Abstract: A picture decoding synchronizing circuit and a picture decoding synchronizing method are provided. When the decoding synchronization is controlled in units of a picture, in a variable length decoder using the transferred PTS and DTS information, the value obtained by adding the previous DTS to an offset is determined to be the DTS value of the current picture, if errors are generated in the transferred PTS and DTS, considering the errors of the transferred bit stream. If no errors are generated in the PTS or DTS, then the transferred PTS and DTS are determined to be the DTS value of the current picture. By controlling the picture decoding using the determined DTS value, the bit buffer does not underflow or overflow and the decoded data is displayed naturally on a screen.

Abstract: After decoding of an MPEG bitstream to the form of a video signal, an information stream signal in the form of all or part of the MPEG bitstream, is transmitted alongside the video signal, embedded in the least significant bit. Recording may simply involve extraction of the embedded MPEG bitstream or, if only part of the bitstream has been embedded, an essentially “dumb” coding operation guided by the information stream signal.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for generating a real time multimedia data stream with accurate time stamps for decoding. Time stamps are provided which compensate for a difference between a video frame rate corresponding to a video frame within the real time multimedia data stream and the oscillator clock. The video frame is then stamped with the time stamp which compensates for the difference between the theoretical presentation time stamp corresponding to the video frame and the oscillator clock.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for efficient multiplexing and modifying of media unit sequences. The invention allocates bit rates to media unit sequences and compresses media units in an optimal manner. The invention provides a method the includes calculating a sequence time threshold, for each received media unit sequence and executing modification and media unit replacements in view of the sequence time threshold.

Abstract: In accordance with a specific embodiment of the present invention one of a first, second, and third reference signal generator is selected. When a first reference signal generator is selected, a value associated with the pulse width modulated register is compared to a second register to control generation of the reference clock. When a second reference signal generator is selected, a phase accumulator is used to generate the reference clock. When a third reference signal generator is selected, a digital phase locked loop generates the reference clock. The present invention is better understood with reference to specific embodiments.

Abstract: A transmitting and receiving system for digital communication on electric power-lines comprises a transmitting device and a receiving device. The transmitting device consists of an input terminal, a bipolar-pulse generator, a first piezoelectric substrate, first- and second coded IDTs, a first intermediary IDT, an electrode group, a synchronizing device, an envelope detecting device, a monopolar-pulse generator, and a mixer connected with electric power-lines. The receiving device consists of a receiving connector connected with the electric power-lines, a tuning coil, a second piezoelectric substrate, a second intermediary IDT, third- and fourth coded IDTs, a detecting device, and a detecting terminal. If a message digital-signal is applied to the bipolar-pulse generator via the input terminal, high-frequency bipolar-pulses (−1 and 1) are generated, and after all, are transduced to first- and second coded digital-signals at the monopolar-pulse generator.

Abstract: A communication device for a direct sequence code division multiple access (DS-CDMA) communication system is disclosed. The communication device comprises a CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Code) generator for generating CRC bits according to input data bits and adding the generated CRC bits to the input data bits; a channel encoder for encoding the CRC-added data bits using a coding rate R=1/6 convolutional code of a generator polynomial of (457, 755, 551, 637, 625, 727); and an interleaver for interleaving the coded data bits.

Abstract: A post-HPA filter rejection equalizer system and method locally equalizes post-HPA filtering. A predistorter (20) uses a phase error to control the predistortion, and an equalizer (46) uses a magnitude error to control the equalization. The equalizer samples the HPA output multiple occurrences in a burst fashion. The equalized signal is then used to determine phase and magnitude errors. The phase errors (54) are used to update the predistorter (20), and the magnitude errors (52) are used to update the analytic equalizer.

Abstract: A noise reducing apparatus for minimizing spurious noise in a system utilizing a cable modem is provided. The noise reducing apparatus for reducing a noise generated according to operation of a modem includes a controlling unit for controlling the modem and producing an enable signal according to generation of the noise, a programmable gain controller for turning on/off a transmission level in response to the enable signal of the controlling unit, a noise removing unit for removing predetermined noise generated by the programmable gain controller when the modem does not transmit a signal, and a tuner for tuning the output of the noise removing unit to connect it to a coaxial cable network. Since a circuit comprised of gates and gallium arsenide integrated circuit single-pole double-throw switches is employed therein to minimize spurious noise when a cable modem does not transmit a signal, the quality in the communication between a cable modem and a headend can be ensured.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing peak-to-average power ratio in a discrete multi-tone signal. A shaping signal is generated and added to a discrete multi-tone signal to be transmitted. The shaping signal includes tones that are outside a transmission band assigned to the discrete multi-tone signal to be transmitted. One or more filters may be used to suppress the shaping function after digital-to-analog conversion has been performed. Alternatively, echo cancellation may be performed to cancel feedback tones associated with the transmit signal and shaping signal that may occur on the receive path of a discrete multi-tone transceiver. The peak-to-average power ratio reduction method and apparatus may be used in an ADSL modem in one embodiment.

