Author: claimsbot

1. A method executed by a computer, comprising:
displaying continually-incoming time series data in a visualization screen, wherein the displaying comprises:
in response to detecting that the visualization screen has become full with first time series data, overwriting a first portion of the first time series data displayed in the visualization screen with additional incoming time series data of the continually-incoming data such that the additional incoming time series data replaces the first portion of the first time series data in the visualization screen,

maintaining a second portion of the first time series data unshifted even though the additional incoming time series data has been added to the visualization screen.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising inserting a gap between the additional incoming time series data and the second portion of the first time series data to provide a separation between the additional incoming time series data and the second portion in the visualization screen.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein inserting the gap comprises inserting the gap that is assigned a background color.
4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:
receiving further additional incoming time series data of the continually-incoming time series data;
overwriting, in the visualization screen, the gap with the further additional incoming time series data; and
inserting another gap in the visualization screen after the further additional incoming time series data, the another gap replacing a part of the second portion such that a reduced portion of the first time series data remains displayed on the visualization screen, the reduced portion remaining unshifted in the visualization screen.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the continually-incoming time series data comprises displaying the continually-incoming time series data starting at a first side of the visualization screen and progressing to a second side of the visualization screen, wherein overwriting the first portion comprises overwriting the first portion at the first side of the visualization screen.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the continually-incoming time series data comprises displaying the continually-incoming time series data as a row containing color-based cells representing corresponding data records of the continually-incoming time series data.
7. The method of claim 6, further comprising assigning colors to the cells according to a coloring attribute of the corresponding data records.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the time series data comprises displaying continually-incoming real-time data.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein displaying the real-time data comprises displaying the real-time data from data sources over a network.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the continually-incoming time series data further comprises:
displaying the continually-incoming time series data in plural columns of the visualization screen corresponding to plural time intervals.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein overwriting the first portion of the first time series data comprises overwriting a group of the first time series data that includes more than one of the plural columns.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein displaying the continually-incoming time series data further comprises displaying the continually-incoming time series data in a row in the visualization screen, where intersection of the row and a corresponding one of the columns provides a sub-array of cells representing data records of the time series data.
13. The method of claim 1, wherein overwriting the first portion of the first time series data comprises overwriting an oldest portion of the first time series data.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein inserting the gap in the visualization screen between the additional incoming time series data and the second portion of the first time series data comprises inserting the gap that overwrites a second oldest portion of the first time series data in the visualization screen.
15. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing information technology services, wherein the displaying is part of the information technology services.
16. A method executed by a computer, comprising:
receiving real-time data for display in a visualization screen;
determining whether the visualization screen is full;
in response to determining that the visualization screen is not full, inserting newly received real-time data after existing real-time data in the visualization screen;
in response to determining that the visualization screen is full,
overwriting a first portion of the existing real-time data displayed in the visualization screen with the newly received real-time data, and
maintaining a second portion of the existing real-time data displayed in the visualization screen unshifted even though the newly received real-time data has been added to the visualization screen.
17. The method of claim 16, further comprising displaying data records of the real-time data as cells within the visualization screen.
18. The method of claim 17, further comprising assigning colors to the cells according to values of a coloring attribute of the data records.
19. An article comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that when executed cause a computer to:
receive continually-incoming time series data; and
display the continually-incoming time series data in a visualization screen, wherein the displaying comprises:
in response to detecting that the visualization screen has become full with first time series data, overwrite a first portion of the first time series data displayed in the visualization screen with additional incoming time series data of the continually-incoming data such that the additional incoming time series data replaces the first portion of the first time series data in the visualization screen, and
maintain a second portion of the first time series data unshifted even though the additional incoming data has been added to the visualization screen.
20. The article of claim 19, wherein the displaying further comprises:
inserting a gap in the visualization screen between the additional incoming time series data and the second portion of the first time series data to provide a separation between the additional incoming time series data and the second portion in the visualization screen.
21. The article of claim 19, wherein displaying the continually-incoming time series data comprises displaying the continually-incoming time series data starting at a first side of the visualization screen and progressing to a second side of the visualization screen, wherein overwriting the first portion comprises overwriting the first portion at the first side of the visualization screen.
22. The article of claim 19, wherein overwriting the first portion at the first side of the visualization screen comprises overwriting an oldest portion of the first time series data.
23. The article of claim 19, wherein displaying the continually-incoming time series data in the visualization screen comprises displaying real-time time series data in the visualization screen.

