Abstract: A laser beam emitted from a semiconductor laser enters an incident surface of a transparent condensing medium with a central part of the laser beam being shielded by a shading metal member, and a light spot is formed on a light-condensed surface of the transparent condensing medium. When this light spot is applied to a micro metal member, plasmon of the micro metal member is excited, and near field light leaks out therefrom. The near field light enters a recording medium of a disk as propagation light, and record into and and reproduction from the recording medium is performed by this light. By shielding the central part of the laser beam, it is possible to prevent the propagation light from being generated from the light-condensed surface of the transparent condensing medium, and to prevent erroneous reproduction caused by the propagation light.

Abstract: A data medium whereon are recorded data readable in a CD-ROM player which includes a support for receiving CD-ROM discs with a diameter of 12 cm and a recessed site for discs of 8 cm. The data medium has the format of a credit card and includes positioning or centering means for the player to be able to read in the same way as a CD-ROM disc. The positioning and centering means include two projecting portions such as stripes or a single-piece arc-shaped part designed to be urged into contact with the inner circular rim of the hollow site for the discs with a diameter of 8 cm.

Abstract: A method for transmitting information about a synchronous system to an mobile station in an asynchronous mobile communication system including one or more mobile station and one or more asynchronous radio network includes the steps of: by the asynchronous radio network, acquiring handover-related information from a neighboring synchronous system; if a system for a handover is the synchronous system, by the asynchronous radio network, transmitting a first message including activation time information and long code state information to the mobile station; and after receiving the activation time information and the long code state information, by the mobile station, making use of the long code state information based on the activation time information.

Abstract: The invention relates to a packet-switched radio system and to a method of locating a subscriber terminal in a packet-switched radio system. In the method (302) the core network of the radio system transmits a location service request message to the radio network of the radio system; (304) the radio network transmits information to a subscriber terminal in a paging message that the subscriber terminal is requested to initiate the location service; (306) the subscriber terminal that received the paging message transmits a paging response message to the radio network; (308) the radio network transmits the paging response message to the core network; (310) the network part locates the subscriber terminal on the basis of the information included in the paging response message.

Abstract: A system and method for encoding and transmitting data with a spread-spectrum packet-switched system. Data to be transmitted by a packet transmitter are encoded for privacy and to restrict intelligent receipt of the data to the intended recipient. The encoded data is demultiplexed into sub-data-sequence signals which are spread-spectrum processed and then combined as a multichannel spread-spectrum signal. The multichannel spread-spectrum signal is concatenated with a header to output a packet-spread-spectrum signal which is transmitted over radio waves to a packet receiver. The packet receiver obtains timing for the multichannel spread-spectrum signal from the header. The multichannel spread-spectrum signal is then despread and multiplexed as received-encoded data. The received-encoded data is decoded by the intended recipient and stored in a receiver memory for output.

Abstract: Call queuing is implemented in a telecommunications advanced intelligent network. After a call to a busy subscriber line in queued, a separate call to the subscriber is placed indicating status of the queued subscriber line access call. Call queuing and status notification may be accomplished with an intelligent peripheral. The subscriber notification may be made by placing a wireline call or by wireless notification, such as through a paging system.

Abstract: A transmitting side relay device comprises additional information generation means for generating additional information about the characteristics of a data stream, packet generation means for generating a packet by attaching additional information to each transfer unit and transmitting means for transmitting the packet to the third network according to prescribed procedures. A receiving side relay device comprises separation means for breaking down the received packet into additional information and a transfer unit, analysis means for analyzing the additional information, reproduction means for locating information included in a corresponding transfer unit in an appropriate position and reproducing the data stream and output means for outputting the data stream reproduced by the reproduction means to the second network.

Abstract: A digital video recorder or similar apparatus implements a method of converting an input data stream having an MPEG-2 Transport Stream (TS) format into an output data stream having an MPEG-2 Program Stream (PS) format. The input data stream (TS) includes data of at least first and second elementary data streams (404, 406) formed and multiplexed in compliance with a TS decoder model. The first elementary stream is a video stream, while the second stream is an audio stream of lower data rate. The input stream is parsed (402) and the elementary streams are demultiplexed into respective FIFO queues 404/406. Each stream is further parsed to obtain and calculate time stamp information which is queued separately at (408/410) with pointers to the stream data (at 404/406). The schedule and packetisation applied to the elementary streams in the input stream (TS) cannot be applied directly in creating the output stream (PS).

