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A decoder system for providing a stereo signal by complex prediction stereo coding, the decoder system comprising: an upmix stage (206, 207, 210, 211; 306, 307, 308, 309, 312; 406, 407, 408, 409; 1410; 1421; 1433) adapted to generate the stereo signal based on first frequency-domain representations of a downmix signal (M) and a residual signal (D), each of the first frequency-domain representations comprising first spectral components representing spectral content of the corresponding signal expressed in a first subspace of a multidimensional space, the upmix stage comprising: a module (206; 306, 307; 408) for computing a second frequency-domain representation of the downmix signal based on the first frequency-domain representation thereof, the second frequency-domain representation comprising second spectral components representing spectral content of the signal expressed in a second subspace of the multidimensional space that includes a portion of the multidimensional space not included in the first subspace; a weighted summer (210, 211; 308, 309; 406, 407) for computing a side signal (S) on the basis of the first and second frequency-domain representations of the downmix signal, the first frequency-domain representation of the residual signal and a complex prediction coefficient (a) encoded in the bit stream signal; and a sum-and-difference stage (207; 312; 409) for computing the stereo signal on the basis of the first frequency-domain representation of the downmix signal and the side signal, wherein the upmix stage is further operable in a pass-through mode, in which said downmix and residual signals are supplied to the sum-and-difference stage directly. a module (206; 306, 307; 408) for computing a second frequency-domain representation of the downmix signal based on the first frequency-domain representation thereof, the second frequency-domain representation comprising second spectral components representing spectral content of the signal expressed in a second subspace of the multidimensional space that includes a portion of the multidimensional space not included in the first subspace; a weighted summer (210, 211; 308, 309; 406, 407) for computing a side signal (S) on the basis of the first and second frequency-domain representations of the downmix signal, the first frequency-domain representation of the residual signal and a complex prediction coefficient (a) encoded in the bit stream signal; and a sum-and-difference stage (207; 312; 409) for computing the stereo signal on the basis of the first frequency-domain representation of the downmix signal and the side signal, wherein the upmix stage is further operable in a pass-through mode, in which said downmix and residual signals are supplied to the sum-and-difference stage directly.
A hair styling apparatus comprising; a first arm and a second arm coupled together at a first end thereof, wherein an inner wall of the first arm is facing an inner wall of the second arm, wherein the first arm and the second arm are arranged to receive hair within a cavity formed between the first arm and the second arm when the first arm and second arm are in a closed position, and wherein at least one of the first arm and second arm comprise a plenum , said plenum comprising an air outlet for emitting air towards hair within the cavity , and a hair clamp comprising a pair of clamping members for gripping hair therebetween, wherein each clamping member is supported by the inner wall of the first arm and second arm, respectively, characterized in that each clamping member comprises an elongate bar extending longitudinally on the inner wall of the respective arm, and in that each clamping member is adapted to move relative to the arm upon which it is supported, between an extended position and a retracted position, and the movement is biased towards the extended position. a first arm and a second arm coupled together at a first end thereof, wherein an inner wall of the first arm is facing an inner wall of the second arm, wherein the first arm and the second arm are arranged to receive hair within a cavity formed between the first arm and the second arm when the first arm and second arm are in a closed position, and wherein at least one of the first arm and second arm comprise a plenum , said plenum comprising an air outlet for emitting air towards hair within the cavity , and a hair clamp comprising a pair of clamping members for gripping hair therebetween, wherein each clamping member is supported by the inner wall of the first arm and second arm, respectively, characterized in that each clamping member comprises an elongate bar extending longitudinally on the inner wall of the respective arm, and in that each clamping member is adapted to move relative to the arm upon which it is supported, between an extended position and a retracted position, and the movement is biased towards the extended position.
