baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-0562728-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BOWATER RONALD JOHN
IPC: G09G5/00
Filed: 1993-03-03
Abstract: A video signal is received from an asynchronous link 15 at an irregular frame rate for display on a computer monitor 9 at a regular frame rate. Frames are transferred to the monitor via first and second buffers 23, 25. A control process 27 manages the transfer of frames between the first and second buffers and is responsible for deciding if, when and how many frames to transfer, in order to minimise the delay between the incoming image and the displayed image.
Patent EP-0573155-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HESTERMAN VICTOR W
IPC: H01F10/08
Filed: 1993-05-12
Abstract: A magnetoresistive transducer has a conductor configuration (32, 34) in which magnetic fields in the conductors are oriented in the same direction to provide symmetric track profiles and improved track edge response. Conductor area at the transducer air bearing surface is also minimised to eliminate shorting and improve device yield and reliability. In one embodiment, inductive pickup is minimised by limiting the active width of magnetoresistive sensing elements through conductor placement. Another embodiment for dual stripe magnetoresistive transducers, minimises inductive pickup by providing relatively large conductors for each magnetoresistive stripe, arranged in parallel with each other and coupled differentially to cancel inductive pickup through common mode rejection.
Patent EP-0600688-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NATARAJAN BALAS K
IPC: G06T15/00
Filed: 1993-11-29
Abstract: A method and apparatus that provide topologically consistent visual displays of an internal characteristic of a physical object. A measured signal pattern is generated, which describes how the characteristic varies spatially within the physical object. The signal pattern and a threshold value are used to generate a piecewise polygonal approximation, descriptive of the internal characteristic, that is topologically consistent with the internal characteristic. The polygonal approximation is used to generate and display an image representative of the internal characteristic.
Patent EP-0627200-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FRICK HANSJOERG
IPC: A61C5/66
Filed: 1994-04-09
Abstract: In a mixing capsule (10) for dental substances (28, 38) there is a mixing chamber (12) with a hollow piston (14). A plunger (16) is guided so as to be displaceable in the hollow piston (14). The hollow piston (14) is provided with a locking member (18) which engages through a recess in the mixing chamber (12) into the piston (14) and causes locking there.
Patent EP-0620650-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SHIGEHARA HIROSHI INTELLECTUAL
IPC: H03K19/0175
Filed: 1994-04-12
Abstract: An interface circuit includes first and second MOS transistors (T1, T2) of depletion type, first and second switching elements (SW1, SW2), and a control circuit (12). The current path of the first MOS transistor (T1) is connected between an output node (Na) of a MOS circuit (11) formed in a semiconductor substrate and an output terminal (Nb) and the gate thereof is connected to a power supply (Vcc). The first switching element (SW1) is connected between the backgate of the first MOS transistor (T1) and a ground terminal (Vss). The second switching element (SW2) and the current path of the second MOS transistor (T2) are serially connected between the backgate of the first MOS transistor (T1) and the output terminal (Nb). The gate of the second MOS transistor (T2) is connected to the power supply (Vcc) and the backgate thereof is connected to the backgate of the first MOS transistor (T1). The first and second switching elements (SW1, SW2) are set into complementary states according to an output of the MOS circuit (11) in response to an output signal of the control circuit (12).
Patent EP-0622293-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HINDERBERGER FRIEDEL
IPC: B63B7/02
Filed: 1994-04-22
Abstract: A foldable boat is described which has a body consisting of a multiplicity of hull surfaces and has at least two hull surfaces whose side edges lie loosely opposite one another in the dismantled state. The invention is distinguished by the fact that a connecting element (bow connector) connects the side edges lying loosely opposite one another to one another in a watertight manner by means of a releasable clamping mechanism. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0629897-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DIRISIO ANTHONY C O EASTMAN KO
IPC: G03C3/00
Filed: 1994-06-09
Abstract: A film cassette (1) comprises a rotatable film spool (9), a light shield (7) for preventing ambient light from entering the cassette interior, and a locking pawl (11) movable into engagement with the spool (9) to inhibit rotation of the spool but being forced out of engagement with the spool when the spool is rotated. According to the invention, the light shield (7) is movable to open and the locking pawl (11) is arranged to move the light shield to open responsive to the locking pawl being forced out of engagement with the spool (9) when the spool is rotated.
