Author: claimsbot

1. A control device configured for use with an engine of a power equipment apparatus, the control device comprising:
a base;
a first knob positioned adjacent to the base and rotatable about an axis with respect to the base while being substantially restrained from axial movement along the axis with respect to the base, wherein the first knob comprises an aperture surrounding and extending along the axis to define a passageway extending through the first knob, and the first knob is configured to selectively facilitate the flow of fuel to an engine; and
a second knob having an end portion slidingly received within the aperture of the first knob such that the second knob is axially movable along the axis with respect to the base and the first knob, wherein the second knob is operable to selectively facilitate choking of the engine.
2. The control device of claim 1 wherein the first knob is rotatable between a first position and a second position, the control device is configured to prohibit the flow of fuel to an engine when the first knob is in the first position, and the control device is configured to facilitate the flow of fuel from a first fuel source to an engine when the first knob is in the second position.
3. The control device of claim 2 wherein the first knob is additionally rotatable to a third position, and the control device is configured to facilitate the flow of fuel from a second fuel source to an engine when the first knob is in the third position.
4. The control device of claim 2 wherein the base cooperates with the first knob to selectively define a conduit to facilitate the flow of fuel to an engine.
5. The control device of claim 2 further comprising a flexible cable attached to the end portion of the second knob.
6. The control device of claim 3 wherein the base cooperates with the first knob to selectively define a conduit to facilitate the flow of fuel to an engine.
7. The control device of claim 3 further comprising a flexible cable attached to the end portion of the second knob.
8. The control device of claim 1 wherein the first knob comprises a first grip portion having a first outer diameter, the second knob comprises a second grip portion having a second outer diameter, and the first outer diameter is larger than the second outer diameter.
9. A power equipment apparatus comprising:
an engine;
a fuel tank; and
a control device comprising a base, a first knob, and a second knob, wherein the first knob is positioned adjacent to the base and is rotatable about an axis with respect to the base while being substantially restrained from axial movement along the axis with respect to the base, and wherein the first knob comprises an aperture surrounding and extending along the axis to define a passageway extending through the first knob, the second knob has an end portion slidingly received within the aperture of the first knob such that the second knob is axially movable along the axis with respect to the base and the first knob, and the control device is coupled with each of the fuel tank and the engine such that the first knob is configured to selectively facilitate the flow of fuel from the fuel tank to the engine and such that the second knob is operable to selectively facilitate choking of the engine.
10. The power equipment apparatus of claim 9 wherein the first knob is rotatable between a first position and a second position, the control device is configured to prohibit the flow of fuel from the fuel tank to the engine when the first knob is in the first position, and the control device is configured to facilitate the flow of fuel from the fuel tank to the engine when the first knob is in the second position.
11. The power equipment apparatus of claim 10 wherein the fuel tank has a reserve portion and the first knob is additionally rotatable to a third position, and the control device is configured to facilitate the flow of fuel from the reserve portion of the fuel tank to the engine when the first knob is in the third position.
12. The power equipment apparatus of claim 10 wherein the base cooperates with the first knob to selectively define a conduit to facilitate the flow of fuel to an engine.
13. The power equipment apparatus of claim 10 further comprising a flexible cable attached to the end portion of the second knob.
14. A saddle-type vehicle comprising:
a frame;
a seat supported with respect to the frame and configured to support an operator in use of the saddle-type vehicle;
a handlebar supported with respect to the frame and configured to facilitate steering of the saddle-type vehicle by an operator; and
a control device supported with respect to the frame and comprising a base, a first knob, and a second knob, wherein the first knob is positioned adjacent to the base and is rotatable about an axis with respect to the base while being substantially restrained from axial movement along the axis with respect to the base, the first knob comprises an aperture surrounding and extending along the axis to define a passageway extending through the first knob, and the second knob has an end portion slidingly received within the aperture of the first knob such that the second knob is axially movable along the axis with respect to the base and the first knob.
15. The saddle-type vehicle of claim 14 further comprising a fuel tank and an engine, wherein the control device is coupled with each of the fuel tank and the engine such that the first knob is configured to selectively facilitate the flow of fuel from the fuel tank to the engine, and such that the second knob is operable to selectively facilitate choking of the engine.
16. The saddle-type vehicle of claim 15 wherein the first knob is rotatable between a first position and a second position, the control device is configured to prohibit the flow of fuel from the fuel tank to the engine when the first knob is in the first position, and the control device is configured to facilitate the flow of fuel from the fuel tank to the engine when the first knob is in the second position.
17. The saddle-type vehicle of claim 14 comprising an all terrain vehicle.
18. The saddle-type vehicle of claim 16 wherein the base cooperates with the first knob to selectively define a conduit to facilitate the flow of fuel to an engine.
19. The saddle-type vehicle of claim 16 further comprising a flexible cable attached to the end portion of the second knob.
20. The saddle-type vehicle of claim 16 wherein the fuel tank has a reserve portion and the first knob is additionally rotatable to a third position, and the control device is configured to facilitate the flow of fuel from the reserve portion of the fuel tank to the engine when the first knob is in the third position.
21. The saddle-type vehicle of claim 20 further comprising:
a first body panel; and
a second body panel; wherein
the fuel tank is disposed beneath the first body panel;
the control device protrudes beyond the second body panel; and
the saddle-type vehicle comprises an all terrain vehicle.

