Author: claimsbot

1. A machining apparatus for conducting at least one of a cutting process and a grinding process, comprising:
a stationary base; and
a working device mounted on the stationary base and having a degree of freedom of more than two axes to conduct at least one of a cutting process and a grinding process, the working device comprising a first working bench which is formed of a ceramic material and is movable linearly with a degree of freedom of not less than one axes or more while holding a work piece or a tool.
2. The machining apparatus of claim 1, wherein the ceramic material has a coefficient of linear expansion of not more than 5\xd710\u22126 K\u22121.
3. The machining apparatus of claim 1, wherein the ceramic material contains silicon nitride of not less than 50% by weight as converted into Si3N4 and has a specific weight of not more than 4 gcm3.
4. The machining apparatus of claim 1, wherein the ceramic material has a Young’s modulus of not less than 200 GPa.
5. The machining apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first working bench is driven along a static-pressure guide by an axis driving device with a frequency of not less than 50 Hz with a servo gain of \u22123 dB.
6. The machining apparatus of claim 5, wherein the axis driving device is a linear motor.
7. The machining apparatus of claim 1, wherein the working device further comprises a measurement device having a resolution of not more than 10 nm for measuring the position of the first working bench.
8. The machining apparatus of claim 1, wherein a machining speed for a work piece or a tool held by the first working bench is not less than 600 mmmin.
9. The machining apparatus of claim 8, wherein the first working bench is driven at the highest speed in the machining apparatus.
10. A machining apparatus for conducting at least one of a cutting process and a grinding process, comprising:
a stationary base; and
a working device mounted on the stationary base and having a degree of freedom of more than two axes to conduct at least one of a cutting process and a grinding process, the working device comprising a second working bench which is formed of a ceramic material and is rotatable with a degree of freedom of not less than one axes while holding a work piece or a tool.
11. The machining apparatus of claim 10, wherein the ceramic material has a coefficient of linear expansion of not more than 5\xd710\u22126 K\u22121.
12. The machining apparatus of claim 10, wherein the ceramic material contains silicon nitride of not less than 50% by weight as converted into Si3N4 and has a specific weight of not more than 4 gcm3.
13. The machining apparatus of claim 10, wherein the ceramic material has a Young’s modulus of not less than 200 GPa.
14. The machining apparatus of claim 10, wherein the second working bench is driven along a static-pressure guide by an axis driving device with a frequency of not less than 50 Hz with a servo gain of \u22123 dB.
15. The machining apparatus of claim 14, wherein the axis driving device is an AC servomotor.
16. The machining apparatus of claim 10, wherein the working device further comprises a measuring device having a resolution of not more than a 1 angular second for measuring the angle of the second working bench.
17. The machining apparatus of claim 10, wherein a rotational machining speed for a work piece or a tool held by the second working bench is not less than 1\xb0sec.
18. The machining apparatus of claim 17, wherein the second working bench is driven at the highest speed in the machining apparatus.
19. The machining apparatus of claim 10, wherein the working device further comprises a support table for supporting the second working bench and the support table is formed of at least one of a ceramic material satisfying at least one of conditions of having a coefficient of linear expansion of not more than 5\xd710\u22126 K\u22121, containing silicon nitride of not less than 50% by weight as converted into Si3N4 and having a specific weight of not more than 4 gcm3, and having a Young’s modulus of not less than 200 GPa, and an alloy containing nickel from 10% by weight to 50% by weight.
20. The machining apparatus of claim 5, wherein at least one of the static-pressure guide and a base for fixing it is formed of a ceramic material satisfying at least one of the conditions of having a coefficient of linear expansion of not more than 5\xd710\u22126 K\u22121, containing silicon nitride of not less than 50% by weight as converted into Si3N4 and having a specific weight of not more than 4 gcm3, and having a Young’s modulus of not less than 200 GPa.
21. The machining apparatus of claim 14, wherein at least one of the static-pressure guide and a base for fixing it is formed of a ceramic material satisfying at least one of the conditions of having a coefficient of linear expansion of not more than 5\xd710\u22126 K\u22121, containing silicon nitride of not less than 50% by weight as converted into Si3N4 and having a specific weight of not more than 4 gcm3, and having a Young’s modulus of not less than 200 GPa.
22. The machining apparatus of claim 5, wherein a pressure transmission medium of the static-pressure guide is a liquid having a viscosity of not more than 10 pois.
23. The machining apparatus of claim 14, wherein a pressure transmission medium of the static-pressure guide is a liquid having a viscosity of not more than 10 pois.
24. The machining apparatus of claim 1, wherein the working device further comprises an active control device for suppressing the transmission of a vibration from the floor on which the machining apparatus is installed to the machining apparatus.
25. The machining apparatus of claim 10, wherein the working device further comprises an active control device for suppressing the transmission of a vibration from a floor on which the machining apparatus is installed to the machining apparatus.
