Abstract: A method and a system for restoring domain management for a domain in which content access rights are shared between one or more devices, where the domain management was executed by a first demean management device and is discontinued by this first domain management device. The first domain management device registers one or more characteristics of the domain at a domain registration server. After discontinuation of the domain management by the first domain management device, a second domain management device sends a request to the domain registration server for obtaining the right to manage the domain. The domain registration server provides the right to manage the domain together with the at least one of the one or more registered characteristics of the domain.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a system for restoring domain management for a domain (108) in which content access rights are shared between one or more devices (106, 110, 112, 118, 122, 124), wherein the domain management was executed by a first domain management device (106) and is discontinued by this first domain management device (106). The first domain management device (106) registers one or more characteristics of the domain (108) at a domain registration server (114). After discontinuation of the domain management by the first domain management device (106), a second domain management device (118) sends a request to the domain registration server (114) for obtaining the right to manage the domain (108). The domain registration server (114) provides the right to manage the domain (108) together with at least one of the one or more registered characteristics of the domain (108).

Abstract: This invention relates to a system (and a corresponding method and devices) of digital content protection the system comprising a first digital content protection system (101) comprising a digital content item (106), a content access device (105) outside of the first digital content protection system (101), and at least one intermediary device (100) for providing said content access device (105) access to said digital content item (106) of said first digital content protection system (101), and where the intermediary device (100) is configured to generate secure access information (Encr(K;Inf_ID)), using a secret (K) known to the intermediary device (100), to enable the intermediary device (100) to recover the access information (Inf ID), and where the intermediary device (100) is further configured to use said access information (Inf ID) to enable said content access device (105) to access said digital content item (106) within said first digital content protection system (101).

Abstract: A method for post-synchronizing information stream includes obtaining lip-objects from a video signal. The original lip-objects are replaced with new lip-objects which correspond to a translated audio signal. The new lip-objects may be obtained by tracking a further video signal or by using a database with visemes or lip-parameters. For a multi-language information stream, a desired language may be selected at the receiver.

Abstract: A voice controlled electronic device includes a controller (12, 13, 14) for initiating individual functions of the electronic device. The controller also establishes a language attribute associated with a language for interaction with the user. The controller ensures that at least part of the interaction with the user takes place substantially in the associated language. The electronic device includes an input (1) for receiving voice commands. A speech recognizer (4) recognizes at least one voice command in the speech input. The voice command is associated with a predetermined first control function of a device, and a distinct second function of establishing the language attribute. The controller sets the language attribute according to the second function of the recognized command.

Abstract: TeleWeb services are currently being developed, in which HTML-encoded images are transmitted in the vertical blanking interval of a conventional analog television signal. For special applications, such as subtitling and targeted advertising, the relevant TeleWeb images must be displayed substantially in synchronism with given video frames of the television signal. This is achieved by transmitting the encoded images in advance and provide them with a time stamp (33) which specifies the display time in terms of a reference clock. The reference clock is preferably derived from the teletext clock time (31,32). A possible display time stamp format is hh:mm:ss′ff, where ff specifies a frame within a second. At the receiver end, the teletext clock is interpolated to reconstruct the reference clock, and the subtitles are buffered until the display time stamp matches the actual clock time.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for post-synchronizing an information stream. Original lip-objects (lo) are obtained (2) from a video signal (V). These original lip-objects (lo) are replaced (3,4) with new lip-objects (lo*), which correspond to a translated audio signal (A*). Lip-objects (lo) can be obtained from the video signal (V) by using an object-oriented coding technique, e.g. MEG-4. The coding standard MPEG-4 offers the facilities to manipulate the lip-objects (lo). Several configurations are presented. The new lip-objects (lo*) can be obtained by tracking a further video signal or by using a database with visemes or lip-parameters. The invention is suitable for a communication network, e.g. for video-conferencing. A multi-language information stream comprises a plurality of audio signals (A,A*) and a plurality of lip-objects (lo,lo*) that are each linked to one of the audio signals (A,A*). This gives the possibility to select at the receiver a desired language.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for post-synchronizing an information stream. Original lip-objects (lo) are obtained (2) from a video signal (V). These original lip-objects (lo) are replaced (3,4) with new lip-objects (lo*), which correspond to a translated audio signal (A*). Lip-objects (lo) can be obtained from the video signal (V) by using an object-oriented coding technique, e.g. MPEG-4. The coding standard MPEG-4 offers the facilities to manipulate the lip-objects (lo). Several configurations are presented. The new lip-objects (lo*) can be obtained by tracking a further video signal or by using a database with visemes or lip-parameters. The invention is suitable for a communication network, e.g. for video-conferencing. A multi-language information stream comprises a plurality of audio signals (A,A*) and a plurality of lip-objects (lo,lo*) that are each linked to one of the audio signals (A,A*). This gives the possibility to select at the receiver a desired language.

Abstract: A voice controlled electronic device includes a controller (12, 13, 14) for initiating individual functions of the electronic device. The controller also establishes a language attribute associated with a language for interaction with the user. The controller ensures that at least part of the interaction with the user takes place substantially in the associated language. The electronic device includes an input (1) for receiving voice commands. A speech recognizer (4) recognizes at least one voice command in the speech input. The voice command is associated with a predetermined first control function of a device, and a distinct second function of establishing the language attribute. The controller sets the language attribute according to the second function of the recognized command.

Abstract: Message and deadline information in an electronic calendar system is organized by calculation of the time difference between the deadline and the time of entry to obtain for each entered message a remaining time information, which is adjusted with the progress of time towards the deadline.

Abstract: An apparatus (100) has an input device (102) for inputting a handwritten message. The apparatus has a recognition unit (106) for recognizing individual handwritten characters in the message. Furthermore, the apparatus has a selection unit (108) for selecting a font on the basis of the handwritten characters. This message is displayed on a display device (104) in the selected font to give the displayed message a style reflecting the personal characteristics of the user's handwriting.