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What is claimed:

1. A method for making a test device for detecting or quantifying an analyte in a sample comprising:
contacting a membrane with a mixture comprising derivatized, marker-loaded liposomes, and
substantially dehydrating the mixture on the membrane under vacuum pressure at a temperature of from about 4 C. to about 80 C., wherein said mixture further comprises one or more sugars in an amount sufficient to promote the stability of the liposomes during dehydration and rehydration.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the derivatized, marker-loaded liposomes are derivatized with an analyte analog.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the marker is a fluorescent dye, a visible dye, a bioluminescent material, a chemiluminescent material, an enzymatic substrate, a radioactive material, or an electrochemical marker.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the membrane is an absorbent material.
5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the absorbent material is nitrocellulose, glass fiber, woven fabric, nylon, nonwoven material, polyester fabric, rayon, cellulose rayon blend, mixed fiber of cellulose and glass, or polyethersulfone.
6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
immobilizing a first binding material specific for the analyte in a capture zone on the membrane.
7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
blocking the membrane with one or more blocking agents.
8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the blocking agent is selected from the group consisting of polyvinylpyrrolidone, gelatin, non-fat dry milk, bovine serum albumin, casein, gum arabic, and mixtures thereof.
9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the dehydrating is carried out at a temperature of from about 4 C. to about 50 C.
10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the vacuum pressure is from about 5 to about 25 psi.
11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the one or more sugars are selected from the group consisting of sucrose, trehalose, maltose, glucose, lactose, and mixtures thereof.
12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the one or more sugars are present solely in the mixture.
13. A test device for detecting or quantifying an analyte in a sample comprising:
a membrane which comprises an immobilized liposome zone, wherein the immobilized liposome zone has bound thereto dehydrated, derivatized, marker-loaded liposomes dehydrated under vacuum pressure at a temperature of from about 4 C. to about 80 C. from a mixture which comprises one or more sugars in an amount sufficient to promote the stability of the liposomes during dehydration and rehydration.
14. The test device according to claim 13 further comprising:
a capture zone having a first binding material specific for the analyte bound thereto.
15. The test device according to claim 13, wherein the marker is a fluorescent dye, a visible dye, a bioluminescent material, a chemiluminescent material, an enzymatic substrate, a radioactive material, or an electrochemical marker.
16. The test device according to claim 13, wherein the membrane is an absorbent material.
17. The test device according to claim 16, wherein the absorbent material is nitrocellulose, glass fiber, woven fabric, nylon, nonwoven material, polyester fabric, rayon, cellulose rayon blend, mixed fiber of cellulose and glass, or polyethersulfone.
18. The test device according to claim 13, wherein the one or more sugars are selected from the group consisting of sucrose, trehalose, maltose, glucose, lactose, and mixtures thereof.
19. The test device according to claim 13, wherein the one or more sugars are present solely in the mixture.
20. A method of detecting or quantifying an analyte in a sample comprising:
providing a test device comprising:
a membrane which comprises:
an immobilized liposome zone, wherein the immobilized liposome zone has bound thereto dehydrated, derivatized, marker-loaded liposomes dehydrated under vacuum pressure at a temperature of from about 4 C. to about 80 C. from a mixture which comprises one or more sugars in an amount sufficient to promote the stability of the liposomes during dehydration and rehydration, and
a capture zone having a first binding material specific for the analyte bound thereto, wherein the dehydrated, derivatized, marker-loaded liposomes are derivatized with an analyte analog;

contacting the test device with a solution of said sample;
allowing the solution to migrate through the immobilized liposome zone and into the capture zone by capillary action, wherein the solution rehydrates the dehydrated, derivatized, marker-loaded liposomes which migrate with the solution into the capture zone by capillary action;
permitting any competition to occur between any analyte present in the sample and the derivatized, marker-loaded liposomes for the first binding material;
after said permitting, detecting or quantifying the derivatized, marker-loaded liposomes in the capture zone; and
correlating the presence or amount of the derivatized, marker-loaded liposomes in the capture zone with the presence or amount of the analyte in the sample.
21. The method according to claim 20, wherein the marker is a fluorescent dye, a visible dye, a bioluminescent material, a chemiluminescent material, an enzymatic substrate, a radioactive material, or an electrochemical marker.
22. The method according to claim 20, wherein the membrane is an absorbent material.
23. The method according to claim 22, wherein the absorbent material is nitrocellulose, glass fiber, woven fabric, nylon, nonwoven material, polyester fabric, rayon, cellulose rayon blend, mixed fibers of cellulose and glass, or polyethersulfone.
24. The method according to claim 20, wherein the one or more sugars are selected from the group consisting of sucrose, trehalose, maltose, glucose, lactose, and mixtures thereof.
