mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Method for improving the speech quality of an electric larynx speaker, whose speech signal S(w,t) is digitised by suitable means, characterised by the following steps: a) dividing a single-channel speech signal S(w,t), which consists of the sum of the compounds of a time variant signal x(w)H(w,t) and a time-invariant signal x(w)F(w), into a series of frequency channels by transforming it from a time domain into a discrete frequency domain, b) filtering out the time-invariant signal x(w)F(w) by filtering out the modulation frequency 0 Hz by means of a high-pass or notch filter in each frequency channel, and c) back-transforming the filtered speech signal from the frequency domain into the time domain and combining it into a single-channel output signal. a) dividing a single-channel speech signal S(w,t), which consists of the sum of the compounds of a time variant signal x(w)H(w,t) and a time-invariant signal x(w)F(w), into a series of frequency channels by transforming it from a time domain into a discrete frequency domain, b) filtering out the time-invariant signal x(w)F(w) by filtering out the modulation frequency 0 Hz by means of a high-pass or notch filter in each frequency channel, and c) back-transforming the filtered speech signal from the frequency domain into the time domain and combining it into a single-channel output signal.
A glow plug comprising: a center pole extending along an axial direction; a ceramic heater including a heating element, said heater being connected to a leading end portion of the center pole; a metal shell which has an axial hole extending in the axial direction, the center pole being inserted into the axial hole so as to be spaced apart from an inner peripheral surface of the axial hole, the metal shell radially holding a rear end portion of the center pole directly or indirectly while causing the rear end portion of the center pole to project from a rear end portion of the metal shell, the metal shell at its leading end portion radially holding directly or indirectly the heater; and a vibration preventing member for preventing vibration of the center pole, the vibration preventing member being fixed on an outer peripheral surface of the center pole at an axial position corresponding to a portion where an inside diameter of the axial hole of the metal shell is constant, and the vibration preventing member being disposed so as to be radially compressed between the inner peripheral surface of the axial hole and the outer peripheral surface of the center pole; characterized in that the heater is integrated with the center pole in a mechanically rigid state; the heater and the center pole are connected by a connecting ring; and the vibration preventing member is press fitted at the time that the center pole is inserted into the axial hole of the metal shell. a center pole extending along an axial direction; a ceramic heater including a heating element, said heater being connected to a leading end portion of the center pole; a metal shell which has an axial hole extending in the axial direction, the center pole being inserted into the axial hole so as to be spaced apart from an inner peripheral surface of the axial hole, the metal shell radially holding a rear end portion of the center pole directly or indirectly while causing the rear end portion of the center pole to project from a rear end portion of the metal shell, the metal shell at its leading end portion radially holding directly or indirectly the heater; and a vibration preventing member for preventing vibration of the center pole, the vibration preventing member being fixed on an outer peripheral surface of the center pole at an axial position corresponding to a portion where an inside diameter of the axial hole of the metal shell is constant, and the vibration preventing member being disposed so as to be radially compressed between the inner peripheral surface of the axial hole and the outer peripheral surface of the center pole; characterized in that the heater is integrated with the center pole in a mechanically rigid state; the heater and the center pole are connected by a connecting ring; and the vibration preventing member is press fitted at the time that the center pole is inserted into the axial hole of the metal shell.
A container assembly comprising at least one first container (12, 20, 30, 40, 204, 214, 220) and at least one second container (12, 20, 30, 40, 204, 214, 220), detachably attachable to one another by a sliding locking mechanism; said sliding locking mechanism interacts between the at least one first container and at least one second container, wherein the at least one first container is configured at a top portion thereof with a first locking member and the at least one second container is configured at a bottom portion thereof with a second locking member; such that when the second container rests over the first container, said first locking member and said second locking member are aligned and are configured for lockingly interacting with one another, wherein the sliding locking mechanism comprises a sliding unit that comprises a slider member and at least one arresting member, the sliding unit being configured at one of the first container and the second container, and constitutes one of said first locking member and said second locking member; and a corresponding at least one static locking element configured at the other of the first container and the second container and constituting the other one of said first locking member and said second locking member, the slider member being snapingly displaceable between a locked position and an unlocked position, characterised in that the first locking member and the second locking member substantially do not project beyond or below a respective top most edge and a bottom most edge of the respective first container and second container. a sliding unit that comprises a slider member and at least one arresting member, the sliding unit being configured at one of the first container and the second container, and constitutes one of said first locking member and said second locking member; and a corresponding at least one static locking element configured at the other of the first container and the second container and constituting the other one of said first locking member and said second locking member, the slider member being snapingly displaceable between a locked position and an unlocked position, characterised in that the first locking member and the second locking member substantially do not project beyond or below a respective top most edge and a bottom most edge of the respective first container and second container.
