mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An actuation mechanism for a disc brake, the actuation mechanism comprising: a non-rotatable yoke to transmit an actuating force from an operating shaft; a piston configured to be driven by the yoke to transmit the actuating force to a brake pad (11a, 11b), the piston comprising a portion rotatable with respect to the yoke to cause the piston to extend; and a wear adjustment mechanism for adjusting extension of the piston to account for wear of the brake pad (11a, 11b), the wear adjustment mechanism including a driving portion configured to be driven by the operating shaft, to transfer torque from the operating shaft to the rotatable portion of the piston to cause the rotatable portion to rotate and extend the piston, characterized in that the driving portion is a drive drum that is directly engaged by a link member that is connected to, or integral with, the operating shaft, wherein a rolling element bearing (18a, 18b) is located between the driving portion of the wear adjustment mechanism and the yoke. a non-rotatable yoke to transmit an actuating force from an operating shaft; a piston configured to be driven by the yoke to transmit the actuating force to a brake pad (11a, 11b), the piston comprising a portion rotatable with respect to the yoke to cause the piston to extend; and a wear adjustment mechanism for adjusting extension of the piston to account for wear of the brake pad (11a, 11b), the wear adjustment mechanism including a driving portion configured to be driven by the operating shaft, to transfer torque from the operating shaft to the rotatable portion of the piston to cause the rotatable portion to rotate and extend the piston, characterized in that the driving portion is a drive drum that is directly engaged by a link member that is connected to, or integral with, the operating shaft, wherein a rolling element bearing (18a, 18b) is located between the driving portion of the wear adjustment mechanism and the yoke.
An ultrasonic sensor for detecting and/or scanning an object with a substrate and a piezoelectric sensor unit arranged on this substrate and/or connected to this substrate, wherein the rear side of the substrate which is remote from the piezoelectric sensor unit has a surface structure comprising a plurality of elevations and depressions, this surface structure being formed such that it causes diffuse scattering of ultrasonic waves which are incident on the rear side from the direction of the sensor unit to occur; characterised in that their elevations and/or depressions are formed in a needle shape; and these elevations and/or depressions have an average lateral extent in the range from 0.05 μm to 1 mm, preferably of 0.1 μm to 200 μm, preferably of 0.2 μm to 20 μm, and/or an average lateral extent which is less than or equal to the wavelength of an ultrasonic wave which can be generated by the piezoelectric sensor unit; with the average height of the elevations, the average depth of the depressions and/or the average extent of the elevations and/or depressions perpendicular to the sensor plane lying in the range between 0.05 μm to 1 mm, preferably from 0.1 μm to 200 μm, preferably from 0.2 μm to 20 μm, and/or the aspect ratio a=A/L of the aforementioned height, depth and/or extent and the average lateral extent of the elevations and/or depressions being between 0.2 and 50, preferably between 0.5 and 10.
A method for improved User Equipment positioning accuracy in a mobile communication system, the method comprising: providing for a UE (204, 206) configured to listen for Positioning Reference Signal transmissions within an operating bandwidth around Direct Current sub-carrier and at least one non-PRS transmission; receiving, at the UE (204, 206), PRS and non-PRS transmissions transmitted from base stations within the operating bandwidth; determining, at the UE (204, 206), for each of the base stations, a PRS positioning measurement based on the PRS transmissions and a non-PRS positioning measurement based on the non-PRS transmissions; determining, at the UE (204, 206), for each of the base stations, a non-PRS measurement quality corresponding to the non-PRS positioning measurement; comparing, at the UE (204, 206), the non-PRS measurement quality to a measurement quality threshold, and transmitting, from the UE (204, 206) to a Location Server, (i) the PRS positioning measurements, and in response to the comparing indicating that one or more of the non-PRS measurement qualities are greater than the measurement quality threshold, (ii) the non-PRS positioning measurements associated with the one or more non-PRS measurement qualities, wherein the LS performs a positioning estimation of the UE (204, 206) based on the received PRS positioning measurements and non-PRS positioning measurements. providing for a UE (204, 206) configured to listen for Positioning Reference Signal transmissions within an operating bandwidth around Direct Current sub-carrier and at least one non-PRS transmission; receiving, at the UE (204, 206), PRS and non-PRS transmissions transmitted from base stations within the operating bandwidth; determining, at the UE (204, 206), for each of the base stations, a PRS positioning measurement based on the PRS transmissions and a non-PRS positioning measurement based on the non-PRS transmissions; determining, at the UE (204, 206), for each of the base stations, a non-PRS measurement quality corresponding to the non-PRS positioning measurement; comparing, at the UE (204, 206), the non-PRS measurement quality to a measurement quality threshold, and transmitting, from the UE (204, 206) to a Location Server, (i) the PRS positioning measurements, and in response to the comparing indicating that one or more of the non-PRS measurement qualities are greater than the measurement quality threshold, (ii) the non-PRS positioning measurements associated with the one or more non-PRS measurement qualities, (i) the PRS positioning measurements, and in response to the comparing indicating that one or more of the non-PRS measurement qualities are greater than the measurement quality threshold, (ii) the non-PRS positioning measurements associated with the one or more non-PRS measurement qualities, wherein the LS performs a positioning estimation of the UE (204, 206) based on the received PRS positioning measurements and non-PRS positioning measurements.
