Author: claimsbot

1. A print instruction device configured to instruct a print unit to print an image stored in an image storing unit storing a plurality of images, the print instruction device comprising:
a display unit configured to display information;
an operation unit configured to be operated by a user; and
a controller configured to:
judge whether each of the plurality of images stored in the image storing unit includes a person who is included in a past image which had been printed in the past;
set priority to each of the plurality of images which is judged to include the person included in the past image, based on at least one of:
a number of times of printing of the person included in the image;
the latest print date and time of the person included in the image;
a number of times of printing of the image;
the latest print date and time of the image; and
a frequency of printing of the image in a predetermined period of time;

control the display unit to display information regarding the image which is judged to include the person included in the past image in order of the priority and in a different form than information regarding the image which is judged not to include the person included in the past image;
receive a selection of an image for printing through the operation unit; and
instruct the print unit to print the selected image.
2. The print instruction device according to claim 1,
wherein the controller is further configured to generate and store print history information including information for identifying the selected image into a history storing unit when the controller instructs to print the selected image, and
wherein the controller judges whether each of the plurality of images stored in the image storing unit includes the person included in the past image based on the print history information.
3. The print instruction device according to claim 2,
wherein the print history information further includes information for identifying a person included in the selected image.
4. The print instruction device according to claim 1,
wherein the controller is further configured to receive a designation of a reference range from the user, the reference range being specified as a period of time defining a period starting from a certain time in the past to the present, andor being specified as a number of images printed lately, and
wherein the controller judges whether each of the plurality of images stored in the image storing unit includes the person included in the past image within the reference range.
5. The print instruction device according to claim 1,
wherein the controller is further configured to perform facial recognition of the person included in each of the plurality of images, and
wherein the controller judges whether each of the plurality of images stored in the image storing unit includes the person included in the past image based on the facial recognition of the person.
6. A print instruction device configured to instruct a print unit to print an image stored in an image storing unit that stores a plurality of images, the print instruction device comprising:
a display unit configured to display information;
an operation unit configured to be operated by a user; and
a controller configured to:
judge whether each of the plurality of images stored in the image storing unit includes a person who is included in a past image which had been printed in the past;
set priority to each of the plurality of images which is judged to include the person included in the past image, based on at least one of:
a number of times of printing of the person included in the image;
the latest print date and time of the person included in the image;
a number of times of printing of the image;
the latest print date and time of the image; and
a frequency of printing of the image in a predetermined period of time;

control the display unit to display information regarding the image which is judged to include the person included in the past image in order of the priority while not to display information regarding the image which is judged not to include the person included in the past image;
receive a selection of an image for printing through the operation unit; and
instruct the print unit to print the selected image.
7. The print instruction device according to claim 6,
wherein the controller is further configured to generate and store print history information including information for identifying the selected image into a history storing unit when the controller instructs the print unit to print the selected image, and
wherein the controller judges whether each of the plurality of images stored in the image storing unit includes the person included in the past image based on the print history information.
8. The print instruction device according to claim 7,
wherein the print history information further including information for identifying a person included in the selected image.
9. The print instruction device according to claim 6,
wherein the controller is further configured to receive a designation of a reference range from the user, the reference range being specified as a period of time defining a period starting from a certain time in the past to the present, andor being specified as a number of images printed lately, and
wherein the controller judges whether each of the plurality of images stored in the image storing unit includes the person included in the past image within the reference range.
10. The print instruction device according to claim 6,
wherein the controller is further configured to perform facial recognition of the person included in each of the plurality of images, and
wherein the controller judges whether each of the plurality of images stored in the image storing unit includes the person included in the past image based on the facial recognition of the person.
11. A print instruction system comprising a server and a terminal device connected to the server, configured to instruct a print unit to print an image stored in an image storing unit storing a plurality of images,
the server comprising a controller configured to:
judge whether each of the plurality of images stored in the image storing unit includes a person who is included in a past image which had been printed in the past; and
transmit a judgment result to the terminal device;