25. The method according to claim 20, wherein the one or more sugars are present solely in the mixture.
26. A method of detecting or quantifying an analyte in a sample comprising:
providing a test device comprising:
a membrane which comprises:
an immobilized liposome zone, wherein the immobilized liposome zone has bound thereto dehydrated, derivatized, marker-loaded liposomes dehydrated under vacuum pressure at a temperature of from about 4 C. to about 80 C. from a mixture which comprises one or more sugars in an amount sufficient to promote the stability of the liposomes during dehydration and rehydration, and
a capture zone having a first binding material specific for the analyte bound thereto, wherein the dehydrated, derivatized, marker-loaded liposomes are derivatized with a second binding material specific for the analyte and wherein said first binding material binds with a portion of the analyte other than a portion of the analyte for which said second binding material is selected;

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 digitized analog television signal processing system, comprising:
an analog-to-digital converter configured to sample a television signal comprising a video signal;
a demodulation unit configured to demodulate the video signal;
a decoding unit configured to decode the demodulated video signal; and
a control unit configured to adjust the demodulation unit according to a signal quality indicator generated during andor after the decoding of the decoding unit.
2. The digitized analog television signal processing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the television signal further comprises a sound signal, the digitized analog television signal processing system further comprises a sound processing unit configured to demodulate andor decode the sound signal, the signal quality indicator is further generated during andor after the processing of the sound processing unit.
3. The digitized analog television signal processing system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the demodulation unit comprises a filter bank configured to separate the video signal and the sound signal from the television signal.
4. The digitized analog television signal processing system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the signal quality indicator comprises a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the video signal, the control unit is configured to make a bandwidth of the filter bank reduced when the SNR is lower than a threshold.
5. The digitized analog television signal processing system as claimed in claim 3, wherein when the signal quality indicator indicates that a sound carrier of the sound signal is different from a presumed sound carrier, the control unit is configured to make a passband center of the filter bank shifted from the presumed sound carrier to the sound carrier.
6. The digitized analog television signal processing system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the signal quality indicator comprises a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the sound signal, the control unit is configured to make the filter bank suppress the video signal or an adjacent channel interference when the SNR is lower than a threshold.
7. The digitized analog television signal processing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the demodulation unit demodulates the video signal according to a first standard type, when the signal quality indicator indicates that the decoded video signal is unrecognizable, the control unit is configured to make the demodulation unit demodulate the video signal according to a second standard type.
8. The digitized analog television signal processing system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the analog-to-digital converter samples the television signal at a first sampling rate, and the control unit is configured to make the analog-to-digital converter sample the television signal at a second sampling rate when the signal quality indicator indicates that the video signal or the sound signal has been interfered by an adjacent channel interference signal.
9. The digitized analog television signal processing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the demodulation unit further comprises a carrier recovery unit configured to lock a video carrier of the video signal at an intermediate frequency, and the control unit is configured to make a loop bandwidth of the carrier recovery unit controlled according to the signal quality indicator.
10. The digitized analog television signal processing system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the signal quality indicator comprises a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the video signal, the control unit is configured to make the loop bandwidth of the carrier recovery unit reduced when the SNR is lower than a threshold.
11. The digitized analog television signal processing system as claimed in claim 9, wherein when the signal quality indicator indicates that the video carrier is not locked at the intermediate frequency, the control unit is configured to make parameters of the carrier recovery unit reset.
12. The digitized analog television signal processing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the demodulation unit comprises an equalizer configured to shape a frequency response of the television signal, and the control unit is configured to control the equalizer according to the signal quality indicator.
13. The digitized analog television signal processing system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the signal quality indicator comprises a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the video signal, and the control unit is configured to make the equalizer reject a high-frequency noise when the SNR is lower than a threshold.
14. The digitized analog television signal processing system as claimed in claim 12, wherein when the signal quality indicator indicates an energy imbalance between a luminance signal and a chrominance signal of the television signal, the control unit is configured to make the equalizer compensate for the energy imbalance.
15. The digitized analog television signal processing system as claimed in claim 12, wherein when the signal quality indicator indicates a group delay between a luminance signal and a chrominance signal of the television signal, the control unit is configured to make the equalizer compensate for the group delay.
16. The digitized analog television signal processing system as claimed in claim 12, wherein when the signal quality indicator indicates a waveform overshoot of the television signal, the control unit is configured to make the equalizer reduce the waveform overshoot.
17. The digitized analog television signal processing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the demodulation unit comprises an automatic gain controller configured to control a dynamic range of the television signal, and the control unit is configured to control a loop tuning speed of the automatic gain controller according to the signal quality indicator.
