All The Claims

1. A showerhead emitting a vibrant spray pattern comprising
an inlet in an upstream end of the showerhead for receiving water from a water source;
an outer showerhead body sealingly connected to the inlet;
a stationary faceplate sealingly connected to a downstream end of the showerhead body wherein the faceplate includes;
multiple elongated troughs for temporary storage of water therein generally parallel to the plane of the faceplate, radiating from the center of the faceplate and formed as a recess in an upstream surface of the faceplate;
the faceplate troughs having one or more spray apertures therein extending through a downstream surface of the faceplate;
at least one faceplate ramp surface in the troughs extending from a downstream surface of the troughs to the spray apertures in the faceplate;
and a rotatable turbine with water outlets therein and with each outlet overlying an upstream edge of multiple troughs in the faceplate;
whereby rotation of the turbine delivers water to the multiple faceplate troughs for ultimate discharge from spray apertures in the faceplate.
2. The showerhead of claim 1 wherein the rotatable turbine also includes upstanding radial and peripheral walls to facilitate temporary storage of water before entering the faceplate.
3. The showerhead of claim 1 wherein the troughs in the faceplate include two or more ramp surfaces with different ramp slopes and length.
4. The showerhead of claim 1 wherein the troughs in the faceplate are curvilinear in shape.
5. The showerhead of claim 1, further comprising a water distributor with downwardly sloped channels directing water from the inlet to the turbine.
6. The showerhead of claim 1 wherein the spray apertures in the faceplate are triangular in cross 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 sensor assembly, comprising:
a frame comprising at least two rigid or semirigid portions coupled to one or more pairs of flexible hinge elements, wherein the one or more pairs of flexible hinge elements are disposed substantially symmetric relative to an optical axis and are configured to allow the frame to expand and contract along the optical axis; and
at least two housings configured to hold optical components disposed on the at least two rigid or semirigid portions of the frame, respectively, along the optical axis, wherein the at least two housings are configured to move along the optical axis without changing orientation relative to one another as the frame expands and contracts along the optical axis.
2. The sensor assembly of claim 1, wherein the one or more pairs of flexible hinge elements comprise one or more pairs of living hinges, pin hinges, or bar links.
3. The sensor assembly of claim 1, wherein the frame comprises one or more of a thermoplastic material, a metal, a metallic alloy, or a composite material.
4. The sensor assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least two housings comprise an emitter housing configured to receive an emitter and a detector housing configured to receive a detector.
5. The sensor assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least two rigid or semirigid portions comprise an annular structure.
6. The sensor assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least two rigid or semirigid portions comprise a plurality of flat sides.
7. The sensor assembly of claim 6, wherein the one or more pairs of flexible hinge elements are configured to constrain opposing flat sides of the plurality of flat sides of the frame to remain substantially parallel to one another as the frame expands and contracts along the optical axis.
8. A sensor assembly, comprising:
a frame comprising two or more pairs of rigid or semirigid flat pieces and a plurality flexible hinge elements, wherein each pair of flat pieces comprises a first flat piece disposed on an opposite side of the frame from a second flat piece, and wherein the flexible hinge elements enable the first and the second flat pieces of each of the two or more pairs of flat pieces to remain substantially parallel to one another as the frame expands and contracts; and
an emitter housing and a detector housing respectively disposed on the first and second flat pieces of one of the two or more pairs of flat pieces, wherein the flexible hinge elements enable the one of the two or more pairs of flat pieces to move toward and away from one another as the frame expands and contracts.
9. The sensor assembly of claim 8, wherein the frame comprises one or more of a thermoplastic material, a metal, a metallic alloy, or a composite material.
10. The sensor assembly of claim 8, wherein the plurality of flexible hinge elements are disposed substantially symmetric relative to an optical axis defined by the emitter housing and the detector housing.
11. The sensor assembly of claim 8, comprising at least one integrated circuit device.
12. The sensor assembly of claim 8, comprising an emitter disposed in the emitter housing configured to emit two or more wavelengths of light; and comprising a detector disposed in the detector housing and configured to detect the light emitted from the emitter.
13. A system, comprising:
a monitor; and
a sensor configured to transmit signals to and from the monitor, the sensor comprising:
a frame comprising at least two rigid or semirigid portions coupled to one or more pairs of flexible hinge elements, wherein the one or more pairs flexible hinge elements are disposed substantially symmetric relative to an optical axis and are configured to allow the frame to expand and contract along the optical axis; and
at least two housings configured to hold optical components respectively disposed on the at least two rigid or semirigid portions of the frame along the optical axis, wherein the at least two housings are configured to move along the optical axis without altering an orientation of the at least two housings relative to one another as the frame expands and contracts along the optical axis.
14. The system of claim 13, wherein the at least two housings comprise an emitter housing and a detector housing.
15. The system of claim 14, wherein the sensor comprises an emitter disposed in the emitter housing and a detector disposed in the detector housing, and wherein the emitter is configured to emit at least two wavelengths of light, and wherein the detector is configured to detect the light emitted from the emitter.
16. The system of claim 12, wherein the one or more pairs of flexible hinge elements comprise one or more pair of living hinges, pin hinges, or bar links.
