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A method of operating an elevator system, the method comprising: powering, using a battery, the elevator system when an external power source is unavailable; controlling, using a controller, a plurality of components of the elevator system, wherein controlling comprises operating at least one of the battery, an elevator car, a drive unit, and a brake; determining, using the controller, a run profile of the elevator car in response to a selected deceleration; and operating, using the controller, the elevator car in response to the run profile determined; characterized by determining, using the controller, an actual velocity of the elevator car; adjusting, using the controller, the run profile to match the actual velocity when the actual velocity is less than a selected velocity; determining, using the controller, an actual electrical current of the drive unit when the actual velocity is not less than the selected velocity; adjusting, using the controller, the run profile when the actual electrical current is above a selected electrical current; determining, using the controller, a projected stop position and a velocity of the elevator car; and commanding, using the controller, the brake to stop the elevator car when the projected stop position is within a selected stop position range and the velocity is within a selected velocity range. powering, using a battery, the elevator system when an external power source is unavailable; controlling, using a controller, a plurality of components of the elevator system, wherein controlling comprises operating at least one of the battery, an elevator car, a drive unit, and a brake; determining, using the controller, a run profile of the elevator car in response to a selected deceleration; and operating, using the controller, the elevator car in response to the run profile determined; characterized by determining, using the controller, an actual velocity of the elevator car; adjusting, using the controller, the run profile to match the actual velocity when the actual velocity is less than a selected velocity; determining, using the controller, an actual electrical current of the drive unit when the actual velocity is not less than the selected velocity; adjusting, using the controller, the run profile when the actual electrical current is above a selected electrical current; determining, using the controller, a projected stop position and a velocity of the elevator car; and commanding, using the controller, the brake to stop the elevator car when the projected stop position is within a selected stop position range and the velocity is within a selected velocity range.
A covering for an architectural opening, comprising a dual tube unit operable to open and/or close said covering to control the amount of light passing through said covering, said dual tube unit comprising: a rotatable outer tube; a rotatable inner tube received within said outer tube; and one or more collars (198A, 198B) positioned at least partially radially between said outer tube and said inner tube, said at least one collar (198A, 198B) fixed against an inner surface of said outer tube and movable relative to said inner tube, characterized in that the one or more collars (198A, 198B) provides a bearing surface for an outer surface of the inner tube. a rotatable outer tube; a rotatable inner tube received within said outer tube; and one or more collars (198A, 198B) positioned at least partially radially between said outer tube and said inner tube, said at least one collar (198A, 198B) fixed against an inner surface of said outer tube and movable relative to said inner tube, characterized in that the one or more collars (198A, 198B) provides a bearing surface for an outer surface of the inner tube.
A work tool comprising: a main body including: a drive source; a work part (10, 14) configured to be driven by the drive source to perform a work; and assisting means for assisting the work, an attachment device being connectable to the main body and; a controller configured to perform a control over the main body, the controller being configured to: detect whether or not the attachment device is connected to the main body; and change the control over the main body depending on whether or not the connection is established; and characterised in that: the control over the main body comprises a control of an active state/non-active state of the assisting means depending on whether or not the attachment device is connected to the main body. a drive source; a work part (10, 14) configured to be driven by the drive source to perform a work; and assisting means for assisting the work, an attachment device being connectable to the main body and; a controller configured to perform a control over the main body, the controller being configured to: detect whether or not the attachment device is connected to the main body; and change the control over the main body depending on whether or not the connection is established; and characterised in that: the control over the main body comprises a control of an active state/non-active state of the assisting means depending on whether or not the attachment device is connected to the main body. detect whether or not the attachment device is connected to the main body; and change the control over the main body depending on whether or not the connection is established; and characterised in that: the control over the main body comprises a control of an active state/non-active state of the assisting means depending on whether or not the attachment device is connected to the main body.
