Author: claimsbot

What is claimed is:

1. A labeling assembly for releasably supporting a label and identifying a feature of an object upon which the labeling assembly is adapted for installation, the labeling assembly comprising:
a protective layer having a release surface for releasably supporting the label; and
an information storage device located adjacent to a contacting surface of the protective layer such that the information storage device is disposed between the protective layer and the object when the labeling assembly is installed on the object,
wherein the information storage device is adapted for transmitting a signal comprising information related to the feature of the object.
2. The labeling assembly according to claim 1 further comprising visual indicia that is viewable through the release surface of the protective layer.
3. The labeling assembly according to claim 1 further comprising an insulator secured to the protective layer by an adhesive, wherein the information storage device is disposed between the protective layer and the insulator.
4. The labeling assembly according to claim 3 further comprising an adhesive layer disposed on a surface of the insulator to install the labeling assembly on the object, wherein the adhesive layer is protected by a liner that is removed prior to installation of the labeling assembly.
5. The labeling assembly according to claim 1, wherein the protective layer is formed from a polyester material.
6. The labeling assembly according to claim 1, wherein the information storage device is a radio frequency identification tag that communicates with a radio frequency transceiver via a radio frequency electromagnetic signal.
7. The labeling assembly according to claim 1, wherein the protective layer comprises an adhesive disposed on the contacting surface to install the labeling assembly on the object about the information storage device.
8. A labeling assembly for releasably supporting a label and identifying a feature of an object upon which the labeling assembly is adapted for installation, the labeling assembly comprising:
an insulator to be placed adjacent to a surface of the object when the labeling assembly is installed on the object;
a protective layer having a release surface for releasably supporting the label;
an information storage device disposed between the insulator and the protective layer,
wherein the information storage device is adapted for transmitting information via an electromagnetic signal.
9. The labeling assembly according to claim 8 further comprising visual indicia viewable through the protective layer providing information pertaining to the information storage device.
10. The labeling assembly according to claim 8 further comprising visual indicia viewable through the protective layer providing instructional information for the application of the label.
11. The labeling assembly according to claim 10, wherein the visual indicia is printed on a surface of the insulator and is viewable through a transparent portion of the protective layer.
12. The labeling assembly according to claim 10, wherein the visual indicia is printed on a surface of the protective layer.
13. The labeling assembly according to claim 10, wherein the visual indicia is printed on a surface of the identifying structure and is viewable through a transparent portion of the protective layer.
14. The labeling assembly according to claim 8, wherein the insulator is formed from a dielectric material to electrically insulate the identifying structure from the object.
15. The labeling assembly according to claim 8 further comprising an adhesive coupling the protective layer to the insulator.
16. The labeling assembly according to claim 8 further comprising a fastener comprising one or both of an aperture and an adhesive.
17. The labeling assembly according to claim 8, wherein the identifying structure is a radio frequency identification tag for storing feature information transmitted to it by a radio frequency signal transmitting device, the feature information being readable by a radio frequency signal receiving device.
18. The labeling assembly according to claim 8, wherein the identifying structure is programmable with each use of the labeling assembly.
19. A method for providing visible identifying information and other information as to a feature of an object on the object, the method comprising:
substantially permanently affixing a labeling assembly to the object with a release surface of the assembly oriented outwardly and an information storing structure disposed between the release surface and the object;
providing information pertaining to the feature on a label;
applying the label to the assembly by securing a pressure sensitive adhesive coating of the label to the release surface of the assembly; and
transmitting the other information to the information storing structure via a signal transmitted from an information transmitting device, the other information being accessible with an information receiving device when identification of the other information is desired.
20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the labeling assembly includes visual indicia viewable through the release surface of the labeling assembly.
21. The method according to claim 19, wherein the information storing structure is a radio frequency identification tag that is programmable with information pertaining to a feature for each successive use of the object.
22. The method according to claim 19, wherein the visible identifying information and the other information pertain to articles disposed within the object, the object forming a container.
23. A method for providing visible identifying information and other information as to a feature of a reusable object on the reusable object, the method comprising:
substantially permanently affixing a labeling assembly to the reusable object with a release surface of the labeling assembly oriented outwardly;
providing visible identifying information pertaining to the feature on a first label;
applying the first label to the assembly by securing a pressure sensitive adhesive coating of the first label to the release surface of the assembly;
transmitting the other information to the information storing structure via a signal transmitted from an information transmitting device, the other information being accessible with an information receiving device when retrieval of the other information is desired;
at a time when a change of the feature of the reusable object is desired, removing the first label from the assembly while leaving the assembly affixed to the object, and applying to the assembly release surface, a pressure sensitive adhesive coating of a second label bearing information reflecting the change of the feature of the reusable object.
