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An elevator system comprising a plurality of elevators including a first elevator and a second elevator, and a controller that controls the plurality of elevators and communicates over a network with a first device seeking elevator service at a lobby, wherein the controller is configured to: receive a first request from the first device to receive elevator service, characterised by the controller being further configured to provide the first device a first priority number, based on the first priority number and remaining elevator capacity in the plurality of elevators, effect a first assignment wherein the first elevator is assigned to service the first request. a plurality of elevators including a first elevator and a second elevator, and a controller that controls the plurality of elevators and communicates over a network with a first device seeking elevator service at a lobby, wherein the controller is configured to: receive a first request from the first device to receive elevator service, characterised by the controller being further configured to provide the first device a first priority number, based on the first priority number and remaining elevator capacity in the plurality of elevators, effect a first assignment wherein the first elevator is assigned to service the first request.
A hearing aid, comprising: a microphone for converting an audio input into an input signal; processing circuitry for processing the input signal to produce an output signal in a manner that compensates for a patient's hearing deficit; a speaker for converting the output signal into an audio output; a battery for supplying power to the hearing aid; a power switch for disconnecting the battery from a power bus that conveys power to the hearing aid; a state switch for providing a signal to the processing circuitry indicating that the battery has been disconnected; wherein the processing circuitry is configured to initiate a shutdown sequence when the state switch is actuated, the processing circuitry having a capacitance; wherein the shutdown sequence is performed by the processing circuitry while a voltage is maintained after disconnection of the battery due to the capacitance of the processing circuitry; and wherein the power switch and state switch are configured to operate in parallel such that actuation of the power switch actuates the state switch. a microphone for converting an audio input into an input signal; processing circuitry for processing the input signal to produce an output signal in a manner that compensates for a patient's hearing deficit; a speaker for converting the output signal into an audio output; a battery for supplying power to the hearing aid; a power switch for disconnecting the battery from a power bus that conveys power to the hearing aid; a state switch for providing a signal to the processing circuitry indicating that the battery has been disconnected; wherein the processing circuitry is configured to initiate a shutdown sequence when the state switch is actuated, the processing circuitry having a capacitance; wherein the shutdown sequence is performed by the processing circuitry while a voltage is maintained after disconnection of the battery due to the capacitance of the processing circuitry; and wherein the power switch and state switch are configured to operate in parallel such that actuation of the power switch actuates the state switch.
A hydrogen gas generator system comprising: - an electrolysis reactor stack adapted to perform electrolysis on an electrolyte solution and generate a mixture of electrolyte solution and oxygen and hydrogen gas; - a separator configured to receive from the reactor stack the mixture of electrolyte solution and oxygen and hydrogen gas, and separate the oxygen and hydrogen gas mixture from the electrolyte solution; - a drying system configured to receive the mixture of oxygen and hydrogen gas and remove water and impurities contained within the water from the mixture of gasses; - a gas separation system configured to expose the at least partially dried gas mixture to cryogenic temperatures to distil the oxygen out of the mixture as non-gaseous oxygen to leave purified hydrogen gas; and - a storage system for storing the purified hydrogen as a gas or a liquid. - an electrolysis reactor stack adapted to perform electrolysis on an electrolyte solution and generate a mixture of electrolyte solution and oxygen and hydrogen gas; - a separator configured to receive from the reactor stack the mixture of electrolyte solution and oxygen and hydrogen gas, and separate the oxygen and hydrogen gas mixture from the electrolyte solution; - a drying system configured to receive the mixture of oxygen and hydrogen gas and remove water and impurities contained within the water from the mixture of gasses; - a gas separation system configured to expose the at least partially dried gas mixture to cryogenic temperatures to distil the oxygen out of the mixture as non-gaseous oxygen to leave purified hydrogen gas; and - a storage system for storing the purified hydrogen as a gas or a liquid.
