Author: claimsbot

1. A sensor enhancement system, comprising:
a sensor configured on an integrated circuit;
a current limiting open collector output stage configured in association with said integrated circuit, wherein said current limiting open collector output stage reduces a fall time and a didt associated with an output signal of said sensor and a ringing produced thereof in order to improve EMC and conducted emissions required of said sensor, wherein said current limiting open collector output stage comprises:
a first transistor connected to a second transistor, wherein said first and second transistors are connected to a ground; and
a resistor connected to said first and second transistor, wherein said output signal provided by said sensor is fed to a node coupled to said first transistor and said resistor, such that said output signal is output from said second transistor.
2. The system of claim 1 further comprising:
a sensor supply voltage connected to said resistor; and
a sensor ground connected to said first and second transistors and said ground.
3. A sensor enhancement system, comprising:
a rotaryangular sensor configured on an integrated circuit;
a current limiting open collector output stage configured in association with said integrated circuit, wherein said current limiting open collector output stage reduces a fall time and a didt associated with an output signal of said rotaryangular sensor and a ringing produced thereof in order to improve EMC and conducted emissions required of said rotaryangular sensor, wherein said current limiting open collector stage comprises:
a first transistor connected to a second transistor, wherein said first and second transistors are connected to a ground:
a resistor connected to said first and second transistor, wherein said output signal provided by said sensor is fed to a node coupled to said first transistor and said resistor, such that said output signal is output from said second transistor.
4. The system of claim 3 wherein said rotaryangular sensor comprises a camshaft sensor.
5. The system of claim 3 wherein said rotaryangular sensor comprises a crankshaft sensor.
6. The system of claim 3 further comprising:
a sensor supply voltage connected to said resistor.
7. The system of claim 6 further comprising:
a sensor ground connected to said first and second transistors and said ground.
8. A method for enhancing a sensor, comprising:
configuring a sensor on an integrated circuit;
associating a current limiting open collector output stage with said integrated circuit, wherein said current limiting open collector output stage reduces a fall time and a didt associated with an output signal of said sensor and a ringing produced thereof in order to improve EMC and conducted emissions required of said sensor; and
configuring said current limiting open collector output stage to comprise:
a first transistor connected to a second transistor, wherein said first and second transistors are connected to a ground; and
a resistor connected to said first and second transistor, wherein said output signal provided by said sensor is fed to a node coupled to said first transistor and said resistor, such that said output signal is output from said second transistor.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein said sensor comprises a rotary position sensor.
10. The method of claim 8 wherein said sensor comprises an angular position sensor.
11. The method of claim 8 wherein said sensor comprises a camshaft sensor.
12. The method of claim 8 wherein said sensor comprises a crankshaft sensor.
13. The method of claim 8 further comprising:
connecting a sensor supply voltage to said resistor; and
connecting a sensor ground to said first and second transistors and said ground.

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 door lock transmission structure, comprising:
a case, including a plurality of protruding pillars and through holes for assembling a primary lock assembly, and the primary lock assembly being provided for driving a secondary lock assembly by a link rod installed separately at the top and the bottom of a door, and the primary lock assembly comprising:
a first insert and a second insert, both being movably installed in the case, the first insert includes a first slot disposed in the case and along its sliding direction a protruding pillar disposed at the case and corresponding to the first slot, such that the first insert can be sheathed to the protruding pillar through the first slot, for limiting the sliding path of the first insert, the first insert includes another second slot disposed between both ends of the first insert and in a direction perpendicular to the first slot, and the first link element includes a drag portion disposed at an end of the first link element and protruded from the second slot, and the plate includes a third slot disposed in the same direction of the first slot, and the first link element includes a guiding pillar protruded from the third slot and each insert having a latch portion disposed at an end of each insert and penetrated through the case, and the case having a turning element for driving the first insert to slide, and the second insert in the case having a stop wall disposed at an end of the second insert;
two driving elements, driven by a door handle, and stacked in the case, and operated independently, and having an insert hole disposed coaxially between both ends of the two driving elements for receiving a coupling portion of a door handle and driven by the driving elements, and a first turning end disposed on the same end of the driving element for driving the second insert to slide, and a second turning end being disposed at another end of the driving element coupled to the door handle of the door for linking the first insert to operate;
a plate, linked with the first insert and operated synchronously with the two secondary lock assemblies, and the link rod being coupled between both ends of the plate and the two secondary lock assemblies, and a first link element sliding together with the first insert and pivotally swayed and dragged to slide the plate;
a second link element, operated together with the driving element for dragging the second insert to slide, and having a first abutting portion abutted against an internal side of the stop wall of the second insert, and a second abutting portion abutted against the first turning end of the two driving elements;
a link component, linked and operated synchronously with the first insert and the second insert, and including a sliding element disposed between both ends of the link component and coupled to the second turning end of the driving element, a spring installed at an end of the sliding element for restoring a position after the sliding element is turned, a swaying element installed at another end of the sliding element for linking and retracting the latch portion of the first insert, and a poking portion disposed at an end for dragging the turning element to sway.
