Abstract: Upon user selection of a particular trick mode, the number of pictures that are displayed can be accordingly adjusted to correspond with the selected trick mode speed based on a determined display time. Subsequently, the bandwidth usage can be can be determined to ensure that the channel capacity between a playback device (100) and a remote decoder (136) has not been exceeded. For forward trick modes, in a case where the bandwidth between the playback device (100) and the remote decoder (136) would be exceeded, B-pictures can be uniformly eliminated throughout the playback segment. Where B-pictures were present and they have been eliminated, they can be replaced by dummy B-pictures. Again, if there is still insufficient bandwidth available between the playback device (100) and remote decoder (136), then P-pictures can be eliminated from the playback segment and uniformly replaced by dummy P-pictures.

Abstract: The invention relates to a multimirror device for rotating the polarization of an electromagnetic signal, especially a light signal, through 90°, the output ray having approximately the same direction as the input ray. This device comprises at least one combination (40) of three mirrors (42, 44, 46) which are arranged in such a way that a ray entering one of the mirrors at an angle of incidence of 45° is reflected at the same angle off the other mirrors, the polarization vector (V) of the incident ray being presented in such a way with respect to the mirrors that a reflection off one of the three mirrors changes the direction of polarization while the reflections off the other two mirrors does not change this direction of polarization. Preferably, a plurality of multiple-mirror combinations (40, 40′, 40″) is provided on a sheet, each combination forming a pattern which is repeated regularly, the patterns all having identical shapes and sizes.

Abstract: A wireless telephone system and related method are described, the system having a plurality of wireless handsets and a base unit, the base unit having a base transceiver, each handset having a handset transceiver for establishing a wireless link over a shared channel with the base unit via the base transceiver. The base unit transmits a signal comprising a current packet of a plurality of packets of an epoch. Each handset transceiver has a receiver having a parallel correlator for generating timing error signals and end-of-packet signals for the signal, and a timing loop for receiving the timing error signals and for establishing symbol-level timing synchronization. An enable resynch gate of the receiver receives the end-of-packet signals from the parallel correlator to establish packet-level synchronization, and a de-packetizer of the receiver reads epoch location information from the current packet which identifies the location of the current packet within the epoch.

Abstract: In a switching power supply for a television apparatus, a switching stage is coupled to a source of DC input voltage and to an energy storage inductance for developing a source of DC supply voltage. Operation of the switching stage generates a switched waveform voltage in the inductance. The primary winding of a flyback transformer is coupled to and energized by the DC supply voltage. A second winding of the flyback transformer is coupled to the inductance and provides a magnetic path, via the flyback transformer, for energy to circulate between the source of DC supply voltage and the energy storage inductance. An auxiliary winding is magnetically coupled to the inductance and to a load circuit, such as a high power audio stage, for transferring at least a portion of the circulating energy to the load circuit. Additionally, the flyback transformer may be used to directly transfer energy to the load circuit.

Abstract: A high voltage generator of a television receiver includes a high voltage transformer having primary and high voltage windings. The high voltage winding is coupled to an ultor terminal of a picture tube via a high voltage rectifier. Retrace pulses applied to the primary winding are stepped up by the high voltage winding for generating an ultor voltage. A source of supply voltage is coupled to a current resupply terminal of the high voltage winding and produces voltage pulses at the resupply terminal having amplitudes which vary in accordance with ultor voltage loading. An envelope detector is coupled to the resupply terminal for envelope detecting amplitude variations of the voltage pulses to develop a size control signal which follows loading induced variations in ultor voltage. The size control signal is coupled to a scanning current modulator, such as a diode modulator, for modulating the scanning current in a manner that regulates the raster size.