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Video coding methods and apparatuses are provided that make use of various models and/or modes to significantly improve coding efficiency especially for high/complex motion sequences. The methods and apparatuses take advantage of the temporal and/or spatial correlations that may exist within portions of the frames, e.g., at the Macroblocks level, etc. The methods and apparatuses tend to significantly reduce the amount of data required for encoding motion information while retaining or even improving video image quality.

A method and system for improving the efficiency of speech transcription by automating the management of a varying pool of human and machine transcribers having diverse qualifications, skills, and reliability for a fluctuating load of speech transcription tasks of diverse requirements such as accuracy, promptness, privacy, and security, from sources of diverse characteristics such as language, dialect, accent, speech style, voice type, vocabulary, audio quality, and duration.

A method and apparatus improve the efficiency of simulating a virtual environment by filtering information about the virtual environment on a group basis instead of a character basis. The filtered information is sent to each client associated with a character in the group.

In a block-based motion compensated system, coding noises may arise due to lossy operations such as quantization. Deblocking is often used to alleviate visibility of coding artifacts by applying filtering across block boundaries adaptively. In the recent HEVC development, adaptive loop filtering (ALF) is being adopted to process deblocked reconstruction frames. Adaptive loop filtering is applied to reconstructed video data across multiple frames to reduce visibility of coding artifacts in the temporal domain. In a HEVC system, conventional ALF can be selectively turned ON or OFF for each block in a frame or a slice. The advanced ALF disclosed here allows a choice of multiple filter sets that can be applied to the reconstructed video data adaptively. Furthermore, the advanced ALF adopts a new unit for the filtering process to apply so that more flexible and/or localized processing can be provided. Furthermore, the advanced ALF allows a decoder to derive respective information for applying the filtering process without side information.

A method and apparatus for controlling a selectable voltage audio power output stage provides a mechanism for raising the selected power amplifier output voltage in time for the arrival of signal peaks to avoid clipping. Signal peaks may either be delayed by delaying an increase in volume control level or enabling signal compression for a predetermined time period, so that sufficient time is provided for the amplifier power supply to stabilize at a higher operating voltage when an increase of power supply voltage is selected. Alternatively, a signal level may be determined at an upstream source, such as a decoder or filter that provides information in sufficient advance of the arrival of the peaks, and used to control the power supply selection, so that the higher power supply voltage level is selected in advance of arrival of the signal peaks that would otherwise cause clipping at the power amplifier output.

Disclosed are a wireless power transmitter and a power transmission method thereof. The wireless power transmitter includes a plurality of transmission resonance units, a detection power applying unit applying detection power to the transmission resonance units to detect a location of the wireless power receiver, and a current measuring unit measuring current generating from an inner part of the wireless power transmitter based on the applied detection power. The wireless power transmitter transmits the power through at least one transmitting resonance unit corresponding to the location of the wireless power receiver based on the measured current.

A light emitting diode device has a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate with a surface region with an epitaxial layer overlying the surface region. Preferably the device includes a first active region overlying the surface and configured to emit first electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength ranging from about 405 nm to 490 nm; a second active region overlying the surface and configured to emit second electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength ranging from about 491 nm to about 590 nm; and a third region overlying the surface region and configured to emit third electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength ranging from about 591 nm to about 700 nm. A p-type epitaxial layer covers the first, second, and third active regions.

In a plasma processing apparatus comprising a processing chamber arranged in a vacuum chamber, a sample stage arranged under the processing chamber and having its top surface on which a wafer to be processed is mounted, a vacuum decompression unit for evacuating the interior of the processing chamber to reduce the pressure therein, and introduction holes arranged above said sample stage to admit process gas into the processing chamber, the wafer having its top surface mounted with a film structure and the film structure being etched by using plasma formed by using the process gas, the film structure is constituted by having a resist film or a mask film, a poly-silicon film and an insulation film laminated in this order from top to bottom on a substrate and before the wafer is mounted on the sample stage and the poly-silicon film underlying the mask film is etched, plasma is formed inside the processing chamber to cover the surface of members inside the processing chamber with a coating film containing a component of Si.

A drilling system includes a control unit and a bottomhole assembly (BHA) coupled to a drill string. The control unit uses measurements from sensors distributed throughout the drill string and BHA to determine the physical condition of the drill string and BHA and to determine whether drilling can be optimized. The drill string sensors are housed in receiver subs and optionally can be positioned on extensible members. The receiver sub also can include a short-hop telemetry module, a processor module, and a clock module. In one embodiment, the receiver subs include seismic sensors for enabling vertical seismic profiling. During operation, the processor visually presents to the operator via one or more graphical user interfaces a dynamically updated pictorial image representing the drilling system. The image is annotated with an appropriate visual signal to indicate a determined physical condition at a given location or component. The processor can also display recommended adjustments to drilling parameters for increasing drilling rates, improving tool life, and more precise steering.

