baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2519620-A (GB)
Title: Skin Colour probability map
Inventor: FALVAY SZABOLCS CS
IPC: G06T7/40
Filed: 2013-10-23
Abstract: A data processing system for performing face detection on a stream of frames, comprising: a face detector for detecting 902 a first face candidate in a first frame 901 by performing face detection within first search tiles defined for the first frame; a colour measurement unit for calculating 903 a set of colour parameters including an average colour of the first face candidate according to a predefined colour space; a transformation unit configured to: transform 905 a second frame 904 into the colour space, one of the axes of the colour space being oriented in the direction of maximum variation according to a distribution of skin colour; and form 906 a skin colour probability map for the second frame by calculating the probability that a given colour is a skin colour from a measure of the colour space distance from the calculated average colour; and a search tile generator for generating 907 second search tiles based on the probability map for use by the face detector, the second search tiles defining areas within which the face detector is to perform face detection so as to detect 908 one or more second face candidates 909 in the second frame.
Patent GB-2526376-A (GB)
Title: A light panel light source shade
Inventor: CLAIRE JULIE
IPC: F21V9/40
Filed: 2014-05-23
Abstract: A shade 200 for a light source of a light panel 100 is provided in the form of a masking tape to produce a uniform intensity of light across the face of the light panel. This solves the problem of alternating bright and dark areas on an illuminated face of a pane of a light panel that is used in the field of decorative lighting.
Patent GB-2527498-A (GB)
Title: A bracket to fix mirrors to a vehicle's windscreen allowing the doors to be removed
Inventor: HARRINGTON ANDREW
IPC: B60R1/06
Filed: 2014-05-28
Abstract: A mounting bracket 3 for wing mirror 2 of a vehicle, to be fixed to the windscreen 5 or body of a vehicle using the door hinge 6 as attachment means. The bracket can be attached to the hinge once the door of the vehicle has been removed. The bracket can be of any shape and angle to allow for a variety of mirror types. The first embodiment is for the driver side of the vehicle, and a second embodiment is a handed version for use on the passenger side of the vehicle.
Patent GB-2514717-A (GB)
Title: Handover with carrier aggregation
Inventor: VELDE HIMKE VAN DER
IPC: H04W36/00
Filed: 2010-05-11
Abstract: A method of reporting measurements from a user equipment 4 for use in a wireless network 2 having a plurality of carrier frequencies is described. It comprises at the user equipment 4: receiving a first message indicating that a measurement report is required by the network; generating a trigger in dependence on a measurement result relating to a first carrier frequency; determining a selected cell preferably a best cell for each carrier frequency; and dependent on the trigger and receiving the first message, sending a second message to the wireless network the measurement report, wherein said measurement report includes the selected cell for each carrier frequency measured by the user equipment. The measurement report may exclude carrier frequencies for which signals are only measured from a serving cell. The first message may indicate the carrier frequencies to include in the report. The selected cells may be chosen on the basis of a measurement quantity such as received signal power. A wireless node which transmits a message to a user equipment 4 comprising a single on/off indicator is also disclosed, the indicator indicating that a measurement report is required, and that it should include all frequencies the user equipment is currently measuring.
Patent GB-2530812-A (GB)
Title: Temperature measurement with optical fibre
Inventor: JONES ANDREW RICHARD
IPC: G02B6/44
Filed: 2014-10-03
Abstract: A method for measuring temperature continuously along a path using a distributed temperature sensing (DTS) system includes positioning a plurality of sections of conduit 102 joined by couplings 104 as a single continuum along the path and inserting an optical fibre having an incidence end 106a and a free end 106b, into the conduit such that a radial air gap is present. The free end of the fibre is propelled along the path with a pressurized gas. The gas can be either air or nitrogen. A light pulse is then generated at the incidence end and backscattered light components of the light pulse are received from each of a plurality of distances along the path. Intensities of the backscattered light components are then measured and temperature is derived. A system for performing this method is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2532039-A (GB)
Title: Secure database backup and recovery
Inventor: PEDRO BARBAS
IPC: G06F21/62
Filed: 2014-11-06
Abstract: Disclosed is a system of secure database backup and recovery in a secure database network having N distributed data nodes. The system has a database system backup file, a fragment engine for fragmenting the file into fragments, a coordination engine for associating each fragment with a node such that said node will not be used to store said fragment and database agents that communicate the fragments to the nodes for storage and retrieve the fragments at a later time. An encryption engine is used to encrypt the fragments using a first key before storing and to decrypt the fragments on retrieval. The fragments are further encrypted with a different key before storing again on the nodes. The fragments are not stored on their associated node but only on nodes that are not associated with them. The fragment location may be deleted from the database such that database cannot be queried about the locations of the fragments and the fragments after being retrieved may be stored in a different node to the node it was retrieved from.
