Abstract: A navigation receiver comprises a digital sampler that precedes digital signal processing which can operate at a high rate and a low rate. If the high rate is selected for noise reduction by non-coherent averaging, the samples are averaged over time and transformed to the low rate. The digital signal processor is fed only low-rate samples in either case.

Abstract: A Global Positioning System carries out Doppler correction of a C/A code sequence after a frequency conversion, and calculates a pseudo range by performing correlation calculation between the C/A code, which is obtained by summing up the C/A code sequence beginning from a polarity inversion boundary determined at a correlation peak detecting step ST10, and a C/A code generated in a GPS terminal. When a received electric field detected by a received electric field intensity detector 11 is good, the current position is determined from the pseudo range and the navigation data extracted by the GPS terminal itself, whereas when the received electric field is poor, the current position is determined from the pseudo range and the navigation data sent from an external apparatus.

Abstract: A system and method for performing real-time position detection and motion tracking of mobile communications devices moving about in a defined space comprised of a plurality of locales is provided. A plurality of access points are disposed about the space to provide an interface between mobile devices and a network having functionality and data available or accessible therefrom. Knowledge of adjacency of locales may be used to better determine the location of the mobile device as it transitions between locales and feedback may be provided to monitor the status and configuration of the access points.

Abstract: A method for detecting and correcting a defective pixel in an image sensor including an M(row line)×N(column line) unit pixels, M and N being positive integers, includes a first step of electrically scanning photoelectric charges generated from unit pixels of a first row line for a first integration time and storing a first data corresponding to the photoelectric charges, a second step of electrically scanning photoelectric charges generated from the unit pixels of the first row line for a second integration time and storing a second data corresponding to the photoelectric charges, a third step of comparing the first data and the second data one another, if the first data is different from the second data, an error signal is generated and then a corresponding address of the unit pixel is stored as a defective pixel address, a fourth step of repeating the first to the third step to an Mth line by increasing an address by one, and a fifth step of comparing an address of a unit pixel to be read with the de

Abstract: A microstrip meandering-line antenna for a wireless communications system includes a substrate, a meandering-line conductor, and a feeding wire. The substrate, which is made of a dielectric material or a magnetic material, has a first surface. The meandering-line conductor is attached to the first surface in a reciprocating bent manner for receiving radio signals, and the meandering-line conductor has a mid-point connection between two ends of the meandering-line conductor. The feeding wire is electrically connected to the mid-point of the meandering-line conductor for transmitting a received radio signal to the wireless communications system.

Abstract: A microstrip patch antenna with progressive slot loading is provided. A rectangular patch of electrically conductive material has a plurality of slots formed therein with each slot having its center aligned with the centerline of the patch's long dimension. Each slot further has its longitudinal axis perpendicular to the centerline. The slots are arranged in an order starting at a position n=1 that is furthest from the patch's feedpoint so that, for an n-th slot, the inequalities Ln>Ln+1 and Wn<Wn+1 are always satisfied. In general, the length decreases linearly with each successive slot while the width increases exponentially with each successive slot.

Abstract: A laser beam frequency collection device including an emitting unit secured to a house or a vehicle. The emitting unit is in communication with an electronic medium disposed within the house or vehicle. The emitting unit generates a laser beam for projecting outwardly therefrom. A collection grid is interposed in the path of the beam, the collection grid has a metal mesh and an output lead, collects electromagnetic energy from the beam, and provides an electromagnetic signal at the output lead. The laser beam collects radio frequency energy for use by the electronic medium.

Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes: (a) A radial waveguide parallel with a reference plane and having a first conductive element in parallel spaced relation with a second conductive element. The radial waveguide has a first signal coupling locus for coupling signals with a host unit and a plurality of second signal coupling loci. The radial waveguide distributes signals between the first signal coupling locus and the second signal coupling loci. (b) Signal coupling elements, each presenting a respective signal coupling path for effecting signal coupling association with a respective second signal coupling locus. Each signal coupling path is perpendicular with the reference plane. (c) Antenna elements, each associated with a signal coupling element, each a polygonal element parallel with the reference plane. The radial waveguide element, the signal coupling elements and the antenna elements cooperate to transfer electromagnetic signals between the host unit and a medium adjacent to the antenna elements.

