All The Claims

1. A method comprising:
receiving a request to join a sharing group from a requesting media player device, the sharing group comprising a plurality of member media player devices each being associated with one of a plurality of users,
enabling at least one of the plurality of users to vote to permit the requesting media player device to join the sharing group;
making a determination as to whether to permit the requesting media player device to join the sharing group based on at least one vote received from the at least one of the plurality of users;
adding the requesting media player device to the sharing group if the determination is made to permit the requesting media player device to join the sharing group;
wherein enabling the at least one of the plurality of users to vote comprises enabling a broadcasting user associated with one of the plurality of member media player devices operative to broadcast media content to others of the plurality of member media player devices in the sharing group to vote; and
making the determination as to whether to permit the requesting media player device to join the sharing group comprises permitting the requesting media player device to join the sharing group if the broadcasting user votes to permit the requesting media player device to join the sharing group.
2. A method comprising:
receiving a request to join a sharing group from a requesting media player device, the sharing group comprising a plurality of member media player devices each being associated with one of a plurality of users;
enabling at least one of the plurality of users to vote to permit the requesting media player device to join the sharing group;
making a determination as to whether to permit the requesting media player device to join the sharing group based on at least one vote received from the at least one of the plurality of users;
adding the requesting media player device to the sharing group if the determination is made to permit the requesting media player device to join the sharing group;
wherein enabling the at least one of the plurality of users to vote comprises enabling the plurality of users to vote; and
making the determination as to whether to permit the requesting media player device to join the sharing, group comprises permitting the requesting media player device to join the sharing group only if all of the plurality of users vote to permit the requesting media player device to join the sharing group.
3. A method comprising:
receiving a request to join a sharing group from a requesting media player device, the sharing group comprising a plurality of member media player devices each being associated with one of a plurality of users;
enabling at least one of the plurality of users to vote to permit the requesting media player device to join the sharing group;
making a determination as to whether to permit the requesting media player device to join the sharing group based on at least one vote received from the at least one of the plurality of users;
adding the requesting media player device to the sharing group if the determination is made to permit the requesting media player device to join the sharing group;
wherein enabling the at least one of the plurality of users to vote comprises enabling the plurality of users to vote during a synchronized time window; and
making the determination as to whether to permit the requesting media player device to join the sharing group comprises permitting the requesting media player device to join the sharing group if a majority of votes received from the plurality of users within the synchronized time window are votes to permit the requesting media player device to join the sharing group.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein enabling the plurality of users to vote during the synchronized time window comprises
effecting presentation of information related to a user of the requesting media player device to the plurality of users at the plurality of member media player devices, the information related to the user of the requesting media player device comprising information capable of assisting the plurality of users in making a determination as to whether to vote to permit the requesting media player device to join the sharing group.
5. The method of claim 3 wherein adding the requesting media player device to the sharing group comprises storing information identifying the user of the requesting media player device as a member of the sharing group.
6. The method of claim 5 wherein adding the requesting media player device to the sharing group further comprises providing the information identifying the user of the requesting media player device to at least one other media player device in the sharing group.
7. The method of claim 3 wherein adding the requesting media player device to the sharing group comprises providing a decryption key to the requesting media player device to be used to decrypt communications for the sharing group distributed over a public communication channel.
8. The method of claim 3 wherein adding the requesting media player device to the sharing group comprises providing information to the requesting media player device enabling the requesting media player device to access a private communication channel for the sharing group.
9. The method of claim 3 further comprising:
determining whether new members are permitted for the sharing group based on permissions set by at least one of the plurality of users of the plurality of member media player devices;
wherein adding the requesting media player device to the sharing group comprises adding the requesting media player device to the sharing group if new members are permitted for the sharing group and a determination is made to permit the requesting media player device to join the sharing group.
10. The method of claim 3 wherein the requesting media player device and each of the plurality of member media player devices is one of a group consisting of: an audio player device and a video player device.
11. A media player device comprising:
a communication interface communicatively coupling the media player device to a network; and
a control unit associated with the communication interface and adapted to:
receive, from a requesting media player device, a request to join a sharing group of which the media player device is a member, the sharing group comprising a plurality of member media player devices including the media player device and each of the plurality of member media player devices being associated with one of a plurality of users;
enable a broadcasting user associated with one of the plurality of member media player devices responsible for broadcasting media content to others of the plurality of member media player devices in the sharing group to vote;
make a determination to permit the requesting media player device to join the sharing group if the broadcasting user votes to permit the requesting media player device to join the sharing group; and
add the requesting media player device to the sharing group if the determination is made to permit the requesting media player device to join the sharing group.
