All The Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, by a first computing device, a first input associated with a change to a component of a graphical user interface, wherein a portion of the component is represented as a first node of a topic tree structure representing a portion of the graphical user interface;
determining, by the first computing device, a first characteristic of the change;
associating, by the first computing device, the first characteristic of the change with a second node of the topic tree structure; and
transmitting to a second computing device, by the first computing device, the associated first characteristic, wherein transmission of the associated first characteristic allows one or more of the second computing device and a third computing device to represent the first characteristic of the change based upon, at least in part, the topic tree structure.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:
determining, by the first computing device, a second characteristic of the change;
associating, by the first computing device, the second characteristic of the change with a third node of the topic tree structure, wherein the third node is a sub-node of one or more of the first and second nodes; and
transmitting to the second computing device, by the first computing device, the associated second characteristic, wherein transmission of the associated second characteristic allows one or more of the second computing device and the third computing device to represent the second characteristic of the change based upon, at least in part, the topic tree structure.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein transmitting the associated first characteristic includes transmitting the associated first characteristic as a topic string associated with a message broker, wherein the message broker is configured to receive published information and transmit a portion of the published information to a subscriber, and the topic string is associated with the second node of the topic tree structure.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the first characteristic is associated with a text content of the component.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein a time-stamp is associated with the first characteristic.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the first characteristic is independent of a user preference.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:
storing, by the first computing device, a set of characteristics including the first characteristic; and
transmitting, in a pre-determined order, by the first computing device, one or more characteristics included in the set of characteristics.
8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 wherein the set of characteristics includes a pre-determined number of characteristics.
9-20. (canceled)

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 motorized table apparatus, comprising:
a support unit for supporting a movement table so as to allow the movement table to move in a single axis direction relative to a stationary unit which is fixed to the movement table;
one or more slide members at least one of which is equipped on the movement table and has a length equivalent to, or more than, a moving range of the movement table; and
a plurality of ultrasonic oscillators each of which is equipped on the stationary unit, moves the movement table, and includes a single piezoelectric body, two drive elements, and a pressure application unit that presses the two drive elements against one of the one or more slide members by a constant force;
wherein a pressing direction in which the pressure application unit of each of the plurality of ultrasonic oscillators presses the one or more slide members is a side surface direction toward a side surface of the movement table and is a direction perpendicular to a moving direction of the movement table.
2. The motorized table apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the pressing direction of the pressure application unit of each of the plurality of ultrasonic oscillators is a direction toward a center line of the movement direction of the movement table.
3. The motorized table apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the two drive elements of each of the plurality of ultrasonic oscillators have a plane-to-plane contact respectively with the one or more slide members.
4. A motorized table apparatus, comprising:
a support unit for supporting a movement table so as to allow the movement table to move in a single axis direction relative to a stationary unit which is fixed to the movement table;
one or more slide members at least one of which is equipped on the stationary unit and has a length equivalent to, or more than, a moving range of the movement table;
a plurality of ultrasonic oscillators each of which is equipped on the movement table, moves the movement table, and includes a single piezoelectric body, two drive elements, and a pressure application unit that presses the two drive elements against one of the one or more slide members by a constant force;
wherein a pressing direction in which the pressure application unit of each of the plurality of ultrasonic oscillators presses the one or more slide members is a side surface direction toward a side surface of the movement table and is a direction perpendicular to a moving direction of the movement table.
5. The motorized table apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the pressing direction of the pressure application unit of each of the plurality of ultrasonic oscillators is a direction toward a center line of the movement direction of the movement table.
6. The motorized table apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the two drive elements of each of the plurality of ultrasonic oscillators have a plane-to-plane contact respectively with the one or more slide members.
