Author: claimsbot

1. A method comprising:
determining information including location information, orientation information, or a combination thereof of a device;
determining a representation of a location indicated based, at least in part, on the information;
selecting one or more items to associate with one or more points within the representation; and
determining to generate display information including the one or more items overlaid on the representation based, at least in part, on the one or more points.
2. A method of claim 1, wherein the representation is preprocessed to determine a spatial layout including, at least in part, the one or more points.
3. A method of claim 2, further comprising:
determining to cause at least in part a tracking of the location, the orientation, or a combination thereof in relation to the spatial layout; and
determining to update the display information based, at least in part, on the tracking.
4. A method of claim 3, further comprising:
determining one or more portions of the spatial layout; and
determining to filter the one or items based, at least in part, on whether the respective one or more points are within the one or more portions,
wherein filtered ones of the one or more items are not processed for inclusion in the display information.
5. A method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining to capture one or more images of the location;
determining one or more elements of the one or more captured images; and
determining to generate one or more other representations of the one or more elements for inclusion in the display information.
6. A method of claim 2, further comprising:
determining to generate the display information based, at least in part, on a semantic blending of the one or more elements, the one or more other representations, the representation, or a combination.
7. A method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining a time parameter, a weather parameter, or a combination thereof associated with location; and
determining to augment the displaying information based, at least in part, on the time parameter, the weather parameter, or a combination thereof.
8. A method of claim 1, wherein the representation substitutes for a real-time image of the location, and wherein the representation is at least an approximation of the location, the one or more items, tracking information of the device or the one or more items relative to the location, or a combination thereof.
9. A method of claim 1, wherein the representation is a model, a panorama, an image, or a combination thereof.
10. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,
the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
determine information including location information, orientation information, or a combination thereof of a device;
determine a representation of a location indicated based, at least in part, on the information;
select one or more items to associate with one or more points within the representation; and
determine to generate display information including the one or more items overlaid on the representation based, at least in part, on the one or more points.
11. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the representation is preprocessed to determine a spatial layout including, at least in part, the one or more points.
12. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
determine to cause at least in part a tracking of the location, the orientation, or a combination thereof in relation to the spatial layout; and
determine to update the display information based, at least in part, on the tracking.
13. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
determine one or more portions of the spatial layout; and
determine to filter the one or items based, at least in part, on whether the respective one or more points are within the one or more portions,
wherein filtered ones of the one or more items are not processed for inclusion in the display information.
14. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
determine to capture one or more images of the location;
determine one or more elements of the one or more captured images; and
determine to generate one or more other representations of the one or more elements for inclusion in the display information.
15. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
determine to generate the display information based, at least in part, on a semantic blending of the one or more elements, the one or more other representations, the representation, or a combination.
16. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
determine a time parameter, a weather parameter, or a combination thereof associated with location; and
determine to augment the displaying information based, at least in part, on the time parameter, the weather parameter, or a combination thereof.
17. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the representation substitutes for a real-time image of the location, and wherein the representation is at least an approximation of the location, the one or more items, tracking information of the device or the one or more items relative to the location, or a combination thereof.
18. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the representation is a model, a panorama, an image, or a combination thereof.
19. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following steps:
determining information including location information, orientation information, or a combination thereof of a device;
determining a representation of a location indicated based, at least in part, on the information;
selecting one or more items to associate with one or more points within the representation; and
determining to generate display information including the one or more items overlaid on the representation based, at least in part, on the one or more points.
20. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the representation is preprocessed to determine a spatial layout including, at least in part, the one or more points.

