1. An underwater breathing apparatus comprising:
a water resistant enclosure for floating on the surface of a body of water;
an air collection header and an air pump for generating a constant flow of breathable air;
an air supply line for delivering a flow of the breathable air to a user and a check valve for exhausting used air;
at least one mouth piece connected to said air supply line and to a user’s mouth;
a solar powered rechargeable battery connected to said air pump that enables said air pump to supply breathable air to said user for an extended period of time;
a safety flag mounted on said water resistant enclosure and extending upwardly therefrom to indicate the presence of an individual below the surface of the water;
a safety warning light mounted on top of the water resistant enclosure that can be turned on by a user when the device is used in darkness;
a fresh air vent tube that supplies air to said air pump and prevents water from entering into said water resistant enclosure;
a jet ski fixed to an underside of said water resistant enclosure and guidable by said user for moving said water resistant enclosure and said user from one location to another; and
a retractable hose mechanism for automatically reeling out air hose when a diver descends and reeling in an air hose when the diver ascends.
2. An underwater breathing apparatus according to claim 1 which includes a computer for reeling out and reeling in a predetermined length of air hose in response to a signal from the user or after a predetermined time at a selected depth.
3. An underwater breathing apparatus according to claim 2 in which said computer includes diving tables and programs decompression stops at various depths and periods for returning to the surface.
4. An underwater breathing apparatus according to claim 2 in which said apparatus includes more than one air collection header, air pump and air supply line for delivering a flow of breathable air to multiple users.
5. An underwater breathing apparatus according to claim 3 in which said retractable hose mechanism is programmed to automatically reel out pre-selected lengths of air hose to allow a diver to descend to a second pre-selected depth.
6. An underwater breathing apparatus for a recreational SCUBA diver, said apparatus consisting of a water resistant enclosure for floating on the surface of a body of water;
an air collection header and an air pump for generating a constant flow of breathable air;
an air supply line for delivering a flow of the breathable air to a user and a check valve for exhausting used air;
at least one mouth piece connected to said air supply line and to a user’s mouth;
a solar powered rechargeable battery connected to said air pump that enables said air pump to supply breathable air to said user for an extended period of time;
a safety flag mounted on said water resistant enclosure and extending upwardly therefrom to indicate the presence of an individual below the surface of the water;
a safety warning light mounted on top of the water resistant enclosure that can be turned on by a user when the device is used in darkness;
a fresh air vent tube that supplies air to said air pump and prevents water from entering into said water resistant enclosure;
a jet ski fixed to an underside of said water resistant enclosure and guidable by said user for moving said water resistant enclosure and said user from one location to another; and
a retractable hose mechanism for automatically reeling out air hose when a diver descends and reeling in an air hose when the diver ascends.
7. A method for breathing fresh air from a submerged location includes the steps of:
providing a water resistant enclosure 22 with a plurality of air pumps 53 that are each connected to a flexible air supply line which in turn is connected to a quick disconnect and check valve that connects to an air collection header. This generates a constant flow of breathable air to the underwater user and an energy source comprising a solar rechargeable battery that is connected to the air pumps enables a supply of breathable air to reach the under water user for an extended period of time;
connecting a plurality of air supply lines each with two ends that supply breathable air to at least one mouthpiece that is connected to the air collection header at one end and to an underwater user’s mouthpiece at the other end;
turning on the pump 53 prior to placing the mouthpiece in the user’s mouth to ensure that air supply lines are free of water;
placing a user’s mouth on the mouthpiece to breath air while performing a desired underwater task.
