Author: claimsbot

1. An assembly for a turbine engine, comprising:
a turbine engine first component;
a turbine engine second component; and
an annular seal assembly extending along an axis and sealing an axial gap between the first and the second components, the seal assembly including a seal carrier and a seal element;
wherein the seal element extends between a first portion and a second portion, the first portion is slidingly arranged within a slot in an axial end of the seal carrier, and the second portion axially engages the second component.
2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the slot extends axially and radially inward into the seal element from the axial end.
3. The assembly of claim 1, wherein an included angle between the second portion of the seal element and the second component is an acute angle.
4. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the second portion of the seal element contacts the second component.
5. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the seal assembly includes a shield element disposed between the second portion of the seal element and the second component.
6. The assembly of claim 5, wherein the shield element contacts the second portion of the seal element and the second component.
7. The assembly of claim 5, wherein the seal assembly further includes a rope seal disposed between and contacting the shield element and the second component.
8. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the seal assembly includes a rope seal disposed between and contacting the second portion of the seal element and the second component.
9. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the seal assembly further includes a spring element that biases the second portion of the seal element axially away from the seal carrier and towards the second component.
10. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the seal assembly further includes a spring element that biases at least a portion of the seal carrier axially away from the second component.
11. The assembly of claim 1, wherein a second axial end of the seal carrier axially contacts the first component.
12. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the seal assembly further includes a rope seal disposed axially between and contacting the seal carrier and the first component.
13. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the seal assembly further includes a second seal element extending axially between a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the second seal element is slidingly arranged within a second slot in a second axial end of the seal carrier, and the second portion of the second seal element axially engages the first component.
14. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the seal assembly further includes a second seal element extending axially between a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the second seal element is slidingly arranged within a second slot in the axial end of the seal carrier, and the second portion of the second seal element axially engages the second component.
15. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the seal element further extends axially between the second portion and a third portion, the third portion is slidingly arranged within a second slot in the axial end of the seal carrier, and the first and the third portions form substantially parallel seal element legs.
16. A seal assembly extending along an axis and sealing a gap extending in a direction between a first component and a second component, the seal assembly comprising:
an annular seal carrier; and
an annular seal element extending in the direction between a first portion and a second portion, the first portion slidingly arranged within a slot in a first region of the seal carrier, and the second portion configured to engage the second component along the direction.
17. The seal assembly of claim 16, wherein the direction includes an axial component andor a radial component.
18. The seal assembly of claim 16, further comprising an annular second seal element extending between a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the second seal element slidingly arranged within a second slot in a second region of the seal carrier opposite the first region along the direction, and the second portion of the second seal element configured to engage the first component along the direction.
19. The seal assembly of claim 16, further comprising a rope seal disposed within a channel in a second region of the seal carrier opposite the first region along the direction, the rope seal configured to seal the seal carrier with the first component.
20. An assembly for a turbine engine, comprising:
a turbine engine first component;
a turbine engine second component; and
an annular seal assembly extending along an axis and sealing a radial gap between the first and the second components, the seal assembly including a seal carrier and a seal element;
wherein the seal element extends between a first portion and a second portion, the first portion is slidingly arranged within a slot in a radial side of the seal carrier, and the second portion radially engages the second component.

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. A system for distributing digital video content, the system comprising:
a sending processor operable to deliver video content over a network to at least one storage location; and
a receiving processor at each storage location operable to receive the video content from said sending processor and refresh a content database based on the video content received, said content database adapted to provide a group of consumers access to the video content stored therein for a selected interval of time.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein said receiving processor is operable to refresh said content database based on criteria associated with the consumers.
3. The system of claim 2, wherein the criteria associated with the consumers includes the content usage by the consumers.
4. The system of claim 3, wherein the content usage includes the viewing habits of each consumer.
5. The system of claim 3, wherein the content usage includes an amount of time each consumer views the content.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein said receiving processor is operable to refresh said content database based on one or more contractual obligations associated with the content.
7. The system of claim 6, wherein one of the contractual obligations includes a price charged for media content access.
8. A method for refreshing video content stored on at least one content database, the method comprising the steps of:
selecting at least one content database;
identifying video content to be offered to at least one consumer during a selected interval of time; and
refreshing each content database with the identified video content.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein said refreshing step is based on criteria associated with a group of consumers.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the criteria associated with the consumers includes the content usage by the consumers.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the content usage includes the viewing habits of each consumer.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein the content usage includes an amount of time each consumer views the content.
