Abstract: A system that includes a power transmitting antenna (124) with a coiled conductor defined by a first axis and a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, where a single plane comprises the first axis and the second axis. The system includes a support layer (140, 142) comprising: a substantially planar top surface and a substantially planar bottom surface opposite the substantially planar top surface arranged parallel to the plane. The support layer also comprises a material with a predetermined resiliency. The support layer is configured to support a mass of a user and maintain a predetermined spacing between the plane of the power transmitting antenna and the user during compression of the material from the mass of the user.

Abstract: A decoder and decoding method is disclosed for real time decompression of coded picture-, video- and film information. The decoder provides an efficient implementation of the functions requiring an optimized processor comprising one multiplier having a minimized chip area. The process of decoding, frame reconstruction, block to raster conversion and color space conversion are combined using concurrent processing and resource sharing techniques. The processes IQ, IDCT, FR and optional CSC use one specialized processor comprising only one multiplier and further elements having no multiplier. The processor comprises process controls which are independent of each other for controlling the decompression.

Abstract: A circuit and method for reading code words having variable lengths out of memory used for data words having a fixed length. In the circuit and method, two shifting operations are separated from each other in dimension and time. The first shifting operation is performed using a combination of multiplexers and buffers that does not include a barrel shifter. The circuit and method are especially suitable for use in the decompression of data when transmitting multimedia information, such as information based on H.261, JPEG and MPEG standards.