the terminal device comprising:
a display unit configured to display information;
an operation unit configured to be operated by a user; and
a controller configured to:
receive the judgment result from the server;
control the display unit to display information regarding the image which is judged to include the person included in the past image in a different form than information regarding the image which is judged not to include the person included in the past image based on the judgment result;
receive a selection of an image for printing through the operation unit; and
transmit a selection result to the server,
wherein the controller of the server is further configured to:
receive the selection result from the terminal device; and
instruct the print unit to print the selected image based on the selection result.
12. The print instruction system according to claim 11,
wherein the controller of the server is further configured to:
identify a user of the terminal device; and
generate and store print history information including information for identifying the selected image into a history storing unit for each user, when the controller instructs to print the selected image, and

wherein the controller of the server judges whether each of the plurality of images stored in the image storing unit includes the person included in the past image based on the print history information corresponding to the identified user.
13. The print instruction system according to claim 11,
wherein the controller of the server is further configured to:
identify a directory which stores the plurality of images in the image storing unit; and
generate and store print history information including information for identifying the selected image into a history storing unit for each directory, when the controller instructs to print the selected image, and

wherein the controller of the server judges whether each of the plurality of images stored in the image storing unit includes the person included in the past image based on the print history information corresponding to the identified directory.
14. A print instruction system comprising a server and a terminal device connected to the server, configured to instruct a print unit to print an image stored in an image storing unit storing a plurality of images,
the server comprising a controller configured to:
judge whether each of the plurality of images stored in the image storing unit includes a person who is included in a past image which had been printed in the past; and
set priority to each of the plurality of images which is judged to include the person included in the past image, based on at least one of:
a number of times of printing of the person included in the image;
the latest print date and time of the person included in the image;
a number of times of printing of the image;
the latest print date and time of the image; and
a frequency of printing of the image in a predetermined period of time and

transmit a judgment result and a priority setting result to the terminal device;

the terminal device comprising:
a display unit configured to display information;
an operation unit configured to be operated by a user; and
a controller configured to:
receive the judgment result and the priority setting result from the server;
control the display unit to display information regarding the image which is judged to include the person included in the past image in order of the priority while not to display information regarding the image which is judged not to include the person included in the past image based on the judgment result;
receive a selection of an image for printing through the operation unit; and
transmit a selection result to the server,
wherein the controller of the server is further configured to:
receive the selection result from the terminal device; and
instruct the print unit to print the selected image based on the selection result.
15. The print instruction system according to claim 14,
wherein the controller of the server is further configured to:
identify a user of the terminal device; and
generate and store print history information including information for identifying the selected image into a history storing unit for each user, when the controller instructs to print the selected image, and

wherein the controller of the server judges whether each of the plurality of images stored in the image storing unit includes the person included in the past image based on the print history information corresponding to the identified user.
16. The print instruction system according to claim 14,
wherein the controller of the server is further configured to:
identify a directory which stores the plurality of images in the image storing unit; and
generate and store print history information including information for identifying the selected image into a history storing unit for each directory, when the controller instructs to print the selected image, and

wherein the controller of the server judges whether each of the plurality of images stored in the image storing unit includes the person included in the past image based on the print history information corresponding to the identified directory.
17. A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon, the instructions, when executed by a computer, causing the computer to instruct a print unit to print an image stored in an image storing unit storing a plurality of images, configured to:
judge whether each of the plurality of images stored in the image storing unit includes a person who is included in a past image which had been printed in the past;
set priority to each of the plurality of images which is judged to include the person included in the past image, based on at least one of:
a number of times of printing of the person included in the image;
the latest print date and time of the person included in the image;
a number of times of printing of the image;
the latest print date and time of the image; and
a frequency of printing of the image in a predetermined period of time;

display information regarding the image which is judged to include the person included in the past image in order of the priority and in a different form than information regarding the image which is judged not to include the person included in the past image;
receive a user selection of an image for printing; and
instruct the print unit to print the selected image.
18. A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon, the instructions, when executed by a computer, causing the computer to instruct a print unit to print an image stored in an image storing unit storing a plurality of images, configured to:
judge whether each of the plurality of images stored in the image storing unit includes a person who is included in a past image which had been printed in the past;
set priority to each of the plurality of images which is judged to include the person included in the past image, based on at least one of:
a number of times of printing of the person included in the image;
the latest print date and time of the person included in the image;
a number of times of printing of the image;
the latest print date and time of the image; and
a frequency of printing of the image in a predetermined period of time;

display information regarding the image which is judged to include the person included in the past image in order of the priority without displaying information regarding the image which is judged not to include the person included in the past image;
receive a user selection of an image for printing; and
instruct the print unit to print the selected image.