13. The method of claim 9, wherein said refreshing step is based on one or more contractual obligations associated with the content.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein one of the contractual obligations includes a price charged for media content access.
15. A system for distributing digital media content, the system comprising:
a sending processor operable to deliver media content over a network to at least one storage location; and
a receiving processor at each of said storage locations operable to receive the media content from said sending processor and refresh a content database based on criteria associated with a plurality of consumers, said content database adapted to provide each consumer access to the media content stored therein for a selected interval of time.
16. The system of claim 15, wherein the criteria associated with the consumers includes the content usage by the consumers.
17. The system of claim 16, wherein the content usage includes the viewing habits of each consumer.
18. The system of claim 16, wherein the content usage includes the listening habits of each consumer.
19. The system of claim 15, wherein the content usage includes an amount of time each consumer views the content.
20. The system of claim 15, wherein said receiving processor is operable to refresh said content database further based on one or more contractual obligations associated with the content.
21. The system of claim 20, wherein one of the contractual obligations includes a price charged for media content access.
22. A method for distributing digital media content to one of a plurality of storage locations, the method comprising the steps of:
selecting media content based on criteria associated with a plurality of consumers;
identifying at least one of the storage locations for receiving the selected media content;
distributing the selected media content to each identified storage location; and
offering the selected media to at least one of the consumers for a selected interval of time.
23. The method of claim 22, wherein the criteria associated with the consumers includes the content usage by each consumer.
24. The method of claim 23, wherein the content usage includes the viewing habits of each consumer.
25. The method of claim 23, wherein the content usage includes the listening habits of each consumer.
26. The method of claim 23, wherein the content usage includes an amount of time each consumer views the content.
27. The method of claim 22, wherein said selecting step is further based on one or more contractual obligations associated with the content.
28. The method of claim 27, wherein one of the contractual obligations includes a price charged for media content access.
29. A system for delivering and managing media content for use by consumers, the system comprising:
a sending processor operable to deliver the media content over a network; and
a receiving processor operable to download the media content from said sending processor to a database, the receiving processor being operable to automatically purge the media content after a selected interval of time.
30. The system of claim 29, wherein said receiving processor is programmed to offer each consumer an extension of time before purging the media content.
31. The system of claim 29, wherein said receiving processor is programmed to decrypt media content that is encrypted.
32. The system of claim 29, wherein said receiving processor is programmed to report the viewing habits of each consumer.
33. The system of claim 29, wherein said receiving processor is programmed to report the listening habits of each consumer.
34. The system of claim 29, wherein said receiving processor is programmed to report the amount of time the media content was used.
35. The system of claim 29, wherein said receiving processor is programmed for secured access to the media content.
36. The system of claim 29, wherein said receiving processor is programmed to prevent unauthorized copying of the media content.
37. The system of claim 29, wherein the media content includes video content.
38. The system of claim 29, wherein the media content includes media content selected by one of the consumers.
39. The system of claim 29, wherein said receiving processor and database are located proximate a visual display accessible by one of the consumers.

1. A digital camera system comprising:
an image capture device including a shutter;
at least one processing device;
a bar code reader configured to scan a bar code; and
at least one memory device, the at least one memory device storing program instructions, which when executed by the at least one processing device causes the at least one processing device to:
lock the shutter before scanning the bar code with the barcode reader;
scan the bar code with the bar code reader to receive bar code data, the bar code data including information identifying a subject;
after receiving the bar code data, unlock the shutter;
capture an image of the subject with the image capture device;
store the image in the at least one memory device; and
store link data in the at least one memory device, the link data associating the information identifying the subject with the image.
2. The digital camera system of claim 1, wherein the information identifying the subject further comprises data received from data entry on a keyboard.
3. The digital camera system of claim 1, wherein the image is a digital image.
4. The digital camera system of claim 1, wherein the information identifying the person is an alphanumeric code.
5. The digital camera system of claim 1, wherein the information identifying the person is a machine readable code.
6. The digital camera system of claim 1, wherein the information identifying the person is selected from a student identification number, a name, a grade, a teacher, a homeroom number, a locker number, a date of birth, and a bus number.
7. The digital camera system of claim 1, wherein the processing device stores the link data in a frame after the digital image is captured.
8. The digital camera system of claim 1, wherein the at least one memory device includes a solid state memory device.
9. The digital camera system of claim 1, wherein the image capture device further comprises a shutter button, wherein locking the shutter prevents the image capture device from capturing an image when the shutter button is pressed.
