Abstract: This provides a flexible, porous, dissolvable solid sheet article containing a cationic surfactant.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed, which may include: at least one processor; and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform: receiving downlink channel estimates between a plurality of access point (AP) antennas of one or more APs and a plurality of user equipment (UE) antennas of one or more UEs; iteratively updating a set of power allocation weights for the AP antennas using weights extracted from a precoder; computing the precoder based on the received channel estimates and a previous set of power allocation weights; performing the iterative updates until a stopping criterion is reached; and outputting data representative of a precoder computed from the received channel estimates and the updated set of power allocation weights.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a molecule, N-(3-chloro-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-2-(methylsulfonyl) propanamide (S2b) and processes to prepare S2b and N-(3-chloro-1-(pyridin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-2-(methylsulfonyl) propanamide (S3b) having pesticidal utility against pests in Phyla Arthropoda, Mollusca, and Nematoda.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed, which may include: at least one processor; and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform: receiving downlink channel estimates between a plurality of access point (AP) antennas of one or more APs and a plurality of user equipment (UE) antennas of one or more UEs; iteratively updating a set of power allocation weights for the AP antennas using weights extracted from a precoder; computing the precoder based on the received channel estimates and a previous set of power allocation weights; performing the iterative updates until a stopping criterion is reached; and outputting data representative of a precoder computed from the received channel estimates and the updated set of power allocation weights.

Abstract: Optical films are disclosed that include a plurality of interference layers. Each interference layer reflects or transmits light primarily by optical interference. The total number of the interference layers is less than about 1000. For a substantially normally incident light in a predetermined wavelength range, the plurality of interference layers has an average optical transmittance greater than about 85% for a first polarization state, an average optical reflectance greater than about 80% for an orthogonal second polarization state, and an average optical transmittance less than about 0.2% for the second polarization state.

Abstract: This provides a flexible, porous, dissolvable solid sheet article containing a cationic surfactant.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for determining whether a vehicle is in a loop for an autonomous vehicle. For instance, a route from a current location of the vehicle to a destination for a trip may be generated. Locations traversed by the vehicle during the trip may be tracked. Locations of the route may be compared to the tracked locations to determine an overlap value. Whether the vehicle is in a loop may be determined based on the overlap value.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to controlling an autonomous vehicle. For instance, dispatching instructions including a destination location and a trip plan identifying a selected route may be received. The route was selected by a user from a set of two or more routes. The trip plan may be used to determine whether to user the selected route or a new route. The autonomous vehicle may be controlled to the destination location based on the determination.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for determining whether a vehicle is in a loop for an autonomous vehicle. For instance, a route from a current location of the vehicle to a destination for a trip may be generated. Locations traversed by the vehicle during the trip may be tracked. Locations of the route may be compared to the tracked locations to determine an overlap value. Whether the vehicle is in a loop may be determined based on the overlap value.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for determining whether a vehicle is in a loop for an autonomous vehicle. For instance, a route from a current location of the vehicle to a destination for a trip may be generated. Locations traversed by the vehicle during the trip may be tracked. Locations of the route may be compared to the tracked locations to determine an overlap value. Whether the vehicle is in a loop may be determined based on the overlap value.

Abstract: A system for management of admission to venues that charge by time with a handheld scanner, wristband, module, magnetic key, and lock. The wristband is made of a flexible, thermoplastic elastomer material, and the module fits into a pod in the center of the wristband. The top polycarbonate plate of the module has a plurality of nodes that extend upward into and through holes in the center portion of the wristband to create an impression of multiple LED lights. A time command signal is communicated from the handheld scanner to the module depending on which timer button on the scanner is activated. The magnetic lock and key are configured to lock and unlock the wristband. The optional docking station is configured to charge the wristband batteries.

Abstract: A system for management of admission to venues that charge by time with a handheld scanner, wristband, module, magnetic key, and lock. The wristband is made of a flexible, thermoplastic elastomer material, and the module fits into a pod in the center of the wristband. The top polycarbonate plate of the module has a plurality of nodes that extend upward into and through holes in the center portion of the wristband to create an impression of multiple LED lights. A time command signal is communicated from the handheld scanner to the module depending on which timer button on the scanner is activated. The magnetic lock and key are configured to lock and unlock the wristband. The optional docking station is configured to charge the wristband batteries.

Abstract: A method for communication link for an access network device. The access network device comprises: a node server, an access switch, and a terminal.

