Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for improving sleep quality, comprising the steps of measuring pressure by means of sensors in locations distributed by regions of a mattress; calculating the SQI based on the prominent movements detected depending on the time of night; calculating the mean pressure measured by each sensor; calculating the difference between the mean pressure and the pressure measured by that sensor when there is no user on the mattress; calculating the mean pressure difference for each region of the mattress; calculating a weight factor for each region of the mattress; comparing the weight factor with a reference value; varying the configuration of the mattress by increasing or reducing the support level in the regions. The present invention also relates to a related system and mattress.

Abstract: The invention relates to an air flow control device for inflatable objects (20) comprising a hermetic air chamber (10) arranged for being connected to an air pump (12); a printed circuit board (22A, 22B) that can be connected to a power source, the printed circuit board (22A, 22B) forming a surface limiting a face of the hermetic air chamber (10) and having at least one hole (26). The device also comprises at least one solenoid valve (14) connected on the printed circuit board (22A, 22B), covering the hole (26), and the solenoid valve comprising: a casing (28); an outer coil (30); a fixed inner metal cylinder (32); a nozzle (18) for connecting the inside of the solenoid valve (14) to the inflatable object (20); a rod (16) having a rubber tip and a spring.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for improving sleep quality, comprising the steps of measuring pressure by means of sensors in locations distributed by regions of a mattress; calculating the SQI based on the prominent movements detected depending on the time of night; calculating the mean pressure measured by each sensor; calculating the difference between the mean pressure and the pressure measured by that sensor when there is no user on the mattress; calculating the mean pressure difference for each region of the mattress; calculating a weight factor for each region of the mattress; comparing the weight factor with a reference value; varying the configuration of the mattress by increasing or reducing the support level in the regions. The present invention also relates to a related system and mattress.

Abstract: The invention relates to an air flow control device for inflatable objects (20) comprising a hermetic air chamber (10) arranged for being connected to an air pump (12); a printed circuit board (22A, 22B) that can be connected to a power source, the printed circuit board (22A, 22B) forming a surface limiting a face of the hermetic air chamber (10) and having at least one hole (26). The device also comprises at least one solenoid valve (14) connected on the printed circuit board (22A, 22B), covering the hole (26), and the solenoid valve comprising: a casing (28); an outer coil (30); a fixed inner metal cylinder (32); a nozzle (18) for connecting the inside of the solenoid valve (14) to the inflatable object (20); a rod (16) having a rubber tip and a spring.

Abstract: Provided are a radio access network, a distributed radio network controlling structure and a network element, each providing mobile communications services, and each having controlling elements including at least one control plane server for providing control plane functions and at least one user plane server for providing user plane functions, and a network having a mapping function for interfacing the radio control elements with a core network. Using this solution, only the network element containing a mapping function interfaces with the core network.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for routing a message from a Cell Control to a Mobile Control of a Radio Network Control equipment and vice versa. Such methods are substantially known in the art for Radio Network Controllers RNCs. The present invention proposes a communication between functional entities of a distributed RNC enabling the routing of the message by using known protocols and reusing identifiers already known for these protocols.

Abstract: Methods for transmitting multicast data information from a support node (1) to a terminal (6) exchange signalling information (31-33) between the support nodes (1) and the terminal (6) via at least a part of a controller system comprising a serving controller (3) and a controlling controller (2) and transmit the multicast data information from the support node (1) to the terminal (6) via the controlling controller (2), as long as the terminal (6) is in a point-to-multipoint mode. As soon as the terminal (6) goes from point-to-multipoint mode to point-to-point mode, the terminal (6) then receives the multicast data information from the support node (1) via the serving controller (3) and via the controlling controller (2). To reduce the traffic between both controllers (2,3), a medium access control (21) is performed on the multicast data information (10) in the controlling controller (2) for the terminal (6) being in the point-to-point mode.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for routing a message from a Cell Control to a Mobile Control of a Radio Network Control equipment and vice versa. Such methods are substantially known in the art for Radio Network Controllers RNCs. The present invention proposes a communication between functional entities of a distributed RNC enabling the routing of the message by using known protocols and reusing identifiers already known for these protocols.

Abstract: In evolved radio access network architectures the user and the control planes are separated into different network elements. This implies that the core network must exchange control and user information related to a particular user terminal with these two different network elements. Moreover, information not linked to a particular user but to a certain cell or area must also be directed to the appropriate control plane server or user plane server.