Author: claimsbot

1. A method of processing multimedia broadcasting in a portable terminal with a navigation module, while a vehicle is being driven, comprising:
entering a vehicle driving mode if it is determined that the vehicle is being driven when the multimedia broadcasting data is output;
determining vehicle driving functions set as the vehicle driving mode and driving a navigation module so as to acquire vehicle driving information; and
reflecting the acquired vehicle driving information in the vehicle driving functions and then outputting the multimedia broadcasting data after applying the vehicle driving functions to the multimedia broadcasting data,
wherein the vehicle driving functions include:
a function of turning off an output of the multimedia broadcasting data if a driving velocity of the vehicle is greater than or equal to a first driving velocity;
a function of turning off the output of video data in the multimedia broadcasting data if the driving velocity of the vehicle is greater than or equal to a second driving velocity;
a function of turning off the output of audio data in the multimedia broadcasting data when a hands-free mode is executed;
a function of outputting the multimedia broadcasting data through a fixed channel set when the vehicle is driven; and
a function of turning off the output of the multimedia broadcasting data when the vehicle is driven in a dangerous area.
2. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of determining the vehicle is being driven includes:
determining whether a vehicle connector is connected to the vehicle; and
recognizing that the vehicle is being driven if it is determined that the vehicle connector is connected vehicle.
3. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the vehicle driving information includes at least one of moving distance information, direction information, driving velocity information, and traffic information.
4. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of outputting the multimedia broadcasting data after applying the vehicle driving functions to the multimedia broadcasting data includes:
determining types of the vehicle driving functions;
determining a current driving velocity from the acquired vehicle driving information and comparing the current driving velocity with the first driving velocity, if it is determined that the function of turning off the output of the multimedia broadcasting data when the driving velocity is greater than or equal to the first driving velocity is set; and
turning off the output of the multimedia broadcasting data if the current driving velocity is greater than or equal to the first driving velocity.
5. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of outputting the multimedia broadcasting data after applying the vehicle driving functions to the multimedia broadcasting data includes:
determining types of the vehicle driving functions;
determining a current driving velocity from the acquired vehicle driving information and comparing the current driving velocity with a second driving velocity, if it is determined that the function of turning off the output of the video data in the multimedia broadcasting data when the driving velocity is greater than or equal to the second driving velocity is set; and
turning off the output of the video data in the multimedia broadcasting data if it is determined that the current driving velocity is greater than or equal to the second driving velocity.
6. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of outputting the multimedia broadcasting data after applying the vehicle driving functions to the multimedia broadcasting data includes:
determining types of the vehicle driving functions;
determining if the hands-free mode has been executed, if it is determined that the function of turning off the output of the audio data in the multimedia broadcasting data when the hands-free mode is executed is set; and
turning off the output of the audio data in the multimedia broadcasting data, if it is determined that the hands-free mode has been executed.
7. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of outputting the multimedia broadcasting data after applying the vehicle driving functions to the multimedia broadcasting data includes:
determining types of the vehicle driving functions;
determining a channel of the multimedia broadcasting data which is currently being output, if it is determined that function of outputting the multimedia broadcasting data through the fixed channel was set, and determining whether the channel is identical to a predetermined channel; and
changing the channel to the predetermined channel, and outputting multimedia broadcasting data corresponding to the predetermined channel, if it is determined that the channel is not identical to the fixed channel.
8. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of outputting the multimedia broadcasting data after applying the vehicle driving functions to the multimedia broadcasting data includes:
determining types of the vehicle driving functions;
determining a position of an area where the vehicle is currently being driven from the acquired vehicle driving information, and comparing the position with a dangerous area list set in the portable terminal, if it is determined that the function of turning off the output the multimedia broadcasting data when the vehicle is driven in a dangerous area is set; and
turning off the output the video data in the multimedia broadcasting data if it is determined that the area where the vehicle is currently being driven is included in the dangerous area list set in the portable terminal.
9. A method as claimed in claim 1, further displaying a message indicating an applied vehicle driving function.

