Abstract: Tasking systems and methods are provided that support user interfaces for displaying objects, the displayed objects enabling user access to resources that provide for effecting tasks among the system and devices of the systems' environment. More particularly, tasking systems and methods are provided that support the foregoing features, wherein the systems and methods support clustering operations respecting such task-associated objects so as to enhance the effecting of the associated tasks, such clustering operations responding to context. The clustering operations preferably are both adaptive and dynamic. Tasking systems and methods preferably support the tracking of selected states, including, as examples, one or more of environment states, device states, and system states. Tracked states typically also include states respecting other relevant criteria, such as temporal criteria.

Abstract: A system for calibrating a spatial light modulator array includes an illumination system and a spatial light modulator array that reflects or transmits light from the illumination system. A projection optical system images the spatial light modulator array onto an image plane. A shearing interferometer creates an interference pattern in the image plane. A controller controls modulation of elements of the spatial light modulator array. The shearing interferometer includes a diffraction grating, a prism, a folding mirror or any other arrangement for generating shear. The shearing interferometer can be a stretching shearing interferometer, a lateral shearing interferometer, or a rotational shearing interferometer. The shearing interferometer may include a diffraction grating with a pitch corresponding to a shear of the light by an integer number of elements. The projection optics resolves each element of the spatial light modulator array in the image plane.

Abstract: A communication system is disclosed having a wireless telephone and a base station. The wireless telephone has a transceiver, a microphone, a speaker and a keyboard. The base station is connectable to the wireless telephone by a radio link and is connected to a switched network. The keyboard of the wireless telephone includes an emergency key which dials a pre-stored number and activates the microphone and speaker for hands-free operation of the wireless telephone.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process to produce brine of improved purity by dissolving salt that contains a calcium sulfate source in water, in the presence of a retarding agent, while using one or more co-retardants to bind contaminants that could interfere with the retarding agents.

Abstract: Copy-protected content material is screened for an indication of the availability of an enhanced version of a screening system and forcing an upgrade to the advanced screening system by refusing to process the copy-protected content material until the upgrade is preformed. When security standards change, and corresponding security techniques are available for downloading to existing consumer devices, newly published content material will contain an indication to that effect. When the newly published content material is processed by an existing consumer device, the consumer device will detect this indication of an available update, and will prevent the processing of this newly published content material until the update is received. In this manner, a phased approach to enhanced security can be effected.

Abstract: In order to provide a method for locating moving objects that will allow high precision in position determination and thus largely eliminate sorting errors, and also to provide a device suitable for executing the method, it is envisaged that on at least one defined location within the reading range of an interrogator (16) arranged in a stationary position, an interference pulse, which influences a response signal transmitted by a transponder (20) carried by a moving object (12) in response to a signal transmitted by the interrogator (16), is exerted on the object (12), and a position of the object (12) is determined in dependence on a time when the influence of the response signal occurred.

Abstract: High definition video signals are pre-filtered and down-sampled by a video converter system to standard definition picture sizes. Standard definition motion estimators employed for field rate up-conversion are then utilized to estimate motion vectors for the standard definition pictures. The resulting motion vectors are scaled and post-processed for motion smoothness for use in motion compensated up-conversion of the field rate for the high definition pictures. The associated memory size and bandwidth requirements and overall cost render consumer electronics implementations for motion compensated field rate up-conversion of film material to high definition video commercially viable while preserving picture quality.

Abstract: In a method of sharpness enhancement, an input signal (s) is filtered (HLHP, VLHP) to obtain a filtered signal (zx, zy), the filtered signal is multiplied (M2, M3) by a controllable fraction (cx, cy) to obtain multiplied signals, and the multiplied signals are added (A2) to the input signal (s). The controllable fraction (cx, cy) is generated by a non-linear function (HCF, VCF).

Abstract: The present invention relates to peptides or polypeptides comprising an HCV NS5 protein or a part thereof or a derivative of said peptide or polypeptide, HCV NS5 protein or part thereof wherein at least one cysteine is reversibly or irreversibly modified. These modified HCV NS5 proteins have advantageous properties both for diagnostic and therapeutic/prophylactic applications.

Abstract: A fastener secures a trim cover to a foam pad. The fastener is positionable within a mold trench, which extends between a plurality of ends having stepped regions. The fastener includes a base having a mold surface and a foam surface opposite to the mold surface. The base extends between a plurality of base ends and longitudinal sides. The fastener also includes a plurality of trim cover attachment members extending outwardly from the mold surface for securing the trim cover thereto. In addition, the fastener includes a plurality of sealing flats that sealingly engage each of the stepped regions to prevent foam from flowing past the stepped regions and onto the plurality of trim cover attachment members on the mold surface.

