1. A method to conserve bandwidth, comprising:
receiving information indicating whether a presence of an individual is detected;
if the presence of the individual is detected, then delivering a stream of data to a multimedia device;
if the presence of the individual is not detected, then degrading the stream of data to a degraded stream of data and delivering the degraded stream of data to the multimedia device to conserve bandwidth, the multimedia device being powered on;
wherein the degraded stream of data comprises a discarded audio portion of the stream of data and a discarded video portion of the stream of data;
prior to delivering the degraded stream of data, displaying a first message which asks the individual to indicate its presence to prevent delivering the degraded stream of data;
when delivering the degraded stream of data, displaying a second message to the individual indicating: that the degraded stream of data is being presented and that that the degraded stream of data will be automatically restored when the presence of the individual is detected; and
when delivering the degraded stream of data, displaying a third message to the individual indicating select a restore button displayed on the multimedia device to change from the degraded stream of data to the stream of data.
2. The method of according to claim 1, further comprising:
detecting the presence of the individual by monitoring a state of a multimedia device to determine power consumption
wherein the first message is displayed before receiving information indicating whether the presence of the individual is detected.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the degraded stream of data comprises a degraded video portion of the stream of data.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the degraded stream of data comprises a full resolution data portion of the stream.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein receiving information includes receiving a signal sent from an emitter device to a detector device to determine the presence of the individual proximate to the multimedia device.
6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the emitter device is coupled with a selection from the group of a token, a smart card, an infrared device, a pressure-sensing device, and a device capable of generating the signal when proximate to the multimedia device.
7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising
detecting the presence of individual using an eye sensory detection system to detect an eye movement of the individual which indicates the presence proximate to the multimedia device.
8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
presenting the degraded stream of data and a notification message for display to a user of the multimedia device, the notification message providing an alert that the stream of data has been degraded.
9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising: presenting a restoration prompt to the multimedia device such that selection of the restoration prompt fully restores the degraded stream of data.
10. The method of claim 2, further comprising:
detecting the presence of the multimedia device by measuring current, voltage, resistance, electromagnetic field, or frequency of the multimedia device.
11. A device, comprising:
a processor communicating with means for detecting presence of an individual proximate to a multimedia device;
the processor commanding delivery of a stream of data to the multimedia device;
if the presence of the individual is not detected, then the processor degrading the stream of data to a degraded stream of data and delivering the degraded stream of data to the multimedia device to conserve bandwidth, the multimedia device being powered on;
wherein the degraded stream of data comprises a discarded audio portion of the stream of data and a discarded video portion of the stream of data;
prior to delivering the degraded stream of data, the processor displaying a first message which asks the individual to indicate its presence to prevent delivering the degraded stream of data;
when delivering the degraded stream of data, the processor displaying a second message to the individual indicating: that the degraded stream of data is being presented and that that the degraded stream of data will be automatically restored when the presence of the individual is detected; and
when delivering the degraded stream of data, displaying a third message to the individual indicating select a restore button displayed on the multimedia device to change from the degraded stream of data to the stream of data.
12. The device according to claim 11, wherein the degraded stream of data comprises a degraded video portion of the stream of data.
13. The device according to claim 11, wherein the degraded stream of data comprises a degraded video portion of the stream of data.
14. The device according to claim 11, wherein the degraded stream of data comprises a full resolution data portion of the stream of data.
15. The device according to claim 11, wherein the degraded stream of data comprises a degraded data portion of the stream of data.
16. The device according to claim 11, the means for detecting presence of the individual proximate to a multimedia device comprising:
an emitter device and a detector device, the emitter device and the detector device communicating a signal to determine the presence of the individual proximate to the multimedia device, wherein the emitter device comprises a token, a smart card, an infrared device, a pressure-sensing device, and a device capable of generating the signal when proximate to the multimedia device;
a motion sensory system to detect the presence of the individual proximate to the multimedia device;
an eye sensory detection system to detect an eye movement of the individual proximate to the multimedia device to detect presence;
a heat sensory detection system to detect the presence of the individual proximate to the multimedia device; and
an entryexit detection system to detect the presence of the individual proximate to the multimedia device.
