Author: claimsbot

1. A remote desktop system comprising a client and a server connected via a network,
the client comprising:
a display device for displaying screen information; and
a resource information collection means for collecting information pertaining to at least one of the following resources: information about a battery to supply power to related units within the client, information about auxiliary equipment including a network interface card, and information pertaining to applications installed in a memory of the client, as resource information; and
a communication means for sending the resource information collected by the resource information collection means to the server via the network,
the server comprising:
a resource information management means for managing resource information including the resource information of the server and the resource information sent and obtained from the client; and
a screen information creation means for creating screen information to be displayed on the display device of the client,
wherein, based on the resource information management means, the screen information creation means creates client screen information as first screen information including the resource information of the server within the screen information of the client, or creates server screen information as second screen information including the resource information of the client within the screen information of the server,
thereby to display the first or second screen information that is created by the screen creation means, that is received via the communication means, in the display device of the client,
wherein the resource information management means has a determination section for determining whether the server and the client hold the same resource information, and when it is proved that the same resource information exists as a result of the determination by the determination section, the screen information creation means does not update the screen information pertaining to the same resource information, and
wherein when the use of one of the resources is requested from the client, the system uses either the client or the server that will perform at an optimum level, and
when the remote desktop system determines that the client or the server performing at the optimum level is expected to change, the remote desktop system changes the use of the resource from the client or server that was performing at the optimum level, to the client or server that the remote desktop system expects to perform at a new optimum level.
2. The remote desktop system according to claim 1,
wherein, when the determination section of the resource information management means does not determine that the server and the client hold the same resource, the screen information creation means adds the resource information and updates the screen information.
3. The remote desktop system according to claim 1,
wherein the screen information creation means changes the screen information by sorting the client resource information and the server resource information that the server manages by the client and the server respectively, in response to a request from the client.
4. The remote desktop system according to claim 1,
wherein the client has a writing control means of permitting the reading and execution of data in the client and prohibiting the writing of data in the client, except for an access from a specific device.
5. The remote desktop system according to claim 1,
wherein the screen information creation means includes an icon or a shortcut indicating the resource information as display pertaining to the resource information, in the screen information.
6. The remote desktop system according to claim 1,
wherein when a battery information that the client has, is included in the resource information, the screen information creation means includes an icon or a shortcut indicating the battery, in the second screen information.
7. The remote desktop system according to claim 1,
the client further comprising a target resource definition DB for storing the resource information to be managed,
the server further comprising a resource management DB for storing the resource information in the server and the client that the server manages,
wherein the resource information collection means refers to a target resource definition DB, collects the resource information defined in the DB, and sends the information to the server, and
the server adds and stores the resource information in the resource management DB, when the received resource information is new.
8. The remote desktop system according to claim 1,
wherein the server has a policy management DB for storing handling policy pertaining to the resource information and controls either of the server or the client, in accordance with a definition of the policy registered in the policy management DB.
9. A control method of screen information in a remote desktop system where a client and a server are connected via a network, comprising the steps of:
collecting information pertaining to at least one of the following resources: information about a battery to supply power to related units within the client, information about auxiliary equipment including a network interface card, and information pertaining to applications installed in a memory of the client as resource information; and
sending the collected resource information to the server via the network, and
managing resource information including the resource information of the server and the resource information sent and obtained from the client;
creating client screen information as first screen information including the resource information of the server within the screen information of the client, or creating server screen information as second screen information including the resource information of the client within the screen information of the server; and
sending the created first or second screen information to the client to display it in a display device, and
wherein the managing resource information has an operation of determining whether the server and the client hold the same resource information, and when it is proved that the same resource information exists as a result of the determination, only displaying the resource information pertaining to the same resource information in the first screen information and the second screen information, and
wherein when the use of one of the resources is requested from the client, one of either the client or the server that will perform at an optimum level is used, and
when it is determined that the client or the server performing at the optimum level is expected to change, switching the use of the resource from the client or server that was performing at the optimum level, to the client or server that is expected to perform at a new optimum level.
10. The control method of screen information according to claim 9,
wherein, in the remote desktop system where the client has a target resource definition DB for storing the resource information to be managed, and
the server has a resource management DB for storing the resource information in the server and the client that the server manages,
the client refers to a target resource definition DB, collects the resource information defined in the DB, and sends the information to the server, and
the server adds and stores the resource information in the resource management DB, when the received resource information is new.
