All The Claims

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a system comprising a processor, an indication of a preference for increasing a video quality, an audio quality or a combination thereof for select media content;
receiving, by the system, the select media content in a digital stream, wherein the digital stream comprises the select media content with other media content, and wherein the digital stream has a total bandwidth; and
responsive to receiving the select media content:
increasing, by the system, the video quality, the audio quality or a combination thereof of the select media content; and
decreasing, by the system, a video quality, an audio quality or a combination thereof of the other media content while maintaining the total bandwidth of the digital stream unchanged.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the select media content and the other media content of the digital stream are provided by a broadcast video service, a cable television system, or a satellite television system.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the increasing of the video quality, the audio quality or a combination thereof of the select media content is based on a reallocation of a resolution of the video quality, the audio quality or a combination thereof of the other media content to the select media content.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the increasing of the video quality, the audio quality or a combination thereof of the select media content and the decreasing of the video quality, the audio quality or a combination thereof of the other media content comprises increasing a number of encoded video portions, a number of encoded audio portions or a combination thereof of the select media content, while decreasing a number of encoded video portions, a number of encoded audio portions or a combination thereof of the other media content.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the number of encoded video portions, encoded audio portions or a combination thereof allow the increasing of the video quality, the audio quality or a combination thereof of the select media content to occur gradually.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the select media content, the other media content or a combination thereof of the digital stream are provided by an interactive television system.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the decreasing of the video quality, the audio quality or a combination thereof of the other media content is based on a reallocation of a resolution of the video quality, the audio quality or a combination thereof of the other media content to the select media content.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the increasing of the video quality, the audio quality or a combination thereof of the select media content occurs without interrupting a presentation of the select media content, the other media content or a combination thereof.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the system comprises a network device that provides media services to a media processor.
10. A system, comprising:
a memory that stores executable instructions; and
a controller in communication with the memory, wherein the controller, responsive to executing the executable instructions, facilitates performance of operations comprising:
receiving an indication of a resolution preference for presenting first media content received in a digital stream, wherein the digital stream comprises the first media content and second media content, and wherein the digital stream has a bandwidth limit; and
responsive to receiving the first media content, adjusting a first resolution of the first media content to achieve an adjusted resolution; and

adjusting a second resolution of the second media content to offset, at least in part, the adjusted resolution, wherein the first resolution and the second resolution are adjusted without exceeding the bandwidth limit of the digital stream.
11. The system of claim 10, wherein the first media content and the second media content of the digital stream are provided by a broadcast video service, a cable media system, or a satellite media system.
12. The system of claim 10, wherein the adjusting of the first resolution of the first media content and the adjusting of the second resolution of the second media content occur in response to a predetermined relationship that allocates the first resolution, the second resolution, or a combination thereof.
13. The system of claim 10, wherein the adjusting of the resolution of the first media content comprises increasing a number of encoded video portions, a number of encoded audio portions or a combination thereof of the first media content, while decreasing a number of encoded video portions, a number of encoded audio portions or a combination thereof of the second media content.
14. The system of claim 13, wherein the adjusting of the number of encoded video portions, the number of encoded audio portions or a combination thereof, of the first media content and the second media content is performed gradually.
15. The system of claim 10, wherein the adjusting of the second resolution of the second media content is based on a reallocation of a resolution of a video quality, an audio quality, or a combination thereof of the second media content to the first media content.
16. A machine-readable storage device, comprising executable instructions that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to facilitate performance of operations comprising:
receiving a selection via a user interface from options comprising increasing a video quality, increasing an audio quality or a combination thereof of select media content, wherein the select media content is provided in a digital stream, and wherein the digital stream comprises the select media content and other media content delivered in accordance with a capacity limit for supplying media content; and
increasing the video quality, the audio quality or a combination thereof of the select media content based on the selection, while decreasing a video quality, an audio or a combination thereof of the other media content in the digital stream, without exceeding the capacity limit.
17. The machine-readable storage device of claim 16, wherein the increasing of the video quality, the audio quality or a combination thereof of the select media content is based on a reallocation of a resolution of the video quality, the audio quality or a combination thereof of the other media content to the select media content.
18. The machine-readable storage device of claim 16, wherein the select media content and the other media content of the digital stream are provided by a broadcast video service, a cable television system, or a satellite television system.
19. The machine-readable storage device of claim 16, wherein the increasing of the video quality, the audio quality or a combination thereof of the select media content comprises increasing a number of encoded video portions, a number of encoded audio portions or a combination thereof of the select media content, while decreasing a number of encoded video portions, a number of encoded audio portions or a combination thereof of the other media content.
20. The machine-readable storage device of claim 16, wherein the increasing of the video quality, the audio quality or a combination thereof of the select media content occurs without interrupting a presentation of the select media content.

