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A method for determining by a monitoring system a reception quality for a Voice over IP, VoIP, media stream of a VoIP session, wherein the VoIP media stream is transmitted from a first communication device to a second communication device in a packet-switched communications network, the method comprising the following steps performed by the monitoring system: monitoring data packets of the VoIP media stream transmitted from the first communication device, determining media-related quality information for the VoIP media stream, based on the received data packets related to the VoIP media stream, monitoring at least one Internet Control Message Protocol, ICMP, message transmitted from a network device, wherein the at least one ICMP message relates to the data packets of the VoIP media stream and includes information on a transmission error of the data packets of the VoIP media stream to the second communication device, determining ICMP-related quality information for the VoIP media stream, based on the received at least one ICMP message, related to the data packets of the VoIP media stream, and adding the media-related quality information and the ICMP-related quality information to the call detail record of the VoIP session. monitoring data packets of the VoIP media stream transmitted from the first communication device, determining media-related quality information for the VoIP media stream, based on the received data packets related to the VoIP media stream, monitoring at least one Internet Control Message Protocol, ICMP, message transmitted from a network device, wherein the at least one ICMP message relates to the data packets of the VoIP media stream and includes information on a transmission error of the data packets of the VoIP media stream to the second communication device, determining ICMP-related quality information for the VoIP media stream, based on the received at least one ICMP message, related to the data packets of the VoIP media stream, and adding the media-related quality information and the ICMP-related quality information to the call detail record of the VoIP session.
Method for reducing the microbiological loading of container products which at least partially consist of at least one plastics material, in which plastic granules are supplied to an extruder device as part of a first production process, said extruder device melting the granules , which are passed on to a blow-fill-seal manufacturing machine to obtain the respective container product as part of a further, adjoining production process, the plastics material used in each case being subjected to at least one of the following treatment steps at least in parts of the production process: - high-energy radiation and/or - plasma treatment and/or - a gas with a sterilising effect, and characterised in that the respective treatment step takes place - if the plastic granules are still packed together in sack-like packages and, when said packages are opened, the granules are fed into the extruder device as part of the first production process or - if the plastic granules are supplied as part of a flat bulk or funnel-like feed to the screw conveyor of the extruder device as part of a separation process within the first production process. - high-energy radiation and/or - plasma treatment and/or - a gas with a sterilising effect, and characterised in that the respective treatment step takes place - if the plastic granules are still packed together in sack-like packages and, when said packages are opened, the granules are fed into the extruder device as part of the first production process or - if the plastic granules are supplied as part of a flat bulk or funnel-like feed to the screw conveyor of the extruder device as part of a separation process within the first production process.
A high-frequency photoelectric detector encapsulation base that is can-packaged and that uses multi-layer ceramic, comprising a laminated multi-layer ceramic substrate , wherein the multi-layer ceramic substrate is welded with pins at a bottom and provided with a metal ring at a top; an upper surface and a lower surface of each layer of the ceramic substrate are both plated with a conductive metal layer to form in the substrate, a coplanar waveguide structure with two differential signal contacts ; wherein circuit connection holes are provided, each of which is distributed over the layers of the ceramic substrate from top to bottom; the circuit connection holes interconnecting the conductive metal layers by a metal which fills the circuit connection holes, and all the layers of the ceramic substrate are combined and fixed into an integral body via the metal which fills the circuit connection holes; the upper surface of the multi-layer ceramic substrate is provided with two power contacts and the two differential signal contacts , the power contacts and the differential signal contacts penetrating through the layers of the ceramic substrate from top to bottom to be connected to corresponding ones of the pins , and those of the pins being ground pins are welded to the conductive metal layer on the lower surface of the multi-layer ceramic substrate.
