mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for context-adaptive binary arithmetic encoding a sequence of binary symbols representing a syntax element related to picture data belonging to a picture block, said method comprising, for each binary symbol of the sequence of binary symbols: - determining a context according to the size of the picture block and the binary symbol to be encoded; and - arithmetic encoding said binary symbol taking into account said determined context; characterized in that said determining of a context comprises: - when the size of said picture block is a power of 2, determining a context according to the size of said picture block; and - when the size of said picture block is not a power of 2, determining a context according to a block size immediately higher or lower than the size of said picture block, said block size being equal to a power of 2. - determining a context according to the size of the picture block and the binary symbol to be encoded; and - arithmetic encoding said binary symbol taking into account said determined context; - when the size of said picture block is a power of 2, determining a context according to the size of said picture block; and - when the size of said picture block is not a power of 2, determining a context according to a block size immediately higher or lower than the size of said picture block, said block size being equal to a power of 2.
A fastener assembly for connecting a first web to a second web, wherein an inside is defined between the first and second webs, and an inner surface of the first web faces an inner surface of the second web, an outer surface of the first web being arranged on an outside of the first web, and an outer surface of the second web being arranged an on outside of the second web, the fastener assembly comprising: a shaft, a first fastener (97; 140), and a second fastener (96; 150), the shaft having a first end configured to be arranged with the first web, a second end configured to be arranged on the outside of the second web, and a central portion configured to be arranged between the first and second webs, wherein the central portion includes one or more stoppers (64;84, 86) near the first end, the stoppers (64; 84, 86) having a retracted position wherein the stoppers (54; 84, 86) substantially do not protrude beyond an outer surface of the central portion and a deployed position wherein the stoppers (64; 84, 86) protrude beyond the outer surface of the central portion such that the first web can be fixed between the stoppers and the first fastener (97; 140) when mounted on the first end of the shaft, wherein the central portion has a cross-sectional area that is larger than the cross-sectional area of the second end such that the second web can be fixed between the second fastener (150; 96) when mounted on the second end of the shaft and the central portion of the shaft, and wherein the stoppers (64; 84, 86) are configured to be deployed from the outside of the first web. a shaft, a first fastener (97; 140), and a second fastener (96; 150), the shaft having a first end configured to be arranged with the first web, a second end configured to be arranged on the outside of the second web, and a central portion configured to be arranged between the first and second webs, wherein the central portion includes one or more stoppers (64;84, 86) near the first end, the stoppers (64; 84, 86) having a retracted position wherein the stoppers (54; 84, 86) substantially do not protrude beyond an outer surface of the central portion and a deployed position wherein the stoppers (64; 84, 86) protrude beyond the outer surface of the central portion such that the first web can be fixed between the stoppers and the first fastener (97; 140) when mounted on the first end of the shaft, wherein the central portion has a cross-sectional area that is larger than the cross-sectional area of the second end such that the second web can be fixed between the second fastener (150; 96) when mounted on the second end of the shaft and the central portion of the shaft, and wherein the stoppers (64; 84, 86) are configured to be deployed from the outside of the first web.
An elevator system comprising: a camera capable of imaging a particular range in a direction from a vicinity of a door of a car to a hall when the car arrives at the hall; a passenger detection module which detects an assembly of blocks representing movement within a specific area by image comparison using a plurality of time-series continuous images which are captured by the camera, extracts a block representing movement which is closest to the door from the assembly of detected blocks representing movement, and detects presence or absence of a passenger who intends to get into the car by following a coordinate of the extracted block representing movement in a direction from the door to the hall, the direction being perpendicular to the door; and a controller (30, 31) which controls an opening/closing operation of the door based on a detection result of the passenger detection module, a width of the area being set greater than at least a width of the door. a camera capable of imaging a particular range in a direction from a vicinity of a door of a car to a hall when the car arrives at the hall; a passenger detection module which detects an assembly of blocks representing movement within a specific area by image comparison using a plurality of time-series continuous images which are captured by the camera, extracts a block representing movement which is closest to the door from the assembly of detected blocks representing movement, and detects presence or absence of a passenger who intends to get into the car by following a coordinate of the extracted block representing movement in a direction from the door to the hall, the direction being perpendicular to the door; and a controller (30, 31) which controls an opening/closing operation of the door based on a detection result of the passenger detection module, a width of the area being set greater than at least a width of the door.
