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A method of controlling an ophthalmic device (10-1; 10-2) having a first retinal image acquisition module operable to image an imaging region of a retina and an illumination module (2-1; 2-2) operable to concurrently illuminate an illumination region of the retina, the imaging region and the illumination region having a predetermined positional relationship to one another, the method comprising: controlling (S10) the first retinal image acquisition module to acquire a reference retinal image by imaging a reference imaging area of the retina; designating (S20) a target in the reference retinal image ; controlling (S30) the first retinal image acquisition module to acquire a current retinal image of an initial imaging region within the reference imaging area; controlling (S40) the first retinal image acquisition module to move its imaging region of the retina from the initial imaging region to a destination imaging region using the target and at least a portion of the reference retinal image , and to acquire a retinal image of the destination imaging region; controlling (S50; S50') the illumination module (2-1; 2-2) to illuminate the illumination region of the retina while the imaging region of the first retinal image acquisition module is the destination imaging region; controlling (S60; S60') the first retinal image acquisition module to acquire one or more retinal images while the illumination module (2-1; 2-2) is illuminating the illumination region of the retina; and comparing (S70) a marker retinal image based on the one or more retinal images with a comparison image based on at least a portion of the reference retinal image to determine a marker that is indicative of the position of the marker retinal image within the comparison image. controlling (S10) the first retinal image acquisition module to acquire a reference retinal image by imaging a reference imaging area of the retina; designating (S20) a target in the reference retinal image ; controlling (S30) the first retinal image acquisition module to acquire a current retinal image of an initial imaging region within the reference imaging area; controlling (S40) the first retinal image acquisition module to move its imaging region of the retina from the initial imaging region to a destination imaging region using the target and at least a portion of the reference retinal image , and to acquire a retinal image of the destination imaging region; controlling (S50; S50') the illumination module (2-1; 2-2) to illuminate the illumination region of the retina while the imaging region of the first retinal image acquisition module is the destination imaging region; controlling (S60; S60') the first retinal image acquisition module to acquire one or more retinal images while the illumination module (2-1; 2-2) is illuminating the illumination region of the retina; and comparing (S70) a marker retinal image based on the one or more retinal images with a comparison image based on at least a portion of the reference retinal image to determine a marker that is indicative of the position of the marker retinal image within the comparison image.
An adaptive boundary wire transmitter comprising a feedback amplifier , a compensation network , an error amplifier , a sensing element , and two bridge coupled power amplifiers comprising one positive power amplifier , one negative power amplifier , wherein the adaptive boundary wire transmitter is connectable to a boundary wire installation, the boundary wire installation comprising a boundary wire , for feeding the boundary wire with a boundary signal current, wherein the adaptive boundary wire transmitter is arranged so that - when the adaptive boundary wire transmitter and the boundary wire installation are connected - the boundary wire and the sensing element are connected in series between the output of the positive power amplifier and the output of the negative power amplifier , and wherein the compensation network is connected between an output of the feedback amplifier and a negative input of the feedback amplifier and wherein the adaptive boundary wire transmitter is arranged to: - feed a positive input of the feedback amplifier with an input voltage signal, - sense, by means of the sensing element , the boundary signal current, - error amplify the sensed boundary signal current by means of the error amplifier , - feed the error amplified boundary signal current to the negative input of the feedback amplifier , - amplify, by means of the two bridge coupled amplifiers , an output signal from the feedback amplifier , - limit the output frequency response of the amplified output signal from the feedback amplifier by means of the compensation network , and - feed the amplified output signal from the feedback amplifier to the boundary wire . - feed a positive input of the feedback amplifier with an input voltage signal, - sense, by means of the sensing element , the boundary signal current, - error amplify the sensed boundary signal current by means of the error amplifier , - feed the error amplified boundary signal current to the negative input of the feedback amplifier , - amplify, by means of the two bridge coupled amplifiers , an output signal from the feedback amplifier , - limit the output frequency response of the amplified output signal from the feedback amplifier by means of the compensation network , and - feed the amplified output signal from the feedback amplifier to the boundary wire .
