Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for image deblurring comprising the steps of splitting an image into different image parts and performing a deconvolution on a subset of image parts, said subset comprising one or more image parts. The present invention further relates to a system for image deblurring comprising a processing unit (3), said processing unit (3) comprising an image splitting component (6) for splitting an image into different image parts and a deconvolution component (8, 8a) for performing a deconvolution on a subset comprising one or more image parts.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for effectively performing an audio/video synchronization procedure in a receiver device that is embodied in a computer that receives input data from a source device and provides output data to a destination device. The receiver device may preferably include a demultiplexer configured to recover elementary bitstreams from a multiplexed bitstream. The demultiplexer may also preferably extract decode timestamps and output timestamps corresponding to the elementary bitstreams. One or more decoders may then decode the elementary bitstreams to produce decoded frames in accordance with the foregoing decode timestamps. One or more output modules may then process the decoded frames to produce processed frames in accordance with the output timestamps.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for reducing noise in image data, comprising the steps of performing (S4, S7, S10) a spatial noise reduction on the image data and applying (S12) a gamma correction on the spatial noise reduced image data. The present invention further relates to a system for noise reduction in image data.

Abstract: The invention concerns coated sodium percarbonate granules comprising a core produced by fluidized bed spray granulation, containing sodium percarbonate as its main component, an inner coating layer containing an organic, hydrate-forming salt as its main component, and an outer coating layer containing as its main component at least one surfactant containing in the molecule one or more sulfate or sulfonate groups in the form of an alkali metal, alkaline-earth metal or ammonium salt. The invention also concerns a process for the production of the granules, the use of the granules in bleaching and cleaning agents, and bleaching and cleaning agents containing the granules. The sodium percarbonate granules according to the invention display improved storage stability combined with high internal stability and a high active oxygen content.

Abstract: The invention relates to vWF cleaving entities having a molecular weight of 180 kD, 170 kD, 160 kD, 120 kD or 110 kD and an N-terminal amino acid sequence of AAGGILHLELLV, vWF cleaving complexes and methods for their production.

Abstract: In a data compression, a pre-processing is applied to a signal before it is encoded and a post-processing is applied to a signal after it is decoded. A pre-processor for signals to be encoded includes a filtering device for filtering a signal with one or more filters and a providing device for providing information about the filtering process. A post-processor for previously filtered, encoded and decoded signals includes an information retrieving device for retrieving information about the filtering process and an inverse filtering device for inverse filtering the decoded signal based on the retrieved information.

Abstract: The invention relates to vWF cleaving entities having a molecular weight of 180 kD, 170 kD, 160 kD, 120 kD or 110 kD and an N-terminal amino acid sequence of AAGGILHLELLV, vWF cleaving complexes and methods for their production.

Abstract: The invention relates to vWF cleaving entities having a molecular weight of 180 kD, 170 kD, 160 kD, 120 kD or 110 kD and an N-terminal amino acid sequence of AAGGILHLELLV, vWF cleaving complexes and methods for their production.

Abstract: A method for detecting moving objects In a blind spot of vehicle is provided, comprising: taking a sequence of images of said blind spot region, partitioning each of said images of said sequence into blocks, identifying moving blocks which have moved between consecutive images of said sequence, determining a direction and a distance of said movement of said moving blocks; grouping adjacent moving blocks, for which directions within a predetermined direction interval and distances within a predetermined distance interval have been determined, and determining said moving objects based on said step of grouping. A corresponding blind spot detection device is provided as well.

Abstract: A method for tracking a moving object in a sequence of images is provided, comprising: partitioning each of said images of said sequence into blocks, identifying blocks which have moved between consecutive images of said sequence, grouping adjacent blocks, which have moved in a same direction by a same distance, into a first group of blocks, initializing an initial template for said moving object with said first group of blocks and tracking said template in said sequence of images. A corresponding system for tracking moving objects is presented as well.

Abstract: The invention relates to liquid detergent and cleaning agent compositions of high storage stability. They comprise a liquid medium with a water content of up to 15 wt. % and particulate coating bleaching agents suspended therein. The bleaching agent has a dissolving time of at least 5 minutes and a coating of at least two layers: The innermost layer comprises one or more hydrate-forming inorganic salts as the main component(s), and an outer layer, which makes up 0.2 to 5 wt. % of the coated bleaching agent, comprises alkali metal silicate(s) with a modulus of SiO2 to M2O (M=alkali metal) of greater than 2.5 as the main component(s). Preferred compositions comprise sodium percarbonate with an innermost layer of substantially sodium sulfate and an outermost layer of substantially 0.5 to 1.5 wt. % sodium silicate (modulus 3.2 to 4.2) as the bleaching agent.