A method performed by a voice-enabled computer system, the method comprising: obtaining a current nonce; operating a speaker of the voice-enabled computer system to produce a current acoustic signature based on the current nonce, including defining a frequency-hopping pattern for the current acoustic signature based on a first portion of the current nonce, wherein the frequency-hopping pattern includes frequencies in a range that overlaps a vocal range of an authorized user, defining a modulation sequence based on a second portion of the current nonce, and generating sound at the speaker based on the frequency-hopping pattern and the modulation sequence; while producing the current acoustic signature, operating a microphone of the voice-enabled computer system to record audio that includes the current acoustic signature and a speech input; and validating the recorded audio based at least in part on the current acoustic signature; and in the event that the recorded audio is validated: processing the recorded audio to extract the speech input; processing the speech input to determine an action to perform; and performing the action. obtaining a current nonce; operating a speaker of the voice-enabled computer system to produce a current acoustic signature based on the current nonce, including defining a frequency-hopping pattern for the current acoustic signature based on a first portion of the current nonce, wherein the frequency-hopping pattern includes frequencies in a range that overlaps a vocal range of an authorized user, defining a modulation sequence based on a second portion of the current nonce, and generating sound at the speaker based on the frequency-hopping pattern and the modulation sequence; while producing the current acoustic signature, operating a microphone of the voice-enabled computer system to record audio that includes the current acoustic signature and a speech input; and validating the recorded audio based at least in part on the current acoustic signature; and in the event that the recorded audio is validated: processing the recorded audio to extract the speech input; processing the speech input to determine an action to perform; and performing the action. processing the recorded audio to extract the speech input; processing the speech input to determine an action to perform; and performing the action.
An electrostatic device comprising: a member (1548, 1648, 1748) having a proximal end and a distal end at opposing ends of an axis (1548, 1648, 1748); a first electrode (1508A, 1608A, 1708A) positioned at the proximal end, the first electrode (1508A, 1608A, 1708A) configured to electrostatically couple a principal signal to a sensor matrix (228, 1528, 1628, 1828, 2028) of a computing device (102, 200), such that an intensity of the principal signal that is sensed by the sensor matrix (228, 1528, 1628, 1828, 2028) increases as the first electrode (1508A, 1608A, 1708A) approaches the sensor matrix (228, 1528, 1628, 1828, 2028); a drive circuit (1100, 1300, 1546, 1646, 1746) configured to generate the principal signal, the principal signal being an active signal; and a second electrode (1508B, 1608B, 1708B) positioned a spaced distance from the first electrode (1508A, 1608A, 1708A), the spaced distance configured to cause a designated capacitance between the first electrode (1508A, 1608A, 1708A) and the second electrode (1508B, 1608B, 1708B) to exceed a capacitance threshold and to cause the second electrode (1508B, 1608B, 1708B) to electrostatically couple a secondary signal, which is based on the principal signal, to the sensor matrix (228, 1528, 1628, 1828, 2028) as the first electrode (1508A, 1608A, 1708A) is placed proximate the sensor matrix (228, 1528, 1628, 1828, 2028). a member (1548, 1648, 1748) having a proximal end and a distal end at opposing ends of an axis (1548, 1648, 1748); a first electrode (1508A, 1608A, 1708A) positioned at the proximal end, the first electrode (1508A, 1608A, 1708A) configured to electrostatically couple a principal signal to a sensor matrix (228, 1528, 1628, 1828, 2028) of a computing device (102, 200), such that an intensity of the principal signal that is sensed by the sensor matrix (228, 1528, 1628, 1828, 2028) increases as the first electrode (1508A, 1608A, 1708A) approaches the sensor matrix (228, 1528, 1628, 1828, 2028); a drive circuit (1100, 1300, 1546, 1646, 1746) configured to generate the principal signal, the principal signal being an active signal; and a second electrode (1508B, 1608B, 1708B) positioned a spaced distance from the first electrode (1508A, 1608A, 1708A), the spaced distance configured to cause a designated capacitance between the first electrode (1508A, 1608A, 1708A) and the second electrode (1508B, 1608B, 1708B) to exceed a capacitance threshold and to cause the second electrode (1508B, 1608B, 1708B) to electrostatically couple a secondary signal, which is based on the principal signal, to the sensor matrix (228, 1528, 1628, 1828, 2028) as the first electrode (1508A, 1608A, 1708A) is placed proximate the sensor matrix (228, 1528, 1628, 1828, 2028).
