mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of generating edge chains in a digital image, where the digital image comprises an array of pixels each having a pixel location and a pixel color value, wherein an edge chain comprises a plurality of linked edge pixels, and where an edge pixel is a pixel at a transition in the pixel color values of the pixels in the array, the method comprising the steps of: generating a plurality of filtered images, wherein the filtered images are a result of filtering the digital image using a plurality of different filters having progressively lower resolutions whereby the filtered images comprise progressively coarser scale filtered images; identifying edge pixels in the digital image by identifying sharp and gradual color shifts among the array of pixels in the digital image; identifying further edge pixels in the plurality of filtered images by identifying sharp and gradual color shifts among the pixels of the plurality of filtered images; characterised by the step of: generating an edge chain in the digital image, by starting from an arbitrary edge pixel in the digital image and linking further edge pixels in the digital image to extend the edge chain using a process that selects an edge pixel in the digital image for extending the edge chain, wherein the process, when faced with a choice among neighboring edge pixels, favors selecting the edge pixel in the digital image that also extends the edge chain in a coarser scale filtered image. generating a plurality of filtered images, wherein the filtered images are a result of filtering the digital image using a plurality of different filters having progressively lower resolutions whereby the filtered images comprise progressively coarser scale filtered images; identifying edge pixels in the digital image by identifying sharp and gradual color shifts among the array of pixels in the digital image; identifying further edge pixels in the plurality of filtered images by identifying sharp and gradual color shifts among the pixels of the plurality of filtered images; generating an edge chain in the digital image, by starting from an arbitrary edge pixel in the digital image and linking further edge pixels in the digital image to extend the edge chain using a process that selects an edge pixel in the digital image for extending the edge chain, wherein the process, when faced with a choice among neighboring edge pixels, favors selecting the edge pixel in the digital image that also extends the edge chain in a coarser scale filtered image.
A percutaneous telescopic tissue dilation system, comprising: a first dilation tube having a proximal end and a distal end; a second dilation tube having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end, the lumen being dimensioned to accommodate at least a portion of the first dilation tube; a dilation tube retention assembly (88, 90) effective in retaining the second dilation tube in a substantially fixed position relative to the first dilation tube prior to dilation of tissue of an individual, and in releasing the second dilation tube from the substantially fixed position to facilitate movement of the second dilation tube towards the distal end of the first dilation tube to dilate tissue of a patient; and characterized by a guide wire insert dimensioned to be inserted into the dilation tube having the largest lumen, the guide wire insert comprising one or more bores effective in directing a guide wire from the tissue dilation system. a first dilation tube having a proximal end and a distal end; a second dilation tube having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end, the lumen being dimensioned to accommodate at least a portion of the first dilation tube; a dilation tube retention assembly (88, 90) effective in retaining the second dilation tube in a substantially fixed position relative to the first dilation tube prior to dilation of tissue of an individual, and in releasing the second dilation tube from the substantially fixed position to facilitate movement of the second dilation tube towards the distal end of the first dilation tube to dilate tissue of a patient; and characterized by a guide wire insert dimensioned to be inserted into the dilation tube having the largest lumen, the guide wire insert comprising one or more bores effective in directing a guide wire from the tissue dilation system.
HVDC network comprising a first station containing a first converter, a second station containing a second converter, both converters containing non-extinguishable semiconducting elements, a first transmission conductor, and second transmission conductor, the first station comprises a first switching arrangement (8, 10) and the second station comprises a second switching arrangement (15, 17) for alternating the current flow between the first and second transmission conductor, the first converter containing a first DC connection and a second DC connection, and the second converter containing a first DC connection and a second DC connection, characterized in that the first transmission conductor comprises a cable having a polymeric insulation, and the first station comprises a control unit having first and second sensing means (22, 23) for sensing the direction of the effective power transmission direction and being configured to control the first and second switching arrangement to form, in a first operation mode and based on sensing a first direction of an effective power flow, a first current path comprising the first DC connection of the first converter, the first transmission conductor and the first DC connection of the second converter, and a second current path comprising the second DC connection of the first converter, the second transmission conductor and the second DC connection of the second converter, and form, in a second mode of operation and based on sensing a second direction of the effective power flow, a first current path comprising the first DC connection of the first converter, the second transmission conductor and the first DC connection of the second converter, and a second current path comprising the second DC connection of the first converter, the first transmission conductor and the second DC connection of the second converter, wherein the second DC connection of the first and second converter are connected to the first transmission conductor simultaneously with the first DC connection of the first and second converter being connected to the second transmission conductor.
