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In a system comprising a beverage machine and comprising portion capsules of at least two different types which each contain a beverage substance, portion capsules of different types are provided with colour codings which differ from one another. The beverage machine is designed to prepare beverages, in particular to brew hot coffee beverages, by means of the portion capsules and has a pressurized-water device, a capsule holder which is provided to accommodate a portion capsule, and a control means. The beverage machine also contains a colour-identification device which is designed to detect the colour coding of a portion capsule which is to be or is inserted into the capsule holder and to select a program, in the control means, for operating the beverage machine, which program is associated with this colour coding.

An improved turning point system and method for performing data compression is disclosed. The system improves the conventional turning point compression method by selecting a predetermined number of the "best" turning points in the sample window including data samples X0 and XN. From this sample-window, ones of the data samples X1 through X(N-1) will be identified as turning points using a selected one of a disclosed set of turning point detection methods. In one embodiment, a turning point is identified by determining that the slopes in the lines interconnecting adjacent data points have different polarities. In an alternative embodiment, a data sample XM is considered a turning point if the slope of the line between the data samples XM and X(M+1) has a different polarity as compared to the slope of the last waveform segment that was encountered that did not have a slope of zero. According to one mechanism, amplitude thresholding is used to detect whether an identified turning point is likely the result of noise such that the turning point status of the data sample should be disregarded. After data samples are identified as turning points, ones of the identified turning points are identified as the "best" turning points to be selected for retention. The best turning points may be identified by determining which waveform segment included within a sample window has the largest change of amplitude. An alternative embodiment detects which of the turning points has the greatest signal amplitude compared to a reference value. Yet another embodiment selects as the best turning point that point having an amplitude that differs the most from the amplitude of the first data sample in the sample window. Still other embodiments retain the turning point having an amplitude which is more positive, or alternatively, more negative, than the other data samples. According to one aspect of the invention, the compression ratio varies based on the frequency of the input waveform. In another embodiment, position data is retained to indicate the relative position of retained data samples as compared to the position of other retained data samples. This position data may be calculated at a frequency that is less than the frequency of the sampled data.

In a firmware update apparatus, a reference device specification part specifies one of a plurality of audio processing devices as a reference device. A version number acquisition part acquires version numbers of firmwares stored in the audio processing devices. A matching table storage stores a matching table defining a combination of compatible version numbers of firmwares from among combinations of version numbers of firmwares. An incompatible device display part performs display for specifying an audio processing device that stores a firmware that does not satisfy compatibility defined in the matching table with a firmware stored in the reference device. An update target type selection part specifies a firmware update target device type from among a plurality of device types. A firmware update instruction part transmits an update command instructing update of the firmware to one or more of audio processing devices belonging to the firmware update target device type selected by the update target type selection part.

The present invention is applied to, for example, a multimedia terminal having a function of navigation equipment and a function of playing back video and switches a display from a map display to a source display also with source switching operators 13P, 13R. In addition, menus of upper and lower hierarchies are simultaneously displayed to accept operations through a touch panel and a remote commander. In addition to a press-operable main rotary operator, a press-operable sub rotary operator is provided on a side surface. Among operations accepted through the main rotary operator, only a specific operation relating to content processing is accepted through the sub rotary operator.

This invention provides an apparatus and method for preamble detection and integer carrier frequency offset estimation, which method comprises the steps of: determining the window of useful subcarriers in preamble transformed to frequency domain based on pre-determined possible integer carrier frequency offset and the length of the preamble, so as to select the useful subcarriers; extracting a plurality of subcarrier sequences having a length equal to that of the preamble from the useful subcarriers; calculating conjugative multiplications of each subcarrier and its neighboring subcarriers in the subcarrier sequences extracted; acquiring the real part of the conjugative multiplications; calculating the cross correlations between the real part of the conjugative multiplications and known preambles modulated by DBPSK, and outputting the calculated correlation values; and detecting preamble index of a target base station with the calculated correlation values to select a target cell, and estimating integer carrier frequency offset with respect to the target base station.

