Abstract: The present invention provides a cover (201, 220, 230) for removably attaching to a mobile device (101, 117) with an antenna (118), comprising a battery (204), which is configured to provide electrical supply power, an electrical contacting element (205, 206, 211), which is configured to electrically couple the battery (204) to the antenna (118) of the mobile device (101, 117), and a blocking filter (207), which is coupled between the electrical contacting element (205, 206, 211) and the battery (204) and which is configured to block RF signals from the electrical contacting element (205, 206, 211) to the battery (204) and to allow transmission of the electrical supply power between the battery (204) and the electrical contacting element (205, 206, 211). Further, the present invention provides a corresponding mobile device (101, 117) and a corresponding method.

Abstract: A drying device (10) for drying an item (50) has a vibration plate (20) and a charge generator (30). The vibration plate (20) is operable to vibrate to force water droplets off the item (50) when in contact with the vibration plate (20). The charge generator (30) generates an electrostatic charge on the vibration plate (20) to hold the item (50) in contact with the vibration plate (20) during operation of the vibration plate (20).

Abstract: A method and controller (300) for controlling an induction cooker (100) is provided. The induction cooker (100) comprises at least two induction coils (200) for inductively heating cooking vessels (400). A detection signal (500a) is provided to a first of said induction coils (200a) and a detection signal (500b) is provided to a second of said induction coils (200b). A response signal (501a) from the first induction coil (200a) is measured. If the response signal (501a) from the first induction coil (200a) includes an indication (550) of a response signal (501b) generated at the second induction coil (200b) in response to the detection signal (500b) provided to the second induction coil (200b), it is determined that a same cooking vessel (400) occupies both the first induction coil (200a) and the second induction coil (200b).

Abstract: A washing machine has a rotatable drum for receiving items to be washed and a tub in which the drum is mounted for rotation. A first water sensor is located at or towards the bottom of the tub and is arranged to measure the level of water collected at the bottom of the tub. A second water sensor is located at a part of the tub away from the first water sensor and measures the amount of water being thrown out of the drum as the drum rotates. The drum is rotated in accordance with a difference of the outputs of the sensors.

Abstract: A washing machine has a rotatable drum for receiving items to be washed and a tub in which the drum is mounted for rotation. A first water sensor is located at or towards the bottom of the tub and is arranged to measure the level of water collected at the bottom of the tub. A second water sensor is located at a part of the tub away from the first water sensor and measures the amount of water being thrown out of the drum as the drum rotates. The drum is rotated in accordance with a difference of the outputs of the sensors.

Abstract: A method for providing data representing body parts of a person comprises at least: providing a head mounted display unit that is arranged at a head of the person, wherein the head mounted display unit has a defined screen section which is arrangeable in front of at least one eye of the person, wherein visual information is outputtable in the defined screen section for displaying the visual information to the at least one eye of the person, providing a camera means for capturing visual information in front of the person, wherein the camera means is part of the head mounted display unit or attached thereto, providing a mirror for mirroring the person while wearing the head mounted display unit, capturing the mirrored visual information with the camera means, processing the mirrored visual information by means of a processing unit, outputting the processed visual information to the person.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a display unit. The display unit comprises at least a screen (105) for displaying visual information and an air conducting means (102) for conducting air from a source to the screen (105), wherein the conducting means (102) is configured to direct the air at least sectionaly along the screen (105), characterized by at least one deflection means (104) having a deflection surface for deflecting at least one part of the air directed at least sectionaly along the screen (105).

Abstract: The present invention provides a haptic control device (203) for controlling a desired quantity via a touch-sensitive display screen (101) without providing any visual feedback. The device comprises a touch-sensitive display screen, a pressure measuring device, calculating means, adjustment means controlled by the calculating means, and a haptic actuator controlled by the calculating means. The pressure measuring device is configured to measure an amount of pressure applied by a user to the touch-sensitive display screen and a displacement of the applied pressure on the touch-sensitive display screen. The calculating means is configured to determine if the applied pressure exceeds a predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a System for transmitting of messaging data representing information defined by end users and sent from a first end user device (1) to a further end user device (2).

Abstract: A method for remotely controlling a computing device comprises repeatedly capturing an image from a video frame, detecting a human face in the captured image, matching the detected human face to a previously detected human face, extracting facial landmarks from the matched detected human face, estimating a 3D head pose of the matched detected human face based on the extracted facial landmarks, the 3D head pose being represented in an egocentric coordinate system by a 3D pose vector which is directed from the human face, the 3D pose vector being free to rotate around x-, y- and z-axes of the egocentric coordinate system using respective rotation matrices and free to translate along these x-, y- and z-axes using a translation vector, and controlling a user interface on a display screen of the computing device according to the estimated 3D head pose.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a method for modifying video data during a video conference session.

Abstract: Device having exactly two cameras. The first camera is a red-green-blue (RGB) camera for capturing RGB images. The second camera is either: (i) an RGB and infrared (IR) camera for capturing RGB images and IR images, the second camera having a selectively operable IR pass filter which can be selectively operated to pass only IR so that the second camera can be used to selectively capture an RGB image or an IR image; or (ii) an IR camera for capturing IR images, and the device comprising a processor arranged to process IR images captured by the second camera to produce RGB images from IR images captured by the second camera by using RGB information from images captured by the first camera. The device can selectively provide two RGB images of a scene or one RGB image and an IR image of a scene from the two cameras.