A method for analysing a polysaccharide component of a glycoprotein in a sample, wherein said glycoprotein comprises one carrier protein and one or more polysaccharides covalently bond to said carrier protein, and whereby the analysis includes: ▪ the identification of said polysaccharide component, and ▪ the absolute quantification of said polysaccharide component; the method comprises the steps of: (a) establishing a calibration curve of said polysaccharide component by means of an LC-MS system; (b) measuring the sample on the same LC-MS system; (c) comparing the results of (a) and (b) to thereby analyse said polysaccharide component in said sample; and wherein steps a and b include injecting glycoproteins - or glycopeptides obtained therefrom - into the LC-MS system and subjecting them to in-source fragmentation in the mass spectrometer. wherein said glycoprotein comprises one carrier protein and one or more polysaccharides covalently bond to said carrier protein, and whereby the analysis includes: ▪ the identification of said polysaccharide component, and ▪ the absolute quantification of said polysaccharide component; ▪ the identification of said polysaccharide component, and ▪ the absolute quantification of said polysaccharide component; the method comprises the steps of: (a) establishing a calibration curve of said polysaccharide component by means of an LC-MS system; (b) measuring the sample on the same LC-MS system; (c) comparing the results of (a) and (b) to thereby analyse said polysaccharide component in said sample; and (a) establishing a calibration curve of said polysaccharide component by means of an LC-MS system; (b) measuring the sample on the same LC-MS system; (c) comparing the results of (a) and (b) to thereby analyse said polysaccharide component in said sample; and wherein steps a and b include injecting glycoproteins - or glycopeptides obtained therefrom - into the LC-MS system and subjecting them to in-source fragmentation in the mass spectrometer.
An oligomeric compound of formula I: OLIGO-L-CHEL wherein "OLIGO" designates an oligonucleotide composition containing at least one LNA monomer with the proviso that the LNA is not amino-LNA; "CHEL" designates a metal chelator which is 2,2';6',2"-terpyridine, and "L" is a linking moiety consisting of from 1 to 6 consecutive groups of the formula - (CR 1 R 2) w Y z -, wherein R 1 and R 2 are separately hydrogen or a heteroatom such as O, S, Se, O, Si, N, P; or a C 1 -C 20 alkyl group optionally substituted with one or more heteroatoms such as oxygen atoms, nitrogen atoms, and/or sulphur atoms, optionally containing aromatic or mono/polyunsaturated hydrocarbons, polyoxyethylene such as polyethylene glycol, oligo/polyamides such as poly-β-alanine, polyglycine, polylysine, peptides, oligo/polysaccharides; or R 1 and R 2 are separately forming a double bond to the carbon; W is an integer of from 0 and up; Y is a heteroatom such as O, S, Se, O, Si, N, P, to which hydrogen, alkyl, allyl, aromates, carbocycles or other heteroatoms are attached; Z is an integer from 0 and up; wherein the consecutive groups can be the same or different. wherein "OLIGO" designates an oligonucleotide composition containing at least one LNA monomer with the proviso that the LNA is not amino-LNA; "CHEL" designates a metal chelator which is 2,2';6',2"-terpyridine, and "L" is a linking moiety consisting of from 1 to 6 consecutive groups of the formula - (CR 1 R 2) w Y z -, wherein R 1 and R 2 are separately hydrogen or a heteroatom such as O, S, Se, O, Si, N, P; or a C 1 -C 20 alkyl group optionally substituted with one or more heteroatoms such as oxygen atoms, nitrogen atoms, and/or sulphur atoms, optionally containing aromatic or mono/polyunsaturated hydrocarbons, polyoxyethylene such as polyethylene glycol, oligo/polyamides such as poly-β-alanine, polyglycine, polylysine, peptides, oligo/polysaccharides; or R 1 and R 2 are separately forming a double bond to the carbon; W is an integer of from 0 and up; Y is a heteroatom such as O, S, Se, O, Si, N, P, to which hydrogen, alkyl, allyl, aromates, carbocycles or other heteroatoms are attached; Z is an integer from 0 and up; wherein the consecutive groups can be the same or different.
