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A method for estimation of background noise in an audio signal segment comprising plurality of sub-bands, the method comprising: calculating a possible new sub-band noise estimate and updating a current sub-band noise estimate with the new sub-band noise estimate if the new value is lower than the current value; and when the energy level of the audio signal segment is less than a threshold higher (202:2) than a long-term minimum energy level It_min, but no pause is detected (204:1) in the audio signal segment: - determining if the audio signal segment comprises music; and - reducing the current sub-band noise estimate if the audio signal segment is determined (203:2) to comprise music and the current sub-band noise estimate exceeds a minimum value (205:1). calculating a possible new sub-band noise estimate and updating a current sub-band noise estimate with the new sub-band noise estimate if the new value is lower than the current value; and when the energy level of the audio signal segment is less than a threshold higher (202:2) than a long-term minimum energy level It_min, but no pause is detected (204:1) in the audio signal segment: - determining if the audio signal segment comprises music; and - reducing the current sub-band noise estimate if the audio signal segment is determined (203:2) to comprise music and the current sub-band noise estimate exceeds a minimum value (205:1). - determining if the audio signal segment comprises music; and - reducing the current sub-band noise estimate if the audio signal segment is determined (203:2) to comprise music and the current sub-band noise estimate exceeds a minimum value (205:1).
A portable electronic device comprising: a housing with an exterior housing surface; a display screen ; a keypad; a processor provided in the housing , wherein the processor is configured to receive input from the keypad and to render images on the display screen ; a rechargeable battery provided in the housing in communication with the processor ; apertures extending through the housing , insulating portions of the housing being provided between the apertures , a location of the apertures being selected to map out a symbol that is associated with the device; electrical contacts in communication with the battery for charging the battery and in communication with the processor for data transfer with an auxiliary device, the electrical contacts being sized to be received in the apertures ; wherein the insulating portions are provided for insulating the electrical contacts from one another; and wherein the electrical contacts are recessed in respect of the exterior housing surface in a housing segment opposite to the display screen for mating with protruding electrical contacts of a charging device. a housing with an exterior housing surface; a display screen ; a keypad; a processor provided in the housing , wherein the processor is configured to receive input from the keypad and to render images on the display screen ; a rechargeable battery provided in the housing in communication with the processor ; apertures extending through the housing , insulating portions of the housing being provided between the apertures , a location of the apertures being selected to map out a symbol that is associated with the device; electrical contacts in communication with the battery for charging the battery and in communication with the processor for data transfer with an auxiliary device, the electrical contacts being sized to be received in the apertures ; wherein the insulating portions are provided for insulating the electrical contacts from one another; and wherein the electrical contacts are recessed in respect of the exterior housing surface in a housing segment opposite to the display screen for mating with protruding electrical contacts of a charging device.
Medical product containing a mechanophore, wherein the medical product is an implant or implant part, characterized in that the implant or implant part is a joint prosthesis, a part of a joint prosthesis, a trial implant or a trial implant part.
A system for emulating a plurality of wireless communication channels, the system comprising: a plurality of elevation steering devices configured to modify at least one elevation characteristic of a plurality of signals, the plurality of elevation steering devices outputting a plurality of modified signals; a plurality of combiners , each combiner configured to combine at least two signals of the plurality of modified signals to output a combined signal, the plurality of combiners outputting a plurality of combined signals; a plurality of azimuth steering devices configured to modify at least one azimuth characteristic of the plurality of combined signals, the plurality of azimuth steering devices outputting a plurality of manipulated signals to emulate channel geometry and fading; and the plurality of elevation steering devices and the plurality of azimuth steering devices emulating the plurality of wireless communication channels. a plurality of elevation steering devices configured to modify at least one elevation characteristic of a plurality of signals, the plurality of elevation steering devices outputting a plurality of modified signals; a plurality of combiners , each combiner configured to combine at least two signals of the plurality of modified signals to output a combined signal, the plurality of combiners outputting a plurality of combined signals; a plurality of azimuth steering devices configured to modify at least one azimuth characteristic of the plurality of combined signals, the plurality of azimuth steering devices outputting a plurality of manipulated signals to emulate channel geometry and fading; and the plurality of elevation steering devices and the plurality of azimuth steering devices emulating the plurality of wireless communication channels.
