1. One or more nontransitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, perform a method for displaying an area of wireless-telecommunications coverage (WTC) of a geographic region by a plurality of images, the method comprising:
referencing a first image having a first corner and a second corner, wherein the first image includes,
(a) a first set of colored pixels that are a first color that depict a first area of WTC where coverage is offered in said geographic region, wherein each pixel in the first set of colored pixels corresponds to a respective geographic location within the first area of WTC in said geographic region, and wherein the first color identifies the first area of WTC where coverage is offered, and
(b) a second set of colored pixels that are a second color that depict a second area of WTC where coverage is offered in said geographic region, wherein each pixel in the second set of colored pixels corresponds to a respective geographic location within the second area of WTC in said geographic region, wherein the second color identifies the second area of WTC where coverage is offered, and wherein the first color which identifies the first area of WTC is a different color than the second color which identifies the second area of WTC, wherein the second area of WTC that is identified by the second color is associated with a different wireless telecommunications provider than the first area of WTC that is identified by the first color;
utilizing a computing device to register said first image with a real-world physical location by respectively associating said first and second corners with a first set and a second set of real-world geographic coordinates, thereby creating a registered image;
identifying said first color;
identifying said second color;
creating a second image that depicts a single WTC area, wherein said single WTC area corresponds to either the first area of WTC or the second area of WTC, but not both, wherein when said single WTC area corresponds to the first area of WTC, said single WTC area is determined based on the respective geographic locations of pixels in the first image that are the first color, wherein when said single WTC area corresponds to the second area of WTC, said single WTC area is determined based on the respective geographic locations of pixels in the first image that are the second color, and wherein said single WTC area is colored consistently with said first or second color; and
presenting said second image on a display device that is coupled to said computing device.
2. The one or more nontransitory computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein said area of WTC includes voice network coverage, roaming coverage, or broadband coverage.
3. The one or more nontransitory computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein said first corner is a lower-left corner of said first image.
4. The one or more nontransitory computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein said second corner is an upper-right corner of said first image.
5. The one or more nontransitory computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein said registered image further includes at least one registered point that is not a corner of said first image.
6. The one or more nontransitory computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein the second area of WTC that is identified by the second color is a different area of WTC than the first area of WTC that is identified by the first color.
7. A method for displaying an area of wireless-telecommunications coverage (WTC) of a geographic region by a plurality of images, the method comprising:
referencing a first image having a first corner and a second corner, wherein the first image includes,
(a) a first set of colored pixels that are a first color that depict a first area of WTC where coverage is offered in said geographic region, wherein each pixel in the first set of colored pixels corresponds to a respective geographic location within the first area of WTC in said geographic region, and wherein the first color identifies the first area of WTC where coverage is offered, and
(b) a second set of colored pixels that are a second color that depict a second area of WTC where coverage is offered in said geographic region, wherein each pixel in the second set of colored pixels corresponds to a respective geographic location within the second area of WTC in said geographic region, wherein the second color identifies the second area of WTC where coverage is offered, and wherein the first color which identifies the first area of WTC is a different color than the second color which identifies the second area of WTC, wherein the second area of WTC that is identified by the second color is associated with a different wireless telecommunications provider than the first area of WTC that is identified by the first color;
utilizing a computing device to register said first image with a real-world physical location by respectively associating said first and second corners with a first set and a second set of real-world geographic coordinates, thereby creating a registered image;
identifying said first color;
identifying said second color;
creating a second image that depicts a single WTC area, wherein said single WTC area corresponds to either the first area of WTC or the second area of WTC, but not both, wherein when said single WTC area corresponds to the first area of WTC, said single WTC area is determined based on the respective geographic locations of pixels in the first image that are the first color, wherein when said single WTC area corresponds to the second area of WTC, said single WTC area is determined based on the respective geographic locations of pixels in the first image that are the second color, and wherein said single WTC area is colored consistently with said first or second color; and
presenting said second image on a display device that is coupled to said computing device.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein said area of WTC includes voice network coverage, roaming coverage, or broadband coverage.
9. The method of claim 7, wherein said first corner is a lower-left corner of said first image.
10. The method of claim 7, wherein said second corner is an upper-right corner of said first image.
11. The method of claim 7, wherein said registered image further includes at least one registered point that is not a corner of said first image.
12. The method of claim 7, wherein the second area of WTC that is identified by the second color is a different area of WTC than the first area of WTC that is identified by the first color.
