baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-1282043-A3 (EP)
Inventor: BECKER RICHARD ALAN
IPC: G06F12/08
Filed: 2002-02-11
Abstract: A data management system for storing data in a multiple-level cache arrangement
of a database comprises a multi-tier cache memory for initially storing all data in
summary form in a secondary cache which may be the database; a processor for receiving
requests for data and for moving requested data from the secondary cache to a primary
cache, wherein, when subsequent requests for data are received, the primary cache is
searched before the secondary cache; and for periodically synchronizing and merging all
data in the primary cache back into said secondary cache to refresh said primary cache
and remove stale information. The system is particularly useful for managing a
telecommunications system call detail summary database in which telephone call details
are collected as AMA records after the calls terminate and the AMA records are
forwarded to a call detail database for storage in summary form and analysis by an
external system, for example, for fraud analysis or billing purposes.
Patent EP-1241524-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SHINAGAWA TSUTOMU
IPC: G03F1/54
Filed: 2002-02-13
Abstract: In a photomask blank comprising a light-shielding film
and an antireflective film on a transparent substrate, the
light-shielding film and the antireflective film are formed
of a chromium base material containing oxygen, nitrogen and
carbon such that the content of carbon decreases stepwise or
continuously from a surface side toward the substrate. The
photomask blank can be etched at a controlled rate to
produce perpendicular walls. A photomask is manufactured by
lithographically patterning the photomask blank. The
photomask blank and photomask have uniform film properties
and contribute to the microfabrication of semiconductor ICs
of greater density and finer feature size.
Patent EP-1260851-A3 (EP)
Inventor: TAKEDA KINJI
IPC: G02C5/14
Filed: 2002-05-22
Abstract: A lens connecting device and a method of connecting lenses for rimless
glasses. Connecting means comprises a base plate to which a cylindrical
element is provided to project, and a detent opening provided in the base plate.
By pressingly inserting a shaft element into an insertion opening of the
cylindrical element in a state that the cylindrical element is inserted into a
circular-shaped connecting opening, the end part and the base plate can be
integrated therewith. The shaft element is provided at the end part of the
bracket to project, and the connecting opening is provided in the edge part of
the lens. An opening is bored in the lens using the detent opening as a guide
means by rotating the end part around the axis of the connecting opening.
Patent EP-1297788-A3 (EP)
Inventor: DONNELLY LISA M
IPC: A61B17/56
Filed: 2002-09-27
Abstract: A bone anchor is provided that can toggle in two planes for secure anchorage
within a bone cavity. The bone anchor includes an oblique suture channel configured
such that a suture strand extending through the bone anchor can be tensioned to toggle
the bone anchor inside the bone cavity. The suture strand can be located on the same
side of the anchor body to maximize the area of the anchor surface which engages bone,
resulting in increased engagement into bone and resistance to tensile forces.
Patent EP-1312330-A3 (EP)
Inventor: GROVE CHRISTOPHER JOHN
IPC: A61G7/012
Filed: 2002-11-08
Abstract: This invention relates to a bed for accommodating heavy
persons. The bed is particularly for use in hospitals,
where heavy patients have to be treated. The invention
provides a bed comprising a frame; a central support
section mounted on the frame; two opposite end support
sections, one being a head section and the other being a
foot section, each mounted for pivoting movement relative
to the central section; and drive means for driving the
end support sections for pivoting movement relative to the
central section; wherein the foot section has a platform
which extends at an angle to the plane of the section, and
the foot section can pivot to a position where the
platform is substantially at ground level. In a
particularly preferred embodiment the central section is
mounted for pivoting movement about a pivot axis at or
near to its edge adjacent the foot section and further
comprises drive means for driving the central support
section for pivoting movement about said pivot axis.