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 for transmitting system information in a wireless access system, the method comprising:
transmitting channel descriptor transmission control information including group type information of the system information grouped into a plurality of group, a system configuration change count and toggle bits indicating change for each of the plurality of groups to a terminal at a start timing point of a control interval; and
transmitting the system information corresponding to the group type information, the system configuration change count and the toggle bits in the control interval.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the system configuration change count is commonly applied to all of the plurality of group.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the system configuration change count is individually applied to each of the plurality of group.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the toggle bits indicate whether the system information of each group as a form of bitmap.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the control interval is a superframe, and the channel descriptor transmission control information is transmitted through a PBCH (Primary Broadcast Channel).
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the system information corresponding to the group type information is transmitted through SBCH (Secondary Broadcast Channel).
7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:
transmitting additional information which can not be transmitted through the PBCH and the SBCH,
transmission control information for the additional information is transmitted through the SBCH.
8. A method for receiving system information by a mobile terminal in a communication system, the method comprising:
receiving channel descriptor transmission control information including group type information of the system information grouped into a plurality of group, a system configuration change count and toggle bits indicating change for each of the plurality of groups from a base station at a start timing point of a control interval; and
selectively receiving the system information based on the group type information, the system configuration change count and the toggle bits in the control interval.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the system configuration change count is commonly applied to all of the plurality of group.
10. The method of claim 8, wherein the system configuration change count is individually applied to each of the plurality of group.
11. The method of claim 8, wherein the toggle bits indicate whether the system information of each group as a form of bitmap.
12. The method of claim 8, wherein the control interval is a superframe, and the channel descriptor transmission control information is transmitted through a PBCH (Primary Broadcast Channel).
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the system information corresponding to the group type information is transmitted through SBCH (Secondary Broadcast Channel).
14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:
receiving additional information which can not be transmitted through the PBCH and the SBCH using information acquired by receiving the SBCH.

What we claim is:

1. An oil well system for extracting oil extracted from a reservoir via a well, comprising a separator device adapted to separate oil and water from a mixture extracted from a reservoir, said separator device comprising:
a non-vertical first flow path for the mixture and being arranged along a non-vertical portion of the well;
a second flow path, separate from the first flow path, for receiving water or a water enriched phase that has been separated from the mixture by the separator device; and
a plurality of drain openings along a section of the first flow path, the first and second flow paths being arranged such that water or the water enriched phase in the first flow path can flow by gravity to the second flow path via the drain openings, wherein an opening area of said drain openings, per unit area of the first flow path, decreases in a flow direction of the mixture along the first flow path.
2. The oil well system according to claim 1, wherein said first flow path comprises a first tube.
3. The oil well system according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of drain openings comprise a plurality of slots in said tube.
4. The oil well system according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of drain openings are arranged along the flow direction of the mixture along the section of the first flow path, and are positioned at different vertical levels.
5. The oil well system according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of drain openings are distributed along a length equal to at least 100 times a diameter of said first flow path.
6. The oil well system according to claim 2, wherein a diameter of said first tube is locally expanded along the section of the first flow path having said plurality of drain openings.
7. The oil well system according to claim 2, further comprising a second tube enclosing said first tube to form an annular path therebetween, wherein said annular path comprises said second flow path.
8. The oil well system according to claim 2, wherein said tube has a generally circular cross section, and wherein said plurality of drain openings are located at a lower part of the cross section of the tube.
9. The oil well system according to claim 1, further comprising a third flow path communicating said second flow path with the reservoir for reinjecting the separated water or water enriched phase into the reservoir.
10. The oil well system according to claim 1, further comprising a third flow path communicating with said second flow path for discharging the separated water or water enriched phase.
11. The oil well system according to claim 1, further comprising a third flow path communicating said second flow path with the reservoir for reinjecting the separated water or water enriched phase into the reservoir via said well.
12. The oil well system according to claim 1, further comprising a third flow path communicating said second flow path with the reservoir for reinjecting the separated water or water enriched phase into the reservoir at a position spaced from said well.
13. The oil well system according to claim 11, further comprising a pump arranged to pump the separated water or water enriched phase from the third flow path into the reservoir.
14. The oil well system according to claim 12, further comprising a pump arranged to pump the separated water or water enriched phase from the third flow path into the reservoir.
15. The oil well system according to claim 1, wherein said separator device is a down-hole separator of an off-shore well, the down-hole separator being located adjacent the reservoir.
16. A method of extracting oil from an oil reservoir, comprising:
extracting a liquid mixture comprising oil and water from a reservoir via a first flow path of a well;
separating, by gravity and via a plurality of drainage openings, the liquid mixture in a non-vertical section of the well into two separate streams, one of the streams comprising water or a water enriched phase, wherein an opening area of said drain openings, per unit area of the first flow path, decreases in a flow direction of the mixture along the first flow path; and
passing the separated stream comprising water or a water enriched phase to a separate second flow path.
17. The method of claim 16 including the step of reinjecting the separated water or water enriched phase into the reservoir.
18. The method of claim 16 including the step of reinjecting the separated water or water enriched phase into the reservoir via said well.
19. The method of claim 16 including the step of reinjecting the separated water or water enriched phase into the reservoir at a location spaced from said well.
20. The method of claim 16 including the step of reinjecting the separated water or a water enriched phase into the reservoir using a pump.

