Abstract: A process is provided for updating user settings in an energy management system for an electric and/or non-electric device. The energy management system has a communication interface, particularly a graphic user interface, for setting points in time concerning planned uses of the device. The process includes the steps of acquiring deviations between the points in time set on the part of the user and the actual points in time of using the device; evaluating the acquired deviations and deducing a possible systematic trend in the deviations, and displaying information to the user at the communication interface concerning a correction of already set future points in time concerning planned uses of the device.

Abstract: An energy management device for controlling a charging control appliance in an electric vehicle is provided. The energy management device is designed to adjust a charging profile in the charging control appliance for the charging of a battery of the electric vehicle on a charging station or in the electric vehicle itself, the adjustment of the charging profile at least taking into account a planned time of use of the electric vehicle and a desired charging state of the battery as well as a pre-defined value for the maximum charging capacity of the electric vehicle. The energy management device is coupled to a measuring unit which is designed to measure an actual charging capacity provided for the electric vehicle by the charging station and, independently or as a result of a request from the energy management device, transmit same to the energy management device.

Abstract: An energy management device for controlling a charging control appliance in an electric vehicle is provided. The energy management device is designed to adjust a charging profile in the charging control appliance for the charging of a battery of the electric vehicle on a charging station or in the electric vehicle itself, the adjustment of the charging profile at least taking into account a planned time of use of the electric vehicle and a desired charging state of the battery as well as a pre-defined value for the maximum charging capacity of the electric vehicle. The energy management device is coupled to a measuring unit which is designed to measure an actual charging capacity provided for the electric vehicle by the charging station and, independently or as a result of a request from the energy management device, transmit same to the energy management device.

Abstract: A method for determining an operating strategy for an electrical energy store includes subdividing an operating time interval, for which the operating strategy of the energy store is intended to be determined, into a sequence of time segments such that constant power conditions are respectively present in the time segments in the sequence of time segments. For each time segment in the sequence of time segments, a limited number of possible operating powers with which the energy store can be charged and/or discharged in the respective time segment are determined. A plurality of sequences of operating points are determined, where each of the operating points indicates an operating power from the limited number of possible operating powers for a given time segment from the sequence of time segments, and where each sequence of operating points from the plurality of sequences of operating points indicates a sequence of operating powers for the sequence of time segments.

Abstract: A process is provided for updating user settings in an energy management system for an electric and/or non-electric device. The energy management system has a communication interface, particularly a graphic user interface, for setting points in time concerning planned uses of the device. The process includes the steps of acquiring deviations between the points in time set on the part of the user and the actual points in time of using the device; evaluating the acquired deviations and deducing a possible systematic trend in the deviations, and displaying information to the user at the communication interface concerning a correction of already set future points in time concerning planned uses of the device.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for improving a stereo audio signal of an FM stereo radio receiver (10). It is suggested to employ components of a standard HE-ACC v2 decoder (40) in such apparatus (1) to efficiently recover the stereo audio signal (L\R?) while also exhibiting good signal quality. To that end, parametric stereo parameters (15) shall be quantized and submitted to such decoder (40) together with a mono-downmix signal (25). The decoder (25) can then easily recover the parametric stereo parameters (15) by de-quantizing them via a simple lookup table, and finally creating the stereo output signal (L?R?) from the de-quantized parametric stereo parameters and the mono-downmix signal (25). The apparatus (1) further includes a parameter estimation stage (5) which may again be embodied on the basis of components of a standard HE-ACC v2 encoder (65).

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for improving a stereo audio signal of an FM stereo radio receiver (10). It is suggested to employ components of a standard HE-ACC v2 decoder (40) in such apparatus (1) to efficiently recover the stereo audio signal (L\R?) while also exhibiting good signal quality. To that end, parametric stereo parameters (15) shall be quantized and submitted to such decoder (40) together with a mono-downmix signal (25). The decoder (25) can then easily recover the parametric stereo parameters (15) by de-quantizing them via a simple lookup table, and finally creating the stereo output signal (L?R?) from the de-quantized parametric stereo parameters and the mono-downmix signal (25). The apparatus (1) further includes a parameter estimation stage (5) which may again be embodied on the basis of components of a standard HE-ACC v2 encoder (65).

Abstract: The present invention comprises methods and systems for identifying enhancer sequences in DNA, for example, in mammalian genomes. The enhancer sequences are identified using a trained support vector machine (SVM) as disclosed herein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to apparatus rating solar units and to a method for rating solar units that comprises multiple acquisition of at least one input parameter and a corresponding multiple acquisition of at least one output parameter in acquisition intervals, at least one acquisition interval being varied for purposes of subsequently acquiring at least one output parameter as a function of the minimum of one acquired input parameter. The invention also relates to a solar unit, to a computer program and to a computer program product with means implementing the rating method.

