Abstract: A method for controlling a parking lot sensor, which includes a sensor for scanning a predetermined measuring area, includes steps of determining an expected fluctuation of vehicles in the measuring area, of determining a scanning frequency on the basis of the expected fluctuation and of controlling, as a function of the scanning frequency, the sensor respectively for carrying out a scan.

Abstract: A system for recognizing an occupancy status of, in particular unmarked, parking facilities is provided, which system includes: a) a plurality of occupancy sensors that are disposed, at a specific distance from one another, on or above an area to be detected; b) a central monitoring unit on which a virtual image of the area to be detected is stored and which is embodied to communicate with the occupancy sensors and to receive sensor data or information regarding the occupancy status at the location or in the vicinity of the respective sensor, the positions of the individual occupancy sensors being known to the central monitoring unit, and the central monitoring unit being embodied to create a virtual image of the occupancy status of the area to be detected and to recognize vacant and occupied sub-areas as a function of the sensor data.

Abstract: The disclosure proceeds from a system, in particular from a portable power tool system, having at least one mobile functional module which has at least one communications unit for communicating electronic data, having at least one building infrastructure device which has at least one communications unit for communicating with the functional module, and having at least one control and/or regulation unit which is at least intended to use an evaluation of a communication between the functional module and the building infrastructure device to at least infer a position of the functional module. It is proposed that the functional module is at least intended to sense at least one article-specific parameter, a user-specific parameter and/or an environment-specific parameter and/or to transmit said parameter(s) at least to the building infrastructure device.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of analyzing video data comprising the steps of recording the video data using one or more video recording devices; analyzing at least one video frame of the video data to extract identification information regarding a specific object of interest that is comprised in a watch list of a plurality of objects of interest, the watch list including at least one entry for each of the plurality of objects of interest; computing a matching value by comparing the extracted identification information with predetermined identification information of the specific object of interest; and storing object data and the matching value as an additional entry in the watch list in association with the specific object of interest.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for processing and analyzing forensic video data using a computer program, the method comprising the steps of recording the forensic video data; providing supplementary data related to the recorded video data, wherein the supplementary data may be provided from or input by a source external of the computer program, in particular a human, or wherein the supplementary data may be extracted from the forensic video data by the computer program in an initial analyzing step; analyzing the forensic video data by the computer program using the supplementary data; and displaying a part of the forensic video data, the displayed part being based on a result of the analyzing step.

Abstract: A method for controlling a parking lot sensor, which includes a sensor for scanning a predetermined measuring area, includes steps of determining an expected fluctuation of vehicles in the measuring area, of determining a scanning frequency on the basis of the expected fluctuation and of controlling, as a function of the scanning frequency, the sensor respectively for carrying out a scan.

Abstract: A parking lot management system includes a management server, a vehicle sensor for detecting a motor vehicle in a parking space and for transmitting a detection result to the management server, and furthermore a configuration server as well as a mobile device. The mobile device is designed to transmit an identification of the vehicle sensor to the configuration server. The configuration server is designed to transmit to a vehicle sensor, whose identification it previously received from the mobile device, a configuration that includes communication data for communicating with the management server.

Abstract: The invention concerns an aqueous starch-containing polymer dispersion obtainable by co-polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomers comprising: (a) from 20 to 50 wt % of at least one of styrene or substituted styrene; (b) from 20 to 60 wt % t-butyl (meth)acrylate; and, (c) from 0 to 20 wt % of at least one ethylenically unsaturated co-polymerizable monomer being different from (a) and (b), in the presence of (d) from 10 to 50 wt % cationic starch, wherein the sum of (a)+(b)+(c)+(d) is 100%. The invention further concerns preparation and use thereof.

Abstract: There is provided a method of processing electronic coupons, comprising: allocating a unique code to each of a plurality of electronic coupons; enabling a mobile device to receive one or more of said codes, and to store said codes in a memory of the mobile device, wherein each code is associated with one or more attributes, including a value of the corresponding electronic coupon; enabling the mobile device to output a code associated with a user-selected electronic coupon to another device.

Abstract: An easy opening bag comprising corner seals. A line of weakness extends from at least a portion of a first panel of the bag into at least a portion of a first corner seal of the bag, wherein the line of weakness is: a dashed line in the first panel; and a continuous line in the first corner seal, and wherein the dashed line in the first panel and the continuous line in the first corner seal abut.

Abstract: A motor vehicle with a hybrid drive includes a combustion engine, an electric machine, which can be operated as a motor and used for starting the combustion engine, a control unit, and a starter which can be used for starting the combustion engine. When startup of the combustion engine is imminent, the control unit is designed to select the electric machine and/or the starter for starting the combustion engine depending on at least one operating parameter of the motor vehicle which describes the drive dynamics requirement and/or the torque requirement for the hybrid drive and/or a requirement of a controller of the motor vehicle.

