Author: claimsbot

1. A digital TV system having a computer device connected to a TV receiver through a high-speed serial bus;
wherein the TV receiver comprises:
a tuner unit for receiving a sky wave;
a demodulator for converting the received wave into digital data in the form of a transport stream by checking a digital TV broadcasting signal of the tuner unit; and
a high-speed serial bus control unit for transmitting the digital data converted by the demodulator to the computer device through the high-speed serial bus; and
wherein the computer device comprises:
a high-speed serial bus driver for receiving the digital data outputted through the high-speed serial bus control unit of the TV receiver;
a central processing unit (CPU) for executing the high-speed serial bus driver;
a digital audiovideo (AV) process control unit for being executed by the CPU so as to process and display digital video, audio and information data inputted from the high-speed serial bus driver in accordance with a programmed processing means and the information data; and
a mass storage device for storing the digital data processed in the high-speed serial bus driver and the digital AV process control unit under the control of the CPU.
2. The digital TV system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an analog TV broadcasting signal processing unit for digital-processing an analog TV broadcasting audiovideo (AV) signal.
3. The digital TV system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the analog TV broadcasting signal processing unit comprises:
a video decoder for converting the analog TV broadcasting video signal into digital video data;
an audio analog to digital (AD) converter for converting the analog TV broadcasting audio signal into digital audio data;
a data compression unit for compressing the digital data from the video decoder and the audio AD converter into a format according to a specified standard; and
a memory unit for storing temporary data produced in a compression process performed by the data compression unit.
4. The digital TV system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processing means of the digital AV process control unit comprises:
a demultiplexer for separating the digital data inputted from the high-speed serial bus driver into the video, audio and information data;
a video decoder for restoring a TV video signal by using the video and information data from the demultiplexer;
an audio decoder for restoring a TV audio signal by using the audio and information data from the demultiplexer;
a video renderer for outputting the TV video signal of the video decoder to a TV screen through a video card of the computer device; and
an audio renderer for outputting the TV audio signal of the audio decoder through a sound card of the computer device.
5. The digital TV system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the processing means of the digital AV process control unit comprises:
a demultiplexer for separating the digital data inputted from the high-speed serial bus driver into the video, audio and information data;
a video decoder for restoring a TV video signal by using the video and information data from the demultiplexer;
an audio decoder for restoring a TV audio signal by using the audio and information data from the demultiplexer;
a video renderer for outputting the TV video signal of the video decoder to a TV screen through a video card of the computer device; and
an audio renderer for outputting the TV audio signal of the audio decoder through a sound card of the computer device.
6. The digital TV system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the high-speed serial bus is a universal serial bus.
7. The digital TV system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the high-speed serial bus is an IEEE1394 bus.
8. A digital TV system using a high-speed serial bus in a digital TV receiver having a digital TV function setting unit, which has a built-in program module for various kinds of functions including a playback and is executed by a digital TV processor, and a memory unit, the digital TV system comprising:
a high-speed serial bus control unit for providing an interface for an external control of the digital TV processor and a function setting;
a high-speed serial bus driver for providing an interface with the high-speed serial bus control unit through a high-speed serial bus cable;
a function control unit for executing an updating and modification process of the program module built in the function setting unit through the high-speed serial bus control unit, the high-speed serial bus driver, and the digital TV processor;
a control logic unit having a reservation updating unit and a logic changing unit as an updating and modification process control logic for the execution of the function control unit;
a reservation management unit for operating the control logic unit for performing the updating according to reservation setting contents; and
an Internet connection unit for connecting to a corresponding server through an Internet under the control of the function control unit when such connection is required for the execution of the control logic unit.
9. The digital TV system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the reservation updating unit comprises:
a firmware updating unit for updating firmware of the function setting unit;
an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) updating unit for updating contents of an EPG; and
an URL (Uniform Resource Locator) setting unit for setting an Internet URL for the firmware updating unit and the EPG updating unit.
10. The digital TV system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the control logic unit further comprises a video transmission unit for receiving and storing a video signal from an external video appliance, selecting a required file, and performing a resolution change and compression of the selected video signal to transmit the compressed video signal to the digital TV receiver.
