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A curved display apparatus comprising: a curved support structure wherein opposite lateral sides of a rear surface of the curved support structure protrude forwardly relative to a central portion; a display panel supported by the curved support structure so as to have a shape corresponding to the curved support structure; and a flat printed circuit board is disposed on the rear surface of the curved support structure, and characterised in that the rear surface of the curved support structure includes a plurality of studs allowing the at least one flat printed circuit board to be installed at and spaced apart from the rear surface of the curved support structure, and wherein the distance between tips of the studs and a front surface of the display apparatus are decreased from a central portion of the curved support structure towards the lateral end of the curved support structure, wherein the curved support structure has a curvature equal to a curvature of a rear surface of the display panel, and wherein a front surface of the curved display apparatus has a smaller curvature than a curvature of a rear surface of the curved display apparatus. a curved support structure wherein opposite lateral sides of a rear surface of the curved support structure protrude forwardly relative to a central portion; a display panel supported by the curved support structure so as to have a shape corresponding to the curved support structure; and a flat printed circuit board is disposed on the rear surface of the curved support structure, and the rear surface of the curved support structure includes a plurality of studs allowing the at least one flat printed circuit board to be installed at and spaced apart from the rear surface of the curved support structure, and wherein the distance between tips of the studs and a front surface of the display apparatus are decreased from a central portion of the curved support structure towards the lateral end of the curved support structure, wherein the curved support structure has a curvature equal to a curvature of a rear surface of the display panel, and wherein a front surface of the curved display apparatus has a smaller curvature than a curvature of a rear surface of the curved display apparatus.
A laser beam machine for machining a workpiece by irradiating a laser beam to the workpiece mounted to a table, the laser beam machine comprising: an optical head having a housing, a nozzle disposed on a bottom face of the housing, the nozzle being configured to discharge liquid to form a pillar-like liquid flow, and an optical system disposed in the housing, configured to lead the laser beam from a laser oscillator to the nozzle to be irradiated; an alignment adjusting device, configured to adjust the incident position and angle of the laser beam relative to the pillar-like liquid flow, the alignment adjusting device having a reflecting plate, disposed to face the optical head, for reflecting the laser beam from the nozzle, a holding member (44, 46) configured to circumferentially rotatably hold the reflecting plate, and a shielding part disposed around a portion of the reflecting plate adapted to reflect the laser beam into the nozzle; an intimate-contact detecting device configured to detect that the housing of the optical head contacts intimately with the shielding member; a controller configured to allow the laser beam to be irradiated when the intimate-contact detecting device detects that the housing of the optical head contacts intimately with the shielding member; a camera disposed in the housing, the camera being configured to capture an image of the nozzle and the reflecting plate; and a display configured to display an image captured by the camera, wherein a contour of the nozzle is displayed, along with a target circle, based on the laser beam reflected by the reflecting plate and captured by the camera. an optical head having a housing, a nozzle disposed on a bottom face of the housing, the nozzle being configured to discharge liquid to form a pillar-like liquid flow, and an optical system disposed in the housing, configured to lead the laser beam from a laser oscillator to the nozzle to be irradiated; an alignment adjusting device, configured to adjust the incident position and angle of the laser beam relative to the pillar-like liquid flow, the alignment adjusting device having a reflecting plate, disposed to face the optical head, for reflecting the laser beam from the nozzle, a holding member (44, 46) configured to circumferentially rotatably hold the reflecting plate, and a shielding part disposed around a portion of the reflecting plate adapted to reflect the laser beam into the nozzle; an intimate-contact detecting device configured to detect that the housing of the optical head contacts intimately with the shielding member; a controller configured to allow the laser beam to be irradiated when the intimate-contact detecting device detects that the housing of the optical head contacts intimately with the shielding member; a camera disposed in the housing, the camera being configured to capture an image of the nozzle and the reflecting plate; and a display configured to display an image captured by the camera, wherein a contour of the nozzle is displayed, along with a target circle, based on the laser beam reflected by the reflecting plate and captured by the camera.
