Author: claimsbot

What is claimed is:

1. A method of document scanning comprising:
wirelessly communicating a request, initiated by a mobile computing device, to a scanner to image a paper document into an electronic document;
imaging the paper document with the scanner to produce the electronic document; and
sending the electronic document from the scanner to a document server identified by the mobile computing device.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the communicating step further comprises:
wirelessly sending from the mobile computing device, directly through at least one of a radio and infrared communication protocol, to the scanner a request to image a paper document at the scanner;
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the communicating step further comprises:
wirelessly obtaining with the mobile computing device an address of the scanner and a document identifier of the paper document;
wirelessly sending from the mobile computing device to the document server an address of the scanner and the document; and
querying the scanner with the document server using the scanner address and the document identifier to request the electronic document.
4. A method of wirelessly activated document transportation comprising:
wirelessly sending from a mobile computing device to a scanner a request to image a paper document at the scanner;
imaging the document with the scanner to produce an electronic document; and
sending the electronic document from the scanner to a document server at an electronic address identified by the mobile computing device.
5. The method of claim 4 comprising:
sending a password from the mobile computing device to the scanner to authorize scanning the paper document.
6. A method of remotely activated scanning comprising:
wirelessly sending from the mobile computing device to a document server a scanner address and a document identifier with a request to obtain an electronic document from the scanner;
querying the scanner with the document server using the scanner address and the document identifier to request the electronic document; and
sending the electronic document from the scanner to the document server.
7. The method of claim 6, and further comprising:
prior to the first sending step, wirelessly obtaining from the scanner with the mobile computing device the scanner address and the document identifier.
8. The method of claim 6 and further comprising:
imaging a paper document with the scanner to produce the electronic document.
9. The method of claim 8 and further comprising:
storing the electronic document in a memory component of the scanner for retrieval by the document server.
10. A document scanner comprising:
an imaging mechanism configured for creating an electronic document from a paper document; and
a communication module configured for receiving wirelessly an imaging request from a mobile computing device and for sending the electronic document to a document server based on the imaging request.
11. The document scanner of claim 10 and further comprising:
a multifunction printer incorporating the imaging mechanism and wireless communication module.
12. A scanning system comprising:
a document server;
a scanner configured to image a paper document into an electronic document and having a wireless communication module configured for wirelessly receiving an imaging request from a mobile computing device and for sending the electronic document to the document server based on the imaging request.
13. The system of claim 12 wherein the wireless communication module is configured for wirelessly sending the electronic document to the document server.
14. A wireless document scanning system comprising:
a document server;
a scanner configured to image a paper document into an electronic document and having a wireless communication module configured for sending the electronic document to the document server; and
a mobile computing device having a wireless communication module configured for sending a request to the scanner to image the paper document and configured for identifying to the scanner an address of the document server.
15. The scanning system of claim 14, wherein the scanner further comprises a multifunction printer configured for copying, scanning, faxing, and emailing documents.
16. The scanning system of claim 14 and further comprising:
a network communication link configured for facilitating communication between the mobile computing device, the scanner, and the document server.
17. The scanning system of claim 14, wherein the mobile computing device further comprises at least one of a personal digital assistant, a portable computer, and a mobile phone.
18. A wireless document scanning system comprising:
a document server;
a scanner configured to image a paper document into an electronic document and having a communication module configured for wirelessly receiving a request from the document server to obtain the electronic document and configured for sending the electronic document to the document server; and
a mobile computing device having a wireless communication module configured to perform the following tasks:
wirelessly obtaining from the scanner an address of the scanner and an identifier of the paper document; and
wirelessly sending a request to the document server to obtain the electronic document at the scanner address using the document identifier.
19. A wireless document scanning system comprising:
a document server;
a scanner configured to image a paper document into an electronic document and having a wireless communication module configured for wirelessly receiving an imaging request and configured for sending the electronic document to the document server; and
a mobile computing device having a wireless communication module configured to perform the following tasks:
wirelessly sending the imaging request to the scanner; and
wirelessly requesting the scanner to send the electronic document to the document server.
20. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method of document scanning, the method comprising:
wirelessly communicating a request, initiated by a mobile computing device, to a scanner to image a paper document into an electronic document;
imaging the paper document with the scanner to produce the electronic document; and
sending the electronic document from the scanner to a document server identified by the mobile computing device.
21. The method of claim 20 wherein the communicating step further comprises:
wirelessly sending from the mobile computing device, directly through at least one of a radio and infrared communication protocol, to the scanner a request to image a paper document at the scanner;
22. The method of claim 20 wherein the communicating step further comprises:
wirelessly obtaining with the mobile computing device an address of the scanner and a document identifier of the paper document;
wirelessly sending from the mobile computing device to the document server an address of the scanner and the document; and
querying the scanner with the document server using the scanner address and the document identifier to request the electronic document.
23. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method of wirelessly activated document transportation, the method comprising:
wirelessly sending from a mobile computing device to a scanner a request to image a paper document at the scanner;
imaging the document with the scanner to produce an electronic document; and
sending the electronic document from the scanner to a document server at an electronic address identified by the mobile computing device.
24. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method of remotely activated scanning, the method comprising: comprising:
wirelessly sending from the mobile computing device to a document server a scanner address and a document identifier with a request to obtain an electronic document from the scanner;
querying the scanner with the document server using the scanner address and the document identifier to request the electronic document; and
sending the electronic document from the scanner to the document server.

