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INDIANAPOLIS -- A few weeks into Ben Howland's tenure as UCLA's head coach, he was sitting against the folded bleachers at Pauley Pavilion, wondering just how much he could get out of some of former coach Steve Lavin's holdovers.
Now fast forward three seasons. Oft-injured Cedric Bozeman has become one of the team's most valuable players because of his leadership and versatility, but he's still only averaging 5.3 points a game in the NCAAs (along with 4.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists). Michael Fey, a seven-foot senior who also has had his share of injuries, was more of a factor a year ago, when he started 27 of 29 games.
Then there's the other 7-foot senior, Ryan Hollins.
For whatever reason, Bozeman got what Howland wanted early in the process. Hollins got on board late -- just in time to have an impact on this season's Final Four run.
"He's made himself into one of Ben's guys," said UCLA assistant Kerry Keating.
Bozeman said it wasn't like Hollins was "fighting it," but rather he took some time to understand what Howland wanted.
"Now he's bought into it and fully understands that he has to play hard," Bozeman said.
Hollins questions any implication that he's soft, claiming he's always been a tough player. Still, the numbers show that Hollins took the opportunity to be the guy in the post when injuries limited Fey, still-developing role player Lorenzo Mata (out with a broken right leg for 14 games) and wing Josh Shipp (who was out for all but four games this season with a hip injury).
Hollins started 22 of 31 games, and during the NCAA Tournament is averaging 12 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks while shooting 85 percent from the field. He was named the most outstanding player in the Oakland bracket, averaging 13 points, 8.5 rebounds and making 9-of-12 shots in the two games.
"I'm getting an opportunity now and the chance to prove that I'm good enough," said Hollins. "Coach is calling plays for me now."
Hollins also hit two key free throws that cut Gonzaga's lead to one with 19 seconds left in UCLA's remarkable comeback against the Zgas in the Sweet 16.
Howland said Hollins has been playing the best basketball of his career recently and "we would not be here" without Hollins' play.
"Ryan Hollins' greatest attribute is how smart he is," Howland said. "He's very bright. His best basketball is in his future. He's a 21-year old senior who doesn't turn 22 until October. I mean, I had players at Pitt who were playing at 25."
Hollins, according to Keating, was trying to be something that he wasn't -- an NBA player way too soon.
"You don't just show up and it happens," Keating said of Hollins, who came from John Muir High in Pasadena. "Ryan is a long, rangy, athletic player and has the NBA monikers attached to him.
"To his credit, Ryan was never a sour puss in the locker room or on the bench," Keating said of Hollins' numbers dropping as from his sophomore season (6.5 points and 4.3 rebounds) to his junior (4.5 and 3.4).
"Everyone was saying that we needed a third scorer or else we wouldn't win a Tournament game or be in the Sweet 16," Keating said of another source of offense after guards Jordan Farmar and Arron Afflalo. "It took a little longer than we thought, but he bought into what we wanted to do. He just had to play slow, play smart and don't try to do anything he couldn't do."
Well, if all he has to do is board, finish, drop the occasional post move and be a defensive presence, all while busting his tail, then he's doing what he's supposed to do for UCLA.
Hollins banged his right thigh at an early practice Friday. He sat out the open practice at the RCA Dome later in the day, but Howland doesn't think anything would keep him out of the Final Four.
"I'm a tough player," Hollins said. "I've always played hard and gone after it with a lot of heart. I don't give up."
And that's why he's a Howland guy now, just in time to be perhaps the key player for the Bruins, especially in trying to keep LSU's Glen "Big Baby" Davis and/or Tyrus Thomas off the glass. That's a must if UCLA is going to advance to the national title game Monday.
Andy Katz is a senior writer at ESPN.com.


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Take Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, N.Y., which is named after a local family. In May, it will become New York Hudson Valley International Airport.
In making the change, airport officials convey proximity to both Hudson Valley recreation areas and New York City. The airport is about 70 miles from Midtown Manhattan.
"Those are the two biggest marketing pluses that our airport has," says Newburgh airport executive Tanya Vanasse.
Says aviation consultant Robert Mann: "They're all looking for greater visibility and greater identity. If you take Stewart International, people say, 'Where the heck is that?' "
Among recent name changes:
•Rockford, Ill. The airport added Chicago — a city whose airport congestion is legendary — to its name in November: Chicago/Rockford International. It's 90 miles from Chicago.
Rockford convention bureau Chairman Bob Rhea says the change has drawn travelers. "It drives home the fact that it's near Chicago," he says. "Everyone knows where Chicago is."
•Savannah, Ga. About three years ago, the Savannah airport became the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. Almost half its passengers go to Hilton Head, S.C., where there's a smaller airport. Now, when people search Internet travel sites for Hilton Head and airport, the Savannah airport appears as an option.
Since the mid-1990s communities including Buffalo, Terre Haute, Ind., and Allentown, Pa., have changed airport names motivated by regional marketing.
In July 2005, Nevada's Airport Authority of Washoe County became the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority. It creates a closer match with its main airport, which adopted the Reno-Tahoe designation in the mid-1990s. It also gives the authority — in the words of its press release — "a name that resonates from Reno to Beijing and beyond."
Southwest Airlines spokesman Ed Stewart says in the New York Hudson Valley case, "it does make sense" to take a new name to convey location. The much-courted discount carrier doesn't currently fly to Newburgh, and Stewart wouldn't say if the name change would make a difference as Southwest looks for places to expand its route network.
Renaming airports is like renaming an established corporation, says advertising executive Mark Lieberman, of Interspace Airport Advertising. "You don't want a name that's parochial, convoluted or doesn't clearly communicate what the product delivers," Lieberman says.
Controversy sometimes accompanies the name changes. In Newburgh, some local residents, including members of the Stewart family, have been vocal opponents.
The new name will stand, but the passenger terminal will be renamed in honor of Archie Stewart, who donated land for the airport in 1930.

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Rouseff's approval rating hits a high
In sharp contrast to governments in the US and Europe and despite economic headwinds at home, the approval ratings of the administration of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff hit a record high of 59 per cent in June.
The personal approval rating of Brazil's first female president, meanwhile, was stable at 77 per cent, according to a poll by the Confederation of National Industry, as she retained her place among the most popular democratically elected leaders in the world, exceeding even the record of her charismatic predecessor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
"She's been able to more or less maintain Brazil with its nose above water," said David Fleischer, political scientist at the University of Brasília. "With low inflation and salaries increasing somewhat."
The high popularity rating is an important vote of confidence in the leadership of Ms Rousseff, who took over from Mr Lula da Silva as his anointed successor from the ruling Workers party, or PT, in January last year.
Although she had served as his chief of staff, she had never held elected office before, prompting pundits to predict she would struggle to manage the sprawling and quarrelsome ruling coalition in Brazil's Congress.
Particularly problematic is the PMDB, her party's main coalition partner, a large regionalist grouping whose pork barrel-loving politicians are constantly in competition with the PT for the most lucrative ministerial portfolios and government jobs.
But the rising approval rating of Ms Rousseff's government, which rose 3 percentage points in June compared with 56 per cent in the last CNI poll in March, will help suppress the ability of coalition rivals to challenge her decisions.
The ratings will surprise many because they come at a time when Brazil's economy has slowed to a near stall, expanding only 0.8 per cent in the first three months of this year compared with a year earlier.
The central bank is now forecasting growth for this year of 2.5 per cent – below last year's 2.7 per cent, which in turn was slightly more than a third of the breakneck 7.5 per cent growth Brazil recorded in 2010.
