1. A mount assembly for a display device, comprising:
a casing configured for attachment to a mounting surface, the casing characterized by a central portion and a periphery;
a first track operatively connected to the casing;
a first pair of slides moveably coupled to the first track and moveable along a first axis;
an axle rotatably coupled to each of the first pair of slides, each of the axles rotatable about a second axis orientated substantially normal to the first axis;
a first arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first arm operatively coupled to one of the axles;
a second arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second arm operatively coupled to another of the axles, and the second end of the second arm rotatably coupled to the second end of the first arm and defining a pivot;
a motor including a drive shaft operatively coupled to at least one of the first pair of slides and configured to selectively translate each of the first pair of slides along the first axis upon rotation of the drive shaft;
a second track operatively connected to the casing; and
a second pair of slides moveably coupled to the second track and moveable along a third axis, the third axis substantially parallel to first axis,
wherein upon translation of the first pair of slides in a first direction, the pivot extends away from the mounting surface, and wherein one of the axles is rotatably coupled to one of the second pair of slides, and the other axle is rotatably coupled to the other of the second pair of slides.
2. The mounting assembly of claim 1, further including a cable rotatably coupled to the drive shaft and at least one of the first pair of slides.
3. The mounting assembly of claim 2, wherein the cable comprises a toothed belt.
4. The mounting assembly of claim 1, further comprising at least one line operatively coupled to one of the first pair of slides and one of the second pair of slides.
5. The mounting assembly of claim 1, wherein rotation of the drive shaft translates each of the first pair of slides in a second direction along the first axis causing the pivot to retract toward the mounting surface.
6. The mounting assembly of claim 1, further comprising a head operatively connected to the pivot, the head configured for operative attachment to the display device.
7. A motorized mount for mounting a display device to a surface, comprising:
a casing configured for attachment to a surface;
a plurality of arms, each of the plurality of arms operatively and moveably coupled to the casing, at least two of the plurality of arms further rotatably coupled to each other opposite the casing forming a pivot;
a motor operatively coupled to at least one of the plurality of arms;
a first track operatively connected to the casing;
a first slide and a second slide, each of the first and the second slides moveably coupled to the first track;
a first axle rotatably coupled to the first slide and operatively coupled to one of the plurality of arms opposite the pivot;
a second axle rotatably coupled to the second slide and operatively coupled to another of the plurality of arms opposite the pivot;
a toothed belt operatively coupled to the motor and at least one of the first slide and the second slide;
a second track operatively connected to the mounting surface and substantially parallel to the first track;
a third slide and a fourth slide, each of the third and the fourth slides moveably coupled to the second track; and
a line operatively connected to at least one of the first and the second slides and further operatively connected to at least one of the third and the fourth slides,
wherein operation of the motor causes each of the plurality of arms to slide in a first plane substantially parallel to the surface and rotate about a first axis substantially parallel to the surface thereby translating the pivot in a direction substantially normal to the first plane.
8. The motorized mount of claim 7, further comprising a head operatively connected to the pivot, the head configured for operative attachment to the display device, wherein the orientation of the head is selectively adjustable in relation to the pivot in at least one of a substantially vertical direction and a substantially horizontal direction.
9. The motorized mount of claim 8, wherein the plurality of arms are configured to translate the head along a substantially horizontally plane extending from the casing in response to operation by the motor.
10. The motorized mount of claim 7, further comprising a belt operatively coupled to the motor and at least one of the plurality of arms.