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 polylactic acid composition comprising (A) a polylactic acid-series resin and (B) an acrylic triblock copolymer, which fulfills the following requirements (1) to (4):
(1) (P) a parameter represented by the following formula (1) is in the range of 0.05 to 10:
P=(\u03b7A\u03b7B)\xd7(\u03c6B\u03c6A)\u2003\u2003(1)
wherein \u03b7A is a melt viscosity (Pa\xb7s) of the polylactic acid-series resin (A) at a temperature of 200\xb0 C. and a shear rate of 100 sec\u22121, \u03b7B is a melt viscosity (Pa\xb7s) of the acrylic triblock copolymer (B) at a temperature of 200\xb0 C. and a shear rate of 100 sec\u22121, \u03c6A is a volume fraction (%) (25\xb0 C.) of the polylactic acid-series resin (A) relative to the total volume of the polylactic acid-series resin (A) and the acrylic triblock copolymer (B), and \u03c6B is a volume fraction (%) (25\xb0 C.) of the acrylic triblock copolymer (B) relative to the total volume of the polylactic acid-series resin (A) and the acrylic triblock copolymer (B);
(2) the acrylic triblock copolymer (B) comprises (B1) a polymer block having a glass-transition temperature of not higher than 25\xb0 C., (B2a) a polymer block which has a glass-transition temperature of not lower than 60\xb0 C. and is bound to a terminal of the polymer block (B1), and (B2b) a polymer block which has a glass-transition temperature of not lower than 60\xb0 C. and is bound to another terminal of the polymer block (B1);
(3) the polymer block (B1) contains a unit derived from an acrylic ester as a main structural unit, and the polymer block (B2a) and the polymer block (B2b) independently contain a unit derived from an methacrylic ester unit as a main structural unit; and
(4) both of the weight-average molecular weights of the polymer block (B2a) and the polymer block (B2b) are smaller than the weight-average molecular weight of the polymer block (B1).
2. A polylactic acid composition according to claim 1, wherein the molecular weight distribution of the acrylic triblock copolymer (B) is in the range of 1 to 1.4.
3. A polylactic acid composition according to claim 1, wherein the acrylic triblock copolymer (B) is a polymer obtainable by an anionic polymerization or an atom transfer radical polymerization.
4. A polylactic acid composition according to claim 1, wherein the acrylic triblock copolymer (B) is a polymer obtainable by an anionic polymerization in the presence of an organoaluminum compound, and is substantially free from a halogen atom.
5. A polylactic acid composition according to claim 1, wherein the acrylic triblock copolymer (B) comprises (BX) an acrylic triblock copolymer comprising the polymer block (B1) in an amount of 65 to 85% by mass and (BY) an acrylic triblock copolymer comprising the polymer block (B1) in an amount of 40 to 60% by mass, and the proportion (mass ratio) of the acrylic triblock copolymer (BX) relative to that of the acrylic triblock copolymer (BY) is 97:3 to 3:97.
6. A polylactic acid composition according to claim 1, wherein the molecular weight of the polymer block (B2a) is larger than that of the polymer block (B2b), and the proportion (molecular weight ratio) of the molecular weight of the polymer block (B2a) relative to that of the polymer block (B2b) is 1.2 to 8.
7. A polylactic acid composition according to claim 1, wherein the proportion (mass ratio) of the polylactic acid-series resin (A) relative to the acrylic triblock copolymer (B) is 97:3 to 40:60.
8. A polylactic acid composition according to claim 1, wherein the melt viscosity ratio (\u03b7A\u03b7B) (at a temperature of 200\xb0 C. and a shear rate of 100 sec\u22121) of the polylactic acid-series resin (A) relative to the acrylic triblock copolymer (B) is 0.1 to 10.
9. A polylactic acid composition according to claim 1, which has a phase separation structure having a phase comprising the polylactic acid-series resin (A) and a phase comprising the acrylic triblock copolymer (B).
