Author: claimsbot

1. A mutual capacitance sensor device comprising:
a plurality of receiver sensor electrodes;
a plurality of transmitter sensor electrodes; and
a processing system coupled with said plurality of receiver sensor electrodes and coupled with said plurality of transmitter sensor electrodes, said processing system configured for:
acquiring a capacitive image from said pluralities of sensor electrodes; and
correlating a part of said capacitive image with at least one input object template image to determine both a presence and a type of an input object interacting with said mutual capacitance sensor device.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein said processing system comprises an input object template image storage component in which said at least one input object template image is stored, wherein said at least one input object template image is associated with at least one type of input object.
3. The device of claim 1, wherein said processing system is further configured for:
selecting one of a plurality of input modes based on said determination of said type of said input object.
4. The device of claim 1, wherein said correlating a part of said capacitive image with at least one input object template image to determine both a presence and a type of an input object interacting with said mutual capacitance sensor device comprises:
filtering said capacitive image to determine an input object probability in at least one location in said capacitive image; and
in response to said input object probability exceeding a threshold for a particular location, utilizing said input object template image to determine both said presence and said type of said input object.
5. The device of claim 1, wherein said at least one input object template image represents a hovering human digit capacitive image.
6. The device of claim 1, wherein said at least one input object template image represents a contacting human digit capacitive image.
7. The device of claim 1, wherein said at least one input object template image represents a stylus capacitive image.
8. A method of capacitive input object sensing, said method comprising:
acquiring a capacitive image;
comparing a first part of said capacitive image with a first input object template image, said first input object template image associated with a first type of input object; and
in response to a sufficient correlation between said first part of said capacitive image and said first input object template image, determining a presence of said first type of input object in said capacitive image.
9. The method as recited in claim 8, further comprising:
in response to said presence of said first type of input object being determined, selecting an input mode related to said first type of input object.
10. The method as recited in claim 8, further comprising:
in response to an insufficient correlation existing between said first part of said capacitive image and said first input object template image, comparing said first part of said capacitive image with a second input object template image, said second input object template image associated with a second type of input object;
in response to a sufficient correlation between said capacitive image and said second input object template image, determining a presence of a second type of input object in said capacitive image; and
in response to said presence of said second type of input object being determined, selecting an input mode related to said second type of input object.
11. The method as recited in claim 8, further comprising:
filtering said capacitive image to determine an input object probability in at least one particular location in said capacitive image; and
in response to said input object probability exceeding a threshold for said particular location, establishing a portion of said capacitive image including said particular location as said first part of said capacitive image which is compared with said first input object template image.
12. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein said filtering said capacitive image to determine an input object probability in at least one particular location in said capacitive image comprises:
employing a matched filter on a portion of said capacitive image, said portion including said particular location;
estimating spatially correlated noise with respect to said portion of said capacitive image; and
removing said spatially correlated noise from said portion of said capacitive image to compute said input object probability at said particular location.
13. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein said threshold comprises a threshold based upon a false-detection probability relating to said input object.
14. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein said first input object template image is selected from the group of input object template images consisting of: a hovering human digit capacitive template image, a contacting human digit capacitive template image, and a stylus capacitive template image.
15. A method of capacitive input object sensing using a mutual capacitance sensor device, said method comprising:
acquiring a capacitive image with a sensor of said mutual capacitance sensor device;
filtering said capacitive image to obtain a filtered capacitive image;
comparing a part of said filtered capacitive image with a first input object template image, said first input object template image associated with a first type of input object; and
in response to a sufficient correlation between said capacitive image and said first input object template, determining a location of said first type of input object with respect to said sensor.
16. The method as recited in claim 15, further comprising:
selecting one of a plurality of input modes for capacitive input object sensing based on determining a presence of said first type of input object.
17. The method as recited in claim 16, wherein said selecting one of a plurality of input modes comprises:
selecting an input mode from the group of input modes consisting of: a hovering human digit input mode, a contacting human digit input mode, and a stylus input mode.
18. The method as recited in claim 15, wherein said filtering said capacitive image to obtain a filtered capacitive image comprises:
employing a matched filter on said capacitive image.
19. The method as recited in claim 18, wherein said filtering said capacitive image to obtain a filtered capacitive image further comprises:
estimating spatially correlated noise with respect to a portion of said capacitive image; and
removing said spatially correlated noise from said portion of said capacitive image to obtain said filtered capacitive image.
20. The method as recited in claim 15, wherein said filtering said capacitive image to obtain a filtered capacitive image comprises:
filtering said capacitive image to determine an input object probability in at least one particular location in said capacitive image; and
in response to said input object probability exceeding a threshold for said particular location, establishing a portion of said capacitive image including said particular location as said part of said capacitive image which is compared with said first input object template image.