Patent EP-1327564-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SUZUKI KAZUMASA
IPC: B60R21/231
Filed: 2003-01-09
Abstract: A knee protecting airbag device comprises an airbag (55), an
inflator (47), a case (13) and an airbag cover (30) to be assembled with the
case. The case houses the airbag and the inflator, and is fixed
to the side of the vehicular body with its rear side open. The
airbag cover (30) includes a door (44) and a general portion (31) around the
door. The door closes the opening of the case and opens when
the airbag expands and inflates. The general portion (31) is
surrounded by interior members of the vehicle when mounted on
the vehicle. The knee protecting airbag device is mounted on
the vehicle in an assembled state in which the airbag (55), the
inflator (47) and the airbag cover (30) are joined to the case (13). The airbag
cover is joined to the case in a movable manner so as to absorb
the dimensional inconsistency between itself and the
surrounding interior members.
Patent EP-1349119-A3 (EP)
Inventor: FUJIOKA TOSHINORI
IPC: G06Q20/18
Filed: 2003-03-24
Abstract: An object of the present invention is to increase accuracy in
the discrimination of the authenticity of bills without unduly
compromising the convenience of bill handling machines. The bill
handling machine checks the authenticity of bills as the bills
deposited through the deposit port is being conveyed. Once checked,
the bills is held in a temporary stacker until a deposit command is
entered by the user. When certain re-discrimination conditions are
met, such as when a high proportion of the deposited bills is
rejected or when the account for which the transaction is intended
corresponds to an account predetermined to be in need of special
attention, the bills can be checked again under different
discriminating conditions without returning the bills to the user.
Under certain conditions, the authenticity of bills can be checked
with greater accuracy without compromising convenience by
checking the bills again without the need for user input.
Patent EP-1462998-A3 (EP)
Inventor: BEDA JOSEPH S
IPC: G06T11/20
Filed: 2003-05-07
Abstract: An element object model and a vector graphics markup language for using that element object model in a manner that allows program code developers to consistently interface with a scene graph data structure to produce graphics. The vector graphics element object model generally corresponds to shape elements and other elements including image and video elements that correlate with a scene graph object model of the scene graph. Markup may be parsed into data including elements in an element tree that is translated into the objects of a scene graph data structure. Other markup may be translated directly into data and calls that create the scene graph objects. The markup language provides distinct ways to describe an element, including a simple string format or complex property syntax, which may be named, enabling reuse in other locations in the markup. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1365605-A3 (EP)
Inventor: NAKAYASU KANADA
IPC: H04W76/02
Filed: 2003-05-19
Abstract: A network access control is performed by using a status management table having a maximum permissible number of entries, which is determined depending on a time-out period predetermined by user terminals and a hardware-setting time required for setting communication resource. When receiving an access start request received from a user terminal, it is determined whether the hardware setting corresponding to the access start request is estimated to be completed within the time-out period. If it is estimated to be completed, the received access start request is registered into the status management table to issue a hardware setting command. If it is estimated not to be completed, an access rejection message is sent back to the user terminal.
Patent EP-1343172-A3 (EP)
Inventor: TAKEUCHI KEN
IPC: G11C17/00
Filed: 1997-04-21
Abstract: A memory system according to the present invention
includes a memory portion including a memory cell for
storing n-level data (n is an integer equal to or
larger than 3, for example, 4) data, wherein the memory
cell is operated as an n-level data storing memory cell
when the number of times of write-erase sequence is
smaller than a predetermined number of times, and the
memory cell is operated as an m-level (m is an integer
smaller than n, for example, 3) data storing memory
cell when the number of times of write-erase sequence
has exceeded the predetermined number of times. The
number of information items (values) which can be
stored in one memory cell is decreased with respect to
a predetermined number of times of write-erase
sequence. Thus, a memory system including a multilevel
data storing memory cell and exhibiting improved
durability against write-erase sequence operations is
provided.