17. The system of claim 13, wherein the monitor comprises a pulse oximetry monitor.
18. A sensor, comprising:
a frame comprising a first rigid or semirigid annular portion coupled to a second rigid or semirigid portion by at least one pair of flexible hinge elements, wherein the at least one pair of flexible hinge elements is disposed substantially symmetric relative to an optical axis and is configured to allow the frame to expand and contract along the optical axis; and
an emitter housing and a detector housing disposed on the first or second rigid or semirigid portions of the frame along the optical axis, wherein the emitter housing and the detector housing are configured to move relative to one another while remaining aligned along the optical axis.
19. The sensor of claim 18, wherein the sensor comprises a covering provided over the frame, the emitter housing, and the detector housing.
20. The sensor of claim 18, comprising an emitter disposed in the emitter housing configured to emit two or more wavelengths of light; and comprising a detector disposed in the detector housing and configured to detect the light emitted from the emitter.

1. A printing apparatus which is able to convey a sheet from at least one of a plurality of sheet storage units and print an image on the sheet, comprising:
a holding unit configured to hold a print job, the holding unit being able to hold print jobs;
a determination unit configured to determine whether or not there is at least one sheet storage unit for which attribution information of a sheet to be used by a print job held in the holding unit is registered, in the plurality of sheet storage units;
a notification unit configured to notify, based on the determination by the determination unit, that there is no sheet storage unit for which the attribution information of a sheet to be used by the print job held in the holding unit is registered;
a selection instruction receiving unit configured to receive, from a user, a selection instruction for selecting at least one print job from among the print jobs held by the holding unit;
an executing instruction receiving unit configured to receive, from a user, an executing instruction for the at least one print job selected by the selection instruction; and
an executing unit configured to execute the at least one print job selected by the selection instruction according to the executing instruction received by the executing instruction receiving unit.
2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the notification unit configured to notify, in a case where the determination unit determines that there is no sheet storage unit for which the attribution information of the sheet to be used by the print job held in the holding unit is registered, that there is no sheet storage unit for which the attribution information of the sheet to be used by the print job held in the holding unit is registered.
3. The printing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the notification unit notifies that there is no sheet storage unit for which the attribution information of the sheet to be used by the print job held in the holding unit is registered by displaying a mark.
4. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising
a judgment unit configured to judge, in a case where the determination unit determines that there is the at least one sheet storage unit for which the attribution information of the sheet to be used by the print job held in the holding unit is registered, whether or not a sheet exists in the sheet storage unit.
5. The printing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising:
a second notification unit configured to notify, in a case where the determination unit determines that there is the at least one sheet storage unit for which the attribution information of the sheet to be used by the print job held in the holding unit is registered and the judgment unit judges that a sheet does not exist in the sheet storage unit, that a sheet does not exist in the sheet storage unit.
6. The printing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the second notification unit notifies that a sheet does not exist in the sheet storage unit by displaying a mark.
7. The printing apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the determination unit determines, before the executing receiving unit receives the execution instruction, whether or not there is at least one sheet storage unit for which the attribution information of the sheet to be used by the print job held in the holding unit is registered, in the plurality of sheet storage units.
8. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit configured to display a list of print jobs held in the holding unit.
9. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a determination instructions receiving unit configured to receive a determination instruction for causing the determination unit to perform the determination.
10. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the attribution information of the sheet is a size of a sheet or a type of a sheet.
11. A control method for controlling a printing apparatus which is able to convey at least one of from a plurality of sheet storage units and print an image on the sheet, comprising:
holding a print job in a holding unit, the holding unit being able to print jobs;
determining whether or not there is at least one sheet storage unit for which attribution information of a sheet to be used by a print job held in the holding unit is registered, in the plurality of sheet storage units;
notifying, based on the determination, that there is no sheet storage unit for which the attribution information of a sheet to be used by the print job held in the holding unit is registered;
receiving, from a user, a selection instruction for selecting at least one print job from among print jobs held by the holding unit;
receiving, from a user, an executing instruction for the at least one print job selected by the selection instruction; and
executing the print job selected by the selection instruction according to the received executing instruction.
12. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a method, the method comprising,
holding, holding a print job in a holding unit, the holding unit being able to print jobs;
determining whether or not there is at least one sheet storage unit for which attribution information of a sheet to be used by a print job held in the holding unit is registered, in the plurality of sheet storage units;
notifying, based on the determination, that there is no sheet storage unit for which the attribution information of a sheet to be used by the print job held in the holding unit is registered;
receiving, from a user, a selection instruction for selecting at least one print job from among print jobs held by the holding unit;
receiving, from a user, an executing instruction for the at least one print job selected by the selection instruction; and
executing the print job selected by the selection instruction according to the received executing instruction.

