Abstract: Detecting fine-grained similarity in image includes determining a core area of a search image by generating an image salient map from a plurality of layers of the search image and determining a connected area based on the image salient map. Feature descriptors are generated from the core area of the search image. A plurality of capsule vectors are generated from different ones of a plurality of keypoints of the feature descriptors. Capsule vectors of the search image are compared with capsule vectors of each image of the dataset to generate a top-K matrix. Similarity scores for the top-K matrix are calculated. One or more image of the dataset having fine-grained similarity with the search image are selected based a bundled similarity score for each image of the dataset. The bundled similarity score is a summation of the similarity scores of the image.

Abstract: One or more systems, devices, computer program products and/or computer-implemented methods of use provided herein relate to detecting a closed ring in a three-dimensional (3D) point cloud via cycle basis. A system can comprise a memory configured to store computer executable components; and a processor configured to execute the computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components can comprise a filtering component that can filter a first undirected graph of a three-dimensional (3D) point cloud, by eliminating one or more edges of the first undirected graph that are longer than an adaptive threshold, wherein filtering the first undirected graph can produce a second undirected graph; and a detection component that can detect a minimum cycle basis of the second undirected graph to determine a cycle path that can traverse an irregular annular shape that is represented by the 3D point cloud.

Abstract: Methods and systems for metering computing resources in cloud computing environments are disclosed. A method includes: executing, by a computing device, computing tasks on computing resources; determining, by the computing device, an amount of time and an amount of power used in the executing the computing tasks on the computing resources; determining, by the computing device, a number of standard units consumed by the computing tasks based on the determined amount of time and the determined amount of power; and metering, by the computing device, the computing resources based on the determined number of standard units consumed by the computing tasks.

Abstract: A method for indexing data in a storage engine includes: obtaining a target transaction, the target transaction indicating a process of indexing data; determining target data in a first storage engine according to the target transaction, the target data being comprised in at least one first index table; determining, according to the first index table, at least one second index table configured in a second storage engine, the second index table being obtained by adding row numbers based on the first index table, the row numbers indicating row data in the target data, and the second storage engine supporting execution of the target transaction; and determining, according to a data index condition in the first storage engine, index data from the second index table, the index data being comprised in the target data.

Abstract: A rearview mirror system for a vehicle providing a direct reflection of scenes in good light and an enhanced display of scenes in bad lighting includes a housing defining an opening, a display screen arranged at the opening, a camera, a fill light lamp, and a controller. The display screen is light-pervious at only one side. The camera and the fill light lamp are arranged on the housing. An image processing chip and the controller are arranged between the display screen and the housing. When ambient brightness is below a preset brightness value, the camera and the fill light lamp are activated, the camera captures images of side and rear scenes of the vehicle and generates an optical signal, the image processing chip, based on the optical signal, outputs an enhanced image on the display screen for better driving safety. A vehicle including the rearview mirror system is also disclosed.

Abstract: A microchannel flat tube applicable in a microchannel heat exchanger includes a flat tube body and a row of channels. The row of channels is arranged in the flat tube body along a width direction. The row of channels extends through the flat tube body along a length direction. A cross-section of each channel includes a first width in the width direction and a first height in a thickness direction. The row of channels at least includes a first group of first channels, a second group of second channels and a third group of third channels along the width direction. The first widths of the first channels, the second channels and the third channels decrease at a fixed value, thereby facilitating the control of the thickness of the microchannel flat tube and improving the heat exchange efficiency.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, an apparatus comprising a plurality of dice latches, dice latch control logic, and a plurality of data input logic is provided. The dice latches are coupled in parallel and latch respective data. The dice latch control logic receives a load control signal and a reset control signal, provides a reset signal and further provides first and second load signals to the dice latches. The reset signal is based on the reset control signal. The first and second load signals are based on the load control signal and the reset control signal. The data input logic each are coupled to a respective one of the dice latches. Each of the data input logic receives a precharge control signal and respective input data and further provides data and complementary data to the respective one of the dice latches.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an adhesive glue, curing method therefor, and application thereof. The adhesive glue comprises the following components in percentage by weight: 50% to 80% of a polyurethane-modified acrylate, 0.1% to 10% of a thixotropic agent, 0.2% to 8% of a thermal initiator, and 2% to 30% of a diluent, wherein the thixotropic agent is a carbon nanotube. The adhesive glue is soft and resilient; it has a high viscosity, good thixotropy, low curing temperature, and high curing degree. Silicon precipitation can be prevented because silicon is not a component of the adhesive glue. The adhesive glue has strong adhesion and meets the production and performance requirements of the HDD binding process. In addition, the adhesive glue can effectively prevent hard disk damage and scratching.