A telescopic surgical screw comprising: a first screw section including a distal threaded section and a proximal section ; a second screw section including a proximal threaded head and a distally extending cylindrical housing , wherein both the threaded head and the cylindrical housing are hollow representative of a longitudinal through hole that extends between a distal orifice and a proximal orifice , said cylindrical housing having a first width defined by an inner wall and a second width defined by an internal flange , the second width being less than the first width; and, a reconfigurable bushing configured to be received within the second screw section to occupy a portion of the longitudinal through hole so as to limit travel of the first screw section with respect to the second screw section, the bushing having an uncompressed width that is greater than the second width and further having a compressed width that is less than the second width, wherein the uncompressed width substantially prevents movement of the bushing from the inner wall to the internal flange , wherein the bushing, while compressed, is slidable from the internal flange to the inner wall; wherein the proximal section of the first screw section is slidable within the longitudinal through hole of the second screw section between a first orientation where the first screw section and the second screw section define a first length and a second orientation where the first screw section and the second screw section define a second length. a first screw section including a distal threaded section and a proximal section ; a second screw section including a proximal threaded head and a distally extending cylindrical housing , wherein both the threaded head and the cylindrical housing are hollow representative of a longitudinal through hole that extends between a distal orifice and a proximal orifice , said cylindrical housing having a first width defined by an inner wall and a second width defined by an internal flange , the second width being less than the first width; and, a reconfigurable bushing configured to be received within the second screw section to occupy a portion of the longitudinal through hole so as to limit travel of the first screw section with respect to the second screw section, the bushing having an uncompressed width that is greater than the second width and further having a compressed width that is less than the second width, wherein the uncompressed width substantially prevents movement of the bushing from the inner wall to the internal flange , wherein the bushing, while compressed, is slidable from the internal flange to the inner wall; wherein the proximal section of the first screw section is slidable within the longitudinal through hole of the second screw section between a first orientation where the first screw section and the second screw section define a first length and a second orientation where the first screw section and the second screw section define a second length.
A particulate matter measuring device used for measuring a concentration of suspended particles in air, comprising: a gas transporting actuator ; a micro particle sensor configured to analyze sizes of the suspended particles in the air to calculate the concentration of the suspended particles in the air; a laser module ; an airflow channel ; and a microprocessor , the particulate matter measuring device being characterized in that the gas transporting actuator is disposed at a first end of the airflow channel , in that the micro particle sensor is disposed at a second end of the airflow channel and arranged such that the sensing surface of the particle sensor is disposed substantially orthogonal to the air flow channel, in that the laser module is disposed between the gas transporting actuator and the micro particle sensor and is configured to emit a laser beam between the gas transporting actuator and the micro particle sensor , in that the air flowing between the gas transporting actuator and the micro particle sensor in the airflow channel is irradiated by the laser beam, and in that the microprocessor is configured to drive the gas transporting actuator to introduce the air from the external environment into the gas transporting actuator and to eject the air at high speed to the airflow channel such that a cleaning operation is performed on a surface of the micro particle sensor to remove the suspended particles attached thereon. a gas transporting actuator ; a micro particle sensor configured to analyze sizes of the suspended particles in the air to calculate the concentration of the suspended particles in the air; a laser module ; an airflow channel ; and a microprocessor , the particulate matter measuring device being characterized in that the gas transporting actuator is disposed at a first end of the airflow channel , in that the micro particle sensor is disposed at a second end of the airflow channel and arranged such that the sensing surface of the particle sensor is disposed substantially orthogonal to the air flow channel, in that the laser module is disposed between the gas transporting actuator and the micro particle sensor and is configured to emit a laser beam between the gas transporting actuator and the micro particle sensor , in that the air flowing between the gas transporting actuator and the micro particle sensor in the airflow channel is irradiated by the laser beam, and in that the microprocessor is configured to drive the gas transporting actuator to introduce the air from the external environment into the gas transporting actuator and to eject the air at high speed to the airflow channel such that a cleaning operation is performed on a surface of the micro particle sensor to remove the suspended particles attached thereon.
