Abstract: Dehazed images are produced based on an atmospheric light image obtained form an input image as brightest pixels of a predetermined window and white map. The white map is median filtered, morphologically filtered and, in some examples, filtered with a guided filter, and the filtered image combined with the atmospheric light image to produce a dehazed image.

Abstract: A medical system includes: a distal end having an imager and a plurality of joints; a drive part configured to generate power for operating the joints; and a controller configured to control the drive part, and the controller includes: a characteristic point setting part configured to extract characteristic points of an object and recognizes the object based on the characteristic points; a distance measurement part configured to measure the distance between the imager and the object; a correction amount calculation part configured to calculate the amount of operation of the joints such that the imager is directed to the object and adjust the distance between the imager and the object to a predetermined distance; and a drive signal generation part configured to generate a drive signal for operating the drive part based on the amount of operation and output the drive signal to the drive part.

Abstract: A system for high dynamic range (HDR) imaging for camera arrays is described herein. The system includes a camera array, a memory, and a processor. The memory is configured to store imaging data from the camera array. The processor is coupled to the memory and the camera array. The processor is to obtain a plurality of images and calculate a disparity estimation of a reference image of the plurality of images. The processor is also to warp a plurality of remaining images from the plurality of images to the reference image using the disparity estimation and merge the plurality of warped remaining images and the reference image to obtain a high dynamic range image.

Abstract: An electronic device including a display module, a circuit module and a housing is provided. The housing accommodates the display module and the circuit module and includes a transparent cover, a multi-layer stacked structure and a tinted layer. At least a part of the transparent cover presents a curve. The multi-layer stacked structure is disposed on an inner surface of the transparent cover and has a plurality of optical layers stacked in sequence. The tinted layer is disposed on the multi-layer stacked structure. Through the disposition of the multi-layer stacked structure, the housing has variable visual effects.

Abstract: To make it possible to perform recognition of a moving body as an execution subject of a specific operation rapidly in response to an occurrence of an event. Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a detection section configured to detect an occurrence of an event; a communication section configured to receive, via a base station to which a communication apparatus loaded onto a moving body belongs, information related to the moving body from the communication apparatus; and a determination section configured to determine whether or not to recognize the moving body as an execution subject of an operation appropriate to the event, on a basis of the information related to the moving body and information indicating the event.

Abstract: A liquid immersion exposure apparatus includes a stage having a holder that holds a substrate, and is movable below a projection system, supply ports via which immersion liquid is supplied, the supply ports facing an upper surface of the substrate held on the holder, recovery ports via which the immersion liquid is collected and arranged such that (i) the upper surface of the substrate held on the holder faces the recovery ports and (ii) the recovery ports encircle a path of exposure light. The recovery ports collect the immersion liquid from the upper surface of the substrate such that only a portion of the upper surface of the substrate is covered with the immersion liquid. The stage is movable below a gas supply opening that supplies a gas. The stage is movable to a position where the supplied gas is supplied to a surface of the stage.

Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to systems and methods of data storage, and more particularly to providing layering of file system functionality on an object interface. In certain embodiments, file system functionality may be layered on cloud object interfaces to provide cloud-based storage while allowing for functionality expected from a legacy applications. For instance, POSIX interfaces and semantics may be layered on cloud-based storage, while providing access to data in a manner consistent with file-based access with data organization in name hierarchies. Various embodiments also may provide for memory mapping of data so that memory map changes are reflected in persistent storage while ensuring consistency between memory map changes and writes. For example, by transforming a ZFS file system disk-based storage into ZFS cloud-based storage, the ZFS file system gains the elastic nature of cloud storage.

Abstract: A valvetrain includes a rocker arm assembly having a rocker arm and an electromagnetic latch assembly. A magnet of the latch assembly is housed within a chamber formed by the rocker arm. The chamber may be a retrofit hydraulic chamber. The magnet may be an electromagnet or a permanent magnet. A flux shifting bi-stable latch provides a sufficiently compact design. Isolation of the magnet within the rocker arm chamber may provide protection from metal particles carried by oil in an operating environment for the rocker arm assembly.

