Author: claimsbot

1. A sports board binding and foot traction apparatus, comprising:
a sports board having a deck for placement of a user’s feet during use and a bottom which faces the ground andor water during use, said sports board including at least one cutout box disposed in one or more of said deck and bottom, each of said cutout boxes including a receptacle portion for placement of at least one magnet and retainers for holding said magnets in said receptacle;
at least one magnet disposed in each of said cutout boxes;
one or more permanent magnets disposed in at least one of said magnet holding receptacles and captured and retained in said cutout box by said retainer;
at least one article of sports footwear having a sole; and
a ferromagnetic element disposed in a portion of said soles.
2. The sports board binding and foot traction apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of said cutout boxes includes shoulders having threaded holes, and wherein said retainers comprise a retainer plate with holes that align with the holes in said shoulders for threadable insertion of a fastener.
3. The sports board binding and foot traction apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of said cutout boxes includes shoulders having an angled hole, and wherein said magnets include angles holes that align with the holes in said shoulders when inserted into said cutout boxes, such that a fastener may be threadably inserted through the aligned holes to retain said magnet in said cutout box.
4. The sports board binding and foot traction apparatus of claim 1, further including a magnet holding box in which one or magnets are disposed, said magnet holding box having first and second inwardly angled threaded holes, and wherein each of said cutout boxes includes shoulders having an angled hole, such that when said magnet holding box is placed into said cutout box, the holes in said magnet holding box are aligned with the holes in said shoulders and a fastener may be threadably inserted through each of the aligned holes to retain said magnet holding box in said cutout box.
5. The sports board binding and foot traction apparatus of claim 1, wherein said cutout boxes are disposed in said bottom.
6. The sports board binding and foot traction apparatus of claim 1, wherein said cutout boxes are disposed in said deck.
7. The sports board binding and foot traction apparatus of claim 1, wherein said cutout boxes are disposed in said bottom said and said deck.
8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said cutout boxes are incorporated into the sports board at the time of manufacture.
9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said sports board is selected from the group consisting of surfboard, skateboard, snowboard, windsurfing board, windsailing board, and kitesurfing board.
10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said footwear is selected from the group consisting of wetsuit bootie, sports sandal, skate shoe, general athletic shoe, and tennis shoe.
11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said ferromagnetic plate is incorporated into the sole of said footwear.
12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said footwear is selected from the group consisting of wetsuit bootie, sports sandal, skate shoe, general athletic shoe, and tennis shoe.
13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said footwear is a wetsuit bootie and said ferromagnetic element is sewn into the sole of said bootie.
14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said footwear is selected from the group consisting of sports sandal, skate shoe, general athletic shoe, and tennis shoe, and said ferromagnetic plate is incorporated into the sole of said footwear.
15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said footwear is a wetsuit bootie and said ferromagnetic element is sewn into the sole of said bootie.

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 system to accommodate a medical device comprising:
a stand configured to support a positive airway pressure machine;
wherein the stand is adjustable in height with respect to the user for proper functioning of the positive airway pressure machine the stand including:
a platform having a top surface with a substantially level top portion to support the medical device and a bottom surface opposed to the top surface;
the top surface having a recess to receive fluid released by the medical device, the recess having a plurality of openings extending through a bottom surface of the recess, and wherein the recess divides the top surface into a first central surface region and a second peripheral surface region;
a receptacle releasably engaged with and beneath the platform to collect fluid discharged from the medical device and directed to the receptacle through the plurality of opening wherein the plurality of openings are positioned above an opening of said receptacle; and
a collapsible support system comprising a plurality of modular members connectable to the platform, wherein at least some members are releasably connected to one another, and wherein the collapsible support system is adjustable in height.
2. The system in claim 1 further comprising a securing component to adaptably receive and secure the medical device to the stand.
3. The system of claim 1 further comprising a carrying case configured to carry the platform, the receptacle, and the support system.
4. The system of claim 3 wherein the carrying case is further configured to carry the medical device.
5. The system of claim 1 wherein the recess extends around the entire periphery of the platform.
6. The system of claim 1 wherein the receptacle is dimensioned to hold the modular members.
7. The system of claim 6 wherein the platform is configured to be a lid to the receptacle.
8. The system of claim 1 wherein the recess is positioned within about \xbc inch to about 1 inch from the edge of the platform.
9. The system of claim 1 wherein the support system comprises:
at least four telescopically adjustable legs securable in a plurality of heights.
10. The system of claim 9 wherein the legs comprise a plurality of apertures positioned longitudinally along each telescoping section of the legs such that the apertures from one telescoping section can be aligned with apertures from another telescoping section, the stand further comprising components insertable through the aligned leg section apertures to secure the legs at a height selectable from the plurality of heights.
11. The system in claim 1 wherein the platform is configured to support a humidifier, a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine or a bi-level positive airway pressure machine.
