Author: claimsbot

1. A structural element for an aircraft, especially an aircraft door, in a single-piece, integral cast embodiment consisting of an aluminum or magnesium alloy.
2. The structural element as claimed in claim 1, comprising
hollow, arched-bridge-like transverse members (7),
longitudinal ribs (5) connecting the feet (16) of the arches of the transverse members (7) and
sloping side faces (2) connecting and closing the end faces of the transverse members (7),
with receptacles (8) with gripping surfaces (9) for holding during heat treatment, straightening and machining.
3. The structural element as claimed in claim 2, with a peripheral flange (3), stiffened by an approximately perpendicular rib (4).
4. The structural element as claimed in claim 3, with ribs (17) which run approximately parallel to the rib (4) at the flange (3) and extend from the ends of one side face (2) to the ends of the parallel other side face (2) at a distance from the outer feet (16) of the arches of the outer transverse members (7) and approximately perpendicular to the flange (3).
5. The structural element as claimed in claim 4, with stiffening triangles (13) running from the feet (16) of the arches to the ribs (17).
6. The structural element as claimed in one of claims 1 to 5, with a smooth outer skin (1) cast on as a single piece and integrally.
7. The structural element as claimed in claim 6, in which the flange (3) forms an edge region of the outer skin (1).
8. The structural element as claimed in one of claims 1 to 7, comprising
a smooth outer skin (1),
inwardly protruding, parallel longitudinal ribs (5),
hollow elevated transverse members (7), reaching over the longitudinal ribs (5) in an arched-bridge-like manner,
side faces (2) of the same height connecting and closing the end faces of the transverse members (7),
a peripheral flange (3), forming part of the outer skin (1) and stiffened by a peripheral, inwardly projecting rib (4), and
receptacles (8) with gripping surfaces (9) for straightening and machining.
9. The structural element as claimed in one of claims 1 to 8, in which the edges of the holes of the arched-bridge-like transverse members (7) are stabilized with beads (11).
10. The structural element as claimed in one of claims 1 to 9, in which the outer face of the outer skin (1) andor the inwardly directed surfaces (10) of the transverse members (7) andor the outer faces of the side faces (2) connecting the end faces of the transverse members (7) andor the peripheral flange (3) on its inner face andor the stiffening rib (4) at the flange, on both sides, andor the gripping surfaces (9) of the receptacles (8) are machined.
11. The structural element as claimed in claim 10, in which the machining allowances for the outer skin (1) is approximately 6 mm for a machined wall thickness of approximately 1.5 to 2.7 mm and, for the remaining faces to be machined, approximately 3 mm for a machined wall thickness of approximately 3 to 4.2 mm.
12. The structural element as claimed in one of claims 1 to 11, in which the wall thickness of the cast, unmachined regions is 3 to 4.2 mm.
13. The structural element as claimed in one of claims 1 to 12, in which the receptacles (8) with the gripping surfaces (9) are arranged on dimensionally stable regions.
14. The structural element as claimed in claim 13, in which the receptacles with the gripping surfaces (9) are arranged in the four corners of a rectangle formed by the outer transverse members (7) and the side faces (2) connecting them.
15. The structural element as claimed in one of claims 1 to 14, with rib structures which have low internal stresses.
16. The structural element as claimed in one of claims 1 to 15, with smooth, rounded-off cross-sectional transitions.
17. The structural element as claimed in one of claims 1 to 16, with large radii avoiding notch stresses.
18. The structural element as claimed in one of claims 1 to 17, with air quenching during the heat treatment to reduce internal stresses in the component.

