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Alberto Alvarado, San Diego, CA US
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| 20100136113 | PHYTASES, NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING THEM AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM - This invention relates to phytases, polynucleotides encoding them, uses of the polynucleotides and polypeptides of the invention, as well as the production and isolation of such polynucleotides and polypeptides. In particular, the invention provides polypeptides having phytase activity under high temperature conditions, and phytases that retain activity after exposure to high temperatures. The phytases of the invention can be thermotolerant and/or thermostable at low temperatures, in addition to higher temperatures. The phytases of the invention can be used in foodstuffs to improve the feeding value of phytate rich ingredients. The phytases of the invention can be formulated as foods or feeds or supplements for either to, e.g., aid in the digestion of phytate. The foods or feeds of the invention can be in the form of pellets, liquids, powders and the like. In one aspect, phytases of the invention are stabile against thermal denaturation during pelleting; and this decreases the cost of the phytase product while maintaining in vivo efficacy and detection of activity in feed. | 06-03-2010 |
Alfredo Alvarado, Weston, FL US
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| 20090073002 | Lineographic alphanumeric data input system - An alphanumeric data input system for entering text into portable cellular phones or hand held computers by making linear traces or taps with a thumb or finger on a touch sensitive lineographic keypad. This keypad is conveniently located on the upper and left part of the cellular phone or the hand held computer in order to facilitate the natural motion of the thumb thus avoiding fatigue and strain of the same. This new system allows the user to enter operational commands on the keypad, as well as entering of letters of different alphabets such as the Latin Alphabet, Mathematical Greek and Russian Alphabets and possibly of alphabets of other foreign languages including Japanese, Chinese and Korean. This system can be used for entering a combination of letters to speed up the writing process, and enables the entering of punctuation marks, typographical symbols and a wide range of mathematical symbols. The present invention describes a combination of a portable cellular phone with a hand held computer provided with a large screen that can rotate 90 degrees to facilitate reading of the text. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090326566 | TRANSABDOMINAL NEEDLE INTRODUCER - A transabdominal needle introducer for the repair of large ventral incisional hernias comprises a handle connected to a long tubular shaft and a disposable needle cartridge at its distal end. The handle has a round knob or head, and a needle pusher to extrude the needles out. The long tubular shaft contains two metal rods disposed inside thereof, one to change the angle of the cartridge, and the other one to extrude the needles. At the proximal end of the tubular shaft there is a rotatable cylindrical control provided with a spiral groove that moves a metal rod destined to pivot the needle cartridge. The second metal rod inside the shaft is assigned to extrude the needles and is connected to a flexible resilient wire that protrudes at the distal end of the tubular shaft and is provided at its distal end with an oval tip that engages a piston-type pusher inside the needle cartridge. There are two straight needles inside the cartridge that are attached to a single strand of suture at each end, and they can be extruded by action of the needle pusher. | 12-31-2009 |
Anne E.f. Alvarado, Brookline, MA US
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| 20110035244 | Project Management System for Integrated Project Schedules - A simulation system and technique for simulating a project is described. The simulation system includes a work detail database having stored therein a plurality of attributes for the project, and a schedule generator coupled to receive information from the work detail database and having a push processor and a pull processor coupled thereto. The push and pull processors utilize different techniques/methodologies to establish dates and activities in a schedule produced by the schedule generator. | 02-10-2011 |
Carlos Alvarado, Fernandina Beach, FL US
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| 20120034139 | Suspended Mass Transfer and Reaction Tower - A suspended mass transfer and reaction tower system used for the scrubbing, stripping or chemical reaction between gases and liquids. The system comprises a top head having a suspension means, a bottom head, and a shell capable of retaining and supporting a suspended packing bundle. The shell is capable of securely and removably attaching to the top head and bottom head, thereby creating a single tower capable of being suspended by the suspension means in the top head. Various embodiments of the system can be adapted for the purposes of chemical vent scrubbing, absorption, odor abatement, gas-liquid chemical reactions, or similar processes. The tower can be operated in the classical counter current or concurrent flow modes, under pressure, or in a partial vacuum. | 02-09-2012 |
Carole K. Alvarado, Menlo Park, CA US
