Author: claimsbot

1. A method for displaying pages comprising:
storing, at a page preference server device, at least one page presentation preference of at least one first user;
receiving, with the page preference server device, information indicating a second user different from the at least one first user has requested a page; and
sending information representing the stored at least one page presentation preference of the at least one first user to a computing device associated with the second user to enable the computing device to present the requested page according to the at least one first user presentation preference.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the sent information enables the computing device to present the requested page according to the at least one first user page presentation preference without requiring a page server device that serves the page to alter content of the page.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the page preference server device receives said at least one page presentation preference over a communications network, and wherein the at least one page presentation preference indicates how a first user prefers to view pages served by a page server device different from the page preference server device and located remotely from the page preference server device, the page preference server device determining at least one presentation preference of the first user in response to the information the page preference server device receives over the communications network.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one first user presentation preference includes at least one of zoom level and screen coordinates, and the method further includes storing, at the page preference server device, zoom level andor screen coordinates.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein said page preference server device is used by multiple users to access the page server device, said multiple users each using respective computing devices, and said page preference server device applies the at least one presentation preference set by the first user for use by the multiple users.
6. The method of claim 1 further including the page preference server device determining whether the requested page is within a database, and if the requested page is found to be within the database, the page preference server device determining commonly-used presentation preferences for the requested page and sending those commonly-used presentation preferences to the computing device.
7. The method of claim 1 further including allowing a user to retrieve, from the page preference server device, customized presentation settings that the first user previously applied.
8. A page preference server device connectable via a data network to a plurality of presentation devices, said page preference server device comprising:
a data receiver coupled to the data network, the data receiver receiving presentation preferences from said plurality of presentation devices;
a storage device coupled to the data receiver, the storage device storing presentation preferences received from said plurality of presentation devices; and
a transmitter that transmits stored user presentation preferences over the data network to a further presentation device to enable the further presentation device to automatically apply the stored presentation preferences received from at least one of the plurality of presentation devices.
9. The system of claim 8 wherein the transmitted stored user presentation preferences enable the further presentation device to automatically apply stored presentation preferences without requiring a server to alter content of served pages.
10. The system of claim 8 wherein said plurality of presentation devices share common specialized browser viewing characteristics that affect the presentation of pages.
11. The system as in claim 8 wherein said presentation devices comprise videogame systems.
12. The system as in claim 8 wherein said presentation devices comprise handheld computing devices including touch screens.
13. The system as in claim 8 wherein said preferences comprise zoom level.
14. The system as in claim 8 wherein said preferences comprise screen coordinates.
15. The system as in claim 8 wherein said preferences comprise text size.
16. A display device comprising:
a data transceiver configured to transmit and receive data over an electronic network;
at least one input device;
a processor coupled to the data transceiver and the at least one input device; and
a display coupled to the processor,
wherein the processor is configured to:
(a) receive a page over the electronic network,
(b) set a preference for displaying the received page in response to user input via the at least one input device;
(c) send the preference to a page preference server device connected to the electronic network;
(d) receive a further page over the electronic network;
(e) receive, over the electronic network from the page preference server device, a further preference for displaying the received further page, the further preference being set by a further display device different from the display device; and
(f) using the further preference to display the further page on the display.
17. A method of viewing screens comprising:
storing, at a screen preference device, a display preference a first user establishes for viewing a screen served by a server different from the screen preference device; and
in response to a second user different from the first user requesting to view said screen, retrieving said stored first user screen display preferences and sending the first user screen display preferences over a network for use in displaying the screen to at least one further user.
18. A distributed system for presenting display information comprising:
a remote page preference server device that receives information;
a remote page server device different from the page preference server device that acquires user-tailored presentation parameters users use at their respective computing devices to tailor presentation of particular pages for viewing; and
sending the stored user-tailored presentation parameters from the remote page preference server device to user computing devices to enable the user computing devices to automatically tailor presentation of the particular pages without requiring the remote page server device to alter the page.

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 interrupter comprising:
movable contact means movable between open and closed positions;
a stationary contact being engaged by said movable contact means in said closed position;
an auxiliary contact being spaced from said stationary contact and being in engagement with said movable contact means during separation of said movable contact means from said stationary contact; and
magnetic field generating means responsive to current through said auxiliary contact for generating a magnetic field to extinguish arcing currents, said movable contact means comprising a blade member having a first portion for engagement with said stationary contact and a second portion for engagement with said auxiliary contact such that said first portion does not engage said auxiliary contact, said auxiliary contact being electrically connected to said magnetic field generating means.
2. The interrupter of claim 1 wherein said auxiliary contact and said stationary main contact are arranged such that upon opening of said blade member, said blade member remains in engagement with said auxiliary contact after said blade member separates from said stationary contact member.
3. The interrupter of claim 1 wherein said auxiliary contact is disposed intermediate said stationary main contact and said magnetic field generating means.
4. The interrupter of claim 1 wherein said blade member is pivotally mounted at a first end thereof, and said first portion of said blade member is intermediate said first end and said second portion of said blade member.
5. The interrupter of claim 4 wherein said second portion is an arcing electrode carried at a second end of said blade member.
6. The interrupter of claim 1 wherein said magnetic field generating means comprises an arc spinner.
7. The interrupter of claim 6 wherein said arc spinner comprises a coil including a plurality of winding turns defined by the interleaving of a conductive strip and an insulating strip.

