Abstract: In some embodiments, a method analyzing a first set of values for a first bin plane in a plurality of bin planes. The plurality of bin planes are used to determine a context model for entropy coding of a current block in a video. The method determines whether to use a second set of values from a second bin plane based on the analyzing. When it is determined to use the second set of values, information is calculated for the context model using the first set of values and the second set of values. When it is determined to not use the second set of values, information is calculated for the context model using the first set of values.

Abstract: Provided is a voice coil motor including a housing assembly, a base assembly, a zoom lens holder, a first electromagnetic drive assembly, a focusing lens holder and a second electromagnetic drive assembly. The zoom lens holder and the focusing lens holder are disposed in an accommodation space formed by the housing assembly and the base assembly. The first electromagnetic drive assembly is configured to drive the zoom lens holder to move in a front-back direction and includes a first magnetic steel portion and a first coil disposed opposite to the first magnetic steel portion. The second electromagnetic drive assembly is configured to drive the focusing lens holder to move in the front-back direction and includes a second magnetic steel portion and a second coil disposed opposite to the second magnetic steel portion.

Abstract: This application discloses a method and an apparatus for processing information, a communications device, and a communications system. The communications device is configured to obtain a starting position of an output bit sequence in a coded block in a circular buffer, and determine the output bit sequence in the coded block based on a length of the output bit sequence and the starting position. A value of the starting position is one of {p0, p1, p2, . . . , pkmax ?1}, where 0?pk <NCB, pk is an integer, k is an integer, 0?k<kmax , N CB is a size of the coded block, and kmax is an integer greater than or equal to 4.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a data analysis system that may automatically generate memory-efficient clustered data structures, automatically analyze those clustered data structures, automatically tag and group those clustered data structures, and provide results of the automated analysis and grouping in an optimized way to an analyst. The automated analysis of the clustered data structures (also referred to herein as data clusters) may include an automated application of various criteria or rules so as to generate a tiled display of the groups of related data clusters such that the analyst may quickly and efficiently evaluate the groups of data clusters. In particular, the groups of data clusters may be dynamically re-grouped and/or filtered in an interactive user interface so as to enable an analyst to quickly navigate among information associated with various groups of data clusters and efficiently evaluate those data clusters in the context of, for example, a fraud investigation.

Abstract: The invention discloses an inverted cone separation device with double dust-collecting cups and cleaner comprising the same, the inverted cone separation device comprises a separator, a dust-collecting cup connecting member, and dust-collecting cups, the separator includes a first and second separator, the first separator is arranged in a first cavity, and the second separator is arranged in a second cavity; the first separator includes an inverted cone filter, the surface of the inverted cone filter includes a filtering and non-filtering surface; the filtering surface is in communication with an air duct. When implementing the invention, large-particle garbage can be separated in a first dust-collecting cup through the inverted cone filter, and other garbage enters the second dust-collecting cup through the air duct, therefore, the large-particle garbage can be separated and be effectively prevented from entangling and blocking in the dust-collecting cup, and the efficiency of dust collection is improved.

Abstract: An overlay alignment mark, a method for measuring overlay error, and a method for overlay alignment are provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

Abstract: Techniques are described for detecting whether a lane of a roadway is open or closed. Detecting a lane as being closed may include detecting an object in or near the lane, which may comprise determining a size, location, and/or classification associated with the object, and dilating the size associated with the object. The lane may be indicated as being closed if a distance between a dilated object detection and another object detection, dilated object detection, or lane extent is less than a threshold distance. The techniques may additionally or alternatively comprise determining an alternative lane shape based at least in part on one or more object detections and/or determining that one or more lanes are closed and/or uploading a lane closure and/or alternative lane shape to a central database for retrieval by/dissemination to other computing devices.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for separating dishware are disclosed. In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a frame that defines an opening through which stacked dishware can pass, and a plurality of assemblies connected to the frame and positioned around the opening. Each assembly includes a base, and a plurality of fingers having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the plurality of fingers are rotatably coupled to the base and extend from the base towards the opening, wherein each finger tapers towards the distal end.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for load balancing between a set of servers. Subsets of servers from the set of servers are assigned, via deterministic subsetting, to respective clients from a set of clients. Unlike conventional load balancing techniques using deterministic subsetting, the disclosed techniques enable configuring a client to distribute different amounts of load among the servers in its server subset. Techniques for constructing the subsets are also described.

