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A method of compressing a video signal for transmission to a decoder of a receiving terminal, the method comprising: receiving a video signal comprising a plurality of frames, each frame comprising a plurality of portions of video data; transforming each of said portions into a transform domain, so as for each portion to generate transformed video data comprising a set of transform domain coefficients, each transform domain coefficient representing a contribution to one of a luminance and a colour of the portion at a different spatial and/or temporal frequency; and for each of a plurality of target ones of said portions, generating difference data representing a difference between the transform domain coefficients of the target image portion and transform domain coefficients of a respective reference portion; encoding the difference data by an entropy encoder and outputting the difference data in an encoded bitstream; and prior to generating the difference data, modifying one or more of the transform domain coefficients of at least one of said target and reference portions based on a measure of human sensitivity to a visual structure of the video data, thereby reducing a number of bits required to encode the difference data; and wherein: the modification reduces a magnitude of the difference data; and/or the modification reduces a variation in said difference data so as to reduce entropy. receiving a video signal comprising a plurality of frames, each frame comprising a plurality of portions of video data; transforming each of said portions into a transform domain, so as for each portion to generate transformed video data comprising a set of transform domain coefficients, each transform domain coefficient representing a contribution to one of a luminance and a colour of the portion at a different spatial and/or temporal frequency; and for each of a plurality of target ones of said portions, generating difference data representing a difference between the transform domain coefficients of the target image portion and transform domain coefficients of a respective reference portion; encoding the difference data by an entropy encoder and outputting the difference data in an encoded bitstream; and prior to generating the difference data, modifying one or more of the transform domain coefficients of at least one of said target and reference portions based on a measure of human sensitivity to a visual structure of the video data, thereby reducing a number of bits required to encode the difference data; and wherein: the modification reduces a magnitude of the difference data; and/or the modification reduces a variation in said difference data so as to reduce entropy.
NMR probe head comprising one or more RF coils arranged around a vertical axis of symmetry (z), and an RF network, that are surrounded by an apparatus for shielding from external RF radiation comprising an electrically conductive shielding tube that is arranged along the z-axis and can be pushed around the RF coils and the RF network in the z direction towards a base disc of the NMR probe head, wherein a shielding disc is provided at an axial distance from the base disc, characterized in that in the mounted state, a tensible RF seal is arranged between the shielding disc and the shielding tube, which seal is geometrically designed such that, in a first mounting state, the shielding tube can be pushed over the shielding disc in an unbraced and force-free manner, and that, in a second mounting state, the RF seal can be mechanically braced between the shielding disc and the shielding tube such that an electrically conductive connection to the shielding tube is ensured over the periphery of the shielding disc.
A control apparatus for controlling a DC/DC converter including an inductor to which an input voltage can be applied, a switching element configured to switch a current flowing to the inductor on and off so as to cause an induced voltage to be generated, and an electrolytic capacitor configured to smooth a voltage responsive to the induced voltage and output the voltage to a load, characterized in that: the control apparatus is configured to output, to the switching element, a second control signal obtained by superimposing a degradation detection-purpose signal for detecting degradation of the electrolytic capacitor on a first control signal for controlling an output voltage to be output to the load, detect an output voltage output by switching performed by the switching element controlled by the second control signal, and estimate the degradation of the electrolytic capacitor by using the output voltage detected, a duty cycle of the first control signal, and a frequency component of the degradation detection-purpose signal contained in the output voltage detected, wherein the frequency component of the degradation detection-purpose signal is lower than the switching frequency of the first control signal, and corresponds to a resonance frequency defined by the inductor and the electrolytic capacitor. the control apparatus is configured to output, to the switching element, a second control signal obtained by superimposing a degradation detection-purpose signal for detecting degradation of the electrolytic capacitor on a first control signal for controlling an output voltage to be output to the load, detect an output voltage output by switching performed by the switching element controlled by the second control signal, and estimate the degradation of the electrolytic capacitor by using the output voltage detected, a duty cycle of the first control signal, and a frequency component of the degradation detection-purpose signal contained in the output voltage detected, wherein the frequency component of the degradation detection-purpose signal is lower than the switching frequency of the first control signal, and corresponds to a resonance frequency defined by the inductor and the electrolytic capacitor.