Abstract: A new type of network is a network with centralized control function. An Ethernet protocol translation gateway can access the network and obtain from a node server therein MAC address of the Ethernet protocol translation gateway and the MAC address of terminals bound to the Ethernet protocol translation gateway. A data packet to be transmitted from the network to the Ethernet can be forwarded to a target terminal in the Ethernet according to the MACs of the terminals, by adding the MAC of the Ethernet protocol translation gateway and the MAC of the target terminal to the packet. For a data packet transmitted from the Ethernet to the network, the packet can be forwarded to the network according to the destination address of the network in the packet by means of removing from the packet the MAC of the Ethernet protocol translation gateway and the MAC of the target terminal.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a traffic control-based data transmission method, a traffic control-based switch, a node server and a traffic control-based communication system, thereby solving the problem that the quality of network transmission cannot be guaranteed in the present IP network. The method comprises: obtaining, by a switch, the traffic control information for each service request, wherein the traffic control information includes sending time interval and sending data size; receiving, by the switch, a data packet, and putting it into a packet buffer queue; and polling, by the switch, the packet buffer queue, and taking a packet from the packet buffer queue for sending according to the traffic control information. The present invention can realize accurate traffic control, it is applicable for multimedia transmission, and it can guarantee transmission quality.

Abstract: A metropolitan area network (MAN) communications method, a metropolitan area server, a node switch, a node server, and a MAN communication system for solving the incapability of an IP network in ensuring transmission quality. The communications method comprises: a piece of MAN equipment accessing a MAN, the metropolitan area server in the MAN allocating for the network accessing equipment a protocol tag and a MAN address; the MAN equipment comprising the node switch and the node server; the protocol tag being used as a description of the connection between the MAN equipment and the metropolitan area server; for each cross MAN service request, the metropolitan area server allocating a data tag of the corresponding service: the data tag being used as a description of the connection among the service node related to the service. This invention is applicable in multimedia transmission, and is capable of ensuring a stable transmission rate, thereby avoiding delays.

Abstract: A communication method for a novel network is disclosed. The novel network is a network with centralized control function, which includes a main control server and a subordinate network device. The subordinate network device includes a terminal. The method includes the steps: the main control server configures the downlink communication link of the present service, and transmits packets of the present service transmitted from the source terminal to the target terminal according to the downlink communication link. The present invention can guarantee the stability and smoothness of the transmission path, avoid multimedia service delays, ensure state information security requirements, and save hardware resources, thereby guaranteeing the quality of the network transmission.

Abstract: A method for an access network device to access a network is disclosed, which comprises: powering on an access switch, and setting in its internal downlink protocol packet address table that all downlink protocol packets are to be oriented to a CPU module; receiving, by the access switch, a downlink protocol packet sent from a node server and orienting the downlink protocol packet to the CPU module of the access switch, and generating, by the CPU module, an uplink protocol packet and sending the uplink protocol packet to the node server, wherein the downlink protocol packet contains an access network address that is to be allocated; sending, by the node server, a network access command to the access switch, wherein the network access command contains an access network address of the access switch, and the access network address is the access network address to be allocated; and updating, by the access switch, its internal downlink protocol packet address table, as orienting only a protocol packet with a desti

Abstract: A service communication method for an access network apparatus. The access network apparatus comprises a source terminal and a target terminal both connected to the same access switch. The method comprises: a node server, according to a request of a current service, notifying the access switch connected to both the source terminal and the target terminal to set a downlink port of the access switch, to which a data packet of the current service is directed, in an internal data packet address table thereof; the source terminal sending an uplink data packet of the current service; and after receiving the data packet, the access switch directing the data packet to the corresponding downlink port according to the setting of the internal data packet address table thereof, and transmitting the data packet to the target terminal through the downlink port.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a traffic control-based data transmission method, a traffic control-based switch, a node server and a traffic control-based communication system, thereby solving the problem that the quality of network transmission cannot be guaranteed in the present IP network. The method comprises: obtaining, by a switch, the traffic control information for each service request, wherein the traffic control information includes sending time interval and sending data size; receiving, by the switch, a data packet, and putting it into a packet buffer queue; and polling, by the switch, the packet buffer queue, and taking a packet from the packet buffer queue for sending according to the traffic control information. The present invention can realize accurate traffic control, it is applicable for multimedia transmission, and it can guarantee transmission quality.