Author: claimsbot

We claim:

1. A data transmitting apparatus comprising:
a means for inputting digital contents;
a means for encoding additional information as invisible electronic watermark information and embedding the encoded information into said digital contents; and
a means for outputting the digital contents into which said invisible electronic watermark information is embedded.
2. A contents distributing apparatus for visibly arranging additional information on digital contents and distributing the contents, comprising:
a receiver means for receiving a first information signal consisting of the digital contents in which additional information is embedded as invisible electronic watermark information;
a decoding means for decoding the additional information as invisible electronic watermark information embedded into said received first information signal and extracting it as visible watermark information; and
a visible watermark information superimposing means for superimposing the extracted visible watermark information into the digital contents to form a second information signal;
said contents distribution apparatus distributing said additional information as visible information together with said digital contents.
3. A contents distributing apparatus for visibly arranging additional information on digital contents and distributing the contents, comprising:
a receiver means for receiving a first information signal consisting of the digital contents in which additional information is embedded as invisible electronic watermark information;
a decoding means for decoding the additional information as invisible electronic watermark information embedded into the received first information signal and extracting it as visible watermark information;
a visible watermark information superimposing means for superimposing the extracted visible watermark information into the digital contents to form a second information signal; and
a selector means for selecting and outputting said first information signal or second information signal,
said contents distribution apparatus distributing said additional information as visible information together with said digital contents.
4. A contents distributing apparatus for visibly arranging additional information on digital contents and distributing the contents, comprising:
a receiver means for receiving a first information signal consisting of the digital contents in which additional information is embedded as invisible electronic watermark information;
a memory means for storing digital contents in the received information signal;
a decoding means for decoding the additional information as invisible electronic watermark information embedded into said received information signal and extracting it as visible watermark information;
a visible watermark information superimposing means for superimposing the extracted visible watermark information into the digital contents read out of said memory means to form a second information signal, and
a means for outputting the second information signal,
said contents distribution apparatus distributing said additional information as visible information together with said digital contents.
5. The contents distribution apparatus, according to claim 2, wherein said additional information is either right owner information or information on viewinglistening restriction.
6. The contents distribution apparatus, according to claim 3, wherein said additional information is either right owner information or information on viewinglistening restriction.
7. The contents distribution apparatus, according to claim 4, wherein said additional information is either right owner information or information on viewinglistening restriction.
8. A contents distribution system for distributing digital contents, comprising:
a transmitting means for encoding additional information as invisible electronic watermark information, embedding the encoded information into said digital contents and transmitting the digital contents with the additional information to a network as a first information signal; and
a distributing means for receiving said first information signal from the network, decoding the additional information as the embedded invisible electronic watermark information, extracting it as visible watermark information, superimposing it again into the digital contents to form a second information signal, and transmitting the signal,
the contents distribution system distributing the digital contents with the additional information visibly arranged thereon.
9. A data storage apparatus capable of visibly arranging additional information on digital contents and outputting the digital contents of this arrangement, comprising:
an input means for receiving a first information signal consisting of digital contents in which additional information is embedded as invisible electronic watermark information;
a memory means for storing the digital contents in the received information signal;
a decoding means for decoding the additional information as invisible electronic watermark information embedded in said received information signal and extracting it as visible watermark information;
a visible watermark information superimposing means for superimposing the extracted visible watermark information into the digital contents read out of said memory means to form a second information signal; and
an output means for outputting the second information signal,
wherein said input means and said output means are configured as an interface of a file system, and are capable of outputting said additional information as visible information together with said digital contents.
10. A digital contents distribution method of visibly arranging additional information on digital contents and distributing the digital contents of this arrangement,
said method comprising the steps of:
receiving a first information signal consisting of the digital contents in which the additional information is embedded as invisible electronic watermark information;
decoding the additional information as invisible electronic watermark information embedded in the received information signal and extracting it as visible watermark information; and
superimposing the extracted visible watermark information into the digital contents to form a second information signal,
wherein said additional information is distributed as visible information together with said digital contents.