A method operating at a Software Defined Networking, SDN, controller associated with a data center having a plurality of switching nodes coupled in a data center network fabric to a plurality of gateway nodes, the method comprising: generating instructions to the plurality of switching nodes to forward first packets of new packet flows respectively received thereat to the SDN controller, the first packets each containing respective n-tuple identifier sets; responsive to the instructions, receiving a first packet of a packet flow from a first switching node coupled to a service instance hosted by the data center, the packet flow having an n-tuple identifier set and flowing from a gateway node associated with a subscriber session via an external network; determining that the packet flow requires flow stickiness with respect to the subscriber session; and responsive to the determining, computing bypass routing paths for the packet flow and advertising the bypass routing paths to the gateway nodes using Border Gateway Protocol Flow Specification, BGP-FS, the bypass routing paths having a switching node destination as the first switching node. generating instructions to the plurality of switching nodes to forward first packets of new packet flows respectively received thereat to the SDN controller, the first packets each containing respective n-tuple identifier sets; responsive to the instructions, receiving a first packet of a packet flow from a first switching node coupled to a service instance hosted by the data center, the packet flow having an n-tuple identifier set and flowing from a gateway node associated with a subscriber session via an external network; determining that the packet flow requires flow stickiness with respect to the subscriber session; and responsive to the determining, computing bypass routing paths for the packet flow and advertising the bypass routing paths to the gateway nodes using Border Gateway Protocol Flow Specification, BGP-FS, the bypass routing paths having a switching node destination as the first switching node.
Rotating piezoelectric motor (100; 101) comprising: - a piezoelectric actuator including a resonator , - a passive element comprising a cylindrical part extending substantially orthogonally to the resonator , the cylindrical part being able to be rotated by the resonator , the passive element comprising: - a lower truncated cone and an upper truncated cone , the small bases of the lower truncated cone and of the upper truncated cone being arranged facing each other and on either side of the resonator , the cylindrical part of the passive element at least partly axially traversing the lower truncated cone and the upper truncated cone , the upper truncated cone being movable along one portion of the cylindrical part , and at least one of the truncated cones being integral in rotation with the cylindrical part , - a device (70, 71; 60) for holding the lateral surfaces of the lower and upper truncated cones in contact with the resonator , characterised in that - the resonator comprises a pair of arms connected at one of their ends in a connection area , the other two ends being referred to as 'free', that - the cylindrical part of the passive element passes between the free ends of the arms and is able to be rotated by friction of the free ends on the lateral surfaces of the lower and upper truncated cones , and that - the holding device (70, 71; 60) is able to hold the lateral surfaces of the lower and upper truncated cones in contact with each of the free ends of the arms of the resonator . - a piezoelectric actuator including a resonator , - a passive element comprising a cylindrical part extending substantially orthogonally to the resonator , the cylindrical part being able to be rotated by the resonator , - a lower truncated cone and an upper truncated cone , the small bases of the lower truncated cone and of the upper truncated cone being arranged facing each other and on either side of the resonator , the cylindrical part of the passive element at least partly axially traversing the lower truncated cone and the upper truncated cone , the upper truncated cone being movable along one portion of the cylindrical part , and at least one of the truncated cones being integral in rotation with the cylindrical part , - a device (70, 71; 60) for holding the lateral surfaces of the lower and upper truncated cones in contact with the resonator , - the resonator comprises a pair of arms connected at one of their ends in a connection area , the other two ends being referred to as 'free', that - the cylindrical part of the passive element passes between the free ends of the arms and is able to be rotated by friction of the free ends on the lateral surfaces of the lower and upper truncated cones , and that - the holding device (70, 71; 60) is able to hold the lateral surfaces of the lower and upper truncated cones in contact with each of the free ends of the arms of the resonator .
A dual-polarized antenna, comprising: a base board , a horizontally polarized antenna, and a vertically polarized antenna, wherein the base board comprises a first substrate and a plurality of second substrates stacked on the first substrate ; the horizontally polarized antenna comprises a first radiating element disposed on the first substrate ; and a first feeding unit that is configured to feed the first radiating element ; and the vertically polarized antenna comprises a second radiating element and a second feeding unit that is configured to feed the second radiating element, wherein the second radiating element comprises a first metal patch disposed on each second substrate ; wherein the second feeding unit comprises a second feeding line disposed on a surface that is of the first substrate and that is away from the second substrate , and a metalized via that penetrates the first substrate and the plurality of second substrates ; and the metalized via is electrically connected to the second feeding line, and the metalized via is in coupling connection to the plurality of first metal patches . the base board comprises a first substrate and a plurality of second substrates stacked on the first substrate ; the horizontally polarized antenna comprises a first radiating element disposed on the first substrate ; and a first feeding unit that is configured to feed the first radiating element ; and the vertically polarized antenna comprises a second radiating element and a second feeding unit that is configured to feed the second radiating element, wherein the second radiating element comprises a first metal patch disposed on each second substrate ; wherein the second feeding unit comprises a second feeding line disposed on a surface that is of the first substrate and that is away from the second substrate , and a metalized via that penetrates the first substrate and the plurality of second substrates ; and the metalized via is electrically connected to the second feeding line, and the metalized via is in coupling connection to the plurality of first metal patches .
