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A method for proactively managing the load of a wireless network, comprising: at an access point (101,102) of the wireless network, maintaining a load metric for wireless stations corresponding to expected traffic generation information TG provided by the wireless stations for a plurality of user priorities, wherein expected traffic generation includes information for traffic that is not currently active but is expected to be active subsequently; and receiving a message from a wireless station requesting association, the message comprising additional traffic generation information, the additional traffic generation information identifying at least one of the user priorities UP in which the requesting wireless station expects to generate traffic; determining whether the access point should grant the association request from the requesting wireless station based on the load metric for the identified at least one user priority; and responsive to a determination that the association request should be refused, denying the association request from the requesting wireless station. at an access point (101,102) of the wireless network, maintaining a load metric for wireless stations corresponding to expected traffic generation information TG provided by the wireless stations for a plurality of user priorities, wherein expected traffic generation includes information for traffic that is not currently active but is expected to be active subsequently; and receiving a message from a wireless station requesting association, the message comprising additional traffic generation information, the additional traffic generation information identifying at least one of the user priorities UP in which the requesting wireless station expects to generate traffic; determining whether the access point should grant the association request from the requesting wireless station based on the load metric for the identified at least one user priority; and responsive to a determination that the association request should be refused, denying the association request from the requesting wireless station.
A method for data processing comprising a first instance comprising at least one local trusted unit and a local trust manager, the method comprising the local trust manager receiving a request for a trust level from a second instance, the local trust manager translating a parameter from the at least one local trusted unit into a trust level, and the local trust manager providing a policy related information to the local trust unit and to the second instance, wherein the policy related information comprises the trust level for the at least one local trusted unit. the local trust manager receiving a request for a trust level from a second instance, the local trust manager translating a parameter from the at least one local trusted unit into a trust level, and the local trust manager providing a policy related information to the local trust unit and to the second instance, wherein the policy related information comprises the trust level for the at least one local trusted unit.
A finger motion aid, comprising: a rubber member for receiving a finger of a hand of a patient; a plastic cover; a finger sleeve is provided at a front end of the rubber member, the finger sleeve has an open end, the finger of the patient can extend through the open end, and the finger motion aid can be removably secured on the finger by means of the finger sleeve; an elongated space, which is formed by a first bridge, a last bridge, a plurality of intermediate bridges and a plurality of grooves, is provided on a top face of the rubber member, and a chip is located in the elongated space; the width of the elongated space is greater than the width of the chip; a back side of the rubber member has a curve radian that complements a shape of the finger; and the plastic cover is disposed on and fixedly connected to the rubber member, whereby the finger motion aid further comprises a controller electrically connected to the chip, characterized in that the chip in the rubber member is a flexible chip substantially coextensive in length with the rubber member, whereby the chip bends and stretches in response to a signal transmitted from the controller, the controller is electronically operable with a protective gear worn by a guide hand of a rehabilitation assistant, so that when fingers of the guide hand are bent and stretched, the chip in the rubber member drives the finger of the patient to bend and stretch along a length of the rubber member in synchrony with corresponding finger movement of the guide hand. a rubber member for receiving a finger of a hand of a patient; a plastic cover; a finger sleeve is provided at a front end of the rubber member, the finger sleeve has an open end, the finger of the patient can extend through the open end, and the finger motion aid can be removably secured on the finger by means of the finger sleeve; an elongated space, which is formed by a first bridge, a last bridge, a plurality of intermediate bridges and a plurality of grooves, is provided on a top face of the rubber member, and a chip is located in the elongated space; the width of the elongated space is greater than the width of the chip; a back side of the rubber member has a curve radian that complements a shape of the finger; and the plastic cover is disposed on and fixedly connected to the rubber member, whereby the finger motion aid further comprises a controller electrically connected to the chip, characterized in that the chip in the rubber member is a flexible chip substantially coextensive in length with the rubber member, whereby the chip bends and stretches in response to a signal transmitted from the controller, the controller is electronically operable with a protective gear worn by a guide hand of a rehabilitation assistant, so that when fingers of the guide hand are bent and stretched, the chip in the rubber member drives the finger of the patient to bend and stretch along a length of the rubber member in synchrony with corresponding finger movement of the guide hand.
An apparatus having a base member comprising at least one fluid passageway, further comprising a two-phase fluid disposed within the fluid passageway and consisting of a pressurized refrigerant provided as a condensed liquid and as a gas, a pressure of the two-phase fluid being controlled such that the two-phase fluid provides at least one of heating and cooling to the base member; a tuning layer secured to the base member, the tuning layer comprising a plurality of zones; and a component secured to the tuning layer; characterised in that the two-phase fluid is consisting of a pressurised refrigerant provided as a condensed liquid and as a gas, and in that the base member provides primary heating to the component, and the tuning layer has a lower power than the base member to fine-tune and adjust a heat distribution provided by the base member to the component.
