Abstract: Various example embodiments relate to computation of a shared exponent for numbers. A plurality of bit vectors may be obtained. A bitwise OR-operation may be performed for the plurality of bit vectors to obtain an auxiliary bit vector. The shared exponent may be then determined based on a position of a most significant bit having value equal to one in the auxiliary bit vector. The representation for the plurality of bit vectors may be then determined based on the shared exponent. Apparatuses, methods, and computer programs are disclosed.

Abstract: The method measures consistency with a rotating consistency meter. The method comprises chopping with the teeth of a chopper structure optical radiation transmitted by an optical source to an optical detector while the shafts of the rotating consistency meter rotate. In addition, a chopper reference of the chopper structure chops optical radiation to form at least one reference pulse independent of the swivel between the shafts. The duration of each reference pulse is measured when measuring consistency. The change in the reference pulse is defined by comparing the duration of the measured reference pulse with the duration of the predefined reference pulse. The durations of the measuring pulses are corrected according to the change in the duration of the reference pulse.

Abstract: A method is provided for distributing information or services through a network. A piece of information or service to be distributed is composed and a list of intended recipients is compiled (301, 301?, 302, 601, 602). Said piece of information or service is released (304, 304?, 603) so that it becomes accessible to the recipients appearing on said list. As a response to an indication (305, 401, 606) of a certain recipient having accessed (605) said piece of information or service, an account associated with said certain recipient is credited (306, 608).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of monitoring battery characteristics in a radio terminal equipment arrangement. The method comprises measuring battery characteristics of a battery of one or more secondary units communicating with radio terminal equipment; establishing a low-power radio frequency (LPRF) connection between radio terminal equipment and a secondary unit of the radio terminal equipment arrangement. The method also comprises receiving, in the radio terminal equipment, the measured battery characteristics of the one or more secondary units via the established LPRF connection; and giving an indication, by the radio terminal equipment, relating to the battery characteristics of the one or more secondary units.

Abstract: The method measures consistency with a rotating consistency meter. The method comprises chopping with the teeth of a chopper structure optical radiation transmitted by an optical source to an optical detector while the shafts of the rotating consistency meter rotate. In addition, a chopper reference of the chopper structure chops optical radiation to form at least one reference pulse independent of the swivel between the shafts. The duration of each reference pulse is measured when measuring consistency. The change in the reference pulse is defined by comparing the duration of the measured reference pulse with the duration of the predefined reference pulse. The durations of the measuring pulses are corrected according to the change in the duration of the reference pulse.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for supporting in a mobile terminal 10,30 the operation of an accessory device 20,40 connected to this mobile terminal 10,30. In order to enable particularly flexible connections between a mobile terminal and accessory devices, it is proposed that the method comprises downloading application software 23,43 for the accessory device 20,40 to the mobile terminal 10,30 and running downloaded application software 15,35 for the accessory device 20,40 in the mobile terminal 10,30. It is ensured that a data exchange required for the operation of the accessory device 20,40 is enabled as a transparent bi-directional bit-stream between the downloaded application software 15,35 and the accessory device 20,40. The invention relates equally to a corresponding mobile terminal, to a corresponding communication system and to a corresponding software for such a mobile terminal.