17. A computer program product, tangibly embodied on a computer readable medium, the computer program product including instructions for causing a computer having a processor to execute a method for conserving bandwidth based on presence detection, comprising:
if a presence of an individual proximate to a multimedia device is detected, delivering a stream of data to the multimedia device;
if the presence of the individual is not detected, degrading the stream of data to a degraded stream of data and delivering the degraded stream of data to the multimedia device to conserve bandwidth, the multimedia device being powered on;
wherein the degraded stream of data comprises a discarded audio portion of the stream of data and a discarded video portion of the stream of data;
prior to delivering the degraded stream of data, displaying a first message which asks the individual to indicate its presence to prevent delivering the degraded stream of data;
when delivering the degraded stream of data, displaying a second message to the individual indicating: that the degraded stream of data is being presented and that that the degraded stream of data will be automatically restored when the presence of the individual is detected; and
when delivering the degraded stream of data, displaying a third message to the individual indicating select a restore button displayed on the multimedia device to change from the degraded stream of data to the stream of data.
18. The computer program product according to claim 17, wherein the degraded stream of data comprises a degraded video portion of the stream of data.
19. The computer program product according to claim 17, further comprising instructions for performing the following: presenting the degraded stream of data and a notification message to the multimedia device, the notification message providing an alert that the stream of data has been degraded.
20. The computer program product according to claim 17, further comprising instructions for performing the following: presenting a restoration prompt to the multimedia device such that selection of the restoration prompt fully restores the degraded stream of data.
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. In a system in which material that includes recyclable content is extracted from a first location, loaded into or on a transport unit, and transported to a manufacturing facility at a second location, the manufacturing facility for manufacturing product from the recyclable content of the material supplied thereto, wherein at least one entity certifies at least one property related to the recyclable content of the material of the transport unit and generates at least one certification corresponding thereto, a method for handling and tracking the material, the method comprising:
(a) at the manufacturing facility, receiving the transport unit and the material associated therewith;
(b) acquiring information associated with the recyclable content of the material of the transport unit, the information of (b) including data representing i) at least one property of the recyclable content and ii) at least one certification corresponding to the at least one property of the recyclable content; and
(c) storing the information of (b) in a database for subsequent access.
2. A method according to claim 1, wherein:
the recyclable content is selected from the group consisting of post consumer waste glass, post industrial waste glass, post consumer concrete, and fly ash or materials containing same.
3. A method according to claim 1, wherein:
an electronic identification means is associated with the material received in (a) and stores the information acquired in (b).
4. A method according to claim 3, wherein:
the electronic identification means is one of an RFID tag and a bar code.
5. A method according to claim 1, wherein:
a written identification means is associated with the material received in (a) and stores the information acquired in (b).
6. A method according to claim 1, wherein:
the at least one property related to the recyclable content and certified by the at least one entity is selected from the group consisting of an extraction location, an extraction date, hazardous material information, a weight, and a volume.
7. A method according to claim 1, wherein:
the at least one certification includes a certification relating to custody of the material during at least one of extraction of the material at the first location and transport of the material between the first and second locations.
8. A method according to claim 1, wherein:
the information of (b) is acquired at at least one of the first and second locations.
9. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:
(d) manufacturing a product at the manufacturing facility from the recyclable content of the material received in (a);
(e) generating information associated with the product manufactured at step (d), the information generated in (e) including data representing i) at least one property of the recycled content of the product and ii) at least one certification corresponding to the at least one property of the recycled content of the product; and
(f) storing the information of (e) in the database for subsequent access.
10. A method according to claim 9, wherein:
the manufacturing of (d) includes processing the recyclable content of the material received in (a)
11. A method according to claim 10, wherein:
the recyclable content comprises waste glass, and the processing of the recyclable content of (d) forms glass powder from the recyclable content.
