1-37. Cancelled.
38. A method for transforming digital images for a plurality of users, comprising:
developing a uniform image transform that is identical for all the users;
developing a plurality of user-specific image transforms each specifically associated with a unique user;
identifying one of the digital images and one of the user-specific image transforms for one of the users;
automatically transforming the identified digital image using the uniform image transform to produce a first transformed image; and
automatically transforming the first transformed image using the identified user-specific image transform to produce a second transformed image.
39. The method of claim 38, further comprising:
automatically developing at least one user-specific image transform for one of the users based on the image use history of the user.
40. The method of claim 38, wherein the uniform image transform includes an ICC (International Color Consortium) profile.
41. The method of claim 38, wherein the user-specific image transform includes an ICC (International Color Consortium) profile.
42. The method of claim 38, further comprising:
displaying the second transformed image for the user that the identified digital image is associated with.
43. The method of claim 38, wherein the user-specific image transform comprises at least one selected from the group of color transformation, tone transformation, and image un-sharpening.
44. The method of claim 38, further comprising:
producing an image-based physical manifestation based on the second transformed image.
45. The method of claim 44, further comprising:
delivering the produced image-bases physical manifestation to the user that the user-specific image transform specifically corresponds to.
46. The method of claim 38, further comprising:
producing a plurality of image-based physical manifestations based on the second transformed image.
47. The method of claim 46, wherein the image-based physical manifestations include at least two selected from the group of a photographic print, a greeting card, photo calendar, photo-album pages, a shirt, a coffee mug, a key-chain, a mouse pad, a magnet, and a deck of playing cards.
48. The method of claim 38, further comprising:
receiving the digital images from the plurality of users that the user-specific image transforms specifically correspond to.
49. The method of claim 48, further comprising:
receiving the digital images from the plurality of users by image transfer over a computer network.
50. A computer system, comprising:
a computer storage device adapted to store digital images for a plurality of users,
a computer processor adapted to develop a uniform image transform that is identical for all the users and to develop a plurality of user-specific image transforms each specifically associated with a unique user; and
an image processor adapted to receive one of the digital images identified for one of the users from the computer storage device and to automatically process the received image using the uniform image transform and the user-specific image transform associated with the identified user.
51. The computer system of claim 50, wherein:
the computer processor is adapted to automatically develop a user-specific image transform for a user based on the image use history of that user.
52. The computer system of claim 50, wherein the uniform image transform includes an ICC (International Color Consortium) profile.
53. The computer system of claim 50, wherein the user-specific image transform includes an ICC (International Color Consortium) profile.
54. The computer system of claim 50, further comprising:
a display device adapted to display the second transformed image for the user that the identified digital image is associated with.
55. The computer system of claim 50, wherein the user-specific image transform comprises at least one selected from the group of color transformation, tone transformation, and image un-sharpening.
56. The computer system of claim 50, further comprising:
an apparatus capable of producing an image-based physical manifestation based on the image processed by image processor based on the uniform image transform and the user-specific image transform.
57. The computer system of claim 50, further comprising:
one or more apparatus each being capable of producing an image-based physical manifestation based on the image processed by the uniform image transform and the user-specific image transform, wherein the image-based physical manifestations include at least two selected from the group of a photographic print, a greeting card, photo calendar, photo-album pages, a shirt, a coffee mug, a key-chain, a mouse pad, a magnet, and a deck of playing cards.
58. The computer system of claim 50, further comprising:
a computer server adapted to receive the digital images over a computer network from the plurality of users that are associated with the user-specific image transforms.
59. A computer system, comprising:
a computer server adapted to receive digital images over a computer network from a plurality of users;
a computer processor adapted to develop a uniform image transform that is identical for all the users and to develop a plurality of user-specific image transforms each associated with a unique user; and
an image processor adapted to automatically process one of the received images using the uniform image transform and the user-specific image transform associated with the digital image.
