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1. An apparatus for inputting a character in a portable terminal, the apparatus comprising:
a combination character determination unit for receiving character data selected on a character input screen comprising a plurality of pieces of character data, and then determining character data that can be combined with the selected character data; and
a controller for outputting a combination character obtained by combining characters determined by the combination character determination unit.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the combination character determination unit determines the character data that can be combined with the selected character data after receiving the selected character data or after detecting a combination character determination request from a user.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the combination character determination unit determines the character data that can be combined with the selected character data by detecting a touch movement from a position of the selected character data.
4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein if the touch movement is to right, displaying a plurality of vowel characters can be combined with the selected character data.
5. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein if the touch movement is to downward, displaying a plurality of final consonant characters can be combined with the selected character data.
6. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein if the touch movement is to upward, displaying a plurality of double consonant characters of the selected character for further selection.
7. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein if the touch movement is at an angle, displaying a plurality of all possible characters that can be combined with the selected character data.
8. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the combination character determination unit determines character data that can be combined with the selected character data by determining whether a touch movement occurs from the selected character, by determining a combination character request corresponding to a touch movement direction, and by determining character data corresponding to the determined combination character request.
9. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the combination character request corresponding to the touch movement direction comprises at least one of a request for combining the selected character with a vowel character, a request for combining the selected character with a final consonant character, a request for outputting a double consonant character of the selected character, and a request for combining the selected character and a combination character in a direction corresponding to the touch movement direction.
10. A method of inputting a character in a portable terminal, the method comprising:
receiving character data selected on a character input screen comprising a plurality of pieces of character data, and then determining character data that can be combined with the selected character data; and
outputting a combination character obtained by combining the character data.
11. The method of claim 11, wherein the determining of the character data that can be combined with the selected character data is performed after receiving the selected character data or after detecting a combination character determination request from a user.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the determining of the character data that can be combined with the selected character data is performed by detecting a touch movement from a position of the selected character data.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein if the touch movement is to right, displaying a plurality of vowel characters can be combined with the selected character data.
14. The method of claim 12, wherein if the touch movement is to downward, displaying a plurality of final consonant characters can be combined with the selected character data.
15. The method of claim 12, wherein if the touch movement is to upward, displaying a plurality of double consonant characters of the selected character for further selection.
16. The method of claim 12, wherein if the touch movement is at an angle, displaying a plurality of all possible characters that can be combined with the selected character data.
17. The method of claim 12, wherein the determining of the character data that can be combined with the selected character data comprises:
determining whether a touch movement occurs from the selected character;
determining a combination character request corresponding to a touch movement direction; and
determining character data corresponding to the determined combination character request.
18. The method of claim 13, wherein the combination character request corresponding to the touch movement direction comprises at least one of a request for combining the selected character with a vowel character, a request for combining the selected character with a final consonant character, a request for outputting a double consonant character of the selected character, and a request for combining the selected character and a combination character in a direction corresponding to the touch movement direction.

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 gaming device comprising:
at least one display device;
at least one input device;
at least one processor; and
at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to:
(a) provide a base game operable upon a wager by a player, said base game including:
(i) a plurality of reels, each of the reels including a plurality of symbols,
(ii) a plurality of symbol combinations including a plurality of designated winning symbol combinations,
(iii) a plurality of designated winning symbol combination awards associated with said designated winning symbol combinations,
(iv) a payline associated with the reels,
(v) each of the symbol combinations having a probability of being indicated on the payline; and

(b) upon an occurrence of a triggering event associated with the base game, initiate an award mode without requiring any additional wager by the player and, in said award mode, modify the probabilities of each of the symbol combinations being indicated on the payline including increasing a probability of at least one of said designated winning symbol combination awards being provided to the player in said award mode, by:
(i) effectively decreasing the number of the plurality of reels which are activated in the award mode, and
(ii) for each symbol associated with one of said plurality of designated winning symbol combinations, increasing a probability of said symbol being indicated on the payline in said award mode.
2. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the number of the plurality of reels which are activated in the award mode is one.
3. A gaming device comprising:
at least one display device;
at least one input device;
at least one processor; and
at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to:
(a) provide a base game operable upon a wager by a player, said base game including:
(i) a plurality of reels, each of the reels including a plurality of symbols,
(ii) a plurality of symbol combinations including a plurality of designated winning symbol combinations, each of said symbol combinations formed by a number of said symbols,
(iii) a plurality of awards associated with said designated winning symbol combinations,
(iv) a payline associated with the reels, and
(v) each of the symbol combinations having a probability of being indicated on the payline; and

