Author: claimsbot

What is claimed is:

1. A method for remotely monitoring the operation of at least one turbine, the turbine in an operating location, the method comprising:
inputting input data from the turbine;
processing the input data to generate verified performance data, the processing including determining validity of the input data and performing at least one calculation on the input data, which is valid, to generate the verified performance data; and
generating a collection of stored data in a database based on at least one of the input data and the verified performance data.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of processing the input data to generate verified performance data includes determining if input data is available.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of processing the input data to generate verified performance data includes at least one of range checks and cross comparisons on the input data.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein generating a collection of stored data in a database based on at least one of the input data and the verified performance data includes generating the collection of stored data based only on the input data, if the input data is determined to be not valid.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein generating a collection of stored data in a database based on at least one of the input data and the verified performance data includes generating the collection of stored data based on the input data and the performance data, if the input data is determined to be valid.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein processing the input data to generate verified performance data includes:
processing the input data to determine calculated performance data; and
determining the validity of the calculated performance data; and
designating valid calculated performance data as verified performance data.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein determining the validity of the calculated performance data includes performing range checks and cross comparisons on the calculated performance data.
8. The method of claim 6, wherein determining the validity of the calculated performance data includes determining a base load condition of the turbine.
9. The method of claim 6, wherein determining the validity of the calculated performance data includes determining a steady state condition of the turbine.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein processing the input data to generate verified performance data includes calculating an average daily performance of the turbine.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one turbine is at least one gas turbine.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one turbine is a plurality of turbines.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein at least one of the input data and the verified performance data are standardized for each of the plurality of turbines.
14. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of processing the input data to generate verified performance data includes stopping the processing once input data or processed data, which is obtained from the input data, is determined to be invalid; and
wherein generating a collection of stored data includes displaying at least one of the input data and the verified performance data that is obtained prior to the stopping.
the presentation portion displays at least one of the input data and the verified performance data that is obtained prior to the stopping.
20. The system of claim 16, wherein the processing portion:
determines an invalidity of a first utilized calculation;
determines the validity of a second utilized calculation; and
wherein the calculation engine uses the second calculation in substitution for the first utilized calculation to generate the verified performance data.
21. A system for remotely monitoring the operation of at least one turbine, the turbine in an operating location, the system comprising:
means for inputting input data from the turbine;
means for processing the input data to generate verified performance data, the means for processing determining validity of the input data and performing at least one calculation on the input data, which is valid, to generate the verified performance data; and
means for generating a collection of stored data in a database based on at least one of the input data and the verified performance data.
22. A method for remotely monitoring the operation of at least one gas turbine, the gas turbine in an operating location, the method comprising:
inputting input data from the gas turbine;
processing the input data to generate verified performance data, the processing including determining validity of the input data and performing at least one calculation on the input data, which is valid, to generate the verified performance data; and
generating a collection of stored data in a database based on at least one of the input data and the verified performance data; and
wherein determining the validity of the calculated performance data includes determining a base load condition of the turbine;
wherein determining the validity of the calculated performance data includes determining a steady state condition of the turbine;
wherein the step of processing the input data to generate verified performance data includes stopping the processing once input data or processed data, which is obtained from the input data, is determined to be invalid; and
generating a collection of stored data includes displaying at least one of the input data and the verified performance data that is obtained prior to the stopping; and

wherein the processing the input data to generate verified performance data further includes:
determining an invalidity of a first utilized calculation;
determining the validity of a second utilized calculation; and
using the second calculation in substitution for the first utilized calculation to generate the verified performance data.
23. An automated system for remotely monitoring the operation of at least one gas turbine, the gas turbine in an operating location, the system comprising:
a database for inputting input data from the turbine;
a processing system that processes the input data to generate verified performance data, the processing system including:
a data validation portion that determines validity of the input data, the data validation portion performs at least one of range checks and cross comparisons on the input data;
a calculation engine that performs at least one calculation on the input data, which is valid, to generate the verified performance data; and
a presentation portion that accesses a data storage portion to display a collection of stored data that is stored in the data storage portion, wherein the stored data is based on at least one of the input data and the verified performance data; and