A scanning microscope (100, 101, 102, 102a, 102b, 102c, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108) provided with a scan unit that scans a sample, the scanning microscope comprising: a transmissive volume phase holographic grating (1, 1a, 1b, 34) for dispersing light from the sample; a photodetector (13, 13a, 13b) for detecting the light diffracted by the volume phase holographic grating (1,1a, 1b, 34); an incident-angle change unit (14, 15, 18) for changing an angle formed by an optical axis of the light incident on the volume phase holographic grating (1, 1a, 1b, 34) and a refractive-index distribution direction in which a refractive index of the volume phase holographic grating (1, 1a, 1b, 34) cyclically changes; and a collective optical system (12, 20, 32, 33, 33a, 33b) located between the volume phase holographic grating (1, 1a, 1b, 34) and the photodetector, the collective optical system (12, 20, 32, 33, 33a, 33b) being adapted to focus the light onto the photodetector. a transmissive volume phase holographic grating (1, 1a, 1b, 34) for dispersing light from the sample; a photodetector (13, 13a, 13b) for detecting the light diffracted by the volume phase holographic grating (1,1a, 1b, 34); an incident-angle change unit (14, 15, 18) for changing an angle formed by an optical axis of the light incident on the volume phase holographic grating (1, 1a, 1b, 34) and a refractive-index distribution direction in which a refractive index of the volume phase holographic grating (1, 1a, 1b, 34) cyclically changes; and a collective optical system (12, 20, 32, 33, 33a, 33b) located between the volume phase holographic grating (1, 1a, 1b, 34) and the photodetector, the collective optical system (12, 20, 32, 33, 33a, 33b) being adapted to focus the light onto the photodetector.
A centrifugal turbomachine comprising: - a casing; - a rotor assembly including at least one centrifugal impeller for a fluid flowing from an inlet side to an outlet side of the impeller; - an eye seal extending between an impeller eye of the centrifugal impeller and the casing for preventing the fluid from leaking from an high pressure side to a low pressure side of the impeller; and wherein the eye seal comprises at least a first portion toward the inlet side and a last portion toward the outlet side of the impeller, an envelope profile of the portions (21a-e) being conical in shape and the last portion being smaller in diameter than the first portion. - a casing; - a rotor assembly including at least one centrifugal impeller for a fluid flowing from an inlet side to an outlet side of the impeller; - an eye seal extending between an impeller eye of the centrifugal impeller and the casing for preventing the fluid from leaking from an high pressure side to a low pressure side of the impeller; and
Outer tube for a telescopic support for the construction industry, the outer tube being designed to be integral and to have a continuous outer diameter and having a first end tube portion and a further tube portion, and having an external thread rolled onto its outer lateral surface of the end tube portion of the outer tube, characterized in that the ratio of the outer diameter of the outer tube to the wall thickness of the further tube portion of the outer tube is greater than 26.2, the outer tube having a wall thickness in the region of the external thread of the end tube portion that is reduced in comparison with the wall thickness of the outer tube of the further tube portion.
A motor having a stator and a rotor rotating against the stator and disposed outside the stator, the motor comprising: a rotor frame that has a predetermined diameter and is formed as a cylinder that is open on one side; a permanent magnet installed on the rotor frame with alternating North and South polarities, the permanent magnet comprising magnetized rare earth materials and a compound including rubber of similar material, and a comb polarizing ring including a plurality of teeth and formed of a material with a magnetism that is weaker than a magnetism of the permanent magnet, characterized in that the permanent magnet includes a body formed in an integral ring with the same diameter as a body of the comb polarizing ring, and the body of the permanent magnet has a plurality of protrusions, each being a permanent magnet, and the comb polarizing ring and the permanent magnet are engaged together. a rotor frame that has a predetermined diameter and is formed as a cylinder that is open on one side; a permanent magnet installed on the rotor frame with alternating North and South polarities, the permanent magnet comprising magnetized rare earth materials and a compound including rubber of similar material, and a comb polarizing ring including a plurality of teeth and formed of a material with a magnetism that is weaker than a magnetism of the permanent magnet, characterized in that the permanent magnet includes a body formed in an integral ring with the same diameter as a body of the comb polarizing ring, and the body of the permanent magnet has a plurality of protrusions, each being a permanent magnet, and the comb polarizing ring and the permanent magnet are engaged together.
