Abstract: For locating subscription data in a multi-tenant network, a request to be processed on the basis of subscription data is received in a subscription data locator (110). The subscription data locator (110) obtains an identity of a tenant-specific database (220A, 220B) maintaining the subscription data. The subscription data locator (110) then embeds the identity of the tenant-specific database (220A, 220B) in the request and forwards the request to a front-end (150-1, 150-n). The front-end (150-1, 150-n) then selects the tenant-specific database (220A, 220B) on the basis of the embedded identity and accesses the selected tenant-specific database when processing the request.

Abstract: A configuration including Service Instances (SIs) and a list of Service Units (SUs) is to be validated. The SIs are to be allocated to the SUs for protection of the service represented by the SIs. A set of heuristics is applied to determine whether, for each of the SI assignments, the SI can be allocated to one of the SUs whose capacities support the required capacities of the SI. The heuristic then walks the list in order, to find a first SU that supports a current SI. If none of the SUs in the list can support the current SI, the heuristic indicates that the configuration is not validated. In response to a result that at least one of the heuristics in the set indicates the SUs can support all of the SIs, a final result is generated indicating that the configuration is valid.

Abstract: The field effect device is formed on a substrate of semiconductor on insulator type provided with a support substrate separated from a semiconductor film by an electrically insulating layer. The source and drain electrodes are formed in the semiconductor film on each side of the gate electrode. The electrically insulating layer comprises a first area having a first electric capacitance value between the semiconductor film and the support substrate facing the gate electrode. The electrically insulating layer comprises second and third areas having a higher electric capacitance value than the first value between the semiconductor film and the support substrate facing the source and drain electrodes.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electromagnetic wave circuit disruptor apparatus suitable for disrupting the action of electromagnetic signals, the apparatus including: a biasable non-reciprocal device having terminals for receiving and transmitting the electromagnetic signals wherein the electromagnetic signals propagate around the non-reciprocal device terminals in a first direction when the non-reciprocal device is biased to operate in a first mode and the electromagnetic signals propagate around the non-reciprocal device terminals in a second direction when the non-reciprocal device is biased in a second mode; a controllable biaser coupled to the non-reciprocal device so as to bias the non-reciprocal device to operate in one of the first mode and second mode; a signal detector connected to at least one terminal of the non-reciprocal device to detect the electromagnetic signals at the at least one terminal; and a controller connected to the signal detector and the controllable biaser to selectively reverse the bias

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method, a serving node and a mobility node for relocating the mobility anchor for a mobile terminal 215a in a wireless communication system 200. The relocation comprises a request for redirecting a first bearer B-old for the mobile terminal 215a between the serving node 212b and a first mobility anchor 214a so as to create a new substantially identical second bearer B-new between the serving node 212b and a second mobility anchor 214b. In addition, the relocation comprises a transmission of a request to the first mobility anchor 214a for deleting the first bearer B-old and a transmission of a request to the second mobility anchor 214b for establishing the second bearer B-new.

Abstract: The invention provides methods and structures for reducing surface dislocations of a semiconductor layer, and can be employed during the epitaxial growth of semiconductor structures and layers comprising III-nitride materials. Embodiments involve the formation of a plurality of dislocation pit plugs to prevent propagation of dislocations from an underlying layer of material into a following semiconductor layer of material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for collecting and concentrating biological or chemical targets with a view to detecting same, wherein the device comprises a reaction chamber (1) in which functionalized magnetic beads (2) are placed, an ultrasonic agitation system (3), a magnetic field (4) that can be activated (ON position) or inactivated (OFF position), and a fluid movement system (5) for feeding (51) and discharging (52) a portion or the entirety of the contents of the reaction chamber. The present invention also relates to a method for capturing biological or chemical targets using said device.

Abstract: A system for assisting a user with searching multimedia objects through one or more search engines is provided. The system includes a collection unit for collecting user information, the user information including at least one of context information associated with a user device and usage information associated with actions taken by a user of the user device, a computation unit for computing statistics based on the collected user information, a reception unit for receiving a multimedia object from a content provider, a creation unit for creating meta-information based on the computed statistics and the received multimedia object, the meta-information used for the one or more search engines to index the received multimedia object, and a response unit for responding the created meta-information to the content provider.

Abstract: A technique for determining usage of encrypted media content is described. A method implementation of this technique comprises the steps of obtaining a short-term key for decrypting the media content, obtaining a long-term key for decrypting the short-term key, decrypting the short-term key based on the long-term key, decrypting the media content based on the decrypted short-term key, and logging a parameter relating to the short-term key as a basis for determining media content usage. The short-term key may be a Traffic Encryption Key, TEK, and the long-term key may be a Service Encryption Key, SEK.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to the use, in particular cosmetic use, of an effective amount of at least one lacritin-type polypeptide, of an analogue thereof or of a fragment thereof, of at least one nucleic acid sequence encoding this polypeptide, or of at least one agent that modulates the activity, the stability or the expression of this polypeptide, or its interaction with syndecan-1, as an agent useful for the care of the skin and of appendages thereof.

