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1. A Mobile Application Part (MAP) message processing system for interworking between heterogeneous networks, wherein
a protocol identifying unit which analyzes a Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP) message to identify a protocol type of a message originating network which transmitted a MAP message associated with the TCAP message; and
a protocol distributing unit which distributes the MAP message to a corresponding MAP layer based on the protocol type identified by the protocol identifying unit, wherein the protocol identifying unit performs redundant identification methods to identify the protocol type of the message originating network.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the identification methods independently confirms the protocol type of the message originating network.
3. The system of claim 2, wherein the redundant identification methods include:
determining whether the TCAP message includes or omits a dialogue portion; and
determining whether the TCAP message includes or omits a predetermined type of operation family information, wherein the inclusion or omission of the dialogue field and predetermined type of operation family information indicates whether the message originating network is an ANSI network or a GSM network.
4. The system of claim 3, wherein the redundant identification methods further include: determining whether the TCAP message includes a predetermined type of parameter tag of MAP start data.
5. The system of claim 3, wherein determining whether the TCAP message includes or omits a predetermined type of operation family information includes determining whether the TCAP message includes operation family information that corresponds to a predetermined hexa-decimal value.
6. A Mobile Application Part (MAP) message processing system for interworking between heterogeneous networks, including:
a protocol identifying unit which analyzes a Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP) message to identify a protocol type of an originating network which transmitted a MAP message associated with the TCAP message; and
a protocol distributing unit which distributes the MAP message to a corresponding MAP layer according to the protocol type identified by the protocol identifying unit, wherein the protocol identifying unit includes a dialogue portion determining unit which identifies whether the TCAP message includes a dialogue portion corresponding to a GSM-type network, wherein the protocol identifying unit further comprises at least one of:
an operation code determining circuit which identifies an operation code of the TCAP message; or
a MAP start tag value determining circuit which identifies a parameter tag of a MAP start data.
7. The system of claim 6, wherein the protocol distributing unit comprises:
a MAP protocol information database which includes MAP information associated with the protocol type identified by the protocol identifying unit; and
a message distributing unit which searches the MAP protocol information database based on the identified protocol type to determine a MAP then distributes said MAP message to said corresponding MAP layer.
8. The system of claim 7, wherein the MAP information in the MAP protocol information database includes at least one of a MAP application process identifier, an identifier for an inter process communication (IPC), a MAP protocol identifier, a process-available operation code, and an application context name.
9. The system of claim 7, wherein the MAP protocol information is collected by searching a file or a database at an initial stage of execution of the protocol distributing circuit, or is constructed by collecting information transmitted from the MAP protocol when the MAP protocol is executed.
10. The system of claim 6, wherein the protocol identifying unit includes the operation code determining circuit and the MAP start tag value determining circuit.
11. A Mobile Application Part (MAP) message processing system for interworking between heterogeneous networks, comprising:
a protocol identifying unit which determines a protocol type of a message originating network by identifying a dialogue portion, an operation code, and a MAP start tag value of a message transmitted from lower layer to Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP);
a MAP protocol information database which includes information on a MAP of the system; and
a message distributing unit which searches the MAP protocol information database based on the protocol type identified by the protocol identifying unit to determine a MAP and then distributes a message to a corresponding MAP layer.
12. The system of claim 11, wherein said heterogeneous networks include a GSM-MAP based mobile communication network and an ANSI-MAP based mobile communication network, and wherein the dialogue portion is mandatory in the GSM-MAP based mobile communication network, while it is not used for the ANSI-MAP based mobile communication network.
13. The system of claim 11, wherein said heterogeneous networks include a GSM-MAP based mobile communication network and an ANSI-MAP based mobile communication network, and wherein the operation code includes operation family information separately defined for the ANSI-MAP based mobile communication network and the GSM-MAP based mobile communication network.
14. The system of claim 11, wherein said heterogeneous networks include a GSM-MAP based mobile communication network and an ANSI-MAP based mobile communication network, and wherein the MAP start tag value includes specific tag value information separately defined for the ANSI-MAP based mobile communication network and the GSM-MAP based mobile communication network.
