Author: claimsbot

1. A wireless network comprising:
at least two subnets, each subnet including a plurality of units configured to wirelessly communicate with each other; and
the wireless network being configured to select a local set of communication parameters for internal communication within each subnet;
wherein the wireless network is furthers configured to
select the local set of communication parameters for neighboring subnets to be unique, such that internal communication within neighboring subnets is performed by different local sets of communication parameters to prevent interference between neighboring subnets, and
select at least one common set of communication parameters that is different than the local sets of communication parameters, for neighboring subnets within the wireless network, such that communication between neighboring subnets in the wireless network may be performed simultaneous with internal communication within each subnet.
2. The wireless network according to claim 1, wherein one of the plurality of units in each subnet is a master configured to select the local set of communication parameters and the common set of communication parameters for each subnet.
3. The wireless network according to claim 1, wherein the wireless network is further configured to base the selection of the local set of communication parameters and the common set of communication parameters on a wireless environment for each subnet.
4. The wireless network according to claim 3, wherein the master is configured to establish a wireless profile WP of the wireless environment, and to select the local set of communication parameters and the common set of communication parameters for each subnet based on the established wireless profile WP.
5. The wireless network according to claim 1, wherein at least one node is configured to function as a gateway, which is adapted to communicate with an externally arranged computer.
6. The wireless network according to claim 1, wherein the local set of communication parameters and the common set of communication parameters for each subnet are used in the same communication platform.
7. A method for adapting a wireless network including at least two subnets, each subnet having a plurality of units configured to wirelessly communicate with each other using a local set of communication parameters, the method comprising:
a) selecting the local set of communication parameters for neighboring subnets to be unique, such that internal communication within neighboring subnets is performed by different local sets of communication parameters to prevent interference between neighboring subnets; and
b) selecting at least one common set of communication parameters that is different than the local sets of communication parameters, for neighboring subnets within the wireless network, such that communication between neighboring subnets in the wireless network, may be performed simultaneous with internal communication within each subnet.
8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the wireless network is configured to adapt to a wireless environment, and the method further comprises:
determining a wireless profile WP for each subnet by listening to the wireless environment within each subnet before performing steps a) and b);
modifying step a) to include selecting the local set of communication parameters for each subnet based on the determined wireless profile WP;
modifying step b) to include selecting the at least one common set of communication parameters based on the determined wireless profile WP, and
regularly repeating the step of determining the wireless profile WP and thereafter adapting the local set of communication parameters and the common set of communication parameters to changes in the wireless environment.
9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the wireless profile WP, determined before step a, is adapted based on dynamic channel density.
10. A method for forming a wireless network including at least two subnets, each subnet having a wireless profile, a plurality of units configured to wirelessly communicate with each other using a unique local set of communication parameters, and a common set of communication parameters for wireless communication with neighboring subnets that is adapted to the wireless profile of each subnet, the method comprising:
a) determining a wireless profile for each of the plurality of units;
b) comparing the wireless profile of each of the plurality of units (21, 22) to the wireless profile of accessible subnets;
c) for each unit:
c1) forming a new subnet if the wireless profile of the unit differs from the wireless profile of each accessible subnet, or
c2) connecting to one of the accessible subnets if the wireless profile of the unit matches the wireless profile of an accessible subnet, and

d) monitoring changes in the wireless profile of the plurality of units and repeating steps a-d.
11. A unit configured to be used in a wireless network according to claim 1.

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 mercury-free metal halide lamp comprising:
an arc tube having a discharge space not containing mercury;
a pair of electrodes projecting into the discharge space and substantially facing each other;
xenon gas having a pressure of at least 3 atmospheres at room temperature located in the discharge space; and
at least a metal halide including indium iodide located in the discharge space,
wherein a relationship (PV)(XV)0.2>3.0 is satisfied where V represents the volume of the discharge space in mm3, P represents the electric power applied to the arc tube in W, and X represents the weight of the indium iodide in \u03bcg, and a substantially continuous emission spectrum is produced over the entire visible wavelength range.
2. The mercury-free metal halide lamp according to claim 1, wherein:
1.6\u2266(PV)\u22662.4; and

