Abstract: The present invention relates to a watermelon plant showing resistance against potyviruses, wherein the watermelon plant may comprise one or more of resistance conferring alleles of QTL1, QTL2 and QTL3 and wherein the said QTLs are as present in or obtainable from a watermelon plant, representative seed of which was deposited under deposit accession number NCIMB 42537, 42536, 42535 respectively.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a watermelon plant showing resistance against potyviruses, wherein the watermelon plant may comprise one or more of resistance conferring alleles of QTL1, QTL2 and QTL3 and wherein the said QTLs are as present in or obtainable from a watermelon plant, representative seed of which was deposited under deposit accession number NCIMB 42537, 42536, 42535 respectively.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a watermelon plant showing resistance against potyviruses, wherein the watermelon plant may comprise one or more of resistance conferring alleles of QTL1, QTL2 and QTL3 and wherein the said QTLs are as present in or obtainable from a watermelon plant, representative seed of which was deposited under deposit accession number NCIMB 42537, 42536, 42535 respectively.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lettuce plant (Lactuca sativa L.), which may comprise a genetic determinant, which confers resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) and/or impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV), and which is as found in plants grown from seeds of which a representative sample was deposited under NCIMB accession number NCIMB 42023. The invention further provides seeds, progeny, propagation material and food products from the plant.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lettuce plant (Lactuca sativa L.), which may comprise a genetic determinant, which confers resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) and/or impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV), and which is as found in plants grown from seeds of which a representative sample was deposited under NCIMB accession number NCIMB 42023. The invention further provides seeds, progeny, propagation material and food products from the plant.

Abstract: A method of generating an implicit vote for a media item based on user behavior may comprise recording information identifying a first set of user inputs to a media client associated with playing of a first media item, receiving and storing an explicit vote for the first media item, and storing information that correlates a user input from the first set of user inputs with the explicit vote. The first set of user inputs may comprise at least one user input. The method may comprise recording information identifying a second set of user inputs to the media client associated with playing of a second media item, wherein the second set of user inputs may comprise at least one user input matching the stored correlated user input. The method may comprise generating an implicit vote for the second media item based on the stored information correlating the stored correlated user input with the explicit vote.

Abstract: Described herein are embodiments that facilitate: hands-free wireless communication capability for new and existing vehicles, wireless transfer of content from a content source to a content player, or both. In one embodiment, there is provided a wireless adaptor that includes a first wireless interface operable to wirelessly access a wireless communication functionality of the wireless communication device and second wireless interface for facilitating playback at a content player wireless communication signals received at the wireless communication device.

Abstract: Described herein are embodiments that facilitates hands-free wireless communication capability for new and existing vehicles and wireless transfer of content from a content source to a content player, or both. In one embodiment, there is provided a wireless adaptor that includes a wireless interface operable to form a wireless proximity network with a wireless communication device to remotely access a wireless communication functionality of the wireless communication device, and a wired interface that facilitates a wired connection with a content player to facilitate a remote access of the wireless communication functionality of the wireless communication device at the content player, wherein the wireless adaptor is separate from the content player and removable from the wired connection for another wired connection to another content player.

Abstract: In a method for granting relatively greater rights to stored content, a target device is disconnected from a content service, content is played on the target device, and a purchase selection of the content is detected. In addition, an entry of the content purchase selection is logged and a characteristic of the content is modified to grant relatively greater rights to the selected content.

Abstract: Described herein are embodiments that wirelessly provide content from a content source to a content player. In one embodiment, there is provided a wireless adaptor that includes a wireless interface operable to receive the content from the content source and a wired interface for a wired connection with the content player to route the content, as received by the wireless interface, for playback by the content player.

Abstract: Described herein are embodiments that wirelessly provide content from a content source to a content player. In one embodiment, there is provided a wireless adaptor that includes a wireless interface operable to receive the content from the content source and a wired interface for a wired connection with the content player to route the content, as received by the wireless interface, for playback by the content player.