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. Process for preparing compounds of the formula (I)
in which
R1 and R2 are each independently a monovalent radical which in each case has 1 to 30 carbon atoms or
PR1R2 as a whole is a 5- to 9-membered heterocyclic radical which contains a total of 2 to 50 carbon atoms and optionally contains up to three further heteroatoms which are selected from the group of oxygen and nitrogen, and
A1 and A2 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted ortho-arylene radical and
E is E1 or E2 where E1 is an unsubstituted, monosubstituted or disubstituted vicinal cis-alkenediyl radical and E2 is a vicinal alkanediyl radical in which the two yl carbon atoms each bear one or two hydrogen atoms,
comprising
in a step a), reacting compounds of the formula (II)
in which A1, A2 and E are each as defined above with compounds of the formula (III)
R1R2P-Hal\u2003\u2003(III)
in which R1 and R2 are each as defined above and
Hal1 is chlorine, bromine or iodine,
in the presence of acid or base,
to form compounds of the formula (IV)
in which A1, A2, E, R1 and R2 are each as defined above and
in a step b), reducing the compounds of the formula (IV) to compounds of the formula (I).
2. Process according to claim 1, characterized in that R1 and R2 are each independently C1\u2013C18-alkyl, C3\u2013C12-alkenyl, C1\u2013C18-perfluoroalkyl, C1\u2013C18-perfluoroalkoxy, C1\u2013C18-alkoxy, C5\u2013C24-aryl, C5\u2013C24-aryloxy, C5\u2013C25-arylalkyl, C5\u2013C25-arylalkoxy or NR4R5 where R4 and R5 are each independently C1\u2013C12-alkyl, C5\u2013C14-aryl or C6\u2013C15-arylalkyl, or NR4R5 as a whole is a 5- to 7-membered cyclic amino radical having a total of 4 to 12 carbon atoms, or
PR1R2 as a whole is a 5- to 7-membered heterocyclic radical of the formula (V)
in which
Het1 and Het2 are each independently absent, or are each oxygen or NR5 where R5 is C1\u2013C12-alkyl, C5\u2013C14-aryl or C6\u2013C15-arylalkyl and
K is an alkanediyl radical having 2 to 25 carbon atoms, a divalent arylalkyl radical having 5 to 15 carbon atoms, an arylene radical having a total of 5 to 14 carbon atoms or a 2,2\u2032-(1,1\u2032-bisarylene) radical having a total of 10 to 30 carbon atoms.
3. Process according to claim 1, characterized in that A1 and A2 are each independently an ortho-phenylene radical of the formula (VI)
in which
n is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, preferably 0, 1 or 2, and
R6 is in each case independently selected from the group of fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, nitro, free and protected formyl, C1\u2013C12-alkyl, C1\u2013C12-alkoxy, C1\u2013C12-haloalkoxy, C1\u2013C12-haloalkyl, C5\u2013C14-aryl, C6\u2013C15-arylalkyl or radicals of the formula (VII)
L-Q-T-W\u2003\u2003(VII)

in which, each independently,
L is absent or is C1\u2013C8-alkylene or C2\u2013C8-alkenylene and
Q is absent or is oxygen, sulphur or NR7
where
R7 is hydrogen, C1\u2013C8-alkyl, C6\u2013C15-arylalkyl or C5\u2013C14-aryl and