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 testing apparatus for testing material integrity of an object, the testing apparatus comprising:
a phased array transducer disposed external to the object, wherein the phased array transducer is configured to transmit a first set of ultrasonic signals and to receive a second set of ultrasonic signals; and
logic circuitry coupled to the phased array transducer and configured to dynamically control apertures for transmitting the first set of ultrasonic signals and receiving the second set of ultrasonic signals based on a region of interest and a testing speed.
2. The testing apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the object is configured to travel at high speeds to test material integrity of object.
3. The testing apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein a longitudinal axis of the phased array transducer is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the object.
4. The testing apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein a longitudinal axis of the phased array transducer is at an angle to a longitudinal axis of the object.
5. The testing apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the phased array transducer is configured to test material integrity using longitudinal ultrasonic signals or shear ultrasonic signals.
6. The testing apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the phased array transducer is configured to modify an angle of transmission of the first set of ultrasonic signals and an angle of reception of the second set of ultrasonic signals.
7. The testing apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the phased array transducer is configured to modify a focal depth of the first and second sets of ultrasonic signals.
8. The testing apparatus as recited in claim 1, further comprising processing circuitry configured to provide signals that are indicative of a defect in the object in response to communications from the phased array transducer.
9. A method for testing material integrity of an object, the method comprising:
controlling a first aperture dynamically to transmit a first set of ultrasonic signals;
transmitting the first set of ultrasonic signals towards a region of interest via the first aperture;
controlling a second aperture dynamically to receive a second set of ultrasonic signals; and
receiving the second set of ultrasonic signals from the region of interest via a second aperture based on the region of interest and a testing speed.
10. The method as recited in claim 9, further comprising dynamically focusing a plurality of ultrasonic signals towards the region of interest at a plurality of angles.
11. The method as recited in claim 9, further comprising dynamically focusing a plurality of ultrasonic signals towards the region of interest at a plurality of depths.
12. The method as recited in claim 9, further comprising adding the second set of ultrasonic signals to generate a signal indicative of defect in the object.
13. A testing apparatus for detecting defects in a rail, the testing apparatus comprising:
means for dynamically controlling a first aperture for transmitting a first set of ultrasonic signals towards the rail;
means for transmitting the first set of ultrasonic signals into the rail;
means for dynamically controlling a second aperture for receiving a second set of ultrasonic signals from the rail; and
means for receiving the second set of ultrasonic signals from the rail in response to the first set of ultrasonic signals based on the region of interest and a testing speed.

1. A portable device, comprising:
a communication unit configured to receive an incoming call and transmit information to a head mounted display (HMD) paired with the portable device, wherein the information includes a sender image received from a sender of the incoming call;
a sensor unit configured to detect a direction of the HMD;
a display unit; and
a controller configured to:
display a marker image for determining a position and a direction of an augmented reality image displayed on the HMD according to a first direction of the HMD paired with the portable device, and
transmit the sender image to the HMD,
wherein the augmented reality image represents the sender and is based on the sender image received from the portable device, and wherein a rotation or a movement of the augmented reality image corresponds to a rotation or a movement of the displayed marker image.
2. The portable device of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to transmit the marker image to the HMD.
3. The portable device of claim 1, wherein when the first direction of the HMD is changed to a second direction, the controller is further configured to:
detect the second direction, and
change the marker image according to the second direction of the HMD.
4. The portable device of claim 3, wherein the controller is further configured to rotate the marker image to make a front side of the augmented reality image face the second direction.
5. The portable device of claim 1, wherein the augmented reality image corresponds to a face of the sender of the incoming call.
6. The portable device of claim 1, wherein the HMD is configured to display the augmented reality image according to the marker image.
7. The portable device of claim 1, wherein when the first direction of the HMD recognized by the portable device is changed to a second direction due to a rotation or a movement of the portable device, the controller is further configured to maintain the displayed marker image without changing the displayed marker.
8. The portable device of claim 7, wherein the HMD is further configured to detect that the marker has rotated due to the rotation or the movement of the portable device and wherein the HMD is configured to rotate the augmented reality image according to the marker image of the rotated or moved portable device.
9. The portable device of claim 1, wherein when the first direction of the HMD recognized by the portable device is changed to a second direction due to a movement of the HMD, the controller is further configured to display the marker image by rotating the marker image in response to an angle between the first direction and the second direction.
10. The portable device of claim 1, wherein the HMD is configured to determine the direction of the augmented reality image further based on a shape of the portable device recognized by the HMD according to an angle between the portable device and the HMD.
11. The portable device of claim 10, wherein the HMD is further configured to recognize the shape of the portable device as the marker image corresponding to the augmented reality image.
12. The portable device of claim 10, wherein the controller is further configured to configure the shape of the portable device recognized by the HMD at the first direction as an reference shape and transmit the reference shape to the portable device.
13. The portable device of claim 12, wherein when the first direction of the HMD recognized by the portable device is changed to a second direction due to a rotation or a movement of the portable device, the controller is further configured to maintain the reference shape.
14. The portable device of claim 13, wherein the HMD is configured to display the augmented reality image by rotating the augmented reality image by an angle between the portable device and the HMD based on the reference shape.
15. The portable device of claim 12, wherein when the first direction of the HMD recognized by the portable device is changed to a second direction due to a movement of the HMD, the controller is further configured to change the reference shape in response to an angle between the first direction and the second direction.
16. The portable device of claim 15, wherein the reference shape is changed from the shape of the portable device recognized by a camera of the HMD at the first direction to the shape of the portable device recognized by the camera of the HMD at the second direction.
17. The portable device of claim 1, wherein the portable device corresponds to a smart phone, a smart pad, a music player, a notebook, a smart table, a monitor, a television, or a tablet computer.
18. A method of controlling a portable device, comprising the steps of:
pairing with a head mounted display (HMD);
detecting a first direction of the paired HMD when an incoming call is received;
displaying a marker image for determining a position and a direction of an augmented reality image displayed on the HMD according to the first direction of the HMD paired with the portable device; and
transmitting a sender image received from a sender of the incoming call to the paired HMD,
wherein the augmented reality image represents the sender and is based on the sender image received from the portable device, and wherein a rotation or a movement of the augmented reality image corresponds to a rotation or a movement of the displayed marker image.