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. An information access method comprising:
determining that a user desires to access restricted information controlled by an information provider;
without intervention by the user, accessing user authentication information associated with the information provider;
without intervention by the user, providing the user authentication information to the information provider;
without intervention by the user, requesting that the information provider authenticate the user authentication information; and
subsequent to the requesting, providing the user with the restricted information.
2. A consumer purchase method comprising:
a consumer establishing communication between a personal access device and a point of sale terminal, the personal access device storing financial information associated with the consumer;
the point of sale terminal requesting user authentication information associated with the personal access device from the consumer;
based on the user authentication information, the point of sale terminal retrieving the financial information from the personal access device; and
securing payment for goods andor services using the financial information.

1. A refrigeration device comprising:
a main refrigerant circuit including a compressor that compresses gas refrigerant, a heat source side heat exchanger, a receiver that stores liquid refrigerant, and a user side heat exchanger; and
a liquid level detection circuit configured and arranged to detect if a liquid refrigerant level in the receiver is at a predetermined position by extracting a portion of refrigerant from the receiver at a predetermined level of the receiver, reducing the pressure of the portion of the refrigerant extracted, heating the refrigerant after reducing pressure of the refrigerant, measuring the temperature of the portion of the refrigerant extracted, the liquid level detection circuit having a single temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the portion of the refrigerant extracted, and then returning the portion of the refrigerant extracted to an intake side of the compressor.
2. The refrigeration device according to claim 1, wherein
the main refrigerant circuit includes a receiver arranged to store liquid refrigerant.
3. The refrigeration device according to claim 2, wherein
the main refrigerant circuit uses R410A as the refrigerant.
4. The refrigeration device according to claim 1, wherein
the main refrigerant circuit uses R410A as the refrigerant.
5. A refrigerant amount detection method of a refrigeration device having a main refrigerant circuit which includes a compressor that compresses gas refrigerant, a heat source side heat exchanger, and a receiver that stores liquid refrigerant; the refrigerant amount detection method comprising:
operating the a compressor of the refrigeration device to increase pressure of the refrigerant up to a pressure at which the refrigerant that flows in the refrigerant circuit can be condensed in the heat source side heat exchanger; and
extracting a portion of the refrigerant in the receiver from a predetermined level of the receiver during the operating of the compressor,
reducing the pressure of the portion of the refrigerant extracted from the receiver,
heating the refrigerant after reducing pressure of the refrigerant,
measuring refrigerant temperature of the portion of the refrigerant extracted from the receiver at a single location downstream in a refrigerant flow direction from the heating step, and
determining if a liquid level in the receiver is at a predetermined position based upon the refrigerant temperature measured.
6. The refrigeration amount detection method according to claim 5, wherein
R410A is used as the refrigerant in the main refrigerant circuit.

