mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
A method for monitoring the capacity of a data-line network , in particular a mobile phone network, wherein the data-line network is used to transfer data from a starting point to a target point , wherein user data are transmitted with a first data rate by means of a first logical connection in the data-line network , wherein an independent second logical connection is established, to which is assigned a lower priority than to the first connection and which competes with the first connection for an overall data rate in the data-line network , wherein test data are transmitted with a second data rate by means of the second connection , characterized in that the data packets of the test data have a data volume which corresponds to the order of magnitude of the data packets of the user data , that at the time , the user data and the test data are measured and a measured overall data rate corresponding to the sum of the time-resolved, measured user and test data is determined, wherein the capacity of the first connection is extrapolated from the measured overall data rate, wherein the data-line network is still not at full capacity at the target point at the time of the measurement, - if the measured overall data rate corresponds to the sum of the originally transmitted user data and of the originally transmitted test data and/or the measured test data correspond to the originally transmitted test data or - if the measured overall data rate is less than the sum of the first data rate and the second data rate , but greater than a data rate agreed upon with a client and the measured test data are less than the second data rate . - if the measured overall data rate corresponds to the sum of the originally transmitted user data and of the originally transmitted test data and/or the measured test data correspond to the originally transmitted test data or - if the measured overall data rate is less than the sum of the first data rate and the second data rate , but greater than a data rate agreed upon with a client and the measured test data are less than the second data rate .
A graphics processing system for performing tile-based rendering of a scene that includes safety-critical elements, the graphics processing system comprising: a geometry engine configured to, in a geometry processing phase, identify protected tiles that include safety-critical elements; a fragment processing engine configured to, in a fragment processing phase; process each of the protected tiles first and second times so as to, respectively, generate first and second fragment-processed outputs; and perform fragment processing a single time for those tiles of a frame to be rendered which are not identified as including safety-critical elements; and a check unit configured to, for each of the protected tiles, compare the first and second fragment-processed outputs and raise a fault signal if the first and second fragment-processed outputs do not match. a geometry engine configured to, in a geometry processing phase, identify protected tiles that include safety-critical elements; a fragment processing engine configured to, in a fragment processing phase; process each of the protected tiles first and second times so as to, respectively, generate first and second fragment-processed outputs; and perform fragment processing a single time for those tiles of a frame to be process each of the protected tiles first and second times so as to, respectively, generate first and second fragment-processed outputs; and perform fragment processing a single time for those tiles of a frame to be rendered which are not identified as including safety-critical elements; and a check unit configured to, for each of the protected tiles, compare the first and second fragment-processed outputs and raise a fault signal if the first and second fragment-processed outputs do not match.
A method of ultrasound imaging, comprising the steps of: transmitting an ultrasound pulse to insonify a region of interest; generating in real-time a first image of a first section of the region of interest; storing echo data received from the insonified region in a memory device ; after the storing step, retrieving the echo data from the memory device; processing the echo data to form a second image of a second section of the region of interest, wherein the first and second sections of the region of interest are entirely non-overlapping; processing the echo data to form a third image of a third section of the region of interest, wherein the third image covers a portion of the region of interest not present in the second image; and simultaneously displaying the second image and the third image, characterised in that transmitting an ultrasound pulse to insonify a region of interest comprises transmitting an unfocused ping ultrasound pulse with a multiple aperture imaging system , and in that forming a second image and forming a third image further comprises combining a plurality of image layers, each image layer corresponding to a different combination of a transmitted ultrasound pulse and a receive aperture, and wherein forming the second image comprises combining a different number of image layers than forming the third image. transmitting an ultrasound pulse to insonify a region of interest; generating in real-time a first image of a first section of the region of interest; storing echo data received from the insonified region in a memory device ; after the storing step, retrieving the echo data from the memory device; processing the echo data to form a second image of a second section of the region of interest, wherein the first and second sections of the region of interest are entirely non-overlapping; processing the echo data to form a third image of a third section of the region of interest, wherein the third image covers a portion of the region of interest not present in the second image; and simultaneously displaying the second image and the third image, characterised in that transmitting an ultrasound pulse to insonify a region of interest comprises transmitting an unfocused ping ultrasound pulse with a multiple aperture imaging system , and in that forming a second image and forming a third image further comprises combining a plurality of image layers, each image layer corresponding to a different combination of a transmitted ultrasound pulse and a receive aperture, and wherein forming the second image comprises combining a different number of image layers than forming the third image.