A method comprising: authenticating, by a network authentication system , a client device for a network; receiving, by an authenticator network device , a service request from the client device ; after receiving the service request and after the client device is authenticated by the network authentication system , retrieving, by the authenticator network device , user credentials including a user ID, a user key, and a nonce for a user of the client device who initiated the service request, from a device service management system ; generating, by the authenticator network device , a token by using the received user credentials; modifying, by the authenticator network device , the received service request to include the generated token and a user ID parameter that is the user ID to generate a modified service request, which is transmitted to and then used by the device service management system to provide single sign-on access to a service that is the subject of the service request for the client device , wherein the service is provided through the network. authenticating, by a network authentication system , a client device for a network; receiving, by an authenticator network device , a service request from the client device ; after receiving the service request and after the client device is authenticated by the network authentication system , retrieving, by the authenticator network device , user credentials including a user ID, a user key, and a nonce for a user of the client device who initiated the service request, from a device service management system ; generating, by the authenticator network device , a token by using the received user credentials; modifying, by the authenticator network device , the received service request to include the generated token and a user ID parameter that is the user ID to generate a modified service request, which is transmitted to and then used by the device service management system to provide single sign-on access to a service that is the subject of the service request for the client device , wherein the service is provided through the network.
Connection assembly Z comprising at least one thin conductor piece and a thick conductor piece configured to be electrically connected to each other, the thick conductor piece comprising at least one receptacle having an inside wall, the at least one thin conductor piece comprising at least one protrusion for insertion into the receptacle , characterized in that the assembly further comprises a press-fit element adapted to be inserted into the receptacle with the protrusion being arranged in the receptacle between the press-fit element and the thick conductor piece , and in that the press-fit element has a shape according to at least one of the following: disc-like, ring-like, pill-like.
An automatic machine for repairing plastic sheets, characterized by comprising, incorporated in a support structure , at least: - a rotary head , with several work stations with devices comprising at least: ▪ cutting means for cutting a defective region of the border of the sheet , ▪ donor pellet supply means to replace the cut portion of the sheet, ▪ welding means for welding the donor pellet to the sheet, and ▪ pressing means for pressing the weld; - an outer bench configured for situating the sheet to be repaired on same; - donor pellet holding means for holding the donor pellet supplied by the corresponding means of the head ; - sheet holding means for holding the sheet ; and - operation control means for the machine connected to a programmable automaton. - a rotary head , with several work stations with devices comprising at least: ▪ cutting means for cutting a defective region of the border of the sheet , ▪ donor pellet supply means to replace the cut portion of the sheet, ▪ welding means for welding the donor pellet to the sheet, and ▪ pressing means for pressing the weld; ▪ cutting means for cutting a defective region of the border of the sheet , ▪ donor pellet supply means to replace the cut portion of the sheet, ▪ welding means for welding the donor pellet to the sheet, and ▪ pressing means for pressing the weld; - an outer bench configured for situating the sheet to be repaired on same; - donor pellet holding means for holding the donor pellet supplied by the corresponding means of the head ; - sheet holding means for holding the sheet ; and - operation control means for the machine connected to a programmable automaton.
A device for monitoring the progress of at least one aircraft, referred to as a detected aircraft, in an airspace, comprising: - a module for receiving a sequence of airspace images; - a generation module comprising a plurality of filters including kinematic models, and configured to generate a set of states (X, P) relating to kinematic parameters of the detected aircraft as a function of said sequence of images and as a function of a transition matrix (T) capable of modifying probabilities defining, for a given iteration of the tracking device , the filter(s) from among the plurality of filters generating, during this given iteration, the said set of states (X, P); - a transmission module configured to transmit trajectory data for the detected aircraft as a function of the set of states (X, P); characterised in that the method comprises: - an intermediate settings module comprising a first artificial neural network , an input variable of said first artificial neural network derived from the set of states (X, P), an output variable of said first artificial neural network being a settings data item, - a settings module comprising a second artificial neural network , an input variable of the second artificial neural network being said settings data, an output variable of said second artificial neural network being said transition matrix (T) - a module for receiving a sequence of airspace images; - a generation module comprising a plurality of filters including kinematic models, and configured to generate a set of states (X, P) relating to kinematic parameters of the detected aircraft as a function of said sequence of images and as a function of a transition matrix (T) capable of modifying probabilities defining, for a given iteration of the tracking device , the filter(s) from among the plurality of filters generating, during this given iteration, the said set of states (X, P); - a transmission module configured to transmit trajectory data for the detected aircraft as a function of the set of states (X, P); - an intermediate settings module comprising a first artificial neural network , an input variable of said first artificial neural network derived from the set of states (X, P), an output variable of said first artificial neural network being a settings data item, - a settings module comprising a second artificial neural network , an input variable of the second artificial neural network being said settings data, an output variable of said second artificial neural network being said transition matrix (T)
An atomizer/liquid reservoir portion for an electronic smoking device comprising: a liquid reservoir storing a liquid therein and having a liquid reservoir opening , an atomizer adapted to atomize the liquid stored in the liquid reservoir , wherein at least two plates are provided with an adjustable spacing therebetween, characterized in that the at least two plates are adapted to draw liquid stored in the liquid reservoir from the liquid reservoir opening towards the atomizer by capillary force through a liquid flow passage formed between the at least two plates . a liquid reservoir storing a liquid therein and having a liquid reservoir opening , an atomizer adapted to atomize the liquid stored in the liquid reservoir , wherein at least two plates are provided with an adjustable spacing therebetween, characterized in that the at least two plates are adapted to draw liquid stored in the liquid reservoir from the liquid reservoir opening towards the atomizer by capillary force through a liquid flow passage formed between the at least two plates .