Abstract: A method and system for injecting/extracting a control cell into/from a data connection transmitted from a source switching node to a destination switching node of an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) network. The injecting method consists in adding to the ATM cell a switch routing label (SRL) and a protocol engine correlator (PEC) by the control point of the injection switching node before injecting the cell into the connection. The extracting method consists in setting a control flag in the control block of the incoming cell if this cell includes an extraction condition indicating that it is a control cell to be extracted, and adding to the control cell a switch routing label corresponding to the control point (CP SRL) and a reserved static protocol engine correlator (SPEC).

Abstract: An asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) exchange includes an ATM switch (120), an ATM line card (110), a server card (130), and an Ethernet line card (140). The server card (130) converts an ATM cell including connection data, into a network layer packet, extracts a network layer next hop out of the network layer packet, converts the network layer next hop into associated connection data, and converts the network layer packet and connection data into an ATM cell. The Ethernet line card (140) converts the ATM cell into a network layer packet, extracts the connection data out of the ATM cell, converts the connection data into a shared medium address, and converts the network layer packet and shared medium address into a shared medium frame.

Abstract: Provided is a high-throughput large-capacity ATM switch in which variation in memory access time and data output delay time generated in the case where a DRAM is used as a cell buffer of the ATM switch is absorbed. To realize this, the ATM switch comprises a first memory using a DRAM for storing cells, a second memory using an SRAM for switching and temporarily storing the cells before transferring the cells to the first memory, and a controller for generating write/read address and timing signals for the first and second memories. The controller generates read address and timing signals for the second memory and write address and timing signals for the first memory taking variation in access time or delay time based on access address of the first memory into account, so that the cells are output on destination output lines after the cells are switched and stored in the second memory and then stored in the first memory.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for scheduling cells output on an output path of a data switch. The data switch is configured for switching the cells from a plurality of input paths to the output path. The method includes providing a plurality of queues, each queue of the plurality of queues having an assigned weight, respective ones of the plurality of input paths being coupled to respective ones of the plurality of queues. The method further includes providing a plurality of queues of queues. The plurality of queues being coupled to the plurality of queues of queues with queues of the plurality of queues having a similar weight being coupled a same queue of queues of the plurality of queues of queues. There is further included providing a scheduler, the plurality of queues of queues being input into the scheduler, the scheduler being coupled to the output path.

Abstract: A dual speed end station (ESD, ESQ) having a first speed transceiver (T1) and a second higher speed transceiver (T2) for use in Ethernet systems and an Ethernet system adapted to be used with dual speed end stations have been described. The end station and systems according to the invention allows for an easy upgrading of Ethernet based systems over an infrastructure (IFR) comprising connection points separated into a first speed media section and a second higher speed media section, the first and second speed segments being connected by distinct media paths, and the dual speed end station being adapted for on a routine basis checking its current connection trough the respective first speed transceiver (T1) and second speed transceiver (T2) and by means of a media selector (MS, CMS) giving priority of communicating through the second speed transceiver.

Abstract: A digital data packet transmission process and system provides more efficient and higher quality of service in applications such as Internet telephony. In one aspect of this approach, transmission control protocol (“TCP”) is used to send data from a first user or client over standard telephone lines to a local Internet service provider (“ISP”). At the ISP, the data packets are converted from TCP to user datagram protocol (“UDP”). The UDP packets are then transmitted, typically over a higher bandwidth link to another local ISP serving the recipient. The UDP packets are translated back to TCP packets and routed to the receiver. Because many existing systems currently employ UDP packets, the present approach is largely backwards compatible should a recipient be hooked up to an ISP that does not employ a TCP/UDP converter. A bidirectional TCP/UDP converter is preferable for two way communication such as Internet telephony.

Abstract: Method and device for communicating at least one packet of data with a predetermined packet size over a communication channel from a transmitter to a receiver, the transmitter having a memory for storing a common set of data rates, the method comprising the steps of fragmenting the at least one packet into a number of frames with a predetermined frame size by the transmitter, automatically selecting a combination of frame size and one of the common set of data rates by the transmitter such that the transmission time of each of the frames is limited to a predefined value, and transmitting each frame over the communication channel by the transmitter.

Abstract: The remultiplexing apparatus comprises a control information selecting means for selecting a packet containing program control information from the inputted bit stream, a program control information editing means for editing contents of the selected program control information and generating new program control information corresponding to an outputted bit stream, and a remultiplexing means for multiplexing again the packet containing media information in the inputted bit stream and the program control information generated by the program control information editing means.

