Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of controlling access to content comprising the steps of receiving content having a first content rating associated therewith for controlling access to the content, receiving a request to associate a second content rating with an attribute of the content for controlling access to the content, saving the second content rating in such a way that the second content rating is associated with the attribute of the content for controlling access to the content. This is useful in all disc players such as HD-DVD, Blu-ray disc players that enable playback of content.

Abstract: A method for correcting the lateral position of a printing material, includes gripping the printing material with a transport unit, rotating the transport unit in a lateral position correction angular range for correcting the lateral position of the printing material, and rotating the transport unit out of the lateral position correction angular range while retaining the correction of the lateral position of the printing material. An apparatus for correcting the lateral position of a printing material, a printing material conveying system and a machine for processing printing material, are also provided.

Abstract: A sheet processing machine for the processing of sheets of paper, cardboard, and the like, includes at least one processing station, one delivery unit, one sheet transport system including circulating gripper carts, which are driven by individually actuated linear drives, a machine control system and braking devices located in the entry zone of processing stations. The back edge of the respective sheet at its stop position in the delivery unit and/or the at least one processing station lies directly above the back edge of the delivery stack and/or the back edge of a tool or die of the processing station.

Abstract: A method for correcting the lateral position of a printing material, includes gripping the printing material with a transport unit, rotating the transport unit in a lateral position correction angular range for correcting the lateral position of the printing material, and rotating the transport unit out of the lateral position correction angular range while retaining the correction of the lateral position of the printing material. An apparatus for correcting the lateral position of a printing material, a printing material conveying system and a machine for processing printing material, are also provided.

Abstract: An optical disk player (101, 405) can run an application program (406) while also showing an audio/video presentation (402) to a user. In order to ensure uninterrupted viewing of the presentation for the user, the application program must secure application data from the optical disk (113) at the same time as audio/video data is being retrieved. This is facilitated if the audio and video data are stored interleaved together with the application data in a transport stream (111, 203, 306). Preferably the application data is in a format (306) that repeats frequently, so that the application program (406) can pick it up in many different parts of the audio/video presentation (402), without interrupting the audio/video presentation (402). An example of a format that repeats frequently is a carousel.

Abstract: A user device has a read head (22) for retrieving stored information, and a rendering unit (30) for displaying the stored information including virtual objects in an interactive user interface or a real-time information display. The stored information is arranged according to a first predefined format for rendering in a basic mode, and also according to a second predefined format for rendering in an enhanced mode. The first format has first format virtual objects to be displayed. The device has a translation unit (31) for translating a subset of the stored information representing at least one of the first format virtual objects to a new subset of information for generating a simulated virtual object in the enhanced mode.

Abstract: A method of orienting a sheet in a sheet punching and embossing machine and a sheet punching and embossing machine includes at least one processing station, a machine control system and a sheet transport system including circulating gripper carts with gripper bridges on which grippers are secured. The sheet is gripped and moved through the machine by the grippers. The sheet transport system includes circulating chains. The gripper carts include travel carts which are connected to the sheet transport system, and the gripper carts stop at a respective processing station to process the sheet. The gripper bridge of a gripper cart is connected by spring elements to the travel carts, and the gripper bridge includes a contact surface which can be brought into contact with at least one driven adjustment element of a respective processing station to orient the sheet in the processing station and to lower the gripper bridge into the processing stations.

Abstract: A device for correcting the lateral position of a printing substrate, preferably a sheet of paper, held by a gripper bar and conveyed in a transporting direction has a linear drive that includes a first primary part and a first secondary part configured as a first carriage and associated with the first primary part, and a second secondary part configured as a second carriage. The first carriage and the second carriage are arranged on the same side of the printing substrate in the lateral direction and—to correct the position of the printing substrate in the lateral direction—are movable relative to each other in the direction of transport. Such a device may be used for transporting printing substrates and for correcting the register position of printing substrates in machines for processing printing substrates, preferably printing presses or machines for the further processing of printed products.

Abstract: There are provided apparatus and methods for controlling distribution of data from a first device to a second device. One such apparatus includes a broadcast flag detector and a data manipulation device (106). The broadcast flag detector is for detecting one or more portions of the data associated with an enabled broadcast flag (BF). The data manipulation device (106) is for manipulating the one or more portions so as to render the one or more portions of the data useable in the first device only upon further manipulation and so as to render the one or more portions of the data permanently unusable in the second device.

