baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-2642768-A1 (EP)
Title: Speech enhancement method, device, program, and recording medium
Inventor: NIWA KENTA
IPC: G10L21/0208
Filed: 2011-12-19
Abstract: There is provided a sound enhancement technique that picks up sounds with a sufficiently large SN ratio, achieves a sharper directivity in a desired direction than was possible by conventional techniques while being capable of following sounds from any directions, and is capable of enhancing sounds according to distances from a microphone array. The technique uses transfer functions a i,g  of sounds that comes from each of one or more positions/directions that are assumed to be sound sources arrives at each microphone to obtain a filter for a position that is a target of sound enhancement, where i denotes a direction and g denotes a distance for identifying each of the positions. Each of the transfer functions a i,g  is represented by the sum of a transmission characteristic of a direct sound that directly arrives from the position determined by the direction i and the distance g and a transmission characteristic of one or more reflected sounds produced by reflection of the direct sound off an reflective object and arrive. A filter that corresponds to the position that is the target of sound enhancement is applied to frequency-domain signals transformed from M picked-up sounds picked up with M microphones to obtain a frequency-domain output signal.
Patent EP-2663408-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ABBASI HAMID ALI
IPC: B08B7/00
Filed: 2011-12-28
Abstract: A method for purging of, and debris removal from, a hole created with laser energy in which a swirling purge gas stream is provided in a hole containing debris to be removed, imparting a swirl to the debris and lifting the debris from a bottom of the hole. In accordance with one embodiment, the purge gas is swirled in a purge gas nozzle providing purge gas into the hole. In accordance with another embodiment of this invention, the purge gas is swirled directly in the hole.
Patent EP-2664169-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SHATSKY ALEXANDER
IPC: H04L12/66
Filed: 2011-01-14
Abstract: A system and method of communicating callee device preferences to a network is present. A first device identification is transmitted. The first device identification at least one of identifies the callee device and describes a capability of the callee device. A caller capabilities pattern is encoded into a first session initiation protocol (SlP) message. The caller capabilities pattern describes an attribute of a candidate caller device. An action pattern is encoded into the first SIP message. The action pattern defines an action and the network is configured to take the action. The action pattern is associated with the caller capabilities pattern. The first SIP message is transmitted to the network.
Patent EP-2669669-A1 (EP)
Inventor: YAMAZAKI MOTOHIRO
IPC: G01N27/447
Filed: 2011-11-30
Abstract: In an apparatus for analyzing small number of samples, wasteful consumption of a polymer as a separation medium is suppressed. 
     The apparatus has a configuration provided with a plurality of capillary units each of which can be attached/detached to/from the apparatus, and performs analysis for capillaries after sealing of a polymer by attaching the capillaries by the number in accordance with the number of samples. Since analysis can be performed by using capillaries by the number identical with that of the samples to be analyzed, wasteful polymer is not used in the capillaries not used for the alysis. In addition, the polymer injection mechanism is unnecessary and the polymer is not necessary for maintenance and upon starting of analysis. An electrophoresis apparatus which is small in the size with no polymer injection mechanism, and with low running cost not wastefully consuming the polymer can be provided.
Patent EP-2670810-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BIRECKI HENRYK
IPC: C09D7/45
Filed: 2011-01-31
Abstract: Emulsion-based thermal inkjet inks include a high boiling point carrier fluid; a colorant; and vesicles comprising a low boiling point expellant fluid, and an ionic surfactant comprising molecules, each having a head with affinity to expellant fluid material and a tail with affinity to carrier fluid, the vesicles having a core defined by the heads of the surfactant molecules, the expellant fluid contained in the core, with the vesicles dispersed in the carrier fluid. A method for preparing the thermal inkjet inks is also disclosed.
