Author: claimsbot

1. An lens driving device, comprising:
a base;
a lens holder mounted on the base and defining a core member, a connecting portion extending from one end of the core member, and at least a pair of supporting elements extending upwardly from the connecting portion and setting in space with respect to core member;
a movable cover opposite to the supporting elements;
a elastic supporting portion received in the lens holder and engaged with the movable cover;
a coil attached on the lens holder; and
a permanent magnet attached on the lens holder and interacted with the coil for generating a magnetic force to drive the lens holder to move along a central axis of the core member;
Wherein, the elastic supporting portion defines an elastic force which is more than a weight of the movable cover but not more than the resultant of the weight of the movable cover and the magnetic force;
the lens driving device further defines a movable distance between an upper surface of the supporting elements and a first surface of the movable cover.
2. The lens driving device as described in claim 1, wherein each supporting element defines a receiving hole for receiving the elastic supporting portion.
3. The lens driving device as described in claim 2, wherein each elastic supporting portion is configured to be a cylinder.
4. The lens driving device as described in claim 3, wherein the supporting elements are symmetrical with respect to the central axis of the core member.
5. The lens driving device as described in claim 1, wherein the lens driving device defines more than two supporting elements and the distances of two adjacent supporting elements are same with one another.
6. The lens driving device as described in claim 1, wherein the movable cover defines a plurality of first guiding post received into the receiving holes and a length of the first guiding posts is more than the movable distance.
7. The lens driving device as described in claim 1, wherein the lens driving device further defines a case attached to the base and selected from permeability material.
8. The lens driving device as described in claim 7, wherein the coil is warped on the core member and the permanent magnet mounted to the adjacent supporting elements.
9. The lens driving device as described in claim 8, wherein the base defines a plurality of second guiding posts and the lens holder further defines a plurality of engaging holes for receiving the second guiding posts.
10. The lens driving device as described in claim 9, wherein a part of the receiving holes are communicated with the engaging holes, respectively.
11. A lens driving device, comprising:
a base;
a lens holder mounted on the base and defining a core member, a connecting portion extending from one end of the core member, and at least a pair of supporting elements extending upwardly from the connecting portion and setting in space with respect to core member;
a movable cover opposite to the supporting elements;
a coil wrapped around the core member;
a permanent magnet attached on the lens holder and interacted with the coil for generating a magnetic force to drive the lens holder to move along a central axis of the core member; and
a elastic supporting portion received in the lens holder and engaged with the movable cover;
Wherein, the elastic supporting portion defines an elastic force;
a weight of the movable cover is more than the elastic force of the elastic supporting portion but not more than the resultant of the elastic force and the magnetic force.
12. The lens driving device as described in claim 11, wherein the lens driving device further defines a case mounted on the base and defining a top sheet and a plurality of sidewalls extending downwardly from the top sheet and a movable distance between a second surface of the movable cover and an inner surface of the top sheet.
13. The lens driving device as described in claim 12, wherein each elastic supporting portion is configured to be a cylinder.

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 illumination control system for controlling at least one illuminating device comprising:
an electronic device, comprising:
an image capture device for capturing an image;
an image analysis module for analyzing an image characteristic of the image;
a processing module, which is electrically connected to the image capture device and the image analysis module and generates a first control signal according to the image characteristic; and
a wireless transmission module, electrically connected to the processing module, for transmitting the first control signal to control the at least one illuminating device.
2. The illumination control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the image characteristic comprises an overall brightness of the image, a grayscale and color difference of the image, or color information of the image.
3. The illumination control system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the image analysis module comprises a first control parameter database, and the processing module converts the image characteristic to the first control signal according to the first control parameter database, wherein the first control signal comprises changing the brightness, color temperature, color, OnOff, Flashing mode, or Color-changing mode of the at least one illuminating device.
4. The illumination control system as claimed in claim 2, further comprising an illumination controller, the illumination controller comprising:
a wireless receiving module for receiving the first control signal; and
a control module, electrically connected to the wireless receiving module and the at least one illuminating device, for generating a second control signal according to the first control signal and for transmitting the second control signal to the at least one illuminating device for changing the illumination mode of the at least one illuminating device.
5. The illumination control system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the control module comprises a second control parameter database, and the control module converts the first control signal to the second control signal according to the second control parameter database, wherein the second control signal comprises the change of brightness, color temperature, color, OnOff, or Flashing mode of the at least one illuminating device.
6. An illumination control method applied to an electronic device for controlling the illumination mode of the at least one illuminating device, wherein the electronic device comprises an image capture device, the illumination control method comprising the following steps:
capturing an image through the image capture device;
analyzing an image characteristic of the image; and
generating a first control signal according to the image characteristic.
7. The illumination control method as claimed in claim 6, further comprising the following steps:
transmitting the first control signal to an illumination controller; and
transmitting the first control signal to the at least one illuminating device through the illumination controller to change the illumination mode of the at least one illuminating device.
8. The illumination control method as claimed in claim 6, further comprising the following steps:
transmitting the first control signal to an illumination controller;
generating a second control signal through the illumination controller according to the first control signal; and
transmitting the second control signal to the at least one illuminating device to change the illumination mode of the at least one illuminating device.
9. The illumination control method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the image characteristic comprises the brightness, grayscale and color difference, or color information of the image.
10. The illumination control method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the second control signal comprises the change of brightness, color temperature, color, OnOff, Flashing mode, or Color-changing mode of the at least one illuminating device.