Method for handling communication between a user equipment and a radio network controller of an UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) radio access network comprising the steps of providing a transmission instruction by the radio network controller for redirecting the user equipment to a certain target carrier frequency, the target carrier frequency being an allowed frequency of a local access radio network, evaluating if the target carrier frequency is interfered by the local access radio network at least near the user equipment and preventing a redirection of the user equipment to the target carrier frequency by the radio network controller for a certain time period, if the target carrier frequency is interfered by the local access network near the user equipment, characterized in that the transmission instruction comprises a connection setup, wherein the step of providing the transmission instruction is caused by a first connection request transmitted from the user equipment to the radio network controller and wherein the step of evaluating if the target carrier frequency is interfered by the local access radio network near the user equipment comprises a step of detecting if a second connection request of the user equipment is received by the radio network controller after transmitting a transmission instruction to the user equipment for redirecting the user equipment to the target carrier frequency, wherein the second connection request is effectively equal to the first connection request.
A system comprising: means for detecting a patient adjustment to electrical stimulation therapy delivered to the patient; means for sensing a posture state of the patient; and characterized by means for associating the detected adjustment with the sensed posture state if the sensed posture state is sensed within a first period following the detection of the adjustment and if the sensed posture state does not change during a second period following the sensing of the sensed posture state. means for detecting a patient adjustment to electrical stimulation therapy delivered to the patient; means for sensing a posture state of the patient; and characterized by means for associating the detected adjustment with the sensed posture state if the sensed posture state is sensed within a first period following the detection of the adjustment and if the sensed posture state does not change during a second period following the sensing of the sensed posture state.
Method for determining an operative shift configuration of a drive mechanism of a gearbox of a saddle-ride type vehicle, wherein said drive mechanism includes a pedal shift lever and a quick-shifter device that connects, directly or indirectly, said pedal shift lever to said gearbox, wherein said quick-shifter device includes a rod and first sensor means (SM0, SM1-SM2) that detect the variation of the tension state of said rod following a gear shifting, wherein said method includes the steps of: A) acquiring a first signal (S0, S1) generated by said first sensor means (SM0, SM1, SM2) and indicative of the tension state of said rod determined following said gear shifting; B) determining, based on said first signal (S0, S1), whether said rod is in a traction tension state or in a compression tension state; C) acquiring at least a second signal (S2, S2', S3, S4, S5) generated by second sensor means (SM3, SM5, SM4, SM6, SM7) following a gear shifting by means of said pedal shift lever; D) determining, based on said at least second signal, the gear engaged following said gear shifting and/or the direction of said gear shifting; E) determining an operative shift configuration of said drive mechanism of said gearbox selected from a standard operative shift configuration and a reverse operative shift configuration of said pedal shift lever, wherein said operative shift configuration is determined based on the combination between the tension state determined in the step B) and the gear engaged and/or the direction of said gear shifting determined in the step D); wherein in said standard operative shift configuration of the pedal shift lever a first gear is engaged through a counter-clockwise rotation of the pedal lever, while a second and subsequent gears are engaged through a clockwise rotation of the pedal lever, and wherein in said reverse operative shift configuration of the pedal shift lever a first gear is engaged through a clockwise rotation of the pedal lever, while a second and subsequent gears are engaged through a counter-clockwise rotation of the pedal lever. A) acquiring a first signal (S0, S1) generated by said first sensor means (SM0, SM1, SM2) and indicative of the tension state of said rod determined following said gear shifting; B) determining, based on said first signal (S0, S1), whether said rod is in a traction tension state or in a compression tension state; C) acquiring at least a second signal (S2, S2', S3, S4, S5) generated by second sensor means (SM3, SM5, SM4, SM6, SM7) following a gear shifting by means of said pedal shift lever; D) determining, based on said at least second signal, the gear engaged following said gear shifting and/or the direction of said gear shifting; E) determining an operative shift configuration of said drive mechanism of said gearbox selected from a standard operative shift configuration and a reverse operative shift configuration of said pedal shift lever, wherein said operative shift configuration is determined based on the combination between the tension state determined in the step B) and the gear engaged and/or the direction of said gear shifting determined in the step D);
