Abstract

An apparatus for generating one or more audio output signals from one or more encoded audio signals according to an embodiment is provided. The apparatus comprises at least one entropy decoding module for decoding encoded additional audio information, when the encoded additional audio information is entropy-encoded, to obtain decoded additional audio information. Moreover, the apparatus comprises a signal processor for generating the one or more audio output signals depending on the one or more encoded audio signals and depending on the decoded additional audio information.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 19/018 - Audio watermarking, i.e. embedding inaudible data in the audio signal
• G10L 19/00 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis

Abstract

A method for producing a (thick) bottom oxide in a trench structure, having the following steps: providing a substrate having at least one trench structure comprising a bottom and sidewalls; depositing a polysilicon layer on a surface of the substrate, the bottom and the sidewalls; depositing an oxide layer on the polysilicon layer; depositing a nitride layer on the oxide layer; anisotropic dry etching of the nitride layer; thermal oxidation of the polysilicon of the polysilicon layer to produce a thick oxide layer locally; and wet etching; depositing a further oxide layer on the thick oxide layer along at least the bottom and the surface or on the residual oxide along the bottom and the surface and on the sidewalls.

IPC Classes  ?

• H01L 29/51 - Insulating materials associated therewith
• H01L 21/04 - Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof the devices having potential barriers, e.g. a PN junction, depletion layer or carrier concentration layer
• H01L 21/28 - Manufacture of electrodes on semiconductor bodies using processes or apparatus not provided for in groups
• H01L 27/088 - Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including integrated passive circuit elements with at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier the substrate being a semiconductor body including only semiconductor components of a single kind including field-effect components only the components being field-effect transistors with insulated gate
• H01L 29/16 - Semiconductor bodies characterised by the materials of which they are formed including, apart from doping materials or other impurities, only elements of Group IV of the Periodic System in uncombined form
• H01L 29/423 - Electrodes characterised by their shape, relative sizes or dispositions not carrying the current to be rectified, amplified or switched
• H01L 29/66 - Types of semiconductor device

Abstract

A method for manufacturing an electronic device with an integrated permanent magnet for providing a magnetic field is disclosed. The method includes providing a first substrate and structuring a cavity into a first substrate surface. The permanent magnet integrated within the cavity is generated by introducing loose powder including magnetic material into the cavity and by subsequently agglomerating the powder to a mechanically firm magnetic body structure by means of atomic layer deposition. The method further includes providing a second substrate, wherein at least one electronic component is arranged on a first substrate surface of the second substrate, and aligning the two substrates with respect to each other so that the permanent magnet integrated into the first substrate functionally interacts with the electronic component arranged on the second substrate and provides a magnetic field for the electronic component. The two substrates are bonded by means of a bonding layer attached between the two substrates.

IPC Classes  ?

• H01F 41/02 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing or assembling magnets, inductances or transformersApparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing materials characterised by their magnetic properties for manufacturing cores, coils or magnets
• H01F 7/02 - Permanent magnets

Abstract

Audio processor for performing audio rendering by generating rendering parameters, which determine a derivation of loudspeaker signals to be reproduced by a set of loudspeakers from an audio signal. The audio processor is configured to obtain a reverberation effect information and to perform a gain adjustment so as to determine, based on a listener position, gains for generating the loudspeaker signals for the loudspeakers from the audio signal. The audio processor is configured to use, depending on the reverberation effect information, in the gain adjustment, for at least one loudspeaker, a roll-off gain compensation function for mapping a listener-to-loudspeaker distance of the at least one loudspeaker onto a listener-to-loudspeaker-distance compensation gain for the at least one loudspeaker, for which a compensated roll-off gets monotonically shallower with increasing listener-to-loudspeaker distance.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04S 7/00 - Indicating arrangementsControl arrangements, e.g. balance control
• H04R 5/02 - Spatial or constructional arrangements of loudspeakers

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for identifying a cfDNA derived biomarker for a physiological condition, disease or disorder comprising: a) isolating cfDNA from a sample of a subject known to be in the physiological condition or suffer from the disease or disorder; b) selecting short double-stranded cfDNA fragments; c) determining the nucleic acid sequences of said short double-stranded cfDNA fragments; d) comparing the nucleic acid sequences of said short double-stranded cfDNA fragments to a reference; and; e) based on said comparison in step d) identifying at least one cfDNA derived biomarker associated with the physiological condition, disease or disorder; a method for assessing a physiological condition, disease or disorder; a method for determining efficacy of treating a physiological condition, disease or disorder; use of a cfDNA derived biomarker in a sample for assessing a disease or disorder in a subject; and a device for detecting a cfDNA derived biomarker in a sample.

IPC Classes  ?

• C12Q 1/6886 - Nucleic acid products used in the analysis of nucleic acids, e.g. primers or probes for diseases caused by alterations of genetic material for cancer

Abstract

An apparatus configured for communicating in a mobile wireless communication network, the apparatus having a wireless interface for transceiving wireless signals in the mobile wireless communication network is configured for communicating over a sidelink, SL, in the mobile wireless communication system, the sidelink providing for a plurality of time slots, each time slot having a slot duration. The apparatus is configured for using at least a first time interval of the slot duration, to perform a listen-before-talk, LBT, procedure to determine an availability of the time slot; and to use a second time interval of the slot duration for a wireless transmission based on the determined availability; and/or for using at least a first slot duration, to perform a listen-before-talk, LBT, procedure to determine an availability of a later second time slot and to use the second time slot for a wireless transmission based on the determined availability.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04W 74/0816 - Non-scheduled access, e.g. ALOHA using carrier sensing, e.g. carrier sense multiple access [CSMA] with collision avoidance
• H04W 74/00 - Wireless channel access
• H04W 74/08 - Non-scheduled access, e.g. ALOHA
• H04W 92/18 - Interfaces between hierarchically similar devices between terminal devices

Abstract

The present invention relates to stabilisers based on syringic acid, vanillic acid, isovanillic acid or 5-hydroxyveratric acid, plastic composition. The invention also relates to a method for stabilising a plastic composition and a stabiliser composition having a high stabilising effect.

IPC Classes  ?

• C08K 5/134 - Phenols containing ester groups
• C08K 5/20 - Carboxylic acid amides

Abstract

An audio encoder for encoding an audio signal includes: a first encoding processor for encoding a first audio signal portion in a frequency domain, wherein the first encoding processor includes: a time frequency converter for converting the first audio signal portion into a frequency domain representation having spectral lines up to a maximum frequency of the first audio signal portion; a spectral encoder for encoding the frequency domain representation; a second encoding processor for encoding a second different audio signal portion in the time domain; a cross-processor for calculating, from the encoded spectral representation of the first audio signal portion, initialization data of the second encoding processor, so that the second encoding processing is initialized to encode the second audio signal portion immediately following the first audio signal portion in time in the audio signal; a controller configured for analyzing the audio signal and for determining, which portion of the audio signal is the first audio signal portion encoded in the frequency domain and which portion of the audio signal is the second audio signal portion encoded in the time domain; and an encoded signal former for forming an encoded audio signal including a first encoded signal portion for the first audio signal portion and a second encoded signal portion for the second audio signal portion. d

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 19/02 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis using spectral analysis, e.g. transform vocoders or subband vocoders
• G10L 19/00 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis
• G10L 19/022 - Blocking, i.e. grouping of samples in timeChoice of analysis windowsOverlap factoring
• G10L 19/028 - Noise substitution, e.g. substituting non-tonal spectral components by noisy source
• G10L 19/04 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis using predictive techniques
• G10L 19/083 - Determination or coding of the excitation functionDetermination or coding of the long-term prediction parameters the excitation function being an excitation gain
• G10L 19/18 - Vocoders using multiple modes
• G10L 19/24 - Variable rate codecs, e.g. for generating different qualities using a scalable representation such as hierarchical encoding or layered encoding
• G10L 19/26 - Pre-filtering or post-filtering
• G10L 21/038 - Speech enhancement, e.g. noise reduction or echo cancellation using band spreading techniques

Abstract

The invention relates to an antimicrobial layer material comprising a layer with a particulate biocidal active ingredient and, on top of that, a layer as transport control layer, wherein the transport control layer is depositable or has been deposited in an afterglow PE-CVD method. The invention further relates to a substrate coated with such an antimicrobial layer material, to the use of a plasma-polymeric layer deposited in an afterglow PE-CVD method as transport control layer for a particulate biocidal active ingredient, and to a method of producing an antimicrobial layer material and to a method of producing a substrate comprising an antimicrobial layer material.

IPC Classes  ?

• A01N 25/34 - Shaped forms, e.g. sheets, not provided for in any other group of this main group
• A01N 59/16 - Heavy metalsCompounds thereof
• A01N 59/20 - Copper

Abstract

An apparatus for processing an audio signal having associated therewith a pitch lag information and a gain information, includes a domain converter for converting a first domain representation of the audio signal into a second domain representation of the audio signal; and a harmonic post-filter for filtering the second domain representation of the audio signal, wherein the post-filter is based on a transfer function including a numerator and a denominator, wherein the numerator includes a gain value indicated by the gain information, and wherein the denominator includes an integer part of a pitch lag indicated by the pitch lag information and a multi-tap filter depending on a fractional part of the pitch lag.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 19/26 - Pre-filtering or post-filtering
• G10L 19/02 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis using spectral analysis, e.g. transform vocoders or subband vocoders

Abstract

An apparatus for video decoding receives a video data stream having pictures of a video encoded thereinto. The video data stream comprises a plurality of access units, a plurality of SEI (supplemental enhancement information) messages and processing order information which defines a processing order of the plurality of SEI messages. The apparatus is configured to determine the processing order information to obtain information on the processing order of the plurality of SEI messages. The processing order information comprises information on an identifier for each SEI message of two or more SEI messages of the plurality of SEI messages, wherein the identifier of each SEI message of the two or more SEI messages is unique among the two or more SEI messages. The apparatus is configured to decode a current AU using inter-picture prediction from a referenced reference picture stored in the DPB to acquire a decoded picture, and to insert the decoded picture into the DPB, assign to each reference picture stored in the DPB a classification as one of a short-term reference picture, a long-term reference picture and an unused-for-reference picture, read DPB mode information from the current AU, if the DPB mode information indicates a first mode, remove one or more reference pictures classified as a short-term picture, according to a first-in-first-out (FIFO) strategy, from the DPB, if the DPB mode information indicates a second mode, read memory management control information comprising at least one command in the current AU and process the at least one command so as to change the classification assigned to at least one of the reference pictures stored in the DPB, and use the classification of the reference pictures in the DPB, for managing reference picture removal from the DPB.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/105 - Selection of the reference unit for prediction within a chosen coding or prediction mode, e.g. adaptive choice of position and number of pixels used for prediction
• H04N 19/117 - Filters, e.g. for pre-processing or post-processing
• H04N 19/159 - Prediction type, e.g. intra-frame, inter-frame or bidirectional frame prediction
• H04N 19/172 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a picture, frame or field
• H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards

Abstract

An overcurrent limiting and detection unit includes a ferrite core that is brought into a saturated region with respect to its magnetic conductivity by arranging at least one permanent magnet to effect magnetic non-conductivity of the ferrite core, a network coil that is wound around a part of the ferrite core and that is configured such that, during operation of the overcurrent limiting unit and detection unit, an electric network current flows through it, the at least one permanent magnet being arranged on the ferrite core such that a magnetic flux caused by the at least one permanent magnet flows against a magnetic flux caused by the network coil during operation, wherein a detection coil being galvanically isolated from the network coil, is wound around a part of the ferrite core and is configured to detect a transition from the saturated region to an unsaturated region.

