Author: claimsbot

1. A method for recommending a fuel-saving driving style in a vehicle, the method comprising:
receiving input defining one or more routes at a vehicle computing system;
receiving route profile information for the one or more routes at the vehicle computing system;
based on the route profile information, identifying one or more portions of a route that can be travelled by a vehicle at a constant speed;
determining the constant speed;
determining one or more acceleration or deceleration actions to be performed by a vehicle driver for reaching the constant speed along the route to reduce energy consumption of the vehicle relative to a current speed of the vehicle; and
presenting the one or more acceleration or deceleration actions in the vehicle.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
storing a predetermined baseline route for which a higher acceleration leads to a lower fuel consumption relative to the current speed;
performing a comparison between the one or more identified portions of the route with the baseline route to identify a length of the identified portion; and
based on the length of the identified portion from the comparison, determining the one or more acceleration or deceleration actions.
3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:
identifying the one or more portions as shorter than the baseline route;
determining a speed difference between the current speed and the constant speed;
determining a distance to reach the constant speed; and
based on the speed difference and the distance, determining the acceleration or deceleration action to reach the constant speed along the shorter portion.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the acceleration or deceleration actions are presented via at least one of a visual client, audible client, or haptic client.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein the client is based on driver preference.
6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving a travel time for travelling the route; and
determining the one or more acceleration or deceleration actions based on the travel time.
7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving a length of the one or more identified portions of the route; and
determining the one or more acceleration or deceleration actions based on the length of the one or more identified portions of the route.
8. A system for recommending a fuel-saving driving style in a vehicle, the system comprising:
at least one vehicle computing system configured to:
receive input defining one or more routes;
receive route profile information for the one or more routes;
based on the route profile information, identify one or more portions of the route that can be travelled by a vehicle at a constant speed;
determine the constant speed;
determine one or more acceleration or deceleration actions to be performed by a vehicle driver for reaching the constant speed along the route to enable efficient energy consumption of the vehicle relative to a current speed of the vehicle; and
present the one or more acceleration or deceleration actions in the vehicle.
9. The system of claim 8 wherein the at least one vehicle computing system is further configured to determine one or more gear speeds based on the acceleration action.
10. The system of claim 9 wherein the at least one vehicle computing system is further configured to determine one or more gear shifting times.
11. The system of claim 8 wherein the route is a route adjoining a route currently being travelled.
12. The system of claim 8 wherein the at least one vehicle computing system is further configured to:
receiving route limitation information which disrupts the constant speed; and
determining the acceleration or deceleration action based on the limitation information.
13. The system of claim 12 wherein the route limitation information includes at least one of traffic flow, traffic lights, bends, and route priority rules.
14. The system of claim 8 wherein the route profile information includes altitude information.
15. The system of claim 8 wherein the at least one vehicle computing system is further configured to:
store a predetermined baseline route for which a higher acceleration leads to a lower fuel consumption based on a current acceleration;
perform a comparison between the one or more identified portions of the route with the baseline route to identify a length of the identified portion; and
determine the one or more acceleration or deceleration actions based on the length of the identified portion from the comparison.
16. The system of claim 15 wherein the at least one vehicle computing system is further configured to determine a higher acceleration if the route section is longer than the predetermined route.
17. The system of claim 15 wherein the at least one vehicle computing system is further configured to determine a lower acceleration if the route section is shorter than the predetermined route.
18. An apparatus comprising at least one vehicle computing system configured to:
receive input defining a route;
receive route profile information for the route;
identify route portions that a vehicle can travel at a constant speed based on the route profile information;
determine the constant speed;
determine acceleration or deceleration actions for reaching the constant speed enabling efficient energy consumption by the vehicle relative to the constant speed; and
present the accelerationdeceleration actions.
19. The apparatus of claim 18 further configured to
store a predetermined baseline route for which a higher acceleration leads to a lower fuel consumption based on a current acceleration;
perform a comparison between the one or more identified portions of the route with the baseline route to identify a length of the identified portion; and
determine the one or more acceleration or deceleration actions based on the length of the identified portion from the comparison.
