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An apparatus comprising: a sensor at a predetermined location in a cabin of a vehicle to detect content of a predetermined substance by contact with a human occupant of the vehicle , said predetermined substance being alcohol; an interlock device that prohibits engaging a drive train of the vehicle if the detected content is above a predetermined threshold; an image capturing device to image the cabin of the vehicle; and a processor is configured to: compare the detected content to the predetermined threshold, determine, from the cabin imaging, that contact with the sensor is by an occupant in a driver's seat, and engage the interlock device to prohibit engagement of the drive train in response to either the substance level being above the predetermined threshold, or the occupant not being in the driver's seat; wherein the sensor is a transdermal alcohol detection sensor , configured to detect the alcohol content from contact with a palm of the occupant, and is on at least one of an armrest , a hand rest and a wrist rest in the cabin. a sensor at a predetermined location in a cabin of a vehicle to detect content of a predetermined substance by contact with a human occupant of the vehicle , said predetermined substance being alcohol; an interlock device that prohibits engaging a drive train of the vehicle if the detected content is above a predetermined threshold; an image capturing device to image the cabin of the vehicle; and a processor is configured to: compare the detected content to the predetermined threshold, determine, from the cabin imaging, that contact with the sensor is by an occupant in a driver's seat, and engage the interlock device to prohibit engagement of the drive train in response to either the substance level being above the predetermined threshold, or the occupant not being in the driver's seat; compare the detected content to the predetermined threshold, determine, from the cabin imaging, that contact with the sensor is by an occupant in a driver's seat, and engage the interlock device to prohibit engagement of the drive train in response to either the substance level being above the predetermined threshold, or the occupant not being in the driver's seat; wherein the sensor is a transdermal alcohol detection sensor , configured to detect the alcohol content from contact with a palm of the occupant, and is on at least one of an armrest , a hand rest and a wrist rest in the cabin.
In a computing system that replicates data assets at a source site to a target site , a method for replicating the data assets in a replication operation, the method comprising: accessing historical data about the data assets at the source site ; characterized by generating a forecast indicating a replication load at the target site based on the historical data; switching a mode of the replication operation in accordance with the forecast when the forecast indicates; and replicating the data assets according to the mode. accessing historical data about the data assets at the source site ; characterized by generating a forecast indicating a replication load at the target site based on the historical data; switching a mode of the replication operation in accordance with the forecast when the forecast indicates; and replicating the data assets according to the mode.
An apparatus comprising: a printed circuit board ; a flexible printed circuit ; a rigid structure component disposed on a first side of the printed circuit board ; an interconnection interface disposed on a second side of the printed circuit board opposite to the rigid structure component , and configured to interconnect the flexible printed circuit and the printed circuit board ; and a conductive interconnection material disposed at the interconnection interface between the flexible printed circuit and the printed circuit board , wherein the interconnection interface comprises a first interconnection terminal and a second interconnection terminal , characterized in that the first interconnection terminal comprises a plurality of adjacent bond pads and the second interconnection terminal comprises a plurality of adjacent bond pads , wherein in a connected state of the flexible printed circuit and the printed circuit board , a channel is formed between a pair of adjacent bond pads of the first terminal and on a corresponding bond pad of the second terminal , a pitch of a pitch pattern of the plurality of adjacent bond pads of the first interconnection terminal is constant and a pitch of a pitch pattern of the plurality of adjacent bond pads of the second interconnection terminal is varied, and the first interconnection terminal comprises a first set of the plurality of adjacent bond pads and a second set of the plurality of adjacent bond pads , wherein a width (W1) of a bond pad in the first set is greater than a width (W2) of a bond pad in the second set . a printed circuit board ; a flexible printed circuit ; a rigid structure component disposed on a first side of the printed circuit board ; an interconnection interface disposed on a second side of the printed circuit board opposite to the rigid structure component , and configured to interconnect the flexible printed circuit and the printed circuit board ; and a conductive interconnection material disposed at the interconnection interface between the flexible printed circuit and the printed circuit board , wherein the interconnection interface comprises a first interconnection terminal and a second interconnection terminal , characterized in that the first interconnection terminal comprises a plurality of adjacent bond pads and the second interconnection terminal comprises a plurality of adjacent bond pads , wherein in a connected state of the flexible printed circuit and the printed circuit board , a channel is formed between a pair of adjacent bond pads of the first terminal and on a corresponding bond pad of the second terminal , a pitch of a pitch pattern of the plurality of adjacent bond pads of the first interconnection terminal is constant and a pitch of a pitch pattern of the plurality of adjacent bond pads of the second interconnection terminal is varied, and the first interconnection terminal comprises a first set of the plurality of adjacent bond pads and a second set of the plurality of adjacent bond pads , wherein a width (W1) of a bond pad in the first set is greater than a width (W2) of a bond pad in the second set .
