1. A method of configuring a device, comprising:
displaying at least one user interface element, each user interface element having an indicator movable in a first direction and a second direction;
receiving user input to move the indicator in the first direction or the second direction, moving the indicator in the first direction representing increase of a performance parameter and moving the indicator in the second direction indicating decrease of the performance parameter;
determining a plurality of configuration parameters corresponding to the performance parameter set by moving the indicator; and
configuring the device according to the determined configuration parameters.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
displaying the performance parameter corresponding to the movement of the indicator; and
displaying the configuration parameters corresponding to the set performance parameter.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the device comprises an asset tracking device.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the asset tracking device comprises at least one sensor for sending location or state of an asset associated with the asset tracking device.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface element comprises a control mechanism comprising a continuous path extending between two end points, wherein the indicator is movable along the path between the two end points, a lower one of the two end points corresponds to a lower extreme of a value range of the performance parameter, an upper one of the two end point corresponds to an upper extreme of the value range of the performance parameter.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the control mechanism comprises a slider control or a rotatable dial control.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the plurality of configuration parameters comprises identifying a set of configuration parameters corresponding to the performance parameter from a mapper table.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the mapper table is generated by (i) defining sets of configuration parameters of the device, (ii) computing a performance parameter value for each set of configuration parameters, (iii) selectively discarding one or more sets of configuration parameters having overlapping performance parameter values, and (iv) storing remaining performance parameters and associated sets of configuration parameters.
9. A computing device for presenting configuration options to a user, comprising:
a display module configured to display at least one user interface element, each user interface element having an indicator movable in a first direction and a second direction;
an input module configured to receive user input to move the indicator in the first direction or the second direction, moving the indicator in the first direction representing increase of a performance parameter and moving the indicator in the second direction indicating decrease of the performance parameter; and
a processor configured to:
determine a plurality of configuration parameters corresponding to the performance parameter set by moving the indicator; and
configure a device according to the determined configuration parameters.
10. The computing device of claim 9, wherein the display module is further configured to
display the performance parameter corresponding to movement of the indicator; and
display the configuration parameters corresponding to the set performance parameter.
11. The computing device of claim 9, wherein the device comprises an asset tracking device, the asset tracking device comprising at least one sensor for sending location or state of an asset associated with the asset tracking device.
12. The computing device of claim 9, wherein the user interface element comprises a control mechanism comprising a continuous path extending between two end points, wherein the indicator is movable along the path between the two end points, a lower one of the two end points corresponds to a lower extreme of a value range of the performance parameter, an upper one of the two end point corresponds to an upper extreme of the value range of the performance parameter.
13. The computing device of claim 12, wherein the control mechanism comprises a slider control or a rotatable dial control.
14. The computing device of claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to determine the plurality of configuration parameters by identifying a set of configuration parameters corresponding to the performance parameter from a mapper table.
15. The computing device of claim 14, wherein the mapper table is generated by (i) defining sets of configuration parameters of the device, (ii) computing a performance parameter value for each set of configuration parameters, (iii) selectively discarding one or more sets of configuration parameters having overlapping performance parameter values, and (iv) storing remaining performance parameters and associated sets of configuration parameters.
16. A computer readable storage medium structured to store instructions executable by a processor in a computing device, the instructions, when executed causing the processor to:
display at least one user interface element, each user interface element having an indicator movable in a first direction and a second direction;
receive user input to move the indicator in the first direction or the second direction, moving the indicator in the first direction representing increase of a performance parameter and moving the indicator in the second direction indicating decrease of the performance parameter;
determine a plurality of configuration parameters corresponding to the performance parameter set by moving the indicator; and
configure a device according to the determined configuration parameters.
17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 16, further comprising instructions to:
display the performance parameter corresponding to movement of the indicator; and
display the configuration parameters corresponding to the set performance parameter.
18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the device comprises an asset tracking device, the asset tracking device comprises at least one sensor for sending location or state of an asset associated with the asset tracking device.