Abstract: An antenna assembly and methods of use are disclosed. In one embodiment, the antenna assembly is formed on a substrate and includes a first metal region and a second metal region attached to a surface of the substrate. The second metal region may be separated from the first metal region by a gap. The second metal region may include a first pronged end and a second end that correspond, respectively, to a first pronged end and a second end of the first metal region. The pronged ends of each metal region are connected to the differential inputs and outputs of a transceiver coupled with the antenna assembly.

Abstract: A single six-port device which can be used to excite antenna elements in dual polarization mode. It can replace more complex feed arrangements containing up to three separate components. One version of the six port device is made up of a network of transmission lines connected in parallel. Another six-port device implementation is a network of transmission lines connected in series. Both versions can feed antenna elements to simultaneously transmit/receive dual orthogonal linear or circular polarizations.

Abstract: An antenna arrangement comprises a patch conductor (102) supported substantially parallel to a ground plane (104) and a feed conductor (106) connected to the patch conductor. Such an arrangement is similar to a conventional Planar Inverted-F Antenna (PIFA), but lacks the additional grounding conductor connected between the patch conductor and the ground plane in known PIFAs. Elimination off this grounding conductor enables matching to be performed by external circuitry, thereby enabling a better match to be achieved and enabling similar performance to conventional PIFA antennas to be achieved from a reduced volume. These advantages are particularly apparent for dual-band (or multi-band) operation, where the use of a dual-band matching circuit allows a much smaller end less complex antenna to be used.

Abstract: A housing or housing part for a distance sensor, e.g., for motor vehicles, having at least one first housing part into which at least one member transparent to the sensor radiation for focusing the sensor radiation and/or at least one radome without intended focusing is/are integrated in the main radiation direction of the distance sensor. The housing or housing part has at least one second housing part into which at least one base plate having antenna elements is installed orthogonally to the main radiation direction of the distance sensor. A connecting line between the first housing part and the second housing part extends in a region between the base plate and the member transparent to the sensor radiation, and/or the radome. At least one plug connector is provided for electrical connection of the distance sensor to the motor vehicle. The connecting line is located in the region of the plug connector of the distance sensor, and is aligned co-axially to the main radiation direction of the distance sensor.

Abstract: A display control apparatus includes at least one output control unit, and each output control unit comprises: a tri-state buffer receiving, as a signal input, a one-bit color signal, and receiving, as a control input, a one-bit intermediate color control signal for controlling an intermediate color of the color signal, and setting its output in one of the following three states: a state of outputting a first voltage, a state of outputting a second voltage, and a high impedance state, on the basis of the color signal and the intermediate color control signal; a first resistor having an end connected to a power supply, and the other end connected to the output of the tri-state buffer; and a second resistor having an end connected to the ground, and the other end connected to the output of the tri-state buffer. Therefore, it is possible to provide a display control apparatus that is able to perform intermediate color display, with reduced manufacturing cost and reduced power consumption.

Abstract: At the time of playing back a map disk, map data such as a destination route is prestored in an internal memory or external recording medium, and at the time of playing back an AV disk, the map data is read out of the internal memory or external recording medium, and the read-out map data is displayed as a lave picture, or in one of two divided monitor screen areas, together with reproduced pictures of the AV disk.