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 controlled release security locking arrangement for a manhole cover fit into a manhole opening defined by a surrounding enclosure comprising:
a lock body assembly secured to the underside of the manhole cover adjacent a perimeter of said cover and including a latch slide mounted to said lock body selectively movable radially;
an actuator element drivingly engaged with said latch slide and accessible from the top of said manhole cover to enable outward radial movement of said latch slide to position an outer portion thereof to be engageable with a feature on the inside of said enclosure upon upward movement of said cover to prevent removal of said cover; and
a clearance space between said feature and said outer portion of said latch slide to allow limited rise of said manhole cover to create a gas venting gap around said manhole cover in the event of an explosion;
2. The locking arrangement according to claim 1 further including a controlled release mounting of said lock body assembly allowing movement downwardly of said latch slide portion upon application of an upward force on said manhole cover of a predetermined magnitude to create a greater perimeter gap between said manhole cover and said enclosure allowing a staged increased venting of gases from within said enclosure.
3. The locking arrangement according to claim 1 further including a lug mounted to said cover adjacent said perimeter thereof opposite said lock body assembly and having a portion projecting out radially to be engageable with a feature of said enclosure with upward movement of said cover.
4. The locking arrangement according to claim 3 wherein said latching slide and lug portions are spaced below a point where engagement with said enclosure feature occurs with said manhole cover resting on a seat defined in said enclosure, whereby said manhole cover rises up to a limited extent before said engagement occurs to create a perimeter gap and thereafter preventing further upward movement of said cover, whereby gases can flow out through said perimeter gap to reduce the pressure of gases generated in an explosion acting on said manhole cover.
5. The locking arrangement according to claim 2 wherein said controlled release mounting comprises a pivot pin at one end of said lock body generally opposite said latch slide portion and a shear pin engaging said lock body to normally prevent pivoting down of said lock body about said pivot pin until after said shear pin fails at a predetermined upward force exerted on said manhole cover.
6. The locking arrangement according to claim 4 further including a stop limiting said downward pivoting movement of said lock body assembly upon failure of said shear pin so as to allow reengagement of said latch slide portion with said enclosure feature with further lifting of said manhole cover to create a greater perimeter gap through which gases can be vented.
7. The locking arrangement according to claim 6 wherein said stop comprises a secondary shear pin failing at a predetermined upward force exerted thereon by said manhole cover during an explosion in said enclosure to allow free pivoting down of said lock body to an extent allowing said manhole cover to be blown completely free of said enclosure.
8. The locking arrangement according to claim 1 wherein said manhole cover has a perimeter skirt depending from the inside thereof, with a series of scalloped slots contoured to redirect the flow of gases downwardly towards said gap to retard inflow of air in an explosion.
9. The locking arrangement according to claim 1 wherein said actuator element comprises a bolt received in a threaded bore and having an end engaging a cam surface on said latch slide to cause movement in a radially outward direction upon advance of said bolt in said threaded bore.
10. The locking arrangement according to claim 9 wherein said bolt has a head accessible from the top within an opening in said manhole cover.
11. The locking arrangement according to claim 6 wherein a pair of ribs extends across said manhole cover on the underside thereof to stiffen said manhole cover and said lock body is pivotally mounted between said ribs.
12. The locking arrangement according to claim 7 wherein successive slots are canted radially in opposite directions an angle of about 30\xb0-45\xb0.
13. The locking arrangement according to claim 7 wherein said slots are angled downwardly an angle of about 30\xb0-45\xb0.
14. The locking arrangement according to claim 5 wherein a pair of retainer plates are removably attached to the underside of said cover and said lock body assembly to pivotally mounted between said retainer plates.

