Abstract: An electronic apparatus, comprising: an optical sensor, comprising a kind determining region and an element analyzing region, wherein the optical sensor acquires first optical data via the kind determining region, and acquires second optical data via the element analyzing region, wherein the kind determining region and the element analyzing region are different regions of the optical sensor; a kind determining component, configured to determine an object kind of the object according to the first optical data; and an element analyzing component, configured to analyze element of the object according to the second optical data.

Abstract: There is provided a control method of performing communication using a first and second communication method includes: searching for, by the first and second communication method, communication apparatus; receiving a selection of one of the communication apparatus discovered by the first and second communication method, as a target; and if the target discovered by the first communication method is selected, transmitting first setting information to cause the target to establish connection by the first communication method to the target, and transmitting second setting information to cause the target to establish connection by the second communication method to the target, and if the target discovered by the second communication method is selected, transmitting the second setting information to the target by the second communication method, and transmitting the first setting information to the target.

Abstract: A method of establishing communication between a first device and a second device to exchange ranging information is provided. According to an embodiment, the method includes: sending, by the first device to the second device via a first channel, or receiving, by the first device from the second device via the first channel, a first control message indicating a start time; sending, by the first device to the second device via a second channel, a second control message including one or more ranging parameter values for exchanging the ranging information, the second control message being sent at the start time; and exchanging, by the first device with the second device via the second channel, the ranging information over one or more ranging rounds.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a network access method, which belongs to the technical field of smart homes. The method includes: after short-distance wireless communication is established between a smart home device and a terminal, the terminal receiving access requirement information transmitted by the smart home device; the terminal determining a target base station according to the access requirement information; the terminal transmitting access information for accessing the target base station to the smart home device; and the smart home device initiating a random access to the target base station according to the access information, such that the smart home device accesses a cellular mobile network.

Abstract: A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may receive a downlink communication from a network over a first interface transmitted to one or more WTRUs in a group of WTRUs. The WTRU may determine an access class of the WTRU based on a packet loss percentage of the downlink communication. The access class may be associated with a contention window for accessing a second interface. The WTRU may transmit packet loss information to the one or more WTRUs over the second interface in the contention window. The WTRU may receive packet loss feedback from the one or more WTRUs over the second interface. The WTRU may determine that the access class of the WTRU is a highest class of the one or more WTRUs. The WTRU may transmit a single groupcast negative acknowledgement (gNACK) to the network on behalf of the one or more WTRUs over the first interface.

Abstract: A method of registering a device with an authentication service; in which the method comprises the device; establishing a secure connection between the device and a second device: in which the second device is registered with the authentication service; in which the second device is allocated to the user, in which the secure connection comprises one of: a wireless data connection; and a wired data connection over a LAN; in which the method further comprises tire device: obtaining over tire secure connection from the registered device, an identifier uniquely associated with the registered device; providing to tire authentication service a first credential known to the user; and a second credential derived front tire identifier, and requesting registration on tire basis of tire first and second credentials.

Abstract: In some implementations, an authentication system may receive a user authentication request identifying a primary device. The authentication system may generate a challenge associated with a user profile mapped to the primary device. The authentication system may transmit a challenge message including the challenge. The authentication system may receive a challenge response including a response to the challenge, wherein the response to the challenge includes identification information regarding the user profile. The authentication system may determine a set of primary services associated with the user profile mapped to the primary device and a set of secondary services associated with a set of secondary devices. The authentication system may generate a set of security keys mapped to the set of primary services and the set of secondary services. The authentication system may provision the primary device and the set of secondary devices with the set of security keys.

Abstract: A computer-based method for quantitative evaluation of computed tomography (CT) images of the head, particularly in circumstances of neurological emergency such as acute intracranial hemorrhage, evidence of intracranial mass effect, and acute stroke. The method comprises: calculation of volumes of abnormal areas such as locations of hemorrhage; quantification of severity of midline shift and basilar cistern effacement; and rapid identification of anatomical locations of abnormal findings. The methods comprise use of heuristics, convolutional neural networks, deep learning, edge detection, and Hough transform.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a user device pairing method and apparatus.

Abstract: A device implementing dynamic controller selection may include a processor configured to generate a connectivity graph based on a scan for accessory devices, the connectivity graph including a connectivity metric value for a discovered accessory device. The processor may be configured to broadcast the connectivity graph and receive another connectivity graph broadcasted by another electronic device that includes another connectivity metric value for the accessory device. The processor may be configured to receive a request to provide an instruction to the accessory device and determine which of the electronic devices will provide the instruction based on the connectivity metric values. The processor may be further configured to, when the electronic device is determined, provide the instruction for transmission to the accessory device, and when the other electronic device is determined, provide, for transmission to the other electronic device, the instruction to be provided to the accessory device.

