Abstract: An electronic device having a unique audio sensing method that senses the event of no audio for a predetermined period of time. The sensed information is used by a microprocessor to bring the device into a low-power mode. The same method may be used to bring a device into active mode from a low-power mode.

Abstract: A system for the selective removal of CO2, H2S, and H2 from a gaseous fluid mixture comprising said CO2, H2S, and H2, which system includes a first membrane section having a nonporous metal oxide membrane, a second membrane section having a CO2-selective membrane, and a third membrane section having an H2-selective membrane. Each membrane section has a feed side and a permeate side and the membrane sections are arranged in series whereby the gaseous fluid mixture contacts the feed side, in sequence, of the first membrane section, the second membrane section and the third membrane section, resulting first in the separation or removal of H2S, second in the separation or removal of CO2, and third in the separation or removal of H2. The process can be used to process synthesis gas generated from the gasification or reforming of carbonaceous materials for hydrogen production and carbon dioxide capture.

Abstract: An illumination device for a cigar lighter or for a multifunction socket, comprising a single-piece component made from material at least partially transmitting light, the component comprising an illuminating ring and a housing for a printed circuit provided with at least one light-emitting diode and electrical connection means.

Abstract: The object of the invention is an illumination device for a cigar lighter comprising: an illuminating ring on which an illuminating module is mounted, the said illuminating module comprising: at least one printed circuit provided with at least one light-emitting diode and possibly at least one resistor, a cover intended to at least partly house the said printed circuit, at least two electrical supply tongues for the said printed circuit, mechanically fixed to the said cover.

Abstract: A method and system for protecting only a portion of the software to be protected against tampering is described. Such a portion may be stored in a tamper-resistant physical device, with optional encryption, for downloading when needed for execution. Several layers of tamper resistance are provided without excessively impacting performance of the protected software. For instance, obfuscation is applied to the code for the service module to minimize the large expense associated with obfuscation. The invention includes embodiments that deliver critical logic, policy information and other similar information with the help of mobile agents, which may be hosted by a server in a smart card.

Abstract: The object of the invention is an illumination device for a cigar lighter comprising: an illuminating ring on which an illuminating module is mounted, the said illuminating module comprising: at least one printed circuit provided with at least one light-emitting diode and possibly at least one resistor, a cover intended to at least partly house the said printed circuit, at least two electrical supply tongues for the said printed circuit, mechanically fixed to the said cover.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing hydrogen from carbonaceous materials using a hydrogen-selective permeation membrane incorporated into a carbonaceous material reactor, as a result of which, hydrogen production rate from the reactor is increased, downstream gas cleaning and purification units of conventional systems are eliminated or substantially reduced in size, and the thermal efficiency of producing hydrogen from carbon-containing materials is increased and its production cost is reduced.