T is a carbonyl-group and
W is R8, OR8, NHR9 or N(R9)2,
where

R8 is C1\u2013C8-alkyl, C5\u2013C15-arylalkyl or C5\u2013C14-aryl and
R9 is in each case independently C1\u2013C8-alkyl, C5\u2013C14-arylalkyl or C4\u2013C15-aryl, or N(R9)2 together is a 5- or 6-membered cycloamino radical,

or a radical of the formulae (VIIIa\u2013g)
L-W\u2003\u2003(VIIIa)
L-SO2-W\u2003\u2003(VIIIb)
L-NR12SO2R12\u2003\u2003(VIIIc)
L-SO3Z\u2003\u2003(VIIId)
L-PO3Z2\u2003\u2003(VIIIe)
L-COZ\u2003\u2003(VIIIf)
L-CN\u2003\u2003(VIIIg)
in which L, Q, W and R8 are each as defined under the formula (VII) and Z is hydrogen or M1 where M1 is as defined under the definition of R7.
4. Process according to claim 1, characterized in that E is a radical of the formulae (IXa) or (IXb) where, in formula (IXa)
R10 and R11 are each independently hydrogen, cyano, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, C1\u2013C18-alkyl, C4\u2013C24-aryl, C5\u2013C25-arylalkyl, CO2M, CONH2, SO2N(R12)2, SO3M1, where R12 is in each case independently as defined above or is a radical of the formula (X),
T2-Het3-R13\u2003\u2003(X)

in which
T2 is absent or is carbonyl,
Het3 is oxygen or NR12 where R12 is hydrogen, C1\u2013C12-alkyl, C5\u2013C14-aryl or C6\u2013C15-arylalkyl and
R13 is C1\u2013C18-alkyl, C5\u2013C24-aryl or C5\u2013C25-arylalkyl,

and, in formula (IXb),
R14 and R15 are each independently hydrogen, C1\u2013C18-alkyl, C5\u2013C24-aryl or C5\u2013C25-arylalkyl.
5. Process according to at least one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that
10-cyano-5-diphenylphosphinyl-5H-dibenzoa,dcycloheptene (CNtroppPh) 5-(2S,5S-2,5-dimethylphospholanyl)-5H-dibenzoa,dcycloheptene (S,S-tropphosMe)
5-(2R,5R-2,5-dimethylphospholanyl)-5H-dibenzoa,dcycloheptene (R,R-tropphosMe)
(10-methoxy-5H-dibenzoa,dcyclohepten-5-yl)diphenylphosphine (MeOtroppPh)
(10-methoxy-5H-dibenzoa,dcyclohepten-5-yl)dicyclohexylphosphine (MeOtroppCyc)
(5S)-10-(\u2212)-menthyloxy-5H-dibenzoa,dcyclohepten-5-yldiphenylphosphine, (S-menthyloxytroppPh) and (5R)-10-(\u2212)-menthyloxy-5H-dibenzoa,dcyclohepten-5-yl-diphenylphosphine (R-menthyloxytroppPh) are prepared.
6. Process according to claim 1, characterized in that acids are used for step a).
7. Process according to claim 1, characterized in that the acids used are those which, based on an aqueous reference scale and 25\xb0 C., have a pKa value of 5.5 or less.
8. Process according to claim 1, characterized in that step a) is carried out at a temperature of \u221220\xb0 C. to 100\xb0 C.
9. Process according to claim 1, characterized in that stereoisomer mixtures of compounds of the formula (IV), are separated before carrying out step b).
10. Process according to at least one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that at least one of the R1, R2, A1, A2 and E radicals in the compounds of the formula (IV) is converted to another R1, R2, A1, A2 and E radical.
11. Process according to claim 1, characterized in that the reduction in step b) is carried out in the presence of hydrosilicon compounds.
12. Process according to claim 1, characterized in that the reduction in step b) is carried out at a temperature of 20\xb0 C. to 200\xb0 C.
13. Process according to claim 1, characterized in that the resulting compounds are reduced to the free phosphines in a further step.
14. Compounds of the formula (IVa)
in which A1, A2 and E are each as defined in claim 1.
15. 5-Dichlorooxyphosphoryl-5H-dibenzoa,dcycloheptene (troppoCl) and 5-dibromooxyphosphoryl-5H-dibenzoa,dcycloheptene (troppoBr).
16. Process for preparing compounds of the formula (IVa)
in which A1, A2 and E are each as defined in claim 1 and
Hal is in each case chlorine, bromine or iodine,
comprising reacting
compounds of the formula (II) as defined in claim 1 in the presence of acid or base with compounds of the formula (IIIa)
PHal3\u2003\u2003(IIIa)
in which
Hal is in each case independently chlorine, bromine or iodine.
17. Process according to claim 16, characterized in that the compounds of the formula (IVa) are also reacted with compounds of the formula (XII)
R12-M\u2003\u2003(XII)
in which R1 and R2 are each as defined in claim 1, and M, in the case that
R1 or R2 are to be bonded to the phosphorus atom via an oxygen atom, is hydrogen or 1n equivalent of a metal or of a metal fragment having the valency n, and, in the case that
R1 or R2 are to be bonded to the phosphorus atom via a nitrogen atom, is hydrogen, and, in the case that
R1 or R2 are to be bonded to the phosphorus atom via a carbon atom, is 1n equivalent of a metal or of a metal fragment having the valency n,

