All The Claims

1. Machine tool (1) for processing tooth formations of workpieces, comprising
a rotary holder (3) which can be rotated about a main axis A,
two workpiece spindles (4a, 4b) which are arranged on the rotary holder (3), with the workpiece spindles (4a, 4b) having spindle axes (Sa, Sb) which are orientated parallel with the main axis A, in particular with the workpiece spindles (4a, 4b) being arranged symmetrically about the main axis A, and
a tool holder (5) for a tool (50) for processing a workpiece (6) on one of the workpiece spindles (4a),
characterised in that
the main axis A of the rotary holder (3) extends horizontally.
2. Machine tool according to claim 1,
characterised in that
the tool holder (5) can be displaced along a horizontal linear axis X which extends perpendicularly relative to the main axis A and along a horizontal linear axis Y which extends parallel with the main axis A.
3. Machine tool according to claim 1 or 2,
characterised in that
the tool holder (5) is arranged on a rotating holder (7) which can be rotated about a horizontal axis of rotation B which extends perpendicularly relative to the main axis A.
4. Machine tool according to claim 3,
characterised in that
the tool holder (5) is arranged on a tool carriage (12), with the tool carriage (12) being movable relative to the rotating holder (7) along a linear axis C which is perpendicular relative to the axis of rotation B.
5. Machine tool according to any one of the preceding claims,
characterised in that
the machine tool is in the form of a gear hobbing device, in particular having a gear hobbing head, a hobbing shaving device, in particular having a shaving wheel, or a grinding device.
6. Machine tool according to any one of the preceding claims,
characterised in that
the rotary holder (3) is in the form of a cylinder, in particular with the workpiece spindles (4a, 4b) projecting out of the cylinder.
7. Machine tool according to any one of the preceding claims,
characterised in that
the rotary holder (3) has a first stop and a second stop, with a first workpiece spindle (4a) being at a processing position and a second workpiece spindle (4b) being at a transfer position at each stop.
8. Machine tool according to any one of the preceding claims,
characterised in that
a motorized drive is provided on the rotary holder (3).
9. Machine tool according to any one of the preceding claims,
characterised in that
motorized spindle drives are provided on the workpiece spindles (4a, 4b).
10. Machine tool according to any one of the preceding claims,
characterised in that
the machine tool has a counter-holder (13) which faces a workpiece spindle (4a) in a processing position, in particular with the counter-holder (13) being programmable by means of a control processor.
11. Machine tool according to any one of the preceding claims,
characterised in that
a protective shield is provided on the rotary holder (3) between the workpiece spindles (4a, 4b), in particular with the main axis A extending through the protective shield.
12. Machine tool according to any one of the preceding claims,
characterised in that
the machine tool has a deburring device for processing a workpiece on a workpiece spindle (4b) which is at a transfer position.
13. Machine tool according to claim 11,
characterised in that
the deburring device is provided on an outer surface (15) of the rotary holder (3).
14. Machine tool according to any one of the preceding claims,
characterised in that
the machine tool has a clamping device for loading and unloading a workpiece infrom a workpiece spindle (4b), with the workpiece spindle (4b) being at a transfer position.

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 fault analysis apparatus comprising:
a test pattern source to provide a test pattern for an interconnection between a transmitter and a receiver, the interconnection having a transmitter end and a receiver end, the interconnection including a first wire and a second wire, the transmitter transmitting the test pattern on the first wire to the receiver;
a first switch to open and close a first connection for the first wire; and
a second switch to open and close a second connection for the second wire;
wherein the first switch and the second switch are to be set according to a configuration to set at least a portion of a test path for the detection of one or more faults in the interconnection.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first switch and the second switch are contained in the transmitter or are coupled with the transmitter end of the interconnection.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein first switch and the second switch are contained in the receiver or are coupled with the receiver end of the interconnection.
4. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a third switch to open and close a third connection for the first wire and a fourth switch to open and close a fourth connection for the second wire.
5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the first switch and the second switch are contained in the transmitter or are coupled with the transmitter end of the interconnection, and the third switch and the fourth switch are contained in the receiver or are coupled with the receiver end of the interconnection.
