1. A roof window comprising a window frame having an inner surface, a sash frame, and a covering, each of the window frame and the sash frame including a top frame member, a horizontally-extending bottom frame member and two lateral frame members, said roof window comprising drainage grooves, characterized in that a first drainage groove is formed in the window frame, and a second drainage groove is formed in the sash frame, wherein the window frame has an inner surface adjacent to the sash frame, wherein the sash frame has an outer surface adjacent to the window frame, wherein the first drainage groove has a concave surface extending along the inner surface of the window frame and formed with a flange protruding from the inner surface of the window frame, wherein the second drainage groove has a concave surface extending along the outer surface of the sash frame, and includes a flange protruding from the outer surface of the sash frame, wherein the first drainage groove formed in the inner surface of the window frame constitutes a complex drainage channel for the window frame, while the second drainage groove formed in the outer surface of the sash frame constitutes a complex drainage channel for the sash frame, and wherein the complex drainage channel for the window frame comprises the first drainage groove formed with the lateral and bottom members of the window frame, while the complex drainage channel for the sash frame comprises the second drainage groove formed with the lateral and bottom members of the sash frame, wherein the flange of the second drainage groove in the lateral frame members of the sash is spaced horizontally from the inner surface of the window frame, and wherein the complex drainage channel for the window sash has a drainage exit.
2. A roof window according to claim 1, further comprising a top surface on the window frame flange and a bottom surface on the sash frame flange, a first sealing surface on the top surface of the window frame flange, and a second sealing surface on the bottom surface of the sash frame flange, with a sealing element sandwiched between the first and second sealing surfaces, wherein the drainage groove of the window frame is located correspondingly underneath the drainage groove of the sash frame, with the first sealing surface facing the second sealing surface, so that water overflowing from the sash frame drainage groove goes into the window frame drainage groove.
3. A roof window according to claim 1, wherein the first drainage groove has a surface in each of the lateral frame members of the window frame, wherein the first drainage groove has a surface in the top frame member of the window frame, wherein the second drainage groove has a surface in each of the lateral frame members of the sash frame, the flange of the sash frame has a top surface, a cross section of the second drainage groove surface in each of the lateral frame members of the sash frame comprises a portion of the outer surface of the sash frame and a portion of the top surface of the flange of the sash frame, wherein the cross section of the second drainage groove surface of the top frame member of the sash frame comprises a portion of the outer wall surface of the sash frame and a portion of the top surface of the flange of the sash frame, wherein the top surface of the flange of the sash frame is flat, wherein the bottom frame member of the window frame has an inner surface provided with a separate reservoir for receiving rain, dew and condensate, wherein the separate reservoir has a flat bottom surface ending with a flange formed with the inner surface of the bottom frame member of the window frame, wherein the top surface of the flange formed with the inner surface defines a sealing surface facing a corresponding sealing surface defined on the bottom frame member of the sash frame, with a sealing element sandwiched between the sealing surfaces, and wherein the separate reservoir ends with the flanges of the drainage grooves of the lateral frame members of the window frame.
4. A roof window according to claim 3, wherein the top surface of the flange of the sash frame is inwardly inclined down.
5. A roof window comprising a window frame having an inner surface, a sash frame, and a covering, each of the window frame and the sash frame including a top frame member, a bottom frame member and two lateral frame members, said roof window comprising drainage grooves, characterized in that a first drainage groove is formed in the window frame, and a second drainage groove is formed in the sash frame, wherein the window frame has an inner surface adjacent to the sash frame, wherein the sash frame has an outer surface adjacent to the window frame, wherein the first drainage groove has a concave surface extending along the inner surface of the window frame and formed with a flange protruding from the inner surface of the window frame, wherein the second drainage groove has a concave surface extending along the outer surface of the sash frame, and includes a flange protruding from the outer surface of the sash frame, wherein the first drainage groove formed in the inner surface of the window frame constitutes a complex drainage channel for the window frame, while the second drainage groove formed in the outer surface of the sash frame constitutes a complex drainage channel for the sash frame, and wherein the complex drainage channel for the window frame comprises the first drainage groove formed with the lateral and bottom members of the window frame, while the complex drainage channel for the sash frame comprises the second drainage groove formed with the lateral and bottom members of the sash frame, wherein the bottom frame member of the sash frame has a top surface, a horizontal drainage groove is positioned on the top surface of the bottom frame member of the sash frame and communicates with exits placed at both ends of the lateral frame members of the sash frame, wherein a portion of the covering is a bottom frame covering, a mounting groove is formed in the bottom frame member of the window frame, with an end of the bottom frame covering positioned in said mounting groove, whereby drainage water from the window frame can be discharged from the covering, wherein the drainage groove of the lateral frame members of the sash frame extends to the top surface of the bottom frame member of the sash frame, from which the drainage water can be discharged.