2. The door lock transmission structure of claim 1, wherein the second link element includes a stop pillar protruded from a pivoting position of the second link element, and the plate includes a fourth slot disposed at a position corresponding to the stop pillar and sheathed to the stop pillar for sliding the limit plate along a sliding path.
3. The door lock transmission structure of claim 1, wherein the swaying element includes a rectangular hole disposed between the poking portion and a pivoting end, and a guiding pillar disposed at the end having the sliding element and protruded from the rectangular hole.
4. The door lock transmission structure of claim 1, wherein the first insert includes a notch disposed in the case and along a lateral direction of the first insert, and the turning element includes a turning rod embedded into the notch of the first insert, and a guiding gear engaged with a driving gear for pivotally swaying the turning element.
5. The door lock transmission structure of claim 4, wherein the turning element has a protrusion extended from the pivoting position in a direction towards the turning rod, and the case includes a power-saving spring abutted against the protrusion.
6. The door lock transmission structure of claim 1, wherein the driving element has a screw secured to and passed through the second turning end of the driving element, and the sliding element includes a through hole disposed at a corresponding position of the sliding element, and the screw is passed into and partially protruded from the through hole, for turning the sliding element to slide.
7. The door lock transmission structure of claim 1, wherein the coupling portion of the door handle includes two rods coaxially and pivotally coupled to the ends of the coupling portion, and each rod is aligned corresponding to an insert hole of each driving element.
8. The door lock transmission structure of claim 7, wherein the two rods are in a quadrilateral shape, and each insert hole is provided for inserting each corresponding rod into a plum blossom shape.
9. The door lock transmission structure of claim 1, wherein the case includes a torque spring with an end abutted against the protruding pillar of the case, and another end propped at an external side of the stop wall, and each driving element includes a spiral torque spring for restoring a position after the driving element is moved, and the spiral torque spring is sheathed around the insert hole, and an end of the external ring of each spiral torque spring is abutted against the protruding pillar in the case, and another end of the internal ring is coupled to the driving element.

1. A method of categorizing network traffic content comprising:
receiving, via a network interface device, network traffic content from a network in a network traffic content categorization module;
performing, through execution of instructions on a processor, analysis on the network traffic content within the network traffic content categorization module according to at least one analysis technique to obtain at least one categorization of the network traffic content and a probability of accuracy of each obtained network traffic categorization, the at least one analysis performed as a function of a database of known categorization properties of network traffic content;
storing, on a data storage device, by the network traffic content categorization module, a representation of the categorization, a representation of the probability of accuracy of each obtained network traffic categorization, and data derived from the network traffic content;
providing a view of the stored representation of the categorization including the probability of accuracy of each obtained network traffic categorization; and
receiving input verifying an accuracy of the stored representation of the categorization.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
categorizing subsequently received network traffic content according to the at least one analysis technique as a function of the stored representation of the categorization.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the representation of the categorization and data derived from the network traffic content includes storing the representation in the database of known categorization properties of network traffic content.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the network traffic content comprises text-based chat messages.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the text-based chat messages are instant messages.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the network traffic content comprises content received over a network according to the Hypertext Transport Protocol and an email protocol.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein performing analysis on the network traffic content includes performing at least one of an internal link analysis, an external link analysis, a meta tag analysis, and a token analysis.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the network traffic content categorization module receives a copy of the network traffic content to build a database of categorized network traffic content and a network traffic content screening module screens network traffic content destined for users according to the database of categorized network traffic content.
