Methods of marking living leaf tissue and apparatuses for effecting such marking are disclosed, and may include orienting a plant such that the living leaf tissue is in a marking position, retaining the living leaf tissue in the marking position, and marking the living leaf tissue with a mark applicator, wherein marking the living leaf tissue introduces a permanent deformation in the living leaf tissue.

Methods of marking living leaf tissue and apparatuses for effecting such marking are disclosed, and may include orienting a plant such that the living leaf tissue is in a marking position, retaining the living leaf tissue in the marking position, and marking the living leaf tissue with a mark applicator, wherein marking the living leaf tissue introduces a permanent deformation in the living leaf tissue.

This is an inflatable toroidal display cover with an exocentric rod (CT) comprising a cover (10) formed by an inflatable torus (11) configuring a flat central area (12) and an inflatable torus (11) conified with a larger diameter (d1) rear region (11A) and a smaller diameter (d2) opposite front region (11 B) and that in the rear region (11A) by the inner contour (ct1) includes a pair of upper and lower tether straps (11a1)/(11a2) that anchor profiles (21a)/(21b) of the stabilizer U fork (21) with a multi-angle joint (23) integral to the support rod (22) of the cover (10); and support rod (22) in the inner contour (ct1) configuring unobstructed flat central area (12); and rear region (11A) in balance; and tubular niche (11a3) and balanced counterweight (30); and anchorage spaced from the profiles (21a)/(21b) with vertical and horizontal stabilizing staging effect (V1)/(H); and stabilizing U-fork (21) with multi-angle joint (23); and compression points (p1/p2) of easy fastening; and consistent rigid support rod (22); and flat central area (12) and multi-angle joint (23) for printing and easy viewing; and frameable; and, yet, friendly to the touch; flat; compressible; wide view and access.

A moving image control method for controlling display of a moving image on a foldable display device is provided. The moving image control method includes: acquiring moving image position information indicating a position in a display region at which the moving image is displayed; acquiring fold state information indicating a fold state of the foldable display device; and controlling whether the moving image is stopped or reproduced in the display region based on the moving image position information and the fold state information.

Disclosed is an image-replaceable functional advertisement apparatus that includes a base having a plate shape, a shade formed of a flexible material and coupled to a top of the base along a periphery of the base, the shade including an image mounting surface to which an image is attached, a lighting column mounted in an upright position on a side of an upper surface of the base surrounded by the shade, and a cover that covers an open top of the shade.

Disclosed are fibers comprising one or more branded fibers which exhibit surface markings in a repeated pattern along the length of the branded fibers. The branded fibers can be incorporated into yarns or fiber bands to represent supply chain information of the yarns, fiber bands, and/or articles made from the yards or fiber bands. In a specific example, branded fibers can be incorporated into an acetate tow band The branded fibers can be recovered from a cigarette filter, the repeated pattern decoded, and supply chain information associated with the acetate tow used to make the cigarette filter, such as manufacturer, customer, ship to location, and even the acetate tow bale, can be obtained.

A container with an interchangeable crystal display may include a container body sized to accommodate a volume of a liquid, the container body having an upper end and a lower end; a cap designed to removably engage with the upper end of the container body; a container base designed to removably engage with the lower end of the container body; and an interchangeable crystal display removably secured to a surface of the container base such that the interchangeable crystal display extends upwards from the container base into an interior of the container body when the container base is engaged with the lower end of the container body.

A container with an interchangeable crystal display may include a container body sized to accommodate a volume of a liquid, the container body having an upper end and a lower end; a cap designed to removably engage with the upper end of the container body; a container base designed to removably engage with the lower end of the container body; and an interchangeable crystal display removably secured to a surface of the container base such that the interchangeable crystal display extends upwards from the container base into an interior of the container body when the container base is engaged with the lower end of the container body.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a server, navigation device, and distribution exclusion area setting method in an advertising information distribution system, which avoid unnecessary distribution of advertising information and improve precision of a distribution area of the advertising information. When distributing advertising information relating to a facility in the vicinity of the present location of the navigation device, at least a portion of the area of a travel area which has recently been traversed is excluded from an area for distribution of the advertising information; therefore, it becomes unnecessary to distribute the advertising information of the facility which is in a site to which it would be necessary to double back from the present location, and it is possible to improve the precision of the distribution area of the advertising information.

A patient simulation system for healthcare training is provided. The system includes one or more interchangeable shells comprising a physical anatomical model of at least a portion of a patient's body, the shell adapted to be illuminated from behind to provide one or more dynamic images viewable on the outer surface of the shells; a support system adapted to receive the shells via a mounting system, wherein the system comprises one or more image units adapted to render the one or more dynamic images viewable on the outer surface of the shells; one or more interface devices located about the patient shells to receive input and provide output; and one or more computing units in communication with the image units and interface devices, the computing units adapted to provide an interactive simulation for healthcare training.