Abstract: A method and device for visualizing the surroundings of a vehicle, in particular for detecting and representing the traffic situation in front of a driver are provided. A night vision information system fuses video images from essentially the same location and time but from different spectral regions are fused using weighting factors. The video images are weighted with a globally settable preliminary weighting factor, and an object analysis of the video images is performed. Based on the object analysis the weighting factors are locally adapted in an object-selective manner.

Abstract: A magnetic pole for magnetic levitation vehicles is described which pole comprises a core (1) and a winding (16) applied on it in form of a disc which is formed by a conductor strip (17) wound in several layers (10a) . . . 10k) around said core (1). According to the present invention, the conductor strip (17) is properly tailor-cut at its longitudinal rims (17a, 17b) so that its width increases from said core (1) towards the outside until it reaches a maximum value (b2) (FIG. 3).

Abstract: A guiding magnet system for a magnetic levitation vehicle is described. The guiding magnet system has a plurality of magnet arrangements (50, 51, 57) which each comprise a core (33) extending in the vehicle's longitudinal direction and have at least two winding levels (planes). In each winding plane an even number of windings (58, 60 or 59, 62) is provided. At one end of the magnet arrangements (50, 51, 57) two windings (e.g. 58a, 58b) each lying one behind the other but diagonally above each other and being connected in series, form a pair of windings linked to an assigned control circuit. At the other end of said magnet arrangement either also two such winding pairs or single winding pairs are provided which comprise two windings (60a, 60b or 61a, 61b) arranged one behind the other. Further, a magnetic levitation vehicle equipped with such a guiding magnet system is described (FIG. 10).

Abstract: A magnetic pole for magnetically levitation vehicles is described comprising a core and a winding applied on said core. According to the present invention, the winding has two spaced disks formed of conductor strip sections (21a, 21b) wound in opposite winding sense and in several layers around said core and conductively connected to each other at ends near said core by a connection section (21c) which defines the axial distance of said two disks (11, 12) and the winding sense of the two conductor strip sections (21a, 21b).

Abstract: The invention relates to a guiding magnet system for a magnetic levitation vehicle. The guiding magnet system contains a number of magnet arrangements (50, 51, 57) that have a core, which has two winding levels and which extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. An even number of windings (58, 60 or 59, 61) are located in each winding level. At one end of the magnet arrangements, every two windings (e.g. 58a, or 58b), which are electrically connected in series and which are directly adjacent while being situated diagonal from one another, form a pair of windings connected to an assigned control loop. Either two, pairs of windings of the aforementioned type or only a single pair of windings consisting of two windings (60a, 60b, or 61a, 61b) situated one behind the other are provided at the other end of the magnet arrangements. The invention also relates to a magnetic levitation vehicle equipped with a guiding magnet system as described above.

Abstract: The invention relates to a heterogeneous mobile radio system (1) for providing services from a packet data network for a mobile terminal (MT) (7). Said system comprises at least one first mobile radio network (2) and one second mobile radio network (3). Said mobile radio networks (2, 3) respectively comprise at least one access node (4, 5) to the packet data network, and the access node (5) of the second mobile radio network (3) can only be indirectly connected to the packet data network via the access nodes (4) of the first mobile radio network (2).

Abstract: A magnet arrangement (1) for magnetic levitation vehicles is described that is comprised of an electromagnet having a plurality of magnet poles, said magnet poles having cores connected via pole backs (4) and coils (5) coiled onto them, said coils being connected to each other inside and outside in alternating succession. Moreover, said magnet arrangement (1) is comprised of a means (30) for the reduction of resonance oscillations occurring in said coils (5), wherein the pole backs (4) are essential constituents of said means according to the present invention (FIG. 5).

Abstract: A device for transmitting electrical energy from the track (2, 3) to the vehicle (1) of a magnetic leviation railway is described. According to the invention a contactless operating device is provided in that the track (2, 3) has mounted thereon at least one primary line (44) connected to a voltage source (46) and being designed as an emitting coil and in that the vehicle (1) has mounted thereon at least one pick-up coil (47) applied to its magnet back box (15).

Abstract: A device and method for drying containers, in particular bottles, having a drying unit for removing water on the container surface. The drying process saves energy and is adapted to ambient conditions, so that labels, for example, can be applied reliably in a downstream labeling machine. The device includes at least one measuring unit for measuring ambient parameters. In addition, a control unit designed so that the drying performance of the drying unit can be regulated as a function of at least one measured ambient parameter is provided. The device and method makes it possible to prevent the condensation of water on the container surface or to keep it below a certain minimum.

Abstract: A magnetic pole comprised of a core (301) and a winding (314) for magnetically levitated vehicles is described. According to the present invention, the winding (314) is comprised of at least two discs (315, 316) that consist of conductor strips wound in several layers around said core (301). The individual layers are electrically insulated by way of first insulation layers (303, 310, 321) radially against each other and against said core (301), while the individual discs (315, 316) are electrically insulated against each other axially by at least a second insulation layer (317) (FIG. 3).

