All The Claims

1. A metal-over-metal (MOM) device having at least one device cell on a first layer, each cell comprising:
a frame piece; and
a center piece surrounded by the frame piece having a cross-shape center portion defining four quadrants of space between the frame and center pieces;
wherein the center piece has one or more center fingers each extending from at least one of the four ends thereof within a quadrant;
wherein the frame piece has one or more frame fingers extending therefrom and each being in at least one quadrant and not being overlapped with the center finger in the same quadrant.
2. The device of claim 1 wherein a first set of two center fingers being parallel to each other and extending towards a first and second opposite directions.
3. The device of claim 2 wherein a second set of two extended center fingers being parallel to each other and extending towards a third and fourth opposite directions.
4. The device of claim 3 wherein the frame finger is parallel with the center finger in the same quadrant.
5. The device of claim 4 wherein the first and second sets of the center fingers are perpendicular to each other.
6. The device of claim 4 wherein the center finger is perpendicular to a first portion of the cross shape center piece that it extends from.
7. The device of claim 4 wherein the frame finger is situated on an inner side of the center finger so that it is closer to the center of the center piece.
8. The device of claim 1 further comprising one or more connection points on the center and frame fingers of the device cell on the first layer connecting to at least one MOM device cell on a second layer vertically aligned therewith, wherein the center finger on the first layer connects to a frame finger of the MOM device cell on the second layer, and the frame finger on the first layer connects to a center finger of the MOM device cell on the second layer.
9. The device of claim 1 wherein at least one side of the frame piece is connected to an external connection point.
10. The device of claim 1 wherein the frame piece is at a first voltage level and the center piece is at a second voltage level.
11. A multilevel metal-over-metal (MOM) device group having one or more MOM devices on a first layer connected to one or more MOM devices on a second layer, each of the MOM devices comprising:
a frame piece; and
a center piece surrounded by the frame piece having a cross-shape center portion defining four quadrants of space between the frame and center pieces, the center portion having a horizontal component and a vertical component;
wherein the center piece has four center fingers each extending from one of the four ends thereof and being parallel to either the horizontal or the vertical component of the center portion, and wherein each quadrant has only one such center finger;
wherein the frame piece has four frame fingers each extending from one side thereof, each being in one quadrant and being parallel with the center finger in the same quadrant.
12. The device group of claim 11 further comprising one or more connection points on the center and the frame fingers for connecting each device on the first layer to at least one device on the second layer.
13. The device group of claim 12 wherein the frame fingers of the devices on the first layer connect to the center fingers of the devices vertically aligned therewith on the second layer through the connection points.
14. The device group of claim 12 wherein the center fingers of the devices on the first layer connect to the frame fingers of the devices vertically aligned therewith on the second layer through the connection points.
15. The device group of claim 11 wherein a center finger extending from an end of the center portion of a first device on the first layer is in a different quadrant than the quadrant in which a center finger extending from a same end of center portion of a second device on the second layer connected with the first device.
16. The device group of claim 15 wherein the center finger of the first device and the center finger of the second device extend in opposite directions.
17. The device group of claim 15 wherein the frame piece of the first device and the center piece of the second device are on a first voltage level.
18. The device group of claim 17 wherein the center piece of the first device and the frame piece of the second device are on a second voltage level.
19. The device group of claim 15 wherein the frame finger is closer to the center of the cross-shape center portion than the center finger in the same quadrant.

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 head gear audio system, wherein the head gear audio system comprises:
a cord, said cord having a first cord end and a second cord end;
an audio plug electrically connected to one end of a third wire;
a y-junction electrically connected to an other end of said third wire and said y-junction electrically connected to one end of a first wire and one end of a second wire;
a pair of earphones, said pair of earphones having a first earphone electrically connected to an other end of said first wire and a second earphone electrically connected to an other end of said second wire;
wherein each of said first wire and said second wire are configured having a first coiled wire section positioned between said y-junction and said first earphone and a second coiled wire section positioned between said y-junction and said second earphone;
and wherein said first cord end is positioned therethrough said first coiled wire section and said second cord end is positioned therethrough said second coiled wire section.