Method and apparatus for storing data in a reduced redundancy form. Binary Large Objects (BLOBs) are partitioned into subblocks according to a partitioning method, and the subblocks are stored in subblock clusters. Each BLOB is represented as a list of spans of subblocks which identifies a contiguous sequence of subblocks within a cluster. Storage redundancy can be reduced because the spans of two different BLOBs can refer to the same subblocks. An index may be used to map subblock hashes to subblock cluster numbers.

Described are methods of cultivating autotrophic microorganisms, particularly microalgae or diatoms, in a bioreactor by entraining a culture of the microorganisms in a tenuous, gelated, thixotrophic carrier medium having nutrients therefor and moving the medium along a passage at a sufficiently slow speed to enable laminar flow which in cross section is closed and which has transparent walls through which the culture is irradiated to enable photosynthesis. The method includes effecting convective turnover of the culture and medium as they flow along the passage by differentially heating the medium laterally relative to the flow direction so as to produce a generally helical flow of the culture and medium. Also described are processing methods, both physical and chemical, performed underground e.g. in drillholes, to utilise decavitation energy under ambient elevated pressures, including processes to implement lysis of the micro-organisms, producing methanol, syngas synthesis, Haber ammonia synthesis, Fischer-Tropsch reactions, supercritical reactions, dimethyl ether synthesis, and nitric acid synthesis.

Asynchronous sample rate conversion for use in a digital audio receiver is disclosed. Different algorithms are applied for the upsampling and downsampling cases. In the upsampling case, the input signal is upsampled and filtered, before the application of a finite impulse response (FIR) filter. In the downsampling case, the input signal is filtered by an FIR filter, and then filtered and downsampled. The FIR coefficients of the fractional delay FIR filter are calculated by evaluation of polynomial expressions over intervals of the filter impulse response, at times corresponding to the input sample points.

The invention relates to the technical field of wireless communication, in particular to a method and a device of paring connection of equipment. The method and the device of the pairing connection of the equipment is used for solving the problems that a pairing operation process is verbose when short distance of information transmission is carried out by the equipment, and time of pairing is long. The method of the paring connection of equipment comprises detecting equipment in a preset range through short distance communication technology, reading corresponding identification information of the detected equipment, comparing read identification information and the corresponding identification information of beforehand selected equipment and judging whether the read identification information and the corresponding identification information of the beforehand selected equipment are consistent or not, and building up communication connection with the detected equipment when the read identification information and the corresponding identification information of beforehand selected equipment are consistent. Therefore, automatic pairing connection with the beforehand selected equipment is achieved without the need of manual search and lookup of bluetooth equipment by a user, efficiency of the pairing connection and user experience are improved.

Tools and techniques for applying scan patterns during encoding and decoding of interlaced video are described. For example, a video decoder scans transform coefficients from a one-dimensional array to a two-dimensional block according to a scan pattern. The block is 4×4, and the scan pattern biases the vertical direction by starting with the DC coefficient and three AC coefficients of the lowest horizontal frequency. Or, the block is 8×4, and the scan pattern biases the vertical direction by starting with the DC coefficient and three AC coefficients of the lowest horizontal frequency. Or, the block is 4×8, and the scan pattern biases the horizontal direction for the lowest frequency AC coefficients in the horizontal and vertical directions but biases the vertical direction for at least some other AC coefficients. A corresponding video encoder applies the scan patterns to scan transform coefficients from two-dimensional blocks to one-dimensional arrays.

The present invention discloses a network accessible software application that includes an interface permitting a set of profile providers to input personal biographical information, which includes job history information and education information. The application can also include an interface enabling a set of commentators to view biographical information provided by the set of profile providers and to add input regarding this information. Software of the application can establish/calculate at least one verification score against the personal biographical information based at least in part upon the added input from the set of commentators. Further software can convey the personal information along with the verification score to a set of profile consumers. At least a portion of the commentators can have a social networking connection to the profile providers for whom the added input is provided.

The invention provides an automatic segmentation method for an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) image brain tumor based on a full convolutional network. The method comprises multi-mode MRI image preprocessing of the brain tumor, construction of a full convolutional network model, network training and parameter optimization as well as automatic segmentation of a brain tumor image, specifically, the segmentation of the MRI image brain tumor is converted into a pixel-level semantic annotation problem and differential information emphasizing different modes of MRI, two-dimensional whole slices of four modes FLAIR, T1, T1c and T2 are synthesized into a four-channel input image, the convolutional layer and the pooling layer of the trained convolutional neural network are base feature layers, three convolutional layers equal to a full connection layer are added behind the base feature layers to form a middle layer, the middle layer outputs rough segmentation images corresponding to semantic segmentation types in quantity, and a de-convolutional network is added behind the middle layer and used for interpolating the rough segmentation images to obtain a fine segmentation image having the same size as the original image. The method does not need manual intervention, effectively improves the segmentation precision and efficiency, and shortens the training time.

