mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method comprising: at a client device including a processor and a non-transitory memory: determining one or more perceptual characterization indicator values, each of the one or more perceptual characterization indicator values characterizing an aspect of perceptual playback quality of a representation of media content data (210, 220) received by the client device using a shared network resource; aggregating the one or more perceptual characterization indicator values in order to produce a local quality of experience, QoE, level value for the client device, the local QoE level value quantitatively characterizing perceptual playback quality of the representation of media content data received by the client device using the shared network resource; obtaining one or more QoE distribution indicator values, the one or more QoE distribution indicator values based on respective sets of one or more perceptual characterization indicator values associated with a plurality of client devices sharing the shared network resource with the client device; determining the relative performance of the client device by assessing the local QoE level value against the one or more QoE distribution indicator values; and modifying a representation selection of the media content data based on the determined relative performance. determining one or more perceptual characterization indicator values, each of the one or more perceptual characterization indicator values characterizing an aspect of perceptual playback quality of a representation of media content data (210, 220) received by the client device using a shared network resource; aggregating the one or more perceptual characterization indicator values in order to produce a local quality of experience, QoE, level value for the client device, the local QoE level value quantitatively characterizing perceptual playback quality of the representation of media content data received by the client device using the shared network resource; obtaining one or more QoE distribution indicator values, the one or more QoE distribution indicator values based on respective sets of one or more perceptual characterization indicator values associated with a plurality of client devices sharing the shared network resource with the client device; determining the relative performance of the client device by assessing the local QoE level value against the one or more QoE distribution indicator values; and modifying a representation selection of the media content data based on the determined relative performance.
A method of preparing an alcohol, comprising: allowing hydrogen to react with a ketone in the presence of the metal oxide catalyst having a spinel structure and being represented by the following Formula 1 wherein X represents nickel or copper XAl 2 O 4 (Formula I) to convert the ketone into an alcohol.
Reflective diffraction grating, comprising - a substrate, - a reflection-enhancing interference layer system, which has alternating low refractive index dielectric layers having a refractive index n1 and high refractive index dielectric layers having a refractive index n2 > n1, - a grating, comprising a grating structure, which is formed in the topmost low refractive index layer on a side of the interference layer system facing away from the substrate, and - a cover layer, which conformally covers the grating structure, characterized in that the cover layer has a refractive index n3 > n1. - a substrate, - a reflection-enhancing interference layer system, which has alternating low refractive index dielectric layers having a refractive index n1 and high refractive index dielectric layers having a refractive index n2 > n1, - a grating, comprising a grating structure, which is formed in the topmost low refractive index layer on a side of the interference layer system facing away from the substrate, and - a cover layer, which conformally covers the grating structure, characterized in that the cover layer has a refractive index n3 > n1.
Position encoder having a sensor unit and a position encoder unit which follows a motion of a lever by means of a driver, with the result that the sensor unit senses this motion, wherein the position encoder unit and the sensor unit have separate housings (12, 22) which are connected to one another, characterized in that the connection between the housings (12, 22) of the position encoder unit and the sensor unit is implemented by means of at least one hollow riveted connection, in the cavity of which at least one attachment element for mounting the position encoder on a bearing block of the lever is guided.
A method for saving an image on a digital camera, the method comprising: capturing an image; analyzing an image quality of the captured image; determining whether the image quality of the captured image meets predetermined criteria based on a histogram of the captured image; if the image quality of the captured image does not meet the predetermined criteria, saving the captured image to a memory unit in a first form; if the image quality of the captured image meets the predetermined criteria, saving the captured image to the memory unit in a second form, different to the first form; wherein the predetermined criteria comprises at least one of: whether the captured image is underexposed, and whether a white balance in the captured image is within a satisfactory range; and wherein: the first form comprises a raw form or an uncompressed form, and the second form comprises one of a compressed form, a partially compressed form and a fully compressed form; or the first form comprises a partially compressed form, and the second form comprises a fully compressed form. capturing an image; analyzing an image quality of the captured image; determining whether the image quality of the captured image meets predetermined criteria based on a histogram of the captured image; if the image quality of the captured image does not meet the predetermined criteria, saving the captured image to a memory unit in a first form; if the image quality of the captured image meets the predetermined criteria, saving the captured image to the memory unit in a second form, different to the first form; wherein the predetermined criteria comprises at least one of: whether the captured image is underexposed, and whether a white balance in the captured image is within a satisfactory range; and wherein: the first form comprises a raw form or an uncompressed form, and the second form comprises one of a compressed form, a partially compressed form and a fully compressed form; or the first form comprises a partially compressed form, and the second form comprises a fully compressed form. whether the captured image is underexposed, and whether a white balance in the captured image is within a satisfactory range; and wherein: the first form comprises a raw form or an uncompressed form, and the second form comprises one of a compressed form, a partially compressed form and a fully compressed form; or the first form comprises a partially compressed form, and the second form comprises a fully compressed form. the first form comprises a raw form or an uncompressed form, and the second form comprises one of a compressed form, a partially compressed form and a fully compressed form; or the first form comprises a partially compressed form, and the second form comprises a fully compressed form.
