Author: claimsbot

1. A washing-dryingdrying machine comprising:
a heater to generate hot air;
a rotatable drum in which laundry is placed to be dried;
a tub configured to encompass the drum and allow the hot air to flow in and out, the tub having a cooling water supply hole configured to allow cooling water to flow in and a water flow passage for the cooling water; and
a plate provided in the tub, the plate configured to form the water flow passage between the plate and an inner surface of the tub and a hot air flow passage between the plate and the drum wherein the water flow passage includes a gap(t) which is determined based on an equation t=4r(pghx), wherein t is a width of the gap, r is a surface tension constant, p is density of water, g is the acceleration of gravity, h is a longitudinal length of the water flow passage, and x is a number in a range 0<x<=0.5.
2. The washing-dryingdrying machine of claim 1, wherein the plate has a flow guide configured to guide a direction of the flow of the cooling water.
3. The washing-dryingdrying machine of claim 2, wherein the flow guide is formed in a zig-zag pattern.
4. The washing-dryingdrying machine of claim 3, wherein the flow guide is formed to protrude from the plate.
5. The washing-dryingdrying machine of claim 1, further comprising a duct that connects an inlet and an outlet of the tub to circulate the hot air from the outlet to the inlet.
6. The washing-dryingdrying machine of claim 1, wherein the water flow passage is formed in a curved rectangular shape along an inner circumferential surface of the tub.
7. The washing-dryingdrying machine of claim 6, wherein the water flow passage is positioned along a middle portion of the inner circumferential surface of the tub.
8. The washing-dryingdrying machine of claim 1, wherein an outlet of the tub for allowing the hot air to flow out is formed at a portion of the tub which is offset from a center of an upper circumferential surface of the tub.
9. The washing-dryingdrying machine of claim 8, wherein the cooling water supply hole is formed between the outlet and an upper end of the water flow passage.
10. The washing-dryingdrying machine of claim 1, wherein an inlet of the tub for allowing the hot air to flow in is formed on a front portion of the tub which is extended forward from a front surface of the tub.
11. The washing-dryingdrying machine of claim 1, wherein an inlet and an outlet of the tub for allowing the hot air to flow in and out are formed such that flow directions of the hot air at the inlet and the outlet are parallel to each other.
12. The washing-dryingdrying machine of claim 1, wherein an inlet of the tub for allowing the hot air to flow in is located at a front upper portion of the tub and an outlet of the tub for allowing the hot air to flow out is located at a rear upper portion of the tub.
13. The washing-dryingdrying machine comprising:
a heater to generate hot air;
a rotatable drum in which laundry is placed to be dried;
a tub configured to encompass the drum and allow the hot air to flow between the drum and the tub;
a plate positioned between the drum and the tub a prescribed distance (t) from an inner surface of the tub; and
a water supply hole positioned between at an upper portion of the plate and the tub such that the water flows between the plate and the inner surface of the tub,
wherein the prescribed distance (t) of the plate controls the flow of water between the plate and the inner surface of the tub, the prescribed distance based on an equation t=4r(pghx), wherein r is a surface tension constant, p is density of water, g is the acceleration of gravity, his a longitudinal length of the plate, and x is a number within a range 0<x<=0.5.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

What is claimed is:

1. A Fibre Channel device for use in a Fibre Channel fabric, the fabric coupling a plurality of external devices, the fabric configured into at least two zones, where the external devices are allowed to exchange data packets only with external devices in the same zone, the Fibre Channel device enforcing the zones in hardware, the Fibre Channel device comprising:
a receiving port for coupling to the fabric and receiving data packets;
a transmitting port for coupling to the fabric and transmitting data packets; and
device logic connecting said receiving port and said transmitting port, wherein said device logic includes:
zoning data storage for storing configuration data indicative of the zone configuration of the fabric, including addresses of the external devices allowed to exchange data packets;
a comparison circuit connected to said zoning data storage for comparing the source address of a received data packet with said stored configuration data and providing an output;
a comparison circuit connected to said zoning data storage for comparing the destination address of a received data packet with said stored configuration data and providing an output; and
an action circuit connected to said source and destination address comparison circuits and utilizing said source address and destination address comparison circuit outputs to determine an action to be performed on the received data packet.
