Abstract: An actuation device has a motor with a motor shaft and with at least one motor contact and/or sensor contact. A circuit board with at least one electronic circuit is provided. The motor is electrically connected by an electric connection to the circuit board. The motor contact and/or sensor contact is a press-fit contact pressed into at least one contact of the circuit board to produce the electric connection.

Abstract: A visual display device for vehicles and portable operation is provided, comprising a display arrangement for the display of data and a holding device for securing the display arrangement to the vehicle. Data and/or power may be provided either internally or externally through the holding device to the display arrangement. The visual display device is easily movable to accommodate the user's preferences, and may be transportable to locations other than the vehicle. Additionally, the visual display unit may function as a wireless terminal for an auxiliary television unit by receiving satellite or wireless transmissions and transmitting these to the auxiliary television unit. Methods for using the visual display device attached to a vehicle and as a portable unit are also provided, allowing for a wide range of data sources and internal power configurations.

Abstract: A system is presented for the multipath reception of video signals, including sound an/or image signals. The system includes at least two receivers and a diversity unit. At least one receiver receives and processes analog video signals, while the one or more remaining receivers receive and process digital video signals. The system may further include an analog selector unit for selecting the highest quality analog signal, and/or a digital selector unit for selecting the highest quality digital signal. The diversity unit receives the processed analog and digital video signals and combines them to produce a resulting video signal having a quality at least as high as the better of the processed analog and digital video signals. The diversity unit may combine the received video signals by performing a weighted addition of the signals.

Abstract: A digital television system includes a network that connects a display, an operating unit that requests a program or program information, and a television reception unit, a demultiplexer that separates the audio, video and miscellaneous data, a matching stage that matches the audio signal with the video signal, a multiplexer that combines the audio and video signal into one data stream, an evaluation device in communication with the demultiplexer, a memory that stores the miscellaneous data and a controller that manages the miscellaneous data. The memory and the controller form a server unit, and the controller is in communication with the operating unit. The miscellaneous data is transmitted to the network by the controller when recalled from the memory.