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1. An electronic device comprising:
a board;
a connector for connecting a sensor;
a first signal processor circuit receiving an input of sensor data from said sensor through said connector and forming transmission data;
a second signal processor circuit converting said transmission data from said first signal processor circuit into a high-frequency signal,
wherein said connector and said first signal processor circuit are mounted on a first surface of said board, and said second signal processor circuit is mounted on a second surface of said board; and
an antenna which is disposed on said second surface of said board, wherein each center of a lamination plane of said first signal processor circuit and said second signal processor circuit on said surface of said board is on one half side of said surface, and both said antenna and said connector are on the other half side of said surface.
2. An electronic device according to claim 1,
wherein said board is provided with shield layers for restraining transfer of noise generated in said first signal processor circuit to said second signal processor circuit.
3. An electronic device according to claim 2,
wherein said shield layers are provided inside said board.
4. An electronic device according to claim 2,
wherein a first plane layer to which a first potential is applied and a second plane layer to which a second potential is applied are provided as said shield layers, and
said first potential is a reference potential of said first signal processor circuit and said second potential is a power-supply potential of said first signal processor circuit.
5. An electronic device according to claim 4,
wherein said first plane layer is formed as a layer closer to said second surface of said board than said second plane layer.

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 method for controlling a matrix display screen with lines (li) and columns (cj), an intersection between a line and a column forming an image point (Pi,j), said image point being able to display a grey level chosen from among 2q grey levels, said 2q grey levels being numerically coded according to a non-linear relationship in accordance with a brightness perception of a human eye, the method comprising:
applying a line selection voltage (VLS) to a line corresponding to said image point during a line selection time (Tls). and simultaneously applying a voltage signal corresponding to a given grey level (G) to a column corresponding to said image point, said line selection voltage and voltage signal enabling said image point to display said given grey level,
wherein said applying includes,
selecting from among different pairs of voltages (Vci, Vci+1) corresponding to said voltage signal applied to the column, said different pairs of voltages being a strictly increasing series of (2n+1) voltages where n is an integer \u22671, these voltages being distributed in N=2n pairs of consecutive voltages, each pair usable to display a range of grey levels,
subdividing the line selection time (Tls) into one or several groups of 2(q-n) time intervals where (q-n) is an integer >1, each group having a same duration,
distributing these 2(q-n) time intervals into a group for a pair of voltages, corresponding to the voltage signal selected in the selecting, according to the non-linear relationship, and
applying the voltage signal to said column includes applying one of the pair of voltages selected in the selecting throughout a duration of the group, or switching from one value of the pair of voltages selected in the selecting to the other, at least once during the duration of the group at an end of a time interval.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the non-linear relationship is:
G=(2q\u22121)\xd74.5\xd7PG

