Abstract: A frame assembly for a chair assembly includes a base assembly, a joint assembly, and a seat assembly. The base assembly includes a first leg and a base mount. The base mount includes a mounting aperture and a first base coupler. The first base coupler is coupled to the first leg and facilitates rotation of the first leg. The joint assembly includes a joint mount, a mounting arm, and a first deflection plate. The joint mount includes a mounting post inserted within the mounting aperture. The mounting arm includes a support arm coupled to the joint mount and a suspension arm coupled to the support arm. The first deflection plate is coupled to the suspension arm and extends over the joint mount.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of processing audio content including directivity information for at least one sound source, the directivity information comprising a first set of first directivity unit vectors representing directivity directions and associated first directivity gains. The disclosure further relates to corresponding methods of encoding and decoding audio content including directivity information for at least one sound source.

Abstract: Described is a method of processing position information indicative of an object position of an audio object, wherein the object position is usable for rendering of the audio object, that comprises: obtaining listener orientation information indicative of an orientation of a listener's head; obtaining listener displacement information indicative of a displacement of the listener's head; determining the object position from the position information; modifying the object position based on the listener displacement information by applying a translation to the object position; and further modifying the modified object position based on the listener orientation information. Further described is a corresponding apparatus for processing position information indicative of an object position of an audio object, wherein the object position is usable for rendering of the audio object.

Abstract: A frame assembly for a chair assembly includes a base assembly, a joint assembly, and a seat assembly. The base assembly includes a first leg and a base mount. The base mount includes a mounting aperture and a first base coupler. The first base coupler is coupled to the first leg and facilitates rotation of the first leg. The joint assembly includes a joint mount, a mounting arm, and a first deflection plate. The joint mount includes a mounting post inserted within the mounting aperture. The mounting arm includes a support arm coupled to the joint mount and a suspension arm coupled to the support arm. The first deflection plate is coupled to the suspension arm and extends over the joint mount.

Abstract: A method for transmitting audio signals of an immersive audio program, the method comprising: generating packets of data comprising portions of a bitstream of the audio signals, wherein the bitstream comprises a plurality of frames, wherein each frame of the plurality of frames comprises a plurality of blocks, wherein the generating comprises: assembling a packet of data comprising one or more blocks of the plurality of blocks, wherein blocks from different frames are combined into a single packet and/or blocks are transmitted out of order; and transmitting the packets of data via a packet-based network.

Abstract: A measuring device for measuring the temperature and/or a change in temperature of a medical electrode is separate from the measuring device, preferably a neutral electrode. The measuring device includes a support and at least two temperature sensors arranged on the support. The at least two temperature sensors are spatially distanced from each other, and an adhesive layer is provided, via which the measuring device can be arranged on a medical electrode, preferably on the upper face of the medical electrode, and the upper face facing away from the skin.

Abstract: A method of modelling extended audio objects for audio rendering in a virtual or augmented reality environment is described. The method comprises obtaining an extent representation indicative of a geometric form of an extended audio object and information relating to one or more first audio sources that are associated with the extended audio object. Furthermore, the method comprises obtaining a relative point on the geometric form of the extended audio object based on a user position in the virtual or augmented reality environment. The method also comprises determining an extent parameter for the extent representation based on the user position and the relative point and determining positions of one or more second audio sources, relative to the user position, for modelling the extended audio object. In addition, the method comprises outputting a modified representation of the extended audio object for modelling the extended audio object.

Abstract: The invention relates to a check valve (1) having a solenoid assembly (2), which comprises a solenoid actuator (12) having a solenoid (6) and an armature (7), which is pre-tensioned by a spring element (9) with a pre-tensioning force acting in a closing direction, wherein the armature (7) is movable along an axis of movement (10) in an opening direction to open the check valve (1) via a magnetic flux acting against the pre-tensioning force of the spring element (9), to open a fluidic connection between a fluid inlet (4) and a fluid outlet (5), which is blocked without the magnetic force, by a magnetic force pulling on the armature (7). In order to functionally improve the check valve (1), the solenoid assembly (2) is designed in such a way that a selectively asymmetric magnetic force distribution results with respect to the axis of movement (10) of the armature (7).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an enzymatically catalyzed method for producing L-glufosinate or a phosphoester thereof. The method includes reacting an activated L-homoserine HA with a substrate S selected from methylphosphinic acid and esters thereof. Sulfhydrylase enzyme E1 is used for the enzymatic catalysis. The invention makes accessible new substrates for the enzymatic production of L-glufosinate and its phosphoesters.

Abstract: Described herein are methods, apparatus and computer products for decoding an encoded MPEG-D USAC bitstream. Described herein are such methods, apparatus and computer products that reduce a computational complexity.

Abstract: An electrode for attachment to the human skin includes an electrically nonconductive carrier and an electrically conductive connection element for connecting a signal conductor. A conductor is at least partially arranged on the lower side of the carrier intended to be skin side, and is electrically connected to the connection element and to a contact medium intended to be skin side. The connection element is joined to the signal conductor and/or the conductor by heat staking.

