Abstract: A magnetic resonance (MR) imaging (MRI) system (101) comprising a magnet system (102) for acquiring MR spectroscopic data from an object of interest (103) comprised within a polarizing magnetic field is described, wherein the MRI system (101) comprises multiple pole faces (104) for generating the polarizing magnetic field. The multiple pole faces (104) provide a gap into which the object of interest (103), for example, a human patient or a dummy or an imaging phantom may be introduced. The gap is typically large enough to allow interventional procedures to be performed in between the pole faces (104) of the magnet (102).

Abstract: A switchable optical element has an optical axis. The element includes a chamber, a wave front modifier having a face defining an interior surface of the chamber (the face extending transverse the optical axis), a first fluid and a second fluid. The fluids are immiscible and in contact over an interface. The optical element is switchable between a first discrete state in which the first fluid substantially covers the face of the wave front modifier, and a second discrete state in which the second fluid substantially covers the face of the wave front modifier, wherein the chamber encloses both fluids in both discrete states, and the interlace extends transverse the optical axis in the first discrete state.

Abstract: In a magnetic resonance spectroscopy method, first nuclear species magnetic resonance is excited. A spin echo of the first nuclear species magnetic resonance is generated, and the spin echo is read out. The first and second nuclear species are decoupled during the generating of the spin echo but not during the reading. At least the generating, the reading, and the decoupling are repeated for a plurality of different decoupling times to generate heteronuclear J-modulated data.

Abstract: The invention relates to an appliance (1) for converting DAB signals into FM signals and for transmitting the FM signals to an FM receiver (2), with a DAB receiver (3), which is equipped with an antenna input (4) and, at an output (10), emits an audio signal derived from a received DAB signal, and with an FM modulator unit (13) for generating an FM signal modulated with the audio signal, and a transmission unit for transmitting the FM signal to the FM receiver (2), and with a control stage (21), wherein the transmission unit is equipped with wired connection means (16), to which wired connection means (16) frequency detection means (20) are connected, which are connected to the control means (21) and arranged to detect the high frequency set in the FM receiver (2), and to generate a result signal representing the detection result and deliver it to the control stage (21) for channel setting purposes, and wherein the control stage (21) is connected to a channel-setting input (29) of the DAB receiver (3) in orde

Abstract: A system (400), device (101) (202) (401-404) and method are provided to purchase, download and obtain transferable rights to play content using a mobile telephone. In an alternative embodiment, the mobile telephone is used to purchase content, which then is downloaded using other channels, i.e., a broadband using other consumer devices (202) (401-404) and played by these other devices (202) (401-404).

Abstract: A radiation detector (24) includes a two-dimensional array of upper scintillators (30?) which is disposed facing an x-ray source (14) to convert lower energy radiation into visible light and transmit higher energy radiation. A two-dimensional array of lower scintillators (30B) is disposed adjacent the upper scintillators (30?) distally from the x-ray source (14) to convert the transmitted higher energy radiation into visible light. Respective active areas (94, 96) of each upper and lower photodetector arrays (38?, 38B) are optically coupled to the respective upper and lower scintillators (30?, 30B) at an inner side (60) of the scintillators (30?, 30B) which inner side (60) is generally perpendicular to an axial direction (Z).

Abstract: An optical disc device comprising a tray (1) for carrying an optical disc, which tray (1) can move between a position inside the device and a position partly outside the device. The device also comprises a structure (13) for holding and driving the optical disc, which structure (13) is provided with a turntable (6) and an optical pickup unit (8) and guiding means for moving the optical pickup unit (8). The structure (13) can tilt around a horizontal tilt axis (14) behind the rotating optical disc. The tray (1) is provided with a catch member (9) and the optical pickup unit (8) is provided with a cooperating catch surface (20), whereby the catch member (9) may hit the catch surface (20) when the tray (1) moves, thereby displacing the optical pickup unit (8) into a save position.

Abstract: A wearable compact, lightweight, noninvasive, wearable “unified” device or system (10), that does not compromise a user's motion and flexibility, detects, processes, analyzes and reports predetermined physical states of a human body. The system includes at least one pair of sense electrodes (14) and one reference electrode (16), each configured to be adhesively attached to a surface of the body (30). An electronics module (12) is in electrical communication with each of the electrodes, includes a power source, and processes and analyzes signals provided by the electrodes. The plurality of electrodes and the electronics module are covered by a single adhesive membrane (20) that enables the wearable device to adhere to the surface of the body.

Abstract: A method (200) and system (300) for detecting a received signal, such as a UWB signal, select a first band (210) and search (230) for an autocorrelation peak in the signal in the first band. The autocorrelation peak is compared to a threshold (250), and it is determined that a signal is detected when the autocorrelation peak exceeds the threshold. In response to detecting the signal, the system (300) and method (200) select a second band (260), search (265) for an autocorrelation peak in the signal in the second band, and determine a coarse frequency error (275) in the signal from the autocorrelation peak in the second band. The coarse frequency error in the signal is corrected and a frame synchronization sequence of the signal is detected to complete the synchronization.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of enabling a first user and a second user to obtain collaborative content. The method comprises steps of obtaining a plurality of content preference data comprising a first content preference data (121) of the first user and a second content preference data (131) of the second user, obtaining dependency data (114, 114a) indicating dependency of the first content preference data on the second content preference data, and using the plurality of content preference data for a selection of the collaborative content under control of the dependency data. The invention also relates to a collaborative device for enabling a first user and a second user to obtain collaborative content.