2. The Fibre Channel device of claim 1, wherein the action determined by said action circuit is to forward the data packet, and wherein said transmitting port transmits the data packet.
3. The Fibre Channel device of claim 1, wherein the action determined by said action circuit is to discard the data packet, and wherein said transmitting port does not transmit the data packet.
4. The Fibre Channel device of claim 1, wherein said device logic further includes:
a central memory for storing data packets;
receiver logic connected to said receiving port and said central memory for receiving a data packet from said receiving port and storing the data packet in said central memory; and
transmitter logic connected to said transmitting port and said central memory for retrieving the data packet from said central memory and providing the data packet to said transmitting port,
wherein said zoning data storage, source and destination address comparison circuits and said action circuit are included in said transmitter logic.
5. The Fibre Channel device of claim 1, wherein the external devices are fabric-attached, loop-attached or a combination of fabric-attached and loop-attached.
6. The Fibre Channel device of claim 1, wherein the external devices are fabric-attached.
7. The Fibre Channel device of claim 1, wherein said device logic further includes:
a comparison circuit connected to said zoning data storage and said action circuit for comparing the Fibre Channel type of a received data packet with said stored configuration data and providing an output; and
wherein said action circuit further utilizes said Fibre Channel type comparison circuit output to determine said action to be performed.
8. A Fibre Channel switch for use in a Fibre Channel fabric, the fabric coupling a plurality of external devices, the fabric configured into at least two zones, where the external devices are allowed to exchange data packets only with external devices in the same zone, the Fibre Channel switch enforcing the zones in hardware, the Fibre Channel switch comprising:
a microprocessor;
local memory connected to said microprocessor; and
a Fibre Channel device connected to and controlled by said microprocessor, wherein said Fibre Channel device includes:
a receiving port for coupling to the fabric and receiving data packets;
a transmitting port for coupling to the fabric and transmitting data packets; and
device logic connecting said receiving port and said transmitting port, wherein said device logic includes:
zoning data storage for storing configuration data indicative of the zone configuration of the fabric, including addresses of the external devices allowed to exchange data packets;
a comparison circuit connected to said zoning data storage for comparing the source address of a received data packet with said stored configuration data and providing an output;
a comparison circuit connected to said zoning data storage for comparing the destination address of a received data packet with said stored configuration data and providing an output; and
an action circuit connected to said source and destination address comparison circuits and utilizing said source address and destination address comparison circuit outputs to determine an action to be performed on the received data packet.
9. The Fibre Channel switch of claim 8, wherein the action determined by said action circuit is to forward the data packet, and wherein said transmitting port transmits the data packet.
10. The Fibre Channel switch of claim 8, wherein the action determined by said action circuit is to discard the data packet, and wherein said transmitting port does not transmit the data packet.
11. The Fibre Channel switch of claim 8, wherein said device logic further includes:
a central memory for storing data packets;
receiver logic connected to said receiving port and said central memory for receiving a data packet from said receiving port and storing the data packet in said central memory; and
transmitter logic connected to said transmitting port and said central memory for retrieving the data packet from said central memory and providing the data packet to said transmitting port,
wherein said zoning data storage, source and destination address comparison circuits and said action circuit are included in said transmitter logic.
12. The Fibre Channel switch of claim 8, wherein the external devices are fabric-attached, loop-attached or a combination of fabric-attached and loop-attached.
13. The Fibre Channel switch of claim 8, wherein the external devices are fabric-attached.
14. The Fibre Channel switch of claim 8, wherein said device logic further includes:
a comparison circuit connected to said zoning data storage and said action circuit for comparing the Fibre Channel type of a received data packet with said stored configuration data and providing an output; and
wherein said action circuit further utilizes said Fibre Channel type comparison circuit output to determine said action to be performed.
