Abstract: A device for reading or writing on optical recording media with disk type recognition capability has an optical scanning device and a focus regulating circuit. The object of the invention is to provide a device of this type which can reliably recognize in a short time the type of the recording medium inserted into the device. Another object of the invention is to provide a corresponding process. These objects are attained in that the disk type recognition capability includes a mirror signal generator, a threshold value generator, a counter and an evaluation unit. The process is based on the utilization of a mirror-signal value of the device for disk type recognition.

Abstract: A connector part comprises an elongate metal housing defining an interior chamber and having a first or rearward open end and spaced therefrom a second or forward open end, an elongate insulating body adapted to be inserted into said elongate metal housing from said first end by moving said insulating body towards said second end, wherein said insulating body comprises an elongate contact body and an elongate slide member, said contact body (contact insert) and said slide member being adapted to be mounted together said contact body having formed on a first side first elongate contact chambers. First and second elongate contact elements are adapted to be inserted into said first contact chambers, said slide member being provided with contact chambers for said first contact elements so as to fixedly mount said first contact elements in said elongate contact chambers provided by the contact body and the elongate contact chambers provided by said slide member.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for the separation of air out of a waste water mixture, in particular such a waste water mixture as arises at a medical or dental-medical treatment station, having a housing (2) which has a round cross-sectional form in horizontal cross-section, an inlet (3) for the waste water mixture which tangentially opens into the housing (2), a first outlet (4) for air, arranged above the inlet (3), and a second outlet (5) for heavy materials, such as waste water, arranged below the inlet (3). For the purpose of improving the separation function, the inlet (3) is arranged in the region of a hollow cone shaped peripheral wall section (6) of the housing (2), which section is downwardly divergent.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for the reproduction or recording of data or information with a photodetector and digital error signal and evaluation signal processing. The object of the invention is to provide an apparatus for the reproduction or recording of data or information which requires little outlay despite digital evaluation signal processing and a considerable capability of adaptation to different scanning speeds. The invention is based on the principle of enabling digital evaluation signal generation with an analog-to-digital converter known from audio technology, even though the data rate of the data or high-frequency signal requires an analog-to-digital converter for the radio-frequency or for the video signal band. An analog-to-digital converter for the audio frequency band can be used to generate a digital evaluation signal by the analog-to-digital converter having fed to it not the high-frequency signal directly but rather at least one envelope of the high-frequency signal.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for the reproduction or recording of data or information with a photodetector and digital error signal and evaluation signal processing. The object of the invention is to provide an apparatus for the reproduction or recording of data or information which requires little outlay despite digital evaluation signal processing and a considerable capability of adaptation to different scanning speeds. The invention is based on the principle of enabling digital evaluation signal generation with an analog-to-digital converter known from audio technology, even though the data rate of the data or high-frequency signal requires an analog-to-digital converter for the radio-frequency or for the video signal band. An analog-to-digital converter for the audio frequency band can be used to generate a digital evaluation signal by the analog-to-digital converter having fed to it not the high-frequency signal directly but rather at least one envelope of the high-frequency signal.

Abstract: A dispenser for a fluid cleaning medium (4) for cleaning the suction system (23, 25) and drainage system (29) of a dental treatment station (26) comprises a supply container (2) and a dispensing container (3) which are connected with one another via a pump (6). Upon an actuation of the pump (6) cleaning medium (4) is transported into the dispensing container (3), which medium can be drawn off or dispensed.

Abstract: A method for establishing a peer to peer match of clients for at least one application, the method including: receiving at least one offer being indicative of at least one application for which an offer for matching is proposed from an offering peer client, and recording at least one attribute associated with the offer using at least one offer record; receiving a measurement of at least one communication link property between the offering peer client and an inquiring client; and comparing the offer record with the measured at least one link property to determine if a peer to peer match between the offering and the inquiring peer clients is to be permitted.

