All The Claims

1. An optical recording disc constituted so as to enable recording and reproduction of data by irradiation with a laser beam, the optical recording disc comprising a laminated body formed by laminating a decomposition reaction layer containing noble metal oxide as a primary component and a light absorbing layer so as to sandwich at least a dielectric layer and being constituted so that when it is irradiated with the laser beam, a bubble pit is formed in the decomposition reaction layer and fine particles of the noble metal precipitate into the bubble pit, thereby forming a recording mark in the decomposition reaction layer, the fine particles of the noble metal having a particle diameter of 2 nm to 15 nm.
2. An optical recording disc in accordance with claim 1, wherein the noble metal oxide contained in the decomposition reaction layer as a primary component is decomposed into a noble metal and oxygen when the decomposition reaction layer is irradiated with the laser beam.
3. An optical recording disc in accordance with claim 2, wherein the noble metal oxide is platinum oxide and the platinum oxide is decomposed into platinum and oxygen when the decomposition reaction layer is irradiated with the laser beam via the light transmission layer.
4. An optical recording disc in accordance with claim 2 or 3, wherein the bubble pit is formed by an oxygen gas produced when the optical recording disc is irradiated with the laser beam.
5. An optical recording disc in accordance with claim 1, wherein the light absorption layer contains at least one of Sb and Te.
6. An optical recording disc in accordance with claim 1, wherein the dielectric layer and the light absorption layer are deformed when the optical recording disc is irradiated with the laser beam.
7. An optical recording disc in accordance with claim 2, wherein the dielectric layer and the light absorption layer are deformed when the bubble pit is formed in the decomposition reaction layer.
8. An optical recording disc in accordance with claim 3, wherein the dielectric layer and the light absorption layer are deformed when the bubble pit is formed in the decomposition reaction layer.
9. An optical recording disc in accordance with claim 4, wherein the dielectric layer and the light absorption layer are deformed when the bubble pit is formed in the decomposition reaction layer.
10. An optical recording disc in accordance with claim 5, wherein the dielectric layer and the light absorption layer are deformed when the bubble pit is formed in the decomposition reaction layer.

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 image reading apparatus comprising: a book platen on which an original is placed fixedly; a sheet-through platen onto which a plurality of originals placed on an original table are conveyed sheet by sheet by original conveying means; exposure scanning means disposed beneath said book platen and said sheet-through platen so as to be capable of movement in a sub scanning direction, which moves beneath said book platen in the sub scanning direction in order to read an original placed fixedly on said book platen, and is fixed beneath said sheet-through platen in order to read an original that is conveyed onto said sheet-through platen; a white reference plate for providing shading correction data; and a dirt detection plate disposed facing said sheet-through platen, which is read by said exposure scanning means when no original is present on said sheet-through platen to provide detection data for detecting the presence of dirt on said sheet-through platen, said image reading apparatus performing original reading using either a book system in which an image of the original placed on said book platen is read by having said exposure scanning means move to scan said original, or a sheet-through system in which said exposure scanning means are moved to a sheet-through reading position beneath said sheet-through platen, and an image of the original that is conveyed onto said sheet-through platen by said original conveying means is read by scanning said original using said exposure scanning means fixed in said sheet-through reading position, said white reference plate being read each time an original is read, regardless of the reading system that is used to read the original, whereupon image data obtained upon the reading of said original are subjected to shading correction based on shading correction data obtained when said white reference plate is read,
wherein, when an image of an original is to be read using said sheet-through system, upon reception of an image reading request, said exposure scanning means are moved to a white reference plate reading position for reading said white reference plate, whereby said white reference plate is read by said exposure scanning means to obtain shading correction data, whereupon a sheet-through shading operation is performed to move said exposure scanning means to said sheet-through reading position beneath said sheet-through platen, whereupon a dirt detection operation for detecting the presence of dirt on said sheet-through platen is performed by having said exposure scanning means, having moved to said sheet-through reading position, read said dirt detection plate, whereupon said original conveying means are driven to convey a single original from said original table onto said sheet-through platen in order to perform a sheet-through reading operation whereby an image of the original conveyed onto said sheet-through platen is read using said exposure scanning means fixed in said sheet-through reading position, and
when an original is to be read using said sheet-through system in accordance with said image reading request, said sheet-through reading operation is begun by said original conveying means after the elapse of a standby time T=Ts+Tl\u2212Td, where Ts is a time required for said sheet-through shading operation, Tl is a time required for said dirt detection operation, and Td is a time required to convey the original from the start of said sheet-through reading operation by said original conveying means to the time when a tip of the original reaches said sheet-through reading position, following reception of said image reading request.
2. The image reading apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein, when said required original conveyance time Td is greater than the sum of said required sheet-through shading operation time Ts and said required dirt detection operation time Tl, said sheet-through shading operation and said sheet-through reading operation are started together upon reception of said image reading request.