Patent EP-1396848-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MORIYA SEIJI
IPC: G11B5/008
Filed: 2003-07-25
Abstract: A method and an apparatus are disclosed in order
to determine an appropriate write current for a magnetic
recording medium and to write magnetic information on
the magnetic recording medium at the appropriate write
current thus determined. According to this invention,
when a current value suited to writing on a magnetic
recording medium is to be found, a coercive force of the
magnetic recording medium is found from a voltage, at
which magnetic information written on the magnetic
recording medium is read, and a traveling quantity of
the magnetic recording medium, and a current value
corresponding to the coercive force is found.
Patent EP-1391912-A3 (EP)
Inventor: GUEVREMONT ROGER
IPC: B01D59/48
Filed: 1999-08-05
Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for selectively transmitting ions and trapping the ions within a defined 3-dimensional space at atmospheric pressure. The invention is based on the ion focussing principles of high field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry in which an analyzer region is defined by a space between first and second spaced apart electrodes, the analyzer region having a gas inlet and a gas outlet for providing a flow of gas through the analyzer region. Ions which are introduced into the analyzer region are carried by a gas flow towards a gas outlet. At least one of the electrodes has a curved surface terminus located near the gas outlet and the gas flow is adjusted so that ions are trapped in a defined 3-dimensional space located near the tip of the terminus. Trapping of ions in a defined 3-dimensional space allows a more concentrated flow of desired ions.
Patent EP-1416162-A3 (EP)
Inventor: CONTI CARLO
IPC: F04D1/06
Filed: 2003-10-15
Abstract: The front and rear chambers (15a,15b) are delimited by a pump body (10), an interstage body (16) and a shield. The interstage body has volutes (22a,22b) associated with the impellers (21a,21b) and coupled to the exterior and a delivery duct (13) by the discharge orifices (16a,16c). A channel (17) for flow of fluid from the front chamber to a fluid supply for one impeller (21b) is formed inside the pump body.
Patent EP-1424677-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KANG KYONG-HO
IPC: G09G3/20
Filed: 2003-11-21
Abstract: A display device for displaying pictures by sequentially performing an address period and a sustain period, such as, a plasma display panel (PDP), is provided. The pixels of a panel are arranged into a plurality of groups, and an address period and a sustain period are sequentially performed on the pixels of individual groups. While an address period is being performed on the pixels of a certain group, the pixels of other groups are idle. While a sustain period is being performed on the pixels of the group subsequent to the address period, a sustain period is selectively performed on the pixels of each of other groups that have already undergone an address period. Accordingly, a sustain discharge operation is performed within a short period of time after an address operation is performed on each of the pixels, so that a stable sustain discharge occurs even though narrow scan pulses and address pulses may be applied during the address operation. Also, the time required to address all pixels is reduced.
Patent EP-1392086-A3 (EP)
Inventor: OH KEUN-SEUK
IPC: A47J27/04
Filed: 2003-02-06
Abstract: A microwave oven, capable of cooking food by steam generated through a microwave heating operation. The microwave oven includes a cabinet (10) provided with a cooking cavity (11) and a microwave irradiating unit irradiating microwaves into the cooking cavity. The microwave oven includes a steaming unit (20). The steaming unit includes a steaming container (21) and a cover (22). The steaming container (21) is made of a microwave penetrable material and is installed to an upper portion of the cabinet (10) such that a lower portion of the steaming container (21) is placed in the cooking cavity (11). The steaming container (21) is open at a top thereof and the cover (22) selectively closes the open top of the steaming container (21).
Patent EP-1343226-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KUNUGI MASANORI
IPC: H01R31/06
Filed: 2003-02-25
Abstract: A socket apparatus for supplying a power source includes a
cylindrical adapter having a front face and an outer peripheral face and a
socket body having a cylindrical insertion hole into which the adapter is
inserted. The adapter has a guide portion, provided on the outer peripheral
face, a first contact portion, provided on the front face, and a second contact,
provided on the outer peripheral face. The socket body has a first guide
groove for guiding the guide portion, provided on an inner peripheral face of
the insertion hole, a third contact portion, provided on a bottom face of the
insertion hole, and electrically connected to the first contact portion when the
adapter is inserted into the insertion hole, a fourth contact portion, provided on
the inner peripheral face, and electrically connected to the second contact
portion, a second guide groove, provided on the inner peripheral face so that
the adapter pivots while the guide portion engages the second guide groove,
and a fifth contact portion, provided on at least one of the inner peripheral face
and the outer peripheral face so as to continuously contact at least one of the
second contact portion and the fourth contact portion, and the fifth contact
portion is lower than the at least the second contact portion and the fourth
contact portion in electrical conductivity. The fifth contact portion is disposed
on an upstream side in a rotation path of the second contact portion during the
adapter pivots.
