Abstract: A method and apparatus for a user equipment (UE) performing random access to a network is disclosed. For this end, the UE determines a predetermined number of beams, as candidate beams for the random access to the network, among multiple beams, wherein each of the multiple beams is allocated on different time domain units. And, the UE transmits the random access preamble over a transmission beam selected as one from the candidate beams to the network.

Abstract: A processor-implemented image normalization method includes extracting a first object patch from a first input image and extracting a second object patch from a second input image based on an object area that includes an object detected from any one or any combination of the first input image and the second input image, determining, based on a first landmark detected from the first object patch, a second landmark of the second object patch; and normalizing the first object patch and the second object patch based on the first landmark and the second landmark.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprises receiving a first compressed representation of a texture map in a first compression format, wherein the first compressed representation has been compressed using a first compressor, and receiving an array of compression parameters for a second compressor, the array of compression parameters including one or more respective compression parameters for each of a plurality of pixel regions of the texture map. The method further comprises decompressing the first compressed representation of the texture map to obtain the texture map, and compressing, using the second compressor, the texture map to a second compressed representation in a second compression format, comprising compressing each of said plurality of pixel regions of the texture map in accordance with the respective one or more compression parameters.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable medium are described for automated image measurement for process development and optimization. A method includes receiving original images including a first original image. Each original image is of a corresponding product associated with a manufacturing process. The method further includes performing, based on process information about the manufacturing process, feature extraction to identify features of the first original image that are expected to change based on manufacturing parameters of the manufacturing process. The method further includes generating a first synthetic image of synthetic images by performing targeted deformation of one or more of the features of the first original image.

Abstract: Described are methods, systems, and computer-program product embodiments for selecting a face image based on a name. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving the name. Based on the name, a name vector is selected from a plurality of name vectors in a dataset that maps a plurality of names to a plurality of corresponding name vectors in a vector space, where each name vector includes representations associated with a plurality of words associated with each name. A plurality of face vectors corresponding to a plurality of face images is received. A face vector is selected from the plurality of face vectors based on a plurality of similarity scores calculated for the plurality of corresponding face vectors, where for each name vector, a similarity score is calculated based on the name vector and each face vector. The face image is output based on the selected face vector.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising memory configured to store data defining, at least partly, an artificial neural network, and at least one processing core configured to train the artificial neural network by applying a test dataset to the artificial neural network with at least one stochastic rectified linear unit, the at least one stochastic rectified linear unit being configured to produce a positive output from a positive input by multiplying the input with a stochastically selected value.

Abstract: A cell phone stand has a base and a cell phone mounting bracket rotatably affixed to the base around a horizontal axis. The mounting bracket has a first jaw and a second jaw that is movable in a horizontal direction with respect to the first jaw. The first jaw has a first u-shaped channel with a first upper segment and a first lower segment. The second jaw has a second u-shaped channel with a second upper segment and a second lower segment. By adjusting the position of the jaws, the user may adjust a width between the first and upper segments, thus sizing the mounting bracket to receive a cell phone of a particular width. Even at the smallest such width, inner ends of the first and second lower segments of the u-shaped channels remain spaced from each other so as to permit the cell phone to be connected to an electrical cable while being held by the stand.

Abstract: A communication technique that combines a 5G communication system for supporting a data rate that is higher than that of a beyond 4G system with IoT technology, and a system thereof are provided. The technique may be applied to intelligent services on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail, etc. A method of performing access deregistration by a user equipment (UE) and an apparatus therefor are provided. The method includes, when the UE is registered on both 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) access and non-3GPP access, transmitting, to an access and mobility management function (AMF), a deregistration request message to deregister the non-3GPP access over the 3GPP access, and receiving, from the AMF, a deregistration accept message corresponding to the deregistration request message over the 3GPP access.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting a user's finger or other elements may be provided. In some embodiments, the system may include a memory, a sensor area, and a processor. The sensor area may include a set of receiving electrodes which may be partitioned among a plurality of electrode groups. The system may be configured to process signals received by the electrode groups by modulating the signals received from each electrode of the respective electrode group according to a modulation pattern, and demodulating the signals, or values derived therefrom, received from each electrode of the respective electrode group according to a demodulation pattern. The electrode groups may be at least partially interleaved.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for supporting multiple emergency users in a push-to-talk group. The methods include receiving a first emergency alert from a first user device in the push-to-talk group; receiving a second emergency alert from a second user device in the push-to-talk group; causing the first emergency alert and second emergency alert to be provided to each of the console devices in the push-to-talk group; receiving, from the first user device, a first communication and receiving, from the second user device, a second communication; causing the first communication and the second communication to each of the console devices in the push-to-talk group. The methods further include receiving, from a first console device, a selection of one of the first user device and the first emergency alert; and, in response subsequently selectively routing a third communication from the first user device to the first console device and not to a second console device in the push-to-talk group.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a system and method for monitoring a display output of a graphics processing unit (“GPU”), and more particularly, to monitoring safety critical symbols of a commercial off the shelf (“COTS”) GPU to ensure a high level of accuracy of the display output to be displayed to a user. The generated display output signal of the COTS GPU may be encoded with specific reference points within a generated image, and compared to a predicted image for the monitoring device having corresponding specific reference points. By having specific reference points in the encoded display output signal of the COTS GPU, the monitoring device may significantly reduce processing and throughput but focusing the comparison on only the specific encoded reference points and thereby confirming the accuracy of the COTS GPU.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for receiving system information (SI) in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE), which may be in an enhanced coverage or operate with a narrower bandwidth than a cell bandwidth, receives an indication of at least one of SI update, earthquake and tsunami warning system (ETWS) notification, commercial mobile alert system (CMAS) or extended access barring (EAB) modification via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) from a network, and receives system information according to the received indication from the network.

