Author: claimsbot

1. A data storage device, comprising
a disk including a data area for storage of user data;
a head that makes access to the data area; and
a mechanism that supports the head, and moves the head, wherein
the disk includes:
a servo area that stores servo data that is read to the head for positioning of the head, and includes a plurality of bursts; and
an AC erase area that is subjected to AC erase asynchronously with a frequency three times or higher than a frequency of the bursts.
2. The data storage device according to claim 1, wherein
the disk includes the plurality of bursts each with a space in a radius direction, and the space between the bursts is subjected to the AC erase with the frequency three times or higher than the frequency of the bursts.
3. The data storage device according to claim 1, wherein
the AC erase area is subjected to the AC erase with a frequency five times or higher than the frequency of the bursts.
4. A method of writing a servo pattern on a recording surface of a rotating disk using a head including a read element and a write element disposed at each different position in a radius direction, wherein
the disk is rotated twice or more before the servo pattern on the recording surface is read by the read element and the write element is moved to an area not yet written with the servo pattern, a track is subjected to AC erase using the write element, and the write element is moved to a position of the track and then to another position of the track, and
an area subjected to the AC erase is written with the servo pattern using the write element.
5. The method according to claim 4, wherein
at the position of the track, the AC erase is performed by the write element on an intermittent basis.
6. The method according to claim 4, wherein
the servo pattern plurally provided each with a space in a circumferential direction are read using the read element, and the write element is subjected to positioning at the position of the track, and
in a period of reading the servo patterns for control over the positioning, the AC erase by the write element is stopped.
7. The method according to claim 5, wherein
the control over the positioning using a part of the servo patterns is skipped, and in a duration of skipping, the AC erase is performed using the write element.
8. A method of writing a servo pattern on a recording surface of a rotating disk using a head including a read element and a write element disposed at each different position in a radius direction, wherein
the servo pattern on the recording surface is read by the read element, and the write element is moved to an area not yet written with the servo pattern,
the servo pattern plurally provided each with a space in a circumferential direction are read by the read element, and the write element is positioned at a position of a track,
at the positioned position of the track, AC erase is performed by the write element on an intermittent basis, and
to an area subjected to the AC erase, the servo patterns are written using the write element.
9. The method according to claim 8, wherein
at the position of the track, the AC erase is stopped while the servo pattern is read for control over the positioning.
10. The method according to claim 9, wherein
after the AC erase is started by the write element, the disk is rotated twice or less before an entire area is subjected to the AC erase at the position of the track.
11. The method according to claim 8, wherein
the AC erase is asynchronously performed, and a frequency for the AC erase is three times or higher than a frequency of a burst included in the servo pattern.
12. A method of writing a servo pattern on a recording surface of a magnetic disk of vertical magnetic recording using a head including a read element and a write element, wherein
an area for use for measuring head characteristics is at least partially subjected to DC erase using the write element,
the head characteristics are measured using a read signal of the read element in the area subjected to DC erase, and
after the head characteristics are measured, a process is repeated to perform AC erase using the write element, to write the servo pattern using the write element to an area subjected to the AC erase, and to position the head using the read signal of the read element of the servo pattern.
13. The method according to claim 12, wherein
the head characteristics are measured, using the read element, by reading a base noise of the area subjected to the DC erase using the write element.

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 monitor system allowing a user to observe himself or herself while seated in a chair having a base and a seat pivotally attached to said base, comprising:
a. a video camera;
b. camera mounting means for fixing the location and orientation of said video camera, so that said video camera can be pointed toward said user when said user is sitting on said seat;
c. a monitor, including
i. communications means for receiving a video signal from said video camera;
ii. display means for displaying said video signal as a visible image; and

d. monitor mounting means, configured to attach said monitor to said chair, so that said monitor pivots in unison with said seat.
2. A monitor system as recited in claim 1, wherein said monitor mounting means comprises:
a. a beam linked to said seat so as to pivot in unison with said seat;
b. an upright, extending upward from said beam; and
c. an attachment between said upright and said monitor.
3. A monitor system as recited in claim 2, further comprising:
a. a lower pivot connecting said upright to said beam so that said upright can pivot with respect to said beam; and
b. a lower pivot lock for locking said lower pivot in a desired position.
4. A monitor system as recited in claim 2, further comprising:
a. a slide joint within said upright for adjusting the length of said upright; and
b. a slide joint lock for locking said slide joint.
5. A monitor system as recited in claim 2, further comprising:
a. wherein said attachment between said upright and said monitor is an upper pivot allowing said monitor to pivot with respect to said upright; and
b. an upper pivot lock for locking said upper pivot in a desired position.
6. A monitor system as recited in claim 2, wherein said upright includes a dogleg offset.
7. A monitor as recited in claim 1, wherein said communications means comprises a cable.
8. A monitor as recited in claim 1, wherein said communications means comprises a wireless transmitter and a wireless receiver.
9. A monitor as recited in claim 1, wherein said camera mounting means includes a strap allowing said user to hold said camera using a hand of said user.
10. A monitor as recited in claim 1, wherein:
a. said camera mounting means includes
i. an elevation drive for adjusting the elevation of said video camera;
ii. a pan drive for adjusting the rotation of said video camera about a vertical axis;

