Author: claimsbot

1. A label detection method, comprising steps of:
conveying label paper having labels affixed at intervals on a continuous liner through a transportation path;
detecting a plurality of detection beams of emitted light that are emitted to the label paper at a plurality of detection positions in the transportation direction of the label paper on the transportation path; and
detecting the labels or marks printed on the label paper based on a detected difference in the plurality of detection beams.
2. The label detection method described in claim 1, further comprising a step of:
determining if an edge part of a label or an edge part of a mark printed on the label paper is between the plurality of detection positions by determining if the difference in the plurality of detection beams is greater than a specific value.
3. The label detection method described in claim 1, wherein:
the emitted light is emitted from a single light-emitting device.
4. The label detection method described in claim 1, wherein:
a plurality of photodetection devices disposed to receive light from the plurality of detection positions to detect the transmission of the emitted light through the label paper, or to detect the reflection of the emitted light reflected by the label paper.
5. The label detection method described in claim 1, wherein:
a plurality of photodetection devices are disposed to receive light from the plurality of detection positions; and
a single light-emitting device is disposed opposite the photodetection devices with the transportation path therebetween.
6. The label detection method described in claim 1, wherein:
a plurality of photodetection devices are disposed to receive light from the plurality of detection positions; and
a single light-emitting device is disposed beside and between the photodetection devices, and emits the emitted light to the plurality of detection positions.
7. The label detection method described in claim 1, wherein:
two photodetection devices are disposed to receive light from two detection positions; and
the label detection method also has a step of determining if the difference of the outputs of the two photodetection devices based on the detected light is greater than a specified value.
8. A label printer, comprising:
a transportation mechanism that conveys label paper having labels affixed at intervals on a continuous liner through a transportation path;
a light-emitting unit that emits an emitted light to the label paper at a plurality of detection positions in the transportation direction of the label paper on the transportation path;
a plurality of detection units that detect detection beams of the emitted light at the plurality of detection positions; and
an evaluation unit that evaluates the position of the label or marks printed on the label paper based on a difference of the output values of the plurality of detection units.
9. The label printer described in claim 8, wherein:
the evaluation unit determines if an edge part of a label or an edge part of a mark printed on the label paper is between the plurality of detection positions by determining if the difference in the output values of the plurality of detection units is greater than a specific value.
10. The label printer described in claim 8, wherein:
the light-emitting unit is a single light-emitting device.
11. The label printer described in claim 8, wherein:
the detection units are photodetection devices, and detect the transmission of the emitted light through the label paper, or detect the reflection of the emitted light reflected by the label paper.
12. The label printer described in claim 8, wherein:
the detection units are photodetection devices;
the light-emitting unit is a single light-emitting device; and
the plurality of photodetection devices and the light-emitting device are disposed in opposition with the transportation path therebetween.
13. The label printer described in claim 8, wherein:
the detection units are photodetection devices;
the light-emitting unit is a single light-emitting device; and
the light-emitting device is disposed beside and between the photodetection devices.
14. The label printer described in claim 8, wherein:
the detection units are photodetection devices;
the label printer also has a differential signal extraction unit to which output from two photodetection devices is input, and which outputs a difference of the output values of the two photodetection devices to the evaluation unit; and
the evaluation unit determines if the label or an edge part of a mark printed on the label paper is between the two detection positions by determining if said difference is greater than a specified value.
15. The label printer described in claim 8, wherein:
the detection units are photodetection devices;
the label printer also has a differential amplifier unit that receives output from two photodetection devices, obtains and amplifies a difference of the outputs from the two photodetection devices, and outputs the amplified differential value to the evaluation unit; and
the evaluation unit determines if the label or an edge part of a mark printed on the label paper is between the two detection positions by determining if the amplified differential value is greater than a specified value.

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 portable and compact children’s training sink, comprising:
a main housing having a basin, a drain hole disposed in said basin, and a back splash panel substantially adjacent to and projecting above said basin, said basin being sloped towards said drain hole;
support legs supporting said main housing, including at least one front support leg and at least one rear support leg, said front and rear support legs being spaced just enough apart to accommodate the width of a wall of a household bathtub or shower stall;
a fluid reservoir selectively disposable in and removable from said back splash panel which is waterproof and due to its lightweight nature can be easily moved when empty; and
a spigot in fluid communication with said reservoir and extending over and emptying into said basin,
and wherein when said rear support leg is placed inside a bathtub or shower and said front support leg is placed outside a bathtub or shower, fluid entering said basin exits via said drain hole and into the bathtub or shower.
2. A portable and compact children’s training sink according to claim 1, said spigot being selectively openable and closable to allow fluid in said reservoir to flow out of said spigot and into said basin.
3. A portable and compact children’s training sink according to claim 2, further comprising a selectively removable waste water receptacle in fluid communication with said drain hole, wherein fluid exiting said basin via said drain hole is collected in said waste water receptacle.
