All The Claims

1. A method of managing a system site for e-commerce, comprising:
creating objects via a wizard which function to at least retrieve data from a database; and
creating scripts via a wizard which function to at least convert data retrieved by the objects to an HTML stream for real-time transmission to a browser resident on a client computer whereby actual HTML text files need not be created and stored on a Web server.
2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the created objects and scripts further provide for adding data to the database.
3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the created objects and scripts further provide for editing of data in the database.
4. The method as recited in claim 1, comprising defining via a wizard a group of users having access to the database via the objects and scripts.
5. The method as recited in claim 4, comprising developing via a wizard a common schema for use in presenting data to each of the group of users.
6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the scripts comprise one or more selected from a group consisting of VBScript, JavaScript, and HTML.
7. The method as recited in claim 1, comprising associating with the objects via a wizard one or more events whereby the objects will perform a process in response to the event.
8. The method as recited in claim 1, comprising establishing via a wizard alternative means for accessing data in the database.
9. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein the alternative means for accessing data from the database are at least one selected from a group consisting of email, fax, and phone.
10. The method as recited in claim 8, comprising establishing via a wizard predetermined times for automatically accessing the database and transmitting data to a user via the alternative means.
11. The method as recited in claim 1, comprising establishing via a wizard a billing matrix used in creating charges for system access.
12. A readable media having computer executable instructions for use in managing a system site for e-commerce, the instructions performing steps comprising:
accepting user input via a wizard to create objects which function to at least retrieve data from a database; and
accepting user input via a wizard to create scripts which function to at least convert data retrieved by the objects to an HTML stream for real-time transmission to a browser resident on a client computer whereby actual HTML text files need not be created and stored on a Web server.
13. The readable media as recited in claim 12, wherein the instructions accept user input via a wizard to define a group of users having access to the database via the objects and scripts.
14. The readable media as recited in claim 13, wherein the instructions accept user input via a wizard to develop a common schema for use in presenting data to each of the group of users.
15. The readable media as recited in claim 12, wherein the scripts comprise one or more selected from a group consisting of VBScript, JavaScript, and HTML.
16. The readable media as recited in claim 12, wherein the instructions accept user input via a wizard to associate with the objects one or more events whereby the objects will perform a process in response to the event.
17. The readable media as recited in claim 12, wherein the instruction accept user input via a wizard to authorize alternative means for accessing data in the database.
18. The readable media as recited in claim 17, wherein the alternative means for accessing data from the database are at least one selected from a group consisting of email, fax, and phone.
19. The readable media as recited in claim 17, wherein the instructions accept user input via a wizard to establish predetermined times for automatically accessing the database and transmitting data to a user via the alternative means.
20. The readable media as recited in claim 12, wherein the instructions accept user input via a wizard to establish a billing matrix used in creating charges for system access.
21. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the objects comprise COM objects.
22. The readable media as recited in claim 12, wherein the objects comprise COM objects.

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

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile terminal comprising:
a gain varying means for amplifying a received signal with gain controlled by a gain control signal and outputting the amplified signal;
an AD converter for converting the signal output from said gain varying means into a digital signal and outputting the converted signal; and
a baseband signal processing means for performing baseband processing of the digital signal output from said AD converter, producing said gain control signal based on the digital signal, and updating said gain control signal at time intervals set on the basis of a rate of change over time in a power level of said received signal.
2. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein said baseband signal processing means sets a shorter time interval for update of said gain control signal as an absolute value of a slope of an amount of change in the power level of said received signal per unit time is larger.
3. A mobile terminal comprising:
a gain varying means for amplifying a received signal with gain controlled by a gain control signal and outputting the amplified signal;
an AD converter for converting the signal output from said gain varying means into a digital signal and outputting the converted signal; and
a baseband signal processing means for performing baseband processing of the digital signal output from said AD converter, producing said gain control signal based on the digital signal, and updating said gain control signal at time intervals set on the basis of a difference between a power level of said received signal and an average value of power levels of said received signal of a long time period.
4. A mobile terminal comprising:
a gain varying means for amplifying a received signal with gain controlled by a gain control signal and outputting the amplified signal;
an AD converter for converting the signal output from said gain varying means into a digital signal and outputting the converted signal; and
a baseband signal processing means for performing baseband processing of the digital signal output from said AD converter, producing said gain control signal based on the digital signal, and updating said gain control signal at time intervals set on the basis of a ratio of a power level of said received signal to an average value of power levels of said received signal of a long time period.
5. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein said baseband signal processing means calculates the power level of said received signal on the basis of the gain control signal currently output and the digital signal output from said AD converter.
6. The mobile terminal according to claim 2, wherein said baseband signal processing means calculates the power level of said received signal on the basis of the gain control signal currently output and the digital signal output from said AD converter.
7. The mobile terminal according to claim 3, wherein said baseband signal processing means calculates the power level of said received signal on the basis of the gain control signal currently output and the digital signal output from said AD converter.
8. The mobile terminal according to claim 4, wherein said baseband signal processing means calculates the power level of said received signal on the basis of the gain control signal currently output and the digital signal output from said AD converter.
9. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein said gain varying means has a gain control characteristic exhibiting linearly changes in gain represented by logarithm with respect to changes in said gain control signal.
10. The mobile terminal according to claim 2, wherein said gain varying means has a gain control characteristic exhibiting linearly changes in gain represented by logarithm with respect to changes in said gain control signal.
11. The mobile terminal according to claim 3, wherein said gain varying means has a gain control characteristic exhibiting linearly changes in gain represented by logarithm with respect to changes in said gain control signal.
12. The mobile terminal according to claim 4, wherein said gain varying means has a gain control characteristic exhibiting linearly changes in gain represented by logarithm with respect to changes in said gain control signal.
13. The mobile terminal according to claim 5, wherein said gain varying means has a gain control characteristic exhibiting linearly changes in gain represented by logarithm with respect to changes in said gain control signal.
14. The mobile terminal according to claim 6, wherein said gain varying means has a gain control characteristic exhibiting linearly changes in gain represented by logarithm with respect to changes in said gain control signal.
15. The mobile terminal according to claim 7, wherein said gain varying means has a gain control characteristic exhibiting linearly changes in gain represented by logarithm with respect to changes in said gain control signal.
16. The mobile terminal according to claim 8, wherein said gain varying means has a gain control characteristic exhibiting linearly changes in gain represented by logarithm with respect to changes in said gain control signal.
17. A method of controlling reception gain in a mobile terminal including gain varying means for amplifying a received signal with gain controlled by a gain control signal produced and updated on the basis of a power level of said received signal and outputting the amplified signal, comprising the step of:
setting a time interval for update of said gain control signal based on a rate of change over time in the power level of said received signal.
18. A method of controlling reception gain comprising the steps of:
calculating a power level of a received signal;
producing a gain control signal for controlling gain for amplifying said received signal based on said calculated power level;
calculating a rate of change over time in said calculated power level;
setting a time interval for update of said gain control signal based on the calculated rate of change over time in said calculated power level; and
updating said gain control signal with said set time interval.
19. The method of controlling reception gain according to claim 17, wherein as an absolute value of a slope of an amount of change in the power level of said reception signal per unit time is larger, a shorter time interval for update of said gain control signal is set.
20. The method of controlling reception gain according to claim 18, wherein as an absolute value of a slope of an amount of change in the power level of said reception signal per unit time is larger, a shorter time interval for update of said gain control signal is set.
21. A method of controlling reception gain in a mobile terminal including gain varying means for amplifying a received signal with gain controlled by a gain control signal produced and updated on the basis of a power level of said received signal and outputting the amplified signal, comprising the step of:
setting a time interval for update of said gain control signal based on a difference between the power level of said received signal and an average value of power levels of said received signal of a long time period.
22. A method of controlling reception gain comprising the steps of:
calculating a power level of a received signal;
producing a gain control signal for controlling gain for amplifying said received signal based on said calculated power level;
calculating a difference between said calculated power level and an average value of power levels of said received signal of a long time period;
setting a time interval for update of said gain control signal based on the calculated difference between said power level and the average value of power levels of said received signal of a long time period; and
updating said gain control signal with said set time interval.
23. A method of controlling reception gain in a mobile terminal including a gain varying means for amplifying a received signal with gain controlled by a gain control signal produced and updated on the basis of a power level of said received signal and outputting the amplified signal, comprising the step of:
setting a time interval for update of said gain control signal based on a ratio of the power level of said received signal to an average value of power levels of said received signal of a long time period.
