Author: claimsbot

What is claimed is:

1. System comprising at least:
a) two computers including one or more identical or different programs andor one or more inputoutput facilities (resources) andor data carriers;
b) a communication facility for exchange of information between the individual resources;
c) an abstract Resource Manager installed in a non-volatile memory on one of the computers, at least comprising:
aa) a component to register the resources of a computer;
bb) a component to display the start and stop dependencies of the resources by means of a non-resource-dependent Logic Deck;
cc) a component to access desired status information of a resource;
dd) a component to update the status information of the resources; and
ee) an interface component to activate the Resource Agent to start and stop a resource;

d) a Resource Agent to execute the resource-specific start and stop orders, wherein the Resource Agent is installable on any computer in the computer network; and
e) a monitoring and selection facility to start and stop a resource.
2. System in accordance with claim 1, comprising:
f) a further abstract backup Resource Manager such as c), installed on a further computer.
3. System in accordance with claim 1, wherein the component to update the status information of a resource has access to a volatile and a non-volatile memory, wherein both memories are updated by the Resource Manager after every change.
4. System in accordance with claim 1, wherein the communication component comprises at least a computer coupling facility and a data line from the computer to the coupling facility via which the communication between the computers is routed.
5. System in accordance with claim 1, further comprising:
a facility to detect errors on a computer.
6. System in accordance with claim 1, wherein the non-resource-dependent Logic Deck of component bb) has a multi-graph structure.
7. System in accordance with claim 6, wherein the multi-graph structure comprises nodes and edges, wherein the nodes represent resources and the edges represent the relationships between the nodes (resources).
8. System in accordance with claim 7, wherein the non-resource-dependent Logic Deck is held in When-Then-Else syntax.
9. System in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a component to prioritize requests according to their importance.
10. System in accordance with claim 9, wherein the importance is definable for starting and stopping a resource by the monitoring and selection facility.
11. System in accordance with claim 1, wherein the Resource Manager and the Resource Agent are computer program products which are installed in the non-volatile memory of a computer and are loadable during the runtime into the volatile memory of the computer.
12. System in accordance with claim 1, wherein the selection and monitoring facility contains at least the following components:
a) a menu interface for starting and stopping programs;
b) a component to display and activate linked programs under one resource name on the menu interface; and
c) an interface component to a Resource Agent or the Resource Manager.
13. Method for automatic starting of a resource using a system in accordance with claim 1, comprising:
initiation of a resource start;
transmission of a start request to the memory of the computer coupling facility;
retrieval of the request from the memory of the computer coupling facility by the Resource Manager;
determination of the start dependencies for the respective resource based on the multi-graph structure;
determination of the current state of the start-dependent resources;
transmission of a start request to the memory of the computer coupling facility to start the start-dependent resources if the start-dependent resources are not active;
retrieval of the request to start the start-dependent resource from the memory of the computer coupling facility by the assigned Resource Agent;
starting of the start-dependent resource by the assigned Resource Agent;
notification of the active state of the resource by the assigned Resource Agent to the Resource Manager; updating of the status information for the start-dependent resources by the Resource Manager;
starting of the resource by the assigned Resource Agent if all start conditions are met; and
updating of the status information for the resource by the Resource Manager.
14. Automation system to start and stop programs in a computer network, wherein the computers communicate with each other over a computer coupling facility, at least including the following components:
a) a Resource Manager installed in a non-volatile memory on one of the computers, at least comprising:
aa) a component to register the resources of a computer;
bb) a component to display the start and stop dependencies of the resources by means of a non-resource-dependent Logic Deck;
cc) a component to access desired status information of a resource;
dd) a component to update the status information of the resources; and
ee) an interface component to activate the Resource Agent to start and stop a resource; and

b) a Resource Agent for each individual resource to execute the resource-specific start and stop orders, wherein the Resource Agent is installable on any computer.
15. Method for automatic starting of a resource comprising:
initiation of a resource start;
transmission of a start request to a memory of a computer coupling facility;
retrieval of the request from the memory of the computer coupling facility by a Resource Manager;
determination of start dependencies for the respective resource based on a multi-graph structure;
determination of a current state of the start-dependent resources;
transmission of a start request to the memory of the computer coupling facility to start the start-dependent resources if the start-dependent resources are not active;
retrieval of the request to start the start-dependent resource from the memory of the computer coupling facility by an assigned Resource Agent;
starting of the start-dependent resource by the assigned Resource Agent;
notification of an active state of the resource by the assigned Resource Agent to the Resource Manager;
updating of the status information for the start-dependent resources by the Resource Manager.
starting of the resource by the assigned Resource Agent if all start conditions are met; and
updating of the status information for the resource by the Resource Manager.
16. Method in accordance with claim 15, further comprising:
no starting of the resource or the start-dependent resource by the assigned Resource Agent if the following conditions are met:
a) there is at least one other request with a different goal for the resource or start-dependent resource; and
b) the other request has a higher priority.
17. Method in accordance with claim 16, wherein the original request is stored and reactivated in the event of failure of the request with the higher priority.
18. Method in accordance with claim 15, wherein the status information for a resource is stored in a volatile and a non-volatile memory, and the status information is updated in both memories.
19. Computer program product stored in the internal memory of a digital computer, containing parts of software code to execute the method in accordance with claim 15 when the product is run on the computer.

