Author: claimsbot

What is claimed is:

1. A method for manufacturing a resin-molded semiconductor device, comprising the steps of:
a) preparing a semiconductor chip;
b) preparing a leadframe,
the leadframe including:
an outer rail surrounding an opening, in which the semiconductor chip will be mounted;
a die pad provided inside the opening, a central portion of the die pad being elevated above a peripheral portion thereof surrounding the central portion;
a plurality of support leads for connecting the die pad to the outer rail, each said support lead including a raised intermediate portion higher in level than the other portion thereof; and
a plurality of signal leads, which are connected to the outer rail around the periphery of the opening and extend toward the die pad;

c) bonding the semiconductor chip on the central portion of the die pad in the leadframe;
d) electrically connecting the semiconductor chip to the signal leads via connection members; and
e) molding the semiconductor chip, the die pad, the connection members, the support leads and the signal leads with a resin encapsulant with a seal tape interposed between the backside of the leadframe and a die assembly and with clamping force applied to the leadframe and the seal tape.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein in the step 3), the clamping force is applied to the outer rail of the leadframe and to the seal tape.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein in the step b), a closed-loop groove is formed in the lower surface of the die pad at the peripheral portion.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein in the step b), the die pad is partially punched between the central and peripheral portions thereof.
5. A method for manufacturing a resin-molded semiconductor device, comprising the steps of:
a) preparing a semiconductor chip with electrodes;
b) preparing a leadframe,
the leadframe including:
an outer rail surrounding an opening, in which the semiconductor chip will be mounted;
a die pad provided inside the opening, a central portion of the die pad being elevated above a peripheral portion thereof surrounding the central portion, a groove being provided in the upper surface of the die pad at the peripheral portion;
a plurality of support leads for supporting the die pad; and
a plurality of signal leads, one end of each said signal lead being connected to the outer rail, while the other end thereof extending toward the die pad;

c) securing the semiconductor chip onto the die pad by bonding the upper surface of the die pad at the central portion to the backside of the semiconductor chip via an adhesive;
d) electrically connecting the electrodes of the semiconductor chip mounted on the die pad to the signal leads of the leadframe with metal fine wires;
e) molding the semiconductor chip, the die pad, the support leads, the metal fine wires and the signal leads with a resin encapsulant with that the lower and outer side faces of each said signal lead are exposed as an external terminal and that a lower part of the signal lead protrudes downward; and
f) partially cutting the signal leads off such that an end face of each said signal lead is substantially flush with an associated side face of the resin encapsulant, and cutting the support leads off to remove the resin-molded semiconductor device from the outer rail of the leadframe.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein in the step b), the central portion is elevated above the peripheral portion by pressworking and half-blanking the die pad.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1-9. (canceled)
10. An apparatus for multi-device visual correlation interaction, the apparatus comprising a computer processor, a computer memory operatively coupled to the computer processor, the computer memory having disposed within it computer program instructions that, when executed by the computer processor, cause the apparatus to carry out the steps of:
displaying, by a first device, a user interface representation of a user interface displayed by a second device, the user interface representation containing one or more element representations, each element representation corresponding to an element contained within the user interface displayed by the second device;
receiving from a user of the first device, a selection of a particular element representation of the user interface representation, the particular element representation corresponding to a particular element contained within the user interface;
transmitting to the second device, by the first device, a contextual information request corresponding to the selection;
in response to transmitting the contextual information request, receiving from the second device, by the first device, contextual information corresponding to the selection; and
generating based on the contextual information, by the first device, a contextual list of actions associated with the particular element.
11. The apparatus of claim 10 further comprising computer program instructions that, when executed by the computer processor, cause the apparatus to carry out the steps of:
providing to the user, by the first device, the contextual list of actions;
receiving from the user, by the first device, a selection of a particular action from the contextual list of actions; and
performing, by the first device, the particular action.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein performing, by the first device, the particular action includes:
transmitting to the second device, by the first device, a contextual action request, the contextual action request specifying a remote action associated with the particular element; and
in response to transmitting the contextual action request, receiving from the second device, by the first device, action data associated with the remote action specified in the contextual action request.
13. The apparatus of claim 10 further comprising computer program instructions that, when executed by the computer processor, cause the apparatus to carry out the step of establishing, by the first device, a communication link with the second device.
14. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the contextual information request includes positional information of the particular element representation within the user interface representation.
15. A computer program product for multi-device visual correlation interaction, the computer program product disposed upon a computer readable medium, the computer program product comprising computer program instructions that, when executed, cause a computer to carry out the steps of:
displaying, by a first device, a user interface representation of a user interface displayed by a second device, the user interface representation containing one or more element representations, each element representation corresponding to an element contained within the user interface displayed by the second device;
receiving from a user of the first device, a selection of a particular element representation of the user interface representation, the particular element representation corresponding to a particular element contained within the user interface;
transmitting to the second device, by the first device, a contextual information request corresponding to the selection;
in response to transmitting the contextual information request, receiving from the second device, by the first device, contextual information corresponding to the selection; and
generating based on the contextual information, by the first device, a contextual list of actions associated with the particular element.
16. The computer program product of claim 15 further comprising computer program instructions that, when executed, cause a computer to carry out the steps of:
providing to the user, by the first device, the contextual list of actions;
receiving from the user, by the first device, a selection of a particular action from the contextual list of actions; and
performing, by the first device, the particular action.
17. The computer program product of claim 16 wherein performing, by the first device, the particular action includes:
transmitting to the second device, by the first device, a contextual action request, the contextual action request specifying a remote action associated with the particular element; and
in response to transmitting the contextual action request, receiving from the second device, by the first device, action data associated with the remote action specified in the contextual action request.
18. The computer program product of claim 15 further comprising computer program instructions that, when executed, cause a computer to carry out the step of establishing, by the first device, a communication link with the second device.
19. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the contextual information request includes positional information of the particular element representation within the user interface representation.
20. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the computer readable medium comprises a signal medium.
21. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the computer readable medium comprises a storage medium.