(b) without requiring any additional wager by the player, provide an award mode associated with the base game and, in said award mode, for at least one of said plurality of designated winning symbol combinations, increase the probability of designated winning symbol combination being indicated on the payline by effectively decreasing the number of symbols of said designated winning symbol combination which must be indicated on the reels in the award mode to provide said designated winning symbol combination.
4. The gaming device of claim 3, wherein the number of symbols of said at least one designated winning symbol combination which must be indicated on the reels in the award mode is one symbol.
5. A gaming device comprising:
at least one display device configured to display a base game including:
(i) a plurality of reels, each of the reels including a plurality of symbols, said symbols including a plurality of predefined award symbols, a trigger symbol and at least one wild symbol; and
(ii) a payline associated with the reels, each of the symbols having a probability of being indicated on the payline;

at least one input device;
at least one processor; and
at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to:
(a) upon a wager by a player, generate a set of symbols from the plurality of symbols on the reels, and
(b) if the trigger symbol is indicated on the payline, initiate, an award mode without requiring any additional wager by the player, wherein the award mode includes:
(i) for at least one of said plurality of designated winning symbol combinations, increasing the probability of said designated winning symbol combination being indicated on the payline by decreasing the number of symbols of said designated winning symbol combination which must be indicated in the award mode to provide said designated winning symbol combination,
(ii) indicating at least one symbol in the award mode, and
(iii) if the at least one indicated symbol provides one of said plurality of designated winning symbol combinations, providing to the player the award associated with said one of the plurality of designated winning symbol combinations.
9. A method for operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
(a) providing a base game having a plurality of reels, said reels including a plurality of symbols including a plurality of predefined award symbols, a trigger symbol and at least one wild symbol, and wherein each of the symbols is associated with a probability of being indicated on a payline associated with said reels;
(b) upon a wager by a player, activating said plurality of reels to randomly generate a plurality of said symbols on said reels; and
(c) if the trigger symbol is indicated on the payline, initiating an award mode without requiring any additional wager by the player, wherein the award mode includes:
(i) modifying the probability of being indicated on the payline associated with a plurality of the symbols in the award mode, which includes increasing the probability of being indicated on the payline associated with each of said plurality of predefined award symbols,
(ii) activating a decreased number of said plurality of the reels to indicate one of the predefined award symbols in the award mode based on the probabilities, and
(iii) providing an award associated with the indicated predefined award symbol to a player.
10. The method of claim 9, which includes increasing the probabilities associated with the predefined award symbols in the award mode by re-activating the activated reels when one or more designated symbols are indicated on the payline.
11. The method of claim 9, which includes increasing the probabilities associated with the predefined award symbols in the award mode by re-activating the activated reels when the trigger symbol is indicated on the payline.
12. The method of claim 9, which is provided through a data network.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the data network is an internet.
14. A method for operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
(a) providing a base game having a plurality of reels, said reels including a plurality of symbols including a plurality of award symbols, null, symbols, and at least one trigger symbol, and wherein each of a plurality of designated winning symbol combinations is formed by a number of said symbols, each of said plurality of designated winning symbol combinations associated with a probability of being indicated on a payline associated with said reels;
(b) upon a wager by a player, randomly generating a set of symbols from a plurality of symbols on a plurality of reels; and
(c) if the trigger symbol is indicated on the payline, initiating an award mode without requiring any additional wager by the player, wherein the award mode includes:
(i) for at least one of said plurality of designated winning symbol combinations, increasing the probability of being indicated on the payline associated with said designated winning symbol combination by decreasing the number of symbols of said designated winning symbol combination which must be indicated in the award mode to provide said designated winning symbol combination,
(ii) indicating at least one symbol in the award mode, and
(iii) if the at least one indicated symbol provides one of said plurality of designated winning symbol combinations, providing to the player an award associated with said one of the winning symbol combinations.
15. The method of claim 14, which is provided through a data network.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the data network is an internet.