Abstract: In a device for processing a stereo audio signal having a first channel and a second channel the stereo signal is at first analyzed to obtain a measure for a quantity of bits required by a coder to code the stereo audio signal using a coding algorithm. The first channel and the second channel are then modified when the measure for the quantity of bits is larger than a predetermined value, the modification being performed in such a way that the energy of a sum signal of the first and the second modified channel is in a predetermined relation to the energy of a sum signal of the first and the second channel and that a difference signal of the first and the second modified channel is attenuated in contrast to the difference signal of the first and the second channel.

Abstract: The invention concerns a composition comprising a Lactobacillus strain and a non-digestible oligosaccaride.

Abstract: The invention relates to a combination, such as a combined preparation or pharmaceutical or nutritional composition, respectively, which comprises at least one cis-polyunsaturated fatty acid, at least one amino acid, and optionally at least one diabetes medicine for simultaneous, separate or sequential use in the prevention, delay of progression or treatment of diseases, especially metabolic disorders and in particular type 2 diabetes and diseases and conditions associated with diabetes.

Abstract: The invention concerns compositions comprising one or more viscous soluble fiber(s) and one or more viscosity-lowering protein(s) and their use in the prevention or treatment of metabolic syndrome and/or diabetes and/or for lowering blood cholesterol level.

Abstract: Methods and system of providing benefit plan administration. A method of providing benefit plan administration to a first sponsor having at least one participant enrolled in a benefit plan can include electronically receiving benefit plan information from the first sponsor, electronically providing benefit plan information to the first sponsor, and electronically providing benefit plan information to the at least one participant.

Abstract: In a device for processing a stereo audio signal having a first channel (L) and a second channel (R) the stereo signal is at first analyzed (12) to obtain a measure for a quantity of bits required by a coder to code the stereo audio signal using a coding algorithm. The first channel and the second channel are then modified (14) when the measure for the quantity of bits is larger than a predetermined value, the modification being performed in such a way that the energy of a sum signal of the first and the second modified channel (L′, R′) is in a predetermined relation to the energy of a sum signal of the first and the second channel and that a difference signal of the first and the second modified channel is attenuated in contrast to the difference signal of the first and the second channel.

Abstract: A cylinder head for a water-called internal combustion engine has a combustion space. Due to radiant heat in the combustion space, a hot site develops at a wall in a cooling duct of the cylinder head, through which cooling water is flowing. Control measures are provided for a concerted flow of cooling water in the cooling duct and for cooling the hot site at the wall of said cooling duct.

Abstract: Valve seat inserts of a four-cycle internal-combustion engine are cooled by the lubricating oil of the oil circulating system. An oil duct extending in the camshaft housing is bored in such a manner that the lubricating oil flows from the oil duct into a ring duct surrounding the valve seat inserts. By means of a projection which closes off the ring duct, a forced flow around the valve seat insert is achieved before the lubricating oil flows out of the ring duct through an opening located close to the lubricating oil inlet. From the ring duct the lubricating oil flows through a discharge pipe to the camshaft where it is sprayed on the cams.

Abstract: Sparks are generated in the ignition distributor of an internal combustion engine during the interruption of the high voltage current which lead to the formation of ozone. In order to remove this ozone causing strong oxidation and corrosion, rapidly out of the ignition distributor, the distributor housing is connected to the charging air line leading from the turbocharger to the cylinder head of the internal combustion engine and is scavenged by charging air.

Abstract: A valve guidance for an exhaust gas valve in the form of a disk valve of an internal combustion engine which is used for the control of an exhaust gas channel of an internal combustion engine; a guide body with good heat-conducting and sliding properties serves as valve guidance. The guide body is coated at the inlet place of the valve stem either with a hard metal coating applied by plasma-spray process or with a hard metal sleeve.

Abstract: An air-cooled multi-cylinder internal combustion engine includes cylinder heads cast together in a cylinder head casting; the cylinder heads are cooled from the inside by an S-shaped air flow extending between the valves. The cooling air thereby flows-in through an inlet channel at the inlet side of the cylinder heads, is deflected through 90.degree. in a central connecting channel and after a once-more 90.degree. deflection flows into the atmosphere through outlet channels which are formed between the individually cast exhaust gas outlet channels.