Abstract: A multiplexed lamp assembly is adapted to be coupled to a source of an alternating current signal, and includes a control unit, and first, second, third and fourth lamp units. The control unit has an input side adapted to be coupled to the source, and an output side with a control line unit. The control unit receives the alternating current signal, and is operable so as to generate first, second, third and fourth control signals at the control line unit. Each of the first, second, third and fourth control signals is generated during a respective one of first, second, third and fourth quadrants of a cycle of the alternating current signal. The first, second, third and fourth lamp units are coupled to the control line unit and are adapted to be coupled to the source.

Abstract: A semiconductor laser includes a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type and having a front surface; a first semiconductor layer disposed on the front surface of the semiconductor substrate and having a refractive index that increases with distance from the semiconductor substrate; an active layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer; and a second semiconductor layer disposed on the active layer, having a refractive index that decreases with distance from the active layer, and having a ridge. In this laser, the refractive index distribution between the ridge and the substrate is asymmetrical about the active layer so that the center of the light intensity distribution shifts from the active layer toward the substrate, in the direction perpendicular to the front surface of the substrate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a semiconductor exposure ArF excimer laser device having a narrow line width containing 95% of the energy of 1.15 pm or less while using an optical system of prior art beam expansion prisms and a diffraction grating. The ArF excimer laser device for narrowing the bandwidth has a line-narrowing optical system formed of an echelle diffraction grating (3) in a Littrow arrangement, a beam expansion prism system composed of at least three prisms arranged on the incident side of the echelle diffraction grating, and slits 4. The blaze angle (&thgr;) of the diffraction grating 3 is 82° or less, the magnification rate M of the beam expansion prism system is 26 times or less, the oscillation pulse width T1S is 60 ns or less, the length L of the resonator is in a range of 1000 to 1350 mm and the slit width W is 1.

Abstract: A line-narrowed excimer or molecular fluorine laser system includes a gain medium surrounded by a resonator for generating a laser beam, a discharge circuit including a plurality of electrodes for energizing the gain medium and a line-narrowing unit within the resonator for narrowing the bandwidth of the laser system. The resonator includes a deformable resonator reflector. A technique for adjusting the bandwidth of the laser system includes adjusting a surface contour of the deformable resonator reflector. A desired bandwidth may be selected manually or using a processor which automatically controls the surface contour adjustment.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for registering the presence of an ophthalmic moulding consisting of a biocompatible polymeric material, especially an ophthalmic lens, particularly a contact lens, in a package. The invention solves the problem through the use of an IR camera. Packages containing a moulding, especially a contact lens, have a change in their temperature distribution compared with a package without a contact lens. By evaluating the temperature difference, it is possible to determine whether or not there is a contact lens in a package. In particular, by using the detecting method according to the invention, one can determine whether there is a contact lens in the package directly after the filling procedure.

Abstract: In a CDMA receiver comprising a searcher for preparing a delay profile to produce path information identifying main propagation paths, a path monitor monitors the path information from the searcher to produce a detection signal when the main propagation paths are stable for a predetermined time interval. Responsive to the detection signal, a searcher operation controller controls the searcher to make the searcher intermittently operate at a predetermined intermittent period. The path monitor includes a path information memory for storing current path information from the searcher as stored path information and a path comparator for comparing the stored path information with the current path information. The path comparator produces a path coincidence signal when the stored path information coincides with the current path information. The path comparator produces a path inconsistency signal when the stored path information coincides with the current path information.

Abstract: A GPS receiver system determines the presence of trackable signals at code delays less than the prompt delay being tracked for a particular signal and changes the prompt delay to correspond to the smallest code delay having a trackable signal. Trackable signals at large code delays are multipath signals and may be separately tracked to aid in dead reckoning. The trackable signals at code delays not adjacent to the currently tracked prompt delay may be tracked in the same channel as the prompt delay so that all satellite channels are continuously evaluated for multipath signals being tracked or a non-satellite specific channel may be used to sequentially step through the satellite signals to evaluate multipath on a satellite by satellite basis.