A predictive flow assurance assessment method comprising: - measuring at least one actual parameter related to a multiphase fluid mixture flowing in a main flow line (11, 14); and - taking a sample from the multiphase fluid mixture flowing in the main flow line (11, 14); - modifying at least one control parameter of the sample until a transition appears, wherein said transition would cause a flow issue when occurring in the main flow line (11, 14); - detecting the transition of the sample and determining a corresponding transition value associated with the at least one control parameter; characterized in that the method further comprises: - calculating a difference between the at least one actual parameter and the at least one transition value, said difference being representative of a margin relatively to a similar transition appearance in the main flow line causing a flow issue in the main flow line; and - implementing (S8, S9) a flow issue preventing step when the difference exceeds a given threshold. - measuring at least one actual parameter related to a multiphase fluid mixture flowing in a main flow line (11, 14); and - taking a sample from the multiphase fluid mixture flowing in the main flow line (11, 14); - modifying at least one control parameter of the sample until a transition appears, wherein said transition would cause a flow issue when occurring in the main flow line (11, 14); - detecting the transition of the sample and determining a corresponding transition value associated with the at least one control parameter; - calculating a difference between the at least one actual parameter and the at least one transition value, said difference being representative of a margin relatively to a similar transition appearance in the main flow line causing a flow issue in the main flow line; and - implementing (S8, S9) a flow issue preventing step when the difference exceeds a given threshold.
Method for producing a dentist tool comprising an overlay to be used by a dentist with a dentist cutting tool in removing tooth structure from a tooth, said method comprising the steps of: determining a predefined part of tooth structure to be removed so as to prepare said tooth for further treatment; determining an overlay with a surface; simulating a movement to be followed by said dentist cutting tool in order to remove a predetermined part of tooth structure from said tooth; determining a first guiding edge within said overlay, said first guiding edge corresponding to said movement; determining a second guiding edge within said overlay that is spaced apart from said first guiding edge by a distance (d) of at least 0,5mm, said second guiding edge corresponding to said movement, said first and second guiding edges thereby being provided to contact said dentist cutting tool so as to guide said dentist cutting tool such that said dentist cutting tool follows a predetermined tilt and a movement corresponding to said simulated movement for removal of said predetermined part of tooth structure to be removed; and producing said determined overlay with guiding means which comprises said first and second guiding edges (11,12), characterized in that said surface is configured for fitting said tooth and fitting at least part of a neighbouring tooth of said tooth such that said surface, when so fitted, contacts and surrounds the respective part or parts of said tooth and said neighbouring tooth of said tooth and maintains said overlay in position over said tooth when contacted by said dentist cutting tool due to a normal use of said overlay. determining a predefined part of tooth structure to be removed so as to prepare said tooth for further treatment; determining an overlay with a surface; simulating a movement to be followed by said dentist cutting tool in order to remove a predetermined part of tooth structure from said tooth; determining a first guiding edge within said overlay, said first guiding edge corresponding to said movement; determining a second guiding edge within said overlay that is spaced apart from said first guiding edge by a distance (d) of at least 0,5mm, said second guiding edge corresponding to said movement, said first and second guiding edges thereby being provided to contact said dentist cutting tool so as to guide said dentist cutting tool such that said dentist cutting tool follows a predetermined tilt and a movement corresponding to said simulated movement for removal of said predetermined part of tooth structure to be removed; and producing said determined overlay with guiding means which comprises said first and second guiding edges (11,12), characterized in that said surface is configured for fitting said tooth and fitting at least part of a neighbouring tooth of said tooth such that said surface, when so fitted, contacts and surrounds the respective part or parts of said tooth and said neighbouring tooth of said tooth and maintains said overlay in position over said tooth when contacted by said dentist cutting tool due to a normal use of said overlay.
