Author: claimsbot

1. A cleaning apparatus comprising:
a container in which solvent is sealed therein;
a temperature maintaining device which maintains the temperature of the solvent at a constant value;
a CO2 gas line which introduces solvent gas contained in the container;
a line filter which is disposed in an intermediate position in the CO2 gas line;
a nozzle which is disposed at another end of the CO2 gas line; wherein
the distance between the workpiece to be cleaned and the nozzle is maintained at a constant value;
the solvent is ejected from the nozzle toward the workpiece to be cleaned;
the state of the solvent which reaches the workpiece to be cleaned is adjusted by controlling the distance between the workpiece to be cleaned and the nozzle.
2. A cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
a nozzle and a workpiece to be cleaned are disposed nearly orthogonally;
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3. A cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a temperature maintaining device is controlled so as to maintain the pressure of solvent gas sealed in a container.
4. A cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an air operating valve is disposed between a line filter and a nozzle.
5. A cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
a nozzle has double-pipe structure;
solvent is injected from an inner pipe of the nozzle;
purging gas is injected from an outer pipe of the nozzle.
6. A cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a purging device which injects purging gas to the periphery of the workpiece to be cleaned so as to make a surrounding of the workpiece to be cleaned be in purging gas atmosphere and a heating device which heats the workpiece to be cleaned so as to prevent condensation are provided.
7. A cleaning apparatus according to claim 6, wherein a nozzle, a purging device, and a heating device are in one unit.
8. A cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a spindle which rotates a workpiece to be cleaned and a handling device which loads the workpiece to be cleaned to the spindle and unloads therefrom are provided.

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. An image processing method, which generates raster data, based on image data input with drawing commands from an image processing terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) detecting a compressed image for each of color plates of C, M, Y, and K; and
(b) converting a value of C, M, Y, and K corresponding to the plate color of the detected compressed image into a value of K by using a color management system.
2. The image processing method of claim 1, wherein the color management system is switched for each color plate.
3. The image processing method of claim 1, wherein when the compressed image is detected, values of colors other than the plate color are set to 0.
4. The image processing method of claim 1, wherein as the color management system, a 4-input 3-output lookup table and a 3-input 4-output lookup table are used.
5. The image processing method of claim 1, wherein when the compressed image is detected, a setting of drawing the compressed image in white is canceled.
6. The image processing method of claim 5, wherein in step (a), when the plate color being processed is determined as a special color different from C, M, Y, and K, the setting of drawing the compressed image in white is maintained.
7. The image processing method of claim 1, wherein each of the color plates of C, M, Y, and K is output in color.
8. The image processing method of claim 1, wherein each of the color plates of C, M, Y, and K is output in black and white.
9. The image processing method of claim 1, wherein a color correction is made on the generated raster data.
10. An image processing apparatus, which generates raster data based on image data input with drawing commands from an image processing terminal, the apparatus comprising:
a detection component, which detects a compressed image for each of color plates of C, M, Y, and K; and
a conversion component, which converts a value of C, M, Y, or K corresponding to the plate color of the detected compressed image into a value of K by using a color management system.
11. The image processing apparatus of claim 10, wherein the color management system is switched for each color plate.
12. The image processing apparatus of claim 10, wherein when the compressed image is detected, values of colors other than the plate color are set to 0.
13. The image processing apparatus of claim 10, wherein as the color management system, a 4-input 3-output lookup table and a 3-input 4-output lookup table are used.
14. The image processing apparatus of claim 10, wherein when the compressed image is detected, a setting of drawing the compressed image in white is canceled.
15. The image processing apparatus of claim 14, wherein the detection component determines a plate color being processed, and when the plate color being processed is determined as a special color different from C, M, Y, and K, the setting of drawing the compressed image in white is maintained.
16. The image processing apparatus of claim 10, wherein each of the color plates of C, M, Y, and K is output in color.
17. The image processing apparatus of claim 10, wherein each of the color plates of C, M, Y, and K is output in black and white.
18. The image processing apparatus of claim 10, wherein a color correction is made on the generated raster data.

