mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
A method comprising: - storing in a buffer a plurality of stereoscopic images pairs corresponding to consecutive frames of a video sequence; - determining that a depth indicator for an object in the stored stereoscopic image pair corresponding to the last frame exceeds a first value or is below a second value lower than the first value; and - in response to the determining, modifying one or more images of said stored stereoscopic image pair wherein modifying one or more images of said stored stereoscopic image pair comprises replacing said stored stereoscopic image pair corresponding to the last frame with a 2D image pair that includes the object, said 2D image pair being obtained by duplicating the right-eye image or the left-eye image of the stereoscopic image pair; - cross-fading stored stereoscopic image pairs corresponding to frames preceding said last frame, with their corresponding 2D image pairs, one said corresponding image pair of a frame being obtained by duplicating the right-eye image or the left-eye image of the stereoscopic image pair of said frame, by taking, for each of said preceding frames, a partial contribution from its stored stereoscopic image pair and a conjugate partial contribution from a corresponding 2D image pair, the partial contribution of said stored stereoscopic image pair decreasing frame by frame and the conjugate partial contribution of the corresponding 2D image pair increasing in a corresponding manner frame by frame from the farthest to the closest preceding frame. - storing in a buffer a plurality of stereoscopic images pairs corresponding to consecutive frames of a video sequence; - determining that a depth indicator for an object in the stored stereoscopic image pair corresponding to the last frame exceeds a first value or is below a second value lower than the first value; and - in response to the determining, modifying one or more images of said stored stereoscopic image pair wherein modifying one or more images of said stored stereoscopic image pair comprises replacing said stored stereoscopic image pair corresponding to the last frame with a 2D image pair that includes the object, said 2D image pair being obtained by duplicating the right-eye image or the left-eye image of the stereoscopic image pair; - cross-fading stored stereoscopic image pairs corresponding to frames preceding said last frame, with their corresponding 2D image pairs, one said corresponding image pair of a frame being obtained by duplicating the right-eye image or the left-eye image of the stereoscopic image pair of said frame, by taking, for each of said preceding frames, a partial contribution from its stored stereoscopic image pair and a conjugate partial contribution from a corresponding 2D image pair, the partial contribution of said stored stereoscopic image pair decreasing frame by frame and the conjugate partial contribution of the corresponding 2D image pair increasing in a corresponding manner frame by frame from the farthest to the closest preceding frame.
Recessed luminaire comprising at least one joint head and at least one joint socket , wherein the joint socket comprises a joint socket sidewall having a joint socket inner surface , wherein the joint socket sidewall has a first radius (r1) between an upper socket end and a lower socket end and a joint head sidewall of the joint head has a second radius (r2) and wherein the first radius (r1) is smaller than the second radius (r2), wherein the joint socket inner surface comprises at least one bead-like contact attachment for at least partial abutting the joint head .
An excavator having an undercarriage and a superstructure rotatably connected about a vertical axis to the undercarriage , wherein a cable crane is connected to the excavator , which cable crane comprises a boom to which a cable for transporting tree logs and the like can be attached, wherein a coupling device is provided, with which a lower boom part is connected to the undercarriage of the excavator , characterised in that a simultaneous actuation of the excavator and of the cable crane is possible and the boom can be bent in such a manner that an upper boom part in a transport position is arranged adjoining an upper end of the excavator .
A Brillouin distributed fiber sensor system, comprising: at least one pump laser configured to launch pump test light into the optical fiber; an optical fiber having a first core , a second core and a cladding surrounding the cores; and a receiver element configured to receive a Brillouin scattered component of said pump test light from each of said cores and evaluate the Brillouin frequency shift of each of said cores based at least in part on the received test light; characterised in that each of said cores is configured to exhibit a Brillouin frequency shift of at least 30 Mhz relative to the other core. at least one pump laser configured to launch pump test light into the optical fiber; an optical fiber having a first core , a second core and a cladding surrounding the cores; and a receiver element configured to receive a Brillouin scattered component of said pump test light from each of said cores and evaluate the Brillouin frequency shift of each of said cores based at least in part on the received test light; characterised in that each of said cores is configured to exhibit a Brillouin frequency shift of at least 30 Mhz relative to the other core.
