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An apparatus for measuring a skin characteristic, the apparatus comprising: a processor configured to - receive, over a time period T, a first response indicating intensities of light of a first wavelength λ 1 reflected from skin, and a second response indicating intensities of light of a second wavelength λ 2 reflected from the skin; - receive a first indication of a total intensity of light corresponding to the first response and a second indication of a total intensity of light corresponding to the second response, which are emitted to the skin over the time period T; - determine a first variation curve with the first response as a function of the first indication and a second variation curve with the second response as a function of the second indication; - determine a portion of each variation curve, along which portion the variation is substantially linear; - calculate slopes at at least one point in said portion of the variation curves, and - determine a value of the skin characteristic from a ratio of the slopes. a processor configured to - receive, over a time period T, a first response indicating intensities of light of a first wavelength λ 1 reflected from skin, and - receive, over a time period T, a first response indicating intensities of light of a first wavelength λ 1 reflected from skin, and a second response indicating intensities of light of a second wavelength λ 2 reflected from the skin; - receive a first indication of a total intensity of light corresponding to the first response and a second indication of a total intensity of light corresponding to the second response, which are emitted to the skin over the time period T; - determine a first variation curve with the first response as a function of the first indication and a second variation curve with the second response as a function of the second indication; - determine a portion of each variation curve, along which portion the variation is substantially linear; - calculate slopes at at least one point in said portion of the variation curves, and - determine a value of the skin characteristic from a ratio of the slopes. - receive a first indication of a total intensity of light corresponding to the first response and a second indication of a total intensity of light corresponding to the second response, which are emitted to the skin over the time period T; - determine a first variation curve with the first response as a function of the first indication and a second variation curve with the second response as a function of the second indication; - determine a portion of each variation curve, along which portion the variation is substantially linear; - calculate slopes at at least one point in said portion of the variation curves, and - determine a value of the skin characteristic from a ratio of the slopes.
A method for forming a buried metal line in a substrate , the method comprising: at a position between a pair of semiconductor structures protruding from the substrate , forming a metal line trench in the substrate at a level below a base of each semiconductor structure of the pair , wherein forming the metal line trench comprises: etching an upper trench portion in the substrate , forming a spacer on sidewall surfaces of of the upper trench portion , the spacer exposing a bottom surface of the upper trench portion , and while the spacer masks the sidewall surfaces of the upper trench portion , etching a lower trench portion , comprising etching the substrate via the upper trench portion such that a width of the lower trench portion exceeds a width of the upper trench portion , and forming the metal line in the metal line trench , wherein the buried metal line forms a buried power rail. at a position between a pair of semiconductor structures protruding from the substrate , forming a metal line trench in the substrate at a level below a base of each semiconductor structure of the pair , wherein forming the metal line trench comprises: etching an upper trench portion in the substrate , forming a spacer on sidewall surfaces of of the upper trench portion , the spacer exposing a bottom surface of the upper trench portion , and while the spacer masks the sidewall surfaces of the upper trench portion , etching a lower trench portion , comprising etching the substrate via the upper trench portion such that a width of the lower trench portion exceeds a width of the upper trench portion , and etching an upper trench portion in the substrate , forming a spacer on sidewall surfaces of of the upper trench portion , the spacer exposing a bottom surface of the upper trench portion , and while the spacer masks the sidewall surfaces of the upper trench portion , etching a lower trench portion , comprising etching the substrate via the upper trench portion such that a width of the lower trench portion exceeds a width of the upper trench portion , and forming the metal line in the metal line trench , wherein the buried metal line forms a buried power rail.
An elevator data communication system configured to communicate between a plurality of elevator systems and a datacenter remotely located from the plurality of elevator systems , the elevator data communication system comprising: a software-based cloud communication platform configured to receive and send communications to the plurality of elevator systems ; and a server remotely located from the plurality of elevator systems and configured to send and receive the communications between the datacenter and the software-based cloud communication platform , characterized in that the server includes a plurality of software-based simulated modems each assigned to a respective one of the plurality of elevator systems . a software-based cloud communication platform configured to receive and send communications to the plurality of elevator systems ; and a server remotely located from the plurality of elevator systems and configured to send and receive the communications between the datacenter and the software-based cloud communication platform , characterized in that the server includes a plurality of software-based simulated modems each assigned to a respective one of the plurality of elevator systems .