20\u2266(XV)\u226660.
3. The mercury-free metal halide lamp according to claim 2, wherein:
1.8\u2266(PV)\u22662.4;

20\u2266(XV)\u226640; and

(PV)(XV)0.2>3.6.
4. The mercury-free metal halide lamp according to claim 1, wherein the substantially continuous emission spectrum is produced by indium over the entire visible wavelength range.
5. The mercury-free metal halide lamp according to claim 1, wherein the lamp is a vehicle lamp.
6. The mercury-free metal halide lamp according to claim 1, wherein the lamp is a data projector lamp.
7. A mercury-free metal halide lamp comprising:
an arc tube having a discharge space defining a particular volume and not containing mercury;
a pair of electrodes projecting into the discharge space and substantially facing each other such that a particular power of electricity can be applied to the pair of electrodes;
xenon gas having a pressure of at least 3 atmospheres at room temperature located in the discharge space; and
at least a metal halide including a particular weight of indium iodide located in the discharge space,
wherein the volume of the discharge space, the electric power applied to the arc tube, and the weight of the indium iodide are configured such that a substantially continuous emission spectrum is produced over the entire visible wavelength range by the lamp.
8. The mercury-free metal halide lamp according to claim 7, wherein a relationship (PV)(XV)0.2>3.0 is satisfied where V represents the volume of the discharge space in mm3, P represents the electric power applied to the arc tube in W, and X represents the weight of the indium iodide in \u03bcg.
9. The mercury-free metal halide lamp according to claim 7, wherein:
1.6\u2266(PV)\u22662.4; and

20\u2266(XV)\u226660,
where V represents the volume of the discharge space in mm3, P represents the electric power applied to the arc tube in W, and X represents the weight of the indium iodide in \u03bcg.
10. The mercury-free metal halide lamp according to claim 8, wherein:
1.8\u2266(PV)\u22662.4;

20\u2266(XV)\u226640; and

(PV)(XV)0.2>3.6.
11. The mercury-free metal halide lamp according to claim 7, wherein the substantially continuous emission spectrum is produced by indium over the entire visible wavelength range.
12. The mercury-free metal halide lamp according to claim 7, wherein the lamp is a vehicle lamp.
13. The mercury-free metal halide lamp according to claim 7, wherein the lamp is a data projector lamp.
14. A mercury-free metal halide lamp comprising:
an arc tube having a discharge space defining a particular volume V and not containing mercury;
a pair of electrodes projecting into the discharge space and substantially facing each other;
xenon gas having a pressure of at least 3 atmospheres at room temperature located in the discharge space; and
at least a metal halide including a particular weight X of indium iodide located in the discharge space,
wherein the volume V in mm3 of the discharge space and the weight X in \u03bcg of the indium iodide are configured such that 20\u2266(XV)\u226660.
15. The mercury-free metal halide lamp according to claim 14, wherein a substantially continuous emission spectrum is produced over the entire visible wavelength range by the lamp.
16. The mercury-free metal halide lamp according to claim 14, wherein a relationship (PV)(XV)0.2\u22663.0 is satisfied where V represents the volume of the discharge space in mm3, P represents the electric power applied to the arc tube in W, and X represents the weight of the indium iodide in \u03bcg.
17. The mercury-free metal halide lamp according to claim 16, wherein:
1.6\u2266(PV)\u22662.4; and

20\u2266(XV)\u226660.
18. The mercury-free metal halide lamp according to claim 17, wherein:
1.8\u2266(PV)\u22662.4;

20\u2266(XV)\u226640; and

(PV)(XV)0.2>3.6.

