Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.V.

Signify Holding B.v.

Changjie Wang

Hui Li

Lei Feng

Fulong Ma

Yong Liang Liu

Qi Zhou

Milan Petkovic

Jin Qu

Muhammad Asim

Xiaoyun Kui

Donghai Yu

Jaya Karthik

Ronny Andreas Antonius Maria Jacobs

A method of provisioning a particular type of node devices in a network is disclosed. The network comprises a plurality of operatively interconnected node devices of the particular type. Each of the particular type of node devices comprises a short range communication interface and configured for operating under control of a network backend server and an application backend server separate from the network backend server. The method performed by an application provisioner associated with the particular type of node devices, which first obtains device specific network provisioning data for the particular type of node devices from the network backend server, then obtains an application credential for the particular type of node devices; and thereafter provision the particular type of node devices by distributing the application credential to each of the particular type of node devices over a short range communication interface of the particular type of node device.

Method of, a provisioner and a system for provisioning a plurality of operatively interconnected node devices in a network

A method () of and an arrangement for communicating, by a server, with a target node device in a network of operatively interconnected node devices, wherein each node device of the network comprises a first communication interface for direct wireless communication with the server, and a second communication interface for inter-node device communication. The server determines () a current communication status of a target node device based on a last received uplink message of the target node device, prior to initiating message exchange with the target node device. The server then may communicate directly () with the target node device via the first communication interface, or via at least one other or delegate node device of the network selected by the server ().

Method of and an arrangement for communicating by a server with a node device of a network of interconnected node devices

A system is disclosed for providing interoperability between a plurality of data protection systems. The system includes an ontology () configured to store definitions () of concepts () relating to interface elements of at least two different data protection systems including a first data protection system () and a second data protection system (); and a mapping generator () configured to generate a mapping between at least one interface element of the first data protection system () and at least one interface element of the second data protection system (), based on the ontology (). The system comprises a message converter () configured to receive a message generated by the first data protection system (), convert the message based on the mapping to obtain a converted message, and transmit the converted message to the second data protection system ().

Interoperability between a plurality of data protection systems

Described is a method of producing a beverage, including the steps of introducing a first portion of solvent into a container () stored with raw ingredients, the first portion of solvent having a first temperature; introducing a second portion of solvent into the container (), the mixture of the first portion of solvent and the second portion of solvent having a second temperature that is lower than the first temperature; and grinding the raw ingredients together with the mixture of the first portion of solvent and the second portion of solvent to generate the beverage. Further described is a device () for producing a beverage, the device including a container () configured to receive raw ingredients; a solvent provider () arranged on the container () and configured to provide solvent to the raw ingredients in the container (); a valve arranged () on the solvent provider () and configured to be controlled to open or close to allow the solvent from the solvent provider () to flow into the container () or to prevent the solvent from flowing into the container (); a grinding mechanism () configured to grind the raw ingredients in the container () to generate the beverage; and a first heating unit () configured to heat the beverage.

Device and method for producing a beverage

The invention proposes methods and devices for managing domains. The domains comprise a plurality of member devices, and the method comprises the steps of: storing (S, S), by a first domain manager (M), domain management information (P, P, P, Pand P) in said plurality of member devices; and obtaining (S, S), by a second domain manager (M), said domain management information from at least one of said plurality of member devices. In comparison with the prior art, where the domain management information is maintained in the domain authority, the embodiment decreases the work load of the domain authority and provides conveniences.

Methods and devices for maintaining a domain

The invention provides a method and devices for managing digital content, the method comprising the steps of sending, by a first device (), an encrypted content key () to a second device (); sending, by said second device () to a third device (), a license data describing the rights to use said digital content by said third device () in response to a request from said third device () to use said digital content, wherein said license data includes said encrypted content key (); and receiving, by said third device () from said first device (), data for decrypting said encrypted content key ().

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Shangai, China

Changjie Wang