1. A solid pharmaceutical formulation containing an active ingredient, diatomaceous earth or a natural mineral mixture containing diatomaceous earth as filler and optional further pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.
2. A solid pharmaceutical formulation according to claim 1 produced by compression.
3. A solid pharmaceutical formulation according to claim 1 presented as unit dosage form.
4. A solid pharmaceutical formulation according to claim 1, wherein the diatomaceous earth or the natural mineral mixture containing diatomaceous earth used as filler contains 30-100% by weight, preferably more than 60% by weight, the most advantageously more than 90% by weight of amorphous silicon dioxide originating from diatomaceous algae.
5. A solid pharmaceutical formulation according to claim 1, wherein the natural mineral mixture containing diatomaceous earth being used as filler contains 30-100% by weight, preferable more than 60% by weight, the most advantageously more than 90% by weight of amorphous silicone dioxide originating from diatomaceous algae, 0-30% by weight of montmorillonite, 0-30% by weight of calcite, 0-5% by weight of caolinite, 0-3% by weight of quartz, 0-4% by weight of feldspar and optionally 0-5% by weight of other minerals.
6. A solid pharmaceutical formulation according to claim 1, characterized in that the arsenic content of the filler comprising diatomaceous earth or diatomaceous earth-containing natural mineral mixture intended \u201cfor use in humans is less than 10 mgkg.
7. A solid pharmaceutical formulation according to claim 1, characterized in that the lead content of the filler comprising diatomaceous earth or diatomaceous earth-containing natural mineral mixture intended for use in humans is less than 10 mgkg.
8. A solid pharmaceutical formulation according to claim 1, characterized in that the particle size of the diatomaceous earth or natural mineral mixture containing diatomaceous earth used in said formulation as filler is between 1 and 65 \u03bcm, preferably between 3 and 65 \u03bcm, the most advantageously between 30 and 40 \u03bcm.
9. A solid pharmaceutical formulation according to claim 1 containing a solid pharmaceutically active ingredient.
10. A solid pharmaceutical formulation according to claim 1, presented in the form of tablet, film-coated tablet, dragee, capsule, granule, pellet or any other solid pharmaceutical dosage form.
11. A pharmaceutical formulation according to claim 1, wherein the proportion of the diatomaceous earth or natural mineral mixture containing diatomaceous earth is between 2-98% by weight, advantageously between 20 and 80% by weight.
12. A method for the manufacture of a solid pharmaceutical formulation according to claim 1, which comprises admixing diatomaceous earth and the pharmaceutically active ingredient, optionally carrying out further pharmaceutical operations and producing the solid pharmaceutical formulation according to claim 1 by direct compression, wet kneading and compression or fluid-bed granulation.
13. (canceled)
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 computing device comprising:
a display for displaying content to a user;
a touch sensitive surface for allowing user input; and
a user interface including a kid mode configured to provide selective access to applications available on the device, wherein each application is associated with a timer that is settable to limit use of that application by a particular child-user, and wherein the kid mode is further configured with a device timer settable to specify a usage-period that includes a plurality of sub-usage periods, and the application timer is reset at the end of each sub-usage period and the device timer is reset at the end of the usage-period.
2. The device of claim 1 wherein the kid mode is further configured to allow use of the device by multiple child-users, and each child-user is associated with an account on the device, the account specifying applications available to that particular child-user as well as corresponding application timers associated with those applications.
3. The device of claim 1 wherein the kid mode is further configured to allow use of the device by multiple child-users, and each child-user can be allocated access to applications different than applications allocated to the other child-users.
4. The device of claim 1 wherein the kid mode is further configured to allow use of the device by multiple child-users, and each child-user can be allocated usage times different from usage times allocated to the other child-users.
5. The device of claim 1 wherein the kid mode is further configured to track usage of a guardian-preferred application andor guardian-preferred content by a given child-user, and to increase that child-user’s use privileges with respect to the device as a reward for sufficiently using the guardian-preferred application andor guardian-preferred content.
6. The device of claim 5 wherein the increase in use privileges is in the form of at least one of an increase in the child-user’s access to a restricted application, and an increase in the child-user’s access to restricted content.
7. The device of claim 5 wherein the increase in use privileges is in the form of an increase in the child-user’s allocated usage time with respect to the device.
8. The device of claim 1 wherein the usage-period comprises at least one week, and each sub-usage period comprises one day.
9. The device of claim 1 wherein the applications available to the child-user on the device and the timers are user-configurable.
10. The device of claim 1 wherein the kid mode is further configured to provide icons that are sized based on an age range of the child-user.
11. The device of claim 1 wherein the kid mode is further configured to provide child-user access to communication applications by presenting to the child-user icons that include an image of a guardian of the child-user, and wherein the communication applications include at least one of a phone application, texting application, email application, or video phone application.
12. The device of claim 1 wherein the kid mode can periodically report usage statistics associated with the child-user’s use of the device.
13. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the device is included in a communication system, the communication system comprising:
a plurality of devices, each device of the plurality of devices comprising the computing device of claim 1; and
another computing device configured to communicate with each of the plurality of devices, and to simultaneously engage the kid mode on each of those devices.
14. A computing device comprising:
a touch screen display for displaying content to a user and allowing user input; and
a user interface including a kid mode configured to provide selective access to applications available on the device, wherein each application is associated with a timer that is settable to limit use of that application by a particular child-user, the kid mode being further configured to allow individual use of the device by multiple child-users;
wherein the kid mode is further configured to track usage of a guardian-preferred application andor guardian-preferred content by a given child-user, and to increase that child-user’s use privileges with respect to the device as a reward for sufficiently using the guardian-preferred application andor guardian-preferred content, and wherein the increase in use privileges is in the form of at least one of an increase in the child-user’s access to a restricted application, an increase in the child-user’s access to restricted content, and an increase in the child-user’s allocated usage time with respect to the device.
15. The device of claim 14 wherein the kid mode is further configured with a device timer settable to specify a usage-period that includes a plurality of sub-usage periods, and the application timer is reset at the end of each sub-usage period and the device timer is reset at the end of the usage-period.
16. The device of claim 14 wherein each child-user is associated with an account on the device, each account specifying applications available to that child-user as well as corresponding application timers associated with those applications, and wherein the applications available to each child-user on the device as well as the application and device timers are user-configurable.
17. The device of claim 14 wherein the kid mode is further configured to provide child-user access to communication applications by presenting icons to the child-user that include an image of a guardian of the child-user, and wherein the communication applications include at least one of a phone application, texting application, email application, or video phone application.
18. The device of claim 14 wherein the kid mode can periodically report usage statistics associated with the child-user’s use of the device.
19. A computer program product comprising a plurality of instructions non-transiently encoded thereon to facilitate operation of an electronic device according to the following process, the process comprising:
provide, by a user interface of the device, selective access to applications available on the device, wherein each application is associated with a timer that is settable to limit use of that application by a particular user;
allow, by the user interface, individual use of the device by multiple users, each user associated with an account on the device, each account specifying applications available to that user as well as corresponding application timers associated with those applications; and
track usage of a guardian-preferred application andor guardian-preferred content by a given child-user, and increasing that child-user’s use privileges with respect to the device as a reward for sufficiently using the guardian-preferred application andor guardian-preferred content, wherein the increase in use privileges is in the form of at least one of an increase in the child-user’s access to a restricted application, an increase in the child-user’s access to restricted content, and an increase in the child-user’s allocated usage time with respect to the device.