3. The image reading apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein, when a plurality of originals is to be read in series using said sheet-through system, from the reading of the second original onward said sheet-through reading operation is started by said original conveying means following the reception of said image reading request and after the elapse of a standby time T=Tds\u2212Td, where Tds is a previous operation completion time from reception of said image reading request to the completion of said sheet-through shading operation and said dirt detection operation, which were started immediately after the completion of reading of the previous original.
4. The image reading apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein,. when said required original conveyance time Td is greater than said previous operation completion time Tds, said sheet-through reading operation is started upon reception of said image reading request.
5. The image reading apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein, when said original is read without performing said sheet-through shading operation, said sheet-through reading operation is started by said original conveying means after the elapse of the standby time T=Tds\u2212Td following the reception of said image reading request.
6. The image reading apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein, when said required original conveyance time Td is greater than said previous operation completion time Tds, said sheet-through reading operation is started upon reception of said image reading request.

1. A multimedia comment system comprising:
a client device comprising a processor and a computer readable storage medium;
a video unit for providing at least one video content for the client device through a network;
a comment unit for making the client device render a multimedia comment interface related to the video content, wherein the multimedia comment interface has at least one multimedia comment button, and the comment unit allows a commentator to perform operation of a multimedia comment on the video content when the commentator selects the multimedia comment button,
wherein when the multimedia comment button is selected, the comment unit makes the video content pause and provides a transparent layer for covering the video content, so that the commentator can edit a multimedia comment object on the transparent layer,
wherein the comment unit provides a plurality of multimedia comment buttons that have various functions, and the multimedia comment buttons includes a plurality of multimedia function buttons and a plurality of object editing function button,
wherein the multimedia function buttons includes a text button, a sound button, a video button, at least one figure button and a linkdistribution button, and the object editing function buttons includes a deletion button, a recovery button, a saving button, a copy button and a combinationdivision button; and

a login unit for allowing a user account of the commentator to log in, wherein when the combinationdivision button is selected, the comment unit allows the commentator to combine different transparent layers into a single one transparent layer or divide the single one transparent layer into the different transparent layers.
2. The multimedia comment system of claim 1, wherein the multimedia comment object is selected from a group consisting of a text, a figure, an image, a sound and a video.
3. The multimedia comment system: of claim 1, wherein attribute data of the multimedia comment object at least records a time point that the video content pauses.
4. The multimedia comment system of claim 3, further comprising:
a database for storing the multimedia comment object on the transparent layer, wherein the comment unit makes the client device render a field of the multimedia comment according to the multimedia comment object of the database, and when the field is selected by a viewer, the video content starts to play at the time point and meanwhile plays the multimedia comment object on the transparent layer.
5. The multimedia comment system of claim 4, wherein when the multimedia comment button is selected by the viewer, the comment unit allows the viewer to reply to the multimedia comment and establishes a reply relation in another transparent layer, so that the viewer can perform operation of another multimedia comment on the another transparent layer.
6. The multimedia comment system of claim 1, wherein when the linkdistribution button is selected, the comment unit allows the: commentator to link a plurality of multimedia comment objects as a group of objects or distribute the group of objects into the plurality of multimedia comment objects.
7. A multimedia comment method comprising steps of:
(a) providing at least: one video content for a client device through a network;
(b) making the client device render a multimedia comment interface related to the video content, wherein the multimedia comment interface has at least one multimedia comment button, and the comment unit allows a commentator to perform operation of a multimedia comment on the video content when the commentator selects the multimedia comment button,
wherein the step (b) comprises:
making the video content pause and providing a transparent layer for covering the video content when the multimedia comment button is selected, so that the commentator can edit a multimedia comment object on the transparent layer; and
providing a plurality of multimedia comment buttons that have various functions, and the multimedia comment buttons includes a plurality of multimedia function buttons and a plurality of object editing function buttons,
wherein the multimedia function buttons includes a text button, a sound button, a video button, at least one figure button and a linkdistribution button, and the object editing function buttons includes a deletion button, a recovery button, a saving button, a copy button and a combinationdivision button
(c) allowing a user account of the commentator to log in; and
(d) when the combinationdivision button is selected, allowing the commentator to combine different transparent layers into a single one transparent layer or divide the single one transparent layer into the different transparent layers.
8. The multimedia comment method of claim 7, wherein the multimedia comment object is selected from a group consisting of a text, a figure, an image, a sound and a video.
9. The multimedia comment method of claim 7, wherein attribute data of the multimedia comment object at least records a time point that the video content pauses.
10. The multimedia comment method of claim 9, further comprising:
storing the multimedia comment object on the transparent layer; and
making the client device render a field of the multimedia comment according to the multimedia comment object of the database, wherein when the field is selected by a viewer, the video content starts to play at the time point and meanwhile plays the multimedia comment object on the transparent layer.