1. A surgical instrument for performing circumcision, said instrument comprising:
(a) a hollow body having each of an anterior open end and a posterior open end spaced apart from said anterior end along a longitudinal axis of said surgical instrument;
(b) a generally dome shaped member having each of a generally semispherical shape, a generally open end thereof disposed on said anterior end of said body and an apex extending outwardly from said anterior end along said longitudinal axis;
(c) means for detachably attaching said generally dome shaped member to said anterior end of said hollow body;
(d) a plurality of apertures formed in a predetermined pattern through a wall of said generally dome shaped member and sized to pass urine therethrough; and
(e) an elongated handle centered on said longitudinal axis and having a portion thereof positioned adjacent a juncture with one of said anterior end of said hollow body and said apex of said generally dome shaped member being weaker than any other portion of said one of body and said generally dome shaped member, whereby a reciprocation of said elongated handle causes said elongated handle to fracture at said juncture and become detached from said one of hollow body and said generally dome shaped member.
2. The surgical instrument of claim 1, further comprising a pair of barbs.
3. The surgical instrument, according to claim 2, wherein each of said pair of barbs is disposed stationary on and extending outwardly from an exterior surface or edge of said elongated handle, said each barb having each of a proximate end thereof rigidly positioned on said exterior surface or edge, a pointed distal end thereof spaced from said exterior surface or edge and a plurality of triangular shaped side surfaces connecting said pointed distal end with said proximate end, wherein said each of said pair of barbs is pointed at a predetermined angle relative to said longitudinal axis away from said anterior end of said hollow body, and wherein a height of said each of said pair of pointed barbs is sufficient to puncture a wall of a foreskin.
4. The surgical instrument, according to claim 1, wherein said portion of said elongated handle positioned adjacent said juncture includes a pair of legs, each leg having each of a proximal end thereof secured to said elongated handle and a distal end thereof secured to one of two diametrically opposed points on said anterior end and of said hollow body, said distal end being weaker than any other portion of said hollow body, wherein said generally dome shaped member is disposed between said pair of legs and whereby a reciprocation of said handle causes said handle to fracture at said distal end of said each leg and become detached from said hollow body.
5. The surgical instrument of claim 4, further including a pair of barbs, each of said pair of barbs disposed stationary on and extending outwardly from an exterior curved edge of a respective leg, said each barb having each of a proximate end thereof rigidly positioned on said exterior curved edge, a pointed distal end thereof spaced from said curved edge and a plurality of triangular shaped side surfaces connecting said pointed distal end with said proximate end, wherein said each of said pair of barbs is pointed at a predetermined angle relative to said longitudinal axis away from said anterior end of said hollow body, and wherein a height of said each of said pair of pointed barbs is sufficient to puncture a wall of a foreskin.
6. The surgical instrument, according to claim 1, wherein said portion of said elongated handle disposed adjacent said juncture with said apex of said generally dome shaped member is being thinner than any other portion of said elongated handle.
7. The surgical instrument of claim 1, further including means attached to said handle for excising a distal portion of the foreskin.
8. The surgical instrument, according to claim 8, wherein said foreskin excising means includes an annular flange positioned in close proximity to said anterior end of said hollow body, an arrangement attaching said annular flange to said elongated handle and a plurality of outwardly extending pointed barbs disposed, in a plane transverse to said longitudinal axis, on an outer edge of said annular flange.
9. The surgical instrument of claim 1, wherein said predetermined pattern defines mesh appearance of said plurality of apertures.
10. The surgical instrument of claim 1, wherein said means for detachably attaching said generally dome shaped member to said anterior end of said hollow body includes a first thread disposed on said generally dome shaped member and a complimentary second thread disposed on said anterior end of said hollow body.
11. The surgical instrument of claim 10, wherein said first thread is disposed on an interior surface of said generally dome shaped member and wherein said second thread is disposed on an exterior surface of said anterior end of said hollow body.
12. The surgical instrument of claim 1, wherein said means for detachably attaching said generally dome shaped member to said anterior end of said hollow body includes one or more tabs disposed on said generally dome shaped member and complimentary one or more tabs disposed on said anterior end of said hollow body.
13. The surgical instrument of claim 1, wherein said means for detachably attaching said generally dome shaped member to said anterior end of said hollow body includes at least one flange, said at least one flange disposed on said generally dome shaped member or on said hollow body.
14. A surgical instrument for performing circumcision, said instrument comprising:
(a) a hollow body open at both ends thereof;
(b) a Y-shaped handle having an elongated member and a pair of legs disposed on a proximate end of said elongated member and positioned adjacent an anterior end of said body, each leg having distal end thereof secured to one of two diametrically opposed points on said anterior end, said each leg having a portion thereof disposed adjacent a juncture with said anterior end of said body being weaker than any other portion of said body, whereby a reciprocation of said handle causes said handle to fracture at each juncture and become detached from said body;
(c) a pair of barbs, each of said pair of barbs disposed stationary on and extending outwardly from an exterior curved edge of a respective leg, said each barb having each of a proximate end thereof rigidly positioned on said exterior curved edge, a pointed distal end thereof spaced from said curved edge and a plurality of triangular shaped side surfaces connecting said pointed distal end with said proximate end, wherein said each of said pair of barbs is pointed at a predetermined angle relative to a longitudinal axis of said elongated member away from said anterior end of said hollow body, and wherein a height of said each of said pair of pointed barbs is sufficient to puncture a wall of a foreskin;
(d) a generally dome shaped member having each of a generally semispherical shape, a generally open end thereof disposed on said anterior end of said body and an apex extending outwardly from said anterior end along said longitudinal axis;
(e) means for detachably attaching said generally dome shaped member to said anterior end of said hollow body; and
(f) a plurality of apertures formed through a wall of said generally dome shaped member.
15. The surgical instrument of claim 14, further including means attached to said handle for excising a distal portion of said foreskin.
16. The surgical instrument, according to claim 14, wherein said foreskin excising means includes an annular flange positioned in close proximity to said anterior end of said hollow body, an arrangement attaching said annular flange to one of said pair of legs and said elongated member and a plurality of outwardly extending pointed barbs disposed, in a plane transverse to said longitudinal axis on an outer edge of said annular flange.
17. The surgical instrument, according to claim 14, wherein said plurality of pointed barbs are formed integral with said annular flange.
18. The surgical instrument, according to claim 14, wherein said foreskin excising means includes an annular flange positioned in close proximity to said anterior end of said hollow body, said annular flange having a one surface thereof tapering inwardly toward said anterior end of said body and an arrangement attaching said annular flange to one of said pair of legs and said elongated member.
19. A surgical instrument for performing circumcision, said instrument comprising:
(a) a hollow body open at both ends thereof;
(b) a Y-shaped handle having an elongated member and a pair of legs disposed on a proximate end of said elongated member and positioned adjacent an anterior end of said body, each leg having distal end thereof secured to one of two diametrically opposed points on said anterior end, said each leg having a portion thereof disposed adjacent a juncture with said anterior end of said body being weaker than any other portion of said body, whereby a reciprocation of said handle causes said handle to fracture at each juncture and become detached from said body;
(c) a pair of barbs, each of said pair of barbs disposed stationary on and extending outwardly from an exterior curved edge of a respective leg, said each barb having each of a proximate end thereof rigidly positioned on said exterior curved edge, a pointed distal end thereof spaced from said curved edge and a plurality of triangular shaped side surfaces connecting said pointed distal end with said proximate end, wherein said each of said pair of barbs is pointed at a predetermined angle relative to a longitudinal axis of said elongated member away from said anterior end of said hollow body, and wherein a height of said each of said pair of pointed barbs is sufficient to puncture a wall of a foreskin;
(d) a generally dome shaped member having each of a generally semispherical shape, a generally open end thereof disposed on said anterior end of said body and an apex extending outwardly from said anterior end along said longitudinal axis;
(e) means for detachably attaching said generally dome shaped member to said anterior end of said hollow body; and
(f) a quartet of apertures formed through a wall of said generally dome shaped member and equally spaced from each other on said dome shaped member.