IPC Classes  ?

• H02H 3/087 - Emergency protective circuit arrangements for automatic disconnection directly responsive to an undesired change from normal electric working condition, with or without subsequent reconnection responsive to excess current for DC applications
• H02H 1/00 - Details of emergency protective circuit arrangements

Abstract

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of dimethyl ether comprising the following steps: - feeding a methanol-containing stream SFeed-RD into a reactive distillation unit RD, wherein - in at least one reaction zone RZ of the reactive distillation unit RD, methanol is converted to dimethyl ether and water in the presence of an acid catalyst, and - a distillative separation is performed into a fraction that contains dimethyl ether and leaves the reactive distillation unit RD as a overhead stream Soverhead-RD, and a fraction that contains water and leaves the reactive distillation unit RD as a bottom stream Sbottom-RD, - removing a methanol-containing side stream Sside-RD from the reactive distillation unit RD, - feeding the methanol-containing side stream Sside-RD into a side reactor SR and converting the methanol in the presence of an acid catalyst to dimethyl ether and water to obtain a product stream Sproduct-SR, which contains dimethyl ether, water and methanol and is removed from the side reactor SR.

IPC Classes  ?

• C07C 41/09 - Preparation of ethers by dehydration of compounds containing hydroxy groups
• C07C 41/42 - SeparationPurificationStabilisationUse of additives by change of physical state, e.g. by crystallisation by distillation
• C07C 43/04 - Saturated ethers

Abstract

A receiver is configured is configured to receive a data signal, the data signal having at least one data signal block, the data signal block having a predefined duration in the time domain, a number of symbols in the time domain and a bandwidth in the frequency domain, wherein the data signal block is received over a plurality of transmission intervals, wherein a length of one transmission interval is shorter than the duration of the data signal block so that a subset of the symbols of the data signal block is received over one transmission interval, and wherein the receiver includes a signal processing device configured to process the symbols of the data signal block which have been received over one transmission interval.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
• H04L 27/26 - Systems using multi-frequency codes
• H04W 16/14 - Spectrum sharing arrangements
• H04W 84/04 - Large scale networksDeep hierarchical networks

Abstract

The invention provides a concept for combined dynamic range compression and guided clipping prevention for audio devices. An audio decoder for decoding an audio bitstream and a metadata bitstream related to the audio bitstream according to the concept comprises an audio processing chain configured to receive a decoded audio signal derived from the audio bitstream and to adjust characteristics of the audio signal in order to produce an audio output signal, the audio adjustment chain comprising a plurality of adjustment stages including a dynamic range control stage for adjusting a dynamic range of the audio output signal and a guided clipping prevention stage for preventing clipping of the audio output signal; and a metadata decoder configured to receive the metadata bitstream and to extract dynamic range control gain sequences and guided clipping prevention gain sequences from the metadata bitstream, at least a part of the dynamic range control gain sequences being supplied to the dynamic range control stage, and at least a part of the guided clipping prevention gain sequences being supplied to the guided clipping prevention stage.

Abstract

An apparatus includes a flow range configured to let a fluid having a flow characteristic flow. The apparatus includes actuator means configured to change the flow characteristic of the flow range and further includes acoustic sensor means configured to receive an acoustic signal and to output a sensor signal based on the acoustic signal. The apparatus includes an analysis means configured to analyze the sensor signal to obtain an analysis result. The apparatus is configured to control the actuator means based on the analysis result for changing the flow characteristic.

IPC Classes  ?

• E03C 1/05 - Arrangements of devices on wash-basins, baths, sinks, or the like, for remote control of taps

Abstract

The present invention concerns an apparatus configured to partition a picture into leaf blocks using recursive multi-tree partitioning, block-based encode the picture into a data stream using the partitioning of the picture into the leaf blocks, wherein the apparatus is configured to, in partitioning the picture into the leaf blocks, for a predetermined block which extends beyond a boundary of the picture, reduce an available set of split modes depending on a position at which the boundary of the picture crosses the predetermined block in order to obtain a reduced set of one or more split modes, wherein the apparatus is configured to signal a selected split mode in the data stream.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/119 - Adaptive subdivision aspects e.g. subdivision of a picture into rectangular or non-rectangular coding blocks
• H04N 19/103 - Selection of coding mode or of prediction mode
• H04N 19/169 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding
• H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
• H04N 19/192 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the adaptation method, adaptation tool or adaptation type used for the adaptive coding the adaptation method, adaptation tool or adaptation type being iterative or recursive
• H04N 19/96 - Tree coding, e.g. quad-tree coding

Abstract

Embodiments relate to processing of medical data, in particular image data of medical images and related medical reports for automated generation of a draft report for a newly recorded medical image. The image elements relating to corresponding documentation elements for a former medical image are mapped to image elements in the newly recorded medical image, and based on this mapping, an automated generation of the draft of the medical report of the newly recorded medical image is performed.

IPC Classes  ?

• G16H 15/00 - ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• G06F 40/30 - Semantic analysis
• G06T 7/00 - Image analysis

Abstract

Weld seam, method and device for connecting plastic films (10) by thermal joining, wherein the plastic films (10) are connected between welding jaws (2, 4) along a weld seam (12). According to the invention, the device comprises a pair of unheated welding jaws (2, 4) between which the plastic films (10) are arranged parallel to each other for thermal joining. A device for impulse generation (30) applies an impact impulse to one of the welding jaws (2, 4) with a penetration time into the plastic films (10) of less than 10 ms with a first intensity (Fi1). The impact impulse acts on the plastic films (10), wherein a heating in the material caused by deformation is produced and the weld seam (12) is formed in an effective area of the welding jaws (2, 4); use of a blow-forging press.

IPC Classes  ?

• B29C 65/38 - Impulse heating
• B29C 65/00 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor
• B29L 31/00 - Other particular articles
• B31B 70/64 - Uniting opposed surfaces or edgesTaping by applying heat or pressure
• B31B 155/00 - Flexible containers made from webs

Abstract

A first aspect provides concepts for handling coded layer video sequence boundaries in multilayered video bitstreams having inter-layer references. A second aspect provides concepts for handling, signaling and deriving of picture output timing, e.g. with respect to an access unit specific signaling and an output layer specific signaling of a number of repetitions of a picture output.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards
• H04N 19/172 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a picture, frame or field
• H04N 19/46 - Embedding additional information in the video signal during the compression process

Abstract

A method for sequentially decoding, from a data stream, a sequence of samples corresponding to a picture, including entropy decoding a quantization index corresponding to a sample, indicating, based on the quantization index, a reconstruction level set of two reconstruction levels sets, the two reconstruction level sets including: a first reconstruction level set that includes reconstruction levels that are even multiples of a quantization step size, wherein the first reconstruction level set excludes reconstruction levels that are odd multiples of the quantization set size; a second reconstruction level set that includes reconstruction levels that are odd multiples of the quantization step size, and dequantizing the sample using the indicated reconstruction level set. The second reconstruction level set excludes reconstruction levels that are even multiples of the quantization step size.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/132 - Sampling, masking or truncation of coding units, e.g. adaptive resampling, frame skipping, frame interpolation or high-frequency transform coefficient masking
• H04N 19/105 - Selection of the reference unit for prediction within a chosen coding or prediction mode, e.g. adaptive choice of position and number of pixels used for prediction
• H04N 19/126 - Details of normalisation or weighting functions, e.g. normalisation matrices or variable uniform quantisers
• H04N 19/13 - Adaptive entropy coding, e.g. adaptive variable length coding [AVLC] or context adaptive binary arithmetic coding [CABAC]
• H04N 19/159 - Prediction type, e.g. intra-frame, inter-frame or bidirectional frame prediction
• H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
• H04N 19/18 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a set of transform coefficients
• H04N 19/60 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using transform coding
• H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards
• H04N 19/91 - Entropy coding, e.g. variable length coding [VLC] or arithmetic coding

Abstract

A measuring device is provided having at least one substrate, which contains or consists of a polymer or a glass, at least one optical waveguide being written in the substrate, in which at least one Bragg grating with a predeterminable grating constant is arranged, wherein the measuring device further includes an evaluation device, which is configured to determine a deformation of the substrate and/or a force acting on the substrate from a change in the grating constant and/or a change in the refractive index of the Bragg grating.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01L 1/24 - Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations of optical properties of material when it is stressed, e.g. by photoelastic stress analysis
• G01B 11/16 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring the deformation in a solid, e.g. optical strain gauge

Abstract

The invention provides a concept for combined dynamic range compression and guided clipping prevention for audio devices. An audio decoder for decoding an audio bitstream and a metadata bitstream related to the audio bitstream according to the concept comprises an audio processing chain configured to receive a decoded audio signal derived from the audio bitstream and to adjust characteristics of the audio signal in order to produce an audio output signal, the audio adjustment chain comprising a plurality of adjustment stages including a dynamic range control stage for adjusting a dynamic range of the audio output signal and a guided clipping prevention stage for preventing clipping of the audio output signal; and a metadata decoder configured to receive the metadata bitstream and to extract dynamic range control gain sequences and guided clipping prevention gain sequences from the metadata bitstream, at least a part of the dynamic range control gain sequences being supplied to the dynamic range control stage, and at least a part of the guided clipping prevention gain sequences being supplied to the guided clipping prevention stage.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 19/00 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis

Abstract

The invention provides a concept for combined dynamic range compression and guided clipping prevention for audio devices. An audio decoder for decoding an audio bitstream and a metadata bitstream related to the audio bitstream according to the concept comprises an audio processing chain configured to receive a decoded audio signal derived from the audio bitstream and to adjust characteristics of the audio signal in order to produce an audio output signal, the audio adjustment chain comprising a plurality of adjustment stages including a dynamic range control stage for adjusting a dynamic range of the audio output signal and a guided clipping prevention stage for preventing clipping of the audio output signal; and a metadata decoder configured to receive the metadata bitstream and to extract dynamic range control gain sequences and guided clipping prevention gain sequences from the metadata bitstream, at least a part of the dynamic range control gain sequences being supplied to the dynamic range control stage, and at least a part of the guided clipping prevention gain sequences being supplied to the guided clipping prevention stage.

