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Vehicle device of a vehicle, having a signal input device for the input of request signals by a driver of the vehicle with regard to the vehicle device, which device comprises a sensor device which gradually senses an actuation level of an actuation element of the signal input device that can be actuated by the driver, between a position that represents non-actuation and a position that represents a maximum actuation level, and generates a signal that represents the said actuation level, and also comprises an electronic evaluation unit to which the actuation signal generated by the sensor device is sent, such that the sensor device and/or the electronic evaluation unit is/are designed, when a vehicle ignition is switched off, to enter a stand-by mode in which less electrical energy is consumed from a source of electrical energy compared with an operating mode in which the vehicle ignition is switched on, which reduced energy consumption is not sufficient to ensure the intended operation of the sensor device and/or the electronic evaluation unit in the sense of detecting and evaluating an actuation of the actuation element, characterised in that the sensor device and/or the electronic evaluation unit, however, is/are designed to switch in a cyclic manner into an energy-saving operating mode which ensures the intended operation of the sensor device and/or of the electronic evaluation unit in the sense of detecting and evaluating an actuation of the actuation element.
An access point, comprising: an interface circuit configured to wirelessly communicate with an electronic device, wherein the access point is configured to: receive, at the interface circuit, one or more packets or frames associated with the electronic device; determine, based at least in part on communication of the one or more packets or frames, that the electronic device is in a communication performance category; provide, from the interface circuit, one or more requests addressed to one or more neighboring access points of the access point, wherein a given request is for an assessment of communication performance of the electronic device from a perspective of a given neighboring access point; receive, at the interface circuit, one or more reports associated with one or more neighboring access points with one or more assessments of the communication performance of the electronic device; compute a ranking of performance vectors for the one or more neighboring access points and the access point based at least in part on information included in the one or more assessments, wherein a given performance vector for a given access point in the one or more neighboring access points and the access point comprises a product of an RSSI, a traffic capacity, and a packet error rate; and when the one or more assessments indicate that none of the one or more neighboring access points have superior communication performance with the electronic device than the access point, provide, from the interface circuit, a notification addressed to a computer (116, 308) that indicates that the electronic device is in a coverage hole in a wireless local area network, WLAN. receive, at the interface circuit, one or more packets or frames associated with the electronic device; determine, based at least in part on communication of the one or more packets or frames, that the electronic device is in a communication performance category; provide, from the interface circuit, one or more requests addressed to one or more neighboring access points of the access point, wherein a given request is for an assessment of communication performance of the electronic device from a perspective of a given neighboring access point; receive, at the interface circuit, one or more reports associated with one or more neighboring access points with one or more assessments of the communication performance of the electronic device; compute a ranking of performance vectors for the one or more neighboring access points and the access point based at least in part on information included in the one or more assessments, wherein a given performance vector for a given access point in the one or more neighboring access points and the access point comprises a product of an RSSI, a traffic capacity, and a packet error rate; and when the one or more assessments indicate that none of the one or more neighboring access points have superior communication performance with the electronic device than the access point, provide, from the interface circuit, a notification addressed to a computer (116, 308) that indicates that the electronic device is in a coverage hole in a wireless local area network, WLAN.
A method for determining the module size of an optical code, wherein image data with the code are recorded and the module size is estimated from distances between light/dark transitions in the image data, at least one frequency distribution, in particular a histogram, is formed that indicates how often dark and/or light pixel sequences of a respective number occur along at least one line through the code, and the module size is estimated from the frequency distribution, characterized in that a horizontal frequency distribution along at least one horizontal line through the code and a vertical frequency distribution along at least one vertical line through the code are formed as the at least one frequency distribution.
Head-up display device comprising - an image generator, - a semi-reflecting display area receiving light beams from said image generator, characterized in that the semi-reflecting area comprises at least one portion which can be made opaque and in that it comprises a control unit configured for commanding the making opaque of the portion of the semi-reflecting area on reception of a control signal and in that the control signal is a signal of a reading mode during automatic driving. - an image generator, - a semi-reflecting display area receiving light beams from said image generator, characterized in that the semi-reflecting area comprises at least one portion which can be made opaque and in that it comprises a control unit configured for commanding the making opaque of the portion of the semi-reflecting area on reception of a control signal and in that the control signal is a signal of a reading mode during automatic driving.
