mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Method for predicting a quality of service for a communication between at least two moving communication partners (PL, PV1 - PV4), comprising: said moving communication partners (PL, PV1 - PV4), apply a multi-RAT communication technology where a communication partner (PL, PV1 - PV4) is equipped with a number of different radio access technologies, each one being used for a corresponding RAT communication link, and wherein said prediction of a quality of service for a communication between at least two of the moving communication partners (PL, PV1 - PV4), is performed for at least two of said RAT communication links, wherein the prediction is based on at least one RAT communication link-based quality of service map, hereinafter called link-based QoS map that is updated in a link-based QoS map generation process, wherein the link-based QoS map generation process, comprises the steps of a link quality data gathering for ongoing communications on said different RAT communication links from other communication partners (V1 to V6), a step of data gathering of the dynamics of the movements of the other communication partners (V1 to V6), a step of creating a path-loss map based on a scene understanding derived from an environment observation of at least one of the other communication partners (V1 to V6), a step of creating a technology utilization map showing the current load of the respective RAT communication link at least in said area of interest, and deriving a link-based QoS map, wherein the link-based QoS map includes an information about the end-to-end latency for a data transmission over said RAT communication link.
A method, performed by a media player, for adaptively selecting a bitrate level for streaming a low latency multimedia stream, from a server to the media player, the multimedia stream comprising a plurality of segments and each segment comprising a plurality of chunks of video, the method comprising: computing an average throughput based on throughput measurements for a plurality of prior successful chunk downloads within a segment; based on the average throughput, estimating a future bandwidth of a network connection between the media player and the server; selecting a bitrate level based on the average throughput and the estimated future bandwidth, the bitrate level selected from a plurality of available bitrate levels defined in a manifest file for the low latency multimedia stream; selecting a network address from the manifest file, the network address corresponding to a stream encoded at the selected bitrate level. computing an average throughput based on throughput measurements for a plurality of prior successful chunk downloads within a segment; based on the average throughput, estimating a future bandwidth of a network connection between the media player and the server; selecting a bitrate level based on the average throughput and the estimated future bandwidth, the bitrate level selected from a plurality of available bitrate levels defined in a manifest file for the low latency multimedia stream; selecting a network address from the manifest file, the network address corresponding to a stream encoded at the selected bitrate level.
An extension for water meter, comprising an upper body with a place reserved for an electronic teletransmission system and a lower body having its shape adapted to the upper part of the water meter housing, equipped with a mounting means (2a, 2b, 2c, 3) for mounting the extension to the water meter, characterised in that the mounting means include at least one rigid hook and at least one hooking unit comprising a flexible hook, a hook clamp and a screw positioned relative to each other so that, after placing the extension on the water meter, the flexible hook falls into a hooking window of the water meter, and is blocked in this position by the hook clamp tightened with the screw.
A medical device, comprising: a housing having a distal portion with a first port that is detachably couplable to a probe, and a proximal portion with a second port that is detachably couplable to a syringe, the first port fluidly coupled to the second port; a pressure sensor carried by the housing, the sensor configured to generate a pressure signal in response to a pressure of a tissue environment in which a distal portion of the probe is positioned, the pressure signal comprising a series of instantaneous pressure values; a processing unit coupled to the sensor, the processing unit configured to receive and process the series of instantaneous pressure values so as to determine a mean pressure value using a moving average of the series over a time period, the mean pressure value indicative of the tissue environment about the distal portion of the probe; and an output unit coupled to the processing unit and carried by the housing, the output unit configured to output to a visual display a reporting signal based on the determined pressure value, wherein the device is configured to enable wireless monitoring of the pressure value. a housing having a distal portion with a first port that is detachably couplable to a probe, and a proximal portion with a second port that is detachably couplable to a syringe, the first port fluidly coupled to the second port; a pressure sensor carried by the housing, the sensor configured to generate a pressure signal in response to a pressure of a tissue environment in which a distal portion of the probe is positioned, the pressure signal comprising a series of instantaneous pressure values; a processing unit coupled to the sensor, the processing unit configured to receive and process the series of instantaneous pressure values so as to determine a mean pressure value using a moving average of the series over a time period, the mean pressure value indicative of the tissue environment about the distal portion of the probe; and an output unit coupled to the processing unit and carried by the housing, the output unit configured to output to a visual display a reporting signal based on the determined pressure value, wherein the device is configured to enable wireless monitoring of the pressure value.
