Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic device with an optical unit for reading information stored on an information plate and for writing information on an information plate, characterized in that the electronic device comprises a transport mechanism for the transport of at least two information plates between a storage position and a playing position provided both for reading and for writing, in that a memory unit is provided for the intermediate storage of information, and in that an alternate transport of the first and of the second information plate between the playing position and the respective storage position is provided for the purpose of copying information from a first information plate to a second information plate, such that alternatively in a first time interval a read-out of information from the first information plate and an intermediate storage of this read-out information in the memory unit are carried out, and in a second time interval the information stored in said memory unit is written o

Abstract: A method and apparatus for coding video includes constructing motion-compensated extended reference frames from at least portions of temporal residual image frames. The motion-compensated extended reference frames are used for bi-directionally and/or uni-directionally predicting additional levels of FGS motion-compensated residual image or temporal frames.

Abstract: A method of time-scale modification processing of frame-based digital audio signals based on Synchronous Overlap Addition in which an original frame of digital audio is copied, the original and copied frames are partly overlapped to give a desired new duration to within a predetermined tolerance, the extent of overlap is adjusted within the predetermined tolerance by reference to a cross correlation determination of the best match between the overlapping portions of the original and copied frame; and a new audio frame is generated from the non-overlapping portions of the original and copied frame and by cross-fading between the overlapping portions. To reduce the computational load, a profiling procedure is applied to the original and copied frame prior to cross correlation, such as to reduce the specification of each audio frame portion (100) to a finite array of values (101–106), and the cross correlation is then performed in relation only to the pair of finite arrays of values.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an angle sensor and a method for adjustment of an angle sensor. The angle sensor has two bridge circuits (1, 2), at which a pair of voltage values (U1, U2) is measurable during an angle measurement. The pair of voltage values are used together with at least one correction value for the computation of an angle. The angle sensor also has an analysis circuit that is provided for the computation of the correction value from several of the pairs of voltage values (U1, U2). The pairs of voltage values lie on the periphery of a circle or an ellipse when respectively plotted against each other, and the correction value is derived from a center point computation of the circle of the ellipse.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for calibrating a non-contact probe on a localizer. The present invention further relates to a method for the simultaneous calibration and qualification of a non-contact probe on a localizer. Both methods do not require user intervention, and use a single artifact.

Abstract: In a driver circuit (1) for a matrix display with pixels (Pij) associated with cross points of data electrodes (DEj) and select electrodes (SEi), data signals (DSj) are supplied by the data driver (12) to the data electrodes (Dej) to store data voltages in pixels (Pij) associated with a selected one of the select electrodes (SEi). A bias circuit (13) increases a bias current (IB) of the data driver (12) only when an edge of at least one of the data signals (DSj) occurs or is expected to occur. The bias current (IB) is selected to be very small if no edge of the data signal (DSj) occurs or is expected to occur, and the power dissipation in the data driver (12) will be lowered. If no edge occurs or is expected to occur, the bias current (IB) has a low value during the whole select time (also referred to as address time) of a row (Ri) of pixels (Pij).

Abstract: A frequency locked loop comprising a controllable oscillator (1) and a control signal generator (2) for generating a control signal (Sc) for the oscillator (1) from a reference signal (Sref) and an output signal (So) from the oscillator (1). The frequency locked loop is characterized in that, the control signal generator (2) comprises a first chain including a high pass filter (21) and a non-linear processing unit (22) for generating a first intermediate signal (S1) from the reference signal (Sref), a second chain including a high pass filter (23) and a non-linear processing unit (24) for generating a second intermediate signal (S2) from the output signal (So) of the controllable oscillator (1), a combination unit (25) for generating a third intermediary signal (S3) from the first (S1) and the second intermediary signal (S2), a low-pass filter (26) for providing the control signal (Sc) in response to the third intermediary signal (S3).

Abstract: In a communication device (1) with firstly a coil configuration (2) which has two oppositely situated sub-configurations (3, 4), by means of which a communication field operative between the two sub-configurations (3, 4) can be generated and each of the two sub-configurations (3, 4) having at least two coils (5, 6, 7, 8), and with secondly sub-configuration signal-generating means (31) which are designed for the distinguishable generation and delivery of a first sub-configuration signal (TI1) and a second sub-configuration signal (TI2), for each of the two sub-configurations (3, 4), there are provided thirdly coil signal-generating means (32) which are designed for the distinguishable generation and delivery of coil signals (S1, S2, S3, S4) for the at least two coils (5, 6, 7, 8) of the respective sub-configuration (3, 4) on the basis of the respective sub-configuration signal (TI1, TI2).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of selecting a signal among N signals, according to which method a validation signal associated with a signal to be selected is placed in an active state by means of a selection signal. The method according to the invention includes an attribution to each of the validation signals of the state of its associated selection signal when all the validation signals are in an inactive state. The invention enables to preserve the integrity of the duty cycle of the signal resulting from the selection thus carried out.