A method of non-identical feature matching in a search system, the search system having a set of data points, wherein the set of data points comprises one of fingerprint data, image feature descriptors and video feature descriptors, the method comprising: expanding, by a server, the set to create an expanded set by, initializing (104, 304) the expanded set to include data elements obtained by quantizing the data points in the set of data points using a scalar quantizer, and for every data point in the set of data points, finding (106, 306) all data elements within an error distance of that data point and adding (108, 308) those found data elements to the expanded set, wherein the error distance is a function of a threshold error; constructing, by the server, a binary array of the expanded set using a plurality of hash functions as a bloom filter; transmitting, by the server, the binary array to a remote device in reply to a request from the remote device, and enabling, by the server, the remote device to apply the plurality of hash functions to a query to determine, from the binary array, whether the query matches one of the data elements in the expanded set and, if so, outputting a match. expanding, by a server, the set to create an expanded set by, initializing (104, 304) the expanded set to include data elements obtained by quantizing the data points in the set of data points using a scalar quantizer, and for every data point in the set of data points, finding (106, 306) all data elements within an error distance of that data point and adding (108, 308) those found data elements to the expanded set, wherein the error distance is a function of a threshold error; initializing (104, 304) the expanded set to include data elements obtained by quantizing the data points in the set of data points using a scalar quantizer, and for every data point in the set of data points, finding (106, 306) all data elements within an error distance of that data point and adding (108, 308) those found data elements to the expanded set, wherein the error distance is a function of a threshold error; constructing, by the server, a binary array of the expanded set using a plurality of hash functions as a bloom filter; transmitting, by the server, the binary array to a remote device in reply to a request from the remote device, and enabling, by the server, the remote device to apply the plurality of hash functions to a query to determine, from the binary array, whether the query matches one of the data elements in the expanded set and, if so, outputting a match.
A carrier-roll winder which comprises at least two surface support elements (15, 20) to support at least one reel being formed substantially below it and at least one loading device which is arranged to support said reel at least for part of the forming time of the reel substantially above it, and in which the carrier-roll winder is provided with at least one drive (15.1, 20.1, 30.1) so that the drive (15.1, 20.1, 30.1) is arranged to apply tangential force to the reel being wound, the carrier-roll winder comprises a control arrangement which is arranged to control said at least one drive (15.1, 20.1, 30.1) of the carrier-roll winder such that the drive provides the reel/reels being wound with an effect diminishing the bouncing phenomenon, the control arrangement comprises an arrangement for detecting and monitoring the bouncing phenomenon, and characterised in that the control arrangement is arranged to control the drive so that with the drive is applied to the reel or reels tangential force provided by the bouncing phenomenon, resisting a change in the machine-directional position of the reel or reels substantially diverging from the steady state.
A heat exchanger for a vehicle, the heat exchanger comprising: • a first core and a second core comprising a first pair of collectors and and a second pair of collectors and respectively for heat exchange fluid; at least the first pair of collectors and being arranged substantially vertically, • a receiver drier inter-positioned fluidly between the cores and, the receiver drier comprising: o a tubular casing; o an inlet port and an outlet port configured at opposite lateral ends and of the tubular casing; o a desiccant section configured between the lateral ends and and adapted to receive desiccant material; and o a suction tube adapted to configure fluid communication between the desiccant section and the outlet port, characterized in that the receiver drier is disposed horizontally, wherein the suction tube is configured to enable receiving of the fluid from a lower portion of the tubular casing defined below a central axis O of the tubular casing and upstream of the suction tube in direction F of fluid flow in the receiver drier, wherein the inlet is placed in the middle between the opposite lateral ends and of the tubular casing and is adapted to receive the fluid inside the suction tube irrespective of vehicle orientation. • a first core and a second core comprising a first pair of collectors and and a second pair of collectors and respectively for heat exchange fluid; at least the first pair of collectors and being arranged substantially vertically, • a receiver drier inter-positioned fluidly between the cores and, the receiver drier comprising: o a tubular casing; o an inlet port and an outlet port configured at opposite lateral ends and of the tubular casing; o a desiccant section configured between the lateral ends and and adapted to receive desiccant material; and o a suction tube adapted to configure fluid communication between the desiccant section and the outlet port, o a tubular casing; o an inlet port and an outlet port configured at opposite lateral ends and of the tubular casing; o a desiccant section configured between the lateral ends and and adapted to receive desiccant material; and o a suction tube adapted to configure fluid communication between the desiccant section and the outlet port,
A manufacturing method of a piezoelectric/electrostrictive film type element comprising a substrate in which a cavity is formed, and a laminated vibrator made of laminations of an electrode film (112, 116) and a piezoelectric/electrostrictive film provided on a first main surface of said substrate so as to position with said cavity in a plane position, the manufacturing method comprising the steps of: (a) forming a first photosensitive film on the first main surface of said substrate; (b) irradiating a light from a side of a second main surface of said substrate to depict a latent image, in which a plain shape of said cavity is transferred, on said first photosensitive film; (c) removing said first photosensitive film formed in a region where said cavity is formed, by development; (d) forming a lowermost film constituting said laminated vibrator in a region where said first photosensitive film is removed; and (e) removing said first photosensitive film remaining in a region where said cavity is not formed. (a) forming a first photosensitive film on the first main surface of said substrate; (b) irradiating a light from a side of a second main surface of said substrate to depict a latent image, in which a plain shape of said cavity is transferred, on said first photosensitive film; (c) removing said first photosensitive film formed in a region where said cavity is formed, by development; (d) forming a lowermost film constituting said laminated vibrator in a region where said first photosensitive film is removed; and (e) removing said first photosensitive film remaining in a region where said cavity is not formed.
