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20080262831 | Method for the Natural Language Recognition of Numbers - A method for the natural language recognition of numbers, in particular, for use in a voice recognition system. The recognition method is as the follows: a spoken numeral is detected and digitized, the numeral is broken down into number-related word components, the mutual position of the word components is determined within the numeral, the numerical values corresponding to the word components are compared and recognized using word component-number value pairs maintained in a digital dictionary, and the individual numerical values are strung together and/or added and/or multiplied according to the type and positions thereof of the corresponding word components in the numeral such that the numerical value corresponding to the input numeral is obtained. | 10-23-2008 |
20090326940 | AUTOMATED VOICE-OPERATED USER SUPPORT - An information device for voice-operated support of a user includes a storage medium, a knowledge database, a processing unit, an input device, a recording component, a transcription component, and an ontological analysis component. A signal is detected by the input device and stored by the recording component via the processing unit in the storage medium. The signal is transformed into a corresponding text by the transcription component via the processing unit and stored in the storage medium. The ontological analysis component categorizes the text via the processing unit using the knowledge database and processes the text using the categorization and the knowledge database via the processing unit. | 12-31-2009 |
20100114577 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE NATURAL-LANGUAGE RECOGNITION OF A VOCAL EXPRESSION - The invention relates to a method and a device for the natural-language recognition of a vocal expression. A vocal expression of a person is detected and converted into a voice signal to be processed by a voice recognition device. Afterwards, the voice signal is analyzed at the same time or sequentially in a plurality of voice recognition branches of the voice recognition device using a plurality of grammars, wherein the recognition process is successfully completed if the analysis of the voice signal in at least one voice recognition branch supplies a positive recognition result. | 05-06-2010 |
20110178797 | VOICE DIALOG SYSTEM WITH REJECT AVOIDANCE PROCESS - The invention relates to a process for operating a voice dialog system and a voice dialog system which can be controlled over a telecommunications link by a communications terminal, a speech element transmitted by the communications terminal being received by a receiving unit of the voice dialog system and being analyzed for statement content in a processing unit, the speech element being filed in a memory assigned to the processing unit and after the telecommunications link is broken being analyzed by the processing unit. | 07-21-2011 |
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20090129032 | MODULAR SYSTEM CONTROLLED ACCORDING TO POWER REQUIREMENTS - The invention relates to a modular system comprising a primary module, several individual modules that can be connected to said primary module and a power supply unit that is connected to the primary module and supplies the connected individual modules with a voltage. According to the invention, the system is equipped with a descriptor element for each individual module. The descriptor element is read by the primary module and encodes or displays the power requirements of the assigned individual module. The primary module reads the descriptor elements of the connected individual modules and uses said elements to determine the total power requirements of the modular system, or of all connected individual modules. | 05-21-2009 |
20090250627 | ARRANGEMENT FOR PROCESSING SIGNALS AT THE OUTPUT OF A MULTICHANNEL DETECTOR - An arrangement for signal processing at the output of a multichannel detector in the spectrally resolved acquisition of time-variable fluorescence phenomena in a microscope, particularly lifetime measurements, is characterized in that an FPGA (free programmable gate array) is arranged downstream of the output of the multichannel detector. | 10-08-2009 |
20100208339 | MICROSCOPE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MICROSCOPE - The invention relates to a method for operating a microscope in which excitation light is focused on, or beamed to, different points of a specimen, in which an intensity of the excitation light is point-specifically varied and in which an intensity of the light reflected by said specimen in at least one spectral range is measured point-specifically and quantitatively. The method according to the invention is characterized in that the intensity and/or a spectral composition of the excitation light beamed to a specific point of said specimen is automatically adjusted by a regulating device on the basis of information previously gained from measured data of said specimen concerning an estimated or actual intensity of the light reflected in the spectral range by said point such that an integral of the intensity of the light reflected in the spectral range by this point during a pixel dwell time is within a predefined value interval. The invention also relates to a microscope. | 08-19-2010 |