Abstract: In a method and device for a sub-field driving a display device, in which sub-fields are weighted and duplicated for achieving a plurality of gray levels by way of a plurality of sub-fields, the sub-fields are weighted as a ternary distribution of sub-field weights.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for coding video includes constructing motion-compensated extended base layer reference frames from base layer frames and at least portions of base layer residual image frames. The motion-compensated extended base layer reference frames are used for bi-directionally or uni-directionally predicting FGS motion-compensated residual image or temporal frames.

Abstract: Electric motor-driven pump for washing machines and the like comprising a rotor housing (2) having a coupling flange (3) connectable to a casing (4) so as to form a fluid chamber for an impeller (5), the pump comprises at least one vibration-damping spacer (6) arranged between the flange (3) and the casing (4), further the spacer (6) is integrally provided with connection means adapted to associate the flange (3) and the casing (4) to the spacer.

Abstract: Printing method wherein more than one logical printer is defined and wherein for a print job defined by a modality for a specific logical printer an associated set of pre-defined print characteristics and/or a predefined decision profile e.g. defining a back up printer, is selected and applied when performing the print job.

Abstract: Method and device for inserting synthetic fibres into a surface, wherein a fibre is unwound from at least one roll. The fibre is transported through a tube to a position under an insertion element by an air flow and is subsequently cut off to a desired length. The fibre is then pressed into the surface by an inserting element. The fibre is cut off by a rotatable element which is rotatable about an axis, which rotatable element is provided with a passage which is co-axial with the tube in a first position of the rotatable element and which includes an angle with the tube in a second position of the rotatable element, in which position the fibre is cut off.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to devices and processes related to estrus synchronization. Particular embodiments of devices and processes of the present invention slowly release progesterone over a period of time for estrus synchronization.

Abstract: A floating substrate reactor allows heat treatment of a series of semiconductor substrates, one by one. The heat treatment occurs while flowing gas suspends a substrate between two heated surfaces of the reactor. The two heated surfaces each have multiple heating zones. The heating zones are heated to desired temperature(s) and a substrate is then loaded into the reactor for heat treatment. Upon loading, the relatively cold substrate absorbs heat and cools the process chamber. A heat spike, which can be varied, is applied to the heating zones to heat the reactor to the desired temperature again. The substrate, however, is unloaded from the reactor before the temperatures of the heating zones have reached the desired temperature. After the heating zones have reached the desired temperature, the next substrate in the series of substrates is loaded into the reactor for heat treatment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to improved methods and apparatus for atomic layer deposition (ALD) of thin films on substrates such as wafers and flat panel displays. The invention provides an ALD reactor comprising a first temperature regulating system to control the temperature of the substrate and a second temperature regulating system to independently control the temperature of the reaction chamber walls. The invention also provides a method for ALD of a film onto a substrate in a reaction chamber, in which the temperature of the substrate is maintained to maximize ALD on the substrate while the temperature of the reaction chamber walls is set to minimize film growth thereon, whether by ALD, condensation, physisorption or thermal decomposition. The temperature of the walls may be maintained at the same temperature as the substrate, or higher or lower than the substrate temperature, depending upon the particular reaction being used.

Abstract: In a method of correcting defects in image data comprising an array of pixels, the intensity of pixels of the image data in each side of the defect is sampled (5), differences between the samples intensities are calculated (6) to generate intensity difference signals (D1-D4) indicative of intensity differences across and on respective sides of the defect, and the defect is corrected (7-11) in dependence on the intensity difference signals (D1-D4). Preferably, depending on the intensity difference signals (D1-D4) either an average correction technique or no defect pixel correction is used, the average correction technique being used if the intensity difference signals do not exceed a predetermined level value (L1,L2).

Abstract: A device provides a normally static and nevertheless programmable architecture, for example, a programmable digital demodulator. The device includes a first and a second processor module. The second module receives data and instructions and executes operations for obtaining a result. The first module transmits instructions to the second module according to a predetermined scheme, each instruction indicating the operation it is provided to execute in the current time slot. An operation is only executed by the second module if the necessary data are available. It is not possible to execute a different operation from the one that is provided in the current time slot. Thus, no result can be delivered outside the time slots provided for this purpose.

Abstract: A Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Kiko’, which when grown as a disbud is characterized by large inflorescences, about 19 cm in diameter, with elongated quilled pink ray-florets, with response time of 56 days.