mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
A method comprising: generating multiple versions of a segment of a source media item, the versions comprising encodings of the segment at different encoding bitrates for each resolution of the segment; measuring a quality metric for each version of the segment; generating rate-quality models for each resolution of the segment based on the measured quality metrics corresponding to the resolutions; generating , by a processing device , a probability model to predict requesting probabilities that representations of the segment are requested, the probability model based on a joint probability distribution of network speed and viewport size that is generated from client-side feedback statistics associated with prior playbacks of other media items; determining , by the processing device , an encoding bitrate for each of the representations of the segment based on the rate-quality models and the probability model; and assigning determined encoding bitrates to corresponding representations of the segment. generating multiple versions of a segment of a source media item, the versions comprising encodings of the segment at different encoding bitrates for each resolution of the segment; measuring a quality metric for each version of the segment; generating rate-quality models for each resolution of the segment based on the measured quality metrics corresponding to the resolutions; generating , by a processing device , a probability model to predict requesting probabilities that representations of the segment are requested, the probability model based on a joint probability distribution of network speed and viewport size that is generated from client-side feedback statistics associated with prior playbacks of other media items; determining , by the processing device , an encoding bitrate for each of the representations of the segment based on the rate-quality models and the probability model; and assigning determined encoding bitrates to corresponding representations of the segment.
A system for generating a three-dimensional, 3D, map of part of a field-of-view, FOV, of at least one detector of an active 3D scanner , the system comprising: the active 3D scanner , comprising: a scanning mechanism configured to scan the FOV; at least one energy emitting source configured to emit energy pulses, in synchronization with the scanning mechanism , to cover the FOV; and the at least one detector ; and processing circuitry configured to: obtain mapping designation information, wherein at least some of the mapping designation information is tracker-based designation information that is designated by a user of the system via a tracker that tracks a line-of-sight between the user and the FOV; selectively activate the at least one energy emitting source to emit a subset of the energy pulses, in accordance with the mapping designation information, including the tracker-based designation information, and in synchronization with the scanning mechanism , to cover the part of the FOV; obtain current readings, from the at least one detector , based on reflections of the subset of the energy pulses; and generate the 3D map based on the current readings. the active 3D scanner , comprising: a scanning mechanism configured to scan the FOV; at least one energy emitting source configured to emit energy pulses, in synchronization with the scanning mechanism , to cover the FOV; and the at least one detector ; and a scanning mechanism configured to scan the FOV; at least one energy emitting source configured to emit energy pulses, in synchronization with the scanning mechanism , to cover the FOV; and the at least one detector ; and processing circuitry configured to: obtain mapping designation information, wherein at least some of the mapping designation information is tracker-based designation information that is designated by a user of the system via a tracker that tracks a line-of-sight between the user and the FOV; selectively activate the at least one energy emitting source to emit a subset of the energy pulses, in accordance with the mapping designation information, including the tracker-based designation information, and in synchronization with the scanning mechanism , to cover the part of the FOV; obtain current readings, from the at least one detector , based on reflections of the subset of the energy pulses; and generate the 3D map based on the current readings. obtain mapping designation information, wherein at least some of the mapping designation information is tracker-based designation information that is designated by a user of the system via a tracker that tracks a line-of-sight between the user and the FOV; selectively activate the at least one energy emitting source to emit a subset of the energy pulses, in accordance with the mapping designation information, including the tracker-based designation information, and in synchronization with the scanning mechanism , to cover the part of the FOV; obtain current readings, from the at least one detector , based on reflections of the subset of the energy pulses; and generate the 3D map based on the current readings.
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A communication system core network comprising: a plurality of service providing instances configured to provide a first network service ; a component configured to select one of the service providing instances as recipient for a heart-beat message of a second network service, wherein the component is a component providing the second network service; and a transmitter configured to transmit the heart-beat message to the selected service providing instance, wherein the transmitter is comprised in an entity providing the second network service; a further service providing instance configured to provide the second network service; wherein any service providing instance of the plurality of service providing instances is configured to provide the first network service for the second network service or use the second network service for providing the first network service and is unbound to the further service providing instance; wherein one of the service providing instances is configured to request the further service providing instance to transmit heart-beat messages and the further service providing instance is configured to generate heart-beat messages including the heart-beat message as a consequence of the request. a plurality of service providing instances configured to provide a first network service ; a component configured to select one of the service providing instances as recipient for a heart-beat message of a second network service, wherein the component is a component providing the second network service; and a transmitter configured to transmit the heart-beat message to the selected service providing instance, wherein the transmitter is comprised in an entity providing the second network service; a further service providing instance configured to provide the second network service; wherein any service providing instance of the plurality of service providing instances is configured to provide the first network service for the second network service or use the second network service for providing the first network service and is unbound to the further service providing instance; wherein one of the service providing instances is configured to request the further service providing instance to transmit heart-beat messages and the further service providing instance is configured to generate heart-beat messages including the heart-beat message as a consequence of the request.
