Abstract: The invention relates to a technique for determining the presence of a peripheral device (23, 26) in a service area of a local network (2). The local network includes a gateway (20) for accessing a communications network (1) and at least one relay device (21, 24). The peripheral device and the relay device(s) are arranged to communicate with other devices via a radio-access network. The access gateway controls at least one relay device, so that the latter scans frequencies for accessing the radio-access network. When the relay device receives an announcement message from the peripheral device, said relay device transmits a notification of detection of the peripheral device to the access gateway. The peripheral device is then identified as being present in the service area.

Abstract: The invention relates to a mediation technique carried out by a first device (20) in a residential network (2). In said residential network, a software abstraction module offering an abstraction service of a technique for controlling access to the underlying media is executed by the first device. The first device receives a request to join the residential network from a second device (23) via a wireless communication channel and verifies whether the second device is capable of executing the abstraction software module. When the second device is incapable of executing said software module, the first device allocates an address identifying the second device in the residential network according to a format compatible with the execution of the software module and executes the software abstraction module as a proxy of the second device.

Abstract: A method for managing electricity use of a plurality of household appliances connected within a local communication network and having one or more operating phases. The method includes the following steps, implemented by a data processing module: acquiring information related to the operating phases, in progress or forthcoming, for at least two household appliances, the information related to an operating phase for a household appliance including the power used by the household appliance during the phase; determining, on the basis of the acquired information, at least one operating phase of one of the appliances to be interrupted so as to minimize peak power use; and interrupting the determined operating phase.

Abstract: A device includes circuitry configured to receive a signal burst, apply one or more filters to the signal burst based to achieve a predetermined image rejection rate, apply at least one harmonic rejection mode to the signal burst, and amplify the signal burst based on a gain partitioning determination.

Abstract: A method for managing communication on a network between a first device and a second device. The devices communicate via a first communication link, called a main link, and a second communication link, called a secondary link. The energy consumption of the secondary link is less than that of the first communication link. The method includes establishing validity of a criterion relative to data traffic on at least one of the main or secondary link, and on the basis of the validity of the criterion, managing activation of the at least one link.

Abstract: A combined reach can be determined for multiple resources. Usage data, including audience duplication data, is used to generate audience duplication measurements for pairs of the resources. A child-resource pair is identified, and the audience duplication measurement for that resource pair is modified. The modified measurement is used to determine a combined reach for the multiple resources. A report is also generated based on the combined reach.

Abstract: A device includes circuitry configured to receive a signal burst, apply one or more filters to the signal burst based to achieve a predetermined image rejection rate, apply at least one harmonic rejection mode to the signal burst, and amplify the signal burst based on a gain partitioning determination.

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for supporting an airway of a subject.

Abstract: According to an exemplary implementation, a transmitter includes a decoder circuit receiving a digital input from a digital back-end circuit. The decoder circuit includes a plurality of decoder cells. Each of the plurality of decoder cells is configured to drive a respective current source cell in a current source circuit so as to convert the digital input into an analog output. Each of the plurality of decoder cells has respective decoder logic. Furthermore, the digital input from the digital back-end circuit is respectively received by each of the plurality of decoder cells.

Abstract: A method for large scale bonding carbon nanotubes on metallic electrodes is disclosed. The method includes that the wafer with a number of patterned electrodes deposited by CNTs via dielectrophoresis method is put onto the pedestal of our designed RF induction heating system. Then, the winding with alternating current induces scroll current on the surface of metallic electrodes due to skin effect. In this case, the current will generate Joule heat which could melt the surface metal of the electrodes. Finally, the CNTs will sink into the surface of the electrodes after short time heating. By varying the parameters of the RF source we can control the bonding process.