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The driver circuit of anyone of claims 6 to 9 further comprising a second additional circuitry 32NP adapted for controlling a voltage VmidP at a common source node of the switching MOS transistor MP2 and the cascode MOS transistor MPcasc2 of the second switch HSS2 of the second branch 22 so that said voltage is kept at the voltage of the second static bias control signal VcascP.

Further favourable properties of some features of some embodiments areThe AM and PM signal are recombined by the AND gate in a digital manner Device mismatch between unit cells does not lead to nonlinearity or distortion.Device mismatch otherwise leads to groupdelay and outofband noise variations.Crosstalk of the RF carrier from gate to drain of the bottom transistor scales with amplitude.A logic 0 blocks the RF carrier in the AND gate so no signal is present on the gate of the RF transistor.Only cells driven by a logic 1 are active contributing crosstalk.The lower the amplitude the more units are 0 the lower the crosstalk.Consequently also small signals can be faithfully reproduced which is usually a problem.Signal propagation delay is exact and known a priori all the way up to the RF transistor.PAs output power only depends on a DC reference current IPWRCTRL.Also allows for gtgt30dB linear power control.Most Process Temperature and Supply Voltage variations PVT are exterminated.Robust to manufacturing tolerances.Cascode transistor can be properly decoupled for RF achieving common gate characteristics.Thick oxide Cascode transistors can offer good reliability at high supply voltage.It can protect the sensitive RF transistors against high voltage and ESD

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Further favourable properties of some features of some embodiments areThe AM and PM signal are recombined by the AND gate in a digital manner Device mismatch between unit cells does not lead to nonlinearity or distortion.Device mismatch otherwise leads to groupdelay and outofband noise variations.Crosstalk of the RF carrier from gate to drain of the bottom transistor scales with amplitude.A logic 0 blocks the RF carrier in the AND gate so no signal is present on the gate of the RF transistor.Only cells driven by a logic 1 are active contributing crosstalk.The lower the amplitude the more units are 0 the lower the crosstalk.Consequently also small signals can be faithfully reproduced which is usually a problem.Signal propagation delay is exact and known a priori all the way up to the RF transistor.PAs output power only depends on a DC reference current IPWRCTRL.Also allows for gtgt30dB linear power control.Most Process Temperature and Supply Voltage variations PVT are exterminated.Robust to manufacturing tolerances.Cascode transistor can be properly decoupled for RF achieving common gate characteristics.Thick oxide Cascode transistors can offer good reliability at high supply voltage.It can protect the sensitive RF transistors against high voltage and ESD CLAIM: The driver circuit of anyone of claims 6 to 9 further comprising a second additional circuitry 32NP adapted for controlling a voltage VmidP at a common source node of the switching MOS transistor MP2 and the cascode MOS transistor MPcasc2 of the second switch HSS2 of the second branch 22 so that said voltage is kept at the voltage of the second static bias control signal VcascP.

A transportation device 200 for supporting and transporting a storage unit 400 between a delivery device 100 and a storage device 300 in a system according to any of claims 1 to 6 comprising an engagement head 270 for holding and maneuvering a storage unit 400 and multiaxial drive means 240 250 260 for maneuvering the engagement head 270 about multiple axis and in multiple planes.

For a maximum utilization of the storage space provided by said storage frame the at least first andor second dataset contains information as to the position and number of rodlike elements and sausagelike products storable in the storage frame for example according to the size of the sausagelike products.Said additional information also allows a further handling of the charged storage frame e.g.while further treatments of the sausagelike products.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: For a maximum utilization of the storage space provided by said storage frame the at least first andor second dataset contains information as to the position and number of rodlike elements and sausagelike products storable in the storage frame for example according to the size of the sausagelike products.Said additional information also allows a further handling of the charged storage frame e.g.while further treatments of the sausagelike products. CLAIM: A transportation device 200 for supporting and transporting a storage unit 400 between a delivery device 100 and a storage device 300 in a system according to any of claims 1 to 6 comprising an engagement head 270 for holding and maneuvering a storage unit 400 and multiaxial drive means 240 250 260 for maneuvering the engagement head 270 about multiple axis and in multiple planes.

The industrial control device of claim 1 wherein the operating software is further executable by the processor to append at least one of a timestamp and sequence number to the state thumbprint the timestamp and sequence number indicating respectively a time of transmission of the state thumbprint and a sequence of transmission of the state thumbprint over the network port.

The specifications regarding the details of execution establishes details of periodic execution and includes control execution specifications establishing the details of control execution and communication execution specifications establishing the details of communication execution.The control execution specifications establish the details of the control execution performed by the process control apparatus 20a.For example they establish if measurement data is input from the sensor apparatus 11 output control data to the valve apparatus 12 after the elapse of a certain amount of time.More specifically information indicating the inputoutput direction of data information indicating the transmission origin and transmission destination of data and information indicating a device used during data input or output the devices RD1 to RD3 or the virtual devices VD11 to VD13 and VD21 to VD23 in FIG.1 are established.Theabovenoted communication execution specifications establish the data structure format of data inputoutput to and from the process control apparatus 20a and the amount of data and the like.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: The specifications regarding the details of execution establishes details of periodic execution and includes control execution specifications establishing the details of control execution and communication execution specifications establishing the details of communication execution.The control execution specifications establish the details of the control execution performed by the process control apparatus 20a.For example they establish if measurement data is input from the sensor apparatus 11 output control data to the valve apparatus 12 after the elapse of a certain amount of time.More specifically information indicating the inputoutput direction of data information indicating the transmission origin and transmission destination of data and information indicating a device used during data input or output the devices RD1 to RD3 or the virtual devices VD11 to VD13 and VD21 to VD23 in FIG.1 are established.Theabovenoted communication execution specifications establish the data structure format of data inputoutput to and from the process control apparatus 20a and the amount of data and the like. CLAIM: The industrial control device of claim 1 wherein the operating software is further executable by the processor to append at least one of a timestamp and sequence number to the state thumbprint the timestamp and sequence number indicating respectively a time of transmission of the state thumbprint and a sequence of transmission of the state thumbprint over the network port.

The front structure 10 according to any one of the preceding claims wherein said deceleration during said third phase is less than 80 less than 70 and most preferably less than 60 of said deceleration during said second phase.

As shown in Figures 3 and 9 each of the front suspension support members 8 has a support hole formed in rearward base portion.A pin member 21 is inserted into each of the support holes so as to be oriented in a vertical direction of the vehicle.In this way the front suspension support members 8 are attached at their rearward ends to the vehicle body e.g.the dash panel 4 the dash cross member 12 and the outrigger panels 19.The pin members 21 constitute a vehicle body support structure that supports the front suspension support members 8 to the vehicle body.As shown in Figures 3 and 7 each ofthe pin members 21 is arranged such that an upper end of each of the pin members 21 is supported by a bracket 22 e.g.an upper support surface and a bottom end of each of the pin members 21 is supported by a stay 23 e.g.a bottom support surface.Each of the bracket 22 has a closed cross sectional shape.Each of the stay 23 has an open cross sectional shape that is open on a bottom side.As shown in Figures 3 and 7 each of the brackets 22 is fixed to the dash panel 4 at a position where the dash panel 4 is reinforced with a reinforcing panel 24.As shown in Figures 3 and 7 each of the stays 23 is fixed to the outrigger panel 19 and serves to restrict movement of the pin member 21 which serves to support the front suspension support members 8 on the vehicle body frame which includes the front side frame member 7.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: As shown in Figures 3 and 9 each of the front suspension support members 8 has a support hole formed in rearward base portion.A pin member 21 is inserted into each of the support holes so as to be oriented in a vertical direction of the vehicle.In this way the front suspension support members 8 are attached at their rearward ends to the vehicle body e.g.the dash panel 4 the dash cross member 12 and the outrigger panels 19.The pin members 21 constitute a vehicle body support structure that supports the front suspension support members 8 to the vehicle body.As shown in Figures 3 and 7 each ofthe pin members 21 is arranged such that an upper end of each of the pin members 21 is supported by a bracket 22 e.g.an upper support surface and a bottom end of each of the pin members 21 is supported by a stay 23 e.g.a bottom support surface.Each of the bracket 22 has a closed cross sectional shape.Each of the stay 23 has an open cross sectional shape that is open on a bottom side.As shown in Figures 3 and 7 each of the brackets 22 is fixed to the dash panel 4 at a position where the dash panel 4 is reinforced with a reinforcing panel 24.As shown in Figures 3 and 7 each of the stays 23 is fixed to the outrigger panel 19 and serves to restrict movement of the pin member 21 which serves to support the front suspension support members 8 on the vehicle body frame which includes the front side frame member 7. CLAIM: The front structure 10 according to any one of the preceding claims wherein said deceleration during said third phase is less than 80 less than 70 and most preferably less than 60 of said deceleration during said second phase.

The method of claim 5 or claim 6 further comprising the RFID reader writing data to the RFID tag.

The mobile terminal 300 is a portable wireless communication apparatus such as a smartphone and a tablet PC.The mobile terminal 300 can perform the NFC communication 600 and the wireless LAN communication 700.The mobile terminal 300 exchanges various data such as IP addresses and user ID data with the image forming apparatus 100 via the NFC communication 600.In addition the mobile terminal 300 performs communication with various apparatuses connected to the network 500 by using the wireless LAN communication 700 via the wireless LAN master unit 400.In other words the wireless LAN master unit 400relays communication between an apparatus such as the mobile terminal 300 that makes access by using the wireless LAN communication 700 and an apparatus connected to the network 500.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: The mobile terminal 300 is a portable wireless communication apparatus such as a smartphone and a tablet PC.The mobile terminal 300 can perform the NFC communication 600 and the wireless LAN communication 700.The mobile terminal 300 exchanges various data such as IP addresses and user ID data with the image forming apparatus 100 via the NFC communication 600.In addition the mobile terminal 300 performs communication with various apparatuses connected to the network 500 by using the wireless LAN communication 700 via the wireless LAN master unit 400.In other words the wireless LAN master unit 400relays communication between an apparatus such as the mobile terminal 300 that makes access by using the wireless LAN communication 700 and an apparatus connected to the network 500. CLAIM: The method of claim 5 or claim 6 further comprising the RFID reader writing data to the RFID tag.

The angle detection device according to Claim 2 wherein each of the first second third and fourth detection outputs is cut out at intervals of 90 degrees by the switching circuit so that the partial detection outputs are obtained.

In Fig.13C the abscissa indicates a rotation angle of second rotor 210 fitted into input axis 204 and the ordinate indicates a difference in the rotation angle between third rotor 211 and fourth rotor 214 calculated from a signal obtained from second detection unit 216 and a signal obtained from third detection unit 217.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: In Fig.13C the abscissa indicates a rotation angle of second rotor 210 fitted into input axis 204 and the ordinate indicates a difference in the rotation angle between third rotor 211 and fourth rotor 214 calculated from a signal obtained from second detection unit 216 and a signal obtained from third detection unit 217. CLAIM: The angle detection device according to Claim 2 wherein each of the first second third and fourth detection outputs is cut out at intervals of 90 degrees by the switching circuit so that the partial detection outputs are obtained.

The operation device according to claim 1 wherein the piezoelectric sheet is disposed only in the region in which the electrodes of the flatfilmshaped piezoelectric element are opposed.

FIG.39 is a view corresponding to FIG.37 for describing a sixteenth embodiment of the present invention.In FIG.39 the components corresponding to those illustrated in FIG.37 are identified by the same symbols and the repeated description will not be made.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: FIG.39 is a view corresponding to FIG.37 for describing a sixteenth embodiment of the present invention.In FIG.39 the components corresponding to those illustrated in FIG.37 are identified by the same symbols and the repeated description will not be made. CLAIM: The operation device according to claim 1 wherein the piezoelectric sheet is disposed only in the region in which the electrodes of the flatfilmshaped piezoelectric element are opposed.

Arrangement according to one of claims 1 to 6 wherein the control structure comprises a scheduler for generating the schedule.

Assume that the control target time is 800 am and the load is estimated every hour of 24 hrs from 800 am.The storage unit 173A is assumed to accumulate the load data of a target customer every other hour.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Assume that the control target time is 800 am and the load is estimated every hour of 24 hrs from 800 am.The storage unit 173A is assumed to accumulate the load data of a target customer every other hour. CLAIM: Arrangement according to one of claims 1 to 6 wherein the control structure comprises a scheduler for generating the schedule.

A method for wireless communication in a hearing assistance system the method comprising providing one or more first wireless communication links each communicatively coupling a hearing assistance device of a plurality of hearing assistance devices to a host device using a Bluetooth protocol providing one or more second wireless communication links each communicatively coupling a hearing assistance device of the plurality of hearing assistance devices to another hearing assistance device of the plurality of hearing assistance devices and assigning one or more first time slots for communication over each first link of the one or more first wireless communication links during a Bluetooth connection interval and one or more second time slots for communication over each second link of the one or more second wireless communication links during the Bluetooth connection interval the first and second time slots nonoverlapping in time.

WO 2007104308

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: WO 2007104308 CLAIM: A method for wireless communication in a hearing assistance system the method comprising providing one or more first wireless communication links each communicatively coupling a hearing assistance device of a plurality of hearing assistance devices to a host device using a Bluetooth protocol providing one or more second wireless communication links each communicatively coupling a hearing assistance device of the plurality of hearing assistance devices to another hearing assistance device of the plurality of hearing assistance devices and assigning one or more first time slots for communication over each first link of the one or more first wireless communication links during a Bluetooth connection interval and one or more second time slots for communication over each second link of the one or more second wireless communication links during the Bluetooth connection interval the first and second time slots nonoverlapping in time.

The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the processor is further configured for receiving a service area index indicating MBMS service areas supported by a serving base station.

The UE performing cell reselection to the preferred frequency band for the MBMS service uses an MBMS offset from the RNC 703 in steps 711 713 and 714.That is the MBMS offset information included in the messages transmitted in steps 711 713 and 714 is provided to give priority to the preferred frequency band supporting the MBMS service over other frequency bands.By applying the MBMS offset to the preferred frequency band a cell reselection probability at the preferred frequency is higher than a cell reselection probability at other frequencies.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: The UE performing cell reselection to the preferred frequency band for the MBMS service uses an MBMS offset from the RNC 703 in steps 711 713 and 714.That is the MBMS offset information included in the messages transmitted in steps 711 713 and 714 is provided to give priority to the preferred frequency band supporting the MBMS service over other frequency bands.By applying the MBMS offset to the preferred frequency band a cell reselection probability at the preferred frequency is higher than a cell reselection probability at other frequencies. CLAIM: The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the processor is further configured for receiving a service area index indicating MBMS service areas supported by a serving base station.

New Filler PreMix for cement compositions comprising a white cement sand water abasecarbonate and a pigment characterized in that it consists of a blend of thebasecarbonate and of theflowability restoration additiveas defined in any of claims 1 to 11 in a ratio of between 595to 955 by weight preferably 3070 to 7030 pref.4060 to 6040preferably 5050 and preferably in a ratiopremix base fillerrestoration filler from 2561 by weight to 2288 by weight.

Finally EP 10 008 803.8

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Finally EP 10 008 803.8 CLAIM: New Filler PreMix for cement compositions comprising a white cement sand water abasecarbonate and a pigment characterized in that it consists of a blend of thebasecarbonate and of theflowability restoration additiveas defined in any of claims 1 to 11 in a ratio of between 595to 955 by weight preferably 3070 to 7030 pref.4060 to 6040preferably 5050 and preferably in a ratiopremix base fillerrestoration filler from 2561 by weight to 2288 by weight.

The door lock apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4 wherein the plurality of external apparatuses comprise at least one of a first external apparatus which is disposed in an external environment of a space defined by a door to which the door lock apparatus is mounted and a second external apparatus which is disposed in an internal environment of the space and wherein the display apparatus is an apparatus which is disposed in the internal environment of the space.

The imagesound memory 208 includes a monitoring information area and a message information area.The monitoring information area buffers image information picked up by the video camera 31 and sound information collected by the microphone 34 when the security mode is on.The message information area stores image information and sound information recorded as a message.Also an image storage area for the monitor cameras 13 is provided in the monitoring information area.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: The imagesound memory 208 includes a monitoring information area and a message information area.The monitoring information area buffers image information picked up by the video camera 31 and sound information collected by the microphone 34 when the security mode is on.The message information area stores image information and sound information recorded as a message.Also an image storage area for the monitor cameras 13 is provided in the monitoring information area. CLAIM: The door lock apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4 wherein the plurality of external apparatuses comprise at least one of a first external apparatus which is disposed in an external environment of a space defined by a door to which the door lock apparatus is mounted and a second external apparatus which is disposed in an internal environment of the space and wherein the display apparatus is an apparatus which is disposed in the internal environment of the space.

A client computing system comprising a processor and a memory comprising machine readable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the system to render a Graphical User Interface GUI the GUI being configured to display a conversation container and a plurality of contact objects the conversation container comprising an active object that represents a conversation receive a first input from a user to move a first contact object from the plurality of contact objects over the conversation container receive a second input from the user to drop the contact object into theconversation container in response to the second input instruct a server to open a first communication session between the client system and a first device associated with the one of the contact objects the first communication session being of a first media type and transmit media data to the first device via the communication session.