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 optical fiber unit for an optical fiber sensor, the optical fiber unit comprising:
an optical fiber cable;
a shaft including a peripheral surface having a male thread, and a through-hole in which the optical fiber cable is inserted; and
a head shaped as a polygonal prism including a plurality of sides and a bottom connected to the shaft, the plurality of sides including a first side and a second side adjacent to each other, the head includes a space that communicates with the through-hole, the space exposed at an opening formed in at least the first side and the second side among the plurality of sides, the opening including a first opening portion formed in the first side and a second opening portion formed in the second side, the first opening portion and the second opening portion communicating with each other to allow the optical fiber cable free movement across the two openings, wherein
the optical fiber cable is positioned through the space and extends from the opening.
2. The optical fiber unit for an optical fiber sensor according to claim 1, wherein
the opening has a width greater than a width of the first side and greater than a width of the second side.
3. The optical fiber unit for an optical fiber sensor according to claim 1, wherein
the first opening portion has a width equal to or greater than a width of the optical fiber cable.
4. The optical fiber unit for an optical fiber sensor according to claim 1, wherein
the second opening portion has a width equal to or greater than a width of the optical fiber cable.
5. The optical fiber unit for an optical fiber sensor according to claim 1, wherein
the optical fiber cable is positioned within the space and remains movable.
6. The optical fiber unit for an optical fiber sensor according to claim 1, wherein
the optical fiber cable is non-movably fixed within the through-hole or at an extension of the through-hole.
7. The optical fiber unit for an optical fiber sensor according to claim 1, further comprising:
a cover attached to the head to cover the space in a direction of a central axis of the through-hole,
wherein the cover includes a first side that is flush with the first side of the head, and a second side that is flush with the second side of the head.
8. The optical fiber unit for an optical fiber sensor according to claim 1, wherein
the space has a width that is greater at a location that is further from the through-hole.
9. The optical fiber unit for an optical fiber sensor according to claim 1, wherein
the communicating portion between the through-hole and the space is tapered.

1. An electronic component comprising:
a plurality of transmission inductors formed over a substrate and arranged in such a way that respective centers of the plurality of transmission inductors are deviated from each other when viewed in a plan view;
a signal input channel for inputting a transmission signal to each of the plurality of transmission inductors;
a phase difference control section provided in the signal input channel for controlling a phase difference of the transmission signal between the plurality of transmission inductors, said phase difference being smaller than 180\xb0; and
at least one wiring layer formed over the substrate,
wherein the plurality of transmission inductors are formed within the same wiring layer.
2. The electronic component according to claim 1, further comprising:
an input terminal to which the transmission signal is inputted.
3. The electronic component according to claim 1, further comprising:
a transmission signal generation part which generates the transmission signal.
4. An electronic component comprising:
a plurality of transmission inductors formed over a substrate and arranged in such a way that respective centers of the plurality of transmission inductors are deviated from each other when viewed in a plan view;
a signal input channel for inputting a transmission signal to each of the plurality of transmission inductors;
a phase difference control section provided in the signal input channel for controlling a phase difference of the transmission signal between the plurality of transmission inductors, said phase difference being smaller than 180\xb0; and
a plurality of wiring layers formed over the substrate,
wherein at least one of the plurality of transmission inductors is formed in a first one of the plurality of wiring layers different from a second one of the plurality of wiring layers in which the other transmission inductor is formed.
5. An electronic component comprising:
a plurality of transmission inductors formed over a substrate and arranged in such a way that respective centers of the plurality of transmission inductors are deviated from each other when viewed in a plan view;
a signal input channel for inputting a transmission signal to each of the plurality of transmission inductors;
a phase difference control section provided in the signal input channel for controlling a phase difference of the transmission signal between the plurality of transmission inductors, said phase difference being smaller than 180\xb0;
a reception inductor arranged at a position opposite to the plurality of transmission inductors; and
a signal detection part which detects a strength of an induced current produced in the reception inductor, the signal detection part being coupled to the reception inductor,
wherein the phase difference control section controls the phase difference on the basis of the strength detected by the signal detection part.
6. The electronic component according to claim 5,
wherein the plurality of transmission inductors overlap the reception inductor at least partially when viewed in a plan view.
7. The electronic component according to claim 5,
wherein the phase difference control section controls the phase difference to make the strength detected by the signal detection part maximum.

