Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of recovering energy from the turntable motor (12) in an optical disc drive comprising a power supply and a circuitry (10) that is capable of selectively feeding a current from the power supply into the motor in a first state and from the motor into the power supply in a second state, the method comprising the steps of: decelerating the motor, during decelerating the motor, repeatedly calculating a ratio between a duration of the first state and a duration of the second state in dependence on an angular velocity of the motor, such that a current integrated over the whole decelerating process is fed from the motor into the power supply, and after calculating the ratio, selecting the duration of the first state and the duration of the second state in accordance with the calculated ratio. The present invention further relates to an optical device.

Abstract: An autostereoscopic display apparatus (8), comprising: a plurality of individually addressable display elements (2) arranged in an array of rows and columns; and light directing means (15) comprising a plurality of light directing elements (16) at a slant angle (?) to the column direction (6); wherein the shape of the individually addressable display elements (2) substantially comprises the shape remaining from a rectangular footprint when one or more cut-outs (2c) is removed; the one or more cut-outs (2c) being positioned relative to the slanted angle (?) of the light directing elements (16) such as to provide a reduction in brightness variation along the row direction (4) compared to what individually addressable display elements shaped according to the rectangular footprint would provide.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method and computer system for automatic generation of trailers. More specifically it relates to a method for generating revenues from providers of content data. The method generally comprises the steps of finding product placement data in a super set of data. When these product placements have been found they are preferably matched with a user profile and segments, of the superset comprising these product placements with a positive match, are selected and merged into a subset of data. A counter may keep track of which product placement that has been chosen and how many times a product placement has been chosen and viewed. Based on the value of the counter an invoice is created.

Abstract: A method and apparatus accounting for tumor motion during radiation therapy is provided. The method allows for radiation therapy treatments based on updated radiation therapy plans. For each fractionate radiation treatment that results in an updated radiation treatment, radiation treatment images are acquired, automatically segmented, and then subject to deformable registration to develop updated contours and an updated radiation therapy plan.

Abstract: Wireless communication systems according to 3rd Generation standards allow for large flexibility in payload transmission. To signal the specific combination of transport block sizes multiplexed into one composite transport channel, a transport format combination indicator is transmitted in addition to the encoded payload data. The correct decoding of this transport format combination indicator codeword information is crucial to retrieve the correct number and size of transport blocks from the incoming data stream in the receiver, which can be both, the user equipment or the base station. The decoding apparatus (1) of the invention allows an in-time processing of the incoming data, while the decoding performance for the next codeword information is increased. Therefore, a codeword decision unit (15) determines a first codeword decision on the basis of a first codeword information received. This first codeword decision is usable for the processing of the first payload data.

Abstract: A diagnostic imaging system (10) images overlapping cyclically moving and stationary regions of a subject. A low resolution reconstruction processor (50) reconstructs acquired data into a series of consecutive low resolution volumetric image representations. A motion region determining processor (70) determines a boundary of the moving region from the consecutive low resolution volumetric image representations. A high resolution reconstruction processor (60) reconstructs the acquired data into a high resolution volumetric image representation. A stationary region removing processor (84) removes stationary region image data from the high resolution volumetric image representation, which stationary region image data lies exterior to the moving region boundary. A display (86) displays the high resolution volumetric image representation.

Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) assembly and module including a substrate (48) having opposing first and second sides (50, 52); a capacitor (32) having first and second electrically-conductive plates (44, 46) respectively disposed proximate the first and second sides (50, 52) of the substrate (48); and an anti-parallel LED structure (34) electrically connected to the first electrically-conductive plate (44) and thermally coupled to the substrate (48).

Abstract: A three-dimensional visualization technique for easily identifying common morphological landmarks in volume rendered ultrasound perfusion images. The technique includes processing acoustic data received by an ultrasound imaging system (100) according to at least two different signal processing methods. One of these methods is perfusion-specific, while another of these methods is tissue-specific. Each of these methods provides separately processed volume images. A volume rendering step (14, 16) assigns different volume rendering characteristics to each of the volume images according to whether the volume images are based on perfusion- or tissue-specific acoustic data. The at least two volume images can also be differentiated in the volume rendering step by assigning each volume image a specific color. The volume images are finally combined (18) and displayed (20).

Abstract: A communication system includes a communication channel (110) for time-synchronous transfer of data symbols a1, . . . , aN to a receiver (130). A sampling unit (132) is used for time-sequential sampling the channel under control of a sampling clock signal that is synchronous with transmittal of the data symbols. Each sample includes a representation of a data symbol and noise. A data-aided timing error detector (133) receives a representation of the samples. The detector includes a data-dependent noise predictor (310) for generating a predicted noise sequence ñ1, . . . , ñN where each predicted noise value nk for the k-th sample of the sequence depends on a cluster of a plurality of sampled data symbols and a noise whitening unit (320) for whitening of noise in the sample sequence by removing the predicted noise value ñk. The detector is arranged to provide a signal for correcting the sampling clock signal in dependence on the whitened sample sequence.