Often a contact will include several contacts for a particular communication modality.For example one contact can include four phone numbers two text message numbers three email addresses and so on.In these cases the system 100 can intelligently select one of the available addresses or numbers for a selected modality or the system 100 can present a disambiguation dialog so the user can select a desired address or number.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Often a contact will include several contacts for a particular communication modality.For example one contact can include four phone numbers two text message numbers three email addresses and so on.In these cases the system 100 can intelligently select one of the available addresses or numbers for a selected modality or the system 100 can present a disambiguation dialog so the user can select a desired address or number. CLAIM: A client computing system comprising a processor and a memory comprising machine readable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the system to render a Graphical User Interface GUI the GUI being configured to display a conversation container and a plurality of contact objects the conversation container comprising an active object that represents a conversation receive a first input from a user to move a first contact object from the plurality of contact objects over the conversation container receive a second input from the user to drop the contact object into theconversation container in response to the second input instruct a server to open a first communication session between the client system and a first device associated with the one of the contact objects the first communication session being of a first media type and transmit media data to the first device via the communication session.

Method according to one of any claims 1 to 4 wherein when the target data rate is the highest data rate offered by the server S the transient margin is at most equal to the difference between the total available bandwidth of the network N1 N2 and the target data rate.

Some examples now illustrate how the traffic shaping is performed with the device of the embodiment.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Some examples now illustrate how the traffic shaping is performed with the device of the embodiment. CLAIM: Method according to one of any claims 1 to 4 wherein when the target data rate is the highest data rate offered by the server S the transient margin is at most equal to the difference between the total available bandwidth of the network N1 N2 and the target data rate.

The Xray imaging apparatus of claim 5 wherein the display is configured to display on the camera image the position of the respective divided region corresponding to the one of the identification tags that has been selected on the settings window.

Referring to Fig.5 a method of collecting images with an image pasting xray system includes determining starting and ending positions for the area to be imaged at block 400.The starting and ending positions can be manually input by a user.For instance a user could enter starting and ending heights or distances into a computer a user could set the detector at both the starting and ending positions etc.The starting and ending positions could also be achieved automatically.For instance a camera could take a digital photograph of a subject which photograph could be used based on the type of procedure to determine the starting and ending positions.Further the subjects characteristics could be imported from a file and the file could be used to determine the starting and ending positions of the procedure.Further still the xray detector could run a quick prescan and use the prescan to determine the starting and ending positions.Also the starting and ending positions could be a combination of manual input such as a known location on the subject or other reference position and automatic determination.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Referring to Fig.5 a method of collecting images with an image pasting xray system includes determining starting and ending positions for the area to be imaged at block 400.The starting and ending positions can be manually input by a user.For instance a user could enter starting and ending heights or distances into a computer a user could set the detector at both the starting and ending positions etc.The starting and ending positions could also be achieved automatically.For instance a camera could take a digital photograph of a subject which photograph could be used based on the type of procedure to determine the starting and ending positions.Further the subjects characteristics could be imported from a file and the file could be used to determine the starting and ending positions of the procedure.Further still the xray detector could run a quick prescan and use the prescan to determine the starting and ending positions.Also the starting and ending positions could be a combination of manual input such as a known location on the subject or other reference position and automatic determination. CLAIM: The Xray imaging apparatus of claim 5 wherein the display is configured to display on the camera image the position of the respective divided region corresponding to the one of the identification tags that has been selected on the settings window.

A pumping plunger 201 according to Claim 14 wherein the interface member comprises a hydrodynamic generally convex contact surface 240 adjacent to the hydrostatic pocket 250.

By way of further explanation it can be seen from line A in Figure 2 that the pumping load is a maximum between about 40 degrees and 180 degrees of engine rotation.Line B in Figure 2 indicates that the relative sliding velocity between the tappet 28a and the flattened rider surface 30a is a minimum at 90 degrees.The inventors have recognised that when the relative sliding velocity between the tappet 28a and the rider surface 30a is zero thin film lubrication is substantially nonexistent and so has little effect in reducing friction between the surfaces 28a 30a.As the minimum in the relative sliding velocity coincides with a maximum in the pumping load an undesirable degree of wear of the tappet 28a has been found to occur at 90 degrees which compromises pump reliability.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: By way of further explanation it can be seen from line A in Figure 2 that the pumping load is a maximum between about 40 degrees and 180 degrees of engine rotation.Line B in Figure 2 indicates that the relative sliding velocity between the tappet 28a and the flattened rider surface 30a is a minimum at 90 degrees.The inventors have recognised that when the relative sliding velocity between the tappet 28a and the rider surface 30a is zero thin film lubrication is substantially nonexistent and so has little effect in reducing friction between the surfaces 28a 30a.As the minimum in the relative sliding velocity coincides with a maximum in the pumping load an undesirable degree of wear of the tappet 28a has been found to occur at 90 degrees which compromises pump reliability. CLAIM: A pumping plunger 201 according to Claim 14 wherein the interface member comprises a hydrodynamic generally convex contact surface 240 adjacent to the hydrostatic pocket 250.

The method according to claim 7 and comprising configuring at least one further temperature sensor to protrude from the outer surface of the electrode and to measure a further temperature of the body cavity.

Electrodes 44 46 and 48 are connected to system controller 30 by wires not shown in the figures.As described below at least one of the electrodes is used to ablate tissue 25.An ablation module 50 under control of controller 30 is configured to be able to set and measure a level of the ablation power delivered by each of the electrodes.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Electrodes 44 46 and 48 are connected to system controller 30 by wires not shown in the figures.As described below at least one of the electrodes is used to ablate tissue 25.An ablation module 50 under control of controller 30 is configured to be able to set and measure a level of the ablation power delivered by each of the electrodes. CLAIM: The method according to claim 7 and comprising configuring at least one further temperature sensor to protrude from the outer surface of the electrode and to measure a further temperature of the body cavity.

The mobile terminal of claim 1 wherein the controller 180 determines a type of a second voice command in response to a second voice command received through the microphone 122 wherein the controller 180 to execute a prescribed application based on the determined type and wherein the type includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a word type a numeral type and a time type.

If both voiceprint data are identical with each other a judgment that the user certification is correct is made step S107 Yes.If the portable telephone 1 is kept counterclockwise to have an inclination angle of not smaller than 45 degrees for one second or more step S108 Yes the operation control section 24 makes a message memo function of the portable telephone 1 start stepS109.When the message memo function is finished the processing routine becomes end.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: If both voiceprint data are identical with each other a judgment that the user certification is correct is made step S107 Yes.If the portable telephone 1 is kept counterclockwise to have an inclination angle of not smaller than 45 degrees for one second or more step S108 Yes the operation control section 24 makes a message memo function of the portable telephone 1 start stepS109.When the message memo function is finished the processing routine becomes end. CLAIM: The mobile terminal of claim 1 wherein the controller 180 determines a type of a second voice command in response to a second voice command received through the microphone 122 wherein the controller 180 to execute a prescribed application based on the determined type and wherein the type includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a word type a numeral type and a time type.

The air vehicle navigation method according to claim 1 wherein it comprises verifying aircraft intent description language syntax of the instructions comprising at least one of the threads of the edited trajectory to ensure that aircraft performance limitations are respected that all the instructions are feasible and are coherent with one another and that the threads are complete.

After the first flight segment has been selected at 610 the process continues to a routine indicated at 620 in Figure 6.The routine 620 is repeated for each flight segment in turn as will be now be described.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: After the first flight segment has been selected at 610 the process continues to a routine indicated at 620 in Figure 6.The routine 620 is repeated for each flight segment in turn as will be now be described. CLAIM: The air vehicle navigation method according to claim 1 wherein it comprises verifying aircraft intent description language syntax of the instructions comprising at least one of the threads of the edited trajectory to ensure that aircraft performance limitations are respected that all the instructions are feasible and are coherent with one another and that the threads are complete.

The composition of either of Claims 1 or 2 wherein the protuberating core of the phosphorus acid functionalized polymer particles comprises from 5 to 10 weight percent structural units of phosphoethyl methacrylate based on the weight of the core and wherein the shell comprises less than 0.1 weight percent structural units of a phosphorus acid monomer based on the weight of the shell.

Table 1 illustrates the surprising effect of Triol EO length on ICI viscosity and ICIKU As the data show ICI values advantageously rise without a corresponding increase in KU viscosity.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Table 1 illustrates the surprising effect of Triol EO length on ICI viscosity and ICIKU As the data show ICI values advantageously rise without a corresponding increase in KU viscosity. CLAIM: The composition of either of Claims 1 or 2 wherein the protuberating core of the phosphorus acid functionalized polymer particles comprises from 5 to 10 weight percent structural units of phosphoethyl methacrylate based on the weight of the core and wherein the shell comprises less than 0.1 weight percent structural units of a phosphorus acid monomer based on the weight of the shell.

Method according to one of claims 1 to 7 comprising controlling S3 said Digital Subscriber Line in function of the determined stability.

The object of embodiments of the present invention is to provide a method and a system capable of dealing in an efficient and robust way with the automatic configuration of configuration parameters for use in a retransmission method at the physical level and in particular a new method and system for the automated dynamic reconfiguration of retransmission parameters for a physical layer retransmission method for enhancing impulse noise protection.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: The object of embodiments of the present invention is to provide a method and a system capable of dealing in an efficient and robust way with the automatic configuration of configuration parameters for use in a retransmission method at the physical level and in particular a new method and system for the automated dynamic reconfiguration of retransmission parameters for a physical layer retransmission method for enhancing impulse noise protection. CLAIM: Method according to one of claims 1 to 7 comprising controlling S3 said Digital Subscriber Line in function of the determined stability.

The method of any one of the preceding Claims wherein the pairing response includes target device credentials for the target computing device that are encrypted under the service key.

The authentication server 115 then generates a second device random number RANDb together with a second device processed random number SSDbRANDb or challenge response using its second device shared secret data SSDb associated with the identified wireless server 345.As before typically this involves processing the generated random number using the stored authentication response algorithm 160 which should be shared with the wireless server 110.The second device random number RANDb though not the second device processed random number SSDbRANDb is then forwarded to the wireless server 350.Typically the authentication server will also generate a second device session key KB using the second device random number RANDb and the second device session key generation algorithm 165 stored in the wireless servers second device shared secret data SSDb.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: The authentication server 115 then generates a second device random number RANDb together with a second device processed random number SSDbRANDb or challenge response using its second device shared secret data SSDb associated with the identified wireless server 345.As before typically this involves processing the generated random number using the stored authentication response algorithm 160 which should be shared with the wireless server 110.The second device random number RANDb though not the second device processed random number SSDbRANDb is then forwarded to the wireless server 350.Typically the authentication server will also generate a second device session key KB using the second device random number RANDb and the second device session key generation algorithm 165 stored in the wireless servers second device shared secret data SSDb. CLAIM: The method of any one of the preceding Claims wherein the pairing response includes target device credentials for the target computing device that are encrypted under the service key.

The method of claim 1 comprising completing steps ac in the absence of user input at the client computer 300.

step 501.the installation engine sends a message to the upgrade engine to indicate that the current upgrade state is a version update state

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: step 501.the installation engine sends a message to the upgrade engine to indicate that the current upgrade state is a version update state CLAIM: The method of claim 1 comprising completing steps ac in the absence of user input at the client computer 300.

The method according to any one of claims 9 to 11 wherein the screen is displayed while a registration process of acquiring one or more merchandise codes is ongoing.

Next the flow of electronic receipt management processing performed when the control unit 41 of the electronic receipt management server 4 executes the electronic receipt management program 43c and the flow of commodity information sending processing performed when the control unit 41 executes the information sending program 43d are described with reference to the functional block diagram shown in Fig.11 and the flowchart shown in Fig.12.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Next the flow of electronic receipt management processing performed when the control unit 41 of the electronic receipt management server 4 executes the electronic receipt management program 43c and the flow of commodity information sending processing performed when the control unit 41 executes the information sending program 43d are described with reference to the functional block diagram shown in Fig.11 and the flowchart shown in Fig.12. CLAIM: The method according to any one of claims 9 to 11 wherein the screen is displayed while a registration process of acquiring one or more merchandise codes is ongoing.

The alkylating agent for use of any one of claims 1 to 11 wherein said cancer is breast cancer testicular cancer lung cancer melanoma brain cancer glioma glioblastoma multiforme myeloma Hodgkins disease heptatoma stomach cancer bladder cancer uterine cancer neuroblastoma thyroid cancer sarcoma cervical cancer Wilms tumo colorectal cancer pancreatic cancer skin cancer prostate cancer ovarian cancer kidney cancer lymphoma acute myelogenous leukemia acute lymphocytic leukemia multiple myeloma ependymoma or chronic myelogenous leukemia.

Another aspect of the invention concerns a method for eradicating pathological stem cells from a patient previously diagnosed as having pathological stem cells comprising administering to said patient an antiCD44 antibody a Fab2 Fab Fab fragment thereof an IgG or IgM isotype thereof under conditions allowing an antigenantibody reaction such that only pathological stem cells are eradicated.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Another aspect of the invention concerns a method for eradicating pathological stem cells from a patient previously diagnosed as having pathological stem cells comprising administering to said patient an antiCD44 antibody a Fab2 Fab Fab fragment thereof an IgG or IgM isotype thereof under conditions allowing an antigenantibody reaction such that only pathological stem cells are eradicated. CLAIM: The alkylating agent for use of any one of claims 1 to 11 wherein said cancer is breast cancer testicular cancer lung cancer melanoma brain cancer glioma glioblastoma multiforme myeloma Hodgkins disease heptatoma stomach cancer bladder cancer uterine cancer neuroblastoma thyroid cancer sarcoma cervical cancer Wilms tumo colorectal cancer pancreatic cancer skin cancer prostate cancer ovarian cancer kidney cancer lymphoma acute myelogenous leukemia acute lymphocytic leukemia multiple myeloma ependymoma or chronic myelogenous leukemia.

The method of claim 8 or claim 9 further comprising during the switch over process between alternative fuel operation and cleaning fuel operation releasing a fuel mix comprising cleaning fuel and alternative fuel from the fuel recirculating unit 114.

The piping structure for supplying fuel oil to the engine 14 will now be described.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: The piping structure for supplying fuel oil to the engine 14 will now be described. CLAIM: The method of claim 8 or claim 9 further comprising during the switch over process between alternative fuel operation and cleaning fuel operation releasing a fuel mix comprising cleaning fuel and alternative fuel from the fuel recirculating unit 114.

A method of using the package as defined in claim 13 or 14 characterized by the fact that the package is opened by applying pressure externally to break a region of weakness in the shell of said package.

As shown in Figure 6A the compressed tissueCT is sealingly stored in the interior of the compressed tissue storing unit 110.A certain liquidL is sealingly filled in the interior of the liquid storing unit 130.As shown in Figure 6B when a user applies a certain forceF using his finger the upper side of the compressed tissue storing unit 110 is torn and opened and at the same time the middle unit 120 provided below the compressed tissueCT is torn and opened.As shown in Figure 6C at the time when the middle unit 120 is torn and opened the liquidL stored in the interior of the lower unit 130 is quickly absorbed to the compressed tissueCT.Therefore the compressed tissueCT is expanded and changed to a cylindrical wet tissueWT by absorbing the liquidL and is discharged to the outside as shown in Figure 6D.The outwardly discharged cylindrical wet tissueWT is unfolded by a user for thereby being used as a wet tissue as shown in Figure 6E.At this time the wet tissueWT has the same size and construction as the nonwoven fabric which is an original form before the nonwoven is compressed.Therefore the user can use a wet tissue from the compressed tissue.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: As shown in Figure 6A the compressed tissueCT is sealingly stored in the interior of the compressed tissue storing unit 110.A certain liquidL is sealingly filled in the interior of the liquid storing unit 130.As shown in Figure 6B when a user applies a certain forceF using his finger the upper side of the compressed tissue storing unit 110 is torn and opened and at the same time the middle unit 120 provided below the compressed tissueCT is torn and opened.As shown in Figure 6C at the time when the middle unit 120 is torn and opened the liquidL stored in the interior of the lower unit 130 is quickly absorbed to the compressed tissueCT.Therefore the compressed tissueCT is expanded and changed to a cylindrical wet tissueWT by absorbing the liquidL and is discharged to the outside as shown in Figure 6D.The outwardly discharged cylindrical wet tissueWT is unfolded by a user for thereby being used as a wet tissue as shown in Figure 6E.At this time the wet tissueWT has the same size and construction as the nonwoven fabric which is an original form before the nonwoven is compressed.Therefore the user can use a wet tissue from the compressed tissue. CLAIM: A method of using the package as defined in claim 13 or 14 characterized by the fact that the package is opened by applying pressure externally to break a region of weakness in the shell of said package.

The method of claim 11 wherein the schedule of the workout program comprises the workout date workout contents a total workout time and a detailed workout time.