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 memory device comprising:
a memory array, wherein the memory array is organized into logical units, wherein each logical unit is associated with a sideband area and wherein each logical unit can be partially written into, whereby multiple write operations can be performed to each logical unit before the logic unit is full; and
a controller in communication with the memory array, wherein the controller is operative to:
(a) receive a request from a host device in communication with the memory device to write data to a first address in the memory array;
(b) write the data to a second address instead of the first address;
(c) update a file system structure in the memory array to indicate that the second address is no longer free; and
(d) write either the second address or an address to a remap table in a sideband area of the first address;

wherein the controller is further operative to write ECC data in a sideband area for a logical unit when a last write operation is made to the logical unit.
2. The memory device of claim 1, wherein the controller is operative to write ECC data in a sideband area for a logical unit only when a last write operation is made to the logical unit.
3. The memory device of claim 1, wherein the controller is operative to write ECC data for a logical unit in a sideband area both when a first write operation is made to the logical unit and when a last write operation is made to the logical unit.
4. The memory device of claim 1, wherein the controller is operative to write ECC data in a sideband area for a logical unit when a last two bytes are written to the logical unit.
5. The memory device of claim 1, wherein the controller is operative to write ECC data in a sideband area for a logical unit when a last six bytes are written to the logical unit.
6. The memory device of claim 1, wherein the controller is further operative to perform a remap operation in response to an ECC word being invalid.
7. The memory device of claim 1, wherein the memory array comprises a one-time programmable memory array.
8. The memory device of claim 1, wherein the memory array comprises a few-time programmable memory array.
9. The memory device of claim 1, wherein the memory array comprises a three-dimensional memory array.