All The Claims

1. A method of inputting a path, comprising the steps of:
generating an aerial view of a vehicle and a trailer based on at least one of image data and satellite image data;
displaying the aerial view on a display having a touch screen; and
registering a touch event on the touch screen that inputs an intended path for the vehicle and the trailer.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of generating comprises imaging an operating environment surrounding the vehicle and the trailer to acquire the image data.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of generating comprises using a GPS device to acquire the satellite image data.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of performing comprises tracing the intended path.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the step of performing further comprises dragging a traced portion of the intended backing path to modify a path curvature of the intended path.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the intended path comprises one of a backing path and a pull out path.
7. A method of inputting a path, comprising the steps of:
generating an aerial view of a vehicle and a trailer;
displaying the aerial view on a touch screen;
registering a first touch event on the touch screen that inputs an intended path for the vehicle and the trailer; and
registering a second touch event on the touch screen that inputs a modification of the intended path.
8. The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of imaging an operating environment of the vehicle and the trailer to acquire image data.
9. The method of claim 8, further comprising the step acquiring satellite image data, wherein the satellite image data relates to a position and a location of the vehicle and the trailer.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the aerial view is generated based on the image data and the satellite image data.
11. The method of claim 7, wherein the first touch event comprises tracing the intended path.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the second touch event comprises dragging a traced portion of the intended path to modify a path curvature of the intended path.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the intended path is one of a backing path and a pull out path.
14. A method of inputting a path, comprising the steps of:
generating an aerial view of a vehicle and a trailer;
displaying the aerial view on a touch screen; and
performing a first touch event on the touch screen that inputs an intended path for the vehicle and the trailer.
15. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of performing a second touch event on the touch screen that inputs a modification of the intended path.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the step of performing a first touch event comprises tracing the intended path and the step of performing a second touch event comprises dragging a traced portion of the intended path to modify a path curvature of the intended path.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the intended path comprises one of a backing path and a pull out path.
18. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of imaging an operating environment of the vehicle and the trailer to acquire image data.
19. The method of claim 18, further comprising the step acquiring satellite image data, wherein the satellite image data relates to a position and a location of the vehicle and the trailer.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein the aerial view is generated based on the image data and the satellite image data.

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 we claim is:

1. A system for providing on-demand responses to consumer impulses produced by a demand stimulus comprising
a computer processing system, and
a content database accessible by said computer processing system, said content database having stored stimulus responses corresponding to a plurality of consumer demand stimuli in at least two content categories of demand stimuli,
said computer processing system further having a real time inquiry response system for receiving inquiries submitted by a consumer through a consumer interface regarding demand stimuli encountered by the consumer and for identifying the content category with which said consumer inquiry is associated, and
said computer processing system having further means for correlating consumer inquiries received by said real time inquiry response system with stimulus responses stored in said consumer stimulus content database based on the content category identified by said inquiry response system so that said inquiry response system can return to the consumer in real time a stored stimulus response for the consumer inquiry.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein the content categories of demand stimuli include external demand stimuli.
3. The system of claim 2 wherein said external demand stimuli content category includes broadcast demand stimuli and wherein the stored stimulus responses for said broadcast demand stimuli includes further information regarding said broadcast.
4. The system of claim 3 wherein said broadcast demand stimuli includes broadcast music and broadcast advertisements, and wherein the stored stimulus responses for said broadcast music includes further information regarding said music and the stored stimulus responses for said broadcast advertisements includes further information regarding the subject of the advertisements.
5. The system of claim 2 wherein said external demand stimuli content category includes print advertisements and wherein the stored stimulus responses for said print advertisements includes further information regarding the subject of said print advertisements.
6. The system of claim 2 wherein said external demand stimuli content category includes billboard advertisements and wherein the stored stimulus responses for said billboard advertisements includes further information regarding the subject of said billboard advertisements.
7. The system of claim 2 wherein said external demand stimuli content category includes advertisements selected from the group consisting of broadcast advertisements, print advertisements and billboard advertisements.
8. The system of claim 7 wherein said consumer stimulus content database includes pre-defined keys supplied to consumers which can be inputted to the computer processing system through said consumer inquiry interface, and wherein the means for correlating consumer inquiries received from said consumer inquiry interface with stimulus responses stored in said consumer stimulus content database includes an association of said pre-defined keys with stored stimulus responses such that a consumer inquiry which includes a pre-defined key will return a stored stimulus response associated with said key.
