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An RFID reader, comprising: an antenna adapted to read RFID tags attached to items on an object; a barcode reader integrated with the RFID reader, the barcode reader being adapted to project a light to read barcodes mounted at known locations on the object; characterized in that: the RFID reader is adapted to: retrieve the known locations of the barcodes on the object from a memory; estimate a scan path for the object based on the known locations of the barcodes on the object, the scan path being a suggested travel path of the RFID reader to collect information about the items on the object and including points on the scan path where the barcode reader reads the barcodes and the antenna reads RFID tags attached to the items; prompt, via a user interface, a user to scan barcodes in a particular order forcing the handheld device to scan in the scan path, wherein the scan path assumes the RFID reader is being conveyed in a substantially straight line between barcodes; record the time at which the barcode was scanned and the data of the barcode label. an antenna adapted to read RFID tags attached to items on an object; a barcode reader integrated with the RFID reader, the barcode reader being adapted to project a light to read barcodes mounted at known locations on the object; characterized in that: the RFID reader is adapted to: retrieve the known locations of the barcodes on the object from a memory; estimate a scan path for the object based on the known locations of the barcodes on the object, the scan path being a suggested travel path of the RFID reader to collect information about the items on the object and including points on the scan path where the barcode reader reads the barcodes and the antenna reads RFID tags attached to the items; prompt, via a user interface, a user to scan barcodes in a particular order forcing the handheld device to scan in the scan path, wherein the scan path assumes the RFID reader is being conveyed in a substantially straight line between barcodes; record the time at which the barcode was scanned and the data of the barcode label. retrieve the known locations of the barcodes on the object from a memory; estimate a scan path for the object based on the known locations of the barcodes on the object, the scan path being a suggested travel path of the RFID reader to collect information about the items on the object and including points on the scan path where the barcode reader reads the barcodes and the antenna reads RFID tags attached to the items; prompt, via a user interface, a user to scan barcodes in a particular order forcing the handheld device to scan in the scan path, wherein the scan path assumes the RFID reader is being conveyed in a substantially straight line between barcodes;
A hair treatment method for treating hair by using a hair treatment tool comprising a fiber structure member and a liquid-impermeable sheet to which the fiber structure member is fixed, the fiber structure member retaining a hair cosmetic that includes a pigment and a film-forming resin, the fiber structure member being sealed in a packaging, the method comprising steps 1 and 2 below: step 1: exposing a surface of the fiber structure member of the hair treatment tool; and step 2: bringing the fiber structure member, whose surface has been exposed in step 1, into contact with hair, and in this state, moving the fiber structure member in a direction of orientation of the hair. step 1: exposing a surface of the fiber structure member of the hair treatment tool; and step 2: bringing the fiber structure member, whose surface has been exposed in step 1, into contact with hair, and in this state, moving the fiber structure member in a direction of orientation of the hair.
Grating mirror comprising a substrate having a first and a second surface on opposite sides thereof, a reflector arranged on the first surface of said substrate and comprising a stack of reflector layers with high refractive index layers and low refractive index layers stacked in alternating arrangement, a grating arranged on a side of said reflector opposite to said substrate, said grating comprising a stack of grating layers (46, 48) with at least one high refractive index grating layer and at least one low refractive index grating layer stacked in alternating arrangement, said stack of grating layers (46, 48) having grooves etched from a top surface into said stack of grating layers (46, 48) with an etching depth between 40 nm or more and 300 nm or less, characterized in that said grating is designed to obtain a waveguide grating structure, and that said grating is arranged on an uppermost layer of said reflector, and that an evanescent radiation field of incident radiation extends into said grating layers (46, 48) and upper layers (26, 28) of said reflector forming a waveguide for said incident radiation field with a direction of guidance extending parallel to said top surface of said stack of grating layers (46, 48) so that the grating mirror acts as a waveguide grating and each of the reflector layers (26, 28) have a thickness between 100 nm and 250 nm. a reflector arranged on the first surface of said substrate and comprising a stack of reflector layers with high refractive index layers and low refractive index layers stacked in alternating arrangement, a grating arranged on a side of said reflector opposite to said substrate, said grating comprising a stack of grating layers (46, 48) with at least one high refractive index grating layer and at least one low refractive index grating layer stacked in alternating arrangement, said stack of grating layers (46, 48) having grooves etched from a top surface into said stack of grating layers (46, 48) with an etching depth between 40 nm or more and 300 nm or less, characterized in that said grating is designed to obtain a waveguide grating structure, and that said grating is arranged on an uppermost layer of said reflector, and that an evanescent radiation field of incident radiation extends into said grating layers (46, 48) and upper layers (26, 28) of said reflector forming a waveguide for said incident radiation field with a direction of guidance extending parallel to said top surface of said stack of grating layers (46, 48) so that the grating mirror acts as a waveguide grating and each of the reflector layers (26, 28) have a thickness between 100 nm and 250 nm.
