Abstract: A clock data recovery circuit and a clock data recovery method are provided. The clock data recovery circuit includes a time delay loop (100), a frequency locking loop (200) and a deserializer (300). The time delay loop (100) is configured to delay input data according to a phase of a clock signal to realize phase alignment; the frequency locking loop (200) is connected to the time delay loop (100), and is configured to adjust a frequency of the clock signal according to the delayed input data to make the frequency of the clock signal be consistent with a frequency of the input data; and the deserializer (300) is respectively connected to the time delay loop (100) and the frequency locking loop (200), and is configured to deserialize the input data according to the clock signal.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining a multi-utterance training sample that includes audio data characterizing utterances spoken by two or more different speakers and obtaining ground-truth speaker change intervals indicating time intervals in the audio data where speaker changes among the two or more different speakers occur. The method also includes processing the audio data to generate a sequence of predicted speaker change tokens using a sequence transduction model. For each corresponding predicted speaker change token, the method includes labeling the corresponding predicted speaker change token as correct when the predicted speaker change token overlaps with one of the ground-truth speaker change intervals. The method also includes determining a precision metric of the sequence transduction model based on a number of the predicted speaker change tokens labeled as correct and a total number of the predicted speaker change tokens in the sequence of predicted speaker change tokens.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a fixing belt for a wearable device, includes providing a flexible circuit board including a first area, a second area, and a pad in the first area; disposing an insulating layer on the flexible circuit board, the insulating layer being disposed in the second area; forming an electric conductive portion in the insulating layer; disposing a first protective layer and a second protective layer on opposite surfaces of the flexible circuit board, the electric conductive portion being between the flexible circuit board and the first protective layer; mounting an electronic component on the pad. A portion of the fixing belt containing the second area is a plug-in area, and the plug-in area is configured to be engaged with a device body of the wearable device, the electric conductive portion is disposed in the plug-in area.

Abstract: Various implementations include adaptive masking of environmental sound. Particular implementations are configured to adjust a masking sound based on one or more detected environmental sound sources. An example method includes: measuring environmental sound proximate to an audio device, outputting a masking sound at the audio device, and adjusting at least one of: a volume of the masking sound, a spectrum of the masking sound, or content of the masking sound based on the measured environmental sound.

Abstract: A method for generating a mask pattern to be employed in a patterning process. The method including obtaining (i) a first feature patch including a first polygon portion of an initial mask pattern, and (ii) a second feature patch including a second polygon portion of the initial mask pattern; adjusting the second polygon portion at a patch boundary between the first feature patch and the second feature patch such that a difference between the first polygon portion and the second polygon portion at the patch boundary is reduced; and combining the first polygon portion and the adjusted second polygon portion at the patch boundary to form the mask pattern.

Abstract: Techniques and systems for optimizing and cleaning rules for network-based authentication transactions are provided herein. A network-based authentication system may determine a plurality of rules that were previously used to evaluate a plurality of transactions. The network-based authentication system may also generate a false positive rate for one or more of the plurality of rules, A cleaning coefficient for a first rule of the plurality of rules may be generated by the network-based authentication system. Based on the cleaning coefficient and the false positive rate, the network-based authentication system may identify one or more rules from the plurality of rules to eliminate from the plurality of rules. The network-based authentication system may eliminate the one or more rules to generate a modified set of rules. Using the modified set of rules, the network-based authentication system may authenticate a network transaction.

Abstract: A method for evaluating a verification model includes receiving a first and a second set of verification results where each verification result indicates whether a primary model or an alternative model verifies an identity of a user as a registered user. The method further includes identifying each verification result in the first and second sets that includes a performance metric. The method also includes determining a first score of the primary model based on a number of the verification results identified in the first set that includes the performance metric and determining a second score of the alternative model based on a number of the verification results identified in the second set that includes the performance metric. The method further includes determining whether a verification capability of the alternative model is better than a verification capability of the primary model based on the first score and the second score.

