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An imaging system for a vehicle, comprising: an imager configured to image a scene external and forward of the vehicle and to generate image data corresponding to acquired images; and a processor configured to receive and analyze the image data to detect the presence of a light source and to identify whether such light source is a light of another vehicle, wherein, when a light source is detected, said processor is configured to generate a signal that is used to control exterior lights of the vehicle to temporarily modulate at least a portion of an illumination pattern projected from the exterior lights to have a particular modulation pattern at least in the direction of the detected light source, after generating the signal, said processor is configured to analyze the image data subsequently received to detect whether the light source has a modulation pattern corresponding to the modulation pattern of the exterior lights, and if the light source does have such a modulation pattern, said processor is configured to determine that the light source is a reflective object and not a light of another vehicle, and if the light source does not have such a modulation pattern, said processor is configured to determine that the light source may be a light of another vehicle, characterized in that the modulation pattern used to modulate the exterior lights is a unique modulation pattern to the vehicle that is accomplished by pulse width modulation where the duty cycle is changed between a high duty cycle and a low duty cycle where the gap in time between pulses represents a unique binary code. an imager configured to image a scene external and forward of the vehicle and to generate image data corresponding to acquired images; and a processor configured to receive and analyze the image data to detect the presence of a light source and to identify whether such light source is a light of another vehicle,
A compass arrangement having a needle housing, a ferromagnetic compass needle mounted rotatably therein, and having a bearing plate to which the needle housing is fastened, characterized in that the bearing plate furthermore supports a circuit unit and a coil which are parts of an RFID transponder, wherein the coil is arranged concentrically to the compass needle.
A handheld electronic device, comprising: a housing having a first side and a second side; a first display positioned on the first side and operative to display first information; a second display positioned on the second side and operative to display second information that is based upon the first information, at least one sensor operative to detect a change in viewing orientation; and at least one processor communicatively coupled with the first display, the second display and the at least one sensor, the at least one processor configured to change at least one of the first information and the second information in response to the at least one sensor detecting the change in viewing orientation; in which the change on a given one of the first and second displays is based upon a current application on the respective other one of the first and second displays. a housing having a first side and a second side; a first display positioned on the first side and operative to display first information; a second display positioned on the second side and operative to display second information that is based upon the first information, at least one sensor operative to detect a change in viewing orientation; and at least one processor communicatively coupled with the first display, the second display and the at least one sensor, the at least one processor configured to change at least one of the first information and the second information in response to the at least one sensor detecting the change in viewing orientation; in which the change on a given one of the first and second displays is based upon a current application on the respective other one of the first and second displays.
A communication method comprising communicating a packet including a command for instructing to control a device to be controlled, identification information of the command, and a start-up deadline of the command, wherein the communication method is applied to a distributed control system in which the packet including the command is transmitted from a central control device to an individual control device such that the individual control device controls a device to be controlled, the communication method further comprising: start-up deadline determination processing for setting a start-up deadline in consideration of the performance of the device to be controlled; and communication processing for transmitting the packet from the central control device to the individual control device, characterized in that in the start-up deadline determination processing, the start-up deadline is advanced from a start timing or an end timing at which the device to be controlled is controlled by a period of time required to start or stop the device to be controlled. start-up deadline determination processing for setting a start-up deadline in consideration of the performance of the device to be controlled; and communication processing for transmitting the packet from the central control device to the individual control device, characterized in that in the start-up deadline determination processing, the start-up deadline is advanced from a start timing or an end timing at which the device to be controlled is controlled by a period of time required to start or stop the device to be controlled.
A vehicle comprising a power reception device receiving electric power from a power transmission device in a contactless manner, said power reception device comprising: a power reception unit (210, 210A) configured to receive, in a contactless manner, AC power output from a power transmission unit of said power transmission device; a power line (218, 230) through which the electric power received by said power reception unit (210, 210A) is output; and a power storage device configured to store the electric power output to the power line (218, 230), the electric power stored in said power storage device being used for generating driving force of the vehicle; and an electrical device (240, 242, 215) configured to operate with the electric power received from said power line (218, 230), characterized in that said electrical device (240, 242, 215) is a cooler. a power reception unit (210, 210A) configured to receive, in a contactless manner, AC power output from a power transmission unit of said power transmission device; a power line (218, 230) through which the electric power received by said power reception unit (210, 210A) is output; and a power storage device configured to store the electric power output to the power line (218, 230), the electric power stored in said power storage device being used for generating driving force of the vehicle; and an electrical device (240, 242, 215) configured to operate with the electric power received from said power line (218, 230), characterized in that said electrical device (240, 242, 215) is a cooler.
