Author: claimsbot

1. An enclosure assembly for information technology equipment comprising: a chassis;
a base planar carried by said chassis;
an enclosure cover; said chassis including an upper ledge for sliding engagement with said enclosure cover in the enclosure assembly;
a user selected direct access storage device (DASD) configuration being mechanically attached to said enclosure cover extending inside the enclosure assembly separated from said base planar;
a cover interposer card mechanically attached to said enclosure cover extending inside the enclosure assembly adjacent to said user selected DASD configuration and electrically connected to each DASD in said user selected DASD configuration;
an electrical connector mating with said cover interposer card; said electrical connector and said cover interposer card being electrically connected responsive to said enclosure cover being installed on said chassis through a sliding motion;
a flexible cable interconnect being attached to said electrical connector; said flexible cable interconnect being connected to said base planar and having a minimized length;
said enclosure cover and said chassis being configured for installation in the enclosure assembly without requiring tools; and
the enclosure assembly requiring only a different mounting hardware for said user selected DASD configuration.
2. The enclosure assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said enclosure cover and said upper ledge of said chassis include cooperating latching features.
3. The enclosure assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said flexible cable interconnect includes a zero-insertion force connector connected to said base planar.
4. The enclosure assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said electrical connector include a card-edge electrical connector and said cover interposer card includes a predefined connection portion with a positioning and alignment notch mechanically and electrically connected with said card-edge electrical connector.
5. The enclosure assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said enclosure cover being installed on said chassis through a sliding motion without pivoting or rotation of said enclosure cover.
6. The enclosure assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said user selected DASD configuration includes at least one hard disk drive (HDD).
7. The enclosure assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said user selected DASD configuration includes at least one solid state drive (SSD).
8. The enclosure assembly as recited in claim 1 includes a bracket assembly mounting and positioning said electrical connector for mating with said cover interposer card.
9. The enclosure assembly as recited in claim 8 wherein said bracket assembly supports and positions said flexible cable interconnect.
10. The enclosure assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said enclosure cover has a predefined form factor.
11. The enclosure assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said enclosure cover has identical latching and alignment features used with each said user selected DASD configuration.
12. The enclosure assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said chassis and said enclosure cover include a predefined size.
13. The enclosure assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said chassis upper ledge includes a plurality of mating latching features for mating latching engagement with corresponding latching features of said enclosure cover.
14. A server system for implementing cover-mounted and auto-docking for multiple direct access storage device (DASD) configurations comprising:
a chassis;
a base planar carried by said chassis;
an enclosure cover; said chassis including an upper ledge for sliding engagement with said enclosure cover in an enclosure assembly of the server system;
a user selected DASD configuration being mechanically attached to said enclosure cover extending inside the enclosure assembly separated from said base planar;
a cover interposer card mechanically attached to said enclosure cover and electrically connected to each DASD in said user selected DASD configuration extending inside the enclosure assembly adjacent to said user selected DASD configuration;
an electrical connector mating with said cover interposer card; said electrical connector and said cover interposer card being electrically connected responsive to said enclosure cover being installed on said chassis through a sliding motion;
a flexible cable interconnect being attached to said electrical connector; said flexible cable interconnect being connected to said base planar and having a minimized length;
said enclosure cover and said chassis being configured for installation in the enclosure assembly without requiring tools; and
the enclosure assembly requiring only a different mounting hardware for said user selected DASD configuration.
15. The server system as recited in claim 14 wherein said electrical connector include a card-edge electrical connector and said cover interposer card includes a predefined connection portion with a positioning and alignment notch mechanically and electrically connected with said card-edge electrical connector.
16. The server system as recited in claim 14 wherein said chassis and said enclosure cover include a predefined size.
17. The server system as recited in claim 14 wherein said chassis upper ledge includes a plurality of mating latching features for mating latching engagement with corresponding latching features of said enclosure cover.
18. The server system as recited in claim 14 wherein said enclosure cover being installed on said chassis through a sliding motion without pivoting or rotation of said enclosure cover.
19. The server system as recited in claim 14 includes a bracket assembly mounting and positioning said electrical connector for mating with said cover interposer card; said bracket assembly supports and positions said flexible cable interconnect.