18. The digitized analog television signal processing system as claimed in claim 17, wherein the signal quality indicator comprises a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the video signal, and the control unit is configured to make the automatic gain controller reduce the loop tuning speed of the automatic gain controller when the SNR is lower than a threshold.
19. The digitized analog television signal processing system as claimed in claim 17, wherein when the signal quality indicator indicates that a signal level of a reference signal of the television signal is different from a standard signal level, the control unit is configured to make the automatic gain controller modify the signal level of the reference signal to the standard signal level.
20. The digitized analog television signal processing system as claimed in claim 17, wherein the demodulation unit further comprises a carrier recovery unit configured to lock a video carrier of the video signal at an intermediate frequency, and the control unit is configured to control a loop bandwidth of the carrier recovery unit according to the signal quality indicator.
21. The digitized analog television signal processing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the signal quality indicator is further generated during andor the demodulation of the demodulation unit, the control unit is further configured to adjust the decoding unit according to the signal quality indicator.

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1. A method of using an antitheft system comprising the steps of:
sensing with a sensor a first person approaching an object positioned at a location;
providing information about the object to the first person in response to the step of sensing; and
setting off an alarm if the object is moved beyond a predetermined distance from the location.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of sensing comprises detecting passively the first person approaching.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of sensing comprises detecting variation of an electrostatic field caused by the approaching person.
4. The method of claim 3 further comprising the step of producing the electrostatic field with a transmitter.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein the transmitter is affixed to the object.
6. The method of claim 4 wherein the sensor comprises the transmitter.
7. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of transmitting to the sensor data from a transmitter of an electronic key carried by a second person.
8. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of identifying a second person by transmitting to a receiver of the antitheft system information from a transmitter of an electronic key carried by the second person.
9. The method of claim 8 further comprising the steps of producing an electrostatic field with the transmitter; and coupling the electrostatic field to the second person’s skin surface.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of providing comprises providing an audiovisual display of information about the object.
11. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of providing a scent or wind in response to the step of sensing.
12. An apparatus comprising:
a sensor configured to detect a first person approaching an object at a location;
an information device operatively connected to the sensor and configured to produce information about the object when the sensor detects the first person approaching the object; and
an alarm device configured to generate an alarm if the object is moved beyond a predetermined distance from the location.
13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the information device comprises an audiovisual device.
14. The apparatus of claim 12 further comprising a transmitter configured to produce an electrostatic field; wherein the sensor is configured to detect variation of the electrostatic field caused by the first person.
15. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the transmitter is affixed to the object.
16. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the sensor comprises the transmitter.
17. The apparatus of claim 12 further comprising an electronic key adapted to be carried by a second person and comprising a transmitter configured to transmit data to the sensor.
18. The apparatus of claim 17 wherein the sensor is configured to identify the second person based on the data.
19. The apparatus of claim 12 further comprising an electronic key adapted to be carried by a second person and having a transmitter capable of producing an electrostatic field for coupling to the second person’s skin surface; and a receiver configured to receive signals from the transmitter.
20. A method comprising the steps of:
displaying an object;
providing an antenna which is assigned to the object;
sensing with the antenna a person approaching the antenna;
providing information about the object to the person in response to the step of sensing; and
setting off an alarm if the object is moved beyond a predetermined distance from the location.

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 managing deployed electronic documents comprising:
attempting to access a network managed document located locally at a client via a document handler at the client, the network managed document having been deployed in a network prior to the attempt by a remotely located document manager that controls access to the network managed document, the network managed document includes a plurality of data sections, each data section including content and section specific access rights for locally accessing and altering the included content of each data section, wherein the document handler attempts to access the network managed document through a proxy at the client between the network managed document and the document handler;
automatically conveying a data probe from the proxy at the client to the remotely located document manager responsive to the attempt to access the network managed document at the client, wherein the data probe is a request for access rights to the network managed document and includes data specific to the network managed document and identification information of at least one of the client or a user of the client attempting to access the network managed document to allow the remotely located document manager to determine access rights of the client or user for each of the plurality of the data sections;
responsive to conveying the data probe, receiving at the proxy of the client a management command from the document manager, the management command indicating access rights specific to the client or user for each of the plurality of data sections of the network managed document at the client based on the data included in the data probe; and
locally and automatically performing a management action at the client by the proxy for the network managed document allowing access to the network managed document by the document handler at the client in accordance with the access rights indicated in the received management command, wherein the access rights include access rights to alter at least one of the data sections at the client.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the network managed document is able to be utilized by a local application running on the client when a connection to the remotely located document manager is unavailable and wherein the alteration of the at least one data section is not saved to the network managed document until the remotely located document manager becomes available.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein a time-out condition is imposed upon the use of the network managed document so that when a connection to the document manager remains unavailable after the time-out condition is satisfied, access to the network managed document is automatically restricted.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein before the conveying step, the network managed document includes content and access rights for locally accessing the included content, wherein said at least one management action automatically alters at least one of the content and the access rights.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the proxy is implemented at the client via a set of instructions embedded in the network managed document.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein machine-readable programmatic instructions that cause a machine to convey of the data probe, process the received management command, and initiate the performing step in accordance with the method are embedded within the network managed document.