A monitoring apparatus for non-invasively monitoring physiological parameters of an individual comprising: a monitoring garment comprising a shirt for the torso of the individual to be monitored, and one or more inductive plethysmographic sensors (4, 5, 6, 7), each IP sensor comprising an inductance sensor including at least one conductive loop arranged to closely encircle the torso, wherein the inductance of the conductive loop is responsive to the cross-sectional area of the torso enclosed by the loop, wherein each of the IP sensors comprises a tightening device for adjusting circumferential tightness of the IP sensor to substantially prevent longitudinal movement of the one or more IP sensors along the torso; a cardiac cycle sensor (10, 11) for generating signals responsive to occurrence of cardiac ventricular contractions, a signal cable for carrying signals from said sensors, and a microprocessor unit comprising a microprocessor for receiving signals from said signal cable and for recording digital data derived from all received signals in a removable computer-readable memory media, wherein the removable computer-readable media is comprised in the apparatus. a monitoring garment comprising a shirt for the torso of the individual to be monitored, and one or more inductive plethysmographic sensors (4, 5, 6, 7), each IP sensor comprising an inductance sensor including at least one conductive loop arranged to closely encircle the torso, wherein the inductance of the conductive loop is responsive to the cross-sectional area of the torso enclosed by the loop, wherein each of the IP sensors comprises a tightening device for adjusting circumferential tightness of the IP sensor to substantially prevent longitudinal movement of the one or more IP sensors along the torso; a cardiac cycle sensor (10, 11) for generating signals responsive to occurrence of cardiac ventricular contractions, a signal cable for carrying signals from said sensors, and a microprocessor unit comprising a microprocessor for receiving signals from said signal cable and for recording digital data derived from all received signals in a removable computer-readable memory media, wherein the removable computer-readable media is comprised in the apparatus.
An information transmission method in a Long Term Evolution, LTE, system, comprising: determining, by a half-duplex user equipment UE, a first subframe on a first carrier and on a second carrier respectively, wherein the first subframe on the first carrier is a special subframe including a downlink pilot timeslot, a guard period, and an uplink pilot timeslot; the first subframe on the second carrier is a downlink subframe; the first carrier and the second carrier are carriers that are configured for the UE, the first carrier is an anchor carrier and the second carrier is a supplementary carrier, the first carrier and the second carrier are Time Duplexing Division, TDD, carriers; sending or receiving, by the UE, information in the first subframe of the first carrier; receiving, by the UE, in the first subframe of the second carrier, Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH; and skipping, by the UE, receiving downlink data channel in the first subframe of the second carrier, wherein a time length for downlink signal reception in the first subframe on the second carrier is equal to or less than a time length for downlink signal reception in the first subframe on the first carrier. determining, by a half-duplex user equipment UE, a first subframe on a first carrier and on a second carrier respectively, wherein the first subframe on the first carrier is a special subframe including a downlink pilot timeslot, a guard period, and an uplink pilot timeslot; the first subframe on the second carrier is a downlink subframe; the first carrier and the second carrier are carriers that are configured for the UE, the first carrier is an anchor carrier and the second carrier is a supplementary carrier, the first carrier and the second carrier are Time Duplexing Division, TDD, carriers; sending or receiving, by the UE, information in the first subframe of the first carrier; receiving, by the UE, in the first subframe of the second carrier, Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH; and skipping, by the UE, receiving downlink data channel in the first subframe of the second carrier, wherein a time length for downlink signal reception in the first subframe on the second carrier is equal to or less than a time length for downlink signal reception in the first subframe on the first carrier.
A pressure sensitive adhesive composition comprising: an olefin block copolymer; a silane-grafted olefin block copolymer; a tackifier; and an oil; wherein the composition has a shear adhesion greater than 60 minutes. an olefin block copolymer; a silane-grafted olefin block copolymer; a tackifier; and an oil;
A method of processing DRM (Digital Rights Management) rights in a Digital Rights Management system, wherein DRM rights for controlling access to content have been created, comprising the step of receiving the DRM rights in the DRM system, characterized in that the method further comprises the step of allowing a user of the DRM system to introduce user attributed rights in the form of further restrictions on the received DRM rights in the DRM system, wherein - the user attributed rights constitutes a second set of rights and the received DRM rights constitutes a first set of rights, wherein the two sets of rights are linked together by encrypting a right in the first set with a key that is stored in a right in the second set of rights. - the user attributed rights constitutes a second set of rights and the received DRM rights constitutes a first set of rights, wherein the two sets of rights are linked together by encrypting a right in the first set with a key that is stored in a right in the second set of rights.