A method for constructing a DNA profile comprising: providing a nucleic acid sample, amplifying the nucleic acid sample with a primer mix comprising a plurality of primers that specifically hybridizes to at least one target sequence comprising a single nucleotide polymorphism and at least one target sequence comprising a tandem repeat in a multiplex reaction to generate amplification products, wherein each of the plurality of primers has a melting temperature that is less than 60 degrees C, has a length of at least 24 nucleotides that hybridize to the target sequence, and is AT rich with an AT content of greater than 60%, optionally wherein each of the plurality of primers comprises a homopolymer nucleotide sequence; and determining the genotypes of the at least one SNP and the at least one tandem repeat in the amplification products, thereby constructing the DNA profile of the nucleic acid sample.
A recombinant monomeric polypeptide, comprising a) a leader peptide, and b) a fusion protein, comprising i) at least one epitope of the HIV gp120 protein, and ii) at least one epitope of the HIV gp41 protein; wherein the fusion protein comprises a region that is not encoded by HIV, said region consisting of a Fc domain of an antibody that lacks a hinge region, wherein the recombinant polypeptide lacks a transmembrane domain, and wherein the polypeptide include at least 4 epitopes of the HIV envelope protein. a) a leader peptide, and b) a fusion protein, comprising i) at least one epitope of the HIV gp120 protein, and ii) at least one epitope of the HIV gp41 protein; i) at least one epitope of the HIV gp120 protein, and ii) at least one epitope of the HIV gp41 protein; wherein the fusion protein comprises a region that is not encoded by HIV, said region consisting of a Fc domain of an antibody that lacks a hinge region, wherein the recombinant polypeptide lacks a transmembrane domain, and wherein the polypeptide include at least 4 epitopes of the HIV envelope protein.
A distance-measuring optoelectronic sensor for detecting and determining the distance of an object in a monitoring area, the sensor comprising a light transmitter for transmitting a light signal, a light receiver having at least one light-receiving element for generating a received signal from the remitted light signal remitted by the object, and a control and evaluation unit configured to determine a light time of flight and thus the distance of the object from the received signal and to detect an ambient light signal of the ambient light impinging on the light receiver as a received signal in a transmission pause when the light transmitter is inactive, to detect the received signal as a measurement signal in a measurement phase with an active light transmitter which is offset in time with respect to the transmission pause, in order to determine the light time of flight from the measurement signal, and to determine level information of the remitted light signal by comparing the measurement signal and the ambient light signal, characterized in that the control and evaluation unit comprises a low-pass filter having a cut-off frequency of at most 2 MHz, to which the measurement signal and the ambient light signal are fed before the level information is determined, in that the low-pass-filtered ambient light signal and the low-pass-filtered measurement signal are thus compared with one another in order to determine the level information of the remitted light signal, and in that the measurement signal for the time of flight measurement is also fed to another path without the low-pass filter.
Energy supply unit for autonomously supplying power to a load, wherein the energy supply unit comprises the following features: - an energy storage unit that is designed to deliver electrical energy to a load if the electrical load is decoupled from an energy supply network; - an energy supply regulator unit having an input, which is coupled to the energy storage unit, for taking up electrical energy and an output for outputting electrical energy to the load; wherein the energy supply unit is characterized in that it further comprises: - a monitoring unit for outputting a monitoring signal (150, RESET), wherein the monitoring unit is designed to set the monitoring signal (150, RESET) to an active state ("0") if an output voltage (Uout) present between the output and a reference potential is lower than a predefined first activation threshold value (Uout_ru) or greater than a predefined second activation threshold value (Uout_ro), wherein the monitoring unit is also designed to reset the monitoring signal (150, RESET) to an inactive state ("1") if an input voltage (Uin) present between the input and the reference potential again increases or is above a reset threshold value (Uin_min). - an energy storage unit that is designed to deliver electrical energy to a load if the electrical load is decoupled from an energy supply network; - an energy supply regulator unit having an input, which is coupled to the energy storage unit, for taking up electrical energy and an output for outputting electrical energy to the load; wherein the energy supply unit is characterized in that it further comprises: - a monitoring unit for outputting a monitoring signal (150, RESET), wherein the monitoring unit is designed to set the monitoring signal (150, RESET) to an active state ("0") if an output voltage (Uout) present between the output and a reference potential is lower than a predefined first activation threshold value (Uout_ru) or greater than a predefined second activation threshold value (Uout_ro), wherein the monitoring unit is also designed to reset the monitoring signal (150, RESET) to an inactive state ("1") if an input voltage (Uin) present between the input and the reference potential again increases or is above a reset threshold value (Uin_min). - a monitoring unit for outputting a monitoring signal (150, RESET), wherein the monitoring unit is designed to set the monitoring signal (150, RESET) to an active state ("0") if an output voltage (Uout) present between the output and a reference potential is lower than a predefined first activation threshold value (Uout_ru) or greater than a predefined second activation threshold value (Uout_ro), wherein the monitoring unit is also designed to reset the monitoring signal (150, RESET) to an inactive state ("1") if an input voltage (Uin) present between the input and the reference potential again increases or is above a reset threshold value (Uin_min).