Abstract: Hydrophobic flat membrane made from a vinylidene fluoride polymer with a wall, a first surface, and a second surface. The membrane has on its first surface a network structure with open pores and on its second surface a continuous skin in which pores are formed, and adjacent to the skin of the second surface a supporting layer with an isotropic pore structure across the wall thickness, wherein the supporting layer extends over at least 80% of the wall thickness and wherein the pores of the supporting layer have an average diameter of less than 1 ?m. The weight average of the molecular weight MW of the vinylidene fluoride polymer lies in the range from 300 000 to 500 000 daltons, and the polydispersivity MW/MN is greater than 5.5. The pores in the skin of the second surface have a closed perimeter in the plane of the skin and an average ratio of the extension in the direction of the longest axis thereof to the extension in the direction of the shortest axis thereof of at most 5.

Abstract: Hydrophobic hollow-fiber membrane made from a vinylidene fluoride polymer with a wall and a wall thickness, an outer surface on its outer side, an inner surface on its inner side and facing its lumen and adjacent to the inner surface a supporting layer having a structure that is substantially isotropic across the wall thickness, the supporting layer extending over at least 80% of the wall thickness and comprising pores having an average diameter of less than 1 ?m, and wherein the hollow-fiber membrane has pores on its outer surface and on its inner surface, characterized in that the vinylidene fluoride polymer has a weight-average molecular weight MW in the range from 550 000 to 700 000 daltons and a polydispersivity greater than 3.0; the pores in the outer and in the inner surface are formed like islands and have a maximum ratio of their longitudinal extension to the transverse extension of 10; the porosity lies in the range from 50 to 90 vol.

Abstract: A tool bit holder for connecting a rotary tool to a rotary tool driver. The tool bit holder including a body having a driver end configured to connect to a rotary tool driver and a tool end, a tool retainer bore, and a tool retainer movably received within the tool retainer bore and movable between an engaged position and a retracted position. The tool bit holder further includes an actuator sleeve, a sleeve spring for urging the actuator sleeve towards a first position, a plunger, and a plunger spring urging the plunger towards a loading position. A tool bit received in a tool receiving cavity pushes the plunger to a loaded position, and in the loading position the plunger extends over the tool retainer bore to engage the tool retainer and urge the tool retainer towards the retracted position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to ultrahard nanotwinned diamond bulk materials and synthetic method thereof. In particular, the present invention discloses a diamond bulk material containing high density of nanocrystalline twins and synthetic method thereof, in which a nanotwinned diamond bulk is synthesized from particles of nanospherical onion-like carbon without diamond core (preferably with a size of 5-70 nm) as raw materials by using high temperature and high pressure synthesis. As compared with the prior art, the nanotwinned diamond bulk obtained according to the present invention has a much higher hardness than that of single crystal diamond and that of ultrahard polycrystalline diamond. The nanotwinned diamond bulk has wide prospects in various applications, including geological drilling, machining fields such as high speed cutting and precision and ultra-precision machining, abrasives, drawing dies, and special optics as well as other fields.

Abstract: A virtual network function includes network interface via a single client network interface coupled to a network functions infrastructure. The network interface is provided using a virtual network function abstraction layer in the form of an implementation of a virtual network function in a virtual machine nested within a second virtual machine having a virtual switch. Routing between any number of ports on the virtual network function and a single network interface is enabled by providing a virtual interface in the switch mapped to each network interface needed by the virtual network function. Data from a client network via the network interface for the infrastructure is routed to the proper virtual network function interface in the virtual switch.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a saturated water explosive device, including a water intake pipe, a flow splitter for splitting a high-pressure liquid, a flow baffle for baffling the high-pressure liquid, a heat receiver having a cavity defined inside, a pillar connected with the heat receiver by a micro-channel wherein the high-pressure liquid is heated to be high-temperature saturated water, and a heat source for heating the cavity. High-pressure water is heated to produce high-temperature high-pressure saturated water, and then by using the saturated water explosive device of the present invention, the produced high-temperature high-pressure saturated water instantaneously explodes as being heated, and a high-temperature high-pressure steam flow is produced due to rapid vaporization, and expansion and is used as a power source.

Abstract: A tool bit holder for connecting a rotary tool to a rotary tool driver. The tool bit holder including a body having a driver end configured to connect to a rotary tool driver and a tool end, a tool retainer bore, and a tool retainer movably received within the tool retainer bore and movable between an engaged position and a retracted position. The tool bit holder further includes an actuator sleeve, a sleeve spring for urging the actuator sleeve towards a first position, a plunger, and a plunger spring urging the plunger towards a loading position. A tool bit received in a tool receiving cavity pushes the plunger to a loaded position, and in the loading position the plunger extends over the tool retainer bore to engage the tool retainer and urge the tool retainer towards the retracted position.

