Author: claimsbot

1. A measuring device for at least one of (a) measuring a distance between the measuring device and at least one object and (b) measuring a speed difference between the measuring device and the at least one object, comprising:
an emission device adapted to send a transmission signal that includes at least two signal portion sequences, each of a first signal portion sequence and a second signal portion sequence including at least two temporally alternating signal portions, the at least two signal portions of the first signal portion sequence differing in frequency by a first differential frequency, the at least two signal portions of the second signal portion sequence differing in frequency by a second differential frequency, wherein the first differential frequency of the first signal portion sequence differing from the second differential frequency of the second signal portion sequence.
2. The measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the measuring device is adapted to be arranged in a motor vehicle.
3. The measuring device according to claim 1, further comprising a reception device adapted to receive a reflection signal of the transmission signal reflected by the at least one object.
4. The measuring device according to claim 3, further comprising a mixer adapted to mix the first signal portion sequence with a portion of the first signal portion sequence of the reflection signal reflected by the at least one object to form a first mixed signal.
5. The measuring device according to claim 4, further comprising an evaluation device adapted to ascertain one of (a) a measured frequency and (b) frequencies of the first mixed signal.
6. The measuring device according to claim 5, wherein the evaluation device is adapted to determine the distance between the measuring device and the at least one object as a function of the one of (a) the measured frequency and (b) the frequencies of the first mixed signal.
7. The measuring device according to claim 5, the evaluation device is adapted to determine the speed difference between the measuring device and the at least one object as a function of the one of (a) the measured frequency and (b) the frequencies of the first mixed signal.
8. The measuring device according to claim 4, wherein the mixer is adapted to mix the second signal portion sequence with a portion of the second signal portion sequence of the reflection signal reflected by the at least one object to form a second mixed signal.
9. The measuring device according to claim 8, wherein the evaluation device is adapted to ascertain the one of (a) a measured frequency and (b) frequencies of the second mixed signal.
10. The measuring device according to claim 9, wherein the evaluation device is adapted to determine the distance between the measuring device and the at least one object as a function of the one of (a) the measured frequency and (b) the frequencies of the first mixed signal and of a dominating frequency of the second mixed signal.
11. The measuring device according to claim 9, wherein the evaluation device is adapted to determine the speed difference between the measuring device and the at least one object as a function of the one of (a) the measured frequency and (b) the frequencies of the first mixed signal and of the one of (a) the measured frequency and (b) the frequencies of the second mixed signal.
12. The measuring device according to claim 8, wherein the evaluation device is adapted to determine a difference between a phase of the first mixed signal and a phase of the second mixed signal.
13. The measuring device according to claim 12, wherein the evaluation device is adapted to determine the distance between the measuring device and the at least one object as a function of the difference between the phase of the first mixed signal and the phase of the second mixed signal.
14. The measuring device according to claim 12, wherein the evaluation device is adapted to determine the speed difference between the measuring device and the at least one object as a function of the difference between the phase of the first mixed signal and the phase of the second mixed signal.
15. A method for at least one of (a) measuring a distance between an emission device and at least one object and (b) measuring a speed difference between the emission device and the at least one object, comprising:
sending a transmission signal by the emission device including at least two signal portion sequences, each of a first signal portion sequence and a second signal portion sequence including at least two temporally alternating signal portions, the at least two signal portions of the first signal portion sequence differing in frequency by a first differential frequency, the at least two signal portions of the second signal portion sequence differing in frequency by a second differential frequency, the first differential frequency of the first signal portion sequence differing from the second differential frequency of the second signal portion sequence.
16. The method according to claim 15, further comprising receiving a reflection signal of the transmission signal reflected by the at least one object.
17. The method according to claim 16, further comprising mixing the first signal portion sequence with a portion of the first signal portion sequence of the reflection signal reflected by the at least one object to form a first mixed signal.
18. The method according to claim 17, further comprising ascertaining a dominating frequency of the first mixed signal.
19. The method according to claim 18, further comprising determining the distance between the emission device and the at least one object as a function of the dominating frequency of the first mixed signal.
20. The method according to claim 18, further comprising determining the speed difference between the emission device and the at least one object as a function of the dominating frequency of the first mixed signal.
21. The method according to claim 16, further comprising:
mixing the second signal portion sequence with a portion of the second signal portion sequence of the reflection signal reflected by the at least one object to form a second mixed signal; and
ascertaining a dominating frequency of the second mixed signal.
22. The method according to claim 21, further comprising determining the distance between the emission device and the at least one object as a function of a dominating frequency of the first mixed signal and the dominating frequency of the second mixed signal.
