Author: claimsbot

1. A method for using a computer running a ballistics program, comprising:
a) inputting cartridge, altitude, temperature and atmospheric pressure data into said computer running said ballistics computer program;
b) calculating points of impact based on said data by said computer using said ballistics program;
c) selecting an aiming point on a reticle in a gunsight using said points of impact wherein said reticle comprises:
1) a primary vertical cross-hair;
2) a primary horizontal cross-hair intersecting said primary vertical cross-hair;
3) a plurality of secondary horizontal cross-hairs evenly spaced along said primary vertical cross-hair; and
4) a plurality of secondary vertical cross-hairs evenly spaced along at least some of said secondary horizontal cross-hair wherein said secondary vertical cross-hairs intersect one and only one secondary horizontal cross-hair.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said gunsight comprises a housing.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein said gunsight comprises an objective lens mounted in one end of said housing.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein said gunsight comprises an ocular lens mounted in an opposite end of said housing from said objective lens, wherein said reticle is mounted in said housing between said objective lens and said ocular lens.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein said reticle is constructed from an optically transparent wafer or disc.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein said primary vertical cross-hair, said primary horizontal cross-hair, said plurality of secondary horizontal cross-hairs, and said plurality of secondary vertical cross-hairs are provided by etching.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein said primary vertical cross-hair, said primary horizontal cross-hair, said plurality of secondary horizontal cross-hairs, and said plurality of secondary vertical cross-hairs are provided by printing.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein said primary vertical cross-hair, said primary horizontal cross-hair, said plurality of secondary horizontal cross-hairs, and said plurality of secondary vertical cross-hairs are provided by applying hairs or wires of known diameter.
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of firing said cartridge at a target.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein said target is at a range greater than 500 yards.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein said target is at a range of 1000 yards to 2500 yards.

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

What is claimed is:

1. A semiconductor package having a polygon shaped top surface, said semiconductor package comprising:
a chamfered portion of at least one corner of said semiconductor package; and
an identification means that enables identification of said chamfered portion of said at least one corner of said semiconductor package.
2. The semiconductor package according to claim 1, wherein said identification means comprises a square shaped display section provided on said top surface of said semiconductor package.
3. The semiconductor package according to claim 1, wherein said identification means comprises an ink mark provided on said top surface of said semiconductor package.
4. The semiconductor package according to claim 1, wherein said identification means is a laser mark provided on said top surface of said semiconductor package.
5. The semiconductor package according to claim 1, wherein said identification means is a concave or convex mark provided on said top surface of said semiconductor package.
6. A semiconductor package having a polygon shaped top surface, said semiconductor package comprising:
a chamfered portion of at least one corner of said semiconductor device; and
an identification mark that enables identification of said chamfered portion of said at least corner of said semiconductor package.

