mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for timeline compression in a storage system, wherein digital content of the storage system is backed up to enable restoration of the digital content to one or more points in a timeline and wherein the digital content of the storage system is backed up through copy-on-write operations into a plurality of sets of copy-on-write data and corresponding metadata, the method comprising: selecting a time interval in the timeline, wherein the time interval is one of a plurality of time intervals in the timeline, and wherein each of the plurality of time intervals has a respective associated level of storage capacity and granularity level; identifying one or more sets of first copy-on-write data and corresponding metadata recorded for the selected time interval in accordance with the respective associated level of storage capacity and granularity level of the selected time interval to represent backup data for the selected time interval, wherein the identified one or more sets of first copy-on-write data and corresponding metadata represent at least a portion of old data overwritten during the selected time interval; and discarding one or more sets of second copy-on-write data and corresponding metadata, recorded for the selected time interval and not identified in said one or more sets of first copy-on-write data and corresponding metadata, in accordance with their respective associated level of storage capacity and granularity level of the selected time interval, to reduce a granularity level of the timeline in the selected time interval and avoid storage requirement increases of the storage system. selecting a time interval in the timeline, wherein the time interval is one of a plurality of time intervals in the timeline, and wherein each of the plurality of time intervals has a respective associated level of storage capacity and granularity level; identifying one or more sets of first copy-on-write data and corresponding metadata recorded for the selected time interval in accordance with the respective associated level of storage capacity and granularity level of the selected time interval to represent backup data for the selected time interval, wherein the identified one or more sets of first copy-on-write data and corresponding metadata represent at least a portion of old data overwritten during the selected time interval; and discarding one or more sets of second copy-on-write data and corresponding metadata, recorded for the selected time interval and not identified in said one or more sets of first copy-on-write data and corresponding metadata, in accordance with their respective associated level of storage capacity and granularity level of the selected time interval, to reduce a granularity level of the timeline in the selected time interval and avoid storage requirement increases of the storage system.
An apparatus for controlling autonomous driving, the apparatus comprising: a processor configured to determine a travelling situation and a lane position, and determine an autonomous driving control maneuver of a vehicle based on the determined travelling situation and lane position; and a non-transitory storage medium configured to store information calculated by the processor and a set of instructions executed by the processor to cause the processor control the autonomous driving, wherein the processor is further configured to: start a minimum risk maneuver of the autonomous driving control maneuver, characterized by the processor being configured to determine a safety of each lane of a plurality of lanes of a road on which the vehicle is travelling, apply a weight for the safety to an ego-vehicle lane in which the vehicle is traveling among the plurality of lanes, or a shoulder of the road, and to control the vehicle to stop on a lane which is determined as having a highest safety among the plurality of lanes of the road. a processor configured to determine a travelling situation and a lane position, and determine an autonomous driving control maneuver of a vehicle based on the determined travelling situation and lane position; and a non-transitory storage medium configured to store information calculated by the processor and a set of instructions executed by the processor to cause the processor control the autonomous driving, wherein the processor is further configured to: start a minimum risk maneuver of the autonomous driving control maneuver, characterized by the processor being configured to determine a safety of each lane of a plurality of lanes of a road on which the vehicle is travelling, apply a weight for the safety to an ego-vehicle lane in which the vehicle is traveling among the plurality of lanes, or a shoulder of the road, and to control the vehicle to stop on a lane which is determined as having a highest safety among the plurality of lanes of the road. start a minimum risk maneuver of the autonomous driving control maneuver, characterized by the processor being configured to determine a safety of each lane of a plurality of lanes of a road on which the vehicle is travelling, apply a weight for the safety to an ego-vehicle lane in which the vehicle is traveling among the plurality of lanes, or a shoulder of the road, and to control the vehicle to stop on a lane which is determined as having a highest safety among the plurality of lanes of the road.