Abstract: The invention relates to a mobile communication device comprising:—a loudspeaker (14) for reproducing speech from a speech signal (s(n)),—a vibrator (22),—means (24) for measuring background noise in relation to said reproduced speech, and—a vibrator processing unit (16) for generating a control signal dependent on said background noise for controlling operation of said vibrator (22) during speech reproduction dependent on a level of said background noise.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the invention provides a method for producing a triangulation of a surface of a physical object the method comprising the steps of generating an intermediate mesh representation of the surface out of surface voxels (102) and detecting at least one T-junction in the intermediate mesh representation (103). The method further comprising the steps of decomposing of the at least one T-junction into at least one triangle and at least one two-point-polygon (104), and generating the triangulation of the surface out of the modelled intermediate mesh representation (107).

Abstract: A system and method for simultaneously imaging a structure using two different imaging modalities and blending the images into a single blended two dimensional image, is provided. The system and method include obtaining two dimensional (2D) x-ray image data (132) using an x-ray system (102) and three dimensional (3D) ultrasound image volume data (134) using an ultrasound imaging system (122). A 2D representation of the 3D ultrasound image volume data (134) is created with respect to an area of interest corresponding to the 2D x-ray image data (132). The 2D representation of the 3D ultrasound image volume data (134) is blended with the 2D x-ray image data (132) using a computer (130) to render a 2D blended image (140) of the structure that can be displayed in real-time. The computer (130) may be part of the x-ray system (102), part of the ultrasound system (122) or a standalone unit with its own display device (136).

Abstract: A method of recording information stores lead-out information on a multilayer record carrier of an opposite track path type. A two part recording area across two layers is logically interrupted by an intermediate zone. The recording area is preceded by a lead-in zone located at the start of the first recording layer and followed by a lead-out zone located at the end of the second recording layer. An outer lead-out part and an inner lead-out part are recorded separated by an unrecorded area and together constituting the lead-out information on the second recording layer. The inner lead-out part covers a predefined radial position range corresponding to a range of radial positions used by reading devices for accessing the second recording layer during a disc loading procedure. The outer lead-out part is recorded at the end of an area of the second recording layer containing user information.

Abstract: An electronic circuit is provided that comprises first and second combinational logic blocks and a latch positioned between the combinational logic blocks; wherein the electronic circuit is adapted to operate in a normal mode in which the latch is opened and closed in response to an enable signal, and a test mode in which the latch is held open.

Abstract: An automatic dialog system for spoken inquiries into a database entry which contains several components available for inquiry, wherein speech recognition of a spoken utterance for inquiring into the database entry is supported by a language model which was prepared before a start of the dialog to which the spoken utterance belongs and which models a relative frequency of correlated occurrence of the components of the database entry provided for the inquiry in the spoken utterance of the dialog.

Abstract: A high-pressure discharge lamp has a discharge vessel (10) enclosing a discharge space (11) which contains an ionizable filling. The discharge vessel has a first (2) and a second (3) mutually opposed neck-shaped portion provided with a pair of electrodes (6, 7) arranged in the discharge space (13). Each electrode is tubular over its entire length. Preferably, the electrodes are free from coils in the discharge space. Preferably, the electrodes extend to outside the discharge vessel. The high-pressure discharge lamp according to the invention is relatively easy to manufacture.

Abstract: For determining aberrations of an optical imaging system (PL), a test object (12,14) comprising at least one delta test feature (10) is imaged either on an aerial scanning detector (110) or in a resist layer (71), which layer is scanned by a scanning device, for example a SEM. A new analytical method is used to retrieve from the data stream generated by the aerial detector or the scanning device different Zernike coefficients (Zn).

Abstract: A system for entering objects from a set of objects into an electronic device is arranged to determine a first pointer position (11) on a display (10) and display, surrounding the first point position, a first plurality of individually selectable fields (12), each of which represents a subset of objects from the set of objects. Selection of a subset is performed by moving the pointer to the field (12a) containing the desired subset. The system then alternately displays, surrounding a selected field (12a), at least one additional plurality of individually selected fields (13), each of which represents either an individual object or a further subset of objects from the subset of objects represented in the previously selected field, and moving the pointer for selecting an additional field, until a field (13a) which represents an individual object has been selected. The selected individual object can then be entered by the user.

Abstract: An electrode assembly arranged to carry out a bioelectrical interaction with an individual, said electrode assembly comprising a conductive material having a contact surface arranged to be brought into contact with a receiving area of the individual's skin, said conductive material being electrically connectable to a suitable electronic device to enable said interaction, the electrode assembly having an impedance control means arranged to measure and control the impedance of the receiving area of the individual's skin prior to an event of the bioelectrical interaction.

Abstract: Luggage or carrying container (1) having an interface (10) for cooperating with one or more electronic and/or wireless devices (20, 22, 24, 26, 28), a rechargeable power source (30), an integrated antenna (40), and a wireless communication system (50). The luggage (1) allows a user to better manage various electronic devices/accessories in terms of space, efficiency and operation during travel.