mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A treatment cell for removing an unwanted volatile compound from a heap of soil comprising: an openable and reclosable rigid enclosure adapted for receiving said heap of soil; said enclosure being adapted for a negative pressure ranging from 66.7 KPa to 93.3 KPa (500 mm Hg to 700 mm Hg), and an air intake and an air exhaust operatively connected to said enclosure, wherein said treatment cell is substantially air-tight in order to create therein a negative pressure when operatively connected to a vacuum pump, characterized in that the air intake and the air exhaust are configured to circulate hot air at 50 °C to 300 °C through said heap of soil; wherein said air intake comprises a plurality of perforated distribution pipes spreading over a bottom portion of the enclosure, wherein said air exhaust comprises a plurality of perforated collection pipes spreading over an upper portion of the enclosure, and wherein said perforated collection pipes are configured to spread over an upper portion of the enclosure and at a distance above the soil, in order to leave an empty air space between the collection pipes and the soil when the soil is placed in the enclosure. an openable and reclosable rigid enclosure adapted for receiving said heap of soil; said enclosure being adapted for a negative pressure ranging from 66.7 KPa to 93.3 KPa (500 mm Hg to 700 mm Hg), and an air intake and an air exhaust operatively connected to said enclosure, wherein said treatment cell is substantially air-tight in order to create therein a negative pressure when operatively connected to a vacuum pump, characterized in that the air intake and the air exhaust are configured to circulate hot air at 50 °C to 300 °C through said heap of soil; wherein said air intake comprises a plurality of perforated distribution pipes spreading over a bottom portion of the enclosure, wherein said air exhaust comprises a plurality of perforated collection pipes spreading over an upper portion of the enclosure, and wherein said perforated collection pipes are configured to spread over an upper portion of the enclosure and at a distance above the soil, in order to leave an empty air space between the collection pipes and the soil when the soil is placed in the enclosure.
A method of processing a moving image, for identifying areas of visual attention, comprising: storing successive pictures of the moving image as respective arrays of picture element values; defining a test group of picture elements comprising a first test picture element and a second test picture element having a spatial offset and a temporal offset from the first; defining a comparison group of picture elements comprising a first comparison picture element having a spatial and temporal offset from the first test picture element and a second comparison picture element having a spatial and temporal offset from the first comparison picture element equal respectively to the spatial and temporal offset of the second test picture element from the first test picture element; comparing the picture element values of the first and second test picture elements with the picture element values of the first and second comparison picture elements respectively, in accordance with a predetermined match criterion; defining further such comparison groups and comparing the test picture elements with those of the further comparison groups; generating a visual attention measure for the first test picture element in dependence on the number of comparisons made for it which the comparison results in a mismatch. storing successive pictures of the moving image as respective arrays of picture element values; defining a test group of picture elements comprising a first test picture element and a second test picture element having a spatial offset and a temporal offset from the first; defining a comparison group of picture elements comprising a first comparison picture element having a spatial and temporal offset from the first test picture element and a second comparison picture element having a spatial and temporal offset from the first comparison picture element equal respectively to the spatial and temporal offset of the second test picture element from the first test picture element; comparing the picture element values of the first and second test picture elements with the picture element values of the first and second comparison picture elements respectively, in accordance with a predetermined match criterion; defining further such comparison groups and comparing the test picture elements with those of the further comparison groups; generating a visual attention measure for the first test picture element in dependence on the number of comparisons made for it which the comparison results in a mismatch.
