Author: claimsbot

1. A gas friction pump, comprising stationary (6) and rotatable (5), secured on a rotatable rotor shaft (4), pump-active elements, wherein the rotor shaft (4) and the rotatable pump-active elements (5) form components of the rotor, and the rotor shaft (4) is supported by two, spaced from each other, radial bearings (8, 9), of which one is located closer to the gravity center of the rotor than the other, and an axial bearing (16), characterized in that the radial bearing (9), which is located closer to the gravity center of the rotor, is formed as a gas bearing.
2. A gas friction pump according to claim 1, characterized in that the axial bearing (16) is formed as a gas bearing.
3. A gas friction pump according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that at least one of the bearings consists of an independent module.
4. A gas friction pump according to claim 3, characterized in that the drive (13) consists of an independent module.
5. A gas friction pump according to claim 4, characterized in that at least two bearings are combined in module.
6. A gas friction pump according to claim 4, wherein at least one bearing and the drive are combined in an independent module.
7. A gas friction pump according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one of the modules is brought into engagement with a cylindrical section of the pump housing and is secured.
8. A gas friction pump according to claim 1, characterized in that, sealing means (11) is provided between the gas bearing and a gas outlet region (20)

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 fixed light for a vehicle for generating a light beam for bends, the light comprising:
at least two light-emitting diode modules, each of the modules comprising a semi-ellipsoidal reflector defining a reflector optical axis, a light emitting diode situated at an inner focus of the reflector and defining a light beam axis orthogonal to the reflector optical axis, and a plate disposed to receive at least a portion of the light beam reflected by the reflector;
a sensor configured to sense a path of the vehicle and to supply a signal dependent on the path of the vehicle; and
a controller adapted to selectively switch on the light emitting diodes in accordance with the signal provided by the sensor, and is configured to provide a light beam that sweeps in a predetermined direction.
2. A fixed light according to claim 1, wherein the light beam axes are parallel to each other.
3. A fixed light according to claim 2, wherein an angular opening of the light beam of the light-emitting diode modules increases in a direction in accordance with an order of switching on of the light-emitting diode modules.
4. A fixed light according to claim 1, wherein a beam angle of the light beam of the light-emitting diode modules increases in a direction in accordance with an order of switching on of the light-emitting diode modules.
5. A fixed light according to claim 1, wherein the plate is situated at an outer focus of the reflector.
6. A fixed light according to claim 1, wherein the plate is bent in the form of a dihedron.
7. A fixed light according to claim 1, wherein the controller is adapted to switch on the light-emitting diode modules with a pulse width modulated signal.
8. A fixed light according to claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises a camera adapted to analyze a road in front of the vehicle.
9. A motor vehicle comprising at least one fixed light according to claim 1.

1. An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device, wherein the ESD protection device is disposed on a substrate, the ESD protection device further comprises:
at least a first conductive type metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS), wherein the drain and source of the first conductive type MOS are electrically connected to a first power terminal and a second power terminal separately;
at least a second conductive type diffusion region; and
only one first conductive type lightly doped drain (LDD) disposed between the first conductive type MOS and the second conductive type diffusion region, wherein the first conductive type lightly doped drain connects the first conductive type MOS and the second conductive type diffusion region, such that the junction between the second conductive type diffusion region and the drain of the first conductive type MOS have a low breakdown voltage.
2. The ESD protection device of claim 1, wherein the substrate further comprises a second conductive type well and the ESD protection device is disposed within the second conductive type well.
3. The ESD protection device of claim 1, wherein the drain of the first conductive type MOS, the second conductive type well, and the source of the first conductive type MOS forms a parasitic lateral bipolar junction transistor (BJT).
4. The ESD protection device of claim 1, wherein the second conductive type diffusion region is in the same side as the drain with respect to the source of the first conductive type MOS.
5. The ESD protection device of claim 1, wherein different gate length of the dummy gate of the junction formed between the second conductive type diffusion region and the drain of the first conductive type MOS comprises different breakdown voltage.
6. The ESD protection device of claim 1, wherein the first conductive type is an N-type and the second conductive type is a P-type.
7. The ESD protection device of claim 1, wherein the first conductive type is a P-type and the second conductive type is an N-type.
8. The ESD protection device of claim 1, wherein the first power terminal in an IO buffering pad.
9. The ESD protection device of claim 1, wherein the second power terminal is a Vss power terminal.