Abstract: A security system for preventing unauthorised removal of a portable electronic device, such as a portable X-ray detector (106) or the like, from a docking station (100). The docking station (100) is provided with an electromagnetic lock (102) which is activated by means of a software command (112) issued by a screensaver function (110) running on a remote host PC (108). When triggered after some predetermined period of user inactivity, the screensaver function (110) locks the screen and keyboard of the host PC (108) to prevent unauthorised use thereof, and also issues the above-mentioned software command (112) to activate the electromagnetic lock (102) and prevent removal of the detector (106) from the docking station (100).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for operating an optical drive system capable of reproducing/recording information from/to an optical carrier (30), wherein a position error and a speed error of a radiation spot (12, 53) on the carrier has been created due to an unreliable error signal which has been generated due to a surface defect (52). The method includes the steps of registering values of e.g. servo signals, determining the occurrence of a defect using a defect detector DEFO (22), generating a first and a second compensation signal and applying these compensation signals to the control system (10) of the optical drive system. The first compensation signal is capable of reducing the speed error and the second compensation signal is capable of reducing the position error. Thus, the application of the compensation signals immediately after the unreliable error signals reduces the position error and the speed error of the focussed radiation spot (12, 53).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device comprising an outer display stacked with an inner display and being arranged to be operable in a first, multiple view mode and a second, single view mode. An idea of the invention is to arrange an electrophoretic display on top of an emissive display. The display device may be operated in two modes; a first mode being a multiple or dual view mode and a second mode being a single view mode. In order to activate the single view mode, the outer display is set in a transparent state and the inner display is turned on, such that it displays desired objects. In the multiple view mode, the outer display is functioning as a 3D-barrier. Hence, some of the picture elements of the outer display are set in a transparent state while others are set in an opaque state. The viewer sees a different picture with each respective eye, and will accordingly experience a multiple view picture of an object that is displayed on the inner display.

Abstract: A method of modifying an audio signal comprises the steps of analyzing the input audio signal (x) so as to produce a set of filter parameters (p) and a residual signal (r), modifying the set of filter parameters (p) so as to produce a modified set of filter parameters (p?), and synthesizing an output audio signal (y) using the modified set of filter parameters (p?) and the residual signal (r). The set of filter parameters (p) comprises poles (?A) and coefficients (a; c). The step of modifying the filter parameters (p) involves interpolating lattice filter reflection coefficients (c) so as to scale the spectral envelope of the audio signal.

Abstract: The present invention provides a spectroscopic apparatus, a method and a computer program product for determining the concentration of an analyte of a fluid that flows through a capillary vessel of a biological sample. The spectroscopic apparatus makes use of an imaging system for determining the position of at least one biosensing substrate that has been implanted into the biological sample in the proximity of the capillary vessel but outside the capillary vessel. The biosensing substrate is capable of inducing surface-enhanced spectroscopic effects and is preferably adapted to reversibly and selectively bind a certain analyte or molecule of the fluid, to which the vessel wall of the capillary vessel is at least semi-permeable.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a recording apparatus, a record carrier, and a method of controlling a radiation power used for recording data on a record carrier, wherein a write power control is performed on the basis of temperature and disc-dependent parameters to solve write performance problems, especially on dye media. To achieve this, a first control parameter indicating a variation of the radiation power due to a non-homogeneity of the record carrier is predicted as a function of a recording position, and a second control parameter indicating a temperature dependency of the radiation power is predicted based on a measured temperature. Thereby, accuracy of writing power control can be improved, especially in case of a jump between arbitrary recording positions.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided comprising a plurality of first shared resources (SR1-SR4) and a plurality of arbiter units (AAU1-AAU4) each for performing an arbitration for at least one of the plurality of shared resources (SR1-SR4). The communication between the arbiter units (AAU1-AAU4) is performed on an asynchronous basis, and the data communication between the first shared resources is performed on an asynchronous basis. Each arbiter unit (AAU1-AAU4) is adapted for sending a first token (T) to at least one neighboring arbiter unit (AAU1-AAU4), and for receiving a second token (T) from at least one neighboring arbiter unit (AAU1-AAU4) to implement a first global notion of time.

Abstract: A series control algorithm (48) generates an interactive user interface screen (46) on a display (22) and enables a user to simultaneously control series and image levels operations associated with a selected study by interactively selecting and viewing the medical images retrieved from an archive (16), which includes a plurality of medical images hierarchically organized at study, series and image levels (60, 62, 64), at the series level.

Abstract: A hybrid coil (11) employs a wire layer (22), a wire layer (23) adjacent the wire layer (22), and a wire layer (24) adjacent the wire layer (23). The hybrid coil (11) further employs a thermal conductive insulator (42) physically disposed within a space between the wire layer (22) and the wire layer (23), and a thermal conductive insulator (43) physically disposed within a space between the wire layer (23) and the wire layer (24). The thermal conductive insulators (42, 43) can be electrically disconnected, and each thermal conductive insulator (42, 43) can consists of an aluminum foil (42a, 43a) having oxide layers (42b, 43b, 42c, 43c) on each side thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to software protection. A method is disclosed whereby an original executable, which can be run on a computer device with an execution environment, is wrapped in an alternative execution environment for thereby forming a new executable, and thus calls from the original executable to the operating system of the computer devices can no longer be inspected or manipulated. Hereby, the executable is protected against examination and reverse engineering.