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-implemented method, comprising:
receiving, in a computing apparatus having a transaction handler, an input from a merchant to active a set of offer rules of an offer;
generating, by the computing apparatus, a first trigger record in response to the input from the merchant to activate the offer rules;
processing, by the transaction handler, an authorization request received from an acquirer processor, the authorization request being processed for a payment to be made by an issuer processor on behalf of a user having an account identifier associated with the issuer processor, the acquirer processor to receive the payment on behalf of a merchant;
determining, by the transaction handler, the authorization request matches the first trigger record;
in response to a determination that the authorization request matches the first trigger record,
generating a second trigger record to detect a settlement of the payment,
identifying, by the computing apparatus, a communication reference of the user in accordance with the trigger record,
generating, by the computing apparatus, a message regarding a benefit to be provided to the user upon completion of the payment, and
transmitting, from the computing apparatus, the message to the user via the communication reference in real-time with the processing of the authorization request; and

in response to detection of the settlement of the payment using the second trigger record, providing a benefit of the offer to the user.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication reference is one of: phone number and email address; and the message is transmitted via at least one of: short message service and email.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the message is transmitted to a mobile phone of the user via the communication reference.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the message is transmitted to the user via a communication channel separate from a communication channel used to provide a response to the authorization request.
5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
identifying a further offer based on transaction data of the user;
wherein the message provides the further offer.
6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:
receiving the offer rules from a merchant via a portal;
wherein the further offer is identified based further on the offer rules.
7. The method of claim 5, wherein the further offer is identified in real-time with the processing of the authorization request.
8. The method of claim 5, wherein the further offer is identified in response to a determination that the authorization request matches the first trigger record.
9. The method of claim 5, wherein the further offer is identified based on a profile of the user summarizing the transaction data of the user.
10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:
generating the profile from the transaction data of the user via a cluster analysis and a factor analysis.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the message indicates that a transaction for which the authorization request is processed is eligible for the benefit of the offer associated with the account identifier of the user, when the transaction is completed.
12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:
storing, in the computing apparatus, the offer in association with the account identifier, wherein the trigger record identifies the offer.
13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:
determining whether the payment, if completed, entitles the user to the benefit of the offer, in response to a determination that the authorization request matches the trigger record;
wherein the message is transmitted to the user via the communication reference in response to an indication of approval of the authorization request and after a determination is made that the payment, if completed, entitles the user to the benefit of the offer.
14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:
identifying a settled transaction corresponding to the authorization request; and
providing the benefit of the offer to the user via statement credits after the settled transaction is identified.
15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:
identifying a settled transaction corresponding to the authorization request; and
providing the benefit of the offer to the user via loyalty program points after the settled transaction is identified.
16. The method of claim 11, further comprising:
providing the benefit of the offer to the user via point of sale credit using digital coupons transmitted to a cellular telephone of the user during processing of the payment at a transaction terminal.
17. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
processing a settlement request for the payment; and
providing the benefit to the user via statement credit to an account corresponding to the account identifier in response to completion of settlement of the payment.
18. A tangible computer-storage medium storing instructions configured to instruct a computing apparatus to:
receive, in a computing apparatus having a transaction handler, a plurality of offer rules of an offer of a merchant;
receive, in the computing apparatus, an input from the merchant to activate the offer rules;
generate, by the computing apparatus, a first trigger record in response to the input from the merchant to activate the offer rules;
process, by the transaction handler, an authorization request received from an acquirer processor, the authorization request being processed for a payment to be made by an issuer processor on behalf of a user having an account identifier associated with the issuer processor, the acquirer processor to receive the payment on behalf of a merchant;
determine, by the transaction handler, the authorization request matches the first trigger record;
in response to the authorization request matching the first trigger record,
generate a second trigger record to detect a settlement of the payment,
identify, by the computing apparatus, a communication reference of the user in accordance with the trigger record,
generate, by the computing apparatus, a message regarding a benefit to be provided to the user upon completion of the payment, and
transmit, from the computing apparatus, the message to the user via the communication reference in real-time with the processing of the authorization request; and

in response to detection of the settlement of the payment using the second trigger record, providing a benefit of the offer to the user.
