All The Claims

We claim:

1. A convertible child resistant closure for use with a container having an engaging means and an axis extending therethrough about which the closure is rotatable, the closure comprising:
an inner cap and an outer cap,
wherein the inner cap comprises:
an upper wall; and
a first circumferential side wall extending from the upper wall and having a first inner surface with a first engaging means for rotateable engagement of the engaging means of the container, and a first outer surface having a first child resistant portion comprising a series of angular abutments extending thereabout and a first non-child resistant portion axially offset from the first child resistant portion and including a second engaging means for engaging the outer cap; and

wherein the outer cap comprises:
an upper surface; and
a second circumferential side wall extending axially from the upper surface and having a second inner surface provided with a second child resistant region including a plurality of angular abutment surfaces complementary to the series of angular abutments on the inner cap and a second non-child resistant region axially offset from the second child resistant region and including a third engaging means for engaging the second engaging means of the inner cap,

the inner cap being coaxially positioned and nested within the outer cap and axially movable between the second child resistant region and the second non-child resistant region, wherein the second child resistant region and the second non-child resistant region are positioned such that the inner cap moves from the second child resistant region to the second non-child resistant region by movement parallel to the second circumferential side wall in the direction of the upper surface of the outer cap and the inner cap moves from the second non-child resistant region to the second child resistant region by movement parallel to the second circumferential side wall in the direction of the lower surface of the outer cap, and when in the second child resistant region the plurality of angular abutment surfaces engage the series of angular abutments upon rotation of the outer cap to rotate the inner cap in a closing direction and in the absence of an axial force, cam over and past the series of angular abutments upon rotation of the outer cap member in an opening direction to prevent rotation of the inner cap, and when in the second non-child resistant region the third engaging means fixably engages with the second engaging means of the inner cap so that upon rotation of the outer cap in both the opening and closing directions the inner cap turns.
2. The closure of claim 1, wherein the outer cap further comprises griping means having a plurality of knerlments disposed about an outer surface of the outer cap.
3. The closure of claim 1, wherein the upper surface of the outer cap surrounds a central opening to expose the inner cap.
4. The closure of claim 3, wherein the central opening is large enough to permit access therethrough to the inner cap.
5. The closure of claim 1, wherein the angular abutments of the plurality of angular abutment surfaces of the outer cap comprise a first sloped side and a second vertical side, wherein the first sloped side and second vertical side define a first angle in a range of about 30 degrees to about 60 degrees.
6. The closure of claim 5, wherein the first angle is about 45 degrees.
7. The closure of claim 1, wherein the angular abutments of the series of angular abutments of the inner cap comprise first sloped side and a second vertical side, wherein the first sloped side and a second vertical side define a second angle with the axial in a range of about 30 degrees to about 60 degrees.
8. The closure of claim 7, wherein the second angle is about 45 degrees.
9. The closure of claim 5, wherein the angular abutments of the series of angular abutments of the inner cap comprise first sloped side and a second vertical side, wherein the first sloped side and a second vertical side define a second angle with the axial in a range of about 30 degrees to about 60 degrees.
10. The closure of claim 9, wherein the first angle is substantially complementary but not equal to the second angle.
11. The closure of claim 1, wherein the second inner surface of the outer cap further comprises a lip positioned below the second child resistant region to define a limit of movement for the inner cap.
