mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An image processing apparatus, comprising: a memory configured to store first region detection information corresponding to at least one object of a first frame; and a processor configured to: perform region growing processing based on a seed region identified from a second frame and a first pixel region corresponding to the first region detection information, obtain second region detection information corresponding to at least one object of the second frame, based on the region growing processing, and perform image processing on the second frame based on the second region detection information, wherein the processor is further configured to perform region growing processing on the first pixel region based on an adjacent pixel region that is adjacent to the first pixel region corresponding to the first region detection information. a memory configured to store first region detection information corresponding to at least one object of a first frame; and a processor configured to: perform region growing processing based on a seed region identified from a second frame and a first pixel region corresponding to the first region detection information, obtain second region detection information corresponding to at least one object of the second frame, based on the region growing processing, and perform image processing on the second frame based on the second region detection information, wherein the processor is further configured to perform region growing processing on the first pixel region based on an adjacent pixel region that is adjacent to the first pixel region corresponding to the first region detection information. perform region growing processing based on a seed region identified from a second frame and a first pixel region corresponding to the first region detection information, obtain second region detection information corresponding to at least one object of the second frame, based on the region growing processing, and perform image processing on the second frame based on the second region detection information, wherein the processor is further configured to perform region growing processing on the first pixel region based on an adjacent pixel region that is adjacent to the first pixel region corresponding to the first region detection information.
A method of forming a number plate, the method comprises the steps of: a) providing a substrate having a first and second major surface; b) securing to the first major surface of the substrate a sheet material; c) forming the shape of indicia from the sheet material; d) removing excess sheet material from around the formed indicia; characterised in that the sheet material has a thickness of at least 0.25mm and further comprising a step e), which occurs sequentially with or subsequent to step c), and which comprises cutting into the substrate. a) providing a substrate having a first and second major surface; b) securing to the first major surface of the substrate a sheet material; c) forming the shape of indicia from the sheet material; d) removing excess sheet material from around the formed indicia;
A method for hierarchical communications in a wireless communications system, wherein a first hierarchical layer supports transmissions with a first subframe type and a second hierarchical layer supports transmissions with a second subframe type, comprising: concurrently transmitting, in the first hierarchical layer, subframes having the first subframe type using two or more separate carriers, the carriers having a first bandwidth; and transmitting, in the second hierarchical layer, a subframe of the second subframe type using a carrier having a second bandwidth, the second bandwidth being greater than the first bandwidth, wherein the radio frequency spectrum occupied by the transmission in the first hierarchical layer overlaps the radio frequency spectrum occupied by the transmission in the second hierarchical layer, and wherein the second bandwidth is scaled according to the aggregated bandwidth of the carriers associated with the first subframe type. concurrently transmitting, in the first hierarchical layer, subframes having the first subframe type using two or more separate carriers, the carriers having a first bandwidth; and transmitting, in the second hierarchical layer, a subframe of the second subframe type using a carrier having a second bandwidth, the second bandwidth being greater than the first bandwidth, wherein the radio frequency spectrum occupied by the transmission in the first hierarchical layer overlaps the radio frequency spectrum occupied by the transmission in the second hierarchical layer, and wherein the second bandwidth is scaled according to the aggregated bandwidth of the carriers associated with the first subframe type.
A wireless communication method, comprising: receiving, by a terminal, a system message from a base station, wherein the system message includes a parameter for configuring transmission resources of a random access process, wherein the parameter indicates identifiers of the transmission resources of the random access process and a length of a random access preamble of the plurality of random access preambles; and transmitting, by the terminal, a plurality of random access preambles, wherein the plurality of random access preambles is carried in a transmission region in the transmission resources, wherein a time-domain tail end of the plurality of random access preambles is aligned with a t-Δt position of the transmission region and wherein t is a tail end time point of the transmission region and Δt is an advance that is greater than or equal to 0. receiving, by a terminal, a system message from a base station, wherein the system message includes a parameter for configuring transmission resources of a random access process, wherein the parameter indicates identifiers of the transmission resources of the random access process and a length of a random access preamble of the plurality of random access preambles; and transmitting, by the terminal, a plurality of random access preambles, wherein the plurality of random access preambles is carried in a transmission region in the transmission resources, wherein a time-domain tail end of the plurality of random access preambles is aligned with a t-Δt position of the transmission region and wherein t is a tail end time point of the transmission region and Δt is an advance that is greater than or equal to 0.
