Author: claimsbot

1-22. (canceled)
23. A method for automatic execution of a job ticket for a printing process, comprising the steps of:
importing the job ticket with a tree structure in which at least one intent node is contained, said intent node having at least one template name and one resource listed;
determining the at least one template name specified in the intent node and the at least one resource listed in the intent node;
selecting a template that exhibits the template name and has capabilities to process the at least one resource in the intent node; and
inserting the selected template into the tree structure of the job ticket such that it is subordinated to the respective intent node.
24. A method according to claim 23 wherein the template comprises one or more variables that are automatically replaced by a value upon insertion of the template into the job ticket.
25. A method according to claim 24 wherein the value is extracted from one of the resources specified in the job ticket.
26. A method according to claim 24 wherein the value is extracted from a predetermined list of values that was generated in advance for said job ticket, or a predetermined default value that is stored independent of the job ticket is used as a value.
27. A method according to claim 23 wherein print jobs are distributed to apparatuses by a server dependent on two criteria, comprising capabilities and affinities, said print jobs being executed at said apparatuses.
28. A method according to claim 27 wherein the criterion of the capabilities is checked as to whether the selectable apparatuses possess all capabilities in order to be able to execute a specific print job.
29. A method according to claim 27 wherein the affinities of the selectable apparatuses and of the print jobs are compared, whereby affinities are on the one hand properties of the apparatuses and corresponding features of the print jobs, an apparatus being selected that exhibits an advantage relative to all other suitable apparatuses with regard to the affinities.
30. A method according to claim 29 wherein the affinities are checked in a specific order, whereby given a check of a respective affinity all suitable apparatuses are considered, and if an advantage for one apparatus relative to all other suitable apparatuses results in the check for a specific affinity said apparatus is selected and the check of further affinities is no longer executed.
31. A method according to claim 29 wherein the apparatus that fulfills the most affinities desired by the print job is selected.
32. A method according to claim 29 wherein the affinities are weighted corresponding to their importance, and an apparatus is selected that exhibits affinities required by the print job with a greatest weighting factor in total.
33. A method according to claim 27 wherein lists of features of apparatuses that are connected with the server are stored, and the lists are regularly updated in that only changes of a respective apparatus are transferred.
34. A method according to claim 33 wherein complete lists of the features are transferred from the respective apparatus to the server at regular intervals, and in between said intervals only changes of the features of the respective apparatus are transferred from the apparatus to the server.
35. A method according to claim 23 wherein local file folders are configured at a client or an arbitrary location on a network as file folders to be monitored and a server monitors these file folders as to whether a document processing job is present, and when this is the case reads out this document processing job and automatically passes it to further processing.
36. A method according to claim 35 wherein a print job is only read out when it comprises both a file containing data to be printed and a corresponding job ticket.
37. A method according to claim 35 wherein each file is read out in a printable format and is supplied with an advance job ticket to the further processing.
38. A method according to claim 23 wherein the capability to process comprises the capability to execute the at least one resource.
39. A system for automatic execution of a job ticket for a printing process, comprising:
a network via which at least one of at least one client, at least one server, or at least one controller with at least one apparatus for execution of a printing process are connected; and
the at least one server or at least one controller having a computer readable medium comprising a computer program that performs the steps of
importing the job ticket with a tree structure in which at least one intent node is contained, said intent node having at least one template name and one resource listed,
determining the at least one template name specified in the intent node and the at least one resource listed in the intent node,
selecting a template that exhibits the template name and has capabilities to process the at least one resource in the intent node, and
inserting the selected template into the tree structure of the job ticket such that it is subordinated to the respective intent node.
40. A system according to claim 39 wherein the apparatuses comprise at least one electrophotographic printer.
41. A system according to claim 39 wherein a client storage space is set up on the server on controller, said client storage space serving for storage of print documents converted into a print format and which are accessible by the client by an interface.
42. A system according to claim 41 wherein at least one of the functions, viewing a document, sending document via e-mail, transmitting a document to an archiving system, or buffering a document for a later printout are associated with the client storage space.
43. A system according to claim 42 wherein the function for buffering of a print job is designed such that the print job can be retrieved from any point on the network, and a printer at which it is to be printed out can thus be selected.
44. A system according to claim 39 wherein the capability to process comprises the capability to execute the at least one resource.
45. A computer-readable medium comprising a computer program that performs the steps of:
importing the job ticket with a tree structure in which at least one intent node is contained, said intent node having at least one template name and one resource listed;
determining the at least one template name specified in the intent node and the at least one resource listed in the intent node,
selecting a template that exhibits the template name and has capabilities to process the at least one resource in the intent node; and
inserting the selected template into the tree structure of the job ticket such that it is subordinated to the respective intent node.
46. The medium of claim 45 wherein the program step of having the capability to process comprises the capability to execute the at least one resource.

