Abstract:
The present subject matter relates to a smart pollination system, which is a smart pollination apparatus (100). The smart pollination apparatus (100) is machine learned and uses artificial intelligence engine for pollination. The smart pollination apparatus (100) is communicatively coupled to a global communications system (GCS). The GCS and the smart pollination apparatus (100) manage the pollination trends with the help of artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Abstract:
The present subject matter relates to a wearable device (108) for contactless operation of remotely controlled appliance (102) present inside an environment (100). The wearable device (108) may include a one motion sensor (202) to generate a motion signal based on a sensed movement of a body part of the user bearing the wearable device (108). In addition, the wearable device includes a brainwave sensor (204) to generate an EEG signal indicative of brain activity of the user. Further, the wearable device (108) includes a processor (206) that may select an appliance from amongst the plurality of remotely controllable appliances based on the motion signal and the EEG signal and control the selected remotely controlled appliance (102) based on the EEG signal over a wireless network.
Abstract:
A portable container (100, 200) includes an insulative body (102) to hold a food item. The insulative body (102) may include an inner wall and an outer wall. Further, the portable container (100, 200) includes a temperature regulator (110) disposed between the inner wall and the outer wall of the insulative body (102). The portable container (100, 200) also includes a plurality of temperature sensors (202) disposed within the inner wall of the insulative body (102). The plurality of temperature sensors (202) being operably coupled to the temperature regulator (110). Further, the portable container (100, 200) includes a controller (210) communicatively coupled to the temperature regulator (110) to regulate the temperature of the food item based on a user input.
Abstract:
A mobile telephone device (10) comprises a microphone (20) and one or more spaced audio sensors (12) to sense the position and/or voice characteristics of one or more individual speakers (16). A mute control means (14) employs sound phase, and/or sound time of arrival, and/or sound loudness to create a map of the positions of individual speakers (16). The mute control means (14) identifies individual speaker (16) voice characteristics using one, the other or both of audio signal analysis of the sound of individual speaker's voices; and use of voice CODEC analysis results for each individual speaker. A call may involve no sound muting, may involve sound muting except for one individual speaker (16), or sound muting except for any one of a plurality of accepted individual speakers. A default individual speaker position immediately before and closest the microphone is provided. Positional tolerance for individual speakers of at least 5% to 10% is employed.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a safety bumper for a vehicle comprised of: a lattice (3) of interlocking elements (1), the lattice formed in an overall substantially V, D or triangular shape narrowing away from a mounting end that mounts to a vehicle as viewed in plan view, whereby when a vehicle with a said safety bumper collides with another vehicle the vehicles are deflected from each other and the bumper lattice crumples to give a progressive deceleration which reduces the risk of injury or death to passengers in the vehicle, wherein the bumper includes an exterior shock absorbing panel arrangement (4) at least partly covering or surrounding the lattice and the exterior shock absorbing panel arrangement has at least one panel and a plurality of outer support elements (8,9) mounted to the panel arrangement at their outer end and extending inwardly towards an outer face of the V, D or triangular shape lattice form but not fixed to the lattice form and able to deflect in the event of an impact.
Abstract:
An apparatus (5) can receive and transfer data and energy between adjacent apparatus (5) in a chain. Each apparatus (5) comprises an input antenna (10) for receiving an input signal (12) which is tuned and impedance matched (14) for a receiver and demodulator (40) in a control circuit (18). The demodulated signal is provided as input to a transmitter module (42) to create an output signal (34). The input signal (12) is then impedance transformed (20) to generate a sufficient voltage to energize a power supply (24) which charges a battery (26). The input signal (12) and the output signal (34) can be a radio signal, a magnetic induction signal, or a combined radio and magnetic induction signal. A controller (38) in the control circuit (18) monitors the condition of the battery (26) and power supply (24) and controls a switch (44) operable to selectively power parts of the apparatus (5) dependently upon their monitored condition.
Abstract:
A support comprising a substrate, wherein a surface of the substrate comprises functional amino or aldehyde groups, for the covalent binding of a biomolecule. The biomolecule may be a protein such as an affinity protein. The invention also provides a method for the covalent binding of a biomolecule to a surface of a support through its amino or carboxyl group. The method comprises the steps of: providing a support substrate; cleaning a surface of a support substrate; functionalising the support substrate by chemically creating hydroxyl groups on the cleaned surface of the support substrate; inducing amines on the surface of the support substrate; and covalently binding a biomolecule to the support substrate. The biomolecule may be protein such as an affinity protein.
Abstract:
Embodiments of a method and apparatus for selecting coefficients of a non-linear filter are disclosed The non-linear filter receives a transmit signal and generates a non-linear replica signal of a transmit DAC of a transceiver The method include applying a plurality of peπodic test pattern signals to inputs of the transmit DAC, wherein the penodic test pattern signals include a stream of symbols Receive symbols are collected at an output of a receiver ADC of the transceiver resulting from the plurality of peπodic test pattern signals A non-linear map is generated that provides a value for each of n consecutive symbols input to the transmit DAC Coefficients of the non-linear filter are selected based on the non-linear map
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for making modified polybutylene terepththalate random copolymers from a polyethylene terephthalate component. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a two step process in which a 1,4-butane diol component reacts with a polyethylene terephthalate component under conditions that depolymerize the polyethylene terephthalate component into a molten mixture and the molten mixture is placed under subatmospheric conditions that produce the modified polybutylene terepththalate random copolymers. In another embodiment, the invention relates to a three step process in which a diol component selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, and combinations thereof reacts with a polyethylene terephthalate component under conditions sufficient to depolymerize the polyethylene terephthalate component into a first molten mixture; and where the first molten mixture is combined with 1,4-butane diol under conditions that create a second molten mixture that is subsequently placed under subatmospheric conditions that produce the modified polybutylene terepththalate random copolymers. The invention also relates to compositions made from processes of the invention.
Abstract:
A high-speed sampling system and an analog to digital converter are disclosed. One embodiment of a method of sampling a signal includes receiving an analog signal and generating first samples at a rate of Fs, and generating second sub-samples from the first samples at a rate of Fs/N and having a relative phase of approximately (360/N)*(i-l) degrees, where i varies from 1 to N. In a first embodiment, at most two second sub- samplers are tracking the output of the first sampler at any point in time. In a second embodiment, only one of the N second sub-samplers are tracking the output of the first sampler at any point in time. A third embodiment further includes generating third samples from the second samples at a rate of Fs/N, and having a relative phase of approximately ((360/N)*(i-l)+180) degrees. A method of interleaved analog to digital converting includes corresponding time interleaved ADCs receiving the third samples.