Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an optical component in three dimensions. In one aspect, the method includes providing a substrate that includes contiguous rigid plates that are disposed such that a major surface of each rigid plate lies substantially in a single plane. At least one of said surfaces is characterized by a micro-optical structure. Further in the method, the substrate is folded such that the at least one surface having a micro-optical structure and at least one other of the above-recited surfaces are disposed at an angle to one another. A second method is also disclosed. Disclosed structures made by the method(s) include a mesa structure with a top plate and four sidewall plates, each facing a reflective plate, as well as closed structures such as cubes and rectilinear boxes into which separate plates may be disposed. A mold for preferentially making the substrate such as by injection molding is also detailed.

Abstract: A method for displaying data on a portable electronic device first displays graphical data on a graphical display. An event that is independent of the graphical data is received at the device. Responsive to the event, an event type is selected from a list that associates each of at least two event types with one of at least two display formats. A notifier of the event, in the selected format, is then displayed on the graphical display simultaneously with the graphical data. The formats are specific to the event types so that a user can decide whether to continue viewing the graphical data and not respond to the event notifier, or terminate the graphical data being displayed and respond to the event. Examples of events include an alarm from a locally stored user calendar, an incoming phone call, an SMS message, and an email. A computer program and a device are also detailed.

Abstract: A mobile telephone handset is provided with a connector (8) and circuitry (18, 19) which permits universal serial bus (USB) and single-ended (SE) modes of data transmission with another device such as a personal computer, another mobile telephone handset or keyboard.

Abstract: An opto-acoustic transducer assembly includes a substrate; at least one layer of opto-acoustic material coupled to a surface of the substrate, where the at least one layer of opto-acoustic material generates sound waves when struck by pulses of pump light; and an acoustic lens configured to focus sound waves generated by the at least one layer of opto-acoustic material towards a sample. The acoustic lens is further configured to collect sound waves returning from the sample and to direct the returning sound waves to the at least one layer of opto-acoustic material. The at least one layer of opto-acoustic material is responsive to the returning sound waves for having at least one optical property thereof changed, where the change is detectable from a change in a characteristic of reflected pulses of probe light that are time delayed with respect to the pulses of pump light.

Abstract: A method is disclosed to share data amongst conference participants in a SIP conference. The method includes, in response to a request of a user agent (UA) conference participant to create a data sharing element, informing the UA in a SIP message of an address of a storage location associated with a data sharing server (DSS) of a conferencing server where the UA may store shared data for use by other conference participants; storing the data in the address of the storage location and establishing at least one policy that controls at least one of access to and distribution of the shared data with respect to the other conference participants. Also disclosed, as part of a SIP Conference Server (10), is a Data Sharing Server (14) that provides storage for, and controlled access to and distribution of the shared data stored by one or more of SIP conference participants.

Abstract: According to one aspect, a communication network system comprising at least one first network and at least one second network providing application services over the first network is described. The system comprises first network means (GGSN) for receiving a message associated with an IP address allocated by the first network from the second network, for detecting that there is no active communication channel for this IP address which is allocated to a user equipment, and for sending an indication that the user equipment is not reachable through this IP address to the second network. The system further comprises second network means (P-CSCF/PCF) for receiving this indication.

Abstract: A method including establishing a first packet flow over a network between a first mobile device and a second mobile device said first mobile device coupled to a node having a first packet filter including an identifier and specifying a second mobile device as a first end point, interposing a remote data connection end point between said first and second mobile device, adding a second packet filter at said node including said identifier and specifying said remote data connection end point as a second end point, establishing a second packet flow between said first and second mobile devices via said remote data connection end point, and removing said first packet filter.

Abstract: A method for operating a computer through a touch sensitive display interface includes displaying a computer generated graphical image on a touch sensitive display using display software. The display software includes programs used to display the graphical image (e.g., display driver and web browser), and is responsive to inputs at a first, active portion (e.g., coinciding with toolbars, hyperlinks) of the touch sensitive display when the graphic image is displayed, and is non-responsive to a second, inactive portion. In the method, an input character is received at the second, inactive portion of the touch sensitive display, and is compared to a stored command character that is associated with a separate corresponding computer command. The separate corresponding computer command is executed if the input character matches the command character.

Abstract: An apparatus including: an optical sensor comprising an optical transmitter and an optical receiver; and a calibration system configured to change calibration of the sensor when a measurement taken at the optical receiver, while the optical transmitter is on and the apparatus is in use, passes a test.

