baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2493840-A (GB)
Title: Cloud downloads whose quality level depends upon network performance, used for playback and/or upgrading client cached assets
Inventor: ROBBIN JEFFREY L
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2012-08-15
Abstract: In a first embodiment a client devices assesses network performance (bandwidth) and determines from this a suitable quality level of an asset (eg. video/audio file) for downloading (Fig. 5b). In a second embodiment, in response to a play command a client device assesses if it stores locally a digital asset of a desired (high) quality. If not it assesses whether it is available from a cache or a cloud server and whether the network performance is adequate for downloading the asset. If so the asset is retrieved from the cache cloud. If a high quality asset is unobtainable, a lower quality asset may be played back. A similar local/cache/cloud assessment procedure applies. In a third embodiment the client may assess locally stored low quality assets and network performance in response to an upgrade event. If network performance is suitable the locally stored assets may be upgraded by downloading higher quality versions. This may happen as a background operation (Fig. 7).
Patent GB-2495181-A (GB)
Title: Automated recording and monitoring of meetings
Inventor: SNIDER JAMES H
IPC: G06Q50/26
Filed: 2012-08-17
Abstract: A method of automatically recording and/or broadcasting video of meeting participants includes identifying 702 the positions of participants based upon mobile position indicators. The indicators may comprise a wireless device such as a passive or active radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag. Additionally or alternatively, the indicator may be embedded in a participant   s name tag/label. Furthermore, facial recognition techniques may be used to determine the location of a speaker. Upon receipt of an indication (e.g. a signal) that a participant has been authorised to speak, a control system controls 708 at least one video camera to focus upon the authorised speaker, the captured video being recorded and/or broadcast. A system for implementing the method is also disclosed. Additionally, a computer network and associated computer systems are disclosed in which indications of parliamentary actions are received from electronic user/client devices operated by meeting participants, upon which a determination is made to identify and output to the client devices an indication of available parliamentary actions which comply with parliamentary rules. Also disclosed is a computer system to create an electronic record of meeting minutes including meta-data associated with parliamentary actions/submissions. The meta-data may comprise information about who proposed the action and the time the action was submitted. The described embodiments provide for automated recording and monitoring of meeting actions and outcomes.
Patent GB-2507957-A (GB)
Title: Yaw bearing and connection arrangement for an underwater turbine
Inventor: VIGARS PAUL
IPC: F03B13/26
Filed: 2012-11-07
Abstract: A tidal turbine is mounted to a support structure 214 via a connection which can be clamped 250 to prevent movement, or partially released to allow rotation. A lifting device 252 such as a spring 254 separates the coupling surfaces to allow rotation, and a bearing 256 may also be provided. An active hydraulic lifting system may be used which supplies fluid to cavities 515 between the supporting surfaces. Alternatively one or more actuators may be used. Active control may be used to differentially lift the turbine, to tilt a yawing axis away from vertical, so that the turbine yaws under its own weight / gravity. This may be assisted by moving ballast, or by flooding or emptying ballast tanks.
Patent GB-2508367-A (GB)
Title: The Scunthorpe Urine Flowstix Holster
Inventor: SHAIKH FAISAL
IPC: A61B10/00
Filed: 2012-11-29
Abstract: A urine directing device, comprising a hollow body with upper and lower parts, connected at a bend, which has an attachable urine sample receptacle. Said receptacle is filled by means of capillary action through minute holes in the urine device. The upper part may have a splayed end. The device may be made in two halves, connected by a clip. Commercial reagent sticks may be insertable into the urine sample receptacle.
Patent GB-2496775-A (GB)
Title: Polymer foam cell morphology control and use in borehole filtration devices
Inventor: AGRAWAL GAURAV
IPC: C08J9/36
Filed: 2011-08-09
Abstract: A method of deploying a borehole filtration device is provided utilizing the steps of: deploying a filtration device comprising a polymer foam having a first cell structure, a portion of the molecular structure of which polymer foam is degradable by exposure to a post-treatment fluid, into a borehole; and exposing the polymer foam to the post-treatment fluid, thereby modifying the cell structure of the polymer foam to a second cell structure.