Abstract: Three lines' worth of an image are displayed on a columnar display unit 11 comprising a plurality (for example, three) of one-dimensional display devices; this image light beam is made incident on perpendicular deflection means 14, and using the perpendicular deflection means 14, this image light beam is deflected and scanned at high speed in directions perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the columnar display unit 11 to obtain a two-dimensional image. A plurality of one-dimensional display devices is used, so that compared with conventional devices in which only a single one-dimensional display device is used, even if the rewrite speed (scanning speed) per one-dimensional display device is slow, good image quality free of flicker can be obtained. By further extending this in a configuration using a plurality of columnar display units, a single image can be divided into a plurality of images and displayed in a row on a screen.

Abstract: A photoelectric sensor 11 has a level display unit (28). The level display unit (28) is constituted by arranging a plurality of 7-segment indicators (33). The 7-segment indicators (33) are partially constituted of red LED segments (33b) and partially constituted of red/green two-color LED segments (33a). For a digital display, all of the segments are illuminated in red to display numerals. For a graph display, the red/green two-color LED segments are illuminated in green to present a bar graph.

Abstract: A driving method for driving a plasma display unit of a plasma display panel. The plasma display unit includes two electrodes, and the plasma display unit is filled with ionized gas. A driving circuit drives the ionized gas back and forth between the two electrodes to cause the plasma display panel to emit light. The driving circuit includes a rating source receiver and an energy-storing current source whereby the rating source receiver is able to receive and supply a rating current. The driving method first involves the rating source receiver charging. A first electric potential difference thus occurs between the two electrodes of the plasma display unit to allow the ionized gas within the plasma display unit to discharge. While the ionized gas is discharging, the plasma display unit is supplied with a compensation current to prevent an electric potential difference drop.

Abstract: A method for driving a PDP which can realize higher image quality and lower costs and a plasma display apparatus therefor are provided. A pulse having an interval during which a pulse voltage changes gradually and another interval during which the pulse voltage changes steeply is generated as a reset pulse applied for allowing a discharge cell of the PDP to reset-discharge. In this instance, in the interval during which the pulse voltage changes gradually, a voltage applied to the discharge cell is allowed to reach a minimum reset-discharge starting voltage.

Abstract: A plasma addressed display or storage device includes a substrate and at least first and second plasma electrodes on an upper surface of the substrate. The first plasma electrode is connected to an external potential and the second plasma electrode is not ohmically connected to an external potential.

Abstract: A driving circuit of an electro-optical device such as a liquid crystal device is compatible with digital image signals and implements a DA converting function and a &ggr; correcting function by a relatively simple and small-scale circuit configuration. The driving circuit of the liquid crystal device is provided with a DAC 3 for issuing a voltage signal Vc corresponding to N bits of digital image data DA that indicate a gray scale value to a signal line of the liquid crystal device. Depending on whether the value of a most significant bit is “0” or “1,” the DAC 3 brings the output driving voltage characteristic close to the optical characteristics of the liquid crystal device according to the a pair of first or second reference voltages so as to make a &ggr; correction.

Abstract: A driving method is described for a liquid crystal display device of the active matrix type which includes a pair of substrates and a liquid crystal disposed between the substrates so as to form a matrix of pixels provided with a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in rows and columns, a plurality of row electrodes and a plurality of column electrodes, respectively, for applying a voltage to the pixels via the pixel electrodes, and a plurality of active elements each provided to a pixel and connected to a pixel electrode, a row electrode and a column electrode, respectively. The driving method includes a field-inversion drive scheme wherein the liquid crystal display device is driven while inverting a polarity of voltage applied to each pixel every picture scanning field.

Abstract: A data line driving circuit drives data lines of an electro-optical panel, which occupies a small area and can drive the data lines with low power consumption. When the digit of the most significant bit is “0”, all of the &ggr;-correction switches are in an on-state. Thus, the &ggr;-correction is not performed. Conversely, when the digit of the most significant bit is “0”, the &ggr;-correction switches are put into an on-state according to the data value represented by low order bits. Thus, the &ggr;-correction is performed. That is, whether or not the &ggr;-correction is performed can be determined according to which of the white side and the black side the gray scale level to be displayed is on. Furthermore, irrespective of whether or not the &ggr;-correction is performed, DAC capacitances are used for both the cases that the &ggr;-correction is performed, and that &ggr;-correction is not performed. Thus, the size of the circuit can be reduced.

