A method for detecting a pattern in an image includes defining a set of pixel values in an image using a window and calculating a Fourier transform of the pixel values. The apparatus comprises a handoff controller within a source base station that selects an optimal target base station using location information of at least one target base station and using one of: a location of the wireless mobile station, a velocity of the wireless mobile station, and a direction of motion of the wireless mobile station. The basic clock unit provides a basic clock signal and each of the clock units provides a corresponding clock signal. The present invention also relates to a process and device for disengaging solid and gaseous particles in fluid catalytic cracking processes, reducing coke formation in disengager vessels and minimizing the release of catalyst into consecutive stages, said process and device being part of the system of the present invention. The structure of the paylines of the gaming device is such that the gaming device can include different reel strips having different winning symbols or different proportions of winning symbols, while still maintaining payout symbols and payout combinations that have uniform odds and uniform payouts.