A release film for producing a membrane electrode assembly of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, wherein the release film comprises a release layer, characterized in that the release layer comprises a cyclic olefin polymer comprising a copolymer comprising, as a repeating unit, (A) a cyclic olefin unit free from a C 3-10 alkyl group and (B) a chain or cyclic olefin unit having a C 3-10 alkyl group as a side chain thereof and wherein the release layer has a glass transition temperature of 210 to 350°C, which is measured with a differential scanning calorimeter under a nitrogen flow at a heating rate of 10°C/minute in accordance with JIS K7121, and a transition point of a dynamic storage modulus E' in a range from -50 to 100°C, which is measured from -100 to 250°C using a dynamic viscoelasticity measuring apparatus with the following conditions: chuck distance of 20 mm, heating rate of 5°C/minute and an angular frequency of 10 Hz.
A gas turbine engine comprising: a combustor section having a plurality of components including a combustor ; a fuel source (249; 449a; 449b); and a fuel injector (238; 344a; 344b; 438a; 438b) arranged relative to the combustor, the fuel injector comprising: a nozzle (250; 350a; 350b; 450a; 450b) configured to dispense fuel (248; 448a; 448b) into the combustor of the gas turbine engine; a fuel conduit (246; 446a; 446b) fluidly connecting the fuel source (249; 449a; 449b) to the nozzle to supply fuel therethrough; and a heat pipe (260; 360a; 360b; 460a; 460b) having a vaporization section (262; 362a; 362b) and a condensation section (264; 364a; 364b), wherein the vaporization section is in thermal communication with the nozzle and the condensation section is in thermal communication with a cooling source (252; 352a; 352b; 452a; 452b) of the gas turbine engine, characterised in that the cooling source is the fuel source and the condensation section extends into the cooling source. a combustor section having a plurality of components including a combustor ; a fuel source (249; 449a; 449b); and a fuel injector (238; 344a; 344b; 438a; 438b) arranged relative to the combustor, the fuel injector comprising: a nozzle (250; 350a; 350b; 450a; 450b) configured to dispense fuel (248; 448a; 448b) into the combustor of the gas turbine engine; a fuel conduit (246; 446a; 446b) fluidly connecting the fuel source (249; 449a; 449b) to the nozzle to supply fuel therethrough; and a heat pipe (260; 360a; 360b; 460a; 460b) having a vaporization section (262; 362a; 362b) and a condensation section (264; 364a; 364b), wherein the vaporization section is in thermal communication with the nozzle and the condensation section is in thermal communication with a cooling source (252; 352a; 352b; 452a; 452b) of the gas turbine engine, a nozzle (250; 350a; 350b; 450a; 450b) configured to dispense fuel (248; 448a; 448b) into the combustor of the gas turbine engine; a fuel conduit (246; 446a; 446b) fluidly connecting the fuel source (249; 449a; 449b) to the nozzle to supply fuel therethrough; and a heat pipe (260; 360a; 360b; 460a; 460b) having a vaporization section (262; 362a; 362b) and a condensation section (264; 364a; 364b), wherein the vaporization section is in thermal communication with the nozzle and the condensation section is in thermal communication with a cooling source (252; 352a; 352b; 452a; 452b) of the gas turbine engine, characterised in that the cooling source is the fuel source and the condensation section extends into the cooling source.
A method, comprising: triggering display of a virtual environment in a head mounted display, HMD, device operating in a physical environment; triggering display of a first virtual object (10; 25; 610) within the virtual environment, the first virtual object (10; 25; 610) representing a second virtual object (15; 28) viewable within the virtual environment, the first virtual object (10; 25; 610) having a size smaller than a size of the second virtual object (15; 28); receiving an indication of an interaction of a user with the first virtual object (10; 25; 610), the user , from a third-person point of view, having a size larger than the size of the first virtual object (10; 25; 610); and triggering an interaction with the second virtual object (15; 28) in response to an interaction with the first virtual object (10; 25; 610), characterised in that a view is changed between a view closer to ground level within the second virtual object (15; 28) and a view further from ground level. triggering display of a virtual environment in a head mounted display, HMD, device operating in a physical environment; triggering display of a first virtual object (10; 25; 610) within the virtual environment, the first virtual object (10; 25; 610) representing a second virtual object (15; 28) viewable within the virtual environment, the first virtual object (10; 25; 610) having a size smaller than a size of the second virtual object (15; 28); receiving an indication of an interaction of a user with the first virtual object (10; 25; 610), the user , from a third-person point of view, having a size larger than the size of the first virtual object (10; 25; 610); and triggering an interaction with the second virtual object (15; 28) in response to an interaction with the first virtual object (10; 25; 610), characterised in that a view is changed between a view closer to ground level within the second virtual object (15; 28) and a view further from ground level.
