All The Claims

1. A system for managing one or more power outlets selected from each of a one or more power distribution units, wherein each of the one or more power distribution units includes means to individually manage each selected power outlet comprising the power distribution unit and further includes an input terminal for receiving electronic signals, thereby forming a virtual power distribution unit, the system comprising:
a controller comprising:
an electronic data storage device for storing data corresponding to each of the power outlets, and
means to send signals to an output terminal, wherein each signal corresponds to a portion of the data, said portion corresponding to a certain power outlet; and

an electronic path for carrying the signal from the output terminal of the controller to the input terminal of each power distribution unit.
2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the storage device is semiconductor memory.
3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the storage device is a hard disc drive.
4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the storage device is a removable floppy disc.
5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the storage device is a compact disc.
6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the means for providing an output signal to the output terminal comprises:
a storage device for storing the data;
a storage device for storing program instructions; and
a microprocessor for executing the program instructions.
7. The system according to claim 6, wherein the device for storing the data is semiconductor memory.
8. The system according to claim 6, wherein the device for storing program instructions is semiconductor memory.
9. The system according to claim 1, wherein the electronic path comprises a local area network.
10. The system according to claim 1 further comprising an input terminal to the controller and an output terminal from at least one of the one or more power distribution units.
11. The system according to claim 10, wherein the electronic path includes a connection to the internet.
12. The system according to claim 10, wherein the electronic data path further includes a gateway.
13. The system according to claim 10, wherein the electronic data path further includes a server.
14. A method for managing one or more power outlets selected from each of a one or more power distribution units to form a virtual power distribution unit, the method comprising the steps of:
a. receiving a command;
b. creating a list of power outlets, the power outlets selected according to a meaning of the command, wherein each power outlet has a unique identification symbol, each identification symbol corresponding to a unique identification symbol of a virtual power outlet associated with a certain virtual power distribution unit;
c. performing an operation responsive to the command on a database record, wherein the database record corresponds to a certain power outlet from the list of power outlets; and
d. repeating the method from step \u201cc.\u201d for each database record corresponding to each power outlet on the list of power outlets until the command has been responded to for all power outlets on the list of power outlets.
15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the meaning of the command is to turn a power outlet ON.
16. The method according to claim 14, wherein the meaning of the command is to turn a power outlet OFF.
17. The method according to claim 14, wherein the meaning of the command is to request data from the power outlet.
18. The method according to claim 14, wherein the meaning of the command is to associate a selected power outlet with a selected virtual power outlet of a given virtual power distribution unit.
19. The method according to claim 14, wherein the meaning of the command is to disassociate a selected power outlet from a selected virtual power outlet of a given virtual power distribution unit.

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 integrated circuit comprising: a semiconductor substrate that is doped with a set concentration of an oxidizable dopant of a type that is segregated on top of a silicide; a gate dielectric on the semiconductor substrate; a gate on the gate dielectric; sourcedrain junctions in the semiconductor substrate; a silicide on the sourcedrain junctions; segregated dopant on the top surface of the silicide; an insulating layer of oxidized dopant on the top surface of the segregated dopant above the silicide; an interlayer dielectric above the semiconductor substrate; and contacts and connection points in the interlayer dielectric to the insulating layer of oxidized dopant above the silicide, wherein the contacts and connection points further comprise closed connection points and open connection points.
2. The integrated circuit as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:
at least a portion of the insulating layer of oxidized dopant being configured as anti-fuse programmable elements; and
an electrical closed circuit through at least one of the anti-fuse programmable elements.
3. The integrated circuit as claimed in claim 1 wherein the semiconductor substrate is a silicon substrate that is doped with a set concentration of arsenic dopant to form an n-type semiconductor region.
4. The integrated circuit as claimed in claim 1 wherein the contacts in the interlayer dielectric to the insulating oxide layer above the silicide use materials selected from a group consisting of tantalum, titanium, tungsten, copper, gold, silver, an alloy thereof, a compound thereof, and a combination thereof.
5. An integrated circuit comprising: a semiconductor substrate that is doped with a set concentration of an oxidizable dopant of a type that is segregated on top of a silicide; a gate dielectric on the semiconductor substrate; a gate on the gate dielectric; sourcedrain junctions in the semiconductor substrate and low and high concentration regions therein of the oxidizable dopant; a silicide on the sourcedrain junctions and on the gate; segregated dopant from the high concentration regions on the top surface of the silicide on the sourcedrain junctions; an insulating layer of oxidized dopant on the top surface of the segregated dopant above the silicide; an interlayer dielectric above the semiconductor substrate; and contacts and connection points in the interlayer dielectric to the insulating layer of oxidized dopant above the high concentration regions, and to the silicide above the low concentration regions, wherein the contacts and connection points further comprise closed connection points above the low concentration regions and open connection points above the high concentration regions.
6. The integrated circuit as claimed in claim 5 further comprising:
at least a portion of the insulating layer of oxidized dopant being configured as anti-fuse programmable elements; and
an electrical closed circuit through at least one of the anti-fuse programmable elements.
7. The integrated circuit as claimed in claim 5 wherein the semiconductor substrate is a silicon substrate that is doped with a set concentration of arsenic dopant to form an n-type semiconductor region.
8. The integrated circuit as claimed in claim 5 wherein the contacts to the insulating layer of oxidized dopant and to the silicide further comprise cores within a barrier metal formed of materials selected from a group consisting of tantalum, titanium, tungsten, copper, gold, silver, an alloy thereof, a compound thereof, and a combination thereof.

