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A method for determining a decompressed Higher Order Ambisonics (HOA) representation from a compressed HOA representation, said method comprising: receiving a current encoded compressed frame containing the compressed HOA representation; perceptually decoding the current encoded compressed frame to provide a perceptually decoded frame ( Ŷ ( k -2)) of channels; re-distributing said perceptually decoded frame ( Ŷ ( k - 2)) of channels based on a transmitted assignment vector ( γ ( k )) indicating at least an index of an additional coefficient sequence of an ambient HOA component in order to re-create a corresponding recreated frame of a residual ambient HOA component ( Ĉ AMB,RED ( k - 2)) and a corresponding recreated frame of HOA directional signals ( X̂ DIR ( k - 2)); re-composing a current decompressed frame ( Ĉ ( k - 3)) of the HOA representation from the recreated frame of directional signals ( X̂ DIR ( k - 2)) and from the recreated frame of the residual ambient HOA component ( Ĉ AMB,RED ( k - 2) based on transmitted indices of detected directional signals ( ( k )) and a transmitted set of dominant direction estimates ( ( k )), wherein said re-composing the current decompressed frame ( Ĉ ( k - 3)) is further based on predicted signals that are predicted with respect to uniformly distributed directions from said directional signals ( X̂ DIR ( k - 2)). receiving a current encoded compressed frame containing the compressed HOA representation; perceptually decoding the current encoded compressed frame to provide a perceptually decoded frame ( Ŷ ( k -2)) of channels; re-distributing said perceptually decoded frame ( Ŷ ( k - 2)) of channels based on a transmitted assignment vector ( γ ( k )) indicating at least an index of an additional coefficient sequence of an ambient HOA component in order to re-create a corresponding recreated frame of a residual ambient HOA component ( Ĉ AMB,RED ( k - 2)) and a corresponding recreated frame of HOA directional signals ( X̂ DIR ( k - 2)); re-composing a current decompressed frame ( Ĉ ( k - 3)) of the HOA representation from the recreated frame of directional signals ( X̂ DIR ( k - 2)) and from the recreated frame of the residual ambient HOA component ( Ĉ AMB,RED ( k - 2) based on transmitted indices of detected directional signals ( ( k )) and a transmitted set of dominant direction estimates ( ( k )), wherein said re-composing the current decompressed frame ( Ĉ ( k - 3)) is further based on predicted signals that are predicted with respect to uniformly distributed directions from said directional signals ( X̂ DIR ( k - 2)).
A system to select digital platforms for execution of voice-based commands, comprising: a data processing system comprising at least one processor and memory to: receive, from a service provider device , an application that performs an action associated with a service via a plurality of digital platforms; debug the application to select a set of parameters of the action, wherein the selection comprises a comparison of parameters of the action for at least two platforms of the plurality of digital platforms; receive, via an interface of the data processing system, data packets comprising an input audio signal detected by a sensor of a client device ; parse the input audio signal to identify the action and the service; select, based on a policy based on a record of computing resource utilization associated with different digital platforms maintained by the data processing system and based on the input audio signal, a first platform of the plurality of digital platforms to perform the action, wherein execution of the action via the first platform utilizes less computing resource compared to execution of the action via a second platform of the plurality of digital platforms; initiate, responsive to selection of the first platform, an interactive data exchange to populate parameters of an action data structure corresponding to the action, wherein the parameters of the action data structure comprise the set of parameters of the action; and execute the action via the selected platform using the action data structure. receive, from a service provider device , an application that performs an action associated with a service via a plurality of digital platforms; debug the application to select a set of parameters of the action, wherein the selection comprises a comparison of parameters of the action for at least two platforms of the plurality of digital platforms; receive, via an interface of the data processing system, data packets comprising an input audio signal detected by a sensor of a client device ; parse the input audio signal to identify the action and the service; select, based on a policy based on a record of computing resource utilization associated with different digital platforms maintained by the data processing system and based on the input audio signal, a first platform of the plurality of digital platforms to perform the action, wherein execution of the action via the first platform utilizes less computing resource compared to execution of the action via a second platform of the plurality of digital platforms; initiate, responsive to selection of the first platform, an interactive data exchange to populate parameters of an action data structure corresponding to the action, wherein the parameters of the action data structure comprise the set of parameters of the action; and execute the action via the selected platform using the action data structure.
