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A method of data management performed by a mobile device, said mobile device having a plurality of media files stored therein, said method comprising for each stored media file: a) estimating a probability of a user watching said stored media file; b) calculating a bit-rate at which to encode said stored media file in dependence on the determined probability; c) determining whether the calculated bit-rate is less than or greater than the current bit-rate of the stored media file, and d) if the calculated bit-rate is less than the current bit-rate, then transrating the stored media file to the calculated bit-rate and storing the transrated file on the mobile device, otherwise e) if the calculated bit-rate is greater than the current bit-rate, then requesting the download of the media file having a higher bit-rate from a network content store. a) estimating a probability of a user watching said stored media file; b) calculating a bit-rate at which to encode said stored media file in dependence on the determined probability; c) determining whether the calculated bit-rate is less than or greater than the current bit-rate of the stored media file, and d) if the calculated bit-rate is less than the current bit-rate, then transrating the stored media file to the calculated bit-rate and storing the transrated file on the mobile device, otherwise e) if the calculated bit-rate is greater than the current bit-rate, then requesting the download of the media file having a higher bit-rate from a network content store.
A buckle part of a belt buckle, wherein the buckle part has at least one connecting part for detachable connection of the buckle part to another buckle part of the belt buckle and at least one bar for securing a belt to the bar of the buckle part, wherein the buckle part also has at least one suspension eye for suspension of a carabiner in the suspension eye and the suspension eye is secured to the remaining buckle part in a manner pivotable about a pivot axis, wherein the pivot axis is arranged coaxially with the bar and wherein the bar and at least one limb of the suspension eye form the suspension eye in that the bar is passed through holes in the limb, characterised in that the bar is passed through a, preferably multi-part, sleeve and the sleeve is arranged between the regions, of the limb, having the holes and supports the regions, of the limb, having the holes and/or prestresses them, preferably in a direction away from one another.
A method of manufacturing a high vacuum tube in which a semiconductor die is bonded onto an inner surface of a package comprising: creating multiple bonding pads at a first surface of a die, creating multiple matching bonding pads at the inner surface of the package, said package comprising a different material from said first surface of said die, placing between said sets of bonding pads (9,25) a brazing material with a melting point of less than 200° C, aligning the surfaces with said bonding pads (9,25) together, placing a photocathode into a facing relationship with a second surface of said die, placing a spacer between said photocathode and said second surface of said die, and carrying said photocathode, said spacer, and said die while in a contacting relationship and aligned together through a brazing cycle to secure the die to the package and then through a step of vacuum bake-out by elevating the package to a temperature of above the melting point of the brazing material and a step of sealing the package to the photocathode while the brazing material between said pads (9, 25) is in a molten stage, by sealing said tube with a seal material and crushing said seal material between package surface and the photocathode while said seal material is in a solid state, resulting in a vacuum tube. creating multiple bonding pads at a first surface of a die, creating multiple matching bonding pads at the inner surface of the package, said package comprising a different material from said first surface of said die, placing between said sets of bonding pads (9,25) a brazing material with a melting point of less than 200° C, aligning the surfaces with said bonding pads (9,25) together, placing a photocathode into a facing relationship with a second surface of said die, placing a spacer between said photocathode and said second surface of said die, and carrying said photocathode, said spacer, and said die while in a contacting relationship and aligned together through a brazing cycle to secure the die to the package and then through a step of vacuum bake-out by elevating the package to a temperature of above the melting point of the brazing material and a step of sealing the package to the photocathode while the brazing material between said pads (9, 25) is in a molten stage, by sealing said tube with a seal material and crushing said seal material between package surface and the photocathode while said seal material is in a solid state, resulting in a vacuum tube.
