Abstract: According to various, but not necessarily all, embodiments there is provided an apparatus comprising means for: capturing or causing capture of an image of an object using a rolling shutter having an aperture width and shutter scan speed; during the image capture, projecting or causing projection of electromagnetic radiation with a fixed-spatial, time-variable distribution onto the object, wherein the time-variable distribution of the projected electromagnetic radiation, the aperture width of the rolling shutter, and the shutter scan speed of the rolling shutter, are such that adjustment of one or more of these would not decrease a proportion of projected electromagnetic radiation captured which is directly reflected from a surface of the object.

Abstract: A wing tip device for fixing to the outboard end of a wing, the wing defining a wing plane, the wing tip device comprising: an upper wing-like element projecting upwardly with respect to the wing plane and having a trailing edge; and a lower wing-like element fixed with respect to the upper wing-like element and having a root chord and a trailing edge, the lower wing-like element root chord intersecting with the upper wing-like element, and the lower wing-like element projecting downwardly from the intersection, wherein the upper wing-like element is larger than the lower wing-like element and the trailing edge of the lower wing-like element is adjacent the trailing edge of the upper wing-like element at the intersection, and wherein an included angle between the upper and lower wing-like elements at the intersection is less than, or equal to, 160 degrees.

Abstract: According to various, but not necessarily all, examples of the disclosure there is provided an apparatus comprising: one or more portions of material configured to vibrate at one or more ultrasonic frequencies when the material is positioned within a varying magnetic field; and wherein the one or more portions of material configured to vibrate at one or more ultrasonic frequencies are positioned so that, when a varying magnetic field is applied to the apparatus, the vibration caused by the varying magnetic field provides increased cooling within a cooling system.

Abstract: Examples of the disclosure relate to an apparatus comprising means for: using a radiofrequency beam having a wavelength below approximately 10mm to interrogate one or more acoustic reporters in an audio environment; analysing one or more sound signals reported by the one or more acoustic reporters to determine positions of one or more sound sources providing the one or more sound signals; and using the positions of the one or more sound sources to determine one or more sound propagation paths within the audio environment.

Abstract: A medical system is described in which, the system includes a control device having processing circuitry configured to: receive positional information relating to the position of at least a part of a surgical robot; determine a boundary around the surgical robot based on the positional information; and control the generation of a haptic sensation at the boundary.

Abstract: Examples of the disclosure provide an apparatus for authentication of images. The apparatus comprises means for: receiving one or more images captured by an imaging device; extracting one or more light patterns from the one or more images where the one or more light patterns correspond to light reflected from at least part of an object that was positioned out of field of view of the imaging device when the one or more images were captured so that the at least part the object does not appear in the one or more images but light reflected from the at least part of the object that was positioned out of field of view creates the one or more light patterns in the one or more images; and determining if the extracted one or more light patterns correspond to a predetermined object to enable authentication of the one or more images.

Abstract: An apparatus arranged to activate luminescence in a projectile comprising: a trigger circuit arranged to cause a clay pigeon trap to launch the projectile; and a light emitting source configured to emit a flash of light in response to a signal from the trigger circuit, wherein the trigger circuit is arranged to provide a predetermined time delay in order to allow the luminescence in the projectile to be activated prior to launching.

Abstract: Examples of the disclosure relate to apparatus, methods and computer programs for enabling sub-pixel information to be determined in captured images. The apparatus can comprise means for activating at least one filter wherein the at least one filter is positioned in front of at least one image sensor. The at least one filter is configured to at least partially filter light such that the at least one filter has a spatial variation of transparency on an analogue scale across an area covered by the at least one filter. The apparatus also comprises means for detecting an image captured by the at least one image sensor; and using information relating to the spatial variation of transparency of the at least one filter to determine sub-pixel information in the captured image.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising means for: obtaining a predicted breathing sequence of a user; obtaining a desired breathing phase for consuming a first media content; and causing rendering of the first media content to the user at a first time which is based, at least in part, on a predicted time in the predicted breathing sequence at which the desired breathing phase occurs.

Abstract: According to various, but not necessarily all, embodiments there is provided an apparatus comprising means for: controlling one or more electroacoustic transducers of a device to create a standing wave having a displacement antinode at an expected location of a component of the device; receiving a signal representing sound generated by vibration of the component driven by the standing wave; causing analysis of the signal to determine whether there is a defect based on whether the signal represents a sound that would be expected to result from vibration of the component driven by the standing wave in the absence of a defect.

