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A method, comprising: providing a conduit; providing a drop terminal, the drop terminal comprising an enclosure having a plurality of ruggedized ports that are environmentally sealed relative to the enclosure, each of the ruggedized ports being adapted to receive a ruggedized fiber optic connector from outside the enclosure, the drop terminal including a pushable stub cable (200, 31, 51, 81, 91) connected to the enclosure at a proximal end of the pushable stub cable, the pushable stub cable including at least one optical fiber (208, 33, 53) and a jacket (202, 43, 69) surrounding the at least one optical fiber; advancing a distal end of the pushable stub cable distally into the conduit by at least a minimum distance, wherein the advancing is performed by applying only one or more pushing forces from a location that is proximal to the proximal end of the conduit and without distally pulling the stub cable from a location that is distal to the proximal end of the conduit; wherein the minimum distance is at least 50 times a minimum inner transverse width of the conduit; wherein the minimum inner transverse width of the conduit is smaller than a minimum cross-dimension of the enclosure; and wherein the pushable stub cable further comprises at least one rigid strength member (41, 57) surrounded by the jacket, wherein the jacket has an undulating thickness which results in a plurality of projections (45, 71) formed on an outer surface of the jacket, the projections extending along a longitudinal length of the cable. providing a conduit; providing a drop terminal, the drop terminal comprising an enclosure having a plurality of ruggedized ports that are environmentally sealed relative to the enclosure, each of the ruggedized ports being adapted to receive a ruggedized fiber optic connector from outside the enclosure, the drop terminal including a pushable stub cable (200, 31, 51, 81, 91) connected to the enclosure at a proximal end of the pushable stub cable, the pushable stub cable including at least one optical fiber (208, 33, 53) and a jacket (202, 43, 69) surrounding the at least one optical fiber; advancing a distal end of the pushable stub cable distally into the conduit by at least a minimum distance, wherein the advancing is performed by applying only one or more pushing forces from a location that is proximal to the proximal end of the conduit and without distally pulling the stub cable from a location that is distal to the proximal end of the conduit; wherein the minimum distance is at least 50 times a minimum inner transverse width of the conduit; wherein the minimum inner transverse width of the conduit is smaller than a minimum cross-dimension of the enclosure; and wherein the pushable stub cable further comprises at least one rigid strength member (41, 57) surrounded by the jacket, wherein the jacket has an undulating thickness which results in a plurality of projections (45, 71) formed on an outer surface of the jacket, the projections extending along a longitudinal length of the cable.
A USB portable disk with a plug-and-show function, applied to a wireless presentation system having a computer and a wireless gateway, the computer being capable of displaying a plurality of presentation frames and wireless connecting to the wireless gateway, the USB portable disk being capable of establishing a removable connection with the computer, characterized by: a memory for storing an N-th presentation frame and an N-1-th presentation frame; an image capturing and analyzing module for locating at least difference region between the N-th presentation frame and the N-1-th presentation frame and for further capturing an update image corresponding to the difference region at the N-th presentation frame; and a plug-and-show module for controlling the image capturing and analyzing module in performing an image capturing and analyzing process and for further forwarding the update image to the wireless gateway through the computer; wherein, after the wireless gateway receives the update image, the update image is integrated with the N-1-th presentation frame inside the wireless gateway so as to reproduce the N-th presentation frame inside the wireless gateway; and including a wireless network detecting module for detecting wireless signals of said wireless gateway and for controlling wireless connection between said computer and said wireless gateway, when said USB portable disk connects with said computer. a memory for storing an N-th presentation frame and an N-1-th presentation frame; an image capturing and analyzing module for locating at least difference region between the N-th presentation frame and the N-1-th presentation frame and for further capturing an update image corresponding to the difference region at the N-th presentation frame; and a plug-and-show module for controlling the image capturing and analyzing module in performing an image capturing and analyzing process and for further forwarding the update image to the wireless gateway through the computer;
An apparatus for controlling positioning of a vehicle transitioning between an underground section and a surface section of a worksite comprising an underground tunnel system, the apparatus comprising means configured for performing: - defining first confidence level information for position information by a satellite based first positioning source of the vehicle, - defining second confidence level information for position information by a second positioning source configured to position the vehicle based on environment scanning, - generating, on the basis of the first confidence level information and the second confidence level information, a first confidence level value and a second confidence level value, respectively, - selecting a positioning correction source for the vehicle on the basis of the first confidence level value and the second confidence level value, and - applying the selected positioning correction source for correcting dead-reckoning based positioning for the vehicle transitioning between the underground section and the surface section. - defining first confidence level information for position information by a satellite based first positioning source of the vehicle, - defining second confidence level information for position information by a second positioning source configured to position the vehicle based on environment scanning, - generating, on the basis of the first confidence level information and the second confidence level information, a first confidence level value and a second confidence level value, respectively, - selecting a positioning correction source for the vehicle on the basis of the first confidence level value and the second confidence level value, and - applying the selected positioning correction source for correcting dead-reckoning based positioning for the vehicle transitioning between the underground section and the surface section.
