mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of encoding or decoding a video in a bitstream, wherein the video comprises a plurality of frames, each frame comprising blocks of samples, the method being characterized in that: for at least a current block, identifying at least a first intra direction for a first control point and a second intra direction for a second control point; for at least one current sample in the current block, deriving an intra prediction direction for the sample by interpolating a direction from at least the first intra direction and the second intra direction; and predicting the sample with intra prediction using the derived intra prediction direction. for at least a current block, identifying at least a first intra direction for a first control point and a second intra direction for a second control point; for at least one current sample in the current block, deriving an intra prediction direction for the sample by interpolating a direction from at least the first intra direction and the second intra direction; and predicting the sample with intra prediction using the derived intra prediction direction.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of methylnaltrexone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, calcium ethylenediaminetriacetic acid (EDTA) or a calcium salt EDTA derivative, and glycine in an aqueous solution, wherein the solution has a pH of 3.0 to 4.0, wherein the concentration of degradation products in the composition following six months of room temperature storage conditions is characterized by one or more of the following: a. the concentration of 2,2' bis-methylnaltrexone degradant product (RRT 1.55) does not exceed 0.2% of methylnaltrexone or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; b. the concentration of 7-dihydroxymethylnaltrexone degradant product (RRT 0.67) does not exceed 0.2% of methylnaltrexone or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; c. the concentration of the ring contracted methylnaltrexone degradant product (RRT 0.79) does not exceed about 0.2% of methylnaltrexone or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; d. the concentration of aldol dimer methylnaltrexone degradant product (RRT 1.77) does not exceed 0.2% of methylnaltrexone or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; e. the concentration of Hoffman elimination methylnaltrexone degradant product (RRT 2.26) does not exceed 0.2% of methylnaltrexone or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; or f. the concentration of O-methyl methylnaltrexone (RRT 1.66) does not exceed 0.25% of methylnaltrexone or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. a. the concentration of 2,2' bis-methylnaltrexone degradant product (RRT 1.55) does not exceed 0.2% of methylnaltrexone or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; b. the concentration of 7-dihydroxymethylnaltrexone degradant product (RRT 0.67) does not exceed 0.2% of methylnaltrexone or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; c. the concentration of the ring contracted methylnaltrexone degradant product (RRT 0.79) does not exceed about 0.2% of methylnaltrexone or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; d. the concentration of aldol dimer methylnaltrexone degradant product (RRT 1.77) does not exceed 0.2% of methylnaltrexone or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; e. the concentration of Hoffman elimination methylnaltrexone degradant product (RRT 2.26) does not exceed 0.2% of methylnaltrexone or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; or f. the concentration of O-methyl methylnaltrexone (RRT 1.66) does not exceed 0.25% of methylnaltrexone or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
An apparatus for electronic tamper detection, comprising: - a first inductor positioned at a first distance from a first conductive surface; - a second inductor positioned at a second distance from a second conductive surface; - a first oscillator coupled to the first inductor, the first oscillator being arranged to generate a first frequency in dependence upon the first inductor; - a second oscillator coupled to the second inductor, the second oscillator being arranged to generate a second frequency in dependence upon the second inductor; and - a comparator, having a memory, the comparator being coupled to the first and second oscillators (202, 204), characterized in that the comparator being arranged to calculate a measured relation between the first frequency and the second frequency, and to set a tamper detected status if the measured relation is not within an error tolerance to a relation pre-stored in the memory. - a first inductor positioned at a first distance from a first conductive surface; - a second inductor positioned at a second distance from a second conductive surface; - a first oscillator coupled to the first inductor, the first oscillator being arranged to generate a first frequency in dependence upon the first inductor; - a second oscillator coupled to the second inductor, the second oscillator being arranged to generate a second frequency in dependence upon the second inductor; and - a comparator, having a memory, the comparator being coupled to the first and second oscillators (202, 204), characterized in that the comparator being arranged to calculate a measured relation between the first frequency and the second frequency, and to set a tamper detected status if the measured relation is not within an error tolerance to a relation pre-stored in the memory.