19. A computing apparatus, comprising:
a data warehouse configured to store a first trigger record and a second trigger record;
a portal configured to receive an input from a merchant to activate a set of offer rules of an offer, wherein the first trigger record is generated in response to the input from the merchant to activate the offer rules;
a transaction handler coupled with the data warehouse and configured to process an authorization request received from an acquirer processor, the authorization request being processed for a payment to be made by an issuer processor on behalf of a user having an account identifier associated with the issuer processor, the acquirer processor to receive the payment on behalf of a merchant;
a message broker coupled with the transaction handler, wherein after the transaction handler determines that the authorization request matches the first trigger record, the message broker identifies a communication reference of the user in accordance with the first trigger record and generates a message regarding a benefit to be provided to the user upon completion of the payment; and
a media controller coupled with the message broker to transmit the message to the user via the communication reference in real-time with the transaction handler processing the authorization request;
wherein the computing apparatus is configured to generate the second trigger record in response to the authorization request matches the first trigger record; and the transaction handler is configured to detect a settlement of the payment using the second trigger record and to provide the benefit to the user in response to the settlement of the payment being detected via the second trigger record.

1. A method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display, the method comprising:
forming a barrier layer on a base substrate of a mother panel;
forming a plurality of display units in units of cell panels on the barrier layer;
forming an encapsulation layer on each of the display units of the cell panels;
applying an organic film to an interface portion between the cell panels, wherein the organic film contacts neither the display units nor the encapsulation layer; and
cutting along the interface portion,
wherein a groove is formed in the barrier layer, wherein at least a portion of the organic film is formed in the groove, and wherein the groove does not penetrate into the base substrate.
2. A method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display, the method comprising:
forming a barrier layer on a base substrate of a mother panel;
forming a plurality of display units in units of cell panels on the barrier layer;
forming an encapsulation layer on each of the display units of the cell panels;
applying an organic film to an interface portion between the cell panels, wherein the organic film contacts neither the display units nor the encapsulation layer; and
cutting along the interface portion,
wherein each of the display units comprises a thin film transistor (TFT) layer, a planarization film formed on the TFT layer, and a light-emitting unit formed on the planarization film,
wherein the organic film is formed of the same material and is substantially simultaneously formed as the planarization film.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein each of the organic film and the planarization film comprises at least one of polyimide and acryl.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the barrier layer comprises an inorganic film.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the base substrate is formed of polyimide.
6. A method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display, the method comprising:
forming a barrier layer on a base substrate of a mother panel;
forming a plurality of display units in units of cell panels on the barrier layer;
forming an encapsulation layer on each of the display units of the cell panels;
applying an organic film to an interface portion between the cell panels; and
cutting along the interface portion,
wherein the base substrate is formed of polyimide,
and wherein the method further comprises, before forming the barrier layer, attaching a carrier substrate formed of a glass material to another surface of the base substrate, and before the cutting along the interface portion, separating the carrier substrate from the base substrate.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the encapsulation layer has a thin film encapsulation structure in which a plurality of thin films are stacked.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the organic film is spaced apart from each of the display units.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the organic film is formed such that a portion of the organic film directly contacts the base substrate and wherein the remaining portion of the organic film contacts the barrier layer while surrounding an edge portion of the barrier layer.
10. An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display comprising:
a barrier layer formed on a base substrate;
a display unit formed on the barrier layer;
an encapsulation layer formed on the display unit; and
an organic film formed at an edge portion of the barrier layer, wherein the organic film contacts neither the display unit nor the encapsulation layer,
wherein a groove is formed in the barrier layer, wherein at least a portion of the organic film is formed in the groove, and wherein the groove does not penetrate into the base substrate.
11. The OLED display of claim 10, wherein the organic film comprises at least one of polyimide and acryl.
12. The OLED display of claim 10, wherein the barrier layer comprises an inorganic film.
13. The OLED display of claim 10, wherein the base substrate is formed of polyimide.
14. The OLED display of claim 10, wherein the organic film is spaced apart from the display unit.
15. The OLED display of claim 10, wherein the organic film is formed on the edge portion of the barrier layer such that a portion of the organic film directly contacts the base substrate and wherein the remaining portion of the organic film contacts the barrier layer while surrounding the edge portion of the barrier layer.
16. The method of claim 1, wherein the display units are formed above the organic film.
17. The method of claim 1, wherein a gap is formed between the organic film and the encapsulation layer.

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 towing equipment comprising
a proximal portion intended to be associated with a person;
a distal portion intended to be connected to a vehicle; and
a junction region interposed between the proximal portion and the distal portion,
wherein the proximal portion includes a first flexible branch and a second flexible branch,
which are connected to the distal portion at the junction region,
wherein a proximal end of said first flexible branch comprises a handle and a proximal end of said second flexible branch is configured to be associated with the waist of said person,
the towing equipment being intended for towing said person by said vehicle.