20. The apparatus of claim 19 further configured to determine a higher acceleration if the route section is longer than the predetermined route.

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

1. An assembly for creating a three dimensional exterior structure, comprising:
a plurality of bodies inter-assembled to create at least one of a multi-tier stepped or extending walkway surface;
at least a sub-plurality of said bodies exhibiting a tongue and groove profile on opposite upper and lower surfaces thereof to facilitate assemble-ability in multi-tier fashion; and
each of said bodies further exhibiting a hollowed interior to facilitate in-filling of a compactible material in order to weight said bodies during assembly.
2. The invention as described in claim 1, further comprising said bodies being arranged in either of a side-by-side or vertically stacked fashion in order to create a desired structure.
3. The assembly as described in claim 1, further comprising a top pad resting upon an upper most tier defined plurality of blocks, an interior of said assembled bodies defining an interior extending fluid drainage network to a grade level located drain tile.
4. The assembly as described in claim 1, said bodies each exhibiting a one-piece construction with an outer bull nose configuration.
5. The assembly as described in claim 1, further comprising thermal generating elements installed within at least one or more of bodies.
6. The assembly as described in claim 5, said thermal generating elements further comprising any of electrical resistant generating pads or fluid conduit conveying systems extending through and between said bodies.
7. The assembly as described in claim 1, further comprising effect lighting installed within any one or more of said bodies.
8. The assembly as described in claim 7, further comprising individual LED elements mounted within aperture locations defined in at least one of vertical riser locations of each tiered layer of bodies or horizontal surface location of each walkway defining body.
9. The assembly as described in claim 1, further comprising pre-forming a decorative pattern within at least one exterior facing surface of a selected body.
10. An exterior assembly installed upon an earthen grade for creating a three dimensional exterior structure, comprising:
a plurality of bodies inter-assembled to create at least one of a multi-tier stepped or extending walkway surface;
at least one sub-plurality of said bodies including one or more step blocks, each of which exhibiting an upper surface and a forward edge extending surface, first and second interconnected side surfaces extending from opposite ends of said forward edge surface and defining a three sided and open underside within said step block;
at least one additional sub-plurality of said bodies further comprising a plurality of rectangular shaped support blocks stackable to provide structural support to an underside of said step blocks;
said step blocks and support blocks each further exhibiting a tongue and groove profile on opposite upper and lower surfaces thereof to facilitate assemble-ability; and
each of said bodies further exhibiting a hollowed interior to facilitate in-filling of a compactible material in order to weight said bodies during assembly.
11. The assembly as described in claim 10, further comprising a three sided interior ledge accessible from an open rear of said step blocks to facilitate installation of a thermal conducting shelf in proximity to an underside of said upper surface.
12. The assembly as described in claim 11, said shelf further comprising either of an electrical resistor pad or a thermal fluid communicating pad incorporated therein.
13. The assembly as described in claim 12, further comprising a plurality of said shelves and pads being interconnected in series from a single input location.
14. The assembly as described in claim 10, further comprising effect lighting installed within any one or more of said bodies.
15. The assembly as described in claim 14, further comprising individual LED elements mounted within aperture locations defined in at least one of vertical riser locations of each tiered layer of bodies or horizontal surface location of each walkway defining body.
16. The assembly as described in claim 10, further comprising pre-forming a decorative pattern within at least one exterior facing surface of a selected body.
17. A method for creating, installing and ballasting a plurality of individual bodies in order to create a desired functional and decorative structure, comprising the steps of:
producing a plurality of individual bodies in a mold or other casting process, including forming said bodies with tongue and groove profiles on at least opposite upper and lower surfaces thereof,
providing a decorative pattern on at least one exterior surface of each of said bodies; and
assembling the bodies according to at least one of a multi-tier or walkway extending construction.