A moveable support frame for a radiotherapy device, wherein the radiotherapy device comprises a gantry; wherein the moveable support frame is to be mounted on the gantry and wherein the moveable support frame is a shift-in shift-out mechanism moveable between an open/service position removed from the gantry and a closed/treatment position within the gantry, the moveable support frame being characterised by comprising at least one mass compensation mechanism, wherein the or each mass compensation mechanism comprises at least one resilient element.
Method for operating a packet-based communications network in a railway network, wherein the railway network comprises a plurality of trains , a plurality of radio block centers (4; 4a-4b) and an address management unit , which communicate with one another in a packet-based manner via the communications network , wherein a communications hardware of a respective train comprises a hardware name, and a communications unit of a respective radio block center (4; 4a-4b) comprises a hardware name, wherein the address management unit stores statically or dynamically a respective physical packet address for different hardware names, and the address management unit responds to inquiries about physical packet addresses for hardware names from the communications network , characterized in that the trains further are assigned a symbolic name for the duration of individual journeys, wherein the symbolic name represents a current journey assignment of the train , and the hardware names of the communications hardware of the trains do not change from journey to journey, that the address management unit further stores dynamically the respective physical packet address of the communications hardware of the train for different symbolic names, and that the address management unit also responds to inquiries (17; 36) about physical packet addresses for symbolic names from the communications network , that the railway network furthermore comprises additional services (6, 6a-6c) on the track side, which access the trains via the communications network , wherein the additional services (6; 6a-6c) on the track side direct inquiries about physical packet addresses for symbolic names to the address management unit , and wherein the additional services (6, 6a-6c) on the track side only know the symbolic name but not the hardware name .
A method, comprising: receiving, by a first base station , an access resume request of a terminal ; and sending, by the first base station , an access rejection message to the terminal , the access rejection message including: a check value generated by a second base station based on a key of the terminal and the access rejection message, the check value for use by the terminal to determine whether to discard the access rejection message, and a waiting time indicative of a time for the terminal to send another access resume request. receiving, by a first base station , an access resume request of a terminal ; and sending, by the first base station , an access rejection message to the terminal , the access rejection message including: a check value generated by a second base station based on a key of the terminal and the access rejection message, the check value for use by the terminal to determine whether to discard the access rejection message, and a waiting time indicative of a time for the terminal to send another access resume request. a check value generated by a second base station based on a key of the terminal and the access rejection message, the check value for use by the terminal to determine whether to discard the access rejection message, and a waiting time indicative of a time for the terminal to send another access resume request.
A protection circuit for a battery , the protection circuit comprising: a discharge field effect transistor, FET, configured to interrupt an electric current discharged from the battery , the discharge FET being connected in series to the battery ; a control circuit configured to switch on or off the discharge FET ; and a first small-signal FET that, in response to an ON signal supplied from the control circuit , is configured to switch to an ON state to set a gate voltage of the discharge FET to an OFF-state voltage, the first small-signal FET being connected between a gate and a source of the discharge FET ; characterized in that the protection circuit further comprises: a second small-signal FET that is configured to detect a voltage between a drain and the source of the discharge FET and, when the voltage between the drain and the source of the discharge FET exceeds a preset voltage, is configured to switch to an ON state to set the gate voltage of the discharge FET to the OFF-state voltage, the second small-signal FET being connected between the gate and the source of the discharge FET . a discharge field effect transistor, FET, configured to interrupt an electric current discharged from the battery , the discharge FET being connected in series to the battery ; a control circuit configured to switch on or off the discharge FET ; and a first small-signal FET that, in response to an ON signal supplied from the control circuit , is configured to switch to an ON state to set a gate voltage of the discharge FET to an OFF-state voltage, the first small-signal FET being connected between a gate and a source of the discharge FET ; characterized in that the protection circuit further comprises: a second small-signal FET that is configured to detect a voltage between a drain and the source of the discharge FET and, when the voltage between the drain and the source of the discharge FET exceeds a preset voltage, is configured to switch to an ON state to set the gate voltage of the discharge FET to the OFF-state voltage, the second small-signal FET being connected between the gate and the source of the discharge FET .
