Author: claimsbot

1. The method of multi-channel surround sound simulation comprising the steps of:
selectively reverberating a front left channel and a front right channel;
forming a head related transfer function of a front center channel;
selectively reverberating a surround left channel and a surround right channel;
summing the selectively reverberated front left channel with the selectively reverberated surround left channel thereby forming a first left sum;
summing the first left sum and the head related transfer function of the front center channel thereby forming a second left sum;
summing the selectively reverberated front right channel with the selectively reverberated surround right channel thereby forming a first right sum;
summing the first right sum and the head related transfer function of the front center channel thereby forming a second right sum; and
canceling cross talk between the second left sum and the second right sum to produce a left channel simulation signal and a right channel simulation signal.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein:
said step of forming a head related transfer function includes performing a cascade of at least one resonator andor anti-resonator.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein:
each step of selectively reverberating includes
providing at least one delay of a left channel input;
selectively attenuating each at least one delay of the left channel input;
summing the selectively attenuated at least one delay of the left channel input thereby forming a first sum signal;
forming a first head related transfer function of the first sum signal relative to a listener’s left ear;
forming a second head related transfer function of the first sum signal relative to a listener’s right ear;
providing at least one delay of a right channel input;
selectively attenuating each at least one delay of the right channel input;
summing the selectively attenuated at least one delay of the right channel input thereby forming a second sum signal;
forming a third head related transfer function of the second sum signal relative to a listener’s right ear;
forming a fourth head related transfer function of the second sum signal relative to a listener’s left ear;
summing said first and fourth head related transfer functions thereby forming a third sum;
summing said third sum and the left channel input thereby forming a left channel output;
summing said second and third head related transfer functions thereby forming a fourth sum; and
summing said fourth sum and the right channel input thereby forming a right channel output.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein:
each step of forming a head related transfer function includes performing a cascade of at least one resonator andor anti-resonator.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein:
said at least one delay of the left input channel differs from said at least one delay of the right channel input.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein:
said step of providing at least one delay of a left channel input consists of providing a cascade of a plurality of delays; and
said step of providing at least one delay of a right channel input consists of providing a cascade of plurality of delays.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein:
said step of selectively attenuating each at least one delay of the left channel input includes attenuating each of said plurality of delays; and
said step of selectively attenuating each at least one delay of the right channel input includes attenuating each of said plurality of delays.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein:
said step of summing said third sum and the left channel input includes weighting the left channel input by a first weighting factor and weighting said third sum by a second weighting factor; and
said step summing said fourth sum and the right channel input includes weighting the right channel input by said first weighting factor and weighting said fourth sum by said second weighting factor.

