Trilogy Development Group, Inc.

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International Business Machines Corporation

Trilogy Developmetn Group, Inc.

John Lynch

David Wayne Franke

Spencer Thomas Reynolds

Stephen William Webster

Hanna Oh

George L Gallegos

A method can include obtaining user interaction data by monitoring a set of user interactions between a user and one or more data elements of a data table. The method can further include determining a set of data element scores based, at least in part, on the user interaction data. The method can further include generating a customized data visualization based, at least in part, on the set of data element scores and the data elements of the data table.

Customizing data visualizations according to user activity

The present invention employs a generative approach for configuring systems such that a system may be configured based on component or resource requests, or input in the form of need. The present invention provides a constraint-based configuration system using a structural model hierarchy. The structural aspects of the model provide the ability to define a model element as being contained in, or by, another model element. In addition, the structural model provides the ability to identify logical datatype and physical interconnections between elements and establish connections between elements. To configure a system, the present invention accepts input in the form of requests (e.g., component or resource) or needs, such as an expression of a need for a desktop computer system to be used in a CAD (i.e., computer-aided design) environment. Using this information, the present invention configures a system by identifying the resource and component needs, constraints imposed on or by the resources or components identified, and the structural aspects of the system.

Method and apparatus for configuring systems

The present invention is a method and apparatus for managing memory in goal processing. The present invention creates search states that contain an alternative subgoal (i.e., subgoal with alternatives) and non-alternative subgoals. Problem state modifications associated with the goals contained in a search state are associated with a search state object. A search state object contains information about the search process and the goals included in the search state, and a pointer to previous search state objects. Processed goals are kept on a goal stack, and the search state object points to the first and last goal stack entry included in the search state object. A search state object includes a list of alternatives available in the search state. When a goal processing failure occurs, an alternative solution search begins with the latest search state object until an alternative is found, or a determination is made that no alternatives exist and the goal cannot be satisfied. When a goal processing failure occurs, an alternative subgoal is directly accessible without visiting each subgoal individually. Goals included in the failed processing may be collectively popped from the goal stack. Problem state modifications associated with the failed processing may be collectively undone from the problem state. Goal processing reverts to a state prior to the failed state without examining each goal within the failed state, individually removing the failed state's modifications, and individually releasing the memory used by the failed state.

Method and apparatus for goal processing memory management

A mouthpiece for brass-wind musical instruments has at one end a shank (22) that is inserted into the brass-wind instrument, and at the opposite end an enlarged head containing a cavity called the cup, this cup having a rim surface (34) that is adapted to be pressed against the lips of the user. The shank (22) contains an air passageway (24) which extends to the cup for the purpose of conducting air and lip vibrations into the instrument. Incorporated into the cup, rim surface (34) or both is a lip restrictor (28) for limiting the amount that, the users bottom lip enters the mouthpiece. This lip restrictor (28) extends upper register and eases playing effort without affecting tone.

Brass-wind musical instrument mouthpiece with radially asymmetric lip

An alarm communication system including a circuit for normally transmitting music to a plurality of different locations within a building which includes a source of music, a plurality of speakers selectively positioned throughout the building and a normally closed switch for connecting the source of music to each of the speakers. A source of programmed alarm announcements stored on a tape is converted to an electrical signal, amplified and coupled to each of the speakers via an override switch. Actuation of an override switch in response to the occurrence of an emergency condition, such as a fire, causes the normally closed switch to open and couples the electronic signal corresponding to the programmed alarm announcements to each of the speakers. A microphone is provided which is selectively actuatable upon the closing of a switch to couple instantaneous voice communications to each of the aforementioned speakers while at the same time inhibiting the programmed alarm announcements being coupled thereto. A handset selectively monitors the programmed alarm announcements from a centralized location to insure that appropriate announcements are being coupled to each of the aforementioned speakers.

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Austin, TX, United States of America

John Lynch