24. A method of controlling reception gain comprising the steps of:
calculating a power level of a received signal;
producing a gain control signal for controlling gain for amplifying said received signal based on said calculated power level;
calculating a ratio of said calculated power level to an average value of power levels of said received signal of a long time period;
setting a time interval for update of said gain control signal based on the calculated ratio of said power level to the average value of power levels of said received signal of a long time period; and
updating said gain control signal with said set time interval.

1. A computer readable media storing executable computer program instructions which when executed on a digital processing system cause said digital processing system to perform a method comprising:
retrieving a data value representing an appearance of an enclosure enclosing said digital processing system including a microprocessor, wherein said data value includes a value representing at least one of a machine type and a color of said enclosure of said digital processing system; and
determining an appearance of a display of said digital processing system based upon said appearance of said enclosure.
2. A computer readable medium as in claim 1 wherein said data value is stored in a memory which is coupled to said digital processing system.
3. A computer readable medium as in claim 2 further comprising:
determining whether a user defined set of display preferences has been stored in said digital processing system before said determining of said appearance of said display.
4. A computer readable medium as in claim 3 wherein said determining whether said user defined set has been stored is performed before said retrieving.
5. A computer readable medium as in claim 4 wherein if a user defined set of display preferences has not been stored in said digital processing system, then said retrieving is performed and said data value is used to store said user defined set.
6. A computer readable medium as in claim 5,
wherein if said user defined set has been stored, said appearance of said display is determined based on said user defined set.
7. A computer readable medium as in claim 2 wherein said determining said appearance comprises setting an appearance of at least one of (a) a desktop background; (b) a desktop background picture; (c) colors of objects in menus; (d) colors of window controls; (e) font of text in menus; and (f) sounds produced by said digital processing system.
8. A computer readable medium as in claim 1, wherein said data value is stored in a memory which is coupled to sad digital processing system, and
wherein said memory is a non-volatile memory and wherein said data value is stored in said memory by a manufacturer of said digital processing system.
9. A digital processing system comprising:
a processor;
a display coupled to said processor;
a bus coupled to said processor;
a memory coupled to said bus, said memory storing a data value representing an appearance of an enclosure enclosing said digital processing system including a microprocessor, said processor retrieving said data value and setting an appearance of said display based upon said appearance of said enclosure, wherein said data value includes a value representing at least one of a machine type and a color of said enclosure of said digital processing system.
10. A digital processing system as in claim 9 wherein said data value is retained by said digital processing system even when power is not supplied to said digital processing system.
11. A digital processing system as in claim 10 wherein said processor determines whether a user defined set of display preferences has been stored before setting said appearance of said display.
12. A digital processing system as in claim 11 wherein if said user defined set has been stored, said processor sets said appearance of said display based upon said user defined set.
13. A digital processing system as in claim 10 wherein said setting of said appearance of said display comprises setting an appearance of at least one of (a) a desktop background; (b) a desktop background picture; (c) colors of objects in menus; (d) colors of window controls; (e) font of text in menus; and (f) sounds produced by said digital processing system.
14. A method of manufacturing a digital processing system, said method comprising:
determining an appearance of an enclosure enclosing a digital processing system including a microprocessor; and
storing in a non-volatile memory of said digital processing system a data value representing said appearance of said enclosure, wherein said data value is retrieved when said digital processing system is first used in order to set an appearance of a display of said digital processing system, wherein said data value includes a value representing at least one of a machine type and a color of said enclosure.
15. A method as in claim 14 wherein said appearance of said display includes at least one of (a) a desktop background; (b) a desktop background picture; (c) colors of objects in menus; (d) colors of window controls; (e) font of text in menus; and (f) sounds produced by said digital processing system.
16. A method for operating a digital processing system, said method comprising:
retrieving a data value representing an appearance of an enclosure enclosing said digital processing system including a microprocessor, wherein said data value includes a value representing at least one of a machine type and a color of said enclosure of said digital processing system; and
determining an appearance of a display of said digital processing system based upon said appearance of said enclosure.
17. A method as in claim 16 wherein said data value is stored in a memory which is coupled to said digital processing system.
18. A method as in claim 17, wherein said memory is a non-volatile memory and wherein said data value is stored in said memory by a manufacturer of said digital processing system.
19. A method as in claim 17 further comprising:
determining whether a user defined set of display preferences has been stored in said digital processing system before said determining of said appearance of said display.
20. A method as in claim 19 wherein said determining whether said user defined set has been stored is performed before said retrieving.
