Author: claimsbot

1. A method for forming the extruded hollow section having parallel parts, wherein the external periphery of said extruded hollow section at said parallel parts has a width, in one direction vertical to a direction of extrusion, which is constant along the direction of extrusion throughout the length of the parallel parts in the direction of extrusion; and tilt parts, wherein the external periphery of said extruded hollow section at said tilt parts has a width, in the one direction, varying along the direction of the extrusion throughout the length of the tilt parts in the direction of extrusion, wherein the parallel parts are integrally formed with the tilt parts, and wherein internal peripheries of all of said parallel parts and internal peripheries of all of said tilt parts have the same widths as one another in said one direction throughout the length of said extruded hollow section in the direction of extrusion, whereby the width of the internal periphery of said extruded hollow section in said one direction is the same throughout the length of said extruded hollow section in the direction of extrusion, using a forming apparatus comprising a fixed die provided with a forming hole having guide grooves extending in a direction tilting against the direction of extrusion, and movable dies disposed so as to be able to travel along the guide grooves, respectively, wherein the fixed die has a base part provided so as to bridge between inner faces of the forming hole, and a hole forming part extended from an end of the base part, on a downstream side thereof, toward downstream inside the forming hole, said method comprising the steps of:
extruding the parallel parts with the movable dies as-stopped state; and
extruding the tilt parts while causing the movable dies to travel along the guide grooves, respectively.
2. The method for forming the extruded hollow section, according to claim 1, further comprising a step of changing a ratio of change in width along the direction of extrusion by varying traveling speeds of the respective movable dies.