A differentiated service, DS, domain generating method, wherein a DS domain includes neighboring DS devices supporting a same Quality of Service, QoS, policy; the method is characterized by: obtaining device attribute information of multiple DS devices; determining, according to the device attribute information of the multiple DS devices, a DS device that belongs to a first DS domain; and sending a notification message to the DS device that belongs to the first DS domain, so that the DS device that belongs to the first DS domain joins the first DS domain by applying a DS rule in the first DS domain, wherein the DS rule is learned according to the notification message. obtaining device attribute information of multiple DS devices; determining, according to the device attribute information of the multiple DS devices, a DS device that belongs to a first DS domain; and sending a notification message to the DS device that belongs to the first DS domain, so that the DS device that belongs to the first DS domain joins the first DS domain by applying a DS rule in the first DS domain, wherein the DS rule is learned according to the notification message.
A method for processing signals by a relay node, RN, in a wireless communication system using a specific RN subframe for communicating with a base station, BS, via a Un interface, the method comprising: detecting (S610, S710), by the RN, a problem in the Un interface, with a connection between the RN and the BS; starting (S620, S720), by the RN, a timer upon detecting the problem; and releasing (S650, S760), by the RN, the specific RN subframe when the started timer expires before the problem is solved. detecting (S610, S710), by the RN, a problem in the Un interface, with a connection between the RN and the BS; starting (S620, S720), by the RN, a timer upon detecting the problem; and releasing (S650, S760), by the RN, the specific RN subframe when the started timer expires before the problem is solved.
A method of operating a mobile device to provide a display of supplementary information aligned with a view of a scene, the mobile device including a camera, a display, a processing system including at least one processor and at least one position sensor, the mobile device being in networked communication via a wide-area network with a remote server, the method comprising the steps of: (a) obtaining a first image from the camera; (b) uploading at least said first image via the WAN to the remote server together with corresponding data from the at least one position sensor; (c) performing image processing to track image motion between said first image and subsequent images obtained from the camera, and hence determining a mapping between features of a reference image and features of a current image obtained from the camera, said reference image being selected from the group consisting of: said first image; and a second image for which transformation parameters were uploaded to the server corresponding to a mapping between said first image and said second image, said processing being performed by the at least one processor of the mobile device, characterized by (d) receiving via the WAN data indicative of a pixel location for display of supplementary information within said reference image, said receiving including receiving data indicative of a pixel location for display of supplementary information relating to an object obscured from view; (e) employing said mapping to determine a corresponding pixel location for display of the supplementary information within the current image; and (f) displaying the supplementary information on the display_ correctly aligned with the view of the scene. (a) obtaining a first image from the camera; (b) uploading at least said first image via the WAN to the remote server together with corresponding data from the at least one position sensor; (c) performing image processing to track image motion between said first image and subsequent images obtained from the camera, and hence determining a mapping between features of a reference image and features of a current image obtained from the camera, said reference image being selected from the group consisting of: said first image; and a second image for which transformation parameters were uploaded to the server corresponding to a mapping between said first image and said second image, said processing being performed by the at least one processor of the mobile device, characterized by (d) receiving via the WAN data indicative of a pixel location for display of supplementary information within said reference image, said receiving including receiving data indicative of a pixel location for display of supplementary information relating to an object obscured from view; (e) employing said mapping to determine a corresponding pixel location for display of the supplementary information within the current image; and (f) displaying the supplementary information on the display_ correctly aligned with the view of the scene.
A method for random access in a wireless network, charaterized by: selecting (S101, S1001) a rise over thermal, RoT, level from a plurality of RoT levels according to a predetermined policy based on random access request load; and determining (S102, S1002) a time period with the selected RoT level for initiating a random access request. selecting (S101, S1001) a rise over thermal, RoT, level from a plurality of RoT levels according to a predetermined policy based on random access request load; and determining (S102, S1002) a time period with the selected RoT level for initiating a random access request.
A luer lock connector comprising: a connector body having a distal end, a proximal end, and a gripping portion between the distal end and the proximal end; an intravenous line coupled to the distal end of the connector body; and a luer connector fitting disposed on the proximal end of the body, the luer connector having an outer diameter less than a maximum exterior thickness of the gripping portion of the connector body, characterized in that the connector body comprises a rigid material forming a skeleton or structure of the luer lock connector, and further comprises a substantially flexible material disposed over an outer surface of the rigid material, wherein a portion of the rigid material extends through the flexible material at the gripping portion to form gripping features (68, 70). a connector body having a distal end, a proximal end, and a gripping portion between the distal end and the proximal end; an intravenous line coupled to the distal end of the connector body; and a luer connector fitting disposed on the proximal end of the body, the luer connector having an outer diameter less than a maximum exterior thickness of the gripping portion of the connector body, characterized in that the connector body comprises a rigid material forming a skeleton or structure of the luer lock connector, and further comprises a substantially flexible material disposed over an outer surface of the rigid material, wherein a portion of the rigid material extends through the flexible material at the gripping portion to form gripping features (68, 70).