b. said monitor includes
i. an elevation control for activating said elevation drive; and
ii. a pan control for activating said pan drive.
11. A monitor as recited in claim 1, wherein:
a. said video camera includes a zoom drive; and
b. said monitor includes a zoom control for activating said zoom drive.
12. A monitor as recited in claim 1, wherein:
a. said camera mounting means includes a pitch drive; and
b. said monitor includes a pitch control for activating said pitch drive.
13. A monitor as recited in claim 1, wherein:
a. a second video camera is mounted on said monitor and directed toward said user; and
b. said visible image on said monitor assumes the form of a split screen, with a first portion displaying the output of said video camera and a second portion displaying the output of said second video camera.
14. A monitor system as recited in claim 3, further comprising:
a. a slide joint within said upright for adjusting the length of said upright; and
b. a slide joint lock for locking said slide joint.
15. A monitor system as recited in claim 3, further comprising:
a. wherein said attachment between said upright and said monitor is an upper pivot allowing said monitor to pivot with respect to said upright; and
b. an upper pivot lock for locking said upper pivot in a desired position.
16. A monitor system as recited in claim 4, further comprising:
a. wherein said attachment between said upright and said monitor is an upper pivot allowing said monitor to pivot with respect to said upright; and
b. an upper pivot lock for locking said upper pivot in a desired position.
17. A monitor system as recited in claim 1, wherein said monitor is detachable from said monitor mounting means.
18. A monitor system as recited in claim 17, wherein said monitor includes a handle allowing said user to easily hold said monitor.
19. A monitor system as recited in claim 3, wherein said upright includes a dogleg offset.
20. A monitor system as recited in claim 4, wherein said upright includes a dogleg offset.

1. A hand puller for storing a band, comprising:
a body, including at least a base provided with a winding axle at a first end of said at least base and having a ratchet operatively coupled to said winding axle and driven to rotate the winding axle;
a long band, said long band being connected at a first end thereof to said winding axle of the body, said first end of said being winded around the winding axle by the rotation of the winding axle;
a connecting band connected at a first end thereof to said at least base at a second end thereof opposite to said winding axle;
a hook member, including a hook part connected to said connecting band at a second end thereof opposite to said first end of said connecting band; and
at least one tying structure including:
a belt secured to said connecting band, and at least one buckle,
wherein a first end of the belt is secured to the buckle, and a second end of said belt is winded around said connecting band, extends through the buckle, and is secured in position by the buckle after adjusting the length of said belt,
wherein said buckle includes:
a buckle base having a bottom base portion, a air of base side walls extending at opposite sides of said bottom base portion, a stopping part extending vertically above said bottom base portion between said side base walls, and an axle element extending in proximity to said stopping part between said base side walls;
a torsional spring mounted on said axle element and extending along the length of said axle element between and in contact with said base side walls; and
a positioning element pivotally installed on said axle element,
wherein said second end of said belt extends vertically away from said bottom base portion along said stopping part between said stopping part and said positioning element.
2. The hand puller of claim 1, wherein said positioning element is pivotally rotatable within the buckle base, wherein one end of the buckle base has an axle bar, and wherein said buckle base has another end opposite to said one end carrying the axle bar, said stopping part being located at said another end of said buckle base, the positioning element being pivotally installed between the axle bar and the stopping part of the buckle base, wherein the positioning element includes a tugging part and a pressing part, wherein said torsional spring has two end feet pressing against the bottom base portion of the buckle base and the pressing part, respectively wherein said first end of the belt is connected to the axle bar of the buckle base, wherein said second end of the belt extends between the tugging part of said positioning element and the stopping part, wherein the tugging part pinches and fixes the belt toward the stopping part, and wherein the tugging part departs from the belt after the pressing part of said positioning element is pressed.
3. The hand puller of claim 2, wherein an axle bar of the base of said body is positioned at the second end of the base of said body opposite to the winding axle, wherein the hook member includes a head section integrally formed with the hook part, said head section being connected to said connecting band of a fixed length at said second end of said connecting band opposite to said first end thereof, and wherein the belt of said at least one tying structure enters the connecting band at one side edge thereof and goes out from an opposite side edge thereof in the direction perpendicular to the direction of the correcting band.
4. The hand puller of claim 3, wherein each of said first and second ends of the connecting band has a through hole, wherein the axle bar of the body goes through one of the through holes, wherein the head section of said hook member extends through the other through hole, and wherein the belt extends through the connecting band between the to through holes and is attached to the connecting band by stitches.
5. The hand puller of claim 4, wherein the connecting band has said at least one tying structure whose belt is fixed to the center of the connecting band by stitches.
6. The hand puller of claim 4, wherein the connecting band has two of said tying structures, wherein the belt of one of the tying structures is fixed to the connecting band near one of the through holes, and the belt of the other tying structure is fixed to the connecting band near the other through hole.
7. The hand puller of claim 3, wherein each of said first and second ends of the connecting band has a through hole, wherein the axle bar of the body extends through one of the through holes, wherein said head section of said hook member extends through the other through hole, wherein connecting band has two of said tying structures, with the belt of one of the tying structures movably extending through one through hole of the connecting band, and with the belt of the other tying structure movably extending through the other through hole of the connecting band.

