Abstract: The invention relates to a process for flip-chip connection of an electronic component (D) to a substrate (B), characterized in that it comprises producing at least one interconnect pad (PC) by etching a thick conductive film and bonding it, by means of at least one conductive adhesive, between a receiving pad or area of said electronic component and a receiving pad or area (PAS) of said substrate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for distinguishing between LOCATION_REPORT messages to avoid ambiguities. Therefore, a value of an information element of request type is returned by a radio network controller, depending on an intended receiver of the location information. A control node receiving the information element value analyses said value and determines the receiver depending on the result of said analysis.

Abstract: A fiber optic coupler includes a housing that receives upstream optical signals from drop optical fibers that are optically coupled to optical network units in a power splitting passive optical network and provides an aggregate upstream optical signal to a trunk optical fiber that is optically coupled to an optical line terminal in the power splitting passive optical network, without having passed through a power splitter. At least one reflector and/or refractor in the housing is oriented to reflect and/or refract at least one upstream optical signal from at least one of the drop optical fibers, so as to produce the aggregate upstream optical signal for the trunk optical fiber. Various configurations of reflectors and/or refractors may be provided. Relative methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: A water-releasing cosmetic composition in the form of an emulsion and process for preparing the cosmetic composition are provided. The cosmetic composition includes an aqueous phase and an oil phase. The aqueous phase includes a hydrating agent at a concentration, by weight, of about 1% to about 50% and a preservative system at a concentration, by weight, based upon weight of the composition. The oil phase includes dimethicone at concentration, by weight of about 1% to about 40%, and an emulsifying crosslinked siloxane elastomer at a concentration, by weight, of about 3% to about 20%, both based upon weight of the composition. The cosmetic composition converts from an emulsion to a plurality of droplets upon rubbing. The process for preparing the water-releasing cosmetic composition includes regular or cold-processing methods to form the emulsion.

Abstract: A radio resource management method is provided. Data for transmission is stored. The stored data is associated with user equipment (UE). A channel quality is estimated. A first modulation and coding scheme (MCS) is determined based at least in part on the estimated channel quality. A first number of scheduling blocks (SBs) required to transmit the stored data is determined based at least in part on the first MCS. The first number of SBs are a minimum of an initial number of SBs and available amount of SBs. A link quality is calculated based at least in part on a channel condition associated with the first number of SBs. A second MCS is determined based at least in part on the calculated link quality and a link quality requirement.

Abstract: A method in a legacy access node for selecting a suitable RAN, of a plurality of RANs for a LTE UE, capable of both PS and CS sessions in a global communication network. The method comprises connecting the UE to a legacy RAN via a radio interface module and then establishing a PS session with the connected UE. The bandwidth that the UE currently is consuming is monitored and compared with a predefined bandwidth threshold. If the consumed bandwidth exceeds the predefined bandwidth threshold an attempt will be made to trigger transferring of the UE from the current legacy RAN to the LTE RAN. A corresponding method is disclosed in a eNodeB where the attempt to trigger transferring of the UE from the LTE RAN to the legacy RAN is made if the consumed bandwidth falls below the predefined threshold. Related legacy access nodes and eNodeBs perform the methods.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a network node of a wireless network, and to a related method for determining a margin of an interference level. The network node controls at least one white space device, and the interference level is associated with a critical position and a channel available for secondary usage by the at least one white space device. The method comprises the following steps: (a) initializing (410) the margin; (b) determining (420) a transmit power level for the at least one white space device when transmitting on the channel available for secondary usage, based on the interference level with the margin added; (c) calculating (430) a probability that an aggregated interference from the at least one white space device at the critical position exceeds the interference level, based on the determined transmit power level and a channel model uncertainty; and (d) modifying (440) the margin of the interference level if the calculated probability falls outside of a probability interval.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to the scheduling of resources in a telecommunication system that includes a mobile terminal and base station. In one embodiment, the mobile terminal sends an initial scheduling request to a base station. Subsequently, the mobile terminal does not transmit a scheduling request to the base station unless and until a scheduling request triggering event is detected.

Abstract: An arrangement in a virtual machine for virtual machine supervision is provided. The arrangement comprises a translator operable in the virtual machine. The translator comprises a receiving unit adapted to receive program code to be executed on the virtual machine and a rule referring to the execution of the program code. The arrangement further comprises a code unit adapted to create rule infused machine code based on the program code and the rule, such that the rule is enforced when the machine code is executed on the virtual machine.

Abstract: Embodiments include a method for predistorting an input signal at a predistorter to compensate for distortion introduced by a non-linear electronic device operating on the input signal to produce an output signal. The method entails generating first and second signal samples for each of a plurality of sampling time instances. The first and second signal samples represent the input and output signals, and are spaced at unit-delay intervals. The method further entails calculating, from the first and second signal samples, parameters for an ANN-based model. The ANN-based model includes a tapped delay line configured to dynamically model memory effects of the distortion introduced by the device, or of the response of the predistorter, with a multi-unit delay interval between at least one pair of adjacent delays. The method also includes predistorting the input signal according to the ANN-based model, to produce a predistorted input signal for input to the device.