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1. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a communication program that causes a computer to perform communication processing of received packets in response to reception of interrupt processing, the interrupt processing being performed by a network adapter as a packet reception notification after the lapse of a predetermined holding time, wherein the communication program causes the computer to perform:
a packet counting process of counting the number of received packets received by the network adapter per unit time; and
a parameter value changing process of changing, based on a counting result of the packet counting process, a timer parameter value for determining the holding time.
2. The computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon the communication program according to claim 1, wherein the parameter value changing process changes the timer parameter value to a smaller value if the counting result of the packet counting process is smaller than a preset target number of packets to be processed per unit time, and changes the timer parameter value to a larger value if the counting result of the packet counting process is larger than the target number of packets.
3. The computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon the communication program according to claim 1, further causing the computer to perform a simulation result storage process of performing a simulation in which a CPU usage rate for each of varied timer parameter values is measured for each of packet quantity ranges defined at predetermined intervals, and of storing the CPU usage rate for each timer parameter value as a simulation result in a storage unit in association with each packet quantity range, wherein based on the simulation result stored by the simulation result storage process, the parameter value changing process changes the timer parameter value to a value reflecting the counting result of the packet counting process and the CPU usage rate.
4. The computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon the communication program according to claim 1, further causing the computer to perform a CPU usage rate calculation process of calculating the CPU usage rate for each parameter value based on the counting result of the packet counting process, a preset communication processing time required for the communication processing, and a preset interrupt processing time required for the interrupt processing, wherein
the parameter value changing process changes the timer parameter value based on a calculation result of the CPU usage rate calculation process.
5. The computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon the communication program according to claim 1, wherein the parameter value changing process determines whether or not a predetermined time has passed since the last time the timer parameter value was changed, and if it is determined that the predetermined time has not passed, stops changing the timer parameter value.
6. A communication apparatus that performs communication processing of received packets in response to reception of interrupt processing, the interrupt processing being performed by a network adapter as a packet reception notification after the lapse of a predetermined holding time, the apparatus comprising:
packet counting means for counting the number of received packets received by the network adapter per unit time; and
parameter value changing means for changing, based on a counting result of the packet counting means, a timer parameter value for determining the holding time.
7. A communication method for performing communication processing of received packets in response to reception of interrupt processing, the interrupt processing being performed by a network adapter as a packet reception notification after the lapse of a predetermined holding time, the method comprising:
a packet counting step of counting the number of received packets received by the network adapter per unit time; and
a parameter value changing step of changing, based on a counting result in the packet counting step, a timer parameter value for determining the holding time.

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

What is claimed is:

1. A compound of the formula I
8
wherein:
R1, R2, R3, R4 independently of one another are H, F, Cl, Br, I, CN; N3, NO2, OH, O(C1-C8)-alkyl, O(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, OCH2-phenyl, O-phenyl, OCO(C1-C8)-alkyl, OCO(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, S(O)0-2(C1-C8)-alkyl, S(O)0-2(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, NH2, NH(C1-C8)-alkyl, NH(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, N(C1-C8)-alkyl2, N(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl2, NHCO(C1-C8)-alkyl, NHCO(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl; SO3H, SO2NH2, SO2-NH(C1-C8)-alkyl, SO2NH(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, NHSO2NH2, NHSO2(C1-C8)-alkyl, NHSO2-(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, OCH2COOH, OCH2COO(C1-C8)-alkyl, COOH, COO(C1-C8)-alkyl, COO(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, CONH2, CONH(C1-C8)-alkyl, CON(C1-C8)-alkyl2, (C1-C8)-alkyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkyl, (C2-C8)-alkenyl, (C2-C8)-alkynyl, wherein on the alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl groups, in each case, one to seven hydrogen atoms may be replaced by fluorine, or one hydrogen may be replaced by OH, OC(O)CH3, OCH2-Ph, NH2, NHCOCH3 or N(COOCH2Ph)2;
an aryl radical wherein the aryl radical is phenyl, or 1- or 2-naphthyl; or
a heterocycle wherein the heterocycle is 5-tetrazolyl, 1-(C1-C6)-alkyl-5-tetrazolyl, 2-(C1-C6)-alkyl-5-tetrazolyl,
1-imidazolyl,
1- or 4-1,2,4-triazolyl,
2- or 3-thienyl,
2- or 3-furyl,
2-, 3- or 4-pyridyl,
2-, 4- or 5-oxazolyl,
3-, 4- or 5-isoxazolyl,
2-, 4- or 5-thiazolyl, or
3-, 4- or 5-isothiazolyl,