15. A Mobile Application Part (MAP) message processing method for interworking between heterogeneous networks which use different MAP standards, comprising:
analyzing a Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP) message to identify a protocol type of a message originating network which transmitted a MAP message associated with the TCAP message; and
distributing the MAP message to a corresponding MAP layer based on the protocol type identified in said analyzing step, wherein said heterogeneous networks include an ANSI-MAP based network and a GSM-MAP based network, wherein analyzing the TCAP message includes performing redundant identification methods to identify the protocol type of the message originating network.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein each of the identification methods independently confirms the protocol type of the message originating network.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the redundant identification methods include:
determining whether the TCAP message includes or omits a dialogue field; and
determining whether the TCAP message includes or omits a predetermined type of operation family information, wherein the inclusion or omission of the dialogue field and predetermined type of operation family information indicates whether the message originating network is an ANSI network or a GSM network.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the redundant identification methods further include: determining whether the TCAP message includes a predetermined type of parameter tag of MAP start data.
19. The method of claim 17, wherein determining whether the TCAP message includes or omits a predetermined type of operation family information includes determining whether the TCAP message includes operation family information that corresponds to a predetermined hexa-decimal value.
20. A Mobile Application Part (MAP) message processing method for interworking between heterogeneous networks, comprising:
transmitting a message received from a remote node from a lower layer to TCAP;
processing the received message according to its message type;
identifying a protocol type of a message originating network which transmitted the message based on whether the message includes a dialogue portion corresponding to a GSM-type network;
determining MAP protocol information based on the protocol type identified in said identifying step; and
distributing the message to a corresponding MAP layer, wherein the protocol type of the message originating network is identified according to an operation code contained in the message.
wherein if the operation code of the message contains a first type of operation family information defined in the ANSI-MAP standard specification, the protocol type of message originating network is identified as an ANSI-MAP based network, and
wherein if the operation code of the message contains a second type of operation family information or if the operation code of the message does not contain operation family information, the protocol type of message originating network is identified as a GSM-MAP based network.
21. The method of claim 20, wherein if the dialogue portion is included in the message, the protocol type of the message originating network is identified as a GSM-MAP based network, and wherein if the dialogue portion is not included in the message, the protocol type of message originating network is identified as an ANSI-MAP based network.
22. The method of claim 20, wherein the protocol type of the message originating network is identified by a MAP start tag value contained in a component portion of the message.
23. The method of claim 22, wherein if the MAP start tag value contains a first type of MAP start tag value, the protocol type of message originating network is identified as an ANSI-MAP based network, and wherein if the MAP start tag value contains a second type of MAP start tag value, the protocol type of the message originating network is identified as a GSM-MAP based network.
24. The method of claim 20, further comprising:
constructing a MAP protocol information database by searching information from a file or a database at an initial stage of executing of a protocol distribution function, or by receiving information on a MAP of a system when the MAP is executed.
25. A Mobile Application Part (MAP) message processing method for interworking between heterogeneous networks, comprising:
transmitting a message received from a remote node from a lower layer to Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP);
processing the message received by the TCAP according to its message type;
analyzing a dialogue portion, an operation code, and a MAP start tag value of the processed message to identify a protocol type of a message originating network; and
searching MAP protocol information based on the protocol type identified for the originating network and distributing the message to a pertinent MAP layer.
26. The method of claim 25, wherein if the dialogue portion is included in the message, the protocol type of message originating network is identified as a GSM-MAP based network, and wherein if the dialogue portion is not included in the message, the protocol type of message originating network is identified as an ANSI-MAP based network.
27. The method of claim 25, wherein if the operation code of the message contains a first type of operation family information, the protocol type of message originating network is identified as an ANSI-MAP based network, and wherein if the operation code of the message contains a second type of operation family information or if the operation code of the message does not contain operation family information, the protocol type of message originating network is identified as a GSM-MAP based network.
28. The method of claim 25, wherein if the MAP start tag value contains a first type of MAP start tag value, the protocol type of message originating network is identified as a ANSI-MAP based network, and wherein if the MAP start tag value contains a second type of MAP start tag value, the protocol type of message originating network is identified as a GSM-MAP based network.