7. A microscope stage, comprising:
a stationary base fixed to a microscope;
a first movement table movable along a first axis relative to the stationary base;
a second movement table movable along a second axis approximately perpendicular to the first axis relative to the first movement table;
a first support unit for supporting the first movement table so as to allow the first movement table to move in a first axis direction relative to the stationary base;
a second support unit for supporting the second movement table so as to allow the second movement table to move in a second axis direction relative to the first movement table;
one or more first slide members at least one of which is equipped on the stationary base and has a length equivalent to, or more than, a moving range of the first movement table;
one or more second slide members at least one of which is equipped on the second movement table and has a length equivalent to, or more than, a moving range of the second movement table;
a plurality of first ultrasonic oscillators each of which is equipped on the first movement table, moves the first movement table in the first axis direction, and includes a single piezoelectric body, two drive elements, and a pressure application unit that presses the two drive elements against one of the one or more first slide members by a constant force; and
a plurality of second ultrasonic oscillators each of which is equipped on the first movement table, moves the second movement table in the second axis direction, and includes a single piezoelectric body, two drive elements, and a pressure application unit that presses the two drive elements against one of the one or more second slide members by a constant force;
wherein a pressing direction in which the pressure application unit of each of the plurality of first ultrasonic oscillators presses the one or more first slide members is a side surface direction toward a side surface of the first movement table and is a direction perpendicular to a moving direction of the first movement table; and
wherein a pressing direction in which the pressure application unit of each of the plurality of second ultrasonic oscillators presses the one or more second slide members is a side surface direction toward a side surface of the second movement table and is a direction perpendicular to a moving direction of the second movement table.

1. A lighting system, comprising:
a receptacle for a light source disposed on a light fixture and coupling to a first power source;
an electroluminescent panel disposed adjacent the light fixture and coupling to the first power source; and
circuitry illuminating the electroluminescent panel with power from the first power source when the receptacle for the light source is disconnected from the first power source.
2. The system of claim 1, comprising a shade disposed on the light fixture adjacent the receptacle, wherein the electroluminescent panel is disposed on the shade.
3. The system of claim 2, wherein the electroluminescent panel is disposed on an inside surface or an outside surface of the shade.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein the electroluminescent panel is disposed on a ceiling tile.
5. The system of claim 1, comprising a reflective surface disposed on the light fixture adjacent the receptacle, wherein the electroluminescent panel is disposed on the reflective surface.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein the receptacle is adapted to receive the light source selected from the group consisting of a fluorescent light, an incandescent light, a compact fluorescent light, a light emitting diode, and a halogen light.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein the receptacle is adapted to receive a fluorescent light as the light source, and wherein the circuitry comprises first power circuitry having a ballast regulating alternating current power from the first power source.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry comprises second power circuitry illuminating the electroluminescent panel with alternating current power adapted from the first power source.
9. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry comprises a controller having first and second states, the controller in the first state connecting the receptacle to the first power source and disconnecting the electroluminescent panel from the first power source, the controller in the second state disconnecting the receptacle from the first power source and connecting the electroluminescent panel to the first power source.
10. The system of claim 9, wherein the controller comprises a switch disposed on the light fixture.
11. A lighting system, comprising:
a receptacle for a light source disposed on a light fixture and coupling to a first power source;
an electroluminescent panel disposed adjacent the light fixture and coupling to a second power source; and
circuitry illuminating the electroluminescent panel with power from the second power source during a failure of the first power source.
12. The system of claim 11, wherein the circuitry powers the electroluminescent panel with power from a direct current source as the second power source during the failure of the first power source.
13. The system of claim 12, wherein the first power source is an alternating current power source.
14. The system of claim 11, comprising a shade disposed on the light fixture adjacent the receptacle, wherein the electroluminescent panel is disposed on the shade.
15. The system of claim 14, wherein the electroluminescent panel is disposed on an inside surface or an outside surface of the shade.
16. The system of claim 11, wherein the electroluminescent panel is disposed on ceiling tile.
17. The system of claim 11, comprising a reflective surface disposed on the light fixture adjacent the receptacle, wherein the electroluminescent panel is disposed on the reflective surface.
18. The system of claim 11, wherein the receptacle is adapted to receive the light source selected from the group consisting of a fluorescent light, an incandescent light, a compact fluorescent light, a light emitting diode, and a halogen light.
19. The system of claim 11, wherein the receptacle is adapted to receive a fluorescent light as the light source, and wherein the circuitry comprises first power circuitry having a ballast regulating alternating current from the first power source.
20. The system of claim 11, wherein the circuitry comprises second power circuitry illuminating the electroluminescent panel with alternating current power adapted from the second power source.
21. The system of claim 11, wherein the circuitry comprises a controller having first and second states, the controller in the first state disconnecting the electroluminescent panel from the second power source, the controller in the second state connecting the electroluminescent panel to the second power source.