Abstract: A locking block device (100) provided in the region of a cartridge chamber (121) of a handgun barrel (120) has a locking block (110) for releasably locking the barrel (120) to a breech prior to firing, and has a control member (111) having a control guide (112) for swinging out the barrel (120), after firing, for the purpose of separating the barrel (120) from the breech, and further has a feed ramp (140) formed in the region of a stop member (130) of the locking block (110) for feeding a cartridge, stored in a magazine of the handgun, into the cartridge chamber (121) following ejection of a fired cartridge. A modular design capable of being adapted to meet specific requirements is achieved in that the feed ramp (140) is formed on a ramp member (150) capable of being separated from the locking block (110) and releasably locked to the locking block (110).

Abstract: An easy opening bag comprising corner seals. A line of weakness extends from at least a portion of a first panel of the bag into at least a portion of a first corner seal of the bag, wherein the line of weakness is: a dashed line in the first panel; and a continuous line in the first corner seal, and wherein the dashed line in the first panel and the continuous line in the first corner seal abut.

Abstract: In a motor vehicle having two, in particular electrical, drives, a partial torque is in each case intended to be assigned to the individual drives from a demanded total torque, to be precise taking account of the energy efficiency on the one hand and the stability of the vehicle on the other hand. A first controller is responsible for taking account of the energy efficiency, and predetermines a bandwidth of possible partial torques for an individual drive. This bandwidth may be restricted by a second controller, when driving stability requires this. The second controller is coupled to appropriate sensors (yaw rate sensor, lateral acceleration sensor, longitudinal acceleration sensor) and knows the steering angle ?. In the course of interchanging data signals with a first control device, the partial torques are defined with the involvement of the second control device, for which purpose the first control device emits control commands.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for a checkpoint, comprising a controlled access passage, the exit of which is closed by an exit door (gate). Said exit door (5) opens in response to a signal of a least one biometric unit (8) which is arranged in the controlled access space (3) and by which the biometric features of a person desiring passage can be detected, and said biometric unit (8) is arranged frontally opposite of the entrance to the controlled access space (3) and preferably integrated in the exit door (5) of the controlled access space (3). A person entering the controlled access space (3) is therefore immediately located quasi automatically in the correct position for detection by the biometric unit (8), which is to say, frontally opposite of the biometric unit.

Abstract: What is proposed is a mixing and kneading machine (1) which is suitable, in particular, for continuously conditioning metals such as aluminium or magnesium for a subsequent die-casting operation. To this end, the mixing and kneading machine (1) has a worm shaft (3) which rotates and at the same time moves in translation in the axial direction in a housing (2). The temperature of both the housing (2) and the worm shaft (3) is controlled by means of a flowing gas in such a manner that the conditioned metal assumes a thixotropic state when it leaves the mixing and kneading machine (1).

Abstract: In a trigger system (100) comprising a hammer (110) for firing a cartridge, a striker (120) adapted to accelerate the hammer (110), and a sear (130) for releasably locking the striker (120), which sear (130) can be unlocked by means of a release device (140) capable of being actuated by means of a trigger bar (160) that can be moved by a trigger (150), wherein a front surface (121) of the striker rests against an end face (111) of the hammer for the purpose of accelerating the hammer (110) to initiate firing, protection of the cocked hammer (110) from external mechanical influences is made possible by mounting the hammer (110), the striker (120), the release device (140), and also a main spring (170) adapted to accelerate the striker (120) for rotation about a common principal axis (180).

Abstract: The invention concerns an aqueous starch-containing polymer dispersion obtainable by co-polymerisation of ethylenically unsaturated monomers comprising: (a) from 20 to 50 wt % of at least one of styrene or substituted styrene; (b) from 20 to 60 wt % t-butyl (meth)acrylate; and, (c) from 0 to 20 wt % of at least one ethylenically unsaturated co-polymerisable monomer being different from (a) and (b), in the presence of (d) from 10 to 50 wt % cationic starch, wherein the sum of (a)+(b)+(c)+(d) is 100%. The invention further concerns preparation and use thereof.

Abstract: A motor vehicle with a hybrid drive includes a combustion engine, an electric machine, which can be operated as a motor and used for starting the combustion engine, a control unit, and a starter which can be used for starting the combustion engine. When startup of the combustion engine is imminent, the control unit is designed to select the electric machine and/or the starter for starting the combustion engine depending on at least one operating parameter of the motor vehicle which describes the drive dynamics requirement and/or the torque requirement for the hybrid drive and/or a requirement of a controller of the motor vehicle.

Abstract: A tri-folded disposable absorbent article comprising a substantially cellulose free absorbent core located in a chassis between a topsheet and a backsheet and comprising absorbent particulate polymer material. An array of absorbent article packages comprising disposable absorbent articles comprising a substantially cellulose free absorbent core is also disclosed.