Abstract: A method serves to control an industrial plant comprising a programmable logic controller. In the method, the programmable logic controller establishes a connection with a cloud server, the programmable logic controller executes a software module that causes the creation and/or configuration of a virtual machine on the cloud server, the software module receives and stores an access token, the programmable logic controller uses the access token to access the virtual machine and the programmable logic controller cooperates with the virtual machine to transmit process data to the virtual machine and/or to support the control of the industrial plant.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of displaying a user interface comprises: displaying a preview of a message on a screen; receiving a discard motion; displaying a discard instruction with varying opacity during the receiving, the opacity increasing in proportion to a range of the discard motion; reaching a minimum motion threshold; and discarding the message.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for positioning a wear element relative to a supporting structure using a multi axis wear element positioning equipment having a wear element positioning unit. The method includes the steps of arranging a wear element positioning equipment in a replacement position relative to the supporting structure. The coordinates of an intersection point are defined where the virtual line intersects a surface of the supporting structure. The wear element positioning unit is aligned with the surface of the supporting structure at the intersection point such that a connecting surface of the wear element carried by the wear element positioning unit matches with a corresponding connecting surface of the supporting structure at the intersection point. The disclosure further relates to a system for positioning a wear element relative to a supporting structure.

Abstract: An audio video display device (AVDD) is provided. The AVDD includes at least one processor, a display configured for presenting demanded images, and a computer readable storage medium bearing instructions executable by the at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to present on the display a graphical user interface (GUI) including plural content panels, receive and execute voice commands to operate navigation features associated with at least the GUI. A numeral is provided next to each content panel so that a respective content panel can be selected by a voice command including a respective numeral associated with the respective content panel.

Abstract: Data of devices adhering to various communication standards are easily unified and managed. Base software of a computer comprises: a first communication unit for receiving first machine information output from a machine and unique to the machine, and first meta information indicating the meaning of the first machine information; a second communication unit for transmitting second machine information unique to work software and second meta information indicating the meaning of the second machine information; a meta information conversion unit for converting the first meta information into the second meta information; and a machine information conversion unit for converting the first machine information into the second machine information.

Abstract: A battery management device to be mounted on an electric vehicle including a driving wheel, a traveling motor configured to generate a driving force for the driving wheel, and a battery configured to store electric power to be consumed by the traveling motor. The battery management device includes a detector configured to detect a state of the battery, and a controller configured to calculate a characteristic value indicating performance of the battery based on an output of the detector, and manage charging and discharging of the battery based on the characteristic value. The controller is configured to, when the characteristic value has deterioration, determine whether the deterioration of the characteristic value is reversible deterioration based on the output of the detector. The controller is configured to, upon determining that the deterioration of the characteristic value is the reversible deterioration, return the characteristic value to a value before the deterioration.

Abstract: This application provides a roller, an inspection method for a camera, a camera inspection apparatus, a coil conveying method, a coil conveying apparatus, an electronic device, a computer-readable storage medium, and a computer program product. The roller includes a roller body and a calibration sheet. The roller body includes a roller surface for supporting a coil; the calibration sheet is located on the roller surface of the roller body and avoids the coil, and the calibration sheet is used for inspection of the camera.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a control display method, apparatus, and device, and a medium. The control display method includes: displaying a first group of function controls and a first trigger control in a target interface sidebar and switching the first group of function controls to a second group of function controls in the target interface sidebar for display upon detecting a first trigger operation on the first trigger control. The second group of function controls is adjacent to the first group of function controls in a first switching direction corresponding to the first trigger control.

Abstract: Systems, computer-readable storage mediums, and methods for discovering and displaying media content related to an electronic document. At a first computing device, one or more media entities associated with an electronic document are obtained from a server. A representation of a subset of the media entities is displayed, and a user selection from the representation of a respective media entity from the subset is obtained. In response, the respective media entity is displayed.

Abstract: A mobile device running an application may be used to perform a checkout on a BMS system. The mobile device may be used to obtain configuration information for the BMS system from a remote device, the configuration information including an association of points with particular I/O terminals of BMS controllers of the BMS system. The mobile device may be used install the configuration information on the BMS controllers, and perform a point and wiring checkout of the various BMS controllers before the control logic for the BMS controllers has been fully defined and made available.

Abstract: A method for forming a metallic grid structure includes utilizing 3D printing for printing a first layer of a first wall section of the metallic grid structure in a first direction along a first vector offset from a center line of the first wall section by half of a first distance of a first width of the first wall section that is orthogonal to the center line. The method also includes utilizing 3D printing for printing a second layer of the first wall section on the first layer in a second direction along a second vector offset from the first line of the first wall section by half of the first distance of the first width of the first wall section, wherein the second direction is opposite the first direction, and the first vector and the second vector are disposed on opposite sides of the center line.

