Abstract: A winding shaft bearing of a winding shaft for a vehicle roller blind having a roller blind web, wherein the winding shaft bearing has a guide unit which guides a roller blind edge strip of the unwound roller blind web to a guide rail adjoining the winding shaft bearing. According to the invention: the guide unit has a guide front portion facing the winding shaft and a guide main portion facing the guide rail; a guide contact surface of the guide main portion guiding the roller blind edge strip to the guide rail is elevated with respect to a guide contact surface of the guide front portion guiding the roller blind edge strip from or to the winding shaft; and the winding shaft bearing is formed integrally with the guide front portion and the guide main portion of the guide unit as a plastic injection-moulded part in an injection-moulding tool.

Abstract: An arrangement for a darkening device for a vehicle roof having a tension bow and a coupling, said coupling including at least one coupling recess and being coupled to the tension bow at an elongate end thereof. The arrangement has a drive cable and a cable attachment which includes at least one coupling recess and which is coupled thereto at an elongate end of the drive cable. Moreover, the arrangement may have at least one coupling pin which extends in each case into the coupling recess of the coupling and into the coupling recess of the cable attachment and connects the coupling to the cable attachment and couples the tension bow to the drive cable, so that the tension bow can be moved in a predefined manner by the drive cable.

Abstract: A shading device for a vehicle, having a roller blind web and a winding shaft for winding unwinding the roller blind web in an extension direction. The guide rails are arranged opposite one another and each have a guide channel extending in the extension direction, wherein the roller blind web is guided in a displaceable manner in the extension direction on opposite sides in the guide channels of the guide rail while being wound and unwound and extends between the guide rails such that the roller blind web is guided out of each guide channel along a deflection region in the direction of the respectively other guide channel, wherein the roller blind web bears on the associated guide rail in the respective deflection region, wherein in that each guide rail is configured in the deflection region such that at least partial linear contact is formed by the roller blind web.

Abstract: An arrangement for a darkening device for a vehicle roof having a tension bow and a coupling, said coupling including at least one coupling recess and being coupled to the tension bow at an elongate end thereof. The arrangement has a drive cable and a cable attachment which includes at least one coupling recess and which is coupled thereto at an elongate end of the drive cable. Moreover, the arrangement may have at least one coupling pin which extends in each case into the coupling recess of the coupling and into the coupling recess of the cable attachment and connects the coupling to the cable attachment and couples the tension bow to the drive cable, so that the tension bow can be moved in a predefined manner by the drive cable.

Abstract: A shading device for a vehicle, having a roller blind web and a winding shaft for winding unwinding the roller blind web in an extension direction. The guide rails are arranged opposite one another and each have a guide channel extending in the extension direction, wherein the roller blind web is guided in a displaceable manner in the extension direction on opposite sides in the guide channels of the guide rail while being wound and unwound and extends between the guide rails such that the roller blind web is guided out of each guide channel along a deflection region in the direction of the respectively other guide channel, wherein the roller blind web bears on the associated guide rail in the respective deflection region, wherein in that each guide rail is configured in the deflection region such that at least partial linear contact is formed by the roller blind web.

Abstract: An integrated circuit device comprises at least one connectivity identification module. The at least one connectivity identification module is arranged to determine an initial sensed state of at least one external signal path of the integrated circuit device, cause the at least one external signal path to be pulled towards an opposing state to the initial sensed state therefor, determine a new sensed state of the at least one external signal path of the integrated circuit device, and identify a presence of a broken connection within the at least one external signal path, if the new sensed state of the at least one external signal path does not match the initial sensed state of the at least one external signal path.

Abstract: A kernel provides a mechanism allowing various applications (e.g. CRM, logistics, procurement, etc.) hosted on a plurality of different application servers, to share access to a common underlying system (e.g. database). An automated process for implementing a kernel change (e.g. for upgrade or replacement) may employ a “Stop-the-World” approach involving suspension of application server instances, coordinated by the start service of the last application server whose kernel is to be changed. As used herein, suspending refers to halting any processing prior to calling a central service (CS) as long as a CS instance is unavailable, and then to resuming processing once the CS instance becomes available. This suspension of relevant clients avoids errors from arising during the downtime of the CS instance. Once the application server instances are in a stopped state, the CS instance is restarted. Then, the application server instances are resumed, and their kernels are changed.

Abstract: An integrated circuit device comprises at least one connectivity identification module. The at least one connectivity identification module is arranged to determine an initial sensed state of at least one external signal path of the integrated circuit device, cause the at least one external signal path to be pulled towards an opposing state to the initial sensed state therefor, determine a new sensed state of the at least one external signal path of the integrated circuit device, and identify a presence of a broken connection within the at least one external signal path, if the new sensed state of the at least one external signal path does not match the initial sensed state of the at least one external signal path.

Abstract: One or more dynamic logon group parameters can be retrieved. The dynamic logon group parameters can be associated with an originator of requests for server processing by a computing system that includes a plurality of server instances, can be established prior to runtime, and can include an abstract definition of server instance characteristics required or preferred for handling the requests from the originator without designating specific server instances for handling the requests from the originator. One or more server instances can be selected from the plurality of server instances such that the one or more selected server instances satisfy the abstract definition of server instance characteristics. At runtime, the one or more selected server instances can be assigned to respond to the requests from the originator. Related articles of manufacture, systems, and methods are described.

Abstract: A system and method are described for performing data processing using shared memory. In one embodiment, a first application programming engine is employed to process first application programming-based requests. Additionally, a second application programming engine is employed to process second application programming-based requests. The first and second application programming engines are integrated using a memory to provide a common access to both the first and second programming engines.

Abstract: A system and method are described for performing data processing using shared memory and socket-like application programming interface. In one embodiment, a plurality of handles is employed and associated with a plurality of processes. The plurality of handles may serve as communication end-points for communication of data. Further, an application programming interface is employed to present the plurality of handles as the application programming interface for sockets for facilitating the communication of data compatible with a programming language.

Abstract: A system and method are described for performing data processing using shared memory and socket-like application programming interface. In one embodiment, a plurality of handles is employed and associated with a plurality of processes. The plurality of handles may serve as communication end-points for communication of data. Further, an application programming interface is employed to present the plurality of handles as the application programming interface for sockets for facilitating the communication of data compatible with a programming language.

Abstract: A system and method are described for performing data processing using shared memory. In one embodiment, a first application programming engine is employed to process first application programming-based requests. Additionally, a second application programming engine is employed to process second application programming-based requests. The first and second application programming engines are integrated using a memory to provide a common access to both the first and second programming engines.

Abstract: A fast string indexing method efficiently stores, searches, and removes alphanumeric or binary strings utilizing a compacted search tree. The number of levels in the search tree is minimized by having a node represent more than one character when possible. Each inner node of the tree contains a hash table array for successive hashing, which also minimizes the time required to traverse a given node. Searches may be performed for partial matches, such as wild cards at the character level. Multiple indices may be opened independently and concurrently on the same table of string entries.