Author: claimsbot

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a process cartridge detachably mountable to the image forming apparatus, comprising:
an image bearing member configured to bear a developer image,
a developing device, comprising a developer carrying member for forming the developer image on the image bearing member, and
a memory medium configured to store an operational history value corresponding to an operation amount of the developing device from an initial operation;

a fixing device configured to fix the developer image on a sheet material, on which the developer image has been transferred, by heating the sheet material; and
a controller for controlling a temperature of the fixing device,
wherein the controller controls, when the operational history value stored in the memory medium reaches a preset threshold, the temperature of the fixing device so as to be lower than before the operational history value reaches the preset threshold.
2. An image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operational history value is one of: a number of rotations of the developer carrying member, a number of rotations of the image bearing member, or a remaining developer amount of the developing device.
3. An image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
an environment detecting unit configured to detect at least one of a temperature and a humidity in an environment in which the developing device is operated, and
wherein the controller is further configured to, when the temperature or the humidity detected by the environment detecting unit is higher than a preset reference value, adjust the operational history value to be larger than that when the temperature or the humidity detected by the environment detecting unit is lower than the preset reference value.
4. An image forming apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising:
a transfer member for transferring the developer image from the image bearing member onto an image receiving member, and
wherein the environment detecting unit is configured to detect at least one of the temperature and the humidity in the environment in which the developing device is operated, on the basis of a resistance value obtained by passing a current through the transfer member.
5. An image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:
(i) set, before the operational history value reaches the preset threshold, the temperature of the fixing device before image formation so as to be higher than the temperature of the fixing device during the image formation, and
(ii) set, once the operational history value reaches the preset threshold, the temperature of the fixing device during the image formation so as to be higher than the temperature of the fixing device before the image formation.
6. An image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to set: (i) a pre-image formation target temperature for prior to image formation, and (ii) an image formation target temperature for during image formation,
wherein when the operational history value stored in the memory medium reaches the preset threshold, the controller is further configured to set the pre-image formation target temperature and the image formation target temperature to be lower than before the operational history value reaches the preset threshold.
7. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a process cartridge detachably mountable to the image forming apparatus, comprising:
an image bearing member configured to bear a developer image,
a developing device, comprising a developer carrying member for forming the developer image on the image bearing member, and
a memory medium configured to store a number of rotations of the developing carrying member from the beginning of an operation of the developing device;

a fixing device configured to fix the developer image on a sheet material, on which the developer image has been transferred, by heating the sheet material; and
a controller for controlling a temperature of the fixing device,
wherein the controller controls, when a number of rotations of the developer carrying member stored in the memory medium reaches a threshold, the temperature of the fixing device so as to be lower than before the number of rotations of the developer carrying member reaches the threshold.
8. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a process cartridge detachably mountable to the image forming apparatus, comprising:
an image bearing member configured to bear a developer image,
a developing device, comprising a developer carrying member for forming the developer image on the image bearing member, and
a memory medium configured to store an operational history value corresponding to an operation amount of the developing device;

