Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible strip (1) for a civil engineering structure, that can extend longitudinally along a longitudinal axis and comprises at least one optical fiber (20) enabling a structure to be localized and measured in terms of deformation and/or temperature, where said optical fiber (20) is essentially arranged along the longitudinal axis and is surrounded by an at least partially reinforced thermoplastic polymeric matrix of continuous reinforcement fibers (30), essentially along the longitudinal axis, and where the mass quantity of continuous reinforcement fibers extending essentially along the longitudinal axis, WCF, is higher than, or equal to, ten times the mass quantity of optical fiber(s), WOF. The invention also relates to metrology devices and associated methods.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to have a method for aligning the optical axis of an optical fiber with the optical axis of an opto-electronic component and for fastening the optical fiber into the resulting relative position in relation to the opto-electronic component. This method includes the following steps: a slot is cut into a base, an optical fiber is disposed within the slot so that it touches neither the sides nor the bottom, a solidifiable product is deposited onto the optical fiber, a limited polymerization area of the solidifiable product is defined near the opto-electronic component, one part of the solidifiable product is partially solidified so as to allow the optical fiber a limited range of movement, the optical fiber is moved so as to align its optical axis with the optical axis of the opto-electronic component, the solidifiable product is completely solidified so as to fasten the optical fiber within the slot.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible strip (1) for a civil engineering structure, that can extend longitudinally along a longitudinal axis and comprises at least one optical fibre (20) enabling a structure to be localised and measured in terms of deformation and/or temperature, where said optical fibre (20) is essentially arranged along the longitudinal axis and is surrounded by an at least partially reinforced thermoplastic polymeric matrix of continuous reinforcement fibres (30), essentially along the longitudinal axis, and where the mass quantity of continuous reinforcement fibres extending essentially along the longitudinal axis, WCF, is higher than, or equal to, ten times the mass quantity of optical fibre(s), WOF. The invention also relates to metrology devices and associated methods.

Abstract: A telecommunications system includes a personal item held by a user of the system, a first means of communication made available to the user and capable of communicating with the personal item and with a data transfer network, and a second means of communication capable of communicating with the data transfer network and belonging to an interlocutor of the user. The first means of communication may be triggered between a non-transparent operating mode and a transparent operating mode during which it is incapable of acting on data passing through it. The system makes it possible to guarantee the user that the confidential data he may send will not be altered or saved by the first means of communication in view of its illicit use.

Abstract: The invention concerns a data transmission method for connecting at least a mobile transceiver (MOB) to a communication network (NW) selected among a plurality of such networks (NWi), i=1 to 5. The inventive method is characterized in that it comprises a step of locating and identifying a transceiver (MOB) adapted by its geographical location to communicate with at least two different communication networks (NW1 and NW2), and a step of transmitting to said transceiver (MOB) characteristics particular to the networks which are operational in the site where the transceiver (MOB) has been located. The invention enables to select only the transceivers which are located in zone where several communication networks are operational, so as to send and information to them selectively, thereby not disturbing the other transceivers present in said region.

Abstract: This invention concerns a telecommunication system including: a personal item OBJ held by a user of the system, a first means of communication M1 made available to the user and capable of communicating with the personal item OBJ and with a data transfer network NETW, and a second means of communication M2 capable of communicating with said network NETW, belonging to a interlocutor INT of the user. In the system according to the invention, the first means of communication M1 may be configured in a transparent operating mode during which it is incapable of acting on data passing through it. The invention makes it possible to guarantee the user that the confidential data he may send will not be altered or saved by the first means of communication M1 in view of its illicit use.

Abstract: This invention relates to a radio communication terminal, such as for example, a mobile telephone, which has access to a satellite-based communication network. In the course of one and the same communication, the terminal transmits information via an up pathway and receives information via a down pathway. One of the two pathways, up or down, is cellular and the other pathway is satellite-based.

Abstract: An improved mobile telephone (1) is made. It is improved in the sense that it assesses the SAR, namely the power thermally absorbed by a material representing biological tissues placed against the telephone in conditions of use, and it parametrize its operation according to this rate. Thus, a solution is proposed guaranteeing the user a use of the telephone that is without risk for his health.

Abstract: The network (30) makes it possible to access exterior transmission networks (20). It is a hierarchical modular network, each pair of modules of different elaborateness (22, 23; 22, 25; 27, 23; 24, 25; 24, 22) being subject to a double upward and downward hierarchy. Each communication module comprises, in order to associate it with at least one other module of the network, a short-range internal interface configured so as to share the short-range medium with the interface of the said other module.

Abstract: A fixing arrangement with damping for fixing a device (1) to be protected from vibration, which device includes at least one mounting portion via which the device is fixed to a portion of a support (2) by fastening means (3, 4). The arrangement includes at least two piezoelectric elements (5, 6), each of which has its electrodes electrically shunted by an individual or shared impedance of determined structure. At least one of the elements (5) is used in bending and is interposed between a portion of the support and a mounting portion of the device to be protected. At least one of the elements (6) is used in compression and is interposed between one of the fastening means and either the support portion or the mounting portion.

Abstract: The system comprises a processor, a routing unit (3), linked to the procer, in order to be linked to a line (10) of a telephone network (11) and to an associated telephone handset (12), a modem (4) linked to the processor and to the routing unit (3), an analysis and printing assembly and a control console, which are linked to the processor. It also includes a reversible radio module (2), linked to the routing unit (3) and to the processor in order to communicate by cordless link either, in handset mode, with a cordless telephone base linked to the telephone line, the associated handset being linked to the routing unit (3), or, in base mode, with the associated handset (12), the routing unit (3) then being linked to the telephone line (10).

Abstract: The facsimile machine comprises a processor (10), means (20) for connection o a telephone line (8), means (20) for connection to a main telephone (7), a ring detector (21), a module (17) for recognition of the nature of incoming calls, and a printer (14). It comprises means (23'; 26) for direct connection to at least one terminal (2; 3) and means (20; 25) for connection of the terminal (2; 3) to the telephone line (8), and it is adapted, in case of connection between the terminal and the telephone line, to note events on the line and therefore recognize their nature, and thus to switch the line (8) to the facsimile machine or the terminal (2; 3) as a function of the nature of the events. The terminal may be a videotex terminal (2) or an answering/recording machine (3). These two terminals may both be connected to the facsimile machine.

Abstract: A Minitel videotex terminal is connected to the processor of a facsimile machine and internal switches are controlled in response to activation of a man-machine interface key to permit the higher speed modem of the facsimile machine to be selectively utilized in lieu of the slower speed modem of the Minitel terminal. The arrangement permits other components of the Minitel terminal and the facsimile machine to operate in selective combinations.

Abstract: A switchable data rate ISDN terminal for group G.sub.4 facsimile operation s disclosed. A decoder in the terminal automatically responds to a hexadecimal 7F formed by an extra bit added to the HDLC communications-starting flag when a 64 kb/s system transmits a 56 kb/s communication. The decoder responds by causing a speed controller in the terminal to reduce the effective data transfer rate.

Abstract: The facsimile machine comprises a processor 10, a modem 18, a switch 20 cecting to a data transmission line 8, means for connecting to at least one main telephone set 7, switches 6, 61 connecting the telephone set 7 to the data transmission line 8, a module 17 recognizing the nature of the incoming calls, and a printer 14. The modem 18 is a combined modem of fax and videotex. Means 10 are provided so that in case of connection between videotex modem part 18 and the data transmission line 8, the events on line 8 shall be detected and their nature recognized, and thus the line 8 shall be routed onto the facsimile modem part or the videotex modem part 18 as a function of the nature of these events.