All The Claims

1. An aquarium filter assembly comprising a housing having a mounting structure for mounting to an aquarium tank, a replaceable filter element in said housing, said filter element having a first face and an opposite second face, said housing having a filter chamber receiving said filter element therein, said filter element dividing said filter chamber into a filter inlet plenum and a filter outlet plenum, said filter chamber and said filter element respectively having first and second coacting keyed detents mating with each other to at least one of: a) orient and permit mounting of said filter element in said filter chamber only with said first face facing said filter inlet plenum, and said second face facing said filter outlet plenum; and b) permit mounting of only an authorized filter element in said filter chamber, namely a filter element having said second coacting keyed detent to mate with said first coacting keyed detent of said filter chamber.
2. The aquarium filter assembly according to claim 1 wherein said filter element divides said filter chamber into said filter inlet plenum above said filter element, and said filter outlet plenum below said filter element, said housing having an inlet receiving dirty aquarium water, and an outlet returning clean filtered water to said tank, said housing defining a flow path therethrough from upstream to downstream including a flow path portion vertically through said replaceable filter element between said faces.
3. The aquarium filter assembly according to claim 2 wherein said replaceable filter element has a height and a width spanning along an extension plane, and a thickness substantially less than said height and said width and spanning perpendicularly to said extension plane, said thickness extending substantially vertically, said extension plane extending substantially horizontally, and wherein each of said filter inlet and outlet plenums extends horizontally substantially parallel to said extension plane.
4. The aquarium filter assembly according to claim 1 wherein said replaceable filter element has an auxiliary detent spaced from said second detent and coacting and mating with said first detent to permit orientation and mounting of said replaceable filter element in said filter chamber in an alternate reversed orientation position with said first face facing said filter outlet plenum, to permit reversal of said filter element if desired.
5. The aquarium filter assembly according to claim 4 wherein:
said first and second detents are aligned with each other and non-symmetrically disposed in offset relation in said filter chamber when said first face faces said filter inlet plenum;
said first detent and said auxiliary detent are aligned with each other and non-symmetrically disposed in offset relation in said filter chamber when said first face faces said filter outlet plenum.
6. The aquarium filter assembly according to claim 5 wherein said first detent comprises a standing rib extending from said housing into said filter chamber, said second detent comprises a first slot in said replaceable filter element aligned with and receiving said standing rib in inserted relation when said first face faces said filter inlet plenum, and said auxiliary detent comprises a second slot in said replaceable filter element aligned with and receiving said standing rib in inserted relation when said first face faces said filter outlet plenum.
7. A replaceable filter element for an aquarium filter assembly having a housing having mounting structure for mounting to an aquarium tank, said replaceable filter element having a first face and an opposite second face, said housing having a filter chamber receiving said replaceable filter element therein, said replaceable filter element dividing said filter chamber into a filter inlet plenum and a filter outlet plenum, said filter chamber and said replaceable filter element respectively having first and second coacting keyed detents mating with each other to at least one of: a) orient and permit mounting of said replaceable filter element in said filter chamber only with said first face facing said filter inlet plenum, and said second face facing said filter outlet plenum; and b) permit mounting of only an authorized replaceable filter element in said filter chamber, namely a replaceable filter element having said second coacting keyed detent to mate with said first coacting keyed detent of said filter chamber.
8. The replaceable filter element according to claim 7 wherein said first and second detents are aligned with each other and non-symmetrically disposed in offset relation in said filter chamber.
9. The replaceable filter element according to claim 8 wherein said first detent comprises a standing rib extending from said housing into said filter chamber, and said second detent comprises an aligned slot in said replaceable filter element receiving said standing rib in inserted relation.
10. The replaceable filter element according to claim 7 wherein said replaceable filter element has an auxiliary detent spaced from said second detent and coacting and mating with said first detent to permit orientation and mounting of said replaceable filter element in said filter chamber in an alternate reversed orientation position with said first face facing said filter outlet plenum, to permit reversal of orientation of said filter element if desired.
