Abstract: A laser is pivotally attached to a line striping machine. The laser projects a planar line outwardly from the line striping machine. The laser freely rotates about a longitudinal axis, under the influence of gravity, relative to the line striping machine, independent of the orientation of the line striping machine, so as to project a vertically planar line regardless of the vertical orientation of the line striping machine. The subject technology compensates for changes in surface contour by providing a rotating laser that projects a vertically compensated projection plane that causes a vertically compensated reference line projected upon the surface.

Abstract: Improved monitor assemblies (e.g., child monitor assemblies) and related methods of use are provided. More particularly, the present disclosure provides improved child monitor assemblies having an elongated flexible section configured and dimensioned to be positioned into various desired positions for a wide range of different viewing angles and/or locations. The present disclosure provides for a monitor assembly (e.g., character-based monitor assembly) including a base/body portion, an elongated flexible portion attached to and extending from the base/body portion, and a head/upper portion attached to and extending from the elongated flexible portion. The head/upper portion includes an eye member, with a monitor member (e.g., camera, video monitor) positioned/placed within or near the eye member. The elongated flexible portion is configured and dimensioned to be positioned into various desired positions for a wide range of different viewing angles and/or locations for the monitor member.

Abstract: Improved monitor assemblies (e.g., child monitor assemblies) and related methods of use are provided. More particularly, the present disclosure provides improved child monitor assemblies having an elongated flexible section configured and dimensioned to be positioned into various desired positions for a wide range of different viewing angles and/or locations. The present disclosure provides for a monitor assembly (e.g., character-based monitor assembly) including a base/body portion, an elongated flexible portion attached to and extending from the base/body portion, and a head/upper portion attached to and extending from the elongated flexible portion. The head/upper portion includes an eye member, with a monitor member (e.g., camera, video monitor) positioned/placed within or near the eye member. The elongated flexible portion is configured and dimensioned to be positioned into various desired positions for a wide range of different viewing angles and/or locations for the monitor member.

Abstract: The disclosure herein relates to a method and system for providing device accessory illumination (e.g., glowing, lighting-up, and/or other illumination) based on device-related information. In some implementations, illumination may be provided at a device case (of a device) that interfaces with a charging device based on a charge status of the device, communication information of the device, and/or application information of the device. As an example, an illumination status for the device case may be determined based on the charge status of the device, the communication information, and/or the application information. Illumination may then be provided at the device case based on the illumination status. The illumination status may, for instance, indicate an amount, a color, a pattern, a time feature, a location, and/or other characteristic.

Abstract: In some implementations, features of a character represented by a second item may be provided at a first item to augment the second item. In an implementation, a connection between the first item and the second item may be detected. The second item may comprise one or more physical components that represent a set of features of the character. First information associated with the character may be obtained in response to the detection of the connection. A presentation of one or more features of the character may be provided at the first item based on the first information.

Abstract: The disclosure herein relates to a method and system for providing device accessory illumination (e.g., glowing, lighting-up, and/or other illumination) based on device-related information. In some implementations, illumination may be provided at a device case (of a device) that interfaces with a charging device based on a charge status of the device, communication information of the device, and/or application information of the device. As an example, an illumination status for the device case may be determined based on the charge status of the device, the communication information, and/or the application information. Illumination may then be provided at the device case based on the illumination status. The illumination status may, for instance, indicate an amount, a color, a pattern, a time feature, a location, and/or other characteristic.

Abstract: In some implementations, features of a character represented by a second item may be provided at a first item to augment the second item. In an implementation, a connection between the first item and the second item may be detected. The second item may comprise one or more physical components that represent a set of features of the character. First information associated with the character may be obtained in response to the detection of the connection. A presentation of one or more features of the character may be provided at the first item based on the first information.

Abstract: A bird decoy comprises a body and at least two appendages extending from the body. The appendages can be shaped to approximate an appearance of a wing of a bird. Each appendage can have at least two distinct moveable members, each of which is independently controllable relative to the other. An associated method of luring a live bird to a predetermined location comprises positioning the bird decoy in the vicinity of the predetermined location. The method further includes independently acting, in one or more defined sequences, movement of the body and movement of the at least two appendage to replicate the appearance of a live bird.

Abstract: A fault tolerant software environment, in which various program components (e.g., portions of computer programs, applications, etc) are objectized into entities represented by “codons.” This allows for improper syntax to occur, enabling, for example, combinatorial operations such as genetic programming. The present invention also contemplates such features as the ability to probabilistically execute individual codons, to switch between treating information as executable code or as data (or passing over it), provides that the individual codons can be tagged so that additional information can be associated with them, and provides for tagging of the stack.