A fluid spray nozzle tip, comprising: a feed hole body that defines at least one feed hole and a spray outlet, wherein the at least one feed hole is a plurality of feed holes, characterised by the plurality of feed holes being in direct fluid communication with the spray outlet without also being in fluid communication with an upstream spin chamber, wherein the tip further includes a pintle sealing surface body extending from the feed hole body and configured to allow a pintle to seal against a sealing surface thereof, wherein the plurality of feed holes are defined at a non-normal angle relative to a centerline axis of the nozzle tip where the plurality of feed holes intersect with the spray outlet. a feed hole body that defines at least one feed hole and a spray outlet, wherein the at least one feed hole is a plurality of feed holes, characterised by the plurality of feed holes being in direct fluid communication with the spray outlet without also being in fluid communication with an upstream spin chamber, wherein the tip further includes a pintle sealing surface body extending from the feed hole body and configured to allow a pintle to seal against a sealing surface thereof, wherein the plurality of feed holes are defined at a non-normal angle relative to a centerline axis of the nozzle tip where the plurality of feed holes intersect with the spray outlet.
A harvesting apparatus including a harvester and a header coupled to the harvester, wherein the header includes a plurality of float arms, the harvesting apparatus comprising: a first height sensor configured and positioned to detect a first height value representing height above ground at a first location on the header and coupled to a first of the plurality of float arms; a second height sensor configured and positioned to detect a second height value representing height above ground at a second location on the header and coupled to a second of the plurality of float arms; positioning machinery configured to selectively position at least one aspect of the header with respect to the harvester; a controller coupled to the first height sensor, the second height sensor, and the positioning machinery, characterised in that the controller is configured to: receive (606/608) the first and second height values; select (612/614) a representative height value from the first and the second height values; and control the positioning machinery to position the header responsive the selected representative height value. a first height sensor configured and positioned to detect a first height value representing height above ground at a first location on the header and coupled to a first of the plurality of float arms; a second height sensor configured and positioned to detect a second height value representing height above ground at a second location on the header and coupled to a second of the plurality of float arms; positioning machinery configured to selectively position at least one aspect of the header with respect to the harvester; a controller coupled to the first height sensor, the second height sensor, and the positioning machinery, characterised in that the controller is configured to: receive (606/608) the first and second height values; select (612/614) a representative height value from the first and the second height values; and control the positioning machinery to position the header responsive the selected representative height value. receive (606/608) the first and second height values; select (612/614) a representative height value from the first and the second height values; and control the positioning machinery to position the header responsive the selected representative height value.
An apparatus, comprising: a master comprising a host controller, the host controller being configured to communicate with a plurality of slaves comprising a first slave and a second slave via a serial communication bus using at least a first and second master-slave address, in accordance with a serial communication protocol, wherein the host controller is configured to detect an interrupt request in accordance with the serial communication protocol and a request for a direct communication between the first slave and the second slave, on the serial communication bus, wherein the request for the direct communication does not include the at least first and second master-slave address. the host controller being configured to communicate with a plurality of slaves comprising a first slave and a second slave via a serial communication bus using at least a first and second master-slave address, in accordance with a serial communication protocol, wherein the host controller is configured to detect an interrupt request in accordance with the serial communication protocol and a request for a direct communication between the first slave and the second slave, on the serial communication bus, wherein the request for the direct communication does not include the at least first and second master-slave address.
