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20120002865 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING AUTOMATIC CLASSIFICATION OF IMAGE INFORMATION - The method is characterised in that the method comprises the steps that a computer or several interconnected computers are caused to a) store, in the form of a pixel set in which set each pixel is associated with image information in at least one channel for light intensity, a first image to be classified onto a digital storage medium; b) carry out a first classification of the image, which classification is caused to be based upon the image information of each respective pixel and which classification is caused to associate each pixel with a certain class in a first set of classes, and to store these associations in a first database; c) calculate, for each pixel and for several classes in the first set of classes, the smallest distance in the image between the pixel in question and the closest pixel which is associated with the class in question in the database, and to store an association between each pixel and the calculated smallest distance for the pixel in a second database for each class for which a distance has been calculated; d) carry out a second classification of the data in the second database, which classification is caused to be based upon the smallest distance for each pixel to each respective class, and to associate each pixel to a certain class in a second set of classes; and e) store the classified image in the form of a set of pixels onto a digital storage medium, where each pixel comprises data regarding the association of the pixel to the certain class in the second set of classes, and where the classified image has the same dimensions as the first image. | 01-05-2012 |
20130230257 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CLASSIFYING A TWO-OR HIGHER-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE - Method for classifying a two- or higher dimensional image, where each pixel is associated with M property measures, includes identifying firstly a certain predetermined, variable geometric structure, the extension of which in at least two of the N dimensions in the dataset is determined in relation to a single element in the dataset and by at least one variable parameter, and secondly at least one geometric measure associated with the variable geometric structure, which geometric measure is arranged to measure a geometric property of a specific geometric structure in relation to other specific such geometric structures, and in that a main classification is conducted of the dataset, which main classification is based upon a comparative measure between the respective sets of associated geometric measures of two elements, calculated from a respective maximal geometric structure for each element. | 09-05-2013 |
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20120169311 | Current Share Configuration in a Power Converter System - A power converter system is provided, which comprises a first voltage converting module for converting an input voltage to an output voltage, and a second voltage converting module for converting the input voltage to an output voltage, the second voltage converting module being connected in parallel with the first: voltage converting module. The power converter sys tem also includes at least one signalling line between the first voltage converting module and the second voltage converting module, and a current share controller operatively connected to communicate with the first and second voltage converting modules using the Power Management Bus protocol to establish a master- slave relationship between the first and second voltage converting modules, comprising a master voltage converting module and a slave voltage converting module. The first and second voltage converting modules are arranged to operate in a current share configuration so as to share a load current of the power converter system. The master voltage converting module is arranged to determine its output current and send a signal indicative of its output current to the slave voltage converting module via the at least one signalling line. The slave voltage converting module is arranged to adjust its output current in dependence upon the signal from the master voltage converting module. | 07-05-2012 |
20120200331 | DIGITAL CONTROL UNIT HAVING A TRANSIENT DETECTOR FOR CONTROLLING A SWITCHED MODE POWER SUPPLY - A switched mode power supply (SMPS) comprising a feedback unit, voltage feed forward (VFF) compensation signal generator and a transient detector. A VFF compensation signal is only applied to the output of the feedback unit when a transient is detected by the transient detector on the input voltage of the SMPS, thereby saving power and computation time. The transient detector comprises a first comparator to detect that a positive transient has occurred if a difference signal is greater than a positive threshold level; a second comparator to determine if the difference signal is within a predetermined range of positive values and output a result that indicates if the difference signal is within the predetermined range of positive values; and a first calculator to detect that a positive transient has occurred if, out of a first predetermined number of consecutive results of the output of the second comparator, there is at least a second predetermined number of results indicating that the difference signal is within the predetermined range of positive values. The transient detector comprises further features for similarly detecting a negative transient. | 08-09-2012 |