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

We claim:

1. A method of rendering an object from a text and numeric centric line of business application to a graphical user interface centric client application comprising:
a. requesting the object from a line of business application.;
b. the line of business application initiates host initiated display application program interface, and calling a workstation listener;
c. the content manager host sending the customer application request to a workstation listener;
d. the workstation listener launches the content manager graphical user interface client;
e. the content manager graphical user interface client builds the request for the object and sending it to the content manager application for host initiated display; and
f. content manager application responding to the content manager client and rendering the object to the user.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the requested object is selected from the group consisting of displays, prints, and folder contents.
3. A computer system comprising a client application, a resource manager, a library server. and a line of business application, and a host initiated display application program interface between the line of business application and the client application.
4. The computer system of claim 3 adapted to render an object from a text and numeric centric line of business application to a graphical user interface centric client application by the steps of:
a. requesting the object from a line of business application;
b. the line of business application initiating a host initiated display application program interface, and calling a workstation listener;
c. the content manager host sending the customer application request to a workstation listener;
d. the workstation listener launches the content manager graphical user interface client;
e. the content manager graphical user interface client builds the request for the object and sending it to the content manager application for host initiated display; and
f. the content manager application responding to the content manager client and rendering the object to the user.
5. The computer system of claim 4 wherein the requested object is selected from the group consisting of displays, prints, and folder contents.
6. A program product comprising computer readable code for configuring and control a computer to render an object from a text and numeric centric line of business application to a graphical user interface centric client application by the steps of:
a. requesting the object from a line of business application.;
b. the line of business application initiating a host initiated display application program interface, and calling a workstation listener;
c. the content manager host sending the customer application request to a workstation listener;
d. the workstation listener launches the content manager graphical user interface client;
e. the content manager graphical user interface client builds the request for the object and sending it to the content manager application for host initiated display; and
f. the content manager application responding to the content manager client and rendering the object to the user.
7. The program product of claim 6 wherein the requested object is selected from the group consisting of displays, prints, and folder contents.

1) A single-use, disposable, and child-safe utensil item for travel use, comprising:
a plastic structure having a handle region and a utensil head region;
said utensil head region having a low stiffness tip that readily deforms upon contact;
said handle region comprising a thickened cross section for grip by children having small hands;
said plastic structure being particularly suited for use by small children;
said plastic structure being suitable for single-use and disposal thereafter.
2) The device of claim 1, wherein said head region comprises a fork head having a plurality of tines, said tines being deformable and having rounded distal ends.
3) The device of claim 1, wherein said head region comprises a knife head having an elongated cutting edge and a deformable distal end.
4) The device of claim 1, wherein said head region comprises a spoon having a rounded and deformable scooping portion.
5) The device of claim 1, wherein said plastic structure is manufactured in individual plastic wrapping for individual use.
6) The device of claim 1, wherein said plastic structure is manufactured in plastic wrapping having a plurality plastic structures having different utensil head regions for combined use during a single meal.
7) The device of claim 1, wherein said plastic structure comprises a recyclable plastic material.