A method of protecting a design for configuring a programmable logic device, hereinafter referred to as a PLD, comprising the steps of: loading an encrypted bitstream representing the design into the PLD; decrypting the bitstream in the PLD to produce an unencrypted bitstream representing the design; configuring the PLD with the unencrypted bitstream; and disabling partial reconfiguration of the PLD once a decryption op code in a header of the encrypted bitstream has been processed. loading an encrypted bitstream representing the design into the PLD; decrypting the bitstream in the PLD to produce an unencrypted bitstream representing the design; configuring the PLD with the unencrypted bitstream; and disabling partial reconfiguration of the PLD once a decryption op code in a header of the encrypted bitstream has been processed.
Polypropylene composition having a melt flow rate MFR 2 (230 °C, 2.16 kg) determined according to ISO 1133 in the range of 15.0 to 40.0 g/10 min, comprising i) 47.0 to 65.0 wt.-% of a matrix comprising a propylene polymer, ii) 20.0 to 35.0 wt.-% of an elastomeric fraction dispersed within said matrix, comprising a) a first elastomeric ethylene copolymer having an ethylene content of at least 30.0 mol-%, and b) a second elastomeric ethylene copolymer having an ethylene content below 30.0 mol-%, and iii) 15.0 to 25.0 wt.-% of an inorganic filler, based on the overall weight of the polypropylene composition. i) 47.0 to 65.0 wt.-% of a matrix comprising a propylene polymer, ii) 20.0 to 35.0 wt.-% of an elastomeric fraction dispersed within said matrix, comprising a) a first elastomeric ethylene copolymer having an ethylene content of at least 30.0 mol-%, and b) a second elastomeric ethylene copolymer having an ethylene content below 30.0 mol-%, and a) a first elastomeric ethylene copolymer having an ethylene content of at least 30.0 mol-%, and b) a second elastomeric ethylene copolymer having an ethylene content below 30.0 mol-%, and iii) 15.0 to 25.0 wt.-% of an inorganic filler,
An aromatic polycarbonate resin composition comprising: 100 parts by mass of an aromatic polycarbonate resin; 0.001 to 0.1 parts by mass of a phosphite stabilizer (B-I) having a spiro ring skeleton; 0.01 to 0.5 parts by mass of a phosphite stabilizer (B-II) represented by general formula below; 0.05 to 2 parts by mass of a polybutylene glycol compound; and 0.0005 to 0.2 parts by mass of an epoxy compound, where R 21 to R 25 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; wherein the phosphite stabilizer (B-I) having a spiro ring skeleton is bis(2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenyl)pentaerythritol diphosphite. 100 parts by mass of an aromatic polycarbonate resin; 0.001 to 0.1 parts by mass of a phosphite stabilizer (B-I) having a spiro ring skeleton; 0.01 to 0.5 parts by mass of a phosphite stabilizer (B-II) represented by general formula below; 0.05 to 2 parts by mass of a polybutylene glycol compound; and 0.0005 to 0.2 parts by mass of an epoxy compound, where R 21 to R 25 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; wherein the phosphite stabilizer (B-I) having a spiro ring skeleton is bis(2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenyl)pentaerythritol diphosphite.
