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A watermark system includes an embedder, detector, and reader. The watermark embedder encodes a watermark signal in a host signal to create a combined signal. The detector looks for the watermark signal in a potentially corrupted version of the combined signal, and computes its orientation. Finally, a reader extracts a message in the watermark signal from the combined signal using the orientation to approximate the original state of the combined signal. While adapted for images, video and audio, the watermark system applies to other electronic and physical media. For example, it can be applied to mark graphical models, blank paper, film and other substrates, texturing objects for ID purposes, etc.

A positioning network comprises an array of signal sources that transmit signals with unique characteristics that are detectable in signals captured through a sensor on a mobile device, such as a microphone of a mobile phone handset. Through signal processing of the captured signal, the positioning system distinguishes these characteristics to identify distinct sources and their corresponding coordinates. A position calculator takes these coordinates together with other attributes derived from the received signals from distinct sources, such as time of arrival or signal strength, to calculate coordinates of the mobile device. A layered protocol is used to introduce distinguishing characteristics in the source signals. This approach enables the use of low cost components to integrate a positioning network on equipment used for other functions, such as audio playback equipment at shopping malls and other venues where location based services are desired.

A route is selected in a wireless cooperative relay network of nodes. A decoding order is initialized. A set of resources is minimized subject to constraints. The resources are allocated to the nodes in the decoding order. The decoding order is changed iteratively to further minimize the allocated resources, until a minimum is reached. A code word is transmitted when the allocated resources are at the minimum, which can either be determined globally or locally at each node. The method can operate in a centralized or distributed manner.

Methods and apparatus are described for monocular 3D human pose estimation and tracking, which are able to recover poses of people in realistic street conditions captured using a monocular, potentially moving camera. Embodiments of the present invention provide a three-stage process involving estimating (10, 60, 110) a 3D pose of each of the multiple objects using an output of 2D tracking-by detection (50) and 2D viewpoint estimation (46). The present invention provides a sound Bayesian formulation to address the above problems. The present invention can provide articulated 3D tracking in realistic street conditions.

The present invention provides methods and apparatus for people detection and 2D pose estimation combined with a dynamic motion prior. The present invention provides not only 2D pose estimation for people in side views, it goes beyond this by estimating poses in 3D from multiple viewpoints. The estimation of poses is done in monocular images, and does not require stereo images. Also the present invention does not require detection of characteristic poses of people.

The present invention discloses a bidirectional combined type direct current breaker and a control method thereof. The bidirectional combined type direct current breaker comprises a principal current circuit, a no-voltage circuit, a null-current circuit and an energy absorption circuit, wherein the principal current circuit, the no-voltage circuit, the null-current circuit and the energy absorption circuit are in parallel. The principal current circuit employs a mechanical switch; the no-voltage circuit employs a bi-directional semiconductor switch formed through anti-parallel thyristors; the null-current circuit is a bi-directional pulse current circuit formed by a precharge capacitor, an inductor and a thyristor bridge; and the energy absorption circuit employs a metal-oxide varistor. The present invention further discloses a control method of the bidirectional combined type direct current breaker. According to the invention, the no-voltage circuit employs thyristors so that the on-state voltage drop is small and the current commutation speed is fast, and a mechanical switch has sufficient dielectric recovery time and post arc dielectric recovery is reliable; a null-current circuit is adopted to realize quick shutdown of the thyristors, and the breaking capacity of a breaker is great; and two working modes are convenient to be realized, and the working capability of the breaker is easy to be improved. The bidirectional combined type direct current breaker and the control method thereof are applicable to the fault protection of a bi-directional direct current power system, with small loss of long-term flow passage, rapid breaking motion, high work reliability and the like.

A system and method in a mobile network in which a first router manages a first subnet including at least one second router and the at least one second router manages a second subnet including at least one mobile node. In a method for recovering a routing path between the first router and the at least one mobile node, the first router receives, from the at least one second router, information of neighboring routers included in the first subnet, and stores the received neighboring router information. An occurrence of routing path failure is recognized when a periodic report message is not received from the at least one second router within a preset time. An alternative router is selected from among the neighboring routers when the failure occurrence is recognized, and a routing path recovery request is sent to the alternative router. Data is routed to the at least one mobile node through the alternative router when the alternative router positively responds to the routing path recovery request.

An exposure apparatus that by irradiating an exposure light, via a projection optical system and a liquid, on a substrate placed on the image plane side of the projection optical system, exposes the substrate, the exposure apparatus includes; a liquid supply mechanism that supplies the liquid onto the substrate; a liquid recovery mechanism that recovers the liquid having been supplied on the substrate; and wherein when the exposure light is being irradiated on the image plane side of the projection optical system, the liquid recovery mechanism does not perform the recover of the liquid.

