All The Claims

1. A wire for a stator of an alternating-current generator, comprising:
a first end;
a second end; and
a plurality of wave-shaped coils located between the first end and second end, each wave-shaped coil being formed of straight portions and curved portions that alternate with each other.
2. The wire for a stator according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of the wave-shaped coils of the wire has 6 to 8 curved portions in a same curving direction.
3. The wire for a stator according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of the wave-shaped coils of the wire has 12 to 16 curved portions in a same curving direction.
4. The wire for a stator according to claim 1, wherein cross sections of the straight portions of the wire have a square shape, a rectangular shape or an elliptic shape.
5. The wire for a stator according to claim 1, wherein both the cross sections of the straight portions and the curved portions of the wire have a square shape, a rectangular shape or an elliptic shape.
6. A wound stator for an alternating-current generator comprising:
a stator, having a plurality of radial grooves arranged at an inner circumference of the stator; and
a plurality of wires for the stator, each wire comprising:
a first end;
a second end; and
a plurality of wave-shaped coils located between the first end and second end, each wave-shaped coil being formed of straight portions and curved portions that alternate with each other;
wherein the straight portions of each wire are sequentially embedded in corresponding grooves of the stator so that each of the grooves is embedded with the wires.
7. The wound stator according to claim 6, wherein an electrical insulating material is laid on all surfaces of the grooves.
8. The wound stator according to claim 7, wherein the electrical insulating material comprises a material selected from a group consisting of a pressed paper board, a plastic film, a polyester film, aramid paper, and epoxy resin.
9. The wound stator according to claim 6, wherein the stator has 72 to 96 grooves.
10. The wound stator according to claim 6, wherein the material of the stator is a cold-rolled steel plate (SPCC) or silicon steel.
11. The wound stator according to claim 6, wherein the plurality of the wave-shaped coils of the wires has 6 to 8 curved portions in a same curving direction.
12. The wound stator according to claim 6, wherein the plurality of the wave-shaped coils of the wires has 12 to 16 curved portions in a same curving direction.
13. The wound stator according to claim 6, wherein cross sections of the straight portions of the wires have a square shape, a rectangular shape or an elliptic shape.
14. The wound stator according to claim 6, wherein both the cross sections of the straight portions and the curved portions of the wires have a square shape, a rectangular shape or an elliptic shape.
15. The wound stator according to claim 6, wherein the straight portions of each wire are, starting from the first end, sequentially embedded in a forward direction in the corresponding grooves of the stator to surround the stator, and are then sequentially embedded in the corresponding grooves of the stator in a reverse direction and jut out from one of the corresponding grooves with the second end so that each of the corresponding grooves has two layers of wires.
16. The wound stator according to claim 15, wherein the second end of the each wire is connected in series to the first end of another wire, and the straight portions of the another wire are, starting from the first end thereof, sequentially embedded in a forward direction in the corresponding grooves of the stator to surround the stator and are then sequentially embedded in the corresponding grooves of the stator in a reverse direction and jut out from one of the corresponding grooves with the second end of the another wire so that each of the corresponding grooves has four layers of wires.
17. The wound stator according to claim 16, wherein the second end of each wire is connected in series to the first end of another wire in a soldering manner.
18. The wound stator according to claim 6, wherein the straight portions of each wire are, starting from the first end of the wire, sequentially embedded in a forward direction in the corresponding grooves of the stator to surround the stator and jut out from one of the corresponding grooves with the second end, wherein the second end is further connected in series to the first end of another wire, and the straight portions of the another wire are starting from the first end thereof, sequentially embedded in a reverse direction in the corresponding grooves of the stator and jut out from one of the corresponding grooves with the second end of the another wire so that each of the corresponding grooves has two layers of wires.
19. The wound stator according to claim 18, wherein the second end of each wire is connected in series to the first end of the another wire in a soldering manner.
20. The wound stator according to claim 6, wherein each groove has two to eight layers of wires.

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 golf shoe comprising
an upper, a midsole, and an outsole, the outsole having a recess defined in a forward portion along a medial side of the outsole proximate to a wearer’s first metatarsal bone;
a single collapsible support element with aniotropic mechanical proerties disposed in the recess, the support element being stiffer in a longitudinal direction and more collapsible in a transverse direction; and
the single collapsible support element having a variable thickness in a transverse direction wherein an inner thickness is thicker than an outer thickness, wherein the single collapsible support element supports a golfer’s feet when walking and collapses in the transverse direction during a golf swing top to allow for a more efficient transfer of energy.
2. The golf shoe of claim 1, wherein the shoe comprises at least one flexing channel in a forward portion of a sole of the shoe and at least one flexing channel in a rear portion of the sole of the shoe.
3. The golf shoe of claim 1, wherein a profile of the variable thickness is a smooth curvature, a stepped curvature, or a combination thereof.
4. The golf shoe of claim 1, wherein the collapsible support element comprises a series of longitudinal wave elements extending along the transverse direction, wherein the longitudinal wave elements change in frequency and orientation along the transverse direction.
