Abstract: Functional data structure for coding a set of digital images which are divided into macroblocks ofpixels coded with colour value statements, including intraprediction macroblocks, wherein each of the images is compressed into at least-one first data stream portion, which comprises a portion of the macroblocks reduced by physical redundancies, and-one second data stream portion, which describes the redundancies, wherein for the intraprediction macroblocks-the first data stream portion is reduced by colour value statements with correlations to colour values from rows of pixels outside and at one edge of the intraprediction macroblock and for which, in the case of pixels outside the compressed image, a colour value default is assumed,-and the second data stream comprises intrapredictors for describing the correlations, with coding of an area which is divided into first areas, each of which is occupied by the macroblocks of one of the digital images, and a second area which spaces apart the first areas and is occ

Abstract: A method and a system for transferring a PIM-address in an electronic formula of a PIM-application, based on a communication connection between end devices of subscribers in a communication system are provided. A communication system address, which identifies the second end device, detects user input of a first subscriber. The detected communication system-address is converted into a PIM address which identifies a second subscriber, the PIM-address to the PIM-application and the transferred PIM-address is input into a field of the electronic formula of the PIM-application.

Abstract: A mobile telecommunications terminal comprising RFID functions, in addition to an associated method are provided. In one aspect, the terminal comprises a telecommunications interface, a user interface and a data processing unit. A modification made with the aid of an RFID transponder circuit to be controlled via of RFID data records that are stored in an RFID memory unit in such a way that a flexible RFID transponder emulation is achieved at minimal cost.

Abstract: According to the invention, an excitation signal is generated as a result of sampled excitation values in order to excite an audio synthesis filter, the generated sampled excitation values being continuously stored in an adaptive codebook. A noise generator is provided which continuously generates random sampled values. A sequence of the stored sampled excitation values is selected from the adaptive codebook based on a fed audio fundamental frequency parameter by means of which a time gap between the sequence that is to be selected and the actual time reference is predefined. The excitation signal is generated by mixing the selected sequence with a random sequence encompassing actual random sampled valued of the noise generator.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for broadcast transmission of data in frames having multiple time slots, from one transmitting node to multiple receiving nodes in a network, having the following steps: The sending out of at least one broadcast request message from the transmitter node to the receiver nodes, wherein the time slots available to the transmitter node for data transmission are indicated; the transmitting back of time-slot granting messages from the receiving nodes, wherein at least one of the time-slots available to the respective receiver node for data transmission is in each case indicated jointly with one at the transmitter node; the sending out of a confirmation message from the transmitter node to the neighboring receiving nodes, wherein all of the receiving nodes are indicated in the time-slot granting messages jointly with the time-slots available at the transmitter node; the performing of a broadcast transmission of the data from the transmitter node to the receiver nodes in the jointly available ti

Abstract: The invention relates to an input unit for electrotechnical devices, the unit being configured such that it is technically particularly effective, yet still cost-effective. Further, it is the aim to also provide illumination elements at little expense. For touching by finger, such an input unit comprises a cover suitable for capacitive field transmissions, the cover having a contact region that can be used for touching more than a single location. A sensor film is disposed directly beneath the cover, wherein the film has a resistance structure on the side facing the cover, the structure being electrically contacted via three contact points.

Abstract: Provided are a method and an arrangement for creating a wireless mesh network in which a new node is provided that is connected between mesh nodes and an AAA server located in an infrastructure network. Based on basic encoding data that is available to the new node following successful initial authentication of a first mesh node, the new node performs the authentication similar to a proxy server instead of an AAA server, particularly for a limited time, during subsequent authentication attempts.

Abstract: According to a current user location, at least one favorable user location in the vicinity of a respective current user location for a mobile terminal is, as a suggestion for changing location, determined from communications requests for at least one respective application and from available network services in the vicinity of the current user location by virtue of the fact that, in favorable locations, network services can be more efficiently and/or economically used.

Abstract: A temporal sequence of pictures is generated in a method for encoding of a first video stream. To do so, a synchronization signal is used which is derived from a second video stream independently of the first video stream, or the encoding of a second video stream independent of the first video stream is based on the same principle as for the encoding of the first video stream.

Abstract: A communication between network node elements (routers), according to which the routes communicate with one another using a link-state protocol, e.g. IS-IS or OSPF and the failure of a network node element can be identified more rapidly than by the evaluation of hello messages disclosed in prior art is provided. A link-state message is received by a first network node element from a neighboring second network node element, the link states that are contained in the link-state message are compared with at least one stored link state of a network node element that lies adjacent to the first network node element and the compared link states are evaluated as a criterion for a failure of a neighboring network node element. The topology is recalculated, taking into consideration the failure of the neighboring network node element, without waiting for a dead interval based on period link (hello) message to elapse.

Abstract: A method and arrangement for operating mobile communication terminals in a radio network with at least one base station, providing a first radio coverage area, and at least one mobile communication terminal in which at least one locally limited area of activity within the first radio coverage area is communicated to the radio network are provided. The mobile communication terminal's entry into the area of activity is detected. In addition, when entry has been detected, a first message from the radio network prompts the mobile communication terminal to transmit ascertained position finding information using a second message and the radio network initiates detection of the second message with the position-finding information.

