169 results about "Overlap zone" patented technology

Apparatus comprises a processor; a user interface enabling user interaction with one or more software applications associated with the processor; first and second sensors configured to detect, and generate signals corresponding to, objects located within respective first and second sensing zones remote from the apparatus, wherein the sensors are configured such that their respective sensing zones overlap spatially to define a third, overlapping, zone in which both the first and second sensors are able to detect a common object; and a gesture recognition system for receiving signals from the sensors, the gesture recognition system being responsive to detecting an object inside the overlapping zone to control a first user interface function in accordance with signals received from both sensors.

A “peer-to-peer” hierarchical routing protocol—also referred to as Zone-based Hierarchical Link State Routing protocol (or “ZHLS”)—which incorporates location information into a novel “peer-to-peer” hierarchical routing approach. The network may be divided into non-overlapping zones. Aggregating nodes into zones conceals the detail of the network topology. Initially, each node knows its own position and therefore zone ID through a position determination unit, such as a Global Positioning System (GPS). After the network is established, each node knows the low level (node level) topology about node connectivity within its zone and the high level (zone level) topology about zone connectivity of the whole network. A packet may be forwarded by specifying the hierarchical address—zone ID and node ID—of a destination node in the packet header.

Apparatus comprises a processor; a user interface enabling user interaction with one or more software applications associated with the processor; first and second sensors configured to detect, and generate signals corresponding to, objects located within respective first and second sensing zones remote from the apparatus, wherein the sensors are configured such that their respective sensing zones overlap spatially to define a third, overlapping, zone in which both the first and second sensors are able to detect a common object; and a gesture recognition system for receiving signals from the sensors, the gesture recognition system being responsive to detecting an object inside the overlapping zone to control a first user interface function in accordance with signals received from both sensors.

A stage apparatus has a stage movable in a first direction and first and second measurement systems measuring a position of the stage in a predetermined direction. The first and second measurement systems each has a laser interferometer and a mirror system including a first reflecting mirror elongated in the first direction. A measurement value is transferred from one measurement system in use to the other measurement system and the measurement system in use is switched between the first and second measurement systems within a overlapping zone where said first and second measurement system can simultaneously measure the position of the stage. In the switch, the measurement value to be transferred is corrected based on a difference in the lengths of the light paths due to a shape of a surface of the first reflecting mirror of the first and second measurement systems.

The lighting device for lighting a lighted field comprises a light source having first and second lighting modules. The lighting modules are adapted to light lighted domains of the lighted field. The lighted domains form an overlap zone, and each lighting module defines an overlap volume. The device includes detector means adapted to detect a zone of reduced lighting in the overlap zone, and control means adapted to increase the light flux from said second lighting module when the detector means detect a zone of reduced lighting. The invention is applicable to lighting devices used in operating theaters.

This invention is directed to an absorbent article, preferably a diaper or training pants, having a backsheet, an absorbent core and a topsheet (20) with apertures (21), and comprising also a sublayer (30) that comprises at least one acquisition layer, but typically two acquisition layers or more, said sublayer having a multitude of holes (31), whereby at least some of the apertures (21) overlap partially at least some of the holes (31), to form combined apertures (42) in an overlap area (40) that has an open area of between 15 and 50%, and whereby the total surface area of (the total of) said overlap-zone(s) (40) is at least 2 cm×3 cm (CD×MD), resulting in an improved isolation of feces away from the skin and at the same time a reduction of re-soiling of the skin with the isolated feces.

A method allocates resource in an Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) network, including a set of Base Stations (BSs) and a set of Mobile Stations (MSs) for each BS. OFDMA frame are constructed as multiple resource blocks, and each resource block contains symbols transmitted on different subcarriers. A cluster is formed from adjacent sectors of different neighboring cells to jointly optimize the resource allocation in multiple frames, and three non-overlap zones are sequentially identified in cluster: cell center zone, cell edge zone, and cluster corner zone. Resource allocation includes intra-cluster proportional fair scheduling and inter-cluster interference mitigation. Intra-cluster scheduling further includes resource allocation for cell center zone and resource allocation for cell edge zone.