A clamping device for attaching to an external fixation element of an external fixation system, comprising: a first jaw having an inner surface and an outer surface; a second jaw having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface of the first jaw and the inner surface of the second jaw together forming a passage configured to receive the external fixation element of the external fixation system; and a locking system (17, 120, 230, 216, 172a-c, 177a-c) engageable with the first and the second jaws, a portion of the locking system being moveable relative to the first and the second jaws between a first position where the locking arrangement is configured to prevent release of the external fixation element having a first size from between the first jaw and the second jaw and a second position where the locking arrangement is configured to prevent release of the external fixation element having a second size from between the first jaw and the second jaw, wherein the first size of element is different from the second size of element, characterised in that the movable portion (118,120) of the locking arrangement is provided by a latching system (120, 206, 216, 230, 172, 177) with a plurality of engagement features (172 a-c, 177 a-c) that correspond to the differently sized elements. a first jaw having an inner surface and an outer surface; a second jaw having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface of the first jaw and the inner surface of the second jaw together forming a passage configured to receive the external fixation element of the external fixation system; and a locking system (17, 120, 230, 216, 172a-c, 177a-c) engageable with the first and the second jaws, a portion of the locking system being moveable relative to the first and the second jaws between a first position where the locking arrangement is configured to prevent release of the external fixation element having a first size from between the first jaw and the second jaw and a second position where the locking arrangement is configured to prevent release of the external fixation element having a second size from between the first jaw and the second jaw, wherein the first size of element is different from the second size of element, characterised in that the movable portion (118,120) of the locking arrangement is provided by a latching system (120, 206, 216, 230, 172, 177) with a plurality of engagement features (172 a-c, 177 a-c) that correspond to the differently sized elements.
Copper-ceramic composite comprising - a ceramic substrate, - a coating of copper or a copper alloy which is present on the ceramic substrate, where the copper or the copper alloy has grain sizes in the range with a lower limit of 10 μm and an upper limit of 300 μm, characterized in that the copper or the copper alloy has a number distribution of the grain sizes having a d 95 in the range from 140 μm to 250 μm, the coating of copper or a copper alloy is applied by means of a DCB process to the ceramic substrate, and the ceramic substrate consists to an extent of at least 65% by weight of Al 2 O 3. - a ceramic substrate, - a coating of copper or a copper alloy which is present on the ceramic substrate,
A method of staging real-time data in proximity to a mobile device, the method comprising: predicting multiple geographic locations where the mobile device (114, 202) is likely to move; identifying multiple storage devices (102, 104, 106, 108, 204), wherein each of the predicted multiple geographic locations is associated with at least one of the multiple storage devices in proximity to the geographic location; enabling the mobile device to access a set of real-time data at a location corresponding to one of the predicted multiple geographic locations by transmitting the set of real-time data to each of the multiple storage devices and storing the set of real-time data at each of the multiple storage devices, wherein the real-time data includes an environmental condition associated with the one of the predicted multiple geographic locations, wherein the mobile device is associated with a package in a delivery network, and the real-time data is used by the mobile device to make a determination to take action relating to the package. predicting multiple geographic locations where the mobile device (114, 202) is likely to move; identifying multiple storage devices (102, 104, 106, 108, 204), wherein each of the predicted multiple geographic locations is associated with at least one of the multiple storage devices in proximity to the geographic location; enabling the mobile device to access a set of real-time data at a location corresponding to one of the predicted multiple geographic locations by transmitting the set of real-time data to each of the multiple storage devices and storing the set of real-time data at each of the multiple storage devices, wherein the real-time data includes an environmental condition associated with the one of the predicted multiple geographic locations, wherein the mobile device is associated with a package in a delivery network, and the real-time data is used by the mobile device to make a determination to take action relating to the package.
A computer-implemented method for processing augmented download or streaming requests received from a client computer (110, 112), the method comprising: receiving, by an edge server, a download or streaming request from the client computer that includes protocol information specifying at least one portion of a digital content file that should be transmitted to the client computer, and information additional to the protocol information that conveys the intent of the client computer; wherein the intent of the client computer indicates a reason for the download of the at least one portion of the digital content file; in response to the download or streaming request, retrieving, by the edge server, the portion of the digital content file from a storage server; performing, by the edge server based on the additional information, one or more other actions associated with the download or streaming request; and transmitting, by edge the server, the portion of the digital content file to the client computer. receiving, by an edge server, a download or streaming request from the client computer that includes protocol information specifying at least one portion of a digital content file that should be transmitted to the client computer, and information additional to the protocol information that conveys the intent of the client computer; wherein the intent of the client computer indicates a reason for the download of the at least one portion of the digital content file; in response to the download or streaming request, retrieving, by the edge server, the portion of the digital content file from a storage server; performing, by the edge server based on the additional information, one or more other actions associated with the download or streaming request; and transmitting, by edge the server, the portion of the digital content file to the client computer.
