Author: claimsbot

1. A method for generating a virtual device comprising a plurality of wireless devices, each wireless device comprising a limited range communications apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
when a first wireless device is within the limited range of a second wireless device, each wireless device determining if the other wireless device comprises a sharable resource;
if at least one of the first or second wireless devices comprises a sharable resource, the first and second wireless devices forming a wireless network such that the sharable resource is used by the other wireless device when an event requiring the sharable resource is received by the wireless network;
after the wireless network is formed, storing within each wireless device a decision matrix that permits the wireless devices to act as one, through a distributed network, the decision matrix comprising identification of each wireless device and available resources within the devices to automatically enable one of the wireless devices to borrow available resources of another wireless device of the network when an event occurs on a particular device that the particular device cannot handle with the particular device’s own resources;
wherein the decision matrix is comprised of a task-prioritized list of currently available resources and address of associated electronic devices that have available resources;
the first wireless device storing information comprising identification information regarding the second wireless device and information regarding the sharable resource; and
the second wireless device storing information comprising identification information regarding the first wireless device and information regarding the sharable resource.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the sharable resources comprise at least one of: a display, a modem, a global positioning satellite receiver, processing time, and memory.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the identification information comprises unique identification assigned to each wireless device.
4. A method for sharing resources comprising a plurality of wireless devices, each wireless device comprising a unique device identification and a limited range communications apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
when a first wireless device is within the range of a wireless, distributed network comprising the plurality of wireless devices, determining if the first wireless device comprises a sharable resource;
if the first wireless device comprises a sharable resource, the wireless distributed network enabling the first wireless device to join the wireless distributed network such that the sharable resource is used by the plurality of wireless devices when an event requiring the sharable resource is received by the wireless distributed network;
after the distributed network is formed, storing within each wireless device a decision matrix that permits the wireless devices to act as one, through a distributed network, the decision matrix comprising the unique identification of each wireless device and available resources within the devices to automatically enable one of the wireless devices to borrow available resources of another wireless device of the network when an event occurs on a particular device that the particular device cannot handle with the particular device’s own resources;
wherein the decision matrix is comprised of a task-prioritized list of currently available resources and address of associated electronic devices that have available resources;
the first wireless device storing information comprising identification information regarding the second wireless device and information regarding the sharable resource; and
the second wireless device storing information comprising identification information regarding the first wireless device and information regarding the sharable resource.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein the unique device identification comprises Bluetooth-compliant identification information.
6. The method of claim 4 and further including the step of determining if the first wireless device is a private device.
7. A method for sharing resources among a plurality of wireless devices belonging to a wireless network, the method comprising the steps of:
generating a decision matrix comprising an identification of each of the plurality of wireless devices and their corresponding shared resource that permits the wireless devices to act as one, through a distributed network, the decision matrix;
creating within the decision matrix a task-prioritized list of currently available resources and address of associated electronic devices that have available resources;
a first wireless device of the plurality of wireless devices generating an event that requires a shared resource; consulting the decision matrix to determine which shared resource to utilize;
the first wireless device determining if the shared resource is available;
if the shared resource is not available, indicating the unavailability of the shared resource;
if the shared resource is available, automatically enabling one of the wireless devices to borrow the available resources when an event occurs on a particular device that the particular device cannot handle with the particular device’s own resources;
the first wireless device storing information comprising identification information regarding the second wireless device and information regarding the sharable resource; and
the second wireless device storing information comprising identification information regarding the first wireless device and information regarding the sharable resource.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein the resources comprise at least one of a display, a communication device, and processing time.
9. The method of claim 7 wherein the step of the first wireless device generating the event comprises the first wireless device receiving a file for display utilizing the shared resource of the wireless device having the resource.
10. The method of claim 7 and further including the step of if the shared resource is not available, updating the decision matrix to indicate the unavailability of the shared resource.
11. A personal wireless device comprising:
at least one apparatus for executing a task;
a communication apparatus for wireless communication having a limited communication range with other personal wireless devices in a wireless network;
a decision matrix that permits the wireless devices to act as one, through a distributed network, the decision matrix comprising a list of personal wireless devices of which the wireless network is comprised and a list of any shared resources corresponding to each personal wireless device and configured to automatically enable one of the wireless devices to borrow available resources when an event occurs on a particular device that the particular device cannot handle with the particular device’s own resources;
wherein the decision matrix is comprised of a task-prioritized list of currently available resources and address of associated electronic devices that have available resources;
the first wireless device storing information comprising identification information regarding the second wireless device and information regarding the sharable resource; and
the second wireless device storing information comprising identification information regarding the first wireless device and information regarding the sharable resource.
12. The device of claim 11 wherein the communication apparatus is in compliance with a Bluetooth specification.
13. The device of claim 12 wherein the communication apparatus is in compliance with the Bluetooth specification.
14. A method for transferring information between a personal wireless device that comprises a first limited range communications apparatus and a public information database coupled to a second limited range communications apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
placing the personal wireless device within the limited range of the second communications apparatus;
the personal wireless device and the public information database forming a network;
after the wireless network is formed, storing within each wireless device a decision matrix that permits the wireless devices to act as one, through a distributed network, the decision matrix comprising identification of each wireless device and available resources within the devices to automatically enable one of the wireless devices to borrow available resources of another wireless device of the network when an event occurs on a particular device that the particular device cannot handle with the particular device’s own resources;
