Author: claimsbot

1. A mounting arm for supporting a thin type computer or a flat panel display, comprising:
a bearing base;
a first support arm having an oblique surface, one end of the first support arm pivotally engaged with the bearing base;
a second support arm having another oblique surface faced and mated with the oblique surface of the first support arm; one end of the second support arm pivotally engaged with the other end of the first support arm; and
a pedestal pivotally engaged with the other end of the second support arm.
2. The mounting arm as in claim 1, wherein the bearing base has a base, a lower casing, and an upper casing; the base is fixed on a wall or a pillar of a building, the lower casing and the upper casing are covered with the base.
3. The mounting arm as in claim 2, wherein the base further has a holder and a pivoting element; the holder is extended from the base and the pivoting element is disposed on the holder.
4. The mounting arm as in claim 3, wherein the first support arm has a pivoting hole installed at one end thereof and the bearing base pivotally engaged with the first support arm through the pivoting hole; and a pivoting element installed at the other end thereof, the first support arm is pivotally engaged with the pivoting element of the bearing base through the pivoting hole and a first sleeve and the pivoting element of the first support arm is used to pivotally engage with the second support arm.
5. The mounting arm as in claim 4, wherein the second support arm has another pivoting hole installed at one end thereof and the first support arm pivotally engaged with the second support arm through the another pivoting hole; and another pivoting element installed at the other end of the second support arm, the second support arm is pivotally engaged with the pivoting element of the first support arm through the another pivoting hole and a second sleeve and the pivoting element of the second support arm is used to pivotally engage with the pedestal.
6. The mounting arm as in claim 5, wherein the pedestal has a connecting board, a connecting element and a joint, the connecting board is connected with the connecting element, the joint has a hitching portion installed at one end thereof and a pivoting portion installed at the other end thereof, the pivoting portion is pivotally engaged with the connecting element, and the pedestal is pivotally engaged with the second support arm by the hitching portion and a third sleeve.

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 a first user request to deposit a first amount of funds into an account associated with a telephone number;
transmitting a first message to a mobile device at the telephone number to confirm the first user request;
receiving a reply to the first message transmitted to the mobile device to confirm the first user request;
calculating a set of premium messages to charge the first amount;
in response to the reply to the first message, transmitting the set of premium messages to the mobile device at the telephone number to bill the first amount;
receiving a first portion of the first amount from a telecommunication carrier of the telephone number, after the telecommunication carrier deducts a second portion from the first amount as a fee; and
crediting the account a second amount more than the portion of the first amount.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device comprises a cellular phone.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first message is transmitted via short message service (SMS).
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the second amount is equal to the first amount.
5. The method of claim 2, wherein the set of premium messages is calculated based on a set of pre-determined prices for premium messages.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first user request is from the mobile device at the telephone number.
7. The method of claim 2, wherein the first user request is via short message service (SMS).
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first user request is from a web browser running on a user terminal separate from the mobile device.
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving a second request to pay a third amount of funds from the account associated with the telephone number;
transmitting a second message to the mobile device at the telephone number to confirm the second request;
receiving a reply to the second message transmitted to the mobile device to confirm the second user request; and
in response to the reply to the second message, transferring a fourth amount of funds to a payee according to the second request, wherein the fourth amount is no greater than the third amount.
10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:
charging the account a fee in response to the reply to the transferring of the fourth amount.
11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:
deducting a difference between the third amount and the fourth amount from the account.
12. The method of claim 9, further comprising:
determining whether the reply to the second message includes a correct code, wherein the transferring is in response to the correct code in the reply to the second message.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the code comprises a personal identification number (PIN) associated with the account.
14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:
providing the code to a user terminal through which the second request is received.
15. The method of claim 9, further comprising:
determining whether the second request includes a correct code, wherein the second message is transmitted in response to the correct code.
16. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
transmitting a third message to the mobile device in response to completion of the transferring.
17. A computer-readable media storing instructions, the instructions causing a computer to perform a method, the method comprising:
receiving a first user request to deposit a first amount of funds into an account associated with a telephone number;
transmitting a first message to a mobile device at the telephone number to confirm the first user request;
receiving a reply to the first message transmitted to the mobile device to confirm the first user request;
calculating a set of premium messages to charge the first amount;
in response to the reply to the first message, transmitting the set of premium messages to the mobile device at the telephone number to bill the first amount;
receiving a first portion of the first amount from a telecommunication carrier of the telephone number, after the telecommunication carrier deducts a second portion from the first amount as a fee; and
crediting the account a second amount more than the portion of the first amount.
18. A system, comprising:
a data storage facility to store an account and a phone number associated with the account; and
an interchange coupled with the data storage facility, the interchange including a common format processor and a plurality of converters to interface with a plurality of controllers, the converters configured to communicate with the controllers in different formats, the converters to communicate with the common format processor in a common format, the common format processor to instruct a first controller of the controllers, via a first converter of the converters, to transmit a first message to a mobile device at a telephone number to confirm a first user request to deposit a first amount of funds into the account associated with the telephone number, responsive to a reply to the first message, the common format processor to calculate a set of premium messages to charge the first amount and to instruct the first controller, via the first converter, to transmit the set of premium messages to the mobile device at the telephone number to bill the first amount, after a telecommunication carrier of the mobile device deducts a portion from the first amount as a fee, the common format processor to credit the account a second amount more than a portion of the first amount received from the telecommunication carrier.
19. The system of claim 18, wherein the common format processor includes a decision engine to calculate the set of premium messages based on a set of predetermined constraints.
20. The system of claim 19, wherein the common format processor further includes a mobile message generator.

