Abstract: The present invention relates to a stress-measuring system for determining a level of stress of a user, in particular for monitoring an upcoming burnout, the system (10) comprising: an alarm clock (12) for initiating an alarm at an arbitrary preset time, wherein the system (10) comprises an interface (14) for switching off the alarm; a vital sign sensor (16) for measuring a first vital sign of the user while the user operates the interface (14); and a processing unit (18) for determining the level of stress of the user based on the sensed first vital sign.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a processor for processing skin conductance data of a living being, comprising an input unit (12) for receiving a skin conductance data signal (13) comprising a plurality of data peaks, a calculating unit (14) for computing a skin conductance peak data signal over a long-term period by deriving a feature related to said data peaks from said skin conductance data signal (13) and forming a summation of said feature per time unit and an analyzing unit (16) for analyzing an average and/or an absolute value of said skin conductance peak data signal over at least a portion of said period to get information on at least one stage of burnout and/or chronic fatigue syndrome of said living being.

Abstract: The resource metering system comprises: an end-point device (25) consuming a resource, in particular for usage in a building (2) or in an outdoor lighting system, said device comprising a detection unit that produces status information and an indicator of usefulness; a smart meter (20) comprising: a communication circuitry provided with an interface adapted for receiving from said device status information and said indicator of usefulness; a metrology device connected to a medium (17) that provides the resource to said device; and a control circuitry connected to the metrology device for collecting resource consumption data, the control circuitry being connected to the communication circuitry and adapted to produce monitoring data to be securely transmitted to a server (10) after processing the status information and said indicator. Monitoring data are used when determining consumption tariffs, so as to encourage energy efficient usage of the device.

Abstract: An electronic generation device arranged to generate parameters for digital obfuscated arithmetic including a prime number unit arranged to generate a prime modulus (p) and a base element unit arranged to generate a prime modulus and a base element such that each ring-element modulo the prime modulus may be expressed as a difference between two powers of the potential base element.

Abstract: An electronic calculating device (100) arranged to perform obfuscated arithmetic in a commutative ring (ZM; Zn[x]/M(x)) defined by a combined modulus (M; M(x)) in a residue number system, the residue number system being defined for a series of moduli (m1, m2, . . . , mN), each modulus defining a commutative ring (ZM1; Zn[x]/m1(x)), for each modulus (mi) of the series there exists an associated base element (ui) satisfying the condition that each ring element (xj) modulo the modulus (mj) may be expressed as an integer-list ((aj, bj)) such that the ring elements equal a linear combination of powers of the base element (xj=uiaj?uibj), wherein the powers have exponents determined by the integer-list.

Abstract: An electronic calculating device for performing arithmetic in a commutative ring includes a storage configured to store an increment table defined for an increment ring element, the increment table mapping an input ring element to an output integer-list encoding an output ring element, such that the output ring element equals the increment ring element ring-added to the input ring element. Using the increment table, a ring addition unit adds a first addition-input integer-list encoding a first addition-input ring element and a second addition-input integer list encoding a second addition-input ring element. The device may include a ring multiplication unit also using the increment table.

Abstract: An electronic calculating device (100) for performing obfuscated arithmetic in a commutative ring (Zn; Zn[x]/f(x)) is presented. The calculating device comprising a storage (110) arranged to store an increment table (T) defined for an increment ring element (1; ut), the increment table mapping an input ring element (k=uk1?uk2) to an output integer-list (T((k1,k2))=(l1, l2)) encoding an output ring element (I=ul1?ul2), such that the output ring element equals the increment ring element ring-added to the input ring element (I=k+1). Using the increment table, a ring addition unit (130) adds a first addition-input integer-list ((a1, a2)) encoding a first addition-input ring element and a second addition-input integer list ((b1, b2)) encoding a second addition-input ring element. The device may comprise a ring multiplication unit (140) also using the increment table.

