baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-0794670-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BRODSKY MARC HERBERT
IPC: H04N7/173
Filed: 1997-03-06
Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided to enable a user watching and/or listening to a program to retrieve supplemental information or supplemental entertainment pertaining to an item just seen or words just heard. The apparatus includes a recognition system which recognizes the user's request and causes its satisfaction to be provided. A dynamically changing dictionary is created from items or keywords extracted from the most recently received program portion. The items or keywords may be contained in closed caption text in a TV signal. Particular items or keywords may be assigned a high priority so that they are maintained in the dictionary for a long duration. The user's request is matched against this continually changing dictionary. Upon recognition of the request, a search is initiated to access, import and deliver to the user the information required to satisfy the request. The information may be presented to the user separately or in coincidence with the normal program using picture in picture or split screen. Alternate embodiments enable preprocessing to obtain and store expanded information for such items and keywords deemed to be of high priority. This speeds up the satisfaction of the user's request for these items or 1 keywords.
Patent EP-0816695-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FUJITA KOUJI
IPC: F16C1/26
Filed: 1997-05-01
Abstract: An end cap for a bicycle control cable of the type
wherein an inner cable (70) slides within an outer
casing (60) includes a housing (10) defining a hollow
chamber (15), wherein the housing (10) has a first end
defining a first opening (12) for receiving the inner
cable (70) therethrough and a second end defining a
second opening (14) adapted to fit to the outer casing
(60) of the bicycle control cable. A lubricant (40) is
disposed in the chamber (15), and a screen (20, 30) is
provided for screening the first opening (12) at the
first end of the housing (10). A portion of the hollow
chamber (15) between the lubricant (40) and the second
end of the housing (10) is open through the second end
of the housing (10), but the lubricant (40) has
sufficiently low fluidicity at normal temperature that
the lubricant does not flow out of the housing (10).
Patent EP-0827112-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HAMBURG MARK
IPC: G06T15/50
Filed: 1997-08-26
Abstract: A method and system for compositing graphical images,
wherein an advanced adjustment layer may be applied
during a compositing process to a set of image layers
1 ...  n , or to any subordinate subset of such image
layers. One or more adjustment layers are applied to an
intermediate merged image, generated by compositing
previous image layers, and the adjusted result is stored
as a temporary image. The temporary image is then in
turn composited with the intermediate merged image. Any
remaining image layers are then composited in with the
intermediate merged image to generate a final merged
image. The invention allows a user to apply a vast array
of effects without requiring significant new knowledge on
the part of the user. For example, if there are "A"
adjustments and "T" transfer modes, the present invention
allows AxT effects which leverage existing knowledge of
the user of only A+T functions.
Patent EP-0827926-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PRITTIE ALLAN R
IPC: B31F1/07
Filed: 1997-09-05
Abstract: A module for a web-processing machine includes a sub-frame to which are
mounted an operating roll (such as a die roll), and means urging the operating roll in
one direction. The sub-frame can assume a position in which the operating roll is
juxtaposed against and parallel with a driven anvil roll, and a further position in which
the sub-frame is released, allowing the operating roll to move away from the anvil
roll, so that the operating roll can be quickly and easily removed for replacement or
maintenance. Preferably, the sub-frame is hingedly connected to the machine for
rotation between the above positions.
Patent EP-0814467-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TSUYOSHI NAGANO
IPC: G11B7/1356
Filed: 1997-06-20
Abstract: Disclosed is an optical head, which has: a light-generating means which emits linearly polarized light; a lens which converges the light emitted from the light-generating means on a medium; a light-detecting means which receives the light reflected on the medium; a quarter-wave plate which is disposed between the light-generating means and the lens and rotates by π/2 radian a polarization direction of the linearly polarized light when going and returning through the quarter-wave plate; a polarizing diffractive element which is disposed between the light-generating means and the quarter-wave plate, the polarizing diffractive element transmitting the light travelling from the light-generating means to the quarter-wave plate and diffracting the light travelling from the quarter-wave plate to the light-generating means by using a difference in polarization direction; and a polarizing beam splitter which is disposed among the light-generating means, the light-detecting means and the polarizing diffractive element, the polarizing beam splitter directing the light from the light-generating means to the polarizing diffractive element and directing the light from the polarizing diffractive element to the light-detecting means by using a difference in polarization direction; wherein the light-detecting means receives the light diffracted by the polarizing diffractive element and the light transmitted through the polarizing diffractive element.