Analysts believe Ms Rousseff's popularity is due to record low unemployment, which is stable at below 6 per cent, a 14 per cent increase in the minimum wage this year, and a sharp reduction by the central bank in the benchmark Selic interest rate.
"A reduction in interest rates has driven up the approval of the government of Dilma Rousseff in the evaluation of the population," the CNI said in a statement.
To prevent unemployment from rising, the government has also embarked on an aggressive package of tax breaks and protectionist measures for sections of industry hit by the country's strong exchange rate against the dollar or competition from cheaper imports.
Mr Fleischer said Ms Rousseff was also benefiting from a sympathy vote related to the opening in May of a truth commission into atrocities committed by Brazil's former military rulers in their two-decade dictatorship that ended in the 1980s.
Ms Rousseff was tortured during this period as a leftwing guerrilla and imprisoned for three years.
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A Good Bundle is all of those things in one. Starting at just 2 quid you can get a whole bunch of games with all the proceeds going to Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union. Ok so this is America-centric but they could totally do with a bit of help these days.
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Now a lot of these are intensely indie titles but there are a few bigger names sprinkled throughout, like the gorgeous adventure Gone Home and the weirdness of Proteus. There are mobile games and PC games and some really, really strange stuff but you're bound to find a few gems and you'll be helping people too.
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While both Stockholm and Malmo gigs have been pulled allegedly due to "passport loss" (my ass) or alternatively "sickness" (my asser), Peter went to MTV Germany last night and appeared in a show called "MTV Home" with Klaas and JOKO, performing his "opium and tea" song (thanks to Sister Ray for the info).
Meanwhile, there's an interesting review (with videos) of the German dates here, for which you're granted my usual dodgy google translation:
Meanwhile, there's an interesting review (with videos) of the German dates here, for which you're granted my usual dodgy google translation:
by Christian Ihle
So much was read into Doherty's Munich gig and the expression of those four words were scandalized, and unleashed a blitzkrieg in a teapot, it probably is inevitable that Doherty's last tour appearance in this country ended with the fronds of a flag of Germany. But more on that later.
Next: one is a little bit familiar with Doherty and his environment, so the two most commonly cited reasons for "Germany Germany contribute about everything" rather absurd. Doherty sang that neither a "Nazi anthem" nor a "Hymn to Hitler" - as newspapers said - as Mr Erk in the well yet most intelligent articles on the whole Chose beautifully presented. That it furthermore includes a certain absurdity in the argument, he implicitly Doherty vorzuwerden was) a) or b wanted the Nazis to claim omnipotence, the desire for world domination of the Germans sing affirmatively (which would be a context that would make those four words really inexcusable) should be clear to everyone with a small reflection.
The fact that Doherty is controlled to produce beautiful a minor scandals of the tour, when you have a vague knowledge of the Doherty-"management" and its Betreung (unfortunately) also deny. Throughout the rich history of events Doherty was not a single target provoked scandal there. The sad truth is much more: the man is a junkie, his entire self-chosen environment over the years as in league with drugs. Some have apparently made the jump (Carl Barat - sang about Pete "You gave me my first pipe anyway"), Others are on the London scene as crack and heroin dealer known (former (?) Manager, for example), not to mention the fellow musicians altogether. This, I fear that even a somewhat well-read and interested people like Doherty, the sensitivities and changes in the German national anthem are not known in depth, as we assume that in this country - perhaps speaking from the presupposition that knowledge and the somewhat unpleasant subtext that it everyone would be interested so much for Germany in order to know those sensitivities. The fact that Germany is still very navel of the world. I think not.
But enough about the subject of endless at this point. Eric Pfeil reported even from the Cologne concert in a way that could not be more appropriate (please read!). I attended the concert in Hamburg and Berlin to highlight its analysis. It is the very fragility, spontaneous, the desire to present themselves and their own songs completely skeletar and all the meat, all the muscles, which otherwise confer on the plates of the Libertines or Babyshambles gitarrenkrachenden the songs their force to leave out that this Appearances do so extraordinary. Basically, despite continued commercial failure Doherty is still too large to adequately present his songs to be - these songwriters, these songs, they do not belong in an airplane hangar (Berlin Festival) Or in large event space and the "evil and dangerous" in Hamburg, but in the pub next doorIn the living room of his friend.
Doherty, however, that it succeeds in drawing an unbiased audience under his spell, is neither to his guitar skills nor the Sangesperformance. Especially the latter is suffering greatly from his health problems. He croaked these days more than he sings. But precisely because he presents his songs in this openness and is not afraid, could be under attack en masse, he also shows the size of the songwriting. The fact that most of his songs just carried away even in the worst possible starting point and touch a nerve, as could almost any other songwriter from the island over the past ten years.
Doherty's concert is always wonderful in the arbitrariness of the setlist. He did not present his new album, but played out on your mood (and audience wishes) by his immense back catalog. How many great songs he has written already, it is noticeable when he can leave in Hamburg, for example, "Time For Heroes," "Albion" and "Killamangiro" - three of his best songs - or indeed even in the Berlin boiler house to "Fuck Forever" a large consensus on the song he has written up to now (and unfortunately also extended his fan base to a sometimes awkward corner) had waived. To be b-sides from old-time Libertines (Mockinbird "in Hamburg) as well as album tracks (" The Good Old Days ", Berlin and Hamburg) played or even taken old unreleased demos from the closet with the Libertines uniforms. The latter used Doherty in Hamburg, then to persist for a beautiful Diss the Munich fans who provoked him with Kettcarrufen to "Germany above all" singing ": "The next song is for those shitty Kettcarfans a couple of days ago - Hooligans On E ...".
Was the Hamburg concert well, was the Berlin of an event. In much better shape than the day before, finally appearing without a hat, Doherty was a huge joy. But he, the tabloid hysteria surrounding his "Nazi gaffe" was recorded and Germany with a flag on the stage and spontaneously slipped into a little parody of Hitler, had this been a history of sovereignty, so we could not wait.
The setlist in Berlin was written about his own songs out yet with cover versions of "April Skies (the text on his own arm and while reading off of the song) by The Jesus & Mary Chain and" Another Girl Another Planet ", the great hymn of heroin Only Ones, also bolstered. "Delivery" as the first song showed even at an example, why in Doherty solo is the secret: (video)
While the Babyshambles recorded Version was of "Delivery" is a bit too Quasicover straddle the Kinks, is his solo performance as the early demo of the song and once again underlines the vulnerability out of his text ( "Oh now what use am I to anyone / I'm fucked, forlorn, frozen beneath the summer ") But also his hope for escapism, for the better world in which we love wegfeiern all the self-doubt, and can-drink ("Where all you skins and mods you get together / Make pretend it's 1969 forever / Find a girl, have a drink, have a dance and pray"). And here, in the desire for unconditional escapism staying with him a figure of thought, lies the whole problem of Peter Doherty. The boy kicked out at the world / The world kicked back a lot fucking harder now: (video)


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When colorful attorney Ellis Rubin died of cancer in December, most people remembered the 81-year-old for his unconventional some say theatrical legal strategies and larger-than-life clients. In fact he is known nationally as the first lawyer who wanted to use the now-common "TV intoxication" defense in the notorious 1977 Ronnie Zamora murder trial. What people didn't know was that this same attorney also wore a white hat. He consistently battled racial discrimination, and in 1954 the Florida Junior Chamber of Commerce named him one of the "most outstanding young men" of the state for defending free of charge scores of indigent young African Americans. However, he said his proudest moment was being jailed on a contempt of court charge for refusing to represent a client he knew was going to perjure himself. His list of clients was equally impressive. He represented Mercury Morris, Jackie Mason, Hedy Lamar, the Guardian Angels, and another recently deceased local, E. Howard Hunt.