Patent EP-1345100-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KAWAI TADAO
IPC: G05B19/4093
Filed: 2003-03-13
Abstract: When a machine body 3 of a machining center 2 is being
used to machine a component based on CAM data, an in-process
information processing module 1a transfers to a host
computer 5 in-process information of the component which
is obtained by integrally processing detection data output
from a temperature sensor, a vibration sensor, etc. provided
to the machine body 3, to cause the in-process information
of the component to be displayed on a display of the host
computer 5 in such a manner that the in-process information
can be compared to CAD data. In such a manner, a person
in charge of the machining center can obtain improvement
information in a machining process of the component based
on comparison between the in-process information and the
CAD data, to thereby improve an efficiency of an
experimental-production process, thus reducing a
development period of a product.
Patent EP-1422877-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MAKI MAKOTO
IPC: H04L12/28
Filed: 2003-08-01
Abstract: The system of the present invention enables a user moving with a terminal to utilize multiple access points located at mutually separate spots and thereby efficiently acquire a desired Web content. The user of a terminal 50 or 60 moves from one free spot (first communication area AR1) to another free spot (second communication area AR2). Prior to the movement, the user of the terminal 50 or 60 gains off-line access to an access point 20 in the first communication area AR1 and reserves acquisition of a desired Web content. The access point 20 accepts the reservation and transmits reservation information to another access point 120 in the second communication area AR2. The access point 120 gains on-line access to a Web server based on the received reservation information and acquires the reserved Web content. After the move, the user of the terminal 50 or 60 gains off-line access to the access point 120 and picks up the desired Web content.
Patent EP-1431966-A3 (EP)
Inventor: YUZURIHARA HAJIME
IPC: G11B7/0045
Filed: 2003-12-18
Abstract: An optical recording method of recording information to a phase change optical recording medium with alternate application of peak power and bias power in a pulse manner and with changing a pulse application interval continuously from an inner part through an outer part of the recording medium with an interval proportional to a window width Tw and a fixed interval, comprising the step of starting a top peak power application interval with a delay from a data input pulse signal starting time for a target mark length nTw, where n denotes an integer in a range between 3 and 14, with changing the delay in proportion to the window width Tw with changing a proportionality factor discretely with respect each linear velocity.
Patent EP-1462248-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KAORU IWATO
IPC: B41M5/36
Filed: 2004-01-22
Abstract: The present invention relates to an image forming material having,
on a substrate, an image forming layer that includes at least (A) a novolac
type phenolic resin containing phenol as a structural unit, (B) a photo-thermal
converting agent, and (C) a specific ammonium compound or a
specific onium salt.
Patent EP-1455468-A3 (EP)
Inventor: OOI HIROKI
IPC: H04J14/02
Filed: 2004-03-01
Abstract: A repeating apparatus disposed at an end point of each divisional repeating interval of a light transmission line performs a first dispersion compensation step (S1), an optical add/drop multiplexing step (S2) and a second dispersion compensation step (S3) to perform repeating transmission. The ratio of an over compensation amount at the second dispersion compensation step (S3) to the sum of dispersion compensation amounts at the first and second dispersion compensation steps (S1 and S2) is set so as to gradually vary together with the transmission distance from the terminal apparatus for transmission at which the repeating apparatus is disposed on the light transmission line so that degradation of wavelengths to be received by the terminal apparatus for reception is suppressed while dispersion compensation is performed with a high degree of accuracy at each optical add/drop multiplexing point on the transmission line.