12. A media player device comprising:
a communication interface communicatively coupling the media player device to a network; and
a control unit associated with the communication interface and adapted to:
receive, from a requesting media player device, a request to join a sharing group of which the media player device is a member, the sharing group comprising a plurality of member media player devices including the media player device and each of the plurality of member media player devices being associated with one of a plurality of users;
enable the plurality of users to vote;
make a determination to permit the requesting media player device to join the sharing group only if all of the plurality of users vote to permit the requesting media player device to join the sharing group; and
add the requesting media player device to the sharing group if the determination is made to permit the requesting media player device to join the sharing group.
13. A media player device comprising:
a communication interface communicatively coupling the media player device to a network; and
a control unit associated with the communication interface and adapted to:
receive, from a requesting media player device, a request to join a sharing group of which the media player device is a member, the sharing group comprising a plurality of member media player devices including the media player device and each of the plurality of member media player devices being associated with one of a plurality of users;
enable the plurality of users to vote during a synchronized time window;
make a determination to permit the requesting media player device to join the sharing group if a majority of votes received from the plurality of users within the synchronized time window are votes to permit the requesting media player device to join the sharing group; and
add the requesting media player device to the sharing group if the determination is made to permit the requesting media player device to join the sharing group.
14. The media player device of claim 13 wherein the control unit is further adapted to:
effect presentation of information related to a user of the requesting media player device to the plurality of users at the plurality of member media player devices, the information related to the user of the requesting media player device being information that assists the plurality of users in making a determination as to whether to vote to permit the requesting media player device to join the sharing group.
15. The media player device of claim 13 wherein the control unit is further adapted to:
determine whether new members are permitted for the sharing group based on permissions set by at least one of the plurality of users of the plurality of member media player devices;
wherein adding the requesting media player device to the sharing group comprises adding the requesting media player device to the sharing group if new members are permitted for the sharing group and a determination is made to permit the requesting media player device to join the sharing group.
16. The media player device of claim 13 wherein the media player device is one of a group consisting of: an audio player device and a video player device.

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 pressure vessel apparatus with sensing identification function comprising:
a pressure vessel body with a concave container located on its surface; and
an identification tag, located in said concave container, comprising a record IC and a communication unit, said record IC for recording a status information of said pressure vessel body;
wherein when said reading device reads said identification tag, and thus provides an identification signal such that said communication unit transmits said status information to said reading device for verification.
2. The pressure vessel apparatus of claim 1, wherein said pressure vessel body is a pressure steel bottle, said pressure steel bottle is a steel bottle which can withstand high pressures.
3. The pressure vessel apparatus of claim 1, wherein said identification tag is glued to said concave container by a viscose.
4. The pressure vessel apparatus of claim 1, wherein said identification tag is a radio frequency identification tag.
5. The pressure vessel apparatus of claim 1, wherein said identification tag is made by material which can withstand high temperature, low temperature, material of sand blasting, water and fire proof, or other material which is capable of resisting environmentally harsh conditions.
6. The pressure vessel apparatus of claim 1, wherein said pressure vessel body is used for containing a content, said content is a liquefied petroleum gas, an oxygen, a nitrogen or other gases.
7. The pressure vessel apparatus of claim 1, wherein said status information comprises a production date, an initial content volume, and an examiner name.
8. The pressure vessel apparatus of claim 1, wherein said communication unit is an antenna.
9. The pressure vessel apparatus of claim 1, wherein reading device is attached to an attachment device, and said attachment device is a gas filler.
10. The pressure vessel apparatus of claim 1, wherein said identification signal is radio frequency identification (RFID) signal.
11. A pressure vessel apparatus with sensing identification function comprising:
a pressure vessel body with a concave container located on the surface of said pressure vessel body; and
a sensing unit, located on the surface of the pressure vessel body, for detecting the status information of a content in said pressure vessel body and generating a detecting result;
an identification tag, located in said concave container, electrically connected to said sensing unit, said identification tag including a record IC and a communication unit; and
a reading device;
wherein said record IC is used for recording a preset status information of said pressure vessel apparatus and said detecting result from said sensing unit, when said reading device reads said identification tag, and thus provides an identification signal such that said communication unit transmits said preset status information and said detecting result to said reading device for verification, and said reading device can update said preset status information and transmit said updated preset status information to said record IC via said communication unit.