Abstract: A repeater has multiple operation terminal connections to which operation terminals are connected, multiple external memory device connections that are set in correspondence with the operation terminal connections and to which external memory devices are connected, and a main body connection terminal with which an electronic device main body is connected. The repeater makes possible communication between electronic device main body and connected operation terminals and external memory devices. An independent operation terminal communication system and an independent external memory device communication system are integrated into a main body connection terminal, hereby enabling simultaneous connection of such communication systems with the operation terminal connection and memory device connection on the electronic device main body.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of detecting a sequence of information symbols from a first signal subjected to inter-symbol interference. The method is performed as one or more signal processing paths are each being adapted to setting each symbol in the sequence to a value. When an uncertain decision has been taken in a given signal processing path, the signal processing path is divided into two. A after setting a number of symbols, the sequence of information symbols from one of said one or more signal processing paths as the detected sequence of information symbols is selected. The threshold used to determine whether a symbol is certain or not is adjusted in accordance with an estimate of said noise.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for encoding input video data representative of a number of group of pictures (GOPs) each having a plurality of fields or frames. The apparatus includes a first encoder for processing received input video data so as to determine difficulty data of a field or frame which is indicative of the difficulty of the video data, a computing device for determining a target code amount representative of an amount of data to be utilized in accordance with the difficulty data of a number (N) of the fields or frames, and a second encoder for encoding the received video data in accordance with the target code amount.

Abstract: An MPEG decoding device is designed to decode multiple packetized elementary streams (PES) representing video signals and/or audio signals, which are bit streams compressed by the MPEG system in satellite digital broadcasting, for example. Herein, the multiple packetized elementary streams are stored in plural code buffers respectively. A selector selects one of the packetized elementary streams by a time division system, so that a PES decoder separates the selected packetized elementary stream to a PES header and an elementary stream. A time information holder holds time information being extracted from the PES header. An MPEG decoder decodes the elementary stream with reference to the time information. Namely, the MPEG decoder decodes pictures of the elementary stream in a decode order in connection with the time information, then, decoded pictures are rearranged and output in a display order.

Abstract: An image decoding apparatus, a semiconductor device, and a image decoding method are provided, capable of reducing the apparatus size and reducing the maximum value of current consumption, when simultaneously outputting a multi-channel digital images. A multiplexing processing portion 23 of the image decoding apparatus outputs a multiplexed data B1 obtained by time division multiplexing of the image data A1 to A3 stored in each memory 22 after output from the multi-channel image decoding portion 10 and a phase output signal C2 which indicates a phase of any one of image data among multiplexed image data A1 to A3. A synthesizing output processing portion 24 generates and outputs synthesized image data B2 for displaying more than two image data among image data A1 to A3 on one image screen. A selection output portion 25 outputs any one of the input multiplexed image data B1, the synthesized image data B2, and any one of image data A1 to A3 as a digital image data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a concatenated convolutional encoder and decoder for the next generation mobile communication system requiring a high performance channel coding, in particular to a concatenated convolutional encoder and decoder of a mobile communication system which is capable of providing a dual mode encoder and decoder for supporting both a parallel concatenated convolutional code and a serially concatenated convolutional code and improving the performance of the system by using punctured and thrown away sequence in a convolutional encoder. The present invention can show stable performance regardless of SNR, accordingly the credibility of the system can increase.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for a first controlled device, such as a wireless local transmitter that accepts a plurality of digital audio signals and corresponding program information signals converted from a controlled source, such as the encoded digital data provided by a digital data signal source, typically a community antenna television (CATV) cable or direct broadcast satellite, then modulates said digital audio and corresponding program information signals on different carrier frequencies and transmits the modulated signals to a plurality of second controlled devices, such as remote digital receiver/tuners that demodulate said signals to output music in stereophonic sound and display the corresponding program information by means of an alphanumeric display. The first and second controlled devices contain microprocessor systems for communicating, controlling, storing, processing, and display of digital data within the operation of the respective system.

Abstract: A system for transmission and recovery of original digital data includes an encoder, a transmitter, a receiver, a decoder, and an analog phase locked loop. The analog phase locked loop supplies a sender's clock to the transmitter and a receiver's clock to the receiver, where the sender's clock frequency is a first integer multiple of the system clock frequency, and the receiver's clock frequency is a second integer multiple of the sender's clock frequency within 0.1% tolerance. In a normal flow situation, data frames are output by the receiver in alternate cycles of the system clock. In an overflow situation, data frames are output by the receiver in consecutive cycles of the system clock. In an underflow situation, data frames are not output by the receiver in consecutive cycles of the system clock.

Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes a filter, multiplier, and controller. The filter reduces leakage power outside the transmission signal band. In the filter, a first attenuation amount more than a predetermined amount or a second attenuation amount not more than the predetermined amount is selectively set in a range higher than the transmission signal band. The multiplier modulates the transmission signal output from the filter. The controller sets one of the first and second attenuation amounts in the filter in accordance with the use situation of a band adjacent to the transmission signal band.

Abstract: A receiver detects a highly precisely approximate value of the power of a reception signal with a high speed.

Abstract: A demodulator for automatically performing quadrature control in which there is no necessity for the modulator side to perform precision adjustment and deterioration in characteristics e.g., error rate is suppressed for long.

Abstract: A matched filter has a circuit calculating an exclusive-OR of two input data, a circuit calculating an exclusive-OR of two codes corresponding to the two input data, respectively, and a correlation processor. The correlation processor, using the exclusive-OR of the two input data, one of the two input data, the exclusive-OR of the two codes, and the code corresponding to one of the two input data, calculates a correlation value of the two input data and the two codes.

Abstract: A testing environment and a method for telephone number identification and/or verification. The method identifies a telephone number associated with a tested telephone line by: (a) operatively connecting a test equipment to the tested telephone line; (b) dialing via a communication port of the test equipment, via the tested telephone line, via a cellular communication system, to a cellular receiver, and (c) processing a received signal received by the cellular receiver to identify the telephone number associated with the tested telephone line.

Abstract: A system and method for emergency telephone call notification. The system includes an AIN capable switch, a service control point (SCP) having a database of designated contact numbers associated with a service subscriber telephone number, and an intelligent peripheral (IP) in communication with the SCP for contacting the designated contact numbers. The method includes the steps of recognizing an N11 trigger and the SCP initiating telephone calls, via the IP, to each of the contact numbers corresponding to the telephone number of the subscriber making the emergency telephone call.

Abstract: A system and method for exchanging telecommunication service information between a telecommunication service provider and a telecommunication service customer include electronically receiving a request in a predefined format to establish an interactive session with a telecommunications customer, determining whether the telecommunications customer is authorized for electronically exchanging information and continuing only if the customer is authorized, parsing the request to identify information related to at least one telecommunications service offered by the telecommunications services provider, the telecommunications service having an associated identification code, determining whether the requested telecommunications service is available in a particular location, and automatically generating information associated with the requested telecommunications service and transmitting the information using the predetermined format to the customer.

Abstract: Bits of a first bit sequence are rearranged in a first matrix according to a predetermined arrangement rule. The first bit sequence represents information being a base of a key. Blocks are formed in the first matrix. Each of the blocks has bits, the number of which is smaller than the number of bits composing the first matrix. Logical operation is executed among bits in each of the blocks, and a bit being a result of the logical operation is generated. The logical-operation-result bits are combined into a second bit sequence. The number of bits composing the second bit sequence is smaller than the number of bits composing the first bit sequence. There is a second matrix composed of predetermined third bit sequences. The second matrix is accessed and one is read out from among the third bit sequences in response to the second bit sequence. The read-out third bit sequence is outputted as information representative of the key.

Abstract: An information processor that receives information that is distributed from an external information source and that stores and uses said distributed information comprises a unique information storage means, an encryption means, and a decoding means. The unique information storage means stores unique information that is not duplicated in devices other than a predesignated information processor. The encryption means encrypts the received distributed information using the unique information as an encryption key. The decoding means decodes data that have been encrypted by the encryption means with unique information that corresponds to the encryption key as the decoding key. The unique information storage means can be constituted as a read-only storage medium that permits only reading of the unique information that has been stored. The encryption key and the decoding key may be identical. The information processor is further provided with a storage device for storing data that have been encrypted.

Abstract: In an electronic watermark detecting/inserting device which includes an electronic watermark detecting section (30) for detecting a first electronic watermark from a first DCT coefficient of an input digital image to produce a request for insertion of a second electronic watermark and an electronic watermark inserting section (20) for producing, in response to the request for insertion of the second electronic watermark, an output digital image which includes the first electronic watermark inserted therein and the second electronic watermark inserted subsequently to the first electronic watermark in the output digital image and which has the second DCT coefficient, a second DCT coefficient producing section (40) produces the second DCT coefficient from the output digital image. A DCT coefficient supplying section (50) supplies the second DCT coefficient from the second DCT coefficient producing section to the electronic watermark detecting section.