12. A convertible child resistant container and closure system comprising:
a container having an engaging means and an axis extending therethrough about which the closure is rotatable; and
a closure comprising:
an inner cap and an outer cap,
wherein the inner cap comprises:
an upper wall; and
a first circumferential side wall extending from the upper wall and having a first inner surface with a first engaging means for rotateable engagement of the engaging means of the container, and a first outer surface having a first child resistant portion comprising a series of angular abutments extending thereabout and a first non-child resistant portion axially offset from the first child resistant portion and including a second engaging means for engaging the outer cap; and
wherein the outer cap comprises:
an upper surface; and
a second circumferential side wall extending axially from the upper surface and having a second inner surface provided with a second child resistant region including a plurality of angular abutment surfaces complementary to the series of angular abutments on the inner cap and a second non-child resistant region axially offset from the second child resistant region and including a third engaging means for engaging the second engaging means of the inner cap,
the inner cap being coaxially positioned and nested within the outer cap and axially movable between the second child resistant region and the second non-child resistant region, wherein the second child resistant region and the second non-child resistant region are positioned such that the inner cap moves from the second child resistant region to the second non-child resistant region by movement parallel to the second circumferential side wall in the direction of the upper surface of the outer cap and the inner cap moves from the second non-child resistant region to the second child resistant region by movement parallel to the second circumferential side wall in the direction of the lower surface of the outer cap, and when in the second child resistant region the plurality of angular abutment surfaces engage the series of angular abutments upon rotation of the outer cap to rotate the inner cap in a closing direction and in the absence of an axial force, cam over and past the series of angular abutments upon rotation of the outer cap member in an opening direction to prevent rotation of the inner cap, and when in the second non-child resistant region the third engaging means fixably engages with the second engaging means of the inner cap so that upon rotation of the outer cap in both the opening and closing directions the inner cap turns.

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 device comprising:
an upper module cover;
a lower module cover;
an outer frame;
an actuator having a movable frame, the movable frame being at least partially disposed intermediate the upper module cover and the lower module cover;
a hinge flexure interconnecting the outer frame and the movable frame such that the movable frame is rotatable with respect to the outer frame; and
wherein at least one of the upper module cover and the lower module cover is adapted to limit a movement of the movable frame.
2. The device as recited in claim 1, wherein both the upper module cover and the lower module cover are adapted to limit movement of the movable frame.
3. The device as recited in claim 1, wherein the movement of the movable frame is limited such that double bending of the hinge flexure is mitigated.
4. The device as recited in claim 1, wherein the movement of the movable frame is limited such that double bending of the hinge flexure cause by a shock is mitigated.
5. The device as recited in claim 1, wherein the upper module cover and the lower module cover cooperate to substantially enclose the actuator.
6. The device as recited in claim 1, wherein the upper module cover, the lower module cover, the outer frame, the actuator, and the hinge flexure cooperate to define an actuator module.
7. The device as recited in claim 1, wherein the upper module cover, the lower module cover, the outer frame, the actuator, and the hinge flexure cooperate to define an actuator module that is adapted to be received with a lens barrel of a miniature camera.
8. The device as recited in claim 1, wherein the upper module cover, the lower module cover, the outer frame, the actuator, and the hinge flexure cooperate to define a substantially round actuator module.
9. The device as recited in claim 1, wherein the outer frame, the actuator, and the hinge flexure are of monolithic construction.
10. The device as recited in claim 1, wherein the hinge flexure is X-shaped.
11. The device as recited in claim 1, wherein the outer frame, the actuator, and the hinge flexure at least partially define a MEMS device.
12. An electronic device comprising the device of claim 1.
13. A system comprising:
a lens barrel;
an upper module cover;
a lower module cover;
an outer frame;
an actuator;
a hinge flexure;
wherein the upper module cover, the lower module cover, the outer frame, the actuator, and the hinge flexure cooperate to define an actuator module that is disposed substantially within the lens barrel; and
wherein at least one of the upper module cover and the lower module cover are adapted to limit a movement of the movable frame.
14. The system as recited in claim 13, further comprising a miniature camera to which the lens barrel is attached.
15. An electronic device comprising the system of claim 13.
16. A method comprising:
forming an upper module cover;
forming a lower module cover;
forming an outer frame;
forming an actuator having a movable frame;
forming a hinge flexure interconnecting the outer frame and the movable frame such that the movable frame is rotatable with respect to the outer frame;
positioning the outer frame, the actuator, and the hinge flexure at least partially intermediate the upper module cover and the lower module cover; and
wherein at least one of the upper module cover and the lower module cover are adapted to limit a movement of the movable frame.