A series of removable palatal expander apparatuses for incrementally expanding a patient's palate, each apparatus comprising: a pair of tooth engagement regions configured to attach over the patient's molars, wherein the tooth engagement regions are connected by a palatal region that is configured to apply between 8 and 160 N of force between the pair of tooth engagement regions when the apparatus is worn by the patient, further wherein the tooth engagement regions each comprise an occlusal side and a buccal side; one or more attachment regions each configured to couple to an attachment bonded to the patient's teeth; and a detachment region on the tooth engagement region comprising an extension of the buccal side of the tooth engagement region formed as an outwardly extending buccal edge of the apparatus, such that a gap or separation is formed between the palatal expander and the patient's gingiva along all or a portion of the bottom of the palatal expander and which has a length of between 1mm and 5mm, wherein the detachment region is configured to engage with the patient's fingernail or a tool to be flexed to disengage the palatal expander from the patient's teeth for application of another of the series of removable palatal expander apparatuses until incremental expansion of the patient's palate is complete; wherein the palatal expander is 3D printed such that the detachment region is formed as a single, monolithic structure with the pair of tooth engagement regions . a pair of tooth engagement regions configured to attach over the patient's molars, wherein the tooth engagement regions are connected by a palatal region that is configured to apply between 8 and 160 N of force between the pair of tooth engagement regions when the apparatus is worn by the patient, further wherein the tooth engagement regions each comprise an occlusal side and a buccal side; one or more attachment regions each configured to couple to an attachment bonded to the patient's teeth; and a detachment region on the tooth engagement region comprising an extension of the buccal side of the tooth engagement region formed as an outwardly extending buccal edge of the apparatus, such that a gap or separation is formed between the palatal expander and the patient's gingiva along all or a portion of the bottom of the palatal expander and which has a length of between 1mm and 5mm, wherein the detachment region is configured to engage with the patient's fingernail or a tool to be flexed to disengage the palatal expander from the patient's teeth for application of another of the series of removable palatal expander apparatuses until incremental expansion of the patient's palate is complete; wherein the palatal expander is 3D printed such that the detachment region is formed as a single, monolithic structure with the pair of tooth engagement regions .
A resin cassette for an additive manufacturing apparatus, comprising: (a) a light-transmissive window; (b) a frame connected to and surrounding said window, the frame with said window defining a well; and (c) at least one dam connected to said frame, extending over said window, and continuously contacting said window, the at least one dam partitioning said well into a plurality of independent build regions, said independent build regions configured for receiving different light polymerizable resins from one another, characterised in that said at least one dam includes opposing sidewall portions and a bottom portion, said bottom portion having a resilient gasket connected thereto, said gasket configured for sealing said at least one dam to said window, and in that each sidewall portion has a plurality of recesses formed therein, said recesses configured to receive light polymerizable resin therein and facilitate the flow of resin onto said window therefrom, with the recesses of each sidewall portion interleaved with the recesses of the opposing sidewall portion. (a) a light-transmissive window; (b) a frame connected to and surrounding said window, the frame with said window defining a well; and (c) at least one dam connected to said frame, extending over said window, and continuously contacting said window, the at least one dam partitioning said well into a plurality of independent build regions, said independent build regions configured for receiving different light polymerizable resins from one another, said at least one dam includes opposing sidewall portions and a bottom portion, said bottom portion having a resilient gasket connected thereto, said gasket configured for sealing said at least one dam to said window, and in that each sidewall portion has a plurality of recesses formed therein, said recesses configured to receive light polymerizable resin therein and facilitate the flow of resin onto said window therefrom, with the recesses of each sidewall portion interleaved with the recesses of the opposing sidewall portion.