22. The system of claim 21, wherein the controller in the first state connects the electroluminescent panel to the first power source when the receptacle is disconnected from the first power source and disconnects the electroluminescent panel from the first power source when the receptacle is connected to the first power source.
23. The system of claim 22, wherein the controller decreases brilliance of the electroluminescent panel when the controller in the first state connects the electroluminescent panel to the first power source.
24. The system of claim 21, wherein the controller increases brilliance of the electroluminescent panel when the controller in the second state connects the electroluminescent panel to the second power source.
25. The system of claim 24, wherein to increase the brilliance of the electroluminescent panel, the controller adjusts a voltage, a rise time of a waveform, or a frequency of a waveform used to power the electroluminescent panel.

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 of initiating polymerization comprising:
contacting a polymerizable composition with a substrate, the polymerizable composition comprising one or more 1,1-disubstituted alkene compounds; and
passing an electrical charge through the polymerizable composition to initiate polymerization; and
wherein the polymerizable composition undergoes living anionic polymerization after polymerization is initiated.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more 1,1-disubstituted alkene compounds are selected from the group consisting of methylene malonates, methylene \u03b2-ketoesters, methylene \u03b2-diketones, dialkyl disubstituted vinyls, dihaloalkyl disubstituted vinyls, monofunctional, difunctional or multifunctional monomers, oligomers, or polymers thereof, and combinations thereof.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the one or more 1,1-disubstituted alkene compounds comprise one or more of diethyl methylene malonate, fenchyl methyl methylene malonate, methylmethoxy ethyl methylene malonate, hexyl methyl methylene malonate, and dibutyl methylene malonate.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the polymerizable composition is substantially free of a solvent.
5. A method of initiating polymerization comprising:
contacting a polymerizable composition with a substrate, the polymerizable composition comprising one or more 1,1-disubstituted alkene compounds and one or more conductive synergists selected from the group of non-nucleophilic conductive materials; and
passing an electrical charge through the polymerizable composition to initiate polymerization; and
wherein the one or more conductive synergists reduce the set time of the polymerizable composition to about 20 minutes or less once polymerization is initiated.
6. A method of initiating polymerization comprising:
contacting a polymerizable composition with a substrate, the polymerizable composition comprising one or more 1,1-disubstituted alkene compounds and one or more acid stabilizers and one or more free radical stabilizers, and wherein the one or more acid stabilizers and the one or more free radical stabilizers are included in a ratio of about 10:100 to a ratio of 10:1,000 or more; and
passing an electrical charge through the polymerizable composition to initiate polymerization.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the electrical charge is provided by one or more of an electrochemical charge, direct current, alternating current, and an electron beam.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the electrical charge comprises about 30 volts or more and about 1 amp or more.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the polymerizable composition is an adhesive, and the polymerizable composition has a tensile shear strength of about 800 psi to about 2,500 psi when cured.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the polymerizable composition electrografts to the conductive substrate.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the polymerizable composition has an impact resistance of about 6 Jin2 to about 7 Jin2.
12. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of quenching polymerization before curing of the polymerization composition has been reached by adding a weak acid.
13. The method of claim 1, wherein the conductive substrate comprises one or more of aluminum, steel, stainless steel, copper, brass, metal alloy, conductive polymer, polymer composites containing conductive materials, or graphite.
14. The method of claim 1, wherein the polymerizable composition is disposed between the conductive substrate and a second conductive substrate; and
wherein the electrical charge is passed through the first conductive substrate to the second conductive substrate.
15. The method of claim 5, wherein the polymerizable composition is substantially free of a solvent.
16. The method of claim 5, wherein the polymerizable composition electrografts to the conductive substrate.
17. The method of claim 5, wherein the conductive substrate comprises one or more of aluminum, steel, stainless steel, copper, brass, metal alloy, conductive polymer, polymer composites containing conductive materials, or graphite.
18. The method of claim 6, wherein the polymerizable composition is substantially free of a solvent.
19. The method of claim 6, wherein the polymerizable composition electrografts to the conductive substrate.
20. The method of claim 6, wherein the conductive substrate comprises one or more of aluminum, steel, stainless steel, copper, brass, metal alloy, conductive polymer, polymer composites containing conductive materials, or graphite.