Patent EP-0851509-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NAKAMURA AKIHIRO
IPC: H01L29/792
Filed: 1997-12-31
Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device comprised of a channel-forming
region (11a) of a semiconductor on which a tunnel film (12), a nitride
film (13a), and a top oxide film (13b) are laminated between a gate electrode (14)
in order from the lower layer. The thickness T of the tunnel film (12) is within a
range where charges in the substrate directly tunnel through the tunnel film and is
2.2 (preferably 3.4) nm or more. In this case, the thickness of the top oxide film
(13b) is set up to thinner than the conventional thickness in order to make the
amount of transition of carriers passing through the top oxide (13b) equal to or
more than the amounts of transition of carriers passing through the tunnel film
(12) in a read operation. Preferably, the top oxide film is thinner than the tunnel
film. Further, the nitride film (13a) has a higher silicon content than the
stoichiometric ratio thereof (Si:N = 3:4).
Patent EP-0883558-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NORDIN BENGT
IPC: B65D88/22
Filed: 1997-01-21
Abstract: L'invention a trait à des récipients contractiles pour liquides. Ces récipients comportent une vessie intérieure en plastique, contenant un liquide, enfermée dans une enveloppe extérieure de papier Kraft. Les récipients selon l'invention se prêtent au stockage de quantités importantes de liquides, de l'ordre de 3 à 500 litres. Le transport d'eau sur une grande échelle constitue un important domaine d'application de ces récipients.
Patent EP-1007169-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DUKE GEORGE WILLIAM
IPC: A63F3/02
Filed: 1997-10-18
Abstract: L'invention concerne un nouveau jeu du type des échecs, élargi, appelé Falcon Chess (24) qui comprend un plateau (25) de jeu et des pièces d'échiquier destinées à deux joueurs. Le plateau (25) de jeu présente une surface plate rectangulaire comportant des cases foncées (27) et des cases claires (26) en alternance, suivant le motif d'un échiquier classique. On maintient dans le Falcon Chess (24) les huit rangées du jeu d'échecs classique, mais dix colonnes, au lieu de huit, permettent de placer la nouvelle pièce de jeu séparée, caractérisée par un faucon. Chaque joueur dispose des pièces de jeu suivantes: un roi (30), une reine (32), deux faucons (28), deux fous (36), deux cavaliers (38), deux tours (34), et dix pions (40). Le faucon ne se déplace que de trois cases, sa marche étant définie par une combinaison de déplacements rectilignes et de déplacements en diagonale, dans n'importe quel ordre. La marche se caractérise par deux pas en diagonale, dans la même direction, et un pas rectiligne; alternativement, par deux pas rectilignes, dans la même direction, et un pas en diagonale. Le faucon ne peut se déplacer sur toute case accessible que par trois, et seulement trois, types de marches.
Patent EP-0910696-A2 (EP)
Inventor: AMPULSKI ROBERT STANLEY
IPC: D21F1/44
Filed: 1997-04-25
Abstract: An apparatus (10) for making paper. The apparatus (10) comprises a felt (14) and a pattern layer (18) joined to the felt (14). The felt (14) has a relatively high UV absorbance. Such a high UV absorbance prevents the actinic radiation applied to cure the pattern layer (18) from scattering when the radiation penetrates the surface of the pattern layer (18). By limiting the scattering of radiation beneath the surface of the pattern layer (18), extraneous cured pattern layer material is minimized in the regions of the felt (14) where it is desired not to have pattern layer material.
Patent EP-0869249-A2 (EP)
IPC: E05D7/04
Filed: 1998-01-08
Abstract: The hinge has an arm (1) which can be fastened to a supporting wall (5) or component. A pivoting component (6) is hinged to the arm via two guides (7,8). The hinge axle (13,14) of one guide is held on the arm, so that it can be adjusted and fixed in position. The hinge may have an intermediate element on which the axle is mounted, and which may be swivelled or slid by an adjusting mechanism or a positioning screw (20). The axle of the inner guide (8), which faces the arm, may also be mounted on the latter so that it can be adjusted and fixed in position.