A suture unit (100, 200, 250, 260, 300, 322, 344, 362, 400, 500, 904, 963, 1020) for anchoring in human tissue, the suture unit comprising: a suture length (202, 232, 310, 332, 346, 348, 372, 408, 428, 438, 456); and a first longitudinally extended, preformed knot configuration (102, 214, 252, 262, 316, 338, 354, 378, 402, 426, 450, 474, 502, 508, 904, 906, 972, 1022, 1084) along a portion of the suture length, wherein the first preformed knot configuration has a maximum diameter along the suture length and the first preformed knot configuration is reconfigurable; characterised in that the first preformed knot configuration is formed by intertwining suture along the portion of the suture length and is reconfigurable upon tensioning the knot so as to collapse into a longitudinally compressed, intertwined first anchoring knot (136, 220, 830, 846, 932, 948, 1002, 1018, 1050, 1090, 1106), wherein the degree of intertwining of suture to form the first preformed knot configuration results in the anchoring knot having a minimum diameter that is at least three times larger than the maximum diameter of the first preformed knot configuration. a suture length (202, 232, 310, 332, 346, 348, 372, 408, 428, 438, 456); and a first longitudinally extended, preformed knot configuration (102, 214, 252, 262, 316, 338, 354, 378, 402, 426, 450, 474, 502, 508, 904, 906, 972, 1022, 1084) along a portion of the suture length,
A flexible-usage travel suite; comprising: (a) an enclosure having a floor, surrounding walls defining a predetermined area and an egress/ingress opening; (b) a seat positioned adjacent a first side of the enclosure and moveable between a deployed seating configuration and a stowed storage configuration against the first side of the enclosure; (c) a bed positioned adjacent a second side of the enclosure and moveable between a deployed lie-flat configuration when the seat is in its stowed storage configuration, and a stowed storage position when the seat is in its deployed seating configuration; (d) a utility chair positioned adjacent a third side of the enclosure opposite the first side of the enclosure; and (e) a utility table positioned within the enclosure and moveable among a stowed position, a first deployed use position forward of the utility chair, and a second deployed use position forward of the seat characterised in that the utility chair is movable between a deployed use configuration when the bed is in its stowed storage configuration, and a stowed configuration when the bed is in its deployed lie-flat configuration and in that the utility chair is pivotally mounted for rotation between the deployed use configuration and the stowed configuration. (a) an enclosure having a floor, surrounding walls defining a predetermined area and an egress/ingress opening; (b) a seat positioned adjacent a first side of the enclosure and moveable between a deployed seating configuration and a stowed storage configuration against the first side of the enclosure; (c) a bed positioned adjacent a second side of the enclosure and moveable between a deployed lie-flat configuration when the seat is in its stowed storage configuration, and a stowed storage position when the seat is in its deployed seating configuration; (d) a utility chair positioned adjacent a third side of the enclosure opposite the first side of the enclosure; and (e) a utility table positioned within the enclosure and moveable among a stowed position, a first deployed use position forward of the utility chair, and a second deployed use position forward of the seat the utility chair is movable between a deployed use configuration when the bed is in its stowed storage configuration, and a stowed configuration when the bed is in its deployed lie-flat configuration and in that the utility chair is pivotally mounted for rotation between the deployed use configuration and the stowed configuration.