19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the user interface element comprises a control mechanism comprising a continuous path extending between two end points, wherein the indicator movable along the path between the two end points, a lower one of the two end points corresponds to a lower extreme of a value range of the performance parameter, an upper one of the two end point corresponds to an upper extreme of the value range of the performance parameter.
20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the control mechanism comprises a slider control or a rotatable dial control.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A gasket system in combination with a pair of opposing flanges for establishing a liquid resistant seal between the flanges, comprising:
an elongated elastomeric gasket body defining a generally continuous length;
a first flange extending parallel to said gasket body, said first flange having a pair of oppositely facing contact faces;
a second flange extending parallel to said gasket body and opposing said first flange, said second flange having a pair of oppositely facing contact faces;
said gasket body including an integral first sealing member extending laterally toward said first flange, and an integral second sealing member extending laterally toward said second flange, each of said first and second sealing members extending continuously and uninterrupted along said length of said gasket body;
a first pair of opposing beads protruding laterally from said first sealing member, said first opposing pair of beads extending continuously and uninterrupted along said length for establishing laterally directed contact seals against said respective contact faces of said first flange;
a second pair of opposing beads protruding laterally from said second sealing member, said second opposing pair of beads extending continuously and uninterrupted along said length for establishing laterally directed contact seals against said respective contact faces of said second flange;
an elongated reinforcing spring embedded within said gasket body and extending within each of said first and second sealing members, said reinforcing spring having at least one U-shaped bend for continuously urging said respective first and second pairs of beads laterally relative to said length to enhance the contact pressure of said beads against the respective said contact faces of said first and second flanges, whereby said gasket maintains a liquid impervious seal between said first and second flanges through self-generated lateral contact pressure on each of the respective said contact faces; and
wherein said resilient spring is defined by a pair of spaced-apart legs embedded within said first sealing member, said U-shaped bend adjoining said legs, and a complimentary opposed pair of spaced-apart legs embedded within said second sealing member, said legs partially overlapping the respective said first and second flanges and partially extending into an interstitial space between said opposing first and second flanges.
2. A gasket system in combination with a pair of opposing flanges for establishing a liquid resistant seal between the flanges, comprising:
an elongated elastomeric gasket body defining a generally continuous length;
a first flange extending parallel to said gasket body, said first flange having a pair of oppositely facing contact faces;
a second flange extending parallel to said gasket body and opposing said first flange, said second flange having a pair of oppositely facing contact faces;
said gasket body including an integral first sealing member extending laterally toward said first flange, and an integral second sealing member extending laterally toward said second flange, each of said first and second sealing members extending continuously and uninterrupted along said length of said gasket body;
a first pair of opposing beads protruding laterally from said first sealing member, said first opposing pair of beads extending continuously and uninterrupted along said length for establishing laterally directed contact seals against said respective contact faces of said first flange;
a second pair of opposing beads protruding laterally from said second sealing member, said second opposing pair of beads extending continuously and uninterrupted along said length for establishing laterally directed contact seals against said respective contact faces of said second flange;
an elongated reinforcing spring embedded within said gasket body and extending within each of said first and second sealing members, said reinforcing spring having at least one U-shaped bend for continuously urging said respective first and second pairs of beads laterally relative to said length to enhance the contact pressure of said beads against the respective said contact faces of said first and second flanges, whereby said gasket maintains a liquid impervious seal between said first and second flanges through self-generated lateral contact pressure on each of the respective said contact faces; and
wherein said resilient spring is defined by a pair of spaced-apart legs embedded within said first sealing member, said U-shaped bend adjoining said legs;
wherein said first flange is defined by a continuously extending tongue with said pair of oppositely facing contact faces presenting laterally away from one another on opposite sides of said tongue, said first pair of opposing beads protruding laterally toward one another for directly engaging said contact faces.
3. The combination of claim 1 wherein said first flange is defined by a continuously extending trough with said pair of oppositely facing contact faces presenting laterally toward one another on opposing sides of said trough, said first pair of opposing beads protruding laterally away from one another for directly engaging said contact faces.