Abstract: A loop antenna is constructed by bending a linear conductor so that it forms concavo-convex portions within an antenna plane.

Abstract: An improved technique of interfacing a computer lighting device to a control computer is disclosed, wherein a hardware device is interposed between the control computer and the lighting device. The hardware device handles certain functions in hardware, thereby permitting the microprocessor at the lighting device to incur substantially less processing load.

Abstract: A display device comprising a deflection unit and a cathode ray tube having an in-line electron gun. The electron gun comprises a main lens portion having means for generating a main lens field and an auxiliary field. Furthermore, the electron gun comprises a prefocusing lens portion having a first, a second and a third electrode for generating a prefocusing lens field. In operation, in a direction perpendicular to the in-line plane, the auxiliary field and the main lens cause the electron beam to leave the main lens substantially parallel to the in-line plane, whereby the diameter of the electron beam at a gap of the main lens at the anode side is smaller than or equal to the diameter of the aperture of the second electrode throughout the deflecton of the electron beam across the display screen. By virtue thereof, an improved picture reproduction can be obtained.

Abstract: An image detector includes a sensor matrix with a plurality of sensor elements for converting radiation into electrical charges and with several line conductors. The sensor elements are arranged in columns and rows. Separate sensor elements are coupled to at least one of the line conductors. Separate groups of sensor elements in one column and/or in one row of the matrix are coupled to different line conductors and at least one line conductor is coupled to sensor elements of at least two columns or of at least two rows.

Abstract: A method of transferring information in units over a wireless digital communications link between a transmitting station and a receiving station comprising the steps of: transmitting first information units at a first energy level; monitoring if correct reception of the transmitted units occurred; and transmitting second information units associated with the first information units, for which first information units the monitoring did not indicate correct reception occurred, at second energy levels, the second information units allowing the content of the first information units to be established, wherein at least one of the associated second information units is transmitted at an energy level which is selected at least partly so as to minimise the total transmitted energy when averaged over a series of first information unit transmissions with respective second information unit transmissions.

Abstract: A system and method for processing overlapping video and/or graphics images. The system comprises a first image processing system for processing a first image in a first window; a second image processing system for processing a second image in a second window, wherein the second window overlaps a portion of the first window; a window controller that calculates a set of coordinates for the second window; and a process control system that determines a set of pixels not to process in the overlapped portion of the first window based on the area defined by the calculated set of coordinates less any identified required hidden pixels.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for non-real-time trajectory planning and real-time trajectory execution. A trajectory planning process receives data generated by high-level control software. This data defines positions and scan velocities, where multiple axis motion must be precisely synchronized. The trajectory planning process creates sequences of constant acceleration intervals that allow critical motions to be executed at maximum throughput. The output of a trajectory planning process is known as a profile. A profile executor, using the profile output by the trajectory planner process, generates continuous, synchronized, filtered, multi-axis position and acceleration commands (i.e., execution data) that drive control servos. Time intervals generated by the trajectory planner are quantized to be integer multiples of a real time clock period.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance angiographic method includes acquiring (70) high resolution volume image data comprising data (74) corresponding to a plurality of high resolution image slices, and acquiring (72) data corresponding to at least one vessel identification image slice (76), said acquired data having selectively enhanced contrast for one of arteries and veins. A high resolution volume image representation (80) is reconstructed from the acquired high resolution volume image data (74). At least one vessel identification slice image representation (82) is reconstructed from the acquired data corresponding to at least one vessel identification image slice (76). At least one of an artery starting point (86) and a vein starting point (88) is identified based on the vessel identification slice image representation (82).

Abstract: A media container module includes; a casing having an internal storage space and a media insertion hole formed at one side thereof for inserting a media, and being opened and closed by a door; and a shutter fixing unit having a shutter installed inside the casing and opening and closing the media insertion hole, a second locking unit moved by interacting with an operation key installed at a mounting unit of a mounting device, a first locking unit unlocked by the second locking unit and at the same time moved by the operation key for unlocking to enable the shutter to be moved, a shutter opening unit for opening the shutter when being mounted at the mounting unit of the mounting device; and a shutter fixing member to maintain opening state of the shutter after the shutter is opened.