An orthogonal frequency-division multiplexed, OFDM, wireless communication system comprising: a plurality of OFDM wireless communication devices ; each of the plurality of wireless communication devices in a first call group , comprising: an OFDM transmitter configured to transmit data; and an OFDM receiver configured to receive data using a plurality of OFDM tones; a first base station configured to communicate with selected ones of the plurality of OFDM wireless communication devices as the first call group using a first set of OFDM tones on a downlink; and further comprising a base station controller configured to instruct the selected ones of the plurality of OFDM wireless communication devices to receive data from the first base station using the first set of OFDM tones wherein the OFDM receiver in each of the selected ones of the plurality of OFDM wireless communication devices receives data from the first base station as a group call function and wherein each of the selected ones all have identical sets of OFDM tones assigned for the downlink. a plurality of OFDM wireless communication devices ; each of the plurality of wireless communication devices in a first call group , comprising: an OFDM transmitter configured to transmit data; and an OFDM receiver configured to receive data using a plurality of OFDM tones; an OFDM transmitter configured to transmit data; and an OFDM receiver configured to receive data using a plurality of OFDM tones; a first base station configured to communicate with selected ones of the plurality of OFDM wireless communication devices as the first call group using a first set of OFDM tones on a downlink; and further comprising a base station controller configured to instruct the selected ones of the plurality of OFDM wireless communication devices to receive data from the first base station using the first set of OFDM tones wherein the OFDM receiver in each of the selected ones of the plurality of OFDM wireless communication devices receives data from the first base station as a group call function and wherein each of the selected ones all have identical sets of OFDM tones assigned for the downlink.
A microwave treatment apparatus comprising: a heating chamber in which an object to be heated is placed; an oscillation source that generates a microwave, the oscillation frequency of the microwave being variable; a base plate that is disposed in the heating chamber and allows the object to be heated to be placed on the base plate ; a waveguide that guides the microwave into the heating chamber ; a periodic structure that is disposed in the waveguide and causes the microwave to propagate in a surface wave mode; a detection antenna disposed near the periodic structure ; a detector that detects an electromagnetic wave received by the detection antenna ; and characterised by a controller that controls the oscillation source and recognizes a power distribution of an electromagnetic field near the periodic structure based on the electromagnetic wave detected by the detector , wherein the controller causes the oscillation source to set the oscillation frequency to one of at least a first oscillation frequency and a second oscillation frequency which is different from the first oscillation frequency according to the power distribution of the electromagnetic wave. a heating chamber in which an object to be heated is placed; an oscillation source that generates a microwave, the oscillation frequency of the microwave being variable; a base plate that is disposed in the heating chamber and allows the object to be heated to be placed on the base plate ; a waveguide that guides the microwave into the heating chamber ; a periodic structure that is disposed in the waveguide and causes the microwave to propagate in a surface wave mode; a detection antenna disposed near the periodic structure ; a detector that detects an electromagnetic wave received by the detection antenna ; and characterised by a controller that controls the oscillation source and recognizes a power distribution of an electromagnetic field near the periodic structure based on the electromagnetic wave detected by the detector , wherein the controller causes the oscillation source to set the oscillation frequency to one of at least a first oscillation frequency and a second oscillation frequency which is different from the first oscillation frequency according to the power distribution of the electromagnetic wave.
A method for paging, wherein the method comprises: determining, by a remote terminal device, state information (S210); and sending, by the remote terminal device, the state information to a network device (S220), wherein the state information is used by the network device to determine a paging manner for paging the remote terminal device, characterized in that , the state information is used to indicate whether the remote terminal device has a subscription relationship and/or a connection relationship with a relay terminal device, and is used to indicate whether the remote terminal device is within coverage of a network associated with the network device. determining, by a remote terminal device, state information (S210); and sending, by the remote terminal device, the state information to a network device (S220), wherein the state information is used by the network device to determine a paging manner for paging the remote terminal device, characterized in that , the state information is used to indicate whether the remote terminal device has a subscription relationship and/or a connection relationship with a relay terminal device, and is used to indicate whether the remote terminal device is within coverage of a network associated with the network device.