One or more noncardio based training activity may be scheduled in combination with one or more previously scheduled cardio based training activities.In one embodiment the user may not be permitted to schedule a noncardio based training activity unless at least one cardio based training activity is on the users schedule.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: One or more noncardio based training activity may be scheduled in combination with one or more previously scheduled cardio based training activities.In one embodiment the user may not be permitted to schedule a noncardio based training activity unless at least one cardio based training activity is on the users schedule. CLAIM: The method of claim 11 wherein the schedule of the workout program comprises the workout date workout contents a total workout time and a detailed workout time.

The system of claim 1 wherein the communication interface 507 607 is configured to eavesdrop on the signal representing the measured aortic blood pressure value by electrically tapping into a conductor of the wired aortic channel 503 603 at a location between the aortic pressure sensor 508 608 and the monitoring device 505 605 without affecting the signal carried over the wired aortic channel 503 603.

In figure 2 according to another favorite embodiment data are transmitted wirelessly via the ID 100 from the DMU 300 to the MD 200.One possibility is to transfer data as an electromagnetic signal 520 from the transceiver 320 of the DMU 300 to the IDDMU transceiver 120 of the ID 100 where the electromagnetic signal 520 is for example an infrared signal transmitted by executing a standard IR transmission protocol e.g.a standard IrDA protocol.Another possibility is to transfer data as an electromagnetic signal 530 from the transceiver 330 of the DMU 300 to the transceiver IDDMU 130 of the ID 100 where the electromagnetic signal 530 is for example a radiofrequency signal transmitted by executing a standard RF transmission protocol e.g.a standard Bluetooth protocol.In any case data are then converted by the microprocessor 180 and transmitted wireless as an electromagnetic signal 510 from the MDID transceiver 110 of the ID 100 to the transceiver 210 of the MD 200 where the electromagnetic signal 510 is for example an infrared signal transmitted by executing a non standard IR transmission protocol.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: In figure 2 according to another favorite embodiment data are transmitted wirelessly via the ID 100 from the DMU 300 to the MD 200.One possibility is to transfer data as an electromagnetic signal 520 from the transceiver 320 of the DMU 300 to the IDDMU transceiver 120 of the ID 100 where the electromagnetic signal 520 is for example an infrared signal transmitted by executing a standard IR transmission protocol e.g.a standard IrDA protocol.Another possibility is to transfer data as an electromagnetic signal 530 from the transceiver 330 of the DMU 300 to the transceiver IDDMU 130 of the ID 100 where the electromagnetic signal 530 is for example a radiofrequency signal transmitted by executing a standard RF transmission protocol e.g.a standard Bluetooth protocol.In any case data are then converted by the microprocessor 180 and transmitted wireless as an electromagnetic signal 510 from the MDID transceiver 110 of the ID 100 to the transceiver 210 of the MD 200 where the electromagnetic signal 510 is for example an infrared signal transmitted by executing a non standard IR transmission protocol. CLAIM: The system of claim 1 wherein the communication interface 507 607 is configured to eavesdrop on the signal representing the measured aortic blood pressure value by electrically tapping into a conductor of the wired aortic channel 503 603 at a location between the aortic pressure sensor 508 608 and the monitoring device 505 605 without affecting the signal carried over the wired aortic channel 503 603.

The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the means for outputting include two or more transducers 24 514 wherein the two or more transducers 24 514 include multiple speakers 203 206 208 252 configured to output the spatial auditory sound and wherein the audio signal is rendered using spherical harmonics.

In the abovementioned example when the vehicle enters a predetermined range of a target object on the map the symbolic sound data corresponding to the target object are read from the voice and sound information storage section 13.Then the symbol sound output controller 21 drives the sound output driver 8 to sound the symbolic sound data from the speaker 9 as birds chirping or tidal wave sound for example.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: In the abovementioned example when the vehicle enters a predetermined range of a target object on the map the symbolic sound data corresponding to the target object are read from the voice and sound information storage section 13.Then the symbol sound output controller 21 drives the sound output driver 8 to sound the symbolic sound data from the speaker 9 as birds chirping or tidal wave sound for example. CLAIM: The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the means for outputting include two or more transducers 24 514 wherein the two or more transducers 24 514 include multiple speakers 203 206 208 252 configured to output the spatial auditory sound and wherein the audio signal is rendered using spherical harmonics.

Steerable antenna 1 according to any of the previous claims comprising a belt transmission system18 19 48 49 adapted to operatively couple the first motor 7 to the driven pulley 8 comprising two crossed belts 18 9 having a first end portion attached to said driven pulley 8 wherein said transmission system comprises a drive pulley 48 49 coupled to the first motor 7 wherein said belts 18 19 each have a second end portion attached to said drive pulley 48 49.

Various devices may be mounted on a single axis a twoaxis or a threeaxis gimbal to facilitate orientation of the device towards a desired direction.FIGURE 1 illustrates a prior art radar antenna 102 and a twoaxis gimbal system 104.When the radar antenna 102 is affixed to the gimbal system 104 the radar antenna 102 may be pointed in a desired horizontal andor vertical direction.When the gimbal system 104 includes motors the radar antenna 102 may be oriented on a real time basis.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Various devices may be mounted on a single axis a twoaxis or a threeaxis gimbal to facilitate orientation of the device towards a desired direction.FIGURE 1 illustrates a prior art radar antenna 102 and a twoaxis gimbal system 104.When the radar antenna 102 is affixed to the gimbal system 104 the radar antenna 102 may be pointed in a desired horizontal andor vertical direction.When the gimbal system 104 includes motors the radar antenna 102 may be oriented on a real time basis. CLAIM: Steerable antenna 1 according to any of the previous claims comprising a belt transmission system18 19 48 49 adapted to operatively couple the first motor 7 to the driven pulley 8 comprising two crossed belts 18 9 having a first end portion attached to said driven pulley 8 wherein said transmission system comprises a drive pulley 48 49 coupled to the first motor 7 wherein said belts 18 19 each have a second end portion attached to said drive pulley 48 49.

A method for controlling a laundry treatment apparatus the laundry treatment apparatus comprising a receiver that receives an object to be dried a circulation flow path that draws air out of the receiver and resupplies the air into the receiver an evaporator that evaporates a refrigerant via heat exchange with the air introduced to the circulation flow path a condenser that condenses the refrigerant via heat exchange with the air having passed through the evaporator and a compressor that compresses the refrigerant discharged from the evaporator and supplies the compressed refrigerant to the condenser and a controller that controls a flow rate of the compressed refrigerant via adjustment of a frequency of alternating current supplied to the compressor the method comprising supplying alternating current to the compressor at a predetermined first frequency measuring a first time a temperature of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor measuring a second time a temperature of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor when a predetermined first reference time has passed after completion of the measuring the first time the temperature of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor and controlling the first frequency of the alternating current based on a difference between the temperature measured the first time and the temperature measured the second.

According to an embodiment a method for operating a laundry treatment apparatus is provided in particular a heat pump dryer or washing machine having dryer function wherein the apparatus comprises a heat pump system and a laundry treatment chamber for treating laundry using process air and wherein the heat pump system comprises a first heat exchanger for heating a refrigerant fluid a second heat exchanger for cooling the refrigerant fluid an expansion device a refrigerant loop in which the refrigerant fluid is circulated through the first and second heat exchangers and the expansion device and a variable speed andor variable power compressor for circulating the refrigerant fluid through the refrigerant loop wherein at least one compressor speed value generates at least one vibration or sound resonance in the treatment apparatus.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: According to an embodiment a method for operating a laundry treatment apparatus is provided in particular a heat pump dryer or washing machine having dryer function wherein the apparatus comprises a heat pump system and a laundry treatment chamber for treating laundry using process air and wherein the heat pump system comprises a first heat exchanger for heating a refrigerant fluid a second heat exchanger for cooling the refrigerant fluid an expansion device a refrigerant loop in which the refrigerant fluid is circulated through the first and second heat exchangers and the expansion device and a variable speed andor variable power compressor for circulating the refrigerant fluid through the refrigerant loop wherein at least one compressor speed value generates at least one vibration or sound resonance in the treatment apparatus. CLAIM: A method for controlling a laundry treatment apparatus the laundry treatment apparatus comprising a receiver that receives an object to be dried a circulation flow path that draws air out of the receiver and resupplies the air into the receiver an evaporator that evaporates a refrigerant via heat exchange with the air introduced to the circulation flow path a condenser that condenses the refrigerant via heat exchange with the air having passed through the evaporator and a compressor that compresses the refrigerant discharged from the evaporator and supplies the compressed refrigerant to the condenser and a controller that controls a flow rate of the compressed refrigerant via adjustment of a frequency of alternating current supplied to the compressor the method comprising supplying alternating current to the compressor at a predetermined first frequency measuring a first time a temperature of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor measuring a second time a temperature of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor when a predetermined first reference time has passed after completion of the measuring the first time the temperature of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor and controlling the first frequency of the alternating current based on a difference between the temperature measured the first time and the temperature measured the second.

The method of Claim 3 wherein a particular location with a state of ready indicates the location can be filled and the particular location with a state of floating lagged or full indicates the location cannot be filled.

In an alternative embodiment the selection of the insert position IP is based on reducing preferably minimizing a cost Cinsert for the inserted containerCinsertRinsertAlPrK3TCrwhere r1to R whereinRinsertAIPr is the calculated insert value at the rth available insert position K3 is a constant preferably higher than one K3gt1 TCr is the calculated travel cost for moving the additional container from the current position to the rth available insert position and R is the number of available insert positions.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: In an alternative embodiment the selection of the insert position IP is based on reducing preferably minimizing a cost Cinsert for the inserted containerCinsertRinsertAlPrK3TCrwhere r1to R whereinRinsertAIPr is the calculated insert value at the rth available insert position K3 is a constant preferably higher than one K3gt1 TCr is the calculated travel cost for moving the additional container from the current position to the rth available insert position and R is the number of available insert positions. CLAIM: The method of Claim 3 wherein a particular location with a state of ready indicates the location can be filled and the particular location with a state of floating lagged or full indicates the location cannot be filled.

The electronic device of claim 13 wherein if the slider is moved from a reference position configured to be on the line toward one end of the line based on the second touch input signal the controller is furtherconfigured to configure the speed for deleting the text positioned on the left of a cursor to be increased based on a moving distance of the slider and wherein if the slider is moved from the reference position configured to be on the line toward the other end of the line based on the second touch input signal the controller is further configured to configure a speed for restoring the deleted text to be increased based on a moving distance of the slider.

In some examples the previous set of characters is a set of characters input via character keys of the virtual keyboard.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: In some examples the previous set of characters is a set of characters input via character keys of the virtual keyboard. CLAIM: The electronic device of claim 13 wherein if the slider is moved from a reference position configured to be on the line toward one end of the line based on the second touch input signal the controller is furtherconfigured to configure the speed for deleting the text positioned on the left of a cursor to be increased based on a moving distance of the slider and wherein if the slider is moved from the reference position configured to be on the line toward the other end of the line based on the second touch input signal the controller is further configured to configure a speed for restoring the deleted text to be increased based on a moving distance of the slider.

The thermionic sensor of claim 1 wherein the cathode comprises tungsten alloyed with about 0.2 to about 5.0 wt of a rare earth element based on the total weight of the cathode.

The sample containing CaZrO3 1.4wt of Comparative Example 4 the sample containing SrZrO3 1.7wt of Comparative Example 5 and the sample containing BaZrO3 2.1wt of Comparative Example 6 were subjected to laterdescribed thermionic emission measurement and then the oxides on thermionic emission surfaces were subjected to a qualitative analysis by EDX.As a result it was found that only Zr and O remained.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: The sample containing CaZrO3 1.4wt of Comparative Example 4 the sample containing SrZrO3 1.7wt of Comparative Example 5 and the sample containing BaZrO3 2.1wt of Comparative Example 6 were subjected to laterdescribed thermionic emission measurement and then the oxides on thermionic emission surfaces were subjected to a qualitative analysis by EDX.As a result it was found that only Zr and O remained. CLAIM: The thermionic sensor of claim 1 wherein the cathode comprises tungsten alloyed with about 0.2 to about 5.0 wt of a rare earth element based on the total weight of the cathode.

The device of claim 13 wherein the processor is configured to use a new HSDSCH Radio Network Temporary Identifier New HRNTI as the UE identity in the HSSCCH procedure in the new serving HSDSCH cell wherein said cell change information of said active set update message comprises the New HRNTI.

The SRNC first exchanges signalling messages with the source Node B RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION PREPARE RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION READY and RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION COMMIT via NBAPRNSAP protocols.It should be noted that the RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION COMMIT message contains activation time information for the source Node B.The same set of messages are subsequently exchanged with the target Node B.The only difference in signalling intended for the source and target Node Bs is that the SRNC informs the source Node B to carry out the reset of the MAChs entity by a MAChs RELEASE REQUEST message of the NBAPRNSAP protocol.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: The SRNC first exchanges signalling messages with the source Node B RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION PREPARE RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION READY and RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION COMMIT via NBAPRNSAP protocols.It should be noted that the RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION COMMIT message contains activation time information for the source Node B.The same set of messages are subsequently exchanged with the target Node B.The only difference in signalling intended for the source and target Node Bs is that the SRNC informs the source Node B to carry out the reset of the MAChs entity by a MAChs RELEASE REQUEST message of the NBAPRNSAP protocol. CLAIM: The device of claim 13 wherein the processor is configured to use a new HSDSCH Radio Network Temporary Identifier New HRNTI as the UE identity in the HSSCCH procedure in the new serving HSDSCH cell wherein said cell change information of said active set update message comprises the New HRNTI.

A method for obtaining graphene oxide nanoplatelets and derivative products according to claim 14 characterised in that the thermal reduction is performed in either a reducing atmosphere or in an inert atmosphere.

The lowest value found for the specific volume of mesopores for the carbon nanofibers object of the invention is 0.08 cm3g.All measurements correspond to77K isothermal conditions and without any surface activation treatment of the carbon nanofibers surface that may modify the surface activity of the graphitic filament.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: The lowest value found for the specific volume of mesopores for the carbon nanofibers object of the invention is 0.08 cm3g.All measurements correspond to77K isothermal conditions and without any surface activation treatment of the carbon nanofibers surface that may modify the surface activity of the graphitic filament. CLAIM: A method for obtaining graphene oxide nanoplatelets and derivative products according to claim 14 characterised in that the thermal reduction is performed in either a reducing atmosphere or in an inert atmosphere.

A system 10 for reconfiguring a network comprising a database unit 22 for storing a set of instructions said instructions corresponding to a set of events wherein said instructions are for reconfiguring at least one network element 141 142 143 of a network 12 and said instructions pertain to precalculated network configurations and a processing unit 20 for receiving an indication of at least one of said events andsaid processing unit 20 for communicating said instructions corresponding to said at least one event to said at least one network element 141 142 143 in response to receiving said indication of said at least one event.

Figure 1 schematically shows a communication network CN suitable for implementing the method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.This is not limiting.The method which will be described herein after may be applied to any type of computer network namely to any computer network comprising network resources andor IT resources.In particular the method may be applied also to computer networks comprising only IT resources as well as to computer network comprising a combination of network resources and IT resources.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Figure 1 schematically shows a communication network CN suitable for implementing the method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.This is not limiting.The method which will be described herein after may be applied to any type of computer network namely to any computer network comprising network resources andor IT resources.In particular the method may be applied also to computer networks comprising only IT resources as well as to computer network comprising a combination of network resources and IT resources. CLAIM: A system 10 for reconfiguring a network comprising a database unit 22 for storing a set of instructions said instructions corresponding to a set of events wherein said instructions are for reconfiguring at least one network element 141 142 143 of a network 12 and said instructions pertain to precalculated network configurations and a processing unit 20 for receiving an indication of at least one of said events andsaid processing unit 20 for communicating said instructions corresponding to said at least one event to said at least one network element 141 142 143 in response to receiving said indication of said at least one event.

A driving method as claimed in one of claim 17 to 26 further comprising lowering a voltage applied to the data line based on a kick back voltage in the data storing period where the data voltage is not applied.

The display device according to the eighth exemplary embodiment is the same as the display device of the first exemplary embodiment such that the detailed description is omitted.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: The display device according to the eighth exemplary embodiment is the same as the display device of the first exemplary embodiment such that the detailed description is omitted. CLAIM: A driving method as claimed in one of claim 17 to 26 further comprising lowering a voltage applied to the data line based on a kick back voltage in the data storing period where the data voltage is not applied.

The user terminal according to claim 9 wherein the determining section is configured to determine based on a peak detection frequency of the synchronization establishment signal received by the receiving section whether or not the synchronization establishment signal has been broadcast from the radio base station of the second radio communication system.

FIG.5 is an exemplary configuration of an interferencereport signal detector.A preamble detector determines whether a preamble is included in the received signal.Here if the signal received as a preamble does not reach a known receive level the operations below are not performed.When the preamble is detected the operations of the process as described below are started.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: FIG.5 is an exemplary configuration of an interferencereport signal detector.A preamble detector determines whether a preamble is included in the received signal.Here if the signal received as a preamble does not reach a known receive level the operations below are not performed.When the preamble is detected the operations of the process as described below are started. CLAIM: The user terminal according to claim 9 wherein the determining section is configured to determine based on a peak detection frequency of the synchronization establishment signal received by the receiving section whether or not the synchronization establishment signal has been broadcast from the radio base station of the second radio communication system.