9. The system of claim 8 wherein said pre-defined keys are in the form of at least one key word.
10. The system of claim 7 wherein the stored stimulus response returned to the consumer is stored information regarding the subject of the advertisement which stimulated the consumer demand.
11. The system of claim 7 wherein the stored stimulus response returned to the consumer is contact information for the advertiser which allows the consumer to contact the advertiser directly to learn more about an advertised product or service.
12. The system of claim 7 wherein the stored stimulus response returned to the consumer is contact information for the advertiser which allows the consumer to place an order for an advertised product or service.
13. The system of claim 7 wherein the response returned to the consumer is an indicia of a redeemable discount for an advertised product or service.
14. The system of claim 13 wherein the indicia of a redeemable discount is an electronic coupon.
15. The system of claim 2 wherein said categories of demand stimuli further includes internal demand stimuli, wherein said internal demand stimuli includes a consumer desire to attend an event, and wherein the stored stimulus responses to a consumer inquiry stimulated by a desire to attend an event includes information regarding the event.
16. The system of claim 15 wherein said internal demand stimuli includes the consumer desire to attend events selected from the group consisting of movies, concerts, plays, nightclub acts, lectures, and special events, and wherein the stored stimulus responses to a consumer inquiry stimulated by a desire to attend an event includes event information selected from the group consisting of event description, event schedules, and ticket purchase information.
17. The system of claim 16 wherein the stored stimulus response returned to the consumer is contact information for a provider of the event which allows the consumer to contact the event provider directly to learn more about event.
18. The system of claim 16 wherein the stored stimulus response returned to the consumer is contact information for placing an order for tickets to an event.
19. The system of claim 1 wherein the consumer inquiry interface through which the consumer inquiry is made includes a telephone and wherein said real time inquiry response system includes an interactive voice response system which permits consumer inquiries stimulated by a demand stimulus to be made to the inquiry response system for processing by said computer processing system by voice instructions given over the telephone.
20. The system of claim 1 wherein the consumer inquiry interface through which consumer inquiries are made includes a touch tone telephone and wherein said inquiry response system includes means for communicating with a consumer operated touch tone telephone whereby consumer inquiries can be made to the inquiry response system for processing by the computer processing system by a touch tone key pad of the touch tone telephone.
21. The system of claim 1 wherein the consumer inquiry interface through which the consumer inquiry is made includes a data communications device and wherein said inquiry response system includes means for communicating with a consumer operated data communications device.
22. The system of claim 1 wherein the consumer inquiry interface through which the consumer inquiry is made includes a computer apparatus and wherein said inquiry response system includes means for communicating with a consumer operated computer apparatus via a communications network.
23. The system of claim 1 wherein said inquiry response system includes means for communicating with a consumer inquiry interface selected from at least two consumer operated interface devices in the group consisting of a voice telephone wherein consumer inquiries can be made to the inquiry response system by voice instructions, a touch tone telephone whereby consumer inquiries can be made to the consumer response inquiry system by a touch tone key pad of said touch tone telephone, a wireless data communications device wherein consumer inquiries can be made to the consumer response inquiry system by entering data on a touch pad of said wireless data communications device, and a computer connected to a communications network wherein consumer inquiries can be made to the inquiry response system by entering instructions on a keyboard of said computer.
24. The system of claim 1 wherein said inquiry response system includes category selection means which instructs the consumer to select a content category of demand stimuli for which a response is desired, and wherein the means within said computer processing system for correlating consumer inquiries received by said inquiry response system with stimulus responses stored in said consumer stimulus content database is responsive to the content category selected by the consumer.
25. The system of claim 24 wherein each said content category has an associated content name, and wherein the category selection means of said inquiry response system is responsive to the content name supplied to the inquiry response system by the consumer through the consumer inquiry interface.
26. The system of claim 25 where the consumer inquiry interface includes a telephone, wherein said inquiry response system includes an interactive voice recognition system, and wherein said category selection means is responsive to the saying of a category name over the telephone recognized by said interactive voice recognition system.
27. The system of claim 1 wherein said inquiry response system includes means for returning a confirming response to an e-mail address provided by the consumer.
28. A system for providing on-demand responses to consumer impulses produced by a demand stimulus comprising
a computer processing system, and
a content database accessible by said computer processing system, said content database having stored stimulus responses corresponding to a plurality of consumer demand stimuli in at least two content categories of demand stimuli including broadcast music and advertisements selected from the group consisting of broadcast advertisements, print advertisements and billboard advertisements,
said computer processing system further having a real time inquiry response system for receiving inquiries submitted by a consumer through a consumer interface regarding demand stimuli encountered by the consumer and for identifying the content category with which said consumer inquiry is associated, and
said computer processing system having further means for correlating consumer inquiries received by said real time inquiry response system with stimulus responses stored in said consumer stimulus content database based on the content category identified by said inquiry response system so that said inquiry response system can return to the consumer in real time a stored stimulus response for the consumer inquiry.