Ever sat in bumper-to-bumper traffic, laying on the horn because the ding-dong in front is not moving, and you're in a hurry because you're late for work, and you still have to drop off the kids and get to the bank to deposit some money so your checks don't bounce, but you're almost out of gas and you're not sure if you're going to make it, but if you stop then you'll be even later, and if you're late again you'll get fired, and then you won't have money for anything, so should you chance it and risk getting stuck and getting fired because you don't show up at all, or stop and risk getting fired because you're lateç Dude, if this even remotely resembles your brain, you seriously need to take a break before it melts. And the best spot for escaping from the daily grind without spending a small fortune (provided you have a rich friend who owns a boat, that is) is right here in our back yard: Elliott Key. Located about nine miles from Homestead in the aquamarine waters of Biscayne National Park, this is the largest of three keys in the park's 172,000 acres, and is only accessible by water. Once harboring a thriving community of pioneers, today this idyllic island offers camping complete with barbecue grills picnicking, swimming, wildlife watching, and a hiking trail, along with showers, toilets, and even fresh drinking water. The coastline is predominantly rocky, but the clear waters make it ideal for snorkeling. And there are some small areas of sand if you feel the urge to bronze. What's more the place is large enough to never get overcrowded, yet small enough to feel like your own private paradise (especially if you head there on a weekday). Best of all, it's free. So grab some grub, anchor offshore (low tide is less than three feet high), and chill. Sleep under the stars and bathe in crystal clear ocean waters ... you deserve it. It sure beats waking up to reality.
Last year's summertime calendar brought us 6/6/6, the apocalyptic number of the beast. Some predicted the Antichrist would appear on that hot as hell June afternoon, but it didn't happen.This summer will bring 7/7/7, which is sacred and mystical, according to various traditions. On that day Miami will host the Sacred Sevens Selebration. (In case you haven't checked, July 7, 9007, will fall on a Saturday; of course, the town will be either underwater or nuked by then.) It's all organized by the people at MysticalFlorida.com, who put on the Tropical Fairy Festival at Coral Castle every October. "This festival will raise positive energies and provide an outlet for people to experiment with their spirituality," says Atina Komar, the festival's organizer, "and honestly, days that don't appear very often give us an excuse to throw a party."The festivities will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Church in South Miami. There will be drum circles, live bands, magicians, spiritual workshops on well-being and self-healing, as well as performances by jugglers, dancers, and singers. There will also be games and a costume contest for children.
Want the moon to yourselfç Haul your bike out to Shark Valley after sunset and have at it. There's nowhere better to check out that massive cheese wheel in the sky than the River of Grass. Cruise around the fifteen-mile paved loop with wind in your hair, bird songs in your ear, and mysterious water splashes every few feet, as the glowing disk makes its way across the evening sky. It's beautiful especially the view from the observation tower halfway into the ride and it's free after 5:15 p.m (the gate closes at 6:00).
You make the 45-minute trek to work every day. And every day at least two jerks cut you off or give you the finger. At work your micromanaging boss breathes down your neck because he's a sadistic maniac. The kids fight, your visiting in-laws are annoying, and you're behind on your bills again. Does the Mobius bandlike cycle of stress ever endç Sure you can plop yourself down on the couch and wish your life was copacetic as Shaq's, but that's a poor excuse for relaxation. What you need is mental and spiritual rejuvenation, both of which can be found at the Wat Buddharangsi, a Thai Buddhist temple in Homestead. Wat's Eastern-influenced architecture is striking; ascending steeples are adorned with red tile and gold decoration. The same color scheme can be found inside, with a large Buddha as an inspiring centerpiece. An aura of serenity permeates the inside of the temple as bright sun rays fill the quiet, open spaces. Patrons are encouraged to forget material possessions and control their lives during the temple's many ceremonies and prayers. Some rules for visitors: dress conservatively, remove shoes upon entering, and avoid making loud noises. The temple is open to the public every day from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and hosts special events at least once a month.
It's not that the sand is whiter or the sea greener. Nor do those few feet of ocean boast more waves or fewer pesky sea critters. It's just that Third Street not Second Street, not Fourth Street, but either side of the lifeguard stand on Third is where the cool kids hang. Week in, week out. It's where the hot Brazilians can be spotted in their pseudo-Speedo trunks, flexing taut muscles as they battle through endless games of foot-volleyball. It's where the Latinas and the Euros throw caution to the wind and discard bikini tops without so much as a flinch. Coolers stacked full of beach essentials (i.e. beer), lithe bodies, and paddleball games abound. In all its skin-baring, sweaty glory, Third Street beach epitomizes this city we call home.


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How can you prevent or treat arthritis
In terms of structure, collagen is the equivalent of steel in a building foundation. In the body of a person diagnosed with arthritis, type II collagen selectively destroys itself because of the fact that the body initiates an immune response against its own cartilage causing joint pain at all articular levels (hands, knees,hips,back). Articular cartilage is composed of a network of collagen fibers that contains specific molecules consisting of proteins and glycosaminoglycans which retain a large amount of water (more than 90%).
The cartilage consists of cells calledchondrocytes, which constantly renew substances that composeit.
When the number or activity of the chondrocytes is reduced and there is not enough collagen (the most abundant protein in the human body and an essential component of skin, bone, cartilage, blood vessels and numerous other tissues. It is an indispensable element for the health of the bones, skin, teeth and gums, but also plays a role in the internal and external wound healing process. Type II collagen is the most common form of collagen found in the body and is present especially in the articular cartilage) and glycosaminoglycans or when these substances are broken down by the activity of special enzymes, the balance between the formation and destruction of joint components is disturbed, and the cartilage transforms from a smooth, elastic structure to one rigid and irregular. This leads toseverely compromised movement and the emergence of joint dysfunction.
Studies carried outover the yearshave shownthat all components oftypeIIcollagenarein fact chondroprotectiveagents:
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Speculation is growing that Liz Cheney is considering entering politics in Wyoming. She's been visiting the state a lot recently and appearing with her father. She is currently a resident of Virginia but some are thinking she will move there to run for office. She and her confidants say that she has no plans to run for office in Wyoming.
I have an interesting take on it. What if she's really just establishing and building some connections in Wyoming to serve as a donor/volunteer base for a vice presidential run? What if she's polishing up her retail politicking skills? One can speculate. But let me tell you, she's an expert on Iran/Syria policy. She's served as She's held positions in the State Department for years, and she has built a name for herself. And watching her on TV, she seems VERY credible, VERY smart, VERY measured. She immediately passes the "credibility" test.
If the campaign turns to Iran/Syria issues for whatever reason later this year, you can bet that the Romney team will give her some serious consideration. Do I think it's likely she will be selected? No. But I do think she's getting ready for that possibility, and under the right circumstances, selecting her would be a wise decision.
She does have the Cheney last name, but that's where the obvious negatives end. If she can get over that, she's extremely attractive as a VP pick. She's highly knowledgeable and experienced on foreign policy.
Not one person being talked about for Romney's vice presidential pick has any real foreign policy experience to speak of. The best Mitt has for choices are Bob McDonnell, whose only hint of foreign policy experience is that he served in the peacetime army in Europe, and Rob Portman, who served as a trade representative (whoopdie-doo).