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 surround security system embodied on a tangible and non-transitory computer readable storage medium including instructions executable by a processor associated with a computer system, the surround security system comprising:
a packet enforcement engine to screen packets, using at least one of a plurality of packet enforcement evaluators comprising a network firewall, a network intrusion detection system, a packet filter, and a session monitor, to and from a network and a TCPIP stack of the computer system and to transmit acceptable packets to and from the network and the TCPIP stack;
an application enforcement engine to screen packets, using at least one of a plurality of application enforcement evaluators comprising an application firewall, an application intrusion detection system, a content filter, and a URL blocking engine, to and from the TCPIP stack and an applications programming interface on the computer system and to transmit acceptable packets to and from the TCPIP stack and applications;
a smart packet forwarder integrally coupled with both the packet enforcement engine and the application enforcement engine to forward only the acceptable packets through the TCPIP stack to the application programming interface or network;
wherein the smart packet forwarder is configured to determine which of the plurality of packet enforcement evaluators and application enforcement evaluators should evaluate a packet;
the plurality of packet enforcement evaluators and application enforcement evaluators evaluate the packet and discard the packet if the packet meets certain criteria;
an application controller integrally coupled to the smart packet forwarder to prohibit certain applications from running based on the results of the packets screened by the packet enforcement engine and the application enforcement engine;
a file monitor to verify integrity of operating system files on the computer system; and
a vulnerability scanner to ensure that, the operating system installed on the computer system complies with a set level of security;
the surround security system providing security which protects accesses through the TCPIP stack for applications, and operating system of the computer system;
wherein the packet enforcement engine, application enforcement engine, file monitor and vulnerability scanner are configured to operate at one or more layers below an applications layer of the computer system.
2. The surround security system of claim 1, wherein the vulnerability scanner comprises:
a profile including identification of versions of various applications on the computer system;
a server interactor to use the profile to obtain relevant patches from a remote server; and
a patch installation logic to install the relevant patches.
3. The surround security system of claim 2, wherein the profile includes identification of an operating system version.
4. The surround security system of claim 2, wherein the profile includes a list of installed patches.
5. The surround security system of claim 2, wherein the vulnerability scanner is triggered periodically.
6. The surround security system of claim 5, wherein the vulnerability scanner is triggered by one or more of the following:
a preset period having elapsed, rebooting the computer system, connection of the computer system to a network, or installation of a new application.
7. The surround security system of claim 1, wherein the vulnerability scanner comprises:
a settings vulnerability scanner to ensure that a password and other settings on the computer system comply with preset security levels.
8. The surround security system of claim 7, wherein the preset security levels indicate a length of an acceptable password and a frequency to change the password.
9. The surround security system of claim 1, wherein the file monitor comprises:
a real time monitor to monitor active files and processes; and
a periodic monitor to ensure that the computer system files have not been maliciously altered.
10. The surround security system of claim 9, wherein the real time monitor monitors one or more of the following:
memory use, CPU use, process spawning, active executable files, and active DLL files.
11. The surround security system of claim 9, wherein the periodic monitor monitors one or more of the following: registry, versions of DLL files, executables, and other files.
12. The surround security system of claim 1, further comprising:
a file encryption module to provide additional security by enabling encryption of files including application files.
13. The surround security system of claim 1, wherein the packet enforcement engine comprises:
an intelligent packet router to determine which of a plurality of evaluators should evaluate a packet; and
the plurality of evaluators to evaluate the packet and discard the packet if the packet meets certain criteria.
14. The surround security system of claim 13, wherein the packet enforcement engine further comprises:
an encryption engine to encrypt and decrypt packets for sending over a virtual private network (VPN), the encryption engine coupled to the packet router.
15. The surround security system of claim 13, wherein the evaluators comprise one or more of the following:
a network firewall, a network intrusion detection system, a packet filter, and a session monitor.
16. The surround security system of claim 13, wherein the evaluator further comprises a bypass, the bypass to permit packets associated with an established and verified session to bypass the evaluators.
17. The surround security system of claim 1, wherein the application enforcement engine comprises:
an application intelligent packet router to route packets to one of a plurality of Application sensitive filters;
a plurality of Application sensitive filters to discard packets that meet particular criteria.
18. The surround security system of claim 17, wherein the Application sensitive filters comprise one or more of the following: an application firewall, an application intrusion detection system, a content filter, and a URL blocking engine.
19. The surround security system of claim 1, further comprising:
a commandconfigurationfeedback logic to use a messaging system to send configuration information to the surround security system.
20. The surround security system of claim 19, wherein the messaging system comprises one of the following:
an email component of the surround security system, an email application, and an instant messaging application.
21. The surround security system of claim 20, further comprising:
a filter to filter out messages including the configuration information, such that the configuration information is transmitted transparently to the user.
22. The surround security system of claim 19, further comprising:
a message constructor to construct a message including log data, and return the message to a server.
23. The surround security system of claim 22, wherein the message constructor is further configured to intercept traffic to the server and insert a new message containing the logs.
24. The surround security system of claim 22, wherein the logs comprise one or more of the following:
status information, alerts, status, currently used configuration data, and other information requested by the management system.
25. A method of implementing a surround security system of claim 1 comprising:
scanning packets between the network and the TCPIP stack for security;
scanning packets between the TCPIP stack of the computer system and the operating system and applications of the computer system for security, to permit only accepted applications to access the network, the accepted applications derived by:
recording use of the computer system during a period, and permitting only those applications that were indicated as acceptable during the period to access the network.