Abstract: A device and a method for providing programs to multiple end user devices. The method includes: providing to multiple end user devices, via an edge device, at least one type of media stream out of unicast media stream and a multicast media stream; wherein the at least one type of media stream convey a group of programs; receiving a request from a first end user device to view a first program that belongs to the group of programs; and selectively switching, in response to bandwidth constraints imposed on a communication path coupled to the edge device, a type of a media stream that conveys the first program to a second end user device.

Abstract: Methods for reading a pixel and writing to a pixel and devices having pixel reading capabilities and pixel writing capabilities. A method for reading a pixel includes: activating a second transistor that is coupled to a second node while maintaining an input transistor inactive; wherein the first 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 via at least one capacitance that capacitively couples the pixel node to the second node; and activating the input transistor and measuring a pixel output signal.

Abstract: A method for synchronizing a transmission of information over a bus, and a device having synchronization capabilities.

Abstract: A system and method for allowing an end-user to interact with a system in order to execute an application. Multiple digital service packets are broadcast to a plurality of end-users, such that the upstream transmission of data from end-users is greatly reduced. Each end-ser further receives media packets, whereas visual objects relating to the application can be displayed on an end-user display unit with visual objects originating from the media packets.

Abstract: A method that includes defining a transmission schedule of a TDM data frame that includes multiple TDM time slots allocated for transmitting data over a TDM line; the method is characterized by including: providing a transmission clock signal having a transmission clock frequency to the TDM line, providing a first clock signal having a first clock frequency to data sources that belong to a first group of data sources and providing a second clock signal having a second clock frequency to data sources that belong to a second group of data sources; wherein the first clock frequency and the second clock frequency are higher than the transmission clock frequency; pre-fetching, to a first intermediate storage a data segment from a data source out of the first group of data sources in response to a fullness level of the first intermediate storage unit and to the transmission schedule; pre-fetching, to a second intermediate storage a data segment from a data source out of the second group of data sources in response

Abstract: A system that includes a phase locked loop and an activation circuit; wherein the phase locked loop includes an oscillator, a frequency divider, a phase detector, a control circuit, and a memory circuit. The activation circuit is adapted to activate the memory circuit and the oscillator; to deactivate the frequency divider, the phase detector and the control circuit during deactivation periods and to activate the frequency divider, the phase detector and the control circuit during activation periods. The timing relationship between a deactivation period and an activation period is responsive to an output signal jitter limitation and to a power consumption limitation.

Abstract: A method and computer program product, for evaluating a project, the method includes: receiving task timing information and task relationship information; locating at least one hidden critical path; and estimating a robustness of the project in response to at one characteristic of the at least one hidden critical path.

Abstract: A method for facilitating trick plays includes receiving a request to change a display mode of a certain media stream; fetching a media stream associated data structure associated with the certain media stream; and processing the media stream associated data structure and in response providing a media stream that complies with the requested display mode. The media stream associated data structure may include pointers to independently decodable frames of the certain media stream, and the provision of the changed mode media stream includes transmitting at least some of said independently decodable frames, optionally with duplicating frames, having their timing information adjusted.

Abstract: A method for designing an integrated circuit, the method includes: providing an initial definition of a boundary scan register that includes identical super-cells adapted to be connected to multiple pin types; and determining the configuration of each super-cell by providing at least one pin type indication signal to each super-cell. An integrated circuit that includes a boundary scan super-cell, the boundary scan super-cell includes first circuitry adapted to be connected to at least one type of integrated circuit pin; characterized by further including a second circuitry, connected to first circuitry, wherein the second circuitry is adapted to receive at least one pin type indication signal and in response allows the boundary scan super-cell to be connected to at least one additional type of an integrated circuit pin.

Abstract: A method for generating an interleaved output during a decoding of a data block, the method includes: (i) selecting, in response to a row indicator, a row register and a multiplication factor to provide a selected row register and a selected multiplication factor; wherein the selected multiplication factor is responsive to a size of the data block; (ii) multiplying a value stored in the selected row register by the selected multiplication factor to provide an intermediate result; (iii) performing a modulo P operation on the intermediate result to provide a permutated result; wherein the permutated result and the value stored in the selected row register are adjacent elements of the same permutation; wherein P is responsive to a size of the data block; (iv) writing the permutated result to the selected row register; and (v) outputting a data block element that is selected in response to the permutated result.

