mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for operating a digital assistant, the method comprising: at a device having one or more processors, a display, and memory: receiving a speech output to be provided to a user of the device; determining if the device is currently receiving speech input from a user, wherein determining if the device is currently receiving speech input from the user includes determining if a last speech input was received within a predetermined period of time, wherein the predetermined period of time is a function of a measure of an urgency of the output; and upon determining that the device is not currently receiving speech input from the user, providing the speech output to the user; upon determining that the device is receiving speech input from the user: determining if provision of the speech output is urgent; upon determining that provision of the speech output is urgent, providing the speech output to the user; and upon determining that provision of the speech output is not urgent, delaying providing the speech output to the user, and providing a displayed output corresponding to the speech output. receiving a speech output to be provided to a user of the device; determining if the device is currently receiving speech input from a user, wherein determining if the device is currently receiving speech input from the user includes determining if a last speech input was received within a predetermined period of time, wherein the predetermined period of time is a function of a measure of an urgency of the output; and upon determining that the device is not currently receiving speech input from the user, providing the speech output to the user; upon determining that the device is receiving speech input from the user: determining if provision of the speech output is urgent; upon determining that provision of the speech output is urgent, providing the speech output to the user; and upon determining that provision of the speech output is not urgent, delaying providing the speech output to the user, and providing a displayed output corresponding to the speech output. determining if provision of the speech output is urgent; upon determining that provision of the speech output is urgent, providing the speech output to the user; and upon determining that provision of the speech output is not urgent, delaying providing the speech output to the user, and providing a displayed output corresponding to the speech output.
A method for code channel allocation in a wireless communication system, comprising: establishing a relation between at least one channel estimation window and a channelization code, wherein the at least one channel estimation window corresponding to the channelization code comprises at least one channel estimation window corresponding to all the spread spectrum code branches of a node in which the channelization code exists; and performing code channel allocation according to the relation established, wherein, the method comprises: establishing the relation between the at least one channel estimation window and the channelization code when K is any even numbers between 2-16; when the spread factor is 16, establishing a one-to-one relation between K channel estimation windows and K channelization codes first, then extracting at least channel estimation window from the K channel estimation windows to establish a relation with the remaining 16-K channelization codes; when the spread factor is not 16, establishing a relation between each channelization code and several channel estimation windows, wherein the channel estimation windows comprise the channel estimation windows of all the sub-spread spectrum code branches of a spread spectrum code branch in which the node exists, wherein K is the maximum number of channels estimation windows. establishing a relation between at least one channel estimation window and a channelization code, wherein the at least one channel estimation window corresponding to the channelization code comprises at least one channel estimation window corresponding to all the spread spectrum code branches of a node in which the channelization code exists; and performing code channel allocation according to the relation established, wherein, the method comprises: establishing the relation between the at least one channel estimation window and the channelization code when K is any even numbers between 2-16; when the spread factor is 16, establishing a one-to-one relation between K channel estimation windows and K channelization codes first, then extracting at least channel estimation window from the K channel estimation windows to establish a relation with the remaining 16-K channelization codes; when the spread factor is not 16, establishing a relation between each channelization code and several channel estimation windows, wherein the channel estimation windows comprise the channel estimation windows of all the sub-spread spectrum code branches of a spread spectrum code branch in which the node exists, wherein K is the maximum number of channels estimation windows.