Power semiconductor module having a housing and having a switching device for arrangement on a base element, wherein the switching device comprises a circuit board having a second surface, which is configured for arrangement on a corresponding third surface of the base element, wherein further components are arranged on the side of the circuit board which is averted from the second surface, wherein the housing at least partially encloses the switching device on at least two mutually opposing sides (200, 202), and at which location a fixing device (14, 12) is respectively arranged, wherein exactly one or at least one first fixing device comprises a first surface, which is configured in a parallel offset arrangement to the second surface, and is recessed in relation to the second surface, from the direction of the third surface, and wherein the fixing device comprises a stop element, which is configured to accommodate a first force, which compresses the first surface in the direction of the third surface, without sustaining deformation, and moreover to sustain deformation in response to a second force, acting in the same direction.
Method for producing a pneumatic vehicle tyre having a reduced flexural stiffness of the bead core and of the tyre bead, comprising the following steps: a) prefabricating a bead core having a steel cord wire (4, 5), wherein the steel cord wire (4, 5) has an outer rubber coating without a vulcanizing agent or a crosslinking system for the rubber coating and wherein the steel cord wire (4, 5) is wound up in a number of turns in the circumferential direction of the bead core, b) applying a bead filler to the bead core, wherein the bead filler is arranged on the outer side of the bead core in the circumferential direction, c) applying a tyre bead component (7, 8) having an increased concentration of a crosslinking system to the bead core, wherein the tyre bead component (7, 8) forms a depot for a crosslinking system, d) intermediately storing the prefabricated bead-core composite, wherein part of the crosslinking system of the tyre bead component (7, 8) diffuses into the rubber coating of the outer steel cord wires of the bead core, e) applying the prefabricated bead-core composite to a tyre-building drum for producing a tyre blank, f) vulcanizing the tyre blank by a vulcanizing process, wherein the rubber coating has substantially no material crosslinking in the inner region of the bead core and wherein the outer peripheral region of the bead core is connected to the adjacent tyre bead components (7, 8) by the vulcanization and a material crosslinking thereby produced. a) prefabricating a bead core having a steel cord wire (4, 5), wherein the steel cord wire (4, 5) has an outer rubber coating without a vulcanizing agent or a crosslinking system for the rubber coating and wherein the steel cord wire (4, 5) is wound up in a number of turns in the circumferential direction of the bead core, b) applying a bead filler to the bead core, wherein the bead filler is arranged on the outer side of the bead core in the circumferential direction, c) applying a tyre bead component (7, 8) having an increased concentration of a crosslinking system to the bead core, wherein the tyre bead component (7, 8) forms a depot for a crosslinking system, d) intermediately storing the prefabricated bead-core composite, wherein part of the crosslinking system of the tyre bead component (7, 8) diffuses into the rubber coating of the outer steel cord wires of the bead core, e) applying the prefabricated bead-core composite to a tyre-building drum for producing a tyre blank, f) vulcanizing the tyre blank by a vulcanizing process, wherein the rubber coating has substantially no material crosslinking in the inner region of the bead core and wherein the outer peripheral region of the bead core is connected to the adjacent tyre bead components (7, 8) by the vulcanization and a material crosslinking thereby produced.