where the aryl radical or heterocycle may be substituted up to two times by F, Cl, Br, CN, OH, (C1-C4)-alkyl, CF3, O(C1-C4)-alkyl, S(O)0-2(C1-C6)-alkyl, NH2, NHSO2(C1-C4)-alkyl, COOH, COO(C1-C4)-alkyl, or CONH2, and wherein on the alkyl groups, one to seven hydrogen atoms may be replaced by fluorine;
X is S, SO, or SO2;
Y is (CH2)p, where p may be 0, 1, 2 or 3;
R5 is CF3, (C1-C18)-alkyl, (C3-C4)-cycloalkyl, or (C6-C8)-cycloalkyl, wherein, on the alkyl groups, one to seven hydrogen atoms may be replaced by fluorine; or R5 is
(CH2)rCOR6, where r1-6 and R6 may be OH, O(C1-C6)-alkyl or NH2; or R5 is
CH2CH(NHR7)-COR8, where R7 may be H or C(O)(C1-C4)-alkyl and R8 may be OH, O(C1-C6)-alkyl or NH2; or R5 is
Phenyl, 1- or 2-naphthyl, biphenyl or a heterocyclic radical, where the rings or ring systems of the phenyl, 1- or 2-naphthyl or heterocyclic radical may be substituted up to two times by F, Cl, Br, I, CN, OH, O(C1-C8)-alkyl, O(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, OCO(C1-C8)-alkyl, OCO(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, S(O)0-2(C1-C8)-alkyl, S(O)0-2(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, NH2, NH(C1-C8)-alkyl, NH(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, N(C1-C8)-alkyl2, N(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl2, NHCO(C2-C8)-alkyl, NHCO(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl; SO3H, SO2NH2, SO2NH(C1-C8)-alkyl, SO2NH(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl; NHSO2-NH2, NHSO2(C1-C8)-alkyl, NHSO2(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, OCH2COOH, OCH2COO(C1-C8)-alkyl, COOH, COO(C1-C8)-alkyl, COO(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, CONH2, CONH(C1-C8)-alkyl, CON(C1-C8)-alkyl2, (C1-C8)-alkyl, or (C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, wherein on the alkyl groups, in each case, one to seven hydrogen atoms may be replaced by fluorine;

R9 is F, Cl, Br, CN, CF3, (C1-C18)-alkyl, (C3-C4)-cycloalkyl, or (C6-C8)-cycloalkyl, wherein, on the alkyl groups, one to seven hydrogen atoms may be replaced by fluorine; or R9 is
(CH2)rCOR6, where r9-16 and R6 may be OH, O(C1-C6)-alkyl or NH2; or R9 is
CH2CH(NHR7)-COR8 where R7 may be H or C(O)(C1-C4)-alkyl and R8 may be OH, O(C1-C6)-alkyl or NH2; or R9 is
(CH2)u-aryl or (CH2)u-heteroaryl, where u is 0 to 6 and aryl may be phenyl, 1- or 2-napthyl, biphenyl or a heterocyclic radical, where the rings or ring systems of aryl, heteroaryl or the heterocyclic radical may be substituted up to two times by F, Cl, Br, I, CN, OH, O(C1-C8)-alkyl, O(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, OCO(C1-C8)-alkyl, OCO(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, S(O)0-2(C1-C8)-alkyl, S(O)0-2(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, NH2, NH(C1-C8)-alkyl, NH(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, N(C1-C8)-alkyl2, N(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl2, NHCO(C2-C8)-alkyl, NHCO(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl; SO3H, SO2NH2, SO2NH(C1-C8)-alkyl, SO2NH(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl; NHSO2NH2, NHSO2(C1-C8)-alkyl, NHSO2(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, OCH2COOH, OCH2COO(C1-C8)-alkyl, COOH, COO(C1-C8)-alkyl, COO(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, CONH2, CONH(C1-C8)-alkyl, CON(C1-C8)-alkyl2, (C1-C8)-alkyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, wherein on the alkyl groups, in each case, one to seven hydrogen atoms may be replaced by fluorine;