a fixing device configured to fix the developer image on a sheet material, on which the developer image has been transferred, by heating the sheet material; and
a controller configured to control a temperature of the fixing device,
wherein the controller controls, when the operational history value stored in the memory medium reaches a preset threshold, the temperature of the fixing device so as to be lower than that before the operational history value reaches the preset threshold, and
wherein the controller controls the temperature of the fixing device so that a region in which a developer is present before fixing but is to be not present after fixing is prevented from being newly formed on the sheet material.
9. An image forming apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the operational history value is one of: a number of rotations of the developer carrying member, a number of rotations of the image bearing member, or a remaining developer amount of the developing device.
10. An image forming apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising:
an environment detecting unit configured to detect at least one of a temperature and a humidity in an environment in which the developing device is operated, and
wherein the controller is further configured to, when the temperature or the humidity detected by the environment detecting unit is higher than a preset reference value, adjust the operational history value to be larger than that when the temperature or the humidity detected by the environment detecting unit is lower than the preset reference value.
11. An image forming apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising:
a transfer member for transferring the developer image from the image bearing member onto an image receiving member, and
wherein the environment detecting unit is configured to detect at least one of the temperature and the humidity in the environment in which the developing device is operated, on the basis of a resistance value obtained by passing a current through the transfer member.
12. An image forming apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the controller is further configured to:
(i) set, before the operational history value reaches the preset threshold, the temperature of the fixing device before image formation so as to be higher than the temperature of the fixing device during the image formation, and
(ii) set, once the operational history value reaches the preset threshold, the temperature of the fixing device during the image formation so as to be higher than the temperature of the fixing device before the image formation.
13. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an image bearing member configured to bear a developer image;
a developing device, comprising a developer carrying member for forming the developer image on the image bearing member;
a fixing device configured to fix the developer image on a sheet material, on which the developer image has been transferred, by heating the sheet material;
a memory medium for storing an operational history value, of the developing device, which varies depending on a state of an operation of the developing device from start of the operation;
an environment detecting unit configured to detect at least one of a temperature and a humidity in an environment in which the developing device is operated; and
a controller for controlling a temperature of the fixing device,
wherein the controller controls, when the operational history value stored in the memory medium reaches a preset threshold, the temperature of the fixing device so as to be lower than before the operational history value reaches the preset threshold, and
wherein the controller is further configured to, when the temperature or the humidity detected by the environment detecting unit is higher than a preset reference value, adjust the operational history value to be larger than that when the temperature or the humidity detected by the environment detecting unit is lower than the preset reference value.
14. An image forming apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the operational history value is one of: a number of rotations of the developer carrying member, a number of rotations of the image bearing member, or a remaining developer amount of the developing device.
15. An image forming apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising:
a transfer member for transferring the developer image from the image bearing member onto an image receiving member, and
wherein the environment detecting unit is configured to detect at least one of the temperature and the humidity in the environment in which the developing device is operated, on the basis of a resistance value obtained by passing a current through the transfer member.
16. An image forming apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the controller is further configured to:
(i) set, before the operational history value reaches the preset threshold, the temperature of the fixing device before image formation so as to be higher than the temperature of the fixing device during the image formation, and
(ii) set, once the operational history value reaches the preset threshold, the temperature of the fixing device during the image formation so as to be higher than the temperature of the fixing device before the image formation.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1-38. (canceled)
39. A method of locating a cellular terminal comprising the steps of: detecting a handover event of the cellular terminal from a first network signal transmission region to a second network signal transmission region; and extracting from a database a location of the handover event, wherein the cellular terminal is operable to detect the handover event and transmit at least one network signal transmission region identifier to the database, so as to allow for the identification of the first and second network signal transmission regions.
