Abstract: A device and a method for processing a data packet. The method includes: receiving a key, applying multiple hash functions to provide multiple hashed values; accessing a group of hash tables using the multiple hashed values; associating between the key and an accessed vacant entry of an hash table out of the group of has tables. The device includes a communication controller connected to at least one memory bank; wherein the communication controller is adapted to receive a key associated with a data packet, apply multiple hash functions to provide multiple hashed values; access a group of hash tables stored within the at least one memory bank, using the multiple hashed values; and determine a data packet processing operation in response to a content of accessed entries of the multiple hash tables.

Abstract: A device for monitoring a first player, the device includes: a location unit; a score button; a score calculating unit arranged to: receive a first player score indication, transmit a first player score message to another device that is designed to trigger a first player score alert, determine whether to update a first player score value based on at least zero responses to the first player score message, and update the first player score value based on the determination; a feedback unit arranged to receive a second player score message about an intent of a second player to update a second player score value, generate a second player score alert, and transmit a first player response based on at least zero responses of the first player to the second player score alert; and a display for displaying the first player score value and at least one other player score value.

Abstract: A wearable surround sound system, that includes: (a) a processor, adapted to receive input signals representative of requested audio signals to be heard by the user and in response to generate multiple output signals; and (b) multiple bone conduction speakers, coupled to the processor, adapted to convey the multiple output signals to at least one bone of a user; wherein the bone conduction speakers are arrayed so as to stimulate an encompassing sound perception of the use. A wearable ambient sound reduction system, that includes: (a) a microphone, adapted to detect an ambient sound signal; (b) a processor adapted to generate an output signal in response to the ambient sound signal; wherein the output signal, when conveyed to a bone of the user, reduces an affect that an ambient sound signal has upon the user; wherein the microphone is coupled to the processor; and (c) a bone conduction speaker, coupled to the processor, adapted to convey the output signal to a bone of a user.

Abstract: A system for processing an input signal, the system including: (a) a hardware memory module configured to store a lookup table; and (b) a signal processing module, configured to clip the input signal to provide a second signal that does not exceed a magnitude threshold, wherein the signal processing module is configured to clip the input signal by processing the input signal using at least one filtering parameter that is retrieved from the lookup table using at least one lookup table index which is selected in response to the input signal.

Abstract: A method for analyzing probe mark, the method includes: scanning the probe mark by multiple spots; evaluating a probe mark characteristic in response to detection signals generated by multiple sensors of the chromatic confocal system that is characterized by a sub-micron axial resolution.

Abstract: A system includes a first supporting element, a first supporting element rotation module, a controller and a first optical head. The controller is configured to control a rotation of the first supporting element by the first supporting element rotation module. The first supporting element is coupled to the first optical head. The first supporting element rotation module is configured to rotate the first supporting element until text that is imprinted on a first side of a semiconductor wafer is located within a field of view of the first optical head. Semiconductors wafers of different size have text located at different locations.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus.

Abstract: Method and inspection system. The inspection system includes: (i) a stage, for supporting an inspected object and for moving the inspected object by a movement that is characterized by speed variations; (ii) a signal generator, for generating triggering pulses at a fixed frequency regardless of the speed variations; (iii) a stage location generator, for providing location information indicative of a location of the stage at points of time that are determined by the triggering pulses; (iv) a strobe illuminator for illuminating areas of the inspected object in response to the triggering pulses; (v) a camera for acquiring images of areas of the inspected object in response to the triggering pulses; wherein overlaps between the images of the areas of the inspected object are characterized by overlap variations; and (vi) a processor for associating location information to the acquired images.

Abstract: A method for processing an image of a person, the method including: (i) defining a first search area in response to a value of a metric parameter and to a location of an element of interest within the image; (ii) generating an edge detection data structure, wherein some of the elements of the edge detection data structure are indicative of edges of the image which are located within an edge detection search area that is contained within the first search area; (iii) determining a contour path in the edge detection data structure in response to multiple edges of the edge detection data structure, wherein the contour path includes a single data structure element from each column of the data structure; and (iv) retrieving a face portion of the image, wherein the face portion is included within a mask that is responsive to the contour path.

Abstract: A method for performing a color based white balance of a digital image, the method includes: generating or receiving multiple chromaticity value pairs of multiple pixel areas of the digital image; finding selected candidates; wherein a selected candidate represents a pixel area and has a chromaticity value pair that falls within at least one color gamut out of a group of color gamut of different colors; wherein the different colors comprise at least one color that differs from gray; calculating at least one white balance compensation parameter in response to pixel information of pixels areas that have selected chromaticity values; and providing a compensated digital image by applying at least one white balance compensated image.