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 comprising:
conducting, by a business management system implemented on a computer, different types of Internet-based marketing campaigns for a business, wherein the different types of Internet-based marketing campaigns comprise two or more of: an email campaign, a search engine marketing campaign, an Internet advertising campaign, and an electronic coupon campaign;
analyzing, by the business management system, a web site of the business;
receiving, by the business management system, key performance indicator (KPI) data for different key performance indicators of the web site of the business, wherein the different key performance indicators comprise two or more of: a number of visitors to the web site, a page rank of the web site, a number of sales, a product inventory, and a number of communications from consumers received by the business;
receiving, by the business management system, event data for each of the different types of Internet-based marketing campaigns, wherein the event data comprises: an action taken by the business, timing of the action, and an amount spent in taking the action;
evaluating, by the business management system, impact of the different types of Internet-based marketing campaigns on the different key performance indicators based on the KPI data and the event data;
generating, by the business management system, a report that includes statistics related to return on investment that the different types of Internet-based marketing campaigns had on the different key performance indicators and one or more recommended actions related to Internet-based marketing based on return on investment; and
presenting, by the business management system, a window to display the KPI data and the event data on a screen of the computer, the window comprising:
a graph of the KPI data and the event data showing each different key performance indicator as a function of time and the timing of actions taken by the business in connection with the different types of Internet-based marketing campaigns for displaying the impact of the different types of Internet-based marketing campaigns on the different key performance indicators,
a listing of the actions taken by the business in connection with the different types of Internet-based marketing campaigns for allowing a user of the computer to select an action and obtain further information about the selected action, and
a link to a new window for allowing the user to create a new Internet-based marketing campaign and take one or more actions related to the new Internet-based marketing campaign based on the report and the one or more recommended actions.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein each different key performance indicator is presented as a line graph.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the KPI data and the event data are automatically received by the business management system, without manual input.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the KPI data and the event data are received via an application programming interface.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the window further comprises a link for adding an offline event to the graph via manual input by the user.
6. A computer system comprising:
at least one processor configured to execute software modules; and
memory storing one or more business management software modules configured to:
conduct different types of Internet-based marketing campaigns for a business, wherein the different types of Internet-based marketing campaigns comprise two or more of: an email campaign, a search engine marketing campaign, an Internet advertising campaign, and an electronic coupon campaign;
analyze a web site of the business;
receive key performance indicator (KPI) data for different key performance indicators of the website of the business, wherein the different key performance indicators comprise two or more of: a number of visitors to the web site, a page rank of the web site, a number of sales, a product inventory, and a number of communications from consumers received by the business;
receive event data for each of the different types of Internet-based marketing campaigns, wherein the event data comprises an action taken by the business, timing of the action, and an amount spent in taking the action;
evaluate impact of the different types of Internet-based marketing campaigns on the different key performance indicators based on the KPI data and the event data;
generate a report that includes statistics related to return on investment that the different types of Internet-based marketing campaigns had on the different key performance indicators and one or more recommended actions related to Internet-based marketing based on return on investment; and
present a window to display the KPI data and the event data on a computer screen, the window comprising:
a graph of the KPI data and the event data showing each different key performance indicator as a function of time and the timing of actions taken by the business in connection with the different types of Internet-based marketing campaigns for displaying the impact of the different types of Internet-based marketing campaigns on the different key performance indicators,
a listing of the actions taken by the business in connection with the different types of Internet-based marketing campaigns for allowing a user of the computer system to select an action and obtain further information about the selected action, and
a link to a new window for allowing the user to create a new Internet-based marketing campaign and take one or more actions related to the new Internet-based marketing campaign based on the report and the one or more recommended actions.
7. The computer system of claim 6, wherein each different key performance indicator is presented as a line graph.
8. The computer system of claim 6, wherein the KPI data and the event data are automatically received by the computer system, without manual input.
9. The computer system of claim 6, wherein the KPI data and the event data are received via an application programming interface.
10. The computer system of claim 6, wherein the window further comprises a link for adding an offline event to the graph via manual input by the user.
11. At least one computer memory device encoded with instructions that, when executed, cause a computer to perform a method comprising:
conducting, by a business management system implemented on the computer, different types of Internet-based marketing campaigns for a business, wherein the different types of Internet-based marketing campaigns comprise two or more of: an email campaign, a search engine marketing campaign, an Internet advertising campaign, and an electronic coupon campaign;
analyzing, by the business management system, a web site of the business;
receiving, by the business management system, key performance indicator (KPI) data for different key performance indicators of the web site of the business, wherein the different key performance indicators comprise two or more of: a number of visitors to the web site, a page rank of the web site, a number of sales, a product inventory, and a number of communications from consumers received by the business;
receiving, by the business management system, event data for each of the different types of Internet-based marketing campaigns, wherein the event data comprises: an action taken by the business, timing of the action, and an amount spent in taking the action;
evaluating, by the business management system, impact of the different types of Internet-based marketing campaigns on the different key performance indicators based on the KPI data and the event data;
generating, by the business management system, a report that includes statistics related to return on investment that the different types of Internet-based marketing campaigns had on the different key performance indicators and one or more recommended actions related to Internet-based marketing based on return on investment; and
presenting, by the business management system, a window to display the KPI data and the event data on a screen of the computer, the window comprising:
a graph of the KPI data and the event data showing each different key performance indicator as a function of time and the timing of actions taken by the business in connection with the different types of Internet-based marketing campaigns for displaying the impact of the different types of Internet-based marketing campaigns on the different key performance indicators,
a listing of the actions taken by the business in connection with the different types of Internet-based marketing campaigns for allowing a user of the computer to select an action and obtain further information about the selected action, and
a link to a new window for allowing the user to create a new Internet-based marketing campaign and take one or more actions in connection with conducting the new Internet-based marketing campaign based on the report and the one or more recommended actions.
12. The at least one computer memory device of claim 11, wherein each different key performance indicator is presented as a line graph.
13. The at least one computer memory device of claim 11, wherein the KPI data and the event data are automatically received by the business management system, without manual input.
14. The at least one computer memory device of claim 11, wherein the KPI data and the event data are received via an application programming interface.
15. The at least one computer memory device of claim 11, wherein the window further comprises a link for adding an offline event to the graph via manual input by the user.
16. The method of claim 1, wherein the report further includes a comparison of spending related to Internet-based marketing with respect to other businesses that are similar to the business.
17. The computer system of claim 6, wherein the report further includes a comparison of spending related to Internet-based marketing with respect to other businesses that are similar to the business.
18. The method of claim 4, wherein:
the application programming interface is used by a publisher of print media to communicate an external event related to publication of an advertisement for the business, and
the external event is included in the graph of the KPI data and the event data.
19. The computer system of claim 9, wherein:
the application programming interface is used by a publisher of print media to communicate an external event related to publication of an advertisement for the business, and
the external event is included in the graph of the KPI data and the event data.
20. The at least one computer memory device of claim 14, wherein:
the application programming interface is used by a publisher of print media to communicate an external event related to publication of an advertisement for the business, and
the external event is included in the graph of the KPI data and the event data.

