All The Claims

1. Device for the transfer, between a solid matter and a liquid, of energy andor matter dissolvable in the liquid, which device comprises an outer drum mounted in lying position, an inner drum which is provided with perforations and which is situated coaxially in the outer drum and is connected to this latter, means for commonly rotating the two drums, and means situated inside the inner drum for moving the solid matter from a supply at one extremity of said drum to an outlet at its other extremity, whereby in between the two drums a number of troughs are formed, each trough running in a longitudinal direction of the inner drum and having a rim at the leading edge of said trough in the rotational sense of the drum, said troughs, during the rotation of the drums, scooping up liquid from beneath between the drums and bringing the liquid upward and further up pouring out said liquid through the inner drum onto the solid matter inside the inner drum, wherein the inner drum, at a position along the rim of each trough, is provided with at least one drain opening which is larger than the perforations of the inner drum, whereby opposite to said drain opening, means are provided for preventing, when the drain opening is at the bottom of the drums during the rotation of the drums, the penetration of solid matter therethrough but, during the pouring of liquid off the trough at the top of the drums allows for the unhampered flow of the liquid therethrough, together with solid matter wherein said means for preventing the penetration of solid matter through said drain opening comprising a flap hinged towards the inside of the inner drum, which flap, in closing position, closes off the drain opening.
2. Device according to claim 1, wherein said means for preventing the penetration of solid matter through said drain opening are stationary with respect to the inner drum.
3. Device according to claim 2, wherein said means for preventing the penetration of solid matter through said drain opening consist of a cap which is partially situated in the inner drum opposite to the drain opening.
4. Device according to claim 1, wherein the space between the drums is divided into sections by radial partitions, and within each section a number of troughs are distributed over the periphery of the inner drum.
5. Device according to claim 4, wherein the troughs in each section are formed by partitions extending between two radial partitions.
6. Device according to claim 4, wherein at least one opening is provided in the radial partitions, at the location of each trough.
7. Device according to claim 1, wherein, at the extremity of the drums where the solid matter is supplied, means are provided to filter the liquid which is drained.
8. Device according to claim 7, wherein said means for filtering includes a bucket wheel with perforated partitions which, in respect to the inner drum, is attached around a supply channel for the solid matter, which bucket wheel, in between the partitions, is open at the side of the supply channel, which latter, at the top, is provided with an orifice element for collecting the solid matter.
9. Device according to claim 1, wherein the means for moving the solid matter in the inner drum comprise a screw blade.
10. Device according to claim 9, wherein said screw blade is fixed in respect to the drums.

