1. A control method of a molding machine that controls a group of drive mechanisms comprising a plurality of drive mechanisms driven by drive units, comprising:
controlling with a single controller, in a predetermined process, at least two drive mechanisms constructing a group of synchronous drive mechanisms in the group of drive mechanisms while establishing synchronization among them by transmitting and receiving data of each of the at least two drive mechanisms to and from each other through the single controller; and
controlling with the single controller the drive mechanisms except for the drive mechanisms in the group of synchronous drive mechanisms separately from the drive mechanisms in the group of synchronous drive mechanisms.
2. A control method of a molding machine according to claim 1, further comprising:
providing four drive mechanisms of an injection drive mechanism, a metering rotation drive mechanism, a mold openingclosing drive mechanism, and an ejector drive mechanism and at least two other drive mechanisms as the plurality of drive mechanisms; and
controlling the four drive mechanisms of the injection drive mechanism, the metering rotation drive mechanism, the mold openingclosing drive mechanism, and the ejector drive mechanism using the controller while establishing synchronization among them and controls the at least two other drive mechanisms while establishing synchronization among them.
3. A control method of a molding machine according to claim 1, wherein:
the molding machine is a two-material or two-color molding machine, the control method further comprises:
configuring the two-material or two-color molding machine to include injection drive mechanisms, metering rotation drive mechanisms, and ejector drive mechanisms on front and rear sides, respectively, and commonly includes a mold openingclosing drive mechanism and a reversing drive mechanism on the front and rear sides;
controlling at least the injection drive mechanism on the front side and the metering rotation drive mechanism on the front side using the controller while establishing synchronization therebetween; and
controlling at least the injection drive mechanism on the rear side and the metering rotation drive mechanism on the rear side using the controller while establishing synchronization therebetween.
4. A control method of a molding machine according to claim 3, further comprising:
controlling the injection drive mechanism on the front side, the metering rotation drive mechanism on the front side, the ejector drive mechanism on the front side, and the mold openingclosing drive mechanism using the controller while establishing synchronization among them and controls the injection drive mechanism on the rear side, the metering rotation drive mechanism on the rear side, the ejector drive mechanism on the rear side, and the reversing drive mechanism while establishing synchronization among them.
5. A control method of a molding machine according to claim 1 wherein:
the molding machine is an injection molding machine, and
the injection molding machine includes an injection drive mechanism, a metering rotation drive mechanism, a mold openingclosing drive mechanism, and an ejector drive mechanism as the plurality of drive mechanisms, the control method further comprising:
synchronizing the injection drive mechanism with the mold openingclosing drive mechanism using the controller as the plurality of drive mechanisms to be synchronized at least in an injectioncompression process.
6. A control method of a molding machine according to claim 1, wherein:
the molding machine is an injection molding machine, and
the injection molding machine includes an injection drive mechanism, a metering rotation drive mechanism, a mold openingclosing drive mechanism, and an ejector drive mechanism as the plurality of drive mechanisms, the control method further comprising:
when an eject pin is projected at least in an injection process, synchronizing the injection drive mechanism with the ejector drive mechanism using the controller as the plurality of drive mechanisms to be synchronized.
7. A control method of a molding machine according to claim 1, wherein:
the molding machine is an injection molding machine, and
the injection molding machine includes an injection drive mechanism, a metering rotation drive mechanism, a mold openingclosing drive mechanism, and an ejector drive mechanism as the plurality of drive mechanisms, the control method further comprising:
when an eject pin is projected at least in a mold opening process, synchronizing the ejector drive mechanism with the mold openingclosing drive mechanism using the controller as the plurality of drive mechanisms to be synchronized.
8. A control method of a molding machine according to claim 1, wherein:
the molding machine is an injection molding machine, and
injection molding machine includes an injection drive mechanism, a metering rotation drive mechanism, a mold openingclosing drive mechanism, and an ejector drive mechanism as the plurality of drive mechanisms, the control method further comprising:
synchronizing the injection drive mechanism with the mold openingclosing drive mechanism using the controller as the plurality of drive mechanisms to be synchronized in at least a metering process.
9. A control method of a molding machine according to claim 1, wherein:
the molding machine is an injection molding machine, and
the injection molding machine includes a plurality of injection drive mechanisms, a metering rotation drive mechanism, a mold openingclosing drive mechanism, and an ejector drive mechanism as the plurality of drive mechanisms, the control method further comprising:
synchronizing the plurality of injection drive mechanisms with each other using the controller as the plurality of drive mechanisms to be synchronized at least in an injection process.
10. A control method of a molding machine according to claim 9, further comprising:
synchronizing the plurality of injection drive mechanisms with the metering rotation drive mechanism as the plurality of drive mechanisms to be synchronized at least in a metering process.
