All The Claims

1. A game machine, comprising:
an operating portion, which outputs a signal in accordance with a player’s operation for proceeding a game;
a signal detector, which detects either a consecutive signal within a predetermined period of time or an intermittent signal within a predetermined period of time from the operating portion; a prompter, which prompts a player to determine whether to change a speed of progress in the game when either the consecutive signal or the intermittent signal is detected;
a determination receiver, which receives a player’s determination regarding the change of the speed of progress in the game; and
a speed changer, which changes the speed of progress in the game in accordance with the player’s determination when the player’s determination is received,
a prompt controller, which controls the prompter so as to prompt the player to determine whether to change the speed of progress in the game after the current game is completed, when either the consecutive signal or the intermittent signal output from the operating portion is detected during the game is proceeded.
2. The game machine as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a restorer,
which restores the speed of progress in the game changed in accordance with the player’s determination to an initial speed of progress of the game, when a restore signal from a restore signal generator after completion of the game is received.
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 of determining a level of wakefulness of a driver of a vehicle using a mobile telephone comprising:
employing a wearable monitor to detect a biometric parameter of a user while the user is driving a vehicle;
communicating biometric parameter information from the wearable monitor to a mobile telephone of the user while the user is driving the vehicle;
employing the mobile telephone to obtain a level of wakefulness of the user while the user is driving the vehicle, the level of wakefulness of the user being determined based on biometric parameter information received from the wearable monitor; and
if the level of wakefulness determined for the user is below a predetermined level of wakefulness, employing the mobile telephone to attempt to increase the level of wakefulness of the user while the user is driving.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the biometric parameter is heart rate.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the predetermined level of wakefulness depends on time of day.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the predetermined level of wakefulness depends on traffic conditions.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the predetermined level of wakefulness depends on weather conditions.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the predetermined level of wakefulness depends on current vehicle speed.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the predetermined level of wakefulness depends on health of the user.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the predetermined level of wakefulness depends on age of the user.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein the predetermined level of wakefulness depends on medical history of the user.
10. The method of claim 1 further comprising increasing a frequency of monitoring level of wakefulness if the measured level of wakefulness of the user is close to the predetermined level of wakefulness.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein employing the mobile telephone to attempt to increase the level of wakefulness of the user while the user is driving includes directing the user to perform a task.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein the task includes at least one of adjusting radio volume, activating a turn signal and depressing a button.
13. The method of claim 11 wherein the task includes at least one of replying and pushing a button.
14. The method of claim 11 further comprising determining an alertness level of the driver based on a time taken by the user to perform the task.
15. The method of claim 11 further comprising:
employing the mobile telephone to determine if the user performed the task; and
if the user failed to perform the task, employing the mobile telephone to perform an emergency procedure.
16. The method of claim 15 wherein the emergency procedure includes notifying a third party.
17. The method of claim 15 wherein the emergency procedure includes adjusting operation of the vehicle.
18. A system comprising:
a wearable monitor that detects a biometric parameter of a user while the user is driving a vehicle and communicates biometric parameter information; and
a mobile telephone that receives biometric information from the wearable monitor while the user is driving the vehicle, the mobile telephone including computer program code that causes the mobile telephone to:
obtain a level of wakefulness of the user while the user is driving the vehicle, the level of wakefulness of the user being determined based on biometric parameter information received from the wearable monitor while the user is driving the vehicle; and
if the level of wakefulness determined for the user is below a predetermined level of wakefulness, attempt to increase the level of wakefulness of the user while the user is driving.
19. The system of claim 18 wherein the mobile telephone includes computer program code that attempts to increase the level of wakefulness of the user while the user is driving by directing the user to perform a task.
20. The system of claim 19 wherein the mobile telephone includes computer program code to:
determine if the user performed the task; and
if the user failed to perform the task, cause performance an emergency procedure.

1. A network system, comprising:
a management server; and
a group of apparatuses to be managed, said management server and said group of apparatuses to be managed being connected to each other through a network, wherein each apparatus to be managed constituting said group of apparatuses to be managed sends to said management server, operation information indicating its operating condition according to predetermined timing, and said management server monitors, on the basis of the operation information obtained from each apparatus to be managed, the amount of consumption of a resource with respect to a predetermined unit set for a user of the apparatus to be managed or the group of apparatuses to be managed, and dynamically controls the operating condition of the apparatus to be managed.
2. The network system according to claim 1, wherein said management server sets in advance an amount of use of the resource in each of said group of apparatuses to be managed, on the basis of a predetermined resource consumption target set with respect to the predetermined unit in said group of apparatuses to be managed or the user of the apparatus to be managed, and controls the operating condition of each apparatus to be managed so that the resource is consumed within the range of the set amount of use.
3. The network system according to claim 2, wherein said management server sets in advance the amount of use of the resource for a predetermined period or in a predetermined time period with respect to the predetermined unit in said group of apparatuses to be managed or the user of the apparatus to be managed.