1. A membrane module for transferring a constituent to or from a fluid, said module comprising:
a) at least two flat sheet membrane elements, each element having an interior portion and an exterior portion; and
b) at least one primary manifold that is permanently attached to the membrane elements, wherein said primary manifold is in fluid connection with the interior portion of the membrane elements.
2. The membrane module of claim 1, further comprising a space between the membrane elements.
3. The membrane module of claim 2, wherein said primary manifold comprises means for delivering gas bubbles to the space between the membrane elements.
4. The membrane module of claim 3, wherein said bubbles range in size from about 0.5 mm to about 50 mm.
5. The membrane module of claim 4, wherein said bubbles range in size from about 1 mm to about 12 mm.
6. The membrane module of claim 2, wherein said primary manifold comprises at least one fluid flow channel that carries a fluid to or from the interior portion of the membrane elements.
7. The membrane module of claim 6, wherein said primary manifold further comprises a second flow channel that carries a fluid for delivery to the space between the membrane elements.
8. The membrane module of claim 7, wherein said fluid comprises a gas.
9. The membrane module of claim 3, wherein the primary manifold comprises perforations for receiving gas bubbles dispensed from below the membrane module and delivering said bubbles to the space between the membrane elements.
10. The membrane module of claim 9, wherein the primary manifold further comprises V-shaped or angled channels for collecting fine bubbles dispensed from below the membrane module and combining to form larger bubbles for delivery to the space between the membrane elements.
11. The membrane module of claim 3, said module comprising a second primary manifold that is positioned at the opposite end of the membrane elements, wherein said second primary manifold is in fluid connection with the interior portion of the membrane elements.
12. The membrane module of claim 1 1, wherein the second primary manifold is adapted to disperse the gas bubbles that are delivered between the membrane elements, thereby preventing said gas bubbles from collecting within said module.
13. The membrane module of claim 12, wherein the second primary manifold is perforated to allow the gas bubbles to disperse.
14. The membrane modules of claim 12, wherein the second primary manifold is beveled or angled to allow the gas bubbles to disperse.
15. The membrane module of claim 1, wherein said module further comprises a spacer that separates adjacent flat sheet elements.
16. The membrane module of claim 1, wherein said module further comprises at least one secondary manifold in fluid connection with at least one primary manifold.
17. The membrane module of claim 6, wherein said module further comprises a secondary manifold in fluid connection with said fluid flow channel of said primary manifold.
18. The membrane module of claim 1, wherein tension is applied to said membrane elements to aid in maintaining the spacing of said membrane elements.
19. A membrane cassette comprising at least two of the membrane modules of claim 1.
20. The membrane cassette of claim 19 further comprising a frame surrounding or supporting said membrane modules.

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 downhole tool comprising:
a housing enclosing at least a part of a sensor;
one or more coolant supply lines extending to the housing;
one or more coolant return lines extending to the housing;
one or more first channels, formed in the housing and connected to one of one or more coolant supply lines or one or more coolant return lines, for bypassing coolant past the at least a part of the sensor; and
one or more second channels, formed in the housing and connected between the one or more first channels and the other of the one or more coolant supply lines and the one or more coolant return lines in the housing, for conveying the coolant to pass over the at least a part of the sensor;
in which the one or more coolant supply lines and the one or more coolant return lines are positioned within coiled tubing.
2. A downhole tool, comprising:
a housing having a coiled tubing connector and defining a chamber terminating in an uphole direction by a ported plate;
a sensor having components within the chamber, the sensor being for monitoring a characteristic of a well; and
one or more coolant supply lines connected to the chamber.
3. The downhole tool of claim 2 in which the one or more coolant supply lines are connected to the ported plate.
4. The downhole tool of claim 2 further comprising one or more coolant return lines connected to the ported plate.
5-9. (canceled)
10. A downhole tool comprising:
a housing having a chamber defined by a downhole ported plate and an uphole ported plate in the housing;
a sensor having components within the chamber; and
one or more coolant supply lines extending between a coolant supply, located above ground in use, and one of the downhole ported plate or the uphole ported plate.
11. The downhole tool of claim 10 further comprising one or more coolant return lines extending between a coolant return located above ground in use and the other of the downhole ported plate or the uphole ported plate.
12-29. (canceled)
30. A position sensor comprising:
a housing;
a sensor having components within the housing, the sensor being for monitoring in use the location of a second well during drilling of the second well while the housing is in a first well;
one or more coolant supply lines extending to the components; and
one or more coolant return lines extending to the components.
31. The position sensor of claim 30 in which the components are within a chamber defined by the housing and connected to receive coolant from the one or more coolant supply lines through one or more ports in a downhole portion of the chamber.
32. The position sensor of claim 31 in which the downhole portion and an uphole portion of the chamber are each defined by a respective ported plate mounted within the housing.
33. The position sensor of claim 32 in which the components are mounted to one or both of the ported plate that defines the downhole portion of the chamber and the ported plate that defines the uphole portion of the chamber.
34. The position sensor of claim 30 in which the components are located within coiled tubing in one of a pair of horizontal wells used for heat assisted gravity drainage.
35. The position sensor of claim 34 in which the coiled tubing is coil in coil tubing.
36. The position sensor of claim 30 in which the components comprise a magnetometer.
37. The position sensor of claim 30 in which monitoring the location of the second well comprises monitoring the location of a drill string.
38-75. (canceled)
76. A downhole tool, comprising:
a production pump;
one or more coolant supply lines extending to the production pump; and
one or more coolant return lines extending from the production pump.
77. The downhole tool of claim 1 further comprising a temperature sensor connected to control fluid flow through the one or more coolant supply lines based on a temperature sensed by the temperature sensor.
78. The downhole tool of claim 77 in which the temperature sensor comprises a thermostat valve.
79. (canceled)