Author: claimsbot

1. A method of determining the sonic slowness of formation traversed by a borehole comprising:
generating tracks from sonic waveform peaks received at more than two depths; and
classifying the generated tracks, wherein the step of classifying is not performed prior to the step of generating tracks, wherein said step of classifying tracks comprises classifying long tracks, classifying small tracks, classifying tracks that overlap, filling in gaps and creating a final log.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said filling in gaps further comprises using non-classified tracks to fill gaps.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein said filling in gaps further comprises performing interpolation.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein said interpolation is linear.
5. The method of claim 3 wherein linear interpolation is done if the gaps are less than 6 frames.
6. The method of claim 2 wherein filling in gaps further comprising performing interpolation.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein tracks are considered as individual objects comprising peaks.
8. The method of claim 6 wherein said peaks are defined using semblance, time and slowness.
9. The method of claim 7 wherein only time and slowness are used for classification.
10. The method of claim 8, wherein a probability of a track being one of a compressional and shear is determined using all points forming the track.
11. The method of claim 9, wherein classification of one track is independent of classification of a track different from said one track.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein step of classifying the long tracks further comprises:
fitting a distribution function on peaks of the track;
calculating a mean and variance of the distribution;
comparing distribution of the data with a distribution of a model data; and
classifying the long track according to the model data if said comparison determines that the track data and model data are consistent.
13. The method of claim 1 wherein step of classifying the short tracks further comprises:
computing a 2-D median of the track, said median being a point defined by corresponding coordinates in a slowness and time domain;
determining an intersection of the slowness and time domain with a model data distribution;
defining the model in the slowness and time domain as an ellipse; and
classifying the small track based on a position of the peak in relation to the model data.
14. The method of claim 1, wherein step of filling in the gaps further comprises:
determining if there is a gap in a selected track at a depth range covered by the selected non-classified track;
deleting the track if no gap is found; and
filling the gap in the selected track after determining that the selected non-classified track can be used to fill the gap.
15. The method of claim 13, wherein said determining if the selected track can be used to fill the gap is done by evaluating if the selected track is between upper part and lower part of a skeleton, wherein said skeleton comprises tracks that have been classified so far.
16. The method of claim 1, wherein said long track comprises more than 20 frames.
17. The method of claim 1, wherein said small track comprises less than or equal to 20 frames.
18. The method of claim 12 wherein said model is one of a compressional model and shear model.
19. The method of claim 11 wherein slowness arid time are treated having Gaussian probability distribution.
20. The method of claim 18 wherein 2D Gaussian probability distribution of slowness and time is measured at one depth based on measurements at a previous depth.
21. The method of claim 18 wherein said measurement is don by a 2D Kaman filter process.
22. A computer system for performing a method of determining the sonic slowness of a formation traversed by a borehole comprising:
generating tracks from sonic waveform peaks received at two or more depths; and
classifying the generated tracks wherein the step of classifying is not performed prior to the step of generating track, wherein said step of classifying tracks comprises classifying long tracks, classifying small tracks, classifying tracks that overlap, filling in gaps and creating a final log, wherein the method is implemented in a program stored on a storage media and the output is applied to at least one output device.
23. A method of determining the sonic slowness of a formation traversed by a borehole comprising generating tracks from sonic waveform peaks received at a plurality of depths, comprising
a) classifying long tracks of greater than 20 frames, further comprising fitting a distribution function on peaks of the track; calculating a mean and variance of the distribution; comparing distribution of the data with a distribution of a model data; and classifying the long track according to the model data if said comparison determines that the track data and model data are consistent;
b) classifying small tracks of less than or equal to 20 frames, further comprising computing a 2-D median of the track, said median being a point defined by corresponding coordinates in a slowness and time domain; determining an intersection of slowness and time domain with a model data distribution; defining the model in the slowness and time domain as an ellipse; and classifying the small track based on a position of the peak in relation to the model data;
c) classifying tracks that overlap, wherein said steps of classifying long tracks, small tracks and tracks that overlap are not performed prior to tracking of sonic waveform peaks received at more than two depths;
d) filling in the gaps, further comprising determining if there is a gap in a selected track at a depth range covered by a selected non-classified track; deleting the track if no gap is found; and filling the gap in the selected track after determining that the selected non-classified track can be used to fill the gap; and
e) creating a final log.