Protective circuit for a first field-effect transistor, at least comprising the first field-effect transistor, a control device, a first temperature sensor, a second field-effect transistor, a third field-effect transistor, a second temperature sensor, and a measuring resistor, wherein first field-effect transistor has a first drain terminal, a first source terminal and a first gate terminal, wherein by means of the control device an electrical first voltage between the first drain terminal and the first source terminal is determinable and a characteristic of the first field-effect transistor, that is to say a variation of the first electrical resistance as a function of a first temperature of the first field-effect transistor, is stored in the control device, wherein by means of the first temperature sensor the changing first temperature of the first field-effect transistor is detectable; wherein the first resistance of the first field-effect transistor and an electrical first current conducted via the first field-effect transistor are determinable by the control device; wherein the first source terminal is connected to a electrical machine and to a ground via the electrical machine; wherein the third field-effect transistor is arranged between the electrical machine and the ground, characterized in that the first field-effect transistor is connectable to a voltage source via the first drain terminal, wherein the second field-effect transistor is arranged between the voltage source and the first field-effect transistor which has a second drain terminal, a second source terminal and a second gate terminal; wherein an electrical second voltage between the second drain terminal and the second source terminal is determinable by means of the control device; wherein a changing second temperature of the second field-effect transistor is furthermore detectable by means of the second temperature sensor; wherein a second resistance of the second field-effect transistor and an electrical second current conducted via the second field-effect transistor are determinable on the basis of the second temperature; wherein the measuring resistor for determining an electrical third current conducted via the third field-effect transistor is arranged between the third field-effect transistor and the ground; wherein the measuring resistor is electrically connected with the control device, wherein the control device is set up to monitor the third current; wherein limit values for ratios of determined currents (11, 21, 26) are stored in the control device, wherein the control device is set up to communicate control signals (30, 31, 32) to the gate terminals (5, 16) of the field-effect transistors (2, 13, 24) once specific limit values are reached, so that corresponding switching of the field-effect transistors (2, 13, 24) can be performed.
A method of conditioning hair by application of a conditioning shampoo composition, in which the hair is oxidatively-treated hair and in which the conditioning shampoo composition comprises: (i) an aqueous continuous phase including cleansing surfactant, (ii) a dispersed phase including emulsified droplets of non-volatile silicone having a mean droplet diameter (D3,2) of 1 micrometre or less, and (iii) a solubilised oily liquid conditioning agent for skin and/or hair; in which the oily liquid conditioning agent is solubilised in wormlike micelles in the aqueous continuous phase via the incorporation of at least one inorganic electrolyte and at least one linker molecule which is selected from compounds of general formula R n, in which R is an aryl ring having from 6 to 10 carbon atoms or a mono-, di- or trivalent alkyl or hydroxyalkyl chain having from 3 to 14 carbon atoms; n is 1 to 3 and each X is independently selected from -OH, -COOH and -COO - M + groups, where M is an alkali metal, ammonium or alkanolammonium cation; and in which the level of solubilised oily liquid conditioning agent in the conditioning shampoo composition ranges from 0.45 to 3% by weight based on the total weight of the conditioning shampoo composition. (i) an aqueous continuous phase including cleansing surfactant, (ii) a dispersed phase including emulsified droplets of non-volatile silicone having a mean droplet diameter (D3,2) of 1 micrometre or less, and (iii) a solubilised oily liquid conditioning agent for skin and/or hair;
Optomechanical transducer, comprising an optical fiber having a polished pointed distal end placed in front of a reflective surface and a proximal end connected to a coupler which combines an illuminating optical fiber linked to a light source and a measuring optical fiber linked to a photodetector, said reflective element having a mobile region with an axial component, characterized in that the axial distance between the distal end of the optical fiber and said reflective surface at rest is determined such that the reflected light intensity I 0 is equal to P.I max, where I max denotes the maximum reflected light intensity and P is a parameter between 0.25 and 0.75.
Method for producing an axially displaceable connection between two shaft parts of a steering column, comprising an inner shaft part and an outer shaft part, between which a plastic is arranged as a sliding material, having the following features: a) providing the two shaft parts (15, 17) to be joined, wherein either at least one of the two shaft parts (15, 17) has a plastic coating on the surface facing the other shaft part, or a plastic sleeve is provided between the shaft parts, b) joining the shaft parts (15, 17) together to form an assembly, if appropriate with the plastic sleeve, by means of a pressing force in the axial direction, c) clamping the assembly in a device in which the two shaft parts (15, 17) can be clamped and a displacement force can be applied thereto in the axial direction, d) pressing a sonotrode onto the respective outer component from one side and supporting the component on a counter-holder, e) introducing an ultrasonic signal having a resonant frequency of one of the shaft parts (15, 17) into the sonotrode and displacing the shaft parts (15, 17) to and fro in the axial direction until the displacement force or the displacement speed reaches a desired target value, f) stopping the ultrasonic signal and removing the assembly from the device. a) providing the two shaft parts (15, 17) to be joined, wherein either at least one of the two shaft parts (15, 17) has a plastic coating on the surface facing the other shaft part, or a plastic sleeve is provided between the shaft parts, b) joining the shaft parts (15, 17) together to form an assembly, if appropriate with the plastic sleeve, by means of a pressing force in the axial direction, c) clamping the assembly in a device in which the two shaft parts (15, 17) can be clamped and a displacement force can be applied thereto in the axial direction, d) pressing a sonotrode onto the respective outer component from one side and supporting the component on a counter-holder, e) introducing an ultrasonic signal having a resonant frequency of one of the shaft parts (15, 17) into the sonotrode and displacing the shaft parts (15, 17) to and fro in the axial direction until the displacement force or the displacement speed reaches a desired target value, f) stopping the ultrasonic signal and removing the assembly from the device.
