All The Claims

1. A translucent or transparent composition comprising
a. about 3 to about 40 wt. % soap,
b. about 4 to about 40 wt. % of at least one synthetic surfactant,
c. about 14 to about 45 wt. % water,
d. from 0 to about 3 wt. % lower monohydric alcohol,
e. about 5 to about 60 wt. % of a humectant,
f. from 0 to about 5 wt. % of a structurant,
g. from 0 to about 10 wt. % of a gellant with the proviso that the structurant and gellant are not 0 at the same time.
2. The composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein soap is about 4 to about 35 wt. %.
3. The composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein soap is about 15 to about 35 wt. %.
4. The composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein it is a bar.

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 adapter for a connection between a pacemaker (PM) and an electrode catheter comprising:
a block of insulating material (1) with a metal insert for interconnection;
a button with automatic return (2) for quick coupling to an electrode of the electrode catheter; and
an entry slot (4, 5) for an interconnecting electrode (3), characterised in that the block (1) comprises two sections insulated from each other (1a, 1b) such as to guarantee a bipolar connection in both directions.
2. The adapter according to claim 1, characterised in that the button with automatic return (2) acts on both of the insulated sections (1a, 1b) of the block (1).
3. The adapter according to claim 1, characterised in that the length (L) of the interconnecting electrode (3) is between 20 and 80 cm.
4. The adapter according to claim 1, characterised in that the button with automatic return (2) is provided with a return spring (M).
5. The adapter according to claim 1, characterised in that its impedance has a maximum value of 10 Ohm.
6. The adapter according to claim 1, characterised in that it is made with a lead with several strands or with a multiwire spiral.
7. A method of rapid interconnection between a pacemaker (PM) and an electrode catheter making use of the adapter according to claim 1, comprising the phases of:
choosing a length (L) of the interconnecting electrode (3);
opening the entry slot (5) of the electrode (3) by pressing the button with return (2); and
closing the entry slot (5) of the electrode (3) by releasing the button with return (2) when the distance (L) is reached.
8. The adapter according to claim 2, characterised in that the button with automatic return (2) acts on both of the insulated sections (1a, 1b) of the block (1).
9. The adapter according to claim 2, characterised in that the length (L) of the interconnecting electrode (3) is between 20 and 80 cm.
10. The adapter according to claim 2, characterised in that the button with automatic return (2) is provided with a return spring (M).
11. The adapter according to claim 2, characterised in that its impedance has a maximum value of 10 Ohm.
12. The adapter according to claim 2, characterised in that it is made with a lead with several strands or with a multiwire spiral.
13. A method of rapid interconnection between a pacemaker (PM) and an electrode catheter making use of the adapter according to claim 2, comprising the phases of:
choosing a length (L) of the interconnecting electrode (3);
opening the entry slot (5) of the electrode (3) by pressing the button with return (2); and
closing the entry slot (5) of the electrode (3) by releasing the button with return (2) when the distance (L) is reached.
14. The adapter according to claim 3, characterised in that the button with automatic return (2) acts on both of the insulated sections (1a, 1b) of the block (1).
15. The adapter according to claim 3, characterised in that the length (L) of the interconnecting electrode (3) is between 20 and 80 cm.
16. The adapter according to claim 3, characterised in that the button with automatic return (2) is provided with a return spring (M).
17. The adapter according to claim 3, characterised in that its impedance has a maximum value of 10 Ohm.
18. The adapter according to claim 3, characterised in that it is made with a lead with several strands or with a multiwire spiral.
19. A method of rapid interconnection between a pacemaker (PM) and an electrode catheter making use of the adapter according to claim 3, comprising the phases of:
choosing a length (L) of the interconnecting electrode (3);
opening the entry slot (5) of the electrode (3) by pressing the button with return (2); and
closing the entry slot (5) of the electrode (3) by releasing the button with return (2) when the distance (L) is reached.

