Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods to coordinate a robot swarm include an analyzer to create a planning message based on data associated with a first bot and a second bot. The planning message is communicated to the swarm from a first source. In addition, a scheduler issues a first assignment of a first operation slot and a first role to the first bot based on the planning message, issues a second assignment of a second operation slot and a second role to the second bot based on the planning message, and creates a decision message including the first assignment and the second assignment. The decision message is communicated to the swarm from a second source different than the first source.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods to coordinate a robot swarm are disclosed. An example system includes an analyzer to create a planning message based on data associated with a first bot and a second bot, the planning message to be communicated to the swarm from a first source. In addition, the example system includes a scheduler to issue a first assignment of a first operation slot and a first role to the first bot based on the planning message, issue a second assignment of a second operation slot and a second role to the second bot based on the planning message, and create a decision message including the first assignment and the second assignment. The decision message is to be communicated to the swarm from a second source different than the first source.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods to coordinate a robot swarm are disclosed. An example system includes an analyzer to create a planning message based on data associated with a first bot and a second bot, the planning message to be communicated to the swarm from a first source. In addition, the example system includes a scheduler to issue a first assignment of a first operation slot and a first role to the first bot based on the planning message, issue a second assignment of a second operation slot and a second role to the second bot based on the planning message, and create a decision message including the first assignment and the second assignment. The decision message is to be communicated to the swarm from a second source different than the first source.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods to coordinate a robot swarm are disclosed. An example system includes an analyzer to create a planning message based on data associated with a first bot and a second bot, the planning message to be communicated to the swarm from a first source. In addition, the example system includes a scheduler to issue a first assignment of a first operation slot and a first role to the first bot based on the planning message, issue a second assignment of a second operation slot and a second role to the second bot based on the planning message, and create a decision message including the first assignment and the second assignment. The decision message is to be communicated to the swarm from a second source different than the first source.

Abstract: Disclosed in some examples, are methods, systems, devices, and machine-readable mediums which provide for improved location of mobile devices using TOF measurements by using information from the reception of location messages at locator nodes that are not the intended recipient of those messages.

Abstract: Disclosed in some examples, are methods, systems, devices, and machine-readable mediums which provide for improved location of mobile devices using TOF measurements by using information from the reception of location messages at locator nodes that are not the intended recipient of those messages.

Abstract: In a method, an apparatus and a computer program product for service decomposition in IP-broadcast networks, a full service bundle is detected within a first transport stream protocol having a plurality of broadcast packets corresponding to respective broadcast services. The respective service identifiers of the plurality of broadcast packets are evaluated, and the full service bundle is decomposed to create a plurality of decomposed broadcast packets on the basis of the service identifiers. For at least one same service identifier the corresponding plurality of decomposed broadcast packets is sent with the first transport stream protocol as a main service bundle, and for at least one remaining same service identifier the corresponding plurality of decomposed broadcast packets is sent with a second transport stream protocol as a sub service bundle. The second transport stream protocol contains synchronization information of the first transport stream protocol.

Abstract: An encoding method and device are provided for a series of data packets transmitted in the framework of a combined streaming and downloading application by a two-stage error protection process and only one unidirectional transmission channel. A partial block of successive data packets is protected against some transmission errors occurring during streaming with the aid of a first error protection process while all data packets are protected against the transmission errors that can remain after streaming is completed with the aid of a second error protection process. In a decoding process, a series of data packets that are encoded according to the encoding are decoded.

Abstract: In a method, an apparatus and a computer program product for service decomposition in IP-broadcast networks, a full service bundle is detected within a first transport stream protocol having a plurality of broadcast packets corresponding to respective broadcast services. The respective service identifiers of the plurality of broadcast packets are evaluated, and the full service bundle is decomposed to create a plurality of decomposed broadcast packets on the basis of the service identifiers. For at least one same service identifier the corresponding plurality of decomposed broadcast packets is sent with the first transport stream protocol as a main service bundle, and for at least one remaining same service identifier the corresponding plurality of decomposed broadcast packets is sent with a second transport stream protocol as a sub service bundle. The second transport stream protocol contains synchronization information of the first transport stream protocol.