1. A transport packet parser comprising:
a header decoder for identifying a packet identifier and continuity counter for a current packet;
an associative memory for storing packet identifiers at respective addresses, said associative memory for storing packet identifiers at respective addresses, said associative memory having a search mode for comparing a current packet identifier and outputting a signal indicating the address at which the packet identifier is stored;
a random access memory for storing continuity counters associated with a previous packet for each packet identifier stored in said associative memory; and
control circuitry coupled to said associative memory and said random access memory for determining whether the current packet satisfies predetermined criteria.
2. The transport packet parser of claim 1, wherein said associative memory stores an enable bit with each packet identifier.
3. The transport packet parser of claim 1 wherein said random access memory includes a section for storing packets for which the predetermined criteria was satisfied.
4. The transport packet parser of claim 1 wherein said control circuitry includes a processing unit.
5. The transport packet parser of claim 1 wherein said header decoder further identifies a payload unit start indicator of the current packet.
6. The transport packet parser of claim 1 wherein said header decoder further identifies the adaptation field control bits of the current packet.
7. An integrated receiver demultiplexer comprising:
a header decoder for identifying a packet identifier and continuity counter for a current packet;
an associative memory for storing packet identifiers at respective addresses, said associative memory for storing packet identifiers at respective addresses, said associative memory having a search mode for comparing a current packet identifier and outputting a signal indicating the address at which the packet identifier is stored;
a random access memory for storing continuity counters associated with a previous packet for each packet identifier stored in said associative memory; and
control circuitry coupled to said associative memory and said random access memory for determining whether the current packet satisfies predetermined criteria;
an audio buffer for storing audio packets which satisfy said predetermined criteria;
a video buffer which satisfy said predetermined criteria; and
output circuitry for generating an audiovideo signal from the packets in said audio and video buffers.
8. The integrated receiver decoder of claim 7, wherein said associative memory stores an enable bit with each packet identifier.
9. The integrated receiver decoder of claim 7 wherein said random access memory includes a section for storing packets for which the predetermined criteria was satisfied.
10. The integrated receiver decoder of claim 7 wherein said control circuitry includes a processing unit.
11. The integrated receiver decoder of claim 7 wherein said header decoder further identifies a payload unit start indicator of the current packet.
12. The integrated receiver decoder of claim 7 wherein said header decoder further identifies the adaptation field control bits of the current packet.
13. The integrated receiver decoder of claim 7 and further comprising a demodulator coupled to said header decoder.
14. A method of parsing packets from a digital transmission, comprising the steps of:
storing packet identifiers at respective addresses in an associative memory, said associative memory for storing packet identifiers at respective addresses, said associative memory having a search mode for comparing a current packet identifier and outputting a signal indicating the address at which the packet identifier is stored;
for each packet identifier stored in said associative memory, storing continuity counters associated with a previous packet in a random access memory; and
identifying a packet identifier and continuity counter for a current packet;
searching the associative memory for the packet identifier for the current packet;
accessing the random access memory for a continuity counter associated with the previous packet;
determining whether the current packet satisfies predetermined criteria.
15. The method of claim 14 and further comprising the step of storing an enable bit with each packet identifier in the associative memory.
16. The method of claim 15 wherein said searching step comprises the step of searching the associative memory for the combination of the packet identifier and a predetermined enable bit value.
17. The method of claim 14 and further comprising the step of storing packets for which the predetermined criteria was satisfied in said random access memory.
18. The method of claim 14 and further comprising the step of identifying a payload unit start indicator of the current packet.
19. The method of claim 14 and further comprising the step of identifying the adaptation field control bits of the current packet.

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 variable-gap fluid dynamic bearing motor assembly, the assembly comprising:
a hub configured to rotate about a rotational axis and to support at least one disc;
a first member attached to the hub and configured to rotate about the rotational axis;
a second member;
a first fluid dynamic journal bearing disposed between the first member and the second member and having a first bearing gap;
a second fluid dynamic journal bearing disposed between the first member and the second member and having a second bearing gap, the second bearing gap being larger than the first bearing gap; and
bearing fluid disposed within the first fluid dynamic journal bearing and the second fluid dynamic journal bearing to support the relative rotation of the first member and the second member.
2. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising at least one disc coupled to the hub, the at least one disc, the hub and the first member being part of a rotational assembly.
3. The assembly of claim 2, wherein a center of gravity of the rotational assembly is disposed closer to the first fluid dynamic journal bearing than to the second fluid dynamic journal bearing.
4. The assembly of claim 1, wherein sizes of the first bearing gap and the second bearing gap are selected to optimize power consumption of the first fluid dynamic journal bearing and the second fluid dynamic journal bearing relative to operational vibration of the assembly.
5. The assembly of claim 1, wherein sizes of the first bearing gap and the second bearing gap are selected to optimize power consumption of the first fluid dynamic journal bearing and the second fluid dynamic journal bearing relative to non-repetitive run-out of the assembly.
6. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the second member is configured to remain stationary.
7. The assembly of claim 6, wherein the first member comprises a shaft and the second member comprises a sleeve.
8. The assembly of claim 6, wherein the first member comprises a sleeve and the second member comprises a shaft.
9. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the assembly is disposed within an electronic device.
10. The assembly of claim 9, wherein the electronic device is a disc drive.
11. A variable-gap fluid dynamic bearing motor assembly, the assembly comprising:
a hub configured to rotate about a rotational axis and to support at least one disc;
a first member attached to the hub and configured to rotate about the rotational axis;
a second member;
a fluid dynamic journal bearing disposed between the first member and the second member and having a first bearing gap and a second bearing gap, the second bearing gap being larger than the first bearing gap; and
bearing fluid disposed within the fluid dynamic journal bearing to support the relative rotation of the first member and the second member.
12. The assembly of claim 11, further comprising at least one disc coupled to the hub, the at least one disc, the hub and the first member being part of a rotational assembly.
13. The assembly of claim 12, wherein a center of gravity of the rotational assembly is disposed closer to the first bearing gap than to the second bearing gap.
14. The assembly of claim 11, wherein sizes of the first bearing gap and the second bearing gap are selected to optimize power consumption of the fluid dynamic journal bearing relative to operational vibration of the assembly.
15. The assembly of claim 11, wherein sizes of the first bearing gap and the second bearing gap are selected to optimize power consumption of the fluid dynamic journal bearing relative to non-repetitive run-out of the assembly.
16. The assembly of claim 11, wherein the second member is configured to remain stationary.
17. The assembly of claim 16, wherein the first member comprises a shaft and the second member comprises a sleeve.
18. The assembly of claim 16, wherein the first member comprises a sleeve and the second member comprises a shaft.
19. The assembly of claim 11, wherein the assembly is disposed within an electronic device.
20. The assembly of claim 19, wherein the electronic device is a disc drive.