A DA conversion device includes the following elements. A higher-bit current source cell portion includes uniformly weighted higher-bit current source cells to generate an identical constant current. A lower-bit current source cell portion includes a lower-bit current source cells that are weighted to generate 1 / two-to-the-power-of-certain-numbers constant currents. A constant current source selection controller includes a lower-bit controller having a scaler that uses clocks scaled down to 1 / two-to-the-power-of-certain-numbers to select the lower-bit current source cells, and a higher-bit controller having shift registers and using a signal indicating a carry bit or a borrow bit used in the lower-bit controller to sequentially activate shift outputs of the shift registers, and uses the shift outputs to select the higher-bit current source cells. Constant current outputs of the selected current source cells are added and output so that an output current corresponding to the digital input signal is obtained.

A DA conversion device includes the following elements. A higher-bit current source cell portion includes uniformly weighted higher-bit current source cells to generate an identical constant current. A lower-bit current source cell portion includes a lower-bit current source cells that are weighted to generate 1 / two-to-the-power-of-certain-numbers constant currents. A constant current source selection controller includes a lower-bit controller having a scaler that uses clocks scaled down to 1 / two-to-the-power-of-certain-numbers to select the lower-bit current source cells, and a higher-bit controller having shift registers and using a signal indicating a carry bit or a borrow bit used in the lower-bit controller to sequentially activate shift outputs of the shift registers, and uses the shift outputs to select the higher-bit current source cells. Constant current outputs of the selected current source cells are added and output so that an output current corresponding to the digital input signal is obtained.

A vibration suppressing method and a vibration suppressing device are disclosed. After detection of chatter vibration using at least one vibration detecting device, a stable rotation speed for suppressing the chatter vibration is calculated using a stable rotation speed calculating device. A determination device then compares a detection value detected by the vibration detecting device, a predetermined setting value, and / or a current value that is calculated based on at least one of the detection value and the setting value, to a predetermined determination reference value that is previously set. Thereafter, the determination device determines whether or not the stable rotation speed is adopted in accordance with the comparison result, and changes rotation speed of the rotary shaft to the stable rotation speed if the stable rotation speed is adopted.

A desired printer can be reliably selected and the setting of which printer is permitted to communicate with which mobile terminal can be easily altered. A mobile terminal acquires printer identification information from a printer by NFC communication, and transmits the printer identification information and mobile terminal identification information to a server, thereby requesting an authentication. The mobile terminal transmits print data to the printer to instruct a printing execution when the authentication is successful. Therefore, the desired printer can be reliably selected by placing the mobile terminal close to the desired printer. Any stolen mobile terminal can be disabled for any printer only by rewriting the centrally managed information on the server.

An environment information distribution unit transmits a policy ID for specifying an access policy to be applied to a terminal device. An environment information reception unit notifies an access policy application management unit of a policy ID specified based on information received from the environment information distribution unit. The access policy application management unit specifies a relevant access policy from an access policy storage region which stores at least one access policy based on a notified policy ID to notify an access control management unit in an OS of information designating the access policy. The access control management unit determines whether to allow or not to allow a request from a subject to access an object based on a specified access policy.

A routing protocol and inter-vehicle communication system adapted for use with a traveling host vehicle, and at least one traveling remote vehicle, includes a locator sub-system configured to determine a plurality of current position coordinates for the host and remote vehicles. The preferred system is configured to store trail coordinates, derive vehicular headings and trail polygons from the trail coordinates, and effect the directional multi-hop propagation of a message by comparing current position coordinates, trail coordinates, headings and / or trail polygons of the host and remote vehicles.

An operation information input apparatus includes a button image display device which displays a button array image with a plurality of button images arranged therein, a touch panel device which is overlaid on a display surface of the button image display device and detects proximity position information indicative of each position in the display surface when an operator approaches the display surface, and a push button identifying unit which identifies each button image that the operator has approached, based on the proximity position information and button position information of the button array image.

A method for encoding an image having been cut up into partitions. The method includes: predicting data of a current partition based on an already encoded and then decoded reference partition, generating a predicted partition; determining residual data by comparing data relating to the current partition with the predicted partition, the residual data associated with various digital data items. Prior producing a signal containing the encoded information, performing the following steps: determining, from the predetermined residual data, a subset containing residual data capable of being modified; calculating the value of a function representative of the residual data; comparing the calculated value with a value of at least one of the digital data items; based on the comparison, modification or non-modification of at least one of the residual data items of the subset; and, in the event of a modification, entropy encoding the at least one modified residual data item.

