Abstract: For each base station of K base stations of a cellular communications network a maximum number of wanted data streams per carrier is decided that is to be scheduled to a terminal accessing the cellular communications network. The terminal has NR receive antennas and K is an integer equal to or greater than two. Information regarding the decision is signaled to at least one of the K base stations.

Abstract: A technique, including estimating at a communication device a quality of service available to said communication device via a radio access network; making a comparison of the estimated quality of service against a quality of service currently achieved via an access point operating outside of the radio access network; and deciding whether or not to transfer from said access point to said radio access network at least partly with reference to the result of said comparison.

Abstract: The subject disclosure is directed towards saving undo state information for a digital art program. Changed state data is computed (e.g., via GPU-side logic) based upon the state information of the current state of a canvas and the previous state information, e.g., via an XOR operation or parallel XOR operations. The changed state data is compressed into compressed state data, e.g., via run-length encoding, and the compressed state data is stored, e.g., in a circular buffer in GPU memory. For an undo command, the compressed data is decompressed into the changed state data, and the bitwise operation reversed.

Abstract: A method and a corresponding controller for the four-wheel drive of a motor vehicle are described, consisting of a clutch (AK) disposed in the drive train between a primary axle and a secondary axle (VA, HA) of the four-wheel drive, by means of which the drive torque of a primary axle (KHA, HA) driven by an engine (VKM, SG) can be distributed to a secondary axle (KVA, VA), wherein the controller (S) has a signal connection to the clutch (AK) and to sensors recording the revolution rates of at least one wheel of the primary axle (HA) and one wheel of the secondary axle (VA) and the clutch (AK) is controlled by means of the controller (S) below a specified torque such that a significantly reduced transfer of torque to the secondary axle (VA) is carried out.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transfer gear having an input shaft, a first output shaft, a second output shaft, and a torque transmission device which has a clutch in order to distribute a drive torque introduced via the input shaft selectively to the first output shaft and the second output shaft, wherein a drive acts between the torque transmission device and the second output shaft, and wherein an oil reservoir is provided for collecting the lubricating oil.

Abstract: A method including receiving a packet and determining whether a bicast indication associated with the packet indicates that the packet has been transmitted to two or more access points; and dropping the packet in dependence on at least one criterion.

Abstract: There is provided a mechanism for conducting data transmission from a network management entity of communication network control element to a terminal or UE with improved robustness. After a multiflow connection for data units via at least one network transceiver device and via at least two different paths is set up towards a terminal, selection criteria are applied so as to decide which data units are sent on which transmission path. Specifically, dependent on the applied selection criteria, data units of specific data are selected to be subjected either to bicasting each selected data unit using the at least two paths, or to dynamic flow switching so as to transmit each selected data unit using one of the at least two paths and wherein each selected data unit can be in dependently chosen to be transmitted over either of the at least two paths.

Abstract: A turbine blade is provided having a blade and a modular platform which follow one another along a longitudinal axis of the turbine blade. In order to provide a modular turbine blade that has an especially plain and simple design and that ensures an especially reliable, long-lasting, durable connection of the individual components among each other, the blade has an extension and the platform has an outer platform part and an at least two-part inner platform part which is radial in relation to the longitudinal axis and which lie laterally against the extension of the blade, and the outer platform part is designed as an endless platform frame that surrounds the outer edge of the inner platform part.

Abstract: For each base station of K base stations of a cellular communications network a maximum number of wanted data streams per carrier is decided that is to be scheduled to a terminal accessing the cellular communications network. The terminal has NR receive antennas and K is an integer equal to or greater than two. Information regarding the decision is signaled to at least one of the K base stations.

Abstract: A turbine blade is provided, having a fastening section, a platform, and a blade, which follow one another along a longitudinal axis of the turbine blade, wherein the platform, in radial relation to the longitudinal axis, has an inner platform part and an outer platform part, wherein the outer platform part is designed as a closed platform frame that encloses the outer edge of the inner platform part. An associated method for producing a turbine blade is also provided.

Abstract: A method includes causing first reference information associated with a first cell or carrier and second reference information associated with a second cell or carrier to be sent to a first destination in a first time interval and causing at least third reference information associated with a third cell or carrier to be sent to a second destination in a different time interval.

Abstract: An apparatus includes multi-flow communicating means adapted to perform a communication with a UE including a portion of a multi-flow communication to the UE; evaluating means adapted to evaluate the communication with the UE; and providing means adapted to provide a DTX/DRX information based on the evaluation. The DTX/DRX information is related to at least one of a discontinuous transmission state and a discontinuous reception state of the UE. The instructing means is adapted to instruct the multi-flow communicating means to send DTX/DRX activation request with respect to the at least one of the discontinuous transmission state and the discontinuous reception state according to the DTX/DRX information to the UE. The storing means is adapted to store a status information, wherein the status information includes the at least one of the discontinuous transmission state and the discontinuous reception state corresponding to the instruction by the instructing means.

