Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Signify Holding B.v.

Philips Lighting Holding B.v.

Marc Andre Peters

Wilhelmus Henrica Gerarda Maria Van Den Boomen

Mauro Barbieri

Johannes Henricus Maria Korst

Cristina Tanase

Gabriel-Eugen Onac

Freddy Snijder

Godefridus Antonius Maria Crienen

Esko Olavi Dijk

Serverius Petrus Paulus Pronk

Hangfeng Ji

Marcellinus Petrus Carolus Michael Krijn

Céline Catherine Sarah Nicole

Rob Franciscus Maria Van Elmpt

Henricus Marie Peeters

Pavankumar Murli Dadlani Mahtani

Qi Gao

Esther Maria Van Echtelt

Zarko Aleksovski

At a service device (), a user interface () is provided via which a user submits an order request () to order a requested part (X) via the at least one user input device (). Co-replacement information () for the requested part (X) is identified using a co-replacements database (), and is displayed on the display. For example, a second part (Y) commonly co-replaced with requested part (X) may be identified and recommended for replacement with part (X); or, if two parts (X) and (Y) are ordered then the co-replacement information may be to recommend ordering only one of these parts. At a server hosting the database (), the order request is received from a service device and the co-replacement information () for the requested part is generated using the co-replacements database (), and the co-replacement information is sent to the service device.

Parts co-replacement recommendation system for field servicing of medical imaging systems

A wireless network comprises access points (APs) implementing roaming by way of handover of wireless devices between APs. Handover events over an analysis time interval are extracted from a wireless network log of the wireless network. Each handover event comprises a source AP from which a wireless device disconnects and a destination AP to which the wireless device connects. At least one handover frequency (HF) network topology graph is constructed fro the analysis time interval from the extracted handover events. The graph has nodes representing at least a subset of the APs of the extracted handover events and edges connecting pairs of nodes with each edge having a weight representing a count or frequency of handover events between the APs represented by the pair of nodes connected by the edge. A network diagnostic or visualization task is performed using the HF network topology graph.

Method to enhance system analysis

The invention provides a lighting system comprising (i) a lighting device comprising a plurality of light sources for application in a horticulture production facility, wherein the light sources are configured to illuminate with horticulture light crops, wherein the lighting system further comprises (ii) a control unit configured to control the light intensity of local light at a location, wherein the local light is the sum of the horticulture light and light at the location originating from an optional other light source, and wherein the control unit is configured to prevent a change in the photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) of the local light at the location of on average more than 50 nmol/sec/mover a predetermined period of time selected from the range of equal to or smaller than 5 minutes by controlling the contribution of the horticulture light to the local light.

Horticulture lighting system and horticulture production facility using such horticulture lighting system

The invention provides a lighting system comprising (i) a lighting device comprising a plurality of light sources for application in a horticulture production facility, wherein the light sources are configured to illuminate with horticulture light crops, wherein the lighting system further comprises (ii) a control unit configured to control the light intensity of local light at a location, wherein the local light is the sum of the horticulture light and light at the location originating from an optional other light source, and wherein the control unit is configured to prevent a change in the photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) of the local light at the location of on average more than 50 &#x3bc;mol/sec/mover a predetermined period of time selected from the range of equal to or smaller than 5 minutes by controlling the contribution of the horticulture light to the local light.

A system for generating a query includes a term unit () for extracting a term from at least one input document (), to obtain an extracted term. A category unit () is arranged for associating the extracted term with a category that is semantically related with the extracted term. A query unit () is arranged for generating a query in dependence on the extracted term and the category. The query unit () includes an additional term unit () for generating at least one additional search term based on the category, and the query unit () is arranged for including the additional search term in the query. A submit unit () is arranged for submitting the query to at least one search engine (), to obtain a plurality of found documents.

Generating a query

The invention provides an interface () for converting a desired physiological plant response into control instructions for at least one lighting system () which has an adjustable lighting property, said interface () comprising: a receiver for receiving a desired physiological plant response; a processor functionally coupled to said receiver for converting said desired physiological plant response into said control instructions, and a transmitter (), functionally coupled to said processor for transmitting said control instructions to said at least one lighting system () wherein said desired physiological plant response is defined as a set point in a multi-dimensional horticulture action space.

