mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A focus adjusting apparatus comprising: image pickup means that includes a first pixel group and a second pixel group, the first pixel group is arranged to receive a light beam that passes through a first pupil area (EP HA) of an imaging optical system that forms an object image and the second pixel group is arranged to receive a light beam that passes through a second pupil area (EP HB) that is different from the first pupil area (EP HA); correcting means adapted to correct a first image signal based on an output signal from the first pixel group and a second image signal based on an output signal from the second pixel group in order to obtain a corrected first image signal and a corrected second image signal; and focus adjusting means (114, 121, 126) adapted to adjust a focal state of the imaging optical system on the basis of an amount of defocus determined by an amount of relative image displacement between the corrected first image signal and the corrected second image signal, characterized in that the correcting means is adapted to use image correction information with a sampling pitch corresponding to an amount of defocus determined by an amount of relative image displacement between the first image signal and the second image signal for the correcting. image pickup means that includes a first pixel group and a second pixel group, the first pixel group is arranged to receive a light beam that passes through a first pupil area (EP HA) of an imaging optical system that forms an object image and the second pixel group is arranged to receive a light beam that passes through a second pupil area (EP HB) that is different from the first pupil area (EP HA); correcting means adapted to correct a first image signal based on an output signal from the first pixel group and a second image signal based on an output signal from the second pixel group in order to obtain a corrected first image signal and a corrected second image signal; and focus adjusting means (114, 121, 126) adapted to adjust a focal state of the imaging optical system on the basis of an amount of defocus determined by an amount of relative image displacement between the corrected first image signal and the corrected second image signal, characterized in that the correcting means is adapted to use image correction information with a sampling pitch corresponding to an amount of defocus determined by an amount of relative image displacement between the first image signal and the second image signal for the correcting.
A computer based method for controlling access to data about a person, the method comprising: non-intrusively collecting, via a sensory device, attribute data that differentiates the person from another person at a first of a plurality of sensory devices in different locations visited by the person by sensing attributes of the person at any of the plurality of locations, the first of the plurality of sensory devices associated with a sensor owner; communicating the attribute data from the sensory device through a computer network to a trusted verification service on a central computer to verify the attribute data satisfies permission rules created by the person to permit additional data including payment information for the person to be communicated; generating, at the central computer, a token in response to the attribute data being verified, the token comprising permission for the sensory device to obtain additional information; and in response to the attribute data being verified, providing the token to the sensory device, wherein the token includes the additional data used to make a purchase by the person with the sensor owner. non-intrusively collecting, via a sensory device, attribute data that differentiates the person from another person at a first of a plurality of sensory devices in different locations visited by the person by sensing attributes of the person at any of the plurality of locations, the first of the plurality of sensory devices associated with a sensor owner; communicating the attribute data from the sensory device through a computer network to a trusted verification service on a central computer to verify the attribute data satisfies permission rules created by the person to permit additional data including payment information for the person to be communicated; generating, at the central computer, a token in response to the attribute data being verified, the token comprising permission for the sensory device to obtain additional information; and in response to the attribute data being verified, providing the token to the sensory device, wherein the token includes the additional data used to make a purchase by the person with the sensor owner.
A method of fabricating a multi-perforated part out of composite material, the method comprising the following steps: • positioning a sand-blasting mask on a preform comprising a fiber texture impregnated with a polymerized ceramic-precursor resin, said mask having a plurality of openings corresponding to the perforations to be made in the preform; • projecting abrasive particles at high speed against the surface of the mask so as to perforate the preform exposed in said openings of said mask; and • pyrolyzing the multi-perforated preform so as to form a ceramic matrix in the multi-perforated fiber texture. • positioning a sand-blasting mask on a preform comprising a fiber texture impregnated with a polymerized ceramic-precursor resin, said mask having a plurality of openings corresponding to the perforations to be made in the preform; • projecting abrasive particles at high speed against the surface of the mask so as to perforate the preform exposed in said openings of said mask; and • pyrolyzing the multi-perforated preform so as to form a ceramic matrix in the multi-perforated fiber texture.