The invention relates to a method and a device for transmitting information symbols using a plurality of carriers, wherein a first transmission symbol is produced (52, 54) on the basis of an information symbol. A second transmission symbol is also produced (52, 54) on the basis of the same information symbol, wherein the second transmission symbol differs from the first transmission symbol. The first and second transmission symbols are modulated (56) on a carrier and transmitted (62) at different intervals. The invention further relates to a method and a device for receiving information symbols represented by the first and second information symbols, wherein both transmission symbols received are used in order to extract the information symbol contained in both transmission symbols.

An apparatus and a method for implementing an execution configuration for efficiently recording and reproducing data using distributed nodes are provided. When data recording processing is performed for a plurality of distributed nodes connected to a network or when data recorded in the distributed nodes is collected and reproduced, a processing command apparatus sets data for determining for the nodes to determine whether to execute data recording or data reproducing and transmits a data processing request, in which the data for determination and data specifying data to be recorded or reproduced are stored, to the nodes so that the node side can autonomously determine whether to execute data processing based on the data for determination. This configuration eliminates the need for the command apparatus, which issues a processing request, to perform preprocessing such as the selection of a particular node, thus increasing the efficiency of data recording and reproducing processing for distributed nodes.

The invention discloses a fuze isolation mechanism which comprises a frame, and a first U-shaped separator, a second U-shaped separator, a first spring and a second spring which are arranged in the frame, wherein the two springs are two-way shape memory alloy materials; the first spring is longitudinally connected with the first U-shaped separator; the second spring is transversely connected with the second U-shaped separator; notches of the two separators are opposite to each other and are embedded into a whole in a dislocated mode under the action of the compressing force of the two springs, so that fuze isolation is realized; after the second spring and the first spring are sequentially electrified, the second U-shaped separator is pulled to transversely move by virtue of the retractive force generated by the second spring, and the first U-shaped separator is pulled to longitudinally move by virtue of the retractive force generated by the first spring, so that fuze isolation is released; and after the power of the first spring and the second spring is sequentially cut off, the first U-shaped separator and the second U-shaped separator are sequentially reset to the fuze isolation state. According to the fuze isolation mechanism disclosed by the invention, reliable switching between the isolation release state and the isolation state is realized, and the problem that the conventional fuze isolation mechanism is low in restorability and low in safety coefficient is solved.

A developer container includes a casing, a conveying member, a conveying-member accommodating unit, and a supporting member. The casing extends in a longitudinal direction and has a developer accommodating chamber and a waste-developer accommodating chamber and a first opening. The developer accommodating chamber accommodates developer therein. The waste-developer accommodating chamber accommodates waste developer therein. The first opening provides fluid communication between the developer accommodating chamber and outside of the casing. The casing has a first end and a second end opposite the first end in the longitudinal direction. The conveying member is configured to convey the waste developer in a conveying direction defined to be directed from the first end to the second end. The conveying-member accommodating unit is configured to accommodate the conveying member therein. The conveying-member accommodating unit has an upstream end portion and a downstream end portion in the conveying direction. The conveying-member accommodating unit has a second opening and a third opening. The second opening is provided in the upstream end portion and provides fluid communication between inside of the conveying-member accommodating unit and outside of the conveying-member accommodating unit. The third opening provides fluid communication between the inside of the conveying-member accommodating unit and the waste-developer accommodating chamber. The supporting member is provided on the casing. The supporting member supports the conveying-member accommodating unit such that the conveying-member accommodating unit is movable in directions perpendicular to the longitudinal direction relative to the casing.

Recovering data (e.g., closed captioning data, teletext data) encoded in television signals. A line encoding the data is over-sampled. The resulting samples are examined to determine the average number of samples spanning the low and high values in a run-in period. The average numbers are used to determine the sampling clock and the samples which represent the encoded data. By using the two average numbers, any errors which may be otherwise encountered due to factors such as ghosting may be eliminated or avoided.

The invention discloses a power grid black start-up system and a black start-up participation method of a photovoltaic power station, which aims to recover a thermal power plant auxiliary machine system, considers power dynamic balance and a power quality problem in the black start-up process of the photovoltaic power station, adopts photovoltaic power generation equipment, an energy storage device and SVC coordination control, and ensures the feasibility of using the photovoltaic power station as a black start-up power supply through orderly inputting photovoltaic arrays. Compared with a traditional black start-up power supply, the photovoltaic power station has the advantages of short response time, quick power adjustment and economical operation. Therefore, the research on the black start-up participation method of the photovoltaic power station not only is conducive to providing a quick and efficient black start-up scheme for a power grid to deal with emergency accidents, but also is benefit for further exploring an implementation scheme of using a new energy power station as the power grid black start-up power supply.