11. A computer readable medium stored with a program containing instructions that are executed in a client and a server connected via a network and controls the handling of resource information in a remote desktop system including the client and the server, the instructions comprising:
code for collecting information pertaining to at least one of the following resources: information about a battery to supply power to related units within the client, information about auxiliary equipment including a network interface card, and information pertaining to applications installed in a memory of the client as resource information; and
code for sending the collected resource information to the server via the network, and
code for managing resource information including the resource information of the server and the resource information sent and obtained from the client;
code for creating client screen information as first screen information including the resource information of the server within the screen information of the client, or creating server screen information as second screen information including the resource information of the client within the screen information of the server; and
code for sending the created first or second screen information to the client to display it in a display device, and
wherein the managing resource information has an operation of determining whether the server and the client hold the same resource information, and when it is proved that the same resource information exists as a result of the determination, only displaying the resource information pertaining to the same resource information in the first screen information and the second screen information, and
wherein when the use of one of the resources is requested from the client, one of either the client or the server that will perform at an optimum level is used, and
when it is determined that the client or the server performing at the optimum level is expected to change, switching the use of the resource from the client or server that was performing at the optimum level, to the client or server that is expected to perform at a new optimum level.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An integrated instrumentation system for a spacecraft comprising:
a body comprising a module of thermal protection system (TPS) material, the body characterized by a first end, a second end, and a length, the first end of the body positioned proximate to an external surface of the spacecraft;
a plurality of sensors embedded within the body, the plurality of sensors comprising a plurality of thermocouples distributed at different positions along the length of the body, a recession sensor extending to the external surface, and a pressure sensor having a port extending to the external surface;
a processor communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors, the processor configured to acquire sensor signals from the plurality of sensors and produce digital sensor data associated therewith, and the processor embedded in the second end of the body; and
a phase-change cooling structure thermally coupled to the processor.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is communicatively coupled to a flight computer system and is configured to send the digital sensor data thereto.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein the TPS material comprises a ceramic foam.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein the TPS material is ablatable.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sensors includes at least one pressure transducer.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sensors includes at least one accelerometer, shock sensor, or vibration sensor.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein the body is substantially cylindrical.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sensors includes at least two thermocouples located at different positions between the first and second ends of the body.
9. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to selectively acquire the sensor signals and to condition the signals to produce the digital sensor data.
10. An integrated instrumentation system extending to an external surface of a spacecraft, comprising:
a body comprising a module of ablatable thermal protection system (TPS) material, wherein the body has a first end exposed to an external environment, and a second end opposite the first end;
a plurality of sensors embedded within the body, wherein the plurality of sensors includes a recession sensor configured to measure a rate of ablation of the TPS material, and at least two thermocouples located at different locations with respect to the first and second ends of the body;
a processor embedded in the second end of the body and communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors, the processor configured to acquire sensor signals from the plurality of sensors and produce digital sensor data associated therewith; and
a phase-change cooling structure thermally coupled to the processor.
11. The system of claim 10, wherein the body is substantially cylindrical.
12. The system of claim 10, wherein the plurality of sensors includes at least one additional sensor selected from the group consisting of accelerometers and pressure transducers.
13. A method for sensing the state of an external thermal protection layer and the local atmospheric conditions of a spacecraft, comprising:
providing an integrated instrumentation system including a modular body comprising a thermal protection system (TPS) material, the body characterized by a first end, a second end, and a length, the first end of the body positioned proximate to an external surface of the spacecraft, a plurality of sensors embedded within the body, and a processor embedded in the second end of the body and communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors, the processor configured to acquire sensor signals from the plurality of sensors and produce digital sensor data associated therewith, and a phase-change cooling structure thermally coupled to the processor;
incorporating the integrated instrumentation system into the external thermal protection layer of the spacecraft; and
coupling the integrated instrumentation system to a flight computer configured to receive the digital sensor data.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein incorporating the integrated instrumentation system includes forming a cavity in the external thermal protection layer of the spacecraft, wherein the cavity is configured to accept the integrated instrumentation system.
15. The method of claim 13, wherein providing the integrated instrumentation system includes embedding within the body a sensor selected from the group consisting of accelerometers, pressure transducers, thermocouples, and recession sensors.

1. A document processing system comprising:
a control system;
a document imaging device, controlled by the control system, the document imaging device configured to create digital images of documents;
an image analyzing device, controlled by the control system, the image analyzing device configured to analyze the digital images created by the document imaging device;
a document receiving apparatus, controlled by the control system, the document receiving apparatus configured to receive the imaged documents in a plurality of pockets; and
an operator override device configured to allow manual input into the control system to override the analysis of the image analyzing device.
2. The document processing system of claim 1, further comprising an image display device controlled by the control system and configured to display images of documents.
3. The document processing system of claim 1, further comprising at least one status annunciator device, controlled by the control system, wherein the status annunciator device indicates system status.