A system for measuring a characteristic of an output signal, the system comprising: a generator for generating a first output signal having a first frequency ; an oscillator configured to provide a reference signal having a second frequency; a first mixer configured to generate a first down-converted signal based on the first output signal and the reference signal ; an amplifier configured to amplify the first output signal to produce a second, amplified, output signal (252,, 262, 264), characterised by a second mixer configured to generate a second, down-converted signal based on the second, amplified, output signal and the reference signal ; and a controller configured to operate at a clock frequency lower than the first frequency, determine a frequency of the first output signal of the generator based on the first down-converted signal , and determine a phase of the second, amplified, output signal based on the second, down-converted signal . a generator for generating a first output signal having a first frequency ; an oscillator configured to provide a reference signal having a second frequency; a first mixer configured to generate a first down-converted signal based on the first output signal and the reference signal ; an amplifier configured to amplify the first output signal to produce a second, amplified, output signal (252,, 262, 264), characterised by a second mixer configured to generate a second, down-converted signal based on the second, amplified, output signal and the reference signal ; and a controller configured to operate at a clock frequency lower than the first frequency, determine a frequency of the first output signal of the generator based on the first down-converted signal , and determine a phase of the second, amplified, output signal based on the second, down-converted signal .
A method of operation by a network node of a wireless communication network , the method comprising: receiving robustness information for a plurality of media configurations available for use in a multimedia session involving a wireless communication device connected to the wireless communication network , the robustness information indicating corresponding absolute or relative fault tolerances of the available media configurations, the media configuration comprising parameters relating to encoding and transmission which are available for packetizing the underlying media, and the media configuration depending on one or more parameters that influence whether or to what extent the session is vulnerable to faults; detecting , as a detected media configuration, which media configuration in the plurality of media configurations is in use for the multimedia session; determining , from the robustness information, a fault tolerance of the detected media configuration; setting a service continuity threshold dynamically in dependence on the fault tolerance of the detected media configuration, the service continuity threshold used for switching the multimedia session between a packet-switched transport and a circuit-switched transport, during the multimedia session; and transmitting, to the wireless communication device , an indication of setting the service continuity threshold; wherein the steps of determining and setting are repeated in response to the detected media configuration changing. receiving robustness information for a plurality of media configurations available for use in a multimedia session involving a wireless communication device connected to the wireless communication network , the robustness information indicating corresponding absolute or relative fault tolerances of the available media configurations, the media configuration comprising parameters relating to encoding and transmission which are available for packetizing the underlying media, and the media configuration depending on one or more parameters that influence whether or to what extent the session is vulnerable to faults; detecting , as a detected media configuration, which media configuration in the plurality of media configurations is in use for the multimedia session; determining , from the robustness information, a fault tolerance of the detected media configuration; setting a service continuity threshold dynamically in dependence on the fault tolerance of the detected media configuration, the service continuity threshold used for switching the multimedia session between a packet-switched transport and a circuit-switched transport, during the multimedia session; and transmitting, to the wireless communication device , an indication of setting the service continuity threshold; wherein the steps of determining and setting are repeated in response to the detected media configuration changing.