Abstract: Hydrophobic flat membrane made from a vinylidene fluoride polymer with a wall, a first surface, and a second surface. The membrane has on its first surface a network structure with open pores and on its second surface a continuous skin in which pores are formed, and adjacent to the skin of the second surface a supporting layer with an isotropic pore structure across the wall thickness, wherein the supporting layer extends over at least 80% of the wall thickness and wherein the pores of the supporting layer have an average diameter of less than 1 ?m. The weight average of the molecular weight MW of the vinylidene fluoride polymer lies in the range from 300 000 to 500 000 daltons, and the polydispersivity MW/MN is greater than 5.5. The pores in the skin of the second surface have a closed perimeter in the plane of the skin and an average ratio of the extension in the direction of the longest axis thereof to the extension in the direction of the shortest axis thereof of at most 5.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a spring reset device for a piston mechanism. In certain embodiments, the spring reset device includes: a connecting plate, a pull rod, a plurality of reset springs, and a plurality of brackets. The connecting plate has a plurality of connecting pins. Each of the reset springs has a first end, and a second end. Each of the brackets has a connecting pin. The spring reset device is positioned on a top end of a piston body. The piston body includes a piston cylinder body, a piston plate, a piston rod, and a cylinder cover. A lower side of the piston plate is connected to the piston rod through a thread. First end of each of reset springs is rotatably connected to a hook portion of connecting plate. Second end of each of reset springs is rotatably connected a hook portion of a corresponding bracket.

Abstract: The invention relates to a high pressure water pump and a steam powered nailing gun having the high pressure water pump. In certain embodiments, high pressure water pump includes: an upper pump body, a lower pump body, a water discharge valve, a water intake valve, a plunger, a guide sleeve, a hammering cap, an adjustment knob, and an evacuation valve. Both upper and lower pump body are connected by connecting bolts. A sealing ring is disposed between upper and lower pump body and a sealing element is disposed between the upper pump body and plunger. Plunger is sheathed in upper pump body. The hammering cap is threadedly connected to the plunger. The adjustment knob is connected to an upper end of upper pump body. The hammering cap is moveably connected to the adjustment knob through the plunger. A plunger reset spring is disposed between hammering cap and adjustment knob.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a steam powered nailing gun. In certain embodiments, the steam powered nailing gun includes a handle, a casing, a high pressure water pump, a piston mechanism, a nailing gun base, and a nail magazine. The piston mechanism is connected to the casing. One end of the piston mechanism is connected to the high pressure water pump, and another end is connected to nailing gun base. The nail magazine is disposed at a position corresponding to piston mechanism on the nailing gun base. A phase transition thermal storage device and a steam power generator are positioned inside casing having steam power generator inside phase transition thermal storage device. The steam power generator is connected to high pressure water pump and piston mechanism. The high pressure water pump is further connected to a water supply device 11 on the handle through a second water supply pipe.

Abstract: A packet forwarding method that includes receiving a packet from a traffic classifier at a host that comprises a virtual machine (VM), and a first hypervisor for the host that provides a first set of routing instructions that provides routing instruction to forward the packet to a port of the VM, and wherein the VM comprises a plurality of virtual network functions (VNFs), and a second hypervisor for the VM that provides a second set of routing instructions that provides routing instructions to forward the packet to the plurality of VNFs based on an input, processing, by the host, the packet using the plurality of VNFs in accordance with the first set of routing instructions and the second set of routing instructions, and forwarding, by the host, the processed packet to a network device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cylinder cover for a cylinder of a piston mechanism. In certain embodiments, the cylinder cover includes a cylinder cover body, a valve plate, and a one-directional valve. The cylinder cover body has an exhaust port, and an oil intake. The exhaust port and oil intake are disposed on outer circumference of the cylinder cover body. The one directional oil valve is formed by a compression spring and a ball. An inner end of the oil intake is connected to the compression spring through the ball and the ball is disposed between one end of the compression spring and the inner end of the oil intake. The valve plate is retained on an inner wall of the cylinder cover body by a retaining nut. The cylinder cover further has an auxiliary heating rod inside cylinder cover body for pre-heating cylinder cover to a predetermined temperature.