Abstract: A vehicle electric system has an electrical connection device to connect a power supply device and at least one electric/electronic apparatus to one another, a filtering device associated with the electrical connection device to at least limit interfering voltages and/or currents generated by the electric/electronic apparatus, and at least one elastic connection element made of a conductive material and interposed between the electrical connection device and the filtering device to power the filtering device with the electric current supplied through the electrical connection device.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a connecting flange for a control valve for reducing torsion. The control valve may be adapted for adjusting a process fluid flow of a process plant, and may include a substantially hollow-cylinder-like connecting body for connecting a control rod of the control valve to a coupling structure attachable to a valve housing of the control valve or a housing cover of the control valve. The substantially hollow-cylinder-like connecting body may have an anti-rotation means which is configured to fix the connecting flange to the coupling structure or the housing cover in the circumferential direction, such as in a rotation-preventing manner.

Abstract: Hybrid image sensors with multiple operating modes are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a pixel arrangement includes a first photosensor, a first floating diffusion, a second photosensor, a second floating diffusion, and a mode switch. The mode switch can include (a) a first switch selectively coupling the second floating diffusion to the first floating diffusion, and (b) a second switch configured to selectively couple the second floating diffusion to event vision sensor (EVS) readout circuitry. The mode switch can be used to transition the pixel arrangement between (i) a first mode in which the pixel arrangement is controllable to output intensity information corresponding to first light incident on the first photosensor and/or second light incident on the second photosensor, and (ii) a second mode in which the pixel arrangement is controllable to output contrast information corresponding to the first light and/or the second light.

Abstract: A pixel circuit includes a pixel array and a color filter. The pixel array includes a plurality of pixels each comprising two photodiodes, a floating diffusion coupled between the two photodiodes, and two transfer transistor coupled between the two photodiodes and the floating diffusion. The color filter array includes a plurality of color filters each having one of a plurality of colors and disposed over at least one of the pixels. Each pixel is coupled to a first readout circuit. The pixels include a second subset of the pixels coupled to a second readout circuit and a first subset of the pixels not coupled to the second readout circuit. Each pair of pixels arranged in two adjacent rows includes a first pixel included in the second subset of the pixels and a second pixel included in the first subset of the pixels and disposed underneath one of the color filters.

Abstract: Briefly, embodiments of a system, method, and article for receiving a structured data file and extracting object information from the structured data file. A graph structure may be built based, at least in part, on the extracted object information. One or more sentences may be created by traversing paths of the graph structure. The one or more created sentences may be provided to a Large Language Model (LLM) processor to generate one or more enhanced sentences. The one or more enhanced sentences may be output.

Abstract: A housing for a battery system having a plurality of battery modules with respectively at least one battery cell, wherein the housing has a first housing half and a second housing half, wherein the first housing half has first guide structures for positive fixing of the battery modules, and wherein the second housing has second guide structures for positive fixing of the battery modules. Also described is a battery system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel process for liming of skins/hides/pelts using a quaternary ammonium salt as anti-wrinkle agent.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a method for configuring an industrial communication network. The method may include: deploying an application to a digital twin set up to represent an industrial communication system, devices connected to the network, processes, and physical interactions; running the application on the digital twin; collecting data of the application's communication traffic; classifying the application's end points and communication characteristics based on the collected communication traffic; changing the communication characteristics of the communication links until reaching limits of performance quality; deriving network parameters required by the application; and configuring the industrial communication network based on the determined network parameters.

Abstract: Techniques provided herein employ a device monitoring service to provide task to content consumption devices that are steaming digital media from the streaming infrastructure. The tasks, when implemented by the content consumption devices, may reveal differences in task performance between authorized devices, which have the authorization to access the digital media, and imposter devices, which exploit vulnerabilities in the streaming pipeline to access the digital media. In addition, the techniques provided herein may include a machine learning/artificial intelligence model that is trained to recognize authorized and imposter content consumption devices based on their task performance.

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with the automated updating of a digital patient record with actual vital signs data values for the patient, thereby obviating the need for a healthcare professional attending to the patient to manually input such data values into the digital patient record. To this end, the present application provides several computer-implemented methods for capturing such vital signs data values in digital form, e.g. a photographic image or screen capture[BA1], and automatically extracting the vital signs data values captured in such a digital image therefrom, e.g. using OCR algorithms. Also provided are computer program products for implementing such methods and electronic devices configured to implement such methods.

Abstract: Spent potlining material contains spent potliner from aluminium electrolysis cells, and at least one hydrophobic binder. The hydrophobic binder being selected from wax, a waxlike compound or mixtures thereof. A method for producing a spent potlining material includes the steps of (a) providing spent potliner from aluminium electrolysis cells, (b) comminuting the spent potliner in at least one comminuting apparatus, (c) fractionating the spent potliner through a separating apparatus, (d) mixing the spent potliner with at least one hydrophobic binder, selected from wax, a waxlike compound or mixtures thereof, in a mixing apparatus, (e) portioning the mixture obtained in step (d), (f) withdrawing the spent potlining material The steps (b) to (d) are carried out in an inert gas atmosphere. Also, spent potlining material is used as fuel in power stations and also in connection with the production of mineral wool, cement and steel.

Abstract: A method for location-dependent verification of a teleoperator for remote control of a vehicle. At its current location, the vehicle repeatedly and automatedly performs the following: receiving, from the teleoperator, during remote control by the teleoperator, a response message requested via a network, ascertaining a current value of at least one network-dependent property of the received response message, determining a target value of the at least one network-dependent property, verifying the teleoperator by means of a verification of the current value of the at least one network-dependent property and of the determined target value based on a test condition, wherein in the case of a positive test result of the check, the teleoperator is authorized to perform the remote control of the vehicle, and in the case of a negative test result of the check, the vehicle terminates the remote control and/or sends a safety warning.

Abstract: Systems and methods for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Virtual Reality (VR) emotive conversation training.

Abstract: Techniques for performing voice-based user recognition are described. When a device receives audio data corresponding to a spoken user input, the device may generate spoken user input embedding data representing speech characteristics of the spoken user input. The device may also identify user embedding data representing speech characteristics of a user known to the device. A machine learning (ML) model may process the spoken user input embedding data to generate reduced spoken user input embedding data including a reduced number of dimensions, where the reduced number of dimensions are functions of the higher number of dimensions of the spoken user input embedding data.

Abstract: The invention relates to a decontamination device for medical instruments and a method for decontaminating medical instruments. The device includes a reception unit arranged for receiving a to be treated medical instrument. The device further includes a washing unit arranged for washing and/or drying the instrument. The device includes a disinfection unit arranged for disinfecting the instrument. The device includes a delivery unit arranged for presenting the disinfected instrument to be taken out of the decontamination device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a cover for a furniture panel, in particular for a furniture front, wherein the method comprises the following steps: a) laminating a carrier material with a covering, b) removing the corners of the covering, c) draping the protruding edges of the covering over the carrier material, d) bending the edge of the carrier material, e) draping the edges of the covering inwards, i.e. towards the carrier material, with step e) preferably taking place at the same time as step d).

Abstract: A non-return valve having a valve opening spring is positioned between an unpressurized brake fluid reservoir and a brake master cylinder of a hydraulic vehicle power brake system having an externally-powered brake pressure generator. The non-return valve allows for a flow-through in the direction of the brake master cylinder and blocking against a return flow from the brake master cylinder into the brake fluid reservoir starting at a counterpressure in the brake master cylinder specified by the valve opening spring.