1. A receiver comprising:
a first storage unit for storing at least one packet data;
a plurality of second storage units respectively storing at least one condition associated with packet data to be stored in the first storage unit;
a selector selecting at least one second storage unit from the plurality of second storage units in accordance with a selection signal;
a storage controller that, if a received packet data corresponds to any condition stored in a selected second storage unit, stores the packet data in the first storage unit, and, if the received packet data does not correspond to any condition, discards the packet data; and
a selection controller generating a selection signal for selecting, from the plurality of second storage units, at least one second storage unit in accordance with conditions to which the packet data stored by the storage controller corresponds, and transmitting the selection signal to the selector.
2. The receiver of claim 1, wherein the selection controller generates and transmits the selection signal such that selection of the second storage unit is carried out during a time period lasting from after packet data is stored in the first storage unit until a next packet data is received.
3. The receiver of claim 1, further comprising a selection rule storage unit that stores selection rules that determine at least one second storage unit to be selected next, in accordance with conditions to which the packet data stored by the storage controller corresponds,
wherein the selection controller generates the selection signal by referring to the selection rule storage unit.
4. The receiver of claim 1, further comprising an interruption controller that, if packet data is stored in the first storage unit at a time when a central processing unit is in a stopped state, generates an interruption signal for activating the central processing unit and transmits the interruption signal to the central processing unit.
5. An image forming device comprising:
the receiver of claim 1;
an image forming section forming an image; and
a central processing unit that, if packet data stored at the receiver is data requesting image formation, controls the image forming section to form an image.
6. The image forming device of claim 5, wherein the receiver further comprises an interruption controller that, if packet data is stored in the first storage unit at a time when the central processing unit is in a stopped state, generates an interruption signal for activating the central processing unit and transmits the interruption signal to the central processing unit.
7. A data reception method comprising:
storing respectively in a plurality of second storage units at least one condition associated with packet data to be stored in a first storage unit;
selecting at least one second storage unit from the plurality of second storage units in accordance with a selection signal;
if a received packet data corresponds to any condition stored in a selected second storage unit, storing the packet data in the first storage unit, and, if the received packet data does not correspond to any condition, discarding the packet data; and
generating a selection signal for selecting, from the plurality of second storage units, at least one second storage unit in accordance with conditions to which the packet data stored in the first storage unit corresponds, and transmitting the selection signal for use in the selecting process.
8. A storage medium storing a program causing a computer to execute data reception processing, the processing comprising:
storing respectively in a plurality of second storage units at least one condition associated with packet data to be stored in a first storage unit;
selecting at least one second storage unit from the plurality of second storage units in accordance with a selection signal;
if a received packet data corresponds to any condition stored in a selected second storage unit, storing the packet data in the first storage unit, and, if the received packet data does not correspond to any condition, discarding the packet data; and
generating a selection signal for selecting, from the plurality of second storage units, at least one second storage unit in accordance with conditions to which the packet data stored in the first storage unit corresponds, and transmitting the selection signal for use in the selecting process.
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 nanodiamond tool, comprising a mass of sintered nanodiamond particles, said mass containing greater than about 95% by volume nanodiamond and greater than about 98% by volume carbon.
2. The nanodiamond tool of claim 1, wherein said nanodiamond particles are self-sintered.
3. The nanodiamond tool of claim 1, said mass further comprising in situ grown nanocrystalline diamond.
4. The nanodiamond tool of claim 3, wherein the in situ grown nanocrystalline diamond is grown from a fullerene carbon source.
5. The nanodiamond tool of claim 1, wherein said mass consists of carbon.
6. The nanodiamond tool of claim 1, wherein the nanodiamond particles have an average diameter of from about 1 nm to about 500 \u03bcm.
7. The nanodiamond tool of claim 6, wherein the nanodiamond particles have an average diameter of from about 1 nm to about 100 nm.
8. The nanodiamond tool of claim 7, wherein the nanodiamond particles have an average diameter of from about 2 nm to about 30 nm.
9. The nanodiamond tool of claim 1, wherein the nanodiamond particles have an average crystal size of from about 1 nm to about 20 nm.
10. The nanodiamond tool of claim 1, wherein the nanodiamond particles are randomly oriented.
11. The nanodiamond tool of claim 1, further comprising a substrate attached to the mass of sintered nanodiamond particles.
12. The nanodiamond tool of claim 11, wherein the substrate comprises a layer of at least micron-sized diamond particles bonded together by a metal binder, and a support layer bonded to the layer of at least micron-sized diamond particles.
13. The nanodiamond tool of claim 12, wherein the at least micron-sized diamond particles have an average particle size of from about 0.1 \u03bcm to about 100 \u03bcm.
14. The nanodiamond tool of claim 12, wherein the metal binder comprises a member selected from the group consisting of nickel, iron, cobalt, manganese, and mixtures or alloys thereof.
15. The nanodiamond tool of claim 11, wherein the substrate comprises a member selected from the group consisting of tungsten, titanium, cemented tungsten carbide, cermets, ceramics, and composites or alloys thereof.
16. The nanodiamond tool of claim 1, wherein said nanodiamond tool is stable at temperatures up to from about 700\xb0 C. to about 1,000\xb0 C.
17. The nanodiamond tool of claim 1, wherein said nanodiamond tool is a member selected from the group consisting of cutting tools, drill bits, and wire drawing dies.
18. The nanodiamond tool of claim 1, wherein said nanodiamond tool is a heat spreader.
19. The nanodiamond tool of claim 1, wherein said nanodiamond tool is a surface acoustic wave filter.
20. The nanodiamond tool of claim 1, wherein said nanodiamond tool is a radiation window.
21. A method of forming a nanodiamond tool, comprising the steps of:
a) assembling a mass of nanodiamond particles; and
b) sintering the mass of nanodiamond particles to form a sintered mass, said sintered mass containing greater than about 95% by volume nanodiamond particles and greater than about 98% by volume carbon.
22. The method of claim 21, wherein said mass of nanodiamond particles consists essentially of nanodiamond particles up to the step of sintering, such that the sintered mass is self-sintered.
23. The method of claim 21, wherein the step of assembling a mass of nanodiamond particles farther comprises mixing a fullerene carbon source with the nanodiamond particles.
24. The method of claim 21, wherein said sintered mass contains greater than about 99% by volume nanodiamond particles.
25. The method of claim 21, wherein said sintered mass consists of carbon.
26. The method of claim 21, further comprising the step of disposing a first layer of at least micron-sized diamond adjacent the mass of nanodiamond particles prior to sintering.
27. The method of claim 26, wherein the layer of at least micron-sized diamond further comprises a metal binder.
28. The method of claim 27, wherein the metal binder comprises a member selected from the group consisting of nickel, iron, cobalt, manganese, and mixtures or alloys thereof.
29. The method of claim 26, further comprising the step of including a first support material adjacent to the layer of at least micron-sized diamond prior to the step of sintering.
30. The method of claim 29, wherein the first support material comprises a member selected from the group consisting of tungsten, titanium, cemented tungsten carbide, cermets, ceramics, and composites or alloys thereof.