The result was a $193 million, computer-operated system that has thus far proved unworkable in tests.

Clinical information and consultations will take place by telemedicine, teleconferencing, and other electronic/computer-operated systems.

With the advent of computer-operated systems, the roles of scorer, spotter, timer, and buzzer operator are often combined into one role.

With a computer-operated system, proving that a commercial did indeed run is simple; executives need only point to the automatically generated playlist to prove that it ran.

More important, the Dirks patent (claiming a computer-operated system for tracking expenses by category within each department of a business organization) was too close in concept to Johnston's system.

The issue stems from complaints by Republican members of Congress that Judge Johnson bypassed the usual computer-operated system that randomly assigns cases to trial judges under her for a handful of cases.