Author: claimsbot

1. A vehicle decorative lighting device, comprising:
a light guide lens having a front surface, a rear surface, an inner surface, an outer surface, a reference plane, a first end surface, a second end surface and a longitudinal axis, and including a first linear portion, a second linear portion, a third linear portion, a first curved portion having a first curvature radius curving along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens and a second curved portion having a second curvature radius curving along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens, the first linear portion including the first end surface, linearly extending along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens and continuously connecting to the first curved portion at a location opposite the first end surface and along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens, the second linear portion including the second end surface, linearly extending along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens and continuously connecting to the second curved portion at a location opposite the second end surface and along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens, the third linear portion also extending along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens in a substantially linear fashion and continuously connecting between the first curved portion and the second curved portion so that the inner surface of the first linear portion faces the inner surface of the second linear portion, and therefore the inner surface of the light guide lens smoothly connecting in order of a substantially planar surface of the first linear portion, a substantially curved surface of the first curved portion, a substantially planar surface of the third linear surface, a substantially curved surface of the second curved portion and a substantially planar surface of the second linear portion from the first end surface to the second end surface, and also the outer surface of the light guide lens smoothly connecting in order of a substantially planar surface of the first linear portion, a substantially curved surface of the first curved portion, a substantially planar surface of the third linear surface, a substantially curved surface of the second curved portion and a substantially planar surface of the second linear portion from the first end surface to the second end surface, the reference plane formed in a continuous planar shape between the first end surface and the second end surface and being located in parallel with the rear surface, the front surface including at least one of the reference plane and a convex surface formed on the reference plane, the rear surface including a plurality of prism faces, the plurality of prism faces of the rear surface being arranged at an interval along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens and each of the prism faces extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens while forming a substantially triangular shape in the direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens; and
a pair of light-emitting diode (LED) light sources each having a light-emitting surface and an optical axis, each of the light-emitting surfaces of the pair of LED light sources facing a respective one of the first end surface and the second end surface, and each of the optical axes of the pair of LED light sources extending along a respective one of the longitudinal axis of the first linear portion and the longitudinal axis of the second linear portion.
2. The vehicle decorative lighting device according to claim 1, wherein a length along the longitudinal axis of the first linear portion is longer than a length along the longitudinal axis of the second linear portion, and the first curvature radius of the first curved portion is smaller than the second curvature radius of the second curved portion.
3. The vehicle decorative lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the interval of the plurality of prism faces arranged along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens on the rear surface of the light guide lens is 0.3 millimeters or less.
4. The vehicle decorative lighting device according to claim 2, wherein the interval of the plurality of prism faces arranged along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens on the rear surface of the light guide lens is 0.3 millimeters or less.
5. The vehicle decorative lighting device according to claim 1, further comprising:
a reflective sheet being located adjacent at least a part of at least one of the rear surface, the outer surface and the inner surface of the light guide lens.
6. The vehicle decorative lighting device according to claim 2, further comprising:
a reflective sheet being located adjacent at least a part of at least one of the rear surface, the outer surface and the inner surface of the light guide lens.
