Abstract: An improved TCAD software tool includes a structure generator for generating a core single-pixel three-dimensional (3D) model including only front-end details of a single CIS pixel, a prototyping tool for generating modified CIS prototypes by automatically combining the core single-pixel 3D model with features and configurations included in selected modular templates, and a separate mesh generator for generating optical simulation models by generating optical meshes based on each CIS prototype's selected configuration. The modular templates include pre-configured optically-relevant (e.g., micro-lens and anti-reflection) structures, alternative (e.g., front-side illuminated or back-side illuminated, two-dimensional or 3D) pixel configurations, alternative array configurations, and alternative color filter patterns.

Abstract: A system for task modeling interactive sequential applications for one or more mobile devices has a software tool for defining a generic meta-model of the target applications. The generic meta-model has a static model of application components, and a dynamic model of identifiers of application screens and connections; a passive Task Model database for storing the generic meta-model for future reuse, which further comprises static instances of the generic meta-model specifically generated for a variety of mobile devices; a tracker module for real-time monitoring and creating unique identifier for each application's screen visited by the user of the mobile device, wherein created identifiers are used for generating active models of the user actual use; and an active Task Model database for storing the active models, wherein data transferring and storing is minimized to screen identifier numbers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a detection device for piece goods, in particular textiles. Starting from the marking of textiles with RFID tags that can be read out with the use of a reader, as is known from the prior art, a detection device for textiles is produced within the scope of the present invention, in which electromagnetic fields of different orientation are generated with the use of at least two antennas arranged at a defined angle to each other, and this ensures that the electronic markings of the piece goods disposed in a counting cage may be reliably read out independently of their relative arrangement in the space.

Abstract: A system for task modeling interactive sequential applications for one or more mobile devices, which comprises a software tool for defining a generic meta-model of the target applications, wherein the generic meta-model consist of a static model of application components, and a dynamic model of IDs of application screens and connections; a passive TM database for storing the generic meta-model for future reuse, which further comprises static instances of the generic meta-model specifically generated for a variety of mobile devices; a tracker module for real-time monitoring and creating unique ID for each application's screen visited by the user of the mobile device, wherein created IDs are used for generating active models of the user actual use; and an active TM database for storing the active models, wherein data transferring and storing is minimized to screen ID numbers.

Abstract: A connecting device arranged between a steering wheel and a pitman module of a motor vehicle encompasses a stator part and a rotor part accommodated therein for enclosing a flexible line comprising several individual electrical conductors, is taken up with its two wide sides via a U-shaped turning section with several windings onto the axially aligned inner wall of the rotor part and spaced apart, and conversely said line is taken up with several additional windings onto the likewise axially aligned outer wall of the stator part, and is held with its two narrow sides between the radially aligned base which in the area of the inner wall is a component of the rotor part and in the area of the outer wall is a component of the stator part, and the radially aligned cover wall of the rotor part. The base and/or the cover wall are designed so that between the inner wall and the outer wall said walls only form sections of a supporting surface for the narrow sides of the line.

Abstract: The invention relates to a detection device for piece goods, in particular textiles. Starting from the marking of textiles with RFID tags that can be read out by means of a reader, as is known from the prior art, a detection device for textiles is produced within the scope of the present invention, in which electromagnetic fields of different orientation are generated by means of at least two antennas arranged at a defined angle to each other, and this ensures that the electronic markings of the piece goods disposed in a counting cage may be reliably read out independently of their relative arrangement in the space.

Abstract: A method of and mobile station for route guidance for a user including a processor and a directional indicator which provides a reference direction, with the mobile station connecting to an on-line service with an electronic database containing geographic information and mobile position. Local position and destination is transmitted to the on-line service to request route guidance data. The on-line service processes the data as a function of branching of a total route to the user's destination as route sections and transmits a specification of direction and destination name for each route section destination to the mobile station. The processor processes the specification of direction and reference direction to define a target direction of a current route section destination and displays the target direction and route guidance data of the current route section destination and guidance data of at least one upcoming stage of the route.

Abstract: A connecting device arranged between a steering wheel and a pitman module of a motor vehicle encompasses a stator part and a rotor part accommodated therein for enclosing a flexible line comprising several individual electrical conductors, is taken up with its two wide sides via a U-shaped turning section with several windings onto the axially aligned inner wall of the rotor part and spaced apart, and conversely said line is taken up with several additional windings onto the likewise axially aligned outer wall of the stator part, and is held with its two narrow sides between the radially aligned base which in the area of the inner wall is a component of the rotor part and in the area of the outer wall is a component of the stator part, and the radially aligned cover wall of the rotor part. The base and/or the cover wall are designed so that between the inner wall and the outer wall said walls only form sections of a supporting surface for the narrow sides of the line.

Abstract: A mobile station (1) serves in association with a corresponding method to guide a user, especially a pedestrian, to a destination. For this purpose an on-line service computes a travel route on the basis of user data concerning the start point and destination and transmits route data to the mobile station in the form of route destinations for stages of the route. Each route destination contains at least one specification of direction and a destination name. The mobile station (1) signals the target direction and the name of the destination of the route to the user via internal optical and/or acoustic output means (7). The route data are output in stepwise manner in the form of a series of stages of the route and the user confirms reaching a current route destination by means of an input into the mobile station (1). In this way the output of the route data is updated.

Abstract: The invention relates to a folding box of composite cardboard material coated heat sealably at least on the inside, which has a flat bottom to which two pairs of opposite triangular folding pockets are sealed lying flat. To prevent bubble formation on the inside of the package, more particularly those areas of the triangular folding pockets which are to be sealed to one another over their complete surface, due to steam forming in the composite cardboard material during the heat activation of the areas, the heat sealable coating is perforated right into the cardboard in the areas.

Abstract: A device for digital acquisition, storage and processing of time-dependent data signals, especially for the accumulation of interferograms delivered by spin resonance and infrared spectrometers, comprises an A/D converter; a main memory having random access; a disk storage; a data channel connecting the A/D converter with the main memory which data channel contains a pointer register and a word counter and carries out the direct transfer of words delivered by the A/D converter to that area of the main memory indicated by the contents of the pointer register, the number of words being defined by the contents of the word counter; and a central unit which loads the pointer register and the word counter at the beginning of each measurement period and activates the transfer of word blocks from the main memory to the disk storage and vice versa.

Abstract: For transferring data between a random access memory (RAM) and a rotating magnet memory on which the data are stored in tracks which can be addressed individually, the data are divided into blocks, each of which fits to one track of the magnetic memory, and each of the tracks of the magnetic memory is assigned to a different one of the data blocks. The addresses for the individual data in RAM are formed by adding the starting address indicating the beginning of the corresponding data block and the offset indicating the position of the individual data with regard to the starting address. The transfer of a data block starts at an address determined by the position of the magnetic memory when a transfer command occurs and it is performed by cyclically modifying the offset according to the number of storage locations belonging to one data block.