All The Claims

1. A funnel for slim cathode ray tubes, wherein
the funnel is constructed such that the deflection angle of an electron beam is 120 degrees or more,
on the assumption that, at a top of round (TOR) part located between a body and a yoke part, the thickness of each long side (x-axis) is Tx, the thickness of each short side (y-axis) is Ty, and the thickness of each diagonal part is Td, the following inequality is satisfied: Td>Tx>Ty,
the TOR part has a horizontal inner curvature, a horizontal outer curvature, and a vertical outer curvature, which are convex toward the outside of the funnel, and a vertical inner curvature, which is convex toward the inside of the funnel, and
on the assumption that, at the body from a seal edge, at which the body is joined with a panel, to the TOR part, the thickness of each long side (x-axis) is Bx, the thickness of each short side (y-axis) is By, and the thickness of each diagonal part is Bd, the thickness ratio of the body from the seal edge to the \u2154 point of the body is set such that the following inequality is satisfied: Bx>By>Bd.
2. The funnel as set forth in claim 1, wherein TxTy is 1 to 1.3.
3. The funnel as set forth in claim 1, wherein TyTd is 0.6 to 1.
4. The funnel as set forth in claim 1, wherein TxTd is 0.7 to 1.
5. The funnel as set forth in claim 1, wherein TxTy is 1 to 1.3, TyTd is 0.6 to 1, and TxTd is 0.7 to 1.
6. The funnel as set forth in claim 1, wherein Tx is 5 mm to 12 mm, Ty is 4.5 mm to 10.8 mm, and Td is 5.3 mm to 12.75 mm.
7. The funnel as set forth in claim 6, wherein Tx is 6.5 mm to 8.5 mm, Ty is 5.85 mm to 7.65 mm, and Td is 7 mm to 9 mm.
8. The funnel as set forth in claim 1, wherein the body has outer surface angles, which are set to from 0 degrees to 15 degrees over a predetermined distance from the TOR part toward the seal edge.
9. The funnel as set forth in claim 8, wherein the body is formed in the sectional shape of a convex lens at the \u2154 to 33 portion of the distance from the seal edge to the TOR part.
10. A funnel for slim cathode ray tubes, wherein
the funnel is constructed such that the deflection angle of an electron beam is 120 degrees or more, and
on the assumption that, at the body from a seal edge, at which the body is joined with a panel, to a top of round (TOR) part, which is separated from a yoke part, the thickness of each long side (x-axis) is Bx, the thickness of each short side (y-axis) is By, and the thickness of each diagonal part is Bd, the thickness ratio of the body from the seal edge to the \u2154 point of the body is set such that the following inequality is satisfied: Bx>By>Bd.
11. The funnel as set forth in claim 10, wherein the thickness ratio of the body from the \u2154 point of the body to the TOR part is set such that the following inequality is satisfied: Bd>Bx>By.
12. The funnel as set forth in claim 10, wherein the body has the maximum thickness at 0 to 20 mm from the seal edge.
13. The funnel as set forth in claim 12, wherein the body has the minimum thickness at 30 to 70 mm from the seal edge.
14. The funnel as set forth in claim 13, wherein the ratio of the maximum thickness to the minimum thickness of the body is 1.3 to 3.