Abstract: Methods and devices for predistorted 12/4 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation that compensate for distortion from a nonlinear element. Modulator input bits are mapped (40) to a plurality of nonreturn-to-zero (NRZ) modulator control bit (20-30). The mapping is determined by desired points on a 12/4 QAM constellation. At least one phase shift device (4, 6) receives an input signal and at least one of the plurality of modulator control bit. At least two quaternary phase shift keying (QPSK) devices (8, 10) receive phase shifted signals from at least one phase shift device. Each of at least two QPSK devices receives at least one of the plurality of NRZ symbols. An attenuator (32) that attenuates a first QPSK signal outputted from a first QPSK device of the at least two QPSK devices. A summer (34) sums the attenuated first QPSK signal with a second QPSK signal. The second QPSK signal is outputted from a second QPSK device of the two QPSK devices. The summer outputs a predistorted 12/4-QAM signal.

Abstract: A cost-effective continuous phase logic-based modulator and demodulator are provided to allow communications using binary frequency shift keying (BFSK) as well as M-ary FSK techniques. The modulator of the 1-bit precision modem architecture is based on a 1-bit precision numerically controlled oscillator (NCO), which provides complete programmability with respect to a frequency of the 1-bit precision logic-based modulator and/or demodulator. The 1-bit precision NCO includes an adder and a phase accumulator register which is clocked by a master clock signal. A two-input multiplexer has a single bit symbol value to generate BFSK, or larger input multiplexers can be implemented to provide M-ary FSK. The output of the 1-bit precision NCO is upconverted to an intermediate frequency using a simple logic function, i.e., XNOR logic. Alternatively, the intermediate frequency may be arrived at without the need for upconversion by directly utilizing a harmonic alias at a desired IF frequency.

Abstract: In order to detect a received signal quickly and reliably, an integrated circuit for detecting a received signal has an intermediate frequency detector which supplies a first search run stop signal if the intermediate frequency lies within a given range. Furthermore, a field-strength comparator is provided which supplies a second search run stop signal if the field-strength of the received signal exceeds a field-strength setpoint value. In addition, a multipath comparator is provided which supplies a third search run stop signal if the multipath signal exceeds a specific multipath setpoint value. The three search run stop signals are logically combined with one another by an AND gate and the result is made available as a static output signal and is provided as an input signal for a microprocessor.

Abstract: A frequency error estimating apparatus for estimating a frequency error between a local oscillation frequency and a carrier frequency of a received signal in a receiver includes a frequency error estimating unit (11) that suppresses a noise component included in the received signal according to a filter coefficient input to an averaging filter (23), and estimates a frequency error based on an output of the filter; and a filter coefficient determining unit (12) that calculates a filter coefficient based on a differential of estimate values of the frequency error from a first symbol, and changes the characteristics of the filter. In the receiver, the frequency error estimating apparatus can secure high precision in estimating a frequency error without losing the level of following the time variation in the Doppler frequency.

Abstract: A method of estimating and/or tracking time varying radio channels comprises the step of receiving signals transmitted over the channels and converting the signals to digital samples for processing. Positions of fading rays of the channel medium are determined. Impulse response of a channel medium are estimated for each of the estimated positions. Estimates of the time varying radio channels are then calculated using the digital samples and the estimated impulse responses.

Abstract: A Viterbi detector for extending tolerable extent of DC bias is disclosed. By adding a fixed value to a reference level or subtracting a fixed value from the reference level, the tolerable extent of the DC bias of the input signal is increased. According to the invention, this effect can be achieved with a control circuit and the tolerable extent of the DC bias can be increased by about 100% as compared with the tolerable extent of the DC bias in the conventional approaches.

Abstract: A communication device for transmitting and receiving control and user data bursts in a digital telecommunication system. Data bursts including bursts of a first type and bursts of a second type different from the first type, are received, with the first type bursts comprising a first training sequence and the second type bursts comprising a second training sequence, Data of the received data bursts are auto-correlated; and the type of a received data burst is recognized on the basis of a phase value of the auto-correlation result of the training sequence of the data burst.

