Sony Corporation

Sony Deutschland Gmbh

Saturn Licensing LLC

Dietmar Schill

Lothar Stadelmeier

Andreas Schwager

Daniel Schneider

Stephen Tiedemann

Joerg Robert

Jens Wildhagen

Frank Dawidowsky

Meik Buscemi

Carsten Merkle

Antonio Alarcon Gonzalez

Samuel Asangbeng Atungsiri

Arthur Simon Waller

Klaus Röhrle

Thomas Kemp

Taiwa Okanobu

Jurina Wessels

Markus Kamm

Ben Eitel

Markus Zumkeller

Jörg Robert

John Christopher Clifton

Klaus Roehrle

Rolf Nöthlings

Stefan Peter

Martin Rebert

Andraes Schwager

Antonio Gonzalez

Samuel Asangbeng c/o Stuttgart United Kingdom Ltd Atungsiri

A camera includes an optical system configured to record images based on light entering the optical system from an optical field of view, a radar system configured to obtain radar information of targets within a radar field of view that is overlapping with the optical field of view, the radar information including one or more of a distance information indicating the distance of targets with respect to the camera, a speed information indicating the speed of targets with respect to the camera and dimension information indicating a dimension of targets, and a control unit configured to control at least one parameter of the optical system based on the obtained radar information.

Camera with radar system

A camera includes an optical system configured to record images based on light entering the optical system from an optical field of view, the optical system including a focusing unit configured to focus the optical system on a target in the optical field of view, a radar system configured to obtain distance and speed information of targets within a radar field of view that is overlapping with the optical field of view, the distance and speed information indicating the distance and speed of targets with respect to the camera, and a control unit configured to control the focusing unit to focus the optical system on a target based on a selected distance and/or a selected speed.

Camera with radar-based autofocus

A network analyzer device, including a control unit configured to determine network topology information related to impedance mismatches in a voltage distribution network on the basis of an evaluation of measured signals received from the voltage distribution network in response to probe signals supplied to the voltage distribution network and/or phase or running time information about noise signal components generated by appliances connected to the voltage distribution network and received by the network analyzer via different receiving paths. The network analyzer device outputs network information related to impedance mismatches in the voltage distribution network, wherein the output network information contains information about a total number of the impedance mismatches, wiring lengths between impedance mismatches, and characteristics of the impedance mismatches.

Network topology

A method is provided for generating an electronic coupon comprising generating coupon identification data; generating coupon metadata; and generating the electronic coupon based on the coupon identification data and based on the coupon metadata. Further, a coupon holding device is provided including a coupon receiving unit configured to receive a first electronic coupon; a coupon metadata generation unit configured to generate coupon metadata for the first electronic coupon; and a coupon generation unit configured to generate a second electronic coupon based on the first electronic coupon and the coupon metadata.

Method for generating an electronic coupon, coupon holding device, system for generating an electronic coupon, electronic coupon and computer program product

A method for receiving a signal, which is transmitted over a pair of wires is measuring a differential mode (DM) signal and is measuring a common mode (DM) signal and using both DM and CM to restore the original signal. A corresponding receiver () comprises a CM receiving path (), a DM receiving path () and a digital signal processor () to combine CM and DM signals. With this method and receiver () the coverage of networks, which are slightly unbalanced, can be enhanced, especially in cases where the CM signal is less attenuated than the DM signal.

Method for receiving a signal, which is transmitted over a pair of wires and receiver

A method for identifying an electrical device connected to a mains grid is provided, the method comprising measuring at least one electrical characteristic on the mains grid with a sensor connected to a socket of the mains grid; comparing the at least one electrical characteristic with a plurality of stored candidate electrical characteristics each corresponding to one of a plurality of candidate electrical devices; and identifying the electrical device based on the stored candidate electrical characteristic that is closest to the at least one electrical characteristic. A corresponding system and a corresponding sensor are provided as well.

Method, system and sensor for identifying an electrical device connected to a mains grid

A digital signal transmitter in which multiple data streams are each transmitted by modulation of a respective frequency band within one of a group of frequency channels, the frequency bands each occupying no more than a predetermined maximum bandwidth less than or equal to the channel width; comprises means for transmitting at respective frequency positions within each frequency channel, one or more instances of band information defining the frequency bands corresponding to all of the data streams carried within that frequency channel, the one or more instances being arranged so that any portion of the frequency channel equal in extent to the predetermined maximum bandwidth includes at least one instance of the band information.