Abstract: A computing device is provided configured to compute a data function on a function-input value comprising an electronic storage storing a table network configured for the data function and an electronic processor coupled to the storage and configured to compute the data function by applying the table network, wherein the device is configured to obtain the function-input value as an encoded input value, the encoded input value combines the function-input value together with a state-input value encrypted together into a single value, the table network is configured to take as input the encoded input value and produce as output an encoded output value, the encoded output value combines a function-output value together with a state-output value encrypted data function together into a single value, wherein the function-output value equals the result of applying the data function to the function-input value, and the state-output value equals the result of applying a state function to the state-input value.

Abstract: An electronic calculating device (100) arranged to perform obfuscated arithmetic in a commutative ring (ZM; Zn[x]/M(x)) defined by a combined modulus (M; M(x)) in a residue number system, the residue number system being defined for a series of moduli (m1, m2, . . . , mN), each modulus defining a commutative ring (ZM1; Zn[x]/m1(x)), for each modulus (mi) of the series there exists an associated base element (ui) satisfying the condition that each ring element (xj) modulo the modulus (mj) may be expressed as an integer-list ((aj, bj)) such that the ring elements equal a linear combination of powers of the base element (xj=uiaj?uibj), wherein the powers have exponents determined by the integer-list.

Abstract: An electronic generation device (100) arranged to generate parameters for digital obfuscated arithmetic is provided. The generation device includes a prime number unit (110) arranged to generate a prime modulus (p) a base element unit (120) arranged to generate a prime modulus and a base element such that each ring-element modulo the prime modulus may be expressed as a difference between two powers of the potential base element.

Abstract: An electronic calculating device (100) for performing obfuscated arithmetic in a commutative ring (Zn; Zn[x]/f(x)) is presented. The calculating device comprising a storage (110) arranged to store an increment table (T) defined for an increment ring element (1; ut), the increment table mapping an input ring element (k=uk1?uk2) to an output integer-list (T((k1,k2))=(l1, l2)) encoding an output ring element (I=ul1?ul2), such that the output ring element equals the increment ring element ring-added to the input ring element (I=k+1). Using the increment table, a ring addition unit (130) adds a first addition-input integer-list ((a1, a2)) encoding a first addition-input ring element and a second addition-input integer list ((b1, b2)) encoding a second addition-input ring element. The device may comprise a ring multiplication unit (140) also using the increment table.

Abstract: A computing device is provided configured to compute a data function on a function-input value comprising an electronic storage storing a table network configured for the data function and an electronic processor coupled to the storage and configured to compute the data function by applying the table network, wherein the device is configured to obtain the function-input value as an encoded input value, the encoded input value combines the function-input value together with a state-input value encrypted together into a single value, the table network is configured to take as input the encoded input value and produce as output an encoded output value, the encoded output value combines a function-output value together with a state-output value encrypted data function together into a single value, wherein the function-output value equals the result of applying the data function to the function-input value, and the state-output value equals the result of applying a state function to the state-input value.

Abstract: An electronic calculating device (100) for performing arithmetic in a commutative ring (Zn; Zn [x]/f(x)) is presented. The calculating device comprising a storage (110) arranged to store an increment table (T) defined for an increment ring element (1; ut), the increment table mapping an input ring element (k=uk1?uk2) to an output integer-list (T((k1 k2))=(I1, I2)) encoding an output ring element (I=uI1?uI2), such that the output ring element equals the increment ring element ring-added to the input ring element (I=k?1). Using the increment table, a ring addition unit (130) adds a first addition-input integer-list ((a1, a2)) encoding a first addition-input ring element and a second addition-input integer list ((b1, b2)) encoding a second addition-input ring element. The device may comprise a ring multiplication unit (140) also using the increment table.

