Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for computerized synchronization of an audio stream having a first synchronized textual representation usable for subtitling of the audio stream in the original language, with a second synchronized textual representation which can be used as an alternative subtitle including a transcription of the original language into another language. Time synchronous links can be built between the audio stream and, for instance, the textual representations of the words spoken in the audio stream. More particularly, the second representation can inherit the synchronization between the audio stream and the first representation using structure association information determined between the first and the second representation.

Abstract: An optical device assembly includes an optical device. The optical device has an optical fiber led from the device with an anti-kink protector, and also a transmitting and/or receiving module having such an optical device. The anti-kink protector is made of a material and/or the anti-kink protector is sheathed with a material that is electrically conductive or highly absorbent to electromagnetic waves. The transmitting and/or receiving module is constructed in such a way that the anti-kink protector is disposed in the area of an opening of the module housing and at the same time is coupled electrically to the module housing. The electrical coupling of the electrically conductive anti-kink protector to the module housing results in a considerable reduction in the interference radiation that emerges.

Abstract: In a device for reducing the frictional force between a guiding or carrying element for sheets in a sheet-processing machine, in particular rotary printing machines, guiding and carrying elements acted upon by throttled blowing air include a sheet surface, orifices fluidically connected to a hollow interior, and a throttle disposed in the hollow interior. The elements are to be connected to an air source for blowing air out through the orifices and for generating an air cushion between a sheet and the sheet surface. Each of the orifices is preceded by the throttle with respect to a direction of air from the air source.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for generating an offset (2) of transported flexible sheet material (3), especially sheets of paper, with a feeding and a discharging transport path section (5 and 7) and a transport path section (6) which is assigned to the offset generating means (10). These devices of the prior art often require a control, resetting of the offset generating means after each sheet of material (3) or they do not operate independently of format. The invention affords relief by the offset generating means (10) having at least two deflections (8, 9 or 8, 8′, 9, 9′) which are parallel, which work in opposite directions, and which can be moved to an angle (gamma) to the transport direction (4); this angle is measured in the plane of the feeding transport path section (5) and is not equal to 90° projected onto this plane.

Abstract: The invention concerns a device for transport of stock for a printing unit. The stock, in the form of paper or film, is taken up in different feeds (1, 2, 3). Inputs (26, 27, 28) are connected to them to introduce the stock into the stock feed path (7). The stock passes through a number of processing stations (6, 8, 11, 14, 22) along its stock feed path (7). The stock feed path (7, 13) contains a number of shunts (10, 17, 24) for the stock, with which unprinted stock passes through individual processing stations (6, 8, 11, 14, 29) or can be transported past them, can be fed to different delivery sites (18, 19) and/or already printed stock can be reintroduced to the stock feed sequence via a turning (22).

Abstract: The static mixer comprises profiled layers (1, 2) which are arranged in a ring space (3) and which contain mutually crossing flow channels (14, 24) which are inclined relative to a central axis (z). A fluid mixture (4) is to be transported in the axial direction in the presence of a mixing action. Each layer extends over a surface which forms a closed or largely closed periphery transverse to the axis (z). Each layer comprises equivalent channels (14, 14′, 24 and 24′ respectively) which extend on an inner or outer side of the layer over at least approximately equally long distances from a first to a second cross-section of the ring space, so that each channel imposes an azimuthal velocity component (40, 41) onto the fluid mixture which flows through it which is substantially equally large for all equivalent channels.

Abstract: A device for holding sheets high in order to form gaps between sheets, during operation of a sheet pile-forming sheet-processing machine, includes vertically adjustable sheet interceptors for holding sheets high. The sheet interceptors being movable into a front pile-forming region so as to penetrate a depth therein which is so small that the sheet interceptors do not come into contact with a printed region of a sheet resting on the sheet interceptors; a sheet processing machine including the holding device; and a sheet-fed printing machine including the holding device.

Abstract: A device for separating a sheet pile during the running operation of a pile-forming sheet-processing machine includes a separator which, when an auxiliary pile carrier is pushed into a sheet pile to be separated, is movable between a rear upper edge of the sheet pile to be separated and a following sheet for a new sheet pile, for the purpose of lifting a rear lower edge of the new sheet pile at least into an effective range of a rear sheet stop; and a pile-forming sheet-processing machine and a pile-forming sheet-fed printing machine, respectively, including the separating device.

Abstract: A characteristic identifier for digital data is generated. Thereby, the information contained in a digital data set is reduced such that the resulting identifier is made comparable to another identifier made in the same manner. The generated identifiers are used for detecting identical digital data or to determine inexact copies of digital data. In one embodiment of the invention, the digital data is a digital audio signal and the characteristic identifier is called an audio signature. The comparison of identical audio data according to the invention can be carried out without a person actually listening to the audio data. The present invention can be used to establish automated processes to find potential unauthorized copies of audio data, e.g., music recordings, and therefore enables a better enforcement of copyrights in the audio industry.