29. A method for managing the transfer of information between networks which operate using different mobile application part (MAP) standards, comprising:
receiving a Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP) message from a first network which operates according to a first MAP standard;
analyzing information in the message to identify a protocol of the first network; and
determining a MAP layer associated with a second network which operates according to a second MAP standard, the MAP layer being determined based on the protocol identified by said analyzing, said analyzing including:
determining whether the TCAP message contains or omits at least one of predetermined dialogue information or operation code information including predetermined operation family information; and
identifying the protocol of the first network based on the whether the TCAP message contains or omits at least one of said predetermined dialogue information and said operation code, wherein said analyzing includes determining whether the TCAP message contains at least two of said predetermined dialogue information, said operation code, or a predetermined parameter tag.
30. The method of claim 29, wherein said identifying includes:
searching a database of information which associates information indicative of the protocol of the first network with said predetermined dialogue information or said operation code information including said predetermined operation family information; and
identifying the protocol of the first network as one which corresponds to the protocol information associated with said predetermined information in the database.
31. The method of claim 29, wherein said first network and said second network are selected from the group consisting of an ANSI-based mobile communications network and a GSM-based mobile communications network.
32. The method of claim 29, wherein said analyzing includes determining whether the TCAP message contains all three of said predetermined dialogue information, said operation code, and said predetermined parameter tag.
33. A system for managing the transfer of information between networks which operate using different mobile application part (MAP) standards, comprising:
an analyzing unit which analyzes a Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP) message from a first network, which operates according to a first MAP standard, to identify a protocol of the first network; and
a distribution unit which determines a MAP layer associated with a second network which operates according to a second MAP standard, said distribution unit determining the MAP layer based on the protocol identified by the analyzing unit,
wherein said analyzing unit determines whether the TCAP message contains or omits at least one of predetermined dialogue information or operation code information including predetermined operation family information, and then identifies the protocol of the first network based on the whether the TCAP message contains or omits said predetermined dialogue information or said operation code, wherein the analyzing unit determines whether the TCAP message contains at least two of said predetermined dialogue information said operation code, or a predetermined parameter tag.
34. The system of claim 33, wherein said analyzing unit searches a database of information which associates information indicative of the protocol of the first network with said predetermined information, and then identifies the protocol of the first network as one which corresponds to the protocol information associated with said predetermined information in the database.
35. The system of claim 33, wherein said first network and said second network are selected from the group consisting of an ANSI-based mobile communications network and a GSM-based mobile communications network.
36. The system of claim 33, wherein the analyzing unit determines whether the TCAP message contains all three of said predetermined dialogue information, said operation code, and said predetermined parameter tag.

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. Device for non-destructive testing of a test object comprising:
at least one measuring head, for scanning the test object to produce a measurement value;
positioning means for moving the measuring head between a park position and a measuring position;
a pressure chamber subjecting the test object to a prescribed pressure and including a hood;
a sub-frame, for receiving the test object;
a first bearing element supporting the sub-frame and reducing the transmittal of vibrations from a base to the sub-frame; and
a second bearing element supporting the hood separately from the sub-frame and reducing the transmittal of vibrations from the base to the hood.
2. Device according to claim 1 in which at least one of the first bearing element and the second bearing element is a vibration insulator.
3. Device according to claim 1 in which the second bearing element is a sealing element.
4. Device according to claim 1 in which the hood is configured to be dismantled non-destructively.
5. Device according to claim 4 in which at least one of the sub-frame and the positioning means is configured to be dismantled non-destructively.
6. Device according to claim 4 in which the positioning means is supported on the sub-frame.
7. Device according to claim 4 in which the hood comprises an extension which accommodates at least a part of the positioning means in the park position.
8. Device according to claim 4 in which the hood comprises a frame which is clad in a number of panels.
9. Device according to claim 4 in which the hood comprises a door.
10. Device according to claim 4 comprising-at least one padding element in the pressure chamber.
11. Device according to claim 4 comprising a camera in the pressure chamber.
12. Device according to claim 4 comprising an artificial light source in the pressure chamber.
13. Device according to claim 4 in which the pressure chamber comprises a safety valve.
14. Device according to claim 4 in which the positioning means moves the measuring head in an axial direction andor in a radial direction.