11. A digital contents distribution method of visibly arranging additional information on digital contents and distributing the digital contents of this arrangement,
said method comprising the steps of:
receiving a first information signal consisting of the digital contents in which the additional information is embedded as invisible electronic watermark information;
decoding the additional information as invisible electronic watermark information embedded in the received first information signal and extracting it as visible watermark information;
superimposing the extracted visible watermark information into the digital contents to form a second information signal; and
selecting and outputting said first information signal or second information signal,
wherein said additional information is distributed as visible information together with said digital contents.
12. A digital contents distribution method of visibly arranging additional information on digital contents and distributing the digital contents of this arrangement,
said method comprising the steps of:
receiving a first information signal consisting of the digital contents in which the additional information is embedded as invisible electronic watermark information;
storing the digital contents in the received information signal;
decoding the additional information as invisible electronic watermark information embedded in the received information signal and extracting it as visible watermark information;
superimposing the extracted visible watermark information into the digital contents read out of said memory means to form a second information signal; and
outputting the second information signal;
wherein said additional information is distributed as visible information together with said digital contents.

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 computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable instructions for insurance, said computer-readable instructions comprising instructions that:
receive data from an issuer of a financial card, the data pertaining to a purchase made by a user with the financial card at a merchant, the data comprising a purchase amount of the purchase and a merchant category code (MCC) of the merchant;
determine that the purchase amount exceeds a threshold purchase amount;
determine that the MCC matches a predetermined MCC of a plurality of predetermined MCCs;
generate a listing of each item associated with the purchase and providing the listing to the user;
receive from the user an insurance indication with respect to each item in the listing; and
insure each item in the listing in accordance with the insurance indication for each item in the listing.
2. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the financial card comprises a credit card or a prepaid card.
3. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of predetermined MCCs has an associated threshold purchase amount, and wherein the instructions that determine that the purchase amount exceeds the threshold purchase amount comprises instructions that determine that the purchase amount exceeds the associated threshold purchase amount of the predetermined MCC that matches the MCC of the merchant of the purchase.
4. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions that generate the listing of each item associated with the purchase comprises instructions that receive item data of each item associated with the purchase from the user.
5. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions that generate the listing of each item associated with the purchase comprises instructions that receive item data of each item associated with the purchase from the merchant.
6. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, further comprising instructions that request an acceptance from the user to insure at least one item in the listing and receive the acceptance from the user, and only insure the at least one item upon receiving the acceptance.
7. The computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the acceptance is requested from the user via email or instant messaging.
8. An insurance method, comprising:
providing a computer having an insurance processor and an inventory generator;
receiving data, by the insurance processor from an issuer of a financial card, the data pertaining to a purchase made by a user with the financial card at a merchant, the data comprising a purchase amount of the purchase and a merchant category code (MCC) of the merchant;
determining, by the insurance processor, that the purchase amount exceeds a threshold purchase amount;
determining, by the insurance processor, that the MCC matches a predetermined MCC of a plurality of predetermined MCCs;
then generating a listing of each item associated with the purchase and providing the listing to the user by the inventory generator;
receiving at the insurance processor from the user an insurance indication with respect to each item in the listing; and
insuring, by the insurance processor, each item in the listing in accordance with the insurance indication for each item in the listing.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the financial card comprises a credit card or a prepaid card.
10. The method of claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of predetermined MCCs has an associated threshold purchase amount, and wherein determining that the purchase amount exceeds the threshold purchase amount comprises determining that the purchase amount exceeds the associated threshold purchase amount of the predetermined MCC that matches the MCC of the merchant of the purchase.
11. The method of claim 8, wherein generating the listing of each item associated with the purchase comprises receiving item data of each item associated with the purchase from the user.
12. The method of claim 8, wherein generating the listing of each item associated with the purchase comprises receiving item data of each item associated with the purchase from the merchant.
13. The method of claim 8, further comprising requesting an acceptance from the user to insure at least one item in the listing and receiving the acceptance from the user, and only insuring the at least one item upon receiving the acceptance.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the acceptance is requested from the user via email or instant messaging.