Abstract: Method of delivering the object related message by using the format of the wide-frequency sound signal is proposed. Due to both the well-known Doppler effect and the well-known phenomena that the intensity is inversely proportional to the distance in the three-dimensional space, the transmitted wide-frequency sound signal itself indicates some properties of the objected attached by the wide-frequency sound signal transmitter, such as the motion and the distance. Besides, the delivered wide-frequency sound signal also carries the contents detected by one or more corresponding detectors. Such method has many possible applications, such as intelligent fitness equipment, health care, indusial application and so on.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a type-II superlattice photodetector with a low-thickness absorption region. The absorption region of the type-II superlattice photodetector includes an In(Bi)As layer and a Ga(N)Sb layer. The Bi element content in the In(Bi)As layer is less than 10%, and the Bi element content in the Ga(N)Sb layer is less than 5%. The present invention forms an InBiAs layer and a GaNSb layer by condensing the Bi element into the InAs layer and condensing the N element into the GaSb layer of a traditional InAs/GaSb type-II superlattice photodetector. Therefore, without changing the cut-off wavelength and performance of the detector, periodic and total thicknesses of the type-II superlattice photodetector material can be effectively reduced, and both costs of material use and molecular beam epitaxy can be reduced. In addition, the overall absorption coefficient of the material can be improved, and the volume of the entire device can be reduced.

Abstract: The present application discloses a microchannel flat tube and a microchannel heat exchanger. The microchannel flat tube includes a flat tube body and a row of channels. The row of channels is arranged in the flat tube body along a width direction. The row of channels extends through the flat tube body along a length direction. A cross-section of each channel includes a first width in the width direction and a first height in a thickness direction. The row of channels at least includes a first group of first channels, a second group of second channels and a third group of third channels along the width direction. The first widths of the first channels, the second channels and the third channels decrease at a fixed rate, thereby facilitating the control of the thickness of the microchannel flat tube and improving the heat exchange efficiency of the third channels.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods including dice latches in a semiconductor device are disclosed. Example dice latches have a circuit arrangement that include a reduced number of circuits, such as transistors, and provides a compact layout. Operation of example dice latches and other dice latches may be controlled by separately provided control signals for loading and latching of data, and in some examples, for a reset operation. Example layouts include circuit elements aligned along a direction with at least one other circuit element offset from the other aligned circuit elements.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods including dice latches in a semiconductor device are disclosed. Example dice latches have a circuit arrangement that include a reduced number of circuits, such as transistors, and provides a compact layout. Operation of example dice latches and other dice latches may be controlled by separately provided control signals for loading and latching of data, and in some examples, for a reset operation. Example layouts include circuit elements aligned along a direction with at least one other circuit element offset from the other aligned circuit elements.