A method for transmitting an acknowledgement/negative-acknowledgement, ACK/NACK, signal by a user equipment, UE, in a radio access system supporting a multi-connectivity mode, the method comprising: receiving, from at least one of a first small cell and a second small cell, a higher layer signal including information on a resource region allocated for the UE operated in the multi-connectivity mode with the first and the second small cell; receiving, from the first small cell, a first physical downlink shared channel, PDSCH, via a subframe; receiving, from the second small cell, a second PDSCH via the same subframe; generating an ACK/NACK signal including first ACK/NACK bits for the first PDSCH and second ACK/NACK bits for the second PDSCH, based on physical uplink control channel, PUCCH, format 3, wherein the ACK/NACK signal is generated based on, encoding with a respective encoder the first and the second ACK/NACK bits and interleaving the entire encoded ACK/NACK bits including the encoded first ACK/NACK bits and the encoded second ACK/NACK bits, and transmitting, to both of the first and the second small cell, the ACK/NACK signal via the resource region including same time and frequency resources for the both of the first and the second small cell, wherein the UE is included in a group of a plurality of UEs operated in the multi-connectivity mode with the first and the second small cell, and wherein the resource region is scheduled to be allocated commonly for the plurality of UEs, based on a number of the plurality of UEs included in the group. receiving, from at least one of a first small cell and a second small cell, a higher layer signal including information on a resource region allocated for the UE operated in the multi-connectivity mode with the first and the second small cell; receiving, from the first small cell, a first physical downlink shared channel, PDSCH, via a subframe; receiving, from the second small cell, a second PDSCH via the same subframe; generating an ACK/NACK signal including first ACK/NACK bits for the first PDSCH and second ACK/NACK bits for the second PDSCH, based on physical uplink control channel, PUCCH, format 3, wherein the ACK/NACK signal is generated based on, encoding with a respective encoder the first and the second ACK/NACK bits and interleaving the entire encoded ACK/NACK bits including the encoded first ACK/NACK bits and the encoded second ACK/NACK bits, and transmitting, to both of the first and the second small cell, the ACK/NACK signal via the resource region including same time and frequency resources for the both of the first and the second small cell, wherein the UE is included in a group of a plurality of UEs operated in the multi-connectivity mode with the first and the second small cell, and wherein the resource region is scheduled to be allocated commonly for the plurality of UEs, based on a number of the plurality of UEs included in the group.
A burner (1; 10; 100) comprising an annular circuit (2; 20; 200) transporting fuel delimited by an inner tube (3; 30; 300) and an outer tube (4; 40; 400) substantially concentric along a longitudinal axis (X), said circuit having: - an upstream part (2A; 20A; 200A) and a downstream part (2B; 20B; 200B) in the flow direction of the fuel terminating in an open end (2C; 20C; 200C), - a distance (S) between the inner tube (3; 30; 300) and the outer tube (4; 40; 400) variable between the upstream part (2A; 20A; 200A) and the downstream part (2B; 20B; 200B) of said annular circuit (2; 20; 200), the burner (1; 10; 100) further comprising a deflection member (5; 50; 500) configured to impart a radial component to a direction of the fuel moving in said annular circuit (2; 20; 200) of the upstream part (2A; 20A; 200A) towards the open end (2C; 20C; 200C), characterized in that said deflection member (5; 50; 500) is movable in translation between the upstream part (2A; 20A; 200A) and the downstream part (2B; 20B; 200B) and wherein the inner tube (3; 30; 300) is fixed relative to the outer tube (4; 40; 400). - an upstream part (2A; 20A; 200A) and a downstream part (2B; 20B; 200B) in the flow direction of the fuel terminating in an open end (2C; 20C; 200C), - a distance (S) between the inner tube (3; 30; 300) and the outer tube (4; 40; 400) variable between the upstream part (2A; 20A; 200A) and the downstream part (2B; 20B; 200B) of said annular circuit (2; 20; 200),
A dispensing device , comprising: a sensor component comprising: a first emitter in optical communication with a detector for sensing objects, wherein a readout signal is generated by the detector based upon the optical communication between the first emitter and the detector; an object detector configured to identify a presence of an object between the first emitter and the detector when a pulse in the readout signal has an electrical property over an object threshold; and a calibration component configured to: determine that the electrical property of the pulse is over the object threshold for a defined timespan; and recalibrate the object detector responsive to the determination, comprising altering the object threshold based upon the electrical property of the pulse during the defined timespan to generate an updated object threshold, characterized in that the detector is a detector array comprising a first detector and a second detector, the first emitter in optical communication with the first detector and the second detector and wherein the objects to be sensed are disposed between the first emitter and the detector . a sensor component comprising: a first emitter in optical communication with a detector for sensing objects, wherein a readout signal is generated by the detector based upon the optical communication between the first emitter and the detector; an object detector configured to identify a presence of an object between the first emitter and the detector when a pulse in the readout signal has an electrical property over an object threshold; and a calibration component configured to: determine that the electrical property of the pulse is over the object threshold for a defined timespan; and recalibrate the object detector responsive to the determination, comprising altering the object threshold based upon the electrical property of the pulse during the defined timespan to generate an updated object threshold, characterized in that the detector is a detector array comprising a first detector and a second detector, the first emitter in optical communication with the first detector and the second detector and wherein the objects to be sensed are disposed between the first emitter and the detector . determine that the electrical property of the pulse is over the object threshold for a defined timespan; and recalibrate the object detector responsive to the determination, comprising altering the object threshold based upon the electrical property of the pulse during the defined timespan to generate an updated object threshold, characterized in that the detector is a detector array comprising a first detector and a second detector, the first emitter in optical communication with the first detector and the second detector and wherein the objects to be sensed are disposed between the first emitter and the detector .