20110032614 | OPTOELECTRONIC DETECTOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME - An optoelectronic detector and method of using same. In order to avoid any condensation on a surface, it has been known to heat such a surface. However, heating an optoelectronic detector will create a stronger hissing noise due to the greater dark current that is caused thereby. The invention is intended to avoid any condensation on an optoelectronic detector without airtight encapsulation. To this end, the detector is cooled and equipped with a sensor for the determination of a current value of one of the variables ambient humidity and ambient dew point temperature and a control unit that is connected with the sensor and designed to control the cooling device in dependence of such a value. By taking into account the ambient humidity or, respectively, the dew point temperature in the control of the cooling device, condensation on the detector can be avoided. An airtight encapsulation of the detector and the cooling device is not required. | 02-10-2011 |
20110042555 | DETECTOR ARRANGEMENT HAVING INCREASED SENSITIVITY - To increase the sensitivity of detector arrangements, it is known that light deflection elements in the form of a line arrays having spherical elements may be used to focus incident light onto light-sensitive regions of the detector. Manufacturing such line arrays is complex and cost intensive, especially in small lot numbers. The increased sensitivity of the detector array can be achieved easily and inexpensively by using a novel light deflection element. The detector arrangement therefore has a light deflection element having light entrance surfaces, deflecting incident light by refraction onto light-sensitive regions of the detector. Light entrance surfaces of the light deflection element are inclined with respect to one another and are designed as planar surfaces. The detector arrangement is suitable in particular for detection of light emanating from a specimen in a microscope, preferably in a laser-scanning microscope. | 02-24-2011 |
20110119034 | METHOD FOR RECORDING PULSE SIGNALS - A method for recording pulse signals which allows the reconstruction of a time reference. The time of every pulse signal event can be determined by counting sampling result bits preceding the respective sampling result bit using the known sampling frequency. For this purpose, every period of the sampling frequency is associated with a bit representing the respective sampling result and the sampling result bits are stored one by one and per channel in data blocks. The sampling frequency is preferably higher than a pixel clock, a sampling result bit associated with a flank of the pixel clock being marked. The pixel clock can thus be synchronized with the individual events exactly per sampling period. The invention further relates to the field of fluorescence correlation spectroscopy using confocal microscopes or laser scanning microscopes. | 05-19-2011 |
20110149388 | OPERATING CIRCUIT AND CONTROL METHOD FOR A PHOTOMULTIPLIER - A operating circuit and control method for protecting a PMT having a photocathode, a plurality of dynodes and an anode against overloading with a shorter reaction time, and to allow it to be switched on again rapidly. For this purpose, a switch is provided for electrically short circuiting the photocathode with the first dynode, or a switch is provided for reversing the polarity of the voltage between the photocathode and the first dynode. | 06-23-2011 |
20120162754 | Pinhole for a Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope - A laser scanning microscope comprising having a light source, an illuminating beam for illuminating a specimen with a spatially limited, preferably point-shaped, illuminating light spot via a scanning device and an objective lens, and a detection beam for detecting the specimen light that reaches the detection beam via the objective lens and the scanning device. Focusing means that are disposed in the detection beam and focus the light from the specimen to form a spatially limited detection light spot in a plane. Receiver elements are distributed in the spot in a matrix-like manner and can be individually read out. These are located in order to simulate an adjustable pinhole aperture. | 06-28-2012 |
20140029091 | MICROSCOPE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MICROSCOPE - The invention relates to a method for operating a microscope in which excitation light is focused on, or beamed to, different points of a specimen, in which an intensity of the excitation light is point-specifically varied and in which an intensity of the light reflected by said specimen in at least one spectral range is measured point-specifically and quantitatively. The method according to the invention is characterized in that the intensity and/or a spectral composition of the excitation light beamed to a specific point of said specimen is automatically adjusted by a regulating device on the basis of information previously gained from measured data of said specimen concerning an estimated or actual intensity of the light reflected in the spectral range by said point such that an integral of the intensity of the light reflected in the spectral range by this point during a pixel dwell time is within a predefined value interval. The invention also relates to a microscope. | 01-30-2014 |