A telecommunications system and method is disclosed for deliberately producing synchronous timing jitters in order to dynamically shift the delay spread within the overlap zone in a simulcast system. At a synchronous periodic rate, the timing differential between transmission of the signal from the control point to each of the transmitters can be continuously adjusted to continuously change the relative timing between multiple received signals in the overlap zone. Alternatively, the timing adjustments can be performed only upon reception of a retransmission request. In either case, the timing adjustments are performed so as to not be noticed by the mobile subscriber.

A medical device is used to image a body cavity using a plurality of axially and angularly spaced imaging sensors. Each i generates an image that is distinct from one another due to distinct fields of vision. Each image includes an overlapping zone with commonalities that are used to extrapolate a greater calibrated image.

Method for simulating flows in reservoirs by means of chimera type grids. The method first consists in generating a chimera grid made up of a set of elementary grids capable of taking account of the various characteristics of the flows and of the geometry (radial grid in the well zone and CPG grid for the reservoir for example) in such a way that their union covers the entire simulation domain and that there is a minimum overlap between two neighbouring elementary grids. Interpolation parameters allowing to connect the flows calculated on this grid to the flows calculated on the neighbouring grids are then determined on the border of each elementary grid. Finally, flows are simulated within the reservoir and the well, and the variables describing the flow on the border of the overlap zones are interpolated using the interpolation parameters. Application: simulators for hydrocarbon reservoirs for example.

A method of communicating in a cellular network including a multi-sector point to multipoint base station, having a plurality of antennas covering primarily non-overlapping zones. The method includes allocating bandwidth to a subscriber station in each of the zones, which bandwidth is on a single channel, such that if the subscribers were adjacent each other their transmissions on the allocated bandwidth would interfere with each other, transmitting signals from the subscribers to the base station through the antennas of the respective zones in which they are located, on the allocated bandwidth and processing the signals from each of the subscribers so as to cancel interference from others of the subscribers in interpreting the signals by the base station.

A method and apparatus are provided for decoding a signal representative of an image sequence. The method includes extracting motion tubes from the signal, each of the tubes being defined by at least the following information cues: a block of reference pixels comprising reference texture information cues; start-of-tube and end-of-tube instants; and transition information cues. The method further includes processing the transition information cues and combining the information cues associated with the current blocks of at least two of the tubes overlapping in an overlap zone of the current image.

The invention discloses a threshold value-based optimized weighted centroid positioning method in a WSN. The method is characterized by comprising two parts, namely beacon node combination optimization and weighted centroid positioning computation; in the first part, unknown nodes select n nearest beacon nodes, each three beacon nodes form a combination, whether a combination meets conditions or not is judged, and beacon nodes meeting conditions are used for weighted centroid computation; in the second part, an overlapping zone is divided into four parts, the ratio of the area of each part to the total area serves as a weight number, and the centroid of each part is subjected to weighted computation so as to obtain coordinates of the unknown nodes. The optimized algorithm reduces positioning error and improves the node positioning accuracy.

A method and system are provided for printing a pattern on a photosensitive surface using a spatial light modulator (SLM). An exemplary method includes defining two or more exposure areas on the photosensitive surface, the exposure areas overlapping along respective edge portions of the exposure areas to form an overlap zone therebetween. Two or more exposure areas are exposed to print an image therein, the exposing extending through the overlap zone. The exposing within the overlap zone is then attenuated.

A method for simulating flows in reservoirs, such as hydrocarbons, by means of chimera type grid which fluid generates a chimera grid made up of a set of elementary grids for accounting for characteristics of the flows and of the geometry (e.g., radial grid in the well zone and CPG grid for the reservoir) so that their union covers the entire simulation domain and that there is a minimum overlap between two neighboring elementary grids. Interpolation parameters allowing connection of the flows calculated on the grid to the flows calculated on the neighboring grids are then determined on the border of each elementary grid. Finally, flows are simulated within the reservoir and the well, and the variables describing the flow on the border of the overlap zones are interpolated using the interpolation parameters.

The invention relates to an applicator device for a cosmetic applicator, in particular a mascara applicator, comprising at least two applicator elements having application units, wherein the applicator elements are designed as one-piece plastic parts and one or more applicator elements are arranged axially consecutively along a longitudinal axis L of the applicator device, wherein the application units of the applicator elements form application unit fields, each spanning an enveloping volume, wherein at least two enveloping volumes of applicator elements arranged next to one another are in contact with each other forming an overlapping zone, or overlap each other at least partially. The invention further relates to an applicator element for forming an applicator device, to a cosmetic applicator, and to an applicator element of an applicator device.