An apparatus for improving usability of a touch screen, the apparatus comprising: a touch sensing unit sensing a first touch and a second touch, and detecting touched locations of the sensed touches; a pointer setting unit setting a pointer to the detected location of the first touch; and a coordinate transforming unit transforming movement of the touched location of the sensed second touch, which is caused by movement of the second touch, into movement of a location of the pointer, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT the pointer setting unit sets the pointer at the location of the first touch when the user touches the location of the first touch and then moves a predetermined distance from the location of the first touch,and the touch sensing unit differentiates the first touch and the second touch from each other by recognizing, as the second touch, movement after the user's first touch, while maintaining the first touch, to outside of a predetermined boundary corresponding with the predetermined distance from the location of the first touch. a touch sensing unit sensing a first touch and a second touch, and detecting touched locations of the sensed touches; a pointer setting unit setting a pointer to the detected location of the first touch; and a coordinate transforming unit transforming movement of the touched location of the sensed second touch, which is caused by movement of the second touch, into movement of a location of the pointer, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT the pointer setting unit sets the pointer at the location of the first touch when the user touches the location of the first touch and then moves a predetermined distance from the location of the first touch,and the touch sensing unit differentiates the first touch and the second touch from each other by recognizing, as the second touch, movement after the user's first touch, while maintaining the first touch, to outside of a predetermined boundary corresponding with the predetermined distance from the location of the first touch.
A coupler, for a pipe system, comprising: a first end to receive one end of a fixed pipe, the first end being provided with first internal threads corresponding to first external threads on the one end of the fixed pipe; and a second end to receive one end of a removable pipe, the second end being provided with second internal threads corresponding to second external threads on the one end of the removable pipe; wherein the coupler is characterized by comprising a coupler bonding surface provided on an internal surface between a central region of the coupler and the first internal threads of the first end, wherein the coupler bonding surface corresponds to a fixed pipe bonding surface of the fixed pipe; and wherein the coupler bonding surface is provided with an adhesive. a first end to receive one end of a fixed pipe, the first end being provided with first internal threads corresponding to first external threads on the one end of the fixed pipe; and a second end to receive one end of a removable pipe, the second end being provided with second internal threads corresponding to second external threads on the one end of the removable pipe; wherein the coupler is characterized by comprising a coupler bonding surface provided on an internal surface between a central region of the coupler and the first internal threads of the first end, wherein the coupler bonding surface corresponds to a fixed pipe bonding surface of the fixed pipe; and wherein the coupler bonding surface is provided with an adhesive.
A method comprising: generating, by a control system managing a resource group, a resource graph that models resource and event dependencies between a plurality of network resources within the resource group: detecting, by the control system, a first event affecting a first resource of the plurality of resources, wherein the first event is a network event; identifying, by the control system and based on the dependencies modeled by the resource graph, a second resource that is expected to be affected by the first event, wherein identifying the second resource includes: generating, based on the dependencies modeled by the resource graph, a second event caused by the first event, wherein the second event is a logical event, and identifying the second resource as a resource associated with the second event; detecting, by the control system after generating the second event, a third event affecting the second resource, wherein the third event is a network event; and merging, by the control system, the third event into the second event to avoid duplicative processing associated with the third event. generating, by a control system managing a resource group, a resource graph that models resource and event dependencies between a plurality of network resources within the resource group: detecting, by the control system, a first event affecting a first resource of the plurality of resources, wherein the first event is a network event; identifying, by the control system and based on the dependencies modeled by the resource graph, a second resource that is expected to be affected by the first event, wherein identifying the second resource includes: generating, based on the dependencies modeled by the resource graph, a second event caused by the first event, wherein the second event is a logical event, and identifying the second resource as a resource associated with the second event; generating, based on the dependencies modeled by the resource graph, a second event caused by the first event, wherein the second event is a logical event, and identifying the second resource as a resource associated with the second event; detecting, by the control system after generating the second event, a third event affecting the second resource, wherein the third event is a network event; and merging, by the control system, the third event into the second event to avoid duplicative processing associated with the third event.