wherein the decision matrix is comprised of a task-prioritized list of currently available resources and address of associated electronic devices that have available resources;
the personal wireless device requesting an information transfer from the public information database;
the public information database transferring the requested information to the personal wireless devices;
the first wireless device storing information comprising identification information regarding the second wireless device and information regarding the sharable resource; and
the second wireless device storing information comprising identification information regarding the first wireless device and information regarding the sharable resource.
15. The method of claim 14 and further including the step of the personal wireless device forming a network with other personal wireless devices in order to share the transferred information.
16. The method of claim 15 wherein the public information database comprises a local public telephone directory and the transferred information comprises a local telephone number.
17. A method for generating a virtual device comprising a plurality of wireless devices, the plurality of wireless devices having a master wireless device and each device comprising identification information and a limited range communication apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
when a first wireless device of the plurality of wireless devices is within the limited range of the master wireless device, the master wireless device determining if the first wireless device comprises a sharable resource;
if the first wireless device comprises a sharable resource, the first and master wireless devices forming a wireless network such that the sharable resource and any master wireless device sharable resource is used by the other wireless device when an event requiring the sharable resource is received by the wireless network;
the master wireless device saving the identification information and shared resource information regarding the first wireless device of the wireless in a decision matrix;
after the wireless network is formed, using the decision matrix to automatically enable one of the wireless devices to borrow available resources of another wireless device of the network when an event occurs on a particular device that the particular device cannot handle with the particular device’s own resources; and
wherein the decision matrix permits the wireless devices to act as one, through a distributed network, and wherein the decision matrix is comprised of a task-prioritized list of currently available resources and address of associated electronic devices that have available resources;
the first wireless device storing information comprising identification information regarding the second wireless device and information regarding the sharable resource; and
the second wireless device storing information comprising identification information regarding the first wireless device and information regarding the sharable resource.
18. The method of claim 17 and further comprising the step of the master wireless device saving a decision matrix that comprises a row of each of the identification information for each of the plurality of wireless devices, a column for each available shared resource, and an indication of which identification information is comprised of which shared resource.
19. A method for generating a virtual device comprising a plurality of wireless devices, each wireless device comprising a limited range communication apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
when a first wireless device is within range of a second wireless device, each wireless device determining if the other wireless device comprises a sharable resource;
if at least one of the first or second wireless devices comprises a sharable resource, the first and second wireless devices forming a wireless network such that the sharable resource is used by the other wireless device when an event requiring the sharable resource is received by the wireless network;
each of the plurality of wireless devices that comprise the wireless network storing identification and shared resource information regarding the other wireless devices of the wireless distributed network in a decision matrix that permits the wireless devices to act as one, through a distributed network, the decision matrix, wherein the decision matrix is comprised of a task-prioritized list of currently available resources and address of associated electronic devices that have available resources;
after the wireless network is formed, using the decision matrix to automatically enable one of the wireless devices to borrow the available resources of another wireless device of the network when an event occurs on a particular device that the particular device cannot handle with the particular device’s own resources;
the second wireless device acting as a repeater for the first wireless device such that the first wireless device communicates with the other plurality of wireless devices through the second wireless device;
the first wireless device storing information comprising identification information regarding the second wireless device and information regarding the sharable resource; and
the second wireless device storing information comprising identification information regarding the first wireless device and information regarding the sharable resource.
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 slim electronic apparatus comprising a power source, an agent for performing at least one operation, an activation button for initiating said at least one operation by said agent, and an embossed ridge around said button.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said ridge has at least one interruption, located where a wire or a component of said apparatus is present.
3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said ridge has the shape of an interrupted circle.
4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said ridge is U-shaped.
5. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said ridge consists of at least two unconnected segments.
6. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said ridge is embossed using at least one standard alphanumerical character or punctuation mark.
7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said at least one standard alphanumerical character or punctuation mark comprises an opening parenthesis and a closing parenthesis positioned on opposite sides of said button.
8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said at least one standard alphanumerical character or punctuation mark comprises the letter U positioned to contain said button.
9. The apparatus of claim 1, embedded in a credit card sized plastic.
10. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an output interface.
11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said at least one operation comprises generating an authentication credential, and wherein said output interface is adapted to output said authentication credential.
12. A process for producing a slim electronic apparatus, comprising
embedding a power source, an agent for performing at least one operation, and an activating button for initiating said at least one operation by said agent, into a card-like housing; and,
embossing onto said card-like housing a ridge around said button.
13. The process of claim 12, wherein said ridge has at least one interruption, located where a wire or a component of said apparatus is present.
14. The process of claim 13, wherein said ridge has the shape of an interrupted circle.
15. The process of claim 13, wherein said ridge is U-shaped.
16. The process of claim 13, wherein said ridge consists of at least two unconnected segments.
17. The process of claim 13, wherein said ridge is embossed using at least one standard alphanumerical character or punctuation mark.
18. The process of claim 17, wherein said at least one standard alphanumerical character or punctuation mark comprises an opening parenthesis and a closing parenthesis positioned on opposite sides of said button.
19. The process of claim 17, wherein said at least one standard alphanumerical character or punctuation mark comprises the letter U positioned to contain said button.
20. The process of claim 12, wherein said card-like housing comprises a credit card sized plastic.
21. The process of claim 12, wherein said embedding additionally comprises embedding an output interface.
22. The process of claim 21, wherein said at least one operation comprises generating an authentication credential, and wherein said output interface is adapted to output said authentication credential.

