Abstract: Disclosed is a method for calibrating a delay-locked loop containing a chain of delay line elements that propagate a reference clock from delay line element to delay line element. Also disclosed is a delay-locked loop that operates in accordance with the method. The method includes, during a calibration procedure, sequentially varying the configuration of the chain of delay line elements so that there is one unused delay line element and a plurality of used delay line elements and, for each configuration, electrically compensating at least one delay line element based on a phase comparison results obtained from previous calibration configurations of the delay line elements so as to set the total delay through the chain of delay line elements at a desired value. The phase comparison is made between the reference clock and the propagated reference clock.

Abstract: A method operates a mobile communication terminal or MCT (10) by the steps of: (A) determining, at the MCT 10, a location of the MCT in accordance with Global Positioning System (GPS) inputs, (B) transmitting a signal that indicates the GPS-determined location, the signal being transmitted from the MCT to a network service provider or NSP (30), and (C) downloading data to the MCT 10 from the network service provider 34 or from a server (40, 42) that is coupled to the network service provider through a data communications network (38). The downloaded data is selected in accordance with the GPS-determined location of the MCT. The step of determining may employ a GPS capability of the MCT or a GPS capability of a GPS accessory (28) that is coupled to the MCT. In one embodiment the downloaded data is comprised of map data, while in another embodiment the downloaded data is comprised of at least one of operating software or an operating protocol. The data may be downloaded as a background task.

Abstract: A timer based header compression/decompression technique and timer and reference based technique are provided. A source generates a header field, such as an RTP time stamp. A packet including the header field is sent to a compressor which calculates a compressed header field based on the header field of the packet from the source and a jitter quantity. The compressed header field is calculated by calculating a jitter effect the network before the compressor has on the transmission of packets and calculating a jitter effect the network between the compressor and a decompressor has on the transmission of packets. The packet including the compressed header field is transmitted to a decompressor which includes a local timer. The decompressor decompresses the compressed header field by calculating an approximation of the header field based on the elapsed time since the arrival of a previous packet and the field value in the previous packet.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for upgrading a target device via a wireless connection. Upgrade is executed by exploiting a wireless personal communications device (101) as a gateway between the content provider server (104) and the target device (102). A DRM scheme may be applied to said method for limiting the usage of transmitted content. The content may be encapsulated in a SMS or MMS message. A wireless personal communications device (101) capable of executing the presented method can be used e.g. as a personalization tool for downloadable sounds to be reproduced by a target device (102) such as a toy.

Abstract: Devices and methods are disclosed for providing a reconfigurable user interface. The user interface includes a row of folders and a column of bookmarks. The number and sizes of the folders and bookmarks may be selected by the user or chosen to match a particular display device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, a memory adapter and a system for handling data in a fixed memory of a mobile device. The inventive concept provides non-volatile memory as a kind of cache memory for accessing mass storage, wherein the fixed memory comprises at least one non-volatile memory and at least one mass storage. An advantage of the invention is that in case of an unexpected power failure, the corruption of data can be avoided, which is particularly important when operating mobile devices. Further, the non-volatile memory acting as a cache memory increases the access speed of the mass storage. Moreover, from the terminal point of view, the access to the mass storage is simplified since data is only stored and retrieved from the non-volatile memory independent of the kind of mass storage combined with the non-volatile memory.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic device and a method for managing the keyboard of the electronic device. The electronic device comprises a keyboard and a processing unit connected to the keyboard over a data transmission connection, the processing unit being configured to determine the appearance of the keyboard, receive information generated by pressing of a keyboard key and identify the key that was pressed on the basis of the information. The processing unit is also configured to collect information on the key presses and carry out an analysis of them, and to re-determine the appearance of the keyboard on the basis of the collected information and the analysis carried out so as to make the keyboard more ergonomic for the user, which makes the use of the keyboard easier and/or the pressing of a wrong key less likely.

Abstract: A method of encoding/decoding a video sequence, which is composed of video frames. In the method, at least one video frame is divided into a set of coding blocks, and at least one of the coding blocks is encoded by intra-coding. Then a first reliable region that comprises at least one intra-coded coding block is determined, and the first reliable region in the video sequence is encoded such that creation of an information dependency between the first reliable region and coding blocks outside the first reliable region is prevented.

Abstract: A method and device for coding a digital image using intra-mode block prediction, wherein a list of prediction modes for each combination of prediction modes of the neighboring blocks is obtained. The modes assigned to each combination of prediction modes may be divided into two groups. The first group includes n (where n is smaller than the overall number of available modes) most probable prediction modes and the second group includes the remaining modes. The modes in the first group are ordered according to their probability. This order may be specified as a list of modes ordered from most probable to the least probable mode. The modes belonging to the second group may be ordered in some predetermined manner, which may be specified depending on the information already available to the decoder.

Abstract: A system, apparatus and corresponding method for time synchronization, using cellular signal bursts, of for example a global positioning system (GPS) receiver.