Patent EP-0640562-A2 (EP)
Inventor: OESTE FRANZ-DIETRICH
IPC: C01B31/02
Filed: 1994-08-23
Abstract: Spheres of specified fullerene and heterofullerene fragments, which are characterised in that they contain in their molecule functions of triangular symmetry and/or quadratic symmetry and/or pentagonal symmetry which are fused on by means of a hexagonal network and have the formula 55), process for their preparation and uses. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0647020-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BAUDISCH WERNER
IPC: H03H11/42
Filed: 1994-09-01
Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit arrangement having an unbalanced input via the input connections and a balanced voltage output via the output connections, whose input connection is connected to the input of a non-inverting amplifier with a gain of V, whose output is connected to the first addition input of a first addition stage whose output is connected to a first connection of a first winding of a balancing inductor, whose second connection forms the first output connection of the overall circuit and whose input connection is likewise connected to the input of an inverting amplifier having a gain -V, whose output is connected to the first addition input of a second addition stage whose output is connected to the first connection of a second winding of a balancing inductor, whose second connection forms the second output connection of the overall circuit, which is characterised in that a third winding is fitted on the inductor, the first connection of which third winding is connected to earth and the second connection of which third winding is connected to the current input of a current/voltage converter whose output is connected to the respectively second addition input of the addition stages.
Patent EP-0635947-A2 (EP)
Title: Keypad scanner
Inventor: SPAK MICHAEL E
IPC: G06F3/02
Filed: 1994-05-16
Abstract: A keypad scanner for a keypad having a plurality of keys which may be pressed into a down state includes circuitry for detecting when no or any key is pressed down and thereupon generating a no or any key down signal, circuitry for detecting when more than one key is pressed down and thereupon generating a multiple key down signal, and an interrupt generator coupled to the aforementioned circuitry. The interrupt generator itself includes circuitry for detecting a change in no or any key down signal level, circuitry for detecting a change in multiple key down signal level, and circuitry for generating an interrupt signal when either the circuitry for detecting a change in no or any key down signal level or the circuitry for detecting a change in multiple key down signal level detects a change.
Patent EP-0631103-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BIZARD ANDRE
IPC: F28G1/12
Filed: 1994-06-20
Abstract: In order to impregnate with water the sponge balls (1) intended for cleaning the tubes of a condenser, they are introduced into a tank (2) whose top part forms a chamber (10) separated from the remainder by a grid (9) through which the balls cannot pass, which chamber is connected to a jack (17) having a piston (19) and then, after the tank and the volumes communicating with it have been filled with water, all the valves giving access to this tank are closed, the piston is withdrawn from the jack, which expels the air from the balls in the chamber, and the whole is refilled with water so as to remove this air and to impregnate the balls with water. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0645313-A2 (EP)
Inventor: RODRIGUEZ CAMPILLO JOSE
IPC: B21D51/26
Filed: 1994-08-26
Abstract: This invention refers to a seam-folding system to compensate the bending of metallic containers (1) which can be applied during the manufacturing process applicable to all kind of metallic containers (1) of a shape that can be either trunco-pyramidal, prismatic, elliptical or similar to correct the bending (5) produced when the body of the container (1) is expanded and specifically during the seam-folding (4) operation to fix the bottom (2) to the sides of the container. The hook of the ends or corners of the container is housed in the bottom hook with a slight difference in length between them while the hook of the intermediate areas of the container is considerably narrower than the bottom hook. The compensation of this difference in length is performed during the seam-folding (4) operation.
