Abstract

In a method for producing structured metallic contacts on a semiconductor substrate, in one embodiment a layer sequence consisting of multiple metallic contact materials is deposited on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a further metallic contact material is applied on the layer sequence in predetermined contact regions. Then, the layer sequence in the contact regions undergoes a thermal treatment to form a low impedance contact from a Schottky contact. The thermal treatment is carried out by scanning the layer sequence with a laser beam. In the method, the wavelength of the laser beam, the metallic contact material of the topmost layer of the layer sequence and the further metallic contact material are tuned to each other in such a way that the metallic contact material of the topmost layer of the layer sequence has a reflectivity for the laser beam that is 1.3 times higher than that of the further metallic contact material. This results in a self-adjusting thermal treatment without the need for an additional protective mask.

IPC Classes  ?

• H10D 64/01 - Manufacture or treatment
• H10P 14/40 -
• H10P 34/42 -

Abstract

A user device, UE, for a wireless communication network is described. The UE is a sidelink, SL, UE, and is to communicate with one or more further SL-UEs over a sidelink, SL, using more than one antenna or antenna element. The UE is served by a base station of the wireless communication network. The UE is to be assisted by the base station for one or more beam management procedures.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04B 7/06 - Diversity systemsMulti-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
• H04W 72/25 - Control channels or signalling for resource management between terminals via a wireless link, e.g. sidelink

Abstract

An apparatus for audio decoding according to an embodiment is provided. The apparatus comprises a decoding module for decoding a received encoded audio signal to obtain a decoded audio signal. Moreover, the apparatus comprises a first spectral band replication module for conducting spectral band replication depending on the decoded audio signal according to a first spectral band replication mode to obtain a spectral band replicated audio signal. Furthermore, the apparatus comprises a second spectral band replication module for conducting spectral band replication depending on the decoded audio signal according to a second spectral band replication mode to obtain the spectral band replicated audio signal, wherein the second spectral band replication mode is different from the first spectral band replication mode.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 19/02 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis using spectral analysis, e.g. transform vocoders or subband vocoders

Abstract

Decoder for decoding a picture, wherein blocks into which the picture is subdivided are assigned to a set of prediction types, which include intra prediction and inter prediction. For each of predetermined intra-predicted blocks, the decoder is configured to derive, from the data stream, an information on a partitioning of the respective predetermined intra-predicted block into partitions. The decoder is configured to derive, from the data stream, for each partition of the respective predetermined intra-predicted block, a partition-specific prediction residual signal related to a spatial domain prediction residual signal of the respective partition of the respective predetermined intra-predicted block via a predetermined transform. The predetermined transform can be identified out of a set of transforms including a first transform and a second transform, which equals a concatenation of a primary transform and a secondary transform applied onto a subset of coefficients of the primary transform.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/61 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using transform coding in combination with predictive coding
• H04N 19/159 - Prediction type, e.g. intra-frame, inter-frame or bidirectional frame prediction
• H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
• H04N 19/46 - Embedding additional information in the video signal during the compression process
• H04N 19/625 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using transform coding using discrete cosine transform [DCT]
• H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards

Abstract

According to the present invention, multiple parametrically encoded audio signals can be efficiently combined using an audio signal generator, which generates an audio output signal by combining the down-mix channels and the associated parameters of the audio signals directly within the parameter domain, i.e. without reconstructing or decoding the individual input audio signals prior to the generation of the audio output signal. This is achieved by direct mixing of the associated down-mix channels of the individual input signals. It is one key feature of the present invention that the combination of the down-mix channels is achieved by simple, computationally inexpensive arithmetic operations.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 7/15 - Conference systems
• G10L 19/008 - Multichannel audio signal coding or decoding using interchannel correlation to reduce redundancy, e.g. joint-stereo, intensity-coding or matrixing

Abstract

A user device, UE, for a wireless communication is disclosed which communicates with one or more radio devices using a radio signal comprising a plurality of time blocks in a time domain. The radio signal includes a plurality of time blocks used for a communication between the UE and the one or more radio devices, and one or more additional time blocks not used for a communication between the UE and the one or more radio devices. The UE communicates with one or more of the radio devices using two or more of the time blocks, the two or more time blocks being offset by at least one of the additional time blocks of the radio signal.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04L 5/14 - Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex
• H04W 74/0833 - Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access

Abstract

An apparatus is provided for impinging fluids and inner walls of hollow bodies with accelerated electrons, comprising a cylindrical electron exit window as a component of a cylindrical housing having a cylinder axis and enclosing an evacuable space; a wire-shaped, strand-shaped, rod-shaped, annular, helical, or cylindrical cathode which is arranged within the evacuable space and is enclosed by the cylindrical electron exit window and by a cylindrical control grid, wherein the cylindrical control grid has a diameter that is smaller than the diameter of the cylindrical electron exit window and a first power supply unit is connected between the wire-shaped, strand-shaped, rod-shaped, annular, helical, or cylindrical cathode and the cylindrical electron exit window, so that electrons can be emitted from the wire-shaped, strand-shaped, rod-shaped, annular, helical, or cylindrical cathode and accelerated radially away from the cylinder axis of the cylindrical housing in the direction of the cylindrical electron exit window.

IPC Classes  ?

• H01J 33/04 - Windows
• H01J 15/00 - Gas-filled discharge tubes with gaseous cathodes, e.g. plasma cathodes

Abstract

A radio device for a wireless communication network includes a backscatter transmitter for transmitting a signal using a backscattered signal, and to at least one or more groups of a plurality of different device groups.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04B 7/22 - Scatter propagation systems
• H04B 7/155 - Ground-based stations

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for forming a metal layer (i.e., a metal electric current conductor) on the surface of a solid ion-conducting substrate (for example, a lithium-ion secondary battery or a sodium-ion secondary battery), to a substrate which can be produced using the method, and to an anode-free battery. The method according to the invention allows parts of solid-state electrolyte batteries (e.g., the anode side of a solid-state electrolyte battery) to be provided in an industrially relevant scale in a quick, simple, and inexpensive manner, said parts being characterized by a homogenous electric current density and a suitability for high maximum charge and discharge currents.

IPC Classes  ?

• C23C 4/08 - Metallic material containing only metal elements
• C23C 4/134 - Plasma spraying
• C23C 24/04 - Impact or kinetic deposition of particles
• C23C 24/10 - Coating starting from inorganic powder by application of heat or pressure and heat with intermediate formation of a liquid phase in the layer
• H01M 4/04 - Processes of manufacture in general
• H01M 4/66 - Selection of materials
• H01M 10/052 - Li-accumulators
• H01M 10/054 - Accumulators with insertion or intercalation of metals other than lithium, e.g. with magnesium or aluminium
• H01M 10/0562 - Solid materials
• H01M 10/0585 - Construction or manufacture of accumulators having only flat construction elements, i.e. flat positive electrodes, flat negative electrodes and flat separators

Abstract

Audio splicing is rendered more effective by the use of one or more truncation unit packets inserted into the audio data stream so as to indicate to an audio decoder, for a predetermined access unit, an end portion of an audio frame with which the predetermined access unit is associated, as to be discarded in playout.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 21/233 - Processing of audio elementary streams
• H04H 20/10 - Arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast or during the distribution
• H04L 47/34 - Flow controlCongestion control ensuring sequence integrity, e.g. using sequence numbers
• H04L 65/70 - Media network packetisation
• H04N 21/234 - Processing of video elementary streams, e.g. splicing of video streams or manipulating encoded video stream scene graphs
• H04N 21/43 - Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video streamElementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronizing decoder's clockClient middleware
• H04N 21/439 - Processing of audio elementary streams
• H04N 21/44 - Processing of video elementary streams, e.g. splicing a video clip retrieved from local storage with an incoming video stream or rendering scenes according to encoded video stream scene graphs

Abstract

Disclosed are a method for producing an electrode for a galvanic cell, an electrode for a galvanic cell, a galvanic cell, and uses of the galvanic cell. The method comprises: applying a separator membrane to a planar electrode such that an intermediate space is formed between the planar electrode and the separator membrane; subsequently applying a liquid comprising a particular material to the separator membrane, wherein the liquid comprising material penetrates, by way of capillary forces, at least into the pores of the separator membrane, into the intermediate space between the planar electrode and the separator membrane and into pores of the planar electrode, wherein the liquid is subsequently evaporated. The method makes it easily and inexpensively possible to provide an electrode which exhibits a high energy density at the cell level and high chemical, electrochemical and mechanical stability, exhibits high cycle stability and allows high operating currents.

IPC Classes  ?

• H01M 4/04 - Processes of manufacture in general
• H01M 4/02 - Electrodes composed of, or comprising, active material
• H01M 4/38 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of elements or alloys
• H01M 4/505 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic oxides or hydroxides of manganese of mixed oxides or hydroxides containing manganese for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiMn2O4 or LiMn2OxFy
• H01M 4/525 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic oxides or hydroxides of nickel, cobalt or iron of mixed oxides or hydroxides containing iron, cobalt or nickel for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiNiO2, LiCoO2 or LiCoOxFy
• H01M 4/58 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic compounds other than oxides or hydroxides, e.g. sulfides, selenides, tellurides, halogenides or LiCoFySelection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of polyanionic structures, e.g. phosphates, silicates or borates
• H01M 4/583 - Carbonaceous material, e.g. graphite-intercalation compounds or CFx
• H01M 4/66 - Selection of materials
• H01M 10/056 - Accumulators with non-aqueous electrolyte characterised by the materials used as electrolytes, e.g. mixed inorganic/organic electrolytes
• H01M 50/417 - Polyolefins
• H01M 50/423 - Polyamide resins
• H01M 50/426 - Fluorocarbon polymers
• H01M 50/434 - Ceramics
• H01M 50/491 - Porosity
• H10D 10/01 - Manufacture or treatment

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a jumping mat arrangement for a trampoline, with a sensor arrangement, which has first sensor lines and second sensor lines. The first sensor lines and the second sensor lines form crossing points and the first sensor lines and the second sensor lines are insulated from one another at least in the region of the crossing points. Using the jumping mat arrangement according to the disclosure, the position of the user of the trampoline can be precisely resolved.