Supporting structure for a gas turbine engine, said structure comprising an inner ring, an outer ring, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced, load carrying radial elements connecting the inner and outer rings (20, 21), said radial elements being configured to transfer loads between the inner ring and the outer ring, wherein a gas channel for a primary axial gas flow is defined between the inner and outer rings (20, 11), wherein the supporting structure has an inlet side for primary gas flow entrance and an outlet side for primary gas outflow, wherein the radial elements have an airfoil shape with a leading edge directed towards the inlet side, a trailing edge directed towards the outlet side, and two opposite sides (223, 224) connecting the leading edge and the trailing edge, and wherein at least a first of said radial elements (22a, 22b) is connected to an adjacent part of the supporting structure via a weld joint that extends across the leading edge and circumferentially at least partly around the first radial element (22a, 22b), characterized in that, the first radial element (22a, 22b) is provided with a region of reduced stiffness in the vicinity of the leading edge, wherein the supporting structure has a lower stiffness in the region of reduced stiffness than in a region along the weld joint.
A radial bearing plastic cage injection molded by an axial draw mold, comprising: annular large-diameter and small-diameter rim parts (5, 7), axially spaced and coaxially arranged; and multiple pillar parts connecting together the large-diameter and small-diameter rim parts (5, 7) in the axial direction and arranged at regular intervals in the circumferential direction, wherein: the pillar parts are connected to the inner peripheral surface of the large-diameter rim part and to the outer peripheral surface of the small-diameter rim part; characterised in that: the inner peripheral surface of the large-diameter rim part and the outer peripheral surface of the small-diameter rim part respectively have an axial-direction inside portion (5c, 7c) overlapping with the pillar parts in the axial direction and an axial-direction outside portion (5d, 7d) not overlapping with the pillar parts in the axial direction; a small-diameter annular member is internally fitted in the axial-direction outside portion of the inner peripheral surface of the large-diameter rim part; and a large-diameter annular member is externally fitted on the axial-direction outside portion of the outer peripheral surface of the small-diameter rim part. annular large-diameter and small-diameter rim parts (5, 7), axially spaced and coaxially arranged; and multiple pillar parts connecting together the large-diameter and small-diameter rim parts (5, 7) in the axial direction and arranged at regular intervals in the circumferential direction, wherein: the pillar parts are connected to the inner peripheral surface of the large-diameter rim part and to the outer peripheral surface of the small-diameter rim part; characterised in that: the inner peripheral surface of the large-diameter rim part and the outer peripheral surface of the small-diameter rim part respectively have an axial-direction inside portion (5c, 7c) overlapping with the pillar parts in the axial direction and an axial-direction outside portion (5d, 7d) not overlapping with the pillar parts in the axial direction; a small-diameter annular member is internally fitted in the axial-direction outside portion of the inner peripheral surface of the large-diameter rim part; and a large-diameter annular member is externally fitted on the axial-direction outside portion of the outer peripheral surface of the small-diameter rim part. the inner peripheral surface of the large-diameter rim part and the outer peripheral surface of the small-diameter rim part respectively have an axial-direction inside portion (5c, 7c) overlapping with the pillar parts in the axial direction and an axial-direction outside portion (5d, 7d) not overlapping with the pillar parts in the axial direction; a small-diameter annular member is internally fitted in the axial-direction outside portion of the inner peripheral surface of the large-diameter rim part; and a large-diameter annular member is externally fitted on the axial-direction outside portion of the outer peripheral surface of the small-diameter rim part.