A thumbnail generating apparatus comprising: a moving image extracting portion that, within a first certain period of a moving image, extracts each of images constituting the moving image every a second certain period shorter than the first certain period; a reduction and enlargement ratio calculating portion that calculates a logical sum of regions each where there is a face of person detected in the images extracted within the first certain period, determines a face display region to be used in common within the first certain period and having the same aspect ratio as the moving image such that the face display region surrounds a logical sum portion of the regions each where there is a face of person, and calculates a reduction and enlargement ratio of the moving image such that the determined face display region has substantially the same size as a certain display region having the same aspect ratio as the moving image and previously set where a moving image thumbnail is to be displayed; and a moving image thumbnail generator that reduces or enlarges the moving image extracted by the moving image extracting portion, based on the calculated reduction and enlargement ratio to generate the moving image thumbnail. a moving image extracting portion that, within a first certain period of a moving image, extracts each of images constituting the moving image every a second certain period shorter than the first certain period; a reduction and enlargement ratio calculating portion that calculates a logical sum of regions each where there is a face of person detected in the images extracted within the first certain period, determines a face display region to be used in common within the first certain period and having the same aspect ratio as the moving image such that the face display region surrounds a logical sum portion of the regions each where there is a face of person, and calculates a reduction and enlargement ratio of the moving image such that the determined face display region has substantially the same size as a certain display region having the same aspect ratio as the moving image and previously set where a moving image thumbnail is to be displayed; and a moving image thumbnail generator that reduces or enlarges the moving image extracted by the moving image extracting portion, based on the calculated reduction and enlargement ratio to generate the moving image thumbnail.
Method for producing hole-transporting electrical layers, where a functionalized organic matrix compound is reacted with at least one crosslinking reagent on a substrate to form compounds of relatively high molecular mass, where the crosslinking reagent comprises at least one metal atom from groups 13-15 and at least one organic ligand, characterized in that the functionalized organic matrix compound conforms to formula 1 below where L is a bond or is selected from the group encompassing substituted or nonsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated C1-C50 alkyl, aryl, polyethylene glycol, polyethylenediamine, polyester, polyurethane, polyvinylidenephenyl chains or mixtures thereof; E 1, E 2 independently of one another may be oxygen, sulfur, selenium, NH or NE 3, where E 3 is selected from the group encompassing substituted or nonsubstituted alkyl or aryl, and E 3 may be joined to R; R is selected from the group encompassing H, D, C1-C10 alkylsilyl or aryl-silyl esters, fluorinated or nonfluorinated branched or unbranched C1-C10 alkyl, aryl or heteroaryl, R HTL is the base structure of an organic hole transporter. L is a bond or is selected from the group encompassing substituted or nonsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated C1-C50 alkyl, aryl, polyethylene glycol, polyethylenediamine, polyester, polyurethane, polyvinylidenephenyl chains or mixtures thereof; E 1, E 2 independently of one another may be oxygen, sulfur, selenium, NH or NE 3, where E 3 is selected from the group encompassing substituted or nonsubstituted alkyl or aryl, and E 3 may be joined to R; R is selected from the group encompassing H, D, C1-C10 alkylsilyl or aryl-silyl esters, fluorinated or nonfluorinated branched or unbranched C1-C10 alkyl, aryl or heteroaryl, R HTL is the base structure of an organic hole transporter.