Patent EP-0671706-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TSUCHIKAWA MEGUMU
IPC: G06T7/20
Filed: 1995-03-09
Abstract: A moving object extraction based on background subtraction capable of stably extracting the moving object under various environments. Temporal changes of image feature parameter values for sub-regions subdividing a frame of each input image are stored, and the background image is reconstructed by statistically processing a temporal change of the image feature parameter values for each sub-region within a prescribed target region of the frame over a prescribed period of time to obtain the statistical quantity characterizing that temporal change, judging whether that temporal change is due to an illumination change or not according to the obtained statistical quantity and a prescribed illumination change judging condition, and updating a background image value for each sub-region by a new background image value according to the image feature parameter values for each sub-region during the prescribed period of time. Then, a subtraction processing is applied to one of the input images and the reconstructed background image, and a binarization processing is applie to the obtained subtraction image so as to extract the moving object region from the input images.
Patent EP-0682457-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PENTTONEN JYRKI
IPC: H04M3/533
Filed: 1995-05-10
Abstract: A method for relocating a subscriber in a voice messaging system (VMS) which is connected with an extensive digital mobile network (GMS), including a plurality of mobile switching centres (MSC) and a home location register (HLR). In the method, VMS checks HLR repeatedly for the location of a subscriber and concludes on the basis of this information whether the subscriber has moved into the area of some other MSC for a period of time longer than a predetermined period of time and, in a positive case, the old VMS transfers the subscriber-related information to the new VMS, thus accomplishing the automatic relocation of the subscriber's home station in connection with a new MSC.
Patent EP-0684652-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FUJISAKI TATSUO
IPC: H01L31/0392
Filed: 1995-05-18
Abstract: A photovoltaic device is provided which comprises at least a metal wire on a face of a photovoltaic element for collecting the power generated by the photovoltaic element, the metal wire being coated with an electroconductive adhesive over the entire length of the metal wire and fixed onto the photovoltaic element. The photovoltaic device is produced without applying and curing the electroconductive adhesive in the photovoltaic device production process at low cost with high reliability.
Patent EP-0704848-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KOSHIKAWA YASUJI
IPC: G11C7/10
Filed: 1995-09-26
Abstract: A semiconductor pipeline memory device has a controller (16) for producing first, second and third timing clock signals (PH1/PH2/PH3) for transferring a column address and a read-out data bit through first, second and third pipeline stages (15e/15d; 15f/15g/17g/17h; 17i/17b) to an input-and-output pin (DQ), and long time interval between two of the first, second and third timing clock signals and short time interval between another two of the first, second and third timing clock signals are respectively assigned to one of the first to third pipeline stages with relatively long signal path and another of the first to third pipeline stages with relatively short signal path, thereby decreasing undesirable time loss.
Patent EP-0716176-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DIRR THOMAS
IPC: D04H13/00
Filed: 1995-11-30
Abstract: Watertight roof sarking with high water vapour permeability and improved laying properties comprises a sandwich construction (1) contg. a melt-blown superfine fibre fabric (2) and stabilising supporting layer(s) (3,4).
Patent EP-0662443-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BITTAR JOSEPH
IPC: B66B13/14
Filed: 1995-01-10
Abstract: An elevator system has a low rise group of floors and a high rise group of floors and a swing car 16 having doors and car call buttons enabling it to operate in either the low rise or high rise, the swing car 16 being assignable to one of the other rise depending upon the burden, but also being able to accept calls in the other rise in response to a variety of characteristics of traffic within the elevator system. In one embodiment, the swing car 16 is always assigned at the lobby to the low rise but proceeds into the high rise in response to hall calls therein; the swing car 16 can accept down calls in the low rise if there is a high burden in the low rise or a down call has been waiting for a long time, or if the car has a very light load. Dedicated cars 15,17 may be shut down and only the swing cars 16 used at nights and on weekends. At nights and on weekends, the high rise and low rise can be effectively merged into a single system served by swing cars, thereby to save energy in light traffic.