The invention relates to a capacitive flexible pressure sensor based on microstructural dielectric layers and a preparation method of the capacitive flexible pressure sensor and belongs to the technical field of sensors. The capacitive flexible pressure sensor comprises an upper flexible substrate, a lower flexible substrate, an upper conducting layer and a lower conducting layer, wherein the upper conducting layer is attached to the inner surface of the upper flexible substrate, the lower conducting layer is attached to the inner surface of the lower flexible substrate, and the microstructural dielectric layers are arranged between the upper conducting layer and the lower conducting layer. Compared with the prior art, different microstructural dielectric layers are designed for the capacitive flexible pressure sensor, the sensor performance can be effectively regulated according to change of conditions such as shape, size, distribution and the like of each dielectric layer microstructure, and preparation of the capacitive flexible pressure sensors with different sensitivity and test ranges is realized. Besides, the microstructures prepared with methods such as microcapsule foaming, impressing, replica transfer, 3D printing and the like are low in cost, high in efficiency, low in energy consumption and particularly suitable for large-area and large-scale production, and application and popularization of the sensor are facilitated.

This invention is to enable appropriate routing based on transition prediction of network traffic. This routing control method includes: reading out predicted utilization transition data (e.g. utilization rate, or utilized bandwidth) associated with a received connection set-up request from a predicted utilization transition data storage storing said predicted utilization transition data for each resource (e.g. links between routers, or server) in a network in future; and selecting a resource satisfying a predetermined condition based on the read predicted utilization transition data. Thus, by using said predicted utilization transition data, an appropriate resource is identified in accordance with future time transition of the resource utilization rate, for example, and thereby, appropriate routing is possible. For example, when a link that a traffic volume will increase after a predetermined time exists, it is possible to judge that such a link is not used even when there are a lot of available bandwidths now.

A picture encoding device (100) may include a unit (110) for selecting a division method of a target region from among a plurality of division methods, and a unit (104) for dividing the target region into a plurality of small regions using the division method, generating a prediction signal in the small region, generating a residual signal between the prediction signal and the original signal of the small region, generating quantized transform coefficients by performing frequency transform and quantization of the residual signal, selecting a map from among a plurality of maps for mapping the quantized transform coefficients of the small region onto leaves of a tree structure that is common to the plurality of division methods in accordance with attribute information of the small region, mapping the quantized transform coefficients of the small region onto the leaves of the tree structure based on the map, and updating the states of the nodes and leaves of the tree structure according to the coefficient values of the respective leaves. The picture encoding device (100) may also include a unit (105) for encoding the states of the nodes and the leaves using a probability model that is common to the plurality of division methods, and a unit (106) for encoding non-zero quantized transform coefficients of the small region.

This invention relates to computer implemented methods and systems for content mobilization, and in particular, methods and systems for mobilization of video, music, photos and other media, including processes for mobile search, mobile messaging, building a mobile content library, and combinations thereof. Content mobilization may be initiated by entry of search parameters or keywords and followed by retrieval of search results (e.g. videos, images, audio files) from online source(s). Upon selection of a content item by user, the process dynamically retrieves the media from online source. Further, the media file may be dynamically edited and then dynamically transcoded and sent to a mobile device.

A dust collecting device of a vacuum cleaner includes a first cyclone unit comprising a first cyclone chamber where the air enters through a first inlet and spins, and a first dust collecting chamber where dust separated from the air is collected; and a second cyclone unit comprising a second cyclone chamber where the air, discharged from the first cyclone unit, enters through a second inlet and spins, and one or more dust collecting parts formed on a circumference of a second cyclone body to separate minute dust from the air upon contacting with the air spinning within the second cyclone chamber. Accordingly, efficiency in collecting minute dust by the dust collecting device increases.

An inspection system for air cargoes, in which an accelerator, a collimator, and a vertical detector arm are all mounted on the floor; detectors are provided within both the horizontal detector arm and the vertical arm; the accelerator, the collimator, the horizontal detector arm and the vertical detector arm are provided in a same plane; the horizontal detector arm is supported by the upper end of the collimator, the vertical detector arm and the horizontal detector arm are connected to each other and provided in the side opposite to the accelerator; a stable portal-shaped frame is formed by means of the collimator, the horizontal detector arm and the vertical detector arm; the conveying device is located under the horizontal detector arm, being perpendicular to the portal-shaped frame, the collimator is provided between the conveying device and the frame.