Abstract: A method and device for ultra wide band wireless medium access control, the method includes: assigning a plurality of information frames to at least one DRP queue and to at least one PCA queues; determining whether to re-assign at least one information frame previously assigned to at least one DRP queue to a PCA queue; and re-assigning at least one information frame in response to the determination. A device and method for ultra wide band wireless medium access control, the method includes: assigning a plurality of information frames to at least one DRP queue and to at least one PCA queues; and scheduling a transmission of at least one information frame assigned to at least one DRP queue during at least one PCA transmission period.

Abstract: A device that includes: (i) an input node, adapted to receive an analog input current; (ii) an integrating capacitor; wherein a first end of the integrating capacitor is connected to the input node; (iii) a quantizer that comprises a data input, a clock input and an output; wherein the data input is connected to the input node, the clock input receives a jittered clock signal and the output controls a first switch in response to a voltage level of the input node; (iv) a fast charge transfer circuit, for transferring to the integrating capacitor a fixed charge if a first switch is closed; wherein the fixed charge is being transferred during a charge transfer period that is substantially shorter than a minimal clock signal phase of the jittered clock signal; and (v) a first switch, connected between the input node and the fast charge transfer circuit.

Abstract: The present invention provides multi-band ultra-wide band (UWB) communication methods and systems capable of adaptively and scalably supporting different applications with different requirements, as well as different desired or ideal properties relating to the communications. A method is provided for transmitting information using multi-band ultra-wide band transmission, including transmitting a signal over each of multiple frequency sub-bands, and allowing variation of at least one transmission parameter to facilitate trade-off between at least two of power consumption, energy collection, bit rate, performance, range, resistance to multiple access interference, and resistance to multipath interference and spectral flatness.

Abstract: A system and method for modulating a service conveying stream to be transmitted over a medium, the method includes: (i) receiving a service conveying packet belonging to the service conveying stream; and (ii) determining at least one modulation parameter for the modulation of the service conveying packet in response to at least one network topology characteristic and in response to at least one client related parameter. The system includes input ports and a management entity capable of determining modulation parameters.

Abstract: Broadband multimedia system comprising a communication bus, a broad band multimedia router, connected to the communication bus, to a data router and further between a plurality of media sources and a plurality of network transmitters, a session manager, connected to communication bus, the session manager providing routing instructions to the router, for directing media received from the media sources to the network transmitters for transmitting over a broadband network and for directing data received from the router to at least a selected one of the network transmitter for transmitting over the broadband network to a specific destination.

Abstract: A method for storing and displaying a layers' information of a layer-made object, comprising: (a) forming a layer-image of each layer of said object layers, wherein said layer image is a real perpendicular view image of said layer; (b) aligning each of said layer-images in a common two-dimensions axis, wherein said layer-image location in said common axis is in correspondence with the location of said layer in said object when is assembled; (c) forming two dimension matrixes, a two dimension matrix for each layer-image, wherein each matrix element has three variables (x,y,j)—when “x” and “y” are representing a point location on said layer-image according to said common axis and “j” represents an appearance of material view in said point of said layer-image; and (d) adding said two dimension matrixes into a three-dimensions matrix, wherein each matrix element has four variables (x,y,z,j)—when “x” and “y” are representing said point location, “z” represents layer identification and “j” represents said appearanc

Abstract: The invention provides a method for compressing a group of basic media data units, the method comprising the steps of: (a) receiving the group of basic media data units; (b) for each basic media data unit of the group performing the steps of: (b1) partially decoding the basic media data unit; (b2) determining whether to reduce the size of the basic media data unit of the received block in view of a predefined relationship between a predefined compression ratio (PCRA) and a residual ratio (RR); (b3) reducing the size of the basic media data unit, in view of the determination, such that an optimal reduction to quality degradation of the basic media data block is achieved; and (b4) partially encoding the basic media data unit.

Abstract: A mobile health monitor system that includes at least one physiological data sensor; at least one biomechanical data sensor; and a processing unit for correlating between physiological data and biophysical data. A method for health monitoring that includes: determining an occurrence of a measurement-initiating event; initiating an additional measurement in response to the occurrence of a measurement-initiating event; and correlating between gathered physiological data to provide correlated data.