Abstract: The invention relates to vWF cleaving entities having a molecular weight of 180 kD, 170 kD, 160 kD, 120 kD or 110 kD and an N-terminal amino acid sequence of AAGGILHLELLV, vWF cleaving complexes and methods for their production.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the fields of motion detection, scene change detection and temporal domain noise reduction. Especially, the present invention relates to a device, a method and a software for detecting motion and/or scene change in a sequence of image frames. The device for detecting motion and/or scene change in a sequence of image frames comprises a difference generator adapted to calculate one or more differences between values of pixels of separate image frames, the pixel values comprising color information, and a discriminator for providing an indication whether the calculated one or more pixel value differences correspond to noise or correspond to image content based on the one or more pixel value differences.

Abstract: Coated sodium percarbonate particles, having an inner shell layer which comprises at least one inorganic, hydrate-forming salt as the main constituent, and an outer shell layer which comprises an alkali metal thiosulfate, an alkaline earth metal thiosulfate and/or an ammonium thiosulfate, are stable to storage and have an improved storage stability in detergents and cleaning agents. Detergents and cleaning agents which comprise such sodium percarbonate particles show a reduced oxidative attack on oxidation-sensitive constituents of the composition during storage. Machine dishwashing agents in the form of tablets which comprise such sodium percarbonate particles and a corrosion protection agent for silver show a reduced yellowing of the tablets during storage.

Abstract: The invention relates to a holder (1) for holding an electrical component with wire ends (51a), which are used as electrical connections of the component. The holder has a body (10) with a center part, in which a recess (2) that is open towards the top is formed for holding the component. The vertical side walls of the recess (2) have slots (3), which are open towards the top and which are suitable for guiding the wire ends (51a) of the component.

Abstract: The invention relates to hydrosoluble polymers exhibiting improved solubility characteristics, the production and use thereof. The inventive polymers can be of natural or synthetic nature and are provided with a water glass-containing coating. They are used, for example for water and wastewater treatment.

Abstract: A system and method for efficiently performing a storage management procedure may preferably include an audio-video recorder that is configured to receive audio and video data from a data source, and responsively store the received data into a non-volatile storage medium, such as a hard disk drive. A storage manager may preferably be configured to control the storage management procedure by selectively activating a data transcoding procedure that transcodes specified segments of the received data to thereby increase available storage space in the storage medium. The data transcoding procedure may preferably include an immediate mode during which transcoding occurs while data is initially being received by the audio-video recorder. The data transcoding procedure may also preferably include a mediate mode during which transcoding occurs when data is not currently being received by the audio-video recorder.

Abstract: A system and method for effectively performing an audio/video synchronization procedure in a receiver device may preferably include a demultiplexer configured to recover elementary bitstreams from a multiplexed bitstream. The demultiplexer may also preferably extract decode timestamps and output timestamps corresponding to the elementary bitstreams. One or more decoders may then decode the elementary bitstreams to produce decoded frames in accordance with the foregoing decode timestamps. One or more output modules may then process the decoded frames to produce processed frames in accordance with the output timestamps. In accordance with the present invention, an output controller may preferably perform an output timing resynchronization procedure following a program change event to align output timings of the processed frames in accordance with new output timestamps from the selected program.

Abstract: The invention concerns coated sodium percarbonate granules comprising a core produced by fluidised bed spray granulation, containing sodium percarbonate as its main component, an inner coating layer containing an organic, hydrate-forming salt as its main component, and an outer coating layer containing as its main component at least one surfactant containing in the molecule one or more sulfate or sulfonate groups in the form of an alkali metal, alkaline-earth metal or ammonium salt. The invention also concerns a process for the production of the granules, the use of the granules in bleaching and cleaning agents, and bleaching and cleaning agents containing the granules. The sodium percarbonate granules according to the invention display improved storage stability combined with high internal stability and a high active oxygen content.

Abstract: A system and method for effectively performing an audio/video synchronization procedure in a receiver device may preferably include a demultiplexer configured to recover elementary bitstreams from a multiplexed bitstream. The demultiplexer may also preferably extract decode timestamps and output timestamps corresponding to the elementary bitstreams. One or more decoders may then decode the elementary bitstreams to produce decoded frames in accordance with the foregoing decode timestamps. One or more output modules may then process the decoded frames to produce processed frames in accordance with the output timestamps. In accordance with the present invention, an output controller may preferably perform an output timing resynchronization procedure following a program change event to align output timings of the processed frames in accordance with new output timestamps from the selected program.