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 for adjusting the resonant frequencies of a vibrating MEMS device comprising the steps of:
determining a first resonant frequency of the vibrating MEMS device along a first axis and a second resonant frequency of the vibrating MEMS device along a second axis;
determining a mass removal amount of the vibrating MEMS device and a mass removal location of the vibrating MEMS device to alter the first resonant frequency of the vibrating MEMS device for decreasing a resonant frequency difference between the first resonant frequency and the second resonant frequency;
coating a surface of the vibrating MEMS device with a masking material;
selectively removing the masking material at the mass removal location using laser ablation; and
etching the vibrating MEMS device to remove the mass removal amount of the vibrating MEMS device at the mass removal location of the vibrating MEMS device.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the vibrating MEMS device is a MEMS resonator.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein the MEMS resonator is a MEMS gyroscope resonator.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the vibrating MEMS device is formed from Si or quartz.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the steps of adjusting the resonant frequencies of the vibrating MEMS device is performed at a wafer scale.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the masking material for coating the surface of the vibrating MEMS device is a conformal masking material.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein the conformal masking material is selected from the group consisting of polymers, oxides, nitrides, and metals.
8. The method of claim 6 wherein the conformal masking material is selected from the family of parylenes (poly-para-xylenes).
9. The method of claim 1 wherein the etching the vibrating MEMS device only removes material from the MEMS device where the masking material has been removed.
10. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of removing any remaining masking material that is coating the surface of the vibrating MEMS device.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein the removing any remaining masking material that is coating the surface of the vibrating MEMS device is performed by oxygen plasma treatment.
12. The method of claim 1 further comprising repeating any of the steps of adjusting the resonant frequencies of the vibrating MEMS device in order to further adjust the resonant frequencies of the vibrating MEMS device.
13. The method of claim 12 wherein the steps of adjusting the resonant frequencies of the vibrating MEMS device is performed at a wafer scale.
14. The method of claim 1 wherein the selectively removing the masking material at the mass removal location using laser ablation is performed with a laser energy sufficient to remove the masking material without damaging a structural layer of the vibrating MEMS device located below the masking material.
15. The method of claim 1 wherein the etching the vibrating MEMS device at the mass removal location of the vibrating MEMS device is performed using deep reactive ion etching.
16. The method of claim 15 wherein the deep reactive ion etching is performed using time-sequenced etch and passivate chemistry.