15. Device according to claim 4 in which the measuring head is rotatable around a rotation axis extending in the axial direction relative to the test object.
16. Device according to claim 4 in which the measuring head comprises:
an illumination unit for illuminating the test object;
a shearing element by which the light beams reflected back from the test object are caused to produce interference; and
an electronic image sensor located in the optical path of the shearing element and which records the interfering light beams.
17. Device according to claim 4 comprising a protective screen for protecting the illuminating unit in the park position.
18. Device according to claim 4 comprising-control and evaluation means for controlling at least one of the positioning means, and the rotation means and the measuring head and the pressure prevailing in the pressure chamber and for evaluating the measurement results.
19. Device according to claim 1 in which at least one of the sub-frame and the positioning means is configured to be dismantled non-destructively.
20. Device according to claim 1 in which the positioning means is supported on the sub-frame.
21. Device according to claim 1 in which the hood comprises an extension which accommodates at least a part of the positioning means in the park position.
22. Device according to claim 1 in which the hood comprises a frame which is clad in a number of panels.
23. Device according to claim 22 in which the panels are sealed pressure-tight by a seal.
24. Device according to claim 22 in which the panels are detachably attached to the frame by fastening elements.
25. Device according to claim 22 in which the frame is configured to be dismantled non-destructively into a number of frame parts.
26. Device according to claim 1 in which the hood comprises a door.
27. Device according to claim 26 in which the door comprises a swing door.
28. Device according to claim 27 in which the door is mounted on a vertical axis and comprises a supporting wheel.
29. Device according to claim 27 in which the door is mounted on a horizontal axis and is connected to a counterweight.
30. Device according to claim 26 comprising a pressure-tight seal sealing the door.
31. Device according to claim 1 comprising at least one padding element in the pressure chamber.
32. Device according to claim 1 comprising a one camera in the pressure chamber.
33. Device according to claim 32 comprising a monitor linked to the camera and positioned outside the pressure chamber.
34. Device according to claim 1 comprising an artificial light source in the pressure chamber.
35. Device according to claim 1 in which the pressure chamber comprises a safety valve.
36. Device according to claim 1 in which the positioning means moves the measuring head in an axial direction andor in a radial direction.
37. Device according to claim 36 in which the axial direction runs vertically and the radial direction run horizontally.
38. Device according to claim 37 or 36 in which the positioning means comprises a first adjustment assembly for moving the measuring head in an axial direction, and a second adjustment assembly coupled to the first adjustment assembly for moving the first measuring head in a radial direction.
39. Device according to claim 1 in which the measuring head is rotatable around a rotation axis extending in the axial direction relative to the test object.
40. Device according to claim 39 in which the sub-frame comprises a rotation means for rotating the test object around the rotation axis.
41. Device according to claim 1 in which the measuring head comprises:
an illumination unit for illuminating the test object;
a shearing element by which the light beams reflected back from the test object are caused to produce interference; and
an electronic image sensor located in the optical path of the shearing element and which records the interfering light beams.
42. Device according to claim 1 comprising a protective screen for protecting the illuminating unit in the park position.
43. Device according to claim 1 comprising control and evaluation means for controlling at least one of the positioning means and the rotation means and the measuring head and the pressure prevailing in the pressure chamber and for evaluating the measurement results.

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11. A method for detecting whether an injector with a valve controlled by a PWM signal of an SCR system is clogged, the SCR system including a rotary positive-displacement pump driven by a motor and pressure of which is controlled by a controller that continuously measures rotational speed of the motor and pressure at an outlet of the pump, the method comprising, during operation of the SCR system at a given pressure:
measuring an associated average rotational speed;
holding the speed at the measured value;
comparing a curve of change in pressure to reference curves stored in a memory and deducing a condition of the injector therefrom.
12. A method according to claim 11, wherein the pump is also controlled by a PWM-type signal, characterized by a duty cycle (DC), and according to which average pressure level at a given DC of a control signal of the pump is compared with a reference value stored in the memory.
13. A method according to claim 11, wherein the speed is released and a control is restarted as soon as the pressure drops below a threshold value.
14. A method according to claim 11, wherein a pressure at which the speed is held is greater than a nominal operating pressure of the pump.