The method of claim 10 wherein the rate of acceleration is predetermined or is constant.

The value of the moment of inertia J can thus be used in various manners to optimize the washing cycle of the washing machine 1.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: The value of the moment of inertia J can thus be used in various manners to optimize the washing cycle of the washing machine 1. CLAIM: The method of claim 10 wherein the rate of acceleration is predetermined or is constant.

A method of manufacturing a fireresistant composite electrical panel according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the fire protection layer is laid directly into a mould so as to form the first layer of the layered structure.

The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a wire harness and more particularly relates to a method of manufacturing a wire harness having a formkeeping member that maintains a portion of a wire of the wire harness in a given shape the formkeeping member also has a function as a protector that protects the wire of the wire harness.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a wire harness and more particularly relates to a method of manufacturing a wire harness having a formkeeping member that maintains a portion of a wire of the wire harness in a given shape the formkeeping member also has a function as a protector that protects the wire of the wire harness. CLAIM: A method of manufacturing a fireresistant composite electrical panel according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the fire protection layer is laid directly into a mould so as to form the first layer of the layered structure.

Network device according to any one of the previous claims wherein the sojourn time calculator and the sojourn related time adaptor are provided to periodically recalculate at least the adapted time for each head packet in the at least two inputoutputbuffers.

In response to the instruction of the scheduler 32 the packet dividing section 4 divides a packet in the packet buffer 6 and divides pointer data in the low priority packet queue 22.The packet output section 5 reads pointer data from the corresponding queue in the packet queue group 2 based on information on the queue to be read next from the scheduler 32 reads the corresponding packet from the packet buffer 6 and transmits the read packet.When the transmission of the packet is completed the packet dividing section 4 notifies the corresponding queue in the packet queue group 2 and the scheduler 32 of the completion of data read.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: In response to the instruction of the scheduler 32 the packet dividing section 4 divides a packet in the packet buffer 6 and divides pointer data in the low priority packet queue 22.The packet output section 5 reads pointer data from the corresponding queue in the packet queue group 2 based on information on the queue to be read next from the scheduler 32 reads the corresponding packet from the packet buffer 6 and transmits the read packet.When the transmission of the packet is completed the packet dividing section 4 notifies the corresponding queue in the packet queue group 2 and the scheduler 32 of the completion of data read. CLAIM: Network device according to any one of the previous claims wherein the sojourn time calculator and the sojourn related time adaptor are provided to periodically recalculate at least the adapted time for each head packet in the at least two inputoutputbuffers.

Color mapping device for mapping source colors of a content which are provided in a source color gamut having a black point and a white point into targets colors of a target color gamut comprisinga cusp module configured to obtain from said source color gamut source cusp colors forming a polygon describing a source cusp line and from said target color gamut target cusp colors forming a polygon describing a target cusp linea hue interval module configured to obtain for any leaf of constant hue in which there is at least a source color to map a source hue interval hSOURCE around the hue h of this leaf associated with the source cusp color of this leaf provided by said cusp module and a target hue interval hTARGET around the hue h of said leaf associated with the target cusp color of this leaf provided by said cusp modulea lightnessmapping function definition module configured to define for source colors located in a same leaf of constanthue h a lightnessmapping function fCL adapted to lightnessmap any of these source colors having a chroma C and a lightness L wherein said lightness mapping function depends not only on the source cusp color and on the target cusp color of said leaf of constanthue h but also on at least one other source cusp color and on at least one other target cusp colors of constanthue leaves different from leaf of constanthue ha lightnessmapping module configured to apply said lightnessmapping function fCL to said source colors located in said leaf of constanthue h such as to output lightnessmapped colors.

Third criterion A color having the lightness LWHITESOURCE as the white of the source gamut is mapped to a color having the lightness LWHITEDEST of the white point of the destination gamut.According to this third criterion the tone mapping function satisfies fLWHITESOURCELWHITEDEST.See on figure 4 point A is tonemapped into point B.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Third criterion A color having the lightness LWHITESOURCE as the white of the source gamut is mapped to a color having the lightness LWHITEDEST of the white point of the destination gamut.According to this third criterion the tone mapping function satisfies fLWHITESOURCELWHITEDEST.See on figure 4 point A is tonemapped into point B. CLAIM: Color mapping device for mapping source colors of a content which are provided in a source color gamut having a black point and a white point into targets colors of a target color gamut comprisinga cusp module configured to obtain from said source color gamut source cusp colors forming a polygon describing a source cusp line and from said target color gamut target cusp colors forming a polygon describing a target cusp linea hue interval module configured to obtain for any leaf of constant hue in which there is at least a source color to map a source hue interval hSOURCE around the hue h of this leaf associated with the source cusp color of this leaf provided by said cusp module and a target hue interval hTARGET around the hue h of said leaf associated with the target cusp color of this leaf provided by said cusp modulea lightnessmapping function definition module configured to define for source colors located in a same leaf of constanthue h a lightnessmapping function fCL adapted to lightnessmap any of these source colors having a chroma C and a lightness L wherein said lightness mapping function depends not only on the source cusp color and on the target cusp color of said leaf of constanthue h but also on at least one other source cusp color and on at least one other target cusp colors of constanthue leaves different from leaf of constanthue ha lightnessmapping module configured to apply said lightnessmapping function fCL to said source colors located in said leaf of constanthue h such as to output lightnessmapped colors.

The system of claim 1 wherein the guide wire is attached to the exterior surface of the prosthesis.

The wire 31 traverses the delivery catheter 1 between proximal and distal end portions of the catheter.Each wire end 31A 31B is disposed at the external manipulation section 3 of the delivery catheter 1 and can be directly manipulated by the operator during a procedure.The wire 31 extends distally from the first end 31A through port 44A through axial lumen 33 shown for example in FIG 3 of the delivery catheter into the lumen of the prosthesis 20 shown for example in FIG 2 and through fenestration 27 27A to the exterior of the graft 18 shown for example in FIGS 1 and 2.The wire 31 then extends proximally through the lumen of the prosthesis 20 through axial lumen 33 shown for example in FIG 3 and through port 44B towards the second wire end 31 B.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: The wire 31 traverses the delivery catheter 1 between proximal and distal end portions of the catheter.Each wire end 31A 31B is disposed at the external manipulation section 3 of the delivery catheter 1 and can be directly manipulated by the operator during a procedure.The wire 31 extends distally from the first end 31A through port 44A through axial lumen 33 shown for example in FIG 3 of the delivery catheter into the lumen of the prosthesis 20 shown for example in FIG 2 and through fenestration 27 27A to the exterior of the graft 18 shown for example in FIGS 1 and 2.The wire 31 then extends proximally through the lumen of the prosthesis 20 through axial lumen 33 shown for example in FIG 3 and through port 44B towards the second wire end 31 B. CLAIM: The system of claim 1 wherein the guide wire is attached to the exterior surface of the prosthesis.

The method of any of claims 9 through 12 further comprising configuring the processing circuitry to initiate a shutdown sequence when the state switch is actuated.

The above described embodiment of the switching circuit 40 describes a circuit that grounds an input and open circuits the other inputs.It will be recognized that the switching circuit 40 in an embodiment connects the power source to an input and disconnects the power source to the other inputs.For example the collectors of the transistors 51 and 53 are connected to the power source.The switch 55 remains connected to ground.The emitter of transistor 51 is connected to the power input of the microphone 31.The emitter of the transistor 53 is connected to the power input of the voice coil 32.Thus switching the switch 55 causes the power source to be interrupted to the microphone and supplied to the voice coil pickup32.In an embodiment switching circuit 40 electrically connects the signal from one input to the processing circuit 34 and opens disconnects the other inputs from the processing circuit 34.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: The above described embodiment of the switching circuit 40 describes a circuit that grounds an input and open circuits the other inputs.It will be recognized that the switching circuit 40 in an embodiment connects the power source to an input and disconnects the power source to the other inputs.For example the collectors of the transistors 51 and 53 are connected to the power source.The switch 55 remains connected to ground.The emitter of transistor 51 is connected to the power input of the microphone 31.The emitter of the transistor 53 is connected to the power input of the voice coil 32.Thus switching the switch 55 causes the power source to be interrupted to the microphone and supplied to the voice coil pickup32.In an embodiment switching circuit 40 electrically connects the signal from one input to the processing circuit 34 and opens disconnects the other inputs from the processing circuit 34. CLAIM: The method of any of claims 9 through 12 further comprising configuring the processing circuitry to initiate a shutdown sequence when the state switch is actuated.

A process for the manufacture of polymer compounds of general formula I characterized in that Suzuki or Stille polycondensation reaction is involved to link the monomers offormula M1 and formula M2 together thus forming a conjugated polymer according to the Schemeand the Scheme shows the polymer compound of formula I with bromine as end group EG2 wherein in the case of a Stille polycondensation reaction end group EG1 is represented by stannyl residues R3Sn preferably trialkylstannyl Alkyl3Sn especially preferred trimethylstannyl Me3Sn and in the case of a Suzuki polycondensation reaction end group EG1 is represented by boronic acid group BOH2 boronic acid ester group BOR2 preferably alkyl esters BOAlkyl2 especially preferred bronic acid ester groups selected from the listor alternatively end group EG1 in the case of a Suzuki polycondensation reaction can be represented by BF3K BF3Na BF3Rb or BF3Cs groups and wherein Y n R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 or R6 have the same meanings as described in Claim 2.

As the method for film formation from a solution coating methods such as a spin coating method a casting method a microgravure coating method a gravure coating method a bar coating method a roll coating method a wire bar coating method a dip coating method a slit coating method a capillary coating method a spray coating method a screen printing method a flexographic printing method an offset printing method an ink jet printing method and a nozzle coating method can be used.Printingmethods such as a screen printing method a flexographic printing method an offset printing method and an ink jet printing method are preferred in that pattern formation and the separate application of many colors are easy.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: As the method for film formation from a solution coating methods such as a spin coating method a casting method a microgravure coating method a gravure coating method a bar coating method a roll coating method a wire bar coating method a dip coating method a slit coating method a capillary coating method a spray coating method a screen printing method a flexographic printing method an offset printing method an ink jet printing method and a nozzle coating method can be used.Printingmethods such as a screen printing method a flexographic printing method an offset printing method and an ink jet printing method are preferred in that pattern formation and the separate application of many colors are easy. CLAIM: A process for the manufacture of polymer compounds of general formula I characterized in that Suzuki or Stille polycondensation reaction is involved to link the monomers offormula M1 and formula M2 together thus forming a conjugated polymer according to the Schemeand the Scheme shows the polymer compound of formula I with bromine as end group EG2 wherein in the case of a Stille polycondensation reaction end group EG1 is represented by stannyl residues R3Sn preferably trialkylstannyl Alkyl3Sn especially preferred trimethylstannyl Me3Sn and in the case of a Suzuki polycondensation reaction end group EG1 is represented by boronic acid group BOH2 boronic acid ester group BOR2 preferably alkyl esters BOAlkyl2 especially preferred bronic acid ester groups selected from the listor alternatively end group EG1 in the case of a Suzuki polycondensation reaction can be represented by BF3K BF3Na BF3Rb or BF3Cs groups and wherein Y n R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 or R6 have the same meanings as described in Claim 2.

Cylinder head according to claim 6 wherein orlt20 orlt15.

Further swirl ratio can be improved at will merely by applying an additional working to an already worked valve seat and also the abovementioned direction of expanding can be set freely.Therefore improvement of a present valve seat is also easy.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Further swirl ratio can be improved at will merely by applying an additional working to an already worked valve seat and also the abovementioned direction of expanding can be set freely.Therefore improvement of a present valve seat is also easy. CLAIM: Cylinder head according to claim 6 wherein orlt20 orlt15.

Apparatus as claimed in claim 3 wherein the detection unit 22 is adapted to determine alternating signals S as the characteristic parameter S on the basis of pattern detection of the detected image data 26.

With reference to the schematic view of FIG.8 description is made of an example of display where the defined areas are superimposed on the 3D shape or in other words an example of the generated analysis information.Forillustration purposes the example of the generated analysis information is shown as an image as displayed on the display 40.As shown in the drawing the areas defined by the area definition section 22 are superimposed on the 3D shape as described in relation to FIG.7 such that their corresponding points coincide.The defined areas are superimposed on the 3D shape so that the phases of the samplingpointmoves in the defined areas can be distinguished.FIG.8a shows a case where the abdomen of the person 2 is moving downward more specifically exhalation in abdominal breathing.Meanwhile FIG.8b shows a case where the thorax of the person 2 is moving upward more specifically inhalation in thoracic breathing.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: With reference to the schematic view of FIG.8 description is made of an example of display where the defined areas are superimposed on the 3D shape or in other words an example of the generated analysis information.Forillustration purposes the example of the generated analysis information is shown as an image as displayed on the display 40.As shown in the drawing the areas defined by the area definition section 22 are superimposed on the 3D shape as described in relation to FIG.7 such that their corresponding points coincide.The defined areas are superimposed on the 3D shape so that the phases of the samplingpointmoves in the defined areas can be distinguished.FIG.8a shows a case where the abdomen of the person 2 is moving downward more specifically exhalation in abdominal breathing.Meanwhile FIG.8b shows a case where the thorax of the person 2 is moving upward more specifically inhalation in thoracic breathing. CLAIM: Apparatus as claimed in claim 3 wherein the detection unit 22 is adapted to determine alternating signals S as the characteristic parameter S on the basis of pattern detection of the detected image data 26.

Method for processing microphone capsule signals Pc t of a spherical microphone array on a rigid sphere said method including the stepsconverting 71 said microphone capsule signals Pc t representing the pressure on the surface of said microphone array to a spherical harmonics or Ambisonics representation Anmtcomputing 73 per wave number k an estimation of the timevariant signaltonoise ratio SNRk of said microphone capsule signals Pc t using the average source power P0k2 of the plane wave recorded from said microphone array and the corresponding noise power Pnoisek2 representing the spatially uncorrelated noise produced by analog processing in said microphone arraycomputing 74 per wave number k the average spatial signal power at the point of origin for a diffuse sound field using reference aliasing and noise signal power components and forming 74 the frequency response of an equalisation filter from the square root of the fraction of a given reference power and said average spatial signal power at the point of origin and multiplying 74 per wave number k said frequency response of said equalisation filter by the transfer function for each order n at discrete finite wave numbers k of a noise minimising filter derived from said signaltonoise ratio estimation SNRk and by the inverse transfer function of said microphone array in order to get an adapted transfer function Fnarraykapplying 72 said adapted transfer function Fnarrayk to said spherical harmonics representation Anmt using a linearfilter processing resulting in adapted directional coefficients dnmt.

The present invention expands the state of the art by an additional dimension.This dimension in addition to the dimensions of space and time describes the dynamic changeability of the direction effect of each individual basic microphone for example starting from a spherical directivity pattern and ranging to cardioid or a figureeight directivity pattern.To improve the understanding of the statements made above a discussion of the state of the art is presented below.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: The present invention expands the state of the art by an additional dimension.This dimension in addition to the dimensions of space and time describes the dynamic changeability of the direction effect of each individual basic microphone for example starting from a spherical directivity pattern and ranging to cardioid or a figureeight directivity pattern.To improve the understanding of the statements made above a discussion of the state of the art is presented below. CLAIM: Method for processing microphone capsule signals Pc t of a spherical microphone array on a rigid sphere said method including the stepsconverting 71 said microphone capsule signals Pc t representing the pressure on the surface of said microphone array to a spherical harmonics or Ambisonics representation Anmtcomputing 73 per wave number k an estimation of the timevariant signaltonoise ratio SNRk of said microphone capsule signals Pc t using the average source power P0k2 of the plane wave recorded from said microphone array and the corresponding noise power Pnoisek2 representing the spatially uncorrelated noise produced by analog processing in said microphone arraycomputing 74 per wave number k the average spatial signal power at the point of origin for a diffuse sound field using reference aliasing and noise signal power components and forming 74 the frequency response of an equalisation filter from the square root of the fraction of a given reference power and said average spatial signal power at the point of origin and multiplying 74 per wave number k said frequency response of said equalisation filter by the transfer function for each order n at discrete finite wave numbers k of a noise minimising filter derived from said signaltonoise ratio estimation SNRk and by the inverse transfer function of said microphone array in order to get an adapted transfer function Fnarraykapplying 72 said adapted transfer function Fnarrayk to said spherical harmonics representation Anmt using a linearfilter processing resulting in adapted directional coefficients dnmt.

The flexible organic light emitting display device according to claim 1 further comprising a transparent adhesive layer 186 between the first flexible substrate 111 and the second flexible substrate 121 with a thickness corresponding to the dimensions of the gap balancing conductive element 192 at the peripheral area PA.

