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1. A contents utilization control apparatus, comprising:
a hardware input unit which inputs contents from a contents provision right owner, the contents comprising:
a first software module further comprising:
the contents, and
a first software control module to dynamically control the contents and to interact with a second software control module, and

a hardware transmission unit which combines the contents with the first software control module, and transmits the combination to an external hardware unit, according to a control from the third software control module.
2. A contents utilization control apparatus, comprising:
a hardware input unit which inputs contents from a contents provision right owner, the contents comprising:
a first software module further comprising:
the contents, and
a first software control module, and

a second software module further comprising:
a license prepared from contents utilization approval information, and
a second software control module,
wherein the first software control module and the second software control module cooperate with each other to carry out a dynamic control relating to the utilization of the contents to contents users;
a third software control module for authenticating the first software control module and the second software control module, and for carrying out the control relating to the utilization of the contents based on a mutual cooperation between the first software control module and the second software control module; and
a hardware transmission unit which combines the contents with the first software control module, and transmits the combination to an external hardware unit, according to a control from the third software control module,
wherein the third software control module controls the hardware transmission unit based on a result of an authentication carried out between the third software control module and the external hardware unit.
3. A contents utilization control apparatus, comprising:
a hardware input unit which inputs contents from a contents provision right owner, the contents comprising:
a first software module further comprising:
the contents, and
a first software control module, and

a second software module further comprising:
a license prepared from contents utilization approval information, and
a second software control module,
wherein the first software control module and the second software control module cooperate with each other to carry out a dynamic control relating to the utilization of the contents to contents users;
a third software control module for authenticating the first software control module and the second software control module, and for carrying out the control relating to the utilization of the contents based on a mutual cooperation between the first software control module and the second software control module; and
a hardware transmission unit which combines the contents with the first software control module, and transmits the combination to an external hardware unit, according to a control from the third software control module,
wherein the hardware transmission unit and the external hardware unit mutually carry out encrypted communications regarding the combination, and
the hardware transmission unit transmits the encrypted combination with a predetermined encryption key.
4. A contents utilization control apparatus, comprising:
a hardware input unit which inputs contents from a contents provision right owner, the contents comprising:
a first software module further comprising:
the contents, and
a first software control module to dynamically control the contents and to interact with a second software control module, and

a reception unit which receives the combination transmitted from an external hardware unit, and makes the control relating to the utilization of the contents by executing the first software control module according to the control of the third software control module.
5. A contents utilization control apparatus comprising:
a hardware input unit which inputs contents from a contents provision right owner, the contents comprising:
a first software module further comprising:
the contents, and
a first software control module, and

a second software module further comprising:
a license prepared from contents utilization approval information, and
a second software control module,
wherein the first software control module and the second software control module cooperate with each other to carry out a dynamic control relating to the utilization of the contents to contents users
a third software control module for authenticating the first software control module and the second software control module, and for carrying out the control relating to the utilization of the contents based on a mutual cooperation between the first software control module and the second software control module; and
a reception unit which receives the combination transmitted from an external hardware unit, and makes the control relating to the utilization of the contents by executing the first software control module according to the control of the third software control module,
wherein the third software control module controls the reception unit based on a result of an authentication carried out between the third software control module and the external hardware unit.
6. A contents utilization control apparatus comprising:
a hardware input unit which inputs contents from a contents provision right owner, the contents comprising:
a first software module further comprising:
the contents, and
a first software control module, and

a second software module further comprising:
a license prepared from contents utilization approval information, and
a second software control module,
wherein the first software control module and the second software control module cooperate with each other to carry out a dynamic control relating to the utilization of the contents to contents users
a third software control module for authenticating the first software control module and the second software control module, and for carrying out the control relating to the utilization of the contents based on a mutual cooperation between the first software control module and the second software control module; and
a reception unit which receives the combination transmitted from an external hardware unit, and makes the control relating to the utilization of the contents by executing the first software control module according to the control of the third software control module,
wherein the external hardware unit and the reception unit mutually carry out encrypted communications regarding the combination, and
the reception unit decrypts the encrypted combination with a predetermined decryption key.
7. A contents utilization control apparatus comprising:
a hardware input unit which inputs contents from a contents provision right owner, the contents comprising:
a first software module further comprising:
the contents, and
a first software control module, and