What is claimed is:

1. A fluorene-based polymer of the following Formula (I):
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wherein,
R1, R2, R3 and R4 are same or different and represent hydrogen, aliphatic or alicyclic alkyl or alkoxy groups containing 1 to 22 carbon atoms, aryl or aryloxy group containing 6 to 18 carbon atoms, cyano, cyanoethyl, or an alkyl or aryl derivatives of silicon, tin or germanium;
X represents diacetylene, diethynyl aryl, divinylaryl group or a single bond; and n is an integer equal to or grater than 1.
2. The fluorene-based polymer of claim 1, wherein n is an integer from 1 to 1,000.
3. The fluorene-based polymer of claim 1, wherein R1 or R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, pentyl, hexyl, ethylhexyl, heptyl, octyl, isooctyl, nonyl, decyl, dodecyl, hexadecyl, octadecyl, docodecyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, methoxy, ethoxy, butoxy, hexyloxy, methoxyethoxyethyl, methoxyethoxyethoxyethyl, phenyl, phenoxy, tolyl, benzyl, naphthyl, anthracene, cyano or cyanoethyl, trimethylsilyl, triphenylsilyl, tributyltin, or triethylgermanium.
4. The fluorene-based polymer of claim 1, wherein X is selected from the group consisting of the following:
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wherein, nil means a direct bonding, or single bonding without through an acytylene group or any double bond; Ar represents a phenyl group or a group having at least two phenyl groups such as fluorene, terphenyl, naphtalene, anthracene, phenanthrene and their derivatives in ortho, meta or para position, or a group having hetero atom such as pyridine, furan, thiophene, pyrrole, dibenzofuran, dibenzothiophene, diphenyoxadiazole, diphenylthiadiazole, cabazole and their derivatives and diphenylmethane or diphenylsilane and bisphenoxyalkane or alkoxy compound of various isomers; and Also, R1 and R2 have the same definition as aforementioned, R and R have the same definition as defined in claim 1.
5. The fluorene-based polymer of claim 1, wherein said polymer is a homopolymer or a copolymer.
6. An electroluminescent device comprising a fluorene-based polymer according to any of claims 1 to 5 as a luminescent layer.
7. The electroluminescent device of claim 6, having a structure of cathodeluminescent layeranode or cathodehole transfer layerluminescent layeranode.
8. The electroluminescent device of claim 6, wherein the luminescent layer is obtained by cross-linking the fluorene-based polymer of Formula 1 of claim 1 by using heat andor light.
9. The electroluminescent device of claim 6, wherein the luminescent layer is made of a blended material of a fluorene-based polymer of Formula 1 of claim 1 and a macromolecule for general use selected from the group consisting of polyvinylcarbazole, polymethylmethacrylate, polyarcylate, polystyrene, polycarbonate, polyvinylchloride, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyacrylonitrile, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinylalcohol, polyvinylacetate, polyvinylbutyral, polyvinylamine, polycaprolacton, polyethylentherephthalate, polybutylentherephthalate, polyurethane, acrylonitrilestyrenebutadiene (ABS), polysulfone, or polyvinylfluoride, acetal, polyamide, polyimide, polyesters, alkyd, urea, furan, nylon, melamine, phenol, silicone, and epoxy of the Formula.
10. The electroluminescent device of claim 9, wherein the weight ratio of the macromolecule for general use to fluorene-based polymer of Formula 1 is 0.1 to 99.9:1.