Patent EP-0875775-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BLUEMCKE THOMAS
IPC: G01S17/02
Filed: 1998-04-02
Abstract: The operating method is used for an optoelectronic sensor with a light transmitter and detector, used for monitoring a surveillance zone. It compares the light signal amplitude received from the latter with a reference threshold and employs an initialisation process to determine the latter threshold. Given operating conditions are fulfilled during the initialisation process, with the amplitude values of the signal received from the surveillance zone when no object is present over a defined time interval used to provide the threshold value.
Patent EP-0874157-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KAMMERER ROLF
IPC: F04B43/14
Filed: 1998-04-18
Abstract: A rotary positive displacement pump comprises a stator (1) with a clamping plate (6) and a base plate (3) with an annular surface (5) on the clamping plate (6)-facing side. A membrane (11) covering the annular surface (5) is held between the clamping plate (6) and base plate (3) and forms a pumping channel (12) extending from an inlet (13) to an outlet (15) between the membrane (11) and base plate (3). A powered rotor (2) running around the concentric axis (4) of the annular surface (5) has at least one roller (21) running around the rear face of a circle of individual pressure transfer elements (14) which press the membrane (11) onto the annular surface to progressively interrupt the path from inlet (13) to outlet (15). The annular surface (5) is a layer of a softer material than the base plate (3). Preferably, the soft material layer (5) is a silicone polymer with a 20-50 Shore hardness extending over the area covered by the pressure transfer elements (14) and is either cast, vulcanised or bonded into a recess in the base plate (3) so that it projects above the recess edges. The base plate (3) is made of a dimensionally stable plastic and is held between the fixed clamping plate (6) and a removable clamping plate (24).
Patent EP-0877357-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ARISAKA YUICHI
IPC: G11B5/735
Filed: 1998-04-29
Abstract: The present invention provides a magnetic recording medium
in which a mechanical dimension change caused by a heat history
in a production procedure is minimized so as to increase a
mechanical characteristic, and a storage characteristic under
a severe environment is increased. 
     In a magnetic recording medium having a metal layer 2 made
from a metal magnetic thin film and formed on one surface of
a non-magnetic support member 1, a metal anticorrosive layer
3 is formed on the opposite surface of the non-magnetic support
member 1 not having the magnetic layer 2.
Patent EP-0880226-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SATO KOUKI
IPC: H03H7/42
Filed: 1998-05-23
Abstract: A wirewound balun transformer for planar packaging comprises a
flanged core (12) which has end flanges (13,14) at both ends, at least one centre
flange (15), and two or more winding recesses (17,18). A flat core (16) is held in
parallel with the flanged core (12), and windings (8,9,10,11) are coiled around
the winding recesses (17,18). One side face (19) of the centre flange (15) is not
flush with but is formed behind the plane that connects one side faces (20,21)
on the same side of the end flanges (13,14). Each of the end flanges (13,14) of
the flanged core (12) has an opposing pair of electrodes (7) formed on both side
faces (20, 20', 21, 21'). The centre flange (15) has a single electrode (7) formed
on the opposite side face (19').
Patent EP-0899701-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WOLFRAM KATHLEEN DIPL-ING
IPC: G08B13/193
Filed: 1998-06-24
Abstract: The detector includes a first, fixed, and permanently active detection system (1) consisting of several modules (2), each supervising an angular area (11) as part of a total supervision area. A second, movable, and temporarily active detection system (6) is revolving, at least around a vertical axis (A) by an electric drive. A control arrangement (8) forms control signals for the drive based on message signals from at least one of the detection systems.
Patent EP-0908100-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BOECKER JOCHEN
IPC: A21D13/08
Filed: 1998-07-13
Abstract: A bakery product comprises filling sandwiched between two e.g. biscuits, cookies, waffles or other baked wares (hereafter biscuits), in which the filling (3) is a stable, prefabricated layer. Preferred features: The filling (3) is bonded to the biscuits (1, 2). It is a flat chocolate or fat-containing mass. It is caramel, cheese, jelly, and/or marmalade. Its side surfaces (4) are plane and visible. They slant downwardly inwards at 4 degrees to the vertical. Additional bonding materials (5, 6) are introduced, which may be identical to the filling. They occupy recesses made in the upper and lower surfaces of the filling. Recesses are formed by edge regions of the filling. No additional materials are used for bonding, instead, parts of the filling itself are used. These may be edge- or raised parts of the filling. Filling side surfaces are flush with those of the biscuits or are set back to the side or edge regions. Weights of filling and biscuit are about the same.