a second software module further comprising:
a license prepared from contents utilization approval information, and
a second software control module
wherein the first software control module and the second software control module cooperate with each other to carry out a dynamic control relating to the utilization of the contents to contents users; and
a true control software module equipped with a function identical to that of the first software control module,
wherein the first software module includes a virtual control software module for issuing a control request to the true control software module in place of the first software control module.
8. A contents utilization control apparatus, comprising:
a hardware input unit which inputs contents from a contents provision right owner, the contents comprising:
a first software module further comprising:
a plurality of contents forming a hierarchical structure, and
a plurality of first software control modules corresponding to the plurality of contents respectively to dynamically control the corresponding contents and to interact with a corresponding second software control module, and

a second software module further comprising:
a plurality of licenses forming a hierarchical structure, each corresponding to utilization approval information for approving the utilization of corresponding one of the plurality of contents, and
a plurality of second software control modules corresponding to the plurality of licenses respectively to dynamically control the corresponding license and to interact with the corresponding first software control module,
wherein the first software module and the second software module are stored in at least one file, and
the first software control module and the second software control module carry out a dynamic control regarding the utilization of the contents in hierarchy by mutual cooperation.
9. The contents utilization control apparatus according to the claim 8,
wherein desired contents, a first software control module corresponding to the contents, a desired license, and a second software control module corresponding to the license can be extracted from the first software module and the second software module respectively, and
the contents, the first software control module, the license, and the second software control module are utilizeddistributed as contents with the first software module and the second software module respectively.
10. A contents utilization control apparatus comprising:
a hardware input unit which inputs contents from a contents provision right owner, the contents comprising:
a first software module further comprising:
a plurality of contents forming a hierarchical structure, and
a plurality of first software control modules corresponding to the plurality of contents respectively, and

a second software module further comprising:
a license prepared from contents utilization approval information, and
the second software control module to dynamically control the license and to interact with the first software control module, and
wherein the first software control module and the second software control module cooperate with each other to carry out a dynamic control relating to the utilization of the contents to contents users;
authenticating with a third software control module the first software module and the second software module, and carrying out a control relating to the utilization of the contents based on a mutual cooperation between the first software control module and the second software control module;
combining the contents with the first software control module; and
transmitting the combination to an external hardware unit, according to a control from the third software control module.
12. A contents utilization control method, comprising:
inputting contents from a contents provision right owner, the contents comprising:
a first software module further comprising:
the contents, and
a first software control module to dynamically control the contents and to interact with a second software control module, and

a second software module further comprising:
a license prepared from contents utilization approval information, and
the second software control module to dynamically control the license and to interact with the first software control module, and
wherein the first software control module and the second software control module cooperate with each other to carry out a dynamic control relating to the utilization of the contents to contents users;
authenticating with a third software control module the first software module and the second software module, and carrying out a control relating to the utilization of the contents based on a mutual cooperation between the first software control module and the second software control module;
receiving the combination transmitted from an external hardware unit; and
making the control relating to the utilization of the contents by executing the first software control module, according to the control of the third software control module.
13. A contents utilization control method, comprising:
inputting contents from a contents provision right owner, the contents comprising:
a first software module further comprising:
a plurality of contents forming a hierarchical structure, and
a plurality of first software control modules corresponding to the plurality of contents respectively to dynamically control the corresponding contents and to interact with a corresponding second software control module, and

a second software module further comprising:
a plurality of licenses forming a hierarchical structure, each corresponding to utilization approval information for approving the utilization of corresponding one of the plurality of contents, and
a plurality of second software control modules corresponding to the plurality of licenses respectively to dynamically control the corresponding license and to interact with the corresponding first software control module,
wherein the first software module and the second software module are stored in at least one file, and
the first software control module and the second software control module carry out a dynamic control regarding the utilization of the contents in hierarchy by mutual cooperation.
14. The contents utilization control method according to the claim 13,
wherein desired contents, a first software control module corresponding to the contents, a desired license, and a second software control module corresponding to the license can be extracted from the first software module and the second software module respectively, and
the contents, the first software control module, the license, and the second software control module are utilizeddistributed as contents with the first software module and the second software module respectively.
15. A computer readable medium for storing instructions, which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform:
inputting contents from a contents provision right owner, the contents comprising:
a first software module further comprising:
a plurality of contents forming a hierarchical structure, and
a plurality of first software control modules corresponding to the plurality of contents respectively to dynamically control the corresponding contents and to interact with a corresponding second software control module, and

