Author: claimsbot

1. An implantable device for treatment of obesity, said device comprising: an expandable main body member configured to be positioned adjacent a portion of a stomach of a patient, within the abdominal cavity of the patient; said expandable member being inflatable with pressurized fluid; and an attachment tab extending from said expandable main body member.
2. The implantable device of claim 1, comprising at least one said attachment tab extending from a superior portion of said expandable member.
3. The implantable device of claim 1, comprising at least one said attachment tab extending from an inferior portion of said expandable member.
4. The implantable device of claim 1, wherein said attachment tab comprises a material that encourages tissue ingrowth.
5. The implantable device of claim 4, further comprising a border between said attachment tab and said expandable member, said border comprising a material that substantially prevents tissue ingrowth.
6. The implantable device of claim 1, wherein said attachment tab comprises at least one structural member therein, said at least one structural member being deformable to facilitate passage through a small opening in a patient, and wherein said at least one structural member returns to an undeformed configuration upon entering the abdominal cavity to orient said attachment tab toward a structure in the abdominal cavity to attach said attachment tab to.
7. The implantable device of claim 1, wherein said attachment tab is at least partially inflatable.
8. The implantable device of claim 1, wherein said attachment tab comprises a self-expanding attachment tab that is deformable to a compact configuration for passage through a minimally invasive opening in a patient, and wherein said attachment tab self-expands upon entering the abdominal cavity.
9. The implantable device of claim 8, wherein said self-expanding attachment tab comprises a self expanding wire frame.
10. The device of claim 1, further comprising a conduit in fluid communication with said expandable main body member, said conduit extending proximally from said expandable main body member.
11. The device of claim 10, wherein a portion of said conduit is travels through said attachment tab.
12. An multi-component implantable device for treatment of obesity, said device comprising: an expandable main body member configured to be positioned adjacent a portion of a stomach of a patient, within the abdominal cavity of the patient; said expandable member being inflatable with pressurized fluid; an attachment tab connected to said expandable main body member wherein said attachment tab is fillable with a pressurized fluid.
13. The device of claim 12 wherein said connection between the expandable main body and the attachment tab is flexible.
14. The device of claim 12 wherein said connection between the expandable main body and the attachment tab is created with a suture.
15. The device of claim 12 wherein said connection between the expandable main body and the attachments tab is formed at least partially by sliding said attachment tab over said connecting component.
16. The device of claim 13 wherein said expandable main body and said attachment tab are separated by a distance.
17. A multi-compartment device to treat obesity comprising: a first implantable expandable member configured to be attached to the abdominal wall and to conform to at least a region of the external surface of the stomach; a flexible connector attached to said implantable expandable member and configured to fill said expandable member with a pressurized fluid; a second expandable member attachable to said connector and fillable with a separate connecting tube.
18. The multi-compartment device of claim 17 wherein said second expandable member is outside of said first expandable member.

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 comprising:
receiving, at a mobile device, a communication over a network; and
programming an electronic transaction card with smartcard circuitry in an add-on slot of the mobile device in response to the communication.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving a communication over a network comprises receiving a communication over a wired network.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving a communication over a network comprises receiving a communication over a wireless network.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving a communication over a network comprises receiving a communication over a cellular telephone network.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein programming an electronic transaction card comprises programming an electronic transaction card to operate as a credit card.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein programming an electronic transaction card comprises programming an electronic transaction card to operate as a debit card.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein programming an electronic transaction card comprises programming an electronic transaction card to operate as a stored value card.
8. A method comprising:
receiving, at an intelligent electronic device with a memory card slot, a communication over a network; and
programming a memory card with smartcard circuitry in the memory card slot of the intelligent electronic device in response to the communication.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein receiving a communication over a network comprises receiving a communication over a wired network.
10. The method of claim 8 wherein receiving a communication over a network comprises receiving a communication over a wireless network.
11. The method of claim 8 wherein receiving a communication over a network comprises receiving a communication over a cellular telephone network.
12. The method of claim 8 wherein programming a memory card comprises programming the memory card to operate as a credit card.
13. The method of claim 8 wherein programming a memory card comprises programming the memory card to operate as a debit card.
14. The method of claim 8 wherein programming a memory card comprises programming the memory card to operate as a stored value card.
15. A method comprising:
receiving, at a mobile phone with a memory card slot, a communication over a network; and
in response to the communication, programming a memory card in the memory card slot of the mobile phone to perform financial transactions.
16. The method of claim 15 wherein receiving a communication over a network comprises receiving a communication over a wired network.
17. The method of claim 15 wherein receiving a communication over a network comprises receiving a communication over a wireless network.
18. The method of claim 15 wherein receiving a communication over a network comprises receiving a communication over a cellular telephone network.
19. The method of claim 15 wherein programming a memory card comprises programming the memory card to operate as a credit card.
20. The method of claim 15 wherein programming a memory card comprises programming the memory card to operate as a debit card.
21. The method of claim 15 wherein programming a memory card comprises programming the memory card to operate as a stored value card.