A method, comprising: identifying a network node that provides call content interception, wherein the network node comprises a packet data network gateway (P-GW) or an IP multimedia subsystem access gateway (IMS-AGW); determining a location of the call content interception at the identified network node, wherein the location of the call content interception at the IP multimedia subsystem access gateway (IMS-AGW) comprises an ingress and an egress side; determining a codec type used at the determined location of the call content interception at the identified network node; sending a codec of the determined codec type used at the determined location of the call content interception at the identified network node to a delivery function (DF3) in the communications network; and sending session description protocol security description keys to the delivery function (DF3) if the call content interception is done at the packet data network gateway (P-GW) or at the ingress side of the IP multimedia subsystem access gateway (IMS-AGW) and sending no session description protocol security description keys if the call content interception is done at the egress side of the IP multimedia subsystem access gateway (IMS-AGW). identifying a network node that provides call content interception, wherein the network node comprises a packet data network gateway (P-GW) or an IP multimedia subsystem access gateway (IMS-AGW); determining a location of the call content interception at the identified network node, wherein the location of the call content interception at the IP multimedia subsystem access gateway (IMS-AGW) comprises an ingress and an egress side; determining a codec type used at the determined location of the call content interception at the identified network node; sending a codec of the determined codec type used at the determined location of the call content interception at the identified network node to a delivery function (DF3) in the communications network; and sending session description protocol security description keys to the delivery function (DF3) if the call content interception is done at the packet data network gateway (P-GW) or at the ingress side of the IP multimedia subsystem access gateway (IMS-AGW) and sending no session description protocol security description keys if the call content interception is done at the egress side of the IP multimedia subsystem access gateway (IMS-AGW).
A compound having a formula: wherein: X 1 , and X 2 , which may be the same or different, are each selected from hydrogen or a hydroxy-protecting group, and wherein the hydroxy-protecting group is selected from an alkoxycarbonyl, acyl, alkylsilyl, alkylarylsilyl and alkoxyalkyl group.
A method for controlling a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system , comprising the steps: determining a travel time (λ) from each of a plurality of mobile sites to a fixed site ; determining a conditioning time (Θ) for a HVAC system at the fixed site; and turning the HVAC system ON when any of the travel times (λ) is less than the conditioning time (Θ); turning the HVAC system OFF when all of the travel times (λ) are greater than the conditioning time (Θ) plus a threshold time (ε), wherein the conditioning time is determined using a building thermal model, and wherein the steps are performed in a processor; wherein each mobile site communicates a separate travel time (λ 1 , λ 2 , λ 3 , ..., λ N ) to the fixed site ; wherein the fixed site calculates a separate conditioning time (Θ 1 , Θ 2 , Θ 3 ... Θ N ) for each occupant sharing a same environment, and the HVAC system uses separate threshold times (ε 1 , ε 2 , ε 3 ... ε N ) for each occupant sharing the same environment; and wherein each mobile site includes a mobile transceiver and a mobile locator , and wherein the fixed site includes a fixed transceiver for communicating with each mobile site via a network, and wherein the processor includes a fixed processor at the fixed site and a mobile processor at each mobile site. determining a travel time (λ) from each of a plurality of mobile sites to a fixed site ; determining a conditioning time (Θ) for a HVAC system at the fixed site; and turning the HVAC system ON when any of the travel times (λ) is less than the conditioning time (Θ); turning the HVAC system OFF when all of the travel times (λ) are greater than the conditioning time (Θ) plus a threshold time (ε), wherein the conditioning time is determined using a building thermal model, and wherein the steps are performed in a processor; wherein each mobile site communicates a separate travel time (λ 1 , λ 2 , λ 3 , ..., λ N ) to the fixed site ; wherein the fixed site calculates a separate conditioning time (Θ 1 , Θ 2 , Θ 3 ... Θ N ) for each occupant sharing a same environment, and the HVAC system uses separate threshold times (ε 1 , ε 2 , ε 3 ... ε N ) for each occupant sharing the same environment; and wherein each mobile site includes a mobile transceiver and a mobile locator , and wherein the fixed site includes a fixed transceiver for communicating with each mobile site via a network, and wherein the processor includes a fixed processor at the fixed site and a mobile processor at each mobile site.