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 cellular communication system, comprising:
antenna apparatus for transmitting a transmit wireless signal, said antenna apparatus for receiving a receive wireless signal;
radio frequency (RF) means for receiving and performing RF receive processing on said receive wireless signal to generate a receive signal, said RF means for performing RF transmit processing on a transmit signal and generating said transmit wireless signal therefrom;
host processing means adapted to communicate data, status and control information with said RF means via a bus, said host processing means comprising a first host based software application and a host based modem application, said host based modem application performing the method comprising the steps of:
receiving said receive signal generated by said RF module over said bus and generating receive data in response thereto for input to said software application; and
receiving data output by said first software application and generating said transmit signal in response thereto, sending said transmit signal to said RF module over said bus,
wherein said host processing means is capable of concurrently running a second host based software application.
2. A cellular communication system, comprising:
a plurality of antennas for receiving a plurality of receive wireless signals, one of said plurality of antennas for transmitting a transmit wireless signal;
radio frequency (RF) means for receiving and performing RF receive processing on said plurality of receive wireless signals to generate a plurality of receive signals, said RF means for performing RF transmit processing on a transmit signal and generating said transmit wireless signal therefrom;
host processing means adapted to communicate data, status and control information with said RF means via a bus, said host processing means comprising a first host based software application and a host based modem application, said host based modem application performing the method comprising the steps of:
receiving said plurality of receive signals generated by said RF module over said bus and generating receive data in response thereto for input to said software application; and
receiving data output by said first software application and generating said transmit signal in response thereto, sending said transmit signal to said RF module over said bus,
wherein said host processing means is capable of concurrently running a second host based software.
3. The system according to claim 1, wherein said RF receive processing comprises RF demodulation of said receive wireless signal and wherein said receive signal comprises a receive audio baseband signal.
4. The system according to claim 1, wherein said RF receive processing comprises downconversion of said receive wireless signal and wherein said receive signal comprises an intermediate frequency (IF) signal.
5. The system according to claim 1, wherein said RF receive processing comprises downconversion of said receive wireless signal and wherein said receive signal comprises complex baseband I and Q signals.
6. The system according to claim 2, wherein said RF receive processing comprises RF demodulation of said plurality of receive wireless signals and wherein said plurality of receive signals comprise a plurality of receive audio baseband signals.
7. The system according to claim 2, wherein said RF receive processing comprises downconversion of said plurality of receive wireless signals and wherein said plurality of receive signals comprise a plurality of intermediate frequency (IF) signals.
8. The system according to claim 2, wherein said RF receive processing comprises downconversion of said plurality of receive wireless signals and wherein said plurality of receive signals comprise a plurality of complex baseband I and Q signals.
9. The system according to claims 1 or 2, wherein said transmit signal comprises an audio baseband signal and wherein said RF transmit processing comprises RF modulation to said transmit wireless signal.
10. The system according to claims 1 or 2, wherein said transmit signal comprises an intermediate frequency (IF) signal and wherein said RF transmit processing comprises upconversion to said transmit wireless signal.
11. The system according to claims 1 or 2, wherein said transmit signal comprises complex baseband I and Q signals and wherein said RF transmit processing comprises upconversion to said transmit wireless signal.
12. The system according to claims 1 or 2, wherein said host based modem application implements a cellular protocol.
13. The system according to claim 1, wherein said host based modem application is operative to generate said receive data in response to said receive signal generated by said RF module and to send said transmit signal to said RF module over said bus in accordance with predetermined signal processing methods.
14. The system according to claim 2, wherein said host based modem application is operative to generate said receive data in response to said plurality of receive signals generated by said RF module and to send said transmit signal to said RF module over said bus in accordance with predetermined signal processing methods.
15. The system according to claims 13 or 14, wherein said signal processing method comprises the steps of:
receiving an audio baseband signal;
de-interleaving said audio baseband signal;
performing diversity combining functions;
performing equalization functions;
performing modem demodulation functions; and
decoding the results of said modem demodulation.
16. The system according to claims 13 or 14, wherein said signal processing method comprises the steps of:
receiving an IF sampled signal;
de-interleaving said IF sampled signal;
performing diversity combining functions;
demodulating said IF sampled signal to an audio baseband signal;
performing equalization functions;
performing modem demodulation functions; and
decoding the results of said modem demodulation.
17. The system according to claims 13 or 14, wherein said signal processing method comprises the steps of:
receiving complex baseband I and Q signals;
de-interleaving said complex baseband I and Q signals;
performing diversity combining functions;
demodulating said complex baseband I and Q signals to an audio baseband signal;
performing equalization functions;
performing modem demodulation functions; and
decoding the results of said modem demodulation.
18. The system according to claims 13 or 14, wherein said signal processing method comprises the steps of:
receiving a transmit data signal;
encoding said transmit data signal;
performing modem modulation functions;
performing cellular audio processing functions to yield an audio baseband signal;
interleaving the results of said cellular audio processing; and
transmitting said interleaved audio baseband signal.
19. The system according to claims 13 or 14, wherein said signal processing method comprises the steps of:
receiving a transmit data signal;
encoding said transmit data signal;
performing modem modulation functions;
performing cellular audio processing functions;
performing IF modulation functions to yield an IF sampled signal;
interleaving the results of said IF modulation; and
transmitting said interleaved IF sampled signal.
20. The system according to claims 13 or 14, wherein said signal processing method comprises the steps of:
receiving a transmit data signal;
encoding said transmit data signal;
performing modem modulation functions;
performing cellular audio processing functions;
performing I and Q modulation functions to yield complex baseband I and Q signals;
interleaving the results of said I and Q modulation; and
transmitting said interleaved complex baseband I and Q signals.
21. The system according to claims 1 or 2, wherein said RF means comprises RF circuitry implemented on a printed circuit board (PCB) adapted to be installed in a computer.
22. The system according to claims 1 or 2, wherein said RF means comprises RF circuitry implemented on a PCMCIA card adapted to be installed in a computer.
23. The system according to claims 1 or 2 wherein said bus comprises bus interface circuitry implemented on a printed circuit board (PCB) adapted to be installed in a computer.
24. The system according to claims 1 or 2 wherein said RF means comprises an external cellular transceiver coupled to a computer via a cable, said cable operative to connect said external cellular transceiver to bus interface circuitry within said computer.
25. The system according to claim 24, wherein said bus interface circuitry comprises a serial port.
26. The system according to claim 24, wherein said bus interface circuitry comprises a parallel port.
27. The system according to claims 1 or 2 wherein said RF means comprises an external cellular transceiver coupled to a computer via a cable, said cable operative to connect said external cellular transceiver to a parallel port within said computer.
28. The system according to claim 6, wherein said host based modem application implements diversity combining for combining said plurality of receive audio baseband signals.
29. The system according to claim 7, wherein said host based modem application implements diversity combining means for combining said plurality of receive IF signals.
30. The system according to claim 8, wherein said host based modem application implements diversity combining means for combining said plurality of receive complex baseband I and Q signals.
31. A cellular communication system, comprising:
a host, comprising:
processing means adapted to execute one or more software applications including a software application adapted to communicate data;
a device driver adapted to handle data transfers, configuration operations and the linking of low level physical entities within hardware interface circuitry to said host;