15. A Fibre Channel fabric comprising:
a plurality of external devices;
a first Fibre Channel switch coupled to a first portion of said plurality of external devices; and
a second Fibre Channel switch coupled to a second portion of said plurality of external devices and coupled to said first Fibre Channel switch,
wherein the fabric is configured into at least two zones, where said external devices are allowed to exchange data packets only with external devices in the same zone and wherein said first and second Fibre Channel switches enforce the zones in hardware, each of said first and second Fibre Channel switches including:
a microprocessor;
local memory connected to said microprocessor; and
a Fibre Channel device connected to and controlled by said microprocessor, wherein said Fibre Channel device includes:
a receiving port for coupling to the fabric and receiving data packets;
a transmitting port for coupling to the fabric and transmitting data packets; and
device logic connecting said receiving port and said transmitting port, wherein said device logic includes:
zoning data storage for storing configuration data indicative of the zone configuration of the fabric, including addresses of the external devices allowed to exchange data packets;
a comparison circuit connected to said zoning data storage for comparing the source address of a received data packet with said stored configuration data and providing an output;
a comparison circuit connected to said zoning data storage for comparing the destination address of a received data packet with said stored configuration data and providing an output; and
an action circuit connected to said source and destination address comparison circuits and utilizing said source address and destination address comparison circuit outputs to determine an action to be performed on the received data packet.
16. The Fibre Channel fabric of claim 15, wherein the action determined by said action circuit is to forward the data packet, and wherein said transmitting port transmits the data packet.
17. The Fibre Channel fabric of claim 15, wherein the action determined by said action circuit is to discard the data packet, and wherein said transmitting port does not transmit the data packet.
18. The Fibre Channel fabric of claim 15, wherein said device logic further includes:
a central memory for storing data packets;
receiver logic connected to said receiving port and said central memory for receiving a data packet from said receiving port and storing the data packet in said central memory; and
transmitter logic connected to said transmitting port and said central memory for retrieving the data packet from said central memory and providing the data packet to said transmitting port,
wherein said zoning data storage, source and destination address comparison circuits and said action circuit are included in said transmitter logic.
19. The Fibre Channel fabric of claim 15, wherein said external devices are fabric-attached, loop-attached or a combination of fabric-attached and loop-attached.
20. The Fibre Channel fabric of claim 15, wherein said external devices are fabric-attached.
21. The Fibre Channel fabric of claim 15, wherein said device logic further includes:
a comparison circuit connected to said zoning data storage and said action circuit for comparing the Fibre Channel type of a received data packet with said stored configuration data and providing an output; and
wherein said action circuit further utilizes said Fibre Channel type comparison circuit output to determine said action to be performed.
22. A Fibre Channel device for use in a Fibre Channel fabric, the fabric coupling a plurality of external devices, the fabric configured into at least two zones, where the external devices are allowed to exchange data packets only with external devices in the same zone, the Fibre Channel device enforcing the zones in hardware, the Fibre Channel device comprising:
a receiving port for coupling to the fabric and receiving data packets;
a transmitting port for coupling to the fabric and transmitting data packets; and
device logic connecting said receiving port and said transmitting port, wherein said device logic includes:
zoning data storage for storing configuration data indicative of the zone configuration of the fabric, including addresses of the external devices allowed to exchange data packets;
a comparison circuit connected to said zoning data storage for comparing the source address of a received data packet with said stored configuration data and providing an output; and
an action circuit connected to said source address comparison circuit and utilizing said source address comparison circuit output to determine an action to be performed on the received data packet.
23. The Fibre Channel device of claim 22, wherein the action determined by said action circuit is to forward the data packet, and wherein said transmitting port transmits the data packet.
24. The Fibre Channel device of claim 22, wherein the action determined by said action circuit is to discard the data packet, and wherein said transmitting port does not transmit the data packet.
25. The Fibre Channel device of claim 22, wherein said device logic further includes:
a central memory for storing data packets;
receiver logic connected to said receiving port and said central memory for receiving a data packet from said receiving port and storing the data packet in said central memory; and
transmitter logic connected to said transmitting port and said central memory for retrieving the data packet from said central memory and providing the data packet to said transmitting port,
wherein said zoning data storage, source address comparison circuit and said action circuit are included in said transmitter logic.