20. The server system as recited in claim 14 wherein said enclosure cover has identical latching and alignment features used with each said user selected DASD configuration.

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 of deterring or repelling an animal from eating plant material, said method comprising applying at least one particulate material to the plant material.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the animal is an herbivore.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the animal is a deer, moose, elk, caribou, rabbit, groundhog, raccoon, skunk, opossum, squirrel, chipmunk, beaver, gopher, vole, mouse, rat, nutria, or muskrat.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the method deters animals from eating untreated parts of the plant or untreated plants in the same area as treated plants.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one particulate material comprises glass.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one particulate material comprises sand, rock, silica, crystalline forms of minerals, metal, or plastic or another man-made substance.
7. The method of claim 1, further comprising repeating the applying.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising applying an adherent to the plant material, the at least one particulate material, or both.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the adherent is applied before the particulate material.
10. The method of claim 8, further comprising combining the adherent and particulate material prior to applying them to the plant material.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein applying comprises injecting or embedding the particulate material into the plant material.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the plant material comprises bird food.
13. A method of deterring or repelling an animal from eating plant material, said method comprising applying to the plant material a spray adhesive and glass beads having an average size of between about 300 \u03bcm and 1400 \u03bcm.
14. A kit comprising at least one container containing at least one adherent suitable for applying to plant material, and at least one particulate material that is of sufficient size and strength to interfere with contact of upper and lower teeth of an animal that ingests the particulate material.
15. The kit of claim 14, wherein the at least one adherent and at least one particulate material are contained in the same container within the kit.
16. The kit of claim 14, wherein the at least one adherent and at least one particulate material are contained in separate containers within the kit.
17. The kit of claim 14, wherein the at least one particulate material comprises glass.
18. The kit of claim 14, wherein the at least one particulate material comprises sand, rock, silica, crystalline forms of minerals, metal, or plastic or another man-made substance.
19. The kit of claim 14, wherein the at least one adherent comprises spray adhesive.
20. The kit of claim 14, further comprising at least one device for applying the at least one adherent, the at least one particulate material, or both.
21. The kit of claim 14, wherein the average size of the at least one particulate material is between about 300 \u03bcm and about 1400 \u03bcm.
22. A kit comprising at least one container containing at least a spray adhesive, and at least one container containing glass beads having an average size of 300 \u03bcm to about 1400 \u03bcm.

1. A method for implementing a Voice Call Continuity (VCC) service, comprising:
receiving an Initial Detection Point (IDP) message from a Mobile Switching Center (MSC);
querying whether an address of a Service Control Point (SCP) of a user is null;
when the address of the SCP is not null, sending the IDP message to the SCP and interacting with the SCP; and
detecting whether a subsequent message from the SCP is a Connect or Continue message; when the subsequent message from the SCP is a Connect or Continue message, copying the Connect or Continue message to a new Connect message and sending the new Connect message to the MSC for implementing the VCC service.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of querying whether the address of the SCP of the user is null comprises:
querying a database to determine whether the address of the SCP of the user is null.
3. The method of claim 1, after the step of querying whether the address of the SCP of the user is null, further comprising:
sending a Connect message to the MSC for implementing the VCC service when the address of the SCP is null.
4. The method of claim 1, after the step of interacting with the SCP, further comprising:
forwarding a subsequent message from the MSC to the SCP.
5. The method of claim 1, after the step of detecting whether the subsequent message from the SCP is the Connect or Continue message, further comprising:
forwarding the subsequent message from the SCP to the MSC when the subsequent message is not the Connect or Continue message.
6. The method of claim 1, before the step of receiving the IDP message from the MSC, further comprising:
receiving subscription information and the address of the SCP of the user from a Business & Operation Support System (BOSS); and
storing the address of the SCP of the user to a database.
7. A network device, comprising:
a querying module, configured to query whether an address of a Service Control Point (SCP) of a user is null;
a sending module, configured to send an Initial Detection Point (IDP) message to the SCP when the querying module finds that the address of the SCP is not null;
a detecting module, configured to detect whether a subsequent message sent from the SCP is a Connect or Continue message; and
a copying module, configured to copy the Connect or Continue message to a new Connect message sent to a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) when the detecting module detects that the subsequent message sent from the SCP is the Connect or Continue message, so as to implement a Voice Call Continuity (VCC) service.