40. A method of locating a cellular terminal as claimed in claim 39 comprising recording a time at which the handover event occurs.
41. A method of locating a cellular terminal as claimed in claim 39 comprising recording a time at which the handover event occurs, wherein the time at which the handover event occurs is forwarded by the cellular terminal to the database.
42. A method of locating a cellular terminal as claimed in claim 39 comprising recording the time of at least two handover events of the cellular terminal, so as to produce a time series of location data for the at least two handover events.
43. A method of locating a cellular terminal as claimed in claim 39 wherein extracting information relating to at least one of the location and geometry of the first and second identified regions comprises the transmitting a request from the database to a network provider for information corresponding to at least one of the identified regions.
44. A method of locating a cellular terminal as claimed in claim 43 wherein the information relating to the location and geometry of the first and second identified regions is employed to calculate a handover region between the first and second identified regions and the centre of the handover region so as to provide an estimate of the location of the handover event, wherein the handover region is translated relative to at least one of the area of overlap and the distance between the first and second identified regions by an amount dependent at least one of a power of the transmitted signals within the first and second identified regions, a time of flight of the transmitted signals within the first and second identified regions and timing synchronisation of the transmitted signals within the first and second identified regions.
45. A method of locating a cellular terminal as claimed in claim 44 wherein an area of the handover region is expanded so as to compensate for the effects of shadowing within at least one of the first and second identified regions.
46. A method of locating a cellular terminal as claimed in claim 45 wherein the amount by which the area of the handover region is expanded is calculated by comparing a signal power before and after the handover event with those obtained in connection with earlier handover events recorded on the database between the first and second identified regions.
47. A method of locating a cellular terminal as claimed in claim 39 comprising monitoring at least one of: a power of the transmitted signals within the first and second identified regions; a time of flight of the transmitted signals within the first and second identified region and timing synchronisation calculations of the transmitted signals within the first and second network signal transmission regions so as to ascertain any direction of movement associated with the cellular terminal.
48. A method of locating a cellular terminal as claimed in claim 39 comprising recording the location of handover events to allow the database to calculate higher order handover events.
49. A method of locating a cellular terminal as claimed in claim 39 wherein the accuracy of the estimate of the location of the cellular terminal is increased by employing knowledge of at least one handover event stored within the database between at least one of the first and second identified regions and a third identified region.
50. A method of locating a cellular terminal as claimed in claim 39 wherein the accuracy of the estimate of the location of the cellular terminal is increased by employing knowledge of local geography stored within the database.
51. A method of locating a cellular terminal comprising the steps of: detecting a handover event of the cellular terminal from a first network signal transmission region to a second network signal transmission region; and extracting from a database a location of the handover event, wherein the cellular terminal periodically transmits network signal transmission region identifier information to the database so as to identify the first and second network signal transmission regions so allowing the database to determine when the handover event occurs.
52. A method of collating data of network signal transmission regions of at least one cellular communications network, the method comprising providing a cellular terminal; requesting from a location service provider, cellular terminal location information corresponding to the terminal; having the cellular terminal location information sent to a server; sending to a server the network signal transmission region identifier for the region within which the cellular terminal is located; computing a location of the identified network signal transmission region from the cellular terminal location information; and storing, in a database maintained by said server, the computed location of the identified network signal transmission region.
53. A method of collating data as claimed in claim 52 wherein the request for cellular terminal location information is made to a Global Positioning Satellite terminal.
54. A method of collating data as claimed in claim 52 wherein the step of forwarding to a server comprises forwarding the information to a server located within the cellular terminal.
55. A method of providing a cellular terminal user with location-related information comprising locating a cellular terminal in accordance with the method of claim 39; and transmitting to the terminal user specific information relating to its location.
56. A method as claimed in claim 55 wherein the user specific information is determined by a provider of the database in relation to topics pre-supplied to the provider by the user of the cellular terminal.
57. A method as claimed in claim 55 wherein the user specific information transmitted is determined in response to specific requests made by the user of the cellular terminal to the provider of the data base.
58. A cellular terminal that is operable to detect a handover event and transmit a signal indicative of that event to a remote server.