A reactive power compensation device connectable to an AC power system via a switch, the reactive power compensation device comprising: an arm circuit having a plurality of sub-modules connected in series; each of the sub-modules including: a DC capacitor; and a bridge circuit for switching whether or not to output a voltage held in the DC capacitor; and a central control protection device configured to control the sub-modules and the switch, the central control protection device being configured to shift to a standby mode in which all semiconductor switching elements (132A-132D) constituting the bridge circuit of each of the sub-modules are set to an opened state, with the switch being set to a closed state, when the AC power system has a power failure during operation of the reactive power compensation device, the central control protection device being configured to obtain information of voltage values of the DC capacitors of at least some of the sub-modules; the central control protection device being configured to shift from the standby mode to a stop mode in which the switch is set to an opened state, when a minimum value of the voltage values of the DC capacitors of the at least some of the sub-modules is lower than a lower limit value in the standby mode, wherein the central control protection device is configured to cancel the standby mode when the power failure in the AC power system is resolved in the standby mode. an arm circuit having a plurality of sub-modules connected in series; each of the sub-modules including: a DC capacitor; and a bridge circuit for switching whether or not to output a voltage held in the DC capacitor; and a DC capacitor; and a bridge circuit for switching whether or not to output a voltage held in the DC capacitor; and a central control protection device configured to control the sub-modules and the switch, the central control protection device being configured to shift to a standby mode in which all semiconductor switching elements (132A-132D) constituting the bridge circuit of each of the sub-modules are set to an opened state, with the switch being set to a closed state, when the AC power system has a power failure during operation of the reactive power compensation device, the central control protection device being configured to obtain information of voltage values of the DC capacitors of at least some of the sub-modules; the central control protection device being configured to shift from the standby mode to a stop mode in which the switch is set to an opened state, when a minimum value of the voltage values of the DC capacitors of the at least some of the sub-modules is lower than a lower limit value in the standby mode, wherein the central control protection device is configured to cancel the standby mode when the power failure in the AC power system is resolved in the standby mode.
A method performed by a vehicle of enabling access to the vehicle using a wireless communication device as a key, the method comprising: advertising, by repeatedly transmitting, a random number required to access the vehicle; thereafter receiving, from the wireless communication device approaching the vehicle, a request to access the vehicle, the request comprising authentication data, a signature of the wireless communication device, and booking data required to access the vehicle; determining if the received authentication data matches the advertised random number; and if so verifying correctness of the signature of the wireless communication device; and if so determining if the booking data is valid; and if so allowing access to the vehicle, wherein a new random number is advertised after a currently advertised random number is received from the wireless communication device. advertising, by repeatedly transmitting, a random number required to access the vehicle; thereafter receiving, from the wireless communication device approaching the vehicle, a request to access the vehicle, the request comprising authentication data, a signature of the wireless communication device, and booking data required to access the vehicle; determining if the received authentication data matches the advertised random number; and if so verifying correctness of the signature of the wireless communication device; and if so determining if the booking data is valid; and if so allowing access to the vehicle,
A handle for sport or work equipment, comprising a tubular body which extends along a longitudinal axis and has an outer peripheral surface adapted to be grasped by a user; wherein said outer peripheral surface is shaped with a plurality of longitudinal faces placed side by side in correspondence with edges adapted to facilitate the positioning of the finger joints of the gripping hand by the user; characterized in that said edges are arranged along at least one pair of helical or spiral paths that develop around said longitudinal axis with mutually opposite sign to subdivide each of said longitudinal faces into a plurality of areas or flat surfaces sized to accommodate a corresponding phalanx of the gripping hand of the user, each of said areas or flat surfaces being perimetrically delimited by at least one pair of edges (10, 10') of each of the helical or spiral paths of said at least one pair.
A system, comprising: a virtual meeting room, VMR, engine, which in operation, is arranged to: accept from a plurality of participants to a video conference a plurality of audio and video streams from a plurality of video conference endpoints each associated with one of the plurality of participants, wherein the plurality of video conference endpoints belong to different communication services provided by different vendors; and enable the video conference in real time among the plurality of participants, wherein the different communication services to which the plurality of video conference endpoints belong are transparent to the plurality of endpoints, characterised in that the system further comprises: a user experience engine, which in operation, is arranged to provide a moderator of the plurality of participants to the video conference with in-meeting management and control over security and privacy settings during the video conference, wherein the management and control include sharing additional content selectively with a subset of the participants. accept from a plurality of participants to a video conference a plurality of audio and video streams from a plurality of video conference endpoints each associated with one of the plurality of participants, wherein the plurality of video conference endpoints belong to different communication services provided by different vendors; and enable the video conference in real time among the plurality of participants, wherein the different communication services to which the plurality of video conference endpoints belong are transparent to the plurality of endpoints, characterised in that the system further comprises: a user experience engine, which in operation, is arranged to provide a moderator of the plurality of participants to the video conference with in-meeting management and control over security and privacy settings during the video conference, wherein the management and control include sharing additional content selectively with a subset of the participants. a user experience engine, which in operation, is arranged to provide a moderator of the plurality of participants to the video conference with in-meeting management and control over security and privacy settings during the video conference, wherein the management and control include sharing additional content selectively with a subset of the participants.