Abstract: A method for inspecting a wafer and a system. The system includes: a chuck; and a robot that includes a movable element connected to a detachable adaptor selected from a group of diced wafer detachable adaptors and non-diced wafer detachable adaptors; wherein a diced wafer detachable adaptor is shaped such to partially surround the diced wafer and comprises at least one vacuum groove adapted to apply vacuum on a tape that supports the diced wafer; and wherein the robot is adapted to fetch the wafer from a cassette and to place the wafer on the chuck.

Abstract: Consumable reduction is achieved for a printing device by utilizing a processor (32), memory (34) and software for receiving input information representative of an image to be printed and generating output information representative of a reduced consumable image in response to consumable smear, spatial relationship between adjacent dots and an image quality degradation. Factors such as print medium characteristics, heat or humidity and composure of the consumable are considered in performing the consumable reduction.

Abstract: A method for evaluating access rules violations, the method includes: receiving, a model of a computer network; and determining security metrics associated with a violation of an access rule in response to: the model of the computer network, multiple network nodes of the computer network accessible according to at least one violated access rule or according to the network model, at least one vulnerability associated with the multiple network nodes, and damage associated with an exploitation of the at least one vulnerability.

Abstract: A personal health monitor, including: (a) a physiological data input device operative to gather physiological data; (b) a detachable module that is detachably connected to a multi-purpose personal data accessory, operative to transmit the physiological data to the multi-purpose personal data accessory; and (c) the multi-purpose personal data accessory, whereas the multi-purpose personal data accessory is adapted to execute health monitoring software such as to enable the multi-purpose personal data accessory to receive the physiological data, process the physiological data to provide processed physiological data and control a long range transmission of the processed physiological data to a remote entity.

Abstract: An electric dipole transmission system includes an uphole dipole assembly adapted for receiving downhole telemetry data. The uphole dipole assembly includes a gap sub, an electric dipole transmitter, a battery stack and a wireline receiver. A short hop receiver assembly is connected to the lower end of the uphole dipole assembly by a wireline. A downhole dipole assembly operatively connected to the uphole dipole assembly includes a short hop transmitter, a battery stack and a sensor assembly.

Abstract: A device and a method for supporting an optical component (240) of an optical evaluation system, the device includes: (a) a supporting element (220) that includes a sloped portion (222); (b) at least one movement control component (210) that is coupled to the sloped portion; and (c) a movable element (230), adapted to move along the at least one movement control component; wherein the movable element is adapted to support the optical component; wherein when the movable element supports the optical component a center Of gravity of a combination of the movable element and the optical component is positioned above, the sloped portion or in proximity to the sloped portion.

Abstract: A method for inspecting objects and an inspection system, the system includes: an image acquisition unit adapted to acquire multiple images, according to a predefined image acquisition scheme, of multiple portions of a diced wafer that comprises multiple dice; and a processor adapted to locate multiple unique features within the multiple images, at least partially during the acquisition of images; associate multiple unique features with multiple dice, at least partially during the location of multiple unique features; determine multiple transformations between multiple die coordinate systems and a global coordinate system, in response to a locations of unique features and their associations with multiple dice, at least partially during an association between multiple unique features with multiple dice; and detect defects in response to a comparison between dice and corresponding reference dice, in response to the transformations, at least partially during the determination of the multiple transformations.

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for evaluating an IDP entity, the method includes evaluating an effect of at least one IDP rule applied by the IDP entity on legitimate traffic, based upon a network model; evaluating an effect of at least one IDP rule applied by the IDP entity based upon a network model and an attack model; determining an effectiveness of the IDP entity in response to the evaluated effects.

Abstract: A wafer inspection system and a method for inspecting a wafer. The method includes: acquiring multiple frames that cover a first area that comprises a die and a first surrounding area that surrounds the die; wherein the frames partially overlap to provide overlap areas; and processing a sequence of decomposed images of overlap areas such as to align mutually misaligned frames and generating a die reference image.

Abstract: A system including: (a) a processor, adapted to generate first type descriptors, second type descriptors and second type descriptor pointers; wherein the first type descriptors and the second type descriptors describe data entities received by the system, and wherein a size of a second type descriptor pointer equals a size of a first type descriptor; and (b) a memory unit, connected to the processor, adapted to maintain a queue that stores at least one first type descriptor and at least one second type descriptor pointer.