26. The Fibre Channel device of claim 22, wherein the external devices are fabric-attached, loop-attached or a combination of fabric-attached and loop-attached.
27. The Fibre Channel device of claim 22, wherein the external devices are fabric-attached.
28. The Fibre Channel device of claim 22, wherein said device logic further includes:
a comparison circuit connected to said zoning data storage and said action circuit for comparing the Fibre Channel type of a received data packet with said stored configuration data and providing an output; and
wherein said action circuit further utilizes said Fibre Channel type comparison circuit output to determine said action to be performed.
29. A Fibre Channel switch for use in a Fibre Channel fabric, the fabric coupling a plurality of external devices, the fabric configured into at least two zones, where the external devices are allowed to exchange data packets only with external devices in the same zone, the Fibre Channel switch enforcing the zones in hardware, the Fibre Channel switch comprising:
a microprocessor;
local memory connected to said microprocessor; and
a Fibre Channel device connected to and controlled by said microprocessor, wherein said Fibre Channel device includes:
a receiving port for coupling to the fabric and receiving data packets;
a transmitting port for coupling to the fabric and transmitting data packets; and
device logic connecting said receiving port and said transmitting port, wherein said device logic includes:
zoning data storage for storing configuration data indicative of the zone configuration of the fabric, including addresses of the external devices allowed to exchange data packets;
a comparison circuit connected to said zoning data storage for comparing the source address of a received data packet with said stored configuration data and providing an output; and
an action circuit connected to said source address comparison circuit and utilizing said source address comparison circuit output to determine an action to be performed on the received data packet.
30. The Fibre Channel switch of claim 29, wherein the action determined by said action circuit is to forward the data packet, and wherein said transmitting port transmits the data packet.
31. The Fibre Channel switch of claim 29, wherein the action determined by said action circuit is to discard the data packet, and wherein said transmitting port does not transmit the data packet.
32. The Fibre Channel switch of claim 29, wherein said device logic further includes:
a central memory for storing data packets;
receiver logic connected to said receiving port and said central memory for receiving a data packet from said receiving port and storing the data packet in said central memory; and
transmitter logic connected to said transmitting port and said central memory for retrieving the data packet from said central memory and providing the data packet to said transmitting port,
wherein said zoning data storage, source address comparison circuit and said action circuit are included in said transmitter logic.
33. The Fibre Channel switch of claim 29, wherein the external devices are fabric-attached, loop-attached or a combination of fabric-attached and loop-attached.
34. The Fibre Channel switch of claim 29, wherein the external devices are fabric-attached.
35. The Fibre Channel switch of claim 29, wherein said device logic further includes:
a comparison circuit connected to said zoning data storage and said action circuit for comparing the Fibre Channel type of a received data packet with said stored configuration data and providing an output; and
wherein said action circuit further utilizes said Fibre Channel type comparison circuit output to determine said action to be performed.
36. A Fibre Channel fabric comprising:
a plurality of external devices;
a first Fibre Channel switch coupled to a first portion of said plurality of external devices; and
a second Fibre Channel switch coupled to a second portion of said plurality of external devices and coupled to said first Fibre Channel switch,
wherein the fabric is configured into at least two zones, where said external devices are allowed to exchange data packets only with external devices in the same zone and wherein said first and second Fibre Channel switches enforce the zones in hardware, each of said first and second Fibre Channel switches including:
a microprocessor;
local memory connected to said microprocessor; and
a Fibre Channel device connected to and controlled by said microprocessor, wherein said Fibre Channel device includes:
a receiving port for coupling to the fabric and receiving data packets;
a transmitting port for coupling to the fabric and transmitting data packets; and
device logic connecting said receiving port and said transmitting port, wherein said device logic includes:
zoning data storage for storing configuration data indicative of the zone configuration of the fabric, including addresses of the external devices allowed to exchange data packets;
a comparison circuit connected to said zoning data storage for comparing the source address of a received data packet with said stored configuration data and providing an output; and
an action circuit connected to said source address comparison circuit and utilizing said source address comparison circuit output to determine an action to be performed on the received data packet.