IPC Classes  ?

• A63B 5/11 - Trampolines

Abstract

An apparatus for decoding an encoded multichannel signal of a current frame to obtain three or more current audio output channels is provided. A multichannel processor is adapted to select two decoded channels from three or more decoded channels depending on first multichannel parameters. Moreover, the multichannel processor is adapted to generate a first group of two or more processed channels based on the selected channels. A noise filling module is adapted to identify for at least one of the selected channels, one or more frequency bands, within which all spectral lines are quantized to zero, and to generate a mixing channel using, depending on side information, a proper subset of three or more previous audio output channels that have been decoded, and to fill the spectral lines of frequency bands, within which all spectral lines are quantized to zero, with noise generated using spectral lines of the mixing channel.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 19/008 - Multichannel audio signal coding or decoding using interchannel correlation to reduce redundancy, e.g. joint-stereo, intensity-coding or matrixing
• G10L 19/028 - Noise substitution, e.g. substituting non-tonal spectral components by noisy source
• G10L 19/035 - Scalar quantisation

Abstract

Radiation protection housing comprising: a base frame; a plurality of shielding panels fastened to the base frame by means of releasable fastening devices; wherein the base frame, the shielding panels and the releasable fastening devices are part of a modular construction kit system.

IPC Classes  ?

• G21F 3/00 - Shielding characterised by its physical form, e.g. granules, or shape of the material

Abstract

There are described techniques for encoding and decoding audio signals. A decoder, configured to generate an audio signal from a coded signal representing the audio signal, may include: a coded signal reader, configured to read the coded signal, thereby providing a plurality of indexes; a scalar dequantization module, including: a plurality of quantization index converters, each quantization index converter being configured to convert an index of the plurality of indexes onto a corresponding latent scalar value, so that a plurality of latent scalar values form a first latent audio signal representation of the audio signal; and a first learnable section to provide a second latent representation from the first latent audio signal representation; a second learnable section including at least one learnable layer and configured to generate the audio signal from the second latent audio signal representation.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 19/035 - Scalar quantisation
• G10L 19/00 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis
• G10L 19/008 - Multichannel audio signal coding or decoding using interchannel correlation to reduce redundancy, e.g. joint-stereo, intensity-coding or matrixing

Abstract

A receiver is configured is configured to receive a data signal, the data signal having at least one data signal block, the data signal block having a predefined duration in the time domain, a number of symbols in the time domain and a bandwidth in the frequency domain, wherein the data signal block is received over a plurality of transmission intervals, wherein a length of one transmission interval is shorter than the duration of the data signal block so that a subset of the symbols of the data signal block is received over one transmission interval, and wherein the receiver includes a signal processing device configured to process the symbols of the data signal block which have been received over one transmission interval.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
• H04L 27/26 - Systems using multi-frequency codes
• H04W 16/14 - Spectrum sharing arrangements
• H04W 84/04 - Large scale networksDeep hierarchical networks

Abstract

A user device, UE, for a wireless communication network, like a 3rd Generation Partnership Project, 3GPP, network, is described. The UE has a plurality of UE capabilities, the UE capabilities indicating functions the UE is capable to perform. The UE is to inform on one or more parts of the plurality of UE capabilities using one or more identification values, e.g., hash values.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04W 8/24 - Transfer of terminal data
• H04W 24/02 - Arrangements for optimising operational condition

Abstract

An apparatus of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment is provided. The apparatus is configured to determine a metric for an AI/ML model of one or more inactive AI/ML models and/or for a functionality thereof, wherein the one or more inactive AI/ML models are suitable for supporting a task of a user equipment and/or of a network entity of the wireless communication system, the apparatus being the user equipment or being different from the user equipment; wherein the apparatus is configured to determine the metric for the AI/ML model and/or for the functionality thereof, such that the metric takes a benefit of employing the AI/ML model and/or the functionality thereof into account, and such that the metric takes an activation effort for activating the AI/ML model and/or the functionality thereof into account.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04L 41/147 - Network analysis or design for predicting network behaviour
• H04L 41/16 - Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks using machine learning or artificial intelligence

Abstract

A user equipment of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment is provided.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04W 24/10 - Scheduling measurement reports
• H04W 4/029 - Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

Concepts are described, including encoding, processing and decoding of a data stream having a video encoded thereinto, wherein the video comprises a plurality of pictures, wherein the data stream comprises a plurality of pictures in at least two layers, wherein the pictures of at least one layer are split into a predetermined layer-specific number of subpictures, one or more of the pictures or subpictures of one layer corresponds to one picture or subpictures in one or more other layer, and at least one of the subpictures comprises boundaries for boundary extension for motion compensation, and an indication that at least one of the boundaries of corresponding subpictures or corresponding pictures in different layers are aligned with each other.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/136 - Incoming video signal characteristics or properties
• H04N 19/174 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a slice, e.g. a line of blocks or a group of blocks
• H04N 19/184 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being bits, e.g. of the compressed video stream
• H04N 19/46 - Embedding additional information in the video signal during the compression process

Abstract

A sound insulation device (1) for reducing sound transmission, comprising an arrangement of mechanical resonators (2), which each contain at least one vibrating mass (3) and a spring element (4), wherein the mechanical resonators (2) are each tuned such that each resonator has at least one natural frequency in a relevant frequency range, wherein the arrangement of mechanical resonators (2) is configured such that it generates at least one stop band for the propagation of waves in the relevant frequency range.

IPC Classes  ?

• E01F 8/00 - Arrangements for absorbing or reflecting air transmitted noise from road or railway traffic
• G10K 11/172 - Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general using resonance effects

Abstract

An apparatus for encoding a sample array which signals a spatially sampled representation of a picture, wherein the apparatus is configured for: spectrally decomposing the sample array to obtain a decomposed representation, the decomposed representation comprising a plurality of coefficients, each of which is attributed to one of a plurality of spectral components of the decomposed representation and to one of a plurality of spatial components of the sample array; obtaining, from the plurality of coefficients, a subset of coefficients which are, according to the spatial components to which the coefficients are attributed, located outside of a predetermined region spatially defined within the sample array; attenuating the coefficients of the subset of coefficients, wherein an extent of an attenuation of a coefficient of the subset of coefficients depends on the spatial component to which the coefficient is attributed.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/91 - Entropy coding, e.g. variable length coding [VLC] or arithmetic coding
• G06T 5/70 - DenoisingSmoothing
• H04N 19/124 - Quantisation
• H04N 19/625 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using transform coding using discrete cosine transform [DCT]

Abstract

Digital radio signals and apparatuses for providing or receiving such signals are described. A digital radio signal has one or more of a link type indicator, indicating the source of image content. A further digital radio signal has compressed SVG data. A further digital radio signal has an indicator indicating a presentation style for text information. A further digital radio signal has an indication of a target group for an information object. A further digital radio signal has signature data. A further digital radio signal has a predetermined start object identifier.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04H 20/93 - Arrangements characterised by special technical features of the broadcast information, e.g. signal form or information format which locates resources of other pieces of information, e.g. URL [Uniform Resource Locator]
• H04H 20/16 - Arrangements for broadcast or distribution of identical information repeatedly

Abstract

According to the present invention, multiple parametrically encoded audio signals can be efficiently combined using an audio signal generator, which generates an audio output signal by combining the down-mix channels and the associated parameters of the audio signals directly within the parameter domain, i.e. without reconstructing or decoding the individual input audio signals prior to the generation of the audio output signal. This is achieved by direct mixing of the associated down-mix channels of the individual input signals. It is one key feature of the present invention that the combination of the down-mix channels is achieved by simple, computationally inexpensive arithmetic operations.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 7/15 - Conference systems
• G10L 19/008 - Multichannel audio signal coding or decoding using interchannel correlation to reduce redundancy, e.g. joint-stereo, intensity-coding or matrixing

Abstract

Embodiments provide a user equipment, UE, of a wireless communication network [e.g., 5G/NR], wherein the user equipment is configured to operate [e.g., to transmit and/or receive signals] using a baseline configuration, wherein the user equipment is configured to receive a control signal from a base station [e.g., eNB] of the wireless communication network, wherein the user equipment is configured to activate or deactivate, in dependence on the received control signal, a further configuration [e.g., load-adapted or load-specific configuration] [e.g., one out of at least two different further configurations].

IPC Classes  ?

