Described herein are systems and methods for presenting content to a plurality of users at a plurality of computers Presenting content may comprise presenting media content (eg, playing media content) such as audio or video content — including music; audio books; image slideshows; movies, television programs, video clips, and other video content; and any other suitable audio and/or visual content — at the plurality of computers to create a shared media experience (eg, a shared listening/viewing experience) among the plurality of users In some embodiments, one or more techniques may be applied to ensure that presentation of the content is performed substantially simultaneously (also referred to as synchronously) at each of the computers to ensure that each of the users is experiencing the same content at the same time

System and method for simultaneous media presentation

Embodiments of the present invention relate to article comprising 1) a functionalized component, 2) tackifier, and 3) an olefin polymer comprising one or more C3 to C40 olefins, optionally one or more diolefins, and less than 5 mole % of ethylene having a Dot T-Peel of 1 Newton or more, a branching index (g′) of 0.95 or less measured at the Mz of the polymer; and an Mw of 100,000 or less; where the functional component is selected from the group consisting of functionalized polymers, functionalized oligomers and beta nucleating agents; and where the Gardner color of the adhesive does not change by more than 7 Gardner units when the adhesive has been heat aged at 180° C. for 48 hours as compared to the Gardner color of the unaged composition.

Polyolefin adhesive compositions and articles made therefrom

The present invention relates to plasticized polyolefin compositions comprising a polyolefin and a non-functionalized hydrocarbon plasticizer.

Plasticized polyolefin compositions

This invention relates to a polymer comprising one or more C3 to C40 olefins, optionally one or more diolefins, and less than 15 mole % of ehtylene, where the polymer has: a) a Dot T-Peel of 1 Newton or more; and b) a branching index (g') of 0.95 or less measured at the Mz of the polymer; c) an Mw of 100,000 or less and to a continuous process to produce a branched olefin polymer comprising 1) selecting a first catalyst component capable of producing a polymer having an Mw of 100,000 or less and a crystallinity of 5% or less under selected polymerization conditions; 2) selecting a second catalyst component capable of producing polymer having an Mw of 100,000 or less and a crystallinity of 20% or more at the selected polymerization conditions; 3) contacting the catalyst components in the presence of one or more activators with one or more C3 to C40 olefins, and, optionally one or more diolefins; 4) at a temperature of greater than 100°C; 5) at a residence time of 120 minutes or less; 6) wherein the ratio of the first catalyst to the second catalyst is from 1:1 to 50:1; 7) wherein the activity of the catalyst components is at least 100 kilograms of polymer per gram of the catalyst components; and wherein at least 20% of the olefins are converted to polymer.

Multiple catalyst system for olefin polymerization and polymers produced therefrom

A network-based navigation system includes a user interface and a computer server system that can access a map database, an actual imagery database and an advertisement database in order to provide visual route guidance information having virtual drive-thru advertisements integrated with actual imagery from along a physical route The user interface permits a user to submit a request for navigation information, receive visual route guidance information in response to the request and initiate a drive-thru presentation of at least a portion of a route The computer server determines at least one route from the map database based on the request from the user and provides route guidance information to the user interface in response The computer server also identifies actual imagery from the image database associated with the at least one route and selectively replaces at least one polygon region identified in the actual imagery associated with the at least one route with at least one advertisement from the ad database to create a drive-thru presentation with at least one virtual advertisement At least a portion of the drive-thru presentation is presented to the user interface In one embodiment, the computer server records a drive-thru charge for the virtual advertisements present in the portion of the drive-thru presentation provided to the user interface

Network-based navigation system having virtual drive-thru advertisements integrated with actual imagery from along a physical route

This invention relates to an adhesive composition comprising: a random propylene polymer component having a heat of fusion of between 1 and 70 J/g and an mm triad tacticity index of at least 75%; and a functionalized polymer component comprising a C2-C20 olefin comprising at least 0.1 wt% of a functional group; wherein the adhesive composition has a T-Peel adhesion on a polar substrate at 2O0C of at least 175 N/m (1 lb/in) and a T-Peel adhesion on a non- polar substrate at 200C of at least 175 N/m Pa (1 lb/in) and where the polarity of the polar substrate is at least 0.10 units higher than the polarity of the non-polar substrate, wherein functionalized syndiotactic rich polyolefm polymer is present at 5 wt% or less, based upon the weight of the composition. This invention further relates to methods to produce the adhesive and articles comprising the adhesive.

Plasticized functionalized propylene copolymer adhesive composition

Propylene ethylene copolymers with an ethylene content between 8 and 32 mole % have been grafted with maleic anhydride and a peroxide. The functionality level is higher than what is reported with polypropylene.

Graft-modified polymers based on novel propylene ethylene copolymers

This invention relates to an adhesive composition comprising a functionalized random propylene polymer (FRPP) having at least 0.1 wt% of a functional group, a heat of fusion of between 0.5 and 70 J/g, and an mm triad tacticity index of at least 75%, where the adhesive has a T-Peel adhesion on a polar substrate at 20°C of at least 175 N/m (1 lb/in) and a T-Peel adhesion on a non-polar substrate at 20°C of at least 175 N/m (1 lb/in) where the polarity of the polar substrate is at least 0.10 units higher than the polarity of the non-polar substrate. Methods to produce the adhesive and articles comprising the adhesive are also disclosed.

Functionalized propylene copolymer adheside composition

This disclosure relates to multi-layer films having improved peel strength properties and comprising a core layer and a first tie layer made from at least 5 wt % of a grafted propylene-based polymer. Optionally, the multi-layer film may have one or more skin layers, and/or a second tie layer.

Jean-Roch Schauder

Papers

Polyolefin adhesive compositions and articles made therefrom

Plasticized functionalized propylene copolymer adhesive composition

Graft-modified polymers based on novel propylene ethylene copolymers

Functionalized propylene copolymer adheside composition

Multi-layer films comprising propylene-based polymers