Abstract: It is an object to provide a drive unit capable of properly responding to an access request from a microprocessor side and an access request from a display section side, and further of realizing a high-speed operation and a low power consumption operation. When an MPU access request from an MPU side and an LCD access request from an LCD side take place, an arbitration circuit (160) makes arbitration to start an access operation to a RAM (100) according to one of the access requests. Additionally, a memory access monitor signal /BUSY for monitoring an access state to the RAM is outputted to an external terminal to be inputted to a hardware wait control terminal of the MPU. The arbitration circuit starts the access operation on condition that a RAM precharge operation reaches completion. The MPU sets a start address and an end address on a column and a page and issues a writing start command, whereupon display data in a display area is rewritten automatically.

Abstract: A method, computer readable medium and apparatus for inputting information which includes coordinate data. The method includes extracting a predetermined object from an image which includes a predetermined object above a plane; detecting a motion of the predetermined object while the predetermined object is within a predetermined distance from the plane; and then determining whether to input predetermined information.

Abstract: An integrated graphic tablet/touchpad can be toggled between an absolute (graphic tablet) input mode and a relative (touchpad) input mode. In the relative mode, a graphics window appears on an associated display only when pressure is exerted on an input surface, and a cursor can be moved by stroking the input surface. In contrast, in the absolute mode the window is always displayed, and the cursor is relocated to a new position in the window each time a stylus or finger is moved onto the input surface. A graphic tablet armrest bridge is also disclosed, as is a one-piece stick-on device that converts a portion of the area of a position sensitive cursor control input device into a cursor control area having cursor control characteristics that are different than those of the remainder of the input device.

Abstract: A method and system designed to augment, rather than replace, the work habits of its users. These work habits include practices such as drawing on Post-it™ notes using a symbolic language. The system observes and understands the language used on the Post-it notes and the system assigns meaning simultaneously to objects in both the physical and virtual worlds. Since the data is preserved in physical form, the physical documents serve as a back-up in the case of electronic system failure. With the present invention users can rollout a primary paper document such as a map, register it, and place secondary physical documents on the map. The secondary physical documents can be moved from one place to another on the primary document. Once an object is augmented, users can modify the meaning represented by it, ask questions about that representation, view it in virtual reality, or give directions to it, all with speech and gestures.

Abstract: A method of providing a position code on a surface, which position code codes a plurality of positions on the surface. A cyclic number series is used, which has the characteristic that the position in the number series of each number sequence of a first predetermined length is determined unambiguously. The number series is printed out a plurality of times across the surface, different rotations of the first cyclic number series being used so that displacements arise between adjacent number series. The surface is divided into a plurality of code windows, which comprise at least three number series and have one number series overlapping one number series of adjacent code windows. The position of the code windows in the x-direction is coded by means of the displacements between the cyclic number series belonging to the code window. A second number series is used for coding in the y-direction.

Abstract: A system and method for use in retail stores for selecting, previewing, and purchasing music or other products is provided. The graphical information system provides a user with the ability to locate products through an interface that combines the use of mechanical wheels with a touch screen whereby rotation of the mechanical wheels, or thumbwheels, appears on screen to rotate a series of mechanical type drums. The system provides a user with the functionality and entertainment value of a kiosk coupled with a powerful method of selecting products from a large catalog using thumbwheels in conjunction with a hierarchical graphical user interface tailored for the specific retail environment.

