Author: claimsbot

1. A method for providing horticulture light to a crop in a horticulture environment, the method comprising sideways illuminating the crop with the horticulture light of a lighting device, the lighting device comprising a grid comprising a 2D arrangement of a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and a plurality of through holes, wherein one or more of the plurality of LEDs are configured to provide said horticulture light and the through holes are configured to reduce obstruction by the lighting device of gas andor pollination flows in the horticulture environment.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the grid defines a grid plane, and wherein the LEDs are configured to provide said horticulture light in beams of light having optical axes, and wherein the LEDs arranged such that said optical axes are perpendicular to said grid plane.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of light emitting diodes comprises two or more subsets of LEDs, wherein the LED(s) of one or more of said subsets are configured to provide horticulture light in a first direction and wherein the LED(s) of one or more other subsets are configured to provide horticulture light in a second direction opposite the first direction.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of light emitting diodes comprises two or more independently controllable subsets of light emitting diodes, wherein two or more of said subsets are arranged at different heights relative to a vertical arrangement of the grid, and wherein the method further includes providing horticulture light by one or more of said subsets as function of a height of the crop.
5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of light emitting diodes comprises two or more independently controllable subsets of light emitting diode, wherein at least two of said subsets are configured to generate light having different spectral distributions, and wherein the method further includes varying the spectral distribution of the horticulture light as a function of one or more of (a) the addressed part of the crop, (b) the time of the day, (c) the light intensity and light distribution of other light than the horticulture light, (d) the type of crop, (e) the growth stage of the crop, (f) the stage of a fruit, (g) the time to harvest, (h) the time from harvest, and (i) a position in a horticulture arrangement comprising a plurality of crops.
6. The method according to claim 5, wherein one or more of said subsets are configured to provide light having a first wavelength selected from the range of 400-475 nm, and wherein one or more of said subsets are configured to provide light having a second wavelength selected from the range of 625-800 nm.
7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of LEDs have a pitch, wherein the LEDs are arranged at a mean distance of the crops (1), wherein the ratio of the distance over the pitch is at least 0.25.
8. A lighting device for use in a horticulture environment, the lighting device comprising a grid, the grid defining a grid plane, wherein the grid comprises a 2D arrangement of a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and a plurality of through holes, wherein the LEDs are further configured to provide horticulture light in beams of light having optical axes, and wherein the LEDs are arranged such that said optical axes are perpendicular to said grid plane and the through holes are arranged to reduce obstruction by the lighting device of gas andor pollination flows in the horticulture environment.
9. The lighting device according to claim 8, wherein the plurality of light emitting diodes comprises two or more subsets of LEDs, wherein the LEDs of one or more of said subsets are configured to provide beams of light in a first direction and the LEDs of one or more other subsets are configured to provide beams of light in a second direction opposite the first direction.
10. The lighting device according to claim 8, wherein the grid has a coverage area, and wherein the through holes have cross-sectional areas, wherein the total area of the cross-sectional areas of the through holes is in the range of 50-95% of the coverage area of the grid.
11. The lighting device according to claim 8, comprising:
LEDs arranged in a matrix, with each LED connected within the matrix by connecting wires, and the matrix connected to voltage rails, wherein the voltage rails are connected to at least three power rail lines distributed across the area of the matrix, wherein the LEDs are formed as:
a first subset of LEDs arranged between a first power rail line and a second, adjacent, power rail line;
a second subset of LEDs arranged between the second power rail line and a third power rail line of the same voltage as the first power rail line.
12. The lighting device according to claim 8, wherein the plurality of light emitting diodes comprises two or more independently controllable subsets of light emitting diodes, wherein at least two of said subsets are configured to generate light having different spectral distributions.
13. The lighting device according to claim 12, wherein one or more of said subsets are configured to provide light having a first wavelength selected from the range of 400-475 nm, and wherein one or more of said subsets are configured to provide light having a second wavelength selected from the range of 625-800 nm.
14. The lighting device (500) according to claim 13, wherein the plurality of LEDs are embedded in a transparent foil, wherein the transparent foil comprises through holes from a first side of the foil to a second side of the foil, wherein the foil has a foil surface area, and wherein the through holes have cross-sectional areas, wherein the total area of the cross-sectional areas of the through holes is in the range of 50-95% of the foil surface area.
15. A horticulture application selected from the group comprising a greenhouse and a plant factory, wherein the horticulture application further comprises the lighting device according to claim 8.

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 honeycomb structure inside which a fluid can flow, said honeycomb structure comprising:
porous honeycomb units that have multiple through-holes and include at least an inorganic material of a first form and an inorganic material of a second form, and have a cross-sectional area of about 5 to about 50 cm2 perpendicular to the through-holes; and
sealing material layers jointing two or more of the porous honeycomb units each other at outer surfaces where the through-holes are not open.
2. The honeycomb structure according to claim 1, wherein the ratio of the total cross-sectional area of the porous honeycomb units to cross-sectional area of the honeycomb structure is not less than about 85%.