A localized laser-based interceptor system for low flying targets, the system comprising: a) MWIR or LWIR laser; b) a large aperture optical beam delivery system configured for converting an optical laser beam into an adjustable beam converging to a minimal spot on the low flying target and further propagating in a divergent safe manner, wherein the optical beam delivery system is configured to adjust a focal distance and spot size on the target, whereby the spot size is adjustable for optimal damage performance on a plastic target, as a function of the distance from the target, the velocity of the target across the laser beam spot, and whereby the minimal spot size on the target results in a reduced danger zone for personnel and equipment, due to fast expansion of the laser beam beyond the target location. a) MWIR or LWIR laser; b) a large aperture optical beam delivery system configured for converting an optical laser beam into an adjustable beam converging to a minimal spot on the low flying target and further propagating in a divergent safe manner, wherein the optical beam delivery system is configured to adjust a focal distance and spot size on the target, whereby the spot size is adjustable for optimal damage performance on a plastic target, as a function of the distance from the target, the velocity of the target across the laser beam spot, and whereby the minimal spot size on the target results in a reduced danger zone for personnel and equipment, due to fast expansion of the laser beam beyond the target location. wherein the optical beam delivery system is configured to adjust a focal distance and spot size on the target, whereby the spot size is adjustable for optimal damage performance on a plastic target, as a function of the distance from the target, the velocity of the target across the laser beam spot, and whereby the minimal spot size on the target results in a reduced danger zone for personnel and equipment, due to fast expansion of the laser beam beyond the target location.
A liquid delivery system cap device , the cap device comprising: a body defining a cavity configured to receive at least a portion of a liquid delivery device , whereby the liquid delivery device is in a fixed position relative to the cavity; a sensor carriage movable within the cavity and including a first sensor; wherein the sensor carriage is movable between a first position and a second position relative to the cavity and the liquid delivery device while the liquid delivery device is in the fixed position relative to the cavity; wherein the sensor carriage is movable between the first position and the second position in a longitudinal direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the cavity and/or in a rotational direction about the longitudinal axis of the cavity; wherein the first sensor is configured to scan the liquid delivery device while the sensor carriage moves between the first position and the second position; and wherein the first sensor is configured to output a sensor signal indicative of a physical feature of the liquid delivery device while the sensor carriage moves between the first position and the second position. a body defining a cavity configured to receive at least a portion of a liquid delivery device , whereby the liquid delivery device is in a fixed position relative to the cavity; a sensor carriage movable within the cavity and including a first sensor; wherein the sensor carriage is movable between a first position and a second position relative to the cavity and the liquid delivery device while the liquid delivery device is in the fixed position relative to the cavity; wherein the sensor carriage is movable between the first position and the second position in a longitudinal direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the cavity and/or in a rotational direction about the longitudinal axis of the cavity; wherein the first sensor is configured to scan the liquid delivery device while the sensor carriage moves between the first position and the second position; and wherein the first sensor is configured to output a sensor signal indicative of a physical feature of the liquid delivery device while the sensor carriage moves between the first position and the second position.
Internal combustion engine having a fuel tank , having a tank ventilation line and having a Venturi nozzle which is provided in a fluid-conducting component , wherein the Venturi nozzle has an inflow channel , an opening-in point which adjoins the inflow channel in a downstream direction and which has a fluidic connection to the tank ventilation line , and an outflow channel which adjoins the opening-in point in a downstream direction, wherein an outflow section of the Venturi nozzle downstream of the opening-in point is surrounded by the component such that a detection chamber is formed around the outflow section , characterized in that the detection chamber has at least one inlet opening via which the detection chamber can be charged with pressure, and in that at least one pressure sensor for monitoring the pressure in the detection chamber is provided.