Abstract: An immersion lithography apparatus controller configured to control a positioner to move a support table to follow an exposure route and to control a liquid confinement structure, the controller configured to: predict whether liquid will be lost from an immersion space during at least one motion of the route in which an edge of the object passes under an edge of the immersion space, and if liquid loss from the immersion space is predicted, modify the fluid flow such that a first fluid flow rate into or out of an opening at a leading edge of the liquid confinement structure is different to a second fluid flow rate into or out of an opening at a trailing edge of the liquid confinement structure during the motion of predicted liquid loss or a motion of the route subsequent to the motion of predicted liquid loss.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of authentication of a contactless communication circuit, PICC, by a contactless communication terminal, PCD. Within the PCC, a first number is generated and without encryption, transmitted to the PCD. Within the PCD a second number is determined by decryption of the first number with a first key. The determination of a third number is based on the second number, and the determination of a fourth number is by encryption of the third number with the first key. Decryption of the fourth number with the first key to obtain the third number and an interruption of the authentication if a sixth number obtained from the third number is different from a seventh number, is performed by the PICC.

Abstract: A contactless communication circuit (card) communicates with a proximity coupling device (reader). The card hosts at least two applications. The card initializes an identifier of a communication protocol to a first value. In response to a failure of a transaction with the reader, the card increments a counter. When the counter reaches a threshold, the card changes the identifier to a second value.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of authentication of a contactless communication circuit, PICC, by a contactless communication terminal, PCD. Within the PICC, a first number is generated by encryption of a second random number, and the first number is sent to the PCD. Within the PCD, a third number is generated by decryption of the first number. Also within the PCD, a fourth number is determined and encrypted to generate a fifth number. The fifth number has first and second portions. Back within the PICC, a sixth number is determined, which is used in the determination of a seventh number. The seventh number is determined by encryption by a cipher block chaining operating mode of the sixth number with an initialization vector equal to the first portion. If the seventh number is different from the second portion, the authentication is interrupted.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of authentication of a contactless communication circuit, PICC, by a contactless communication terminal, PCD. Within the PICC, a first number is generated by encryption of a second random number, and the first number is sent to the PCD. Within the PCD, a third number is generated by decryption of the first number. Also within the PCD, a fourth number is determined and encrypted to generate a fifth number. The fifth number has first and second portions. Back within the PICC, a sixth number is determined, which is used in the determination of a seventh number. The seventh number is determined by encryption by a cipher block chaining operating mode of the sixth number with an initialization vector equal to the first portion. If the seventh number is different from the second portion, the authentication is interrupted.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of authentication of a contactless communication circuit, PICC, by a contactless communication terminal, PCD. Within the PCC, a first number is generated and without encryption, transmitted to the PCD. Within the PCD a second number is determined by decryption of the first number with a first key. The determination of a third number is based on the second number, and the determination of a fourth number is by encryption of the third number with the first key. Decryption of the fourth number with the first key to obtain the third number and an interruption of the authentication if a sixth number obtained from the third number is different from a seventh number, is performed by the PICC.

Abstract: A contactless communication circuit (card) communicates with a proximity coupling device (reader). The card hosts at least two applications. The card detects initialization of a first anticollision process by the reader and transmits two communication protocol identifiers in response to the detection of the first anticollision process. The communication protocol identifiers are associated with respective applications supported by the card. Transmission of the two communication protocol identifiers triggers detection of a collision by the reader.

Abstract: A contactless communication circuit (card) communicates with a proximity coupling device (reader). The card hosts at least two applications. The card initializes an identifier of a communication protocol to a first value. In response to a failure of a transaction with the reader, the card increments a counter. When the counter reaches a threshold, the card changes the identifier to a second value.

Abstract: A method for protecting the generation, by an electronic circuit, of at least one prime number by testing the primality of successive candidate numbers, including for each candidate number tests of primality with respect to prime numbers of at least one set of consecutive prime numbers, wherein the order of application of the tests is modified at least from one prime number generation to another.

Abstract: A method for protecting the generation, by an electronic circuit, of at least one prime number by testing the primality of successive candidate numbers, including for each candidate number tests of primality with respect to prime numbers of at least one set of consecutive prime numbers, wherein the order of application of the tests is modified at least from one prime number generation to another.

Abstract: A method for protecting a generation, by an electronic circuit, of at least one prime number by testing the prime character of successive candidate numbers, including: for each candidate number: the calculation of a reference number involving at least one first random number, and at least one primality test based on modular exponentiation calculations; and for a candidate number having successfully passed the primality test: a test of consistency between the candidate number and its reference number.

Abstract: A speech and textual analysis device and method for forming a search and/or classification catalog. The device is based on a linguistic database and includes a taxonomy table containing variable taxon nodes. The speech and textual analysis device includes a weighting module, a weighting parameter being additionally assigned to each stored taxon node to register recurrence frequency of terms in the linguistic and/or textual data that is to be classified and/or sorted. The speech and/or textual analysis device includes an integration module for determining a predefinable number of agglomerates based on the weighting parameters of the taxon nodes in the taxonomy table and at least one neuronal network module for classifying and/or sorting the speech and/or textual data based on the agglomerates in the taxonomy table.

Abstract: A method for protecting the generation, by an electronic circuit, of at least one prime number by testing the primality of successive candidate numbers, including for each candidate number tests of primality with respect to prime numbers of at least one set of consecutive prime numbers, wherein the order of application of the tests is modified at least from one prime number generation to another.

Abstract: A method for protecting a generation, by an electronic circuit, of at least one prime number by testing the prime character of successive candidate numbers, including: for each candidate number: the calculation of a reference number involving at least one first random number, and at least one primality test based on modular exponentiation calculations; and for a candidate number having successfully passed the primality test: a test of consistency between the candidate number and its reference number.

Abstract: A speech and textual analysis device and method for forming a search and/or classification catalog. The device is based on a linguistic database and includes a taxonomy table containing variable taxon nodes. The speech and textual analysis device includes a weighting module, a weighting parameter being additionally assigned to each taxon node to register the recurrence frequency of terms in the linguistic and/or textual data that is to be classified and/or sorted. The speech and/or textual analysis device includes an integration module for determining a predefinable number of agglomerates based on the weighting parameters of the taxon nodes in the taxonomy table and at least one neuronal network module for classifying and/or sorting the speech and/or textual data based on the agglomerates in the taxonomy table.

Abstract: A speech and textual analysis device and method for forming a search and/or classification catalog. The device is based on a linguistic database and includes a taxonomy table containing variable taxon nodes. The speech and textual analysis device includes a weighting module, a weighting parameter being additionally assigned to each stored taxon node to register recurrence frequency of terms in the linguistic and/or textual data that is to be classified and/or sorted. The speech and/or textual analysis device includes an integration module for determining a predefinable number of agglomerates based on the weighting parameters of the taxon nodes in the taxonomy table and at least one neuronal network module for classifying and/or sorting the speech and/or textual data based on the agglomerates in the taxonomy table.

Abstract: System and method for automated experience rating and/or loss reserving for events, a certain event Pi,f of an initial year i including development values Pikf with development year k. For i, k applicable is i=1, . . . , K and k=1, . . . , K, K being the last known development year, and the first initial year i=1 comprising all development values P1kf in a specified way. To determine the development values Pi,K?(i?j)+1,f neural networks Ni,j are generated iteratively for each initial year i (i?1), whereby j=1, . . . ,(i?1) are the number of iterations for a particular initial year i and whereby the neural network Ni,j+1 depends recursively on the neural network Ni,j. In particular the system and method is suitable for experience rating for insurance contracts and/or excess of loss reinsurance contracts.