• H04W 8/22 - Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
• H04W 52/02 - Power saving arrangements

Abstract

A frequency-domain audio codec is provided with the ability to additionally support a certain transform length in a backward-compatible manner, by the following: the frequency-domain coefficients of a respective frame are transmitted in an interleaved manner irrespective of the signalization signaling for the frames as to which transform length actually applies, and additionally the frequency-domain coefficient extraction and the scale factor extraction operate independent from the signalization. By this measure, old-fashioned frequency-domain audio coders/decoders, insensitive for the signalization, would be able to nevertheless operate without faults and with reproducing a reasonable quality. Concurrently, frequency-domain audio coders/decoders able to support the additional transform length would offer even better quality despite the backward compatibility. As far as coding efficiency penalties due to the coding of the frequency domain coefficients in a manner transparent for older decoders are concerned, same are of comparatively minor nature due to the interleaving.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 19/022 - Blocking, i.e. grouping of samples in timeChoice of analysis windowsOverlap factoring
• G10L 19/008 - Multichannel audio signal coding or decoding using interchannel correlation to reduce redundancy, e.g. joint-stereo, intensity-coding or matrixing
• G10L 19/028 - Noise substitution, e.g. substituting non-tonal spectral components by noisy source
• G10L 19/03 - Spectral prediction for preventing pre-echoTemporary noise shaping [TNS], e.g. in MPEG2 or MPEG4

Abstract

An apparatus is provided for cooling a sputtering target comprising a heat sink for the sputtering target. The heat sink is traversed by a cooling channel. The cooling channel includes a fluid. A cooling channel outlet is connected to an inlet of a compressor. An outlet of the compressor is connected to the inlet of a pressure stage by a second pipe, a first portion of which extends through a first heat exchanger; the outlet of the pressure stage is connected to the cooling channel inlet by a third pipe; the fluid is a refrigerant having a boiling point of 0° C. or less at a pressure of 1 bar and a boiling point of −10° C. or less at a pressure of 0.7 bar; the pressure stage causes a pressure reduction of at least 2 bars on average from the pressure stage inlet to the pressure stage outlet.

IPC Classes  ?

• C23C 14/54 - Controlling or regulating the coating process
• C23C 14/34 - Sputtering

Abstract

Aspects of a trustworthiness check of a video data stream are described. According to a first aspect, a unique identifier which identifies a media asset to which a portion of a video data stream to be checked on trustworthiness belongs, is included into the trustworthiness check. According to a second aspect, a certificate of a content provider for performing the trustworthiness check is retrieved from a track of editors stored at an external resource. A third aspect provides a method for identifying a portion of a video data stream to be checked on trustworthiness using a digital signature. According to a fourth aspect, a digital signature for checking a portion of a video data stream is retrieved from an external resource.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards
• H04L 9/08 - Key distribution
• H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
• H04N 19/13 - Adaptive entropy coding, e.g. adaptive variable length coding [AVLC] or context adaptive binary arithmetic coding [CABAC]
• H04N 19/18 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a set of transform coefficients
• H04N 19/46 - Embedding additional information in the video signal during the compression process

Abstract

A user device, UE, for a wireless communication network is described, which is to communicate with one or more further UEs in the wireless communication network using resources in an unlicensed spectrum. For a transmission on a first set of resources in the unlicensed spectrum, the UE is to determine whether or not one or more resources of the first set of resources are reserved by a further UE for performing a certain transmission. Responsive to determining that one or more resources of the first set of resources are reserved, the UE is to perform an action, the action comprising one or more of the following: performing COT sharing, performing COT deferral, modifying the transmission, notifying another device, e.g., a base station or RSU or another UE.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04W 16/14 - Spectrum sharing arrangements
• H04W 48/02 - Access restriction performed under specific conditions
• H04W 74/0808 - Non-scheduled access, e.g. ALOHA using carrier sensing, e.g. carrier sense multiple access [CSMA]

Abstract

An apparatus for generating loudspeaker signals includes an object metadata processor configured to receive metadata, to calculate a second position of the audio object depending on the first position of the audio object and on a size of a screen if the audio object is indicated in the metadata as being screen-related, to feed the first position of the audio object as the position information into the object renderer if the audio object is indicated in the metadata as being not screen-related, and to feed the second position of the audio object as the position information into the object renderer if the audio object is indicated in the metadata as being screen-related. The apparatus further includes an object renderer configured to receive an audio object and to generate the loudspeaker signals depending on the audio object and on position information.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 19/20 - Vocoders using multiple modes using sound class specific coding, hybrid encoders or object based coding
• G10L 19/008 - Multichannel audio signal coding or decoding using interchannel correlation to reduce redundancy, e.g. joint-stereo, intensity-coding or matrixing
• G10L 19/16 - Vocoder architecture
• H04N 21/233 - Processing of audio elementary streams
• H04N 21/431 - Generation of visual interfacesContent or additional data rendering
• H04N 21/439 - Processing of audio elementary streams
• H04N 21/45 - Management operations performed by the client for facilitating the reception of or the interaction with the content or administrating data related to the end-user or to the client device itself, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies or resolving scheduling conflicts
• H04N 21/81 - Monomedia components thereof
• H04N 21/84 - Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors
• H04S 3/00 - Systems employing more than two channels, e.g. quadraphonic
• H04S 7/00 - Indicating arrangementsControl arrangements, e.g. balance control

Abstract

The invention relates to a process for recycling at least one target polymer from plastic waste containing at least one contaminant.

IPC Classes  ?

• C08J 11/08 - Recovery or working-up of waste materials of polymers without chemical reactions using selective solvents for polymer components
• B29B 17/02 - Separating plastics from other materials

Abstract

An apparatus according to an embodiment. The apparatus comprises a receiving interface for receiving a plurality of spatial object representations of a plurality of spatial objects, wherein each of the plurality of spatial object representations is represented in at least one of two or more spatial representation domains. Moreover, the apparatus comprises a converter for converting one or more of the plurality of spatial object representations from a first one of the two or more spatial representation domains into a second one of the two or more spatial representation domains.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04S 7/00 - Indicating arrangementsControl arrangements, e.g. balance control
• G06T 17/20 - Wire-frame description, e.g. polygonalisation or tessellation

Abstract

Video decoder and encoder using a neighborhood signal generated by using a contribution signal in a version not post-processed and/or substituting a contribution signal by a substitute signal generated independent from spatial signal-interdependencies. Picture-processing tool configured to polyphase-wisely split luma samples and subject a tensor of cascaded matrices of the polyphase-components to a neural network or a convolution. Video decoder and encoder applying a post-processing only to certain inter-predicted blocks.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/85 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using pre-processing or post-processing specially adapted for video compression
• H04N 19/119 - Adaptive subdivision aspects e.g. subdivision of a picture into rectangular or non-rectangular coding blocks
• H04N 19/132 - Sampling, masking or truncation of coding units, e.g. adaptive resampling, frame skipping, frame interpolation or high-frequency transform coefficient masking
• H04N 19/172 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a picture, frame or field
• H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
• H04N 19/436 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by implementation details or hardware specially adapted for video compression or decompression, e.g. dedicated software implementation using parallelised computational arrangements
• H04N 19/503 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding involving temporal prediction
• H04N 19/593 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding involving spatial prediction techniques

Abstract

A method for checking a video data stream having a video encoded thereinto on trustworthiness comprises: subjecting a predetermined portion of the video data stream, or data derived therefrom, to a hash function to obtain a hash value; deriving a digital signature from the video data stream; and checking whether the hash value fits to the digital signature to determine whether the video data stream is trustworthy.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards
• H04L 9/08 - Key distribution
• H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
• H04N 19/13 - Adaptive entropy coding, e.g. adaptive variable length coding [AVLC] or context adaptive binary arithmetic coding [CABAC]
• H04N 19/18 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a set of transform coefficients

Abstract

Granules are provided for building materials or as aggregates in building materials. Methods for producing the granules are also provided. The granules include a binder and a carbonized product, where the content of the carbonized product in each granule amounts to 30 wt.-% or more relative to the total weight of the binder and the carbonized product in the granule.

IPC Classes  ?

• C04B 14/02 - Granular materials
• C04B 18/02 - Agglomerated materials
• C04B 18/10 - Burned refuse
• C04B 20/00 - Use of materials as fillers for mortars, concrete or artificial stone according to more than one of groups and characterised by shape or grain distributionTreatment of materials according to more than one of the groups specially adapted to enhance their filling properties in mortars, concrete or artificial stoneExpanding or defibrillating materials
• C04B 20/10 - Coating or impregnating

Abstract

The transient problem may be sufficiently addressed, and for this purpose, a further delay on the side of the decoding may be reduced if a new SBR frame class is used wherein the frame boundaries are not shifted, i.e. the grid boundaries are still synchronized with the frame boundaries, but wherein a transient position indication is additionally used as a syntax element so as to be used, on the encoder and/or decoder sides, within the frames of these new frame class for determining the grid boundaries within these frames.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 19/00 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis
• G10L 19/02 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis using spectral analysis, e.g. transform vocoders or subband vocoders
• G10L 19/14 - Details not provided for in groups ; G10L 19/06-G10L 19/12, e.g. gain coding, post filtering design or vocoder structure
• G10L 21/038 - Speech enhancement, e.g. noise reduction or echo cancellation using band spreading techniques

Abstract

An apparatus is provided, which comprises a receiving interface, wherein the receiving interface is configured for receiving first data comprising information on one or more acoustic properties of an environment and/or one or more objects of an environment comprising acoustic properties and/or comprising one or more audio signals and/or comprising metadata on the one or more audio signals and/or comprising video data. Moreover, the receiving interface is configured the receiving interface is configured for receiving spatial data, wherein the spatial data defines at least one area or at least one spatial volume; wherein the first data is associated with the spatial data. The apparatus furthermore comprises a data processor configured for processing the first data to obtain processed data depending on the spatial data.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04S 7/00 - Indicating arrangementsControl arrangements, e.g. balance control
• G06T 7/73 - Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras using feature-based methods
• G06T 19/00 - Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics

Abstract

A apparatus for non-invasive ultrasonic treatment of a target region within a body part of a user is proposed. The apparatus includes an attachment means for attaching the apparatus to the body part. Further, the apparatus includes at least one ultrasonic transducer configured to emit ultrasonic waves for non-invasive ultrasonic treatment of the target region. For compensating for distortions of the emitted ultrasonic waves by anatomical structures of the body part and for focusing the ultrasonic waves into the target region, the apparatus comprises a modification means individually adapted to the anatomical structures of the body part of the user or alternatively a plurality of ultrasonic transducers and a control circuit. The modification means is configured to modify acoustic properties of the emitted ultrasonic waves in a predetermined manner. The control circuit is configured to control the emission of the ultrasonic waves by the plurality of ultrasonic transducers based on data indicating the target region and properties of the anatomical structures of the body part of the user. The apparatus is configured for operation in the magnetic field of a magnetic resonance imaging system.