Component part with a catalyst surface, characterized in that the catalyst surface has regions of CeO 2 and regions of MnO 2 in the form of oxide particles in contact with the latter regions, the oxide particles covering only regions of the catalyst surface, and metallic regions of Ag or Ni or Co or Cu or Sn or Zn or alloys of at least one of these metals being also provided to the catalyst surface, each of which adjoin the regions of MnO 2.
A device holder unit for a dental care unit, which comprises device-places in such a way that at least two devices used in dental care can be arranged to the device holder unit, and in which - a device-place comprises a device holder (12,13,14,15,16) for keeping a device set in a device-place in its place in the device holder unit, and in which - the mutual order of the devices in the device holder unit is arranged changeable, characterised in that - in the device holder unit, identification means is arranged for identifying a device or a device type set in a device-place when the device is set in the holder, which identification means comprises optical sensors capable of spectrally separating surfaces of different colours. - a device-place comprises a device holder (12,13,14,15,16) for keeping a device set in a device-place in its place in the device holder unit, and in which - the mutual order of the devices in the device holder unit is arranged changeable, - in the device holder unit, identification means is arranged for identifying a device or a device type set in a device-place when the device is set in the holder, which identification means comprises optical sensors capable of spectrally separating surfaces of different colours.
An anonymous communication system (1,2,3) allowing a user to communicate anonymously, the system being characterized by comprising: a user computer operated by the user and an administrator computer operated by an administrator of the anonymous communication system; wherein the user computer includes a means to generate signed data doubly affixed with electronic signatures by a user-specific first signature key generated in a communication system different from the anonymous communication system and a user-specific second signature key generated in the anonymous communication system so as to indicate that the owner of the second signature key is the same as the owner of the first signature key; and wherein the administrator computer includes a means to verify the electronic signatures with a first public key certificate that contains a first public key paired with the first signature key and a second public key certificate that contains a second public key paired with the second signature key, the second public key certificate not including information that uniquely identifies the user, and a user data registration means to register user data that includes the signed data for which the validity of the electronic signatures has been verified. a user computer operated by the user and an administrator computer operated by an administrator of the anonymous communication system; wherein the user computer includes a means to generate signed data doubly affixed with electronic signatures by a user-specific first signature key generated in a communication system different from the anonymous communication system and a user-specific second signature key generated in the anonymous communication system so as to indicate that the owner of the second signature key is the same as the owner of the first signature key; and wherein the administrator computer includes a means to verify the electronic signatures with a first public key certificate that contains a first public key paired with the first signature key and a second public key certificate that contains a second public key paired with the second signature key, the second public key certificate not including information that uniquely identifies the user, and a user data registration means to register user data that includes the signed data for which the validity of the electronic signatures has been verified.
A method for bending and tempering a glass sheet, the method comprising: - heating a flat glass sheet in a furnace supported by rollers for the purpose of bending and tempering, - initiating the transfer step of the glass sheet by transferring the glass sheet onto the transfer conveyor by activating the transport platform of the transfer conveyor, - transferring the flat glass sheet by the transfer conveyor from the furnace onto the bending conveyor, when the bending conveyor is straightened, - bending the bending conveyor and the glass sheet to the desired curvature, - cooling the glass sheet by air blasts, when the bending conveyor and the glass sheet are at the desired curvature, characterized in that the transfer conveyor transfers the flat glass sheet away from the furnace to the bending conveyor in the longitudinal direction (z) of the rollers of the furnace, which is the transverse direction in relation to the direction of movement (x) of the glass sheet in the furnace during heating, and that said air blasting from the blast cooling means is initiated in the bending conveyor towards the glass sheet of the desired curvature immediately once the glass sheet has reached the desired curvature. - heating a flat glass sheet in a furnace supported by rollers for the purpose of bending and tempering, - initiating the transfer step of the glass sheet by transferring the glass sheet onto the transfer conveyor by activating the transport platform of the transfer conveyor, - transferring the flat glass sheet by the transfer conveyor from the furnace onto the bending conveyor, when the bending conveyor is straightened, - bending the bending conveyor and the glass sheet to the desired curvature, - cooling the glass sheet by air blasts, when the bending conveyor and the glass sheet are at the desired curvature,
A gas generator for a safety device in a vehicle comprising an annular filter which is arranged upstream of discharge openings and includes two axial ends (80, 82), wherein the filter is outwardly bent at one of its axial ends (80, 82), wherein one/the filter wall extends substantially S-shaped between the ends (80, 82) when viewed in the axial cross-section, characterized in that the filter is formed of wires of different thickness and has a tapering axial end in the area of which the filter has a larger length of thin wires, relating to the volume, than in the adjacent area.
