Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and a method for supply chain management in a production unit. The method, performed by a server unit (118, 218), comprises receiving from scanners (110), scanned data associated with device markers (108-A/120-A/208-A) before installing devices (108/120/208), and product markers (106-A/114-A/206-A) before feeding raw materials (106/206) and products (114). Further, the method comprises comparing the scanned data of device markers with desired device data, and the scanned data of product markers with desired product data. Furthermore, the method comprises determining an eligibility of each of the devices to be installed into a manufacturing unit (102) and a processing unit (104/204) based on the comparison, and an eligibility of raw materials to be fed into the devices based on comparison. The method comprises providing information indicative of the eligibility of each of devices and eligibility of raw materials to operators.

Abstract: There is provided a method, system, and user interface for combining expressive facial behavior for an animated character. The method includes receiving two or more expressions to be expressed on the animated character, the expressions comprise activation values for one or more facial parameters on the animated character and temporal keyframes for such activation values, at least two of the two or more expressions overlap for a given period of time; assigning each of the two or more expressions to a respective channel, one of such channels being designated as dominant; combining the activation values of the expressions from the two or more channels for each of the one or more facial parameters, the expression in the dominant channel designating the temporal keyframes when the activation values of the two or more expressions are combined; and outputting the combined activation values for animation of the animated character.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a loading assembly including a cartoning section (100) for processing a plurality of cartons (114) and cartoning a plurality of blister leaflets (110) in the plurality of cartons (114) simultaneously. The cartoning section (100) includes a conveyor belt (106) for conveying the cartons (114) and the blister leaflets (110) thereon. Processing stations (116a, 116b, 116c, 116d, 116e, 116f, 116g) are located on the conveyor belt (106), each of which processes the plurality of cartons (114) and inserts the plurality of blister leaflets therein. Shuttles (104) carry at least one of a blister leaflet (110) and a carton (114). The shuttles (104) are guided on the conveyor belt (106) to pass through the plurality of processing stations for processing the plurality of cartons (114) and inserting the plurality of blister leaflets (110) into the plurality of cartons (114).

Abstract: A reinforcement pillar assembly and a method for manufacturing such assembly for a machine are disclosed. The reinforcement pillar assembly includes a cover panel formed of a polymer material. The cover panel includes an outer surface and an inner surface adapted to face in a direction towards a wall of the machine housing. Further, the reinforcement pillar assembly includes at least one support pillar formed of a metallic material. The at least one support pillar is adapted to be coupled to the cover panel. The at least one support pillar includes a first planar extension and a second planar extension. The first planar extension is adapted to be coupled to the inner surface of the cover panel. The second planar extension is adapted to abut the wall of the machine housing. A gap is defined between the inner surface of the cover panel and the wall of the machine housing.

Abstract: A system and method of modulating animation curves based on audio input. The method including: identifying phonetic features for a plurality of visemes in the audio input; determining viseme animation curves based on parameters representing a spatial appearance of the plurality of visemes; modulating the viseme animation curves based on melodic accent, pitch sensitivity, or both, based on the phonetic features; and outputting the modulated animation curves.

Abstract: A system and method of determining conversational gaze control for computer animation of a character. The method including: receiving transcripted speech audio; determining time sequences of gaze transition targets for a series of time-steps using a state machine that resolves between direct focus and aversion at each time-step; determining trajectories of head motion and gaze of the character for each time-step using the determined gaze transition targets; and outputting the trajectories of head motion and gaze for computer animation of the character.