Abstract

A magnetic field sensor may be provided comprising at least one diamond which comprises at least one nitrogen-vacancy-center. The magnetic field sensor comprises further at least one optical resonator. The diamond is arranged in the optical resonator. At least one pump laser is provided which is configured to illuminate the diamond with laser radiation having a wavelength of about 480 nm to about 637 nm. The sensor comprises further at least one measuring laser configured to illuminate the diamond with laser radiation having a wavelength from 750 nm to 1040 nm or from 1044 nm to 1500 nm, wherein the sensor comprises at least one detector configured to detect the absorption of the laser radiation of the measuring laser in the diamond. Methods are provided for detecting a magnetic field by the magnetic field sensor.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01R 33/032 - Measuring direction or magnitude of magnetic fields or magnetic flux using magneto-optic devices, e.g. Faraday
• G01R 29/08 - Measuring electromagnetic field characteristics
• G01R 33/26 - Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance for measuring direction or magnitude of magnetic fields or magnetic flux using optical pumping

Abstract

A relevance score for a predictor portion of a machine learning predictor is determined by performing a reverse propagation of an initial relevance score, which is attributed to a first predetermined predictor portion, along propagation paths of the machine learning predictor, and by filtering the reverse propagation with respect to a second predetermined predictor portion. Furthermore, respective affiliation scores for a set of data structures with respect to a predictor portion of a machine learning predictor are determined by performing reverse propagations of an initial relevance score from a first predetermined predictor portion to the predictor portion.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06N 3/084 - Backpropagation, e.g. using gradient descent

Abstract

Video/picture coding of improved coding efficiency with supporting varying resolution and/or efficiently handling region-wise packing.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/587 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding involving temporal sub-sampling or interpolation, e.g. decimation or subsequent interpolation of pictures in a video sequence
• H04N 19/119 - Adaptive subdivision aspects e.g. subdivision of a picture into rectangular or non-rectangular coding blocks
• H04N 19/132 - Sampling, masking or truncation of coding units, e.g. adaptive resampling, frame skipping, frame interpolation or high-frequency transform coefficient masking
• H04N 19/172 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a picture, frame or field
• H04N 19/423 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by implementation details or hardware specially adapted for video compression or decompression, e.g. dedicated software implementation characterised by memory arrangements
• H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards

Abstract

A user equipment for a mobile communication network is provided. The mobile communication network has a radio access network including a plurality of cells and being configured to serve the user equipment within a cell. To receive a data packet from the radio access network, the user equipment is configured to receive a plurality of different versions of the data packet transmitted by the radio access network to the user equipment in parallel via different physical resources. To provide a data packet to the radio access network, the user equipment is configured to provide a plurality of different versions of the data packet and to transmit the plurality of different versions of the data packet to the radio access network in parallel via different physical resources.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04W 28/04 - Error control
• H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
• H04L 1/1812 - Hybrid protocolsHybrid automatic repeat request [HARQ]
• H04W 28/02 - Traffic management, e.g. flow control or congestion control
• H04W 28/06 - Optimising, e.g. header compression, information sizing
• H04W 64/00 - Locating users or terminals for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• H04W 76/27 - Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states
• H04W 80/02 - Data link layer protocols
• H04W 80/08 - Upper layer protocols

Abstract

An annular apparatus is provided for generating accelerated electrons, wherein ions from a glow discharge plasma may be accelerated onto the surface of an annular second cathode and electrons emitted by the annular second cathode may be accelerated towards an annular electron exit window by a second electrical voltage applied between the annular second cathode and an annular second anode, wherein a housing is designed as a first cathode; a first anode comprises a number of wire-like electrodes which extend completely or partially through an annular evacuable space, and wherein a second reservoir contains a hydrocarbon-containing compound which may be admitted into the evacuable space through the at least one first inlet.

IPC Classes  ?

• H05H 7/08 - Arrangements for injecting particles into orbits
• H05H 1/24 - Generating plasma
• H05H 1/54 - Plasma accelerators

Abstract

The invention relates to a modular photobioreactor, in particular an artificially illuminated photobioreactor, which is suitable for use in an industrial production environment with a high degree of automation and to a method for cultivating phototrophic microorganisms.

IPC Classes  ?

• C12M 1/00 - Apparatus for enzymology or microbiology

Abstract

An audio processor for processing an audio signal (100), comprises: an audio signal modifier (2) for modifying the audio signal (100) in response to a user input (200); a loudness controller (6) for determining a loudness compensation gain (C) based on a reference loudness (Lref) or a reference gain (gO and a modified loudness (Lmo(j) or a modified gain (hi), where the modified loudness (LmOd) or the modified gain (hi) depends on the user input; and a loudness manipulator (5) for manipulating a loudness of a signal (101) using the loudness compensation gain (C).

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 19/00 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis

Abstract

A device and method for manipulating an audio signal includes a windower for generating a plurality of consecutive blocks of audio samples, the plurality of consecutive blocks including at least one padded block of audio samples, the padded block having padded values and audio signal values, a first converter for converting the padded block into a spectral representation having spectral values, a phase modifier for modifying phases of the spectral values to obtain a modified spectral representation and a second converter for converting the modified spectral representation into a modified time domain audio signal.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 21/038 - Speech enhancement, e.g. noise reduction or echo cancellation using band spreading techniques
• G10L 19/025 - Detection of transients or attacks for time/frequency resolution switching
• G10L 21/007 - Changing voice quality, e.g. pitch or formants characterised by the process used

Abstract

Audio encoder for encoding audio input data (101) to obtain audio output data (501) comprises an input interface (100) for receiving a plurality of audio channels, a plurality of audio objects and metadata related to one or more of the plurality of audio objects; a mixer (200) for mixing the plurality of objects and the plurality of channels to obtain a plurality of pre-mixed channels, each pre-mixed channel comprising audio data of a channel and audio data of at least one object; a core encoder (300) for core encoding core encoder input data; and a metadata compressor (400) for compressing the metadata related to the one or more of the plurality of audio objects, wherein the audio encoder is configured to operate in at least one mode of the group of two modes comprising a first mode, in which the core encoder is configured to encode the plurality of audio channels and the plurality of audio objects received by the input interface as core encoder input data, and a second mode, in which the core encoder (300) is configured for receiving, as the core encoder input data, the plurality of pre-mixed channels generated by the mixer (200).

Abstract

An audio signal representation generator is provide for generating an output audio signal representation from an input audio signal that includes a sequence of input audio signal frames. Each input audio signal frame includes a sequence of input audio signal samples. The audio signal representation generator includes a format definer that defines a first multi-dimensional audio signal representation of the input audio signal, and a learnable layer that processes the first multidimensional audio signal representation of the input audio signal, or a processed version of the first multi-dimensional audio signal representation, to generate the output audio signal representation of the input audio signal.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 19/02 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis using spectral analysis, e.g. transform vocoders or subband vocoders

Abstract

The invention relates to a computer-implemented method (200) for geometrically defining a component (214) adapted to an organism unit, comprising the steps of: determining (202) at least one adaptation variable (222) by evaluating an image (210) of the organism unit, wherein the at least one adaptation variable (222) is based on a geometric characteristic of the organism unit, and defining (204) a component geometry (218) of the component (214) based on a component base geometry adapted with the at least one adaptation variable (222).

IPC Classes  ?

• G16H 50/50 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for simulation or modelling of medical disorders
• A61F 2/46 - Special tools for implanting artificial joints
• G16H 20/40 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• G16H 30/40 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical images for processing medical images, e.g. editing

Abstract

A sound receiving arrangement for being mounted in an outer shell of an object, wherein the outer shell has a recess, having: a housing which is arranged in the recess and forms a hollow space; an acoustically permeable boundary surface which closes the hollow space; a sound receiver arranged within the housing so that a medium is provided between the sound receiver and the acoustically permeable boundary surface.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04R 1/08 - MouthpiecesAttachments therefor
• H04R 1/02 - CasingsCabinetsMountings therein
• H04R 1/28 - Transducer mountings or enclosures designed for specific frequency responseTransducer enclosures modified by provision of mechanical or acoustic impedances, e.g. resonator, damping means

Abstract

A method for producing a substrate having a nanoporous bump may comprise providing a first substrate and a second substrate. The second substrate having a connection metallization. The method may further include electrodepositing a metal alloy by applying a voltage and de-alloying the metal alloy to produce a nanoporous bump. The method may further include compression bonding the nanoporous bump to the second substrate. A bump top side facing away from the first substrate is welded to the connection metallization of the second substrate. After the compression bonding, the second substrate is separated from the first substrate and the nanoporous bump is at least partially transferred from the first substrate to the second substrate.

IPC Classes  ?

• H01L 23/00 - Details of semiconductor or other solid state devices

Abstract

A video encoder is configured to entropy encode an absolute value of a quantization level of a current transform coefficient at position (xC, yC), wherein the absolute value is encoded using context adaptive binary arithmetic encoding of bins of a first binarization. The video coder is further configured, for the current transform coefficient, to encode a bin of the first binarization by using a context which is determined based on a sum of minimum absolute values of transform coefficient quantization levels, based on encoded bins of the first binarization, at one or more transform coefficient positions among (xC+1, yC), (xC+2, yC), (xC+1, yC+1), (xC, yC+1), and (xC, yC+2).

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/124 - Quantisation
• H04N 19/129 - Scanning of coding units, e.g. zig-zag scan of transform coefficients or flexible macroblock ordering [FMO]
• H04N 19/13 - Adaptive entropy coding, e.g. adaptive variable length coding [AVLC] or context adaptive binary arithmetic coding [CABAC]
• H04N 19/157 - Assigned coding mode, i.e. the coding mode being predefined or preselected to be further used for selection of another element or parameter
• H04N 19/172 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a picture, frame or field
• H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
• H04N 19/18 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a set of transform coefficients
• H04N 19/186 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a colour or a chrominance component
• H04N 19/60 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using transform coding

Abstract

An antenna device for emitting and/or receiving electromagnetic radiation in a motor vehicle includes at least two sub-antenna groups arranged at a predefined first distance relative to one another. Each sub-antenna group includes at least one transmitting antenna and one receiving antenna, with a second distance between the at least one transmitting antenna and the one receiving antenna being smaller than the predefined first distance between the sub-antenna groups. This description also relates to a motor vehicle that incorporates the antenna device.

IPC Classes  ?