Patent EP-2687795-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MORISHITA KOMAO
IPC: F25D17/08
Filed: 2011-03-16
Abstract: An ice-making device (10) installed in an ice-making chamber (4) of a refrigerator/freezer (1) comprises: an ice-making tray (20) for making ice using cold air blown into the ice-making chamber (4); a thermistor (25) for measuring the temperature inside the ice-making tray (20); a heater (31) for heating the ice-making tray (20) from below; and a control unit (50) for controlling the flow of electricity in the heater (31) and controlling the operation of the refrigeration cycle by using the temperature measured by the thermistor (25) as a determination criterion. A cold air discharge port (13) of the ice-making chamber (4) comprises a distal discharge port (13a) directed toward a distal portion of the ice-making tray (20) when viewed from the cold air discharge port (13), and a proximal discharge port (13b) directed toward a proximal portion of the ice-making tray (20) when viewed from the cold air discharge port (13).
Patent EP-2703887-A1 (EP)
Inventor: YUMOTO YOSHIHIDE
IPC: G02B30/29
Filed: 2011-12-19
Abstract: An object is to provide an image display sheet capable of realizing a smooth pseudo moving image and observing the image with reduced in discomfort. A configuration is provided in which a lenticular sheet composed of an arrangement of a plurality of cylindrical lenses 1 a and an image forming layer 3 are laminated, and the image display sheet is formed capable of observing an image formed on the image forming layer 3 from the convex shape side of the cylindrical lenses 1 a of the lenticular sheet, as a virtual image with movement, or movement and deformation. The image forming layer 3 is formed repeatedly with a plurality of images 3 for displaying virtual images in association with the cylindrical lenses 1 a so as to correspond to the cylindrical lenses 1a, respectively, one-on-one, and difference between an arrangement pitch length A of the cylindrical lenses 1a and a pitch length B of the repeatedly formed images 3a formed on the image forming layer 3 is in a range of 0% to 10%.
Patent EP-2687607-A1 (EP)
Inventor: THUM THOMAS
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2012-07-19
Abstract: The invention provides a method of determining if a patient is afflicted with multiple sclerosis (MS) using microRNA (miRNA) profiles of specific miRNAs that are present in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). This method can also be used to discriminate different forms of MS. The invention further comprises a kit for diagnosing or monitoring MS based upon the miRNA profiles according to the invention, and also relates to the use of said miRNA profiles in the diagnosis or monitoring of MS.
Patent EP-2690023-A1 (EP)
Inventor: EHRMANN ELMAR
IPC: B65B9/04
Filed: 2012-07-24
Abstract: The method involves detecting the product temperature in or in front of evacuating and sealing station (21) by temperature measuring device (36). The final vacuum is calculated as a function of product temperature with respect to vapor pressure curve for the products (35), and is evacuated in the sealing station. The throttling degree of throttle in the vacuum circuit (37) or suction capacity of vacuum pump (34) is calculated as a function of final vacuum. The calculated throttle degree on throttle or pumping speed at vacuum pump is set at the start or during evacuation process.
Patent EP-2540296-A1 (EP)
Inventor: FU JIAN-MIN
IPC: A61K31/4439
Filed: 2006-06-05
Abstract: Methods of treating an SCD-mediated disease or condition in a mammal, preferably a human, are disclosed, wherein the methods comprise administering to a mammal in need thereof a compound of formula (I):
     
where V, W, R 1 , R 2 , R 3  and R 4  are defined herein. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula (I) are also disclosed.
Patent EP-2514514-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HAN JUNG IM
IPC: B01D71/80
Filed: 2012-01-16
Abstract: Example embodiments relate to a membrane, a method of manufacturing the same, and a composite membrane including the same. The membrane may include a polyacrylonitrile-based copolymer that includes a hydrophobic side chain and/or a hydrophobic repeating unit. The membrane may include a skin layer and a porous layer. A thickness ratio of the skin layer relative to the porous layer may be about 0.01 or less. The skin layer may have a thickness of about 1 µm or less. The membrane may have a relatively high water flux. When using the membrane, a water treatment module having higher energy efficiency may be achieved.