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 scroll compressor, comprising:
a casing having a first inner space and a second inner space, and having a discharge pipe connected to the second inner space;
a frame fixed between the first inner space and the second inner space of the casing;
a driving motor fixedly-coupled to one side of the frame so as to be disposed at the first inner space of the casing, and fixed to an inner circumferential surface of the casing in a shrink-fit manner;
a fixed scroll fixedly-coupled to another side of the frame so as to be disposed at the second inner space of the casing, and having a discharge port provided in an axial direction through which a refrigerant compressed in a compression chamber is discharged;
an orbiting scroll installed between the frame and the fixed scroll, and configured to form a pair of compression chambers while performing an orbit motion, the compression chambers to consecutively move together with the fixed scroll;
a guide member installed at the second inner space of the casing with a guide space for accommodating the discharge port provided in the axial direction, and configured to guide a refrigerant discharged from the compression chamber through the discharge port to the first inner space of the casing; and
a separation member configured to guide the refrigerant in the first inner space of the casing to the second inner space of the casing, and formed to be curved or rounded in a horizontal sectional direction with respect to the axial direction of the discharge pipe such that the refrigerant is separated from oil while orbiting in the second inner space of the casing,
wherein one side of the guide member is coupled to an outer circumferential surface of the fixed scroll by sealing, and another side of the guide member is coupled to an inner circumferential surface of the casing by sealing.
2. The scroll compressor of claim 1, wherein a first passage for communicating the guide space of the guide member with the first inner space of the casing is formed inside the guide space of the guide member, a second passage for communicating the first inner space with the second inner space is formed outside the guide space of the guide member, and the separation member is coupled to the second passage so as to communicate with each other.
3. The scroll compressor of claim 2, wherein the separation member is provided with an inlet and an outlet, and the outlet is disposed at an upper side of the guide member.
4. The scroll compressor of claim 3, wherein an oil collecting through hole is penetratingly formed at the guide member so as to communicate the second inner space to the guide space.
5. The scroll compressor of claim 2, wherein the separation member is provided with an inlet and an outlet, and a sectional area of the inlet is different from a sectional area of the outlet.
6. The scroll compressor of claim 5, wherein the separation member is formed such that a sectional area of the outlet is smaller than a sectional area of the inlet.
7. The scroll compressor of claim 1, further comprising an oil recollection chamber located in the first inner space, wherein oil separated from the refrigerant within the second inner space is collected by gravity in the oil recollection chamber for reuse by the compressor.
8. The scroll compressor of claim 7, further comprising an oil collecting pipe in communication with the second inner space, wherein oil is separated from the refrigerant by gravity within the second inner space and drains therefrom through the oil collecting pipe to the oil recollection chamber for reuse.
9. The scroll compressor of claim 8, further comprising a capillary tube disposed on the oil collecting pipe.
10. A scroll compressor, comprising:
a casing having a first inner space and a second inner space, and having a discharge pipe connected to the second inner space;
a frame fixed between the first inner space and the second inner space of the casing;
a driving motor fixed to an inner circumferential surface of the casing in a forcible insertion manner so as to be disposed at the first inner space of the casing;
a fixed scroll fixedly-coupled to another side of the frame so as to be disposed at the second inner space of the casing, having a spiral-shaped fixing wrap for forming a compression chamber on one side surface thereof, having a discharge port penetratingly formed on another side surface thereof so as to discharge a compressed refrigerant from the compression chamber to the second inner space of the casing;
an orbiting scroll installed between the frame and the fixed scroll, having a spiral-shaped orbiting wrap engaged with the fixing wrap of the fixed scroll on one side surface thereof, and configured to form a pair of compression chambers together with the fixed scroll while performing an orbit motion as another side surface thereof is eccentrically coupled to a crank shaft of the driving motor, the two compression chambers to consecutively move together with the fixed scroll;
a check valve installed at an end of the discharge port of the fixed scroll;
a guide member having a guide space for accommodating the check valve, having one side fixed to the fixed scroll and another side fixed to an inner circumferential surface of the casing, and configured to guide a refrigerant discharged from the compression chamber through the discharge port to the driving motor; and
a separation member configured to guide the refrigerant having been guided to the driving motor by the guide member to the second inner snare of the casing, and formed in a spiral curve such that the refrigerant introduced into the second inner space is separated from oil by a centrifugal force,
wherein one side of the guide member is coupled to an outer circumferential surface of the fixed scroll by sealing, and another side of the guide member is coupled to an inner circumferential surface of the casing by sealing.
11. The scroll compressor of claim 10, wherein a first passage for communicating the guide space of the guide member with the first inner space of the casing is formed at the frame and the fixed scroll inside the guide space of the guide member, a second passage for communicating the first inner space with the second inner space is formed at the frame and the fixed scroll outside the guide space of the guide member, and the separation member is coupled to the second passage so as to communicate with each other.
12. The scroll compressor of claim 11, wherein the separation member is provided with an inlet and an outlet, and the outlet thereof is disposed at an upper side of the guide member.
13. The scroll compressor of claim 12, wherein an oil collecting through hole is penetratingly formed at the guide member so as to communicate the second inner space to the guide space.
14. The scroll compressor of claim 11, wherein the separation member is provided with an inlet and an outlet, and a sectional area of the inlet is different from a sectional are of the outlet.
15. The scroll compressor of claim 14, wherein the separation member is formed such that a sectional area of the outlet is smaller than a sectional area of the inlet.
16. The scroll compressor of claim 10, further comprising an oil recollection chamber located in the first inner space, wherein oil separated from the refrigerant within the second inner space is collected by gravity in the oil recollection chamber for reuse by the compressor.
17. The scroll compressor of claim 16, further comprising an oil collecting pipe in communication with the second inner space, wherein oil is separated from the refrigerant by gravity within the second inner space and drains therefrom through the oil collecting pipe to the oil recollection chamber for reuse.
18. The scroll compressor of claim 17, further comprising a capillary tube disposed on the oil collecting pipe.