An electronically-implemented method for generating an estimate for a direct current offset in an RF transmitter, the method comprising: receiving samples of a first signal (r), wherein the first signal corresponds to a downconverted and filtered RF transmit signal (s t) having an in-phase channel and a quadrature channel; low-pass filtering and decimating the received samples of the first signal; retrieving values of a second signal (i) that correspond in time to the samples of the first signal, wherein the second signal includes an I-channel compensation signal (l i), said compensation signal being a signal added to the I-channel baseband signal prior to upconverting to generate the RF transmit signal (s t); generating an estimate of a I-channel DC offset (i DC)induced by a first mixer; and adding the I-channel DC offset estimate (i DC) to the I-channel of the RF transmit signal (Sti), characterized in that the method further comprises: receiving the low-pass filtered and decimated samples (r ip) of the first signal at an averaging filter and receiving an output of the averaging filter (r a) at an integration filter, the I-channel DC offset (i DC) being generated at least partly on two selected samples of the output (ri) of the integration filter and the corresponding values of the second signal (l i). receiving samples of a first signal (r), wherein the first signal corresponds to a downconverted and filtered RF transmit signal (s t) having an in-phase channel and a quadrature channel; low-pass filtering and decimating the received samples of the first signal; retrieving values of a second signal (i) that correspond in time to the samples of the first signal, wherein the second signal includes an I-channel compensation signal (l i), said compensation signal being a signal added to the I-channel baseband signal prior to upconverting to generate the RF transmit signal (s t); generating an estimate of a I-channel DC offset (i DC)induced by a first mixer; and adding the I-channel DC offset estimate (i DC) to the I-channel of the RF transmit signal (Sti), characterized in that the method further comprises: receiving the low-pass filtered and decimated samples (r ip) of the first signal at an averaging filter and receiving an output of the averaging filter (r a) at an integration filter, the I-channel DC offset (i DC) being generated at least partly on two selected samples of the output (ri) of the integration filter and the corresponding values of the second signal (l i). receiving the low-pass filtered and decimated samples (r ip) of the first signal at an averaging filter and receiving an output of the averaging filter (r a) at an integration filter, the I-channel DC offset (i DC) being generated at least partly on two selected samples of the output (ri) of the integration filter and the corresponding values of the second signal (l i).
Telescopic cleaning device intended to spray at least one cleaning and/or drying fluid towards a glass surface to be cleaned of a motor vehicle, such as an optical surface of an optical sensor of an optical detection system, comprising at least one hollow conveying body for cleaning fluid, closed at an upstream end and accommodating a movable piston configured so as to slide in the hollow conveying body, parallel to an axis of elongation of the hollow body, the movable piston, hollowed out by an inner distribution conduit, bearing a fluid distribution element at a downstream end, the hollow conveying body additionally accommodating a rod which extends jutting out from the upstream end along the axis of elongation and around which the movable piston is capable of sliding, the movable piston and the rod being configured so as to allow the fluid to flow between them, depending on the position of the movable piston with respect to the rod, said cleaning device additionally comprising a heating element provided on the rod along the axis of elongation, characterized in that said cleaning device is closed at an upstream end by an inlet flange, the rod extending jutting out from the inlet flange along the axis of elongation, and the fluid flowing from the inlet flange to the distribution element, and in that the heating element is between said rod and the movable piston, such that the fluid flowing between the rod and the movable piston is made to flow in contact with the heating element. the hollow conveying body additionally accommodating a rod which extends jutting out from the upstream end along the axis of elongation and around which the movable piston is capable of sliding, the movable piston and the rod being configured so as to allow the fluid to flow between them, depending on the position of the movable piston with respect to the rod, said cleaning device additionally comprising a heating element provided on the rod along the axis of elongation, characterized in that said cleaning device is closed at an upstream end by an inlet flange, the rod extending jutting out from the inlet flange along the axis of elongation, and the fluid flowing from the inlet flange to the distribution element, and in that the heating element is between said rod and the movable piston, such that the fluid flowing between the rod and the movable piston is made to flow in contact with the heating element.
Self-propelled floor cleaning device for cleaning floor surfaces, comprising a housing and at least one rotating floor cleaning means on a lower side of the housing that faces the floor surface in a cleaning position, characterised in that at least one guide pin which is spaced apart from the floor cleaning means and projects from the lower side of the housing towards the floor surface is arranged on the lower side of the housing, the guide pin pushing cable-like objects on the floor surface in front of the rotating floor cleaning means.
A method comprising: moving a fan cowl latch of a fan cowl between an unlocked position and a locked position; and responsive to the moving the latch, moving an indicator of an indicator assembly between a closed position that is flush with an exterior of the fan cowl and an open position that extends outward from the exterior of the fan cowl; wherein moving the indicator from the open position to the closed position comprises moving a cable operably coupled to the indicator assembly and the latch from a slack state to a tension state responsive to movement of the latch from the unlocked position to the locked position, and wherein moving the indicator from the closed position to the open position comprises moving the cable from the tension state to the slack state responsive to movement of the latch from the locked position to the unlocked position. moving a fan cowl latch of a fan cowl between an unlocked position and a locked position; and responsive to the moving the latch, moving an indicator of an indicator assembly between a closed position that is flush with an exterior of the fan cowl and an open position that extends outward from the exterior of the fan cowl; wherein moving the indicator from the open position to the closed position comprises moving a cable operably coupled to the indicator assembly and the latch from a slack state to a tension state responsive to movement of the latch from the unlocked position to the locked position, and wherein moving the indicator from the closed position to the open position comprises moving the cable from the tension state to the slack state responsive to movement of the latch from the locked position to the unlocked position.