An automatic tuning circuit for matching an antenna to a radio receiver, the automatic tuning circuit comprising: a tunable non-Foster circuit (-CNF) adapted for coupling the receiver and the antenna; and sensing and feedback circuits adapted for sensing the combined reactance of the tunable non-Foster circuit (-CNF) and the antenna and adapted for tuning the tunable non-Foster circuit (-CNF) to automatically minimize the combined reactance of the tunable non-Foster circuit (-CNF) and the antenna; characterized in that the tunable non-Foster circuit (-CNF) comprises an otherwise non-tunable non-Foster circuit (Cm, Q1, Q2) with a variable capacitance (Cvar) added across a negative impedance (-Cm) output of the otherwise non-tunable non-Foster circuit (Cm, Q1, Q2) to thereby render the otherwise non-tunable non-Foster circuit tunable; wherein the variable capacitance (-Cm) is supplied by reverse biased varactor diodes (D1, D2) coupled in parallel with the negative impedance output of the otherwise non-tunable non-Foster circuit (Cm, Q1, Q2), a junction point between the series coupled varactor diodes providing a control input to the tunable non-Foster circuit. a tunable non-Foster circuit (-CNF) adapted for coupling the receiver and the antenna; and sensing and feedback circuits adapted for sensing the combined reactance of the tunable non-Foster circuit (-CNF) and the antenna and adapted for tuning the tunable non-Foster circuit (-CNF) to automatically minimize the combined reactance of the tunable non-Foster circuit (-CNF) and the antenna; characterized in that the tunable non-Foster circuit (-CNF) comprises an otherwise non-tunable non-Foster circuit (Cm, Q1, Q2) with a variable capacitance (Cvar) added across a negative impedance (-Cm) output of the otherwise non-tunable non-Foster circuit (Cm, Q1, Q2) to thereby render the otherwise non-tunable non-Foster circuit tunable; wherein the variable capacitance (-Cm) is supplied by reverse biased varactor diodes (D1, D2) coupled in parallel with the negative impedance output of the otherwise non-tunable non-Foster circuit (Cm, Q1, Q2), a junction point between the series coupled varactor diodes providing a control input to the tunable non-Foster circuit.
Dispensing gun comprising an inlet adapted to be connected to means for delivering liquid to the dispensing gun, an outlet adapted to be inserted into and/or connected to a recipient of a liquid to be dispensed by the dispensing gun, a housing, a central body piping forming a main flow path for the liquid to be dispensed from the inlet to the outlet, and an outlet valve arrangement arranged at or in proximity of the outlet, characterised in that it further comprises an expansion chamber arranged inside the housing, said expansion chamber being separated from the main flow path and from the outlet valve arrangement, the expansion chamber adapted to be in liquid communication with the main flow path via at least one through-hole in the central body piping to allow liquid to enter said expansion chamber in case of expansion of liquid contained in the main flow path.
A three-dimensional tissue scaffold structure comprising: a protein selected from the group consisting of collagen and mixtures of collagen and chitosan, cross-linked with a cross-linking agent; wherein the scaffold structure comprises voids interconnected by pores and the scaffold includes laminar regions forming webs between adjacent pores.
