Abstract: One example method includes presenting, by a client device, a view of a virtual conference hosted by a virtual conference provider, the virtual conference including a plurality of participants, the client device associated with a participant of the plurality of participants, the view including a plurality of groupings of participants within a virtual conference area, each grouping associated with a different meeting or sub-meeting of the virtual conference; assign a location within the virtual conference area to the participant; receiving, at the client device from the conference provider, one or more audio streams associated with one or more audio sources within the plurality of groupings, the one or more audio streams provided by one or more remote client devices; determining a first location within the virtual conference area of a first audio source of the one or more audio sources; generating a plurality of spatialized audio streams based on the first location of the first audio source, the location of th

Abstract: Loudspeaker enclosures that support improved acoustic radiation efficiency at low audible frequencies without compromising acoustic radiation efficiency at mid and high audible frequencies. Embodiments include enclosures having a primary chamber and a secondary chamber acoustically coupled to the primary chamber via a passive radiator. The geometrical characteristics of the secondary chamber and the corresponding air plenum are tailored for enhanced efficiency at low frequencies.

Abstract: A device interaction method includes when an electronic device is in a video call state, that the electronic device may display a dialog box or a control. In response to an operation performed on the dialog box or the control, the electronic device interacts with another device in a same local area network such as switching a video call from the electronic device to a smart television or performing projection on a smart television.

Abstract: An electronic device including a plurality of microphones and a processor is provided. The electronic device includes a plurality of microphones disposed at different positions in the electronic device, a processor configured to collect input signals input to each of the microphones, acquire direction of arrival (DOA) information corresponding to each of the microphones from the input signals, calculate generation directions of the input signals using the DOA information, adjust a weight of an input signal for each of the microphones, based on the generation directions of the input signals, and generate an output signal for each of the microphones by reflecting the weight adjusted for each of the microphones, and a speaker configured to output an output signal for each of the microphones.

Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present invention includes: a step for determining a reference sample line of a current block; a step for determining whether candidate intra-prediction modes identical to the intra-prediction mode of the current block exist; a step for deriving the intra-prediction mode of the current block on the basis of the determination; and a step for performing intra-prediction on the current block on the basis of the reference sample line and the intra-prediction mode. Here, at least one of the candidate intra prediction modes may be derived by adding or subtracting an offset to or from the maximum value among the intra-prediction mode of a neighboring block that is above the current block and the intra-prediction mode of a neighboring block that is to the left of the current block.

Abstract: A method for determining one or more of selection, positioning or placement of a surgical implant, the method includes: predicting function of an impaired anatomical structure in an unimpaired condition; predicting post-operative function of the structure for one or more implants; selecting one or more of the implant, the implant position, or the implant location to improve the predicted post-operative function.

Abstract: An intelligent system for resource exchange event verification/authentication based on a comparison between the known Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card features and the real-time extracted SIM card features. SIM card features are initially extracted from the SIM card of a user's mobile communication device and stored in a SIM card feature file that is associated with the user's mobile communication device. Subsequently, when the mobile communication device initiates a resource exchange event, the current SIM card features are extracted from the SIM card currently residing in the mobile communication device and compared to those SIM card features in the SIM card feature file. The comparison is an intelligent comparison that takes into account, normal changes that may have occurred between the generation of the SIM card feature file and time of the resource exchange event.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include a method for service registration in a communications network. The method comprises receiving a service registration request, the request identifying a network function to provide a service, a type of the service, and data administered by the service provided by the network function; and storing information in a repository, the information identifying the network function, the type of the service and the data administered by the service provided by the network function.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a hearing instrument includes placing a component support structure at least partially in a bath of a resin liquid, wherein one or more operative components of the hearing instrument are attached to or contained within the component support structure prior to the component support structure being at least partially placed in the bath of the resin liquid. While the component support structure is at least partially in the bath, volumetric 3-dimensional (3D) printing is performed to form a shell of the hearing instrument attached to the component support structure.

Abstract: In a method, whether a subregion of a current picture includes a fading region that transitions from a first scene to a second scene is determined during a pre-analysis stage. The subregion of the current picture includes one or more coding units (CUs). Whether a bi-prediction with CU-level weight (BCW) mode is applied to the subregion of the current picture at a block level is determined based on whether the subregion of the current picture is determined to include the fading region. An inter prediction is performed on the subregion of the current picture based on whether the subregion is determined to include the fading region and whether the BCW mode is determined to be applied to the subregion of the current picture at the block level.

Abstract: Advanced hologram techniques pre-calculate holograms to be displayed on an LCoS switch panel of a wavelength selective switch (WSS) module. The holograms are generated offline and are then stored on the WSS module for later retrieval. Each of the holograms is associated with a defined parameter, such as an attenuation level, and each of the holograms is configured to create a reconfigurable phase grating profile or pattern of the pixels of the LCoS switch panel. Each phase pattern selectively directs desired diffraction orders of optical channels from the LCoS switch panel for output to selected ports and selectively directs undesired diffraction orders away from the ports and at a desired attenuation level. During operation, the WSS module can retrieve the stored holograms. Interpolation can determine intermediate holograms between parameter values, and a ramp function can be added to the pattern to account for steering adjustments.