A protective case for an electronic device having a camera, the protective case comprising: an encasement having a first member to cover at least a first portion of the electronic device, a second member to cover at least a second portion of the electronic device, and a coupling mechanism to couple the second member with the first member to cover the first and second portions of the electronic device, and to seal the second member with the first member, and a sealing member for being compressed between the first member and the second member to form a waterproof cavity for receiving the electronic device when the second member is removably coupled to the first member, wherein the first member includes an optically clear region that aligns with the camera of the electronic device when the electronic device is installed in the protective case, the first member further including an attachment element on an external surface of the first member for detachably attaching a camera lens to the first member, the attachment element being proximate the optically clear region of the first member and configured to align the attached camera lens with the camera of the electronic device when the camera lens is attached to the protective case and when the electronic device is installed in the protective case. an encasement having a first member to cover at least a first portion of the electronic device, a second member to cover at least a second portion of the electronic device, and a coupling mechanism to couple the second member with the first member to cover the first and second portions of the electronic device, and to seal the second member with the first member, and a sealing member for being compressed between the first member and the second member to form a waterproof cavity for receiving the electronic device when the second member is removably coupled to the first member, wherein the first member includes an optically clear region that aligns with the camera of the electronic device when the electronic device is installed in the protective case, the first member further including an attachment element on an external surface of the first member for detachably attaching a camera lens to the first member, the attachment element being proximate the optically clear region of the first member and configured to align the attached camera lens with the camera of the electronic device when the camera lens is attached to the protective case and when the electronic device is installed in the protective case.
A rocket motor comprising: a combustion chamber containing at least one propellant grain (24a, 26a, 28a); and an electrically operated propellant initiator (30, 32) operatively coupled to the at least one propellant grain to initiate combustion of the at least one propellant grain, the electrically operated propellant initiator including an electrically operated propellant and at least one pair of electrodes arranged to ignite the electrically operated propellant, the at least one pair of electrodes including a ground plane electrode and an ignition electrode at which an electric field is concentrated to ignite the electrically operated propellant; wherein the ground plane electrode extends along a first surface area of the at least one propellant grain that is larger than a second surface area of the at least one propellant grain along which the ignition electrode extends, wherein a ratio of the first surface area to the second surface area is at least 2:1. a combustion chamber containing at least one propellant grain (24a, 26a, 28a); and an electrically operated propellant initiator (30, 32) operatively coupled to the at least one propellant grain to initiate combustion of the at least one propellant grain, the electrically operated propellant initiator including an electrically operated propellant and at least one pair of electrodes arranged to ignite the electrically operated propellant, the at least one pair of electrodes including a ground plane electrode and an ignition electrode at which an electric field is concentrated to ignite the electrically operated propellant; wherein the ground plane electrode extends along a first surface area of the at least one propellant grain that is larger than a second surface area of the at least one propellant grain along which the ignition electrode extends, wherein a ratio of the first surface area to the second surface area is at least 2:1.
A method for providing scalable eventual consistency in a service making documents accessible to multiple users, the method comprising the acts of: receiving write requests, each write request comprising a document identifier and document data; creating a history record for each write request in a selected partition of a first storage system, the history record showing changes to a document from version-to-version; creating a run record for each write request in the selected partition of the first storage system servicing write requests; attempting to replicate the run record to a second storage system servicing read requests, the run record serving as an action item identifying a write request that has not been fully merged with the second storage system; and deleting, from the first storage system, the run record when it has been successfully replicated to the second storage system; and when the selected partition of the first storage system contains run records, collecting the run records into a queue, wherein the run records in the queue are processed from the oldest records to the newest records by repeating the acts of attempting to replicate the run records to a second storage system servicing read requests and deleting the run records that have been successfully replicated to the second storage system, wherein the history record remains for use in identifying conflicting edits and assisting with conflict resolution. receiving write requests, each write request comprising a document identifier and document data; creating a history record for each write request in a selected partition of a first storage system, the history record showing changes to a document from version-to-version; creating a run record for each write request in the selected partition of the first storage system servicing write requests; attempting to replicate the run record to a second storage system servicing read requests, the run record serving as an action item identifying a write request that has not been fully merged with the second storage system; and deleting, from the first storage system, the run record when it has been successfully replicated to the second storage system; and when the selected partition of the first storage system contains run records, collecting the run records into a queue, wherein the run records in the queue are processed from the oldest records to the newest records by repeating the acts of attempting to replicate the run records to a second storage system servicing read requests and deleting the run records that have been successfully replicated to the second storage system, wherein the history record remains for use in identifying conflicting edits and assisting with conflict resolution.