A cooling system for cooling at least one component of an imaging system located in a scan room, comprising: inlet and outlet channels in air flow communication with the component ; a return channel in air flow communication with the inlet and outlet channels, wherein a portion of warm outlet air from a component outlet flows in the return channel to provide warm recirculated air to a mixing zone in the inlet channel ; and a fan located in the inlet channel , wherein the fan draws scan room air into the inlet channel and wherein the scan room air is mixed with the warm recirculated air in the mixing zone to form mixed air wherein the mixed air flows over the component to cool the component and wherein the mixed air absorbs heat that warms the mixed air to form the warm outlet air . inlet and outlet channels in air flow communication with the component ; a return channel in air flow communication with the inlet and outlet channels, wherein a portion of warm outlet air from a component outlet flows in the return channel to provide warm recirculated air to a mixing zone in the inlet channel ; and a fan located in the inlet channel , wherein the fan draws scan room air into the inlet channel and wherein the scan room air is mixed with the warm recirculated air in the mixing zone to form mixed air wherein the mixed air flows over the component to cool the component and wherein the mixed air absorbs heat that warms the mixed air to form the warm outlet air .
A refrigerator comprising: a carbonated water tank in which carbonated water is stored; a water tank which supplies water to the carbonated water tank ; a carbon dioxide cylinder which supplies carbon dioxide to the carbonated water tank ; a dispenser which selectively discharges the carbonated water from the carbonated water tank and the water from the water tank ; characterized by a controller which supplies the carbon dioxide from the carbon dioxide cylinder to the carbonated water tank so as to produce the carbonated water after the water is supplied to the carbonated water tank , wherein the controller stops producing the carbonated water when a discharge instruction of the water is input from a user, when the discharge instruction of the water is input while the water is supplied to the carbonated water tank , the controller closes a water supply valve to stop supplying the water to the carbonated water tank and opens a water discharge valve to discharge the water from the water tank , and the refrigerator further comprises a storage unit which stores production information of the carbonated water, wherein, when the discharge instruction of the water is input while the water is supplied to the carbonated water tank , the controller stores a production progress of the carbonated water in the storage unit . a carbonated water tank in which carbonated water is stored; a water tank which supplies water to the carbonated water tank ; a carbon dioxide cylinder which supplies carbon dioxide to the carbonated water tank ; a dispenser which selectively discharges the carbonated water from the carbonated water tank and the water from the water tank ; characterized by a controller which supplies the carbon dioxide from the carbon dioxide cylinder to the carbonated water tank so as to produce the carbonated water after the water is supplied to the carbonated water tank , wherein the controller stops producing the carbonated water when a discharge instruction of the water is input from a user, when the discharge instruction of the water is input while the water is supplied to the carbonated water tank , the controller closes a water supply valve to stop supplying the water to the carbonated water tank and opens a water discharge valve to discharge the water from the water tank , and the refrigerator further comprises a storage unit which stores production information of the carbonated water, wherein, when the discharge instruction of the water is input while the water is supplied to the carbonated water tank , the controller stores a production progress of the carbonated water in the storage unit .
A locking apparatus for securing an item of luggage comprising: a housing configured to be mounted within the item of luggage and including at least one aperture for receiving therein a corresponding at least one tab extending from a closure means of said item of luggage, said housing enclosing therein: a locking element movable inside said housing between a first position in which the locking apparatus is in a locking state in which the at least one tab extends from a movable closure means is secured in the housing and a second position in which the locking apparatus is in an unlocked state in which the at least one tab extends from the closure means and is releasable from the housing, a first locking means operable to control movement of the locking element between the first position and the second position, and a first sensor arranged to detect operation of the first locking means and a second sensor associated with the locking element for detecting the extent of movement of the locking element between the first position and the second position. a locking element movable inside said housing between a first position in which the locking apparatus is in a locking state in which the at least one tab extends from a movable closure means is secured in the housing and a second position in which the locking apparatus is in an unlocked state in which the at least one tab extends from the closure means and is releasable from the housing, a first locking means operable to control movement of the locking element between the first position and the second position, and a first sensor arranged to detect operation of the first locking means and a second sensor associated with the locking element for detecting the extent of movement of the locking element between the first position and the second position.
