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Method for determining location information of at least one moving sensor node adapted for wirelessly communicating with a plurality of coordinating nodes forming a fixed multi-hop communications network, the method comprising the steps of: - providing an area or a volume associated with at least three coordinating nodes in communication with said sensor node; - dividing said area or volume into an array of cells having a predetermined pitch; - generating a transformation table by associating the coordinates of each of said cells with distances between said cells and each of said coordinating nodes; - one of the at least three coordinating nodes that is in communication with said sensor node receiving in response to a first location request from said sensor node, first distance information between said sensor node moving in said area or volume and said at least three coordinating nodes, wherein said first location request is sent at a first point in time; and, wherein said first distance information is determined by the sensor node on the basis of the round-trip time of said first location request; - transforming said first distance information into first coordinates associated with said sensor node using said transformation table; and, - transmitting said coordinates of said sensor node via one or more coordinating nodes of said fixed multi-hop communications network to a central controller. - providing an area or a volume associated with at least three coordinating nodes in communication with said sensor node; - dividing said area or volume into an array of cells having a predetermined pitch; - generating a transformation table by associating the coordinates of each of said cells with distances between said cells and each of said coordinating nodes; - one of the at least three coordinating nodes that is in communication with said sensor node receiving in response to a first location request from said sensor node, first distance information between said sensor node moving in said area or volume and said at least three coordinating nodes, wherein said first location request is sent at a first point in time; and, wherein said first distance information is determined by the sensor node on the basis of the round-trip time of said first location request; - transforming said first distance information into first coordinates associated with said sensor node using said transformation table; and, - transmitting said coordinates of said sensor node via one or more coordinating nodes of said fixed multi-hop communications network to a central controller.
A method for managing uplink carrier frequencies, comprising: determining, by a base station, a state switching on a secondary uplink carrier serving cell by a User Equipment, UE according to any one or any combination of scheduling information of a primary carrier cell and a secondary carrier cell, a current cell load, and a signal quality; sending, by the base station, a state switching request message to the UE for requesting the UE to perform the state switching on the secondary uplink carrier serving cell; receiving, by the base station, a state switching response message sent by the UE, wherein the state switching response message comprises a result of state switching performed by the UE on a secondary uplink carrier serving cell; and notifying, by the base station, the result of the state switching to a secondary uplink carrier non-serving cell in a secondary carrier active set through a Radio Network Controller, RNC. determining, by a base station, a state switching on a secondary uplink carrier serving cell by a User Equipment, UE according to any one or any combination of scheduling information of a primary carrier cell and a secondary carrier cell, a current cell load, and a signal quality; sending, by the base station, a state switching request message to the UE for requesting the UE to perform the state switching on the secondary uplink carrier serving cell; receiving, by the base station, a state switching response message sent by the UE, wherein the state switching response message comprises a result of state switching performed by the UE on a secondary uplink carrier serving cell; and notifying, by the base station, the result of the state switching to a secondary uplink carrier non-serving cell in a secondary carrier active set through a Radio Network Controller, RNC.
Chain guide roller (28, 30) for a rear derailleur of a derailleur gear of a bicycle for guiding a chain, comprising - an annular roller body with a central opening for the rotatable mounting about an axis of rotation of the chain guide roller (28, 30); - a toothing with a plurality of radially projecting teeth which are arranged on an outer circumferential surface of the roller body, wherein a tooth space is arranged in each case between two teeth which are adjacent in the circumferential direction, wherein individual teeth have a predetermined tooth width (a) matched to the chain in the region of a root circle of the toothing, - in that the chain guide roller (28, 30) has, in the region of the vicinity of a tooth space base on at least some of the tooth spaces and/or on at least some of the teeth, at least one guide section (66; 70, 72; 80) having a greater width (a+x) than the tooth width (a) of at least one of the adjacent teeth (56; 56'); characterized in that at least one guide section (70, 72; 80) is provided in each case on the two axial side surfaces of the chain guide roller (28, 30). - an annular roller body with a central opening for the rotatable mounting about an axis of rotation of the chain guide roller (28, 30); - a toothing with a plurality of radially projecting teeth which are arranged on an outer circumferential surface of the roller body, wherein a tooth space is arranged in each case between two teeth which are adjacent in the circumferential direction, wherein individual teeth have a predetermined tooth width (a) matched to the chain in the region of a root circle of the toothing, - in that the chain guide roller (28, 30) has, in the region of the vicinity of a tooth space base on at least some of the tooth spaces and/or on at least some of the teeth, at least one guide section (66; 70, 72; 80) having a greater width (a+x) than the tooth width (a) of at least one of the adjacent teeth (56; 56');
An expandable implant comprising: (a) a base extending from a first end portion to a second end portion; and (b) a displaceable element extending from a first end portion to a second end portion, wherein said first end portions (14, 16) of said base and said displaceable element are hingedly interconnected, and wherein said first end portion of said displaceable element is formed with a plurality of projecting teeth configured as a partial gear centered on an axis of the hinged interconnection with said base, said projecting teeth being configured for engaging a worm gear, characterized in that said first end portion of said base is formed with a socket configured for removably receiving a worm gear tool which engages said teeth for displacing said displaceable element. (a) a base extending from a first end portion to a second end portion; and (b) a displaceable element extending from a first end portion to a second end portion, wherein said first end portions (14, 16) of said base and said displaceable element are hingedly interconnected, and wherein said first end portion of said displaceable element is formed with a plurality of projecting teeth configured as a partial gear centered on an axis of the hinged interconnection with said base, said projecting teeth being configured for engaging a worm gear, characterized in that said first end portion of said base is formed with a socket configured for removably receiving a worm gear tool which engages said teeth for displacing said displaceable element.
