Author: claimsbot

1) A method of delivering items to an address comprising selecting a recipient selected address identifier, providing said selected address identifier to a delivery service, said delivery service associating said selected address identifier with a physical location, said delivery service delivering items with only the recipient selected address identifier to said recipient at said physical location.
2) The method according to claim 1 wherein said items are cargo, freight, postal items and commiques.
3) The method according to claim 1 wherein said recipient address identifier does not correspond to any specific physical location until it is associated by a user with a physical location.
4) The method according to claim 3 wherein when said physical location changes said recipient selected address identifier remains the same.
5) The method according to claim 4 wherein said recipient selected address identifier includes one or more of alphanumeric characters, pictures or other symbols selected by a recipient.
6) The method according to claim 5 further comprising said delivery service inputting said recipient selected address identifier into a computer system, said computer system associating said recipient selected address identifier with an actual physical address, said actual physical address being provided to said delivery service so that said item may be delivered to said recipient at said actual physical address.
7) The method according to claim 6 wherein said actual physical address associated with said recipient selected identifier may change as desired by said recipient.
8) The method according to claim 7 wherein said recipient selected identifier is a trademark of said recipient.
9) the method according to claim 7 wherein said recipient selected identifier is an e-mail address.
10) the method according to claim 7 when said actual physical address associated with a recipient selected address identifier may be altered from a first physical address to a second, actual physical address when a selected period of time has expired.
11) A method of delivery comprising creating a user selected address identifier, associating said user selected address identifier with an actual physical location providing said user selected address identifier and associated actual physical location to a delivery agent, inputting said address identifier and said location into a computer system, providing said delivery agent with an item to be delivered to a physical address, said item bearing said user selected address identifier without said actual physical location, said delivery agent using said user selected address identifier on said item to be delivered to ascertain the actual physical address, delivering said item to said actual physical location.
12) The method according to claim 11 wherein said delivery agent uses a database on said computer system to ascertain an actual, physical location said item is to be delivered to based on the user selected address identifier associated with said actual, physical location.
13) The method according to claim 12 wherein said actual, physical location can be changed by a user prior to delivery by said delivery agent.
14) The method according to claim 12 wherein said user is a recipient of said item.
15) The method according to claim 12 wherein said user is a sender of said item.
16) The method according to claim 12 wherein said delivery agent can change the actual, physical location associated with said user selected address identifier prior to delivery of said item.
17) A method for delivery of time sensitive items comprising addressing said items with a designated address that bears no relation to a physical address, providing a delivery service that is to deliver said item with an actual, physical location for delivery of said item, said actual, physical location being associated with said designated address, changing said actual, physical location associated with said designated address if said item has a delivery date that has expired.
18) The method according to claim 17 further comprising inputting a said designated address into a computer system by a user, said designated address being associated with a physical address, said computer system receiving a delivery deadline associated with said item and wherein said physical address associated with said designated address changes to a new physical address when said delivery deadline is passed.
19) A method of delivering cargo, freight, postal items and communiques comprising:
a. providing an address identifier which is virtual in nature said address identifier not corresponding to any physical location and,
b. said address identifier being defined prior to shipment by a recipient based on parameters defined by said recipient and,
c. translating said address identifier to a actual physical delivery location address
d. delivering the cargo, freight, postal items and communiques to the physical location.

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 holographic recording medium comprising: two transparent substrates; a holographic recording material layer sandwiched therebetween; and a spacer integrally embedded in this holographic recording material layer, the spacer being composed of at least either a large number of beads or fibers for regulating a gap between the two transparent substrates, wherein the spacer is arranged around a recording area of the holographic recording material layer.
2. The holographic recording medium according to claim 1, wherein
the spacer is formed in a continuous lattice configuration, and the recording area is formed in each lattice cell.
3. The holographic recording medium according to claim 1, wherein
the spacer is composed of a large number of spherical beads.
4. The holographic recording medium according to claim 1, wherein
the spacer is composed of a plurality of fibers, and the fibers form at least one connection gap therebetween for each of the recording areas.
5. The holographic recording medium according to claim 1, wherein
the spacer is composed of fibers, and necked parts for letting a liquid holographic recording material in and out of the recording area are formed in peripheries of the fibers in a longitudinally intermittent fashion.
6. A method for manufacturing a holographic recording medium, comprising:
a step of forming a frame for surrounding at least one recording area on a transparent substrate;
a step of injecting a liquid holographic recording material into the frame;
a step of arranging a spacer composed of at least either a large number of beads or fibers along the frame before detaching the frame from the holographic recording material;
a step of attaching the transparent substrate to one press stage with a layer of the holographic recording material upward;
a press step of pressing a second transparent substrate against the layer of the holographic recording medium by using another press stage via an elastic member; and
a step of curing at least periphery of the layer of the holographic recording material in this pressed state.
7. The method for manufacturing a holographic recording medium according to claim 6, comprising the step of arranging another spacer between the spacers arranged along the frame, thereby defining a plurality of recording areas in an area surrounded by the spacers arranged along the frame.
8. The holographic recording medium according to claim 2, wherein
the spacer is composed of a large number of spherical beads.
9. The holographic recording medium according to claim 2, wherein
the spacer is composed of a plurality of fibers, and the fibers form at least one connection gap therebetween for each of the recording areas.
10. The holographic recording medium according to claim 2, wherein
the spacer is composed of fibers, and necked parts for letting a liquid holographic recording material in and out of the recording area are formed in peripheries of the fibers in a longitudinally intermittent fashion.