8. The network device of claim 7, further comprising:
a first forwarding module, configured to forward a subsequent message from the MSC to the SCP.
9. The network device of claim 7, further comprising:
a second forwarding module, configured to forward the subsequent message from the SCP to the MSC when the detecting module detects that the subsequent message is not the Connect or Continue message.
10. The network device of claim 7, further comprising:
a receiving module, configured to receive subscription information and the address of the SCP of the user from a Business & Operation Support System (BOSS); and
a storing module, configured to store the address of the SCP of the user received by the receiving module.
11. A network system, comprising a Mobile Switching Center (MSC), a Service Control Point for Voice Call Continuity (SCPvcc), and a Service Control Point (SCP), wherein:
the MSC is configured to: send an Initial Detection Point (IDP) message to the SCPvcc and receive a new Connect message from the SCPvcc;
the SCPvcc is configured to: receive the IDP message from the MSC; query whether an address of the SCP of a user is null, and when the address of the SCP is not null, send the IDP message to the SCP; detect whether a subsequent message from the SCP is a Connect or Continue message, and when the subsequent message from the SCP is the Connect or Continue message, copy the Connect or Continue message to the new Connect message and send the new Connect message to the MSC; and
the SCP is configured to: receive the IDP message sent from the SCPvcc, and send the subsequent message to the SCPvcc according to the IDP message.
12. The network system of claim 11, wherein the SCP and the SCPvcc are set independently or integrated into one.

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 of exercising human muscles comprising the steps of:
a. resting a frame having a support on a floor;
b. rotatably mounting first and second force stations to the frame;
c. connecting the first and second force stations to rotate in opposite directions;
d. providing a leverage arm;
e. providing first loads to the first and second force stations;
f. supporting a person on the support and placing selected limbs of the person against the force stations; and
g. exerting first forces by the limbs of the person against the first and second force stations that are greater than the first loads and thereby rotating the force stations, and rotating the leverage arm in the direction of a selected one of the first and second force stations.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein:
a. the step of rotatably mounting first and second force stations comprises the step of joining the first and second force stations to first and second exercise arms, respectively; and
b. the step of connecting the first and second force stations comprises the step of connecting the first and second exercise arms to each other for rotating in opposite directions.
3. The method of claim 2 further comprising the step of adjusting and releasably locking the first and second force stations along the first and second exercise arms, respectively.
4. The method of claim 2 wherein:
a. the step of connecting the first and second exercise arms to each other comprises the step off providing a drive train that connects the first and second exercise arms to each other; and
b. the step of providing a leverage arm comprises the step of attaching the leverage arm to the drive train.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein the step of providing first loads comprises the step of placing a first weight on at least one of the leverage arms and the first and second exercise arms.
6. The method of claim 1 comprising the further step of contacting the leverage arm with the floor prior to exerting the first forces on the first and second force stations.
7. The method of claim 1 comprising the further steps of:
a. providing an adjuster on the leverage arm; and
b. contacting the adjuster with the floor prior to exerting the first forces on the first and second force stations.
8. The method of claim 1 comprising the further steps of:
a. applying a predetermined force to the leverage arm subsequent to applying the first forces to the first and second force stations; and
b. converting the predetermined applied force into second loads at the first and second force stations that are additive to the first loads.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of providing a leverage arm comprises the steps of:
a. providing a leverage arm that possesses a leverage arm weight; and
b. canceling out the leverage arm weight.
10. The method of claim 4 wherein:
a. the step of providing a leverage arm comprises the step of providing a leverage arm that possesses a leverage arm weight; and
b. the step of attaching the leverage arm to the drive train comprises the steps of:
i. creating a first torque on the drive train due to the leverage arm weight; and
ii. creating a second torque on the drive train equal and opposite the first torque and thereby canceling out the leverage arm weight.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of placing selected limbs against the force stations comprises the step of placing upper arms against the force stations.
12. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of placing selected limbs against the force stations comprises the step of placing knees against the force stations.
13. The method of claim 8 wherein the step of applying a predetermined force to the leverage arm comprises the step of applying a predetermined manual force to the leverage arm.
14. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of applying a predetermined force to the leverage arm comprises the step of applying a predetermined weight to the leverage arm.