IPC Classes  ?

• A61N 7/00 - Ultrasound therapy
• A61B 5/055 - Detecting, measuring or recording for diagnosis by means of electric currents or magnetic fieldsMeasuring using microwaves or radio waves involving electronic [EMR] or nuclear [NMR] magnetic resonance, e.g. magnetic resonance imaging

Abstract

An optical coupling assembly, including at least one optical fiber; an optical unit configured to receive light from the optical fiber and/or to emit light to be coupled into the optical fiber; a temperature adjusting element configured to adjust a temperature of the optical unit; at least one fiber holder on which the optical fiber is mounted in such way that a at least a portion of an optical path between an ending of the optical fiber and the optical unit is a free beam region, wherein the fiber holder is bonded to at least one portion of the optical unit and/or the temperature adjusting element, the at least one portion extending along or in a plane which is orientated perpendicular or obliquely at angle to an optical axis of the optical unit.

IPC Classes  ?

• G02B 6/42 - Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements

Abstract

An apparatus for decoding a picture is configured to partition the picture into coding blocks, using recursive multi-tree splitting. Splitting schemes for the multi-tree splitting are described. According to an embodiment, the decoder decodes a split direction flag from a data stream by context adaptive entropy decoding using a context which depends on whether, and discriminates be-tween, a first number of criteria which would be fulfilled in case of a split direction indicated by the split direction flag being horizontal equals a second number of criteria which would be fulfilled in case of the split direction indicated by the split direction flag being vertical, the first number being greater than the second number, and the first number being smaller than the second number.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/119 - Adaptive subdivision aspects e.g. subdivision of a picture into rectangular or non-rectangular coding blocks
• H04N 19/13 - Adaptive entropy coding, e.g. adaptive variable length coding [AVLC] or context adaptive binary arithmetic coding [CABAC]
• H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
• H04N 19/46 - Embedding additional information in the video signal during the compression process
• H04N 19/96 - Tree coding, e.g. quad-tree coding

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an ultrasound system and method for cleaning and/or regenerating one or more structures within an oral cavity. The ultrasound system includes a bite guard for insertion and positioning in an oral cavity. The bite guard includes one or more ultrasound transducers for applying a selected ultrasound signal to one or more structures within an oral cavity to clean and/or regenerate the one or more structures within the oral cavity.

IPC Classes  ?

• A61C 17/20 - Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices using ultrasonics
• A61C 17/22 - Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices with brushes, cushions, cups or the like

Abstract

The present invention relates to a genetically modified Methylobacteriaceae cell comprising at least one exogenous nucleic acid sequence encoding a glyoxylate reductase from the bacterium Escherichia, to a process for producing the genetically modified Methylobacteriaceae cell, to a biocatalyst comprising the genetically modified Methylobacteriaceae cell, to a bioreactor comprising the genetically modified Methylobacteriaceae cell, to a process for producing a product containing glycolic acid and lactic acid, and to a process for producing polyglycolic acid, polylactic acid or polylactide-co-glycolide.

IPC Classes  ?

• C12P 7/42 - Hydroxy carboxylic acids
• C12N 9/04 - Oxidoreductases (1.), e.g. luciferase acting on CHOH groups as donors, e.g. glucose oxidase, lactate dehydrogenase (1.1)
• C12N 9/90 - Isomerases (5.)
• C12N 15/74 - Vectors or expression systems specially adapted for prokaryotic hosts other than E. coli, e.g. Lactobacillus, Micromonospora
• C12P 7/56 - Lactic acid

Abstract

A base station is configured to control a wireless communication network cell of a wireless communication network and is configured to use a coarse position information related to a coarse position of a user equipment to determine a direction towards the user equipment. The base station is configured to transmit a positioning signal to the user equipment and to direct the transmission of the positioning signal towards the user equipment. The positioning signal is adapted to allow for a determining of a fine position information relating to the user equipment.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04W 24/00 - Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• G01S 5/02 - Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position-line determinationsPosition-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
• H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
• H04W 4/029 - Location-based management or tracking services
• H04W 16/28 - Cell structures using beam steering
• H04W 64/00 - Locating users or terminals for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• H04W 88/02 - Terminal devices

Abstract

In an embodiment a voltage reference circuit includes one or more circuit components configured to generate a first voltage and a second voltage, wherein the first voltage has a first temperature coefficient and the second voltage has a second temperature coefficient that is different from the first temperature coefficient, an adjustment circuit configured to generate an adjusted voltage as product of the first voltage and an adjustment factor, wherein the adjusted voltage is designed to equal the second voltage in an equilibrium at a target temperature, a control device configured to provide a control signal based on a difference between the adjusted voltage and the second voltage, a heater device configured to generate heat in response to being controlled by the control signal, wherein the heater device is thermally coupled to the one or more circuit components thereby providing a feedback loop configured for establishing the equilibrium at the target temperature and an output terminal configured to provide a reference voltage as a function of the first voltage or the second voltage.

IPC Classes  ?

• G05F 1/46 - Regulating voltage or current wherein the variable actually regulated by the final control device is DC
• G05F 1/567 - Regulating voltage or current wherein the variable actually regulated by the final control device is DC using semiconductor devices in series with the load as final control devices sensing a condition of the system or its load in addition to means responsive to deviations in the output of the system, e.g. current, voltage, power factor for temperature compensation
• G05F 1/59 - Regulating voltage or current wherein the variable actually regulated by the final control device is DC using semiconductor devices in series with the load as final control devices including plural semiconductor devices as final control devices for a single load

Abstract

A First transceiver, especially transceiver of a user equipment, UE, is configured to receive a signal comprising one or more enhanced fields carrying an information for access control based upon feature support and/or feature activation, wherein the transceiver is configured to control its own access to the cell dependent on the one or more enhanced fields.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04W 48/02 - Access restriction performed under specific conditions
• H04W 8/24 - Transfer of terminal data
• H04W 48/16 - DiscoveringProcessing access restriction or access information
• H04W 52/02 - Power saving arrangements

Abstract

An apparatus for a wireless communication system is provided. The apparatus is to transmit a reference signal on a common set of resource elements (REs), the common set of resource elements being used by one or more further apparatuses in the wireless communication system, so that the reference signal of the apparatus and one or more further reference signals of the one or more further apparatuses use the same resource elements. Moreover, the apparatus is to transmit the reference signal depending on a base sequence or a sequence derived from the base sequence and depending on a set of configuration parameters.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04L 27/26 - Systems using multi-frequency codes
• G01S 1/04 - Beacons or beacon systems transmitting signals having a characteristic or characteristics capable of being detected by non-directional receivers and defining directions, positions, or position lines fixed relatively to the beacon transmittersReceivers co-operating therewith using radio waves Details
• G01S 5/02 - Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position-line determinationsPosition-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
• H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path

Abstract

The present invention relates to an integrate-and-fire neuron circuit for signed processing which is characterized by a feedback subcircuit connected to the positive and negative outputs of the circuit. This feedback subcircuit is configured to generate and output positive charge packets to a common line of the neuron circuit on each negative spike output signal and stored weights and to generate and output negative charge packets to the common line based on each positive spike output signal and stored weights. Due to this feedback circuit that is build in the same way as the input weighting circuit, structural matching and therefore higher accuracy and less variation of the behavior over PVT variations is achieved.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06N 3/049 - Temporal neural networks, e.g. delay elements, oscillating neurons or pulsed inputs
• G06N 3/065 - Analogue means

Abstract

The disclosure relates to an optical fiber having multiple light-conducting core regions which extend, mutually spaced, along the longitudinal extension of the optical fiber. In a cross-sectional view, each light-conducting core region is located inside a contiguous signal region which is completely enclosed by a cladding region. Outside the signal region, stress elements of the optical fiber are designed to generate a mechanical stress field in the optical fiber. The stress elements subject each core region to a mechanical stress causing birefringence, and thus polarization-maintaining behavior. One main polarization axis is assigned with each of the core regions. The stress elements may be distributed in groups of two or more stress elements across the cross-section of the optical fiber. In a cross-sectional view, the stress elements have an asymmetrical, namely non-rotationally symmetrical arrangement, which causes the main polarization axes to point in the same direction in all core regions.

IPC Classes  ?