Abstract: Disclosed is a solar cell module, which comprises a solar cell module comprising a light transmitting element, a front encapsulant layer, a plurality of solar cells spaced from each other, a back encapsulant layer, and an encapsulation backsheet disposed in the module's thickness direction, the plurality of solar cells together forming a matrix which comprises a plurality of solar cell strings parallel with each other, each solar cell string being made up of a plurality of solar cells connected in series, there being a string gap formed between every two adjacent solar cell strings, and there being a cell gap formed between adjacent solar cells in each solar cell string, wherein the solar cell module further comprises a plurality of light redirecting films each of which comprises an optical structure, the light redirecting films being disposed on the solar cells' back surfaces opposite to their light receiving surfaces or the encapsulation backsheet's surface within the solar cell module, such that they spati

Abstract: A photoelectric computing unit, a photoelectric computing array and a photoelectric computing method. The photoelectric computing unit includes a semiconductor multifunctional region structure, which includes at least one carrier control region, at least one coupling region, and at least one photon-generated carrier collection region and readout region.

Abstract: Provided are a personalized automatic customization method and an apparatus for a ring-pull can. In the apparatus, a bin device is located at an upper part of the apparatus, a distributing device is installed below a bin device, and a pushing device is arranged on a side of the distributing device and a positioning device. A pattern of a marking content is set on the control system, and a feeding wheel is driven to rotate so that a canned beverage falls down. The pushing device pushes the ring-pull can to the positioning device. The control system receives the positioning signal, and a marking header of the marking device is driven to mark on an outer surface of the ring-pull can. The pushing device pushes the ring-pull can towards a second chute, and an electrical thrust cylinder extends the push rod out thereof to push the discharging hopper forward.

Abstract: A system is provided. The system has a femtosecond oscillator to generate pulses used for pump and probe beams. A photonic crystal fiber is disposed in a path of the probe beam and produces pulses for a chirped probe beam. A high NA objective receives the pump and the chirped probe beam, redirects the received beams through a dielectric substrate towards an interface between a sample and the dielectric substrate to cause total internal reflection (TIR) at the sample-substrate interface, and produces corresponding evanescent waves in a portion of the sample adjacent to the sample-substrate interface, and collects a backward-propagating beam of pulses of responsive light. The portion of the sample illuminated by the evanescent waves emits responsive light. The dielectric substrate is transparent to the responsive light, the pump and the chirped probe beam. An image is produced having a specific image size using the received backward-propagating beam.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are source/drain regions in integrated circuit (IC) structures, as well as related methods and components. For example, in some embodiments, an IC structure may include: a channel region including a semiconductor material; and a source/drain region at a side face of the channel region, wherein the source/drain region includes a semiconductor portion and a contact metal, and the semiconductor portion is between the contact metal and the semiconductor material.

Abstract: An optical fiber connector assembly comprises at least one connector having a latching arm for coupling to an adapter, and a remote release tab having a protrusion configured to cooperate with the adapter to depress said latching arm when the remote release tab is pulled relative to the adapter. The optical fiber connector assembly may further be configured to allow reversing its polarity.

Abstract: Disclosed is a computing system which includes a storage device and a host. The storage device may include a nonvolatile memory, and the host may control the storage device based on a physical address of the nonvolatile memory and may send an asynchronous event request command to the storage device. The storage device may monitor the nonvolatile memory and may send an asynchronous event request corresponding to the asynchronous event request command to the host based on the monitoring result. The asynchronous event request may include requesting another command from the host based on the monitoring result. In some aspects, the host may send an erase command for erasing to erase a selected memory block of the nonvolatile memory to the storage device. In response, the storage device may send an erase pass response or an erase delay violation response to the host in response to the erase command.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first nitride semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate and having a first bandgap, and a second nitride semiconductor layer disposed on the first nitride semiconductor layer and having a second bandgap. The second bandgap is larger than the first bandgap. The semiconductor device further includes a gate contact disposed over the second nitride semiconductor layer and a first field plate disposed over the gate contact. The first field plate has a first surface facing the substrate, a second surface facing the substrate, and a protruded portion. The protruded portion has a bottom surface facing the substrate. The bottom surface is located between the first surface and the second surface.

Abstract: Embodiments of a scrubbing mechanism and scrubbing pad are disclosed. An embodiment of a scrubbing pad includes a structure of molded non-absorbent elastomeric material having, a scrubbing portion, a first attachment portion configured to enable attachment to a first wing of a scrubbing mechanism, first leaf springs connected between the scrubbing portion and the first attachment portion, a second attachment portion configured to enable attachment to a second wing of the scrubbing mechanism, and second leaf springs connected between the scrubbing portion and the second attachment portion.

Abstract: A method may include: receiving a trusted list containing electronic contact credentials for a plurality of members of a group; sending one or more electronic messages to one or more members of the group using the electronic contact credentials for each such member of the group; receiving an account provisioning request, the account provisioning request associated with an electronic messaging address; authenticating the account provisioning request as being associated with a member of the group by determining that the electronic messaging address corresponds to one of the electronic contact credentials in the trusted list; and configuring a threshold for an account associated with the account provisioning request to allow a first threshold, the first threshold being a higher threshold than a second threshold which is in effect for an account that is not associated with one of the members of the group.

Abstract: Systems and methods for increasing the concentration of a desired product in gas phase output streams of COx electrolyzers are described.