The invention discloses a torpedo tank lining gunning repairing material, a preparation method and applications thereof, wherein the torpedo tank lining gunning repairing material comprises, by weight, 60-67 parts of a Al2O3-containing fireproof material after-using regenerating material, 3-7 parts of fireproof clay, 2-5 parts of flaky graphite, 3-7 parts of silicon carbide, 10-15 parts of an alumina homogeneous material, 3-6 parts of kyanite, 2-5 parts of alpha-Al2O3 micro-powder, 3-11 parts of a binder, and 1.2-3.4 parts of an admixture. According to the present invention, the torpedo tank lining gunning repairing material has characteristics of low raw material cost, wide regeneration material source, convenient cold-hot state gunning repairing, excellent thermal shock stability, strong repairing layer interface bonding strength, strong slag iron corrosion resistance, high torpedo tank operation rate, long service life, and the like.

A DA conversion device includes the following elements. A higher-bit current source cell portion includes uniformly weighted higher-bit current source cells to generate an identical constant current. A lower-bit current source cell portion includes a lower-bit current source cells that are weighted to generate 1 / two-to-the-power-of-certain-numbers constant currents. A constant current source selection controller includes a lower-bit controller having a scaler that uses clocks scaled down to 1 / two-to-the-power-of-certain-numbers to select the lower-bit current source cells, and a higher-bit controller having shift registers and using a signal indicating a carry bit or a borrow bit used in the lower-bit controller to sequentially activate shift outputs of the shift registers, and uses the shift outputs to select the higher-bit current source cells. Constant current outputs of the selected current source cells are added and output so that an output current corresponding to the digital input signal is obtained.

A colour display system for aiding the selection and combination of colours in colour scheming is described, wherein the system comprises an array (10) of colour sample elements (12) each of a respective colour, the elements being grouped in discrete blocks (14) according to hue, chromaticity and lightness; the colour sample elements of each block all have colours which are within a hue range respective to that block and which have predetermined chromaticity and lightness properties associated with that block (14); the blocks are arranged in at least 3 parallel lines (16) according to their associated chromaticity and lightness properties such that all of the blocks in each line have similar or the same respective associated chromaticity and lightness properties; each line contains M blocks (where 6≦M≦12) which are arranged in a hue range sequence along the line; within each block the colour sample elements are arranged in a series of hue increments in the direction of the said lines and corresponding to the sequence of the hues of the elements in the visible spectrum, and in a series of lightness increments such that lightness increases in the orthogonal direction; and the angular range of hues in each block, as defined by the CIELAB colour space, vary in size between blocks such that the blocks containing the 90 degrees CIELAB hue have a hue angle range of one half or less than one half the size of the hue angle range of the blocks containing the 270 degrees CIELAB hue.

An electronic apparatus includes a storage, a controller, and an output unit. The storage stores images classified into groups, event feature information items indicating features of objects peculiar to each event, and rule information items indicating rules for selecting a representative image representing an event expressed by the images for each group and are different for each event and for each person related to the event. The controller extracts meta information items from the images for each group based on the event feature information items, analyzes superordinate meta information from the extracted meta information items to derive what event is expressed and to whom the event is related in the images, and selects the representative image that represents the derived event from the images based on the rule information item corresponding to the derived event. The output unit outputs a thumbnail image of the selected representative image for each group.

A pair of thumb or finger sleeves incorporating electrically conductive tips operates as passive styluses that enable accurate user engagement with capacitive touch displays. Capacitive touch screens are commonly found on smartphones and other handheld devices. Capacitive touch screens are normally activated by direct thumb or finger touch. The human thumb or finger, however, provides a contact area that is too large to allow precise character selection on the small keys found on these devices. The present invention satisfies the electrical conductivity requirements for capacitive touch screens and, through its small contact point, reduces the excessive contact area of the thumb or finger. This invention also maintains or improves upon other operating characteristics of the thumb or finger when interacting with capacitive touch screens and small mechanical keyboards.

