Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and system for enabling efficient reduction of TFCs in the TFCS to achieve desired transmission, while remaining within desired power and data requirements. Upon the UE transmission power requirement exceeding the maximum or allowable transmission power the MAC shall be informed for subsequent TFC selection of all TFCs that currently exceed this limit. The UE will then chose the TFC with the next lower transmission power requirement and the sequence will continue until an acceptable TFC is determined. The present invention also enables the replacement of the TFCs in the TFCS and advanced determination of non-supported TFCs. The TFCs that require transmission power greater then the maximum or allowed UE transmission power shall be determined continuously in every TTI, not just in TTIs where the maximum power has been exceeded.

Abstract: A method for characterizing base station processing and memory capabilities in a wireless communications system enables resource allocation to take these capabilities into account and to make allocations that avoid base station overload. A method for allocating resources in a wireless communication system including a base station and a radio network controller (RNC) begins by receiving an allocation request for a new service at the RNC. A set of resources is selected by the RNC to allocate to the new service, taking into account the capabilities of the base station. The allocation request is executed by the RNC if a set of resources can be found that does not exceed the capabilities of the base station.

Abstract: An electrical adjusting device for changing an angle of rotation of a camshaft (3) relative to a crankshaft of an internal-combustion engine is provided. The device includes an adjusting gear unit (1), which is formed as a triple-shaft gear unit, including an input part (4) that is fixed to the crankshaft, an output part (5) that is fixed to the camshaft, and an adjusting shaft (6), which is connected in a torsion-proof manner to an electric adjusting motor (2) having a permanent magnet rotor and a stator (8) fixed to the housing. A stationary gear ratio (i0), the value of which defines the adjusting gear unit (1) as a positive or negative gear unit and deter-mines whether a direction of adjustment of the camshaft (3, 65, 69) is into an advanced or retarded base position, is located between the input part (4) and the output part (5) when the adjusting shaft is at rest.

Abstract: A process for the examination of biocompartments (1), having a micro-flow chamber (2) which contains a biocompartment (1) which is continually or intermittently subjected to the through-flow of a culture medium. In a culture medium zone proximal to the biocompartments (1), an electrical potential is applied in such a manner, that from a substance in the culture medium which is released or consumed by the biocompartments (1), OH? and/or H+ ions are formed. During the application of the potential, a first measurement (pH?1, pH?3) for the pH value of the culture medium is measured. The potential is then switched off or changed in such a manner that the formation of OH? and/or H+ ions from the said substance is stopped. Before or after the measuring of the first measured value, (pH?1, pH?3) with switched off electrical potential, a second measured value (pH?2, pH?4) is measured for the pH value of the culture medium.

Abstract: A bicycle gear-shift actuator (10, 100) having an articulated quadrilateral support (11) with four connecting rods (21, 22, 23, 24) hinged together by four pin elements (41, 42, 43, 44), and a motor member (12), having a variable length output shaft that travels along a drive axis (13) between two opposite pin elements (41, 42) to move them for deforming the articulated quadrilateral (11). Preferably, the drive axis (13) perfectly intersects the pin axis (32) of at least one (42) of the two pin elements (41, 42).

Abstract: A method of mounting electro-optical devices on an optical element using an auxiliary substrate is provided herein. Electro-optical fiber optic assemblies are also described herein.

Abstract: In a TDD wireless communication system between transmitters and associated receivers, automatic gain control of a receiver is only applied during the corresponding time slot within the TDD signal time frame architecture. Successive received signal strengths are measured and gain levels are stored as estimates for an initial gain level in future time slots of the TDD signal. Estimating techniques, such as averaging or trending of received signal strength over successive time slots, and averaging or trending of gain level settings, provide improved estimation of future initial gain levels.

Abstract: A wireless spread spectrum base station has a plurality of modems. The modems produce at least one baseband channel signal and a baseband reference signal. At least one forward power controller controls a power level of the at least one baseband channel signal. A baseband signal combiner combines the at least one baseband channel and baseband reference signals. A radio frequency transmitter modulates to radio frequency and transmits the combined signal. A reference power control processor determines a desired transmit power level of the baseband reference signal to the desired transmit power level.

Abstract: A method for processing an image to convert a non-interlacing scan data into an interlacing scan data is disclosed. The method includes the steps of receiving a non-interlacing scan data, the non-interlacing scan data including plural pixels, replacing a color space value of a selected one of the pixels in the non-interlacing scan data with a combination of color space values of the selected one pixel and at least one adjacent pixel to obtain a blurringly filtered non-interlacing scan data, scaling the blurringly filtered non-interlacing scan data according to a specific algorithm, and converting the blurringly filtered non-interlacing scan data into an interlacing scan data. An image-processing device for converting a non-interlacing scan data into an interlacing scan data is also disclosed. The device includes a blurring filter, a scaler and a converter.

Abstract: A base station for controlling transmission power during the establishment of a communication channel utilizes the reception of a short code during initial power ramp-up. The short code is a sequence for detection by the base station which has a much shorter period than a conventional access code. The ramp-up starts from a power level that is lower than the required power level for detection by the base station. The power of the short code is quickly increased until the signal is detected by the base station. Once the base station detects the short code, it transmits an indication that the short code has been detected.