A method of manufacturing a surgical kit for cartilage repair in an articulating surface of a joint, comprising the steps of: - receiving radiology image data (410,510,610) representing three dimensional image of a joint; - generating a first three dimensional representation (330,460) of a first surface of the joint;-generating a set of data representing a geometrical object based on said first surface, wherein said geometrical object is confined by said first surface; and - generating control software adapted to control a CAM system to manufacture a surgical kit for cartilage repair dependent on said set of data representing a geometrical object and on a predetermined model of components of said surgical kit, characterized in that the first three dimensional representation (330,460) is generated in a trainable image segmentation process dependent on a trained segmentation process control parameter set and said radiology image data (410,510,610), wherein: - an initial segmentation process control parameter set is obtained as a previously used and stored segmentation process control parameter set; - the first three dimensional representation (330,460) is generated based on the segmentation process control parameter set and evaluated by generating a quality value; and - the segmentation process control parameter set is modified based on said quality value in order to iterate the process until said quality value exceeds a predefined threshold value. - receiving radiology image data (410,510,610) representing three dimensional image of a joint; - generating a first three dimensional representation (330,460) of a first surface of the joint;-generating a set of data representing a geometrical object based on said first surface, wherein said geometrical object is confined by said first surface; and - generating control software adapted to control a CAM system to manufacture a surgical kit for cartilage repair dependent on said set of data representing a geometrical object and on a predetermined model of components of said surgical kit, - an initial segmentation process control parameter set is obtained as a previously used and stored segmentation process control parameter set; - the first three dimensional representation (330,460) is generated based on the segmentation process control parameter set and evaluated by generating a quality value; and - the segmentation process control parameter set is modified based on said quality value in order to iterate the process until said quality value exceeds a predefined threshold value.
A method for mitigating motion sickness in a system using a head mounted display, HMD, the method comprising: receiving data from a sensor indicating a current orientation of the HMD in real space; superimposing a visual indication on a display of the HMD, which visual indication provides visual information to a user of the current orientation of the HMD in real space, wherein the visual indication comprises an occlusion region, such that the visual indication is not disclosed in the occlusion region; and characterised by receiving data from a gaze tracking function indicating a current gaze point of the user corresponding to a foveal region of the user; wherein the occlusion region includes the current gaze point of the user to avoid the visual indication obscuring what the user is currently looking at, and wherein the occlusion region substantially matches the foveal region of the user. receiving data from a sensor indicating a current orientation of the HMD in real space; superimposing a visual indication on a display of the HMD, which visual indication provides visual information to a user of the current orientation of the HMD in real space, wherein the visual indication comprises an occlusion region, such that the visual indication is not disclosed in the occlusion region; and characterised by receiving data from a gaze tracking function indicating a current gaze point of the user corresponding to a foveal region of the user; wherein the occlusion region includes the current gaze point of the user to avoid the visual indication obscuring what the user is currently looking at, and wherein the occlusion region substantially matches the foveal region of the user.
Blind rivet for joining at least two components, in particular for joining components made of plastic, having a hollow rivet body that has an elongated shank that extends coaxially to a longitudinal center axis of the blind rivet and has a bore, a flange extending radially at one end of the shank for contact with an accessible side of a component, and, at the opposite end of the shank, a foot end that is passed through openings in the components, and having, located in the bore of the rivet body, a mandrel that has a mandrel shank, a drawing end projecting out of the flange of the rivet body that can be separated from the mandrel shank, and a mandrel head that stands in operative connection with the foot end of the rivet body in order to transmit a force to the rivet body during setting of the blind rivet, wherein the shank of the rivet body has a first section adjoining the flange and, adjacent thereto and extending towards the foot end, a second section, wherein the second section is designed such that, as a result of a process in which the flange is pressed against one side of the components and the foot end is simultaneously drawn toward the other side of the components with the aid of the mandrel, a flange forms that lies flat against the component located on the inaccessible side, and wherein the strength of the first section of the shank is increased with respect to the strength of the second section in such a manner that the outside diameter of the first section does not increase or increases only slightly as a result of the process, characterized in that the first section is plastically deformed to increase its strength, and has multiple longitudinal ribs formed by plastic deformation.
A heart-valve delivery apparatus for delivering a prosthetic heart valve via a patient's vasculature, comprising: a handle portion comprising a housing, and a torque shaft extending into the housing of the handle portion, wherein said housing houses a first gear disposed on and fixedly secured to the torque shaft, and wherein said handle portion comprises a driving mechanism operatively connected to the first gear for rotating the first gear and thereby the torque shaft relative to the housing, wherein the driving mechanism comprises a second gear that is arranged and configured for driving the first gear. a handle portion comprising a housing, and a torque shaft extending into the housing of the handle portion, wherein said housing houses a first gear disposed on and fixedly secured to the torque shaft, and wherein said handle portion comprises a driving mechanism operatively connected to the first gear for rotating the first gear and thereby the torque shaft relative to the housing, wherein the driving mechanism comprises a second gear that is arranged and configured for driving the first gear. a driving mechanism operatively connected to the first gear for rotating the first gear and thereby the torque shaft relative to the housing, wherein the driving mechanism comprises a second gear that is arranged and configured for driving the first gear.