10. A polylactic acid composition according to claim 1, which has a phase separation structure selected from the group consisting of the following (I) to (III).
(I) a micro-phase separation structure having a matrix comprising the acrylic triblock copolymer (B) and a micro-dispersed phase comprising the polylactic acid-series resin (A) and dispersed in the matrix, in which the mean diameter of the micro-dispersed phase is not more than 500 nm and the mean distance between the micro-dispersed phases is not more than 100 nm;
(II) a co-continuous structure having a continuous phase comprising the polylactic acid-series resin (A) and a continuous phase comprising the acrylic triblock copolymer (B), in which the mean thickness in the width direction of the continuous phase comprising the acrylic triblock copolymer (B) is not more than 100 nm; and
(III) a micro-phase separation structure having a matrix comprising the polylactic acid-series resin (A) and a micro-dispersed phase comprising the acrylic triblock copolymer (B) and dispersed in the matrix, in which the mean diameter of the dispersed phase is not more than 300 nm.
11. A polylactic acid composition according to claim 10, which has the phase separation structure (I), wherein the proportion (mass ratio) of the polylactic acid-series resin (A) relative to the acrylic triblock copolymer (B) the polylactic acid-series resin (A): the acrylic triblock copolymer (B) is 75:25 to 40:60, and the parameter (P) represented by the formula (1) is in the range of 1.7 to 10.
12. A polylactic acid composition according to claim 10, which has the phase separation structure (II), wherein the proportion (mass ratio) of the polylactic acid-series resin (A) relative to the acrylic triblock copolymer (B) the polylactic acid-series resin (A): the acrylic triblock copolymer (B) is 75:25 to 40:60, the parameter (P) represented by the formula (1) is 0.05 to 1.7, and the proportion of the polymer block (B1) in the acrylic triblock copolymer (B) is 25 to 65% by mass.
13. A polylactic acid composition according to claim 10, which has the phase separation structure (III), wherein the proportion (mass ratio) of the polylactic acid-series resin (A) relative to the acrylic triblock copolymer (B) the polylactic acid-series resin (A): the acrylic triblock copolymer (B) is 97:3 to 75:25, the parameter (P) represented by the formula (1) is 0.05 to 1.7, and the proportion of the polymer block (B1) in the triblock copolymer (B) is more than 65% by mass.
14. A molded product comprising a polylactic acid composition recited in claim 1.
15. A molded product according to claim 14, which has a three-dimensional form or is a fiber or a film.
16. An adhesive film, which comprises a substrate film comprising a polylactic acid composition recited in claim 1 and an adhesive layer formed on the substrate film.
17. An adhesive film according to claim 16, which is a co-extrusion molded film comprising the substrate film and the adhesive layer.
18. An adhesive film according to claim 16, wherein the adhesive layer comprises an adhesive agent containing an acrylic block copolymer.
19. A tarpaulin, which comprises a cloth substrate and a layer comprising a polylactic acid composition recited in claim 1, wherein the layer is formed on at least one of the surface of the cloth substrate.
20. A tarpaulin according to claim 19, wherein the cloth substrate comprises a polylactic acid-series fiber.
21. A composite molded product, which is obtainable by composite molding a polylactic acid composition recited in claim 1 and at least one polar resin selected from the group consisting of a polyamide-series resin, a polyester-series resin, a polycarbonate-series resin, a styrenic resin, an acrylic resin, and a polylactic acid-series resin.
22. A composite molded product according to claim 21, wherein the polar resin is the polylactic acid-series resin.

