Abstract: In a communication network with separate data planes including a control plane and a user plane, an application function is provided as a combination of an application function control plane (AF-CP) part operating in the network's control plane and an application function user plane (AF-UP) part operating in the network's user plane. The application function user plane part may be configured for the application-specific processing of user data, and instanced multiple times. The application function control plane part may be configured to support selecting an optimal instance of the application function user plane part for a particular UE.

Abstract: Some embodiments involve obtaining access to a number of omnidirectional images each representing a different viewpoint relative to a scene, and to metadata indicating a physical relation between the respective viewpoint and a physical object in the scene. Viewer data may be obtained that is indicative of a current physical relation between a viewpoint of the user and a same type of physical object in a current viewing environment of the user. An omnidirectional image may then be selected for display by comparing the viewer data to the metadata of the omnidirectional images. In other embodiments, an omnidirectional image may be selected, e.g., from omnidirectional images or by being the only available image, and the user may be instructed to assume a viewpoint in which the physical relation to the physical object in the user's current viewing environment corresponds to the physical relation as indicated by the selected image's metadata.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for generating an output video, such as a video panorama, from a plurality of video streams representing different recordings of a scene. The plurality of video streams may be analyzed to identify at least one part of at least one of the plurality of video streams which is to be used in the output video, thereby identifying a contributing part of a video stream. Orchestration metadata may be generated identifying the contributing part. The orchestration metadata may be provided to a stream source from which the video stream originated to enable the stream source to selectively stream the contributing part of the video stream. Effectively, a selection of the stream's video data may be made to avoid or reduce unnecessary bandwidth usage.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for generating and rendering an enhanced audiovisual recording of a user, which may be used for multiuser communication, e.g., in Virtual Reality. Such an enhanced recording may be generated by determining a face orientation of the user in the audiovisual recording, and generating orientation data specifying an orientation which represents said determined face orientation. During rendering, the audio data may be rendered based on the orientation data, namely by rendering the audio data as a spatial audio source having a spatial direction which is congruent with the face orientation of the user in a visual representation of the user. Accordingly, the spatial direction of the voice of the user may better match the user's face direction in the user's visual representation.

Abstract: A screen (1) is provided comprising at least a first and a second elongate guidance element (27, 28) extending in a first direction (D1) and a structured foil (10) with a front surface and a back surface, having a variable length (L) in a first direction (D1) carried by the elongate guidance elements. The screen has slat shaped portions (11a1+11a2, 11b1+11b2) and connection portions (12ab, 2ab?) bridging the slat shaped portions. The slat shaped portions, which extend in a second direction (D2) transverse to the first direction are provided with photovoltaic elements (20) that are connectable to external terminals for supply of electric energy. The slate shaped portions are slidably coupled with the guidance elements, to allow them to slide in said first direction along said guidance elements.

Abstract: A method of establishing a connection between a remote User Equipment, UE, and a telecommunication network via a relay capable UE, wherein said telecommunication network comprises a core network and an access network, and wherein said connection is established using a Remote Radio Access Bearer between the remote UE, via a relay capable UE, via an access node in the access network, and the core network.

Abstract: A method of performing atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurements, uses an ultrasound transducer to transmit modulated ultrasound waves with a frequency above one GHz from the ultrasound transducer to a top surface of a sample through the sample from the bottom surface of the sample. Effects of ultrasound wave scattering are detected from vibrations of an AFM cantilever at the top surface of the sample. Before the start of the measurements, a drop of a liquid is placed on a top surface of the ultrasound transducer. The sample is placed on the top surface of the ultrasound transducer, whereby the sample presses the liquid in the drop into a layer of the liquid between the top surface of the ultrasound transducer and a bottom surface of the sample. The AFM measurements are started after a thickness of the layer of the liquid has stabilized.

Abstract: Correction optics (10) are disposed in an optical path directly behind an entry slit (1) of a spectrometer (100) and configured to warp a straight object line shape (A1) of the entry slit (1) into a curved object line shape (B1) from a point of view of the projection optics (2,3,4). The warping of the correction optics (10) is configured such that a curvature (R1) of the curved object line shape (B1) counteracts an otherwise distorting curvature (R5) in a projection (A5) of the straight object line shape (A1) by the projection optics (2,3,4) without the correction optics (10). As a result, the spectrally resolved image (B5) comprises a plurality of parallel straight projected line shapes formed by spectrally resolved projections of the straight object line shape (A1).

Abstract: The invention relates to a system for receiving an interest message. The system comprises at least one communication interface, at least one memory and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to receive an interest message on a first one of the at least one communication interface. The interest message comprises a name of a requested data object. At least one name component of the name of the requested data object comprises a range. The at least one processor is further configured to determine whether the at least one memory comprises a named data object having a name matching the name of the requested data object and to provide the named data object on the first one of the at least one communication interface if the memory comprises the named data object.

Abstract: A high voltage thin-film transistor is specified comprising a gate electrode (G11, G21) in a gate electrode layer (31), a semiconductive channel (C11,C12) in a channel layer (34) parallel to the gate electrode layer and being electrically insulated from the gate electrode by a gate dielectric layer (32). The transistor further comprises a dominant main electrode and a subordinate main electrode (M11, M12). The main electrodes each have an external portion (M11e, M12e) in a main electrode layer (36) and an internal portion (M11e, M12e) that protrudes through a further dielectric layer (35) between the main electrode layer and the channel layer to electrically contact the semiconductive channel in a dominant main electrode contact area (M11c) and a subordinate main electrode contact area (M12c) respectively.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for information transmission in a machine-to-machine telecommunications network and a machine-to-machine telecommunications network. The telecommunications network supports information transmission between a server and a plurality of communication terminals. A common group identifier is assigned to a group containing at least some of the plurality of communication terminals. An information message is transmitted to the plurality of communication terminals to which the common group identifier has been assigned. The in-formation message contains the common group identifier.