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, comprising:
determining, by a transmitter of data, an identity of a recipient of the data;
identifying a certificate associated with the identity, the identifying including a local search and a remote search; and
encrypting the data according to the certificate prior to transmission.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the local search includes accessing a memory of the transmitter.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the remote search includes at least one of a first storage location of a network with which the transmitter of the data is associated and at least a second storage location with which the transmitter of the data is not associated.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the second storage location includes at least a global access list (GAL) and a lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP).
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the local search and the remote search are performed in a predetermined order.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the predetermined order includes the local search being performed prior to the remote search.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the remote search includes a plurality of searches being performed in a predetermined order.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the predetermined order includes accessing a GAL prior to accessing a LDAP.
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining whether the identity of the recipient is new.
10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:
bypassing the local search when the identity of the recipient is new.
11. A device, comprising:
a memory including certificate data; and
a processor executing a client application, the client application determining an identity of a recipient of data to be transmitted, the client application identifying a certificate associated with the identity, the identifying including a local search of the certificate data and a request for a remote search when the identity is not included in the certificate data, the client application encrypting the data according to the certificate prior to transmission.
12. The device of claim 11, wherein the remote search includes at least one of a first storage device of a network with which the device is associated and at least a second storage device with which the device is not associated.
13. The device of claim 12, wherein the second storage device includes at least a GAL and a LDAP.
14. The device of claim 11, wherein the local search and the remote search are performed in a predetermined order.
15. The device of claim 14, wherein the predetermined order includes the local search being performed prior to the remote search.
16. The device of claim 11, wherein the remote search includes a plurality of searches being performed in a predetermined order.
17. The device of claim 16, wherein the predetermined order includes accessing a GAL prior to accessing a LDAP.
18. The device of claim 11, wherein the processor further determines whether the identity of the recipient is new.
19. The device of claim 18, wherein the processor bypasses the local search when the identity of the recipient is new.
20. A computer readable storage medium including a set of instructions executable by a processor, the set of instructions operable to:
determine, by a transmitter of data, an identity of a recipient of the data;
identify a certificate associated with the identity, the identifying including a local search and a remote search; and
encrypt the data according to the certificate prior to transmission.

1. A cover comprising:
a spacer material comprising a first surface, a second surface and a thickness measured between the first surface and the second surface, the spacer material capable of absorbing ambient moisture;
a vapor permeable material proximal to the first surface of the spacer material; and
a pressure-sensing mat proximal to the second surface of the spacer material and capable of determining a change in thickness of the spacer material, the pressure-sensing mat is operatively associable with the spacer material and an air mover to regulate air flow through the spacer material based on the determined change in spacer material thickness in order to facilitate removal of moisture from the spacer material.
2. The cover of claim 1, wherein the air mover is configured to provide an air flow through the spacer material.
3-4. (canceled)
5. The cover of claim 2, wherein the air mover is configured to increase the air flow from an initial airflow at a time of pressure detection to a second air flow if the pressure-sensing mat detects a pressure above a threshold value that is representative of a spacer material compression sufficient to restrict air flow through the spacer material.
6. (canceled)
7. The cover of claim 1 wherein the pressure-sensing mat comprises a first electrical conductor, a second electrical conductor, and a compressible dielectric between the first electrical conductor and the second electrical conductor.
8. The cover of claim 7, wherein the first electrical conductor is proximal to a lower surface of the pressure-sensing mat and the second electrical conductor is proximal to an upper surface of the pressure-sensing mat.
9. (canceled)
10. The cover of claim 1, further comprising an indicator configured to provide an indication if the pressure-sensing mat detects a pressure above a threshold value.
11-12. (canceled)
13. The cover of claim 1, wherein the spacer material further comprises one of the following: open cell foam; natural or synthetic polymer particles, filaments, or strands; cotton fibers; polyester fibers; flexible metals and metal alloys; shape memory metals and metal alloys; andor shape memory plastics.
14. A patient support system comprising the cover of claim 1 and a mattress, wherein the cover is placed upon a mattress.
15-16. (canceled)
17. The system of claim 14, wherein the mattress is configured to change position in response to a change in pressure detected by the pressure-sensing mat.