Abstract: A communication system includes a first device and a plurality of second devices, and each of the second devices includes a pairing processing unit, a device information storage unit, and a data control unit. The pairing processing unit performs a pairing process including an authentication process with the first device by using device-specific information of the second device. The device information storage unit stores device information including pairing authentication information. The pairing processing unit performs, by using device-specific information of another second device the pairing process between the first device and the another second device, and stores the pairing authentication information in the device information storage unit. The data control unit transmits the pairing authentication information to the another second device. The data control unit of the another second device stores the received pairing authentication information in the device information storage unit.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising memory configured to store a dive log, at least one processing core configured to receive the dive log from a dive computer, the dive log comprising information concerning a dive, the received dive log not including a location where the dive took place, obtain a geographic location of the apparatus, and add the location where the dive took place to the dive log based at least in part on the geographic location, and/or provide the dive log and the geographic location of the apparatus to a server.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling uplink power in a wireless communication system are provided. The method for controlling uplink power of a User Equipment (UE) forming a transmission link with a plurality of BSs (BSs), a power headroom report trigger event by at least one of the plurality of BSs is detected. Power headroom information of the UE is reported to at least one of the plurality of BSs.

Abstract: Systems and methods for distributed training of deep learning models are disclosed. An example local device to train deep learning models includes a reference generator to label input data received at the local device to generate training data, a trainer to train a local deep learning model and to transmit the local deep learning model to a server that is to receive a plurality of local deep learning models from a plurality of local devices, the server to determine a set of weights for a global deep learning model, and an updater to update the local deep learning model based on the set of weights received from the server.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for determining a set of access points in response to a geo-location request are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes determining, based on geo-location information comprising a set of at least two coordinates attributed to at least one device, geo-location information attributed to a set of multiple access points; identifying two or more access point subs-sets from the set of access points, wherein each of the access point sub-sets comprises one or more of the access points; comparing geo-location information attributed to additional devices to the access points within each of the sub-sets; and outputting, to the at least one device as a response to a request for geo-location information comprising a set of at least two coordinates and based on said comparing, information pertaining to at least one of the sub-sets and the geo-location information attributed to the at least one device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention facilitate product defect detection. A computer-implemented method comprises: receiving, by a device operatively coupled to one or more processors, a template image of a normal product; generating, by the device, one or more geometric training parameters for transforming the template image; and transforming, by the device, the template image using the one or more geometric training parameters to generate a transformed image for training a data model, wherein the trained data model being used for aligning the template image and an image under inspection of a product.

Abstract: A system and method for in-person proximity matching that allows a plurality of user electronic devices to identify and match with one another based on a compatibility profile. The matching is done using a near-field communication protocol, such as Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. The invention allows matching of users when they are within the near proximity, which is defined as approximately 1000 meters.

Abstract: An underwater communications system is provided that transmits electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals to a remote receiver. The transmitter includes a data input. A digital data compressor compresses data to be transmitted. A modulator modulates compressed data onto a carrier signal. An electrically insulated, magnetic coupled antenna transmits the compressed, modulated signals. The receiver that has an electrically insulated, magnetic coupled antenna for receiving a compressed, modulated signal. A demodulator is provided for demodulating the signal to reveal compressed data. A de-compressor de-compresses the data. An appropriate human interface is provided to present transmitted data into text/audio/visible form. Similarly, the transmit system comprises appropriate audio/visual/text entry mechanisms.

Abstract: The embodiments described herein are directed at techniques to sharing a transmission medium in a Bluetooth transceiver/WLAN transceiver combination device. A first device may receive a request from a second device to use the wireless transmission medium. The second device may also transmit timing data to the first device. The first device may determine a period of time to allow the second device to use the wireless transmission medium based on the timing data.

Abstract: A user device may receive information indicating that a universal integrated circuit card has been installed in the user device, where the universal integrated circuit card may store a default table that includes network slice selection assistance information used to route data from the user device to correct slices of a network. The user device may execute an application stored in the user device based on receiving a selection of the application, where execution of the application may cause data to be generated. The user device may identify a slice of the network to which to route the data based on the network slice selection assistance information included in the default table. The user device may cause the data to be routed to the slice of the network identified based on the network slice selection assistance information included in the default table.