Patent GB-2535762-A (GB)
Title: An embedded magnetic component device
Inventor: JAMIE ALAN HARBER
IPC: H05K3/30
Filed: 2015-02-26
Abstract: A method of manufacturing an embedded magnetic component device. A cavity 302 is formed in an insulating substrate 301. One or more spots of adhesive 318 are applied to the cavity and a magnetic core 304 inserted. Alternatively an air core may be used. The cavity 302 and magnetic core 304 are then covered with a first insulating layer. Electrical windings are formed through the insulating substrate 301 and insulating layer and around the magnetic core. The core may be a toroidal shape. There may be an air gap between the core and cavity side walls. The component may have a channel 303 connecting the cavity to the edge of the insulating substrate. The component may have primary and secondary electrical windings.
Patent GB-2528348-A (GB)
Title: Device and method for measuring the moisture in die casting molds
Inventor: BAUMGARTNER KONRAD
IPC: G01N21/3554
Filed: 2015-04-10
Abstract: Apparatus 1 for measuring moisture in a die casting mould 24, the cavity 25 of which is connected via a conduit 31 to an evacuation device 28 is connectable to the conduit 31 and comprises a sensor assembly by which the moisture in gases evacuated from the mould cavity 25 can be measured. The sensor assembly comprises at least one electromagnetic radiation emitter 7, at least one electromagnetic detector 14 and a gas duct 5 passing between the emitter 7 and the detector 14. The emitter 7 can be at least three LEDs with the detector 14 a corresponding number of LEDs. A glass disc 10 and a perforated disc (33, Fig. 3) can lie between the duct 5 and the emitter 7 with similar discs lying between the duct 5 and the detector 14. Each glass disc10 & 17 has a corresponding nozzle 11 through which a cleaning medium can be directed onto the disc 10 & 17. The apparatus can be used to determine whether the amount of a water/release agent mixture jetted into the mould cavity 25 needs to be altered for the next casting action.
Patent GB-2538754-A (GB)
Title: Single-chip multi-processor communication
Inventor: ROBIN ALEXANDER CAWLEY
IPC: G06F15/163
Filed: 2015-05-27
Abstract: A heterogeneous multi-core integrated circuit having processors 21 comprising general purpose CPU 21A and second processor 21B, such as a specialized hardware processing engine. The processors are connected by local bus 22, such as Wishbone, CoreConnect, or AXI, and a memory bus on the integrated circuit. The CPU generates an instruction for an atomic operation to be performed by the second processor, the instruction comprising an address of the second processor and a command. The command comprises an action, a descriptor of the action, or a pointer to find the action in an instruction memory 23. The CPU transmits the first instruction over local bus 22 as a distributed signalling mechanism (DSM) signal to the second processors message FIFO buffer. DSM signals are also used for communication among different CPUs, where each CPU is aware of the number of slots available in their message FIFOs. Interrupt requests are replaced with register writes.
