1. Scale device for determining andor simulating proportions in a selected area of an object or a location,
wherein at least two target points are provided for; the target points having a defined or definable distance between the target points and being designed such that they can be disposed at an object or in a location.
2. The scale device according to claim 1, wherein the target points comprise means for exactly determining a point position.
3. The scale device according to claim 2, wherein the target points comprise one of reticles and target rings.
4. The scale device according to claim 1, wherein at least a third target point is provided for.
5. The scale device according to claim 1, wherein a target point is connected to at least a further target point by a fixedly pre-set or a variable adjustable spacer.
6. The scale device according to claim 1, wherein fixation means for detachably fixing of the target points to an object or in a location are provided for.
7. The scale device according to claim 5, wherein the fixation means comprise at least one of the group containing sticking means, removable sticking means, detachable adhesive means and hook\u2014and pile\u2014fasteners.
8. The scale device according to claim 1, wherein the scale device is made in one piece out of at least one of the materials of the group containing paper, cardboard, synthetic materials and plastics.
9. System for determining andor simulating proportions in a selected area of an object or a location, wherein a scale device and analysis andor simulation means are provided for, the scale device comprising at least two target points having a defined or definable distance between the target points and being designed such that they can be disposed at an object or in a location and the analysis andor simulation means comprising an analysis andor simulation method stored on storage means to be read by a data processing equipment for carrying out the analysis andor simulation method.
10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the analysis andor simulation means comprise reading means for reading into a computer a reproduction of the object or the location with the scale device attached at the object or in the location.
11. The system according to claim 9, wherein the analysis andor simulations means comprise means for identifying and localizing the target points.
12. The system according to claim 9, wherein the analysis andor simulation means comprise means for calculating proportions of reproduction or parts thereof from the scale device.
13. The system according to claim 9, wherein the analysis andor simulation means comprise means for determining or correcting a perspective of the reproduction.
14. The system according to claim 9, wherein the analysis andor simulation means comprise means for producing andor reading in image components andor means for superimposing or fading image components into a reproduction of the object or location.
15. The system according to claim 9, wherein the analysis andor simulation means comprise means for displaying a reproduction andor additional image components.
16. The system according to claim 9, wherein the system comprises means for generating a reproduction of the object or the location with the scale device mounted on it.
17. The system according to claim 9, wherein the system comprises at least one of a camera, a digital camera and a scanner.
18. The system according to claim 9, wherein the analysis andor simulation means comprise data transmission means for transmission of at least one of pictures, texts and control data.
19. The system according to claim 9, wherein the analysis andor simulation means comprise at least one of wireless transmission means, data and telephone networks and internet connections.
20. The system according to claim 18, wherein the data transmission means are designed such that online transmission can take place during analysis.
21. A method for determining andor simulating the proportions in a selected area of an object or a location, wherein the following steps are carried out:
in a first step, a scale device is arranged in a selected place on an object or a location;
in a second step, a reproduction is generated of the object or location together with the scale device in the selected place; and
in a third step, the reproduction is read into data processing equipment, which is equipped such that proportions in the reproduction can be determined or simulated in the selected area.
22. The method according to claim 21,
wherein the data processing equipment comprises analysis andor simulation means.
23. The method according to claim 21,
wherein the method is used for virtual representation of at least one of an image product, a poster, a painting, a photo, a printing product and an advertising graphic.
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 forming an oxide glass in a manufacturing process comprising:
flowing a glass melt having a \u03b2\u2014OH concentration of at least about 0.35 mm\u22121 through a vessel comprising a metal selected from the group consisting of platinum, gold, molybdenum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, rhenium, tantalum, titanium, tungsten, and alloys thereof, there being an interface present between the vessel and the glass, the vessel further comprising a first portion and a second portion;
controlling a partial pressure of hydrogen of a first atmosphere in contact with an outside wall surface of the vessel first portion in an amount such that hydrogen permeation blisters form in a region of the glass adjacent the glass-vessel interface in the vessel first portion; and
controlling a partial pressure of hydrogen of a second atmosphere in contact with an outside wall surface of the vessel second portion in an amount such that hydrogen permeation blisters are substantially prevented from forming in a region of the glass adjacent the glass-vessel interface in the vessel second portion.
2. The method according to claim 1 wherein the partial pressure of hydrogen in the first atmosphere is controlled by varying an amount of water in the first atmosphere and a dew point of the first atmosphere is between \u221250\xb0 C. and +30\xb0 C.
3. The method according to claim 1 wherein the partial pressure of hydrogen in the second atmosphere is controlled by varying an amount of water in the second atmosphere and a dew point of the second atmosphere is between +30\xb0 C. and +95\xb0 C.
4. The method according to claim 1 wherein the first atmosphere comprises less than about 50 wt. % oxygen.
5. The method according to claim 1 wherein the second atmosphere comprises less than about 1000 ppm oxygen.
6. The method according to claim 1 wherein the vessel is preferentially thinned.
7. The method according to claim 1 wherein the glass is essentially free of As or Sb.
8. The method according to claim 1 wherein the glass comprises a halide selected from the group consisting of I, Br, Cl, and combinations thereof.
9. The method according to claim 8 wherein the glass comprises Br in an amount between about 0 and 0.09 wt. %.
10. A method of forming an oxide glass in a manufacturing process comprising:
melting batch materials in a melter to produce a glass melt having a \u03b2\u2014OH concentration of at least about 0.35 mm\u22121;
flowing the glass melt from the melter through a platinum or platinum alloy tube surrounded by a capsule, the capsule comprising a first section containing a first atmosphere in contact with an outside wall surface of a first portion of the tube and a second section containing a second atmosphere different from the first atmosphere and in contact with an outside wall surface of a second portion of the tube; and
controlling a partial pressure of hydrogen in the first atmosphere to encourage the formation of hydrogen permeation blisters in a region of the glass melt adjacent a glass-vessel interface in the vessel first portion.
11. The method according to claim 10 further comprising controlling a partial pressure of hydrogen in the second atmosphere such that hydrogen permeation blisters are substantially prevented from forming in a region of the glass adjacent a glass-vessel interface in the second portion.
12. The method according to claim 11 wherein a dew point of the second atmosphere is between about +30\xb0 C. and +70\xb0 C.
13. The method according to claim 11 wherein a dew point of the first atmosphere is between about \u221250\xb0 C. and +30\xb0 C.
14. The method according to claim 10 wherein the capsule defines a jacket volume between the tube and the capsule, the jacket volume being filled with a porous refractory material.