All The Claims

1. A method of inkjet printing comprising:
receiving digital data corresponding to an image to be printed with an inkjet printing apparatus;
generating a coverage area map that identifies areas of the image to be printed that have different coverage area densities;
identifying a coverage area density for each area identified by the coverage area map, the coverage area density for each area being identified by weighting gloss level data differently for each color plane in an area identified in the coverage area map;
selecting a halftone level for clear ink to be ejected onto each area identified by the coverage area map, the halftone level selected for each area corresponding to the coverage area density for the area;
operating a first plurality of inkjet ejectors for the inkjet printing apparatus to form the image to be printed on an image receiving member with at least one colored ink; and
operating a second plurality of inkjet ejectors to eject clear ink at the selected halftone levels onto the image receiving surface, the second plurality of inkjet ejectors being operated with reference to the selected halftone levels to eject different amounts of clear ink onto the different areas identified by the coverage area map.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
spreading the at least one colored ink used to form the image to be printed on the image receiving member after the second plurality of inkjet ejectors have been operated to eject the clear ink onto the image receiving member.
3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
spreading colored ink used to form the image to be printed on the image receiving member before the second plurality of inkjet ejectors have been operated to eject the clear ink onto the image receiving member.
4. The method of claim 1, the identification of the coverage area density further comprising:
identifying a ratio of colored ink pixels to a total number of available pixels for an area identified by the coverage area map.
5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
comparing the identified coverage area density for each area in the coverage area map to at least one predetermined threshold to classify each area identified by the coverage area map.
6. The method of claim 5 further comprising:
classifying an area identified by the coverage area map as being one of a solid area, a halftoned area, and a bare area.
7. The method of claim 6 further comprising:
selecting the halftone level with reference to the area being classified as a solid area, a halftoned area, or a bare area.
8. A printer comprising:
a media transport system configured to transport print media along a media path;
a print station positioned along the media path, the print station including a first plurality of inkjet ejectors configured to eject drops of ink having at least one color;
a clear ink station positioned along the media path, the clear ink station including a second plurality of inkjet ejectors configured to eject drops of clear ink; and
a controller, the controller configured to:
receive digital data corresponding to an image to be printed with an inkjet printing apparatus;
generate a coverage area map that identifies areas of the image to be printed that have different coverage area densities;
identify a coverage area density for each area identified by the coverage area map by weighting gloss level data differently for each color plane in an area identified in the coverage area map;
select a halftone level for clear ink to be ejected onto each area identified by the coverage area map, the halftone level selected for each area corresponding to the coverage area density for the area;
operate the media transport system to move the print media past the print station and clear ink station;
operate the first plurality of inkjet ejectors in the print station with reference to the digital data to form an image on a surface of the print media by ejecting ink drops having the at least one color; and
operate the second plurality of inkjet ejectors in the clear ink station to eject clear ink at the selected halftone levels onto the image receiving surface, the second plurality of inkjet ejectors being operated with reference to the selected halftone levels to eject different amounts of clear ink onto the different areas identified by the coverage area map.
9. The printer of claim 8 further comprising:
a spreading station configured to spread ink drops ejected by the print station across the surface of the print media, the spreading station positioned along the media path between the print station and the clear ink station.
10. The printer of claim 8 further comprising:
a spreading station configured to spread ink drops ejected by the print station across the surface of the print media, the spreading station positioned along the media path at a position that enables the spreading station to spread the clear ink ejected by the clear ink station onto the print media.
11. The printer of claim 8, the controller being further configured to identify a ratio of colored ink pixels to a total number of available pixels for each area identified by the coverage area map.
12. The printer of claim 8, the controller being further configured to compare the identified coverage area density for each area identified by the coverage area map to at least one predetermined threshold to classify each area identified by the coverage area map.
13. The printer of claim 12, the controller being further configured to classify an area identified by the coverage area map as being one of a solid area, a halftoned area, and a bare area.
14. The printer of claim 13, the controller being further configured to select the halftone level with reference to the area being classified as a solid area, a halftoned area, or a bare area.