37. The Fibre Channel fabric of claim 36, wherein the action determined by said action circuit is to forward the data packet, and wherein said transmitting port transmits the data packet.
38. The Fibre Channel fabric of claim 36, wherein the action determined by said action circuit is to discard the data packet, and wherein said transmitting port does not transmit the data packet.
39. The Fibre Channel fabric of claim 36, wherein said device logic further includes:
a central memory for storing data packets;
receiver logic connected to said receiving port and said central memory for receiving a data packet from said receiving port and storing the data packet in said central memory; and
transmitter logic connected to said transmitting port and said central memory for retrieving the data packet from said central memory and providing the data packet to said transmitting port,
wherein said zoning data storage, source address comparison circuit and said action circuit are included in said transmitter logic.
40. The Fibre Channel fabric of claim 36, wherein said external devices are fabric-attached, loop-attached or a combination of fabric-attached and loop-attached.
41. The Fibre Channel fabric of claim 36, wherein said external devices are fabric-attached.
42. The Fibre Channel fabric of claim 36, wherein said device logic further includes:
a comparison circuit connected to said zoning data storage and said action circuit for comparing the Fibre Channel type of a received data packet with said stored configuration data and providing an output; and
wherein said action circuit further utilizes said Fibre Channel type comparison circuit output to determine said action to be performed.
43. A Fibre Channel device for use in a Fibre Channel fabric, the fabric coupling a plurality of external devices, the fabric configured into at least two zones, where the external devices are allowed to exchange data packets only with external devices in the same zone, the Fibre Channel device enforcing the zones in hardware, the Fibre Channel device comprising:
a receiving port for coupling to the fabric and receiving data packets;
a transmitting port for coupling to the fabric and transmitting data packets; and
device logic connecting said receiving port and said transmitting port, wherein said device logic includes:
zoning data storage for storing configuration data indicative of the zone configuration of the fabric, including addresses of the external devices allowed to exchange data packets;
a comparison circuit connected to said zoning data storage for comparing the destination address of a received data packet with said stored configuration data and providing an output; and
an action circuit connected to said destination address comparison circuit and utilizing said destination address comparison circuit output to determine an action to be performed on the received data packet.
44. The Fibre Channel device of claim 43, wherein the action determined by said action circuit is to forward the data packet, and wherein said transmitting port transmits the data packet.
45. The Fibre Channel device of claim 43, wherein the action determined by said action circuit is to discard the data packet, and wherein said transmitting port does not transmit the data packet.
46. The Fibre Channel device of claim 43, wherein said device logic further includes:
a central memory for storing data packets;
receiver logic connected to said receiving port and said central memory for receiving a data packet from said receiving port and storing the data packet in said central memory; and
transmitter logic connected to said transmitting port and said central memory for retrieving the data packet from said central memory and providing the data packet to said transmitting port,
wherein said zoning data storage, destination address comparison circuit and said action circuit are included in said transmitter logic.
47. The Fibre Channel device of claim 43, wherein the external devices are fabric-attached, loop-attached or a combination of fabric-attached and loop-attached.
48. The Fibre Channel device of claim, wherein the external devices are fabric-attached.
49. The Fibre Channel device of claim 43, wherein said device logic further includes:
a comparison circuit connected to said zoning data storage and said action circuit for comparing the Fibre Channel type of a received data packet with said stored configuration data and providing an output; and
wherein said action circuit further utilizes said Fibre Channel type comparison circuit output to determine said action to be performed.
