Abstract: A method for providing a piece of data in a communication system. The method includes: allocating a memory means for updating data in the memory means, in particular by a producer, in particular in response to a request signal of the producer; updating the data in the provided memory means with the piece of data; providing the memory means for the purpose of being read out, in particular by a consumer, wherein, in the allocation step, the memory means is allocated as a function of a status of the memory means.

Abstract: A method of analyzing a welded connection during laser welding of workpieces includes acquiring a first measurement signal for a process radiation generated during laser welding, acquiring a second measurement signal for a laser radiation reflected by the workpieces, determining whether there is a gap between the workpieces based on the first measurement signal, and when it is determined that there is a gap, determining based on the second measurement signal whether there is a welded connection.

Abstract: The invention relates to device serving as an orientation aid for blind and visually disabled, comprising at least one contactless distance measurement system (1,2) which provides correcting variables depending on the distance between the device and an object detected by the distance measurement system (1,2). At least one indicating device is also provided, which is impinged upon by the correcting variable of the distance measurement system (1,2) and which supplies an indication depending on the correcting variable. The indicating device comprises at least one tactile indicator (3) which is continuously or quasi-continuously displaced along a tactile path as monotone function of the distance measured by the distance measurement system (1,2). The tactile indicator can, for instance, comprise an adjustable element (3). The user can thus feel the distance measured by touching the position of the displaceable element (3).