15. A method according to claim 11, wherein the valve of the injector is an electromagnetic valve.
16. A method according to claim 11, wherein the pump is a gear pump.
17. A method according to claim 11, wherein a memory is present in an ECM specific to the SCR system.
18. A method according to claim 17, wherein values in the memory are recalculated at a given frequency so as to have a reference that adapts to a change or ageing of the system.
19. A method according to claim 11, wherein the controller is connected to a pressure sensor and the controller compares, in a loop, a pressure setpoint value with the value measured by the sensor and consequently acts on the rotational speed of the motor to attempt to stabilize the pressure at the setpoint value.
20. A method according to claim 19, wherein the pressure sensor is integrated into the pump.

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 driving a light-emitting diode comprising the steps of:
providing a rectifying circuit to receive power from a voltage source and provide a pulsed direct current (DC) voltage source;
providing a current source circuit to provide a loop current corresponding to different current levels of a positive part of the voltage source; and
placing a plurality of LED modules under control of a plurality of current guiding control circuits in such a manner that the respective LED modules emit light upon being driven by the respective current guiding control circuits, wherein each of the current guiding control circuits includes at least two transistors to constitute at least two switch circuits to selectively permit electric current to flow therethrough in response to a predetermined current level applied thereto, with the respective current guiding control circuits being responsive to different predetermined current levels;
whereby the respective LED modules are driven to emit light within a cycle of AC mains power, in the case where the voltage level applied to the current guiding control circuits corresponding thereto reaches the predetermined current levels.
2. The driving method according to claim 1, wherein the current source circuit converts the pulsed DC voltage source into a pulsed DC current source in phase therewith, so as to provide the loop current to the respective LED modules.
3. A device for driving a light-emitting diode, comprising:
a voltage source for providing an AC voltage;
a rectifying circuit for converting the AC voltage from the voltage source into a pulsed direct current (DC) voltage source;
a current source circuit coupled between the rectifying circuit and a plurality of LED modules and adapted to convert the pulsed DC voltage source into a pulsed DC current source in phase therewith, so as to provide a loop current to the respective LED modules;
at least two LED modules, each comprising multiple LEDs connected in series, in parallel, or in a combination of both;
at least two current guiding control circuits coupled between adjacent ones of the LED modules, each being provided with first and second transistors, first to fourth resistors, first and second input terminals, and first and second output terminals, wherein the first input terminal is connected in parallel to a positive electrode of one of the LED modules and connected in series to a negative electrode of another one of the LED modules which is upstream of the one LED module, and wherein the second input terminal is connected to the voltage source via the third resistor, and wherein the first output terminal is connected to a negative electrode of the one LED module and the second output terminal is connected to a positive electrode of another one of the LED modules which is downstream of the one LED module.
4. The device for driving a light-emitting diode according to claim 3, wherein the first and second transistors are each provided with a first terminal, a second terminal and a control terminal, and wherein the first input terminal is connected to the first terminal of the first transistor, and the control terminal of the first transistor is connected to an end of the first resistor, and the other end of the first resistor and the first terminal of the second transistor are connected via a common line to the second output terminal, and wherein the control terminal of the second transistor is connected to an end of the second resistor, while the other end of the second resistor and the second terminal of the first transistor are connected via a common line to the first output terminal, and wherein the second terminal of the second transistor is coupled to the second output terminal, and wherein the fourth resistor is coupled between the control terminal and the second terminal of the second transistor.
5. The device for driving a light-emitting diode according to claim 4, wherein the first and second transistors are NPN-type bipolar junction transistors (BJT), in which the first terminal, the second terminal and the control terminal are an emitter, a collector and a base, respectively.
6. The device for driving a light-emitting diode according to claim 3, wherein the LEDs mounted in the respective LED modules are gradually increased in amount and then decreased in amount from upstream to downstream.
7. The device for driving a light-emitting diode according to claim 6, wherein the respective current guiding control circuits are mounted on a circuit board and then electrically connected to the respective LED modules.
8. The device for driving a light-emitting diode according to claim 6, wherein the respective current guiding control circuits and the respective LED modules are together packaged in an integrated circuit package.