A lubricant composition comprising: a base oil present in an amount of greater than 70 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of said lubricant composition; and an antioxidant having the structure; wherein each X is independently CH or N, so long as at least one X is N; wherein A is an electron donating group that: has an atom having at least one lone pair of electrons that is bonded directly to the aromatic ring; or is an aryl or alkyl group; and wherein Z is chosen from a hydrogen atom and an electron donating group that has an atom having at least one lone pair of electrons that is bonded directly to the aromatic ring or is an aryl or alkyl group. a base oil present in an amount of greater than 70 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of said lubricant composition; and an antioxidant having the structure; has an atom having at least one lone pair of electrons that is bonded directly to the aromatic ring; or is an aryl or alkyl group; and
A method for purifying an aluminum feedstock comprising: (a) feeding an aluminum feedstock into a cell access channel of an aluminum electrolysis cell, wherein the aluminum electrolysis cell comprises a molten metal pad zone and an electrolyte zone, and wherein the feeding comprises providing the aluminum feedstock to the molten metal pad zone; (b) directing an electric current into an anode through an electrolyte and into a cathode, wherein the anode comprises an elongate vertical anode, and wherein the cathode comprises an elongate vertical cathode, wherein the anode and the cathode extend into the electrolyte zone, such that, within the electrolyte zone, the anode and cathode realize an anode-cathode overlap and an anode-cathode distance; (c) wetting at least a portion of a surface of the elongate vertical anode with a molten material from the molten metal pad zone, the molten metal pad zone being a reservoir of molten material located below the electrolyte, wherein the molten material comprises aluminum metal; (d) concomitant with the directing step, producing at least some aluminum ions in the electrolyte zone via the aluminum metal on the surface of the elongate vertical anode; and (e) concomitant with the directing step, reducing at least some of the aluminum ions in the electrolyte zone at a surface of the elongate vertical cathode thereby producing a purified aluminum product. (a) feeding an aluminum feedstock into a cell access channel of an aluminum electrolysis cell, wherein the aluminum electrolysis cell comprises a molten metal pad zone and an electrolyte zone, and wherein the feeding comprises providing the aluminum feedstock to the molten metal pad zone; (b) directing an electric current into an anode through an electrolyte and into a cathode, wherein the anode comprises an elongate vertical anode, and wherein the cathode comprises an elongate vertical cathode, wherein the anode and the cathode extend into the electrolyte zone, such that, within the electrolyte zone, the anode and cathode realize an anode-cathode overlap and an anode-cathode distance; (c) wetting at least a portion of a surface of the elongate vertical anode with a molten material from the molten metal pad zone, the molten metal pad zone being a reservoir of molten material located below the electrolyte, wherein the molten material comprises aluminum metal; (d) concomitant with the directing step, producing at least some aluminum ions in the electrolyte zone via the aluminum metal on the surface of the elongate vertical anode; and (e) concomitant with the directing step, reducing at least some of the aluminum ions in the electrolyte zone at a surface of the elongate vertical cathode thereby producing a purified aluminum product.
An antenna module comprising: a base frame ; and a conductive pattern disposed on the base frame , wherein the conductive pattern includes a first conductor layer disposed on the base frame , a second conductor layer disposed on the first conductor layer , and a third conductor layer disposed on the second conductor layer , characterized in that the base frame includes an uneven portion having at least one hill and at least one valley, in that the conductive pattern is disposed on the uneven portion, and in that the base frame is configured so that a surface of the conductive pattern has an areal roughness expressed by an arithmetical mean height (Sa) ranging from 4.7 μm to 5.7 μm and a maximum height (Sz) ranging from 40 μm to 55 μm. a base frame ; and a conductive pattern disposed on the base frame , wherein the conductive pattern includes a first conductor layer disposed on the base frame , a second conductor layer disposed on the first conductor layer , and a third conductor layer disposed on the second conductor layer , characterized in that the base frame includes an uneven portion having at least one hill and at least one valley, in that the conductive pattern is disposed on the uneven portion, and in that the base frame is configured so that a surface of the conductive pattern has an areal roughness expressed by an arithmetical mean height (Sa) ranging from 4.7 μm to 5.7 μm and a maximum height (Sz) ranging from 40 μm to 55 μm.
A method for multi-factor authentication, comprising: requiring a user to present or swipe a keycard to be read by a card reader associated with a door of a premises when attempting to access a room behind the door or to control local functions associated with the door or the room; also requiring the user to provide credentials via a mobile computing device to an authenticating server when attempting access or to control the local functions; and based on the success with the authenticating server, providing the access or control of the local functions at subsequent attempts at access or control of the local functions, including, for a predetermined time after success with the authenticating server, only requiring the user to present or swipe the keycard at the door or other doors of the premises to obtain access or control the local functions, without requiring the provision of the credentials via the mobile computing device. requiring a user to present or swipe a keycard to be read by a card reader associated with a door of a premises when attempting to access a room behind the door or to control local functions associated with the door or the room; also requiring the user to provide credentials via a mobile computing device to an authenticating server when attempting access or to control the local functions; and based on the success with the authenticating server, providing the access or control of the local functions at subsequent attempts at access or control of the local functions, including, for a predetermined time after success with the authenticating server, only requiring the user to present or swipe the keycard at the door or other doors of the premises to obtain access or control the local functions, without requiring the provision of the credentials via the mobile computing device.
