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A method for decoding a compressed motion compensated video image sequence from image data comprising a plurality of reference pictures and motion vectors for deriving intermediate pictures from preceding pictures in the sequence, the motion vectors having a maximum vertical extent corresponding to a number of lines of image data, the method comprising: receiving, at a first decoding core, image data for deriving a picture in the sequence; deriving said picture, at the first decoding core, from the received image data; receiving, at a second decoding core, motion vectors for deriving a next picture in the sequence from said picture derived by the first decoding core; detecting, from the received motion vectors, the maximum vertical extent of the motion vectors for one or more blocks of the next picture; and decoding the one or more blocks of the next picture at the second decoding core using the motion vectors for the one or more blocks, wherein the decoding of said one or more blocks of the next picture commences once it is determined that, according to the detected maximum vertical extent of the motion vectors for said one or more blocks, an area of said picture pointed to by the motion vectors for said one or more blocks has been decoded by the first decoding core and before the first decoding core has decoded the whole of said picture. receiving, at a first decoding core, image data for deriving a picture in the sequence; deriving said picture, at the first decoding core, from the received image data; receiving, at a second decoding core, motion vectors for deriving a next picture in the sequence from said picture derived by the first decoding core; detecting, from the received motion vectors, the maximum vertical extent of the motion vectors for one or more blocks of the next picture; and decoding the one or more blocks of the next picture at the second decoding core using the motion vectors for the one or more blocks, wherein the decoding of said one or more blocks of the next picture commences once it is determined that, according to the detected maximum vertical extent of the motion vectors for said one or more blocks, an area of said picture pointed to by the motion vectors for said one or more blocks has been decoded by the first decoding core and before the first decoding core has decoded the whole of said picture.
A sensor device for recording seismic data, the sensor device comprising: a top section ; a bottom section removably attached to the top section through a connecting plug , a seismic sensor , characterized in that the bottom section is configured to hold a coupling material that is released into ground upon the bottom section impacting the ground, the seismic sensor being held in the bottom section, the coupling material surrounding the seismic sensor . a top section ; a bottom section removably attached to the top section through a connecting plug , a seismic sensor , characterized in that the bottom section is configured to hold a coupling material that is released into ground upon the bottom section impacting the ground, the seismic sensor being held in the bottom section, the coupling material surrounding the seismic sensor .
A wrist watch comprising a case incorporating a mainplate and/or bridges and a clock mechanism, said watch integrating a decorative element comprising a skeleton comprising arms delimiting several decorative zones (Zi) and forming support elements on which decorative components are fixed, each decorative component occupying one decorative zone, the watch comprising hands and the decorative element being in a horizontal plane arranged between the hands and the clock mechanism, on the upper side of the watch, and visible to a user when he looks at the time, the surface area of the decorative element being greater than or equal to 60% of the surface area of a watch dial, characterized in that the decorative element comprise transparent or translucent decorative components of different colors in adjacent decorative zones to form an assembly similar to a stained-glass window.
A device being usable as an optically and/or electrically controllable switch, an optically and/or electrically writable and readable memory device and/or an electro-optical coupling device, the device comprising: - a resonator (R) capable of supporting a plasmon mode, - a first electrode comprising a tip (T), wherein the tip (T) is comprised in the resonator (R) and made of a first material, - a matrix element interfacing the tip (T), and - a material cluster made of N particles, wherein N is an integer with N ≥ 1, each of the particles being an atom of the first material or a molecule of the first material or an ion of the first material, the material cluster being present at the tip inside the matrix element , wherein the device is structured and arranged to receive in the resonator (R) a setting signal for changing a resonance condition of the plasmon mode by relocating or dissolving or growing the material cluster inside the matrix element , characterized in that the device is structured and arranged to receive in the resonator (R) a probing signal for probing the resonance condition. - a resonator (R) capable of supporting a plasmon mode, - a first electrode comprising a tip (T), wherein the tip (T) is comprised in the resonator (R) and made of a first material, - a matrix element interfacing the tip (T), and - a material cluster made of N particles, wherein N is an integer with N ≥ 1, each of the particles being an atom of the first material or a molecule of the first material or an ion of the first material, the material cluster being present at the tip inside the matrix element ,
