摘要:
Lightweight and versatile outboard motors and methods for manufacturing the same from existing motorized lawn implements and lawn implement parts. The outboards consisting essentially of a motor for driving a propeller, an elongate housing creating the body of the outboard, a drive shaft disposed within the elongate housing, and a propeller. The methods involving attaching the motor to the elongate housing and the drive shaft and mounting the propeller to a second end of the elongate housing and drive shaft.
摘要:
Recommendation systems and methods are disclosed that objectively determine similarities between products and quantify diversity between products for use in generating recommendations. The product interests, such as musical interests, of a user are measured based on objective characteristics of the product. Then the interests are modeled by a distribution. The resulting distribution is then used as a measure of the diversity of the user's tastes. Based on the diversity and the characteristics of other products, recommendations are then made to the user. The systems and methods may also utilize subjective information as a secondary filter to add or remove products for which such data is known.
摘要:
A system and method for providing an investor the ability to purchase an option or pay a fee to exchange a future value of an asset or a portfolio of assets, regardless of future performance or value, for at least one annuity outcome on a future date, where the outcome of such option is contingent on (1) a payment of the fee, and/or (2) maintaining the asset or portfolio of assets in accordance with at least one guideline or benchmark required for the delivery of the annuity outcome, the method comprising: determining a delivery of the annuity outcome based on an assessment of an underwritten strategy associated with an asset or portfolio of assets; and determining a fee payment amount or a series of fee payment amounts and at least one guideline required for the delivery of the annuity outcome.
摘要:
A system and method for providing an investor the ability to purchase an option to exchange a future value of an asset or a portfolio of assets, regardless of future performance or value, for at least one non-cash settlement instrument outcome on a future date, where the outcome of such option is contingent on (1) a payment of an option fee, and/or (2) maintaining the portfolio of assets in accordance with at least one guideline or benchmark required for the delivery of the guarantee outcome other than cash. The method comprising the steps of determining delivery of a non-cash guaranteed outcome based on an assessment of an underwriting strategy associated with an asset or portfolio of assets; and determining an option payment amount and at least one guideline required for the delivery of the non-cash guaranteed outcome.
摘要:
A computer based trading system for trading one or more financial instruments on at least one electronic exchange. The system includes a server connected to a client terminal over a communication network. The client terminal includes a GUI that displays an order book a histogram representing the market activity occurring on at least one of the plurality of electronic exchanges of a specified financial instrument. A user of the system creates and places orders by using a user pointer device coupled with the GUI so as to simultaneously a price and quantity as coordinate pair data corresponding to an arbitrary location of interaction with the GUI based on a user action. The coordinate pair data is available at continuous locations on the GUI.
摘要:
An endoscopy simulation system comprising a dummy endoscope (1) having a manually adjustable collar (30). In a real endoscope the collar would be connected to a mechanism for adjusting a stiffness of an insertion portion (3) of the endoscope. A position sensor (38, 39) senses the position of the collar. A controller (26) converts the position of the collar to a value representing the simulated stiffness of the insertion portion for use in the simulation.
摘要:
An in-line programming (ILP) system and method for programming and testing programmable integrated circuit devices (PICS) and performing the assembly of printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs). Printed circuit boards enter and leave the ILP system on a conveyor system. PICs are loaded into the ILP system, and the ILP system automatically programs and tests the PICs and places them onto the PCBs as the PCBs arrive on the conveyor. The programming and testing operations are performed by the same piece of equipment that performs the PCBA assembly operation.
摘要:
The present invention relates, in general, to perioperative bleeding and, in particular, to methods of identifying individuals at risk of perioperative bleeding. The present invention relates, in general, to perioperative renal dysfunction and, in particular, to methods of identifying individuals at risk of perioperative renal dysfunction. The present invention relates, in general, to perioperative stroke and, in particular, to methods of identifying individuals at risk of perioperative stroke.