Horticulture lighting interface for interfacing at least one lighting system

A video comprises at least one shot (SH), which is a continuous sequence of images representing a scene viewed from a particular location. Images are selected from a shot (SH) so as to obtain a continuous sequence of selected images (SI) that are evenly distributed throughout the shot. At least one continuous subsequence (SB, SB, SB) of selected images that meet a predefined similarity test is identified. An image is selected from a continuous portion (SP) of the shot that coincides in time with the longest continuous subsequence (SB) of selected images that meet the predefined similarity test. The image that is selected constitutes a representative image (RI) for the shot.

Determining representative images for a video

A method of managing a distributed storage system () comprising a plurality of storage devices (D, D, . . . , D) on a network (N), wherein an autonomous function can be assigned to any storage device (D, D, . . . , D) of the distributed storage system (N), which autonomous function comprises collecting content according to a configurable profile () for the storage device (D, D, . . . , D) to which the autonomous function is assigned, and wherein a first storage device (D, D, . . . , D) of the distributed storage system (), before leaving the network (N), delegates the responsibility for an autonomous function of that first storage device (D, D, . . . , D) to a second storage device (D, D, . . . , D) of the distributed storage system (), and wherein the second storage device assumes responsibility for the autonomous function of the first storage device (D, D, . . . , D), and wherein the second storage device transfers data, accumulated due to its responsibility for the autonomous function of the first storage device (D, D, . . . D), to the first storage device (D, D, . . . , D) when the first storage device (D, D, . . . , D) returns to the network (N). The invention also relates to a storage device (D, D, . . . , D) for use in a distributed storage system (), and to a distributed storage system () comprising such storage devices (D, D, . . . , D).

Method of managing a distributed storage system

Meta data accompanying a content broadcast includes an identifier of a group of peers on a P2P network. The group provides or shares a service to enable peers to connect and interact via the P2P network within the context of the broadcast.

Broadcast driven virtual community of P2P network

A portable data storage device () is disclosed to be used for organizing content () available to the data storage device (). The device comprises means () for setting an information source () for a storage profile (), a means () for receiving storage profile update data () from the information source (), a means () for updating the storage profile () based upon the storage profile update data (), a means () for organizing content () based upon the storage profile () and a means () for triggering the means () for receiving storage profile update data () from the information source (). The device () is capable of organizing content in a dynamic manner based on data storage profiles that are also dynamic in nature whilst requiring minimum user intervention.

Organizing content using a dynamic profile

In a broadcast system () each broadcast content item is identified by a broadcast Content Reference Identifier (CRID). In a storage device () with a storage () each broadcast content item is identified by a local CRID. A processor () stores a CRID list that includes for CRIDs an associated validity interval including a starting date and an ending date during which interval the CRID is unique for the content item. When the processor receives () a broadcast CRID, it determines () an initial validity interval for the broadcast CRID. The initial validity interval includes a starting date and an ending date during which interval the broadcast CRID is unique for the broadcast content item. It then determines () whether the initial validity interval overlaps with a validity interval stored in the CRID list for an identical CRID. If there is no overlap it adds () the broadcast CRID to the CRID list.

Identifying broadcast content

A data storage system comprises a plurality of portable data storage devices () coupled via a network (). Each of the portable data storage devices () has an associated storage profile, which defines a which data objects will be stored in the storage device. A recommended profile for at least one of the portable data storage devices us automatically generated, using the steps of&#x2014;collecting profile information about storage profiles for portable data storage devices () other than the at least one of the portable data storage devices () and/or data object information about properties of data objects stored by the portable data storage devices () other than the at least one of the portable data storage devices (), &#x2014;using the profile information and/or data information to guide generation of the recommended storage profile.

Storage profile generation for network-connected portable storage devices

The invention relates to a PVR system () making choices to store or remove certain programs in or from a memory () in order to create space for new programs to be stored in the memory. The choices are arranged in a list () of programs to be stored and a list () of programs to be erased from the memory. After these lists have been generated by the system (), they are presented to the user for the purpose of confirmation and possible modifications. In this way, the user is aware of the choices made by the system and the method according to the invention enables him to confirm multiple choices by the system in one action. An operating device () is provided with a key () which is specifically intended to confirm choices made by the system ().

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Eindhoven, Netherlands

Marc Andre Peters