An in vitro method for determining the risk of occurrence of chronic lung graft dysfunction in a human subject comprising: a) measuring the level of CD9 + B cells in a blood sample of the subject, b) comparing the level of CD9 + B cells measured at step a) with one or more reference values of the level of CD9 + B cells, and c) determining the risk of occurrence of chronic lung graft dysfunction in the said subject from the comparison performed at step b). a) measuring the level of CD9 + B cells in a blood sample of the subject, b) comparing the level of CD9 + B cells measured at step a) with one or more reference values of the level of CD9 + B cells, and c) determining the risk of occurrence of chronic lung graft dysfunction in the said subject from the comparison performed at step b).
A computer-implemented method of implant detection comprising: receiving a three-dimensional image of an anatomy portion of a patient from computed tomography projections of the patient in an image processing computing system; identifying a cluster of voxels forming an implant candidate on a CT slice of the 3D image; comparing the implant candidate with artifacts of implants from an implant database stored in a memory of the computing system; selecting a best-fit implant from the implant database; selecting an orientation and location of the best-fit implant relative to the anatomy portion on the CT slice; and overlaying a graphical image of the best-fit implant on the implant candidate of the CT slice on a display of the computing system. receiving a three-dimensional image of an anatomy portion of a patient from computed tomography projections of the patient in an image processing computing system; identifying a cluster of voxels forming an implant candidate on a CT slice of the 3D image; comparing the implant candidate with artifacts of implants from an implant database stored in a memory of the computing system; selecting a best-fit implant from the implant database; selecting an orientation and location of the best-fit implant relative to the anatomy portion on the CT slice; and overlaying a graphical image of the best-fit implant on the implant candidate of the CT slice on a display of the computing system.
Method for manufacturing a composite material combining a mineral pigment and a ceramic matrix, the ceramic matrix being based on zirconia stabilised with yttrium, said matrix being adapted to allow light to pass, the mineral pigment being in the form of discrete particles each comprising a nucleus and a red coloured coating surrounding the nucleus, the coloured coating being an oxide comprising iron, chromium, aluminium, titanium, silicon, zinc, nickel, cobalt, cadmium, copper, vanadium, bismuth and/or manganese, the nucleus of the mineral pigment being adapted to allow light to pass and being manufactured from a material chosen among mica, alumina, zirconia and titanium dioxide, said method including the following steps: a) mixing the mineral pigment in powder form with the matrix in powder form; and b) sintering said powder mixture at a temperature of 1200°C under a pressure greater than 200 MPa, sufficient for the densification temperature of the matrix under said pressure to remain less than the degradation temperature of the mineral pigment. a) mixing the mineral pigment in powder form with the matrix in powder form; and b) sintering said powder mixture at a temperature of 1200°C under a pressure greater than 200 MPa, sufficient for the densification temperature of the matrix under said pressure to remain less than the degradation temperature of the mineral pigment.
Device for the authentication of an optically variable entity exhibiting a color shift with changing viewing-angle, the device comprising a plate of light-refractive material, the device characterised by said plate having two surfaces and a 2 dimensional array of micro-prisms on at least one of said surfaces, and being disposed in said device such as to provide, aside each other, a direct view and a view through said plate onto at least parts of said optically variable entity, said view through said plate being an angularly deflected view, resulting from light refraction at said micro-prisms.
A method of manufacturing motor windings comprising: drawing a wire through a plurality of dies having a particular spacing so that a length of each turn of the windings is controlled, the plurality of dies varying in at least two dimensions to form the wire to be of a constant cross-sectional area along an entire length thereof and a varying cross-sectional geometric shape; characterized by reversing a direction of travel of the wire to eject the wire from the dies, wherein the wire is drawn through the plurality of dies at a constant linear speed along a length of the wire. drawing a wire through a plurality of dies having a particular spacing so that a length of each turn of the windings is controlled, the plurality of dies varying in at least two dimensions to form the wire to be of a constant cross-sectional area along an entire length thereof and a varying cross-sectional geometric shape; characterized by reversing a direction of travel of the wire to eject the wire from the dies, wherein the wire is drawn through the plurality of dies at a constant linear speed along a length of the wire.
A near field communication, NFC, communication method, performed by an NFC communications apparatus, and characterized by comprising: receiving a first signal sent by an NFC card reader; and in response to the first signal, performing data interaction with the NFC card reader using target contactless information in a case that a first NFC emulation card comprised by the NFC communications apparatus is in an active state; wherein the first NFC emulation card is a non-access-control-type NFC emulation card, and the target contactless information is stored in the NFC communications apparatus and carries a target identification code corresponding to an access-control-type target NFC emulation card. receiving a first signal sent by an NFC card reader; and in response to the first signal, performing data interaction with the NFC card reader using target contactless information in a case that a first NFC emulation card comprised by the NFC communications apparatus is in an active state; wherein the first NFC emulation card is a non-access-control-type NFC emulation card, and the target contactless information is stored in the NFC communications apparatus and carries a target identification code corresponding to an access-control-type target NFC emulation card.
