Author: claimsbot

1. A safety system for an elevator, comprising:
slip detection means for detecting a slip between a drive sheave and a main rope;
a safety gear mounted to a car, the safety gear being electrically operated by an actuator to cause the car to make an emergency stop regardless of whether a running direction of the car is upward or downward; and
a safety gear controller for cutting power supply to a hoisting machine motor and causing the safety gear to make a braking operation upon detection of the slip between the drive sheave and the main rope by the slip detection means,
wherein the slip detection means comprises a slip detection circuit for judging occurrence of the slip between the drive sheave and the main rope when a rate of reduction of a motor torque of the hoisting machine motor becomes larger than a predetermined value during normal running of the car.

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

1-10. (canceled)
11. A combination sensor module for a vehicle, comprising:
at least two sensor submodules disposed in the combination sensor module and able to be connected to an electronics system of the vehicle, the at least two sensor submodules being able to be operated independently of each other.
12. The combination sensor module as recited in claim 11, wherein the at least two sensor modules are able to be operated independently so that one of the at least two sensor submodules is set up to continue operating in case of a defect or a malfunction of the other one of the at least two sensor submodules.
13. The combination sensor module as recited in claim 11, further comprising:
an interface module, the at least two sensor submodules coupled to the interface module for communication purposes, and the interface module to provide at least one of the functions from the group consisting of: energy supply, diagnosis, signal conditioning and interface functionality for the at least two sensor submodules.
14. The combination sensor module as recited in claim 11, wherein at least one of: i) each of the at least two sensor submodules is developed as a 3D sensor module, and ii) the at least two sensor submodules are jointly developed as a 6D sensor submodule.
15. The combination sensor module as recited in claim 11, wherein each of the at least two sensor submodules is developed as a sensor module from the group consisting of:
rollover sensor module, pitch rate sensor module, ESP sensor module, 3D rate-of-rotation module, and triaxial acceleration sensor.
16. The combination sensor module as recited in claim 11, wherein the at least two sensor submodules are developed to be galvanically separate of each other, and disposed in the combination sensor module.
17. The combination sensor module as recited in claim 11, wherein the combination sensor module is configured so that it is operable as a 6D sensor module when the at least two sensor submodules do not have any defect, and the combination sensor module is operable at least as a 3D sensor module if one of the at least two sensor submodules has a defect.
18. An automobile, including a combination sensor module, the combination sensor module including at least two sensor submodules disposed in the combination sensor module and able to be connected to an electronics system of the vehicle, the at least two sensor submodules being able to be operated independently of each other.
19. A method, comprising:
providing a combination sensor module in a vehicle, the combination sensor including at least two sensor submodules disposed in the combination sensor module and able to be connected to an electronics system of the vehicle, the at least two sensor submodules being able to be operated independently of each other; and
using the combination sensor.
20. The method as recited in claim 19, wherein the using step includes operating the combination sensor module as 6D sensor module when the at least two sensor submodules do not have any defects, and operating the combination sensor module at least as a 3D sensor module when one of the at least two sensor submodules has a defect.

1. A method for associating sounds with different keypresses, comprising:
defining a plurality of significant elements on the computing device, wherein each of the significant elements is a particular key of a plurality of keys of a virtual keyboard;
grouping the plurality of significant elements into:
a first class significant elements comprising a first distinct subset of the plurality of significant elements having a common function of deleting a character when pressed,
a second class of significant elements comprising a second distinct subset of the plurality of significant elements consisting of numerical keys and symbol keys,
a third class of significant elements comprising a third distinct subset of the plurality of significant elements consisting of vowel keys,
a fourth class of significant elements comprising a fourth distinct subset of the plurality of significant elements consisting of consonant keys, and
a fifth class of significant elements comprising a fifth distinct subset of the plurality of significant elements consisting of spacing keys;