A method of generating recommendations of digital content items for a target user of a digital content item provision system, said method comprising: sending to said target user, recommendations of one or more digital content items based on digital content items selected by similar users to said target user; said method being characterised by: i) generating, for each of a plurality of users of the digital content item provision system, a user profile from a concept lattice representing digital content items selected by the user and their attributes, the concept lattice being based on a Formal Concept Analysis of a formal context comprising the set of binary relationships between digital content items and their attributes; and ii) comparing said user profiles to identify said similar users. i) generating, for each of a plurality of users of the digital content item provision system, a user profile from a concept lattice representing digital content items selected by the user and their attributes, the concept lattice being based on a Formal Concept Analysis of a formal context comprising the set of binary relationships between digital content items and their attributes; and ii) comparing said user profiles to identify said similar users.
Ultrasonic converter comprising a coupling element and a piezoelectric element, wherein a metal disk is arranged between the coupling element and the piezoelectric element, wherein the metal disk is connected to the piezoelectric element or the coupling element by means of an adhesive layer (5 or 6), wherein the coupling element has a coupling surface (3.3) facing towards the measured medium, said surface being designed to decouple and/or couple an ultrasonic useful signal in the coupling element, characterized in that the adhesive layer (5 or 6) is at least partially made from a photochemically hardenable adhesive, wherein the coupling element has at least a reflection surface (9, 10), which enables the redirection of a UV ray, entering into the coupling element through the coupling surface (3.3), into a marginal area of the metal disk.
An apparatus comprising: an input circuit having a first pair of differential output terminals and that provides a common-mode current; and an output circuit having: a second pair of output terminals; a common gate amplifier that is coupled to the first and second pairs of output terminals and that includes a resistor network (R1-R6); a second amplifier that is coupled to the resistor network (R1-R6) so as to generate a control voltage from a sensed common-mode current and a reference voltage; a first common-mode feedback circuit that is coupled to the second amplifier so as to receive the control voltage and that is coupled to provide a first feedback current to a differential ground node within the resistor network (R1-R6) of the common gate amplifier if the common-mode current is less than a predetermined threshold; and a second common-mode feedback circuit that is coupled to the second amplifier so as to receive the control voltage and that is coupled to provide a second current to the first pair of output terminals if the common-mode current is greater than the predetermined threshold. an input circuit having a first pair of differential output terminals and that provides a common-mode current; and an output circuit having: a second pair of output terminals; a common gate amplifier that is coupled to the first and second pairs of output terminals and that includes a resistor network (R1-R6); a second amplifier that is coupled to the resistor network (R1-R6) so as to generate a control voltage from a sensed common-mode current and a reference voltage; a first common-mode feedback circuit that is coupled to the second amplifier so as to receive the control voltage and that is coupled to provide a first feedback current to a differential ground node within the resistor network (R1-R6) of the common gate amplifier if the common-mode current is less than a predetermined threshold; and a second common-mode feedback circuit that is coupled to the second amplifier so as to receive the control voltage and that is coupled to provide a second current to the first pair of output terminals if the common-mode current is greater than the predetermined threshold. a second pair of output terminals; a common gate amplifier that is coupled to the first and second pairs of output terminals and that includes a resistor network (R1-R6); a second amplifier that is coupled to the resistor network (R1-R6) so as to generate a control voltage from a sensed common-mode current and a reference voltage; a first common-mode feedback circuit that is coupled to the second amplifier so as to receive the control voltage and that is coupled to provide a first feedback current to a differential ground node within the resistor network (R1-R6) of the common gate amplifier if the common-mode current is less than a predetermined threshold; and a second common-mode feedback circuit that is coupled to the second amplifier so as to receive the control voltage and that is coupled to provide a second current to the first pair of output terminals if the common-mode current is greater than the predetermined threshold.
