Author: claimsbot

1. A method for handling content, the method comprising:
playing at least a first portion of the content using a first playback device;
storing status information concerning the playing the at least the first portion of the content;
receiving an identifier from a mobile device;
associating the status information with the identifier;
determining a start point of a second portion of the content using at least the identifier; and
playing at least the second portion of the content using a second playback device.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving a user command; and
performing the determining after the user command has been received.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the second playback device automatically plays the second portion of the content without responding to a user command.
4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving user input regarding whether to copy content playback or to move the content playback;
if the content playback is set to be copied, continuing playing the content using the first playback device when the second portion of the content is played using the second playback device; and
if the content playback is set to be moved, stopping playing the content using the first playback device when the second portion of the content is played using the second playback device.
5. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving user input for setting an amount of an overlap of the first portion of the content and the second portion of the content.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the first portion of the content does not overlap the second portion of the content.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the mobile device represents at least one of an infrared device, a radio-frequency device, a mobile communication device, and a radio-frequency identification tag.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the identifier is a unique serial number of the mobile device.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein the first playback device and the second playback device are disposed in different rooms in a same building.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein the status information includes at least one of content title information, time position information, channel information, radio station information, audio device setting information, and video device setting information.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein the start point represents the last chapter marker in the first portion of the content.
12. A method for handling content, the method comprising:
playing at least a first portion of the content using a first playback device;
storing in a mobile device status information concerning the playing the at least the first portion of the content;
transmitting the status information from the mobile device to a second playback device; and
playing at least a second portion of the content using the second playback device and using the status information.
13. The method of claim 12 further comprising receiving a user command for the playing the at least the second portion of the content, wherein the user command triggers the transmitting.
14. The method of claim 12 further comprising:
detecting the mobile device using a detection mechanism, the detection mechanism associated with the second playback device;
requesting the transmitting if the mobile device is detected,
wherein the playing at least the second portion of the content using the second playback device is performed automatically without involving a user command.
15. The method of claim 12 further comprising:
if content playback is set to be copied, continuing playing the content using the first playback device when the second portion of the content is played using the second playback device; and
if the content playback is set to be moved, stopping playing the content using the first playback device when the second portion of the content is played using the second playback device.
16. The method of claim 12 further comprising receiving user input for setting an amount of an overlap of the first portion of the content and the second portion of the content.
17. A method for handling content, the method comprising:
associating a first detection mechanism with a first playback device;
associating a second detection mechanism with a second playback device;
using the first detection mechanism to detect a mobile device;
playing at least a first portion of the content using the first playback device;
storing status information concerning the playing the at least the first portion of the content; and
associating the status information with the mobile device; and
if the second detection mechanism detects the mobile device, playing at least a second portion of the content using the second playback device using the status information.
18. The method of claim 17 further comprising:
storing the status information in the first playback device; and
transmitting the status information from the first playback device to the second playback device after the second detection mechanism has detected the mobile device.
19. The method of claim 17 further comprising:
coupling the first playback device with a server;
coupling the second playback device with the server;
storing the status information in the server; and
transmitting the status information from the server to the second playback device after the second detection mechanism has detected the mobile device.
20. The method of claim 17 further comprising:
if the second detection mechanism detects a second mobile device, continuing playing the content using the first playback device when the second portion of the content is played using the second playback device; and
if the second detection mechanism does not detect the second mobile device, stopping playing the content using the first playback device when the second portion of the content is played using the second playback device.
21. The method of claim 17 further comprising:
storing environment information concerning the playing the at least the first portion of the content;
using the environment information to adjust one or more environment settings when playing the at least the second portion of the content using the second playback device,
wherein the environment information includes at least one of lighting information and temperature information, and
the one or more environment settings include at least one of a lighting setting and a temperature setting.