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| 20110161205 | ARTICLE TRADING PROCESS - Articles such as compact discs are traded among a plurality of members who are registered in a common community. Each member has an account including a trading credit balance and a mailing address. A user interface is provided that allows a member to enter articles that the member owns and is willing to trade and articles that the member wants to own. The user interface also receives article trading instruction messages. An administration computer hosts the plurality of members and facilitates article trades among the members. The administration computer identifies matches between owned and wanted articles. For each identified match, an article trading instruction message is sent to the article owner requesting that the article owner mail the owned article to the mailing address of the member who wants to own the article. If the member sends the article, a trading credit is posted to the member's account and a trading debit and a monetary charge is posted to the member's account who will be receiving the article. Each traded article has the same trading credit. A priority algorithm is used to select the member who will receive the article if there is more than one member who wants an article that another member owns and is willing to trade. The priority algorithm is based in part on a member score that is a function of the relative value of the articles that a member owns and sends to another member compared to the relative value of the articles that the member wants and receives from another member, the relative value of the articles being determined by a demand for the article compared to a supply for the article among the members. A portion of the monetary charge is placed in a pool for distribution to the content creator of the article. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110166949 | ARTICLE TRADING PROCESS - Articles such as compact discs are traded among a plurality of members who are registered in a common community. Each member has an account including a trading credit balance and a mailing address. A user interface is provided that allows a member to enter articles that the member owns and is willing to trade and articles that the member wants to own. The user interface also receives article trading instruction messages. An administration computer hosts the plurality of members and facilitates article trades among the members. The administration computer identifies matches between owned and wanted articles. For each identified match, an article trading instruction message is sent to the article owner requesting that the article owner mail the owned article to the mailing address of the member who wants to own the article. If the member sends the article, a trading credit is posted to the member's account and a trading debit and a monetary charge is posted to the member's account who will be receiving the article. Each traded article has the same trading credit. A priority algorithm is used to select the member who will receive the article if there is more than one member who wants an article that another member owns and is willing to trade. The priority algorithm is based in part on a member score that is a function of the relative value of the articles that a member owns and sends to another member compared to the relative value of the articles that the member wants and receives from another member, the relative value of the articles being determined by a demand for the article compared to a supply for the article among the members. A portion of the monetary charge is placed in a pool for distribution to the content creator of the article. | 07-07-2011 |
Cesar Alvarado, Orange, CA US
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| 20100332979 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURATION OF MACRO COMMANDS IN A CONTROLLING DEVICE - A system displays a representation of an original equipment remote control device for a target device to be controlled using a macro button of a configurable controlling device. The displayed representation of the original equipment remote control device includes representations of buttons that would be used on the original equipment remote control device to control controllable functions of the target device. The system accepts input by which one or more of the displayed representations of buttons are selected. The macro button is then configured whereby an activation of the macro button will cause a transmission of commands from the configurable controlling device to control those controllable functions of the target devices that correspond to the one or more of the displayed representations of buttons that were selected. | 12-30-2010 |
Daniel Alvarado, Methuen, MA US
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| 20100108915 | Conductive Contamination Resistant Insulator - An apparatus that forms a source bushing, while comprehending the possible formation of electrically conductive films thereon, is disclosed. Such an apparatus may advantageously be used to isolate an ion source from other components within the ion implanter, as these components may be at different electrical potentials. In one embodiment, the source bushing is constructed from a material having a lower electrical resistance than is currently used. By constructing the bushing in this manner, the effects of the applied lower resistance films is reduced, as the change in effective resistance is reduced. In other embodiments, the source bushing is purposely lined with an electrically semiconducting material, so that the effects of the later applied lining are minimized. In either case, the electrical potential between the two devices that are being isolated by the bushing is more evenly applied across the bushing. | 05-06-2010 |
Donald T. Alvarado, Scottsdale, AZ US
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| 20080210153 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STARTLING ANIMALS - A device is disclosed which is configured to startle certain pests which may cause a variety of problems in certain areas of a home or workplace. By limiting the action of the pests, or removing the pests from the area, the invention may prevent the destruction of property, minimize animal droppings, and minimize the spread of disease. The invention includes an external shell in the shape of any desired animal, wherein the external shell also covers internal mechanical, electronic and electrical components. The components are configured to move parts of the animal shell and move other items attached to the shell. The movement may be a result of a motion detector detecting an undesirable pest, programmable timer, a remote control device operated within the safety of a home or by other sensors. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20100176954 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STARTLING ANIMALS - A device is disclosed which is configured to startle certain pests which may cause a variety of problems in certain areas of a home or workplace. By limiting the action of the pests, or removing the pests from the area, the invention may prevent the destruction of property, minimize animal droppings, and minimize the spread of disease. The invention may include an external shell in the shape of any desired animal which may be on a swivel base and include lighting, wherein the external shell also covers internal mechanical, electronic and electrical components. The components are configured to move parts of the animal shell and move other items attached to the shell. The movement may be a result of a motion detector detecting an undesirable pest, programmable timer, a remote control device operated within the safety of a home or by other sensors. The system may also include a remote control, Wi-Fi, IP address, webcam, modem, dial-in activation, voice activation, and timers. | 07-15-2010 |
Emma Alvarado, Somerville, NJ US
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| 20100196295 | Cleansing Compositions - A composition comprising an adduct of an oil and an addition material and a flaxseed extract. | 08-05-2010 |
Gabriel Alvarado, San Mateo, CA US
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| 20090171076 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE USE OF FMOC DERIVATIVES IN DNA/RNA SYNTHESIS - Methods of nucleic acid preparation are described, including preparation of MnRNA, using FMOC derivatives to synthesize oligonucleotides in addition to applying FMOC protocols to various therapeutic and diagnostic methods. In some embodiments a single stranded oligonucleotide is synthesized bound to a polymer support (such as optic fiber glass filters) using said FMOC derivatives. | 07-02-2009 |
Ivann Alvarado, Duvall, CA US
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| 20090325711 | SCHEDULED PROGRAMMATIC GAME CONTENT - Scheduled programmatic multiplayer game content in a console service is provided. A plurality of multiplayer game events is scheduled. Each event has a fixed start time and fixed end time. Requests from users to participate in event are received and a determination is made as to whether users electing to participate in the game are eligible to participate. If the user is eligible to participate in the game, instructions are provided to a console to allow the user to participate in the game. If the user is not eligible to participate in the game, instructions may be provided to a console to allow a user to view activity in the game. | 12-31-2009 |
Joaquin Alvarado, Oakland, CA US
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| 20110169927 | Content Presentation in a Three Dimensional Environment - Systems, devices, and methods for displaying method content are described. In some embodiments, media content for display in a virtual three dimensional environment may be described. The virtual three dimensional environment including a representation of the identified media content may be generated. The generated virtual three dimensional environment may be displayed on a display device in communication with the first computing device. The virtual three dimensional environment may be displayed from a vantage point at a first location within the virtual three dimensional environment. Input modifying the virtual three dimensional environment may be detected. The virtual three dimensional environment may be updated in accordance with the detected input. The updated virtual three dimensional environment may be displayed on the display device. | 07-14-2011 |
Joaquin Omar Alvarado, Eatontown, NJ US
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| 20090034711 | Multiple Queuing and Servicing of a Contact - A contact originator is given a choice to enqueue the contact in multiple contact queues, to serve multiple needs or interests of the originator. If the contact reaches the head of the queue for the primary need while the contact is being serviced from a queue for a secondary need, the contact either remains at the head of the primary-need queue until the servicing at the secondary-need queue is completed, or a resource of the primary-need queue is conferenced in with the contact and the resource of the secondary-need queue so that the resources can serve both needs simultaneously. | 02-05-2009 |
John Alvarado, Santa Ana, CA US
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| 20090236293 | DRAIN GRATE SYSTEM AND METHODS - A drain grate system can be installed in a curbside or storm drain to block the passage of debris while allowing liquid to flow into the drain. The drain grate system can open in response to a high flow rate to allow liquid and debris to flow into the drain. A locking mechanism can maintain the drain grate system in a closed and locked position and can unlock in response to a predetermined amount of force of a fluid flow. | 09-24-2009 |
Jorge Alvarado, Glendale, CA US
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| 20110314766 | UNIVERSAL FENESTRATION CAP SYSTEM AND METHOD - In an exemplary embodiment, a window sill comprises a structural base having a first side and a second side, a fenestration cap attached to the structural base, a window frame mounted on the fenestration cap and finish elements applied to the structural base and adjacent to the fenestration cap. The window frame may be removed from the fenestration cap without disturbing the finish elements. Alternatively, a method of installing a window in a window opening comprises providing a window opening and preparing the window opening for receiving a fenestration cap, installing a fenestration cap by placement within and attachment to the window opening in a primary step, and installing a window within the window opening by placement within and attachment to the fenestration cap in a secondary step. | 12-29-2011 |
Jose Manuel Sasian Alvarado, Tucson, AZ US