12. The system of claim 1 wherein the platform has an electrically non-conductive coating.
13. The system of claim 1 wherein the platform and members are made from a non-conductive material.
14. The system of claim 1 wherein the receptacle is slidably engaged with the platform.
15. The system of claim 1 wherein the modular members of the collapsible support system can be connected without the use of tools.
16. A system for use with a portable medical device comprising:
an adjustable, portable stand comprising:
a platform having a top surface and a bottom surface;
the top surface having a recess extending along an entire periphery of the top surface, wherein the recess divides the top surface into a first central surface region and a second peripheral surface region;
a plurality of hole through the recess extending through the platform bottom surface;
a receptacle releasably engaged with and beneath the platform to collect fluid released by the medical device, collected within the recess, and directed to the receptacle through the plurality of hole, wherein the plurality of holes are positioned above an opening of said receptacle;
wherein the platform is adjustably configured to accommodate a positive airway pressure machine; and
a support system having one or more members detachably connected to the platform, wherein the members include legs that are adjustable in height; and
a carrying case configured to carry the platform, the receptacle and the support system.

1. Method of operating an optical transmission system, wherein an optical signal (s, s1) is transmitted through at least one component (102) of said optical transmission system which exhibits spectral phase ripple, and wherein a phase of at least one frequency component of said optical signal (s, s1) is altered by phase influencing means (110) to at least partly compensate for said phase ripple of said at least one component, whereby a phase ripple compensated signal (s2) is obtained.
2. Method according to claim 1, wherein, alternatively to or in addition to said step of altering (210) a phase of at least one frequency component of said optical signal (s, s1), a transmission frequency of said optical signal (s, s1) is altered (400) by a predetermined amount.
3. Method according to claim 1, wherein said phase influencing means alter a respective phase of a plurality of frequency components of said optical signal (s, s1).
4. Method according to claim 1, wherein a reconfigurable optical add drop multiplexor, ROADM, comprising phase control capabilities is used for implementing said phase influencing means.
5. Method according to claim 1, wherein a liquid crystal on Silicon, LCOS, array andor a micro-electro-mechanical mirror array are used for altering (210) a phase of at least one frequency component of said optical signal (s, s1).
6. Method according to claim 1, wherein a phase ripple function is applied to the optical signal (s, s1) by said phase influencing means, and wherein a quality measure of said phase ripple compensated signal (s2), particularly a bit error rate, BER, is determined.
7. Method according to claim 5, wherein a relative phase of said phase ripple function is varied until said quality measure reaches a predetermined threshold value.
8. Method according to claim 2, wherein said step of altering said transmission frequency comprises detuning said transmission frequency by an amount of about 0.01 nanometers up to an amount of about 0.25 nanometers.
9. Method according to claim 2, wherein, at first, said transmission frequency of said optical signal (s, s1) is altered by a predetermined amount to minimize a bit error rate of said optical signal, and wherein, after minimizing the bit error rate, said phase of at least one frequency component of said optical signal (s, s1) is altered.
10. Method of operating an optical transmission system, wherein an optical signal (s, s1) is transmitted through at least one component of said optical transmission system which exhibits spectral phase ripple, and wherein a transmission frequency of said optical signal (s, s1) is altered to at least partly compensate for or reduce said phase ripple of said at least one component, whereby a phase ripple compensated signal (s2) is obtained.
11. Optical transmission system for transmitting an optical signal (s, s1), wherein said optical transmission system comprises phase influencing means that are configured to influence a phase of at least one frequency component of said optical signal (s, s1) to at least partly compensate a phase ripple of at least one component of said optical transmission system.
12. Optical transmission system according to claim 11, wherein said phase influencing means are configured to alter a respective phase of a plurality of frequency components of said optical signal (s, s1).
13. Optical transmissions system according to claim 11, wherein a reconfigurable optical add drop multiplexor, ROADM, comprising phase control capabilities is provided to implement said phase influencing means.
14. Optical transmission system, wherein said phase influencing means comprise at least one liquid crystal on silicon, LCOS, array andor a micro-electro-mechanical mirror array for altering a phase of at least one frequency component of said optical signal (s, s1).
15. Optical transmission system according to claim 11, wherein said optical transmission system is configured to apply a phase ripple function to the optical signal (s, s1) by said phase influencing means, and wherein said optical transmission system is configured to determine a quality measure of said phase ripple compensated signal (s2) obtained by said phase influencing means.
16. Optical transmission system according to claim 15, wherein said optical transmission system is configured to vary a phase of said phase ripple function until said quality measure reaches a predetermined threshold value.
17. Optical transmission system for transmitting an optical signal (s), comprising transceiver means for generating said optical signal (s), wherein said transceiver means are configured to alter a transmission frequency of said optical signal (s) by a predetermined amount.