Patent EP-0684086-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WALACH EUGENE
IPC: B07C3/00
Filed: 1995-05-17
Abstract: A method is disclosed for sorting a set of mail items according to a predefined delivery sequence, the method comprising the steps of: generating for each of a first subset of the mail items a first sequence number according to the position of their respective destination addresses in the delivery sequence; sorting, using a sorting machine, the first subset into batches according to the first sequence number disregarding a number N of the most significant digits thereof; associating with each of a second subset of the mail items, one of the first sequence numbers corresponding to the destination addresses of the mail items in the first subset between which their respective destination addresses lie in the delivery sequence; generating for each of the second subset, a second sequence number according to the position of their respective destination addresses in the delivery sequence among the destination addresses of mail items in the second subset associated with the same first sequence number; sorting, using a sorting machine, the second subset into batches according to the second sequence number and the first sequence number disregarding N of the most significant digits of the first sequence number; interleaving the batches of mail items from the first subset and from the second subset; and sorting the mail items according to the N most significant digits of the first sequence numbers. In this way, all the mail is sorted in sequence, but sorting of the mail can begin prior to all the mail being physically present at the sorter or its location in the sorting scheme being known.
Patent EP-0700204-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WATARI TAKASHI
IPC: H04N5/235
Filed: 1995-08-31
Abstract: An imaging apparatus (Ip1, Ip2, Ip3) for focusing a light into an image to generate an electric signal representing thus focused light image with a broader dynamic range includes an image pickup device (1), an image pickup device controller (4), and an accumulating charge selector (5). The image pickup device control controller (4) controls an amount of electric charge (QAC) that image pickup device (1) can accumulate therein. The accumulating charge selector (5) switches the image pickup device (1) to a first accumulative electric charge amount level (Q1) and to a second accumulative electric charge amount level (Q0) greater than said first accumulative electric charge amount level (Q1) within said imaging period (Pv).
Patent EP-0710929-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CHEN HOMER H
IPC: G10L15/00
Filed: 1995-11-06
Abstract: Acoustic-assisted image processing is achieved, in accordance with the invention 
by a novel method and apparatus in which an audio signal is sampled at an audio-domain 
sampling rate; a first viseme sequence is generated at a first rate in response to the 
sampled audio signal, the first rate corresponding to an audio-domain sampling rate; the 
first viseme sequence is transformed into a second viseme sequence at second rate using a 
predetermined set of transformation criteria, the second rate corresponding to a video-domain 
frame rate; and an image is processed in response to the second viseme sequence. 
In an illustrative example of the invention, a video image of a face of a human speaker is 
animated using a three-dimensional wire-frame facial model upon which a surface texture 
is mapped. The three-dimensional wire-frame facial model is structurally deformed in 
response to a rate-transformed viseme sequence extracted from a speech signal so that the 
mouth region of the video image moves in correspondence with the speech. 
Advantageously, the animation is accomplished in real time, works with any speaker, and 
has no limitations on vocabulary, nor requires any special action on the part of the 
speaker.
Patent EP-0777951-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WALTER PATRIK
IPC: H04B7/02
Filed: 1995-08-28
Abstract: Dans un système de télécommunications cellulaire, une seule et même unité mobile peut se connecter à au moins deux stations de base, ce qui implique que le système fonctionne en macro-diversité. Le fonctionnement des différentes unités mobiles concernées met en ÷uvre une fonction ensemble actif ou une séquence de connexions permettant de signaler et d'évaluer l'état de connexion de l'unité mobile par rapport aux stations de base concernées et de prendre des décisions concernant des modifications de cet état de connexion. Des données ou des paramètres qu'il possède déjà permettent au système de prévoir de façon adaptative l'ensemble actif précité. L'invention garantit ainsi de meilleures fonctions système concernant notamment la fiabilité du transfert ainsi que la qualité de la transmission aux limites des zones de couverture des cellules.