Heat-storage cooker (11, 111) having at least one heat source (22, 122a, b), which cooker includes a thermogenerator (24a-c, 124a, 124b) with a hot side and a cold side for generating electrical energy during operation of the heat source (22, 122a, 122b) for the purpose of supplying the electrical energy to an electrical functional unit (26, 28, 126, 128) of the heat-storage cooker (11, 111), with the hot side being provided close to the heat source (22, 122a, 124b) with good thermal coupling to said heat source, characterized in that the cold side is routed to a baking-oven muffle (20, 120), to a cooking plate (14, 114a, 114b), or to a heat storage means of the heat-storage cooker.
An ink composition comprising: 3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol; di(ethylene glycol) 2-ethylhexyl ether; and water, and having a 1,2-hexanediol content of 0.5% by mass or less, wherein the mass ratio of 3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol to di(ethylene glycol) 2-ethylhexyl ether is in the range of 13/1 to 67/1. 3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol; di(ethylene glycol) 2-ethylhexyl ether; and water, and having a 1,2-hexanediol content of 0.5% by mass or less, wherein the mass ratio of 3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol to di(ethylene glycol) 2-ethylhexyl ether is in the range of 13/1 to 67/1.
Deployable mast with autonomous spontaneous deployment comprising at least one elementary structural unit which has a longitudinal deployment axis X, the elementary structural unit comprising two platforms, a lower platform and an upper platform, respectively, which are parallel with a plane YZ which is orthogonal with respect to the axis X and N stages (E1,..., Ei, Ei+1,... EN) which are stacked one above the other parallel with the longitudinal deployment axis X, where N is greater than 1 and where i is between 1 and N-1, each stage (Ei) comprising at least six flexible longitudinal connection arms which are articulated by tape springs which, in the deployed position, are in planes parallel with the axis X and are inclined relative to the axis X, the N stages being fixed to each other in pairs by means of connection platforms which are parallel with the plane YZ, two contiguous lower and upper stages (Ei, Ei+1) being offset angularly with respect to each other by means of a rotation about the deployment axis X and comprising means for controlling the speed of the deployment of the mast which comprise a motorised main pulley which is fixed to the lower platform, and secondary non-motorised pulleys (161a, 161b) which are capable of being driven by the main pulley using at least one cable (162a, 162b) or a tape spring.
A computer-implemented method to identify one or more of a plurality of malicious software components from which a monitored software component in a computer system is derived; the method comprising: evaluating a measure of a correlation fractal dimension,CFD, for at least a portion of the monitored software component in the computer system, the CFD including a plurality of CFD values varying with a resolution of fractal dimension; and comparing the evaluated measure of the CFD for the at least a portion of the monitored software component with a reference measure of CFD for each of the one or more malicious software components, wherein each reference measure of CFD including a plurality of CFD values varying with a resolution of fractal dimension, so as to identify one or more of the plurality of malicious software components from which the monitored software component is derived, wherein each of the one or more of the plurality of identified malicious software components is identified based on a similarity of at least a portion of the plurality of CFD values of the monitored software component and the one or more of the plurality of identified malicious software components. evaluating a measure of a correlation fractal dimension,CFD, for at least a portion of the monitored software component in the computer system, the CFD including a plurality of CFD values varying with a resolution of fractal dimension; and comparing the evaluated measure of the CFD for the at least a portion of the monitored software component with a reference measure of CFD for each of the one or more malicious software components, wherein each reference measure of CFD including a plurality of CFD values varying with a resolution of fractal dimension, so as to identify one or more of the plurality of malicious software components from which the monitored software component is derived, wherein each of the one or more of the plurality of identified malicious software components is identified based on a similarity of at least a portion of the plurality of CFD values of the monitored software component and the one or more of the plurality of identified malicious software components.