Author: claimsbot

That which is claimed is:

1. A reflector assembly comprising:
a tensegrity structure comprising a plurality of compression members and a plurality of tension members connected thereto, said tensegrity structure being movable between stored and deployed positions;
at least one actuator for selectively moving said tensegrity structure to the deployed position;
a reflective member movable to an operating shape; and
a mounting frame for connecting said reflective member to said tensegrity structure so that said reflective member is in the operating shape when said tensegrity structure is in the deployed position.
2. A reflector assembly according to claim 1 wherein said mounting frame comprises:
a plurality of base members carried by said tensegrity structure; and
a plurality of hanger members connected between said base members and said reflective member.
3. A reflector assembly according to claim 2 wherein each of said base members comprises a flexible elongate member.
4. A reflector assembly according to claim 2 wherein each of said hanger members comprises a flexible elongate member.
5. A reflector assembly according to claim 2 wherein said plurality of base members comprises;
a plurality of primary base members connected to said tensegrity structure; and
a plurality of secondary base members connected between primary base members, the hanger members being connected between said secondary base members and said relective member.
6. A reflector assembly according to claim 5 wherein said secondary base members are arranged in a plurality of spaced apart sets, each set defining a polygonal shape; and wherein each successive set defines a reduced area polygonal shape.
7. A reflector assembly according to claim 5 wherein each compression and tension member has an elongate shape with opposing ends; wherein respective adjacent ends of the compression and tension members define a node of said tensegrity structure therebetween; wherein each primary base member has an elongate shape and opposing ends; and wherein the ends of each primary base member are connected to respective nodes of said tensegrity structure.
8. A reflector assembly according to claim 2 wherein each base member has an elongate shape and opposing ends connected to respective compression members along medial portions thereof.
9. A reflector assembly according to claim 2 wherein each base member has an elongate shape and opposing ends connected to respective tension members along medial portions thereof.
10. A reflector assembly according to claim 1 wherein each of said compression members comprises a rigid elongate member.
11. A reflector assembly according to claim 1 wherein each of said tension members comprises a flexible elongate member.
12. A reflector assembly according to claim 1 wherein the at least one actuator selectively moves said tensegrity structure to the deployed position via a rotational motion.
13. A reflector assembly according to claim 1 wherein said reflective member comprises an electrically conductive surface.
14. A reflector assembly according to claim 1 wherein the operating shape of said reflective member is a parabolic dish.
15. A reflector antenna comprising:
a tensegrity structure comprising a plurality of compression members and a plurality of tension members connected thereto, said tensegrity structure being deployable from a stored position to a deployed position;
at least one actuator for selectively deploying said tensegrity structure;
an electrically conductive reflector movable to an operating shape;
an antenna feed adjacent the tensegrity structure for at least one of receiving radio waves reflected from said electrically conductive reflector and transmitting radio waves to said electrically conductive reflector; and
a mounting frame for connecting said electrically conductive reflector to said tensegrity structure so that said electrically conductive reflector attains the operating shape when said tensegrity structure is deployed to the deployed position.
16. An antenna according to claim 15 wherein said mounting frame comprises:
a plurality of base members carried by said tensegrity structure; and
a plurality of hanger members connected between said base members and said electrically conductive reflector.
17. An antenna according to claim 16 wherein each of said base members comprises a flexible elongate member.
18. An antenna according to claim 16 wherein each of said hanger members comprises a flexible elongate member.
19. An antenna according to claim 16 wherein said plurality of base members comprises;
a plurality of primary base members connected to said tensegrity structure; and
a plurality of secondary base members connected between primary base members, the hanger members being connected between said secondary base members and said electrically conductive reflector.
20. An antenna according to claim 19 wherein each compression and tension member has an elongate shape with opposing ends; wherein respective adjacent ends of the compression and tension members define a node of said tensegrity structure therebetween; wherein each primary base member has an elongate shape and opposing ends; and wherein the ends of each primary base member are connected to respective nodes of said tensegrity structure.
21. An antenna according to claim 16 wherein each base member has an elongate shape and opposing ends connected to respective compression members along medial portions thereof.
22. An antenna according to claim 15 wherein the operating shape of said electrically conductive reflector is a parabolic dish.
23. A method of deploying a reflector antenna comprising:
providing an electrically conductive reflector movable to an opera ting shape;
connecting the electrically conductive reflector to a tensegrity structure via a mounting frame, the tensegrity structure being deployable from a stored position to a deployed position and comprising a plurality of compression members and a plurality of tension members connected thereto, the mounting frame connecting the electrically conductive reflector to the tensegrity structure so that the electrically conductive reflector attains the operating shape when the tensegrity structure is deployed to the deployed position; and
deploying the tensegrity structure via at least one actuator.
24. A method according to claim 23 wherein the mounting frame comprises:
a plurality of base members carried by the tensegrity structure; and
a plurality of hanger members connected between the base members and the electrically conductive reflector.
25. A method according to claim 24 wherein each of the base members comprises a flexible elongate member.
26. A method according to claim 24 wherein each of the hanger members comprises a flexible elongate member.
27. A method according to claim 24 wherein the plurality of base members comprises;
a plurality of primary base members connected to the tensegrity structure; and
a plurality of secondary base members connected between primary base members, the hanger members being connected between the secondary base members and the electrically conductive reflector.
28. A method according to claim 27 wherein each compression and tension member has an elongate shape with opposing ends; wherein respective adjacent ends of the compression and tension members define a node of the tensegrity structure therebetween; wherein each primary base member has an elongate shape and opposing ends; and wherein the ends of each primary base member are connected to respective nodes of the tensegrity structure.
29. A method according to claim 24 wherein each base member has an elongate shape and opposing ends connected to respective compression members along medial portions thereof.
30. A method according to claim 23 wherein the operating shape of the electrically conductive reflector is a parabolic dish.