Abstract: An illumination apparatus which illuminates a portion to be illuminated with light from a light source has a plurality of light emitting members constituting the light source, a driving circuit which drives the respective light emitting members, a condenser optical system which condenses an emitted light from the light emitting member drove by the driving circuit onto the portion to be illuminated, a light control member which performs change of a light path of the light from the light emitting member to illuminate the portion to be illuminated and/or movement of the light emitting member, a movable section which operates the light control member in a predetermined period, and a light selection control section which controls the movable section and/or driving circuit so as to select the light to illuminate the portion to be illuminated from the lights of the plurality of light emitting members.

Abstract: A method for processing speech in a spread spectrum communication system uses CELP speech encoded signals. A speech input receives samples of a speech signal and a codebook analysis block for selects an index of a code from each of a plurality of codebooks. A weighted synthesis filter is used in the generation of a prediction error between a predicted current sample and a current sample of the speech samples. The index is transmitted to the receiver to enable reconstruction of the speech signal at the receiver.

Abstract: A process for producing alumina from bauxite is described in which bauxite is treated with an alkali to form a mixture comprising a solution of aluminum-containing ions and alumina trihydrate is precipitated from the solution. The process comprises treatment of the solution before or after the precipitation step with a layered double hydroxide in order to remove impurities from the solution by intercalation into the layers in the double hydroxide. The double hydroxide may contain layers of the formula: [LiAl2(OH)6]+.

Abstract: In a wireless communication system including an access point and at least one wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), a method for adaptive radio resource management begins by examining a frame error rate value of a WTRU. Then, a channel utilization value of the WTRU and a current data rate of the WTRU are examined. System parameters for the WTRU are adjusted based on the examined variables.

Abstract: A Node-B/base station has a path searcher and at least one antenna for receiving signals from users. The path searcher comprises a set of correlators. Each correlator correlates an inputted user code with an inputted antenna output of the at least one antenna. An antenna controller selectively couples any output of the at least one antenna to an input of each correlator of the set of correlators. A code phase controller selects a user code for input into the set of correlators. Each delay of a series of delays delays the selected user code by a predetermined amount and each correlator of the set of correlators receives a different code phase delay of the selected user code. A sorter and path selector sorts the output energy levels of each correlator of the sets of correlators and produces a path profile for a user based on the sorted output energy levels.

Abstract: A hydraulically actuated, preferably variable, valve drive of an internal-combustion engine is provided, with a slave unit (15), which is embodied as a separate component relative to a master unit. A special characteristic is that the slave unit is provided with a hydraulic backlash compensation element (9), which is connected to a path (12) for feeding hydraulic medium only outside of a stroke phase of a slave piston (5). As a result, on one hand an easy-to-produce valve drive with slave unit (15) is provided. On the other hand, unnecessary “pumping up” of the backlash compensation element (9) during the stroke phases of the slave piston (5) is prevented by the previously mentioned admission of hydraulic medium.

Abstract: The hook (15) of a sewing machine (1) is mounted so that it can move on a hook carrier. Through a sliding movement of the hook carrier, the hook (15) is brought from its operating position into a bobbin case removal position. Through the sliding movement, the hook (15) with the bobbin case (17) is placed at or above the opening, which is created by the flap (13) in the lower arm (5). In this way, the removal of the bobbin case (17) or the bobbin is made considerably easier.

Abstract: A DSM system includes a local node, a first remote node, and a second remote nodes. The data access method for a remote node to access a local node in the DSM system includes the steps of directly receiving data of a local memory line from a local memory of the local node, and transmitting the data to the first remote node when the local memory line is in HOME-N or SHARED status; directly receiving data of the local memory line from the second remote node, and transmitting the data to the first remote node when the local memory line is in a GONE status; and asserting a transaction to a system bus to read data of the local memory line, receiving the data via the system bus, and transmitting the data to the first remote node when the local memory line is in HOME-M status.

Abstract: An illumination apparatus which directs light from a light source to an illuminated area. The illumination apparatus comprises a plurality of light emitters as the light source, a lighting unit configured to cause the light emitters to emit light so that the intensities of light emitted by the light emitters can be adjusted, an optical system configured to direct light emitted by the light emitters to the illuminated area, a storing unit configured to store an adjusting amount of the emitted light for changing the intensities of light emitted together with time, and a lighting control unit configured to control the lighting unit based on the adjusting amount of the emitted light stored in the storing unit so that the respective light emitters carry out pulsed emission at different timings. The adjusting amount of the emitted light stored in the storing unit is an adjusting amount so as to change the intensities of light in a pulsed emission period of the respective light emitters.

Abstract: In a beamforming communication device, transmit weight vectors are iteratively processed to compensate for any group delay caused by receive synchronization in the receive device. The initial transmit weights are computed from signals transmitted by a second communication device and received at a plurality of antennas of the first communication device. The transmit weight processing includes normalizing a transmit weight vector with respect to an element of the transmit weight vector associated with one of the plurality of antennas. The processed transmit weight vectors are then applied to a transmit signal to produce a plurality of transmit signals to be simultaneously transmitted from corresponding ones of the plurality of antennas of the first communication device. These group delay compensation techniques may be extended to a vector beamforming system in which a plurality of eigenmodes is transmitted between the two devices.