the same also applying in a similar manner to radicals in which R1R2 as a whole is a divalent radical.
18. Process according to claim 17, characterized in that the resulting compounds are reduced to the free phosphines in a further step.
19. A process for preparing ligand for metals or conducting catalytic processes comprising providing the compounds of claim 14.
20. The process of claim 19, characterized in that the catalytic processes are hydrogenations and hydrosilylations.

1. A door system for connection to a bulkhead of a structure around an aperture in the bulkhead above a floor of the structure, the system comprising:
a) a frame adapted for connection to the bulkhead and comprising two sides, a top member and a floor trough;
b) a door comprising a structural panel and having a bulkhead side adapted in use to face the bulkhead and having an opposing door side facing away from the bulkhead; and
c) a circumferential seal between the frame and door;
d) wherein the door is against the frame when the door is in closed position thereof;
e) said trough comprises a floor plate substantially flush with a top edge of the trough, which floor plate is adapted to form a floor panel of the floor of the structure with said trough received in an aperture of the floor, the trough comprising a lid to close the trough at least when the door is in an open position so that the floor is rendered substantially level through the door aperture; and
wherein the seal extends into the trough a east when the door is in an open position.
2. The door system of claim 1, wherein the trough includes a channel for receipt of a bottom edge of the door, which in this event opens by sliding in said channel.
3. The door system of claim 1, wherein the door opens by pivoting on hinges.
4. The door system of claim 3, wherein the seal at least in part is on the lid and is split along its length between being disposed between the lid and the door and between the frame and the door.
5. The door system of claim 4, wherein the frame-side seal on the lid and frame align when the lid is open.
6. The door system of claim 1, wherein the trough and floor plate are reinforced so that they can integrate with the floor of the vessel without compromising the integrity of the structure of the floor.
7. The door system of claim 6, wherein said trough is reinforced by a plurality of U-shaped plate fillets welded to the trough and spaced along its length.
8. The door system of claim 7, wherein the fillets have side legs joined by a base to form said U-shape.
9. The door system of claim 8, wherein the plate fillets are also welded to the floor plate adjacent the trough and also reinforce the floor plate.
10. The door system of claim 9, wherein the U-shape is modified by arms that extend horizontally from the free ends of the legs.
11. The door system as claimed in claim 1, in which said floor plate defines a floor plane of the door system, in which said lid constitutes a sill member of the threshold and includes a door seal; in which the bulkhead side of said door has a face to press against the door seal in a first direction, said sill member being pivotable in the trough about an axis transverse said first direction between a first position in which the door, when closed, seals against the sill member door seal and a second position, in which the sill member does not extend above said floor plane.
12. The door system of claim 11, in which said sill member has said door seal in a front-face thereof, an opposite back face lying in said floor plane in said second position.
13. The door system of claim 12, in which the trough is sealed to the floor plate around the entire periphery thereof.
14. The door system of claim 11, in which said sill member is shaped in section, a first arm comprising said front and back faces and a second arm comprising a floor seal which, in said first position forms a seal against a seal face of the threshold.
15. The door system of claim 14, in which both said seals are in the angle of the L-shaped sill member, said front face of the sill member having a top edge which, in said second position, lies on an edge of the threshold slot opposite the seal face of the threshold.
16. The door system of claim 14, in which said sill member is pivotable about an axis aligned with the joint between said first and second arms.
17. The door system of claim 11, in which a selectively operable lock is operable to lock the sill member in said first position.
18. The door system of claim 17, in which said sill member is L-shaped in section, a first arm comprising said front and back faces and a second arm comprising a floor seal which, in said first position forms a seal against a seal face of the threshold and in which said selectively operable lock presses the second arm and its floor seal against the threshold seal.
19. The door system of claim 18, in which said selectively operable lock comprise a plurality of pivot blocks received in said floor plate adjacent said slot on the side thereof remote from said pivot axis of the sill member, each pivot block having a support lever pivotable under said second arm.
20. The door system of claim 19, in which at least one of said pivot blocks is actuable by a tool, the levers being interconnected by a pivot link whereby actuation of one pivot block actuates them all.
21. The door system of claim 11, in which closure of the door against the sill member serves to hold the sill member in said first position.
22. The door system of claim 11, in which a selective operator is provided in the floor plate to pivot the seal member between said positions.