2. The head gear audio system of claim 1, wherein said third wire is a dual channel.
3. The head gear audio system of claim 1, wherein said first wire is a first single channel.
4. The head gear audio system of claim 1, wherein said second wire is a second single channel.
5. The head gear audio system of claim 1, wherein said first wire further comprises a first straight section between said first earphone and said first coiled wire section.
6. The head gear audio system of claim 1, wherein said second wire further comprises a second straight section between said second earphone and said second coiled wire section.
7. The head gear audio system of claim 1, further comprises a player, said player electrically connected to said audio plug.
8. The head gear audio system of claim 1, further comprises a tensioner, said tensioner having said first cord end and said second cord end inserted therethrough said tensioner.
9. The head gear audio system of claim 8, wherein said tensioner is configured to enable length adjustment of said first cord end and said second cord end.
10. The head gear audio system of claim 7, wherein said player is removeably affixed to said first cord end, said second cord end, said first coiled wire section, or said second coiled wire section.
11. A method of using a head gear audio system, the method comprising the step of:
obtaining a cord, said cord having a first cord end and a second cord end, said cord having a tensioner, said tensioner having said first cord end and said second cord end inserted therethrough said tensioner ;
obtaining an audio plug electrically connected to one end of a third wire, a y-junction electrically connected to an other end of said third wire and said y-junction electrically connected to one end of a first wire and one end of a second wire, a pair of earphones, said pair of earphones having a first earphone electrically connected to an other end of said first wire and a second earphone electrically connected to an other end of said second wire, wherein each of said first wire and said second wire are configured having a first coiled wire section positioned between said y-junction and said first earphone and a second coiled wire section positioned between said y-junction and said second earphone.
12. The method of claim 11, further comprising the step of:
obtaining a player;
connecting said player to said audio plug;
affixing said player to said first cord end, said second cord end, said first coiled wire section, or said second coiled wire section.
13. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of:
placing said cord on a user’s head;
placing said pair of earphones in user’s ears; and
starting said player, wherein starting said player comprises audio being played by said earphones.
14. The method of claim 13, further comprising the step of adjusting said first cord end and said second cord end therethrough said tensioner to fit said cord to said user’s head.

What is claimed:

1. A method of redirecting messages from a message server to a plurality of mobile data communication devices, comprising the steps of:
receiving a plurality of messages at the message server;
providing a redirection program at the message server;
providing a plurality of desktop systems in communication with the message server via a network;
providing a user profile for each of the plurality of desktop systems at the message server, wherein the user profiles each associate a particular desktop system with a particular mobile data communication device;
configuring the desktop systems to detect one or more redirection events;
detecting the redirection events at the desktop systems;
transmitting redirection triggers from the desktop systems to the message server; and
in response to the redirection triggers, continuously redirecting the messages from the message server to the mobile data communication devices based on the user profiles.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:
receiving the messages at the mobile data communication devices;
generating reply messages at the mobile data communication devices to be sent to a plurality of message senders and transmitting the reply messages to the message server;
receiving the reply messages at the message server and configuring address information of the reply messages such that the reply messages use an address associated with an associated desktop system as the originating address, wherein messages generated at either the desktop systems or the mobile data communication devices share the address; and
transmitting the reply messages from the message server to the plurality of message senders.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the user profile for each desktop system includes configuration information describing the capabilities of the associated mobile data communication device.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the configuration information includes:
(A) the network address of the mobile data communication device; and
(B) an indication of the types of message attachments that the mobile data communication device can receive and process.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the configuration information further includes:
(C) an indication of the type of mobile data communication device.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of received messages are addressed using a sender address and a receiver address, the method further comprising the steps of:
determining whether the receiver address is associated with one of the desktop systems;
if the receiver address is associated with one of the desktop systems, then determining a network address of the associated mobile data communication device and repackaging the messages into electronic envelopes addressed using the receiver address and the network address of the mobile data communication device; and
after receiving the redirected messages at the mobile data communication device, extracting the messages from the electronic envelopes and displaying the messages at the mobile data communication device using the sender address and the receiver address, so that it appears as though the mobile data communication device is the desktop system.
