baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2490800-A (GB)
Title: Transferring use of an application between client devices
Inventor: PARKS JASON
IPC: H04W4/20
Filed: 2012-05-09
Abstract: A first client device 102-1 performs a handoff operation to a second client device 102-2 by transmitting application information, associated with a first application executing on the first device, to the second client device when the first client device is positioned within a predefined proximity of the second client device. The transmission may be at least partially affected using near-field communications (NFC) or other wireless communications such as Bluetooth or Wi-Fi and may be in response to touching or knocking the two devices together. The first application has a user interface state when the handoff operation is performed. In response to receiving the application information from the first client device, the second client device executes a second application corresponding to the first application with an initial user interface state corresponding to the first application user interface state. The second application may be the same as the first or may be a different application of the same type.
Patent GB-2503499-A (GB)
Title: Variable displacement by deactivation of one or more cylinders of an automobile engine
Inventor: BOWMAN TIMOTHY JAMES
IPC: F01L13/00
Filed: 2012-06-29
Abstract: A method and system of deactivating exhaust valves, intake valves and cylinders associated with the intake and exhaust valves in a multi-cylinder engine to provide a seamless transition from an engine status where all the cylinders and their associated valves are active to an engine status where one or more cylinders and their associated valves are inactive and vice versa. The method includes the steps of: increasing fuel delivery to a first set of cylinders of the multi-cylinder engine and decreasing fuel delivery to a second set of cylinders of the engine 18 until the volume of fuel delivery to the second set of cylinders is substantially zero; deactivating the intake and exhaust valves associated with the second set of cylinders 22 as the volume of fuel delivered to the second set of cylinders approaches zero; and adjusting fuel delivery to the first set of cylinders such that a substantially constant level of output torque from the engine is maintained 26. A method of reactivating the cylinders is also claimed.
Patent GB-2505869-A (GB)
Title: A beverage cooler comprising an ice bank which has a selectable size
Inventor: COOK CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL
IPC: B67D1/08
Filed: 2012-07-12
Abstract: A cooler for a beverage dispense system includes a reservoir 4 of coolant 6 for forming an ice bank 7 on an evaporator 8 of a refrigeration system. The size of the ice bank 7 is controlled by a controller 14 responsive to an array of sensors 16a-e for switching the refrigeration system on and off. The sensors 16a-e are arranged at different distances from the evaporator and the controller 14 can respond to different combinations of the sensors to vary the size of the ice bank 7. The cooler may thus match cooling requirements of different beverage dispense systems and/or changes in cooling requirements of a given beverage dispense system. In one aspect, the sensors comprise pairs of sensor probes.
Patent GB-2504478-A (GB)
Title: Security Wrap Film for Protecting Electronic Device
Inventor: SALLE VINCENT DANIEL JEAN
IPC: G06F21/86
Filed: 2012-07-27
Abstract: An electronic device is protected from unauthorized access by use of a security wrap film 20 having a security screen 26 comprising a serpentine conductor (46, Fig 3) connected to an alarm circuit of the electronic device. A release layer pattern 24 is provided so that any attempt to remove the wrap from the device will break the conductors by modifying the adhesion between them and the layer to which they are bonded. Alternatively the adhesion may be modified by modifying the surface energy of the layers using chemical, UV, plasma or laser treatment. Additional screens separated by dielectric layers may be provided (Fig. 14). The security screen conductor is arranged such that tampering with the security wrap 20 will result in the conductor being damaged or broken thereby the resistance of the conductive path formed by the conductor changes to indicate an alarm condition.
Patent GB-2505223-A (GB)
Title: A filter retaining bucket
Inventor: VITKUTE JOLANTA
IPC: B04B5/04
Filed: 2012-08-23
Abstract: A filter retaining bucket 40 comprises a hollow body (42, fig 2), a first open end 44 and a second open end 50. The first open end 44 has a smaller diameter than the second open end 50 and the hollow body (42, fig 2) includes a tapered portion 48 extending from the second open end 50 towards the first open end 44 and a tubular portion 46 extending from the first open end 44 and towards the second open end 50 wherein the tubular portion 46 is configured to retain a filter 60, 62, 64, 66. The filter 60, 62, 64, 66 preferably comprises a silica membrane and the filter retaining bucket 40 is preferably for use in a spin column 10.