Medical image system for enabling a user to navigate through three-dimensional image data showing an anatomical structure by simultaneously displaying a set of views (300, 310, 320) of the 3D image data showing the anatomical structure, the set of views being defined by an associated set of respective planes (302, 312, 322) intersecting the 3D image data, the set of planes having a spatial configuration in the 3D image data, and the system comprising: - a data input for receiving orientation data being indicative of a reference orientation (202, 212, 222) of the anatomical structure in a reference view (200, 210, 220), the reference view being defined by a reference plane (302, 312, 322) intersecting the 3D image data; - a user input for receiving a navigation command from the user; - a plane processor for, in dependence on the navigation command, adjusting the spatial configuration of the set of planes for obtaining a further set of planes (304, 314, 324) intersecting the 3D image data; - a view processor for, in dependence on the further set of planes, establishing a further set of views (301, 311, 321; 330, 340, 350; 331, 341, 351) of the 3D image data for displaying the further set of views as an update of the set of views; and - the view processor being arranged for establishing at least a first view of the further set of views by (i) determining a spatial difference between, on the one hand, a first plane of the further set of planes being associated with the first view, and on the other hand, the reference plane, and (ii) adjusting a rotation of the first view in the first plane in dependence on the spatial difference for more aligning an anatomical orientation of the anatomical structure in the first view to the reference orientation in the reference view. - a data input for receiving orientation data being indicative of a reference orientation (202, 212, 222) of the anatomical structure in a reference view (200, 210, 220), the reference view being defined by a reference plane (302, 312, 322) intersecting the 3D image data; - a user input for receiving a navigation command from the user; - a plane processor for, in dependence on the navigation command, adjusting the spatial configuration of the set of planes for obtaining a further set of planes (304, 314, 324) intersecting the 3D image data; - a view processor for, in dependence on the further set of planes, establishing a further set of views (301, 311, 321; 330, 340, 350; 331, 341, 351) of the 3D image data for displaying the further set of views as an update of the set of views; and - the view processor being arranged for establishing at least a first view of the further set of views by (i) determining a spatial difference between, on the one hand, a first plane of the further set of planes being associated with the first view, and on the other hand, the reference plane, and (ii) adjusting a rotation of the first view in the first plane in dependence on the spatial difference for more aligning an anatomical orientation of the anatomical structure in the first view to the reference orientation in the reference view.
A method for forming a croissant dough piece, comprising the steps of conveying a croissant dough piece that has already been linearly rolled up on a transporting conveyor in the conveying direction thereof perpendicular to the length of the croissant dough piece, intercepting a centre portion in the length of the croissant dough piece at its leading side in the conveying direction by an interception pin, which is located above the transporting conveyor, to allow a vertical motion and a travelling motion along the conveying direction, wherein when the interception pin intercepts the croissant dough piece it forces both lateral side portions (3A, 3B) of the croissant dough piece to move toward each other so as to form or clamp the tip ends (3D, 3F) of both lateral side portions (3A, 3B) to each other, and bending both lateral side portions (3A, 3B) of the croissant dough piece about the interception pin that is centred thereon by means of pressing members, which are located above the transporting conveyor, to allow a vertical motion, a travelling motion that is faster than that of the interception pin along the conveying direction, and a motion to move toward and away from each other, the method being characterised by applying downward components of force on both lateral end portions (3A, 3B) of the croissant dough piece to form or clamp both lateral end portions (3A, 3B) to each other when pressed thereon to form or clamp them; and thereafter lifting up the pressing members and pulling up the interception pin from the croissant dough piece, wherein an uplift-prevention member intercepts the croissant dough piece from above when the interception pin is pulled up therefrom, to prevent the croissant dough piece from being lifted up, and wherein the uplift-prevention member is vertically movable independently from the interception pin.
Method for carrying out a combined operation of a bioethanol production plant and a biogas plant, characterized in that: - the vinasse produced in the bioethanol production plant is fed into a biogas plant in order to convert the organic substances contained therein into biogas, and - part of the effluent of the biogas plant is directly re-fed for the purpose of mashing in the fermenter of the bioethanol production plant. - the vinasse produced in the bioethanol production plant is fed into a biogas plant in order to convert the organic substances contained therein into biogas, and - part of the effluent of the biogas plant is directly re-fed for the purpose of mashing in the fermenter of the bioethanol production plant.
