Author: claimsbot

1. (1S,5S)-3-(5,6-Dichloro-3-pyridinyl)-3,6-diazabicyclo3.2.0heptane or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
2. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of (1S,5S)-3-(5,6-dichloro-3-pyridinyl)-3,6-diazabicyclo3.2.0heptane or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
3. A salt of (1S,5S)-3-(5,6-dichloro-3-pyridinyl)-3,6-diazabicyclo3.2.0heptane, selected from the group consisting of acetate, citrate, fumarate, hemicitrate, hydrochloride, maleate, methanesulfonate, 4-methylbenzenesulfonate, sulfate, L-tartrate, and trifluoroacetate.
4. A substantially pure salt of (1S,5S)-3-(5,6-dichloro-3-pyridinyl)-3,6-diazabicyclo3.2.0heptane, selected from the group consisting of acetate, citrate, fumarate, hemicitrate, hydrochloride, maleate, methanesulfonate, 4-methylbenzenesulfonate, sulfate, L-tartrate, and trifluoroacetate.

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 computer-implemented method for tracking, over an electronic wagering game network, services performed on a wagering game machine, the method comprising:
receiving, in the wagering game machine, a wagering game machine access identifier, wherein the wagering game machine access identifier indicates identity of a technician accessing a wagering game machine;
detecting a service event in the wagering game machine;
generating a report indicating a modification to the wagering game machine;
receiving a technician log describing the modification to the wagering game machine;
transmitting, to a service controller, the report, the log, and the wagering game machine access identifier;
receiving, from the service controller, maintenance information associated with the wagering game machine; and
presenting the maintenance information on a display associated with the wagering game machine.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the wagering game machine access identifier is received from one or more of a biometric device, a swipe card, a keypad, and a voice device.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the technician log comprises one or more of information describing a problem encountered by the wagering game machine, steps for troubleshooting the problem, and components replaced in the wagering game machine.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating the report indicating the modification to the wagering game machine comprises generating an exhaustive report indicating a current state of every component of the wagering game machine.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the maintenance information comprises one or more of a troubleshooting manual, a section of the troubleshooting manual relevant to an identified error in the wagering game machine, and a history of maintenance operations performed on the wagering game machine.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the service event comprises one or more of physical events, maintenance events, player generated events, power management events, and data communication events.
7. A computer-implemented method for assisting a service technician by electronically delivering maintenance information to wagering game machines on a casino floor, the method comprising:
detecting, in a maintenance controller, a request for maintenance information about a first event occurring on a first wagering game machine, wherein the first wagering game machine is one of a plurality of wagering game machines;
determining, based on wagering game machine information associated with the plurality of wagering game machines, that a second wagering game machine of the plurality of wagering game machines experienced a second event similar to the first event;
generating a report based on the analysis of the wagering game machine information, wherein the report indicates maintenance actions taken in response to the second event; and
transmitting the report for presentation on the first wagering game machine.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the wagering game machine information comprises one or more of events detected by the plurality of wagering game machines, a history of maintenance actions performed on the plurality of wagering game machines, a technician log describing the maintenance operations, and an error log associated with the plurality of wagering game machines.
9. The method of claim 7, wherein the report further includes troubleshooting measures performed on the second wagering game machine.
10. The method of claim 7, wherein the report indicates one or more service technicians who performed the maintenance actions.
11. The method of claim 7, further comprising:
determining, based on the wagering game machine information associated with the plurality of wagering game machines, that the second wagering game machine did not experience additional events similar to the first event after the maintenance actions.
12. One or more machine readable media that when executed by a wagering game machine cause the wagering game machine to perform operations comprising:
reporting a first group of component parameters to a service controller, wherein the first group of component parameters correspond to components residing in the wagering game machine;
detecting, in a wagering game machine, a first identifier indicating that a first service technician is accessing components inside the wagering game machine;
reporting the first identifier to a service controller,
reporting a second group of component parameters to the service controller, wherein the second group of component parameters correspond to components residing in the wagering game machine after receipt of the first identifier;
detecting, in the wagering game machine, a second identifier indicating that a second service technician is assessing components residing in the wagering game machine after receipt of the first identifier;
reporting the second identifier to the service controller;
receiving, from the service controller, a report indicating service activities of the first service technician; and
presenting the report on a display.
13. The machine-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the service activities indicate that the first service technician replaced one of the components of the wagering game machine.
14. The machine-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the first group of component parameters include serial numbers associated with the components of the wagering game machine, and wherein the second group of component parameters include serial numbers that correspond to components residing in the wagering game machine after receipt of the first identifier.
15. An wagering game system comprising:
a service unit configured to,
receive a wagering game machine access identifier, wherein the wagering game machine access identifier indicates identity of a technician accessing a wagering game machine;
detect a service event in the wagering game machine;
generate a report indicating a modification to the wagering game machine; and
receive a technician log describing the modification to the wagering game machine;