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

1. A method for allocating multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) resources, comprising:
way 1: a transmitter using parts of the MBMS resources allocated for the MBMS to send a non MBMS, and informing a receive of usage state of resources used to send the non MBMS in said parts of the MBMS resources through system information; or
way 2: a transmitter using parts of the MBMS resources allocated for the MBMS to send a non MBMS only for one or more relay stations;
wherein, said MBMS resources, in MBMS single frequency network (MBSFN) subframes allocated from a carrier in which the MBMS and the non MBMS are time division multiplexed, are composed by orthogonally frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) symbols except for OFDM symbols occupied by physical downlink control channel (PDCCH); and said parts of the MBMS resources are in parts of the MBSFN subframes which are allocated for the MBMS but are not used for transmitting the MBMS.
2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein in said way 1, said transmitter detects the usage state of resources for sending the non MBMS in current scheduling period, and if a utilization ratio of the resources for sending the non MBMS is larger than a pre-set threshold, then the transmitter schedules said parts of the MBMS resources to send the non MBMS, otherwise the transmitter does not schedules said parts of the MBMS resources.
3. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein when said transmitter schedules said parts of the MBMS resources to send the non MBMS, control information in all the MBMS resources carries identification information of all the receivers; if said transmitter schedules MBMS required resources to send the MBMS, the transmitter does not schedules said parts of the MBMS resources, and control information in said parts of the MBMS resources carries identification information of corresponding receivers.
4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein in said way 1, said transmitter informs the receiver whether said parts of the MBMS resources are used by adding one bit identification in the system information.
5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein in said way 2, said transmitter receives terminal type registration information including a power limitation state of the receiver sent by said receiver during accessing, and chooses corresponding receivers to use the parts of the MBMS resources allocated for the MBMS to send the non MBMS according to the terminal type register information.
6. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein in said way 2, when said transmitter uses parts of the MBMS resources allocated for the MBMS to send the non MBMS, control information in said parts of the MBMS resources only carries identification information of one or more relay stations.
7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said system information is signaling used to informing the receivers by the transmitter, and said system information is system message, control signaling or dedicated signaling.
8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein in said transmitter using parts of the MBMS resources which are allocated for the MBMS to send a non MBMS, said parts of the MBMS resources are all the MBMS resources or zero.
9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said parts of the MBMS resources includes idle MBMS resources which is not used to send the MBMS after said transmitter scheduling the MBMS, and idle MBMS resources of over allocation when said transmitter allocates the MBMS.
10. A method for receiving non multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) data on MBMS resources, comprising: a receiver which has a non MBMS determining whether a transmitter uses parts of the MBMS resources to send non MBMS data according to received system information, if yes, then said receiver monitoring the MBMS resources which sends the non MBMS, and receiving non MBMS data from corresponding MBMS resources;
wherein, said MBMS resources, in MBMS single frequency network (MBSFN) subframes allocated from a carrier in which the MBMS and the non MBMS are time division multiplexed, are composed by orthogonally frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) symbols except for OFDM symbols occupied by physical downlink control channel (PDCCH); and said parts of the MBMS resources are in parts of the MBSFN subframes which are allocated for the MBMS but are not used for transmitting the MBMS.
11. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein according to bit identification in said system information, said receivers determines whether the transmitter uses parts of the MBMS resources.
12. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein if said receiver determines that said transmitter does not uses said parts of the MBMS resources, then said receiver does not monitor the MBMS resources.
13. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein when said receiver receives non MBMS data from corresponding MBMS resources, firstly analyzes control information including the identification information of receivers, a modulation mode and data length in corresponding MBMS resources, if analyzing successfully, then receives non MBMS data according to analyzed parameters; or refuses receiving data in said corresponding MBMS resources.
14. A method for receiving non multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) data on MBMS resources, comprising: one or more relay stations monitoring control information in the MBMS resources, and receiving non MBMS data from corresponding MBMS resources;
wherein, said MBMS resources, in MBMS single frequency network (MBSFN) subframes allocated from a carrier in which the MBMS and the non MBMS are time division multiplexed, are composed by orthogonally frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) symbols except for OFDM symbols occupied by physical downlink control channel (PDCCH); and said parts of the MBMS resources are in parts of the MBSFN subframes which are allocated for the MBMS but are not used for transmitting the MBMS.
