All The Claims

1. In a clustering system having primary and secondary host computers coupled to a storage system and a management computer, wherein the primary and secondary host computers include cluster management functions which communicate with each other, wherein the management computer includes a volume security control function, wherein the storage system includes a LUN security function therein so that one or more predetermined host computers of the clustering system can access at least one of a plurality of logical units in the storage system, a method comprising:
negotiating to determine ownership of access to a specific logical unit of the logical units by the cluster management functions of the host computers, such that the primary host computer has ownership of access to the specific logical unit and the secondary host computer does not have ownership of access to the specific logical unit;
reserving a storage resource for the specific logical unit of the logical units for an access control;
notifying information of the ownership to the volume security control function in the management computer by the host computers;
storing access control information in the storage system, in connection with host identification information and logical unit identification information, wherein the access control information is used by the storage system to control access from different host computers to the specific logical unit in the storage system, wherein the LUN security function in the storage system allows the primary host computer to access the specific logical unit and disallows the secondary host computer to access the specific logical unit based on the access control information;
changing ownership of access to the specific logical unit by the cluster management functions in the host computers, such that the primary host computer releases ownership of access to the specific logical unit and the secondary host computer reserves ownership of access to the specific logical unit;
notifying information of the changing ownership to the volume security control function in the management computer by the host computers;
based on the information provided by the cluster management functions, coordinating management of security for the specific logical unit by the volume security control function in the management computer based on corresponding information to the access control information, the corresponding information to the access control information being stored in the management computer; and
changing the access control information in the storage system, for disallowing the primary host computer to access the specific logical unit and allowing the secondary host computer to access the specific logical unit based on a request from the volume security control function of the management computer; and
verifying the consistency of the access control information in the storage system by one or more of the cluster management functions in the host computers, wherein if the consistency of the access control information is not verified, the one or more of the cluster management functions in the host computers release the reserved storage resource, reset the access control information and start the negotiation to determine ownership of access to a specific logical unit of the logical units again.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein a heartbeat communication protocol is used to detect said change of access control information.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said management computer includes a storage configuration information table; wherein said storage configuration information table is set by using World Wide Name.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the access control information is used by the storage system to allow one of the host computers to access the specific logical unit and to disallow another one of the host computers to access the specific logical unit in the storage system.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the access control information is used by the storage system to control access from different host computers to different specific logical units in the storage system.
6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the access control information is used by the storage system to (i) allow a first one of the host computers to access a first specific logical unit and to disallow a second one of the host computers to access the first specific logical unit in the storage system, and (ii) allow the second one of the host computers to access a second specific logical unit and to disallow the first one of the host computers to access the second specific logical unit in the storage system.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claims which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An electrophotographic transfer paper having a substrate and a thermoplastic foamed resin layer which is provided on at least one surface of the substrate and has pores, wherein the temperature at which the viscosity of the thermoplastic foamed resin layer becomes 1\xd7104 Pa\xb7s ranges from 60\xb0 C. to 100\xb0 C. and a gradient R of a viscosity-temperature curve of the thermoplastic foamed resin layer defined by the following Equation (1) ranges from 0.02 to 0.10:
R={Log(\u03b7t)\u2212Log(\u03b7t+20)}20 \u2003\u2003(1)
where \u03b7t indicates 1\xd7104 Pa\xb7s and \u03b7t+20 indicates the viscosity (Pa\xb7s) of the thermoplastic foamed resin layer at a temperature higher by 20\xb0 C. than the temperature showing the viscosity \u03b7t.
2. An electrophotographic transfer paper having a substrate whose air permeability is lower than 1000 seconds and a thermoplastic foamed resin layer which is provided on at least one surface of the substrate and has pores, wherein the temperature at which the viscosity of the thermoplastic foamed resin layer becomes 1\xd7104 Pa\xb7s ranges from 60\xb0 C. to 100\xb0 C. and a gradient R of a viscosity-temperature curve of the thermoplastic foamed resin layer defined by the following Equation (1) ranges from 0.015 to 0.10:
R={Log(\u03b7t)\u2212Log(\u03b7t+20)}20\u2003\u2003(1)
where \u03b7t indicates 1\xd7104 (Pa\xb7s) and \u03b7t+20 indicates the viscosity (Pa\xb7s of the thermoplastic foamed resin layer at a temperature higher by 20\xb0 C. than the temperature showing the viscosity \u03b7t.
3. An electrophotographic transfer paper according to claim 2, wherein the gradient R ranges from 0.018 to 0.09.
4. An electrophotographic transfer paper having a substrate whose air permeability is not lower than 1000 seconds and a thermoplastic foamed resin layer which is provided on at least one surface of the substrate and has pores, wherein the temperature at which the viscosity of the thermoplastic foamed resin layer becomes 1\xd7104 Pa\xb7s ranges from 60\xb0 C. to 100\xb0 C. and a gradient R of a viscosity-temperature curve of the thermoplastic foamed resin layer defined by the following Equation (1) ranges from 0.02 to 0.15:
R={Log(\u03b7t)\u2212Log(\u03b7t+20)}20\u2003\u2003(1)
where \u03b7t indicates 1\xd710 4 Pa\xb7s and \u03b7t+20 indicates the viscosity (Pa\xb7s) of the thermoplastic foamed resin layer at a temperature higher by 20\xb0 C. than the temperature showing the viscosity \u03b7t.
