A method and apparatus for establishing a wide access network (WAN) connection between a router gateway (RG) and a network service provider (NSP) using an OpenWRT network service provider front end (NSPFE) dongle is described herein. The method includes connecting the OpenWRT NSPFE dongle to the NSP, connecting the OpenWRT NSPFE dongle to an OpenWRT router gateway (RG), and establishing the WAN connection.
The determination of the signal modulation format for a channel is an important aspect of the operation of a signal receiver. A method (700) is described including the steps of receiving (710) a signal, comparing (720) a sample of the received signal to a first threshold value and a second threshold value, creating (720) a signal profile based on the comparison, and selecting (750) a modulation format for the received signal based on the signal profile. An apparatus (500) is also described including a ring counter (510) that receives a sample of an input signal, compares the sample to a first threshold value and a second threshold value, and creates a signal profile for the input signal, a signal profiler (550) that compares the signal profile for the input signal to at least two reference profiles, and a detector (560) that determines a modulation format for the input signal based on the comparison in the signal profiler (550).
The invention relates to a suspension arm actuator comprising a suspension arm which is designed as a two-arm lever and is mounted between the lever arms such that it can be pivoted about an axis extending perpendicularly thereto. At its end side, one of the lever arms supports a sensor, in particular a scanning device comprising an optical head having a focal lens, and comprises an elastically bendable region formed of at least one leaf spring and intended for a motion of the optical head in focusing direction and perpendicularly to the pivot plane of the suspension arm. In order to initiate said motion, a magnetic drive is allocated to said lever arm. The other one of the lever arms is provided with a component of a magnetic drive for a swivel motion about the axis. It solves the problem of designing such a suspension arm such that the free end of the lever arm supporting the optical head has a lower tendency towards mechanical resonances, associated with a reduced en- ergy consumption. To achieve this, the at least one leaf spring (4) which extends in longitudinal direction in relation to the suspension arm (1) and is arranged in parallel to the pivot plane thereof is embedded in the sections (I.1 and I.2) of the lever arm (I) supporting the optical head (3), said sections (I.1 and I.2) delimiting the bendable region (5), wherein said leaf spring (4) is enclosed by a damping means (DM) at least in one partial region arranged adjacent to each of said sections (I.1 or I.2).
G11B 7/085 - Disposition or mounting of heads or light sources relatively to record carriers with provision for moving the light beam into, or out of, its operative position.
G11B 7/09 - Disposition or mounting of heads or light sources relatively to record carriers with provision for moving the light beam or focus plane for the purpose of maintaining alignment of the light beam relative to the record carrier during transducing operation, e.g. to compensate for surface irregularities of the latter or for track f
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REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE FOR ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS WITH SPATIALLY-SEPARATED FUNCTIONS
A remote control is provided with control buttons for each function of a consumer electronics device arranged on separate surfaces thereof. The control buttons on the separate surfaces of the remote control are arranged in a logical manner to enhance easy access by a user.
A mobile digital TV (DTV) comprises a DTV receiver, a processor, a personal video recorder (PVR), a memory for storing preprogramming data for the PVR and an alert element. The DTV receiver provides a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) to the processor. The latter compares the RSSI to an RSSI threshold value to determine if the mobile DTV is in an area of poor or no reception. If the mobile DTV is in an area of poor or no reception, the processor then checks the memory to determine if the PVR is preprogrammed to record a program within a set time interval, e.g., in the next thirty minutes. If so, the processor activates the alert element to provide an alert to the user.
The invention relates to a loading mechanism for loading an interchangeable disc-like storage medium into a housing, in which a disk drive having a holder for the storage medium and an optical scanning device for the latter are arranged. It achieves the object of providing a loading mechanism which is space-saving and permits loading and unloading which takes care of the motor of the disk drive and of the storage medium. For this purpose, this loading mechanism is formed from a loading table (7) for the storage medium (4) which can be pivoted between a loading position and a deposition position on the holder (12), and an actuating apparatus (10/ 2) for said loading table (7) .
G11B 7/085 - Disposition or mounting of heads or light sources relatively to record carriers with provision for moving the light beam into, or out of, its operative position.
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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTHORING A 24P AUDIO/VIDEO DATA STREAM BY SUPPLEMENTING IT WITH ADDITIONAL 50I FORMAT DATA ITEMS
Movies are produced in 24Hz frame frequency and progressive scanning format (denoted 24p) for projection in film theatres, adhering to a worlwide standard for 35mm film. However, the major TV systems in the world use interlaced scanning and either 50Hz field frequency (denoted 50i ) or 60 Hzfield frequency (denoted60i ). Content providers would prefer providing single-picture-frequency single-audio-speed AV discs that can be replayed in most parts of the world. A 24p audio/video data stream is supplemented with additional 50i format data items thereby allowing 24p and 50i format replay of that data stream.
