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A method, comprising: providing a command to an audio device to perform an activity, wherein the command identifies a responsible application from among multiple applications and specifies whether sound generated by the audio device in response to the activity is to be considered part of a user interaction; receiving an event message from the audio device regarding sound generated by the audio device, the event message identifying the responsible application and specifying whether the sound generated by the audio device is part of a user interaction; if the event message specifies that the sound is part of a user interaction involving or intended to initiate two-way interactions between a user and the audio device, designating the responsible application as being primarily active; receiving speech captured by the audio device; determining a meaning of the speech, wherein the meaning of the speech may be responded to by multiple applications; and if there is a primarily active application among the multiple applications that can respond to the meaning, requesting the primarily active application to respond to the meaning. providing a command to an audio device to perform an activity, wherein the command identifies a responsible application from among multiple applications and specifies whether sound generated by the audio device in response to the activity is to be considered part of a user interaction; receiving an event message from the audio device regarding sound generated by the audio device, the event message identifying the responsible application and specifying whether the sound generated by the audio device is part of a user interaction; if the event message specifies that the sound is part of a user interaction involving or intended to initiate two-way interactions between a user and the audio device, designating the responsible application as being primarily active; receiving speech captured by the audio device; determining a meaning of the speech, wherein the meaning of the speech may be responded to by multiple applications; and if there is a primarily active application among the multiple applications that can respond to the meaning, requesting the primarily active application to respond to the meaning.
A medical needle shield apparatus comprising: a shield being extensible from a retracted position to an extended position to enclose a distal end of a needle; a binding member disposed within the shield and comprising binding surfaces that define an aperture configured for slidable receipt of the needle between the retracted position and the extended position, the binding member comprising a retainer extending therefrom such that the retainer is engageable with the needle to prevent rotation of the binding member while the retainer is engaged with the needle, wherein the binding member further comprises at least one drag inducing member; and characterised in that the shield includes a first blocking member and a second blocking member; the at least one drag inducing member is configured to engage the needle and create a drag force with the needle, and wherein the first blocking member is engageable with the binding member to cause rotation of the binding member relative to a longitudinal axis of the needle into a binding orientation once the retainer extends beyond the distal end of the needle such that the binding surfaces engage the needle to prevent slidable movement of the shield in distal direction towards the distal end of the needle and the second blocking member is engageable with the binding member to urge the binding member into the binding orientation to prevent slidable movement of the shield in a proximal direction opposite to the distal direction. a shield being extensible from a retracted position to an extended position to enclose a distal end of a needle; a binding member disposed within the shield and comprising binding surfaces that define an aperture configured for slidable receipt of the needle between the retracted position and the extended position, the binding member comprising a retainer extending therefrom such that the retainer is engageable with the needle to prevent rotation of the binding member while the retainer is engaged with the needle, wherein the binding member further comprises at least one drag inducing member; and characterised in that the shield includes a first blocking member and a second blocking member; the at least one drag inducing member is configured to engage the needle and create a drag force with the needle, and wherein the first blocking member is engageable with the binding member to cause rotation of the binding member relative to a longitudinal axis of the needle into a binding orientation once the retainer extends beyond the distal end of the needle such that the binding surfaces engage the needle to prevent slidable movement of the shield in distal direction towards the distal end of the needle and the second blocking member is engageable with the binding member to urge the binding member into the binding orientation to prevent slidable movement of the shield in a proximal direction opposite to the distal direction.
Method for providing a bio-active layer on a surface, comprising the steps of: a) ionizing a plasma gas at low temperature of 150°C or lower, and at atmospheric pressure, thereby creating a plasma; b) introducing a precursor into said plasma; c) exposing the surface to said plasma comprising said precursor, thereby forming a coating onto said surface, characterised in that the precursor comprises a biological pathogen transfer inhibiting compound which is a virucidal compound, wherein the precursor is citric acid. a) ionizing a plasma gas at low temperature of 150°C or lower, and at atmospheric pressure, thereby creating a plasma; b) introducing a precursor into said plasma; c) exposing the surface to said plasma comprising said precursor, thereby forming a coating onto said surface,
An aerosol delivery device comprising: at least one housing enclosing a reservoir configured to retain an aerosol precursor composition; a heating element; a power source connected to an electrical load that includes the heating element, the power source comprising a rechargeable primary battery and a rechargeable secondary battery in a parallel combination, the rechargeable secondary battery having a lower nominal voltage than the rechargeable primary battery; and a microprocessor configured to operate in an active mode in which the microprocessor is configured to direct power from the power source, including the rechargeable primary battery and the rechargeable secondary battery, to the heating element and thereby control the heating element to activate and vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition. at least one housing enclosing a reservoir configured to retain an aerosol precursor composition; a heating element; a power source connected to an electrical load that includes the heating element, the power source comprising a rechargeable primary battery and a rechargeable secondary battery in a parallel combination, the rechargeable secondary battery having a lower nominal voltage than the rechargeable primary battery; and a microprocessor configured to operate in an active mode in which the microprocessor is configured to direct power from the power source, including the rechargeable primary battery and the rechargeable secondary battery, to the heating element and thereby control the heating element to activate and vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition.