Abstract: When employing HARQ in soft handover (SHO) in a mobile communication system, a mobile station in communication with multiple base stations is signaled by each of the base stations when a packet sent by the mobile station is correctly received. However, while one or more base stations may have received the transmission correctly, others may not have, and retransmission may be called for. To address the possibility of having to resend such a packet, the mobile station of the invention retransmits only if a selected number of the base stations received the transmission incorrectly and does not if at least one base station received the original transmission correctly. The mobile transmits at a rate selected according to a rule from data rate information or signaling received from one or more of the base stations. The network is then able to retrieve the packet from one or more of the base stations which have received it correctly and to supply it to another or others which have not.

Abstract: A keyboard having keys for inputting characters, wherein a key is arranged to produce a character in response to the press of the key once. The key (30) has a main contact (31) which is always activated when the key (30) is pressed. Also the key has at least one edge contact (32, 33), which is activated, in addition to the main contact (31), when the key (30) is pressed at the point or close to the point of the edge contact (32, 33). The activation of predetermined contacts correspond to the inputting of a predetermined character.

Abstract: The present invention proposes a method for delivering messages in a communication network consisting of at least one terminal and a messaging functionality, said method comprising the steps of receiving a message (MM) for said terminal (MS) by said messaging functionality (MMSC); sending a notification (MMSNotify) about the presence of said message (MM) from said messaging functionality (MMSC) to said terminal (MS); deciding by said terminal (MS) due to its capabilities (CAP) and current user profile (UP) how to handle said received message (MM); replying by said terminal (MS) to the notification sent by said messaging functionality (MMSC), therewith instructing according to the result of said decision step; and handling said message (MM) by said messaging functionality (MMSC) according to said instructions.

Abstract: The invention concerns an optical add/drop multiplexer for the node of a telecommunications system. In the telecommunications system wavelength multiplexing is used to transmit along an optical fiber a main system signal including several different signals. The signals are transmitted each with its own wavelength and of the signals it is possible to drop and to add desired chosen optical signals having different wavelengths (&lgr;1 . . . &lgr;N, (N>1). The add/drop multiplexer includes a group formed by direction selective organs and wavelength selective organs. Several such groups are connected to each other by connecting to each other gates of direction selective organs in the group. At least some of the other gates of the direction selective organs in the groups are used as gates of the add/drop multiplexer, so that the type of each gate to be used is chosen from a set including a unidirectional add gate, a unidirectional drop gate and a bi-directional add/drop gate.

Abstract: According to the invention, time is divided into power correction intervals. A target power or a target energy per bit and correction step limits are determined for each base station. The parameters are signalled to the base stations. Each base station subsequently executes a power correction algorithm. Each base station compares the used transmission power or energy per bit to said target power or said target energy per bit, respectively. The result of the comparison is further divided by a predetermined number of power correction steps within said power correction interval, the number preferably equals with the number of repetitions of downlink power control commands within said power correction interval, to provide a power correction step. The power correction is then executed in combination with the downlink closed loop power control.

Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus for protecting personal privacy in a wireless local area network using a framework at both the terminal and the service in the wireless local area network. The terminal includes a memory that stores the profile data for a user. The terminal is coupled by radio frequency to an access point that is also coupled to a wired network such as the Internet. A service operator coupled to the wired network offers a service opportunity to the user by sending a message to the terminal that includes the service opportunity. If the profile data for the user indicates that the user is interested in either this type of service opportunity or this particular service, the user sends at least a portion of the profile data to the service operator. The service operator uses the profile data to personalize the service prior to sending it to the user.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and circuitry for determining a spreading factor in a communication system with variable data rates. In such a system the received signal may include a plurality of data symbols that are spread in the transmission signal in a manner that is defined by a spreading code and a spreading factor, the spreading factor being one of a plurality of possible spreading factors. In accordance with the method, the received signal is processed so as to produce signal outputs which are cleared from the effects of the spreading code, autocorrelation values are computed for the signal outputs, and the spreading factor is determined based on the computed autocorrelation values.

Abstract: First and second three-phase inverters having self-diagnosing circuits are connected to three-phase windings of a three-phase double-winding type motor, respectively, and first and second servo controllers having self-diagnosing circuits are connected to the three-phase inverters, respectively. When an abnormality occurs in the three-phase inverter or the servo controller, the occurrence of the abnormality is signaled to the servo controller. When abnormality occurs in the three-phase inverter or the servo controller, the occurrence of the abnormality is signaled to the servo controller, thereby stopping rotation of the motor.

Abstract: A rail-to-rail linear current mode charge pump is disclosed, wherein current is sourced to an output voltage load through a current mirroring source device when a first switching device operates. Current is sunk from the output voltage node through a current mirroring sink device when a second switching device operates. An internally generated voltage mirrors the voltage at the output node by means of a rail-to-rail feedback network which operates in such a manner that an input source current IREF splits in such a way that the current pulses sourced to or sunk from the output voltage node are reflected to a first current source device and a first current sink device in series forming a node therebetween representative of the internal voltage node.