Patent GB-2510851-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle exhaust particulate filter regeneration
Inventor: BOTT ADEN
IPC: B01D46/00
Filed: 2013-02-15
Abstract: A vehicle includes an engine and a particulate filter situated in its exhaust system. A controller is configured to implement a sequence of particulate filter regeneration techniques including a first technique during an engine start up condition, a second technique during a running engine idle condition, and a third technique during a driving condition. The controller is configured to: determine whether particulate filter regeneration is desired, and implement the first technique when particulate filter regeneration is desired; determine whether particulate filter regeneration is still desired after using the first technique, and implement the second technique when regeneration is still desired after using the first technique; determine whether particulate filter regeneration is still desired after using the second technique, and implement the third technique when regeneration is still desired after using the second technique. Each technique may include adjusting the air-to-fuel ratio of the engine and/or adjusting the spark plug spark timing/angle.
Patent GB-2512354-A (GB)
Title: A device for the passage of a volume of fluid
Inventor: LIU SHULI
IPC: F24H1/10
Filed: 2013-03-27
Abstract: A chamber 14 for receiving fluid such as in an instantaneous water heater for an electric shower has electrically operated heating elements 30,40 positioned in the chamber and which are shaped, such as in a helical or spiral shape, to define axially extending passage portions 32,42. First and second extension portions of the element 36,46 & 38,48 lead to and from the helical/spiral element portions 32,34 and are connectable to a power supply. To assist in smoothing the flow of fluid from inlet 22 to outlet 24 through the chamber 14 and so that the heating elements do not interfere with the flow of fluid through the chamber, one of the first and second extension portions of the element are located within the passages 32,42, inwardly of the helical/spiral element portions.
Patent GB-2512378-A (GB)
Title: Device and method for cooling electronic components and for supplying power to the electronic components
Inventor: DOERING ANDREAS
IPC: G06F1/18
Filed: 2013-03-28
Abstract: A computer module for cooling electronic components of a printed circuit board (PCB) module and for supplying power to those components is suggested. The computer module 200 comprises a PCB module 101 with electronic components 102 attached, and a cooling module 103 connected thereto, the cooling module being arranged in parallel to the printed circuit board and having a first layer 202 which is both thermally and electrically conductive. The first layer is arranged such that heat can be dissipated from the printed circuit board module and power from a power source can be supplied to the electronic components. This allows improved dissipation of heat along with a power supply. The cooling module may include additional layers 203 to provide further heat dissipation and a ground connection, and the cooling module may be connected 303 to a heat sink 301, 302 to remove the dissipated heat. A modular computer system is disclosed which comprises a plurality of these modules.
Patent GB-2503097-A (GB)
Title: A non-fixed splash back screen for a sink
Inventor: MAHAL PARMINDER
IPC: E03C1/181
Filed: 2013-05-03
Abstract: The invention relates to a non-fixed splash back screen A for use above or alongside a sink H, basin or similar. The screen is elongate and comprises a screen member which extends the length of the screen and a seal C which also extends the length of the screen. The screen member is in the form of a relatively thin sheet, preferably made from a plastics material by extrusion. The seal extends along a lower edge of the screen member and is preferably made from rubber and may further contain a magnetic strip within the seal. In use, the screen rests on, but is not fixed to, a work surface, sink, basin or similar with the seal in contact with the work surface, sink, basin or similar.
Patent GB-2514767-A (GB)
Title: Inhaler indicator spacer interface
Inventor: BARI NASEEM
IPC: A61M15/00
Filed: 2013-05-29
Abstract: An adapter or spacer 5 allows a generic inhaler usage counter 1 to be assembled on to different inhaler housings 2 by changing the spacer interface and may be used on any type of canister 4 that dispenses through a nozzle when placed inside a housing in order to count the number of displacements between the canister and housing. It may provide an extra security measure on the reliability of the counter when used in-conjunction of other techniques of counting the remaining drug inside the canister. A battery, switch, and PCB sealed within the dose counter unit electronically count drug doses and a motion sensor detects movement of the inhaler and displays the amount of remaining drug uses.
