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Multipoint audio processing method for processing audio streams originating from a plurality of audio clients in a network of a central audio processing node and one or more distributed multipoint audio processing node(s) , said method comprising the following steps: - the central audio processing node comprising a conference mixer (MIX, 112), sending control information to the one or more distributed multipoint audio processing nodes connected to said central audio processing node on how to preselect audio streams for transmitting upstream towards the central audio processing node by distributed multipoint audio processing nodes ; - each distributed multipoint audio processing node receiving audio streams from audio clients connected so said distributed multipoint audio processing node ; - each distributed multipoint audio processing node generating evaluated audio streams by analyzing packets of said audio streams received from said audio clients in terms of at least one audio communication characteristic, and attaching an analysis result information of said analysis to said packets, in each audio stream; - each distributed multipoint audio processing node receiving control information on how to preselect audio streams from received audio streams; - each distributed multipoint audio processing node preselecting audio streams by deciding on whether or not any evaluated audio stream is to be transmitted upstream towards the central audio processing node for mixing by the conference mixer (MIX, 112) of the central audio processing node , based on said received control information and/or said analysis result information contained in said evaluated audio streams; and - each distributed multipoint audio processing node transmitting said audio streams decided to be transmitted upstream while discarding evaluated audio streams decided not to be transmitted upstream. - each distributed multipoint audio processing node receiving audio streams from audio clients connected so said distributed multipoint audio processing node ; - each distributed multipoint audio processing node generating evaluated audio streams by analyzing packets of said audio streams received from said audio clients in terms of at least one audio communication characteristic, and attaching an analysis result information of said analysis to said packets, in each audio stream; - each distributed multipoint audio processing node receiving control information on how to preselect audio streams from received audio streams; - each distributed multipoint audio processing node preselecting audio streams by deciding on whether or not any evaluated audio stream is to be transmitted upstream towards the central audio processing node for mixing by the conference mixer (MIX, 112) of the central audio processing node , based on said received control information and/or said analysis result information contained in said evaluated audio streams; and - each distributed multipoint audio processing node transmitting said audio streams decided to be transmitted upstream while discarding evaluated audio streams decided not to be transmitted upstream.
A method for performing remote attestation, the method comprising: using a gateway between a verifier and a remote host , wherein the remote host includes a trusted execution environment, TEE , in which an application to be attested is running; receiving, by the gateway , an attestation request from the verifier ; determining, by the gateway , a type of the TEE of the remote host and an expected identity of the application to be attested and selecting an attestation protocol based on the determined type of the TEE of the remote host ; compiling, by a compilation module of the gateway , the code of the application to be attested by selecting and applying a compiler from a number of different architecture-dependent compilers depending on the determined type of the TEE of the remote host ; computing, by an identity computation module of the gateway , the expected identity of the application to be attested based on the compiled code of the application and on the determined type of the TEE of the remote host ; and verifying, by the gateway , the expected identity of the application to be attested by executing the selected attestation protocol with the remote host and transmitting an attestation result to the verifier . using a gateway between a verifier and a remote host , wherein the remote host includes a trusted execution environment, TEE , in which an application to be attested is running; receiving, by the gateway , an attestation request from the verifier ; determining, by the gateway , a type of the TEE of the remote host and an expected identity of the application to be attested and selecting an attestation protocol based on the determined type of the TEE of the remote host ; compiling, by a compilation module of the gateway , the code of the application to be attested by selecting and applying a compiler from a number of different architecture-dependent compilers depending on the determined type of the TEE of the remote host ; computing, by an identity computation module of the gateway , the expected identity of the application to be attested based on the compiled code of the application and on the determined type of the TEE of the remote host ; and verifying, by the gateway , the expected identity of the application to be attested by executing the selected attestation protocol with the remote host and transmitting an attestation result to the verifier .