Abstract: Described herein is a method of rendering audio in an audio scene. The method comprises receiving a voxel-based audio scene representation of the audio scene, the audio scene representation including an indication of extent voxels representing a 3D extent together with a plurality of audio source signals for audio sources associated with the 3D extent; obtaining coordinates of an intersection point inside the 3D extent; determining one or more line-segments running through the intersection point and extending along respective coordinate directions of the audio scene representation, wherein end points of each line segment are determined based on coordinates of one or more of the extent voxels; and allocating audio sources among the plurality of audio sources to audio source locations within the audio scene based on the one or more line-segments. Further described are a respective apparatus and computer program product.

Abstract: Decoder apparatus, computer program and methods of processing audio data for playback are described. They include receiving a bitstream including encoded audio data and metadata that includes DRC set(s), and for each DRC set, an indication of whether the DRC set is configured for providing a loudness leveling effect. The metadata further includes personalization experience information. The method further includes identifying DRC sets that are configured for providing the dynamic range compensation effect; decoding the encoded audio data to obtain decoded audio data; selecting one of the identified DRC sets configured for providing the loudness leveling effect; extracting from the bitstream one or more DRC gains corresponding to the selected DRC set; applying to the decoded audio data the one or more DRC gains corresponding to the selected DRC set to obtain dynamic loudness compensated audio data; and outputting the dynamic loudness compensated audio data for playback.

Abstract: Described herein is an audio decoder for decoding a bitstream of encoded audio data, wherein the bitstream of encoded audio data represents a sequence of audio sample values and comprises a plurality of frames, wherein each frame comprises associated encoded audio sample values, the audio decoder comprising: a determiner configured to determine whether a frame of the bitstream of encoded audio data is an immediate playout frame comprising encoded audio sample values associated with a current frame and additional information; and an initializer configured to initialize the decoder if the determiner determines that the frame is an immediate playout frame, wherein initializing the decoder comprises decoding the encoded audio sample values comprised by the additional information before decoding the encoded audio sample values associated with the current frame.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, programs, and storage media for improving estimation of early reflection trajectories of an audio source in a three-dimensional audio scene are described. The method includes obtaining a voxel-based representation of the audio scene, information on a listener location in the audio scene, and information on an audio source location in the audio scene. A ray direction pattern is applied to one or more points on a connecting line between the audio source location and the listener location to obtain, for each of these points, a plurality of rays originating at the respective point. A set of collision voxels is determined based on the rays and the voxel-based representation of the audio scene. Early reflection trajectories are determined based on the set of collision voxels, the listener location, the audio source location and a geometrical validity test.

Abstract: The invention relates to a beverage preparation apparatus comprising a housing and brewing apparatus that is arranged in said housing and is intended for extracting a single-serve capsule of a first and a second type, which capsule contains a beverage substrate, wherein: a single-serve capsule of the first type has a greater axial length than a single-serve capsule of the second type; the brewing apparatus comprises a first brewing chamber element and a second brewing chamber element; the first brewing chamber element and the second brewing chamber element can be moved relative to one another along a predefined and substantially horizontal path from a loading position, in which the first brewing chamber element and the second brewing chamber element are mutually spaced apart, into an extraction position, in which the first brewing chamber element and the second brewing chamber element form a substantially closed brewing chamber and in which a brewing process can be carried out; the first brewing chamber eleme

Abstract: Described is a method of processing position information indicative of an object position of an audio object, wherein the object position is usable for rendering of the audio object, that comprises: obtaining listener orientation information indicative of an orientation of a listener's head; obtaining listener displacement information indicative of a displacement of the listener's head; determining the object position from the position information; modifying the object position based on the listener displacement information by applying a translation to the object position; and further modifying the modified object position based on the listener orientation information. Further described is a corresponding apparatus for processing position information indicative of an object position of an audio object, wherein the object position is usable for rendering of the audio object.

Abstract: Described herein is a method of processing audio content for rendering in a three-dimensional audio scene, wherein the audio content comprises a sound source at a source position, the method comprising: obtaining a voxelized representation of the three-dimensional audio scene, wherein the voxelized representation indicates volume elements in which sound can propagate and volume elements by which sound is occluded; generating a two-dimensional projection map for the audio scene based on the voxelized representation by applying a projection operation to the voxelized representation that projects onto a horizontal plane; and determining parameters indicating a virtual source position of a virtual sound source based on the source position, a listener position, and the projection map, to simulate, by rendering a virtual source signal from the virtual source position, an impact of acoustic diffraction by the three-dimensional audio scene on a source signal of the sound source at the source position.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of processing audio content including directivity information for at least one sound source, the directivity information comprising a first set of first directivity unit vectors representing directivity directions and associated first directivity gains. The disclosure further relates to corresponding methods of encoding and decoding audio content including directivity information for at least one sound source.

Abstract: Described herein is a method for generating a modified bitstream on a source device, wherein the method includes the steps of: a) receiving, by a receiver, a bitstream including coded media data; b) generating, by an embedder, payload of additional media data and embedding the payload in the bitstream for obtaining, as an output from the embedder, a modified bitstream including the coded media data and the payload of the additional media data; and d) outputting the modified bitstream to a sink device. Described is further a method for processing said modified bitstream on a sink device. Described are moreover a respective source device and sink device as well as a system of a source device and a sink device and respective computer program products.