A crash cushion comprising a row of posts arranged in front of an obstacle, for absorbing kinetic energy of an oncoming vehicle by deformation of the posts subjected to bending, characterized in that each post is divided into an upper section and a lower section, the upper section being straight, broken or curved, so that when the post is projected into a vertical plane (Vp) passing through a longitudinal axis of the cushion (La), an angle (α) between the upper section and the lower section is between 5° and 175°, a height (h) of the lower section is between 300 mm and 1200 mm, and a length of the upper section is between 100 mm and 1000 mm and a distance between adjacent posts within the row is between 300 mm and 2000 mm, wherein the posts are arranged within the row with their upper section inclined away from the obstacle.
A vehicle display apparatus comprising: a sensor unit configured to acquire a vehicle surrounding image and sense an appearance change of a vehicle; a display unit configured to display a vehicle surrounding image comprising a vehicle image showing at least a portion of a vehicle appearance; and a processor configured to: - when vehicle appearance change information is acquired from the sensor unit, generate the vehicle surrounding image so as to show the appearance change of the vehicle and control the display unit to display the generated vehicle surrounding image, and - execute a self-driving function on the basis of the vehicle appearance change information. a sensor unit configured to acquire a vehicle surrounding image and sense an appearance change of a vehicle; a display unit configured to display a vehicle surrounding image comprising a vehicle image showing at least a portion of a vehicle appearance; and a processor configured to: - when vehicle appearance change information is acquired from the sensor unit, generate the vehicle surrounding image so as to show the appearance change of the vehicle and control the display unit to display the generated vehicle surrounding image, and - execute a self-driving function on the basis of the vehicle appearance change information. - when vehicle appearance change information is acquired from the sensor unit, generate the vehicle surrounding image so as to show the appearance change of the vehicle and control the display unit to display the generated vehicle surrounding image, and - execute a self-driving function on the basis of the vehicle appearance change information.
An integrated circuit device comprising: a radio frequency domain; and a digital domain; an electrostatic discharge protection circuit providing a conduction path between the ground of the digital domain and the ground of the radio frequency domain; wherein the electrostatic discharge network comprises a plurality of back-to-back diode arrangements including a plurality of radio frequency passive or active devices that exhibit an impedance characteristic that increases as a frequency of operation of the integrated circuit device increases, wherein the plurality of radio frequency passive or active devices comprise a plurality of ESD inductors (210, 212), wherein the plurality of radio frequency passive or active devices are integrated inside dedicated RF bridge cells (214, 216) within an input ring or an output ring and they are coupled between the radio frequency domain and the digital domain. a radio frequency domain; and a digital domain; an electrostatic discharge protection circuit providing a conduction path between the ground of the digital domain and the ground of the radio frequency domain; wherein the electrostatic discharge network comprises a plurality of back-to-back diode arrangements including a plurality of radio frequency passive or active devices that exhibit an impedance characteristic that increases as a frequency of operation of the integrated circuit device increases, wherein the plurality of radio frequency passive or active devices comprise a plurality of ESD inductors (210, 212), wherein the plurality of radio frequency passive or active devices are integrated inside dedicated RF bridge cells (214, 216) within an input ring or an output ring and they are coupled between the radio frequency domain and the digital domain.
An organic electroluminescence device comprising: an anode and a cathode opposed to each other; and a plurality of organic semiconductor layers layered or disposed between the anode and the cathode, the organic semiconductor layers including an organic light-emitting layer; an n-type-dopant-containing electron transport layer disposed between the cathode and the organic light-emitting layer, the n-type-dopant-containing electron transport layer including an organic compound capable of transporting electrons as a first component which is mixed with an n-type dopant of an electron donor being a metallic atom or an ion thereof as a second component, the organic electroluminescence device further comprising an n-type-dopant blocking layer (6, 56) having an interface with the n-type-dopant-containing electron transport layer to block the n-type dopant, wherein the n-type-dopant blocking layer (6, 56) comprises a heavy atom compound including at least one kind of heavy atoms with an atomic weight of 79 or more, characterised in that the volume ratio concentration of the heavy atom compound in the n-type-dopant blocking layer (6, 56) is equal to or higher than the volume ratio concentration of the n-type dopant in the n-type-dopant-containing electron transport layer. an anode and a cathode opposed to each other; and a plurality of organic semiconductor layers layered or disposed between the anode and the cathode, the organic semiconductor layers including an organic light-emitting layer; an n-type-dopant-containing electron transport layer disposed between the cathode and the organic light-emitting layer, the n-type-dopant-containing electron transport layer including an organic compound capable of transporting electrons as a first component which is mixed with an n-type dopant of an electron donor being a metallic atom or an ion thereof as a second component, the organic electroluminescence device further comprising an n-type-dopant blocking layer (6, 56) having an interface with the n-type-dopant-containing electron transport layer to block the n-type dopant, wherein the n-type-dopant blocking layer (6, 56) comprises a heavy atom compound including at least one kind of heavy atoms with an atomic weight of 79 or more, characterised in that the volume ratio concentration of the heavy atom compound in the n-type-dopant blocking layer (6, 56) is equal to or higher than the volume ratio concentration of the n-type dopant in the n-type-dopant-containing electron transport layer.
