All The Claims

1. A method for registering a Common Information Model (CIM) agent to a management agent in a computing environment by a processor device, comprising:
discovering, by the CIM agent, the management agent in a management domain in response to an insertion of the CIM agent into the management domain; and
self-registering, by the CIM agent, at least one of information of the CIM agent and the discovered management agent, the management agent compliant with the CIM agent; wherein the management agent converts a CIM schema of the CIM agent into a schema at the management agent identifiable by the management agent according to a mapping specification corresponding to a management model of the management domain in response to a determination of no schema at the management agent corresponding to the CIM schema to be converted in the management agent that is compliant with the CIM agent.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the management agent is determined by matching a management object scope defined in a predefined strategy of the discovered management agent with a management object of the CIM agent.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the management agent is further determined by matching a safety strategy defined in the predefined strategy of the discovered management agent with a safety strategy of the CIM agent.
4. The method of claim 2, further including, previous to matching the management object scope, initiating, by the CIM agent, a registration request to the discovered management agent, wherein the registration request includes at least one of a CIM agent location, a domain name space, a management object and a safety strategy in relation to the CIM agent.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein registering, by the CIM agent, at least one of information of the CIM agent and the discovered management agent further includes:
registering, by the management agent, respective information item in the registration request of the CIM agent in response to the discovery of the CIM agent, and
returning, by the discovered management agent, a response indicating the registration request is accepted by the CIM agent.
6. The method of claim 1, further including performing, by the management agent:
setting up a communication connection with the CIM agent,
capturing at least one CIM class from the CIM agent,
determining a CIM schema to be converted from the CIM classes,
determining an existence of a schema at the management agent corresponding to the CIM schema to be converted, and
recording a corresponding relationship between the schema at the management agent corresponding to the converted CIM schema and the CIM agent.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein discovering, by the CIM agent, the management agent further includes:
delivering, by the CIM agent, a multicast query in the management domain according to a dynamic discovery protocol of the management domain,
receiving, by the CIM agent, information returned by the management domain, and
determining, by the CIM agent, the management agent according to the information returned by the management domain.
8. A system for registering a Common Information Model (CIM) agent to a management agent in a computing environment, comprising:
a processor device, in communication with the management agent and operational in the computing environment, wherein the processor device:
discovers, by the CIM agent, the management agent in a management domain in response to an insertion of the CIM agent into the management domain; and
self-registers, by the CIM agent, at least one of information of the CIM agent and the discovered management agent, the management agent compliant with the CIM agent; wherein the management agent converts a CIM schema of the CIM agent into a schema at the management agent identifiable by the management agent according to a mapping specification corresponding to a management model of the management domain in response to a determination of no schema at the management agent corresponding to the CIM schema to be converted in the management agent that is compliant with the CIM agent.
9. The system of claim 8, wherein the management agent is determined by matching a management object scope defined in a predefined strategy of the discovered management agent with a management object of the CIM agent.
10. The system of claim 9, wherein the management agent is further determined by matching a safety strategy defined in the predefined strategy of the discovered management agent with a safety strategy of the CIM agent.
11. The system of claim 10, wherein the processor device, previous to matching the management object scope, initiates, by the CIM agent, a registration request to the discovered management agent, wherein the registration request includes at least one of a CIM agent location, a domain name space, a management object and a safety strategy in relation to the CIM agent.
12. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor device, pursuant to registering, by the CIM agent, at least one of information of the CIM agent and the discovered management agent:
registers, by the management agent, respective information item in the registration request of the CIM agent in response to the discovery of the CIM agent, and
returning, by the discovered management agent, a response indicating the registration request is accepted by the CIM agent.
13. The system of claim 10, wherein the processor device, by the management agent, performs each of:
setting up a communication connection with the CIM agent,
capturing at least one CIM class from the CIM agent,
determining a CIM schema to be converted from the CIM classes,
determining an existence of a schema at the management agent corresponding to the CIM schema to be converted, and
recording a corresponding relationship between the schema at the management agent corresponding to the converted CIM schema and the CIM agent.
14. The system of claim 8, wherein discovering, by the CIM agent, the management agent further includes:
delivering, by the CIM agent, a multicast query in the management domain according to a dynamic discovery protocol of the management domain,
receiving, by the CIM agent, information returned by the management domain, and
determining, by the CIM agent, the management agent according to the information returned by the management domain.
15. The system according to claim 14, wherein the management agent is a Web Services for Management (WS-Management) agent and the dynamic discovery protocol is Web Services (WS) dynamic discovery protocol.
16. A computer program product for registering a Common Information Model (CIM) agent to a management agent in a computing environment by a processor device, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
a first executable portion that discovers, by the CIM agent, the management agent in a management domain in response to an insertion of the CIM agent into the management domain; and
a second executable portion that self-registers, by the CIM agent, at least one of information of the CIM agent and the discovered management agent, the management agent compliant with the CIM agent; wherein the management agent converts a CIM schema of the CIM agent into a schema at the management agent identifiable by the management agent according to a mapping specification corresponding to a management model of the management domain in response to a determination of no schema at the management agent corresponding to the CIM schema to be converted in the management agent that is compliant with the CIM agent.
17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the management agent is determined by matching a management object scope defined in a predefined strategy of the discovered management agent with a management object of the CIM agent.
18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the management agent is further determined by matching a safety strategy defined in the predefined strategy of the discovered management agent with a safety strategy of the CIM agent.
19. The computer program product of claim 17, further including a third executable portion that, previous to matching the management object scope, initiates, by the CIM agent, a registration request to the discovered management agent, wherein the registration request includes at least one of a CIM agent location, a domain name space, a management object and a safety strategy in relation to the CIM agent.
20. The computer program product of claim 19, further including a fourth executable portion that, pursuant to registering, by the CIM agent, at least one of information of the CIM agent and the discovered management agent:
registers, by the management agent, respective information item in the registration request of the CIM agent in response to the discovery of the CIM agent, and
returns, by the discovered management agent, a response indicating the registration request is accepted by the CIM agent.
21. The computer program product of claim 16, further including a third executable portion that performs, by the management agent:
setting up a communication connection with the CIM agent,
capturing at least one CIM class from the CIM agent,
determining a CIM schema to be converted from the CIM classes,
determining an existence of a schema at the management agent corresponding to the CIM schema to be converted, and
recording a corresponding relationship between the schema at the management agent corresponding to the converted CIM schema and the CIM agent.
22. The computer program product of claim 16, further including a third executable portion that, pursuant to discovering, by the CIM agent, the management agent:
delivers, by the CIM agent, a multicast query in the management domain according to a dynamic discovery protocol of the management domain,
receives, by the CIM agent, information returned by the management domain, and
determines, by the CIM agent, the management agent according to the information returned by the management domain.