Patent GB-2506850-A (GB)
Title: Street light assembly comprising solar panels
Inventor: MARREN TOM
IPC: F24S50/20
Filed: 2012-09-27
Abstract: A street light assembly 1 comprises a pole 3 for supporting a light 5 thereon and a plurality of tracking solar panels 7 mounted on the pole. The tracking solar panels are rotatable about a pair of axes. Each tracking solar panel has a motor for causing tracking movement of the tracking solar panel and there is provided a controller 11 for causing the motor to move the tracking solar panel about its two axes to track the sun. The plurality of tracking solar panels are mounted on the pole spaced apart vertically from each other along the pole. Preferably, each of the tracking solar panels is independently moveable of the other tracking solar panels. In this way, the yield obtained from the tracking solar panels may be maximised and, advantageously, the tracking solar panels may be arranged so as not shade and interfere with each other. In use, the design may also allow smaller and more compact solar panels to be used.
Patent GB-2508590-A (GB)
Title: Hair styling apparatus with temperature control
Inventor: MOORE TIMOTHY DAVID
IPC: A45D1/06
Filed: 2012-12-03
Abstract: A hand held appliance such as a hair styler 40 has at least one arm (44a, 44b, fig4) bearing a heater, and a temperature sensor (782, fig.7) arranged to sense a temperature of the heater. A signal relating to the sensed temperature is sent to a power controller (76, fig 7). The power controller is configured to regulate the output from a power supply (75, fig7) to control the temperature of the heater (781, 791, fig.7). The power supply comprises a magnetic energy transfer unit, preferably a transformer (923, fig. 9), having a primary side winding and a secondary side winding. A switch (957, fig 9c) may be coupled to the primary side winding. The power controller (952, fig. 9) regulates the heater drive output by controlling the switch. The power supply unit and controller may be located externally of the hair styler (81, fig 8), and the temperature sense signal may be transferred along a cable (82, fig. 8) from the styler to the power controller and power supply unit.
Patent GB-2511487-A (GB)
Title: Computer System
Inventor: WYNNE WILLIAM ROBERT
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2013-01-28
Abstract: The application generally relates to a group of linked codes enables a computer system to connect information identifying a recipient with identification relating to one or more referrers. In particular, a computer system is programmed to generate a group of linked codes S200, the group comprising a first, welcome code and at least one second, referral code linked to said first, welcome code and to store said group of linked codes in a database. A physical token is printed S208 showing said at least one second, referral code. A second user code is input S216 from a second user, and corresponding second user identity data identifying said second user, and said second user code is identified from amongst said second, referral codes stored in said database. Said second user identity data is stored in said database in association with said second, referral code corresponding to said second user code. A first user code is input S218 from a first user, and corresponding first user identity data identifying said first user. Said first user code is identified from amongst said first, welcome codes stored in said database, and said first user identity data is stored in said database in association with said first, welcome code corresponding to said first user code. Said at least one second, referral code is identified within the group comprising said first user code and, for said at least one second, referral code, it is determined whether said database stores corresponding second user identity data. Said first, welcome code of said first user, is enabled responsive to a said determination that said database stores said corresponding second user identity data S220. First-user-enabled data is output to a transaction control system to identify an enabled state of said first, welcome code of said first user for authorising a transaction. A computer system is also provide where the second user identity data is stored in association with the second referral code when first welcome code within the group of the second referral code is enabled. Embodiments of the system provide improved access control where multiple users need to be identified and coordinated, in particular for discount or purchase of products.
