Author: claimsbot

1. A method of making an oxyfluoride composition comprising the steps of:
firing a solid state mixture comprising lithium, manganese, and M to obtain a first composition having the formula LiMn2\u2212y\u2212zLiyMzO4;
mixing the first composition with a fluorine source to form a second mixture;
and heating the second mixture at a temperature within the range of about 200\xb0 C. to about 700\xb0 C. for 2 hours to 8 hours to form a cation-substituted, fluorine-substituted LiMn2\u2212y\u2212zLiyMzO4\u2212\u03b7F\u03b7 spinel oxide structure, wherein M is a metal, y is within the range of about 0 to about 0.3, z is within the range of about 0 to about 1.0, and wherein \u03b7 is greater than 0 and less than about 0.5, and wherein the fluorine source is a solid or liquid selected from the group consisting of NH4HF2, ammonium fluoride, or hydrogen fluoride.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein M is selected from the group consisting of Mg, Al, V, Cr, Fe, Ti, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ga, Sn and combinations thereof.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the fluorine source comprises NH4HF2.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein y is within the range of about 0 to about 0.3, z is within the range of about 0 to about 1.0, and \u03b7 is within the range of about 0.05 to about 0.25.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first composition is heated in the presence of the fluorine source to a temperature within the range of about 425\xb0 C. to about 500\xb0 C.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the cation-substituted fluorine-substituted LiMn2\u2212y\u2212zLiyMzO4\u2212\u03b7F\u03b7 spinel oxide structure is selected from the group consisting of LiMn1.8Li0.2O3.88F0.12, LiMn1.8Li0.2O3.79F0.21, LiMn1.8Li0.1Ti0.1O3.9F0.1, LiMn1.8Li0.1Cu0.1O3.9F0.1, LiMn1.8Li0.1Ni0.1O3.9F0.1, and LiMn1.8Li0.1Ni0.1O3.8F0.2.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the second composition, when incorporated in a lithium-ion battery, has a capacity greater than about 80 mAhg.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein M is Ni.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein M is Ti.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein M is Cu.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein \u03b7 is within the range of about 0.05 to about 0.27.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein \u03b7 is within the range of about 0.1 to about 0.25.
13. The method of claim 1, wherein y is within the range of about 0.05 to about 0.27.
14. The method of claim 1, wherein y is within the range of about 0.1 to about 0.25.
15. The method of claim 1, wherein y is within the range of about 0.1 to about 0.2.
16. The method of claim 1, wherein y is within the range of about 0.1 to about 0.15.
17. The method of claim 1, wherein z is within the range of about 0.1 to about 0.9.
18. The method of claim 1, wherein y is within the range of about 0.2 to about 0.8.
19. The method of claim 1, wherein y is within the range of about 0.3 to about 0.7.
20. The method of claim 1, wherein y is within the range of about 0.4 to about 0.6.
21. The method of claim 1, wherein the first composition is heated in the presence of the fluorine source at a temperature within the range of about 200\xb0 C. to about 649\xb0 C.
22. The method of claim 1, wherein the first composition is heated in the presence of the fluorine source at a temperature within the range of about 300\xb0 C. to about 600\xb0 C.
23. The method of claim 1, wherein the first composition is heated in the presence of the fluorine source at a temperature within the range of about 350\xb0 C. to about 550\xb0 C.
24. The method of claim 1, wherein the first composition is heated in the presence of the fluorine source at a temperature within the range of about 400\xb0 C. to about 500\xb0 C.
25. The method of claim 1, wherein the first composition is heated in the presence of the fluorine source at a temperature within the range of about 425\xb0 C. to about 475\xb0 C.
26. The method of claim 1, wherein the first composition is heated in the presence of the fluorine source for about 2 hours to about 6 hours.
27. The method of claim 1, wherein the first composition is heated in the presence of the fluorine source for about 2 hours to about 5 hours.
28. The method of claim 1, wherein the first composition is heated in the presence of the fluorine source for about 2 hours to about 4 hours.
29. The method of claim 1, wherein the fluorine source comprises NH4F.
30. The method of claim 1, wherein the second composition is LiMn1.8Li0.2O3.88F0.12.
31. The method of claim 30, wherein the fluorine source comprises NH4HF2.
32. The method of claim 31, wherein the first composition is heated in the presence of a fluorine source at a temperature within the range of about 400\xb0 C. to about 500\xb0 C.
33. The method of claim 1, wherein the second composition is LiMn1.8Li0.2O3.79F0.21.
34. The method of claim 33, wherein the fluorine source comprises NH4HF2.
35. The method of claim 34, wherein the first composition is heated in the presence of a fluorine source at a temperature within the range of about 400\xb0 C. to about 500\xb0 C.
36. The method of claim 1, wherein the second composition is LiMn1.8Li0.1Ti0.1O3.9F0.1.
37. The method of claim 36, wherein the fluorine source comprises NH4HF2.
38. The method of claim 37, wherein the first composition is heated in the presence of a fluorine source at a temperature within the range of about 400\xb0 C. to about 500\xb0 C.
39. The method of claim 1, wherein the second composition is LiMn1.8Li0.1Cu0.1O3.9F0.1.
40. The method of claim 39, wherein the fluorine source comprises NH4HF2.
41. The method of claim 40, wherein the first composition is heated in the presence of a fluorine source at a temperature within the range of about 400\xb0 C. to about 500\xb0 C.
42. The method of claim 1, wherein the second composition is LiMn1.8Li0.1Ni0.1O3.9F0.1.
43. The method of claim 42, wherein the fluorine source comprises NH4HF2.
44. The method of claim 43, wherein the first composition is heated in the presence of a fluorine source at a temperature within the range of about 400\xb0 C. to about 500\xb0 C.
45. The method of claim 1, wherein the second composition is LiMn1.8Li0.1Ni0.1O3.8F0.2.
46. The method of claim 45, wherein the fluorine source comprises NH4HF2.
47. The method of claim 46, wherein the first composition is heated in the presence of a fluorine source at a temperature within the range of about 400\xb0 C. to about 500\xb0 C.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