wherein the processing system stops processing once the input data or processed data, which is obtained from the input data, is determined to be invalid; and
the presentation portion displays at least one of the input data and the verified performance data that is obtained prior to the stopping; and

wherein the processing portion:
determines an invalidity of a first utilized calculation;
determines the validity of a second utilized calculation; and
wherein the calculation engine uses the second calculation in substitution for the first utilized calculation to generate the verified performance data.
24. A system for remotely monitoring the operation of at least one gas turbine, the gas turbine in an operating location, the system comprising:
means for inputting input data from the gas turbine;
means for processing the input data to generate verified performance data, the means for processing determining validity of the input data and performing at least one calculation on the input data, which is valid, to generate the verified performance data; and
means for generating a collection of stored data in a database based on at least one of the input data and the verified performance data; and
wherein the means for determining the validity of the calculated performance data determines a base load condition of the turbine;
wherein the means for determining the validity of the calculated performance data determines a steady state condition of the turbine;
wherein the means for processing the input data to generate verified performance data stops the processing once input data or processed data, which is obtained from the input data, is determined to be invalid; and
the means for generating a collection of stored data displays at least one of the input data and the verified performance data that is obtained prior to the stopping; and

wherein the means for processing the input data to generate verified performance data:
determines an invalidity of a first utilized calculation;
determines the validity of a second utilized calculation; and
uses the second calculation in substitution for the first utilized calculation to generate the verified performance data.

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 operating an online meeting system, the method comprising:
determining, by a central processing unit, a context for a scheduled meeting based on contextual data in a meeting entry for the scheduled meeting; and
automatically modifying a service level of the scheduled meeting for an attendee of the scheduled meeting based on the context of the scheduled meeting.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the contextual data includes at least one of: a topic of the scheduled meeting; attendee data associated with the scheduled meeting, the attendee data including name, job title, and biographical data from a software program; an assessment of service levels from attendees of the scheduled meeting; a service usage and service level modification history of the attendees of the scheduled meeting; a history of participation of the attendees of the scheduled meeting in prior meetings; and a location in a virtual world.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the service level controls at least one of a quality of service for a network application resource, a security parameter for the network application resource, a communication bandwidth for the network application resource, an execution speed of the network application resource, and communication access to a network server.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining a confidence level of the determined context; and
wherein automatically modifying the service level is additionally based on whether the confidence level is greater than a confidence threshold.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein automatically modifying the service level is additionally based on user settings and user parameters.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein automatically modifying the service level is additionally based on a resource budget for the scheduled meeting such that individual attendees of the scheduled meeting can trade service level allocations from the resource budget.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein automatically modifying the service level is additionally based on activation of a mute button during the scheduled meeting.

What is claimed is:

