Abstract: The present invention relates to image processing technologies, and discloses an image scaling method and apparatus to reduce distortion of a scaled image. The image scaling method includes: determining a distribution direction of main objects in a source image; and scaling the source image to a target image through a nonlinear scaling method according to the distribution direction of the main objects in the source image, where the nonlinear scaling method employs a scaling direction vertical to the distribution direction of the main objects in the source image. The embodiments of the present invention are primarily applicable to the image scaling field.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image processing technology, and discloses an image stitching method and apparatus to solve the problem of severe ghosting of an image stitched in the prior art. In the embodiments of the present invention, the overlap region of two images is found, a depth image of the overlap region is obtained, and the two images are stitched together according to the depth image. In the stitching process, the 3-dimensional information of the images is obtained by using the depth image to deghost the image. The method and apparatus under the present invention are applicable to multi-scene videoconferences and the occasions of making wide-view images or videos.

Abstract: A method, a device, and a mobile terminal for controlling locking and unlocking are provided. The method includes the following steps. An acceleration sensor is adopted to detect a location state of a mobile terminal. A stabilization timer is started and a stabilization timing value of the stabilization timer is monitored when the mobile terminal is in an unlocked or a locked state. The stabilization timing value is reset to restart timing when it is monitored that the location state of the mobile terminal is unstable. The mobile terminal is controlled to enter a stable and unlocked state when it is monitored that the stabilization timing value reaches a stabilization timing threshold. Through the technical solutions, it is determined whether the mobile terminal enters the stable and unlocked state according to the location state of the mobile terminal in the locked or unlocked state.

Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus for renewing a program are disclosed. The method includes: obtaining programs associated with a set renewed program according to the renewed program; using one or more of the obtained associated programs as successive programs to the renewed program; and renewing the successive programs automatically. The present invention brings the following benefits: Programs in multiple series or programs associated with a program can be renewed automatically, which overcomes the problems in the prior art, namely, separate renewal of every episode of a program series or separate renewal of programs associated with a renewed program, complicated user operations, and poor user experiences.

Abstract: In a method embodiment, the current serving BS of the MS obtains information about neighboring BSs, and broadcasts the information about the neighboring BSs. The MS scans the neighboring BSs according to the neighboring BS information broadcast by the current serving BS. If no neighboring BS having the same bandwidth as the current serving BS fulfills requirements, the MS scans and measures signal quality of neighboring BSs with a different bandwidth and selects several BSs compliant with signal quality requirements and suitable as target BSs to make up a target BS list. The MS performs handover to a target BS in the target BS list.

Abstract: A method, device, and communications system for performing weighted processing on a downlink signal are provided. The method includes: acquiring a first CIR from a BS to a relay station and a second CIR from the relay station to a MS; determining a pre-coding weight and a relay weight according to the first CIR and the second CIR; and respectively sending the pre-coding weight and the relay weight to the BS and the relay station, so that the BS is enabled to perform weighted processing on a downlink signal according to the pre-coding weight to obtain a downlink pre-coding weighted signal and send the downlink pre-coding weighted signal to the relay station, and the relay station is enabled to perform weighted processing on the downlink pre-coding weighted signal received by the relay station according to the relay weight to obtain a downlink relay weighted signal and send the downlink relay weighted signal to the MS.

Abstract: A loudspeaker array device and a method for driving the device are disclosed. The device includes: a delay module, a gain module, and a parameter calculating module. The parameter calculating module includes: a controlling module, configured to determine, according to received user control information, types of delay parameters and gain parameters that need to be calculated, and output a determination result; and a calculation executing module, configured to calculate and output the delay parameters and the gain parameters according to the determination result output by the controlling module. The delay module is configured to process and output audio signals according to the received delay parameters. The gain module is configured to process and output audio signals according to the received gain parameters. According to the present invention, the loudspeaker array device implements not only sound source reproduction and but also sound focus. The implementation is simple, convenient, and cost effective.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for reporting a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), a method and apparatus for setting up a connection, and a communication system are disclosed. The URL reporting method includes obtaining an Internet Protocol (IP) address and static information; registering the IP address and the static information with a Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) server; constructing a first connection request URL that carries the static information; and reporting the first connection request URL to an Auto Configuration Server (ACS).