13. A system for displaying an area of wireless-telecommunications coverage (WTC) of a geographic region by a plurality of images, comprising:
one or more processors configured to
A) reference a first image having a first corner and a second corner, wherein the first image includes,
1) a first set of colored pixels that are a first color that depict a first area of WTC where coverage is offered in said geographic region, wherein each pixel in the first set of colored pixels corresponds to a respective geographic location within the first area of WTC in said geographic region, and wherein the first color identifies the first area of WTC where coverage is offered, and
2) a second set of colored pixels that are a second color that depict a second area of WTC where coverage is offered in said geographic region, wherein each pixel in the second set of colored pixels corresponds to a respective geographic location within the second area of WTC in said geographic region, wherein the second color identifies the second area of WTC where coverage is offered, and wherein the first color which identifies the first area of WTC is a different color than the second color which identifies the second area of WTC, wherein the second area of WTC that is identified by the second color is associated with a different wireless telecommunications provider than the first area of WTC that is identified by the first color;
B) utilize a computing device to register said first image with a real-world physical location by respectively associating said first and second corners with a first set and a second set of real-world geographic coordinates, thereby creating a registered image;
C) identify said first color;
D) identify said second color;
E) create a second image that depicts a single WTC area, wherein said single WTC area corresponds to either the first area of WTC or the second area of WTC, but not both, wherein when said single WTC area corresponds to the first area of WTC, said single WTC area is determined based on the respective geographic locations of pixels in the first image that are the first color, wherein when said single WTC area corresponds to the second area of WTC, said single WTC area is determined based on the respective geographic locations of pixels in the first image that are the second color, and wherein said single WTC area is colored consistently with said first or second color; and
a display device configured to present said second image.
14. The system of claim 13, wherein said area of WTC includes voice network coverage, roaming coverage, or broadband coverage.
15. The system of claim 13, wherein said first corner is a lower-left corner of said first image.
16. The system of claim 13, wherein said second corner is an upper-right corner of said first image.
17. The system of claim 13, wherein said registered image further includes at least one registered point that is not a corner of said first image.
18. The system of claim 13, wherein the second area of WTC that is identified by the second color is a different area of WTC than the first area of WTC that is identified by the first color.
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 process for treating carbon black in a fluidized bed apparatus, comprising:
a) subjecting said carbon black to a main flow of gas flowing in a direction from an inlet region in the lower part of said fluidized bed apparatus to an outlet region in the upper part of said fluidized bed apparatus, wherein:
i) a carrier gas is introduced in the lower part of said fluidized bed apparatus; and
ii) an additional gas is also introduced into said fluidized bed apparatus, wherein said additional gas is introduced at an angle of 91\xb0 to 180\xb0 relative to the direction of the main gas flow of the fluidized bed in a stream counter to the direction of the main gas flow, and wherein it is the introduction of said additional gas that allows a stable fluidized bed to be obtained;
b) treating said carbon black in said fluidized bed apparatus with a gas aftertreatment agent introduced into the fluidized bed via the carrier gas, the additional gas, via a combination of the two or via an additional feed site.
2. The process of claim 1, wherein said additional gas is introduced at an angle of 160\xb0 to 180\xb0 relative to the direction of the main gas flow of the fluidized bed and said carbon black is a furnace black.
3. The process of claim 1, wherein said carbon black is selected from the group consisting of: furnace black; gas black; channel black; lamp black; thermal black; acetylene black; plasma black; Si-containing black; metal-containing black; light-arc black; and inversion black and wherein said aftertreatment agent is introduced into the fluidized bed via the carrier gas stream, via a combination of the carrier gas stream and the additional gas stream or via an additional feed site.
4. The process of claim 1, wherein said process is carried out in the absence of a fluidizing agent, a stirrer or a vibration generator.
5. The process of claim 1, wherein, in step b), said carbon black is aftertreated with an agent selected from the group consisting of: an oxidizing agent, a desiccant and an extractant.
6. The process of claim 5, wherein excess aftertreatment agent is removed from said carbon black by extractive blowing with air or nitrogen.
7. The process of claim 1, wherein, in step b), said carbon black is aftertreated with an oxidizing agent selected from the group consisting of: ozone and an NOx-containing gas.
8. The process of claim 1, wherein, in step b), said carbon black is aftertreated with an extractant selected from the group consisting of: air and an airsteam mixture.
9. The process of claim 1, wherein the fluidized bed is operated continuously.
10. The process of claim 1, wherein said carrier gas is selected from the group consisting of: air; nitrogen and carbon dioxide.
11. The process of claim 10, wherein said additional gas is selected from the group consisting of: nitrogen; argon; and carbon dioxide.
12. The process of claim 10, wherein said additional gas comprises a gaseous reactive component selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen; oxygen; halogens; nitrogen oxides; silanes; formic acid; sulfur oxides and evaporated liquids.
13. The process of claim 12, wherein said additional gas comprises 5-60% by volume of the total gas present.
14. The process of claim 13, wherein said additional gas comprises 25-35% by volume of the total gas present.
15. The process of claim 13, wherein said additional gas stream is pulsed with a pulse duration of 1 second to 15 minutes.
16. The process of claim 15, wherein said pulse duration is 10 seconds to 1 minute.
17. The process of claim 16, wherein said process is carried out in the presence of a fluidizing agent.
18. The process of claim 17, wherein said fluidizing agent is selected from the group consisting of: pyrogenic silica; hydrophobized pyrogenic silica; a pyrogenic mixed oxide; and pyrogenic aluminum oxide.
19. The process of claim 16, wherein said process is carried without fluidizing agents.