Motorola Corporation

Mansour Toloo

Daniel Roman Gamota

Jie Zhang

Julius S Gyorfi

John Szczech

Swee Mean Mok

Paul W Brazis, Jr

Hakeem B Adewole

An object () (such as a containment mechanism) supports both a functional electrical circuit () and an electrical circuit () to which the functional electrical circuit is responsive. In a preferred approach the functional electrical circuit has both a low power state of operation and a higher power state of operation. Upon detecting () that an area of connectivity of the electrical circuit has been severed (via, for example, corresponding manipulation of the object itself), the functional electrical circuit responsively operates () using the higher power state of operation.

Containment mechanism manipulation responsive electrical circuit power usage apparatus and method

One facilitates determination of a path that comprises a plurality of specific locations (). In an optional though preferred embodiment these specific locations comprise locations where a given functional ink will preferably be printed using a continuous printing spray. Also in an optional though preferred embodiment this path will also avoid at least one predetermined area () where such a functional ink should not be printed. In a preferred approach this process () generally provides for identifying () these specific locations and further identifying (), when applicable, the one or more predetermined areas to be avoided. This process then preferably uses a processor to effect at least one (and preferably both) of using () a genetic algorithm to identify a preferred path that includes the plurality of specific locations and using () an A* algorithm to process a candidate path to provide a selected path that includes the plurality of specific locations while also avoiding the at least one predetermined area.

Path determination facilitation method

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Mansour Toloo