12. The pressure vessel apparatus of claim 11, wherein said pressure vessel body is a steel bottle, said pressure steel bottle is a steel bottle which can withstand high pressure.
13. The pressure vessel apparatus of claim 11, wherein said identification tag is glued to said concave container by a viscose.
14. The pressure vessel apparatus of claim 11, wherein said identification tag is a radio frequency identification tag.
15. The pressure vessel apparatus of claim 11, wherein said identification tag is made by material which can withstand high temperature, low temperature, material of sand blasting, water and fire proof, or other material which is capable of resisting environmentally harsh conditions.
16. The pressure vessel apparatus of claim 11, wherein said pressure vessel body is used for containing a content, said content is a liquefied petroleum gas, an oxygen, a nitrogen or other gases.
17. The pressure vessel apparatus of claim 11, wherein said detecting result is a signal with residual content volume.
18. The pressure vessel apparatus of claim 11, wherein said status information comprises a production date, an initial content volume, an examiner name and an expiration date.
19. The pressure vessel apparatus of claim 11, wherein said communication unit is an antenna.
20. The pressure vessel apparatus of claim 11, wherein said sensing unit is a mechanical sensor or an electronic sensor.
21. The pressure vessel apparatus of claim 11, further comprising a power supply unit located in said pressure vessel body, said power supply unit providing the desired power to said sensing unit and said identification tag.
22. The pressure vessel apparatus of claim 21, wherein said power supply unit is a battery or a wireless charging unit, said wireless charging unit is used for receiving an electromagnetic wave which is then converted to current for storage.
23. The pressure vessel apparatus of claim 11, wherein said reading device is attached to an attachment device, said attachment device is a gas filler.
24. The pressure vessel apparatus of claim 11, wherein said identification signal is a radio frequency signal.

1. Method for receiving a purchase order by a remote location (10) from a customer location (9) via a first connection (1) over a network, to enable a purchase relating to a reference number, comprising the steps of:
completing a purchase order form that includes purchaser data (2) and a predefined subset (3) of the reference number,
receiving purchaser data (2) and the predefined subset (3) of the reference number at the remote location (10) from said customer location (9) via said first connection (1),
storing the purchaser data (2) and the subset (3) of the reference number in a storage means (5) of a computer system (6) at the remote location (10), said purchaser data being associated with the customer making the purchase,
receiving reference number related data via a second connection (13) over a network from the customer location (9) by an order-handling system, such as an IVR system (7) at the remote location (10),
associating said second connection (13) with the purchase order using the reference number related data, and the subset (3) of the reference number transmitted via said first connection (1), resulting in the complete reference number corresponding to the purchase order,
receiving an identification code (8) from the customer location (9) at the remote location (10),
receiving at the remote location (10) via said second connection (13) reference number digits (4) supplementary to the digits in the subset (3) of the reference number.
2. Method according to claim 1, wherein said second connection (13) is associated with the purchase order using said identification code (8).
3. Method according to claim 1, wherein the complete reference number is determined by concatenating the digits in the subset (3) of the reference number and the supplementary reference number digits (4).
4. Method according to claim 1, wherein said first connection (1) is a connection over a non-secure network.
5. Method according to claim 1, wherein said second connection (13) is a connection over a public telephone system.
6. Method according to claim 1, wherein said first connection (1) and said second connection (13) are connections over the same network.
7. Method according to claim 1, wherein the identification code (8) is shown on-line to the customer after the customer has completed said purchase order form, and the identification code (8) is received from the customer via said second connection (13).
8. Method according to claim 1, wherein the identification code (8) is provided by said computer system (6) to the customer, and the identification code (8) is received from the customer via said second connection (13).
9. Method according to claim 1, wherein the identification code (8) is received from a personal computer (11) at the customer location (9) by said computer system (6) at the remote location (10).
10. Method according to any of the preceding claims, wherein said reference number is a credit card number.
11. Method according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the identification code (8) is a unique code.

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 method comprising:
receiving information of a paging area by a user equipment (UE) requiring a coverage extensioncoverage enhancement (CE) from a base station in a wireless network, wherein the paging area is a subset of a tracking area;
determining if there is any change between the received paging area and a stored paging area of the UE;
notifying the base station if there is any paging area change; and
receiving paging messages in the paging area, wherein the paging messages are transmitted repeatedly by a repetition number.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the notifying the base station involves:
establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection with the base station; and
reporting a CE status of the UE to the base station.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein an establishment cause IE of a RRC Connection Request for the RRC connection establishment indicating a paging area change.
