摘要:
A method of distributed medium access control wherein a device that intends to send data first monitors the medium, then pre-occupies a slot and only in case a collision has not occurred starts sending the data. A method for re-organizing the device's sequence for the medium access by using a busy priority signal wherein the device with the highest priority occupies the unused slot and updates it's slot number accordingly. A method for avoiding collision wherein a guard slot is generated just before the beginning of the MFS. A method for synchronizing a device by sensing the medium for a MFS or an EFS. A frame structure with a MFS, an EFS and a transmission portion with both a part for real-time and a part for non real-time transmission.
摘要:
A video signal distribution system contains a video stream source (10) that produces a data stream with an encrypted video signal, control word information for decrypting the video signal and fee information indicative of fees for viewing respective parts of the video signal. A plurality of video reproduction apparatuses (12) are coupled to a medium (14) to receive the data stream. Each of the video reproduction apparatuses (12) comprises a control word derivation unit (125) for supplying control words derived from the control word information to a video signal decryption device (121). A credit management unit with a credit memory (128) is provided, which enables or disables supply the control words, when the credit memory (128) indicates the availability of more than a threshold amount of credit, and reduces the amount of credit in the credit memory (128) according to the fee information for the part of the video signal for the decoding of which the control words are supplied.
摘要:
A zoom optical system is provided which has a lens system which comprises a first lens which is arranged to provide a continuously variable focus for a beam of radiation. The lens system further comprises a switchable optical element including a first fluid, a second fluid and a wavefront modifier having a part through which said radiation beam is arranged to pass. In a first mode the switchable optical element has a first fluid configuration with said part being substantially covered by the first fluid, and in a second mode the switchable optical element has a second, different, fluid configuration with said part being substantially covered by the second fluid.
摘要:
A display device for generating a three-dimensional volumetric image incorporates an optical path length adjuster enables electro-optical control of a physical path length between a display panel and a focusing element, to generate a virtual image within a defined imaging volume. The adjuster varies an optical path length between an input optical path and an output optical path and includes: a first polarisation switch for selecting a polarisation state for an input beam on the input optical path and an optical element having birefringent properties and thereby defining at least two possible effective optical paths of different lengths therethrough, for passing the input beam along a selected one of said at least two possible optical paths according to the selected polarisation state of the input beam and for providing an output beam of light, on said optical output path, that has travelled along the selected optical path.
摘要:
The invention relates to real-time handling of data in more in particular, estimation of time needed to retrieve frames for video rendering, taking fragmentation of frames into account. Especially for data retrieval for trick-play, this is non-trivial, as it is not known on beforehand whether the frames to be retrieved are fragmented. Retrieval of non contiguously fragmented frames takes at least twice as much time as retrieval of a non-fragmented frame. The invention provides various advantageous embodiments, taking into account that when allocation units are substantially larger than the size of frames to be retrieved. An embodiment of the invention provides a method for accurate retrieval time estimation when trick play speed, allocation unit size, frame size and logical data distance between frames to retrieve is known.
摘要:
A method of enabling the programming of universal remote control system for controlling a CE device of a combination type providing a combination of functionalities equivalent to that provided by a combination of devices with respective basic features, the CE device including an interface for receiving remote control signals to access the combination of functionalities, wherein the combination of functionalities determines possible operational states of the CE device, includes providing input data for a configuration process for generating program code enabling the remote control system to provide remote control signals controlling transitions between the possible states. The input data is assembled by a data processing system in accordance with information defining the combination of devices with basic features received through an interface to the data processing system.
摘要:
A device (1) for decrypting encrypted images comprises an array of sensor elements (11) for sensing a first image, for example an encrypted image, and an array of display elements (12) for displaying a second image, for example a decrypted image. At least some display elements comprise integrated sensor elements, thus reducing the number of parts of the device. The integrated display/sensor elements (13) may be constituted by polymeric LED elements. The sensor function of the integrated elements may also be used for positioning the device relative to a terminal, and/or for checking a biometric feature of the user.
摘要:
Disclosed is an echo canceller comprising two or more adaptive filters for calculating echo estimates, whereby the adaptive filters each have adaptation control mechanisms for applying individual update control criteria. The adaptive filters are arranged in series. Each of the adaptation control mechanisms of the adaptive filters may apply individual update control criteria for both direct echo and diffuse echo. Several step-size reduction strategies are presented.
摘要:
A pick-up unit, an optical drive comprising such a pick-up unit, and a method of generating error-signals are described. Light reflected from an information carrier is injected into one or more VCSELs. The spatial intensity distribution of the emission from the VCSEL(s) is used for the generation of error signals in an optical pick-up unit. Alternatively, the relative timing for the switching of individual lasers of an array of VCSELs is used for the detection of error signals.
摘要:
The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device (10) with a field effect transistor, in which method a semiconductor body (1) of silicon is provided at a surface thereof with a source region (2) and a drain region (3) of a first conductivity type, which both are provided with extensions (2A,3A) and with a channel region (4) of a second conductivity type, opposite to the first conductivity type, between the source region (2) and the drain region (3) and with a gate region (5) separated from the surface of the semiconductor body (1) by a gate dielectric (6) above the channel region (4), and wherein a pocket region (7) of the second conductivity type and with a doping concentration higher than the doping concentration of the channel region (4) is formed below the extensions (2A,3A), and wherein the pocket region (7) is formed by implanting heavy ions in the semiconductor body (1), after which implantation a first annealing process is done at a moderate temperature and a second annealing process with fast ramp-up is done at a higher temperature. According to the invention, the method is characterized in that between the two annealing processes amorphous silicon in the semiconductor body (1) is intentionally kept present in a surface region of the semiconductor body (1) which extends from the surface of the semiconductor body up to about the projected range of the implanted pocket region (7). This may be obtained by e.g. timely interrupting the first annealing process or by making the relevant region amorphous by an implantation of inert ions between the first and the second annealing process. In this way a very abrupt and narrow doping profile in the pocket region (7) is obtained, which is advantageous for future CMOS devices.