15. An insurance system, comprising:
at least one subsystem that receives data from an issuer of a financial card, the data pertaining to a purchase made by a user with the financial card at a merchant, the data comprising a purchase amount of the purchase and a merchant category code (MCC) of the merchant;
at least one subsystem that determines that the purchase amount exceeds a threshold purchase amount;
at least one subsystem that determines that the MCC matches a predetermined MCC of a plurality of predetermined MCCs;
at least one subsystem that generates a listing of each item associated with the purchase and providing the listing to the user;
at least one subsystem that receives from the user an insurance indication with respect to each item in the listing; and
at least one subsystem that insures each item in the listing in accordance with the insurance indication for each item in the listing.
16. The system of claim 15, wherein the financial card comprises a credit card or a prepaid card.
17. The system of claim 15, wherein each of the plurality of predetermined MCCs has an associated threshold purchase amount, and wherein determining that the purchase amount exceeds the threshold purchase amount comprises determining that the purchase amount exceeds the associated threshold purchase amount of the predetermined MCC that matches the MCC of the merchant of the purchase.
18. The system of claim 15, wherein generating the listing of each item associated with the purchase comprises receiving item data of each item associated with the purchase from the user.
19. The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one subsystem that generates the listing of each item associated with the purchase comprises at least one subsystem that receives item data of each item associated with the purchase from the merchant.
20. The system of claim 15, further comprising at least one subsystem that requests an acceptance from the user to insure at least one item in the listing and receives the acceptance from the user, and only insures the at least one item upon receiving the acceptance.
21. The system of claim 20, wherein the acceptance is requested from the user via email or instant messaging.

1. A hollow structural part configured to form part of a wind turbine, said structural part having a first end and an opposite second end, with an inwardly directed annular flange at said first end, said flange having a plurality of holes extending from a bottom face to a top face of said flange, at least one alignment device being mounted to said hollow structural part, a first connector being connected with said structural part and connecting said alignment device with said structural part, said alignment device having a guide portion with a protracted guiding surface part extending in the general direction away from said opposite second end and towards a centre line (CL2) of said hollow structural part, said guiding surface part being for directional guiding of another structural part of said wind turbine, during assembly of said wind turbine, characterised in an elongated bar connected with said guide portion, said bar having a portion extending into a hole of said hollow structural part, such as from said bottom face of said flange and into one of said holes of said flange, with an end of said bar located within said hole, wherein assembly forces applied on said guide portion are at least in part balanced by lateral forces acting on said portion of said bar.
2. The structural part of claim 1, said one hole being oversized in relation to said bar to allow for a sideways tilting movement of said bar within said hole.
3. The structural part of claim 1, said bar being rigidly connected with said guide portion.
4. The structural part of claim 1, an indicator device being connected to said bar for indicating alignment of one of said holes with a hole of a flange of said other structural part, said indicator device including a body having a first body end and an opposite second body end, a portion of said body including said first body end projecting from said top face in a first configuration of said indicator device, said indicator device including means allowing for said indicator device to assume a second configuration wherein said first body end is located closer to said top face, said means urging said indicator device to assume said first configuration.
5. The structural part of claim 4, wherein said portion is fully received in said one hole in said second configuration.
6. The structural part of claim 4, said portion having a part tapering towards said first body end, said tapering part defining an alignment face for alignment of said one hole with said hole of a flange of another tower section.
7. The structural part of claim 6, said tapering part having a conical or dome-shaped configuration.
8. An alignment device for flange-to-flange alignment of two structural parts of a wind turbine including a first connector configured for being connected with a first one of said two structural parts, for securing said alignment device to said first structural part, said alignment device comprising:
a guide portion with a protracted guiding surface part for directional guiding of the second one of said two structural parts during said alignment and
a bar rigidly connected with said guide portion, said guiding surface part diverging away from said bar.
9. The alignment device of claim 8, said bar having opposite face portions configured for engagement with said first structural part upon a load being applied onto said guide portion.
10. The alignment device of claim 8, said bar being capable of assuming different positions by tilting, relative to said first connector.
11. The alignment device of claim 10, including a first body comprising said first connector and a second body comprising said guide portion and said bar.