6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the one or more faults is one of an open fault, a bridge fault, a stuck-at fault, or a crosstalk fault.
7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the interconnection is a high speed input-output (HSIO) interconnection.
8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the interconnection is DC-coupled.
9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the interconnection is AC-coupled.
10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first switch is operable to turn power on or off to the first wire, and the second switch is operable to turn power on or off to the second wire.
11. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a first termination resistor coupled between the first wire and a power source and a second termination resistor coupled between the second wire and the power source, wherein the first switch is to turn power on and off through the first termination resistor and the second switch is to turn power on and off through the second termination resistor.
12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transmitter is a tester to apply signals to the receiver.
13. A method comprising:
applying a first test pattern to a first wire of an interconnect, the interconnect including the first wire and a second wire;
sending a first control signal to a first switch, the first switch to open or close a first connection for the first wire based on the first control signal;
sending a second control signal to a second switch, the second switch to open or close a second connection for the second wire based on the second control signal, the first control signal and second control signal setting at least a portion of a test path for the test pattern;
monitoring the interconnection for received signals; and
determining whether a fault exists in the interconnection based on the monitoring of the interconnection.
14. The method of claim 13, further comprising applying a second test pattern to the second wire.
15. (canceled)
16. The method of claim 13, wherein each of the one or more faults is one of an open fault, a bridge fault, a stuck-at fault, or a crosstalk fault.
17. The method of claim 13, wherein the interconnect is a high speed input-output (HSIO) interconnection.
18. The method of claim 13, further comprising determining a location of a detected fault in the interconnection.
19. The method of claim 13, wherein the first test pattern is applied to the first wire utilizing a tester.
20. The method of claim 13, further comprising determining a plurality of control signals for one or more interconnects, the plurality of control signals including the first and second control signals, the plurality of control signals being based at least in part on one or more types of faults to be detected in a test.
21. The method of claim 20, wherein the determination of the plurality of control signals includes setting control signals for all wires of the one or more interconnects to the same value to detect bridging faults within each interconnect.
22. The method of claim 20, wherein the determination of the plurality of control signals includes setting a control signal for a positive wire of each interconnect to a first value and a control signal for a negative wire of each interconnect to a second value to detect bridging faults between interconnects.
23. The method of claim 20, wherein the determination of the plurality of control signals includes establishing a first set of control signals and a bitwise complement of the first set of control signals to detect open faults coupled with bridging faults.
24. The method of claim 20, wherein the determination of the plurality of control signals includes determination of a plurality of different sets of control signals for testing bridging faults between wires of the one or more interconnects having the same polarity.
25. A fault analysis system comprising:
a first set of switches to open and close connections for a first interconnection, the first interconnection including a first wire and a second wire, the first set of switches including two switches for a transmitter side of the first interconnection and two switches for a receiver side of the first interconnection;
a second set of switches to open and close connections for a second interconnection, the first interconnection including a third wire and a fourth wire, the second set of switches including two switches for a transmitter side of the second interconnection and two switches for a receiver side of the second interconnection , the first set of switches and the second set of switches to operate to set at least a portion of a test path;
one or more pattern sources to apply signals to one or more wires of the first interconnection and the second interconnection; and
logic to identify one or more faults in the first interconnection and the second interconnection based on reception of the signals from the one or more pattern sources.
26. The system of claim 25, wherein the logic to identify faults includes a signal detector to determine if the signals are received.
27. The system of claim 25, wherein the logic to identify faults includes an error detector to determine if received signals include an error.
28. The system of claim 25, wherein each switch is independently controllable.
29. The system of claim 25, wherein the logic to identify faults includes logic to determine a location of a detected fault.
30. The system of claim 25, wherein each of the one or more faults is one of an open fault, a bridge fault, a stuck-at fault, or a crosstalk fault.
31. The system of claim 30, wherein the first set of switches are to receive a first set of control signals and the second set of switches are to receive a complement of the first set of control signals, and the one or more pattern sources are to apply a first test pattern to the first and third wires and a complement of the first test pattern to the second and fourth wires, and wherein the logic is to detect bridging faults between wires of the same polarity.
