Abstract: A holder for detachably fastening a flat, approximately rectangular device such as a tablet computer or a smartphone to a part, in particular to a motor vehicle part, said holder comprising a holding mechanism for detachably mounting the device, and a fastening element that is connected to the holding mechanism to connect the holder to the part; a rotary bearing that can rotate about an axis of rotation is connected to the holding mechanism, and a pivot bearing is connected to the rotary bearing and to the fastening element, the rotary bearing includes a first portion that is connected to the holding mechanism as well as a second portion that is connected to the fastening element.

Abstract: A resonant power converter including a synchronous rectifier for supplying a DC output voltage. The synchronous rectifier is configured for alternatingly connecting a resonant output voltage to positive and negative DC output nodes via first and second semiconductor switches, respectively, separated by intervening dead-time periods in accordance with first and second rectification control signals. A dead-time controller is coupled to the resonant output voltage or the resonant input voltage and configured for adaptively adjusting lengths of the dead-time periods via the first and second rectification control signals.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for suspending objects from a part of a motor vehicle seat, such as a backrest, a headrest, or a headrest mounting of a vehicle seat, comprising a fastening element and a receiving socket for connecting the device to the motor vehicle seat part, and comprising a plug-in element that can be coupled to the receiving socket. At one end, a support arm for suspending the objects is connected to the rear end of the plug-in element by way of a rotary joint having an axis of rotation extending substantially parallel to the broad side of the backrest and/or the headrest, and horizontal, and at the other end, the support arm has an L-shaped hook. In the in-use position, the support arm is oriented such that the longitudinal axis thereof is oriented approximately vertically downwards, and such that the longitudinal axis of the plug-in element includes an angle (?) between approximately 60° and 120°.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a first memory subsystem, a second memory subsystem and a direct memory access controller. In response to a first type of request from a processor, the direct memory access controller requests data from the first memory subsystem and provides the data to the second memory subsystem. In response to a second type of request from a processor, the direct memory access controller requests an uncompressed matrix from the first memory subsystem, compresses the uncompressed matrix to generate a compressed matrix, and provides the compressed matrix to the second memory subsystem. In response to a third type of request from a processor, the direct memory access controller requests a compressed matrix from the second memory subsystem, un-compresses the compressed matric to generate an uncompressed matrix, and provides the un-compressed matrix to the first memory subsystem.

Abstract: In a video system, a video source, e.g., a camera, provides a source video stream. The source video stream comprises a stream of image data units. A buffer control unit writes the image data units consecutively to a circular buffer. A display control unit reads the image data units consecutively from the circular buffer to generate a target video stream in accordance with a read delay. The display control unit comprises a feedback loop which controls timing of the operation of reading the image data units from the circular buffer so as to reduce a difference between the read delay and a reference delay. The video system may, for example, be installed in a vehicle, e.g., for providing a driver with a live view from a camera.

Abstract: The present invention relates to tri-functional crosslinking reagents carrying (i) a ligand-reactive group for conjugation to a ligand of interest having at least one binding site on a target glycoprotein receptor, (ii) a hydrazone group for the capturing of oxidized receptor-glycoproteins and (iii) an affinity group selected from azides and alkynes for the detection, isolation and purification of captured glycoproteins; as well as their manufacturing. The invention further provides for improved methods of detecting, identifying and characterizing interactions between ligands and their corresponding target glycoproteins on living cells and in biological fluids. The invention further provides for new uses of catalysts in such methods.

Abstract: A display controller comprises a plurality of channels for fetching data from a memory, a plurality of buffers coupled to the channels for receiving the fetched data from the channels, a buffer controller for controlling the buffers and the channels, and a processing unit coupled to the buffers, the display and buffer controller for receiving the data from the buffers, outputting a control signal to the display based on the received data, and controlling the buffer controller, respectively. Each buffer has a respective fixed memory capacity for storing the fetched data. The processing unit activates layers in the output image for displaying an output image on the display. The channels correspond to associated layers. The buffer controller adds to the respective fixed memory capacity of a particular buffer associated to an activated layer, one further fixed memory capacity of at least one further buffer associated to an inactive layer.

Abstract: A securing device for removably attaching a device to two mutually spaced head support rods (1a, 1b) of a motor vehicle seat (1), having a receiving bushing (3e) for receiving a plug element (2a) which is arranged on the device (2) and having a first and a second securing element (3, 3?, 4, 4?) with which the receiving bushing (3e) can be secured on the head support rods (1a, 1b). The first and the second securing element (3, 3?, 4, 4?) are formed on opposing sides for arranging on the head support rods (1a, 1b), and connectors (5, 5a, 5b) are provided for reciprocally connecting the securing elements (3, 3?, 4, 4?), wherein sliding elements (6a, 6b) are arranged between the securing elements (3, 3?, 4, 4?) and the head support rods (1a, 1b).

Abstract: A script-driven head-up display controller comprising an image warping unit and an image projection unit wherein the image warping unit is coupled to the image projection unit and is adapted to: receive a line-based warping descriptor comprising first information associated with a distortion caused by a non-flat display; and, in response to the reception of the line-based warping descriptor, the image warping unit is further adapted to, based on the line-based warping descriptor: fetch one or more lines of the source image; and, output to the image projection unit at least one output line of the output image associated with an electronic image warping of one or more pixels of the one or more input lines, and wherein the line-based warping descriptor further comprises second information associated with buffer management instructions calculated off-line.