Patent EP-0899426-A2 (EP)
Inventor: STANKA RUDOLF
IPC: F01D9/04
Filed: 1998-08-01
Abstract: The guide vanes' (1) inner and outer ends form mounting rings when assembled together. Each end has a flat face (7) at one side with a raised centre section (8) and an open profile face at the other side. The raised profile section fits into the open profile of the adjacent vane to form part of the support ring, and allow it to align itself. The profiled couplings have limited movement to provide a friction damping effect. The raised profile, and the corresponding recess, preferably covers between 30% and 50% of the area of the face. The profile is preferably between 3 mm and 5 mm proud of the face. The wall thickness of the hollow profile ring sections may be constant.
Patent EP-0905346-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SAUERLAND ECKHARD
IPC: E05D11/00
Filed: 1998-09-12
Abstract: The door security fitting (9), at the hinge side, is in the gap (R) between the door panel (1) and the door frame which is formed when the door is opened. It has two surfaces (F,F'), at the door and frame, at right angles to the plane of the door panel, with adjustment towards each other until they are in contact. The fitting component (B) in the door frame is a Z-shaped steel angle (12) in the frame body (10).
Patent EP-0905429-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TALPO GIOVANNI
IPC: F16L33/035
Filed: 1998-09-18
Abstract: A low-cost high-grip hose clamp comprising a band (1)
provided with at least one set of teeth (2) at least at its
ends, the set of teeth (2) allowing a self-engagement and
self-clamping of the band that constitutes the hose clamp.
Patent EP-1001444-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FLOHR PETER
IPC: H01H71/24
Filed: 1998-11-27
Abstract: Ein Überstromauslöser für Schutzschaltgeräte, insbesondere Leitungsschutzschalter oder Motorschutzschalter, mit elektromagnetischer und thermoelektrischer Auslösung, besteht zur Erhöhung der Eigensicherheit gegen höhere Ströme aus einem wärmeleitenden rohrförmigen und mit einer Spule 12 umwickelten Tragkörper 11, der ein Anschlagende 13 und ein gegenüberliegendes erweitertes Aufnahmeende 14 für die Anlage und die radiale Lagerung einer Bimetall-Schnappscheibe 15 mit mittiger Bohrung 31 aufweist, einem in dem Tragkörper 11 befestigten Kern 16 mit einer zentralen Bohrung 18, 19, einem in dem Tragkörper 11 zwischen dessen Anschlagende 13 und dem Kern 16 bewegbaren Anker 20, und aus einem Stößel 25, der sich durch die Bohrung 31 in der Schnappscheibe 15 und die Bohrung 18, 19 im Kern 16 in Richtung des Ankers 20 erstreckt, wobei der Stößel 26 thermoelektrisch mittels der Schnappscheibe 15 über eine Verdickung 27 und elektromagnetisch mittels des Ankers 20 über einen Stößel-Betätigungsorgan 26 ausrückbar ist, und wobei im betriebsbereiten Zustand der Abstand s zwischen Anker 20 und Kern 16 höchstens dem Schnapphub der Schnappscheibe 15 entspricht. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0871294-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YOSHIDA SHIGERU
IPC: G06T9/00
Filed: 1991-02-26
Abstract: A coding is carried out by designating the reference number of a partial
sequence having the maximum length coincidence from the coded partial
sequences registered in a dictionary with regard to a received character sequence,
designating a new reference number to a partial sequence which is obtained by
adding one character to a reference number obtained as a code word, and
registering the new reference number designated partial sequence in the
dictionary. A decoding is carried out by searching partial sequences registered in
the dictionary using a code word represented by the reference number of the
partial sequence, restoring the original partial sequence, designating a new
reference number to a partial sequence which is obtained by adding the beginning
character of the currently restored partial sequence to the previously processed
code word, and registering the new reference number designated partial sequence
in the dictionary. According to the invention, the following steps are provided : 
   constituting a reference dictionary by a group of dictionaries comprising :
   a number of dictionaries less than the number of entire kinds of
characters to be processed, and for each dictionary, initially registering character
sequences which occur with higher frequency of occurrence and comprise one
character of the entire kinds of characters per character or a plurality of characters
per character with designations of reference numbers;   coding the received character sequences by designating a specific
dictionary from the group of dictionaries according to search information
representing the dependency relation to coded character sequences; and   if a received character sequence does not exist in the designated
dictionary, registering a character sequence which is obtained by adding a
sequence character to the reference number of a coded character sequence with a
designation of a new reference number.