What is claimed is:

1. An optical communication link, comprising an optical transmission line that is constructed by combining a positive dispersion optical fiber having a positive dispersion value with a negative dispersion optical fiber having a negative dispersion value, in a wavelength region to be used:
wherein a dispersion value of the positive dispersion optical fiber is 5 psnmkm or more and 15 psnmkm or less; and
wherein DPS values of both the positive dispersion optical fiber and the negative dispersion optical fiber are 250 nm or more, the DPS values being obtained by dividing dispersion values of the respective fibers at a wavelength of 1550 nm by a dispersion gradient.
2. The optical communication link as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a dispersion compensator that compensates for dispersion remaining in the optical transmission line.
3. The optical communication link as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an optical transmission apparatus, an optical reception apparatus, and an optical transmission line which is arranged between the apparatuses.
4. The optical communication link as claimed in claim 3, wherein at least one selected from the group consisting of the optical transmission apparatus and the optical reception apparatus is an optical repeating apparatus.
5. The optical communication link as claimed in claim 1, wherein the positive dispersion optical fiber has an increasing amount of bending loss of 10 dBm or below, on the longest wavelength side in a used wavelength region, in the case of a diameter of 20 mm.
6. The optical communication link as claimed in claim 1, wherein the positive dispersion optical fiber has an average polarization dispersion of 0.15 pskm or below.

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, comprising:
receiving, in a stage lighting device, a command that represents shaping of a light which will be transmitted by the light and a movement of said shaping; and
using said command to cause the shape of a light that is transmitted to change according to a timing associated with said command.
2. An apparatus as in claim 1, wherein said command also includes color information for the shape of light that is passed.
3. An apparatus as in claim 1, wherein said command causes movement of one part within the shape.
4. An apparatus as in claim 1, wherein said timing is a time that is specified for the gobo to change between a first shape and a second shape in increments between said first shape and said second shape.
5. An apparatus as in claim 1, wherein said change according to a timing includes a periodic change between a first shaping effect and a second shaping affect.
6. An apparatus as in claim 1, wherein said change is a change of position.
7. An apparatus comprising:
receiving, in a stage lighting device, a command that represents a periodic change between a first shaping effect and a second shaping effect and a timing for said periodic change; and
applying said command to an electronically controllable light shaping part.
8. An apparatus, comprising:
a stage lighting device which produces a beam of light, and
a light beam shaper which shapes an outer perimeter of the beam of light according to an applied command; and
a controller, which accepts a command to change said shape projected by said light, and automatically causes the shape to change according to a timing.
9. An apparatus as in claim 8, wherein said command also includes color information for the shape of light that is passed, that is received by said controller.
10. An apparatus as in claim 8, wherein said command causes said light beam shaper to move one part within the shape.
11. An apparatus as in claim 8, wherein said timing is a time that is specified for the gobo to change between a first shape and a second shape in increments between said first shape and said second shape.
12. An apparatus as in claim 8, wherein said change according to a timing includes a periodic change between a first shaping effect and a second shaping effect.
13. An apparatus as in claim 8, wherein said change is a change of position.
14. An apparatus as in claim 8, wherein said command includes a control record and a parameter, where said control record defines how the parameter changes the shape.
15. An apparatus comprising:
in a stage lighting device, responsive to a command that represents a periodic change between a first shaping effect and a second shaping effect and a timing for said periodic change to control an electronically controllable light shaping part based on said command.
16. An apparatus as in claim 15, wherein said electronically controllable light shaping part is a DMD.
17. An apparatus as in claim 15, wherein said command also includes color information for the shape of light that is passed.