A wireless local or metropolitan area network comprising: a plurality of stations (11, 12) for transmitting data therebetween; and a dedicated policing station for detecting intrusions into the wireless network by monitoring transmissions among said plurality of stations to detect at least one of: transmissions during an unauthorized period; in wireless networks wherein said plurality of stations transmit data in packets via a medium access control, hereinafter referred to as MAC, layer and also transmit a respective MAC sequence number with each data packet, usage of non-consecutive MAC sequence numbers by a station; in wireless networks wherein said plurality of stations transmit data in packets each having a packet type associated therewith, a first threshold number of collisions of packets having a predetermined packet type; in wireless networks wherein said plurality of stations transmit data via a MAC layer wherein each station has a MAC address associated therewith to be transmitted with data sent therefrom, a second threshold number of collisions of the same MAC address; in wireless networks wherein the wireless network has at least one service set identification, hereinafter referred to as ID, associated therewith, associated service set IDs being different than the service set ID of the wireless network associated therewith; and in wireless networks wherein said plurality of stations transmit over at least one channel, transmissions over the at least one channel not originating from one of the plurality of stations; and for then generating an intrusion alert corresponding thereto. a plurality of stations (11, 12) for transmitting data therebetween; and a dedicated policing station for detecting intrusions into the wireless network by monitoring transmissions among said plurality of stations to detect at least one of: transmissions during an unauthorized period; in wireless networks wherein said plurality of stations transmit data in packets via a medium access control, hereinafter referred to as MAC, layer and also transmit a respective MAC sequence number with each data packet, usage of non-consecutive MAC sequence numbers by a station; in wireless networks wherein said plurality of stations transmit data in packets each having a packet type associated therewith, a first threshold number of collisions of packets having a predetermined packet type; in wireless networks wherein said plurality of stations transmit data via a MAC layer wherein each station has a MAC address associated therewith to be transmitted with data sent therefrom, a second threshold number of collisions of the same MAC address; in wireless networks wherein the wireless network has at least one service set identification, hereinafter referred to as ID, associated therewith, associated service set IDs being different than the service set ID of the wireless network associated therewith; and in wireless networks wherein said plurality of stations transmit over at least one channel, transmissions over the at least one channel not originating from one of the plurality of stations; and
A method for replacement of a transducer assembly of an ultrasonic meter with a replacement transducer assembly, the ultrasonic meter comprising: a transducer housing for receipt of the transducer assembly or the replacement transducer assembly, the transducer housing having a distal end that is at least partly occluded by an acoustic matching layer exposed to fluid flowing through the ultrasonic meter; a retaining nut and/or a connector; and a wiring harness for electrically coupling electronics of the ultrasonic meter to the transducer assembly; the transducer assembly and the replacement transducer assembly each comprising: an elongated housing comprising a first portion and a second portion, the second portion telescopically coupled to the first portion; a biasing mechanism configured to bias the first portion and the second portion away from each other, wherein the retaining nut and/or the connector are configured to compress the biasing mechanism; and a piezoelectric element; the method comprising: disconnecting a wiring harness that electrically couples electronics of the ultrasonic meter to the transducer assembly; disengaging the biasing mechanism; removing the transducer assembly as a single unit from the transducer housing; inserting the replacement transducer assembly as a single unit into the transducer housing such that the piezoelectric element of the replacement transducer assembly abuts the acoustic matching layer; engaging the biasing mechanism so as to compress the biasing mechanism of the replacement transducer assembly such that the biasing mechanism at least partially biases the piezoelectric element of the replacement transducer assembly towards the acoustic matching layer on the distal end of the transducer housing; and reconnecting the wiring harness. disconnecting a wiring harness that electrically couples electronics of the ultrasonic meter to the transducer assembly; disengaging the biasing mechanism; removing the transducer assembly as a single unit from the transducer housing; inserting the replacement transducer assembly as a single unit into the transducer housing such that the piezoelectric element of the replacement transducer assembly abuts the acoustic matching layer; engaging the biasing mechanism so as to compress the biasing mechanism of the replacement transducer assembly such that the biasing mechanism at least partially biases the piezoelectric element of the replacement transducer assembly towards the acoustic matching layer on the distal end of the transducer housing; and reconnecting the wiring harness.