Abstract: The present invention discloses a device for dehulling beans, a method of dehulling beans, an apparatus for making soymilk and a method of making soymilk. The device for dehulling beans may comprise a driving motor (110); a controller (120) electrically coupled to the driving motor (110) for controlling the driving motor; and a first unit (130) coupled to and driven by the driving motor (110) to stir the beans soaked in water so as to generate a mixture containing hulls and dehulled beans. With the present invention, the beans can be dehulled before the blending process for soymilk making, so the size of particles contained in the soymilk and hence the quantity of the residue is substantially reduced.

Abstract: The invention proposes a method of detecting respiratory information of a user. The method comprises a step of instructing the user to perform on a device a movement reflecting his respiratory action; a step of generating by said device, a signal reflecting said movement; and a step of deriving the user's respiratory information from said signal. By using this method, the respiratory information is easily detected without attaching any sensor on the user's chest.

Abstract: The invention also relates to an optical sensor for a photoplethysmography measurement, comprising a light unit 1 with a light emitter 2 for emitting light into tissue of a patient 8 and/or a light detector 3 for detecting a part of the emitted light after interaction with the tissue, wherein the light unit is embedded in an elastic material 4. The invention further relates to a device for contactless respiration monitoring of a patient 8, comprising: a distance sensor for consecutively detecting the temporal distance variations relative to the patient's chest 12, preferably based on electromagnetic waves; and a calculating unit for determining the breathing activity based on the detected temporal distance variations. The invention is especially useful for providing a reliable and easy to use possibility for simultaneously monitoring respiration action, blood pressure and heart rate with a handheld device which can be used for spot-checking the vital parameters of patients in hospitals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for broadcasting television programs, in particular to a method and apparatus for inserting an advertisement into a broadcast television program. An object of the invention is to provide a method for inserting an advertisement segment into a television program of an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) channel, the method comprises the steps of: receiving a request from a user that asks for viewing the television program; monitoring the viewing behavior of the user toward the IPTV channel according to an advertisement policy of the IPTV channel, the advertisement policy comprising providing an advertisement segment based on the user's viewing behavior on the IPTV channel; determining whether the monitored viewing behavior matches the advertisement policy; if the monitored viewing behavior matches the advertisement policy, inserting the advertisement segment into the television program.

Abstract: A method of encoding a data file stored in a storage unit, said method comprising the steps of:—extracting (100) a non-alphabetical data from said data file, said data being associated with said file;—converting (101) said data into a word in using symbols taken from a first set of symbols; and—encoding (102) said word with a look-up table for generating index data (320), said look-up table associating said symbols with a second set of symbols, each symbol of said second set of symbols being associated with a subset of said first set of symbols.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing clocks for network equipment. According to the method, clock input signals are first received from a primary and a redundant system; the clock input signal is then selected from the primary system; the selected clock input signal from the primary system is distributed to the interfaces needing a clock signal in the network equipment, respectively. The apparatus comprises a clock input selection module and a clock input distributing module. The clock input selection module selects the clock input signal received from the primary system, and the clock input signal from the primary system is then sent to the clock input distributing module. The clock input distributing module distributes the received clock input signal and outputs the distributed signal.

Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous curable resin composition which comprises: [A] a resin component containing, as functional groups, a specific aprotic onium salt-containing group, a hydroxyl group, an epoxy group, and a hydrolyzable group directly bound to a silicon atom or a hydroxysilyl group, and [B] a metal chelate compound selected from aluminum chelate compound, zirconium chelate compound and titanium chelate compound. The composition of the present invention is an aqueous composition which has an excellent storage stability and good curability and is capable of giving a cured product having a high water resistance.