If things get hot in the Middle East this year, you can bet that she's in the running.
Dark horse VP, anyone? I doubt it, but that's my read on it. One can hope/speculate.


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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Jun 18, 1991
|Filing date
|Mar 21, 1989
|Priority date
|Mar 21, 1989
|Fee status
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|Carol A. Parks, Robert E. Probst, Doraiswamy Rajagopal, Gary L. Youngs
|Original Assignee
|International Business Machines Corporation
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|Patent Citations (10), Referenced by (63), Classifications (11), Legal Events (5)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
1. Technical Field
The invention disclosed broadly relates to data processing methods and apparatus and more particularly relates to the merger of digitized images with alphanumeric character strings in a data processing system.
2. Background Art
An example of a system for storing and manipulating digitized images is provided in the copending patent application by C. A. Parks, et al. entitled "Dual Density Digital Image System," Ser. No. 211,646, filed June 27, 1988, assigned to the IBM Corporation and incorporated herein by reference and the copending patent application by C. A. Parks, et al. entitled "Object Management and Delivery System Having Multiple Object Resolution Capability," Ser. No. 211,722, filed June 27, 1988, assigned to the IBM Corporation and incorporated herein by reference. These two patent applications describe an example digital image archiving system within which the invention described herein finds application. In the prior art, if a user of a digital image archiving system wished to enter a form into the system which had been filled out, for example an application for automobile insurance wherein the applicant's name and home address, etc. are filled in on a form, the user would have to print out the applicant's customized data onto a preprinted form and then optically scan that filled-in form using an optical scanner. The resultant digitized image would then be entered into the image archiving system. This approach is not efficient in the use of operator time nor is it efficient in the use of materials such as preprinted forms. The prior art has not found an adequate solution for problems such as this.
It is therefore an object of the invention to provide an improved means for merging alphanumeric information with digitized images.
It is another object of the invention to provide an improved means for entering customized data onto a predefined form for entry in a digitized image archiving system.
It is still a further object of the invention to provide a means to process coded data along with digitized images in a digitized image archiving system.
It is yet a further object of the invention to provide a means for processing coded data along with digitized images so as to automatically merge the two for subsequent storage, display or printing.
These and other objects, features and advantages are accomplished by the invention disclosed herein. A method is disclosed for merging an alphanumeric data stream with a digitized image file comprising the steps of inputting a digitized image file in a first input terminal and storing the digitized image file on a first storage medium; inputting an alphanumeric character string in a second input mechanism and storing the alphanumeric character string in a second storage medium; converting the alphanumeric character string stored in the second storage medium into a bit pel image of the alphanumeric character string by substituting a two dimensional bit pattern of pels for each respective character in the string; performing a logical combination of the bit pattern for each respective alphanumeric character with the digitized image at respective intended character locations in the digitized image area; and outputting the logically combined digitized image with the alphanumeric character string superimposed thereon.
In a data processing system, a process is disclosed for preparing a form, comprising the steps of drawing a form in a medium, which includes a plurality of blank regions; capturing a digitized image of the form as a form image file in the data processing system; storing the form image file under a first file name in the data processing system; inputting name data and location data for each of the blank regions in the form and associating the first file name in a format data set; storing the format data set under a second file name in the data processing system. To fill in a form, the format data set is accessed and an alphanumeric string to be inserted into one of the blanks is input. Then the custom data set is assembled which includes the first file name, and customized data represented by the alphanumeric string. The custom data set is then stored. One of the features of the invention is that the plurality of custom data sets can be stored, each having a small storage area and each corresponding to a single form image file which occupies a much larger portion of storage. To display a filled-in form, the custom data set is accessed and from it the first file name is extracted. Then, the form image file can be accessed using the first file name. The alphanumeric strings in the custom data set are then converted into pel bit shapes of the characters represented by the string. Then, the pel bit shapes of the characters can be merged with the form image file at the location of the blanks specified in the custom data set. Finally, the resulting filled-in form can be displayed or printed.
These and other objects, features and advantages of the invention can be more fully appreciated with reference to the accompanying Figures.
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a digitized image archiving system which includes the coded data storage processor invention.
FIG. 2 is a more detailed functional block diagram of a coded data storage processor input and output flow, in accordance with the invention.
FIG. 3 is a flow diagram of the sequence of operational steps, in accordance with the invention.
FIG. 4 depicts the image of a blank application form.
FIG. 5 illustrates the format data set.
FIG. 6 depicts the custom data entry at a terminal.
FIG. 7 illustrates the custom data sets for three data sets.
FIG. 8 illustrates the relative size of the form image file and the custom data sets.
FIG. 9 illustrates character placement and in particular illustrates base line positioning for pel bit images of alphanumeric characters when merged with the form image file.
FIG. 10 illustrates the image of a filled-in application form.
This invention describes a means to process coded data along with image in Image System as described by the patent applications by C. A. Parks, et al. referenced above and the ability to process either in the workstation, with the additional capability of automatically merging the two on the display or printer bit plane if they have been logically related through record header information.
The Coded Data Storage Processor is a software component designed to facilitate the storage of coded data (non-image records) into the IBM Image System MVS/ESA folder structure as discussed in the C. A. Parks, et al. patent applications cited above; thereby allowing coded data as well as images to be securely stored, managed and processed through the, heretofore, image only processing features of that system.
Internal processing features of the Image System MVS/ESA are such that it has the capability of processing either images or coded data throughout the system. The object workstations have the additional capability of merging the coded data with a pre-identified image overlay for a composite presentation on the workstation display or the workstation printer. These features allow the storage of coded data in non-image form (EBCDIC - Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code), thereby greatly reducing the physical storage requirement, while allowing the automatic presentation of the coded data to be in an image-like format.
There is a relational (logical) collection of data that represents all the system information available about a certain entity such as a person or account or policy. This relational collection constitutes a folder of such an entity. Previous art provided either a standalone secure image (Write Once Read Multiple (WORM) technology) processing capability for a folder of image documents (images and/or coded data stored in image format) or individual or relational processing of various coded data for an entity, but did not provide an integrated processing combination of the two, each stored in its own format, in a single, secure (WORM technology) folder storage and retrieval system. Nor did previous art provide automatic merger capability of the two formats in the workstation. Prior art required direction from the workstation user through menu selection or other interactive means. This integration of image and coded data into the Image System MVS/ESA folder structure is facilitated by and is the essence of our invention.
As further explanation, much previous art has dealt with publishing systems that allow cut and paste or overlay of graphics, images and text (coded data) onto a page or book-like format. Each of these systems must have intimate knowledge of the structure detail of each data piece to accomplish their composition tasks. There is no integrated secure (WORM technology) storage capability for each of the pieces nor is there a concept of an integrated system folder consisting of all data (images, coded data) for an entity that can be stored, retrieved and displayed without user regard to some internal data structure characteristics.
Available system data for collection into a folder are generally not only scanned image data, but also coded data that enter the system through key entry, other non-image input system processing means or through system generation (computation). Coded data are normally stored on magnetic DASD or tape media that are created when the coded data are captured or generated by the computer system. Previous art allowed printouts of such data to be captured as images through a scanning process and to be included as image data in a folder.
FIG. 1 depicts the components of the Image System MVS/ESA (1-6, 8, 14, 15) with the inclusion of this invention (7).
