Author: claimsbot

What is claimed is:

1. A power shut-off method for an injection molding machine, comprising the steps of:
determining, in response to turn off of a power switch, whether a present state of the injection molding machine is a previously-set confirmation-requiring state which requires a confirmation before power is shut off;
shutting off the power when the present state is not the confirmation-requiring state; and
displaying on a display a confirmation window for confirmation of power shut off, without shutting off the power, when the present state is the confirmation-requiring state, and shutting off the power in accordance with a shut-off operation performed on the basis of the confirmation window.
2. A power shut-off method for an injection molding machine according to claim 1, wherein the confirmation-requiring state is a lockup state of a mold clamping unit using a toggle link mechanism.
3. A power shut-off method for an injection molding machine according to claim 2, wherein the lockup state is determined on the basis of at least one of an instruction value within a controller and a detection value output from a sensor.
4. A power shut-off method for an injection molding machine according to claim 2, wherein when the present state is the confirmation-requiring state, information indicating that the present state is the confirmation-requiring state is displayed in a predetermined display section of the display.
5. A power shut-off method for an injection molding machine according to claim 1, wherein the confirmation-requiring state is a nozzle touch state of an injection unit.
6. A power shut-off method for an injection molding machine according to claim 5, wherein the nozzle touch state is determined on the basis of at least one of an instruction value within a controller and a detection value output from a sensor.
7. A power shut-off method for an injection molding machine according to claim 5, wherein when the present state is the confirmation-requiring state, information indicating that the present state is the confirmation-requiring state is displayed in a predetermined display section of the display.
8. A power shut-off method for an injection molding machine according to claim 1, wherein an OFF key for shutting off the power and a cancel key for canceling the power shut off are displayed within the confirmation window, and operations of the OFF key and the cancel key are detected by use of a touch panel.
9. A power shut-off method for an injection molding machine according to claim 1, wherein the confirmation window includes a message display area, and a message is displayed in the message display area.
10. A power shut-off method for an injection molding machine according to claim 1, wherein a determination at to whether an opened file is present is performed when the power is shut off, and when an opened file is present, file closing processing is performed in order to close the opened file.
11. A power shut-off method for an injection molding machine according to claim 1, wherein a determination at to whether data to be stored have been stored into a memory is performed when the power is shut off, and when the data have not yet been stored, write processing is performed in order to write the data into a nonvolatile memory.
12. A power shut-off method for an injection molding machine according to claim 1, wherein the power switch is independently provided on a side panel at a predetermined position.

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. An attribute extraction method executable by a machine operatively connected to an archival memory and a work memory, the archival memory storing documents, registration dates thereof and attributes thereof, said method comprising:
extracting, vis-a-vis a plurality of documents in the archival memory that have registration dates falling within a desired time period, feature words for each attribute value of corresponding attributes of the plurality of documents;
registering, into said work memory, said desired time period, and said extracted feature words for said each attribute value of the corresponding attributes of the plurality of documents;
determining, amongst the extracted feature words in said work memory, first feature words for which an attribute has a first attribute value and second feature words for which said attribute has a second attribute value;
calculating a similarity between said first feature words and said second feature words;
identifying, a single unit time as said desired time period in case of absence of successive unit time periods in which a value of similarity between said first feature words is greater than or equal to a threshold value and adjacent unit time period in which a value of similarity between said first feature words is greater than or equal to the threshold value;
judging, based on the step of the identifying, whether the similarity satisfies a condition;
and outputting said second attribute value when said similarity satisfies the condition.
2. The attribute extraction processing method according to claim 1, further comprising: identifying, amongst the first feature words in the work memory, successive unit time periods in which a value of similarity between said feature words is greater than or equal to a threshold.
3. The attribute extraction processing method according to claim 1, wherein said desired time period includes a beginning unit time period and a last unit time period, and said determining includes: identifying, amongst the extracted feature words in said work memory, third feature words for which said attribute has the first attribute value and which correspond to said beginning unit time period, fourth feature words for which said attribute has the second attribute value and which correspond to said beginning unit time period; calculating a first value of similarity between said third feature words and said fourth feature words; identifying, amongst the extracted feature words in said work memory, fifth feature words for which said attribute has the first attribute value and which correspond to said last unit time period, and sixth feature words for which said attribute has the second attribute value and which correspond to said last unit time period; calculating a second value similarity between said fifth feature words and said sixth feature words; and judging whether the first value of similarity and the second value of similarity are greater than or equal to a threshold value, respectively.
