1. A sock with zones of varying numbers of layers of materials, the sock being formed by:
knitting a sock blank in the form of a single continuous tube of material;
the sock blank including
a first heel and ankle portion, the first heel and ankle portion extending from a first end of the sock blank to a heel end fold line;
a second heel and ankle portion, the second heel and ankle portion being adjacent to the first heel and ankle portion, and extending from the heel end fold line to a first zone division line;
a midfoot portion, the midfoot region extending from the first zone division line to a second zone division line;
a first toe portion, the first toe portion extending from the second zone division line to a toe end fold line; and
a second toe portion, the second toe portion extending from the toe end fold line to a second end of the sock blank;
forming a double-layer first zone of the sock by folding the first heel and ankle portion at the heel end fold line so as to be coextensive with the second heel and ankle portion, such that the first heel and ankle portion corresponds to a first layer of the sock in the first zone and the second heel and ankle portion corresponds to a second layer of the sock in the first zone;
the portion of the sock located between the first zone division line and the second zone division line being a single-layer second zone of the sock; and
forming a double-layer third zone of the sock by folding the second toe portion at the toe end fold line so as to be coextensive with the first toe portion, such that the second toe portion corresponds to a first layer of the sock in the second zone and the first toe portion corresponds to a second layer of the sock in the second zone.
2. The sock according to claim 1, wherein the first end of the sock blank is attached to the second heel and ankle portion at the first zone division line.
3. The sock according to claim 1, wherein the second end of the sock blank is attached to the first toe portion at the second zone division line.
4. The sock according to claim 1, wherein material at the toe end fold line is attached to itself so as to form a closed toe end of the sock.
5. A method for fabricating a sock with zones of varying numbers of layers of material, the method comprising:
knitting a sock blank in the form of a single continuous tube of material on a circular knitting machine, the sock blank being symmetric about a first fold line from a first end of the sock blank to a first zone division line;
folding a first portion of the sock blank at the first fold line so as to be coextensive with a second portion of the sock blank, the first portion extending from the first end of the sock blank to the first fold line, the second portion extending from the first fold line to the first zone division line;
whereby the first portion of the sock blank corresponds to a first layer of the sock in a first zone of the sock and the second portion of the sock blank corresponds to a second layer of the sock in the first zone; and
attaching the first end of the sock blank to the second portion of the sock blank at the first zone division line, the first zone division line being located a predetermined distance away from a second end of the sock blank.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the first fold line corresponds to an open end of the sock.
7. The method of claim 5, wherein the method further comprises:
attaching material at the first fold line to itself, so as to form a closed toe end of the sock.
8. The method of claim 5, wherein
a third portion of the sock blank located between the first zone division line and a second zone division line corresponds to a second zone of the sock; and
the method further comprises:
folding a fifth portion of the sock blank at a second fold line so as to be coextensive with a fourth portion of the sock blank, the fifth portion extending from the second end of sock blank to the second fold line, the fourth portion extending from the second fold line to the second zone division line;
whereby the fifth portion of the sock blank corresponds to a first layer of the sock in a third zone of the sock and the fourth portion of the sock blank corresponds to a second layer of the sock in the third zone; and
attaching the second end of the sock blank to the fourth portion of the sock blank at the second zone division line.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises a step of:
attaching material at the second fold line to itself, so as to form a closed toe end of the sock.
10. A sock with zones of varying numbers of layers of material, the sock comprising:
a first zone, the first zone surrounding the circumference of the sock and extending axially along a length of the sock from a first end of the sock to a first zone division line;
the first zone having an inner layer of material and an outer layer of material;
a second zone adjacent to the first zone, the second zone surrounding the circumference of the sock and extending axially along the length of the sock from the zone division line in a direction away from the first zone; and
the second zone having a single layer of material.
11. The sock of claim 10, wherein the first end of the sock is a open end, having an opening for a wearer’s foot.
12. The sock of claim 10, wherein the first end of the sock is a closed end, that is closed so as to contain a wearer’s toes.
