1. A printed medium having an encoded image printed thereon, the encoded image including a value encoded therein and comprising:
a primary image, wherein the primary image is associated with at least a portion of the value;
a secondary marketing image associated with a url,
wherein the value is referenced to at least a marketing database and an associated social networking environment; and
wherein the value further enables communication through the social networking environment; and
wherein the encoded image is adapted to be captured by an image capture device.
2. The printed medium of claim 1, wherein the social networking environment is a peer-to-peer social networking environment.
3. The printed medium of claim 2, wherein the peer-to-peer social networking environment is selected from facebook, myspace, linkedin, instagram, and youtube.
4. The printed medium encoded image of claim 1, wherein the primary image includes an image related to a product.
5. The printed medium of claim 1, wherein the image capture device converts the encoded image to a digital image.
6. The printed medium of claim 5, wherein the digital image is sent to a designated world wide web site for digital analysis.
7. The printed medium of claim 1, wherein the social networking environment is referenced to an individual’s personal information.
8. The printed medium of claim 1, wherein the value further enables person-to-person communication through the social networking environment.
9. The printed medium of claim 1, wherein the primary image comprises an image related to a social networking platform.
10. A method of encoding an image with a value, comprising:
providing a primary image to a user, the primary image being a human readable logo and the primary image associated with a portion of the value;
a secondary marketing image associated with a url,
referencing the value to at least a marketing database and an associated social networking environment;
enabling person-to-person communication through the social networking environment.
11. The method of encoding an image with a value of claim 10 further comprising digitizing the primary image.
12. The method of encoding an image with a value of claim 11 further comprising sending the digitized image to a designated world wide web site.
13. The method of encoding an image with a value of claim 12 further comprising analyzing the digitized image through the designated world wide web site.
14. The method of encoding an image with a value of claim 11 further comprising sending a confirming electronic message to an individual initiating the digitizing of the primary image.
15. The method of encoding an image with a value of claim 11 further comprising directing the user to a url associated with the social networking environment.
16. The method of encoding an image with a value of claim 15 wherein the user is directed to the url via a message selected from an email, an SMS text message, a picture mail, and a voice enabled message.
17. A system for social networking and communication comprising:
an image capture device;
a printed medium having an encoded image printed thereon, the encoded image including a value encoded therein, the encoded image comprising:
a primary image, wherein the primary image is associated with at least a portion of the value;
a secondary marketing image, wherein the value is associated with a url that directs the user to a web page associated with the secondary marketing image
wherein the value is referenced to at least a marketing database and an associated social networking environment; and
wherein the value further enables communication through the social networking environment.
18. The system for social networking and communication of claim 17, wherein the image capture device is a digital camera.
19. The system for social networking and communication of claim 17, wherein the image capture device is a scanner.
20. A printed medium comprising:
an encoded image printed thereon, the encoded image including a value encoded therein;
a secondary marketing image wherein the value is associated with a web page associated with the secondary marketing image
wherein the value is referenced to at least a marketing database and an associated social networking environment; and
wherein the value further enables communication through the social networking environment; and
wherein the encoded image is adapted to be captured by an image capture device.
21. The printed medium of claim 20, wherein the social networking environment is a peer-to-peer social networking environment.
22. The printed medium of claim 21, wherein the peer-to-peer social networking environment is selected from facebook, myspace, linkedin, instagram, and youtube.
23. The printed medium encoded image of claim 20, wherein the primary image includes an image related to a product.
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 braking system for farm tractors and similar vehicles which comprise a differential braking system and a hydraulic system for the braking assistance forming a system unit (H) which includes two circuit branches (H1, H2), each circuit branch operating the braking with respect to one side of the vehicle, characterized in that to said system unit (H) having two branches (H1, H2) are applied, through connection interfaces (36,37), two control units (C1, C2), each control unit including an electrovalve (20) and a distributor (24) operated by said electrovalve, each said distributor (24) controlling the operation of the system unit (H) with respect to one of the circuit branches (H1,H2), and each said electrovalve (20) being singularly controlled by an electronic control circuit (EL) provided with sensors (V, R, P, A) of the main vehicle parameters.
