Author: claimsbot

1. A vehicle brake device comprising
a master cylinder (11) that is operated by a brake pedal (12) to generate brake fluid pressure for two lines,
a stroke simulator (35) that is connected to at least one output port (21) of the master cylinder (11) and into which is introduced a brake fluid from the master cylinder (11),
a first fluid path (Pa to Pd) that provides a connection between a first fluid pressure chamber (17) of the master cylinder (11) and a wheel cylinder (26, 27) of a first line,
a second fluid path (Qa to Qd) that provides a connection between a second fluid pressure chamber (19) of the master cylinder (11) and a wheel cylinder (30, 31) of a second line,
a slave cylinder (42) that is connected to the first fluid path (Pa to Pd) and generates a brake fluid pressure by means of the driving force of an actuator (43),
first and second master cut valves (32, 33) that are provided in the first and second fluid paths (Pa to Pd, Qa to Qd) respectively on an upstream side relative to the slave cylinder (42) and can block communication between the master cylinder (11) and the wheel cylinders (26, 27; 30, 31) of the first and second lines,
a third fluid path (Rc) that provides communication between the first and second fluid paths (Pa to Pd, Qa to Qd) on a downstream side relative to the first and second master cut valves (32, 33), and
a communication control valve (41) that can block the third fluid path (Rc).
2. The vehicle brake device according to claim 1, wherein the slave cylinder (42) comprises restricting means (46) that restricts expansion of the volume of a fluid pressure chamber (50) of the slave cylinder (42) when a fluid pressure is externally applied to the fluid pressure chamber (50).
3. The vehicle brake device according to claim 1, wherein the device comprises an auxiliary cut valve (52) that is provided in at least one of the first and second fluid paths (Pa to Pd, Qa to Qd) on a downstream side relative to the third fluid path (Rc) and can block the brake fluid pressure from the slave cylinder (42), and a pressure reduction valve (54) that is provided in each wheel cylinder (26, 27; 30 and 31) on a downstream side relative to the auxiliary cut valve (52) and can release the brake fluid pressure from the slave cylinder (42) into a reservoir (53).
4. The vehicle brake device according to of claim 1, wherein a degree of opening of the communication control valve (41) is adjustable.
5. The vehicle brake device according to claim 3, wherein the device comprises a first fluid pressure sensor (Sa) that detects a brake fluid pressure generated by the master cylinder (11) and a second fluid pressure sensor (Sa) that detects a brake fluid pressure of the third fluid path (Rc) or the first and second fluid paths (Pa to Pd, Qa to Qd) between the first and second master cut valves (32, 33) and the auxiliary cut valve (52), the second fluid pressure sensor (Sb) being provided in the second fluid path (Qa to Qd).
6. A vehicle brake device control method for controlling operation of the vehicle brake device according to claim 1, the method comprising
a step of transmitting, in a state in which the communication control valve (41) is closed, the master cut valve (32) disposed in one fluid path, on the slave cylinder (42) side, of the first and second fluid paths (Pa to Pd, Qa to Qd) is closed, and the master cut valve (33) in the other fluid path is opened, a brake fluid pressure generated by the slave cylinder (42) to the fluid path on the slave cylinder (42) side of the first and second fluid paths (Pa to Pd, Qa to Qd).
7. A vehicle brake device control method for controlling the operation of the vehicle brake device according to claim 3, the method comprising
a step of operating the slave cylinder (42) in a state in which the communication control valve (41) is opened, to generate a first brake fluid pressure, and
a step of opening the pressure reduction valve (54) and reducing the brake fluid pressure of the wheel cylinder (26, 27; 30, 31) of at least one of the first and second lines to a second brake fluid pressure, which is lower than the first brake fluid pressure.
8. The vehicle brake device according to claim 2, wherein the device comprises an auxiliary cut valve (52) that is provided in at least one of the first and second fluid paths (Pa to Pd, Qa to Qd) on a downstream side relative to the third fluid path (Rc) and can block the brake fluid pressure from the slave cylinder (42), and a pressure reduction valve (54) that is provided in each wheel cylinder (26, 27; 30 and 31) on a downstream side relative to the auxiliary cut valve (52) and can release the brake fluid pressure from the slave cylinder (42) into a reservoir (53).