Abstract: An optical 2-fiber ring network having multiple terminals and two unidirectional data rings. The connection between two of the terminals occurs via respectively one ring given a non-malfunctioning mode. Given a malfunctioning of a line, protection channels are provided that respectively exhibit the same wavelength as the previous working channels.

Abstract: A monolithically integrated signal processing circuit comprising a signal series branch connected between a signal input terminal and a signal output terminal; a reference potential terminal; a series capacitor inserted in serial manner in the signal series branch and having a parasitic capacitance acting like a capacitor that is connected between a first electrode of the series capacitor directed towards the signal input terminal and the reference voltage terminal; and a first parallel capacitor connected between the first electrode of the series capacitor and the reference potential terminal; with the first parallel capacitor being constituted at least in part by the parasitic capacitance.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for lining a pipe through a sealing internal lining by using a flexible tube including adhesive, which is introduced into said pipe in turning inside out manner and is kept dimensionally stable until the adhesive is cured. To reduce the frictional force during the introducing operation a strip additive is deposited onto the outside of the flexible tube prior to the turning up operation. A strip additive having a gel-like consistence is used to minimize the frictional force. For a uniformly wetting the flexible tube with the strip additive, this is transferred into a liquid condition by heating prior to depositing. After depositing, it quickly cools down to the ambient temperature such that the required gel-like consistence is ensured for the introducing operation. Thereby it is possible to line pipes or ducts comprising several pipe bends an angles within the line course.

Abstract: An analog-signal to square-wave-signal reshaping system for threshold-dependent reshaping of an analog input signal to a square wave signal; comprising an offset-inflicted reshaping circuit having a signal input adapted to be fed with the analog input signal, a reference input adapted to be fed with a reference voltage determining the reshaping threshold, and a signal output from which the square wave signal is available; an offset storage circuit connected to the signal input of the reshaping circuit and adapted to store a charging voltage corresponding to the offset voltage of the reshaping circuit, with this charging voltage being adapted to be superimposed on the analog input signal for offset compensation; a controllable switch circuit which in a first switching state takes no influence on the reshaping function of the reshaping circuit and, for the purpose of offset compensation, in a second switching state interrupts the reshaping operation of reshaping circuit and effects charging of the offset storag

Abstract: An electric circuit having a switchable feedback branch switchable between a first feedback state, in which the circuit arrangement has a frequency response that is stable with respect to an oscillation tendency, and a second feedback state, in which the circuit arrangement has a frequency response that is unstable with respect to an oscillation tendency. The circuit includes a switchable frequency response compensation circuit which during the first feedback state of the feedback branch can be controlled to an ineffective state and during the second feedback state of the feedback branch can be controlled to an effective state, and in the effective state causes such compensation of the frequency response of the circuit arrangement in the second feedback state that the circuit arrangement in the second feedback state remains stable with respect to an oscillation tendency.

Abstract: A method for testing a spark-ignited internal combustion engine is proposed, wherein a pulse-shaped signal derived from the ignition system is made available which signal allocates a pulse (34, 34a, 34b) to each switching process occurring in the ignition system. A first pulse (34) of a pulse group (32, 33) of the signal respectively starts a retriggerable timer (16) which, during its active phase (T.sub.A, T'.sub.A), suppresses the pulses (34a, 34b) of the pulse group (32, 33) following the first pulse (34). The time to be predetermined for the retriggerable timer (16) must be predetermined such that it is longer than the maximum interval (T.sub.1, T.sub.2) between the pulses (34, 34a, 34b) of a pulse group (32, 33). The method according to the invention is particularly suitable for testing a spark-ignited internal combustion engine which is provided with an ignition system comprising a spark band ignition.

Abstract: An apparatus for suppression of individual ignition events in an ignition system includes a short-circuit switch, connected in parallel to the primary winding of the ignition coil. The short-circuit switch is controlled by a control switch. In order to avoid having to provide a separate power supply to furnish triggering energy to the control switch, this energy is derived from the energy stored in the ignition coil during a closing phase of the ignition switch. This requires fewer components than prior art circuits designed for the same purpose.

Abstract: A combined table includes a plurality of individual table surfaces interconnected to form a multi-unit table in which additional table and/or table top elements are coupled to a main table by a plurality of coupling members. Each of the coupling members includes a snap-type fastener and extends from one mounting bar positioned beneath the main table to another mounting bar positioned beneath the additional table and/or table top element.