Abstract: An encoding method and device are provided for a series of data packets transmitted in the framework of a combined streaming and downloading application by a two-stage error protection process and only one unidirectional transmission channel. A partial block of successive data packets is protected against some transmission errors occurring during streaming with the aid of a first error protection process while all data packets are protected against the transmission errors that can remain after streaming is completed with the aid of a second error protection process. In a decoding process, a series of data packets that are encoded according to the encoding are decoded.

Abstract: A method is provided for encoding and decoding a sequence of digital data, according to which a portion of the sequence of digital data corresponds to a data block that includes several data packets, at least two data packets per data block containing an identifier. The position of the data packet within the corresponding data block can be determined based on the identifier, and the data is encoded or decoded by taking into account the identifier.

Abstract: A method is provided for encoding and decoding a sequence of digital data, according to which a portion of the sequence of digital data corresponds to a data block that includes several data packets, at least two data packets per data block containing an identifier. The position of the data packet within the corresponding data block can be determined based on the identifier, and the data is encoded or decoded by taking into account the identifier.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for transmitting digital information packets in a data network from an emitter to a receiver, the information packets being transported by means of a transport layer.

Abstract: A method generates a marked data flow from an encoded data flow; at least one first data flow section of the encoded data flow is marked as a marked data flow section; and the marking of the marked data flow section indicates that the marked data flow section is suitable to be mixed with a watermark. A method inserts watermarks into the marked data flow, and devices generate the marked data flow and insert watermarks into the marked data flow.

Abstract: A method is provided for encoding and decoding a sequence of digital data, according to which a portion of the sequence of digital data corresponds to a data block that includes several data packets, at least two data packets per data block containing an identifier. The position of the data packet within the corresponding data block can be determined based on the identifier, and the data is encoded or decoded by taking into account the identifier.

Abstract: A method is provided for encoding and decoding a sequence of digital data, according to which a portion of the sequence of digital data corresponds to a data block that includes several data packets, at least two data packets per data block containing an identifier. The position of the data packet within the corresponding data block can be determined based on the identifier, and the data is encoded or decoded by taking into account the identifier.

Abstract: An encoding method for a series of data packets transmitted in the framework of a combined streaming and downloading application by a two-stage error protection process and only one unidirectional transmission channel. According to said method, a partial block of successive data packets is protected against at least some of the transmission errors occurring during streaming with the aid of a first error protection process while all data packets are protected against the transmission errors remaining after streaming is completed with the aid of a second error protection process. In a decoding method by which a series of data packets that are encoded according to the encoding method are decoded. Also disclosed is an encoding and decoding device for carrying out the method.

Abstract: The invention can advantageously be applied to voting, wherein invitations for voting which influence the current program on the television set TV are transmitted to the mobile radio device MS, to quiz events, wherein the user is afforded the possibility of entering his answers to questions posed into the mobile radio device MS, to spontaneous purchases or TV commerce, wherein the user can order articles that are promoted or presented during the current program, to messaging, wherein the possibility of sending specific contents is afforded, e.g. “send this clip to a friend”, to communities, wherein e.g. a chat is made available with respect to a broadcast, and to gaming, e.g. in the context of a prize game, relating directly to a current program. What is advantageous with regard to purchases or orders is, in particular, that an unambiguous identification or authentication of the user is ensured by means of the mobile radio communication network NET_UMTS.

Abstract: A method for transferring data between a first computer and a second computer includes detecting and recording occurrences, which reduce quality and which lead to a deterioration in the quality of the transferred data.

Abstract: Additional descriptors are used which, unlike known descriptors, only describe the size of the subset and the difference in correction capability. The additional descriptors also identify a defined separation between a signaling block and at least one data block, in addition to the positions of the filler bits within the transmission block or data block.