An apparatus for prequalification of vectoring before implementation, comprising: a noise measurement apparatus for measuring overall noise on a DSL line and providing an estimated FEXT noise value, wherein the FEXT noise value is a value estimated based on NEXT noise attenuated by the DSL line length; and a calculator for determining bit rates with the overall noise, and the bit rates with overall noise minus the FEXT noise, wherein the calculator further comprises a FEXT cancellation model and the apparatus is configured to use the estimated FEXT noise value instead of a measured FEXT noise value to estimate the effect of cancellation. a noise measurement apparatus for measuring overall noise on a DSL line and providing an estimated FEXT noise value, wherein the FEXT noise value is a value estimated based on NEXT noise attenuated by the DSL line length; and a calculator for determining bit rates with the overall noise, and the bit rates with overall noise minus the FEXT noise, wherein the calculator further comprises a FEXT cancellation model and the apparatus is configured to use the estimated FEXT noise value instead of a measured FEXT noise value to estimate the effect of cancellation.
A method for detecting information, operable by a user equipment, comprising: obtaining a time gap between a first occasion and a second occasion, wherein the first occasion is an occasion of an early indication signal, and the second occasion is an occasion of a physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, corresponding to the early indication signal; characterized in that the method further comprises: determining the second occasion, and determining the occasion of an early indication signal based on the determined second occasion and the time gap, wherein the early indication signal comprises at least one of: a wake-up signal, WUS, and a go-to-sleep signal, GTS; wherein the determining the occasion of the early indication signal based on the determined second occasion and the time gap comprises: determining a start time or an end time of a maximum duration of the early indication signal based on the second occasion and the time gap, or, determining a start time or an end time of an actual duration of the early indication signal based on the second occasion and the time gap. obtaining a time gap between a first occasion and a second occasion, wherein the first occasion is an occasion of an early indication signal, and the second occasion is an occasion of a physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, corresponding to the early indication signal; characterized in that the method further comprises: determining the second occasion, and determining the occasion of an early indication signal based on the determined second occasion and the time gap, wherein the early indication signal comprises at least one of: a wake-up signal, WUS, and a go-to-sleep signal, GTS; wherein the determining the occasion of the early indication signal based on the determined second occasion and the time gap comprises: determining a start time or an end time of a maximum duration of the early indication signal based on the second occasion and the time gap, or, determining a start time or an end time of an actual duration of the early indication signal based on the second occasion and the time gap.
