Author: claimsbot

1. A method of distributing contact information to a merchant website, the method comprising:
(a) maintaining a plurality of contact records, wherein the contact records contain a plurality of fields; and
(b) autonomously populating a form on a merchant web site with data from the plurality of contact records, wherein the data from the fields of the contact records correspond to fields in the form on the merchant website.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein initiation of the populating occurs through a file uploading process.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein initiation of the populating occurs through a drag and drop operation.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the populating of step (b) is accomplished by comparing the field identifiers of the contact records to the field identifiers of the form on the merchant website.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the information of the contact record is distributed to the merchant website and stored on a storage device used by the merchant website 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the contact record contains contact data related to an individual.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein one of the fields represents a single unit of data corresponding to an individual.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein a record includes a geographic identifier.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the fields includes a credit card number.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the fields includes bank account information.
10. A method of distributing contact information to a merchant website, the method comprising:
(a) maintaining a plurality of contact records in a local storage device, wherein the contact records contain a plurality of fields;
(b) storing at least one record in an Internet cookie file on the local storage device;
(c) transmitting the Internet cookie file to the merchant website when requested by the merchant website; and
(d) autonomously populating a form on the merchant website with data from the Internet cookie file.
11. The method of claim 8, wherein the populating of step (d) is accomplished by comparing the field identifiers of the contact records to the field identifiers of the form on the merchant website.
12. The method of claim 8, wherein the contact record contains contact data related to an individual.
13. The method of claim 8, wherein one of the fields represents a single unit of data corresponding to an individual.
14. The method of claim 10, wherein at least one of the fields includes a credit card number.
15. The method of claim 10, wherein at least one of the fields includes bank account information.

