Abstract: A method for splicing a first data stream that conveys a first single program transport stream (SPTS) and a second data stream that conveys a second SPTS, the method includes: receiving first data stream metadata units representative of first data stream packets, second data stream metadata units representative of second data stream packets and a request to perform a splicing operation at a n?th splicing point; performing, in response to the splicing request, transport stream layer processing of the first data stream metadata units and of the second data stream metadata units such as to provide a control output stream; and transmitting an output stream in response to the control output stream.

Abstract: A method for performing a color gamut based white balancing of a digital image, the method includes: determining at least one filtering parameter based upon a relationship between candidates and color gamuts that are associated with different illumination conditions; wherein each candidate represents a pixel area; selecting selected candidates by filtering the candidates; wherein the filtering is responsive to at least one filtering parameter; calculating at least one white balance compensation parameter in response to pixel information of the selected pixel areas; and providing a compensated digital image by applying at least one white balance compensated parameter.

Abstract: A method for inspecting a diced object that comprises multiple dies, the method includes: acquiring multiple images of multiple portions of the diced object, starting from a first portion that comprises an alignment area and continuing through adjacent portions of the diced object; assigning a die index to each die of the multiple dies of the diced object, starting from a die of the first portion and continuing through adjacent portions of the diced object; associating between dies of the diced object and a dies of a reference object in response to the assigned indexes and locations of the dies of the diced object; wherein the reference object is not diced; and comparing between a die of the diced object and another die while taking into account an association between the die of the diced object and a reference object die.

Abstract: A method for transmitting encrypted packets, the method includes: receiving a program that comprises an encrypted video stream, an encrypted audio stream and an encryption information stream; rescheduling a transmission of a certain encrypted video packet of the encrypted video stream to provide an altered encrypted video stream; rescheduling, in response to the rescheduling of the transmission of the certain encrypted video packet and in response to at least one encryption timing constraint, a first transmission of a certain encryption information item that is used to encrypt the certain encrypted video packet to provide an altered encryption information stream; and transmitting an amended program that comprises the altered encrypted video stream, the encrypted audio stream and the altered encryption information stream.

Abstract: A method for writing to a pixel, the method includes: activating an input transistor and a second transistor; wherein the second transistor is coupled to a second node and the input transistor is coupled between the second node and a photo-detector; inactivating the second transistor; compensating for second node voltage change resulting from the inactivating of the second transistor by providing a feedback signal to a pixel node that is capacitively coupled to the second node via at least one pixel capacitance; repeating, until a control criterion is fulfilled, the stages of: inactivating the input transistor, and measuring a pixel output signal; and operating the input transistor in a weakly conductive mode and providing to the pixel a feedback signal that is responsive to a result of the measurement of the pixel output signal.

Abstract: A universal serial bus (USB) communication system, the communication system including: (a) at least one asynchronous transmission queue manager configured to queue, in at least one asynchronous transmission queue, information for asynchronous transmission through at least one asynchronous pipe; (b) at least one guaranteed transmission queue manager configured to insert into at least one queue information for transmission through a dedicated pipe utilized by the communication system; wherein the at least one queue is selected from the at least one asynchronous transmission queue, at least one periodic transmission queue and at least one additional queue; and (c) a transmitter configured to transmit information through the at least one asynchronous pipe and the dedicated pipe, wherein the transmitting through the dedicated pipe is prioritized over the transmitting at the at least one asynchronous pipe, wherein the transmitting at the dedicated pipe is irrespective of time in which information for transmission a

Abstract: A method for reading a pixel, the method includes: (i) generating a first signal responsive to light sensed by the pixel during a first exposure period; (ii) comparing a first threshold to a first value of the first signal; (iii) writing a second value to the pixel; wherein the second value equals the first threshold if the first value exceeds the first threshold; wherein the second value equals the first value is the first signal is below the first threshold; (iv) generating a third signal responsive to the second value and to light sensed by the pixel during a second exposure period; (v) reading the third signal; and (vi) calculating a digital detection signal in response to a value of the third signal and in response to a first threshold.