32. The system of claim 25, wherein the interconnection is a high speed input-output (HSIO) interconnection.
33. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon data representing sequences of instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
applying a first test pattern to a first wire of an interconnect, the interconnect including the first wire and a second wire;
sending a first control signal to a first switch, the first switch to open or close a first connection for the first wire based on the first control signal;
sending a second control signal to a second switch, the second switch to open or close a second connection for the second wire based on the second control signal, the first switch and second switch setting a least a portion of a test path for the first test pattern;
receiving one or more signals on the interconnection; and
determining whether a fault exists in the interconnection based on the received signals.
34. The medium of claim 33, wherein the sequences of instructions further include instructions to cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
applying a second test pattern to the second wire.
35. The medium of claim 33, wherein the sequences of instructions further include instructions to cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
sending a third control signal to a third switch, the third switch to open or close a third connection for the first wire based on the third control signal; and
sending a fourth control signal to a fourth switch, the fourth switch to open or close a fourth connection for the second wire based on the fourth control signal.
36. The medium of claim 33, wherein each of the one or more faults is one of an open fault, a bridge fault, a stuck-at fault, or a crosstalk fault.
37. The medium of claim 33, wherein the sequences of instructions further include instructions to cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
determining a location of a detected fault in the interconnection.
38. The medium of claim 33, wherein the sequences of instructions further include instructions to cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
determining a plurality of control signals for one or more interconnects, the plurality of control signals including the first and second control signals, the plurality of control signals being based at least in part on one or more types of faults to be detected in a test.
39. The method of claim 14, wherein the first control signal is a complement of the second control signal, and the first test pattern is a complement of the second test pattern.
40. The method of claim 13, further comprising:
sending a third control signal to a third switch, the third switch to open or close a third connection for the first wire based on the third control signal; and
sending a fourth control signal to a fourth switch, the fourth switch to open or close a fourth connection for the second wire based on the fourth control signal.

I claim:

1). A system and method for video based online interview training comprising: audio and video capture device on the client side, the web server, the video reality processing GUI, the pre-recorded video (questionnaire video) database and recorded response video database, the user’s account, login and booking system, the system management facility;
2). The said system in claim 1 includes a core VRP (video reality producer) process as below: The user(s) can play the video clips in the selected pre-recorded video database. When finishing the play of one video clip in the video set. The user starts to record his response video. And then he can play the next video clip in the selected pre-recorded video database. After that he starts to record the response video again. When playing all the video clips in the selected pre-recorded video database, he creates a response video database;
3). The said process in claim 2 further includes the following steps:
After the user(s) record a response video, he can review the response video;
4). The said process in claim 2 can further include: before the user(s) start to record the response video, he can show the response video or make a practice for the response without recording;
5). The said process in claim 2 further includes: after the user(s) review the response video, if he accepts it, he starts to play the next video clip in the selected pre-recorded video database. Otherwise, he deletes the recorded response video and restarts to record the response video again;
6). The said pre-recorded video in claim 1&2, as a kind of content, could be the audio clips and also could be any kind content data with any kind formats such as graphics, images, flashes, slides, text-documents, or mixed data. The content can be question video, training video, entertainment video, consulting related video, testing related video, journalist video, dating video, language video, security related video, etc. And the said system in claim 1 could have different name;
7). The said response video in claim 1&2, as a kind of content, could be the audio clips, could be the content data with any kind formats and also could be the processing results of the response video with some kind methods;
8). The said pre-recorded video and response video in claim 1&2 could be managed with any kind appropriate methods and stored with any kind storage means, such as one or more video lists, one or more video sets, one or more video database, and the said database in claim 1&2 could have one or more video clips;
9). The said process of claim 2 wherein the user is prompted via internet, intranet or any kind communication network;
10). The said process of claim 2 wherein the user is prompted via the use of a wireless device, a handheld device, a kiosk device, a control device or any kind standalone device;