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. The substantially pure compound, Dehydrodidemnin B, essentially free of the cellular debris of the Mediterranean tunicate, Aplidium albicans, said compound having the formula:
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2. An acylated, alkylated or arylated derivative of dehydrodidemnin B wherein the acyl, alkyl, or aryl groups are selected from C1 to C6 alkyl, C1 to C6 acyl, phenyl, benzyl, or C1 to C6 alkylphenyl.
3. A pharmaceutical composition which comprises dehydrodidemnin B or an active acylated, alkylated or arylated derivative thereof, together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the acyl, alkyl, or aryl groups are selected from either C1 to C6 alkyl, C1 to C6 acyl, phenyl, benzyl, or C1 to C6 alkylphenyl.
4. A semisynthetic process for the preparation of dehydrodidemnin B, which comprises the coupling of pyruvyl-proline to didemnin A.
5. A method for isolation of dehydrodidemnin B which comprises extraction from a dehydrodidemnin B-containing tunicate.
6. The monoacetyl derivative of dehydrodidemnin B.

1. A method for entering an Internet site address for accessing an Internet website using a keypad of a communication terminal having a display unit, comprising the steps of:
assigning at least one Internet sub-address to one key of a plurality of keys arranged on the keypad;
storing the assigned Internet sub-address associated with the key in a memory unit;
receiving a user request for Internet access;
entering an Internet access mode;
detecting a depression of the key;
determining a number of times that the key is depressed by a user of the mobile communication terminal, after at least one of a long pause before the key is subsequently depressed and another key is depressed;
retrieving from the memory unit the stored Internet sub-address corresponding to the number of times the key is depressed; and
transferring the retrieved Internet sub-address to the display unit for displaying said Internet site address on the display.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the Internet sub-address includes a top level domain name.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the Internet sub-address includes \u201cwww.\u201d.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein said Internet sub-address assigned to the plurality of keys of the keypad are defined by a manufacturer.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein said steps for entering the Internet site address are carried out in the Internet address input mode activated in response to the user’s request for accessing an Internet website.
6. A method for entering an Internet site address including a plurality of Internet sub-addresses for accessing an Internet website using a keypad of a communication tenninal having a display, comprising:
assigning to a plurality of keys arranged on the keypad at least one Internet sub-address and one or more characters andor numerals, wherein the at least one Internet sub-address and the one or more characters andor numerals that are assigned to a common key are each further assigned a number corresponding to a number of times that the common key is depressed;
storing in a memory unit the assigned at least one Internet sub-address and the one or more characters andor numerals assigned to the respective common key from the plurality of keys;
receiving a user request for Internet access;
entering an Internet access mode;
detecting a depression of the key;
determining the number of times that a key is depressed after at least one of a long pause before the key is subsequently depressed and another key is depressed;
retrieving from the memory unit the stored at least one Internet sub-address or one or more characters andor numerals assigned to the key, based on the number of times that the key is depressed; and
transferring the retrieved at least one Internet sub-address or at least one or more characters andor numerals for displaying said Internet site address on the display.