18. The method as described in claim 17, further comprising the step of assembling an under-structure for supporting a plurality of tier defining and width extending support blocks, the understructure provided by additional pluralities of rectangular blocks with additional tongue and groove profiles for stackability.
19. The method as described in claim 18, further comprising the steps of fanning at least one of said step blocks and support blocks with a recessed interior and in-filling a compactible or other aggregate material within and between said blocks.
20. The method as described in claim 17, further comprising the steps of configuring a three sided inner ledge within a rear accessible open interior of the step blocks in order to support an insertable thermal conducting shelf.
21. The method as described in claim 17, further comprising the step of configuring at least one vertical riser or horizontal surface of a shelf or walkway body to integrate a receiving location for installing one or more effect lighting elements.
22. The method as described in claim 20, further comprising the step of providing the thermal generating shelves with either of electrical or thermal fluid input, a plurality pads contained within said shelves and capable of being daisy-chain connected in plural fashion from a common input source.

What we claim is:

1. A brake apparatus comprising:
a master cylinder having an input shaft which travels according to travel of an operational member for braking maneuver, a master cylinder pressure chamber, and a master cylinder piston which develops master cylinder pressure in said master cylinder pressure chamber according to the travel of said input shaft,
a pump which is driven in braking maneuver,
a braking force control device which controls, in braking maneuver, the discharge pressure of said pump according to at least either the operational condition for service braking or the operational condition for another braking different from the service braking, and
a travel modulating device which modulates the travel of the operational member in braking maneuver by using the discharge pressure of the pump controlled by said braking force control device.
2. A brake apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said travel modulating device controls the travel of said master cylinder piston by using the discharge pressure of the pump controlled by said braking force control device.
3. A brake apparatus as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said pump discharges the discharge pressure by using hydraulic fluid of said master cylinder pressure chamber and the discharge pressure of the pump controlled by said braking force control device is discharged to wheel cylinders as wheel cylinder pressure.
4. A brake apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 1 through 3, wherein said travel modulating device is provided in said master cylinder coaxially with said master cylinder piston.
5. A breaking apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 2 through 4, wherein said master cylinder piston comprises a first piston which travels when receives the input, and a second piston which is fluid-tightly and slidably disposed relative to said first piston, wherein said second piston is moved relative to said first piston by applying said wheel cylinder pressure to said second piston, thereby controlling the travel of said first piston.
6. A brake apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein said second piston is formed in a cylindrical shape having an outer peripheral step, and is fluid-tightly and slidably fitted in an axial bore of a housing of the master cylinder or in a bore of a cylindrical member fixed to said housing, and said first piston is fluid-tightly and slidably fitted in said second piston, said brake apparatus further comprising a control pressure chamber into which said wheel cylinder pressure is introduced and which is formed between the outer periphery of said second piston and the inner periphery of the axial bore of said housing or the inner periphery of a bore of said cylindrical member and is defined by the outer peripheral step of said second piston, wherein said wheel cylinder pressure introduced into said control pressure chamber acts on said outer peripheral step of said second piston, thereby controlling the travel of said first piston.
7. A brake apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein said second piston is formed in a cylindrical shape having an inner peripheral step, and said first piston is fluid-tightly and slidably fitted in an axial bore of said second piston, said brake apparatus further comprising a control pressure chamber into which said wheel cylinder pressure is introduced and which is formed between the inner periphery of said second piston and the outer periphery of said first piston and is defined by the inner peripheral step of said second piston, wherein said wheel cylinder pressure introduced into said control pressure chamber acts on said inner peripheral step of said second piston, thereby controlling the travel of said first piston.
8. A brake apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein said input shaft, which is moved by the input according to the travel of the operational member, is movable relative to said master cylinder piston, said brake apparatus further comprising a control spring which is disposed in a compressed state between said input shaft and said master cylinder piston for controlling the travel of said input shaft, wherein said input of said input shaft and the spring force of said control spring act in the same direction, said wheel cylinder pressure acts on said input shaft against said input and the spring force of said control spring, and said wheel cylinder pressure is controlled such that the force produced by said wheel cylinder pressure, said input, and the spring force of said control spring are balanced.