Patent EP-2492827-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BAILLY MARC
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2012-02-09
Abstract: The method involves searching a set of data (SRCH) in one of personal information databases associated to a service providing device. The searching step is realized in order to produce another set of data (d) based on a standard element (Ei) of one of first and second personal information, where the produced data is adapted to be recorded in a standard field (CSi) of the first personal information. The data produced in the searching step is analysed based on a context associated to a user. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a device for enriching a personal information database (2) a computer program comprising a set of instructions for implementing a method for enriching a personal information database (3) a method for management of personal information (4) a computer program comprising a set of instructions for implementing a method for management of personal information (5) a task manager for management of personal information.
Patent EP-2518694-A1 (EP)
Inventor: STAACK INGO
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 2012-03-28
Abstract: The method involves overlaying a computer aided design-model of a pipe run of a video recorder of real environment for an augmented-reality-display, and changing the geometry of the pipe run in a nonconforming area by an interactive editor. The optical markers are used in the augmented-reality-display for calibration of the pipe run, where a center axis of the pipe run is marked by the optical markers in the video recording of the real environment. A calibration tool is arranged for calibration of the pipe run in the real environment. An independent claim is provided for a calibration tool for calibrating pipe run in augmented-reality-display of computer aided design-model adapting method.
Patent EP-2510853-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BACH BENEDIKT
IPC: A47L9/00
Filed: 2012-04-05
Abstract: The arrangement has a housing cover (100) provided with an outlet area (140) and a filter holder, which is arranged downstream of an end of an air duct for guiding the exhaust air flow. The filter holder is sealed against the air duct such that the exhaust air flow passes in the filter holder along a flow direction. Surfaces of the housing cover and the filter holder are provided opposite to each other in a closed condition and arranged parallel to the flow direction.
Patent EP-2510838-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MOLTENI CARLO
IPC: A47C17/12
Filed: 2012-04-05
Abstract: A sofa (1) comprises a seat (2) having an upper surface (3) suitable for a user's seat, as well as a backrest (4) suitable for allowing to rest the back of a user sitting on said seat (2) and arranged in the proximity of the back side (B) of the seat (2); and at least one armrest (5) arranged in the proximity of the flank (S) of the seat (2), in which said armrest has an armrest seat delimiting surface (6); and in which said armrest is movable from a use position (7), in which said armrest (5) delimits said seat (2), to a folded position (8), in which said armrest (5) is arranged at least partially below said upper sitting surface (3), and in which said armrest seat delimiting surface (6) is oriented towards the upper direction (U) or to the upper sitting surface (3).
Patent EP-2533545-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ZHU LI HUA
IPC: H04N21/434
Filed: 2008-04-07
Abstract: In an implementation, a supplemental sequence parameter set ("SPS") structure is provided that has its own network abstraction layer ("NAL") unit type and allows transmission of layer-dependent parameters for non-base layers in an SVC environment. The supplemental SPS structure also may be used for view information in an MVC environment. In a general aspect, a structure is provided that includes (1) information (1410) from an SPS NAL unit, the information describing a parameter for use in decoding a first-layer encoding of a sequence of images, and (2) information (1420) from a supplemental SPS NAL unit having a different structure than the SPS NAL unit, and the information from the supplemental SPS NAL unit describing a parameter for use in decoding a second-layer encoding of the sequence of images. Associated methods and apparatuses are provided on the encoder and decoder sides, as well as for the signal.
Patent EP-2522999-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MIYAMURA KAZUHIRO
IPC: G01N33/49
Filed: 2012-05-10
Abstract: Disclosed is a novel reagent for blood cell counting and a novel blood analysis method, which enable blood cells such as leukocytes to be counted with high accuracy by dissociating platelet aggregates in capillary blood collected from a living body. The reagent for blood cell counting is used to dilute capillary blood collected from a living body to prepare a blood sample in order to count blood cells in the collected capillary blood using a particle analyzer, and is an aqueous solution containing a chloroquine salt.