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 nanowire (100) comprising:
a semiconductor core (102) including one of p-type conductivity and n-type conductivity;
an intermediate semiconductor region (104) surrounding the core including one of an intrinsic semiconductor material and a lightly doped semiconductor material;
a semiconductor outer region (106) including the other of n-type conductivity and p-type conductivity at least partially surrounding the intrinsic semiconductor region; and
nanocrystals (108, 110) disposed on the surface of the outer region, wherein the core, intrinsic region, and outer region are concentric and coaxial, and the nanocrystals provide electron-conduction paths along the length of the nanowire and spaces between the nanocrystals allow light to penetrate into and to be emitted from the semiconductor regions.
2. The nanowire of claim 1 wherein the semiconductor core (102) further comprises:
a heavily doped p-type semiconductor inner core (112), and a moderately doped p-type semiconductor region (114) disposed between the inner core and the intermediate semiconductor region (104); or
a heavily doped n-type semiconductor inner core and a moderately doped n-type semiconductor region disposed between the inner core and the intrinsic semiconductor region
3. The nanowire of claim 1 wherein the semiconductor outer region further comprises:
a moderately doped n-type semiconductor region (116) surrounding the intrinsic semiconductor region (104), and a heavily doped n-type semiconductor region (118) surrounding the moderately doped n-type semiconductor region (116); or
a moderately doped p-type semiconductor region surrounding the intermediate semiconductor region, and a heavily doped p-type semiconductor region surrounding the moderately doped n-type semiconductor region
4. The nanowire of claim 3 wherein the heavily doped semiconductor region adjacent to the nanocrystals is characterized by a narrow electronic potential barrier through which electrons tunnel between the heavily doped semiconductor and adjacent nanocrystals.
5. The nanowire of claim 1 wherein the nanocrystals further comprise one of:
gold;
silver;
copper;
aluminum; and
a suitable conductor material.
6. The nanowire of claim 1 wherein the electron-conduction paths further comprise nanocrystals separated by at most 5 nm.
7. The nanowire of claim 1 further comprising:
a length ranging from about 500 nm to about 20 microns; and
a diameter ranging from about 80 nm to about 200 nm.
8. A light-emitting diode (200) configured in accordance with claim 1.
9. The light-emitting diode of claim 8 further comprising an electrode (202) disposed on one end of the inner core (112).
10. The light-emitting diode of claim 8 further comprising a voltage source (204) coupled to the p-type semiconductor core and a portion of the nanocrystals and is configured to supply a forward bias voltage of an appropriate magnitude.
11. The light-emitting diode of claim 8 wherein the intermediate semiconductor region (104) further comprising a light-emitting region (120).
12. The light-emitting diode of claim 8 wherein when a forward bias voltage of an appropriate magnitude is applied to the light-emitting diode, the light-emitting region (120) emits light from the ends of the nanowire and emits light that passes through the surface of the outer region between the nanocrystals.
13. A light-detection device (600) configured in accordance with claim 1.
14. The light-detection device of claim 13 further comprising a device (604) coupled to the semiconductor core and a portion of the nanocrystals, wherein the device detects a photocurrent generated by photons of light of an appropriate energy penetrating the intrinsic semiconductor region.
15. The light-detection device of claim 14 wherein the photons of light can pass through the spaces between the nanocrystals to penetrate the intrinsic semiconductor region.