9. A brake apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 1 through 3, wherein said travel modulating device is located out of the central axis of said master cylinder piston.
10. A brake apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein said operational travel modulating device has a travel modulating piston for controlling the travel of said master cylinder piston, said travel modulating piston is moved by applying said master cylinder pressure to said travel modulating piston in one direction and applying said wheel cylinder pressure to said travel modulating piston in a direction opposite to said one direction, thereby controlling the travel of said master cylinder piston.
11. A brake apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein said travel modulating piston is composed of a large-diameter piston portion at its one side portion and a small-diameter piston portion at it’s the other side portion, said master cylinder pressure acts on said large-diameter piston portion and said wheel cylinder pressure acts on said small-diameter piston portion.
12. A brake apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein said travel modulating piston is composed of a large-diameter piston portion at its one side portion and a small-diameter piston portion at it’s the other side portion, said master cylinder pressure acts on said large-diameter piston portion and said wheel cylinder pressure acts on a step between said large-diameter piston portion and said small-diameter piston portion.
13. A brake apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 10 through 12, further comprising a biasing means for biasing said travel modulating piston in a direction opposite to the action of said master cylinder pressure, wherein said wheel cylinder pressure is controlled such that the force produced by said master cylinder pressure, the force produced by said wheel cylinder pressure, and the biasing force of said biasing means are balanced.
14. A brake apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 11 through 13, wherein said large-diameter piston portion is sealed by metal seal and said small-diameter piston portion is sealed by at least either metal seal or elastic seal.
15. A brake apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 1 through 14, wherein in the event of failure of said pump, said master cylinder pressure is supplied to said wheel cylinders.
16. A brake apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 1 through 15, wherein the input is applied to said master cylinder piston after intensified by a brake pressure intensifying device at a preset servo ratio by using pressure of a pressure source, and said servo ratio is set smaller than the servo ratio normally used for service braking.
17. A brake apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein in the event of failure of said pressure source, the force applied to said operational member is transmitted through said brake pressure intensifying device without magnification.
18. A brake apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said travel modulating device controls the travel of said input shaft according to the discharge pressure of the pump controlled by said braking force control device.
19. A brake apparatus as claimed in claim 18, wherein said travel modulating device has a travel control spring disposed between said master cylinder piston and said input shaft, and said travel modulating device shortens the travel of said input shaft such that the discharge pressure of the pump controlled by a pressure control valve, the spring force of said travel control spring, and said input are balanced.
20. A brake apparatus as claimed in claim 18 or 19, wherein said braking force control device controls such that the discharge pressure of said pump is greater when another braking different from said service braking is not conducted, and the discharge pressure of said pump is smaller when said another braking is conducted.
21. A brake apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 18 through 20, wherein said master cylinder piston is operated with the discharge pressure of said pump controlled by said braking force control device, and wheel brakes are actuated with master cylinder pressure developed by this operation of said master cylinder piston.
22. A brake apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 18 through 20, wherein wheel brakes are actuated with the discharge pressure of the pump controlled by said braking force control device.
23. A brake apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 1 through 22, wherein said another braking is a regenerative braking.

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

1. An array substrate, comprising:
a substrate having a first display region, a second display region and a first non-display region;
a plurality of bottom contact pads disposed on the first non-display region of the substrate;
a passivation layer disposed on the substrate for covering the bottom contact pads; and
a transparent conducting layer disposed on the passivation layer and having a plurality of top contact pads disposed in the first non-display region and electrically connected to the bottom contact pads;
wherein each of the top contact pads comprises:
a main body; and
a plurality of comb portions extending from the main body, wherein the comb portions in one top contact pad of the top contact pads are insulatedly interdigitated to the comb portions in another top contact pad of the top contact pads.