A side window roller blind is provided. The roller blind includes a support rod having a free end connected to a tension bar. In order to prevent rattling noises, the ends of the tension bar are provided with rollers that contact the window pane such that the support rod is elastically bent during extension of the blind. In addition, the window blind is provided with aligning aids that prevent the tension bar from hitting on the slot edges during retraction of the blind, and from blocking additional retraction, due to vibrations about the longitudinal axis of the tension bar.

Tagging apparatus associated with applying and reading a tag adapted to store a number. The tag comprising a plurality of substantially identical two dimensional arrays of dots, each array being indicative of the number for improving tag detection; each arrays comprise a plurality of clusters, each cluster representing a predetermined symbol being indicative of a part of the number. An etching apparatus, for creating a pattern of dots, comprising a plurality of laser sources held in a manifold defining any one or more of a vector grid, or array grid. A tagging reading apparatus comprising a lens element being adapted to control focus, zoom and ingress light; an image capture element for obtaining image data; a processor element adapted to apply one or more digital processing functions to the image; the processor element being adapted to calculate code data indicative of the tag number.

The invention relates to backup and recovery of operation systems (including application programs and configuration parameters and etc) in universal embedding systems, and submits a specific method of operation system backup/recovery for embedding systems. The invention belongs to application of computer technologies in the field of industrial control techniques. The invention adopts a switch to determine whether a system is running normally, or working in a backup/recovery status. If the system is running normally, an independent operation system is utilized; in backup/recover working status, another simple system is utilized. The backup/recovery operation for the operation system in normal running status is fulfilled through a network.

A computer-implemented method of backing up an application to an object storage system includes receiving a file comprising data from the application being backed up to the object storage system at a locally-mounted-file-system representation. A manifest comprising file segment metadata based on the file is generated. At least one file segment comprising at least some of the data is also generated. At least one file segment comprising at least some of the data as at least one corresponding object comprising the at least some of the data is stored in the object storage system. The manifest is stored as an object in the object storage system.

The invention discloses a method for recovering a computer system. It includes baking up the system data as a data package, separating the said baked up data package into several data blocks, each data block being coded with a address, encapsulating the data block having address code. When recovering the system being carried, the data block is found out according to based address mark, then the data block is determined whether the block is damaged or not. If the data block is not damaged, the block is used to recovery the system directly; otherwise with the block being corrected first, the itis used to recover the system. The invented method can recover the system by checking integrality of data and recovering error data through physically read directly without dependent on partition table. So the method provides features of simple, efficient and high reliability.

The invention relates to the field of microwave communication, in particular to a carrier recovery method in high order modulation-demodulation. According to the method, carrier recovery is performed by inserting an auxiliary sequence and utilizing the correlation of the auxiliary sequence, and the method comprises the steps of extracting clocks, generating timing frames, recovering and compensating the frequency difference of received carriers and transmitted carriers, recovering and compensating the phase difference of the received carriers and the transmitted carriers, removing phase ambiguity, and the like. According to the method, the auxiliary sequence is utilized repeatedly to carry out correlation operation, computation of the frequency difference and the phase difference, and correlative compensation, so that the anti-interference ability is good, carrier phases can be reliably recovered under the condition of low signal to noise ratio for completing signal demodulation, and the robustness is high, and in addition, a symbol rate is adopted in a realization process, requirements on a dependent hardware platform are lower, and coding is simple to realize.

The invention discloses a quick relay protection method and a quick relay protection circuit for a 4-20mA or 0-20mA current type transmitting signal input channel, and belongs to the field of industrial automation and aerospace measurement and control. Different from the conventional current input signal protection method using a voltage stabilization diode and a self-recovery fuse the method introduces a protection circuit based on feedback control; an often-closed contact of a high-speed signal relay is connected in series to a circuit in front of a current signal input sampling resistor, and voltage on the sampling resistor is fed back to a voltage comparator; when the input voltage is higher than a system safety reference, the comparator generate a signal relay driving signal, and a relay coil is powered on, so that a current ring is cut off, and a sound-light alarm is sent out; therefore, an input analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is quickly protected, so that the ADC is prevented from being damaged by overcurrent and short circuit of the input channel; and the method is faster and more reliable than the conventional method.