Abstract: The invention provides a method for configuring a mobile relay node in a communications system wherein the method comprises the mobile relay node requesting location dependent configuration data from an infrastructure node of the communications system; the mobile relay station receiving from the infrastructure node said location dependent configuration data; and configuring radio transmission characteristics of the mobile relay node in accordance with the received location dependent configuration data.

Abstract: In one aspect, an example method includes (i) obtaining fingerprint repetition data for a portion of video content, with the fingerprint repetition data including a list of other portions of video content matching the portion of video content and respective reference identifiers for the other portions of video content; (ii) identifying the portion of video content as a program segment rather than an advertisement segment based at least on a number of unique reference identifiers within the list of other portions of video content relative to a total number of reference identifiers within the list of other portions of video content; (iii) determining that the portion of video content corresponds to a program specified in an electronic program guide using a timestamp of the portion of video content; and (iv) storing an indication of the portion of video content in a data file for the program.

Abstract: A method for controlling a robotic device. The method includes: training a control strategy for the robotic device based on a plurality of training control situations and, for each of a plurality of control time points, ascertaining information about an environment of the robotic device for the control time point; ascertaining a first consistency measure for the information ascertained for the control time point, by comparing a control situation specified by the information ascertained for the control time point, to the training control situations; ascertaining at least one second consistency measure for the information ascertained for the control time point; ascertaining a combined consistency measure by combining the first consistency measure with the at least one second consistency measure; and ascertaining one or more control actions for the robotic device depending on the combined consistency measure.

Abstract: A device for cleaning fuel located in a tank of an aircraft, having a prescribed flow direction for the fuel and units fluidically connected to one another for transfer of fuel. The device includes in the flow direction an extractor configured to extract fuel from the tank of the aircraft, a filter configured to filter the extracted fuel, and a recirculator. The recirculator is configured to return the filtered fuel to the tank of the aircraft. The recirculator includes a hose configured to provide selective fluid connection of the device to the tank of the aircraft. A pump is provided for moving the fuel, at least through the hose of the recirculator.

Abstract: A device and a computer-implemented method for determining trajectories for a vehicle. An environment model is provided, the environment model containing environment information about the vehicle surrounding area. At least one behavior is provided. A first trajectory for the vehicle is planned using an artificial neural network based on the environment information, or a trajectory for the vehicle is planned using a rule-based model based on the behavior. The trajectory is selected and/or changed using a rule-based model based on the environment information and the trajectory and depending on the behavior and depending on costs.

Abstract: An unloading method for unloading a machining product of a workpiece machining operation from a product support is provided. The method includes moving the machining product with a transfer movement along a transfer axis into an unloading region including a spatial unloading region limit located along the transfer axis and an unloading region length along the transfer axis which is larger than an actual product length of the machining product along the transfer axis; and continuing the unloading operation after the machining product has been provided for unloading. A reference length extends along the transfer axis and is at least the actual product length. After completion of the transfer movement, a distance along the transfer axis is compared with the limit distance from the reference point, and the unloading operation is continued only under a condition that the distance is less than the limit distance.

Abstract: In one aspect, an example method includes (i) obtaining fingerprint repetition data for a portion of video content, with the fingerprint repetition data including a list of other portions of video content matching the portion of video content and respective reference identifiers for the other portions of video content; (ii) identifying the portion of video content as a program segment rather than an advertisement segment based at least on a number of unique reference identifiers within the list of other portions of video content relative to a total number of reference identifiers within the list of other portions of video content; (iii) determining that the portion of video content corresponds to a program specified in an electronic program guide using a time stamp of the portion of video content; and (iv) storing an indication of the portion of video content in a data file for the program.

Abstract: An unloading method unloads a sheet metal machining product produced on a sheet metal working machine. The method includes: supplying the machining product to a supply device for unloading with a position and an orientation defined in a coordinate system of the supply device; moving an unloading member of the unloading device with a transfer movement into a transfer position on the machining product supplied to the supply device for unloading; calibrating, before the machining product is unloaded from the supply device, the numerical unloading control of the unloading device; and unloading the machining product from the supply device by the unloading device. The unloading of the machining product is controlled by the programmable numerical control which includes the programmable numerical unloading control of the unloading device and in which the coordinate system of the supply device and the similar coordinate system of the numerical unloading control are stored.

Abstract: A method for classifying a driving behavior of a road user in the environment of an ego vehicle. The method includes: receiving trajectory data of a driving trajectory of a road user arranged in the environment of an ego vehicle; ascertaining a latent-space representation of the driving trajectory of the road user in a latent space; ascertaining a distance of the latent-space representation of the driving trajectory of the road user to a latent-space representation of at least one normal trajectory in the latent space and classifying a driving behavior of the road user as a normal driving behavior if the distance in the latent space falls below a predetermined limit value; or classifying the driving behavior of the road user as an abnormal driving behavior if the distance in the latent space exceeds the predetermined limit value.

Abstract: A method for classifying a driving behavior of a road user in the environment of an ego vehicle. The method includes: receiving trajectory data of a driving trajectory of a road user arranged in the environment of an ego vehicle; ascertaining a latent-space representation of the driving trajectory of the road user in a latent space; ascertaining a distance of the latent-space representation of the driving trajectory of the road user to a latent-space representation of at least one normal trajectory in the latent space; and classifying a driving behavior of the road user as a normal driving behavior if the distance in the latent space falls below a predetermined limit value; or classifying the driving behavior of the road user as an abnormal driving behavior if the distance in the latent space exceeds the predetermined limit value.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method includes identifying an upcoming content-modification opportunity on a channel, where the upcoming content-modification opportunity relates to a modifiable content-segment transmitted by a content-distribution system on the channel, and where the modifiable content-segment includes an overlay content portion and a non-overlay content portion. The method also includes responsive to identifying the upcoming content-modification opportunity on the channel, identifying a content-presentation device tuned to the channel. The method also includes determining location data associated with the overlay content portion.