60. A computer system, comprising:
a computer server adapted to receive digital images over a computer network from a plurality of users;
a computer processor adapted to develop a uniform image transform that is identical for all the users and to develop a plurality of user-specific image transforms each associated with a unique user;
an image processor adapted to automatically process one of the received images using the uniform image transform and the user-specific image transform associated with the digital image; and
an apparatus capable of producing an image-based physical manifestation based on the image processed by the image processor based on the uniform image transform and the user-specific image transform.
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 producing a bearing ring with a retained austenite concentration of 3% to 20% in an edge surface, comprising:
forming a bearing ring of carbon steel; and
exposing the bearing ring to an environment having a temperature in the range of 850\xb0 C. to 930\xb0 C. an ammonia concentration, and a carbon concentration C\xb7P in a range of 0.9 to less than 1.1%, for a period of not more than 5 hours.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising setting the ammonia concentration of the environment in a range of 4 to 7 CFH.
3. The method of claim 2 further comprising reducing the temperature of the environment to a temperature in a range of 800\xb0 C. to 830\xb0 C. for a second period of at least 30 minutes after the period of not more than 5 hours is expired.
4. The method of claim 3 further comprising removing the bearing ring from the environment at the end of the second period and quenching the bearing ring in oil at a temperature in a range of 60\xb0 C. to 100\xb0 C.
5. The method of claim 4 further comprising tempering the bearing ring after the quenching in an environment set to a temperature of 160\xb0 C. to 200\xb0 C.
6. The method of claim 5 further comprising air cooling the bearing ring after the quenching.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein the carbon steel is high carbon chromium steel corresponding to Japanese Industrial Standards SUJ2.
8. The method of claim 6 wherein the carbon steel is machine structural use steel corresponding to Japanese Industrial Standards S55C.
9. The method of claim 1 further comprising setting an ammonia concentration of the environment is in the range of 4 to less than 7 CFH.
10. The method of claim 9 further comprising reducing the temperature of the environment to a temperature in a range of 800\xb0 C. to 830\xb0 C. for a second period of at least 30 minutes after the period of not more than 5 hours is expired.
11. The method of claim 10 further comprising removing the bearing ring from the environment at the end of the second period and quenching the bearing ring in oil at a temperature in a range of 60\xb0 C. to 100\xb0 C.
12. The method of claim 11 further comprising tempering the bearing ring after the quenching in an environment set to a temperature in a range of 160\xb0 C. to 200\xb0 C.
13. The method of claim 12 further comprising air cooling the bearing ring after the quenching.
14. The method of claim 13 wherein the carbon steel is high carbon chromium steel corresponding to Japanese Industrial Standards SUJ2.
15. The method of claim 13 wherein the carbon steel is machine structural use steel corresponding to Japanese Industrial Standards S55C.
16. A method of producing a bearing ring with a retained austenite concentration of 3% to 20% in an edge surface, comprising:
forming a bearing ring of carbon steel; and
exposing the bearing ring to an environment having a temperature in the range of 850\xb0 C. to 930\xb0 C., an ammonia concentration of the environment in the range of 4 to less than 7 CFH, and a carbon concentration for a period of not more than 5 hours.
17. The method of claim 16 further comprising setting the carbon concentration C\xb7P in a range of 0.9 to less than 1.1%,
18. The method of claim 17 further comprising reducing the temperature of the environment to a temperature in a range of 800\xb0 C. to 830\xb0 C. for a second period of at least 30 minutes after the period of not more than 5 hours is expired.
19. The method of claim 18 further comprising removing the bearing ring from the environment at the end of the second period and quenching the bearing ring in oil at a temperature in a range of 60\xb0 C. to 100\xb0 C.
20. The method of claim 19 further comprising tempering the bearing ring after the quenching in an environment set to a temperature in a range of 160\xb0 C. to 200\xb0 C.
21. The method of claim 20 further comprising air cooling the bearing ring after the quenching.
22. The method of claim 21 wherein the carbon steel is high carbon chromium steel corresponding to Japanese Industrial Standards SUJ2.
23. The method of claim 21 wherein the carbon steel is machine structural use steel corresponding to Japanese Industrial Standards S55C.