Patent GB-2513090-A (GB)
Title: Conditional concealment of lost video data
Inventor: NIKIFOROV SERGEI
IPC: H04N19/895
Filed: 2013-01-28
Abstract: Receiving a video signal for output to a display screen, storage device or terminal, and a concealment module 75 for applying a concealment algorithm to an area of the video signal having lost data, wherein an estimate of concealment quality selectively directed towards a region of interest (ROI) 77 is used to determine whether or not to apply the concealment algorithm. The video may be a plurality of frames from a live video call with the ROI comprising a users face. A region of interest map (ROI map) may be received from the transmitting terminal or the ROI may be determined using image recognition such as a facial recognition algorithm. The lost area may be concealed by interpolating between received parts of the same frame, projecting replacement data from a past received frame or freezing a previous frame. Internet packet-based network data may be received. The concealment quality estimate is selectively directed towards the ROI but it is determined whether to apply the concealment algorithm to the whole target frame. During a video chat, if the concealment algorithm is not applied a preceding frame is frozen for a duration corresponding to the target frame.
Patent GB-2510853-A (GB)
Title: A rotatable safety device for furniture
Inventor: WEIR ROSEMARY SUSAN ANGELA
IPC: A47B11/00
Filed: 2013-02-15
Abstract: A rotating apparatus 12 for a furniture item 10. The rotating apparatus 12 is configured to be received in an open receiving area on a top surface 20 of the furniture item, such as a cabinet or table. The apparatus12 includes one or more openings 30. Each opening 30 is adapted to receive a receptacle 32. The receptacle comprises a cross sectional shape corresponding to the shape of the opening 30. The apparatus deduces the risk of the receptacle being knocked over and is particularly useful for the elderly of infirm.
Patent GB-2510873-A (GB)
Title: Method of modelling a subsurface volume
Inventor: BERGEY PIERRE
IPC: G01V1/30
Filed: 2013-02-15
Abstract: Disclosed is a method monitoring changes in saturation of a subsurface volume. The method comprises obtaining observed data of saturation behaviour from the subsurface volume over time. Using one or more models 105, simulated data 110 of saturation behaviour from the subsurface volume is obtained over time, and each of the observed data and simulated data is transformed. The transformation is done such that in each case the data is described in terms of a front location parameter, wherein a cell of the subsurface volume is attributed a value according to its location relative to a front of the fluid for which saturation is being monitored. It is also described in terms of a sweep intensity parameter, wherein a cell of the subsurface volume is attributed a value according to either the observed saturation variation 120 over a time period, or an estimated saturation variation over the time period. Finally, a mismatch 145 between saturation behaviour in said transformed observed data and saturation behaviour in said transformed simulated data over said time period is calculated.
Patent GB-2499734-A (GB)
Title: Computer-implemented systems and methods for methods forecasting performance of polymer flooding of an oil reservoir system
Inventor: RAI KHYATI
IPC: E21B43/00
Filed: 2011-07-29
Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for forecasting performance of polymer flooding of an oil reservoir system. For example, property data of the oil reservoir system and polymer flooding scenario data are received. Numerical simulations are performed to generate values of an effective mobility ratio and response time for the polymer and water flooding. A correlation for the polymer flooding effective mobility ratio is determined and used in a predictive model to generate polymer and water flooding performance data, representative of oil recovery by the polymer and water flooding of the oil reservoir system.
Patent GB-2512068-A (GB)
Title: Battery terminal welding
Inventor: BARGE CHRISTOPHER
IPC: H01M50/529
Filed: 2013-03-19
Abstract: A method for welding a battery terminal 10 is disclosed, which is formed from a post 14 and a surrounding collar 12. The method comprises the steps of: positioning the collar around the post; providing a template 20 which defines a boundary around an upper portion of the collar; bringing a heated probe 40 into contact with the ends of the collar and post so as to melt said ends; retracting said probe away from the collar and post so as to allow the melted portions thereof to solidify within said boundary and thereby form a weld fusing the ends together. The method further comprises bringing a heated probe 40 into contact with the fused ends to re-melt the weld and retracting said probe to allow the melted portions thereof to solidify within said boundary. The method may further comprise the step of aligning the template relative to the battery. An apparatus suitable for carrying out the method is also disclosed; the apparatus comprising a controller arranged to move the probe from a retracted to a contacting position. This method may be used in an assembly line with a plurality of terminals formed simultaneously.