A medical device for thermally affecting tissue comprising: an elongate body; a shaft disposed within the elongate body, the shaft including a distalmost end face; a first expandable element (16; 91) coupled to the elongate body and defining a chamber therein and having a curvature when the first expandable element is expanded, the first expandable element having a proximal neck (80; 94, 96) coupled to the elongate body and forming a proximal seal (86; 112), the first expandable element further having a distal neck (82; 98, 100) coupled to the shaft at a location that is immediately proximate the distalmost end face of the shaft and forming a distal seal (84; 110) substantially coterminous with the shaft, the distal seal extending within the chamber of the first expandable element; wherein the proximal neck and the distal neck each include an outer surface and an inner surface, the proximal seal is formed between the outer or inner surface of the proximal neck and a distal portion of the elongate body, characterised in that: the distalmost end face of the shaft being curved to match the curvature of a distal face of the first expandable element such that the first expandable element defines the distal face with a substantially continuous surface; and the device further includes a second expandable element disposed within the first expandable element. an elongate body; a shaft disposed within the elongate body, the shaft including a distalmost end face; a first expandable element (16; 91) coupled to the elongate body and defining a chamber therein and having a curvature when the first expandable element is expanded, the first expandable element having a proximal neck (80; 94, 96) coupled to the elongate body and forming a proximal seal (86; 112), the first expandable element further having a distal neck (82; 98, 100) coupled to the shaft at a location that is immediately proximate the distalmost end face of the shaft and forming a distal seal (84; 110) substantially coterminous with the shaft, the distal seal extending within the chamber of the first expandable element; wherein the proximal neck and the distal neck each include an outer surface and an inner surface, the proximal seal is formed between the outer or inner surface of the proximal neck and a distal portion of the elongate body, characterised in that: the distalmost end face of the shaft being curved to match the curvature of a distal face of the first expandable element such that the first expandable element defines the distal face with a substantially continuous surface; and the device further includes a second expandable element disposed within the first expandable element. the distalmost end face of the shaft being curved to match the curvature of a distal face of the first expandable element such that the first expandable element defines the distal face with a substantially continuous surface; and the device further includes a second expandable element disposed within the first expandable element.
Vehicle wheel, in particular for motor vehicles, - having a wheel-rim ring which has an opening, - having a main member which is arranged at least partially in the opening of the wheel-rim ring, wherein the main member has an attachment region with receptacles for attachment means for attachment of the vehicle wheel (1, 1', 1") to the vehicle, and - having a covering shell for at least partially covering the main member, wherein the covering shell is designed such that the main member is free from the covering shell at least in the region of the receptacles, wherein the covering shell is substance-to-substance bonded to the main member and the wheel-rim ring, characterized in that the main member is free from the covering shell at least in the region of the receptacles, such that the attachment means duly interact with the receptacles in the main member, but not with the covering shell, such that the covering shell does not participate in the attachment of the main member to the vehicle, wherein the covering shell is produced from sheet steel or is composed of a material having high-grade steel, aluminium and/or magnesium, wherein the covering shell bears a part of the operating load, in particular bears a smaller part of the operating load than the main member. - having a wheel-rim ring which has an opening, - having a main member which is arranged at least partially in the opening of the wheel-rim ring, wherein the main member has an attachment region with receptacles for attachment means for attachment of the vehicle wheel (1, 1', 1") to the vehicle, and - having a covering shell for at least partially covering the main member, wherein the covering shell is designed such that the main member is free from the covering shell at least in the region of the receptacles, wherein the covering shell is substance-to-substance bonded to the main member and the wheel-rim ring,
A sheet feeder, comprising: an attraction separation unit including an attraction belt stretched around two tension rollers (5, 6), disposed facing the upper surface of a stacked sheet bundle to attract an uppermost sheet of the sheet bundle and rotatably supported by a support member at a position upstream of the attraction belt in a sheet feeding direction; and a swing device to swing the attraction separation unit around the support member as a fulcrum to move the attraction belt back and forth between an attraction position for attracting the uppermost sheet of the sheet bundle to the attraction belt and a feed position for feeding the uppermost sheet attracted to the attraction belt further from the sheet bundle than the attraction position, wherein the swing device includes an assembly of a first drive transmitting portion and a second drive transmitting portion, the second drive transmitting portion attached to the body of the sheet feeder and connected with the first drive transmitting portion, and the first drive transmitting portion and the second drive transmitting portion transmit a driving force therebetween, thereby swinging the attraction separation unit, characterized in that: the first drive transmitting portion is attached to a downstream end portion of the attraction separation unit in the sheet feeding direction. an attraction separation unit including an attraction belt stretched around two tension rollers (5, 6), disposed facing the upper surface of a stacked sheet bundle to attract an uppermost sheet of the sheet bundle and rotatably supported by a support member at a position upstream of the attraction belt in a sheet feeding direction; and a swing device to swing the attraction separation unit around the support member as a fulcrum to move the attraction belt back and forth between an attraction position for attracting the uppermost sheet of the sheet bundle to the attraction belt and a feed position for feeding the uppermost sheet attracted to the attraction belt further from the sheet bundle than the attraction position, wherein the swing device includes an assembly of a first drive transmitting portion and a second drive transmitting portion, the second drive transmitting portion attached to the body of the sheet feeder and connected with the first drive transmitting portion, and the first drive transmitting portion and the second drive transmitting portion transmit a driving force therebetween, thereby swinging the attraction separation unit, characterized in that: the first drive transmitting portion is attached to a downstream end portion of the attraction separation unit in the sheet feeding direction.
