Abstract: An assembly for a turbomachine extending along an axis includes a combustion chamber having, at its downstream end, a downstream flange having a radially extending part. The assembly further includes a distributor disposed downstream of the combustion chamber and having a platform from which at least one vane extends radially. The platform includes an upstream flange extending radially and delimiting, with the radial part of the downstream flange disposed opposite it. An annular space for the circulation of cooling air opens into the combustion chamber at its radially internal end and has, at its radially external end, means of sealing attached to the distributor.

Abstract: The invention relates to modulating epileptogenicity in a brain of an epileptic patient. The method according to the invention comprises the steps of: providing a virtual brain; providing a model of an epileptogenic and of a propagation zones and loading said models in the virtual brain to create a virtual epileptic brain; acquiring data of the brain of the epileptic patient; identifying, in said data, a location of at least one possible epileptogenic zone; fitting the virtual epileptic brain against the data acquired from the epileptic patient and parametrizing said at least one possible epileptogenic zone in the virtual epileptic brain as an epileptogenic zone; and simulating, within the virtual epileptic brain, the effect of a network modulation mimicking a clinical intervention of the brain of the patient.

Abstract: A turbomachine includes a combustion chamber with a radially extending downstream flange at its downstream end. A distributor is disposed downstream of the combustion chamber and includes a platform from which at least one vane extends radially. The platform has an upstream edge extending radially and delimiting, with the downstream flange disposed opposite, a gap opening into the combustion chamber at its radially inner end and closed at its radially outer end by sealing means fixed to the distributor. The downstream flange of the combustion chamber has at least one rectilinear cooling orifice passing through the flange and opening into the gap opposite the platform of the distributor.

Abstract: The method of modulating epileptogenicity in a brain of an epileptic patient includes: providing a virtual brain; providing a model of an epileptogenic and of a propagation zones and loading the model in the virtual brain to create a virtual epileptic brain; acquiring data of the brain of the epileptic patient; identifying, in the data, a location of at least one possible epileptogenic zone; fitting the virtual epileptic brain against the data acquired from the epileptic patient and parametrizing the at least one possible epileptogenic zone in the virtual epileptic brain as an epileptogenic zone; and simulating, within the virtual epileptic brain, the effect of a network modulation mimicking a clinical intervention of the brain of the patient.

Abstract: A turbomachine includes a combustion chamber with a radially extending downstream flange at its downstream end. A distributor is disposed downstream of the combustion chamber and includes a platform from which at least one vane extends radially. The platform has an upstream edge extending radially and delimiting, with the downstream flange disposed opposite, a gap opening into the combustion chamber at its radially inner end and closed at its radially outer end by sealing means fixed to the distributor. The downstream flange of the combustion chamber has at least one rectilinear cooling orifice passing through the flange and opening into the gap opposite the platform of the distributor.

Abstract: The invention relates to modulating epileptogenicity in a brain of an epileptic patient. The method according to the invention comprises the steps of: providing a virtual brain; providing a model of an epileptogenic and of a propagation zones and loading said models in the virtual brain to create a virtual epileptic brain; acquiring data of the brain of the epileptic patient; identifying, in said data, a location of at least one possible epileptogenic zone; fitting the virtual epileptic brain against the data acquired from the epileptic patient and parametrizing said at least one possible epileptogenic zone in the virtual epileptic brain as an epileptogenic zone; and simulating, within the virtual epileptic brain, the effect of a network modulation mimicking a clinical intervention of the brain of the patient.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a capacitive detection device, comprising a plurality of individual capacitive measuring electrodes (12) distributed according to a measuring surface, and connecting tracks (20) respectively connected to said measuring electrodes (12), wherein the measuring electrodes (12) and the connecting tracks (20) are arranged according to two distinct optically clear layers separated by an electrically insulating insulation material (53). The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the device, and an apparatus comprising the device.

Abstract: A server obtains indicators for a set of callable users who are in contacts of a calling user. The indicator for a callable user is a function of an information item dependent on the time on the availability of the callable user, and of a score allocated to the calling user by the callable user. The server transmits to a communication terminal at the disposal of the calling user, data to be processed for integration into an interface for issuing a communication request presentable on the terminal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a capacitive detection device, comprising a plurality of individual capacitive measuring electrodes (12) distributed according to a measuring surface, and connecting tracks (20) respectively connected to said measuring electrodes (12), wherein the measuring electrodes (12) and the connecting tracks (20) are arranged according to two distinct optically clear layers separated by an electrically insulating insulation material (53). The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the device, and an apparatus comprising the device.

