Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising a binding moiety and a drug molecule, wherein said binding moiety reversibly binds to said drug molecule to form a prodrug complex that slowly releases the drug molecule upon administration in vivo. The present invention further relates to methods of forming such compositions and to methods of treatment using such compositions. Also described are binding moieties, nucleic acids encoding said binding moieties and methods of making these using host cells.

Abstract: In one implementation, the AI/ML model is first split into several unitary chunks that correspond to sub-parts of the model. Then an aggregation of unitary chunks is made by considering the download time, inference time of unitary chunks, and/or device constraints. The first split corresponds to a first chunk of AI/ML layers that, once downloaded, is useable as is, and generates intermediate results based on some sensing/perception data. As soon as a new chunk arrives, it is used to generate new results based on the intermediate data of the previous chunk. Since download and inference are parallelized, a final result can be generated earlier than with the full sequential method. In addition, as soon as the inference ends on a chunk, this chunk may be removed from the device. Several AI/ML model split methods are provided to generate model subsets/chunks for different model architectures.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method including obtaining metadata upon training a first Deep Neural Network and embedding the obtained metadata in a signal. The present disclosure relates to a method including obtaining metadata related to a prior training of a first Deep Neural Network and adapting a model of a second Deep Neural Network using the obtained metadata. The present disclosure also relates to the corresponding devices, computer storage medium and signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure proposes a solution to associate a device with a user by capturing a voice of a speaker by a microphone connected to the network device (e.g. a residential or home gateway), monitoring the IP traffic of the network device and detecting the device contributing to this IP traffic in order to establish a link between the speaker and his device(s) and associate the device with the speaker.

Abstract: A home assistant device and a method for privacy-preserving vocal interactions. A microphone captures an audio signal corresponding to a vocal user query. The identity of the speaker is determined, and an obfuscated name is generated corresponding to the identified speaker. The audio signal is analysed to determine the intent of the user and a personalized answer is generated in combination with the obfuscated name. This answer is then de-obfuscated by reintroducing the speaker name. The de-obfuscated answer is rendered to the speaker.

Abstract: A device and method for monitoring a first device proximity to a second device is disclosed. The first device is for example a smartphone and the second device is for example a wearable device. Proximity between both devices is monitored in conjunction with an electronic calendar so as to trigger an alert in case proximity between both devices is going to be lost while an event of the calendar is imminent.

Abstract: The present disclosure proposes a solution to associate a device with a user by capturing a voice of a speaker by a microphone connected to the network device (e.g. a residential or home gateway), monitoring the IP traffic of the network device and detecting the device contributing to this IP traffic in order to establish a link between the speaker and his device(s) and associate the device with the speaker.

Abstract: A home assistant device and a method for privacy-preserving vocal interactions. A microphone captures an audio signal corresponding to a vocal user query. The identity of the speaker is determined, and an obfuscated name is generated corresponding to the identified speaker. The audio signal is analysed to determine the intent of the user and a personalized answer is generated in combination with the obfuscated name. This answer is then de-obfuscated by reintroducing the speaker name. The de-obfuscated answer is rendered to the speaker.

Abstract: In an access point, data communication of network devices between the network devices and a wide area network or between the network devices is monitored. Change points are detected in the monitored data. If a change point coincides with a removal/addition of a network device, configuration settings on the gateway for a network device may be automatically changed, transferred to another network device and/or reset to a default, possibly more restrictive configuration. Network management and data protection are facilitated and improved.

