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1-34. Cancelled.
35. A method comprising:
dividing a received network protocol compliant signal packet into signal packets of a smaller size for transmission over a platform bus of at least a portion of the data provided by the network protocol compliant signal packet; and
transmitting the smaller-sized signal packets over the platform bus as platform bus protocol compliant signal packets, the platform bus protocol compliant signal packets being transmitted as a fragmented signaling stream.
36. The method of claim 35, wherein the platform bus protocol compliant signal packets include a first bit to provide signaling indicating a first block of the fragmented signaling stream, and a last bit to provide signaling indicating a last block of the fragmented signaling stream.
37. The method of claim 35, additionally comprising:
transmitting a signal packet indicating the start of the fragmented signaling stream; and
transmitting a signal packet indicating the end of the fragmented signaling stream.
38. The method of claim 37, wherein a plurality of write block commands are used to transmit the smaller-sized signal packets over the platform bus as platform bus protocol compliant signal packets.
39. The method of claim 35, wherein the platform bus protocol compliant signal packets are interleaved over the platform bus.
40. The method of claim 35, wherein an execution of independent operations are interleaved with data provided by the platform bus protocol compliant signal packets.
41. The method of claim 35, wherein the network protocol compliant signal packet complies with a legacy network protocol, and the platform bus protocol compliant signal packet complies with a legacy platform bus interface protocol.
42. The method of claim 41, wherein the legacy platform bus interface protocol comprises the SM (System Management) bus protocol.
43. The method of claim 35, additionally comprising assembling at least a portion of the data provided by the smaller-sized signal packets into the network protocol compliant signal packet.
44. The method of claim 35, additionally comprising asserting an alert, the alert to indicate that the network protocol compliant signal packet has been received, and that a read command should be initiated.
45. An apparatus comprising:
circuitry to:
divide a received network protocol compliant signal packet into signal packets of a smaller size for transmission over a platform bus of at least a portion of the data provided by the network protocol compliant signal packet; and
transmit the smaller-sized signal packets over the platform bus as platform bus protocol compliant signal packets, the platform bus protocol compliant signal packets being transmitted as a fragmented signaling stream.
46. The apparatus of claim 45, wherein the platform bus protocol compliant signal packets include a first bit to provide signaling indicating a first block of the fragmented signaling stream, and a last bit to provide signaling indicating a last block of the fragmented signaling stream.
47. The apparatus of claim 45, the circuitry to additionally:
transmit a signal packet indicating the start of the fragmented signaling stream; and
transmit a signal packet indicating the end of the fragmented signaling stream.
48. The apparatus of claim 47, wherein the circuitry employs a plurality of write block commands to transmit the smaller-sized signal packets over the platform bus as platform bus protocol compliant signal packets.
49. The apparatus of claim 45, wherein the network protocol compliant signal packet complies with a legacy network protocol, and the platform bus protocol compliant signal packet complies with a legacy platform bus interface protocol.
50. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein the legacy platform bus interface protocol comprises the SM (System Management) bus protocol.
51. The apparatus of claim 45, additionally comprising assembling at least a portion of the data provided by the smaller-sized signal packets into the network protocol compliant signal packet.
52. The apparatus of claim 45, additionally comprising asserting an alert, the alert to indicate that the network protocol compliant signal packet has been received, and that a read command should be initiated.
53. A system comprising:
a microcontroller;
a platform bus coupled to the microcontroller; and
a network controller coupled to the platform bus, the network controller having a platform bus interface unit to:
divide a received network protocol compliant signal packet into signal packets of a smaller size for transmission over the platform bus of at least a portion of the data provided by the network protocol compliant signal packet; and
transmit the smaller-sized signal packets over the platform bus as platform bus protocol compliant signal packets, the platform bus protocol compliant signal packets being transmitted as a fragmented signaling stream to the microcontroller.
54. The system of claim 53, wherein the platform bus protocol compliant signal packets are interleaved over the platform bus.
55. The system of claim 53, the platform bus interface unit to additionally assert an alert, the alert to indicate to the microcontroller that the network protocol compliant signal packet has been received, and that a read command should be initiated by the microcontroller.
56. The system of claim 53, wherein the platform bus protocol compliant signal packets include a first bit to provide signaling indicating a first block of the fragmented signaling stream, and a last bit to provide signaling indicating a last block of the fragmented signaling stream.