6. A roof window comprising a window frame having an inner surface, a sash frame, and a covering, each of the window frame and the sash frame including a top frame member, a bottom frame member and two lateral frame members, said roof window comprising drainage grooves, characterized in that a first drainage groove is formed in the window frame, and a second drainage groove is formed in the sash frame, wherein the window frame has an inner surface adjacent to the sash frame, wherein the sash frame has an outer surface adjacent to the window frame, wherein the first drainage groove has a concave surface extending alone the inner surface of the window frame and formed with a flange protruding from the inner surface of the window frame, wherein the second drainage groove has a concave surface extending along the outer surface of the sash frame, and includes a flange protruding from the outer surface of the sash frame, wherein the first drainage groove formed in the inner surface of the window frame constitutes a complex drainage channel for the window frame, while the second drainage groove formed in the outer surface of the sash frame constitutes a complex drainage channel for the sash frame, and wherein the complex drainage channel for the window frame comprises the first drainage groove formed with the lateral and bottom members of the window frame, while the complex drainage channel for the sash frame comprises the second drainage groove formed with the lateral and bottom members of the sash frame wherein the bottom frame member of the sash frame has a top surface, wherein the first drainage groove formed in the window frame has a lower end portion having a width which is reduced as the position for measuring the width approaches the bottom member of the window frame, wherein the second drainage groove has lower end portions on the lateral frame members of the sash frame, wherein the lower end portions have a curvature upwardly towards the top surface of the bottom frame member of the sash frame, and wherein the lower end portions of the second drainage groove have a width which is reduced as the position for measuring the width approaches the bottom member of the window frame.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A host node for automatically mixing audio signals in a predetermined manner comprising:
a network interface enabling a network coupling between the host node and a client node;
means for receiving from the client node over the network a recorded voice message having a first length;
a database containing a plurality of background sounds;
means for receiving from the client node over the network a selection indication of a background sound selected from the plurality of background sounds, the background sound having a second length, said second length being longer than said first length;
means for lowering the level of a portion of the background sound, the lowered portion having a length that is substantially the same as the first length;
means for interleaving the recorded voice message and the lowered portion of the background sound; and
means for adjusting the length of the background sound to the first length plus a third length.
2. The host node of claim 1, further comprising:
means for receiving a back punctuating sound having a fourth length shorter than the third length; and
means for interleaving the back punctuating sound and the background sound such that an end of the adjusted length background sound occurs within the fourth length of the back punctuating sound.
3. The host node of claim 2, wherein the end of the adjusted length background sound coincides with an end of the back punctuating sound.
4. The host node of claim 1, further comprising:
means for receiving a front punctuating sound having a fifth length shorter than the third length; and
means for interleaving the front punctuating sound and the background sound such that a start of the reduced length background sound occurs within the fifth length of the front punctuating sound.
5. The host node of claim 4, wherein the start of the adjusted length background sound coincides with a start of the front punctuating sound.
6. The host node of claim 1, wherein lowering the level of the background sound includes lowering the level to approximately 10-18 dB below the level of the recorded voice message.
7. The host node of claim 1, wherein reducing the length of the background sound includes lowering the level of the background sound over a time interval.
8. The host node of claim 1, further comprising:
means for receiving a back punctuating sound having a fourth length shorter than the third length;
means for receiving a front punctuating sound having a fifth length shorter than the third length; means for interleaving the back punctuating sound and the background sound such that an end of the adjusted length background sound occurs within the fourth length of the back punctuating sound; and
means for interleaving the front punctuating sound and the background sound such that a start of the reduced length background sound occurs within the fifth length of the front punctuating sound.
9. The host node of claim 8, wherein the end of the adjusted length background sound coincides with an end of the back punctuating sound, and the start of the adjusted length background sound coincides with a start of the front punctuating sound.
10. A client node for automatically mixing audio signals in a predetermined manner comprising:
a network interface enabling a network coupling between the client node and a host node;
means for recording a voice message;
means for sending from the client node over the network to the host node the recorded voice message having a first length;
means for selecting from a database containing a plurality of background sounds residing at the host node a background sound;
means for sending from the client node over the network to the host node a selection indication of a background sound selected from the plurality of background sounds, the background sound having a second length, said second length being longer than said first length; and
means for receiving from the host a mixed media message where: the level of a portion of the background sound is lowered by the host, the lowered portion having a length that is substantially the same as the first length; the recorded voice message and the lowered portion of the background sound are interleaved; and the length of the background sound is adjusted to the first length plus a third length.
11. The client node of claim 10, wherein the host is further adapted to receive a back punctuating sound having a fourth length shorter than the third length, and interleave the back punctuating sound and the background sound such that an end of the adjusted length background sound occurs within the fourth length of the back punctuating sound.
12. The client node of claim 11, wherein the end of the adjusted length background sound coincides with an end of the back punctuating sound.
13. The client node of claim 10, wherein the host is further adapted to receive a front punctuating sound having a fifth length shorter than the third length, and interleave the front punctuating sound and the background sound such that a start of the reduced length background sound occurs within the fifth length of the front punctuating sound.
14. The client node of claim 13, wherein the start of the adjusted length background sound coincides with a start of the front punctuating sound.
15. The client node of claim 10, wherein lowering the level of the background sound includes lowering the level to approximately 10-18 dB below the level of the recorded voice message.
16. The client node of claim 10, wherein reducing the length of the background sound includes lowering the level of the background sound over a time interval.
17. The client node of claim 10, wherein the host is further adapted to receive a back punctuating sound having a fourth length shorter than the third length, receive a front punctuating sound having a fifth length shorter than the third length, interleave the back punctuating sound and the background sound such that an end of the adjusted length background sound occurs within the fourth length of the back punctuating sound, and interleave the front punctuating sound and the background sound such that a start of the reduced length background sound occurs within the fifth length of the front punctuating sound.
18. The client node of claim 17, wherein the end of the adjusted length background sound coincides with an end of the back punctuating sound, and the start of the adjusted length background sound coincides with a start of the front punctuating sound.