1. A collagenous biomaterial medical device, comprising:
a) a submucosa tissue;
b) the submucosa having an endotoxin level less than 12 endotoxin units per gram per gram of submucosa; and
c) the submucosa having an absorbency level of greater than 1.01 grams of water per gram of submucosa.
2. The collagenous biomaterial of claim 1 wherein the submucosa has an absorbency level of greater than 2.0 grams of water per gram of submucosa.
3. The collagenous biomaterial of claim 1 wherein the submucosa has an absorbency level of greater than 3.0 grams of water per gram of submucosa.
4. The collagenous biomaterial of claim 1 wherein the submucosa has an absorbency level of greater than 3.1 grams of water per gram of submucosa.
5. The collagenous biomaterial of claim 1 wherein the submucosa has an absorbency level of greater than 5.3 grams of water per gram of submucosa.
6. The collagenous biomaterial of claim 1 wherein the submucosa has an absorbency level approximately in the range of 3.0 to 5.4 grams of water per gram of submucosa.
7. The collagenous biomaterial of claim 6 wherein a radiopaque marker is disposed on the submucosa.
8. The collagenous biomaterial of claim 1 wherein the submucosa has a density of greater than 0.01 grams per cubic centimeter.
9. The collagenous biomaterial of claim 1 wherein the submucosa has a density less than 0.65 grams per cubic centimeter.
10. The collagenous biomaterial of claim 1 wherein the submucosa has a density greater than 0.10 grams per cubic centimeter and less than 0.65 grams per cubic centimeter.
11. The collagenous biomaterial of claim 1 wherein the submucosa has a density greater than 0.15 grams per cubic centimeter and less than 0.65 grams per cubic centimeter.
12. The collagenous biomaterial of claim 1 wherein the submucosa has a density greater than 0.16 and less than 0.65 grams per cubic centimeter.
13. The collagenous biomaterial of claim 1 wherein the submucosa has a density greater than 0.20 and less than 0.65 grams per cubic centimeter.
14. The collagenous biomaterial of claim 1 wherein the submucosa has a density between 0.10 and 0.40 grams per cubic centimeter.
15. The collagenous biomaterial of claim 1 wherein the submucosa has a density between 0.10 and 0.30 grams per cubic centimeter.
16. The collagenous biomaterial of claim 15 wherein a radiopaque marker is disposed on the submucosa.
17. The collagenous biomaterial of claim 1 further comprising a package containing the biomaterial.
18. The collagenous biomaterial of claim 17 wherein the package further comprises at least one of a gas permeable, sealed, hermetically sealed, sterile, UV protected, and a plurality of pouches.
19. The collagenous biomaterial of claim 17 wherein the package comprises a double pouched, gas permeable, and UV protected package.
20. A collagenous biomaterial medical device, comprising a submucosa of a warm blooded vertebrate, the submucosa having an endotoxin level less than 12 endotoxin units per gram of submucosa, the submucosa further having an absorbency level of greater than 1.01 grams of water per gram of submucosa, the collagenous biomaterial further made by the process comprising the steps of:
sterilizing a source of submucosal tissue;
delaminating the source of submucosal tissue to expose the submucosa;
freezing the submucosa; and
drying the submucosa under vacuum pressure.
21. The collagenous biomaterial of claim 20, wherein the step of delaminating includes the step of comminuting the exposed submucosa.
22. The collagenous biomaterial of claim 20 further including the step of packaging the biomaterial in at least one of a gas permeable, sealed, hermetically sealed, sterile, UV protected, and a plurality of pouches.
23. The collagenous biomaterial of claim 22 further including the step of packaging the biomaterial in a package comprising a gas permeable, sterile, UV protected package.
24. The collagenous biomaterial of claim 23 further including the step of packaging the biomaterial in a package comprising a plurality of pouches.
25. A collagenous biomaterial medical device, comprising:
a) a submucosa tissue
b) the submucosa having an endotoxin level less than 12 endotoxin units per gram of submucosa;
c) the submucosa having an absorbency level of greater than 1.01 grams of water per gram of submucosa;
d) the submucosa having a density greater than 0.10 grams per cubic centimeter and less than 0.65 grams per cubic centimeter; and
e) a package containing the submucosa.
26. The collagenous biomaterial of claim 25, wherein a pharmacologic agent and a radiopaque marker are disposed on the submucosa.