Abstract: It is provided a method for pairing two devices, one of which is a first device the other is a second device, wherein the method is implemented at the first device, including: generating a pattern to be displayed on either of or both of the first and second devices; sending whole or a part of the tracing pattern to the second device for displaying the tracing pattern on the second device if any; displaying the corresponding pattern on the first device; receiving information indicating the result of tracing the pattern on the second device; and accepting pairing the two devices.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for interconnection in a network gateway comprising a first wireless communication interface and a second interface adapted to the implementation of content sharing operations using an interoperability protocol, the method comprising steps of transmission, by the first interface, of at least one information element aiming to enable the gateway to be detected by a remote equipment as being compatible with a function for reproduction using a wireless communication interface, of reception of data frames defined in a link layer of a wireless network protocol, the data frames comprising an item of audiovisual content and being received from a second remote device connected to the first interface by means of a wireless connection and of transmission of the content received at said second interface to a reproduction device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for transmission in a wireless network comprising a plurality of base stations and at least one mobile terminal, a mobile terminal (MT) transmitting a same signal (704) intended for the plurality of base stations (BS1, BS2, BS3). In order to optimize the synchronization of the mobile terminal with the plurality of base stations, the method comprises a step of transmission of an item of information representative of a first temporal offset intended for the mobile terminal, the first offset being according to at least one reception time (740, 750, 760) of the first signal by at least one base station (BS1, BS2, BS3). The invention also relates to the corresponding device for reception.

Abstract: A device and a method for authorizing access to a service on a first device upon detection of a second device located in near proximity, while preferably using broadcast transmission, is disclosed. The second device broadcasts on a second broadcast network a message comprising at least a group identifier common to the set of devices that can access the service and a time reference value corresponding to the emission time of the message, according to a common time reference received by all devices from a first broadcast network. The first device authorizes access to the service only if the group identifier received from the message is the same as the group identifier of the device and if the delay between the measured arrival of the message and its emission time is lower than a threshold.

Abstract: A device and a method for authorizing access to a service on a first device upon detection of a second device located in near proximity, while preferably using broadcast transmission, is disclosed. The second device broadcasts on a second broadcast network a message comprising at least a group identifier common to the set of devices that can access the service and a time reference value corresponding to the emission time of the message, according to a common time reference received by all devices from a first broadcast network. The first device authorizes access to the service only if the group identifier received from the message is the same as the group identifier of the device and if the delay between the measured arrival of the message and its emission time is lower than a threshold.

Abstract: The invention relates to method for configuring a first wireless network that includes at least one access point. In order to optimize the configuration of the first wireless network, the method comprises a step of configuring at least one parameter of the at least one access point of the first wireless network on the basis of at least a portion of the linking balance of a second wireless network including at least two nodes, the nodes being positioned in a predetermined physical space.

Abstract: It is provided a method for pairing two devices, one of which is a first device the other is a second device, wherein the method is implemented at the first device, including: generating a pattern to be displayed on either of or both of the first and second devices; sending whole or a part of the tracing pattern to the second device for displaying the tracing pattern on the second device if any; displaying the corresponding pattern on the first device; receiving information indicating the result of tracing the pattern on the second device; and accepting pairing the two devices.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for estimating a distance from a first communication device to a second communication device. According to an aspect of the invention, the method comprises: Taking a picture of the second communication device by the first communication device; Obtaining a description of the second communication device; Identifying the second communication device in the picture, by using said description; Estimating a distance from the first communication device to the second communication device by using the description of the second communication device and dimensions of the second communication device identified in the picture.

Abstract: Method for managing the power consumption in a WLAN wireless communication network, comprising an access point device for access to the wireless network and a remote station connected to the access point device. The access point transmitting control and information frames to the remote station, the method comprising the steps of insertion of at least one item of information, into at least one of the control and information frames, relating to a future period of inactivity of the access point, of deactivation of the WLAN access point and of reactivation of the WLAN access point at the end of the period of inactivity.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to identify co-entities in an establishment. Given a set of points in a three dimensional space, along with identification information from mobile devices and a timestamp, a times series for each device may be captured. Time series that overlap may be generated, and the intersecting time series portions may be extracted. Based on the extracted overlapping time series, a determination may be made that two or more entities are likely to be co-entities.

Abstract: It is provided a method for pairing two devices, one of which is a first device the other is a second device, wherein the method is implemented at the first device, including: generating a pattern to be displayed on either of or both of the first and second devices; sending whole or a part of the tracing pattern to the second device for displaying the tracing pattern on the second device if any; displaying the corresponding pattern on the first device; receiving information indicating the result of tracing the pattern on the second device; and accepting pairing the two devices.