23. The door system of claim 22, in which said selective operator comprises a jack disposed in said trough.
24. The door system of claim 11, in which the door includes lock devices that press the door against the sill member, said lock devices pressing on said opposite back face.
25. The door system of claim 11, in which a door seal is provided all around the door to render the door watertight when closed, the sill member forming a part of said door seal when in said first position.
26. The door system of claim 25, in which said door seal lies substantially in a single plane.
27. The door system of claim 11, in which said door seal comprises an edge of one of said door and door frame and a resilient face of the other of said door and door frame.
28. The door system of claim 27, in which said edge is an edge of a flange of the door frame and sill member.
29. The door system of claim 28, in which the edge of the sill member is a seal plate that is supported on a support element upstanding from said second arm and positioned by a plurality of fillets disposed between said first arm and said support element, the fillets being slotted to receive said seal plate.
30. The door system of claim 29, in which a further support element is disposed on the seal plate and also supported by said fillets, said lock devices operating against said further support element.
31. The door system of claim 1, in which the structure is a marine vessel and the door system forms a watertight door.
32. A door system for connection to a marine vessel bulkhead around an aperture in the bulkhead, the system comprising:
a) a frame adapted for connection to the bulkhead and comprising two sides, a top member and a floor trough;
b) a door comprising a structural panel and having a bulkhead side adapted in use to face the bulkhead and an opposing door side facing away from the bulkhead;
c) the top member including a track having depending supports of the door;
d) a side channel on a first side of the frame;
e) a lip on the second side of the frame;
f) the door having a first side edge adapted to engage said side channel when the door is slid along said track to a closed position of the door;
g) the door having a door channel around its second edge, which channel is open on the bulkhead side of the door, whereby the open door channel engages said lip when the door is slid along said track to said closed position of the door;
h) a circumferential seal between the door and the frame; and
i) a cam to press the door against the frame to effect the seal, the cam being operated when the door is slid along said track to said closed position of the door; and wherein
j) said side channel and door channel are reinforced so as to accommodate pressure loads on the bulkhead side of the door tending to push the door off the seal.
33. The door system of claim 32, wherein said side channel and door channel are each reinforced by a plurality of U-shaped plate fillets welded around the outside of the channel at spaced locations along each channel.
34. The door system of claim 33, wherein said channels each have at least one inclined side edge that constitutes said cam.
35. The door system of claim 34, wherein the door channel has said inclined edge on the side of the channel that engages said lip when the door slides towards its closed position, so that, when said lip engages said inclined side, the door channel and door are together drawn towards the frame to effect said seal.
36. The door system of claim 34, wherein the side channel has said inclined edge on a side of the channel that engages said side edge of the door when the door slides towards its closed position, so that, when said side edge engages said inclined side, the door is drawn towards the frame to effect said seal.
37. A door system for connection to a marine vessel bulkhead around an aperture in the bulkhead above a floor of the vessel, the system comprising:
a) a frame adapted for connection to the bulkhead and comprising two sides, a top member and a floor trough;
b) a door comprising a structural panel and having a bulkhead side adapted in use to face the bulkhead and an opposing door side facing away from the bulkhead;
c) the top member including a track having depending supports of the door; and a circumferential seal on one of the door and frame adapted to engage the other of the frame and door, wherein
d) said structural panel comprises a bulkhead skin, a door skin spaced from the bulkhead skin and an edge skin extending around the door, reinforcing ribs bracing said bulkhead and door skins against one another;
e) a rim, including said edge skin, around the edge of the door panel and defining both the width of the door and at least a bulkhead face of the rim, which face is of a width sufficient to overlie said seal;
said bulkhead skin is inset within said rim to receive a fire resistant door board; and
g) said sides and top member of the frame have fire resistant frame boards whose edges are adjacent said seal when the door is slid along said track to said closed position of the door and are adapted to define with said door board an inaccessible heat path.
38. The door system of claim 37, wherein the thickness of said frame boards, that define the length of the inaccessible heat path, are preferably at least 20 mm.
39. The door system of claim 37, wherein the frame boards extend around the sides and top of the frame only.
40. The door system of claim 32, wherein the seal is adapted to seal against hydrostatic pressure on either side of the door.