1. A field effect transistor formed at a surface of a layer of semiconductor material, said field effect transistor comprising
a gate structure formed on said surface of said layer of semiconductor material, and
a discontinuous film of material within said layer of semiconductor material and having a discontinuity aligned with said gate structure.
2. A field effect transistor as recited in claim 1, wherein said discontinuities are self-aligned with said gate structure.
3. A field effect transistor as recited in claim 1, wherein said discontinuous film is a stressed film
4. A field effect transistor as recited in claim 3, wherein said stressed film comprises an insulator.
5. A field effect transistor as recited in claim 1, wherein said discontinuous film comprises an insulator.
6. A field effect transistor as recited in claim 1, wherein said discontinuous film has a stepped or staircase profile in cross-section.
7. A field effect transistor as recited in claim 3, wherein said stressed film has a stepped or staircase profile in cross-section.
8. A field effect transistor as recited in claim 7 wherein said stepped or staircase portion defines an effective channel depth.
9. A field effect transistor as recited in claim 1, wherein said discontinuous film is an insulator including a portion formed of oxidized SiGe, wherein said discontinuity defines a location of a conductor connected to a channel of said field effect transistor.
10. A field effect transistor as recited in claim 1, further including a void within said layer of semiconductor material.
11. An integrated circuit including a field effect transistor formed at a surface of a layer of semiconductor material, said field effect transistor comprising
a gate structure formed on said surface of said layer of semiconductor material, and
a discontinuous film of material within said layer of semiconductor material and having a discontinuity aligned with said gate structure.
12. An integrated circuit as recited in claim 11, wherein said discontinuous film has a stepped or staircase profile in cross-section.
13. An integrated circuit as recited in claim 11 wherein said stepped or staircase portion defines an effective channel depth.
14. An integrated circuit as recited in claim 11, wherein said discontinuous film is an insulator including a portion formed of oxidized SiGe, wherein said discontinuity defines a location of a conductor connected to a channel of said field effect transistor.
15. An integrated circuit as recited in claim 11, further including a void within said layer of semiconductor material.
16. A method of forming a hybrid field effect transistor or integrated circuit comprising steps of
forming a gate structure,
forming a discontinuous layer having a discontinuity aligned with said gate structure within a layer of semiconductor material underlying said gate structure.
17. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein said gate structure is formed on a surface of said layer of semiconductor material.
18. A method as recited in claim 16, wherein said step of forming a discontinuous layer comprises steps of
developing differential etch rates in respective portions of a continuous layer of semiconductor material, selectively etching a said portion of said continuous layer to form a void, and
depositing material in said void.
19. A method as recited in claim 18, wherein said step of forming said discontinuous layer includes a step of oxidizing a surface of material exposed within said void.
20. A method as recited in claim 18, wherein said step of developing a differential etch rate includes a step of impurity implantation self-aligned with said gate structure.

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

1-4. (Cancelled).
5. A method of advancing a natural casing along the length of a hollow meat stuffing tube, comprising,
placing a hollow natural casing on the outside surface of a hollow stuffing tube having a meat emulsion discharge end,
placing a follower against an upstream end of the natural casing to slide the natural casing forwardly along the stuffing tube towards a discharge end, and
placing a hollow conical shaped restrictor on the stuffing tube with a smaller diameter end adjacent the discharge end of the stuffing tube wherein the conical shaped restrictor is rotatable about the stuffing tube to decrease the diameter of the natural casing as it is being slidably moved towards the discharge end of the tube.
6. A machine for stuffing natural casings with emulsion, comprising,
a hollow meat stuffing tube on the machine having a first end and a discharge end for extruding emulsion into a natural casing on an outer surface of the stuffing tube,
a follower slidably mounted on the stuffing tube adjacent an end of the natural casing nearest the first end of the stuffing tube,
a longitudinally movable shaft that is parallel to the stuffing tube and connected to the follower and drives the follower longitudinally about the stuffing tube, thereby pushing the natural casing towards the discharge end of the stuffing tube as the casing is filled with emulsion,
a conical shaped restrictor mounted on the stuffing tube with a smaller diameter end adjacent the discharge end of the stuffing tube to decrease the diameter of the natural casing as it is being slidably moved towards the discharge end of the tube, and
wherein the conical shaped restrictor is rotatable about the stuffing tube.