Abstract: A method for power level control in a Plasma Display Panel with which the Peak White Enhancement Factor can be increased. The method includes the provision of a set of power level modes for the sub-field coding. To each power level mode a characteristic sub-field organization belongs. The sub-field organization is variable in respect to one or more of the following characteristics: the number of sub-fields the sub-field type the sub-field positioning the sub-field weight the sub-field pre-scaling a factor for the sub-field weights which is used to vary the amount of small pulses generated during each sub-field. The method includes the steps of determining a value which is characteristic for the power level of a video picture and selecting a corresponding power level mode for sub-field coding.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for real-time volume processing and universal three-dimensional rendering. The apparatus includes a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) memory units; at least one pixel bus for providing global horizontal communication; a plurality of rendering pipelines; at least one geometry bus; and a control unit. The plurality of rendering pipelines each preferably include hardware for interpolation, shading, FIFO buffering, communication and table lookups. The apparatus of the present invention may be coupled to a geometry pipeline for mixing surfaces, images and volumes together in a single image.

Abstract: A method for mutually mapping first three-dimensional data C1 and second three-dimensional shape or a two-dimensional image by specifying a plurality of correspondence points RP, wherein the first three-dimensional data C1 are displayed on a display screen and a contour line TU designating the height in the depth direction is displayed within the first three-dimensional data C1, and the contour line TU is used as a guide marker of the position of the correspondence points RP in the depth direction.

Abstract: A method for solving space-time problems involving three-dimensional space wherein an unstructured four-dimensional finite element model is generated and solved to produce a four-dimensional solution. The four-dimensional mesh is generated from a three-dimensional mesh by extruding each of the simplices of the three-dimensional mesh in a time dimension. The four-dimensional prisms formed by extrusion of the three-dimensional simplices are divided into a plurality of four-dimensional simplices which form a four-dimensional finite element model. The elements of the four-dimensional model can be selectively refined to obtain a finer mesh in areas of greater interest, and a coarser mesh in areas which are of less interest. The mesh can be refined in the spatial dimensions and also in the temporal dimension.

Abstract: Subdividing a subdivision surface includes traversing the subdivision surface to locate a target polygon on the subdivision surface, partially subdividing the target polygon, re-traversing the subdivision surface to locate the target polygon on the subdivision surface, and additionally subdividing the target polygon. Data is stored indicating a point in a subdividing process where the partially subdividing left off and the additionally subdividing includes subdividing the target polygon beginning at the point in the subdividing process where the partially subdividing left off.

Abstract: A process and system for collecting data about roads located in a geographic area and using the collected data to develop representations of the locations and geometry of the roads for a geographic database. A vehicle in which data acquisition equipment is installed is driven on the roads. Using the data acquisition equipment, data are collected representing positions of the vehicle as it is being driven along the roads and data indicating the path of the vehicle as it is being driven along the roads. The data acquired while traveling may be smoothed and fused. The data acquired while traveling are processed by a program that automatically selects which of the data are necessary to provide a specified level of accuracy in a geographic database that includes data that represent the roads including data that represent positions and geometry of the roads. The data selected by the program are stored in the geographic database.

Abstract: A printer forms an approximate of a Bezier curve as a sequence of line segments. Two parametric equations, X(t) and Y(t), are employed. Two methods can be used to evaluate the parametric equations. Both use fixed point integer arithmetic to directly calculate points along the curve which are the values of the X(t) and Y(t) equations. The first method sets the number of steps of the parametric variable are equal to an integral power of 2. This gives a predictable execution time and uses line segments to connect the points as a piecewise straight line approximation to the curve. The number of steps is set as the next higher power of 2 than an estimated length of the curve. The second method allows Y(t), the scan line variable, to change only in predetermined integer steps. The value of X(t) is evaluated for each t corresponding to the integer step in Y(t). This second method has a natural advantage, if a closed path is being decomposed as a run array rather than a collection of trapezoids.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for increasing the perceived quality of displayed images. This is achieved in a variety of ways including the use of a plurality of device specific display characteristics when preparing images for display. It is also achieved through the monitoring of display device and/or ambient light conditions, e.g., on a periodic basis, and using the obtained information when controlling display output. Another approach to improving the perceived quality of displayed images involves the use of information relating to a specific user's ability to perceive image characteristics such as color. By customizing display output to an individual user's own physical perception capabilities and/or viewing characteristics it is possible to enhance the image quality perceived by the individual viewer as compared to embodiments which do not take into consideration individual user characteristics.