1. A method of preconfiguring an integrated television device included within an information handling system comprising:
obtaining customer television usage information while an information handling system is being configured;
configuration of the information handling system resulting in a configured information handling system order;
associating the customer television usage information with the configured information handling system order; and,
preconfiguring the information handling system to operate the integrated television device while fabricating the information handling system based upon the customer television usage information.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
using a build to order model to enable factory installation and user setup configuration of the integrated mobile television device for pre-selected mobile television services.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein:
the preconfiguration pre-configures a receiver to quickly tune to a desired band and channel and to provide pre-selected application and service information to the customer.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein:
the receiver comprises a Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld (DVB-H) type receiver; and,
the preconfiguration enables the DVB-H type to receive desired DVB-H bands and channels.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein:
the preconfiguration is performed by at least one of writing information directly to a Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld (DVB-H) type integrated mobile television device; updating files on a Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM); writing to firmware of a Code Division Multiple Access Evolution Data Optimized (CDMA EV-DO) device that provides an interaction channel; writing information to a system registry that is accessed by a DVB-H device application; and installing a plug-in that is used by the DVB-H device application.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein:
the preconfiguration is performed by pre-loading a Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld (DVB-H) type integrated mobile television device with DVB-H service and program information tables.
7. An information handling system comprising:
a processor;
an integrated television device coupled to the processor;
memory coupled to the processor and the integrated television device, the memory storing a system for preconfiguring the integrated television device, the system comprising instructions executable by the processor for configuring the information handling system to operate the integrated television device based upon the customer television usage information, the configuring being based upon customer television usage, the customer television usage information being obtained while configuring the information handling system, the instructions for configuring the information handling system being loaded on the memory while fabricating the information handling system.
8. The information handling system of claim 7 wherein:
the information handling system is fabricated using a build to order model to enable factory installation and user setup configuration of the integrated mobile television device for pre-selected mobile television services.
9. The information handling system of claim 7 wherein:
the configuration of the information handling system to operate the integrated television pre-configures a receiver of the integrated television to tune quickly to a desired band and channel and to provide pre-selected application and service information to the customer.
10. The information handling system of claim 7 wherein:
the receiver comprises a Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld (DVB-H) type receiver; and,
the configuration enables the DVB-H type to receive desired DVB-H bands and channels.
11. The information handling system of claim 7 wherein:
the configuration is performed by at least one of writing information directly to a Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld (DVB-H) type integrated mobile television device; updating files on a Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM); writing to firmware of a Code Division Multiple Access Evolution Data Optimized (CDMA EV-DO) device that provides an interaction channel; writing information to a system registry that is accessed by a DVB-H device application; and installing a plug-in that is used by the DVB-H device application.
12. The information handling system of claim 7 wherein:
the configuration is performed by pre-loading a Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld (DVB-H) type integrated mobile television device with DVB-H service and program information tables.
13. An apparatus for preconfiguring an integrated television device included within an information handling system comprising:
means for obtaining customer television usage information while an information handling system is being configured, configuration of the information handling system resulting in a configured information handling system order;
means for associating the customer television usage information with the configured information handling system order; and,
means for preconfiguring the information handling system to operate the integrated television device of while fabricating the information handling system based upon the customer television usage information.
14. The apparatus of claim 13 further comprising:
means for using a build to order model to enable factory installation and user setup configuration of the integrated mobile television device for pre-selected mobile television services.
15. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein:
preconfiguration pre-configures a receiver to quickly tune to a desired band and channel and to provide pre-selected application and service information to the customer.
16. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein:
the receiver comprises a Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld (DVB-H) type receiver; and,
the preconfiguration enables the DVB-H type to receive desired DVB-H bands and channels.
17. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein:
the preconfiguration is performed by at least one of writing information directly to a Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld (DVB-H) type integrated mobile television device; updating files on a Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM); writing to firmware of a Code Division Multiple Access Evolution Data Optimized (CDMA EV-DO) device that provides an interaction channel; writing information to a system registry that is accessed by a DVB-H device application; and installing a plug-in that is used by the DVB-H device application.
18. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein:
the configuration is performed by pre-loading a Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld (DVB-H) type integrated mobile television device with DVB-H service and program information tables.
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 line-management assembly comprising
a base having
a bottom board having a center;
a linking panel formed on and protruding from the center of the bottom board and having a top; and
a linking frame rotatably connected to the linking panel and having
a mounting tube being hollow, rotatably connected to the top of the linking panel and having
an external surface; and
a fastener mounted in the mounting tube and screwed with the top of the linking panel to hold the mounting tube with the linking panel;

