Abstract: This invention discloses an electronic device with storable earphone, wherein an earphone cable is wrapped in an earphone strap and a coiler of the electronic device adjusts the extension and contraction of the earphone strap, so that a user may adjust and use the earphone in different environments. When the earphone strap is coiled, the strap is coiled evenly by a guider on the coiler to avoid the jam caused by coiling the strap onto one side of the collector. The structure of the coiler is simple, which makes use of one side of the existing battery compartment of the electronic device for its storage, and thus not occupying additional space in the electronic device.

Abstract: A modulation/demodulation device for communicating signals in ADSL network. The modulation device includes a unit for generating a control signal based on a predetermined data, and a unit for determining the control signal based on the amounts of the low rate signal and the high rate signal, a unit for receiving a low rate signal and for generating a low rate signal sequence having a first controlled number of bits, based on the control signal, a unit for receiving a high rate signal through terminals LSx and ASx and for generating a high rate signal sequence having a second controlled number of bits, based on the control signal, and a unit for modulating the low rate signal sequence and the high rate signal sequence and for coupling modulated low rate signal sequence and modulated high rate signal sequence, thereby generating a transmission signal.

Abstract: A method and a system for controlling a force feedback member able to interact with another member, including a local model for calculating a set point addressed to the force feedback member from a plurality of variables, and a remote model for estimating interactions and variables of the other member, with updating on receiving data from another remote system, and resynchronizer means able to send a resynchronization message to the other system.

Abstract: Disclosed are a real time remote monitoring system and a method therefore using an ADSL in a reverse direction. The real time remote monitoring system performs a remote monitoring in real time by compression-encoding a plurality of monitored image data or audio data in a bit stream, generating a motion detection signal for each image data, and by compressing/transmitting video or video/audio data with an ADSL modem installed in a reverse direction.

Abstract: A method of granting authorization to access a resource, comprising the following steps: connecting a user to an access management center to request that authorization to access a given resource be granted to a third party equipped with a mobile terminal, defining particular conditions governing the access authorization, the user sending coordinates of the third party's mobile terminal to the access management center, the access management center generating access data as a function of the resource and said particular conditions, and sending said access data to the third party's mobile terminal to enable the latter to be identified by an access control device associated with said resource in order to authorize the third party to access that resource.

Abstract: An arrangement and a method of localizing active speakers in a video conference includes a localization device that locates at least one microphone relative to the camera, while the at least one microphone in turn localizes the relative positions of audio sources. As the microphones are usually positioned close to the audio source in a video conference, the ratio of the distance between microphones relative to the distance between table microphone and audio source is reduced. Thus, the microphones are able to determine the positions of the audio sources with a higher resolution than if placed close to the camera. When the respective positions of the microphones relative to the camera and the audio source are known, the position of the audio source relative to the camera is then determined by means of geometrical calculations.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to conferencing network systems and more specifically to a method and a device for automatic generation and allocation of optimized setup of multiple end points (EPs) to multi site connection units (MCUs) in a distributed video conference system according to a weighting function. The invention further relates to a method and device for monitoring and administering distributed MCUs connected together and set up in a call in a distributed video conference system. By gathering and merging call information the method and system is capable of sending a specific command to the MCU capable of executing the command.

Abstract: This system for assisting generating queries comprises means for generating a query using logic operators to link selected concepts. The generation means comprise means for determining logic operators of the query on the basis of the nature of predetermined semantic links between the selected concepts.

Abstract: A coin processing device. The device includes coin tracks that are aligned side by side, such that the coin tracks and coin storages are arranged within a limited space.

Abstract: An antenna (10) having a plurality of unitary dipole antennas (12) formed by folding a stamped piece of sheet metal. Each of the unitary dipole antennas (12) are fed by two stripline feed systems (20, 22). Each of these feed systems are separated above and extend over a groundplane (14) and are separated by an air dielectric to minimize intermodulation (IM). Phase shifters (40, 42, 44) in combination with a downtilt control lever (52) are slidably adjusted beneath the respective dividing portions of the stripline feed system to adjust signal phase and achieve a uniform beam tilt having uniform and balanced side lobes. These stripline feed systems can also be formed from stamped sheet metal and which have distal ends bent 90° upward to couple to the respective dipole antennas (12).