An optical device (34, 66, 76), comprising: an electro-optical layer, having an effective local index of refraction at any given location within an active area of the electro-optical layer that is determined by a voltage waveform applied across the electro-optical layer at the location; conductive electrodes (44, 64, 74, 82, 84) extending over opposing first and second sides of the electro-optical layer, the electrodes comprising an array of excitation electrodes, which extend along respective, mutually-parallel axes in a predefined direction across the first side of the electro-optical layer; and control circuitry, which is coupled to apply respective control voltage waveforms to the excitation electrodes so as to generate a specified phase modulation profile in the electro-optical layer which causes the device to function as a Fresnel lens; characterized in that the array of excitation electrodes comprises at least first and second electrodes having respective first and second widths in a transverse direction, perpendicular to the axes, wherein the first width is at least twice the second width; in that the specified phase modulation profile has an abrupt phase transition that occurs in a vicinity of at least one of the second electrodes; and in that the control circuitry is configured to modify said respective control voltage waveforms so as to shift an optical axis of the Fresnel lens. an electro-optical layer, having an effective local index of refraction at any given location within an active area of the electro-optical layer that is determined by a voltage waveform applied across the electro-optical layer at the location; conductive electrodes (44, 64, 74, 82, 84) extending over opposing first and second sides of the electro-optical layer, the electrodes comprising an array of excitation electrodes, which extend along respective, mutually-parallel axes in a predefined direction across the first side of the electro-optical layer; and control circuitry, which is coupled to apply respective control voltage waveforms to the excitation electrodes so as to generate a specified phase modulation profile in the electro-optical layer which causes the device to function as a Fresnel lens; characterized in that the array of excitation electrodes comprises at least first and second electrodes having respective first and second widths in a transverse direction, perpendicular to the axes, wherein the first width is at least twice the second width; in that the specified phase modulation profile has an abrupt phase transition that occurs in a vicinity of at least one of the second electrodes; and in that the control circuitry is configured to modify said respective control voltage waveforms so as to shift an optical axis of the Fresnel lens.
Device for cleaning surfaces, wherein the device is mounted or can be mounted on top of and/or on a mobile platform which can be moved in a working direction, for example a carrier vehicle, and, together with the mobile platform, is designed for autonomous operation, wherein the device comprises the following elements, arranged behind one another in the working direction: - a heating element for heating up the surface to be cleaned, wherein the heating element comprises a flat steam panel which, in operation, applies steam to the surface to be cleaned; - an element for mechanically processing the surface to be cleaned, which comprises at least one such part element which permits the removal of the loosened or detached contaminants on the surface to be cleaned by means of rotation and ground pressure, wherein the rotation is carried out about an axis arranged horizontally and transversely with respect to the working direction; - an element for sucking up the contaminants and the water produced by condensation of the steam from the cleaned surface. - a heating element for heating up the surface to be cleaned, wherein the heating element comprises a flat steam panel which, in operation, applies steam to the surface to be cleaned; - an element for mechanically processing the surface to be cleaned, which comprises at least one such part element which permits the removal of the loosened or detached contaminants on the surface to be cleaned by means of rotation and ground pressure, wherein the rotation is carried out about an axis arranged horizontally and transversely with respect to the working direction; - an element for sucking up the contaminants and the water produced by condensation of the steam from the cleaned surface.
A mass spectrometer, comprising: an ion source for producing ions from a sample; an ion storage device (30, 300) positioned to receive and store ions from the ion source, the storage device comprising a plurality of storage device electrodes and configured to release ions stored therein controllably through an exit upon application of a release potential; a voltage source, arranged to supply a trapping voltage and the release potential to the storage device electrodes; and a mass analyzer comprising an electrostatic trap, positioned to receive ions released from the storage device through an entrance, the electrostatic trap comprising a plurality of electrodes arranged to cause the received ions to describe movement having periodic oscillations in at least one direction, characterised in that the plurality of electrodes are separate from the plurality of storage device electrodes; and in that the ion storage device is further configured such that the release potential causes the potential drop experienced by the released ions upon leaving the ion storage device to be larger than the average kinetic energy of the ions when trapped in the storage device. an ion source for producing ions from a sample; an ion storage device (30, 300) positioned to receive and store ions from the ion source, the storage device comprising a plurality of storage device electrodes and configured to release ions stored therein controllably through an exit upon application of a release potential; a voltage source, arranged to supply a trapping voltage and the release potential to the storage device electrodes; and a mass analyzer comprising an electrostatic trap, positioned to receive ions released from the storage device through an entrance, the electrostatic trap comprising a plurality of electrodes arranged to cause the received ions to describe movement having periodic oscillations in at least one direction, characterised in that the plurality of electrodes are separate from the plurality of storage device electrodes; and in that the ion storage device is further configured such that the release potential causes the potential drop experienced by the released ions upon leaving the ion storage device to be larger than the average kinetic energy of the ions when trapped in the storage device.