A system for locating an object on a surface waveguide comprising: - at least two signal emitters with known positions, associated with said surface; - the object being associated with a receiver configured to determine its position from signals received from the at least two signal emitters through one or more waveguides embedded in the surface waveguide; wherein the receiver comprises a surface coupling device configured to receive the electromagnetic signal emitted by the signal emitters; wherein the surface waveguide is configured to guide electromagnetic signals emitted from one or more emitters and to be coupled with one or more receivers associated with said surface waveguide, the position of a receiver being determinable by signal processing; wherein the surface waveguide comprises one or more two-dimensional waveguides comprising conductive elements , an electrical mass layer , and one or more vias connecting one or more conductive elements to the electrical mass layer; wherein the surface waveguide comprises two frequency-selective layers respectively supporting transverse-magnetic and transverse-electric modes with a same phase velocity; and wherein the first layer comprises gaps in one first direction and the second layer comprises continuous conducting strips in a second orthogonal direction. - at least two signal emitters with known positions, associated with said surface; - the object being associated with a receiver configured to determine its position from signals received from the at least two signal emitters through one or more waveguides embedded in the surface waveguide; wherein the receiver comprises a surface coupling device configured to receive the electromagnetic signal emitted by the signal emitters; wherein the surface waveguide is configured to guide electromagnetic signals emitted from one or more emitters and to be coupled with one or more receivers associated with said surface waveguide, the position of a receiver being determinable by signal processing; wherein the surface waveguide comprises one or more two-dimensional waveguides comprising conductive elements , an electrical mass layer , and one or more vias connecting one or more conductive elements to the electrical mass layer; wherein the surface waveguide comprises two frequency-selective layers respectively supporting transverse-magnetic and transverse-electric modes with a same phase velocity; and wherein the first layer comprises gaps in one first direction and the second layer comprises continuous conducting strips in a second orthogonal direction.
An image pickup apparatus configured to superimpose superimposing information on an image, the image pickup apparatus comprising: a pickup unit configured to pick up an image; a reception unit configured to receive an acquisition request from an external apparatus , wherein the acquisition request is for requesting capability information indicating a superimposing method settable on the image pickup apparatus, and wherein the capability information indicates, as the superimposing method, a settable display position among a plurality of display positions to superimpose the superimposing information on the image; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the capability information to the external apparatus in a case where the acquisition request for the capability information is received by the reception unit. a pickup unit configured to pick up an image; a reception unit configured to receive an acquisition request from an external apparatus , wherein the acquisition request is for requesting capability information indicating a superimposing method settable on the image pickup apparatus, and wherein the capability information indicates, as the superimposing method, a settable display position among a plurality of display positions to superimpose the superimposing information on the image; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the capability information to the external apparatus in a case where the acquisition request for the capability information is received by the reception unit.
A variant of a reference polypeptide having geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase activity, which variant polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence which, when aligned with a geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase comprising the sequence set out in SEQ ID NO: 1, comprises at least one substitution of an amino acid residue corresponding to any of amino acids at positions 92, 100 or 235 said positions being defined with reference to SEQ ID NO: 1 and wherein the variant has a modified geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase activity as compared with a reference polypeptide having geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase activity, wherein the reference polypeptide comprises the geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase of SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein the modified activity leads to an increase in the production of steviol glycosides and kaurenoic acid glycosides in a recombinant host expressing said variant and capable of producing said steviol glycosides if compared with a recombinant host capable of producing steviol glycosides which expresses the reference polypeptide, wherein the variant polypeptide has at least 70% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 1.
Instrument panel for a means of transportation , comprising - an instrument cluster , - a display of an infotainment system, and - an apparatus for displaying a clock fitting , wherein the apparatus comprises: - a screen , - a detection device , and - a processing unit , wherein - the screen is delimited optically in a circular or oval manner relative to the instrument panel of the means of transportation and is configured to depict the clock fitting at least partially, wherein - the detection device is configured to detect a gesture of an input means freely performed in space, and - to differentiate a gesture executed with respect to the screen from a gesture of the user executed with respect to the instrument cluster or the display , and - the processing unit is configured to adapt a display content on the screen in response to a predefined gesture that is freely executed in space. - an instrument cluster , - a display of an infotainment system, and - an apparatus for displaying a clock fitting , wherein the apparatus comprises: - a screen , - a detection device , and - a processing unit , wherein - the screen is delimited optically in a circular or oval manner relative to the instrument panel of the means of transportation and is configured to depict the clock fitting at least partially, wherein - the detection device is configured to detect a gesture of an input means freely performed in space, and - to differentiate a gesture executed with respect to the screen from a gesture of the user executed with respect to the instrument cluster or the display , and - the processing unit is configured to adapt a display content on the screen in response to a predefined gesture that is freely executed in space.