5. An electrophotographic transfer paper according to claim 4, wherein the gradient R ranges from 0.04 to 0.12.
6. An electrophotographic transfer paper according to claim 1, wherein an average diameter of pores on a surface of the thermoplastic foamed resin layer ranges from 1.5 \u03bcm to 80 \u03bcm.
7. An electrophotographic transfer paper according to claim 1, wherein the average diameter of the pores on the surface of the thermoplastic foamed resin layer ranges from 2 \u03bcm to 60 \u03bcm.
8. An electrophotographic transfer paper according to claim 1, wherein a ratio of the number of pores having diameters not lower than 80 \u03bcm to the number of all pores t on the surface of a thermoplastic foamed resin layer (pores having diameters not lower than 80 \u03bcmall pores) is not more than 20%.
9. An electrophotographic transfer paper according to claim 1, wherein the ratio of the number of the pores having diameters not lower than 80 \u03bcm to the number of all the pores on the surface of the thermoplastic foamed resin layer (pores having diameters not lower than 80 \u03bcmall pores) is not more than 5%.
10. An electrophotographic transfer paper according to claims 1, wherein the ratio of the area of pores on a surface of the thermoplastic foamed resin layer to the area of the entire surface ranges from 10% to 80%.
11. An electrophotographic transfer paper according to claim 1, wherein the ratio of the area of the pores on the surface of the thermoplastic foamed resin layer to the area of the entire surface ranges from 20% to 70%.
12. An electrophotographic transfer paper according to claim 1, wherein an amount of coating per single side of the substrate of the thermoplastic foamed resin layer ranges from 2 gm2 to 40 gm2 in terms of dry mass.
13. An electrophotographic transfer paper according to claim 1, wherein the amount of coating per single side of the substrate of the thermoplastic foamed resin layer ranges from 5 gm2 to 30 gm2 in terms of dry mass.
14. An electrophotographic transfer paper according to claim 1, wherein the thermoplastic foamed resin layer contains a release agent.
15. An electrophotographic transfer paper according to claim 14, wherein the release agent is selected from waxes, higher fatty acids, higher alcohols, higher fatty amides, and silicone oils.
16. An electrophotographic transfer paper according to claim 14, wherein the thermoplastic foamed resin layer contains the release agent in an amount ranging from 0.1 mass % to 20 mass %.
17. An electrophotographic transfer paper according to claim 1, wherein a resin used for the thermoplastic foamed resin layer is a polyester resin.
18. An electrophotographic transfer paper according to claim 1, wherein a resin used for the thermoplastic foamed resin layer is a styrene-acrylic resin.
19. An electrophotographic transfer paper according to claim 1, wherein a resin used for the thermoplastic foamed resin layer is a material in which at least two thermoplastic resins are blended.
20. The electrophotographic transfer paper according to claim 2, wherein the air permeability of the substrate is not lower than 10 sec.
21. The electrophotographic transfer paper according to claim 4, wherein the air permeability of the substrate is not more than 20,000 sec.

1. An expandable irrigation controller for controlling a plurality of watering stations in an irrigation system comprises:
a removable front panel, the removable front panel comprising:
a plurality of manual controls operable to input instructions for a watering program;
a memory operable to store the input instructions; and
a controller operable to execute the watering program; and
an inner housing, connected to the front panel, the inner housing comprising:
a circuit board connected electrically to the controller, wherein the circuit board includes two electrical conductors extending across the inner housing, wherein control information from the controller is encoded for transmission on the two electrical conductors; and
a station module operable to provide an ONOFF signal to at least one watering station of the irrigation system, wherein the station module is electrically connected to the two electrical conductors and the ONOFF signal is provided based on the control information from the controller in accordance with the watering program, and
wherein the station module connects to the two electrical conductors at substantially any desired location along the conductors.
2. The expandable irrigation controller of claim 1, wherein the station module further comprises:
control contacts operable to electrically connect the station module to the two electrical conductors;
a decoder circuit operable to decode the control information from the controller sent to the station module by the two electrical conductors;
a switching circuit operable to provide the ONOFF signal for the watering station based on the decoded information; and
a terminal connected the watering station to send the ONOFF signal to the watering station.
3. The expandable irrigation controller of claim 2, further comprising:
an expander module mounted in the inner housing and connected to the two electrical conductors, wherein the expander module is operable to pass the control information from the two electrical conductors to an external housing in which one or more external station modules are mounted, such that the control information from the controller is used to control the external station modules.
4. The expandable irrigation controller of claim 3, wherein the station module further comprises a setting dial rotatable between a plurality of positions, wherein a specific position of the setting dial indicates the watering station controlled by the station module and whether the station module is positioned in the external housing.
5. The expandable irrigation controller of claim 2, further comprising:
a radio frequency module connected to the two electrical conductors and operable to send and receive radio frequency signals, wherein the radio frequency module sends a control radio frequency signal to an external housing in which one or more external station modules are mounted, such that the control information in the control radio frequency signal is used to control the external station modules.
