1. Method for improved power transmission controlling in duplex time division cellular systems supporting multislot services, comprising:
obtaining a common target signal quality level; and
obtaining individual service quality levels each relating to one of several individual time slots; wherein said individual time slots are assigned to one composite transport channel for a data stream resulting from combining of one or several transport channels;
determining individual target signal quality offset levels each relating to one of said individual time slots on the basis of said individual service quality levels; and
determining individual target signal quality levels each relating to one of said individual time slots on the basis of said common target signal quality levels and said individual target signal quality offset levels such that transmission power controlling is obtainable, which is adapted to specific interference conditions of each one of said individual time slots.
2. Method according to claim 1, comprising
determining said individual target signal quality offset levels by mapping said individual service quality levels from a service quantity scale to a signal quantity scale.
3. Method according to claim 1, comprising
mapping a difference between said individual service quality levels and a combined individual service quality level for determining said individual target signal quality offset levels.
4. Method according to claim 3, wherein said combined individual service quality level is a function of said individual service quality levels.
5. Method according to claim 1, wherein said individual service quality levels are bit error ratios.
6. Method according to claim 1, wherein said common target signal quality level is adjusted in accordance with a common target service quality level and a common measured service quality level being determined from said data transmitted on said composite transport channel.
7. Method according to claim 1, wherein said common target signal quality level is obtainable from an outer loop power control mechanism.
8. Method according to claim 1, wherein said common target signal quality level is a common target signal to interference ratio.
9. Method according to claim 1, said transmission power controlling is capable for issuing transmission power control commands for each time slot, wherein said transmission power controlling is applicable for data communications in uplink andor downlink direction.
10. Method according to claim 1, wherein said composite transport channel is a coded composite transport channel.
11. Method according to claim 1, wherein said time division duplex cellular system is a wideband code division multiple access\u2014time division duplex (WCDMA-TDD) system and particularly a time division synchronous code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA) system.
12. Computer program product for executing a method for improved transmission power controlling in duplex time division cellular systems supporting multislot services, comprising program code sections for carrying out the steps of claim 1, when said program is run on a computer, a terminal, a network device, a mobile terminal or a mobile communication enabled terminal.
13. Computer program product for executing a method for improved transmission power controlling in duplex time division cellular systems supporting multislot services, comprising program code sections stored on a machine-readable medium for carrying out the steps of claim 1, when said program product is run on a computer, a terminal, a network device, a mobile terminal, or a mobile communication enabled terminal.
14. Computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave and representing instructions, which when executed by a processor cause the steps of claim 1 to be carried out.
15. Transmission power controller for time division duplex cellular systems supporting multislot services, comprising at least
means for obtaining a common target signal quality level;
means for obtaining individual service quality levels each relating to one of several individual time slots; wherein said individual time slots are assigned to one composite transport channel for a data stream resulting from combining of one or several transport channels;
means for determining individual target signal quality offset levels each relating to one of said individual time slots on the basis of said individual service quality levels; and
means for determining individual target signal quality levels each relating to one of said individual time slots on the basis of said common target signal quality level and said individual target signal quality offset levels such that said transmission power controller is able specifically adapt transmission power to individual interference conditions of each one of said individual time slots.
16. Transmission power controller according to claim 15, wherein said means for determining individual target signal quality offset levels comprises
means for mapping said individual service quality levels from a service quantity scale to a signal quantity scale.
17. Transmission power controller according to claim 15, comprising
means for mapping a difference between said individual service quality levels and a combined individual service quality level for determining said individual target signal quality offset levels.
18. Transmission power controller according to claim 15, comprising
means for adjusting said common target signal quality level in accordance with a common target service quality level and a common measured service quality level being determined from said data transmitted on said composite transport channel.
19. Transmission power controller according to claim 15, wherein said individual service quality levels are bit error ratios.
20. Transmission power controller according to claim 15, wherein said common target signal quality level is a common target signal to interference ratio.
21. Transmission power controller according to claim 15, comprising
outer loop power control mechanism from which said common target signal quality level is obtainable.
22. Transmission power controller according to claim 15, wherein said transmission power controller is provided for wideband code division multiple access\u2014time division duplex (WCDMA-TDD) systems and particularly for time division synchronous code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA) systems.
23. Cellular terminal capable to operate in a cellular time division duplex system supporting multislot services, comprising at least a transmission power controller for adjusting transmission power control of downlink data transmissions, wherein said transmission power controller is a transmission power controller according to claim 15.
24. Base station for cellular time division duplex system supporting multislot services, comprising at least a transmission power controller for adjusting transmission power control of uplink data transmissions, wherein said transmission power controller is a transmission power controller according to claim 15.
25. Radio access network system of a cellular time division duplex system supporting multislot services, wherein said radio access network system comprises at least one base station and at least on radio network controller, wherein said radio access network system comprises additionally a transmission power controller for adjusting transmission power control of uplink data transmissions, wherein said transmission power controller is a transmission power controller according to claim 15.