4. A portable and compact children’s training sink according to claim 1, wherein said reservoir is removable from said back splash panel.
5. A portable and compact children’s training sink according to claim 1, wherein the height of said front and rear support legs is adjustable.
6. A portable and compact children’s training sink according to claim 1, said main housing further comprising a vanity.
7. A portable and compact children’s training sink according to claim 6, said vanity having at least one of the following: a mirror; toothbrush holder; soap receptacle; tissue holder; or towel holder.
8. A portable and compact children’s training sink according to claim 6, said vanity further comprising a counter top sloped downwardly and inwardly toward said basin.
9. A portable and compact children’s training sink according to claim 1, further comprising a flexible tube in fluid communication with said drain hole,
wherein fluid entering said drain hole is conducted away from said basin via said tube.
10. A portable and compact children’s training sink according to claim 1, further comprising a locking mechanism selectively retaining said reservoir in said back splash panel.
11. A portable and compact children’s training sink according to claim 10, said locking mechanism further comprising a retaining pin passing through a first bore in said back splash panel and an aligned second bore in said reservoir.
12. A portable and compact children’s training sink according to claim 10, said locking mechanism further comprising a retaining pin having an enlarged distal end section slidingly fittable into a recess formed on the exterior of said reservoir.
13. A portable and compact children’s training sink according to claim 12, said proximal end of said retaining pin terminating in a toothbrush holder.
14. A portable and compact children’s training sink according to claim 10, said locking mechanism further comprising a retaining frame hingedly attached to said back splash panel, said retaining frame including latches to secure said retaining frame around said reservoir and to said back splash panel.
15. A portable and compact children’s training sink according to claim 1, wherein a width of said main housing is dimensioned to less than the width of a conventional sliding shower door.

What is claimed is:

1. A machine installation having an electrical machine, a control unit and a power supply for the machine, a tripping element for generating a control signal having at least a first and a second signal state, and a safety switching device for safely disconnecting the electrical machine as a function of the control signal, said safety switching device comprising:
an input for receiving the control signal,
an output for providing a reporting signal which is supplied to the control unit,
a failsafe disconnection unit for fail-safely disconnecting the machine from the power supply, and
a non-failsafe signaling unit,
wherein the disconnection unit and the signaling unit are jointly supplied with the control signal,
wherein the signaling unit is configured to produce the reporting signal in a non-failsafe manner as a function of the first and second signal state, and
wherein the disconnection unit has a first delay element, by means of which the process of disconnecting is delayed by a first time interval.
2. The machine installation of claim 1, wherein the control signal includes an operating voltage for the switching device, with one of the first and second signal states corresponding to absence of the operating voltage.
3. The machine installation of claim 1, wherein one of the first and second signal states corresponds to operating the tripping element.
4. The machine installation of claim 1, wherein the signaling unit has a second delay element, by means of which the production of the reporting signal is delayed by a second time interval when the switching device is switched on.
5. The machine installation of claim 1, wherein the disconnection unit has at least two mutually redundant switches which are arranged in series with one another.
6. The machine installation of claim 5, wherein the safety switching device further comprises a monitoring circuit, and wherein the switches have at least one positively-guided auxiliary contact, which is embedded in the monitoring circuit.
7. The machine installation of claim 1, wherein the disconnection unit and the signaling unit are arranged in a common switching device enclosure.
8. A safety switching device for safely disconnecting an electrically driven machine, said switching device comprising a failsafe disconnection unit and a non-failsafe signaling unit, both of which being configured to be jointly supplied with an external control signal having at least one defined signal state, and comprising an output for providing an external reporting signal, wherein the disconnection unit is adapted to disconnect the electrically driven machine in a failsafe manner as a function of the defined signal state, wherein the disconnection unit has a first delay element, by means of which the process of disconnecting is delayed by a first time interval starting from the defined signal state, and wherein the signaling unit is adapted to produce the external reporting signal at the output in a non-failsafe manner as a function of the defined signal state.
9. The safety switching device of claim 8, wherein the signaling unit is adapted to deactivate the reporting signal without any delay when the defined signal state occurs.
10. The safety switching device of claim 8, wherein the control signal includes an operating voltage for the switching device, and wherein the defined signal state corresponds to absence of the operating voltage.
11. The safety switching device of claim 8, wherein the control signal includes an output signal from a tripping element, and wherein the defined signal state corresponds to operating the tripping element.
12. The safety switching device of claim 8, wherein the signaling unit has a second delay element, by means of which the production of the reporting signal is delayed by a second time interval when the switching device is switched on.
13. The safety switching device of claim 8, wherein the disconnection unit has at least two mutually redundant switching elements which are arranged in series with one another.