3. The honeycomb structure according to claim 1, wherein the ratio of the total cross-sectional area of the porous honeycomb units to cross-sectional area of the honeycomb structure is not less than about 90%.
4. The honeycomb structure according to claim 1, comprising a coating material layer covering outer periphery, where the through-holes are not open, of two or more of the porous honeycomb units jointed each other with the sealing material layers.
5. The honeycomb structure according to claim 1, wherein the inorganic material of the second form has a function as a reinforcing material for the porous honeycomb units.
6. The honeycomb structure according to claim 1, wherein the inorganic material of the first form is an inorganic material having a predetermined aspect ratio, and the inorganic material of the second form is an inorganic material having an aspect ratio larger than the predetermined aspect ratio.
7. The honeycomb structure according to claim 6, wherein the aspect ratio of the inorganic material of the second form is about 2 to about 1000.
8. The honeycomb structure according to claim 1, wherein the inorganic material of the first form is ceramic particles, and the inorganic material of the second form is inorganic fibers.
9. The honeycomb structure according to claim 8, wherein the ceramic particle is at least one kind of particles selected from the group including alumina, silica, zirconia, titania, ceria, and mullite.
10. The honeycomb structure according to claim 8, wherein the inorganic fiber is at least one kind of inorganic fibers selected from the group including alumina, silica, silicon carbide, silica-alumina, glass, potassium titanate, and aluminum borate.
11. The honeycomb structure according to claim 1, wherein the inorganic material of the first form is ceramic particles having a predetermined particle size, and the inorganic material of the second form is ceramic particles having a particle size larger than the predetermined particle size.
12. The honeycomb structure according to claim 11, wherein the inorganic material of the second form has a particle size of about 5 times or more of the predetermined particle size.
13. The honeycomb structure according to claim 11, wherein the ceramic particle is at least one kind of particles selected from the group including alumina, silica, zirconia, titania, ceria, and mullite.
14. The honeycomb structure according to claim 1, wherein the porous honeycomb units further include an inorganic binder,
wherein the inorganic binder is at least one kind of inorganic binders selected from the group including alumina sol, silica sol, titania sol, water glass, sepiolite, and attapulgite.
15. The honeycomb structure according to claim 1, wherein a catalyst component is supported.
16. The honeycomb structure according to claim 15, wherein the catalyst component includes at least one kind of components selected from the group including of noble metals, compounds of alkaline metals, compounds of alkaline-earth metals, and oxides.
17. The honeycomb structure according to claim 1, characterized by the use in exhaust gas conversion of automobiles.
18. The honeycomb structure according to claim 1, wherein a cross-section of the through-hole is substantially triangular or substantially hexagonal.
19. A honeycomb structure inside which a fluid can flow, said honeycomb structure comprising:
porous honeycomb units that have multiple through-holes and include at least an inorganic material of a first form and an inorganic material of a second form, and have a cross-sectional area of not more than about 50 cm2 perpendicular to the through-holes; and
sealing material layers jointing two or more of the porous honeycomb units at outer surfaces where the through-holes are not open,
wherein the ratio of the total cross-sectional area of the porous honeycomb units to cross-sectional area of the honeycomb structure is not less than about 85%.
20. The honeycomb structure according to claim 19, wherein the ratio of the total cross-sectional area of the porous honeycomb units to the cross-sectional area of the honeycomb structure is not less than about 90%.
21. The honeycomb structure according to claim 19, comprising a coating material layer covering outer periphery, where the through-holes are not open, of two or more of the porous honeycomb units jointed each other with the sealing material layers.
22. The honeycomb structure according to claim 19, wherein the inorganic material of the second form has a function as a reinforcing material for the porous honeycomb units.
23. The honeycomb structure according to claim 19, wherein the inorganic material of the first form is an inorganic material having a predetermined aspect ratio, and the inorganic material of the second form is an inorganic material having an aspect ratio larger than the predetermined aspect ratio.
24. The honeycomb structure according to claim 23, wherein the aspect ratio of the inorganic material of the second form is about 2 to about 1000.
25. The honeycomb structure according to claim 19, wherein the inorganic material of the first form is ceramic particles, and the inorganic material of the second form is inorganic fibers.
26. The honeycomb structure according to claim 25, wherein the ceramic particle is at least one kind of particles selected from the group including alumina, silica, zirconia, titania, ceria, and mullite.
27. The honeycomb structure according to claim 25, wherein the inorganic fiber is at least one kind of inorganic fibers selected from the group including alumina, silica, silicon carbide, silica-alumina, glass, potassium titanate, and aluminum borate.
28. The honeycomb structure according to claim 19, wherein the inorganic material of the first form is ceramic particles having a predetermined particle size, and the inorganic material of the second form is ceramic particles having a particle size larger than the predetermined particle size.
29. The honeycomb structure according to claim 28, wherein the inorganic material of the second form has a particle size of about 5 times or more of the predetermined particle size.