An assembly for the fixation or fusion of bone structures comprising first and second bone segments separated by a fracture line or joint, the assembly comprising: an anchor body sized and configured to be introduced into the first and second bone segments, the anchor body having a distal end for locating in an interior region of the second bone segment; a proximal end for locating outside an exterior region of the first bone segment; and an intermediate region for spanning the fracture line or joint between the first and second bone segments, a distal anchor (14, 58) affixed to the distal end of the anchor body for anchoring the distal end in the second bone segment, and a proximal anchor (16, 18) for securing to the exterior region of the first bone segment and affixed to the proximal end of the anchor body to place, in concert with the distal anchor, the anchor body in compression to compress and fixate the bone segments relative to the fracture line or joint, characterized in that the implant comprises an elongated implant structure carried by the intermediate region of the anchor body for spanning the fracture line or joint between the bone segments, the elongated implant structure including an interior bore extending therethrough that allows it to be placed over the anchor body by sliding and an exterior surface region treated to provide bony in-growth or through-growth along the implant structure to accelerate the fixation or fusion of the first and second bone segments held in compression and fixated by the anchor body. an anchor body sized and configured to be introduced into the first and second bone segments, the anchor body having a distal end for locating in an interior region of the second bone segment; a proximal end for locating outside an exterior region of the first bone segment; and an intermediate region for spanning the fracture line or joint between the first and second bone segments, a distal anchor (14, 58) affixed to the distal end of the anchor body for anchoring the distal end in the second bone segment, and a proximal anchor (16, 18) for securing to the exterior region of the first bone segment and affixed to the proximal end of the anchor body to place, in concert with the distal anchor, the anchor body in compression to compress and fixate the bone segments relative to the fracture line or joint, characterized in that the implant comprises an elongated implant structure carried by the intermediate region of the anchor body for spanning the fracture line or joint between the bone segments, the elongated implant structure including an interior bore extending therethrough that allows it to be placed over the anchor body by sliding and an exterior surface region treated to provide bony in-growth or through-growth along the implant structure to accelerate the fixation or fusion of the first and second bone segments held in compression and fixated by the anchor body.
A vehicle interior component, comprising: - a storage compartment comprising an opening configured to facilitate access to an interior of the storage compartment; and - a cover panel having a plurality of segments (48, 50,52, 54, 55) coupled to one another by a corresponding plurality of hinges; wherein the cover panel is configured to transition between a closed position that substantially blocks the opening in the storage compartment and an open position that facilitates access to the interior of the storage compartment via rotation of at least one segment about at least one hinge and overlapping the at least one segment and at least one other segment of the plurality of segments (48, 50, 52, 54, 55). - a storage compartment comprising an opening configured to facilitate access to an interior of the storage compartment; and - a cover panel having a plurality of segments (48, 50,52, 54, 55) coupled to one another by a corresponding plurality of hinges;
A method for automated compensation of a cell/sector outage, the method comprising the steps of: - determining a cell/sector outage, and - upon determining the cell/sector outage, compensating the cell/sector outage by adjusting uplink power control parameters in an area in a vicinity of the cell/sector in outage to decrease uplink inter-cell interference and to increase the uplink Signal to Interference and Noise Ratio, SINR, for user equipments in the cell/sector in outage which are power-limited. - determining a cell/sector outage, and - upon determining the cell/sector outage, compensating the cell/sector outage by adjusting uplink power control parameters in an area in a vicinity of the cell/sector in outage to decrease uplink inter-cell interference and to increase the uplink Signal to Interference and Noise Ratio, SINR, for user equipments in the cell/sector in outage which are power-limited.