57. The system of claim 53, the platform bus interface unit to additionally:
transmit a signal packet indicating the start of the fragmented signaling stream; and
transmit a signal packet indicating the end of the fragmented signaling stream.
58. The system of claim 57, wherein a plurality of write block commands are used to transmit the smaller-sized signal packets over the platform bus as platform bus protocol compliant signal packets.
59. The system of claim 53, wherein the network protocol compliant signal packet complies with a legacy network protocol, and the platform bus protocol compliant signal packet complies with a legacy platform bus interface protocol.
60. The system of claim 59, wherein the legacy platform bus interface protocol comprises the SM (System Management) bus protocol.
61. The system of claim 53, additionally comprising assembling at least a portion of the data provided by the smaller-sized signal packets into the network protocol compliant signal packet.
62. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon instructions, the instructions when executed by a machine, result in the following:
dividing a received network protocol compliant signal packet into signal packets of a smaller size for transmission over a platform bus of at least a portion of the data provided by the network protocol compliant signal packet; and
transmitting the smaller-sized signal packets over the platform bus as platform bus protocol compliant signal packets, the platform bus protocol compliant signal packets being transmitted as a fragmented signaling stream.
63. The machine-readable medium of claim 62, wherein the platform bus protocol compliant signal packets include a first bit to provide signaling indicating a first block of the fragmented signaling stream, and a last bit to provide signaling indicating a last block of the fragmented signaling stream.
64. The machine-readable medium of claim 62, the instructions additionally resulting in:
transmitting a signal packet indicating the start of the fragmented signaling stream; and
transmitting a signal packet indicating the end of the fragmented signaling stream.
65. The machine-readable medium of claim 64, wherein a plurality of write block commands are used to transmit the smaller-sized signal packets over the platform bus as platform bus protocol compliant signal packets.
66. The machine-readable medium of claim 62, wherein the network protocol compliant signal packet complies with a legacy network protocol, and the platform bus protocol compliant signal packet complies with a legacy platform bus interface protocol.
67. The machine-readable medium of claim 66, wherein the legacy platform bus interface protocol comprises the SM (System Management) bus protocol.
68. The machine-readable medium of claim 62, the instructions additionally resulting in assembling at least a portion of the data provided by the smaller-sized signal packets into the network protocol compliant signal packet.

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 adapting visual contents to user’s low-vision impairment symptom and presentation preferences, comprising the steps of:
receiving visual contents;
accepting information about the user’s low-vision impairment symptom and presentation preferences and describing the information in a standardized description structure;
adapting the received visual contents through a method selected according to the information; and
displaying the adapted visual contents to the user.
2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information about the user’s low-vision impairment symptom includes at least one of information of indicating whether or not left and right eyes of the user are blind, left and right visions of the user, and the kind of the low-vision impairment symptom of the user.
3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information about the user’s low-vision impairment symptom includes a textual or numerical descriptor that describes a degree of the user’s low-vision impairment symptom.
4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information about the user’s low-vision impairment symptom includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a degree of \u201closs of fine detail\u201d, a degree of \u201clack of contrast\u201d, a degree of \u201clight sensitivity\u201d, a degree of \u201cneed of light\u201d, a degree of \u201closs of peripheral vision field\u201d, a degree of \u201closs of central vision field\u201d and a degree of \u201closs of half field of vision\u201d.
5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information about the user’s presentation preferences includes user’s contents resource priority preference.
6. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the contents resource priority preference has a modality priority preference and a genre priority preference.
7. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the contents resource priority preference has an object priority preference.
8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of adapting the visual contents is carried out through at least one technique selected according to the user information from contrast control, sharpness control, brightness control, glare reduction, adjustment of image size, presentation priority and modality transformation.
9. A method for adapting visual contents to user’s low-vision impairment symptom, comprising the steps of:
receiving visual contents;
accepting information about the user’s low-vision impairment symptom and describing the information in a standardized description structure;
adapting the received visual contents according to the user information having the standardized description structure; and
displaying the adapted visual contents to the user.
10. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the information about the user’s low-vision impairment symptom includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a degree of \u201closs of fine detail\u201d, a degree of \u201clack of contrast\u201d, a degree of \u201clight sensitivity\u201d, a degree of \u201cneed of light\u201d, a degree of \u201closs of peripheral vision field\u201d, a degree of \u201closs of central vision field\u201d and a degree of \u201closs of half field of vision\u201d.
