mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A fake-finger determination device, comprising: moving means for moving a sensor surface, on which a finger as a determination object is placed, in a horizontal direction, sensing means provided as an imaging device beneath the sensor surface for acquiring fingerprint images of the finger before and after the sensor surface is moved, derivation means for obtaining a deformation level of the fingerprint before and after the sensor surface is moved based on two types of fingerprint images obtained by the sensing means; storage means for storing a deformation threshold related to the deformation level of the fingerprint to determine whether the finger on the sensor surface is a real finger or a fake-finger; and determination means for determining whether the finger placed on the sensor surface is a real finger or a fake-finger based on comparison results of the deformation level of the fingerprint obtained by the derivation means and the deformation threshold. moving means for moving a sensor surface, on which a finger as a determination object is placed, in a horizontal direction, sensing means provided as an imaging device beneath the sensor surface for acquiring fingerprint images of the finger before and after the sensor surface is moved, derivation means for obtaining a deformation level of the fingerprint before and after the sensor surface is moved based on two types of fingerprint images obtained by the sensing means; storage means for storing a deformation threshold related to the deformation level of the fingerprint to determine whether the finger on the sensor surface is a real finger or a fake-finger; and determination means for determining whether the finger placed on the sensor surface is a real finger or a fake-finger based on comparison results of the deformation level of the fingerprint obtained by the derivation means and the deformation threshold.
Operating device for a household appliance, having an operating element which has a touch-sensitive operating area and with which operating conditions of the household appliance can be set, wherein the operating area has a first surface area (23a to 23d), which when touched can set a first operating condition, and a second surface area (23a to 23d), which when touched can set a second operating condition, and at least one light emission area is embodied on the operating element, with which the respective operating condition setting can be displayed visually, characterised in that after the operating device is switched on and before a further operating condition is set, light can be emitted with the light emission area in a first colour and when a setting of a further operating condition is identified, light can be emitted in a second colour which differs from the first, wherein the light emission area is an optical fibre opening outward from the interior of the operating element on the ceiling of the operating element, said optical fibre being embodied to be circumferentially closed so that an annular colour representation is displayed visually, wherein the operating element can be positioned removably on an operating element receptacle and in the positioned state can be moved for the purpose of setting operating conditions of the household appliance, wherein on the base the operating element has a central projection as a positioning element for positioning the operating element in the operating element receptacle, and at least one setting projection for setting an operating condition is embodied in the direction at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the operating element at a distance from the central projection.
A method performed by a wireless terminal for facilitating handover of the wireless terminal in wireless system, the method comprising: receiving uplink, UL, channel quality metrics from a target base station; updating a handover fitness score associated with the target base station, source of the received UL channel quality metrics, wherein the handover fitness score is a function of: a differential channel quality amongst the target base station and a serving base station, and historic values of the handover fitness score; establishing a handoff based at least in part on the received UL channel metrics and the updated handover fitness score. receiving uplink, UL, channel quality metrics from a target base station; updating a handover fitness score associated with the target base station, source of the received UL channel quality metrics, wherein the handover fitness score is a function of: a differential channel quality amongst the target base station and a serving base station, and historic values of the handover fitness score; a differential channel quality amongst the target base station and a serving base station, and historic values of the handover fitness score; establishing a handoff based at least in part on the received UL channel metrics and the updated handover fitness score.
A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising: an ink ejecting unit that ejects ink from a nozzle; a waste liquid flow path that is a flow path of ink sucked from the nozzle; a suction unit that performs an ink suction operation of sucking the ink from the nozzle via the waste liquid flow path; a cleaning unit that performs a cleaning operation of supplying cleaning liquid from a cleaning liquid storage unit that stores the cleaning liquid to the waste liquid flow path; and a control unit that controls the cleaning unit so that a supply amount of the cleaning liquid varies depending on an elapsed time from when the ink suction operation is performed and depending on a determination as to whether or not the suction of white ink is performed, when the cleaning operation is performed. an ink ejecting unit that ejects ink from a nozzle; a waste liquid flow path that is a flow path of ink sucked from the nozzle; a suction unit that performs an ink suction operation of sucking the ink from the nozzle via the waste liquid flow path; a cleaning unit that performs a cleaning operation of supplying cleaning liquid from a cleaning liquid storage unit that stores the cleaning liquid to the waste liquid flow path; and a control unit that controls the cleaning unit so that a supply amount of the cleaning liquid varies depending on an elapsed time from when the ink suction operation is performed and depending on a determination as to whether or not the suction of white ink is performed, when the cleaning operation is performed.