A method for the production of rolls of sheet material with core segments on a flexible mandrel in a winding machine comprising the steps of: - providing tubular cores - transversely cutting the cores to form core segments ; - feeding a flexible and compliant mandrel into the core segments ; - coupling by elastic interference between said flexible mandrel and said core segments to form an assembly in which said core segments are arranged on said mandrel; wherein the flexible mandrel is larger than an internal diameter of the core segments when at rest, so that the mandrel is compressed radially when inside the core segments , wherein in the coupling between the mandrel and the core segments , the radial force exerted by the elastic return of the mandrel causes pressure against an internal side surface of the core segments suitable for preventing axial displacements of core segments; - moving and feeding of said assembly to a winding machine to produce a log of sheet material; and - extracting the flexible mandrel from the log. - providing tubular cores - transversely cutting the cores to form core segments ; - feeding a flexible and compliant mandrel into the core segments ; - coupling by elastic interference between said flexible mandrel and said core segments to form an assembly in which said core segments are arranged on said mandrel; - moving and feeding of said assembly to a winding machine to produce a log of sheet material; and - extracting the flexible mandrel from the log.
A non-user controlled electro-therapy device for therapeutically aiding tissue or biological material via direct application of a mixed electrical signal, comprising: one or more electrodes for contact with a subject tissue or biological material; and a controller for automatically applying a non-user controllable frequency dependent mixed electrical signal to the one or more electrodes, wherein the mixed electrical signal is a combination of at least two different frequency signals, a first frequency signal having a first minimum and maximum microamp range and a second frequency signal having a different second minimum and maximum microamp range, wherein a higher frequency of the two different frequency signals is superimposed on the lower frequency of the two different frequency signals, whereby a current intensity window having a varying amplitude is sustained as an envelope along a profile of the lower of the two different frequency signals; the controller further comprising means for maintaining the application of the mixed electrical signal for a pre-determined period of time and varying the mixed electrical signal's amplitude and/or duration and/or frequencies according to a pre-set schedule programmed into the controller. one or more electrodes for contact with a subject tissue or biological material; and a controller for automatically applying a non-user controllable frequency dependent mixed electrical signal to the one or more electrodes, wherein the mixed electrical signal is a combination of at least two different frequency signals, a first frequency signal having a first minimum and maximum microamp range and a second frequency signal having a different second minimum and maximum microamp range, wherein a higher frequency of the two different frequency signals is superimposed on the lower frequency of the two different frequency signals, whereby a current intensity window having a varying amplitude is sustained as an envelope along a profile of the lower of the two different frequency signals; the controller further comprising means for maintaining the application of the mixed electrical signal for a pre-determined period of time and varying the mixed electrical signal's amplitude and/or duration and/or frequencies according to a pre-set schedule programmed into the controller.
An intrinsically safe robotic system configured to perform a task on a human subject, the system comprising: a robot ; a safety barrier between the human subject and the robot, wherein the safety barrier is configured to prohibit interaction between the human subject and the robot, thereby preventing the robot from harming the human subject; at least one end effector attached to the robot , wherein the end effector is configured to extend through the safety barrier and readily deform upon contacting the human subject, thereby preventing the at least one end effector from harming the human subject; and characterised in that the at least one end effector is configured to perform the task of applying eyelash and/or eyebrow extension. a robot ; a safety barrier between the human subject and the robot, wherein the safety barrier is configured to prohibit interaction between the human subject and the robot, thereby preventing the robot from harming the human subject; at least one end effector attached to the robot , wherein the end effector is configured to extend through the safety barrier and readily deform upon contacting the human subject, thereby preventing the at least one end effector from harming the human subject; and characterised in that the at least one end effector is configured to perform the task of applying eyelash and/or eyebrow extension.