Abstract: The present invention groups a set of N, nearly orthogonal, CCK code words into M subgroups, with each subgroup consisting of N/M orthogonal code words. For the 64-ary CCK communication standard for wireless local area networks (WLAN), N is 64 and M is preferably 8. Based on the orthogonal subgrouping, most significant bit (MSB) comparitors, instead of full-scale comparitors, are used to compare cross-correlations for each subgroup. In the subgroup containing the desired maximum correlation, all other cross-correlations, except the maximum, are zero in an ideal case, or very close to zero in a noisy environment due to the selected orthogonality. The maximum correlation value can be distinguished by looking at only the most significant bit or bits among all the cross-correlations. In the subgroups that do not contain the global, maximum correlation value, it does not matter which cross-correlation value is picked.

Abstract: A method for estimating responses in a transmission or telecommunications channel in which a composite signal of complementary sequences such as: &PHgr;s,s(n)+&PHgr;g,g(n)=k·&dgr;(n) is constructed and in which a pair of complementary sequences s(n) and g(n) is transmitted after having multiplexed the pair of complementary sequences in phase.

Abstract: Methods, systems and receiver devices are provided which may provide improved receiver performance in obtaining estimates of the complex-valued baseband channel in the presence of colored baseband noise. In various embodiments of the present invention, systems and methods are provided in which, over each synchronization signal period or other determinate information window, the channel coefficients and the color of the baseband noise are concurrently estimated. Thus, both the channel coefficients and the color of the noise are estimated, rather than assuming white noise, and channel coefficients may be provided that account for the color of the noise These estimates may be provided for each burst of a communication and may result in an improved channel estimate in the presence of colored noise. The baseband noise can become colored due to, for example, having a non-Nyquist receive filter, due to the presence of a colored co-channel interferer, or due to the presence of an adjacent channel interferer.

Abstract: An arrangement for clock control in a device receiving a clock from an external source includes a switching device for switching an external clock through to the device as an internal clock, and clock request generation devices, adapted to switch clock signals through to the external clock controller as requests for suppressing and restarting the external clock. Control devices are provided in the form of a state machine to control the generation of the internal clock through the switching device and to control the clock request generation device in accordance with a predetermined state of two signals, one generated internally by the device, the other by the external clock controller. The clock request generation devices are also coupled to a clock start module adapted to receive several input signals for signaling an event requiring the clocked operation of the device.

Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for transmitting TDMA packets between interactive terminals and a head station using a transmission medium. The system includes an iterative method for determining an optimal sampling instant by computing the average amplitudes only for a predetermined number of the input samples, determining a maximum of the average amplitudes of these samples, deriving an approximation of the optimal sample using the maximum, repeating the average amplitude computation for input samples between the approximation and a neighboring sample whose previously computed average amplitude is the largest, and comparing of the result of each average amplitude computation with a previously computed maximum corresponding to the previous approximation for deriving a new approximation of the optimal sample.

Abstract: Digital data signals at a variable input frequency are converted by a numerically controlled oscillator and an interpolator to a signal at a fixed output sampling frequency. The conversion of the variable input frequency to the fixed output sampling frequency may be by a factor other than an integer. The interpolated digital data signals at the fixed output sampling frequency are then modulated into a pair of trigonometric signals at a programmable carrier frequency, one signal having a cosine function and the other signal having a sine function. The modulated signals at the fixed output sampling frequency are then combined to create a modulated signal at a carrier frequency determined by the frequency of the sine and cosine signals. The modulated signal is sampled at the fixed output sampling frequency and converted to a corresponding analog signal using a digital-to-analog converter.

Abstract: A mixed-signal-controlled phase-locked loop is provided. This loop includes a mixed-signal-controlled oscillator circuit for generating an oscillating signal having an oscillating frequency and a phase in response to a digital control signal and an analog control signal, a phase-frequency detector circuit electrically connected to the mixed-signal-controlled oscillator circuit, detecting the phase and the oscillating frequency of the oscillating signal and comparing the phase and the oscillating frequency with those of a reference signal to generate an error signal after the phase and oscillating frequency are detected, and a mixed-control-signal-producing circuit electrically connected to the mixed-signal-controlled oscillator circuit and the phase-frequency detector circuit for receiving the error signal to output the analog control signal and the digital control signal to the mixed-signal-controlled oscillator circuit.

