Nxp B.v.

Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.V.

Iwo-Martin Mergler

Andrew Thomas Yule

Saul Robin Dooley

Michael James

Neil M Johnson

A communication device () has a Wi-Fi&#xae; device () for communicating with another communication device (). The Wi-Fi&#xae; device () has one output connected to an antenna () and another output connected to a coaxial cable jack () via a coupler (). The antenna () therefore provides a wireless communications link and the coupler () provides a wired communications link. A diversity switch () of the Wi-Fi&#xae; device () uses antenna diversity switching provided for in the Wi-Fi&#xae; standards to switch between the wireless communications link and the wired communications link.

Communication device and method of communication using wireless communication protocol

The invention provides for an audio systemcomprising an audio signal generating means () for output of an audio signal (), and a remote control device () for control of the audio signal generating means (), the audio signal generating means () including means for including an identification signal within the audio output () and which serve to identify the audio signal generating means () from which the audio signal is output, the remote control device being arranged to receive the identification signal so as to identify the source () from which a particular audio signal () is output.

Remote control system and related method and apparatus

A method of acquiring a received spread spectrum signal, especially a GPS signal, is disclosed together with a spread spectrum signal receiver and a cellular telephone incorporating such a receiver. The method comprises the steps of: providing a replica signal containing a pseudorandom noise code, corresponding to that of the spread spectrum signal; providing a subject signal containing two fragments of the spread spectrum signal initially received during respective time periods between which a further time period elapses; and coherently correlating the replica signal with the subject signal over the two fragments.

Method of acquiring a received spread spectrum signal

A method comprises linking a plurality of units with a central server, operating a virtual game on the server, and offering purchasing options to users of the units to purchase virtual non-monetary assets for use in the virtual game. Also described is a system comprising a central server, and a plurality of units linked to the server via a communication link, wherein a unit of the system includes purchasing means operable by a user to purchase virtual non-monetary assets for use by a user in the virtual game.

Server and units

A display arrangement is disclosed comprising a flat panel display device having an array of pixels, and a driving circuit arrangement for switching each of the pixels between two intensity levels at a rate greater than the frame refresh rate so as to produce the visible effect of intermediate intensity levels. In particular, the driving circuit comprises a plurality of intensity level error registers, one for each intermediate intensity level; means for selecting one of the intensity level error registers according to.a signal representative of the visible effect of the intermediate intensity level that it is desired that a particular pixel should produce; means for setting the particular pixel to either a first or second intensity level depending on the value contained in the selected error register; and means for updating the value contained in the selected register by adding a value corresponding to the first or second intensity level to which the particular pixel was set, subtracting a value corresponding to the intermediate intensity level, the visible effect of which it is desired that the particular pixel should produce, and adding a random number.

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Southampton, United Kingdom

Iwo-Martin Mergler