A method of transmitting data in accordance with a connection-oriented network protocol, the method being for use at a data processing system adapted to be coupled to a network and comprising first and second packet processing engines, the method comprising: initiating a connection at the first packet processing engine ; the first packet processing engine passing first network protocol state to the second packet processing engine sufficient to permit the second packet processing engine to transmit a specified amount of data over the connection; forming application layer data for transmission; and the second packet processing engine performing packet processing of the application layer data in dependence on the first network protocol state so as to form one or more network messages and causing transmission of one or more network messages over the connection. initiating a connection at the first packet processing engine ; the first packet processing engine passing first network protocol state to the second packet processing engine sufficient to permit the second packet processing engine to transmit a specified amount of data over the connection; forming application layer data for transmission; and the second packet processing engine performing packet processing of the application layer data in dependence on the first network protocol state so as to form one or more network messages and causing transmission of one or more network messages over the connection.
A peptide of formula: Thr-Lys-Pro-Arg- Pro-Phe-X, wherein X is OH, OCH 3 , or NH 2 group.
A method for controlled data exchange among domains, comprising: receiving , by a network interface of a client device from an intermediary server , a list of content providers selected by the intermediary server; for each content provider in the list of content providers: generating , by an identification engine of the client device, a content provider-specific identifier, the generating comprising retrieving, by the identification engine via the network interface, a public key of the corresponding content provider, and encrypting , by an encryptor of the client device, the content provider-specific identifier using the public key of the corresponding content provider; and transmitting , by the network interface of the client device to the intermediary server, the encrypted content provider specific identifiers for each content provider in the list of content providers, the intermediary server forwarding each encrypted content provider-specific identifier to the corresponding content provider. receiving , by a network interface of a client device from an intermediary server , a list of content providers selected by the intermediary server; for each content provider in the list of content providers: generating , by an identification engine of the client device, a content provider-specific identifier, the generating comprising retrieving, by the identification engine via the network interface, a public key of the corresponding content provider, and encrypting , by an encryptor of the client device, the content provider-specific identifier using the public key of the corresponding content provider; and generating , by an identification engine of the client device, a content provider-specific identifier, the generating comprising retrieving, by the identification engine via the network interface, a public key of the corresponding content provider, and encrypting , by an encryptor of the client device, the content provider-specific identifier using the public key of the corresponding content provider; and transmitting , by the network interface of the client device to the intermediary server, the encrypted content provider specific identifiers for each content provider in the list of content providers, the intermediary server forwarding each encrypted content provider-specific identifier to the corresponding content provider.
Compactor assembly , having • a first supporting frame part and a second supporting frame part , which are configured in such a way that these can be coupled detachably to each other, and • a compactor for compacting containers , wherein the compactor is arranged on the second supporting frame part , characterized in that the compactor assembly has a lifting device and in that the second supporting frame part has at least one coupling for coupling the lifting device to the second supporting frame part , and in that the first supporting frame part is configured in such a way that the lifting device can be supported on the latter. • a first supporting frame part and a second supporting frame part , which are configured in such a way that these can be coupled detachably to each other, and • a compactor for compacting containers , wherein the compactor is arranged on the second supporting frame part , characterized in that the compactor assembly has a lifting device and in that the second supporting frame part has at least one coupling for coupling the lifting device to the second supporting frame part , and in that the first supporting frame part is configured in such a way that the lifting device can be supported on the latter.