50. A Fibre Channel switch for use in a Fibre Channel fabric, the fabric coupling a plurality of external devices, the fabric configured into at least two zones, where the external devices are allowed to exchange data packets only with external devices in the same zone, the Fibre Channel switch enforcing the zones in hardware, the Fibre Channel switch comprising:
a microprocessor;
local memory connected to said microprocessor; and
a Fibre Channel device connected to and controlled by said microprocessor, wherein said Fibre Channel device includes:
a receiving port for coupling to the fabric and receiving data packets;
a transmitting port for coupling to the fabric and transmitting data packets; and
device logic connecting said receiving port and said transmitting port, wherein said device logic includes:
zoning data storage for storing configuration data indicative of the zone configuration of the fabric, including addresses of the external devices allowed to exchange data packets;
a comparison circuit connected to said zoning data storage for comparing the destination address of a received data packet with said stored configuration data and providing an output; and
an action circuit connected to said destination address comparison circuit and utilizing said destination address comparison circuit output to determine an action to be performed on the received data packet.
51. The Fibre Channel switch of claim 50, wherein the action determined by said action circuit is to forward the data packet, and wherein said transmitting port transmits the data packet.
52. The Fibre Channel switch of claim 50, wherein the action determined by said action circuit is to discard the data packet, and wherein said transmitting port does not transmit the data packet.
53. The Fibre Channel switch of claim 50, wherein said device logic further includes:
a central memory for storing data packets;
receiver logic connected to said receiving port and said central memory for receiving a data packet from said receiving port and storing the data packet in said central memory; and
transmitter logic connected to said transmitting port and said central memory for retrieving the data packet from said central memory and providing the data packet to said transmitting port,
wherein said zoning data storage, destination address comparison circuit and said action circuit are included in said transmitter logic.
54. The Fibre Channel switch of claim 50, wherein the external devices are fabric-attached, loop-attached or a combination of fabric-attached and loop-attached.
55. The Fibre Channel switch of claim 50, wherein the external devices are fabric-attached.
56. The Fibre Channel switch of claim 50, wherein said device logic further includes:
a comparison circuit connected to said zoning data storage and said action circuit for comparing the Fibre Channel type of a received data packet with said stored configuration data and providing an output; and
wherein said action circuit further utilizes said Fibre Channel type comparison circuit output to determine said action to be performed.
57. A Fibre Channel fabric comprising:
a plurality of external devices;
a first Fibre Channel switch coupled to a first portion of said plurality of external devices; and
a second Fibre Channel switch coupled to a second portion of said plurality of external devices and coupled to said first Fibre Channel switch,
wherein the fabric is configured into at least two zones, where said external devices are allowed to exchange data packets only with external devices in the same zone and wherein said first and second Fibre Channel switches enforce the zones in hardware, each of said first and second Fibre Channel switches including:
a microprocessor;
local memory connected to said microprocessor; and
a Fibre Channel device connected to and controlled by said microprocessor, wherein said Fibre Channel device includes:
a receiving port for coupling to the fabric and receiving data packets;
a transmitting port for coupling to the fabric and transmitting data packets; and
device logic connecting said receiving port and said transmitting port, wherein said device logic includes:
zoning data storage for storing configuration data indicative of the zone configuration of the fabric, including addresses of the external devices allowed to exchange data packets;
a comparison circuit connected to said zoning data storage for comparing the destination address of a received data packet with said stored configuration data and providing an output; and
an action circuit connected to said destination address comparison circuit and utilizing said destination address comparison circuit output to determine an action to be performed on the received data packet.
58. The Fibre Channel fabric of claim 57, wherein the action determined by said action circuit is to forward the data packet, and wherein said transmitting port transmits the data packet.
59. The Fibre Channel fabric of claim 57, wherein the action determined by said action circuit is to discard the data packet, and wherein said transmitting port does not transmit the data packet.
60. The Fibre Channel fabric of claim 57, wherein said device logic further includes:
a central memory for storing data packets;
receiver logic connected to said receiving port and said central memory for receiving a data packet from said receiving port and storing the data packet in said central memory; and
transmitter logic connected to said transmitting port and said central memory for retrieving the data packet from said central memory and providing the data packet to said transmitting port,
wherein said zoning data storage, destination address comparison circuit and said action circuit are included in said transmitter logic.
61. The Fibre Channel fabric of claim 57, wherein said external devices are fabric-attached, loop-attached or a combination of fabric-attached and loop-attached.
