Abstract: It is disclosed a light-emitting device (100) comprising a light guide (101), comprising a first (101a) and a second (101b) output surface portion. The light-emitting device (100) further comprises a plurality of light-outcoupling elements (103) and an array of beam-forming structures (104). The light-outcoupling elements (103) are positionally arranged relatively to the beam-forming structures (104) such as to enable light that is impinging on at least one of the light-outcoupling elements (103) and subsequently being incident on a surface portion of a beam-forming structure (104) to be within a predetermined angle interval with respect to the surface portion. Each of the beam-forming structures (104) is adapted to enable light leaving a surface portion of the beam-forming structure (104) to be within a predetermined angle interval with respect to the surface portion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a system for restoring domain management for a domain (108) in which content access rights are shared between one or more devices (106, 110, 112, 118, 122, 124), wherein the domain management was executed by a first domain management device (106) and is discontinued by this first domain management device (106). The first domain management device (106) registers one or more characteristics of the domain (108) at a domain registration server (114). After discontinuation of the domain management by the first domain management device (106), a second domain management device (118) sends a request to the domain registration server (114) for obtaining the right to manage the domain (108). The domain registration server (114) provides the right to manage the domain (108) together with at least one of the one or more registered characteristics of the domain (108).

Abstract: A recessed luminaire installation mechanism comprising, at least one post (46) extending from one of a trim (20) or a trim ring (40), at least one track (32,132) for receiving the at least one post (46,146), the track disposed on the other of said trim or said trim ring, the at least one track being generally helical to vary a height of the trim relative to a luminaire can (12) when the trim is rotated about a vertical axis (VA).

Abstract: The present invention refers to an active sound reduction system and method for attenuation of sound emitted by a primary sound source, especially for attenuation of snoring sounds emitted by a human being. This system comprises a primary sound source, at least one speaker as a secondary sound source for producing an attenuating sound to be superposed with the sound emitted by said primary sound source, a reference microphone for receiving sound from said primary sound source, and at least one error microphone being allocated to each speaker to form a speaker/microphone pair. The at least one error microphone is provided as a directional microphone pointing at its allocated speaker to receive residual sound resulting from the superposition of the sounds from the primary sound source and the corresponding speaker. The error microphone and speaker of at least one speaker/microphone pair and the primary sound source are arranged substantially collinear.

Abstract: The invention describes a method of heating a preform (1) characterized by a radius (R), a material thickness (t), and a material absorption spectrum, which method comprises the steps of selecting, depending on a desired temperature profile, a desired effective absorption coefficient for the preform (1) on the basis of the preform radius (R) and material thickness (t); generating a laser radiation beam (L) comprising radiation with a wavelength spectrum compiled on the basis of absorption coefficients of the absorption spectrum to satisfy the effective absorption coefficient and directing the laser radiation beam (L) at the preform (1) to heat the preform (1). The invention further describes a driving arrangement (7) for controlling a laser radiation generating unit (9) of a preform heating system (10), a preform heating system (10), and a computer program.

Abstract: Ultrasound aberration, especially in transcranial imaging or therapy, is corrected by capturing the laterally two-dimensional nature of the aberration in the ultrasound being received, as by means of a two-dimensional receiving transducer array (104, 108). In some embodiments, transmissive ultrasound (164) is applied through the temporal window and is, for example, emitted from one or more real or virtual point sources (160) at a time, each point source being a single transducer element or patch or the geometrical focus of a collection of elements or patches. A patch may serve, in one aspect as a small focused transducer in the near field. A contralateral array (104, 108) is, in one version, comprised of the point sources.

Abstract: A system and a method of determining a property of blur in an image are provided. According to other aspects a medical image acquisition apparatus, a medical workstation and a computer program product are provided. The system (100) comprises a receiver (102) for receiving the image of an object-of-interest of a body. The image comprises blur. Further, the system comprises a determining subsystem (122) for determining a value of a characteristic of the blur in the image on individual lines of a plurality of lines intersecting with the object-of-interest at different angles. Thus, the lines extend in different directions. The determination of the value comprises analyzing the image along the respective lines. The system further comprises an obtaining subsystem (126) for obtaining a direction in which the value of the characteristic of the blur is maximal, based on the determined values on the individual lines of the plurality of lines, which lines extend in different directions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a switching device for an X-ray generator for providing a required output power voltage at an output of a resonance power converter. The switching device may comprise a main switch 16 and an auxiliary switch 26, wherein the main switch 16 may comprise a first internal capacitance 5 and wherein the auxiliary switch 26 may be connected in parallel to the main switch 16. Moreover, the main switch 16 may be controllable and the auxiliary switch 26 may be also controllable. Furthermore, the auxiliary switch 26 may be controllable in dependence of the main switch 16, wherein the auxiliary switch 26 may be controllable for discharging of the first internal capacitance 5 of the main switch 16.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for an image processing system (100), the method comprising the steps of acquiring (S1) a first image (I1) of a first person, locating (S2) a first segment (202, 204) in the first image (I1) comprising at least an eye of the first person, acquiring (S3) a second image (I2) of a second person, locating (S4) a second segment (206, 208) in the second image (I2) comprising at least an eye of the second person, the second segment corresponding in relative position and size to the first segment (202, 204), comparing the second segment (206, 208) with the first segment (202, 204), and replacing the second segment (206, 208) in the second image (I2) with the first segment (202, 204) if the comparison gives a difference that is smaller than a pre-defined threshold. The present invention allows for replacements of segments of the face with pre-recorded corresponding segments having characteristics for improving eye-to-eye contact in e.g.