associating a first sound event to the first class of significant elements, a second sound event to the second class of significant elements, a third sound event to the third class of significant elements, a fourth sound to the fourth class of significant elements, and a fifth sound to the fifth class of significant elements;
receiving an input of a first keypress from the virtual keyboard, wherein the virtual keyboard is associated with a computing device;
determining, when a key corresponding to the first keypress is one of the plurality of significant elements, to which class of the first, second, third, fourth or fifth class of significant elements the key belongs; and
outputting a first sound associated with the first sound event when the first keypress belongs to the first class of significant elements;
outputting a second sound associated with the second sound event when the first keypress belongs to the second class of significant elements;
outputting a third sound associated with the third sound event when the first keypress belongs to the third class of significant elements;
outputting a fourth sound associated with the fourth sound event when the first keypress belongs to the fourth class of significant elements; and
outputting a fifth sound associated with the fifth sound keypress event when the first keypress belongs to the fifth class of significant elements, wherein an association between each of a plurality of sound events and each of the classes of significant elements is stored in a data structure on the computing device,
wherein the first sound provides an auditory signal indicating deletion of a character, the second sound provides an auditory signal indicating insertion of at least one selected from group consisting of a numeral and a symbol, the third sound provides an auditory signal indicating insertion of a vowel character, the fourth sound provides an auditory signal indicating insertion of a consonant character, and the fifth sound provides an auditory signal indication insertion of a space, and
wherein the user is able to identify a typing error by hearing the auditory signal corresponding to the first keypress.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second sound are each unique sounds.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first sound is output using a speaker associated with the computing device.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving an input of a second keypress, wherein a key corresponding to the second keypress is a significant element in the second class of significant elements;
determining the second sound event associated with the second class of significant elements; and
outputting the second sound associated with the second sound event,
wherein the first and second sound are each unique sounds.
5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving an input of a second keypress, wherein a key corresponding to the second keypress is a significant element in the first class of significant elements;
determining the first sound event associated with the first class of significant elements; and
outputting the first sound associated with the first sound event.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the computing device is one selected from the group consisting of a personal digital assistant, a media device, and a mobile phone.
7. A non-transitory computer readable medium for associating sounds with different keypresses comprising instructions to:
define a plurality of significant elements on the computing device, wherein each of the significant elements is a particular key of a plurality of keys of a virtual keyboard;
group the plurality of significant elements into:
a first class significant elements comprising a first distinct subset of the plurality of significant elements having a common function of deleting a character when pressed,
a second class of significant elements comprising a second distinct subset of the plurality of significant elements consisting of numerical keys and symbol keys,
a third class of significant elements comprising a third distinct subset of the plurality of significant elements consisting of vowel keys,
a fourth class of significant elements comprising a fourth distinct subset of the plurality of significant elements consisting of consonant keys, and
a fifth class of significant elements comprising a fifth distinct subset of the plurality of significant elements consisting of spacing keys;

associate a first sound event to the first class of significant elements, a second sound event to the second class of significant elements, a third sound event to the third class of significant elements, a fourth sound event to the fourth class of significant elements, and a fifth sound event to the fifth class of significant elements;
receive an input of a first keypress from the virtual keyboard, wherein the virtual keyboard is associated with a computing device;
determine, when a key corresponding to the first keypress is one of the plurality of significant elements, to which class of the first, second, third, fourth, or fifth class of significant elements the key belongs; and
output a first sound associated with the first sound event when the first keypress belongs to the first class of significant elements;
output a second sound associated with the second sound event when the first keypress belongs to the second class of significant elements;
output a third sound associated with the third sound event when the first keypress belongs to the third class of significant elements;
output a fourth sound associated with the fourth sound event when the first keypress belongs to the fourth class of significant elements; and
output a fifth sound associated with the fifth sound event when the first keypress belongs to the fifth class of significant elements,
wherein an association between each of a plurality of sound events and each of the classes of significant elements is stored in a data structure on the computing device,

wherein the first sound provides an auditory signal indicating deletion of a character, the second sound provides an auditory signal indicating insertion of at least one selected from a group consisting of a numeral and a symbol, the third sound provides an auditory signal indicating insertion of a vowel character, the fourth sound provides an auditory signal indicating insertion of a consonant character, and the fifth sound provides an auditory signal indication insertion of a space, and
wherein the user is able to identify a typing error by hearing the auditory signal corresponding to the first keypress.
8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7, wherein the first and second sound are each unique sounds.
9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7, wherein the first sound is output using a speaker associated with the computing device.
10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7, further comprising instructions to:
receive an input of a second keypress, wherein a key corresponding to the second keypress is a significant element in the second class of significant elements;
determine the second sound event associated with the second class of significant elements; and
output the second sound associated with the second sound event,
wherein the first and second sound are each unique sounds.
11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7, further comprising instructions to: receive an input of a second keypress, wherein a key corresponding to the second keypress is a significant element in the first class of significant elements; determine the first sound event associated with the first class of significant elements; and output the first sound associated with the first sound event.
12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7, wherein the computing device is one selected from the group consisting of a personal digital assistant, a media device, and a mobile phone.
13. A computing device, comprising:
a processor;
a virtual keyboard operatively connected to the computing device;
a speaker configured to output sounds; and
a memory comprising software instructions, which when executed by the processor, enable the computing device to:
define a plurality of significant elements on the computing device, wherein each of the significant elements is a particular key of a plurality of keys of a virtual keyboard;