• H01Q 1/32 - Adaptation for use in or on road or rail vehicles
• G01S 13/931 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes of land vehicles

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to fluid treatment. In particular, examples of the present disclosure relate to devices, systems and methods for fluid treatment combining electrochemical oxidation treatment and sonication treatment of fluids.

IPC Classes  ?

• C02F 1/467 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by electrochemical methods by electrolysis by electrochemical disinfection
• C02F 1/36 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage with mechanical oscillations ultrasonic vibrations
• C02F 1/461 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by electrochemical methods by electrolysis

Abstract

A method is described that processes an audio signal. A discontinuity between a filtered past frame and a filtered current frame of the audio signal is removed using linear predictive filtering.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 19/26 - Pre-filtering or post-filtering
• G10L 19/005 - Correction of errors induced by the transmission channel, if related to the coding algorithm
• G10L 19/022 - Blocking, i.e. grouping of samples in timeChoice of analysis windowsOverlap factoring
• G10L 19/03 - Spectral prediction for preventing pre-echoTemporary noise shaping [TNS], e.g. in MPEG2 or MPEG4
• G10L 19/12 - Determination or coding of the excitation functionDetermination or coding of the long-term prediction parameters the excitation function being a code excitation, e.g. in code excited linear prediction [CELP] vocoders
• G10L 19/20 - Vocoders using multiple modes using sound class specific coding, hybrid encoders or object based coding
• G10L 21/0364 - Speech enhancement, e.g. noise reduction or echo cancellation by changing the amplitude for improving intelligibility
• G11B 27/038 - Cross-faders therefor
• H04B 1/10 - Means associated with receiver for limiting or suppressing noise or interference

Abstract

A system and method for estimating current positions of sensor elements in an array sensor involve providing initial position estimates by an electronic computing device, transmitting a sensor signal into the surroundings, and receiving a reflected signal from at least one calibration target. The system determines the direction of arrival of the reflected signal and analytically estimates the virtual positions of the sensor elements based on this direction and a criterion of smallest residuum. The current positions are then estimated using the virtual positions and initial estimates. The technology further includes a computer program product, a computer-readable storage medium, and an array sensor configured to perform these functions.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01S 13/87 - Combinations of radar systems, e.g. primary radar and secondary radar
• G01S 5/02 - Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position-line determinationsPosition-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
• H04B 17/27 - MonitoringTesting of receivers for locating or positioning the transmitter

Abstract

A radar system for determining target information of radar targets includes a first antenna array configured to emit a transmit signal and receive a first signal reflected by a radar target, and a second antenna array configured to receive a second signal reflected by the radar target. The system is configured to process the received signals to determine distance information and angle hypotheses associated with the radar target. Based on the distance information and angle hypotheses, the system applies optimal filters to generate target information related to the radar target. The disclosure also relates to a vehicle incorporating such a radar system.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01S 13/00 - Systems using the reflection or reradiation of radio waves, e.g. radar systemsAnalogous systems using reflection or reradiation of waves whose nature or wavelength is irrelevant or unspecified
• G01S 7/40 - Means for monitoring or calibrating
• G01S 13/42 - Simultaneous measurement of distance and other coordinates
• G01S 13/931 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes of land vehicles

Abstract

The invention provides a concept for combined dynamic range compression and guided clipping prevention for audio devices. An audio decoder for decoding an audio bitstream and a metadata bitstream related to the audio bitstream according to the concept comprises an audio processing chain configured to receive a decoded audio signal derived from the audio bitstream and to adjust characteristics of the audio signal in order to produce an audio output signal, the audio adjustment chain comprising a plurality of adjustment stages including a dynamic range control stage for adjusting a dynamic range of the audio output signal and a guided clipping prevention stage for preventing clipping of the audio output signal; and a metadata decoder configured to receive the metadata bitstream and to extract dynamic range control gain sequences and guided clipping prevention gain sequences from the metadata bitstream, at least a part of the dynamic range control gain sequences being supplied to the dynamic range control stage, and at least a part of the guided clipping prevention gain sequences being supplied to the guided clipping prevention stage.

Abstract

The invention provides a concept for combined dynamic range compression and guided clipping prevention for audio devices. An audio decoder for decoding an audio bitstream and a metadata bitstream related to the audio bitstream according to the concept comprises an audio processing chain configured to receive a decoded audio signal derived from the audio bitstream and to adjust characteristics of the audio signal in order to produce an audio output signal, the audio adjustment chain comprising a plurality of adjustment stages including a dynamic range control stage for adjusting a dynamic range of the audio output signal and a guided clipping prevention stage for preventing clipping of the audio output signal; and a metadata decoder configured to receive the metadata bitstream and to extract dynamic range control gain sequences and guided clipping prevention gain sequences from the metadata bitstream, at least a part of the dynamic range control gain sequences being supplied to the dynamic range control stage, and at least a part of the guided clipping prevention gain sequences being supplied to the guided clipping prevention stage.

IPC Classes  ?

• C07C 67/08 - Preparation of carboxylic acid esters by reacting carboxylic acids or symmetrical anhydrides with the hydroxy or O-metal group of organic compounds
• C07C 69/36 - Oxalic acid esters
• C07C 69/38 - Malonic acid esters
• C07C 69/40 - Succinic acid esters
• C07C 69/84 - Esters of carboxylic acids having an esterified carboxyl group bound to a carbon atom of a six-membered aromatic ring of monocyclic hydroxy carboxylic acids, the hydroxy groups and the carboxyl groups of which are bound to carbon atoms of a six-membered aromatic ring
• C07C 69/86 - Esters of carboxylic acids having an esterified carboxyl group bound to a carbon atom of a six-membered aromatic ring of monocyclic hydroxy carboxylic acids, the hydroxy groups and the carboxyl groups of which are bound to carbon atoms of a six-membered aromatic ring with esterified hydroxyl groups
• C07C 69/92 - Esters of carboxylic acids having an esterified carboxyl group bound to a carbon atom of a six-membered aromatic ring of monocyclic hydroxy carboxylic acids, the hydroxy groups and the carboxyl groups of which are bound to carbon atoms of a six-membered aromatic ring with etherified hydroxyl groups
• C07G 1/00 - Low-molecular-weight derivatives of lignin

Abstract

An apparatus for playing back an audio object associated with a position includes a distance calculator for calculating distances of the position to speakers or for reading the distances of the position to the speakers. The distance calculator is configured to take a solution with a smallest distance. The apparatus is configured to play back the audio object using the speaker corresponding to the solution.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04S 7/00 - Indicating arrangementsControl arrangements, e.g. balance control
• G10L 19/008 - Multichannel audio signal coding or decoding using interchannel correlation to reduce redundancy, e.g. joint-stereo, intensity-coding or matrixing
• G10L 19/08 - Determination or coding of the excitation functionDetermination or coding of the long-term prediction parameters
• G10L 19/20 - Vocoders using multiple modes using sound class specific coding, hybrid encoders or object based coding
• H04S 1/00 - Two-channel systems
• H04S 3/00 - Systems employing more than two channels, e.g. quadraphonic

Abstract

A solar cell module, having at least one first module segment, wherein the first module segment includes a first subsegment and at least one second subsegment, the first and the second subsegment each have at least one solar cell string and each solar cell string has a plurality of solar cells interconnected in series. The first module segment includes a first and an at least second bypass element and bypass connectors. These bypass elements are interconnected via the bypass connectors within the module segment. The shading properties, the electrical characteristics and the material expenditure in the production of the solar module are advantageously adapted via advantageous circuit and geometry arrangements of the elements.

IPC Classes  ?

• H01L 31/05 - Electrical interconnection means between PV cells inside the PV module, e.g. series connection of PV cells
• H01L 31/043 - Mechanically stacked PV cells
• H01L 31/0443 - PV modules or arrays of single PV cells including bypass diodes comprising bypass diodes integrated or directly associated with the devices, e.g. bypass diodes integrated or formed in or on the same substrate as the photovoltaic cells

Abstract

A heat-resistant body has a cavity for exhaust gas, which is open at opposite ends. The body has first wall portions, each of which delimits a first portion of the cavity. Each first wall portion has an outer region and an inner region which has planar protrusions which each extend from the outside region inward into the associated first cavity portion, the planar protrusions tapering along the longitudinal extent in their width directed perpendicularly to the longitudinal extent and being mutually laterally spaced. Each planar protrusion of a first wall portion is rotated or shifted relative to a planar protrusion of an adjacent first wall portion. The body has second wall portions, each of which delimits a second portion of the cavity and is disposed between two adjacent first wall portions. The cross-sectional area of each second cavity portion is larger than the cross-sectional area of each first cavity portion.

IPC Classes  ?

• B01D 53/88 - Handling or mounting catalysts
• B03C 3/66 - Applications of electricity supply techniques
• F23B 80/04 - Combustion apparatus characterised by means creating a distinct flow path for flue gases or for non-combusted gases given off by the fuel by means for guiding the flow of flue gases, e.g. baffles
• F23J 15/02 - Arrangements of devices for treating smoke or fumes of purifiers, e.g. for removing noxious material

Abstract

An audio encoder has a first information sink oriented encoding branch such as a spectral domain encoding branch, a second information source or SNR oriented encoding branch such as an LPC-domain encoding branch, and a switch for switching between the first and second encoding branches, the second encoding branch having a converter into a specific domain different from the spectral domain such as an LPC analysis stage generating an excitation signal, and the second encoding branch having a specific domain coding branch such as LPC domain processing branch, and a specific spectral domain coding branch such as LPC spectral domain processing branch, and an additional switch for switching between the specific domain coding branch and the specific spectral domain coding branch. An audio decoder has a first domain decoder, a second domain decoder, and a third domain decoder as well as two cascaded switches for switching between the decoders.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 19/008 - Multichannel audio signal coding or decoding using interchannel correlation to reduce redundancy, e.g. joint-stereo, intensity-coding or matrixing
• G10L 19/00 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis
• G10L 19/02 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis using spectral analysis, e.g. transform vocoders or subband vocoders
• G10L 19/16 - Vocoder architecture
• G10L 19/18 - Vocoders using multiple modes

Abstract

A video encoder for encoding a video into a data stream using motion compensated prediction for inter predicted blocks, comprising a hypothesis number control, configured to control a number of prediction hypotheses of the inter predicted blocks within a predetermined portion of the video to meet a predetermined criterion.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/139 - Analysis of motion vectors, e.g. their magnitude, direction, variance or reliability
• H04N 19/109 - Selection of coding mode or of prediction mode among a plurality of temporal predictive coding modes
• H04N 19/117 - Filters, e.g. for pre-processing or post-processing
• H04N 19/137 - Motion inside a coding unit, e.g. average field, frame or block difference
• H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
• H04N 19/57 - Motion estimation characterised by a search window with variable size or shape
• H04N 19/577 - Motion compensation with bidirectional frame interpolation, i.e. using B-pictures