Abstract: The invention relates to a mechanism for maintaining a secure tunnel in a packet-based communication system. A secure tunnel is established between a security gateway and a mobile terminal being located at a first address in a first network, wherein the security gateway connects the first network to a second network and the mobile terminal has a second address that identifies the mobile terminal in the second network. In the gateway, the tunnel is identified based on the second address in packets destined for the mobile terminal from the second network. A change is detected in the first address of the mobile terminal and an update message including a new address value of the first address is sent to the security gateway. Based on the update message, the first address associated with the secure tunnel is updated in the security gateway.

Abstract: An electrical connector including a plurality of electrical contacts; and a housing. The housing includes a pre-mold housing member which has been overmolded onto the electrical contacts; and an overmold housing member which has been overmolded onto the electrical contacts and the pre-mold housing member. The pre-mold housing member comprises an exterior sealing surface which is not covered by the overmold housing member. The exterior sealing surface of the pre-mold housing member loops around an exterior lateral side of the housing which is between front and rear ends of the housing.

Abstract: Fast fading in cellular systems causes time variation of the Channel Impulse Response (CIR) resulting in significant performance degradation that is reduced by adding a pulse train to the transmitted data symbols and estimating the CIR by averaging the symbols as they vary from one OFDM symbol to another within the physical data frame (or packet).

Abstract: A casing for a handheld device providing a face for providing an input region having defined viewing and audio axes. The casing provides speaker and microphone outlets spaced along the audio axis. The audio axis is aligned with a greatest span of the face.

Abstract: A method, system and device for protecting a network node by an access blocking function, such as a correspondent node firewall, are disclosed. The access blocking function protects either a first or a second network node and allows access to the protected network node from the other network node via a link associated to an address of the first network node and an address of the second network node. The second network node is configured to change its address. The method comprises associating the link associated to the old address of the second network node to the new address of the second network node when the second network node changes its address.

Abstract: A method for transmitting a signal uses a channel impulse response to determine a sub-carrier frequency function for at least two different basis functions. For each of the at least two sub-carrier frequency functions, a performance measure is predicted using the associated frequency function. These predicted performance measures are then stored and compared. One of the at least two basis functions are selected based on the comparing. A signal to be transmitted is converted from the frequency to the time domain using the selected basis function, and then transmitted over multiple sub-carriers via a time radio-frequency channel. Adaptive modulation, coding, bit and/or power loading may also be used in conjunction with the adaptive basis functions. A transmitter, modulator, and computer program are also described.

Abstract: A method is performed in a receiver including a number of modules. The method includes receiving information in a reception frequency band. Responsive to a notification from a transmitter of a transmission in a predetermined transmission frequency band, at least one countermeasure is performed by at least one of the modules. The at least one countermeasure is predetermined to reduce an effect of interference caused by transmission on reception of the information in the reception frequency band. Countermeasures include freezing an automatic gain control loop, freezing a synchronization loop, discarding channel estimation data, and blanking received information. Transmission power and transmission mode are also used to determine whether and how many countermeasures are used. Additionally, handover is improved by waiting until transmission is complete to determine receiver signal strength of signals from potential transmitters for handover.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a grounding connector. The grounding connector includes a female member, a male member, and a threaded member. The female member includes a first clamp section, a conductor connection section, and a center section between the first clamp section and the conductor connection section. The center section includes a first opening. The male member includes a barrel section, a second clamp section, and a web section between the barrel section and the second clamp section. The barrel section includes a threaded opening. The threaded member extends through the first opening. The threaded member is engaged with the threaded opening.

Abstract: The invention proposes a method for handling authentication requests in a network, wherein the authentication requests may have different types, the method comprising the steps of determining (S1, S3, S4) types of the authentication requests, and applying (S5-S7) a policy for handling the received authentication requests based on the determined types of authentication requests. The invention also proposes a corresponding network control element and a computer program product.

Abstract: Described is a method, a system, a computer program product and a service implemented at least partially through a data communications network to dynamically change the effect of an enforcement of a policy in a policy-managed system. The method, system, computer program product and service enabling the user to identify at least one policy as a dynamic policy and to specify at least one part of a policy statement of the dynamic policy to have a value that can be varied while the policy is active.

Abstract: A method in a digital image processing chain adjusts for a colour balance. In the method, the subject is imaged by pixels to form value-sets of the colour components, component-specific histograms are formed from the value-sets of the colour components, cumulative histograms are formed from the component-specific histograms, the illumination colour corresponding to at least one colour component is defined from the cumulative histograms, and using target colour and defined illumination colour are defined for at least two colour components, a gain factor adjusts the colour balance. In addition, a corresponding system, equipment, and software means implement the method.