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 for preventing unauthorized changes to an electronic document, comprising:
accessing, via a computer device, the electronic document having a user interface control (UIC), the UIC being integrated into the electronic document;
determining, via the computer device, whether a portion of the electronic document is protected by examining at least one of: a signature status of data in the electronic document associated with the UIC, or an archival status of the UIC, wherein the determining is in response to an attempted user interaction with the portion of the electronic document; and
preventing, via the computer device, based on the determination that the portion of the electronic document is at least one of signed or archived, all user interaction with the signed or archived portion of the electronic document that affects at least one of: the data, or a presentation property of the electronic document that affects an interpretation of the data, wherein the data comprises a data item directly associated with the UIC.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising communicating a notice indicating the preventing to a user attempting the user interaction.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the notice is selected from a group consisting: of an ephemeral message, a modeless message, and a modal message.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the data comprises a data item associated with a user interface grouping UIC that contains the UIC.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic document comprises a contract, and wherein the signature status pertains to a signature by at least one party to the contract.
6. A system for preventing unauthorized changes to an electronic document, comprising:
at least one computer device, having:
a system for accessing the electronic document having a user interface control (UIC), the UIC being integrated into the electronic document;
a system for determining whether a portion of the electronic document is protected by examining at least one of: a signature status of data in the electronic document associated with the UIC, or an archival status of the UIC, wherein the determining is in response to an attempted user interaction with the portion of the electronic document; and
a system for preventing, based on the determination that the portion of the electronic document is at least one of signed or archived, all user interaction with the signed or archived portion of the electronic document that affects at least one of: the data, or a presentation property of the electronic document that affects an interpretation of the data, wherein the data comprises a data item directly associated with the UIC.
7. The system of claim 6, further comprising a system for communicating a notice indicating the preventing to a user attempting the user interaction.
8. The system of claim 7, wherein the notice is selected from a group consisting of an ephemeral message, a modeless message, and a modal message.
9. The system of claim 6, wherein the data comprises a data item associated with a user interface grouping UIC that contains the UIC.
10. The system of claim 6, wherein the electronic document comprises a contract, and wherein the signature status pertains to a signature by at least one party to the contract.
11. A program product stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium for preventing unauthorized changes to an electronic document, the computer readable medium comprising program code for causing a computer system to perform the following steps:
accessing the electronic document having a user interface control (UIC), the UIC being integrated into the electronic document;
determining whether a portion of the electronic document is protected by examining at least one of: a signature status of data in the electronic document associated with the UIC, or an archival status of the UIC, wherein the determining is in response to an attempted user interaction with the portion of the electronic document; and
preventing, based on the determination that the portion of the electronic document is at least one of signed or archived, all user interaction with the signed or archived portion of the electronic document that affects at least one of: the data, or a presentation property of the electronic document that affects an interpretation of the data, wherein the data comprises a data item directly associated with the UIC.
12. The program product of claim 11, further comprising program code for causing the computer system to perform the following step: communicating a notice indicating the preventing to a user attempting the user interaction.
13. The program product of claim 12, wherein the notice is selected from a group consisting of an ephemeral message, a modeless message, and a modal message.
14. The program product of claim 11, wherein the data comprises a data item associated with a user interface grouping UIC that contains the UIC.
15. The program product of claim 11, wherein the electronic document comprises a contract, and wherein the signature status pertains to a signature by at least one party to the contract.
16. A method for deploying an application for preventing unauthorized changes to an electronic document, comprising:
providing a computer infrastructure configured to:
access the electronic document having at least one user interface control (UIC), the UIC being integrated into the electronic document;
determine whether a portion of the electronic document is protected by examining at least one of: a signature status of data in the electronic document associated with the UIC, or an archival status of the UIC, wherein the determination is in response to an attempted user interaction with the portion of the electronic document; and
prevent, based on the determination that the portion of the electronic document is at least one of signed or archived, all user interaction with the signed or archived portion of the electronic document that affects at least one of: the data, or a presentation property of the electronic document that affects an interpretation of the data, wherein the data comprises a data item directly associated with the UIC.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the computer infrastructure is further configured to communicate a notice indicating the preventing to a user attempting the user interaction.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the notice is selected from a group consisting of an ephemeral message, a modeless message, and a modal message.
19. The method of claim 16, wherein the data comprises a data item associated with a user interface grouping UIC that contains the UIC.
20. The method of claim 16, wherein the electronic document comprises a contract, and wherein the signature status pertains to a signature by at least one party to the contract.