Abstract: A system and method for generating a mosaic image stream, the method includes: retrieving, at a retrieval rate responsive to an encoding rate of a primary stream, mosaic frame information that comprises a primary frame and multiple secondary frames; generating a mosaic frame from the mosaic frame information; and repeating the retrieving and generating to provide a group of mosaic frames; wherein if a reception rate of a certain secondary stream is slower than the retrieval rate then the retrieving comprises re-fetching a secondary frame of the certain secondary stream; and wherein if a reception rate of a certain secondary stream is slower than the retrieval rate then the retrieving comprises ignoring a group of secondary frames of the certain secondary stream.

Abstract: A method for producing a Barium Titanate layer, the method includes: receiving or preparing an aqueous solution that comprises water and Barium Titanate; wherein the aqueous solution is characterized by a high positive zeta potential, low conductivity and a high pH value; electrophoretically depositing Barium Titanate from the aqueous solution on a base metal cathode while substantially preventing oxidation of the base metal cathode; drying the deposited Barium Titanate; and sintering the deposited Barium Titanate while substantially preventing the oxidation of the base metal cathode.

Abstract: The invention provides a system and method for providing media streams, the method include the steps of: receiving live media streams at a first path; providing a live media stream from the first path to a client, in response to a request to provide the live media stream to the client; and retrieving media related information and providing a non-live media stream from a second path to a client, in response to a request to provide the live media stream to the client.

Abstract: A method for defect detection using transmissive bright field and transmissive dark field illumination, the method includes: determining a relationship between at least one transmissive bright field illuminator (92) characteristic and at least one transmissive dark field illuminator (91) characteristic in response to at least one characteristic of each defect type out of multiple defect types that should be detected during a defect detection session and in response to at least one phenomenon to be ignored of during the defect detection session; setting the at least one transmissive bright field illuminator (92) characteristic and the at least one transmissive dark field illuminator (91) characteristic according to the determination; illuminating an at least partially transparent object by the transmissive dark field illuminator and by the transmissive bright field illuminator; detecting light that passes through the at least partially transparent object to provide detection signals, and processing the detecte

Abstract: A method and an apparatus. The apparatus includes at least one sensor for sensing at least one parameter that affects a non-linearity of the non-linear amplifier and for generating at least one parameter indicator; a memory module for storing multiple sets of pre-distortion coefficient values; a retrieval module, coupled to the memory module, for receiving the at least one indicator, for selecting a selected set of pre-distortion coefficient values based on the at least one indicator, and for sending the selected set of pre-distortion coefficient values to a signal processing module; and a signal processing module, configured to receive an input signal, to receive the selected set of pre-distortion coefficient values, and to pre-distort the input signal, using the selected set of pre-distortion coefficient values such as to at least partly compensate for the non-linearity of the non-linear amplifier.

Abstract: A system for detecting a local phenomenon, the system includes an interface for receiving queries information from a system for retrieving art related media, and a processor, configured to: (a) create a first local popularity chart, wherein the creating of the first local popularity chart includes enumerating, for each geographic area of a group of sampled geographic areas, identical query strings of queries that are included in a group of queries; (b) create a first global popularity chart, wherein the creating of the first global popularity chart includes enumerating identical query strings of the queries that are included in the group of queries; and (c) select at least one query string in response to a scoring of the query string at the first local popularity chart and to a scoring of the query string at the first global popularity chart; wherein the group of queries includes queries which were queried during a first period of time.

