摘要:
The present invention includes two embodiments of stackable beverage container holders. In each, the beverage container holder comprises an upper cup-like receptacle for receiving a beverage container and one or more lower ground-penetrating members, for being inserted into sand, earth, or turf and thus retaining the product upright, supporting the beverage container. The product is intended to be molded as a single integral piece. The generally cylindrical receptacle may have a slot formed in it to allow reception of a beverage container having a handle, e.g., a coffee mug.
摘要:
A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing information about a real-world space such as an exhibition space. In a preferred embodiment, users visiting a space are equipped with mobile devices in communication with a service system. The mobile devices are arranged to deposit virtual markers with the service system as the users progress around the space. These markers are stored and decayed with time, either individually or in location-dependent marker aggregations, and data on the current strength values of the markers or marker aggregations is used to provide information concerning use of the space.
摘要:
An audio-based guide arrangement is provided for guiding a user along a target path by the use of virtual audio beacons. The user's current location is sensed and compared to the target path. Sounds are fed to the user, for example through stereo headphones, to simulate one or more audio beacons appearing to be located in a direction at least approximating the direction of the target path onward from the user's current position. Preferably, each successive location of the audio beacon is determined by determining a segment onward from the user's current position of a piecewise linear approximation to the target path, and setting the apparent location of the beacon at or relative to the end of this segment.
摘要:
A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing information about a real-world space such as an exhibition space. In a preferred embodiment, users visiting a space are equipped with mobile devices in communication with a service system. The mobile devices are arranged to deposit virtual markers with the service system as the users progress around the space. These markers are stored used to provide trail information concerning use of the space. An operator provided with an interface to the service system can directly modify the stored markers or their significance to thereby modify the trail information.
摘要:
A buried Zener diode has an auxiliary Zener junction access path in parallel with the force anode/cathode path. Unlike the force anode/cathode path, the auxiliary path is effectively by-passed by the current flowing between the force anode and cathode during circuit operation, so that there is no accumulation of significant resistance-current products that would otherwise mask the Zener voltage. The Zener diode has an anode region disposed in a first surface portion of a substrate. A `force` anode is formed on a first surface portion of the anode region. A `sense` anode is disposed on a second surface portion of the anode region spaced apart from the force anode. A first cathode region is disposed in a second surface portion of the substrate spaced apart from the anode region, while a sense cathode region is disposed in a third surface portion of the substrate spaced apart from each of the anode region and the first cathode region. A `force` cathode is disposed on the first cathode region and a `sense` cathode is disposed on the sense cathode region. A first N-type region is buried beneath and contiguous with the force cathode region and a second N-type region is buried beneath and contiguous with the sense cathode region. A third N-type region is buried beneath and contiguous with the force anode region. This third buried region has a first portion which defines a buried Zener junction with the anode region and extends to and is contiguous with the first buried region. A portion of the third provides a by-pass path to enable Zener voltage to be measured absent voltage drops of the main current flow path.
摘要:
The present invention includes two embodiments of stackable beverage container holders. In each, the beverage container holder comprises an upper cup-like receptacle for receiving a beverage container and one or more lower ground-penetrating members, for being inserted into sand, earth, or turf and thus retaining the product upright, supporting the beverage container. The product is intended to be molded as a single integral piece. The generally cylindrical receptacle may have a slot formed in it to allow reception of a beverage container having a handle, e.g., a coffee mug.
摘要:
A brown-out-reset circuit having programmable power and response time characteristics. These characteristics may be programmed over an n-bit wide bus for 2n different characteristics ranging from very low power consumption and slower response time to very fast response time and higher power consumption. A serial one wire bus may be used instead of the n-bit wide bus.
摘要:
Systems and methods ensure that datagrams retain integrity in light of the problems associated with the internetworking protocol's use of datagram identifiers drawn from a first pool of datagram identifiers. The methods involve controlling the use of datagram identifiers to ensure that only certain identifiers are allowable. A second pool of datagram identifiers is created that is different from the first pool. A datagram identifier is drawn from the second pool and assigned to a datagram in a manner that the datagram identifier is controlled from being reused during the lifetime of the datagram. In alternative embodiments the number of available datagram identifiers is either increased through optional header fields, or reduced through tracking allowed datagram identifiers. A first host notifies a second host of an allowed identifier. The second host uses the allowed identifier as a datagram identifier.
摘要:
The invention provides compositions and methods for treating raw meat to prevent bacterial growth, including Clostridium perfringens and Listeria, on or in the meat. The compositions of the invention are applied to the surface of the meat, mixed into the meat or both to obtain antibacterial effect.
摘要:
An audio-based guide arrangement is provided for guiding a user along a target path by the use of stereo audio cues. The user's current location is sensed and compared to the target path. Sounds are fed to the user through left and right audio channels and these sounds are varied to indicate the user's divergence from the target path. In particular, the left and right channel sounds are varied in a complementary manner preferably by increasing the frequency of the sound in one channel whilst simultaneously decreasing the frequency of the sound in the other channel and vice versa.