Abstract: The field effect device comprises a sacrificial gate electrode having side walls covered by lateral spacers formed on a semiconductor material film. The source/drain electrodes are formed in the semiconductor material film and are arranged on each side of the gate electrode. A diffusion barrier element is implanted through the void left by the sacrificial gate so as to form a modified diffusion area underneath the lateral spacers. The modified diffusion area is an area where the mobility of the doping impurities is reduced compared with the source/drain electrodes.

Abstract: Method and arrangement in a user equipment (120) for selecting a radio channel out of a plurality of candidate radio channels. The selected radio channel is to be utilized for receiving control information from a base station (110). The user equipment (120) and the base station (110) are comprised in a wireless communication system (100). The method comprises determining (302) a physical entity of a signal received from the base station (110) over a candidate radio channel, out of the plurality of candidate radio channels. If the determined physical entity fulfils a criterion, the associated candidate radio channel is prioritized (303) for a check sum check. The check sum check is performed (304) on data received over the prioritized candidate radio channel. If the check sum check is successful, the prioritized candidate radio channel is selected (305).

Abstract: A feedforward receiver and method are described herein that address inter-symbol interference in received symbols by using an enhanced equalizer to generate joint soft values (joint information of a previous modem bit x? and a modem bit x) and an enhanced decoder which uses the joint soft values and side information (bias about the previous modem bit x?) to output a more reliable information bit x.

Abstract: This radio-frequency oscillator includes a magnetoresistive device in which a spin-polarized electric current flows. This device comprises a stack of at least a first so-called “anchored” magnetic layer having a fixed magnetization direction, a second magnetic layer, an amagnetic layer inserted between the above-mentioned two layers, intended to ensure magnetic decoupling of said layers. The oscillator also comprises means of causing a flow of electrons in said layers perpendicular to these layers and, if applicable, of applying an external magnetic field to the structure. The second magnetic layer has an excitation damping factor at least 10% greater than the damping measured in a simple layer of the same material having the same geometry for magnetic excitation having wavelengths equal to or less than the extent of the cone or cylinder of current that flows through the stack that constitutes the magnetoresistive device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a gas filling and distribution head (2) which is intended to be disposed in a hole in a pressurized gas storage tank. The inventive head (2) includes a mounting segment (21) which is intended to be housed in the hole in the tank and an expansion segment which houses a pre-expansion device (22), said pre-expansion device (22) being arranged in relation to the mounting segment (21) such as to be housed at least partially inside the tank when the head is in the mounted position. The head (2) also includes: a filling circuit which extends between a first end which is equipped with a filling hole (6) and a second end which is intended to communicate with the interior of the tank, and an extraction circuit which extends between a first end which is intended to communicate with the interior of the tank and a second end which is equipped with an extraction hole. The invention is characterized in that the filling hole (6) is aligned with the extraction hole.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for handling a Session Initiation Protocol message in a communications network. When a network node receives a Session Initiation Protocol message, which comprises Request-URI header, the node rewrites the Request-URI header in the SIP message, and adds information to the SIP message useable by a remote node to determine the current target address of the message. The SIP message is then sent to a further node. In this way, the remote node that receives the message can determine the current target in the SIP message, even if the target has been re-written in the Request-URI as the result of, for example, a translation or re-routing operation.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of making aortic counter pulsation cardiac assist devices for assisting cardiac function of a patient. The methods can comprise performing at least one medical imaging procedure on an aorta of the patient, selecting at least one active segment of the aortic counter pulsation cardiac assist device based on anatomic information resulting from the at least one medical imaging procedure, and assembling the at least one active segment to accommodate the anatomic information prior to surgical implantation. The methods can further comprise designing individual custom active segment modules to custom fit a patient, providing a series of different individual, pre-manufactured active segment modules that are assembled to custom fit the patient, or providing a range of stock segment configurations manufactured based on previously determined common configurations and selecting one for a particular patient.

Abstract: Network element (400, 500), method and computer program for communication in a wireless communication network comprising: receiving at least one measured parameter value indicative of the channel quality on a radio channel at the processing unit (420, 520) of the network element (400, 500), calculating a deviation from a nominal parameter value indicative of the expected quality of the radio channel in the processing unit (420, 520), comparing the deviation from the nominal parameter value with at least a lower threshold value indicative of the lower threshold for the deviation from the nominal parameter value and/or an upper threshold value indicative of the upper threshold of deviation from the nominal parameter value and altering the gating scheme for the power control channel in the processing unit (420, 520) and using a control unit (450, 540) in the network element (400, 500) to signal the change of the gating scheme on control channel via the transceiver (410, 510).

Abstract: In a method of enhanced position determination of a user terminal associated with at least one cell in a cellular communications network, providing a predetermined cell identity definition SO1 providing S1 a representation of a barometric pressure measure for the user terminal, said barometric pressure measure corresponding to an altitude of the user terminal, and determining S2 at least one geographical region definition based on the provided predetermined cell identity definition and the provided representation of barometric pressure measure, said at least one geographical region definition corresponding to a horizontal region associated with said predetermined cell identity definition and said representation of said barometric pressure measure.

Abstract: The invention relates to background noise estimation in wireless communication systems with power control. The total received interference is measured at a receiving unit. Thereafter, a predetermined noise signal is injected at the receiving unit and the total received interference is measured again, preferably when the power control of the system has responded to the noise injection. The background noise is calculated based on the injected predetermined noise signal and the interference measurements before and after the noise injection.