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to the field of box closing devices, in particular, to a device for closing successively, boxes. The present invention in one aspect provides a device for closing an open box. The device comprises a drive track having an entrance portion for receiving and engaging an open flap of the box which merges through a gradually curved portion to a downstream portion. The downstream portion comprises means for completing the tucking in of the opened flap and for supporting a box moved therealong. The curved portion comprises means for initiating the tucking in of the opened flap by a transferring means for transferring the open box from the entrance through the downstream portion and then an engaging means for subsequently tucking any partially tucked pair of flaps.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a loading assembly including a cartoning section (100) for processing a plurality of cartons (114) and cartoning a plurality of blister leaflets (110) in the plurality of cartons (114) simultaneously. The cartoning section (100) includes a conveyor belt (106) for conveying the cartons (114) and the blister leaflets (110) thereon. Processing stations (116a, 116b, 116c, 116d, 116e, 116f, 116g) are located on the conveyor belt (106), each of which processes the plurality of cartons (114) and inserts the plurality of blister leaflets therein. Shuttles (104) carry at least one of a blister leaflet (110) and a carton (114). The shuttles (104) are guided on the conveyor belt (106) to pass through the plurality of processing stations for processing the plurality of cartons (114) and inserting the plurality of blister leaflets (110) into the plurality of cartons (114).

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a system (100) for manufacturing and sealing a plurality of blister leaflets. The system (100) includes a blister manufacturing section (200) adapted to manufacture the plurality of blister leaflets, which includes a plurality of processing stations located on a transfer belt (128, 328). The plurality of processing stations is adapted to perform a preassigned task for manufacturing of the plurality of blister leaflets. A cartoning section (500) is located downstream to the blister manufacturing section (200) and is adapted to carton the plurality of blister leaflets simultaneously with manufacturing of the plurality of blister leaflets in the blister manufacturing section (200). A transfer unit is located between the blister manufacturing system (200) and the cartoning section (500) and is adapted to transfer the plurality of blister leaflets from the blister manufacturing section (200) to the cartoning section (500).

Abstract: Disclosed is a method to deform points in space using a curve. A processor obtains the curve and a point on the curve. The processor computes a tangent to the curve at the point and determines a first vector different from the tangent to the curve. The processor constructs a plane at the point on the curve based on the tangent and the first vector. The processor defines the first and second side of the curve, where the first and second side include a first and second plurality of points on opposite sides of the plane, respectively. The processor defines a deformation associated with the curve and influencing the points in space, where a magnitude of the deformation affecting a second point among the points in space depends on whether the second point is on the first or second side. The processor applies the deformation to the second point.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of operating a storage device which includes a non-volatile memory device. The method includes informing a host that a designation functionality for designating a data criticality and a priority to namespaces of the non-volatile memory device is possible, enabling the designation functionality in response to receiving an approval of the designation functionality, receiving, from the host, a first request for designating a data criticality and a priority for a first namespace of the namespaces, and generating a namespace mapping table in response to the first request.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a blender having blades whose orientation angle is changeable, even while the blender is in operation. The blender 100 includes a housing 110 with inlets (140a, 140b) to allow inflow of ingredients and an outlet (140c) to allow outflow of blended ingredients. The blender 100 incorporates an external shaft 122 with the blades 123 rotatably coupled to it, and an internal shaft 121 inside the external shaft 122. The blender 100 incorporates a first driving unit 130 to rotate the external shaft 122 and blades 123 about a direction along a length of the housing 110 to allow blending of the ingredients. The internal shaft 121 having engaging means coupled to back of the blades 123 such that a linear displacement of the internal shaft 121 using a second driving unit 121, enables change in orientation of the blades 123.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a closing station for a capsule filling machine comprising a bottom and a top closing unit configured to displace towards each other, such that bottom pins associated with said bottom closing unit urge into through holes of a body holder (B) to contact closed ends of each filled capsule body sections and sliding them into said open ends of each capsule cap sections, such that each capsule is partially closed against an exerting pre-compressive force of the top pins and is completely closed when force against biasing means of said top pins is exerted for providing telescoping closing of the cap and body sections of each capsule.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method to determine influence of a deformation of a curve on a surface. A processor obtains deformations of the curve and desired deformations of the surface. The processor obtains a first point on the surface and determines the influence of the deformation of the curve on the surface by determining a second point on the curve and iterating over a desired deformation of the surface and a corresponding curve. To iterate, the processor determines a desired position of the first point of the desired deformation, determines a position of the first point based on a position of the second point on the corresponding curve and a parameter indicating the influence, and calculates a difference between the desired position of the first point and the determined position of the first point. Based on the difference, the processor adjusts the parameter, and determines the influence based on the parameter.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and interface provides visualization for a volume and/or a change in a volume of a virtual object, the representation usable in a user interface, comprising a first representation of the virtual object represented by a surface positioned in a three-dimensional (3D) virtual space, a bounding object input that defines a bounding object relative to the 3D virtual space, a plurality of local volumes of the virtual object, wherein a local volume of the plurality of local volumes is computed for geometry based on a bounding object feature associated with the bounding object and based on at least some vertices of the corresponding face, wherein at least some of the plurality of local volumes are aggregated to determine a global volume for the set of polygonal faces, and providing for display of a first visual indicator representing a value of the global volume.