Patent EP-0788921-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PAPENHAGEN DIETER
IPC: G05G1/30
Filed: 1996-07-01
Abstract: Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf einen Trägerrahmen (1) für eine Fahrpedaleinheit von Kraftfahrzeugen, wobei das Fahrpedal (2) drehbar an dem Trägerrahmen gelagert ist und dieser eine mit mindestens zwei Fixiereinrichtungen (3,4) ausgestattete Rückwand (11) zur Befestigung des Trägerrahmens (1) an einem fahrzeugfesten Bauteil, insbesondere einer Spritzwand, umfaßt. Um einen Trägerrahmen baulich einfach und kompakt derart auszubilden, daß dessen Montage wesentlich einfacher und kostengünstiger ausgeführt werden kann als beim gattungsgemäßen Stand der Technik, wird erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagen, daß die erste Fixiereinrichtung (3) des Trägerrahmens als Steckverbindung (12) ausgebildet ist und daß der Trägerrahmen über die zweite Fixiereinrichtung (4) gegen die Steckverbindung spannbar ist. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0755020-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KOBAYASHI KATSUYUKI
IPC: G06F3/0488
Filed: 1996-07-18
Abstract: A vibration-transmitting tablet and coordinate-input apparatus at low prices, which enable to easily manage precision of vibration detection position. A vibration-input pen inputs vibration, generated by its vibrator, onto the vibration-transmitting tablet formed by polarizing a piezoelectric member in its thickness direction. When the vibration propagated on the vibration-transmitting tablet reaches four electrodes provided at predetermined positions of the vibration-transmitting tablet, electric signals based on the vibration are detected from the respective electrodes. A signal-waveform detector detects arrival of the vibration at the electrodes based on the electric signals. An arithmetic controller calculates coordinates of the vibration-input position based on arrival timings of the vibration. The arrangement of the electrodes on the vibration-transmitting tablet can be realized by etching, printing or the like, thus management of precision of vibration-detection positions can be much easier.
Patent EP-0818928-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KIM JIN-HUN
IPC: H04N19/20
Filed: 1996-07-30
Abstract: A method encodes a contour image of an object expressed
in a video signal. First, a centroid for the contour of the
object is detected by averaging pixel positions on the
contour. A set of primary vertices on the contour are
determined based on the centroid. Subsequently, a set of
secondary vertices on the contour are determined based on the
set of primary vertices. The set of primary vertices, the set
of secondary vertices and the centroid are encoded to provide
a digitally coded contour signal.
Patent EP-0773006-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CARPENTER KENNETH W
IPC: A61F2/82
Filed: 1996-11-11
Abstract: The present invention provides a self-expanding stent for insertion into an artery or other internal vessel. The stent is formed from a series of radial bands each formed with overlapping first and second ends. The overlap between the first and second ends is variable, allowing each band to move between a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration. The first and second ends of each band are both formed to include a tab which is folded to hold the first and second end against the band. The bands are distributed along a common axis to form a cylinder and interconnected by a pair of elongated strips. In use, the stent is placed over a balloon catheter and compressed to adopt the contracted configuration. The balloon catheter and stent are then advanced through a placement catheter and to a target site where the balloon is partially inflated to free the stent for self-expansion. The balloon may then be more fully inflated to further expand any of the radial bands in the stent. The balloon is then deflated and removed, leaving the expanded stent to support that target site.
Patent EP-0770778-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GUEBELI FERDINAND N
IPC: F04B23/00
Filed: 1992-07-07
Abstract: An improved quick-change fluid section (40) for piston-type paint pumps (16) having a mounting flange (102) with keyhole shaped apertures (104) at one end and a threaded fitting at the other end to couple a fluid section housing (46) to driving means via a slide housing (36). The piston (44) and slide (32) are retained in reciprocable driving relationship via a transverse pin (92) held in place by a circumferential spring received in a circumferential groove (96) on the slide (32). The spring and pin (92) are accessible via diametrically opposed apertures (104) in the mounting flange (102). The fluid section housing (46) is bifurcated and has sealing means which may be either a packing set of alternating elastomeric and leather V-rings or lip-type seals. The sealing means is immediately available upon separation of the two portions of the fluid section (40) and may be removed without the need for special tools. An inline or right angle inlet or suction fitting (56) may be utilized with the fluid section (40).