Boiler for generating steam and/or for heating water , comprising a metal container hermetically closed and provided at least with a feed aperture to feed the water and a discharge aperture to discharge the water and/or possible limescale , wherein the boiler further comprises a cap , said discharge aperture being selectively closable by said cap , said boiler also comprising a heating element associated with said container , characterized in that it comprises, in correspondence or proximity to said water discharge aperture , an inclinable element , horizontally pivotable independently with respect to said cap with respect to a horizontal axis ("X") disposed under the discharge aperture , and having at least a first operating position for covering and protecting said discharge aperture and said cap , and at least a second operating position for facilitating the discharge of the water and/or limescale toward the outside of said container .
A method for wireless communications by a user equipment, UE, comprising: detecting a synchronization channel and a secondary synchronization signal, SSS, transmitted with the synchronization channel by searching for one or more synchronization channels, according to a synchronization channel raster, wherein the synchronization channel raster has a coarser granularity than a channel raster in a system bandwidth, wherein the synchronization channel is not centred around a direct current, DC, tone of the system bandwidth; receiving a reference signal, transmitted with the synchronization channel, wherein a sequence of the reference signal is independent of a downlink bandwidth and a location of the synchronisation channel within the system bandwidth; and demodulating a physical broadcast channel, PBCH, transmitted in the synchronisation channel based on the reference signal and the SSS. detecting a synchronization channel and a secondary synchronization signal, SSS, transmitted with the synchronization channel by searching for one or more synchronization channels, according to a synchronization channel raster, wherein the synchronization channel raster has a coarser granularity than a channel raster in a system bandwidth, wherein the synchronization channel is not centred around a direct current, DC, tone of the system bandwidth; receiving a reference signal, transmitted with the synchronization channel, wherein a sequence of the reference signal is independent of a downlink bandwidth and a location of the synchronisation channel within the system bandwidth; and demodulating a physical broadcast channel, PBCH, transmitted in the synchronisation channel based on the reference signal and the SSS.
A navigation assistance system for assisting in navigating an interventional instrument within a subject, the navigation assistance system comprising: - an interventional image data set providing unit for providing an interventional image data set showing an implanted object with an opening and a vessel with an opening , - a position providing unit for providing the position of the interventional instrument in a frame of reference, - a model generation unit for generating an implanted object opening model and a vessel opening model based on the provided interventional image data set, wherein the implanted object opening model defines the position, shape and dimension of the opening of the implanted object in the frame of reference and wherein the vessel opening model defines the position, shape and dimension of the opening of the vessel in the frame of reference, - a graphical representation generation unit for generating a graphical representation of the implanted object opening model , the vessel opening model and the provided position of the interventional instrument . - an interventional image data set providing unit for providing an interventional image data set showing an implanted object with an opening and a vessel with an opening , - a position providing unit for providing the position of the interventional instrument in a frame of reference, - a model generation unit for generating an implanted object opening model and a vessel opening model based on the provided interventional image data set, wherein the implanted object opening model defines the position, shape and dimension of the opening of the implanted object in the frame of reference and wherein the vessel opening model defines the position, shape and dimension of the opening of the vessel in the frame of reference, - a graphical representation generation unit for generating a graphical representation of the implanted object opening model , the vessel opening model and the provided position of the interventional instrument .
A method for reducing interference in a drug assay due to the presence of an anti-drug antibody (ADA) in a sample, the method comprising: contacting the sample with an excess amount of an ADA to saturate free drug and form drug / ADA complexes; contacting the drug / ADA complexes with polyethylene glycol (PEG), to thereby form a precipitate comprising drug / ADA complexes; contacting the precipitate with an acidic solution to dissociate the drug / ADA complexes; immobilizing the dissociated drug on a substrate; and performing the drug assay, to thereby reduce interference from the ADA. contacting the sample with an excess amount of an ADA to saturate free drug and form drug / ADA complexes; contacting the drug / ADA complexes with polyethylene glycol (PEG), to thereby form a precipitate comprising drug / ADA complexes; contacting the precipitate with an acidic solution to dissociate the drug / ADA complexes; immobilizing the dissociated drug on a substrate; and performing the drug assay, to thereby reduce interference from the ADA.