Patent EP-1480409-A3 (EP)
Inventor: LIM BYEONG-JIN
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 2004-03-04
Abstract: Provided is an emergency voice
communication technique through the Internet
using a VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol)
Internet phone between a central control center
and a digital video recorder or between digital
video recorders remotely separated from each
other in the case of the generation of an alarm
event. The operator of the digital video
recorder immediately calls the Internet phone of
a predetermined remote workstation only by
lifting the handset of the Internet phone
connected to the digital video recorder when an
alarm event is generated in the digital video
recorder. In the case that an alarm event occurs
in the remote workstation, the operator of the
remote workstation immediately calls the
Internet phone of the digital video recorder by
lifting the handset of the Internet phone
connected to the remote workstation. Furthermore,
VoIP communication between digital video
recorders that are remotely separated from each
other and connected to each other can be carried
out through a network or the Internet using
Internet phones connected to the digital video
recorders.
Patent EP-1455377-A3 (EP)
Inventor: IDE SHIGEO
IPC: G09F9/00
Filed: 2004-03-04
Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide an improved flat panel type display apparatus (10) allowing a low cost and a simplified wiring process. First and second terminal groups (GR1) and (GR2) adjacent to each other as well as a third terminal group (GR3) separated from the first and second terminal groups (GR1) and (GR2) are formed on the outside edge (24) of a rear glass substrate (22) of display section main body of the display apparatus (10). The first terminal group (GR1) is comprised of connection terminals formed with wiring patterns (A1-Ak) connected to display electrodes. The second and third terminal groups (GR2) and (GR3) are connected to each other by predetermined wiring patterns (B11-B1m) and (B21-B2n). On connection end of TCP equipped with a driver IC, there are formed connecting terminals (CA1-CAk, CB11-CB1m, CB21-CB2n) corresponding to the first and second terminal groups (GR1,GR2). 
Above wriring structure can be applied to for example a plasma display apparatus or a liquid crystal display.
Patent EP-1457415-A3 (EP)
Inventor: TAKAMOTO RYUICHIRO
IPC: B62M25/08
Filed: 2004-03-08
Abstract: A control apparatus is provided that facilitates the operation of a component that is
subjected to stress from a stress-inducing component. The apparatus comprises an operation
sensing unit that senses when the component should be operated; a stress reducing unit that
provides a signal for reducing an amount of stress applied to the component from the stress-inducing
component when the operating sensing unit senses that the component should be
operated; and a control unit that provides a signal for operating the component a predetermined
time after the stress reducing unit provides the signal.
Patent EP-1477924-A3 (EP)
Inventor: HIGAKI NOBUO
IPC: G06K9/00
Filed: 2004-03-19
Abstract: A gesture recognition apparatus for recognizing postures
or gestures of an obj ect person based on images of the obj ect person
captured by cameras. The gesture recognition apparatus includes:
a face/fingertip position detection means which detects a face
position and a fingertip position of the object person in
three-dimensional space based on contour information and human
skin region information of the object person to be produced by
the images captured; and a posture/gesture recognition means which
operates to detect changes of the fingertip position by a
predetermined method, to process the detected results by a
previously stored method, to determine a posture or a gesture of
the object person, and to recognize a posture or a gesture of the
object person.
Patent EP-1513117-A3 (EP)
Inventor: GAUSELMANN MICHAEL
IPC: A63F13/00
Filed: 2004-06-04
Abstract: A game played on a gaming machine, or any other suitable device, is described wherein a player plays a base game, such as the random selection and display of symbols where combinations of symbols across one or more paylines grant awards to a player. Upon a triggering event, such as a certain outcome in the base game, special features are randomly selected for application to the base game. The special features may include wild cards, multipliers, and the number of game to which the special features apply. Any combination of special features may be randomly selected in response to a triggering event. Many other features are described.