Abstract: A network match making system and method is used to match users of a multi-users networked application. Each user is associated with a client computer connected to the network. Clients are selected based on attributes of their users, the clients, servers, and/or communication links. The network match maker works with three different forms of network applications: peer-to-peer, multiple clients to a single server, and multiple clients to multiple servers. In one match maker method, a client computer and one multi-user application server are matched. A list of multi-user application servers connected to the computer network that are available for a match is received. At least one communication attribute of respective data communication links between the client computer and a plurality of multi-application servers in the received list is measured. An additional attribute, such as a server attribute, is received from at least one of the plurality of multi-user application servers.

Abstract: A connector part comprises an elongate metal housing defining an interior chamber and having a first or rearward open end and spaced therefrom a second or forward open end, an elongate insulating body adapted to be inserted into said elongate metal housing from said first end by moving said insulating body towards said second end, wherein said insulating body comprises an elongate contact body and an elongate slide member, said contact body (contact insert) and said slide member being adapted to be mounted together said contact body having formed on a first side first elongate contact chambers. First and second elongate contact elements are adapted to be inserted into said first contact chambers, said slide member being provided with contact chambers for said first contact elements so as to fixedly mount said first contact elements in said elongate contact chambers provided by the contact body and the elongate contact chambers provided by said slide member.

Abstract: A networked computer online gaming system and process arranged in a client/server online gaming architecture and utilized to run gaming programs. The client computers are configured to run a gaming client program. The server computers are coupled to the client computers via a network. The server computers run server programs including a master control program (MCP) that governs access of the server programs to the online gaming architecture, a servorum program (SV) for creating instances of a server program, a matchmaker program (MM) that supports rendezvous services, a game instances class server program (GICS) that enables games and provides user to user communication, and game upper level protocol server program (GULP) that supports the user to user communication provided by said GICS.

Abstract: A device is disclosed for reading from and/or writing to optical recording media, which has a scanner whose output is connected to the input of an analogue-to-digital converter, whose output is in turn connected to the input of a mirror signal detector. The device is able to generate a reliable mirror signal even at relatively high track crossing frequencies. The mirror signal detector has at least one element which is variable as a function of frequency.

Abstract: A network match making system and method is used to match users of a multi-user networked application. Each user is associated with a client computer connected to the network. Clients are selected based on attributes of their users, the clients, servers, and/or communication links. The network match maker works with three different forms of network applications: peer-to-peer, multiple clients to a single server, and multiple clients to multiple servers. In one match maker method, remote server computers and client computers are matched. A match maker receives a plurality of client requests and a plurality of server requests. At least two instances of client programs and at least one instance of server programs are selected based on client and server attributes.

Abstract: An apparatus for enabling an IC pin to function in a dual mode, which apparatus includes a first switch for coupling the IC pin to an input terminal when the IC pin operates in an input mode, and a charging circuit for sourcing current to the IC pin during a charging cycle of a timer mode. The inventive apparatus further includes a discharging circuit for sinking current from the IC pin during a discharging cycle of the timer mode. In one embodiment, the inventive apparatus further includes a comparator for generating an activation signal, the activation signal being activated when a potential at the IC pin equals or exceeds a predefined voltage in the timer mode. In another embodiment, the comparator is disabled during the input mode.

Abstract: Method of preparing a fixed biological implantation material in which an implantation material is fixed with an aldehyde and the excess aldehyde is bound by an aminodicarboxylic acid in an acidic medium.

Abstract: A charge pump circuit operates from a voltage provided on an input rail at a first potential relative to a reference potential rail and that provides second and third potentials relative to the reference potential rail on first and second output rails, respectively. The charge pump circuit includes first, second and third charge reservoir capacitors, an oscillator and control logic circuit for providing timing control signals, and a switch network responsive to the timing control signals for coupling the first, second and third capacitors in a plurality of configurations.

Abstract: A charge pump circuit operates from a voltage provided on an input rail at a first potential relative to a reference potential rail and that provides second and third potentials relative to the reference potential rail on first and second output rails, respectively. The charge pump circuit includes first, second and third charge reservoir capacitors, an oscillator and control logic circuit for providing timing control signals, and a switch network responsive to the timing control signals for coupling the first, second and third capacitors in a plurality of configurations. The switch network also provides for the decoupling of the capacitors from between the input rail and the reference potential rail between transitions of these configurations.