Patent EP-2682326-A1 (EP)
Inventor: TASKER PETER JAMES
IPC: B62K23/06
Filed: 2012-07-04
Abstract: The invention relates to passenger conveyance device, especially powered mobility scooter, comprising at least one drive device to power at least one drive wheel of the passenger conveyance device and at least one control device to control the speed of the drive device, wherein the control device comprises at least one handle being rotatable around a first axis, in an idle rotational position of the handle the drive device is idled and rotating the handle around the first axis out of the idle rotational position causes a powering of the drive device, wherein a movement of the handle in a direction mainly perpendicular to the first axis leads to a slowing down and/or a prohibition of an acceleration of the passenger conveyance device and/or a rotation of the handle around the first axis into at least one power position leads to a maximum powering of the drive device, wherein a rotation of the handle around the first axis into a direction from the idle position to the power position and beyond the power position leads to a slowing down and/or prohibition of an acceleration of the passenger conveyance device; a method for controlling the speed of a passenger conveyance device as well as a control device.
Patent EP-2545982-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KLOSE DR FRANK
IPC: B01J37/00
Filed: 2012-07-09
Abstract: Catalyst comprises palladium and/or platinum, and oxides of silicon, titanium, and tungsten, where the catalyst is present in the form of a solid extrudate containing oxides of silicon, titanium, and tungsten, whose external layer is impregnated with palladium and/or platinum, or in the form of a supported catalyst, where a layer is applied on a carrier body, which comprises palladium and/or platinum, and oxides of silicon, titanium, and tungsten. Independent claims are also included for: (1) a composition comprising silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide, tungsten dioxide, a solvent and at least one binding agent including a silicon-containing and/or titanium-containing compound; (2) preparing the catalyst comprising the above composition, comprising either processing the composition into the solid extrudate or applying the composition in the form of the outer layer on the carrier body; and (3) an exhaust gas purifying catalyst component comprising the above mentioned catalyst.
Patent EP-2555069-A1 (EP)
Inventor: CAMERON MITCHEL
IPC: G05B19/418
Filed: 2012-07-12
Abstract: A method for controlling the machining of a component is provided. The method incorporates closed-loop control based on feedback of measured parameters. The method includes the steps of: (i) measuring predetermined dimensions of a component; (ii) comparing the measured dimensions against design data defining a required shape for the component; (iii) using the results of the comparison to define material removal that is needed to bring the component to the required shape; (iv) delivering the component to a site at or adjacent to a machining station having a material removal tool (24), the component being gripped by a robotic manipulator (22) at said site; (v) using the defined material removal and the known position of the robotic manipulator at the machining station to determine movements of the material removal tool that will produce the required shape for the component; and (vi) performing a machining operation on the component at the machining station using the determined movements while maintaining the grip on the component by the robotic manipulator. The method further includes: the step, between steps (iv) and (v), of measuring the position of the gripped component and/or the robotic manipulator at said site to determine errors in the position of the robotic manipulator; and using the determined errors in the previous step to improve the accuracy of the known position of the robotic manipulator at the machining station.
Patent EP-2573672-A1 (EP)
Inventor: VERMEULEN HUBERTUS GERARDUS HENDRIKUS
IPC: G06F9/00
Filed: 2012-08-24
Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a slot table entry address for a communications device of a communications network are described. In one embodiment, a method for generating a slot table entry address for a communications device of a communications network includes processing a slot counter value according to a configuration setting value to produce a processed slot counter value, where the slot counter value identifies a time slot of data communications of the communications network, masking a cycle counter value according to the configuration setting value to generate a masked cycle counter value, where the cycle counter value identifies a communications cycle containing the time slot, and processing the processed slot counter value and the masked cycle counter value to generate a slot table entry address such that a corresponding slot table entry of the time slot of the communications cycle in a slot table is accessed by the communications device at the slot table entry address. Other embodiments are also described.
Patent EP-2579597-A1 (EP)
Inventor: TOUZE DAVID
IPC: H04N7/26
Filed: 2012-09-11
Abstract: The invention is made in the field of coding of images of high dynamic range. 
     The invention is based on the concept of Frame Compatible format. The idea is to transport, in a frame, down-sampled LDR content together with additional information allowing reconstructing HDR content from the LDR content. 