Abstract: A method for recording a movie (30) is described, the method comprising the steps of: —receiving a broadcasted video stream (10; 31); —recording the received video stream on an information carrier (2RE); —receiving additional metadata (32), preferably via internet (40); —recording the received metadata (32) on the information carrier (2RE) in association with the video recording (31).

Abstract: A process provides for the safe operation of a printing machine. The printing machine has a first cylinder driven by a first motor, and a second cylinder driven by a second motor. The first cylinder accepts sheets of paper from the second cylinder or delivers them to the second cylinder by a gripper system. In the case of a deviation in the synchronized running between the cylinders, the gripper system is retracted at least in part far enough into the first cylinder that the possibility of a collision of the gripper system with the second cylinder is eliminated.

Abstract: Reproduction of digital data using a fallback mechanism is disclosed. The digital data can be reproduced in a first mode and in an at least second mode, the operability of a selected mode is monitored and in a situation of failure, a switching between the mode in which a failure is detected to a mode which is operable can be made, so that least some functionality is ensured. An apparatus is disclosed, the apparatus being operable in a first mode where the digital data is accessed in a first format, and the apparatus being operable in an at least second mode where the digital data is accessed in at least a second format. Also a system, a method, a computer readable code and a data stream are disclosed.

Abstract: Method, end user system, transmission system, computer software product and broadcasted signal for enhancing the user experience of a broadcast via an interactive playback combining a broadcasted signal with a signal comprising additional information stored locally. A broadcasted software application detects the presence in the end user system (for example a set top box or a digital television set) of a suitable media player (for example a Blu-ray Disc player) and of a desired media (for example BD-ROM) and consequently enhances the broadcast by using the content stored on the media.

Abstract: A sheet processing machine for the processing of sheets of paper, cardboard, and the like, includes at least one processing station, one delivery unit, one sheet transport system including circulating gripper carts, which are driven by individually actuated linear drives, a machine control system and braking devices located in the entry zone of processing stations. The back edge of the respective sheet at its stop position in the delivery unit and/or the at least one processing station lies directly above the back edge of the delivery stack and/or the back edge of a tool or die of the processing station.

Abstract: An apparatus for transporting a printing material sheet includes a holding crossmember for holding the printing material sheet and a traveling-wave motor for driving the holding crossmember. The traveling-wave motor has a first traveler and a second traveler for mounting the holding crossmember. The holding crossmember is mounted through a spring suspension. The spring suspension can be, for example, a flexible joint in the form of a flexible bellows.

Abstract: A production system for manufacturing imprinted products from sheets of paper, cardboard, and the like, includes several printing machines, several punching machines and a common control unit. The printing machines are linked to the punching machines via a transport system with linear-driven transport mechanism such that the products from one particular printing machine can be taken to any given punching machine, and the transport path of the products is controlled by a control unit. The control unit optimizes the workload of all the machines by dictating the product transport pathways.

Abstract: A sheet punching and embossing machine includes a sheet feeder unit, a punching station, at least one additional processing station, a machine control system and a sheet transport system which has circulating gripper carts. Grippers are fastened on the gripper carts by which the sheets can be grabbed at a gripper margin and moved through the machine. The circulating gripper carts are driven at their outer ends by at least one linear drive each and the sheets at their sheet stopping positions in the punching station and the processing stations are register-oriented by the incremental movement generated by the linear drives.

Abstract: A transport system is configured for a machine that processes printing material. The transport system has a guide device with one or more diverters and one or more runners that travel along the guide device. An electric linear drive of the transport system has a primary part formed with winding cores and a secondary part formed by the runner. In the region of the diverter, at least one of the cores has a lower height than the cores outside the region of the diverter. This forms a cutout or depression for at least one guide segment of the guide device.

Abstract: In a method and an apparatus for feeding sheets to a sheet-processing machine, the leading edge of the sheet is smoothed before the grippers are closed by further transport into the sheet-processing machine. A curvature or bend in the sheet transport direction is imparted to the sheet. The feed table has, in its feeder region, a curvature in the sheet transport direction, against which curvature the sheet leading edge is laid with the aid of pneumatic or mechanical devices.

Abstract: A method for correcting the lateral position of a printing material, includes gripping the printing material with a transport unit, rotating the transport unit in a lateral position correction angular range for correcting the lateral position of the printing material, and rotating the transport unit out of the lateral position correction angular range while retaining the correction of the lateral position of the printing material. An apparatus for correcting the lateral position of a printing material, a printing material conveying system and a machine for processing printing material, are also provided.