Also the protective layer 160 includes an inorganic film 161 an organic film 162 and an inorganic film 163 which are laminated in this order.Based on the structure including organic and inorganic films which are alternately laminated the protective layer 160 primarily functions to prevent permeation of moisture into the organic light emitting array 150.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Also the protective layer 160 includes an inorganic film 161 an organic film 162 and an inorganic film 163 which are laminated in this order.Based on the structure including organic and inorganic films which are alternately laminated the protective layer 160 primarily functions to prevent permeation of moisture into the organic light emitting array 150. CLAIM: The flexible organic light emitting display device according to claim 1 further comprising a transparent adhesive layer 186 between the first flexible substrate 111 and the second flexible substrate 121 with a thickness corresponding to the dimensions of the gap balancing conductive element 192 at the peripheral area PA.

The mobile wireless communications device of Claim 1 wherein said processor is configured to determine at least one of a date or a time and wherein said processor is configured to also determine the given payment account based upon at least one of the date or the time.

In addition the mobile terminal 100 of Figs.13 may be configured to operate within a communication system which transmits data via frames or packets including both wireless and wireline communication systems and satellitebased communication systems.Such communication systems utilize different air interfaces andor physical layers.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: In addition the mobile terminal 100 of Figs.13 may be configured to operate within a communication system which transmits data via frames or packets including both wireless and wireline communication systems and satellitebased communication systems.Such communication systems utilize different air interfaces andor physical layers. CLAIM: The mobile wireless communications device of Claim 1 wherein said processor is configured to determine at least one of a date or a time and wherein said processor is configured to also determine the given payment account based upon at least one of the date or the time.

The audiodata transmitting system as claimed in any of the claims 1 to 5 wherein the audio signal comprises a startup audio signal a frequency of the startup audio signal is in a first spacing frequency band and the first spacing frequency band is different from the at least four subfrequency bands.

On the other hand the controller 140 may generate and output an acoustic sound for a locality check before outputting the acoustic sound to connect the electronic apparatus 100 with the electronic apparatus 200.If it is determined from the result of the locality check that there is a peripheral device the controller 140 may output the acoustic sound to connect the electronic apparatus 100 with the determined peripheral device using a wireless communication.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: On the other hand the controller 140 may generate and output an acoustic sound for a locality check before outputting the acoustic sound to connect the electronic apparatus 100 with the electronic apparatus 200.If it is determined from the result of the locality check that there is a peripheral device the controller 140 may output the acoustic sound to connect the electronic apparatus 100 with the determined peripheral device using a wireless communication. CLAIM: The audiodata transmitting system as claimed in any of the claims 1 to 5 wherein the audio signal comprises a startup audio signal a frequency of the startup audio signal is in a first spacing frequency band and the first spacing frequency band is different from the at least four subfrequency bands.

The control system of claim 1 wherein said sudden deloading is an at least 10 percent or at least 15 percent drop in mass flow through said compressor within a predetermined time period of less than 5 seconds less than 2 seconds or less than 1 second.

A concrete example of such a control will be explained below.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: A concrete example of such a control will be explained below. CLAIM: The control system of claim 1 wherein said sudden deloading is an at least 10 percent or at least 15 percent drop in mass flow through said compressor within a predetermined time period of less than 5 seconds less than 2 seconds or less than 1 second.

The honeycomb filter according to claim 15 wherein in the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cells the exhaust gas emission cells the first exhaust gas introduction cells and the second exhaust gas introduction cells are round.

6 The formed zeolite honeycomb article accordingto any of 1 to 5 wherein zeolite particles of at least a part of the zeolite particles are particles made of zeolite subjected to ion exchange between cations of zeolite and ions of at least one type of metal selected from the group consisting of copper iron nickel zinc manganese cobalt silver palladium indium cerium gallium titanium and vanadium.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: 6 The formed zeolite honeycomb article accordingto any of 1 to 5 wherein zeolite particles of at least a part of the zeolite particles are particles made of zeolite subjected to ion exchange between cations of zeolite and ions of at least one type of metal selected from the group consisting of copper iron nickel zinc manganese cobalt silver palladium indium cerium gallium titanium and vanadium. CLAIM: The honeycomb filter according to claim 15 wherein in the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cells the exhaust gas emission cells the first exhaust gas introduction cells and the second exhaust gas introduction cells are round.

The method of any of the claims 16 further comprising the portable electronic device 306 determining a spin axis orientation for the sport ball 106 after the impact based on the motion data.

In one embodiment as illustrated in FIG.1 the monitored object 104 may be the individuals 100 body 106 and the sensor module 102 may be physically coupled to the individuals 100 body 106.In the illustrated embodiment the sensor module 102 is configured to be physically coupled to the portion of the individuals 100 body 106 known as the chest.In other embodiments the sensor module 102 may be configured to be physically coupled to other portions of the individuals 100 body 106 such as for example the individuals head neck shoulder back arm wrist hand finger waist hip leg ankle foot or toe.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: In one embodiment as illustrated in FIG.1 the monitored object 104 may be the individuals 100 body 106 and the sensor module 102 may be physically coupled to the individuals 100 body 106.In the illustrated embodiment the sensor module 102 is configured to be physically coupled to the portion of the individuals 100 body 106 known as the chest.In other embodiments the sensor module 102 may be configured to be physically coupled to other portions of the individuals 100 body 106 such as for example the individuals head neck shoulder back arm wrist hand finger waist hip leg ankle foot or toe. CLAIM: The method of any of the claims 16 further comprising the portable electronic device 306 determining a spin axis orientation for the sport ball 106 after the impact based on the motion data.

A dynamic currency conversion system comprising the transaction terminal system of any one of the preceding claims and a dynamic currency conversion host system comprising host processing logic operable to receive a rate request message from the transaction terminal of any one of the preceding claims to process the rate request message and to transmit to the transaction terminal system a rate response message that includes a conversion currency indicator a conversion rate indicator and a converted transaction amount value for the conversion currency.

The electronic money exchange server 30 includes the exchange rate information not shown for seeking the exchange rate between different sorts of electronic money handled for the mobile phone 10 and an electronic money storage area 52 and renders various services concerning the exchange of the electronic money to the mobile phone 10 as will be explained in detail subsequently.For communication with the mobile phone an interface optionally selected from among an interface peculiar to each mobile phone manufacturer an interface exploiting a mail message system such as SMS Short Messaging Service EMS Enhanced Messaging Service MMS Multimedia Messaging Service and an interface exploiting the Java registered trademark mounted on the mobile phone is used.Meanwhile it is sufficient that the electronic money storage area 52 of server 30 isable to store and hold the amounts that can be used exchanged from one sort of electronic money to another.The detailed structure of the electronic money storage area is not stated herein for simplicity.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: The electronic money exchange server 30 includes the exchange rate information not shown for seeking the exchange rate between different sorts of electronic money handled for the mobile phone 10 and an electronic money storage area 52 and renders various services concerning the exchange of the electronic money to the mobile phone 10 as will be explained in detail subsequently.For communication with the mobile phone an interface optionally selected from among an interface peculiar to each mobile phone manufacturer an interface exploiting a mail message system such as SMS Short Messaging Service EMS Enhanced Messaging Service MMS Multimedia Messaging Service and an interface exploiting the Java registered trademark mounted on the mobile phone is used.Meanwhile it is sufficient that the electronic money storage area 52 of server 30 isable to store and hold the amounts that can be used exchanged from one sort of electronic money to another.The detailed structure of the electronic money storage area is not stated herein for simplicity. CLAIM: A dynamic currency conversion system comprising the transaction terminal system of any one of the preceding claims and a dynamic currency conversion host system comprising host processing logic operable to receive a rate request message from the transaction terminal of any one of the preceding claims to process the rate request message and to transmit to the transaction terminal system a rate response message that includes a conversion currency indicator a conversion rate indicator and a converted transaction amount value for the conversion currency.

The separator of claim 1 wherein the inorganic layer has a thickness of 1 m to 10 m and the organic layer has a thickness of 1 m to 10 m.

In one embodiment the organic material coating layer of the separator may face the negative electrode 112 and the inorganic material coating layer of the separator may face the positive electrode 114.Thus the separator obtained by coating the organic material on the side of the substrate facing the negative electrode and coating the inorganic material on the side of the substrate facing the positive electrode may simultaneously improve theperformance and safety of the resulting battery.In one embodiment when the inorganic material is coated on the side of the substrate facing the positive electrode an oxidation reaction in the battery may be minimized or reduced and battery performance may be improved.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: In one embodiment the organic material coating layer of the separator may face the negative electrode 112 and the inorganic material coating layer of the separator may face the positive electrode 114.Thus the separator obtained by coating the organic material on the side of the substrate facing the negative electrode and coating the inorganic material on the side of the substrate facing the positive electrode may simultaneously improve theperformance and safety of the resulting battery.In one embodiment when the inorganic material is coated on the side of the substrate facing the positive electrode an oxidation reaction in the battery may be minimized or reduced and battery performance may be improved. CLAIM: The separator of claim 1 wherein the inorganic layer has a thickness of 1 m to 10 m and the organic layer has a thickness of 1 m to 10 m.

Aeration device 1 according to one of the preceding claims characterized in that said pressureexerting roller 6b is arranged so as to be movable counter to a spring force.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention cylinder member 14 is demountable.Accordingly an apparatus can be provided in which a raker element and a verticutter element are interchangeable to provide a complete lawn care apparatus.Additionally a lawnmower cutting cylinder element may be provided enabling the apparatus to function also as a cylinder lawnmower.Alternatively the tines and slitter blades are interchangeable to enable interchange between raker and verticutter functions using a common cylinder element.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: In a preferred embodiment of the invention cylinder member 14 is demountable.Accordingly an apparatus can be provided in which a raker element and a verticutter element are interchangeable to provide a complete lawn care apparatus.Additionally a lawnmower cutting cylinder element may be provided enabling the apparatus to function also as a cylinder lawnmower.Alternatively the tines and slitter blades are interchangeable to enable interchange between raker and verticutter functions using a common cylinder element. CLAIM: Aeration device 1 according to one of the preceding claims characterized in that said pressureexerting roller 6b is arranged so as to be movable counter to a spring force.

A vision monitoring module configured to be fixed on a spectacle frame the module comprisingat least one sensor adapted to sense at least one parameter relating to the user of the spectacle frame that can be used to personalize an optical equipment for the userat least one communication unit adapted to communicate data indicative of the at least one parameter sensed by the at least one sensor to a monitoring component.

According to an embodiment of the invention the most appropriate optical design corresponding to the optical function data may be determining using a computer program stored in the memory 42 of the programmable lens device.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: According to an embodiment of the invention the most appropriate optical design corresponding to the optical function data may be determining using a computer program stored in the memory 42 of the programmable lens device. CLAIM: A vision monitoring module configured to be fixed on a spectacle frame the module comprisingat least one sensor adapted to sense at least one parameter relating to the user of the spectacle frame that can be used to personalize an optical equipment for the userat least one communication unit adapted to communicate data indicative of the at least one parameter sensed by the at least one sensor to a monitoring component.

A communication apparatus comprising a determiner that sets a transmission priority for transmitting transmit data to a first apparatus in accordance with a size of the transmit data a protocol processor that generates a packet including the transmit data based on a predetermined protocol and a physical interface that transmits the packet including the transmit data in accordance with the transmission priority which was set for the transmit data.

For videophony the typical bandwidth need for video is between 64 Kbps and 512 Kbps depending of the available bandwidth the typical packet size is 700B and relative packet period between 87ms and 10ms.Following the ITU recommendation the End to end delay must be close from 150 ms with anadditional lip sink requirement of 80ms and a packet lost bellow 1.So the reasonable performance objective for the NW segment is a maximum delay bound of 80 ms and a packet loss ratio bellow 05.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: For videophony the typical bandwidth need for video is between 64 Kbps and 512 Kbps depending of the available bandwidth the typical packet size is 700B and relative packet period between 87ms and 10ms.Following the ITU recommendation the End to end delay must be close from 150 ms with anadditional lip sink requirement of 80ms and a packet lost bellow 1.So the reasonable performance objective for the NW segment is a maximum delay bound of 80 ms and a packet loss ratio bellow 05. CLAIM: A communication apparatus comprising a determiner that sets a transmission priority for transmitting transmit data to a first apparatus in accordance with a size of the transmit data a protocol processor that generates a packet including the transmit data based on a predetermined protocol and a physical interface that transmits the packet including the transmit data in accordance with the transmission priority which was set for the transmit data.

A vessel comprising a moveable control surface coupled to a hydraulic actuator system as claimed in any one of claims 7 to 9.

Further drain oil discharged from the variablevolume pump 12 passes a drive mechanism of the servo motor 11 and discharged into an oil passage 40 connected to the accumulator 30.Thus discharging of the drain oil of the variablevolume pump 12 as well as cooling and lubrication of the servo motor 11 are possible.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Further drain oil discharged from the variablevolume pump 12 passes a drive mechanism of the servo motor 11 and discharged into an oil passage 40 connected to the accumulator 30.Thus discharging of the drain oil of the variablevolume pump 12 as well as cooling and lubrication of the servo motor 11 are possible. CLAIM: A vessel comprising a moveable control surface coupled to a hydraulic actuator system as claimed in any one of claims 7 to 9.

A chemical vapor deposition device 100 200 300 according to claim 1 wherein the frame comprises a jacket 130 230 330 arranged around the edge portion of the support member 120 220 320.

Another embodiment of a gas delivery assembly 200 is shown in Figure 8.For simplicity common components have been commonly numbered.The gas delivery assembly 200 generally comprises an edge ring assembly 202 and the deflection member 76 disposed on the support plate 34.The edge ring assembly 202 comprises a lower edge ring 204 and an upper edge ring 206 which are preferably separate components coupled by bolts or similar fasteners.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Another embodiment of a gas delivery assembly 200 is shown in Figure 8.For simplicity common components have been commonly numbered.The gas delivery assembly 200 generally comprises an edge ring assembly 202 and the deflection member 76 disposed on the support plate 34.The edge ring assembly 202 comprises a lower edge ring 204 and an upper edge ring 206 which are preferably separate components coupled by bolts or similar fasteners. CLAIM: A chemical vapor deposition device 100 200 300 according to claim 1 wherein the frame comprises a jacket 130 230 330 arranged around the edge portion of the support member 120 220 320.

The method of claim 1 in which the step of estimating the angle of a turning leaf of the book comprises the steps of hypothesising a plurality of possible positions for at least a first detectable edge of a turning leaf comparing the hypotheses with one or more detected edges from some or all of the image and selecting as the estimated angle that of the hypothesis that compares most favourably with the or each detected edge.

In an embodiment of the present invention the assumption is made that during the process of turning a leaf of a book at least one fiduciary marker may remain sufficiently visible to enable detection i.e.enough of its markings are visible for the marker to be identifiable among a set of possible markers associated with the book.Typically this will be the fiduciary marker on a page that currently forms an obtuse angle with the turning leaf of the book.Thus in the first phase of turning the leaf in the example above this will be the fiduciary marker on page 1 whilst in the second phase of turning the leaf in the example above it will be the fiduciary marker on page 4.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: In an embodiment of the present invention the assumption is made that during the process of turning a leaf of a book at least one fiduciary marker may remain sufficiently visible to enable detection i.e.enough of its markings are visible for the marker to be identifiable among a set of possible markers associated with the book.Typically this will be the fiduciary marker on a page that currently forms an obtuse angle with the turning leaf of the book.Thus in the first phase of turning the leaf in the example above this will be the fiduciary marker on page 1 whilst in the second phase of turning the leaf in the example above it will be the fiduciary marker on page 4. CLAIM: The method of claim 1 in which the step of estimating the angle of a turning leaf of the book comprises the steps of hypothesising a plurality of possible positions for at least a first detectable edge of a turning leaf comparing the hypotheses with one or more detected edges from some or all of the image and selecting as the estimated angle that of the hypothesis that compares most favourably with the or each detected edge.

The image processing apparatus of claim 4 or 7 wherein the gradient processor 401 is arranged to determine a gradient for a plurality of chrominance channels for a first image position and to determine a chrominance gradient for the gradient map for the first image position from the gradients in the plurality of chrominance channels.

An example of a quantitative standard for making this classification will now be described.In the histogram of FIG.8A the entire luminance range e.g.0255 in the case of an 8bit image is divided into four luminance ranges.When a sum of the frequency with which the luminance level of an image belongs to a lowest luminance range exceeds a predetermined threshold value e.g.50the image may be classified as a dark image.Similarly in the histogram of FIG.8B the entire luminance range is divided into four ranges.When a sum of the frequency with which the luminance level of an image belongs to a highest luminance range exceeds a predetermined threshold value the image may be classified as a bright image.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: An example of a quantitative standard for making this classification will now be described.In the histogram of FIG.8A the entire luminance range e.g.0255 in the case of an 8bit image is divided into four luminance ranges.When a sum of the frequency with which the luminance level of an image belongs to a lowest luminance range exceeds a predetermined threshold value e.g.50the image may be classified as a dark image.Similarly in the histogram of FIG.8B the entire luminance range is divided into four ranges.When a sum of the frequency with which the luminance level of an image belongs to a highest luminance range exceeds a predetermined threshold value the image may be classified as a bright image. CLAIM: The image processing apparatus of claim 4 or 7 wherein the gradient processor 401 is arranged to determine a gradient for a plurality of chrominance channels for a first image position and to determine a chrominance gradient for the gradient map for the first image position from the gradients in the plurality of chrominance channels.