9. The vehicle brake device according to claim 2, wherein a degree of opening of the communication control valve (41) is adjustable.
10. The vehicle brake device according to claim 3, wherein a degree of opening of the communication control valve (41) is adjustable.

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 handheld device, comprising:
an appearance, comprising a via;
a system ground plane, disposed inside the appearance; and
a planar antenna, disposed on the appearance, and extended to an inner surface of the appearance through the via so as to be coupled to the system ground plane.
2. The handheld device according to claim 1 further comprising:
a conductive device, coupled between the planar antenna and the system ground plane.
3. The handheld device according to claim 2, wherein the conductive device is a spring or a pogo pin.
4. The handheld device according to claim 1, wherein the planar antenna is disposed on the appearance through a coating technique.
5. The handheld device according to claim 1, wherein the system ground plane comprising:
a feed point, coupled to the planar antenna.
6. The handheld device according to claim 5, wherein the system ground plane further comprises:
a ground point, coupled to the planar antenna.
7. The handheld device according to claim 1 further comprising:
a passivation layer, disposed on the appearance, and covering the planar antenna.
8. The handheld device according to claim 1, wherein the planar antenna is disposed on an external surface of the appearance.
9. The handheld device according to claim 1, wherein the planar antenna is disposed on an intermediate layer of the appearance.
10. The handheld device according to claim 1, wherein the via is served as a speaker.
11. The handheld device according to claim 1, wherein the planar antenna forms a pattern on the appearance.
12. The handheld device according to claim 1 further comprising:
a coating material, coated on the appearance, wherein the coating material and the planar antenna form a pattern on the appearance.
13. The handheld device according to claim 1 further comprising:
a first coating material, coated on the appearance; and
a second coating material, coated on the appearance, wherein the first coating material, the second coating material, and the planar antenna form a pattern on the appearance, and a color of the first coating material is different from a color of the second coating material.
14. A handheld device, comprising:
an appearance, comprising a conductive via;
a system ground plane, disposed inside the appearance; and
a planar antenna, disposed on the appearance, and coupled to the system ground plane through the conductive via.
15. A disposition method of a planar antenna, comprising:
forming a via in an appearance; and
disposing the planar antenna on the appearance, wherein the planar antenna is extended to an inner surface of the appearance through the via so as to be electrically connected to a system ground plane.
16. A disposition method of a planar antenna, comprising:
disposing the planar antenna on an appearance, wherein the planar antenna is electrically connected to a via of the appearance and coupled to a system ground plane inside the appearance through the via.

1. A method of managing a security database in a computer memory, comprising:
presenting a content delivery unit including a plurality of URLs in a browser window on a computer display;
identifying a domain associated with the content delivery unit from a URL associated with the content delivery unit;
identifying a first set of URLs from the plurality of URLs included in the content delivery unit;
identifying a plurality of domains associated with the content delivery unit from the plurality of URLs, wherein a first set of domains is identified from the first set of URLs;
presenting a list of domains and a set of security categories to the user, the list of domains comprising the domain associated with the content delivery unit and the first set of domains;
receiving user input selecting a security category for a second set of domains, the second set of domains comprising a subset of the domain associated with the content delivery unit and the first set of domains based on the user input; and
associating the second set of domains with the selected security category in the security database.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving user input selecting an initial security category prior to presenting the list of domains, wherein presenting the list of domains and the set of security categories to the user includes presenting the selected initial security category to the user, and wherein receiving user input selecting a security category further includes receiving user input regarding the selected initial security category.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting the list of domains and the set of security categories to the user further includes presenting a plurality of protocols to the user, wherein receiving user input further includes receiving user input selecting a set of the plurality of protocols for the second set of domains, and wherein associating in the security database further includes associating the second set of domains with the selected set of the plurality of protocols in the security database.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining whether any of the second set of domains was previously assigned a security category in the security database; and
determining whether the previously assigned security category is different from the selected security category, wherein receiving user input selecting a security category for the second set of domains further includes the user overriding a previously selected security category, and wherein associating the second set of domains with the selected security category in the security database includes replacing a previously selected security category associated with the second set of domains in the security database.