an outer casing formed around the external surface of the mounting tube and having
multiple limiting panels arranged as an annular shape around the mounting tube at intervals and each limiting panel having
\u2003an inner surface;
\u2003a middle; and
\u2003a linking board formed on and protruding from the inner surface of the limiting panel at the middle and mounted on the external surface of the mounting tube;

multiple storing spaces defined between the mounting tube, the linking boards and the limiting panels; and
two linking arms respectively formed on and protruding from two of the linking boards of the limiting panels, and each linking arm having
a top end extending out of a corresponding linking board and facing to the top end of the other linking arm;
an outer side; and
a linking protrusion formed on and protruding from the outer side of the linking arm at the top end;
a collating device pivotally connected to the base and having
multiple extending frames detachably connected each other, including an uppermost extending frame and a lowest extending frame detachably attached to the linking frame of the base and each extending frame having
a central tube being hollow and having an external surface;
an outer cover formed around the external surface of the central tube and having
multiple collating panels arranged as an annular shape around the central tube at intervals and each collating panel having
\u2003an inner surface;
\u2003a middle; and
\u2003an extending board formed on and protruding from the inner surface of the collating panel at the middle and connected to the external surface of the central tube;

multiple collating spaces defined between the central tube, the extending boards and the collating panels; and
two extending arms respectively formed on and protruding from two of the extending boards of the collating panels, and each extending arm having
a top end extending out of a corresponding extending board and facing to the top end of the other extending arm;
a bottom end extending out of the corresponding extending board and facing to the bottom end of the other extending arm;
an outer side;
a locking hole formed through the bottom end of the extending arm, wherein the locking holes in the lowest extending frame engage the linking protrusions on the linking frame; and
a locking protrusion formed on and protruding from the outer side of the extending arm at the top end and engaging one of the locking holes of the adjacent extending frame; and
a connecting device detachably connected to the collating device and having
a connecting frame detachably connected to the uppermost extending frame of the collating device and having
a bottom;
a top; and
two connecting arms formed on and protruding from the bottom of the connecting frame and each connecting arm having
a lower end; and
a connecting hole formed through the lower end of the connecting arm and engaging the locking protrusion of one of the extending arms of a corresponding extending frame to connect the connecting device with the collating device.
2. The line-management assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bottom board of the base has
a periphery; and
an opening formed through the bottom board from the periphery to the center of the bottom board.
3. The line-management assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein the connecting frame has two holding holes formed on the top of the connecting frame.
4. The line-management assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein
the connecting frame has
a center; and
a connecting sleeve formed on and protruding from the top of the connecting frame at the center and having
a top end; and
multiple claws formed on the top end of the connecting sleeve at intervals; and
the connecting device has a holding board detachably connected to the connecting frame and the holding board having
a center;
a top; and
a clawing hole formed through the center of the holding board and engaging the claws of the connecting sleeve to hold the connecting frame with the holding board.
5. The line-management assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein the holding board has two holding holes formed on the top of the holding board.
6. The line-management assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein
the connecting frame has
a sidewall;
a threaded hole being semicircular and formed through the sidewall of the connecting frame; and
two guiding grooves formed through the sidewall of the connecting frame beside the threaded hole; and

the connecting device has a clamping frame movably connected to the connecting frame and the clamping frame having
a sidewall facing the sidewall of the connecting frame and having an inner surface;
a top;
a mounting recess formed in the inner surface of the sidewall of the clamping frame, formed through the top of the clamping frame and aligning with the threaded hole of the connecting frame;
two guiding rails formed on and protruding from the inner surface of the sidewall of the clamping frame and respectively and movably mounted in the guiding grooves of the connecting frame; and
a leading screw rotatably mounted in the mounting recess of the clamping frame and engaging the threaded hole of the connecting frame to change a distance between the tops of the connecting frame and the clamping frame by rotating the leading screw.
7. The line-management assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein
the connecting frame has
a center; and
a threaded tube formed on and protruding from the top of the connecting frame at the center and communicating with the collating device; and

the connecting device has a decorative cap screwed with the connecting frame and the decorative cap having
a bottom;
a top; and
a mounting jacket formed on and protruding from the bottom of the decorative cap, detachably connected to the threaded tube of the connecting frame, communicating with the threaded tube and having a center and an external surface.
8. The line-management assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein the connecting device has an adjusting ring mounted around the mounting jacket between the connecting frame and the decorative cap.
9. The line-management assembly as claimed in claim 8, wherein
the decorative cap has multiple guiding bars formed on and protruding from the external surface of the mounting jacket at intervals; and
the adjusting ring has
an internal surface; and
multiple guiding recesses formed on the internal surface of the adjusting ring and respectively mounted around the guiding bars when the adjusting ring mounts around the mounting jacket.
10. The line-management assembly as claimed in claim 9, wherein the decorative cap has multiple clamping arms formed on the top of the decorative cap at intervals and protruding toward the center of the mounting jacket.