A method (120, 120A) of decoding image data for reproduction on a display, comprising: extracting (122, 122A) metadata from the image data, the metadata indicating a localized gamut definition and the metadata providing information about the localized gamut definition for one or more particular frames; decompressing (124, 124A) the image data; and applying (126, 126A) an inverse gamut transform to the image data, wherein the inverse gamut transform maps color coordinate values of the localized gamut definition to color coordinate values of an image data format for reproduction on the display, wherein the gamut of the localized gamut definition is smaller than the gamut of the image data. extracting (122, 122A) metadata from the image data, the metadata indicating a localized gamut definition and the metadata providing information about the localized gamut definition for one or more particular frames; decompressing (124, 124A) the image data; and applying (126, 126A) an inverse gamut transform to the image data, wherein the inverse gamut transform maps color coordinate values of the localized gamut definition to color coordinate values of an image data format for reproduction on the display, wherein the gamut of the localized gamut definition is smaller than the gamut of the image data.
A method in a first communication node for transmitting a packet in a first packet network operated by a first network operator towards a destination node in a second packet network operated by a second network operator, wherein the first communication node is comprised in the first packet network, comprising: - receiving the packet from a transmitting node of the second packet network, with a first value related to a resource sharing policy of the second packet network operated by the second network operator, wherein the first value indicates a level of importance of the packet relative importance of other packets along a scale of the second packet network; wherein the transmitting node is integrated with the first communication node, wherein the second network operator is a Virtual Network Operator, VNO, that further splits resources among multiple VNOs, and, wherein the resource sharing is a policy-based resource sharing for the multiple VNOs with each VNO having its own policy; - encapsulating the first value in the packet or a header of the packet; - remarking the received packet to substitute the first value with a second value related to a resource sharing policy of the first packet network, wherein the second value indicates a level of importance of the packet relative importance of other packets along a scale of the first packet network; and - transmitting, over the first packet network, the remarked packet towards the destination node; wherein the destination node of the second packet network is integrated with a second communication node (10") of the first packet network. - receiving the packet from a transmitting node of the second packet network, with a first value related to a resource sharing policy of the second packet network operated by the second network operator, wherein the first value indicates a level of importance of the packet relative importance of other packets along a scale of the second packet network; wherein the transmitting node is integrated with the first communication node, wherein the second network operator is a Virtual Network Operator, VNO, that further splits resources among multiple VNOs, and, wherein the resource sharing is a policy-based resource sharing for the multiple VNOs with each VNO having its own policy; - encapsulating the first value in the packet or a header of the packet; - remarking the received packet to substitute the first value with a second value related to a resource sharing policy of the first packet network, wherein the second value indicates a level of importance of the packet relative importance of other packets along a scale of the first packet network; and - transmitting, over the first packet network, the remarked packet towards the destination node; wherein the destination node of the second packet network is integrated with a second communication node (10") of the first packet network.
