Abstract: The use of an image capture device with a IPTV Set Top Box allows for the STB to detect a plurality of viewers, and to then provide access conditions that are appropriate to the detected viewers. In cases where a viewer has not been profiled this may include creating a profile for the user, while in cases where a plurality of users are detected, a set of access rights and permissions determined in accordance with the plurality of users can be provided.

Abstract: Power management is performed in an optical access network to reduce energy consumption. Service information is determined about traffic at the first node. Power management is controlled based on the determined service information. The first node can control power management at the first node and/or the second node. The first node can categorize traffic according to service and determine traffic activity per service. Service information can include service type of the traffic, traffic class of the traffic, and/or quality of service requirements of the traffic.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a device based on LEDs includes the growth of semiconducting nanowires on a first electrode produced on an insulating face, and encapsulation thereof in planarising material; the formation, on the planarising material, of a second electrode with contact take-up areas. LEDs are formed by releasing a band of the first electrode around each take-up area, including forming a mask defining the bands on the second electrode, chemically etching the planarising material, stopped so as to preserve planarising material, chemically etching the portion of nanowires thus released, and then chemically etching the remaining planarising material. A trench is formed along each of the bands as far as the insulating face and the LEDs are placed in series by connecting the take-up areas and bands of the first electrode.

Abstract: A plasma-generation device with electron cyclotron resonance, includes two adjacent sealed vacuum chambers configured to contain plasmas, an injector configured to inject a high-frequency wave into the chambers, a magnetic structure to generate a magnetic field in the chambers including a plurality of parallelepipedal permanent magnets and generating at least two plasmas according to the magnetic field lines, the module of the magnetic field having a magnetic mirror configuration with at least one electron cyclotron resonance area per plasma, the magnetic structure including at least one permanent magnet contributing to the formation of a plasma in each one of the chambers, such that the chambers share the same at least one permanent magnet on the common wall thereof.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a node and method for quality of service (QoS) control. The present invention particularly relates, but is not limited to, a technology that enables QoS control for a communication that is based on a protocol such as the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), which does not mandate the use of a session description protocol (SDP) message.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention includes a system and method for detecting and monitoring confidential and DICOM image traffic on a computing device in a PACS network. Embodiments of the present invention protect patient confidentiality by preventing the simultaneous display of confidential images and patient identification information when measuring and displaying the image data. The system detects and measures the transfer of confidential images and stores and displays information included in only the non-confidential headers of the images. The system monitors and warns (such as via email and/or pagers) PACS administrators of system slowdowns as a result of the data gathered.

Abstract: The use of an image capture device with a IPTV Set Top Box allows for the STB to detect a plurality of viewers, and to then provide access conditions that are appropriate to the detected viewers. In cases where a viewer has not been profiled this may include creating a profile for the user, while in cases where a plurality of users are detected, a set of access rights and permissions determined in accordance with the plurality of users can be provided.

Abstract: A heterogeneous radio access network (20) comprises a macro layer (22) including at least one macro base station (24) and a micro layer comprising at least one micro base station (26). In an example embodiment a base station node comprises a scheduler (40) and a communication interface (42). The scheduler (40) is configured to prepare a subframe for transmission over a radio interface by configuring the subframe to include a micro layer downlink control channel region in addition to a macro layer downlink control channel region.

Abstract: A method for producing a colored or fluorescent substrate with a view to formation of a colored or fluorescent image including the formation. The method defines on a substrate of a colored or fluorescent matrix, pixels of at least two different colors, wherein each pixel forms a filter for a given color. At least one filter is an interferential filter or a filter obtained with colored or fluorescent particles.

Abstract: Multimeric polypeptides and pharmaceutical uses thereof; multimers comprising alpha3 and alpha1 peptides of an HLA-G antigen and methods of producing such multimers, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, as well as their uses for treating various diseases including organ/tissue rejection. Said multimers comprise at least two monomers, each of said monomers being selected in the group consisting of a peptide P2 of formula P1-X3 or X2-X3, wherein P1 is of formula X1-X2, wherein X1 represents a peptidic linker including a cysteine amino acid and X2 represents an alpha1 domain (or alpha1 peptide) of HLA-G and X3 represents an alpha3 domain of HLA-G.

Abstract: An electronically reconfigurable battery includes a number of battery modules selectively interconnected by a number of electronic switches, wherein a selectable number of battery modules may be connected either in a series configuration or in a parallel configuration, as a result of placing selected switches of said plurality of switches in open states or closed states. In a parallel configuration, the battery provides power to a primary load, such as a propulsion load for a vehicle. In a series configuration, the battery is configured to provide a high voltage and high power output to a short-term and/or pulsed load, such as an additional load provided on the vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a single photon source 1800 comprising a tapered nanowire 1802, where the nanowire 1802 is made of a semiconductor material, a first electrode 1828 and second electrode 1814, where the electrodes are electrically coupled to a photon emitter 1804 embedded in the nanowire 1802 and wherein the photon emitter 1804 is capable of emitting a single photon when an activation voltage is applied between the electrodes. In advantageous embodiments of the invention, the nanowire is encircled by air or vacuum, such that advantage can be taken of the resultant large ratio between a refractive index of the nanowire and the encircling material, air. Another advantageous feature might be that the first and second electrodes are optically transparent, such that they can be used as part of a reflective element or anti-reflective element.