Abstract: The application relates to the removal of one of the links in multi-flow HSPA but the proposed method is also applicable to normal HSDPA operation during handover. In particular the application aims at minimizing the negative impact of a removed radio link, i.e. drop of packets and/or delays. According to the proposed method, in which the radio link to be removed is via a first Node B NB1 (RL Removal Req), the NB1 ends the pending data transmission and informs the controlling RNC about the data which was not transmitted, in particular in the form of the lowest sequence number in its buffer. Subsequently, the RNC decides, based on this sequence number, which data packets need to be retransmitted on a second radio link via a second node B NB2, and instructs NB2 accordingly (Data Forwarding).

Abstract: To provide a method for producing a catalyst flow element (100) by means of which robustly constructed catalyst flow elements (100) usable in a broad field of operation are producible, it is proposed that the following method steps be performed in the method: providing a main body (102) including a plurality of flow channels (104); introducing slots (116) into partition walls (110) of the main body (102), which separate the flow channels (104) from one another such that at least two adjacent flow channels (104) are connected together fluidically within the main body (102) in a common end region (130) of the at least two adjacent flow channels (104); and arranging channel closures (118) in the common end region (130) for fluid-tight closure of the common end region (130) while maintaining the fluidic connection between the at least two adjacent flow channels (104) in the common end region (130).

Abstract: A painting system is described herein for producing artwork. In one implementation, the painting system operates by receiving an input image of any type from any source. The painting system then imports the input image into a painting mechanism. Thereafter, the painting system allows a user to produce artwork by modifying the input image, as if the input image constituted paint that the user applied in manual fashion using the painting mechanism. This technology facilitates the production of artwork, as the user can leverage an already-existing image in producing the artwork.

Abstract: A gas turbine having a turbine stage is presented. The gas turbine has a guide vane that can be operated cooled by a cooling medium, and a cooling medium feed device for feeding the cooling medium into the interior of the guide van, which, in the region of its rear edge, has on the pressure side at least one cooling medium outlet opening, through which the cooling medium can flow out of the interior of the guide vane into the main flow. The cooling medium feed device has a mass flow control device for controlling the mass flow through the at least one cooling medium outlet opening, with which the mass flow through the at least one cooling medium outlet opening can be increased during operation of the gas turbine under part-load compared to operation of the gas turbine under full load.

Abstract: A graphics system is described for simulating the interaction of two or more types of media on a simulated canvas. The graphics system performs this task by consulting a media adhesion matrix which determines a type of behavior that is produced when an attempt is made to add a new medium over the top of an existing medium. In one scenario, the new medium is a watercolor medium which does not apply over a hydrophobic media (such as an oil medium), but may tunnel under such hydrophobic medium in a flow layer during a simulation operation. Various provisions are also disclosed herein to improve the efficiency of the simulation operation.

Abstract: Various technologies described herein pertain to simulating oil painting. Data can be received from a sensor that indicates a desired orientation of an image editing tool with respect to a computer-implemented canvas. The computer-implemented canvas can include a paint map, which includes color values and height values of pixels representative of oil paint deposited on the computer-implemented canvas. Moreover, a footprint of the image editing tool upon the computer-implemented canvas can be computed based upon the data from the sensor. Further, an oil paint ridge model can be generated by modulating height values of a subset of the pixels from the paint map that are outside the footprint and less than or equal to a predetermined distance from an edge of the footprint. A display screen of a computing device can be caused to update an image rendered thereupon based upon the oil paint ridge model.

Abstract: The subject disclosure is directed towards saving undo state information for a digital art program. Changed state data is computed (e.g., via GPU-side logic) based upon the state information of the current state of a canvas and the previous state information, e.g., via an XOR operation or parallel XOR operations. The changed state data is compressed into compressed state data, e.g., via run-length encoding, and the compressed state data is stored, e.g., in a circular buffer in GPU memory. For an undo command, the compressed data is decompressed into the changed state data, and the bitwise operation reversed.

Abstract: A method including mechanical removal and electrical discharge machining (EDM) working allowing symmetrical or asymmetrical holes to be produced with exact contours in a layer system including a metallic substrate and a non-metallic outermost layer is provided. In a first step, an outer region of the hole is worked by mechanical removal. In a final method step, when the underlying substrate or a metallic adhesion promoting layer has been reached an electrical discharge machining tool is used.