Method for managing image data in an automotive lighting device, the method comprising the steps of: - providing by a control unit a first image pattern comprising a plurality of pixels, wherein each pixel is characterized by a value related to the luminous intensity of the pixel; - sending the first image pattern to a light module; - buffering the first image in the light module; - providing by the control unit a second image pattern comprising a plurality of pixels, wherein each pixel is characterized by a value related to the luminous intensity of the pixel; - generating a difference pattern, which is obtained by subtracting the second image pattern from the first image pattern; characterized by - normalizing the difference pattern by adding a compensation value to at least some of the pixels of the difference pattern so that the lower value of the normalized difference pattern is equal or greater than zero; - sending the compensation value to the light module; and - sending the difference pattern to the light module, so the light module is able to recover the difference pattern by subtracting the compensation value from the normalized difference value and reconstruct the second image pattern from the data of the first image pattern and the difference pattern. - providing by a control unit a first image pattern comprising a plurality of pixels, wherein each pixel is characterized by a value related to the luminous intensity of the pixel; - sending the first image pattern to a light module; - buffering the first image in the light module; - providing by the control unit a second image pattern comprising a plurality of pixels, wherein each pixel is characterized by a value related to the luminous intensity of the pixel; - generating a difference pattern, which is obtained by subtracting the second image pattern from the first image pattern; characterized by - normalizing the difference pattern by adding a compensation value to at least some of the pixels of the difference pattern so that the lower value of the normalized difference pattern is equal or greater than zero; - sending the compensation value to the light module; and - sending the difference pattern to the light module, so the light module is able to recover the difference pattern by subtracting the compensation value from the normalized difference value and reconstruct the second image pattern from the data of the first image pattern and the difference pattern.
A metal interconnect structure, comprising: a dielectric layer on a substrate; an opening in the dielectric layer, wherein the opening has sidewalls and exposes a conductive region of at least one of the substrate and an additional interconnect structure; a plug, comprising cobalt, included in the lower portion of the opening; an adhesion layer, comprising manganese, on the conductive region and the sidewalls; a fill material, comprising cobalt, within the upper portion of the opening on a surface of the adhesion layer and on the plug, wherein the plug fills the lower portion of the opening, and the fill material fills the upper portion of the opening from a bottom portion of the upper portion to a top portion of the upper portion and wherein the plug and the fill material are formed from different compositions. a dielectric layer on a substrate; an opening in the dielectric layer, wherein the opening has sidewalls and exposes a conductive region of at least one of the substrate and an additional interconnect structure; a plug, comprising cobalt, included in the lower portion of the opening; an adhesion layer, comprising manganese, on the conductive region and the sidewalls; a fill material, comprising cobalt, within the upper portion of the opening on a surface of the adhesion layer and on the plug, wherein the plug fills the lower portion of the opening, and the fill material fills the upper portion of the opening from a bottom portion of the upper portion to a top portion of the upper portion and wherein the plug and the fill material are formed from different compositions.
An agent, in particular for treating the hair or the skin, containing a combination of at least one compound selected from a) L-carnitine, and/or the carnitine derivatives acetyl-L-carnitine, L-carnitine fumarate, L-carnitine citrate, lauroyl-L-carnitine and in particular L-carnitine tartrate, and b) at least one further substance that is selected from active ingredients selected from pressed juices and extracts that are obtained from Echinacea purpurea, and c) taurine. a) L-carnitine, and/or the carnitine derivatives acetyl-L-carnitine, L-carnitine fumarate, L-carnitine citrate, lauroyl-L-carnitine and in particular L-carnitine tartrate, and b) at least one further substance that is selected from active ingredients selected from pressed juices and extracts that are obtained from Echinacea purpurea, and c) taurine.
Method for the production of a smoked fish product, characterised in that the fish is filleted and is divided into portions in a pre-rigor state, that the fish is marinated in a pre-rigor state and that the smoking process of the fish starts while the fish is in pre-rigor state and wherein all processing steps are carried out at a temperature of 4 °C or lower.