1. A data transmitting apparatus for performing cipher communication, comprising:
a multi-level encoding section for inputting thereto predetermined key information and information data, and for generating a multi-level signal in which a signal level changes so as to be approximately random numbers; and
a modulation section for generating a modulated signal in a predetermined modulation format in accordance with the multi-level signal, wherein
the multi-level encoding section includes:
a multi-level code generation section for generating, by using the predetermined key information, a multi-level code sequence in which a signal level changes so as to be approximately random numbers; and
a multi-level processing section for combining the multi-level code sequence and the information data in accordance with predetermined processing, and for generating the multi-level signal having a level corresponding to a combination of the signal level of the multi-level code sequence and a signal level of the information data,

the multi-level code generation section includes:
a random number generation section for generating a plurality of random number sequences by using the predetermined key information;

a bit-to-be-inverted selection section for outputting a bit-to-be-inverted selection signal for selecting a random number sequence on which a bit inversion is to be performed, from among the plurality of random number sequences;
a random number sequence bit inversion section for outputting one or more random number sequences by performing the bit inversion thereof, among the plurality of the random number sequences, in accordance with a value of the bit-to-be-inverted selection signal; and
a multi-level conversion section for converting the plurality of random number sequences, including the random number sequence on which the bit inversion has been performed, into the multi-level code sequence.
2. The data transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a bit to be inverted in the random number sequence bit inversion section satisfies a condition that a ratio between an information amplitude, which is equivalent, to an amplitude of the information data, and a fluctuation range of the multi-level signal, which is equivalent to the bit to be inverted, is greater than a signal-to-noise ratio permissible by a legitimate receiving party.
3. The data transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the bit to be inverted in the random number sequence bit inversion section is selected from among bits except for a lowest-order bit.
4. The data transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the bit-to-be-inverted selection section includes:
a random number generation section for generating bit-selecting random numbers which are predetermined random numbers; and
a selection signal conversion section for converting the bit-selecting random numbers into the bit-to-be-inverted selection signal in accordance with values of the bit-selecting random numbers.
5. The data transmitting apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the bit-selecting random numbers generated in the random number generation section are genuine random numbers.
6. The data transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the number of bits of the multi-level code sequence is set equal to or lower than the number of bits of the key information.
7. A data receiving apparatus for performing cipher communication, comprising:
a demodulation section for demodulating a modulated signal in a predetermined modulation format, and for outputting a multi-level signal; and
a multi-level decoding section for outputting information data in accordance with predetermined key information and the multi-level signal, wherein
the multi-level decoding section includes:
a multi-level code generation section for generating, by using the key information, a multi-level code sequence in which a signal level changes so as to be approximately random numbers; and
a decision section for deciding the multi-level signal in accordance with the multi-level code sequence, and for outputting the information data,

the multi-level code generation section includes:
a random number generation section for generating a plurality of random number sequences by using the predetermined key information; and
a multi-level conversion section for converting the plurality of random number sequences into the multi-level code sequence.
8. The data receiving apparatus according to claim 7, wherein, to the multi-level conversion section, a higher-order bit of the plurality of random number sequences is inputted, and a fixed value is inputted as a low-order bit.
9. The data receiving apparatus according to claim 8, wherein a ratio between information amplitude, which is equivalent to an amplitude of the information data, and a fluctuation range of the multi-level signal, which is equivalent to the low-order bit, satisfies a condition of being greater than a signal-to-noise ratio permissible by a legitimate receiving party.

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 wellbore insert, comprising:
a. a housing, the housing further comprising:
i. an inner annulus; and
ii. a port dimensioned and configured to provide a fluid pathway between the inner annulus of the housing and the outer surface of the housing;

b. a selectively movable port seal disposed about the housing proximate the port and dimensioned and configured to selectively occlude or open the port;
c. an electronic control module disposed proximate the selectively movable port seal, the electronic control module dimensioned and configured to effect a change in the selectively movable port seal;
d. a power supply disposed proximate the electronic control module and operatively in communication with at least one of the electronic control module, the seal mover, and the plug mover;
e. a detector disposed proximate the housing and operatively in communication with the electronic control module; and
f. a plug mover disposed proximate the selectively movable port seal, the plug mover operatively in communication with the electronic control module, the power supply, and the selectively movable port seal.
2. The wellbore insert of claim 1, further comprising:
a. a selectively movable plug disposed within the inner annulus, the movable plug operatively in communication with the electronic control module, the movable plug dimensioned and adapted to selectively occlude or open the inner annulus; and
b. a movable plug mover operatively connected to the movable plug;
c. wherein the electronic control module is further dimensioned and configured to effect a change in the selectively movable plug.
3. The wellbore insert of claim 2, wherein the movable plug mover further comprises:
a. a releasable spring disposed proximate the movable plug and operatively in communication with the movable plug; and
b. a spring release disposed proximate the spring and operatively in communication with the releasable spring.
4. The wellbore insert of claim 1, wherein the selectively movable port seal is disposed at least one of on an outer surface of the housing, at least partially within the housing, or on an inner surface of the housing.
5. The wellbore insert of claim 1, wherein the selectively movable port seal comprises a seal plug.
6. The wellbore insert of claim 1, wherein the selectively movable port seal is slidably secured by a plug retainer.
7. The wellbore insert of claim 6, wherein:
a. the plug retainer comprises a rail;
b. the selectively movable port seal is slidably mounted to the rail; and
c. the plug mover comprises:
i. a screw; and
ii. a motor operatively in communication with the screw and the electronic control module;