A workpiece support system comprising: a plurality of rods that are extendable and retractable in an axial direction, a holder rotatably placed in an upper end portion of each of the rods, wherein the holder includes a suction part that is configured to vacuum-suction a workpiece to be held for holding the workpiece, a first lock part that is configured to keep an extended/retracted position of the rod in the axial direction, a second lock part that is configured to keep a rotating direction of the holder, and a position adjustment device including a hand portion configured to perform position control of the hand portion, wherein the hand portion is provided with a plate material, wherein the position adjustment device is configured to move the hand portion, to extend and retract the rod, based on shape data of the workpiece that is recorded in advance, in a state where the suction part of the holder suctions the plate material so that the rod is thereby held by the hand portion, wherein the position adjustment device is configured to move the hand portion, to rotate the holder, based on the shape data of the workpiece that is recorded in advance, in a state where the suction part of the holder suctions the plate material so that the holder is thereby held by the hand portion, wherein the first lock part is configured to keep the extended/retracted position of the rod extended and retracted by the position adjustment device, and wherein the second lock part is configured to keep the rotating direction of the holder rotated by the position adjustment device. a plurality of rods that are extendable and retractable in an axial direction, a holder rotatably placed in an upper end portion of each of the rods, wherein the holder includes a suction part that is configured to vacuum-suction a workpiece to be held for holding the workpiece, a first lock part that is configured to keep an extended/retracted position of the rod in the axial direction, a second lock part that is configured to keep a rotating direction of the holder, and a position adjustment device including a hand portion configured to perform position control of the hand portion, wherein the hand portion is provided with a plate material, wherein the position adjustment device is configured to move the hand portion, to extend and retract the rod, based on shape data of the workpiece that is recorded in advance, in a state where the suction part of the holder suctions the plate material so that the rod is thereby held by the hand portion, wherein the position adjustment device is configured to move the hand portion, to rotate the holder, based on the shape data of the workpiece that is recorded in advance, in a state where the suction part of the holder suctions the plate material so that the holder is thereby held by the hand portion, wherein the first lock part is configured to keep the extended/retracted position of the rod extended and retracted by the position adjustment device, and wherein the second lock part is configured to keep the rotating direction of the holder rotated by the position adjustment device.
A refrigerant system detection method that detects refrigerant systems in an air conditioning system comprising a plurality of indoor units (51, 52, 53, 61, 62, 63) having physical quantity sensors (51d to 51f, 52d to 52f, 53d to 53f, etc.) respectively and a plurality of outdoor units (50, 60) connected to the plurality of indoor units (51, 52, 53, 61, 62, 63) respectively, wherein the physical quantity sensors are indoor heat exchange temperature sensors, the refrigerant system detection method being characterised by comprising: a step of verifying that all outdoor units (50, 60) are stopped; a step of measuring first detection values of the physical quantity sensors (51d to 51f, 52d to 52f, 53d to 53f etc.) during the outdoor units are stopped; a drive step putting the plural outdoor units (50, 60) into a driven state after start-up time required for start-up; and thereafter an operation inhibition step inhibiting operation by stopping or weakening the output of the outdoor units (50, 60) one unit at a time after the drive step; the method being further characterized by a recording step correlating and recording the outdoor unit whose operation has been inhibited and the indoor units (51, 52, 53) in which detection values of the physical quantity sensors (51d to 51f, 52d to 52f, 53d to 53f) have changed as a result of operation of that outdoor unit being inhibited; wherein said correlating includes measuring second detection values of the physical quantity sensors (51d to 51f, 52d to 52f, 53d to 53f etc.) and regarding indoor units (51, 52, 53) as belonging to the same refrigerant system as the inhibited outdoor unit if the difference of first and second detection values for the indoor units (51, 52, 53) is equal or less than a predefined threshold value. a step of verifying that all outdoor units (50, 60) are stopped; a step of measuring first detection values of the physical quantity sensors (51d to 51f, 52d to 52f, 53d to 53f etc.) during the outdoor units are stopped; a drive step putting the plural outdoor units (50, 60) into a driven state after start-up time required for start-up; and thereafter an operation inhibition step inhibiting operation by stopping or weakening the output of the outdoor units (50, 60) one unit at a time after the drive step; the method being further characterized by a recording step correlating and recording the outdoor unit whose operation has been inhibited and the indoor units (51, 52, 53) in which detection values of the physical quantity sensors (51d to 51f, 52d to 52f, 53d to 53f) have changed as a result of operation of that outdoor unit being inhibited; wherein said correlating includes measuring second detection values of the physical quantity sensors (51d to 51f, 52d to 52f, 53d to 53f etc.) and regarding indoor units (51, 52, 53) as belonging to the same refrigerant system as the inhibited outdoor unit if the difference of first and second detection values for the indoor units (51, 52, 53) is equal or less than a predefined threshold value.
A washing machine comprising a tub wherein the washing operation is performed, a drum positioned inside the tub agitating the laundry emplaced therein and an ozone generator generating ozone gas (O 3) and delivering the ozone gas into the tub by means of an opening arranged on the tub, characterized by an ozone generator providing ozone gas to be delivered into the tub only during the spin drying steps wherein the drum is rotated at high speed.