Abstract: A system and method facilitating the production, processing, and Internet distribution of 3D animated movies including 3D multipath movies. A key reduction algorithm reduces the keyframes associated with the 3D movie to facilitate the streaming of the data over the Internet. An animation optimization and texture optimization algorithm allows the system to get statistical information of the portions of the 3D object which are invisible (outside the view frame), and whose animation and texture data may thus be safely removed. If the 3D object is within the view frame, the optimization algorithm gathers information about the distance and size of the 3D object and its associated texture data within the frame. The system and method further allows creation of various versions of the 3D object from a single production process. The various versions are tagged with an identifier identifying the target platforms and media platforms in which they are suitable for display.

Abstract: An entertainment apparatus has a manual controller for entering control information, a main memory for loading therein a program and information for use by the program, a CPU for performing processing according to the program based on control information entered by the manual controller, a GTE and a GPU for generating at least image information based on the processing performed by the CPU, and a display monitor for displaying image information generated by the GTE and the GPU. A method of adding information for use by a program run on the entertainment apparatus has the step of adding additional information by loading the additional information via a memory card or a portable information terminal into the main memory of the entertainment apparatus. The method allows game characters, backgrounds, etc. that can be used by a game program, for example, to be increased in number or added to permit the user to enjoy a game that is rich in variety even if the game program is of existing nature.

Abstract: A mobile terminal is provided which can obtain an image from a server and change the size of the image so as to use the image as a background image. An image obtaining unit obtains an image from a server. An over-size decision unit decides whether the entirety of the image obtained by the image obtaining unit can be displayed within the display area in a screen. When the over-size decision unit provides a negative decision, an image resizing unit changes the size of the image obtained by the image obtaining unit so that it can be displayed within the display area in the screen.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and graphics processor for stereoscopically displaying a primitive on a display device adds a row of pixels to the primitive to improve its appearance on the display device. To that end, it first is determined if the primitive is to be stereoscopically displayed on the display device. After it is determined that the primitive is to be stereoscopically displayed, then a row of pixels is added to the primitive. The primitive preferably is a point primitive or a line primitive.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for improving performance of an AGP device is provided. In one embodiment of the invention, a second-level cache is provided for a TLB, and part of the data or part of the address that is not otherwise used for determining a TLB entry is divided by a prime number to determine which TLB entry to allocate. One embodiment of the invention provides the ability to load multiple cache lines during a single memory access without incurring additional transfer, storage, or management complexities. The full number of bits of each memory access may be used to load cache lines. One embodiment of the invention loads multiple cache lines for translations of consecutive ranges of addresses. Since the translations included in the multiple cache lines cover consecutive ranges of addresses, the relationship between the multiple cache lines loaded for a single memory access is understood, and additional complexity for cache management is avoided.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an image memory system capable of efficiently reading out image data also in case of consecutively reading out image data from an image memory along a direction other than the direction in which a burst access can be performed. In case that a bit-map image is partitioned into square or rectangular blocks and image data of pixels contained in one block are made to correspond to one row space, row spaces respectively corresponding to two blocks being adjacent to each other with a common side between them are made to belong to different synchronous DRAMs without fail and all of row spaces respectively corresponding to four blocks having commonly one vertex are made to belong to different banks.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for accelerating graphics. The system includes a memory device for accelerating graphics operations within an electronic device. A memory controller is used for controlling pixel data transmitted to and from the memory device. A cache memory is electrically coupled to the memory and is dynamically configurable to a selected usable size to exchange an amount of pixel data having the selected usable size with the memory controller. The memory device may be an SDRAM. The cache memory may also comprise a plurality of usable memory areas or tiles.