Abstract: A method and system for thermal-dynamic modeling and performance evaluation of a nuclear Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) core design is presented. Based on a predetermined generic transient bias and uncertainty distribution in the change in critical power ratio (&Dgr;CPR/ICPR), shifted histograms of fuel rod critical power ratio (CPR) are generated. Ultimately, the operating limit minimum critical power ratio (OLMCPR) of the reactor is directly evaluated from a shifted histogram of fuel rod CPRs for a particular set of initial conditions which result in a probability calculation representing the number of fuel rods subject to a boiling transition (NRSBT) during the transient condition being equal to a predetermined value.

Abstract: A method of operating a nuclear power plant includes determining and licensing a maximum power level at which the power plant can be operated subsequent to the beginning of a fuel cycle, and with the power plant being operated at less than its maximum power rating at certain times such as at the beginning of a fuel cycle. The maximum power level is greater than the power level that would be calculated based upon an assumption that the heat flux peaking factor (FQ) and enthalpy rise peaking factor (F&Dgr;H) remain at their maximum level throughout an entire fuel cycle. The maximum power rating takes advantage of factors such as known reductions in FQ and F&Dgr;H at certain points in the fuel cycle, the marginal additional capacity of the Balance Of Plant, and the occasional optimization of process parameters such as ultimate heat sink temperature and atmospheric conditions.

Abstract: A segmented lattice rack to store fuels coming from nuclear reactors, whose walls are made of plates joined orthogonally forming a mesh defining multiple cell cavities which are longitudinally coupled forming a sandwich comprising a central part coinciding with the active part of the stored element, being from a material obtained from neutronic poisons, preferably boron treated steel; whilst the end areas coinciding with the non-active part of the stored radioactive element are of normal stainless steel, joined to each other and with the adjacent components by means of welding or pretensioning.

Abstract: A system and method for moving a canister of spent nuclear fuel from a first location, which may be within a nuclear power generation facility to a second location such as a storage cask that is used for short-term or long-term storage of spent nuclear fuel includes a first lifting mechanism for engaging a transfer cask and a second lifting mechanism for engaging and lifting the canister of spent nuclear fuel. Preferably, the method is practiced by first positioning a canister of spent nuclear fuel within the transfer cask and then engaging the transfer cask with the first lifting mechanism. The canister is engaged with the second lifting mechanism. The transfer cask having the canister positioned within is moved to the vicinity of a storage cask, and the canister is lowered from the transfer cask into the storage cask by the second lifting mechanism without disengagement of the first lifting mechanism from the transfer cask.

Abstract: A neutron radiation installation for treatment of different types of cancer tumours, comprising a source of neutrons (11), like a nuclear reactor or an accelerator dependent source of radiation, a conventional filter (14) for reducing the radiation energy to a suitable level for radiation treatment of cancer tumours, having low energetic neutron beams of an energy of between 1 eV and 40 keV, or preferably between 1 keV and 20 keV, and a radiation tube (22) out of which radiation beams are emitted towards a patient (10) having a cancer tumour (23), whereby an optimum radiation is obtained at a distance of between 50 and 100 cm from the output surface of the conventional filter (14), and in which the installation comprises an additional radiation filter (21) mounted between the conventional filter (14) and the output of the radiation tube, which additional filter is of a material which filters off neutrons in the epithermic spectrum from low energetic neutron beams up to an energy of about 1 keV, in particular

Abstract: The subject of the present invention is to provide a nuclear reactor plant of which is a direct cycle nuclear reactor using a carbon dioxide as a coolant such that a heat evacuation for liquefying coolant is reduced while a compressive work is reduced by using a condensation capability of a carbon dioxide for enhancing a cycle efficiency. The nuclear reactor plant is comprised of a nuclear reactor 1, a turbine 2, and wherein, the coolant of supper critical state is heated by a heat of a nuclear reactor to directly drive a turbine, a gaseous coolant discharged from said turbine is chilled and compressed after said turbine is driven for keeping in a critical state, and then said coolant is circulated again into said nuclear reactor, and wherein, a carbon dioxide is used as said coolant, and a predetermined ratio of gaseous coolant discharged from said turbine is liquefied for being compressed in a liquid state while a rest of gaseous coolant is compressed in a gaseous state.