An internal combustion engine comprising exhaust gas turbochargers (1, 3), which operate in parallel in register circuit, one of which can be switched on and off as a switching charger via a charge air path blocking device comprising a charge air path blocking element, and via an exhaust gas path blocking device, wherein another one operates as a base charger, wherein the charge air path blocking device is arranged to adjust a defined movement characteristic of the charge air path blocking element, which has a relatively longer duration for occupying the opening position and a relatively shorter duration for occupying the closing position of the charge air path blocking element, wherein the charge air path blocking element is configured as an air flap, wherein, with the opening of an exhaust gas flap or start-up of the switching charger, respectively, the charge air path blocking element experiences a pressure drop or a negative pressure, respectively, which causes an opening of the charge air path blocking element, characterised in that - the charge air path blocking device is arranged to actively delay an air pressure drop-based occupying of an opening position of the charge air path blocking element. - the charge air path blocking device is arranged to actively delay an air pressure drop-based occupying of an opening position of the charge air path blocking element.
An apparatus comprising: a. a source of a fluid material and a fluid material conduit in fluid communication with said source of fluid material, wherein the fluid material comprises unexpanded, expandable polymeric microspheres; b. a source of heat and a treatment zone in heat transfer communication with said source of heat and in fluid communication with the fluid material conduit, such that the fluid material is directly or indirectly contacted by heat within the treatment zone; and c. a treatment zone and a back pressure generator in fluid communication with said treatment zone, capable of increasing pressure in the treatment zone, which results in expansion of the expandable polymeric microspheres when the fluid material exits the treatment zone; wherein the source of heat comprises microwave radiation or an electrical resistance heater, wherein in the case of the electrical resistance heater a resistance wire is embedded in the walls of the treatment zone, wherein the treatment zone comprises a treatment conduit. a. a source of a fluid material and a fluid material conduit in fluid communication with said source of fluid material, wherein the fluid material comprises unexpanded, expandable polymeric microspheres; b. a source of heat and a treatment zone in heat transfer communication with said source of heat and in fluid communication with the fluid material conduit, such that the fluid material is directly or indirectly contacted by heat within the treatment zone; and c. a treatment zone and a back pressure generator in fluid communication with said treatment zone, capable of increasing pressure in the treatment zone, which results in expansion of the expandable polymeric microspheres when the fluid material exits the treatment zone; wherein the source of heat comprises microwave radiation or an electrical resistance heater, wherein in the case of the electrical resistance heater a resistance wire is embedded in the walls of the treatment zone, wherein the treatment zone comprises a treatment conduit.
A fairing assembly adapted to couple to a vehicle, the assembly comprising: an arm comprising one or more mud flap mounts to mount a mud flap; and a fairing coupled to the arm, the fairing positioned on an outboard side of the mud flap, the fairing having an inboard surface and an outboard surface, the fairing outboard surface comprising an aerodynamic outer surface to direct flow in a rearward angle; and an adapter coupled to the fairing and to the arm toward a distal end of the arm which is mountable in one or more mounting positions, wherein the adapter comprises an adapter plate that defines a set of adapter mounting holes and a set of fairing mounting holes; characterised in that, the set of adapter mounting holes align with a set of end holes at the end of the arm in a plurality of positions and the fairing mounting holes align with a set of fairing holes defined in the fairing; the fairing assembly further comprises a second plate coupled to the arm; the set of adapter mounting holes align with a set of holes in the second plate in a plurality of positions; and the fairing mounting holes align with a set of fairing holes defined in the fairing. an arm comprising one or more mud flap mounts to mount a mud flap; and a fairing coupled to the arm, the fairing positioned on an outboard side of the mud flap, the fairing having an inboard surface and an outboard surface, the fairing outboard surface comprising an aerodynamic outer surface to direct flow in a rearward angle; and an adapter coupled to the fairing and to the arm toward a distal end of the arm which is mountable in one or more mounting positions, wherein the adapter comprises an adapter plate that defines a set of adapter mounting holes and a set of fairing mounting holes; characterised in that, the set of adapter mounting holes align with a set of end holes at the end of the arm in a plurality of positions and the fairing mounting holes align with a set of fairing holes defined in the fairing; the fairing assembly further comprises a second plate coupled to the arm; the set of adapter mounting holes align with a set of holes in the second plate in a plurality of positions; and the fairing mounting holes align with a set of fairing holes defined in the fairing.