Fuel cell device, which is provided to be operated with a fluidic fuel, with a desulfurization unit (12a; 12b), which is provided to desulfurize the fuel at least partially, with a reformer unit (14a; 14b), which is provided for generating at least one fuel gas, and with a fuel cell unit (16a; 16b), whereby the desulfurization unit (12a; 12b) is provided to reduce an amount of a noxious gas streaming from the desulfurization unit (12a; 12b) into the reformer unit (14a; 14b) and/or into the fuel cell unit (16a; 16b) or completely prevent a transfer of noxious gas from the desulfurization unit (12a; 12b) into the reformer unit (14a; 14b) and/or into the fuel cell unit (16a; 16b)at least when shutting down the fuel cell unit (16a; 16b) characterized in that the desulfurization unit (12a; 12b) comprises at least one outlet valve (20a; 20b, 64b), which is arranged between the desulfurization unit (12a; 12b) and the reformer unit (14a; 14b) and which is provided to be closed when shutting down the fuel cell unit (16a; 16b).
A sample grinder, comprising: - a base having a bowl and a rotating drive plate to operably support a grinding wheel; - a head supporting a specimen holder and having a first drive for rotational drive of the specimen holder which is mounted on a shaft, the head having a second drive for moving the head and the specimen holder toward and away from the rotating drive plate; and - a cover disposed over the bowl and rotating drive plate, the cover having an opening; characterized in that the head has a sleeve having inner and outer peripheries, the sleeve being positioned on the head depending therefrom around and over the shaft to a position just above the specimen holder, the inner periphery being larger than an outer periphery of the specimen holder, and the opening of the cover has an inner periphery greater than the outer periphery of the sleeve, wherein the sleeve traverses through the cover opening when the specimen holder is moved toward the rotating drive plate. - a base having a bowl and a rotating drive plate to operably support a grinding wheel; - a head supporting a specimen holder and having a first drive for rotational drive of the specimen holder which is mounted on a shaft, the head having a second drive for moving the head and the specimen holder toward and away from the rotating drive plate; and - a cover disposed over the bowl and rotating drive plate, the cover having an opening; the head has a sleeve having inner and outer peripheries, the sleeve being positioned on the head depending therefrom around and over the shaft to a position just above the specimen holder, the inner periphery being larger than an outer periphery of the specimen holder, and the opening of the cover has an inner periphery greater than the outer periphery of the sleeve, wherein the sleeve traverses through the cover opening when the specimen holder is moved toward the rotating drive plate.
A reader/writer which is configured to read and write information from and onto a non-contact information recording medium using an electromagnetic wave, the reader/writer comprising: an antenna for emitting the electromagnetic wave and receiving a reflected wave modulated by the non-contact information recording medium; transmission means for transmitting, by means of the antenna, the electromagnetic wave to the non-contact information recording medium; demodulation means for demodulating the reflected wave modulated by said non-contact information recording medium modulating a part of the electromagnetic wave; and control means, wherein the control means includes phase change speed calculation means configured to calculate a phase change speed of the reflected wave from the non-contact information recording medium, characterized in that, when a movement direction of the non-contact information recording medium is constant, the phase change speed calculation means is configured to check for a change in a sign of a phase change speed between the antenna and the non-contact information recording medium, and the control means is configured to determine a position at which the non-contact information recording medium comes closest to the antenna when the change in a sign of a phase change speed has been detected. an antenna for emitting the electromagnetic wave and receiving a reflected wave modulated by the non-contact information recording medium; transmission means for transmitting, by means of the antenna, the electromagnetic wave to the non-contact information recording medium; demodulation means for demodulating the reflected wave modulated by said non-contact information recording medium modulating a part of the electromagnetic wave; and control means,
A home appliance provided to enable communication with a server comprising: a WiFi communication module mounted or connected to the home appliance for supporting a setting mode for making communication connection and a use mode for enabling communication; and a particular input unit adapted to run the setting mode by user's selection, wherein the home appliance is configured to be changed to the use mode upon reception of (i) SSID, Service Set Identifier; a name of a wireless LAN, information of an access point AP through an external terminal provided separate from the home appliance, and (ii) user information required for registration of the home appliance to the server through the external terminal after access to the setting mode through the external terminal, and wherein the use mode is a state in which the home appliance can communicate with the server through the AP. a WiFi communication module mounted or connected to the home appliance for supporting a setting mode for making communication connection and a use mode for enabling communication; and a particular input unit adapted to run the setting mode by user's selection, wherein the home appliance is configured to be changed to the use mode upon reception of (i) SSID, Service Set Identifier; a name of a wireless LAN, information of an access point AP through an external terminal provided separate from the home appliance, and (ii) user information required for registration of the home appliance to the server through the external terminal after access to the setting mode through the external terminal, and (i) SSID, Service Set Identifier; a name of a wireless LAN, information of an access point AP through an external terminal provided separate from the home appliance, and (ii) user information required for registration of the home appliance to the server through the external terminal after access to the setting mode through the external terminal, and wherein the use mode is a state in which the home appliance can communicate with the server through the AP.