5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
presenting a list of URLs and the set of security categories to the user, the list of URLs comprising the URL associated with the content delivery unit and the first set of URLs;
receiving user input selecting a security category for a second set of URLs, the second set of URLs comprising a subset of the URL associated with the content delivery unit and the first set of URLs based on the user input; and
associating the second set of URLs with the selected security category in the security database.
6. A computer usable program product comprising a non-transitory computer usable storage medium including computer usable code for use in managing a security database in a computer memory, the computer usable program product comprising code for:
presenting a content delivery unit including a plurality of URLs in a browser window on a computer display;
identifying a domain associated with the content delivery unit from a URL associated with the content delivery unit;
identifying a first set of URLs from the plurality of URLs included in the content delivery unit;
identifying a plurality of domains associated with the content delivery unit from the plurality of URLs, wherein a first set of domains is identified from the first set of URLs;
presenting a list of domains and a set of security categories to the user, the list of domains comprising the domain associated with the content delivery unit and the first set of domains;
receiving user input selecting a security category for a second set of domains, the second set of domains comprising a subset of the domain associated with the content delivery unit and the first set of domains based on the user input; and
associating the second set of domains with the selected security category in the security database.
7. The computer usable program product of claim 6, further comprising receiving user input selecting an initial security category prior to presenting the list of domains, wherein presenting the list of domains and the set of security categories to the user includes presenting the selected initial security category to the user, and wherein receiving user input selecting a security category further includes receiving user input regarding the selected initial security category.
8. The computer usable program product of claim 6, wherein presenting the list of domains and the set of security categories to the user further includes presenting a plurality of protocols to the user, wherein receiving user input further includes receiving user input selecting a set of the plurality of protocols for the second set of domains, and wherein associating in the security database further includes associating the second set of domains with the selected set of the plurality of protocols in the security database.
9. The computer usable program product of claim 6, further comprising code for:
determining whether any of the second set of domains was previously assigned a security category in the security database; and
determining whether the previously assigned security category is different from the selected security category, wherein receiving user input selecting a security category for the second set of domains further includes the user overriding a previously selected security category, and wherein associating the second set of domains with the selected security category in the security database includes replacing a previously selected security category associated with the second set of domains in the security database.
10. The computer usable program product of claim 6, wherein the computer usable code is stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium in a data processing system, and wherein the computer usable code was downloaded over a network from a remote data processing system.
11. The computer usable program product of claim 6, wherein the computer usable code is stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium in a server data processing system, and wherein the computer usable code is downloaded over a network to a remote data processing system for use in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium with the remote system.
12. A data processing system for managing a security database in a data processing system memory, the data processing system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing program instructions which when executed by the processor execute the steps of:
presenting a content delivery unit including a plurality of URLs in a browser window on a computer display;
identifying a domain associated with the content delivery unit from a URL associated with the content delivery unit;
identifying a first set of URLs from the plurality of URLs included in the content delivery unit;
identifying a plurality of domains associated with the content delivery unit from the plurality of URLs, wherein a first set of domains is identified from the first set of URLs;
presenting a list of domains and a set of security categories to the user, the list of domains comprising the domain associated with the content delivery unit and the first set of domains;
receiving user input selecting a security category for a second set of domains, the second set domains comprising a subset of the domain associated with the content delivery unit and the first set of domains based on the user input; and
associating the second set of domains with the selected security category in the security database.
13. The data processing system of claim 12, further comprising receiving user input selecting an initial security category prior to presenting the list of domains, wherein presenting the list of domains and the set of security categories to the user includes presenting the selected initial security category to the user, and wherein receiving user input selecting a security category further includes receiving user input regarding the selected initial security category.