13. The sock of claim 10, wherein the second zone extends from the first zone division line to a second end of the sock.
14. The sock of claim 10, wherein the first zone division line is located adjacent to a midfoot region of the sock.
15. The sock of claim 10, wherein
the sock further comprises a third zone, the third zone surrounding the circumference of the sock and extending axially along the length of the sock;
the third zone being non-overlapping with either of the first zone and the second zone, and being adjacent to the second zone; and
the third zone having an inner layer of material and an outer layer of material.
16. The sock of claim 15, wherein
the second zone extends from the first zone division line to a second zone division line; and
the third zone extends from the second zone division line to a second end of the sock.
17. The sock of claim 10, wherein at least a portion of the second zone differs from at least a portion of the first zone with respect to at least one physical property selected from the group consisting of: elasticity, strength, softness, friction, density, thickness, liquid absorption, shock absorption, appearance, color, knitting type, knitting pattern, yarn composition, yarn thickness, and yarn count.
18. The sock of claim 10, wherein the sock is fabricated from a sock blank comprised of a single tube of material.
19. The sock of claim 18, wherein:
the first zone of the sock is formed by folding a first portion of the single tube of material at a fold line, such that the first portion of the single tube of material is coextensive with a second portion of the single tube of material;
the first portion of the single tube of material corresponding to a first layer of the sock in the first zone, the second portion of the single tube of material corresponding to a second layer of the sock in the first zone.
20. The sock of claim 19, wherein the first layer is the inner layer of material in the first zone, and the second layer is the outer layer of material in the first zone.
21. The sock of claim 19, wherein the first layer is the outer layer of material in the first zone, and the second layer is the inner layer of material in the first zone.
22. The sock of claim 19, wherein:
the first layer is connected to the second layer at a first anchor point, and the first layer is connected to the second layer at a second anchor point;
the first layer being continuous with the second layer at the first anchor point, the first anchor point corresponding to the fold line;
the first layer being fixedly attached to the second layer at the second anchor point, the second anchor point being an attachment between a first end of the sock blank and the second portion of the single tube of material.
23. The sock of claim 18, wherein:
the sock further comprises a third zone, the third zone surrounding the circumference of the sock and extending axially along the length of the sock;
the third zone being non-overlapping with either of the first zone and the second zone, the third zone being adjacent to the second zone;
the third zone having an inner layer of material and an outer layer of material; wherein
the third zone of the sock is formed by folding a first portion of the single tube of material at a fold line, such that the first portion of the single tube of material is coextensive with a second portion of the single tube of material; and
the first portion of the single tube of material corresponding to a first layer of the sock in the third zone, the second portion of the single tube of material corresponding to a second layer of the sock in the third zone.
24. The sock of claim 23, wherein the first layer is the inner layer of material in the third zone, and the second layer is the outer layer of material in the third zone.
25. The sock of claim 23, wherein the first layer is the outer layer of material in the third zone, and the second layer is the inner layer of material in the third zone.
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 call management method for a multi-subscriber identity module (SIM) multi-active terminal, wherein multiple user cards are installed in the multi-SIM multi-active terminal, wherein the multiple user cards are connected to multiple wireless interface modules in a one-to-one correspondence manner, wherein the multiple user cards register with a centralized call management module of the multi-SIM multi-active terminal by using the multiple wireless interface modules respectively, wherein the centralized call management module is connected to an application layer, and the call management method comprises:
determining, by the multi-SIM multi-active terminal, call statuses of the multiple user cards according to a connection list in the centralized call management module when a first user card is used for making a call or receiving a call, wherein the connection list is used to record connection data of the multiple user cards; and
setting, by the multi-SIM multi-active terminal, the first user card to a waiting state; or setting the first user card to a conversation state, and setting the second user card to a waiting state when a second user card is in a conversation state,
wherein the first user card is at least one user card of the multiple user cards, and the second user card is at least one user card of the multiple user cards except the first user card.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein setting the first user card to the waiting state comprises:
connecting the call of the first user card; and
turning off uplink and downlink audio of the first user card such that the first user card waits.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein setting the first user card to the conversation state, and setting the second user card to the waiting state comprises:
connecting the call of the first user card; and
turning off uplink and downlink audio of the second user card such that the second user card waits.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the multiple user cards register with a centralized service state management module of the multi-SIM multi-active terminal by using the multiple wireless interface modules respectively, wherein the centralized service state management module is connected to an application layer, and when the first user card is used for receiving a call, before determining the call statuses of the multiple user cards according to the connection list in the centralized call management module, the method further comprises:
determining, by the multi-SIM multi-active terminal according to a status list in the centralized service state management module, whether the first user card is in a roaming state, wherein the status list is used to record service state data of the multiple user cards;
determining, by the multi-SIM multi-active terminal, the call statuses of the multiple user cards according to the connection list in the centralized call management module when the first user card is not in a roaming state; or
terminating, by the multi-SIM multi-active terminal, the call received by using the first user card when if the first user card is in a roaming state;
determining, by the multi-SIM multi-active terminal according to the status list, a user card that is not in a roaming state among the multiple user cards; and
sending, by the multi-SIM multi-active terminal, a short message service message to a terminal of a calling user, wherein the short message service message carries information about the user card that is not in a roaming state among the multiple user cards to prompt the calling user to make a call to the user card that is not in a roaming state among the multiple user cards.