18. Optical transmission system according to claim 17, wherein said transceiver means are configured to detune said transmission frequency by an amount of about 0.01 nm up to an amount of about 0.25 nm.
19. Optical transmission system according to claim 17, wherein said optical transmission system is configured to alter a transmission frequency of said optical signal by a predetermined amount to minimize a bit error rate of said optical signal (s, s1), and, after that, to alter the phase of at least one frequency component of said optical signal (s, s1).

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 driving a display apparatus, comprising:
receiving an image signal in response to a synchronizing signal having a first frequency;
discriminating whether the image signal is a signal corresponding to a film image or a signal corresponding to a video image;
converting the synchronizing signal into a driving signal having a second frequency higher than the first frequency;
extracting, when the image signal is discriminated to correspond to the film image, successive first, second, and third original image signals based on the film image signal;
generating a first compensation image signal based on the first original image signal and the second original image signal and generating a second compensation image signal based on the second original image signal and the third original image signal; and
sequentially outputting the first original image signal, the first compensation image signal, the second original image signal, and the second compensation image signal in response to the driving signal,
wherein the first original image signal, the first compensation image signal, the second original image signal, and the second compensation image signal are output i times, k times, j times, and k times, respectively.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first frequency is 60 Hz and the second frequency is 72 Hz.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first compensation image signal comprises at least one sub compensation image signal to display an intermediated image between the first original image signal and the second original image signal,
the second compensation image signal comprises at least one sub compensation image signal to display an intermediated image between the second original image signal and the third original image signal.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein i is 1, j is 1, and k is 2.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first frequency is 60 Hz, and the second frequency is 96 Hz.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein i is 1, j is 1, and k is 2.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first frequency is 60 Hz, and the second frequency is 120 Hz.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the i is 3, the j is 3, and the k is 2.
9. The method of claim 7, wherein the i is 5, the j is 3, and the k is 1.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the first compensation image signal is generated using a first motion vector generated based on the first original image signal and the second original image signal and wherein the first motion vector serves as a signal that displays intermediate images existing between a first original image corresponding to the first original image signal and a second original image corresponding to the second original image signal, and the second compensation image signal is generated using a second motion vector generated based on the second original image signal and the third original image signal and wherein the second motion vector serves as a signal that displays intermediate images existing between the second original image corresponding to the second original image signal and a third original image corresponding to the third original image signal
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the discriminating of the image signal comprises:
receiving the image signal as an n-th image signal, a previously-stored (n\u22121)-th image signal, and a previously-stored (n\u22122)-th image signal and calculating first, second, and third brightness values corresponding to the n-th image signal, the (n\u22121)-th image signal, and the (n\u22122)-th image signal, respectively;
calculating a first difference value corresponding to a difference between the first and second brightness values and a second difference value corresponding to a difference between the second and third brightness values; and
comparing the first and second difference values with a predetermined reference value to discriminate whether the image signal is the signal corresponding to the film image or the signal corresponding to the video image.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the comparing of the first and second difference values comprises:
comparing the second difference value with the reference value if the first difference value is smaller than the reference value and discriminating that the n-th image signal is the signal corresponding to the video image if the first difference value is greater than the reference value;
calculating a third difference value corresponding to a difference between the third brightness value and a fourth brightness value corresponding to an (n+1)-th image signal and calculating a fourth difference value corresponding to a difference between the fourth brightness value and a fifth brightness value corresponding to an (n+2)-th image signal; and
comparing the third difference value with the reference value if the second difference value is smaller than the reference value and comparing the fourth difference value with the reference value if the second difference value is greater than the reference value to discriminate whether the n-th image signal is a signal corresponding to a still image or the signal corresponding to the film image.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the comparing of the third and fourth difference values with the reference value comprises:
discriminating that the n-th image signal is the signal corresponding to the still image if the third difference value is smaller than the reference value and comparing the fourth difference value with the reference value if the third difference value is greater than the reference value; and
discriminating that the n-th image signal is the signal corresponding to the film image if the fourth difference value is smaller than the reference value and that the n-th image signal is the signal corresponding to the video image if the fourth difference value is greater than the reference value.