23. The method according to claim 21, further comprising determining the speed difference between the emission device and the at least one object as a function of a dominating frequency of the first mixed signal and the dominating frequency of the second mixed signal.
24. The method according to claim 21, further comprising determining a difference between a phase of the first mixed signal and a phase of the second mixed signal.
25. The method according to claim 24, further comprising determining the distance between the emission device and the at least one object as a function of the difference between the phase of the first mixed signal and the phase of the second mixed signal.
26. The method according to claim 24, further comprising determining the speed difference between the emission device and the at least one object as a function of the difference between the phase of the first mixed signal and the phase of the second mixed signal.
27. The method according to claim 15, wherein the emission device is arranged in a motor vehicle.

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 first device storing instructions which, when executed, perform a method comprising:
launching a registration process, the launching beginning a predetermined time interval within which the registration process is to be launched on a second device, the first device and the second device each having a registration trigger;
transmitting registration information to the second device;
receiving registration information from the second device;
generating a secret, without knowledge prior to launching the registration process of information associated with the second device, the generation of the secret enabling authenticated communications between the first device and the second device;
transmitting an acknowledgement to the second device;
receiving an acknowledgement from the second device, the receipt of the acknowledgement assuring that the secret is shared with the second device;
monitoring the registration process for registration communications emitting from a third device;
completing the registration process if no registration communications emitting from a third device are detected; and
not completing the registration process if any registration communications from a third device are detected.
2. The first device of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises generating a pseudonym designating at least one of the first device and the second device.
3. The first device of claim 1, wherein the registration information does not include a plain-text identity of at least one of the first device and the second device, thereby making the registration process at least partially hidden.
4. The first device of claim 1, wherein registration information includes PIN number information.
5. The first device of claim 1, wherein the launching of the registration process comprises launching of a registration process on a Wi-Fi network device.
6. The first device of claim 1, wherein the launching of the registration process comprises launching of a registration process on a network device that is at least one of a server, wireless printer, wireless computer, or a network access point.
7. The first device of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises performing encrypted authenticated communications between the first device and the second device.
8. A system, comprising:
a server supporting a first part of a registration process;
a network device supporting a second part of a registration process;
a pair of registration triggers, the server and the network device each supporting one of the pair of registration triggers, wherein activation of the pair of registration triggers within a predetermined time interval launches the first and second parts of the registration processes;
a communications link coupling the server to the network device, the communications link transmitting:
a set of registration data exchanged between the server and the network device after the launching of the first and second parts of the registration process;
a cryptographic secret formed at least one of the server and the network device and shared between the server and the network device, the cryptographic secret being formed by each of the at least one of the server and the network device without knowledge prior to registration of information associated with the other of the at least one of the server and the network device, the formation of the cryptographic secret facilitating authentic communications between the server and the network device; and
a database that stores the registration data and the cryptographic secret; and
a monitoring system that detects a registration signal that might emanate from a third device, whereby detection of any the registration signal from the third device prevents registration of the network device as part of the registration process.
9. The system of claim 8, wherein registration of the network device includes the use of a PIN number.
10. The system of claim 8, further including a step of generating a pseudonym for at least one of the server and the network device.
11. The system of claim 8, wherein the registration data for at least one of the server and the network device does not include a plain-text device identifier, thereby making the registration process at least partially hidden.
12. The system of claim 8, wherein the network device is a Wi-Fi network device.
13. The system of claim 8, wherein the network device is at least one of a wireless printer, wireless computer, or a network access point.
14. A system providing a capability for two network devices to communicate securely, the system comprising:
a trigger associated with each of the two network devices, the trigger associated one of the network devices indicating a desire to launch a registration process between the two network devices when activated on the one network device, the registration process being launched when the trigger associated with the other of the two network devices is activated within a predetermined time interval of the trigger being activated on the one network device;
a communications system associated with each of the two network devices, the communications system associated with each of the network devices transmitting registration information to the other of the two network devices;
a key generator associated with at least one of the two network devices generating a key without pre-registration knowledge of information associated with the other network device, the key enabling an authenticated communications capability between the two network devices, the communications system further transmitting an acknowledgement between the two network devices when the authenticated communications capability between the two network devices is enabled;
a monitoring system that monitors the registration process for registration communications emitting from a third device, the monitoring system allowing completion of the registration process if no registration communications emitting from a third device is detected, and causing the registration process to not be completed if any registration communications from a third device are detected.
15. The system of claim 14, wherein the key generator further enables encrypted authenticated communications between the two network devices.

