Author: claimsbot

1-6. (canceled)
7. A method for determining a trigger time for restraint means in a vehicle, comprising:
generating acceleration signals using acceleration sensors, wherein a velocity reduction of the vehicle that crashes into an object is determined from the acceleration signals;
determining at least one first time window as a function of at least one comparison of the velocity reduction to at least one first threshold value;
determining the trigger time as a function of at least the slope of the velocity reduction in the at least one first time window, a crash time, and a crash speed, wherein the crash time and the crash speed are determined with the aid of a precrash sensor system (1).
8. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein a second time window is determined as a function of the crash speed, the position of the first time window, and the slope of the velocity reduction in the first time window, and wherein a crash type is determined as a function of specific positions of the first and second time windows, the crash time, and the crash speed, and wherein the velocity reduction is compared to a second threshold value after the end of the second time window, in order to determine the trigger time as a function of the crash type.
9. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein a minimum time is stipulated for the at least one first time window.
10. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein the second threshold value is a continuous threshold value function.
11. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein, for each crash type, a trigger time corresponding to a particular crash time is determined with the aid of a table.
12. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein, for each crash type, a trigger time corresponding to a particular crash time is determined with the aid of a table.

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 non-transitory machine-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to carry out the steps of:
receiving a message using an on-demand database service, on behalf of an entity:
applying, to the message received on behalf of the entity, a security criterion retrieved from a portion of an on-demand database limited to information of the entity, where the security criterion includes validation of an address of a sender of the message; and
retrieving a rule for processing the message received on behalf of the entity if the message received on behalf of the entity successfully meets the security criterion, wherein the rule is linked to the address of the sender of the message such that the rule is identified for retrieval using the validated address of the sender of the message.
2. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the security criterion includes security criterion managed by the on-demand database service controlling the on-demand database.
3. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the retrieving includes retrieving the rule on behalf of the entity.
4. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, further comprising processing the message by applying the rule retrieved.
5. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 4, further comprising limiting processing resources used to process the message by applying a rate limit to a resource count tracked on behalf of processing the message.
6. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, further comprising installing the rule for processing the message from an application exchange platform.
7. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the message is received at the on-demand database service.
8. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the message includes at least one of a workflow approval, a mass email, a single email, a notification, a case email, a billing email, and a workflow request.
9. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the message includes at least one of an email to create a new case, a thread to a previous email, an inquiry, and a customer support email.
10. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the on-demand database service includes a multi-tenant on-demand database service.
11. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the security criterion applied to the message received on behalf of the entity includes an anti-spam verification.
12. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the rule is configured to only be invoked in response to the validation of the address of the sender of the message received on behalf of the entity.
13. A method, comprising:
receiving a message using an on-demand database service, on behalf of an entity;
applying, to the message received on behalf of the entity, a security criterion retrieved from a portion of an on-demand database limited to information of the entity, where the security criterion includes validation of an address of a sender of the message; and
retrieving a rule for processing the message received on behalf of the entity if the message received on behalf of the entity successfully meets the security criterion, wherein the rule is linked to the address of the sender of the message such that the rule is identified for retrieval using the validated address of the sender of the message.
14. An apparatus, comprising:
a processor; and
one or more stored sequences of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to carry out the steps of:
receiving a message using an on-demand database service, on behalf of an entity; applying, to the message received on behalf of the entity, a security criterion retrieved from a portion of an on-demand database limited to information of the entity, where the security criterion includes validation of an address of a sender of the message; and
retrieving a rule for processing the message received on behalf of the entity if the message received on behalf of the entity successfully meets the security criterion, wherein the rule is linked to the address of the sender of the message such that the rule is identified for retrieval using the validated address of the sender of the message.
15. A method for transmitting code for use in a an ant database system on a transmission medium, the method comprising:
transmitting code for receiving a message using an on-demand database service, on behalf of an entity;
transmitting code for applying, to the message received on behalf of the entity, a security criterion retrieved from a portion of an on-demand database limited to information of the entity, utilizing a processor, where the security criterion includes validation of an address of a sender of the message; and
transmitting code for retrieving a rule for processing the message received on behalf of the entity if the message received on behalf of the entity successfully meets the security criterion, wherein the rule is linked to the address of the sender of the message such that the rule is identified for retrieval using the validated address of the sender of the message.