14. The data processing system of claim 12, wherein presenting the list of domains and the set of security categories to the user further includes presenting a plurality of protocols to the user, wherein receiving user input further includes receiving user input selecting a set of the plurality of protocols for the second set of domains, and wherein associating in the security database further includes associating the second set of domains with the selected set of the plurality of protocols in the security database.

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 digital scale comprising:
a display;
a buttonless top platform;
a controller operatively associated with said display and said top platform wherein physical contact with said platform activates said scale, determines a mode of operation from among a plurality of independent modes of operation and identifies a user of said scale;
a memory for storage of measured weight values; and
wherein said controller comprises a clock for generating a relative date-stamp for each of said stored measured weight values based on the period of time that has passed since the initial application of electrical energy to said scale.
2. The scale of claim 1, wherein a first mode of operation measures and displays a user’s weight.
3. The scale of claim 1, wherein a second mode of operation measures and displays at least a user’s current weight and a delta weight value between the user’s current weight and a most recently stored measured weight value.
4. The scale of claim 3, wherein said second mode of operation additionally displays any delta weight values between the user’s current weight and the stored measured weight values most closely aligned with four, eight and twelve weeks earlier, selection of the most appropriate stored measured weight values being based on the relativistic date-stamp associated with each stored measured weight value.
5. The scale of claim 4, wherein said display includes a combination numerical and textual indication of the relativistic time period between the current measured weight value and said delta weight values.
6. The scale of claim 3, wherein said display provides a visual positivenegative indicator of the delta weight value relative to said current measured weight value.
7. The scale of claim 1, wherein a third mode of operation functions to provide said user a reminder of an important event or task.
8. The scale of claim 7, wherein either one of said first or said second modes of operation may simultaneously function during the performance of the third mode of operation.
9. The scale of claim 1, wherein said display is a multi-segment LED or LCD display.
10. The scale of claim 1, wherein said scale has a plurality of display animations indicative of the operation said scale is performing.
11. The scale of claim 10, wherein said individual display animations include indications for an error, the calibration of the scale, the measurement of a weight value, and the reset of data for a given user.
12. A method of using a digital scale comprising a display, a buttonless top platform, a controller operatively associated with said display and said top platform wherein physical contact with said platform allows a user of said scale to activate said scale, determine a mode of operation of said scale and identify a user of said scale, a memory for storage of measured weight values, and wherein said controller comprises a clock for generating a relativistic date-stamp for each of said stored measured weight values based on the period of time that has passed since the initial application of electrical energy to said scale, said method comprising:
physically contacting said platform to power on said scale and to determine said operating mode of said scale;
using said platform to identify said user of said scale;
displaying a current measured weight value in a first mode of operation or displaying a current measured weight value and at least a delta weight value between the current measured weight value and the most recently stored measured weight value in a second mode of operation; and
automatically powering off said scale after said reading is displayed.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein said a first mode of operation functions to measure and display a user’s weight.
14. The method of claim 12, wherein said second mode of operation additionally displays any delta weight values between the user’s current weight and the stored measured weight values most closely aligned with four, eight and twelve weeks earlier, selection of the most appropriate stored measured weight values being based on the relativistic date-stamp associated with each stored measured weight value.
15. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of displaying a combination numerical and textual indication of the relativistic time period between the current measured weight value and said delta weight values.
16. The method of claim 12, wherein said second mode of operation further comprises the step of displaying a visual positivenegative indicator of the delta weight value relative to said current measured weight value.
17. A digital scale comprising:
a display;
a buttonless top platform;
a controller operatively associated with said display and said top platform wherein physical contact with said platform allows a user of said scale to activate said scale, determine a mode of operation from among a plurality of independent modes of operation and identify a user of said scale;
a memory for storage of measured weight values, wherein said memory may be reset on a user-by-user basis through physical contact with said top platform; and
wherein said controller comprises a clock for generating a relative date-stamp for each of said stored measured weight values based on the period of time that has passed since the initial application of electrical energy to said scale.
18. The scale of claim 17, wherein said scale has a plurality of display animations indicative of the operation said scale is performing.