A method for forming an edible animal chew toy or pet treat comprising: combining resin, a plasticizer and textured vegetable protein to form a mixture, wherein the TVP is present at a level of equal to or greater than 50% by weight, and wherein said textured vegetable protein has a fibrous structure; and introducing said mixture to a heated molding machine and molding and cooling said mixture to form said chew toy or pet treat wherein said plasticizer content of said chew toy is less than or equal to 40% by weight and wherein said TVP is uniformly distributed in said molded chew toy. combining resin, a plasticizer and textured vegetable protein to form a mixture, wherein the TVP is present at a level of equal to or greater than 50% by weight, and wherein said textured vegetable protein has a fibrous structure; and introducing said mixture to a heated molding machine and molding and cooling said mixture to form said chew toy or pet treat wherein said plasticizer content of said chew toy is less than or equal to 40% by weight and wherein said TVP is uniformly distributed in said molded chew toy.
A hospital gown comprising: a front having a front midline and a bottom front hem; a back having a back midline and a bottom back hem; two sleeves, characterized by: a first set of fasteners comprising at least two fasteners located on the front near the bottom front hem; a second set of fasteners located on the front above the first set of fasteners that corresponds to the first set of fasteners and whereby connecting the first set of fasteners to the second set of fasteners raises the bottom front hem and shortens the front of the gown; a third set of fasteners comprising at least two fasteners located on the back near the back bottom hem; and a fourth set of fasteners located on the back above the third set of fasteners that corresponds to the third set of fasteners and whereby connecting the third set of fasteners to the fourth set of fasteners raises the bottom back hem and shortens the back of the gown. a front having a front midline and a bottom front hem; a back having a back midline and a bottom back hem; two sleeves, characterized by: a first set of fasteners comprising at least two fasteners located on the front near the bottom front hem; a second set of fasteners located on the front above the first set of fasteners that corresponds to the first set of fasteners and whereby connecting the first set of fasteners to the second set of fasteners raises the bottom front hem and shortens the front of the gown; a third set of fasteners comprising at least two fasteners located on the back near the back bottom hem; and a fourth set of fasteners located on the back above the third set of fasteners that corresponds to the third set of fasteners and whereby connecting the third set of fasteners to the fourth set of fasteners raises the bottom back hem and shortens the back of the gown. a first set of fasteners comprising at least two fasteners located on the front near the bottom front hem; a second set of fasteners located on the front above the first set of fasteners that corresponds to the first set of fasteners and whereby connecting the first set of fasteners to the second set of fasteners raises the bottom front hem and shortens the front of the gown; a third set of fasteners comprising at least two fasteners located on the back near the back bottom hem; and a fourth set of fasteners located on the back above the third set of fasteners that corresponds to the third set of fasteners and whereby connecting the third set of fasteners to the fourth set of fasteners raises the bottom back hem and shortens the back of the gown.