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a first pair of rollers for feeding a print medium;
a second pair of rollers for feeding the print medium, the second pair of rollers being disposed downstream in a print medium feeding direction from the first pair of rollers;
a first detector for detecting the print medium slack in a specified degree by contact with the print medium, the first detector being disposed between the first pair of rollers and the second pair of rollers;
a second detector for detecting either the first pair of rollers or the second pair of rollers need a specified value of driving torque; and
a controller for controlling either a feeding speed at which the print medium is fed by the first pair of rollers or a feeding speed at which the print medium is fed by the second pair of rollers based on either outputs from the first detector or outputs from the second detector;
wherein if the first detector detects the print medium slack in the specified degree earlier than the second detector detects the first pair of rollers or the second pair of rollers need the specified value of driving torque after feeding of the print medium starts, the controller controls the feeding speed based on outputs from the first detector, and if the second detector detects the first pair of rollers or the second pair of rollers need the specified value of driving torque earlier than the first detector detects the print medium slack in the specified degree after feeding of the print medium starts, the controller controls the feeding speed based on outputs from the second detector.
2. An image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second detector detects the driving torque of one of the first pair of rollers and the second pair of rollers, and transfer of an image is carried out at the other of the first pair of rollers and the second pair of rollers.
3. An image forming apparatus according to claim 2,
wherein the first pair of rollers is to transfer an image to the print medium; and
wherein the second pair of rollers is to fix the transferred image onto the print medium.
4. An image forming apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein that the print medium slacks means that the print medium runs off a plane connecting a nip portion between the first pair of rollers to a nip portion between the second pair of rollers.
5. An image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a motor for driving either the first pair of rollers or the second pair of rollers,
wherein the second detector detects the driving torque for the first pair of rollers or the second pair of rollers by measuring a current flowing in the motor.

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

What is claimed is:

1. An intrusion detecting device which comprises:
a plurality of sensor units having a plurality of alert areas defined from a site distant from and to another site near to a subject to be monitored for security purpose and operable to detect an intruder entering any of the alert areas;
a sound generating device capable of generating first and second warnings one at a time, said first and second warnings being different from each other; and
a warning generating unit operable to cause the sound generating device to issue the first warning when detection is made by one of the sensor units, and also to cause the sound generating device to issue the second warning when detection is made by at least another one of the sensor unit during a first predetermined length of time subsequent to the detection by such one of the sensor units.
2. The intrusion detecting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said sound generating device has an additional capability of generating a third warning that is different from the first warning, and the warning generating unit is also operable to cause the sound generating device to issue the third warning when detection is made only by such one of the sensor units during a second predetermined length of time subsequent to the detection by such one of the sensor units.
3. The intrusion detecting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said sound generating device has a further capability of generating a fourth warning, and the warning generating unit is also operable to cause the sound generating device to issue the fourth warning when detection is made at least by such another one of the sensor units during a third predetermined length of time subsequent to the detection by such another one of the sensor units.
4. The intrusion detecting device as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a security monitoring camera for monitoring at least portion of the alert areas, and an imaging control unit for activating the security monitoring camera in synchronism with the generation of one of the second and third warning.
5. The intrusion detecting device as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a security monitoring camera for monitoring at least portion of the alert areas, and an imaging control unit for activating the security monitoring camera in synchronism with the generation of one of the second, third and fourth warnings.