7. The method of claim 4, further comprising the steps of:
for each message to be redirected, the message server determining whether the message includes an attachment, and if so then determining the type of attachment;
accessing the configuration information to determine whether the mobile data communication device can receive and process attachments of the determined type; and
if so, then redirecting the attachments to the mobile data communication device, and if not, then redirecting the attachments to a device that is capable of processing the attachment.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the type of attachment is a sound file.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the redirection events include external events, internal events, or networked events.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the external event is a message from the mobile data communication device to start redirection.
11. The method of claim 9, wherein the internal event is a calendar alarm.
12. The method of claim 9, wherein the internal event is a screen saver activation.
13. The method of claim 9, wherein the internal event is a keyboard timeout signal.
14. The method of claim 9, wherein the networked events include messages to begin redirection from computer systems other than the mobile data communication device, which are connected to the message server via a wired network.
15. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile data communication device is a device selected from the group consisting of hand-held wireless paging computer, a wirelessly enabled palm-top computer, a mobile telephone with data message capabilities, and a wirelessly enabled laptop computer.
16. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile data communication device is a device equipped to receive both voice and non-voice data messages.
17. The method of claim 1, wherein the message server includes a preferred list associated with at least one desktop system for limiting the redirection step to redirecting only those messages that are from a sender on the preferred list.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein a user can add and subtract senders from the preferred list.
19. The method of claim 17, wherein the preferred list is activated and deactivated at the host system.
20. The method of claim 17, wherein the preferred list is activated and deactivated by a command message transmitted from the mobile data communication device to the host system.
21. The method of claim 18, wherein the user can add and subtract senders from the preferred list by configuring the message server.
22. The method of claim 18, wherein the user can add and subtract senders from the preferred list by transmitting a command message from the mobile data communication device to the message server.
23. A server-based email redirection system operable with a plurality of desktop systems and a plurality of wireless communication devices, comprising:
a user profile for associating the desktop systems with the wireless communication devices, wherein the user profile includes a list of common email addresses, each common email address associated with one desktop system and one wireless communication device;
a redirector component that receives email messages addressed to one of the common email addresses and forwards the email messages to the associated wireless communication device, and receives reply email messages generated at the mobile device and forwards the reply email messages to respective email message recipients using the common email address as an originating email address.
24. An email redirection system operable with one or more wireless communication devices, comprising:
an email system operating at a server, the email system having one or more user email accounts, each user email account being associated with a wireless communication device and uniquely identified by an email address; and
a redirector component coupled to the email system, comprising:
means for redirecting email received by the email system to the one or more wireless communication devices associated with the user accounts; and
means for redirecting reply messages generated at the wireless communication devices and received at the email system using the email addresses associated with the users’ email accounts.
25. A method of exchanging messages between a host system and one or more wireless communication devices, comprising the steps of:
registering for notifications of changes to a primary store in the host system;
receiving a message at the primary store;
generating a notification that the primary store has changed;
detecting the message in the primary store by receiving the notification;
preparing the message for redirection by packaging the message into an electronic envelope; and sending the packaged message to a wireless communication device.
26. The method of claim 25, further comprising the steps of:
receiving the packaged new message on the wireless communication device;
unpackaging the new message from the packaged new message; and,
storing the new message at a secondary store in the wireless communication device.