A method for the exposure of a photosensitive coating, comprising at least a first photosensitive area and a second photosensitive area, wherein the first area reacts to photons of a first wavelength and the second area reacts to photons of a second wavelength, wherein the first wavelength is different from the second wavelength, wherein the method comprises the following steps, in particular the following sequence: - exposure of the coating with the photons of the first wavelength, - exposure of the coating with the photons of the second wavelength, characterised in that no focusing of the photons takes place on the photosensitive areas (3a, 3b). - exposure of the coating with the photons of the first wavelength, - exposure of the coating with the photons of the second wavelength,
An in vitro method for releasing a vitamin D compound from vitamin D-binding protein comprising the step of: a) providing a sample to be investigated and b) mixing the sample from step (a) with i) a reagent comprising a hydrogen carbonate salt, ii) a reducing agent, and iii) an alkalinising agent, thereby releasing the vitamin D compound from vitamin D-binding protein. a) providing a sample to be investigated and b) mixing the sample from step (a) with i) a reagent comprising a hydrogen carbonate salt, ii) a reducing agent, and iii) an alkalinising agent, thereby releasing the vitamin D compound from vitamin D-binding protein. i) a reagent comprising a hydrogen carbonate salt, ii) a reducing agent, and iii) an alkalinising agent,
A method for shrinking materials onto articles and/or onto an assembly of articles by means of a gaseous shrink medium within a defined space, wherein thermal energy of the gaseous shrink medium is provided by exhaust heat of at least one internal combustion engine and/or heat energy of at least one electrically powered auxiliary heater (5, 5'), and the at least one internal combustion engine drives, respectively, at least one converter for converting mechanical shaft power into electrical power for the at least partial operation of the at least one electric auxiliary heater (5, 5').
A scanning probe system comprising: a probe comprising a cantilever extending from a base to a free end, and a probe tip carried by the free end of the cantilever; a first driver with a first driver input, the first driver arranged to drive the probe in accordance with a first drive signal at the first driver input; a second driver with a second driver input, the second driver arranged to drive the probe in accordance with a second drive signal at the second driver input; a control system arranged to control the first drive signal so that the first driver drives the base of the cantilever repeatedly towards and away from a surface of a sample in a series of cycles; and a surface detector arranged to generate a surface signal for each cycle when it detects an interaction of the probe tip with the surface of the sample, wherein the control system is also arranged to modify the second drive signal in response to receipt of the surface signal from the surface detector, the modification of the second drive signal causing the second driver to control the probe tip, and the control system is arranged to control the first drive signal so that for each cycle there is an approach phase before generation of the surface signal in which the first driver moves the base of the cantilever and the probe tip towards the surface of the sample, and a retract phase after generation of the surface signal in which the first driver moves the base of the cantilever and the probe tip away the surface of the sample; wherein modification of the second drive signal causes the cantilever to deform so that an angle of the probe tip changes relative to the base of the cantilever; characterized in that the control system is arranged to control the second drive signal so that for each cycle the second drive signal remains substantially constant as the probe tip moves towards the surface of the sample until the second drive signal is modified in response to receipt of the surface signal, thereby ensuring that when the surface signal is generated the probe tip is at a predetermined angle relative to the base of the cantilever.
A method for measuring an analyte in a sample, characterized in that the method comprises: applying to the sample an input signal comprising a first duty cycle including an amperometric excitation or an acyclic scan and a first relaxation and a second duty cycle including a voltammetric excitation and a second relaxation; detecting an output signal, the output signal including output currents responsive to the amperometric excitation or the acyclic scan and output currents responsive to the voltammetric excitation; adjusting a potential of the amperometric excitation or a scan range of the acyclic scan in response to the output currents responsive to the voltammetric excitation; and correlating a portion of the output signal corresponding to said output currents responsive to the amperometric excitation or the acyclic scan and output currents responsive to the voltammetric excitation, with a concentration of at least one analyte in the sample. applying to the sample an input signal comprising a first duty cycle including an amperometric excitation or an acyclic scan and a first relaxation and a second duty cycle including a voltammetric excitation and a second relaxation; detecting an output signal, the output signal including output currents responsive to the amperometric excitation or the acyclic scan and output currents responsive to the voltammetric excitation; adjusting a potential of the amperometric excitation or a scan range of the acyclic scan in response to the output currents responsive to the voltammetric excitation; and correlating a portion of the output signal corresponding to said output currents responsive to the amperometric excitation or the acyclic scan and output currents responsive to the voltammetric excitation, with a concentration of at least one analyte in the sample.