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Apple Inc.

Paul Charlton

John A Doherty

Megan Marie Thomas

Sorin Gabriel Popa

Marc Bellemore

Ashley V Kasurak

Herbert G Derby

Keith Gurganus

Risk of visual impairment including Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and cataracts increase with age. This increased risk can be caused by changes in the structure and function of the eye or changes in structures of the central nervous system that support visual perception. The present invention comprises fruit flavored, chewable formulations of supplements for reducing the risk of AMD. Chewable dosage forms of the invention are preferred over other formulations and may increase compliance in an aging population, who are more likely to require an eye health supplement and have an increased risk of experiencing dysphagia.

Chewable eye health formulation

An innovative technique for minimizing the visual artifacts created by scaling an image is disclosed. More particularly, a factor that adds a degree of pseudo-randomness to the location of values generated as output during the scaling process is incorporated in one embodiment, the initial value of the error term used to generate the series is set on a semi-random basis such that the output pixels generated are offset from one another on different rows or columns of the image. Thus, any banding artifacts which are created using the prior art process will be minimized due to the shifting of pixels.

Method and apparatus for scaling graphic images

A method and apparatus for synchronizing the presentation of time dependent data to a first dock having a first frequency is disclosed. First, a rate conversion is performed on a data stream for a first time period. Second, the rate of conversion is modified to provide a modified rate of conversion. Third, a rate of conversion having a modified rate of conversion is performed on the data stream for a second time period. The second and third steps are repeated until all samples in the data stream are presented. The rate of conversion is modified from one period to the next based on a measurement of the difference between a rate for the first clock and the rate of a second less precise clock.

System for synchronization by modifying the rate of conversion by

A method for arbitrating display output on a display device of a computer system comprises comparing a candidate display area with each rendering display area in a rendering collection and each waiting display area in a waiting collection, and determining whether at least one dependency exists for the candidate display area based on the comparing step, wherein the candidate display area is placed in the waiting queue when at least one dependency exists. The method further includes placing the candidate display area in the rendering collection when the at least one dependency does not exist. The method of arbitration includes releasing the current rendering display area. A method for scheduling display of data on a computer display device includes subdividing partitions of an output screen of the computer display device into display areas, determining whether at least one conflict exists between candidate display data, rendering display data in a rendering collection, and waiting display data in a waiting queue, and adding the candidate display data appropriately to either the rendering collection or the waiting queue based on at least one conflict existing.

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Sunnyvale, CA, United States of America

Paul Charlton