What is claim is:

1. A CDMA receiving device comprising:
a receiving unit for receiving a spread signal;
an equalizing unit for equalizing the received signal;
a despreading unit for despreading the received signal; and
a controlling signal adjusting unit for adjusting a signal obtained from the despread signal to a spread type controlling signal to be supplied to the equalizing unit.
2. A CDMA receiving device comprising:
a receiving unit for receiving a spread signal;
an interference compensation unit for performing interference compensation on the received signal;
a despreading unit for despreading the received signal; and
a controlling signal adjusting unit for adjusting a signal obtained from the despread signal to a spread type controlling signal to be supplied to the interference compensation unit.
3. A CDMA receiving device comprising:
a receiving unit for receiving a spread signal;
a despreading unit for despreading the received signal;
an equalizing unit for equalizing the despread signal; and
a spreading unit for spreading amplitude information and error information of the equalized signal;
wherein the spread amplitude information and error information are used as controlling signals in the equalizing unit.
4. A CDMA receiving device comprising:
a receiving unit for receiving a spread signal;
a despreading unit for despreading the received signal;
an interference compensation unit for performing interference compensation on the despread signal; and
a spreading unit for spreading amplitude information and error information outputted of the compensated signal;
wherein the spread amplitude information and error information are used as controlling signals in the interference compensation unit.
5. A CDMA receiving device comprising:
a receiving unit for receiving a spread signal;
an equalizing unit for equalizing the received signal;
a despreading unit for despreading the equalized signal; and
a spreading unit for spreading amplitude information and error information of the despread signal;
wherein the spread amplitude information and error information are used as controlling signals in the equalizing unit.
6. A CDMA receiving device comprising:
a receiving unit for receiving a spread signal;
an interference compensation unit for performing interference compensation on the received signal;
a despreading unit for despreading the compensated signal; and
a spreading unit for spreading amplitude information and error information of the despread signal;
wherein the spread amplitude information and error information are used as controlling signals in the interference compensation unit.
7. A CDMA receiving device comprising:
a receiving unit for receiving a spread signal;
an equalizing unit for equalizing the received signal;
a despreading unit for despreading the equalized signal; and
a spreading unit for spreading error information of the despread signal;
wherein the spread error information and amplitude information inputted to the equalizing unit are used as controlling signals in the equalizing unit.
8. A CDMA receiving device comprising:
a receiving unit for receiving a spread signal;
an interference compensation unit for performing interference compensation on the received signal;
a despreading unit for despreading the compensated signal; and
a spreading unit for spreading error information of the despread signal;
wherein the spread error information and amplitude information inputted to the interference compensation unit are used as controlling signals in the interference compensation unit.
9. A CDMA receiving device comprising:
a receiving unit for receiving a spread signal;
a signal processing unit for performing signal processing on the received signal;
a despreading unit for despreading the received signal; and
a controlling signal adjusting unit for adjusting a signal obtained from the despread signal to a spread type controlling signal to be supplied to the signal processing unit.
10. A CDMA receiving method comprising the steps of:
receiving a spread signal;
performing signal processing and despreading on the received signal; and
adjusting a signal obtained from a despread signal obtained at the despreading step to a spread type controlling signal to be supplied for the signal processing.
11. A CDMA receiving device comprising:
a receiving unit for receiving a spread signal;
a despreading unit for despreading the received signal;
an equalizing unit for equalizing the despread signal; and
a spreading unit for spreading amplitude information of an input signal to the equalizing unit and error information of an output signal from the equalizing unit;
wherein the spread amplitude information and error information are used as controlling signals in the equalizing unit.
12. A CDMA receiving device comprising:
a receiving unit for receiving a spread signal;
a signal processing unit for performing signal processing on the received signal;
a despreading unit for despreading the received signal; and
a controlling signal adjusting unit for adjusting a signal obtained from the despread signal to a spread type controlling signal to be supplied to the signal processing unit.