A display system comprising: a display arranged to emit or transmit light rays collectively forming a first image; and an optical subsystem optically coupled to the display and arranged to configure the light rays from the display into a single contiguous light field that forms a virtual image in a contiguous spatial region based on the first image and that simultaneously encompasses both eyes of a human viewer when the human viewer is viewing the virtual image, such that each eye of the human viewer can detect monocular depth of the display anywhere within the contiguous spatial region, wherein the optical subsystem includes a conjugate mirror disposed proximate to the display and partially forming an ellipse that has two focal points (141, 142), the conjugate mirror being positioned within the display system such that when the human viewer is viewing the virtual image, the head of the human viewer is located at or near the focal point of the ellipse that is closest to the conjugate mirror between the two focal points (141, 142) of the ellipse; and a beamsplitter positioned in the field-of-view and oriented at an acute angle relative to an output surface of the display, the beamsplitter arranged to reflect the light rays from the display toward the conjugate mirror, such that the conjugate mirror reflects the light rays back toward the beamsplitter; wherein the display is positioned outside a field of view of the display system. a display arranged to emit or transmit light rays collectively forming a first image; and an optical subsystem optically coupled to the display and arranged to configure the light rays from the display into a single contiguous light field that forms a virtual image in a contiguous spatial region based on the first image and that simultaneously encompasses both eyes of a human viewer when the human viewer is viewing the virtual image, such that each eye of the human viewer can detect monocular depth of the display anywhere within the contiguous spatial region, wherein the optical subsystem includes a conjugate mirror disposed proximate to the display and partially forming an ellipse that has two focal points (141, 142), the conjugate mirror being positioned within the display system such that when the human viewer is viewing the virtual image, the head of the human viewer is located at or near the focal point of the ellipse that is closest to the conjugate mirror between the two focal points (141, 142) of the ellipse; and a beamsplitter positioned in the field-of-view and oriented at an acute angle relative to an output surface of the display, the beamsplitter arranged to reflect the light rays from the display toward the conjugate mirror, such that the conjugate mirror reflects the light rays back toward the beamsplitter; wherein the display is positioned outside a field of view of the display system.
A mechanism for opening and releasing a selected individual container from an array-type pill package, the selected individual container being one of a plurality of individual containers in the array-type pill package attached to one another and having a common top surface, the plurality of individual containers extending from the common top surface on a same side thereof, the mechanism being characterized in that it comprises: a chassis; a package holder supported by the chassis for supporting the array-type pill package; and a cutting mechanism supported by the chassis, said cutting mechanism comprising: - a cutter base movably mounted to the chassis and displaceable relative to the package holder; - a cutting tool mounted to the cutter base, the cutting tool being adapted for cutting a side wall of the selected individual container adjacent the common top surface to entirely detach the selected individual container from the array-type package; and - a cutter motor operatively connected to the cutter base configured to displace the cutting tool in a plane generally tangent to the package holder. a chassis; a package holder supported by the chassis for supporting the array-type pill package; and a cutting mechanism supported by the chassis, said cutting mechanism comprising: - a cutter base movably mounted to the chassis and displaceable relative to the package holder; - a cutting tool mounted to the cutter base, the cutting tool being adapted for cutting a side wall of the selected individual container adjacent the common top surface to entirely detach the selected individual container from the array-type package; and - a cutter motor operatively connected to the cutter base configured to displace the cutting tool in a plane generally tangent to the package holder. - a cutter base movably mounted to the chassis and displaceable relative to the package holder; - a cutting tool mounted to the cutter base, the cutting tool being adapted for cutting a side wall of the selected individual container adjacent the common top surface to entirely detach the selected individual container from the array-type package; and - a cutter motor operatively connected to the cutter base configured to displace the cutting tool in a plane generally tangent to the package holder.