Abstract: A method for sampling both layers of a bi-layer tablet, comprising forming a first layer of a first pharmaceutical powder of the bi-layer tablet in a tablet press machine, performing weight compensation for forming a second layer of a second pharmaceutical powder of the bi-layer tablet based at least on the formed first layer, performing height compensation for forming the second layer of the second pharmaceutical powder of the bi-layer tablet based at least on the formed first layer, and forming the second layer of the bi-layer tablet based on the performed height compensation and weight compensation, in the tablet press machine, for individually sampling both the first and second layers of the bi-layer tablet.

Abstract: A rotary sealing apparatus for a blister packaging machine is disclosed. The rotary sealing apparatus includes a guide plate adapted to support a movement of a base foil having a plurality of blister pockets. The rotary sealing apparatus includes a counter sealing roller adapted to rotate to advance the base foil in a direction away from the guide plate and a sealing roller adapted to feed a seal foil between the counter sealing roller and the sealing roller. The counter sealing roller includes a plurality of cavities adapted to accommodate the plurality of blister pockets. The rotary sealing apparatus includes a cavity alignment unit disposed on the guide plate and adapted to align the plurality of blister pockets with the plurality of cavities. The cavity alignment unit is adapted to clamp the base foil on the guide plate to stretch the base foil to align the plurality of blister pockets with the plurality of cavities.

Abstract: A capsule sealing system comprising: a heating unit for mounting on a capsule filling machine and receiving therein a plurality of filled capsules (FC) from the capsule filling machine, the heating unit comprising a first plate and a second plate spaced apart from each other by at least one biasing means, each plate having a plurality of grooves forming a plurality of circular holes between the plates when abutted to each other against the biasing means, to capture and heat seal each capsule; and an engaging mechanism for abutting the first and second plates against the biasing means.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a tamping system (100) for tamping of filler materials of capsule filling machine to form slug, and selectively delivering the slug from a dosing disc (108) based on the presence/absence of empty capsule bodies in an empty capsule segment in a turret of capsule filling machine. The tamping system (100) based on the presence/absence of empty capsule bodies in the empty capsule segment, enables actuation of pneumatic cylinders (113) to restrict movement of tamping pistons (110) into the respective holes of the dosing disc (108) that were configured to be align with the empty capsule segments of the turret where no capsule bodies were identified or present, irrespective of the downward movement of the holder blocks (111) towards the dosing disc (108), thereby restricting the delivery of the slug into empty capsule segment of the turret, and preventing wastage of the filler material or slug.

Abstract: A system and method of modulating animation curves based on audio input. The method including: identifying phonetic features for a plurality of visemes in the audio input; determining viseme animation curves based on parameters representing a spatial appearance of the plurality of visemes; modulating the viseme animation curves based on melodic accent, pitch sensitivity, or both, based on the phonetic features; and outputting the modulated animation curves.