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 exchanging information between communication devices performing wireless communication, comprising:
creating an electrical connection between first and second communication devices that are to be parties to wireless communications between one another;
generating communication information for specifying the parties to the wireless communications;
exchanging the communication information between the first and second communication devices via the electrical connection;
adding the communication information to the wireless communications transmitted between the first and second communication devices.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the communication information is characteristic identification information of the first and second communication devices.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the communication information is a predetermined password.
4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the predetermined password is a random number.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the communication information is information indicating a communication frequency used only by the first and second communication devices.
6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the communication information is information indicating a wireless channel used only by the first and second communication devices.
7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
creating an electrical connection sequentially between the first communication device and each one of a plurality of communication devices that are to be parties to wireless communications with the first communication device;
generating communication information for specifying each one of the parties to the wireless communications, the communication information for each party being different from the communication information for the other parties; and
exchanging the communication information for each party between the first communication device and the communication device for that party via the electrical connection between the first communication device and the communication device for that party.
8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
providing a relay station;
creating an electrical connection between the first communication device and the relay station;
creating an electrical connection between the second communication device and the relay station; and
exchanging the communication information between the first communication device and the second communication device via the relay station and the electrical connections.
9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising:
capturing the communication information for specifying the parties to the wireless communications between the first and second communication devices in a third communication device;
exchanging the communication information between the third communication device and the second communication device; and
notifying the first communication device from the third communication device that the exchange of the communication information with the second communication device has been completed.
10. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
storing the communication information for specifying the parties to the wireless communications.
11. The method according to claim 8, further comprising:
storing the communication information for specifying the parties to the wireless communications in the relay station.
12. An information communication system for performing wireless communication, comprising:
a first communication device having a first connector;
a second communication device having a second connector adapted for operative connection to the first connector to form an electrical connection between the first and second communication devices, the first and second communication devices to be parties to wireless communications between one another;
a generating unit operable to generate communication information for specifying the parties to the wireless communications; and
exchanging means for exchanging the communication information between the first communication device and the second communication device via the electrical connection.
13. The information communication system according to claim 12, wherein the communication information is characteristic identification information of the first communication device and the second communication device.
14. The information communication system according to claim 12, wherein the communication information is a predetermined password.
15. The information communication system according to claim 14, wherein the predetermined password is a random number.
16. The information communication system according to claim 12, wherein the communication information is information indicating a communication frequency used only for wireless communication between the first communication device and the second communication device.
17. The information communication system according to claim 12, wherein the communication information is information indicating a channel used only for wireless communication between the first communication device and the second communication device.
18. The information communication system according to claim 12, further comprising:
a plurality of communication devices each having a connector adapted for operative connection to the first connector to form sequential electrical connections between the first communication device and each one of the communication devices that are to be parties to wireless communications with the first communication device, wherein
the generating unit is operable to generate communication information for specifying each one of the parties to the wireless communications, the communication information for each party being different from the communication information for the other parties; and
the exchanging means exchanges the communication information for each party between the first communication device and the communication device for that party via the electrical connection between the first communication device and the communication device for that party.
19. The information communication apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising:
a relay station having one connector adapted for operative connection to the first connector to form a first electrical connection between the first communication device and the relay station, and another connector adapted for operative connection to the second connector to form a second electrical connection between the second communication device and the relay station, wherein
the exchanging means exchanges the communication information between the first communication device and the second communication device via the relay station and the electrical connections.
20. The information communication apparatus according to claim 19, wherein
the relay station captures the communication information for specifying the parties to the wireless communications between the first communication device and the second communication device and exchanges the communication information with the second communication device, after which, via the relay station, the exchanging means notifies the first communication device that the exchange of the communication information with the second communication device has been completed.
21. The information communication apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising:
a storing unit operable to store the communication information for specifying the parties to the wireless communications.
22. The information communication apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the communication information for specifying the parties to the wireless communications is stored in the relay station.
23. A computer-readable recording medium recorded with an information exchange processing program to be executed by a computer, the program comprising:
generating communication information for specifying parties to wireless communications between first and second communication devices when an electrical connection is established between the first and second communication devices;
exchanging the communication information between the first and second communication devices via the electrical connection; and
adding the communication information to the wireless communications transmitted between the first and second communication devices.
24. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 23, wherein the communication information is characteristic identification information of the first and the second communication devices.
25. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 23, wherein the communication information is a predetermined password.
26. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 25, wherein the predetermined password is a random number.
27. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 23, wherein the communication information is information indicating a communication frequency used only by the first and second communication devices.
28. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 23, wherein the communication information is information indicating a wireless channel used only by the first and second communication devices.
29. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 23, wherein, when an electrical connection is sequentially created between the first communication device and each one of a plurality of communication devices that are to be parties to wireless communications with the first communication device, the generating step includes generating communication information for specifying each one of the parties to the wireless communications, the communication information for each party being different from the communication information for the other parties, and the exchanging step includes exchanging the communication information for each party between the first communication device and the communication device for that party via the electrical connection between the first communication device and the communication device for that party.
30. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 23, wherein the exchanging step includes:
exchanging the communication information between the first communication device and the second communication device via a relay station forming a first electrical connection with the first communication device and a second electrical connection with the second communication device.
31. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 30, the program further comprising:
capturing the communication information for specifying the parties to the wireless communications between the first and second communication devices in the relay station;
exchanging the communication information between the relay station and the second communication device; and
notifying the first communication device that the exchange of the communication information with the second communication device has been completed.
32. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 23, the program further comprising:
storing the communication information for specifying the parties to the wireless communications.
33. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 30, the program further comprising:
storing the communication information for specifying the parties to the wireless communications in the relay station.
34. A method for exchanging information between a plurality of communication devices performing wireless communication, comprising:
creating an electrical connection sequentially between pairs of the plurality of communication devices, the pairs of communication devices to be parties to wireless communications with one another;
generating communication information for specifying each pair of parties to wireless communications, the communication information for each pair of parties being different from the communication information for the other pairs of parties; and
exchanging the communication information for each pair of parties between a communication device for a first party in the pair and a communication device for a second party in the pair via the electrical connection between the communication device for the first party in the pair and the communication device for the second party in the pair.