Author: claimsbot

I claim:

1- A method for constructing a surfboard comprising the steps of:
forming first and second shell sections of a plastic material, said first shell section having an outer surface in the configuration of the top of a surfboard, said second shell section having an outer surface in the configuration of the bottom of a surfboard;
joining said shell sections together along their edges to form and air tight and water tight shell; and
coating the surfaces of said shell with a vinyl sticker material.
2- The method of claim 1 wherein the nose and tail portions of said surfboard are formed separately from said shell and are removably attached to said shell.
3- The method of claim 1 wherein said shell is formed from a polycarbonate material.
4- The method of claim 1 and further including the steps of forming holes in the surface of said second shell section and sealing said holes with said vinyl sticker material.
5- The method of claim 1 wherein the first shell section is formed by a pair of tube members attached to said second shell section in opposition to each other along opposite sides of said of said second shell section.
6- A surfboard comprising
a first shell section forming the top of said surfboard and a second shell section forming the bottom of said surfboard, said shell sections being joined together along their edges to form an air tight and water tight shell;
hollow nose and tail units removably attached to the nose and tail of said shell respectively;
An air channel interconnecting the nose and tail units; and
an air pressure valve for use in feeding pressurized air into the interior of said shell.
7- The device of claim 6 and further including holes formed in the second shell section and a vinyl sticker coating covering the entire shell and sealing said holes.
8- The device of claim 6 wherein said first shell section is formed by a pair of air tight and water tight tubular members attached in opposing relationship and running along opposite sides of said second shell section.
9- The device of claim 8 and further including a foot pad attached to said second shell section between said tubular members.

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 device for evaluating food safety, comprising:
a processor for processing measured data corresponding to the temperature of food, including determining whether the food temperature falls below a first temperature setpoint or exceeds a second temperature setpoint; and determining whether the food temperature falls between the first temperature setpoint and the second temperature setpoint;
a memory for storing data;
a sensor for sensing data corresponding to the food temperature; and
wherein the first temperature setpoint is lower than the second temperature setpoint;
2. The device of claim 1, further comprising:
two visual indicia for providing a visual alert;
wherein the two visual indicia remain off when the food temperature is below the first temperature setpoint or above the second temperature setpoint; and
wherein the two visual indicia provide a visual alert in different colors when the food temperature falls between the first temperature setpoint and the second temperature setpoint, one color for when the food temperature is above the first temperature setpoint and below the third temperature setpoint, and the other color for when the food temperature is below the second temperature setpoint and above the third temperature setpoint.
3. The device of claim 2, wherein the third temperature setpoint is between the first temperature setpoint and the second temperature setpoint.
4. The device of claim 1, further comprising:
one visual indicium for providing a visual alert;
wherein the visual indicium remains off when the food temperature is below the first temperature setpoint and above the second temperature setpoint; and
wherein the visual indicium provides a visual alert when the food temperature falls between the first temperature setpoint and the second temperature setpoint.
5. The device of claim 1, further comprising a sensing tip for providing a physical contact with the food.
6. The device of claim 1, further comprising means for resetting said device to start or restart operation.
7. The device of claim 1, further comprising batteries for supplying power to the device components.
8. The device of claim 1, further comprising a remote receiver which receives, saves and displays the transmitted temperature data at a designated interval.
9. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor comprises registers, a clock, and outports.
10. The device of claim 1, wherein the sensor is calibrated during manufacture to establish the corresponding relationship between the measured data and temperature.
11. A method of evaluating food safety, comprising:
placing a sensor on the food so that the sensor physically touches the food;
measuring data corresponding to the food temperature by means of the sensor; and
determining, by means of the processor, whether the food temperature falls below the first temperature setpoint, or exceeds above the second temperature setpoint, or falls between the first temperature setpoint and the second temperature setpoint.
12. The method of claim 11, further comprising resetting said device to start or restart operation.
13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:
calibrating said device to establish corresponding relationship between the measured data and temperature; and
storing this relation in said device.
14. The method of claim 11, further comprising providing no visual alert when the food temperature is below the first temperature setpoint or above the second temperature setpoint.
15. The method of claim 11, further comprising providing a visual alert, by means of one visual indicia, when the food temperature falls between the first temperature setpoint and the second temperature setpoint.
16. The method of claim 11, further comprising
providing a visual alert of one color, by means of one visual indicium, when the food temperature is above the first temperature setpoint and below the third temperature setpoint; and
providing a visual alert of the other color, by means of the other visual indicium, when the food temperature is below the second temperature setpoint and above the third temperature setpoint.
17. The method of claim 11, further comprising receiving, saving, and displaying the measured temperature data at a designated interval by means of a remote receiver.

