Abstract: Absorbent articles with front and rear opening features are disclosed. An article may comprise an insert comprising an outer cover, a liner, and a core between the outer cover and liner, a first waist panel coupled to the insert throughout a first attachment region, and a second waist panel coupled to the insert throughout a second attachment region, the second panel being coupled to the first panel proximate a first side edge of the article and the second side edge of the article and further comprising a weakened region. The second attachment may comprise a low-strength attachment zone and a high-strength attachment zone, the high-strength attachment zone disposed proximate the attachment region bottom edge. The low-strength attachment zone may further have a first peel strength and the high-strength attachment zone may have a second peel strength, the second peel strength greater than the first.

Abstract: Absorbent articles with front and rear opening features are disclosed. An article may comprise an insert comprising an outer cover, a liner, and a core between the outer cover and liner, a first waist panel coupled to the insert throughout a first attachment region, and a second waist panel coupled to the insert throughout a second attachment region, the second panel being coupled to the first panel proximate a first side edge of the article and the second side edge of the article and further comprising a weakened region. The second attachment may comprise a low-strength attachment zone and a high-strength attachment zone, the high-strength attachment zone disposed proximate the attachment region bottom edge. The low-strength attachment zone may further have a first peel strength and the high-strength attachment zone may have a second peel strength, the second peel strength greater than the first.

Abstract: A method for transmitting a beacon message, the method generating, with a beacon generating device at least one beacon message, wherein the at least one beacon message is defined by a beacon message format, wherein the beacon message format comprises a preamble field, an access address field, a protocol data unit (PDU) field and a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) field, wherein the PDU field comprises at least one electronic product code (EPC) encoded EPC-PDU field, and transmitting, with the beacon generating device, the at least one beacon message using a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) wireless communication protocol to a transmission area within a transmission range of the beacon generating device for reception by one or more beacon receiving devices located in the transmission area.

Abstract: A method for transmitting a beacon message, the method generating, with a beacon generating device at least one beacon message, wherein the at least one beacon message is defined by a beacon message format, wherein the beacon message format comprises a preamble field, an access address field, a protocol data unit (PDU) field and a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) field, wherein the PDU field comprises at least one electronic product code (EPC) encoded EPC-PDU field, and transmitting, with the beacon generating device, the at least one beacon message using a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) wireless communication protocol to a transmission area within a transmission range of the beacon generating device for reception by one or more beacon receiving devices located in the transmission area.

Abstract: A variable sleeve clamp with right and left knurled drivers that can be rotated to change the diameter of a cylindrical sleeve held therein. The variable sleeve clamp can be adjusted to bundle strands of various materials, such as appliance cords, wires, and the like. The knurled drivers can be rotated in either direction to hold and release the bundled strands.

Abstract: This concerns a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) device, or system, or method of operating a BLE device and a respective computer program. The BLE device comprises a transceiver to broadcast the at least one advertising packet, a processor connected to the transceiver to generate the advertising packet and/or to trigger broadcasting thereof according to a broadcasting schedule. The device further comprises a verification element connected to the processor and being capable of ascertaining if a predefined condition is met, at least one of the verification element and the processor is capable of modifying the broadcasting schedule based on the predefined condition's ascertainment.

Abstract: This concerns a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) device, or system, or method of operating a BLE device and a respective computer program. The BLE device comprises a transceiver to broadcast the at least one advertising packet, a processor connected to the transceiver to generate the advertising packet and/or to trigger broadcasting thereof according to a broadcasting schedule. The device further comprises a verification element connected to the processor and being capable of ascertaining if a predefined condition is met, at least one of the verification element and the processor is capable of modifying the broadcasting schedule based on the predefined condition's ascertainment.

Abstract: A method for managing data integrity including: receiving a plurality of constraints related to a data structure stored in a data storage component; analyzing each of the plurality of constraints to determine a plurality of conditions based on the plurality of constraints; determining, a plurality of operations based on each of the plurality of conditions, wherein each operation provides for changes in data; and generating code based on the at least one constraint, the conditions and the operations.

Abstract: A narrow band receiver or transceiver for processing electrical signals. The narrow band receiver or transceiver includes an amplifier, a voltage controlled oscillator and a tuning assembly comprising at least one control loop for tuning of the voltage controlled oscillator. At least a gain control of the amplifier is coupled to the control loop for simultaneously tuning the output amplitude of the voltage controlled oscillator and the gain of the amplifier. A compensation of the effect of variation on the gain of the amplifier, which includes an LC tank circuit, is performed by using an information in another LC tank circuit of the voltage controlled oscillator in the control loop.