A self-heating fuel cell system comprising at least one fuel cell (10; 340; 440a; 440b; 540a; 540b; 540c; 640; 740a; 740b) and at least one resistor-switch unit (350; 450; 550a; 550b; 650) electrically connected to the at least one fuel cell (10; 340; 440a; 440b; 540a; 540b; 540c; 640; 740a; 740b), - wherein the at least one fuel cell (10; 340; 440a; 440b; 540a; 540b; 540c; 640; 740a; 740b) includes an anode , a cathode (316; 336; 616; 636) and an electrolyte therebetween with the anode and cathode (316; 336; 616; 636) sandwiched by bipolar plates (334; 434a; 434b; 534a; 534b; 634) having channels to supply fuel to the anode and an oxidant to the cathode (316; 336; 616; 636), - wherein the at least one resistor-switch unit (350; 450; 550a; 550b; 650) comprises a resistor (20; 356; 456; 656; 856) and a switch (30; 358; 458; 658) that, in a high resistance state, can direct current through the resistor (20; 356; 456; 656; 856) or, in a low resistance state, can direct current to bypass the resistor (20; 356; 456; 656; 856), - wherein the switch (30; 358; 458; 658) is electrically connected in parallel with the resistor (20; 356; 456; 656; 856) and - wherein the resistor (20; 356; 456; 656; 856) is in direct contact with the at least one fuel cell (10; 340; 440a; 440b; 540a; 540b; 540c; 640; 740a; 740b). - wherein the at least one fuel cell (10; 340; 440a; 440b; 540a; 540b; 540c; 640; 740a; 740b) includes an anode , a cathode (316; 336; 616; 636) and an electrolyte therebetween with the anode and cathode (316; 336; 616; 636) sandwiched by bipolar plates (334; 434a; 434b; 534a; 534b; 634) having channels to supply fuel to the anode and an oxidant to the cathode (316; 336; 616; 636), - wherein the at least one resistor-switch unit (350; 450; 550a; 550b; 650) comprises a resistor (20; 356; 456; 656; 856) and a switch (30; 358; 458; 658) that, in a high resistance state, can direct current through the resistor (20; 356; 456; 656; 856) or, in a low resistance state, can direct current to bypass the resistor (20; 356; 456; 656; 856), - wherein the switch (30; 358; 458; 658) is electrically connected in parallel with the resistor (20; 356; 456; 656; 856) and - wherein the resistor (20; 356; 456; 656; 856) is in direct contact with the at least one fuel cell (10; 340; 440a; 440b; 540a; 540b; 540c; 640; 740a; 740b).
A method comprising: generating a velocity/frequency curve for an inkjet head , velocity being drop velocity and frequency being jetting frequency; determining failure zones in the velocity/frequency curve that comprise frequencies in the velocity/frequency curve resulting in jetting failure of the inkjet head ; determining a range of maximum jetting frequencies of the inkjet head that are higher than the frequencies of the failure zones, wherein subharmonic frequencies of each of the maximum jetting frequencies are outside of the failure zones; and characterised by selecting a maximum jetting frequency for the inkjet head from the range of maximum jetting frequencies that results in a minimum velocity spread across the subharmonic frequencies. generating a velocity/frequency curve for an inkjet head , velocity being drop velocity and frequency being jetting frequency; determining failure zones in the velocity/frequency curve that comprise frequencies in the velocity/frequency curve resulting in jetting failure of the inkjet head ; determining a range of maximum jetting frequencies of the inkjet head that are higher than the frequencies of the failure zones, wherein subharmonic frequencies of each of the maximum jetting frequencies are outside of the failure zones; and characterised by selecting a maximum jetting frequency for the inkjet head from the range of maximum jetting frequencies that results in a minimum velocity spread across the subharmonic frequencies.
A vehicle provided with an engine , at least one air intake through which the engine takes in the external air needed to operate, and an air filter , which is arranged downstream of the air intake ; the air filter comprises: one wave-shaped filtering material panel comprising a fabric layer which is made up of a plurality of weft wires and a plurality of warp wires interlaced with one another to form a plurality of meshes; an outer reinforcement net , which rests against an outer surface of the filtering material panel , through which the air taken in enters so as to flow through said filtering material panel ; and an inner reinforcement net , which is rests against an inner surface of the filtering material panel opposite the outer surface; the vehicle is characterized in that: the filtering material panel consists of a single layer of fabric; the warp wires and the weft wires which make up the fabric of the filtering material panel are made of polymeric material; and the fabric meshes of the filtering material panel have a micrometric size comprised between 15 and 75 microns. one wave-shaped filtering material panel comprising a fabric layer which is made up of a plurality of weft wires and a plurality of warp wires interlaced with one another to form a plurality of meshes; an outer reinforcement net , which rests against an outer surface of the filtering material panel , through which the air taken in enters so as to flow through said filtering material panel ; and an inner reinforcement net , which is rests against an inner surface of the filtering material panel opposite the outer surface; the vehicle is characterized in that: the filtering material panel consists of a single layer of fabric; the warp wires and the weft wires which make up the fabric of the filtering material panel are made of polymeric material; and the fabric meshes of the filtering material panel have a micrometric size comprised between 15 and 75 microns. the filtering material panel consists of a single layer of fabric; the warp wires and the weft wires which make up the fabric of the filtering material panel are made of polymeric material; and the fabric meshes of the filtering material panel have a micrometric size comprised between 15 and 75 microns.