• G02B 6/024 - Optical fibres with cladding with polarisation-maintaining properties
• G02B 6/02 - Optical fibres with cladding
• H01S 3/067 - Fibre lasers

Abstract

A user equipment, UE, is configured for operating in a wireless communication network that utilizes resources of a time/frequency grid. The UE is adapted to report to the wireless communication network a connectivity information associated to a first connectivity option of the UE to the wireless communication network and associated to a second connectivity option of the UE to the wireless communication network; and/or is adapted to receive, during a same instance of time, and decode a first signal received from a first transmission/reception point, TRP, and a second signal received from a second TRP, the first signal and the second signal occupying resources in the same time/frequency grid.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
• H04B 7/0413 - MIMO systems
• H04W 24/10 - Scheduling measurement reports

Abstract

Sorting device (10), comprising: conveying means (12) for conveying a material flow (14) through the sorting device (10); a multi-energy X-ray system (20) configured to radiograph the material flow (14) by using at least two different energies and to detect radiographs based on the radiography, wherein each radiograph includes, per area, first information regarding a density and/or an atomic number as well as second structural information; a processor (28) configured to detect one or several areas comprising a component to be recycled (16) or a battery, in particular a lithium-ion battery, or a battery cell, in particular a lithium-ion battery cell, in a respective one of the radiographs using an AI algorithm; wherein detecting takes place based on a first feature (M1) derived from first information and a second feature (M2) derived from the second structural information.

IPC Classes  ?

• B07C 5/34 - Sorting according to other particular properties
• G01N 23/083 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and measuring the absorption the radiation being X-rays
• G01N 23/12 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and measuring the absorption the material being a flowing fluid or a flowing granular solid

Abstract

A method is described which decodes a downmix matrix for mapping a plurality of input channels of audio content to a plurality of output channels, the input and output channels being associated with respective speakers at predetermined positions relative to a listener position, wherein the downmix matrix is encoded by exploiting the symmetry of speaker pairs of the plurality of input channels and the symmetry of speaker pairs of the plurality of output channels. Encoded information representing the encoded downmix matrix is received and decoded for obtaining the decoded downmix matrix.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 19/008 - Multichannel audio signal coding or decoding using interchannel correlation to reduce redundancy, e.g. joint-stereo, intensity-coding or matrixing

Abstract

An apparatus for generating a synthesis audio signal using a patching control signal has a first converter, a spectral domain patch generator, a high frequency reconstruction manipulator and a combiner. The first converter is configured for converting a time portion of an audio signal into a spectral representation. The spectral domain patch generator is configured for performing a plurality of different spectral domain patching algorithms, wherein each patching algorithm generates a modified spectral representation having spectral components in an upper frequency band derived from corresponding spectral components in a core frequency band of the audio signal. The spectral domain patch generator is furthermore configured to select a first spectral domain patching algorithm from the plurality of patching algorithms for a first time portion and a second spectral domain patching algorithm from the plurality of patching algorithm for a second different time portion in accordance with the patching control signal to obtain the modified spectral representation.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 19/00 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis
• G10L 19/008 - Multichannel audio signal coding or decoding using interchannel correlation to reduce redundancy, e.g. joint-stereo, intensity-coding or matrixing
• G10L 19/18 - Vocoders using multiple modes
• G10L 21/038 - Speech enhancement, e.g. noise reduction or echo cancellation using band spreading techniques
• G10L 19/02 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis using spectral analysis, e.g. transform vocoders or subband vocoders

Abstract

A device and method for manipulating an audio signal includes a windower for generating a plurality of consecutive blocks of audio samples, the plurality of consecutive blocks including at least one padded block of audio samples, the padded block having padded values and audio signal values, a first converter for converting the padded block into a spectral representation having spectral values, a phase modifier for modifying phases of the spectral values to obtain a modified spectral representation and a second converter for converting the modified spectral representation into a modified time domain audio signal.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 19/025 - Detection of transients or attacks for time/frequency resolution switching
• G10L 21/007 - Changing voice quality, e.g. pitch or formants characterised by the process used
• G10L 21/038 - Speech enhancement, e.g. noise reduction or echo cancellation using band spreading techniques

Abstract

A method for configuring a neural network, the neural network implemented using analog components, comprises: for each of a plurality of configurations of a reconfigurable electronic circuit for implementing the neural network, configuring connections between analog components of the reconfigurable electronic circuit according to the respective configuration to adapt an architecture of the neural network, and evaluating an input signal using the neural network implemented by the respective configuration of the reconfigurable electronic circuit to obtain an inference result for the input signal. An electronic component for implementing an analog neural network, e.g. to be configured using the disclosed method, comprises a reconfigurable electronic circuit, which comprises a plurality of resistive elements, a plurality of summing elements, and a plurality of switchable connections, each of the switchable connections being switchable to establish a connection between one of the resistive elements and one of the summing elements.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06N 3/065 - Analogue means

Abstract

A method for introducing heat into an exhaust-gas aftertreatment device connected to an internal combustion engine which outputs an exhaust-gas flow is disclosed. The exhaust-gas aftertreatment device may comprise one or more of an oxidation catalyst component, a particulate filter component and an SCR system component, the method comprising: at least partially reacting a partial flow of the exhaust-gas flow with fuel in a heating catalyst and feeding the reacted partial flow back into the exhaust-gas flow; and controlling the amount of fuel fed to the heating catalyst and/or the partial flow of exhaust-gas flow fed to the heating catalyst based on an exhaust-gas temperature upstream and/or downstream of said one or more components in accordance with at least one heating-catalyst characteristic map, wherein the exhaust-gas temperature upstream and/or downstream of said one or more components is indirectly determined from an operating state of the internal combustion engine, without direct measurement by temperature sensors. A computer readable medium stores a signal sequence representing data suitable for transmission by means of a computer network, to an open-loop or closed-loop control device to carry out the abovedescribed method.

IPC Classes  ?

• F01N 3/20 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust characterised by methods of operationControl specially adapted for catalytic conversion
• F01N 11/00 - Monitoring or diagnostic devices for exhaust-gas treatment apparatus

Abstract

There is disclosed renderer apparatus, comprising: a rendering unit configured to process an audio scene representation to be rendered and to receive at least one context-specific rule or parameter, the rendering unit being configured to generate a rendered audio signal from the audio scene representation conditioned by the at least one context-specific rule or parameter, a contextualization unit configured to receive and/or derive context-specific data, the contextualization unit being configured to provide the at least one context-specific rule or parameter to the rendering unit based on the context-specific data.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04S 7/00 - Indicating arrangementsControl arrangements, e.g. balance control

Abstract

An audio processor for providing a processed audio signal representation on the basis of an input audio signal representation performs a plurality of processing steps, in order to provide the processed audio signal representation on the basis of the input audio signal representation. The audio processor performs a time scale modification on one or more intermediate audio signals, which are provided by a first processing, in order to obtain one or more time-scale-modified intermediate audio signals, and the audio processor performs a second processing, which follows the first processing, on the basis of the one or more time-scale-modified intermediate audio signals. An audio processing system, a method and a computer program are also described.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 21/04 - Time compression or expansion
• G10L 19/008 - Multichannel audio signal coding or decoding using interchannel correlation to reduce redundancy, e.g. joint-stereo, intensity-coding or matrixing

Abstract

An apparatus for processing two or more first binaural signals according to an embodiment is provided. The apparatus has an audio processor configured for conducting a weighted mixing of the two or more first binaural signals to obtain a combined binaural signal. The two or more first binaural signals are two or more binaural audio signals for different rotations of a same audio scene.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04S 7/00 - Indicating arrangementsControl arrangements, e.g. balance control
• H04R 5/033 - Headphones for stereophonic communication
• H04S 3/00 - Systems employing more than two channels, e.g. quadraphonic

Abstract

Embodiments provide an apparatus of a wireless communication network, the wireless communication network using one or more Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, AI/ML, models for one or more use cases, wherein the apparatus is to determine an inference time for one or more of the AI/ML models to be used in one or more network entities of the wireless communication network.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04W 24/02 - Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology

Abstract

A user device, UE, for a wireless communication network, wherein the UE is to perform measurements of one or more performance parameters for at least two beams.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04W 24/08 - Testing using real traffic
• H04L 41/16 - Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks using machine learning or artificial intelligence

Abstract

Sensor device for determining a property of a fluid, gas or liquid, having: a control gate; a sensing layer; at least one insulating layer between the sensing layer and the control gate, wherein the at least one insulating layer has a floating gate.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 27/22 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating capacitance

Abstract

A device such as a base station or a user equipment, UE, is configured for operating in a wireless communication network. The device is configured for evaluating a set of resource elements, RE, of the wireless communication network for a reception of a signal transmitted from a transmission/reception device, TRD, not serving the device to obtain a measurement result and is configured for providing a report based on the measurement result; or configured for using the measurement result for future operation of the device in the wireless communication network.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04W 24/10 - Scheduling measurement reports

Abstract

An apparatus for processing an information signal has: a feature extractor for extracting a set of features from the information signal, wherein the feature extractor has: a raw feature calculator for calculating raw feature results, each raw feature result having at least two raw feature components; and a raw feature compressor for performing a compression of a dynamic range to the at least two raw feature components to obtain at least two compressed raw feature components for each raw feature result, wherein the set of features has the compressed raw feature components; and a signal processor for processing the set of features to obtain the processed information signal, wherein the information signal has an audio signal, an image signal, or a radar signal.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 18/2134 - Feature extraction, e.g. by transforming the feature spaceSummarisationMappings, e.g. subspace methods based on separation criteria, e.g. independent component analysis
• G06N 3/063 - Physical realisation, i.e. hardware implementation of neural networks, neurons or parts of neurons using electronic means