Patent GB-2498904-A (GB)
Title: Hole injection layers
Inventor: KUGLER THOMAS
IPC: H01L51/00
Filed: 2011-12-01
Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the preparation of a device comprising a transition metal oxide doped interface between an anode and a semiconducting hole transport layer, comprising the steps of depositing a solution comprising a precursor for a metal oxide layer on said anode, drying and optionally annealing the deposited solution to form a solid layer precursor, depositing a solution of said semiconducting hole transport layer material onto the solid layer, and optionally annealing thermally the resulting product to give the desired device having transition metal oxide at the interface between said anode and said semiconducting hole transport layer; together with a device obtainable by the process according to the invention.
Patent GB-2499952-A (GB)
Title: Port for coupling to power providing and non-power providing accessory cables
Inventor: FARRAR DOUG
IPC: H04M1/725
Filed: 2009-12-21
Abstract: The invention is generally directed to providing protection circuitry to selectively handle power-providing cables and headset cables that can couple to the same port of an electronic device (eg a 3.5mm headphone jack 506, fig.5). The device includes a Headset Rx circuit 742 to communicate with a headset cable and a Power Rx circuit 732 to communicate with a power-providing cable. As the Headset Rx circuit and the Power Rx circuit can be coupled to the same contact of the device's port, these circuits may prevent one another from operating correctly or may damage one another. Accordingly, a first contact 760 of the port is used to determine when a cable with a circuit is connected to the port and a second contact 764 is used to determine the cable type. When a headset cable (504, fig.5) is coupled to the device and authenticated by the Headset Rx circuit, a power control circuit 750 disconnects the Power Rx chip. The Headset Rx circuit may similarly be disconnected when a power-providing cable (502, fig.5) is coupled to the device and authenticated by the Power Rx circuit.
Patent GB-2507151-A (GB)
Title: Folding stroller frame with linkage between handle, bottom and front leg
Inventor: YI ZE-HUA
IPC: B62B7/06
Filed: 2013-08-08
Abstract: A frame 1 for a stroller 100 includes a handle 11, a front foot 12 pivoted to handle 11 and a bottom pipe 13 pivoted to front foot 12. A linking mechanism 15 is pivoted with the handle 11, the front foot 12 and the bottom pipe 13. The pivoting direction of handle 11 relative to front foot 12 is preferably the same as the pivoting direction of bottom pipe 13 relative to front foot 12. Preferably linking mechanism 15 comprises a linking piece 152 hinged to an upper pipe 151a, in turn hinged to a lower pipe 151b; the pivotal directions of linking piece 152 and lower pipe 151b relative to upper pipe 151a may be identical. A lock 17 and engaging device 16 may be provided between handle 11 and front foot 12 to restrain movement; a button (173, Figure 7) may be depressed to actuate device 16.
Patent GB-2506776-A (GB)
Title: Extruded honeycomb catalyst
Inventor: CHANDLER GUY RICHARD
IPC: B01D53/94
Filed: 2012-07-31
Abstract: An extruded honeycomb catalyst for nitrogen oxide reduction according to the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) method in exhaust gases from motor vehicles comprises an extruded active carrier in honeycomb form comprising a first SCR catalytically active component and with a plurality of channels through which the exhaust gas flows during operation, and a washcoat coating comprising a second SCR catalytically active component being applied to the extruded body, wherein the first SCR catalytically active component and the second SCR catalytically active component are each independently selected from the group consisting of: (i) vanadium catalyst with vanadium as catalytically active component; (ii) mixed-oxide catalyst with one or more oxides, in particular those of transition metals or lanthanides as catalytically active component; and (iii) an Fe- or a Cu-zeolite catalyst. Also shown is a method of producing the honeycomb catalysts and an exhaust system for a lean burn internal combustion engine comprising the catalyst.