20120287681 | Switching Delay Controller for a Switched Mode Power Supply - A switching delay controller ( | 11-15-2012 |
20120319504 | CONTROL OF DYNAMIC BUS VOLTAGE IN AN INTERMEDIATE BUS ARCHITECTURE POWER SYSTEM - To reduce power loss in an intermediate bus architecture power system, embodiments of the present invention provide an intermediate bus converter which converts an input voltage to an intermediate bus voltage using a converting unit; receives a signal indicative of an output of a converting unit; determines an intermediate bus voltage to reduce power loss in dependence upon the signal indicative of an output of the converting unit; generates a control signal to control the converting unit to convert the input voltage to the determined intermediate bus voltage; and generates an intermediate bus voltage in dependence upon the control signal. | 12-20-2012 |
20130141945 | Start-Up Procedure For An Isolated Switched Mode Power Supply - An isolated switched mode power supply, SMPS, comprises a switching controller operable to generate start-up switching control signals during start-up of the isolated SMPS, and operational switching control signals of period T during subsequent operation of the isolated SMPS. The SMPS further comprises a transformer having a primary winding and a full-bridge drive circuit arranged to drive the primary winding of the transformer in response to the switching control signals. The full-bridge drive circuit has: a first switching element and a boot-strap driving circuit arranged to switch the first switching element in response to the switching control signals, the boot-strap driving circuit having a boot-strap capacitor. The full-bridge drive circuit further comprises a second switching element connected to the first switching element and to the boot-strap driving circuit, and arranged to conduct a current to charge the boot-strap capacitor when switched ON in response to the switching control signals. The switching controller is operable to start up the isolated SMPS by: determining a duty cycle D for the operational switching control signals based on a voltage an output of the isolated SMPS and generating the start-up switching control signals comprising a first voltage pulse of duration P | 06-06-2013 |
20130155727 | ISOLATED SWITCHED MODE POWER SUPPLY - An isolated switched mode power supply comprises a transformer, with primary and secondary windings, and a rectification network connected to the secondary winding. The rectification network and the transformer are arranged such that, during a free-wheeling period of operation of the switched mode power supply, a magnetic flux from a first portion of a secondary winding of the transformer substantially cancels a magnetic flux from a second portion of the secondary winding between the first and second portions of the secondary winding. Additionally, a secondary side circuit connected to the secondary winding comprises a switching device, which is connected to a centre-tap, provided between the first and second portions of the secondary winding, and an output of the rectification network so as to conduct at least a part of a free-wheeling current flowing in the secondary side circuit during the free-wheeling period. | 06-20-2013 |
20130343094 | Controlling a Switched Mode Power Supply with Maximised Power Efficiency - A control circuit for a switched mode power supply (SMPS) has an input voltage reference voltage generator arranged to receive a signal indicative of an input voltage of the SMPS and is arranged to generate a reference signal directly proportional to the input voltage. An error signal generator of the control circuit is arranged to receive a signal indicative of an output voltage of the SMPS and arranged to generate an error signal based on the reference signal generated by the input reference voltage generator and based on the output voltage of the SMPS. A duty cycle control signal generator of the control circuit is arranged to generate a control signal, to control the duty cycle of the SMPS, in dependence upon the error signal. | 12-26-2013 |
20140327414 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A POWER CONVERTER MODULE AND A DEVICE THEREFOR - The present disclosure relates to methods, a system and a module for operating a power converter module. The power converter module comprises a voltage converter, an output circuitry and a processing circuitry operable for controlling the voltage converter. One method comprises transmitting a first status signal representing operating parameters of the voltage converter to the processing circuitry. Determining whether the first status signal of the voltage converter is acceptable. The method also comprises transmitting a second status signal representing the operating parameters of the output circuitry to the processing circuitry. The method also comprises determining if the second status signal is above a predetermined threshold value. When the second status signal is above said predetermined threshold value and the status of the voltage converter is acceptable, entering a peak output mode operating the voltage converter at maximum power dissipation. | 11-06-2014 |