21. A method as in claim 20 wherein if a user defined set of display preferences has not been stored in said digital processing system, then said retrieving is performed and said data value is used to store said user defined set.
22. A method as in claim 17 wherein said determining said appearance comprises setting an appearance of at least one of (a) a desktop background; (b) a desktop background picture; (c) colors of objects in menus; (d) colors of window controls; (e) font of text in menus; and (f) sounds produced by said digital processing system.
23. A computer readable medium storing executable computer program instructions which when executed on a digital processing system cause the digital processing system to perform a method comprising:
retrieving a data value representing an appearance of an enclosure enclosing the digital processing system including a microprocessor;
determining an appearance of at least one object displayed on a display of the digital processing system based the data value.
24. A computer readable medium as in claim 23 wherein the data value is stored in a memory which is coupled to the digital processing system.
25. A computer readable medium as in claim 24 wherein the memory is a non-volatile memory and wherein the data value is stored in the memory by a manufacturer of the digital processing system.
26. A computer readable medium as in claim 24 further comprising:
determining whether a user defined set of display preferences has been stored in the digital processing system before the determining of the appearance of the display.
27. A computer readable medium as in claim 26 wherein the determining whether the user defined set has been stored is performed before the retrieving.
28. A computer readable medium as in claim 27 wherein if a user defined set of display preferences has not been stored in the digital processing system, then the retrieving is performed and the data value is used to store the user defined set.
29. A computer readable medium as in claim 28 wherein if the user defined set has been stored, the appearance of the display is determined based on the user defined set.
30. A computer readable medium as in claim 24 wherein the data value includes a value representing at least one of a machine type and a color of the enclosure of the digital processing system.
31. A computer readable medium as in claim 24 wherein the determining the appearance comprises setting an appearance of at least one of (a) a desktop background; (b) a desktop background picture; (c) colors of objects in menus; (d) colors of window controls; (e) font of text in menus; and (f) sounds produced by the digital processing system.
32. A digital processing system comprising:
a processor;
a display coupled to the processor;
a bus coupled to the processor;
a memory coupled to the bus, the memory storing a data value representing an appearance of an enclosure enclosing the digital processing system including the processor, the processor retrieving the data value and setting an appearance of at least one object displayed on the display based upon the data value.
33. A digital processing system as in claim 32 wherein the data value is retained by the digital processing system even when power is not supplied to the digital processing system.
34. A digital processing system as in claim 33 wherein the processor determines whether a user defined set of display preferences has been stored before setting the appearance of the display.
35. A digital processing system as in claim 34 wherein if the user defined set has been stored, the processor sets the appearance of the display based upon the user defined set.
36. A digital processing system as in claim 34 wherein the data value includes a value representing at least one of a machine type and a color of the enclosure of the digital processing system.
37. A digital processing system as in claim 33 wherein the setting of the appearance of the display comprises setting an appearance of at least one of (a) a desktop background; (b) a desktop background picture; (c) colors of objects in menus; (d) colors of window controls; (e) font of text in menus; and (f) sounds produced by the digital processing system.
38. A method of manufacturing a digital processing system, the method comprising:
determining an appearance of an enclosure enclosing a digital processing system including a microprocessor;
storing in a non-volatile memory of the digital processing system a data value representing the appearance of the enclosure, wherein the data value is retrieved when the digital processing system is first used in order to set an appearance of at least one object displayed on a display of the digital processing system.
39. A method as in claim 38 wherein the data value includes a value representing at least one of a machine type and a color of the enclosure.
40. A method as in claim 38 wherein the appearance of the display includes at least one of (a) a desktop background; (b) a desktop background picture; (c) colors of objects in menus; (d) colors of window controls; (e) font of text in menus; and (f) sounds produced by the digital processing system.
41. A method for operating a digital processing system, the method comprising:
retrieving a data value representing an appearance of an enclosure enclosing the digital processing system including a microprocessor;
determining an appearance of at least one object displayed on a display of the digital processing system based upon the data value.
42. A method as in claim 41 wherein the data value is stored in a memory which is coupled to the digital processing system.
43. A method as in claim 42 wherein the memory is a non-volatile memory and wherein the data value is stored in the memory by a manufacturer of the digital processing system.
44. A method as in claim 42 further comprising:
determining whether a user defined set of display preferences has been stored in the digital processing system before the determining of the appearance of the display.
45. A method as in claim 44 wherein the determining whether the user defined set has been stored is performed before the retrieving.