5. The method according to claim 4, wherein before determining, according to the status list in the centralized service state management module, whether the first user card is in the roaming state, the method further comprises:
receiving, by the multi-SIM multi-active terminal, a call receiving message, wherein the call receiving message carries a call receiving identifier of the first user card; and
determining, by the multi-SIM multi-active terminal according to the call receiving identifier of the first user card, that the first user card is used for receiving a call.
6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the multiple user cards register with a centralized service state management module of the multi-SIM multi-active terminal, and when the first user card is used for making a call, before determining the call statuses of the multiple user cards according to the connection list in the centralized call management module, the method further comprises:
determining, by the multi-SIM multi-active terminal, service quality of the multiple user cards according to a status list in the centralized service state management module; and
prompting, by the multi-SIM multi-active terminal, a user to select a user card that has the best service quality among the multiple user cards to make a call, or automatically selecting a user card that has the best service quality among the multiple user cards to make a call.
7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the connection data comprises a first identifier of a user card, and the first identifier of the user card is used to identify a user card corresponding to the connection data.
8. The method according to claim 4, wherein the service state data comprises a second identifier of a user card, and the second identifier of the user card is used to identify a user card corresponding to the service state data.
9. A call management method for a multi-subscriber identity module (SIM) multi-active terminal, wherein multiple user cards are installed in the multi-SIM multi-active terminal, wherein the multiple user cards are connected to multiple wireless interface modules in a one-to-one correspondence manner, wherein the multiple user cards register with a centralized call management module of the multi-SIM multi-active terminal by using the multiple wireless interface modules respectively, wherein the centralized call management module is connected to an application layer, and the call management method comprises:
determining, by the multi-SIM multi-active terminal, call statuses of the multiple user cards according to a connection list in the centralized call management module when a first user card is used for making a call or receiving a call, wherein the connection list is used to record connection data of the multiple user cards; and
simultaneously setting the first user card and the second user card to a conversation state, to implement a conference call when a second user card is in a conversation state,
wherein the first user card is at least one user card of the multiple user cards, and the second user card is at least one user card of the multiple user cards except the first user card.
10. The method according to claim 9, wherein simultaneously setting the first user card and the second user card to the conversation state, to implement the conference call comprises:
connecting the call of the first user card;
acquiring downlink audio data of the first user card and the second user card;
sending downlink audio data of a user card of the first user card and the second user card except a third user card and audio data acquired by an audio collection apparatus of the multi-SIM multi-active terminal as uplink audio data of the third user card, wherein the third user card is any user card of the first user card and the second user card; and
outputting the downlink audio data of the first user card and the second user card by using an audio output apparatus of the multi-SIM multi-active terminal such that the first user card and the second user card implement a conference call.