said hardware circuitry comprising:
antenna apparatus for transmitting a transmit wireless signal and for receiving one or more receive wireless signals;
radio frequency (RF) means for receiving and processing said one or more receive wireless signals to generate one or more receive signals, said RF means for modulating a transmit signal and generating said transmit wireless signal therefrom, said RF means transmitting said transmit wireless signal;
bus circuitry for interfacing data, status and control information between said RF means and a host;

wherein said host is adapted to communicate said data, status and control information to and from said RF means via said bus circuitry, said host suitably programmed to implement a host based modem, comprising:
a front end operative to process samples received from said device driver, perform diversity combining, filtering, demodulation and decimation functions; and
a data pump operative to implement one or more standard voice band modems.
32. The system according to claim 31, wherein said RF means is adapted to receive and demodulate said one or more receive wireless signals to generate one or more receive baseband signals.
33. The system according to claim 31, wherein said RF means is adapted to receive and downconvert said one or more receive wireless signals to generate one or more receive complex baseband I and Q signals.
34. The system according to claim 31, wherein said RF means is adapted to receive and downconvert said one or more receive wireless signals to generate one or more receive intermediate frequency (IF) signals.
35. The system according to claim 31, wherein said RF means is adapted to modulate an audio baseband signal to yield said transmit wireless signal therefrom.
36. The system according to claim 31, wherein said RF means is adapted to upconvert complex baseband I and Q signals to yield said transmit wireless signal therefrom.
37. The system according to claim 31, wherein said RF means is adapted to upconvert an intermediate frequency (IF) sampled signal to yield said transmit wireless signal therefrom.
38. The system according to claim 31, wherein said antenna apparatus comprises a plurality of antennas for receiving a plurality of receive wireless signals.
39. The system according to claim 31, wherein said front end and said data pump are implemented utilizing host signal processing (HSP).
40. The system according to claim 31, wherein said host based modem is adapted to implement a cellular protocol.
41. The system according to claim 31, wherein said front end is adapted to perform diversity combining when said antenna apparatus is operative to receive a plurality of receive wireless signals.

1. An apparatus for a wireless device, said apparatus comprising:
a message generator configured to generate a network-terminated message, the network-terminated message including a media feature tag that identifies wireless device support of ICS, IMS Centralized Service, and identifies network support of the necessary functionality to support ICS, the network support indicated in network-sent information sent to the wireless device.
2. The Apparatus of claim 1 wherein the network-terminated message generated by said message generator comprises a Session Initiation Protocol, SIP, message.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the media feature tag is embodied at an accept contact header part of the network-terminated message.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the media feature tag that identifies support of ICS identifies the wireless device to be DTM, Dual Transfer Mode, capable.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the media feature tag comprises a SIP feature tag.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said message generator is configured to generate the network-terminated message pursuant to a wireless-device registration.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising an initiator configured to cause initiation of generation of the network-terminated message by said message generator.
8. A method for generation of a network-terminated message, said method comprising:
initiating generation of a network-terminated message, the network-terminated message including a media feature tag that identifies network support of ICS, IMS Centralized Service, and identifies the wireless device to be DTM, Dual Transfer Mode, capable, the network support indicated in network-sent information; and
generating the network-terminated message.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein said initiating comprises initiating generation of a SIP, Session Initiation Protocol, message that includes the media feature tag.
10. The method of claim 8 wherein the media feature tag is embodied at an accept contact data header part of the network-terminated message.
11. The method of claim 8 further comprising:
sending the network-terminated message to a network, detecting delivery of the network-terminated message at the network, and performing terminating access domain selection responsive to values of the media feature tag of the network-terminated message.
12. The method of claim 11 further comprising sending, responsive to the network-terminated message, a SIP, Session Initiation Protocol, message to a circuit-switched network entity.
13. The method of claim 12 wherein the SIP message comprises a SIP INVITE message.
14. An apparatus for a wireless network, said apparatus comprising:
a detector configured to detect delivery at the wireless network of a wireless device generated message, the wireless device generated message including a media feature tag that identifies wireless device support of ICS, and the wireless device to be DTM, dual transfer mode, capable, the wireless device message formed responsive to network-sent information indicating network support of ICS.
15. A method for facilitating an ICS (IMS Centralized Service), said method comprising:
detecting a message at a network node, the message intended for wireless-device termination; and
generating a wireless-device-terminated message that provides for mapping of a SIP URI into a calling name presentation, the wireless-device-terminated message indicating network support of ICS.
16. An apparatus for facilitating an ICS (IMS Centralized Service), said apparatus comprising:
a detector configured to detect a message at a network node, the message intended for wireless-device termination; and
a message generator configured to generate a wireless-device-terminated message that provides for mapping of a SIP URI into a calling name presentation, the wireless-device-terminated message indicating network support of ICS.

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 sensor device, comprising:
a substrate that includes:
a plurality of photo detectors, wherein a first portion of the plurality of photo detectors each has a lateral size that is smaller than that of each of a second portion of the plurality of photo detectors, and
a plurality of contact pads which are electrically coupled to the photo detectors;

a plurality of color filters each disposed over one of the photo detectors;
wherein the plurality of photo detectors are configured to produce electronic signals in response to light incident through the color filters; and
wherein:
the plurality of photo detectors is arranged in a two dimensional array in the substrate;
the first portion of the plurality of photo detectors is disposed proximate a center of the array;
the second portion of the plurality of photo detectors is disposed proximate a periphery of the array.
2. An image sensor device, comprising:
a substrate that includes:
a plurality of photo detectors, wherein a first portion of the plurality of photo detectors each has a lateral size that is smaller than that of each of a second portion of the plurality of photo detectors, and
a plurality of contact pads which are electrically coupled to the photo detectors;

a plurality of color filters each disposed over one of the photo detectors;
wherein the plurality of photo detectors are configured to produce electronic signals in response to light incident through the color filters; and
wherein:
the plurality of photo detectors is arranged in a two dimensional array in the substrate;
the first portion of the plurality of photo detectors is disposed proximate a center of the array;
the second portion of the plurality of photo detectors is disposed proximate a periphery of the array;
a third portion of the plurality of photo detectors each has a lateral size that is smaller than that of each of the second portion of the plurality of photo detectors;
the third portion of the plurality of photo detectors each has a lateral size that is greater than that of each of a first portion of the plurality of photo detector;
the third portion of the plurality of photo detectors is disposed between the first and second portions of the plurality of photo detectors.
3. The image sensor device of claim 1, wherein a density of the plurality of photo detectors is greater at the center of the array than at the periphery of the array.
4. An image sensor device, comprising:
a substrate that includes:
a plurality of photo detectors, wherein a first portion of the plurality of photo detectors each has a lateral size that is smaller than that of each of a second portion of the plurality of photo detectors, and
a plurality of contact pads which are electrically coupled to the photo detectors;

a plurality of color filters each disposed over one of the photo detectors;
wherein the plurality of photo detectors are configured to produce electronic signals in response to light incident through the color filters;
wherein laterally adjacent ones of the photo detectors are spaced from each other by a spacing that is substantially the same throughout the array.
5. An image sensor device, comprising:
a substrate that includes:
a plurality of photo detectors, wherein a first portion of the plurality of photo detectors each has a lateral size that is smaller than that of each of a second portion of the plurality of photo detectors, and
a plurality of contact pads which are electrically coupled to the photo detectors;