1. An intelligent gadget for providing a personalization service in a ubiquitous environment, comprising:
a gadget service means for collecting and processing data to provide a personalization service; and
a gadget interface means for forming a gadget network between gadgets and providing a cooperating service based on the collected and processed data.
2. The intelligent gadget of claim 1, wherein the gadget service means provides the personalization service cooperating with an external network.
3. The intelligent gadget of claim 1, wherein the gadget interface means includes:
a gadget network interface for forming a gadget network with a gadget network member;
a gadget network determining unit for determining formation of a gadget network with respect to the gadget network member based on a gadget identification (ID) and a gadget network ID; and
a gadget controlling unit for creating a gadget network based-service based on the processed data between the determined gadget network members.
4. The intelligent gadget of claim 3, wherein the gadget network determining unit determines according to the network ID of the neighboring gadget whether the gadget network to be included is a designated private gadget or a public gadget where the gadget network to be included is not designated.
5. The intelligent gadget of claim 4, wherein the gadget network determining unit forms a network having the private gadget authenticated based on the gadget ID as a member.
6. The intelligent gadget of claim 4, wherein the gadget network determining unit forms a network having the private gadget authenticated based on the gadget ID as a member and including the public gadget.
7. The intelligent gadget of claim 3, wherein the gadget controlling unit performs publishing, inquiring and responding on gadget service control information such that the gadget service provided by the gadget controlling unit can be provided to the gadget network members.
8. The intelligent gadget of claim 3, wherein the gadget controlling unit controls the gadget network member based on the provided gadget service information and gadget service control information.
9. The intelligent gadget of claim 8, wherein the gadget controlling unit determines a gadget attending a specific gadget network based-service based on the gadget service control information exchanged by the gadget network member and forms a logical gadget network with only the gadgets attending the specific gadget network based-service.
10. A method for providing a personalization service by a gadget in a ubiquitous environment, comprising the steps of:
a) when a gadget network is formed based on gadget identification (ID) and network ID of neighboring gadgets, starting own gadget service, exchanging gadget service control information with the neighboring gadgets, and loading a gadget network based-service;
b) creating a new gadget network based-service based on the gadget service control information exchanged with the neighboring gadgets;
c) forming a logical gadget network including only gadgets attending performance of the gadget network based-service when the created gadget network based-service is created; and
d) performing a gadget network based-service through interaction of gadgets based on the logical gadget network.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the step a) includes the step of:
a1) forming a network with gadgets designated according to the network ID.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein the step a) includes the step of:
a2) forming the network with the gadgets designated according to the network ID and forming a network with gadgets which are not designated to the formed network.
13. The method of claim 10, wherein the step c) includes the steps of:
e) when first and second gadget networks are overlapped, determining whether the network ID designated to the first and second gadget networks is same;
f) when the network ID is same, determining a communication state with the first or second gadget network and trying to joining the gadget networks;
g) when it is determined that an optimal communication state gadget network is the first gadget network, trying to join the first gadget network and performing a user authentication procedure;
h) when it is determined that the first gadget network is a network of another user, trying to join the second gadget network and performing the user authentication procedure; and
i) when it is determined that the second gadget network is the user’s network, joining the second gadget network.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein in the step f), a communication state with the first or second gadget network is determined based on a signal strength, link quality and Packet Error Rate (PER).
15. The method of claim 10, wherein in the step a), the gadget service control information is exchanged with the gadget network members by performing publishing, inquiring and responding.