1. A method for increasing throughput in a wireless transmission comprises:
transmitting a plurality of frames using a Reduced InterFrame Spacing (RIFS) interval, wherein the RIFS interval is less than a Short InterFrame Spacing (SIFS) interval, the transmitting of the plurality of frames using the RIFS interval includes:
sustaining an operating configuration of a physical (\u201cPHY\u201d) layer during the transmission of the plurality of frames, wherein when a subsequent frame of the plurality of frames from a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer is delivered to the PHY layer while a preceding frame delivery is in process, buffering the subsequent frame until the PHY layer completes delivery of the preceding frame;
providing a response suppression instruction to suppress responses to each transmitted frame of the plurality of frames; and
causing the PHY layer to transmit each frame of the plurality of frames at the RIFS interval.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the response suppression instruction comprises at least one of:
complete suppression of responses for the each transmitted frame of the plurality of frames; and
delaying responses for the each transmitted frame of the plurality of frames.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein the providing the response suppression instruction to suppress responses to the each transmitted frame of the plurality of frames comprises:
an RIFS indicator carried by the each transmitted frame.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the RIFS indicator includes an ACK response instruction.
5. The method of claim 2 wherein the providing the response suppression instruction to suppress responses to the each transmitted frame of the plurality of frames comprises:
transmitting an ACK response instruction.
6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving a response to the response suppression instruction.
7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
when the subsequent frame is unavailable, releasing the operating configuration of the PHY layer.
8. A method for a device to wirelessly transmit a plurality of frames using a Reduced InterFrame Spacing (RIFS) interval being less than a Short InterFrame Spacing (SIFS) interval, the method comprising:
indicating a physical (PHY) layer of a transmitter as busy to sustain a PHY configuration of the transmitter during transmission of the plurality of frames, wherein the PHY configuration includes a coarse transmitter setup;
transmitting a frame through the PHY layer;
when an end of delivery of the transmitted frame from a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer of the transmitter to the PHY layer is detected on the PHY layer, determining whether the MAC layer indicates that a subsequent frame of the plurality of frames is available for transmission; and
when the subsequent frame is available, initiating delivery of the subsequent frame from the MAC layer to the PHY layer for transmission before the end of delivery for the transmitted frame by the PHY layer, wherein the subsequent frame is transmitted using the RIFS interval.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein the step of indicating the PHY layer as busy comprises asserting a PHY carrier sense signal to sustain the PHY configuration.
10. The method of claim 8 wherein delivery of the frame from the MAC layer to the PHY layer further comprises indicating the delivery with a MAC transmit frame signal.
11. The method of claim 8 wherein releasing the PHY layer includes the PHY layer placing a PHY carrier sense signal at a logic low.
12. The method of claim 8 wherein the plurality of frames include a frame fragment.
13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
when the subsequent frame is unavailable, releasing the PHY configuration of the PHY layer.
14. The method of claim 8 wherein the frame includes an RIFS indicator.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the RIFS indicator includes an ACK response instruction.
16. Apparatus for wirelessly transmitting a plurality of frames using a Reduced InterFrame Spacing (RIFS) interval being less than a Short InterFrame Spacing (SIFS) interval, each frame of the plurality of frames including a start-of-frame and an end-of-frame, the apparatus functions to:
indicate a physical (PHY) layer as busy during a transmission of the plurality of frames to sustain a PHY layer configuration, wherein the PHY layer configuration includes a coarse transmitter setup;
transmit a first frame;
when an end of the delivery of the first frame from a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer to the PHY layer is detected on the PHY layer, determining whether a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer indicates that a subsequent frame is available for transmission on the PHY layer; and
when the MAC layer has data for transmission on the PHY layer, initiate delivery of the subsequent frame from the MAC layer to the PHY layer for transmission before the end of delivery of the first frame by the PHY layer, wherein the subsequent frame is transmitted using the RIFS interval.
17. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the function to indicate the PHY layer as busy further prompts the apparatus to:
assert a PHY carrier sense signal.
18. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the delivery of the frame from the MAC to the PHY layer further comprises:
indicating the delivery with a MAC transmit frame signal.
19. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein releasing the PHY layer includes the PHY layer placing a PHY carrier sense signal at a logic low.
20. The apparatus of claim 16 further functions to:
release the sustained PHY configuration of the PHY layer when the MAC layer does not have the subsequent frame for transmission on the PHY 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. A dispenser for paper or the like adapted to be mounted on a wall, said dispenser comprising a housing for receiving said paper or the like and a door pivotally attached to said housing via a substantially vertically arranged hinge, said housing:
comprising a hinge wall associated with said substantially vertically arranged hinge, an upper end wall, a substantially vertical wall and a lower end wall, said walls defining an edge delimiting a lateral charge opening in said housing for replenishing said dispenser with said paper or the like, and
being provided with a dispensing opening for said paper or the like at said lower end wall,
said door:
comprising an essentially vertical portion, a free end opposite said hinge and a door rim at least partly adjacent said edge of said housing when said door is in a closed position, and
being adapted to cover said charge opening, and
wherein said edge of said housing has a hinge portion at said hinge wall and a free edge portion extending along said upper end wall, said substantially vertical wall and said lower end wall,