29. The system of claim 28 wherein said categories of consumer demand stimuli further include a consumer desire to attend events selected from the group consisting of movies, concerts, plays, nightclub acts, lectures, and special events.
30. The system of claim 29 wherein said inquiry response system includes means for communicating with a consumer inquiry interface selected from at least two consumer operated interface devices in the group consisting of a voice telephone wherein consumer inquiries can be made to the inquiry response system by voice instructions, a touch tone telephone whereby consumer inquiries can be made to the consumer response inquiry system by a touch tone key pad of said touch tone telephone, a wireless data communications device wherein consumer inquiries can be made to the consumer response inquiry system by entering data on a touch pad of said wireless data communications device, and a computer connected to a communications network wherein consumer inquiries can be made to the inquiry response system by entering instructions on a keyboard of said computer.
31. A method of providing on-demand responses to consumer impulses produced by a demand stimulus comprising
providing a content database having stored demand stimulus responses corresponding to a plurality of demand stimuli in at least two content categories of demand stimuli,
receiving a consumer inquiry stimulated by demand stimulus and directing the inquiring consumer to identify the category to which the demand stimuli producing the inquiry pertains,
correlating the received demand inquiry with a stimulus response stored in said content database based on the content category identifying by the consumer, and
returning to the consumer the stored stimulus response corresponding to the consumer’s inquiry.
32. The method of claim 31 wherein the categories of demand stimuli are first identified by whether the source of the demand stimuli can be identified.
33. The method of claim 32 wherein, if a source can be identified, the categories of demand stimuli are further identified by whether the demand stimuli is broadcast demand stimuli or non-broadcast demand stimuli.
34. The method of claim 31 wherein the categories of demand stimuli are first identified by whether the demand stimuli are broadcast demand stimuli or non-broadcast demand stimuli.
35. The method of claim 31 wherein said content categories of demand stimuli include broadcast demand stimuli and wherein the stored stimulus responses returned to the consumer in response to a consumer inquiry relating to broadcast demand stimuli include further information relating to said broadcast.
36. The method of claim 35 wherein
said broadcast demand stimuli includes broadcast music and broadcast advertisements,
the inquiring consumer is directed to identify whether the demand stimulus that produced the inquiry pertains to broadcast music or a broadcast advertisement and then to provide identifying information regarding broadcaster of the music or advertisement, and
at least one stored stimulus response is returned correlated to the broadcaster identified by the consumer and the date and time the consumer inquiry is made.
37. The method of claim 36 wherein the returned stored stimulus response includes at least one response selected from a group consisting of audio clips of the broadcast, text clips of the broadcast, and video clips of the broadcast.
38. The method of claim 37 wherein the returned stored stimulus response includes indicia of a redeemable discount for the music or advertisement broadcast by the identified broadcaster.
39. The method of claim 38 wherein the indicia of a redeemable discount is an electronic coupon.
40. The method of claim 31 wherein said content categories of demand stimuli include demand stimuli in the form of advertisements for products and services and wherein the stored stimulus responses returned to the consumer in response to a consumer inquiry relating to an advertisement for products and services include further information relating to the advertised product or service to which the inquiry pertains.
41. The method of claim 40 wherein the returned stored stimulus responses include indicia of a redeemable discount for the music or advertisement broadcast by the identified broadcaster.
42. The method of claim 41 wherein the indicia of a redeemable discount is an electronic coupon.
43. The method of claim 40 wherein the returned stored stimulus responses include a confirming e-mail message relating to the product or service to an e-mail box for the consumer.
44. The method of claim 40 further comprising determining the location of the consumer and returning a stored stimulus response to the consumer which gives the consumer directions to a retail outlet for the product or service.
45. The method of claim 40 wherein the returned stored stimulus responses include connecting the consumer directly to a representative of the advertiser of the product or service.
46. The method of claim 40 wherein the consumer is directed to supply at least one key word pertaining to the advertisement producing the consumer inquiry and wherein the key word supplied by the consumer is used to correlate the advertisement producing the consumer inquiry to a stored stimulus response.
47. The method of claim 46 wherein the at least one key word is placed in the advertisement of the product or service for use by the consumer in making a consumer inquiry.