A male connector of an optical-electrical transmission device , the male connector being configured to be connected to a female connector of the optical-electrical transmission device, and comprising: a first insulating substrate ; a light emitting element and a light sensing element arranged on the first substrate ; an electrical interconnection formed on the first insulating substrate ; a first collimating lens arranged in a first optical transmission path from the light emitting element ; a second collimating lens arranged in a second optical transmission path to the light sensing element ; a first positioning section arranged between the first insulating substrate and the light emitting element and the light sensing element; wherein the first positioning section is configured to be connected to a second positioning section of the female connector ; the first positioning section comprises a ring-shaped inclined surface having a normal intersecting the normal to the first insulating substrate ; the light emitting element and the light sensing element being arranged within the inclined surface on top of the first positioning section ; the inclined surface has a tapered shape; a region of the first positioning section surrounded by the inclined surface being wider in a direction facing the first insulating substrate than in the opposite direction; and the first positioning section comprises a first projection on a top surface thereof. a first insulating substrate ; a light emitting element and a light sensing element arranged on the first substrate ; an electrical interconnection formed on the first insulating substrate ; a first collimating lens arranged in a first optical transmission path from the light emitting element ; a second collimating lens arranged in a second optical transmission path to the light sensing element ; a first positioning section arranged between the first insulating substrate and the light emitting element and the light sensing element; wherein the first positioning section is configured to be connected to a second positioning section of the female connector ; the first positioning section comprises a ring-shaped inclined surface having a normal intersecting the normal to the first insulating substrate ; the light emitting element and the light sensing element being arranged within the inclined surface on top of the first positioning section ; the inclined surface has a tapered shape; a region of the first positioning section surrounded by the inclined surface being wider in a direction facing the first insulating substrate than in the opposite direction; and the first positioning section comprises a first projection on a top surface thereof.
A method of operation of a Network Function, NF, service consumer (NF A) in a core network of a cellular communications system, comprising: sending , to a NF service producer (NF B), a first request message to invoke a NF service provided by the NF service producer, which request message comprises a Consumer ID that is globally unique and identical for all service requests triggered by the NF service consumer for the service provided by the NF service producer, and which comprises a first recovery time stamp that indicates a time at which the NF service consumer last performed a recovery; performing a restart of the NF service consumer; and then sending , to the NF service producer, a second request message to invoke the same NF service as the one requested in the first request message, which second request message comprises said Consumer ID and a second recovery timestamp that indicates a new time at which the restart was performed, which new time is newer than the time indicated by the first recovery timestamp in the first request message. sending , to a NF service producer (NF B), a first request message to invoke a NF service provided by the NF service producer, which request message comprises a Consumer ID that is globally unique and identical for all service requests triggered by the NF service consumer for the service provided by the NF service producer, and which comprises a first recovery time stamp that indicates a time at which the NF service consumer last performed a recovery; performing a restart of the NF service consumer; and then sending , to the NF service producer, a second request message to invoke the same NF service as the one requested in the first request message, which second request message comprises said Consumer ID and a second recovery timestamp that indicates a new time at which the restart was performed, which new time is newer than the time indicated by the first recovery timestamp in the first request message.