30. The honeycomb structure according to claim 28, wherein the ceramic particle is at least one kind of particles selected from the group including alumina, silica, zirconia, titania, ceria, and mullite.
31. The honeycomb structure according to claim 19, wherein the porous honeycomb units further include an inorganic binder,
wherein the inorganic binder is at least one kind of inorganic binders selected from the group including alumina sol, silica sol, titania sol, water glass, sepiolite, and attapulgite.
32. The honeycomb structure according to claim 19, wherein a catalyst component is supported.
33. The honeycomb structure according to claim 32, wherein the catalyst component includes at least one kind of components selected from the group including of noble metals, compounds of alkaline metals, compounds of alkaline-earth metals, and oxides.
34. The honeycomb structure according to claim 19, characterized by the use in exhaust gas conversion of automobiles.
35. The honeycomb structure according to claim 19, wherein a cross-section of the through-hole is substantially triangular or substantially hexagonal.

1. Configuration for carrying out a current-to-voltage conversion, preferably for an infrared receiver, comprising a multistage transimpedance stage, which has two inputs with preceding first coupling capacitances and two outputs; the outputs of the transimpedance stage being connected to inputs of a configuration for gain control; and an output of the configuration for gain control being connected to a gain control input of the transimpedance stage; the outputs of the transimpedance stage being connected to an associated input of a downstream comparator, and outputs of a second stage are fed back to inputs of a first stage of the multistage transimpedance stage.
2. Configuration, as claimed in claim 1, wherein the outputs of the multistage transimpedance stage are connected directly to the inputs of the downstream comparator.
3. Configuration, as claimed in claim 1, wherein a stage, which limits an output signal to a threshold value, is arranged between the outputs of the transimpedance stage.

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 wireless communication terminal, comprising
a transmitter enabled to transmit during transmission periods and disabled outside said transmission periods,
a flashlight unit,
a power supply supplying a voltage for said transmitter and said flashlight, and
a controller disabling said supply of voltage to said flashlight unit during transmitting periods of said transmitter.
2. A wireless terminal according to claim 1, wherein said transmitter is enabled to transmit in one or some of TDMA time slots of a TDMA frame, and said controller disables said supply of voltage during said one or some of TDMA time slots.
3. A wireless terminal according to claim 1, wherein an RF power amplifier of said transmitter is turned on when said transmitter is enabled, and turned of when said transmitter is disabled.
4. A wireless terminal according to claim 1, wherein said power supply comprises a rechargeable battery.
5. A wireless terminal according to claim 1, wherein the terminal comprises a digital camera, and wherein a total exposure time for a camera picture creation is dependent on the time needed for transmission during the picture creation.
6. A circuit for controlling a wireless communication terminal having a transmitter enabled to transmit during transmission periods and disabled outside said transmission periods, a flashlight unit, and a power supply supplying a voltage for said transmitter and said flashlight, said circuit comprising a control logic disabling said supply of voltage to said flashlight unit during transmitting periods of said transmitter.
7. A circuit according to claim 6, wherein said transmitter is enabled to transmit in one or some of TDMA time slots of a TDMA frame, and said controller disables said supply of voltage during said one or some of TDMA time slots.
8. A circuit according to claim 6, wherein a total exposure time for a picture creation is dependent on the time needed for transmission during the picture creation by a digital camera provided in the terminal.
9. A circuit according to claim 6, wherein said circuit is realized by means of an integrated circuit chip.
10. A circuit according to claim 6, wherein said control logic comprises an executable program.
11. A method for controlling a wireless communication terminal having a transmitter turned on during transmission periods and turned off outside said transmission periods, a flashlight unit, and a power supply supplying a voltage for said transmitter and said flashlight, said method comprising driving said transmitter with said supply voltage at a first priority and enabling driving said flashlight unit with said supply voltage only outside said transmitting periods of said transmitter.
12. A method according to claim 11, comprising enabling said transmitter to transmit in one or some of TDMA time slots of a TDMA frame, and disabling said supply of voltage to the flashlight unit during said one or some of TDMA time slots.
13. A method according to claim 11, wherein the terminal comprises a digital camera, and said method further comprises controlling a total exposure time for a camera picture creation based on the transmission period or periods occurring during the picture creation.
14. A wireless communication terminal, comprising
a transmitter,
a transmitter control unit generating a transmitter control signal turning the transmitter on during transmission periods and turning the transmitter off outside said transmission periods,
a flashlight unit,
a power supply for said transmitter and said flashlight,
a flash control unit generating a flash control signal,
a flash driver unit turning the flashlight unit on in response to said flash control signal,
logical circuitry responsive to said transmitter control signal for allowing said flash control signal to enable said flashlight driver unit only outside said transmission periods.
15. A wireless communication terminal according to claim 14, wherein the terminal comprises a digital camera, and wherein the flash control circuit controls a total exposure time for a camera picture creation based on the transmission periods occurring during the picture creation.
16. A wireless terminal according to claim 14, wherein at least one of said transmission control signal and said flash control signal is in form of digital information.