A method (1600, 1900, 2000) for wireless communication, comprising, at a device: transmitting (1605, 1905, 2005) a first random access signal at a first transmit power during a first time period associated with a first beam direction; determining (1610, 1910, 2010) that a random access response to the first random access signal has not been received; identifying a second, preferred, beam direction, based at least in part on an earliest random access period for available beam directions; selecting (1615, 1915, 2015) a second transmit power greater than the first transmit power if the second beam direction is the same as the first beam direction, but selecting a second transmit power no less than the first transmit power if the second beam direction is different from the first beam direction, and; transmitting (1620, 1920, 2020) a second random access signal using the second transmit power and the second beam direction during a second time period. transmitting (1605, 1905, 2005) a first random access signal at a first transmit power during a first time period associated with a first beam direction; determining (1610, 1910, 2010) that a random access response to the first random access signal has not been received; identifying a second, preferred, beam direction, based at least in part on an earliest random access period for available beam directions; selecting (1615, 1915, 2015) a second transmit power greater than the first transmit power if the second beam direction is the same as the first beam direction, but selecting a second transmit power no less than the first transmit power if the second beam direction is different from the first beam direction, and; transmitting (1620, 1920, 2020) a second random access signal using the second transmit power and the second beam direction during a second time period.
A system for treating periprosthetic fractures, comprising: a periprosthetic bone plate including: a head portion sized and shaped so that, in an operative position, a proximal end thereof aligns with a vastus ridge of a greater trochanter of a femur; and a shaft portion extending distally from the head portion, the shaft portion including pairs of offset holes extending through the shaft portion to receive bone fixation elements therethrough, each of the pairs of offset holes including a first hole positioned on a first side of a longitudinal axis of the bone plate and a second hole positioned on a second side of the longitudinal axis opposite the first side so that bone fixation elements inserted therethrough extend anterior and posterior of a prosthetic received within the femur, the first and second holes (110, 112) staggered relative to one another along a length of the shaft portion and extending beyond longitudinal edges (130, 132) of the shaft portion, characterized in that a distance between adjacent pair of offset holes is selected to permit a locking attachment plate, to be mounted thereover, without interfering with either of the first and second holes (110, 112) of each pair of offset holes. a head portion sized and shaped so that, in an operative position, a proximal end thereof aligns with a vastus ridge of a greater trochanter of a femur; and a shaft portion extending distally from the head portion, the shaft portion including pairs of offset holes extending through the shaft portion to receive bone fixation elements therethrough, each of the pairs of offset holes including a first hole positioned on a first side of a longitudinal axis of the bone plate and a second hole positioned on a second side of the longitudinal axis opposite the first side so that bone fixation elements inserted therethrough extend anterior and posterior of a prosthetic received within the femur, the first and second holes (110, 112) staggered relative to one another along a length of the shaft portion and extending beyond longitudinal edges (130, 132) of the shaft portion, characterized in that a distance between adjacent pair of offset holes is selected to permit a locking attachment plate, to be mounted thereover, without interfering with either of the first and second holes (110, 112) of each pair of offset holes.
A 3D printer, comprising: a print platform configured to support a printed object; a printing home location defined in the 3D printer; a print head comprising a 2D nozzle for providing ink to color the printed object and a 3D nozzle for providing build material to construct the printed object, the print head comprising a positioning point, the 2D nozzle and the 3D nozzle respectively having a location offset with respect to the positioning point; a maintenance station; and a positioning sensor configured to sense the positioning point to facilitate positioning for the print head; characterized in that the 3D printer is configured to control the print head to move toward the printing home location and control the positioning sensor to sense the positioning point when the 3D printer enters a working status; the 3D printer is configured to perform an initial positioning for the 2D nozzle and the 3D nozzle based on the two location offsets and the positioning point and to start printing the printed object after the initial positioning is finished; wherein the 3D printer is configured to control the print head to move toward the maintenance station and control the positioning sensor to sense the positioning point when the 3D printer enters a non-working status; the 3D printer is configured to perform a compensation movement for the print head based on the location offset (C1, P1) of the 2D nozzle and the positioning point and to move the 2D nozzle to enter a working zone of the maintenance station for maintenance. a print platform configured to support a printed object; a printing home location defined in the 3D printer; a print head comprising a 2D nozzle for providing ink to color the printed object and a 3D nozzle for providing build material to construct the printed object, the print head comprising a positioning point, the 2D nozzle and the 3D nozzle respectively having a location offset with respect to the positioning point; a maintenance station; and a positioning sensor configured to sense the positioning point to facilitate positioning for the print head; characterized in that the 3D printer is configured to control the print head to move toward the printing home location and control the positioning sensor to sense the positioning point when the 3D printer enters a working status; the 3D printer is configured to perform an initial positioning for the 2D nozzle and the 3D nozzle based on the two location offsets and the positioning point and to start printing the printed object after the initial positioning is finished; wherein the 3D printer is configured to control the print head to move toward the maintenance station and control the positioning sensor to sense the positioning point when the 3D printer enters a non-working status; the 3D printer is configured to perform a compensation movement for the print head based on the location offset (C1, P1) of the 2D nozzle and the positioning point and to move the 2D nozzle to enter a working zone of the maintenance station for maintenance.