24. The method according to claim 23 further comprising the step of transmitting other information reflecting the change of the feature to the information storing structure via a second signal transmitted from the information transmitting device, the other information being accessible by the information receiving device when retrieval of the other information is desired.

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 memory cell device comprising:
a first electrode;
resistivity changing material adjacent the first electrode;
a second electrode adjacent the resistivity changing material;
a diffusion barrier adjacent the resistivity changing material and directly contracting the first electrode and the second electrode; and
isolation material adjacent the diffusion barrier for thermally isolating the resistivity changing material, the isolation material comprising a porous dielectric oxide film having a thermal conductively between 0.1 and 0.8 Wmk,
wherein the diffusion barrier prevents diffusion of the resistivity changing material into the isolation material.
2. The memory cell device of claim 1, wherein the resistivity changing material comprises a chalcogenide.
3. The memory cell device of claim 1, wherein the diffusion barrier comprises SiN.
4. The memory cell device of claim 1, wherein the dielectric material limits heat leakage from the resistivity changing material.
5. The memory cell device of claim 1, wherein the diffusion barrier laterally surrounds the resistivity changing material.
6. The memory cell device of claim 1, wherein the first electrode comprises one of a tungsten plug and a copper plug.
7. The memory cell device of claim 1, further comprising:
first insulation material laterally surrounding the first electrode; and
second insulation material laterally surrounding the second electrode,
wherein the diffusion barrier directly contacts a face of one of the first insulation material and the second insulation material, the face perpendicular to a current path through the resistivity changing material.
8. The memory cell device of claim 1, wherein a width of the resistivity changing material is less than a width of the first electrode and a width of the second electrode.
9. A memory cell device comprising:
a first electrode;
phase-change material adjacent the first electrode;
a second electrode adjacent the phase-change material;
first means adjacent the phase-change material for thermally isolating the phase-change material; and
second means adjacent the first means and directly contacting the first electrode and the second electrode for preventing diffusion of the phase-change material into the first means,
wherein the first means comprises a dielectric material that limits heat leakage from the phase-change material, and
wherein the dielectric material comprises a porous oxide film having a thermal conductivity between 0.1 and 0.8 Wmk.
10. The memory cell device of claim 9, wherein the phase-change material comprises a chalcogenide.
11. The memory cell device of claim 9, wherein the second means comprises SiN.
12. The memory cell device of claim 9, wherein the first means laterally surrounds the phase-change material.
13. An integrated circuit comprising:
a first electrode;
a second electrode;
resistivity changing material between the first electrode and the second electrode;
a diffusion barrier laterally surrounding the resistivity changing material and directly contacting the first electrode and the second electrode; and
isolation material adjacent the diffusion barrier for thermally isolating the resistivity changing material,
wherein the diffusion barrier prevents diffusion of the resistivity changing material into the isolation material,
wherein the isolation material comprises a dielectric material that limits heat leakage from the resistivity changing material, and
wherein the dielectric material comprises a porous oxide film having a thermal conductivity between 0.1 and 0.8 Wmk.
14. The integrated circuit of claim 13, wherein the resistivity changing material comprises a phase-change material.
15. The integrated circuit of claim 14, wherein the phase-change material comprises a chalcogenide.
16. The integrated circuit of claim 13, wherein the diffusion barrier comprises SiN.
17. The integrated circuit of claim 13, wherein the isolation material laterally surrounds the resistivity changing material.
18. An integrated circuit comprising:
a first electrode;
phase-change material adjacent the first electrode;
a second electrode adjacent the phase-change material;
isolation material for thermally isolating the phase-change material, the isolation material comprising a porous dielectric oxide film having a thermal conductivity between 0.1 and 0.8 Wmk; and
a diffusion barrier for preventing diffusion of the phase-change material into the isolation material,
wherein one of the first electrode and the second electrode directly contacts the isolation material.

1. A printing system which is formed by a image processing apparatus to generate print data and a image forming apparatus to be connected with the image processing apparatus, to receive the print data and to execute a print, and prints a part of the print data before printing the print data of predetermined unit, comprising:
wherein the image forming apparatus includes
an image forming section which form an image on the basis of the print data received from the image processing apparatus;
a print mode discriminating section which discriminates whether the received print data is image confirmation use data;
a confirmation result inputting section which inputs a confirmation result of the image when the discriminated result of the print mode discriminating section is the image confirmation use data; and
a request informing section which requests the image process to output the print data to correspond to the inputted confirmation result in the confirmation result inputting section;
wherein the image processing apparatus includes
a print data generating section to generate print data of predetermined unit;
a print data storing section in which the generated print data is stored; and
a selecting and outputting section to select a data range for the image confirmation and output the data of the data range;
wherein after the image confirmation use data is outputted to the image forming apparatus, when an output of the print data corresponding to the image confirmation use data is requested from the image forming apparatus, the selecting and outputting section selects print data except the data range for image confirmation use from the print data of predetermined unit stored in the print data storing section, and outputs the selected print data.