Abstract: In the field of data cards with a rotatable external port, a data card with a rotatable connector and a rotatable connector for a data card are provided. The data card with a rotatable connector includes a data card body and a rotatable connector, where the rotatable connector includes an external port for connecting with an external device, and the rotatable connector is rotatably connected with the data card body. The data card further includes an antenna set in the rotatable connector. The rotatable connector for a data card includes a rotatable connector body and an external port for connecting with an external device, and includes an antenna therein. Through setting the antenna in the rotatable connector, no matter what angle the data card is rotated, the antenna is always maintained in the same state, so that the antenna can be modulated in advance, so as to eliminate the interference on the performance of the antenna caused by the external device, and ensures stable performance of the antenna.

Abstract: An uplink signal weighted processing method is disclosed. A first channel impulse response from a Mobile Station (MS) to a relay station, and a second channel impulse response from the relay station to a Base Station (BS) are acquired. A relay weight and a demodulation weight are determined according to the first channel impulse response and the second channel impulse response. The relay weight is sent to the relay station and the demodulation weight is sent to the BS, so as to enable the relay station to perform weighted processing on an MS uplink signal received by the relay station according to the relay weight to obtain an uplink relay weighted signal and to send the uplink relay weighted signal to the BS, and so as to enable the BS to perform demodulation weighted processing on the uplink relay weighted signal received by the BS according to the demodulation weight to obtain an uplink estimation signal corresponding to the MS uplink signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the communication field and discloses a communication method and gateway device based on Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) phones. To enable a SIP phone to communicate over the Circuit Switched (CS) domain of a High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) network, the technical solution of the present invention includes: when receiving SIP signaling from a SIP phone, sending an HSPA call command associated with the SIP signaling to an HSPA network device; when receiving an HSPA call command from the HSPA network device, sending SIP signaling associated with the HSPA call command to the SIP phone; when receiving a Real-Time Transport (RTP) packet from the SIP phone, sending Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) data associated with the RTP packet to the HSPA network device; and when receiving PCM data from the HSPA network device, sending an RTP packet associated with the PCM data to the SIP phone. The present invention is applicable to SIP communications.

Abstract: An apparatus for identifying an electronic product and an electronic device are disclosed. The apparatus includes: a detection voltage outputting unit, configured to receive a reference voltage and output a detection voltage; a detection voltage obtaining unit, connected to the detection voltage outputting unit and configured to obtain the value of the detection voltage; a mapping storing unit, configured to store a mapping between the value of the detection voltage and a product identifier; and a product identifier obtaining unit, configured to obtain the product identifier corresponding to the value of the detection voltage from the mapping storing unit according to the value of the detection voltage obtained by the detection voltage obtaining unit. With the apparatus for identifying an electronic product, the number of occupied chip detection ports is reduced, and the use area of a printed circuit board (PCB) is reduced.

Abstract: A digital enhanced cordless telecommunications (DECT) base and a DECT terminal are disclosed. The DECT base includes a housing, a central processing unit (CPU), and a DECT module. The DECT base further includes a high-speed packet access (HSPA) interface module, set inside the housing and connected to the CPU, where the CPU is connected to the DECT module and the HSPA interface module is configured to provide an HSPA card with interfaces to implement wireless communications between the base and the network over the HSPA protocol.

Abstract: The invention relates to communications technologies and discloses a rotation axis, a digital device and a Universal Serial Bus (USB) device. The rotation axis includes a sleeve, an elastic body, an indented washer, and a movable support. The sleeve includes a lip and a cylinder. The elastic body, the indented washer, and the movable support are configured sequentially around the cylinder with the lip adjacent to the elastic body along the axial direction of the cylinder beginning with the lip. A number of concave indents are configured on one end-surface of the indented washer and distributed on a circle. The end-surface of the indented washer where the concave indents are configured contacts one end-surface of the movable support. A number of protrusions are configured on the end-surface of the movable support to mate the concave indents. In the invention, a rotation axis is constituted by a few parts including a sleeve, an elastic body, an indented washer, and a movable part.

Abstract: A telepresence system, a telepresence method, and a video collection device are disclosed. The telepresence system includes a video collection device, a video display device, an audio collection device, an audio player, and an audio and video communication device. The audio and video communication device transmits videos collected by the video collection device on a local end and audios collected by the audio collection device on the local end to a remote end through a network; the video display device and the audio player on the remote end play the images and audios respectively; and the video collection device is a panoramic camera. The technical solution under the present invention overcomes the poor effect of panoramic presence in the existing telepresence system, and improves the telepresence system in terms of depth presence, seamless display and eye contact.