20140138517 | CONFOCAL SCANNING MICROSCOPE, OPERATING METHOD FOR SAME AND METHOD FOR MANIPULATING A SAMPLE - A switch which reduces the voltage between the photocathode and the first dynode in the activated switching state compared to the deactivated switching state and a control unit which is adapted to move a target spot, which can be illuminated by means of the light source, over a scanning field by means of a deflecting unit. The control unit activates the switch when the target spot enters a given region of the scanning field and deactivates the switch when the target spot exits the region. | 05-22-2014 |
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20090126919 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - The invention relates to a heat exchanger having a multiplicity of heat-exchanger tubes in which a fluid, such as a coolant, can flow, and whose ends are held in collecting tanks. At least two collecting volumes which are separated from one another by an insert are arranged at least in one collecting tank. A separating cut which separates the insert and therefore also the collecting tank is formed in the heat exchanger. | 05-21-2009 |
20090183864 | HEAT EXCHANGER, IN PARTICULAR AN INTERCOOLER, COMPRISING A REINFORCED PIPE BASE - A heat exchanger is disclosed, comprising a block having pipes and ribs and at least one pipe base provided with receiving openings, wherein the pipes have pipe ends, which can be held in the receiving openings and form pipe/base connections with the pipe base, the connections being at least partially reinforced by an additional sheet metal part located on the side of the pipe base facing the block, wherein the sheet metal part has insertion openings for the pipe ends. | 07-23-2009 |
20100051241 | CASING FOR HOLDING A FLUID FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CASING OF THIS TYPE AND HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a casing for holding a coolant for heat exchanger ( | 03-04-2010 |
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20090308748 | SENSOR ELEMENT HAVING IMPROVED THERMALPROPERTIES FOR DETERMINING A GAS COMPONENT - A sensor element for determining a gas component in a measuring gas includes a first and a second electrode, a solid electrolyte situated between the electrodes, a heater having a heating element, and an insulation surrounding the heating element, wherein the heating element has a meander pattern having a first external heating area, a second external heating area, a first internal heating area, and a second internal heating area. | 12-17-2009 |
20110187378 | STATE OF CHARGE DETERMINATION FOR AN ELECTRICAL ACCUMULATOR - In a method for determining the state of charge of an electrical accumulator, individual cell voltages are recorded, and the highest and/or the lowest individual cell voltage is ascertained. A present maximum charge and/or a present minimum charge of the appertaining accumulator cell is determined using a characteristic curve and the highest and/or the lowest individual cell voltage. | 08-04-2011 |
20140017394 | CATHODE COMPOSITION - A cathode composition for an alkali-sulfur cell, e.g., a lithium-sulfur cell, includes, in addition to elementary sulfur, at least one material having covalently and/or conically bound sulfur, for example, a sulfur composite material, a sulfurous polymer, a metal sulfide, or a nonmetal sulfide. | 01-16-2014 |
20140255801 | Electrode and energy store including an electrode - An electrode, in particular a gas diffusion electrode, for a metal-oxygen battery. To achieve an improved performance output, e.g., an improved energy density or an improved capacity, the electrode includes a porous carrier substrate on which a porous active material is situated, the electrode having a gradient of medium pore sizes between the carrier substrate and the active material. Also described is an energy store including the electrode as described. | 09-11-2014 |
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20090236455 | ROLLER PRESS, IN PARTICULAR FOR INTERPARTICLE CRUSHING - A roller press which is used, in particular, for material bed comminution and into the material feed hopper of which both coarse-grained material, such as, for example, fresh material, and fine-grained material, such as, for example, recirculated grits from a downstream sifter and/or, for example, fly ash, are introduced, wherein the stability of the material bed or grinding bed and therefore a high grinding efficiency are ensured despite the considerably different grain size and grain distribution in the two material flows to be drawn into the roller nip. A pressure screw which conveys the fine material under pressure is inserted into the material feed hopper through at least one fine-grain inlet opening in the hopper, a nozzle-like outlet, in particular a flat nozzle, of the pressure screw extending into a central region of a material draw-in of the press roller nip. | 09-24-2009 |