A security platform for use in a notification system for a hierarchical group of consumer users of mobile devices in communication with a cellular telecommunications network as claimed in any preceding claim the security platform being communicatively coupled to a secure consumer platform as claimed in claim 9 wherein the security platform is configured to receive from the secure consumer platform an indication of application download notification flag settings for users keyed by MSISDN and for MSISDNs for which an application download notification flag is receivedto detect application downloads in data traffic in the core network for said MSISDNs and to cause to be sent to the or each parent user of the MSISDN a notification of the application downloaded to the MSISDN over the cellular telecommunications network.

It may also contain some additional information concerning availability of the supervisor.This may be interesting in case of several supervisor devices father and mother and can allow defining the priority to whom to send out first the change of monitoring status of a supervised child.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: It may also contain some additional information concerning availability of the supervisor.This may be interesting in case of several supervisor devices father and mother and can allow defining the priority to whom to send out first the change of monitoring status of a supervised child. CLAIM: A security platform for use in a notification system for a hierarchical group of consumer users of mobile devices in communication with a cellular telecommunications network as claimed in any preceding claim the security platform being communicatively coupled to a secure consumer platform as claimed in claim 9 wherein the security platform is configured to receive from the secure consumer platform an indication of application download notification flag settings for users keyed by MSISDN and for MSISDNs for which an application download notification flag is receivedto detect application downloads in data traffic in the core network for said MSISDNs and to cause to be sent to the or each parent user of the MSISDN a notification of the application downloaded to the MSISDN over the cellular telecommunications network.

The OLT of claim 10 wherein the OTDR module injects the pulse into the PON based on the indication such that the pulse is injected into the PON during the discovery slot.

Preferably each of the ONUs performs the launching measuring and transmitting in response to a request from the OLT.This way the network topology discovery can be performed when required.Of course it would also be possible to perform the network topology discovery periodically or according to any suitable schedule such that no request from the OLT would be required.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Preferably each of the ONUs performs the launching measuring and transmitting in response to a request from the OLT.This way the network topology discovery can be performed when required.Of course it would also be possible to perform the network topology discovery periodically or according to any suitable schedule such that no request from the OLT would be required. CLAIM: The OLT of claim 10 wherein the OTDR module injects the pulse into the PON based on the indication such that the pulse is injected into the PON during the discovery slot.

Computer software which when executed by a computer causes the computer to perform the method of any one of claims 9 to 14.

Preferably said plurality of media streams is contained in a single file.Said pointers are preferably embedded within said adaptive media stream data and comprise target locations pointer comprises a byte offset into said single file.Alternatively said target location pointer comprises an offset into said second source stream within said single file.Another alternative teaches that said target locations pointers comprise a pointer to another file containing said second media stream or a portion thereof.Optionally in this case said target location pointer further comprises a byte offset into said other file.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Preferably said plurality of media streams is contained in a single file.Said pointers are preferably embedded within said adaptive media stream data and comprise target locations pointer comprises a byte offset into said single file.Alternatively said target location pointer comprises an offset into said second source stream within said single file.Another alternative teaches that said target locations pointers comprise a pointer to another file containing said second media stream or a portion thereof.Optionally in this case said target location pointer further comprises a byte offset into said other file. CLAIM: Computer software which when executed by a computer causes the computer to perform the method of any one of claims 9 to 14.

The omnidirectional antenna according to claim 5 wherein the multiple antenna units 501 502 503 504 505 506 are oppositely disposed at the substrate 50 in pairs and are served as reflectors for each other.

With this structure the reactance of the reactance circuits 51 and 53 constituting the series resonant circuit and the parallel resonant circuit is changed by the varicaps 53 whereby resonant frequencies can be continuously shifted in a wide range.In particular the parallel resonant circuit can be used to rapidly change a resonant frequency in a wide range.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: With this structure the reactance of the reactance circuits 51 and 53 constituting the series resonant circuit and the parallel resonant circuit is changed by the varicaps 53 whereby resonant frequencies can be continuously shifted in a wide range.In particular the parallel resonant circuit can be used to rapidly change a resonant frequency in a wide range. CLAIM: The omnidirectional antenna according to claim 5 wherein the multiple antenna units 501 502 503 504 505 506 are oppositely disposed at the substrate 50 in pairs and are served as reflectors for each other.

The system according to claim 14 further comprising at least one data collecting unit 12 located in the area NGBH wherein the data collecting unit is configured to transmit parking related information andor traffic related information to the computing device 11 said parking related information andor traffic related information being used in a computation performed by the data processing unit of the computing device in order to determine the optimised driving path PTH.

As shown in FIG.1 the navigation device 1 according to the present embodiment is configured from a current position detection portion 11 a data storage portion 12 a navigation electronic control unit ECU 13 an operation portion 14 an information output portion 15 and a communication module 16.The current position detection portion 11 detects the current position of the vehicle.The data storage portion 12 stores various types of data.The navigation ECU 13 a destination setting unit an onstreet parking zone search unit a route search unit an information acquisition unit an arrival time prediction unit a parking zone specification unit performs various types of computational processing based on information that is input.The operation portion 14 accepts an operation from an operator.The information output portion 15 outputs various types of information that pertain to map information a guidance route and onstreet parking zones.The communication module 16 performs communication with information centers such as a traffic information center and the like.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: As shown in FIG.1 the navigation device 1 according to the present embodiment is configured from a current position detection portion 11 a data storage portion 12 a navigation electronic control unit ECU 13 an operation portion 14 an information output portion 15 and a communication module 16.The current position detection portion 11 detects the current position of the vehicle.The data storage portion 12 stores various types of data.The navigation ECU 13 a destination setting unit an onstreet parking zone search unit a route search unit an information acquisition unit an arrival time prediction unit a parking zone specification unit performs various types of computational processing based on information that is input.The operation portion 14 accepts an operation from an operator.The information output portion 15 outputs various types of information that pertain to map information a guidance route and onstreet parking zones.The communication module 16 performs communication with information centers such as a traffic information center and the like. CLAIM: The system according to claim 14 further comprising at least one data collecting unit 12 located in the area NGBH wherein the data collecting unit is configured to transmit parking related information andor traffic related information to the computing device 11 said parking related information andor traffic related information being used in a computation performed by the data processing unit of the computing device in order to determine the optimised driving path PTH.

Robotic apparatus according to claim 10 wherein the processing device is programmed to perform in the following sequence the steps of iv operating the imaging system to take a first image of the field of view including a plurality of cell colonies or single cells in a common culture space of a culture vessel positioned at the imaging station v operating the robotic dispenser to dispense into the common culture space of the culture vessel a fluid treatment comprising one or more treatment chemicals vi operating the imaging system to take a second image of the field of view including the plurality of cell colonies or single cells in the common culture space of the culture vessel positioned at the imaging station and wherein said analysis that the processing device is programmed to perform comprises comparing the first and second images to identify changes therebetween corresponding to individual ones of the cell colonies or single cells.

The receptor may comprise a G proteincoupled receptor GPCR also known as a seven transmembrane receptor or 7TM receptor.For example the receptor may comprise any of the following ligands in brackets following a muscarinic acetylcholine receptor acetylcholine and muscarine an adenosine receptor adenosine an adrenoceptor or adrenergic receptor ligand adrenaline and other structurally related hormones and drugs a GABA receptor typeb aminobutyric acid or GABA an angiotensin receptor angiotensin a cannabinoid receptor cannabinoids a cholecystokinin receptor cholecystokinin a dopamine receptor dopamine a glucagon receptor glucagon a histamine receptor histamine a olfactory receptor a opioid receptor opioids a rhodopsin a photoreceptor a secretin receptor secretin a serotonin receptors Serotonin also known as 5Hydroxytryptamine or 5HT or a somatostatin receptor Somatostatin.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: The receptor may comprise a G proteincoupled receptor GPCR also known as a seven transmembrane receptor or 7TM receptor.For example the receptor may comprise any of the following ligands in brackets following a muscarinic acetylcholine receptor acetylcholine and muscarine an adenosine receptor adenosine an adrenoceptor or adrenergic receptor ligand adrenaline and other structurally related hormones and drugs a GABA receptor typeb aminobutyric acid or GABA an angiotensin receptor angiotensin a cannabinoid receptor cannabinoids a cholecystokinin receptor cholecystokinin a dopamine receptor dopamine a glucagon receptor glucagon a histamine receptor histamine a olfactory receptor a opioid receptor opioids a rhodopsin a photoreceptor a secretin receptor secretin a serotonin receptors Serotonin also known as 5Hydroxytryptamine or 5HT or a somatostatin receptor Somatostatin. CLAIM: Robotic apparatus according to claim 10 wherein the processing device is programmed to perform in the following sequence the steps of iv operating the imaging system to take a first image of the field of view including a plurality of cell colonies or single cells in a common culture space of a culture vessel positioned at the imaging station v operating the robotic dispenser to dispense into the common culture space of the culture vessel a fluid treatment comprising one or more treatment chemicals vi operating the imaging system to take a second image of the field of view including the plurality of cell colonies or single cells in the common culture space of the culture vessel positioned at the imaging station and wherein said analysis that the processing device is programmed to perform comprises comparing the first and second images to identify changes therebetween corresponding to individual ones of the cell colonies or single cells.

Interactive mirror according to claim 1 or 2 wherein the processor is adapted to display the information on the display such that specific information is displayed within the contour of the reflection.

As illustrated in FIG.12 facial part information 530 for example describes area 532 and person ID 533 for each facial part ID 531.Facial part ID 531 is identification information of the facial part such as the left eye and the upper lip.Area 532 which is information indicating a range of the area of the facial part in the image is a list of coordinate values of a coordinate system set on the image for example.Person ID 533 is identification information of the person.As person ID 533 for example a value designated by the user through operation to a display with touch panel or the like is set every time capturing is started.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: As illustrated in FIG.12 facial part information 530 for example describes area 532 and person ID 533 for each facial part ID 531.Facial part ID 531 is identification information of the facial part such as the left eye and the upper lip.Area 532 which is information indicating a range of the area of the facial part in the image is a list of coordinate values of a coordinate system set on the image for example.Person ID 533 is identification information of the person.As person ID 533 for example a value designated by the user through operation to a display with touch panel or the like is set every time capturing is started. CLAIM: Interactive mirror according to claim 1 or 2 wherein the processor is adapted to display the information on the display such that specific information is displayed within the contour of the reflection.

The printing fluid cartridge 30 of claim 1 wherein when the printing fluid cartridge 30 is in the upright position the printing fluid supply portion 34 is positioned at a lower portion of the front face.

In Embodiment 1 a simple element such as a resistor has been shown as the information medium but in the present invention a semiconductor can be employed as another example of the information medium.Figure 10 shows an embodiment of the present invention which is provided with an electrically erasable readonly semiconductor memory array as the information medium in the ink cartridge.The reference numeral 21 denotes the ink cartridge body.The reference numeral 22 designates a semiconductor memory array.Here the semiconductor memory array is an ROM readonly memory an EEPROM electrically erasable rewritable readonly memory a battery backup RAM or the like.The reference numeral 23 denotes a substrate attached accurately to the housing portion of the ink cartridge.This substrate has a terminal portion 26 for fixing the memory array thereto and electrically connecting the memory array to a connector prepared in an ink jet recording apparatus 24.As shown in Figure 10 when the ink cartridge body is inserted into the ink cartridge receiving portion 27 of the ink jet recording apparatus 24 the connector 25 and the terminal portion 26 are electrically connected together.At this time an ink reservoir and a waste ink reservoir are likewise connected to the connecting device of the ink jet recording apparatus.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: In Embodiment 1 a simple element such as a resistor has been shown as the information medium but in the present invention a semiconductor can be employed as another example of the information medium.Figure 10 shows an embodiment of the present invention which is provided with an electrically erasable readonly semiconductor memory array as the information medium in the ink cartridge.The reference numeral 21 denotes the ink cartridge body.The reference numeral 22 designates a semiconductor memory array.Here the semiconductor memory array is an ROM readonly memory an EEPROM electrically erasable rewritable readonly memory a battery backup RAM or the like.The reference numeral 23 denotes a substrate attached accurately to the housing portion of the ink cartridge.This substrate has a terminal portion 26 for fixing the memory array thereto and electrically connecting the memory array to a connector prepared in an ink jet recording apparatus 24.As shown in Figure 10 when the ink cartridge body is inserted into the ink cartridge receiving portion 27 of the ink jet recording apparatus 24 the connector 25 and the terminal portion 26 are electrically connected together.At this time an ink reservoir and a waste ink reservoir are likewise connected to the connecting device of the ink jet recording apparatus. CLAIM: The printing fluid cartridge 30 of claim 1 wherein when the printing fluid cartridge 30 is in the upright position the printing fluid supply portion 34 is positioned at a lower portion of the front face.

The clipping machine according to any of claims 1 to 10 wherein a discharge device 700 is provided for discharging the sausageshaped product S just produced from the clipping machine 100.

Fig.2 shows a schematic and perspective view to the clipping tool assembly 200 relative to the first and second displacer unit 310 320 of gathering means 300.Two lines of clips C are positioned in clipping tool assembly 200 with their front most closure clip C provided in the lower clipping tools 204.Clipping tool assembly 200 is in the retracted position which means first and second pair of clipping tools 202 204 are moved away from central axis TA of filling tube 100.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Fig.2 shows a schematic and perspective view to the clipping tool assembly 200 relative to the first and second displacer unit 310 320 of gathering means 300.Two lines of clips C are positioned in clipping tool assembly 200 with their front most closure clip C provided in the lower clipping tools 204.Clipping tool assembly 200 is in the retracted position which means first and second pair of clipping tools 202 204 are moved away from central axis TA of filling tube 100. CLAIM: The clipping machine according to any of claims 1 to 10 wherein a discharge device 700 is provided for discharging the sausageshaped product S just produced from the clipping machine 100.

Titanium containing catalyst characterized in that the overall content of the sum of all titanium oxide species relative to the sum of all titanium alphahydroxy carboxylate species is10.00 mol.preferably4.00 mol.more preferably2.00 mol.more preferably1.00 mol.more preferably0.60 mol.more preferably0.30 mol.especially preferred0.01 mol..

Examples of the kation dye for dyeing the polyester fiber of this form include the product groups Aizen Cathilon manufactured by Hodogaya Chemical Co Ltd.Kayacryl manufactured by Nippon Kayaku Co.Ltd.Estrol and Sumiacryl manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd.Diacryl manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Maxilon manufactured by CibaGeigy Astrazon manufactured by Bayer Japan and so forth.Disperse kation dyes may be used as well.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Examples of the kation dye for dyeing the polyester fiber of this form include the product groups Aizen Cathilon manufactured by Hodogaya Chemical Co Ltd.Kayacryl manufactured by Nippon Kayaku Co.Ltd.Estrol and Sumiacryl manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd.Diacryl manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Maxilon manufactured by CibaGeigy Astrazon manufactured by Bayer Japan and so forth.Disperse kation dyes may be used as well. CLAIM: Titanium containing catalyst characterized in that the overall content of the sum of all titanium oxide species relative to the sum of all titanium alphahydroxy carboxylate species is10.00 mol.preferably4.00 mol.more preferably2.00 mol.more preferably1.00 mol.more preferably0.60 mol.more preferably0.30 mol.especially preferred0.01 mol..

A nontransitory computerreadable recording medium storing instructions which when executed by a processor of an information terminal adapted to communicate with a display device cause the processor to perform a process comprising displaying a first group of identification information items of content data stored in the information terminal in a first viewing area of a display screen and displaying a second group of identification information items of the content data selected according to a selecting operation performed on the first group of identification information items displayed in the first viewing area in a second viewing area of the display screen at different times.

Refer back to the flowchart shown in Fig.13.If the outcome of the judgment formed at the step S57indicates the portable recording and playback apparatus 70 has been really mounted on the music server 50 the flow of the processing goes on to a step S59.At the step S59 the ID of the portable recording and playback apparatus 70 mounted on the music server 50 is checked to form a judgment as to whether or not the ID matches the ID of 300 input at the step S50 or the ID corresponds to the list area 301.The ID checked at this step is typically read out by the CPU 8 employed in the music server 50 from the ROM 104 of the portable recording and playback apparatus 70 through the interfaces 34 and 35.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Refer back to the flowchart shown in Fig.13.If the outcome of the judgment formed at the step S57indicates the portable recording and playback apparatus 70 has been really mounted on the music server 50 the flow of the processing goes on to a step S59.At the step S59 the ID of the portable recording and playback apparatus 70 mounted on the music server 50 is checked to form a judgment as to whether or not the ID matches the ID of 300 input at the step S50 or the ID corresponds to the list area 301.The ID checked at this step is typically read out by the CPU 8 employed in the music server 50 from the ROM 104 of the portable recording and playback apparatus 70 through the interfaces 34 and 35. CLAIM: A nontransitory computerreadable recording medium storing instructions which when executed by a processor of an information terminal adapted to communicate with a display device cause the processor to perform a process comprising displaying a first group of identification information items of content data stored in the information terminal in a first viewing area of a display screen and displaying a second group of identification information items of the content data selected according to a selecting operation performed on the first group of identification information items displayed in the first viewing area in a second viewing area of the display screen at different times.

