1. A camera shutter mechanism comprising:
a motor;
a pinion gear coupled to the motor;
a gear shaft singularly formed with an integral gear adapted to be turned by the pinion gear, wherein the gear shaft is further singularly formed with one or more heat-stake posts and a precision stop;
a paddle coupled to the gear shaft by the heat-stake posts; and
a housing adapted to at least partially enclose the motor, the pinion gear, and the gear shaft, wherein the housing includes a cap secured to the housing by heat-stake posts formed as part of the housing and wherein the precision stop impacts the housing at a first position.
2. The camera shutter mechanism of claim 1, wherein the pinion gear and the gear shaft are made of plastic.
3. The camera shutter mechanism of claim 1, wherein the pinion gear is coupled to the motor by press-fitting the pinion gear onto a shaft of the motor.
4. (canceled)
5. The camera shutter mechanism of claim 4, wherein the cap and the housing are made of plastic.
6. The camera shutter mechanism of claim 1, wherein the integral gear of the gear shaft comprises a bevel gear or a face gear.
7. The camera shutter mechanism of claim 1, further comprising a spring coupled to the gear shaft by an adhesive.
8. The camera shutter mechanism of claim 1, further comprising a washer coupled to the paddle and the gear shaft by the heat-stake posts of the gear shaft.
9. The camera shutter mechanism of claim 8, wherein the washer is adapted to couple to a spring attached to at least one of the housing and a camera incorporating the camera shutter mechanism.
10. The camera shutter mechanism of claim 1, further comprising support pins coupled to the paddle by an adhesive.
11. The camera shutter mechanism of claim 1, further comprising an adhesive applied at a joint formed by the heat-stake posts of the gear shaft and the paddle.
12. The camera shutter mechanism of claim 1, further comprising at least one double-edged rib extending a length of the paddle.
13. The camera shutter mechanism of claim 1, wherein the camera shutter mechanism is formed as part of an imaging system.
14. A camera comprising:
a paddle;
a motor having a pinion gear;
a gear shaft, coupled to the paddle, formed with a self-lubricating gear adapted to be moved by the pinion gear, wherein the gear shaft and the gear are integrally and singularly formed from plastic and include heat-stake posts which couple the paddle to the gear shaft;
a retainer coupled to the paddle by the heat-stake posts; and
a return spring coupled to the gear shaft via the retainer.
15. The camera of claim 14, wherein the gear comprises a bevel gear or a face gear.
16. The camera of claim 15, further comprising a housing adapted to at least partially enclose the gear shaft, wherein the housing and the pinion gear are made of plastic.
17. The camera of claim 16, wherein the housing includes heat-stake posts and a cap secured to the housing by the heat-stake posts.
18. The camera of claim 14, wherein a first adhesive is applied to a joint formed by the gear shaft and the paddle.
19. A method of making a camera shutter mechanism, the method comprising:
installing a motor into a housing of the camera shutter mechanism, wherein the motor includes a first gear;
heat-staking a gear shaft to a paddle and a retainer to form a gear shaftpaddle combination, wherein the gear shaft is singularly formed with a second gear and a precision stop; and
installing the gear shaftpaddle combination into the housing such that the first gear meshes with the second gear.
20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:
attaching a wiring harness to the motor;
press-fitting the first gear gear onto the motor; and
applying an adhesive to a joint formed by the heat-staking of the gear shaft to the paddle.
21. The method of claim 20, further comprising heat-staking a cap onto the housing.
22. The method of claim 19, wherein the retainer strengthens a joint formed by the gear shaft and the paddle.
23. The method of claim 19, further comprising:
attaching pins to the paddle to strengthen the paddle; and
attaching a spring to the gear shaft.
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.-10. (canceled)
11. A method for supplying a multimedia content proxy, comprising:
receiving at least one instance of at least one model of a profiled multimedia scene, adapted to a predetermined profile of users having at least one common parameter, originating with a business server;
storing, within a content proxy, said at least one instance of said at least one model of said profiled multimedia scene.
12. The method of claim 11, further comprising, prior to said receiving:
verifying availability of at least one profitable multimedia scene content, issuing a list of profitable multimedia scene contents;
creating said at least one model of said profiled multimedia scene integrating at least one of said profitable multimedia scene contents from said list;
creating a multidimensional data structure enabling said at least one model of said profiled multimedia scene to be associated with at least one user profile parameter;
transmitting said at least one model of said profiled multimedia scene to a presentation server;
transmitting, via said presentation server, said at least one model of said profiled multimedia scene to said content proxy.
