Subject: bar codes scanning system for packaged products sold at retail sales points. It is a simple and semi-automated selling system the subsidiary systems of which are ergonomically designed to perform separate operations (processes) and suppress dead times and queues of buyers. According to the presented herein arrangement, the scanning process of barcodes is separated from the payment process...

Subject: Method, device and system for the collection of retail sale receipts by purchasers. At each retail sale, the purchaser places its identification card containing its unique identification code closely to the cellular phone (near-field communication phone) which is connected to the communication port of the cash register. Once the cellular telephone reads the identification code, it starts ...

The apparatus may have: a telecommunication network having a tracking calling terminal and a tracked called terminal; a polled geofencing system associated with at least one predetermined area having a predetermined boundary, the tracked called terminal having a location relative to the predetermined boundary; and at least first and second predetermined ring-back tones having a functional relation...

Speech encoders and methods of speech encoding are disclosed that encode inactive frames at different rates. Apparatus and methods for processing an encoded speech signal are disclosed that calculate a decoded frame based on a description of a spectral envelope over a first frequency band and the description of a spectral envelope over a second frequency band, in which the description for the firs...

Regarding a singulation apparatus for singulating a resin encapsulated substrate to manufacture an electronic component, the present invention brings about shortening the delivery period, reducing the footprint, and reducing the cost inc compliance with a specification requested by a user. A singulation apparatus S2 for an electronic component has: a basic unit including a receiving unit A, singul...

An image conversion unit for converting a first image with a first resolution into a second image with a second resolution, the second resolution being higher than the first resolution being higher than the first resolution is disclosed. The image conversion unit comprises a noise generator for generating noise and a combining unit arranged to add the noise to the second image. Preferably the nois...

A multiple information disc housing for storing optical discs and including a first housing part ( 3 ), a second housing part ( 5 ) and an intermediate third housing part ( 7 ) arranged between the first and second housing parts. The first housing part is a lid part and the second housing part is a bottom part. The lid part being provided with hinge elements formed as lid part hinge arms ( 31 A, B...

A system including a client and a server in a client-server architecture. The client transmits requests to the server for content subject to a sorting criterion that is ultimately used to sort results of the search. The server identifies an item matching the sorting criterion from its items collection. The server further generates an identifier for the directory item. The identifier is generated f...

An electronic data processing circuit contains a plurality of data handling units (10a-d, 16a-b) with data outputs, at least part of the data handling units having address outputs. The data handling units supply words of preferably selectable size to a bus. A bus controller (20) is arranged to control access to the bus in successive access cycles. The bus controller (20) causes data bits from a pl...

The invention relates to an optoelectronic input device ( 10 ) in which the input is formed by detected movements of an object (M), the device comprising an optical module ( 11 ) comprising at least one laser ( 1,1 ') with a cavity for the generation of a measuring radiation beam (S), optical means ( 2 ) for the guidance of the radiation beam (S) to a plane (V) close to the object (M) and conversi...

A zoom lens comprising, from the object side to the image side, a front lens group ( 72 ), a controllable lens group, and a rear lens group ( 74 ), the controllable lens group comprising a voltage-controlled electrowetting device, which device contains a first fluid (A) and a second fluid (B) having different refractive indices, with at least two first fluid-second fluid interfaces ( 40,42 ). The ...

A system and method for providing assistance to a position receiver in a location network consisting of a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and a synchronized network of positioning-unit devices is disclosed. A positioning-unit device observes the time and frequency of received Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals relative to the synchronized network of positioning-unit device...

A computing section 700v computes a reference revolution-speed decrease modification amount DNLR corresponding to a revolution speed modification gain KNP based on a pump-delivery-pressure maximum value signal PDMAX. A computing section 700g multiplies an engine revolution speed modification gain KNL by a reference revolution-speed decrease modification amount DNL and then DNLR, to thereby compute...

An image capturing apparatus comprises an image capturing unit, a first storage unit configured to store sample images and corresponding image capture frame rates, a display unit configured to display the sample images stored in the first storage unit at a predetermined frame rate, a detecting unit configured to detect a confirmation signal indicating an image capture frame rate corresponding to a...

Derivatives of seleno-alpha amino acids, particularly selenomethionine as enhanced bioavailable sources of selenium in animal diets.

A diversity system for positioning systems is disclosed, whereby a plurality of positioning signals, which are transmitted and/or are received from substantially the same location, are received and interpreted by an observing receiver. The observing receiver is configured to compare and then select substantially coherent positioning signals, and/or create a best-fit estimate of the measured positi...

Methods and apparatus for sampling usage information from a pool of terminals in a data network. A method is provided to perform usage tracking in a data network. The method includes determining a targeted set of terminals from a pool of terminals on the data network, and transmitting tracking parameters to the pool of terminals. The method also includes receiving tracking data from the targeted s...

An X-ray imaging inspection system for bags and packages. Transmission imaging is performed using a fan beam and a segmented detector, while scatter imaging is performed with a scanned pencil beam, with both beams active simultaneously. Cross-talk between the beams is mitigated by a combination of shielding, scatter detector design, positioning and orientation, and image processing. Image processi...

A process is provided for separating, concentrating and recovery of boron compound from aqueous solution containing boron, strongly dissociated anions and some cations. The process specifically integrates electrodialysis with ion exchange to selectively separate boron from aqueous solution that contains a wide concentration range of boron, strongly ionised anions such as chloride, nitrate and sulf...

Control device comprises a frame part (5) surrounding an electronic switching part (2) on a support (1). Electrical connecting parts (7) connected to the switching part are electrically connected to a flexible conductor foil (3) through a recess (15) of the frame part. An independent claim is also included for a method for the production of the control device.