2. The towing equipment according to claim 1, wherein the junction region comprises a return member and wherein the first flexible branch and the second flexible branch are joined to each other and shaped as a continuous flexible body which is arranged astride said return member.
3. The towing equipment according to claim 2, wherein the return member includes a seat for mounting the continuous flexible body and the continuous flexible body can slide in said seat.
4. The towing equipment according to claim 3, wherein the return member comprises a pulley pivoted to a frame, the continuous flexible body being arranged around said pulley.
5. The towing equipment according to claim 1, comprising an automatic release device configured to release a proximal end of the first flexible branch from a remaining part of the first flexible branch.
6. The towing equipment according to claim 1, comprising an automatic release device configured to release a proximal end of the second flexible branch from a remaining part of the second flexible branch.
7. The towing equipment according to claim 6, wherein the automatic release device is calibrated to release said proximal end of the second flexible branch when a length of the second flexible branch is greater than a predetermined length.
8. The towing equipment according to claim 7, wherein the automatic release device is mounted on the second flexible branch and is connected to an actuating cord extending between the automatic release device and the distal portion of the towing equipment, said actuating cord being slack when the length of the second flexible branch is lesser than said predetermined length, and being taut when the length of the second flexible branch is greater than said predetermined length.
9. The towing equipment according to claim 1, wherein said first flexible branch and said second flexible branch comprise ropes.
10. The towing equipment according to claim 1, comprising an abdominal belt and wherein the second flexible branch comprises a connecting member for connecting the second flexible branch to the abdominal belt, wherein the connecting member can slide along the abdominal belt.
11. The towing equipment according to claim 10, wherein said connecting member comprises a frame and a wheel pivoted to said frame, wherein the frame and the wheel define a through recess shaped for receiving a portion of said abdominal belt.
12. The towing equipment according to claim 10, wherein the abdominal belt includes a band for encircling the waist of a person and a guide element fastened to said band, wherein the guide element extends between one side and the other side of said band, the connecting member being mounted on the guide element.
13. The towing equipment according to claim 10, comprising an automatic release device configured to release a proximal end of the second flexible branch from a remaining part of the second flexible branch, wherein the connecting member is an end portion of the automatic release device.
14. The towing equipment according to claim 8, wherein the automatic release device comprises a first member associated with the proximal end of the second flexible branch, a second member associated with the remaining part of the second flexible branch, and a third member associated with the actuating cord, wherein the third member is movable between a locking position and a releasing position, the movement of the third member being along the second flexible branch.
15. The towing equipment according to claim 14, wherein the third member comprises a tubular body, the second member being housed in the tubular body and the second flexible branch being coaxial with the tubular body.
16. An abdominal belt intended to be used in a towing equipment according to claim 10, wherein said abdominal belt comprises a band for encircling the waist of a person and a guide element fastened to said band, wherein the guide element extends between one side and the other side of said band.
17. A method comprising the steps of
providing a towing equipment comprising a proximal portion, a distal portion and a junction region interposed between the proximal portion and the distal portion, wherein the proximal portion includes a first flexible branch and a second flexible branch, which are connected to the distal portion at the junction region, and wherein the proximal end of said first flexible branch comprises a handle;
connecting said distal portion to a vehicle;
associating a proximal end of the second flexible branch with the waist of a person, setting up a connection between the waist of the person and the distal portion of the towing equipment; and
associating said handle with the hands of the person.
18. (canceled)
19. The method according to claim 17, comprising the step of releasing the connection between the waist of the person and the distal portion of the towing equipment when the person has released said handle.
20. The method according to claim 17, wherein the proximal end of the second flexible branch can slide along the waist of the person, said proximal end being movable between one side and the other side of the person during a rotation of the torso of the person.
21. The method according to claim 20, wherein said person is a water skier and said vehicle is a motor boat.