A fiber placement system comprising: a compaction roller rotatable about an axis of rotation, said compaction roller at least partially defining a compaction nip region; and a laser heating assembly comprising: a laser that emits a beam of electromagnetic radiation; a scan head defining a scan field, said scan field being aligned with said compaction nip region, wherein said scan head scans said beam within said scan field; and a controller; wherein said scan head scans said beam in a scan row (100, 102, 104, 106, 108, 110) extending across said scan field, wherein said beam has an optical power which is controlled such that the amount of heating from scan row (100, 102, 104, 106, 108, 110) to scan row (100, 102, 104, 106, 108, 110) is varied. a compaction roller rotatable about an axis of rotation, said compaction roller at least partially defining a compaction nip region; and a laser heating assembly comprising: a laser that emits a beam of electromagnetic radiation; a scan head defining a scan field, said scan field being aligned with said compaction nip region, wherein said scan head scans said beam within said scan field; and a controller; a laser that emits a beam of electromagnetic radiation; a scan head defining a scan field, said scan field being aligned with said compaction nip region, wherein said scan head scans said beam within said scan field; and a controller; wherein said scan head scans said beam in a scan row (100, 102, 104, 106, 108, 110) extending across said scan field, wherein said beam has an optical power which is controlled such that the amount of heating from scan row (100, 102, 104, 106, 108, 110) to scan row (100, 102, 104, 106, 108, 110) is varied.
A water based ink or coating composition comprising: a) one or more renewable resins; b) one or more self-crosslinking acrylics; c) one or more crosslinking agents; and d) silicone; wherein the renewable resin content is equal to or greater than 65% (w/w), based on the total weight of the resin content in the ink or coating composition; and wherein the crosslinking agents are selected from the group consisting of zinc oxide, carbodiimide, cupric oxide, magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, glutaraldehyde, glyoxal, potassium persulfate, aluminum chloride, titanium tetrahydrochloride, zinc chloride, and combinations thereof. a) one or more renewable resins; b) one or more self-crosslinking acrylics; c) one or more crosslinking agents; and d) silicone;
A pressure element for injection molds configured for arrangement at or in connection to a hot runner body to which at least one hot runner nozzle is attachable, wherein the pressure element has a support body to receive forces acting on the hot runner body, - the support body is manufactured by means of a generative production process; and - the support body has a hollow chamber structure, u characterized in that - the hollow chamber structure of the support body has webs and openings formed between the webs; and - the webs of the hollow chamber structure have a wall thickness that increases starting from a center region in the direction toward contact surfaces (14, 15) of the pressure element. - the support body is manufactured by means of a generative production process; and - the support body has a hollow chamber structure, - the hollow chamber structure of the support body has webs and openings formed between the webs; and - the webs of the hollow chamber structure have a wall thickness that increases starting from a center region in the direction toward contact surfaces (14, 15) of the pressure element.