1. An image processing apparatus which uses a tomogram group formed from a plurality of object tomograms or measurement data for generating the plurality of object tomograms, wherein the object tomograms are parallel to a plane containing a first direction and a second direction and are aligned in a third direction different from the first direction and the second direction, said apparatus comprising:
a storing unit configured to store the tomogram group;
a specifying unit configured to specify a plurality of tomograms from the tomogram group;
a setting unit configured to set priorities for at least one of (a) the tomograms specified by said specifying unit and (b) a predetermined number of tomograms parallelly adjacent to the specified tomograms; and
a reading unit configured to read out at least one tomogram included in the tomogram group from said storing unit in descending order of the priorities set by said setting unit,
wherein said specifying unit is configured to specify, based on analysis of tomograms from the tomogram group to identify tomogram(s) in the group that contain(s) a predetermined a lesion, as one of the plurality of tomograms, a tomogram including a lesion, and said setting unit is configured to assign a high priority to that tomogram.
2. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said specifying unit is configured to specify the plurality of tomograms using different methods.
3. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said specifying unit provides a user interface for designating an arbitrary tomogram, and specifies, as one of the plurality of tomograms, a tomogram designated by a user via the user interface.
4. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said setting unit is configured to set higher priorities for the predetermined number of tomograms in descending order of closeness to the tomograms specified by said specifying unit.
5. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
said specifying unit is configured to specify a tomogram parallel to a plane containing the first direction and the second direction and a tomogram parallel to a plane containing the first direction and the third direction in a three-dimensional space defined by the tomogram group, and
when reading out the tomogram parallel to the plane containing the first direction and the third direction, said reading unit is configured to read out, from each tomogram of the tomogram group, a partial image forming the tomogram.
6. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
when the tomogram specified by said specifying unit is changed, said setting unit is configured to set again a priority order in accordance with tomograms newly specified by said specifying unit, and
said reading unit is configured to read out the tomogram group from said storing unit in descending order of the priorities set by said setting unit, except for a tomogram which has already been loaded.
7. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
the image processing apparatus includes a terminal apparatus which uses the tomogram group, and an image server including said storing unit, said image server and said terminal apparatus being connected via a network, and
said reading unit is configured to transmit the tomogram group from said image server to said terminal apparatus via the network.
8. A method of controlling an image processing apparatus including a storing unit configured to store a tomogram group formed from a plurality of object tomograms or measurement data for generating the plurality of object tomograms, wherein the tomograms parallel to a plane containing a first direction and a second direction and aligned in a third direction different from the first direction and the second direction, comprising:
a specifying step of specifying a plurality of tomograms from the tomogram group;
a setting step of setting priorities for at least one of (a) the tomograms specified in the specifying step and (b) a predetermined number of tomograms parallelly adjacent to the specified tomograms; and
a reading step of reading out at least one tomogram included in the tomogram group from the storing unit in descending order of the priorities set in the setting step,
wherein, in said specifying step, based on analysis of tomograms from the tomogram group to identify tomogram(s) in the group that contain(s) a lesion, there is specified as one of the plurality of tomograms, a tomogram including a lesion, and in said setting step, a high priority is assigned to that tomogram.
9. A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium storing a program that, when executed by an image processing apparatus, causes the image processing apparatus to perform a method according to claim 8.
10. An image processing apparatus which uses a tomogram group formed from a plurality of object tomograms or measurement data for generating the plurality of object tomograms, wherein the object tomograms parallel to a plane containing a first direction and a second direction and are aligned in a third direction different from the first direction and the second direction, said apparatus comprising:
a storing unit configured to store the tomogram group;
a specifying unit configured to specify a tomogram from the tomogram group, which includes a lesion, the specifying being done based on analysis of tomograms in the tomogram group to identify tomogram(s) containing the lesion;
a setting unit configured to set priorities for at least one of (a) the tomograms specified by said specifying unit and (b) a predetermined number of tomograms parallelly adjacent to the specified tomograms; and
a reading unit configured to read out at least one tomogram included in the tomogram group from said storing unit in descending order of the priorities set by said setting unit.
11. A method of controlling an image processing apparatus including a storing unit configured to store a tomogram group formed from a plurality of object tomograms or measurement data for generating the plurality of object tomograms, wherein the tomograms parallel to a plane containing a first direction and a second direction and aligned in a third direction different from the first direction and the second direction, comprising:
a specifying step of specifying a tomogram from the tomogram group, which includes a lesion, the specifying being done based on analysis of tomograms in the tomogram group to identify tomogram(s) containing the lesion;
a setting step of setting priorities for at least one of (a) the tomograms specified in said specifying step and (b) a predetermined number of tomograms parallelly adjacent to the specified tomograms; and
a reading step of reading out at least one tomogram included in the tomogram group from the storing unit in descending order of the priorities set in specifying setting step.
12. An image processing apparatus which uses a tomogram group formed from a plurality of object tomograms or measurement data for generating the plurality of object tomograms, wherein the object tomograms parallel to a plane containing a first direction and a second direction and are aligned in a third direction different from the first direction and the second direction, said apparatus comprising:
a storing unit configured to store the tomogram group;
a specifying unit configured to specify a tomogram from the tomogram group, which includes an optic papilla or fovea centralis, the specifying being done based on analysis of tomograms in the tomogram group to identify a tomogram containing the optic papilla or fovea centralis;
a setting unit configured to set priorities for at least one of (a) the tomograms specified by said specifying unit and (b) a predetermined number of tomograms parallelly adjacent to the specified tomograms; and
a reading unit configured to read out at least one tomogram included in the tomogram ground from said storing unit in descending order of the priorities set by said setting unit.
13. A method of controlling an image processing apparatus including a storing unit configured to store a tomogram group formed from a plurality of object tomograms or measurement data for generating the plurality of object tomograms, wherein the tomograms parallel to a plane containing a first direction and a second direction and aligned in a third direction different from the first direction and the second direction, comprising:
a specifying step of specifying a tomogram from the tomogram group, which includes an optic papilla or fovea centralis, the specifying being done based on analysis of tomograms in the tomogram group to identify a tomogram containing the optic papilla or fovea centralis;
a setting step of setting priorities for at least one of (a) the tomograms specified in said specifying step and (b) a predetermined number of tomograms parallelly adjacent to the specified tomograms; and
a reading step of reading out at least one tomogram included in the tomogram group from the storing unit in descending order of the priorities set in said setting step.
14. A method according to claim 8, wherein the setting step includes a step of setting higher priorities for the predetermined number of tomograms in descending order of closeness to the tomograms specified in the specifying step.
15. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said setting unit is configured to set higher priorities for the predetermined number of tomograms in descending order of closeness to the tomograms specified by said specifying unit.
16. A method according to claim 11, wherein the setting step includes a step of setting higher priorities for the predetermined number of tomograms in descending order of closeness to the tomograms specified in the specifying step.
17. An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said setting unit is configured to set higher priorities for the predetermined number of tomograms in descending order of closeness to the tomograms specified by said specifying unit.
18. A method according to claim 13, wherein the setting step includes a step of setting higher priorities for the predetermined number of tomograms in descending order of closeness to the tomograms specified in the specifying step.