for PG\u22670.018 and
G=(1.099\xd7PG)0.45\u22120.099(2q\u22121)
for PG>0.018, where PG is a relative weight assigned to the given grey level G.
3. The method according to claim 2, wherein for a given pair of voltages, a given range of grey levels, a given group of time intervals and a given grey level to be displayed, the method further comprising applying the given pair of voltages, which lead to a highest brightness, for a time interval given by:
\u0394t=\u03c4(PG\u2212PGinf)(PGsup\u2212PGinf)where \u03c4 is a duration of a group of 2q-n time intervals, PG is a weight of the grey level to be displayed, and PGsup and PGinf are weights of grey levels corresponding to upper and lower limits respectively of a range of grey levels associated with the given pair of voltages.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the subdividing the line selection time includes subdividing the line selection time into two groups of time intervals, the time intervals in the two groups are distributed symmetrically about a middle of the line selection time.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the applying includes applying the line selection voltage free of voltage transients during the line selection time.
6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the matrix display screen is a flat panel with electron source.
7. A control device for a matrix display screen with lines (li) and columns (cj), an intersection between a line and a column forming an image point (Pi,j), said image point being able to display a grey level chosen from among 2q grey levels, said 2q grey levels being numerically coded according to a non-linear relationship in accordance with a brightness perception of a human eye, said control device comprising:
a numeric data source which supplies binary words coded on q bits according to the non-linear relationship in accordance with the brightness perception by the human eye and representing codes for 2q grey levels to be displayed;
a screen controller which receives synchronisation signals from the numeric data source and manages signals that drive a line sweep generator and a column driving voltage generator that receives codes of the grey levels to be displayed for each column;
a discrete voltage generator which generates different pairs of voltages (Vci, Vci+1) to be applied to the column, said different pairs of voltages being a strictly increasing series of (2n+1) voltages where n is an integer \u22671, these voltages being distributed in N=2n pairs of consecutive voltages, each pair usable to display a range of grey levels, wherein
the screen controller subdivides the binary words into two sub-words, one with n bits corresponding to high order bits and other with q-n bits corresponding to low order bits,
the column driving voltage generator includes a combinational logic stage that controls a set of switches to select a pair of voltages output by the discrete voltage generator from the n high order bits of a binary word and a signal output by a counter initialised at each line selection time, said combinational logic stage also switching from one of the voltages in the pair of voltages selected by the combinational logic stage to the other when the counter has reached a value corresponding to the q-n low order bits of the binary word, where (q-n) is an integer >1; and
a multiplexer, wherein
the counter receives a set of non-linearly distributed pulses, corresponding to the pair of voltages, output from a pulse generator connected to the screen controller through the multiplexer, the multiplexer also receiving the n high order bits of the binary word output by the numeric data source as an address.
8. The control device according to claim 7, wherein the combinational logic stage receives the n high order bits of the binary word output by the data source through an offset register associated with memory flip-flops.
9. The control device according to claim 7, wherein the combinational logic stage is connected to the counter through a comparator that makes a comparison between the signal output from the counter and the q-n low order bits of the binary word output by the numeric data source.
10. A control method executed by a controller apparatus for a matrix display screen with lines (li) and columns (cj), an intersection between a line and a column forming an image point (Pi,j), said image point being able to display a grey level chosen from among 2q grey levels, said 2q grey levels being numerically coded according to a non-linear relationship in accordance with a brightness perception of a human eye, said method comprising:
supplying, at a numeric data source, binary words coded on q bits according to the non-linear relationship in accordance with the brightness perception by the human eye and representing codes for 2q grey levels to be displayed,
receiving, at a screen controller, synchronisation signals from the numeric data source and managing signals that drive a line sweep generator and a column driving voltage generator that receives codes of the grey levels to be displayed for each column,
generating, at a discrete voltage generator, different pairs of voltages (Vci, Vci+1) to be applied to the column, said different pairs of voltages being a strictly increasing series of (2n+1) voltages where n is an integer >1, these voltages being distributed in N=2n pairs of consecutive voltages, each pair usable to display a range of grey levels,
subdividing, at the screen controller, the binary words into two sub-words, one with n bits corresponding to high order bits and other with q-n bits corresponding to low order bits, where (q-n) is an integer,
controlling, at a combinational logic stage in the column driving voltage, a set of switches that select a pair of voltages output by the discrete voltage generator from the n high order bits of a binary word and a signal output by a counter initialised at each line selection time,
switching, at the combinational logic stage, from one of the voltages in the pair of voltages selected by the combinational logic stage to the other when the counter has reached a value corresponding to the q-n low order bits of the binary word,
receiving, at the counter, a set of non-linearly distributed pulses, corresponding to the pair of voltages, output from a pulse generator connected to the screen controller through a multiplexer, and
receiving, at the multiplexer, the n high order bits of the binary word output by the numeric data source as an address.

1460730776-d10f1913-2bb5-45bc-9e8e-5a77e45e9f12

1. An optical seismic cable module comprising:
a cable having:
a substantially tubular strength element;
a number of first optical fibres extending along a lumen of the strength element;
a number of second optical fibres extending part-way along the cable module radially outboard of the strength element;
a number of sensor units at which sensors are joined to the second optical fibres; and
a joining device at each end of the cable module, each joining device providing a load path between the strength element of the cable module and the strength element of a respective adjacent cable module, and providing for the connection of one or more of the first optical fibres of the cable module to respective first optical fibres of the respective adjacent cable module;