A lathe , comprising: a housing ; a motor mounted within the housing, the motor being operable for rotational motion; a chuck connected for rotation by the motor, the chuck including grasping elements that are movable relative to a rotational center of the chuck; characterised in that the lathe further comprises at least one non-slip mat mounted on a top horizontal surface of the housing , the at least one non-slip mat arranged to receive a tool, the at least one non-slip mat being arranged to prevent vibration of the tool. a housing ; a motor mounted within the housing, the motor being operable for rotational motion; a chuck connected for rotation by the motor, the chuck including grasping elements that are movable relative to a rotational center of the chuck; characterised in that the lathe further comprises at least one non-slip mat mounted on a top horizontal surface of the housing , the at least one non-slip mat arranged to receive a tool, the at least one non-slip mat being arranged to prevent vibration of the tool.
A computer implemented method for deblending seismic data obtained when surveying an underground formation, the method comprising: receiving blended seismic data gathered using simultaneous source acquisition; applying a first deblending technique, FDT, to the blended seismic data to calculate a signal model and a noise model; calculating residual data by subtracting (i) data corresponding to the signal model and the noise model from (ii) the blended seismic data; applying a second deblending technique, SDT, to the residual data resulting after applying the FDT; and creating an image of the explored underground formation using deblended data obtained by applying the FDT and the SDT, wherein the FDT and the SDT are different techniques. receiving blended seismic data gathered using simultaneous source acquisition; applying a first deblending technique, FDT, to the blended seismic data to calculate a signal model and a noise model; calculating residual data by subtracting (i) data corresponding to the signal model and the noise model from (ii) the blended seismic data; applying a second deblending technique, SDT, to the residual data resulting after applying the FDT; and creating an image of the explored underground formation using deblended data obtained by applying the FDT and the SDT, wherein the FDT and the SDT are different techniques.
A magnetically-responsive device contained within a housing , the device comprising: a shaft having a central axis; a rotor comprised of a highly magnetically permeable material, the rotor being interconnected to the shaft to restrain relative rotation therebetween; a magnetic field generator associated with a pole and separated from the rotor by a void , the magnetic field generator having an electromagnet stator; a magnetically-responsive medium as a magnetically-responsive powder at least partially filling the void , wherein the magnetic field generator is controllable to cause the magnetically-responsive medium to align along the flux path within the void and thereby cause a change in torsional resistance of the rotor and the shaft ; and a magnetic seal comprising a magnetic element as a ring magnet configured to generate a magnetic field to prevent passage of the magnetically-responsive medium out of the void , wherein the magnetic seal is attached to the rotor , centered about the shaft and separated from the housing by a gap and thus configured to rotate with the shaft , characterized in that the magnetic seal is positioned between the rotor and a non-magnetic barrier element that is coupled to the housing and configured to impede an accumulation of the magnetically-responsive medium around the magnetic seal . a shaft having a central axis; a rotor comprised of a highly magnetically permeable material, the rotor being interconnected to the shaft to restrain relative rotation therebetween; a magnetic field generator associated with a pole and separated from the rotor by a void , the magnetic field generator having an electromagnet stator; a magnetically-responsive medium as a magnetically-responsive powder at least partially filling the void , wherein the magnetic field generator is controllable to cause the magnetically-responsive medium to align along the flux path within the void and thereby cause a change in torsional resistance of the rotor and the shaft ; and a magnetic seal comprising a magnetic element as a ring magnet configured to generate a magnetic field to prevent passage of the magnetically-responsive medium out of the void , wherein the magnetic seal is attached to the rotor , centered about the shaft and separated from the housing by a gap and thus configured to rotate with the shaft , characterized in that the magnetic seal is positioned between the rotor and a non-magnetic barrier element that is coupled to the housing and configured to impede an accumulation of the magnetically-responsive medium around the magnetic seal .