1. A solid-state imaging unit comprising:
a pixel section including a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion section, a charge-voltage conversion section, and a transfer transistor transferring charge accumulated in the photoelectric conversion section to the charge-voltage conversion section; and
a storage section storing information about an optimum value of an intermediate voltage to be applied to a gate of the transfer transistor at time of an intermediate transfer operation when a signal charge accumulated in the photoelectric conversion section is divided to be read in a predetermined times of the intermediate transfer operations and a complete transfer operation.
2. The solid-state imaging unit according to claim 1, wherein the optimum value of the intermediate voltage is a maximum value in optimum values of the intermediate voltage in the respective pixels.
3. The solid-state imaging unit according to claim 1, wherein information about an optimum value of the intermediate value of each of the pixels is stored in the storage section.
4. The solid-state imaging unit according to claim 1, wherein the storage section includes an electrically-programmable fuse.
5. The solid-state imaging unit according to claim 1, wherein optimum values of the intermediate voltage of all of the pixels are set to values that satisfy the following relational expression,
Qs\u2212n\xd7Qm=Qc\u2266Qfd,

where Qc is a charge amount transferred from the photoelectric conversion section to the charge-voltage conversion section at time of the complete transfer operation, Qm is a charge amount transferred from the photoelectric conversion section to the charge-voltage conversion section in each of the intermediate transfer operations, Qs is a saturated charge amount of the photoelectric conversion section, Qfd is a maximum charge amount that is allowed to be accumulated in the charge-voltage conversion section, and n is number of times of the intermediate transfer operations.
6. The solid-state imaging unit according to claim 1, wherein a scheme of a signal process performed at a time of reading the signal charge is a dual noise cancelling scheme.
7. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a solid-state imaging unit including
a pixel section including a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion section, a charge-voltage conversion section, and a transfer transistor transferring charge accumulated in the photoelectric conversion section to the charge-voltage conversion section, and
a storage section storing information about an optimum value of an intermediate voltage to be applied to a gate of the transfer transistor at time of an intermediate transfer operation when a signal charge accumulated in the photoelectric conversion section is divided to be read in a predetermined times of the intermediate transfer operations and a complete transfer operation; and
a signal processing circuit performing a predetermined process on an output signal from the solid-state imaging 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. For a bifurcated vasculature having a vascular trunk, a system comprising:
a trunk member including a loop; and
a tether sized to extend through a catheter past either end of the catheter, the tether including a pinning member and a hooking member, the hooking member having an end with a hook, the hook having an eyelet sized to receive an end of the pinning member, the loop of the trunk member sized to receive the hook of the hooking member, the hook being configured to removably engage with the loop without the pinning member being engaged with the loop and to be fixedly engaged with the loop while the pinning member is engaged with the loop.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein the trunk member and the tether are of a nitinol metal alloy.
3. The system of claim 1 wherein the trunk member and the tether are of a polymeric material.
4. The system of claim 1 where at least one of the trunk member and tether comprises a radiopacifying material.
5. The system of claim 4 where the radiopacifying material is gold, platinum, silver, tantalum, iridium, rhodium, and mixtures and alloys thereof.
6. The system of claim 4 where the radiopacifying material is one component of a mixture containing a polymer.
7. The system of claim 4 where the radiopacifying material is a radiopaque marker band, positioned on the tether wire so that the position of the tether wire tip relative to the hook member can be visualized on an X-ray image.
8. A method comprising:
inserting a trunk member into a catheter;
engaging a tether with the system;
inserting the catheter into a trunk portion of a bifurcated vasculature having the vascular trunk dividing into a first vascular branch and a second vascular branch at a vascular intersection;
moving the trunk member into the bifurcated vasculature with the tether; and
disengaging the trunk member from the tether.
9. The system of claim 8 wherein the trunk member and the tether are of a nitinol metal alloy.
10. The system of claim 8 wherein the trunk member and the tether are of a polymeric material.
11. A method comprising:
engaging a tether with a trunk member by coupling a hook of a second end of a hooking member of the tether to a loop of the trunk member and slipping an a second end of a pinning member of the tether through an eyelet of the hook;
inserting the catheter into a trunk portion of a bifurcated vasculature having the vascular trunk dividing into a first vascular branch and a second vascular branch at a vascular intersection;
moving a first end of the pinning member and a first end of the hooking member to move the trunk member into the bifurcated vasculature from the catheter;
moving the first end of the pinning member to move the second end of the pinning member out of the eyelet of the hook; and
moving the first end of the hooking member to disengage the hook at the second end of the hooking member from the loop of the trunk member.
12. The system of claim 11 wherein the trunk member and the tether are of a nitinol metal alloy.
13. The system of claim 11 wherein the trunk member and the tether are of a polymeric material.