A fastener comprising: a shaft having a longitudinal axis, the shaft including an end with multiple teeth in series one after another partially along the longitudinal axis, each tooth running transverse to the longitudinal axis, the teeth being disposed on at least a first side of the shaft, the shaft having an adjacent second side that is recessed relative to the first side such that it does not extend as far from the longitudinal axis of the shaft; and an engagement mechanism configured to engage the multiple teeth on the shaft when the shaft is oriented in a first rotational position and to disengage the teeth on the shaft when the shaft is oriented in a second rotational position, wherein the engagement mechanism includes teeth that selectively engage the shaft teeth in the first rotational position, characterized in that the shaft further includes a head on the end thereof beyond the teeth, the head extending from the longitudinal axis of the shaft further than the second side, the head extending outwardly further than the second side in the direction of the first side, such that the head will not engage with the teeth of the engagement mechanism and thus restricts rotation of the shaft unless the head is extended beyond the teeth of the engagement mechanism. a shaft having a longitudinal axis, the shaft including an end with multiple teeth in series one after another partially along the longitudinal axis, each tooth running transverse to the longitudinal axis, the teeth being disposed on at least a first side of the shaft, the shaft having an adjacent second side that is recessed relative to the first side such that it does not extend as far from the longitudinal axis of the shaft; and an engagement mechanism configured to engage the multiple teeth on the shaft when the shaft is oriented in a first rotational position and to disengage the teeth on the shaft when the shaft is oriented in a second rotational position, wherein the engagement mechanism includes teeth that selectively engage the shaft teeth in the first rotational position, characterized in that the shaft further includes a head on the end thereof beyond the teeth, the head extending from the longitudinal axis of the shaft further than the second side, the head extending outwardly further than the second side in the direction of the first side, such that the head will not engage with the teeth of the engagement mechanism and thus restricts rotation of the shaft unless the head is extended beyond the teeth of the engagement mechanism.
A computer-implemented method comprising: obtaining an identification of a target product for sale by a merchant in a retail store, the identification originating from input at a user device; obtaining a recommended product based on at least one of: the target product, information from a profile associated with the user device, or a criterion provided by the merchant; and as the user device moves in the retail store: receiving user location data indicating a location of the user device, determining a particular route based on the user location data, a location of the target product , and a location of the recommended product , the particular route being based on a comparison of cost values between segments of alternative routes to the target product, each segment assigned a respective cost value, wherein the cost value of at least one of the segments is based on both the location of the target product and the location of the recommended product, generating an instruction guiding the user device along the particular route, and transmitting the instruction for output at the user device. obtaining an identification of a target product for sale by a merchant in a retail store, the identification originating from input at a user device; obtaining a recommended product based on at least one of: the target product, information from a profile associated with the user device, or a criterion provided by the merchant; and as the user device moves in the retail store: receiving user location data indicating a location of the user device, determining a particular route based on the user location data, a location of the target product , and a location of the recommended product , the particular route being based on a comparison of cost values between segments of alternative routes to the target product, each segment assigned a respective cost value, wherein the cost value of at least one of the segments is based on both the location of the target product and the location of the recommended product, generating an instruction guiding the user device along the particular route, and transmitting the instruction for output at the user device. receiving user location data indicating a location of the user device, determining a particular route based on the user location data, a location of the target product , and a location of the recommended product , the particular route being based on a comparison of cost values between segments of alternative routes to the target product, each segment assigned a respective cost value, wherein the cost value of at least one of the segments is based on both the location of the target product and the location of the recommended product, generating an instruction guiding the user device along the particular route, and transmitting the instruction for output at the user device.
Method of managing the operation of a contactless communication device, said contactless communication device (DV) being configured to support a card emulation mode using active load modulation -ALM- and a peer to peer mode and comprising a phase locked loop (PLL) and a frequency locked loop (FLL) having in common the same controlled oscillator (DCO), said method comprising firstly placing the contactless communication device in the card emulation mode at the beginning of a communication between said contactless communication device (DV) and a contactless reader (RD), said firstly placing comprising synchronizing within the contactless device (DV), an ALM carrier frequency (DVCLK) with a reader carrier frequency (CLEX) by operating at least said phase locked loop (PLL), and upon reception by the contactless communication device of an indication sent by the reader indicating a further communication in a peer to peer mode with said reader, secondly placing the contactless communication device in the peer to peer mode, said secondly placing including deactivating the phase locked loop (PLL) and operating the frequency locked loop (FLL) with a reference clock signal (XOCLK) and a frequency set point (FR) depending on said reader carrier frequency and the frequency of the reference clock signal.