or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof;
provided that when R1, R2, R3 and R4 are all hydrogen, and XYR5 is S-phenyl, then R9 is other than phenyl.
2. A compound according to claim 1 of the formula I, wherein
R1, R2, R3, R4 independently of one another are H, F, Cl, Br, CN; N3, NO2, OH, O(C1-C8)-alkyl, O(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, OCH2-phenyl, O-phenyl, OCO(C1-C8)-alkyl, OCO(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, NH2, NH(C1-C8)-alkyl, N(C1-C8)-alkyl2, COOH, COO(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C1-C8)-alkyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkyl, (C2-C8)-alkenyl, (C2-C8)-alkynyl, wherein, on the alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl groups, in each case, one to seven hydrogen atoms may be replaced by fluorine;
an aryl radical wherein the aryl radical is phenyl,
or a heterocycle wherein the heterocycle is 1-imidazolyl,
where the aryl radical or heterocycle may be substituted up to two times by F, Cl, Br, CN, OH, (C1-C4)-alkyl, CF3, O(C1-C4)-alkyl, and wherein, on the alkyl groups, one to seven hydrogen atoms may be replaced by fluorine;

X is S, SO, SO2;
Y is (CH2)p, where p may be 0, 1, 2 or 3;
R5 is CF3, or (C1-C18)-alkyl, wherein, on the alkyl groups one to seven hydrogen atoms may be replaced by fluorine; or R5 is
(CH2)rCOR6, where r is 1 to 6 and R6 may be OH, O(C1-C6)-alkyl or NH2; or R5 is
CH2CH(NHR7)-COR8, where R7 may be H or C(O)(C1-C4)-alkyl and R8 may be OH, O(C1-C6)-alkyl or, NH2; or R5 is
Phenyl, 1- or 2-naphthyl, biphenyl or a heterocyclic radical, where the rings or ring systems may be substituted up to two times by F, Cl, Br, I, CN, OH, O(C1-C8)-alkyl, O(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, OCO(C1-C8)-alkyl, OCO(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, S(O)0-2(C1-C8)-alkyl, S(O)0-2(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, NH2, NH(C1-C8)-alkyl, NH(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, N(C1-C8)-alkyl2, N(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl2, NHCO(C2-C8)-alkyl, NHCO(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl; SO3H, SO2NH2, SO2NH(C1-C8)-alkyl, SO2NH(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl; NHSO2NH2, NHSO2(C1-C8)-alkyl, NHSO2(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, OCH2-COOH, OCH2COO(C1-C8)-alkyl, COOH, COO(C1-C8)-alkyl, COO(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, CONH2, CONH(C1-C8)-alkyl, CON(C1-C8)-alkyl2, (C1-C8)-alkyl, or (C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, wherein, on the alkyl groups, in each case, one to seven hydrogen atoms may be replaced by fluorine;

R9 is F, Cl, Br, CN, CF3, (C1-C18)-alkyl, (C3-C4)-cycloalkyl, or (C6-C8)-cycloalkyl, wherein, on the alkyl groups, one to seven hydrogen atoms may be replaced by fluorine; or R9 is
(CH2)u-aryl or (CH2)u-heteroaryl, where u is 0 to 6 and aryl may be phenyl, 1- or 2-napthyl, biphenyl or a heterocyclic radical, where the rings or ring systems of aryl, heteroaryl, or the heterocyclic radical may be substituted up to two times by F, Cl, Br, I, CN, OH, O(C1-C8)-alkyl, O(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, OCO(C1-C8)-alkyl, OCO(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, S(O)0-2(C1-C8)-alkyl, S(O)0-2(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, NH2, NH(C1-C8)-alkyl, NH(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, N(C1-C8)-alkyl2, N(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl2, NHCO(C2-C8)-alkyl, NHCO(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl; SO3H, SO2NH2, SO2NH(C1-C8)-alkyl, SO2NH(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl; NHSO2NH2, NHSO2(C1-C8)-alkyl, NHSO2(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, OCH2COOH, OCH2COO(C1-C8)-alkyl, COOH, COO(C1-C8)-alkyl, COO(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, CONH2, CONH(C1-C8)-alkyl, CON(C1-C8)-alkyl2, (C1-C8)-alkyl, or (C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, wherein, on the alkyl groups, in each case, one to seven hydrogen atoms may be replaced by fluorine;