A writing instrument, in particular a pen such as a ball-pen, containing a non-aqueous writing ink which comprises a solvent, a coloring agent, a resin, a gelling agent, and a homo or copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone or a polyvinyl alcohol which is acetalized with an aldehyde comprising between 1 and about 6 carbon atoms, wherein the gelling agent comprises a mixture of silica particles and of a fatty acid amide wax, and wherein the homo or copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone, if present, is present in amounts of between 0.05 and 0.6 wt.-%, relative to the total weight of the ink; and wherein the polyvinyl alcohol which is acetalized with an aldehyde comprising between 1 and about 6 carbon atoms, if present, is present in amounts of between about 0.05 and about 1.0 wt.-%, relative to the total weight of the ink. wherein the gelling agent comprises a mixture of silica particles and of a fatty acid amide wax, and wherein the homo or copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone, if present, is present in amounts of between 0.05 and 0.6 wt.-%, relative to the total weight of the ink; and wherein the polyvinyl alcohol which is acetalized with an aldehyde comprising between 1 and about 6 carbon atoms, if present, is present in amounts of between about 0.05 and about 1.0 wt.-%, relative to the total weight of the ink.
A signal processing circuit that is adapted to transform complex covariance matrices, which are consecutively inputted at a predetermined period, into upper triangular matrices respectively, the signal processing circuit (11, 12) comprising: a storage unit that is adapted to store at least a number of N complex covariance matrices; a reading unit that is adapted to read matrix elements of the stored complex covariance matrices; a CORDIC calculation circuit that is adapted to implement a CORDIC algorithm by a pipelined circuit system; and a QR decomposition unit (12, 25) that is adapted to control the reading unit and the CORDIC calculation circuit to calculate, in a calculation process for a single complex covariance matrix, an upper triangular matrix by iteratively using the CORDIC calculation circuit on the single complex covariance matrix, and that is adapted to calculate, in parallel, a transformation of the number of N complex covariance matrices into upper triangular matrices in an interleaved format, characterized in that the QR decomposition unit is adapted to divide the calculation process for the single complex covariance matrix, from inputting the single complex covariance matrix to outputting the upper triangular matrix, into a number of N process steps, and to calculate respectively different process steps at the same point in time for the number of N complex covariance matrices in parallel in an interleaved format, and a time interval of any one of the number of N process steps corresponds to an input period of the complex covariance matrices. a storage unit that is adapted to store at least a number of N complex covariance matrices; a reading unit that is adapted to read matrix elements of the stored complex covariance matrices; a CORDIC calculation circuit that is adapted to implement a CORDIC algorithm by a pipelined circuit system; and a QR decomposition unit (12, 25) that is adapted to control the reading unit and the CORDIC calculation circuit to calculate, in a calculation process for a single complex covariance matrix, an upper triangular matrix by iteratively using the CORDIC calculation circuit on the single complex covariance matrix, and that is adapted to calculate, in parallel, a transformation of the number of N complex covariance matrices into upper triangular matrices in an interleaved format, characterized in that the QR decomposition unit is adapted to divide the calculation process for the single complex covariance matrix, from inputting the single complex covariance matrix to outputting the upper triangular matrix, into a number of N process steps, and to calculate respectively different process steps at the same point in time for the number of N complex covariance matrices in parallel in an interleaved format, and a time interval of any one of the number of N process steps corresponds to an input period of the complex covariance matrices.