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| 20080266665 | Lens system for traffic signal lighting - A traffic light compound lens system is presented that utilizes two Fresnel lenses to provide a more efficient lens system with better light directing capabilities than a single lens system. The optical power of each Fresnel lens is less than that required for the single lens system. Due to aberration reduction, the compound lens system has less geometrical aberration than a single lens system, especially over a larger field of view, and has improved directionality. In addition, the compound lens system has better collection efficiency. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20100260494 | Curvilinear sensor system - Methods and apparatus for a Curvilinear Sensor System are disclosed. The present invention includes a wide variety of generally curved, aspheric or non-planar arrangement of sensors and their equivalents. The curvilinear surfaces, edges or boundaries that define the geometry of the present invention may be continuous, or may be collections or aggregations of many small linear, planar or other segments which are able to approximate a curved line or surface. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100331929 | APPARATUS FOR SPREADING LIGHT FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES TO ELIMINATE VISIBLE BOUNDARIES THEREBETWEEN, LIGHT THERAPY DEVICES INCLUDING SUCH APPARATUS, AND METHODS - Apparatus for providing substantially uniform illumination with multiple, discrete sources of light include arrays of abutting light spreading elements, such as reflective light pipes or collimation lenses, for substantially eliminating visible boundaries between the sources of light. Methods for generating a substantially uniform field of emission include introducing light into such a spreader array. Light therapy devices including arrays of light spreading elements are also disclosed. | 12-30-2010 |
Rey Alvarado, San Jose, CA US
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| 20110227219 | ENHANCED WLP FOR SUPERIOR TEMP CYCLING, DROP TEST AND HIGH CURRENT APPLICATIONS - A WLP device is provided with a flange shaped UBM or an embedded partial solder ball UBM on top of a copper post style circuit connection. | 09-22-2011 |
Reynante Alvarado, Chandler, AZ US
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| 20080308934 | SOLDER BUMP INTERCONNECT FOR IMPROVED MECHANICAL AND THERMO-MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE - An apparatus and method for a semiconductor package including a bump on input-output (IO) structure are disclosed involving a device pad, an under bump metal pad (UBM), a polymer, and a passivation layer. The shortest distance from the center of the device pad to its outer edge, and the shortest distance from the center of the UBM to its outer edge are in a ratio from 0.5:1 to 0.95:1. Also, the shortest distance from the center of the polymer to its outer edge, and the shortest distance from the center of the UBM to its outer edge are in a ratio from 0.35:1 to 0.85:1. Additionally, the shortest distance from the center of the passivation layer to its outer edge, and the shortest distance from the center of the UBM to its outer edge are in a ratio from 0.35:1 to 0.80:1. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20110186995 | SOLDER BUMP INTERCONNECT - A semiconductor package includes a device pad on a substrate. A polybenzoxazole (PBO) layer overlies the substrate, and the PBO layer has an opening to expose the device pad. A redistribution layer (RDL) comprises a landing pad, and the RDL is positioned on the PBO layer and conductively coupled to the device pad. A polymer layer is on the RDL, and an under bump metal pad (UBM) is on the landing pad and extends onto a top surface of the polymer layer. The UBM electrically connects to the landing pad through an opening in the polymer layer. A solder bump is secured to the UBM. A shortest distance from a center of the landing pad to an outer edge of the landing pad, and a shortest distance from a center of the UBM to an outer edge of the UBM are in a ratio that ranges from 0.5:1 up to 0.95:1. | 08-04-2011 |
Reynante Alvarado, San Jose, CA US
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| 20110248398 | WAFER-LEVEL CHIP-SCALE PACKAGE DEVICE HAVING BUMP ASSEMBLIES CONFIGURED TO MITIGATE FAILURES DUE TO STRESS - Wafer-level chip-scale package semiconductor devices are described that have bump assemblies configured to mitigate solder bump failures due to stresses, particularly stresses caused by CTE mismatch during thermal cycling tests, dynamic deformation during drop tests or cyclic bending tests, and so on. In an implementation, the wafer-level chip-scale package devices include an integrated circuit chip having two or more arrays of bump assemblies for mounting the device to a printed circuit board. At least one of the arrays includes bump assemblies that are configured to withstand higher levels of stress than the bump assemblies of the remaining arrays. | 10-13-2011 |
Reynante T. Alvarado, San Jose, CA US
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| 20110198745 | WAFER-LEVEL PACKAGED DEVICE HAVING SELF-ASSEMBLED RESILIENT LEADS - A wafer-level packaged semiconductor device is described. In an implementation, the device includes one or more self-assembled resilient leads disposed on an integrated circuit chip. Each of the resilient leads are configured to move from a first position wherein the resilient lead is held adjacent to the chip and a second position wherein the resilient lead is extended away from the chip to interconnect the chip to a printed circuit board. A guard is provided to protect the resilient leads when the resilient leads are in the first position. One or more attachment bumps may also be furnished to facilitate attachment of the device to the printed circuit board. | 08-18-2011 |
Sigifredo Alvarado, Marrero, LA US
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| 20090200039 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING TO A DAMAGED WELLHEAD - A technique is provided for securing a subsea well that has had some of its components damaged as a result of a storm or other catastrophic event. The techniques utilizes a casing head assembly that may secured to the casing of the damaged well by tightening a plurality of set screws to drive slips into the casing. The casing head assembly may also comprise a tubing hanger. Tubing head set screws may then be tightened to activate the tubing hanger to secure the production tubing to the casing head. The casing head assembly may also comprise a latch-lock connector that may be secured to the casing head by stabbing the latch-lock connector into the casing head and rotating the connector approximately one-quarter turn. A corrosion cap may then be secured to the latch-lock connector to cover the end of the production tubing. | 08-13-2009 |
