1. A method of increasing the storage capacity of granular material storage structure, the storage structure having sidewalls supporting a roof structure comprised of a plurality of spaced roof trusses having a bottom cord, the sidewalls and roof structure defining a first storage capacity, said method comprising:
supporting a curtain assembly from said spaced roof trusses substantially parallel with said bottom cord of said roof trusses, said curtain assembly defining a second storage capacity above said first storage capacity;
filling said first storage capacity with a first quantity of granular material;
filling said second storage capacity with a second quantity of granular material.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said curtain assembly comprises a curtain supported by a curtain frame.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein said curtain is fabric.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein said fabric is a mesh material.
5. The method of claim 2 wherein said curtain frame includes substantially parallel upper and lower beams, said upper beam spaced a predetermined distance vertically above said lower beam.
6. The method of claim 5 further comprising removably securing said curtain to said upper and lower beams.
7. The method of claim 2 wherein said curtain is nylon mesh.
8. The method of claim 2 wherein said curtain is plastic.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein said curtain assembly is plywood.
10. A method of storing granular material, comprising:
a) providing a first granular material storage capacity for receiving a first quantity of granular material, said first granular material storage capacity comprising a wall volume and a repose volume, said wall volume defined by a wall structure;
b) providing a roof structure comprising a plurality of spaced roof trusses supported by said wall structure, each of said roof trusses having a bottom cord; and
c) hanging a curtain having top and bottom ends from said bottom cord of said roof trusses above said wall structure such that said curtain is substantially parallel with said bottom cord of said roof trusses, said curtain defining a second granular material storage capacity for receiving a second quantity of granular material above said first granular material storage capacity;
d) filling said first granular material storage capacity with a first quantity of granular material;
e) filling said second granular material storage capacity with a second quantity of granular material.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein said wall structure includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall disposed on opposite sides of said wall volume, and wherein said plurality of roof trusses are supported on opposite sides by said first sidewall and said second sidewall.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein said curtain comprises a curtain frame, said curtain frame having an upper beam and a lower beam with said curtain spanning a distance therebetween, wherein said upper beam and said lower beam are operably secured to said bottom cords of said spaced roof trusses.
13. The method of claim 12 wherein said curtain frame is operably removably secured to said bottom cord of said roof trusses.
14. The method of claim 13 wherein said curtain is removably secured to said upper and lower beams.
15. The method of claim 14 wherein said step of hanging said curtain from said bottom cord of said roof trusses includes removably securing a plurality of brackets to said upper and lower beams and to said bottom cords of said spaced roof trusses.
16. The method of claim 15 wherein each of said plurality of brackets comprises a top saddle member and bottom saddle member between which is received a bottom cord of one of said roof trusses, said lower beam received within a sleeve fixed to said bottom saddle member.
17. The method of claim 16 further comprising a plurality of ratchet straps removably securing said upper and lower beams to said spaced roof trusses.
18. The method of claim 10 wherein said curtain is fabric.
19. The method of claim 10 wherein said curtain is nylon mesh.
20. The method of claim 10 wherein said curtain is plastic.
21. The method of claim 10 wherein said curtain assembly is plywood.
22. A method of storing granular material, comprising:
a) providing a wall structure having a first storage capacity comprising a wall volume and a repose volume;
b) providing a roof structure supported by said wall structure;
c) securing a curtain assembly to said roof structure above said wall structure, said curtain assembly providing an interior volume above said first storage capacity defining a second storage capacity, said curtain assembly comprising a curtain supported by a curtain frame, wherein said curtain frame includes substantially parallel upper and lower beams disposed substantially transverse to said spaced roof trusses supported thereby and wherein said upper beam is spaced a predetermined distance vertically above said lower beam; and
d) securing a plurality of removable brackets to said upper and lower beams and to said spaced roof trusses, wherein each of said plurality of brackets comprises a top saddle member and a bottom saddle member between which is received a bottom cord of one of said roof trusses, said lower beam received within a sleeve fixed to said bottom saddle member.