A method for preparing a rare earth permanent magnet, comprising the steps of: immersing a portion of a sintered magnet body in an electrodepositing bath of a powder dispersed in a solvent, said magnet body having a R 1 -Fe-B base composition wherein R 1 is at least one element selected from rare earth elements inclusive of Y and Sc, said powder comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of an oxide of R 2, a fluoride of R 3, an oxyfluoride of R 4, a hydride of R 5, and a rare earth alloy of R 6 wherein R 2, R 3, R 4, R 5 and R 6 each are at least one element selected from rare earth elements inclusive of Y and Sc, effecting electrodeposition for letting the powder deposit on the preselected region of the surface of the magnet body, and heat treating the magnet body with the powder deposited on the preselected region of its surface at a temperature equal to or less than the sintering temperature of the magnet body in vacuum or in an inert gas; characterized in that the method comprises partially immersing the sintered magnet body in the magnetic anisotropic direction in the electrodepositing bath of a powder dispersed in a solvent rather than immersing the magnet body entirely. immersing a portion of a sintered magnet body in an electrodepositing bath of a powder dispersed in a solvent, said magnet body having a R 1 -Fe-B base composition wherein R 1 is at least one element selected from rare earth elements inclusive of Y and Sc, said powder comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of an oxide of R 2, a fluoride of R 3, an oxyfluoride of R 4, a hydride of R 5, and a rare earth alloy of R 6 wherein R 2, R 3, R 4, R 5 and R 6 each are at least one element selected from rare earth elements inclusive of Y and Sc, effecting electrodeposition for letting the powder deposit on the preselected region of the surface of the magnet body, and heat treating the magnet body with the powder deposited on the preselected region of its surface at a temperature equal to or less than the sintering temperature of the magnet body in vacuum or in an inert gas; characterized in that the method comprises partially immersing the sintered magnet body in the magnetic anisotropic direction in the electrodepositing bath of a powder dispersed in a solvent rather than immersing the magnet body entirely.
A mono-pile type foundation structure for supporting a structure in which a vibration occurs, wherein: a connection structure between a steel pipe pile of the mono-pile type foundation structure and a steel sleeve pipe (2, 3) disposed outside the steel pipe pile with a gap therebetween, said mono-pile type foundation structure being characterized in that, it comprises a steel plate with outward projections having a plurality of outward projections and fixed to an outer peripheral surface of the steel pipe pile by a first weld portion, wherein the plurality of outward projections is disposed at intervals in a vertical direction with respect to one another and extends over a circumferential direction of the steel pipe pile, a steel plate with inward projections having a plurality of inward projections and fixed to an inner peripheral surface of the steel sleeve pipe (2, 3) by a second weld portion, and wherein the plurality of inward projections is disposed at intervals in a vertical direction with respect to one another and extends over a circumferential direction of the steel sleeve pipe (2, 3), wherein a grout filled in the gap so as to bury at least both the steel plate with outward projections and the steel plate with inward projections, and wherein the first weld portion is a fillet weld or a butt weld having only a weld line in an axial direction of the steel pipe pile, and the second weld portion is a fillet weld or a butt weld having only a weld line in an axial direction of the steel sleeve pipe (2, 3). a connection structure between a steel pipe pile of the mono-pile type foundation structure and a steel sleeve pipe (2, 3) disposed outside the steel pipe pile with a gap therebetween, said mono-pile type foundation structure being characterized in that, it comprises a steel plate with outward projections having a plurality of outward projections and fixed to an outer peripheral surface of the steel pipe pile by a first weld portion, wherein the plurality of outward projections is disposed at intervals in a vertical direction with respect to one another and extends over a circumferential direction of the steel pipe pile, a steel plate with inward projections having a plurality of inward projections and fixed to an inner peripheral surface of the steel sleeve pipe (2, 3) by a second weld portion, and wherein the plurality of inward projections is disposed at intervals in a vertical direction with respect to one another and extends over a circumferential direction of the steel sleeve pipe (2, 3), wherein a grout filled in the gap so as to bury at least both the steel plate with outward projections and the steel plate with inward projections, and wherein the first weld portion is a fillet weld or a butt weld having only a weld line in an axial direction of the steel pipe pile, and the second weld portion is a fillet weld or a butt weld having only a weld line in an axial direction of the steel sleeve pipe (2, 3).