Abstract

A video encoder for encoding a video into a data stream using motion compensated prediction for inter predicted blocks, comprising a hypothesis number control, configured to control a number of prediction hypotheses of the inter predicted blocks within a predetermined portion of the video to meet a predetermined criterion.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/139 - Analysis of motion vectors, e.g. their magnitude, direction, variance or reliability
• H04N 19/109 - Selection of coding mode or of prediction mode among a plurality of temporal predictive coding modes
• H04N 19/117 - Filters, e.g. for pre-processing or post-processing
• H04N 19/137 - Motion inside a coding unit, e.g. average field, frame or block difference
• H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
• H04N 19/57 - Motion estimation characterised by a search window with variable size or shape
• H04N 19/577 - Motion compensation with bidirectional frame interpolation, i.e. using B-pictures

Abstract

A method, being executed by a computer or signal processor or system or apparatus, for processing a first video data set comprising first video data of a first video depicting a plurality of moving objects. The method comprises generating one or more further video data sets from the first video data set, such that each further video data set of the one or more further video data sets comprises further video data of a further video, such that exactly one moving object of the plurality of moving objects is associated with said further video data set.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06T 7/20 - Analysis of motion

Abstract

An audio processor for processing an audio signal (100), comprises: an audio signal modifier (2) for modifying the audio signal (100) in response to a user input (200); a loudness controller (6) for determining a loudness compensation gain (C) based on a reference loudness (Lref) or a reference gain (gi) and a modified loudness (Lmod) or a modified gain (hi), where the modified loudness (Lmod) or the modified gain (hi) depends on the user input; and a loudness manipulator (5) for manipulating a loudness of a signal (101) using the loudness compensation gain (C).

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 19/00 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis

Abstract

The present invention generally relates to broad-spectrum antiviral compounds that can be used as preventive and/or therapeutic antiviral medicine; pharmaceutical compositions or combinations comprising such compounds; and compounds or pharmaceutical compositions or combinations for use in the treatment (e.g., for preventive and/or therapeutic use) of viral infections.

IPC Classes  ?

• A61K 31/235 - Esters, e.g. nitroglycerine, selenocyanates of carboxylic acids having an aromatic ring attached to a carboxyl group
• A61K 31/166 - Amides, e.g. hydroxamic acids having aromatic rings, e.g. colchicine, atenolol, progabide having the carbon atom of a carboxamide group directly attached to the aromatic ring, e.g. procainamide, procarbazine, metoclopramide, labetalol
• A61K 31/36 - Compounds containing methylenedioxyphenyl groups, e.g. sesamin
• A61K 38/08 - Peptides having 5 to 11 amino acids
• A61K 38/10 - Peptides having 12 to 20 amino acids
• A61K 47/54 - Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers or inert additivesTargeting or modifying agents chemically bound to the active ingredient the non-active ingredient being chemically bound to the active ingredient, e.g. polymer-drug conjugates the non-active ingredient being a modifying agent the modifying agent being an organic compound
• A61P 31/14 - Antivirals for RNA viruses

Abstract

An audio decoder decodes a bit stream of encoded audio data, which bit stream represents a sequence of audio sample values and includes a plurality of frames, wherein each frame includes associated encoded audio sample values. The audio decoder includes a determiner configured to determine whether a frame of the encoded audio data is a special frame including encoded audio sample values associated with the special frame and additional information, wherein the additional information include encoded audio sample values of a number of frames preceding the special frame, wherein the encoded audio sample values of the preceding frames are encoded using the same codec configuration as the special frame, wherein the number of preceding frames is sufficient to initialize the decoder to be in a position to decode the audio sample values associated with the special frame if the special frame is the first frame upon start-up of the decoder.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 19/16 - Vocoder architecture
• G10L 19/22 - Mode decision, i.e. based on audio signal content versus external parameters
• G10L 19/24 - Variable rate codecs, e.g. for generating different qualities using a scalable representation such as hierarchical encoding or layered encoding

Abstract

An audio encoder has a first information sink oriented encoding branch such as a spectral domain encoding branch, a second information source or SNR oriented encoding branch such as an LPC-domain encoding branch, and a switch for switching between the first and second encoding branches, the second encoding branch having a converter into a specific domain different from the spectral domain such as an LPC analysis stage generating an excitation signal, and the second encoding branch having a specific domain coding branch such as LPC domain processing branch, and a specific spectral domain coding branch such as LPC spectral domain processing branch, and an additional switch for switching between the specific domain coding branch and the specific spectral domain coding branch. An audio decoder has a first domain decoder, a second domain decoder, and a third domain decoder as well as two cascaded switches for switching between the decoders.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 19/008 - Multichannel audio signal coding or decoding using interchannel correlation to reduce redundancy, e.g. joint-stereo, intensity-coding or matrixing
• G10L 19/00 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis
• G10L 19/02 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis using spectral analysis, e.g. transform vocoders or subband vocoders
• G10L 19/16 - Vocoder architecture
• G10L 19/18 - Vocoders using multiple modes

Abstract

A first user equipment of a wireless communication system is provided. After a second user equipment of the wireless communication system has transmitted a first signal, being a reference or control or data signal, to the first user equipment via a sidelink between the second and first user equipment, the first user equipment is configured to receive said reference or control or data signal as a second signal from the second user equipment via the sidelink. The first user equipment is configured to determine positioning information depending on difference information, such that the difference information has information on difference(s) between the first signal, transmitted by the second user equipment, and the second signal, received by the first user equipment. The positioning information has information on a distance and/or a distance change between the first and the second user equipment and/or a position of the first user equipment and/or the second user equipment and/or an angle which depends on the position of the first and the second user equipment.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04W 72/25 - Control channels or signalling for resource management between terminals via a wireless link, e.g. sidelink
• H04W 64/00 - Locating users or terminals for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• H04W 72/40 - Resource management for direct mode communication, e.g. D2D or sidelink
• H04W 72/51 - Allocation or scheduling criteria for wireless resources based on terminal or device properties

Abstract

A method for evaluating an apparatus having at least one antenna array, the apparatus configured for forming a plurality of communication beam patterns using the antenna array, includes positioning of the apparatus in a measurement environment or moving/switching the probe/link antenna(s) of the measurement environment around the apparatus adapted to measure beam patterns and controlling the apparatus so as to form a predefined beam pattern of the plurality of communication beam patterns. The method includes measuring the predefined beam pattern using the measurement environment and/or the apparatus.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01R 29/08 - Measuring electromagnetic field characteristics
• G01R 29/10 - Radiation diagrams of antennas
• H04B 7/06 - Diversity systemsMulti-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
• H04B 17/11 - MonitoringTesting of transmitters for calibration

Abstract

A video encoder is configured to encode, by block based predictive encoding, pictures of a video into coding data, wherein the block based predictive encoding includes an intra-picture prediction. The video encoder is configured to use, for the intra-picture prediction, for encoding a prediction block of a picture, a plurality of nearest reference samples of the picture directly neighboring the prediction block and a plurality of extended reference samples, each extended reference sample of the plurality of extended reference samples separated from the prediction block at least by one nearest reference sample of the plurality of reference samples. The video encoder is further configured to sequentially determine an availability or unavailability of each of the plurality of nearest reference samples and to substitute a nearest reference sample being determined as unavailable by a substitution sample. The video encoder is configured to use the substitution sample for the intra-picture prediction.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/117 - Filters, e.g. for pre-processing or post-processing
• H04N 19/105 - Selection of the reference unit for prediction within a chosen coding or prediction mode, e.g. adaptive choice of position and number of pixels used for prediction
• H04N 19/132 - Sampling, masking or truncation of coding units, e.g. adaptive resampling, frame skipping, frame interpolation or high-frequency transform coefficient masking
• H04N 19/159 - Prediction type, e.g. intra-frame, inter-frame or bidirectional frame prediction
• H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock

Abstract

An audio encoder has a first information sink oriented encoding branch such as a spectral domain encoding branch, a second information source or SNR oriented encoding branch such as an LPC-domain encoding branch, and a switch for switching between the first and second encoding branches, the second encoding branch having a converter into a specific domain different from the spectral domain such as an LPC analysis stage generating an excitation signal, and the second encoding branch having a specific domain coding branch such as LPC domain processing branch, and a specific spectral domain coding branch such as LPC spectral domain processing branch, and an additional switch for switching between the specific domain coding branch and the specific spectral domain coding branch. An audio decoder has a first domain decoder, a second domain decoder, and a third domain decoder as well as two cascaded switches for switching between the decoders.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 19/008 - Multichannel audio signal coding or decoding using interchannel correlation to reduce redundancy, e.g. joint-stereo, intensity-coding or matrixing
• G10L 19/00 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis
• G10L 19/02 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis using spectral analysis, e.g. transform vocoders or subband vocoders
• G10L 19/16 - Vocoder architecture
• G10L 19/18 - Vocoders using multiple modes

Abstract

File format concepts for video coding are described. Embodiments allow for an efficient extraction of sub-streams from a video file. Further embodiments allow for a flexible switching between sub-streams of a video file. Further embodiments allow for a flexible handling of decoder initializations.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 21/435 - Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data or reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• H04N 21/4402 - Processing of video elementary streams, e.g. splicing a video clip retrieved from local storage with an incoming video stream or rendering scenes according to encoded video stream scene graphs involving reformatting operations of video signals for household redistribution, storage or real-time display
• H04N 21/854 - Content authoring

Abstract

The present invention relates to a protein preparation of linseed and a cost-effective process for its production thereof. The protein preparation has a protein content of more than 30% by mass, an oil content of less than 68 by mass, a content of cyanogenic glycosides of less than 200 mg/kg and a brightness L* of greater than 75. The protein preparation is neutral in taste, light in color and of high quality, so that it is suitable for color and taste demanding food applications such as emulsions and baked goods.

IPC Classes  ?