Abstract

Embodiments provide a terminal point of the wireless communication system, wherein the terminal point is configured to operate in a first mode and in a second mode, wherein the terminal point is configured to receive a signal, wherein the signal comprises information on a first channel access pattern for the first mode, wherein the terminal point is configured to determine the first channel access pattern for the first mode based on the information on the first channel access pattern, wherein the terminal point is configured to determine a second channel access pattern for the second mode based on the information on the first channel access pattern, wherein the terminal point is configured to transmit and/or receive data in the second mode by using the second channel access pattern, wherein the first channel access pattern for the first mode allows data transmission with a first latency, wherein the second channel access pattern for the second mode allows data transmission with a second latency, wherein the second latency is lower than the first latency.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04B 1/713 - Spread spectrum techniques using frequency hopping
• H04B 1/69 - Spread spectrum techniques
• H04W 48/08 - Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery

Abstract

A method for checking a video data stream having a video encoded thereinto on trustworthiness comprises: subjecting a predetermined portion of the video data stream, or data derived therefrom, to a hash function to obtain a hash value; deriving a digital signature from the video data stream; and checking whether the hash value fits to the digital signature to determine whether the video data stream is trustworthy.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system

Abstract

A wireless communication network, has one or more first user devices, UEs, and one or more second user devices, UEs. The wireless communication network is to configure the first UE with one or more bandwidth parts, BWPs, and with a set of control resource sets, CORESETs, within the BWP in the same slot, and the wireless communication network is to configure the second UE with only a subset from the set of CORESETs.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04W 72/0446 - Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
• H04W 72/0453 - Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
• H04W 72/0457 - Variable allocation of band or rate
• H04W 72/23 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal

Abstract

A crash barrier is provided including: a first outer layer; a second outer layer spaced apart from the first outer layer; and a plurality of spacer blocks which are arranged between the outer layers, the crash barrier being divided along its longitudinal extent into at least two partial sections which are joined by at least one connecting element which has a first longitudinal section, a second longitudinal section and a third longitudinal section, the first and third longitudinal sections being designed to each be connected to a partial section, and the second longitudinal section connecting the first and third longitudinal sections to one another. A method for installing such a crash barrier is also provided.

IPC Classes  ?

• E01F 15/04 - Continuous barriers extending along roads or between traffic lanes essentially made of longitudinal beams or rigid strips

Abstract

A method for operating a wireless communication scenario comprises operating at least one device in the wireless communication scenario; obtaining operation information relating to an operation of the device in the wireless communication scenario; processing of the operation information to generate a contextual information relating to at least one of an influence of the operation of the device on the wireless communication scenario and an influence of the operation of the wireless communication scenario on the device; and; adapting the operation of the device and/or the wireless communication scenario based on the contextual information.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04W 24/10 - Scheduling measurement reports
• H04W 48/16 - DiscoveringProcessing access restriction or access information
• H04W 48/20 - Selecting an access point

Abstract

The transient problem may be sufficiently addressed, and for this purpose, a further delay on the side of the decoding may be reduced if a new SBR frame class is used wherein the frame boundaries are not shifted, i.e. the grid boundaries are still synchronized with the frame boundaries, but wherein a transient position indication is additionally used as a syntax element so as to be used, on the encoder and/or decoder sides, within the frames of these new frame class for determining the grid boundaries within these frames.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 19/00 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis
• G10L 19/02 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis using spectral analysis, e.g. transform vocoders or subband vocoders
• G10L 19/14 - Details not provided for in groups ; G10L 19/06-G10L 19/12, e.g. gain coding, post filtering design or vocoder structure
• G10L 21/038 - Speech enhancement, e.g. noise reduction or echo cancellation using band spreading techniques

Abstract

According to the present invention, multiple parametrically encoded audio signals can be efficiently combined using an audio signal generator, which generates an audio output signal by combining the down-mix channels and the associated parameters of the audio signals directly within the parameter domain, i.e. without reconstructing or decoding the individual input audio signals prior to the generation of the audio output signal. This is achieved by direct mixing of the associated down-mix channels of the individual input signals. It is one key feature of the present invention that the combination of the down-mix channels is achieved by simple, computationally inexpensive arithmetic operations.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 7/15 - Conference systems
• G10L 19/008 - Multichannel audio signal coding or decoding using interchannel correlation to reduce redundancy, e.g. joint-stereo, intensity-coding or matrixing
• H04R 5/00 - Stereophonic arrangements

Abstract

An apparatus for generating a synthesis audio signal using a patching control signal has a first converter, a spectral domain patch generator, a high frequency reconstruction manipulator and a combiner. The first converter is configured for converting a time portion of an audio signal into a spectral representation. The spectral domain patch generator is configured for performing a plurality of different spectral domain patching algorithms, wherein each patching algorithm generates a modified spectral representation having spectral components in an upper frequency band derived from corresponding spectral components in a core frequency band of the audio signal. The spectral domain patch generator is furthermore configured to select a first spectral domain patching algorithm from the plurality of patching algorithms for a first time portion and a second spectral domain patching algorithm from the plurality of patching algorithm for a second different time portion in accordance with the patching control signal to obtain the modified spectral representation.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 19/00 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis
• G10L 19/008 - Multichannel audio signal coding or decoding using interchannel correlation to reduce redundancy, e.g. joint-stereo, intensity-coding or matrixing
• G10L 19/18 - Vocoders using multiple modes
• G10L 21/038 - Speech enhancement, e.g. noise reduction or echo cancellation using band spreading techniques
• G10L 19/02 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis using spectral analysis, e.g. transform vocoders or subband vocoders

Abstract

An MEMS has a movable element and a drive device having a first doped semiconductor electrode of the movable element and a second doped semiconductor electrode which is arranged opposite to the first semiconductor electrode and configured to generate while generating a first change zone of charge carriers in the first semiconductor electrode and a second change zone of charge carriers in the second semiconductor electrode.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04R 19/00 - Electrostatic transducers
• B81B 3/00 - Devices comprising flexible or deformable elements, e.g. comprising elastic tongues or membranes

Abstract

A device is provided for applying accelerated electrons to a medium, preferably bulk material, comprising a cylindrical electron exit window as a component of a cylindrical housing which surrounds an evacuable space; at least one wire-type, strand-type, rod-type, annular or cylindrical cathode which is arranged within the evacuable space and surrounded by the cylindrical electron exit window, wherein a first power supply unit is electrically conductively connected between the rod-type, annular or cylindrical cathode and the cylindrical electron exit window, so that electrons can be emitted from the wire-type, strand-type, rod-type, annular or cylindrical cathode and accelerated radially away from the cylinder axis of the cylindrical electron exit window in the direction of the cylindrical electron exit window. Also included is a cylindrical protective grid which surrounds the cylindrical electron exit window and defines a first annular free space between the cylindrical electron exit window and the cylindrical protective grid.

IPC Classes  ?

• H01J 37/147 - Arrangements for directing or deflecting the discharge along a desired path
• H01J 37/16 - VesselsContainers

Abstract

A video decoder is configured to decode a plurality of video frames which are subdivided into a set of one or more slices. The decoder evaluates slice type information indicating whether a slice is encoded using an independent coding mode having no prediction of video content of a current frame on the basis of a video content of a previous frame, or using a single-predictive mode having a prediction of a block of pixels on the basis of one block of pixels of a previous frame, or using a bi-predictive mode having a prediction of a block of pixels on the basis of two or more blocks of pixels of one or more previous frames, to select a mode of operation for decoding a slice.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/189 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the adaptation method, adaptation tool or adaptation type used for the adaptive coding
• H04N 19/119 - Adaptive subdivision aspects e.g. subdivision of a picture into rectangular or non-rectangular coding blocks
• H04N 19/13 - Adaptive entropy coding, e.g. adaptive variable length coding [AVLC] or context adaptive binary arithmetic coding [CABAC]
• H04N 19/159 - Prediction type, e.g. intra-frame, inter-frame or bidirectional frame prediction
• H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
• H04N 19/46 - Embedding additional information in the video signal during the compression process

Abstract

An apparatus for processing an information signal has: a feature extractor for extracting a set of features having a first dimension; a feature segmenter for segmenting into a first subset having a second dimension and a second subset having a third dimension, which overlap, both being lower than the first dimension; a neural network processor for processing the first and second subsets using a first and a second neural network to obtain a first and a second result, respectively; a feature combiner for combining the first and second results using a third neural network, having a third complexity lower than a first or a second complexity of the first and second neural network to obtain a result set of features having a result dimension; and an output post-processor for post-processing the result set of features to obtain a processed information signal.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06N 3/063 - Physical realisation, i.e. hardware implementation of neural networks, neurons or parts of neurons using electronic means
• G06N 3/045 - Combinations of networks