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 printing apparatus comprising:
first determining means for determining whether an interval between a transmission time of an externally transmitted first print job and a second print job transmitted after the first print job is within a predetermined time or not;
second determining means for determining whether the first print job and the second print job are the same or not; and
confirmation information transmitting means for transmitting information for confirmation as to whether to execute the second print job or not to a transmitter of the second print job when the first determining means determines that the interval between the transmission times is within the predetermined time and the second determining means determines that the first print job and the second print job are the same.
2. A printing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a storage device for storing therein predetermined information on the externally transmitted print job,
wherein the first determining means determines whether the interval between the transmission times is within the predetermined time or not based on the predetermined information, and the second determining means determines whether the first print job and the second print job are the same or not based on the predetermined information.
3. A printing apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the predetermined information includes a transmission time and a name of a transmitting user of the print job, the storage device includes a data table in which the transmission time and the name of the transmitting user are recorded so as to be associated with each other, the first determining means determines whether the interval between the transmission times is within the predetermined time or not based on the transmission time recorded in the data table, and the second determining means determines whether the first print job and the second print job are the same or not based on the name of the transmitting user recorded in the data table.
4. A printing apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the predetermined information includes a transmission time and print data of the print job, the storage device includes a data table in which the transmission time and the print data are recorded so as to be associated with each other, the first determining means determines whether the interval between the transmission times is within the predetermined time or not based on the transmission time recorded in the data table, and the second determining means determines whether the first print job and the second print job are the same or not based on the print data recorded in the data table.
5. A printing apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the predetermined information includes a transmission time, a name of a transmitting user and print data of the print job, the storage device includes a data table in which the transmission time, the name of the transmitting user and the print data are recorded so as to be associated with each other, the first determining means determines whether the interval between the transmission times is within the predetermined time or not based on the transmission time recorded in the data table, and the second determining means determines whether the first print job and the second print job are the same or not based on the name of the transmitting user and the print data recorded in the data table.
6. A printing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising third determining means for determining whether a size of print data of the externally transmitted print job is larger than a predetermined size or not and calculating means for calculating a checksum of the print data when the third determining means determines that the size of the print data is larger than the predetermined size,
wherein the second determining means determines whether the first print job and the second print job are the same or not based on the checksum calculated by the calculating means when the third determining means determines that the size of the print data is larger than the predetermined size.
7. A printing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising stopping means for stopping the execution of the second print job in a case where an instruction to stop the execution of the second print job is transmitted from the transmitter when the information for confirmation as to whether to execute the second print job or not is transmitted by the confirmation information transmitting means.
8. A printing apparatus as claimed in claim 2, further comprising deleting means for deleting the predetermined information stored in the storage device when no next print job is transmitted within a preset time after the transmission of the print job.
9. A printing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the predetermined time is decided according to a value obtained by multiplying a size of print data of the print job by a predetermined coefficient.
10. A printing system comprising:
a data processing apparatus; and
a printing apparatus including:
first determining means for determining whether an interval between a transmission time of an externally transmitted first print job and a second print job transmitted after the first print job is within a predetermined time or not;
second determining means for determining whether the first print job and the second print job are the same or not; and
confirmation information transmitting means for transmitting information for confirmation as to whether to execute the second print job or not to a transmitter of the second print job when the first determining means determines that the interval between the transmission times is within the predetermined time and the second determining means determines that the first print job and the second print job are the same.
11. A printing system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the data processing apparatus comprises a display for displaying information for confirmation as to whether to execute the second print job or not when the data processing apparatus receives the information transmitted from the confirmation information transmitting means of the printing apparatus.
12. A printing system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the data processing apparatus comprises a sound outputter for outputting sound for confirmation as to whether to execute the second print job or not when the data processing apparatus receives the information transmitted from the confirmation information transmitting means of the printing apparatus.
13. A method for controlling print jobs, the method comprising the steps of:
1) determining whether an interval between a transmission time of an externally transmitted first print job and a second print job transmitted after the first print job is within a predetermined time or not;
2) determining whether the first print job and the second print job are the same or not; and
3) transmitting information for confirmation as to whether to execute the second print job or not to a transmitter of the second print job when it is determined at the step 1 that the interval between the transmission times is within the predetermined time and it is determined at the step 2 that the first print job and the second print job are the same.
14. A method as claimed in claim 13, further comprising a step of storing predetermined information on the externally transmitted print job,
wherein the determination of the steps 1 and 2 are performed based on the predetermined information.
15. A computer readable medium storing a computer program executable by a computer for controlling print jobs, comprising:
first determining means for determining whether an interval between a transmission time of an externally transmitted first print job and a second print job transmitted after the first print job is within a predetermined time or not;
second determining means for determining whether the first print job and the second print job are the same or not; and
confirmation information transmitting means for transmitting information for confirmation as to whether to execute the second print job or not to a transmitter of the second print job when the first determining means determines that the interval between the transmission times is within the predetermined time and the second determining means determines that the first print job and the second print job are the same.
16. A computer readable medium as claimed in claim 15, further comprising means for storing in a storage device predetermined information on the externally transmitting print job, wherein the first determining means determines whether the interval between the transmission times is within the predetermined time or not based on the predetermined information, and the second determining means determines whether the first print job and the second print job are the same or not based on the predetermined information.

1. A chip comprising:
an inputoutput (IO) controller having:
a traffic monitor to monitor the traffic;
an interface to storage device; and
logic to place a processor in a non-snoopable idle state while the interface is enabled for traffic between the interface and the storage device and the traffic ceases for a period of time shorter than a seek time associated with the storage device.
2. The chip of claim 1, wherein the IO controller is to disable the traffic monitor if a system containing the storage interface is operating on alternating current (AC) power.
3. The chip of claim 1, wherein the logic is to remove the processor from the non-snoopable idle state if a data transfer is ready to occur between the interface and the storage device.
4. The chip of claim 3, wherein the logic is to delay the data transfer based on an exit latency associated with the non-snoopable idle state.
5. The chip of claim 1, wherein the interface includes at least one of an integrated device electronics (IDE) controller and a serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) host bus adapter.
6. A method comprising:
placing a processor in a non-snoopable idle state while a storage interface associated with the processor is enabled for traffic between the interface and a storage device and the traffic ceases for a period of time shorter than a seek time associated with the storage device.
7. The method of claim 6, further including disabling the monitoring if a system containing the storage interface is operating on alternating current (AC) power.
8. The method of claim 6, further including removing the processor from the non-snoopable idle state if a data transfer is ready to occur between the storage interface and a storage device.
9. The method of claim 8, further including delaying the data transfer based on an exit latency associated with the non-snoopable idle state.
10. A system comprising:
a first chip including a processor with a memory controller; and
a second chip with an inputoutput (IO) controller coupled to the processor, the IO controller including;
a traffic monitor to monitor the traffic;
an interface to a storage device; and
logic to place a processor in a non-snoopable idle state while the interface is enabled for traffic between the interface and the storage device and the traffic ceases for a period of time shorter than a seek time associated with the storage device.
11. The system of claim 10, wherein the IO controller is to disable the traffic monitor if the system is operating on alternating current (AC) power.
12. The system of claim 10, wherein the logic is to remove the processor from the non-snoopable idle state if a data transfer is ready to occur between the storage interface and a storage device.
13. The system of claim 12, wherein the logic is to delay the data transfer based on an exit latency associated with the non-snoopable idle state.
14. The system of claim 10, wherein the interface includes at least one of an integrated device electronics (IDE) controller and a serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) host bus adapter.

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 method of manufacturing a vibrating gyroscope including a vibrator and an enclosure having a support for supporting the vibrator formed thereon, the method comprising the steps of:
integrally forming a positioning member with the enclosure, said positioning member being used to determine a position of the vibrator with respect to the enclosure; and
supporting the vibrator by the support while the vibrator is positioned with respect to the enclosure by the positioning member.
2. A method of manufacturing a vibrating gyroscope according to claim 1, further comprising the step of removing the positioning member from the enclosure after the step of supporting the vibrator by the support.
3. A method of manufacturing a vibrating gyroscope according to either claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the vibrator is supported by the support through a supporting member.