wherein said free edge portion or said housing in proximity of said free edge portion comprises a guiding element for co-operation with a region of said door rim during pivoting of said door towards said closed position and for vertically positioning said free end of said door, said guiding element being provided with an upwardly inclined surface seen in a direction from said door towards said housing in a horizontal plane.
2. The dispenser according to claim 1, wherein said guiding element is formed by a section of said free edge portion.
3. The dispenser according to claim 1, wherein said guiding element comprises an essentially horizontally extending protrusion.
4. The dispenser according to claim 3, wherein the essentially horizontally extending protrusion protrudes from said section of said free edge portion.
5. The dispenser according to claim 3, wherein said essentially horizontally extending protrusion is separate from said free edge portion.
6. The dispenser according to claim 1, wherein said region of said door rim is a corner portion adapted to move over said guiding element.
7. The dispenser according to claim 6, wherein said corner portion is formed by a discontinuity in said door rim and said free edge portion is provided with a segment fitting said discontinuity.
8. The dispenser according to claim 7, wherein said discontinuity and said segment are essentially arc-shaped in an essentially horizontal plane.
9. The dispenser according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of said door rim forms an overlap with said free edge portion when said door is in said closed position, and wherein said door and said housing at least partly abut in said overlap.
10. The dispenser according to claim 9, wherein said overlap extends essentially uninterruptedly in a horizontal plane from one end of said upper end wall to an opposite end of said upper end wall in a first direction transverse to a second direction extending in said horizontal plane from said housing towards said door.
11. The dispenser according to claim 9, wherein adjacent to said overlap on an external surface of said dispenser at least part of said upper end wall, said substantially vertical wall andor said lower end wall, or in the alternative at least part of said door adjacent to said rim (48), abuts a ridge in an essentially vertical plane.
12. The dispenser according to claim 11, wherein said ridge extends essentially in said first direction.
13. The dispenser according to claim 1, wherein said housing has an essentially cylindrical shape and said essentially vertical portion of said door is curved and forms part of said cylindrical shape.
14. The dispenser according to claim 1, wherein said dispenser is adapted to hold a roll of paper or the like, from a centre of which roll said paper or the like is adapted to be grasped through said dispensing opening.