A nursing bed with a dimension in a longitudinal direction and a dimension in a lateral direction, comprising: a bed portion on which a care receiver lies, the bed portion having a plurality of bed portion units (9, 10) which can be moved so as to be inclined independently from each other; and a bed portion unit driving unit configured to drive the plurality of bed portion units so as to be inclined independently from each other, wherein each of the plurality of bed portion units has a fixed member forming a fixed bed surface of the bed portion unit, a movable member which can be moved relative to the fixed member and forms a movable bed surface of the bed portion unit, and a movable member driving unit configured to drive the movable member, and wherein the movable member has a mobile body which can be protruded upward relative to the fixed bed surface and also moved in at least one of the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction via an opening formed in the fixed member by the movable member driving unit. a bed portion on which a care receiver lies, the bed portion having a plurality of bed portion units (9, 10) which can be moved so as to be inclined independently from each other; and a bed portion unit driving unit configured to drive the plurality of bed portion units so as to be inclined independently from each other, wherein each of the plurality of bed portion units has a fixed member forming a fixed bed surface of the bed portion unit, a movable member which can be moved relative to the fixed member and forms a movable bed surface of the bed portion unit, and a movable member driving unit configured to drive the movable member, and wherein the movable member has a mobile body which can be protruded upward relative to the fixed bed surface and also moved in at least one of the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction via an opening formed in the fixed member by the movable member driving unit.
A laundry treatment apparatus comprising: a cabinet having an introduction/discharge opening; a drawer configured so as to be withdrawn from the cabinet through the introduction/discharge opening; a through-hole formed in an upper surface of the drawer; a tub provided inside the drawer for providing a space for storage of water; an introduction aperture formed in an upper surface of the tub, the introduction aperture being located under the through-hole; a drum rotatably provided inside the tub for receiving laundry supplied to the introduction aperture; a door that is configured to open and close the introduction aperture, the door being coupled to one of the drawer or the tub; characterized by a guide for preventing the door from interfering with the introduction/discharge opening when the drawer is withdrawn from the cabinet, such as to prevent a damage to the door when the drawer is withdrawn from the cabinet in a state in which the door is opened. a cabinet having an introduction/discharge opening; a drawer configured so as to be withdrawn from the cabinet through the introduction/discharge opening; a through-hole formed in an upper surface of the drawer; a tub provided inside the drawer for providing a space for storage of water; an introduction aperture formed in an upper surface of the tub, the introduction aperture being located under the through-hole; a drum rotatably provided inside the tub for receiving laundry supplied to the introduction aperture; a door that is configured to open and close the introduction aperture, the door being coupled to one of the drawer or the tub; characterized by a guide for preventing the door from interfering with the introduction/discharge opening when the drawer is withdrawn from the cabinet, such as to prevent a damage to the door when the drawer is withdrawn from the cabinet in a state in which the door is opened.
Light-emitting module, in particular for motor vehicles, comprising: - a housing delimiting an inner volume and comprising at least a first opening and a second opening, - a shaping optics adapted to shape light rays to form an output beam from the light emitting module, - a light emission source adapted to emit light rays into the interior volume, - a mirror module arranged to receive at least some of the light rays emitted by the light emitting source, the mirror module comprising a plurality of mirrors each movable between a first position in which the corresponding mirror is arranged to reflect light rays coming from the light emitting source to it towards the shaping optics, and a second position in which the corresponding mirror is arranged to reflect the light rays coming from the light emitting source away from the shaping optics, the light emitting module further comprising a cooling module configured to generate a flow of fluid flowing within the interior volume between the first and second openings (01,02) to cool the light emitting module, the module being characterized in that at least a part of the mirrors are, in the second position, arranged to reflect the light rays coming from the light emission source towards at least one wall of the housing, the second opening being formed in said wall. - a housing delimiting an inner volume and comprising at least a first opening and a second opening, - a shaping optics adapted to shape light rays to form an output beam from the light emitting module, - a light emission source adapted to emit light rays into the interior volume, - a mirror module arranged to receive at least some of the light rays emitted by the light emitting source, the mirror module comprising a plurality of mirrors each movable between a first position in which the corresponding mirror is arranged to reflect light rays coming from the light emitting source to it towards the shaping optics, and a second position in which the corresponding mirror is arranged to reflect the light rays coming from the light emitting source away from the shaping optics,