G11B 27/30 - Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel by using information detectable on the record carrier by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording on the same track as the main recording
H04N 5/783 - Adaptations for reproducing at a rate different from the recording rate
H04N 9/804 - Transformation of the television signal for recording, e.g. modulation, frequency changing; Inverse transformation for playback involving pulse code modulation of the colour picture signal components
H04N 5/85 - Television signal recording using optical recording on discs or drums
A beam index cathode ray tube comprises a screen, an electron gun assembly, a yoke, and an image processor. The screen includes an alternating pattern of first, second, and third luminescent elements. The first second and third luminescent elements are arranged in triads. Each of the triads has one of each of the first, second, and third luminescent elements. The electron gun assembly directs first, second, and third electron beams toward the screen. The first, second, and third electron beams have an intensity controlled by an image processor. The yoke is arranged between the electron gun assembly and the screen. The yoke deflects the first, second, and third electron beams according to an algorithm generated by the image processor. Each of the first, second, and third electron beams is simultaneously deflected to the first luminescent element of either a single triad or multiple triads.
H04N 9/24 - Picture reproducers using cathode ray tubes using the same beam for more than one primary colour information using means, integral with, or external to, the tube, for producing signal indicating instantaneous beam position
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OSD PROMPT FOR USER INDICATING THE VIEWED CHANNEL IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN HI-DEFINITION
A method and apparatus are described for allowing a user to select an analog signal source or a digital signal source in a signal processing device by comparing by the signal processing device an analog channel number with a digital channel list, determining based on the comparison if a corresponding digital broadcast is available, and, if available, prompting the user via an onscreen display (OSD) to select the digital signal and selecting said corresponding digital channel determined from the digital channel list in response to a command from the user.
An ergonomic phone handset system (100) for facilitating single-handed use and dialing configured to improve ergonomics and comfort so that overall manipulation and operation of the phone is easier and safer. A handset (100) is provided having a 'D-shaped' housing (103) and a 'crescent-shaped' operating area (105), wherein each horizontal row of keys (111) within the operating area is oriented transverse to a curved line (101) such that a longitudinal axis (102) of each horizontal row of keys is substantially perpendicular to said curved line (101). The handset (100) includes grip areas (107, 109) and located adjacent to concave and convex sides of the operating area, respectively. A base unit (300) is provided having an elongate recess for receiving and storing said handset such that a transverse axis of the handset is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the phone unit.
A cathode ray tube (CRT) (1) having a tension mask and support frame assembly (40) mounted within the tube between an electron gun (13) and a luminescent screen (12). A frame (20) is located in the CRT and has at least two opposed sides, the frame being of a material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion. A tension mask (30) formed of a material having a second coefficient of thermal expansion is supported by the frame. The tension mask has an active array area (37) formed of a plurality of elongated apertured portions (32) located between mask borders (36) and a plurality of tails (33) extending outward from the mask borders to the opposed sides of the frame. A strip border (46) is attached to each mask border near the outer edges of the active array along the opposed sides wherein the strip border is formed of a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion similar to the second coefficient of thermal expansion.
In a method for applying a convergence drift coating (17) to a cathode ray tube (1), the convergence drift coating is applied to a neck (4). A first end (27) of the neck is sealed to a narrow end (30) of a funnel (50) after having applied the convergence drift coating to the neck. A conductive coating (15) is applied to an internal surface (32) of the funnel so that the conductive coating contacts the convergence drift coating. The wide end (29) of the funnel is sealed to a panel (3) having a luminescent screen (12) to form an envelope (2). An electron gun assembly (13) is sealed to the neck. The envelope is then exhausted and sealed to form the cathode ray tube.
There is provided a home information center for communicating with a mobile unit associated with a user. An information processing unit (11) receives audio and video signals, forwards the audio and video signals to a consumer device, receives information requests from the mobile unit, and forwards information collected in response to the information requests to the mobile unit. A plurality of field units (12), connected to the information processing unit, collect the information from a plurality of sources proximate to the plurality of field units in response to the information requests, and provide the information to the information processing unit for forwarding to the mobile unit.
There is provided a method for conducting a videoconference between nodes connected through a network and having disparate processing power there between. The nodes have codecs such that at least one of the nodes has more than one video codec for use thereby and other ones of the nodes, if any, have at least one video codec for use thereby. At least one of the video codecs has a disparate video compression efficiency with respect to at least another one of the codecs. The method includes the step of determining (310) nodal constraints of each of the nodes. The nodal constraints include at least the processing power of each of the nodes. The method further includes the step of negotiating (315) between the nodes to identify an optimal combination of video codecs that satisfy the nodal constraints.