Capsule (40, 60) intended to collect samples in the intestine, comprising a body (41, 50) delimiting at least one compartment (51, 65) for receiving samples, a material that dissolves in the intestine totally or partially surrounding the body, said body comprising a device (53; 61) initially constrained in folded up form by said material that dissolves in the intestine and the deployment of which triggers the deployment of the body, at least one sample intake opening (52, 63), and a mobile mechanism (44; 64) for opening and/or closing the opening, the deployment of the device and the body and the actuation of the mechanism being controlled by the dissolution of the material that dissolves in the intestine, characterised in that the device (53; 61) is a shape-memory cage, said cage comprising a base structure surrounded by an impervious, flexible and elastic membrane (50, 62), the cage having naturally an ovoid shape.
A permanent deformation process for keratin fibers comprising the steps of: providing the keratin fibers with mechanical tension; applying onto the keratin fibers a composition comprising at least one cationic polymer; then placing the keratin fibers in an occlusive space to restrict the evaporation of evaporable components in the composition and keep the keratin fibers wet; and then heating the keratin fibers at a temperature ranging from 45°C to 250°C while keeping the keratin fibers in the wet state, wherein the composition contains neither a reducing agent nor a source of carbonate ions of the formula: wherein X is a group selected from the group consisting of O -, OH, NH 2, O-OH, and O-COO -. providing the keratin fibers with mechanical tension; applying onto the keratin fibers a composition comprising at least one cationic polymer; then placing the keratin fibers in an occlusive space to restrict the evaporation of evaporable components in the composition and keep the keratin fibers wet; and then heating the keratin fibers at a temperature ranging from 45°C to 250°C while keeping the keratin fibers in the wet state,
A carrier formed of foldable sheet material, the carrier comprising: a bottom; and a plurality of side panels (1115, 1119) adjoining and connected to the bottom, wherein the side panels (1115, 1119) form an open compartment, and wherein one of the side panels (1115, 1119) forms a handle panel having a first aperture, wherein the open compartment is divided by a handle panel divider extending from the compartment, and wherein the handle panel is foldable over the handle panel divider of the carrier, characterized in that said handle panel is configured to be inserted into the open compartment to form a compartment cover. a bottom; and a plurality of side panels (1115, 1119) adjoining and connected to the bottom, wherein the side panels (1115, 1119) form an open compartment, and wherein one of the side panels (1115, 1119) forms a handle panel having a first aperture, wherein the open compartment is divided by a handle panel divider extending from the compartment, and wherein the handle panel is foldable over the handle panel divider of the carrier, characterized in that said handle panel is configured to be inserted into the open compartment to form a compartment cover.
A base module for a starting apparatus of sport-purpose flatwater boat competitions, comprising a longitudinal holder arranged crosswise to the direction of motion of the boats, a level adjustment unit, a dynamic stabilizer (6, 7), a remote controlled start permitting unit having a mechanical drive unit (10, 104), and a nose support (8, 101), wherein the longitudinal holder is made of one or more rigid, hollow pipe or profiled bar, characterized in that the nose support (8, 101) comprises an information unit and a head portion for receiving the boat, said head portion is connected to the drive unit (10, 104) via a force transmission unit (9, 13), and is equipped with a start position sensing unit.