11. A method for controlling a digital TV system using a high-speed serial bus, the method comprising the steps of:
a) a digital TV processor checking a connection of a control device to a digital TV receiver through a high-speed serial bus control unit, and waiting for reception of a control command from the control device;
b) the control device initializing a high-speed serial bus driver and preparing a control of the digital TV receiver;
c) inputting a control command through an input unit;
d) a function control unit of the control device transmitting a control command signal to the digital TV receiver so that a control logic unit selects and performs a process corresponding to the control command; and
e) the digital TV receiver performing a function according to the control command signal transmitted from the control device.
12. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein in step d), the control command signal includes a control command for transmitting a video signal inputted from an external video appliance according to a process of a video transmission unit.
13. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein in step d), the control command signal includes a control command for performing a firmware updating and EPG (Electronic Program Guide) updating of the digital TV receiver according to processes of a reservation management unit and a reservation updating unit.
14. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein in step d), the control command signal includes a control command for performing a function modification of the digital TV receiver according to processes of a reservation management unit and a logic changing unit.
15. A digital TV system using a high-speed serial bus, comprising:
a TV receiver for receiving broadcasting data;
a control device, connected to the TV receiver through the high-speed serial bus, for controlling video and audio signals outputted through the TV receiver; and
a channel navigation system for creating a diagrammed EPG (Electronic Program Guide) by processing an EPG included in the broadcasting data, and displaying the processed EPG on the TV receiver.
16. The digital TV system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the channel navigation system comprises:
an EPG extraction unit for extracting the EPG from additional data included in the broadcasting data;
a diagrammed electronic program guide processing unit for diagramming the extracted EPG;
a channel navigator for displaying the diagrammed EPG on a screen; and
a channel selection unit for activating one of displayed channels.
17. The digital TV system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the TV receiver comprises:
a tuner unit for receiving a sky wave;
a demodulator for converting the received wave into digital data in the form of a transport stream by checking a digital TV broadcasting signal of the tuner unit; and
a high-speed serial bus control unit for transmitting the digital data converted by the demodulator to the computer device through the high-speed serial bus; and
wherein the control device comprises:
a high-speed serial bus driver for receiving the digital data outputted through the high-speed serial bus control unit of the TV receiver;
a central processing unit (CPU) for executing the high-speed serial bus driver;
a digital audiovideo (AV) process control unit for being executed by the CPU so as to process and display digital video, audio and information data inputted from the high-speed serial bus driver in accordance with a programmed processing means and the information data; and
a mass storage device for storing the digital data processed in the high-speed serial bus driver and the digital AV process control unit under the control of the CPU.
18. The digital TV system as claimed in claim 17, wherein the TV receiver further comprises an analog TV broadcasting signal processing unit for digital-processing an analog TV broadcasting audiovideo (AV) signal; and
wherein the analog TV broadcasting signal processing unit comprises a video decoder for converting the analog TV broadcasting video signal into digital video data, an audio analog to digital (AD) converter for converting the analog TV broadcasting audio signal into digital audio data, a data compression unit for compressing the digital data from the video decoder and the audio AD converter into a format according to a specified standard, and a memory unit for storing temporary data produced in a compression process performed by the data compression unit.
19. The digital TV system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the control device comprises:
a digital TV processor having a built-in program module for various kinds of functions including a playback;
a digital TV function setting unit for being executed by the digital TV processor, and a memory unit;
a high-speed serial bus control unit for providing an interface for an external control of the digital TV processor and a function setting;
a high-speed serial bus driver for providing an interface with the high-speed serial bus control unit through a high-speed serial bus cable;
a function control unit for executing an updating and modification process of the program module built in the function setting unit through the high-speed serial bus control unit, the high-speed serial bus driver, and the digital TV processor;
a control logic unit having a reservation updating unit and a logic changing unit as an updating and modification process control logic for the execution of the function control unit;
a reservation management unit for operating the control logic unit for performing the updating according to reservation setting contents; and
an Internet connection unit for connecting to a corresponding server through an Internet under the control of the function control unit when such connection is required for the execution of the control logic unit.
20. The digital TV system as claimed in claim 19, wherein the reservation updating unit comprises:
a firmware updating unit for updating firmware of the function setting unit;
an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) updating unit for updating contents of an EPG; and
an URL (Uniform Resource Locator) setting unit for setting an Internet URL for the firmware updating unit and the EPG updating unit.
