Author: claimsbot

1. A method executed on one or more processors for project planning and management, the method comprising:
publishing, over a communications network, a representation of a project specification comprising one or more discrete objects implemented in a computing environment having one or more processor to generate the representation based on a computer-implemented model constructed according to attribute values and constraints defined for said attribute values and attribute value combinations, wherein the discrete objects are represented by said attributes, and relationships between said discrete objects or goals of the project are defined according to designated requirements for the values or constraints associated with said attributes;
publishing a collaborative comment to one or more of the discrete objects, in response to receiving a comment from a user with authority to submit a comment in association with one or more of the discrete objects, wherein said comment proposes a change to one or more attribute values or constraints;
publishing a rating or feedback associated with the collaborative comment based on comments received about the collaborative comment;
receiving at least one supplier proposal to fulfill one or more of the discrete objects in consideration to said values or constraints associated with said attributes;
ranking the submitted supplier proposal, in response to evaluating the supplier proposal against the designated requirements for the values or constraints;
rejecting the submitted supplier proposal, in response to determining that the supplier proposal fails to meet the requirements for the values or constraints;
publishing the supplier proposal for comment and review; and
publishing a rating or feedback associated with the suppliers proposal based on comments received about the supplier proposal;
presenting the supplier proposal to at least a project initiator of the project specification;
receiving an indication of acceptance or rejection of the supplier proposal by the project initiator; and
if the indication comprises an indication of acceptance of the supplier proposal, closing the one or more discrete objects which the supplier proposal fulfills.
2. The method of claim 1, comprising: if the indication comprises an indication of acceptance of the supplier proposal, generating a binding contract between the project initiator and the supplier based on content of the supplier proposal.
3. The method of claim 1, comprising: if the indication comprises an indication of acceptance of the supplier proposal, updating a project itinerary to reflect content of the supplier proposal.
4. The method of claim 1, comprising:
receiving an indication of acceptance of the collaborative comment by the project initiator; and
automatically modifying the project specification based on the collaborative comment.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the modifying is selected from the group consisting of:
automatically adding an object to the project specification;
automatically removing an object from the project specification; and
automatically modifying an object of the project specification.
6. The method of claim 1, comprising:
receiving a command to link between two or more of the discrete objects;
linking between the two or more discrete objects; and
publishing a linkage between the two or more discrete objects.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the linking comprises:
creating a dependency between the two or more discrete objects,
wherein the dependency is selected from the group consisting of:
mandatory one-way dependency;
mandatory two-way dependency; and
non-mandatory dependency.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one discrete object is associated with one or more object attributes representing one or more characteristics of the discrete object set by a project initiator of the project specification.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the one or more object attributes are selected from the group consisting of:
location for object fulfillment,
date for object fulfillment,
time for object fulfillment, and
price limit for object fulfillment.
10. The method of claim 1, comprising:
reusing one or more of the published discrete objects in for creation of another project specification.
11. The method of claim 1, comprising:
receiving from a project initiator input indicating a topic associated with the project specification; and
presenting to the project initiator a list of user-selectable previously-created discrete objects related to said topic.
12. An apparatus for project planning and management, the apparatus comprising:
one or more processors for generating a representation of a project specification comprising one or more discrete objects, wherein the representation is generated based on a computer-implemented model constructed according to attribute values and constraints defined for said attribute values and attribute value combinations, wherein the discrete objects are represented by said attributes, and relationships between said discrete objects or goals of the project are defined according to designated requirements for the values or constraints associated with said attributes;
wherein a collaborative comment is published, over a communications network, in association with one or more of the discrete objects, in response to receiving a comment from a user with authority to submit a comment in association with one or more of the discrete objects, wherein said comment proposes a change to one or more attribute values or constraints;
wherein a rating or feedback associated with the collaborative comment is published based on comments received about the collaborative comment;
wherein at least one supplier proposal is received to fulfill one or more of the discrete objects in consideration to said values or constraints associated with said attributes;
wherein the submitted supplier proposal is ranked in response to evaluating the supplier proposal against the designated requirements for the values or constraints;
wherein the submitted supplier proposal is rejected in response to determining that the supplier proposal fails to meet the requirements for the values or constraints;
wherein the supplier proposal is published for comment and review; and
wherein a rating or feedback associated with the suppliers proposal is published based on comments received about the supplier proposal;
wherein a server in the communications network is to present the supplier proposal to at least a project initiator of the project specification, and to receive an indication of acceptance or rejection of the supplier proposal by the project initiator; and
wherein if the indication comprises an indication of acceptance of the supplier proposal, the server is to close the one or more discrete objects which the supplier proposal fulfills.
13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein if the indication comprises an indication of acceptance of the supplier proposal, the server is to generate a binding contract between the project initiator and the supplier based on content of the supplier proposal.
14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein if the indication comprises an indication of acceptance of the supplier proposal, the server is to update a project itinerary to reflect content of the supplier proposal.
15. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the servers is to receive an indication of acceptance of the collaborative comment by the project initiator, to automatically modify the project specification based on the collaborative comment.
16. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the server is to receive a command to link between two or more of the discrete objects; to link between the two or more discrete objects; and to publish a linkage between the two or more discrete objects.
17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the linkage comprises a dependency between the two or more discrete objects, and wherein the dependency is selected from the group consisting of:
mandatory one-way dependency;
mandatory two-way dependency; and
non-mandatory dependency.
18. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein at least one discrete object is associated with one or more object attributes representing one or more characteristics of the discrete object set by a project initiator of the project specification, and wherein the one or more object attributes are selected from the group consisting of:
location for object fulfillment,
date for object fulfillment,
time for object fulfillment, and
price limit for object fulfillment.
19. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory data storage medium including a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to publish a representation of a project specification comprising one or more discrete objects, wherein the representation is generated based on a computer-implemented model constructed according to attribute values and constraints defined for said attribute values and attribute value combinations, wherein the discrete objects are represented by said attributes, and relationships between said discrete objects or goals of the project are defined according to designated requirements for the values or constraints associated with said attributes;
publish a collaborative comment to one or more of the discrete objects, in response to receiving a comment from a user with authority to submit a comment in association with one or more of the discrete objects, wherein said comment proposes a change to one or more attribute values or constraints;
publish a rating or feedback associated with the collaborative comment based on comments received about the collaborative comment;
receive at least one supplier proposal to fulfill one or more of the discrete objects in consideration to said values or constraints associated with said attributes;
rank the submitted supplier proposal in response to evaluating the supplier proposal against the designated requirements for the values or constraints;
reject the submitted supplier proposal in response to determining that the supplier proposal fails to meet the requirements for the values or constraints;
publish the supplier proposal for comment and review;
publish a rating or feedback associated with the suppliers proposal based on comments received about the supplier proposal;
present the supplier proposal to at least a project initiator of the project specification;
receive an indication of acceptance or rejection of the supplier proposal by the project initiator; and
if the indication comprises an indication of acceptance of the supplier proposal, closing the one or more discrete objects which the supplier proposal fulfills.