46. A method as in claim 45 wherein if a user defined set of display preferences has not been stored in the digital processing system, then the retrieving is performed and the data value is used to store the user defined set.
47. A method as in claim 42 wherein the data value includes a value representing at least one of a machine type and a color of the enclosure of the digital processing system.
48. A method as in claim 42 wherein the determining the appearance comprises setting an appearance of at least one of (a) a desktop background; (b) a desktop background picture; (c) colors of objects in menus; (d) colors of window controls; (e) font of text in menus; and (f) sounds produced by the digital processing system.
49. A machine readable medium providing executable program instructions to cause a data processing system to perform a method for operating the digital processing system, the method comprising:
determining whether a user defined set of display preferences has been stored in the digital processing system;
if a user defined set of display preferences has not been stored in the digital processing system, retrieving a data value representing an appearance of an enclosure enclosing the digital processing system including a microprocessor, wherein the data value is stored in a memory coupled to the digital processing system; and
determining an appearance of a display of the digital processing system based upon the appearance of the enclosure,
wherein if the user defined set has been stored, the appearance of the display is determined based on the user defined set.
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 wireless mouse, comprising:
a mouse body having an upper casing and a lower casing mating with each other;
a circuit board disposed on the lower casing of the mouse body; and
a receiver separably disposed on the upper casing of the mouse body;
wherein the wireless mouse is convenient to carry and collect because the receiver is received in the upper casing of the mouse body.
2. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 1, wherein the upper casing and the lower casing pivotally mate with each other.
3. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 1, wherein the upper casing comprises a receiving groove for receiving a receiver plug of the receiver.
4. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 1, wherein the upper casing comprises a first retaining portion.
5. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 4, wherein the receiver comprises a second retaining portion disposed on a bottom side thereof and corresponding to the first retaining portion, and the receiver is received in the second retaining portion of the upper casing by the first retaining portion.
6. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 3, wherein the receiving groove or the first retaining portion is pivotally disposed on an inner bottom edge of the upper casing.
7. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 4, wherein the receiving groove or the first retaining portion is pivotally disposed on an inner bottom edge of the upper casing.
8. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 3, wherein the receiving groove or the first retaining portion is pivotally disposed on an inner top edge of the upper casing.
9. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 4, wherein the receiving groove or the first retaining portion is pivotally disposed on an inner top edge of the upper casing.
10. A wireless mouse, comprising:
a mouse body having an upper casing and a lower casing mating with each other;
a circuit board disposed on the lower casing of the mouse body; and
a receiver separably disposed on an inner bottom edge of the upper casing of the mouse body;
wherein the wireless mouse is convenient to carry and collect because the receiver is received in the upper casing of the mouse body.
11. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 10, wherein the upper casing and the lower casing pivotally mate with each other.
12. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 10, wherein the upper casing comprises a receiving groove for receiving a receiver plug of the receiver.
13. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 10, wherein the upper casing comprises a first retaining portion.
14. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 13, wherein the receiver comprises a second retaining portion disposed on a bottom side thereof and corresponding to the first retaining portion, and the receiver is received in the second retaining portion of the upper casing by the first retaining portion.
15. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 12, wherein the receiving groove or the first retaining portion is pivotally disposed on an inner bottom edge of the upper casing.
16. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 13, wherein the receiving groove or the first retaining portion is pivotally disposed on an inner bottom edge of the upper casing.
17. A wireless mouse, comprising:
a mouse body having an upper casing and a lower casing mating with each other;
a circuit board disposed on the lower casing of the mouse body; and
a receiver separably disposed on an inner top edge of the upper casing of the mouse body;
wherein the wireless mouse is convenient to carry and collect because the receiver is received in the upper casing of the mouse body.
18. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 17, wherein the upper casing and the lower casing pivotally mate with each other.
19. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 17, wherein the upper casing comprises a receiving groove for receiving a receiver plug of the receiver.
20. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 17, wherein the upper casing comprises a first retaining portion.
21. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 20, wherein the receiver comprises a second retaining portion disposed on a bottom side thereof and corresponding to the first retaining portion, and the receiver is received in the second retaining portion of the upper casing by the first retaining portion.
22. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 19, wherein the receiving groove or the first retaining portion is pivotally disposed on an inner top edge of the upper casing.
23. The wireless mouse as claimed in claim 20, wherein the receiving groove or the first retaining portion is pivotally disposed on an inner top edge of the upper casing.