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. An aqueous solution that is physically stable for at least one week at 5\xb0 C. comprising metronidazole, a first solubility enhancing agent which is betacyclodextrin, and a second solubility enhancing agent which is niacin or niacinamide, wherein in the solution, the concentration of metronidazole is about 1.0% ww or higher, the concentration of betacyclodextrin is 0.5% ww or higher, and the concentration of niacinamide or niacin is about 0.5% ww or higher.
2. The aqueous solution of claim 1 wherein the solubility enhancing agent is niacinamide.
3. The aqueous solution of claim 2 which is a gel.
4. The aqueous solution of claim 1 wherein the solubility enhancing agent is niacin.
5. The aqueous solution of claim 4 which is a gel.
6. The aqueous solution of claim 1 which comprises niacinamide and does not comprise niacin.
7. The aqueous solution of claim 1 wherein the concentration of niacinamide or niacin is about 1.0% ww or higher.
8. The aqueous solution of claim 7 which comprises niacinamide and does not comprise niacin.
9. The aqueous solution of claim 1 which is a gel.
10. An aqueous solution comprising metronidazole, betacyclodextrin at a concentration of 0.5% ww or higher, and niacinamide, wherein the solution is free of crystal or precipitate formation when stored for one week at 5\xb0 C.
11. The aqueous solution of claim 10 wherein the concentration of betacyclodextrin is about 1% ww or higher.
12. The aqueous solution of claim 10, which is an aqueous gel solution.
13. A kit for the topical treatment of dermatologic or mucosal disorders comprising a container and an aqueous solution of metronidazole, beta-cyclodextrin, and niacin or niacinamide within said container, wherein the concentration of metronidazole in said solution is higher than 0.75% ww, the concentration of beta-cyclodextrin is 0.5% ww or higher, and the concentration of niacin or niacinamide is about 1.0% ww or higher.
14. The kit of claim 13 wherein the concentration of metronidazole is about 1% ww or higher.
15. The kit of claim 13 wherein the aqueous solution is a gel.
16. The kit of claim 13 wherein the solution contains niacinamide and is substantially free of niacin.
17. The kit of claim 13 wherein the solution contains niacin and is substantially free of niacinamide.
18. A method for obtaining an aqueous solution containing metronidazole wherein the aqueous solution contains betacyclodextrin at a concentration greater than 0.5% ww comprising combining in an aqueous fluid metronidazole, betacyclodextrin and niacinamide wherein the amount of the niacinamide combined in the aqueous fluid is sufficient to provide a dissolved concentration of betacyclodextrin greater than 0.5% ww at a temperature of 5\xb0 C.
19. The method of claim 18 wherein the aqueous solution containing betacyclodextrin at a concentration greater than 0.5% ww and niacinamide is physically stable for one week at 5\xb0 C.
20. The method of claim 18 wherein the aqueous solution is an aqueous gel solution.
21. A method for increasing the solubility of metronidazole in aqueous solution comprising combining metronidazole, betacyclodextrin, and niacinamide or niacin in an aqueous fluid, wherein the concentration of betacyclodextrin in the fluid is 0.5% ww or more and the concentration of niacinamide or niacin in the fluid is about 1.0% or higher.
22. The method of claim 21 wherein the aqueous solution is a gel.
23. The method of claim 21 which comprises combining niacinamide in the fluid.
24. The method of claim 21 which comprises combining niacin in the fluid.
25. The method of claim 21 wherein the solubility of metronidazole is increased to 0.75% ww or more.
26. The method of claim 25 wherein the solubility of metronidazole is increased to about 1.0% ww or more.
27. The method of claim 21 wherein the betacyclodextrin and the niacin or niacinamide are dissolved in the aqueous fluid before the metronidazole is combined in the fluid.
28. The method of claim 21 wherein a gelling agent is added to the fluid after the metronidazole, betacyclodextrin, and the niacin or niacinamide are combined in the fluid.
29. A method for increasing the enhancing effect of betacyclodextrin on the solubility of metronidazole in aqueous fluid comprising combining niacin or niacinamide with the betacyclodextrin in the aqueous fluid, wherein the concentration of betacyclodextrin in the fluid is 0.5% or more and the concentration of niacin or niacinamide is about 1.0% ww or more.
30. The method of claim 29 wherein the niacin or niacinamide is combined in the fluid with the betacyclodextrin and then metronidazole is added to the fluid.
31. The method of claim 29 wherein niacin is combined with the betacyclodextrin in the aqueous fluid.
32. The method of claim 29 wherein niacinamide is combined with the betacyclodextrin in the aqueous fluid.
33. A method for making an aqueous solution of metronidazole greater than 0.75% ww comprising combining metronidazole, beta-cyclodextrin (BCD), and niacin or niacinamide in an aqueous fluid, wherein the amount of BCD that is combined in the aqueous fluid is sufficient to provide a concentration of BCD in the solution of 0.5% ww or higher and wherein the aqueous solution is physically stable when stored for one week at 5\xb0 C.
34. The method of claim 33 wherein the metronidazole is added to the aqueous fluid after the BCD and the niacin or niacinamide are dissolved in the aqueous fluid.
35. The method of claim 33 which further comprises, after the combination of metronidazole, BCD, and the niacin or niacinamide, adding a gelling agent.
36. An aqueous solution that is made by the method of claim 35.
37. The method of claim 33 wherein niacinamide but not niacin is combined.
38. An aqueous solution that is made by the method of claim 37.
39. The method of claim 33 wherein niacin but not niacinamide is combined.
40. An aqueous solution that is made by the method of claim 39.
41. An aqueous solution that is made by the method of claim 33.
42. The method of claim 33 wherein the betacyclodextrin is crystalline betacyclodextrin.
43. An aqueous solution that is made by the method of claim 42.
44. A method for the treatment of a dermatologic or mucosal disorder comprising topically applying an effective amount of aqueous solution of metronidazole having a concentration higher than 0.75% ww to the site of the disorder and permitting the metronidazole to treat the disorder, wherein the solution comprises beta-cyclodextrin (BCD) at a concentration of 0.5% ww or higher and niacin or niacinamide, and wherein the solution is physically stable when stored for one week at 50\xb0 C.
45. The method of claim 44, wherein the concentration of metronidazole is about 1% or higher.
46. The method of claim 45 wherein the application is once daily.
47. The method of claim 44 wherein the disorder is rosacea.
48. The method of claim 44 wherein the solution comprises niacin and is substantially free of niacinamide.
49. The method of claim 44 wherein the solution comprises niacinamide and is substantially free of niacin.
50. The method of claim 44 wherein the aqueous solution is a gel.