6. The expandable irrigation controller of claim 5, wherein the control information is received from the controller via the two electrical conductors.
7. The expandable irrigation controller of claim 5, wherein the control information is received from a remote radio frequency source; and wherein the radio frequency module links the control information to the two electrical conductors such that the control information is provided to the station module in the inner housing and is included in the control radio frequency signal.
8. The expandable irrigation controller of claim 7, wherein the housing further comprises a second station module connected to the two electrical conductors, wherein the second station module is operable to control a watering station based on the control information linked to the two electrical conductors by the radio frequency module.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claims which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A hybrid maize variety X18D794 seed, wherein representative seed is produced by crossing a first plant of variety PH1JPA with a second plant of variety PH1T92, and wherein representative seed of said varieties PH1JPA and PH1T92 have been deposited under ATCC Accession Number PTA-120365 and PTA-122697, respectively.
2. The hybrid maize variety X18D794 seed of claim 1, wherein a seed treatment has been applied to the seed.
3. A method comprising cleaning the hybrid maize variety X18D794 seed of claim 1.
4. A method of producing nucleic acids, the method comprising isolating nucleic acids from the hybrid maize variety X18D794 seed of claim 1.
5. A plant, plant part, or cell produced by growing the hybrid maize variety X18D794 seed of claim 1, wherein the plant part or cell comprises as least one cell of the hybrid maize variety X18D794.
6. A method of producing nucleic acids, the method comprising isolating nucleic acids from the plant, plant part, or cell of claim 5.
7. A method of producing a commodity plant product comprising obtaining the plant, plant part or cell of claim 5 and producing said commodity plant product therefrom.
8. A method for producing a second maize plant comprising applying plant breeding techniques to a first maize plant, or parts thereof, wherein said first maize plant is the maize plant of claim 5, and wherein application of said techniques results in the production of said second maize plant.
9. The method of claim 8 comprising:
(a) crossing said first maize plant with itself or another maize plant to produce seed of a subsequent generation;
(b) harvesting and planting the seed of the subsequent generation to produce at least one plant of the subsequent generation; and
(c) repeating steps (a) and (b) for an additional 2-10 generations to produce the second maize plant.
10. The method of claim 8 comprising:
(a) crossing said first maize plant with an inducer variety to produce haploid seed; and
(b) doubling the haploid seed to produce the second maize plant.
11. A hybrid maize variety X18D794 seed further comprising a locus conversion, wherein said seed is produced by crossing a first plant of variety PH1JPA with a second plant of variety PH1T92; wherein representative seed of said varieties PH1JPA and PH1T92 have been deposited under ATCC Accession Number PTA-120365 and PTA-122697, respectively; and wherein at least one of said varieties PH1JPA and PH1T92 further comprises a locus conversion; and wherein said hybrid maize variety X18D794 seed further comprising a locus conversion produces a plant having otherwise essentially the same phenotypic traits as hybrid maize variety X18D794 when grown under the same enviornmental conditions.
12. The hybrid maize variety X18D794 seed further comprising a locus conversion of claim 11, wherein a seed treatment has been applied to the hybrid maize variety X18D794 seed further comprising a locus conversion.
13. A method comprising cleaning the hybrid maize variety X18D794 seed further comprising a locus conversion of claim 11.
14. The hybrid maize variety X18D794 seed further comprising a locus conversion of claim 11, wherein the locus conversion confers a trait selected from the group consisting of male sterility, site-specific recombination, abiotic stress tolerance, altered phosphorus, altered antioxidants, altered fatty acids, altered essential amino acids, altered carbohydrates, herbicide tolerance, insect resistance and disease resistance.
15. A method of producing nucleic acids, the method comprising isolating nucleic acids from the hybrid maize variety X18D794 seed further comprising a locus conversion of claim 11.
16. A plant, plant part, or cell produced by growing the hybrid maize variety X18D794 seed further comprising a locus conversion of claim 11, wherein the plant part or cell comprises as least one cell of the hybrid maize variety X18D794.
17. A method of producing nucleic acids, the method comprising isolating nucleic acids from the plant, plant part, or cell of claim 16.
18. A method of producing a commodity plant product comprising obtaining the plant or plant part of claim 16 and producing said commodity plant product therefrom.
19. A method for producing a second maize plant comprising applying plant breeding techniques to a first maize plant, or parts thereof, wherein said first maize plant is the maize plant of claim 16, and wherein application of said techniques results in the production of said second maize plant.
20. The method for producing a second maize plant of claim 19, comprising:
(a) crossing said first maize plant with itself or another maize plant to produce seed of a subsequent generation;
(b) harvesting and planting the seed of the subsequent generation to produce at least one plant of the subsequent generation; and
(c) repeating steps (a) and (b) for an additional 2-10 generations to produce the second maize plant.
21. The method for producing a second maize plant of claim 19, comprising:
(a) crossing said first maize plant with an inducer variety to produce haploid seed; and
(b) doubling the haploid seed to produce the second maize plant.