NL2020491B1 - System and method for measuring a condition of a building envelope - Google Patents
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A building has an outer layer, which deteriorates over time. The outer layer of the building is to be maintained to preserve or at least minimize the decrease of e.g. the isolation capabilities. The system according to the invention is for measuring a condition of a building envelope, comprising: a plurality of sensors arranged for measuring one or more parameters of the building envelope; a processing unit configured for determining the condition based on the measurements; and a presentation unit configured for presenting the condition. The system provides a means to optimize the use of building materials in the outer layer of a building.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to the field of communication systems, assemblies, methods and computer program products for measuring a condition of a building envelope.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A building has an outer layer, which deteriorates over time. The deterioration of the outer layer is seen in the decrease of the isolation capabilities of the outer layer. The deterioration of the outer layer is alternatively seen in a decrease of the structural integrity of the outer layer. Further, the outer layer is exposed to the weather. This exposure enhances the deterioration effect of the outer layer. The outer surface often includes a protective layer of paint or other type of coating. This protective layer also deteriorates over time.
The outer layer of the building is to be maintained to preserve or at least minimize the decrease of the isolation capabilities. Therefore, the protective layer is to be reapplied once in a while, as an example. Furthermore, parts of the outer layer may need to be replaced. For example, a wood rotten window frame is replaced with a new window frame.
A disadvantage of the current maintenance of the outer layer of a building is that maintenance is currently planned years in advance.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An object of the current invention is to optimize the use of building materials in the outer layer. Another object of the current invention is to measure the condition of the building envelope more accurately.
According to a first aspect of the current invention, a system for measuring a condition of a building envelope, comprising: a plurality of sensors arranged for measuring one or more parameters of the building envelope; a processing unit configured for determining the condition based on the measurements; and a presentation unit configured for presenting the condition.
It is an insight of the inventors that as maintenance is planned years in advance, the maintenance of the outer layer is either too early or too late, but hardly ever on time. The outer layer may comprise a protective layer. If maintenance is done too early, reapplying a protective layer is a waste of material of the old protective layer, which was still in a condition to provide protection for the other layers in the building envelope. This causes a waste of protective layer material. As a further example, if maintenance is done too early, parts of the building envelope may be replaced during maintenance, while the condition of these parts may still be acceptable. Thus, this may cause a waste of the replaced parts.
If maintenance is done too late, the protective layer may already not be in a condition to protect the other layers of the building envelope and/or the interior of the building. As a further example, if maintenance is done too late, parts of the building envelope may already have deteriorated such that the building envelope is not in a condition to shield or protect the interior of the building. Thus, maintenance done too late may cause additional replacement of parts of the building causing a waste of material.
The current invention provides the advantage of being able to optimize the moment in time maintenance on a building envelope needs to be done having the technical effect to optimize the use of building material.
In an embodiment of the invention, the system measures continuously and/or real-time. Current maintenance plans are only monitored once or twice a year. In the context of the current application, real-time and/or continuous measurement is doing a measurement multiple times a month, preferably, multiple times a week, more preferably multiple times a day, most preferably once or multiple times an hour. The weather may have a great or even dominant influence on the deterioration rate of the building envelope. As the weather may change greatly over time, the influence of this change is taken into account with the inventive system. A change in weather may be an extremely warm and sunny summer drying out and thereby influencing the deterioration rate of the building envelope. Another change in the weather may be a very cold winter cooling and thereby possibly crumbling and thus influencing the deterioration rate of the building envelope. As another change in the weather may be a period wherein rainy times and dry sunny times are alternating, which may cause the building envelope to develop cracks and thus influence the deterioration rate of the building envelope. As yet another example in the change in the weather, a relatively calm and cloudy period with a stable temperature which may cause the deterioration rate to be minimal, which may cause the building envelope to be used for a longer period of time without any maintenance. Measuring continuously and/or real-time provides the advantage that the change in condition of the building envelope may be accurately followed. Furthermore, it provides the advantage of being able to improve the prediction of the condition, such as the deterioration rate, of the building envelope.
In an embodiment of the invention, the building envelope comprises building units having a building unit parameter and wherein the plurality of sensors is arranged to the building units for measuring a building unit parameter. As a building envelope is build up at least partly from building blocks, the building may be better to maintain. Furthermore, as the building envelope is build up at least partly from building blocks, the system is able to advantageously specify the condition more accurately per building block.
