1. A component of a motor vehicle, comprising:
an unpainted shaping support structure having at least one surface;
a film fastened to the at least one surface of the support structure via an adhesive, wherein
the film is a thermoformable film.
2. The component according to claim 1, wherein the component is an outer skin of the motor vehicle.
3. The component according to claim 1, wherein the film comprises at least a support layer and a coating layer.
4. The component according to claim 3, wherein the support layer of the film is, at least in sections, transparent, translucent andor opaque.
5. The component according to claim 4, wherein the support layer comprises at least polycarbonate, a polycarbonate blend, polycarbonate copolymer, polyethylene terephthalate, polyethersulfone, acrylic ester styrol acrylonitrile, acrylic ester styrol acrylonitrile blend, thermoplastic polyurethane, polyolefin, polymethylmethacrylate andor polyvinylidenefluoride.
6. The component according to claim 3, wherein the support layer comprises at least polycarbonate, a polycarbonate blend, polycarbonate copolymer, polyethylene terephthalate, polyethersulfone, acrylic ester styrol acrylonitrile, acrylic ester styrol acrylonitrile blend, thermoplastic polyurethane, polyolefin, polymethylmethacrylate andor polyvinylidenefluoride.
7. The component according to claim 3, wherein the coating comprises aliphatic polyurethane.
8. The component according to claim 5, wherein the coating comprises aliphatic polyurethane.
9. The component according to claim 3, wherein the coating is a cross-linked coating that is cross-linked via short-wave radiation.
10. The component according to claim 9, wherein the shot-wave radiation is UV light.
11. The component according to claim 5, wherein the coating is a cross-linked coating that is cross-linked via short-wave radiation.
12. The component according to claim 1, wherein the support structure is made of a glass- or carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic material.
13. The component according to claim 1, wherein the support structure is made of iron plate, aluminum sheet, or a lightweight honeycomb structure.
14. A method of producing a component of a motor vehicle, the method comprising the acts of:
producing a support structure;
applying a thermoformed film to at least one surface of the support structure, the thermoformed film being constructed of several layers including a support layer and a coating layer;
gluing the film to the at least one surface of the support structure; and
after applying the thermoformed film to the at least one surface of the support structure, cross-linking the coating layer of the film.
15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the act of cross-linking the coating layer is carried out by irradiating the coating layer with short-wave radiation.
16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the short-wave radiation is UV light.
17. The method according to claim 14, wherein the thermoformed film is thermoformed prior to being applied to the at least one surface of the support structure.
18. The method according to claim 15, wherein the thermoformed film is thermoformed prior to being applied to the at least one surface of the support structure.
19. The method according to claim 14, wherein the vehicle component is an outer skin of the motor vehicle.
20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the support layer is, at least in sections, transparent, translucent andor opaque.
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 method of facilitating a remote station hand-off, comprising:
receiving signals in a first frequency band in accordance with a single carrier protocol at said remote station;
transmitting signal strength measurements of various base stations in a first message from said remote station; and
receiving a second message at said remote station that indicates that said remote station should begin receiving signals in accordance with a multi-carrier protocol in a second frequency band that is larger than said first frequency band, wherein the second message is responsive to a determination that at least one of various base stations is single-carrier compliant and at least one of various base stations is multi-carrier compliant.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said first frequency band is contained within said second frequency band.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein said second message also indicates that said remote station should begin transmitting messages in accordance with said multi-carrier protocol on a second frequency band that is larger than said first frequency band.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:
receiving at said remote station from said at least one of various base stations that is multi-carrier compliant, signals in accordance with said single carrier protocol in said first frequency band; and
monitoring, from said at least one of said various base stations that is multi-carrier compliant, a second frequency band for signals transmitted in accordance with said single carrier protocol in said second frequency band.
5. A remote station, comprising:
means for receiving signals in a first frequency band in accordance with a single carrier protocol;
means for transmitting signal strength measurements of various base stations in a first message; and
means for receiving a second message that indicates that said remote station should begin receiving signals in accordance with a multi-carrier protocol in a second frequency band that is larger than said first frequency band, wherein the second message is responsive to a determination that at least one of various base stations is single-carrier compliant and at least one of various base stations is multi-carrier compliant.
6. The remote station of claim 5, wherein said first frequency band is contained within said second frequency band.
7. The remote station of claim 5 wherein said second message also indicates that said remote station should begin transmitting messages in accordance with said multi-carrier protocol on a second frequency band that is larger than said first frequency-band.
8. The remote station of claim 5 further comprising:
means for receiving at said remote station from said at least one of various base stations that is multi-carrier compliant, signals in accordance with said single carrier protocol in said first frequency band; and
means for monitoring, from said at least one of said various base stations that is multi-carrier compliant, a second frequency band for signals transmitted in accordance with said single carrier protocol in said second frequency band.
9. A computer readable media embodying a method comprising of facilitating a remote station hand-off, the method comprising:
receiving signals in a first frequency band in accordance with a single carrier protocol at said remote station;
transmitting signal strength measurements of various base stations in a first message from said remote station; and
receiving a second message at said remote station that indicates that said remote station should begin receiving signals in accordance with a multi-carrier protocol in a second frequency band that is larger than said first frequency band, wherein the second message is responsive to a determination that at least one of various base stations is single-carrier compliant and at least one of various base stations is multi-carrier compliant.
10. A computer readable media embodying a method comprising of facilitating a remote station hand-off, the method comprising:
receiving signals in a first frequency band in accordance with a single carrier protocol at said remote station;
transmitting signal strength measurements of various base stations in a first message from said remote station; and
receiving a second message at said remote station that indicates that said remote station should begin receiving messages in accordance with a multi-carrier protocol in a second frequency band that is larger than said first frequency band, and wherein said second message also indicates that said remote station should begin transmitting messages in accordance with said multi-carrier protocol on a second frequency band that is larger than said first frequency band, and further, wherein the second message is responsive to a determination that at least one of various base stations is single-carrier compliant and at least one of various base stations is multi-carrier compliant.
11. A computer readable media of claim 10, wherein the method embodied further comprises:
receiving at said remote station from said at least one of various base stations that is multi-carrier compliant, signals in accordance with said single carrier protocol in said first frequency band; and
monitoring, from said at least one of said various base stations that is multi-carrier compliant, a second frequency band for signals transmitted in accordance with said single carrier protocol in said second frequency band.