     Thus, it is proposed a method of encoding an HDR image of high dynamic range according to claim 1. Said method comprises down-sampling (DWN) an LDR image and additional data, the LDR image providing a lower dynamic range depiction of the HDR image content and the additional data allowing for reconstructing the HDR image from the LDR image. Said method further comprises arranging (PCK), in a frame, the down-sampled LDR image and the down-sampled additional data, wherein arrangement is side-by-side in case of horizontal down-sampling and top-and-bottom in case of vertical down-sampling and encoding (AVC) the frame.
Patent EP-2570346-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HUNTER DAVID H
IPC: B64C27/32
Filed: 2012-09-13
Abstract: A rotor for use in an aircraft includes an inner hub; and a plurality of blades arranged around the inner hub, each of the plurality of blades comprising an inner structural member (102); an outer blade shell (103) surrounding the inner structural member; and a centering block located at a base of the inner structural member proximal to the inner hub, wherein the centering block is located between a first lateral portion of the inner structural member and a second lateral portion of the inner structural member, wherein the centering block is further connected to the outer blade shell, and wherein the centering block allows the outer blade shell to rotate about an axis approximately corresponding to the inner structural member.
Patent EP-2711836-A1 (EP)
Inventor: FAUVELAIS CHRISTIAN
IPC: G06F9/44
Filed: 2012-09-25
Abstract: There is provided a data distribution system (1) comprising a plurality of service providers (111 - 114) connected to a server (120), and a plurality of client devices (141 - 144) connected to the server (120). The server (120) comprises a data repository (121) that stores data instances (125) from the service providers, and a client repository (122) that for each client device stores a respective collection of status attributes (131 - 134), each collection of status attributes indicating the statuses of the data instances (125) with respect to the respective client device.
Patent EP-2712985-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GIPPERICH CHRISTOPH
IPC: E04H12/34
Filed: 2012-09-28
Abstract: The method involves constructing a flat foundation base (2). Several lifting devices (5) are displaced or moved on the foundation base. A portion of the lifting device is fixed at first tower element (1) that is raised using the lifting device. A second tower element is arranged below the first tower element. A portion of the lifting device is fixed at the second tower element. The aggregate of the first and the second tower elements are raised using the lifting device. A third tower element is arranged below the aggregate of the first and second tower elements.
Patent EP-2679817-A1 (EP)
Inventor: FENNY CARLOS A
IPC: F04B1/107
Filed: 2012-09-28
Abstract: According to one embodiment, a radial fluid device (300) comprises a cylinder block (320), a first plurality of pistons (340a-340f) including a first piston, and a second plurality of pistons (340a'-340f') including a second piston. Each of the first plurality of pistons (340a-340f) are slidably received within a different one of a first plurality of radially extending cylinders. Each of the second plurality of pistons (340a'-340f') are slidably received within a different one of a second plurality of radially extending cylinders. The second piston is configurable to begin its stroke at a different time relative to the first piston within the first cylinder pair.
Patent EP-2589429-A1 (EP)
Inventor: NORDELL ERIK
IPC: B01J19/00
Filed: 2012-10-12
Abstract: A biogas producing laboratory reactor (1) comprises a cavity (8) for containing organic material during the digestion thereof, and a level setting device (28). The level setting device (28) comprises a drain opening (60) which is fluidly connected to a drain pipe (48) and through which material may be drained from the cavity (8) and into the drain pipe (48). The level setting device (28) further comprises a lower flow restriction (64) which sets a vertical level of material inside of the cavity (8) and over which the organic material must flow when passing from the drain opening (60) and into the drain pipe (48). The lower flow restriction (64) is located on a higher vertical level than the drain opening (60). A method of performing a laboratory experiment of digesting organic material in said biogas producing laboratory reactor (1), the method comprising: feeding organic material to a cavity (8) of the laboratory reactor (1), digesting the organic material inside the cavity (8) under anaerobic conditions with production of biogas, and adjusting the amount of material in the cavity (8) by a level setting device (28).