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 seamless brassiere comprising:
an outer brassiere covering layer and an inner brassiere covering layer respectively cut from a single-piece cloth member, said outer brassiere covering layer and said inner brassiere covering layer each having two cup portions corresponding to the breasts of a female and two back bands at two sides;
a stuffing padding layer sandwiched between and bonded to said outer brassiere covering layer and said inner brassiere covering layer, said stuffing padding layer having two cup portions and two side panels corresponding to the cup portions and back bands of said outer brassiere covering layer and said inner brassiere covering layer, said stuffing padding layer comprising a front covering, a back covering, a breathing fiber layer sandwiched between said front covering and said back covering, and a curved, W-shaped supporting member set between said front covering and said breathing fiber layer and extending along a lower part of the border of the two cup portions of said stuffing padding layer and covering an area of said stuffing padding layer between the two cup portions of said stuffing padding layer; and
a back closure adapted to joint the sealed back bands of said outer brassiere covering layer and said inner brassiere covering layer and to further fasten the seamless brassiere to the user’s body; and
wherein said stuffing padding layer is sandwiched between said outer brassiere covering layer and said inner brassiere covering layer and press-sealed with said outer brassiere covering layer and said inner brassiere covering layer together; said back closure has two parts respectively connected to the sealed back bands of said outer brassiere covering layer and said inner brassiere covering layer.
2. The seamless brassiere as claimed in claim 1, wherein said stuffing padding layer is sealed with said outer brassiere covering layer and said inner brassiere covering layer together by means of the application of one of hot press; high-frequency sealing apparatus and ultrasonic sealing apparatus.
3. The seamless brassies as claimed in claim 1, wherein said outer brassiere covering layer and said inner brassiere covering layer are respectively cut from an artificial fabric of stretch yarn.
4. The seamless brassies as claimed in claim 1, wherein said front covering and said back covering of said stuffing padding layer are respectively cut from an artificial fabric of stretch yarn.
5. The seamless brassies as claimed in claim 1, further comprising two shoulder straps respectively bilaterally fastened to shoulder portions of said outer brassiere covering layer and said inner brassiere covering layer at a top side of the cup portions of said inner brassiere covering layer and said outer brassiere covering layer and the sealed back bands of said outer brassiere covering layer and said inner brassiere covering layer.
6. The seamless brassies as claimed in claim 1, wherein said breathing fiber layer of said stuffing padding layer is formed of a honeycomb nonwoven fabric.
7. The seamless brassies as claimed in claim 1, wherein said breathing fiber layer of said stuffing padding layer has a wall thickness gradually reducing from a bottom side thereof toward a top side thereof.
8. The seamless brassies as claimed in claim 1, wherein said curved, W-shaped supporting member comprises two fabric layers and a nonwoven fabric layer sandwiched between the two fabric layers and carbonized by means of the application of a high temperature and pressure.
9. The seamless brassies as claimed in claim 1, wherein the front covering, back covering, breathing fiber layer and curved, W-shaped supporting member of said stuffing padding layer are adhered to one another by a bonding glue at predetermined spot points and sealed together in a mold of a hot press.
10. The seamless brassies as claimed in claim 1, wherein said outer brassiere covering layer and said inner brassiere covering layer each have an inner surface covered with a bonding glue at predetermined spot points and then bonded to two opposite sides of said stuffing padding layer in a mold of a hot press.
11. The seamless brassies as claimed in claim 1, further comprising two plastic shape strips respectively connected to the free end of each of the side panels of said stuffing padding layer and sealed between the back bands of said outer brassiere covering layer and the back bands of said inner brassiere lining layer, and two pairs of elastic plastic wires respectively sealed between the back bands of said outer brassiere covering layer and the back bands of said inner brassiere lining layer along top and bottom sides perpendicular to said plastic shape strips.