A method for transmitting information data using a repetition coding scheme in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: generating a codeword of a predetermined size N encoded by encoding information data of a size N info; and transmitting the codeword to a receiver, wherein the codeword includes a plurality of repeated blocks based on the information data characterised in that if the information data includes an odd number of 1s, odd-numbered repeated blocks among the plurality of repeated blocks are bit-inverted data of the information data. generating a codeword of a predetermined size N encoded by encoding information data of a size N info; and transmitting the codeword to a receiver, wherein the codeword includes a plurality of repeated blocks based on the information data characterised in that if the information data includes an odd number of 1s, odd-numbered repeated blocks among the plurality of repeated blocks are bit-inverted data of the information data.
A composite material containing (i) particles of a lithium transition metal phosphate, wherein the transition metal is selected from the group Fe, Co, Mn or Ni or mixtures thereof, and (ii) carbon, wherein the composite material has a carbon content of 0.5 to 1.3 wt.%, a BET surface area of ≤ 12.5 m 2 /g, an apparent density of > 600 g/l, a powder resistance of < 70 Ω·cm and a D 50 value of ≤ 0.70 μm.
A vehicle information processing method performed at a vehicle, the method comprising: receiving certification information from an external apparatus, which is connected to the vehicle, for communication between the external apparatus and the vehicle; identifying a control authority that corresponds to the received certification information; extracting service information that corresponds to the identified control authority, wherein the extracted service information comprises a list of services that correspond to the identified control authority; transmitting the extracted service information to the external apparatus; receiving an identification value of the service that is selected by the external apparatus from the list of services; and executing control commands received as a result of execution of the selected service at a processor of the external apparatus; wherein the certification information comprises a key value for distinguishing a main user from a sub-user of a vehicle; and wherein a service may be at least one of a service regarding safety of the vehicle and a service for a convenience function that is provided by a vehicle, and the control authority corresponding to the received certification information is an authority for controlling the service regarding safety of the vehicle only if a user who corresponds to the received certification information is a main user of the vehicle. receiving certification information from an external apparatus, which is connected to the vehicle, for communication between the external apparatus and the vehicle; identifying a control authority that corresponds to the received certification information; extracting service information that corresponds to the identified control authority, wherein the extracted service information comprises a list of services that correspond to the identified control authority; transmitting the extracted service information to the external apparatus; receiving an identification value of the service that is selected by the external apparatus from the list of services; and executing control commands received as a result of execution of the selected service at a processor of the external apparatus; wherein the certification information comprises a key value for distinguishing a main user from a sub-user of a vehicle; and wherein a service may be at least one of a service regarding safety of the vehicle and a service for a convenience function that is provided by a vehicle, and the control authority corresponding to the received certification information is an authority for controlling the service regarding safety of the vehicle only if a user who corresponds to the received certification information is a main user of the vehicle.
Method for the processing of whole blood separated by centrifugation into the blood components or of at least one blood component separated off by centrifugation, comprising the following method steps: providing at least one blood component in a primary chamber, transferring the at least one blood component from the primary chamber to a component chamber, and mixing the at least one blood component with an additive solution for the blood component, characterized in that the component chamber is separated into a first compartment having a variable volume for the blood component and a second compartment having a variable volume for the additive solution, and that the additive solution is conveyed from the second compartment and mixed with the at least one blood component and the mixture of the blood component and the additive solution is transferred to the first compartment, wherein the volume of the first compartment is increased and the volume of the second compartment is reduced. providing at least one blood component in a primary chamber, transferring the at least one blood component from the primary chamber to a component chamber, and mixing the at least one blood component with an additive solution for the blood component, characterized in that the component chamber is separated into a first compartment having a variable volume for the blood component and a second compartment having a variable volume for the additive solution, and that the additive solution is conveyed from the second compartment and mixed with the at least one blood component and the mixture of the blood component and the additive solution is transferred to the first compartment, wherein the volume of the first compartment is increased and the volume of the second compartment is reduced.