A method comprising: detecting noise in an environment with a microphone to produce a noise signal; receiving a voice signal to be played into the environment through a loudspeaker; determining a frequency analysis region for a multiband voice intelligibility computation based on a relationship between a microphone transfer function of the microphone and a loudspeaker transfer function of the loudspeaker; performing multiband correction of the noise signal based on the microphone transfer function, to produce a corrected noise signal; performing multiband correction of the voice signal based on the loudspeaker transfer function to produce a corrected voice signal; and computing multiband voice intelligibility results over the frequency analysis region based on the corrected noise signal and the corrected voice signal. detecting noise in an environment with a microphone to produce a noise signal; receiving a voice signal to be played into the environment through a loudspeaker; determining a frequency analysis region for a multiband voice intelligibility computation based on a relationship between a microphone transfer function of the microphone and a loudspeaker transfer function of the loudspeaker; performing multiband correction of the noise signal based on the microphone transfer function, to produce a corrected noise signal; performing multiband correction of the voice signal based on the loudspeaker transfer function to produce a corrected voice signal; and computing multiband voice intelligibility results over the frequency analysis region based on the corrected noise signal and the corrected voice signal.
A method of estimating channel quality in a receiver operative in a wireless communication network, comprising: receiving a wireless signal from a transmitter; demodulating the received signal to generate initial raw bits; decoding the initial raw bits to generate decoded bits; performing (108, 110) an error check on the decoded bits; if the decoded bits pass the error check: generating regenerated raw bits by encoding the decoded bits that pass the error check; comparing the initial raw bits to the regenerated raw bits to determine a raw bit error rate, RBER; and using the RBER to generate a channel quality metric; if the decoded bits fail the error check: storing the initial raw bits; transmitting a retransmission request; receiving a retransmitted signal; demodulating the retransmitted signal to generate retransmitted raw bits; decoding the retransmitted raw bits to generate retransmitted decoded bits; performing an error check on the retransmitted decoded bits; generating regenerated retransmitted raw bits by encoding the retransmitted decoded bits that pass the error check; comparing the initial raw bits and the retransmitted raw bits to the regenerated retransmitted raw bits to determine a raw bit error rate, RBER, over both the received signal and retransmitted signal transmission durations. receiving a wireless signal from a transmitter; demodulating the received signal to generate initial raw bits; decoding the initial raw bits to generate decoded bits; performing (108, 110) an error check on the decoded bits; generating regenerated raw bits by encoding the decoded bits that pass the error check; comparing the initial raw bits to the regenerated raw bits to determine a raw bit error rate, RBER; and using the RBER to generate a channel quality metric; if the decoded bits fail the error check: storing the initial raw bits; transmitting a retransmission request; receiving a retransmitted signal; demodulating the retransmitted signal to generate retransmitted raw bits; decoding the retransmitted raw bits to generate retransmitted decoded bits; performing an error check on the retransmitted decoded bits; generating regenerated retransmitted raw bits by encoding the retransmitted decoded bits that pass the error check; comparing the initial raw bits and the retransmitted raw bits to the regenerated retransmitted raw bits to determine a raw bit error rate, RBER, over both the received signal and retransmitted signal transmission durations. storing the initial raw bits; transmitting a retransmission request; receiving a retransmitted signal; demodulating the retransmitted signal to generate retransmitted raw bits; decoding the retransmitted raw bits to generate retransmitted decoded bits; performing an error check on the retransmitted decoded bits; generating regenerated retransmitted raw bits by encoding the retransmitted decoded bits that pass the error check; comparing the initial raw bits and the retransmitted raw bits to the regenerated retransmitted raw bits to determine a raw bit error rate, RBER, over both the received signal and retransmitted signal transmission durations.