Patent GB-2516708-A (GB)
Title: Air conditioning system for an aircraft mover
Inventor: KULKARNI TUSHAR
IPC: B60H1/32
Filed: 2013-12-24
Abstract: There is provided an air conditioning system (32) for an aircraft mover (10) motively powered by a driving engine (28). The air conditioning system (32) comprises a supplementary internal-combustion engine (62) having a lower power capacity than the driving engine (28), a hydraulically powerable compressor (38) drivable by the supplementary internal-combustion engine (62) and the driving engine (28), an evaporator (40) and a condenser (42) fed by the hydraulically powerable compressor (38), at least one fan (48) associated with the evaporator (40) and powerable by a first electrical output (70) associated with the driving engine (28) and a second electrical output (72) associated with the supplementary internal-combustion engine (62), and a controller (74) for activating the lower-power supplementary internal-combustion engine (62), under at least idling stop of the driving engine (28). The supplementary internal-combustion engine (62) hydraulically powers the compressor (38) at constant or substantially constant speed. The engines may be diesel engines. The invention further relates to an aircraft mover (10) having such an air conditioning system (32), and also to a method of reducing the fuel consumption of an aircraft mover (10) using such an air conditioning system (32).
Patent GB-2512732-A (GB)
Title: Branch target buffer with efficient return prediction capability
Inventor: POTA PARTHIV
IPC: G06F9/38
Filed: 2014-02-25
Abstract: A branch target buffer (502) (BTBs) and methods of processing data in a microprocessor with a pipeline is provided. A method of fetching an address using a branch target buffer (BTB) (502), includes receiving data relating to an instruction address; determining whether one of a plurality of return entries stored in a return buffer correspond to the instruction address; outputting data from a return prediction stack (RPS) and a non-return buffer based on the determination. A BTB (502) is provided that includes a non-return buffer (506), a return buffer (504), and a multiplexer (508). The non-return buffer is designed to store a multiple of non-return entries. Each non-return entry corresponds to a non-return type instruction. The return buffer is designed to store a plurality of return entries that each correspond to a return type instruction and is further configured to generate a control signal. The multiplexer receives the control signal and outputs either data from the non-return buffer or data from a return prediction stack (RPS 510).
Patent GB-2523580-A (GB)
Title: Activity station system having a curved screen providing a user with an immersive viewing experience
Inventor: HEWITT KEVIN
IPC: G03B21/56
Filed: 2014-02-28
Abstract: A cardio-vascular exercise system comprises a cardio-vascular exercise device.Â  Associated with the exercise device is a screen 12 onto which a moving image is projected. The screen comprises an inwardly curved screen positioned relative to the exercise device such that a user operating or interacting with the activity device can view the moving image being projected onto the screen. The screen is positioned such that a user exercising on the exercise device can see at least a part or parts of the moving image in their peripheral vision thereby giving the user the perception of viewing a 3D image. The exercise system includes an image projector 28 located adjacent said curved screen and arranged to project an image in a first direction opposite to a second direction in which the inwardly curved screen faces and a mirror system 32 defining an image projection pathway for reflecting said projected image along said image projection pathway onto said curvedÂ screen.
Patent GB-2524989-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method
Inventor: STEWART ROBERT
IPC: G07D7/20
Filed: 2014-04-08
Abstract: An apparatus for indicating if a security document comprising one or more specified characteristics, said apparatus comprising an effect sensing device responsive to a spontaneous and/or stimulated effect influenced by: a property of at least one reference layer in a multilayer polymer film substrate of said security document; and a location of said at least one reference layer relative to other layers within said multilayer polymer film substrate. The effect sensing device is arranged to output, to a processor of the apparatus, a sensed effect profile representative of said spontaneous and/or stimulated effect as sensed. The processor derives a first data profile from the sensed effect profile, compares the first data profile with a second data profile representative of a specified effect profile and produces an authentication signal representative of a match or otherwise between the data profiles. The apparatus may be operable to determine the thickness of the reference layer and the depth of the reference layer in the substrate. The reference layer may comprise a taggant and the apparatus is able to determine whether the taggant is contained within a layer of the multilayer film substrate or within a surface coating of the film substrate.