48. The method of claim 31 wherein the consumer is directed to supply at least one key word pertaining to the demand stimulus producing the consumer inquiry and wherein the key word supplied by the consumer is used to correlate the demand stimulus producing the consumer inquiry to a stored stimulus response.

1. A compound of Formula I:
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, wherein:
R1 is H or methyl; and
R2 is (C1-C6)alkyl;
wherein each alkyl represents a straight or branched chain.
2. The compound of claim 1 wherein the compound of formula (I) is a compound of formula (Ia) or I(b)
3. The compound of claim 1 wherein the compound of formula (I) is a compound selected from formula (Ic)-(If):
4. The compound of claim 1 wherein R1 is H.
5. The compound of claim 1 wherein R1 is methyl.
6. The compound of claim 3 which is a compound of formula (Ic):
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof.
7. The compound of claim 1 wherein R2 is isopropyl.
8. The compound of claim 1, selected from the group consisting of:
and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof.
9. The compound of claim 1 selected from:
and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof.
10. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient.
11. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 10 further comprising at least one additional therapeutic agent selected from the group consisting of an interferon, ribavirin or an analog thereof, an HCV NS3 protease inhibitor, an NS5A inhibitor, an alpha-glucosidase 1 inhibitor, a hepatoprotectant, a mevalonate decarboxylase antagonist, an antagonist of the renin-angiotensin system, an endothelin antagonist, other anti-fibrotic agents, a nucleoside or nucleotide inhibitor of HCV NS5B polymerase, a non-nucleoside inhibitor of HCV NS5B polymerase, an HCV NS4B inhibitor, an inhibitor of viral entry andor assembly, an TLR-7 agonist, cyclophilin inhibitor, an HCV IRES inhibitor, a pharmacokinetic enhancer and other drugs for treating HCV; or a mixture thereof.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1-15. (canceled)
16. An adhesive composition comprising:
at least one polyamide noted A, with a mean number of carbon atoms per nitrogen atom, noted CA, of between 4 and 8.5;
at least one polyamide noted B, with a melting point of greater than or equal to 180\xb0 C. and a mean number of carbon atoms per nitrogen atom, noted CB, of between 7 and 10;
at least one polyamide noted C, with a mean number of carbon atoms per nitrogen atom, noted CC, of between 9 and 18;
wherein at least 50% by weight of the composition is formed from polyamides A, B and C,
wherein said polyamides in the composition have a mass-weighted mean of heats of fusion of greater than 25 Jg (DSC), and wherein polyamide A comprises from 8% to 33% by weight of the total weight of polyamides present in the composition, polyamide B comprises from 34% to 84% by weight of the total weight of polyamides present in the composition, and polyamide C comprises from 8% to 33% by weight of the total weight of polyamides present in the composition and
wherein additionally the mean number of carbon atoms per nitrogen atom of each polyamides A, B and C also satisfying the following:
CA<CB<CC and
(CB\u2212CA) andor (CC\u2212CB) is between 1 and 4.
17. The composition according to claim 16, wherein polyamide A has a melting point greater than or equal to 210\xb0 C. and polyamide C has a melting point that is less than 200\xb0 C.
18. The composition according to claim 16, wherein polyamide A is chosen from PA6, PA4.6 and PA6.6, polyamide B is chosen from PA6.10 and PA6.12, and polyamide C is chosen from PA10.10, PA11, PA12, PA10.12 and PA6.18.
19. The adhesive composition of claim 16, wherein the polyamide noted A has a mean number of carbon atoms per nitrogen atom, noted CA, of between 4 and 7.
20. The adhesive composition of claim 16, wherein the polyamide noted B has a mean number of carbon atoms per nitrogen atom, noted CB, of between 7.5 and 9.5.
21. The adhesive composition of claim 16, wherein the polyamide noted C has a mean number of carbon atoms per nitrogen atom, noted CC, of between 10 and 18.
22. The adhesive composition of claim 16 wherein (CB\u2212CA) andor (CC\u2212CB) is between 2 and 3.
23. The adhesive composition of claim 16, which comprises from 50% to 76% by weight of polyamide B relative to the total weight of polyamides present in the composition.
24. A method for transferring or storing a fluid comprising transferring or storing a fluid in a structure prepared, at least in part, from an adhesive composition according to claim 16.
25. The method according to claim 24, wherein the fluid is an oil, a brake fluid, a urea solution, a glycol-based coolant liquid, a non-biofuel, or a biofuel.