A PTC heating element with a heating element casing, which fits as a structural unit at least one PTC element and contact plates that energize said PTC element and form contact strips for an electrical plug connection in order to electrically connect electrodes that are electrically connected to said PTC element, where said PTC element is covered with an insulation layer on its two main side surfaces, wherein said heating element casing comprises an injection-molded plastic frame which encloses said insulation layers only at the edges thereof and defines oppositely disposed frame openings, behind which said PTC element with its main side surfaces is located, and wherein the two insulation layers are exposed within the oppositely disposed frame openings,, characterized in that said plastic frame is connected in a material-fit and/or positive-fit manner to the insulation plate and the at least one PTC element between the two insulation plates.
A method for operating a security tag, comprising: - receiving, by the security tag, an authorization code comprising a security tag identifier signed using a cryptographic key of a plurality of cryptographic keys that are respectively assigned to a plurality of security tags; - performing operations by the security tag to determine if the security tag identifier matches an internally stored identifier and if so, performing operations by the security tag to verify a signature of the authorization code, wherein, upon verification of the signature, the security tag sets a status bit to a value indicating that it is coupled to an article that no longer constitutes inventory to be sold or loaned; and - responsive to the signature's verification, performing detach operations or deactivation operations by the security tag, where the detach operations cause a mechanical detachment of the security tag from an item and the deactivation operations cause a disablement of a response by the security tag to an interrogation signal from a Radio Frequency Identification, RFID, system or an Electronic Article Surveillance, EAS, system; wherein the authorization code is received by the security tag from a Point Of Sale terminal; further comprising performing operations by the security tag to notify an enterprise system (1324, 1308) of the security tag's mechanical detachment from an item or the disablement of the security tag's ability to respond to the interrogation signal. - receiving, by the security tag, an authorization code comprising a security tag identifier signed using a cryptographic key of a plurality of cryptographic keys that are respectively assigned to a plurality of security tags; - performing operations by the security tag to determine if the security tag identifier matches an internally stored identifier and if so, performing operations by the security tag to verify a signature of the authorization code, wherein, upon verification of the signature, the security tag sets a status bit to a value indicating that it is coupled to an article that no longer constitutes inventory to be sold or loaned; and - responsive to the signature's verification, performing detach operations or deactivation operations by the security tag, where the detach operations cause a mechanical detachment of the security tag from an item and the deactivation operations cause a disablement of a response by the security tag to an interrogation signal from a Radio Frequency Identification, RFID, system or an Electronic Article Surveillance, EAS, system; wherein the authorization code is received by the security tag from a Point Of Sale terminal; further comprising performing operations by the security tag to notify an enterprise system (1324, 1308) of the security tag's mechanical detachment from an item or the disablement of the security tag's ability to respond to the interrogation signal.
Method of operation of a handheld optical device for capturing non-mydriatic retinal images from a patient using a smartphone having a camera, an inertial sensor and an electronic data processor, said device comprising a housing for coupling to the smartphone and an optical system for capturing retina images through said camera, said method comprising, for aligning the camera with the retina visual axis, the electronic data processor carrying out the steps of: capturing an image of the retina; using an image classification method configured by pre-training on previously captured images to detect whether the camera is lower or higher than the retina visual axis, by detecting whether a dark shadow is present on the top or on the bottom, respectively, of the captured image; if the camera was detected as being lower or higher than the retina visual axis, then inputting the value of the Y-axis component of the inertial sensor; if the camera was detected as being lower than the visual axis and the Y-axis value is levelled, instructing the user to translationally move up the device; if the camera was detected as being lower than the visual axis and the Y-axis value is not levelled, instructing the user to tilt up the device; if the camera was detected as being higher than the visual axis and the Y-axis value is levelled, instructing the user to translationally move down the device; and if the camera was detected as being higher than the visual axis and the Y-axis value is not levelled, instructing the user to tilt down the device. capturing an image of the retina; using an image classification method configured by pre-training on previously captured images to detect whether the camera is lower or higher than the retina visual axis, by detecting whether a dark shadow is present on the top or on the bottom, respectively, of the captured image; if the camera was detected as being lower or higher than the retina visual axis, then inputting the value of the Y-axis component of the inertial sensor; if the camera was detected as being lower than the visual axis and the Y-axis value is levelled, instructing the user to translationally move up the device; if the camera was detected as being lower than the visual axis and the Y-axis value is not levelled, instructing the user to tilt up the device; if the camera was detected as being higher than the visual axis and the Y-axis value is levelled, instructing the user to translationally move down the device; and if the camera was detected as being higher than the visual axis and the Y-axis value is not levelled, instructing the user to tilt down the device.