In an embodiment of the invention, the building envelope comprises prefabricated building units having at least part of the plurality of sensors arranged to the pre-fabricated building units for measuring a parameter of the pre-fabricated building units. A pre-fabricated building block is a building block, which is formed in a factory and thereafter transported to the site where the building is to be build or maintained. A pre-fabricated building block may be arranged to another pre-fabricated building block on site. As the sensors are already arranged during production of the pre-fabricated building blocks are more easily placed during build or maintenance of the building envelope. Furthermore, the pre-arranged sensors may also be calibrated during production making them more accurate. Furthermore, the pre-arranged sensors may also be arranged more accurately during production making the measurements more reliable.
In an embodiment of the invention, wherein the plurality of sensors measures at least two different parameters. Preferably the two different parameters are independent of each other. This provides the advantage of improved determining the condition of the building envelope.
In an embodiment of the invention, the processing unit is further arranged for determining the condition based on a type of material used in the building envelope. This embodiment advantageously takes into account the type of material for more accurately determining and predicting the condition of the building envelope. This embodiment may be even more advantageous if a pre-fabricated building block is used in combination with a pre-arranged sensor to the pre-fabricated building block.
In an embodiment of the invention, the processing unit is further configured for determining the condition based on dimensions and/or an orientation of the building envelope. The orientation, specifically in combination with the weather, may have a great influence on the condition, such as the deterioration rate of the building envelope. As a part of the building envelope on the south side of the building in the northern hemisphere may be exposed much more to sunlight compared to a part of the building envelope on the north side. Furthermore, a part of the building envelope in the shade of some other object, such as another part of the building, may have a different condition compared to a part of the building envelope not in the shade. Therefore, the system may advantageously take into account, when determining the condition, the dimensions and/or orientation of the building envelope. Furthermore, the system may advantageously take into account, when determining the condition, the geographical location of the building envelope.
In an embodiment of the invention, the presentation unit is a display unit. This provides an easy way of implementing a presentation of the condition. Furthermore, the display unit provides an advantageous way of visually displaying the condition.
In an embodiment of the invention, the presentation unit is configured for providing a report. The report may be provided through the use of a printer. The report provides an advantageous way of providing the condition for other uses.
In an embodiment of the invention, the condition is one or more of the group of an isolation value, a maintenance condition, degradation condition or a pollution condition of the building envelope.
A building envelope typically has an isolation value. The isolation value determines the amount of energy input on the inside of the building that is needed for maintaining a particular temperature difference across the building envelope. The isolation value is therefore a factor for determining the building environmental efficiency. The higher the isolation value, the less energy input into the building is needed for maintaining the temperature difference across the building envelope or in other words the inside and outside of the building. The temperature difference may be due to cooling or heating the inside of the building compared to the outside temperature.
An isolation value may be expressed in a U-value, previously a K-value, which expresses the amount of warmth per second, per square meter and per degree Celsius temperature difference between opposite sides of a building envelope. The U value may be typed as a warmth conductance coefficient. Alternatively, the isolation value of a material may be expressed in a Rd-value and the isolation value of a building envelope as a whole or part of the building envelope may be expressed in an Rc-value. Alternatively, the isolation value of a material may be expressed in an Rvalue, C-value or Lambda-value. Alternatively, the isolation value of a building envelope may be expressed in a K-value.
The isolation value typically decreases over time. As the isolation value decreases, it may be, at a certain moment in time, necessary to restore or upgrade the isolation value by maintaining the building envelope. Furthermore, it may be, at a certain moment in time, necessary to rebuild the building envelope. Therefore, the isolation value advantageously specifies a condition of the building envelope.
A maintenance condition may be defined as the time up to the next maintenance of the building envelope. A maintenance condition may be defined as a state of the building envelope, such as a state of a building block. A state may be the hardness of a layer in the building envelope, the colour of the building envelope, the amount of crumbling of the building envelope, the waterproofness or any other state of the building envelope. As the maintenance condition typically decreases or degrades overtime, determining the maintenance condition may provide the advantage of optimizing the use of building material.