15. A printer comprising:
an image receiving member;
a transfix member;
a media transport system configured to transport print media along a media path;
a print station positioned opposite the image receiving member, the print station including a first plurality of inkjet ejectors configured to eject drops of ink having at least one color;
a clear ink station positioned along the media path, the clear ink station including a second plurality of inkjet ejectors configured to eject drops of clear ink; and
a controller, the controller configured to:
receive digital data corresponding to an image to be printed with an inkjet printing apparatus;
generate a coverage area map that identifies areas of the image to be printed that have different coverage area densities;
identify a coverage area density for each area identified by the coverage area map by weighting gloss level data differently for each color plane in an area identified in the coverage area map;
select a halftone level for clear ink to be ejected onto each area identified by the coverage area map, the halftone level selected for each area corresponding to the coverage area density for the area;
operate the media transport system to move the print media between the image receiving member and the transfix member and past the clear ink station;
operate the first plurality of inkjet ejectors in the print station with reference to the digital data to form an image on the image receiving member by ejecting ink drops having the at least one color;
operate the transfix member and image receiving member to transfix the image onto a surface of a print medium; and
operate the second plurality of inkjet ejectors in the clear ink station to eject clear ink at the selected halftone levels onto the surface of the print medium, the second plurality of inkjet ejectors being operated with reference to the selected halftone levels to eject different amounts of clear ink onto the different areas identified by the coverage area map.
16. The printer of claim 15 further comprising:
a spreading station configured to spread the clear ink ejected by the clear ink station across the surface of the print medium.
17. The printer of claim 15, the controller being further configured to identify a ratio of colored ink pixels to a total number of available pixels for each area identified by the coverage area map.
18. The printer of claim 15, the controller being further configured to compare the identified coverage area density for each area identified by the coverage area map to at least one predetermined threshold to classify each area identified by the coverage area map.
19. The printer of claim 18, the controller being further configured to classify an area identified by the coverage area map as being one of a solid area, a halftoned area, and a bare area.
20. The printer of claim 19, the controller being further configured to select the halftone level with reference to the area being classified as a solid area, a halftoned area, or a bare area.

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 compound according to Formula One:
wherein:
Z is selected from the group consisting of H, R11, OR11, OC(O)R11, OC(O)OR11, and OC(O)NR11R12, OC(O)NR11-12R12-11;
R11 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C8 alkyl, C2-C8 alkenyl, C2-C8 alkynyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl;
R12 is selected from the group consisting of H, C1-C6 alkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C2-C5 alkenyl, and C2-C5 alkynyl;
NR11-12R12-11 is a 5 to 8 membered ring, where the members of the ring are selected from the group consisting of C, O, and S
Q is selected from the group consisting of H, CH3, CH2CH3, CF3, Ph, CH\u2550CH2, and cyclopropyl;
M is selected from the group consisting of H, CH3, CH2CH3, CF3, Ph, CH\u2550CH2, or cyclopropyl;
T is selected from the group consisting of O, OC(O), OC(O)O, S, SC(O), SC(O)O,
\u2003G is selected from the group consisting of H, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl;
optionally, G and M may form a 3-8 membered carbocyclic system;
optionally, M and Q may form a 3-8 membered carbocyclic system;
wherein each of the alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, benzyl, aryl, and heteroaryl may be substituted with one or more substituents.
2. A compound of claim 1 which is {2-({(3S,7R,8R,9S)-7-benzyl-8-(isobutyryloxy)-9-methyl-2,6-dioxo-1,5-dioxonan-3-ylamino}carbonyl)-4-methoxy-3-pyridinyloxy}methyl cyclopentanecarboxylate.
3. A compound of claim 1 which is (3S,6S,7R,8R)-8-benzyl-3-{(3-{(ethoxyacetyl)oxymethoxy}-4-methoxy-2-pyridinyl)carbonylamino}-6-methyl-4,9-dioxo-1,5-dioxonan-7-yl 2-methylpropanoate.
4. A composition comprising (1) a compound according to claim 1, 2, or 3, and (2) at least one compound selected from other fungicides, insecticides, nematocides, miticides, arthropodicides, or bactericides.
5. A process comprising using a compound according to claims 1, 2, or 3, or a composition according to claim 4, in a disease inhibiting and phytologically acceptable amount, to prevent, control, or eradicate, fungal disease.