7. A vehicle decorative lighting device, comprising:
a light guide lens having a front surface, a rear surface, an inner surface, an outer surface, a first end surface, a second end surface, a reference plane and a longitudinal axis, and including a first linear portion, a second linear portion, a third linear portion including the reference plane, a first curved portion having a first curvature radius curving along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens and a second curved portion having a second curvature radius curving along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens, the first linear portion including the first end surface, linearly extending along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens and continuously connecting to the first curved portion at a location opposite the first end surface of the light guide lens, the second linear portion including the second end surface, linearly extending along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens and continuously connecting to the second curved portion at a location opposite the second end surface of the light guide lens, the third linear portion also extending along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens in a substantially linear fashion and continuously connecting between the first curved portion and the second curved portion of the light guide lens so that the inner surface of the first linear portion faces the inner surface of the second linear portion, and therefore the inner surface of the light guide lens smoothly connecting in order of a substantially planar surface of the first linear portion, a substantially curved surface of the first curved portion, a substantially planar surface of the third linear surface, a substantially curved surface of the second curved portion and a substantially planar surface of the second linear portion from the first end surface to the second end surface, and also the outer surface of the light guide lens smoothly connecting in order of a substantially planar surface of the first linear portion, a substantially curved surface of the first curved portion, a substantially planar surface of the third linear surface, a substantially curved surface of the second curved portion and a substantially planar surface of the second linear portion from the first end surface to the second end surface, the reference plane formed in a continuous planar shape between the first end surface and the second end surface and being located in parallel with the rear surface, the front surface including at least one of the reference plane and a convex surface formed on the reference plane, the rear surface including a plurality of prism faces, the plurality of prism faces of the rear surface being arranged at an interval along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens and each of the prism faces extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens while forming a substantially triangular shape in the direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens, and wherein the reference surface intersects with at least a part of the inner surface of the third linear portion at an acute angle and intersects with at least a part of the outer surface of the third linear portion at an obtuse angle, and at least a part of the front surface of the third linear portion is formed in a convex shape on the reference plane between the part of the inner surface of the third linear portion and the part of the outer surface of the third linear portion; and
a pair of light-emitting diode (LED) light sources each having a light-emitting surface and an optical axis, each of the light-emitting surfaces of the pair of LED light sources facing a respective one of the first end surface and the second end surface, and each of the optical axes of the pair of LED light sources extending along a respective one of the longitudinal axis of the first linear portion and the longitudinal axis of the second linear portion.
8. The vehicle decorative lighting device according to claim 7, wherein a length along the longitudinal axis of the first linear portion is longer than a length along the longitudinal axis of the second linear portion, and the first curvature radius of the first curved portion is smaller than the second curvature radius of the second curved portion.
9. The vehicle decorative lighting device according to claim 7, wherein the interval of the plurality of prism faces arranged along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens on the rear surface of the light guide lens is 0.3 millimeters or less.
10. The vehicle decorative lighting device according to claim 8, wherein the interval of the plurality of prism faces arranged along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens on the rear surface of the light guide lens is 0.3 millimeters or less.
11. The vehicle decorative lighting device according to claim 7, further comprising:
a reflective sheet being located adjacent at least a part of at least one of the rear surface, the outer surface and the inner surface of the light guide lens.
12. The vehicle decorative lighting device according to claim 8, further comprising:
a reflective sheet being located adjacent at least a part of at least one of the rear surface, the outer surface and the inner surface of the light guide lens.
13. A vehicle lamp including the vehicle decorative lighting device according to claim 1, comprising:
a housing having an opening, and the opening including an edge portion;
an outer lens having an edge portion located adjacent the front surface of the light guide lens of the vehicle decorative lighting device, and the edge portion of the outer lens located adjacent the edge portion of the opening of the housing;
a panel having a reflectivity located between the outer lens and the pair of LED light sources of the vehicle decorative lighting device;
a lamp room between the housing and the outer lens, and the lamp room including the vehicle decorative lighting device so that the front surface of the light guide lens of the vehicle decorative device faces the outer lens; and
at least one of a low beam headlight having a low beam light source and a light-emitting direction, a high beam headlight having a high beam light source and a light-emitting direction, a stop lamp having a light-emitting direction and a turn signal lamp having a light-emitting direction located in the lamp room along with the vehicle decorative lighting device, wherein each of the light-emitting directions of the low beam headlight, the high beam headlight, the stop lamp and the turn signal lamp is directed toward the outer lens.
14. A vehicle lamp including the vehicle decorative lighting device according to claim 7, comprising:
a housing having an opening, and the opening including an edge portion;
an outer lens having an edge portion located adjacent the front surface of the light guide lens of the vehicle decorative lighting device, and the edge portion of the outer lens located adjacent the edge portion of the opening of the housing;
a panel having a reflectivity located between the outer lens and the pair of LED light sources of the vehicle decorative lighting device;
a lamp room between the housing and the outer lens, and the lamp room including the vehicle decorative lighting device so that the front surface of the vehicle decorative device faces the outer lens; and
at least one of a low beam headlight having a low beam light source and a light-emitting direction, a high beam headlight having a high beam light source and a light-emitting direction, a stop lamp having a light-emitting direction and a turn signal lamp having a light-emitting direction located in the lamp room along with the vehicle decorative lighting device, wherein each of the light-emitting directions of the low beam headlight, the high beam headlight, the stop lamp and the turn signal lamp is directed toward the outer lens.
