1. An apparatus, comprising:
a content capture mechanism configured for capturing content including an object; and
a processor configured for automatically associating an information structure with the object included within the content to form thereby tagged content.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the content capture mechanism is further configured for detecting, from a sensor associated with the object, object data associated with the object.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the content capture mechanism is a first content capture mechanism, the apparatus further comprising:
a second content capture mechanism configured for detecting, from a sensor associated with the object, object data associated with the object.
4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the content capture mechanism is a first content capture mechanism, the apparatus further comprising:
a second content capture mechanism configured for detecting other content associated with the object.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
a communication interface configured for receiving, from a sensor associated with the object, object data associated with the object.
6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
a wireless communication interface configured for receiving, from a remote device, object data associated with the object.
7. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
at least one storage module configured for storing at least one of the captured content, the information structure, and the tagged content.
8. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
a communication interface configured for propagating the tagged content toward a remote device.
9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured for automatically associating the information structure with the object included within the content to form thereby tagged content by one of:
associating a content tag with the object included within the content, and associating the information structure with the content tag such that selection of the content tag enables access to the information structure; or
associating the information structure with a content tag, and associating the content tag with the object included within the content such that selection of the content tag enables access to the information structure.
10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor is configured for associating a content tag with the object included within the content by:
determining a position of the object within the content; and
associating the content tag with the object included within the content using the determined position.
11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the processor is configured for determining a position of the object within the content by:
receiving position information from at least one sensor associated with the object; and
determining the position of the object within the content using the position information.
12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured for automatically associating the information structure with the object included within the content to form thereby tagged content by:
receiving object information associated with the object and populating the information structure with at least a portion of the object information.
13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured for receiving object data associated with the object.
14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the object data comprises at least one of:
object information associated with the object; and
at least one network address from which object information associated with the object may be retrieved.
15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the information structure is configured to securely store object information associated with the object.
16. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the content comprises at least one of text, audio, and video.
17. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is a camera or a video recorder.
18. An apparatus, comprising:
a processor configured for:
receiving content captured by a content capture mechanism, wherein the content includes an object;
receiving object information associated with the object when a sensor associated with the object is detected; and
automatically associating an information structure with the object included within the content to form thereby tagged content, wherein the information structure includes at least a portion of the object information associated with the object.
19. A method for using a user device for automatically tagging content, comprising:
capturing, at the user device, content including an object;
receiving, at the user device, object information associated with the object when a sensor associated with the object is detected; and
automatically associating, at the user device, an information structure with the object included within the content to form thereby tagged content, wherein the information structure includes at least a portion of the object information associated with the object.
20. An apparatus, comprising:
a content capture mechanism configured for capturing content including an object; and
a communication interface configured for receiving information associated with the object when a sensor associated with the object is detected.
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 gas turbine engine having a main axis of rotation defining axial, radial and circumferential directions, a combustor, a static vane ring assembly and a turbine assembly supported within an outer case, the vane ring assembly being axially positioned between the combustor and the turbine assembly for directing combustion gases from the combustor to pass through the turbine assembly, the turbine assembly comprising:
an array of circumferentially adjacent blade outer air seal segments forming a static turbine shroud surrounding a turbine rotor; and
an array of circumferentially adjacent blade outer air seal support segments forming a static support ring around the turbine shroud, each of the blade outer air seal support segments including at least one radially and outwardly extending front leg at a forward end of the blade outer air seal segment, the at least one front leg engaging with the outer case, the forward end including a radial surface adjacent to the vane ring assembly and thereby receiving an axial load from the static vane ring assembly, each of the blade outer air seal support segments further including a pair of circumferentially spaced and radially elongated rear prongs at a rearward end of the blade outer air seal support segment, the rear prongs only radially and outwardly abutting the outer case to transfer a moment of force created by said axial load from the vane ring assembly, to the outer case.
2. The gas turbine engine as defined in claim 1 wherein the rear prongs are positioned at respective opposed circumferential sides of the support segment.
3. The gas turbine engine as defined in claim 1 wherein the static support ring comprises a first segmented front flange, each support segment including a circumferential segment of the first front flange axially and forwardly extending from a radial outer end of a circumferentially extending radial wall at the forward end of the support segment, each circumferential segment of the first front flange and the wall forming the front leg of each support segment.
4. The gas turbine engine as defined in claim 1 wherein the static support ring comprises a second segmented front flange, each support segment including a circumferential segment of the second front flange axially and forwardly extending from the forward end of one of the support segments to form the radial surface adjacent the static vane ring assembly.
5. The gas turbine engine as defined in claim 3 wherein the circumferentially extending radial wall of each support segment defines at least one aperture extending through the wall, the aperture receiving a fastener extending therethrough, the fastener engaging with the outer case and being accessible from the rearward end and between the rear prongs.
6. The gas turbine engine as defined in claim 3 wherein the circumferentially extending radial wall of each support segment defines two apertures extending through the wall, the apertures receiving respective fasteners extending therethrough, the fasteners engaging with the outer case and being accessible from the rearward end and between the rear prongs.
7. The gas turbine engine as defined in claim 6 wherein each support segment comprises a third axially elongated rear prong at the rearward end and being located circumferentially between the two rear prongs, each of the fasteners being accessible from the rearward end between the third rear prong and an adjacent one of the two rear prongs.
8. A blade outer air seal support segment for supporting at least one of blade outer air seal segments which in combination form a static turbine shroud, within a gas turbine engine having a main axis of rotation defining axial, radial and circumferential directions, the blade outer air seal support segment being a circumferential part of a blade outer seal support ring surrounding the static turbine shroud and comprising:
a forward end, a rearward end, and opposed circumferential sides;
a radial wall positioned at the forward end and circumferentially extending between the opposed circumferential sides, a first circumferential flange segment extending axially forwardly from a radially outer end of the circumferentially extending radial wall to thereby form a front leg having an inverted L-shaped cross section for engagement with an outer case of the engine;
a pair of radially and outwardly extending elongated rear prongs, positioned axially at the rearward end of the support segment and circumferentially at the respective opposed circumferential sides of the support segment for radially abutting the outer case, the prongs in combination with the radial wall defining a space between the forward and rearward ends of the support segment, the space having a rearward access between the rear prongs.
9. The blade outer air seal support segment as defined in claim 8 comprising a second circumferential flange segment extending axially forwardly from the forward end of the support segment adjacent a radial inner side of the support segment to provide a radial surface for receiving an axial load from an adjacent component of the engine.
10. The blade outer air seal support segment as defined in claim 8 wherein the radial wall comprises at least one aperture for receiving a fastener extending axially through the radial wall and into the space.
11. The blade outer air seal support segment as defined in claim 8 comprising a third radially and outwardly extending elongated rear prong, positioned axially at the rearward end of the support segment and circumferentially between the pair of rear prongs at the opposed circumferential sides of the support segment.
12. The blade outer air seal support segment as defined in claim 11 wherein the radial wall comprises two circumferentially spaced apertures for receiving respective fasteners extending axially through the radial wall into the space, the apertures being circumferentially aligned with openings defined between the third rear prong and one of the pair of rear prongs and between the third rear prong and the other of the pair of rear prongs, respectively.