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 apparatus for adjusting tension in a harrowing chain, said apparatus comprising:
an accumulator that absorbs energy;
a cylinder that acts as shock absorber for the apparatus; and
a lock valve, wherein the lock valve holds a preset pressure on the cylinder to maintain tension on the harrowing chain,
wherein the accumulator, the cylinder, and the lock valve act as a spring assembly to adjust tension in the harrowing chain.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cylinder contracts to cut out a link in the harrowing chain.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein when a frame associated with the harrowing chain is folded the cylinder retracts to slack the harrowing chain.
4. An apparatus for adjusting tension in a harrowing chain, said apparatus comprising:
a harrowing chain having a first end; and
a tension adjustment assembly, comprising:
a pivot assembly having a first end coupled to the first end of the harrowing chain, the pivot assembly configured to rotate about a pivot support coupled to a frame.
5. The apparatus of claim 4, further comprising:
a threaded rod;
a compression member; and
a compression adjustment nut, wherein the compression adjustment nut is configured to rotate to move the compression member generally horizontally along the threaded rod.
6. The apparatus of claim 5, the compression member further comprising:
a lock tab to ensure generally horizontal movement of the compression member.
7. The apparatus of claim 4, further comprising:
a first spring configured to apply a spring force to the pivot assembly.
8. The apparatus of claim 5, further comprising:
a spring-preset bar configured to join the compression member to the pivot assembly in a first orientation.
9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the spring-preset bar is removable and removing the spring-preset bar separates the compression member from the pivot assembly, the spring-preset bar being further configured to reattach to the tension adjustment assembly in a second orientation.
10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the spring-preset bar is securable to a pair of tabs coupled to the pivot assembly.
11. An agricultural implement, said agricultural implement comprising:
a frame having at least one saddle, each of the saddles having a V-shaped configuration with a cradle portion; and
at least one exterior harrowing chain, each exterior harrowing chain having an end coupled to a tension adjustment assembly, each tension adjustment assembly coupled to the frame,
wherein the at least one saddle is configured to support at least one exterior harrowing chain within the V-shaped portion such that the at least one exterior harrowing chain will not slip off the frame during transport of the frame.
12. The agricultural implement of claim 11, wherein the at least one saddle is coupled to the frame.
13. The agricultural implement of claim 12, the frame having a front end, a rear end, a left side, and a right side.
14. The agricultural implement of claim 13, wherein said at least one saddle is coupled to the frame at four positions: generally adjacent the front end and the right side, generally adjacent the front end and the left side, generally adjacent the rear end and the right side, and generally adjacent the rear end and the left side.
15. The agricultural implement of claim 11, wherein the at least one exterior harrowing chain swings up and lays within the cradle portion of the at least one saddle when the frame is folded for transport.
16. An agricultural implement, said agricultural implement comprising:
a plurality of harrowing chains, each harrowing chain having a plurality of harrow disks and a chain having a plurality of links, each harrow disk being coupled to a link of the plurality of links and extending generally outwardly therefrom; and
wherein at least one of the plurality of harrowing chains is an exterior harrowing chain, each of the exterior harrowing chains having a lift arm including a threaded adjustment configured to adjust and control the height of a flap that holds the exterior harrowing chain.
17. The agricultural implement of claim 16, wherein the flap is raised using the threaded adjustment to reduce digging of the harrow disks into the ground surface.