1. A method of acquiring data in a substrate processing apparatus including a carrier block to which a carrier storing therein a plurality of substrates is carried, a plurality of processing modules that process substrates which are carried therein from the carrier block, and a substrate transport mechanism that transports the substrates between the processing modules, the substrate transport mechanism having a base and a first holding member mounted to the base to advance and retract, said method comprising:
holding a sensor substrate by the first holding member, the sensor substrate having a sensor section for acquiring data on the processing modules and a first power supply section with a rechargeable electricity storage section for supplying electric power to the sensor section;
advancing the first holding member to transfer the sensor substrate to a processing module;
acquiring data on the processing module by the sensor section of the sensor substrate; and
causing the first holding member to receive the sensor substrate, whose electric charge is consumed, from the processing module and retract, and charging the first power supply section of the sensor substrate in a non-contact manner by a second power supply section that moves together with the base while the first holding member holding the substrate is in its retracted position.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the electricity storage section is constituted by an electric double-layer capacitor.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the electricity storage section is constituted by a nano-hybrid capacitor.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the electricity storage section is constituted by a lithium-ion capacitor.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein:
the substrate transport mechanism has a second holding member provided to hold a substrate and configured to advance and retract with respect to the base; and
the second power supply section is provided in a power feeding substrate that charges the first power supply section and that is held by the second holding member.
6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the charging the first power supply section of the sensor substrate includes charging the sensor substrate while the sensor substrate is positioned relative to a power feeding substrate in such a way that a power receiving coil, connected to a circuit for charging the first power supply section, provided in the sensor substrate and a power receiving coil provided in the power feeding substrate face each other.
7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second power supply section is provided in the base.
8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising judging whether the sensor substrate held by a first substrate holding part is placed at a charging position at which the sensor substrate is to be charged by the second power supply section.
9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
judging whether an amount of charge in the first power supply section is reached a predefined set value; and
stopping charging of the first power supply section when the amount of charge in the first power supply section is reached the predefined set value.
10. The method according to claim 9,
wherein the sensor substrate is provided with a light emitter that emits light by using electric power of the first power supply section,
said method further comprising stopping emitting light from the light emitter when the amount of charge in the first power supply section is reached the predefined set value,
wherein the base or the power feeding substrate is provided with a light receiver and paired with the light emitter,
said method further comprising receiving light from the light emitter by the light receiver, and
wherein judgment whether or not the amount of charge in the first power supply section is reached the predefined set value is performed based on light reception of the light receiver.
11. The method according to claim 1,
wherein the substrate processing apparatus is provided with a charging mechanism to charge the second power supply section,
said method further comprising charging the second power supply section by the charging mechanism in a non-contact manner.
12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the sensor substrate includes a wireless transmission section that receives electric power supplied from the first power supply section, and wherein the wireless transmission section transmits data on the processing module to a receiving section of the substrate processing apparatus.
13. A sensor substrate configured to be transported by a substrate transport device, the sensor substrate comprising:
a sensor section that acquires data on a processing module;
a transmission section that wirelessly transmits the data acquired by the sensor section;
a power supply section having a rechargeable electricity storage section for supplying electric power to the sensor section and to the transmission section; and
a plurality of power receiving coils that are connected to a circuit of the power supply section to receive electric power transmitted from outside and supply the electric power to the electricity storage section,
wherein the power receiving coils are disposed along a flat surface of the sensor substrate to form a circumferential array.
14. The sensor substrate according to claim 13, wherein the electricity storage section is constituted by an electric double-layer capacitor.
15. The sensor substrate according to claim 13, wherein the electricity storage section is constituted by a nano-hybrid capacitor.
16. The sensor substrate according to claim 13, wherein the electricity storage section is constituted by a lithium-ion capacitor.
17. The sensor substrate according to any one of claims 13 to 16, further comprising:
a detection section that detects a voltage of the power supply section or an electrical current flowing from the power supply section; and
an output section that outputs a charge completion detection signal based on a detection result of by the detection section.
18. A substrate processing system comprising:
a plurality of processing modules that each processes a substrate;
a substrate transport device that transports the substrate between the processing modules, the substrate transport device having a base and a first holding member mounted to the base so as to advance and retract with respect to the base; and
a sensor substrate which is to be transported by the substrate transport device to acquire measurement data,
wherein the sensor substrate includes:
a sensor section that acquires data related to processing conditions conducted in each processing module;
a transmission section that transmits the data acquired by the sensor section in a wireless manner;
a first power supply section having a rechargeable electricity storage section for supplying electric power to the sensor section and to the transmission section; and
a plurality of power receiving coils that are connected to a circuit of the first power supply section to receive electric power transmitted in non-contact manner from a second power supply section which is moved together with the base, and to supply the received electric power to the electricity storage section,

wherein the plurality of power receiving coils are disposed along a flat surface of the sensor substrate, and
wherein the substrate transport device has a movable holding member, for holding the sensor substrate, that can be moved between an advanced position with respect to the base at which the holding member receives from one of the processing modules the sensor substrate having the electricity storage section whose electricity has been consumed, and a retracted position with respect to the base at which the electricity storage section is charged using the power receiving coils during transporting of the sensor substrate from the one processing module to another processing module.