14. The safety switching device of claim 13, further comprising a monitoring circuit, wherein the switching elements have at least one positively-guided auxiliary contact, which is included in the monitoring circuit.
15. The safety switching device of claim 8, wherein the disconnection unit and the signaling unit are arranged in a common switching device enclosure.
16. A safety switching device for safely switching off an electrical load, said device having an input for receiving a control signal, a failsafe disconnection unit and a signaling unit, both units being configured to be jointly supplied with the control signal, wherein the disconnection unit is adapted to switch off the electrical load in a failsafe manner as a function of the control signal, wherein the signaling unit is configured to produce an external reporting signal as a function of the control signal, wherein the disconnection unit has a first delay element, by means of which the process of switching off the load is delayed by a first time interval, and wherein the signaling unit is a non-failsafe unit which produces the reporting signal in a non-failsafe manner.

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 installing software components, comprising:
receiving, by a terminal, a download address of a software component package and a download instruction command from a Device Management (DM) server, wherein the software component package contains one or more software components;
if the terminal receives the download address and the download command, downloading, by the terminal, the software component package according to the download address; and
installing, by the terminal, the downloaded software component package locally and generating a management node corresponding to the software component and a subnode of the management node under a Deployed subtree of a Software Component Management Object (SCOMO),
wherein generating the management node corresponding to the software component and the subnode of the management node under the Deployed subtree of the SCOMO comprises: obtaining, by the terminal, an identifier (ID) of one software component and assigning, by the terminal, the ID to a value of an ID subnode of the management node corresponding to the software component under the Deployed subtree of the SCOMO, and wherein the ID of the software component is provided by a network and delivered to the terminal as a part of the software component package.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein after generating the management node corresponding to the software component and the subnode of the management node under the Deployed subtree of the SCOMO, the method further comprises: reporting, by the terminal, an installation response message to the DM server, and wherein the installation response message comprises a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) of the management node generated under the Deployed subtree.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the installation response message is reported in a synchronous mode or an asynchronous mode; and wherein if the synchronous reporting mode is applied, the URI in the installation response message is carried in an ITEM element of a STATUS command.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the installation response message further comprises a name or an ID of the software component.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein if the download instruction command is downloaded after the terminal downloads the software component package according to the download address and before the software component package is installed locally, and the method further comprises:
generating, by the terminal, a management node corresponding to the software component package and a subnode of the management node under a Delivered subtree of the SCOMO; and
assigning access control rights to the management node and the subnode of the management node.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein before the DM server delivers the download instruction command, the method further comprises:
generating, by the terminal, a management node corresponding to the software component package under a Download subtree of the SCOMO; and wherein assigning the access control right to the management node under the Delivered subtree comprises:
assigning an access control right of the management node generated under the Download subtree to the management node generated under the Delivered subtree.
7. The method of claim 5, wherein assigning the access control right to the subnode of the management node under the Delivered subtree comprises at least one of: allowing the subnode of the management node generated under the Delivered subtree inherit the access control right of the management node, and assigning an access control right of an executable node under the Download subtree to an executable node under the management node generated under the Delivered subtree.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein if the download instruction command is an instruction to download and install the software component package, when the terminal downloads the software component package successfully but fails to install the software component package, the method further comprises: generating, by the terminal, a management node corresponding to the software component package and subnodes of the management node under a Delivered subtree of the SCOMO and assigning access control rights to the management node and the subnodes of the management node.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein before the DM server delivers the download instruction command, the method further comprises:
generating, by the terminal, a management node for the software component package under a Download subtree of the SCOMO; and wherein assigning access control rights to the management node under the Delivered subtree comprises: assigning an access control right of the management node generated under the Download subtree to the management node generated under the Delivered subtree.
10. The method of claim 8, wherein assigning the access control right to the subnode of the management node under the Delivered subtree comprises at least one of: allowing the subnode of the management node generated under the Delivered subtree to inherit the access control right of the management node, and assigning an access control right of an executable node under the Download subtree to an executable node under the management node generated under the Delivered subtree.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein if the download instruction command is to download and install the software package contents but to not activate the software package contents, when the terminal downloads the software component package successfully but fails to install the software component package, the method further comprises: generating, by the terminal, a management node corresponding to the software component package and subnodes of the management node under a Delivered subtree of the SCOMO and assigning access control rights to the management node and the subnodes of the management node.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein before the DM server delivers the download instruction command, the method further comprises:
generating, by the terminal, a management node for the software component package under a Download subtree of the SCOMO; and wherein assigning access control rights to the management node under the Delivered subtree comprises: assigning access control rights of the management node generated under the Download subtree to the management node generated under the Delivered subtree.
13. The method of claim 11, wherein assigning the access control right to the subnode of the management node under the Delivered subtree comprises at least one of: allowing the subnode of the management node generated under the Delivered subtree inherit the access control right of the management node, and assigning an access control right of an executable node under the Download subtree to an executable node under the management node generated under the Delivered subtree.