A method for operating a binaural hearing system comprising at least two hearing devices (1, 2) to be at least partly inserted into or to be worn behind the left and respectively right ear of a user, each hearing device (1, 2) comprising at least one microphone (2a, 2b) to generate an electrical signal corresponding to an acoustic signal, wherein when one of said two hearing devices (1, 2) is referred to as ipsi-lateral hearing device (2, 1) the other one of said two hearing devices (1, 2) is referred to as contra-lateral hearing device (1, 2), the method comprising the steps of: - determining in the contra-lateral hearing device (1, 2) contra-lateral information based on an acoustic signal recorded by a microphone (2a, 2b) of the contra-lateral hearing device (1, 2), - transmitting the contra-lateral information to the ipsi-lateral hearing device (2, 1), - determining in the ipsi-lateral hearing device (2, 1) ipsi-lateral information based on an acoustic signal recorded by a microphone (2b, 2a) of the ipsi-lateral hearing device (2, 1), characterized by: - providing a coordination level, the coordination level being indicative of a degree of synchronization of the two hearing devices (1, 2), and - adjusting processes in the ipsi-lateral hearing device (2, 1) in accordance with the coordination level, wherein the coordination level is determined from the contra-lateral information and from the ipsi-lateral information by weighted averaging of the contra-lateral information and the ipsi-lateral information, and wherein the contra-lateral information and the ipsi-lateral information is one or more of sound level, frequency spectra, modulation frequency, modulation depth, level of noise, spatial characteristics, activity level of a beamformer, and activity level of a noise canceller. - determining in the contra-lateral hearing device (1, 2) contra-lateral information based on an acoustic signal recorded by a microphone (2a, 2b) of the contra-lateral hearing device (1, 2), - transmitting the contra-lateral information to the ipsi-lateral hearing device (2, 1), - determining in the ipsi-lateral hearing device (2, 1) ipsi-lateral information based on an acoustic signal recorded by a microphone (2b, 2a) of the ipsi-lateral hearing device (2, 1), - providing a coordination level, the coordination level being indicative of a degree of synchronization of the two hearing devices (1, 2), and - adjusting processes in the ipsi-lateral hearing device (2, 1) in accordance with the coordination level,
A password creating method, comprising the following steps: providing a first keyboard layout and a second keyboard layout, each keyboard layout having a plurality of key locations, each key location being mapped to an information unit consisted of a plurality of information elements, one information unit corresponding to a specific key location of the first keyboard layout being different from another information unit corresponding to a specific key location of the second keyboard layout; displaying the two keyboard layouts, and receiving two series of key locations selection based on respective keyboard layouts to obtain two information unit sequences; and comparing two series of information units with each other in accordance with occurrence order of each information element, taking an information element shared by two corresponding information units associated with a same key location as an information element selected by the user as part of his password, and creating a password by joining all of the shared information elements together in sequence. providing a first keyboard layout and a second keyboard layout, each keyboard layout having a plurality of key locations, each key location being mapped to an information unit consisted of a plurality of information elements, one information unit corresponding to a specific key location of the first keyboard layout being different from another information unit corresponding to a specific key location of the second keyboard layout; displaying the two keyboard layouts, and receiving two series of key locations selection based on respective keyboard layouts to obtain two information unit sequences; and comparing two series of information units with each other in accordance with occurrence order of each information element, taking an information element shared by two corresponding information units associated with a same key location as an information element selected by the user as part of his password, and creating a password by joining all of the shared information elements together in sequence.
A device to be connected to a network where connected devices share a ledger of transactions between them under the form of a main blockchain composed of blocks, each block containing a timestamp and a link to a previous block, such device comprising: a chain manager being configured to add forked chains extracted at the device before being discarded and overwritten by a miner to the main blockchain in order to build an enhanced blockchain and to store the enhanced blockchain in a chain database; the device further comprising: a Proof-of-Knowledge, PoK, manager comprising: a PoK builder being configured to compute at least one PoK chain based at least on the enhanced blockchain, the PoK chain being composed of PoK blocks, each PoK block containing a timestamp and a link to a previous PoK block, a PoK database storing the PoK chain; an authentication manager configured to receive an authentication request from an application or a device, the authentication request including at least one PoK, retrieve, from the PoK database, the at least one PoK chain corresponding to the application or device identified in the authentication request; send the at least one PoK included in the authentication request and the at least one PoK chain retrieved from the PoK database to an authentication validator, the authentication validator being configured to compute at least one PoK based on the at least one PoK chain retrieved from the PoK database, to compare it with the at least one PoK included in the authentication request, and if they match, to validate the authentication request. a PoK builder being configured to compute at least one PoK chain based at least on the enhanced blockchain, the PoK chain being composed of PoK blocks, each PoK block containing a timestamp and a link to a previous PoK block, a PoK database storing the PoK chain; an authentication manager configured to receive an authentication request from an application or a device, the authentication request including at least one PoK, retrieve, from the PoK database, the at least one PoK chain corresponding to the application or device identified in the authentication request; send the at least one PoK included in the authentication request and the at least one PoK chain retrieved from the PoK database to an authentication validator, the authentication validator being configured to compute at least one PoK based on the at least one PoK chain retrieved from the PoK database, to compare it with the at least one PoK included in the authentication request, and if they match, to validate the authentication request.
