Author: claimsbot

1. A structure for connection, comprising:
an electric wire whose conductor is covered with an outer cover; and
a connector terminal connected to the electric wire;
wherein the connector terminal has a barrel portion for crimping an end portion of the electric wire and an electric connection portion to be electrically connected to a mating terminal;
wherein the outer cover is cut and separated in a vicinity of the end portion of the electric wire, and a separated portion of the outer cover is displaced toward the end portion so as to expose the conductor; and
the separated portion of the outer cover displaced toward the end portion of the electric wire, an exposed portion of the conductor, and a portion of the electric wire covered with the outer cover are crimped to the barrel portion of the connector terminal in a state that the exposed portion and its neighborhood of the conductor are completely sealed.
2. A method for connecting a connector terminal to an electric wire, in which the connector terminal has a barrel portion for crimping an end portion of the electric wire whose conductor is covered with an outer cover and an electric connection portion electrically connected to a mating terminal, the method comprising:
cutting and separating the outer cover in a vicinity of the end portion of the electric wire;
displacing a separated portion of the outer cover toward the end portion so as to expose the conductor; and
crimping the separated portion of the outer cover displaced toward the end portion of the electric wire, an exposed portion of the conductor, and a portion of the electric wire covered with the outer cover to the barrel portion of the connector terminal in a state that the exposed portion and its neighborhood of the conductor are completely sealed.

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 encoding at least one picture having a first region and a second region wherein
the first region is encoded according to a first encoding scheme,
the second region is encoded according to a second encoding scheme,
the second encoding scheme is carried out taking into account a parameter representing the visual perception of the second region.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first encoding scheme is carried out not taking the parameter into account.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second region is formed by a perceptual region-of-interest representation.
4. The method according to claim 3, wherein a simplified perceptual quality significance map is determined from the perceptual region-of interest representation.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein quantization parameters used for encoding the second region are adjusted according to the parameter.
6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the quantization step is determined according to the equation
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where a1 is a constant, Qinit is an initial quantization step and P(x,y) is a simplified perceptual quality significance map.
7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the shifting values used for encoding the second region are adjusted according to the parameter.
8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the shifting values are determined according to the formula S(x, y)=P(x, y) wherein P(x,y) is a simplified perceptual quality significance map.
9. Encoder for encoding a picture with a first region and a second region wherein the encoder comprises
a first encoding unit encoding the first region
a second encoding unit encoding the second region wherein
the second encoding unit takes a parameter representing the visual perception of the second region into account when encoding the second region.
10. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program, which, when executed by a computer, makes the computer perform a method for encoding a picture with a first region and a second region wherein
the first region is encoded according to a first encoding scheme
the second region is encoded according to a second encoding scheme
the second encoding scheme is carried out taking a parameter representing the visual perception of the second region into account.

1. A contact carrier for a plug connector, in particular for a PCB plug connector, said contact carrier comprising a carrier body which is made of plastics, and a plurality of contacts which are accommodated in said carrier body and each have two plug-in portions and one transition portion located between said two plug-in portions, said transition portions being exposed at least in part, said carrier body being provided with thermally conductive webs which are located between said transition portions and adjoin the latter.
2. The contact carrier as claimed in claim 1, wherein on an outside of said carrier body said thermally conductive webs terminate flush with said transition portions.
3. The contact carrier as claimed in claim 1, wherein on an outside of said carrier body said thermally conductive webs are connected with each other by at least one reinforcing web which extends transverse to said transition portions.
4. The contact carrier as claimed in claim 1, wherein said carrier body has a reinforcing edge which is thicker than said thermally conductive webs.
5. The contact carrier as claimed in claim 4, wherein said carrier body has a holding web which is thicker than said thermally conductive webs, said reinforcing edge being separated from said holding web by a circulation passage.
6. The contact carrier as claimed in claim 1, wherein in a region of an exit from said carrier body said contacts are surrounded by injection-molding for about 270.