17. The method as recited in claim 16, wherein forming the outer frame, forming the actuator, and forming the hinge flexure comprise forming the outer frame, the actuator, and the hinge flexure of monolithic construction.
18. The method as recited in claim 16, wherein forming the outer frame, forming the actuator, and forming the hinge flexure comprise forming the outer frame, the actuator, and the hinge flexure using MEMS techniques.
19. The method as recited in claim 16, wherein forming the outer frame, forming the actuator, and forming the hinge flexure comprise forming the outer frame, the actuator, and the hinge flexure of silicon.
20. The method as recited in claim 16, wherein forming the upper module cover and forming the lower module cover comprise forming the upper module cover and forming the lower module cover of plastic.
21. A method comprising:
limiting movement of a movable frame of an actuator using at least one of an upper module cover and a lower module cover; and
wherein limiting movement of the movable frame mitigates double bending of a hinge flexure that interconnects an outer frame of the actuator with a movable frame of the actuator during a shock.
22. The method as recited in claim 21, wherein limiting movement of the movable frame comprises limiting movement of the movable frame using both the upper module cover and the lower module cover.
23. The method as recited in claim 21, further comprising moving the movable frame to effect at least one of focusing a miniature camera, zooming a miniature camera, and optically stabilizing an image of a miniature camera.
24. A device comprising:
an outer frame;
an actuator having a movable frame;
a hinge flexure interconnecting the outer frame and the movable frame such that the movable frame is rotatable with respect to the outer frame; and
means for limiting the movement of the movable frame with respect to the fixed frame.
25. The device as recited in claim 24, wherein the means limits vertical movement of the movable frame with respect to the fixed frame.
26. The device as recited in claim 25, wherein the means comprises a plurality of flaps.
27. The device as recited in claim 25, wherein the means comprises a plurality of flaps that cooperate with an adhesive bonding agent.
28. The device as recited in claim 25, wherein the means comprises a plurality of flaps that cooperate with epoxy.

What is claimed is:

1. A system for delivering and receiving information, the system comprising:
a presentation device for presenting the information to a user and for receiving embedded data, the presentation device including a data port for providing the embedded data to an external printer upon command and a command port for receiving commands; and
a remote control unit including a transmitter for providing the commands to the presentation device and input means for receiving control signals from the user, wherein, upon reception of a print control signal from the user, the remote control unit transmits a print command to the presentation device, in response to which the embedded data related to the information is provided to the data port for printing.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the information is a transport stream, the transport stream comprising at least one of:
audio streams,
video streams, and
embedded data streams.
3. The system of claim 2, wherein the presentation device includes:
a set-top receiver for receiving the transport stream; and
a television for presenting at least the video and audio streams, if included in the transport stream.
4. The system of claim 2, wherein the transport stream is an MPEG transport stream.
5. The system of claim 4, wherein the MPEG transport stream includes MPEG tables, wherein the MPEG tables include packet identifiers identifying the audio streams, the video streams, and embedded data streams.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein the remote control unit is a wireless infrared keyboard having a print button function.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein the remote control unit is an infrared remote control having a print button function.
8. The system of claim 2, wherein the system is a broadband cable television system.
9. The system of claim 8, wherein the broadband cable television system further comprises:
a headend for generating the transport stream from multiple input sources; and
a distribution system for delivering the transport stream to the presentation device.
10. The system of claim 9, wherein the distribution system is one of an optical fiber network, a coaxial cable network, a hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) network, a satellite system, an off-air VHFUHF network, and a direct broadcast system.
11. A broadband communications system for transmitting and receiving transport streams over a distribution system, wherein the transport stream includes video streams, audio streams, and embedded data streams, the broadband communications system comprising:
a headend for generating the transport stream from multiple input sources;
a distribution system for delivering the transport stream;
a presentation device for presenting at least a portion of the transport stream to a user and for receiving the embedded data, the presentation device including a data port for providing the embedded data to an external printer upon command and a command port for receiving commands; and
a remote control unit including a transmitter for providing the commands to the presentation device and input means for receiving control signals from the user, wherein, upon reception of a print control signal from the user, the remote control unit transmits a print command to the presentation device, in response to which the embedded data related to the transport stream is provided to the data port for printing.