Patent GB-2541362-A (GB)
Title: Treatment of post-consumer bales
Inventor: STEPHEN ANDREW MIDGLEY
IPC: D06B3/26
Filed: 2015-07-05
Abstract: A process is described for the sterilisation treatment of post-consumer textile bales in which the non-sterile bales are exposed to pressurised steam. Preferably, the treated bale has less than 5 CFU.g-1 (BS1425) and, more preferably, less than 10 CFU.g-1. The treatment process may also clean, remove or degrade non-microbial contaminants. Preferably, the bales are comprised of chemically heterogenous material including stitched fabrics and textiles of single or mixed polymer composition. Preferably, the textile bundle comprises fabrics with a density of between 100 and 650 kg.m-3 and, more preferably, 255 and 650 kg.m-3. Preferably, the disinfection process is performed in a single step. Preferably, the vessel in which the material is contained is an autoclave capable of accommodating bales of approx. 1 m3 or greater. Preferably, the pressurisable vessel is a pre-vacuum autoclave. Preferably, the core temperature of the bale is from 120 °C to 140 °C for a period of five to 20 minutes and a steam pressure of between 1.5 bar and 4 bar.
Patent GB-2528179-A (GB)
Title: An image restoration method
Inventor: LU WEIPING
IPC: G06T3/40
Filed: 2014-01-14
Abstract: An image restoration method comprises obtaining a plurality of primary images wherein each primary image contains a different representation of a subject, calculating a map representing at least one feature of the target image identified by calculating at least one second order difference or higher order difference, fitting the primary images to a model that represents each primary image as an alteration of a common target image of the subject, wherein fitting the primary images is subject to a constraint that the target image includes the at least one feature and extracting the target image from the fit, wherein the target image has a spatial resolution greater than a spatial resolution of the primary images.
Patent GB-2541239-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for communications management
Inventor: PETER NOBLE HUDSON
IPC: H04B7/185
Filed: 2015-08-13
Abstract: Apparatus for management of wireless communications links and associated antennas of a moving platform, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The apparatus comprises an antenna analysis and selection module that identifies a communications requirement between the moving platform and a recipient node and receives attribute data representative of movement of the platform and/or link performance and/or emissions control criteria associated with the moving platform and/or the recipient node, the attribute data including platform movement data comprising future known movement of the platform and/or future predicted movement of the platform and/or the recipient node. The apparatus determines, using the attribute data, suitability of one or more antennas and/or aperture portion antennas for data transmission from the moving platform to the recipient node, determines a quality metric indicative of a performance criterion for each of the antennas/aperture portion antennas and selects one or more of the suitable antennas/aperture portion antennas having a highest performance criterion for data transmission.
Patent GB-2549444-A (GB)
Title: Crystalline form II of tetraacetylethylenediamine
Inventor: ANANT RAGHUNATH PARADKAR
IPC: C11D3/39
Filed: 2015-10-20
Abstract: A new crystalline form of TAED (Form II) is disclosed which is prepared by melt crystallisation of the known crystalline form of TAED (Form I). The new form of this compound is characterised by, inter alia, powder X-ray diffraction, FT-IR spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy and exhibits high solubility and dissolution rate in water at 20°C as compared to crystalline Form I of TAED. Also disclosed are solid compositions comprising said new form of TAED in which the compound acts as a bleach activator. Compositions are also disclosed comprising additional agents such as at least one of the following - further bleaching activators, bleaching agents, surfactants, wetting agents, pH modifiers, chelating agents, stabilizing agents, diluents, glidants, binding agents, effervescing agents, disintegrating agents and coating agents.
Patent GB-2529335-A (GB)
Title: The carrier wallet
Inventor: SABREZE ANNA
IPC: A45C7/00
Filed: 2015-11-11
Abstract: A wallet for storing and carrying carrier bags comprises one or more interior storage spaces S for receiving rolled R or folded CB carrier bags. The wallet may include internal dividers D for dividing the interior storage space, and fold lines M about which the wallet can be folded to close the wallet. In another embodiment the wallet may close via a flap (O, fig. 1) secured via a fastener (F, fig. 1). Alternatively, the wallet may close via an edge zip (T, Z, fig. 3). The wallet may further include elastic bands (E, fig. 7), clips (CL, fig. 8) or pockets (P, figure 9) in the interior for retaining the carrier bags. One or more pockets, elastic bands or clips may be provided on the exterior of the wallet for storing additional carrier bags (see figures 10 & 11). The wallet may be attached to another carried item, such as a purse, via a cord which connects rings provided on the purse and wallet (see fig. 12). The wallet may be used for storing carrier bags when shopping.
