Abstract: An electronically controlled pill (100) or medicament delivery system is provided. The pill (100) includes a housing (102); a medicament reservoir (104) for storing a medicament; an electronically controlled release valve, pump or hatch (106) for dispensing one or more medicaments stored in the medicament reservoir (104) while traversing the gastrointestinal tract; decision and control logic circuitry (108) for opening and closing the valve (106); a battery (109); and at least one sensor (110). The decision and control logic circuitry (108) opens and closes the valve (106) in accordance with sensed conditions by the at least one sensor (110).

Abstract: The present invention relates to determining at least one write strategy, using a write strategy model comprising first and second parameters, for recording data on a recording medium comprising, providing at least one set of randomised first parameters, (102, step 202), writing at least one test data, 104, pattern by using said at least one set of first randomised first parameters, (102), (106, step 204), reading the recorded test data pattern, (108, step 206) and calculating a set of second parameters, (114),(112, step 208), based on said read test data pattern (110) and the at least one set of first randomised parameters, (102). From the calculated set of second parameters, (114) and the real data to be recorded, 118, sets of first parameters (120) are calculated, (step 210). The real data (118) are recorded (122, step 212) by using the chosen write strategy model.

Abstract: An optical record carrier recording method forms pits and lands by directing a radiation beam (12) onto a recording surface (21) of an optical record carrier (20). The radiation beam for each pit to be recorded is set to at least one write power level (Pw) capable of forming a pit during a write power irradiation period (31) and, for each land between the pits, to at least one bottom power level (P0) incapable of forming a pit during a bottom power irradiation period (51).

Abstract: A method is described for determining a set of recording pulse series parameters for recording information on an optical record carrier. First a series of test patterns is written on the record carrier with a values of the parameters. On reading the test patterns, the jitter values of each read signal is determined. The optimum values of the parameters are derived from a linear dependence between the set of recording pulse series parameters and the relative jitter values. The invention relates also to a device arranged to perform the method. The invention further relates to an optical record carrier comprising the optimum recording power as determined by the method according to the invention.

Abstract: An optical record carrier recording method forms pits and lands by directing a radiation beam (12) onto a recording surface (21) of an optical record carrier (20). The radiation beam for each pit to be recorded is set to at least one write power level (Pw) capable of forming a pit during a write power irradiation period (31) and, for each land between the pits, to at least one bottom power level (P0) incapable of forming a pit during a bottom power irradiation period (51).

Abstract: A circuit arrangement including means for determining a slicer level from incoming signal levels for slicing the incoming signal levels on the basis of the slicer level thus determined, includes a first and a second register circuit, which register circuits are connected to an output of a discriminator circuit. The discriminator circuit compares an incoming signal level with a set discrimination level and is adapted to apply an incoming signal level to the first register circuit if the incoming signal level is higher than the set discrimination level and to apply and incoming signal level to the second register circuit if the incoming signal level is lower than the set termination level. The first and the second register circuit are adapted to determine a register value of a least two different incoming signal levels consecutively applied to the register circuit. The circuit supplies a signal having a level which is a value determine from register values determined by the first and second register circuit.

Abstract: The invention relates to an optical record carrier recording method for forming pits and lands by directing a radiation beam (12) onto a recording surface (21) of an optical record carrier (20). The radiation beam for each pit to be recorded is set to at least one write power level (Pw) capable of forming a pit during a write power irradiation period (31) and, for each land between the pits, to at least one bottom power level (P0) incapable of forming a pit during a bottom power irradiation period (51).

Abstract: A system for characterizing a liquid comprises a sensor for providing an electrical output signal depending on a characteristic of the liquid, and a processing unit for processing the output signal of the sensor to obtain characterizing data of the liquid. The sensor is made as a single sensor/actuator device and can be connected in a plurality of manners to the processing unit. In at least some of these connecting manners the processing unit is adapted to actuate the sensor/actuator device and to process the output signal of the sensor/actuator device to obtain different characterizing data of the liquid.

Abstract: A circuit arrangement including means (5) for determining a slicer level from incoming signal levels for slicing the incoming signal levels on the basis of the slicer level thus determined, includes a first (15, 21, 131, 43) and a second (16, 22, 132, 44) register circuit, which register circuits are connected to an output (11, 12) of a discriminator circuit (8). The discriminator circuit (8) compares an incoming signal level with a set discrimination level and is adapted to apply an incoming signal level to the first register circuit (15, 21, 131, 43) if the incoming signal level is higher than the set discrimination level and to apply an incoming signal level to the second register circuit (16, 22, 132, 44) if the incoming signal level is lower than the set discrimination level.