A method of preparing an absorbent antimicrobial wound dressing comprising: (a) preparing an antimicrobial coating composition by mixing an antimicrobial agent and one or more polymers in a solvent system that comprises a non-aqueous solvent; (b) contacting the antimicrobial coating composition of step (a) with a wound dressing substrate which comprises absorbent fibers or absorbent particles, wherein the wound dressing substrate has a free swell absorptive capacity corresponding to the maximum absorptive capacity of the wound dressing substrate, of at least 5 times its own weight, as measured by EN 13726-1:2002; and (c) drying the product of step (b). (a) preparing an antimicrobial coating composition by mixing an antimicrobial agent and one or more polymers in a solvent system that comprises a non-aqueous solvent; (b) contacting the antimicrobial coating composition of step (a) with a wound dressing substrate which comprises absorbent fibers or absorbent particles, wherein the wound dressing substrate has a free swell absorptive capacity corresponding to the maximum absorptive capacity of the wound dressing substrate, of at least 5 times its own weight, as measured by EN 13726-1:2002; and (c) drying the product of step (b).
A control device that controls an electronic musical instrument (30, 300, 310, 350), the control device comprising: a first communication part that performs wireless communication with the electronic musical instrument (30, 300, 310, 350); and a second communication part that performs wireless communication with a control portion that controls the electronic musical instrument (30, 300, 310, 350) on the basis of the Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy standard, characterised in that in establishment of communication with the control portion, the second communication part is configured to transmit an advertising packet to which an ID for identifying the control device is added to the control portion in a case where the communication with the electronic musical instrument (30, 300, 310, 350) using the first communication part has not been established, and is configured to transmit an advertising packet to which an ID for identifying the control device including information indicating that the communication with the electronic musical instrument (30, 300, 310, 350) has been established is added to the control portion in a case where the communication with the electronic musical instrument (30, 300, 310, 350) using the first communication part has been established. a first communication part that performs wireless communication with the electronic musical instrument (30, 300, 310, 350); and a second communication part that performs wireless communication with a control portion that controls the electronic musical instrument (30, 300, 310, 350) on the basis of the Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy standard, characterised in that in establishment of communication with the control portion, the second communication part is configured to transmit an advertising packet to which an ID for identifying the control device is added to the control portion in a case where the communication with the electronic musical instrument (30, 300, 310, 350) using the first communication part has not been established, and is configured to transmit an advertising packet to which an ID for identifying the control device including information indicating that the communication with the electronic musical instrument (30, 300, 310, 350) has been established is added to the control portion in a case where the communication with the electronic musical instrument (30, 300, 310, 350) using the first communication part has been established.
An immunoglobulin single variable domain that is directed against CXCR7 and that comprises an amino acid sequence with the formula 1 FR1 - CDR1- FR2 - CDR2 - FR3 - CDR3 - FR4; wherein FR1 to FR4 refer to framework regions 1 to 4 and are framework regions of an immunoglobulin single variable domain; and wherein: - CDR1 is SEQ ID NO: 9; CDR2 is SEQ ID NO: 19 and CDR3 is SEQ ID NO: 29; or - CDR1 is SEQ ID NO: 10; CDR2 is SEQ ID NO: 20 and CDR3 is SEQ ID NO: 30; or - CDR1 is SEQ ID NO: 11; CDR2 is SEQ ID NO: 21 and CDR3 is SEQ ID NO: 31; or - CDR1 is SEQ ID NO: 12; CDR2 is SEQ ID NO: 22 and CDR3 is SEQ ID NO: 32; or - CDR1 is SEQ ID NO: 13; CDR2 is SEQ ID NO: 23 and CDR3 is SEQ ID NO: 33. - CDR1 is SEQ ID NO: 9; CDR2 is SEQ ID NO: 19 and CDR3 is SEQ ID NO: 29; or - CDR1 is SEQ ID NO: 10; CDR2 is SEQ ID NO: 20 and CDR3 is SEQ ID NO: 30; or - CDR1 is SEQ ID NO: 11; CDR2 is SEQ ID NO: 21 and CDR3 is SEQ ID NO: 31; or - CDR1 is SEQ ID NO: 12; CDR2 is SEQ ID NO: 22 and CDR3 is SEQ ID NO: 32; or - CDR1 is SEQ ID NO: 13; CDR2 is SEQ ID NO: 23 and CDR3 is SEQ ID NO: 33.