Patent GB-2509196-A (GB)
Title: Asymmetric paddleball toy with slot allowing change of play direction
Inventor: KUENG RENE ISIDOR
IPC: A63B59/18
Filed: 2013-07-23
Abstract: AbstractASYMMETRIC PADDLEBALL TOY WITH SLOT ALLOWING CHANGE OF PLAY DIRECTIONA paddleball toy comprising a paddle 115 with an impact surface on both a front and rear side of the paddle, and an elongate handle 118. The handle connects to the impact surface at lower end, and the impact surface has a slot 119 extending from an exterior edge at the top end of the impact surface to a point coaxial with the handle. The paddle has a ball 140b attached to it via an elastic tethering means 130, the elastic tethering means being tethered to a point on the impact surface adjacent to the bottom end of the slot. The slot acts to change direction of the ball in play, allowing the user to hit the ball with either a forward or backward handed technique with the tethering means being allowed to pass through the slot as the ball moves from a front side to a rear side. The tethering means could be tethered to the paddle via a through hole 120 and a second ball 140a which is too small to pass through the hole. The arrangement of the slot may divide the paddle and impact surface into two asymmetric lobes 116, 117.
Patent GB-2506980-A (GB)
Title: Urinal screen
Inventor: IRWIN JOHN T
IPC: E03D13/00
Filed: 2013-09-05
Abstract: The invention relates to a urinal screen 10 to minimize urine and water splashing. The screen comprises a screen body 14 having a plurality of openings which may be hexagonal, and a frame 12 disposed around at least a portion of the body. The frame has a substantially concave shape. The urinal screen is adapted to be positioned in a substantially upright position in the urinal with a first end of the screen adjacent a bottom of the urinal and a second end of the screen adjacent a rear surface of the urinal. The screen openings taper in length as they pass through the screen, having a larger width at the front and tapering to a smaller width at the back of the screen. The screen body may be made from polyester, plastics or rubber. The screen may have a support structure to support the screen outwards from the rear surface of the urinal.
Patent GB-2509358-A (GB)
Title: Vessel with means for facilitating the transfer of goods along its length
Inventor: LIMBRICK SEAN
IPC: B63B15/00
Filed: 2013-10-14
Abstract: A multi-hulled sea-borne vessel includes a main deck 10 on which there is means for the transfer of goods loaded on to one end of the vessel to the other end of the vessel and an upper deck which includes a wheelhouse 11 beneath which the goods pass during transfer thereof from one end of the vessel to the other. The vessel may be a catamaran with an engine room and fuel storage facilities in each hull. The means for the transfer of goods may include a pair of parallel rails (15 and 16, Fig 3) that extend from fore to aft of the catamaran. The upper deck may further include a galley 12 behind the wheelhouse and steps 13 and 14 may be provided on either side of the catamaran for movement of crew between the main and upper decks. A method of using the vessel to transport supplies to an off-shore windfarm is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2508721-A (GB)
Title: Turf treatment rotor with removable teeth
Inventor: CAMPEY RICHARD JOHN
IPC: A01B45/02
Filed: 2013-10-24
Abstract: A cylindrical turf treatment rotor 10 adapted to be driven in rotation about a horizontal axis, and provided with wear-resistant teeth 13 extending along one or more helical tracks 14a, b, c, d on the rotor, the teeth being individually attached to the rotor so as to be capable of individual removal for replacement or refurbishing or for reconfiguring the rotor. The teeth may be removably attached to blades 17 fixed on the rotor. The blades may have recesses or are so arranged in relation to adjacent blades as to define a recess into which the teeth fit.