20150029760 | VOLTAGE FEED-FORWARD COMPENSATION AND VOLTAGE FEEDBACK COMPENSATION FOR SWITCHED MODE POWER SUPPLIES - A digital control unit generates a control signal to control a duty cycle of a switched mode power supply such that a faster response to an input voltage transient is achieved. The digital control unit comprises a feedback compensator, a feed forward compensator, a transient detector, and a controller. The transient detector receives a signal indicative of the input voltage of the switched mode power supply and detects transients on the received signal. The feedback compensator receives a signal indicative of the output voltage of the switched mode power supply and adjusts the control signal. The feed forward compensator receives a signal indicative of the input voltage of the switched mode power supply, performs a relatively fast, but coarse, adjustment of the control signal, and then performs a more accurate, but relatively slow, adjustment of the control signal. | 01-29-2015 |
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20120284563 | Hardware/Software Debugging - Debug circuitry is operated in a manner that facilitates debugging one or more hardware and/or software components that are included in a system that includes a system memory. The debug circuitry receives information from one of the hardware and/or software components and/or from the system memory, and ascertains whether the received information includes memory address parameters. If the received information includes memory address parameters, then the memory address parameters are used to retrieve data from the system memory. The retrieved data is supplied at an output port of the debug circuitry. | 11-08-2012 |
20120307657 | Methods and Systems for a Generic Multi-Radio Access Technology - Generic devices, systems and methods for multiple radio access technologies (RATs) are described. Arrangements can include, for example, a processor configured to execute procedures associated with different radio access technologies (RATs), a radio planner function configured to receive requests for radio resources from the procedures and further configured to selectively grant or deny radio access by the procedures in response to the requests, and a memory device configured to operate as a distributed data base to store data produced by at least one of the procedures and to provide the data to at least one other of the procedures. | 12-06-2012 |
20120309401 | Methods and Systems for a Generic Multi-Radio Access Technology - Generic devices, systems and methods for multiple radio access technologies (RATs) are described. A platform for allocating radio resources among a plurality of radio access technology (RAT) modules can include, for example, radio hardware configured to transmit and receive radio signals over an air interface using the plurality of RATs; and a radio planner connected to the radio hardware and configured to receive radio time reservation requests, each of which requests includes a priority value for the radio time reservation request, and to determine whether to grant or deny each of the radio time reservation requests based at least in part on the priority values. | 12-06-2012 |
20120309440 | Methods and Systems for a Generic Multi-Radio Access Technology - Generic devices, systems and methods for multiple radio access technologies (RATs) are described. An arrangement can include, for example, a multiple radio access technology (RAT) platform configured to enable communications with a plurality of different RATs using procedures associated with transceiver processing functions, wherein the procedures implement the transceiver processing functions through functional units (FUs) which perform operations, the FUs being implemented in at least one of hardware and software; and wherein the FUs are configured by functional unit descriptors (FUDs) which instruct an FU regarding at least one of: (a) from which memory location to fetch data to operate upon or parameters associated with an operation to be performed by the FU, (b) to which memory location to store data as a result of an operation and (c) a message type to output after the operation. | 12-06-2012 |
20140201392 | Interface Module for HW Block - An interface module for a logic circuit block comprising a processing module, the interface module comprising a control interface for communicating one or more control messages; a data interface for accessing a data storage device; an interface logic block; and a core interface to the processing module, the core interface being connected to the interface logic block for communicating signals between the interface logic block and the processing module. The interface logic block is adapted to receive one or more incoming control message via the control interface; process the one or more control messages including accessing a data storage device via the data interface, initiating processing by the processing module via the core interface, receiving one or more signals from the processing module via the core interface; and to output one or more outgoing control message via the control interface. | 07-17-2014 |
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20080257791 | Supporting structure and a support carrier - A supporting structure for different screening media on a vibrating screen is disclosed, as well as a support carrier of the supporting structure. The supporting structure is received on a vibrating screen and has a number of support carriers arranged parallel to each other and perpendicular to a number of transversal carriers. The support carriers and the transversal carriers form a grid. The support carriers have grooves at each end to be snapped on and locked on circular ribs on top of the transversal carriers. The support carriers are made of a polymeric material and are elongated elements. | 10-23-2008 |
