Abstract: The invention relates to a method for generating giant magnetocaloric materials, the giant magnetocaloric materials obtained thereby and their use in magnetocaloric heat pumps, magnetocaloric power converters, actuators or magnetic switches.

Abstract: A method of supplying advertising content, a method comprising the steps of receiving content data, the data comprising metadata identifying an advertisement service, transmitting a data request to the advertisement service in accordance with the metadata, transmitting an authentication request to an authentication server, receiving an authentication response, the authentication response comprising user information, and transmitting advertisement information in accordance with the user information.

Abstract: A system according to an embodiment of the invention provides a means whereby a user or user device may be authenticated by an identity provider. The authentication may provide a trust relationship between the user and a service provider. An IdentityCard, a virtual version of traditional ID cards seamlessly expands the end user's ID card experience and related services to a personal device, like a mobile station or a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), as well as to the Web browser.

Abstract: A browser parses an XHTML document to identify links in the document that are marked up with the accesskey attribute and forms an options list containing the links, so that they can be selected independently of their position in the document.

Abstract: A method of supplying advertising content, a method comprising the steps of receiving content data, the data comprising metadata identifying an advertisement service, transmitting a data request to the advertisement service in accordance with the metadata, transmitting an authentication request to an authentication server, receiving an authentication response, the authentication response comprising user information, and transmitting advertisement information in accordance with the user information.

Abstract: A method for transferring data between a service provider and a user is described. The service provider possesses a privacy policy, which may be a predefined privacy policy or a set of privacy policies. The method includes the steps of introducing to a broker a usage policy for the constraints related to the data of the user, receiving a request for data associated with the user from the service provider to the broker, checking in the broker the request against the usage policy of the user, and deciding if the data can be released.

Abstract: A system, apparatus and method for allowing external applications to post information to, and/or retrieve information from, a local clipboard associated with another device that is exposed as a service towards the external applications. The local clipboard of a computing device is exposed towards external applications as a service. A request is received from the external application indicating that a transfer of information between the exposed local clipboard of the computing device and the external application is requested. The information is transferred between the local clipboard of the computing device and the external application in response to the request.

Abstract: A browser parses an XHTML document to identify, links in the document that are marked up with the accesskey attribute and forms an options list containing the links, so that they can be selected independently of their position in the document.

Abstract: A system according to an embodiment of the invention provides a means whereby a user or user device may be authenticated by an identity provider. The authentication may provide a trust relationship between the user and a service provider. An IdentityCard, a virtual version of traditional ID cards seamlessly expands the end user's ID card experience and related services to a personal device, like a mobile station or a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), as well as to the Web browser.

Abstract: A browser parses an XHTML document to identify links in the document that are marked up with the accesskey attribute and forms an options list containing the links, so that they can be selected independently of their position in the document.