A device for delivering vestibular stimulation to an individual, comprising: (a) an ear insert; (b) at least one thermoelectric transducer included in the ear insert capable of affecting the vestibular system of the individual by being able to increase and reduce the temperature of an individual's ear canal; and (c) a controller connected to the thermoelectric transducer(s) and configured to activate the thermoelectric transducer(s) to deliver caloric vestibular stimulation to the vestibular system of the individual, wherein the controller comprises a control module configured to control the magnitude, duration and wave pattern of the vestibular stimulation, characterised in that said ear insert is so dimensioned as to be insertable into an ear canal of the individual and said insert comprises an inner portion having a shape that corresponds to the ear canal of the individual. (a) an ear insert; (b) at least one thermoelectric transducer included in the ear insert capable of affecting the vestibular system of the individual by being able to increase and reduce the temperature of an individual's ear canal; and (c) a controller connected to the thermoelectric transducer(s) and configured to activate the thermoelectric transducer(s) to deliver caloric vestibular stimulation to the vestibular system of the individual,
A spectacle lens comprising, on a lens base material, a multilayer film comprising two or more layers having different refractive indices and at least one tin oxide layer between them, wherein the tin oxide layer - has a composition gradient in which an oxygen content rate as an atomic percentage increases from the lens base material side to the other side, and - comprises an intermediate region having an oxygen content rate (atom-%) higher than that of the surface layer portion of the lens base material side and lower than that of the surface layer portion of the other side. - has a composition gradient in which an oxygen content rate as an atomic percentage increases from the lens base material side to the other side, and - comprises an intermediate region having an oxygen content rate (atom-%) higher than that of the surface layer portion of the lens base material side and lower than that of the surface layer portion of the other side.
A virtual concatenation delay compensation and restoration apparatus, wherein, comprises a concatenated multi-frame detecting circuit, a concatenated sequence automatic adjusting circuit, a buffer, a write control circuit, a read control relocating and adaptive circuit, and a read control circuit; said concatenated multi-frame detecting circuit is configured to detect the locking of the concatenated multi-frame indicator of a SDH frame, detect the concatenated indicator of a container, and to output the concatenated indicator and the concatenated multi-frame indicator to said concatenated sequence automatic adjusting circuit; said concatenated sequence automatic adjusting circuit is configured to adjust the sequence of the container within a concatenation group according to the concatenated indicator of the container, such that the sequence of the container coincides with the sequence at the sending terminal; said buffer is partitioned according to the container and the concatenated multi-frame indicator, and is configured to buffer the SDH frames that arrive first within the concatenated SDH frames; said write control circuit is configured to write the SDH frames within the containers for which sequences have been adjusted into said buffer based on the current concatenated multi-frame indicator of the SDH frame in each container; said read control relocating and adaptive circuit is configured to adjust the frequency and phase of a container; said read control circuit is configured to read the SDH frames from said buffer to complete the restoration of concatenation according to the signal outputted by said read control relocating and adaptive circuit.
A method of controlling a pitch angle of at least one blade of a wind turbine by use of a hydraulic system, the hydraulic system comprising at least one reservoir configured to store a hydraulic fluid, and at least one pump configured to supply the hydraulic fluid from the reservoir to at least one accumulator, if a hydraulic fluid pressure in the accumulator falls below a lower threshold value and till the hydraulic fluid pressure in the accumulator exceeds an upper threshold value, wherein the accumulator is configured to store the pressurized hydraulic fluid supplied by the pump and to supply the pressurized hydraulic fluid to at least one pitch control cylinder of the hydraulic system via at least one output valve of the hydraulic system, the pressurized hydraulic fluid in the pitch control cylinder drives at least one piston to change the pitch angle of the blade, the method comprising: determining a target outflow of the pressurized hydraulic fluid from the accumulator to the pitch control cylinder; determining a difference between the determined target outflow of the pressurized hydraulic fluid from the accumulator to the pitch control cylinder and a predetermined inflow of the hydraulic fluid from the reservoir to the accumulator; and supplying the hydraulic fluid from the reservoir to the accumulator by the pump regardless whether or not the hydraulic fluid pressure in the accumulator is fallen below the lower threshold value, if the determined target outflow is larger than the predetermined inflow. determining a target outflow of the pressurized hydraulic fluid from the accumulator to the pitch control cylinder; determining a difference between the determined target outflow of the pressurized hydraulic fluid from the accumulator to the pitch control cylinder and a predetermined inflow of the hydraulic fluid from the reservoir to the accumulator; and supplying the hydraulic fluid from the reservoir to the accumulator by the pump regardless whether or not the hydraulic fluid pressure in the accumulator is fallen below the lower threshold value, if the determined target outflow is larger than the predetermined inflow.