An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus comprising: an image processor configured to generate, as an amount of a contrast agent introduced into a target tissue of an object changes, a plurality of ultrasound images showing different sizes of regions in a target tissue region, representing a tissue into which the contrast agent has been introduced; a display configured to display a first ultrasound image from among the plurality of ultrasound images; a user input unit configured to receive a user input for setting a region of interest in the displayed first ultrasound image; and a controller configured to determine, based on the set ROI, the regions in the plurality of ultrasound images representing the tissue into which the contrast agent has been introduced, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT the controller is configured to determine a region having a maximum size from among the regions in the plurality of ultrasound images representing the tissue into which the contrast agent has been introduced as the target tissue region, by taking into account a shape of the ROI set in the first ultrasound image, wherein the controller is further configured to determine the regions representing the tissue into which the contrast agent has been introduced by expanding the ROI to a region having a brightness value whose difference from a brightness value of the ROI is less than or equal to a preset value, from among regions in a second ultrasound image subsequent to the first ultrasound image among the plurality of ultrasound images. an image processor configured to generate, as an amount of a contrast agent introduced into a target tissue of an object changes, a plurality of ultrasound images showing different sizes of regions in a target tissue region, representing a tissue into which the contrast agent has been introduced; a display configured to display a first ultrasound image from among the plurality of ultrasound images; a user input unit configured to receive a user input for setting a region of interest in the displayed first ultrasound image; and a controller configured to determine, based on the set ROI, the regions in the plurality of ultrasound images representing the tissue into which the contrast agent has been introduced, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT the controller is configured to determine a region having a maximum size from among the regions in the plurality of ultrasound images representing the tissue into which the contrast agent has been introduced as the target tissue region, by taking into account a shape of the ROI set in the first ultrasound image, wherein the controller is further configured to determine the regions representing the tissue into which the contrast agent has been introduced by expanding the ROI to a region having a brightness value whose difference from a brightness value of the ROI is less than or equal to a preset value, from among regions in a second ultrasound image subsequent to the first ultrasound image among the plurality of ultrasound images.
A data transfer method comprising: processing device gesture data at a providing device in response to a gesture made by movement or orientation of a requesting device while proximately located to the providing device, wherein the device gesture data indicates the movement or orientation of the requesting device and the device gesture data is transmitted through a near field communication, NFC, link from the requesting device to the providing device; identifying at the providing device which of a first and second device gestures has been performed by the requesting device from the device gesture data; selecting at the providing device one of first and second data in response to identifying a respective one of the first and second device gestures; and initiating transfer of the selected one of first and second data from the providing device to the requesting device, wherein the providing device comprises an NFC tag and transferring of the selected one of first and second data is performed from the NFC tag; wherein the providing device is a short-range radio frequency, RF, wireless communication device that is not configured to execute the first and second data. processing device gesture data at a providing device in response to a gesture made by movement or orientation of a requesting device while proximately located to the providing device, wherein the device gesture data indicates the movement or orientation of the requesting device and the device gesture data is transmitted through a near field communication, NFC, link from the requesting device to the providing device; identifying at the providing device which of a first and second device gestures has been performed by the requesting device from the device gesture data; selecting at the providing device one of first and second data in response to identifying a respective one of the first and second device gestures; and initiating transfer of the selected one of first and second data from the providing device to the requesting device, wherein the providing device comprises an NFC tag and transferring of the selected one of first and second data is performed from the NFC tag; wherein the providing device is a short-range radio frequency, RF, wireless communication device that is not configured to execute the first and second data.