Patent GB-2544473-A (GB)
Title: Combined heat and power system
Inventor: RAY WELLHAM
IPC: F25B27/02
Filed: 2015-11-16
Abstract: A combined heat and power (CHP) system comprises an engine 6 driving a generator 8 and a heat pump 34, 36 to move waste heat to a remote location. The heat supplied by the heat pump may be used by a low pressure steam production module 12. The exhaust gas 32 from the engine may be used in a Heat Recovery Steam Generator 14 to produce higher pressure steam 26. Low pressure steam 46 may be compressed by a multi-stage ejector / compressor 18 to provide intermediate pressure steam. The steam may be used for various industrial processes. The heat pump may use water as a refrigerant, and the low pressure part of the circuit may be below atmospheric pressure, e.g. 600 mbar or less.
Patent GB-2531227-A (GB)
Title: Trunked and broadband radio communication method and system
Inventor: NATHANAEL KUEHNER
IPC: H04W84/08
Filed: 2014-08-05
Abstract: A data communication system and a method of data communication. The method comprises receiving data associated with a plurality of users, wherein a first set of the plurality of users is located at a first location and a second set of the plurality of users is located at a second location. The method further comprises determining that the first set of users has access to both a broadband data communication system and a trunked radio system and that at least one user of the second set of users does not have access to the broadband data communication system. The data is then provided to the first set of users by the broadband data communication system and not the trunked radio system, and to the second set of users by the trunked radio system and not the broadband data communication system.
Patent GB-2537728-A (GB)
Title: Graphics processing using directional representations of lighting at probe positions within a scene
Inventor: JENS FURSUND
IPC: G06T15/50
Filed: 2016-03-03
Abstract: Method of rendering, comprising: determining visible scene surfaces at each pixel in each frame of a sequence; maintaining directional lighting representations at probe positions within the scene by: tracing rays from the probe position to determine a lighting contribution from the direction of each ray; updating the lighting representation at the sampling point based on the lighting contribution; wherein lighting representations are used to determine lighting indications for visible surfaces and pixels in the frame are shaded in accordance with the lighting indications. Lighting contributions may be transformed into lighting representation component values (eg. spherical harmonic components) and combined with existing component values by maintaining running averages over the frame sequence. Ray directions may be selected randomly or pseudo-randomly eg. based on: round robin scheme; quasi-monte-carlo method; evaluating low discrepancy sequence; biased towards high luminosity regions; directions chosen for nearby probe positions; directions considered significant due to scene changes; known lit scene elements or light sources; time interval since the direction was last chosen. Distance based weighting of lighting representations may determine lighting for pixels. Distance between pixels and sample points may be below a threshold and have direct line of sight from surfaces. Probe data may be local.
Patent GB-2549527-A (GB)
Title: Restrictor
Inventor: TOBY STAFF
IPC: E05D15/44
Filed: 2016-04-22
Abstract: A restrictor 10 for limiting the opening of a window or door comprising first and second fixing part 16, 18 each fixed to a respective first and second surface 12 18 which are movable relative to each other; and a connecting element 20, preferably a flexible cable, for connecting the first and second fixing parts and comprising a first mating part 22 at one end and is received by the first fixed part. The first fixing part and the first surface combine to provide a locking geometry which captures the first mating part and prevents its removal from the first fixing part. The fixing part may comprise a body with a void formed within it and an aperture 24 for receiving the first mating part. There may be an identical set up on the second fixing part (118 Figure 2) meaning that the two fixing parts are interchangeable and the mating parts of the connecting member are identical.
