1. A fuel cell system which is mounted in and used for a portable and small electric device, comprising:
a thin housing having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape;
a cell unit comprising one or more fuel cells;
a fuel tank unit for storing a fuel to be supplied to the cell unit; and
a fuel feed unit for supplying the fuel from the fuel tank unit to the cell unit, the fuel feed unit, the fuel tank unit and the cell unit being provided in the housing,
wherein the fuel tank unit, the fuel feed unit and the cell unit are located in order of i) the fuel tank unit, ii) the fuel feed unit, and iii) the cell unit in one direction between two opposite faces of the housing,
wherein the fuel tank unit comprises a valve, which supplies fuel to the fuel feed unit and opens to release the fuel in the fuel cell system only when the fuel tank unit is mounted, and
wherein the fuel feed unit connects sides of the fuel tank unit and the cell unit that face each other and reduces a pressure of gaseous fuel supplied from the fuel tank unit.
2. The fuel cell system according to claim 1, wherein the fuel tank unit, the fuel feed unit and the cell unit are located in order of i) the fuel tank unit, ii) the fuel feed unit, and iii) the cell unit in one direction between two opposite side faces of the housing.
3. The fuel cell system according to claim 2, wherein the fuel tank unit, the fuel feed unit and the cell unit are located in this order between the two opposite side faces.
4. The fuel cell system according to claim 2, wherein the one or more fuel cells of the cell unit are stacked parallel to a bottom face of the housing.
5. The fuel cell system according to claim 1, wherein the fuel tank unit, the fuel feed unit and the cell unit are located in order of i) the fuel tank unit, ii) the fuel feed unit, and iii) the cell unit in one direction between a top face and a bottom face of the housing.
6. The fuel cell system according to claim 5, wherein the cell unit faces and is located parallel to at least one of a top face and a bottom face of the housing.
7. The fuel cell system according to claim 5, wherein the cell unit, the fuel feed unit, the fuel tank unit, another fuel feed unit and another cell unit are located in this order between the top face and the bottom face.
8. The fuel cell system according to claim 1, wherein the housing has an opening for supplying an oxidizer gas.
9. The fuel cell system according to claim 8, wherein the housing comprises a portion that contains a cell unit and a portion that contains the fuel tank unit and the opening is at least in the portion of the housing that contains the cell unit.
10. The fuel cell system according to claim 8, wherein the opening is provided in a top face, a bottom face and a side face of the housing.
11. The fuel cell system according to claim 1, further comprising a wiring unit for collecting generated power and supplying it to the outside of the fuel cell, and wherein the wiring unit is provided at a location where the fuel tank unit does not exist.
12. The fuel cell system according to claim 1, wherein the fuel tank unit is provided detachably from the housing.
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. Method for transferring information on the Internet, comprising the steps of:
intercepting an information request;
determining whether the information request relates to a content provider address having a corresponding alternative address, the alternative address providing at least part of the information provided at the content provider address, wherein determining whether the information request has an corresponding alternative address is accomplished by comparing the content provider address to information located on a storage means directly connected to an interceptor; and
directing an information request to one of the alternative address and the content provider address.
2. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of:
updating information at the alternative address.
3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
providing a first list of information relating to content provider addresses having respective corresponding alternative addresses;
accessing the first list of information content provider addresses having respective corresponding alternative addresses; and
determining whether the request relates to a content provider address having a corresponding alternative address.
4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
providing a plurality of lists of information relating to content provider addresses having respective corresponding alternative addresses;
accessing a plurality of lists of information relating to content provider addresses having respective corresponding alternative addresses; and
determining whether the request relates to a content provider address having a corresponding alternative address.
5. A method for transferring information comprising the steps of:
determining whether data entered and transmitted by an Internet user is an information request;
intercepting an information request;
determining whether the information request relates to a content provider address having a corresponding alternative address, the alternative address providing at least part of the information provided at the content provider address, wherein determining whether said information request has an corresponding alternative address is accomplished by comparing said content provider address to information located on a storage means directly connected to an interceptor; and
directing an information request to one of said alternative address and said content provider address.
6. A method as recited in claim 5, further comprising the step of:
updating information at said alternative address.
7. The method of claim 5 further comprising:
providing a first list of information relating to content provider addresses having respective corresponding alternative addresses;
accessing the first list of information content provider addresses having respective corresponding alternative addresses; and
determining whether the request relates to a content provider address having a corresponding alternative address.
8. The method of claim 5 further comprising:
providing a plurality of lists of information relating to content provider addresses having respective corresponding alternative addresses;
accessing a plurality of lists of information relating to content provider addresses having respective corresponding alternative addresses; and
determining whether the request relates to a content provider address having a corresponding alternative address.
9. A method for efficiently delivering cached information to users, comprising the steps of:
intercepting an information request;
determining the information request relates to a content provider address having a corresponding alternative address, the alternative address providing at least part of the information provided at the content provider address, wherein determining whether the information request has an corresponding alternative address is accomplished by comparing the content provider address to information located on a storage means directly connected to an interceptor;
directing an information request to one of the alternative address and the content provider address; and
providing the user requested information to the user from one of the alternative address and the content provider address.
10. A method as recited in claim 9, further comprising the step of:
updating information at said alternative address.
11. The method of claim 9 further comprising:
providing a first list of information relating to content provider addresses having respective corresponding alternative addresses;
accessing the first list of information content provider addresses having respective corresponding alternative addresses, and
determining whether the request relates to a content provider address having a corresponding alternative address.
12. The method of claim 9 further comprising:
providing a plurality of lists of information relating to content provider addresses having respective corresponding alternative addresses;
accessing a plurality of lists of information relating to content provider addresses having respective corresponding alternative addresses; and
determining whether the request relates to a content provider address having a corresponding alternative address.
13. A method comprising the steps of:
receiving a information request, wherein the information request includes information related to a content provider address;
intercepting the received information request;
determining whether the content provider address has a corresponding alternative address by comparing said content provider address to information located on a storage means directly connected to an interceptor, the corresponding alternative address also being located on a said storage means;
providing at least part of the information requested at the content provider address; and
providing the information to the Internet user based upon the information request.
14. A system for efficiently delivering cached information to Internet users, the system comprising:
means for intercepting an information request;
means for determining whether or not said information request relates to a content provider address having a corresponding alternative address, said alternative address providing at least part of the information provided at said content provider address, wherein the means for determining whether said information request has an corresponding alternative address is accomplished by comparing said content provider address to information located on a storage means directly connected to an interceptor means; and
means for directing an information request to one of said alternative address and said content provider address.
15. The system of claim 14, further comprising:
means for updating information at said alternative address.
16. The system of claim 14 further comprising:
means for providing a first list of information relating to content provider addresses having respective corresponding alternative addresses;
means for accessing the first list of information content provider addresses having respective corresponding alternative addresses; and
means for determining whether the request relates to a content provider address having a corresponding alternative address.
17. The system of claim 14 further comprising:
means for providing a plurality of lists of information relating to content provider addresses having respective corresponding alternative addresses;
means for accessing a plurality of lists of information relating to content provider addresses having respective corresponding alternative addresses; and
means for determining whether the request relates to a content provider address having a corresponding alternative address.