4. The network system according to claim 1, wherein said management server computes a throttle value set for control of the amount of supply of the resource to each of said apparatuses to be managed, on the basis of control conditions set in advance and the operation information, and performs control so that the apparatus to be managed is in the operating condition corresponding to the throttle value.
5. The network system according to claim 1, wherein each of said group of apparatuses to be managed transmits the operation information to said management server at the time of startup and when its operating condition is changed.
6. A server which manages a group of apparatuses to be managed which are connected to said server through a network, said server comprising:
monitoring means for obtaining, from each apparatus to be managed constituting the group of apparatuses to be managed, operation information indicating the operating condition of the apparatus to be managed, and for monitoring, on the basis of the operation information, the amount of consumption of a resource with respect to a predetermined unit set for a user of the apparatus to be managed or the group of apparatuses to be managed; and
operating condition control means for issuing, on the basis of the result of monitoring by said monitoring means, a control command to dynamically control the operating condition of each apparatus to be managed.
7. The server according to claim 6, wherein said monitoring means compares an amount of use of the resource in each of said group of apparatuses to be managed, which amount is set on the basis of a predetermined resource consumption target with respect to the predetermined unit in said group of apparatuses to be managed or the user of the apparatus to be managed, with the operation information obtained from the apparatus to be managed thereby determining whether or not control by said operating condition control means should be performed.
8. The server according to claim 7, wherein said monitoring means determines whether or not control by said operating condition control means should be performed, on the basis of the amount of use of the resource in the apparatus to be managed, which amount is set for a predetermined period or with respect to a predetermined time period.
9. The server according to claim 6, wherein said operating condition control means computes a throttle value set for control of the amount of supply of the resource to each of said apparatuses to be managed, on the basis of control conditions set in advance and the operation information, and issues a control command such that the apparatus to be managed is in the operating condition corresponding to the throttle value.
10. A server which manages a group for apparatuses to be managed which are connected to said server through a network, said server comprising:
resource distribution means for setting an amount of use of a resource under a predetermined condition for each apparatus to be managed constituting the group of apparatuses to be managed; and
operating condition control means for obtaining from each apparatus to be managed operation information indicating the operating condition of the apparatus to be managed, and dynamically controlling the operating condition of the apparatus to be managed on the basis of the operation information and the setting made by said resource distribution means.
11. The server according to claim 10, wherein said resource distribution means sets an amount of use of the resource in each of said apparatuses to be managed, on the basis of a predetermined resource consumption target set with respect to the predetermined unit in said group of apparatuses to be managed or the user of the apparatus to be managed.
12. The server according to claim 10, wherein said resource distribution means sets the amount of use of the resource for a predetermined period or in a predetermined time period.
13. An apparatus management method of managing, by using a computer connected to a network, a group of apparatuses to be managed which are connected to the network, said method comprising the steps of:
setting an amount of use of a resource under a predetermined condition for each apparatus to be managed constituting the group of apparatuses to be managed, and storing information on the setting in predetermined storage means;
obtaining from the apparatus to be managed operation information indicating the operating condition of the apparatus to be managed, and monitoring, on the basis of the operation information, the amount of consumption of a resource with respect to a predetermined unit set for a user of the apparatus to be managed or the group of apparatuses to be managed; and
issuing, on the basis of the setting stored in the predetermined storage means and the result of said monitoring, a control command to dynamically control the operating condition of the apparatus to be managed.
14. A program by which a computer connected to a network is controlled to manage a group of apparatuses to be managed which are connected to the network, said program making the computer execute:
first processing for setting an amount of use of a resource under a predetermined condition for each apparatus to be managed constituting the group of apparatuses to be managed, and storing information on the setting in predetermined storage means;
second processing for obtaining from the apparatus to be managed operation information indicating the operating condition of the apparatus to be managed, and monitoring, on the basis of the operation information, the amount of consumption of a resource with respect to a predetermined unit set for a user of the apparatus to be managed or the group of apparatuses to be managed; and
third processing for issuing, on the basis of the setting stored in the predetermined storage means and the result of said monitoring, a control command to dynamically control the operating condition of the apparatus to be managed.
15. The program according to claim 14, wherein in said first processing an amount of use of the resource in each of said group of apparatuses to be managed is set on the basis of a predetermined resource consumption target set with respect to the predetermined unit in said group of apparatuses to be managed or the user of the apparatus to be managed.
16. The program according to claim 15, wherein in said first processing the amount of use of the resource is set for a predetermined period or in a predetermined time period.
17. The program according to claim 14, wherein in said third processing a throttle value set for control of the amount of supply of the resource to each of said apparatuses to be managed is computed on the basis of control conditions set in advance and the operation information, and a control command is issued such that the apparatus to be managed is in the operating condition corresponding to the throttle value.