What is claimed is:

1. A low noise amplification circuit of a mobile communication terminal having an antenna for receiving signals, comprising:
a first hybrid for receiving a signal from the antenna, halving the power thereof, outputting a first signal, and phase shifting said first signal and outputting said shifted signal as a second signal;
a first amplifier for receiving said first signal from said first hybrid, adjusting a reflection coefficient thereof and outputting a signal having a desired low noise property;
a second amplifier for receiving said signal from said first amplifier and amplifying said signal received from said first amplifier;
a third amplifier for receiving said second signal from said first hybrid, adjusting a reflection coefficient thereof and outputting a signal having a desired low noise property;
a fourth amplifier for receiving said signal from said third amplifier and amplifying said signal received from said third amplifier; and
a second hybrid for receiving said amplified signals from said second and fourth amplifiers and coupling components of said signals received from said second and fourth amplifiers having the same phase component, and outputting said coupled signal.
2. A low noise amplification circuit in accordance with claim 1, wherein said first and said second signals have a phase difference of 90 degrees.
3. A low noise amplification circuit in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a fifth amplifier for amplifying said signal from said second hybrid.

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

What I claim is:

1. A programmable apparatus for aiding a player in an interactive manner in the performance of a game of chance comprising:
a processor whose actions are directed by a computer program and having a plurality of ports;
a readable memory for storing blocks of data representative of predetermined numbers and also representative of predetermined patterns, said blocks of data being furnished from a media having magnetic coded information which is accessible by means movable relative to said information of said media, wherein said predetermined numbers and patterns are correlated to each other to provide games of chance and are capable of being accessed and manipulated by said processor in response to said computer program;
means connected to one of said ports for providing an interactive dialogue between a player using the apparatus and said processor during the performance of said game of chance, said interactive means allowing the player using the apparatus to enter data associated with said game of chance; and
means connected to one of said ports for providing a display of the stored blocks of data, the data entered by way of said interactive means, and intermediate and final stages of the performance of said game of chance.
2. The programmable apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising;
means for providing a communication protocol for said processor to adapt said processor to communicate with another processor.
3. The programmable apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said readable memory of said programmable apparatus is a non-volatile memory and is re-programmable by way of a serial port of said programmable apparatus.
4. The programmable apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said means for providing a communication protocol comprises a modem and means for re-programming said another processor by way of said modem.
5. The programmable apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising;
means connected to one of said ports for providing protection of said stored data against unauthorized access.
6. The programmable apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising;
means connected to one of said ports for providing audio and visual indications in response to said computer program.
7. The programmable apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising;
a portable power source energizing said programmable apparatus comprising;
(i) a battery charger circuit capable of being energized at its input stage by an external power source and providing a d.c. voltage at its output stage;
(ii) a plurality of batteries connected across said output stage of said battery charger and arranged to provide a cumulative voltage thereof; and
(iii) a d.c. power supply having its input stage connected to and excited by said cumulative voltage and providing a plurality of d.c. voltages at its output stage.
8. The programmable apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said plurality of d.c. voltages at the output stage of said d.c. power supply comprises 17 volts; 5 volts; and 12 volts.
9. The programmable apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said readable memory further comprises;
means for keeping an account of a cash amount which is debited by a predetermined amount upon the completion of said game of chance and credited by a predetermined amount, whenever said player successfully wins said game of chance as determined by said computer program.
10. The programmable apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said data representative of both said predetermined numbers and said predetermined patterns are associated with a game of chance selected from one of bingo and lottery tickets.
11. The programmable apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said selected bingo game of chance is one of two types of hard and special cards.
12. The programmable apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said bingo game of chance comprises a predetermined pattern selected from the group consisting of X shape, picture frame shape, fill-up shape, U-shape and C-shape.
13. A computer readable storage medium encoded with machine-readable computer program code to define a predetermined schedule of Bingo cards, wherein, when the computer program is executed by a computer, the computer program code causes the computer to:
(a) receive and store blocks of predetermined numbers and blocks of predetermined patterns with said block of numbers and patterns defining said schedule of Bingo cards, each block of numbers and each block of predetermined patterns being respectively correlatable to each other and representative of said defined Bingo cards;
(b) process input requests to said computer so as to retrieve at least one of said defined Bingo cards comprised of a respective block of predetermined numbers and a respective block of a predetermined pattern;
(c) process further input requests to said computer corresponding to input numbers and comparing said input numbers against said numbers and patterns of said defined Bingo games and determining if a match exists therebetween;
(d) process the matchednon-matched numbers against said predetermined patterns and determining if correspondence exists therebetween; and
(e) continuing steps (b), (c), and (d) until said step (b) is requested to respond to another selected defined Bingo card.
14. A computer readable storage medium encoded with machine-readable computer program code to define a predetermined schedule of lottery game tickets, wherein, when the computer program is executed by a computer, the computer program code causes the computer to:
(a) receive and store blocks of predetermined data comprising blocks of predetermined numbers and blocks of predetermined patterns with said blocks of numbers and patterns defining said predetermined schedule of lottery game tickets, each block of numbers and each block of predetermined patterns being respectively correlatable to each other and representative of said defined lottery game tickets;
(b) process input requests to said computer so as to retrieve at least one of said defined lottery game tickets comprised of a respective block of predetermined numbers and of a respective block of a predetermined pattern; and
(c) process input requests to said computer corresponding to input numbers and comparing said input numbers against said numbers and patterns of said defined lottery game ticket and determining if a match exists therebetween.
15. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 13, wherein step (c) further comprises comparing said input numbers against said predetermined numbers of said defined Bingo cards and, if said input numbers match said predetermined numbers except for one number therebetween, causing said computer to display said one unmatched number.
16. The programmable apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said readable memory further prestores a computer file containing an assortment of game schedules, each of said game schedules predefining the type, brand, cut and collation of bingo cards to be played upon along with the game patterns against which said bingo cards are to be played.
17. The programmable apparatus according to claim 16 further comprising means for editing and updating said prestored game schedules.