The invention provides a flange connection device, comprising a first joint and a second joint, the first joint is connected to the second joint, a rolling device is arranged between the first joint and the second joint, and the first joint is connected to the second joint. The first joint and the second joint can freely rotate 360 ​​degrees around the central axis. The invention can make the connected joints rotate flexibly and conveniently, and avoid the risks of slipping, cracking and tube body cracking caused by excessive inner cavity pressure, excessive local force, and rotation stagnation.

Neural networks provide efficient, robust and precise filtering techniques for compensating linear and non-linear distortion of an audio transducer such as a speaker, amplified broadcast antenna or perhaps a microphone. These techniques include both a method of characterizing the audio transducer to compute the inverse transfer functions and a method of implementing those inverse transfer functions for reproduction. The inverse transfer functions are preferably extracted using time domain calculations such as provided by linear and non-linear neural networks, which more accurately represent the properties of audio signals and the audio transducer than conventional frequency domain or modeling based approaches. Although the preferred approach is to compensate for both linear and non-linear distortion, the neural network filtering techniques may be applied independently.

The invention discloses a primer used for gene knockout, which comprises five groups of primer, and can be respectively shown in a SEQ NO:1, a SEQ NO:2, a SEQ NO:3, a SEQ NO:4, a SEQ NO:5, a SEQ NO:6, a SEQ NO:7, a SEQ NO:8, SEQ NO:9 and a SEQ NO:10. The invention also discloses an application of the primer in gene knockout aspect. The invention also discloses a conditional gene knockout method based on a CRISPR/Cas9 technology. The method can performing condition specificity, space-time specificity, and medicine-induced type gene modification; harm due to other cells can be reduced, function of constitutive expression gene in a specific tissue can be researched; tissue and space specificity gene knockout or induction type gene knockout can be realized by only using Cas9 tool mice; test period is short, and time and cost are saved.

A method for procuring parts includes the steps of determining a planned production quantity of a product to be produced during a predetermined time period; preparing an order form, the order form comprising an order quantity obtained by calculating, according to the planned production quantity, a required parts quantity required during the predetermined time period and calculating, according to the required parts quantity, a parts quantity to be delivered during the predetermined time period, and sending it to a supplier; determining an actual production quantity of the product to be produced during a predetermined time period taking a current production progress status into consideration; and issuing a delivery instruction form comprising a delivery quantity being a parts quantity to be delivered during the predetermined time period, the parts quantity calculated according to the actual production quantity, and sending the delivery instruction form to the supplier.

Systems and methods are provided for lawful interception of data transmissions through at least one broadband network. Data transmissions, including voice and data services as well as high bandwidth transmissions such as multimedia and video, are intercepted and routed to authorized agencies such as law enforcement monitoring facilities. The systems and methods also enable interception of data transmissions such as peer to peer type data transmissions that pass through broadband networks from source to recipient without passing through centralized core network elements. These transmissions are intercepted at access points distributed throughout the broadband networks and forwarded to lawful intercept node elements for transmission to authorized entities.

A virtual health-care community is disclosed. The community includes a network to communicate information relating to the community; one or more treatment consultants coupled to the network; one or more treating professionals coupled to the network; and a server coupled to the network, the server storing data for each patient and facilitating secured data sharing by the community.

It is an object to improve data transmission efficiency by reducing a length of time required for transmitting pilot signals.

A MIMO-OFDM transmitter has a plurality of transmitting antennas transmitting OFDM signals to a receiver, and a generating unit generating direct spreading pilot signals of which pilot data for demodulating the OFDM signals transmitted from the plurality of transmitting antennas in the receiver are spread with direct spreading codes, and transmitting the direct spreading pilot signals from the plurality of transmitting antennas.

The invention provides a method for realizing multi-screen playing video, comprising steps: finishing the connection and management of plural video cards and display devices; the computer reading the display resolution gross data and the number of the display device, recording the relative position number of respective display device; CPU calculating a dividing way of an entire video image frame based on the quantity of the display device and the number of the relative position, determining the display device number and the divided zoom ratio corresponding to respective divided original resolution video image data block; CPU dividing each frame video image data of the multi-screen playing video file to plural original resolution video image data blocks based on the dividing mode, transmitting each data block to the corresponding display card by a bus; each display card processing zoom to the original resolution video image data block according to the zoom ratio and displaying on the display device. The invention improves the refreshing rate of the multiple-screen playing, reduces the CPU occupation resource and achieves the real time playing effect.