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 clamping force generation mechanism for a transmission, the mechanism comprising:
a hub shell cover having a first reaction surface, the hub shell cover adapted to couple to a hub shell;
a traction ring having a second reaction surface, wherein the traction ring comprises an annular groove, the second reaction surface comprising a set of ramps and a plurality of flat surfaces, the traction ring further comprising a traction surface;
a plurality of load cam rollers interposed between the first and second reaction surfaces;
a load cam roller retainer adapted to retain the plurality of load cam rollers, wherein the load cam roller retainer comprises a retainer tab extension; and
a spring, adapted to be at least partially housed in the annular groove, the retainer tab extension configured to engage a first end of the spring, the traction ring adapted to engage a second end of the spring, wherein the plurality of load cam rollers are configured to roll up the set of ramps and come to rest on the plurality of flat surfaces of the traction ring.
2. The mechanism of claim 1, wherein the hub shell cover comprises a central bore adapted to receive a bearing.
3. The mechanism of claim 1, wherein the first reaction surface comprises a set of ramps.
4. The mechanism of claim 1, further comprising a cam driver having a set of ramps.
5. The mechanism of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of load cam rollers is configured to roll along a path including at least one of the set of ramps and at least one of the plurality of flat surfaces.
6. A clamping force generator (CFG) for a transmission, the CFG comprising:
a traction ring having a first side, a middle portion, and a second side, wherein the first side comprises a set of ramps and a plurality of flat portions and wherein the second side comprises a traction surface, wherein each of a plurality of load cam rollers is configured to roll along a path including at least one of the set of ramps and at least one of the plurality of flat portions;
a spring having a first end and a second end;
wherein the traction ring is adapted to couple to one end of the spring; and
a load cam roller retainer for retaining the plurality of load cam rollers, the load cam roller retainer having at least one tab adapted to engage the second end of the spring.
7. The CFG of claim 6, wherein the spring is a torsion spring, and wherein the traction ring comprises a hole for receiving the first end of the torsion spring.
8. The CFG of claim 6, wherein the set of ramps comprises spring-loaded ramps.
9. The CFG of claim 8, further comprising a set of torque transferring shoulders coupled to the spring-loaded ramps.
10. The CFG of claim 9, wherein a coupling between load cam rollers retained in the load cam roller retainer and the set of spring-loaded ramps is configured to prevent the load cam rollers from decoupling from the set of spring-loaded ramps during a free-wheeling or back-driving condition.
11. The CFG of claim 6, wherein when the torsion spring expands to a diameter that is substantially equal to an inner diameter of the retainer extension the load cam rollers are positioned substantially at or near the flat portions of the ramps.
12. The CFG of claim 6, wherein the spring is a torsion spring, and wherein when the torsion spring expands to its full diameter in a free, unwound state, the diameter of the torsion spring is larger than an inner diameter of the retainer extension.
13. The CFG of claim 6, wherein the CFG is an input-side clamping force generator.
14. A clamping force generation mechanism for a transmission, the mechanism comprising:
an annular ring having a first reaction surface having a first set of ramps;
a traction ring having a second reaction surface, wherein the traction ring comprises an annular groove, the second reaction surface comprising a second set of ramps and a plurality of flat surfaces;
a plurality of load cam rollers interposed between the first and second reaction surfaces, wherein each of the plurality of load cam rollers is configured to roll up the second set of ramps and come to rest on the plurality of flat surfaces of the traction ring;
a load cam roller retainer adapted to retain the load cam rollers, wherein the load cam roller retainer comprises a retainer tab extension;
and a spring, adapted to be at least partially housed in the annular groove, the retainer tab extension configured to engage a first end of the spring, the traction ring adapted to engage a second end of the spring.
15. The mechanism of claim 14, wherein the annular ring further comprises a central bore having a reinforcing rib.
16. The mechanism of claim 15, wherein the central bore further comprises a set of splines.
17. The mechanism of claim 15, wherein the annular ring further comprises a shoulder adapted to receive a thrust bearing.
18. The mechanism of claim 14, wherein the first reaction surface comprises a plurality of flat surfaces.
19. The mechanism of claim 14, wherein the traction ring further comprises a traction surface.
20. The mechanism of claim 14, wherein each of the plurality of load cam rollers is configured to roll along a path including at least one of the second set of ramps and at least one of the plurality of flat surfaces.