26. A machining apparatus for conducting at least one of a cutting process and a grinding process, comprising:
a stationary base; and
a working device mounted on the stationary base and having a degree of freedom of more than two axes to conduct at least one of a cutting process and a grinding process, the working device comprising a first working bench which is made of a material having a specific weight of not more than 4 gcm3 and is moved along a first static-pressure guide by a driving device with a frequency of not less than 50 Hz with a servo-gain of \u22123 dB and a measuring device with a resolution of not more than 10 nm for measuring the position of the first working bench.
27. The machining apparatus of claim 26, wherein the working device further comprises a second working bench made of a material having a specific weight of not more than 4 gcm3 swiveling along a second static-pressure guide and a measuring device having a resolution of not more than 1 angular second for measuring the angle of the second working bench.
28. The machining apparatus of claim 26, wherein a machining speed is not less than 600 mmmin.
29. The machining apparatus of claim 27, wherein at least one of the first working bench, the second working bench, the first static-pressure guide, the second static-pressure guide, and a base for fixing them is formed of a material having a coefficient of linear expansion of not more than 5\xd710\u22126 K\u22121.
30. The machining apparatus of claim 27, wherein at least one of the first working bench, the second working bench, the first static-pressure guide, the second static-pressure guide, and a base for fixing them is formed of a material having a Young’s modulus of not less than 200 Gpa.
31. The machining apparatus of claim 26, wherein a pressure transmission medium of the first static-pressure guide is a liquid having a viscosity of not more than 10 pois.
32. The machining apparatus of claim 26, the working device further comprises an active suppressing device for vibration from a floor on which the machining apparatus is installed to the machining apparatus.
33. The machining apparatus of claim 27, wherein at least one of the first working bench, the second working bench, the first static-pressure guide, the second static-pressure guide and a base for fixing them is formed of a material containing a silicon nitride component of not less than 50% by weight as converted into Si3N4.

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 for automatic window representation adjustment, said method comprising the steps of:
detecting a separate level of current activity performed by at least one component of a computer system in association with each of a plurality of window elements within a graphical interface;
automatically performing at least one of minimizing at least one of said plurality of window elements and maximizing at least one of said plurality of window elements as triggered by an adjustment to at least one said separate level of current activity in relation to a threshold level for said current activity, such that a representation of each of said plurality of window elements is graphically represented, wherein minimizing said window element when said separate level of current activity adjusts less than a threshold level comprises reducing said window element from a graphical window to a graphical icon representing said graphical window, wherein maximizing said window element when said separate level of current activity adjusts greater than a threshold level comprises increasing said window element from a minimized graphical icon representing said window element to a full graphical window;
automatically adjusting a position of each of said plurality of window elements within a z-order of a plurality of windows displayed within said graphical interface to reflect said graphical representation of each of said plurality of window elements ordered according to each said separate level of current activity; and
displaying within a separate window element within said graphical interface a graphical representation of each of said plurality of window elements ordered according to each said separate level of current activity.
2. The method for automatic window representation adjustment according to claim 1, said step of automatically performing further comprising the step of:
automatically adjusting a size of said at least one of said plurality of window elements when performing one of minimizing at least one of said plurality of window elements and maximizing at least one of said plurality of window elements to a preselected size specified by a user in a selection of preferences designated in association with performing one of minimizing at least one of said plurality of window elements and maximizing at least one of said plurality of window elements as triggered by an adjustment to at least one said separate level of current activity in relation to said threshold level for said current activity.
3. The method for automatic window representation adjustment according to claim 1, said step of detecting a separate level of current activity further comprising the step of:
detecting a separate level of current use of each of said plurality of window elements through user interactions with each of said plurality of window elements.
4. The method for automatic window representation adjustment according to claim 1, said step of detecting a separate level of current activity further comprising the step of:
detecting a transparency of each separate representation of each of said plurality of window elements.
5. The method for automatic window representation adjustment according to claim 1, said method further comprising:
detecting each said separate level of current activity in association with each of said plurality of windows elements displayed within said graphical interface; and
adjusting a separate alpha level associated with each of said plurality of window elements to order said plurality of window elements to reflect each said separate level of said current activity.
6. The method for automatic window representation adjustment according to claim 5, said method further comprising the step of:
adjusting a separate alpha level of a selection of said plurality of window elements that are minimized representations of a plurality of windows.
7. The method for automatic window representation adjustment according to claim 5, said method further comprising the step of:
performing at least one of minimizing and maximizing each of said plurality of window elements in response to adjusting each said separate alpha level of each of said plurality of window elements.