• A23J 1/14 - Obtaining protein compositions for foodstuffsBulk opening of eggs and separation of yolks from whites from leguminous or other vegetable seedsObtaining protein compositions for foodstuffsBulk opening of eggs and separation of yolks from whites from press-cake or oil-bearing seeds
• A23J 3/14 - Vegetable proteins
• A23K 10/30 - Animal feeding-stuffs from material of plant origin, e.g. roots, seeds or hayAnimal feeding-stuffs from material of fungal origin, e.g. mushrooms
• A23K 20/147 - Polymeric derivatives, e.g. peptides or proteins

Abstract

An apparatus for block-wise decoding a picture from a data stream and/or encoding a picture into a data stream, the apparatus supporting at least one intra-prediction mode according to which the intra-prediction signal for a block of a predetermined size of the picture is determined by applying a first template of samples which neighbours the current block onto a neural network. The apparatus may be configured, for a current block differing from the predetermined size, to: resample a second template of samples neighboring the current block, so as to conform with the first template so as to obtain a resampled template; apply the resampled template of samples onto the neural network so as to obtain a preliminary intra-prediction signal; and resample the preliminary intra-prediction signal so as to conform with the current block so as to obtain the intra-prediction signal for the current block.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/593 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding involving spatial prediction techniques
• H04N 19/105 - Selection of the reference unit for prediction within a chosen coding or prediction mode, e.g. adaptive choice of position and number of pixels used for prediction
• H04N 19/11 - Selection of coding mode or of prediction mode among a plurality of spatial predictive coding modes
• H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
• H04N 19/61 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using transform coding in combination with predictive coding

Abstract

A user equipment of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment is provided. The user equipment is configured to determine and/or to receive information on an applicability of a machine-learning model. And/or, the user equipment is configured to determine and/or to receive information that the user equipment is located in a machine-learning assisted area.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04W 64/00 - Locating users or terminals for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• H04W 8/22 - Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
• H04W 24/02 - Arrangements for optimising operational condition

Abstract

A transceiver is configured for communicating in a wireless communication network being operated so as to schedule communication in a plurality of transmission time intervals, each transmission time interval including a plurality of resource elements arranged in a time-frequency grid. Each transmission time interval includes a control section and a data section. The transceiver is configured for transmitting, using a resource in the control section, the resource in the control section containing a reservation information indicating that the transceiver reserves a specific resource in a future transmission time interval.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04W 72/12 - Wireless traffic scheduling
• H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
• H04W 72/0446 - Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames

Abstract

Disclosed is a fire protection layer composite for use as preventive fire protection material, and to a method for producing a fire protection layer composite. The invention relates to non-flammable and fire-retardant materials, in particular film composites which are intumescent in the event of a fire. The fire protection layer composite comprises at least one plastics layer, which surrounds a transparent fire protection layer, wherein the fire protection layer comprises an intumescent material. The fire protection layer composite makes it possible to achieve effective fire protection in a compact design. The fire protection layer composite does not produce soot or release toxic flue gases, even under the influence of very high temperatures. This prevents danger to the health of a user of the fire protection layer composite in the event of a fire.

IPC Classes  ?

• B32B 3/04 - Layered products comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar shapeLayered products comprising a layer having particular features of form characterised by features of form at particular places, e.g. in edge regions characterised by a layer folded at the edge, e.g. over another layer
• B32B 5/18 - Layered products characterised by the non-homogeneity or physical structure of a layer characterised by features of a layer containing foamed or specifically porous material
• B32B 9/04 - Layered products essentially comprising a particular substance not covered by groups comprising such substance as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific substance
• B32B 13/02 - Layered products essentially comprising a water-setting substance, e.g. concrete, plaster, asbestos cement, or like builders' material with fibres or particles embedded in it or bonded with it
• B32B 13/12 - Layered products essentially comprising a water-setting substance, e.g. concrete, plaster, asbestos cement, or like builders' material comprising such substances as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin
• B32B 17/10 - Layered products essentially comprising sheet glass, or fibres of glass, slag or the like comprising glass as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin
• B32B 27/06 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance
• B32B 27/18 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin characterised by the use of special additives
• B32B 37/18 - Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding characterised by the properties of the layers with all layers existing as coherent layers before laminating involving the assembly of discrete sheets or panels only

Abstract

A device configured for wirelessly transmitting a signal via a sidelink of a wireless communication network, e.g., 5G New Radio, includes a control unit configured for evaluating an availability of resources of the sidelink using an evaluation parameter. The control unit is configured to adapt the evaluation parameter.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04W 74/08 - Non-scheduled access, e.g. ALOHA
• H04W 92/18 - Interfaces between hierarchically similar devices between terminal devices

Abstract

An apparatus for generating one or more audio output channels from one or more audio signals is provided. The apparatus comprises a gain determiner configured to generate or to receive gain information, wherein the gain information indicates for each audio signal of at least one audio signal of the one or more audio signals how to attenuate or how to amplify said audio signal depending on a position associated with said audio signal and a reference position. Moreover, the apparatus comprises a signal generator configured to generate the one or more audio output channels from the one or more audio signals by attenuating or amplifying at least one of the one or more audio signals depending on the gain information.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04S 5/00 - Pseudo-stereo systems, e.g. in which additional channel signals are derived from monophonic signals by means of phase shifting, time delay or reverberation

Abstract

A communication apparatus wherein the communication apparatus is configured to transmit and/or receive a plurality of packets using a scheduling related to a reference time; wherein the communication apparatus is configured to transmit a synchronization information; wherein the communication apparatus is configured to include into the synchronization information a timing information defining a timing of the transmission of the synchronization information with respect to the reference time. A communication apparatus wherein the communication apparatus is configured to receive a synchronization information; wherein the communication apparatus is configured to transmit and/or receive a plurality of packets using a scheduling related to a reference time; wherein the communication apparatus is configured to evaluate a timing information, which is included in a synchronization information and which defines a timing of the transmission of the synchronization information with respect to the reference time, in order to perform a synchronization.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04W 56/00 - Synchronisation arrangements
• H04W 72/0446 - Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames

Abstract

A vegan-based egg white substitute product containing (a) drinking water, (b) one or more protein(s) from legumes, oil seeds, grains, microorganisms, and/or algae, (c) a combination of one or more thermogelling hydrocolloid(s) with one or more reversibly gelling hydrocolloid(s), and (d) one or more salt(s), wherein the proportion of the combination of one or more reversibly thermogelling hydrocolloid(s) and one or more reversibly gelling hydrocolloid(s) ranges from 0.25-5.00 wt. %. The invention additionally relates to a method for producing the egg white substitute product and to the use of the egg white substitute product in the production of or as a component of an emulsion or a liquid consisting of at least one phase or as an ingredient in a meal or a baked product or a simulated egg.

IPC Classes  ?

• A23L 15/00 - Egg productsPreparation or treatment thereof
• A23J 3/14 - Vegetable proteins
• A23J 3/22 - Working-up of proteins for foodstuffs by texturising
• A23L 29/256 - Foods or foodstuffs containing additivesPreparation or treatment thereof containing gelling or thickening agents of vegetable origin from seaweeds, e.g. alginates, agar or carrageenan
• A23L 29/262 - CelluloseDerivatives thereof, e.g. ethers

Abstract

An apparatus is provided for coating a strip-shaped substrate with a parylene layer within a working chamber, comprising a take-off roller for unwinding the strip-shaped substrate; a take-up roller for winding the strip-shaped substrate after the coating process; a processing roller, with which the strip-shaped substrate can be led past a coating zone; a first housing, which delimits the coating zone; a second housing delimiting the first housing, as a result of which the second housing delimits a volume between the first housing and the second housing; at least one inlet which extends through a wall of the first housing and by means of which at least one monomer-containing gas for depositing the parylene layer can be introduced into the coating zone; and at least one pumping means, by means of which a negative pressure can be generated in the volume between the first housing and the second housing.

IPC Classes  ?

• B05C 13/02 - Means for manipulating or holding work, e.g. for separate articles for particular articles
• B05C 9/14 - Apparatus or plant for applying liquid or other fluent material to surfaces by means not covered by groups , or in which the means of applying the liquid or other fluent material is not important for applying liquid or other fluent material and performing an auxiliary operation the auxiliary operation involving heating

Abstract

A user device, UE, for a wireless communication system, like a 3rd Generation Partnership Project, 3GPP, system, is disclosed. The UE receives and/or transmits one or more physical channel transmissions. The one or more of the physical channel transmissions are received or transmitted without any associated DeModulation Reference Signal, DMRS, or with a partial or full DMRS muting.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
• H04W 72/231 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the layers above the physical layer, e.g. RRC or MAC-CE signalling
• H04W 76/20 - Manipulation of established connections

Abstract

Embodiments provide a transceiver of a 4th or 5th generation mobile communication system, wherein the transceiver is configured to operate in a sidelink mode, wherein the transceiver is configured, in the sidelink mode, to transmit or receive signals using radio resources in an unlicensed band, wherein the unlicensed band is one out of the following unlicensed bands: the 2.4 GHz band, the 5 GHz band with the exception of the intelligent transport system, ITS, band, the 6 GHz band, the 60 GHz band, the 57 GHz to 71 GHz band, unlicensed bands in FR2 range.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04W 74/0808 - Non-scheduled access, e.g. ALOHA using carrier sensing, e.g. carrier sense multiple access [CSMA]
• H04W 16/14 - Spectrum sharing arrangements
• H04W 92/18 - Interfaces between hierarchically similar devices between terminal devices

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and a device for providing pyrolysis oil and pyrolysis gas.

IPC Classes  ?

• C10B 53/02 - Destructive distillation, specially adapted for particular solid raw materials or solid raw materials in special form of cellulose-containing material
• C10B 3/02 - Coke ovens with vertical chambers with heat-exchange devices
• C10B 7/10 - Coke ovens with mechanical conveying means for the raw material inside the oven with conveyor-screws
• C10K 1/00 - Purifying combustible gases containing carbon monoxide
• C10K 1/02 - Dust removal

Abstract

A method for manufacturing an electrically conductive channel structure in a substrate has the following steps: (−) providing a stack arrangement in a clamping device, the stack arrangement having a substrate provided with a channel structure, a metal film having an aluminum material (=also an aluminum material alloy) on the substrate, and a compressible sealing element which at least laterally surrounds the metal film while exerting pressure, (−) applying a planar-acting mechanical process pressure and a process temperature to the stack arrangement with the clamping device in order to melt the metal film having the aluminum material at the process temperature and to introduce it into the channel structure as metallic filling material by means of the planar-acting mechanical process pressure, and (−) cooling the stack arrangement to solidify the introduced metallic filling material and to obtain the electrically conductive channel structure filled with the metallic filling material.

IPC Classes  ?