2. A printing system which is formed by a image processing apparatus to generate print data and a image forming apparatus to be connected with the image processing apparatus, to receive the print data and to execute a print, and prints a part of the print data before printing the print data of predetermined unit, comprising:
wherein the image forming apparatus includes
an image forming section which form an image on the basis of the print data received from the image processing apparatus;
a print mode discriminating section which discriminates whether the received print data is image confirmation use data;
a confirmation result inputting section which inputs a confirmation result of the image when the discriminated result of the print mode discriminating section is the image confirmation use data; and
a request informing section which requests the image process to output the print data to correspond to the inputted confirmation result in the confirmation result inputting section;
wherein the image processing apparatus includes
a print data generating section to generate print data of predetermined unit;
a print data storing section to store the generated print data; and
a selecting and outputting section to select a data range for the image confirmation and output the data of the data range;
wherein after the image confirmation use data is outputted to the image forming apparatus, when an output of the print data corresponding to the image confirmation use data is requested from the image forming apparatus, the selecting and outputting section outputs the print data of predetermined unit stored in the print data storing section.
3. The printing system according to claim 1,
wherein when the image forming apparatus is inputted a confirmation result indicating the formed image is not suitable through the confirmation result inputting section, the request informing section requests to stop the output of the print data with respect to the image processing apparatus, the image processing apparatus, when being requested to stop the output of the print data by the request informing section, deletes print data of predetermined unit stored in the print data storing section.
4. The printing system according to claim 2,
wherein when the image forming apparatus is inputted a confirmation result indicating the formed image is not suitable through the confirmation result inputting section, the request informing section requests to stop the output of the print data with respect to the image processing apparatus, the image processing apparatus, when being requested to stop the output of the print data by the request informing section, deletes print data of predetermined unit stored in the print data storing section.
5. The printing system according to claim 3,
wherein after the image forming apparatus printed the image confirmation use data, if the input of the confirmation result does not executed in the confirmation result inputting section over a predetermined time, the request informing section requests to stop the output of the print data with respect to the image processing apparatus.
6. The printing system according to claim 4,
wherein after the image forming apparatus printed the image confirmation use data, if the input of the confirmation result does not executed in the confirmation result inputting section over a predetermined time, the request informing section requests to stop the output of the print data with respect to the image processing apparatus.
7. The printing system according to claim 1,
wherein after the image forming apparatus printed the image confirmation use data, if the input of the confirmation result does not executed in the confirmation result inputting section over a predetermined time, the request informing section requests a confirmation input of the print data with respect to the image processing apparatus.
8. The printing system according to claim 2,
wherein after the image forming apparatus printed the image confirmation use data, if the input of the confirmation result does not executed in the confirmation result inputting section over a predetermined time, the request informing section requests a confirmation input of the print data with respect to the image processing apparatus.
9. The printing system according to claim 1,
wherein the image generating section, before generating the print data of the predetermined unit, generates print data in the data range for the image confirmation use.
10. The printing system according to claim 2,
wherein the image generating section, before generating the print data of the predetermined unit, generates print data in the data range for the image confirmation use.
11. The printing system according to claim 1,
wherein the image forming apparatus further includes a data storing section to store the image confirmation use data; and
a print data selecting section to select one from the image confirmation use data stored in the data storing section and the print data outputted by the image processing apparatus based on an output request of print data requested by the request informing section according to the page order of the print data of the predetermined unit,
wherein according to the page order, the image formation is performed.
12. The printing system according to claim 9,
wherein the image forming apparatus further includes a data storing section to store the image confirmation use data; and
a print data selecting section to select one from the image confirmation use data stored in the data storing section and the print data outputted by the image processing apparatus based on an output request of print data requested by the request informing section according to the page order of the print data of the predetermined unit,
wherein according to the page order, the image formation is performed.
13. The printing system according to claim 1,
wherein the image forming apparatus further includes
a first sheet providing tray to accommodate record medium for forming image provided to the image forming section;
a second sheet providing tray to accommodate medium for executing a print based on the image confirmation use data;
a stacker to stack the record medium of the first sheet providing tray and the second sheet providing tray;
an outputting section to output the record medium of the first sheet providing tray or the second sheet providing tray to the stacker; and
a tray selecting section to select the record medium outputted by the outputting section whether from the first sheet providing tray or the second sheet providing tray,
the tray selecting section executes a selection so as to output the record medium according to a page order of the print data of the predetermined unit.