11). The said web server in claim 1 could be the application server or database server or any other kind appropriate server;
12). The said system in claim 1 includes means for user to sign on andor login and select the system functions as below: The user either from affiliate web pages or from the site pages first can sign on the system and create an account if he do not have an account. The user can choose the membership type for the system. If the user has an account with the system, he can login the system with his account name and password;
13). The said system in claim 1 also includes means for user to choose the following different functions of the system after he login the system: taking instant training, booking a training, taking a booked training, taking an interview, viewing his using history, and logout;
14). The said taking instant training in claim 13 includes the sub-steps of: collecting related industry, related job title, the aim of training and payment method information from the user; displaying the related industry, job title, login time and current time in the content frame; building a specific temporary question video set from the pre-recorded video database according to the related industry and job title; using the VRP to take the instant training; obtaining a recorded response video database for the user when finishing the instant training; displaying the instant training timing results in the VRP frame, such as user name, start time, finish time, total time, fees, related industry, and related job title;
15). The said booking a training in claim 13 includes the sub-steps of: collecting booking information from the user, such as start time (day, month, hour, minute), finish time (day, month, hour, minute), related industry, related job title, the training aim and payment method; displaying the booking information (including the booking confirmation code and fees) in the VRP frame;
16). The said taking a booked training in claim 13 includes the sub-steps of: logging in the booked training subsystem with booking confirmation code; displaying the booking information in the content frame; building a specific temporary question video database from the pre-recorded video database according to the related industry and job title; using VRP to take booked training; obtaining a recorded response video database for the user when finishing the booked training; displaying the booked training timing results in the VRP frame, such as user name, start time, finish time, total time, fees, related industry, and related job title;
17). The said taking an interview in claim 13 includes the sub-steps of: collecting interview information from the user, such as industry, employer, department, job title, payment method and confirmation code; displaying the interview information in the content frame; building a specific temporary question video database from the pre-recorded video database according to the industry and job title; using VRP to take the interview; obtaining a recorded response video database for the user when finishing the interview; displaying the interview timing results in the VRP frame, such as user name, start time, finish time, total time, fees, industry, job title, employer and department;
18). The said taking instant training, taking a booked training in claim 13, 14, 16 further includes sub-steps of displaying the training result processing request page in the VRP frame; collecting the employer information which the user want to send their training result, the delivery method and choice for requesting the professional HR review service; displaying the result processing page in the VRP frame which show the target employer’s name, the delivery method, and the fee for the delivery service;
19). The said system in claim 1 includes means for the administrator to login the system with administrator name and password to perform administration task which includes: querying the system with user name for user information, system usage, result process, login history and response video; building (importing new video clips) and edit (deleting video clips) the pre-recorded video database; looking up the record response video of specific user; querying employer with employer name; querying affiliate with affiliate name; querying review & service with HR expert name;
20). A method for charging the service fee based on time for online application comprising: defining the hourly fee for the service; defining the start time for using the VRP in instant training, booked training and interview; recording the finish time when completing the use of the system, then calculating the final fee charged for the service;
21). The said service fee in claim 20 could also be charged according to the user’s membership type, such as one month, two month, three month, half year, and one year membership which is specially associated with the said system in claim 1;
22). The said method in claim 20 could be applied in any kind online business application;
23). The real-time interview as an optional function could also be integrated with the system.

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 mechanical pencil arranged to grasp and release a writing lead by reciprocation of a chuck unit provided in a body cylinder so as to inch the writing lead forward, characterized in that
the chuck unit is held within the body cylinder so as to be rotatable about a lead axis in a situation where the chuck unit grasps the writing lead, a rotational drive mechanism is provided in which the chuck unit is retreated by writing pressure of the writing lead so as to rotationally drive a rotor, and rotational motion of the rotor is transmitted to the writing lead through the chuck unit.