Abstract: A device that includes a pixel array, an interfacing circuit and a sample and hold circuit. The interfacing circuit directs to at least one pixel of the pixel array a sampled voltage that is outputted from the sample and hold circuit. The sample and hold circuit includes an NMOS transistor, a bootstrap circuit, a capacitor, sample phase switches and hold phase switches. During the sample phase the source of the NMOS transistor receives the input voltage; the gate of the NMIS transistor receives, from the bootstrap circuit a gate voltage that exceeds a supply voltage and a capacitor of the sample and hold circuit is charged to the input voltage to provide the sampled voltage. During a hold phase the capacitor stores the sampled voltage; the gate, source and drain of the NMOS transistor are maintained at the same potential and the source of the NMOS transistor is disconnected from an input port through which the input voltage was provided.

Abstract: A method for performing white balancing of a digital image, the method includes: generating or receiving multiple candidates, each candidate represents a pixel area of the digital image; applying multiple white balancing estimation processes on the candidates to provide multiple digital image imbalance estimations; wherein a first white balancing estimation process differs from a second white balancing estimation process by its inherent reliability; calculating at least one white balancing compensation parameter in response to at least two digital image imbalance estimations; and providing a compensated digital image by applying at least one white balancing compensation image.

Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for risk detection and analysis in a computer network. Computerized, automated systems and methods can be provided. Raw vulnerability information and network information can be utilized in determining actual vulnerability information associated with network nodes. Methods are provided in which computer networks are modeled, and the models utilized in performing attack simulations and determining risks associated with vulnerabilities. Risks can be evaluated and prioritized, and fix information can be provided.

Abstract: A method and a system for establishing a wafer testing recipe are disclosed. The method may include acquiring images of a number of dice from a produced wafer; using at least part of the images to compose a reference-image; defining on the reference-image multiple “zones of interest; determining the Detection-Policy for each kind of zone of interest and determining the algorithm that will be used by each of the Detection-Policy; determining the parameters of each of the Detection-Policy's algorithms; determining the Reporting-policy; determining the Inspection-policy; and creating a “wafer testing recipe” by integrating of the testing reference of a typical die image, the zones of interest, the Detection-Policies, the parameters of the Detection-Policies' algorithms, the Reporting-Policies and the Inspection-Policies.

Abstract: Method and system for providing data, video and voice to a group of end user devices includes receiving end user device group quality of service rules and access network node bandwidth constraints; assigning multicast addresses and unicast addresses to end user devices of the group in response to the access node bandwidth constraints; and providing, in response to the end user device group quality of service rules and requests to receive services from the residential gateways, data, video and voice utilizing the assigned multicast addresses and unicast addresses. Further methods include receiving location information representative of distances between multiple end user devices and access nodes; defining end user bandwidth constraints in response to the location information and in response to access node bandwidth constraints; and providing, in response to the end user bandwidth constraints and to requests to receive services from the end user devices, data, compressed video and voice.

Abstract: A caching filter driver which is adapted for communicating with a universal serial bus (USB) mass storage device, the caching filter driver is adapted to: (a) receive a first reading request for a first size data from a USB mass storage driver; (b) determine if requested data which is requested in the first reading request is included in a prefetched read data cache; (c) issue a second reading request for a second size data to the USB mass storage device; and store the second size data in the prefetched read data cache, if the requested data is not included in the prefetched read data cache; and to (d) provide the requested data from the prefetched read data cache; wherein the second size is larger than the first size and the second size data includes the first size data; wherein the caching filter driver resides below the USB mass storage driver.

Abstract: A method for purifying fluids and a sedimentation tank, the sedimentation tank includes: a perforated plate spaced from an upper and of the sedimentation tank dividing the sedimentation tank into an upper chamber and a lower chamber; an inlet adapted to inlet fluid into the tank; a first outlet, positioned above the perforated plate for outletting a clarified fraction of the fluid; a second outlet positioned at a bottom of the tank, for outletting a concentrated sludge fraction of the fluid; a pump; and a washing mechanism, positioned at least partially above the perforated plate; wherein the pump is adapted to provide a washing fluid to the washing mechanism when a level of fluid in the sedimentation tank is below a predefined level; and wherein the washing mechanism washes an upper surface of the perforated plate by the washing fluid.