Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a method for image classes definition and to a method for image multiprocessing and related vision system, which implement said method for image classes definition. The latter comprising an image splitting operation for each image of M input images, the image splitting operation comprising the steps of: a) splitting the image into image portions,; b) executing the algorithm onto each image portion with at least one processing unit; c) identifying the image portion associated with a maximum execution time of said algorithm; d) splitting said identified image portion into further image portions; e) checking if a stop criterion is met: e1) if the stop criterion is met, iterating steps a) to e) onto another one of the M input images; e2) if the stop criterion is not met, executing a predefined image processing algorithm onto each of the further image portions; identifying the image portion or further image portion associated with a maximum execution time of said algorithm; and iterating steps d) to e) on the so identified image portion or further image portion; wherein after executing steps a) to e) on all of the M input images, the method for image classes definition further comprises the steps of: f) identifying in an image space, for all the M input images, the positions of each split image portion/further image portion and defining clusters (A, B, C) based thereon; g) defining a set of Q image classes (Α', Β', C, AC) based on said clusters (A, B, C), each class (Α', Β', C, AC) being univocally associated with a splitting pattern representing in the image space a plurality of regions to be allocated to a corresponding plurality of processing units of the vision system for image multiprocessing.
Abstract:
Method of selection of an instance among a set of instances of a plurality of transmission parameters, said plurality of transmission parameters including data transmission rate, for transmitting a packet from a transmitting node (Sx) to a receiving node (Sy) of wireless nodes (10) in a wireless communication system (1). The method comprises: obtaining an updated predictive RSQI value reflecting signal quality expected to be experienced by the receiving node (Sy) on the packet received from the transmitting node (Sx), obtaining a best instance, among the set of instances of said plurality of transmission parameters, in correspondence of a RSQI sub-range, among contiguous non-overlapping sub-ranges of a predefined range of RSQI values, that includes the obtained updated predictive RSQI value, transmitting the packet from the transmitting node (Sx) to the receiving node (Sy) by using said obtained best instance, wherein: the transmitting node (Sx) periodically performs a test procedure wherein, instead of using the best instance, the packet is transmitted by the transmitting node (Sx) to the receiving node (Sy) by using a test instance suitably selected (406) among the set of instances for the RSQI sub-range that includes the obtained updated predictive RSQI value.
Abstract:
Coded information reader (1) for reading coded information (6) from an object, comprising a first camera assembly (10) having a first resolution, a first frame rate and a first field of view (18), and a second camera assembly (20) having a second resolution, a second frame rate and a second field of view (28), wherein the first resolution is lower than the second resolution and the first frame rate is higher than the second frame rate. The first camera assembly (10) is configured to acquire frames and to process the acquired frames to perform: - detection of object presence, - determination of operating parameters for both the first camera assembly (10) and the second camera assembly (20), - coded information decoding, - in case of failure of said coded information decoding, triggering of the second camera assembly (20) to acquire frames and to process the acquired frames to perform coded information decoding with the operating parameters set as determined by the first camera assembly (10) for the second camera assembly (20).
Abstract:
Method of remote management in a network (2, 100) comprising a plurality of nodes (110) to be managed by a remote controller (1) and at least one agent device (120), the at least one agent device (120) being in number lower than the plurality of nodes (110), wherein: - the at least one agent device (120) makes initial contact with the remote controller (1) in order to be authenticated by the remote controller (1) and to establish a connection with the remote controller (1); - after the connection is established, the remote controller (1) executes a discovery procedure through intermediation of the at least one agent device (120) for discovering the plurality of nodes (110); - after executing the discovery procedure, the remote controller (1) executes an identification procedure through intermediation of the at least one agent device (120) for identifying the discovered nodes (110), including identification of at least one characterizing parameter selected from: model, vendor, manufacturer, software version, hardware version, firmware version, serial number and MAC address; the remote controller (1) manages the discovered and identified nodes (110) through intermediation of the at least one agent device (120), by using managing procedures specific for the identified nodes (110).
Abstract:
Method and system for monitoring parameters of a cable system of an electric power transmission system, wherein: - a plurality of monitoring nodes is associated with different monitoring points of the cable system; - the monitoring nodes are operated alternatively in a sleeping mode and in an active mode; - in the active modes the monitoring nodes acquire values of at least one of said parameters and process the acquired values so as to generate corresponding output data; - a central unit collects the output data generated by the monitoring nodes; - the output data generated by the monitoring nodes are sent from the monitoring nodes, when in active mode, towards the central unit by making them pass from one of the monitoring nodes to another, by starting from the monitoring node that generates the output data till a last of the monitoring nodes, which forwards the output data to the central unit.
Abstract:
Method for enabling a calling user to establish a communication session with a called user, the calling user being associated with at least one calling user device and the called user being associated with at least one called user device, wherein the communication session can be established through a plurality of possible communication services and provisioning of said plurality of possible communication services is enabled through a corresponding plurality of communication service actuators, the method comprising a) receiving from the at least one calling user device a request to establish a communication session with the called user, b) determining if, among said plurality of possible communication services, there is at least one communication service currently available to establish a communication session with the called user at said at least one called user device, based on current context information on the called user, c) in the affirmative case of b), selecting one of the at least one currently available communication service based on predetermined policies, and d) sending to the communication service actuator that enables the provision of the communication service selected in c) suitable information for starting establishment of the communication session between the calling user and the called user through the selected communication service.
Abstract:
Method for enabling a broadcast/cellular device within a coverage area of a cellular network to access packet mobile digital broadcast services offered by a cellular operator of said cellular network, the method comprising: a) obtaining a first identifier identifying the cellular operator; b) accessing a storage area (4) in order to retrieve a second identifier identifying and enabling access to the packet mobile digital broadcast services offered by the cellular operator, based on the first identifier obtained in a).
Abstract:
The invention refers to a device for hair fashioning, comprising a handle (2), an extended heating body (3) for hair heating, a terminal element (4) and a mechanism (19) for the releasable locking of the hair ends to be fashioned, said heating body having a first end portion associated with the handle and a second end portion opposite this first end, said terminal element being associated with the heating body at the second end portion, said mechanism (19) for the releasable locking of the hair ends is associated with the terminal element and it allows not to subject the hair ends to the same high temperatures to which the remaining part of the hair tuft is subjected, for a prolonged period of time.
Abstract:
Three-arm-Mach-Zehnder interferometer (100) for splitting/combining a first and a second wavelength band, the optical device (100) comprising: a first and second optical splitting/combining element (101, 102); a differential phase delay device (103) comprising a first (171), a second (172) and a third (173) optical path: each of the first and second optical splitting/combining element (101, 102), is of the (25-50-25%)λx/(0-0-100%)λy type, wherein λx is a wavelength within the first optical band and λy is a wavelength within the second optical band, the first (171), second (172) and third (173) optical path of the differential optical delay device (103) are configured to introduce, at a wavelength λz within the first optical band, a phase delay Δϕ of 2πm.
Abstract:
A method for compressing data, said data being represented by an input vector having Q features, wherein Q is an integer higher than 1, the method for compressing data comprising the steps of 1) providing a vector codebook comprising sub-sets of indexed Q-feature reference vectors and threshold values associated with said sub-sets for a prefixed feature; 2) identifying a sub-set of reference vectors among said sub-sets by progressively comparing the value of a feature of the input vector - which corresponds to said prefixed feature - with the threshold values associated with said--sub-sets; 3) identifying the reference vector which - within the sub-set identified in step 2) - provides the lowest distortion with respect to the input vector.