15. The vehicle lamp according to claim 13, wherein the panel extends toward the rear surface of the light guide lens of the vehicle decorative light device so as to be located adjacent the rear surface of the light guide lens.
16. The vehicle lamp according to claim 14, wherein the panel extends toward the rear surface of the light guide lens of the vehicle decorative light device so as to be located adjacent the rear surface of the light guide lens.
17. The vehicle lamp according to claim 13, wherein each of the low beam light source of the low beam headlight and the high beam light source of the high beam headlight is at least one of an HID bulb and a white LED light source.
18. The vehicle lamp according to 14, wherein each of the low beam light source of the low beam headlight and the high beam light source of the high beam headlight is at least one of an HID bulb and a white LED light source.
19. A vehicle lamp including the decorative lighting device according to claim 7, comprising:
a housing having an opening, and the opening including an edge portion;
an outer lens having an edge portion located adjacent the front surface of the light guide lens of the vehicle decorative lighting device, and the edge portion of the outer lens located adjacent the edge portion of the opening of the housing;
a panel having a reflectivity located between the outer lens and the pair of LED light sources of the vehicle decorative lighting device, extending toward the rear surface of the light guide lens of the vehicle decorative lighting device and being located adjacent the rear surface of the light guide lens;
a lamp room between the housing and the outer lens, and the lamp room including the vehicle decorative lighting device so that the front surface of the light guide lens of the vehicle decorative device faces the outer lens;
a projector lens having an optical axis and a light-emitting surface located in the lamp room along with the vehicle decorative lighting device so that the light-emitting surface of the projector lens faces the outer lens; and
a light source having an optical axis located adjacent the housing in the lamp room so that the optical axis of the light source substantially corresponds to the optical axis of the projector lens, wherein the light source is at least one of an HID bulb and a white LED light source.
20. A vehicle lamp including the decorative lighting device according to claim 1, comprising:
a housing having an opening, and the opening including an edge portion;
an outer lens having an edge portion located adjacent the front surface of the light guide lens of the vehicle decorative lighting device, and the edge portion of the outer lens located adjacent the edge portion of the opening of the housing;
a panel having a reflectivity located between the outer lens and the pair of LED light sources of the vehicle decorative lighting device, extending toward the rear surface of the light guide lens of the vehicle decorative lighting device and being located adjacent the rear surface of the light guide lens;
a lamp room between the housing and the outer lens, and the lamp room including the vehicle decorative lighting device so that the front surface of the light guide lens of the vehicle decorative device faces the outer lens;
at least one reflector located in the lamp room along with the vehicle decorative lighting device; and
a light source located in the lamp room so that at least a part of light emitted from the light source is reflected by the at least one reflector and is emitted from the outer lens, wherein the light source is at least one of an HID bulb and a white LED light source.

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 IC socket, comprising:
a socket main body having a flat plate section in which a plurality of through holes are provided; and
a first connection terminal and a second connection terminal that are provided with the through holes of the socket main body, and protrude from an upper side and a lower side of the flat plate section,
wherein a capacitor is provided within the first connection terminal.
2. The IC socket according to claim 1, wherein
the capacitor has an electrode at both ends in a length direction, and
the first connection terminal comprises
the capacitor,
a first head section that is connected to one electrode of the capacitor and protrudes from the upper side of the flat plate section,
a second head section that is connected to the other electrode of the capacitor and protrudes from the lower side of the flat plate section, and
a body section that is arranged between the first head section and the second head section and electrically separates the first head section and the second head section.
3. The IC socket according to claim 2, wherein
the first head section and the second head section are formed from a resin having elasticity and conductivity.
4. The IC socket according to claim 1, wherein
the second connection terminal is formed from a resin having elasticity and conductivity.
5. The IC socket according to claim 1, wherein
the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal have the same external shape and size.
6. The IC socket according to claim 1, wherein
a length of the capacitor is equal to or less than a thickness of the flat plate section.
7. The IC socket according to claim 2, wherein
gold or silver is coated on a surface of the electrodes of the capacitor.