15. The method as claimed in claim 14, wherein when receiving non MBMS data from corresponding MBMS resources, said receiver firstly analyzes control information including the identification information of receivers, a modulation mode and data length in corresponding MBMS resources, if analyzing successfully, then said receiver receives non MBMS data according to analyzed parameters; or refuses receiving data in said corresponding MBMS resources.

What is claimed is:

1. A method of making an oxochlorin, comprising the steps of:
oxidizing a chlorin to produce a mixture of hydroxychlorin and oxochlorin; and then
oxidizing said hydroxychlorin in said mixture with DDQ to produce a mixture consisting essentially of oxochlorin.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said step of oxidizing a chlorin is carried out by exposing said chlorin to alumina.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said step of oxidizing a chlorin is carried out in the presence of an oxidizing agent.
4. The method according to claim 3, wherein said oxidizing agent is oxygen or air.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said step of oxidizing a chlorin is carried out at a temperature of from 0 to 100 C.
6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said step of oxidizing a chlorin is carried out in an aromatic organic solvent.
7. The method according to claim 1, wherein said step of oxidizing a chlorin is carried out in toluene.
8. The method according to claim 1, wherein said step of oxidizing said hydroxychlorin is carried out at a temperature of from 0 to 100 C.
9. The method according to claim 1, wherein said step of oxidizing said hydroxychlorin is carried out in an aromatic organic solvent.
10. The method according to claim 1, wherein said step of oxidizing said hydroxychlorin is carried out in toluene.
11. The method according to claim 1, wherein said oxochlorin is a C-methylated chlorin.
12. The method according to claim 1, wherein said chlorin is metalated.
13. A method of making an oxochlorin, comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a chlorin of Formula X:
13
wherein:
M is a metal selected from the group consisting of Zn, Mg, Pt, Pd. Sn and Al, or M is absent;
K1, K2, K3, and K4 are hetero atoms independently selected from the group consisting of N, O, S, Se, Te, and CH;
S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8, S9, S10, S11, S12, S13, and S14 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, aryl, phenyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, spiroalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, halogen, alkoxy, alkylthio, perfluoroalkyl, perfluoroaryl, pyridyl, cyano, thiocyanato, nitro, amino, alkylamino, acyl, sulfoxyl, sulfonyl, imido, amido, and carbamoyl;
and optionally either S1 and S5 are trans-substituted linking groups Q1 and Q2, S2 and S6 are trans-substituted linking groups Q1 and Q2, S10 and S12 are trans-substituted linking groups Q1 and Q2, or S9 and S11 are trans-substituted linking groups Q1 and Q2; and
Q1 and Q2 are independently selected linking groups of the formula:
R1R2nR3Y
wherein:
n is from 0 or 1 to 5 or 10;
R3 may be present or absent;
R1, R2, and R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of ethene, ethyne, aryl, and heteroaryl groups, which aryl and heteroaryl groups may be unsubstituted or substituted one or more times with H, aryl, phenyl, cycloalkyl, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, halogen, alkoxy, alkylthio, perfluoroalkyl, perfluoroaryl, pyridyl, cyano, thiocyanato, nitro, amino, alkylamino, acyl, sulfoxyl, sulfonyl, imido, amido, and carbamoyl;
Y is a protected or unprotected reactive substituent selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, thio, seleno, telluro, ester, carboxylic acid, boronic acid, phenol, silane, sulfonic acid, phosphonic acid, alkylthiol, formyl, halo, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, dialkyl phosphonate, alkyl sulfonate, alkyl carboxylate, acetylacetone, and dialkyl boronate groups;
(b) oxidizing said chlorin to produce a mixture of hydroxychlorin and oxochlorin; and then
(c) oxidizing said hydroxychlorin in said mixture with DDQ in toluene to produce a mixture consisting essentially of oxochlorin, said oxochlorin comprising a compound of Formula X where S7 and S13 are togetherO.
