overall guidance and assistance from one web site, i.e. a Facilitator's web site, in performing these processes.

Abstract: The invention integrates the functions of a Web based email system and a document storage manager on a Web site by including a Web site storage area used to store files that may then be accessed by both functions. In one embodiment, a user on a client may access a Web site and transmit emails with attached files via a Web based email system where the attached files were organized and managed by a document storage manager. In another embodiment, the user on a client may access and manage files via a document storage manager where the files were received as attachments to emails by a Web based email system.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for customizing the display of weather radar at a client. A weather information system allows a user at a client to add custom locations to the radar display and to customize the color scale used to represent the quantities measured or derived by the radar. A server stores the user information and acquires weather information, which is sent to the client upon request. The client executes software that communicates with the server and renders the information on the client's display unit in accordance with the preselected custom features.

Abstract: The present invention relates to stable compositions, such as, but not limited to, calibrators, controls and test samples, that can be used in ligand-binding assays and methods for making said compositions.

Abstract: The present invention allows a Customer to register a domain name with an accredited Registry via an accredited Registrar's web site. Zone files from the Registries may be downloaded, optimized and stored in an internal database. As the Customer selects desired domain names, their availability may be determined by searching the internal database or, if needed, the authoritative Registry. The Customer enters the Customer's information on a registration application displayed as a single form on a single web page. The Customer's information may be saved in a login account for use as default Customer information at subsequent login sessions. The available domain name, Customer information and an associated status flag may be saved to an internal database. Software may be used to monitor the internal database and register all unregistered domain names in the internal database to a Registry's SRS database.

Abstract: The present invention relates to immunoassay methods for detecting and measuring the amount of an analyte in a sample by means of generic anti-hapten antibodies. Also disclosed are multi-analyte immunoassay methods. Reagents, devices, and kits using the anti-hapten antibodies are also disclosed. The present invention also relates to dyed erythrocytes, preferably fixed, which are coated with antibodies. Also disclosed is the use of these dyed erythrocytes in agglutination assays to detect and measure the presence of an analyte in a sample. The analyte can be a hapten, an antigen, or an antibody. Also included are agglutination assays, compositions and kits using these dyed and coated erythrocytes.

Abstract: A grain cleaner having a plurality of cleaning sections radiating outwardly from a grain inlet. Each cleaning section has upper and lower downwardly sloped screens over which grain flows by gravity to sift out fine foreign material. Upper and lower foreign material chambers underlie respective screens, and external bypass ducts bypass foreign material from each upper chamber to an associated lower chamber of each cleaning section. Each lower foreign material receiving chamber communicates with a centrally located foreign material discharge outlet at the bottom of the cleaner.

Abstract: Apparatus for rounding of a character produced as a character segment matrix pattern for display on a raster scanned display in which a read-only memory storing the character segment matrix patterns for the characters to be displayed is arranged to produce the entire matrix pattern for a selected character in parallel at any one time. A parallel gating means selects from the matrix pattern a selected row of the matrix and also the immediately preceding row or the immediately following row depending upon which is required at the time for character rounding. The bits of the selected row are applied in parallel to a first shifting register and the bits of both rows produced by the gating means are applied in parallel to a character rounding logic circuit which is arranged to detect the presence of diagonal lines in the character and produce the appropriate rounding elements.

Abstract: Apparatus suitable for use with teletext display apparatus which is arranged to operate in a plurality of display modes, including a graphic display mode, in response to digital coded control signals, and to display in each mode digital coded data signals which provide the display information for the viewer. The digital coded control signals are interspersed among the digital coded data signals, with the result that no display information is normally available when a digital coded control signal is present, but the apparatus is so arranged that, in the graphics display mode, the digital coded, data signal which arrived immediately before the digital coded control signal is held over, and used to fill in the blank space that would correspond to the presence of the digital coded control signal. `Hold over` is effected by arranging that a current data signal is held in a data store, and that the stored data is pushed out only by a subsequent data signal.

Abstract: Apparatus for modifying an alphanumeric display produced on a cathode-ray tube screen by raster scan to enable the selective generation of double height characters. In order to retain synchronism between line counters and the raster number modifiers are connected to the outputs of the counters to modify the addresses selected from a read only memory for generating the characters.

Abstract: In a Teletext transmission system data is transmitted in digital form during lines in the field blanking period of the composite video signal of a television transmission. On reception the information is decoded to generate a display comprising a page having a predetermined number of rows of information in alphanumeric or graphics form. The data is received in blocks comprising information digits each block associated with a respective group of two-part address inputs, one part providing page identification and the other data row information. A plurality of serially accessed data storage registers is provided for the data rows, each uniquely corresponding to a selected one of the two-part address digits. A decoder is responsive to transmitted address data to independently address the corresponding shift register via a first switch to write data into the store and is responsive to address data to read data from a selected register via a second switch for display generation.