18. (canceled)
19. The method of claim 48, wherein air flow is increased from an initial airflow at a time of pressure detection to a second air flow if the pressure-sensing mat detects a pressure above a threshold value that is representative of a spacer material compression sufficient to restrict air flow through the spacer material.
20. The method of claim 48, wherein air flow through the spacer material is directed toward or away from the air mover.
21. (canceled)
22. The method of claim 19, wherein a visual indication andor audible indication is generated if a pressure detected by the pressure-sensing mat exceeds the threshold value.
23-46. (canceled)
47. The cover of claim 1, wherein the pressure-sensing mat is in direct contact with the second surface of the spacer material.
48. A method of using a mattress cover to remove moisture from an individual supported thereon, the method comprising:
determining a change in thickness of a moisture absorbing spacer material of the mattress cover using a pressure-sensing mat of the mattress cover; and
regulating air flow through the spacer material based on the determined change in spacer material thickness.
49. The method of claim 48, wherein the step of determining the change in thickness of the moisture absorbing spacer material comprises detecting a pressure applied to the pressure-sensing mat and correlating the detected pressure to spacer material compression, wherein the pressure-sensing mat is positioned beneath the spacer material.
50. The method of claim 48, further comprising drawing ambient moisture into the spacer material and removing absorbed moisture from the spacer material by flowing air through the spacer material.
51. The method of claim 48, wherein the pressure-sensing mat comprises a first electrical conductor, a second electrical conductor, and a compressible dielectric between the first electrical conductor and the second electrical conductor.
52. The method of claim 48, wherein the first electrical conductor is proximal to a lower surface of the pressure-sensing mat and the second electrical conductor is proximal to an upper surface of the pressure-sensing mat.
53. A mattress cover system comprising:
a spacer material capable of absorbing ambient moisture, wherein the spacer material comprises a plurality of air pockets;
an air mover operatively associated with the spacer material to remove moisture from the spacer material; and
a pressure-sensing mat proximal to the spacer material for detecting pressure, the pressure-sensing mat operatively associated with the spacer material and the air mover to regulate air flow through the spacer material based on a detected pressure in order to facilitate removal of moisture from the spacer material.
54. The system of claim 53, wherein the air mover is configured to increase the air flow from an initial airflow at a time of pressure detection to a second air flow if the pressure-sensing mat detects a pressure above a threshold value that is representative of a spacer material compression sufficient to restrict air flow through the spacer material.
55. The system of claim 53, wherein the pressure-sensing mat comprises a compressible dielectric for detecting applied pressure.
56. The system of claim 55, further comprising a vapor permeable layer proximal to the spacer material.

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 of manufacturing an optical member, the method comprising:
a crystal growing step of melting a mixture of fluoride powder and a scavenger at a melting temperature of a melting point for the fluoride and above, and then crystallizing the melted fluid and further cooling down an obtained fluoride crystal in a temperature range from 1000\xb0 C. to 900\xb0 C. by a temperature decreasing rate in a range from 0.1 to 5\xb0 C.hr; and
a carving step of carving an optical member out of the fluoride crystal obtained in the crystal growing step such that the optical member is made of a fluoride crystal in which a maximum diameter dmax of scattering bodies existing internally and a quantity ns of the scattering bodies per 1 cm3 satisfy a condition represented by the following formula (1):
0<dmax2\xd7ns<6.5\xd710\u22124 (cm\u22121) \u2003\u2003(1).
2. The method of manufacturing an optical member according to claim 1, wherein a position for carving the optical member out in the carving step is selected based on a correlation among the maximum diameter dmax (cm) of the scattering bodies obtained in advance concerning light with a specified wavelength, the quantity ns of the scattering bodies per 1 cm3, and an amount of deterioration L of internal transmittance.
3. The method of manufacturing an optical member according to claim 1, wherein the fluoride powder to be used has an average grain size of 100 \u03bcm and below, and a proportion of grains having grain sizes in a range from 0.5 to 1.5 times of the average grain size accounts for 50 weight % and above.
4. The method of manufacturing an optical member according to claim 1, wherein the fluoride powder to be used has concentrations of Cl, Br and I severally below 0.1 ppm.