A receiver circuit for receiving an analog signal, encoding an incoming bit stream, from a Controller Area Network, CAN, bus system and for processing said incoming bit stream, the receiver circuit comprising: - an analog interface for converting said analog signal to a digital input data stream, said analog interface comprising an analog filter and a switch to process said analog signal before generating said digital input data stream using said filter if, and only if, a selection criterion controlling said switch is met, - a frame decoding unit for at least partially decoding a data frame encoded in said digital input data stream in accordance with a Controller Area Network protocol, and - a frame processing unit comprising a flexible data rate detector for detecting a flexible data rate frame in said digital input data stream by detecting a Flexible Data Rate Format, FDF, bit, said flexible data rate detector being adapted for activating said analog filter by said switch upon detecting said FDF bit having a logic 1 value and a recessive bit counter for counting a number of consecutive recessive bits in said digital input data stream after detecting said flexible data rate frame, - a wake-up decision unit for processing said data frame when said FDF bit is set to a logic 0 value such as to detect a selective wake-up message encoded in said data frame while the receiver circuit is in a power-preservation mode wherein said frame processing unit is adapted for controlling said selection criterion, such that said selection criterion is satisfied when the flexible data rate frame is detected and is reset to an unsatisfied condition when the recessive bit counter reaches a predetermined number. - an analog interface for converting said analog signal to a digital input data stream, said analog interface comprising an analog filter and a switch to process said analog signal before generating said digital input data stream using said filter if, and only if, a selection criterion controlling said switch is met, - a frame decoding unit for at least partially decoding a data frame encoded in said digital input data stream in accordance with a Controller Area Network protocol, and - a frame processing unit comprising a flexible data rate detector for detecting a flexible data rate frame in said digital input data stream by detecting a Flexible Data Rate Format, FDF, bit, said flexible data rate detector being adapted for activating said analog filter by said switch upon detecting said FDF bit having a logic 1 value and a recessive bit counter for counting a number of consecutive recessive bits in said digital input data stream after detecting said flexible data rate frame, - a wake-up decision unit for processing said data frame when said FDF bit is set to a logic 0 value such as to detect a selective wake-up message encoded in said data frame while the receiver circuit is in a power-preservation mode
An apparatus in a second communication system (406, 408), wherein the second communication system (406, 408) is different from a first communication system, and the first and the second communication systems apply carrier aggregation to transmit data to a user equipment, the apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform: control a transceiver to receive part of the data from the first communication system and transmit the received data to the user equipment; control the reception of a handover request from the first communication system, the request being for transferring all of the data to the user equipment only via the second communication system and the request comprising information on channel quality, data throughput and user equipment identification; determine available capacity in the second communication system; and determine whether the handover can be supported based on the request and the available capacity. at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform: control a transceiver to receive part of the data from the first communication system and transmit the received data to the user equipment; control the reception of a handover request from the first communication system, the request being for transferring all of the data to the user equipment only via the second communication system and the request comprising information on channel quality, data throughput and user equipment identification; determine available capacity in the second communication system; and determine whether the handover can be supported based on the request and the available capacity. control a transceiver to receive part of the data from the first communication system and transmit the received data to the user equipment; control the reception of a handover request from the first communication system, the request being for transferring all of the data to the user equipment only via the second communication system and the request comprising information on channel quality, data throughput and user equipment identification; determine available capacity in the second communication system; and determine whether the handover can be supported based on the request and the available capacity.
A copper/ceramic bonded body in which a copper member (22, 23) made of copper or a copper alloy and a ceramic member made of aluminum nitride or silicon nitride are bonded to each other, characterised in that an active metal nitride layer containing a nitride of one or more active metals selected from Ti, Zr, Nb, and Hf is formed on the ceramic member side between the copper member and the ceramic member, a Mg solid solution layer in which Mg is dissolved in a Cu matrix phase is formed between the active metal nitride layer and the copper member, and the active metal is present in the Mg solid solution layer. characterised in that an active metal nitride layer containing a nitride of one or more active metals selected from Ti, Zr, Nb, and Hf is formed on the ceramic member side between the copper member and the ceramic member, a Mg solid solution layer in which Mg is dissolved in a Cu matrix phase is formed between the active metal nitride layer and the copper member, and the active metal is present in the Mg solid solution layer.