20080309026 | Dust Sealing - The present invention concerns a system for sealing between a rock processing equipment, such as a vibrating screen and a stationary cover or other part. A sealing strip is arranged between the vibrating screen and the stationary cover. The sealing strip is attached to snap profiles fixed to the vibrating screen and the stationary cover, respectively. The sealing strip is fixed to the snap profiles by means of grip strips. The sealing strip is placed slanted in relation to the sides of the vibrating screen and stationary cover, respectively. | 12-18-2008 |
20080317992 | Wear Resistant and Noise Reducing Arrangement - A wear resistant and noise reducing arrangement of wear elements in material handling systems exposed to wear and to noise. The arrangement comprises at least one adjustable wear element arranged in a row, wherein the wear elements are provided along one side with a flexible sealing to seal between the arrangement and adjacent arrangements. | 12-25-2008 |
20090166268 | Vibrating screen having a wear protection - The present invention concerns a vibrating screen having wear protections placed on beams of the vibrating screen. A supporting structure for screening media is placed on the beams. The wear protections are snapped onto adapters fixed to the beams. The adapters are fixed to the beams by an adhesive. The supporting structure includes support carriers fixed to transversal carriers. The transversal carriers are received in channels of the adapters. | 07-02-2009 |
20090285049 | FIXING OF SCREENING MEDIA - An adapter system for fixing different screening media to a vibrating screen. By way of the adapter system, different side hold downs used for different screening media may be fixed to a wall of the vibrating screen without any modifications of the wall. The adapter system includes an insert to be placed in an opening of the wall. An adapter is attached to the insert at a desired height in relation to the insert. The insert has a number of parallel grooves co-operating with parallel ribs on the adapter in order to attach the adapter to the insert. | 11-19-2009 |
20110215032 | VIBRATING SCREEN DEVICE HAVING MODULAR SCREENING MEDIA - A vibrating screen device for fractionizing stones and gravel includes a support structure, a plurality of carriers mounted on the support structure, and a plurality of screening mats removably mounted on the carriers in side-by-side relationship. Each carrier includes two upright beams forming a slot therebetween. Each screening mat has opposite end parts, wherein respective end parts of two adjacent screening mats are received in each slot. The beams and end parts include protrusions and grooves which are interconnected, and maintained in connection, by a wedge inserted into the slot between the end parts. | 09-08-2011 |
20110215033 | SCREENING MAT FOR VIBRATING SCREEN DEVICES - A screening media for use in vibrating screen devices that fractionize crushed stones or gravel. The screening media is made by extruding a fiber-reinforced rubber or polymeric material to form a strip in a length longer than that needed to make individual screening mats for use in the vibrating screen devices. Screening apertures are then punched in the strip, and the apertured strip is cut into individual mats. The extruded strip includes side portions configured to connect to support structures of the vibrating device. Prior to the cutting step, the apertured strip can be maintained in the form of a coil or a long-length element. | 09-08-2011 |
20110220556 | SUPPORT CARRIER FOR A VIBRATING SCREEN DEVICE - A vibrating screen device includes a support structure, which supports apertured screening elements. The support structure includes a plurality of support carriers, each having a straight portion and a spacer part fixed to at least one end of the straight portion. The spacer part of each support carrier engages a spacer part of an adjacent support carrier to space the straight portions apart by a predetermined distance. | 09-15-2011 |
20140008273 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE HAVING FIXATION MEANS FOR SCREENING MEDIA - A support structure for supporting screening media in a vibrating screen. The support structure is received on longitudinal beams of the vibrating screen. The support structure is formed of fixation strips having fixation parts, on which fixation parts carriers are received. The fixation strips and carriers are placed perpendicular to each other. | 01-09-2014 |
20150056402 | WEAR ELEMENT SYSTEM - A wear element system, primarily for rock, stone and gravel handling equipment. includes a plurality of wear elements received in support rails. The support rails being fastened to surfaces of the equipment. Side edges of two adjacent wear elements are received in one of the support rails. The wear elements and support rails are shaped to fasten the wear elements in the support rails by means of wedge elements. The wedge elements are pushed down between the wear elements inside the support rails. | 02-26-2015 |
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20090132282 | MEDICAL DATA MANAGEMENT - For exchanging medical data in a healthcare system having multiple patient domains, with at least one of these domains being isolated from the other domains by virtue of a patient identifier for the other domains not having access to patient identifiers used by the isolated domain, patient-related data for a given patient are provided and are sent to this manager. The manager compares the data with stored data to identify an identifier of the given patient utilized by one of the other domains. This identifier is returned to the isolated domain, wherein it is employed for enabling an association of locally or externally generated medical data of the patient with an externally or locally utilized identifier of the patient with an externally or locally utilized identifier of the patient. The isolated domain may utilize model and serial numbers of implantable medical devices as the patient identifiers. | 05-21-2009 |