1. A method of de-boning a bone laden meat hanging with an end part of unconcealed part of the bone clamped with a clamping device by lifting up the bone laden meat in a state in which the bone laden meat is pinched under the end part by a meat separator having a set of meat scraper plates which are biased to elastically pinch the bone of the bone laden meat below an ankle part following change of size of the bone as the bone laden meat is lifted up in order to scrape off the meat part of the bone laden meat, the method comprising:
lifting up and rotating the bone laden meat so that a part of the meat including tendons are cut and scraped by spiral incision with a cutter located between a clamping part of the meat clamped with the clamping device and the meat separator caused by the rotation of the bone laden meat, and
scraping off the remaining meat by the meat separator while allowing the meat separator to rotate in synchronism with the bone laden meat as the bone laden meat is further lifted up.
2. An apparatus for de-boning a bone laden meat, the apparatus comprising:
a clamping device for clamping an exposed end part of the bone to hang the bone laden meat,
a meat separator having a set of meat scraper plates which are biased to elastically pinch the bone of the bone laden meat below the end part so as to be maintained to press the bone as the bone laden meat is lifted up, thereby scraping off meat part of the bone laden meat,
a cutter located between the clamping device and meat separator,
a lifting means for lifting the clamping device, and
a rotating means for rotating the clamping device and the meat separator in synchronism with each other,
whereby a part of the meat is scraped off as the clamping device is lifted up while an incision is made spirally to the part of the meat including tendons owing to the rotation of the bone laden meat, then a remaining part of the meat is scraped off by the meat separator rotating in synchronism with the meat separator as the bone laden meat is lifted up.
3. An apparatus for de-boning a bone laden meat as claimed in claim 2, wherein a cutter guard is provided to cover the upper surface of the cutter, the cutter guard being able to be shifted so that exertion of the cutting edge of the cutter from the cutter guard is adjustable.
4. An apparatus for de-boning a bone laden meat as claimed in claim 2 or 3, wherein the bone laden meat is an arm part meat block of a dressed carcass and the clamping device clamps an exposed end part of lower forelimb bones to hang the arm part meat block, and wherein an auxiliary clamper is provided to the clamping device for holding an exposed end part of an upper forelimb bone of the arm part meat block after the meat around the lower forelimb bones is scraped off by the spiral incision, thereby preventing a joint between the lower forelimb bones and upper forelimb bone from being dislocated.
5. An apparatus for de-boning a bone laden meat as claimed in claim 4, further comprising: a measuring means for measuring length of the arm part meat block in a state of being clamped by and hanging from the clamping device from the clamped position to the lower end of the arm part meat block, a plurality of programs for computing a lift amount to be lifted by the lifting means and a shifting amount of the cutter guard in correspondence with measured length of the arm part meat block, and a selecting means for selecting a program which corresponds with the measured length of the arm part meat block, whereby de-boning operation is carried out depending on individually different size of the arm part meat block by controlling a lifting amount of the clamping device and a shifting amount of the cutter guard in accordance with the measured length of the arm part meat block.
6. An automatic de-boning apparatus for de-boning a bone laden meat having a first bone segment and a second bone segment, the automatic de-boning apparatus comprising:
a hanging section for de-boning the first bone segment of the bone laden meat in a state of being hanged from a clamping device, and
a conveyer section for de-boning the second bone segment of the bone laden meat in a state of being placed on a conveyor,
wherein meat around the first bone segment is scraped off by using a de-boning apparatus after incision is made in longitudinal direction along the first bone segment in a state in which the bone laden meat is hanged in the hanging section, meat from which the first bone segment is removed is placed on a conveyor section with thin meat on the second bone segment upside, the thin meat which is separated from a surface of the second bone segment by making incision between the thin meat and the surface of the second bone segment, is turned over to expose an upper surface of the second bone segment, incision is made along a side contour of the second bone segment, then the second bone segment is scraped off from meat adhering on a rear surface of the second bone segment in the conveyor section, and
wherein the de-boning apparatus includes a clamping device for clamping an exposed end part of the bone to hang the bone laden meat, a meat separator having a set of meat scraper plates which are biased to elastically pinch the bone of the bone laden meat below the end part so as to be maintained to press the bone as the bone laden meat is lifted up, thereby scraping off meat part of the bone laden meat, a cutter located between the clamping device and meat separator, a lifting means for lifting the clamping device, and a rotating means for rotating the clamping device and the meat separator in synchronism with each other, whereby a part of the meat is scraped off as the clamping device is lifted up while an incision is made spirally to the part of the meat including tendons owing to the rotation of the bone laden meat, then a remaining part of the meat is scraped off by the meat separator rotating in synchronism with the meat separator as the bone laden meat is lifted up.