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

1. A device intended in particular for culturing cells, comprising a chamber (100) intended to receive the cells (10), said chamber (100) comprising at least one liquid injection conduit (121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126), the surface of the liquid contained in the chamber (100) being in free contact with the air, characterized in that it comprises a collector element (40) which can form at least one liquid bridge (51, 52) with the free surface of the liquid, the collector element (40) comprising a mouthpiece (42) which is placed substantially at the level of the free surface of the liquid contained in the chamber (100), the mouthpiece (42) being kept at low pressure such that it absorbs a flow of air which moves the surface film (30) of the liquid via the liquid bridge (51, 52).
2. The device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the collector element (40) is placed on a rim (21) of a wall (11) of the chamber (100), its mouthpiece (42) being set back from the wall (11).
3. The device as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that a portion of the rim (21) located in front of the mouthpiece (42) of the collector element (40) is covered with a hydrophilic substance.
4. The device as claimed in either of claims 2 and 3, characterized in that the mouthpiece is set back from the wall (11) at a distance (d) of between 10 and 30 \u03bcm.
5. The device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that mouthpiece (42) of the collector element (40) is elongated in shape and extends longitudinally along the edge of the wall (11).
6. The device as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that the opening (42) is of the order of 2 to 4 mm in length.
7. The device as claimed in either of claims 5 and 6, characterized in that the opening (42) is of the order of 0.15 to 0.30 mm in height.
8. The device as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the mouthpiece (42) has a generally rectangular shape.
9. The device as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises several collector elements (40) placed along the edges of the walls (11, 12, 13) of the chamber (100).
10. A method for regulating the level of a liquid contained in a chamber (100) intended to receive cells (10), said chamber (100) comprising at least one liquid injection conduit (121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126), the surface of the liquid contained in the chamber being in free contact with the air, characterized in that at least one liquid bridge (51, 52) is formed with the free surface of the liquid and a flow of air is drawn by suction in the vicinity of the liquid bridge (51, 52), such that this flow of air moves the surface film (30) of the liquid via the liquid bridge (51, 52).

1. An apparatus comprising:
a first network device, comprising at least one hardware processor, wherein
said first network device is configured to be coupled to a second network device,
said first network device is further configured to
receive an address of a network device, wherein
said address is represented by address information, and
said address information is received from said second network device,

receive a security group of said network device, wherein
said security group is identified using security group information,
said security group information indicates said network device is a member of said security group, and
said security group information is received from said second network device, and

associate said address information and said security group information with one another by storing said address information and said security group information,

said second network device is not configured to support the use of said security group by virtue of not being configured to add said security group information to a packet, such that access control processing of said packet using said security group information can be performed, and
said second network device is configured to cause said first network device to store said address information and said security group information by virtue of being configured to
send an install message to said first network device, wherein
said install message comprises said address information and said security group information, and
said install message is configured to cause said first network device to associate said address information and said security group information.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein
said first network device is further configured to
receive said packet from said second network device,
determine if security group information is associated with said packet using address information associated with said packet, and
associate said security group information with said packet using address information associated with said packet, if security group information is not associated with said packet.
3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said first network device is a distribution layer network device, and said distribution layer network device is further configured to:
determine if security group information should be associated with said packet; and
perform said association of said security group information with said packet only if said security group information should be associated with said packet and said security group information is not associated with said packet, wherein said distribution layer network device is configured to associate said security group information with said packet by virtue of being configured to add said security group information to said packet.
4. The apparatus of claim 3, further comprising:
an access layer network device, wherein
said second network device is said access layer network device,
said access layer network device is coupled to said distribution layer network device, and
said access layer network device is configured to send said packet to said distribution layer network device.
5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said access layer network device is configured to:
identify a security group membership of another network device, wherein
address information is associated with said another network device,
said security group membership indicates said another network device is a member of a security group, and
said security group is identified using said security group information; and