21. The digital TV system as claimed in claim 19, wherein the control logic unit further comprises a video transmission unit for receiving and storing a video signal from an external video appliance, selecting a required file, and performing a resolution change and compression of the selected video signal to transmit the compressed video signal to the digital TV receiver.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

Accordingly, what is claimed is:

1. A surface trace electrical feedthru comprising:
a substrate;
a conductive film deposited in at least one trough formed in said substrate and fired to form at least one solid metal film electrical trace bonded to said substrate, wherein said at least one electrical trace and said substrate are ground flush to form a flat surface, thereby forming said surface trace electrical feedthru.
2. The surface trace electrical feedthru of claim 1 wherein said substrate is an insulating machinable ceramic.
3. The surface trace electrical feedthru of claim 2 wherein said insulating machinable ceramic substrate is formed of Corning brand MACOR substrate.
4. The surface trace electrical feedthru of claim 1 wherein said conductive film and said at least one electrical trace are comprised of an alloy comprising silver.
5. The surface trace electrical feedthru of claim 4 wherein said alloy comprises about 70% silver.
6. The surface trace electrical feedthru of claim 5 wherein said alloy is DuPont Silver 7713 alloy.
7. The surface trace electrical feedthru of claim 6 wherein said alloy is liquid.
8. The surface trace electrical feedthru of claim 1 further comprising an O-ring placed across said at least one electrical trace to aid in sealing across pressure differences.
9. A surface trace electrical feedthru comprising:
a substrate;
a trough in the substrate;
a conductive film deposited in the trough and fired, wherein the fired film and substrate are ground flush; and
a removable O-ring placed across the fired film thereby sealing for pressure differences.
10. The feedthru of claim 9 wherein the feedthru is placed across a pressure barrier.
11. The feedthrus of claim 9 wherein the trough is at least 0.005 inches deep prior to grinding flush the substrate and the fired film.

1. An apparatus for assisting in measuring a color of a target, the apparatus comprising:
an enclosed housing having a first aperture formed in a first end and a second aperture formed in an opposite second end and aligned concentrically with the first aperture;
an array of light emitting diodes positioned inside the housing, between the first aperture and the second aperture; and
an array of reference colors having known reflectance spectra, the array of reference colors being removably positioned inside the housing, between the array of light emitting diodes and the second aperture.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured for removable attachment to an image capturing device at the first end.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
a lens having a short focal length and positioned in the housing between the array of light emitting diodes and the first aperture.
4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the array of light emitting diodes comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes arranged in a ring.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the array of light emitting diodes comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes each positioned to illuminate the second aperture at an angle of approximately forty-five degrees.
6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the array of light emitting diodes comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes of different spectral types.
7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the different spectral types include narrow-band spectra having peak wavelengths that cover a visual range from approximately four hundred nanometers to approximately seven hundred nanometers.
8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the different spectral types further include a broad-band white spectrum.
9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the array of reference colors comprises a plurality of swatches of different colors arranged in a ring.
10. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
a single light emitting diode positioned between the array of light emitting diodes and the array of reference colors; and
a photodiode positioned between the array of light emitting diodes and the array of reference colors, on an opposite side of the housing from the single light emitting diode.
11. A system for measuring a color of a target, the system comprising:
an image capturing device for capturing an image of the target;
an apparatus detachably coupled to the image capturing device, the apparatus comprising:
an enclosed housing having a first aperture formed in a first end and a second aperture formed in an opposite second end, wherein a lens of the image capturing device is aligned concentrically with the first aperture and the second aperture, such that the second aperture is positioned approximately at a center of a field of view of the image capturing device;
an array of light emitting diodes positioned inside the housing, between the first aperture and the second aperture; and
an array of reference colors having known reflectance spectra, the array of reference colors being removably positioned inside the housing, between the array of light emitting diodes and the second aperture; and

a processor for processing the image of the target to estimate the color.
12. The system of claim 11, wherein the image capturing device is a color camera integrated in a smart phone.
13. The system of claim 12, wherein the processor is integrated in the smart phone.
14. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is wirelessly coupled to the smart phone.
15. The system of claim 11, further comprising:
an auxiliary lens having a short focal length and positioned in the housing between the array of light emitting diodes and the first aperture.