A degradation condition may be a value expressing the degradation of the building envelope, such as the decline of an isolation value. Another example of a degradation condition may be the waterproofness of the building envelope. Another example of the degradation condition may be energy efficiency of the building envelope.
A pollution condition may be the amount of dirt on glass windows indicating that these windows need to be cleaned. An indicator for the amount of dirt on a glass window may be the transparency or change in transparency of the window. Glass windows may also age, which may influence the transparency of the glass as well and thus the degradation condition. Furthermore, a pollution condition may be the amount of dirt in a gutter of the building envelope. If the amount of dirt exceeds a certain limit, the dirt may block the gutter, thereby minimizing the function of the gutter.
In an embodiment of the invention, the condition is a parameter with a continuous range of values. Although the condition is typically presented digitally, which has a discrete character by definition, the condition may be presented with such accuracy that it may be perceived as a continuous range. This provides the advantage of highly accurate measurement and thus a highly accurate insight in the condition and the condition change over time.
In an embodiment of the invention, the condition is a parameter with a predefined amount of settings, such as three settings, such as a traffic light. The condition may be presented as a value with very limited amount of states or steps. This condition may advantageously be easily read and interpreted by a person being presented with the condition via the system.
According to another aspect of the current invention, an assembly for measuring a condition, comprising: a building having a building envelope; and a system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the plurality of sensors is arranged to the building envelope; wherein the presentation unit presents the condition of the building envelope, providing advantages such as mentioned for the system.
In an embodiment of the invention, the system of the assembly measures continuously and/or real-time providing the advantages as mentioned for the system.
In an embodiment of the invention, the building envelope of the building of the assembly comprises building units having a building unit parameter and wherein at least part of the plurality of sensors is arranged to one or more of the building units for measuring a building unit parameter providing the advantages as mentioned for the system.
According to another aspect of the current invention, a method for measuring a condition of a building envelope, comprising the steps of: receiving measurements of a plurality of sensors arranged for measuring one or more parameters of the building envelope; determining the condition based on the received measurements; and presenting the condition. The method may provide the same advantages as mentioned for the system.
In an embodiment of the invention, wherein the determining step is further based on a type of material used for the building envelope providing the advantages as mentioned for the system.
In an embodiment of the invention, the determining step is further based on dimensions and/or an orientation of the building envelope providing the advantages as mentioned for the system.
According to another aspect of the current invention, a computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having computer readable code embodied therein, the computer readable code being configured such that, on execution by a suitable computer or processor, the computer or processor is caused to perform the method of any of the claims or mentioned in the description.
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The invention will be apparent from and elucidated further with reference to the embodiments described by way of example in the following description and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 schematically shows a system for measuring a condition of a building envelope according to an embodiment of the current invention;
Figure 2 schematically shows an assembly for measuring a condition according to the current invention;
Figure 3 schematically shows a method for measuring a condition of a building envelope according to the current invention; and
Figure 4 schematically shows an embodiment of a computer program product, computer readable medium and/or non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to the invention.
The figures are purely diagrammatic and not drawn to scale. In the figures, elements which correspond to elements already described may have the same reference numerals.
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| 10 | wall |
| 20 | glass window |
| 100 | system |
| 110 | first sensor |
| 111 | first sensor first part |
| 112 | first sensor second part |
| 113 | first sensor first part signal |
| 114 | first sensor second part signal |
| 115 | first sensor aggregator |
| 120 | second sensor |
| 121 | second sensor first part |
| 122 | second sensor second part |
| 123 | second sensor first part signal |
| 124 | second sensor second part signal |
| 125 | second sensor aggregator |
| 126 | light |
| 130 | third sensor |
| 140 | fourth sensor |
| 150 | fifth sensor |
| 160 | processing unit |
| 165 | condition |
| 170 | presentation unit |
| 200 | assembly |
| 201 | first building |
| 202 | second building |
| 205 | sensor signals first building |
| 206 | sensor signals second building |
| 260 | processing unit |
| 265 | condition |
| 270 | presentation unit |
| 300 | method for measuring a condition |
| 310 | receiving measurements |
| 320 | determining a condition |
| 330 | presenting a condition |
| 1000 | computer program product |
| 1010 | computer readable medium |
| 1020 | computer readable code |
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The following figures may detail different embodiments. Embodiments can be combined to reach an enhanced or improved technical effect. These combined embodiments may be mentioned explicitly throughout the text, may be hint upon in the text or may be implicit.