A method of making a light weight component , comprising: forming a metallic foam core into a desired configuration by a machining process selected from the group comprising: milling; electrical discharge machining (EDM); water-jet machining; and laser machining, wherein the desired configuration is slightly smaller than the final dimensions of the light weight component , wherein the metallic foam core is an open cell structure; and applying an external metallic shell to an exterior surface of the metallic foam core via an application process selected from the group comprising: flame spray application process; plasma spray application process; cold-spray application process; electron beam physical vapor deposition (EB/PVD), chemical vapor deposition (CVD); and electroplating application process after the metallic foam core has been formed into the desired configuration; characterised by : forming an inlet opening and an outlet opening in the external metallic shell after the external metallic shell has been applied to the exterior surface of the metallic foam core in order to provide a fluid path through the metallic foam core; and injecting a thermoplastic material or resin into the metallic foam core via the inlet opening. forming a metallic foam core into a desired configuration by a machining process selected from the group comprising: milling; electrical discharge machining (EDM); water-jet machining; and laser machining, wherein the desired configuration is slightly smaller than the final dimensions of the light weight component , wherein the metallic foam core is an open cell structure; and applying an external metallic shell to an exterior surface of the metallic foam core via an application process selected from the group comprising: flame spray application process; plasma spray application process; cold-spray application process; electron beam physical vapor deposition (EB/PVD), chemical vapor deposition (CVD); and electroplating application process after the metallic foam core has been formed into the desired configuration; characterised by : forming an inlet opening and an outlet opening in the external metallic shell after the external metallic shell has been applied to the exterior surface of the metallic foam core in order to provide a fluid path through the metallic foam core; and injecting a thermoplastic material or resin into the metallic foam core via the inlet opening. forming an inlet opening and an outlet opening in the external metallic shell after the external metallic shell has been applied to the exterior surface of the metallic foam core in order to provide a fluid path through the metallic foam core; and injecting a thermoplastic material or resin into the metallic foam core via the inlet opening.
A method for constructing a circular complementary deoxyribonucleic acid (cDNA) molecule from an endogenous circular ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecule, said method comprising: (a) providing a biological sample comprising said endogenous circular RNA molecule; (b) priming said endogenous circular RNA molecule with one or more primers; wherein said endogenous circular RNA molecule is primed by random priming using one or more random DNA primers comprising a length of at least 6 bases, or wherein said endogenous circular RNA molecule is primed by non-random priming using one or more non-random DNA primers comprising a length of at least 8 bases; (c) extending said one or more primers with a reverse transcriptase to generate one or more linear cDNA fragments bound to said endogenous circular RNA molecule, wherein said one or more linear cDNA fragments and said endogenous circular RNA molecule form an RNA-DNA heteroduplex; (d) incubating said RNA-DNA heteroduplex with a nuclease that targets single-stranded DNA to digest displaced cDNA flaps and create adjacent DNA ends bridged by the endogenous circular RNA molecule; (e) ligating with a ligase said one or more linear cDNA fragments bound to said endogenous circular RNA molecule to convert said one or more linear cDNA fragments into a covalently closed circular cDNA molecule, wherein said ligase is a ligase that can ligate a 5' DNA end adjacent to a 3' DNA end of said one or more linear cDNA fragments bridged by said endogenous circular RNA molecule. (a) providing a biological sample comprising said endogenous circular RNA molecule; (b) priming said endogenous circular RNA molecule with one or more primers; wherein said endogenous circular RNA molecule is primed by random priming using one or more random DNA primers comprising a length of at least 6 bases, or wherein said endogenous circular RNA molecule is primed by non-random priming using one or more non-random DNA primers comprising a length of at least 8 bases; (c) extending said one or more primers with a reverse transcriptase to generate one or more linear cDNA fragments bound to said endogenous circular RNA molecule, wherein said one or more linear cDNA fragments and said endogenous circular RNA molecule form an RNA-DNA heteroduplex; (d) incubating said RNA-DNA heteroduplex with a nuclease that targets single-stranded DNA to digest displaced cDNA flaps and create adjacent DNA ends bridged by the endogenous circular RNA molecule; (e) ligating with a ligase said one or more linear cDNA fragments bound to said endogenous circular RNA molecule to convert said one or more linear cDNA fragments into a covalently closed circular cDNA molecule, wherein said ligase is a ligase that can ligate a 5' DNA end adjacent to a 3' DNA end of said one or more linear cDNA fragments bridged by said endogenous circular RNA molecule.
Method for modifying an item of multimedia content captured by at least one first terminal able to retransmit said item of content over a communication network, characterized in that the method comprises: - a step (SEL) of identifying at least one portion of said item of multimedia content captured by said at least one first terminal, said at least one portion of said item of multimedia content containing at least one image, - a step (CALC) of determining at least one quality indicator for said at least one portion of said item of multimedia content, said quality indicator being determined by comparing said at least one portion of said item of multimedia content and an item of reference content; - a step (GEN) of modifying said at least one portion of said item of content on the basis of said at least one quality indicator. - a step (SEL) of identifying at least one portion of said item of multimedia content captured by said at least one first terminal, said at least one portion of said item of multimedia content containing at least one image, - a step (CALC) of determining at least one quality indicator for said at least one portion of said item of multimedia content, said quality indicator being determined by comparing said at least one portion of said item of multimedia content and an item of reference content; - a step (GEN) of modifying said at least one portion of said item of content on the basis of said at least one quality indicator.