Abstract: The transfer of the structure of a crystal (3) having an amorphous or crystal structure to a thin layer (1) with a different structure can be achieved by the combination of a pressing (6) and a heating (7) to apply the layer onto the crystal and anneal it to crystallize it. Characteristically, wedges (5) are placed at the edges to flex the layer and give rise to cracking of the assembly and releasing the layer when the pressure ceases, which eliminates the complicated methods for withdrawing the crystal (3) or even destroying it, enables the use of the crystal (3) in several layers to be crystallized, allows a good manufacturing rate and reduces costs.

Abstract: A multi-level integrated circuit comprising a superposition of a first stack and a second stack of layers, and including: a first row of electronic devices produced in the first stack, extending parallel to a first direction and fitting into a first volume with a substantially parallelepiped rectangle shape and having edges perpendicular to the first direction and with dimension H1; a second row of electronic devices produced in the second stack, extending parallel to the first direction and fitting into a second volume with a substantially parallelepiped rectangle shape and having edges perpendicular to the first direction and with dimension H2<H1; a plurality of electrical connection elements passing through the second stack of layers, each connection element fitting into a third volume arranged on the first volume and next to the second volume.

Abstract: Device for connecting nano-objects to external electrical systems, and method for producing the device. According to the invention, which applies in particular to molecular characterization, a device including the following is produced: an upper layer (16) equipped with upper contact pads (8) to be connected to a nano-object (2); a lower layer (18), equipped with lower contact pads (12) to be connected to an external electrical system (4); above the lower layer, a bonding layer (20) including electrical through-vias (22) in contact with the lower pads; and, between the bonding layer and the upper layer, at least two layers (22, 24) equipped with conductive lines (25) and electrical vias (26), for connecting the upper pads to the lower pads.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method in a network node (310, 610) for improving radio network characteristics in a wireless communications network (300, 600) comprising M cells. The method forms at least a first subgroup SC of cells comprising K cells, where K<=M, for coordinated transmission and/or reception between the cells. The network node (310, 610) determines (410, 730) at least one weight aij associated with a first cell Ci and a second cell Cj in the network. The weight a, indicates a radio network characteristic dependent on the cells Ci and Cj. The network node (310, 610) forms (470) the subgroup SC of cells by selecting at most K cells from the M cells, in such a way that a function of the weights aij for each cell Ci and Cj in the subgroup SC is approximately maximized. The network node (310, 610) sends (480) a message to each cell Ck in the subgroup SC, relating said cell Ck to said subgroup SC.

Abstract: Methods and devices performing management of traffic on a single network device using plural congestion avoidance algorithms are provided. A traffic management method includes (i) separating an incoming traffic in sub-streams of traffic based on at least one characteristic, (ii) managing virtual queues corresponding to the sub-streams of traffic, using congestion avoidance algorithms configured to each operate on one sub-stream of traffic to avoid congestion within a capacity allocated to the one of the at least two sub-streams of traffic, and (iii) dynamically reallocating a total capacity of traffic through the single network device to the virtual queues, a capacity reallocated to a virtual queue depending on a proportion of the incoming traffic, historical or current, in a sub-streams of traffic to which the virtual queue corresponds.

Abstract: A messaging center (e.g. SMS, MMS, IM, email center), User Equipment (UE) and methods are provided to facilitate delivery of messages to recipients in the language used by those recipients. A message written in a first language is first delivered to a recipient, optionally including a delivery report request. The recipient's UE determines if proper message delivery took place based, for example, on a match between the first language (and/or it character set) and a second language (and/or its character set) used by the recipient's UE. In case of a mismatch, the recipient's UE sends back to the messaging center an improper delivery report optionally including an indication of the second language (and/or character set). The messaging center determines the second language based on the indication or via other means, translates the message into the second language, and re-sends it to the recipient's UE.

Abstract: Presented is a system and methods for adaptively adjusting the size and position of virtual keys on a virtual keyboard based on a user signature. The user signature is generated or updated based on the user's interaction with the virtual keyboard. The user signature is persistently maintained allowing the optimization of a virtual keyboard for different users. The user signature is also transportable allowing the user to transfer device use efficiency from one device virtual keyboard to another device supporting a virtual keyboard.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a module having a hollow region, including: making an assembly including at least one recessed plate having a recess open at one face, defining thereon a recess outline and, between the face and the immediately adjacent plate of the assembly, a strand of material lying along the recess outline; treating the assembly, aiming to obtain diffusion bonding of the strand to the plate(s) with which it is in contact, to constitute, along its associated recess outline, a gas-tight connection of the two plates between which it is placed; and consolidating the assembly by hot isostatic pressing.