Abstract: Provides a method for producing aluminum oxide powder by electrochemical dissolving aluminum salt, comprise: (A) providing an electrochemical device with an aluminum material as an anode and an acidic solution as an electrolyte; (B) accelerating the dissolution of the aluminum material by current pulse method to form an acidic aluminum salt solution; (C) neutralizing the acidic aluminum salt solution with a basic solution to form an aluminum hydroxide sol; (D) adding an additive in the aluminum hydroxide sol, filtering the aluminum hydroxide sol and drying to obtain aluminum hydroxide powder; (E) roasting the aluminum hydroxide powder to form micron scale ?-aluminum oxide powder. Combines the acidic aluminum salt method and the electrochemical dissolution method to improve the dissolving rate of the aluminum material and increase the output efficiency of the acidic aluminum salt, and obtaining micron scale ?-aluminum oxide powder.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an adhesive glue, curing method therefor, and application thereof. The adhesive glue comprises the following components in percentage by weight: 50% to 80% of a polyurethane-modified acrylate, 0.1% to 10% of a thixotropic agent, 0.2% to 8% of a thermal initiator, and 2% to 30% of a diluent, wherein the thixotropic agent is a carbon nanotube. The adhesive glue is soft and resilient; it has a high viscosity, good thixotropy, low curing temperature, and high curing degree. Silicon precipitation can be prevented because silicon is not a component of the adhesive glue. The adhesive glue has strong adhesion and meets the production and performance requirements of the HDD binding process. In addition, the adhesive glue can effectively prevent hard disk damage and scratching.

Abstract: A method of evaluating microwave characteristics includes the steps of: (A) measuring thermal diffusion features and microwave characteristics of at least three mode samples to obtain at least three data points, wherein the mode samples include identical constituents but at different ratios thereof; (B) obtaining a mathematical relation between the data points by linear regression; (C) measuring a thermal diffusion feature of a sample under test, wherein the sample under test and the mode samples include identical constituents; and (D) substituting the thermal diffusion feature of the sample under test into the mathematical relation to evaluate a microwave characteristic of the sample under test. The method is applicable to a ceramic material to evaluate microwave characteristics of the ceramic material.

Abstract: The present application discloses a microchannel flat tube and a microchannel heat exchanger. The microchannel flat tube includes a flat tube body and a row of channels. The flat tube body includes a first plane, a second plane, a first side surface and a second side surface. The first side surface and the second side surface are arranged on opposite sides of the flat tube body. The row of channels is arranged in the flat tube body. The row of channels extends through the flat tube body. The row of channels extends through the flat tube body. The row of channels at least includes a first channel, a second channel and a third channel which are arranged in a width direction. Cross-sectional areas of the first channel, the second channel and the third channel in the width direction change according to an exponential function.

Abstract: A rearview mirror system for a vehicle providing a direct reflection of scenes in good light and an enhanced display of scenes in bad lighting includes a housing defining an opening, a display screen arranged at the opening, a camera, a fill light lamp, and a controller. The display screen is light-pervious at only one side. The camera and the fill light lamp are arranged on the housing. An image processing chip and the controller are arranged between the display screen and the housing. When ambient brightness is below a preset brightness value, the camera and the fill light lamp are activated, the camera captures images of side and rear scenes of the vehicle and generates an optical signal, the image processing chip, based on the optical signal, outputs an enhanced image on the display screen for better driving safety. A vehicle including the rearview mirror system is also disclosed.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for implementing deep learning software model modification is provided. The method includes monitoring operational performance of a software model. An expected confidence level associated with the operational performance is first determined and it is determined that an inference associated with the expected confidence level is below a selected range of inferences associated with assigning new feature data as candidate video data. A candidate sequence comprising video data associated with the candidate video data is received and a similarity between frames of the candidate sequence is determined. A frame comprising a highest similarity with respect to segments of candidate video data is selected and it is detected that the frame is not associated with additional frames stored within a full cache structure. The software model is retrained such that the operational performance is modified.

Abstract: In an approach for a text block recognition in a document, a processor detects characters in the document using an object detection technique. A processor identifies positions of the detected characters in the document. A processor analyzes semantic connectivity among the detected characters based on the positions and semantic connectivity of the characters. A processor recognizes text blocks of related characters based on the semantic connectivity analysis. A processor outputs the text blocks associated with the related characters.