Marking device for marking information media, with a housing, with a marking unit, with a marking region made inside the housing, with a feed magazine for receiving a plurality of information media to be marked, with a deposit magazine for depositing a plurality of marked information media, and with a conveyer device, characterized in that a receiving device is provided for receiving at least one information medium, that the receiving device can be moved horizontally between a loading/unloading position outside the marking region and a marking position within the marking region, that a positioning device is provided, that an information medium can be taken by means of the conveyor device from the feed magazine into a first, lower level in the marking region, wherein the first level is arranged below the receiving device, that an information medium can be moved vertically by means of the positioning device between the first, lower level in the marking region and the marking position in a second, upper level in the marking region, and that by means of the conveyor device, an information medium can be taken from the first, lower level in the marking region to the deposit magazine.
An anti-skid device for enhancing traction on slippery roads comprising: - 3 arms protruding radially from a hub, which will be placed on the outside of a wheel and which terminate in anti-slip elements intended to be arranged on the tread surface of the tyre, - operating means connected to said hub so as to allow the extension or contraction of said arms, - said anti-slip elements equipped with a shoulder arranged to grip behind said wheel, - said operating means equipped with locking means preventing extension of the arms when being engaged, said arms are equipped with a compressive joint allowing the inwards displacement of anti-slip elements to follow a displacement of the tyre without in turn displacing the hub characterized in that a handle of the operating means is rotatably connected to the hub and is connected to the arms by gears such that rotational reciprocating movement of the handle is translated into linear movement of the arms, each arm having an elongated hole and a series of rack teeth being cut along one long side of the hole, where the gears comprises a pinion that is adapted to be driven by the rotation of the handle, such that turning of the handle will cause the pinion to rotate and engage with the teeth to extend or retract the arms. - 3 arms protruding radially from a hub, which will be placed on the outside of a wheel and which terminate in anti-slip elements intended to be arranged on the tread surface of the tyre, - operating means connected to said hub so as to allow the extension or contraction of said arms, - said anti-slip elements equipped with a shoulder arranged to grip behind said wheel, - said operating means equipped with locking means preventing extension of the arms when being engaged, said arms are equipped with a compressive joint allowing the inwards displacement of anti-slip elements to follow a displacement of the tyre without in turn displacing the hub
A method of operating a receiver for use with user equipment, UE, the method comprising: receiving primary and secondary synchronization signals; detecting a partial cell identity from the primary synchronization signal; and detecting a cell identity group from the secondary synchronization signal that is derived from two sequences taken from a same set of N sequences and indexed by an index pair (S 1, S 2) with S1 and S2 ranging from zero to N-1, wherein the index pair (S1, S2) is contained in a mapped set of index pairs corresponding to the same set of N sequences, wherein a first and second frame timing value corresponds to an index pair condition of (a) S1>S2 and S2>S1, respectively or (b) S2>S1 and S1>S2, respectively. receiving primary and secondary synchronization signals; detecting a partial cell identity from the primary synchronization signal; and detecting a cell identity group from the secondary synchronization signal that is derived from two sequences taken from a same set of N sequences and indexed by an index pair (S 1, S 2) with S1 and S2 ranging from zero to N-1, wherein the index pair (S1, S2) is contained in a mapped set of index pairs corresponding to the same set of N sequences, wherein a first and second frame timing value corresponds to an index pair condition of (a) S1>S2 and S2>S1, respectively or (b) S2>S1 and S1>S2, respectively.
A detection system for measuring one or more conditions within a predetermined area comprising: a fiber harness having at least one fiber optic cable for transmitting light, the at least one fiber optic cable defining a node arranged to measure the one or more conditions; a control system operably coupled to the fiber harness such that scattered light associated with the node is transmitted to the control system, wherein the control system analyzes the scattered light to determine at least one of a presence and magnitude of the one or more conditions at the node; and an optical element operably connected to the fiber harness or control system to alter or define the operational range or sensitivity of the node; characterized in that the optical element is disposed at the node and includes a tapered and lensed fiber of the at least one fiber optic cable functioning as a lens. a fiber harness having at least one fiber optic cable for transmitting light, the at least one fiber optic cable defining a node arranged to measure the one or more conditions; a control system operably coupled to the fiber harness such that scattered light associated with the node is transmitted to the control system, wherein the control system analyzes the scattered light to determine at least one of a presence and magnitude of the one or more conditions at the node; and an optical element operably connected to the fiber harness or control system to alter or define the operational range or sensitivity of the node; characterized in that the optical element is disposed at the node and includes a tapered and lensed fiber of the at least one fiber optic cable functioning as a lens.