the seismic cable module further comprising a connection unit intermediate the length of the cable module at which at least one of the respective second optical fibres are joined to one of the first optical fibres of the cable module;
wherein the sensor units on both sides of the connection unit are joined to that connection unit by the second optical fibres.
2. An optical seismic cable module according to claim 1, wherein the joining devices provide for connection between first optical fibres of adjacent cable modules and respective second optical fibres of adjacent modules.
3. An optical seismic cable module according to claim 1, wherein equal numbers of sensor units are provided on each side of the connection unit.
4. An optical seismic cable module according to claim 1, wherein:
the connection unit is positioned intermediate the length of the cable module;
the sensor units are positioned on each side of the connection unit;
one of the respective second optical fibres extends from each sensor unit to the connection unit; and
the strength element and the first optical fibres of the cable module extend continuously from the respective ends of the cable module to the connection unit.
5. An optical seismic cable module according to claim 1, wherein more than one of the sensor units are joined to each of the second optical fibres.
6. An optical seismic cable comprising:
a number of cable modules according to claim 1,
wherein the cable modules are joined end-to-end at the joining devices wherein the first optical fibres of one cable module are joined to the first optical fibres of the adjacent cable module; and
the joining devices provide a load path between the strength elements of adjacent cable modules.
7. An optical seismic cable according to claim 6, wherein, in one of the cable modules, the respective second optical fibres extend from each of the sensor units to the connection unit.
8. An optical seismic cable according to claim 7, wherein, in one of the cable modules, the sensor units are positioned on each side of the connection unit.
9. An optical seismic cable according to claim 8, wherein, in one of the cable modules, equal numbers of sensor units are provided on each side of the connection unit.
10. An optical seismic cable module according to claim 1, wherein the respective ends of each module provide for module-to-module connection of first optical fibres, and also for module-to-module connection of second optical fibres.

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. Piston device for dispensing ice cream, for ice cream machines of the \u201cinstant\u201d type, comprising a whisking cylinder (1) closed by a hatch (3) having an aperture (603) communicating with the said whisking cylinder (1), characterized in that the said hatch 3 has a cylindrical chamber (303) of relatively large diameter in which is mounted with a seal a rotatable drum (4) carrying a plurality of cylindrical housings (4a-4d), each having in its lower lateral area a through hole (304a-304d) which can be aligned with the said aperture (603) for communication with the whisking cylinder.
2. Dispensing device according to claim 1, characterized in that a vertically slidable piston (7a-7d) is fitted into each of the said cylindrical housings (4a-4d), means being provided for the selective movement of the said pistons (7a-7d).
3. Dispensing device according to claim 2, characterized in that each of the said cylindrical housings (4a-4d) is provided at its base with a die plate (504a-504d) provided with a series of through holes (604a-604d) for imparting any desired cross-sectional profile to the ice cream extruded through the die plates.
4. Device according to claim 3, characterized in that the said ice cream extrusion pistons are provided at their bases with a series of projections or plugs (504a-504d) complementary to the holes (604a-604d) of the said die plates, in such a way that the ice cream remaining in the said holes is fully expelled at the end of the dispensing stage.
5. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the said cylindrical housings (4a-4d) carrying the die plates (504a-504d) are positioned at equal distances from each other and at the same distance from the periphery of the drum (4).
6. Dispensing device according to claim 1, characterized in that the said drum (4) comprises in its lower part a handwheel (404) for rotating it in steps.
7. Dispensing device according to claim 2, characterized in that each of the said pistons (7a-7d) is provided with a reference and anti-rotation pin (607a-607d) which can slide in a vertical groove (20a-20d) in the cylindrical housing (4a-4d) in which the corresponding piston (7a-7d) is fitted.
8. Device according to claim 7, characterized in that each piston (7a-7d) is provided in its upper part (107a-107d) with a substantially horizontal slot (207a-207d) which can be engaged by an element (10) for raising and lowering the engaged piston.
9. Dispensing device according to claim 8, characterized in that the said piston driving element (10) comprises a shank (210) connected to a guide piston (11) slidable in a cylindrical housing (17) formed on the surface of a cover (15) which closes the hatch (3).
10. Device according to claim 9, in which a re-entrant (311), in which is engaged a finger (12) fixed to a manually operated handle (19), is formed on the lateral wall of the said guide piston (11).
11. Dispensing device according to claim 10, characterized in that a reference and anti-rotation pin (211), which can slide in a vertical groove (18) in the cylindrical housing in which the said piston slides, is provided on the lateral wall of the said guide piston (11).