Abstract: In a method for scanning a book including a plurality of pages, a property of the plurality of pages is measured between a plurality of points on the top of the book and a plurality of points on the bottom of the book to generate a plurality of data values. The plurality of data values are grouped into a plurality of levels corresponding to the plurality of pages. A determination is made for each of the plurality of the points at each of the plurality of levels whether ink is present. Pixel data is generated, indicative of one of the presence or absence of ink at each of the plurality of points for each of the plurality of levels. An image is generated using the pixel data for each of the plurality of levels.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for distributed services and data in a machine-to-machine (M2M) communication network are disclosed. A network server, an M2M gateway, and M2M devices include an M2M service capability layer for supporting M2M service capabilities, respectively. Reference points may be defined for interactions between network service capability layers, between gateway service capability layers, between a gateway service capability layer and a device service capability layer of an M2M device, between M2M device applications, and/or between a network, gateway, or device service capability layer and an M2M application. The network server may be split into a control server and a data server at a service capability layer to provide service capabilities for control functions and service capabilities for data functions, respectively. The data server may be configured to interact with another data server to push or pull data or resources either directly or indirectly via the control server.

Abstract: A system and method for managing graphical user interfaces is disclosed. In one aspect, the system is downloadable to a mobile device. The system provides a user with an interface for selecting a graphical user interface from a number of interfaces stored on a server. The available interfaces may include a number of different graphical and interface elements, and widgets. The system permits the downloading of an interface, and the application thereof to a user's device. The system is capable of integrating the downloaded interface with the underlying operating system. In another aspect, the system provides users with tools to customize the selected graphical user interface. In another aspect, an exemplary widgets, and combinations thereof with themes are disclosed.

Abstract: A wireless mobile communication device may include a Wi-Fi data communication system, an operational condition detection system, and a Wi-Fi activation system. The operational condition detection system may be configured to detect an operational condition of the wireless mobile communication device, other than actuation of a user-operated control. The operational condition may be when a motion sensor senses that the wireless mobile communication device has been substantially motionless. The Wi-Fi activation system may be configured to autonomously turn power on to the Wi-Fi data communication system upon detection of an operational condition of the wireless mobile communication device by the operational condition detection system, other than actuation of a user-operated control.

Abstract: Wireless user equipment (UE) operating in a wireless communication system may operate in a state, for example, the CELL_FACH state in UMTS, that does not allow for soft handoff from one cell to another. This inability to engage in soft handover may lead to intercell interference at a non-serving cell when the UE transmits on its uplink in close proximity to the non-serving cell. Therefore, provided in the present disclosure is method of wireless communication, which includes receiving a neighbor cell identification set indicating one or more neighbor cells, receiving a relative grant channel resource index corresponding to a relative grant channel shared by at least one of the one or more neighbor cells, detecting intercell interference associated with a user equipment (UE) in the one or more neighbor cells, and transmitting a non-serving relative grant message to the UE on the relative grant channel.

Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) cell may include first and second semiconductor regions, and parallel electrically conductive lines extending above the first and second semiconductor regions. The IC cell may further include electrically conductive line contacts electrically connected to the parallel electrically conductive lines, and may include at least one first line contact between the first semiconductor region and a corresponding end of the IC cell, and at least one second line contact between the first semiconductor region and the second semiconductor region. Adjacent ones of the electrically conductive lines may be respectively coupled to one of the at least one first line contact and to one of the at least one second line contact.

Abstract: Aspects relate to a Remote NodeB Relay that appears similar to a NodeB, a Radio Network Controller (RNC), and served mobile devices. Also provided is a Super-Light Router Relay that can provide better performance and QoS to served mobile devices while mitigating modifications to mobile devices, NodeBs, or interfaces between RNC and intermediary NodeBs. Aspects also relate to an Internet Protocol (IP) Relay that requires few, if any, modifications to mobile devices, NodeBs, or interfaces between RNC and intermediary NodeBs. Further, changes to an RNC and/or a core network can be mitigated though utilization of a strategic Relay Gateway.

Abstract: An apparatus for authenticating subscriber communications at a network server includes a determining element and an identification element in communication with the determining element. The determining element may be configured to receive an incoming message. The identification extractor may be configured to extract a device identifier and an address identifier from the incoming message. The determining element may be further configured to determine whether the device identifier and the address identifier of the incoming message match both a registered device identifier and a registered address identifier associated with the registered device identifier, respectively.

Abstract: The invention relates to a burner arrangement for using in a single combustion chamber or in a can-combustor comprising a center body burner located upstream of a combustion zone, an annular duct with a cross section area, intermediate lobes which are arranged in circumferential direction and in longitudinal direction of the center body. The lobes being actively connected to the cross section area of the annular duct, wherein a cooling air is guided through a number of pipes within the lobes to the center body and cools beforehand at least the front section of the center body based on impingement cooling. Subsequently, the impingement cooling air cools the middle and back face of the center body based on convective and/or effusion cooling. At least the back face of the center body includes on the inside at least one damper.