The transmission apparatus according to claim 8 further comprising a user operation section 152 configured to allow a user to designate a color space of the image signal of the predetermined content to be transmitted wherein the user can designate a predetermined color space from among the color spaces indicated based on the information of the color spaces acquired by said color space information acquisition section through said user operation section 152.

The barinfo field indicates the bar information associated with the video on the HDMI link.For example each value indicates the following002Bar data not valid 012Vertical Bar information valid 102Horizontal Bar information valid and 112Vertical and Horizontal Bar information valid.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: The barinfo field indicates the bar information associated with the video on the HDMI link.For example each value indicates the following002Bar data not valid 012Vertical Bar information valid 102Horizontal Bar information valid and 112Vertical and Horizontal Bar information valid. CLAIM: The transmission apparatus according to claim 8 further comprising a user operation section 152 configured to allow a user to designate a color space of the image signal of the predetermined content to be transmitted wherein the user can designate a predetermined color space from among the color spaces indicated based on the information of the color spaces acquired by said color space information acquisition section through said user operation section 152.

A communication system comprising a first device and a second device which are mutually coupled via a network so as to transmit and receive packets over the network wherein the first device and the second device respectively include a first packet counter and a second packet counter which are respectively updated in association with transmission and reception of packets wherein when a message is to be transmitted to the second device the first device generates one message authentication code on the basis of the message draws out part of the message authentication code on the basis of a counted value of the first packet counter sets the part as a divided message authentication code generates a packet which includes the message and the divided message authentication code and transmits the packet to the second device over the network wherein when the packet has been received from the first device the second device generates another message authentication code on the basis of the message included in the received packet draws out part of the message authentication code on the basis of a counted value of the second packet counter and sets the part as a central bit array wherein the second device further draws a plurality of bit arrays of the message authentication code concerned out of positions based on the counted values concerned in a plurality of MAC values which are generated on the basis of a plurality of the counted values respectively corresponding to received packets ranging from a received packet which has been received earlier than the received packet concerned by i packets i is an optional integer to a received packet to be received later than the received packet concerned by j packets j is an optional integer and wherein the second device compares each of the central bit array and the plurality of bit arrays with the divided message authenticationcode included in the received packet concerned and authenticates the received packet concerned as a valid packet when at least one bit array matches the divided message authentication code.

According to the present invention the main message may include the message ID and the data field.In this case it is preferable that the counter value of the main message is counted independently for each message ID.Further it is preferable that the MAC is produced based on the message ID and the data field contained in the main message and the counter value corresponding to the message ID.In such a case it is also possible to produce the MAC from the data field and the counter value only.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: According to the present invention the main message may include the message ID and the data field.In this case it is preferable that the counter value of the main message is counted independently for each message ID.Further it is preferable that the MAC is produced based on the message ID and the data field contained in the main message and the counter value corresponding to the message ID.In such a case it is also possible to produce the MAC from the data field and the counter value only. CLAIM: A communication system comprising a first device and a second device which are mutually coupled via a network so as to transmit and receive packets over the network wherein the first device and the second device respectively include a first packet counter and a second packet counter which are respectively updated in association with transmission and reception of packets wherein when a message is to be transmitted to the second device the first device generates one message authentication code on the basis of the message draws out part of the message authentication code on the basis of a counted value of the first packet counter sets the part as a divided message authentication code generates a packet which includes the message and the divided message authentication code and transmits the packet to the second device over the network wherein when the packet has been received from the first device the second device generates another message authentication code on the basis of the message included in the received packet draws out part of the message authentication code on the basis of a counted value of the second packet counter and sets the part as a central bit array wherein the second device further draws a plurality of bit arrays of the message authentication code concerned out of positions based on the counted values concerned in a plurality of MAC values which are generated on the basis of a plurality of the counted values respectively corresponding to received packets ranging from a received packet which has been received earlier than the received packet concerned by i packets i is an optional integer to a received packet to be received later than the received packet concerned by j packets j is an optional integer and wherein the second device compares each of the central bit array and the plurality of bit arrays with the divided message authenticationcode included in the received packet concerned and authenticates the received packet concerned as a valid packet when at least one bit array matches the divided message authentication code.

A synthetic test circuit according to Claim 7 or Claim 8 when dependent from Claim 6 wherein each inductor of each current source is magnetically coupled with the inductor of at least one other of the current sources to regulate the current flowing in each inductor.

In the following description a thyristor valve as a test target will be referred to as a test valve and designated by a reference numeral VT.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: In the following description a thyristor valve as a test target will be referred to as a test valve and designated by a reference numeral VT. CLAIM: A synthetic test circuit according to Claim 7 or Claim 8 when dependent from Claim 6 wherein each inductor of each current source is magnetically coupled with the inductor of at least one other of the current sources to regulate the current flowing in each inductor.

The method of claim 1 wherein shortrange communication comprises communication over a Bluetooth communication protocol.

When the PIN value is exchanged via the WAP connection 237 it may according to the invention be communicated from the WTLS manager 231 at the user communications device 221 to the Bluetooth security manager 234 via the interface 233.Correspondingly the PIN value may be communicated from the WTLS manager 243 at the service communications device 222 to the corresponding Bluetooth security manager 240 via the interface 242.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: When the PIN value is exchanged via the WAP connection 237 it may according to the invention be communicated from the WTLS manager 231 at the user communications device 221 to the Bluetooth security manager 234 via the interface 233.Correspondingly the PIN value may be communicated from the WTLS manager 243 at the service communications device 222 to the corresponding Bluetooth security manager 240 via the interface 242. CLAIM: The method of claim 1 wherein shortrange communication comprises communication over a Bluetooth communication protocol.

The system of one of claims 8 to 14 wherein the client application is configured to communicate with a network server over a network and a native application executing on the client device the passive content request including a user identifier and an authorization to download a file from the network server to the client device via the web server component of the client application.

Initially a request for an application is generated at the computing device 110.The request can be generated by execution of an application in response to receipt of signals or data or in response to user input.The request indicates a desired version of the application.The computing device determines whether a previous version of the application is currently installed.In transmission 510 the computing device sends information to the update manager 130 that identifies the currently installed version of the application if available and the desired version of the application.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Initially a request for an application is generated at the computing device 110.The request can be generated by execution of an application in response to receipt of signals or data or in response to user input.The request indicates a desired version of the application.The computing device determines whether a previous version of the application is currently installed.In transmission 510 the computing device sends information to the update manager 130 that identifies the currently installed version of the application if available and the desired version of the application. CLAIM: The system of one of claims 8 to 14 wherein the client application is configured to communicate with a network server over a network and a native application executing on the client device the passive content request including a user identifier and an authorization to download a file from the network server to the client device via the web server component of the client application.

The laundry treating appliance 10 140 142 of claim 12 wherein the controller 96 146 148 determines the at least one of an amount of energy and cost of energy to extract additional moisture based on the moisture signal.

The second controller 412 may calculate a humidity variation humidity variation rate per unit time based on the internal humidity of the washing machine 400 sensed by means of a humidity sensor 418a in case of the drying operation and control the driving factor of the drying operation based on the calculated humidity variation that is drying rate.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: The second controller 412 may calculate a humidity variation humidity variation rate per unit time based on the internal humidity of the washing machine 400 sensed by means of a humidity sensor 418a in case of the drying operation and control the driving factor of the drying operation based on the calculated humidity variation that is drying rate. CLAIM: The laundry treating appliance 10 140 142 of claim 12 wherein the controller 96 146 148 determines the at least one of an amount of energy and cost of energy to extract additional moisture based on the moisture signal.

The bank note bundler system of any one of claims 10 to 15 further comprising a platform for initially receiving the plurality of bank note stacks and lowering the bank note stacks into the receptacle.

Thereafter as shown in FIG.22 the hand assembly 96 is moved from the advanced position to the drawnin position whereupon the bill bundle P is passed through the looped wrapper band 91 and drawn into the binding position.The length of the bills is detected by the inspection device 18 and stored in the main control unit 12 and subcontrol unit 61a.To the main control unit 12 and subcontrol unit 61a the drawnin position according to the winding position of the wrapper band is preset.The subcontrol unit 61a stops the movement of the hand assembly 96 at the time when the set drawnin position is detected with the drawnin position sensor and thus the winding position binding position is adjusted.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Thereafter as shown in FIG.22 the hand assembly 96 is moved from the advanced position to the drawnin position whereupon the bill bundle P is passed through the looped wrapper band 91 and drawn into the binding position.The length of the bills is detected by the inspection device 18 and stored in the main control unit 12 and subcontrol unit 61a.To the main control unit 12 and subcontrol unit 61a the drawnin position according to the winding position of the wrapper band is preset.The subcontrol unit 61a stops the movement of the hand assembly 96 at the time when the set drawnin position is detected with the drawnin position sensor and thus the winding position binding position is adjusted. CLAIM: The bank note bundler system of any one of claims 10 to 15 further comprising a platform for initially receiving the plurality of bank note stacks and lowering the bank note stacks into the receptacle.

The power supply according to claim 3 wherein each of the airflow generators and a different one of the second airflow generators forms a different group of airflow generators whose distances from the rotary shaft correspond to each other.

A plurality of airflow generation devices 60 are disposed independently in a blade span direction from a blade root portion toward a blade edge portion of the blades 42 as illustrated in FIG.3 for example.In this case each airflow generation device 60 can be controlled independently.For example a voltage applied between the first electrode 61 and the second electrode 62 can be controlled in each airflow generation device 60.Note that when the blade span is small for example one airflow generation device 60 may be disposed in the blade span direction in the leading edge of the blade 42.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: A plurality of airflow generation devices 60 are disposed independently in a blade span direction from a blade root portion toward a blade edge portion of the blades 42 as illustrated in FIG.3 for example.In this case each airflow generation device 60 can be controlled independently.For example a voltage applied between the first electrode 61 and the second electrode 62 can be controlled in each airflow generation device 60.Note that when the blade span is small for example one airflow generation device 60 may be disposed in the blade span direction in the leading edge of the blade 42. CLAIM: The power supply according to claim 3 wherein each of the airflow generators and a different one of the second airflow generators forms a different group of airflow generators whose distances from the rotary shaft correspond to each other.

The saddleride type vehicle 1 recited in any of claims 1 to 10 further comprising a reinforcement frame 25 connecting the main frame 22 and the head pipe 21 while being located under the main frame 22.

Fig.1 is a plan view of a main frame 41 of the motorcycle.The main frame 41 has a pair of right and left frame members 41a and 41a extended rearward from a head pipe portion head box portion 42 like V shape or so as to be widen toward the end.The rear ends of the frame members 41a and 41a are integrally formed with swing arm bracket portions 41b and 41b extended downward.The upper ends of the swing arm bracket portions 41band 41b are coupled by an upper cross member 43.The lower ends of the swing arm bracket portions 41b and 41b are coupled by a lower cross member 44.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Fig.1 is a plan view of a main frame 41 of the motorcycle.The main frame 41 has a pair of right and left frame members 41a and 41a extended rearward from a head pipe portion head box portion 42 like V shape or so as to be widen toward the end.The rear ends of the frame members 41a and 41a are integrally formed with swing arm bracket portions 41b and 41b extended downward.The upper ends of the swing arm bracket portions 41band 41b are coupled by an upper cross member 43.The lower ends of the swing arm bracket portions 41b and 41b are coupled by a lower cross member 44. CLAIM: The saddleride type vehicle 1 recited in any of claims 1 to 10 further comprising a reinforcement frame 25 connecting the main frame 22 and the head pipe 21 while being located under the main frame 22.

The device of any preceding claim wherein the connecting filament has a folded configuration in which the connecting filament is unable to pass through the bore.

Now referring to FIG.16c the suture head 1084 is seen to be disposed in the delivery tool 1084 as described in association with FIG.15c but as illustrated in FIG.16d delivered into the enlarged portion 1102 of the variable cannulation 1100 for collapse to an anchoring knot 1106 disposed substantially within the variable cannulation.In an embodiment the anchoring knot 1106 conforms to an internal cross section of the enlarged portion 1102 of the variable cannulation 1100.Hybrid embodiments such as those of FIG.15a through FIG 16d comprising both a suture head and an intermediate implant are useful for example in surgicalprocedures where a hole or a slot in the intermediate implant is or can be provided for anchoring suture in one or more location on the implant.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Now referring to FIG.16c the suture head 1084 is seen to be disposed in the delivery tool 1084 as described in association with FIG.15c but as illustrated in FIG.16d delivered into the enlarged portion 1102 of the variable cannulation 1100 for collapse to an anchoring knot 1106 disposed substantially within the variable cannulation.In an embodiment the anchoring knot 1106 conforms to an internal cross section of the enlarged portion 1102 of the variable cannulation 1100.Hybrid embodiments such as those of FIG.15a through FIG 16d comprising both a suture head and an intermediate implant are useful for example in surgicalprocedures where a hole or a slot in the intermediate implant is or can be provided for anchoring suture in one or more location on the implant. CLAIM: The device of any preceding claim wherein the connecting filament has a folded configuration in which the connecting filament is unable to pass through the bore.

The image processing apparatus of any one of claims 8 to 11 wherein the controller is arranged to detect the image quality control information comprised in metadata added to the contents.

Such a multimedia information file as described above has to include information inserted thereto for identification of whether the included image data is twodimensional image data or threedimensional image data.This is implemented in the examples described below.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Such a multimedia information file as described above has to include information inserted thereto for identification of whether the included image data is twodimensional image data or threedimensional image data.This is implemented in the examples described below. CLAIM: The image processing apparatus of any one of claims 8 to 11 wherein the controller is arranged to detect the image quality control information comprised in metadata added to the contents.

A natural glucose transport promoting peptide comprising a glucose transport promoting fragment of a protein selected from SEQUENCE ID NOs 1 to 6 or a glucose transport promoting variant of the fragment wherein the glucose transport promoting fragment is selected from SEQUENCE ID NOs 766 and wherein the glucose transport promoting fragment has between 8 and 23 contiguous amino acids the glucose transport promoting fragment has a charge of from 5 to 3 the cterminal amino acid of the glucose transport promoting fragment is not C I K M P T or W and the nterminal amino acid of the glucose transport promoting fragment is not C D H M P T V W.

In any of the modes described above it is possible to employ at least one dipeptide selected from the group consisting of IleLeu IleTrp AlaLeu ValLeu GlyLeu AspLeu LysIleLeuLeu IleIle LeuIle IleAsn LeuAla LeuGlu LeuVal and IleVal.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: In any of the modes described above it is possible to employ at least one dipeptide selected from the group consisting of IleLeu IleTrp AlaLeu ValLeu GlyLeu AspLeu LysIleLeuLeu IleIle LeuIle IleAsn LeuAla LeuGlu LeuVal and IleVal. CLAIM: A natural glucose transport promoting peptide comprising a glucose transport promoting fragment of a protein selected from SEQUENCE ID NOs 1 to 6 or a glucose transport promoting variant of the fragment wherein the glucose transport promoting fragment is selected from SEQUENCE ID NOs 766 and wherein the glucose transport promoting fragment has between 8 and 23 contiguous amino acids the glucose transport promoting fragment has a charge of from 5 to 3 the cterminal amino acid of the glucose transport promoting fragment is not C I K M P T or W and the nterminal amino acid of the glucose transport promoting fragment is not C D H M P T V W.

The process of any one of claims 1 to 10 wherein step f comprises passing the water condensate 97 from the separator 90 to a deaerator 111 from the deaerator 111 to the first heat exchange section 56 and from the first heat exchange section 56 to the steam drum 120 the process further comprising passing the boiler feed water 86 after being heated in step c to a second steam drum 121.

The process comprises heating a first water feed stream 87 by indirect heat transfer with the combustion product gas 35 thereby further cooling the combustion product gas.As shown in FIGS.1 and 2 heat is extracted from the combustion product gas 35 to heat the oxidant gas 3 prior to extracting heat from the combustion product gas 35 to heat the first water feed stream 87.High level heat higher temperature is used to heat the oxidant gas and low level heat lower temperature is used to heat the first water feed stream 87.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: The process comprises heating a first water feed stream 87 by indirect heat transfer with the combustion product gas 35 thereby further cooling the combustion product gas.As shown in FIGS.1 and 2 heat is extracted from the combustion product gas 35 to heat the oxidant gas 3 prior to extracting heat from the combustion product gas 35 to heat the first water feed stream 87.High level heat higher temperature is used to heat the oxidant gas and low level heat lower temperature is used to heat the first water feed stream 87. CLAIM: The process of any one of claims 1 to 10 wherein step f comprises passing the water condensate 97 from the separator 90 to a deaerator 111 from the deaerator 111 to the first heat exchange section 56 and from the first heat exchange section 56 to the steam drum 120 the process further comprising passing the boiler feed water 86 after being heated in step c to a second steam drum 121.