The Folder Application Facility (FAF) (1) maintains the logical relationship of images (15) and coded data (8) to a folder. The Object Distribution Manager (ODM) (2) routes requests for images and coded data processing throughout the Image System MVS/ESA. The Object Access Method (OAM) (3) manages the storage of images and coded data on DASD (5) and Optical Disk (6) using WORM technology. The Object Workstations (4) are used to display or print images and/or coded data.
The Coded Data Storage Processor (7) is a software component written in COBOL II that is executed as a CICS (Customer Information Control System) application program under MVS/ESA. The input/output flow of this component is depicted in FIGS. 1 and 2.
1. Reads a processing parameters input file (9) to determine the start or restart coded data storage run-time environment.
2. Reads an external file (8) of storage authorization commands and coded data records that is generated by the Coded Data Intelligent Printer Image Utility (14) to be stored within the IBM Image System MVS/ESA.
3. Calls the Object Access Method (3) to physically store the coded data records (13) on DASD (5) and Optical Disk (6).
4. Writes registration commands to an external file (10) to be used by the FAF (1) to complete the storage registration process.
5. Provides error reporting to an external file (11) to be used by the FAF (1) for error reconciliation in the storage registration process.
6. Provides report information on an external file (12) to be used for management visibility of the coded data storage process.
Features of this invention are:
1. Allows storage of up to 15 million byte record length coded data records without regard to internal data architectural format.
2. Runs in a separate CICS processing region from the Image System MVS/ESA to avoid interference with that system's processing region resources.
3. Processes coded data records represented in a presentation text data architecture format (non-image) but is not restrictive to that architecture.
4. Provides simple restart logic to be used during error recovery processes.
In summary, the Coded Data Storage Processor (7) (CDSP) is a software component that facilitates storage of non-image records (coded data) (13) onto the same storage devices (5,6) used in the Image System MVS/ESA for image storage. Furthermore, the coded data format structure supported is such that the records may be fully utilized within the Image System MVS/ESA as representing documents (records) to be retrieved, displayed and printed, in a like manner to image documents. Furthermore, its support to the FAF component (1) of the IBM Image System MVS/ESA allows the system's coded data records and image records to be logically related in an individual folder entity, with the Image System MVS/ESA providing access to either or both types of records in a single, integrated folder processing transaction request and provides for the merger of coded data and image data at a workstation without operator intervention.
FIG. 3 is a flow diagram illustrating the three major stages in accordance with the method of the invention, namely creating the form, filling in the form, and displaying the filled-in form.
In the flow diagram of FIG. 3, the form is created by drawing a form, which includes a plurality of blank regions, in a medium such as on a sheet of paper or on a video screen using a computer assisted design program. An example of such an image of a form is shown in FIG. 4. As can be seen in FIG. 4, the medium, in this example a sheet of paper, is divided into a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows. In FIG. 4, there are shown to be 33 columns and 24 rows. Each alphanumeric character will occupy the rectangle corresponding to the intersection of one row and one column. In the example of FIG. 4, an application form is being created for the ABZ Insurance Company. The form will have three name fields "Customer Name," "Customer Address," and "Policy Number." Corresponding to each of these three name fields there will be a blank region defined by a beginning row and column coordinate and a length, to corresponding with the initial position of the first character of an alphanumeric string and the maximum length of that alphanumeric string which will be inserted at a later time in the blank region. An example of a data set, called a format data set, which specifies the form image file name, the names of the blank fields, the field locations and the field lengths, is shown in FIG. 5, as a format data set.
In accordance with the flow diagram of FIG. 3, after the form of FIG. 4 has been drawn, its digitized image is captured as a form image file in an Image System such as that described in the Parks, et al. patent applications cited above. The form image file is then stored under a first file name, such as "Application," in the Image System bulk storage. As a part of the process of creating the form, the format data set of FIG. 5 is created by specifying the form image file name, "Application," and by specifying the name of each respective blank region in the form. For each blank region specified in the form, the name of the field, the location of the field and its length are also included in the format data set, as is shown in FIG. 5. Then, in accordance with the flow diagram of FIG. 3, the format data set is stored under a second file name in the Image System. Alternately, the format data set can be stored in a separate storage device since the relationship between the format data set of FIG. 5 and its corresponding form image file of FIG. 4 is established by including the form image file name "Application" in the format data set. One could, for example, maintain the format data set on a diskette which is stored outside of the Image System. At this point, the form has been created and has been stored for future use.
Further in accordance with the flow diagram of FIG. 3, at a later time a copy of the form is desired to be filled in with customized data, for example when a customer of the ABZ Insurance Company wishes to make application by telephone and an employee of the insurance company takes steps to fill in the blanks of an application form at a workstation connected to the Image System. In accordance with the flow diagram of FIG. 3, the operator at the workstation first accesses the format data set of FIG. 5, which contains the information shown in FIG. 5. The terminal at the workstation then operates with the information stored in the format data set of FIG. 5 to display the information necessary for custom data entry, as is shown in FIG. 6. FIG. 6 illustrates a terminal at the workstation where the insurance company employee, in this example, enters the name of the customer, the customer's address and the newly issued policy number. The format data set provides the string "Customer Name" which is displayed on the workstation terminal, along with the information from the length field in the format data set indicating that the customer name must not exceed 20 characters. A similar display is made for "Customer Address" and for "Policy Number" as is shown in the custom data entry display in FIG. 6.
After the operator has input the alphanumeric strings which are intended to ultimately be inserted into the blanks of the form shown in FIG. 4, the custom data set corresponding to this customer's application is assembled, as is shown in FIG. 7. FIG. 7 shows a first custom data set which is constructed by extracting from the format data set the form image file name "Application" and by associating with that form image file name, the character strings corresponding to the "Customer Name," the "Customer Address," and the "Policy Number" as specified in the format data set of FIG. 5. Associated with each of these respective custom strings is the initial position for the location of each respective field as it will ultimately be placed in the image of the form shown in FIG. 4. For example, the custom string for the customer name "John Doe" has associated with it the location field (11,6) in the first custom data set of FIG. 7. The entry "(11,6)" represents the column and row position of the first character in the custom string "John Doe" which will be inserted in the blank field of the form in FIG. 4, corresponding to the "Customer Name." Then, the custom data set for the applicant "John Doe" is stored in the Image System.
As can be seen in FIG. 7, there are two additional custom data sets. The second custom data set for "Mary Doe" and a third custom data set for "Tom Alpha" which have also been created by the operator on the custom data entry terminal in FIG. 6. All three of these custom data sets are stored in the Image System, along with the form image file named "Application." A particular advantage for the invention is illustrated in FIG. 8, in that the size of the form image file, after it is compressed, can be typically 50K bytes. If one were to store the filled-in form for each of the insurance applicants "John Doe," "Mary Doe," and "Tom Alpha," this would aggregate to a total of 150K bytes of necessary storage in the Image System. In accordance with the invention, only a single form image file of 50K bytes is stored in the Image System corresponding to the file name "Application." Then, three different custom data sets are stored in the Image System, each requiring approximately 2K bytes of storage, as is illustrated in FIG. 8. In this manner, approximately 56K bytes of storage are required for three different applicants. This is a significant advantage which is brought about by the invention.