4. The attribute extraction processing method according to claim 1, wherein said judging includes: identifying, amongst the extracted feature words in from work contents storage section, seventh feature words for which said attribute has the first attribute value and which correspond to a first one of desired time periods and, eighth feature words for which said attribute has the second attribute value and which correspond to the first one of said desired time periods; calculating a third value of similarity between said seventh feature words and said eighth feature words; identifying, amongst the extracted feature words in said work memory, ninth feature words for which said attribute has the first attribute value and which correspond to a second one of said desired time periods, and tenth feature words for which said attribute has the second attribute value and which correspond to the second one of said desired time periods; calculating a fourth value similarity between said ninth feature words and said tenth feature words; and judging whether the third value of similarity and the fourth value of similarity are greater than or equal to a threshold value, respectively.
5. The attribute extraction processing method according to claim 1, wherein said judging includes: identifying, amongst the extracted feature words in said work memory, eleventh feature words for which said attribute has the first attribute value and which correspond to a first interval within a first one of desired time periods, and twelfth feature words for which said attribute has the second attribute value and which correspond to said first interval; calculating a fifth value of similarity between said eleventh feature words and said twelfth feature words; identifying, amongst the extracted feature words in said work memory, thirteenth feature words for which said attribute has the first attribute value and which correspond to a second time interval within a second one of said desired time periods, and fourteenth feature words for which said attribute has the second attribute value and which correspond to said second interval; calculating a sixth value of similarity between said thirteenth feature words and said fourteenth feature words; and judging whether the fifth value of similarity and the sixth value of similarity are greater than or equal to a threshold value, respectively.
6. A computer-readable recording medium comprising computer-executable instructions for performing a method, execution of which by a computer facilitates attribute extraction by a computer operatively connected to an archival memory and a work memory, the archival memory storing documents, registration dates thereof and attributes thereof, said method comprising:
extracting, vis-a-vis a plurality of documents in the archival memory that have registration dates falling within a desired time period, feature words for each attribute value of corresponding attributes of the plurality of documents;
registering into said work memory said desired time period, and said extracted feature words for said each attribute value of the corresponding attributes of the plurality of documents;
determining, amongst the extracted feature words in said work memory, first feature words for which an attribute has a first attribute value and second feature words for which said attribute has a second attribute value;
calculating a similarity between said first feature words and said second feature words;
identifying, a single unit time as said desired time period in case of absence of successive unit time periods in which a value of similarity between said first feature words is greater than or equal to a threshold value and adjacent unit time period in which a value of similarity between said first feature words is greater than or equal to the threshold value;
judging, based on the step of the identifying, whether the similarity satisfies a condition;
and outputting said second attribute value when said similarity satisfies the condition.
7. An attribute extraction processing apparatus comprising:
an archival memory to store documents, registration dates thereof and attributes thereof; a work memory;
a processor to do at least the following:
extract, vis-a-vis a plurality of documents in the archival memory that have registration dates falling within a desired time period, feature words for each attribute value of corresponding attributes of the plurality of documents;
register into said work memory said desired time period, and said extracted feature words for said each attribute value of the corresponding attributes of the plurality of documents;
determine, amongst the extracted feature words in said work memory, first feature words for which an attribute has a first attribute and value second feature words for which said attribute has a second attribute value;
calculate a similarity between said first feature words and said second feature words;
identify, a single unit time as said desired time period in case of absence of successive unit time periods in which a value of similarity between said first feature words is greater than or equal to a threshold value and adjacent unit time period in which a value of similarity between said first feature words is greater than or equal to the threshold value;
judging, based on the step of the identifying, whether the similarity satisfies a condition;
and output said second attribute value when said similarity satisfies the condition.