Patent GB-2552002-A (GB)
Title: Thermal desalination system
Inventor: TOMER EFRAT
IPC: C02F103/08
Filed: 2016-07-06
Abstract: A thermal desalination system 10 comprises a multi-effect evaporator 11 wherein the plurality of effects are configured to produce product water and brine. The system also comprises a fluidized bed crystallizer 30 configured to remove dissolved minerals and/or solids from the water, wherein the fluidized bed crystallizer is disposed between at least two effects of the multi-effect evaporator. Suitably, the fluidized bed crystallizer receives feed water from a first effect 13b and supplies feed water to a second effect 13a. The first effect may be a colder effect, whilst the second effect may be a hotter effect. Preferably, the second effect is the hottest effect. The system can also comprise a post-treatment unit, wherein at least a portion of the minerals removed by the fluidized bed crystallizer are introduced to the post-treatment unit to re-mineralise the product water. The fluidized bed crystallizer can be configured to precipitate minerals on a seed material, such as sand particles. A method of operating a thermal desalination system is also claimed.
Patent GB-2558178-A (GB)
Title: Bluetooth-based lamp control apparatus
Inventor: ZHAOLI LI
IPC: H05B37/02
Filed: 2015-10-23
Abstract: A Bluetooth-based lamp control apparatus, comprising: a Bluetooth signal receiver and a Bluetooth controller. The Bluetooth signal receiver is connected to the Bluetooth controller, the Bluetooth signal receiver is also connected to an external smart device via Bluetooth, and the Bluetooth signal receiver receives a Bluetooth signal transmitted by the external smartphone device and transmits the Bluetooth signal to the Bluetooth controller. The Bluetooth controller is also connected by signal to at least one lamp, and the Bluetooth controller receives the Bluetooth signal transmitted by the Bluetooth signal receiver and outputs an illumination control signal to the connected lamp. The present invention provides a means for autonomously controlling a lamp by means of a smart device such as a mobile phone, a computer or a tablet and Bluetooth technology, thereby enriching existing lamp control means and increasing the smartness and controllability of lamp control means.
Patent GB-2555626-A (GB)
Title: Improvements to a clock
Inventor: ANTONY HURDEN
IPC: G04G99/00
Filed: 2016-11-04
Abstract: A clock comprises a clock face on which a time reading is displayed and has a sensor for determining when the clock face is being observed. A processor includes a time-state generator and a probability calculator and is operationally linked to the clock face so that outputs displayed on the clock face are controlled by the processor. The processor accepts inputs from the sensor and providing true and fake outputs for display on said clock face, on the basis of the inputs. A random number generator is controlled by the processor and provides a random time to be displayed on the clock face when a false output is determined by the processor. The clock can be used to illustrate Schrodingers theories of quantum physics.
Patent GB-2555866-A (GB)
Title: A novel crystalline form of epocholeone, a process for its preparation and use the same
Inventor: JAMES TIMOTHY BRISTOW
IPC: C07J73/00
Filed: 2016-11-15
Abstract: A crystalline form of epocholeone [(1R,3aS,3bS,6aS,8S,9R,10aR,10bS,12aS)-1-[(1S)-1-[(2R,3R)-3-[(1S)-1-ethyl-2-methylpropyl]-2-oxiranyl]ethyl]hexadecahydro-10a,12a-dimethyl-8,9-bis(1-oxopropoxy)-6H-benz[c]indeno[5,4-e]oxepin-6-one] of formula (I): may exhibit at least 3 of the reflexes 5.03, 7.02, 8.81, 10.47, 10.67, 10.83, 11.28, 11.52, 13.17, 13.63, 14.54, 16.25, 17.01, 17.36, 17.71, 17.92, 18.25, 18.46, 19.35, 20.15, 21.04, 21.68, 22.72, 23.23, 24.62, 25.37 and 28.22 as 2θ ±0.20 degrees in an X-ray powder diffractogram (X-RPD) recorded using Cu-Kα radiation at 25 ºC. The crystalline epocholeone may also exhibit an IR spectrum with vibration peaks at wavenumbers (cm-1, ±0.2 %) of one or more of about 2963, 2874 and 1724 cm-1. A crystalline modification of epocholeone may be prepared by dissolving epocholeone (e.g. amorphous epocholeone) in a solvent or solvent mixture; precipitating the doissolved compound as the crystalline modification and isolating it. Preferred crystallisation solvents include toluene and xylene. Various suspension concentrate and oil-bases suspension concentrate formulations are described using the crystalline propionyl brassinolide suitable as plant growth regulating compositions.