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 constructing a water-repellent microphone for use in a device, comprising:
providing a microphone including an exterior surface with a sound port;
providing a water-repellent membrane;
providing a washer including a first adhesive on a first side and a second adhesive on a second side; and
assembling the membrane, the washer, and the microphone to construct a water-repellent microphone prior to inserting the membrane, the washer and the microphone into the device, wherein the washer resides between the membrane and the microphone sound port and the first adhesive on the first side of the washer is in direct contact with the exterior surface of the microphone and surrounds the sound port.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein:
providing a washer including a first adhesive on a first side and a second adhesive on a second side comprises providing a washer including a first adhesive on a first side and a second adhesive on a second side, and further including a first release liner over the first adhesive and a second release liner over the second adhesive; and
assembling the membrane, the washer, and the microphone to construct a water-repellent microphone comprises:
removing the first release liner;
pressing the first side of the washer against the exterior surface of the microphone;
removing the second liner; and
pressing the membrane against the second side of the washer.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the water-repellent membrane is constructed from an acrylic co-polymer on a non-woven nylon support.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein providing a washer including a first adhesive on a first side and a second adhesive on a second side comprises providing a washer including a first adhesive on a first side and a second adhesive on a second side, wherein the combination of the adhesives and the washer has a total thickness of between about 0.008 and 0.010 inches.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein providing a washer comprises providing a washer defining a substantially cylindrical passage through the washer, wherein the passage has a diameter of between about 0.068 and 0.072 inches in diameter.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein:
providing a washer comprises providing a washer having an outside diameter of between about 0.090 and 0.125 inches; and
providing a membrane comprises providing a membrane having an outside diameter of between about 0.090 and 0.125 inches.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the device comprises a housing adapted to reside in a Behind-The-Ear (BTE) device, the method further comprising:
inserting the water-repellent microphone into the housing adapted to reside in a (BTE) device.
8. The method of claim 7 further comprising providing a second washer including a third adhesive on a third side and a fourth adhesive on a fourth side, and wherein:
assembling the membrane, the washer, and the microphone comprises assembling the second washer, the membrane, the washer, and the microphone, wherein the third side of the second washer is attached to the membrane on the side of the membrane opposite the washer; and
inserting the water-repellent microphone into the housing adapted to reside in a BTE device comprises inserting the water-repellent microphone into the housing adapted to reside in a BTE device wherein the fourth adhesive is adapted to retain the water-repellent microphone in the housing.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the device comprises a housing adaptable for use as an element of an In-The-Ear (ITE) microphone assembly, the method further comprising:
inserting the water-repellent microphone into the housing adaptable for use as an element of an ITE microphone assembly.
10. The method of claim 9 further comprising providing a second washer including a third adhesive on a third side and a fourth adhesive on a fourth side, and wherein:
assembling the membrane, the washer, and the microphone comprises assembling the second washer, the membrane, the washer, and the microphone, wherein the third side of the second washer is attached to the membrane on the side of the membrane opposite the washer; and
inserting the water-repellent microphone into the housing adaptable for use as an element of an ITE microphone assembly comprises inserting the water-repellent microphone into the housing adaptable for use as an element of an ITE microphone assembly wherein the fourth adhesive is adapted to retain the water-repellent microphone in the housing.
11. A method for constructing a water-repellent microphone for use in a device, comprising:
providing a microphone including an exterior surface with a sound port;
providing a water-repellent membrane and washer assembly comprising a water-repellent membrane and a washer wherein the membrane and the washer are water-repellent attached, and wherein the washer includes a first adhesive on a first side of the washer opposite the membrane; and
assembling the membrane and washer assembly and the microphone to construct a water-repellent microphone prior to inserting the membrane and washer assembly and the microphone into the device, wherein the first side of the washer resides adjacent to the microphone sound port and wherein the first adhesive on the first side of the washer is in direct contact with the exterior surface of the microphone and attaches the washer to the microphone.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein:
providing a washer including a first adhesive on a first side comprises providing a washer including a first adhesive on a first side and further including a release liner over the first adhesive; and
assembling the membrane and washer assembly and the microphone to construct a water-repellent microphone comprises:
removing the first release liner;
pressing the first side of the washer against the exterior surface of the microphone whereby the soundport is covered.
13. The method of claim 11 wherein providing a membrane and washer assembly includes providing a membrane constructed from an acrylic co-polymer on a non-woven nylon support.
14. The method of claim 11 wherein providing a membrane and washer assembly comprises providing a membrane and washer assembly which has a total thickness of between about 0.016 and 0.020 inches.
15. The method of claim 11 wherein providing a membrane and washer assembly includes providing a washer defining a substantially cylindrical passage through the center of the washer, wherein the passage has a diameter of between about 0.068 and 0.072 inches.
16. The method of claim 11 wherein providing a membrane and washer assembly comprises providing a washer having an outside diameter of between about 0.090and 0.125 inches; and
providing a membrane having an outside diameter of between about 0.090and 0.125 inches.
17-21. (canceled)
22. A method of constructing a water-repellent hearing device, comprising:
providing a hearing device case including a microphone port;
providing a microphone including an exterior surface with a sound port;
providing a water-repellent membrane;
providing a washer including a first adhesive on a first side and a second adhesive on a second side;
assembling the water-repellent membrane, the washer, and the microphone into a water-repellent microphone wherein the washer resides between the membrane and the microphone sound port and the first adhesive on the first side of the washer is in direct contact with the exterior surface of the microphone and surrounds the sound port; and
inserting the assembled water-repellent microphone into the hearing device case such that the microphone sound port is substantially aligned with the hearing device case microphone port.
23. The method of claim 22, wherein:
providing a washer comprises providing a washer including a first adhesive on a first side, a second adhesive on a second side, a first release liner over the first adhesive and a second release liner over the second adhesive; and
assembling the water-repellent membrane, the washer, and the microphone comprises assembling the water-repellent membrane, the washer, and the microphone into a water-repellent microphone by removing the first release liner, pressing the first side of the washer against the exterior surface of the microphone such that the first adhesive surrounds the sound port, removing the second liner, and pressing the water-repellent membrane against the second side of the washer.
24. The method of claim 22, further comprising the step of:
inserting the assembled water-repellent microphone into a boot prior to inserting the assembled water-repellent microphone into the hearing device case.