A medical system comprising: a medical body area network, MBAN, system comprising a plurality of network nodes (12, 14) intercommunicating via short-range wireless communication, the MBAN system including a spectrum control sub-module that is configured to select an operating channel or frequency for the short-range wireless communication based at least in part on an electronic key specifying a usable spectrum for the short-range wireless communication; and characterized in that the electronic key is subject to time-based expiration; and the spectrum control sub-module is configured to automatically disable use of the usable spectrum for said short-range wireless communication once the electronic key expires. a medical body area network, MBAN, system comprising a plurality of network nodes (12, 14) intercommunicating via short-range wireless communication, the MBAN system including a spectrum control sub-module that is configured to select an operating channel or frequency for the short-range wireless communication based at least in part on an electronic key specifying a usable spectrum for the short-range wireless communication; and
A lens assembly, comprising: a base; a first lens group disposed in the base; a first body coupled to the first lens group; a first rolling part rotatably coupled to the first body, the first rolling part being configured to move the first lens group in an optical axis direction; and a rod disposed in the base, wherein the first rolling part comprises: a first wheel configured to move the first body on the base; and a second wheel configured to move the first body on the rod, wherein the first wheel and the second wheel are in contact with each other to roll, and wherein the second wheel comprises a groove formed therein to allow a portion of the first wheel to be disposed therein. a base; a first lens group disposed in the base; a first body coupled to the first lens group; a first rolling part rotatably coupled to the first body, the first rolling part being configured to move the first lens group in an optical axis direction; and a rod disposed in the base, wherein the first rolling part comprises: a first wheel configured to move the first body on the base; and a second wheel configured to move the first body on the rod, wherein the first wheel and the second wheel are in contact with each other to roll, and wherein the second wheel comprises a groove formed therein to allow a portion of the first wheel to be disposed therein. a first wheel configured to move the first body on the base; and a second wheel configured to move the first body on the rod, wherein the first wheel and the second wheel are in contact with each other to roll, and wherein the second wheel comprises a groove formed therein to allow a portion of the first wheel to be disposed therein.
A communication apparatus, comprising: a transmitter that transmits signals via a communication channel having a channel signal-to-noise ratio, SNR, where the transmitter, comprises: a coder configured to receive user bits and output encoded bits using a capacity approaching code and according to a code rate; a mapper configured to map encoded bits to symbols in a symbol constellation; and a modulator configured to generate a signal for transmission via the communication channel using symbols generated by the mapper; wherein the transmitter is characterized in that the symbol constellation is an M-ary unequally spaced phase shift keyed constellation, where the labels and locations of the constellation points of the M-ary unequally spaced phase shift keyed constellation achieve greater parallel decoding capacity than the parallel decoding capacity that is achieved using an M-ary constellation that maximizes the minimum distance, d min, between its constellation points for an SNR range within which the communication apparatus operates using the M -ary unequally spaced phase shift keyed constellation. a transmitter that transmits signals via a communication channel having a channel signal-to-noise ratio, SNR, where the transmitter, comprises: a coder configured to receive user bits and output encoded bits using a capacity approaching code and according to a code rate; a mapper configured to map encoded bits to symbols in a symbol constellation; and a modulator configured to generate a signal for transmission via the communication channel using symbols generated by the mapper; a coder configured to receive user bits and output encoded bits using a capacity approaching code and according to a code rate; a mapper configured to map encoded bits to symbols in a symbol constellation; and a modulator configured to generate a signal for transmission via the communication channel using symbols generated by the mapper; wherein the transmitter is characterized in that the symbol constellation is an M-ary unequally spaced phase shift keyed constellation, where the labels and locations of the constellation points of the M-ary unequally spaced phase shift keyed constellation achieve greater parallel decoding capacity than the parallel decoding capacity that is achieved using an M-ary constellation that maximizes the minimum distance, d min, between its constellation points for an SNR range within which the communication apparatus operates using the M -ary unequally spaced phase shift keyed constellation.