2. The mechanical pencil as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that
the rotor which constitutes the rotational drive mechanism is formed into the shape of a ring, first and second cam faces are respectively formed at one end face and another end face of the rotor in an axial direction, and first and second fixed cam faces are arranged on the body cylinder side so as to face the first and second cam faces, respectively,
the first cam face in the ring-shaped rotor is brought into abutment with and meshed with the first fixed cam face by retreat operation of the chuck unit by way of the writing pressure, and the second cam face in the ring-shaped rotor is brought into abutment with and meshed with the second fixed cam face by releasing the writing pressure,
the second cam face on the rotor side and the second fixed cam face are arranged to have a half-phase shifted relationship with respect to one tooth of a cam in the axial direction in a situation where the first cam face on the rotor side is meshed with the first fixed cam face, and
the first cam face on the rotor side and the first fixed cam face are arranged to have the half-phase shifted relationship with respect to one tooth of the cam in the axial direction in a situation where the second cam face on the rotor side is meshed with the second fixed cam face.
3. The mechanical pencil as claimed in claim 2, characterized by comprising a spring member for biasing the second cam face of the ring-shaped rotor into abutment with the second fixed cam face and bringing the second cam face and the second fixed cam face to mesh with each other in a situation where the writing pressure is released.
4. The mechanical pencil as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that weight of the rotor including the chuck unit causes the second cam face of the ring-shaped rotor to be brought into abutment with the second fixed cam face to mesh with each other in a situation where the writing pressure is released.
5. The mechanical pencil as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that
first and second legs are arranged at one end face and another end face, in an axial direction, of the rotor which constitutes the rotational drive mechanism at acute angles with respect to the faces, respectively, and first and second groove formation sides are disposed on the body cylinder side and selectively engage with tips of the first and second legs,
when the rotor moves to a first position in the axial direction by retreat operation of the chuck unit under the writing pressure, the first leg engages with the first groove formation side and rotationally steps the rotor in one direction, and
when the rotor returns to a second position in the axial direction by release of the writing pressure, the second leg engages with the second groove formation side and rotationally steps the rotor in the same direction.
6. The mechanical pencil as claimed in claim 5, characterized by comprising a spring member for biasing said rotor so as to return to the second position in the axial direction in a situation where the writing pressure is released.
7. The mechanical pencil as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that weight of the rotor including the chuck unit causes the rotor to return to the second position in the axial direction in a situation where the writing pressure is released.
8. The mechanical pencil as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that
the rotor which constitutes the rotational drive mechanism is formed into the shape of a ring, a cam face is formed at an end face of the rotor in an axial direction, and the ring-shaped rotor moves to a first position in the axial direction by retreat operation of the chuck unit under the writing pressure, and returns to a second position in the axial direction by release of the writing pressure,
a fixed abutting member arranged on the body cylinder side which comes into abutment with a slope of the cam face, and causes the rotor to be rotationally stepped in one direction by movement of the ring-shaped rotor to the first position, and
a movable abutting member which moves in the axial direction when the ring-shaped rotor moves to the second position, while being in contact with the slope of the cam face, and causes the rotor to rotationally step in the same direction.
9. The mechanical pencil as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that
the fixed abutting member and the movable abutting member are respectively formed at tips of first and second cylindrical members which are formed cylindrically and arranged coaxially within the body cylinder,
the second cylindrical member having the movable abutting member is disposed within the first cylindrical member having the fixed abutting member, and
the second cylindrical member is arranged to be movable in an axial direction within the first cylindrical member by combination of grooves and ribs mutually formed in the axial direction at the first cylindrical member and second cylindrical member.
10. The mechanical pencil as claimed in claim 9, characterized in that a spring member which returns the ring-shaped rotor to the second position is arranged to bias the second cylindrical member forward in a situation where the writing pressure is released.
11. The mechanical pencil as claimed in claim 9, characterized in that the movable abutting member is arranged to be brought into abutment with the cam face of the ring-shaped rotor by weight of the second cylindrical member in a situation where the writing pressure is released.
12. The mechanical pencil as claimed in any one of claims 3, 6, and 10, characterized in that a torque canceller which is formed cylindrically is interposed between the rotor and the spring member so as to prevent the rotational motion of the rotor from being transmitted to the spring member.