send said address information and said security group information, wherein
said identifying and said sending are performed by said access layer network device.
6. An apparatus comprising:
a first network device comprising
at least one hardware processor,
means for coupling said first network device to a second network device,
means for receiving an address of a network device, wherein
said address is represented by address information, and
said address information is received from said second network device via said means for receiving,

means for receiving a security group of said network device, wherein
said security group is identified using security group information,
said security group information indicates said network device is a member of said security group, and
said security group information is received from said second network device via said means for receiving, and

means for associating said address information and said security group information with one another comprising means for storing said address information and said security group information, wherein
said second network device is not configured to support the use of said security group by virtue of not being configured to add said security group information to a packet, such that access control processing of said packet using said security group information can be performed, and
said second network device is configured to cause said first network device to store said address information and said security group information by virtue of being configured to
send an install message to said first network device, wherein
\u2003said install message comprises said address information and said security group information, and
\u2003said install message is configured to cause said first network device to associate said address information and said security group information.
7. An apparatus comprising:
a first network device, comprising at least one hardware processor, wherein
said first network device is configured to
identify an address of a network device, wherein
said address is identified using address information,

identify a security group of the network device, wherein
said security group is identified using security group information, and
said security group information indicates said network device is a member of said security group, and

send said address information and said security group information,

said first network device is not configured to support the use of said security group by virtue of not being configured to add said security group information to a packet, such that access control processing of said packet using said security group information can be performed,
said first network device is an access layer network device, and
said access layer network device is configured to cause a distribution layer network device to store said address information and said security group information by virtue of being configured to
send an install message to said distribution layer network device,
wherein
said install message comprises said address information and said security group information, and

said install message is configured to cause said distribution layer network device to associate said address information and said security group information.
8. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising:
said distribution layer network device, wherein
said distribution layer network device is coupled to receive said address information and said security group information from said access layer network device, and
said distribution layer network device is configured to associate said address information and said security group information.
9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein
said distribution layer network device is configured to associate said address information and said security group information by virtue of being configured to
store said address information and said security group information such that said address information and said security group information are associated with one another.
10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein
said access layer network device is further configured to
send said packet, and

said distribution layer network device is further configured to
receive said packet,
determine if security group information is associated with said packet, and
associate said security group information with said packet, if security group information is not associated with said packet.
11. A method comprising:
identifying, using at least one hardware processor, an address of a network device, wherein
said address is identified using address information;

identifying a security group of said network device, wherein
said security group is identified using security group information, and
said security group information indicates said network device is a member of said security group; and

sending said address information and said security group information, wherein
said identifying said security group and said sending are performed by a first network device,
said first network device is not configured to support the use of said security group by virtue of not being configured to add said security group information to a packet, such that access control processing of said packet using said security group information can be performed, and
said sending comprises
sending an install message from said first network device to a second network device;
said install message comprises said address information and said security group information, and
said install message is configured to cause said second network device to associate said address information and said security, group information.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein said sending comprises:
sending said address information and said security group information from said first network device to a second network device, wherein
said second network device is configured to associate said address information and said security group information with one another.
13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:
causing said second network device to associate said address information and said security group information by storing said address information and said security group information such that said address information and said security group information are associated with one another.
14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:
receiving said packet from said first network device at said second network device, wherein
packet address information is associated with said packet, and
packet address information is address information associated with said network device;

determining if said security group information should be associated with said packet using said packet address information; and
associating said security group information with said packet, if said packet address information indicates that said security group information is associated with said network device.
15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:
associating an address and said security group information with one another, wherein
said address allows said security group information to be associated with said packet.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein
said address is at least one of a media access control address, an internet protocol address and a transport layer port address.
17. The method of claim 14, wherein said associating comprises:
adding said security group information to said packet.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein said adding comprises one of:
inserting said security group information in said packet; and
encapsulating said packet, wherein
said encapsulating comprises one of prepending and appending said security group information to said packet.
19. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
if said security group is invalidated, sending a delete message from said first network device to a second network device, wherein
said delete message is configured to cause said second network device to delete said association of said address information and said security group information.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein
said delete message comprises said address information and said security group information.