Abstract: A fuel assembly includes a bottom nozzle set on a lower core plate of a nuclear reactor, a top nozzle with a hold down spring to urge the bottom nozzle against the lower core plate, guide thimbles which guide control rods, having passed through the top nozzle, toward the lower core plate, a dashpot formed on each of the guide thimbles to reduce the fall velocity of a corresponding one of the control rods, a thimble screw which connects each of the guide thimbles to the bottom nozzle, and a drain hole formed to extend through each of the thimble screw. The dashpot has a large-diameter portion with substantially the same diameter as that of each of the guide thimbles. The diameter d of the drain hole falls within a range of 0.04D<d<0.08D where D is an inner diameter of the large-diameter portion.

Abstract: A pedometer including a pedometer body having a measuring mechanism that makes a measurement of a number of steps walked and a display that shows the measurement result; an illumination lamp and a battery installed in the pedometer body; a window provided in the pedometer body so as to allow the light of the illumination lamp to illuminate the outside of the pedometer body; and a power switch provided on the pedometer body and operable from the outside so as to turn on and off the illumination lamp.

Abstract: A method and system for obtaining desired subsurface views of a patient target site are disclosed. The system includes a scan-data file for storing, in digital form, volumetric scan data of a surgical site of a patient, a pointer for indicating the position and orientation of desired views, and a display screen for placement near the patient target region. A computational device operatively connected to the data file, pointer, and display screen functions to reconstruct a 2-D shadowgraph images of the patient region from the position and orientation of the pointer. By moving the pointer to selected positions and orientations, the user can view optimal and desired shadowgraph images of the patient in real time.

Abstract: A method is described for evaluating substance scoring, the scoring based on imaging system-generated images of an object having regions of interest due to possible presence of the substance, the method including the steps of simulating the regions of interest using a phantom having a plurality of volumes, each volume having dimensions simulating dimensions of a region of interest, each volume having a density representative of a substance density; generating images of the phantom; scoring the substance based on the phantom images; and comparing results of the substance scoring to expected phantom-image results. The above-described phantom and method allow a scoring system user to verify substance scoring accuracy and to compare scores resulting from different imaging systems, scanning methods and reconstruction algorithms.

Abstract: A method for estimating a material composition of an imaged object using an imaging system. The imaging system includes a radiation source and a digital detector. The method also includes scanning a plurality of calibration phantoms with varying material composition to acquire a plurality of reference calibration images, estimating an attenuation coefficient thickness product for each pixel in the reference calibration images, and estimating a material composition of a region of interest using the estimated pixelwise coefficient thickness product.

Abstract: An X-ray computer tomography apparatus comprises a high-voltage transformer which performs the increase and noncontacting transmission of the power simultaneously and outputs a desired high voltage for causing X rays to be generated at the rotatable gantry section. The high-voltage transformer is divided into a primary-side which is provided on the static gantry section and to which the output of a frequency converting circuit is supplied and a secondary-side which generates a high voltage. A capacitor is connected to a secondary coil of the high-voltage transformer, thereby forming a resonance circuit.

Abstract: An X-ray imaging system utilizing a pixelated X-ray source and a X-ray imaging detector operated synchronously. The imaging system may be used in industrial and medical applications. The X-ray source and X-ray detector are synchronized such that a corresponding area of the X-ray detector is activated when the corresponding area of the X-ray source is emitting X-rays. Synchronized and adaptive emission and detection of the X-rays results in scatter rejection, improved image quality, and optimum exposure and dose reduction.

Abstract: An improved x-ray tube is disclosed that eliminates the use of a fluid-filled outer housing for cooling tube components. The present x-ray tube includes a cathode housing in which is disposed a cathode assembly having a filament for producing electrons, and an anode housing in which is disposed a rotary anode for receiving electrons produced by the filament. An adapter plate is sized to hermetically receive therein the cathode assembly and the anode housing, thereby forming a unitary vacuum enclosure and tube housing. The improved x-ray tube is cooled by a combination of air and fluid cooling to reduce the buildup of damaging heat within the vacuum enclosure. The features of the present invention are preferably directed to an anode grounded-type x-ray tube, though other x-ray tube types may benefit therefrom.

Abstract: A performance of a telecommunication feature for a telecommunication customer is monitored. Based on the monitored performance, if an estimate of future performance of the telecommunication feature for the telecommunication customer is determined to be unfavorable, the telecommunication customer is informed of same.

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for automatically verifying the correct provisioning of recent subscribers to provisioned services and identifying subscribers for whom services were not correctly provisioned. The automatic verification and identification system comprises a service switching point, a service control point and an automatic provisioning verification testing device. The testing device is adapted to place a call to the subscriber's telephone directory number through the service switching point. The service switching point is adapted to suspend calls directed to a service control point and to send information concerning calling and called parties to the service control point. The service control point is adapted to querying a database of subscription information and replacing the calling party information with information to be verified. The service control point then directs the service switching point to call the incoming telephone line of the testing device.