Abstract: A method for visualizing surroundings of a vehicle, especially in the dark is provided. A visual image, containing the digital data of the surroundings shows the visually perceptible objects. An infrared image, containing the digital data of the surroundings, shows the infrared radiation, emitted by the visually perceptible and/or other objects. An image fusion takes place that fuses the visual image and the infrared image into a target image, which can be represented in an image display unit, in order to simplify the allocation of the infrared radiation-emitting objects in the recorded environment. The image fusion is interrupted as a function of one environment parameter in order to represent only one of the two images, or none of the images, as the target image.

Abstract: The invention relates to a data traffic separation method for use in a packet-oriented mobile radio network. According to said method, data traffic arising in an access node of the mobile radio network and consisting of a plurality of layer 2 connections comprising a plurality of data flows each is separated with respect to a connection-specific and/or data flow-specific treatment and is optionally guided through a processing unit carrying out such a treatment. The invention further relates to a corresponding mobile radio network in which the inventive method can be applied.

Abstract: A device is provided for monitoring surroundings of a vehicle with at least one camera, an image processing unit, and an image display unit. The image processing unit is operatively configured for reducing noise components in the images, recorded by the camera. The reducing of the noise components is accomplished by image grading, during which an averaging of a number of images occurs. The number of images, processed for the image grading, is variable.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for data reconciliation. In one embodiment, information identifying data sources to be reconciled may be received. Data may be retrieved from a first data source based on a dynamic link identifying data in the first data source and data from a second data source may be retrieved based on a dynamic link identifying data in the second data source. A first portion of a reconciliation rule may be processed using the retrieved data from the first data source to generate a first result. A second portion of the reconciliation rule may be processed using the retrieved data from the second data source to generate a second result. The first result may be compared with the second result. If the first result matches the second result, it may be confirmed that data in the first data source is reconciled with the data in the second data source.

Abstract: A magnet arrangement (1) for magnetic levitation vehicles is described that is comprised of an electromagnet having a plurality of magnet poles, said magnet poles having cores connected via pole backs (4) and coils (5) coiled onto them, said coils being connected to each other inside and outside in alternating succession. Moreover, said magnet arrangement (1) is comprised of a means (30) for the reduction of resonance oscillations occurring in said coils (5), wherein the pole backs (4) are essential constituents of said means according to the present invention (FIG. 5).

Abstract: A method is provided for visualizing the environment of a vehicle, particularly in darkness. For improving known methods, a weighted superimposition of isochronous and same-location image pairs of a visual image and an infrared image are performed for forming a fusion image. For a further improvement, it is provided to make the weighting dependent on the environment; thus, in darkness, a higher weighting and therefore a stressing of the infrared information is provided with respect to the visual information in the fusion image. In fog, it is provided to weight the visual information clearly higher in comparison to the infrared information, whereby the infrared information, which is often not very helpful in fog, is largely not taken into account in the fusion image.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for monitoring and controlling a number of available decentralized IP budgets of a subscriber in a packet-based communications network during an online assessment of charges for data transmissions. According to the invention, the number of available IP budgets are each allocated in a data flow-specific manner to a data flow in a context that can be assigned to the subscriber, and a higher-order control function is provided in a network node of the communications network. Said higher-order control function charges the data flow-specific IP budget according to a resource use of a data flow based on charge assessment specifications issued by a charge assessing computer during a resource use of the data flow in a context that can be assigned to the subscriber, and effects a partial or complete transmission of the IP budget between selected data flows in a case-related manner.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for monitoring and controlling a central IP budget of a subscriber in a packet-based communication network during online charge assessment with the monitoring a maximum limit of data transmissions. The control function is provided in a network node of the communication network, administrated by the IP centre budget allocated by a charge computer and charges the central IP budget according to the assessment charges specified said charge computer during the use of resources for transmitting several data streams in a context which can be assigned to the subscriber by the central IP budget, the level of the charge being defined by a specific datastream.

Abstract: A method and device for visualizing the surroundings of a vehicle, in particular for detecting and representing the traffic situation in front of a driver are provided. A night vision information system fuses video images from essentially the same location and time but from different spectral regions are fused using weighting factors. The video images are weighted with a globally settable preliminary weighting factor, and an object analysis of the video images is performed. Based on the object analysis the weighting factors are locally adapted in an object-selective manner.

Abstract: The invention relates to a data traffic separation method for use in a packet-oriented mobile radio network. According to said method, data traffic arising in an access node of the mobile radio network and consisting of a plurality of layer 2 connections comprising a plurality of data flows each is separated with respect to a connection-specific and/or data flow-specific treatment and is optionally guided through a processing unit carrying out such a treatment. The invention further relates to a corresponding mobile radio network in which the inventive method can be applied.