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An encoder includes data processing hardware which is operable: to divide input data into a plurality of blocks or packets; to apply a plurality of transformations to content of the blocks or packets to generate corresponding transformed data; to check a quality of representation of the transformed data prior to application of the transformations to determine whether or not the quality of representation of the transformed data satisfies one or more quality criteria; if the quality of representation of the transformed data does not satisfy the one or more quality criteria, to sub-divide and/or to combine the one or more blocks or packets further and repeating the transformation step; and if the quality of representation of the transformed data satisfies the one or more quality criteria, to output the transformed data to provide encoded output data representative of the input data to be encoded.

A process for modeling a 3D scene is provided which comprises validating the model by determining a maximum permitted distortion (5) on a 2D synthesized image (4), generated by the approximation inherent in the model (2); calculating for a point I of a reference image (7) and on a set of synthesized images (4) representing the 3D point of the scene corresponding to this point I, of the minimum (z_i−Δ_zi¹) and maximum (z_i+Δ_zi²) depth values of the depth z_i of this point I corresponding to this maximum distortion, calculating a span around the depth z_i of this point I, dependant on the minimum value of the error Δ_zi² and on the minimum value of the error Δ_zi¹ among the values calculated for the synthesized images of the set.

Relational database applications such as index selection, histogram tuning, approximate query processing, and statistics selection have recognized the importance of leveraging workloads. Often these applications are presented with large workloads, i.e., a set of SQL DML statements, as input. A key factor affecting the scalability of such applications is the size of the workload. The invention concerns workload compression which helps improve the scalability of such applications. The exemplary embodiment is broadly applicable to a variety of workload-driven applications, while allowing for incorporation of application specific knowledge. The process is described in detail in the context of two workload-driven applications: index selection and approximate query processing.

In the context of packet-oriented data transmission via a network, an apparatus for transmitting a sequence of data packets checks whether a packet is missing or faulty. In this case, a replacement packet is provided which is a valid packet with regard to a packet syntax which, however, has a predetermined contents characteristic. On the decoder side, a basic decoder recognizes the packet as a valid packet and decodes same, whereas an extension decoder can enable an error concealing measure on the basis of an indication in the replacement packet to the fact that this is a replacement packet, in order to provide a higher-quality audio reproduction.

An embodiment of the present invention improves the fabrication and operational characteristics of a type-II superlattice material. Layers of indium arsenide and gallium antimonide comprise the bulk of the superlattice structure. One or more layers of indium antimonide are added to unit cells of the superlattice to provide a further degree of freedom in the design for adjusting the effective bandgap energy of the superlattice. One or more layers of gallium arsenide antimonide are added to unit cells of the superlattice to counterbalance the crystal lattice strain forces introduced by the aforementioned indium antimonide layers.

The invention discloses a low-concentration smoke dust sampling device. The low-concentration smoke dust sampling device comprises a main machine, a sampling gun, a condenser and a drier. The sampling gun comprises a handle, a sampling tube, a pitot tube and a thermocouple, wherein the sampling tube, the pitot tube and the thermocouple are connected with the handle. The gas outlet end of the sampling tube is sequentially connected with the condenser, the drier and the main machine. The thermocouple and the pitot tube are connected with the main machine. A multi-stage sampling head is installed at the head of the sampling tube. A sampling nozzle is arranged at the front end of the multi-stage sampling head. The multi-stage sampling head comprises a shell and three dust collection units arranged in the shell. The dust collection units are sequentially arranged in the flowing direction of smoke. The smoke entering the sampling tube is sequentially in contact with the dust collection units, smoke dust is adsorbed by the dust collection units, and the smoke dust collecting efficiency of the device is improved. The invention further discloses a low-concentration smoke dust sampling method in which the device is adopted. By means of the low-concentration smoke dust sampling device and method, the concentration of the smoke dust is accurately measured under the low-concentration and high-humidity working condition.

There is described a transmission of user data from a source communications device provided with a first encoder for encoding users data to a target communications device provided with a first decoder for decoding said user data via a communication network which is provided with several converting devices comprising additional encoders and additional decoders for carrying out a verification of the converting devices. Via the verification it is determined, whether the first encoder is compatible with the decoder of a given converting device and, whether the first decoder is compatible with the encoder of said converting device. One of the converting devices for which the compatibility is ascertained by the verification is selected for transmitting user data. During transmission of the user data, said user data encoded with the aid of the first encoder is decoded with the aid of the compatible decoder of the converting device and the user data decodable with the aid of the first decoder is encoded with the aid of the compatible encoder of the selected converting device.