19. The substrate processing system according to claim 18, wherein the electricity storage section is constituted by an electric double-layer capacitor.
20. The substrate processing system according to claim 18,
wherein the sensor substrate further includes:
a detection section that detects a voltage of the first power supply section or an electrical current flowing from the first power supply section; and
an output section that outputs a charge completion detection signal based on a detection result of the detection 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.

What is claimed is:

1. A minority carrier semiconductor device comprising:
an active region wherein the minority carrier recombination lifetime is maximized;
at least one region adjacent to the active region, the adjacent region being doped with an impurity from the group of deep level impurities, reactive impurities, and shallow compensating impurities, the doped adjacent region maintaining the maximized minority carrier recombination lifetime in the active region during device operation; and
contact regions applied to the device.
2. The device of claim 1 wherein the deep level impurities comprise transition metals comprising at least Cr, Fe, Co, Cu, and Au.
3. The device of claim 1 wherein the reactive impurities comprise at least H, C, S, Cl, O, and F.
4. The device of claim 1 wherein the impurities comprise shallow compensating impurities.
5. The minority carrier semiconductor device of claim 1 wherein the active region comprises a light emitting region of a light emitting diode and the adjacent region comprises an injection region of a light emitting diode.
6. The minority carrier semiconductor device of claim 5 wherein the active region further comprises a double heterostructure light emitting diode and the adjacent region further comprises a confining layer of a double heterostructure light emitting diode.
7. The minority carrier semiconductor device of claim 6 wherein the impurity is O and the doping concentration is between 11016 cm3 and 51019 cm3.
8. A light emitting semiconductor device comprising:
a substrate;
a first confining layer overlying the substrate;
an active region for generating light wherein the radiative recombination efficiency is maximized overlying the first confining layer;
a second confining layer, the second confining layer overlying the active region;
window layer overlying the second confining layer; and
electrical contacts deposited on the substrate and the window layer,
at least one confining layer doped with an impurity from a group of impurities comprising deep level impurities, reactive impurities, and shallow compensating impurities, the doped confining layer decreasing the loss of quantum efficiency that the device experiences under operating stress.
9. The device of claim 8 wherein the deep level impurities comprise transition metals comprising at least Cr, Fe, Co, Cu, and Au.
10. The device of claim 8 wherein the reactive impurities comprise at least H, C, S, Cl, O, and F.
11. The device of claim 8 wherein the impurities comprise shallow compensating impurities.
12. The light emitting semiconductor device of claim 8 wherein the impurity is oxygen, the second confining layer is p-type, and doping concentration of the oxygen in the p-type confining layer is between 11016 cm3 and 51019 cm3.
13. The light emitting semiconductor device of claim 12 wherein the doping concentration of the oxygen in the p-type confining layer is approximately 11018 cm3.
14. In a minority carrier semiconductor device comprising at least an active region and at least one adjacent region, a method for improving the reliability of the device comprising the step of doping the at least one adjacent region with one impurity from the group of deep level impurities, reactive impurities, and shallow compensating impurities, the doping decreasing the degradation in performance that the device experiences under operating stress.
15. The method of claim 14 wherein the deep level impurities comprise transition metals, the transition metals at least comprising Cr, Fe, Co, Cu, and Au.
16. The method of claim 14 wherein the reactive impurities comprise at least H, C, S, Cl, O, and F.
17. The method of claim 14 wherein the impurities comprise shallow compensating impurities.
18. The method of claim 14 wherein the active region comprises a light emitting region of a light emitting diode and the adjacent region comprises an injection layer of a light emitting diode.
19. The method of claim 18 wherein the active region further comprises a double heterostructure light emitting diode and the adjacent region further comprises a confining layer of a double heterostructure light emitting diode.
20. The method of claim 19 wherein the impurity is O and the doping concentration is between 11016 cm3 and 51019 cm3.