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Method and apparatus for making a drink hop along a bar or counter
A method for generating a drink which appears to hop from a remote spot on the bar or counter and take one or more leaps, before landing in a patron's glass.
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| 20090034959 | FLASH-CONTROL CIRCUIT AND IMAGE CAPTURING MODULE USING THE SAME A flash-control circuit is designed for providing a high current to a load. The flash-control circuit includes an operational amplifier, a MOSFET, and a discharge power source. The operational amplifier is for receiving a pulse signal and outputting a high level voltage... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090034841 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING OBJECT IN IMAGE According to one aspect, a method for identifying an object in an image includes steps of determining a center of the object; calculating a radius for scanning the image; scanning along a scan circle defined by the center and the radius; and identifying the object accor... | 02/05/2009 |