Abstract: A computing device configured to compute a data function on a function-input value, the device comprising an electronic storage storing a first table network configured for the data function and a second table network configured to cooperate with the first table network for countering modifications made to the first table network, an electronic processor coupled to the storage and configured to obtain first table inputs for the first table network, the first table inputs including the function-input value, and to compute the data function by applying the first table network to the first table inputs to produce first table outputs, the first table outputs including a function-output value corresponding to the result of applying the data function to the function-input value.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a processor for processing skin conductance data of a living being, comprising an input unit (12) for receiving a skin conductance data signal (13) comprising a plurality of data peaks, a calculating unit (14) for computing a skin conductance peak data signal over a long-term period by deriving a feature related to said data peaks from said skin conductance data signal (13) and forming a summation of said feature per time unit and an analyzing unit (16) for analyzing an average and/or an absolute value of said skin conductance peak data signal over at least a portion of said period to get information on at least one stage of burnout and/or chronic fatigue syndrome of said living being.

Abstract: A computing device (500) comprising an electronic storage (510) and an electronic processor (550) coupled to the storage, the storage storing a series of table networks (110, T1, T2), the processor being configured to compute an iterated function on a global data-input (121, w0) and a global state-input (121, s0) by applying table networks of the series of table networks, —a table network (112, 114, Ti) of the series being configured for a corresponding data-function (ƒi) and state-function (gi) and is configured to map a data-input (121, 122, si) to a data-output (122, 123, wi) according to the corresponding data-function (ƒi), and to simultaneously map a state-input (121, 122, si-1) to a state-output (122, 123, si) according to a state-function (gi), —the electronic processor being configured to iterate applying the series of table networks (T1, T2, T1, T2), a table network (T1) of the iteratively applied table networks to the global data-input (w0) and global state-input (s0), and a successive table networ

Abstract: A computing device configured to compute a data function (f) on a function-input value (w), the device comprising an electronic storage storing a first table network configured for the data function (f), the computing device comprising an electronic processor coupled to the storage and configured to obtain multiple first table inputs for the first table network, the multiple first table inputs (x=E(w, s)) including the function-input value (w), and to compute the data function (f) by applying the first table network to the multiple first table inputs (x) to produce multiple first table outputs (u=E(f(w), g(w,s)), the multiple first table outputs (u) including a function-output value (f(w)), the function-output value (f(w)) corresponding to the result of applying the data function (f) to the function-input value (w), the electronic storage is further storing a second table network configured to cooperate with the first table network for countering modifications made to the first table network, the electronic p

Abstract: The present invention relates to a stress-measuring system for determining a level of stress of a user, in particular for monitoring an upcoming burnout, the system (10) comprising: an alarm clock (12) for initiating an alarm at an arbitrary preset time, wherein the system (10) comprises an interface (14) for switching off the alarm; a vital sign sensor (16) for measuring a first vital sign of the user while the user operates the interface (14); and a processing unit (18) for determining the level of stress of the user based on the sensed first vital sign.

Abstract: A method of creating a user profile for use in a brain computer interface includes performing a training exercise, measuring a user's brain signals during the training exercise, mapping specific signals of the user's brain signals to predefined mental task descriptions, and creating a user profile including the user's brain signals mapped to the mental task descriptions. The user profile so created can be used in a method of creating a brain computer interface for a user for an application. This method includes accessing a user profile including the user's brain signals mapped to mental task descriptions, accessing an application profile including a plurality of properties of the application, matching one or more mental task descriptions from the user profile to a respective property from the application profile, and creating a brain computer interface accordingly.

Abstract: The invention relates to localizing the position of a person speaking by using pictures of a pattern (21) on an object (20) worn by the person. The object (20) carries a complex pattern (21) that is optimized for determining the orientation of the object (20), the distance from the object to a microphone device (14) and/or to a camera (11). Moreover, the pattern (21) may be arranged for identifying the person carrying the object (20). The determination of the position of the person carrying the object (20) may be used to enhance speech recognition (SR) and/or to provide hands-free voice control of devices (DC), e.g. in hospitals or in industrial settings.