Abstract: The invention relates to a position-finding method for determing the location of a mobile object. The features, for example received field strengths, of a plurality of base stations are measured, and the object position is located from these features, using a reference map. During an initialization process, a reference map is created which comprises a multiplicity of positions and the associated feature-dependent values. During use of the method, a plurality of position-finding processes are carried out, by means of each of which a measured feature-dependent value and from this, a located position of the object, are determined using the predetermined reference map. The predetermined reference map is in each case updated for at least some of the positions found, during which updates, the feature-dependent values are each corrected by a correction term at the support points of the reference map in a predetermined area surrounding an object position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the scalable improvement of the quality of an encoding method according to IT-U Recommendation G.722, including the following steps:-a digital error signal (E) derived from an input signal to be encoded and a prognosis signal is compared in sections to a number of M*LN different reference signals in an iterative process having a number of repeated steps depending on the scope of the expansion, and the reference signal having a minimum error signal of a prescribed error criteria is derived therefrom,-the reference signals are each made up of equidistant Dirac impulses ?(n) according to (I), wherein off=[0 . . . M?1], indicates the distance of the first impulse from a zero time point, ??{?,?, . . . ,?} indicates the amplitude value, M the distance between the individual pulses, N the number of pulses, and L the number of different levels,-the information about the reference signal having the minimum error signal is transmitted.

Abstract: In on aspect, user data is decoded which has been coded as base data and refining data, wherein the base data is decoded using a first delay and the refining data is decoded using a second delay which is longer than the first delay. Furthermore, a check establishes whether the refining data is available in accordance with a time parameter. If the check result is positive, the decoded base data is additionally delayed, the additionally delayed decoded base data is mixed with the decoded refining data, and resulting mixed data is output as user data. If the check result is negative, however, the decoded base data is output as user data.

Abstract: A service (LD) according to the invention is disclosed for managing lists in a packet-oriented network (LAN) for end devices (EG) of the network, said service providing a first (blacklist) and second (whitelist) list (L1, L2) of identifiers (id, rn) in which one or no unwanted speech advertising SPIT or unsolicited bulk communications are to be expected. A call is directed to the service (LD), and the identifier (idx) of the call is compared to the identifiers (id, m) in the lists (L1, L2). A call whose identifier (idx) is not contained in the lists (L1, L2) is directed to the addressed end device (EGx) and transmitted following acceptance. After determination of a call with or without unwanted speech advertising (SPIT), a first or second piece of information (z1, z2) inputted to the end device (EGx) is transmitted to the service (LD) in the packet-oriented network (LAN), and the identifier (idx) of the call is assigned to the first or second list (L1, L2).

Abstract: In one aspect, a method for operating a communication network comprising a plurality of nodes, whereby a databank is stored in shared manner among the nodes is provided. A first node extracts from the databank identification data for identifying and/or addressing the first node by a correspondent for recording, initiated by the first node, of a communication with the correspondent of an external communication system. In another embodiment, when the recording of a communication with a first node is initiated by a correspondent of an external communication system, a notification concerning the recording of the communication initiated by the correspondent by means of the databank can be supplied to a second node and the correspondent is then tracked. A for implementing the method is also provided.

Abstract: A method and system for locating a mobile terminal in a multicell radio system are provided. A plurality of radio base stations detect the field strength of a data transmission of the mobile terminal and the location of the mobile terminal is determined the values are provided. The mobile terminal is switched into an active state, then a plurality of the radio base stations are set to the radio channel used by the mobile terminal to be located, and the mobile terminal is prompted to emit a response message as a result of the communication of a test data transmission. The received field strength of the received response message is measured by the radio base stations and communicated to a central device, after which the location of the mobile terminal is determined by the central device on the basis of the measured values.

Abstract: A network node unit and a method for forwarding data packets are provided. The network node unit is designed for forwarding data packets provided with a virtual network tag and comprises an identified cascading depth of the virtual network tag in the data packets which exceeds a predefined cascading depth, a filtered forwarding of data packets provided with a cascaded virtual network tag in accordance with the predefined and the identified cascading depth, and an administration table for entering the virtual network tag and address data of the data packets in accordance with the predefined and the identified cascading depth.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method for entering characters on a keyboard comprising a first character key, e.g. the space bar, to which a first character, e.g. a blank space is assigned and a second key, to which a second character, e.g. q and a third character, e.g. @ are assigned is provided. Accordingly, when the first character key is depressed, a timer is started. Before the time has run out and whilst the first character key is depressed, the second key can be pressed to obtain the third character. Before the time has run out, and before the second key is depressed, if the first character key is released, the first character is obtained. Once the timer has run out and the first character key has been released, if the second key is depressed, the second character is obtained.

Abstract: A method for computer-aided operation of a communication system with a communication network, which has a plurality of network nodes, which are designed to interchange data with a number of terminals in the communication system, and in which the following steps are carried out: the terminals determine a first position variable relating to or at a specific point, with the first position variable comprising a semantic description relating to that specific point; the terminals determine a second position variable relating to or at the specific point with the second position variable comprising physical location information relating to that specific point; the first and the second position variables which have been determined by one of the terminals together represent location information, with the location information being transmitted to a network node in the communication network for further processing.