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.