Abstract: The invention describes a device (101), in particular multimedia device, and a method, wherein the device at least comprises a screen (105), a processor unit (152) and at least one pressure sensor means (102), wherein the pressure sensor means (102) is mounted on a rigid element (106), wherein the rigid element (106) is more rigid than the screen (105), wherein the rigid element (106) is arranged on one side of the sensor means (102) and wherein the screen (105) is arranged on an opposing side of the sensor means (102), wherein a location detection unit (190) is provided, wherein the location detection unit (190) is configured to output a location signal, wherein the location signal provides location information for identifying the location where pressure is applied to the screen (105), wherein the pressure sensor means (102) is configured to output a pressure signal, wherein the pressure signal provides pressure information about the pressure measured by the pressure sensor means (102), wherein the processor

Abstract: The present invention provides a virtualization system at least comprising a first device (101) having a first operating system (202) and a first display screen. The virtualization system also at least comprises a second display screen (105), which is separate from the first device, but which is connectable to the first device (101), for example by cable (104a) or wireless (104b) connection. The first device has a virtualization application (103) operable as a guest operating system (203) of the first operating system (202) acting as a host operating system. The guest operating system (203) is a desktop operating system or a desktop-optimized operating system. The virtualization application (103) is launched upon connection of the second display screen (105) to the first device (101) for display of the guest operating system (203) on the second display screen (105). The system may optionally further comprise one or more peripheral components, such as a keyboard (106) and/or a mouse (107), for example.

Abstract: A method for providing data representing body parts of a person comprises at least: providing a head mounted display unit that is arranged at a head of the person, wherein the head mounted display unit has a defined, screen section which is arrangeable in front of at least one eye of the person, wherein visual information is outputtable in the defined screen section for displaying the visual information to the at least one eye of the person, providing a camera means for capturing visual information in front of the person, wherein the camera means is part of the head mounted display unit or attached thereto, providing a mirror for mirroring the person while wearing the head mounted display unit, capturing the mirrored visual information with the camera means, processing the mirrored visual information by means of a processing unit, outputting the processed visual information to the person.

Abstract: The present invention provides a display device for displaying color image data, the display device comprising a plurality of first dedicated pixels comprising a square shape, and a plurality of second dedicated pixels comprising a rectangular shape, wherein the first dedicated pixels and the second dedicated pixels are arranged interlaced to form a display surface, and wherein each first dedicated pixel and each second dedicated pixel comprises exactly three light sources of different colors. Further, the present invention provides a respective assembly method.

Abstract: The novel linear resonance actuator driving pattern embodied by the AC driving signal waveform may have an all positive (or all negative) actuation, starting oscillations with a first frequency just under the resonance frequency of the linear resonance actuator driving in a first time segment of the drive period. In the first time segment, the amplitude of the AC driving signal also reaches a local maximum. The frequency is then increased to the resonance frequency in a second time segment longer than the first time segment. In the second time segment, the amplitude reaches an overall peak amplitude. Then, the driving frequency along with the amplitude is gradually reduced in a third time segment longer than the second time segment.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a method for suppressing notifications during usage of a processor device by a user, wherein the processor device at least comprises an information outputting unit for outputting information to the user and an information inputting unit for inputting information by a user. The inventive method at least comprises the steps: detecting an interaction value representing user inputs in a predefined time; detecting a priority value, wherein the priority value is at least computed from the interaction value and the predefined time; comparing the determined priority value with a list of pre-set values or pre-set value ranges, wherein each pre-set value or pre-set value range represents a priority level, wherein each priority level suppresses one or more predefined or definable types of notifications; suppressing notifications in dependency of the determined priority value.

Abstract: The invention describes a device (101), in particular multimedia device, and a method, wherein the device at least comprises a screen (105), a processor unit (152) and at least one pressure sensor means (102), wherein the pressure sensor means (102) is mounted on a rigid element (106), wherein the rigid element (106) is more rigid than the screen (105), wherein the rigid element (106) is arranged on one side of the sensor means (102) and wherein the screen (105) is arranged on an opposing side of the sensor means (102), wherein a location detection unit is provided, wherein the location detection unit is configured to output a location signal, wherein the location signal provides location information for identifying the location where pressure is applied to the screen (105), wherein the pressure sensor means (102) is configured to output a pressure signal, wherein the pressure signal provides pressure information about the pressure measured by the pressure sensor means (102), wherein the processor unit (152)

Abstract: The present invention provides a cover (201, 220, 230) for removably attaching to a mobile device (101, 117) with an antenna (118), comprising a battery (204), which is configured to provide electrical supply power, an electrical contacting element (205, 206, 211), which is configured to electrically couple the battery (204) to the antenna (118) of the mobile device (101, 117), and a blocking filter (207), which is coupled between the electrical contacting element (205, 206, 211) and the battery (204) and which is configured to block RF signals from the electrical contacting element (205, 206, 211) to the battery (204) and to allow transmission of the electrical supply power between the battery (204) and the electrical contacting element (205, 206, 211). Further, the present invention provides a corresponding mobile device (101, 117) and a corresponding method.