Abstract: A ready-to-bake brownie batter having prolonged shelf life and which produces brownies having desirable taste and texture characteristics is disclosed. The ready-to-bake brownie batter can include greater than or equal to 30 wt. % sugar, greater than or equal to 9 wt. % water, a sugar to flour ratio of greater than or equal to 1.5, and a water activity of from about 0.65 to about 0.85. Methods of preparing and packaging a ready-to-bake brownie batter using High Pressure Processing (HPP) is also disclosed.

Abstract: A ready-to-bake brownie batter having prolonged shelf life and which produces brownies having desirable taste and texture characteristics is disclosed. The ready-to-bake brownie batter can include greater than or equal to 30 wt. % sugar, greater than or equal to 9 wt. % water, a sugar to flour ratio of greater than or equal to 1.5, and a water activity of from about 0.65 to about 0.85. Methods of preparing and packaging a ready-to-bake brownie batter using High Pressure Processing (HPP) is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method of monitoring user usage patterns of a system, comprising the steps of: providing at least one state object (180), the object including a profile representative of user usage; storing the state object at a client location (110); passing, to a central server (120), the state object with each subsequent interaction initiation; and receiving, from the central server, the state object along with the response (170) of the central server, wherein the profile is modified to reflect the interaction between client location and central server. The present invention provides a system and a method for monitoring user usage patterns, and is particularly suited to use in Internet and World Wide Web applications.

Abstract: A method of monitoring user usage patterns of a system, comprising the steps of: providing at least one state object (180), the object including a profile representative of user usage; storing the state object at a client location (110); passing, to a central server (120), the state object with each subsequent interaction initiation; and receiving, from the central server, the state object along with the response (170) of the central server, wherein the profile is modified to reflect the interaction between client location and central server. The present invention provides a system and a method for monitoring user usage patterns, and is particularly suited to use in Internet and World Wide Web applications.

Abstract: A method of monitoring user usage patterns of a system, comprising the steps of: providing at least one state object (180), the object including a profile representative of user usage; storing the state object at a client location (110); passing, to a central server (120), the state object with each subsequent interaction initiation; and receiving, from the central server, the state object along with the response (170) of the central server, wherein the profile is modified to reflect the interaction between client location and central server. The present invention ides a system and a method for monitoring user usage patterns, and is particularly suited to use in Internet and World Wide Web applications.

Abstract: A method of monitoring user usage patterns of a system, comprising the steps of: providing at least one state object (180), the object including a profile representative of user usage; storing the state object at a client location (110); passing, to a central server (120), the state object with each subsequent interaction initiation; and receiving, from the central serer, the state object along with the response (170) of the central server, wherein the profile is modified to reflect the interaction between client location and central server. The present invention ides a system and a method for monitoring user usage patterns, and is particularly suited to use in Internet and World Wide Web applications.