11. The replaceable filter element according to claim 10 wherein:
said first and second detents are aligned with each other and non-symmetrically disposed in offset relation in said filter chamber when said first face faces said filter inlet plenum;
said first detent and said auxiliary detent are aligned with each other and non-symmetrically disposed in offset relation in said filter chamber when said first face faces said filter outlet plenum.
12. The replaceable filter element according to claim 11 wherein said first detent comprises a standing rib extending from said housing into said filter chamber, said second detent comprises a first slot in said replaceable filter element aligned with and receiving said standing rib in inserted relation when said first face faces said filter inlet plenum, and said auxiliary detent comprises a second slot in said replaceable filter element aligned with and receiving said standing rib in inserted relation when said first face faces said filter outlet plenum.

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 output device comprising:
a storage device storing computer readable instructions;
a processor configured to execute the computer readable instructions that cause the processor to implement processes, comprising:
acquiring unit that acquires imaging data generated by an imaging device, the imaging data representing a still image or a motion image, the motion image being configured of a plurality of frame images that are chronologically in succession with one another;
acquiring information from the imaging data representing the motion image;
determining whether or not the imaging data representing the motion image satisfies a prescribed condition based on the information acquired from the imaging data; and
executing a first process for the still images so as to output respective single still images according to a first layout for outputting the respective single still images, executing the first process to output one frame image of the plurality of frame images of the motion image according to the first layout when the imaging data representing the motion image satisfies the prescribed condition, and executing a second process for motion images for extracting a respective predetermined number, more than one, of frame images constituting a respective motion image and generating a second layout for outputting the respective predetermined number of frame images when the imaging data representing the motion image fails to satisfy the prescribed condition, the second process being different from the first process.
2. The output device according to claim 1, wherein the computer readable instructions cause the processor to further implement calculating a recording time of the motion image represented by the imaging data based on FPS information and a total frame number, the FPS information indicating a number of frames produced each second when playing back the motion image, the total frame number being a total number of frame images constituting the motion image, and
wherein the imaging data representing the motion image satisfies the prescribed condition when the recording time of the motion image falls within a prescribed time.
3. The output device according to claim 1, wherein the computer readable instructions cause the processor to further implement identifying a total frame number of the motion image represented by the imaging data, and
wherein the imaging data representing the motion image satisfies the prescribed condition when the total frame number of the motion image falls within a prescribed number.
4. The output device according to claim 1, wherein the computer readable instructions cause the processor to further implement identifying an amount of change among some frame images in the plurality of frame images within a prescribed interval, and
wherein the imaging data representing the motion image satisfies the prescribed condition when the amount of change falls within a prescribed amount.
5. The output device according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of frame images comprising a first frame image positioned at the beginning of the motion image, a last frame image positioned at the end of the motion image, and at least one frame image positioned between the first frame image and the last frame image,
wherein the prescribed interval begins from the first frame image and ends on a frame image in the at least one frame image.
6. The output device according to claim 4, wherein the some frame images comprising a first frame image positioned at the beginning of the some frame images and a last frame image positioned at the end of the some frame images, and
wherein the identifying identifies the amount of change of the first frame image and the last frame image.
7. The output device according to claim 1, wherein the computer readable instructions cause the processor to further implement acquiring an operation mode for the imaging data representing the motion image in response to a user operation, the operation mode indicating that the imaging data representing the motion image is always treated as the still image, and
wherein the imaging data representing the motion image satisfies the prescribed condition when the imaging data representing the motion image is set to the operating mode.
8. The output device according to claim 1, wherein the one frame image is a first frame image positioned at the beginning of the motion image.
9. The output device according to claim 1, wherein the executing prints the still image in order to output the still image, prints the one frame image in order to output the one frame image, and prints the respective predetermined number of frame images in order to output the respective predetermined number of frame images.
10. The output device according to claim 1, wherein the acquiring information acquires the information from a header of the imaging data representing the motion image.
11. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a set of program instructions installed on and executed by an output device, the set of program instructions comprising:
acquiring imaging data generated by an imaging device, the imaging data representing a still image or a motion image, the motion image being configured of a plurality of frame images that are chronologically in succession with one another;
acquiring information from the imaging data representing the motion image;
determining whether or not the imaging data representing the motion image satisfies a prescribed condition based on the information acquired from the imaging data; and
executing a first process for still images so as to output respective single still images according to a first layout for outputting the respective single still images, executing the first process to output one frame image of the plurality of frame images of the motion image according to the first layout when the imaging data representing the motion image satisfies the prescribed condition, and executing a second process for motion images for extracting a respective predetermined number, more than one, of frame images constituting a respective motion image and generating a second layout for outputting the respective predetermined number of frame images when the imaging data representing the motion image fails to satisfy the prescribed condition, the second process being different from the first process.

1. A method for manufacturing a memory device, comprising:
forming an array of access devices;
forming a plurality of conductive layers under or over the array of access devices, separated from each other and from the array of access devices by insulating layers;
forming an array of pillars extending through the plurality of conductive layers, the pillars in the array contacting corresponding access devices in the array of access devices, and defining interface regions between the pillar and conductive layers in the plurality of conductive layers;
forming memory elements in the interface regions including a current path between corresponding pillars and conductive layers, each of said memory elements comprising a phase change material; and
forming circuitry coupled to the array of access devices and the plurality of conductive layers configured to program data in the memory elements, the data having one of N data values represented by N non-overlapping ranges of resistance;
wherein N is greater than or equal to two;
wherein N different thicknesses of amorphous phase of the phase change material in the memory elements correspond to the N data values; and
wherein a state of the memory cell comprising no volume of amorphous phase of the phase change material in the current path does not correspond to a stored data value.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said forming a plurality of conductive layers includes blanket deposition of phase change material.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein said forming a plurality of conductive layers includes blanket deposition of conductive material, followed by formation of a plurality of patches of phase change material.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein said forming a plurality of conductive layers includes:
forming a plurality of blanket layers of conductive material; and
forming blanket layers of insulating material between the blanket layers of conductive material.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein said forming an array of pillars includes:
defining a via through the plurality of conductive layers;
depositing a layer of a first phase change material on sidewalls of the via; and
filling the via over the layer of the first phase change material with a second phase change material.
6. A method for operating a memory device including a plurality of phase change memory cells, comprising:
receiving data to program to a selected phase change memory cell, the data having one of N data values to be stored in the selected cell, wherein N is greater than or equal to two; and
applying a programming pulse through the selected phase change memory cell, the programming pulse being configured to program the data in the memory cells, the N data values represented by N non-overlapping ranges of resistance, wherein N different thicknesses of amorphous phase of phase change material in the selected phase change memory cell correspond to the N data values, and wherein a state of the selected phase change memory cell comprising no volume of amorphous phase of the phase change material does not correspond to a stored data value.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the memory device including a 3D array of phase change memory cells at interface regions where vertical conductive pillars extend through a plurality of conductive layers, and applying said programming pulse includes applying the pulses through corresponding pillars and conductive layers.
8. The method of claim 6, wherein said applying a programming pulse includes determining a resistance range of a selected memory cell, and forming said programming pulse so that it has a pulse shape selected in response to the determined resistance and a target resistance range.
9. The method of claim 6, wherein the programming pulse has a pulse shape that depends on the resistance range of the memory cell before applying the programming pulse, and a target resistance range for the memory cell after the programming pulse.
10. A memory device, comprising:
a first conductor;
a second conductor; and
a memory cell comprising phase change memory material in an interface between the first and second conductors, wherein data is stored in the memory cell, the data having one of N data values represented by N non-overlapping ranges of resistance, wherein N is greater than or equal to two;
wherein N different thicknesses of amorphous phase of the phase change material in the memory elements correspond to the N data values; and wherein a state of the memory cell comprising no volume of amorphous phase of the phase change material in the current path does not correspond to a stored data value.
11. The memory device of claim 10, including:
an access device coupled to the first conductor; and
circuitry coupled to the access device and the second conductor configured to program data in the memory cell having data values represented by a plurality of non-overlapping ranges of resistance, said plurality of non-overlapping ranges of resistance established by different amorphous phase thicknesses of the phase change memory material in the memory cells.