Abstract: According to various, but not necessarily all, embodiments there is provided an apparatus comprising means for: determining at least two locations at which a user touches a device; selecting a first location and a second location from the at least two locations to define a transmission path for an acoustic signal through the user; applying an acoustic signal to the user through the first location; detecting an acoustic signal transmitted through the user at the second location; and analysing the detected acoustic signal to determine if it is indicative of transmission of the applied acoustic signal through an authorised user based on a known bioacoustic signature of the authorised user.

Abstract: Examples of the disclosure can provide an apparatus for detecting malware. The apparatus can comprise means for: selecting one or more tasks to be performed by a user device during charging of the user device; enabling a power trace to be obtained wherein the power trace provides an indication of the power consumed by the user device while the one or more tasks are being performed; and enabling the power trace to be analysed to provide an indication of the presence of malware.

Abstract: An electronic cigarette includes a plurality of liquid reservoirs configured to store different liquids, each of the liquid reservoirs being fluidically coupled to a heater, a memory configured to store at least one program defining which heater is activated and a duration of time for the activation, a timer configured to regulate the time during which each heater is activated, a controller configured to selectively control the activation of each heater according to the at least one program on the memory, wherein the electronic cigarette is configured to produce a vapour with variations in its composition over time during the course of a vaping session.

Abstract: A surgical support system including: a surgical data generating apparatus operable to generate surgical data associated with a surgical procedure; and a data processing apparatus operable to: determine artificial intelligence (AI) assistance information using the generated surgical data; and provide the determined AI assistance information to a user.

Abstract: Techniques for implementing a feature generation pipeline for machine learning are provided. In one technique, multiple jobs are executed, each of which computes a different set of feature values for a different feature of multiple features associated with videos. A feature registry is stored that lists each of the multiple features. After the jobs are executed and the feature registry is stored, a model specification is received that indicates a set of features for a model. For each feature in a subset of the set of features, a location is identified in storage where a value for said each feature is found and the value for that feature is retrieved from the location. A feature vector is created that comprises, for each feature in the set of features, the value that corresponds to that feature. The feature vector is used to train the model or as input to the model.

Abstract: Techniques for edit experience for transformation of digital content are delivered in a digital medium environment. According to various implementations, an image editor system receives edits to a digital image to transform the digital image and generate an edited image. An edit experience is then generated that is presentable to recreate the image transformation process. The image editor system outputs the edit experience to enable a user to interact with the edit experience to reproduce the image transformation, such as via a step-by-step process. In at least some implementations, edits to a particular digital image are saved as presets that can be suggested for editing other images, such as images that are determined to be similar to an edited image.

Abstract: A verification system for verifying features of a scene, the system including circuitry configured to receive initial information determined in accordance with a first analysis of the scene, produce at least one test image in accordance with test information indicating at least one feature of the scene to be verified, the at least one test image being at least one predetermined image selected in accordance with the test information, modified in accordance with the initial information, overlay the scene with the at least one test image, receive comparison information relating to a comparison of the at least one test image overlaid with the scene with the at least one predetermined image selected in accordance with the test information and generate a verification status of a feature of the scene in accordance with the received comparison information.

Abstract: A surgical support system including: an eye behaviour monitoring apparatus that monitors eye behaviour of a surgeon performing a surgical procedure to obtain eye behaviour data of the surgeon; a surgical data generating apparatus that generates surgical data associated with the surgical procedure being performed by the surgeon; a surgical intervention apparatus that performs an intervention procedure for intervening in the surgeon's performance of the surgical procedure; and a data processing apparatus that: determines a value of an intervention parameter associated with the surgical procedure using the obtained eye behaviour data; determines an acceptable range of the value of the intervention parameter using the generated surgical data, and if the determined value of the intervention parameter is outside the determined acceptable range of the value of the intervention parameter, controls the surgical intervention apparatus to perform the intervention procedure for intervening in the surgeon's performance of

Abstract: An operating room control system is described that includes circuitry configured to: determine a plurality of regions located within at least part of the operating room, at least one of the regions having a predefined surgical device attribute defining a characteristic of a surgical device located within that region; and control a display to display to a user the at least one region overlaid on the at least part of the operating room.