Abstract: A system for providing banking services by use of a mobile communication system, in which a variety of financial transactions including inquiry of at least one financial account of at least one financial institution, transfer and remittance, and loan and its interest payment are processed by the mobile communication system. The system includes: the mobile communication system, provided with an integrated circuit (IC) card and a memory device to which a banking application is installed, for transmitting and receiving data by wireless, the IC card being stored with information on a personal identification number (PIN) and information related to financial accounts including a loan account.

Abstract: A method of watermarking a color image that has at least three components. Such a method of watermarking comprises an insertion step of a mark of watermarking, on at least one point of the image, according to an insertion rule taking into account the relative position of at least three component vectors, for each of said components respectively, associated to said at least one point.

Abstract: A method of providing banking services by use of a mobile communication system having a removable built-in integrated circuit (IC) card chip in which personal identification number (PIN) information and related information on financial accounts of a user are stored. The method includes selecting an electronic bankbook service and selecting any one from financial transactions for the electronic bankbook service and comparing the PIN information input at the mobile communication system with the PIN information stored in the IC card chip, and authenticating access to data stored in the IC card chip on the mobile communication system.

Abstract: A method detects blocks that are to be indicated as skipped at an earlier stage of the encoding process, than would be the case with other implementations of the ITU H.263 and H.264 standards. The method includes transforming 4×4 blocks in the macro blocks having a skip vector of zero with a binary-transform function. The blocks having values of the four uppermost left binary-transform coefficients less than a predefined threshold, are defined as skipped, thus, minimizing the need for computationally demanding block transformation or quantization.

Abstract: Each of multifunctional telephones has a common hold button for accepting a hold/hold release instruction of a communication partner (extension) under transfer communication; a central processing equipment controls each part of a private branch exchange so that the transfer communication partner concerned is held in accordance with a hold instruction from a multifunctional telephone under transfer communication; the information of a hold target (extension) is registered into a hold information registration area; in accordance with a hold release instruction from a multifunctional telephone holding a communication partner, the information of the communication partner specified by the instruction is searched from the hold information registration area; and the holding of the communication partner specified by the searched information is released to connect the communication partner to the multifunctional telephone concerned, whereby the communication partner (extension) under transfer communication can be held

Abstract: A helical antenna includes at least a helix consisting of at least two radiating strands, at least one of the strands consisting of at least two segments, the winding angles of at least two of the segments being different and randomly or pseudo-randomly determined with global optimising means.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of selecting a RTP (Real Time Protocol) element in a dynamic multicast tree for a multimedia conference and a record medium recorded with a program for realizing the method that can be read by computers, and in particular to a method of selecting a RTP element in a dynamic multicast tree for distributing an overload applied to the root node of the dynamic multicast tree and a record medium recorded with a program for realizing the method that can be read by computers.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for monitoring and controlling one or more aspects of one or more communication devices. In one embodiment the communication device is configured to transmit and receive packets of data via a packet-switched network. In one configuration the monitoring and controlling is performed by a command and control system (C/C system) that is configured to operate in conjunction with a communication device. In one configuration the communication device comprises an Interface device configured to Interface a voice communication network with a packet switched network. The C/C system may be configured to monitor or control aspects of the communication device including temperature, cooling device operation, security, drive operation, power supply output and power supply routing, system re-boots, or any other aspect of device operation. In one configuration the C/C system Interfaces with a remote location via a communication link, such as a packet switched network.

Abstract: A ring-signature scheme is adapted so that at least one of the variability parameter values used is an identity trace of the anonymous signatory, determined as a function of anonymity withdrawal data stored and held secret by an anonymity withdrawal entity in connection with an identification of the anonymous signatory. This provides a subsequent controlled capacity of withdrawing the anonymity of the signatory, either by an authority, or by the signatory himself.

Abstract: A method is proposed for improving protection of data traffic in an optical ring network, where the data is arranged in SDH/SONET frames and the network supports a standardized MS-SPRING/BLSR protocol. The method comprises providing means to distinguish between a first kind and a second kind of coded protocol messages. The first kind of the messages is a bridge request message sent from node P (a first node) to node Q (a second node) and signaling about a unidirectional signal failure or degradation between the node P and Q, and the second kind of the messages is an acknowledgement message sent from node Q to node P in response to the bridge request message.