1. A method for epimerizing the hydroxy group of an aldol moiety which comprises contacting a compound containing an aldol moiety with a titanium tetraalkoxide reagent under suitable conditions and for a sufficient time to permit epimerization.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the titanium tetraalkoxide reagent is titanium tetraisopropoxide.
3. The method of claim 1 which further comprises recovering the epimerized product.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the aldol-containing compound is a rapamycin.

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 enabling proximity-triggered messaging in certain coverage areas for social networks and communities-based services, the method comprising:
broadcasting, in the licensed spectrum of at least one mobile network operator and from at least one local unit, each one located within a corresponding coverage area, a LAC different from any other LAC of the radio cells of the mobile network in the surroundings;
establishing each local unit a Location Update dialog with any mobile phone answering to the LAC broadcast, obtaining from each answering mobile phone its IMSI number;
sending each local unit a Location Updating Reject message to each mobile phone whose IMSI number has been obtained;
sending each local unit the IMSI number of each answering mobile phone to a central unit;
obtaining, for each IMSI number, at least one valid identity in a community-based service; and
providing at least one social network server associated to the corresponding valid on-line identity with the event composed of the valid identity plus the location and time where and when it was obtained.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the valid identity of a community-based service is any of the following:
MSISDN,
email account,
account of the user in the community-based service,
identity token known by the community-based service.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the coverage area of the at least one local unit is configurable through at least one of the following parameters:
the transmission power to modify the reach;
the radiation pattern of the antenna system to modify the shape of the coverage area,
the system information parameters that the regular cells in the mobile network are broadcasting to all mobile phones.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of obtaining, for each IMSI number, the at least one valid identity in a community-based service comprises retrieving said valid identity corresponding to said IMSI number from a corresponding mobile operator.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of obtaining, for each IMSI number, the at least one valid identity in a community-based service comprises retrieving said valid identity corresponding to said IMSI number from a database linked to the community-based service.
6. The method according to claim 1, wherein it the broadcasting of the at least one local unit is carried out at the same time in spectrum of different radio technologies of the same mobile network operator.
7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the broadcasting of the at least one local unit is carried out at the same time in spectrum of different mobile operators, the central unit managing the identities captured for the mobile phones of those said mobile operators.
8. A system for enabling proximity-triggered messaging in certain coverage areas for social networks and communities-based services, the system comprising:
at least one local unit provided with cellular radio transceiver means for transmitting and receiving signals in the licensed spectrum of at least one mobile network operator, each local unit being located within a corresponding coverage area, and being configured to:
broadcast a LAC different from any other LAC of the radio cells of the mobile network in the surroundings;
establish a Location Update dialogue with any mobile phone answering to the LAC broadcast, obtaining from each answering mobile phone its IMSI number;
send a Location Updating Reject message to each mobile phone whose IMSI number has been obtained;
send said IMSI number to a central unit;

the central unit, configured to:
obtain, for each IMSI number, at least one valid identity in a community-based service;
provide at least one social network server associated to the corresponding valid on-line identity with the event composed of the valid identity plus the location and time where and when it was obtained.
9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the valid identity of a community-based service is any of the following:
MSISDN,
email account,
account of the user in the community-based service,
identity token known by the community-based service.
10. The system according to claim 8, wherein the at least one local unit comprises means for configuring at least one of the following parameters that determines its corresponding coverage area:
the transmission power to modify the reach;
the radiation pattern of the antenna system to modify the shape of the coverage area;
the system information parameters that the regular cells in the mobile network are broadcasting to all mobile phones.
11. The system according to claim 8, in which the central unit is remote to the at least one local unit, wherein the central unit is configured for remotely managing the at least one local unit.
12. The system according to claim 8, wherein the central unit is configured to, for each IMSI number received, retrieve the identity corresponding to said IMSI number from a corresponding mobile operator.
13. The system according to claim 8, wherein the central unit is further configured, when obtaining for each IMSI number at least one valid identity in a community-based service, to retrieve said valid identity corresponding to said IMSI number from a database linked to the community-based service.
14. The system according to claim 8, wherein the at least one local unit is configured to carry out the broadcasting at the same time in spectrum of different mobile operators, being the central unit configured to manage the identities captured for the mobile phones of those said mobile operators.
15. The system according to claim 8, wherein the at least one local unit is configured to carry out the broadcasting at the same time in spectrum of different radio technologies of the same mobile network operator.