12. The broadband communications system of claim 11, wherein the presentation device includes:
a set-top receiver for receiving video, audio, and embedded data streams; and
a television for presenting the video and audio streams.
13. The broadband communications system of claim 11, wherein the transport stream is an MPEG transport stream.
14. The broadband communications system of claim 13, wherein the MPEG transport stream includes MPEG tables, wherein the MPEG tables include packet identifiers identifying the audio streams, the video streams, and embedded data streams.
15. The broadband communications system of claim 11, wherein the remote control unit is an infrared remote control having a print button.
16. The broadband communications system of claim 11, wherein the remote control unit is an infrared keyboard having a print button.
17. The broadband communications system of claim 11, wherein the distribution system is one of an optical fiber network, a coaxial cable network, a hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) network, a satellite system, an off-air VHFUHF network, and a direct broadcast system.
18. The broadband communications system of claim 11, wherein the embedded data is not provided to the user.
19. The broadband communications system of claim 11, wherein the embedded data is provided to the user.
20. The broadband communications system of claim 19, wherein the embedded data is an HTML file.

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 lock control method comprising:
a remote controller sending an activate signal via a first channel by using a telecommunication technology;
an access control terminal activating an authorization process when receiving the activate signal via the first channel;
the remote controller sending a set of control signals sequentially to the access control terminal via a set of second channels by using the telecommunication technology;
the access control terminal receiving the set of control signals via the set of second channels; and
the access control terminal unlocking a switch andor a lock when the set of control signals is verified by the authorization process to be consistent with a predetermined rule;
wherein the first channel is different from the set of second channels.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein each control signal of the set of control signals comprises a rolling code generated by the remote controller by time, and the access control terminal unlocking a switch andor a lock when the set of control signals is verified by the authorization process to be consistent with a predetermined rule is:
the access control terminal unlocking the switch andor the lock when the rolling codes of the set of control signals are verified by the authorization process to be consistent with a predetermined rule.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first channel and the set of second channels are recorded in the remote controller and the access control terminal in advance.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the access control terminal activating the authorization process when receiving the activate signal via the first channel is:
the access control terminal turning on a signal process unit and activating the authorization process of the signal process unit when receiving the activate signal via the first channel.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the telecommunication technology is:
an infra-red technology, a radio frequency technology, a near field communication technology, a Wi-Fi technology, a Zigbee technology, a UHF radio technology, an internet network technology, an email technology, a browser interactive interface technology, an instant messaging (IM) technology, andor a mobile phone texting technology.
6. A lock control method, comprising:
a remote controller selecting a first channel by a first channel selector according to time so as to send an activate signal via the first channel by using a telecommunication technology;
an access control terminal selecting the first channel by a second channel selector according to time so as to receive the activate signal via the first channel;
the access control terminal activating an authorization process when receiving the activate signal via the first channel;
the remote controller selecting a set of second channels by the first channel selector according to time so as to send a set of control signals sequentially to the access control terminal via the set of second channels;
the access control terminal selecting the set of second channels by the second channel selector according to time so as to receive the set of control signals sequentially via the set of second channels; and
the access control terminal unlocking a switch andor a lock when the set of control signals is verified by the authorization process to be consistent with a predetermined rule.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the first channel selector and the second channel selector are synchronized with one another so that time measured by the first channel selector is synchronous with time measured by the second channel selector when selecting the first channel and the set of second channels.
8. The method of claim 6, wherein each control signal of the set of control signals comprises a rolling code generated by the remote controller by time, and the access control terminal unlocking a switch andor a lock when the set of control signals is verified by the authorization process to be consistent with a predetermined rule is:
the access control terminal unlocking the switch andor the lock when the rolling codes included in the set of control signals are verified by the authorization process to be consistent with a predetermined rule.