8. A connection terminal that is provided with a through hole of an IC socket and electrically connects a semiconductor device and a wiring board, the connection terminal comprising:
a first head section that is formed from a resin having elasticity and conductivity and comes into contact with an electrode of the semiconductor device;
a second head section that is formed from a resin having elasticity and conductivity and comes into contact with an electrode of the wiring board;
a capacitor that is arranged between the first head section and the second head section; and
a body section that is formed from an insulating material and is arranged around a periphery of the capacitor.

1. A method of time slicing a telecommunications call, comprising:
connecting a caller to a subscriber of a time slicing service; then:
determining if the subscriber is available to continue the call from the caller;
connecting the caller to an alternate device that provides alternate services when the subscriber is not available to continue the call;
terminating the alternate services and resuming communication between the caller to the subscriber when the subscriber is available to continue the call; and
determining a portion of total call charges associated with the call that is attributable to at least one entity other than the subscriber based on the alternate services provided by said alternate device.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of connecting a caller comprises:
connecting the caller to an automatic call distributor associated with the subscriber.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of connecting a caller comprises:
connecting the caller to the subscriber through a telecommunications system having an ATM backbone.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of connecting a caller comprises:
determining if the subscriber is associated with time slicing services; and
determining at least one of an alternate device that provides alternate services, a key sequence that indicates the subscriber is available to receive a call, whether alternate services in progress should be completed or interrupted when reconnecting a caller to the subscriber, and whether alternate services should be provided at any point after the subscriber receives the call.
5. A method of claim 1, wherein the step of connecting a caller comprises:
routing the call through a device capable of detecting if the subscriber is available to receive the call.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of determining if the subscriber is available comprises:
detecting voice activity between the caller and the subscriber.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of determining if the subscriber is available comprises:
receiving a signal from the subscriber indicating that the subscriber is not available to receive the call.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of connecting the caller to an alternate device comprises:
maintaining the connection between the caller and the subscriber as active; and
connecting the caller to an IP that provides the alternate services.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of connecting the caller to an alternate device comprises:
connecting the caller to a device that provides advertising information to the caller.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of terminating the alternate services comprises:
receiving a signal from the subscriber representing that the subscriber is available to receive the call.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of terminating the alternate services comprises:
receiving a signal representing that the subscriber is available to receive the call; and
interrupting the alternate services to reconnect the caller and the subscriber.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of terminating alternate services comprises:
waiting until the alternate services are complete before reconnecting the caller and the subscriber.
13. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of determining a portion of total call charges comprises:
allocating charges to an entity that owns advertising information that is provided to the caller during the call.
14. A method of time slicing a telecommunications call, comprising:
connecting a caller to a called party; then:
determining that one of the caller and the called party is not available for communication with the other of the caller and the called party;
connecting the other of the caller and the called party to a device that provides alternate services while the caller or called party is not available;
terminating the alternate services and resuming communication between the caller and the called party when both the caller and the called party are available for communication; and
determining a portion of total call charges that are attributable to at least one of the caller, the called party and another entity based on the alternate services provided by said device.
15. A telecommunications system having a time slicing capability, comprising:
connecting means for connecting a caller to a called party;
availability determining means for determining that one of the caller and the called party after being connected is not available for communication with the other of the caller and the called party;
alternate services means for providing alternate services to the caller when the caller or called party is not available;
terminating means for terminating the alternate services and resuming communication between the caller and the called party when both the caller and the called party are available for communication; and
charge determining means for determining a portion of total call charges that are attributable to at least one of the caller, the called party and another entity based on the alternate services provided by said alternate services means.
16. A telecommunications system having a time slicing capability, comprising:
an originating switch that receives a signal from a caller indicating a desire to be connected with a called party;
a controller that provides information regarding how the signal from the caller should be handled;
a destination switch that connects to the called party based on information from the controller;
a switching network that interconnects the originating switch with the destination switch;
a sensing device that detects that one of the caller and the called party after being connected is not available for communication; and
an alternate services device that provides alternate services to the other of the caller and the called party while the caller or called party is unavailable;
wherein portions of the call during which alternate services are provided are charged to entities based on the alternate services provided by said alternate services device.
17. The system of claim 16, wherein the switching network is an ATM backbone having a multipoint-to-multipoint connection capability.
18. The system of claim 16, wherein the sensing device is an IP device that detects a lack of communication between the caller and the called party.
19. The system of claim 16, wherein the alternate services device is an IP that provides advertising information to the caller while the called party is unavailable.