What is claimed is:

1. An endoscope objective lens comprising at least one movable lens group, said movable lens group being movable so as to generate a curvature of field such that an image quality of a marginal part of a picture becomes favorable according to a form of an object while keeping a substantially constant magnification.
2. An endoscope objective lens according to claim 1, wherein said endoscope objective lens is an optical system having a variable focus.
3. An endoscope objective lens according to claim 1, wherein said endoscope objective lens is an optical system having a fixed focus.
4. An endoscope objective lens according to claim 1, wherein said endoscope objective lens comprises, successively from the object side, a first lens group having a negative refracting power, a second lens group having a positive refracting power, and a third lens group having a positive refracting power;
said second and third lens group being movable along an optical axis so as to generate said curvature of field.
5. An endoscope objective lens according to claim 4, further comprising a stop disposed near a lens constituting said second lens group on the object side.
6. An endoscope objective lens according to claim 1, wherein said endoscope objective lens comprises, successively from the object side, a first lens group having a negative refracting power, a second lens group having a positive refracting power, a third lens group having a negative refracting power, and a fourth lens group having a positive refracting power;
said second and third lens group being movable along an optical axis so as to generate said curvature of field.
7. An endoscope objective lens according to claim 6, further comprising a stop disposed between lenses in said third lens group.

1. A method for an error recovery process in a disk-drive device, said method comprising:
starting said error recovery process in response to an error which has occurred in a process corresponding to a command from a host to access a disk;
receiving a new read command from said host during said error recovery process;
interrupting said error recovery process in accordance with preset conditions and reading out data from said disk at an address designated by said read command; and
transferring said read-out data to said host.
2. The method recited in claim 1, wherein
said error recovery process sequentially carries out error recovery operations stored in a table; and
said error recovery process has been interrupted between two error recovery operations.
3. The method recited in claim 1, said method further comprising:
referring to a command type of said received read command; and
determining whether to interrupt said error recovery process based on said command type.
4. The method recited in claim 1, wherein
conditions to interrupt said error recovery process comprise a condition that an available buffer space for read data is sufficient for said data of said read command.
5. The method recited in claim 1, said method further comprising:
determining whether to interrupt said error recovery process based on said process details of a next error recovery operation;
wherein said error recovery process sequentially carries out error recovery operations stored in a table.
6. The method recited in claim 5, wherein
conditions not to interrupt said error recovery process comprise a condition that said next error recovery operation attempts to write data while continuing to follow a target track of an immediately preceding error recovery process operation.
7. The method recited in claim 1, said method further comprising:
referring to a command type of said error recovery process; and
determining whether to interrupt said error recovery process based on said command type.
8. The method recited in claim 1, said method further comprising:
determining whether to interrupt said error recovery process based on a number of performed error recovery operations;
wherein said error recovery process sequentially carries out error recovery operations stored in a table.
9. The method recited in claim 1, said method further comprising:
determining whether to interrupt said error recovery process based on remaining time before time-out of a command of said error recovery process.
10. The method recited in claim 1, said method further comprising:
determining whether to interrupt said error recovery process based on an available buffer space for data selected from the group consisting of write data and read data;
wherein a command of said error recovery process is a write command.
11. A disk-drive device comprising:
a motor for spinning a data storage disk;
a head for accessing said disk;
a moving mechanism for supporting said head and moving said head along a radial direction of said disk; and
a controller, said controller configured to interrupt an error recovery process in accordance with preset conditions, to read out data from said disk at an address designated by a new read command and to transfer said read-out data to a host if said read command is received from said host during said error recovery process in response to an error which has occurred in a process corresponding to a command from said host to access said disk.
12. The disk-drive device of claim 11, wherein
said controller is configured to sequentially carry out a plurality of error recovery operations of said error recovery process stored in a table and to interrupt said error recovery process between two error recovery operations.
13. The disk-drive device of claim 11, wherein
said controller is configured to refer to a command type of said received read command and to determine whether to interrupt said error recovery process based on said command type.
14. The disk-drive device of claim 11, wherein
conditions to interrupt said error recovery process comprise a condition that an available buffer space for read data is sufficient for said data of said read command.
15. The disk-drive device of claim 11, wherein
said controller is configured to sequentially carry out error recovery operations of said error recovery process stored in a table and to determine whether to interrupt said error recovery process based on process details of a next error recovery operation.
16. The disk-drive device of claim 15, wherein
conditions not to interrupt said error recovery process comprise a condition that said next error recovery operation attempts to write data while continuing to follow a target track of an immediately preceding error recovery process operation.
17. The disk-drive device of claim 11, wherein
said controller is configured to refer to a command type of said error recovery process and to determine whether to interrupt said error recovery process based on said command type.
18. The disk-drive device of claim 11, wherein
said controller is configured to sequentially carry out error recovery operations of said error recovery process stored in a table and to determine whether to interrupt said error recovery process based on a number of performed error recovery operations.
19. The disk-drive device of claim 11, wherein
said controller is configured to determine whether to interrupt said error recovery process based on remaining time before time-out of a command of said error recovery process.
20. The disk-drive device of claim 11, wherein
a command of said error recovery process is a write command, and
said controller is configured to determine whether to interrupt said error recovery process based on an available buffer space for data selected from the group consisting of write data and read data.

