1. At least two tuning elements, with at least one tuning element on each side of a transmission media for propagating RF signals, wherein said transmission media is composed of two parallel slabs surrounding a center conductor.
2. A load pull impedance tuner system comprising a transmission media and at least two tuning elements, one on each side of a transmission media of claim 1.
3. A center conductor as in claim 1, wherein said center conductor has an ellipsoidal cross section.
4. A center conductor as in claim 1, wherein said center conductor has a circular cross section.
5. A center conductor as in claim 1, wherein said center conductor has a rectangular cross section.
6. Tuning elements as in claim 1, wherein said tuning elements are longitudinally separated by transversal walls.
7. Tuning elements as in claim 1, wherein at least one tuning element is a parallelepipedic probe.
8. Tuning elements as in claim 1, wherein at least one tuning element is a corrugated probe.
9. Tuning elements as in claim 1, wherein at least one tuning element is a multi-section probe.
10. Tuning elements as in claim 1, wherein at least one tuning element is a multi-section probe, said multi-section probe as at least one section adjustable with screw.
11. Tuning elements as in claim 1, wherein at least one tuning element is a single stub harmonic resonator.
12. Tuning elements as in claim 1, wherein at least one tuning element is a double stub harmonic resonator.
13. Tuning elements as in claim 1, wherein tuning elements are contacting the two parallel slabs.
14. Tuning elements as in claim 1, wherein tuning elements are non-contacting the two parallel slabs.
15. A load pull measurement system, comprising the tuner system of claim 1.
16. A transmission media as in claim 1, wherein said transmission media is supporting at least one transversal carriage sliding longitudinally in parallel along said transmission media.
17. Transversal carriages as in claim 16, wherein said transversal carriages are supporting means of electrical remote control, making the longitudinal position of said transversal carriages controllable.
18. Transversal carriages as in claim 16, wherein said transversal carriages have twin carriages acting as counterweights of said transversal carriages.
19. At least one transversal carriage as in claim 16, wherein said transversal carriage is supporting electrical remote controls with screws, said screws are controlling probe holders connected to two facing tuning elements, making transversal distances of said two facing tuning elements to said center conductor independently controllable.
20. At least one transversal carriage as in claim 16, wherein said transversal carriage is supporting a single electrical remote control with a screw, said screw is controlling a probe holder link, said probe holder link is connected to two probe holders of two facing tuning elements, making the transversal distances of said two facing tuning elements compared to said center conductor oppositely controllable.
21. At least one transversal carriage as in claim 20, wherein said transversal carriage is supporting two electrical remote control with screws, said screws are controlling two probe holder links, each probe holder links are connected to two probe holders of two facing tuning elements, making the transversal distances of said two facing tuning elements compared to said center conductor oppositely controllable.
22. At least two tuning elements, with at least one tuning element on each side of a transmission media as in claim 1, wherein said tuning elements are connected to probe holders, linking said tuning elements to electrical remote controls with screws, making transversal distances of said tuning elements to said center conductor independently controllable, said electrical remote controls being attached to independent carriages sliding longitudinally in parallel along the transmission media.
23. Independent carriages as in claim 22, wherein said independent carriages are supporting means of electrical remote controls, making the longitudinal position of said tuning elements independently controllable.
24. Independent carriages as in claim 22, wherein said independent carriages have twin carriages acting as counterweight of said independent carriages.
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. An apparatus for presenting audio andor video selections to a user, comprising:
a processor;
a user interface, connected to the processor, through which the user identifies a particular audio andor video selection;
a radio modem connected to the processor, the radio modem communicating the identity of the particular selection to a provider over a cellular network and receiving the selection in electronic format from the provider via the cellular network; and
a presentation device operating to present the particular selection to the user in audio andor video form.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an optical media reader connected to the presentation device, the optical media relating to audio andor video information presentable by the presentation device.
3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the optical media is a music compact disc andor DVD.
4. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising magnetic media reader connected to the presentation device, the magnetic media relating to audio andor video information presentable by the presentation device.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a persistent storage media reader.
6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the persistent storage media is a removable flash memory.
7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the particular selection is obtained via the Internet.
8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the radio modem uses cellular telephone interconnectivity.
9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the radio modem is configured to establish a cellular telephone connection with another user.
10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the particular selection is received by the radio modem in streaming media form.
11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the particular selection is received by the radio modem as a compressed data file.
12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is provided with Internet browsing capability.
13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured as a personal digital assistant and includes contacts storage and calendaring capabilities.
14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is provided with email capability such that email can be transmitted and received by the processor.
15. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a connection port for connecting the processor to a data source for transfer of data to and from the data source.
16. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the connection port is a USB port.
17. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a detachable LCD tablet.
18. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the detachable LCD tablet communicates with the processor wirelessly.
19. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the user interface includes a microphone, the processor being configured to recognize voice input received through the microphone.
20. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the user interface includes a touchpad.
21. An apparatus for presenting audio andor video selections to a user, comprising:
processing means;
means for enabling the user to identify a particular audio andor video selection;
means connected to the processing means for communicating the identity of the particular selection to a provider over a cellular network and receiving the selection in electronic format from the provider via the cellular network; and
means for presenting the particular selection to the user in audio andor video form.
22. The apparatus of claim 21, further comprising means for reading optical media connected to the presentation device, the optical media relating to audio andor video presentable by the means for presenting.
23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the optical media is a music compact disc andor DVD.
24. The apparatus of claim 21, further comprising means for reading magnetic media connected to the means for presenting, the magnetic media relating to audio andor video information presentable by the means for presenting.
25. The apparatus of claim 21, further comprising means for reading persistent storage media.
26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the persistent storage media is a removable flash memory.
27. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the particular selection is obtained via the Internet.
28. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the means for communicating and receiving uses cellular telephone interconnectivity.
29. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the means for communicating and receiving is configured to establish a cellular telephone connection with another user.
30. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the particular selection is received by the means for communicating and receiving in streaming media form.
31. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the particular selection is received by the means for communicating and receiving as a compressed data file.
32. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the processing means is provided with Internet browsing capability.
33. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the processing means is configured as a personal digital assistant and includes contacts storage and calendaring capabilities.
34. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the processing means is provided with email capability such that email can be transmitted and received by the processing means.
35. The apparatus of claim 31, further comprising a means for connecting the processing means to a data source for transfer of data to and from the data source.
36. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the means for connecting is a USB port.
37. The apparatus of claim 31, further comprising a detachable display means.
38. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the detachable display means communicates with the processing means wirelessly.
39. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the user interface includes a microphone, the processing means being configured to recognize voice input received through the microphone.
40. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the user interface includes a touchpad.