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 the disinfection of beef comprising the steps of:
preparing a concentrated aqueous solution of a chlorine dioxide liberating compound having a concentration of from about 0.2% to about 25% by weight of the chlorine dioxide liberating compound and having an amount of an acid sufficient to adjust the pH to from about 1.0 to about 5.0;
diluting the concentrated aqueous solution to provide a dilute, acidified solution having a concentration of from about 0.00017% to about 0.17% by weight of the chlorine dioxide liberating compound; and
contacting the dilute, acidified solution with beef to disinfect the beef.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the chlorine dioxide liberating compound is selected from the group consisting of metal chlorites.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein the concentrated aqueous solution of metal chlorite has a concentration of from about 0.5% to about 4.0% by weight of metal chlorite.
4. The method of claim 2 wherein the chlorine dioxide liberating compound is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal chlorites.
5. The method of claim 2 wherein the chlorine dioxide liberating compound is selected from the group consisting of sodium chlorite and potassium chlorite.
6. The method of claim 2 wherein the chlorine dioxide liberating compound is sodium chlorite.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the acid is selected from the group consisting of strong acids and weak organic acids.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the acid is selected from the group consisting of all GRAS acids.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein the acid is citric acid.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein sufficient acid is added to the concentrated aqueous solution to adjust the pH to from about 2.5 to about 2.9.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the beef is a comminuted beef product.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the beef is a formed beef product.
13. A method for the disinfection of poultry comprising the steps of:
preparing a concentrated aqueous solution of a chlorine dioxide liberating compound having a concentration of from about 0.2% to about 25% by weight of the chlorine dioxide liberating compound and having an amount of an acid sufficient to adjust the pH to from about 1.0 to about 5.0;
diluting the concentrated aqueous solution to provide a dilute, acidified solution having a concentration of from about 0.00017% to about 0.17% by weight of the chlorine dioxide liberating compound; and
contacting the dilute, acidified solution with poultry to disinfect the poultry.
14. The method of claim 1 wherein the chlorine dioxide liberating compound is selected from the group consisting of metal chlorites.
15. The method of claim 14 wherein the concentrated aqueous solution of metal chlorite has a concentration of from about 0.5% to about 4.0% by weight of metal chlorite.
16. The method of claim 14 wherein the chlorine dioxide liberating compound is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal chlorites.
17. The method of claim 14 wherein the chlorine dioxide liberating compound is selected from the group consisting of sodium chlorite and potassium chlorite.
18. The method of claim 14 wherein the chlorine dioxide liberating compound is sodium chlorite.
19. The method of claim 13 wherein the acid is selected from the group consisting of strong acids and weak organic acids.
20. The method of claim 13 wherein the acid is selected from the group consisting of all GRAS acids.
21. The method of claim 13 wherein the acid is citric acid.
22. The method of claim 13 wherein sufficient acid is added to the concentrated aqueous solution to adjust the pH to from about 2.5 to about 2.9.
23. The method of claim 13, wherein the poultry is a comminuted poultry product.
24. The method of claim 13, wherein the poultry is a formed poultry product.
25. A method for the disinfection of pork comprising the steps of:
preparing a concentrated aqueous solution of a chlorine dioxide liberating compound having a concentration of from about 0.2% to about 25% by weight of the chlorine dioxide liberating compound and having an amount of an acid sufficient to adjust the pH to from about 1.0 to about 5.0;
diluting the concentrated aqueous solution to provide a dilute, acidified solution having a concentration of from about 0.00017% to about 0.17% by weight of the chlorine dioxide liberating compound; and
contacting the dilute, acidified solution with pork to disinfect the pork.
26. The method of claim 25 wherein the chlorine dioxide liberating compound is selected from the group consisting of metal chlorites.
27. The method of claim 26 wherein the concentrated aqueous solution of metal chlorite has a concentration of from about 0.5% to about 4.0% by weight of metal chlorite.
28. The method of claim 26 wherein the chlorine dioxide liberating compound is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal chlorites.
29. The method of claim 26 wherein the chlorine dioxide liberating compound is selected from the group consisting of sodium chlorite and potassium chlorite.
30. The method of claim 26 wherein the chlorine dioxide liberating compound is sodium chlorite.
31. The method of claim 25 wherein the acid is selected from the group consisting of strong acids and weak organic acids.
32. The method of claim 25 wherein the acid is selected from the group consisting of all GRAS acids.
33. The method of claim 25 wherein the acid is citric acid.
34. The method of claim 25 wherein sufficient acid is added to the concentrated aqueous solution to adjust the pH to from about 2.5 to about 2.9.
35. The method of claim 25, wherein the pork is a comminuted pork product.
36. The method of claim 25, wherein the pork is a formed pork product.