Abstract: The automatic gain control unit for a radiofrequency receiver includes a first current source for charging a storage capacitor by a first current, four comparators for comparing on the lower side an in-phase positive intermediate signal, an in-phase negative intermediate signal, a quarter-phase positive intermediate signal, a quarter-phase intermediate signal with a first reference threshold to a high amplitude level of the intermediate signals. Each comparator controls a MOS transistor connected in series between a second current source and the storage capacitor in order to discharge the storage capacitor when each transistor is in a conductive state. A bi-stable trigger element is connected to the storage capacitor and to provide an AGC signal depending on the voltage level on the storage capacitor for attenuating or not the gain of the low noise amplifier or of a mixer unit amplifier of the receiver.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a narrow band receiver or transceiver for processing electrical signals. The narrow band receiver or transceiver comprises an amplifier, a voltage controlled oscillator and a tuning assembly comprising at least one control loop for tuning of the voltage controlled oscillator. At least a gain control of the amplifier is coupled to the control loop for simultaneously tuning the output amplitude of the voltage controlled oscillator and the gain of the amplifier. A compensation of the effect of variation on the gain of the amplifier, which includes an LC tank circuit, is performed by using an information in another LC tank circuit of the voltage controlled oscillator in the control loop.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a receiver circuit for processing of electrical signals, and comprising: an antenna (12), at least one amplifier (14) coupled to the output of the antenna (12), an automatic gain control circuit (30) coupled to the at least one amplifier (14) to modify a gain thereof, and at least one voltage offset-compensating circuit (50) embedded in the automatic gain control circuit (30) and comprising a clock generator (40) and at least one capacitor (42, 44) to effectively compensate an offset voltage.

Abstract: The automatic gain control unit for a radiofrequency receiver includes a first current source for charging a storage capacitor by a first current, four comparators for comparing on the lower side an in-phase positive intermediate signal, an in-phase negative intermediate signal, a quarter-phase positive intermediate signal, a quarter-phase intermediate signal with a first reference threshold to a high amplitude level of the intermediate signals. Each comparator controls a MOS transistor connected in series between a second current source and the storage capacitor in order to discharge the storage capacitor when each transistor is in a conductive state. A bi-stable trigger element is connected to the storage capacitor and to provide an AGC signal depending on the voltage level on the storage capacitor for attenuating or not the gain of the low noise amplifier or of a mixer unit amplifier of the receiver.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a receiver circuit for processing of electrical signals, and comprising: an antenna (12), at least one amplifier (14) coupled to the output of the antenna (12), an automatic gain control circuit (30) coupled to the at least one amplifier (14) to modify a gain thereof, and at least one voltage offset-compensating circuit (50) embedded in the automatic gain control circuit (30) and comprising a clock generator (40) and at least one capacitor (42, 44) to effectively compensate an offset voltage.

Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for processing and transmitting data that preserves the timing relationship of the data being transmitted and/or processed. In one embodiment, the present invention uses a timestamp. The timestamp stores the timing relationship of data in the bitstream as it appeared before any processing that may alter the timing relationship of the data. The data may then be processed. By storing the original timing relationship of data, before any processing that alters the timing relationship of data, the present invention allows for the recreation of the original timing relationship between data. Thus, any jitter introduced by processing the data may be removed or substantially reduced.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and system for embedding a digital signature into an MPEG stream. In the preferred embodiment, the digital signature is embedded in a plurality of PCR fields of a transport stream and is encrypted and scrambled to avoid detection and removal. Other embodiments are disclosed, each of which is designed to place a digital signature in a pre-compressed MPEG stream while requiring minimal computing resources to encode and decode the signature.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for reducing distortion in a dynamically delayed digital sample stream of an imaging system. The method includes the steps of delta-sigma modulating an input analog signal of the imaging system at a frequency above the Nyquist frequency of the input analog signal to generate a digital sample stream and changing a length of the sample stream to delay a portion of the sample stream while maintaining synchronism between a delta-sigma modulator and a demodulator of the system.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for reducing distortion in a dynamically delayed digital sample stream of an imaging system. The method includes the steps of delta-sigma modulating an input analog signal of the imaging system at a frequency above the Nyquist frequency of the input analog signal to generate a digital sample stream and changing a length of the sample stream to delay a portion of the sample stream while maintaining synchronism between a delta-sigma modulator and a demodulator of the system.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for reducing distortion in a dynamically delayed digital sample stream of an imaging system. The method includes the steps of delta-sigma modulating an input analog signal of the imaging system at a frequency above the Nyquist frequency of the input analog signal to generate a digital sample stream and changing a length of the sample stream to delay a portion of the sample stream while maintaining synchronism between a delta-sigma modulator and a demodulator of the system.

Abstract: A system and method for the switching of control between redundant controllers is presented. The status of the redundant controllers is monitored to determine if switching of control between controllers is required. The monitoring and switching system is hardware based with control being implemented via a state machine.