1. A method of providing monatomic boron ions for ion implantation, comprising
supplying decaborane vapour into a plasma chamber, and
generating a plasma in said plasma chamber having a sufficient energy density to disassociate decaborane molecules to produce monatomic boron ions in the plasma, wherein a plasma supporting gas, different from decaborane vapour, is supplied at least initially when the plasma is first established in the plasma chamber and the plasma supporting gas supply is maintained simultaneously with the supply of decaborane vapour, the rate of simultaneous supply of the supporting gas being reduced when the plasma chamber reaches a desired temperature.
2. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the supporting gas is BF3.
3. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the supporting gas is Ar.
4. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the decaborane vapour is kept below 300\xb0 C. before entering the plasma chamber.
5. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein ions are extracted from the plasma chamber and mass selected to form a beam of monatomic boron ions.
6. A method of providing monatomic boron ions for ion implantation, comprising
supplying decaborane vapour into a plasma chamber, and
generating a plasma in said plasma chamber having a sufficient energy density to dissociate decaborane molecules to produce monatomic boron ions in the plasma, wherein BF3 is supplied at least initially as a plasma supporting gas when the plasma is first established in the plasma chamber.
7. A method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the decaborane vapour is kept below 300\xb0 C. before entering the plasma chamber.
8. A method as claimed in claim 6, wherein ions are extracted from the plasma chamber and mass selected to form a beam of monatomic boron ions.
9. A method of providing monatomic boron ions for ion implantation, comprising
supplying decaborane vapour into a plasma chamber,
generating a plasma in said plasma chamber having a sufficient energy density to dissociate decaborane molecules to produce monatomic boron ions in the plasma,
extracting ions from the plasma chamber using biased electrodes to form a beam of extracted ions,
directing the beam of extracted ions into a mass analyzer,
controlling the mass analyzer to select substantially only monatomic boron ions from the beam of extracted ions to form a continuing beam of substantially only monatomic boron ions, and
transmitting the continuing beam of substantially only monatomic boron ions to a substrate to be implanted therein.
10. A method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the plasma chamber is an arc type plasma chamber and energy is delivered to maintain the plasma in the chamber from an arc supply.
11. A method as claimed in claim 9, wherein energy to generate the plasma in the plasma chamber is derived from one of radio frequency and microwave sources.

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. An adjustably opaque window comprising:
an external pane;
an internal pane;
an active optical material layer;
a plurality of passive optical material layers; and
a plurality of shock absorbing layers;
wherein the external pane and the internal pane provide a cavity between them, wherein the optical material layers and the shock absorbing layers are positioned in the cavity, wherein the optical material layers are sandwiched and supported by the shock absorbing layers, wherein the interval between the external and internal panes can vary from about one (1) millimeter to about two (2) millimeters, and wherein at least one of the internal and external panes is adapted to be attached to a substantially smooth surface.
2. The adjustably opaque window of claim 1, wherein the shock absorbing layers comprise first and second shock absorbing layers, wherein the first shock absorbing layer is disposed between the external pane and the light transmission control layer and the second shock absorbing layer is disposed between the internal pane and the light transmission control layer or both are disposed at a same side of the light transmission control layer.
3. The adjustably opaque window of claim 1, wherein the active optical material layer comprises a light transmission control layer, wherein the shock absorbing layer comprises a first flexible sheet, and the light transmission control layer is attached to the first flexible sheet, wherein the first flexible sheet is made of polyester, or polycarbonate, and wherein the thickness of the first flexible sheet is in a range from about 0.1 mm to about 0.2 mm.
4. The adjustably opaque window of claim 3, wherein the light transmission control layer comprises a plurality of light transmission control cells arranged to form a lattice, and wherein the opacity of the light transmission control cells is variably adjustable.
5. The adjustably opaque window of claim 4, wherein the opacity of each of the light transmission control cells is adjusted by changing amplitude of electric field applied on the light transmission control cell, wherein each of the light transmission control cell comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electro-optic material in between the first and second electrodes, and wherein the electro-optic material comprises liquid crystal, or nonlinear optical material.
6. The adjustably opaque window of claim 5, wherein the passive optical material layer comprises a polarizing layer, wherein the adjustably opaque window further comprises a first polarizing layer that is positioned between the external pane and the light transmission control layer, and a second polarizing layer that is positioned between the first flexible sheet and the interior pane; wherein the direction of polarization of the first polarizing layer is substantially perpendicular to the direction of polarization of the second polarizing layer.