Abstract: Methods, devices, apparatus, computer-readable media and processors are provided that protect the distribution of media content. Media content is encrypted and the associated cryptographic mechanisms are stored and accessible either remotely at a networked database or internally within a data storage device memory. Access to the cryptographic mechanisms is granted by associating the cryptographic mechanisms with a data storage device identification and, optionally, a computing device identification.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods provide a player of a massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) to participate in at least one aspect of the MMORPG while using a wireless device. The wireless device executes a mobile MMORPG client, which interfaces with the game server(s) of the MMORPG via a mobile MMORPG server. A location based gaming mode for use with the wireless device is disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for scaling a first channel, wherein the method comprises computing a low resolution second channel based on a transformation of the second channel with a transformation function used to transform high resolution channel into a low resolution channel; computing a correlation function between the low resolution second channel and the first channel; determining a predicted second channel having the high resolution from the low resolution second channel according to a prediction method; computing an high-pass second channel based on the difference between the second channel and the predicted second channel and based on the correlation function; determining a predicted first channel having the high resolution from the first channel according to the prediction method.

Abstract: For compressing a video signal, a local multiscale transform is applied to a frame of the video signal to obtain coefficient blocks. The coefficients of each block are distributed into a plurality of coefficient groups, and for at least one of the groups, a common exponent is determined for encoding the coefficients of the group, and respective mantissas are determined for quantizing the coefficients of the group in combination with the common exponent. Coding data including each exponent determined for a coefficient group and the mantissas quantizing the coefficients of the group in combination with this exponent are stored in an external frame buffer.

Abstract: The method comprises for a pixel of an output grid which is not on an input grid on which pixel values are received in an input signal: determining a loss value for each of a plurality of candidate interpolators by analyzing the pixel values of the input grid along a direction associated with the candidate interpolator; selecting at least one interpolator by minimizing the loss value; and determining an output pixel value. At least two interpolation modes are provided, including: a first mode in which one interpolator is selected and the output pixel value is determined as an interpolated value obtained by applying locally the selected interpolator to pixel values of the input grid; and a second mode in which more than one interpolator is selected and the output pixel value is determined as a weighted sum of a plurality of interpolated values obtained by applying locally the selected interpolators.

Abstract: A method for enhancing local contrast of an image. The method comprises receiving a component of an image, computing a wavelets decomposition of the received component into wavelet coefficients, determining at least three subsets of wavelets coefficients based on a first threshold, a second threshold and computed wavelet coefficients, modifying the determined at least three subsets by applying at least a sharpening transformation on wavelet coefficients of at least one subset in said at least three subsets, recombining the at least three subsets into final wavelet coefficients, and reconstructing a new component based on the final wavelet coefficients.

Abstract: Methods, devices, apparatus, computer-readable media and processors are provided that protect the distribution of media content. Media content is encrypted and the associated cryptographic mechanisms are stored and accessible either remotely at a networked database or internally within a data storage device memory. Access to the cryptographic mechanisms is granted by associating the cryptographic mechanisms with a data storage device identification and, optionally, a computing device identification.

Abstract: For scaling an input image into an output image, the method comprises, for a point of the output sampling grid which is not in the input sampling grid: calculating a plurality of interpolated pixel values by applying respective interpolators; determining respective loss values associated with the interpolated pixel values; and providing a pixel value of the output image using at least one of the interpolated pixel values selected by minimizing the loss value.

Abstract: Methods, devices, apparatus, computer-readable media and processors are provided that protect the distribution of media content. Media content is encrypted and the associated cryptographic mechanisms are stored and accessible either remotely at a networked database or internally within a data storage device memory. Access to the cryptographic mechanisms is granted by associating the cryptographic mechanisms with a data storage device identification and, optionally, a computing device identification.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining noise levels in a subband of an image. The method comprises receiving the subband of the image, defining block regions in the at least two space domains of the subband, for each defined block region, identifying first wavelet coefficients associated with coordinate values in the at least two space domains in the defined block region, computing a correlation matrix between identified wavelet coefficients to determine the correlation between first wavelet coefficients according to the at least one color domain, computing second wavelet coefficients, the computation of second wavelet coefficients being based on the correlation matrix and the first wavelet coefficients, computing at least one noise level, the noise level computation being based on at least one second wavelet coefficient and providing the at least one noise level.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for scaling a first channel, wherein the method comprises computing a low resolution second channel based on a transformation of the second channel with a transformation function used to transform high resolution channel into a low resolution channel; computing a correlation function between the low resolution second channel and the first channel; determining a predicted second channel having the high resolution from the low resolution second channel according to a prediction method; computing an high-pass second channel based on the difference between the second channel and the predicted second channel and based on the correlation function; determining a predicted first channel having the high resolution from the first channel according to the prediction method.