At a later time, it may be desired to display or to print a filled-in form for anyone of the applicants represented by the three custom data sets of FIG. 7. This is achieved in accordance with the flow diagram of FIG. 3 by accessing a custom data set corresponding to a particular applicant. For example, consider that the applicant John Doe has telephoned the insurance company and wishes to discuss his account. The employee at the insurance company will access the custom data set for John Doe. Then, the first file name "Application" will be extracted from the first custom data set. Then, the form image file named "Application" will be accessed. As has been described in the Parks, et al. patent applications cited above, the image for the blank form as shown in FIG. 4, will be decompressed and will be loaded into the display buffer at the workstation.
Now, in accordance with the invention, the alphanumeric character strings in the first custom data set for "John Doe" and the address "123 Baker Street" and for the policy number "23198" will be converted into the pel bit shapes of the corresponding characters represented by the string in the custom data set. Reference to FIG. 9 should be made as an illustration of this conversion. The intersection of each row and column in the depiction of the form image shown in FIG. 4 constitutes a rectangular array of bit pels. This area will be called a character position. Each character position will be made up of a rectangular arrangement of pels. For a 12 pitch font, there are eight pels in the horizontal direction and 16 pels in the vertical direction, and this is illustrated in FIG. 9. For a 10 pitch font there are 10 pels in the horizontal direction and 16 pels in the vertical direction. The conversion process from an ASCII representation of a character such as the "A," to its pel bit shape is performed by a character generation process well-known to the art, wherein the pel bit shape for the character is stored in a read only memory and the two dimensional arrangement of the pels is scanned out when that corresponding ASCII character is used to address the read only memory. When arranged in a two dimensional rectangle such as a 12 pitch eight by 16 rectangle, the shape of the "A" can be depicted. An example of such character generation can be found in the U.S. Pat. No. 4,408,200 by D. J. Bradley, "Apparatus and Method for Reading and Writing Text Characters in a Graphics Display," assigned to IBM Corporation and incorporated herein by reference.
The form image file named "Application" is loaded into the display buffer of an all points addressable display so that the image of the blank application form seen in FIG. 4 is represented in an all points addressable mode, for example with an image buffer that can display an 850 by 1100 pel representation. As an example, each of the fixed characters in the image of the blank application form of FIG. 4, for example the name of the insurance company "ABZ" each character will be depicted in an all points addressable mode. For example the "A" at column 8, row 2 will be depicted in a 12 pitch font in an all points addressable character rectangle having eight horizontal pels and 16 vertical pels for the area of the rectangle. The character positions in the blank areas of the image form of FIG. 4 are generally blank, the pels within each respective character position representing white space, not black space. The alphanumeric character string extracted from the first custom data set such as "John Doe" has each of its respective characters converted to a corresponding pel bit shape as described above. For example, the "J" of "John Doe" is rendered into a pel bit shape and that pel bit shape is then logically ORed with the pels in the character position corresponding to column 11, row 6, followed by the logically ORing of the rest of the alphanumeric character string for "John Doe" into the blank corresponding to "Customer Name" in the image of the blank application form of FIG. 4. Similarly, the address field "123 Baker Street" is inserted at (11,11) and the policy number "23198" is inserted at (15,16) for the blanks on the blank application form in FIG. 4. This results in the image of the filled-in application form shown in FIG. 10. This image is displayed on the workstation display and can optionally be printed on an associated printer.
The customer writes a utility program to create the coded data in the data format Presentation Text Object Content Architecture (PTOCA). This data format consists of control sequences that allow selection of a font and allow precise placement of text on a display or printer. PTOCA contains provision for a presentation text data descriptor. This is a separate field that would precede the data for each record. Its purpose is to allow specification of such things as units of measure, maximum sizes and the selection of various options. In accordance with the invention, the presentation of text data would require a descriptor. The coded data items are placed on an external medium (tape, for example) in a format of tape control records followed by one or more sets of storage authorization commands and the corresponding coded data. For those coded data utilizing image overlays, an indicator is placed in each coded data header record containing the name of the form.
In a separate process, the customer scans the image overlays and creates an object record for each using the same name used in the coded data header, thus "connecting" the coded data to the overlay image form.
The tape is input to the image in a batch process where the coded data storage processor reads the records on the tapes and issues storage requests to the object storage manager through the API created for object storage. The coded data storage processor creates a return record containing a register command (successful storage indicator) for each successful coded data object that is stored by the object storage manager. When all coded data objects have been stored, the tape is returned to the customer Folder Application Facility (FAF) where a document index for each coded data object is then updated to indicate successful storage. Folder Application Facility (FAF) and Object Distribution Manager (ODM) were described in the Parks, et al. patent applications referenced above. The coded data objects are now available for processing in the customer application system.
When a request is made by the FAF to display a coded data object that uses an image overlay, the image system (ODM) requests a retrieval of both the coded data object and any associated image overlays (it knows this by looking at the coded data header) from the object storage manager. Both the coded data object and the image overlay are sent to the image workstation.
The image workstation software determines that the coded data and the image overlay go together (again by looking at the coded data header) and merges the two on the workstation display plane.
The Coded Data Storage component (CDS) performs the following functions:
1. Reads the CDS processing parameters from an external input file.
2. Reads store commands with Coded Data objects from an external input file.
3. Stores the requested objects in the Object Access Method (OAM).
4. Writes register commands to an external output file for all processed objects.
5. Writes invalid store commands with Coded Data objects to an exception output file.
6. Reports on its processing activities (i.e., control, timing and processing statistics).
CDS performs the above functions using a sequential processing parameters file and an input commands file, an output register file for recording the result of each store request, and an output exception file containing the invalid store commands with the Coded Data. The CDS input/output flow is shown in FIG. 2.
The following are the constraints and assumptions made for the design of this component:
Coded Data are received via an external file (i.e., a CICS extra partition transient file). The attributes of the files are: sequential, variable records. Each Coded Data record contains the required store command followed by the Coded Data object. The program does not assume a specific order. The design does not assume an input/output media (i.e., a tape or a disk). However, it is recommended that tapes be used for this component. Coded data are not received from FAF in online transactions. The CDS transaction will supply the extra partition input processing parameters queue name. The format of the CDS processing parameters are described in the section entitled "Extra Component Data Areas." The Coded Data input file contains two types of records: a user control record and a CDS record containing a store command and the Coded Data object. The format of each record is described in the section entitled "Extra Component Data Areas."
The register output file contains two types of records: the user control record from the input file and the Coded Data register command. The formats are described in the section entitled "Extra Component Data Areas." This file is read by FAF at a later time. The output exception file will contain the input Coded Data store command record in error, with the return and reason codes updated, and the command name changed to identify it. This exception file could be analyzed and resubmitted as input to the next CDS run. Note: input control records will not be written to this exception file. CDS supports objects types "C" (coded data) and "D" (overlay data). Coded Data are received via the external input file, and are in EBCDIC format. Coded Data Overlay forms are scanned through the workstations. Coded Data arrive in an IBM defined architectural format compatible with other objects stored in OAM. No envelope or document manipulation is performed. The processing of a Coded Data file is suitable for a batch environment. However, the OAM Interface is only available through CICS. Therefore, this design assumes an implementation of CICS application reading and writing from/to extra partition transient files. Extra partition files are non-recoverable CICS resources and therefore, simple restart logic is included in the PDL. Backup is not required for Coded Data. It is done automatically by OAM. In a distributed environment, it is assumed that each ODM receives only its own Coded Data. This requires that the utility creating the input file assigns the data owning ODM as the proper destination for the file. The application program is designed to process the Coded Data records in sequence. Parallel execution is possible.