27. The method of claim 25, wherein the generating a notification step further comprises the steps of:
providing a user profile at the host system, the user profile including an indication of whether a particular user is associated with a wireless communication device; and
generating a notification that the primary store has changed only for those users that the user profile indicates are associated with a wireless communication device.
28. The method of claim 25, further comprising the steps of:
providing a message server coupled to the primary store, wherein the message server is Microsoft Exchange Server.
29. The method of claim 28, wherein the notifications are advise syncs.
30. A method of redirecting messages between a message server operating at a host system and at least one mobile communication device, comprising the steps of:
(A) detecting a redirection event at the host system;
(B) in response to the redirection event, switching the message server between a redirection mode and a non-redirection mode;
(C) if the message server is in the redirection mode, then:
(C)(1) receiving a first set of messages at the host system directed to an electronic address associated with the message server and storing the first set of received messages in a primary memory store;
(C)(2) redirecting the first set of received messages from the primary memory store to the mobile communication device; and
(C)(3) storing the first set of received messages in a secondary store within the mobile communication device; and

(D) if the message server is in the non-redirection mode, then:
(D)(1) receiving a second set of messages at the host system directed to an electronic address associated with the message server; and
(D)(2) storing the second set of received messages in the primary memory store.
31. A wireless information system operable with one or more wireless communication devices, comprising:
a first system operating at the a server for centrally managing information, the system having one or more user accounts, each user account being associated with a wireless communication device and uniquely identified by an account address; and
a second system cooperating with the information exchange system, comprising:
means for sending information prepared for wireless transmission to the one or more wireless communication devices associated with the user accounts; and,
means for receiving information generated at the wireless communication devices and cooperating with the first system to store the received information at data stores associated with the user accounts.
32. A method to enable a message server to exchange data items between one or more wireless communication devices, comprising the steps of:
providing the message server having one or more user accounts;
providing a user profile for associating each user account with a wireless communication device; and,
providing a wireless enabling component that cooperates with the message server to receive data items addressed to the one or more user accounts and forwards the data items to the associated wireless communication device, and that receives data items generated at the mobile device and provides the received data items to the message server for storage in association with the user accounts.
33. A method of exchanging messages between a message server and a plurality of wireless mobile communication devices, comprising the steps of:
providing a wireless message handling component that is coupled to and cooperates with the message server;
providing a plurality of networked computer systems in communication with the message server via a network;
providing a user profile for each of the plurality of networked computer systems, wherein the user profiles each associate a particular networked computer system with a particular wireless mobile communication device;
configuring the networked computer systems to detect one or more wireless activation events and one or more wireless deactivation events;
if at least one wireless activation event is detected and such detection is for a particular wireless mobile communication device user, then for that user: exchanging data items, associated with the user, between the message server and a wireless mobile communication device via a wireless communication network so that the user can at least receive data items wirelessly from the message server until at least one wireless deactivation event is detected.
34. A system for replicating information between an information server and a plurality of wireless mobile communication devices associated with a plurality of mobile users, comprising:
an information account for each mobile user, the information account being coupled to the information server and associated with at least one of the plurality of wireless mobile communication devices, wherein the information account stores e-mail messages, calendar information, and contact information for a particular mobile user; and
a replication component, coupled to the information server, which detects a new or updated e-mail message, calendar information or contact information, and replicates information between the information account and the mobile user’s mobile communication device via a wireless network in order to provide the new or updated e-mail message, calendar information or contact information at the mobile communication device.
35. A method for securely replicating data between a server and a plurality of wireless mobile to communication devices, comprising the steps of:
providing a data account for each of a plurality of users at the server, wherein each data account is associated with at least one wireless mobile communication device;
storing e-mail messages, calendar information and contact information in each of the data accounts;
establishing an end-to-end secure link between the server and the plurality of wireless mobile communication devices; and
replicating the e-mail messages, the calendar information, and the contact information between the data accounts and the plurality of wireless mobile communication devices via the secure link.