group the plurality of significant elements into:
a first class significant elements comprising a first distinct subset of the plurality of significant elements having a common function of deleting a character when pressed,
a second class of significant elements comprising a second distinct subset of the plurality of significant elements consisting of numerical keys and symbol keys,
a third class of significant elements comprising a third distinct subset of the plurality of significant elements consisting of vowel keys,
a fourth class of significant elements comprising a fourth distinct subset of the plurality of significant elements consisting of consonant keys, and
a fifth class of significant elements comprising a fifth distinct subset of the plurality of significant elements consisting of spacing keys;

associate a first sound event to the first class of significant elements, a second sound event to the second class of significant elements, a third sound event to the third class of significant elements, a fourth sound event to the fourth class of significant elements, and a fifth sound event to the fifth class of significant elements;
receive an input of a first keypress from the virtual keyboard, wherein the virtual keyboard is associated with a computing device;
determine, when a key corresponding to the first keypress is one of the plurality of significant elements, to which class of the first, second, third, fourth, or fifth class of significant elements the key belongs; and
output a first sound associated with the first sound event when the first keypress belongs to the first class of significant elements;
output a second sound associated with the second sound event when the first keypress belongs to the second class of significant elements;
output a third sound associated with the third sound event when the first keypress belongs to the third class of significant elements;
output a fourth sound associated with the fourth sound event when the first keypress belongs to the fourth class of significant elements; and
output a fifth sound associated with the fifth sound event when the first keypress belongs to the fifth class of significant elements,
wherein an association between each of a plurality of sound events and each of the classes of significant elements is stored in a data structure on the computing device,

wherein the first sound provides an auditory signal indicating deletion of a character, the second sound provides an auditory signal indicating insertion of at least one selected from a group consisting of a numeral and a symbol, the third sound provides an auditory signal indicating insertion of a vowel character, the fourth sound provides an auditory signal indicating insertion of a consonant character, and the fifth sound provides an auditory signal indication insertion of a space, and
wherein the user is able to identify a typing error by hearing the auditory signal corresponding to the first keypress.

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 digital picture frame with hidden mirror assembly, consisting of:
A) a housing assembly comprising a top wall, a bottom wall, first and second lateral walls, a front wall, and a rear wall, said housing assembly further comprises a laminate that covers an adhesive layer that in turn covers said rear wall, said housing assembly also having a battery compartment, said front wall defines a frame for a visual display unit that displays multiple photos in a slideshow format that are generated from an output of devices without producing a permanent record, said multiple photos are stored in a computer chip inserted into said housing assembly, said visual display unit is a liquid crystal display that is powered by a battery source within said battery compartment, said housing assembly also comprises a digital display illustrating date and time, and control buttons, said housing assembly not having a keyboard;
B) a rail assembly housed and internally mounted within said housing assembly, said rail assembly comprises a dividing wall, said rail assembly further comprises a top rail that extends a first predetermined distance across a top edge from said dividing wall, and a bottom rail that extends a second predetermined distance across a bottom edge from said dividing wall, said top rail is in an inverted position with respect to said bottom rail, said top and bottom rails comprise a first at least one stopper having cooperative dimensions and shape to permit said mirror assembly to snugly slide in and out along said top and bottom rails;
C) a mirror assembly comprising a frame with a handle and a mirror, said mirror assembly is slidably mounted onto said rail assembly, said frame comprises a second at least one stopper that prevents said mirror assembly from sliding completely out of said rail assembly when meeting said first at least one stopper; and
D) a removable base assembly comprising a post extending from a base.