1. A computer-implemented method of load balancing among a plurality of hosts, the method comprising:
receiving a stream of packets that form at least one packet session;
interrogating a packet of the stream of packets for a session ID associated with a packet session and for a tag indicating that the packet is a first packet of a new packet session;
at least partly responsive to the interrogating:
forwarding the packet to a host if the packet includes the tag; or
delivering the packet to an assigned host identified by an existing routing function if the packet does not include the tag;

responsive to a change in availability of one or more of the plurality of hosts, generating a new routing function to provide a balanced distribution of sessions among the plurality of hosts including for the packet session when the packet does not include the tag; and
processing the packet, including when the packet does not include the tag, in parallel based at least on both the new routing function and the existing routing function by applying a corresponding session ID to the new routing function and the existing routing function, such that the packet being processed is duplicated and sent to the hosts corresponding to the new routing function and the existing routing function.
2. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, further comprising at least one of: phasing out a routing function that has been superseded, or purging a routing function that has been superseded.
3. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, further comprising compensating for a load skew with a non-uniform routing function that distributes session loading.
4. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, further comprising processing the packet session through a plurality of forwarders such that packets received by a forwarder are processed through a same routing function.
5. A computer-readable storage device having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause a computer to be configured to perform the method of claim 1.
6. A system comprising:
a processing unit; and
a routing component configured to facilitate load balancing among a plurality of hosts, wherein the routing component:
receives a stream of packets; and
interrogates a packet of the stream of packets for a session ID that uniquely identifies a packet session and for a tag indicating that the packet is a first packet of a packet session; and

a routing function programmed to preserve session affinity in an event of a change in availability of one or more of the plurality of hosts, wherein the routing function at least partly responsive to the interrogation of the routing component:
routes packets of the packet session to a host if the packet includes the tag; or
routes the packet to an assigned host identified by the routing function if the packet does not include the tag; and

the routing component further being configured to:
generate a new routing function to provide a balanced distribution of sessions among the plurality of hosts based at least on change in availability of the plurality of hosts including for the packet session when the packet does not include the tag; and
process the packet, including when the packet does not include the tag, in parallel based at least on both the new routing function and the routing function by applying a corresponding session ID to the new routing function and the routing function, such that the packet being processed is duplicated and sent to the hosts corresponding to the new routing function and the routing function.
7. A system as recited in claim 6, wherein the routing component comprises a plurality of forwarders that receive the packets and process the packets through the routing function.
8. A system as recited in claim 6, wherein the routing component is further configured to interrogate the packets for session information, and route the packets to one of the plurality of hosts based at least on the session information.
9. A system as recited in claim 6, wherein session information includes at least one of the tag that indicates the first packet of the session, and an end-of-session packet.
10. A system as recited in claim 6, wherein the routing component is further configured to generate a plurality of different routing functions and phase out one or more of the different routing functions over time.
11. A system as recited in claim 6, further comprising a plurality of forwarding components configured to track availability of a plurality of hosts and generate a new routing function through which new sessions are processed.
12. A system as recited in claim 11, wherein the plurality of forwarding components are configured to test relevancy of a routing function by requesting that the plurality of hosts process local sessions through the routing function.
13. The system of claim 11, wherein the plurality of forwarding components are configured to generate a new routing function that compensates for at least one of a host failure, an overloaded host, an underloaded host, or an administrative operation.
14. A system as recited in claim 6, wherein the routing component:
routes packets of the packet session to a host based at least on the session ID;
corresponds to another routing function programmed by another routing component; and
defines a relationship between a received packet and a subset of the plurality of hosts to balance distribution of packets among the plurality of hosts, such that in an event that results from the routing function and the another routing function differ for the received packet, the received packet is duplicated and sent to hosts corresponding to both the routing function and the another routing function.
15. One or more computer-readable storage devices having computer-executable instructions encoded thereon that, upon execution, configure the computer to perform operations comprising:
receiving a stream of packets that forms a packet session;
interrogating a packet of the stream of packets for a session ID and for a tag indicating that the packet is a first packet of the packet session;
at least partly responsive to the interrogating:
forwarding the packet to a host if the packet includes the tag; or
delivering the packet to an assigned host identified by an existing routing function if the packet does not include the tag;

responsive to a change in availability of one or more hosts of a plurality of hosts, generating a new routing function to provide a substantially balanced distribution of sessions among the plurality of hosts including for the packet session when the packet does not include the tag; and
processing the packet, including when the packet does not include the tag, in parallel based at least on both the new routing function and the existing routing function by applying a corresponding session ID to the new routing function and the existing routing function, such that the packet being processed is duplicated and sent to the hosts corresponding to the new routing function and the existing routing function.
16. One or more computer-readable storage devices as recited in claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise at least one of:
processing a new session through the new routing function;
phasing out an old routing function; or
purging the old routing function.
17. One or more computer-readable storage devices as recited in claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise generating a non-uniform routing function that distributes session loading to compensate for load skew.
18. One or more computer-readable storage devices as recited in claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise processing the packet session through a plurality of forwarders such that packets received by a forwarder of the plurality of forwarders is processed through a same routing function.
19. One or more computer-readable storage devices as recited in claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise generating a hash function based at least on availability of the plurality of hosts.
20. One or more computer-readable storage devices as recited in claim 19, wherein the operations further comprise purging the hash function after determining the hash function is no longer needed.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