Abstract

An audio decoder for providing at least four audio channel signals on the basis of an encoded representation is configured to provide a first residual signal and a second residual signal on the basis of a jointly encoded representation of the first residual signal and of the second residual signal using a multi-channel decoding. The audio decoder is configured to provide a first audio channel signal and a second audio channel signal on the basis of a first downmix signal and the first residual signal using a residual-signal-assisted multi-channel decoding. The audio decoder is configured to provide a third audio channel signal and a fourth audio channel signal on the basis of a second downmix signal and the second residual signal using a residual-signal-assisted multi-channel decoding. An audio encoder is based on corresponding considerations.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 19/008 - Multichannel audio signal coding or decoding using interchannel correlation to reduce redundancy, e.g. joint-stereo, intensity-coding or matrixing
• G10L 19/00 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis
• G10L 21/038 - Speech enhancement, e.g. noise reduction or echo cancellation using band spreading techniques
• H04S 3/00 - Systems employing more than two channels, e.g. quadraphonic
• H04S 7/00 - Indicating arrangementsControl arrangements, e.g. balance control

Abstract

A concept for transmitting information from a client to a server is described, the client being for streaming visual content from the server and for integrating the visual content into a 3D scene of a user application, and the client being for obtaining a rendered view of the 3D scene.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 21/218 - Source of audio or video content, e.g. local disk arrays
• G06T 15/20 - Perspective computation
• H04N 21/442 - Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. detecting the failure of a recording device, monitoring the downstream bandwidth, the number of times a movie has been viewed or the storage space available from the internal hard disk
• H04N 21/81 - Monomedia components thereof

Abstract

An apparatus for processing an information signal has: a feature extractor for extracting a set of features from the information signal, each feature having at least two feature components, and the set of features having a first subset with the first feature components and a second subset with the second feature components; and a neural network processor having: a first neural network for receiving, as input, the first subset and outputting a processed first subset; a combiner for combining the processed first subset and the second subset to obtain a combined subset; and a second neural network for receiving, as input, the combined subset and outputting a processed combined output, which represents a processed information signal, or the apparatus being configured to calculate the processed information signal using the processed combined output, and a complexity of the first neural network being greater than that of the second neural network.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06N 3/045 - Combinations of networks
• G06F 18/2135 - Feature extraction, e.g. by transforming the feature spaceSummarisationMappings, e.g. subspace methods based on approximation criteria, e.g. principal component analysis

Abstract

A method for selecting molecules with a sought-after physical, chemical and/or physiological property from a group of molecules is provided, wherein a classification according to a chemical, physical and/or physiological property of a molecule is undertaken with the aid of a mathematical model. As a result, molecules with the sought-after property can be selected from the group of molecules. Subsequently, an experimental confirmation as to whether the molecules actually have the sought-after the physical, chemical and/or physiological property is undertaken for this selection of molecules. Also the method can be used to select at least one molecule with a sought-after chemical, physical and/or physiological property from a group of molecules and for identifying the influence of structure patterns in molecules on at least one chemical, physical and/or physiological property of molecules.

IPC Classes  ?

• G16C 20/30 - Prediction of properties of chemical compounds, compositions or mixtures
• G16C 20/70 - Machine learning, data mining or chemometrics

Abstract

The application relates to an apparatus for stimulating an auditory nerve with a (CMOS) chip; a plurality of optical elements for stimulating the auditory nerve; and at least one driver circuit for controlling the plurality of optical elements. The plurality of optical elements and the at least one driver circuit are integrated in the (CMOS) chip.

IPC Classes  ?

• A61N 5/06 - Radiation therapy using light
• H10K 59/80 - Constructional details

Abstract

Block-based coding of a picture is rendered more effective by providing an intra-prediction coding concept according to which a certain block of the picture is intra-prediction coded using a certain intra-coding mode by partitioning the predetermined block into partitions along a certain dimension with the number of partitions being greater than two and/or the partitions being one sample wide along the certain dimension with the partitions being, for reconstruction purposes, sequentially subject to spatial prediction using the intra-prediction coding mode signaled for the certain block followed by correcting the thus obtained predictor using a prediction residual so that for preceding partitions a reconstruction of the samples is available to the decoder at the time of processing the next, then current, partition. Signaling overhead with respect to the partitioning may be left off or may be kept low.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/119 - Adaptive subdivision aspects e.g. subdivision of a picture into rectangular or non-rectangular coding blocks
• H04N 19/11 - Selection of coding mode or of prediction mode among a plurality of spatial predictive coding modes
• H04N 19/12 - Selection from among a plurality of transforms or standards, e.g. selection between discrete cosine transform [DCT] and sub-band transform or selection between H.263 and H.264
• H04N 19/129 - Scanning of coding units, e.g. zig-zag scan of transform coefficients or flexible macroblock ordering [FMO]
• H04N 19/174 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a slice, e.g. a line of blocks or a group of blocks
• H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
• H04N 19/46 - Embedding additional information in the video signal during the compression process
• H04N 19/593 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding involving spatial prediction techniques
• H04N 19/61 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using transform coding in combination with predictive coding

Abstract

The invention describes an encoding scheme for encoding a sequence of integer values, particularly by first using encoding a value at a predetermined position and then consecutively calculating and encoding differences between neighboring values. A respective decoding scheme is also provided. These encoding and decoding schemes provide a more efficient encoding concept.

IPC Classes  ?

• H03M 7/40 - Conversion to or from variable length codes, e.g. Shannon-Fano code, Huffman code, Morse code

Abstract

The invention describes an encoding scheme for encoding a sequence of integer values, particularly by first using encoding a value at a predetermined position and then consecutively calculating and encoding differences between neighboring values. A respective decoding scheme is also provided. These encoding and decoding schemes provide a more efficient encoding concept.

IPC Classes  ?

• H03M 7/40 - Conversion to or from variable length codes, e.g. Shannon-Fano code, Huffman code, Morse code

Abstract

The invention describes an encoding scheme for encoding a sequence of integer values, particularly by first using encoding a value at a predetermined position and then consecutively calculating and encoding differences between neighboring values. A respective decoding scheme is also provided. These encoding and decoding schemes provide a more efficient encoding concept.

IPC Classes  ?

• H03M 7/40 - Conversion to or from variable length codes, e.g. Shannon-Fano code, Huffman code, Morse code

Abstract

The invention describes an encoding scheme for encoding a sequence of integer values, particularly by first using encoding a value at a predetermined position and then consecutively calculating and encoding differences between neighboring values. A respective decoding scheme is also provided. These encoding and decoding schemes provide a more efficient encoding concept.

IPC Classes  ?

• H03M 7/40 - Conversion to or from variable length codes, e.g. Shannon-Fano code, Huffman code, Morse code

Abstract

A wireless communication network is described, which includes one or more relay devices and one or more user devices, UEs. A relay devices provides a first bidirectional link having first relay resources, and a second bidirectional link having second relay resources, the first and second bidirectional links using a first interface for a communication with a radio access network, RAN, of the wireless communication network, e.g., the Uu interface. A UE is to perform a direct communication with a network entity of the wireless communication network via the relay device on one or more the first relay resources or on one more of the first and second relay resources using a second interface for a device-to-device, D2D, or sidelink, SL, communication in the wireless communication network, e.g., the PC5 interface.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04W 72/40 - Resource management for direct mode communication, e.g. D2D or sidelink
• H04B 7/185 - Space-based or airborne stations

Abstract

An apparatus includes a switch arrangement with at least one switching element configured for cutting off an electric current path of a commutation circuit, wherein the commutation circuit comprises a free-wheeling element with a capacitance effective in parallel. A switchable circuit path is connected in parallel to the electric switching element or to the circuit path, having an electric capacitance element configured to influence, depending on a switching state of the switchable circuit path, the commutation resonant circuit differently. A means for driving is configured to switch, in a first operating state, the switchable circuit path into a first switching state and to control the switching element for cutting off and for carrying out a switching process, wherein, in the first switching state, the switching process is carried out on the basis of a first cut-off current, with a first current value, to be cut off. In a second operating state, the means for driving is configured to switch the switchable circuit path into a different second switching state and to control the switching element for cutting off and for carrying out the switching process with a second cut-off current.

IPC Classes  ?

• H02M 3/158 - Conversion of DC power input into DC power output without intermediate conversion into AC by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode using devices of a triode or transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only with automatic control of output voltage or current, e.g. switching regulators including plural semiconductor devices as final control devices for a single load
• H02M 1/32 - Means for protecting converters other than by automatic disconnection

Abstract

Aspects of a trustworthiness check of a video data stream are described. According to a first aspect, a unique identifier which identifies a media asset to which a portion of a video data stream to be checked on trustworthiness belongs, is included into the trustworthiness check. According to a second aspect, a certificate of a content provider for performing the trustworthiness check is retrieved from a track of editors stored at an external resource. A third aspect provides a method for identifying a portion of a video data stream to be checked on trustworthiness using a digital signature. According to a fourth aspect, a digital signature for checking a portion of a video data stream is retrieved from an external resource.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
• H04L 9/08 - Key distribution

Abstract

Aspects of a trustworthiness check of a video data stream are described. According to a first aspect, a unique identifier which identifies a media asset to which a portion of a video data stream to be checked on trustworthiness belongs, is included into the trustworthiness check. According to a second aspect, a certificate of a content provider for performing the trustworthiness check is retrieved from a track of editors stored at an external resource. A third aspect provides a method for identifying a portion of a video data stream to be checked on trustworthiness using a digital signature. According to a fourth aspect, a digital signature for checking a portion of a video data stream is retrieved from an external resource.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
• H04N 19/129 - Scanning of coding units, e.g. zig-zag scan of transform coefficients or flexible macroblock ordering [FMO]
• H04N 19/13 - Adaptive entropy coding, e.g. adaptive variable length coding [AVLC] or context adaptive binary arithmetic coding [CABAC]
• H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
• H04N 19/18 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a set of transform coefficients
• H04N 19/50 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding
• H04N 19/60 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using transform coding
• H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards

Abstract

Aspects of a trustworthiness check of a video data stream are described. According to a first aspect, a unique identifier which identifies a media asset to which a portion of a video data stream to be checked on trustworthiness belongs, is included into the trustworthiness check. According to a second aspect, a certificate of a content provider for performing the trustworthiness check is retrieved from a track of editors stored at an external resource. A third aspect provides a method for identifying a portion of a video data stream to be checked on trustworthiness using a digital signature. According to a fourth aspect, a digital signature for checking a portion of a video data stream is retrieved from an external resource.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards
• H04L 9/08 - Key distribution
• H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
• H04N 19/13 - Adaptive entropy coding, e.g. adaptive variable length coding [AVLC] or context adaptive binary arithmetic coding [CABAC]
• H04N 19/18 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a set of transform coefficients
• H04N 19/46 - Embedding additional information in the video signal during the compression process

Abstract

Aspects of a trustworthiness check of a video data stream are described. According to a first aspect, a unique identifier which identifies a media asset to which a portion of a video data stream to be checked on trustworthiness belongs, is included into the trustworthiness check. According to a second aspect, a certificate of a content provider for performing the trustworthiness check is retrieved from a track of editors stored at an external resource. A third aspect provides a method for identifying a portion of a video data stream to be checked on trustworthiness using a digital signature. According to a fourth aspect, a digital signature for checking a portion of a video data stream is retrieved from an external resource.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
• H04N 19/129 - Scanning of coding units, e.g. zig-zag scan of transform coefficients or flexible macroblock ordering [FMO]
• H04N 19/13 - Adaptive entropy coding, e.g. adaptive variable length coding [AVLC] or context adaptive binary arithmetic coding [CABAC]
• H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
• H04N 19/18 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a set of transform coefficients
• H04N 19/50 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding
• H04N 19/60 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using transform coding
• H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards

Abstract

A picture in a data stream is subdivided into different size transform bocks. For a transform block, a transformation is selected by checking whether the block's size exceeds a threshold. If it does, a default technique is used to select the transformation. If it does not, a transformation is used from a list of transformations as identified by an index, the list including an identity transformation and non-identity transformations. A coefficients block in the data stream is decoded, and if the selected transformation is the identity transformation, then the coefficients block is used as a residual sample array, and if the selected transformation is not the identity transformation, the coefficients block is subjected to an inverse transformation corresponding to the selected transformation to obtain a residual sample array used to correct a prediction for the transform block.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/12 - Selection from among a plurality of transforms or standards, e.g. selection between discrete cosine transform [DCT] and sub-band transform or selection between H.263 and H.264
• H04N 19/129 - Scanning of coding units, e.g. zig-zag scan of transform coefficients or flexible macroblock ordering [FMO]
• H04N 19/132 - Sampling, masking or truncation of coding units, e.g. adaptive resampling, frame skipping, frame interpolation or high-frequency transform coefficient masking
• H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
• H04N 19/18 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a set of transform coefficients
• H04N 19/46 - Embedding additional information in the video signal during the compression process

Abstract

A device and method for manipulating an audio signal includes a windower for generating a plurality of consecutive blocks of audio samples, the plurality of consecutive blocks including at least one padded block of audio samples, the padded block having padded values and audio signal values, a first converter for converting the padded block into a spectral representation having spectral values, a phase modifier for modifying phases of the spectral values to obtain a modified spectral representation and a second converter for converting the modified spectral representation into a modified time domain audio signal.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 21/038 - Speech enhancement, e.g. noise reduction or echo cancellation using band spreading techniques
• G10L 19/025 - Detection of transients or attacks for time/frequency resolution switching
• G10L 21/007 - Changing voice quality, e.g. pitch or formants characterised by the process used

Abstract

An apparatus for generating a bandwidth extended signal from an input signal includes a patch generator and a combiner. The input signal is represented for first and second bands by first and second resolution data, respectively, the second resolution being lower than the first. The patch generator generates first and second patches from the first band of the input signal according to first and second patching algorithms, respectively. A spectral density of the second patch generated using the second patching algorithm is higher than a spectral density of a first patch generated using the first patching algorithm. The combiner combines both patches and the first band of the input signal to obtain the bandwidth extended signal. The apparatus scales the input signal according to the first and second patching algorithms or scales the first and second patches, so that the bandwidth extended signal fulfills a spectral envelope criterion.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 19/00 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis
• G10L 21/038 - Speech enhancement, e.g. noise reduction or echo cancellation using band spreading techniques

Abstract

According to the present invention, multiple parametrically encoded audio signals can be efficiently combined using an audio signal generator, which generates an audio output signal by combining the down-mix channels and the associated parameters of the audio signals directly within the parameter domain, i.e. without reconstructing or decoding the individual input audio signals prior to the generation of the audio output signal. This is achieved by direct mixing of the associated down-mix channels of the individual input signals. It is one key feature of the present invention that the combination of the down-mix channels is achieved by simple, computationally inexpensive arithmetic operations.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 7/15 - Conference systems
• G10L 19/008 - Multichannel audio signal coding or decoding using interchannel correlation to reduce redundancy, e.g. joint-stereo, intensity-coding or matrixing
• H04R 5/00 - Stereophonic arrangements

Abstract

An apparatus for generating a bandwidth extended signal from an input signal includes a patch generator and a combiner. The input signal is represented for first and second bands by first and second resolution data, respectively, the second resolution being lower than the first. The patch generator generates first and second patches from the first band of the input signal according to first and second patching algorithms, respectively. A spectral density of the second patch generated using the second patching algorithm is higher than a spectral density of a first patch generated using the first patching algorithm. The combiner combines both patches and the first band of the input signal to obtain the bandwidth extended signal. The apparatus scales the input signal according to the first and second patching algorithms or scales the first and second patches, so that the bandwidth extended signal fulfills a spectral envelope criterion.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 19/00 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis
• G10L 21/038 - Speech enhancement, e.g. noise reduction or echo cancellation using band spreading techniques

Abstract

An apparatus for generating a bandwidth extended signal from an input signal includes a patch generator and a combiner. The input signal is represented for first and second bands by first and second resolution data, respectively, the second resolution being lower than the first. The patch generator generates first and second patches from the first band of the input signal according to first and second patching algorithms, respectively. A spectral density of the second patch generated using the second patching algorithm is higher than a spectral density of a first patch generated using the first patching algorithm. The combiner combines both patches and the first band of the input signal to obtain the bandwidth extended signal. The apparatus scales the input signal according to the first and second patching algorithms or scales the first and second patches, so that the bandwidth extended signal fulfills a spectral envelope criterion.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 19/00 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis
• G10L 21/038 - Speech enhancement, e.g. noise reduction or echo cancellation using band spreading techniques

Abstract

Higher modulation speed is achieved for a laser device comprising: an active layer structure between a semiconductor substrate and a grating structure configured for manipulation, comprising a common active layer for generation of laser light; a first facet spatially adjacent to one end of and a second facet spatially adjacent to an opposing end of the active layer structure, the first facet emitting laser light, the second facet being opposite the first, both comprising anti-reflection coating; the grating structure comprising spatially adjacent integral grating sections; a cladding structure for optically confining the laser light and adapted for arranging the grating structure between the active layer and the cladding structure; a DFB structure having a first grating section, at least one DBR structure having a second grating section, the first and second grating sections sharing the common active layer for at least the integral grating sections; the DFB structure comprising a first optical function as lasing function and the at least one DBR structure comprising a second one as optical feedback.

IPC Classes  ?

• H01S 5/12 - Construction or shape of the optical resonator the resonator having a periodic structure, e.g. in distributed feedback [DFB] lasers
• H01S 5/028 - Coatings
• H01S 5/125 - Distributed Bragg reflector [DBR] lasers

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses (UE, network node or gNB) for CSI reporting. The method performed by a UE comprises: receiving from the gNB, a radio signal via a MIMO channel, wherein the radio signal contains at least one DL-RS according to a DL-RS configuration; estimating said MIMO channel based on said received at least one DL reference signal for configured subbands; calculating a precoder matrix or a CSI matrix for a number of antenna ports of the gNB and configured subbands; the precoder matrix based on a first codebook and on a second codebook and a set of combining coefficients for complex scaling/combining one or more of vectors selected from the first codebook and the second codebook; and reporting, to the gNB, a CSI feedback report and/or a PMI/RI, used to indicate the precoder matrix or the CSI matrix for the configured antenna ports and subbands.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04B 7/06 - Diversity systemsMulti-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
• H04B 7/0417 - Feedback systems
• H04B 7/0456 - Selection of precoding matrices or codebooks, e.g. using matrices for antenna weighting
• H04L 25/02 - Baseband systems Details

Abstract

Video Coding Concept Allowing for Limitation of Drift A video decoder for decoding a video from a data stream is configured to decode an indication from the data stream which is valid for a sequence of pictures of the video, and indicates that RASL pictures within the sequence of pictures are coded in a manner excluding a predetermined set of one or more coding tools.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/105 - Selection of the reference unit for prediction within a chosen coding or prediction mode, e.g. adaptive choice of position and number of pixels used for prediction
• H04N 19/159 - Prediction type, e.g. intra-frame, inter-frame or bidirectional frame prediction
• H04N 19/172 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a picture, frame or field
• H04N 19/513 - Processing of motion vectors
• H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards