baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2532091-A (GB)
Title: Electronic calculating apparatus for generating an interaction index map of an image, method thereof and non-transitory machine-readable medium thereof
Inventor: YI-CHONG ZENG
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2014-11-28
Abstract: An electronic calculating apparatus (e.g. smart phone, a tablet computer, a portable computer, a desk computer, a shared server, a tour guide device, a camera or any other electronic device with the calculating function) for generating an interaction index map of an image. The electronic calculating apparatus includes a database and a processor coupled to the database. The database stores a plurality of reference images. The processor selects at least one feature of the image, selects at least one candidate reference image from the plurality of reference images according to the at least one feature by a matching calculating procedure, transforms the at least one candidate reference image into at least one transformed candidate reference image, and generates a specific interaction index map of the image according to at least one interaction index map of the at least one transformed candidate reference image so that a displaying device executes the corresponding operation according to a user instruction (e.g. a user selecting a specific position corresponding to the index value on the image) by the specific interaction index map and side-information related to the image. The side-information may be configured to record messages represented by each of the index values. The side information may represent text, a hyperlink, a picture, or a film.
Patent GB-2536643-A (GB)
Title: Device content provisioning system
Inventor: IAN MADDOCKS
IPC: H04W88/06
Filed: 2015-03-23
Abstract: A method and system for provisioning a portable electronic device, such as a key fob 3, comprising a first short-range communications means, with content data 19 from a networked remotely located content provider 15, using an electronic bridging device. The method comprises the steps of: establishing a first short-range communication channel 23 between a networked electronic bridging device, smartphone 7, and the portable electronic device 3; establishing a second communication channel between the networked electronic bridging device 7 and the networked remotely located content provider 15; provisioning the portable electronic device with the content data by transmitting the content data from the remotely located content provider to the portable electronic device using the first and second communication channels. The short-range communications means may comprise, near-field communications (NFC), Bluetooth, ZigBee or infrared. The second communications means may comprise a cellular 3G or 4G transceiver. The portable electronic device comprises a secure element configured in accordance with the GlobalPlatform standard. The content data may be an executable data file relating to a payment application to configure the portable device with payment functionality to enable the device to initiate a financial transaction with a point-of-sales terminal using the short range communications means.
Patent GB-2527396-A (GB)
Title: System and method for energy optimization in autonomous vehicle operation
Inventor: ATTARD CHRISTOPHER
IPC: B60W30/18
Filed: 2015-03-26
Abstract: Vehicle operating systems are preferably autonomously operated. A transient in an upcoming path of the vehicle is determined from a comparison of vehicle path data and vehicle status data to a threshold of mechanism first operating system. Operational parameters for one of first and second operating systems are selected according to the comparison. The selected operational parameters are applied to the operation of the one of the first and second operating systems. The transient is either a deceleration requirement where the first operating system is a regenerative braking mechanism, and the second operating system is a second braking mechanism; or the transient is an acceleration requirement wherein the first operating system is an electrical power component of an acceleration system for the vehicle, and the second operating system is a combustion power component of the acceleration system.
Patent GB-2536933-A (GB)
Title: Tapered ground auger
Inventor: NEIL BEARD
IPC: E21B10/44
Filed: 2015-04-01
Abstract: A tapered ground auger 10 comprising an auger shaft 12 having an auger screw 18 with an at least in part spiral flight and a plurality of auger teeth 34, each auger tooth including a tooth body 36 and a cutter 38 defining an elongate leading cutting edge, the auger teeth being engageable with the auger screw such that the elongate leading cutting edge of the cutter is or substantially is aligned to a radius of the spiral. The teeth maybe removable and positioned in a range of angles. A spiral auger screw 200 and a method of forming such a tapered ground auger 10 are also provided.
Patent GB-2528552-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle control system and method
Inventor: HUGHES IAN
IPC: B60W10/26
Filed: 2015-05-20
Abstract: A vehicle 100 control system 190 is controls actuation means of an energy consuming subsystem 180 such as a battery cooling device which controls a first parameter such as battery temperature. The controller 190 determines a location dependent second parameter such as distance from home, work or a reference location and controls the subsystem 180 actuation means accordingly. Control system 190 may deactivate subsystem 180 for a prescribed time period in dependence on the second parameter, or may deactivate for a time period dependent on current demand / current predicted demand. The second parameter may be a distance or a time. The vehicle 100 may be a hybrid having electric motor 123B, 123C, engine 121, and a battery 150. Distance to home may be calculated using prediction, saved journey data or manually input data. The invention is aimed for example at addressing energy consumption and vehicle range.
Patent GB-2540378-A (GB)
Title: Illuminated displays
Inventor: PHILIP DAVID SHADBOLT
IPC: G09F13/18
Filed: 2015-07-14
Abstract: An illumination module for a display apparatus comprises a light guide panel 1 and at least one light generating module 2 arranged at an edge of the light guide panel. The light generating module comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes 12 embedded in a light transmissive material 16. An outer surface of the light transmissive material 16 has one or more portions which are curved so as to redirect light from said LEDs 12 into the light guide panel. The outer surface of the light transmissive material is preferably in contact with an edge 1a of the light guide panel, the edge 1a of the light guide panel being complementarily curved. The surface of the light guide panel is preferably etched to promote light dispersion. The light transmissive material preferably acts to provide an offset in correlated colour temperature to the light emitted by the LEDs.
Patent GB-2527220-A (GB)
Title: Sleep inducing device
Inventor: JONES LINDLEY ROSE
IPC: B62B9/22
Filed: 2014-04-11
Abstract: A sleep inducing device for inducing sleep or settling of an infant when in a pram in the form of a floor mat provided with an uneven upper structure having at least two spaced apart upwardly extending projections in the form of rectalinear ridges extending from one side of the mat to opposite sides of the mat. The height of each ridge and the spacing apart of adjacent ridges is selected to replicate the 'lub dub' sound of the heartbeat of the mother of the infant when the pram is pushed over the surface of the mat by the wheels being deflected upwardly and downwardly to produce vibrations as they pass over the ridges. The surface of the mat is also provided with undulations between adjacent ridges. The mat provides an economical and easy way to settle an infant where required by placing the mat on a suitable floor surface and repeatedly pushing the pram backwards and forwards over the mat until the infant settles and falls asleep.
Patent GB-2543754-A (GB)
Title: Device for measuring the voltage of a busbar
Inventor: AREND JAN WILLEM LAMMERS
IPC: G01R19/32
Filed: 2015-10-21
Abstract: The invention relates to a combination of a conductor 2, which may be a busbar, and a device for measuring the AC voltage in the conductor. The device comprises an insulation layer 3 arranged on the conductor and a capacitor plate arranged on the insulation layer 4, the plate being at a fixed distance from the conductor. Together the capacitor plate and the conductor form a first capacitor. The device also comprises a second capacitor 6 arranged electrically between the capacitor plate and ground to provide a capacitive voltage divider with the first capacitor. The device has means for measuring the voltage at the capacitor plate and means for measuring the frequency of the voltage in the conductor. The device also has means for calculating the AC voltage in the conductor based on the capacities of the first and second capacitors, the measured voltage and the measured frequency.
Patent GB-2536986-A (GB)
Title: Multi-position, micro-fludic valve assembly with multiple radial grooves to enable individual or combined flows
Inventor: DANIEL HARTMANN
IPC: G01N30/20
Filed: 2015-11-18
Abstract: A rotary shear valve for combining fluid flows comprising a stator with a central port 57 located at a common rotational axis, a second port 61 and a third port 65 radially spaced at radii R1 and R2 respectively from the central port wherein the three ports are in general linear alignment, and a rotor with a first groove extending radially outward from the common rotational axis to a position at radius R2 from the central port, the rotor being rotatably mounted to the stator for rotation about the axis wherein in a discrete first rotor position the first groove is positioned in radial alignment with all three ports so that the central and second ports are in fluid connection with the third port. A second rotary shear valve (fig 29) is disclosed, the valve rotor comprising multiple channels which connect first and second ports positioned on inner and outer circles of the stator. A third rotary shear valve (fig 36) comprising a rotor with a circumferential groove which connects with a radially extending groove in a stator to connect a first and second ports positioned on inner and outer circles of the stator. The second and third valves ensure continuous flow between ports is maintained during rotor rotation.
Patent GB-2543947-A (GB)
Title: A watchdog scheme for monitoring a power electronic inverter and determining a manner of operating a load
Inventor: Brij N Signh
IPC: H03K17/0812
Filed: 2016-10-03
Abstract: Operation of a power electronic inverter 188 is monitored in order to analyze a manner in which a load connected to the power electronic inverter is driven. A watchdog circuit 190 for monitoring the power inverter includes a first sub-circuit configured to generate first data corresponding to a frequency and a duration of overloading of a transistor 330, 331, 337, 338, 343, 344 in the inverter, and a second sub-circuit configured to generate second data corresponding to a rate of rise of a voltage and a peak voltage value of the transistor in the inverter. The first sub-circuit and the second sub-circuit are configured to respectively provide the first data and second data as outputs to a controller for analyzing a manner in which a load coupled to the inverter is driven. The first data may be used to determine frequency and duration of overloading the transistor and the second data may be used to determine degradation model for the transistor based on temperature. The circuit may be used for an inverter for an electric or hybrid vehicle.
Patent GB-2543240-A (GB)
Title: Temperature measurement of fiber optics by means of thermal induced fluorescence
Inventor: SHARONE GOLDRING
IPC: G01K11/32
Filed: 2015-08-14
Abstract: A method for temperature measurement includes measuring intensities of two adjacent wavelengths emitted from a heated optical fiber and calculating the thermal population distribution between associated energy levels.
Patent GB-2561602-A (GB)
Title: A flexible container for storing and dispensing a flowable substance
Inventor: MARK HILL
IPC: B65D75/58
Filed: 2017-04-20
Abstract: A bag 1 is formed from two flexible sheets 2, 3 bonded 20 around their perimeter. There are two outlets 13, 15, one 14 between the two sheets. Ideally the outlets are different distances from the containers self-supporting base. The outlets can face in different directions. The outlet between the sheets can be a closable rigid pouring spout at the corner. The other can be a tap in an opening of one of the sheets. The outlet between the sheets can be used as the fluid inlet, a vent to avoid negative pressure during dispensing and an outlet to dispense the dregs which will not dispense through the tap.
Patent GB-2564079-A (GB)
Title: Two tread cassette step unit
Inventor: WILLIAM STUART HICKIE TAYLOR
IPC: B61D23/02
Filed: 2017-04-24
Abstract: A foot operated two tread cassette step unit for mounting on a vehicle comprises two treads 8, 9 pivotally mounted to the cassette carrier frame (2, fig 2) with link arms 5, 6 positioned so that when deployed they form a two tread stair and when closed they lie substantially on top of each other for closure into the cassette case. The treads are pushed out of carrier by a gas strut (10, fig 1). The treads are moved from the closed position to the deployed position by the action of a foot pedal 11 with an over-centre spring 12 that also incorporates a position to lock the step against a catch arm 18 in the deployed position.
Patent GB-2551909-A (GB)
Title: Mobile locker device and method for operating such a mobile locker device
Inventor: Fabienne Hansen
IPC: G07F17/12
Filed: 2017-06-01
Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile locker device for delivering/receiving parcels 12, comprising a vehicle 14 with a screen (40, Fig 4) and a locker 18, and an electronic control device 34 for unlocking locker 18. The vehicle 14 may be autonomous such that it can receive a destination signal and drive the vehicle 14 to the destination in response. The screen (40, Fig 4) may be arranged on a door 26, or inside a compartment 20 of the locker 18. The screen (40, Fig 4) may be an LED monitor. The vehicle 14 may be an aerial device, road vehicle or robot. The compartment may also have a plurality of pins (88, Fig 13), movable in relation to each other, to define the inner circumferential shape of the compartment. Also disclosed is a method for operating a mobile locker device.
Patent GB-2566673-A (GB)
Title: Thin-film transistor (TFT) architecture for liquid crystal displays
Inventor: JAMES HARDING
IPC: G02F1/1343
Filed: 2017-07-21
Abstract: A device, comprising a stack of layers defining: source conductors 102 and pixel conductors 104 at a first level; gate conductors 108 and common conductors 110 at a second level; semiconductor channels 106 between said source and pixel conductors; and gate dielectric 112 capacitively coupling said semiconductor channels to said gate conductors. The pixel and common conductors are configured such that, in use, a change in potential difference between the pixel and common conductors in a pixel region induces a change in one or more optical properties of a liquid crystal material in the pixel region. This thin-film transistor (TFT) architecture is suitable for fringe-field switching (FFS) mode of liquid crystal displays. Preferably, the device comprises at least two conductor patterns at each level which have different designs and exhibit different optical and/or electrical properties. For example, a first conductor pattern may have higher conductivity than a second conductor pattern, while the second conductor pattern exhibits a higher visible light transmittance than the first conductor pattern.
Patent GB-2565354-A (GB)
Title: Method and corresponding device for generating a point cloud representing a 3D object
Inventor: HERVÉ LE FLOCH
IPC: G06T19/00
Filed: 2017-08-11
Abstract: A method of generating a point cloud comprising spatial points representing a three-dimensional object comprises obtaining a main point-cloud R132 of the three-dimensional object comprising spatial points, each spatial point having a confidence value associated with it. A first point cloud is generated comprising first spatial points R1704 of the main point-cloud with reliability values above a first confidence level, The first point cloud is improved by adding 1710 second spatial points R1709 from the main point-cloud, different from the first spatial points, wherein the second spatial points are selected 1708 based on their distance to one or more first spatial points. The main point cloud may be obtained from images of the 3D object captured from different objects by determining depth values for pixels in the images. A plurality of depth values may be determined for at least some pixels. The method may allow outliers to be removed.
Patent GB-2568220-A (GB)
Title: A container, an internal combustion engine, a vehicle and a method
Inventor: WILLIAM RICHARD HUTCHINS
IPC: F02M37/00
Filed: 2017-09-04
Abstract: A vehicle container 201 for containing a liquid, which may be oil, fuel, coolant or urea, within a vehicle. The container includes an outer wall 202 and a plurality of baffles 204 to direct flow of the liquid. The baffles define a pickup chamber 206 at least three outer chambers 205 adjacent to the pickup chamber and at least one respective gap 211 for each outer chamber to allow liquid flow into the pickup chamber. A directing means 209 causes liquid to flow around a vertical axis 216 within the pickup chamber. A second plurality of baffles (204J fig.17) forming a ring of louvres may extend around the pickup chamber. A cover wall may have slots (908 fig.10) to allow oil and air into the outer chambers and an air pickup tube (1202 fig. 12) may be used to provide air to a positive crankcase ventilation valve. A slot may have a scoop to direct airflow to the pickup chamber.
Patent GB-2568651-A (GB)
Title: Obtaining information on operational status
Inventor: STUART ELMES
IPC: G06Q50/18
Filed: 2017-09-21
Abstract: The method involves: querying more than one online source of publically available data relating to the operational status of an organisation 105, 106, 112, where a first search query to a first online database has broader search parameters then search queries made to a second online database; receiving search results; analysing the results to determine the operational status of the organisation 107, 109, 113; and displaying the operational status of the organisation 108, 110, 111, 114, 115. The online sources of information may be Companies House or The Gazette. Preferably, an insolvency notice for the organisation is identified and the search results are analysed to identify the presence of risk factors associated with the risk of insolvency. Preferably the operational status is a trading status. Preferably the organisation is a company, a partnership or a charity. The method is performed by a data processing apparatus with at least one processor and memory, a computer-readable medium, or a computer program.
Patent GB-2557015-A (GB)
Title: System and method for extracting entities in electronic documents
Inventor: ROBERT HENRY WARREN
IPC: G06F17/27
Filed: 2017-10-24
Abstract: A method for entity extraction (e.g. proper nouns, an acronym or identifier that is used to refer to, otherwise represent a person, place or organization) within an electronic document comprises executing by a computer processor a conditional random field algorithm 120 stored on a computer readable medium to generate a conditional random field model 130; the conditional random field algorithm having an input including one or more training text documents 100; executing by a computer processor an entity extraction algorithm 105 stored on a computer readable medium to generate an entity extraction model 110; the entity extraction algorithm having an input including the same one or more training text documents input into the conditional random field algorithm; applying by a computer processor the conditional random field model to at least one electronic document 150; wherein application of the conditional random field model returns a list of passages 160 in the at least one electronic document having an entity; applying by a computer processor the entity extraction model to the at least one electronic document; wherein application of the entity extraction model returns a list of entities 170; and storing the list of entities on a compute readable medium.
Patent GB-2568495-A (GB)
Title: Methods of coating medical devices
Inventor: PIETER VAN DER WAL
IPC: B32B27/28
Filed: 2017-11-17
Abstract: A medical device 205 is coated 211 with polyether sulphone (PES). This coating 211 is cured in a convection oven having consecutive heating sections at 120-180°C, 270-310°C and 360-540°C. Crosslinked PES 215 is coated 212 with polyamide imide (PAI). This PAI coating 212 is cured in a convection oven and then coated 213 with an outermost layer of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). This PTFE coating 213 is cured using a convection oven and infrared (IR) heaters. The first PES coating 211 is coated with a second PES coating 214 if the first PES coating 211 is found to be free of wrinkles. The 2nd PES coating 214 is similarly cured and evaluated. The coatings 211, 214 and preferably third PES coating 215, PAI coating 212 and PTFE coating 213 are applied by passing the medical device 205 through dies. Preferably all of the coatings are cured using three heating sections at the previously mentioned temperatures or at a higher temperature for the PTFE coating 213, before being inspected for wrinkles. The device 205 is preferably a wire having a diameter = 50-1000µm, which is passed through the ovens at 10-120 metres per minute. The medical device is a guide wire, hypotube, stylet, mandrel, stent, or a device used in interventional cardiology, neurovascular, interventional peripheral or endoscopy interventions.
Patent GB-2555299-A (GB)
Title: Downhole mechanical percussive hammer drill assembly
Inventor: NIKHIL M KARTHA
IPC: E21B4/10
Filed: 2015-07-08
Abstract: A modular, mechanical percussive hammer assembly may be used with drill strings, wireline cable, and coiled tubing. Rotation of a splined driveshaft by downhole electric, hydraulic or mud motor rotates a downwardly-biased hammer and drill body rotatively captured within a upwardly-biased stationary anvil. A bit is carried by the drill body. The hammer contacts and rotates along a cammed control surface of the anvil as the driveshaft is rotated. Interaction between the cammed control surface and the hammer operated to create an axial impact force that is transmitted to the drill body and drill bit.
Patent GB-2569400-A (GB)
Title: Building infrastructure system with enhanced radar based presence detection using radio RSSI evaluation
Inventor: ISTVAN BAKK
IPC: H05B37/02
Filed: 2017-12-18
Abstract: A system and method for detecting the presence of a person, by using both a RADAR sensor and the received signal strength provided by a separate radio receiver. In one aspect, the system may also include a lighting module and the method may comprise using said detection results to control said lighting module. A number of said systems may be arranged in a grid in order to cover a larger area. A received signal strength provided by the radio receiver S1 is analysed to generate a first signal S2 and a received RADAR signal S3 is analysed to generate a second signal S4. The first and second signals are then evaluated S5 to indicate the presence of a person S6.