1. A receiver for receiving wireless communication signals from a transmitter, wherein the receiver is arranged to operate in one of a plurality of access modes that are used to initiate network access, wherein the receiver upon reception of a Paging Indicator Signal is instructed to perform a direct transition from a current access mode to another access mode among the plurality of access modes by the Paging Indicator Signal, the Paging Indicator Signal including an indication of the one of the plurality of access modes to which the transition is to be performed.
2. The receiver according to claim 1, wherein the indication includes a reference to a set of access parameters, which characterizes the access mode to which the transition is to be performed.
3. The receiver according to claim 2, wherein the receiver is arranged to select the set of access parameters from a larger set of access parameters in response to receipt of the Paging Indicator Signal.
4. The receiver according to claim 1, wherein the receiver is arranged to ignore the indication included the Paging Indicator Signal in dependence of the access mode the receiver is currently operating in.
5. The receiver according to claim 1, wherein the receiver is arranged to operate in one of a plurality of states upon reception of the Paging Indicator Signal and is arranged to perform a state transition from a current state to another state among a plurality of states, the indication included in the Paging Indicator Signal being indicative of the one of the plurality of states to which the state transition is to be performed.
6. The receiver according to claim 5, wherein the receiver upon receipt of the Paging Indicator Signal, either performs a transition from a current access mode to another access mode among the plurality of access modes or a state transition from the current state to another state among the plurality of states.
7. The receiver according to claim 5, wherein the indication of one of the plurality of states includes a reference to a pre-configured set of characteristics for the state to which the transition is to be performed.
8. The receiver according to claim 5, wherein the state transition is performed immediately upon reception of the Paging Indicator Signal.
9. The receiver according to claim 5, wherein the receiver is arranged to receive a data signal after the state transition.
10. The receiver according to claim 9, wherein the receiver is arranged to receive the data signal and the Paging Indicator Signal in a time-multiplexed fashion, wherein the data signal and the Paging Indicator Signal are time-multiplexed onto a single channel.
11. A transmitter for transmitting wireless communication signals to at least one receiver, the at least one receiver being arranged to operate in a plurality access modes wherein, the transmitter is arranged to transmit a Paging Indicator Signal to at least one of the at least one receiver, the Paging Indicator Signal (i) including an indication of the one of the plurality of access modes to which the direct transition is to be performed by the at least one receiver and (ii) instructing the at least one receiver to perform the direct transition.
12. The transmitter according to claim 11, wherein the at least one receiver is arranged to operate in a plurality of states, the Paging Indicator Signal further including an indication of the one of the plurality of states to which a state transition is to be performed by at least one of the at least one receiver.
13. The transmitter according to claim 11, wherein the indication included in the Paging Indicator Signal includes a reference to a pre-configured set of characteristics for the access mode.
14. The transmitter according to claim 13, wherein the pre-configured set further includes characteristics for the state-transition which is to be performed by the receiver and which is referenced by the indication included in the Paging Indicator Signal.
15. The transmitter according to claim 11, wherein the transmitter is arranged to time-multiplex the transmission of the Paging Indicator Signals to at least one of the at least one receivers, and wherein a time periodicity in the time-multiplexing of the Paging Indicator Signals is a configurable time periodicity.
16. The transmitter according to claim 11, wherein the transmitter is arranged to time multiplex the transmission of the Paging Indicator Signal and the transmission of a data signal to at least one of the at least one receivers onto a single channel.
17. A mobile terminal comprising a receiver according to claim 1.
18. A base station comprising at transmitter according to claim 11.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A multi-fingered robotic hand comprising:
a base;
a rotation member rotatably connected to an end of the base;
a driving means for driving the rotation member to rotate; and
a plurality of digits, each digit comprising:
a proximal phalanx connected to the rotation member;
a middle phalanx rotatably connected to the proximal phalanx; and
at least one first transmission member including two ends respectively attached to the proximal phalanx and the middle phalanx, wherein the at least one first transmission member is configured for transmitting rotation of the proximal phalanx to the middle phalanx, the proximal phalanx comprises a distal end opposite to the rotation member, a pair of projections protrudes out from the distal end and are spaced from each other, each projection comprises an axle, and the middle phalanx includes an axle receiver configured for receiving the axles to allow a rotation between the proximal phalanx and the middle phalanx.