Abstract: There is provided a storage control apparatus for improving the access performance of a storage medium and prolonging the life of the storage medium while suppressing an increase in fragmentation and a delay in normal write processing by avoiding frequent occurrence of rearrangement processing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a radiant heater for a vehicle, the radiant heater including: a base fabric; a heating member stacked on the base fabric; a fixing member fixing the heating member to the base fabric; and a laminated fabric stacked on an upper side of the fixing member and combined with the base fabric. Thus, the heater can be formed in a woven form and thus manufactured quickly and simply, and a heating temperature of the heater can be easily controlled according to a location by only controlling a resistance pattern, thereby provide a more uniform warmth to a passenger of the vehicle.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a client includes a street information collection unit for collecting street information near an arrangement place, a provision determination unit for determining whether the street information collected by the street information collection unit is information required to be provided to the server, and a first transmission unit for transmitting the street information, which is determined to be required to be provided by determination of the provision determination unit, to the server, with client identification information for identifying the client.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for redundantly transmitting dual- or multi-connectivity based-data may be provided. In particular, the method of a user equipment configuring dual connectivity may be provided for redundantly transmitting data. The method may include receiving, from an base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message including configuration information for configuring redundant transmission in a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) entity; configuring the redundant transmission in the PDCP entity for one or more radio bearers; receiving, from the base station, instruction information for instructing whether a redundant transmission operation of the configured PDCP entity is activated; and copying, when the instruction information instructs activation, a PDCP protocol data unit (PDU) in the PDCP entity and transmitting the copied PDCP PDU to different radio link control (RLC) entities to redundantly transmit the same data to a plurality of base stations.

Abstract: Provided is a mixed powder for powder metallurgy having a chemical system not using Ni which causes non-uniform metallic microstructure in a sintered body. A mixed powder for powder metallurgy comprises: a partially diffusion alloyed steel powder in which Mo diffusionally adheres to a particle surface of an iron-based powder; a Cu powder; and a graphite powder, wherein the mixed powder for powder metallurgy has a chemical composition containing Mo: 0.2 mass % to 1.5 mass %, Cu: 0.5 mass % to 4.0 mass %, and C: 0.1 mass % to 1.0 mass %, with the balance consisting of Fe and inevitable impurities, and the partially diffusion alloyed steel powder has: a mean particle diameter of 30 ?m to 120 ?m; a specific surface area of less than 0.10 m2/g; and a circularity of particles with a diameter in a range from 50 ?m to 100 ?m of 0.65 or less.

Abstract: A driving-device control apparatus includes a communication unit and a control unit and is configured to receive a control command from a host controller and to control a driving device configured to drive a moving body. The communication unit is configured to receive a control command including a round-trip instruction that causes the moving body to operate back and forth. The control unit is configured to control the driving device so that the driving device operates the moving body back and forth in a predetermined manner when the control command includes the round-trip instruction.

Abstract: A motor for a laundry appliance includes a drive shaft coupled to a drum at a first end. The rotor frame is coupled proximate the second end of the drive shaft, where the rotor frame includes at least one polymeric material. A central hub includes a core and a perimetrical ring that extends circumferentially around the core. A plurality of recesses are defined within a planar surface of the perimetrical ring, wherein a portion of the polymeric material is received within the plurality of recesses to secure the rotor frame to the central hub.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a rotating electrical machine coil with a conductor and an insulation layer that is provided around the conductor to cover the conductor, the rotating electrical machine coil including a linear part of the coil and a coil end that is separable from and electrically connectable to the linear part of the coil.

Abstract: A wired circuit board includes an insulating layer and a conductive pattern embedded in the insulating layer. The conductive pattern has an exposed surface exposed from one surface in a thickness direction of the insulating layer and the insulating layer has the number of times of folding endurance measured in conformity with JIS P8115 (2001) of 10 times or more.

Abstract: A temperature compensated oscillator, includes resonator, first case that includes base and lid and accommodates resonator, electronic component that includes oscillation and temperature compensation circuit, and second case that accommodates first case and electronic component, wherein electronic component is bonded to first case's base, and wherein in a case where temperature range of ±5° C. is changed with six minute cycle on basis of reference temperature, wander performance satisfies condition that MTIE value of 0 s<??0.1 s is equal to or less than 6 ns, MTIE value of 0.1 s<??1 s is equal to or less than 27 ns, MTIE value of 1 s<??10 s is equal to or less than 250 ns, MTIE value of 10 s<??100 s is equal to or less than 1700 ns, and MTIE value of 100 s<??1000 s is equal to or less than 6332 ns when observation time is set to ?.

Abstract: The keyless entry system (KES) controls access to a vehicle's doors, trunk, hood, etc., through a keyless entry device (e.g., a key fob) using wireless communication with the vehicle. The technology described here mitigates vulnerabilities in the KES implementation by employing a device configured to suppress a keyless entry command until an additional means of authentication is verified, at which point the keyless entry command is unsuppressed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fast disintegrating granular hair cleansing composition in which a wet granulation process, which is a pharmaceutical preparation method, is introduced into a method for preparing a cleanser. The fast disintegrating granular hair cleansing composition is prepared by a wet granulation process so as to be readily disintegrated into granules by using small force, because of a low hardness thereof, and can easily form creamy foam since a large surface area comes into contact with water. In addition, portability, convenience of use and sanitation can be improved when molding is carried out in a single-dose in which the entire amount is used at one time.