11. A multi-subscriber identity module (SIM) multi-active terminal, wherein multiple user cards are installed in the multi-SIM multi-active terminal, wherein the multiple user cards are connected to multiple wireless interface modules in a one-to-one correspondence manner, wherein the multiple user cards register with a centralized call management module of the multi-SIM multi-active terminal by using the multiple wireless interface modules respectively, wherein the centralized call management module is connected to an application layer, and the multi-SIM multi-active terminal comprises:
a network interface configured to connect to a network and communicate with another device;
a memory storing instructions; and
a processor coupled to the memory to execute the instructions to:
determine call statuses of the multiple user cards according to a connection list in the centralized call management module when a first user card makes a call or receives a call, wherein the connection list is used to record connection data of the multiple user cards; and
set the first user card to a waiting state or set the first user card to a conversation state, and set the second user card to a waiting state or simultaneously set the first user card and the second user card to a conversation state, to implement a conference call when a second user card is in a conversation state,
wherein the first user card is at least one user card of the multiple user cards, and the second user card is at least one user card of the multiple user cards except the first user card.
12. The multi-SIM multi-active terminal according to claim 11, wherein the processor coupled to the memory to execute the instructions to set the first user card to the waiting state comprises:
connect the call of the first user card; and
turn off uplink and downlink audio of the first user card such that the first user card waits.
13. The multi-SIM multi-active terminal according to claim 11, wherein the processor coupled to the memory to execute the instructions to set the first user card to the conversation state, and set the second user card to the waiting state comprises:
connect the call of the first user card; and
turn off uplink and downlink audio of the second user card such that the second user card waits.
14. The multi-SIM multi-active terminal according to claim 11, wherein the processor coupled to the memory to execute the instructions to simultaneously set the first user card to the conversation state, and set the second user card to the waiting state comprises:
connect the call of the first user card;
acquire downlink audio data of the first user card and the second user card;
send downlink audio data of a user card of the first user card and the second user card except a third user card and audio data acquired by an audio collection apparatus of the multi-SIM multi-active terminal as uplink audio data of the third user card, wherein the third user card is any user card of the first user card and the second user card; and
output the downlink audio data of the first user card and the second user card by using an audio output apparatus of the multi-SIM multi-active terminal such that the first user card and the second user card implement a conference call.
15. The multi-SIM multi-active terminal according to claim 11, wherein the multiple user cards register with a centralized service state management module of the multi-SIM multi-active terminal by using the multiple wireless interface modules respectively, wherein the centralized service state management module is connected to an application layer, and the processor coupled to the memory to further execute the instructions to:
determine, according to a status list in the centralized service state management module, whether the first user card is in a roaming state when the first user card receives a call, before determining the call statuses of the multiple user cards according to the connection list in the centralized call management module, wherein the status list is used to record service state data of the multiple user cards; and
determine the call statuses of the multiple user cards according to the connection list in the centralized call management module when the first user card is not in a roaming state; or
terminate the call received by the first user card when the first user card is in a roaming state;
determine, according to the status list, a user card that is not in a roaming state among the multiple user cards; and
send a short message service message to a terminal of a calling user, wherein the short message service message carries information about the user card that is not in a roaming state among the multiple user cards to prompt the calling user to make a call to the user card that is not in a roaming state among the multiple user cards.
16. The multi-SIM multi-active terminal according to claim 15, wherein the processor coupled to the memory to further execute the instructions to:
receive a call receiving message before determining, according to the status list in the centralized service state management module, whether the first user card is in a roaming state, wherein the call receiving message carries a call receiving identifier of the first user card; and
determine, according to the call receiving identifier of the first user card, that the first user card receives a call.
17. The multi-SIM multi-active terminal according to claim 11, wherein the multiple user cards register with a centralized service state management module of the multi-SIM multi-active terminal, and the processor coupled to the memory to further execute the instructions to:
determine service quality of the multiple user cards according to a status list in the centralized service state management module when the first user card makes a call, before determining the call statuses of the multiple user cards according to the connection list in the centralized call management module; and
prompt a user to select a user card that has the best service quality among the multiple user cards to make a call, or automatically select a user card that has the best service quality among the multiple user cards to make a call.
18. The multi-SIM multi-active terminal according to claim 11, wherein the connection data comprises a first identifier of a user card, and the first identifier of the user card is used to identify a user card corresponding to the connection data.
19. The multi-SIM multi-active terminal according to claim 15, wherein the service state data comprises a second identifier of a user card, and the second identifier of the user card is used to identify a user card corresponding to the service state data.