13. The method of claim 12, further comprising constructing said multidimensional data structure enabling said at least one instance of said at least one model of said profiled multimedia scene to be associated with said at least one user profile parameter.
14. A computer program product embodied on a tangible machine-readable medium, comprising:
computer code for receiving at least one instance of at least one model of a profiled multimedia scene, adapted to a predetermined profile of users having at least one common parameter, originating with a business server;
computer code for storing, within a content proxy, said at least one instance of said at least one model of said profiled multimedia scene.
15. The computer program product of claim 14, further comprising, prior to said receiving:
computer code for verifying availability of at least one profitable multimedia scene content, issuing a list of profitable multimedia scene contents;
computer code for creating said at least one model of said profiled multimedia scene integrating at least one of said profitable multimedia scene contents from said list;
computer code for creating a multidimensional data structure enabling said at least one model of said profiled multimedia scene to be associated with at least one user profile parameter;
computer code for transmitting said at least one model of said profiled multimedia scene to a presentation server;
computer code for transmitting, via said presentation server, said at least one model of said profiled multimedia scene to said content proxy.
16. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising computer code for constructing said multidimensional data structure enabling said at least one instance of said at least one model of said profiled multimedia scene to be associated with said at least one user profile parameter.
17. A multimedia content proxy, comprising:
means for receiving at least one instance of at least one model of a profiled multimedia scene, adapted to a predetermined profile of users having at least one common parameter, originating with a business server;
means for storing said at least one instance of said at least one model of said profiled multimedia scene within a content proxy.
18. The multimedia content proxy of claim 17, further comprising, prior to said receiving:
means for verifying availability of at least one profilable multimedia scene content, issuing a list of profilable multimedia scene contents;
means for creating said at least one model of said profiled multimedia scene integrating at least one of said profilable multimedia scene contents from said list;
means for creating a multidimensional data structure enabling said at least one model of said profiled multimedia scene to be associated with at least one user profile parameter;
means for transmitting said at least one model of said profiled multimedia scene to a presentation server;
means for transmitting, via said presentation server, said at least one model of said profiled multimedia scene to said content proxy.
19. The multimedia content proxy of claim 18, further comprising means for constructing said multidimensional data structure enabling said at least one instance of said at least one model of said profiled multimedia scene to be associated with said at least one user profile parameter.
20. A method of constructing a multimedia scene depending on a request from a user terminal, comprising:
determining a profile for a user;
obtaining, based on said profile, at least one instance of a profiled multimedia scene model previously stored by a multimedia content proxy;
aggregating, within said at least one instance, at least one multimedia data item corresponding to at least one parameter of a request from a terminal of said user.
21. The method of claim 20, wherein said obtaining comprises searching for an instance of a profiled multimedia scene model using a multidimensional data structure enabling at least one profiled multimedia scene model to be associated with at least one user profile parameter.
22. A computer program product embodied on a tangible computer readable medium, comprising:
computer code for determining a profile for a user;
computer code for obtaining, based on said profile, at least one instance of a profiled multimedia scene model previously stored by a multimedia content proxy;
computer code for aggregating, within said at least one instance, at least one multimedia data item corresponding to at least one parameter of a request from a terminal of said user.
23. The computer program product of claim 22, wherein said obtaining comprises searching for an instance of a profiled multimedia scene model using a multidimensional data structure enabling at least one profiled multimedia scene model to be associated with at least one user profile parameter.
24. A multimedia scene model, comprising:
at least one profiled multimedia content, adapted to a predetermined profile of users having at least one common parameter;
at least one location for inserting a variable multimedia content.
25. A business server, comprising:
means for verifying availability of at least one profitable multimedia content, issuing a list of profitable multimedia contents;
means for creating at least one model of a profiled multimedia scene, adapted to a predetermined profile of users having at least one common parameter, and integrating at least one of said profitable multimedia contents from said list;
means for creating a multidimensional data structure enabling at least one model of a profiled multimedia scene to be associated with at least one user profile parameter;
means for transmitting said at least one model of said profiled multimedia scene to a presentation server.