2. The array substrate of claim 1, further comprising:
a plurality of scan lines disposed on the first display region and the second display region of the substrate; and
a plurality of data lines disposed on the first display region and the second display region.
3. The array substrate of claim 1, wherein the passivation layer further comprises a plurality of via holes corresponding to the bottom contact pads.
4. The array substrate of claim 3, wherein the transparent conducting layer fills the via holes.
5. The array substrate of claim 1, wherein the top contact pads are insulated each other.
6. The array substrate of claim 1, wherein the bottom contact pads are insulated each other.
7. The array substrate of claim 1, wherein the transparent conducting layer further comprises:
a first pixel electrode and a first common electrode disposed on the first display region; and
a second pixel electrode and a second common electrode disposed on the second display region.
8. The array substrate of claim 7, wherein the transparent conducting layer further comprises a first wall remainder disposed between the first pixel electrode, the first common electrode and the top contact pads.
9. The array substrate of claim 8, wherein the transparent conducting layer further comprises a second wall remainder disposed around the top contact pads and near a side edge of the substrate.
10. The array substrate of claim 9, wherein the transparent conducting layer further comprises a third wall remainder disposed between the top contact pads.
11. The array substrate of claim 7, wherein the first pixel electrode and the first common electrode in the first display region correspond to the top contact pads in the first non-display region.
12. An array substrate, comprising:
a substrate having a first display region, a second display region and a first non-display region;
a plurality of bottom contact pads disposed on the first non-display region of the substrate;
a passivation layer disposed on the substrate for covering the scan lines, the data lines, the transistors and the bottom contact pads; and
a transparent conducting layer disposed on the passivation layer and having a plurality of top contact pads disposed in the first non-display region and electrically connected to the bottom contact pads;
wherein the transparent conducting layer further comprises a plurality of wall remainders interlaced with the top contact pads.
13. The array substrate of claim 12, wherein each of the top contact pads further comprises:
a main body connected to one of the bottom contact pads; and
a plurality of comb portions extending from the main body, wherein the comb portions in one top contact pad of the top contact pads are insulatedly interdigitated to the comb portions in another top contact pad of the top contact pads.
14. A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, comprising:
an array substrate, comprising:
a substrate having a first display region, a second display region and a first non-display region;
a plurality of bottom contact pads disposed on the first non-display region of the substrate;
a passivation layer disposed on the substrate for covering the scan lines, the data lines, the transistors and the bottom contact pads; and
a transparent conducting layer disposed on the passivation layer and having a plurality of top contact pads disposed in the first non-display region and electrically connected to the bottom contact pads, wherein each of the top contact pads comprises a main body and a plurality of blocking remainders which are disposed in the first non-display region and extend from the main body as a plurality of comb portions;

a bottom alignment layer disposed on the transparent conducting layer;
a color filter disposed on a substrate corresponding to the array substrate;
a top alignment layer disposed on the color filter; and
a liquid crystal disposed between the bottom alignment layer and the top alignment layer.
15. The LCD panel of claim 14, wherein the top contact pads are insulated each other.
16. The LCD panel of claim 14, wherein the transparent conducting layer further comprises:
a first pixel electrode and a first common electrode disposed on the first display region; and
a second pixel electrode and a second common electrode disposed on the second display region.
17. The LCD panel of claim 16, wherein the blocking remainders insulatedly interlaced with the top contact pads are disposed between the first pixel electrode, the first common electrode and the top contact pads as wall remainders.
18. The LCD panel of claim 16, wherein the first pixel electrode and the first common electrode in the first display region correspond to the top contact pads in the first non-display region.
19. The LCD panel of claim 14, wherein each of the top contact pads further comprises:
the main body connected to one of the bottom contact pads; and
the blocking remainders extending from the main body as the comb portions, wherein for insulatedly interdigitated the comb portions in one top contact pad of the top contact pads are insulatedly interdigitated to the comb portions in another top contact pad of the top contact pads.