11. The multimedia comment method of claim 10, further comprising:
allowing the viewer to reply to the multimedia comment and establishing a reply relation in another transparent layer when the multimedia comment button is selected by the viewer, so that the viewer can perform operation of another multimedia comment on the another transparent layer.
12. The multimedia comment method of claim 7, further comprising:
when the linkdistribution button is selected, allowing the commentator to link a plurality of multimedia comment objects as a group of objects or separating the group of objects into the plurality of multimedia comment objects.
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 bucket for containing a charge of liquid to be delivered to a spraying apparatus through a distal end of a wand of the spraying apparatus, an improved bucket comprising:
a base;
a top rim surrounding an open top;
a side wall structure extending between said base and said top rim;
a floor surrounded by said side wall structure and defining an upper portion and a lower portion of said bucket;
said side wall structure surrounding a first chamber defined between said floor and said open top;
a well formed in said lower portion and disposed in fluid communication with said first chamber, said well including a bottom and a vertical wall structure extending from said bottom to a top opening of said well, and said well being structured and disposed for receipt of the distal end of the wand therein;
said floor being sloped downwardly from said side wall structure to said top opening of said well to thereby direct gravity assisted fluid flow from said first chamber into said well; and
means for supporting said bucket on the spraying apparatus so that the distal end of the wand is positioned and maintained within the well in close, spaced relation above the bottom of the well.
2. The bucket as recited in claim 1 wherein a transverse cross-sectional area of said well measured on a horizontal plane between said vertical wall structure is less than a transverse cross-sectional area of said first chamber measured on a horizontal plane between said surrounding side wall structure.
3. The bucket as recited in claim 2 wherein a volume of said well is constricted relative to a volume of said first chamber.
4. The bucket as recited in claim 3 wherein said well is centrally positioned and disposed relative to said side wall structure.
5. The bucket as recited in claim 4 wherein said floor is disposed in surrounding relation to said opening of said well.
6. The bucket as recited in claim 5 wherein said side wall structure is cylindrical.
7. The bucket as recited in claim 6 wherein said vertical wall structure of said well is cylindrical.
8. The bucket as recited in claim 7 wherein said floor is annular and sloped radially inward and downward towards said top opening of said well.
9. The bucket as recited in claim 8 wherein said floor is sloped downwardly and inwardly from said side wall structure to said top opening of said well at an angle of between 2 and 5 from horizontal.
10. The bucket as recited in claim 1 wherein said means for supporting said bucket on the spraying apparatus includes handle means attached to said side wall structure for supporting said bucket in an operative position on the spraying apparatus with the distal end of the wand positioned and maintained within said well in close, spaced relation above said bottom of said well.
11. The bucket as recited in claim 10 wherein said handle means is pivotally attached to said side wall structure and movable between a lowered position and a raised position.
12. The bucket as recited in claim 11 wherein said side wall structure includes an annular collar for reinforcing said side wall structure and for supporting the attachment of said handle means thereto.
13. A bucket in combination with a spraying apparatus, said combination comprising:
a pump on the spraying apparatus supported above a ground surface;
a wand extending downwardly from said pump and terminating at a distal end, said distal end being structured and disposed for intake of fluid therethrough for delivery to said pump;
said bucket including a base, a top rim surrounding an open top, a side wall structure extending between said base and said top rim, and a floor surrounded by said side wall structure and defining an upper portion and a lower portion of said bucket;
said side wall structure surrounding a first chamber defined between said floor and said open top;
a well formed in said lower portion and disposed in fluid communication with said first chamber, said well including a bottom and a vertical wall structure extending from said bottom to a top opening of said well, and said well being structured and disposed for receipt of said distal end of said wand therein;
said floor being sloped downwardly from said side wall structure to said top opening of said well to thereby direct gravity assisted fluid flow from said first chamber into said well; and
means for supporting said bucket on said spraying apparatus so that said distal end of said wand is positioned and maintained within said well in spaced relation above said bottom of said well.
14. The combination as recited in claim 13 wherein said means for supporting said bucket on said spraying apparatus includes handle means attached to said side wall structure for supporting said bucket in an operative position on said spraying apparatus.
15. The combination as recited in claim 14 wherein said side wall structure includes an annular collar for reinforcing said side wall structure and for supporting the attachment of said handle means thereto.
16. The combination as recited in claim 13 wherein a transverse cross-sectional area of said well, measured on a horizontal plane between said vertical wall structure, is less than a transverse cross-sectional area of said first chamber, measured on a horizontal plane between said surrounding side wall structure.
17. The combination as recited in claim 16 wherein a volume of said well is constricted relative to a volume of said first chamber.
18. The combination as recited in claim 17 wherein said well is centrally positioned and disposed relative to said side wall structure.
19. The combination as recited in claim 18 wherein said floor is disposed in surrounding relation to said opening of said well.
20. The combination as recited in claim 19 wherein said floor is sloped downwardly and inwardly from said side wall structure to said top opening of said well at an angle of between 2 and 5 from horizontal.