A method of genotyping HIV-1 in a sample, comprising: (a) contacting a sample obtained from a subject with a first forward nucleic acid primer comprising a mixture of SEQ ID NO: 1 and 2 and a first reverse nucleic acid primer comprising SEQ ID NO: 4 or contacting the sample obtained from the subject with a first forward primer comprising SEQ ID NO: 3 and a first reverse nucleic acid primer comprising SEQ ID NO: 4, thereby generating a first reaction mixture; (b) incubating the first reaction mixture under conditions sufficient to amplify a portion of HIV-1 pol in the first reaction mixture, thereby generating a first amplification product; (c) contacting the first amplification product with a second forward nucleic acid primer comprising SEQ ID NO: 5 and a second reverse nucleic acid primer comprising SEQ ID NO: 6, thereby generating a second reaction mixture; (d) incubating the second reaction mixture under conditions sufficient to amplify a portion of HIV-1 pol comprising HIV-1 reverse transcriptase and HIV-1 protease in the second reaction mixture, thereby generating a second amplification product; and (e) sequencing the first amplification product or the second amplification product to determine the genotype of HIV-1 or subjecting the first amplification product or the second amplification product to allele-specific analysis to determine the genotype of HIV-1. (a) contacting a sample obtained from a subject with a first forward nucleic acid primer comprising a mixture of SEQ ID NO: 1 and 2 and a first reverse nucleic acid primer comprising SEQ ID NO: 4 or contacting the sample obtained from the subject with a first forward primer comprising SEQ ID NO: 3 and a first reverse nucleic acid primer comprising SEQ ID NO: 4, thereby generating a first reaction mixture; (b) incubating the first reaction mixture under conditions sufficient to amplify a portion of HIV-1 pol in the first reaction mixture, thereby generating a first amplification product; (c) contacting the first amplification product with a second forward nucleic acid primer comprising SEQ ID NO: 5 and a second reverse nucleic acid primer comprising SEQ ID NO: 6, thereby generating a second reaction mixture; (d) incubating the second reaction mixture under conditions sufficient to amplify a portion of HIV-1 pol comprising HIV-1 reverse transcriptase and HIV-1 protease in the second reaction mixture, thereby generating a second amplification product; and (e) sequencing the first amplification product or the second amplification product to determine the genotype of HIV-1 or subjecting the first amplification product or the second amplification product to allele-specific analysis to determine the genotype of HIV-1.
Use of a cosmetic composition comprising at least 0.1% aqueous extract of the seed, the pulp and the pericarp of the fruit of Chrysophyllum cainito, by weight of dry matter with respect to the total weight of the composition, as an anti-glycation agent of vimentin in human skin fibroblasts, in order to prevent and/or delay and/or combat skin sagging and loss of elasticity of the cutaneous fibres.
A method for cleaning a plate heat exchanger, which plate heat exchanger comprises - a plate pack formed of circular heat exchange plates (17, 18, 17', 18') having openings (21a, 21b) and being arranged on top of each other, the height of which pack defines a longitudinal direction of the plate pack, and which plate pack comprises ends in the direction of the heat exchange plates and an outer surface defined by the outer edges of the heat exchange plates, and in which plate pack the heat exchange plates are attached to each other alternately at the openings of the plates and at the perimeters of the plates, and - an outer casing surrounding the plate pack, which casing comprises end plates (3a, 3b) mainly in the direction of the ends of the plate pack and a shell connecting the end plates, of which end plates at least one is arranged to be openable, characterized in that the method comprises at least the following steps - opening at least one end plate (3a, 3b) of the outer casing, - removing the plate pack from the outer casing, - fixing the plate pack to a support base, - arranging a support mechanism into the plate pack in order to stretch the plate pack evenly in the whole length of the plate pack, - stretching the plate pack in its longitudinal direction so that the spaces between the plates (17, 18, 17', 18') of the plate pack increase, and - cleaning the plate spaces of the plate pack. - a plate pack formed of circular heat exchange plates (17, 18, 17', 18') having openings (21a, 21b) and being arranged on top of each other, the height of which pack defines a longitudinal direction of the plate pack, and which plate pack comprises ends in the direction of the heat exchange plates and an outer surface defined by the outer edges of the heat exchange plates, and in which plate pack the heat exchange plates are attached to each other alternately at the openings of the plates and at the perimeters of the plates, and - an outer casing surrounding the plate pack, which casing comprises end plates (3a, 3b) mainly in the direction of the ends of the plate pack and a shell connecting the end plates, of which end plates at least one is arranged to be openable, - opening at least one end plate (3a, 3b) of the outer casing, - removing the plate pack from the outer casing, - fixing the plate pack to a support base, - arranging a support mechanism into the plate pack in order to stretch the plate pack evenly in the whole length of the plate pack, - stretching the plate pack in its longitudinal direction so that the spaces between the plates (17, 18, 17', 18') of the plate pack increase, and - cleaning the plate spaces of the plate pack.