Abstract: The present invention relates to a broadcast radio receiving method addressing the desire for allowing a rapid switching between different services as selected by a user. In order to provide an approach for reducing or even avoiding delays involved with service switching tailored to the context of radio broadcast reception, in particular in view of limited tuner resources, and/or in order to provide an approach for addressing a selection of a new service in case of, for example, signal loss, the prediction focuses on the user's sequential selection behavior.

Abstract: A method for reconstructing a color image from a sensor which comprises a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix of rows and columns is provided. The sensor is provided with a color filter array such that each pixel corresponds to one of three basic colors. The three basic colors are provided on the sensor in a predetermined pattern. The sensor outputs a detected value for each of the plurality of pixels. The method comprises the steps: for each of the plurality of pixels: accepting a detected value obtained for the corresponding one of the three basic colors and, for each of the respective two other basic colors, calculating a vertical interpolation value and a horizontal interpolation value and selecting either the vertical interpolation value or the horizontal interpolation value; outputting the accepted detected value and the selected interpolation values.

Abstract: A method for reconstructing a color image from a sensor which comprises a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix of rows and columns is provided. The sensor is provided with a color filter array such that each pixel corresponds to one of three basic colors. The three basic colors are provided on the sensor in a predetermined pattern. The sensor outputs a detected value for each of the plurality of pixels. The method comprises the steps: for each of the plurality of pixels: accepting a detected value obtained for the corresponding one of the three basic colors and, for each of the respective two other basic colors, calculating a vertical interpolation value and a horizontal interpolation value and selecting either the vertical interpolation value or the horizontal interpolation value; outputting the accepted detected value and the selected interpolation values.

Abstract: In an integrated circuit comprising a processor (1), a data memory (2) and function blocks (4,5) a first data bus is provided for the communication among them. Previous to a data transmission of large datasets, according to the invention a direct connection is provided between at least two function blocks (4,5) by way of a second data bus (6). One function block (4) then acts as master and one function block (5) as a slave. The slave has a linear address space which the function block (4) acting as master can access via a handshake method. In the function block (5) acting as a slave the linear address space is mapped onto a buffer memory.

Abstract: A drive system for a "Caterpillar" vehicle has at least one elastic belt track which is driven by a drive gear in accordance with the principle of a frictional connection, and a further gear which is supported coaxially to the drive gear so that the drive force can be transferred to the coaxially supported gear and it is engaged with the belt track through toothed elements.