A network connection processing method, applied to a user equipment UE side, and comprising: connecting UE to both a 4G base station and a 5G base station by using an LTE-NR dual connectivity technology of a radio access network; and characterized in that : when the UE is in a screen-off state and a data transmission rate of the UE is less than or equal to a preset rate, releasing a connection between the UE and the 5G base station.
A laundry treatment apparatus comprising: a cabinet having an air inlet ; a dehumidifying unit which is disposed inside the cabinet , and configured to dehumidify air suctioned into the cabinet through the air inlet ; a first blower unit which is disposed at a top portion of the cabinet , and configured to discharge the air dehumidified in the cabinet by the dehumidifying unit to an outside of the cabinet ; and a second blower unit which is disposed over the cabinet with a distance therebetween, has a hanging part on which a hanger is hung, and configured to suction air to send the air to the laundry hung on the hanger ; characterized in that : when operating, the first blower unit is configured to be drawn out of the cabinet , and when stopping operation, the first blower unit is configured to be inserted into the cabinet such that a surface of the first blower unit is horizontal to a top surface of the cabinet . a cabinet having an air inlet ; a dehumidifying unit which is disposed inside the cabinet , and configured to dehumidify air suctioned into the cabinet through the air inlet ; a first blower unit which is disposed at a top portion of the cabinet , and configured to discharge the air dehumidified in the cabinet by the dehumidifying unit to an outside of the cabinet ; and a second blower unit which is disposed over the cabinet with a distance therebetween, has a hanging part on which a hanger is hung, and configured to suction air to send the air to the laundry hung on the hanger ; characterized in that : when operating, the first blower unit is configured to be drawn out of the cabinet , and when stopping operation, the first blower unit is configured to be inserted into the cabinet such that a surface of the first blower unit is horizontal to a top surface of the cabinet .
A vehicle radar system arranged to detect objects outside a vehicle that is moving with a speed (v h ) greater than zero, the radar system comprising a radar detector and a processing unit , the processing unit being arranged to obtain values for detected target angle (Θ err ) and detected target Doppler velocity (v d ) relative the radar detector for each detected object , having an absolute velocity of zero, during a certain time interval, the vehicle radar system is arranged to calculate a function describing the progression of detected target Doppler velocity (v d ) as a function of detected target angle (Θ err ), characterized in that the vehicle radar system is further arranged to derive a derivative of said function, where, if there is a zero crossing for said derivative , the processing unit is arranged to detect said zero crossing , said zero crossing being indicative of a radar system misalignment (Θ m ).
An image inspection device comprising: a reader configured to read an image formed on a recording material by an image forming device and to create a read image ; a read image analyzer configured to detect an abnormality in the read image and to create an associated analysis result ; and a file creator configured to create, for each job, that delivers one or more images, and according to the analysis results , an abnormal image file containing the read images in which an abnormality has been detected and a normal image file containing the read images in which an abnormality has not been detected, or to create either the normal image file or the abnormal image file according to a user setting; characterized in that the file creator is configured to create the abnormal image file of a current job in preference to the normal image file of the current job, in that the normal image file is created after completion of creation of the abnormal image file , and, if the image forming device starts a next job after completion of the current job, to temporarily stop creation of a normal image file for the current job and to create an abnormal image file for the next job in preference to the normal image file for the current job. a reader configured to read an image formed on a recording material by an image forming device and to create a read image ; a read image analyzer configured to detect an abnormality in the read image and to create an associated analysis result ; and a file creator configured to create, for each job, that delivers one or more images, and according to the analysis results , an abnormal image file containing the read images in which an abnormality has been detected and a normal image file containing the read images in which an abnormality has not been detected, or to create either the normal image file or the abnormal image file according to a user setting; characterized in that the file creator is configured to create the abnormal image file of a current job in preference to the normal image file of the current job, in that the normal image file is created after completion of creation of the abnormal image file , and, if the image forming device starts a next job after completion of the current job, to temporarily stop creation of a normal image file for the current job and to create an abnormal image file for the next job in preference to the normal image file for the current job.