4. The document processing system of claim 1, wherein the status annunciator device is used to indicate whether or not a particular document receiving apparatus contains any documents with associated images of an unacceptable quality.
5. The document processing system of claim 1, wherein the image analyzing device determines, based on defined image quality standards, whether a particular image is acceptable or unacceptable.
6. The document processing system of claim 1, wherein the operator override device comprises a keyboard.
7. The document processing system of claim 1, wherein the operator override device comprises at least one button.
8. The document processing system of claim 1, wherein the operator override device allows operator selection of a document’s image quality.
9. The document processing system of claim 1, wherein the operator override device operates using a computer system communicatively connected to the control system.
10. The document processing system of claim 1, wherein the control system includes a computer system.
11. A document processing system for creating images of documents conforming to defined image quality standards and using system operator intervention and override to decrease processing time, wherein the system comprises: means for controlling the various components of the system;
means for imaging documents;
means for automatically analyzing images to decide, based on defined image quality standards, whether an image is acceptable or unacceptable;
means for temporarily storing imaged documents;
means for allowing a system operator to override automatic image quality analysis decisions.
12. The document processing system of claim 11, further comprising means for displaying images to the system operator.
13. The document processing system of claim 11, further comprising means for indicating system status to the system operator.
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 valve comprising a housing formed with a downstream port and an upstream port, with an axially displaceable plunger biased into sealing engagement of a major flow path extending between said downstream port and said upstream port for admitting flow only in the upstream direction; said plunger being formed with a normally closed minor flow path for admitting flow only in a downstream direction.
2. A valve according to claim 1, wherein the plunger constitutes a major check valve admitting flow from a downstream chamber to an upstream chamber associated with the downstream port and the upstream port, respectively; and there is a normally closed minor check valve fitted on the plunger, admitting flow from said upstream chamber to said downstream chamber.
3. A valve according to claim 1, wherein flow in both directions extends coaxially between the ports of the valve, along a single path.
4. A valve according to claim 2, wherein the minor check valve is in the form of one or more apertures formed in a tubular portion of the plunger, fitted with a deformable resilient sealing sleeve normally sealing said apertures.
5. A valve according to claim 2, wherein the minor check valve is in the form of one or more apertures formed in an end portion of the plunger, fitted with a deformable resilient sealing cover layer normally sealing said apertures.
6. A valve according to claim 1, wherein a resilient annular sealing member is mounted on a sealing rim of the plunger for sealing engagement with a seating shoulder of the housing.
7. A valve according to claim 4, wherein a sealing sleeve of the minor check valve is integral with the annular sealing member of the major check valve.
8. A valve according to claim 1, wherein an upstream side of the major check valve has a cross section larger then the downstream side thereof, to thereby allow flow at substantially high flow rate in the upstream direction.
9. A valve according to claim 1, wherein the plunger is biased into its normally closed position by a spring, one end of which bears against a portion of the housing and an other end of which bears against the plunger, said spring being supported over a support stem or a support seat.
10. A valve according to claim 1, comprising only one moving part.
11. A valve according to claim 1, comprising a maximum of 6 components.
12. A valve according to claim 1, being a fuel valve for fitting intermediate a Vehicle’s fuel tank and the vehicle’s fuel vapor system.
13. A valve according to claim 1, wherein a coiled spring biases the plunger into its normally closed position, said spring being packed by a housing closure member supporting an end of the spring, said closure member is snap fitted to the housing.
14. A valve according to claim 13, wherein the closure member is axially adjustable with respect to the housing so as to adjust the biasing force of the biasing spring, to thereby adjust the pressure threshold required to open the major flow path.
15. A valve according to claim 14, wherein the closure member is screw coupled to the housing, to thereby facilitate axial displacement of the closure member with respect to the housing.
16. A two way valve comprising a housing fitted with a single, axially displaceable plunger constructing a major flow path and a minor flow path; both said flow paths being normally closed; said major flow path extending between a sealing rim of said plunger and a corresponding seating shoulder of the housing; said minor flow path being in the form of one or more apertures formed in a tubular portion of the plunger, fitted with a deformable resilient sealing sleeve normally sealing said apertures, wherein the major flow path opens at a first predetermined pressure threshold and the minor flow path opens at a second pressure threshold, said second pressure threshold being substantially lower than said first pressure threshold.
17. A fuel valve comprising a housing formed with a cylindrical major flow path extending between a downstream port and an upstream port thereof; a plunger is biased into sealing engagement with a seating shoulder of the housing formed at said major flow path; and the plunger is formed with a tubular section formed with one or more apertures normally sealed by a resilient sleeve mounted on said tubular section, said apertures constituting a minor flow path in direction from the upstream port to the downstream port of the valve.