11. A method for adapting visual contents to user’s presentation preferences, comprising the steps of:
receiving visual contents;
accepting information about the user’s presentation preferences and describing the information in a standardized description structure;
adapting the received visual contents according to the user information having the standardized description structure; and
displaying the adapted visual contents to the user.
12. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the information about user’s presentation preferences includes user’s contents resource priority preference.
13. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the contents resource priority preference has a modality priority preference and a genre priority preference.
14. A system for adapting visual contents to user’s low-vision impairment symptom and presentation preferences, comprising:
means for receiving visual contents;
means for accepting information about the user’s low-vision impairment symptom and presentation preferences and storing the information in a standardized description structure;
means for adapting the received visual contents through a method selected according to the information; and
means for displaying the adapted visual contents to the user.
15. The system as claimed in claim 14, wherein the information about the user’s low-vision impairment symptom includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a degree of \u201closs of fine detail\u201d, a degree of \u201clack of contrast\u201d, a degree of \u201clight sensitivity\u201d, a degree of \u201cneed of light\u201d, a degree of \u201closs of peripheral vision field\u201d, a degree of \u201closs of central vision field\u201d and a degree of \u201closs of half field of vision\u201d.
16. The system as claimed in claim 14, wherein the information about user’s presentation preferences includes a user’s contents resource priority preference.
17. The system as claimed in claim 14, wherein the means for adapting the visual contents carries out at least one technique selected according to the user information from contrast control, sharpness control, brightness control, glare reduction, adjustment of image size, presentation priority and modality transformation.

1. Measurement probe, for an apparatus for measurement of the thickness of thin layers, having a housing which has at least one printed circuit board and at least one sensor element which is associated with the printed circuit board, and having a contact cup which is arranged at the lower end of the housing, characterized in that the at least one printed circuit board comprises a fixed layer and a flexible layer, and the flexible layer is provided such that it is separated in places from the fixed layer, and is in the form of a flexible strip, which has at least one connecting line.
2. Measurement probe according to claim 1, characterized in that the flexible strip has a connecting lug at a free end.
3. Measurement probe according to claim 2, characterized in that the flexible strip is passed out of the housing.
4. Measurement probe according to claim 1, characterized in that the at least one printed circuit board and the at least one sensor element are arranged such that they are fixed with respect to one another.
5. Measurement probe according to claim 1, characterized in that a first printed circuit board has at least one further associated printed circuit board, which holds the at least one sensor element.
6. Measurement probe according to claim 1, characterized in that a first and at least one further printed circuit board are connected firmly to one another and have contact-making points, which are connected to one another, in mutually adjacent areas.
7. Measurement probe according to claim 6, characterized in that contact-making points are provided as solder points in the area of the first and further printed circuit board.
8. Measurement probe according to claim 1, characterized in that a first printed circuit board and at least one further printed circuit board are connected by at least one flexible strip, which has at least one connecting line.
9. Measurement probe according to claim 1, characterized in that a first and at least one further printed circuit board are integral.
10. Measurement probe according to claim 1, characterized in that an at least one further printed circuit board holds a sensor element, which is arranged by means of contact-making points, as a Hall-sensor, and is arranged opposite a field concentrator, which is held by the printed circuit board, and magnets.
11. Measurement probe according to claim 10, characterized in that the sensor element which is in the form of a Hall sensor has connecting lines which are passed through the printed circuit board and made contact with via connecting points on the first printed circuit board.
12. Measurement probe according to claim 1, characterized in that an at least one further printed circuit board has a second sensor element, which is arranged concentrically with respect to the first sensor element and is in the form of a coil whose connecting lines are provided on the first printed circuit board.
13. Measurement probe according to claim 1, characterized in that a holding section is fitted to a first printed circuit board and holds the sensor elements, and the holding section is formed detachably or non detachably, attached to or integrally with the first printed circuit board.
14. Measurement probe according to claim 13, characterized in that the at least one sensor element has a primary winding and a secondary winding for a magnetic induction measurement, at least one coil for an eddy current measurement method, or a combination.
15. Measurement probe according to claim 1, characterized in that a first printed circuit board has at least one oscillator.
16. Measurement probe according to claim 1, characterized in that a first printed circuit board and the at least one sensor element are firmly encapsulated in the housing by means of an electrically nonconductive compound.
17. Measurement probe according to claim 1, characterized in that a metallic cover is provided on the housing and has an opening which is preferably in the form of a slot and is intended for holding the first printed circuit board.