1. One or more nontransitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, perform a method for displaying an area of wireless-telecommunications coverage (WTC) of a geographic region by a plurality of images, the method comprising:
referencing a first image having a first corner and a second corner, wherein the first image includes,
(a) a first set of colored pixels that are a first color that depict a first area of WTC where coverage is offered in said geographic region, wherein each pixel in the first set of colored pixels corresponds to a respective geographic location within the first area of WTC in said geographic region, and wherein the first color identifies the first area of WTC where coverage is offered, and
(b) a second set of colored pixels that are a second color that depict a second area of WTC where coverage is offered in said geographic region, wherein each pixel in the second set of colored pixels corresponds to a respective geographic location within the second area of WTC in said geographic region, wherein the second color identifies the second area of WTC where coverage is offered, and wherein the first color which identifies the first area of WTC is a different color than the second color which identifies the second area of WTC, wherein the second area of WTC that is identified by the second color is associated with a different wireless telecommunications provider than the first area of WTC that is identified by the first color;
utilizing a computing device to register said first image with a real-world physical location by respectively associating said first and second corners with a first set and a second set of real-world geographic coordinates, thereby creating a registered image;
identifying said first color;
identifying said second color;
creating a second image that depicts a single WTC area, wherein said single WTC area corresponds to either the first area of WTC or the second area of WTC, but not both, wherein when said single WTC area corresponds to the first area of WTC, said single WTC area is determined based on the respective geographic locations of pixels in the first image that are the first color, wherein when said single WTC area corresponds to the second area of WTC, said single WTC area is determined based on the respective geographic locations of pixels in the first image that are the second color, and wherein said single WTC area is colored consistently with said first or second color; and
presenting said second image on a display device that is coupled to said computing device.
2. The one or more nontransitory computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein said area of WTC includes voice network coverage, roaming coverage, or broadband coverage.
3. The one or more nontransitory computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein said first corner is a lower-left corner of said first image.
4. The one or more nontransitory computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein said second corner is an upper-right corner of said first image.
5. The one or more nontransitory computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein said registered image further includes at least one registered point that is not a corner of said first image.
6. The one or more nontransitory computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein the second area of WTC that is identified by the second color is a different area of WTC than the first area of WTC that is identified by the first color.
7. A method for displaying an area of wireless-telecommunications coverage (WTC) of a geographic region by a plurality of images, the method comprising:
referencing a first image having a first corner and a second corner, wherein the first image includes,
(a) a first set of colored pixels that are a first color that depict a first area of WTC where coverage is offered in said geographic region, wherein each pixel in the first set of colored pixels corresponds to a respective geographic location within the first area of WTC in said geographic region, and wherein the first color identifies the first area of WTC where coverage is offered, and
(b) a second set of colored pixels that are a second color that depict a second area of WTC where coverage is offered in said geographic region, wherein each pixel in the second set of colored pixels corresponds to a respective geographic location within the second area of WTC in said geographic region, wherein the second color identifies the second area of WTC where coverage is offered, and wherein the first color which identifies the first area of WTC is a different color than the second color which identifies the second area of WTC, wherein the second area of WTC that is identified by the second color is associated with a different wireless telecommunications provider than the first area of WTC that is identified by the first color;
utilizing a computing device to register said first image with a real-world physical location by respectively associating said first and second corners with a first set and a second set of real-world geographic coordinates, thereby creating a registered image;
identifying said first color;
identifying said second color;
creating a second image that depicts a single WTC area, wherein said single WTC area corresponds to either the first area of WTC or the second area of WTC, but not both, wherein when said single WTC area corresponds to the first area of WTC, said single WTC area is determined based on the respective geographic locations of pixels in the first image that are the first color, wherein when said single WTC area corresponds to the second area of WTC, said single WTC area is determined based on the respective geographic locations of pixels in the first image that are the second color, and wherein said single WTC area is colored consistently with said first or second color; and
presenting said second image on a display device that is coupled to said computing device.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein said area of WTC includes voice network coverage, roaming coverage, or broadband coverage.
9. The method of claim 7, wherein said first corner is a lower-left corner of said first image.
10. The method of claim 7, wherein said second corner is an upper-right corner of said first image.
11. The method of claim 7, wherein said registered image further includes at least one registered point that is not a corner of said first image.
12. The method of claim 7, wherein the second area of WTC that is identified by the second color is a different area of WTC than the first area of WTC that is identified by the first color.
13. A system for displaying an area of wireless-telecommunications coverage (WTC) of a geographic region by a plurality of images, comprising:
one or more processors configured to
A) reference a first image having a first corner and a second corner, wherein the first image includes,
1) a first set of colored pixels that are a first color that depict a first area of WTC where coverage is offered in said geographic region, wherein each pixel in the first set of colored pixels corresponds to a respective geographic location within the first area of WTC in said geographic region, and wherein the first color identifies the first area of WTC where coverage is offered, and
2) a second set of colored pixels that are a second color that depict a second area of WTC where coverage is offered in said geographic region, wherein each pixel in the second set of colored pixels corresponds to a respective geographic location within the second area of WTC in said geographic region, wherein the second color identifies the second area of WTC where coverage is offered, and wherein the first color which identifies the first area of WTC is a different color than the second color which identifies the second area of WTC, wherein the second area of WTC that is identified by the second color is associated with a different wireless telecommunications provider than the first area of WTC that is identified by the first color;

B) utilize a computing device to register said first image with a real-world physical location by respectively associating said first and second corners with a first set and a second set of real-world geographic coordinates, thereby creating a registered image;