A mesh filter used for filtering out foreign substances in fluid comprising: an inner cylinder; an outer cylinder surrounding the inner cylinder; and a filter unit configured to connect an outer peripheral surface of the inner cylinder and an inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder along a radial direction of the inner cylinder, assuming a virtual plane orthogonal to a center axis of the inner cylinder to be an X-Y plane, the filter unit is formed along the X-Y plane, a portion of the filter unit other than a connecting portion between the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder is provided with a plurality of square-shaped openings formed by a plurality of vertical ribs formed equidistantly so as to be orthogonal to an X-axis and in parallel to a Y-axis, and a plurality of lateral ribs formed equidistantly so as to be orthogonal to the vertical ribs and in parallel with the X-axis, rib widths, which are dimensions between adjacent openings of the vertical ribs and the lateral ribs fall within a range from 0.07 mm to 0.1 mm, and thicknesses, which are dimensions in a direction along the center axis of the inner cylinder, thereof fall within a range from 0.2 mm to 0.4 mm, and the inner cylinder, the outer cylinder, and the filter unit are molded integrally by injecting a thermoplastic resin in a melted state from a gate opening at a cavity portion of a cavity of the mold, which forms the inner cylinder, into the cavity portion. an inner cylinder; an outer cylinder surrounding the inner cylinder; and a filter unit configured to connect an outer peripheral surface of the inner cylinder and an inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder along a radial direction of the inner cylinder, assuming a virtual plane orthogonal to a center axis of the inner cylinder to be an X-Y plane, the filter unit is formed along the X-Y plane, a portion of the filter unit other than a connecting portion between the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder is provided with a plurality of square-shaped openings formed by a plurality of vertical ribs formed equidistantly so as to be orthogonal to an X-axis and in parallel to a Y-axis, and a plurality of lateral ribs formed equidistantly so as to be orthogonal to the vertical ribs and in parallel with the X-axis, rib widths, which are dimensions between adjacent openings of the vertical ribs and the lateral ribs fall within a range from 0.07 mm to 0.1 mm, and thicknesses, which are dimensions in a direction along the center axis of the inner cylinder, thereof fall within a range from 0.2 mm to 0.4 mm, and the inner cylinder, the outer cylinder, and the filter unit are molded integrally by injecting a thermoplastic resin in a melted state from a gate opening at a cavity portion of a cavity of the mold, which forms the inner cylinder, into the cavity portion.
A drip cup for an animal drinker for beaked animals such as chickens, ducks, turkeys, chicks and the like, with a cup body made of plastic material for accommodating a supply of water and having a bottom and edging surrounding the latter, wherein the bottom is assigned a central insert made of a resistant material, and with at least one supporting arm for connecting the cup body to a water supply line to which drinker valves are assigned, and in that the insert is formed from steel, stainless steel, aluminium, glass fibre reinforced plastic or ceramic, characterized in that the insert has a stepped or graduated configuration and in that the insert has an inner and/or central depression which is surrounded by a ring disc , wherein the ring disc is joined with an upper edge of a collar of the depression surrounding an inside surface .
A preparation method of a porous super absorbent polymer, comprising the steps of: preparing a monomer neutralized solution by adding an internal cross-linking agent, an initiator, an inorganic filler, and a nonionic surfactant to a neutralized solution obtained by neutralizing at least 80 mol% of a water soluble ethylene-based unsaturated monomer containing acidic groups; high-shear mixing the monomer neutralized solution; preparing a hydrogel polymer from the high-shear mixed monomer neutralized solution by thermal polymerization or photopolymerization; and preparing a base resin powder by drying, pulverizing, and classifying the hydrogel polymer, wherein the internal cross-linking agent comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycol diacrylate (PEGDA), glycerine diacrylate, glycerine triacrylate, unmodified or ethoxylated trimethylol triacrylate (TMPTA), hexanediol diacrylate, and triethylene glycol diacrylate, and wherein the inorganic filler is a silica nanoparticle or an alumina nanoparticle surface-modified with a cross-linkable or hydrophilic functional group containing at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of a (meth)acrylate-based functional group, an allyl group, a vinyl group, an epoxy group, a hydroxyl group, an isocyanate group and an amine group. preparing a monomer neutralized solution by adding an internal cross-linking agent, an initiator, an inorganic filler, and a nonionic surfactant to a neutralized solution obtained by neutralizing at least 80 mol% of a water soluble ethylene-based unsaturated monomer containing acidic groups; high-shear mixing the monomer neutralized solution; preparing a hydrogel polymer from the high-shear mixed monomer neutralized solution by thermal polymerization or photopolymerization; and preparing a base resin powder by drying, pulverizing, and classifying the hydrogel polymer, wherein the internal cross-linking agent comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycol diacrylate (PEGDA), glycerine diacrylate, glycerine triacrylate, unmodified or ethoxylated trimethylol triacrylate (TMPTA), hexanediol diacrylate, and triethylene glycol diacrylate, and wherein the inorganic filler is a silica nanoparticle or an alumina nanoparticle surface-modified with a cross-linkable or hydrophilic functional group containing at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of a (meth)acrylate-based functional group, an allyl group, a vinyl group, an epoxy group, a hydroxyl group, an isocyanate group and an amine group.