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 cabinet comprising:
a conductive housing having an aperture with a folded edge folded approximately 180 degrees, an additional device being fitted into the aperture by insertion, the conductive housing containing an electronic device, the additional device operating in parallel with the electronic device; and
a reinforcing member supported with a portion of an inner wall of said housing, the reinforcing member disposed on a boundary between two areas inside said housing, said electronic device and said additional device being placed in said two areas, respectively, the portion of the inner wall being more inside than the folded edge of said aperture.
2. A cabinet comprising:
a conductive housing having an aperture with a folded edge folded approximately 180 degrees, a plurality of additional devices being fitted together into the aperture by insertion, the conductive housing containing an electronic device, the plurality of additional devices operating in parallel with the electronic device; and
a reinforcing member supported with a portion of an inner wall of said housing, the reinforcing member disposed on a boundary between two areas inside said housing, said electronic device and all of said additional devices being placed in said two areas, respectively, the portion of the inner wall being more inside than the folded edge of said aperture.
3. The cabinet according to claim 2, further comprising a partitioning member partitioning said aperture into areas into which said plurality of additional devices are fitted by insertion, respectively, said partitioning member being a bypass for forced air cooling of said electronic device among the areas, wherein each of said plurality of additional devices includes a fan used for forced air cooling of said electronic device.
4. The cabinet according to claim 2, further comprising:
a partitioning member partitioning said aperture into areas into which said plurality of additional devices are fitted by insertion, said partitioning member being a bypass for forced air cooling of said electronic device among the areas; and
a control unit maintaining efficiency of the forced air cooling within a prescribed range by one of increasing and decreasing rotation speed of fans provided in the plurality of additional devices, the one of increasing and decreasing rotation speed depending on one of a number of the fans and operational conditions of the fans.
5. The cabinet according to claim 1, wherein
said housing includes a covering member having an edge being all or part of the folded edge of said aperture, said covering member being used for openingclosing the two areas and detachably supporting said reinforcing member.
6. The cabinet according to claim 2, wherein
said housing includes a covering member having an edge being all or part of the folded edge of said aperture, said covering member being used for openingclosing the two areas and detachably supporting said reinforcing member.
7. The cabinet according to claim 5, wherein:
said reinforcing member adjacent to said covering member has a specific edge which is shaped to be in parallel with the covering member; and
said covering member has a member to support the specific edge of said reinforcing member by pinching.
8. The cabinet according to claim 6, wherein:
said reinforcing member adjacent to said covering member has a specific edge which is shaped to be in parallel with the covering member; and
said covering member has a member to support the specific edge of said reinforcing member by pinching.
9. The cabinet according to claim 1, wherein
said reinforcing member has an opening for heat release from said electronic device to said aperture and for suppressing radiation of electromagnetic interference generated in the electronic device to the aperture.
10. The cabinet according to claim 2, wherein
said reinforcing member has an opening for heat release from said electronic device to said aperture and for suppressing radiation of electromagnetic interference generated in the electronic device to the aperture.
11. An additional device comprising:
a circuit operating in parallel with an electronic device contained in a first conductive cabinet having a first aperture with a folded edge; and
a second conductive cabinet having a second aperture to be fitted into the first aperture by insertion, and containing said circuit.
12. The additional device according to claim 11, wherein
said circuit supplies power to said electronic device.
13. The additional device according to claim 12, further comprising
a fan used for forced air cooling of said electronic device via the second aperture.
14. The additional device according to claim 13, wherein
said second conductive cabinet has a third aperture to serve as a bypass for ventilation in a process of said forced air cooling, the third aperture being provided between the additional device and another additional device disposed adjacent to the additional device.
15. The additional device according to claim 13, further comprising
a control unit maintaining efficiency of the forced air cooling within a prescribed range by one of increasing and decreasing rotation speed of fans according to operational conditions of the fans, said fans being fitted together into the first aperture of said first cabinet by insertion and provided in a specific additional device and another additional device.