Patent GB-2521124-A (GB)
Title: Method for an in-vehicle apparatus, an in-vehicle apparatus and a vehicle
Inventor: NIKE MARTIN
IPC: H04M1/60
Filed: 2013-11-29
Abstract: A method for an in-vehicle apparatus having a display configured to display data related to applications of a mobile device in communication with the in-vehicle apparatus, and having a communication interface to receive information data from a mobile device, the method comprising: receiving a signal indicative of the speed of a vehicle in which the in-vehicle apparatus is located; if the speed exceeds a predetermined speed threshold, determine, based on received information data, at least one application associated with the mobile device that is to be blocked or allowed, and sending a signal to the mobile device to: instruct the mobile device to block output of data corresponding to the at least one application for display on the display or to indicate the allowable application. Aspects of the invention include the information data from the mobile device is information indicating one or more properties of the mobile device selected from the group comprising a model information of the mobile device; platforms information of the mobile device; operating systems information and version information of a model, platform and/or operating system of the mobile device.
Patent GB-2512426-A (GB)
Title: Child seat having an anchoring harness
Inventor: CHENG CHIN-MING
IPC: B60N2/28
Filed: 2012-10-18
Abstract: A child seat comprises a seat portion 32 and an anchoring harness 36. The seat portion has a lower surface 32B facing downward, an upper surface 32A facing upward for providing sitting support, a rear edge 32C connecting with the lower and upper surfaces and defining a rear border thereof, and a slot 38 formed through the rear edge of the seat portion and opened on the lower and upper surfaces. The anchoring harness includes a first and a second end opposite to each other, the first end being provided with a fastener 362 operable to attach with an external anchorage fixture for holding the child seat in place, the harness being routed through the slot from the lower to the upper surface, and the second end lying across the slot adjacent to either of the upper and lower surfaces, the second end resting in contact against a region of either of the upper and lower surfaces around the slot to retain the anchoring harness with the seat portion. The harness may comprise a strap with a stop ring 361 or an enlarged abuttal portion (466A, figure 4A). The child seat may be a booster seat.
Patent GB-2525159-A (GB)
Title: Event control in transactions across multiple uncontrolled systems
Inventor: ABELA PATRICK
IPC: G06Q20/38
Filed: 2014-02-27
Abstract: A method comprises monitoring for events 200, receiving an event comprising a request to transfer an amount from an ACID compliant computing entity to a non-ACID compliant computing entity 202 and sending a request to a balancing flow logic 204. The request comprises details of the entities and the amount, and a definition of a long lived transaction is received from the balancing flow logic, the definition comprising instructions for implementing a plurality of actions including one or more compensating actions. Using a generic state machine, a state machine specific to the long lived transaction is created 206 by adding or deleting states and transitions on the basis of the actions, and a current state of the created state machine is sent 208 to an execution engine to execute one or more of the instructions associated with the current state. Events in relation to the execution are tracked, and the state machine is restored in the event of a failure. A method also comprises receiving a transaction request and calculating a definition of the transaction using predefined primitives and transmitting the definition.
Patent GB-2513457-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for controlling a process plant with location aware mobile control devices
Inventor: NIXON MARK
IPC: G05B19/418
Filed: 2014-02-27
Abstract: A processor in a mobile user interface device transmits 2805 a first request for data, receives 2810 the requested data in response to the request and causes 2815 a display to display the received data. The processor receives 2820 an indication that the mobile user interface device is in proximity to an external device the processors transmits 2825 a second request for data according to the received indication and receives 2830 data in response to the second request. The indication may be an indication the device is near an additional user interface terminal, an indication the device is close to a process control device or an indication the device is in a particular area of a factory. The information received in response to the second request may be displayed and may comprise an alarm, a maintenance task, a diagram of an area of the process plant or a status of an area of the plant. The mobile device may be a laptop, a tablet, a mobile phone or a wearable device such as a watch or headset.
