Abstract: A time series is created that measures a remaining budget amount for a given time period, where the budget amount indicates a maximum number of occurrences of an event allowed for the given time period. More specifically, the given time period is divided into multiple time intervals. For each time interval, a number of occurrences of the event are calculated and detracted from the remaining budget amount to determine a remaining budget amount at the end of the time interval. These time values and associated remaining budget amounts are used to create the time series. This time series may be monitored in real-time, and actions may be taken to avoid future occurrences of the event in response to determining that the remaining budget amount falls below a threshold.

Abstract: A video game may include a virtual representation of a game player created object. The game player created object may be imaged by an imaging device of a smartphone, with the smartphone determining a virtual representation for use in the video game based on information of the image. In some embodiments the game player may control the virtual representation during game play. In some embodiments the game player created object may be an origami object.

Abstract: A video game may include a virtual representation of a game player created object. The game player created object may be imaged by an imaging device of a smartphone, with the smartphone determining a virtual representation for use in the video game based on information of the image. In some embodiments the game player may control the virtual representation during game play. In some embodiments the game player created object may be an origami object.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting data packets in an integrated circuit according to a data integrity scheme that embeds an integrity value in each data packet. As the data packets are transferred, the data integrity value for a data packet is stored during a stall of the transmission of that data packet so that the stored integrity value can be used after the stall has ceased.

Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, a mobile biogas processing system that includes a mobile platform, a compressor physically coupled to the mobile platform, a pump physically coupled to the mobile platform and having a water input and a water output, and scrubber tower physically coupled to the mobile platform and having input connected to the compressor and water pump. In examples, the mobile platform is a skid or a combination of skids, a trailer, or a shipping container. An example method of using a mobile biogas processing system includes coupling a first biogas compressor, first scrubber, second scrubber, and flash tank to a mobile platform and delivering the platform and system components to a biogas site. In an example, the system includes its own water supply and burns biogas or crude methane to power pumps, compressors, and other components.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition that includes: (a) xanthophylls; (b) vitamin C; (c) vitamin E; (d) zinc; and (e) copper. The present invention also provides a method of treating macular degeneration in a human, inhibiting angiogenesis in a human, preventing impairment of the vision or for improving impaired vision of a human whose eye has drusen, and/or treating a disease associated with ocular neovascularitis in a human. The methods include administering to a human in need of such treatment an effective amount of the composition of the present invention.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a method for treating a skin disorder in a mammal inflicted with a skin disorder. The present invention also provides for a method for retarding or reversing the loss of collagen fibers, abnormal changes in elastic fibers, or deterioration of small blood vessels in sundamaged mammalian skin. The present invention also provides for a method for exfoliating the skin surface of a mammal. The present invention also provides for a method for treating or preventing acne or a pimple in a mammal in need thereof. The methods include topically administering, to a mammal in need of such treatment, a composition that includes xanthophylls in a nontoxic amount, effective to treat the skin disorder.

Abstract: A CRC generator/checker for generating CRC results, comprising: a set of CRC circuits connected in series, each CRC circuit responsive to a different control signal generated by a control logic, each CRC circuit having a seed input adapted to receive a seed, a data input adapted to receive and process a different set of M-bits of a data unit and a result output adapted to generate a result, the result output of a previous CRC circuit connected to the seed input of an immediately subsequent CRC circuit, the seed input of a first CRC circuit connected to an output of a remainder register, an input of the remainder register connected to an output of a multiplexer, the result outputs of the multiplicity of CRC circuits connected to different inputs of the multiplexer, the multiplexer responsive to a select signal generated by the control logic.

Abstract: A CRC circuit, CRC method, and method of designing a CRC circuit, the CRC circuit, including: a packet data slice latch having outputs; a multiple level XOR subtree, each level including one or more XOR subtrees, each output of the packet data slice latch coupled to an input of the multiple level XOR subtree, each lower level XOR subtree coupled to a higher level XOR subtree through an intervening latch level; a remainder XOR subtree; a combinational XOR subtree, the outputs of the remainder XOR subtree and the outputs of the multiple level XOR subtree coupled to the inputs of the combinational XOR subtree; and a current CRC result latch, the output of the combinational XOR subtree coupled to the inputs of the current CRC result latch and the outputs of the M-bit current CRC result latch coupled to the inputs of the remainder XOR subtree.

Abstract: A reclamation system is used for mercury-zinc and mercury-cadmium battery disassembly. The mercury-zinc/mercury-cadmium reclamation system has a cooling station, a cracking station, a disassembly station and a shredder station. The cooling station freezes the batteries to facilitate cracking of the housing by the cracking station. The cracked batteries are then disassembled and the battery cells are shredded. The shredded cells are placed in the retort oven, for recovery of mercury. In an alternative embodiment, the reclamation system is used for silver-zinc battery disassembly. The silver-zinc reclamation system has a staging and draining station, cracking station, and disassembly station. At the staging and draining station, wet batteries are separated out and drained. The batteries are then cracked, disassembled and washed. The washed cells are placed in the retort oven, for recovery of mercury.

Abstract: A method (42) is disclosed for detecting the usage of a heater (31) in a block (30) of an internal combustion engine (11). The method (42) uses temperature measurements of the engine coolant and any ambient air used to create the air/fuel mixture. Based on the difference between the temperatures, the temperatures are weighted and added to create a temperature variable. The temperature variable is used by the electronic engine control module (34) to create an air/fuel mixture which will allow the internal combustion engine (11) to start smoothly. The method (42) operates on this modified temperature; i.e., the temperature variable, which is not the temperature of the engine coolant, nor the ambient air, and allows for the stoichiometric balance of the air/fuel mixture to be modified to optimize performance of the internal combustion engine (11) during a cold start in cold weather with warm engine coolant.

Abstract: A signal indicating closed throttle position is corrected, through increases and decreases, as a function of an engine's volumetric efficiency, engine speed, application of a vehicle's brake, and the selection of a transmission gear.

Abstract: In a fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine the opening time of the injectors is proportional to the amount of fuel supplied. In the system having an exhaust gas sensor closing the control loop, the sensor compensates for both barometric and altitude changes; however, until the sensor is sufficiently warmed up or for a predetermined period of time the herein disclosed altitude compensation system provides control information for injector timing to account for changes due to barometric and altitude changes.