An image guided motion scaled surgical robotic system, comprising: a surgical robotic arm; and an image guided motion scaled robot controller in communication with the surgical robotic arm, wherein the image guided motion scaled robot controller is structurally configured, responsive to an input signal indicative of a user defined motion of the surgical robotic arm within an anatomical region, to control an actuated motion of the surgical robotic arm within the anatomical region based on a parameter related to the motion of the surgical robotic arm relative a map of a motion scale delineated within an imaging of the anatomical region and the signal; wherein the map of a motion scale includes at least one scaling factor. a surgical robotic arm; and an image guided motion scaled robot controller in communication with the surgical robotic arm, wherein the image guided motion scaled robot controller is structurally configured, responsive to an input signal indicative of a user defined motion of the surgical robotic arm within an anatomical region, to control an actuated motion of the surgical robotic arm within the anatomical region based on a parameter related to the motion of the surgical robotic arm relative a map of a motion scale delineated within an imaging of the anatomical region and the signal; wherein the map of a motion scale includes at least one scaling factor. wherein the image guided motion scaled robot controller is structurally configured, responsive to an input signal indicative of a user defined motion of the surgical robotic arm within an anatomical region, to control an actuated motion of the surgical robotic arm within the anatomical region based on a parameter related to the motion of the surgical robotic arm relative a map of a motion scale delineated within an imaging of the anatomical region and the signal; wherein the map of a motion scale includes at least one scaling factor.
A method for performing tape layup inspection, the method comprising: laying up lanes of tape onto a surface of a laminate; applying heat to tack the lanes of tape to the surface; generating thermographic images of the lanes of tape as applied to the laminate; analyzing contrast within the thermographic images to identify the lanes of tape; reviewing an interior of each of the lanes of tape for differences in temperature; reviewing a boundary of each of the lanes of tape for inconsistencies in shape; determining that a layup inconsistency exists; and categorizing the layup inconsistency based upon at least one of a size of the layup inconsistency, a shape of the layup inconsistency, or a difference in temperature at the layup inconsistency. laying up lanes of tape onto a surface of a laminate; applying heat to tack the lanes of tape to the surface; generating thermographic images of the lanes of tape as applied to the laminate; analyzing contrast within the thermographic images to identify the lanes of tape; reviewing an interior of each of the lanes of tape for differences in temperature; reviewing a boundary of each of the lanes of tape for inconsistencies in shape; determining that a layup inconsistency exists; and categorizing the layup inconsistency based upon at least one of a size of the layup inconsistency, a shape of the layup inconsistency, or a difference in temperature at the layup inconsistency.
A multilayer, coextruded foil stack, which is laserable, having at least in each case an outwardly disposed layer (12, 16) which has a material which comprises, with different proportions, at least the monomers di-methyl terephthalate, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM), and 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol (TMCD) and a proportion of PETG, as well as a layer arranged between the outwardly disposed layers with a layer having polycarbonate. in each case an outwardly disposed layer (12, 16) which has a material which comprises, with different proportions, at least the monomers di-methyl terephthalate, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM), and 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol (TMCD) and a proportion of PETG, as well as a layer arranged between the outwardly disposed layers with a layer having polycarbonate.
A semiconductor memory, comprising: a plurality of nonvolatile memory cells including cell transistors each including a control gate and a floating gate; a plurality of bit lines (BL0 - BL7) coupled to the respective cell transistors; a word line (WL0, WL1) commonly coupled to the control gates; a plurality of selection switches (SECY0 - SECY7) coupled to the respective bit lines, and coupling the bit lines to a common node; a precharge switch coupling the common node to a precharge line; a sense amplifier determining logic of data which is read from each of the nonvolatile memory cells to the common node via each of the bit lines; characterized by a reset switch coupling the common node to a ground line; and an operation control circuit which, in a read operation, turns off at least one of selection switches corresponding to at least one of the nonvolatile memory cells from which data is not read, among all the selection switches being turned-on, and turns off the reset switch which had been turned-on, and thereafter temporarily turns on the precharge switch and activates the word line. a plurality of nonvolatile memory cells including cell transistors each including a control gate and a floating gate; a plurality of bit lines (BL0 - BL7) coupled to the respective cell transistors; a word line (WL0, WL1) commonly coupled to the control gates; a plurality of selection switches (SECY0 - SECY7) coupled to the respective bit lines, and coupling the bit lines to a common node; a precharge switch coupling the common node to a precharge line; a sense amplifier determining logic of data which is read from each of the nonvolatile memory cells to the common node via each of the bit lines; characterized by a reset switch coupling the common node to a ground line; and an operation control circuit which, in a read operation, turns off at least one of selection switches corresponding to at least one of the nonvolatile memory cells from which data is not read, among all the selection switches being turned-on, and turns off the reset switch which had been turned-on, and thereafter temporarily turns on the precharge switch and activates the word line.