The CDS component is designed to run as a CICS application program. It is recommended that a separate CICS region be defined for the processing of Coded Data for the following reasons:
1. If the input or output file is a tape, the possibility for causing waits in the main ODM region is eliminated.
2. A separate CICS region can be started at a selected time as a batch job or a started task without interfering with the rest of the system. This can be done when the external file is available.
3. The DCT entries defining the extra partition files can be coded with the file open initial mode making it immediately available to the application program.
A separate CICS region can be started with minimal operator intervention. This can be accomplished by defining a batch terminal. The terminal input is read from a JCL DD card. The specified input causes the transaction to start and pass parameters to the program. The region may also be automatically terminated at the end of processing.
The Coded Data Storage Processor (CDS) interfaces with the following components: OAM Interface - CDS with the OAM interface to store objects in OAM managed storage.
The CDS process is streamlined to process single record objects at the maximum speed. Objects that are multiple records, will incur additional overhead.
The OAM Component requires a buffer for each object that needs to be stored. The size of the buffer must equal the object size plus additional control information. This buffer description will be part of the CDS input record. One GETMAIN, at the program initialization for 32K, will be done to place the input record. When storing multiple record objects, a 32K buffer will be allocated for each record. All the records needed to build the object will be read into these buffers before the object is stored. Since the object size of Coded Data is very small (relative to the images), memory space is not of major concern for this component.
The CDS component runs as an application program in a CICS region. It is composed of one module: Process Coded Data (OMDDSTOR).
______________________________________***************START OF SPECIFICATION***************MODULE-NAME: OMDDSTORDESCRIPTIVE-NAME: Process Coded DataCOPYRIGHT: IBM CorporationSTATUS: Version 1 Release 1FUNCTION: Stores Coded Data received from an external inputfile.OPERATION:1. Receive the input parameter queue name.2. Read control parameter.3. Read a Coded Data item from the external input file.4. Request the OAM Interface to store the object.5. Write a register confirmation to an external output file.6. Produce a control report with processing statistics.RECOVERY OPERATION:This program uses extra partition files which are notrecoverable CICS resources. The program indicates within theregister command when a CICS SYNCPOINT was issued. Whenthe program starts, a check is made for a restart parameter, andan object name to restart after, from the input control record.Records prior to that object name are read but not processed.When a match on object name is made, normal processing resumeson the next record.DEPENDENCIES: Availability of Coded Data file.MODULE TYPE: Program.PROCESSOR: COBOL IIATTRIBUTES: AMODE(31) RMODE(ANY)DATA(31).RETURN CODES: None.EXIT-NORMAL: Returns to CICS.EXIT-ERROR:Clean up resources (buffers, rollback to a previoussyncpoint) and terminate processing.FILES/QUEUES-USED:1. Input Processing Parameters file (extra partition)INPUT.2. Input Transaction file (extra partition)INPUT.3. Register output file (extra partition)OUTPUT.4. CDS Exception file (extra partition)OUTPUT.5. CDS Control Report (extra partition)OUTPUT.MESSAGES: TBD.ABEND-CODES: None.CHANGE ACTIVITY: Initial release.***************END OF SPECIFICATION*****************______________________________________
The Coded Data input file contains two types of records:
______________________________________Field Name Description______________________________________1. Control Recordrecord-type An indicator of a control record type ("CNTL").control-data User defined control record data.Note: Control record data is user defined. The ControlRecord(s) is written to the Register Record file. The first 80bytes of the Control Record(s) is written to the ControlReport.2. Coded Data Store Recordcommand-code An indicator of a store record type ("STRC"). Store record from exception file ("STRE").ssysid (not used).tsysid (not used).osysid (not used).segment-number Object segment number.number-of-segments Total number of segments for the object.object-size Total object size (in bytes).numpages Total pages in object.copy-code Copy code = Y, stores a copy.tempid Temporary ID (TEMPID).object-name CDS object name.object-type Object type code.storage-class OSM storage class (optional).management-class OSM management class (optional).retention-period OSM retention period (optional).return-code Return Code - STRE command only.reason-code Reason Code - STRE command only. OSM's buffer segment description.segment-length Segment length (object data + 8 in bytes).used-length Object-Data size (length of object-data in bytes).object-data Coded Data object data.______________________________________
The Register output file contains two types of records:
______________________________________Field Name Description______________________________________1. Control Recordrecord-type An indicator of a control record type ("CNTL").record-data The identical record read from the Coded Data input file.2. Register Recordrecord-type An indicator of a control record type ("REGC").ssysid (not used).tsysid (not used).osysid (not used).numpages Total pages in object.object-name CDS object name.object-type Object type code.tempid TEMPID.return-code Return Code.reason-code Reason Code.copy-code Copy code = Y, stores a copy.syncpoint-flag Y = syncpoint occurred after this record.______________________________________
The CDS Transaction Parameters are contained in an 80 byte sequential, on keyword per record, file.
__________________________________________________________________________Field Name Value Col Req Description__________________________________________________________________________1. Comment Record: (not required)KEYWORD '*' 1 Y Comment. an asterisk in column 1 can be used to denote a comment line.Filler 2-80 n Comment2. Syncpoint Interval Record: (required)KEYWORD 'SYNCINTR=' 1-9 Y Syncpoint Interval KeywordSYNCINTR 1-9999 10-14 Y The number of records to be processed before a syncpoint is taken.Filler 14-80 n Comment3. Error Threshold Record: (required)KEYWORD 'ERRTHRES=' 1-9 Y Error Threshold KeywordERRTHRES 1-9999 10-14 Y The no. of non-system record errors before processing should terminate.Filler 14-80 Comment4. CDS Input Queue Record: (required)KEYWORD 'INCDATAQ=' 1-9 Y CDS Input Queue KeywordINCDATAQ (queue name) 10-17 Y Input extra partition queue name.Filler 18-80 n Comment5. CDS Register Queue Record:KEYWORD 'OUTREGIQ=' 1-9 Y CDS Register Queue KeywordOUTREGIQ (queue name) 10-17 Y Output Register extra partition queue name.Filler 18-80 n Comment6. CDS Exception Queue Record: (required)KEYWORD 'OUTEXCPQ=' 1-9 Y CDS Exception Queue KeywordOUTEXCPQ (queue name) 10-17 Y Output Exception extra partition queue name.Filler 18-80 n Comment7. CDS Report Queue Record: (required)KEYWORD 'OUTRPRTQ=' 1-9 Y CDS Report Queue KeywordOUTRPRTQ (queue name) 10-17 Y Output Report extra partition queue name.Filler 18-80 n Comment8. Restart Flag Record: (not required)KEYWORD 'RSTRTFLG=' 1-9 Y Restart Flag KeywordRSTRTFLG 'Y', 'N' 10 n Y = CDS processing is being restarted. Note: Default is N.Filler 11-80 n Comment9. Restart Object Name Record: (not required see note *)KEYWORD 'ROBJNAME=' 1-9 Y Restart Object Name KeywordROBJNAME (object name) 10-49 * Name of object to restart after.Filler 18-80 n Comment__________________________________________________________________________ *Note: A Restart Object Name Record is required, with ROBJNAME coded if Restart Flag Record is coded with RSTRTFLG=Y.