C) identify said first color;
D) identify said second color;
E) create a second image that depicts a single WTC area, wherein said single WTC area corresponds to either the first area of WTC or the second area of WTC, but not both, wherein when said single WTC area corresponds to the first area of WTC, said single WTC area is determined based on the respective geographic locations of pixels in the first image that are the first color, wherein when said single WTC area corresponds to the second area of WTC, said single WTC area is determined based on the respective geographic locations of pixels in the first image that are the second color, and wherein said single WTC area is colored consistently with said first or second color; and
a display device configured to present said second image.
14. The system of claim 13, wherein said area of WTC includes voice network coverage, roaming coverage, or broadband coverage.
15. The system of claim 13, wherein said first corner is a lower-left corner of said first image.
16. The system of claim 13, wherein said second corner is an upper-right corner of said first image.
17. The system of claim 13, wherein said registered image further includes at least one registered point that is not a corner of said first image.
18. The system of claim 13, wherein the second area of WTC that is identified by the second color is a different area of WTC than the first area of WTC that is identified by the first color.

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 process for treating carbon black in a fluidized bed apparatus, comprising:
a) subjecting said carbon black to a main flow of gas flowing in a direction from an inlet region in the lower part of said fluidized bed apparatus to an outlet region in the upper part of said fluidized bed apparatus, wherein:
i) a carrier gas is introduced in the lower part of said fluidized bed apparatus; and
ii) an additional gas is also introduced into said fluidized bed apparatus, wherein said additional gas is introduced at an angle of 91\xb0 to 180\xb0 relative to the direction of the main gas flow of the fluidized bed in a stream counter to the direction of the main gas flow, and wherein it is the introduction of said additional gas that allows a stable fluidized bed to be obtained;

b) treating said carbon black in said fluidized bed apparatus with a gas aftertreatment agent introduced into the fluidized bed via the carrier gas, the additional gas, via a combination of the two or via an additional feed site.
2. The process of claim 1, wherein said additional gas is introduced at an angle of 160\xb0 to 180\xb0 relative to the direction of the main gas flow of the fluidized bed and said carbon black is a furnace black.
3. The process of claim 1, wherein said carbon black is selected from the group consisting of: furnace black; gas black; channel black; lamp black; thermal black; acetylene black; plasma black; Si-containing black; metal-containing black; light-arc black; and inversion black and wherein said aftertreatment agent is introduced into the fluidized bed via the carrier gas stream, via a combination of the carrier gas stream and the additional gas stream or via an additional feed site.
4. The process of claim 1, wherein said process is carried out in the absence of a fluidizing agent, a stirrer or a vibration generator.
5. The process of claim 1, wherein, in step b), said carbon black is aftertreated with an agent selected from the group consisting of: an oxidizing agent, a desiccant and an extractant.
6. The process of claim 5, wherein excess aftertreatment agent is removed from said carbon black by extractive blowing with air or nitrogen.
7. The process of claim 1, wherein, in step b), said carbon black is aftertreated with an oxidizing agent selected from the group consisting of: ozone and an NOx-containing gas.
8. The process of claim 1, wherein, in step b), said carbon black is aftertreated with an extractant selected from the group consisting of: air and an airsteam mixture.
9. The process of claim 1, wherein the fluidized bed is operated continuously.
10. The process of claim 1, wherein said carrier gas is selected from the group consisting of: air; nitrogen and carbon dioxide.
11. The process of claim 10, wherein said additional gas is selected from the group consisting of: nitrogen; argon; and carbon dioxide.
12. The process of claim 10, wherein said additional gas comprises a gaseous reactive component selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen; oxygen; halogens; nitrogen oxides; silanes; formic acid; sulfur oxides and evaporated liquids.
13. The process of claim 12, wherein said additional gas comprises 5-60% by volume of the total gas present.
14. The process of claim 13, wherein said additional gas comprises 25-35% by volume of the total gas present.
15. The process of claim 13, wherein said additional gas stream is pulsed with a pulse duration of 1 second to 15 minutes.
16. The process of claim 15, wherein said pulse duration is 10 seconds to 1 minute.
17. The process of claim 16, wherein said process is carried out in the presence of a fluidizing agent.
18. The process of claim 17, wherein said fluidizing agent is selected from the group consisting of: pyrogenic silica; hydrophobized pyrogenic silica; a pyrogenic mixed oxide; and pyrogenic aluminum oxide.
19. The process of claim 16, wherein said process is carried without fluidizing agents.