Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Alexander Sinitsyn

Wilhelmus Franciscus Johannes Fontijn

Simon George Abernethy

Yuechen Qian

Steven Broeils Luitjens

Jozef Pieter Van Gassel

Gilein De Nijs

Pavankumar Murll Dadlani Mahtani

This invention relates to an interactive device () to interactively communicate with a remote device (). A receiver () receives event related information from a remote device which supplies the event related information which includes event progress information. A display () displays an image of the current status of the event based on the received event related information. A progress indicator () indicates the progress of the event based on received progress information. A sensor () receives a modification command from a user indicating a modification of the progress of the event, and a transmitter () for transmits the modification command to the remote device. The remote device then adjusts the progress of the event in accordance to the received modification command.

Interactive device adapted to interactively communicate with a remote device

A summary of a data stream, comprising a plurality of segments, is generated. A data stream, comprising a plurality of segments, is transmitted to a plurality of users (step). Ratings in respect of at least one of the plurality of segments of the data stream are collected from a plurality of users (step). This enables a summary of the data stream to be generated on the basis of the collected ratings (step).

Method and system for enabling generation of a summary of a data stream

A device () is caused to enter an active mode by determining a coarse level of interest; determining a more refined level of interest in response to determining the coarse level of interest; and causing a device () to enter an active mode, in response to determining the refined level of interest.

System, method and apparatus for causing a device to enter an active mode

File comparing device includes a comparator for comparing a first and second content identifiers, of respective files, with each other. Each file having at least two content identifiers and each content identifier is defined by at least one parameter. In addition a selector is included for selecting, using the parameters of the content identifiers, sub-groups of content identifiers, to increase flexibilities. Calculators calculate functions of the values of the parameters and further comparators compare the functions with thresholds. Content identifiers may be defined by cost and accuracy parameters. Then, calculators calculate first functions of the values of the cost parameters and calculate second functions of the values of the accuracy parameters and further comparators compare the first functions with first thresholds and compare the second functions with second thresholds.

Arrangement for comparing content identifiers of files

The system according to the invention comprises a plurality of sensors (), () arranged to measure an ambient condition of a person. A movement of the person is being detected by the movement sensor () included in the system. The system further comprises interpretation means () arranged for interpreting a plurality of first output signals () and a second output signal (). The plurality of first output signals () is provided by the ambient sensors () and the second output signal () is provided by the movement sensor (). The interpretation means () are further arranged to determine an activity of daily living of said person. The interpretation means may provide an alarm signal () indicating that the person may need direct assistance and a warning signal () indicating a potential deteriorating health condition of the person.

System and method for detecting activities of daily living of a person

A method of synchronizing a data processing device (-) with a data processing system () to which the data processing device (-) has an intermittent connection, includes determining a first context based on variable data (). A second context, valid over a longer term than the first context, is determined based on further data (). Both the first and the second context are used to control a synchronization process during which data is communicated between the data processing device (-) and the data processing system (), and which results in at least one of them obtaining a target set of data (). The target set of data is determined in such a way that its composition is based on both the first and the second context.

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Alexander Sinitsyn