1. A showerhead having an aluminum surface coated with a nitrogen containing amorphous carbon layer, the nitrogen containing amorphous carbon layer applied by a method comprising:
placing the showerhead into a processing chamber;
flowing a first gas comprising a carbon source into the processing chamber;
flowing a second gas comprising a nitrogen source into the processing chamber;
forming a plasma in the chamber; and
depositing the nitrogen containing amorphous carbon layer on the aluminum surface, wherein the first gas has a flow rate between about 200 sccm and about 2000 sccm.
2. A showerhead having an aluminum surface coated with a nitrogen containing amorphous carbon layer, the nitrogen containing amorphous carbon layer applied by a method comprising:
placing the showerhead into a processing chamber;
flowing a first gas comprising a carbon source into the processing chamber;
flowing a second gas comprising a nitrogen source into the processing chamber;
forming a plasma in the chamber; and
depositing the nitrogen containing amorphous carbon layer on the aluminum surface, wherein the second gas has a flow rate between about 100 sccm and about 15000 sccm.
3. A showerhead having an aluminum surface coated with a nitrogen containing amorphous carbon layer, the nitrogen containing amorphous carbon layer applied by a method comprising:
placing the showerhead into a processing chamber;
flowing a first gas comprising a carbon source into the processing chamber;
flowing a second gas comprising a nitrogen source into the processing chamber;
forming a plasma in the chamber; and
depositing the nitrogen containing amorphous carbon layer on the aluminum surface, wherein the forming a plasma in the chamber comprises applying a RF power to an inert gas, wherein the RF power frequency is between about 0.01 MHz and 300 MHz.
4. The showerhead of claim 3, wherein the inert gas is selected from a group comprising helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, radon, and nitrogen.
5. The showerhead of claim 3, wherein the inert gas has a flow rate between about 700 sccm and 7000 sccm.
6. A showerhead having an aluminum surface coated with a nitrogen containing amorphous carbon layer, the nitrogen containing amorphous carbon layer applied by a method comprising:
placing the showerhead into a processing chamber;
flowing a first gas comprising a carbon source into the processing chamber;
flowing a second gas comprising a nitrogen source into the processing chamber;
forming a plasma in the chamber; and
depositing the nitrogen containing amorphous carbon layer on the aluminum surface, wherein the nitrogen containing amorphous carbon layer has a thickness between about 500 \u212b and about 3000 \u212b.
7. A showerhead having an aluminum surface coated with a nitrogen containing amorphous carbon layer, the nitrogen containing amorphous carbon layer applied by a method comprising:
placing the showerhead into a processing chamber;
flowing a first gas comprising a carbon source into the processing chamber;
flowing a second gas comprising a nitrogen source into the processing chamber;
forming a plasma in the chamber; and
depositing the nitrogen containing amorphous carbon layer on the aluminum surface, wherein the nitrogen containing amorphous carbon layer is deposited on the showerhead before coupling the showerhead to a processing chamber.
8. A showerhead having an aluminum surface coated with a nitrogen containing amorphous carbon layer, the nitrogen containing amorphous carbon layer applied by a method comprising:
placing the showerhead into a processing chamber;
flowing a first gas comprising a carbon source into the processing chamber;
flowing a second gas comprising a nitrogen source into the processing chamber;
forming a plasma in the chamber; and
depositing the nitrogen containing amorphous carbon layer on the aluminum surface, wherein placing the showerhead into a processing chamber comprises attaching the showerhead to the processing chamber.
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 computer-implemented method performed by a computerized device, comprising:
receiving a reading from a sensor associated with a mobile computing device used by a user;
determining based on the reading whether the device is in movement exceeding a threshold;
responsive to the movement exceeding the threshold, displaying a message in a first manner; and
responsive to the movement not exceeding the threshold, displaying the message in a second manner.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein:
the first manner associated with the message obstructing content displayed on the device; and
the second manner associated with content displayed on the device being obstructed less than when the movement exceeds the threshold
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the threshold is determined in accordance with a situation of the user.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising determining a position of the user.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 wherein the position is selected from the group consisting of: walking, standing, sitting and lying.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising determining whether the user and the mobile computing device are in a moving environment.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 further comprising:
determining a situation of the user; and
determining the threshold based on the situation.
8. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 further comprising:
determining a type of vehicle the user and the mobile computing device are in; and
determining the threshold based on the type of vehicle.
9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:
responsive to the movement exceeding the threshold, determining based on the reading whether the movement is due to the device and the user being in a moving vehicle; and
responsive to determining that the device and the user are in a moving vehicle, displaying the message such that content displayed on the device is obstructed less than when the movement exceeds the threshold.
10. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein when the reading indicates increasing motion, the message is displayed more boldly and the content is displayed in a more obstructed manner.
11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein the message is abruptly displayed in a more prominent manner and the content is abruptly displayed in a more obstructed manner.
12. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein when the reading indicates decreasing motion, the message is displayed less boldly and the content is displayed in a less disrupted manner.
13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12 wherein the message is displayed less boldly and the content is displayed in a less obstructed manner after a predetermined delay.
14. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein the message is gradually faded out and the content is gradually displayed in a less obstructed manner.
15. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the movement not exceeding the threshold or the movement indicating that user and the device are in a moving vehicle, is associated with the user being attentive to the device, and the movement exceeding the threshold and not associated with a moving vehicle is associated with the user being inattentive to the device.
16. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the message is displayed with a graphic aspect corresponding to the content displayed on the device.
17. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the message is displayed with a shadow surrounding figures or letters.
18. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein a difference between the first manner and the second manner relates to at least one factor selected from the list consisting of: boldness, location; rotation angle; vibration; color; size; animation; addition of a moving element, addition of a moving element to a banner; and adding an element.
19. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein transition between the first manner and the second manner is gradual.
20. An apparatus comprising a mobile device having a processing unit and a storage device, the apparatus comprising:
a sensor for providing movement indication of the mobile device;
a sensor communication component for receiving a reading from the sensor;
a movement assessment component for determining based on the reading whether the mobile device is in movement exceeding a threshold; and
a display component for (i) displaying a message in a first manner responsive to the mobile device being in movement exceeding a threshold, and (ii) displaying the message in a second manner when the movement exceeds the threshold, responsive to the movement being below the threshold.
21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the first manner relates to displaying a message while obstructing content displayed on the mobile device, and the second manner relates to the content being less obstructed than when the movement exceeds the threshold, responsive to the movement being below the threshold.
22. The apparatus of claim 20 further comprising a vehicle type determination component for determining based on one or more readings in which vehicle type the mobile device and a user thereof are.
23. The apparatus of claim 20 further comprising a threshold assessment component for determining the threshold.
24. The apparatus of claim 20, further comprising a state assessment component for determining attention level of a user using the mobile device based on output of the movement assessment component.
25. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein when the reading indicates increasing movements, the message is displayed more boldly and the content is displayed in a more obstructed manner.
26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the message is abruptly displayed more boldly and the content is displayed abruptly in a more disrupted manner.
27. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein when the reading indicates decreasing movements, the message is displayed less boldly and the content is displayed in a less disrupted manner.
28. The apparatus of claim 27 wherein the message is displayed less boldly and the content is displayed in a less disrupted manner only after a predetermined delay.
29. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the message is gradually faded out and the content is gradually displayed in a less disrupted manner.
30. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the movement not exceeding the threshold or the movement indicating that user and the mobile device are in a moving vehicle is associated with the user being attentive to the mobile device, and the movement exceeding the threshold and not associated with a moving vehicle is associated with the user being inattentive to the mobile device.
31. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein a difference between the first manner and the second manner relates to at least one factor selected from the list consisting of: boldness; location; rotation angle; vibration; color; size; animation; addition of a moving element, addition of a moving element to a banner; and adding an element.
32. The apparatus of claim 20, further comprising a server computing platform for receiving a reading from the mobile device, analyzing the reading and returning a result to the mobile device.
33. A computer-implemented method performed by a computerized device, comprising:
receiving a reading from a sensor associated with a mobile computing device used by a user;
determining based on the reading whether the user is attentive to the device;
responsive to the user being inattentive to the device, displaying a message in a first manner; and
responsive to the user being attentive to the device, displaying the message in a second manner.
34. The computer-implemented method of claim 31, wherein whether the user is attentive to the device is determined in accordance with the user’s looking direction and eye movements.
35. A computer program product comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable medium;
a first program instruction for receiving a reading from a sensor associated with a mobile computing device used by a user;
a second program instruction for determining based on the reading whether the device is in movement exceeding a threshold;
a third program instruction for responsive to the movement exceeding the threshold, displaying a message in a first manner; and
a fourth program instruction for responsive to the movement not exceeding the threshold, displaying the message in a second manner;
wherein said first and second program instructions are stored on said non-transitory computer readable medium.