A coupling pin for a drive-effective connection of a handle, in particular of a window, of a door or the like, to a gear, wherein the coupling pin has a longitudinal axis and the length of the coupling pin is variable along the longitudinal axis; wherein the coupling pin comprises a grip part for connection to the handle and a gear part for connection to the gear; wherein, to adjust the length of the coupling pin, the grip part and the gear part are displaceable relative to one another along the longitudinal axis with a variable mutual overlap of an inner end region of the grip part and of an inner end region of the gear part; and wherein one of the two parts (13, 15), namely the grip part or the gear part, has an insertion section in its inner end region and the other of the two parts (13, 15) has an axial receiver in its inner end region for receiving the insertion section with a variable penetration depth, characterized in that the insertion section and/or the receiver has/have a cross-section which has the shape of a regular polygon, in particular of a square, having rounded corners and/or concave edges.
A method for production of pluripotent stem cell-enriched human dental pulp-derived cells comprising the steps of, (a) culturing dental pulp-derived cells contained in a dental pulp suspension in a feeder cells-culture vessel containing feeder cells whose proliferative ability is suppressed, on a membrane having micropores that can block passage of the feeder cells and supported in the feeder cells-culture vessel in a manner to prevent the lower side face thereof from contacting with the feeder cells, thereby preventing direct contact of the dental pulp-derived cells with the feeder cells, wherein the feeder cells are mammalian fibroblast cells, and (b) recovering the cells that have proliferated on the membrane. (a) culturing dental pulp-derived cells contained in a dental pulp suspension in a feeder cells-culture vessel containing feeder cells whose proliferative ability is suppressed, on a membrane having micropores that can block passage of the feeder cells and supported in the feeder cells-culture vessel in a manner to prevent the lower side face thereof from contacting with the feeder cells, thereby preventing direct contact of the dental pulp-derived cells with the feeder cells, wherein the feeder cells are mammalian fibroblast cells, and (b) recovering the cells that have proliferated on the membrane.
An electronic device comprising: a first circuit (227, 438) for measuring positions using a first positioning method; a second circuit for measuring positions using a second positioning method; a memory for storing information on a service zone; and a processor configured to: identify a first position using the first circuit (227, 438) based on a first position measurement period; and determine whether the first position is included in the service zone; wherein, when the first position is included in the service zone, the processor is further configured to: identify a second position using the second circuit based on a second position measurement period while identifying the first position using the first circuit based on the first position measurement period; and determine the second position to be a position of the electronic device; wherein the first position measurement period is a longer period than the second position measurement period. a first circuit (227, 438) for measuring positions using a first positioning method; a second circuit for measuring positions using a second positioning method; a memory for storing information on a service zone; and a processor configured to: identify a first position using the first circuit (227, 438) based on a first position measurement period; and determine whether the first position is included in the service zone; wherein, when the first position is included in the service zone, the processor is further configured to: identify a second position using the second circuit based on a second position measurement period while identifying the first position using the first circuit based on the first position measurement period; and determine the second position to be a position of the electronic device; wherein the first position measurement period is a longer period than the second position measurement period. identify a first position using the first circuit (227, 438) based on a first position measurement period; and determine whether the first position is included in the service zone; wherein, when the first position is included in the service zone, the processor is further configured to: identify a second position using the second circuit based on a second position measurement period while identifying the first position using the first circuit based on the first position measurement period; and determine the second position to be a position of the electronic device; wherein the first position measurement period is a longer period than the second position measurement period. identify a second position using the second circuit based on a second position measurement period while identifying the first position using the first circuit based on the first position measurement period; and determine the second position to be a position of the electronic device; wherein the first position measurement period is a longer period than the second position measurement period.