A method for differentiating between foreground objects and background objects within a scene being captured through an image capture device, comprising: emitting a ray of light from a light source toward an object of the scene; opening an aperture cover allowing access to a sensor of the image capture device for reflected light from the light source; closing the aperture cover after a set time, the predefined amount of time corresponding to a maximum distance traveled by the light; generating a binary depth mask identifying objects (114, 116) within a foreground region of the scene based upon the light captured during the set time, such that objects within the foreground region are identified with a first bit value and objects within a background region are identified with a second bit value; and adjusting image capture device parameters according to the bit value of the binary depth mask prior to capturing a subsequent corresponding image of the scene, the image capture device parameters comprising one or more from the list consisting of: focus; brightness; exposure; and gain, wherein a property associated with both the foreground region and the background region in the scene captured through the image capture device is adjusted in accordance with the image capture device parameters in order to display details of objects in both the foreground region and background region after application of the adjusted image capture device parameters. emitting a ray of light from a light source toward an object of the scene; opening an aperture cover allowing access to a sensor of the image capture device for reflected light from the light source; closing the aperture cover after a set time, the predefined amount of time corresponding to a maximum distance traveled by the light; generating a binary depth mask identifying objects (114, 116) within a foreground region of the scene based upon the light captured during the set time, such that objects within the foreground region are identified with a first bit value and objects within a background region are identified with a second bit value; and adjusting image capture device parameters according to the bit value of the binary depth mask prior to capturing a subsequent corresponding image of the scene, the image capture device parameters comprising one or more from the list consisting of: focus; brightness; exposure; and gain, wherein a property associated with both the foreground region and the background region in the scene captured through the image capture device is adjusted in accordance with the image capture device parameters in order to display details of objects in both the foreground region and background region after application of the adjusted image capture device parameters.
A surface modifier which comprises an organosilicone compound of formula: wherein M is a group F-(CF 2) q -(O(CF 2) 3) m -(OC 2 F 4) n -(OCF 2) o -(CH 2) p -O-(CH 2) 3 - wherein m, n, and o are independently integers of 0-200 and ( m + n + o) is 5 or more; p is 1 or 2; and q is an integer of 1-3; and X' is -Cl or -OR, wherein R is a linear or branched C 1-22 -hydrocarbon group; which is obtainable by a method comprising producing the organosilicone compound by conducting a hydrosilylation reaction, in the presence of a transition metal, of a compound F-(CF 2) q -(OCF 2 CF 2 CF 2) m -(OC 2 F 4) n -(OCF 2) o (CH 2) p -O-CH 2 CH=CH 2 wherein m, n, o, p and q are defined above, with trichlorosilane or trialkoxsilane, to obtain a compound wherein X' is -Cl or -OR. M is a group F-(CF 2) q -(O(CF 2) 3) m -(OC 2 F 4) n -(OCF 2) o -(CH 2) p -O-(CH 2) 3 - wherein m, n, and o are independently integers of 0-200 and ( m + n + o) is 5 or more; p is 1 or 2; and q is an integer of 1-3; and m, n, and o are independently integers of 0-200 and ( m + n + o) is 5 or more; p is 1 or 2; and q is an integer of 1-3; and X' is -Cl or -OR, wherein R is a linear or branched C 1-22 -hydrocarbon group;
A file management method, comprising: receiving, by a management node, a file creation request from a host to create a file in a distributed storage system, the distributed storage system comprising the management node and multiple storage nodes; allocating, by the management node to the file according to the file creation request, first global virtual space from global virtual address space of the distributed storage system; and sending, by the management node, a file creation success response to the host, the file creation success response carrying information about the first global virtual space, the information about the first global virtual space being mapped to first local virtual address space of a first storage node in the multiple storage nodes, and the first local virtual address space of the first storage node being mapped to first local physical storage space of the first storage node for storing the file, wherein the first local virtual address space of the first storage node is a segment of space in virtual address space of an operating system of the first storage node. receiving, by a management node, a file creation request from a host to create a file in a distributed storage system, the distributed storage system comprising the management node and multiple storage nodes; allocating, by the management node to the file according to the file creation request, first global virtual space from global virtual address space of the distributed storage system; and sending, by the management node, a file creation success response to the host, the file creation success response carrying information about the first global virtual space, the information about the first global virtual space being mapped to first local virtual address space of a first storage node in the multiple storage nodes, and the first local virtual address space of the first storage node being mapped to first local physical storage space of the first storage node for storing the file, wherein the first local virtual address space of the first storage node is a segment of space in virtual address space of an operating system of the first storage node.