7. The adjustably opaque window of claim 6, wherein the first polarizing layer is integrated with the external pane, and the second polarizing layer is integrated with the internal pane, wherein the first polarizing layer is absorptive, and wherein the first polarizing layer is birefringence based.
8. The adjustably opaque window of claim 6, wherein the first electrode is substantially adjacent the first polarizing layer and the second electrode is substantially adjacent the first flexible sheet, wherein the first electrode comprises a substantially transparent plastic substrate coated with transparent conductive coating, and wherein the second electrode comprises a substantially transparent plastic substrate coated with transparent conductive coating, wherein the surface of the first electrode, which is adjacent the liquid crystal, is treated with a first polymer layer such that the first polymer layer gives a preferential alignment to the adjacent liquid crystal, and the surface of the second electrode, which is adjacent the liquid crystal, is treated with a second polymer layer such that the second polymer layer gives a preferential alignment to the adjacent liquid crystal, wherein the liquid crystals adjacent the first and second polymer layers are pre-tilted from the planes of the first and second polymer layers, wherein the preferential direction of the treated first polymer layer is substantially parallel to the direction of polarization of the first polarizing layer, and the preferential direction of the treated second polymer layer is substantially parallel to the direction of the second polarizing layer, wherein the pre-tilting angle is in a range from zero (0) degree to about forty five (45) degrees.
9. The adjustably opaque window of claim 8, wherein the light control transmission cell further comprises a plurality of spacers, wherein the spacers maintain predetermined distance between the first and second electrodes, wherein at least part of the spacers are coated with adhesive, wherein the spacers are randomly distributed within the light transmission control cell, wherein each of the spacers comprises a sphere, and the sphere contacts the first and second electrodes, wherein the sphere is coated with an adhesive layer, wherein the diameter of the sphere is in a range from about five (5) to about thirty (30) microns, and wherein the thickness of the adhesive layer is less than about five (5) microns.
10. The adjustably opaque window of claim 6, wherein the passive optical material layer comprises a polarizing layer, wherein the first flexible sheet is coated with transparent electrically conductive coating, wherein the transparent conductive coating is made of Indium Tin Oxide, and wherein the transparent conductive coating forms an electrical wiring to each light transmission control cell.
11. The adjustably opaque window of claim 6, further comprising a control circuit that controls each of the light transmission control cells individually with the electrical wiring, a control circuit that controls the light transmission control cells collectively in part with the electrical wiring, a control circuit that controls the light transmission control cells in whole with the electrical wiring, and a light sensor that measures the intensity of the incident light, wherein the control circuit controls the light transmission of the light transmission control cells based on data provided by the light sensor.
12. The adjustably opaque window of claim 6, wherein the light transmission of the light transmission control cells is controllable manually, wherein the adjustably opaque window further comprises an array of photovoltaic cells, wherein the array provides electricity for operation of the light transmission control layer, and wherein the adjustably opaque window is a vehicle window, an architectural window, a glass door, or a partition, and wherein the array is installed in a vehicle.
13. The adjustably opaque window of claim 6, further comprising an ultraviolet light blocking layer that is positioned between the exterior pane and the light transmission control layer.
14. The adjustably opaque window of claim 5, wherein the opacity of the light transmission control layer is variably adjustable, wherein the opacity of the light transmission control layer is adjusted by changing amplitude of electric field applied on the light transmission control layer.
15. The adjustably opaque window of claim 14, wherein the shock absorbing layer further comprises a second flexible sheet, wherein the second flexible sheet is attached to the light transmission control layer opposite to the first flexible sheet.
16. The adjustably opaque window of claim 1, wherein the shock absorbing layer comprises gel that fill the cavity, and the light transmission control layer is supported in the gel, and wherein attachment among the external pane, the internal pane, the light transmission control layer, and the shock absorbing layer is done with pressure sensitive adhesive.
17. The adjustably opaque window of claim 1, wherein the adjustably opaque window is adapted to be applied on a surface of the substantially smooth surfaces including car windows and building windows.
18. The adjustably opaque window of claim 1, wherein the adjustably opaque window is substantially flexible.