62. The Fibre Channel fabric of claim 57, wherein said external devices are fabric-attached.
63. The Fibre Channel fabric of claim 57, wherein said device logic further includes:
a comparison circuit connected to said zoning data storage and said action circuit for comparing the Fibre Channel type of a received data packet with said stored configuration data and providing an output; and
wherein said action circuit further utilizes said Fibre Channel type comparison circuit output to determine said action to be performed.

What is claimed is:

1. A special reproduction data generating device, comprising:
input means of inputting an MPEG transport stream;
special reproduction data generating means of directly generating special reproduction data by selecting a transport packet including data of a predetermined kind of frame from transport packets of the MPEG transport stream, without converting the inputted MPEG transport stream to an ES (elementary stream) or PES (packetized elementary stream) and
output means of outputting the special reproduction data as an MPEG transport stream.
2. The special reproduction data generating device according to claim 1, wherein the special reproduction data generating means adds Presentation Time Stamp (PTS), which is used for special reproduction, to the selected transport packet, and corrects a mismatching MPEG format so as to generate the special reproduction data.
3. The special reproduction data generating device according to claim 2, wherein the special reproduction data generating means also adds Decoding Time Stamp (DTS) to the selected transport packet.
4. The special reproduction data generating device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein said special reproduction data generating means sets a Broken_link bit for the selected transport packet.
5. The special reproduction data generating device according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the correction of the mismatching MPEG format means that if the selected transport packet includes data unnecessary or useless for special reproduction, the data is defined as a padding byte and made dummy data.
6. The special reproduction data generating device according to claim 5, wherein the unnecessary or useless data is at least one of data of a frame other than the predetermined kind of frame, and DIT, PCR, PSI, DSM flag, PTS, DTS, and data of an AC coefficient of a macro block that are added to the inputted MPEG transport stream.
7. The special reproduction data generating device according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the correction of the mismatching MPEG format means that in the case where the data necessary for special reproduction is not added to the selected transport packet, another transport packet is inserted before or after the selected transport packet, and the necessary data is stored in the selected transport packet or the additionally inserted transport packet, and
if the necessary data is stored in the selected transport packet, the additionally inserted transport packet stores data which cannot be stored in the selected transport packet since the selected transport packet stores the necessary data.
8. The special reproduction data generating device according to any one of claims 2 to 7, wherein the correction of the mismatching MPEG format means that if the data necessary for special reproduction is added to the selected transport packet but a value thereof is incompatible, the value is corrected.
9. The special reproduction data generating device according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the necessary data is at least one of PCR, PSI, a DSM flag, PTS, DTS, a sequence header code, a sequence end code, a GOP header, a Broken_link bit that are provide for the special reproduction.
10. The special reproduction data generating device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the predetermined frame is an I picture.
11. The special reproduction data generating device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the predetermined frame is at least one picture selected from an I picture, a P picture, and a B picture.
12. A medium storing a program andor data for allowing a computer to carry out all or some functions of all or some means of the special reproduction data generating device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, the medium being processible by a computer.
13. An information aggregate comprising a program andor data for allowing a computer to carry out all or some functions of all or some means of the special reproduction data generating device according to any one of claims 1 to 11.
14. A transmitting medium for transmitting an MPEG transport stream generated in the special reproduction data generating device according to any one of claims 1 to 11.
15. A recording medium for recording an MPEG transport stream generated in the special reproduction data generating device according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

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 system for calibrating a plurality of vision system cameras arranged to provide cross-surface inspection results comprising:
an illumination strip extending across a moving surface that provides a region of interest with respect to the moving surface for image acquisition by each of the plurality of vision system cameras;
a runtime surface inspection application associated with each of the vision system cameras that provides the inspection results;
at least two flags within a field of view of each of the vision system cameras that are actuable to occlude a portion the illumination strip at predetermined times; and
a validation application that directs the at least two flags in each field of view of each vision system camera to actuate into the region of interest and that validates at least one vision system camera setting based on acquired images of each of the at least two actuated flags with respect to an expected configuration of each of the at least two actuated flags.