and their physiologically acceptable salts;
provided that when R1, R2, R3 and R4 are all hydrogen, and XYR5 is S-phenyl, then R9 is other than phenyl.
3. A compound according to claim 1 of the formula I wherein
R1, R2, R3, R4 independently of one another are H, F, Cl, Br, CN; N3, NO2, OH, O(C1-C8)-alkyl, O(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, OCH2-phenyl, O-phenyl, OCO(C1-C8)-alkyl, OCO(C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, NH2, NH(C1-C8)-alkyl, N(C1-C8)-alkyl2, COOH, COO(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C1-C8)-alkyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, (C2-C8)-alkenyl, (C2-C8)-alkynyl, wherein on the alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl groups, in each case, one to seven hydrogen atoms may be replaced by fluorine,
or an aryl radical wherein the aryl radical is phenyl,
or heterocycle wherein heterocycle is 1-imidazolyl;
where the aryl radical or heterocycle may be substituted up to two times by F, Cl, Br, CN, OH, (C1-C4)-alkyl, CF3, or O(C1-C4)-alkyl, and wherein, on the alkyl groups, one to seven hydrogen atoms may be replaced by fluorine;

X is S, SO2;
Y is (CH2)p, where p may be 0 or 1;
R5 is CF3, or (C1-C8)-alkyl, wherein, on,the alkyl groups, one to seven hydrogen atoms may be replaced by fluorine; or R5 is
phenyl, pyridinyl, where the rings of the phenyl and pyridinyl may be substituted up to two times by F, Cl, Br, or (C1-C8)-alkyl;

R9 is F, Cl, Br, (C1-C8)-alkyl, wherein, on, the alkyl groups, one to seven hydrogen atoms may be replaced by fluorine; or R9 is
(CH2)u-phenyl, where phenyl may be substituted up to two times by F, Cl, Br, (C1-C8)-alkyl;

and their physiologically acceptable salts;
provided that when R1, R2, R3 and R4 are all hydrogen, and XYR5 is S-phenyl, then R9 is other than phenyl.
4. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
5. A method for reducing weight in a mammal in need thereof, comprising administering to such mammal a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 1.
6. A method for reducing weight in a mammal in need thereof, comprising administering to such mammal a pharmaceutically effective amount of a composition according to claim 4.
7. A method for the prophylaxis or treatment of obesity in a mammal in need thereof, comprising administering to such mammal a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 1.
8. A method for the prophylaxis or treatment of obesity in a mammal in need thereof, comprising administering to such mammal a pharmaceutically effective amount of a composition according to claim 4.
9. A method for the prophylaxis or treatment of type II diabetes in a mammal in need thereof, comprising administering to such mammal a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 1.
10. A method for the prophylaxis or treatment of a type II diabetes in a mammal in need thereof, comprising administering to such mammal a pharmaceutically effective amount of a composition according to claim 4.
11. A method for reducing weight in a mammal in need thereof comprising administering to such mammal a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 1 in combination with a pharmaceutically effective amount of a further pharmacologically active compound suitable for reducing weight in mammals.
12. A method for the prophylaxis or treatment of obesity in a mammal in need thereof comprising administering to such mammal a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 1 in combination with a pharmaceutically effective amount of a further pharmacologically active compound suitable for reducing weight in mammals.
13. A method for the prophylaxis or treatment of type II diabetes in a mammal in need thereof, comprising administering to such mammal a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 1 in combination with a pharmaceutically effective amount of a further pharmacologically active compound suitable for reducing weight in mammals.
14. A process for preparing the compounds as claimed in claim 1, which comprises reacting, according to the formula scheme below
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a compound of the formula II via a compound of the formula IV in which R9 is different from hydrogen and in which the radicals are as defined for formula I with a sulfur compound of the formula MXYR5 to give a compound of the formula I where XS and R9 is not hydrogen; and reacting compounds of the formula I in which XS and R9 is different from hydrogen with oxidizing agents to give compounds of the formula I in which XSO or SO2 and R9 is different from hydrogen; and converting compounds of the formula II where R9H into compounds of the formula I in which Y is a bond and XSO or SO2 and R9 is H, and converting the resulting compounds of the formula I in which XSO2 and R9 is H further into compounds in which R9 is not H and has the meanings given above.