Patent GB-2512492-A (GB)
Title: Platform agnostic power management
Inventor: ZAHIR ACHMED R
IPC: G06F1/32
Filed: 2014-03-13
Abstract: Power management architecture comprises of a processor that includes at least one functional block and a central power controller where the functional block includes at least one block component and block power logic. The block power logic receives a first request to initiate a first reduced power mode in the at least one functional block, and in response the request, send a notification signal to a central power controller. The central power controller in response to the notification signal stores a first state of the at least one functional block, and initiates the first reduced power mode in the at least one functional block. The central power controller, in response to a second request stores a second state of the least one functional block and initiates the second reduced power mode in the at least one functional block. The power control actions comprise power gating, voltage reduction and clock rate reduction.
Patent GB-2514900-A (GB)
Title: Vacuum cleaner
Inventor: GREY NICHOLAS GERALD
IPC: A47L11/33
Filed: 2014-04-04
Abstract: A vacuum cleaner comprises has a suction head 12 that includes a rotatable brush 1 located in a brush chamber 14 with the brush chamber 14 having an opening 16 through which a part of the rotatable brush 1 projects, the opening 16 and the rotatable brush 1 spanning substantially the full width of the suction head 12, suction means 5adapted to create a flow of air into the suction head 12 during use, a dirt-collection chamber 2, a filter 4 located downstream of the dirt-collection chamber 2, a primary air flow duct 18 connecting the brush chamber 14 to the dirt-collection chamber 2 and through which air can flow into the dirt collection chamber 2 during use and a secondary air flow duct 20 connected to the dirt-collection chamber 2 and through which air can flow into the dirt collection chamber 2 during use, the secondary air flow duct 20 comprising a length of hose terminating in an inlet nozzle (7, fig 2). The suction head 12 may have a receptacle 6 for the inlet nozzle (7, fig 2), the inlet nozzle (7, fig 2) being received in the receptacle 6 when not in use. A valve member 3 may be present that can close the primary air inlet duct 18 when the secondary air flow duct 20 is being used. The valve member 3 is preferably controlled by a switch (22, fig 2) that is positioned in the receptacle 6 and which can be actuated by the inlet nozzle (7, fig 2).
Patent GB-2527302-A (GB)
Title: Method, system and unit for insulating buildings
Inventor: BROOKE-PEAT MATTHEW
IPC: E04D13/16
Filed: 2014-06-16
Abstract: A roof insulation unit 1 having a first and second insulation body 11,12 attached to respective first and second supporting members 2,3 configured for adjustable positioning with respect to each other such that the insulating bodies abut in use to define a region of continuous insulating material between supporting members. The supporting members may be integrally formed from a plastic sheet having a flexible region 5,6 define a living hinge between first and second supporting member portions, the unit preferably folding to a triangular wedge to fit into the eaves. The angle between supporting members in use is preferably 45 degrees or less to fit the angle of the roof. The insulation bodies may have a decreasing profile towards the hinge, preferable a stepped profile (fig. 1). There may be a polypropylene or PVC ventilator tray 13 attached to a support member surface 10. There is a separate independent claim for a method of insulating a cavity between a ceiling and a pitched roof (fig. 6) using unit 1.
Patent GB-2511466-A (GB)
Title: Bath lift assembly
Inventor: STEADMAN WILLIAM LEE
IPC: A61G7/10
Filed: 2012-12-03
Abstract: A bath lift assembly 10 with a U shaped frame 14 which locates on top of the end of a bath. A drive arrangement 20 is provided on each corner of the frame 14, which drive arrangements 20 respectively wind or unwind a band 32 extending between the side limbs of the frame 14, upon which band 32 a person can sit to be lowered into a bath and raised back out thereof.
Patent GB-2528250-A (GB)
Title: Lighting apparatus
Inventor: YOUNG ANDREW
IPC: H05B44/00
Filed: 2014-07-13
Abstract: A lighting apparatus 1 comprises at least one light emitting diode (LED) 13 and an integral power means wherein the power means comprises a collection means 3 such as an antenna to collect ambient radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic radiation and a converter 9 to convert the RF radiation to DC power. The apparatus may include a storage device such as a battery for storing DC power. The lighting apparatus may be used to illuminate a sign or may be incorporated into a ceiling tile.