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 system comprising:
a storage device having stored geographic mapping information thereon, said geographic mapping information usable to generate a plurality of visual depictions indicative of the geographic mapping information;
a display generator configured to read said stored geographic mapping information and generate a non-scaled and compressed array of said visual depictions and send said generated array to a display device, the non-scaled and compressed array displayed to indicate a view representative of a current travel road and upcoming roads or landmarks relative to a current geographic location of the system, the visual depictions presented in an expected order of encounter and arranged in a linear format irrespective of actual distances associated with the mapping information, the display generator further configured to continuously update the view based on the current geographic location and a determined direction of travel of the system; and
an input device configured to send input data to said display generator, wherein said input data is indicative of what information is to be used in generating said array.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein said visual depictions depict icons representative of point of interest information.
3. The system of claim 2, wherein said icons represent general classes of information, goods and services.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein said visual depictions depict logos representative of point of interest information.
5. The system of claim 4, wherein said logos represent brand sources associated with information, goods and services.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein said current geographic location of the system is continuously updated using a location determination device.
7. The system of claim 6, wherein said visual depictions are arranged about a coordinate axis oriented relative to the direction of travel the system.
8. The system of claim 1, further comprising an audio generator configured to provide an aural indication of current travel road and intersecting road information.
9. The system of claim 1, wherein said system is a mobile device.
10. An apparatus comprising:
a display generator configured to generate a non-scaled compressed view of roads and a non-scaled and compressed array of visual depictions associated with point of interest data on a display device, the non-scaled compressed view of roads and non-scaled and compressed array displayed to indicate a view representative of a current travel road or upcoming roads and landmarks relative to a current geographic location of the apparatus, presented in an expected order of encounter, and arranged in a linear format irrespective of actual distances associated with the roads and points of interest, the display generator further configured to continuously update the view based on the current geographic location and a determined direction of travel of the apparatus; and
an input device configured to provide input to said display generator, wherein said input is used to determine in part what road map data and point of interest data are used in generating said non-scaled compressed view of roads and non-scaled and compressed array of visual depictions.
11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said visual depictions depict icons representative of the point of interest data on the display device.
12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said icons represent general classes of information, goods and services.
13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said visual depictions depict logos representative of the point of interest data on the display device.
14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein said logos represent specific brand sources of information, goods and services.
15. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said non-scaled compressed view of roads depicts representations of said roads as straight lines with no landmass features or scaling.
16. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said non-scaled compressed view includes information related to features adjacent to said roads and information related to actual distance and estimated time required to travel to various locations along said roads, said information displayed in columnar format adjacent to said representations of said roads.
17. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said visual depictions are arranged about a periphery of said representations of said roads, said visual depictions representative of a relative geographic location of the point of interest data on the display device.
18. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said apparatus is a mobile device.
19. A method comprising:
determining a current position of a navigation device;
generating a sequential set of road segments in an expected order of encounter and a non-scaled array of visual depictions associated with point of interest information selected based on received input and said current position;
sequentially displaying a non-scaled compressed view of said sequential set of road segments and said non-scaled array of visual depictions on said navigation device, the non-scaled compressed view of said sequential set of road segments and non-scaled array of visual depictions including a current travel road, presented relative to the current position, and arranged in a linear format irrespective of actual distances associated with the road segments and points of interest; and
continuously updating the view based on the current position and a determined direction of travel.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein said visual depictions depict icons representative of said point of interest information.
21. The method of claim 20, wherein said icons represent general classes of information, goods and services.
22. The method of claim 19, wherein said visual depictions depict logos representative of said point of interest information.
23. The method of claim 22, wherein said logos represent brand sources associated with information, goods and services.
24. The method of claim 19, wherein said visual depictions are arranged about a representation of a current position of the navigation device, said visual depictions arranged so as to indicate relative geographic locations associated with the point of interest information.
25. A computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-readable instructions comprising:
instructions for determining a current position of a navigation device;
instructions for generating a sequential set of road segments selected based on received input and said current position;
instructions for sequentially displaying a non-scaled compressed view of said sequential set of road segments in an expected order of encounter on said navigation device, the non-scaled compressed view including a current travel road and point of interest information arranged as hierarchical representations of the point of interest information and arranged so as to indicate relative geographic locations of the point of interest information, wherein the non-scaled compressed view of said sequential set of road segments is arranged in a linear format irrespective of actual distances associated with the road segments; and
instructions for continuously updating the view based on the current position and a determined direction of travel.