Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for taking the results of a search (i.e., electronic documents) using the TFIDF of terms contained in those search result documents to quantify how related the search result documents are to one another, and organizing the search results based on those qualified relations. Using such a system and method, the search result documents can be displayed in such a manner that the relationships between the search result documents is evident to the viewer.

Abstract: A quadrature device 1 for a communication device, receiver, transmitter, transceiver, telephone, mixer, modulator or demodulator comprises I and Q signal paths and corresponding signal paths components 2I, 2Q; 4I, 4Q; 9I, 9Q showing a mismatch. The device 1 comprises switching circuitry 3, 3?, 6, 3?, 3?? for data dependently exchanging the I and Q signals in the I and Q paths in order to improve adverse effects, such as reduction of leakage of quantisation noise from the image band to the signal band in a quadrature modulator. Even mismatch effects between digital to analog converters (DAC's) in a feedback path of a sigma delta (??) modulator are compensated.

Abstract: Novel pharmaceutical/cosmetic compositions contain at least one biaromatic ligand activator of a PPAR? receptor, such biaromatic ligand having the structural formula (I): and are well suited, inter alia, for regulating and/or restoring skin lipid metabolism, for treating a wide variety of dermatological afflictions, and for preventing and/or treating the signs of aging and/or dry skin.

Abstract: In the case of loss of data in an encoded video image cut up into slices and associated with an encoded video signal, referred to as current image, the video encoding and decoding method according to the invention allow decoding of the slices of said current image that are not affected by the loss of data, even if the image header of said current image has been lost.

Abstract: A turbo decoder employing the sliding window algorithm is computational intensive. Computational requirements are reduced in iterative decoders, at the expense of increased memory usage, by storing the stakes between iterations. The stakes used in this improved sliding windows algorithm can be compressed, resulting in a decoder with minimal additional memory requirements, while retaining the advantages in computational requirements obtained from storing the stakes between iterations.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system for modulating an MPEG-4 FGS compressed video stream for variable-bandwidth transmission. A source of a video stream is provided, and a display having means for generating a control input signal for controlling one or more of video compression, error correction code generation, or symbol constellation mapping. The source video stream is compressed using MPEG-4 FGS compression to generate a compressed output video stream. The video compression is optionally performed based upon the control input signal from the display. Error correction code for the compressed video stream may be added, and its generation and addition may be optionally controlled based upon the control input signal from the display. The resulting video symbols may then be mapped to constellations, with this mapping also optionally controlled based upon the control input signal. The resulting compressed output video stream is then transmitted to the display.

Abstract: A capacitively back-coupled wireless terminal (10) comprises a PCB (22) having a ground conductor (24) on one surface. A back coupling capacitor (C) is carried by the ground conductor. An elongate slot (30) is provided in the ground conductor to widen the bandwidth. An electromagnetic shield (32) is provided on the side of the PCB (22) which in use is facing a lossy dielectric in order to reduce the SAR. The shield is disposed adjacent to, but spaced from, the slot (30) in the ground conductor and the back coupling capacitor. For narrowband operation the slot may be omitted and/or the spacing between the PCB (22) and the shield (32) may be reduced.

Abstract: An encrypted data-encryption key is hidden in the random header of a message exchanged between two parties according to a shared function known by both parties A checksum of the modified random header is thereafter appended.

Abstract: A focus system that includes a calibration subsystem and a control subsystem. The control subsystem, which includes a control sensor, is in close proximity to the exposing of an image. The calibration subsystem, which includes a calibration sensor and a control sensor, is located remotely from, or off-axis with respect to, the exposing of an image. By separating calibration and control functions, the functional requirements can be separated into two (or more) types of sensors.

Abstract: In a file system and in particular in a real-time file system it might not be possible to write a data to disc completely. Nevertheless the data that has been written to disc is often still useful, for example in case of an MPEG-stream. Marking parts of the file defective in the file system providing meta-data enables an application to perform application specific error correction or error concealment By using a filter driver, the file system can be extended with this error handling, thus making this functionality available to every application.