36. The method of claim 35, further comprising the steps of:
providing a wireless network over which the end-to-end secure links are established between the server and the plurality of wireless mobile communication devices, wherein the wireless network includes a plurality of wireless base stations that generate a plurality of coverage areas within a certain geographic region; and
storing the e-mail messages, calendar information, and contact information at the data account and executing the replicating step only when a wireless communication device is within one of the coverage areas.
37. The method of claim 35, farther comprising the steps of:
providing one or more filters associated with each data account; and
applying the one or more filters to e-mail messages, calendar information or contact information stored in one of the data accounts such that only e-mail messages, calendar information or contact information that pass through the filter are replicated to the wireless mobile communication device.
38. The method of claim 37, wherein one of the one or more filters is a preferred list of senders that only permits e-mail messages sent from a sender on the preferred list to pass through the filter.
39. The method of claim 37, wherein one of the one or more filters is an urgency filter that only permits e-mail messages of a predetermined urgency level to pass through the filter.
40. The method of claim 35, wherein the plurality of wireless mobile communication devices include at least one mobile phone, and at least one personal digital assistant.
41. The method of claim 41, wherein the plurality of wireless mobile communication devices further include at least one two-way pager.
42. The method of claim 3 5, wherein the data accounts are associated with a message server application operating in conjunction with the server.
43. The method of claim 42, wherein the message server application is Microsoft Exchange Server.
44. The method of claim 34, further comprising the steps of:
detecting at least one attachment associated with an e-mail message stored at one of the data accounts; and
receiving a command message from the wireless mobile communication device associated with the one data account that instructs the server where to forward the attachment.

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 fluid dispenser device for dispensing fluid, wherein said fluid dispenser device comprises:
a pump for dispensing the fluid;
a first arm referred to as the \u201cmain\u201d arm, mounted to pivot on the device about an axis referred to as the \u201cmain\u201d axis, which arm is provided with a press zone on which the user exerts pressure in order to actuate the pump; and
a second arm, referred to as the \u201cintermediate\u201d arm, mounted to pivot on the main arm about an axis, referred to as the \u201cintermediate\u201d axis, this axis being disposed on the main arm between the press zone and the main axis, and the intermediate arm being configured to transmit the movement of the press zone to the pump
declutching means in such a manner that the pressure exerted by the user causes the pump to return to its rest position after said pump has moved into a dispensing position.
2. A device according to claim 1, having two ends, the main axis being provided in the vicinity of one of the ends and the press zone being provided in the vicinity of the opposite end.
3. A device according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate arm has a free end opposite from its pivot axis, this free end co-operating with an abutment constrained to move with the pump, the abutment being arranged in such a manner that the pivoting of the intermediate arm causes the pump to be moved into a fluid dispensing position.
4. A device according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate axis is mounted on the main arm at a distance relative to the main axis that is less than two-thirds of the distance between the main axis and the press zone.
5. A device according to claim 1, wherein the declutching means comprise an abutment past which the intermediate arm forces its way once the pump is in the dispensing position.
6. A device according to claim 1, further comprising a dispenser head and that can take up a \u201chead-up\u201d position or a \u201chead-down\u201d position, the device being de-signed to dispense liquid when it is in the head-down position, the device being provided with disabling means for disabling the device when it is in the head-up position.
7. A device according to claim 6, wherein the disabling means comprise a ball that can take up a disabling position and that, under the effect of gravity, can take up an enabling position.
8. A device according to claim 1, wherein the axis of the main arm is disposed in the vicinity of the dispenser head of the device.
9. A device according to claim 1, wherein the axis of the main arm is disposed in the vicinity of the end-wall of the device.
10. A device according to claim 2, wherein the intermediate arm has a free end opposite from its pivot axis, this free end co-operating with an abutment constrained to move with the pump, the abutment being arranged in such a manner that the pivoting of the intermediate arm causes the pump to be moved into a fluid dispensing position.