20. The system of claim 19, wherein portions of the call during which advertising information is provided to the caller is charged to an advertiser associated with the advertising information.
21. The system of claim 16, wherein the sensing device comprises an SCP that does not keep track of called party resources.

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 for measuring detection accuracy of a security device using benign traffic, the method comprising:
at an Internet protocol (IP) traffic simulator having a first communications interface and a second communications interface:
sending, by the first communications interface, a plurality of benign data packets to a security device, wherein the plurality of benign data packets is engineered to be similar to one or more malicious data packets;
receiving, by the second communications interface, zero or more of the plurality of benign data packets via the security device; and
determining, using statistics associated with the plurality of benign data packets, a detection accuracy metric associated with the security device.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the security device is an intrusion prevention system or a data leakage prevention system.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the benign data packets contain non-confidential information and the one or more malicious data packets contain confidential information.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the one or more malicious data packets include data for triggering a vulnerability in a target system.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the statistics associated with the plurality of benign data packets includes one or more packet counters for determining a number of benign data packets sent to the security device, received via the security device, or blocked by the security device.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein determining the detection accuracy metric includes dividing a number of benign data packets returned to the IP traffic simulator via the security device by a number of benign data packets sent by the IP traffic simulator to the security device.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the detection accuracy metric comprises one of an integer, a percentage, a probability, a code, a color, a value, or a range of values.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of benign data packets is provided by a security analysis entity.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of benign data packets is engineered to have distinct characteristics.
10. The method of claim 6 comprising identifying, using the distinct characteristics associated with the plurality of benign data packets, a portion of a first packet of the plurality of benign data packets that causes the security device to block the first packet.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein the first communications interface is associated with a first IP address and the second communications interface is associated with a second IP address.
12. A system for measuring detection accuracy of a security device using benign traffic, the system comprising:
an Internet protocol (IP) traffic simulator, the IP traffic simulator comprising:
a first communications interface configured to send a plurality of benign data packets to a security device, wherein the plurality of benign data packets is engineered to be similar to one or more malicious data packets;
a second communications interface configured to receive zero or more of the plurality of benign data packets via the security device; and
a detection accuracy module (DAM) configured to determine, using statistics associated with the plurality of benign data packets, a detection accuracy metric associated with the security device.
13. The system of claim 12 wherein the security device is an intrusion prevention system or a data leakage prevention system.
14. The system of claim 12 wherein the benign data packets contain non-confidential information and the one or more malicious data packets contain confidential information.
15. The system of claim 12 wherein the one or more malicious data packets include data for triggering a vulnerability in a target system.
16. The system of claim 12 wherein the statistics associated with the plurality of benign data packets includes one or more packet counters for determining a number of benign data packets sent to the security device, received via the security device, or blocked by the security device.
17. The system of claim 12 wherein the DAM is configured to determine the detection accuracy metric by dividing a number of benign data packets returned to the IP traffic simulator via the security device by a number of benign data packets sent by the IP traffic simulator to the security device.
18. The system of claim 12 wherein the detection accuracy metric comprises one of an integer, a percentage, a probability, a code, a color, a value, or a range of values.
19. The system of claim 12 wherein the plurality of benign data packets is provided by a security analysis entity.
20. The system of claim 12 wherein the plurality of benign data packets is stored in a database.
21. The system of claim 12 wherein each of the plurality of benign data packets is engineered to have distinct characteristics.
22. The system of claim 21 comprising the DAM is configured to identify, using the distinct characteristics associated with the plurality of benign data packets, a portion of a first packet of the plurality of benign data packets that causes the security device to block the first packet.
23. The system of claim 12 wherein the first communications interface is associated with a first IP address and the second communications interface is associated with a second IP address.
24. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions embodied in a computer readable medium that when executed by a processor of a computer control the computer to perform steps comprising:
at an Internet protocol (IP) traffic simulator having a first communications interface and a second communications interface:
sending, by the first communications interface, a plurality of benign data packets to a security device, wherein the plurality of benign data packets is engineered to be similar to one or more malicious data packets;
receiving, by the second communications interface, zero or more of the plurality of benign data packets via the security device; and
determining, using statistics associated with the plurality of benign data packets, a detection accuracy metric associated with the security device.