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 one-piece unitary compression clamp comprising:
a generally cylindrical wall;
a crimping ear extending radially outward from said cylindrical wall, said crimping ear including a mouth that defines a gap in said cylindrical wall; and
a tongue unitary with said cylindrical wall, said tongue extending inside said cylindrical wall and across said mouth.
2. The compression clamp of claim 1 wherein said tongue is attached to said ear by a strap, said strap including an inner surface having at least one score line.
3. The compression clamp of claim 2 wherein said cylindrical wall defines an internal deformation aligned with said gap, said tongue located within said deformation to align said tongue with said gap.
4. The compression clamp of claim 2 comprising a plurality of said inward deformations approximately evenly spaced about the circumference of said wall.
5. The compression clamp of claim 2 wherein said wall includes a shoulder at one end of said wall and defines a hole proximate said one end proximate said shoulder.
6. The compression clamp of claim 2 wherein said inward deformation comprises at least one longitudinal rib.
7. The compression clamp of claim 2 wherein the other end of said wall flares radially outwardly.
8. A method of mounting a conduit on a fitting comprising the steps of:
positioning a one-piece unitary compression clamp on one end of the conduit, the clamp including a crimping ear having a mouth and a tongue, the tongue positioned between the mouth and the conduit and overlying the mouth, the tongue unitary with the crimping ear;
positioning the one end of the conduit on the fitting; and
crimping the ear to close the mouth and to compress the tongue against the conduit and secure the conduit on the fitting.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein the tongue is connected to the ear with a strap, the strap deforming as the ear is crimped.
10. The method of claim 8 wherein the clamp includes at least one inwardly extending deformation providing an interference fit between the clamp and the conduit.
11. A one piece unitary compression clamp comprising:
a generally cylindrical wall;
a crimping ear extending from said cylindrical wall and defining a gap in said cylindrical wall, said crimping ear including a pair of legs extending radially outwardly from said cylindrical wall and a base spanning said gap and joining said legs;
a tongue having an end connected to said crimping ear, said tongue overlying substantially all of said gap; and
a strap attached between said end of said tongue and said crimping ear base, said strap including a deformable score line.
12. The compression clamp of claim 11 wherein said cylindrical wall has opposite longitudinal ends, a shoulder extending radially inwardly from one of said ends, and at least one inward deformation in said cylindrical wall.
13. The compression clamp of claim 12 wherein said inward deformation comprises at least one longitudinal rib.
14. The compression clamp of claim 12 comprising a plurality of said deformations approximately evenly spaced about the circumference of said wall.
15. The compression clamp of claim 12 wherein said wall defines a hole proximate said one end proximate said shoulder.
16. A one piece unitary compression clamp comprising:
a generally cylindrical wall;
a crimping ear unitary with said cylindrical wall and extending from said cylindrical wall, said crimping ear including a pair of legs extending radially outwardly from said cylindrical wall and defining a gap in said cylindrical wall, said crimping ear including a base spanning said gap and joining said legs;
a tongue extending inwardly from said crimping ear such that said tongue is positioned inside said cylindrical wall, said tongue overlying substantially all of said gap.

1. A system for consolidating and marketing of financial products, including:
a server computer;
a provider computer coupled to the server computer;
an advisor computer coupled to the server computer;
an investor computer coupled to the server computer; and
instructions stored on the server computer that when executed on the server computer, perform a method including:
accepting financial product, advisor, and investor information;
allowing access to a portion of the financial product information, based on the investor information, directly with the server through the investor computer;
allowing access to another portion of the financial product information not accessible through the investor computer, based on the advisor information, through the advisor computer; and
tracking and reporting the advisor information and the investor information through metrics.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the metrics include total orders, orders fulfilled, conversion ratio, and average order size.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein the portion of the financial product information accessed through the advisor computer includes advisor support information.
4. A machine-readable, non-transitory medium having computer-executable instructions, which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a process for consolidating and marketing of financial products including:
accepting financial product, advisor, and investor information;
allowing access to a portion of the financial product information, based on the client information, directly with the server through an investor computer;
allowing access to another portion of the financial product information not accessible through the investor computer, based on the advisor information, through an advisor computer; and
tracking and reporting the advisor information and the investor information through metrics.
5. The medium of claim 4, wherein the metrics include total orders, orders fulfilled, conversion ratio, and average order size.
6. The medium of claim 4, wherein the second portion includes advisor support information.
7. The medium of claim 6, wherein advisor support information includes due diligence activities and assessments.
8. The medium of claim 4, the computer further compiling the advisor information or investor information into a data file.
9. The medium of claim 8, the computer further generating a report based on the data file.
10. The medium of claim 9, wherein the report includes a log of accesses to the financial product information.
11. The medium of claim 4, wherein the portion of the financial information accessed through the advisor computer includes alternative financial products to financial products in the portion accessed by the investor computer.
12. The medium of claim 4, the computer further hosting an audiovisual conference via the investor computer and advisor computer.
13. The medium of claim 4, the computer further accepting and filling orders for financial products.
14. The medium of claim 4, the computer further ranking a plurality of advisors or investors according to the metrics.
15. The medium of claim 14, the computer further recommending a course of action regarding a particular advisor or regarding a particular investor based on the ranking.
16. A method, including:
accepting and storing financial product, advisor, and investor information;
allowing direct access to a portion of the financial product information, based on the client information, through an investor computer;
allowing access to another portion of the financial product information not accessible through the investor computer, based on the advisor information, through an advisor computer; and
tracking and reporting the advisor information and the investor information through metrics.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the metrics include total orders, orders fulfilled, conversion ratio, and average order size.
18. The method of claim 16, wherein a report generated from advisor information or investor information includes a log of accesses to the financial product information.
19. The method of claim 16, further including ranking a plurality of advisors or investors according to the metrics.
20. The method of claim 19, further including recommending a course of action regarding a particular advisor or regarding a particular investor based on the ranking.