A pressure sensitive adhesive composition comprising: a polyisobutylene polymer having a first functional group; and an acrylic polymer having a second functional group present in the acrylic polymer backbone; wherein the first and second functional groups form a hydrogen bond. a polyisobutylene polymer having a first functional group; and an acrylic polymer having a second functional group present in the acrylic polymer backbone; wherein the first and second functional groups form a hydrogen bond.
A method for wireless communication, comprising: receiving a polar-encoded codeword; determining a set of possible control message formats for the polar-encoded codeword, each control message format of the set of possible control message formats having a different bit length; decoding the polar-encoded codeword to identify a decoding candidate bit sequence; determining that a payload portion of the decoding candidate bit sequence corresponding to a payload portion having a longest of the different bit lengths passes an error detection check; after determining that the payload portion of the decoding candidate bit sequence corresponding to the payload portion having the longest of the different bit lengths passes an error detection check, identifying a control message of the payload portion corresponding to a control message format in the set of possible control message formats based at least in part on a plurality of control message format hypotheses corresponding to the different bit lengths; and obtaining control information from the control message based at least in part on the control message format of the control message. receiving a polar-encoded codeword; determining a set of possible control message formats for the polar-encoded codeword, each control message format of the set of possible control message formats having a different bit length; decoding the polar-encoded codeword to identify a decoding candidate bit sequence; determining that a payload portion of the decoding candidate bit sequence corresponding to a payload portion having a longest of the different bit lengths passes an error detection check; after determining that the payload portion of the decoding candidate bit sequence corresponding to the payload portion having the longest of the different bit lengths passes an error detection check, identifying a control message of the payload portion corresponding to a control message format in the set of possible control message formats based at least in part on a plurality of control message format hypotheses corresponding to the different bit lengths; and obtaining control information from the control message based at least in part on the control message format of the control message.
A system for treating a patient having a disorder related to the patient's intestine, comprising - an artificial or artificially modified reservoir adapted for receiving and temporarily collecting therein intestinal contents and further adapted to remain within the patient's body when emptying the reservoir, and - an at least partly artificial flow control device implantable in the patient's body and adapted to control flow of the intestinal contents from the reservoir, wherein the flow control device comprises an exit valve preventing intestinal contents flow from the reservoir in its closed position, characterized in that the flow control device further comprises an entry valve allowing intestinal contents to flow towards the reservoir in its open position, the exit valve and the entry valve are adapted to cooperate such that when one of the two valves is closed, the respective other valve is open, and vice versa, and the entry valve is configured to close before the reservoir is to be emptied. - an artificial or artificially modified reservoir adapted for receiving and temporarily collecting therein intestinal contents and further adapted to remain within the patient's body when emptying the reservoir, and - an at least partly artificial flow control device implantable in the patient's body and adapted to control flow of the intestinal contents from the reservoir, wherein the flow control device comprises an exit valve preventing intestinal contents flow from the reservoir in its closed position, characterized in that the flow control device further comprises an entry valve allowing intestinal contents to flow towards the reservoir in its open position, the exit valve and the entry valve are adapted to cooperate such that when one of the two valves is closed, the respective other valve is open, and vice versa, and the entry valve is configured to close before the reservoir is to be emptied. wherein the flow control device comprises an exit valve preventing intestinal contents flow from the reservoir in its closed position, characterized in that the flow control device further comprises an entry valve allowing intestinal contents to flow towards the reservoir in its open position, the exit valve and the entry valve are adapted to cooperate such that when one of the two valves is closed, the respective other valve is open, and vice versa, and the entry valve is configured to close before the reservoir is to be emptied.