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

1. A method of modifying a metal oxide film formed on a surface of a target process object, the method comprising:
loading the target process object including the metal oxide film formed thereon into a process vessel;
feeding oxygen gas into an ozone generator connected to the process vessel, and generating a process gas containing ozone in the ozone generator;
supplying the process gas from the ozone generator into the process vessel, wherein the process gas is supplied from a showerhead disposed above the target process object in the process vessel, and the showerhead comprises gas injection pipes arrayed to form a grid and having gas injection holes formed in the gas injection pipes and directed into the process vessel toward the target process object;
exciting the process gas in the process vessel by a gas exciting system provided on the process vessel, thereby generating active oxygen atoms from the process gas; and
exposing the metal oxide film to the active oxygen atoms to modify the metal oxide film,
wherein the gas exciting system comprises a UV radiating system configured to irradiate the process gas with UV rays, the showerhead is disposed between the UV radiating system and the target process object, and the gas injection pipes are arrayed to form a grid of the showerhead where a projection area from the pipes which is projected on the target process object is smaller than 20% of opposed surface area of the target process object.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein N2 gas or N2 gas along with H2 gas for increasing generation efficiency of ozone is fed into the ozone generator when the process gas is generated.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein:
a pressure in the process vessel is set to fall in a range of 0.1 to 600 Torr when the metal oxide film is modified.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein:
a temperature of the target process object is set to fall in a range of 320\xb0 C. to 700\xb0 C. when the metal oxide film is modified.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the metal oxide film consists essentially of a material selected from a group consisting of:
tantalum oxide,
titanium oxide,
zirconium oxide,
barium oxide,
strontium oxide,
niobium oxide,
hafnium oxide,
yttrium oxide, and
lead oxide.
6. A method of modifying a metal oxide film formed on a surface of a target process object, the method comprising:
loading the target process object including the metal oxide film formed thereon into a process vessel;
supplying the process gas containing oxygen atoms into the process vessel, wherein the process gas is supplied from a showerhead disposed above the target process object in the process vessel, and the showerhead comprises gas injection pipes arrayed to form a grid and having gas injection holes formed in the gas injection pipes and directed into the process vessel toward the target process object;
exciting the process gas in the process vessel by irradiating the process gas with UV rays emitted from a UV radiating system provided above the showerhead, thereby generating active oxygen atoms from the process gas; and
exposing the metal oxide film to the active oxygen atoms to modify the metal oxide film,
wherein the showerhead is disposed between the UV radiating system and the target process object, and the gas injection pipes are arrayed to form a grid of the showerhead where a projection area from the pipes which is projected on the target process object is smaller than 20% of opposed surface area of the target process object.
7. A method according to claim 6, wherein the UV radiating system is set to emit UV rays having a wavelength of 180 nm or less.
8. The method of claim 6, wherein:
a pressure in the process vessel is set to fall in a range of 0.1 to 600 Torr when the metal oxide film is modified.
9. The method of claim 6, wherein:
a temperature of the target process object is set to fall in a range of 320\xb0 C. to 700\xb0 C. when the metal oxide film is modified.
10. The method of claim 6, wherein the metal oxide film consists essentially of a material selected from a group consisting of:
tantalum oxide,
titanium oxide,
zirconium oxide,
barium oxide,
strontium oxide,
niobium oxide,
hafnium oxide,
yttrium oxide, and
lead oxide.
11. The method of claim 6, wherein:
the process gas contains at least one of oxygen, ozone, and N2O.
12. A method of modifying a metal oxide film formed on a surface of a target process object, the method comprising:
placing the target process object including the metal oxide film formed thereon on a worktable disposed in a process vessel;
supplying a process gas containing at least one of O2, ozone, and N2O into the process vessel, wherein the process gas is supplied from a showerhead disposed above the target process object in the process vessel, and the showerhead comprises gas injection pipes arrayed to form a grid and having gas injection holes formed in the gas injection pipes and directed into the process vessel toward the target process object;
generating active oxygen atoms from the process gas in the process vessel by an active oxygen generating system provided on the process vessel; and
exposing the metal oxide film to the active oxygen atoms to modify the metal oxide film,
wherein the active oxygen generating system comprises a UV radiating system configured to irradiate the process gas with UV rays, the showerhead is disposed between the UV radiating system and the target process object, and the gas injection pipes are arrayed to form a grid of the showerhead where a projection area from the pipes which is projected on the target process object is smaller than 20% of opposed surface area of the target process object.
13. A method according to claim 12, wherein the active oxygen generating system comprises a system selected from the group consisting of a heating system configured to heat the target process object and a UV radiating system configured to irradiate the process gas with UV rays.
14. A method according to claim 12, further comprising:
rotating the worktable supporting the target process object, in modifying the metal oxide film.
15. A method of modifying a metal oxide film formed on a surface of a target process object, the method comprising:
placing the target process object including the metal oxide film formed thereon on a worktable disposed in a process vessel;
enclosing the target process object on the worktable by a cover in the process vessel;
supplying a process gas containing at least one of O2, ozone, and N2O into the cover, wherein the cover is configured to form a horizontal gas flow of the process gas above the target process object in the cover;
generating active oxygen atoms from the process gas in the flow enclosed by the cover by an active oxygen generating system provided on the process vessel; and
exposing the metal oxide film to the active oxygen atoms to modify the metal oxide film.
16. A method according to claim 15, wherein the horizontal gas flow is formed between a gas delivery port and an exhaust port disposed opposite the gas delivery port.
17. A method according to claim 16, wherein the gas delivery port comprises a plurality of gas delivery holes.
18. A method according to claim 16, wherein the active oxygen generating system comprises a system selected from the group consisting of a heating system configured to heat the target process object and a UV radiating system configured to irradiate the process gas with UV rays.
19. A method according to claim 15, wherein the active oxygen generating system comprises a UV radiating system configured to irradiating the process gas with UV rays, and the horizontal gas flow is formed between the UV radiating system and the target process object.
20. A method according to claim 19, wherein the process vessel has a transmission window disposed at a ceiling, and the UV radiating system is disposed above the transmission window.
21. A method according to claim 19, wherein:
the cover has a lower open end portion on an upper surface of the worktable, so as to enclose the target process object, and has UV transmission properties, and
the horizontal gas flow is formed by the cover, so as to flow between a gas delivery port and an exhaust port disposed on two opposite sides of the cover with the target process object between the ports.

1. A method for simulating an automated industrial plant, comprising:
storing a logical model of an automated industrial plant in a control device, wherein all elements of the automated industrial plant are mapped in the logical model via resources, wherein a resource has a plurality of facets which contain information, descriptions and code fragments that are necessary for generating a simulation model and a control program,
generating a control program based upon the logical model by the control device, wherein the control program includes data blocks which contain parameters that are to be optimized by a simulation,
generating a simulation model based upon the logical model by the control device, wherein the simulation model includes simulation evaluation algorithms for generating optimized parameters for the control programs,
optimizing the parameters using the simulation evaluation algorithms, wherein the simulation model stores the optimized parameters,
transferring automatically the optimized parameters into the data blocks of the control programs.
2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the facets are linked to one another via port and interface connections such that logical connections between individual items of information and signal flows in the automated industrial plant are mapped.
3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the simulation models take maximum storage times of individual intermediate products into account.
4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the simulation models define optimal operating speeds of individual stations and machines.
5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a user of the simulation program determines the parameter values for the data blocks by specifying the parameters as start values.