Figure 1 schematically shows a system 100 for measuring a condition of a building envelope according to an embodiment of the current invention. The system comprises a first sensor 110, a second sensor 120, a processing unit 160 and a presentation unit 170. The system may comprise a third sensor 130, a fourth sensor 140 and a fifth sensor 150.
The first sensor may be a sensor for measuring the thermal conductivity or isolation value. The first sensor may comprise a first part 111 and a second part 112 arranged on both sides of a wall 10, which is part of a building envelope. The sensor further may comprise an aggregator 115. The first and second part are connected to the aggregator via a first and a second part signal 113, 114 respectively. The signals may provide energy to the parts, control signals to the parts and/or measurement signals to the aggregator.
The second sensor may be a sensor for measuring the amount of dirt on a glass window. The second sensor may comprise a first part 121 and a second part 122 arranged on one side of a glass window 20. The sensor further may comprise an aggregator 125. The first and second part are connected to the aggregator via a first and second part signal 123, 124 respectively. The signals may provide energy to the parts, control signals to the parts and/or measurement signals to the aggregator. The first part of the sensor may emit light, which reflects on glass and is received at the second part. In case the glass window is dirty, the light will be scattered instead of reflected on the glass. Thus, if the glass window is dirty, no or less light will be received at the second part, which may be sensed by the second part of the sensor.
Other sensors are envisioned for the current invention. Another type of sensor may be a sensor for measuring the light exposure, such as sunlight exposure, such as ultraviolet light exposure, of the building envelope. Another type of sensor may be a sensor for measuring the delamination of a coating layer, such as a paint layer, of the building envelope. Coating layers are particularly applied on parts of the building envelope having a wood, aluminium or bitumen base. Another type of sensor may be a sensor for measuring the presence and size of openings, such as a crack or a dilatation, in the building envelope. Another type of sensor may be a sensor for measuring the amount of ventilation of, condense on and/or rain on the building envelope. Another type of sensor may be a sensor for measuring the gloss level of a surface of the building envelope. Another type of sensor may be a sensor for measuring decolouration, such as the level of dull, dim, mat or pale, of a surface of the building envelope. Another type of sensor may be a sensor for measuring the level of opaque or transparency of a building envelope. Another type of sensor may be a sensor for measuring the amount of solvent, menstruum, diluent, dissolvent or plasticizers in the building envelope. Another type of sensor may be a sensor for measuring the atmospheric pollution directly next to the building envelope. Another type of sensor may be a sensor for measuring the potential difference over a part, such as over metal parts of the building envelope
A building envelope may be defined as a building shell forming the outside of the building. A building envelope may be defined as an outer layer of the building. A building envelope may for example comprise a wall, such as a brick or cement wall. A building envelope may for example also comprise a glass window and a window frame.
Sensors are particularly applied to a part of the building envelope. Further, the arrangement or positioning of the plurality of sensors may be used for providing a more accurate condition of the building envelope. Further, the processing unit may use the knowledge of the arrangement or position of the plurality of sensors for more accurately determining the condition.
The building envelope may comprise building units. A building unit may be such a part of the building envelope with a particular parameter, which may be measured by a sensor. The building envelope or building envelope unit may comprise glass, steel, aluminium, zinc, masonry, brickwork, stonework, PV panels, PVT panels, wood, plastics, bitumen, tar, pitch, mud, earth or any other material suitable for use in a building envelope. Also, more exotic building envelope materials such as roofs comprising grass and bush are envisioned by the inventor.
The processing unit receives all the measurements of the plurality of sensors. The measurements may be received via analogue or digital signals. The received measurements may be already pre-processed, only stabilized or raw measurements signals. The signals between the sensors and the processing unit may be communicated via wire, wireless or a combination. The processing unit typically comprises a microprocessor, processor or computer. The microprocessor, processor or computer is typically loaded with a computer program product, such that, on execution, the microprocessor, processor or computer is caused to perform a method mentioned in the description or claims.