A method for making multiple hermetically sealed photoluminescent optical components, the method comprising the following steps: a) providing a first substrate including a surface including a patterned arrangement including two or more discrete regions including an optical material comprising an inorganic photoluminescent material, wherein an hermetic sealing material is disposed on the surface of the substrate located continuously and uninterrupted around the perimeter of each of the discrete regions to define a sealing material border around the perimeters of each of the two or more discrete regions, wherein there is a gap between the sealing material that surrounds the perimeter of adjacent discrete regions; b) providing a second substrate over the surface of the first substrate including the patterned arrangement of discrete regions and sealing material forming an assembly: and c) sealing the sealing material between the first and second substrates to form an assembly of multiple hermetically sealed optical components; and d) separating the assembly of multiple hermetically sealed optical components into multiple individual hermetically sealed optical components, the components being separated along said gaps between the sealing material surrounding adjacent discrete regions, wherein the two or more discrete regions in the patterned arrangement comprise recessed areas in the surface of the first substrate. a) providing a first substrate including a surface including a patterned arrangement including two or more discrete regions including an optical material comprising an inorganic photoluminescent material, wherein an hermetic sealing material is disposed on the surface of the substrate located continuously and uninterrupted around the perimeter of each of the discrete regions to define a sealing material border around the perimeters of each of the two or more discrete regions, wherein there is a gap between the sealing material that surrounds the perimeter of adjacent discrete regions; b) providing a second substrate over the surface of the first substrate including the patterned arrangement of discrete regions and sealing material forming an assembly: and c) sealing the sealing material between the first and second substrates to form an assembly of multiple hermetically sealed optical components; and d) separating the assembly of multiple hermetically sealed optical components into multiple individual hermetically sealed optical components, the components being separated along said gaps between the sealing material surrounding adjacent discrete regions,
An apparatus comprising a block-based processor (100, 910), the block-based processor comprising: an instruction decoder configured to generate one or more decoded ready states for at least a portion of a block of instructions, wherein a block of instructions is to be executed on a transactional basis, each of the instructions being associated with a different instruction identifier encoded in the block, wherein a decoded ready state for a given instruction indicates whether one or more specific instruction dependencies need to be satisfied for issuance of the given instruction for execution; and an instruction scheduler (165, 235, 925) configured to issue an instruction from the block of instructions out of program order, wherein: the instruction is issued based on determining that the instruction is ready to be issued, comprising accessing a storage storing the one or more decoded ready states using the respective instruction identifier encoded in the block of instructions and determining that the decoded ready state for the instruction indicates that no specific instruction dependency needs to be satisfied for issuance of the instruction. an instruction decoder configured to generate one or more decoded ready states for at least a portion of a block of instructions, wherein a block of instructions is to be executed on a transactional basis, each of the instructions being associated with a different instruction identifier encoded in the block, wherein a decoded ready state for a given instruction indicates whether one or more specific instruction dependencies need to be satisfied for issuance of the given instruction for execution; and an instruction scheduler (165, 235, 925) configured to issue an instruction from the block of instructions out of program order, wherein: the instruction is issued based on determining that the instruction is ready to be issued, comprising accessing a storage storing the one or more decoded ready states using the respective instruction identifier encoded in the block of instructions and determining that the decoded ready state for the instruction indicates that no specific instruction dependency needs to be satisfied for issuance of the instruction.
A device for producing a beverage by infusing a material to be infused contained in a package, including means for detecting said package, characterised in that said detection means are configured to identify a package depending on the opacity of a detection area of said package, said detection means including a light source capable of emitting light comprised in the infrared domain, called infrared radiation, and a detection component capable of capturing part of the infrared radiation emitted by the light source having passed through the detection area of said package, the detection component being configured to measure the intensity of said part of the infrared radiation and being capable of emitting an electrical signal depending on the intensity of said part of the infrared radiation.
A method for controlling a grid of multiple plants, each plant having its own distributed control system with operation and monitoring functionality, comprising the steps of interconnecting said multiple distributed control systems via a network, providing a hierarchical tree structure having at least two levels for said network, assigning each of said multiple distributed control system to a node of the tree structure, receiving a data request at a parent node control system (2, 4), determining whether the data request can be resolved by said parent node control system (2, 4), if the data request can be resolved by said parent node, sending a reply to the data request, if the data request cannot be resolved by said parent node, forwarding the data request to at least one of the children nodes of said parent node and to the operation and monitoring functionality of the distributed control system assigned to the children node.
A device for launch and recovery of a marine or submarine craft comprising a reception cage for receiving the craft with docking means adapted to receive the front part of the craft, a pulling cable linked to the cage and capable of being attached to the craft, a handling structure provided to be fastened onto a naval vehicle and locking means for locking the cage onto the structure, the cage being linked to the structure by lifting cables (12, 13), characterized in that the handling structure comprises a guide frame sliding vertically between a low position of receiving the cage and a high position of locking of the cage.