What is claimed is:

1. In a communication system, a method comprising:
forming a first stream of power control commands for controlling transmit power levels of a plurality of different data streams;
controlling a transmit power level of at least a first and second data stream in said plurality of different data streams in accordance with the first stream of power control commands.
2. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising:
transmitting the first data stream from a first base station to a mobile station, and transmitting the second data stream from a second base station to the mobile station, after adjusting transmit power level of said first and second data streams in accordance with the first stream of power control commands.
3. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising:
receiving the first and second data streams, at a mobile station, with a transmit power level of said first and second data streams adjusted in accordance with the first stream of power control commands.
4. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising:
forming a power control signal from the first stream of power control commands;
transmitting the power control signal from a mobile station to at least one base station;
re-forming the first received stream of power control commands from the received power control signal at the at least one base station.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first data stream contains a voice data.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the second data stream contains a fax data.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the second data stream contains an internet transmission.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first data stream contains voice data, and the second data stream contains information data.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first stream of power control commands is based on an error rate associated with either the first or second data stream.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the first stream of power control commands is based on a signal-to-noise ratio associated with either the first or second received data stream.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the power control command in the first stream of power control commands represents a command to either increase or decrease or remain at the same transmit power of the first or second data streams.
12. In a communication system, a method comprising:
determining a first stream of power control commands;
determining a second stream of power control commands;
interleaving the first and second stream s of power control commands;
transmitting the interleaved streams of power control commands to a first and second base stations for controlling transmit power levels of a plurality of different data streams.
13. The method as recited in claim 12 further comprising:
receiving, at a mobile station, a first data stream from the first base station and from the second base station, and receiving a second data stream from the second base station at the mobile station, wherein said first and second data stream are included in said plurality of different data streams.
14. The method as recited in claim 12 further comprising:
receiving the interleaved streams of power control commands at the first and second base stations;
de-interleaving the received interleaved streams of power control commands for forming, at the first and second base stations, respectively, the first and second received streams of power control commands.
15. The method as recited in claim 12 further comprising:
controlling transmit power level of data transmitted from the first base station in accordance with the first stream of power control commands, and controlling transmit power level of data transmitted from the second base station in accordance with the second stream of power control commands.
16. The method as recited in claim 15 wherein at least a portion of the data stream transmitted from the first base station at a power level in accordance with the first stream of power control commands and at least a portion of the data stream transmitted from the second base station at a power level in accordance with the second stream of power control commands are the same data targeted for a mobile station.
17. The method of claim 12, wherein the first stream of power control commands has a first bit rate within an interleaved power control signal and the second stream of power control commands has a second bit rate within the interleaved power control signal.
18. In a mobile radio telephone communication system, a method comprising:
forming a first stream of power control commands based on a first data communication from each base station in a first active set of base stations and from each base station in a second active set of base stations;
transmitting, at a power level based on said first stream of power control commands, a first data stream from the first and second active sets of base stations to a mobile station;
forming a second stream of power control commands based on the first data communication from each uncommon base station in the first and second sets of active base stations;
transmitting to the mobile station, at a power level based on said second stream of power control commands, the first data stream from each uncommon base station in the first and second sets of active base stations.
19. The method as recited in claim 18 further comprising:
transmitting to the mobile station, at a power level based on said second stream of power control commands, a second data stream from at least one of the uncommon base stations.
20. The method as recited in claim 18 further comprising:
transmitting to the mobile station, at a power level based on said first stream of power control commands, a second data stream from at least one of the first and second active sets of base stations.
21. In a communication system, an apparatus comprising:
a power control command generator for forming a first stream of power control commands for controlling transmit power levels of a plurality of different data streams;
a controller for controlling a transmit power level of a first and second data stream in said plurality of different data streams in accordance with the first stream of power control commands.
22. The apparatus as recited in claim 21 further comprising:
a transmitter configured for transmitting the first data stream from at least one base station to a mobile station, and transmitting the second data stream from the at least one base station to the mobile station after adjusting transmit power level of said first and second data streams in accordance with the first stream of power control commands.
23. The apparatus as recited in claim 21 further comprising:
a receiver configured for receiving the first and second data streams, at a mobile station, with a transmit power level of said first and second data streams adjusted in accordance with the first stream of power control commands.