Abstract: An awning includes a base part, which can be attached to a building part, a fabric shaft, which can be rotatably driven thereon by means of a motor, an awning fabric, which can be retracted and extended and wound onto the fabric shaft and unwound therefrom, and a noise influencing system, which has a controller and at least one sound actuator activated thereby and coupled to an awning component, the at least one sound actuator producing a counter-sound pattern adapted to the sound pattern during the retraction and/or extension of the awning for influencing the noise, in particular noise and vibration damping.

Abstract: A computer system for performing distributed processing, particularly of digital audio data, is disclosed. The system has a number of digital signal processors linked to a host computer through a time division multiplex bus. The system includes means for assigning to a particular processor a specific processing task or tasks, as well as a means for assigning additional specific processing tasks to that same processor to maximize its use. When the processor performing a specific processing task has reached its capacity, the system assigns a new processor to perform that task. To enhance the efficiency of the processor to perform the specific processing task, the processor cyclically runs a specific set of instructions for performing that specific processing task, and waits for the system to send it digital data to be processed.

Abstract: A computer system for performing distributed processing, particularly of digital audio data, is disclosed. The system has a number of digital signal processors linked to a host computer through a time division multiplex bus. The system includes means for assigning to a particular processor a specific processing task or tasks, as well as a means for assigning additional specific processing tasks to that same processor to maximize its use. When the processor performing a specific processing task has reached its capacity, the system assigns a new processor to perform that task. To enhance the efficiency of the processor to perform the specific processing task, the processor cyclically runs a specific set of instructions for performing that specific processing task, and waits for the system to send it digital data to be processed.