2. The system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the expected configuration is based upon stored model data relating to at least one of an orientation, location, size and intensity of the at least one flag.
3. The system as set forth in claim 1 further comprising a validation controller, that directs the validation application to start and a runtime surface inspection application to cease, and to actuate the at least one flag.
4. The system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the surface inspection application includes the validation application, and the expected configuration is a set of model data provided to the surface inspection application to provide validation results.
5. The system as set forth in claim 4 wherein the inspection results and the validation results are each provided in a respective file.
6. The system as set forth in claim 5 wherein each file is associated with a predetermined production run.
7. The system as set forth in claim 1 wherein each flag is mounted on a rotary actuator.
8. The system as set forth in claim 7 wherein the actuator is mounted on the illumination strip on a side of the surface opposite a side facing the plurality of vision system cameras.
9. The system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the at least one flag includes a surface that is at least part translucent so as to provide reduced transmission of light from the illumination strip and wherein the validation application detects variations in the reduced transmission of light.
10. The system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the flag comprises at least one of a rotationally actuated structure, a linearly actuated structure and a solid state assembly that occludes a portion of the illumination strip.
11. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the two flags is placed within the field of view for not more than 2 milliseconds.
12. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the two flags comprises a translucent material.
13. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one flag comprises at a pattern of translucent segments and transparent segments, the pattern of translucent segments and transparent segments being surrounded by an opaque surface.
14. A method for calibrating a plurality of vision system cameras arranged to provide cross-surface inspection results comprising the steps of:
illuminating a region of interest that extends across a moving surface;
acquiring runtime images with each of the plurality of vision system cameras;
performing surface inspection with respect to each of the vision system cameras, so as to provide the inspection results;
actuating, into the region of interest, at least two flags within a field of view of each of the vision system cameras to occlude a portion the illuminated region of interest at predetermined times; and
directing the actuating of the at least two flags in each field of view of each vision system camera and then validating at least one vision system camera setting based on acquired images of each of the at least two actuated flags with respect to an expected configuration of each of the at least two actuated flags.
15. The method as set forth in claim 14 wherein the expected configuration is based upon stored model data relating to at least one of an orientation, location, size and intensity of the at least two flags.
16. The method as set forth in claim 14 further comprising providing a validation controller, that causes the step of validating to start and the step of performing surface inspection to cease, and causes the step of actuating to occur.
17. The method as set forth in claim 14 wherein the expected configuration is a set of model data provided to the step of performing surface inspection to provide validation results.
18. The method as set forth in claim 17 further comprising providing each of the inspection results and the validation results to a respective file.
19. The method as set forth in claim 18 further comprising associating each file with a predetermined production run.
20. The method as set forth in claim 14 wherein the step of actuating includes at least one of (a) moving the at least two flags rotationally, (b) moving the at least two flags linearly and (c) operating a solid state section that’s selectively occludes light.
21. The method as set forth in claim 19 further comprising operating the actuator to move the flags into a position that blocks a portion of an illumination strip with respect to a side of the surface opposite a side facing the plurality of vision system cameras.
22. The method as set forth in claim 14 further comprising providing a surface to the at least two flags that is at least part translucent so as to provide reduced transmission of light from an illumination strip and detecting variations in the reduced transmission of light.
23. A system for calibrating a plurality of vision system cameras arranged to provide cross-surface inspection results comprising:
an illumination strip extending across a moving surface that provides a region of interest with respect to the moving surface for image acquisition by each of the plurality of vision system cameras;
a runtime surface inspection application associated with each of the vision system cameras that provides the inspection results;
at least one flag within a field of view of each of the vision system cameras that is actuable to occlude a portion the illumination strip at predetermined times, wherein the at least one flag is placed within the field of view for not more than 2 milliseconds; and
a validation application that directs the at least one flag in each field of view of each vision system camera to actuate into the region of interest and that validates acquired images of each at least one actuated flag with respect to an expected configuration of each at least one actuated flag.