1. A network conference system comprising:
a conference server that manages a conference and processes conference data used for a real-time conference;
a record server that stores the conference data and plays back the stored conference data at variable speed; and
a plurality of conference terminals as clients connected to the conference server and the record server to be serviced therefrom,
wherein each of the conference terminals connects to the record server and receives distribution from the record server of the past conference data in the real-time conference played back at a speed of at least one of a high speed, a low speed and a uniform speed.
2. A network conference system comprising:
a conference server that manages a conference and processes conference data used for a real-time conference;
a record server that stores the conference data in a storage section and plays back the conference data stored in the storage section at variable speed; and
a plurality of conference terminals as clients connected to the conference server and the record server to be serviced therefrom,
wherein the network conference system having a catch-up participation function in which when one of the plurality of conference terminals takes part in a conference midway, the conference terminal is connected to the record server, the past conference data stored in the record server is played back at high speed until the conference terminal catches up with the current conference, and when the conference terminal catches up with the current conference, the conference terminal is connected to the conference server for taking part in the real-time conference,
wherein the conference server adds a time stamp to the conference data and transmits the conference data to the record server,
wherein the record server stores the conference data transmitted from the conference server and upon reception of a catch-up participation request from the conference terminal, determines whether or not the catch-up participation is enabled, plays back the stored conference data at high speed, transmits the conference data to the conference terminal, determines an end point of catch-up playback by comparing the time stamp contained in the conference data and the current time of day, and when the end point comes, notifies the conference terminal and the conference server that the catch-up playback reaches the end, and
wherein the conference terminal, upon reception of the notification that the end point of the catch-up playback is received from the record server, switches the connection from the record server to the conference server and takes part in the real-time conference.
3. The network conference system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the record server detects a no-input portion of an audio and skips to play back the conference data at the no-input portion when the record server plays back the stored conference data at high speed.
4. The network conference system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the playback speed is allowed to be specified from the conference terminal when the record server plays back the stored conference data at high speed.
5. The network conference system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the record server determines whether or not the catch-up participation is enabled upon reception of a catch-up participation request from the conference terminal, estimates the remaining time of the conference at the end point of the catch-up playback from the remaining time of the conference at the current point in time, and the time required by the time the catch-up playback ends, and
wherein when the remaining time is equal to or greater than a predetermined time, the record server determines that catch-up participation is enabled.
6. The network conference system as claimed in claim 2, wherein after a predetermined-time delay of the conference data to which the time stamp is added, the conference server transmits the conference data to the record server,
wherein the record server compares the time stamp contained in the conference data and the current time of day, determines that the end point of the catch-up playback comes when the time indicated by the time stamp is the time the predetermined time before the current time, and notifies the conference terminal and the conference server that the catch-up playback reaches the end, and
wherein upon reception of the notification, the conference server sends the notification at least to the catch-up conference terminal and then temporarily halts the real-time conference and transmits the conference data delayed for the predetermined time to the conference terminal connected to the conference server to take part in the real-time conference and then releases the temporary halt and transmits the conference data of the real-time conference to said conference terminal to enable the conference terminal to take part in the real-time conference.
7. The network conference system as claimed in claim 2, wherein after a predetermined-time delay of the conference data to which the time stamp is added, the conference server transmits the conference data to the record server,
wherein the record server compares the time stamp contained in the conference data and the current time of day, and when the time indicated by the time stamp is the time the predetermined time before the current time, the record server determines that the end point of the catch-up playback comes, and notifies the conference terminal and the conference server that the catch-up playback reaches the end, and
wherein upon reception of the notification, the conference server transmits the conference data delayed for the predetermined time to the conference terminal connected to the conference server to take part in the real-time conference and in transmitting the conference data, transmits the conference data at a higher transmission rate at the beginning and decreases the transmission rate with time and sets the transmission rate to usual transmission rate at the completion of transmission of the conference data for the predetermined time and conference data occurring during the transmission of the conference data for the predetermined time to accomplish seamless participation of the conference terminal in the real-time conference.
8. The network conference system as claimed in claim 2, wherein when the record server stores the conference data of the real-time conference in the storage section, the record server divides the conference data every predetermined amount of data to create a file.
9. The network conference system as claimed in claim 2, wherein when the record server determines that the catch-up participation is not enabled as the determination result as to whether or not catch-up participation is enabled, the conference terminal selects one from connecting to the conference server and taking part in the real-time conference and receiving distribution of the past conference data played back at uniform speed or high speed.
10. A conference server having a catch-up participation processing function used with the network conference system as claimed in claim 2.
11. A record server having functions of storing conference data of a real-time conference and high-speed or uniform-speed playback of the stored conference data, used with the network conference system as claimed in claim 1.
12. A record server having functions of storing conference data of a real-time conference and high-speed or uniform-speed playback of the stored conference data, used with the network conference system as claimed in claim 2.
13. The record server as claimed in claim 12 further having a determination function as to whether or not catch-up participation is enabled, a catch-up playback end point determination function, and a function of notifying the conference terminal and the conference server that the end point has come.
14. A conference terminal having a function of controlling connection to the conference server and the record server, used with the network conference system as claimed in claim 1.
15. A conference terminal having a function of controlling connection to the conference server and the record server, used with the network conference system as claimed in claim 2.

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 for reproducing information recorded in an optical recording medium comprising a data area, the method comprising:
reproducing a defect list comprising information on a defective block detected in the data area, from a predetermined area of the optical recording medium; and
reproducing the information recorded in the optical recording medium using the defect list,
wherein the information on the defective block comprises information on whether linear replacement for the defective block is performed or not, location information on the defective block, and location information on a replacement block for replacing the defective block.