__________________________________________________________________________CDS PROCESSING CONTROL REPORT__________________________________________________________________________RUN DATE - 99-99-99RUN TIME - 99:99:99SECTION 1: PROCESSING PARAMETERSSYNCPOINT INTERVAL = 9999ERROR THRESHOLD = 9999CDS INPUT QUEUE = XXXXXXXXCDS OUTPUT QUEUE = XXXXXXXXCDS EXCEPTION QUEUE = XXXXXXXXCDS REPORT QUEUE = XXXXXXXXRESTART FLAG = XRESTART OBJECT NAME = XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXSECTION 2: ERROR REPORTCONTROL RECORD:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXERROR:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXERROR:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXSECTION 3: CDS PROCESSING STATISTICSCDS PROCESSING COMPLETE - RETURN CODE 9999 REASON CODE 9999INPUTRECORDS READ9,999,999CONTROL RECORDS READ9,999,999CODED DATA STORE STRC RECORDS READ9,999,999CODED DATA STORE STRE RECORDS READ9,999,999OBJECTS SUCCESSFULLY STORED9,999,999OBJECTS WRITTEN TO EXCEPTION9,999,999DUPLICATE OBJECT ERRORS9,999,999COMMAND VALIDATION ERRORS9,999,999OUTPUT RECORDS WRITTEN9,999,999CONTROL RECORDS WRITTEN9,999,999REGISTER RECORDS WRITTEN9,999,999TOTAL NUMBER OF BYTES STORED999,999,999KTOTAL NUMBER OF PAGES999,999,999,999TOTAL ELAPSED TIME OSMhh:mm:ssTOTAL ELAPSED TIME CDShh:mm:ss__________________________________________________________________________
The resulting method and apparatus to merge a digitized image with an alphanumeric character string provides a more efficient and automatic way of merging these two diverse types of information, than has been available in the prior art.
Although a specific embodiment of the invention has been disclosed, it will be understood by those having skill in the art that minor changes can be made to the specific embodiment without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention.
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About the author- He was one of the most famous figures in modern Hindi literature as well as Hindi theatre. He promulgated 'Chhayavad' a literary trend in Hindi literature. It is romanticism with a spiritual base and universalism which touches every core of humanism.
"You are being reckless, Chandra Dev."
"I am speaking the truth, Dev Kumar."
"Your truth is weak as it is impossible that it actually appeared. I think while giving a speech, you are swayed by emotions. To think of something's mysterious existence to be a reality is beyond the 'x-ray' perceptions that we possess." Saying this Dev Kumar laughed and his laughter was filled with contempt.
Chandra Dev changed the topic and said- "I will argue on this later. See we have reached the waterfall for which we had travelled eight miles."
"Man, made of truth and falsities hasn't been able to touch the shadow of Truth as he stays in the darkness. I believe that you are unable to even understand yourself." – said Dev Kumar.
Chandra Dev sat down and kept looking at the cliff. This waterfall is the most famous in Mussoorie. Falling into a huge pit, the water converts into a river and runs along as if rejected by everyone.
Chandra Dev was the son of Taluqdar and had come to Mussoorie with his friend Dev Kumar to stay at a guest house for peace and health. It could never be determined when clouds would cover the mountains and when it would start raining. Chandra Dev's servant reached the spot with food. Both the friends sat under a walnut tree and started eating. Chandra Dev used to drink as well for his health.
Dev Kumar said- "If we want to prevent getting drenched then we should leave now."
Chandra Dev, drinking said- "You are a coward and do not have the strength to lead a courageous life. Being careful when walking, shutting one up in one's room on time, behaving as if one is inflicted with many diseases will make any one stay at home."
Dev Kumar laughed and after sometime both of them got up. The servant followed them. Rain drops had started falling and everyone took out their rain wear.
It became necessary to take refuge against the rain as their rain wear wasn't good enough to protect them from the rains. The three of them started looking for shelter. They saw a small cave and they entered it.
Removing the water from his eyebrows, Chandra Dev saw a dark but a lit up face shining with youthfulness. She was a local. Chandra Dev started looking at the woman in an artful manner. She became shy. Chandra Dev asked her in a profound manner- " What have you come to do here?"
" Babuji I live on the other mountain and had come here to earn a livelihood."
" What do you do for a livelihood?"
" I catch snakes."
Chandra Dev was shocked and asked- " Have you come here to catch snakes? There are very few snakes here."
" Yes, at times I catch snakes here. I have just seen a golden snake." Saying this she pointed towards the crevice.
Chandra Dev looked- Two glowing lights.
The rain had stopped. Chandra Dev said- "Let's go Dev Kumar. Ramu you catch snakes as well? He catches without using any means." Dev Kumar nodded.
Ramu said- "Yes Master, should I catch this one?"
"No, no. Let her catch it. You bring it to the hotel for us to see. What do say Dev? That will be good entertainment?" Saying this Chandra Dev and Dev Kumar left.
A lot of friends had gathered in Chandra Dev's room and Nera showed the golden snake to everyone.
Ramu was staring at Nera. Chandra Dev said- " Ramu bring me that glass box."
Ramu brought it immediately.
Chandra Dev laughed and said- " Nera this box is for your snake." Happy, Nera started to keep its new find in the box but it did not want to go inside the box. Ramu intervened and the sanke entered the box. Nera thanked Ramu through her eyes.
Chandra Dev's friends said- " Your servant is very experienced."
Chandra Dev looked proudly at Ramu but Ramu was mesmerized by Nera and was staring at her.
Dev Kumar laughed. The show ended and Nera received a huge prize.
Three days later, near the hotel under a tree; Chandra Dev was standing. He was looking intently at a man and a woman who were taking to each other. He felt angry but did not say anything. Dev Kumar touched his back and said- " What is it ?"
Chandra Dev showed him what he was watching. Nera was standing near a bush and Ramu was saying something to her. Seeing this Dev Kumar caught hold of Chandra Kumar's arm and said- "Let's go."
Both of them came back and sat in their room.
Dev Kumar said- " You were discussing about the true nature of Ramu's heart. It is possible that you don't know yourself."
Chandra Dev said- " I will whip him and set him right. That scoundrel!"
Chandra Dev had returned after watching a ball and was retiring to his room. He heard someone whispering. It reminded him of Nera and he bit his lip and crashed on his bed. His temperature rose. He was very angry and switched off his lights.
After some time a yelling was heard. It seemed as if someone called out Ramu's name. he switched on the lights and saw the golden snake coiled around Ramu's hand. Chnadra Dev shouted- " What are you doing here? Look, its life is in danger. If only Nera was here."
Chandra Dev was very frightened and then Nera appeared. At this hour of the night? Chandra Dev remained silent with anger. Nera removed the snake from Ramu's hand and closed it in the box. Chandra Dev asked Ramu- " What are you doing here?" Ramu started shaking.
" Speak up! Otherwise I will peel your skin off!"
Ramu remained silent.
Chandra Dev's face darkened. He would look at Ramu and then at Nera. He picked up his gun and Nera stood in front of Ramu. " Babu ji he had come here to take the wine for me which is in that bottle."
Chandra Dev looked and saw the red wine happy in its encasing. Chandra Dev kept his gun down. Picking up the box and the bottle he gave it to them and said- " Both of you leave right now and Ramu never show your face to me again."
Both of them slowly retreated from the room. Ramu knew his master's temperament.
The next day, Dev Kumar and Chandra Dev descended the mountains and Ramu was not with them.
After eleven months, Chandra Dev reached the same hotel. It was evening and the sun was setting filling the sky with myriad colours and there was a slow breeze. Chandra Dev tried to close the glass window. He saw Ramu carruign a box on his head and Nera following him in a slow manner. Neera looked up and smiled; paying her respects she again followed Ramu. Chandra Dev slammed his window closed and thought- " It is true, do I even know myself?"
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