11. A control method of a molding machine according to claim 3, further comprising:
driving the injection drive mechanisms on the front and rear sides by two servomotors, respectively;
controlling the two servo motors in the injection drive mechanism on at least the front side and the metering rotation drive mechanism on the front side using the controller while establishing synchronization among them; and
controlling the two servo motors in the injection drive mechanism on at least the rear side and the metering rotation drive mechanism on the rear side using the controller while synchronization among them.
12. A control method of a molding machine according to claim 1, wherein:
at least one group of the at least two groups includes the plurality of drive mechanisms to be synchronized, the control method further comprising:
controlling the at least two groups using the controller while establishing synchronization among the drive mechanisms included in the at least one group.
13. A control method of a molding machine according to claim 1, comprising:
dividing the plurality of drive mechanisms into a group of synchronous drive mechanisms to be synchronized in a predetermined process and other drive mechanisms; and
controlling the group of the synchronous drive mechanisms and the other drive mechanisms using the controller while synchronizing at least two drive mechanisms in the group of synchronous drive mechanisms.
14. A control method of a molding machine according to claim 1, wherein:
the molding machine is a two-material or two-color molding machine, and
the two-material or two-color molding machine includes injection drive mechanisms, metering rotation drive mechanisms, and ejector drive mechanisms provided on front and rear sides, respectively and includes a mold openingclosing drive mechanism and a reversing drive mechanism commonly provided on the front and rear sides, the control method further comprising:
controlling the injection drive mechanism on the front side, the metering rotation drive mechanism on the front side, and the ejector drive mechanism on the front side using the controller while establishing synchronization among them; and
controlling the injection drive mechanism on the rear side, the metering rotation drive mechanism on the rear side, and the ejector drive mechanism on the rear side using the controller while establishing synchronization among them.
15. A control method of a molding machine according to claim 1, wherein:
the molding machine is an injection molding machine having an injection drive mechanism, a metering rotation drive mechanism, a mold openingclosing drive mechanism, and an ejector drive mechanism, and
the group of the synchronous drive mechanisms comprises the injection drive mechanism and the metering rotation drive mechanism in at least a metering process.
16. A control method of a molding machine according to claim 1, wherein
the molding machine is an injection molding machine having an injection drive mechanism, a metering rotation drive mechanism, a mold openingclosing drive mechanism, and an ejector drive mechanism, and
the group of the synchronous drive mechanisms comprises the injection drive mechanism and the mold openingclosing drive mechanism in at least an openingclosing drive mechanism in at least an injectioncompression process.
17. A control method of a molding machine according to claim 1, wherein:
the molding machine is an injection molding machine having an injection drive mechanism, a metering rotation drive mechanism, a mold openingclosing drive mechanism, and an ejector drive mechanism, and
the group of the synchronous drive mechanisms comprises the injection drive mechanism and the ejector drive mechanism in at least an injection process.
18. A control method of a molding machine according to claim 1, wherein:
the molding machine is an injection molding machine having an injection drive mechanism, a metering rotation drive mechanism, a mold openingclosing drive mechanism, and an ejector drive mechanism, and
the group of the synchronous drive mechanisms comprises mold openingclosing drive mechanism and the ejector drive mechanism in at least a mold opening process.
19. A control method of a molding machine according to claim 1, wherein:
the molding machine is an injection molding machine having a plurality of injection drive mechanisms, a metering rotation drive mechanism, a mold openingclosing drive mechanism, and an ejector drive mechanism, and
the group of the synchronous drive mechanisms comprises the plurality injection drive mechanism in at least an injection process.
20. A control method of a molding machine according to claim 1, further comprising:
controlling with the single controller, in a process different from the predetermined process, another group of synchronous drive mechanisms comprising at least two other drive mechanisms except for the group of synchronous drive mechanisms while establishing synchronization among them and separately from the group of synchronous drive mechanisms.
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 identifying like-minded users accessing the Internet, comprising:
presenting a multimedia item to a user on an Internet site visited by the user;
offering at least one mechanism for the user to provide a response to said item;
collecting responses to said item from a plurality of users; and
identifying as like-minded people those providing the same response to said item.
2. The method as claimed in claim 1 and including applying a matching algorithm to collected responses to said item from a plurality of users to group together users providing the same response.
3. The method as claimed in claim 2 and, prior to applying the matching algorithm, collecting responses for at least one of: a predetermined time; and until the number of responses exceeds a threshold value.
4. The method as claimed in claim 2 and wherein the matching algorithm is trained to develop its model.
5. The method as claimed in claim 1 and wherein a plurality of different items are presented to users for users to provide responses thereto.
6. The method as claimed in claim 1 and wherein a user is informed of the identities
7. The method as claimed in claim 1 and wherein the item is at least one of a: text fragment, music track, audio fragment, movie trailer, video clip, and image.
8. The method as claimed in claim 1 and wherein the mechanism to provide response is at least one of: \u2018yes\u2019\u2018no\u2019 button; a text box; and multiple choice selection.
9. The method as claimed in claim 1 and wherein the item is presented on a web page dedicated to that purpose.
10. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the item is presented on a web page that fulfils an additional purpose.