William Alvarado, Menlo Park, CA US
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| 20110213898 | MOBILE DEVICE POWER MANAGEMENT IN DATA SYNCHRONIZATION OVER A MOBILE NETWORK WITH OR WITHOUT A TRIGGER NOTIFICATION - A real-time communication architecture establishes a continuous connection between an enterprise network and a communication management system. The connection is continuously held open allowing mobile devices real-time access to enterprise email systems. The real-time communication architecture can support an entire enterprise email system or individual email users. The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will become more readily apparent from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the invention which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings. | 09-01-2011 |
William A. Alvarado, Palo Alto, CA US
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| 20080294453 | Network Based Digital Rights Management System - A network-based DRM system manages digital media assets stored in the network. The system provides consumers with access to the digital media from any device connected to an electronic network such as the internet, while enforcing the intended uses by the copyright owners. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20110219460 | NETWORK BASED DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A network-based DRM system manages digital media assets stored in the network. The system provides consumers with access to the digital media from any device connected to an electronic network such as the internet, while enforcing the intended uses by the copyright owners. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110219461 | NETWORK BASED DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A network-based DRM system manages digital media assets stored in the network. The system provides consumers with access to the digital media from any device connected to an electronic network such as the internet, while enforcing the intended uses by the copyright owners. | 09-08-2011 |
William A. Alvarado, Menlo Park, CA US
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| 20110161205 | ARTICLE TRADING PROCESS - Articles such as compact discs are traded among a plurality of members who are registered in a common community. Each member has an account including a trading credit balance and a mailing address. A user interface is provided that allows a member to enter articles that the member owns and is willing to trade and articles that the member wants to own. The user interface also receives article trading instruction messages. An administration computer hosts the plurality of members and facilitates article trades among the members. The administration computer identifies matches between owned and wanted articles. For each identified match, an article trading instruction message is sent to the article owner requesting that the article owner mail the owned article to the mailing address of the member who wants to own the article. If the member sends the article, a trading credit is posted to the member's account and a trading debit and a monetary charge is posted to the member's account who will be receiving the article. Each traded article has the same trading credit. A priority algorithm is used to select the member who will receive the article if there is more than one member who wants an article that another member owns and is willing to trade. The priority algorithm is based in part on a member score that is a function of the relative value of the articles that a member owns and sends to another member compared to the relative value of the articles that the member wants and receives from another member, the relative value of the articles being determined by a demand for the article compared to a supply for the article among the members. A portion of the monetary charge is placed in a pool for distribution to the content creator of the article. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110166949 | ARTICLE TRADING PROCESS - Articles such as compact discs are traded among a plurality of members who are registered in a common community. Each member has an account including a trading credit balance and a mailing address. A user interface is provided that allows a member to enter articles that the member owns and is willing to trade and articles that the member wants to own. The user interface also receives article trading instruction messages. An administration computer hosts the plurality of members and facilitates article trades among the members. The administration computer identifies matches between owned and wanted articles. For each identified match, an article trading instruction message is sent to the article owner requesting that the article owner mail the owned article to the mailing address of the member who wants to own the article. If the member sends the article, a trading credit is posted to the member's account and a trading debit and a monetary charge is posted to the member's account who will be receiving the article. Each traded article has the same trading credit. A priority algorithm is used to select the member who will receive the article if there is more than one member who wants an article that another member owns and is willing to trade. The priority algorithm is based in part on a member score that is a function of the relative value of the articles that a member owns and sends to another member compared to the relative value of the articles that the member wants and receives from another member, the relative value of the articles being determined by a demand for the article compared to a supply for the article among the members. A portion of the monetary charge is placed in a pool for distribution to the content creator of the article. | 07-07-2011 |