• H01L 23/498 - Leads on insulating substrates
• H01L 21/48 - Manufacture or treatment of parts, e.g. containers, prior to assembly of the devices, using processes not provided for in a single one of the groups or
• H01L 23/373 - Cooling facilitated by selection of materials for the device

Abstract

Video codec for supporting temporal inter-prediction, configured to perform padding of an area of a referenced portion of a reference picture which extends beyond a border of the reference picture, which referenced portion is referenced by an inter predicted block of a current picture by selecting one of a plurality of intra-prediction modes, and padding the area using the selected intra-prediction mode.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/107 - Selection of coding mode or of prediction mode between spatial and temporal predictive coding, e.g. picture refresh
• H04N 19/11 - Selection of coding mode or of prediction mode among a plurality of spatial predictive coding modes
• H04N 19/172 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a picture, frame or field
• H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
• H04N 19/513 - Processing of motion vectors
• H04N 19/563 - Motion estimation with padding, i.e. with filling of non-object values in an arbitrarily shaped picture block or region for estimation purposes
• H04N 19/593 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding involving spatial prediction techniques

Abstract

An apparatus for a wireless communication system includes a plurality of base stations and a plurality of UEs. The apparatus is to be connected to a base station for a communication with the base station, and one or more UEs via a sidelink for a sidelink communication. The apparatus and the one or more UEs form a group of user devices. The apparatus is to request from a base station, directly or indirectly, resources for a sidelink communication with the one or more UEs of the group, and is to obtain from the base station, directly or indirectly, information about at least one set of resources to be used for the sidelink communication within the group. Each of the sets of resources is only or exclusively used within the group, and the group members include the apparatus and the one or more UEs of the group.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04W 72/23 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• H04W 4/40 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
• H04W 72/0453 - Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
• H04W 74/0808 - Non-scheduled access, e.g. ALOHA using carrier sensing, e.g. carrier sense multiple access [CSMA]
• H04W 92/18 - Interfaces between hierarchically similar devices between terminal devices

Abstract

An apparatus for processing an audio signal includes a configurable first audio signal processor for processing the audio signal in accordance with different configuration settings to obtain a processed audio signal, wherein the apparatus is adapted so that different configuration settings result in different sampling rates of the processed audio signal. The apparatus furthermore includes n analysis filter bank having a first number of analysis filter bank channels, a synthesis filter bank having a second number of synthesis filter bank channels, a second audio processor being adapted to receive and process an audio signal having a predetermined sampling rate, and a controller for controlling the first number of analysis filter bank channels or the second number of synthesis filter bank channels in accordance with a configuration setting.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 19/24 - Variable rate codecs, e.g. for generating different qualities using a scalable representation such as hierarchical encoding or layered encoding
• G10L 19/008 - Multichannel audio signal coding or decoding using interchannel correlation to reduce redundancy, e.g. joint-stereo, intensity-coding or matrixing
• G10L 19/02 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis using spectral analysis, e.g. transform vocoders or subband vocoders
• G10L 19/16 - Vocoder architecture
• G10L 19/26 - Pre-filtering or post-filtering
• H03H 17/02 - Frequency-selective networks
• H03H 17/06 - Non-recursive filters

Abstract

Embodiments according to the invention relate to a decoder for providing decoded parameters of a neural network on the basis of an encoded representation, wherein the decoder is configured to obtain a first multi-dimensional array comprising a plurality of neural network parameter values using a decoding of neural network parameters and wherein the decoder is configured to obtain a re-ordered multidimensional array using a reordering, in which a first dimension of the first multi-dimensional array is rearranged to a different dimension in the re-ordered multidimensional array. Furthermore, encoders, methods and computer programs using a reordering are disclosed.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06T 9/00 - Image coding
• H04N 19/129 - Scanning of coding units, e.g. zig-zag scan of transform coefficients or flexible macroblock ordering [FMO]
• H04N 19/13 - Adaptive entropy coding, e.g. adaptive variable length coding [AVLC] or context adaptive binary arithmetic coding [CABAC]
• H04N 19/167 - Position within a video image, e.g. region of interest [ROI]
• H04N 19/196 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the adaptation method, adaptation tool or adaptation type used for the adaptive coding being specially adapted for the computation of encoding parameters, e.g. by averaging previously computed encoding parameters

Abstract

The invention relates to a heat-resistant body (13) which delimits a cavity (19), the cavity being open at opposite ends and being intended for the exhaust gas to flow therethrough. The body (1) has a plurality of first wall portions (14), each of which delimits a first portion (21) of the cavity (19). Each first wall portion (14) has an outer region (16) and an inner region which has a plurality of planar protrusions (17) which each extend from the outside region (16) inward into the associated first cavity portion (21), the planar protrusions tapering along the longitudinal extent in their width directed perpendicularly to the longitudinal extent and being mutually laterally spaced. Each planar protrusion (17) of a first wall portion (14) is rotated or shifted relative to a planar protrusion (17) of an adjacent first wall portion (14). The body (13) has a plurality of second wall portions (15), each of which delimits a second portion (23) of the cavity (19) and is disposed between two adjacent first wall portions (14). The cross-sectional area of each second cavity portion (23) is larger than the cross-sectional area of each first cavity portion (21).

IPC Classes  ?

• F01N 3/01 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust by means of electric or electrostatic separators
• F01N 3/021 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust by means of filters

Abstract

A method of augmenting a view of a real-world environment with a view of a volumetric video object on a user device is disclosed. The method includes determining a current pose information (CPI) indicating a current pose of the view of the real-world environment and a desired pose of the volumetric video object in the real-world environment. The method further includes sending the CPI to a remote server. The method further includes receiving a rendered view of the volumetric video object that has been rendered in accordance with the CPI from the remote server. The method also includes augmenting the view of the real-world environment by at least mapping the rendered view of the volumetric video object onto a planar mapping surface arranged according to the desired position of the volumetric video object.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06T 15/20 - Perspective computation
• G06T 7/194 - SegmentationEdge detection involving foreground-background segmentation
• G06T 7/70 - Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras
• G06T 15/04 - Texture mapping
• G06T 15/08 - Volume rendering
• G06T 15/60 - Shadow generation
• G06T 19/00 - Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics

Abstract

Concepts for a video coding are described. A first aspect provides a concept for determining an interlayer reference picture for inter-predicting a picture of a multi-layered video data stream. A second aspect provides a concept for the usage of an interlayer prediction tool in multi-layered video data streams. A third aspect is concerned with a determination of a maximum temporal sublayer of an OLS or a maximum temporal sublayer to be decoded.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/30 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using hierarchical techniques, e.g. scalability
• H04N 19/172 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a picture, frame or field
• H04N 19/52 - Processing of motion vectors by encoding by predictive encoding
• H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards

Abstract

A user device, UE, for a wireless communication system, like a 3rd Generation Partnership Project, 3GPP, system, is described. The UE includes one or more antennas, a signal processor connected to the antenna, and one or more configurations. The configuration is associated with one or more certain operations to be performed by the signal processor, defines one or more fields concerning the certain operation, and includes for each field one or more field values to be applied or used by the UE when performing the certain operation. The UE operates in accordance with the configuration, and generates a new configuration by modifying the configuration by replacing the field value for a field in the configuration by a new field value.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04L 41/0816 - Configuration setting characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings the condition being an adaptation, e.g. in response to network events
• H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
• H04B 17/336 - Signal-to-interference ratio [SIR] or carrier-to-interference ratio [CIR]
• H04L 41/084 - Configuration by using pre-existing information, e.g. using templates or copying from other elements
• H04W 24/02 - Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• H04W 24/10 - Scheduling measurement reports
• H04W 76/28 - Discontinuous transmission [DTX]Discontinuous reception [DRX]

Abstract

A video encoder, decoder, system, and method for coding a video are presented. The video encoder for encoding a video is configured to encode frames of the video using intra coding and differential inter-frame coding into a data stream, measure a quality loss resulting from coding loss, and signal, as side information, information on the quality loss in the data stream. Further is presented a video decoder configured to decode frames of the video using intra decoding and differential inter-frame decoding from a data stream into which the video is encoded at a coding loss, estimate information on a quality loss resulting from the coding loss, and output, at an output interface of the video decoder, meta data revealing the information on the picture loss, and/or modify a reconstructed version of the video.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/159 - Prediction type, e.g. intra-frame, inter-frame or bidirectional frame prediction
• H04N 19/154 - Measured or subjectively estimated visual quality after decoding, e.g. measurement of distortion

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for solvent-free production of an electrode. By means of the method it is possible to produce an electrode which has high mechanical stability and which provides a high specific capacitance. The method also enables the production of an electrode which can be used as an anode in a lithium-ion battery, without giving rise to unstable operation with undesirable and irreversible degradation reactions. An electrode is also provided, which has the above-mentioned advantages. In addition, uses of the electrode according to the invention are proposed.

IPC Classes  ?

• H01M 4/04 - Processes of manufacture in general
• H01M 4/02 - Electrodes composed of, or comprising, active material
• H01M 4/62 - Selection of inactive substances as ingredients for active masses, e.g. binders, fillers
• H01M 10/0525 - Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodesLithium-ion batteries

Abstract

An apparatus of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment is provided. For each frequency component of two or more frequency components, a transmitter of the wireless communication system is configured to transmit, within said frequency component, a transmit signal of said frequency component. A receiver of the wireless communication system is configured to receive, within said frequency component, the transmit signal of said frequency component, which has been transmitted by the transmitter, as a received signal of said frequency component. Each frequency component of the two or more frequency components represents a bandwidth limited signal, which comprises one or more signal portions, and which exhibits a center frequency, wherein the center frequency of each of the two or more frequency components is different from the center frequency of any other one of the two or more frequency components.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04L 27/38 - Demodulator circuitsReceiver circuits
• H04L 27/26 - Systems using multi-frequency codes

Abstract

In an encoder and a decoder for Region Based Intra Block Copy, the encoder may be configured for block-based encoding a picture into a data stream, and the decoder may be configured for block-based decoding a picture from a data stream. The encoder and decoder may further be configured to determine for a current block of the picture a difference between a first predetermined block and a second predetermined block inside a block search area. The encoder may encode the difference into the data stream and the decoder may derive the difference from the data stream. According to the innovative principle, the encoder and the decoder may be configured to partition the block search area into multiple block search regions.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/119 - Adaptive subdivision aspects e.g. subdivision of a picture into rectangular or non-rectangular coding blocks
• H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
• H04N 19/593 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding involving spatial prediction techniques

Abstract

Techniques for block wise encoding and decoding may be applied to encoders, decoders, and methods for encoding or decoding and include assigning, based on a first signalization in the data stream, the predetermined block to the first set or the second set, sorting the assigned set of intra-prediction modes according to intra-prediction modes used for neighboring blocks, neighboring the predetermined block, to obtain a list of intra prediction modes, deriving, for the predetermined block, from the data stream, an index into the list of intra prediction modes, predicting the predetermined block using an intra prediction mode onto which the index points. The decoder or encoder, if the assigned set is the first set of intra-prediction modes, in sorting the assigned set, uses a second mapping which maps each intra-prediction mode of the second set of prediction modes onto a representative one in the first set of intra-prediction modes.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/11 - Selection of coding mode or of prediction mode among a plurality of spatial predictive coding modes
• H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
• H04N 19/48 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using compressed domain processing techniques other than decoding, e.g. modification of transform coefficients, variable length coding [VLC] data or run-length data
• H04N 19/593 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding involving spatial prediction techniques

Abstract

A video decoder for decoding an encoded video signal including encoded picture data and indication data of a picture of a video to reconstruct the picture of the video is provided. The video decoder includes an interface configured for receiving the encoded video signal, and a data decoder configured for reconstructing the picture of the video by decoding the encoded picture data using the indication data. The picture is partitioned into a plurality of coding areas. One or more coding areas of the plurality of coding areas include two or more coding tree units of the plurality of coding tree units, wherein each coding area of the one or more coding areas which includes two or more coding tree units exhibits a coding order for the two or more coding tree units of the coding area.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/119 - Adaptive subdivision aspects e.g. subdivision of a picture into rectangular or non-rectangular coding blocks
• H04N 19/169 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding
• H04N 19/172 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a picture, frame or field
• H04N 19/46 - Embedding additional information in the video signal during the compression process

Abstract

The invention relates to a use of an extruded material, including (A) one or more biodegradable, thermoplastically processable biopolymer(s) and (B) one or more inorganic, organic or low-solubility salt(s) as a shell for an egg-replacement product, and to an egg-replacement product including vegan-based egg white and egg yolk which are encased by the shell.