1. A method of sharing geo-spatial information for a user on a map between a first computing device and a second computing device, the method comprising:
obtaining geographical location of the first computing device;
adding an object representing the user and the geographical location in a first map file having a plurality of layers, the first map file being rendered at the first computing device;
sending the object representing the user and the geographical location to the second computing device;
aggregating the object representing the user and the geographical location into a map file at the second computing device; and
rendering the map file including the object representing the user and the geographical location on a display of the second computing device.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first and second computing devices are cell phones wirelessly connected to a network, the method further comprising:
displaying, at substantially the same time, the object and the geographical location at the first and second cell phones.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein further additional cell phones are connected to the network.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of obtaining the geographical location of the first computing device includes retrieving said geographical location utilizing a global positioning system (GPS).
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of obtaining the geographical location of the first computing device occurs before the second computing device connects to a network and the step of rendering occurs after the second computing device connects to the network.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of adding further comprises selection of adding the geographical location of the first computing device from a drop down menu.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein a user of the first computing device is designated as a leader and a user of the second computing device is designated as a follower.
8. The method of claim 6 wherein the follower can be selectively removed from sharing leader related information.
9. The method of claim 6 wherein the first computing device is a mobile device and the method further comprises utilizing GPS tracking to track the location of the mobile device of the leader over time.
10. The method of claim 9 further comprising displaying a trail for the location of the computing device of the leader.
11. The method of claim 1 further comprising displaying text associated with the geographical location in a map item pane on the display of the second computing device.
12. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of obtaining comprises storing a text sent by a user of the first computing device indicating the user’s location.
13. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of obtaining comprises receiving a broadcast sent by a user of the first computer device indicating the user’s location.
14. The method of claim 13 further comprising rebroadcasting the user’s location to the second computer 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 generating traction on a limb comprising the steps of:
providing a traction generating apparatus comprising a proximal limb support member, a traction generating member, and a distal limb support member in a first, uninflated configuration;
wrapping the proximal limb support member and the distal limb support member around limb sections on opposite sides of a break in a bone of the limb, when the proximal limb support member and the distal limb support member are in their first, uninflated configuration;
inflating the proximal limb support member to provide friction between the proximal limb support member and the limb, while the traction generating member remains uninflated and no traction is being generated on the limb;
inflating the distal limb support member to provide friction between the distal limb support member and the limb, while the traction generating member remains uninflated and no traction is being generated on the limb; and
inflating the traction generating member disposed between the proximal limb support member and the distal limb support member, wherein inflation of the traction generating member causes one or more undulations in the traction generating member to straighten out generating a length increase of the traction generating member along a longitudinal axis of the limb.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of generating a separation force on the proximal and distal limb support members along the longitudinal axis of the limb such that the proximal and limb support members are forced apart along the longitudinal axis of the limb.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of providing a distal inner wall and a proximal inner wall, adjacent to the limb, wherein the distal inner wall and the proximal inner wall exert frictional forces that prevent motion of the distal limb support member and the proximal limb support member relative to the limb when the distal limb support member and the proximal limb support member, respectively, are inflated.
4. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of at least partially surrounding the limb with a protective sleeve, which separates the limb from the traction generating member.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of inflating the traction generating member further comprises use of an inflation device.
6. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of closing openings in the distal limb support member and the proximal limb support member with a closure device.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the uninflated proximal limb support member, traction generating member, and distal limb support member are provided in a flat, flexible configuration that folds into a small space.
8. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of measuring the amount of force being generated by the traction generating member with a force gauge.
9. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of measuring the pressure being generated within the traction generating member with a pressure gauge.
10. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of locking the proximal limb support member closed with a fastener.
11. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of locking the distal limb support member closed with a fastener.
12. The method of claim 1 further wherein the step of inflating the traction generating member generates traction forces between the proximal limb support member and the distal support member ranging between about 1 and 100 lbs.
13. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of providing the traction generating apparatus to emergency personnel.
14. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of providing the traction generating apparatus to emergency vehicles.
15. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of providing the traction generating apparatus attached to a backboard.
16. A method for generating traction on a limb comprising the steps of:
providing a traction generating apparatus comprising a proximal limb support member, a traction generating member in a first, uninflated configuration, and a distal limb support member;
wrapping the proximal limb support member and the distal limb support member around limb sections on opposite sides of a break in a bone of the limb;
securing the proximal limb support member to provide friction between the proximal limb support member and the limb, while the traction generating member remains uninflated and no traction is being generated on the limb;
securing the distal limb support member to provide friction between the distal limb support member and the limb, while the traction generating member remains uninflated and no traction is being generated on the limb; and
inflating the traction generating member disposed between the proximal limb support member and the distal limb support member, wherein inflation of the traction generating member causes one or more undulations in the traction generating member to straighten out generating a length increase of the traction generating member along a longitudinal axis of the limb.
17. The method of claim 16, further comprising the step of generating a separation force on the proximal and distal limb support members along the longitudinal axis of the limb such that the proximal and limb support members are forced apart along the longitudinal axis of the limb.
18. The method of claim 16 further comprising the step of at least partially surrounding the limb with a protective sleeve, which separates the limb from the traction generating member.
19. The method of claim 16 wherein the proximal limb support member, uninflated traction generating member, and distal limb support member are provided in a flat, flexible configuration that folds into a small space.
20. The method of claim 16 wherein the step of inflating the traction generating member further comprises use of an inflation device.