1. A light emitting key top bezel (7, 20) comprising:
a key top layer (10,21);
a translucent black layer (11, 24);
an opaque black core-out artwork layer (12, 25);
a coloured light emitting or illuminating element; and
a plurality of coloured icons (8, 9, 22, 23)
wherein said coloured light emitting element is adapted to emit, at a time, either none or one of a plurality of coloured lights being the number of coloured lights equal to the number of groups of different coloured icons.
2. The light emitting key top bezel (7, 20) according to claim 1, wherein said coloured lights are emitted from predetermined segmented areas or points of said light emitting element which are situated directly below of said coloured icons (8, 9, 22, 23) being each emitted coloured light of the same colour than the icon on top.
3. The light emitting key top bezel (7, 20) according to claim 1, wherein each of said groups of coloured icons identifies an operation mode.
4. The light emitting key top bezel (7, 20) according to claim 1, wherein said light emitting element comprises at least blue light emitting diodes (13, 29) and red light emitting diodes (14, 28).
5. The light emitting key top bezel (7, 20) according to claim 1, wherein said light emitting element comprises at least red colour segments (31) and blue colour segments (32) printed on top of an electroluminescent lamp (33).
6. The light emitting key top bezel (7, 20) according to claim 1, wherein said light emitting element comprises at least red colour led lamps (34) and blue colour led lamps (35) mounted laterally on a light pipe (36).
7. The light emitting key top bezel (7, 20) according to claim 6, wherein said light pipe (36) is made from a material with light guiding capability, elasticity and flexibility, preferably selected from polycarbonate or polymethyl metacrylate.
8. The light emitting key top bezel (20) according to claim 1, wherein said key top layer (10,21) is made from a film of a material selected from the group consisting of UV mold print, polycarbonate, polymethyl methacrylate, and polyethylene terephthalate.