Method for preparing a heat storage system (HSS) by a mixture of liquid/solid phase change materials (PCM) comprising: - a vessel for storing thermal energy intended to receive the mixture of PCMs , and - a circulation system immersing in the vessel , intended for the circulation of a heat-transfer fluid coming from an external circulation network of the heat-transfer fluid, to store and extract heat from the mixture of PCMs , and - a gas injection device configured to form gas bubbles in the lower part of the vessel in the mixture of PCMs , characterised in that it comprises the following steps: - introducing, in the vessel , in the solid state, each PCM , intended to form the mixture of PCMs , - heating the vessel by the circulation of the hot heat-transfer fluid in the circulation system to make each PCM introduced in the vessel pass from the solid state to the liquid state, - stirring by the gas injection device of the PCMs in the liquid state in the vessel to obtain the mixture of PCMs in the liquid state. - a vessel for storing thermal energy intended to receive the mixture of PCMs , and - a circulation system immersing in the vessel , intended for the circulation of a heat-transfer fluid coming from an external circulation network of the heat-transfer fluid, to store and extract heat from the mixture of PCMs , and - a gas injection device configured to form gas bubbles in the lower part of the vessel in the mixture of PCMs , - introducing, in the vessel , in the solid state, each PCM , intended to form the mixture of PCMs , - heating the vessel by the circulation of the hot heat-transfer fluid in the circulation system to make each PCM introduced in the vessel pass from the solid state to the liquid state, - stirring by the gas injection device of the PCMs in the liquid state in the vessel to obtain the mixture of PCMs in the liquid state.
Implant system comprising at least two implants intended for the replacement of a given same tooth of a patient in restorative dentistry, chosen as a function of the bone density present at the tooth to be restored, said at least two implants having a main body, constituting a central rod of the implants, substantially of the same diameter at the neck thereof and of different diameter over at least one cross-section in the lower part of the implant, the at least two implants comprising threads, and the maximum diameter of the thread of each implant being greater than said diameter at the neck thereof.
A composite substrate , comprising: a supporting substrate composed of an insulating material; a semiconductor layer which is overlaid on the supporting substrate and is directly bonded to the supporting substrate , and which is composed of a single-crystalline semiconductor; and interfacial inclusions with a density of 10 12 atoms/cm 2 or less in the plane direction which are at an interface between the supporting substrate and the semiconductor layer , and which are composed of a metal element different from elements composing the supporting substrate and the semiconductor layer , wherein the metal element is present in a region which is located between the supporting substrate and the semiconductor layer and which is within 5 nm from the interface therebetween in a thickness direction. a supporting substrate composed of an insulating material; a semiconductor layer which is overlaid on the supporting substrate and is directly bonded to the supporting substrate , and which is composed of a single-crystalline semiconductor; and interfacial inclusions with a density of 10 12 atoms/cm 2 or less in the plane direction which are at an interface between the supporting substrate and the semiconductor layer , and which are composed of a metal element different from elements composing the supporting substrate and the semiconductor layer , wherein the metal element is present in a region which is located between the supporting substrate and the semiconductor layer and which is within 5 nm from the interface therebetween in a thickness direction.
A memory device comprising: a memory cell array configured to store a valid data array, a base array and a target data array for a sparse matrix vector multiplication, the valid data array sequentially including valid elements among elements of a sparse matrix, the base array sequentially including position elements indicating position values corresponding to the valid elements, the target data array sequentially including target elements of a vector corresponding to the position values; an information register configured to store indirect memory access information including a start address of the target data array and a unit size of the target elements; and a prefetch circuit configured to prefetch, based on the indirect memory access information, the target elements corresponding to the position elements that are read from the memory cell array. a memory cell array configured to store a valid data array, a base array and a target data array for a sparse matrix vector multiplication, the valid data array sequentially including valid elements among elements of a sparse matrix, the base array sequentially including position elements indicating position values corresponding to the valid elements, the target data array sequentially including target elements of a vector corresponding to the position values; an information register configured to store indirect memory access information including a start address of the target data array and a unit size of the target elements; and a prefetch circuit configured to prefetch, based on the indirect memory access information, the target elements corresponding to the position elements that are read from the memory cell array.