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

1-20. (canceled)
21. A method, comprising:
at a femtocell apparatus:
scanning to determine available radio resources; and
selecting between a self-configuration mode and a network-based configuration mode for the femtocell apparatus, wherein the selecting is based on a message received from a network,
wherein in the self-configuration mode, the femtocell apparatus selects at least one available resource as a downlink,
wherein in the network-based configuration mode, the femtocell apparatus receives a downlink radio resource from the network.
22. The method of claim 21, wherein according to the selected configuration mode, the femtocell identifies one or more of the available radio resources for signaling.
23. The method of claim 22, wherein the femtocell is assigned control of the one or more of the available radio resources for signaling.
24. The method of claim 22, wherein the femtocell assumes control of the one or more of the available radio resources for signaling.
25. The method of claim 21, wherein the network comprises a Long Term Evolution (LTE) cellular network and the femtocell apparatus comprises a Home evolved Node B (HeNB).
26. The method of claim 21, wherein the network periodically provides updated network parameters to the femtocell, whether in the self-configuration mode or the network-based configuration mode.
27. The method of claim 21, wherein the method is performed during a periodic scan by the femtocell apparatus.
28. A femtocell capable of operating within a wireless network, the femtocell comprising:
a memory that includes executable instructions; and
a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor executing the instructions cause the processor to perform operations, comprising,
scanning to determine available radio resources, and
selecting between a self-configuration mode and a network-based configuration mode for the femtocell apparatus, wherein the selecting is based on a message receive from a network,
wherein in the self-configuration mode, the femtocell selects at least one available resource as a downlink, and
wherein in the network-based configuration mode, the femtocell apparatus receives a downlink radio resource from the wireless network.
29. The femtocell of claim 28, wherein, according to the selected configuration mode, the femtocell identifies one or more of the available radio resources for signaling.
30. The femtocell of claim 29, wherein the femtocell is assigned control of the one or more of the available radio resources for signaling.
31. The femtocell of claim 29, wherein the femtocell assumes control of the one or more of the available radio resources for signaling.
32. The femtocell of claim 28, wherein the network comprises a Long Term Evolution (LTE) cellular network and the femtocell apparatus comprises a Home evolved Node B (HeNB).
33. The femtocell of claim 28, wherein the wireless network periodically provides updated network parameters to the femtocell.
34. The femtocell of claim 28, wherein the is performed during a periodic scan by the femtocell apparatus, whether in the self-configuration mode or the network-based configuration mode.
35. The femtocell of claim 28, further comprising:
a wireless subsystem, wherein the wireless subsystem performs operations related to the scanning for the available radio resources.
36. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium that includes a executable instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, comprising:
scanning to determine available radio resources; and
selecting between a self-configuration mode and a network-based configuration mode for the femtocell apparatus, wherein the selecting is based on a message received from a network,
wherein in the self-configuration mode, the processor selects at least one available resource as a downlink, and
wherein in the network-based configuration mode, the femtocell apparatus receives a downlink radio resource from the wireless network.
37. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 36, wherein, according to the selected configuration mode, the operations further identify one or more of the available radio resources for signaling.
38. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 37, wherein the processor is assigned control of the one or more of the available radio resources for signaling.
39. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 37, wherein the processor assumes control of the one or more of the available radio resources for signaling.
40. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 36, wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium is included in a femtocell apparatus of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) cellular network.