There is provided a method for charging a rechargeable battery in a cordless telephone. Timing data is generated that corresponds to a standby time of the handset. The charging of the rechargeable battery is suspended based on the timing data, such that the rechargeable battery is only charged when a battery capacity of the rechargeable battery is substantially expended.
H04B 1/38 - Transceivers, i.e. devices in which transmitter and receiver form a structural unit and in which at least one part is used for functions of transmitting and receiving
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FAST CHANNEL CHANGE IN DIGITAL VIDEO BROADCAST SYSTEMS OVER DSL USING REDUNDANT VIDEO STREAMS
There are provided methods and apparatus for enabling a channel change in a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) system. A channel change processing unit for enabling a channel change includes a selector (134) for receiving at least two video streams corresponding to a same program, and for selecting one of the at least two video streams for transmission based upon a position of intra-coded pictures in the at least two video streams.
The invention relates to a pre-processing method and device before encoding of a video image sequence (Ei). According to the invention, the device comprises: - means (3, 5, 7, 9) of applying a plurality of morphological processing steps to the video image sequence (E;), - mixers (4, 6, 8, 10) for applying, after each morphological processing step, a weighting to the result of the morphological processing.
A method (300) for operating a menu system such as a voice menu system enables users to quickly navigate to a desired location in a menu provided by the menu system. According to an exemplary embodiment, the method (300) includes steps of enabling a user to navigate to a desired location in a menu provided by the menu system (320), and providing an address corresponding to the desired location to the user responsive to a first user input (340).
An apparatus (100) for filtering signals reduces gate requirements by using a shared front-end and a statistically pipelined back-end. According to an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus (100) includes circuitry (641-650) operative to generate a plurality of signals representing a respective plurality of filter tap values. A first filter (660) generates a first filtered carrier signal using the plurality of filter tap values. A second filter (665) generates a second filtered carrier signal using the plurality of filter tap values.
The invention relates to an attachment (1) for attaching a fan (7) to a device. Said attachment comprises two planar geometric shapes, rotated in the same plane in relation to each other, on which the fan (1) or the device are mounted. In a preferred embodiment, the planar geometric shapes are square and rotated in relation to each other by 45 degrees. Attachment points (2, 4) for the fan or the device are provided in the corners of the squares. The fan (7) or the device is attached by means of oscillation-damping attachment elements (8), thereby reducing or avoiding a transmission of vibrations of the fan onto the device. In an embodiment, the geometric shapes are linked at a distance to each other so that the attachment points (4) for the fan (7), in the assembled state, lie behind the attachment plane of the device, in which the device is linked with the attachment (1).
An infrared data association object storage apparatus includes an infrared transceiver (203) for wireless exchange of data with a device (104) that has an infrared data association interface, memory (202) for storing the data, and a central processing unit (201) for controlling storing of the data in the memory and exchange of the data through the infrared transceiver (203).
G06F 3/00 - Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
G06F 13/00 - Interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units
G06F 13/12 - Program control for peripheral devices using hardware independent of the central processor, e.g. channel or peripheral processor
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INFRARED DATA ASSOCIATION CALLER IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS
An infrared data association caller identification apparatus includes a phone network interface, an infrared transceiver (203) for wireless data exchange with a device (104) that has an infrared data association interface for data exchange, a caller identification decoder (202) coupled to the phone network interface, and a central processing unit (201) coupled to the decoder (202) and the infrared transceiver (203) for processing requests for caller identification from across the infrared transceiver (203).
An infrared data association object storage (103) apparatus includes a network interface for data exchange across a network, an infrared transceiver (203) for wireless data exchange with a device (104) that has an infrared data association interface for data exchange, and the infrared transceiver (203).
An infrared data association apparatus (200) for telephony use includes an interface circuit (205) for coupling to a telephone network (104), an infrared transceiver (203) for wireless exchange of data with a device (101) that has an infrared data association interface for data exchange, a signal multiplexer and modem (204) coupled to the interface circuit (205), and a central processor (201) for controlling the signal multiplexer and modem (204) to selectively pass audio and data and for controlling exchange of the data through the infrared transceiver (203).
Method for automatically selecting a software application (J4) being a program for execution on a virtual machine, including the steps of receiving an exit status value (ES) from a terminating software application (J1); translating the exit status value (ES) to an identifier (App_ID) for the next software application (J4) to be executed, wherein a mapping table (MT) is used; executing on the virtual machine the next software application (J4) program that is represented by the identifier (App_ID).
The invention relates to a method of transmitting digital data packets protected by error correction packets and more precisely the manner of inserting these correction packets into the data packet stream so as to increase the correction effectiveness of the error correction method while limiting the latency introduced into the transmission. The packets are set out in matrix form, error packets are computed on lines and columns and are inserted regularly into the stream at a sufficient distance from the data packets that they protect.
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