Method for operating a washing machine comprising a drum for receiving laundry and a motor for driving the drum, comprising the steps of - measuring an initial motor temperature (T a) of the motor at the beginning of a first cycle (DZ 1) of the drum, a first maximum motor temperatur (Tmax n-1) during the first cycle (DZ 1), a final motor temperature (T e) at the end of the first cycle (DZ 1), and a second maximum motor temperature (Tmax n) during a second cycle (DZ 2), - determining a difference between the measured final motor temperature (T e) and the measured initial motor temperature (T a), and a difference between the measured second maximum motor temperature (Tmax n) and the measured first maximum motor temperature (Tmax n-1), and - controlling a rotational speed of the motor, a pause time during which the motor is deactivated, and/or a washing rhythm form for a third cycle (DZ 3) on the basis of the determined difference between the measured final motor temperature (T e) and the measured initial motor temperature (T a), and of the determined difference between the measured second maximum motor temperature (Tmax n) and the measured first maximum motor temperature (Tmax n-1). - measuring an initial motor temperature (T a) of the motor at the beginning of a first cycle (DZ 1) of the drum, a first maximum motor temperatur (Tmax n-1) during the first cycle (DZ 1), a final motor temperature (T e) at the end of the first cycle (DZ 1), and a second maximum motor temperature (Tmax n) during a second cycle (DZ 2), - determining a difference between the measured final motor temperature (T e) and the measured initial motor temperature (T a), and a difference between the measured second maximum motor temperature (Tmax n) and the measured first maximum motor temperature (Tmax n-1), and - controlling a rotational speed of the motor, a pause time during which the motor is deactivated, and/or a washing rhythm form for a third cycle (DZ 3) on the basis of the determined difference between the measured final motor temperature (T e) and the measured initial motor temperature (T a), and of the determined difference between the measured second maximum motor temperature (Tmax n) and the measured first maximum motor temperature (Tmax n-1).
An orthopedic device arranged for dynamically treating a knee, the device having a central axis and a frontal plane parallel to the central axis and dividing the device along first and second sides, the device having a medial-lateral plane and dividing the device into medial and lateral sides and generally oriented perpendicular to the frontal plane, the device comprising: a hinge assembly defining upper and lower rotation axes and a main axis generally perpendicular to the rotation axes, the hinge assembly including a hinge cover defining a channel and an entry aperture through which extends the tensioning element, the entry aperture located on the second side of the frontal plane; a frame having an upper cuff and a lower cuff spaced apart from and connected by the hinge assembly; a dynamic shell connected to the frame and extending along the first side of the brace; an adjustment system connected to the dynamic shell and including a tensioning element operatively engaging the dynamic shell and the hinge assembly the adjustment system arranged to set the length of the tensioning element from the adjustment system to the hinge assembly; wherein the dynamic shell is drawn toward the frontal plane as the orthopedic device goes from an extension orientation to a flexion orientation; characterized in that the tensioning element extends between the pair of rotation axes and crosses the main axis, the tensioning element has a first end anchored to the hinge cover at a location between the upper and lower axes (A, B), and extends through the channel and at least over the lower axis so that as the hinge goes from extension to flexion, the tensioning element is pulled over the lower axis. a hinge assembly defining upper and lower rotation axes and a main axis generally perpendicular to the rotation axes, the hinge assembly including a hinge cover defining a channel and an entry aperture through which extends the tensioning element, the entry aperture located on the second side of the frontal plane; a frame having an upper cuff and a lower cuff spaced apart from and connected by the hinge assembly; a dynamic shell connected to the frame and extending along the first side of the brace; an adjustment system connected to the dynamic shell and including a tensioning element operatively engaging the dynamic shell and the hinge assembly the adjustment system arranged to set the length of the tensioning element from the adjustment system to the hinge assembly; wherein the dynamic shell is drawn toward the frontal plane as the orthopedic device goes from an extension orientation to a flexion orientation; characterized in that the tensioning element extends between the pair of rotation axes and crosses the main axis, the tensioning element has a first end anchored to the hinge cover at a location between the upper and lower axes (A, B), and extends through the channel and at least over the lower axis so that as the hinge goes from extension to flexion, the tensioning element is pulled over the lower axis.