The processing unit determines a condition 165 of the building envelope based on the received measurements. The condition may be quantitative and/or qualitative. In case of a quantification, the condition may be a single value forming the condition or group of values forming the condition together. In case of a qualification, the condition may be expressed in good, moderate, bad and very bad. Good means no action needed, moderate means you may take action, but it is not necessary, bad means action is needed and very bad means immediate action is needed. Also, in case of a qualification, the condition may be expressed in different aspects, which may be rated differently. For example, good for the north part of the building envelope and moderate for the east part of the building envelope.
An example of a condition is the delamination of a layer of the building envelope. Another example of a condition is the decolouration of a surface of the building envelope. Another example of a condition is the thermal conductivity or isolation value of the building envelope. Another example of a condition is the amount of dirt or filth on the building envelope. Another example of a condition is the susceptibility to deterioration of the building envelope, for example due to cracks, the amount of ventilation of, condense on and/or rain on the building envelope. Another example of a condition is the gloss level of a surface of the building envelope. Another example of a condition is the deterioration of the building envelope based on the level of opaque or transparency of a building envelope. Another example of a condition is the deterioration of the building envelope, which may be based on the amount of solvent, menstruum, diluent, dissolvent or plasticizers in the building envelope. Another example of a condition is the cleanness of the building envelope based on the atmospheric pollution directly next to the building envelope. Another example of a condition is the amount of deterioration of the building envelope based on the potential difference over a part, such as over metal parts of the building envelope. Another example of a condition is the structural integrity of the building envelope based on the measurements of the building envelope.
The presentation unit receives the condition from the processing unit. Typically, the presentation unit is a display connected to the processing unit, being a computer. Alternatively, the presentation unit may be a remote display remote from the processing unit. Further, the presentation unit may be a printer printing a report comprising the condition. Other means of communicating the condition to an operator operating the system are envisioned by the inventor.
Based on the presented condition, maintenance of the building envelope may be scheduled. As the building envelope may deteriorate over time, such as for example a coating layer, such as a paint layer, the deterioration may cause other parts of the building envelope to be affected by the deterioration, such as the base material under a coating. As the deteriorated part of the building envelope is removed, repaired and/or replaced, further deterioration of the building envelope is prevented, thereby optimizing the use of the building materials in the building envelope. Furthermore, if a part of the building envelope is removed, repaired and/or replaced at the end of its lifetime, thus not too soon, this part of the building envelope is used to its maximum useful life expectancy, thus not wasting this part of the building envelope while it is still able to carry out its function, such as for example a coating layer protecting a base material under the coating.
As another example of maintenance, a plastic window frame typically loses its plasticizer over time due to natural break down enhanced by UV-light and/or diffusion. These window frames may become brittle and/or may lose its isolation value or structural integrity. Therefore, these window frames should be replaced after they do not fulfil their function anymore.
As another example of maintenance, joints in masonry, such as grouts, or surface of the masonry, such as plaster becomes brittle, starts cracking and/or drops out of the building envelope. This deterioration reduces the stability of the building envelope and/or reduces the isolation value. Furthermore, it may cause hazardous situations to people close to the building envelope. As part of the maintenance, the grout and/or plaster of the building envelope may be restored. As part of the maintenance, together with the grout several bricks or blocks may be replaced.
As another example of maintenance, a protentional difference may develop over concrete iron and/or rebar comprised inside the building envelope. Part of the concrete iron and/or rebar may get exposed to the outside due to deterioration of the building envelope which may enhance the development of a potential difference. A potential difference may enhance the development of rust in the concrete iron and/or rebar.
Monitoring if maintenance needs to be done may advantageously be done continuously or real-time. In the context of the current application, real-time and/or continuous measurement is doing a measurement multiple times a month, preferably, multiple times a week, more preferably multiple times a day, most preferably once or multiple times an hour. The condition may therefor not only take into account the current status of the sensed parameter measured by the sensor, but also the rate of change of the sensed parameter. Furthermore, the processing unit may take into account the weather when determining the condition. Furthermore, the processing unit may take the time of year into account when determining the condition. For example, if the parameter is barely within limits at the start of autumn, the condition may indicate that maintenance is to be done before winter starts. As another example, if the parameter is barely within limits at the end of spring, the condition may indicate that maintenance is to be done somewhere in summer or start of autumn.