The invention discloses a display panel and a display device and aims at improving the flatness of the whole display panel, preventing a non-display zone from being too high or too low compared with a display zone, accordingly relieving or avoiding the phenomenon that the peripheral edge of a display picture yellows or becomes whitish and ensuring package impermeability. The display panel comprises a display zone and a non-display zone, wherein black matrixes, colorful film layers and spacers are arranged in the display zone and the non-display zone, projections of the black matrixes, the colorful film layer and the spacer in the non-display zone have overlapped zones in the direction perpendicular to the display panel, and the difference between the height sum of the black matrixes, the colorful film layers and the spacers in the overlapped zones and the height sum of the colorful film layer and the spacers in the display zone is smaller than a preset threshold value.

Sensor(s) may be such that light-projecting component(s) and light-receiving component(s) are arranged therein. Furthermore, such sensor(s) may be provided with optical path varying means varying projected light optical path(s) and / or received light optical path(s) so as to physically vary overlapping zone(s). Such optical path varying means may carry out adjustment of optical sensitivity by increasing extent(s) of overlapping zone(s) when carrying out detection with respect to zone(s) distant from such sensor(s) and / or decreasing extent(s) of overlapping zone(s) when carrying out detection with respect to zone(s) proximate to such sensor(s).

A SAW filter comprises an IDT disposed on a piezo-electric substrate, wherein the IDT includes comb-shaped electrodes having a plurality of interdigital electrodes arranged in a propagation direction of surface acoustic waves and bus bars for connecting these interdigital electrodes, arranged in opposition, and the interdigital electrodes are crossed with one another. The IDT comprises one or more branch electrodes branched from the interdigital electrode and positioned in a non-overlap zone between an overlap zone at which the interdigital electrodes overlap and the bus bar, and the branch electrode includes a branch electrode body extending in a direction substantially orthogonal to the propagation direction of surface acoustic wave. The SAW filter can be applied to any of a longitudinally coupled multi-mode filter, a ladder type filter, a resonator, a filter having a resonator connected in series to a longitudinally coupled multi-mode filter, and the like. A SAW filter and a SAW resonator highly resistant to damages to the electrodes with high Q and low insertion loss can be provided.

The inventionrelates to a method and system for conducting indoor positioning through wireless hotspots. When a user does not move, other adjacent hotspots are looked up through the hotspot providing a user terminal entering request, overlapping zones where a plurality of user terminals are located are generated through the adjacent hotspots, then the overlapping zones are overlapped again so that a shared overlapping zone of the overlapping zones can be obtained, and position information of the user terminals can be calculated according to the obtained shared overlapping area. Therefore, when the user does not move, the user terminals can still be positioned accurately.

The invention discloses a method for stitching fruit tree crown layer organ images. The method comprises the following steps that A, series intensity images of crown layer organs of fruit trees in different growing periods are shot through a PMD camera and meanwhile, series color images of the crown layer organs of the fruit trees are obtained through a color camera; B, adjacent images of the intensity images and the color images are registered respectively; C, overlapping zones of the adjacent images of the intensity images and the color images are fused; D, a stitching effect image of the intensity images and a stitching effect image of the color images are obtained respectively through stitching; E, production of the fruit trees is instructed according to the stitching effect image of the intensity images and the stitching effect image of the color images. The method is suitable for image stitching of the crown layer organs in a year growing period of the fruit trees, the robustness, the instantaneity and the stitching accuracy of the algorithm can satisfy the requirement for three-dimensional reconstruction operation of a crown layer, and the method has a great significance in the improvement in an information level of fruit ranch management such as pruning, flower thinning, production predication and picking.