14. The method according to claim 13, wherein neither S8 nor S14 is H.
15. The method according to claim 13, wherein S9 and S11 are trans-substituted linking groups Q1 and Q2.
16. The method according to claim 13, wherein S10 and S12 are trans-substituted linking groups Q1 and Q2.
17. The method according to claim 13, wherein M is present.
18. The method according to claim 13, wherein M is Zn or Mg.
19. The method according to claim 13, wherein M is absent.
20. The method according to claim 13, wherein K1, K2, K3, and K4 are independently selected from the group consisting of N, O, S, and CH.
21. The method according to claim 13, wherein K1, K2, K3, and K4 are all N.
22. The method according to claim 13, wherein S4, S7, S8, S9, S10, S11, S12, S13, and S14 are all alkyl.
23. A trans substituted oxochlorin compound of Formula X:
14
wherein:
M is a metal selected from the group consisting of Zn, Mg, Pt, Pd. Sn and Al, or M is absent;
K1, K2, K3, and K4 are hetero atoms independently selected from the group consisting of N, O, S, Se, Te, and CH;
S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6 , S8, S9, S10, S11, S12, and S14 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, aryl, phenyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, spiroalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, halogen, alkoxy, alkylthio, perfluoroalkyl, perfluoroaryl, pyridyl, cyano, thiocyanato, nitro, amino, alkylamino, acyl, sulfoxyl, sulfonyl, imido, amido, and carbamoyl;
wherein S7 and S13 are togetherO;
and either S1 and S5 are trans-substituted linking groups Q1 and Q2, S10 and S12 are trans-substituted linking groups Q1 and Q2, S9 and S11 are trans-substituted linking groups Q1 and Q2, or S9 and S11 are trans-substituted linking groups Q1 and Q2; and
Q1 and Q2 are independently selected linking groups of the formula:
R1R2nR3Y
wherein:
n is from 0 or 1 to 5 or 10;
R3 may be present or absent;
R1, R2, and R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of ethene, ethyne, aryl, and heteroaryl groups, which aryl and heteroaryl groups may be unsubstituted or substituted one or more times with H, aryl, phenyl, cycloalkyl, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, halogen, alkoxy, alkylthio, perfluoroalkyl, perfluoroaryl, pyridyl, cyano, thiocyanato, nitro, amino, alkylamino, acyl, sulfoxyl, sulfonyl, imido, amido, and carbamoyl; and
Y is a protected or unprotected reactive substituent selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, thio, seleno, telluro, ester, carboxylic acid, boronic acid, phenol, silane, sulfonic acid, phosphonic acid, alkylthiol, formyl, halo, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, dialkyl phosphonate, alkyl sulfonate, alkyl carboxylate, acetylacetone, and dialkyl boronate groups.
24. The compound according to claim 23, wherein S9 and S11 are trans-substituted linking groups Q1 and Q2.
25. The compound according to claim 23, wherein S10 and S12 are trans-substituted linking groups Q1 and Q2.
26. The compound according to claim 23, wherein neither S8 nor S14 is H.
27. The compound according to claim 23, wherein M is present.
28. The compound according to claim 23, wherein M is Zn or Mg.
29. The compound according to claim 23, wherein M is absent.
30. The compound according to claim 23, wherein K1, K2, K3, and K4 are independently selected from the group consisting of N, O, S, and CH.
31. The compound according to claim 23, wherein K1, K2, K3, and K4 are all N.
32. The compound according to claim 23, wherein S4, S7, S8, S9, S10, S11, S12, S13, and S14 are all alkyl.

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 apparatus for seaming a peripheral curl of a can end onto a flange of a can body, said can end having a wall extending radially inward from said peripheral curl and inclined between about 20\xb0 and about 60\xb0 with respect to a central axis of said can end, comprising:
a) a chuck for locating within said can end, said chuck comprising upper and lower circumferentially extending walls forming a juncture therebetween, said lower wall inclined away from said upper wall so as to form a driving surface between said upper and lower walls, said driving surface subtending an angle of between about 120\xb0 and 150\xb0, said upper wall being substantially cylindrical; and
b) at least one seaming roll adapted to urge an upper portion of said inclined wall of said can end against said upper wall of said chuck so as to deform said peripheral curl and said flange into a seam joining said can end to said can body.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said substantially cylindrical wall is inclined with respect to said central axis by not more than about 4\xb0 such that said driving surface subtends an angle of between 116\xb0 and 154\xb0.