Abstract: A semiconductor substrate (1) having an active region (2) and a first surface and a second surface facing each other. A first type of passivating layer (5) is present for providing an electrical contact of a first conductivity type on a part of the first surface of the semiconductor substrate (1). A dielectric layer (4) is provided between the first type of passivating layer (5) and an active region (2) of the semiconductor substrate (1). Doping of the first conductivity type is provided in a layer (3) of the active region (2) of the semiconductor substrate (1) near the first surface. The lateral dopant level in the layer (3) of the active region (2) near the first surface is substantially uniform.

Abstract: The present document relates to a Z-position motion stage for use in a scanning probe microscopy system. The stage comprises a support element for mounting the z-position motion stage on a scan head, and at least one first actuator mounted on the support element for enabling motion of a probe of the scanning probe microscopy system. The probe is connected to or attachable to the z-position motion stage. The support element and the at least one first actuator are shaped and mounted such as to form a rotation symmetric element which is rotation symmetric around a notional common longitudinal axis. The document further relates to a scan head, a method of manufacturing a z-position motion stage, and a Z-position motion stage obtained with such a method.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for determining a size of a virtual object in a virtual environment. The virtual object may represent an object in physical space. The system and method may obtain image data of the object from a camera, obtain camera metadata indicative of an angle of view of the camera, estimate an object distance between the object and the camera, and estimate a physical size of the object in physical space by determining an image size of the object in the image data, and determining a relation between the image size and the physical size of the object on the basis of the camera metadata and the object distance. Accordingly, the size of the virtual object in the virtual environment may be determined in accordance with the physical size of the object. Virtual objects may thus be given realistic relative sizes in the virtual environment. A further advantage may be that there is no need for a calibrated system of multiple cameras and a calibrated rendering environment.

Abstract: A system (11) is configured to maintain a list of devices (1,9) associated with the system, wherein for each first device (1) of the list which uses a second device (9) of the list as a relay to the mobile communication network, the relation between the first device and the second device is recorded in the list and a security endpoint is recorded for the first device. The system is further configured to receive encrypted information from a device, determine from the list whether the device is used by a further device as a relay, forward the encrypted information to a security endpoint associated with the further device upon determining that the device is used by the further device as a relay and the security endpoint is not the system, and decrypt the encrypted information upon determining that the device is not used by a further device as a relay.

Abstract: Atomic force microscopy system comprising an atomic force microscopy device and a substrate carrier having a carrier surface carrying a substrate. The substrate has a substrate main surface and a substrate scanning surface opposite the substrate main surface. The atomic force microscopy device comprises a scan head including a probe. The probe comprises a cantilever and a probe tip arranged on the cantilever. The atomic force device further comprises an actuator cooperating with at least one of the scan head or the substrate carrier for moving the probe tip and the substrate carrier relative to each other in one or more directions parallel to the carrier surface for scanning of the substrate scanning surface with the probe tip. A signal application actuator applies, during said scanning, an acoustic input signal to the substrate, said acoustic input signal generating a first displacement field in a first displacement direction only.

Abstract: The invention discloses a method of preparing a current collector surface enriched with cathode active material. The method comprises preparing a precursor solution by dissolving at least two metal salts and one or more organic acids in a first solvent, adding one or more basic compounds and one or more non-metallic salts to the precursor solution, diluting the precursor solution by adding a second solvent, preparing a surface-treated current collector by disposing at least part of the diluted precursor solution on a current collector surface material, and heating the surface -treated current collector at a temperature of 500 ° C. or less under an oxidative or inert atmosphere, thereby decomposing the diluted precursor solution.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a propellant charge for guns, to a combination of a propellant charge and a primer, to a firearms cartridge, and to a method for modifying the surface of a propellant charge. The propellant charge of the invention comprises multiple propellant grains, wherein an exterior part of part of the propellant grains has been subjected to a surface modification treatment comprising the successive steps of suspending propellant grains in water to prepare a slurry, adding an organic solvent to the propellant grains before, after and/or during the preparation of the slurry, mixing the slurry that comprises water and organic solvent for a period of 120 minutes or less, lowering the concentration of organic solvent, removing organic solvent, and drying the propellant grains to remove water; wherein part of the propellant grains has not been subjected to the surface modification treatment.

Abstract: The present document relates to a method of detecting structures on or below the surface of a sample using a probe including a cantilever and a probe tip, the cantilever being characterized by one ore more normal modes of resonance including a fundamental resonance frequency, the method including: applying, using a transducer, a vibrational input signal to the sample; sensing, while the probe tip is in contact with the surface, an output signal indicative of motion of the probe tip due to vibrations at the surface induced by the vibrational input signal; wherein the vibrational input signal comprises at least a first signal component having a frequency within a range of 10 to 100 megahertz; and wherein the vibrational input signal is amplitude modulated using at least a second signal component having a modulation frequency below 5 megahertz. The present document further relates to a scanning probe microscopy method.

Abstract: A heat exchanger system is described for thermochemical storage and release. The system comprises a thermal exchange circuit with a heat exchanger fluid, the circuit further in thermal connection with a thermochemical module. The thermochemical module comprises a thermochemical material that stores and releases heat by a thermochemical exchange process under release or binding of a sorbate. The thermochemical module comprises a compartment structure that compartments the thermochemical material and further comprises a channel structure. This provides an exchange of the sorbate and the thermochemical material via the channel structure to the compartment structure.