A method of operating a mass spectrometer system having an ion trap, the method comprising: a) processing a first group of precursor ions to obtain a first plurality of fragment ions trapped in the ion trap; b) inside a vacuum chamber of the mass spectrometer system, encoding a first selected characteristic in at least one of the first group of precursor ions and the first plurality of fragments, wherein the first selected characteristic is encoded in the at least one of the first group of precursor ions and the first plurality of fragments without being encoded in other ions such that the first plurality of fragment ions has the first selected characteristic and the other ions lack the first selected characteristic; c) ejecting the first plurality of fragment ions and the other ions out of the ion trap; d) detecting the first plurality of fragment ions and the other ions; e) acquiring a single mass spectrum; f) based on the first selected characteristic, correlating the first plurality of fragment ions detected with the first group of precursor ions to distinguish the first plurality of fragment ions from the other ions detected. a) processing a first group of precursor ions to obtain a first plurality of fragment ions trapped in the ion trap; b) inside a vacuum chamber of the mass spectrometer system, encoding a first selected characteristic in at least one of the first group of precursor ions and the first plurality of fragments, wherein the first selected characteristic is encoded in the at least one of the first group of precursor ions and the first plurality of fragments without being encoded in other ions such that the first plurality of fragment ions has the first selected characteristic and the other ions lack the first selected characteristic; c) ejecting the first plurality of fragment ions and the other ions out of the ion trap; d) detecting the first plurality of fragment ions and the other ions; e) acquiring a single mass spectrum; f) based on the first selected characteristic, correlating the first plurality of fragment ions detected with the first group of precursor ions to distinguish the first plurality of fragment ions from the other ions detected.
System for condition monitoring of diaphragm valves and the pneumatic device thereof, wherein the system can be connected by an interface to the pneumatic device and can be connected by a further interface to the control air, wherein the system for condition monitoring has two pneumatic connections, a supply connection and a consumer connection, and wherein the system for condition monitoring has at the consumer connection an external thread that can be screwed directly into a pneumatic drive, and wherein the system is configured to carry out at least two of the following steps: - determination of an operating pressure, - determination of a control pressure, - determination of acting forces in a drive shaft of the valve, - determination of a vibration signal, - determination of an acoustic signal, - analysis of the signals by means of a neural network, and wherein the system is configured to detect a pressure, preferably the control pressure, in dependence on time in order to analyse the switching operation and the switching position of the valve. - determination of an operating pressure, - determination of a control pressure, - determination of acting forces in a drive shaft of the valve, - determination of a vibration signal, - determination of an acoustic signal, - analysis of the signals by means of a neural network,
A sensor intended to be positioned on a mobile part of a deployable structure, and to emit an information signal to a transmission unit secured to a fixed part of the deployable structure, such that the sensor comprises: - a wireless transceiver configured to receive an incident signal from the transmission unit according to a first operating mode; - an autonomous energy source; - a converter configured to convert the incident signal into electric current and to power the autonomous energy source using said electric current; - a logic processing unit adapted to decide whether to emit the information signal to the transmission unit by the wireless transceiver according to a second operating mode, the autonomous energy source being configured to power the logic processing unit; the first operating mode corresponding to the operation of the sensor in a folded position of the deployable structure, the second operating mode corresponding to the operation of the sensor in a deployed position of the deployable structure. - a wireless transceiver configured to receive an incident signal from the transmission unit according to a first operating mode; - an autonomous energy source; - a converter configured to convert the incident signal into electric current and to power the autonomous energy source using said electric current; - a logic processing unit adapted to decide whether to emit the information signal to the transmission unit by the wireless transceiver according to a second operating mode, the autonomous energy source being configured to power the logic processing unit;
A method for coding a sequence of digitized images, wherein the sequence is a video stream and a motion compensation process is performed, said motion compensation process using motion vectors between image blocks (B1, B2, B3) referring to a number of pixels in a current image and reference blocks (R1, R2, R3) referring to a number of pixels in a reference image, said reference image being based on one or more images out of the sequence, where for each image block (B1, B2, B3) of at least a part of the current image a temporal prediction based on a corresponding reference block (R1, R2, R3) indicated by a motion vector is performed, resulting in a prediction error between the image block (B1, B2, B3) and the corresponding reference block (R1, R2, R3), where said prediction error is coded; characterised in that the current image in the sequence is divided into several image areas (IA1, IA2, IA3, IA4), each reference area (RA1, RA2, RA3, RA4) in the reference image being associated with a different image area (IA1, IA2, IA3, IA4), wherein the temporal prediction of each image block (B1, B2, B3) in each image area (IA1, IA2, IA3, IA4) is based on a reference block (R1, R2, R3) at least partially located in the reference area (RA1, RA2, RA3, RA4) associated with the image area (IA1, IA2, IA3, IA4) and exclusively including pixel information from this reference area (RA1, RA2, RA3, RA4).