14. The printing system according to claim 1, further comprising:
a confirmation data setting section to set the data range for image conformation use in the print data of predetermined unit stored in the print data storing section.
15. The printing system according to claim 2, further comprising:
a confirmation data setting section to set the data range for image conformation use in the print data of predetermined unit stored in the print data storing section.

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 communication device for handling a transmission in an unlicensed band, comprising:
a storage unit for storing instructions of:
performing a first transmission using a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process in a first subframe of an unlicensed band to a network;
receiving a first DCI for the HARQ process in a first control channel in a second subframe of the unlicensed band in response to the first transmission from the network, wherein a distance between the first subframe and the second subframe greater than four subframes; and
performing a second transmission using the HARQ process in a third subframe of the unlicensed band to the network according to the first DCI; and
a processing means, coupled to the storage unit, configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage unit.
2. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the first DCI comprises a HARQ process identification (ID) for identifying the HARQ process.
3. The communication device of claim 2, wherein the HARQ process ID is indicated by a field of the first DCI with a new uplink (UL) DCI format, or is indicated by at least one bit of the first DCI with an existent DCI format.
4. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the distance is configured by the network, or is a predetermined value.
5. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the first transmission is performed via a physical UL shared channel (PUSCH) of the first subframe, and the second transmission is performed via a PUSCH of the third subframe.
6. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the storage unit further stores the instruction of:
performing a third transmission using another HARQ process in a fourth subframe of a licensed band to the network; and
receiving a second DCI for the another process in a second control channel in a fifth subframe of the licensed band from the network in response to the third transmission, wherein a distance between the fourth subframe and the fifth subframe is four subframes;
performing a fourth transmission using the another process in a sixth subframe of the licensed band to the network according to the second DCI.
7. The communication device of claim 6, wherein the first transmission and the second transmission in the unlicensed band are performed via a first cell of the network, and the third transmission and the fourth transmission in the licensed band are performed via a second cell of the network.
8. The communication device of claim 7, wherein the first cell and the second cell belong to the same base station or different base stations of the network.
9. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the storage unit further stores the instruction of:
receiving a third DCI in a third control channel in a seventh subframe of the unlicensed band, wherein the third DCI indicates that a next transmission is synchronous.
10. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the first subframe is in an on duration of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle, the second subframe is in an off duration of the DRX cycle, and the distance is configured according to a message transmitted by the network, or is predetermined.
11. A network for stopping a retransmission, comprising:
a storage unit for storing instructions of:
performing a reception from a communication device in a first subframe;
transmitting an acknowledgement (ACK) in a second subframe to the communication device to stop a retransmission, if the network does not detect the reception successfully; and
transmitting a DCI in a control channel in a third subframe to the communication device, wherein the DCI indicates the communication device to perform the retransmission; and
a processing means, coupled to the storage unit, configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage unit.
12. A communication device for recognizing a downlink (DL) control information (DCI), comprising:
a storage unit for storing instructions of:
performing a transmission in a first subframe to a network;
receiving a downlink (DL) control information (DCI) comprising an indicator in a control channel in a second subframe from the network in response to the transmission; and
determining whether the transmission is successful according to the indicator; and
a processing means, coupled to the storage unit, configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage unit.
13. The communication device of claim 12, wherein the instruction of determining whether the transmission is successful according to the indicator comprise:
determining that the transmission is successful, if the indicator is set to a first value; and
determining that the transmission is not successful, if the indicator is set to a second value.
14. The communication device of claim 13, wherein the storage unit further stores the instruction of:
determining that the transmission is successful and a new transmission is not allowed, if the indicator is set to the first value and a new data indicator (NDI) is not toggled in the DCI.
15. A communication device for receiving a physical downlink (DL) control channel (PDCCH) in an unlicensed band, comprising:
a storage unit for storing instructions of:
resetting a value of a counter for a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process, when the communication device receives a PDCCH in a first subframe scheduled for the HARQ process and the PDCCH requests a new uplink (UL) transmission;
increasing the value of the counter, when the communication device does not receive the PDCCH in a second subframe scheduled for the HARQ process; and
stopping receiving the PDCCH, when the counter reaches a value or when a medium access control (MAC) layer of the communication device is rest; and
a processing means, coupled to the storage unit, configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage unit.
16. The communication device of claim 15, wherein the value is configured by the network, or is a predetermined value.