12. The alignment device claim 11, a joint between said first body and said second body allowing for said bar to assume said different positions.
13. The alignment device claim 12, said first body being pivotally connected with said second body.
14. The alignment device according to claim 11, said first body including a flexible portion allowing for said bar to assume said different positions by a flexing of said flexible portion.
15. The alignment device according to claim 8, said first connector being a magnet.
16. The alignment device according to claim 8, said first connector having surface portions configured for frictional engagement with said first structural part.
17. The alignment device according to claim 16, said bar being of metal and located inside said first connector, wherein deformation of said first connector allows for said bar to assume said different positions.
18. The alignment device according to claim 8, said guide portion having remote from said protracted guiding surface part an increased resistance to bending in a direction perpendicular to said protracted guiding surface part.
19. The alignment device according to claim 8, an indicator device being connected to said bar for indicating alignment of one of said holes with a hole of a flange of said other structural part, said indicator device including a body having a first body end and an opposite second body end, a portion of said body including said first body end projecting from said top face in a first configuration of said indicator device, said indicator device including means allowing for said indicator device to assume a second configuration wherein said first body end is located closer to said top face, said means urging said indicator device to assume said first configuration.
20. The alignment device of claim 19, wherein said portion is fully received in said one hole in said second configuration.
21. The alignment device of claim 19, said portion having a part tapering towards said first body end, said tapering part defining an alignment face for alignment of said one hole with said hole of a flange of another tower section.
22. The alignment device of claim 21, said tapering part having a conical or dome-shaped configuration.
23. A hollow structural part configured to form part of a wind turbine, said structural part having an inwardly directed annular flange at a first end, and an opposite second end, said flange having a plurality of holes configured for receiving bolts for connection of said structural part with an annular flange of another structural part of said wind turbine, characterised in an alignment device according to claim 8 being mounted to said inwardly directed annular flange with said first connector secured thereto, said bar extending into a hole of said hollow structural part, such as from a bottom face of said flange and into one of said holes of said flange.
24. The hollow structural part according to claim 23, the length of said bar being selected such that a free end of said bar is located within said hole.
25. The hollow structural part of claim 23, said flange being of steel, said first connector being a magnet configured to provide a magnetic attractive force sufficient to support the weight of said device.
26. The hollow structural part of claim 23, the connection between said first connector and said first structural part being sufficient to support the weight of said alignment device, said hole being oversized in relation to said bar to allow for a sideways tilting movement of said bar within said hole.
27. A method of in-situ aligning two structural parts of a wind turbine, comprising the steps of:
providing an alignment device including a first connector configured for being connected with a first one of said two structural parts for securing said alignment device to said first structural part, a guide portion with a protracted guiding surface part for directional guiding of the second one of said two structural parts during alignment, and a bar rigidly connected with said guide portion, said guiding surface part diverging away from said bar;
first installing a first one of said two structural parts,
suspending a second one of said structural parts from a crane,
mounting said device to a first end of said first structural part using said first connector with said protracted guiding surface part extending in the general direction away from an opposite second end and towards a centre line (CL2) of the hollow structural part and with said bar inserted into a hole of a flange of said first structural part, from a bottom face thereof, such as with a free end of said bar located within said hole,
then advancing said second structural part towards said first structural part,
then aligning said second structural part with said first structural part by an annular flange of said second structural part contacting said protracted guiding surface part, forces applied on said guiding surface part being balanced at least in part by lateral forces acting on said bar, and
then removing said first connector and said bar from said first structural part.
28. The method according to claim 27, wherein a connecting bolt is then passed through said one hole for connecting said two structural parts.

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 method of determining a symbol input by a user in an input device including at least one key to which a plurality of symbols are allocated, the method comprising:
tracking a plurality of input objects;
receiving a key input from any one of the plurality of input objects; and
determining the symbol input by the user on the basis of a relative position, which is an order of the input object among the plurality of input objects in a specific direction of the input device, of the input object that has generated the key input and the input key.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of input objects include fingers of the user.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein tracking the plurality of input objects includes, when a predetermined number of input objects are sensed by the input device, starting tracking of the sensed input objects.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein tracking the plurality of input objects includes:
receiving a plurality of key inputs from the plurality of input objects; and
starting tracking of the plurality of input objects that have generated the plurality of key inputs.