11. A moveable mounting system for mounting of an object to a surface, comprising:
a casing configured for attachment to the surface;
a first axle moveably connected to the casing;
a second axle moveably connected to the casing;
a pivot configured to operatively attach to the object;
a first arm operatively connected to the first axle at a first end of the first arm and rotatably connected to the pivot at a second end of the first arm;
a second arm operatively connected to the first axle at a first end of the second arm and rotatably connected to the pivot at a second end of the second arm;
a motor including a drive shaft operatively connected to the casing;
a cable operatively coupled to the drive shaft and at least one of the first and the second axles and configured to simultaneously rotate and translate the first and the second axles in response to rotation of the drive shaft;
a first track attached to the casing, a first slide and a second slide, each of the first and the second slides moveably coupled to the first track; and
a second track attached to the casing, a third slide and a fourth slide, each of the third and the fourth slides moveably coupled to the second track,
wherein simultaneous translation and rotation of the first and the second axles causes the pivot to move in a direction substantially normal to the surface between a retracted orientation and an extended orientation, wherein the first axle is rotatably coupled to the first slide, and wherein the second axle is rotatably coupled to the second slide, and wherein the first axle is rotatably coupled to the third slide, and wherein the second axle is rotatably coupled to the fourth slide.
12. The moveable mounting system of claim 11, further comprising a first line operatively coupled to the first slide and the third slide, and a second line operatively coupled to the second slide and the fourth slide.
13. The moveable mounting system of claim 11, wherein the pivot is at least partially nested within the casing when in the retracted orientation.
14. The moveable mounting system of claim 11, wherein the object is a flat panel display device.
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 using Life Cycle Service for finding a named collection in a distributed network environment, said method comprising:
providing a mapping from named collections to parameters required by Life Cycle Service for finding corresponding named collections;
receiving a request to find a named collection using a designated name;
looking-up factory finder parameters related to said designated name by using said mapping; and
performing a factory finding function to find said named collection.
2. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein said designated name is a simple name.
3. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein said method further includes:
using a naming function to resolve said designated name, said use of said naming function being performed only if said looking-up fails to find said factory finder parameters.
4. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein said looking-up uses a data mapping table associated with a defined scope in said distributed network environment.
5. The method as set forth in claim 4 wherein said defined scope comprises a host device.
6. The method as set forth in claim 4 wherein said defined scope comprises a server process.
7. The method as set forth in claim 4 wherein said defined scope comprises a workgroup.
8. The method as set forth in claim 4 wherein said defined scope comprises a cell.
9. The method as set forth in claim 3 wherein said use of said naming function resolves using a relative name from a distinguished root in a name space.
10. The method as set forth in claim 9 wherein said distinguished root in said name space is determined according to a defined scope in the distributed domain.
11. The method as set forth in claim 10 wherein said defined scope comprises a host device.
12. The method as set forth in claim 10 wherein said defined scope comprises a server process.
13. The method as set forth in claim 10 wherein said defined scope comprises a workgroup.
14. The method as set forth in claim 10 wherein said defined scope comprises a cell.
15. The method as set forth in claim 3 wherein said looking up, performing and using are accomplished on an iterative basis through a sequence of defined scopes.
16. The method as set forth in claim 15 wherein said sequence of defined scopes comprises, in order, server, host, workgroup, and cell.
17. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein said request is received as an IIOP message to a server.
18. The method as set forth in claim 2 wherein said request is processed by an object supporting a CosLifeCycle::FactoryFinder interface.
19. A storage medium including machine readable coded indicia, said storage medium being selectively coupled to a reading device, said reading device being selectively coupled to processing circuitry, said reading device being selectively operable to read said machine readable coded indicia and provide program signals representative thereof, said program signals being effective for using Life Cycle Service for finding a named collection in a distributed network environment, said program signals being selectively operable to accomplish the steps of:
providing a mapping from named collections to parameters required by Life Cycle Service for finding corresponding named collections;
receiving a request to find a named collection using a designated name;
looking-up factory finder parameters related to said designated name by using said mapping; and
performing a factory finding function to find said named collection.
20. A distributed network information processing system comprising:
a server device;
at least one terminal; and
a network connection arranged to selectively couple said terminal and said server, said server being responsive to a receipt of a request from said terminal for a named collection to look-up factory finder parameters for said named collection by using a mapping from named collections to parameters required by Life Cycle Service for finding corresponding named collections and to accomplish a factory finding function to find said named collection.