The invention discloses a multi-image and multi-pixel level geometric correction method for video fusion. The method mainly comprises following steps: 1. selecting an area needing to be adjusted and performing rough geometric correction; 2. adjusting the position of each vertex according to geometric partition of projection images so as to move and rotate the images; 3. selecting an area needing to be further finely adjusted, performing correction on a fractional-pixel accuracy level after the image interpolation is amplified, and shrinking the images to reach the original size after the adjustment; and 4. storing the adjusted data for later playing. According to the invention, the projection images output by multiple projectors can be seamlessly spliced at overlapping portions, a double-image phenomenon in an overlapping zone is eliminated, and the whole image looks like the image output by the same projector.

A wind turbine blade comprising at least two wind turbine blade sections connected in a blade connection joint, where each blade section at their connection end comprises a number of corresponding dentations arranged to interconnect across the blade connection joint. One of the blade sections comprises a spar cap structure and a connecting part with a first end joined to the spar cap structure and an opposite second end positioned at the blade section connection end and comprising a number of the dentations. The connecting part further comprises a number of sheets which are interleaved with the fibre-reinforced layers of the spar cap structure in an overlapping zone thereby joining the spar cap structure and the connecting part. The invention further relates to a method for preparing a wind turbine blade section as mentioned above. The invention also relates to a method of preparing a sheet for a connecting part with a number of dentations at one end, which method involves cutting and rolling a number of unidirectional prepreg sheets to form fingers, placing in an open mould the fingers next to each other and partially apart such as to form the dentations, closing the mould, and fully or partially curing the sheet.

Blocking zones of a surveillance system are configured to prevent false alarms caused by motion within the zones, while allowing tracking of objects through the zones. An object that first appears within a blocking zone is not considered to be a reportable object until the object leaves the zone. All reportable objects are tracked, without regard to the blocking zones. Objects that remain within their initial blocking zone are not deemed to be reportable objects, and therefore do not generate alarms. If an object initially appears within overlapping zones, the object is not deemed to be reportable until it leaves each of the zones at least once. The blocking zones do not mask the video images, and thus a complete record of activity is available for forensic purposes.

A wind turbine blade comprising at least two wind turbine blade sections connected in a blade connection joint, where each blade section at their connection end comprises a number of corresponding dentations arranged to interconnect across the blade connection joint. One of the blade sections comprises a spar cap structure and a connecting part with a first end joined to the spar cap structure and an opposite second end positioned at the blade section connection end and comprising a number of the dentations. The connecting part further comprises a number of sheets which are interleaved with the fibre-reinforced layers of the spar cap structure in an overlapping zone thereby joining the spar cap structure and the connecting part. The invention further relates to a method for preparing a wind turbine blade section as mentioned above. The invention also relates to a method of preparing a sheet for a connecting part with a number of dentations at one end, which method involves cutting and rolling a number of unidirectional prepreg sheets to form fingers, placing in an open mould the fingers next to each other and partially apart such as to form the dentations, closing the mould, and fully or partially curing the sheet.

A process for assembling two assemblies, for example aircraft fuselage assemblies, using multiple fastening components. The process includes drilling of holes through an overlap zone, carried out using a drilling tool which passes through an associated centering hole made in a drilling grid fixed to this overlap zone, wherein the drilling tool includes a support mandrel and an expanding ring which fits onto the mandrel along a conical contact surface. A relative movement between the expanding ring and the mandrel is applied so that, following immobilization of the ring in the associated centering hole, displacement of the mandrel supported against the overlap zone is produced, through the centering hole and towards this overlap zone, to exert a pressure on the latter.

The invention discloses a parallel computing method for a distributed hydrodynamic model of a large-scale watershed system. The parallel computing method includes performing a parallel algorithm to a distributed numerical model of the large-scale watershed, with regular nets as basic computing elements and partitioned zones as compute nodes. The problem of limited 2G memory array of a win32 program in a large-scale watershed simulation is solved by diving the watershed zone and performing a distributed cluster computing, and the large-scale watershed simulation is fine; based on a distributed message passing model, data are exchanged by establishing adjacent partitioned overlap zones, thus error correction of boundary data of the partitioned node is achieved, and consistency and accuracy of the whole watershed simulation are realized; according to a parallel general protocol integrating OPENMP and MPI (message passing interface), computing parallelization of and in the partitioned nodes is achieved, and efficient fine simulation of the large-scale water shed is realized. By the use of the parallel computing method, the numerical simulation of the hydrodynamic force of the large-scale watershed system is available with low cost and high efficiency and speed.