Abstract: A ventilation device includes at least one aerator having a channel capable of conveying an air flow from an inlet opening to an outlet opening, a hollow air guiding core housed in the channel and defining two air guiding surfaces delimiting, with this channel, two flow paths capable of transporting, respectively, to the outlet opening, first and second quantities of air from the inlet opening, a fin mounted so as to be able to pivot upstream from the core and arranged so as to make it possible to adjust the ratio between the first and second quantities of air, depending on the position of same, and a control module incorporated at least partially into the core of at least the aerator and having a control panel constituted at least partially by a downstream end wall of the core and being provided with a control device.

Abstract: A ventilation device includes at least one aerator having a channel capable of conveying an air flow from an inlet opening to an outlet opening, a hollow air guiding core housed in the channel and defining two air guiding surfaces delimiting, with this channel, two flow paths capable of transporting, respectively, to the outlet opening, first and second quantities of air from the inlet opening, a fin mounted so as to be able to pivot upstream from the core and arranged so as to make it possible to adjust the ratio between the first and second quantities of air, depending on the position of same, and a control module incorporated at least partially into the core of at least the aerator and having a control panel constituted at least partially by a downstream end wall of the core and being provided with a control device.

Abstract: An embodiment of the method enabling a first user (A) to automatically discover the social network identifiers of a second user (B) and the respective statuses of this second user in the corresponding social networks comprises the steps of:—receiving (101), in a first server (AS1), a request message from the first user, this request message containing an identifier of the second user, and requesting the list of the social network identifiers corresponding to the social networks to which the second user has subscribed; and the current statuses of the second user respectively in the corresponding social networks;—checking, in the first server (AS1), if the first user (A) has subscribed to a service for discovering the social network identifiers of a second user and the respective statuses of this second user in these social networks;—and sending (102) a second request message from the first server (AS1) towards the second user (B):—if the checking in the first server (AS1) is positive, the second request messag

Abstract: A fantasy game system includes a display to present fantasy game information, inputs to accept user input, and a processor coupled thereto to present the fantasy game information, process the user input, and facilitate a fantasy game played competitively by multiple game participants regarding an independently verifiable public endeavor, such as a professional sports league. Each game participant manages a separate fantasy team involving a subset of the players or activities from the public endeavor, and at least a portion of the scoring is based upon the relative accuracy of a game participant in predicting statistically the performances of players or activities prior to the actual performances taking place. The system can also provide data regarding fantasy game performance predictions made by other game participants, such as averages of multiple performance predictions for various players or activities of the public endeavor.

Abstract: The invention relates to a receiver of a system for positioning by satellite, including: a channel filter (SAW) in which a signal transmitted by satellite and received by the receiver is propagated along a direct path and indirect paths in an odd order; upstream from the channel filter, a tracking loop being controlled by means of a control correlator (C1), the receiver being characterized in that it comprises: an offset register (RD) configured to generate a plurality of local replicas (S5) of said code, which are offset from one another such as to cover a time window corresponding to twice the uncertainty on an estimate of a propagation time when passing directly through the channel filter, a second correlator (C2) offset relative to the control correlator by a time corresponding to twice said propagation time estimate when passing directly through the channel fitter, said second correlator being configured to correlate the code for spreading the signal transmitted by the satellite with said local replicas

Abstract: The present invention concerns an acoustic impedance sensor designed to measure the input acoustic impedance of a waveguide. This sensor is characterized in that the source is a piezoelectric pellet that makes it possible for the determination of the acoustic impedance of a passive acoustic element to remain coherent for low frequencies while preserving an inexpensive implementation of the sensor.

Abstract: A method and receiver for reducing a signal (B) interfering with a broadband spread-spectrum signal (A) reaching a receiver (100), the receiver (100) including an interference signal (B) reduction system (20) incorporating an automatic gain controller (21), said method characterized in that the controller (21) continuously carries out a normalization (B?) of an instantaneous peak amplitude of the signal (B), wherein said instantaneous peak amplitude is constant in time for the signal thus normalized (B?).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for reducing a signal (B) interfering with a broadband spread-spectrum signal (A) reaching a receiver (100), the receiver (100) including an interference signal (B) reduction system (20) incorporating an automatic gain controller (21), said method being characterised in that the controller (21) continuously carries out a normalisation (B?) of an instantaneous peak amplitude of the signal (B), such that said instantaneous peak amplitude is constant in time for the signal thus normalized (B?), The invention also relates to an associated receiver.

Abstract: A method for decoding elements is disclosed. The method decodes at least a part of the binary stream into a set of elements on the basis of first and second decoding parameters CodlOffset0 and CodIRange, the set of elements comprising a prefix composed of n first elements and a suffix comprising m second elements, the prefix and the suffix being separated by an element called a pivot. The method comprises: determining the value of n on the basis of the first and second decoding parameters and of the values of k consecutive bits of the binary stream, termed k first bits, so as to deduce therefrom the prefix and the value of m; and determining the suffix on the basis of the first and second decoding parameters and of the values of m consecutive bits which follow the n first bits of the k first bits.

Abstract: A system, method and article of formatted information and data exchange that extends and replaces certain protocols for intellectual property data exchange using extensible markup language (XML) over a network is disclosed. Information and data is converted and transmitted between various applications and databases using flexible XDS schema fields designed specifically for a more efficient transfer of intellectual property-related data and information.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for decoding elements coded according to an arithmetic coding method such as CABAC. The method decodes at least a part of the binary stream into a set of elements on the basis of first and second decoding parameters CodIOffset0 and CodIRange, the set of elements comprising a prefix composed of n first elements and a suffix comprising m second elements, the prefix and the suffix being separated by an element called a pivot. The method comprises the following steps: determining the value of n on the basis of the first and second decoding parameters and of the values of k consecutive bits of the binary stream, termed k first bits, so as to deduce therefrom the prefix and the value of m; and determining the suffix on the basis of the first and second decoding parameters and of the values of m consecutive bits of the binary stream which follow the n first bits of the k first bits.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods of setting up a video call between a calling terminal (UEA) and a called terminal (UEB) via a telecommunications network. The method comprises a request step of requesting the setting up of a call between the calling terminal and the called terminal, an alert step of indicating that the called terminal has been alerted, a connection step of indicating that a user of the called terminal has taken the call, and a negotiation step of negotiating the setting up of audio and video logical channels between the calling terminal and the called terminal; the beginning of the negotiation step is after the beginning of the alert step and before the beginning of the connection step.

Abstract: An intelligent agent workbench is disclosed for developing a computer-based intelligent agent that can be inserted between a system and an individual performing a pre-defined function with the system and/or that can supplant such function performed by such individual. In the workbench, an agent author allows a workbench user to create and modify an intelligent agent in a graphical representation. The workbench also has an execution engine for executing a non-graphical representation of the agent both within the workbench and outside the workbench as a stand-alone agent, and an interpreter for automatically translating between the non-graphical and graphical representations. The agent has an instance structure representing a current problem instance, perception structures, task performance structures, and a priority structure.