A vehicle , comprising: - a suspension member with high stiffness serving as a frame member of a vehicle body of the vehicle ; and - a contactless power reception device including a power reception coil configured to contactlessly receive power by way of magnetic coupling with a power transmission coil on a road surface side, the contactless power reception device being mounted in a lower portion of the vehicle body, wherein: - the power reception coil is a circular coil having a hollow portion formed in a center portion of the power reception coil in a radial direction, - the power reception coil , a resonant capacitor , and a magnetic member are arranged in a power reception coil unit forming the contactless power reception device , and - the power reception coil unit is attached to the suspension member , characterized by a hollow portion corresponding region - which is a portion of the power reception coil unit corresponding to the hollow portion of the power reception coil and - which is in contact with the suspension member as said frame member of said vehicle body of the underlying vehicle , - wherein the suspension member and the power reception coil unit are fastened to each other with bolts with a rear connection portion of the suspension member being in contact with a center portion of the power reception coil unit at which the hollow portion corresponding region is located, and - wherein the rear connection portion in the suspension member is formed to have a closed cross-section structure with high stiffness. - a suspension member with high stiffness serving as a frame member of a vehicle body of the vehicle ; and - a contactless power reception device including a power reception coil configured to contactlessly receive power by way of magnetic coupling with a power transmission coil on a road surface side, the contactless power reception device being mounted in a lower portion of the vehicle body, - the power reception coil is a circular coil having a hollow portion formed in a center portion of the power reception coil in a radial direction, - the power reception coil , a resonant capacitor , and a magnetic member are arranged in a power reception coil unit forming the contactless power reception device , and - the power reception coil unit is attached to the suspension member , - which is a portion of the power reception coil unit corresponding to the hollow portion of the power reception coil and - which is in contact with the suspension member as said frame member of said vehicle body of the underlying vehicle , - wherein the suspension member and the power reception coil unit are fastened to each other with bolts with a rear connection portion of the suspension member being in contact with a center portion of the power reception coil unit at which the hollow portion corresponding region is located, and - wherein the rear connection portion in the suspension member is formed to have a closed cross-section structure with high stiffness.
A submersible pump comprising: a pump housing ; a motor disposed within the pump housing , the motor configured to provide rotational force to an impeller ; and a pump discharge; the pump housing having a pump base removably coupled to the pump housing through at least one release connector , wherein removal of the pump base from the pump housing allows access to the impeller ; wherein the pump base includes a first pump base and at least one second pump base , wherein the first pump base includes a first suction height and first maximum particle size and the second pump base includes a second suction height and a second maximum particle size, wherein the first pump base and the second pump base are selectively coupled with the pump housing by operation of the at least one release connector ; characterized in that: the at least one release connector is configured to be inserted through the pump housing into the pump base ; and the at least one release connector is a quarter turn connector which is configured to be retained by corresponding captures disposed on the pump base , wherein the captures comprise a valley or ridge configured to resist disengagement of the at least one release connector . a pump housing ; a motor disposed within the pump housing , the motor configured to provide rotational force to an impeller ; and a pump discharge; the pump housing having a pump base removably coupled to the pump housing through at least one release connector , wherein removal of the pump base from the pump housing allows access to the impeller ; wherein the pump base includes a first pump base and at least one second pump base , wherein the first pump base includes a first suction height and first maximum particle size and the second pump base includes a second suction height and a second maximum particle size, wherein the first pump base and the second pump base are selectively coupled with the pump housing by operation of the at least one release connector ; characterized in that: the at least one release connector is configured to be inserted through the pump housing into the pump base ; and the at least one release connector is a quarter turn connector which is configured to be retained by corresponding captures disposed on the pump base , wherein the captures comprise a valley or ridge configured to resist disengagement of the at least one release connector . the at least one release connector is configured to be inserted through the pump housing into the pump base ; and the at least one release connector is a quarter turn connector which is configured to be retained by corresponding captures disposed on the pump base , wherein the captures comprise a valley or ridge configured to resist disengagement of the at least one release connector .
A traction fluid comprising at least one of: or a mixture thereof in an amount between 0.1 wt % and 50 wt % of a final formulation of the traction fluid; and further comprising a traction fluid base stock in an amount between 30 wt % and 99.78 wt % of the final formulation selected from a group comprising HAD (hydrogenated alpha dimethyl styrene), isoHAD and blends thereof.