3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said driving surface subtends an angle of between about 130\xb0 and 150\xb0.
4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said driving surface subtends an angle of between about 135\xb0 and 140\xb0.
5. An apparatus for seaming a can end onto a flange of a can body, said can end having a circumferentially extending peripheral curl and a wall extending circumferentially and radially inward from said curl and an annular reinforcing bead extending radially inward from said wall, said reinforcing bead having an interior surface, said peripheral curl comprising a seaming panel and a radiused portion extending from said seaming panel to said wall, comprising:
a) a chuck for locating within said can end, said chuck comprising (i) upper and lower circumferentially extending walls forming a juncture therebetween, said lower wall inclined away from said upper wall so as to form a driving surface therebetween, said driving surface subtending an angle of between about 120\xb0 and 150\xb0, said upper wall being substantially cylindrical, and (ii) a downwardly extending annular bead, said chuck annular bead sized and located so as not to contact said interior surface of said can end annular reinforcing bead when said chuck is located within said can end; and
b) at least one seaming roll adapted to urge an upper portion of said inclined wall of said can end against said upper wall of said chuck so as to deform said peripheral curl and said flange into a seam joining said can end to said can body.
6. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said substantially cylindrical wall is inclined with respect to said central axis by not more than about 4\xb0 such that said driving surface subtends an angle of between 116\xb0 and 154\xb0.
7. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said driving surface subtends an angle of between about 130\xb0 and 150\xb0.
8. The apparatus according to claim 7, said driving surface subtends an angle of between about 135\xb0 and 140\xb0.
9. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said lower wall of said chuck is adapted to drive rotation of said can end and said can body while said chuck is located within said can end.
10. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said juncture between said upper and lower walls of said chuck is adapted to drive rotation of said can end and said can body while said chuck is located within said can end.
11. An apparatus for seaming a peripheral curl of a can end onto a flange of a can body, said can end having a wall extending radially inward from said peripheral curl, comprising:
a) a chuck adapted to be located within said can end, said chuck comprising upper and lower circumferentially extending surfaces forming a juncture therebetween, said upper surface being substantially cylindrical, said lower surface extending inwardly and downwardly from said upper surface to an end point of said lower surface such that a line between the juncture and the end point of the lower surface is inclined between about 30\xb0 and about 60\xb0 with respect to a central axis of said chuck; and
b) at least one seaming roll adapted to urge an upper portion of said wall of said can end against said upper surface of said chuck so as to deform said peripheral curl and said flange into a seam joining said can end to said can body.
12. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said line between the juncture and the end point of the lower surface is inclined between about 30\xb0 and about 50\xb0 with respect to said central axis of said chuck.
13. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said line between the juncture and the end point of the lower surface is inclined between about 40\xb0 to about 45\xb0 with respect to said central axis of said chuck.
14. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said lower surface between the juncture and the end point of the lower surface is straight.
15. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said chuck lower surface between the juncture and the end point of the lower surface forms a frustum of a right circular cone.
16. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said chuck further comprises a bead extending from said end point of said lower surface.
17. The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said bead is circumferential.
18. The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said bead does not have driving contact with a concave surface of a reinforcing bead of the end during seaming.
19. The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said bead has an arcuate shape in cross section.
20. The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein an outer portion of said arcuate shape of said bead extends directly from the end point of the lower surface.
21. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said substantially cylindrical surface is inclined with respect to said central axis by not more than about 4\xb0.
22. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said juncture between said upper and lower surfaces of said chuck forms a driving surface for contacting the end during seaming.
23. The apparatus according to claim 22, wherein said chuck between said juncture and said end point of the lower surface forms another driving surface for contacting the end during seaming.