Abstract: A method for saving energy in locations using a plurality of luminaires situated in close proximity to each other, the method including providing each luminaire with a sensor for detecting presence of a person in proximity to the luminaire, a component for enabling passage of current through to the luminaire when the presence is detected and disabling the passage of the current through to the luminaire after a predetermined timeout, and a switch coupled between the component and the luminaire for enabling powering of the luminaire ON, wherein passage of power to each luminaire is enabled by the component when the presence is detected and the luminaire is powered ON by the switch.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance system comprises: a magnetic resonance scanner including a multi-channel transmit coil or coil system and a magnetic resonance receive element; and a digital processor configured to perform an imaging process including shimming the multi-channel transmit coil or coil system, acquiring a coil sensitivity map for the magnetic resonance receive element using the multi-channel transmit coil or coil system, acquiring a magnetic resonance image using the magnetic resonance receive element and the shimmed multi-channel transmit coil or coil system, and performing an intensity level correction on the acquired magnetic resonance image using the coil sensitivity map to generate a corrected magnetic resonance image.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for the specific selection of target molecules, comprising: (a) at least one reaction zone comprising a microarray, wherein the microarray comprises a substrate, on which one or more species of capture molecules are immobilized, comprising one or more temperature control and/or regulating units for controlling and/or regulating the temperature within the zone; (b) at least one non-reaction zone comprising one or more temperature control and/or regulating units for controlling and/or regulating the temperature within the zone, which is in fluid connection with the reaction zone; and (c) at least one transportation means capable of generating and/or regulating a fluid flow between said reaction zone (a) and said non-reaction zone comprising one or more temperature control and/or regulating units (b).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus (100) for the enrichment of magnetic particles (1) in a sample fluid. The sample fluid is provided in a sample cartridge (2) between a first pole (111) and a second pole (112) of an actuator magnet (110). A minimal magnetic flux as well as a minimal magnetic gradient are then established inside the sample fluid, wherein their values depend on the particular magnetic particles (1) and the sample fluid under consideration. In a preferred embodiment, the first pole (111) has a single tip (T).

Abstract: An alarm clock comprises at least one sensor for detecting a body activity level of a human being and is provided to produce a sequence of alarm signals. Each alarm signal within said sequence is suppressible on the detection of a predetermined body activity level. The body activity level required to suppress an alarm signal increases with each subsequent alarm signal within said sequence. A corresponding method for controlling a wake-up alarm comprises the production of a sequence of alarm signals, each alarm signal within said sequence being suppressible on the detection of a predetermined body activity level of a human being, wherein the predetermined body activity level required to suppress an alarm signal increases with each subsequent alarm signal within said sequence.

Abstract: A medical ultrasound device is disclosed. The device comprises an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end region (1). One or more ultrasound transducers (4) for generating acoustic radiation are positioned in the distal end region, inside the elongated body. A transmission element (5) which is substantially transparent to acoustic radiation is positioned in the radiation path of the acoustic radiation, and a controller unit is operatively connected to the ultrasound transducer. The transmission element and the one or more ultrasound transducers are mounted so that an acoustic path length (8) between the transmission element (5) and the ultrasound transducer (4) varies with contact force (10) imposed to the distal end region. The controller unit detects the acoustic path length between the ultrasound transducer and the transmission element and determines the contact force from the detected acoustic path length. In an embodiment, the medical device is an ultrasound RF ablation catheter.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device (10) comprising a substrate (40) and on top of the substrate (40) a substrate electrode (20), a counter electrode (30) and an electroluminescent layer stack with at least one organic electroluminescent layer (50) arranged between the substrate electrode (20) and the counter electrode (30), characterized in that at least one image carrier body (200) is at least partially arranged on the substrate electrode (20), suitable to influence the appearance of the device (10).

Abstract: The invention relates to a magnetic resonance imaging system comprising a main magnet coil (2) for generating a uniform, steady magnetic field within an examination volume, a number of gradient coils (4, 5, 6) for generating switched magnetic field gradients in different spatial directions within the examination volume, at least one cardiac RF coil (11) for transmitting RF pulses to and/or receiving MR signals from the chest region of a body (10) of a patient positioned in the examination volume, a control unit (13) for controlling the temporal succession of RF pulses and switched magnetic field gradients, and a reconstruction unit (15) for reconstructing a MR image from the MR signals.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a voltage converting system (10). The voltage converting system includes a housing (20) having a receptacle therein. The receptacle may removably receive a voltage converting device (50) such as a transformer, a power supply, or a driver.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus (100) for measuring the internal pressure of an examination object, in particular the internal pressure of a blood vessel, by use of a magnetic pressure measurement device (60, 70) introduced into the examination object, which apparatus comprises:—magnetic field generating means comprising magnetic field signal generator units (130) and magnetic field coils (136a, 136b, 136c) for generating a magnetic field for influencing the magnetization of the magnetic pressure measurement device (60, 70), receiving means comprising at least one signal receiving unit (140) and at least one receiving coil (148) for acquiring detection signals, which detection signals depend on the changes in magnetization of the magnetic pressure measurement device (60, 70) caused by the magnetic field and on the changes of the physical properties of the magnetic pressure measurement device caused by the internal pressure of the examination object, and evaluation means (153) for evaluating the

Abstract: A method for automatically monitoring consciousness of a person and triggering an alarm if the monitored person is not in a state of full consciousness is provided. The method comprises the steps: monitoring at least one aspect of the behavior of the person (S1); analyzing whether the monitored behavior of the person corresponds to an expected behavior for a state of full consciousness or not (S2, S2?); triggering an alarm if the analysis results in that the detected behavior does not correspond to the expected behavior (S3).