Abstract: A bit sequence which is generated by a feedback shift register is decimated with a variable decimation value m (m?|N) in a predetermined manner which is known on the decryption side, i.e. in that every mth bit of the bit sequence is picked out from the bit sequence so as to obtain the key bit stream.

Abstract: A smart card module including first and second card contacts positioned within a boundary line. Each first card contact has one of a plurality of regions, wherein the size of each region conforms to the ISO 7816 card contact standard and conforms with regard to its distance from and its arrangement with respect to one of the other regions to the ISO standard 7816. One of the second card contacts is arranged between at least one of the first card contacts and the boundary line or includes a part of one of the regions. The card contacts include a contact surface and at least one chip arranged on a side opposite the contact surface. The chip includes chip contacts, at least one of which is electrically connected to the card contacts.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for detecting a connection of a peripheral unit to a host system via a data transmission interface, wherein the host system includes at least one switching device which sets a connection between at least one data line of the data transmission interface and a prescribed potential in the host system.

Abstract: A bit sequence which is generated by a feedback shift register is decimated with a variable decimation value m (m?|N) in a predetermined manner which is known on the decryption side, i.e. in that every mth bit of the bit sequence is picked out from the bit sequence so as to obtain the key bit stream.

Abstract: Line-conducted interface arrangement having at least three signal lines connected between a host and a device, a detector which is connected to the signal lines at a device end of the interface arrangement and which detects an interface configuration prescribed at the host, and a switch controlled by the detector to adapt the device to the interface configuration prescribed at the host.

Abstract: USB-based peripheral device for operation with a host system, having a driver for operation with the host system, wherein the driver is stored in a memory in the USB-based peripheral device, and with startup of the peripheral device on the host system, prompting automatic installation of the driver on the host system.

Abstract: A method for demodulating a carrier wave that is modulated using a digital symbol sequence and that is transmitted over a noise-impacted channel, the ideal edge shapes of possible transitions between two symbols being known and stored in memory as reference edges, and a received edge being scanned and digitalized using a scanning frequency that is a multiple of the frequency of the symbol sequence. In particular, for detecting a received and scanned edge, all scanning values are used for calculating Euclidean distances from at least two reference edges, and the reference edge associated with the lowest Euclidean distance is selected. A Viterbi algorithm is applied to a sequence of estimated edges (rather than to an estimated symbol sequence) and the specific Euclidean distances between the edge received in one symbol period and the reference edges are considered as the costs of one trellis branch of the Viterbi algorithm.

Abstract: To provide an approach to correction of residual errors in subband-based transmission schemes there is provided a channel error correction apparatus with a first synthesis unit for synthesizing a preliminary output signal from subband signals received via a transmission channel. A subband correcting is achieved through a subband reanalysis unit analyzing the preliminary output signal through subband filtering without downsampling, an error estimation unit estimating errors in subband reanalysis output signals using subband specific error patterns, and an error compensation unit correcting the subband signals using error estimation results. A second synthesis unit then synthesizes a final output signal from output signals of the error compensation unit.