7. An automatic de-boning apparatus for de-boning a bone laden meat as claimed in claim 6, wherein the hanging section includes a transfer means for transferring the bone laden meat intermittently to succeeding stations and a means for making at least incision and a means for scraping off the meat around the first bone segment after the incision is made to the meat.
8. An automatic de-boning apparatus for de-boning a bone laden meat as claimed in claim 6 or 7, wherein conveyors are provided in the conveyor section, and wherein an exposing means for exposing the upper surface of the second bone segment, a second incision making means for making incision along the side contour of the second bone segment, and a second separating means for scraping off the second bone segment are provided for each of the conveyors.
9. An automatic de-boning apparatus for de-boning a bone laden meat as claimed in claim 8, wherein the second incision making means has a cutter for making incision, a computing unit for determining depth of incision to be made based on distance of descent of a sensor descended from above the upper surface of the second bone segment until the sensor end terminal contacts the upper surface of the second bone segment, and a cutter drive device for moving the cutter in correspondence with result of the computation by the computer unit, whereby the incision is made in accordance with individually different size of the second bone segment.
10. An automatic de-boning apparatus for de-boning a bone laden meat as claimed in claim 9, wherein a vertical position detector of the cutter is provided to the cutter drive device, thereby the cutter functioning also as a sensor end terminal.
11. An automatic de-boning apparatus for de-boning a bone laden meat as claimed in claim 8, wherein the exposing means for exposing the upper surface of the second bone segment includes a thin flexible cutter provided in the hanging section for making incision between the thin meat adhering on a surface of the second bone segment and the surface by advancing the flexible cutter along the surface of the second bone segment, and a bar member provided in the conveyor section to turn over the thin meat separated from the surface of the second bone segment in the hanging section and lying on the surface by allowing the bar member to contact the rear surface of the thin meat thereby pushing the rear surface as the bone laden meat is transferred on a conveyor in the conveyor section.
12. An automatic de-boning apparatus for de-boning a bone laden meat as claimed in claim 11, wherein the incision making section are provided with a length measuring means for measuring distance from the clamped part of the bone laden meat clamped by the clamping device and hanged to the lower end of the bone laden meat, a plurality of programs in each of which is established beforehand a trajectory of movement of the flexible cutter in correspondence with length of the bone laden meat, a selecting means for selecting a program from among the plural programs in correspondence with the measured length, and a means for driving the cutter under the selected program, whereby the incision is made between the thin meat and the surface of the second bone segment in correspondence with individually different size of the second bone segment.
13. An automatic de-boning apparatus for de-boning a bone laden meat as claimed in claim 8, wherein the second bone segment has a cartilage part, and a plate member is provided in the conveyor section to hold down the upper part of the cartilage part when meat is scraped off from the lower surface of the second bone segment, thereby preventing the cartilage from being damaged when scraping off the meat.
14. An automatic de-boning apparatus for de-boning a bone laden meat as claimed in claim 6, wherein the bone laden meat is an arm part meat block of a slaughtered animal halved through its spine with cervical vertebrae, shoulder butt and spareribs removed, the first bone segment including lower forelimb bones and an upper forelimb bone, and the second bone segment being a shoulder blade.

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 process for preparing a coated printing paper having a surface roughness of 2.0 \u03bcm or less, comprising the steps of:
making a base paper from a raw material containing a hardwood-derived mechanical pulp (LMP) representing 5-80% by weight of pulps in the raw material; and
applying a coating solution containing a pigment and an adhesive by an on-machine coater to provide a coating layer;
wherein said steps are continuously performed on machine,
said hardwood-derived mechanical pulp (LMP) being a chemithermomechanical pulp (CTMP) in which 95% by weight or more of fibers passes through a 24-mesh screen and 20% by weight or more and 60% by weigh or less of fibers does not pass through a 42-mesh screen when determined according to JIS P8207, and said hardwood-derived mechanical pulp (LMP) derived from Eucalyptus urograndis andor Eucalyptus globules having a volume weight of 450 kgm3 or more.
2. The process of claim 1 wherein the machine speed is 1100 mmin or more.
3. The process of claim 1 further comprising the step of surface-treating the coating layer wherein the papermaking, coating and surface-treating steps are continuously performed on machine.
4. The process of claim 1 wherein the coating step is performed by using a blade coater andor a film transfer coater.