Digital signal transmission and reception

A device including a power input supplying external AC power to the device via a power cord, a filter filtering noise from outside of the supplied external AC power and thereby generating a filtered AC power, at least one power socket supplying the filtered AC power to at least one other device, and a PLC modem configured to be connected to the at least one power socket and to transmit data to or receive data from the at least one other device via power line communication using the filtered AC power. The device may be used in power line communication systems. A power line communication method uses the device for isolating a power line communication network from a mains grid.

Device for use in a power line communication system, power line communication systems and power line communication method

A transmitting apparatus for transmitting signals in a multi carrier system on the basis of a frame structure, each frame comprising at least two preamble patterns adjacent to each other in the frequency direction and at least two data patterns, said transmitting apparatus comprising a pilot mapper configured to map the same sequence of pilot signals on frequency carriers of each of said at least two preamble patterns in a frame, each preamble pattern having the same length, a data mapper configured to map data on frequency carriers of said at least two data patterns in a frame a transformer configured to transform said preamble patterns and said data patterns from the frequency domain into the time domain in order to generate a time domain transmission signal, and a transmitter configured transmit said transmission signal.

Frame and training pattern structure for multi-carrier systems

A method for providing data on the Internet, comprising calculating, using a microprocessor, a value of a predetermined function for said data, wherein the value depends on the data, determining, using said microprocessor, a uniform resource identifier including said value, and storing, at a resource on the Internet, said data, wherein the resource is accessible by using the uniform resource identifier. Further, a method for accessing data on the Internet is provided, comprising retrieving said data from a resource in the Internet by using a uniform resource identifier, determining, using a microprocessor, a part of the uniform resource identifier, the part corresponding to a value of a predetermined function, calculating, using the microprocessor, a further value for said data based on said predetermined function, wherein the value depends on the data, and determining, using the microprocessor, the integrity of said data by comparing said value and said further value.

Method for providing/accessing data on the internet and a respective client, server, and system

A method for transmitting a signal from a transmitter over a channel to a receiver on a Power Line Network, wherein said signal is OFDM-modulated on a set of sub-carriers, is proposed, wherein an OFDM tonemap and an eigenbeamforming encoding matrix are determined based on a channel estimation for each sub-carrier, a tonemap feedback signal and an eigenbeamforming feedback signal are generated, which are descriptive of said OFDM tonemap and said eigenbeamforming encoding matrix, respectively, and transmitted to the transmitter. A corresponding receiver, a transmitter, a power line communication and a power line communication system are described as well.

Method for transmitting a signal from a transmitter to a receiver in a power line communication network, transmitter, receiver, power line communication modem and power line communication system

A transmitting apparatus for transmitting signals in a multi carrier system on the basis of a frame structure, each frame including at least two signalling patterns adjacent to each other in the frequency direction and at least one data pattern. Frame forming means arranges signalling data and pilot signals in each of said at least two signalling patterns in a frame and arrange data on frequency carriers of said at least one data pattern in a frame. Scrambling means scrambles the signalling data by use of a unique scrambling sequence. Transforming means transforms said signalling patterns and said data patterns from the frequency domain into the time domain in order to generate a time domain transmission signal. Transmitting means transmits said time domain transmission signal.

Frame and signalling pattern structure for multi-carrier systems

A transmitting apparatus for transmitting signals in a multi carrier system on the basis of a frame structure, each frame including at least one signalling pattern and one or more data patterns, the transmitting apparatus including frame forming means for arranging signalling data in the at least one signalling pattern in a frame, and for arranging data and at least one pilot signal in the one or more data patterns in a frame, whereby the length of each of the one or more data patterns in the frequency direction is equal to or a multiple of a minimum data pattern length, transforming means for transforming the at least one signalling pattern the one or more data patterns from the frequency domain into the time domain in order to generate a time domain transmission signal, and transmitting means for transmitting the time domain transmission signal.

Frame and data pattern structure for multi-carrier systems

A method for transmitting a signal over a power line channel and a corresponding power line communication modem, wherein the signal is OFDM-modulated on a set of sub-carriers, the sub-carriers being separated by a frequency separation. The method includes receiving a noise signal via the power line channel, determining respective signal values of the received noise signal within a plurality of fine frequency bands with a first resolution bandwidth, wherein the first resolution bandwidth is smaller than the frequency separation, determining a first disturbed frequency band of the plurality of fine frequency bands based on the respective signal values, and notching the signal in the first disturbed frequency band before transmitting the signal.

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Dietmar Schill