1. A method for pausing the presentation of programs, comprising:
storing programs in a content store;
receiving a user’s instructions to pause plural programs stored in the content store at the same time;
creating plural bookmarks, in response to the pause instructions, respectively associated with the plural programs, the plural bookmarks identifying positions in the respective plural programs at which the respective plural programs are to be paused; and
pausing the presentation of the respective plural programs based on the respective plural bookmarks.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the plural programs is a live program that is stored as it is received.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the plural programs is a pre-recorded program.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the operations center groups the programs into a set of channels.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the receiving of instructions involves receiving a command to simultaneously pause the plural programs at a same position, and the creating of the plural bookmarks involves creating the plural bookmarks to designate the same position for the plural programs.
6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the receiving of instructions involves receiving a series of successive commands to switch among programs being presented on different respective channels, and the creating of the plural bookmarks involves, upon each switch command, creating a bookmark for a program that has been switched away from.
7. The method according to claim 1, further including:
receiving a resumption command to resume the presentation of at least one of the paused program; and
resuming the presentation of said at least one paused program in response to the resumption command.
8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the resuming of the presentation involves resuming the presentation of said at least one paused program from a position at which said at least one paused program was paused.
9. The method according to claim 7, wherein the resuming of the presentation involves resuming the presentation of said at least one paused program from a position that represents a current playing position of said at least one paused program.
10. The method according to claim 1, further including storing the plural bookmarks at a pause locations store located at an operations center site.
11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the storing of the plural bookmarks involves storing, in the pause locations store, multiple bookmarks entered by multiple respective users operating multiple respective different client processing devices.
12. The method according to claim 1, further including storing the plural bookmarks at a local site associated with a client processing device used to issue the instructions.
13. The method according to claim 1, wherein each of the plural bookmarks has at least one attribute associated therewith which determines the behavior of a corresponding bookmark.
14. The method according to claim 13, wherein said at least one attribute defines whether the corresponding bookmark applies to a single computer processing device used to enter the pause instructions or multiple computer processing devices associated with a user.
15. The method according to claim 1, wherein the instructions are entered using a pause input mechanism disposed on at least one input control mechanism.
16. The method according to claim 1, wherein the instructions are entered by interacting with at least one user interface presentation.
17. A computer readable medium including machine readable instructions for implementing the storing, receiving, creating, and pausing of claim 1.
18. A system for pausing the presentation of programs, comprising:
a content store for storing programs;
logic configured to receive a user’s instructions to pause plural programs stored in the content store at the same time;
logic configured to create plural bookmarks, in response to pause instructions, respectively associated with the plural programs, the plural bookmarks identifying positions in the respective plural programs at which the respective plural programs are to be paused; and
logic configured to pause the presentation of the respective plural programs based on the respective plural bookmarks.
19. The system according to claim 18, wherein the logic for receiving instructions is configured to receive a command to simultaneously pause the plural programs at a same position, and the logic for creating the plural bookmarks is configured to create the plural bookmarks to designate the same position for the plural programs.
20. The system according to claim 18, wherein the logic for receiving instructions is configured to receive a series of successive commands to switch among programs being presented on different respective channels, and the logic for creating the plural bookmarks is configured to, upon each switch command, create a bookmark for a program that has been switched away from.
21. The system according to claim 18, further including:
logic configured to receive a resumption command to resume the presentation of at least one of the paused programs; and
logic configured to resume the presentation of said at least one paused program in response to the resumption command.
22. The system according to claim 21, wherein the logic for resuming the presentation is configured to resume the presentation of said at least one paused program from a position at which said at least one paused program was paused.
23. The system according to claim 21, wherein the logic for resuming the presentation is configured to resume the presentation of said at least one paused program from a position that represents a current playing position of said at least one paused program.
24. The system according to claim 18, further including a pause locations store located at an operations center, wherein the plural bookmarks are stored in the pause locations store.
25. The system according to claim 24, wherein the logic for storing is configured to store, in the pause locations store, multiple bookmarks entered by multiple respective users operating multiple respective different client processing devices.
26. The system according to claim 18, further including a client processing device for entering the pause instructions, wherein the plural bookmarks are stored in a local store associated with the client processing device.
27. The system according to claim 18, wherein each of the plural bookmarks has at least one attribute associated therewith which determines the behavior of a corresponding bookmark.
28. The system according to claim 27, wherein said at least one attribute defines whether the corresponding bookmark applies to a single computer processing device used to enter the instructions or multiple computer processing devices associated with a user.
29. The system according to claim 18, wherein the pause instructions are received from a client processing device over a TCPIP network.
30. A computer readable medium including machine readable instructions for implementing the logic for storing, logic for receiving, logic for creating, and logic for pausing of claim 18.
31. A method for pausing the presentation of a program, comprising:
storing plural programs in a content store;
receiving an entered pause command to pause at least one of the programs according to one of multiple pause modes;
creating a bookmark, in response to the pause command, that reflects a predetermined position within said at least one program at which said at least one program is to be paused; and
pausing the presentation of said at least one program based on the bookmark,
wherein the multiple pause modes include at least one of:
a pause all mode which prompts the pausing of all of the plural programs, including said at least one program; and
a pause-on-switch mode which prompts the pausing of said at least one program when a user switches from said at least one program to a new program, and prompts the pausing of the new program when the user switches from the new program to yet another program.
32. A computer readable medium including machine readable instructions for implementing the storing, receiving, creating, and pausing of claim 31.
33. A system for pausing the presentation of a program, comprising:
logic configured to store plural programs in a content store;
logic configured to receive an entered pause command to pause at least one of the programs according to one of multiple pause modes;
logic configured to create a bookmark, in response to the pause command, that reflects a predetermined position within said at least one program at which said at least one program is to be paused; and
logic configured to pause the presentation of said at least one program based on the bookmark,
wherein the multiple pause modes include at least one of:
a pause all mode which prompts the pausing of all of the plural programs, including said at least one program; and
a pause-on-switch mode which prompts the pausing of said at least one program when a user switches from said at least one program to a new program, and prompts the pausing of the new program when the user switches from the new program to yet another program.
34. A computer readable medium including machine readable instructions for implementing the logic for storing, logic for entering, logic for creating, and logic for pausing of claim 33.
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 method of primary cementing a well comprising a well bore and a pipe residing in the well bore forming an aunulus between the pipe and welt bore, the method comprising:
(A) providing a epoxy resin component and an activator component;
(B) surface mixing the components to form an epoxy system, wherein the system has a density greater than the density of the well fluid, and wherein the system is solid free;
(C) placing The system in the annulus; and,
(D) allowing the epoxy system to gravity flow to a desired position in the annulus.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein step (C) is carried out utilizing one or more of a dump bailer; pumping through tubing, drillpipe, work strings or tubulars; gravity flow; and bull heading.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the well fluid density is in the range of about 8.33 ppg up to about 20.0 ppg, the activator density is in the range of about 8.33 ppg up to about 21.0 ppg, and the resin density is in the range of about 8.54 up to about 22.0 ppg.
4. A method of primary cementing a well comprising a well bore and a pipe residing in the well bore forming an annulus between the pipe and well bore, the method comprising:
(A) providing a epoxy resin component and an activator component;
(B) surface mixing the components to form an epoxy system, wherein the system has a density greater than the density of the well fluid, and wherein the system is solid free;
(C) placing the system in the annulus;
(D) allowing the system to gravity flow to a desired position in the annulus; and,
(E) allowing the system to form a hard impermeable mass.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein step (C) is carried out utilizing one or more of a dump bailer; pumping through tubing, drillpipe, work strings or tubulars; gravity flow; and bull heading.
6. The method of claim 4, wherein the well fluid density is in the range of about 8.33 ppg up to about 20.0 ppg, the activator density is in the range of about 8.33 ppg up to about 21.0 ppg, and the resin density is in the range of about 8.54 up to about 22.0 ppg.