26. Method according to claim 2, comprising mapping a difference between said individual service quality levels and a combined individual service quality level for determining said individual target signal quality offset levels.
27. Method according to claim 6, wherein said common target signal quality level is obtainable from an outer loop power control mechanism.
28. Transmission power controller according to claim 16, comprising means for mapping a difference between said individual service quality levels and a combined individual service quality level for determining said individual target signal quality offset levels.
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. An image scanning system including an imaging apparatus having a first image capture area with an image scannable area that is smaller than the image to be scanned, the system comprising:
a first platen;
a second platen against which the image to be scanned is disposed; and
an optical element disposed to focus the image to be scanned within the image scannable area of the first image capture area.
2. The system of claim 1 further comprising an automatic document feeder that includes the second platen.
3. The system of claim 1 wherein the imaging apparatus is a flatbed scanner.
4. The system of claim 1 wherein the optical element comprises a refractive system.
5. The system of claim 1 wherein the optical element comprises a reflective system.
6. An image scanning system including an imaging apparatus having a first platen with an image scannable area that is smaller than an object having an image to be scanned, the system comprising:
a second platen to support the object; and
an optical element disposed to focus the object within the image scannable area of the first platen.
7. The system of claim 6 further comprising an automatic document feeder that comprises the second platen.
8. The system of claim 6 wherein the imaging apparatus is a flatbed scanner.
9. The system of claim 6 wherein the optical element comprises a refractive system.
10. The system of claim 6 wherein the optical element comprises a reflective system.
11. A method for scanning an image using an imaging apparatus having a first platen with an image scannable area that is smaller than the image to be scanned, the method comprising:
disposing the image to be scanned against a second platen; and
reducing the image to be scanned using an optical element to focus the image to be scanned onto the image scannable area of the first platen.
12. The method of claim 11 further comprising:
disposing the image to be scanned against the second platen using an automatic document feeder.
13. The method of claim 11 further comprising:
reducing the image focused onto the image scannable area of the first platen using an optical element to focus the image focused onto the image scannable area of the first platen onto a sensor.
14. A method for image scanning using an imaging apparatus having a first platen with an image scannable area that is smaller than an object having an image to be scanned, the method comprising:
disposing the object against a second platen; and
reducing said image to be scanned using an optical element to focus the image to be scanned onto the image scannable area of the first platen.
15. The method of claim 14 further comprising:
disposing the object onto the second platen using an automatic document feeder.
16. The method of claim 14 further comprising:
reducing the image focused onto the image scannable area of the first platen using an optical element to focus the image focused onto the image scannable area of the first platen onto a sensor.
17. An image scanning system including a first platen having a first image capture area with an image scannable area that is smaller than the image to be scanned, the system comprising:
a second platen against which the image to be scanned is disposed; and
an optical element disposed to focus the image to be scanned within the image scannable area of the first image capture area.
18. The system of claim 17 further comprising:
another optical element disposed to focus the image within the image scannable area of the first image capture area onto a sensor.
19. The system of claim 18 further comprising an automatic document feeder that includes the second platen.
20. The system of claim 18 wherein the imaging apparatus is a flatbed scanner.
21. An image scanning system including an imaging apparatus having a first image capture area with an image scannable area that is smaller than the image to be scanned, said first image capture area being an area of said image scanning system in which an image to be scanned is placed for scanning when said image is not larger than said image scannable area of said first image capture area, the system comprising:
a platen against which the image to be scanned is disposed; and
an optical element disposed to focus the image to be scanned within the image scannable area of the first image capture area.
22. The system of claim 21 further comprising:
another optical element disposed to focus the image within the image scannable area of the first image capture area onto a sensor.
23. An image scanning system including an imaging apparatus having a first image capture area with an image scannable area that is smaller than the image to be scanned, said first image capture area being an area of said image scanning system against which an image to be scanned is placed for scanning when said image is not larger than said image scannable area of said first image capture area, the system comprising:
a second image capture area against which the image to be scanned is disposed; and
an optical element disposed to focus the image that is against the second image capture area within the smaller image scannable area of the first image capture area.
24. The system of claim 23 further comprising:
another optical element disposed to focus the image within the image scannable area of the first image capture area onto a sensor.
25. An image scanning system including an imaging apparatus having a first image capture area with an image scannable area that is smaller than the image to be scanned, said first image capture area being an area of said image scanning system in which an image to be scanned is placed for scanning when said image is not larger than said image scannable area of said first image capture area, the system comprising:
a second image capture area against which the image to be scanned is disposed, the second image capture area spaced from the first image capture area; and
an optical element disposed to focus the image to be scanned within the image scannable area of the first image capture area.
26. The system of claim 25 wherein said first image capture area is spaced from a sensor, and wherein an optical train associated with said sensor comprises said second image capture area and said first image capture area.
27. The system of claim 25 further comprising:
another optical element disposed to focus the image within the image scannable area of the first image capture area onto a sensor.