a plurality of color filters each disposed over one of the photo detectors;
wherein the plurality of photo detectors are configured to produce electronic signals in response to light incident through the color filters; and
wherein the substrate has front and back opposing surfaces, and the plurality of contact pads are formed at the front surface, the image sensor device further comprising:
at least one lens mounted over the substrate for focusing light through the color filters and onto the photo detectors;
a plurality of holes each extending from the back surface to one of the contact pads;
a handler attached to the front surface;
a host board attached to the handler, wherein the host board includes a plurality of contact pads; and
a plurality of wires each extending from one of the contact pads of the substrate, through one of the holes, and to one of the contact pads of the host board.
6. An image sensor device, comprising:
a substrate that includes:
a plurality of photo detectors, wherein a first portion of the plurality of photo detectors each has a lateral size that is smaller than that of each of a second portion of the plurality of photo detectors, and
a plurality of contact pads which are electrically coupled to the photo detectors;

a plurality of color filters each disposed over one of the photo detectors;
wherein the plurality of photo detectors are configured to produce electronic signals in response to light incident through the color filters; and
wherein the substrate has front and back opposing surfaces, and the plurality of contact pads are formed at the front surface, the image sensor device further comprising:
at least one lens mounted over the substrate for focusing light through the color filters and onto the photo detectors;
a plurality of holes each extending from the back surface to one of the contact pads;
a plurality of electrically conductive traces each extending from one of the contact pads, along a sidewall of one of the holes, and over the back surface of the substrate; and
a host board disposed over the back surface and having a plurality of contact pads, wherein each of the contact pads of the substrate is electrically connected to one of the contact pads of the host board.
7. The image sensor device of claim 6, wherein the host board includes an aperture disposed over the cavity.
8. An image sensor device, comprising:
a substrate that includes:
a plurality of photo detectors, wherein a first portion of the plurality of photo detectors each has a lateral size that is smaller than that of each of a second portion of the plurality of photo detectors, and
a plurality of contact pads which are electrically coupled to the photo detectors;

a plurality of color filters each disposed over one of the photo detectors;
wherein the plurality of photo detectors are configured to produce electronic signals in response to light incident through the color filters; and
wherein the substrate has front and back opposing surfaces, and the plurality of contact pads are formed at the front surface, the image sensor device further comprising:
at least one lens mounted over the substrate for focusing light through the color filters and onto the photo detectors;
a handler having through-holes extending between first and second surfaces thereof, wherein the first surface is attached to the front surface such that each of the holes is aligned with one of the contact pads;
each of the holes having conductive material therein that extends through the hole from the one contact pad to the second surface.
9. The image sensor device of claim 8, further comprising:
a plurality of SMT interconnects each of which is attached to and electrically connected with the conductive material of one of the holes at the second surface.
10. The image sensor device of claim 1, further comprising:
a plurality of micro-lenses disposed over the photo detectors.
11. The image sensor device of claim 10, wherein each of the plurality of micro-lenses is disposed over just one of the photo detectors.
12. An image sensor device, comprising:
a substrate that includes:
a plurality of photo detectors, wherein a first portion of the plurality of photo detectors each has a lateral size that is smaller than that of each of a second portion of the plurality of photo detectors, and
a plurality of contact pads which are electrically coupled to the photo detectors;

a plurality of color filters each disposed over one of the photo detectors;
wherein the plurality of photo detectors are configured to produce electronic signals in response to light incident through the color filters; and
a plurality of micro-lenses disposed over the photo detectors;
wherein each of a first portion of the plurality of micro-lenses is disposed over a first predetermined number of the first portion of the plurality of photo detectors;
wherein each of a second portion of the plurality of micro-lenses is disposed over a second predetermined number of the second portion photo detectors; and
wherein the first predetermined number is different than the second predetermined number.
13. The image sensor device of claim 12, wherein the first predetermined number is greater than the second predetermined number.
14. The image sensor device of claim 10, further comprising:
an anti-reflective coating on the micro-lenses or under the color filters.