2. The multi-fingered robotic hand according to claim 1, wherein the at least one first transmission member is a cable, and two ends of the cable are wound on the rotation member and the axle receiver, respectively.
3. The multi-fingered robotic hand according to claim 1, further comprising a distal phalanx and a second transmission member, wherein the distal phalanx is rotatably connected to the middle phalanx, and the second transmission member is configured for transmitting rotation of the middle phalanx to the distal phalanx.
4. The multi-fingered robotic hand according to claim 3, wherein the middle phalanx comprises a distal end opposite to the proximal phalanx, a pair of projections protrudes out from the distal end and are spaced from each other, each projection comprises an axle, and the distal phalanx includes an axle receiver configured for receiving the axles to allow a rotation between the middle phalanx and the distal phalanx.
5. The multi-fingered robotic hand according to claim 4, wherein the second transmission member is a cable, and two ends of the cable are wound on the axle receiver of the middle phalanx and the axle receiver of distal phalanx, respectively.
6. The multi-fingered robotic hand according to claim 3, further comprising a second restoring mechanism configured for returning the distal phalanx to an original orientation after the driving means has ceased driving.
7. The multi-fingered robotic hand according to claim 6, wherein the middle phalanx and the distal phalanx are made of magnetic material, and ends of the middle phalanx and the distal phalanx that are connected together have the same magnetic polarity, which forms the second restoring mechanism.
8. The multi-fingered robotic hand according to claim 3, wherein the number of the at least one first transmission member is two.
9. The multi-fingered robotic hand according to claim 1, wherein the rotation member and the proximal phalanx are integrally formed.
10. The multi-fingered robotic hand according to claim 1, further comprising a first restoring mechanism configured for returning the middle phalanx to an original orientation after the driving means has ceased driving.
11. The multi-fingered robotic hand according to claim 10, wherein the proximal phalanx and the middle phalanx are made of magnetic material, and ends of the proximal phalanx and the middle phalanx that are connected together have the same magnetic polarity, which forms the first restoring mechanism.
12. A multi-fingered robotic hand comprising:
a base;
a rotation member rotatably connected to an end of the base;
a driving means for driving the rotation member to rotate; and
a plurality of digits, each digit comprising:
a proximal phalanx connected to the rotation member;
a middle phalanx rotatably connected to the proximal phalanx; and
at least one first transmission member configured to transmit rotation of the proximal phalanx to the middle phalanx;
wherein the proximal phalanx comprises a distal end opposite to the rotation member, the distal end comprises two axles, and the middle phalanx comprises an axle receiver configured to receive the two axles to allow a rotation between the proximal phalanx and the middle phalanx.
13. A multi-fingered robotic hand comprising:
a base;
a rotation member rotatably connected to an end of the base;
a driving means for driving the rotation member to rotate; and
a plurality of digits, each digit comprising:
a proximal phalanx connected to the rotation member;
a middle phalanx rotatably connected to the proximal phalanx;
a distal phalanx rotatably connected to the middle phalanx;
at least one first transmission member including two ends respectively attached to the proximal phalanx and the middle phalanx, wherein the at least one first transmission member is configured for transmitting rotation of the proximal phalanx to the middle phalanx; and
a second transmission member configured for transmitting rotation of the middle phalanx to the distal phalanx;
wherein the middle phalanx comprises a distal end opposite to the proximal phalanx, a pair of projections protrudes out from the distal end and are spaced from each other, each projection comprises an axle, and the distal phalanx includes an axle receiver configured for receiving the axles to allow a rotation between the middle phalanx and the distal phalanx.
14. The multi-fingered robotic hand according to claim 13, wherein the second transmission member is a cable, and two ends of the cable are wound on the axle receiver of the middle phalanx and the axle receiver of distal phalanx, respectively.