A method (500, 1000) for calibrating an antenna array of a base station to remove distortion incurred by transmit paths in the base station, the antenna array including a plurality of sub-arrays coupled to the transmit paths for transmitting outbound traffic signals to a wireless network, the method comprising the steps of: capturing the outbound traffic signals for use as a feedback after the outbound traffic signals exit the transmit paths; capturing the outbound traffic signals for use as reference signals before the outbound traffic signals enter the transmit paths, each of the reference signals being one of the outbound traffic signals that is to be transmitted via one of the sub-arrays; performing an impairment estimation for each of the outbound traffic signals based on the feedback and the reference signals; determining, for each of the transmit paths, a set of weights of an all-pass filter, wherein the all-pass filter has a frequency response that approximates the impairment estimation in an occupied frequency region where signal power of the reference signals is above a threshold; inversing the set of weights to obtain equalizer taps for each of the transmit paths; and applying the equalizer taps to the outbound traffic signals before the outbound traffic signals enter the transmit paths to thereby remove the distortion incurred by the transmit paths. capturing the outbound traffic signals for use as a feedback after the outbound traffic signals exit the transmit paths; capturing the outbound traffic signals for use as reference signals before the outbound traffic signals enter the transmit paths, each of the reference signals being one of the outbound traffic signals that is to be transmitted via one of the sub-arrays; performing an impairment estimation for each of the outbound traffic signals based on the feedback and the reference signals; determining, for each of the transmit paths, a set of weights of an all-pass filter, wherein the all-pass filter has a frequency response that approximates the impairment estimation in an occupied frequency region where signal power of the reference signals is above a threshold; inversing the set of weights to obtain equalizer taps for each of the transmit paths; and applying the equalizer taps to the outbound traffic signals before the outbound traffic signals enter the transmit paths to thereby remove the distortion incurred by the transmit paths.
A process for bleaching unbleached or pre-bleached paper pulp comprising at least the following successive steps: a) preparing an unbleached or pre-bleached paper pulp with a pH greater than or equal to 8, b) placing the paper pulp obtained at the end of step a) in contact with chlorine dioxide, c) when the pH of the paper pulp at the end of step b) is less than 10, add at least one Brønsted base to the paper pulp, d) adding hydrogen peroxide to the paper pulp, e) keeping the paper pulp obtained at the end of step d) in a first bleaching tower, where the process has no step of washing the paper pulp before the end of step e). a) preparing an unbleached or pre-bleached paper pulp with a pH greater than or equal to 8, b) placing the paper pulp obtained at the end of step a) in contact with chlorine dioxide, c) when the pH of the paper pulp at the end of step b) is less than 10, add at least one Brønsted base to the paper pulp, d) adding hydrogen peroxide to the paper pulp, e) keeping the paper pulp obtained at the end of step d) in a first bleaching tower, where the process has no step of washing the paper pulp before the end of step e).
An in vitro method for identifying candidate compounds for limiting development of and/or treating diabetes, comprising a. contacting a first population of insulin secreting cells with an amount of Apolipoprotein CIII (ApoCIII) effective to increase density and/or conductivity of Ca v 1 channels, in the presence of one or more test compounds; and b. identifying those positive test compounds that inhibit an ApoCIII-induced increase in density and/or conductivity of Ca v 1 channels in the first population of insulin secreting cells compared to control, wherein the positive test compounds are candidate compounds for limiting development of and/or treating diabetes, wherein the control comprises contacting a control population of insulin secreting cells with an amount of ApoCIII effective to increase density and/or conductivity of Ca v 1 channels, in the presence of the one or more test compounds and further contacting the control population of insulin secreting cells with one or more of (i) a Src kinase inhibitor and/or a protein kinase A inhibitor; and (ii) a molecule that inhibits β1 integrin expression or activity; wherein positive test compounds that inhibit the ApoCIII-induced increase in density and/or conductivity of Ca v 1 channels in the first population of insulin secreting cells to a greater degree than in the control population of insulin secreting cells are candidate compounds for limiting development of and/or treating diabetes. a. contacting a first population of insulin secreting cells with an amount of Apolipoprotein CIII (ApoCIII) effective to increase density and/or conductivity of Ca v 1 channels, in the presence of one or more test compounds; and b. identifying those positive test compounds that inhibit an ApoCIII-induced increase in density and/or conductivity of Ca v 1 channels in the first population of insulin secreting cells compared to control, wherein the positive test compounds are candidate compounds for limiting development of and/or treating diabetes, wherein the control comprises contacting a control population of insulin secreting cells with an amount of ApoCIII effective to increase density and/or conductivity of Ca v 1 channels, in the presence of the one or more test compounds and further contacting the control population of insulin secreting cells with one or more of (i) a Src kinase inhibitor and/or a protein kinase A inhibitor; and (ii) a molecule that inhibits β1 integrin expression or activity; wherein positive test compounds that inhibit the ApoCIII-induced increase in density and/or conductivity of Ca v 1 channels in the first population of insulin secreting cells to a greater degree than in the control population of insulin secreting cells are candidate compounds for limiting development of and/or treating diabetes.