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 system comprising:
circuitry for accepting input of one or more parameters associated with an individual;
circuitry for selecting two or more pharmaceutical agents in response to at least one of the one or more parameters associated with the individual; and
circuitry for packaging the two or more pharmaceutical agents in response to at least one of the one or more parameters associated with the individual.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for accepting input of one or more parameters associated with an individual comprises:
circuitry for accepting the one or more parameters associated with a physician input.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for accepting input of one or more parameters associated with an individual comprises:
circuitry for accepting the one or more parameters associated with a pharmacist input.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for accepting input of one or more parameters associated with an individual comprises:
circuitry for accepting the one or more parameters associated with a patient input.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for accepting input of one or more parameters associated with an individual comprises:
circuitry for accepting the one or more parameters associated with a machine input.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for selecting two or more pharmaceutical agents in response to at least one of the one or more parameters associated with the individual comprises:
circuitry for selecting at least one of the two or more pharmaceutical agents in response to at least one condition specifically associated with the individual.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for selecting two or more pharmaceutical agents in response to at least one of the one or more parameters associated with the individual comprises:
circuitry for selecting at least one of the two or more pharmaceutical agents in response to at least one dosage specifically associated with the individual.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for selecting two or more pharmaceutical agents in response to at least one of the one or more parameters associated with the individual comprises:
circuitry for selecting the two or more pharmaceutical agents in response to dosage of at least one of the two or more pharmaceutical agents.
9. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for selecting two or more pharmaceutical agents in response to at least one of the one or more parameters associated with the individual comprises:
circuitry for selecting at least one of the two or more pharmaceutical agents in response to at least one time of administration.
10. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for selecting two or more pharmaceutical agents in response to at least one of the one or more parameters associated with the individual comprises:
circuitry for selecting at least one of the two or more pharmaceutical agents in response to one or more sites of administration associated with the individual.
11. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for selecting two or more pharmaceutical agents in response to at least one of the one or more parameters associated with the individual comprises:
circuitry for selecting at least one of the two or more pharmaceutical agents in response to cost associated with at least one of the two or more pharmaceutical agents.
12. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for selecting two or more pharmaceutical agents in response to at least one of the one or more parameters associated with the individual comprises:
circuitry for selecting at least one of the two or more pharmaceutical agents in response to compatibility of at least one of the pharmaceutical agents with another of the two or more pharmaceutical agents.
13. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for packaging the two or more pharmaceutical agents in response to at least one of the one or more parameters associated with the individual comprises:
circuitry for packaging at least one of the two or more pharmaceutical agents with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or excipients.
14. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for packaging the two or more pharmaceutical agents in response to at least one of the one or more parameters associated with the individual comprises:
circuitry for packaging the two or more pharmaceutical agents with one or more wrappers for administration to the individual.
15. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for packaging the two or more pharmaceutical agents in response to at least one of the one or more parameters associated with the individual comprises:
circuitry for packaging the two or more pharmaceutical agents within two or more nested capsules for administration to the individual.
16. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for packaging the two or more pharmaceutical agents in response to at least one of the one or more parameters associated with the individual comprises:
circuitry for packaging the two or more pharmaceutical agents within at least one tablet for administration to the individual.
17. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for packaging the two or more pharmaceutical agents in response to at least one of the one or more parameters associated with the individual comprises:
circuitry for packaging at least one of the two or more pharmaceutical agents in unit dosage form.
18. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for packaging the two or more pharmaceutical agents in response to at least one of the one or more parameters associated with the individual comprises:
circuitry for packaging the two or more pharmaceutical agents in oral administration form.
19. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for packaging the two or more pharmaceutical agents in response to at least one of the one or more parameters associated with the individual comprises:
circuitry for packaging at least one of the two or more pharmaceutical agents in response to specified release at one or more times.
20. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for packaging the two or more pharmaceutical agents in response to at least one of the one or more parameters associated with the individual comprises:
circuitry for packaging at least one of the two or more pharmaceutical agents in response to release at one or more sites associated with an individual.
21. A system comprising:
means for accepting input of one or more parameters associated with an individual;
means for selecting two or more pharmaceutical agents in response to at least one of the one or more parameters associated with the individual; and
means for packaging the two or more pharmaceutical agents in response to at least one of the one or more parameters associated with the individual.
22. A system comprising:
a signal-bearing medium bearing:
one or more instructions for accepting input of one or more parameters associated with an individual;
one or more instructions for selecting two or more pharmaceutical agents in response to at least one of the one or more parameters associated with the individual; and
one or more instructions for packaging the two or more pharmaceutical agents in response to at least one of the one or more parameters associated with the individual.
23. The system of claim 22, wherein the signal-bearing medium includes a computer-readable medium.
24. The system of claim 22, wherein the signal-bearing medium includes a recordable medium.
25. The system of claim 22, wherein the signal-bearing medium includes a communications medium.