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 circuit device comprising:
a circuit element; and
a connecting portion connected to an electrode of the circuit element, wherein the connecting portion protrudes toward the electrode of the circuit element, wherein a side surface of the connecting portion is curved such that the connecting portion has a shape that broadens towards its redistribution line, wherein the connecting portion has an end that narrows as the end nears the electrode and that abuts the electrode;
wherein the redistribution line is continuous with the connecting portion and extends substantially in parallel to a main surface of the circuit element,
wherein the connecting portion and the redistribution line are integrally formed of one piece of metal, wherein the redistribution line and the connecting portion are made of rolled metal.
2. The circuit device according to claim 1, wherein
the redistribution line is coated with a resist, and
a post continuous to the redistribution line is exposed to an outside of the circuit device by penetrating the resist.
3. The circuit device according to claim 2, wherein the post is formed of a metal integrated with the connecting portion and the redistribution line.
4. The circuit device according to claim 1, further comprising:
a protective film covering a surface of the circuit element, wherein the protective film comprises silicon nitride or phospho-silicate glass; and
a filling resin covering the protective film, wherein the redistribution line is on a surface of the filling resin.
5. A circuit device according to claim 4 wherein the filling resin comprises a first filling resin and a second different filling resin.
6. The circuit device according to claim 4 wherein:
the filling resin comprises a first filling resin adjacent to the redistribution line and a second, different filling resin adjacent to the circuit device; and
an amount of filler mixed in the second filling resin is less than an amount of filler in the first filling resin.
7. The circuit device according to claim 4 wherein the redistribution line comprises crystal grains and long axes of the crystal grains extend in parallel to a direction in which the redistribution line extend.
8. The circuit device according to claim 1, wherein the redistribution line extends so as to be distanced from a protection film covering a surface of the circuit element.
9. The circuit device according to claim 1, wherein a surface of the connecting portion abutting on a surface of the electrode of the circuit element is roughened.
10. A circuit device according to claim 1 wherein the side surface of the connecting portion inclines to main surface of the electrode of the circuit element.
11. A circuit device comprising
a circuit element;
a connecting portion connected to an electrode of the circuit element, wherein the connecting portion protrudes toward the electrode of the circuit element and is cylindrically shaped or shaped as a rectangular cylinder, wherein the connecting portion has an end that narrows as the end nears the electrode and that abuts the electrode; and
a redistribution line which is continuous with the connecting portion and extends substantially in parallel to a main surface of the circuit element,
wherein the connecting portion and the redistribution line are integrally formed of one piece of metal,
wherein the redistribution line and the connecting portion are made of rolled metal; and

wherein the connecting portion and the redistribution line are configured to be interposed to each other where the connecting portion is disposed.
12. A circuit device according to claim 11 wherein a side surface of the connecting portion inclines to main surface of the electrode of the circuit element.
13. A circuit device, comprising:
a circuit element;
a connecting portion connected to an electrode of the circuit element, wherein the connecting portion protrudes toward the electrode of the circuit element, wherein the connecting portion is cylindrically shaped or shaped as a rectangular cylinder, wherein the connecting portion has an end that narrows as the end nears the electrode and that abuts the electrode; and
a redistribution line which is continuous to the connecting portion and extended in parallel to a main surface of the circuit element substantively, wherein
the connecting portion and the redistribution line are integrally formed of one piece of metal, wherein the redistribution line and the connecting portion are made of rolled metal.
14. A circuit device according to claim 13 wherein a side surface of the connecting portion inclines to main surface of the electrode of the circuit element.