18. A computer program product for instructing a processor to manage a group of apparatuses connected to a network, said computer program product comprising:
a computer readable medium;
first program instruction means for setting an amount of use of a resource under a predetermined condition for each apparatus to be managed constituting the group of apparatuses to be managed, and storing information on the setting in a predetermined storage means;
second program instruction means for obtaining from the apparatus to be managed operation information indicating the operating condition of the apparatus to be managed, and monitoring, on the basis of the operation information, the amount of consumption of a resource with respect to a predetermined unit set for a user of the apparatus to be managed or the group of apparatuses to be managed; and
third program instruction means for issuing, on the basis of the setting stored in said predetermined storage means and the result of said monitoring, a control command to dynamically control the operating condition of the apparatus to be managed; and wherein
all said program instruction means are recorded on said medium.
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 light-emitting device, comprising:
a multi-layer stack comprising III-V semiconductor materials including a light-generating region and a first layer supported by the light-generating region,
wherein a surface of the first layer is configured so that at least 45% of a total amount of light generated by the light-generating region emerges via the surface of the first layer, and

wherein the first layer has an edge which is at least one millimeter long.
2. The light-emitting device of claim 1, wherein the surface of the first layer includes a dielectric function that varies spatially according to a pattern.
3. The light-emitting device of claim 1, wherein the surface of the first layer is roughened.
4. The light-emitting device of claim 3, wherein the surface of the first layer is also patterned.
5. The light-emitting device of claim 1, wherein the edge is at least two millimeters long.
6. The light-emitting device of claim 1, wherein the edge is at least three millimeters long.
7. The light-emitting device of claim 1, wherein the first layer includes at least one additional edge which is at least one millimeter long.
8. The light-emitting device of claim 1, wherein at least 60% of a total amount of light generated by the light-generating region emerges from the light-emitting device via the surface of the first layer.
9. The light-emitting device of claim 1, wherein at least 70% of a total amount of light generated by the light-generating region emerges from the light-emitting device via the surface of the first layer.
10. The light-emitting device of claim 1, wherein the multi-layer stack of materials is supported by the layer of reflective material.
11. The light-emitting device of claim 1, further comprising a layer including phosphor disposed over the surface of the first layer.
12. The light-emitting device of claim 11, wherein the layer including phosphor is substantially uniformly disposed over the surface of the first layer.
13. The light-emitting device of claim 11, wherein sidewalls of the light-emitting device are substantially devoid of phosphor.
14. The light-emitting device of claim 11, wherein the layer including phosphor is a cover of the light-emitting device.
15. The light-emitting device of claim 11, further comprising a layer including a material that is substantially transparent to light that emerges from the light-emitting device, wherein the layer including the material that is substantially transparent is disposed adjacent the layer including phosphor.
16. The light-emitting device of claim 1, wherein the first layer comprises a layer of n-doped III-V semiconductor material, and the multi-layer stack further comprises a layer of p-doped III-V semiconductor material.
17. The light-emitting device of claim 16, wherein the III-V semiconductor material comprises GaN.
18. The light-emitting device of claim 1, further comprising a layer of reflective material capable of reflecting at least about 50% of light generated by the light-generating region that impinges on the layer of reflective material.
19. The light-emitting device of claim 1, further comprising electrical contacts configured to inject current into the light-emitting device.
20. The light-emitting device of claim 19, wherein the electrical contacts are configured to vertically inject electrical current into the light-emitting device.
21. The light-emitting device of claim 1, wherein the light-emitting device comprises a light-emitting diode.
22. A light-emitting device, comprising:
a multi-layer stack comprising inorganic materials including a light-generating region and a first layer supported by the light-generating region,
wherein a surface of the first layer is configured so that at least 45% of a total amount of light generated by the light-generating region emerges via the surface of the first layer, and
wherein the first layer has an edge which is at least one millimeter long.
23. A light-emitting device, comprising:
a multi-layer stack of materials including a light-generating region and a first layer supported by the light-generating region,
wherein a surface of the first layer is configured so that at least 45% of a total amount of light generated by the light-generating region emerges via the surface of the first layer, and
wherein the first layer has an edge which is at least one millimeter long.
24. A method of making a light-emitting device comprising:
providing a multi-layer stack comprising III-V semiconductor materials including a light-generating region and a first layer supported by the light-generating region;
configuring a surface of the first layer so that at least 45% of a total amount of light generated by the light-generating region emerges via the surface of the first layer; and
configuring the first layer so that an edge of the first layer is at least one millimeter long.
25. A method of making a light-emitting device comprising:
providing a multi-layer stack of materials including a light-generating region and a first layer supported by the light-generating region;
configuring a surface of the first layer so that at least 45% of a total amount of light generated by the light-generating region emerges via the surface of the first layer; and
configuring the first layer so that an edge of the first layer is at least one millimeter long.