An automated guided vehicle , characterized by comprising: a first receiver configured to receive a first signal of a first frequency that is sent by a first transmitter equipped on a movable object or a fixed object, wherein a transmission distance of the first signal is related to a set danger distance; a second receiver configured to receive a second signal of a second frequency that is sent by a second transmitter equipped on the movable object or the fixed object, wherein a transmission distance of the second signal is related to a set safety distance, the transmission distance of the second signal is farther than the transmission distance of the first signal; and a controller configured to control operation of the automated guided vehicle according to whether the first receiver receives the first signal, to prevent the automated guided vehicle from colliding with the movable object or the fixed object equipped with the first transmitter; and control the operation of the automated guided vehicle according to whether the second receiver receives the second signal in the condition that the first receiver does not receive the first signal. a first receiver configured to receive a first signal of a first frequency that is sent by a first transmitter equipped on a movable object or a fixed object, wherein a transmission distance of the first signal is related to a set danger distance; a second receiver configured to receive a second signal of a second frequency that is sent by a second transmitter equipped on the movable object or the fixed object, wherein a transmission distance of the second signal is related to a set safety distance, the transmission distance of the second signal is farther than the transmission distance of the first signal; and a controller configured to control operation of the automated guided vehicle according to whether the first receiver receives the first signal, to prevent the automated guided vehicle from colliding with the movable object or the fixed object equipped with the first transmitter; and control the operation of the automated guided vehicle according to whether the second receiver receives the second signal in the condition that the first receiver does not receive the first signal.
A waveguide system comprising: a lens , a waveguide electromagnetically coupled to the lens and configured to propagate an electromagnetic wave, an antenna , wherein the lens is positioned between the waveguide and the antenna , and wherein the lens is a three-dimensional trapezoidal shaped lens electromagnetically coupled to the antenna , and wherein the tapered end of the trapezoidal lens is proximate to a port of the waveguide , with the larger end of the trapezoidal shaped lens proximate to the antenna ; the lens comprising: a substrate configured for propagating the electromagnetic wave; and a plurality of resonators dispersed throughout the substrate, wherein each of the plurality of resonators has a diameter based at least in part on a wavelength of the electromagnetic wave and is formed of a dielectric material having a resonance frequency based at least in part on a frequency of the electromagnetic wave, wherein each of the plurality of resonators has a relative permittivity that is greater than a relative permittivity of the substrate, and wherein at least two of the plurality of resonators are spaced within the substrate according to a lattice constant that defines a distance between a center of a first one of the resonators and a center of a neighboring second one of the resonators . a lens , a waveguide electromagnetically coupled to the lens and configured to propagate an electromagnetic wave, an antenna , wherein the lens is positioned between the waveguide and the antenna , and wherein the lens is a three-dimensional trapezoidal shaped lens electromagnetically coupled to the antenna , and wherein the tapered end of the trapezoidal lens is proximate to a port of the waveguide , with the larger end of the trapezoidal shaped lens proximate to the antenna ; the lens comprising: a substrate configured for propagating the electromagnetic wave; and a plurality of resonators dispersed throughout the substrate, wherein each of the plurality of resonators has a diameter based at least in part on a wavelength of the electromagnetic wave and is formed of a dielectric material having a resonance frequency based at least in part on a frequency of the electromagnetic wave, wherein each of the plurality of resonators has a relative permittivity that is greater than a relative permittivity of the substrate, and wherein at least two of the plurality of resonators are spaced within the substrate according to a lattice constant that defines a distance between a center of a first one of the resonators and a center of a neighboring second one of the resonators . wherein each of the plurality of resonators has a relative permittivity that is greater than a relative permittivity of the substrate, and wherein at least two of the plurality of resonators are spaced within the substrate according to a lattice constant that defines a distance between a center of a first one of the resonators and a center of a neighboring second one of the resonators .