Abstract: A user equipment comprises one or more antennas, a processor to communicate with an enhanced Node B (eNB) of an Internet Protocol (IP) based wireless communication network via the antenna; and a storage medium coupled to the processor. The storage medium having instructions stored thereon, that if executed by the processor, result in: collecting, at a first location, context information associated with a second location, wherein the user equipment is to roam from the first location to the second location; predicting the second location of the user equipment based on the context information; determining a set of one or more candidate frequency bands relating to the second location; and performing, at the second location, an initial cell scan based on the set of one or more candidate frequency bands to search for a frequency band that is supported by the user equipment, in response that the user equipment roams to the second location.

Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for controlling NR data volume based on an interface between an NR base station and an LTE base station and an interface between an EPC and the LTE base station in a 5G non-standalone (NSA) network structure using an LTE EPC as a core network. The method includes receiving information about the volume of data that the secondary base station transmits to and receives from a terminal using a radio resource of the secondary base station from the secondary base station, and transmitting a secondary RAT data usage report message including the information about the volume of data the secondary base station transmits to and receives from the terminal using the radio resource of the secondary base station from the secondary base station to a mobility management entity (MME) using an S1-C interface.

Abstract: An annotation system provides various tools for facilitating training data annotation. The annotation tools include a bidirectional annotation model that generates annotations for an image sequence based on both forward information and backward information in an image sequence. The annotation system also facilitates annotation processes by automatically suggesting annotations to the human operator based on a set of annotation predictions and locations of interactions of the human operator on the image. This way, the annotation system provides an accelerated way to generate high-quality annotations that take into account input from a human operator by using the predictions as a guide when it appears that an estimated annotation is consistent with the judgement of the human operator. The annotation system also updates annotations for an overlapping set of objects based on input from human operators.

Abstract: A method of determining the location of a mobile computing device includes measuring a first time of flight (ToF) value and a first value of received energy of direct path (EDP) (PR) of a number of acknowledgement (ACK) packets received in response to a number of first probe packets sent to a first mobile device. The method calculates a preliminary distance value (d0) using a ToF-based distance equation, selects an ACK packet with a distance closest to d0 from the number of ACK packets, calculates an initial path loss exponent (?0) of the selected ACK packet sample using d0 and PR. With the access point, the method also includes measuring a second PR for a second number of ACK packets received in response to a number of second probe packets sent to the first mobile device, calculates a supplemental distance value using an EDP-based distance equation and the ?0, and determines the location of the mobile device using multilateration and the supplemental distance value.

Abstract: The disclosure relates in some aspects to managing paging area information for a user terminal (UT) and connection signaling. In some aspects, paging area information is provided for an idle UT by defining a default paging area code (PAC) that is known by the network and the UT. In some aspects, paging area information is communicated via connection signaling. In some aspects, connection signaling may be used to force a UT to invoke an update procedure (e.g., a reconnection).

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to a method and apparatus for determining positioning of a device in connection with a geo-fence. The method includes obtaining fence information associated with a plurality of geo-fences from a local storage, determining whether to perform geo-fence determination, and in the event that geo-fence determination is determined to be performed, sequentially determining whether the mobile device is currently located within one of the plurality of geo-fences, wherein a sequence according to which the sequential determination is performed is based at least in part on distances between corresponding ones of at least two of the plurality of geo-fences and a current location of the mobile device, and determining, based at least in part on a location of a geo-fence among the at least two of the plurality of geo-fences that is currently nearest to the mobile device, a determination time for a next geo-fence determination.

Abstract: A contest providing system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention has a function of providing a user of a user terminal 30 with a contest for an avatar image, and managing the evaluation of avatar images in this contest. This system 10 accepts the evaluation of the registered avatar image, while providing an avatar stamp corresponding to the avatar image on the basis of at least this evaluation. Therefore, even after the end of the contest in which the evaluation of the avatar image is performed, the user can continue to enjoy using the corresponding avatar stamp provided on the basis of the evaluation.

Abstract: A method for indicating quasi co-location indication information and a device are provided, to diversify reference signal types and reference signal configuration information that are indicated by QCL. The method includes: generating, by a base station, reference signal configuration information; performing, by the base station based on the reference signal configuration information, quasi co-location QCL assumption on reference signals corresponding to at least two antenna ports in reference signals, to generate QCL indication information; and sending, by the base station, the QCL indication information to a terminal.