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 network device comprising:
management circuitry configured to:
identify an abnormal traffic pattern in first network data communicated by a first virtual machine that uses a first set of network resources, and in response:
select a second set of network resources for use by an analysis virtual machine to analyze the abnormal traffic pattern in subsequent network data communicated by the first virtual machine including:
selecting, for the second set of network resources, a particular network device with a minimum number of network hops between the particular network device and another network device in the first set of network resources used by the first virtual machine; and

initialize the analysis virtual machine to use the second set of network resources;
determine a secure route between the first virtual machine to the analysis virtual machine; and
configure the first virtual machine to send the subsequent network data to the analysis virtual machine using the secure route.
2. The network device of claim 1, where the management circuitry is further configured to select the second set of network resources by:
selecting a network device with an increased security capability for use by the analysis virtual machine.
3. The network device of claim 1, where the management circuitry is configured to determine the secure route so the first virtual machine sends the subsequent network data to the analysis virtual machine over the minimum number of network hops between the particular network device and the another network device.
4. The network device of claim 1, where the management circuitry is configured to determine the secure route to include a non-critical network node by:
identifying the non-critical network node; and
adding the non-critical network node to the secure route.
5. The network device of claim 1, where the management circuitry is further configured to:
configure the first virtual machine to send the subsequent network data to the analysis virtual machine through a secure connection.
6. The network device of claim 1, where the management circuitry is further configured to:
configure an intermediate network node that received the first network data to send the first network data communicated by the first virtual machine to the analysis virtual machine.
7. A method comprising:
performing by a network device:
identifying an abnormal traffic pattern in first network data communicated by a first virtual machine that uses a first set of network resources, and in response:
selecting a second set of network resources for use by an analysis virtual machine to analyze the abnormal traffic pattern in subsequent network data communicated by the first virtual machine including:
selecting, for the second set of network resources, a particular network device with a minimum number of network hops between the particular network device and another network device in the first set of network resources used by the first virtual machine; and

initializing the analysis virtual machine to use the second set of network resources;
determining a secure route between the first virtual machine to the analysis virtual machine; and
configuring the first virtual machine to send the subsequent network data to the analysis virtual machine using the secure route.
8. The method of claim 7, where selecting the second set of network resources further comprises:
selecting a network device with an increased security capability for use by the analysis virtual machine.
9. The method of claim 7, comprising determining the secure route so the first virtual machine sends the subsequent network data to the analysis virtual machine over the minimum number of network hops between the particular network device and the another network device.
10. The method of claim 7, comprising determining the secure route to include a non-critical network node by:
identifying the non-critical network node; and
adding the non-critical network node to the secure route.
11. The method claim 7 further comprising:
configuring the first virtual machine to send the subsequent network data to the analysis virtual machine through a secure connection.
12. The method of claim 7, further comprising:
configuring an intermediate network node that received the first network data to send the first network data communicated by the first virtual machine to the analysis virtual machine.
13. A product comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, that when executed by a processor, cause a system to:
identify an abnormal traffic pattern in first network data communicated by a first virtual machine that uses a first set of network resources, and in response:
select a second set of network resources for use by an analysis virtual machine to analyze the abnormal traffic pattern in subsequent network data communicated by the first virtual machine including:
selecting, for the second set of network resources, a particular network device with a minimum number of network hops between the particular network device and another network device in the first set of network resources used by the first virtual machine; and

initialize the analysis virtual machine to use the second set of network resources;
determine a secure route between the first virtual machine to the analysis virtual machine; and
configure the first virtual machine to send the subsequent network data to the analysis virtual machine using the secure route.
14. The product of claim 13, where the instructions further cause the system to select the second set of network resources by:
selecting a network device with an increased security capability for use by the analysis virtual machine.
15. The product of claim 13, where the instructions cause the system to determine the secure route so the first virtual machine sends the subsequent network data to the analysis virtual machine over the minimum number of network hops between the particular network device and the another network device.
16. The product of claim 13, where the instructions cause the system to determine the secure route to include a non-critical network node by:
identifying the non-critical network node; and
adding the non-critical network node to the secure route.
17. The product of claim 13, where the instructions further cause the system to:
configure the first virtual machine to send the subsequent network data to the analysis virtual machine through a secure connection.
18. The product of claim 13, where the instructions further cause the system to:
configure an intermediate network node that received the first network data to send the first network data communicated by the first virtual machine to the analysis virtual machine.