Abstract: A method for predetermining a thickness of a coating which is to be arranged on a substrate is provided. A spray spot is arranged on a surface of the substrate or a test substrate. The volume of the spray spot is determined, and based on the determined volume, the thickness of a layer which is to be applied is worked out. An arrangement for predetermining the thickness of a coating is further provided.

Abstract: A method for producing a complex product, in particular a motor vehicle, wherein a component is constructed for the product. Data having a three-dimensional representation of the component is generated in a first data format for a first program and data having meta-information on the three-dimensional representation of the component is generated in an electronically searchable data format for a second program. Additionally, the data having the three-dimensional representation of the component in the first data format is embedded into the data in the second data format. A third program is provided for establishing communication between the first and the second program.

Abstract: A method for predetermining a thickness of a coating which is to be arranged on a substrate is provided. A spray spot is arranged on a surface of the substrate or a test substrate. The volume of the spray spot is determined, and based on the determined volume, the thickness of a layer which is to be applied is worked out. An arrangement for predetermining the thickness of a coating is further provided.

Abstract: A method for producing a complex product, in particular a motor vehicle, wherein a component is constructed for the product. Data having a three-dimensional representation of the component is generated in a first data format for a first program and data having meta-information on the three-dimensional representation of the component is generated in an electronically searchable data format for a second program. Additionally, the data having the three-dimensional representation of the component in the first data format is embedded into the data in the second data format. A third program is provided for establishing communication between the first and the second program.

Abstract: A monitoring device (14) and a method for monitoring spray coating of a component by a spraying device (1) including a spray nozzle (3) movable along a specific path in relation to a component surface to be coated. The device has: an input interface (15) for inputting geometry data representative of the geometry of the component surface; a path data recording device (17) for time-resolved recording of path data of the spray nozzle (3) in relation to the component surface; a process data recording device (19) for time-resolved recording of process data of the coating process using the spray nozzle (3); a simulation unit (21) connected to the input interface (15) for receiving the data, for simulating application of the spray coating to the component surface on the basis of the data recorded; and a deviation calculation unit (23), connected to the simulation unit (21), for receiving simulation data and calculating a deviation of the simulated coating from the desired coating.

Abstract: The present invention relates to electronic purse systems, and in particular it relates to the improved management of multiple money flows in such systems. According to the basic principles of the present invention it is proposed that the secure access modules (SAMs) of a purse provider support multiple user groups or environments in the system while still requiring only one system key. The user groups or environments are identified by a so-called float ID tag which is advantageously added to each set of data involved in a load or purchase process performed by the user of the electronic purse system.

Abstract: A method of initializing and personalizing a chip card (100) and to a chip card (100) for this purpose. In accordance with the present invention, there are created in the data memory (102) of the chip card (100) data structures (200, 210, 300) which enable the personalizing data which is to be transmitted to the chip card (100) at the time of personalization to be unambiguously assigned to the various chip card applications and thus to the providers of these applications. As a result, the chip card applications are securely isolated from one another at the time of personalization.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of accessing a shared subroutine (4a, 4b, 4c) being part of a shared library (4) of a computer system (100) that provides an encryption (10) of a parameter list passed to the shared subroutine (4a, 4b, 4c) in order to prevent unauthorized applications (2) from accessing said shared subroutine (4a4b, 4c). The encryption (10) is performed in authorized applications (1, 3), whereas the decryption (30) is performed in the shared subroutine (4a, 4b, 4c).

Abstract: Method and system of securely managing EEPROM data files in order to restore data after abortion of a write operation, the data being stored in a record-oriented data structure with each of the records containing a status byte in addition to the data contents.

Abstract: A method and system for the secure transmission and storage of protectable information, such as patient information, by means of a patient card. The data stored on the patient card are protected by cryptographic methods. The data is decrypted only with the same patient card if a doctor is authorized and the patient has given his agreement. All information which the patient card needs in order to decide whether the doctor is authorized, and the key for protecting the control data and the random key are held on the chip. The patient data can be freely transmitted to any storage medium. The chip controls both the access to the data and the encryption and decryption functions. Random keys, which are themselves stored encrypted together with the data, ensure that every data record remains separate from every other data record, and that only authorized persons can access it. Every patient card has its own record key.

Abstract: The invention relates to communication with smart cards. Communication of any desired device with a smart card is effected by sending a message to the smart card through the device, receipt of the message by the smart card and processing of the message in accordance with one of the processes in accordance with the invention. A message arriving in a smart card is written and stored by a processor unit in a writable, non-volatile memory, such as an EEPROM, before the message is checked for authorization on the smart card by the processor unit.