a communication unit configured to
transmit, to the service controller, the report, the log, and the wagering game machine access identifier;
receive, from the service controller, maintenance information associated with the wagering game machine; and
present the maintenance information on a display associated with the wagering game machine.
16. The wagering game system of claim 15, wherein the service unit is configured to receive the wagering game machine access identifier from one or more of a biometric device, a swipe card, a keypad, and a voice device.
17. The wagering game system of claim 15, wherein the service unit is further configured to generate an exhaustive report indicating a current state of every component of the wagering game machine.
18. The wagering game system of claim 15, wherein the technician log comprises one or more of information describing a problem encountered by the wagering game machine, steps for troubleshooting the problem, and components replaced in the wagering game machine.
19. The wagering game system of claim 15, wherein the maintenance information comprises one or more of a troubleshooting manual, a section of the troubleshooting manual relevant to an identified error in the wagering game machine, and a history of maintenance operations performed on the wagering game machine.
20. An apparatus comprising:
means for receiving, in a wagering game machine, a wagering game machine access identifier, wherein the wagering game machine access identifier indicates identity of a technician accessing a wagering game machine;
means for detecting a service event in the wagering game machine;
means for generating a report indicating a modification to the wagering game machine;
means for receiving a technician log describing the modification to the wagering game machine;
means for transmitting, to a service controller, the report, the log, and the wagering game machine access identifier;
means for receive, from the service controller, maintenance information associated with the wagering game machine; and
means for presenting the maintenance information on a display associated with the wagering game machine.
21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the wagering game machine access identifier is received from one or more of a biometric device, a swipe card, a keypad, and a voice device.
22. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the technician log comprises one or more of information describing a problem encountered by the wagering game machine, steps for troubleshooting the problem, and components replaced in the wagering game machine.
23. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the means for generating the report indicating the modification to the wagering game machine comprises a means for generating an exhaustive report indicating a current state of every component of the wagering game machine.
24. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the maintenance information comprises one or more of a troubleshooting manual, a section of the troubleshooting manual relevant to an identified error in the wagering game machine, and a history of maintenance operations performed on the wagering game machine.

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13. A hand-held percussive shaker instrument comprising:
a first enclosure, the first enclosure comprising a first sound producing material;
a second enclosure, the second enclosure comprising a second sound producing material;
a center assembly, the center assembly fixedly connected to the first enclosure and the second enclosure;
the center assembly comprises a first member, the first member comprises a first tab; a second member, the second member comprises a second tab; a screw, the screw fixedly connecting the first member to the second member;
the first enclosure comprises a first hole and a second hole, the first tab engaged with the first hole, the second tab engaged with the second hole; and
a lock assembly, the lock assembly integrally formed in the center assembly.
14. The instrument of claim 13 wherein the first sound producing material and the second sound producing material produce a different tone.
15. The instrument of claim 14 wherein the first sound producing materials and the second sound producing material produce a same tone.

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 operating a magnetic resonance apparatus comprising the steps of:
generating a steady-state pulse sequence; and
in said steady-state pulse sequence, generating an RF pulse acting selectively on a slice of interest of an examination subject and an RF pulse acting non-selectively on said slice of interest in alternation.
2. A method as claimed in claim 1 comprising generating said RF pulse acting selectively on the slice of interest with a flip angle +\u03b1 and generating said RF pulse acting non-selectively on said slice of interest with a flip \u2212\u03b1.
3. A method as claimed in claim 1 comprising, in said steady-state pulse sequence, generating a slice selection gradient simultaneously with said RF pulse selectively acting on the slice of interest.
4. A method as claimed in claim 1 comprising, in said steady-state pulse sequence, after each RF pulse, generating a readout gradient for reading out a steady-state signal.
5. A method as claimed in claim 1 comprising, at a beginning of said steady-state pulse sequence, generating an \u03b12 RF pulse for deflecting a magnetization vector in the slice of interest by an angle having a magnitude \u03b12, for accelerated adoption of an equilibrium state of the magnetization in the slice of interest.
6. A method as claimed in claim 1 comprising, for magnetization preparation at a beginning of said steady-state pulse sequence, generating a non-slice-selective \u03b2 RF pulse for deflecting a magnetization value by an angle \u03b2.
7. A method as claimed in claim 6 comprising generating a spoiler gradient as a part of slice selection gradient in association with said \u03b2 RF pulse.
8. A magnetic resonance apparatus comprising:
an Rf unit for emitting RF pulses for exciting magnetic resonance signals in an examination subject, and for receiving said magnetic resonance signals;
a gradient coil system operated by a gradient amplifier; and
a sequencer unit connected to said RF unit and to said gradient amplifier for operating said RF unit and said gradient amplifier with a steady-state pulse sequence including causing said RF unit to emit an RF pulse acting selectively on a slice of interest of a subject and an RF pulse acting non-selectively on the slice of interest in alternation.
9. A magnetic resonance apparatus as claimed in claim 8 wherein said sequencer unit operates said RF unit for generating said RF pulse acting selectively on the slice of interest with a flip angle of +\u03b1 and for generating said RF pulse acting non-selectively on the slice of interest with a flip angle of \u2212\u03b1.
10. A magnetic resonance apparatus as claimed in claim 8 wherein said sequencer unit operates said gradient amplifier for generating a slice selection gradient simultaneously with the RF pulse acting selectively on the slice of interest.
11. A magnetic resonance apparatus as claimed in claim 8 wherein said sequencer unit operates said gradient amplifier for generating a readout gradient after each of said RF pulses, for reading out a steady-state signal.
12. A magnetic resonance apparatus as claimed in claim 8 wherein said sequencer unit, at a beginning of said steady-state pulse sequence, operates said RF unit for generating an \u03b12 RF pulse, acting non-selectively on said slice of interest, for deflecting a magnetization vector in the slice of interest by an angle having a magnitude \u03b12, for accelerated adoption of an equilibrium state of the magnetization in the slice of interest.
13. A magnetic resonance apparatus as claimed in claim 8 wherein said sequencer unit, for magnetization preparation at a beginning of the steady-state pulse sequence, operates said RF unit for generating a non-slice-selective \u03b2 Rf pulse for deflecting a measurement value by an angle \u03b2.
14. A magnetic resonance apparatus as claimed in claim 13 wherein said sequencer unit operates said gradient amplifier for generating a spoiler gradient as a part of a slice selection gradient in association with said \u03b2 RF pulse.