16. An apparatus for assisting in measuring a color of a target, the apparatus comprising:
an integrating sphere;
a sample port formed in the integrating sphere;
an imaging port formed in the integrating sphere, on an opposite side of the integrating sphere from the sample port;
a light source port formed in the integrating sphere, near the imaging port, for coupling light emitted from outside of the integrating sphere into the integrating sphere; and
an array of reference colors having known reflectance spectra, the array of reference colors being arranged on a ring that is positioned at the sample port.
17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the ring is removably positioned at the sample port.
18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the imaging port comprises:
an auxiliary lens having a short focal length; and
an opening for an image capturing device to capture an image of the target.
19. A method for measuring a color of a target, the method comprising:
capturing a plurality of images, each of the plurality of images depicting a plurality of reference colors and at least a portion of the target, wherein reflectance spectra of the plurality of reference colors is known, wherein each of the plurality of images is captured under a known illuminant;
estimating an average reflectance of the target in accordance with the plurality of images; and
calculating color tristimulus values of the target in accordance with the average reflectance, the known illuminant, and color matching functions,
wherein the capturing, the estimating, and the calculating are all performed by a computing device including an integrated color camera.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein the computing device is a smart phone.
21. The method of claim 19, wherein the known illuminant is provided by a flash of the color camera.
22. The method of claim 19, wherein the known illuminant is provided by a plurality of light emitting diodes positioned between the integrated color camera and the target.
23. The method of claim 22, wherein the plurality of light emitting diodes includes light emitting diodes of different spectral types.
24. A computer readable storage device containing an executable program for measuring a color of a target, where the program performs steps comprising:
capturing a plurality of images, each of the plurality of images depicting a plurality of reference colors and at least a portion of the target, wherein reflectance spectra of the plurality of reference colors is known, wherein each of the plurality of images is captured under a known illuminant;
estimating an average reflectance of the target in accordance with the plurality of images; and
calculating color tristimulus values of the target in accordance with the average reflectance, the known illuminant, and color matching functions,
wherein the computer readable storage device is part of a computing device including an integrated color camera.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1-8. (canceled)
9. A method for preparing aqueous furnish to be used in paper or paper board manufacturing, the method comprising:
adding at least a filler to a fiber suspension; and
treating at least one of the filler or the fiber with cationic polyelectrolyte and nanofibrillated cellulose, wherein the at least one of the filler or the fiber is treated first with cationic polyelectrolyte and second with nanofibrillated cellulose by adding the polyelectrolyte and the nanofibrillated cellulose to the fibre-filler suspension.
10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the filler content is 1 to 60% of the dry weight of the fibers in the furnish.
11. The method according to claim 9, wherein the filler content is 20 to 40% of the dry weight of the fibers in the furnish.
12. The method according to claim 9, wherein the filler is precipitated calcium carbonate.
13. The method according to claim 9, wherein the nanofibrillated cellulose is added in an amount of 0.01 to 20% of the dry weight of the fibers in the furnish.
14. The method according to claim 9, wherein the nanofibrillated cellulose is added in an amount of 1 to 10% of the dry weight of the fibers in the furnish.
15. The method according to claim 9, wherein the nanofibrillated cellulose is added in an amount of 1 to 3% of the dry weight of the fibers in the furnish.
16. The method according to claim 9, wherein the cationic polyelectrolyte is added in an amount of 0.01 to 5% of the dry weight of fibers in the furnish.
17. The method according to claim 9, wherein the cationic polyelectrolyte is added in an amount of approximately 2 to 4% of the dry weight of fibers in the furnish.
18. The method according to claim 9, wherein the cationic polyelectrolyte is cationic starch.
19. A furnish, wherein the furnish is prepared by a method comprising:
adding at least a filler to a fiber suspension; and
treating at least one of the filler or the fiber with cationic polyelectrolyte and nanofibrillated cellulose, wherein the at least one of the filler or the fiber is treated first with cationic polyelectrolyte and second with nanofibrillated cellulose by adding the polyelectrolyte and the nanofibrillated cellulose to the fibre-filler suspension.
20. A paper or paper board manufactured from furnish prepared by a method comprising:
adding at least a filler to a fiber suspension; and
treating at least one of the filler or the fiber with cationic polyelectrolyte and nanofibrillated cellulose, wherein the at least one of the filler or the fiber is treated first with cationic polyelectrolyte and second with nanofibrillated cellulose by adding the polyelectrolyte and the nanofibrillated cellulose to the fibre-filler suspension.