Figure 2 schematically shows an assembly 200 for measuring a condition according to the current invention. The assembly comprises a first building 201 and may comprise a second building 202. The first and the second buildings comprise respectively first and second building envelopes. The assembly further comprises a system according to the current invention. The system comprises a plurality of sensors. A part or all of the sensors may be arranged to the first building envelope and/or second building envelope for measuring one or more parameters of the building envelope.
The system further comprises a processing unit 260 connected with the plurality of sensors 205, 206. The system further comprises a presentation unit. The presentation unit receives a condition 265 from the processing unit.
The building comprised in the assembly may be a home, flat, apartment complex, warehouse, skyscraper, industrial hall or combination of these. The system in the assembly may be arranged to an existing building. Alternatively, the system in the assembly may be arranged to a newly constructed building. Alternatively, the system in the assembly may be arranged to a reconstructed or renovated building.
Figure 3 schematically shows a method 300 for measuring a condition of a building envelope according to the current invention. The method starts with the step of receiving measurements of a plurality of sensors arranged for measuring one or more parameters of the building envelope. The method continuous with the step of determining the condition based on the received measurements. Thereafter the method continuous with the step of presenting the condition.
Figure 4 schematically shows an embodiment of a computer program product, computer readable medium and/or non-transitory computer readable storage medium 1000 having a writable part 1010 including a computer program 1020, the computer program including instructions for causing a processor system to perform a method according to the invention.
Examples, embodiments or optional features, whether indicated as nonlimiting or not, are not to be understood as limiting the invention as claimed.
It should be noted that the figures are purely diagrammatic and not drawn to scale. In the figures, elements which correspond to elements already described may have the same reference numerals.
It will be appreciated that the invention also applies to computer programs, particularly computer programs on or in a carrier, adapted to put the invention into practice. The program may be in the form of a source code, a code intermediate source and an object code such as in a partially compiled form, or in any other form suitable for use in the implementation of the method according to the invention. It will also be appreciated that such a program may have many different architectural designs. For example, a program code implementing the functionality of the method or system according to the invention may be sub-divided into one or more sub-routines. Many different ways of distributing the functionality among these sub-routines will be apparent to the skilled person. The sub-routines may be stored together in one executable file to form a self-contained program. Such an executable file may comprise computer-executable instructions, for example, processor instructions and/or interpreter instructions (e.g. Java interpreter instructions). Alternatively, one or more or all of the sub-routines may be stored in at least one external library file and linked with a main program either statically or dynamically, e.g. at run-time. The main program contains at least one call to at least one of the sub-routines. The sub-routines may also comprise function calls to each other. An embodiment relating to a computer program product comprises computer-executable instructions corresponding to each processing stage of at least one of the methods set forth herein. These instructions may be subdivided into sub-routines and/or stored in one or more files that may be linked statically or dynamically. Another embodiment relating to a computer program product comprises computer-executable instructions corresponding to each means of at least one of the systems and/or products set forth herein. These instructions may be subdivided into sub-routines and/or stored in one or more files that may be linked statically or dynamically.
The carrier of a computer program may be any entity or device capable of carrying the program. For example, the carrier may include a data storage, such as a ROM, for example, a CD ROM or a semiconductor ROM, or a magnetic recording medium, for example, a hard disk. Furthermore, the carrier may be a transmissible carrier such as an electric or optical signal, which may be conveyed via electric or optical cable or by radio or other means. When the program is embodied in such a signal, the carrier may be constituted by such a cable or other device or means. Alternatively, the carrier may be an integrated circuit in which the program is embedded, the integrated circuit being adapted to perform, or used in the performance of, the relevant method.
It should be noted that the above-mentioned embodiments illustrate rather than limit the invention, and that those skilled in the art will be able to design many alternative embodiments without departing from the scope of the appended claims. In the claims, any reference signs placed between parentheses shall not be construed as limiting the claim. Use of the verb comprise and its conjugations does not exclude the presence of elements or stages other than those stated in a claim. The article a or an preceding an element does not exclude the presence of a plurality of such elements. The invention may be implemented by means of hardware comprising several distinct elements, and by means of a suitably programmed computer. In the device claim enumerating several means, several of these means may be embodied by one and the same item of hardware. The mere fact that certain measures are recited in mutually different dependent claims does not indicate that a combination of these measures cannot be used to advantage.
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