Abstract: A system and a method are described for accessing, according to selection criteria and security rules, secure information from a set of secret data, mainly in a medical system for patient data. A performance problem arises when applying the security rules first, followed by the selection criteria. A solution is to perform the selection step first, followed by application of the security rules. The method may be used in a computer or server system e.g. for scheduling examinations of patients in a radiology department or for documentation purposes of these examinations.

Abstract: A device for dressing shellfish comprises a handle and a working end. The handle can have a pair of handle members manually actuable with a single hand. The working end can incorporate a pair of blades connected to the respective handle members. The blades can be coupled to each other near their distal ends at least one can be adapted to bend laterally at a central region when one or both of the handles is actuated. The blades can be manipulable between an aligned configuration to facilitate insertion of the working end into the shellfish, and a spread configuration in which one or more of the blades can penetrate the shell. Removal of the device from the shellfish while the working end is retained in the spread configuration can form a slit along the length of the shellfish, facilitating removal of meat therefrom.

Abstract: Physical barriers (210) are present between neighbouring pixels (200) on a circuit substrate (100) of an active-matrix electroluminescent display device, particularly with LEDs (25) of organic semiconductor materials. The invention forms these barriers (210) with metal or other electrically-conductive material (240) that serves as an interconnection between a first circuit element (21, 4, 5, 6, 140, 150, 160, T1, T2, Tm, Tg, Ch) of the circuit substrate and a second circuit element (400, 400s, 23), for example, a sensor (400s) of a sensor array supported over the pixel array. The conductive barrier material (240) is insulated (40) at the sides of the barriers adjacent to the LEDs and has an un-insulated top connection area (240t) at which the second circuit element is connected to the conductive barrier material (240).

Abstract: An image capture device is described having a remote photograph mode in which images can be captured without physical contact with the device. The device activated by the user speaking a keyword. The image capturing device is arranged so that after being initialised in the remote capture mode of operation, it enters a standby state for a period of time in which it is unresponsive to utterances and, after a period of time sets itself into a listening state in which it can capture images in response to detecting spoken keywords.

Abstract: A cellular telephone is described which includes a predictive text editor for generating text messages in response to key-presses made on an ambiguous keyboard of the cellular telephone. The text editor also includes a speech recogniser for recognising words in speech input by the user to disambiguate between possible words corresponding to key-presses made by the user on the ambiguous keyboard.

Abstract: A kitchen whisk having a whisk-head attached to a grippable handle by a coupling, the handle having a flex zone for enhancing the “whipping” action of the whisk-head. A cable can be embedded within the flex zone region of the handle for reinforcing the same, the ends of the cable being disposed between and encased within a handle core and an inner plug core, the inner plug core being located within the coupling. In addition, the coupling captures the ends of the wires for attachment to the handle.

Abstract: Novel biaryl compounds having the structural formula (I): are useful in a variety of pharmaceutical applications, whether human or veterinary, and also in cosmetics.

Abstract: System for establishing a permanent connection between the Internet and a user subscribed to it. There, a switching PoP (4) is used in which in addition to the incoming lines (1) through which switched telephone traffic enters, there are lines (?) which are not connected to the telephone exchange (3) and are permanently connected to a connection at a subscriber. The inputs (7) of the PoP (4) not being connected to the telephone exchange (3) are executed as two-wire connections in such a way that the subscriber is directly connected to the PoP (4), One can also use standard multiplexing equipment (6), to which the subscriber is connected through a two-wire connection, said equipment being connected to said switching PoP (4) and is switched on the basis of an instruction from the PoP manager (8).

Abstract: In an UV-reflecting layer for discharge lamps, the layer comprises at least 0.1% by weight of Al2O3 and at least 0.1% by weight of a material having a higher refractive index than Al2O3, so that as large a proportion of UV light as possible can be reflected and as large a portion of visible light as possible can be emitted by the lamp.