14. The method of claim 1, wherein after generating the management node corresponding to the software component and the subnode of the management node under the Deployed subtree of the SCOMO, the method further comprises: updating, by the terminal, a state value of the software component package recorded in the subnode when the state of the software component package changes.
15. A terminal, comprising:
a receiving unit configured to receive a download address of a software component package and a download instruction command instructing from a Device Management (DM) server, wherein the software component package contains one or more software components;
a downloading unit configured to download the software component package according to the download address if the terminal receives the download address and the command instructing to download;
an installing unit configured to install the downloaded software component package locally and generate a management node corresponding to the software component and a subnode of the management node under a Deployed subtree of a Software Component Management Object (SCOMO); and
wherein when generating the management node corresponding to the software component and the subnode of the management node under the Deployed subtree of the SCOMO, the installing unit is further configured to: obtaining an identifier (ID) of one software component and assign the ID to a value of an ID subnode of the management node corresponding to the software component under the Deployed subtree of the SCOMO, and wherein the ID of the software component is provided by a network and delivered to the terminal as a part of the software component package.
16. The terminal of claim 15, further comprising a reporting unit configured to report an installation response message to the DM server after the management node corresponding to the software components and the subnode of the management node are generated under the Deployed subtree of the SCOMO, wherein the installation response message comprises a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) of the management node generated under the Deployed subtree.
17. The terminal of claim 16, wherein the installation response message is reported in a synchronous mode or an asynchronous mode; and wherein if the synchronous reporting mode is applied, the URI in the installation response message is carried in an ITEM element of a STATUS command
18. The terminal of claim 15, wherein if the download instruction command is to download the software component package, after the terminal downloads the software component package according to the download address and before the software component package is installed locally, a first generating unit of the terminal is configured to generate a management node and subnode of the management node corresponding to the software component under a Delivered subtree; and a first right assigning unit of the terminal is configured to assign access control rights to the management node and the subnode of the management node.
19. The terminal of claim 18, wherein before the DM server delivers the download instruction command, the receiving unit is further configured to generate a management node corresponding to the software component under the Download subtree of the SCOMO; and
the first right assigning unit is further configured to assign an access control right of the management node generated under the Download subtree to the management node generated under the Delivered subtree.
20. The terminal of claim 15, wherein if the download instruction command is to download and install the software component package, when the terminal downloads the software component package successfully but fails to install the software component package a first generating unit of the terminal is configured to generate a management node and subnode of the management node corresponding to the software component package under a Delivered subtree of the SCOMO; and a first right assigning unit of the terminal is configured to assign access control rights to the management node and the subnodes of the management node.
21. The terminal of claim 20, wherein before the DM server delivers the download instruction command, the receiving unit is further configured to generate a management node corresponding to the software component package under the Download subtree of the SCOMO; and
the first right assigning unit is further configured to assign an access control right of the management node generated under the Download subtree to the management node generated under the Delivered subtree.
22. The terminal of claim 15, wherein if the download instruction command is to download and install the software package contents but to not activate the software package contents, when the terminal downloads the software component package successfully but fails to install the software component package a first generating unit of the terminal is configured to generate a management node and subnode of the management node corresponding to the software component under a Delivered subtree of the SCOMO; and a first right assigning unit of the terminal is configured to assign access control rights to the management node and the subnodes of the management node.
23. The terminal of claim 22, wherein before the DM server delivers the download instruction command, the receiving unit is further configured to generate a management node corresponding to the software component package under the Download subtree of the SCOMO; and
the first right assigning unit is further configured to assign an access control right of the management node generated under the Download subtree to the management node generated under the Delivered subtree.
24. A system for installing software components, comprising:
a Device Management (DM) server configured to deliver a download address of a software component package and a download instruction command to a terminal, wherein the software component package contains one or more software components,
wherein the terminal is configured to receive the download address of the software component package and the download instruction command from the DM server, and if the download address and the download instruction command is received, download the software component package from the download address, install the downloaded software component package locally, and generate a management node corresponding to the software component and a subnode of the management node under a Deployed subtree of a Software Component Management Object (SCOMO); and
wherein when generating the management node corresponding to the software component and the subnode of the management nodes under a Deployed subtree of the SCOMO, the terminal is further configured to obtain an identifier (ID) of one software component and assign the ID to a value of an ID subnode of the management node corresponding to the software component under the Deployed subtree of the SCOMO, and wherein the ID of the software component is provided by a network and delivered to the terminal as a part of the software component package.
25. The system of claim 24, wherein the terminal is further configured to report an installation response message to the DM server after the management node corresponding to the software component and the subnode of the management node are generated under the Deployed subtree of the SCOMO, wherein the installation response message comprises an Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) of the management node generated under the Deployed subtree.