9. A method of screening network traffic content comprising:
receiving, via a network interface device, network traffic content from a network in a network traffic content screening module;
performing, through execution of instructions on a processor, analysis on the network traffic content within the network traffic content screening module according to at least one analysis technique to obtain at least one categorization of the network traffic content and a probability of accuracy of each obtained network traffic categorization, the at least one analysis performed as a function of a database of known categorization properties of network traffic content;
determining, through execution of instructions on a processor, based on the at least one categorization of the network traffic content, whether the network traffic content is undesirable content;
when the network traffic content is undesirable content, preventing the undesirable content from reaching its destination; and
otherwise allowing the network traffic content to pass;
storing, on a data storage device, by the network traffic content categorization module, a representation of the categorization, a representation of the probability of accuracy of each obtained network traffic categorization, and data derived from the network traffic content;
providing a view of the stored representation of the categorization including the probability of accuracy of each obtained network traffic categorization; and
receiving input verifying an accuracy of the stored representation of the categorization.
10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:
passing a copy of the network traffic content to a network traffic content categorization module to build a database of known network traffic content categorizations according to the at least one categorization.
11. The method of claim 9, wherein the network traffic content comprises text-based chat messages.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the text-based chat messages are instant messages.
13. The method of claim 9, wherein the network traffic content comprises content received over a network according to the Hypertext Transport Protocol and an email protocol.
14. The method of claim 9, wherein performing analysis on the network traffic content includes performing at least one of an internal link analysis, an external link analysis, a meta tag analysis, and a token analysis.
15. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, with instructions thereon which when executed by a processor of a machine, causes the machine to screen network traffic content by:
receiving network traffic content in a network traffic content screening module;
performing analysis on the network traffic content within the network traffic content screening module according to at least one analysis technique to obtain at least one categorization of the network traffic content and a probability of accuracy of each obtained network traffic categorization, the at least one analysis performed as a function of a database of known categorization properties of network traffic content;
determining, based on the at least one categorization of the network traffic content, whether the network traffic content is undesirable content;
when the network traffic content is undesirable content, preventing the undesirable content from reaching its destination; and
otherwise allowing the network traffic content to pass;
storing, on a data storage device, by the network traffic content categorization module, a representation of the categorization, a representation of the probability of accuracy of each obtained network traffic categorization, and data derived from the network traffic content;
providing a view of the stored representation of the categorization including the probability of accuracy of each obtained network traffic categorization; and
receiving input verifying an accuracy of the stored representation of the categorization.
16. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions when further executed, cause the machine to:
pass a copy of the network traffic content to a network traffic content categorization module to build a database of known network traffic content categorizations according to the at least one categorization.
17. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the network traffic content comprises text-based chat messages.
18. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the network traffic content comprises content received over a network according to the Hypertext Transport Protocol and an email protocol.
19. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein performing analysis on the network traffic content includes performing at least one of an internal link analysis, an external link analysis, a meta tag analysis, and a token analysis.

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 removably installing a flowing water turbine system, said method comprising the steps of:
floating said water turbine system to a desired operating location;
coupling a buoy to said water turbine system;
transmitting a signal from said buoy to said water turbine system;
filling a tank in response to said signal; and
submerging said water turbine system to a desired depth.
2. The method of removably installing a flowing water turbine system of claim 1, said method further comprising the steps of:
placing a mooring in a desired location; and
coupling a first cable to said mooring.
3. The method of removably installing a flowing water turbine system of claim 2, said method further comprising the steps of:
removably coupling said first cable to said water turbine system; and
coupling a second cable between said buoy and said first cable.
4. The method of removably installing a flowing water turbine system of claim 3 wherein said second cable is operably coupled to said water turbine system.
5. The method of removably installing a flowing water turbine system of claim 4 wherein said signal is transmitted through said second cable.
6. A method of operating a flowing water turbine system, said method comprising the steps of:
determining the water depth having a desired water current speed;
transmitting a first signal from a flotation device in response to said current speed determination;
adjusting the buoyancy of a water turbine system in response to said first signal;
changing the depth of operation of said water turbine system in response to said buoyancy adjustment; and
transmitting electrical power from said water turbine system.
7. The method of operating a flowing water turbine system of claim 6, said method further comprising the steps of:
determining a first condition that requires servicing of said water turbine system;
transmitting a second signal from said flotation device to said water turbine system; and
removing water from a tank in said water turbine system in response to said second signal.