12. A memory device, comprising:
a memory cell comprising phase change material in a current path between a first and a second electrode; and
circuitry coupled to the memory cell configured to program data in the memory cell, the data having one of N data values represented by N non-overlapping ranges of resistance,
wherein N is greater than or equal to two;
wherein N different thicknesses of amorphous phase of the phase change material in the current path correspond to the N data values; and
wherein a state of the memory cell comprising no volume of amorphous phase of the phase change material in the current path does not correspond to a stored data value.
13. The memory device of claim 12, said circuitry configured to program data is configured to apply a program pulse to the memory cell having a pulse shape that depends on the resistance range of the memory cell before applying the program pulse, and a target resistance range for the memory cell after the program pulse.
14. The memory device of claim 12, said circuitry configured to program data includes logic to determine a resistance range of the memory cell, and a pulse forming circuit to generate a program pulse having a pulse shape selected in response to the determined resistance and a target resistance range.
15. The memory device of claim 13, wherein the target resistance range is lower than the resistance range of the memory cell before applying the pulse.
16. The memory device of claim 13, wherein the program pulse is suitable for decreasing the thickness of the amorphous phase volume, from a first thickness to a second thickness;
wherein the first thickness corresponds to a first data value of the N data values and the second thickness corresponds to a second data value of the N data values.
17. The memory device of claim 13, wherein the program pulse has a shape including a first portion configured to crystallize at least of portion of an amorphous phase volume in the memory cell and a second portion configured to set a thickness of amorphous phase in the memory cell so that the resistance range of the memory cell after the program pulse is within the targeted resistance range.

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 motor-driven hinge device adapted to connect a backrest of a motor vehicle seat to a seating portion of said seat, in a rotational movement about a hinge axis, comprising:
a first hypocycloid hinge mechanism driven by a drive shaft, comprising a first metal side plate for connection to the seating portion and a second metal side plate for connection to the backrest, the first and second side plates being connected by metal toothed sectors,
a brushless motor having a rotor rotating about a rotor axis parallel to the hinge axis,
a planetary gear train interposed between the brushless motor and the drive shaft, the planetary gear train comprising a sun gear rotating about a main axis and connected to the motor rotor, a plurality of planet gears, each planet gear comprising: a first set of teeth engaging with the sun gear and with a first stationary ring gear, and a second set of teeth engaging with a second ring gear rigid with the drive shaft, wherein the planetary gear train has no planet carrier.
2. The motor-driven hinge device according to claim 1, wherein all parts of the planetary gear train are made of plastic.
3. The motor-driven hinge device according to claim 1,
further comprising a control unit arranged in immediate proximity to the brushless motor, for controlling said brushless motor; said brushless motor, the planetary gear train, and the control unit being contained in a closed housing.
4. The motor-driven hinge device according to claim 1, wherein the first set of teeth and the second set of teeth differ in their number of teeth by 1, andor the number of teeth of the first ring gear differs from the number of teeth of the second ring gear.
5. The motor-driven hinge device according to claim 1, wherein the reduction ratio of the planetary gear train is between 50 and 150 and the rotational speed of the motor is between 2000 revolutionsmin and 7000 revolutionsmin.
6. The motor-driven hinge device according to claim 1,
wherein the planetary gear train and the brushless motor are arranged one beside the other in a plane perpendicular to the main axis, and are interconnected by a belt.
7. The motor-driven hinge device according to claim 1, wherein the planetary gear train and the brushless motor are arranged one after the other in the axial direction.
8. A seat frame for a motor vehicle, comprising a backrest frame, a seating portion frame, and at least one motor-driven hinge device according to claim 1.
9. The seat frame according to claim 8, comprising a second hypocycloid hinge mechanism arranged on the side opposite to the first hypocycloid hinge mechanism, the drive shaft passing axially through the planetary gear train and connecting the two hypocycloid hinge mechanisms.
10. A motor vehicle seat comprising at least one motor-driven hinge device according to claim 1.