Abstract: A device and a method facilitating generation of one or more intuitive gesture sets for the interpretation of a specific purpose are disclosed. Data is captured in a scalar and a vector form which is further fused and stored. The intuitive gesture sets generated after the fusion are further used by one or more components/devices/modules for one or more specific purpose. Also incorporated is a system for playing a game. The system receives one or more actions in a scalar and a vector from one or more user in order to map the action with at least one pre stored gesture to identify a user in control amongst a plurality of users and interpret the action of user for playing the game. In accordance with the interpretation, an act is generated by the one or more component of the system for playing the game.

Abstract: A clock distribution network having a separate power supply for top levels thereof is disclosed. In one embodiment, an integrated circuit includes a clock distribution network configured to distribute a clock signal to each of a number of clock consumers. The clock distribution network is arranged in a hierarchy of levels, with each of the levels including at least one buffer, and with the upper levels being closer to a source of the clock signal and the lower levels being closer to the clock consumers. The buffers of the upper levels are coupled to receive power from a first power source, via a first power grid. The buffers of the lower levels are coupled to receive power from a second power source, separate from the first, via a second power grid.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a glass article having a three-dimensional shape includes heating a glass article blank to a temperature above a setting temperature and coupling the glass article blank to an open-faced mold. The open-faced mold includes a molding region that has a three-dimensional shape that generally corresponds to the shape of the glass article and has an anisothermal temperature profile within the molding region. The method further includes maintaining an anisothermal temperature profile along the glass article blank and cooling the glass article blank while the glass article blank is coupled to the molding region of the open-faced mold to set the shape of the glass article.

Abstract: A method includes determining a mean square error ?h2 of an estimate h of a communication channel, and receiving a data symbol y. The received data symbol y corresponds to a data symbol x transmitted over the communication channel. The method also includes determining a likelihood value for a bit in the transmitted data symbol x. Determining the likelihood value for the bit in the transmitted data symbol x includes calculating a quantity according to ? - ? y - hx ? 2 ? z 2 + ? h 2 ? ? x ? 2 , where ?z2 is a noise power associated with the communication channel. The method also includes calculating the likelihood value for the bit in the transmitted data symbol x as a function of the calculated quantity.

Abstract: A Viterbi decoder module includes a branch metric module configured to calculate branch metrics corresponding to a continuous phase modulated signal. Each of the branch metrics corresponds to a respective path between stages of the Viterbi decoder module. A path metric module is configured to calculate a first cost metric associated with the first state of the next stage based on the first branch metric and the second branch metric, and calculate a second cost metric associated with the second state of the next stage based on the third branch metric and the fourth branch metric. A traceback module is configured to determine a maximum likelihood path between stages of the Viterbi decoder based on the first cost metric and the second cost metric. The Viterbi decoder module is configured to output decoded data based on the maximum likelihood path.

Abstract: A wireless network comprises R client stations that respectively generate simultaneous uplink transmission (SUT) data, where R is an integer greater than one. An access point (AP) receives SUT data from each of the R client stations during an SUT period.

Abstract: A method measures a resident delay for each port in a node in a network and a peer delay between each pair of neighbor nodes in the network. From these resident delays and peer delays, latency between each pair of neighbor nodes in the network is determined. The method includes weighting a route for a data packet going through the nodes in the network using the determined latencies. Each node includes a switch having switchable connections and is configured by a controller to send probe packets from an output port to a port in a neighbor node. The packet may include a time stamp and an identifier.

Abstract: Various apparatuses and methods for transmitting uplink data of an application at a user equipment are provided. In one aspect of the disclosure, uplink data of an application at a user equipment (UE) is transmitted to a network. A first amount of the uplink data expected to be buffered at a radio link control (RLC) layer is determined based on a latency of the application. A second amount of the uplink data available for transmission at the RLC layer is determined based on information provided by a modem of the UE. A data rate of the application is dynamically adjusted based on a difference between the first amount and second amount of the uplink data. In another aspect of the disclosure, an amount of the application data buffered at the RLC layer is maintained to be greater than a predetermined threshold that sets a Happy bit at an unhappy setting.

Abstract: A wireless mobile communication device may include a Wi-Fi data communication system, an operational condition detection system, and a Wi-Fi activation system. The operational condition detection system may include a location sensor. The operational condition detection system may be configured to detect an operational condition of the wireless mobile communication device, other than actuation of a user-operated control, including when the location sensor determines that the wireless mobile communication device is near a Wi-Fi access point. The Wi-Fi activation system may be configured to autonomously turn power on to the Wi-Fi data communication system upon detection of an operational condition of the wireless mobile communication device by the operational condition detection system, other than actuation of a user-operated control, including when the location sensor senses that the wireless mobile communication device is near a Wi-Fi access point.

Abstract: In a method for detecting a packet type of an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) data unit detected in a communication channel, a first estimate and a second estimate of a transmitted symbol are determined for each of at least some of a plurality of OFDM tones in an OFDM symbol of the data unit. A first distance and a second distance are determined between a received symbol and, respectively, the first estimate and the second estimate scaled by a channel response estimate corresponding to the OFDM tone. A first total distance is determined based on a mathematical summation of the first distances over the plurality of OFDM tones. A second total distance is determined based on a mathematical summation of the second distances over the plurality of OFDM tones. The packet type is determined based at least on the first total distance and the second total distance.