A method of decoding video data according to a High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard, or an extension of an HEVC standard, the method comprising: decoding one or more non-video coding layer (VCL) network abstraction layer (NAL) units of a multi-layer bitstream of video data containing one or more access units having a plurality of pictures that correspond to a single time instance, wherein the one or more non-VCL NAL units contain a scalable nesting SEI message, wherein the scalable nesting SEI message contains one or more SEI messages having an SEI payload type ; and determining one or more syntax values of one or more syntax elements of the multi-layer bitstream to which the scalable nesting SEI message applies based on the SEI payload type, wherein determining the one or more syntax values comprises automatically determining, based on the SEI payload type being included in a first set of payload types, that a bitstream_subset flag of the scalable nesting SEI message is equal to zero, wherein bitstream_subset_flag equal to zero specifies that the one or more SEI messages contained in the scalable nesting SEI message apply to specific layers or sub-layers, and bitstream_subset flag equal to one specifies that the one or more SEI messages contained in the scalable nesting SEI message apply to one or more sub-bitstreams resulting from a sub-bitstream extraction process. decoding one or more non-video coding layer (VCL) network abstraction layer (NAL) units of a multi-layer bitstream of video data containing one or more access units having a plurality of pictures that correspond to a single time instance, wherein the one or more non-VCL NAL units contain a scalable nesting SEI message, wherein the scalable nesting SEI message contains one or more SEI messages having an SEI payload type ; and determining one or more syntax values of one or more syntax elements of the multi-layer bitstream to which the scalable nesting SEI message applies based on the SEI payload type, wherein determining the one or more syntax values comprises automatically determining, based on the SEI payload type being included in a first set of payload types, that a bitstream_subset flag of the scalable nesting SEI message is equal to zero, wherein bitstream_subset_flag equal to zero specifies that the one or more SEI messages contained in the scalable nesting SEI message apply to specific layers or sub-layers, and bitstream_subset flag equal to one specifies that the one or more SEI messages contained in the scalable nesting SEI message apply to one or more sub-bitstreams resulting from a sub-bitstream extraction process.
Method implemented by a device, called a centralising meter , included in an automated metering management system in the context of an electrical distribution service, the centralising meter comprising a first powerline communication unit configured for communicating with a data concentrator via a first powerline communication network in a first frequency band, the centralising meter further comprising a second powerline communication unit configured for communicating with a plurality of devices, called remote basic meters , via a second powerline communication network in a second frequency band distinct from the first frequency band, the method comprising the following steps: - emulating a smart electricity meter application with respect to the data concentrator for each remote basic meter registered with the centralising meter via the second powerline communication network , each emulated application constructing a load curve for the corresponding remote basic meter ; - measuring, by a general metrology unit of the centralising meter , the electrical consumption of all the electrical installations that the remote basic meters are responsible for supervising; - when the ΔEa D /ΔEa G ratio of an energy consumption ΔEa D declared by all the remote basic meters during a time T to an energy consumption ΔEa G measured by the general metrology unit during the time T is below a predefined threshold and furthermore the load curves of a plurality of remote basic meters show a drop to zero of the energy consumption, identifying which remote basic meter is subject to an energy-consumption fraud, by extrapolating the load curves of said plurality of remote basic meters and comparing the total energy consumptions ΔEa E estimated from the extrapolated load curves with said energy consumption ΔEa G . - emulating a smart electricity meter application with respect to the data concentrator for each remote basic meter registered with the centralising meter via the second powerline communication network , each emulated application constructing a load curve for the corresponding remote basic meter ; - measuring, by a general metrology unit of the centralising meter , the electrical consumption of all the electrical installations that the remote basic meters are responsible for supervising; - when the ΔEa D /ΔEa G ratio of an energy consumption ΔEa D declared by all the remote basic meters during a time T to an energy consumption ΔEa G measured by the general metrology unit during the time T is below a predefined threshold and furthermore the load curves of a plurality of remote basic meters show a drop to zero of the energy consumption, identifying which remote basic meter is subject to an energy-consumption fraud, by extrapolating the load curves of said plurality of remote basic meters and comparing the total energy consumptions ΔEa E estimated from the extrapolated load curves with said energy consumption ΔEa G .
A receptive solution for ink-jet recording ink, comprising polyvalent metal salts, a water-soluble solvent, a resin, and a surfactant, wherein a resin emulsion is contained as the resin, the polyvalent metal salts include ions of a polyvalent metal and anions of an organic substance, an OV/IV value as a ratio of an organic value to an inorganic value of the anions of an organic substance is 0.25 or more but less than 1.30, the content of the anions of an organic substance which have an OV/IV value of 0.25 or more but 1.30 or less relative to the entire anions contained in the receptive solution is 50% by mass or more, an HLB value of the surfactant is 9 or more and 19 or less, and the surfactant is represented by the following general formula wherein in the formula, R 1 represents an optionally branched alkylene group having carbon atom number of 1 or more and 5 or less, R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or an optionally branched alkyl group having carbon atom number of 1 or more and 3 or less, R 3 represents a hydrogen atom or an optionally branched alkyl group having carbon atom number of 1 or more and 3 or less, A represents 2 or 3, X represents ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide and n represents an integer.