Abstract:
An electronic device includes a tray, a disk drive secured in the tray, a first back plane secured on the tray, and a flexible connecting member. The disk drive connects with the first back plane by the connecting member so that the disk drive is spaced from the first back plane when the disk drive is vibrated.
Abstract:
A multi directional swiveling outlet adaptor which includes a plug assembly for connecting to a power source, a multiple outlet module rotatably coupled to the plug assembly so that an electrical connection is maintained as the plug assembly is rotated relative to the outlet module and a light assembly coupled to the outlet module for providing a visual indication that the plug is connected to a power source. The swivel outlet adaptor has three orthogonally oriented outlet adaptors designed to reduce the potential for tangling of power cords and maintains a low profile equivalent to the thickness of a plug.
Abstract:
A protective, reversibly convertible lampshade. A first rigid frusto-conical section is adapted to receive a bulb socket. A second intermediate section is coupled to the first section and has a generally frustumated cone shape with the narrower end coupled to the broader end of the first frusto-conical section. The second section has a series of radially oriented slits for providing flexible movement of the second section relative to the first section. A third, frusto-conical section, the narrower end of the third frusto-conical section is coupled to the wider end of the second frusto-conical section. The third frusto-conical section is formed of a rigid material. Application of force to the first and second sections acts to cause the intermediate section to bend and fold relative to the first and third sections so that the volume of the lampshade is reduced in a reversible fashion.
Abstract:
A battery cooling apparatus includes at least one battery, a thermo-electronic device, and a heat pipe. The heat pipe is in thermal contact with the thermo-electronic device at a first end of the heat pipe and in thermal contact with the at least one battery at a second end of the heat pipe.
Abstract:
A system, method, processor and client device for an instant messaging (IM) system including an IM server and a user device operationally coupled to the IM server. The IM server provides an availability indication element to the user device indicating if any one of a plurality agents are available for an IM communication session. The user device enables selection of the availability indication element to initiate the IM communication session. The IM server routes the IM communication session to the available agent if the availability indication is selected by the user. The user device may provide a user interface including the availability indication. The user interface may display an IM buddy indication associated with the plurality of agents. The availability indication may be displayed in the user interface overlapping with the IM buddy indication.
Abstract:
A server includes a motherboard, a central processing unit (CPU) and a riser card. The CPU is mounted on the motherboard. The riser card is inserted in the motherboard. The riser card includes a first circuit board extending parallel to the CPU, such that the CPU positioned between the motherboard and the first circuit board. At least one memory is inserted in the first circuit board.
Abstract:
A method and system for automatically producing a page using frames of a video stream. A plurality of video frames from a video stream or clip are read, and multiple frames are extracted from the video stream, based on the content of each frame. Frames which neighbor the extracted frames in the video stream are also extracted, with the number of neighboring frames to be extracted being controlled by parameters provided to the page production system. The resolution of the images in the extracted video frames is enhanced, based on the information in each extracted frame and each respective extracted neighboring frame. The enhanced images are automatically cropped to enhance the important features in each image, and the cropped images are composed into one or more pages that are representative of the content of the video stream.