Abstract: A layer selection module for a graphics display component, and method therefor. The layer selection module is arranged to identify a set M of active layers to be blended for a pixel, configure a display controller to generate composite pixel data for the pixel based on a subset N of up to n layers from the set M, determine whether a number m of active layers in the set M exceeds n, and output an indication of which active layers within the set M were excluded from the subset N, if it is determined that the number m of layers in the set M exceeds n.

Abstract: The present application relates to an interconnect system for transmitting a stream of N-symbol data signals, which comprises a parallel data signal line bus, a line scrambler, a line de-scrambler and a defect detector. The defect detector is configured to detect one or more defective data signal lines. The line scrambler 110 is configured to accept an N-symbol data signal d having a sequence of data symbols in a predefined order and to output a permuted sequence d? of data symbols at its N output terminals oj. The line de-scrambler is configured to accept the permuted sequence d? of data symbols at its input terminal i?j, to restore the predefined order of the data symbols from the permuted sequence d? of data symbols; and to output the restored N-symbol data signal d comprising a sequence of data symbols in the predefined order.

Abstract: The present application relates to an interconnect system comprising a video signal transmitter and video signal receiver for transmitting a stream of N-symbol data signals over an error prone wired parallel bus having at least N data signal lines. A line scrambler at the video signal transmitter is configured to accept an N-symbol data signal having a sequence of data symbols in a predefined order and to output a permuted sequence of data symbols in accordance with a permutation. The line de-scrambler at the video signal receiver is configured to accept the permuted sequence of data symbols at its input terminal and to restore the predefined order of data symbols from the permuted sequence of data symbols in accordance with the corresponding reverse permutation.

Abstract: The present application relates to a display controller and display system and a method of operating thereof. At a filtering stage display image data are generated on the basis of received pixel-mapped image data. The filtering operation accepts a plurality of pixels out of the received image data as input values to generate a pixel of the display image data as output value. It is further determined whether the plurality of pixels being the input values to the filtering operation are marked. If all pixels thereof are marked, the output pixel being the output value is marked. The marked pixels in the display image data are validated on the basis reference data.

Abstract: A data logging system for logging input data received from a data source is described. The data logging system has a data storage memory. A data input is arranged to repeatedly receive input data having a temporal input data resolution. A write controller is arranged to write newly received input data as received via the data input into the data storage memory. The writing comprises writing the newly received input data at the temporal input data resolution. The writing comprises keeping recent data at the temporal input data resolution in the data storage memory, and overwriting part of old data with newly received input data while keeping another part of the old data in the data storage memory at lower data resolution.

Abstract: A holder is provided for releasably securing a flat device, such as a tablet computer or a smartphone, to a component, in particular a component of a motor vehicle. The holder comprises a mounting which can be secured to the component and a holder frame which can be releasably secured to the mounting for receiving the device. The mounting comprises a carrier having first connection elements, and the holder frame has second connection elements at two opposite edges. The first and second connection elements are designed in a complementary manner with respect to each other such that the first and second connection elements interlock for the purpose of mutual fixing when the holder frame is inserted into the mounting such that the holder frame cannot be moved out of the mounting in the holder frame plane and/or perpendicularly to the holder frame plane.

Abstract: The invention relates to a retaining device for a still or video camera in the interior of a motor vehicle with a fastening apparatus (5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e) for attaching the retaining device to a vehicle seat part, such as a backrest (2), headrest (3), or headrest holder (4, 4a, 4b) of a vehicle seat (1), and a carrier arm (6, 6?, 6?, 60, 60?, 60?, 62, 62?, 62?) which is oriented approximately horizontally and parallel with respect to the broad side of the backrest (2) and at one end of which a holder (7) is arranged for receiving a camera (8), wherein the carrier arm (6, 6?, 6?, 60, 60?, 60?, 62, 62?, 62?) protrudes beyond the vehicle seat part (2, 3, 4, 4a, 4b) to such an extent that the lens (8a) of the camera (8) has an uninterrupted view towards the front in the driving direction and/or towards the rear in the direction counter to the driving direction, and wherein the carrier arm (6, 6?, 6?, 60, 60?, 60?, 62, 62?, 62?) at its other end is connected via a first rotary joint (6a) with an approximately v

Abstract: A display control apparatus comprising at least one display controller arranged to transmit composite pixel data to at least one display device at a rate defined by a pixel clock signal. The display control apparatus further comprises at least one pixel clock control component arranged to receive an indication of a number of graphics layers to be blended for the composite pixel data to be output, and to configure the pixel clock for the transmission of the composite pixel data to the at least one display device based at least partly on the received indication of the number of graphics layers to be blended.

Abstract: The present application relates to a serial data communications switching device and a method of operating the serial data communications switching device. The serial data communications switching device comprises one host port for connecting to a host device; a plurality of client ports each for connecting to one of a plurality of client devices; an arbiter configured to arbitrate the permission to send a message sequence between the plurality of the client devices according to an arbitration scheme; and a TX flow analyzer adapted to detect a client transmission received at one of the client port from a current client device currently having granted the permission and to instruct the arbiter to maintain the granted permission for the current client device for the ongoing client transmission.