Abstract: To improve prediction accuracy of a process including a reaction in a chemical plant. A prediction apparatus includes a process data processing unit that performs a predetermined processing process on process data obtained from a chemical plant, and a prediction model generation unit that generates a prediction model having learned features of the process data obtained from the chemical plant, on the basis of causality information that defines a combination of first process data and second process data or a value corresponding to the second process data among the process data obtained from the chemical plant or the process data processed by the process data processing unit. The first process data is used as an explanatory variable. The second process data or the value corresponding to the second process data is used as a response variable. Furthermore, the process data processing unit obtains a value corresponding to a reaction rate of a processing target in a predetermined period by using the process data.

Abstract: In order to support setting in post-processor development, internal information of a numerical controller is acquired, a basic function usable by the numerical controller is extracted based on system information or parameter information, which is the acquired internal information, and the extracted function is output to a post-processor as a configuration file. The post-processor creates a machining program for the numerical controller by referring to the function set in the configuration file.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for the automated or partially automated production of a polymer-enhanced pipe element, which include: providing a first pipe section and a second pipe section, each having a connecting region; detecting in the connecting regions a three-dimensional shape of the first pipe section and the second pipe section; determining a spatial penetration curve as a function of a superposition of the three-dimensional shapes; determining a cut contour, as a function of the penetration curve, in each of the connecting regions of the first pipe section and the second pipe section; generating edge surfaces in the connecting regions of the first and second pipe sections along the respective cut contours; aligning the generated edge surfaces of the pipe sections; and welding the first and second pipe sections along the mutually aligned edge surfaces along the determined spatial penetration curve.

Abstract: Techniques for presenting personalized content to a user are described. A smart home system may determine activity data (including present activity data and device usage history) specific to interactions involving a first device, and generate activity embedding data representing the activity data. The smart home system may also receive a first list content for presentment, and generate a second list of content using the first list and the activity embedding data. The smart home system may send the second list to the first device. The first device may determine a third list of content based on the second list and an identify of a user presently interacting with the first device, such that the third list of content is specific to interactions involving the first device and the user. The first device may then present at least one instance of content represented in the third list.

Abstract: A system and method for receiving a user interaction with a user interface of a client device, determining a current communication mode and a desired communication mode, where the desired communication mode is determined based on the user interaction received by the sensor module. The system further sets the desired communication mode as the current communication mode, and causes presentation of a user interface of the client device based on the desired communication mode being set as the current communication mode.

Abstract: Work efficiency and quality are improved. The invention includes: a sensor information acquisition unit configured to acquire, from a sensor configured to detect a state of a worker, sensor information indicating a detection result; a work check data holding unit configured to hold in advance, as work check data, an action of the worker assumed from a work procedure; and an abnormality detection unit configured to detect an abnormality in work by comparing the sensor information with the work check data. Further, a control unit is provided that is configured to generate flag data including a flag indicating an abnormal level and state information indicating an abnormal state when the abnormality detection unit detects an abnormality, and transmit the flag data to the management device. A management device transmits instruction information based on the flag data.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for detecting carbon emission-involved gas from a ruminant is provided, including: continuously receiving ear tag information of the ruminant in a monitoring range; determining an operation state of a feed supply system based on the ear tag information; and determining, based on collected emitted gas from the ruminant during eating, an emission rate of carbon emission-involved gas in the emitted gas when it is determined that the feed supply system is in a continuous operation state. In the method, apparatus and system, the ear tag information of the ruminant is detected to determine whether there is a ruminant in a detection area and feeding information of the ruminant, then the operation state of the feed supply system is controlled, and an intelligent information technology is used to acquire the emission rate of the carbon emission-involved gas matching the identity of the ruminant.

Abstract: A numerical value controller includes: a storage unit storing a machining program involving executing canned cycles including a first operation for moving a tool to a return point, a second operation for positioning a drilling position of a workpiece relative to the tool, a third operation for moving the tool from the return point to a hole bottom point, and a fourth operation for moving the tool from the hole bottom point to a terminal point located toward the hole bottom point relative to the return point; a control unit controls relative movement between the tool and the workpiece based on the machining program and moves the tool along curved paths by starting the second operation before the first operation ends and by starting the third operation before the second operation ends; and a distance calculating unit calculates a retraction distance from the workpiece to the return point.

Abstract: A control system includes multiple industrial devices each belonging to one or more communication domains of multiple communication domains set in the same industrial communication network such that industrial devices belonging to the same communication domain communicate with each other. One or more industrial devices of the industrial devices include processing circuitry that stores domain information indicating whether or not the one or more communication domains to which the one or more industrial devices belong is a secure domain in which secure communication is performed, performs security processing related to the secure communication when the domain information indicates the secure domain, and performs the secure communication based on the security processing.