10. The digital camera system of claim 9, wherein unlocking the shutter comprises activating the shutter so that the image capture device captures an image when the shutter button is pressed.
11. The digital camera system of claim 1, wherein the shutter is unlocked when at least one of: a bad shot cancel command is received and when information identifying a next subject is received.
12. A method comprising:
locking a shutter of an image capture device before scanning a barcode with a barcode reader;
scanning the bar code with the bar code reader to receive bar code data, the bar code data including information identifying a subject;
unlocking the shutter after receiving the barcode data;
capturing an image of the subject with the image capture device;
storing the image in at least one memory device; and
storing link data in the at least one memory device, the link data associating the information identifying the subject with the image.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein unlocking the shutter occurs when at least one of: a bad shot cancel command is received and when information identifying a next subject is received.
14. The method of claim 12, wherein the image capture device further comprises a shutter button, wherein locking the shutter prevents the image capture device from capturing an image when the shutter button is pressed.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein unlocking the shutter comprises activating the shutter so that the image capture device captures an image when the shutter button is pressed.
16. The method of claim 12, wherein the image is a digital image.
17. The method of claim 12, wherein the information identifying the person is a machine readable code.
18. The method of claim 12, wherein the information identifying the person is selected from a student identification number, a name, a grade, a teacher, a homeroom number, a locker number, a date of birth, and a bus number.
19. The method of claim 12, further comprising storing the link data in a frame after the digital image is captured.
20. The method of claim 12, wherein the at least one memory device includes a solid state memory device.

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 image display system, comprising:
a first memory;
a memory controller configured to generate an interrupt signal in response to a command to write first image data into a first range of addresses within the first memory that at least partially overlaps with a reference range of addresses, said memory controller comprising an address comparison circuit configured to determine whether the first range of addresses at least partially overlaps with the reference range of addresses; and
a driver configured read the first image data from the first memory in response to the interrupt signal.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein said memory controller further comprises a register configured to store at least a starting address associated with the reference range of addresses.
3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a display module configured to receive the first image data from said driver.
4. The system of claim 3, wherein said display module comprises a frame buffer configured to store the first image data received from said driver.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein said memory controller is further configured to write second image data into a second range of addresses within the first memory without generation of the interrupt signal when the second range of addresses is outside the reference range of addresses, in response to a command to write second image data into the second range of addresses within the first memory.
6. The system of claim 5, further comprising an arbitration circuit configured to provide said memory controller with a first packet of data comprising the write command, the first image data and at least a starting address associated with the first range of addresses.
7. The system of claim 1, further comprising an arbitration circuit configured to provide said memory controller with a first packet of data comprising the write command, the first image data and at least a starting address associated with the first range of addresses.
8. A method of operating an image display system, comprising:
comparing a first range of memory addresses associated with a first packet of image data against a reference range of addresses to detect at least a partial overlap therebetween concurrently with writing first image data contained within the first packet into a first memory device;
generating an interrupt signal in response to detecting the at least a partial overlap between the first range of memory addresses and the reference range of addresses; and
transferring the first image data from the first memory device into a frame buffer within a display module, in response to the interrupt signal.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein said transferring comprises:
reading the first image data from the first memory device into a device driver configured to receive the interrupt signal; and
writing the first image data from the device driver into the frame buffer.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein said comparing comprises evaluating a header of the first packet to detect presence of a write command therein.
11. A method of processing image data, the method comprising:
determining a type of a packet provided from at least one application;
selectively determining whether addresses included in the packet are at least partially overlapped with a reference address range; and
selectively processing image date included in the packet based on determining whether the addresses included in the packet are at least partially overlapped with the reference address ranges.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein whether the addresses included in the packet are at least partially overlapped with the reference address range is determined when the type of the packet indicates a write packet.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein when addresses corresponding to the image data are at least partially overlapped with the reference address range, the method further comprising:
processing the image data to provide the processed image data to a frame buffer.
14. The method of claim 12, wherein when addresses corresponding to the image data are at least partially overlapped with the reference address ranges, the image data is processed in response to an interrupt signal.
15. The method of claim 11, wherein the reference address range includes a plurality of sub reference address ranges.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the image data is processed when the addresses corresponding to the image data is at least partially overlapped with at least one of the plurality of sub reference address ranges.