8. A system for automatic window representation adjustment, said system comprising:
a graphical user interface;
means for detecting a separate level of current activity performed by at least one component of a computer system in association with each of a plurality of window elements within said graphical interface;
means for automatically performing at least one of minimizing at least one of said plurality of window elements and maximizing at least one of said plurality of window elements as triggered by an adjustment to at least one said separate level of current activity in relation to a threshold level for said current activity, such that a representation of each of said plurality of window elements is graphically represented, wherein minimizing said window element when said separate level of current activity adjusts less than a threshold level comprises reducing said window element from a graphical window to a graphical icon representing said graphical window, wherein maximizing said window element when said separate level of current activity adjusts greater than a threshold level comprises increasing said window element from a minimized graphical icon representing said window element to a full graphical window;
means for automatically adjusting a position of each of said plurality of window elements within a z-order of a plurality of windows displayed within said graphical interface to reflect said graphical representation of each of said plurality of window elements ordered according to each said separate level of current activity; and
means for displaying within a separate window element within said graphical interface a graphical representation of each of said plurality of window elements ordered according to each said separate level of current activity.
9. The system for automatic window representation adjustment according to claim 8, said means for automatically performing further comprising:
means for automatically adjusting a size of said at least one of said plurality of window elements when performing one of minimizing at least one of said plurality of window elements and maximizing at least one of said plurality of window elements to a preselected size specified by a user in a selection of preferences designated in association with performing one of minimizing at least one of said plurality of window elements and maximizing at least one of said plurality of window elements as triggered by an adjustment to at least one said separate level of current activity in relation to said threshold level for said current activity.
10. The system for automatic window representation adjustment according to claim 8, said means for detecting a separate level of current activity further comprising:
means for detecting a separate level of current use of each of said plurality of window elements through user interactions with each of said plurality of window elements.
11. The system for automatic window representation adjustment according to claim 8, said means for detecting a separate level of current activity further comprising:
means for detecting a transparency of each separate representation of each of said plurality of window elements.
12. The system for automatic window representation adjustment according to claim 8, said system further comprising:
means for detecting each said separate level of current activity in association with each of said plurality of windows elements displayed within said graphical interface; and
means for adjusting a separate alpha level associated with each of said plurality of window elements to order said plurality of window elements to reflect each said separate level of said current activity.
13. The system for automatic window representation adjustment according to claim 12, said system further comprising:
means for adjusting a separate alpha level of a selection of said plurality of window elements that are minimized representations of a plurality of windows.
14. The system for automatic window representation adjustment according to claim 12, said system further comprising:
means for performing at least one of minimizing and maximizing each of said plurality of window elements in response to adjusting each said separate alpha level of each of said plurality of window elements.
15. A program for automatic window representation adjustment, residing on a computer storage medium having computer readable program code means, said program comprising:
means for detecting a separate level of current activity performed by at least one component of a computer system in association with each of a plurality of window elements within a graphical interface;
means for automatically controlling performance of at least one of minimizing at least one of said plurality of window elements and maximizing at least one of said plurality of window elements as triggered by an adjustment to at least one said separate level of current activity in relation to a threshold level for said current activity, such that a representation of each of said plurality of window elements is graphically represented, wherein minimizing said window element when said separate level of current activity adjusts less than a threshold level comprises reducing said window element from a graphical window to a graphical icon representing said graphical window, wherein maximizing said window element when said separate level of current activity adjusts greater than a threshold level comprises increasing said window element from a minimized graphical icon representing said window element to a full graphical window;
means for automatically controlling adjustment of a position of each of said plurality of window elements within a z-order of a plurality of windows displayed within said graphical interface to reflect said graphical representation of each of said plurality of window elements ordered according to each said separate level of current activity; and
means for controlling display within a separate window element within said graphical interface a graphical representation of each of said plurality of window elements ordered according to each said separate level of current activity.
16. The program for automatic window representation adjustment according to claim 15, said program further comprising:
means for automatically adjusting a size of said at least one of said plurality of window elements when controlling performance of one of minimizing at least one of said plurality of window elements and maximizing at least one of said plurality of window elements to a preselected size specified by a user in a selection of preferences designated in association with performing one of minimizing at least one of said plurality of window elements and maximizing at least one of said plurality of window elements as triggered by an adjustment to at least one said separate level of current activity in relation to said threshold level for said current activity.
17. The program for automatic window representation adjustment according to claim 16, said program further comprising:
means for detecting a separate level of current use of each of said plurality of window elements through user interactions with each of said plurality of window elements.
18. The program for automatic window representation adjustment according to claim 15, said program further comprising:
means for detecting a transparency of each separate representation of each of said plurality of window elements.
19. The program for automatic window representation adjustment according to claim 15, said program further comprising:
means for detecting each said separate level of current activity in association with each of said plurality of windows elements displayed within said graphical interface; and
means for controlling adjustment of a separate alpha level associated with each of said plurality of window elements to order said plurality of window elements to reflect each said separate level of said current activity.