4. The method of claim 2 further comprising:
reporting the stored paging area information to the base station.
5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
updating the stored paging area if there is paging area change.
6. The method of claim 1 further comprising: reporting the stored paging area information to the wireless network periodically.
7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
detecting a CE status change; and
reporting the CE status change to the wireless network.
8. A method comprising:
storing information of a paging area by a base station, wherein the paging area is a geographic area covered by a cluster of neighboring base stations;
storing a coverage extensioncoverage enhancement (CE) user equipment (UE) list comprising UEs requiring CE;
updating the CE UE list upon detecting triggering event; and
paging the UEs on the CE UE list repeatedly by a repetition number.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the paging area is derived by coordinating among neighboring base stations identified by a base station ID or a neighboring cell list.
10. The method of claim 8 further comprising: broadcasting the information of the paging area in a system information message.
11. The method claim 8 wherein the triggering event is receiving a notification of presence by a UE requiring CE.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein the notification of presence includes a CE status of the UE.
13. The method of claim 11 further comprising: establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection with the UE, and wherein an establishment cause IE in a RRC Connection Request message for the RRC establishment indicates a paging area change.
14. The method of claim 11 further comprising: forwarding the UE notification of presence information to the base stations in the paging area.
15. The method of claim 8, wherein the triggering event is receiving a notification of CE UE presence from a neighboring base station.
16. The method of claim 8 further comprising: deleting a UE from the CE UE list upon detecting one or more releasing events.
17. The method of claim 16 wherein the release events comprising: failure to receive a paging response from the UE after repeatedly tries by the repetition number, failure to receive a paging response after a period of time, receiving a notification from a neighboring base station indicating the UE is out of the paging area.
18. A user equipment (UE) comprising
a transceiver that transmits and receives radio signals via a first radio access link;
an information handler that stores information of a stored paging area;
a paging area handler that receives information of a paging area from a base station when the UE requires coverage extensioncoverage enhancement (CE), determines if there is any change between the paging area and the stored paging area of the UE, and notifies the base station if there is any paging area change; and
a paging module that receives and processes paging messages in the paging area, wherein the page messages are transmitted repeatedly by a repetition number.
19. The UE of claim 18, wherein the paging area handler establishes a radio resource control (RRC) connection with the base station and reports a CE status of the UE to the base station.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein an establishment cause IE of a RRC Connection Request for the RRC connection establishment indicating a paging area change.
21. The method of claim 19, wherein the paging area handler further reports the stored paging area information to the wireless network.
22. The method of claim 18, wherein the information handler updates the stored paging area if there is paging area change.
23. The method of claim 18, wherein the paging area handler reports the stored paging area information to the wireless network periodically.
24. The method of claim 18, wherein the paging area handler reports CE status to the wireless network upon detecting a CE status change.
25. A method comprising:
detecting a coverage extensioncoverage enhancement (CE) mode by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless network;
sending a CE message indicating the CE mode to the network; and
receiving a paging message from the network, wherein the paging message is transmitted repeatedly by a repetition number.
26. The method of claim 25, wherein the CE mode is detected upon detecting one or more conditions comprising: the UE is a low cost device, or the UE requires CE.
27. The method of claim 25, wherein the sending the CE message comprising:
establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection with a base station; and
reporting a CE status of the UE to the base station.
28. The method of claim 25 wherein the CE message to the network includes a CE status of the UE.
29. A method comprising:
receiving a paging request for a UE in a coverage extensioncoverage enhancement (CE) mode from a network entity by a base station in a wireless network; and
sending a paging message repeatedly by a repetition number to the UE.
30. The method of claim 29, wherein the repetition number is provided by the network entity.
31. The method of claim 29, further comprising:
receiving a CE message from the UE indicating a CE mode of the UE; and
sending a CE information message to the network entity.
32. The method of claim 31, wherein the CE information message includes a CE status of the UE and a corresponding cell ID for the UE.
33. A method comprising:
determining a coverage extensioncoverage enhancement (CE) mode for a UE by a network entity in a wireless network; and
sending a paging request for the UE to one or more base stations in a tracking area of the UE, wherein the paging request indicates the CE mode for the UE.
34. The method of claim 33 wherein the network entity is a mobility management entity (MME).
35. The method of claim 33 further comprising: providing the one or more base stations in the track area with a repetition number for the paging of the UE.
36. The method of claim 33 further comprising: receiving CE information of the UE from a base station.
37. The method of claim 36, wherein the CE information includes a CE status of the UE and a corresponding cell ID for the UE.