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

1. A method of controlling a capacitive mat, the method comprising:
energizing first and second nodes of the capacitive mat with opposite polarity;
loading first media onto the capacitive mat;
positioning the first media in a print zone;
forming an image on the first media;
reversing the polarity of the first and second nodes; and
removing the first media from the print zone before the reversing the polarity of the first and second nodes.
2. The method of controlling a capacitive mat according to claim 1, further comprising returning the first media to the print zone after the reversing the polarity of the first and second nodes.
3. The method of controlling a capacitive mat according to claim 1, further comprising:
removing the first media from the capacitive mat;
loading second media onto the capacitive mat after the reversing of the polarity of the first and second nodes.
4. The method of controlling a capacitive mat according to claim 3, wherein the loading of me second media onto the capacitive mat occurs within five (5) seconds of the reversing the polarity of the first and second nodes.
5. A method of controlling a capacitive mat, the method comprising:
energizing first and second nodes of the capacitive mat with opposite polarity;
loading first media onto the capacitive mat;
positioning the first media in a print zone;
forming image on the first media;
reversing the polarity of the first and second nodes;
maintaining the polarities of the first and second nodes while the first media is disposed within the print zone.
6. A media handling apparatus, comprising:
a platen having first and second conductor arranged such that individual first conductor are separated by at least one individual second conductor;
a polarity control device configured to energize the first and second conductors with opposite polarity and to reverse the polarity of the first and second conductors according to a detected location of a sheet of print medium.
7. The media handing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a controller configured to provide me input signal to the polarity control device upon detection that the sheet of print medium has substantially exited a print zone.
8. The media handling apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the platen comprises a drum for supporting a print medium in an arced shape.
9. The media handling apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a controller configured to provide the input signal to the polarity control device after detection that the sheet of print media has been substantially removed from the platen.
10. An image forming device, comprising:
a print engine;
platen disposed adjacent the print engine, the platen having first and second electrodes;
circuitry configured to charge the first and second electrodes with opposite polarity and to reverse the polarity of the first and second electrodes based on media location.
11. The image forming device of claim 10, further comprising a controller for controlling the print engine and the circuitry such that the circuitry reverses the polarity of the first and second electrodes after the media is removed from the platen.
12. The image forming device of claim 10, further comprising a controller for controlling the print engine and the circuitry such that the circuitry reverses the polarity of the first and second electrodes after the media is removed from the print zone.
13. The image forming apparatus of claim 10, further comprising:
an output tray;
a controller for controlling the print engine and the circuitry such that the circuitry reverses the polarity of the first and second electrodes after the media is deposited in the output tray.
14. The image forming device of claim 10, further comprising a controller for controlling the print engine and the circuitry such that the circuitry reverses the polarity of the first and second electrodes after the print engine has at least partially formed an image on the media.
15. The image forming device of claim 10, further comprising a controller for controlling the print engine and the circuitry such that the circuitry reverses the polarity of the first and second electrodes no more than five (5) seconds before loading media on the platen.
16. The image forming device of claim 10, wherein the print engine is an inkjet print engine.
17. The image forming device of claim 10, wherein the platen further comprises a rotating drum.
18. A device comprising:
a print engine for forming an image on media positioned in a print zone;
means for energizing first and second nodes of a capacitive mat with opposite polarity and reversing the polarity of the first and second nodes no more than five (5) seconds before loading media on the capacitive mat.
19. A method for controlling a capacitive mat, the method comprising:
energizing first and second nodes of the capacitive mat with opposite polarity;
forming an image on media positioned in a print zone;
reversing the polarity of the first and second nodes no more than five (5) seconds before loading media on the capacitive mat.
20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:
removing the media from the capacitive mat;
loading another piece of media onto the capacitive mat after the reversing of the polarity of the first and second nodes.
21. The method of claim 20, wherein the loading of the another piece of media onto the capacitive mat occurs within five (5) seconds of the reversing the polarity of the first and second nodes.
22. A method for controlling a capacitive mat, the method comprising:
energizing first and second nodes of the capacitive mat with opposite polarity;
forming an image on media positioned in a print zone;
reversing the polarity the first and second nodes returning the media to the print zone after the reversing tire polarity of the first and second nodes.
23. A method for controlling a capacitive mat, the method comprising:
energizing first and second nodes of the capacitive mat with opposite polarity;
loading first media onto the capacitive mat;
positioning the first media in a print zone;
forming a first image on the first media;
advancing the first media from the print zone;
reversing the polarity of the first and second nodes;
removing the first media from the capacitive mat before the reversing the polarity of the first and second nodes;
loading second media onto the capacitive mat after the reversing of the polarity of the first and second nodes within five (5) seconds of the reversing the polarity of the first and second nodes.