Pedal system for a vehicle which is designed for at least partially automated driving, wherein the pedal system comprises an accelerator pedal and a brake pedal , and wherein this system is assigned a mapping function between pedal actuation and control parameters for the longitudinal guidance of the vehicle , wherein, if the vehicle is controlled in an at least partially automated manner, the pedal system is designed, during operation of the vehicle , to vary the mapping function between the pedal actuation and the control parameters for the longitudinal guidance of the vehicle on the basis of a variable of the journey of the vehicle representing the degree of automation and at least one first condition for restricting the mapping function of the pedal actuation and/or at least one second condition for cancelling the restriction of the mapping function of the pedal actuation, characterized in that this system is designed to vary the mapping of the pedal actuation of the accelerator pedal and/or the brake pedal to longitudinal guidance of the vehicle on the basis of current and previous monitoring of certain spatial areas carried out by the driver in the surroundings of the vehicle .
An apparatus comprising: a scintillator and an array of photodetectors ; characterized by the scintillator being configured to be rotatable around the periphery of a computed tomography scanner by being fixed to a rotating ring mount of the computed tomography scanner, the scintillator being configured to receive X-rays incident on the scintillator, convert the received X-rays to visible light and transmit the visible light towards a corresponding photodetector of the array of photodetectors; and the array of photodetectors being fixed around the periphery of the computed tomography scanner, each of the photodetectors in the array of photodetectors being fixed to a fixed mount and configured to output an electrical signal in response to detecting the visible light received from the scintillator wherein the scintillator is rotatable with respect to the array of photodetectors . a scintillator and an array of photodetectors ; characterized by the scintillator being configured to be rotatable around the periphery of a computed tomography scanner by being fixed to a rotating ring mount of the computed tomography scanner, the scintillator being configured to receive X-rays incident on the scintillator, convert the received X-rays to visible light and transmit the visible light towards a corresponding photodetector of the array of photodetectors; and the array of photodetectors being fixed around the periphery of the computed tomography scanner, each of the photodetectors in the array of photodetectors being fixed to a fixed mount and configured to output an electrical signal in response to detecting the visible light received from the scintillator wherein the scintillator is rotatable with respect to the array of photodetectors .
A method for receiving a medium access control, MAC, packet data unit, PDU, in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving a MAC PDU transmitted by a base station; determining whether the MAC PDU is received through a multicast channel and a reserved value is included in a sub-header of the MAC PDU, and characterized in that the method further comprises: ignoring the sub-header and a payload portion corresponding to the sub-header and processing other sub-headers and payload portions corresponding to the other sub-headers, in a case that the MAC PDU is received through the multicast channel and the reserved value is included in the sub-header of the MAC PDU. receiving a MAC PDU transmitted by a base station; determining whether the MAC PDU is received through a multicast channel and a reserved value is included in a sub-header of the MAC PDU, and characterized in that the method further comprises: ignoring the sub-header and a payload portion corresponding to the sub-header and processing other sub-headers and payload portions corresponding to the other sub-headers, in a case that the MAC PDU is received through the multicast channel and the reserved value is included in the sub-header of the MAC PDU.
Method for a terminal configured for use in a telecommunications system comprising at least one large area cell, LA-cell, base station optimised for carrying signaling messages and a plurality of small area cell, SA-cell, base stations optimised for carrying user data, to facilitate establishment of a data connection between the terminal and at least one of the plurality of SA-cell base stations, the method comprising: while the terminal is in an idle mode and is camping on the LA-cell base station, the terminal transmitting an information request message, IRM, signal for the plurality of SA-cell base stations; the information request message requesting the SA-cell base stations to perform measurements on the IRM signal; receiving, from each SA-cell base station of one or more SA-cell base stations of the plurality of SA-cell base stations, a message comprising at least information indicative of a strength with which the each SA-cell base station received the IRM signal; based, at least partially, on the messages received from the one or more SA-cell base stations, selecting an SA-cell base station of the plurality of SA-cell base stations for establishing the data connection between the terminal and the selected SA-cell base station. while the terminal is in an idle mode and is camping on the LA-cell base station, the terminal transmitting an information request message, IRM, signal for the plurality of SA-cell base stations; the information request message requesting the SA-cell base stations to perform measurements on the IRM signal; receiving, from each SA-cell base station of one or more SA-cell base stations of the plurality of SA-cell base stations, a message comprising at least information indicative of a strength with which the each SA-cell base station received the IRM signal; based, at least partially, on the messages received from the one or more SA-cell base stations, selecting an SA-cell base station of the plurality of SA-cell base stations for establishing the data connection between the terminal and the selected SA-cell base station.