1. A capacitor comprising:
a laminate of a plurality of dielectric layers;
an inner electrode disposed between the dielectric layers of the laminate;
an outer electrode disposed on an end face of the laminate, the outer electrode connected to the inner electrode, the outer electrode having an extending portion extending to a first main surface of the laminate; and
an underlying layer disposed between the extending portion and the first main surface, the underlying layer comprising a base and metal particles, wherein the metal particles are directly joined to the extending portion of the outer electrode.
2. The capacitor according to claim 1, wherein the outer electrode is formed of a plating film.
3. The capacitor according to claim 1, wherein the base is formed of a ceramic sintered body.
4. The capacitor according to claim 1, wherein a distance between the metal particles dispersed in the underlying layer is 10 \u03bcm or less.
5. The capacitor according to claim 1, wherein a content ratio of the base in the underlying layer is 70% to 95% by weight, and a content ratio of the metal particles in the underlying layer is 5% to 30% by weight.
6. The capacitor according to claim 1, wherein the underlying layer includes a side of the extending portion and a side of the first main surface, wherein a content ratio of the metal particles at the side of the extending portion is higher than that at the side of the first main surface.
7. The capacitor according to claim 1, wherein an average particle diameter of the metal particles is 0.5 to 5 \u03bcm.
8. The capacitor according to claim 1, the underlying layer includes a side of the extending portion and a side of the first main surface, wherein a ratio of an exposed area of the metal particles to a surface area of the underlying layer on the side of the extending portion is 5% to 45%.
9. The capacitor according to claim 1, wherein exposed surfaces of the metal particles are flush with a surface of the base.
10. The capacitor according to claim 1, wherein the metal particles are bonded to each other to form a plurality of bonded bodies, and the plurality of bonded bodies are dispersed in the base.
11. The capacitor according to claim 1, wherein the underlying layer comprises a ceramic sintered body as a main component.
12. The capacitor according to claim 1, wherein an upper surface of the underlying layer is scraped before the outer electrode is disposed.
13. The capacitor according to claim 1, wherein the metal particles at an upper surface of the underlying layer have a flat surface.
14. The capacitor according to claim 1, wherein the metal particles contained at an upper surface of the underlying layer are exposed to the extending portion, where the metal particles are joined to the extending portion.
15. The capacitor according to claim 1, wherein the metal particles at an upper surface of the underlying layer partially enter the extending portion.
16. The capacitor according to claim 1, wherein the metal particles are made of a material same as that of the outer electrode.
17. The capacitor according to claim 1, wherein the underlying layer includes a side of the extending portion and a side of the first main surface, wherein the metal particles are contained at an upper surface of the side of the extending portion, wherein the side of the first main surface consists of a ceramic sintered body.

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 printing system comprising:
first printing means for printing images in the first size per one print and discharging these images;
second printing means for printing images in said first size per multiple prints and discharging these images; and
control means for determining the number of prints to allocate to each of said first and second printing means so that the printing is terminated as rapidly as possible corresponding to the total number of prints of said first size to be printed and for controlling said first and the second printing means based on said determination result.
2. A printing method according to claim 1, wherein:
said second printing means comprises:
a first print mode for printing images in the second size more than two times larger than said first size and discharging these; and
a second print mode for printing images in said first size per multiple prints and cutting off said images per said images and discharging these images; and

said control means shifts the print mode of said second printing means to said second print mode as the occasion demands based on the total number of prints of said first size to be printed.
3. A printing method, comprising:
a first step for determining the number of prints to allocate to each of the first and the second printing means so that the printing is finished as rapidly as possible corresponding to the total number of prints of said first size to be printed, and for the first printing means for printing images in the first size and discharging these per one print and the second printing means for printing images in said first size per multiple prints and discharging these; and
a second step for controlling the first and second printing means based on said determination result.
4. A printing method according to claim 3, wherein:
said second printing means comprises:
a first print mode for printing images in the second size that is more than two times larger than the first size and discharging these; and
a second print mode for printing images in said first size per multiple prints and cutting these off per said images and discharging these; and

said second step shifts the print mode of said second printing means to said second print mode as the occasion demands based on the total number of prints of said first size to be printed.
5. A recording medium storing program to execute the processing comprising:
a first step for determining the number of prints to allocate to each of said first and second printing means so that the printing is finished in a minimum amount of time corresponding to the total number of prints of said first size to be printed, regarding the first printing means for printing images per one print in the first size and discharging these and the second printing means for printing images in the first size per multiple prints and discharging these; and
a second step for controlling the first and the second printing means based on said determination.
6. A recording medium according to claim 4, wherein:
said second printing means comprises:
a first print mode for printing and discharging images in the second size more than two times larger than said first size, and
a second print mode for printing images in the first size and separating said images and discharging these, and

said second step shifts the print mode of said second printing means to said second print mode as the occasion demands based on the total number of prints of said first size to be printed.