5. The method of claim 1, further comprising, when one of the plurality of input objects approaches the key within a predetermined distance, specifying one of the plurality of symbols allocated to the key on the basis of a relative position of the approaching input object.
6. The method of claim 5, further comprising displaying the specified symbol to be distinguished from the plurality of symbols allocated to the key.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein tracking the plurality of input objects includes tracking the plurality of input objects in a specific tracking area.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein tracking the plurality of input objects further includes, when an input object enters the specific tracking area, tracking the entering input object on the basis of a relative position of the entering input object.
9. The method of claim 7, wherein tracking the plurality of input objects further includes, when all the plurality of input objects leave the specific tracking area, initializing the input device.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein tracking the plurality of input objects includes:
obtaining images of the plurality of input objects using an image sensor; and
tracking the plurality of input objects using the obtained images.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein tracking the plurality of input objects includes:
obtaining position information on the plurality of input objects using light-emitting devices sequentially emitting light one row after another and light-receiving devices receiving light reflected and returned by the plurality of input objects; and
tracking the plurality of input objects using the obtained position information.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein tracking the plurality of input objects includes:
obtaining images of the plurality of input objects using optical sensors that are arranged in the form of a net and emit and receive an optical signal; and
tracking the plurality of input objects using the obtained images.
13. A method of determining a symbol input by a user in an input device, the method comprising:
setting M (M is equal to or less than N and greater than 1) valid input objects among N input objects according to an input of the user, allocating M symbols to at least one key, and providing an input means including the at least one key to which the M symbols are allocated;
receiving, at the input means, a key input from any one of the valid input objects; and
determining the symbol input by the user on the basis of a relative position, which is an order of the valid input object among the plurality of valid input objects in a specific direction of the input device, of the valid input object that has generated the key input and the input key.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the N input objects include fingers of the user.
15. The method of claim 13, further comprising determining a table corresponding to the number of the set valid input objects among a plurality of tables, each of which allocates symbols corresponding to input objects to keys, corresponding to the 2 to M input objects,
wherein determining the symbol input by the user includes determining the symbol input by the user with reference to the determined table on the basis of a relative position of the valid input object that has generated the key input and the input key.
16. An input device including at least one key to which a plurality of symbols are allocated, the input device comprising:
a tracker configured to track a plurality of input objects;
a key input unit configured to receive a key input from any one of the plurality of input objects; and
a symbol determiner configured to determine a symbol input by a user on the basis of a relative position, which is an order of the input object among the plurality of input objects in a specific direction of the input device, of the input object that has generated the key input and the input key.
17. The input device of claim 16, wherein the plurality of input objects include fingers of the user.
18. The input device of claim 16, wherein, when a predetermined number of input objects are sensed, the tracker starts tracking the sensed input objects.
19. The input device of claim 16, wherein, when a plurality of key inputs are received from the plurality of input objects, the tracker starts tracking the plurality of input objects that have generated the plurality of key inputs.
20. The input device of claim 16, wherein, when one of the plurality of input objects approaches the key within a predetermined distance, the symbol determiner specifies one of the plurality of symbols allocated to the key on the basis of a relative position of the approaching input object.
21. The input device of claim 20, further comprising a display unit configured to display the specified symbol to be distinguished from the plurality of symbols allocated to the key.
22. An input device, comprising:
an input means provider configured to set M (M is equal to or less than N and greater than 1) valid input objects among N input objects according to an input of a user, allocate M symbols to at least one key, and provide an input means including the at least one key to which the M symbols are allocated; and
a symbol determiner configured to, when a key input is received from any one of the valid input objects through the input means, determine a symbol input by the user on the basis of a relative position, which is an order of the valid input object among the plurality of valid input objects in a specific direction of the input device, of the valid input object that has generated the key input and the input key.
23. The input device of claim 22, wherein the plurality of input objects include fingers of the user.