A method of detecting human activity, said method comprising the steps of: using a radar sensor to monitor a space; receiving an output signal from the radar sensor ; characterized by : producing a series of frames based on the radar sensor output signal; performing a discrete-time short-time Fourier transform on at least one of said frames in said series of frames to produce a power spectrum; extracting spectral features from the power spectrum; mapping the power spectrum into a plurality of acoustic features by use of triangular mapping filters whereby the amount of energy in each filtered frequency band is representing a respective acoustic feature; training a discriminative model as a classifier; passing the acoustic features and the spectral features of the power spectrum through the classifier; and using the classifier to decide, depending upon the acoustic feature and the spectral features, whether the output signal is indicative of human activity. using a radar sensor to monitor a space; receiving an output signal from the radar sensor ; characterized by : producing a series of frames based on the radar sensor output signal; performing a discrete-time short-time Fourier transform on at least one of said frames in said series of frames to produce a power spectrum; extracting spectral features from the power spectrum; mapping the power spectrum into a plurality of acoustic features by use of triangular mapping filters whereby the amount of energy in each filtered frequency band is representing a respective acoustic feature; training a discriminative model as a classifier; passing the acoustic features and the spectral features of the power spectrum through the classifier; and using the classifier to decide, depending upon the acoustic feature and the spectral features, whether the output signal is indicative of human activity. producing a series of frames based on the radar sensor output signal; performing a discrete-time short-time Fourier transform on at least one of said frames in said series of frames to produce a power spectrum; extracting spectral features from the power spectrum; mapping the power spectrum into a plurality of acoustic features by use of triangular mapping filters whereby the amount of energy in each filtered frequency band is representing a respective acoustic feature; training a discriminative model as a classifier; passing the acoustic features and the spectral features of the power spectrum through the classifier; and using the classifier to decide, depending upon the acoustic feature and the spectral features, whether the output signal is indicative of human activity.
A woody, ambery perfume composition, free or substantially free of KARANAL and which is selected from perfume compositions A through L: A B C D E F NIMBEROL 40.0 16.0 20.0 16.0 16.0 10.0 AMBERMAX FROM 10% TEC 2.0 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.5 AMBROCENIDE CRYST 1.2 1.2 1.2 6.5 AMBROCENIDE FROM 10% DPG 3.0 1.2 AMBER XTREME 1.0 2.0 MYSTIKAL FROM 10% TEC 0.002 ALDRONE SPIRAMBRENE PHARAONE FROM 10% DPG 0.02 DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL 37.0 67.8 64.8 0.18 TRIETHYL CITRATE (TEC) 18.0 13.5 12.6 13.7 ISO E SUPER 81.1 66.60 81.50 Dilution factor taken into account G H I J K L NIMBEROL 10.0 10.0 10.0 70.0 70.0 40.0 AMBERMAX FROM 10% TEC 2 AMBROCENIDE CRYST 1.2 1.2 1.2 AMBROCENIDE FROM 10% DPG 3 AMBER XTREME 2.0 2.0 2.0 MYSTIKAL FROM 10% TEC 0.003 0.002 0.002 ALDRONE 0.5 1.0 SPIRAMBRENE 20 20 DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL 10 37 TRIETHYL CITRATE (TEC) 0.027 0.018 0.018 10 18 ISO E SUPER 86.77 86.28 85.78 Dilution factor taken into account
A urinary catheter assembly comprising an outer package of gas-impermeable material and an intermittent urinary catheter comprising a hydrophilic coating arranged inside the outer package , the catheter comprising a proximal insertion end , a distal connection end , and a connector at the distal connection end , the connector defining a distal opening, the catheter assembly further comprising a sleeve of liquid-impermeable material configured to define at least part of a liquid tight enclosure , the liquid tight enclosure enclosing an insertable part of the catheter , the liquid tight enclosure being closed by a first closure in the proximal insertion end and a second closure in the distal connection end , the second closure being configured to be opened as the outer package is opened and the first closure being configured to be opened as the catheter and sleeve is removed from the outer package , where the sleeve is attached to a handle in the proximal end and the sleeve is attached to the connector in the distal end , and where the handle is configured to allow gripping of the catheter in the proximal end without touching the sleeve , characterised in that the handle defines a proximal opening , and in that the first closure comprises a proximal foil and a peelable weld, the peelable weld being arranged between the proximal foil and the proximal opening of the handle .