7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
providing a deployed document engine upon a machine that performs the locally accessing step, wherein use of the network managed document requires an active involvement of the deployed document engine, wherein machine-readable programmatic instructions that cause a machine to convey of the data probe, process the received management command, and initiate the performing step in accordance with the method are executed by the deployed document engine.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one management action adjusts deployed document rights to the determined access rights.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein said steps of claim 1 are steps performed by at least one of a service agent and a computing device manipulated by the service agent, the steps being performed in response to a service request.
10. A method for controlling access rights of a network managed document located at a client, comprising:
attempting to locally access the network managed document at the client via a document handler at the client, the network managed document, having been deployed in a network by a remote document manager, includes a plurality of data sections, each data section including content and section specific access rights for locally accessing and altering the included content of each data section, wherein the document handler attempts to access the network managed document through a proxy at the client between the network managed document and the document handler;
responsive to attempting to access the network managed document at the client, automatically requesting access rights from the remote document manager by the proxy of the client to alter at least one of the data sections at the client;
responsive to automatically requesting access rights, receiving access rights at the proxy of the client from the remote document manager for each of the plurality of data sections of the network managed document, the access rights allowing the client to alter the at least one data section in response to the requesting step;
comparing, by the proxy, access levels associated with the network managed document against the received access rights at the client;
granting, by the proxy, access to the at least one data section of the network managed document at the client based upon the results of the comparing step; and
altering the at least one data section at the client via the document handler.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein requesting access rights includes identification information of a user of the client.
12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:
receiving a management command from the document manager, wherein the management command includes data relating to the results upon that is used by the granting step; and
locally and automatically performing at least one management action for the network managed document in accordance with the received management command, wherein said at least one management action automatically alters content of the deployed electronic document.
13. The method of claim 10, wherein the proxy is implemented at the client via a set of instructions embedded in the network managed document.
14. The method of claim 10, further comprising:
providing a deployed document engine upon a machine that performs the locally accessing step, wherein use of the network managed document requires an active involvement of the deployed document engine, wherein machine-readable programmatic instructions that cause a machine to request the access rights and to locally utilize the granted access rights are executed by the deployed document engine.
15. The method of claim 10, further comprising, responsive to altering the at least one data section, transmitting a message from the client to the remote document manager including an update to the network managed document, wherein the update is a result of the altering.
16. A network managed document comprising:
a plurality of data sections, each section including content, wherein at least one of the plurality of data sections is a locked data section and at least one of the plurality of data sections is an unlocked data section; and
a plurality of section-specific access levels, wherein access to locally alter any of the plurality of data sections at a client accessing the network managed document is selectively granted for the data sections based upon comparisons between the associated section-specific access levels and access rights granted to a proxy of the client by a remotely located document manager that has deployed the network managed document in response to a request from the proxy of the client to the remotely located document manager to locally access the network managed document sent by the client upon a document handler at the client attempting to access the locked data section, and wherein the request is not sent when the client access the unlocked data section, wherein the proxy operates between the document handler and the network managed document.
17. The network managed document of claim 16, wherein the remotely located document manager is configured to perform at least one management action upon the networked managed document, wherein said at least one management action automatically alters content of at least one of the data sections.
18. The network managed document of claim 16, further comprising:
a set of data containing access information and restrictions for the deployed electronic document as established in accordance with access rights granted by the document manager as of a period when a connection was last established with the document manager, wherein when a network connection between the networked managed document and the remotely located document manager is unavailable, the network managed document is able to be locally accessed in accordance with access information and restrictions contained within the set of data.
19. The networked managed document of claim 16 further comprising a set of instructions embedded in the network managed document to implement the proxy at the client.
20. The networked managed document of claim 16 comprising:
a programmatically encoded dependency between the networked managed document and a deployed document engine operating as the proxy, wherein a use of the networked managed document requires interactions involving the deployed document engine, and wherein said deployed document engine includes a plurality of machine-readable programmatic instructions that cause a machine attempting to access the networked managed document to automatically convey a data probe to the remotely located document manager and to perform at least one management action responsive to a management command received from the document manager in response to the data probe, wherein one management action applies the access rights to the networked managed document.