Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, system and related devices for providing with a unique identification at excitation or reading of said unique identification.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, system and related devices for providing with a unique identification at excitation or reading of said unique identification.

Abstract: Method for obtaining an image containing a portion with motion blur, comprising: controlling at least one camera to take a first, second and third picture in a determined order of an object and a background, such that said first picture is taken with a first exposure time, said second picture with a second exposure time, and said third picture with a third exposure time, said second exposure time being longer than said first and said third exposure time, such that said second picture contains a blurred image of the background and/or the object if said object and/or said background is moving with respect to said at least one camera; generating a final image containing at least a portion of said blurred image of the second picture as well as well as a portion derived from said first and/or third picture, using said first, second and third picture.

Abstract: Method for obtaining an image containing a portion with motion blur, comprising: controlling at least one camera to take a first, second and third picture in a determined order of an object and a background, such that said first picture is taken with a first exposure time, said second picture with a second exposure time, and said third picture with a third exposure time, said second exposure time being longer than said first and said third exposure time, such that said second picture contains a blurred image of the background and/or the object if said object and/or said background is moving with respect to said at least one camera; generating a final image containing at least a portion of said blurred image of the second picture as well as well as a portion derived from said first and/or third picture, using said first, second and third picture.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a terminal for exchanging messages by placing tokens near it. The terminal comprises communication means to exchange information with a database, detection means for identifying local tokens placed near the terminal, display means for displaying remote tokens, and proximity logic configured to assert a proximity relationship between tokens or between a token and a reference point. The terminal exchanges information about the topology of its tokens and that of tokens present at other terminals via the database. The terminal displays tokens present near remote copies of the local tokens, based on information obtained from the database.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a terminal for exchanging messages by placing tokens near it. The terminal comprises communication means to exchange information with a database, detection means for identifying local tokens placed near the terminal, display means for displaying remote tokens, and proximity logic configured to assert a proximity relationship between tokens or between a token and a reference point. The terminal exchanges information about the topology of its tokens and that of tokens present at other terminals via the database. The terminal displays tokens present near remote copies of the local tokens, based on information obtained from the database.

Abstract: Terminals (1) comprising transceivers (2) for exchanging messages (8,18) with further transceivers (12) of further terminals (11) are provided with negotiation modules (5) for exchanging negotiation messages (33,34) with further negotiation modules (15) of the further terminals (11), to increase the flexibility. The negotiation messages (33,34) define proposal actions for activations and/or deactivations of terminal capabilities and proposal reactions to the proposal actions. As a result, it is no longer necessary that each terminal has the same entire application and that each terminal is treated the same way. Individual possibilities of different terminals are used and are allowed. Capability modules (4) exchange capability messages (31,32) with further capability modules (14) of the further terminals (11). The capability messages (31,32) define terminal capabilities such as human machine interfaces (7a-7d).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an object perception method, for use by a perceiving device that is adapted to perceive at least one object in an environment comprising a plurality of objects. Each object of the plurality of objects is adapted to provision meta-information characterising the corresponding object. The perceiving device includes at least one object of the plurality of objects in a selection by varying a perspective of the object perceiving device. The perceiving device perceives this at least one object of the plurality of objects included in the selection and captures a representation of the at least one object included in said selection in a snapshot. The perceiving device further perceives meta-information corresponding to the at least one object in the selection and additionally the meta-information corresponding to the objects of said plurality of objects not included in the selection.

Abstract: The invention relates to observing requests, deriving quality of service (QoS) demands and scheduling the network's resources in terms of QoS. A scheduler is modulating the QoS based on service usage and user-behavior just-in-time. It relates to a method for efficient use of network resources by just-in-time modulation of quality of service based on real-time service-usage and user-behavior comprising steps recording events, generating a synthesis of user-behavior for a QoS user profile according to QoS user preferences, predicting required QoS demand based on current user behavior and user QoS profile, according to QoS user preferences, deriving and propagating QoS demands and allocations, and co-ordination of QoS request of a manifold of users, based on requests, QoS user profiles, QoS user preferences and resources. Further it relates to computer software product, client terminals, a scheduler server, a network element, and a network.

Abstract: A multimedia telecommunication system with a telecommunication service provider (TSP) to broadcast a multimedia composition signal (CS) from a multimedia content provider (MCP) to a user station (US). The multimedia signal comprises several multimedia signal components such as for instance audio signals (AU), video signals (VD), subtitles data (ST) and/or logo data (LG). The multimedia content provider (MCP) comprises a first signal composer (CP) for combining the multimedia signal components into the multimedia composition signal. The user station is provided with a multimedia recorder (VCR) and a user interface set (TV), generally a television set associated to a Set-Top-Box.

Abstract: An interactive digital television system (iDTV) with a personalization module (PM) for injecting signals towards a small user-groups. The iDTV system comprises a broadcast operator (BO) for sending to subscriber units (SB: SB1-SB3) a downstream digital broadcast stream (BS) received from an interactive digital television provider (ITVP), and also comprising an interaction return channel operator (RCO) for providing interactivity between the subscriber units and the interactive digital television provider by means of a bi-directional interaction return channel (IC). The personalization module (PM) is coupled to the bi-directional interaction return channel (IC) and allows intercommunication between the subscriber units. As a result, a user can escape the limitations of the current linear TV programs and is transformed from a pure spectator into a producer and director of a collective or individual iDTV experience.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an interactive digital television broadcast system that comprises a broadcast operator adapted to send towards a plurality of subscriber units a downstream digital broadcast stream, which is received from an interactive digital television provider. The digital broadcast stream is displayed at the plurality of subscriber units. The interactive digital television broadcast system further comprises an interaction return channel operator for providing interactivity between the plurality of subscriber units and the interactive digital television provider by means of a bi-directional interaction return channel.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for waking up a sleeping device of a plurality of sleeping devices. Each sleeping device of the plurality of sleeping devices being coupled to a waking device over a communications network and is adapted to provide a service feature, in an awake state, to the waking device at request for the service feature from the waking device. The method first comprises the step of the waking device sending the request for service where the service comprises a plurality of service features, to a Network Element of the communications network, which is always on.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for waking up a sleeping device. The sleeping device being coupled to a waking device over a communications network. The sleeping device is adapted to provide a service in an awake state, to the waking device at request for service of the waking device. This method, first, comprises the step of sending the request for service by the waking device in direction of the sleeping device. The communications network additionally comprises a Network Element which is always on, and being coupled to the communications network. The method further comprises the steps of the Network Element intercepting the request for service destined to the sleeping device and the step of the Network Element at intercepting of the request for service, generating a request to wake up the sleeping device and determine a substitute service to the waking device until the sleeping device is awake.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus (5) for providing a user of a mobile communication terminal (4) or a group of users with a time-dependent information message. The location of the mobile communication terminal (4) is determined. A user profile (6) of the user or the group of users is determined. A content of the information message is generated according to the determined user profile (6) and according to the current time. The information message is provided to the user or the group of users. In order to provide a user or a group of users with highly relevant information, i.e.