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

1-14. (canceled)
15. An apparatus for selectively doping a pattern of electrically isolated resistive elements, the apparatus comprising:
a main lock; and
a plurality of chambers accessible through said main lock, said plurality of chambers comprising a first chamber for charging at least one selected element in the pattern, a second chamber for doping the at least one charged element as a function of charge, and a third chamber for annealing the pattern after doping.
16. An apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the pattern of electrically isolated resistive elements are on a wafer.
17. An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said first chamber comprises an electron beam generator directed at the wafer.
18. An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said second chamber comprises a plasma generator for generating doping ions for the wafer.
19. An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said third chamber comprises a heater for annealing the wafer.
20. An apparatus according to claim 16, further comprising first, second and third secondary locks associated with respective ones of said first, second and third chambers for receiving the wafer from said main lock.
21. An apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said first chamber electrically charges all of the elements in the pattern, and discharges elements other than the one corresponding to the at least one selected element using a laser beam.
22. An apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said second chamber causes ions to be absorbed on a surface of the charged elements.
23. An apparatus according to claim 22, wherein the ions are produced using a plasma; and wherein the ions comprise at least one of boron, aluminum, indium, phosphorus, arsenic and antimony.
24. An apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the at least one selected element comprises polysilicon.
25. An apparatus for selectively doping a pattern of electrically isolated resistive elements on a wafer, the apparatus comprising:
a main lock; and
a plurality of chambers accessible through said main lock for receiving the wafer and comprising
a first chamber comprising an electron beam generator for charging at least one selected element in the pattern,
a second chamber comprising a plasma generator for generating doping ions for doping the at least one charged element as a function of charge, and
a third chamber comprising a heater for annealing the wafer after doping.
26. An apparatus according to claim 25, further comprising first, second and third secondary locks associated with respective ones of said first, second and third chambers for receiving the wafer from said main lock.
27. An apparatus according to claim 25, wherein said first chamber electrically charges all of the elements in the pattern, and discharges elements other than the one corresponding to the at least one selected element using a laser beam.
28. An apparatus according to claim 25, wherein said second chamber causes ions to be absorbed on a surface of the charged elements.
29. An apparatus according to claim 28, wherein the ions are produced using a plasma; and wherein the ions comprise at least one of boron, aluminum, indium, phosphorus, arsenic and antimony.
30. An apparatus according to claim 25, wherein the at least one selected element comprises polysilicon.
31. An apparatus for selectively doping a pattern of electrically isolated resistive elements, the apparatus comprising:
a main lock;
first, second and third secondary locks in selective communication with said main lock;
a first chamber associated with said first secondary lock for charging at least one selected element in the pattern;
a second chamber associated with said second secondary lock for doping the at least one charged element as a function of charge; and
a third chamber associated with said third secondary lock for annealing the pattern after doping.
32. An apparatus according to claim 31, wherein the pattern of electrically isolated resistive elements are on a wafer.
33. An apparatus according to claim 31, wherein said first chamber comprises an electron beam generator; wherein said second chamber comprises a plasma generator; and wherein said third chamber comprises a heater.
34. An apparatus according to claim 31, wherein the at least one selected element comprises polysilicon.