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 transmission assembly comprising:
a main shaft assembly including a main shaft gear provided on a main shaft and rotatable therewith;
a half shaft supported on the main shaft and including a plurality of co-rotating gears, the half shaft operable in a locked condition in which the half shaft is rotationally fixed with the main shaft, and an un-locked condition in which the half shaft is rotatable about the main shaft;
a counter shaft assembly including a plurality of gears supported on a counter shaft, the plurality of gears being in constant mesh with corresponding ones of the plurality of gears of the half shaft;
an output drive supported on the main shaft and drivable by the counter shaft, wherein a forward power transmission path is established from the main shaft and the half shaft in the locked condition, through the counter shaft, to the output drive; and
a reverse drive assembly including a reverse drive shaft, a reverse drive input gear in constant mesh with the main shaft gear, a planetary gear system, and a reverse drive output gear, wherein the reverse drive output gear is configured to drive a predetermined one of the plurality of gears on the counter shaft through a corresponding one of the half shaft gears when the half shaft is in the un-locked condition to establish a reverse power transmission path from the main shaft, to the reverse drive assembly, through the half shaft in the un-locked condition, to the predetermined counter shaft gear, and to the output drive.
2. The transmission assembly of claim 1, further including a shifting assembly operable to select the locked or un-locked condition of the half shaft, and operable to engage the reverse drive assembly to establish the reverse power transmission path.
3. The transmission assembly of claim 2, wherein the planetary gear system includes a sun gear coupled to the reverse drive shaft, a planetary gear carrier supported relative to the sun gear around the reverse drive shaft, a plurality of planetary gears supported on the planetary gear carrier and meshing with the sun gear, and a ring gear meshing with the plurality of planetary gears and supported relative to the sun gear around the reverse drive shaft.
4. The transmission assembly of claim 3, wherein the reverse drive output gear is formed on the outer circumference of the ring gear.
5. The transmission assembly of claim 3, wherein the planetary gear carrier is rotatable about the reverse drive shaft when the transmission establishes the forward power transmission path, and the planetary gear carrier is rotationally locked to establish the reverse power transmission path.
6. The transmission assembly of claim 3, further comprising a dog ring configured to selectively set the half shaft into one of the locked condition and the un-locked condition, a carrier locking assembly configured to selectively prevent rotation of the planetary gear carrier, a shift drum, and a reverse lock-out mechanism.
7. The transmission assembly of claim 6, wherein the carrier locking assembly includes a pawl arm movable between a first position, in which the pawl arm engages the planetary gear carrier to lock the planetary gear carrier in position, and a second position, in which the pawl arm is spaced apart from the planetary gear carrier.
8. The transmission assembly of claim 7, wherein the carrier locking assembly further includes a biasing member that biases the pawl arm to the first position, and a rocker arm engageable with the shift drum to hold the pawl arm in the second position when the shift drum is in a position other than a reverse position.
9. The transmission assembly of claim 8, wherein the shift drum includes a recess configured to receive part of the rocker arm to allow the pawl arm to move from the second position to the first position when the shift drum is rotated to the reverse position.
10. The transmission assembly of claim 6, wherein the shift drum includes a reverse lock-out feature selectively interfering with the reverse lock-out mechanism to prevent the shift drum from selecting the reverse power transmission path.
11. The transmission assembly of claim 10, wherein the lock-out mechanism includes a solenoid operable with a plunger in a first position interfering with the reverse lock-out feature and a second position not interfering with the reverse lock-out feature, the solenoid plunger being movable to the second position when actuated by a user for utilizing the reverse power transmission path.
12. The transmission assembly of claim 1, wherein the reverse drive output gear is in constant mesh with one of the plurality of half shaft gears.
13. A transmission assembly comprising:
a main shaft assembly including a main shaft gear provided on a main shaft and rotatable therewith;
a half shaft supported on the main shaft and including a plurality of co-rotating gears, the half shaft operable in a locked condition in which the half shaft is rotationally fixed with the main shaft, and an un-locked condition in which the half shaft is rotatable about the main shaft;
a counter shaft assembly including a plurality of gears supported on a counter shaft, the plurality of gears being in constant mesh with corresponding ones of the plurality of gears of the half shaft;
an output drive supported on the main shaft and drivable by the counter shaft, wherein a forward power transmission path is established from the main shaft and the half shaft in the locked condition, through the counter shaft, to the output drive; and
a reverse drive assembly including a reverse drive shaft, a reverse drive input gear in constant mesh with the main shaft gear, and a reverse drive output gear, wherein the reverse drive assembly is operable in a torque-transmitting mode and a non-torque-transmitting mode; and
a shifting assembly operable to simultaneously select the unlocked condition of the half shaft and place the reverse drive assembly in the torque-transmitting mode, wherein the reverse drive output gear is configured to drive a predetermined one of the plurality of gears on the counter shaft through a corresponding one of the half shaft gears when the half shaft is in the un-locked condition to establish a reverse power transmission path from the main shaft, to the reverse drive assembly, through the half shaft in the un-locked condition, to the predetermined counter shaft gear, and to the output drive.
14. The transmission assembly of claim 13, wherein the reverse drive assembly further includes a planetary gear system.
15. The transmission assembly of claim 14, wherein the planetary gear system includes a sun gear coupled to the reverse drive shaft, a planetary gear carrier supported relative to the sun gear around the reverse drive shaft, a plurality of planetary gears supported on the planetary gear carrier and meshing with the sun gear, and a ring gear meshing with the plurality of planetary gears and supported relative to the sun gear around the reverse drive shaft.
16. The transmission assembly of claim 15, wherein the reverse drive output gear is formed on the outer circumference of the ring gear.
17. The transmission assembly of claim 15, where in the planetary gear carrier is rotatable about the reverse drive shaft when the transmission establishes the forward power transmission path, and the planetary gear carrier is rotationally locked to establish the reverse power transmission path.
18. The transmission assembly of claim 15, further comprising a dog ring configured to selectively set the half shaft into one of the locked condition and the un-locked condition, a carrier locking assembly configured to set the planetary gear carrier into the torque-transmitting mode, a shift drum, and a reverse lock-out mechanism.
19. The transmission assembly of claim 18, wherein the carrier locking assembly includes a pawl arm movable between a first position, in which the pawl arm engages the planetary gear carrier to lock the planetary gear carrier in position, and a second position, in which the pawl arm is spaced apart from the planetary gear carrier.
20. The transmission assembly of claim 19, wherein the carrier locking assembly further includes a biasing member that biases the pawl arm to the first position, and a rocker arm engageable with the shift drum to hold the pawl arm in the second position when the shift drum is in a position other than a reverse position.
21. The transmission assembly of claim 20, wherein the shift drum includes a recess configured to receive part of the rocker arm to allow the reverse pawl arm to move from the second position to the first position when the shift drum is rotated to the reverse position.
22. The transmission assembly of claim 18, wherein the shift drum includes a reverse lock-out feature selectively interfering with the reverse lock-out mechanism to prevent the shift drum from selecting the reverse power transmission path.
23. The transmission assembly of claim 22, wherein the locking mechanism includes a solenoid operable with a plunger in a first position interfering with the reverse lock-out feature and a second position not interfering with the reverse lock-out feature, the solenoid plunger being movable to the second position when actuated by a user for utilizing the reverse power transmission path.
24. The transmission assembly of claim 13, wherein the reverse drive output gear is in constant mesh with one of the plurality of half shaft gears.