IPC Classes  ?

• A23L 15/00 - Egg productsPreparation or treatment thereof
• A23J 3/22 - Working-up of proteins for foodstuffs by texturising
• A23L 29/00 - Foods or foodstuffs containing additivesPreparation or treatment thereof
• C08K 3/26 - CarbonatesBicarbonates

Abstract

A component for producing building parts has two outer parts arranged at a distance from one another and at least one inner part arranged between the outer parts. The inner part has at least one first part adjacent to an outer part and a second part adjacent to the upper outer part, which has at least one vibration-capable leg, which projects from a third part connecting the first part to the second part, is spaced from the first part by at least one slot and on its side facing away from the first part has at least one recess, which is bridged by the upper outer part and delimited at one end by a projection that has a contact surface, on which the upper outer part is mounted, so that an overall vibration-capable mounting results for the one outer part, leading to a decoupling of structure-borne sound.

IPC Classes  ?

• E04B 1/84 - Sound-absorbing elements
• E04B 1/74 - Heat, sound or noise insulation, absorption, or reflectionOther building methods affording favourable thermal or acoustical conditions, e.g. accumulating of heat within walls

Abstract

The invention relates to a cone penetration testing device comprising a probe, which has a probing cone (1), and in particular a skin friction sleeve (2), as well as an inclinometer and a pore pressure gauge, and comprising a transport linkage (4, 5, 6), which is configured to be connected to the probe at a first of the ends (7) thereof and to push the probe by applying pressure, into a soil region to be probed, as well as a seismic measuring device (9, 10, 11, 12) for capturing seismic signals. The object of capturing the seismic measurement data via a plurality of channels is achieved by the seismic measuring device comprising a plurality of seismic sensors (for example pressure sensors, accelerometers, geophones) (9, 10, 11, 12), which are integrated into one or more elements (4, 5, 6) of the transport linkage and arranged spaced apart from one another along the longitudinal direction of the transport linkage. The various seismic pressure sensors can feed the measurement data thereof into a shared signal conductor (15).

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 33/24 - Earth materials
• G01V 1/16 - Receiving elements for seismic signalsArrangements or adaptations of receiving elements
• G01V 1/20 - Arrangements of receiving elements, e.g. geophone pattern

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses for enabling transmission of physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) are provided. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) may include receiving, from a network node, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or a higher layer grant that schedules a PUSCH transmission for the UE. The method may also include transmitting at least two segments of a PUSCH. Each segment may be associated with a transmission setting that may include a set of transmission parameters. A transmission parameter associated with one of the segments of the PUSCH may have a value different from that of a corresponding transmission parameter associated with another segment of the PUSCH.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04W 72/232 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling
• H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
• H04W 72/12 - Wireless traffic scheduling

Abstract

Disclosed is an encoder for encoding a video sequence comprising consecutive frames into a bit stream, a method for encoding a video sequence comprising consecutive frames into a bit stream, a decoder for decoding a bit stream in order to reconstruct a video sequence comprising consecutive frames and a method for decoding a bit stream in order to reconstruct a video sequence comprising consecutive frames.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/635 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using transform coding using sub-band based transform, e.g. wavelets characterised by filter definition or implementation details
• H04N 19/124 - Quantisation
• H04N 19/184 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being bits, e.g. of the compressed video stream
• H04N 19/91 - Entropy coding, e.g. variable length coding [VLC] or arithmetic coding

Abstract

A data communication apparatus, for transmitting one or more blocks of data within a frame including a two-dimensional grid of transmission symbol positions is configured to select a group of transmission symbol positions, which is a subset of the two-dimensional grid of transmission symbol positions, for a transmission of a data portion. The data communication apparatus is configured to select one or more reference symbol positions associated to the selected group of transmission symbol positions, out of a plurality of possibilities, based on an information describing a desired relative position of the reference symbol position with respect to the selected group of transmission symbol positions. Other apparatuses also use a flexible selection of transmission symbol positions and a flexible selection of reference symbol positions. A system, methods and computer programs are also described.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
• H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
• H04W 72/12 - Wireless traffic scheduling

Abstract

The invention relates to a vegan-based egg yolk substitute product containing a mixture of (a) drinking water, (b) one or more protein(s) from legumes, oil seeds, grains, algae, or microorganisms, (c) plant oil which optionally contains at least one emulsifier, (d) a combination of one or more reversibly thermogelling hydrocolloid(s) with one or more reversibly gelling hydrocolloid(s), (e) at least one carotenoid-containing food and/or a natural color-imparting substance, (f) optionally at least one partially pregelatinized starch, and (g) salt, wherein the proportion of the combination of one or more reversibly thermogelling hydrocolloid(s) and one or more reversibly gelling hydrocolloid(s) ranges from 0.5-5.00% by weight. The invention additionally relates to a method for producing the egg yolk substitute product and to the use of the egg yolk substitute product in the production of an emulsion or in a dish or a baked product or a simulated egg.

IPC Classes  ?

• A23L 15/00 - Egg productsPreparation or treatment thereof
• A23L 29/20 - Foods or foodstuffs containing additivesPreparation or treatment thereof containing gelling or thickening agents

Abstract

Concepts for applying intra-prediction in multi-component or color picture or video coding in a manner achieving a more efficient coding are described. A decoder for decoding a picture is configured to derive a color sampling format and a partitioning scheme from one more first syntax elements in a data stream. The decoder is configured to decode a first color component and a second color component. The decoder is configured to determine a second-color-component intra-prediction mode index from the data stream.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/11 - Selection of coding mode or of prediction mode among a plurality of spatial predictive coding modes
• H04N 19/105 - Selection of the reference unit for prediction within a chosen coding or prediction mode, e.g. adaptive choice of position and number of pixels used for prediction
• H04N 19/109 - Selection of coding mode or of prediction mode among a plurality of temporal predictive coding modes
• H04N 19/119 - Adaptive subdivision aspects e.g. subdivision of a picture into rectangular or non-rectangular coding blocks
• H04N 19/132 - Sampling, masking or truncation of coding units, e.g. adaptive resampling, frame skipping, frame interpolation or high-frequency transform coefficient masking
• H04N 19/159 - Prediction type, e.g. intra-frame, inter-frame or bidirectional frame prediction
• H04N 19/172 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a picture, frame or field
• H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
• H04N 19/186 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a colour or a chrominance component
• H04N 19/61 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using transform coding in combination with predictive coding
• H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards

Abstract

Embodiments according to the invention relate to apparatuses for providing a processed audio signal, apparatuses for providing neural network parameters, methods and computer programs. Embodiments according to the invention relate to apparatuses for providing a processed audio signal, apparatuses for providing neural network parameters, methods and computer programs. Embodiments according to the invention relate to Improved Normalizing Flow-Based Speech Enhancement Using an All-Pole Gammatone Filterbank for Conditional Input Representation. Embodiments according to the invention relate to apparatuses for providing a processed audio signal, apparatuses for providing neural network parameters, methods and computer programs. Embodiments according to the invention relate to Improved Normalizing Flow-Based Speech Enhancement Using an All-Pole Gammatone Filterbank for Conditional Input Representation. Embodiments according to the invention relate to Improved Normalizing Flow-Based Speech Enhancement with Varied Input Conditions.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 21/0208 - Noise filtering
• G10L 19/022 - Blocking, i.e. grouping of samples in timeChoice of analysis windowsOverlap factoring
• G10L 25/30 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups characterised by the analysis technique using neural networks

Abstract

The aim of the invention is to allow patients to be individually provided with good therapy, whereby the quality of the therapy also includes minimizing the waiting time of each patient (under “time to treatment”). Proposed is a method for designing or fashioning a therapy as a treatment plan, before treatment, and with interactive navigation on a display device (10). Multiple technologies (A, B, . . . Z) of radiation devices (100, 200, 300) are available for selection, including at least one technology (A) with a radiation device (100) for emitting protons and at least one technology (B) with a radiation device (200) for emitting photons. After designing or fashioning, for a person (P) who is to be treated with therapy that can be provided by the radiation device (100, 200, 300), the designed or fashioned plan defines a plurality of technical settings that are adjusted on the radiation device(s) of the selected technology/technologies. For at least some of the technologies (A, B, . . . Z), one Pareto frontier each (101, 201, 301) is shown as a patch in an interactive patch area on the display device (10). An operating area on the display device (10) shows a number of operating aids (21, 22, . . . ), each of which represents a criterion (c1, c2, . . . ) that is improved when a selector (21a, 22a, . . . ) of the respective operating aid is moved or operated in one direction or worsened when it is moved or operated in the opposite direction. A fuzziness interval (30, 31, 32) is defined for a target criterion (c1, c2, . . . ), which is also displayed accordingly in the interactive patch area and covers at least two Pareto frontiers (201, 301) for at least two technologies (A, B). An input from the planner interactively conveys the equivalence of two technologies to the same planner. The two technologies shown (201, 301) have the same value (c11) for the same target criterion (c1) for the respective patch.

IPC Classes  ?

• A61N 5/10 - X-ray therapyGamma-ray therapyParticle-irradiation therapy

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for determining a wavefront gradient, the method involving irradiating a transmission filter unit with a light and measuring the intensity of light transmitted, followed by another irradiating and measuring of the light transmitted, and calculating a spatial contrast K from a difference of the first intensity and the second intensity and also calculating a local wavefront gradient from the K value and a calibration factor c.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01J 9/02 - Measuring optical phase differenceDetermining degree of coherenceMeasuring optical wavelength by interferometric methods
• G01J 9/00 - Measuring optical phase differenceDetermining degree of coherenceMeasuring optical wavelength