A pressure wave device for treating biological tissue, comprising - a handpiece , - a pneumatic drive element accelerating a projectile of the handpiece , further comprising - a first compressor and a second compressor to supply gas to the pneumatic drive element for accelerating the projectile , wherein the pressure wave device is configured to be switchable between -- a first operation mode, only the first compressor supplying gas to the pneumatic drive element or only the second compressor supplying gas to the pneumatic drive element , and -- a second operation mode, the first compressor and the second compressor supplying gas to the pneumatic drive element . - a handpiece , - a pneumatic drive element accelerating a projectile of the handpiece , further comprising - a first compressor and a second compressor to supply gas to the pneumatic drive element for accelerating the projectile , wherein the pressure wave device is configured to be switchable between -- a first operation mode, only the first compressor supplying gas to the pneumatic drive element or only the second compressor supplying gas to the pneumatic drive element , and -- a second operation mode, the first compressor and the second compressor supplying gas to the pneumatic drive element .
Crimping device for reducing the diameter of collapsible valves, said device including at least two independent cylindrical crimping units that are each adapted to crimp a different specific part of a valve, independently from the other crimping unit(s), each of said unit comprising a diaphragm rotation crimping mechanism that includes crimping jaws, and wherein each unit comprises an actuator for activating said mechanism, characterized by the fact that said actuator is a handling screw that is tangentially fixed to the external surface of the cylindrical crimping unit .
A method of calibrating an agricultural planter configured to dispense seeds , said method comprising the steps of: detecting seeds dispensed by a row unit of the planter with a seed sensor , said seed sensor generating a seed pulse upon the detection of each of said dispensed seeds ; sending a start control signal and a stop control signal to a control device , said control device controlling the dispensing of seeds by said row unit ; characterized by : calculating a start delay by measuring a time delay between the sending of said start control signal and the detection of a first seed pulse after sending said start control signal; and calculating a stop delay by measuring a time delay between the sending of said stop control signal and the detection of a last seed pulse after sending said stop control signal; storing the calculated start and stop delays in a control unit of the control device , the control unit using the start and stop delays to adjust the time of sending the control signal to the control device . detecting seeds dispensed by a row unit of the planter with a seed sensor , said seed sensor generating a seed pulse upon the detection of each of said dispensed seeds ; sending a start control signal and a stop control signal to a control device , said control device controlling the dispensing of seeds by said row unit ; characterized by : calculating a start delay by measuring a time delay between the sending of said start control signal and the detection of a first seed pulse after sending said start control signal; and calculating a stop delay by measuring a time delay between the sending of said stop control signal and the detection of a last seed pulse after sending said stop control signal; storing the calculated start and stop delays in a control unit of the control device , the control unit using the start and stop delays to adjust the time of sending the control signal to the control device . calculating a start delay by measuring a time delay between the sending of said start control signal and the detection of a first seed pulse after sending said start control signal; and calculating a stop delay by measuring a time delay between the sending of said stop control signal and the detection of a last seed pulse after sending said stop control signal; storing the calculated start and stop delays in a control unit of the control device , the control unit using the start and stop delays to adjust the time of sending the control signal to the control device .
Destacker wheel for a denester where a stack of containers (11,12, each container having a flange extending outwards along its perimeter, is to be destacked one by one, by rotating or partly rotating said destacker wheel about a rotation axis parallel to said stack of containers , where said destacker wheel comprises: - a stack carrying surface for carrying said stack of containers , connected to - an inclined surface where, between the carrying surface and the inclined surface a slit orthogonal to the rotation axis is provided, , and - where an ejector surface follows below and at least partly behind the inclined surface in the direction of rotation, where said ejectors surface commences with an edge , said edge arranged substantially radially with respect to the axis of rotation , where said edge is above the level of the slit , and - where the inclined surface has a side surface between said inclined surface and the slit , and where said side surface has a lower limitation and an upper limitation - characterized in that said side surface diverges outwards upwards from said slit relative to the axis of rotation so that a distance from the rotation axis to the lower limitation of the side surface is shorter than a radius to the upper limitation of the side surface . - a stack carrying surface for carrying said stack of containers , connected to - an inclined surface where, between the carrying surface and the inclined surface a slit orthogonal to the rotation axis is provided, , and - where an ejector surface follows below and at least partly behind the inclined surface in the direction of rotation, where said ejectors surface commences with an edge , said edge arranged substantially radially with respect to the axis of rotation , where said edge is above the level of the slit , and - where the inclined surface has a side surface between said inclined surface and the slit , and where said side surface has a lower limitation and an upper limitation - characterized in that said side surface diverges outwards upwards from said slit relative to the axis of rotation so that a distance from the rotation axis to the lower limitation of the side surface is shorter than a radius to the upper limitation of the side surface .