Patent EP-0853350-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WAN LAWRENCE A
IPC: H01Q25/02
Filed: 1998-01-08
Abstract: A mobile tracking antenna for microwave signals from a satellite or distant
transmitter includes a micro- electromechanical system produced by semiconductor
processing Specifically several micro faceted reflector segments have their facets
selectively controlled by a feedback control system and reflects the signal onto a
four sector horn which then by error signals actuates electrostatic positioning means
on the micro facets to center the signal on the optimum receiving portion of the
horn. Each segment covers a portion of the 360° receiving spectrum. The
particular segment is selected by a maximum signal being received.
Patent EP-0860853-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BEETESON JOHN
IPC: H01J3/02
Filed: 1998-01-29
Abstract: A virtual remote cathode has the position of a space charge cloud
associated with it fixed by the geometry of a fixed insulating plate (902).
The plate (902) can be made to accurate dimensions and hence the virtual remote cathode to
control grid (502) distance can be accurately controlled and will not change
as a result of any mechanical, electrical or physical changes in the
construction. The fixed insulating plate (902) is located on a surface of the
control grid (502) facing the cathode (510).
Patent EP-0862881-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DE BEIJER JUSTINUS LAMBERTUS T
IPC: A47H1/144
Filed: 1998-02-18
Abstract: A bracket (10) for mounting the head rail (50) or bottom
rail of a window covering product, having: a body portion
with a mounting aperture and opposed edges adapted to engage
the rail; and fixing means (52) engaging the mounting aperture
and adapted to affix the body portion to a building
structure. The mounting aperture is associated with a
convex curved surface (21) of either the body portion or the
fixing means, thereby allowing the body portion and the rail
supported thereby to be adjusted in position and at an angle
determined by the position of respectively either the fixing
means or the body portion relative to the convex curved
surface. 
     The convex curved surface can be formed on the
body portion, and the mounting aperture can be in a
circumferentially elongate slot in the curved surface. 
     Alternatively, the fixing means can comprise a
support member that is preferably tubular and has: the
convex curved surface on one side; means on the other side
to affix the support member to a building structure; an
elongate slot in the convex curved surface; and a bolt
passing through the mounting aperture in the body portion
and the elongate slot in the support member and engaging a
nut located within the support member.
Patent EP-0868085-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NISHIDA HIDESHI
IPC: H04N19/895
Filed: 1998-03-25
Abstract: Bitstream analyzing unit 111 fetches a coded block
pattern and a coded quantized DCT coefficient from each block in
a bitstream. Entropy decoding unit 112 decodes the coded block
pattern into a block pattern and decodes the coded quantized DCT
coefficient into pairs of a run length and an effectiveness
factor. Dequantization unit 115 generates orthogonal
transformation coefficients from the pairs of a run length and an
effectiveness factor. Inverse Discrete Cosine Transform (IDCT)
unit 116 generates a difference image from the orthogonal
transformation coefficients. Decode controlling unit 110
instructs first selecting unit 118 to select constants "0" output
from first constant generating unit 117 when the image is a
"skipped" block. Image storage unit 120 stores a plurality of
reference frame pictures having been decoded. Image restoring
unit 119 restores an original block by adding a decoded difference
image to a reference block read from the reference frame pictures
stored in the image storage unit 120.
Patent EP-0934774-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TAKEMOTO TAKASHI
IPC: B01J21/16
Filed: 1999-02-03
Abstract: In the manufacturing process of the exhaust gas purifying
catalyst (3), rhodium is supported by the base material using
the rhodium carbonyl cluster solution in which rhodium carbonyl
cluster is dissolved into methanol in the step of forming the
upper catalytic layer (6) including rhodium and platinum as
catalytic metals. By this, the dispersibility of rhodium in
the base material is highly raised, and further rhodium is
effectively restrained from being oxidized during the
manufacturing process of the catalyst (3). Thus, according to
the exhaust gas purifying catalyst (3), particularly, the
purifying performance of NOx at both of lower exhaust gas
temperature and higher exhaust gas temperature is highly
improved.