18. Measurement probe according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing has a projection or a depression, as a rotation prevention means, on one outer face.
19. Measurement probe according to claim 1, characterized in that an axial guide is provided on one outer face of the housing and has at least three projections which extend along the housing wall.
20. Measurement probe according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing is inserted into an apparatus for measurement of the thickness of thin layers, and the flexible strip which has at least one connecting line is connected by means of a plug connection to a data processing system or to a signal line.

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 transferring a representation of an image to a surface, the method comprising the steps of:
a) receiving the image as an image file;
b) converting the image file to an intermediate file comprising a series of dots that vary according to the image;
c) manipulating the dots to accommodate features of the surface;
d) converting the intermediate file into at least one control file, the control file being operable to be utilized by a machine to physically manipulate the surface according to the dots, thereby transferring the representation to the surface; and
e) scaling the intermediate file to the surface by dividing the intermediate file into a plurality of sub-components, wherein each of the sub-components corresponds to one of a plurality of individual sheets that are to be combined to form the surface and the surface is larger than the machine can handle.
2. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the dots are positioned according to a predetermined grid.
3. The method as set forth in claim 2, wherein the intermediate file is a raster file.
4. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the dots and the markings vary in size according to the image.
5. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the markings are selected from the group consisting of indentations, holes, bumps, and blanks according to the image.
6. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the markings are positioned according to a predetermined grid, vary in size according to the image, and are selected from the group consisting of indentations, holes, bumps, and blanks according to the image.
7. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein each control file corresponds to each sheet and each marking, such that each sheet is produced by a plurality of processes performed by the machine and each process is controlled by a separate control file.
8. The method as set forth in claim 1, further including the step of assembling the sheets adjacent a building, thereby transferring the representation of the image to the building.
9. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the features include windows, doors, and edges of one or more individual sheets.
10. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the features are selected from the group consisting of windows, doors, and edges of one or more individual sheets.
11. A method of transferring a representation of an image to a surface of a building, the method comprising the steps of:
a) receiving the image as an image file;
b) converting the image file to a raster file comprising a series of dots that vary in size according to the image, wherein the dots are arranged according to a predetermined grid and selected ones of the dots are left blank according to the image;
c) scaling the raster file to the surface by dividing the raster file into a plurality of sub-components, such that each sub-component corresponds to a portion of the representation to be transferred to each of a plurality of individual metal sheets that are to be combined to form the surface;
d) associating the dots with markings selected from the group consisting of indentations, holes, and bumps according to the image;
e) manipulating the dots to accommodate features selected from the group consisting of windows, doors, and edges of the sub-components;
f) generating a plurality of control files that may be used by a machine to transfer the markings onto the sheets, thereby transferring the representation to the surface.
12. The method as set forth in claim 11, wherein each control file corresponds to each sheet and each marking, such that each sheet is produced by a plurality of processes performed by the machine and each process is controlled by a separate one of the control files.
13. The method as set forth in claim 11, further including the step of assembling the sheets adjacent the building, thereby transferring the representation of the image to the building.
14. A method of transferring a representation of an image to a surface of a building, the method comprising the steps of:
a) receiving the image as an image file selected from the group consisting of TIFF, JPEG, GIF, and BMP;
b) converting the image file to a raster file comprising a series of dots that vary in size according to the image, wherein the dots are arranged according to a predetermined grid and selected ones of the dots are left blank according to the image;
c) scaling the raster file to the surface, such that the image will occupy at least a majority of the surface;
d) dividing the raster file into a plurality of sub-components, such that each sub-component corresponds to a portion of the image;
e) associating each sub-component with each of a plurality of individual metal sheets that are to be combined to form the surface;
f) associating selected ones of the dots with indicia independent of the image;
g) associating the dots with markings selected from the group consisting of indentations, holes, and bumps according to the image;
h) manipulating the dots to accommodate windows of the surface;
i) manipulating the dots to accommodate doors of the surface;
j) manipulating the dots to accommodate edges of the sheets; and
k) generating a plurality of control files that may be used by a machine to transfer the markings onto the sheets, thereby imparting the representation to the surface.
15. The method as set forth in claim 14, wherein each control file corresponds to each sheet and each marking, such that each sheet is produced by a plurality of processes performed by the machine and each process is controlled by a separate control file.
16. The method as set forth in claim 14, further including the step of assembling the sheets adjacent the building, thereby transferring the representation of the image to the building.