14. A method of driving a display apparatus, comprising:
receiving an image signal in response to a synchronizing signal having a first frequency;
discriminating whether the received image signal is a signal corresponding to a film image or a signal corresponding to a video image;
converting the synchronizing signal into a driving signal having a second frequency higher than the first frequency;
extracting, if the image signal is discriminated to be a film image signal corresponding to the film image, successive first and second original image signals based on the film image signal; and
sequentially outputting the first and second original image signals i times in response to the driving signal.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the discriminating of the received image signal comprises:
receiving the image signal as an n-th image signal, a previously-stored (n\u22121)-th image signal and a previously-stored (n\u22122)-th image signal and calculating first, second, and third brightness values corresponding to the n-i image signal, the (n\u22121)-th image signal, and the (n\u22122)-th image signal, respectively;
calculating a first difference value corresponding to a difference between the first and second brightness values and a second difference value corresponding to a difference between the second and third brightness values; and
comparing the first and second difference values with a predetermined reference value to discriminate whether the image signal is the signal corresponding to the film image or the signal corresponding to the video image.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the comparing of the first and second difference values with the reference value comprises:
comparing the second difference value with the reference value if the first difference value is smaller than the reference value and discriminating that the n-th image signal is the signal corresponding to the video image if the first difference value is greater than the reference value;
calculating a third difference value corresponding to a difference between the third brightness value and a fourth brightness value corresponding to an (n+1)-th image signal and calculating a fourth difference value corresponding to a difference between the fourth brightness value and a fifth brightness value corresponding to an (n+2)-th image signal; and
comparing the third difference value with the reference value if the second difference value is smaller than the reference value and comparing the fourth difference value with the reference value if the second difference value is greater than the reference value to discriminate whether the n-th image signal is the signal corresponding to a still image or the signal corresponding to the film image.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the comparing of the third and fourth difference value with the reference value comprises:
discriminating that the n-th image signal is the signal corresponding to the still image if the third difference value is smaller than the reference value and comparing the fourth difference value with the reference value if the third difference value is greater than the reference value; and
discriminating that the n-th image signal is the signal corresponding to the film image if the fourth difference value is smaller than the reference value and that the n-th image signal is the signal corresponding to the video image if the fourth difference value is greater than the reference value.
18. A driving circuit for a display apparatus that receives an image signal based on a synchronizing signal having a first frequency, the driving circuit comprising:
an image signal discriminator that discriminates whether the image signal is a signal corresponding to a film image or a signal corresponding to a video image;
an original image signal extractor that extracts first, second, and third original image signals, which are successive, based on a film image signal if the image signal is the signal corresponding to the film image;
an image signal converter that generates first and second compensation image signals based on the first, second, and third original image signals;
a frequency modulator that converts the synchronizing signal into a driving signal having a second frequency higher than the first frequency; and
a data outputter that outputs the first original image signal i times, the second original image signal j times, the first compensation image signal k times, and the second compensation image signal k times, wherein, j, and k are integers.
19. The driving circuit of claim 18, wherein the image signal converter generates the first compensation image signal using a first motion vector generated based on the first original image signal and the second original image signal and wherein the first motion vector serves as a signal that displays intermediate images existing between a first original image corresponding to the first original image signal and a second original image corresponding to the second original image signal, and the image signal converter generates the second compensation image signal using a second motion vector generated based on the second original image signal and the third original image signal and wherein the first motion vector serves as a signal that displays intermediate images existing between the second original image corresponding to the second original image signal and a third original image corresponding to the third original image signal.
20. The driving circuit of claim 18, wherein the image signal discriminator comprises:
a brightness value calculator that receives the image signal as an n-th image signal, a previously-stored (n\u22121)-th image signal, and a previously-stored (n\u22122)-th image signal and calculates first, second, and third brightness values corresponding to the n-th image signal, the (n\u22121)-th image signal, and the (n\u22122)-th image signal, respectively;
a difference calculator that calculates a first difference value corresponding to a difference between the first and second brightness values and a second difference value corresponding to a difference between the second and third brightness values; and
a comparator that compares the first and second difference values with a predetermined reference value to discriminate whether the image signal is the signal corresponding to the film image or the signal corresponding to the video image.
21. The driving circuit of claim 20, wherein the comparator compares the second difference value with the reference value if the first difference value is smaller than the reference value and discriminates that the n-th image signal is the signal corresponding to the video image if the first difference value is greater than the reference value.
22. The driving circuit of claim 21, wherein the brightness value calculator further calculates a fourth brightness value corresponding to an (n+1)-th image signal and a fifth brightness value corresponding to an (n+2)-th image signal, and the difference value calculator further calculates a third difference value corresponding to a difference between the third brightness value and calculates the fourth brightness value and a fourth difference value corresponding to a difference between the fourth brightness value and the fifth brightness value.
23. The driving circuit of claim 22, wherein the comparator compares the third difference value with the reference value if the second difference value is smaller than the reference value and compares the fourth difference value with the reference value if the second difference value is greater than the reference value to discriminate whether the n-th image signal is a signal corresponding to a still image or the signal corresponding to the film image.
24. The driving circuit of claim 23, wherein the comparator discriminates that the n-th image signal is the signal corresponding to the still image if the third difference value is smaller than the reference value, compares the fourth difference value with the reference value if the third difference value is greater than the reference value, discriminates that the n-th image signal is the signal corresponding to the film image if the fourth difference value is smaller than the reference value, and discriminates that the n-th image signal is the signal corresponding to the video image if the fourth difference value is greater than the reference value.