Medical device for administering a medical fluid to a patient, the medical device comprising: a housing comprising a housing portion, a control device for controlling operation of the medical device, a control element placed on said housing portion and being actuatable for entering a control command to be input to the control device, wherein the control element, for actuation, is at least one of rotatable about an axis of rotation and linearly movable along the axis of rotation with respect to said housing portion, and an actuation element operatively connected to the control element for actuating the control element, wherein the actuation element comprises a first knob element operatively connected to the control element and a second knob element supported on said housing portion wherein the first knob element is placed in between the second knob element and the control element, characterized in that the second knob element is user actuatable and represents an external element and is operatively connected to the first knob element such that a user action is transferred to the first knob element and via the first knob element to the control element for actuating the control element. a housing comprising a housing portion, a control device for controlling operation of the medical device, a control element placed on said housing portion and being actuatable for entering a control command to be input to the control device, wherein the control element, for actuation, is at least one of rotatable about an axis of rotation and linearly movable along the axis of rotation with respect to said housing portion, and an actuation element operatively connected to the control element for actuating the control element, wherein the actuation element comprises a first knob element operatively connected to the control element and a second knob element supported on said housing portion wherein the first knob element is placed in between the second knob element and the control element, characterized in that the second knob element is user actuatable and represents an external element and is operatively connected to the first knob element such that a user action is transferred to the first knob element and via the first knob element to the control element for actuating the control element.
An image sensing apparatus comprising: sensing means for sensing an image; storage means for temporally storing the sensed image; face detection means for detecting a face from the sensed image; determination means for determining an expression of the face if the face has been detected from the sensed image; recording means for recording an image; and control means for controlling said recording means to selectively record the sensed image from which the face has been detected, if the expression of the face is a predetermined expression. sensing means for sensing an image; storage means for temporally storing the sensed image; face detection means for detecting a face from the sensed image; determination means for determining an expression of the face if the face has been detected from the sensed image; recording means for recording an image; and control means for controlling said recording means to selectively record the sensed image from which the face has been detected, if the expression of the face is a predetermined expression.
Low-load distributor for mass transfer columns for applying liquid onto the surface of packing stages of the mass transfer columns with at least one liquid supply, with a plurality of channels, where said liquid supply leads into said channels and said channels comprise exit points for said liquid, with a plurality of liquid dispensing points and dwell time delay devices disposed between said liquid supply and said liquid dispensing points which comprise absorbent open-pored storage material (10, 11) characterized in that the flow resistance of said storage material (10, 11) increases in the flow direction of said liquid, i.e. starting from said liquid supply in the direction towards said liquid dispensing points, wherein the pore size of said storage material (10, 11) decreases in the direction of liquid flow.
A method, the method comprising: determining a target segment from a speech signal (130, 210); determining a target character sequence corresponding to the target segment by decoding the target segment; identifying a first overlapping portion between the target character sequence and a preceding character sequence based on an edit distance; and merging the target character sequence and the preceding character sequence based on the first overlapping portion, wherein a cost applied to the edit distance is determined based on any one or any combination of any two or more of a type of operation performed at the edit distance, whether characters to be operated are located in the first overlapping portion, and whether the characters to be operated match, characterized in that the preceding character sequence is determined based on a result of decoding a preceding segment partially overlapping the target segment in the speech signal (130, 210). determining a target segment from a speech signal (130, 210); determining a target character sequence corresponding to the target segment by decoding the target segment; identifying a first overlapping portion between the target character sequence and a preceding character sequence based on an edit distance; and merging the target character sequence and the preceding character sequence based on the first overlapping portion, wherein a cost applied to the edit distance is determined based on any one or any combination of any two or more of a type of operation performed at the edit distance, whether characters to be operated are located in the first overlapping portion, and whether the characters to be operated match, characterized in that the preceding character sequence is determined based on a result of decoding a preceding segment partially overlapping the target segment in the speech signal (130, 210).