An apparatus of a server for managing roaming and handover from an audio/video broadcast network to an interactive network, the apparatus comprising: a service manager configured to generate an Electronic Service Guide, ESG, by adding a new session description protocol, SDP, file or a new fragment, or a notification message if roaming or handover occurs, and transmit the ESG, or the notification message to a terminal performing the roaming or handover, wherein the ESG, or the notification message comprises a sequence number and a time stamp for continuation of the streaming of an uncompleted streaming part over the interactive network. a service manager configured to generate an Electronic Service Guide, ESG, by adding a new session description protocol, SDP, file or a new fragment, or a notification message if roaming or handover occurs, and transmit the ESG, or the notification message to a terminal performing the roaming or handover, wherein the ESG, or the notification message comprises a sequence number and a time stamp for continuation of the streaming of an uncompleted streaming part over the interactive network.
An organic semiconductor material comprising a compound represented by Formula: wherein B represents a unit having a thiazole ring selected from the group consisting of Formula, Formula and (Formula, wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, A 1 and A 2 each independently represent a unit having an alkyl group as a substituent, A 3 represents a divalent linking group, n b represents an integer of 1 - 20, n 1 and n 2 each independently represent an integer of 0 - 20, and n 3 represents an integer of 0 - 10.
Security element for safeguarding security papers, valuable documents and other data carriers, comprising - a magnetic feature composed of an ink layer having magnetically aligned magnetic pigments, in which feature the contour shape of the magnetic feature forms a contour motif in the form of patterns, characters or a code, and the magnetic pigments in the interior of the magnetic feature form a modulation motif in the form of patterns, characters or a code by way of regionally differing alignment, and - an additional feature embodied in the shape of a motif and arranged in register with the magnetic feature, the motif shape of which additional feature at least partially repeats and/or supplements the contour motif and/or the modulation motif of the magnetic feature, wherein - the additional feature is formed by a combination of a printing motif or of an application, in particular of an applied hologram film, with a covering layer arranged over the printing motif or the application and in register with the magnetic feature, or with a covering arranged over the printing motif or the application and in register with the magnetic feature, characterized in that the additional feature is present only outside the magnetic feature or is visually discernible only outside the magnetic feature. - a magnetic feature composed of an ink layer having magnetically aligned magnetic pigments, in which feature the contour shape of the magnetic feature forms a contour motif in the form of patterns, characters or a code, and the magnetic pigments in the interior of the magnetic feature form a modulation motif in the form of patterns, characters or a code by way of regionally differing alignment, and - an additional feature embodied in the shape of a motif and arranged in register with the magnetic feature, the motif shape of which additional feature at least partially repeats and/or supplements the contour motif and/or the modulation motif of the magnetic feature, wherein - the additional feature is formed by a combination of a printing motif or of an application, in particular of an applied hologram film, with a covering layer arranged over the printing motif or the application and in register with the magnetic feature, or with a covering arranged over the printing motif or the application and in register with the magnetic feature, characterized in that
A method for adaptively suppressing acoustic feedback in a hearing device, the method comprising: receiving an acoustic input signal comprising ambient sounds from the environment and acoustic feedback of an acoustic output signal; converting the acoustic input signal into a microphone signal; combining the microphone signal with an estimated feedback signal, thereby generating an unprocessed signal; processing the unprocessed signal, thereby generating a processed signal; converting the processed signal into the acoustic output signal; radiating the acoustic output signal into a user's ear canal; applying a first transfer function to the processed signal, thereby generating the estimated feedback signal; applying a second transfer function to the unprocessed signal, thereby generating a main error signal; applying the second transfer function to the processed signal, thereby generating a main reference signal; and modifying the first transfer function in dependence on the main error signal and the main reference signal; characterised in that the method further comprises: estimating relative amounts of high- and low-frequency signal content in at least one of the microphone signal and the unprocessed signal; and increasing a high-frequency gain of the second transfer function in dependence on the estimated relative amount of high-frequency signal content decreasing, and vice versa.