23. The method of claim 22 further comprising securing said upper and lower beams to said spaced roof trusses using a plurality of ratchet straps.
24. A method of increasing capacity of a granular material storage facility within which granular material is stored, the facility having a wall structure and a roof structure supported by the wall structure, the wall structure defining a first storage capacity comprising a wall volume and a repose volume of the granular material, the method comprising:
mounting a curtain having an upper and lower edge to a lower cord of the roof structure at a position adjacent and above the wall structure such that the curtain is substantially parallel with the lower cord of the roof structure, wherein the curtain provides a surface above the wall structure; and
filling said granular material storage facility with granular material above said wall volume and said reposed volume such that the granular material comes in contact with said curtain surface thereby providing an additional interior volume which creates additional storage capacity above the first storage capacity.
25. The method of claim 24 wherein said curtain is nylon mesh.
26. The method of claim 25 wherein said curtain is woven fabric.
27. The method of claim 25 wherein said curtain is plastic.
28. The method of claim 25 wherein said curtain is plywood.
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 managing an intelligent terminal system, comprising:
starting a management function of the intelligent terminal system;
acquiring an extension software package;
verifying the acquired extension software package; and
executing functions of the extension software package that has passed the verification.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the extension software package is acquired from an extension storage medium of the intelligent terminal.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the extension storage medium is one of a multiple media card (MMC), a security digital card (SD), a mini security digital card (Mini SD), and a micro security card (Micro SD).
4. The method of claim 2, wherein the starting the management function of the intelligent terminal system comprises:
activating the management function of the intelligent terminal system; and
loading a device driver in the extension storage medium.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the verifying the acquired extension software package comprises performing an integrity verification and a validity verification for the acquired extension software package.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the performing integrity verification and validity verification for the acquired extension software package comprises performing the integrity verification and the validity verification with one of Message-Digest Algorithm version.5 (MD5) and Rivest-Shamir-Adleman (RSA).
7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
managing the extension software package in the extension storage medium.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the extension software package carries a system upgrade submodule; and
the step of executing functions of the extension software package comprises:
running functions of the system upgrade submodule carried in the extension software package;
acquiring a system upgrade data packet; and
upgrading the intelligent terminal system with the system upgrade data packet.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises:
authenticating a user before acquiring the system upgrade data packet;
verifying the system upgrade data packet before upgrading the intelligent terminal system with the system upgrade data packet; and
exiting the current upgrading if the authentication or the verification is not passed.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the extension software package carries at least one of a system backup submodule, a system recovery submodule, a system detection submodule, a user information backup submodule, a user information recovery submodule, an application program extension submodule, and an anti-virus submodule.
11. An intelligent terminal, comprising:
a management function starting unit adapted to start the management function of an intelligent terminal system;
an extension software package acquiring unit adapted to acquire an extension software package after the management function starting unit starts the management function of the intelligent terminal system;
an extension software package verifying unit adapted to verify the extension software package acquired by the extension software package acquiring unit; and
a management function executing unit adapted to execute functions of the extension software package after the verification for the extension software package by the extension software package verifying unit is passed.
12. The intelligent terminal of claim 12, wherein the extension software package verifying unit comprises:
an integrity verifying unit adapted to perform an integrity verification for the extension software package acquired by the extension software package acquiring unit; and
a validity verifying unit adapted to perform a validity verification for the extension software package acquired by the extension software package acquiring unit.
13. The intelligent terminal of claim 12, further comprising: an extension storage medium adapted to store the extension software package;
wherein the extension software package acquiring unit acquires the extension software package from the extension storage medium.
14. The intelligent terminal of claim 14, wherein the extension storage medium is one of a multiple media card (MMC), a security digital card (SD), a mini security digital card (Mini SD) and a micro security card (Micro SD).
15. The intelligent terminal of claim 11, wherein the extension software package carries at least one of a system upgrade submodule, a system backup submodule, a system recovery submodule, a system detection submodule, a user information backup submodule, a user information recovery submodule, an application program extension submodule, and an anti-virus submodule.