A machine implemented method performed by a data processing system, the method comprising: requesting, with a client device, a playlist file from a server device, wherein the client device is configured to play media content using the playlist file; receiving, at the client device in response to the request, the playlist file from the server device, the playlist file having Universal Resource Indicators (URIs) which indicate a plurality of media files and a plurality of tags having parameters related to playback of the plurality of media files; determining, by the client device, that a PLAYLIST-TYPE tag is present in the playlist file having a type parameter comprising one of video on demand (VOD, 2109), live, or event; determining, by the client device, whether an ENDLIST tag is present in the playlist file, indicating that no more media files will be added to the playlist file; in response to the PLAYLIST-TYPE tag having the type parameter "live" and in response to determining that the playlist file lacks the ENDLIST tag, configuring the client device to repeatedly request an updated playlist file from the server device; in response to the PLAYLIST-TYPE tag having the type parameter "event" and in response to determining that the playlist file lacks the ENDLIST tag, configuring the client to request an updated playlist file; requesting, by the client device from the server device, one or more of the media files in an order indicated by the playlist file; and receiving, by the client device from the server device, the one or more requested media files through a network using a non-streaming transfer protocol. requesting, with a client device, a playlist file from a server device, wherein the client device is configured to play media content using the playlist file; receiving, at the client device in response to the request, the playlist file from the server device, the playlist file having Universal Resource Indicators (URIs) which indicate a plurality of media files and a plurality of tags having parameters related to playback of the plurality of media files; determining, by the client device, that a PLAYLIST-TYPE tag is present in the playlist file having a type parameter comprising one of video on demand (VOD, 2109), live, or event; determining, by the client device, whether an ENDLIST tag is present in the playlist file, indicating that no more media files will be added to the playlist file; in response to the PLAYLIST-TYPE tag having the type parameter "live" and in response to determining that the playlist file lacks the ENDLIST tag, configuring the client device to repeatedly request an updated playlist file from the server device; in response to the PLAYLIST-TYPE tag having the type parameter "event" and in response to determining that the playlist file lacks the ENDLIST tag, configuring the client to request an updated playlist file; requesting, by the client device from the server device, one or more of the media files in an order indicated by the playlist file; and receiving, by the client device from the server device, the one or more requested media files through a network using a non-streaming transfer protocol.
A conveyor for can blanks, having a machine frame, on which at least one conveyor drum is supported so that it can rotate about an axis of rotation, wherein the conveyor drum is provided with a plurality of can holders which are supported on an external circumferential surface of the conveyor drum, wherein each can holder is linearly moveable parallel to the axis of rotation and the conveyor drum comprises at least one actuator system which is configured to impart a linear movement to at least one can holder, wherein the at least one actuator system is configured to provide the linear movement of the at least one can holder as a predefinable function of a rotational position of the conveyor drum in relation to the machine frame and wherein a continuously rotating conveyor chain with a plurality of deflection rollers is supported on the machine frame, characterised in that between the conveyor drum and the machine frame a sprocket for the conveyor chain is arranged coaxially to the conveyor drum which sprocket is able to rotate freely, wherein adjacent to the sprocket two deflection rollers (42, 43) are arranged, both of them are configured to deflect the conveyor chain in a tangential direction to the sprocket and wherein at least one of these deflection rollers (42, 43) is linearly moveable attached on the machine frame.
A method for generating a robust radiotherapy treatment plan for a subject at least partly on the basis of a region of interest in said subject, the method comprising the steps of: - accessing a set of scenarios comprising at least a first scenario and a second scenario, where each scenario in the set of scenarios represents a specific realization of the uncertainty of one or more parameters relevant for treatment planning; - determining two or more mappings of said region of interest, the two or more mappings comprising at least a first mapping based on said first scenario and a second mapping based on said second scenario; - identifying a number of scenarios of said set of scenarios under which a specific sub-region is located within a corresponding mapping of said region of interest; - calculating at least one weight for the specific sub-region, at least partly on the basis of the number of scenarios identified; - optimizing the treatment plan by optimizing an optimization function evaluated over the set of scenarios, wherein the evaluation comprises the use of said at least one weight. - accessing a set of scenarios comprising at least a first scenario and a second scenario, where each scenario in the set of scenarios represents a specific realization of the uncertainty of one or more parameters relevant for treatment planning; - determining two or more mappings of said region of interest, the two or more mappings comprising at least a first mapping based on said first scenario and a second mapping based on said second scenario; - identifying a number of scenarios of said set of scenarios under which a specific sub-region is located within a corresponding mapping of said region of interest; - calculating at least one weight for the specific sub-region, at least partly on the basis of the number of scenarios identified; - optimizing the treatment plan by optimizing an optimization function evaluated over the set of scenarios, wherein the evaluation comprises the use of said at least one weight.