A method for controlling an access point, AP, of a wireless local area network, WLAN, by a network node of a cellular network in a multi-radio access technology, RAT, environment, the method comprising: determining, by the network node of the cellular network, whether to change an operating mode of the AP based on at least one of data traffic, data load, data rate and inter-cell interference; and transmitting, by the network node of the cellular network, an operating mode change request message to the AP, if determined to change the operating mode, wherein the operating mode is one of an uplink only mode, a downlink only mode, an uplink prioritized mode and a downlink prioritized mode, and wherein the operating mode change request message includes information for changing a probability that the AP of the WLAN occupies a radio resource of the WLAN through contention with a user equipment, UE, that accesses both the WLAN and the cellular network. determining, by the network node of the cellular network, whether to change an operating mode of the AP based on at least one of data traffic, data load, data rate and inter-cell interference; and transmitting, by the network node of the cellular network, an operating mode change request message to the AP, if determined to change the operating mode, wherein the operating mode is one of an uplink only mode, a downlink only mode, an uplink prioritized mode and a downlink prioritized mode, and wherein the operating mode change request message includes information for changing a probability that the AP of the WLAN occupies a radio resource of the WLAN through contention with a user equipment, UE, that accesses both the WLAN and the cellular network.
A photovoltaic power plant comprising an energy storage device, an inverter and an apparatus for identifying a physical location of a battery pack, wherein the energy storage device comprises a plurality of battery packs (31, 32, 33), and the apparatus for identifying the physical location of the battery pack (31, 32, 33) comprises a main controller; and the plurality of battery packs (31, 32, 33) are electrically connected to the inverter via a power line, and the plurality of battery packs (31, 32, 33) are connected to the inverter via an address calibration line, the address calibration line is used to transmit a physical location identification signal, and the main controller is communicatively connected to the inverter and the plurality of battery packs (31, 32, 33) via a communication bus; characterized in that each of the plurality of battery packs (31, 32, 33) is internally provided with a terminal matching resistor (51, 52) and an electrically controllable switch, and the terminal matching resistors (51, 52) are connected in series with the electrically controllable switch and then connected in parallel to the communication bus; wherein after physical locations of all the plurality of battery packs (31, 32, 33) are identified, the main controller is configured to send a terminal resistor turn-on trigger signal via the communication bus to the battery pack that last confirms the physical location, to turn on an electrically controllable switch in the battery pack that last confirms the physical location after receiving the terminal resistor turn-on trigger signal, and to connect the communication bus to a terminal matching resistor (51, 52) of the battery pack that last confirms the physical location at a tail end. the plurality of battery packs (31, 32, 33) are electrically connected to the inverter via a power line, and the plurality of battery packs (31, 32, 33) are connected to the inverter via an address calibration line, the address calibration line is used to transmit a physical location identification signal, and the main controller is communicatively connected to the inverter and the plurality of battery packs (31, 32, 33) via a communication bus; characterized in that each of the plurality of battery packs (31, 32, 33) is internally provided with a terminal matching resistor (51, 52) and an electrically controllable switch, and the terminal matching resistors (51, 52) are connected in series with the electrically controllable switch and then connected in parallel to the communication bus; wherein after physical locations of all the plurality of battery packs (31, 32, 33) are identified, the main controller is configured to send a terminal resistor turn-on trigger signal via the communication bus to the battery pack that last confirms the physical location, to turn on an electrically controllable switch in the battery pack that last confirms the physical location after receiving the terminal resistor turn-on trigger signal, and to connect the communication bus to a terminal matching resistor (51, 52) of the battery pack that last confirms the physical location at a tail end.
Base station for a self-propelled floor care device for cleaning and care of floor surfaces, the base station comprising a control means and a plug for connecting the base station to a socket for supplying the base station with power from a public power grid, characterised in that the base station comprises an energy storage means for supplying the base station with power, the control means, which is supplied with power via the energy storage means, having a blocking function which is designed such that the connection of the base station to the socket via the plug is checked, the blocking function further being designed to activate a device block of the base station as soon as the check detects a disconnection between the plug and the socket.