A process for producing an acrylic ester with excellent economic efficiency, which can eliminate the conventional problems to maintain the stable quality and the low unit consumption of raw materials, in the process for producing an acrylic ester using acrylic acid containing high-boiling acid components influencing the loss in quality and the unit consumption of raw materials, and an aliphatic or alicyclic alcohol having from 5 to 8 carbon atoms, as raw materials, and using a strongly acidic cation exchange resin as a catalyst. In such a process for producing an acrylic ester, a crude acrylic ester withdrawn from the bottom of a low-boiling separation column is supplied to a rectifying column, a rectified acrylic ester is taken out from the top of the rectifying column, while a high-boiling substance containing an acrylic ester, which is withdrawn from the bottom of the rectifying column, is supplied to a high-boiling separation column and/or a thin-film evaporator to separate it into an acrylic ester component and a high-boiling substance, and the separated acrylic ester component is taken out as a distillate and supplied to the low-boiling separation column for its recovery.

The invention relates to a method for transmitting communication data in a communication system (CSY) between a calling first communication unit (IPPA) and a called second communication unit (IPPD), wherein, in a first step a primary connection is set up starting from the first communication unit (IPPA) via at least one node unit to the second communication unit (IPPD) with transmission of addressing data of the communication units (IPPA,IPPD) and node units participating in the setup of the primary connection. Following this, the first communication unit (IPPA) and/or a first node unit disposed along the primary connection which have a valid addressing data element are registered as the ingress node. Furthermore, the second communication unit (IPPD) and/or a last node unit disposed along the primary connection which have a valid addressing data element are registered as the egress node. With the embodiment of a secondary connection (DMC) between the egress and the ingress node via a network which is available in the communication system (CSY), communication data is finally transmitted via the secondary connection (DMC).

The deacidification of citrus juice with ion exchange resin is described. Maintaining a high acid condition of the juice is achieved by passing the juice through regenerated resin that is preconditioned with an aqueous food-grade acid, preferably citric acid. Additionally or optionally, an early bed volume or multiple early bed volumes of juice flow are at a rapid flow rate. The products obtained also are described, and they may be any deacidified citrus juice or juice blend where the pH of the juice does not rise above that of an acid food pH for the juice during deacidification. In preferred embodiments, the juice product is orange juice. In another preferred embodiment, the conditioning process is used to provide a deacidified citrus juice product while avoiding raising the pH of any portion of the juice to 4.6 or above so as to control microbial growth of the juice.

System and method for protecting video stream quality during transmission over a wireless medium. A plurality of video streams may be transmitted to one or more clients in a wireless manner. It may be determined that a size of a transmit queue is above a first threshold. The plurality of video streams may be differentiated, as part of which a video stream may be selected for penalization in order to protect the other video streams of the plurality of video streams. A scheduling penalty may be imposed on the selected video stream based on determining that the size of the transmit queue is above the first threshold and based on differentiating the plurality of video streams.

A method for encoding a digital video image producing a high resolution is proposed. A source digital video image is segmented into a plurality of video frames and each such frame is segmented into a plurality of blocks composed of pixels. An encoded digital video image is formed from a sequence of the frames. Each subsequent frame is added to the encoded image if the frame is entirely different from the previous frame. If a subsequent frame repeats the previous frame, then a command is added to repeat the previous video frame. If a subsequent frame is not entirely different, then a command is added to the encoded image to repeat the previous frame taking into account the differing blocks. The pixels in the encoded image are formed having a square shape, regardless of their compression ratio. The encoded image can be saved to at least one media server.

A method for determining a motion vector for a current video frame block comprises determining the motion vector using full search. Then, a number of further motion vectors is counted which is the number of motion vectors of neighbouring blocks which are similar to each other and the motion vector. Then it is ascertained that the number meets or exceeds a threshold and that the motion vector is not similar to at least one of the counted further motion vectors. A search region is determined using counted motion vectors and searched for a local best match of the current block. The motion vector is changed towards referencing the local best match. The search region only comprises candidates referenced by motion vector candidates similar to a yet further motion vector pointing to a centre of the further search region. Then, the motion vector resembles the motion presumed by the HVS.