Abstract: A record carrier has a track pattern of substantially parallel tracks. Control data packs are stored repetitively in several control locations (32) for protection against damage and contamination. The control locations (32) are separated at spacer positions (33) by one or more spacers (34,35). The length of the spacers (34,35) is selected for preventing overlap of the position of the first block of the control data packs in the parallel tracks.

Abstract: The invention relates to a medical imaging device which includes a central control unit and a number of peripheral devices connected to the central control unit, one or more of the peripheral devices being provided with separate emergency control means which are arranged to allow the peripheral devices in question to function independently from the central control unit, the medical imaging device also being provided with an emergency control unit for controlling the emergency control means. The invention also relates to a method for use of the medical imaging device according to the invention in a safety critical environment and to a computer program for carrying out the method according to the invention.

Abstract: A chip (1) has a substrate (2), an integrated circuit (3) provided on the substrate (2), a plurality of conductor zones (ME1, ME2, ME3, ME4, ME5) and a passivating layer (5) provided to protect the conductor zones and the integrated circuit, through-holes (6, 7) being provided in the passivating layer (5) through which chip contacts (8, 9) are accessible, wherein additional chip contacts (10, 11) and connecting conductors (12, 13) are provided on the passivating layer (5) and wherein each additional chip contact has an electrically conductive connection to a chip contact via a connecting conductor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a record carrier (10) for creating a multi-level ROM optical medium, wherein the record carrier 10 comprises a first recording layer (12) and at least a second recording layer (14). In accordance with the invention between said first recording layer (12) and said second recording layer (14) there is provided a physical barrier (16) leading to discrete pit depths. Furthermore, the invention relates to two methods for writing a record carrier to create a multi-level ROM optical medium.

Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging system and a method for analysing an object. A first image of the object is created with an image recording unit and used to determine the further processing required and/or the characteristics of the analysed object. Further image processing in order to obtain information from the analysed object is carried out based on the initial information obtained from the image. The system and method are used for example in analysis of medical test strips.

Abstract: Shaving apparatus having at least one cutting unit (3) with an external cutting member (4) and a movable internal cutting member (6). To reduce the bouncing effect between the internal and external cutting member after cutting a hair, an energy-dissipating system (22) is provided between mutually movable parts of the internal (6) or external cutting member (4). Such an energy-dissipating system can for example be an element (22) with visco-elastic properties.

Abstract: The system according to the invention comprises at least one sender S with key providing means (24) for providing group keys GK and address keys (Xj, Yj, Zj). A plurality of receivers r each have accessing means (42, 50) for accessing individual receiver address key sets and group keys. Group keys are identical for all receivers of the same group. Each receiver address key set is a subset of the base set of address keys. The receiver address key sets are pairwise different for all pairs of receivers of the same group. For each individual receiver, there is one or more exclusion key (X, Y, Z), which is not contained in that receivers set of address keys. The system comprises authorization storage means (30) storing authorization information about each receiver Encryption means (24) are used to generate out of the message mk a plurality of encrypted messages mk*.

Abstract: A driver (DD, SD, PD1, PS1, PD2, PS2) supplies, at a frame rate, a first current (I1) with a first duty cycle being smaller than one to a first light emitting element (PL1) of an active matrix display (AMD) and a second current (I2) to a second light emitting element (PL2) of the active matrix display (AMD). The second light emitting element (PL2) has a shorter lifetime than the first light emitting element (PL1). The driver (DD, SD, PD1, PS1, PD2, PS2) limits controls the second duty cycle to be larger than the first duty cycle.

Abstract: Apparatus (40) comprising a plurality of output buffers (41.1-41.N) for driving the columns of an LCD panel (46). A bias generator (42) is employed for providing a common biasing current (Ibias) to all output buffers (41.1-41.N). Means (43) provide information regarding the physical position of a dot to be driven on the LCD panel (46) by counting the number of incoming load signals (LD). A switchable current source (42) changes the level of the biasing current (Ibias) according to the physical position.

Abstract: A virtual title copying system and method that prevents redundant copying of content from a source medium to a destination medium during a copy transaction. Included is a system (24) that determines if a content section to be copied has an associated copy transaction identifier (30) at the source (12) and destination (16) medium; and a system (26) that generates and assigns a new copy transaction identifier to the source and destination medium during the copy transaction if no copy transaction identifier exists at the source and destination medium.

Abstract: A polyphase filtering method and a polyphase filter is described having N polyphase branches, which receives input samples, an a single branch of the polyphase filter is selected for an interpolation of an input sample. A noise shaping modulator is used for noise shaping the output of the filter to thereby reduce the noise error introduced by selecting only the one single branch of the polyphase filter. The advantages of the filter and method according to the present invention are: The system can be cheaper to implement, depending on the order of the noise shaper needed to obtain sufficient performance. The system can have the same performance as conventional systems with lower over sampling factors, due to the lack of a linear distribution, and as such use less memory.