5. The golf shoe of claim 4, wherein inner longitudinal wave elements have a higher wave frequency than outer longitudinal wave elements.
6. The golf shoe of claim 5, wherein inner longitudinal wave elements are more upright than outer longitudinal wave elements.
7. The golf shoe of claim 6, wherein inner longitudinal wave elements have a thicker profile than outer longitudinal wave elements.
8. The golf shoe of claim 1, wherein the single collapsible support element is encased in a gel pad and having a wave configuration in the longitudinal direction and a variable thickness profile in the transverse direction.
9. The golf shoe of claim 8, wherein a shell of the tapered gel pad comprises a thermoplastic urethane material.
10. The golf shoe of claim 9, wherein the gel comprises polydimethylsiloxane and a crosslinking agent.
11. The golf shoe of claim 1, wherein a second support element is positioned in a cavity beneath the midsole proximate to a wearer’s calcaneus, wherein the second support element is stiffer in a longitudinal direction and more collapsible in a transverse direction.
12. The golf shoe of claim 11, wherein the second support element comprises a tapered gel pad comprising a thick outer edge, a thin inner edge, and a top surface comprising a plurality of posts, and a shell containing a gel therein.
13. The golf shoe of claim 12, wherein the second support element comprises a single element having a wave configuration in the longitudinal direction and a variable thickness profile in the transverse direction.
14. The golf shoe of claim 13, wherein the second support element comprises:
a series of longitudinal waves extending along the transverse direction,
wherein the longitudinal waves change in frequency and orientation along the transverse direction.

1. Method for recording real-time files containing real-time data, comprising: permanently assigning real-time file attributes to the real-time files and concomitantly recording the real-time file attributes together with the real-time files, the real-time file attributes describing hardware independent real-time requirements of the real-time files during a real-time file transfer for playback of the real-time files wherein at least the following real-time file attributes are provided:
a) a guaranteed minimum transfer rate during the real-time file transfer,
b) a maximum transfer rate during the real-time file transfer,
c) a buffer store size used during the real-time file transfer, and
deriving rules for recording the real-time files from the real-time file attributes in order to ensure that the real-time properties of the real-time files are preserved during the recording process.
2. Method according to claim 1, wherein for a fragmented recording of the real-time files the sizes of the file fragments and the distances between the file fragments are chosen in such a way that the real-time file transfer can be performed with the guaranteed minimum transfer rate during the entire real-time file transfer without any underflow of the buffer store.
3. Method according to claim 1 wherein a version number is provided as a further real-time file attribute.
4. Method according to claim 1, wherein the real-time file attributes are combined in a data block and such a data block is assigned to a real-time file.
5. Method according to claim 4, wherein the data block is stored in UDF as Extended Attribute in a File Entry or in a System Stream assigned to the real-time file.
6. Method according to claim 4, wherein the real-time file is assigned a fixed area in the useful data area for the real-time file attributes.
7. Method according to claim 6, wherein the real-time file attributes are contained in an MPEG private_stream.

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. An autofocus system comprising:
an imaging unit that takes a subject image formed by an optical system;
an autofocus unit that performs autofocus adjustment that adjusts focus of the optical system so as to bring into focus a subject in an AF area in a shot image taken by the imaging unit;
a tracking unit that moves the AF area in accordance with movement of a tracking target subject in the image taken by the imaging unit;
a pattern registration unit that registers a registration pattern of at least one subject among subjects in the image taken by the imaging unit;
a tracking target detection unit that detects the at least one registration pattern, which is registered in the pattern registration unit, from among subjects in the image taken by the imaging unit; and
a tracking target selection unit that selects a registration pattern to be tracked, from among the at least one registration pattern registered in the pattern registration unit, wherein
when the tracking target detection unit detects that the tracking target subject disappears from the image in the course of tracking the tracking target subject having the registration pattern selected by the tracking target selection unit, the autofocus adjustment of the autofocus unit is disabled, and thereafter a disable state of the autofocus adjustment is maintained even if the tracking target detection unit detects that a subject having any of the at least one registration pattern registered in the pattern registration unit appears in the image.
2. An autofocus system comprising:
an imaging unit that takes a subject image formed by an optical system;
an autofocus unit that performs autofocus adjustment that adjusts focus of the optical system so as to bring into focus a subject in an AF area in a shot image taken by the imaging unit;
a tracking unit that moves the AF area in accordance with movement of a tracking target subject in the image taken by the imaging unit;
a pattern registration unit that registers a registration pattern of at least one subject among subjects in the image taken by the imaging unit;
a tracking target detection unit that detects the at least one registration pattern, which is registered in the pattern registration unit, from among subjects in the image taken by the imaging unit; and
a tracking target selection unit that selects a registration pattern from among the at least one registration pattern registered in the pattern registration unit, wherein
when the tracking target detection unit detects that the tracking target subject disappears from the image in the course of tracking the tracking target subject having the registration pattern selected by the tracking target selection unit, the autofocus adjustment of the autofocus unit is disabled, and thereafter when the tracking target detection unit detects that a subject having any of the at least one registration pattern registered in the pattern registration unit appears in the image, the tracking unit starts to track the subject having the detected registration pattern.