A method of operating a centrifugal chiller having a centrifugal compressor , a condenser and an evaporator , the method characterized by : - comparing a temperature of a liquid fluid entering the condenser for thermal communication with a refrigerant in the condenser with a temperature of a liquid fluid exiting the evaporator for thermal communication with the in the evaporator ; - continuously operating the compressor at least in response to each of the following temperature ranges: wherein the liquid fluid evaporator exiting temperature being greater than the liquid fluid condenser entering temperature by a predetermined amount; wherein the liquid fluid evaporator exiting temperature being substantially equal to the liquid fluid condenser entering temperature; wherein the liquid fluid evaporator exiting temperature being less than the liquid fluid condenser entering temperature by a predetermined amount; and - operating the compressor at a minimum speed during a free cooling condition, when the liquid fluid evaporator exiting temperature is greater than the liquid fluid condenser entering temperature, instead of shutting off the compressor , when the demand for cooling is sufficiently low such that the liquid fluid evaporator exiting temperature satisfies the demand for cooling. - comparing a temperature of a liquid fluid entering the condenser for thermal communication with a refrigerant in the condenser with a temperature of a liquid fluid exiting the evaporator for thermal communication with the in the evaporator ; - continuously operating the compressor at least in response to each of the following temperature ranges: wherein the liquid fluid evaporator exiting temperature being greater than the liquid fluid condenser entering temperature by a predetermined amount; wherein the liquid fluid evaporator exiting temperature being substantially equal to the liquid fluid condenser entering temperature; wherein the liquid fluid evaporator exiting temperature being less than the liquid fluid condenser entering temperature by a predetermined amount; and wherein the liquid fluid evaporator exiting temperature being greater than the liquid fluid condenser entering temperature by a predetermined amount; wherein the liquid fluid evaporator exiting temperature being substantially equal to the liquid fluid condenser entering temperature; wherein the liquid fluid evaporator exiting temperature being less than the liquid fluid condenser entering temperature by a predetermined amount; and - operating the compressor at a minimum speed during a free cooling condition, when the liquid fluid evaporator exiting temperature is greater than the liquid fluid condenser entering temperature, instead of shutting off the compressor , when the demand for cooling is sufficiently low such that the liquid fluid evaporator exiting temperature satisfies the demand for cooling.
- A method for detecting at least one compromised computer device (2; 12a, 12b, 12c) within an information system (1; 10) comprising at least one computer device (2; 12a, 12b, 12c), the method comprising the following steps: a) performing a frequency scanning consisting in dividing the electromagnetic spectrum into frequency sub-bands; b) performing , in each frequency sub-band, a time envelope demodulation in order to recover signals transmitted by the at least one computer device (2; 12a, 12b, 12c) of the information system (1; 10); c) converting each demodulated signal in the frequency domain; d) constructing a frequency spectrum from the demodulated signals in all the frequency sub-bands; the method being characterized in that it further comprises the following steps: e) finding sequentially, in each frequency sub-band of the frequency spectrum, at least one line having an energy which is greater than a first predefined energy threshold; f) if at least one line having an energy greater than the first predefined energy threshold is found in at least one frequency sub-band, signaling the presence of at least one compromised computer device (2; 12a, 12b, 12c), in the information system (1; 10), transmitting compromising spurious signals. a) performing a frequency scanning consisting in dividing the electromagnetic spectrum into frequency sub-bands; b) performing , in each frequency sub-band, a time envelope demodulation in order to recover signals transmitted by the at least one computer device (2; 12a, 12b, 12c) of the information system (1; 10); c) converting each demodulated signal in the frequency domain; d) constructing a frequency spectrum from the demodulated signals in all the frequency sub-bands; e) finding sequentially, in each frequency sub-band of the frequency spectrum, at least one line having an energy which is greater than a first predefined energy threshold; f) if at least one line having an energy greater than the first predefined energy threshold is found in at least one frequency sub-band, signaling the presence of at least one compromised computer device (2; 12a, 12b, 12c), in the information system (1; 10), transmitting compromising spurious signals.
A system for air-conditioning and hot-water supply and configured to selectively perform a cooling operation and heating operation, comprising: an outdoor unit having a compressor and an outdoor heat exchanger ; at least one or more indoor units each of which is connected to the outdoor unit and includes an indoor heat exchanger ; a hot-water supply unit connected to the outdoor unit so as to be arranged in parallel to the at least one or more indoor units and including a refrigerant-water heat exchanger ; and a controller configured to monitor an occurrence of a request for hot-water supply from the hot-water supply unit during the cooling operation performed at at least one of the indoor units , and then to start the heating operation; characterised in that the controller is further configured to transmit to all of one or more indoor units in said cooling operation a stop signal to stop a fan arranged at each indoor unit; and the controller is further configured to determine the time point to resume said cooling operation based on at least one of an outdoor temperature and a target temperature of at least one indoor unit in said heating operation. an outdoor unit having a compressor and an outdoor heat exchanger ; at least one or more indoor units each of which is connected to the outdoor unit and includes an indoor heat exchanger ; a hot-water supply unit connected to the outdoor unit so as to be arranged in parallel to the at least one or more indoor units and including a refrigerant-water heat exchanger ; and a controller configured to monitor an occurrence of a request for hot-water supply from the hot-water supply unit during the cooling operation performed at at least one of the indoor units , and then to start the heating operation; characterised in that the controller is further configured to transmit to all of one or more indoor units in said cooling operation a stop signal to stop a fan arranged at each indoor unit; and the controller is further configured to determine the time point to resume said cooling operation based on at least one of an outdoor temperature and a target temperature of at least one indoor unit in said heating operation.