Abstract: A method and apparatus in a data processing system for asynchronous context switching. Requests of graphics processes are received to process graphics data for display in a queue in the graphics adapter. A current context is switched for a first graphics process to a new context for a second graphics process only in response to requests received in the queue. In this manner, the graphics adapter is able to continuously process commands in the queue instead of waiting for new commands to be sent after each context switch.

Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus for selectively controlling the interconnectivity of two or more active telephone lines and/or one or more audio characteristics of each of the active telephone liens during a multi-line call. A bridge or a call connection control may be implemented to provide selective call connection for each active telephone call. The user may thereby control the interconnectivity of each parry to the user and to the other parties to the conference or multi-line call. An audio controller may also be implemented within a multi-line telephone or at a telephony switch. The call connection control or the volume control may be implemented within the telephone network such as a switch or locally at the telephone unit. The user may provide the desired interconnectivity or volume parameters for the multi party call using a user interface.

Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for enabling multi-frequency communication over a telephone network having a billing/tax tone are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a connection port operable to couple to a telephone network. An output port is coupled to the input port, and is operable to couple to a high frequency device. A trap is coupled between the connection port and the output port. The trap is tuned to isolate the high frequency device from the telephone network at a specified frequency range.

Abstract: A telephone set of a telephone system is provided with an infrared interface. This infrared interface is able to communicate with an infrared port on a local computer. The computer is configured to send data to the infrared port, and receive data from the infrared port, in the same manner as if the computer was sending and receiving data over a telephone system. The telephone circuitry in the telephone system receives the infrared data and converts the infrared data into a format for transmitting across the telephone system.

Abstract: In an apparatus for supplying a tip and ring telephone line with voice band and broadband signals, a first pair of drivers supply at least DC signals to the respective tip and ring line components, and a second pair of drivers supply broadband signals to the tip and ring line components. Feed components combine the outputs of said respective drivers for the respective tip and ring components of the telephone line.

Abstract: The method and system determines if modem pulse dialing has been requested in a telecommunication system having both a modem and an associated modem driver. When modem pulse dialing is requested, a fast timer is activated by the modem driver in association with a slow timer in the modem by stopping the fast timer, calculating a divisor value to set-up an interrupt period for the pulse dialing and restarting the fast timer utilizing the interrupt period. The fast timer is started and stopped by enabling/disabling timer interrupts. By synchronizing the fast timer and the slow timer to count in millisecond increments with the modem continuously operating utilizing both the slow timer and the fast timer, the timer resolution necessary for modem pulse dialing is produced. The modem releases control to the operating system during inter-digit delay time.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing a traffic measurement in a telecommunication network is disclosed, wherein a real-time traffic intensity measurement is based on a total reservation time calculation of an object, each time the traffic state of the object is changed. The object can be any circuit of a circuit group and the state change can be a circuit reservation or release. Since the total reservation time is calculated at any state change of the object, state changes are considered regardless of the actual reporting time. Thus, exact and real-time traffic intensity values can be obtained.

Abstract: Proceeding from a communication terminal equipment (EGD) whereat performance feature names (LMB) can be displayed menu-controlled in order to provide the user with an offering of the available performance features for a potential selection or, respectively, activation of one of these, a check of the authorization of the user for the individual performance features is provided. To that end, a respective performance feature name (LMB) is only communicated to the communication terminal equipment (EGD) for display thereat when the appertaining performance feature is noted as available in an authorization table (GWBP) allocated to the user.

Abstract: A system providing a map and driving directions to a user of a user telephone for a remote location associated with a remote telephone number. The system includes the user telephone and a server connected through a telephone system. The user telephone includes a location number designator for designating a remote telephone number and an object decoder for decoding software objects such as a map object having map information for the area about the location of a remote address associated with the remote telephone number and a driving directions object having driving directions information for traveling to the remote location.

Abstract: An optimal digit translation and call processing system and method is provided. A prefix translation and digit characterization process are performed utilizing a digit prefix table and a second table interfaced therewith. The digit prefix table contains numerous records corresponding to prefixes of dialed digit streams. Each record includes an index to a record of a second table operable to output a termination type of the digit stream. The second table includes numerous records associated with various call termination types. Each index included within respective records of the digit prefix table may reference more than one record of the second table. The digit stream length is analyzed to resolve ambiguities in the digit stream when an index in a record of the digit prefix table references more than one record of the second table.