Abstract: Channel configuration information is sent to a content service, and the content service determines content to be provided in each channel of a set of channels using the channel configuration information. A first target device receives and stores content for the channels. The first target device may transmit at least some of the content to a second target device and automatically update the content stored at the second target device.

Abstract: Channel configuration information is sent to a content service, and the content service determines content to be provided in each channel of a set of channels using the channel configuration information. The channel configuration information also includes user preferences for determining hot content for a user. A device receives the content for the channels including the hot content. The device also receives updates for the hot content based on the user preferences.

Abstract: A digital audio broadcast receiver for a satellite audio broadcasting system may include two RF tuner systems and a single base band decoding chip. The two RF tuner systems may be configured to filter and down-convert signal from at least one antenna. The satellite tuner may down-convert a single carrier high level of modulation signal maximizing the data capacity compared to equivalent S-DARS systems. The single base band decoding chip configured to process at least two channel decoding functions to combine streams from each of the two RF tuner system and extract useful information for presenting to a user interface. The single base band decoding chip is based on a software driven DSP architecture topology that allows software upgrades and services and protocols evolution delaying the receiver hardware obsolescence.

Abstract: A digital audio broadcasting system (DAB) includes a transmitter configured to transmit a DAB multiplex to one or more mobile receivers. The DAB multiplex includes a live payload and a time diversity “early” signal to circumvent temporary obstruction and loss of a main live signal. Techniques are provided for minimizing the amount of bandwidth used by the time diversity signal in the DAB multiplex in order to maximize the available amount of content channels in a spectrum-limited, satellite, digital, radio broadcast to mobile receivers. The time diversity signal may be minimized by limiting the amount of data in the time diversity signal to a predetermined amount, by transmitting mono, audio data in the time diversity signal and/or by eliminating the time diversity signal when non-real time data is being transmitted.

Abstract: A coverage area for a satellite digital audio broadcasting system is generated using a wide-area beam and at least three other beams. The other beams each have a coverage area that overlaps the coverage area of the wide-area beam. The beams may be generated by a plurality of satellites traveling in highly elliptical orbits. A frequency spectrum including four or more frequency blocks of approximately 1.5 MHz each may be used to transmit media content from the satellites on the beams. The multi-beam system can provide a content distribution blend tailored to specific regions while providing multi-regional content through out the coverage area. For example, the system provides a content distribution blend tailored to regional diversity of Europe through regional beams while providing European “country agnostic” or “supra-national” content to all users through the wide-area beam.

Abstract: A first data communication method comprises a step (201) of automatically directing a mobile telephone (24) to switch operation from a first telephone number to a second telephone number to receive a data call placed to the second telephone number. A second data communication method comprises a step (301) of automatically directing the mobile telephone (24) to switch from the first telephone number to the second telephone number to place a security call using the second telephone number. A data communication apparatus comprises a controller (40) to direct the mobile telephone (24) to perform the aforementioned methods.

Abstract: A portable-mobile personal security system and method for a vehicle includes establishing a telephone call (407) from a portable radiotelephone (101) through a mobile radiotelephone (109). The telephone call established from the portable radiotelephone (101) is aborted (413) when a sensing device (119) indicates an emergency condition. Then, an emergency telephone call is made to an emergency-call center (415) through the mobile radiotelephone (109). While the emergency telephone call is in progress, a geographic position of the vehicle is transmitted to the emergency-call center (417). Additionally, a display (110) on the portable radiotelephone (101) displays status information about the emergency telephone call.

Abstract: A position/navigation device (10) and method is disclosed wherein a waypoint apparatus (11-14, 18, 43) sequentially designates and stores a continuous ordered sequence of n waypoints corresponding to positions of the device (10). Route and route reversal apparatus, (11-14, 18, 44) selects the stored sequence of n waypoints as a group without designating individual waypoints and forms a reverse route by reversing the order of the stored waypoints. Navigation means (14, 15, 18, 45) provides navigation information to an operator of the device (10) for following the reverse route to each of the n waypoints.