20090187426 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTING FUNCTIONS OF THE CLINICIAN'S WORKSTATION THEREOF - Functions of a clinician's workstation, which is a part of an implantable medical system that also includes an implantable medical device, are dynamically adapted dependent on collected patient data and/or collected data relating to operation of the implantable medical device. The adaptation can take place based on instructions provided to the workstation from a server, that is supplied with the collected data, and that processes the collected data to produce the instructions. | 07-23-2009 |
20100058480 | INFORMATION MANAGEMENT IN DEVICES WORN BY A USER - An implantable medical device that is physically connectable to the body of a user has an information manager that manages sensitive information associated with the user or the device. A sensor is connected to the device that senses whether the device is physically connected to the body of the user, and generates a signal indicating whether the device is actually connected to the body of the user. The information manager is connected to the sensor, and is responsive to the sensor signal so as to perform information managing functions based on the signal. Among other things, fraudulent retrieval of sensitive data from the device is prevented if the device is not connected to or implanted in the body of the user. | 03-04-2010 |
20100106212 | A MEDICAL SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR DETERMINING SETTINGS OF AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE (As Amended) - In a medical system and a method for operating such a system, the system includes an implantable medical device of a patient, a programmer device, and an extracorporeal stress equipment adapted to exert a physiological stress on the patient, for automatically determining settings of a sensor for sensing a physiological parameter of the patient or for automatically determining a pacing setting of the device over a broad range of workloads of the equipment. The ingoing units and/or devices of the medical system, i.e. the implantable medical device of the patient, the programmer device, and the extracorporeal stress equipment, communicate bi-directionally with each other and form a closed loop. | 04-29-2010 |
20100161003 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - An implantable medical device has a programmer for generating a programming command representative of a diagnostic status of a subject or an operation status of the medical device. The device also comprises an interface for communicating the command to a programmable, implantable RFID tag. The tag memory is reprogrammed based on the received command. A portable RFID reader is used for interrogating the RFID tag and data in the tag memory can be displayed on the reader. | 06-24-2010 |
20100328320 | MEDICAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT IN A PATIENT INFORMATION HUB SYSTEM - A patient information hub (PIH) system used in a healthcare system for the management of data documents of a patient has an implanted medical device, and a portable non-implanted unit having the capability for communicating with the IMD. The PIH system stores and manages a document list containing information of data documents of the patient and information of in which data depositories of the healthcare system the documents are stored and can be retrieved from. The retrieval of the document list from the PIH system for display on a screen of the communicating unit or transmission to an external requesting unit is made dependent on a communication operation involving the IMD and the non-implanted unit. | 12-30-2010 |
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20100329073 | HOMOGENIZER VALVE - A homogenizer valve includes two or more pressurized, movable valve cones, two or more valve seats and a valve housing which surrounds the valve cones and the valve seats. The valve cones and the valve seats are disposed so that throttles occur between them, which constitute homogenization gaps, which have a gap height h. The homogenization gaps are disposed at an angle in relation to the horizontal plane. The homogenizer valve is intended to be used in existing homogenizers and has been particularly produced to be able to obtain an efficient homogenization for liquids which are processed at a lower pressure and with a greater flow, such as, for example, pasteurized milk. | 12-30-2010 |
20150173322 | HOMOGENIZER VALVE - A homogenizer valve includes two or more pressurized, movable valve cones, two or more valve seats and a valve housing which surrounds the valve cones and the valve seats. The valve cones and the valve seats are disposed so that throttles occur between them, which constitute homogenization gaps, which have a gap height h. The homogenization gaps are disposed at an angle in relation to the horizontal plane. The homogenizer valve is intended to be used in existing homogenizers and has been particularly produced to be able to obtain an efficient homogenization for liquids which are processed at a lower pressure and with a greater flow, such as, for example, pasteurized milk. | 06-25-2015 |