Method for operating a switchgear or controlgear with unmanned operation and maintenance, wherein an equipment safety system of switchgear and controlgear with unmanned operation and maintenance consists in its steering and control system of means for calculating an action radius of a robot system , wherein an acting area in an internal switchgear or controlgear space is divided into virtual zones , and each action in such a zone is precalculated predictively as a kind of a micro simulation, in which actual sensor data are considered, before an intended action will be really triggered, characterised in that the virtual zones containing a primary or auxiliary circuit can have a zone secured status, where the primary or auxiliary circuits of the corresponding zone are de-energized and earthed, and the zone status is switched to Locked in secured before the robot accesses a secured zone, and when an interaction finishes the zone status is switched back to secured. wherein an equipment safety system of switchgear and controlgear with unmanned operation and maintenance consists in its steering and control system of means for calculating an action radius of a robot system , wherein an acting area in an internal switchgear or controlgear space is divided into virtual zones , and each action in such a zone is precalculated predictively as a kind of a micro simulation, in which actual sensor data are considered, before an intended action will be really triggered, characterised in that the virtual zones containing a primary or auxiliary circuit can have a zone secured status, where the primary or auxiliary circuits of the corresponding zone are de-energized and earthed, and the zone status is switched to Locked in secured before the robot accesses a secured zone, and when an interaction finishes the zone status is switched back to secured.
A power conversion apparatus comprising: a converter unit configured to convert a direct current (DC) voltage from a solar cell module; a clamp unit (1610 or 1650) configured to limit a surge voltage in the converter unit; a controller configured to control the converter unit, an input voltage detector (B) configured to detect an input voltage to the converter unit; and a DC terminal voltage detector (D) configured to detect an output voltage from the converter unit, wherein the converter unit includes: a plurality of interleaving converters ; and a plurality of clamp units configured to limit a surge voltage in each of the interleaving converters, wherein the controller calculates a zero crossing timing of current flowing through a switching element in each interleaving converter or a zero crossing timing of voltage at both terminals of the switching element, based on the detected input voltage and the detected output voltage, after the switching element is turned on and turned off, and varies the switching period based on the zero crossing timing and, wherein upon variation in switching periods of the interleaving converters, phases of operating sections of the interleaving converters are varied. a converter unit configured to convert a direct current (DC) voltage from a solar cell module; a clamp unit (1610 or 1650) configured to limit a surge voltage in the converter unit; a controller configured to control the converter unit, an input voltage detector (B) configured to detect an input voltage to the converter unit; and a DC terminal voltage detector (D) configured to detect an output voltage from the converter unit, wherein the converter unit includes: a plurality of interleaving converters ; and a plurality of clamp units configured to limit a surge voltage in each of the interleaving converters, wherein the controller calculates a zero crossing timing of current flowing through a switching element in each interleaving converter or a zero crossing timing of voltage at both terminals of the switching element, based on the detected input voltage and the detected output voltage, after the switching element is turned on and turned off, and varies the switching period based on the zero crossing timing and, wherein upon variation in switching periods of the interleaving converters, phases of operating sections of the interleaving converters are varied. a plurality of interleaving converters ; and a plurality of clamp units configured to limit a surge voltage in each of the interleaving converters, wherein the controller calculates a zero crossing timing of current flowing through a switching element in each interleaving converter or a zero crossing timing of voltage at both terminals of the switching element, based on the detected input voltage and the detected output voltage, after the switching element is turned on and turned off, and varies the switching period based on the zero crossing timing and, wherein upon variation in switching periods of the interleaving converters, phases of operating sections of the interleaving converters are varied.