Abstract: A histogram is generated by dividing pixels constituting multivalued image data loaded onto a RAM 3 into a plurality of levels. On the basis of the histogram, a level or levels are changed of at least part of the pixels of the multivalued image data. The level change enables control of the image quality of hard copy pictures. The multivalued image data, the levels of at least part of the pixels of which are changed, is converted into binary image data representing pseudo-gray levels. A printer prints the output binary image data. The hard copy picture formed on a recording medium by the printer reproduces the multivalued image data loaded onto the RAM 3 with high fidelity.

Abstract: A schema provides for the storage of geographic information on a personal digital assistant (PDA). Embodiments provide differential encoding and indexing of raster and vector based data. A schema provides for compact and performable storage of both data and metadata for raster, vector, and redlining information. A single database is utilized for mapset metadata and data. Timestamp/history information allows smart, incremental updates of the database. Indexing information allows compact and efficient storage and retrieval of objects and vector geometry. The schema allows a variable number of mapsets, maps, raster tiles, and geometry layers. Metadata for geometry types and redlining markup information are permitted. Geo-referencing information for raster and vector data allows the display of objects at the correct map location. Raster data is augmented with compact vector data.

Abstract: A display device (506) is driven in a number of sub-fields. Each of the sub-fields is for outputting a respective illumination level by the display device. In each sub-field, a pixel of the displayed image may emit an amount of light corresponding to the particular sub-field, depending on whether it is switched on or not. A required intensity level of the pixel is realized by selecting an appropriate combination of sub-fields in which the pixel is switched on. A selection is made from the possible intensity levels that can be generated by all possible combinations of sub-fields. This selection contains those intensity levels that can be generated by sub-fields that are temporally close together, thus causing that the light of a pixel is emitted during a relatively short period. The image display unit (300) has a look-up table (306) for storing the combinations of sub-fields for the respective selected intensity levels.

Abstract: A method for automatically recording snapshots of a computer screen during a computer session for later playback, comprises receiving a start indication, and automatically recording snapshots of a computer screen periodically during the computer session after the start indication is reached. An apparatus for performing such function comprises a frame buffer for storing snapshots of the computer screen, a FIFO cache memory, a mass storage memory, and programmed means. The programmed means receives a start indication, periodically copies data from the frame buffer to the FIFO cache memory during a computer session after the start indication is reached, and compresses the stored data before storing it the mass storage memory for later playback.

Abstract: A system is provided in which locally-generated graphics may be displayed on a user's equipment. The user's equipment may be based on a set-top box and television or other user television equipment, a personal computer or handheld computing device or other user computer equipment, or a cellular telephone with a display or other user telephone equipment. The locally-generated graphics may be displayed as an overlay on top of video or as wrap-around graphics on the same screen as a reduced-size video window. The video and the graphics may be related to wagering and in particular may be related to horse racing. The user may interactively wager on horse races with the user equipment.

Abstract: A universal interface apparatus for use with any of several different imaging systems for facilitating a plurality of different imaging modalities, the interface including at least function icons in a function navigation space and a workspace, each of the function icons corresponding to a process which is common among all of the imaging modalities, the interface also accessing data tables corresponding to specific workflow protocols for medical facility radiologists and/or for a medical facility in general, the tables identifying function icons and other icons for guiding a technologist through a properly orchestrated imaging process.

Abstract: A computer system including a server computer system and a client computer system connected to one another over a computer network, such as the Internet, so that graphical controls displayed and able to be manipulated by a user on the client computer system correspond to data stored on the server computer system. When the user makes changes to the graphical controls, the corresponding data is changed on the server computer system. The interactive graphical control binds the data on the server computer system to the graphic controls displayed on the client computer system without use of additional plug-in or other compiled code on the client computer system other than standard browser software such as Microsoft Explorer or Netscape Navigator.