A cycling cleat for a cycling shoe comprising a force sensor according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the force sensor comprises an inner mount and an outer mount and wherein the flexible material is arranged between and attached to both the inner mount and outer mount and wherein said one or more magnetic sensors isare attached to the outer mount wherein the inner mount is fixed to the cycling shoe by a fastener which is received into a hole in the inner mount and wherein the outer mount is fixed to the cycling cleat by connecting means.

Next concret examples in accordance with the present invention will be described.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Next concret examples in accordance with the present invention will be described. CLAIM: A cycling cleat for a cycling shoe comprising a force sensor according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the force sensor comprises an inner mount and an outer mount and wherein the flexible material is arranged between and attached to both the inner mount and outer mount and wherein said one or more magnetic sensors isare attached to the outer mount wherein the inner mount is fixed to the cycling shoe by a fastener which is received into a hole in the inner mount and wherein the outer mount is fixed to the cycling cleat by connecting means.

An information processing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein devices controlled by the information processing apparatus are grouped according to types of input units or output units of the devices and wherein the information in terms of the type of the device to be used is identification information identifying a group to which the device to be used belongs.

Each time the apply button 120 is selected a load profile data properties dialog 124 as shown in FIGURE 5 will be activated for each profile associated with the selected filename 110.The dialog 124 will include a text display 126 of the profile type 44 a text display 128 of the symbolic name 40 a text display 130 of the color space 48 a text display 132 of the description 52 and a flipflop check box 134 to optionally make the profile name shown in box 128 the new default profile displayed in box 54.Selecting an OK button 136 serves to approve the profile for loading.Selecting a Cancel button 138 cancels the loading of the profile named in box 128.In this way individual profiles 28 discovered in the file corresponding the filename 110 can be selected and loaded as opposed to all profiles 28 contained in the file.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Each time the apply button 120 is selected a load profile data properties dialog 124 as shown in FIGURE 5 will be activated for each profile associated with the selected filename 110.The dialog 124 will include a text display 126 of the profile type 44 a text display 128 of the symbolic name 40 a text display 130 of the color space 48 a text display 132 of the description 52 and a flipflop check box 134 to optionally make the profile name shown in box 128 the new default profile displayed in box 54.Selecting an OK button 136 serves to approve the profile for loading.Selecting a Cancel button 138 cancels the loading of the profile named in box 128.In this way individual profiles 28 discovered in the file corresponding the filename 110 can be selected and loaded as opposed to all profiles 28 contained in the file. CLAIM: An information processing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein devices controlled by the information processing apparatus are grouped according to types of input units or output units of the devices and wherein the information in terms of the type of the device to be used is identification information identifying a group to which the device to be used belongs.

Photovoltaic device of at least one of the previous claims characterized in that the transparent conductive material stack further comprises a third transparent conductive layer 12 formed on the front side of the photovoltaic device 1a 1b 1c 1 d 1e 1f 1 g 1 h 1 g between the emitter 4 or the front surface field layer and the frontsided transparent conductive material stack 5 6 6a 6b andor formed on a back side of the photovoltaic device 1a 1b 1c 1d 1e 1f 1g 1h between the back surface field layer 9 or the backsided emitter and the backsided transparent conductive material stack 5 6 wherein the third transparent conductive layer 12 has a work function being higher if put on a pdoped emitter 4 or backsided emitter or back surface field layer 9 or front surface field layer than the work function of the layersstructures of the transparent conductive material stack 5 6 6a 6b 5 6 or being lower if put on a ndoped emitter 4 or backsided emitter or back surface field layer 9 or front surface field layer than the work function of the layersstructures of the transparent conductive material stack 5 6 6a 6b 5 6.

In step 506 a second ZnOcontaining layer 404b is deposited on the first ZnOcontaining layer 404a.This is illustrated by layer 404b shown in FIG.4C.Typically the second portion of the TCO layer or the second ZnOcontaining layer is deposited such that the film growth is improved with regard to the texturing properties e.g.as desired for a thin film solar cell.According to embodiments described herein the deposition process is a DC deposition process.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: In step 506 a second ZnOcontaining layer 404b is deposited on the first ZnOcontaining layer 404a.This is illustrated by layer 404b shown in FIG.4C.Typically the second portion of the TCO layer or the second ZnOcontaining layer is deposited such that the film growth is improved with regard to the texturing properties e.g.as desired for a thin film solar cell.According to embodiments described herein the deposition process is a DC deposition process. CLAIM: Photovoltaic device of at least one of the previous claims characterized in that the transparent conductive material stack further comprises a third transparent conductive layer 12 formed on the front side of the photovoltaic device 1a 1b 1c 1 d 1e 1f 1 g 1 h 1 g between the emitter 4 or the front surface field layer and the frontsided transparent conductive material stack 5 6 6a 6b andor formed on a back side of the photovoltaic device 1a 1b 1c 1d 1e 1f 1g 1h between the back surface field layer 9 or the backsided emitter and the backsided transparent conductive material stack 5 6 wherein the third transparent conductive layer 12 has a work function being higher if put on a pdoped emitter 4 or backsided emitter or back surface field layer 9 or front surface field layer than the work function of the layersstructures of the transparent conductive material stack 5 6 6a 6b 5 6 or being lower if put on a ndoped emitter 4 or backsided emitter or back surface field layer 9 or front surface field layer than the work function of the layersstructures of the transparent conductive material stack 5 6 6a 6b 5 6.

The method of any of claims 1 to 5 further comprising measuring a second impedance of the device under test and the signal generator with the second deembed probe and measuring a second output voltage of the device under test with the second deembed probe connected to the output of the device under test and the signal generator wherein the calculating step further includes calculating the Sparameter set based on the second impedance and the second output voltage from the device under test.

As generally known to those skilled in the art Sparameters are widely used to characterize the linear signal behavior of RF and microwave devicesb2f0S21f0a1f0S22f0a2f0 whereinf0the RF carrier frequency at which the DUT 3 is excited.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: As generally known to those skilled in the art Sparameters are widely used to characterize the linear signal behavior of RF and microwave devicesb2f0S21f0a1f0S22f0a2f0 whereinf0the RF carrier frequency at which the DUT 3 is excited. CLAIM: The method of any of claims 1 to 5 further comprising measuring a second impedance of the device under test and the signal generator with the second deembed probe and measuring a second output voltage of the device under test with the second deembed probe connected to the output of the device under test and the signal generator wherein the calculating step further includes calculating the Sparameter set based on the second impedance and the second output voltage from the device under test.

A resin composition for laser engraving comprising Component A a resin that is a plastomer at 20C Component B a polymerizable compound and Component C a polymerization initiator wherein Component A has a constitutional repeating unit having an acid group and the content of the constitutional repeating unit having an acid group is 0.01 to 15 mass relative to a total mass of Component A.

As a semiconductor laser engraving machine laser recording equipment provided with an SDL6390 fibercoupled semiconductor laser FCLD JDSU wavelength 915 nm with a maximum power of 8.0 W was used.A 1 cm square solid printed area was rasterengraved using the semiconductor laser engraving machine under conditions of a laser output of 7.5 W a head speed of 409 mmsec and a pitch setting of 2400 DPI.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: As a semiconductor laser engraving machine laser recording equipment provided with an SDL6390 fibercoupled semiconductor laser FCLD JDSU wavelength 915 nm with a maximum power of 8.0 W was used.A 1 cm square solid printed area was rasterengraved using the semiconductor laser engraving machine under conditions of a laser output of 7.5 W a head speed of 409 mmsec and a pitch setting of 2400 DPI. CLAIM: A resin composition for laser engraving comprising Component A a resin that is a plastomer at 20C Component B a polymerizable compound and Component C a polymerization initiator wherein Component A has a constitutional repeating unit having an acid group and the content of the constitutional repeating unit having an acid group is 0.01 to 15 mass relative to a total mass of Component A.

A thermal barrier coating system 100 on a substrate 1012 comprising a thermal barrier coating 104 and an aluminide bond coating 106 disposed between the substrate 102 and the thermal barrier coating 104 the aluminide bond coating 106 including an additive aluminide layer 108 and an aluminide interdiffusion zone 110 disposed between the substrate 102 and the additive aluminide layer 108.

Suitable slurry compositions for use with this invention have a solids loading donor material and activator of about 10 to about 80 weight percent with the balance binder.More particularly suitable slurry compositions of this invention contain by weight about 35 to about 65 donor material powder about 25 to about 60 binder and about 1 to about 25 activator.More preferred ranges are by weight about 35 to about 65 donor material powder about 25 to about 50 binder and about 5 to about 25 activator.Within these ranges the slurry composition has consistencies that allow its application to the external and internal surfaces 28 and 30 of the seal 10 by a variety of methods including spraying dipping brushing injection etc.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Suitable slurry compositions for use with this invention have a solids loading donor material and activator of about 10 to about 80 weight percent with the balance binder.More particularly suitable slurry compositions of this invention contain by weight about 35 to about 65 donor material powder about 25 to about 60 binder and about 1 to about 25 activator.More preferred ranges are by weight about 35 to about 65 donor material powder about 25 to about 50 binder and about 5 to about 25 activator.Within these ranges the slurry composition has consistencies that allow its application to the external and internal surfaces 28 and 30 of the seal 10 by a variety of methods including spraying dipping brushing injection etc. CLAIM: A thermal barrier coating system 100 on a substrate 1012 comprising a thermal barrier coating 104 and an aluminide bond coating 106 disposed between the substrate 102 and the thermal barrier coating 104 the aluminide bond coating 106 including an additive aluminide layer 108 and an aluminide interdiffusion zone 110 disposed between the substrate 102 and the additive aluminide layer 108.

The omnidirectional antenna according to claim 5 wherein the two types of antenna units 501 502 503 504 505 506 are alternately disposed at the peripheral region of the substrate 50.

With this structure the capacitance of the varicap 41 is changed by the dc control voltage Vb thereby obtaining a significantly large deviation between resonant frequencies compared with the abovedescribed first to seventh embodiments in which the variable capacitance element 4 is connected in series with the capacitor portion C2 or the eighth embodiment in which the variable capacitance element 4 is connected in parallel with the capacitor portion C2.With the use of the structure of this embodiment therefore a resonant frequency can be rapidlychanged by the dc control voltage Vb.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: With this structure the capacitance of the varicap 41 is changed by the dc control voltage Vb thereby obtaining a significantly large deviation between resonant frequencies compared with the abovedescribed first to seventh embodiments in which the variable capacitance element 4 is connected in series with the capacitor portion C2 or the eighth embodiment in which the variable capacitance element 4 is connected in parallel with the capacitor portion C2.With the use of the structure of this embodiment therefore a resonant frequency can be rapidlychanged by the dc control voltage Vb. CLAIM: The omnidirectional antenna according to claim 5 wherein the two types of antenna units 501 502 503 504 505 506 are alternately disposed at the peripheral region of the substrate 50.

The paint according to claim 13 wherein the particles of the crystalline inorganic material have an average particle size of from 0.1 to 50 m.

In the following the present invention is more specifically described by using examples.However the present invention is not limited only to these examples.First exhaust pipe bodies were produced by the methods in Examples 1 to 5 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2.Then a heatreceiving member was disposed over each of the exhaust pipe bodies and their performance as an exhaust pipe was evaluated.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: In the following the present invention is more specifically described by using examples.However the present invention is not limited only to these examples.First exhaust pipe bodies were produced by the methods in Examples 1 to 5 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2.Then a heatreceiving member was disposed over each of the exhaust pipe bodies and their performance as an exhaust pipe was evaluated. CLAIM: The paint according to claim 13 wherein the particles of the crystalline inorganic material have an average particle size of from 0.1 to 50 m.

The mobile terminal of claim 2 wherein the cover comprises a first portion mounted on a rear surface of the body and a second portion rotatably connected to the first portion wherein the cover further comprises a flexible circuit board comprising a loop portion located around the perimeter of the window portion and an extension portion extended from the loop portion and connected from the second portion to the first portion and electrically connected to the body at the first portion.

Also the interface unit may serve as a path for power to be supplied from an external cradle to the portable terminal 100 when the portable terminal 100 is connected to the external cradle or as a path for transferring various command signals inputted from the cradle by a user to the portable terminal 100.Such various command signals or power inputted from the cradle may operate as signals for recognizing that the portable terminal 100 has accurately been mounted to the cradle.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Also the interface unit may serve as a path for power to be supplied from an external cradle to the portable terminal 100 when the portable terminal 100 is connected to the external cradle or as a path for transferring various command signals inputted from the cradle by a user to the portable terminal 100.Such various command signals or power inputted from the cradle may operate as signals for recognizing that the portable terminal 100 has accurately been mounted to the cradle. CLAIM: The mobile terminal of claim 2 wherein the cover comprises a first portion mounted on a rear surface of the body and a second portion rotatably connected to the first portion wherein the cover further comprises a flexible circuit board comprising a loop portion located around the perimeter of the window portion and an extension portion extended from the loop portion and connected from the second portion to the first portion and electrically connected to the body at the first portion.

A power supply 26 comprising a device coupled to a voltage source 29 said device comprisinga power stage 30 comprising an inductor L between a first node P1 and a second node P2 a first switch A between the first node P1 and a power supply node P3 for which the potential Vbat is nonzero and of constant polarity a first capacitor CNEG between a node P5 at a reference potential and a second switch B coupled to the first node P1 a second capacitor CPOS between a node P7 at the reference potential and a third switch C coupled to the second node P2 a fourth switch D between the second node P2 and a node P8 at thereference potential a fifth switch E between the first node P1 and a node P9 at the reference potential a first output P4 for delivering a first voltage corresponding to the voltage at the terminals of the first capacitor CNEG a second output P6 for delivering a second voltage corresponding to the voltage at the terminals of the second capacitor CPOS wherein the power stage further comprises at least one comparator arranged to detect an inversion of the current in the inductor and wherein the power stage is further arranged to close the fourth and fifth switches and to open the first second and third switches upon detection of an inversion of the current in the inductor.

A second potential divider comprising resistors R2a and R2b is connected across the low side output terminals to produce at terminal V3 a scaled version of the actual low side output voltage.A low side voltage sensing path comprises a level shifter 478 a second differential input amplifier 480 a low side error filter 482 and a fourth comparator 484 processes this sensed voltage to feed a logic signal CD to the sequencer 462.Comparator 480 has a reference input connected to the source of reference voltage Vref.Comparator 484 has its reference input connected to receive a representation IL of the inductor current IL sensed in switch S2 or S6 by a current sensing circuit 486.This sensed current is also applied to a fifth comparator 488 which has a reference input corresponding to zero current and a logic signal ILZ is fed by this comparator into sequencer 462.

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: A second potential divider comprising resistors R2a and R2b is connected across the low side output terminals to produce at terminal V3 a scaled version of the actual low side output voltage.A low side voltage sensing path comprises a level shifter 478 a second differential input amplifier 480 a low side error filter 482 and a fourth comparator 484 processes this sensed voltage to feed a logic signal CD to the sequencer 462.Comparator 480 has a reference input connected to the source of reference voltage Vref.Comparator 484 has its reference input connected to receive a representation IL of the inductor current IL sensed in switch S2 or S6 by a current sensing circuit 486.This sensed current is also applied to a fifth comparator 488 which has a reference input corresponding to zero current and a logic signal ILZ is fed by this comparator into sequencer 462. CLAIM: A power supply 26 comprising a device coupled to a voltage source 29 said device comprisinga power stage 30 comprising an inductor L between a first node P1 and a second node P2 a first switch A between the first node P1 and a power supply node P3 for which the potential Vbat is nonzero and of constant polarity a first capacitor CNEG between a node P5 at a reference potential and a second switch B coupled to the first node P1 a second capacitor CPOS between a node P7 at the reference potential and a third switch C coupled to the second node P2 a fourth switch D between the second node P2 and a node P8 at thereference potential a fifth switch E between the first node P1 and a node P9 at the reference potential a first output P4 for delivering a first voltage corresponding to the voltage at the terminals of the first capacitor CNEG a second output P6 for delivering a second voltage corresponding to the voltage at the terminals of the second capacitor CPOS wherein the power stage further comprises at least one comparator arranged to detect an inversion of the current in the inductor and wherein the power stage is further arranged to close the fourth and fifth switches and to open the first second and third switches upon detection of an inversion of the current in the inductor.

The composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein said aluminium compound is selected from salts of alumina.

Note that the particle size of the granulated catalyst A refers to a value measured using a measurement device Electromagnetic Micro Vibro Sifter M2 manufactured by Tsutsui Scientific Instruments Co.Ltd..

You are a skillful patent examiner with over 20 years of experience. You are reviewing patent prior art. Examine if the following chunk of a patent description constitutes prior art for the given claim. DESCRIPTION: Note that the particle size of the granulated catalyst A refers to a value measured using a measurement device Electromagnetic Micro Vibro Sifter M2 manufactured by Tsutsui Scientific Instruments Co.Ltd.. CLAIM: The composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein said aluminium compound is selected from salts of alumina.