3. The autofocus system according to claim 2, wherein when the tracking unit starts to track the subject having the detected registration pattern, a priority is given to the subject having the selected registration pattern as the tracking target subject.
4. An autofocus system comprising:
an imaging unit that takes a subject image formed by an optical system;
an autofocus unit that performs autofocus adjustment that adjusts focus of the optical system so as to bring into focus a subject in an AF area in a shot image taken by the imaging unit;
a tracking unit that moves the AF area in accordance with movement of a tracking target subject in the image taken by the imaging unit;
a pattern registration unit that registers a registration pattern of at least one subject among subjects in the image taken by the imaging unit;
a tracking target detection unit that detects the at least one registration pattern, which is registered in the pattern registration unit, from among subjects in the image taken by the imaging unit;
a tracking target selection unit that selects a registration pattern from among the at least one registration pattern registered in the pattern registration unit; and
a tracking mode switch unit that switches between two tracking modes, wherein
the two tracking modes include
a first tracking mode in which, when the tracking target detection unit detects that the tracking target subject disappears from the image in the course of tracking the tracking target subject having the registration pattern selected by the tracking target selection unit, the autofocus adjustment of the autofocus unit is disabled, and thereafter a disable state of the autofocus adjustment is maintained even if the tracking target detection unit detects that a subject having any of the at least one registration pattern registered in the pattern registration unit appears in the image, and
a second tracking mode in which, when the tracking target detection unit detects that the tracking target subject disappears from the image in the course of tracking the tracking target subject having the registration pattern selected by the tracking target selection unit, the autofocus adjustment of the autofocus unit is disabled, and thereafter when the tracking target detection unit detects that a subject having any of the at least one registration pattern registered in the pattern registration unit appears in the image, the tracking unit starts to track the subject having the detected registration pattern.
5. An autofocus system comprising:
an imaging unit that takes a subject image formed by an optical system;
an autofocus unit that performs autofocus adjustment that adjusts focus of the optical system so as to bring into focus a subject in an AF area in a shot image taken by the imaging unit;
a tracking unit that moves the AF area in accordance with movement of a tracking target subject in the image taken by the imaging unit;
a pattern registration unit that registers a registration pattern of at least one subject among subjects in the image taken by the imaging unit;
a tracking target detection unit that detects the at least one registration pattern, which is registered in the pattern registration unit, from among subjects in the image taken by the imaging unit;
a tracking target selection unit that selects a registration pattern from among the at least one registration pattern registered in the pattern registration unit; and
a tracking mode switch unit that switches between
a first tracking mode in which, when the tracking target detection unit detects that the tracking target subject disappears from the image in the course of tracking the tracking target subject having the registration pattern selected by the tracking target selection unit, the autofocus adjustment of the autofocus unit is disabled, and
a second tracking mode in which when the tracking target detection unit detects that the tracking target subject disappears from the image in the course of tracking the tracking target subject having the registration pattern selected by the tracking target selection unit, if a subject having another registration pattern, which is registered in the pattern registration unit and other than the selected registration pattern, exists in the image, the tracking unit tracks the subject having said another registration pattern.
6. The autofocus system according to claim 5, wherein in the first tracking mode, when a subject having any of the at least one registration pattern registered in the pattern registration unit appears in the image with the autofocus adjustment disabled, the autofocus adjustment is kept being disabled.
7. The autofocus system according to claim 5, wherein in the first tracking mode, when a subject having any of the at least one registration pattern registered in the pattern registration unit appears in the image with the autofocus adjustment disabled, the tracking unit starts to track the subject having appeared in the image.
8. The autofocus system according to claim 5, wherein
in the first tracking mode, the tracking mode switch unit further switches between
a third tracking mode in which when a subject having any of the at least one registration pattern registered in the pattern registration unit appears in the image with the autofocus adjustment disabled, the autofocus adjustment is kept being disabled, and
a fourth tracking mode in which when a subject having any of the at least one registration pattern registered in the pattern registration unit appears in the image with the autofocus adjustment disabled, the tracking unit starts to track the subject having appeared in the image.
9. The autofocus system according to claim 5, wherein in the second tracking mode, when the tracking target subject appears in the image again in the course of tracking the subject having said another registration pattern, the tracking unit continues to track the subject having said another registration pattern.
10. The autofocus system according to claim 5, wherein in the second tracking mode, when the tracking target subject appears in the image again in the course of tracking the subject having said another registration pattern, the tracking unit stops tracking the subject having said another registration pattern, and starts tracking the tracking target subject again.
11. The autofocus system according to claim 5, wherein
in the second tracking mode, the tracking mode switch unit further switches between
a fifth tracking mode in which, when the tracking target subject appears in the image again in the course of tracking the subject having said another registration pattern, the tracking unit continues to track the subject having said another registration pattern, and
a sixth tracking mode in which when the tracking target subject appears in the image again in the course of tracking the subject having said another registration pattern, the tracking unit stops tracking the subject having said another registration pattern and starts tracking the tracking target subject again.