A method and device for selecting one or more transponders, in particular backscatter-based transponders, from a plurality of transponders by a base station, which method is based on a slotted ALOHA method, in which the base station defines numbered time slots and a random number generated in a given transponder determines a time slot when the transponder transmits its transponder-specific identification to the base station. The random number is generated in a given transponder with the aid of a random number generator, the relevant random number generator is switched into a counter operating mode after reception of a selection command transmitted by the base station, while a count state of the random number generator is decremented or incremented when the base station transmits the start of a time slot, the relevant transponder transmits a transponder-specific identification to the base station if the count state of its random number generator is equal to a predetermined value, and the relevant random number generator is then switched back into the operating mode for random number generation.

A data processing device includes a cursor position decision unit, a display control unit, a switch operation signal detection unit, a storage unit, an event generation unit and an event execution unit. The storage unit is configured to store, for a predetermined period, at least one of cursor position information outputted from the cursor position decision unit and event information according to one of a plurality of selection options located in a displayed image at a position corresponding to the cursor position decided by the cursor position decision unit. The event generation unit is configured to generate an execution event when a first switch operation signal is detected at a first timing by the switch operation signal detection unit based on the at least one of the cursor position information and the event information stored in the storage unit at a second timing prior to the first timing.

The invention discloses a wireless sensor network clustering routing method based on fuzzy control. The fuzzy control is used for carrying out experiential, intuitive, simple and intelligent control on cluster head selection, cluster routing selection, inter-cluster routing selection and cluster head data fusion. The fuzzy control is introduced in the clustering routing method disclosed by the invention to ensure that cluster heads can be uniformly distributed, thus the cluster heads are avoided being distributed in the same region. In addition, a distributed asynchronous cluster head selection is used in the invention, the cluster heads are replaced externally transparently, data transmission of the whole network is not interrupted due to reconfiguration of a cluster, data downlink transmission and frequent cluster head replacement are avoided; and an inter-cluster multi-hop cluster is optimized and reconfigured based on a static cluster head tag table, low energy consumption and high efficiency performance of routing are ensured, and network self-organizing ability is increased.

The invention provides a physiological parameter sensing system (50) and method in which physiological information indicative of at least one physiological parameter is derived. The approach of the invention is based on constructing multiple pulse signals from different weighted combinations of at least two detection signals, derived from detected electromagnetic radiation directed onto or through a subjects skin region. The weightings are based on different of a set of various blood volume pulse vectors. A quality indication value is derived for each generated pulse signal, where this is based on a derived relationship between an obtained heart rate signal for the patient and the pulse signal. The blood volume pulse vector resulting in the pulse signal having the highest quality indicator value and / or from the derived pulse signal itself is used to derive the physiological parameter information.

A flashlight assembly includes a bistable safety bail to prevent inadvertent depression of an operational push button switch. The flashlight assembly further includes a bistable pivoting mode selection lever which controls operational modes of the flashlight. Further, the flashlight operates with a thermal optimization circuit which automatically, over time, reduces the duty cycle of the control circuit to reduce the temperature of the LED junction, improve LED performance and increase battery life.

The invention discloses a method and device for selecting a time slot resource to satisfy the reliable time slot resource selection in different vehicle node densities, and a flexible message sending rate change is supported. The method comprises the steps that a first node receives frame information sent by other nodes besides the first node, the frame information carries indication information for representing the occupation times of time slots; according to the indication information for representing the occupation times of the time slots carried in the frame information, an available time slot resource is determined; and at least one time slot is selected from the determined available time slot resource as a sending time slot.

A selective one-way bit-driving apparatus includes a shaft for connection with a handle, a bit receiver including a plurality of teeth formed on an internal face, two one-way drivers pivotally connected with the shaft and each formed with a plurality of teeth for engagement with the teeth of the bit receiver and a switch installed on the shaft for causing the engagement of the teeth of at least one of the one-way drivers with the teeth of the bit receiver.

A flashlight assembly includes a bistable safety bail to prevent inadvertent depression of an operational push button switch. The flashlight assembly further includes a bistable pivoting mode selection lever which controls operational modes of the flashlight. Further, the flashlight operates with a thermal optimization circuit which automatically, over time, reduces the duty cycle of the control circuit to reduce the temperature of the LED junction, improve LED performance and increase battery life.