20. The program for automatic window representation adjustment according to claim 19, said program further comprising:
means for controlling adjustment of a separate alpha level of a selection of said plurality of window elements that are minimized representations of a plurality of windows.
21. The program for automatic window representation adjustment according to claim 19, said program further comprising:
means far controlling performance of at least one of minimizing and maximizing each of said plurality of window elements in response to adjusting each said separate alpha level of each of said plurality of window elements.

1. A method for manufacturing a carrier element for a hearing aid, said method comprising the steps of
a) providing a substantially flat conducting structure,
b) moulding a plastic material around selected areas of said structure leaving at least one gap bridged by said substantially flat conducting structure, and
c) permanently deforming said substantially flat structure by bending it along said at least one gap.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said moulding of a plastic material around selected areas of said structure leaves a further part of said substantially flat conducting structure protruding from at least one of said areas.
3. The method according to claim 2, wherein said further part is permanently deformed to form a tab for contacting and holding a battery.
4. The method according to claim 2, wherein said further part is permanently deformed to form a connection pad.
5. The method according claim 1, further comprising the preceding step of forming said substantially flat structure from a blank by etching.
6. A carrier element for a hearing aid manufactured by providing a substantially flat conducting structure, moulding a plastic material around selected areas of said structure leaving at least one gap bridged by said substantially flat conducting structure, and permanently deforming said substantially flat structure by bending it along said at least one gap.
7. The carrier element according to claim 6, comprising a further part of said substantially flat conducting structure protruding from at least one of said areas and arranged so as to form a fixed contact of a switch.
8. The carrier element according to claim 6, wherein said plastic material around at least one of said selected areas of the structure comprises a plane surface.
9. The carrier element according to claim 6, wherein said plastic material around at least one of said selected areas of the structure comprises a surface provided with recesses exposing partially said conducting structure.
10. The carrier element according to claim 6, wherein said plastic material around at least one of said selected areas of the structure comprises a fulcrum for a switch operating element.
11. The carrier element according to claim 6, wherein said plastic material around at least one of said selected areas of the structure comprises a surface adapted to form part of the housing of a hearing aid.
12. The carrier element according to claim 6, wherein at least one connection pad is arranged in the vicinity of the plane surface so as to allow it to contact a terminal of an electronics module mounted on said surface.

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 program product comprising a computer useable medium having a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a computing device, causes the computing device to:
obtain a search result set comprising a plurality of data elements that satisfy a search query;
classify the search result set to generate a clustered result set, wherein the clustered result set comprises the plurality of data elements clustered into a plurality of categories;
classify a viewed content history into the plurality of categories; and
rank the clustered result set according to the classification of the viewed content history to form a ranked cluster result set.
2. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the computer readable program further causes the computing device to:
return the ranked cluster result set to the requesting user.
3. The computer program product of claim 2, wherein the ranked cluster result set is returned to the requesting user as a structured document.
4. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the computer readable program further causes the computing device to:
present the ranked cluster result set to the requesting user in descending order of the number of data elements from the viewed content history that fit into each of the plurality of categories.
5. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the viewed content history comprises a currently viewed data element.
6. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the viewed content history comprises at least a portion of a browser history.
7. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the computer readable program is a browser extension.
8. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the computer readable program is a proxy server.
9. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the computer readable program is a search engine front end.
10. An apparatus, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory contains instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute a search disambiguation component to:
obtain a search result set comprising a plurality of data elements that satisfy a search query;
classify the search result set to generate a clustered result set, wherein the clustered result set comprises the plurality of data elements clustered into a plurality of categories;
classify a viewed content history into the plurality of categories; and
rank the clustered result set according to the classification of the viewed content history to form a ranked cluster result set.
11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the search disambiguation component is a browser plug-in.
12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the search disambiguation component is a proxy server.
13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the search disambiguation component is a search engine front end.
14. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the viewed content history comprises at least a portion of a browser history.
15. A method, in a data processing system, for search disambiguation, the method comprising:
receiving a search query from a requesting user;
obtaining a search result set comprising a plurality of data elements that satisfy the search query;
classifying the search result set to generate a clustered result set, wherein the clustered result set comprises the plurality of data elements clustered into a plurality of categories;
classifying a viewed content history into the plurality of categories; and
ranking the clustered result set according to the classification of the viewed content history to form a ranked cluster result set.
16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:
returning the ranked cluster result set to the requesting user.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the ranked cluster result set is returned to the requesting user as a structured document.
18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:
presenting the ranked cluster result set to the requesting user in descending order of the number of data elements from the viewed content history that fit into each of the plurality of categories.
19. The method of claim 15, wherein the viewed content history comprises a currently viewed data element.
20. The method of claim 15, wherein the viewed content history comprises at least a portion of a browser history.