Abstract: The invention describes a computer tomography method, in which a provided marker is reconstructed in order to determine the image resolution during the image reconstruction. The invention furthermore discloses a computer tomograph comprising a patient table for supporting a patient in order to expose said patient to X-ray radiation, wherein at least one marker for determining the image resolution during the image reconstruction is arranged on the patient table.

Abstract: A method for packaging flat display products is described. The method comprises the steps of positioning at least one such product (10), e.g. an LCD product, between a first and a second thin-walled container part (2,3) and connecting these container parts to each other, so as to form a substantially closed container, surrounding the product. The thin-walled container parts are preferably molded from plastic, wherein fastening means and product information can be integrally molded therewith. Moreover, the container parts are preferable at least partly manufactured from a transparent material, allowing the product to be viewed when packaged therein.

Abstract: A display device comprises a substrate; an array of display pixels arranged on the substrate in rows and columns, a first and last row being at the top and bottom of the array, the outer shape of the array being nonrectangular; a plurality of row conductors, each row conductor being connected to a respective row of pixels, and a plurality of column conductors, each column conductor being connected to a respective column of pixels, the column conductors extending outside the array; and a plurality of row conductor spurs, each row conductor spur being parallel to the column conductors and extending from a respective row conductor, wherein the spur for the first row extends to the outside of the array; the spurs for the second row to an intermediate row extend to one side of the spur for the first row; and the spurs for the row after the intermediate row to the last row extend to the other side of the spur for the first row.

Abstract: A method for controlling an optical disc drive apparatus (1) which comprises: light beam generating means (31) for generating a plurality of N optical beams (32(i)); means (33, 34, 37) for focusing said beams in respective focus spots (F(i)); at least one adjustable member (34) for axially displacing said focus spots; comprises the step of calculating an optimum setting (ZOPTIMUM) for the adjustable member (34), such that the out-of-focus condition for the optical system (30) as a whole is as small as possible. The position of the adjustable member (34) may be controlled to be substantially equal to the said optimum setting (ZOPTIMUM). Or, one specific beam is maintained in a focus condition, the beam having number m=mOPT selected according to mOPT=±INTEGERSQUARE{(N?1)/(2?2)} in case N is odd or mOPT=±INTEGERROUND IN?(N?2)/8) in case N is even.

Abstract: Provided is a clinical communication device and a hospital information system that are capable of information exchange while linking electronic medical records with event information for patients and doctors. An electronic medical record information extraction section (13) extracts electronic medical record information from an electronic medical record database (3) and sends it to an information update section (15) and/or a display control section (16). A clinical communicator information extraction section (14) extracts clinical communicator information from a clinical communicator database (4) and sends it to the information update section (15) and/or the display control section (16). The display control section (16) displays the electronic medical information and the clinical communicator information, while linking them with each other.

Abstract: System for manufacturing micro-spheres of a production fluid (23) containing a constituting material. The system comprises a reservoir (1) for holding a receiving fluid (11). There further is provided a jetting module (2) having at least one nozzle (21) for jetting the production fluid into the receiving fluid. The production fluid contains a concentration of the constituting material in the range between] and 0.01 and 5%. The constituent(s) of the final microspheres are dissolved in the production fluid. As a nozzle an ink-jet head is employed that is placed under the surface of the receiving liquid/air interface. In this configuration inkjetted droplets do not have to pass the air-liquid interface but will be injected directly into the receiving fluid.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method, a system for generating a spatial roadmap for an interventional device and a quality control system for guarding the spatial accuracy thereof. In an embodiment of the system 100 for practicing the invention an X-ray imager 100a is used for acquiring suitable images Di-1, Di, . . . , DN, showing the volume under examination, comprising the catheters 182a, 182b. These X-ray images are then processed by means of per se known reconstruction method to yield a motion-corrected three-dimensional volume of examination. This volume is then presented by means of suitable user-interface 181 on a display unit 183 together with distal portions of the catheters 182a, 182b provided with detectable markers (for simplicity only one detectable marker per catheter is shown).

Abstract: A method (10) for controlling multiple tasks in a real-time operating system (30) assigns levels of importance to two or more tasks (31, 32). A first task (31) is assigned to be a More Important Task. A second task (32) is assigned to be a Less Important Task. A Guaranteed Budget Margin is then allocated to the More Important Task along with a More Important Guaranteed Budget. A Less Important Guaranteed Budget is also allocated to the Less Important Task. At some point during execution, the higher level or More Important Task (31) may then determine that the More Important Task no longer requires the Guaranteed Budget Margin, in which case, a Conditionally Guaranteed Budget Margin is then allocated to the Less Important Task (32), but only if the More Important Guaranteed Budget is depleted.

Abstract: Signal stream processing jobs contain tasks (100), each task (100) to be performed by repeated execution of an operation that processes a chunk of data from a stream. Each job comprises a plurality of the tasks (100) in stream communication with one another. A plurality of processing units (10), which are mutually coupled for the communication of signal streams execute that tasks. A preliminary computation is performed for each job individually, to determine execution parameters required for the job to support a required minimum stream throughput rate if each task of the job is executed in a respective context wherein opportunities to start execution of the task occur separated at most by a cycle time T defined for the task. At run time combination of jobs is selected for execution.