d. wherein turning the screw moves the selectively movable port seal along the rail between a first position which allows fluid flow in the port and a second position which occludes fluid flow in the port.
8. The wellbore insert of claim 6, wherein:
a. the plug retainer comprises a rail;
b. the selectively movable port seal is slidably mounted to the rail; and
c. the plug mover comprises a solenoid operatively in communication with the screw and the electronic control module, the solenoid dimensioned and configured to move the selectively movable port seal between a first position which allows fluid flow in the port and a second position which occludes fluid flow in the port.
9. The wellbore insert of claim 1, wherein the electronic control module is disposed totally within the housing.
10. The wellbore insert of claim 1, wherein the electronic control module is dimensioned and configured to effect a change in the selectively movable port seal based at least in part on input received at the electronic control module from the detector.
11. The wellbore insert of claim 1, wherein the electronic control module is selectively addressable and dimensioned and configured to effect a change in the selectively movable port seal in response to a communicated signal comprising the electronic control module’s address.
12. The wellbore insert of claim 1, wherein the electronic control module further comprises a communications module dimensioned and adapted to allow for communications from the surface into the well and from the well to the surface to open and close as well as choke the flow of fluid and gas from the formation to the inside of the flow control tool.
13. The wellbore insert of claim 1, wherein the power supply further comprises at least one of a battery pack or a power conditioning system.
14. The wellbore insert of claim 13, wherein the battery pack is disposed totally within the housing.
15. The wellbore insert of claim 1, wherein the detector is disposed at least partially within the housing.
16. The wellbore insert of claim 1, wherein the detector comprises a sensor.
17. The wellbore insert of claim 16, wherein the detector comprises at least one of a pressure sensor, a temperature sensor, a resistivity sensor, an inductive sensor, a gamma ray sensor, a strain gauge, an accelerometer, or a radio frequency identification module.
18. The wellbore insert of claim 1, wherein the wellbore insert is dimensioned and configured to be deployed through a wellbore tube to control sections of the well.
19. The wellbore insert of claim 1, further comprising a set of packers disposed above and below the wellbore insert and dimensioned and adapted for isolation of fluid inside of the tube.
20. A downhole smart control system, comprising:
a. a plurality of wellbore inserts, each wellbore insert comprising:
i. a housing, the housing further comprising:
1. an inner annulus; and
2. a port dimensioned and configured to provide a fluid pathway between the inner annulus of the housing and an outer surface of the housing;

ii. a selectively movable port seal disposed about the housing proximate the port and dimensioned and configured to selectively occlude or open the port;
iii. a seal mover disposed proximate the selectively movable port seal, the seal mover operatively connected to the movable port seal;
iv. a selectively movable plug disposed within the inner annulus, the movable plug dimensioned and adapted to selectively occlude or open the inner annulus;
v. a plug mover disposed proximate the selectively movable plug, the plug mover operatively connected to the movable plug;
vi. a detector disposed proximate the housing;
vii. an individually addressable electronic control module disposed proximate the selectively movable port seal, the electronic control module operatively in communication with the detector, the seal mover, and the plug mover, the electronic control module dimensioned and configured to selectively effect a change in the seal mover and the plug mover upon receipt and verification of a control command comprising the individual address of the electronic control module; and
viii. a power supply disposed proximate the electronic control module and operatively in communication with at least one of the electronic control module, the seal mover, and the plug mover; and

b. a control system, operatively in communication with the electronic control module.