2. A braking system as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that said control electronic circuit (RL) is operated by a control logic of the so-called \u201cECU\u201d type, which takes into account the main vehicle parameters, observed through sensors (P) of the operation of the braking pedals, a sensor (V) of the vehicle speed, sensors (R) of the rotational velocity of singular wheels, acceleration sensors (A) and other possible sensors.
3. A braking system as set forth in claim 1, of the type in which the assistance to braking is provided by a source of high pressure fluid, characterized in that said pressure used for operating the one or the other of the additional security functions, or several such functions, is the same pressure provided by the high pressure source supplying the assistance system.
4. A braking system as set forth in claim 3, characterized in that said electrovalve (20) of each control unit (C1,C2) is a three-positions electrovalve, wherein a first position (FIG. 3) is a rest position, a second position (FIG. 4) is a position of operation of the ASR function, and the third position (FIG. 5) is a position of operation of the ABS function.
5. A braking system as set forth in claim 4, characterized in that said electrovalve (20) has its first position located in center and the second and third positions displaced in opposite directions with respect to the central first position.
6. A braking system as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that the distributor (24) of each control unit (C1,C2) has a series of gates (31-35) that are mutually connected in various manners by a distribution slide (23) operated by the respective electrovalve (20).
7. A braking system as set forth in claim 6, characterized in that the distributor (24) of each control unit (C1,C2) has a series of gates (31-35) that are mutually connected in various manners by a distribution slide (23) operated by the respective electrovalve (20), each said port (31.35) being connected to a chamber or passageway (1-5) of the respective hydraulic device (H1,H2) of the system unit (H).
8. A braking system as set forth in claim 4, characterized in that the distributor (24) of each control unit (C1,C2), when it is in the rest position, does not modify in any manner the connections of the chambers of the respective hydraulic device (H1,H2).
9. A braking system as set forth in claim 4, characterized in that the distributor (24) of each control unit (C1,C2), when it is in the position for activating the ASR function, modifies the connections of the chambers of the respective hydraulic device (H1,H2), by isolating from the system the discharge passageway (1) and commutating the connection of the chamber (8) connected to the wheel having the lower adherence from the discharge position (1) to a pressure position (4).
10. A braking system as set forth in claim 4, characterized in that the distributor (24) of each control unit (C1,C2), when it is in the position for activating the ABS function, modifies the connections of the chambers of the respective hydraulic device (H1,H2), by commutating the connection of the intermediate chamber (3) from the condition of communication with the discharge passageway (1) to a condition of communication with the high pressure supply passageway (4), and connecting the assistance chamber (5) to the discharge passageway (1), in order to generate an antagonist force aiming to reduce, even up to the annulment, the assistance effect and, if needed, to counteract against the muscular force exerted by the driver.
11. A braking system as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that each master cylinder (28) of a system unit (H1,H2) comprises a device (25-26) suitable for intercepting the balancement channel (27) extending between the two master cylinders, when a pressure is sent to a chamber of a master cylinder in order to activate an ASR or ABS function, whereby it is then allowed to apply different pressures to the braking circuits of the two vehicle sides.
12. A braking system as set forth in claim 11, characterized in that said interception device (25-26) includes a shutter with a spring (26) returned piston (25) which is subjected through a pipe (30) to the pressure present in the intermediate chamber (3) of the master cylinder, and intercepts the balancement channel (27) by displacing against the spring action.
13. A braking system as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that, when the braking device (H) is arranged for operating the braking of the front vehicle wheels or the wheels of a trailer too, it is equipped with a disconnection valve which shuts out the braking of the front wheels or the trailer wheels when a unilateral braking is effected.