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 transducer structure, comprising:
an upper inner electrode;
an upper outer electrode;
a lower inner electrode;
a lower outer electrode;
a layer of piezoelectric material disposed between the upper electrodes and the lower electrodes;
an upper gap between the upper inner electrode and the upper outer electrode; and
a lower gap between the lower inner electrode and the lower outer electrode, wherein the upper gap and the lower gap are located to substantially coincide with respective inflection points of the transducer structure during oscillation.
2. A transducer structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the upper and lower inner electrodes and the upper and lower outer electrodes form plates of capacitors.
3. A transducer structure as claimed in claim 2, wherein the upper electrodes and the lower electrodes are selectively connected to form capacitors in parallel.
4. A transducer structure as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a first contact pad and a second contact pad, wherein the upper electrodes and the lower electrodes are selectively connected to the first and second contact pads to provide the parallel capacitors.
5. A transducer structure as claimed in claim 2, wherein the upper electrodes and the lower electrodes are selectively connected to form capacitors in series.
6. A transducer structure as claimed in claim 5, further comprising a first contact pad and a second contact pad, wherein the upper electrodes and the lower electrodes are selectively connected to the first and second contact pads to provide the series capacitors.
7. A transducer structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inner and outer electrodes are substantially concentric.
8. A transducer structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inner and outer electrodes are substantially circular.
9. A transducer structure as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:
a substrate having a first side and a second side;
a cavity in the substrate from the first side to the second side, wherein the upper and lower electrodes and the piezoelectric layer are disposed over the cavity.
10. A transducer structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the upper and lower outer electrodes each comprise a plurality of sections, which are separated by section gaps.
11. A transducer structure as claimed in claim 10, wherein the section gaps are selectively connected to provide capacitors connected in series.
12. A transducer structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inner electrode further comprises a plurality of sections, which are separated by section gaps.
13. A transducer structure, comprising:
an upper annular electrode;
a lower annular electrode; and
a layer of piezoelectric material disposed between the upper and lower electrodes, wherein the upper and the lower annular electrodes each comprise a plurality of sections, which are separated by section gaps located to substantially coincide with respective inflection points of the transducer structure during oscillation.
14. An electronic device comprising:
a transducer structure, which further comprises:
an upper inner electrode;
an upper outer electrode;
a lower inner electrode;
a lower outer electrode;
a layer of piezoelectric material disposed between the upper electrodes and the lower electrodes;
an upper gap between the upper inner electrode and the upper outer electrode; and
a lower gap between the lower inner electrode and the lower outer electrode, wherein the upper gap and the lower gap are located to substantially coincide with respective inflection points of the transducer structure during oscillation.
15. An electronic device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the upper and lower inner electrodes and the upper and lower outer electrodes form plates of capacitors.
16. An electronic device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the upper electrodes and the lower electrodes are selectively connected to form capacitors in parallel.
17. An electronic device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the upper electrodes and the lower electrodes are selectively connected to form capacitors in series.
18. An electronic device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the inner and outer electrodes are substantially concentric.
19. An electronic device as claimed in claim 18, wherein the inner and outer electrodes are substantially circular.
20. An electronic device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the electronic device comprises one or more of: a mobile phone; a portable digital assistant (PDA); a portable video recorder; a portable music recorder; a portable voice recorder; a portable camera; a computer; a remote control; and a laptop computer.
21. An electronic device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the upper electrodes and the lower electrodes are selectively connected to first and second contact pads to provide the series capacitors.
22. An electronic device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the upper electrodes and the lower electrodes are selectively connected to the first and second contact pads to provide the parallel capacitors.