A rinse-off conditioner composition comprising: - a core-shell microcapsules slurry comprising microcapsules having an oil-based core and a polymeric shell coated with at least one cationic polymer; - up to 4wt% by weight of at least one quaternary ammonium salt; - from 0.25 to 15wt% by weight of at least one non quaternized conditioning ingredient comprising an oil or a wax or a mixture thereof; - less than 2% by weight of at least one water soluble cationic conditioning polymer; based on the total weight of the composition, characterized in that the composition is free of anionic, amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactants. - a core-shell microcapsules slurry comprising microcapsules having an oil-based core and a polymeric shell coated with at least one cationic polymer; - up to 4wt% by weight of at least one quaternary ammonium salt; - from 0.25 to 15wt% by weight of at least one non quaternized conditioning ingredient comprising an oil or a wax or a mixture thereof; - less than 2% by weight of at least one water soluble cationic conditioning polymer; based on the total weight of the composition,
A method to perform an analysis of two types of CRUD on a nuclear fuel rod, comprising: providing a nuclear fuel rod with a first layer and second layer of CRUD on an exterior of the fuel rod; brushing the first layer of CRUD from the fuel rod with a CRUD tool on a selected area; wherein the tool has a brushing device having bristles, a force applied to the brushing device on the fuel rod to remove the first layer of CRUD, the force being sufficient enough to perform such removal; collecting the first layer of CRUD from the brushing device; scraping the second layer of CRUD from the fuel rod in the selected area with the tool, wherein the tool has a scraping device having a blade and a second force is applied to the tool for scraping, the blade having a face for contacting the selected area; collecting the second layer of CRUD from the scraping device; and analyzing the first layer and second layer of CRUD separately with a scanning electron microscope wherein the bristles of the brushing device extend from the face of the blade of the scraping device. providing a nuclear fuel rod with a first layer and second layer of CRUD on an exterior of the fuel rod; brushing the first layer of CRUD from the fuel rod with a CRUD tool on a selected area; wherein the tool has a brushing device having bristles, a force applied to the brushing device on the fuel rod to remove the first layer of CRUD, the force being sufficient enough to perform such removal; collecting the first layer of CRUD from the brushing device; scraping the second layer of CRUD from the fuel rod in the selected area with the tool, wherein the tool has a scraping device having a blade and a second force is applied to the tool for scraping, the blade having a face for contacting the selected area; collecting the second layer of CRUD from the scraping device; and analyzing the first layer and second layer of CRUD separately with a scanning electron microscope wherein the bristles of the brushing device extend from the face of the blade of the scraping device.
Device for releasing reactant into the exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine, comprising a reactant injection arrangement, a reactant delivery arrangement with a first reactant pump and a second reactant pump for delivering reactant from a reactant reservoir to the reactant injection arrangement, wherein the first reactant pump is configured to generate a reactant pressure lying above a switching pressure for switching the reactant injection arrangement from the locked state into the open state, and wherein the second reactant pump is provided for providing reactant with a base pressure lying below the switching pressure and above a vapor pressure of the reactant in the area of a heating arrangement, wherein the reactant injection arrangement is switchable as a function of a reactant pressure generated by the reactant delivery arrangement between an open state for releasing reactant and a locked state for preventing the release of reactant, characterized by an actuating device for actuating the heating arrangement for heating reactant delivered by the reactant delivery arrangement to the heating arrangement and further to the reactant injection arrangement and in that the first reactant pump and the second reactant pump are arranged parallel.
A fishing line guide system for use on a fishing rod with a spinning reel to reduce the helix formed in the fishing line during casting, said fishing line guide system comprising: - a guide frame base, - a primary ring and a secondary ring extending from the guide frame base and being spaced a distance apart by a secondary guide frame extension; - the primary ring arranged to be affixed to the fishing rod towards said reel by the guide frame base; said secondary ring being concentric to and smaller than the primary ring, wherein a geometric center line of the primary and secondary rings (34, 36) is arranged to be spaced a distance apart from the surface of the fishing rod, wherein said guide frame base extends inclined from a plane defined by the primary ring in a direction opposite the secondary ring, characterized in that said guide frame base is a one-foot guide frame base; and that the fishing line guide system is arranged to be affixed to the fishing rod only in a single location of said fishing rod by said one foot guide frame base. - a guide frame base, - a primary ring and a secondary ring extending from the guide frame base and being spaced a distance apart by a secondary guide frame extension; - the primary ring arranged to be affixed to the fishing rod towards said reel by the guide frame base;