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. An assembly comprising:
a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein each electrode is configured to deliver electrical stimuli to a body part of a recipient;
a first wire attached at one end to the first electrode and comprising a first conductor that has a first diameter, wherein the first wire passes through a proximal end of the assembly and is configured to connect the first electrode to a stimulation unit of a medical device; and
a second wire attached to the second electrode and comprising a second conductor that has a second diameter, wherein the second wire passes through the proximal end of the assembly and is configured to connect the second electrode to the stimulation unit, and wherein the first diameter is greater than the second diameter.
2. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising a biocompatible band at the proximal end of the assembly, wherein at least one of the first wire or the second wire provides, in a region of the electrode assembly between the biocompatible band and at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode, a stiffness that minimizes a likelihood of the assembly buckling or deforming when the assembly is inserted into the body part.
3. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the first electrode is positioned closer to the proximal end of the assembly than the second electrode.
4. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the second electrode is positioned closer to the proximal end of the assembly than the first electrode.
5. The assembly of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first conductor or the second conductor comprises a non-annealed conductor.
6. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the first conductor and the second conductor are different conductors.
7. The assembly of claim 1, wherein each of the first conductor and the second conductor comprise an alloy component, and wherein a percentage of the alloy component in the first conductor differs from a percentage of the alloy component in the second conductor.
8. The assembly of claim 7, wherein the percentage of the alloy component in the first conductor is greater than the percentage of the alloy component in the conductor of the second conductor.
9. The assembly of claim 7, wherein the percentage of the alloy component in the second conductor is greater than the percentage of the alloy component in the first conductor.
10. The assembly of claim 7, wherein each of the first conductor and the second conductor is platinum iridium, and wherein the alloy component is iridium.
11. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising:
a third electrode configured to deliver electrical stimuli to the body part; and
a third wire attached to the third electrode and comprising a third conductor that has a third diameter, wherein the third wire passes through the proximal end of the assembly and is configured to connect the third electrode to the stimulation unit, and wherein the third diameter differs from at least one of the first diameter and the second diameter.
12. The assembly of claim 11, wherein the third diameter is substantially equal to either the first diameter or the second diameter.
13. The assembly of claim 11, wherein the third electrode is located closer to the proximal end of the assembly than the first electrode and the second electrode, and wherein the third diameter is greater than the first diameter and the second diameter.
14. A medical device comprising:
a processing unit configured to generate stimulation signals;
a stimulation unit configured to generate electrical signals based on the stimulation signals, wherein the stimulation unit is configured to be implanted in a recipient;
an electrode assembly comprising a plurality of electrodes, wherein the electrode assembly is configured to be inserted into a body part of the recipient, and wherein the electrodes are configured to stimulate the body part in response to the electrical signals; and
a plurality of wires configured to connect the plurality of electrodes to the stimulation unit, wherein two or more wires have different diameters.
15. The medical device of claim 14, wherein each wire in the plurality of wires has a different diameter.
16. The medical device of claim 14, wherein the two or more wires comprise a first wire and one or more additional wires, and wherein
the first wire has a first diameter,
each of the one or more additional wires has a second diameter, and
the first diameter is greater than the second diameter.
17. The medical device of claim 16, wherein the first wire passes through a proximal end of the electrode assembly to connect a first electrode in the plurality of electrodes to the stimulation unit, and wherein the first electrode is located closer to a proximal end of the electrode assembly than to an opposing distal end of the electrode assembly.
18. The medical device of claim 14, wherein one or more wires in the plurality of wires comprise a non-annealed conductor.
19. The medical device of claim 14, wherein at least two wires in the plurality of wires comprise different conductors.
20. The medical device of claim 14, wherein at least two wires in the plurality of wires comprise conductors made of a metal alloy, and wherein a percentage of an alloy component in one of the at least two wires differs from a percentage of the alloy component in another of the at least two wires.