12. A method according to claim 10, wherein:
the recyclable content comprises post consumer concrete, and the processing of the recyclable content of (d) forms aggregate from the recyclable content.
13. A method according to claim 9, wherein:
the product manufactured in step (d) is a concrete product.
14. A method according to claim 13, wherein:
the concrete product is selected from the group consisting of a concrete masonry unit, a wet concrete mix, and a dry concrete mix.
15. A method according to claim 14, wherein:
the concrete product includes portland cement, a replacement for the portland cement, and an aggregate.
16. A method according to claim 15, wherein:
a portion of the aggregate is derived from the material received in (a).
17. A method according to claim 15, wherein:
the replacement for the portland cement is derived from the material received in (a).
18. A method according to claim 15, wherein:
the at least one property stored in (f) includes an amount corresponding to each of the portland cement, the replacement for the portland cement, and the aggregate.
19. A method according to claim 18, wherein:
the at least one property of the recycled content stored in (c) includes an extraction location of the recycled content.
20. A method according to claim 19, wherein:
at least one property stored in (f) includes an extraction location of at least one other material included in the product, and
wherein, the extraction location of the recyclable material stored in (c) and the extraction location of the at least one other material in the product stored in (f) are used to determine a regional amount of recyclable material included in the product and a regional amount of other material included in the product.
21. A method according to claim 9, further comprising:
(g) shipping the product manufactured in (d) with information stored in (c) and (f) associated with the product.
22. A method according to claim 21, wherein:
The information shipped with the product in (g) is embodied in an electronic identification means.
23. A method according to claim 22, wherein:
the electronic identification means is one of a bar code and an RFID tag.
24. A method according to claim 21, wherein:
a written identification means is associated with the product shipped in (g) and stores the information shipped with the product.
25. A method according to claim 21, wherein:
the information associated with the product shipped in (g) includes a certification corresponding to at least one property of the recycled content included in the product.
26. A method according to claim 25, wherein:
the at least one property of the recycled content of the product shipped in (g) includes extraction location information.
27. A method according to claim 25, wherein:
the at least one property of the recycled content of the product shipped in (g) includes hazardous material information.
28. A method according to claim 25, wherein:
the at least one property of the recycled content of the product shipped in (g) is selected from the group consisting of an extraction date, an extraction time, a weight, and a volume.
29. A method according to claim 21, wherein:
the product is shipped to the first location.
30. A method according to claim 29, wherein:
the first location is one of a bottling facility and a demolition site.
31. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:
(h) extracting additional material from at least one other location, said additional material including additional recyclable content; and
(i) transporting the additional material from the at least one other location to the manufacturing facility,
wherein, the product manufactured at step (d) includes at least a portion of the additional recyclable content.
32. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:
(j) providing a server and a plurality of computer processing devices which interact with the database via the server over a network to acquire the information of (b).
33. A method according to claim 32, wherein:
a tag is provided with the material for storing the information of (b), and a given computer processing device interacts with the tag to upload the information of (b) to the database.
34. A method according to claim 32, further comprising:
(k) providing a host computer at the facility, the host computer operably coupled to the database and capable of generating reports containing information stored in the database.
35. A product, comprising:
(a) concrete goods, said concrete goods including recycled content extracted from a first location and transported to a manufacturing facility at a second location; and
(b) a certification certifying at least one property relating to the recycled content of the concrete goods.
36. A product according to claim 35, wherein:
said concrete goods are selected from group consisting of a concrete masonry unit, a wet concrete mix, and a dry concrete mix.
37. A product according to claim 36, wherein:
said concrete goods include portland cement, a partial replacement for the portland cement produced from the recycled content, and an aggregate.
38. A product according to claim 37 wherein:
said recycled content includes at least one of post consumer waste glass and post industrial waste glass.
39. A product according to claim 37, wherein:
said aggregate includes concrete.