Abstract: A cryptographic communication method is provided in which a cryptographic communication is performed by an easy operation even if both enciphered data and unenciphered data are mixed to be handled. In the transmission side, a communication key is used for enciphering data to be transmitted, and in the reception side the same communication key as in the transmission side is used for decoding received data. In the transmission side, an individual key that is different from the communication key is used for enciphering the data to be transmitted, the enciphered data are decoded by using the individual key first, and then the decoded data are enciphered by using the communication key so that the enciphered file can be transmitted.

Abstract: At each entity, a plurality of passwords based on a basic password and one-way functions are generated and sent to the respective key issuing agencies (respective centers). These passwords are used by each entity to receive in a secured manner the secret keys of each entity issued by the respective key issuing agencies (respective centers). The number of passwords that need to be managed at each entity is decreased. The secret keys are readily issued in a secured manner for each entity by a plurality of key issuing agencies (centers).

Abstract: An in-plane position sensor detects positions along two directions or X-Y directions to produce a pair of position signals concurrently. The pair of position signals controls control parameters which influence upon a variety of effecters and addition processor which are implemented in a digital arithmetic unit (DSP).

Abstract: An electroacoustic transducer 1 has: a base 24 made of magnetic material; a magnetic core 22 provided erectly on the base 24; a diaphragm 20 supported so as to separate from a forward end of the magnetic core with an air gap therebetween; a magnet 25 constituting a magnetic circuit together with the base 24, the magnetic core 22 and the diaphragm 20 so as to apply a magnetostatic field to the magnetic circuit; a coil 23 for applying an oscillating magnetic field to the magnetic circuit; and a support ring 26 for supporting the diaphragm 20; wherein all the members constituting the electroacoustic transducer are enclosed in the base 24 and a casing 10; tapered coil spring terminals 40 are fixed to a wiring board 30 attached to the bottom surface of the base 24; and a skirt portion 13 of the casing 10 abuts against a circuit board 51 in the condition that the electroacoustic transducer 1 is mounted on the circuit board 51, so that the spring terminals 40 are prevented from being compressed beyond necessity.

Abstract: An electroacoustic transducer 1 comprises a base 24 made of a magnetic material, a magnetic core 22 erected on the base 24, a diaphragm 20 made of a magnetic material and spaced from the magnetic core 22, a magnet 25 constituting a magnetic circuit together with the base 24, the magnetic core 22, and the diaphragm 20 and supplying a static magnetic field, a coil 23 placed around the magnetic core 22 for supplying an oscillating magnetic field to the magnetic circuit, a support ring 26 for supporting the diaphragm 20, a lower housing 30 for accommodating such members, and an upper housing member 10 press-fitted over the entire periphery of the support ring 26.

Abstract: An electroacoustic miniature transducer has at least one drive and one membrane. The membrane is divided into a number of membrane regions. For the connection of two adjacent membrane regions, an elastic element is arranged between these regions. This transducer design achieves an expansion of the transmission characteristic of the miniature transducer as high frequencies are approached.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus having an illuminating device for illuminating a film original, an image reading device for reading an image on the film original illuminated by the illuminating device and outputting image signals. The image reading apparatus further includes a type discriminating device for discriminating whether the film original is a first film original or a second film original having different film sizes, and a reading scope modifying device for modifying the reading scope of the image reading means according to the result of discrimination of the type discriminating means.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a fingerprint recognition system including: a fingerprint recognizer including a) an input part for receiving a first fingerprint information and a first identity information of a person, b) a fingerprint scan part for recognizing the first fingerprint information, c) a first storage for temporarily storing the first fingerprint information and the first identity information, and d) a sender for sending the first fingerprint information and the first identity information of the first storage; and a fingerprint processors including a) a receiver receiving the first fingerprint information and the first identity information from the sender, b) a second storage for storing at least one second fingerprint information and at least one second identity information, the second fingerprint information linked to the second identity information, c) a process part which searches a corresponding second identity information in the second storage by comparing the first and second identity inf

Abstract: Image-dependent tone and color reproduction processing of digital images is accomplished by creating a spatially blurred and sub-sampled version of the original image, and applying knowledge of the capture device physical characteristics to obtain statistics related to the scene or original captured. The statistics are used for image-dependent linearization of the captured image data based on an OECF model, and in conjunction with information about the output medium, to calculate image-specific preferred tone reproduction curves based on a preferred reproduction model. These curves may be applied to the red, green, and blue channels of RGB-type images to produce preferred tone and color reproduction, or to the luminance channel of luminance-chrominance type images to produce preferred tone reproduction. Alternately, the linearized image data may be reproduced directly.