An asphalt coating for roofing waterproof membranes comprising: from 30 to 88 weight percent (wt%) of asphalt; from 0.1 to 15 wt% of a low molecular weight polyethylene, wherein the low MW polyethylene has a number average molecular weight of from 500 to 15,000 Daltons, wherein the low MW polyethylene is oxidized, and wherein the low MW polyethylene has an acid number of from 10 to 40; from 1 to 30 wt% of a thermoplastic elastomer; from 5 to 48 wt% of an inorganic filler; and from 1 to 20 wt% of a softening agent; all based on the total weight of the asphalt coating. from 30 to 88 weight percent (wt%) of asphalt; from 0.1 to 15 wt% of a low molecular weight polyethylene, wherein the low MW polyethylene has a number average molecular weight of from 500 to 15,000 Daltons, wherein the low MW polyethylene is oxidized, and wherein the low MW polyethylene has an acid number of from 10 to 40; from 1 to 30 wt% of a thermoplastic elastomer; from 5 to 48 wt% of an inorganic filler; and from 1 to 20 wt% of a softening agent;
Interface unit for transmitting data from a terminal via an energy supply line to a data sink and for simultaneously supplying energy to a consumer which is connected to the energy supply line, comprising a communication interface which is constructed to receive a first communication signal from the terminal, a first converter which is connected to the communication interface in order to receive the first communication signal and which is constructed to produce a control signal from the first communication signal, an energy supply input for inputting an input voltage (U in) from an energy supply which is connected to the energy supply input, an energy supply output for outputting an output voltage (U 3) to the energy supply line, means for producing a direct-current voltage from the input voltage (U in), and an output stage whose control input is connected to the first converter in order to receive the control signal (U 2) and which produces the output voltage (U 3) from the direct-current voltage (U 1) based on the control signal (U 2) and outputs it to the energy supply output, characterised in that the output stage outputs a first level or a second level as an output voltage (U 3) and in that the output stage changes the output voltage (U 3) between the first level and the second level in such a manner that, over the period of time of the output voltage (U 3), the data contained in the communication signal are encoded and the output voltage (U 3) applied at the means does not fall below a predefined threshold value so that even when data are transmitted it remains possible to supply energy to the consumer via the output voltage (U 3).
An image processing device, comprising: a control section that performs control for switching over a drive frequency of a display panel in response to a photographing cycle of a continuous capture of a plurality of still images; characterized in that: the control section switches over the drive frequency of the display panel if the photographing cycle of the image is not an integer multiple of a current display cycle of the display panel; wherein the switch is performed such that the photographing cycle of the image becomes an integer multiple of the current display cycle and the integer is greater than or equal to 2. a control section that performs control for switching over a drive frequency of a display panel in response to a photographing cycle of a continuous capture of a plurality of still images; characterized in that: the control section switches over the drive frequency of the display panel if the photographing cycle of the image is not an integer multiple of a current display cycle of the display panel; wherein the switch is performed such that the photographing cycle of the image becomes an integer multiple of the current display cycle and the integer is greater than or equal to 2.
A main circuit part of a vacuum circuit breaker with a temperature sensor assembly, comprising: a temperature sensor module installed at a part of main circuit part terminal (56, 58); and a support bracket enclosing and supporting the temperature sensor module, characterized in that the temperature sensor module is self-powered, wherein the self-powered temperature sensor module produces an electromotive force by itself using a temperature difference between the top and bottom of the temperature measurement part. a temperature sensor module installed at a part of main circuit part terminal (56, 58); and a support bracket enclosing and supporting the temperature sensor module, characterized in that the temperature sensor module is self-powered, wherein the self-powered temperature sensor module produces an electromotive force by itself using a temperature difference between the top and bottom of the temperature measurement part.
A steam generator, specifically for the production of overheated steam, including: - a rectilinear pipe segment; - an electric resistor wound about said rectilinear pipe segment and supplied by an electric source; - a wound pipe segment, one end of which is connected to said rectilinear pipe segment, which is wound to form a cylindrical spiral which covers said electric resistor, characterised in that said electric resistor is made so as to take, in a section view, a complementary course with respect to the wound pipe segment, whereby the gaps between said rectilinear pipe segment and said wound pipe segment are filled. - a rectilinear pipe segment; - an electric resistor wound about said rectilinear pipe segment and supplied by an electric source; - a wound pipe segment, one end of which is connected to said rectilinear pipe segment, which is wound to form a cylindrical spiral which covers said electric resistor, characterised in that said electric resistor is made so as to take, in a section view, a complementary course with respect to the wound pipe segment, whereby the gaps between said rectilinear pipe segment and said wound pipe segment are filled.