A gas turbine comprising: a compressor section and a turbine section extending along an axis (A); an outer casing and an inner casing , delimiting an annular cavity between one another in the turbine section ; a cooling circuit , configured to direct a cooling fluid flow (F) from the compressor section to the annular cavity of the turbine section through cooling inlets in the outer casing ; and baffles (20; 120; 220; 320; 420; 520; 620) arranged in the annular cavity between respective cooling inlets and the inner casing and configured to intercept at least part of the cooling fluid flow (F) fed through the respective cooling inlets and to prevent the intercepted cooling fluid flow (F) from directly impinging on the inner casing , characterized in that said baffles (20; 120; 220; 320; 420; 520; 620) are in the form of plates extending in a circumferential direction around the inner casing over an angle (α) between 15° and 65°. a compressor section and a turbine section extending along an axis (A); an outer casing and an inner casing , delimiting an annular cavity between one another in the turbine section ; a cooling circuit , configured to direct a cooling fluid flow (F) from the compressor section to the annular cavity of the turbine section through cooling inlets in the outer casing ; and baffles (20; 120; 220; 320; 420; 520; 620) arranged in the annular cavity between respective cooling inlets and the inner casing and configured to intercept at least part of the cooling fluid flow (F) fed through the respective cooling inlets and to prevent the intercepted cooling fluid flow (F) from directly impinging on the inner casing , characterized in that said baffles (20; 120; 220; 320; 420; 520; 620) are in the form of plates extending in a circumferential direction around the inner casing over an angle (α) between 15° and 65°.
A composite laminate comprising an A layer and a B layer, the A layer being provided on one or both sides of the B layer, the A layer containing inorganic fibers (a1) with an average fiber length of 1 μm to 300 μm and a thermoplastic resin (a2), the B layer containing reinforcing fibers (b1) with an average fiber length of 1 mm or more and a thermoplastic resin (b2), the average fiber length being measured according to the method defined in the description, wherein the inorganic fibers (a1) are at least one selected from the group consisting of potassium titanate and wollastonite, and wherein the thickness of the A layer is smaller than the thickness of the B layer; in the case where the A layers exist on both sides of the B layer the thickness of the A layer being defined as a total of the thicknesses of both the A layers. the A layer being provided on one or both sides of the B layer, the A layer containing inorganic fibers (a1) with an average fiber length of 1 μm to 300 μm and a thermoplastic resin (a2), the B layer containing reinforcing fibers (b1) with an average fiber length of 1 mm or more and a thermoplastic resin (b2), the average fiber length being measured according to the method defined in the description, wherein the inorganic fibers (a1) are at least one selected from the group consisting of potassium titanate and wollastonite, and wherein the thickness of the A layer is smaller than the thickness of the B layer; in the case where the A layers exist on both sides of the B layer the thickness of the A layer being defined as a total of the thicknesses of both the A layers.
An Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry, OFDR, interrogation system for measuring an optical fiber sensor including multiple optical cores, the system comprising: a tunable laser configured to perform a wavelength sweep including: a rising sweep, a falling sweep, and a turnaround portion transitioning between the rising and falling sweeps, wherein in the rising sweep a wavelength of laser light output by the tunable laser increases from a smallest wavelength to a largest wavelength in a first range of wavelengths, wherein in the falling sweep the wavelength of the laser light decreases from the largest wavelength to the smallest wavelength, and wherein in the turnaround portion the wavelength of the laser light comprises wavelengths in a second range of wavelengths outside the first range of wavelengths; an optical interferometric network to provide the laser light to the optical fiber sensor and to output reflected light from each of the multiple optical cores of the optical fiber sensor , the output reflected light corresponding to sensor measurement data; detection circuitry to detect and convert the output reflected light from each of the multiple optical cores of the optical fiber sensor into corresponding electrical signals; and data processing circuitry to process the sensor measurement data acquired during the rising and falling sweeps and to perform an additional operation during the turnaround portion. a tunable laser configured to perform a wavelength sweep including: a rising sweep, a falling sweep, and a turnaround portion transitioning between the rising and falling sweeps, wherein in the rising sweep a wavelength of laser light output by the tunable laser increases from a smallest wavelength to a largest wavelength in a first range of wavelengths, wherein in the falling sweep the wavelength of the laser light decreases from the largest wavelength to the smallest wavelength, and wherein in the turnaround portion the wavelength of the laser light comprises wavelengths in a second range of wavelengths outside the first range of wavelengths; an optical interferometric network to provide the laser light to the optical fiber sensor and to output reflected light from each of the multiple optical cores of the optical fiber sensor , the output reflected light corresponding to sensor measurement data; detection circuitry to detect and convert the output reflected light from each of the multiple optical cores of the optical fiber sensor into corresponding electrical signals; and data processing circuitry to process the sensor measurement data acquired during the rising and falling sweeps and to perform an additional operation during the turnaround portion.
A method to communicate environmental information supporting localization, the method comprising: receiving , by an information server , an estimated current location of a device , wherein the location is part of a request by the device to transmit, to the device, a current set of environmental information, wherein the environmental information comprises information for locating the device; determining , by the information server, a prior set of environmental information conveyed to the device; determining, by the information server, in response to receiving the estimated current location, a geographical area for which to determine the current set of environmental information based upon the estimated current location; determining , by the information server, the current set of environmental information based upon the estimated current location and based upon the prior set of environmental information, wherein the current set of environmental information excludes environmental information in the prior set of environmental information conveyed to the device; and transmitting , by the information server, the current set of environmental information to the device. receiving , by an information server , an estimated current location of a device , wherein the location is part of a request by the device to transmit, to the device, a current set of environmental information, wherein the environmental information comprises information for locating the device; determining , by the information server, a prior set of environmental information conveyed to the device; determining, by the information server, in response to receiving the estimated current location, a geographical area for which to determine the current set of environmental information based upon the estimated current location; determining , by the information server, the current set of environmental information based upon the estimated current location and based upon the prior set of environmental information, wherein the current set of environmental information excludes environmental information in the prior set of environmental information conveyed to the device; and transmitting , by the information server, the current set of environmental information to the device.
A method comprising: receiving, by a computing device and according to a layer 3 routing protocol, a service function instance route advertisement that includes service function instance data for a service function instance, the service function instance data indicating a service function type and a service identifier that uniquely identifies the service function instance of a plurality of service function instances of said service function type ; receiving, by the computing device and according to the layer 3 routing protocol, a service function chain route advertisement that includes service function chain data for a service function chain, the service function chain data indicating a service path identifier and one or more service function item ; identifying, by the computing device and based on a determination that a service function item of the one or more service function items indicated by the service function chain data of the service function chain route advertisement indicates the service function type and the service identifier indicated by the service function instance data of the service function instance route advertisement, the service function instance of a plurality of service function instances of said service function type ; and sending, by the computing device, to the identified service function instance, a packet classified to the service function chain . receiving, by a computing device and according to a layer 3 routing protocol, a service function instance route advertisement that includes service function instance data for a service function instance, the service function instance data indicating a service function type and a service identifier that uniquely identifies the service function instance of a plurality of service function instances of said service function type ; receiving, by the computing device and according to the layer 3 routing protocol, a service function chain route advertisement that includes service function chain data for a service function chain, the service function chain data indicating a service path identifier and one or more service function item ; identifying, by the computing device and based on a determination that a service function item of the one or more service function items indicated by the service function chain data of the service function chain route advertisement indicates the service function type and the service identifier indicated by the service function instance data of the service function instance route advertisement, the service function instance of a plurality of service function instances of said service function type ; and sending, by the computing device, to the identified service function instance, a packet classified to the service function chain .