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 inspection support apparatus comprising:
a data acquisition section for acquiring output data being output from a processing circuit to be inspected, and for preserving the output data in a data bank, using a reference clock being output from said processing circuit together with the output data;
an operation discrimination section for discriminating suspension of said reference clock at the sampling intervals of the output data; and
a clock information register for preserving a discrimination result obtained by said operation destination section.
2. The inspection support apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a sampling timer for generating a sampling request signal, a signal for instructing the acquisition of the output data being output from said processing circuit, being asserted each time the sampling interval of the output data elapses, and being negated subsequently after the output data is preserved in said data bank.
3. The inspection support apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, based on the sampling request signal, said operation discrimination section discriminates whether or not said reference clock is suspended.
4. The inspection support apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, when the sampling request signal is not negated after a certain time elapses following the assertion of the sampling request signal, said operation discrimination section discriminates that said reference clock is suspended.
5. The inspection support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said data bank is comprised in correspondence to said clock information register, and the inspection support apparatus comprises a plurality of pairs of said data banks and said clock information registers.
6. The inspection support apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the number of output data preservable in said data bank is identical to the number of discrimination results in said operation discrimination section to be preserved in said clock information register.
7. The inspection support apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the plurality of pairs of said data banks and said clock information registers are used by being exclusively switched over.
8. The inspection support apparatus according to claim 5, wherein two pairs of said data banks and said clock information registers are comprised, and after the preservation of the entire discrimination results to one of said clock information register is completed in said operation discrimination section, a switchover is performed so as to preserve a subsequent discrimination result acquired in said operation discrimination section into said other clock information register.
9. The inspection support apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an address register for setting an address to be measured, wherein said data acquisition section acquires an output data related to an access to the address being set in said address register, from among output data being output from said processing circuit.
10. The inspection support apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a clock generation section for generating a clock different from said reference clock, wherein the preservation of the discrimination result in said operation discrimination section into said clock information register is performed using the clock generated in said clock generation section.
11. The inspection support apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an analysis processing section for acquiring a suspension position and a suspension period of said reference clock, based on the information preserved in said clock information register.
12. An inspection support method comprising:
successively acquiring preserved information from a clock information register preserving, at the sampling intervals of output data, information related to the state of a reference clock being output from a processing circuit by an inspection support apparatus which acquires and preserves into a data bank, the output data being output from said processing circuit to be inspected, and
deciding whether or not said reference clock has been suspended.
13. The inspection support method according to claim 12, further comprising outputting a suspension position and a recovery position of said reference clock, based on the decision result of the suspension of said reference clock using the information preserved in said clock information register.
14. A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having control logic stored therein for causing a computer to:
decide whether or not a reference clock has been suspended by successively acquiring preserved information from a clock information register preserving, at the sampling intervals of output data, information related to the operating state of a reference clock being output from a processing circuit by an inspection support apparatus which acquires and preserves into a data bank, the output data being output from the processing circuit to be inspected; and
calculate a suspension position and a recovery position of the reference clock, based on the decision result.
15. The computer program product according to claim 14, further comprising control logic for causing a computer to calculate a suspension period of the reference clock.