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 of preventing disruption of a media stream transmitted across a lossy network, the method comprising:
applying a lost packet recovery algorithm to the media stream, wherein the lost packet recovery algorithm inserts redundant information into a transmitted data stream including the media stream to permit reconstruction of one or more lost packets; and
applying a congestion avoidance algorithm to the transmitted data stream, wherein the congestion avoidance algorithm, if there has been no packet loss above a first predetermined threshold for a predetermined period of time:
temporarily increases a data rate of the transmitted data stream by increasing the amount of redundant information inserted into the transmitted data stream;
receives channel information from the network including packet loss and monitoring the packet loss to determine whether the network can support the higher data rate of the transmitted data stream; and
if the packet loss remains below a second predetermined threshold, increases a bit rate of the media stream while maintaining the higher data rate of the transmitted data stream.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the redundant information comprises one or more recovery packets.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein the number of recovery packets depends on the packet loss determined from RTCP receiver reports.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the lost packet recovery algorithm includes:
forward erasure correction coding; or
Reed-Solomon encoding.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the media stream comprises video data.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein applying a lost packet recovery algorithm to the media stream comprises:
determining a protection period;
determining a total number of packets per protection period; and
determining a number of recovery packets per protection period.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein the protection period is determined according to the bit rate of the media stream.
8. The method of claim 6 further comprising adjusting lost packet recovery protection parameters, LPR protection parameters, as a function of the bit rate of the media stream.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein adjusting LPR protection parameters as a function of the bit rate of the media stream comprises:
dynamically adapting the packet size of the data andor recovery packets; or
sending empty data packets.
10. A media encoding apparatus for preventing disruption of a media stream transmitted across a lossy network, the media encoding apparatus comprising:
a media encoder; and
one or more lost packet recovery modules, wherein the one or more lost packet recovery modules comprise a programmable control device and a memory, the memory being configured to store and the programmable control device being configured to execute instructions causing the meia encoding apparatus to:
insert redundant information into a transmitted data stream including the media stream to permit reconstruction of one or more lost packets; and
if there has been no packet loss above a first predetermined threshold for a predetermined period of time:
temporarily increase a data rate of the transmitted data stream by increasing the amount of redundant information inserted into the transmitted data stream;
receive channel information from the network including packet loss and monitor the packet loss to determine whether the network can support the higher data rate of the transmitted data stream; and
if the packet loss remains below a second predetermined threshold, increase a bit rate of the media stream while maintaining the higher date rate of the transmitted data stream.
11. The media encoding apparatus of claim 10 wherein the media encoding apparatus is further configured to determine lost packet recovery protection parameters, LPR protection parameters, from the channel information.
12. The media encoding apparatus of claim 10 wherein the media encoding apparatus is a video encoder.
13. The media encoding apparatus of claim 10 wherein the LPR protection parameters are determined by:
determining a protection period;
determining a total number of packets per protection period; and
determining a number of recovery packets per protection period.
14. The media encoding apparatus of claim 10 wherein a payload of the recovery packet is encoded using Reed-Solomon encoding.

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