A method, carried out in a Bluetooth Low Energy enabled device, comprising: receiving, by an advertising device (HOST B incl. LL B), as a response to a transmitted advertisement packet (Advet), a scan request (SCAN_REQ) from a scanning device (HOST A incl. LL A), wherein the scan request (SCAN_REQ) contains the address of the scanning device, and comprises no payload; reporting the scan request (SCAN_REQ) from a link layer to an application layer (HOST B); and after reporting the scan request (SCAN_REQ) to an application layer HOST B), determining a following action according to the address of the scanning device and/or metadata, such as channel and receiving time, and performing the determined action. receiving, by an advertising device (HOST B incl. LL B), as a response to a transmitted advertisement packet (Advet), a scan request (SCAN_REQ) from a scanning device (HOST A incl. LL A), wherein the scan request (SCAN_REQ) contains the address of the scanning device, and comprises no payload; reporting the scan request (SCAN_REQ) from a link layer to an application layer (HOST B); and after reporting the scan request (SCAN_REQ) to an application layer HOST B), determining a following action according to the address of the scanning device and/or metadata, such as channel and receiving time, and performing the determined action.
A system for detecting abnormal consumption in one portion of a distributed water infrastructure including a plurality of water-consuming appliances while normal water usage occurs in another portion of the distributed water infrastructure, the system comprising: at least one processor configured to: receive from at least one sensor associated with the distributed water infrastructure indications of regular water usage; determine from a plurality of indications received over a time period, a plurality of baseline water usage profiles, wherein the baseline water usage profiles characterize specific water usage that occurs regularly or predictably in the distributed water infrastructure, and wherein each of a plurality of baseline water usage profiles is associated with a differing specific appliance within the distributed water infrastructure; receive from the at least one sensor a current water usage profile; compare the current water usage profile with the plurality of baseline water usage profiles; determine an abnormal water consumption based on the comparison between the current water usage profile and the plurality of baseline water usage profiles; generate an abnormal water consumption signal when abnormal water consumption is determined; and adjust at least some of the baseline water usage profiles associated with other appliances in the distributed water infrastructure following an addition of a new water appliance to the distributed water infrastructure. at least one processor configured to: receive from at least one sensor associated with the distributed water infrastructure indications of regular water usage; determine from a plurality of indications received over a time period, a plurality of baseline water usage profiles, wherein the baseline water usage profiles characterize specific water usage that occurs regularly or predictably in the distributed water infrastructure, and wherein each of a plurality of baseline water usage profiles is associated with a differing specific appliance within the distributed water infrastructure; receive from the at least one sensor a current water usage profile; compare the current water usage profile with the plurality of baseline water usage profiles; determine an abnormal water consumption based on the comparison between the current water usage profile and the plurality of baseline water usage profiles; generate an abnormal water consumption signal when abnormal water consumption is determined; and receive from the at least one sensor a current water usage profile; compare the current water usage profile with the plurality of baseline water usage profiles; determine an abnormal water consumption based on the comparison between the current water usage profile and the plurality of baseline water usage profiles; generate an abnormal water consumption signal when abnormal water consumption is determined; and adjust at least some of the baseline water usage profiles associated with other appliances in the distributed water infrastructure following an addition of a new water appliance to the distributed water infrastructure.
A computer-implemented method for operating an autonomous driving vehicle, the method comprising: in response to a request to make a three-point turn for the autonomous driving vehicle, generating a forward spiral path using a first spiral function based on a maximum forward curvature change rate associated with the ADV, wherein the forward spiral path is initiated based on a current vehicle status of the ADV; generating a backward spiral path using a second spiral function based on a maximum backward curvature change rate associated with the ADV, wherein the backward spiral path is initiated from an end point of the forward spiral path; generating a three-point turn path based on the forward spiral path and the backward spiral path; and issuing one or more control commands to control the ADV to drive according to the three-point turn path. in response to a request to make a three-point turn for the autonomous driving vehicle, generating a forward spiral path using a first spiral function based on a maximum forward curvature change rate associated with the ADV, wherein the forward spiral path is initiated based on a current vehicle status of the ADV; generating a backward spiral path using a second spiral function based on a maximum backward curvature change rate associated with the ADV, wherein the backward spiral path is initiated from an end point of the forward spiral path; generating a three-point turn path based on the forward spiral path and the backward spiral path; and issuing one or more control commands to control the ADV to drive according to the three-point turn path.