An actuating system for an actuatable door , the actuating system comprising: a rotatable latching shaft ; a rotatable locking shaft ; a latching device comprising: a latch that is non-rotatably mounted to the rotatable latching shaft and adapted for maintaining the actuatable door in a closed position, wherein rotation of the rotatable latching shaft causes a rotation of the latch , and a latch securing lever that comprises first and second contact surfaces , wherein the first contact surface is adapted to engage with the latch to maintain the latch in a closed and secured position; and a locking device comprising: a locking cam that is non-rotatably mounted to the rotatable locking shaft such that a rotation of the rotatable locking shaft causes a rotation of the locking cam , wherein the locking cam drives the latch securing lever and comprises third and fourth contact surfaces , wherein the third contact surface is adapted to engage with the latch to lock the latch in a closed and latched position, and wherein the fourth contact surface is adapted to engage with the second contact surface of the latch securing lever to prevent the latch securing lever from disengaging from a latched position while the locking cam is engaged. a rotatable latching shaft ; a rotatable locking shaft ; a latching device comprising: a latch that is non-rotatably mounted to the rotatable latching shaft and adapted for maintaining the actuatable door in a closed position, wherein rotation of the rotatable latching shaft causes a rotation of the latch , and a latch securing lever that comprises first and second contact surfaces , wherein the first contact surface is adapted to engage with the latch to maintain the latch in a closed and secured position; and a latch that is non-rotatably mounted to the rotatable latching shaft and adapted for maintaining the actuatable door in a closed position, wherein rotation of the rotatable latching shaft causes a rotation of the latch , and a latch securing lever that comprises first and second contact surfaces , wherein the first contact surface is adapted to engage with the latch to maintain the latch in a closed and secured position; and a locking device comprising: a locking cam that is non-rotatably mounted to the rotatable locking shaft such that a rotation of the rotatable locking shaft causes a rotation of the locking cam , wherein the locking cam drives the latch securing lever and comprises third and fourth contact surfaces , wherein the third contact surface is adapted to engage with the latch to lock the latch in a closed and latched position, and wherein the fourth contact surface is adapted to engage with the second contact surface of the latch securing lever to prevent the latch securing lever from disengaging from a latched position while the locking cam is engaged.
A system for processing and enhancing utility of a sound mask signal, comprising: a processor configured: to generate a plurality of sets of pseudo-random noise signals, each generated by adding a plurality of equal amplitude and equally spaced sine waves having a fixed sample rate and with random phases uniformly distributed according to a deterministic random number generator with a fixed seed, to apply a band-pass filter, and to output a repeated sequence with n elements, wherein each of the n elements of the set is multiplied by the corresponding element of one row of an n x n Walsh-Hadamard matrix to generate n orthogonal sound mask signals; a plurality of audio speakers configured to output sound signals each comprising one of the n orthogonal sound mask signals comprising the pseudo-random noise signals; and one or more microphones each configured to receive the sound signals comprising the orthogonal sound mask signals output from the plurality of audio speakers, wherein the processor comprises an impulse response extractor which is adapted to derive an impulse response between each audio speaker and each microphone combination while maintaining the properties of a sound mask by extraction from the orthogonal sound mask signals. a processor configured: to generate a plurality of sets of pseudo-random noise signals, each generated by adding a plurality of equal amplitude and equally spaced sine waves having a fixed sample rate and with random phases uniformly distributed according to a deterministic random number generator with a fixed seed, to apply a band-pass filter, and to output a repeated sequence with n elements, wherein each of the n elements of the set is multiplied by the corresponding element of one row of an n x n Walsh-Hadamard matrix to generate n orthogonal sound mask signals; to generate a plurality of sets of pseudo-random noise signals, each generated by adding a plurality of equal amplitude and equally spaced sine waves having a fixed sample rate and with random phases uniformly distributed according to a deterministic random number generator with a fixed seed, to apply a band-pass filter, and to output a repeated sequence with n elements, wherein each of the n elements of the set is multiplied by the corresponding element of one row of an n x n Walsh-Hadamard matrix to generate n orthogonal sound mask signals; a plurality of audio speakers configured to output sound signals each comprising one of the n orthogonal sound mask signals comprising the pseudo-random noise signals; and one or more microphones each configured to receive the sound signals comprising the orthogonal sound mask signals output from the plurality of audio speakers, wherein the processor comprises an impulse response extractor which is adapted to derive an impulse response between each audio speaker and each microphone combination while maintaining the properties of a sound mask by extraction from the orthogonal sound mask signals.