9. The method of claim 6, wherein the access control terminal activating the authorization process when receiving the activate signal via the first channel is:
the access control terminal turning on a signal process unit and activating the authorization process of the signal process unit when receiving the activate signal via the first channel.
10. The method of claim 6, the telecommunication technology is:
an infra-red technology, a radio frequency technology, a near field communication technology, a Wi-Fi technology, a Zigbee technology, a UHF radio technology, an internet network technology, an email technology, a browser interactive interface technology, an instant messaging (IM) technology, andor a mobile phone texting technology.
11. A lock control method, comprising:
a remote controller sending an activate signal via a first channel by using a telecommunication technology;
an access control terminal activating an authorization process when receiving the activate signal via the first channel;
the access control terminal sending a rolling code key to the remote controller via a second channel;
the remote controller inputting the rolling code key in a rolling code generator so as to generate a rolling code by the rolling code generator;
the remote controller sending a control signal including the rolling code to the access control terminal via a third channel by using the telecommunication technology;
the access control terminal receiving the control signal via the third channel by using the telecommunication technology; and
the access control terminal unlocking a switch andor a lock when the control signal and the rolling code are verified by the authorization process to be consistent with a predetermined rule.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the remote controller inputting the rolling code key in the rolling code generator of the remote control module so as to generate the rolling code by the rolling code generator is:
the remote controller inputting the rolling code key in the rolling code generator of the remote control module so as to generate the rolling code according to time and the rolling code key.
13. The method of claim 11, wherein the access control terminal activating the authorization process when receiving the activate signal via the first channel is:
the access control terminal turning on a signal process unit and activating the authorization process of the signal process unit when receiving the activate signal via the first channel.
14. A lock control method, comprising:
a remote control module sending an activate signal via a first channel by using a telecommunication technology;
an access control terminal activating an authorization process when receiving the activate signal via the first channel;
the access control terminal sending a rolling code key to a remote controller of the remote control module via a second channel by using the telecommunication technology;
the remote controller inputting the rolling code key in a rolling code generator of the remote control module so as to generate a rolling code by the rolling code generator;
a signal transmitter of the remote control module sending a control signal including the rolling code to the access control terminal via a third channel by using the telecommunication technology;
the access control terminal receiving the control signal via the third channel by using the telecommunication technology; and
the access control terminal unlocking a switch andor a lock when the control signal and the rolling code are verified by the authorization process to be consistent with a predetermined rule.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the remote control module sending the activate signal via the first channel by using the telecommunication technology is:
the remote controller of the remote control module sending the activate signal via the first channel by using the telecommunication technology.
16. The method of claim 14, wherein the remote control module sending the activate signal via the first channel by using the telecommunication technology is:
the remote controller of the remote control module informing the signal transmitter of the remote control module via a fourth channel to send the activate signal via the first channel by using the telecommunication technology.
17. The method of claim 14, wherein the remote controller inputting the rolling code key in the rolling code generator of the remote control module so as to generate the rolling code by the rolling code generator is:
the remote controller inputting the rolling code key in the rolling code generator of the remote controller so as to generate the rolling code by the rolling code generator; and
the remote controller sending the rolling code to the signal transmitter via a fourth channel.
18. The method of claim 14, wherein the remote controller inputting the rolling code key in the rolling code generator of the remote control module so as to generate the rolling code by the rolling code generator is:
the remote controller sending the rolling code key to the signal transmitter via a fourth channel; and
the rolling code generator of the signal transmitter generating the rolling code according to the rolling code key.
19. The method of claim 14, wherein the remote controller inputting the rolling code key in a rolling code generator of the remote control module so as to generate a rolling code by the rolling code generator is:
the remote controller inputting the rolling code key in a rolling code generator of the remote control module so as to generate a rolling code according to time and the rolling code key.
20. The method of claim 14, wherein the access control terminal activating the authorization process when receiving the activate signal via the first channel is:
the access control terminal turning on a signal process unit and activating the authorization process of the signal process unit when receiving the activate signal via the first channel.