Abstract: A hinge for a panel or window has a frame subassembly having a frame leaf mountable on a fixed frame and a substantially cylindrical bushing fixed to the leaf and centered on an axis, a panel subassembly having a leaf mountable on the panel of the door and a flange fixed to the leaf, and a hinge-pin assembly pivotally interconnecting the frame and panel subassemblies and having a hinge pin rotatable in the bushing and a part fixed to an end of the hinge pin and having a seat slidably receiving the flange. An adjuster moves the flange in the seat in the hinge-pin subassembly in a transverse direction normal to the axis of the hinge-pin subassembly. A clamping block is slidable in the transverse direction in the part of the hinge-pin assembly. A connecting element secures the clamping block to the hinge-pin subassembly and can slide in the flange.

Abstract: The present invention provides a mobile communication system sub-network comprising a macrocell base station, and a plurality of small cell base stations, the plurality of small cell base stations being in wireless communication with the macrocell base station, wherein each small cell base station is either in direct connection with the macrocell base station or is in connection with the macrocell base station via one or more other small cell base stations, wherein the macrocell base station is arranged to configure a UE device having a RRC connection to the macrocell base station with candidate small cell base station information for enabling the UE device to switch autonomously between small cell base stations, and wherein the macrocell base station is arranged to configure the small cell base stations with small cell base station configuration information.

Abstract: A method for planning a trajectory for an at least partially automated vehicle. The method includes: providing a trained machine learning model for determining the occupancy of an occupancy grid, the machine learning model is trained to predict the occupancy of the occupancy grid at a subsequent time from a history of occupancies; generating a temporal sequence of occupancies of the occupancy grid using measurement data from the environment of the vehicle; evaluating, using the trained machine learning model, the sequence of occupancies that were generated, to predict a total occupancy of the occupancy grid at a current time; comparing the predicted occupancy of the occupancy grid at a current time to the occupancy determined using measurement data, determining a location-dependent measure of a reliability of the occupancy information depending on the comparison; planning a trajectory for the at least partially automated vehicle based on the reliability.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to adjust device control information. The example apparatus comprises a light drive waveform generator to obtain metadata corresponding to media and generate device control information based on the metadata, the device control information to inform a lighting device to enable consecutive light pulses; an effect engine to apply an attack parameter and a decay parameter to consecutive light pulses corresponding to the device control information, the attack parameter and the decay parameter based on the metadata to affect a shape of the consecutive light pulses; and a color timeline generator to generate color information based on the metadata, the color information to inform the lighting device to change a color state.

Abstract: In one aspect, an example method includes (i) determining a blur delta that quantifies a difference between a level of blurriness of a first frame of a video and a level of blurriness of a second frame of the video, wherein the second frame is subsequent to and adjacent to the first frame; (ii) determining a contrast delta that quantifies a difference between a contrast of the first frame and a contrast of the second frame; (iii) determining a fingerprint distance between a first image fingerprint of the first frame and a second image fingerprint of the second frame; (iv) determining a keyframe score using the blur delta, the contrast delta, and the fingerprint distance; (v) based on the keyframe score, determining that the second frame is a keyframe; and (vi) outputting data indicating that the second frame is a keyframe.

Abstract: A method for shredding a scrap skeleton produced as a machining product of separating machining of a plate-like workpiece and having a scrap skeleton main plane is provided. The method includes creating an incomplete joint having a course along a separating line running in a longitudinal direction. The scrap skeleton is machined for separation along the separating line. A breakable residual connection arranged along the separating line is established between a first scrap skeleton part and a second scrap skeleton part. The method further includes, after the incomplete joint is created, deflecting the first scrap skeleton part and the second scrap skeleton part relative to one another perpendicularly to the scrap skeleton main plane so that the residual connection between the first scrap skeleton part and the second scrap skeleton part breaks, thereby separating the first scrap skeleton part and the second scrap skeleton part from one another.

Abstract: A method for processing a plastically deformable workpiece includes driving the workpiece using a workpiece drive so that the workpiece is moved to a feeding drive. driving the workpiece using a feeding drive so that a partial length of the workpiece is conveyed to a working region to be processed, driving the workpiece using the workpiece drive while the feeding drive has been stopped so that an intermediate length of the workpiece is arranged between the workpiece drive and the feeding drive. An advancement speed is adjusted such that the intermediate length is shorter than or equal to a maximum intermediate length. While the workpiece is being conveyed into the working region, a feeding speed of the workpiece generated by the feeding drive and the advancement speed generated by the workpiece drive are adjusted such that the intermediate length is shorter than or equal to the maximum intermediate length.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for the storage and/or aging of meat in which raw meat is stored in the presence of an alkaline and/or alkaline earth metal carbonate, which is made available in a matrix (1) of aligned and/or non-aligned fibers (2), and an element for use in the storage and/or aging of meat, which comprises a layer of ordered and/or unordered fibers and optionally further layers, which element contains alkaline and/or alkaline earth metal carbonates and/or hydrogen carbonates. By means of the claimed method, aging of raw meat can be carried out in a simple manner without having to give up the taste quality achieved by dry aging.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to adjust device control information. The example apparatus comprises a light drive waveform generator to obtain metadata corresponding to media and generate device control information based on the metadata, the device control information to inform a lighting device to enable consecutive light pulses; an effect engine to apply an attack parameter and a decay parameter to consecutive light pulses corresponding to the device control information, the attack parameter and the decay parameter based on the metadata to affect a shape of the consecutive light pulses; and a color timeline generator to generate color information based on the metadata, the color information to inform the lighting device to change a color state.