A shifter assembly for selecting gear positions of a transmission for a vehicle, said shifter assembly comprising: a housing having an exterior surface and an opposite interior surface; a shaft extending between a first end and a second end spaced from said first end with said second end of said shaft movable within said housing and with said shaft defining a longitudinal axis between said first and second ends (38, 40); a knob mounted to said first end of said shaft and disposed adjacent said exterior surface of said housing for moving said shaft within said housing; and a selector plate mounted to said second end of said shaft with said selector plate movable as a unit with said shaft; characterized by a guide plate coupled to said housing and defining a first path and a second path spaced from said first path with a portion of said selector plate movable through said first path during an automatic mode for facilitating automatic selection of the gear positions within the transmission and said selector plate being rotatable about said longitudinal axis into a manual mode with said portion of said selector plate movable through said second path in said manual mode for permitting manual selection of the gear positions within the transmission. a housing having an exterior surface and an opposite interior surface; a shaft extending between a first end and a second end spaced from said first end with said second end of said shaft movable within said housing and with said shaft defining a longitudinal axis between said first and second ends (38, 40); a knob mounted to said first end of said shaft and disposed adjacent said exterior surface of said housing for moving said shaft within said housing; and a selector plate mounted to said second end of said shaft with said selector plate movable as a unit with said shaft; characterized by a guide plate coupled to said housing and defining a first path and a second path spaced from said first path with a portion of said selector plate movable through said first path during an automatic mode for facilitating automatic selection of the gear positions within the transmission and said selector plate being rotatable about said longitudinal axis into a manual mode with said portion of said selector plate movable through said second path in said manual mode for permitting manual selection of the gear positions within the transmission.
A thermal energy conversion plant, comprising a closed-loop thermodynamic circuit, said thermodynamic circuit comprising: a pressurized working fluid; at least one evaporator unit located at the lowest level of said closed-loop thermodynamic circuit; at least one widening ascending conduit connected to said evaporator unit, said widening ascending conduit having a lower initial diameter d0, smaller, than the upper final diameter, d1; at least one condenser unit connected to the upper level of said widening ascending conduit; at least one descending conduit that connects the condenser unit back with the evaporator unit, closing the closed-loop thermodynamic circuit; and at least one power extraction apparatus connected to said descending conduit; characterised in that the thermodynamic circuit is configured such that the working fluid gasifies in the evaporator unit after raising its temperature to T1, then the gasified working fluid egresses from the evaporator unit entering into the widening ascending conduit, ascending under constant temperature of T1 up to the condenser unit; in the condenser unit, the gasified working fluid liquefies after lowering its temperature to T0; then the liquefied working fluid egresses from the condenser unit, falling because of gravity, under constant temperature of T0, through the descending conduit, powering the power extraction apparatus; after exiting the power extraction apparatus the liquefied working fluid reenters into the evaporator unit, completing a self-pumping process and restarting the cycle. a pressurized working fluid; at least one evaporator unit located at the lowest level of said closed-loop thermodynamic circuit; at least one widening ascending conduit connected to said evaporator unit, said widening ascending conduit having a lower initial diameter d0, smaller, than the upper final diameter, d1; at least one condenser unit connected to the upper level of said widening ascending conduit; at least one descending conduit that connects the condenser unit back with the evaporator unit, closing the closed-loop thermodynamic circuit; and at least one power extraction apparatus connected to said descending conduit; characterised in that the thermodynamic circuit is configured such that the working fluid gasifies in the evaporator unit after raising its temperature to T1, then the gasified working fluid egresses from the evaporator unit entering into the widening ascending conduit, ascending under constant temperature of T1 up to the condenser unit; in the condenser unit, the gasified working fluid liquefies after lowering its temperature to T0; then the liquefied working fluid egresses from the condenser unit, falling because of gravity, under constant temperature of T0, through the descending conduit, powering the power extraction apparatus; after exiting the power extraction apparatus the liquefied working fluid reenters into the evaporator unit, completing a self-pumping process and restarting the cycle.