41. The door system of claim 40, wherein the seal includes a resilient element having a back surface for fixation of the seal element against the frame or door and two depending lips adapted to engage the bulkhead side of the door or the frame, one lip extending in a direction that resists hydrostatic pressure from the bulkhead side of the door and the other lip extending in a direction that resists hydrostatic pressure from the door side of the door.
42. The door system of claim 41, wherein the resilient seal element is fixed to the frame and the door has a peripheral rim for engagement with the seal.
43. A watertight door system for a marine vessel around an aperture in a bulkhead above a floor of the vessel, the system comprising a door and a door frame having a threshold, a circumferential seal around an opening of the door frame closed by the door, which seal is formed between seal components of the door and seal components of the door frame, an upstanding flange of the threshold forming a part of the seal components of the door frame, said flange being selectively displaceable between an operable position in which the door and door frame seal components can seal against one another to render the door watertight and an open position in which said threshold has a substantially flush top surface, the system further comprising:
a) the frame being adapted for connection to the bulkhead and comprising two sides, a top member and a floor trough;
b) the door comprising a structural panel and having a bulkhead side adapted in use to face the bulkhead and an opposing door side facing away from the bulkhead;
c) the top member including a track having depending supports of the door;
d) a side channel on a first side of the frame;
e) a lip on the second side of the frame;
f) the door having a first side edge adapted to engage said side channel when the door is slid along said track to a closed position of the door;
g) the door having a door channel around its second edge, which channel is open on the bulkhead side of the door, whereby the open door channel engages said lip when the door is slid along said track to said closed position of the door;
h) a circumferential seal between the door and the frame; and
i) a cam to press the door against the frame to effect the seal, the cam being operated when the door is slid along said track to said closed position of the door; and wherein
j) said side channel and door channel are reinforced so as to accommodate pressure loads on the bulkhead side of the door tending to push the door off the sea.
44. The door system of claim 43, further comprising:
a) a circumferential seal between the frame and the door;
b) wherein the door is against the frame when the door is in a closed position thereof; and
c) said trough comprises a floor plate substantially flush with a top edge of the trough, which floor plate is adapted to form a floor panel of the floor of the structure with said trough received in an aperture of the floor, the trough comprising a lid to close the trough at least when the door is in an open position so that the floor is rendered substantially level through the door aperture.
45. A watertight door system for a marine vessel around an aperture in a bulkhead above a floor of the vessel, the system comprising a door and a door frame having a threshold, a circumferential seal around an opening of the door frame closed by the door, which seal is formed between seal components of the door and seal components of the door frame, an upstanding flange of the threshold forming a part of the seal components of the door frame, said flange being selectively displaceable between an operable position in which the door and door frame seal components can seal against one another to render the door watertight and an open position in which said threshold has a substantially flush top surface, the system further comprising:
a) the frame being adapted for connection to the bulkhead and comprising two sides, a top member and a floor trough;
b) the door comprising a structural panel and having a bulkhead side adapted in use to face the bulkhead and an opposing door side facing away from the bulkhead;
c) the top member including a track having depending supports of the door; and a circumferential seal on one of the door and frame adapted to engage the other of the frame and door, wherein
d) said structural panel comprises a bulkhead skin, a door skin spaced from the bulkhead skin and an edge skin extending around the door, reinforcing ribs bracing said bulkhead and door skins against one another;
e) a rim, including said edge skin, around the edge of the door panel and defining both the width of the door and at least a bulkhead face of the rim, which face is of a width sufficient to overlie said seal;
f) said bulkhead skin is inset within said rim to receive a fire resistant door board; and
g) said sides and top member of the frame have fire resistant frame boards whose edges are adjacent said seal when the door is slid along said track to said closed position of the door and are adapted to define with said door board an inaccessible heat path.
46. The door system of claim 45, further comprising:
a) a circumferential seal between the frame and the door;
b) wherein the door is against the frame when the door is in a closed position thereof; and
c) said trough comprises a floor plate substantially flush with a top edge of the trough, which floor plate is adapted to form a floor panel of the floor of the structure with said trough received in an aperture of the floor, the trough comprising a lid to close the trough at least when the door is in an open position so that the floor is rendered substantially level through the door aperture.