Abstract: A product display apparatus is provided. The display has a forward face with at least one display element disposed thereon. The display element is activated in some way upon receiving power. An inductive receiving coil is located on a flap that is below the forward face. This inductive receiving coil receives power from an inductive transmission coil located in proximity to the display apparatus. The receiving coil provides power to the display element when the coil is in proximity to the transmission coil. This power is used to activate the display element, such as by, for example, illuminating it.

Abstract: A radio base station and a method therein are provided for scheduling a radio resource to a user equipment. The radio base station estimates a first channel quality and determines a pathloss between the user equipment and the serving radio base station and a gain based on the pathloss. The radio base station also obtains a gain of the user equipment towards of neighbouring radio base stations, and determines a fraction of the determined pathloss, based on the gain and the obtained gains. The radio base station further determines a second channel quality of the channel based on the estimated first channel quality, the determined fraction and the determined pathloss to be compensated for; and schedules a radio resource for the user equipment based on the determined second channel quality.

Abstract: The invention includes methods of using IMS Centralised Services, ICS, in the selection of a service domain relating to a call involving a User Equipment, UE, being served by a CS access network. In one aspect a method includes receiving a request from a routing node, such as a Mobile Switching Centre, MSC, or a Gateway Mobile Switching Centre, GMSC, for a service domain selection at a Service Control Point, SCPin the UE's IMS network (801). The SCP has a Service Domain Selection, SDS, function, which retrieves data relating to the UE from a Domain Selection function (802). Based on the retrieved data, the SDS selects either the IMS service domain or the CS service domain as the service domain for routing the call (803), and sends an indication of the selected service domain to the routing node (805). Other aspects include methods for domain selection at the originating and terminating sides of the call, and network entities configured to carry out the methods.

Abstract: A radio circuit comprises an interface unit for communicating data and commands over a communication link between a digital baseband circuit and the radio circuit. Furthermore, the radio circuit comprises an event-scheduling unit, a local time-reference unit, a synchronization unit, and an execution-control unit. The event-scheduling unit is arranged to receive event-request commands specifying an event to be executed in the radio circuit and a time instant at which the specified event is to be executed, from the digital baseband circuit. Furthermore, the event-scheduling unit is arranged to, in response to receiving an event request-command, schedule the specified event to be executed on the specified time instant. The execution-control unit is arranged to issue execution of each scheduled event at the scheduled time instant based on time information from the local time reference unit.

Abstract: A cryogenic installation unit comprises at least one item of equipment to be thermally insulated, a structure for containing the at least one item of equipment, a main insulation contained in the structure and, associated with this main insulation, a secondary insulation of lower thermal conductivity than the main insulation, said secondary insulation consisting of a vacuum insulation panel.

Abstract: A product positioning apparatus for use on display shelves is provided. The system has a track with opposed sides, and a front portion that houses an inductive transmission coil. A product pusher is coupled to the track, and is guided down the track along the sides. The pusher has an inductive receiving coil in it, that provides power to a display element on the front face of the pusher, when the receiving coil is in proximity to the transmission coil within the track. The system also includes a biasing element that biases the pusher to the front of the track. A forward stop element is coupled directly in front of the track, and stops products on the track at the front of the shelf.

Abstract: The present invention is a method of integrating oxygen production with blast furnace operation. A heated air stream is introduced to an ion transfer membrane separator, producing a permeate and a retentate. The permeate and the motive stream are introduced into an ejector jet pump producing an oxygen enriched stream. The oxygen enriched stream is introduced into blast furnace. In another embodiment of the present invention, the permeate and a steam motive stream are introduced into an ejector jet pump. Heated air inlet stream is introduced into a cascading series of ion transfer membrane separators, producing a series of permeate streams and a series of retentate streams wherein each retentate stream acts as the input stream for the subsequent ion transfer membrane separator. Thereby producing a series of oxygen enriched streams which are combined and introduced into blast furnace.

Abstract: Topically applicable, fluid anti-sun/sunscreen compositions useful for protecting the skin and/or the hair against the damaging effects of ultraviolet radiation, contain: (a) at least one photoprotective system for screening out UV radiation; and (b) at least one tertiary-amide-terminated polyamide (ATPA) polymer, formulated into a topically applicable, cosmetically acceptable aqueous support therefor; the subject anti-sun/sunscreen compositions are especially provided as sprays, notably for the purpose of increasing the sun protection factor (SPF) and/or of reducing or even eliminating the fluffing effect thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least one non-nitrogenous zinc salt and at least one starch, in a weight ratio of the amount of starch to the amount of zinc element ranging from 0.01 to 20. Another subject of the invention relates to a process for treating keratin fibres, using such a composition, and to the use of such a composition, preferably in the form of a leave-on care product, for conditioning keratin fibres and for protecting their artificial colour from fading.

Abstract: A hybrid humidifier fuel cell for ensuring adequate humidification of a reactant gas stream in a fuel cell stack, during both steady-state, as well as transient operation. The device provides for improved performance through the use a primary humidification and a secondary humidification.