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 comprising:
receiving, by a payment services hub, payer registration information, the payer registration information comprising at least one payer account identifier, and at least one payer access device identifier associated with a payer access device that will be used by the payer;
receiving by the payment services hub, payee registration information, the payee registration information comprising at least one payee account identifier, and at least one payee device identifier associated with at least one payee access device that will be used by the payee;
generating, by the payment services hub, a tracer ticket based on the payer registration information and the payee registration information; and
sending, by the payment services hub, the tracer ticket to either the payee access device or the payer access device.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving a payment amount at the payment services hub, prior to generating the tracer ticket.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one payer account identifier comprises a plurality of account numbers, the plurality of account numbers comprising at least one payment card number and at least one checking account number.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the tracer ticket associates the payee and the payer to authorize a transfer of payment amounts from the payer to the payee.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the tracer ticket is associated with information including a payment amount, a name of the payee, a name of the payer, and a password.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the payment services hub comprises a tracer ticket services module.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the payer access device is a first phone and the payee access device is a second phone.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein the payer device identifier is a first phone number for the first phone and the payee device identifier is a second phone number for the second phone.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein the payer registration information specifies how the payer access device is linked to various accounts of the payer.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein the payment services hub comprises a tracer ticket services module, wherein the tracer ticket services module is configured to perform services including authentication, authorization, settlement, and audit and dispute resolution relating to payment transactions involving tracer tickets.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein the payer registration information specifies how the payer access device is linked to various accounts of the payer.
12. The method of claim 1 wherein the payer registration information includes biometric data provided by the payer.
13. The method of claim 1 wherein the payer registration information includes information that specifies accounts from which payment for goods or services are automatically made if the conditions of a purchase satisfy an established payment profile.
14. The method of claim 1 wherein the payment services hub comprises payment profiles of the payer and the payee, and security preferences of the payer and the payee.
15. The method of claim 1 wherein the payment services hub comprises an access authentication module.
16. A payment services hub comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising code executable by a processor, for implementing a method comprising:
receiving, by a payment services hub, payer registration information, the payer registration information comprising at least one payer account identifier, and at least one payer access device identifier associated with at least one payer access device that will be used by the payer;
receiving by the payment services hub, payee registration information, the payee registration information comprising at least one payee account identifier, and at least one payee device identifier associated with at least one payee access device that will be used by the payee;
generating, by the payment services hub, a tracer ticket based on the payer registration information and the payee registration information; and
sending, by the payment services hub, the tracer ticket to either the payee access device or the payer access device.
17. The payment services hub of claim 16 wherein the method further comprises:
receiving a payment amount at the payment services hub, prior to generating the tracer ticket.
18. The payment services hub of claim 1 wherein the at least one payer account identifier comprises at a plurality of account numbers, the plurality of account numbers comprising at least one payment card number and at least one checking account number.
19. The payment services hub of claim 16 wherein the tracer ticket associates the payee and the payer to authorize a transfer of payment amounts from the payer to the payee.
20. The payment services hub of claim 16 wherein the tracer ticket is associated with information including a payment amount, a name of the payee, a name of the payer, and a password.