Abstract: A method for managing a battery includes exchanging battery data between the battery and an onboard battery management system (BMS) of a mobile platform and between the battery and a charger BMS of a battery charger, and managing the battery based on the battery data.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for a set of central controllers that manages forwarding elements operating in a plurality of datacenters. The method receives a configuration for a bridge between (i) a logical L2 network that spans at least two datacenters and (ii) a physical L2 network. The configuration specifies a particular one of the datacenters for implementation of the bridge. The method identifies multiple managed forwarding elements that implement the logical L2 network and are operating in the particular datacenter. The method selects one of the identified managed forwarding elements to implement the bridge. The method distributes bridge configuration data to the selected managed forwarding element.

Abstract: The present invention is designed to be able to suitably implement random access procedures even when LAA is used. A user terminal according to one aspect of the present invention has a control section that controls a random access procedure for a carrier where listening is performed before uplink transmission, and a receiving section that receives downlink control information for identifying a plurality of subframes that serve as PRACH transmission candidates, and a transmission section that transmits a PRACH based on the downlink control information and a listening result, and the control section controls reception of a response signal in response to transmission of the PRACH, based on an index of a subframe where the PRACH has been transmitted successfully, among the plurality of subframes that serve as the PRACH transmission candidates.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to a dual side dockable keyboard base with bidirectional wireless charging function for 2 in 1 devices are described. In an embodiment, a 2 in 1 device base provides data input functionality to a tablet portion of the 2 in 1 device and/or wireless charging functionality. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: A focus detection apparatus and a method thereof are provided. In the method, a medical image is obtained. Size of a target focus and a sliding window are determined, and side length of the sliding windows is at least twice the side length of the target focus. The medical image is scanned through the sliding window, and a stride which the sliding windows moves each time is not greater than the side length of the target focus. At least one area of interest is obtained based on the scan result. Then, the area of interest is identified based on machine learning techniques, and perform candidate aggregation and multiple size aggregation to determine at least one focus position. Accordingly, the computational time and the detection accuracy can be improved.

Abstract: An instrument including a first arm, a second arm, and a blade. The first arm includes a lumen in communication with a source of irrigation fluid and one or more outlets in communication with the lumen for delivering the irrigation fluid to a surgical site. The instrument is switchable between a first configuration and a second configuration. In the first configuration, the instrument is configured to deliver a first therapy current through a distal end of the first arm, a distal end of the second arm, or both. In the second configuration, a distal end of the blade extends beyond the distal end of the first arm and beyond the distal end of the second arm.

Abstract: An apparatus for chemical mechanical polishing of a wafer includes a process chamber and a rotatable platen disposed inside the process chamber. A polishing pad is disposed on the platen and a wafer carrier is disposed on the platen. A slurry supply port is configured to supply slurry on the platen. A process controller is configured to control operation of the apparatus. A set of microphones is disposed inside the process chamber. The set of microphones is arranged to detect sound in the process chamber during operation of the apparatus and transmit an electrical signal corresponding to the detected sound. A signal processor is configured to receive the electrical signal from the set of microphones, process the electrical signal to enable detection of an event during operation of the apparatus, and in response to detecting the event, transmit a feedback signal to the process controller.

Abstract: A fingerprint image recognition method is provided. The method includes: acquiring a target image from a captured texture image; acquiring a target shape feature corresponding to the target image, the target shape feature being configured to represent a shape feature of the target image; and when the target shape feature matches with a preset finger shape feature, determining to perform a fingerprint recognition on the texture image. Also provided in the present invention are a fingerprint image recognition apparatus and a terminal.

Abstract: An optical imaging lens assembly includes five lens elements which are, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. The first lens element has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element with negative refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element with positive refractive power has an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element has positive refractive power. The fifth lens element has negative refractive power.

Abstract: A simplified method for forming pairs of non-volatile memory cells using two polysilicon depositions. A first polysilicon layer is formed on and insulated from the semiconductor substrate in a first polysilicon deposition process. A pair of spaced apart insulation blocks are formed on the first polysilicon layer. Exposed portions of the first poly silicon layer are removed while maintaining a pair of polysilicon blocks of the first polysilicon layer each disposed under one of the pair of insulation blocks. A second polysilicon layer is formed over the substrate and the pair of insulation blocks in a second polysilicon deposition process. Portions of the second polysilicon layer are removed while maintaining a first polysilicon block (disposed between the pair of insulation blocks), a second polysilicon block (disposed adjacent an outer side of one insulation block), and a third polysilicon block (disposed adjacent an outer side of the other insulation block).

Abstract: A transportation method includes sensing an identification device by a sensor for generating a sensing signal, transmitting the sensing signal to a server, identifying personal information corresponding to the sensing signal by the server according to the sensing signal, generating path scheduling data by the server through a database according to the personal information, and controlling the automated guided vehicle by the server to travel to a first designated location indicated by the path scheduling data.

Abstract: The invention discloses a MOS transistor for suppressing generation of a photo-induced leakage current in an active channel region, and an application thereof. A fabrication process comprises: forming a source and a drain at both ends of a substrate by ion implantation, fabricating a gate oxide layer in a middle of an upper surface of the substrate; depositing a polysilicon or a metal on the gate oxide layer to form a gate; depositing an isolation layer above the gate, the source, and the drain; etching contact holes above the source and the drain to extract the source and the drain; depositing the metal on the contact holes above the source and the drain; etching the metal on the drain to isolate the source from the drain; and enabling the metal on the source to directly extend to cover the active channel region, so as to block light rays.

Abstract: Power combiners and splitters are commonly used as components for handling radio frequency (RF) signals. Disclosed herein are power combiner/splitters and methods to operate the same to reduce power loss when not all the ports are used. When an input/output port of a power combiner/splitter is unused or inactive, switches may be provided to cut off the port from the rest of the power combiner/splitter, which has programmable quarter-wave elements and resistors that are adjustable based on the number of remaining input/output ports that are active, such that in effect, the circuit operates similarly to a multi-way Wilkinson power combiner/splitter, and power loss due to inactive ports may be reduced or eliminated.

Abstract: Technical solutions are described for configuring a gateway in an IoT system. An example method includes providing, by an identification module, a user-interface (UI) access information to an administrative device. The method further includes receiving, by a setup module, from the administrative device, and via a management console generated based on the UI access information, setup data. The method further includes adjusting, by the setup module, one or more settings of the gateway according to the setup data.

Abstract: A control information sending/receiving method and device are disclosed, to implement indicating a time-frequency location of a control channel to a terminal device in a 5G NR system or a future evolved LTE system. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, broadcast information; determining, from at least two predefined time-domain locations, a time-domain location of a broadcast channel carrying the broadcast information; determining a time-domain location of a control channel based on the time-domain location of the broadcast channel; and performing control channel detection in the determined time-domain location of the control channel.

Abstract: Some embodiments include a capacitor. The capacitor has a first electrode with a lower pillar portion, and with an upper container portion over the lower pillar portion. The lower pillar portion has an outer surface. The upper container portion has an inner surface and an outer surface. Dielectric material lines the inner and outer surfaces of the upper container portion, and lines the outer surface of the lower pillar portion. A second electrode extends along the inner and outer surfaces of the upper container portion, and along the outer surface of the lower pillar portion. The second electrode is spaced from the first electrode by the dielectric material. Some embodiments include assemblies (e.g., memory arrays) which have capacitors. Some embodiments include methods of forming capacitors.

Abstract: Removing heavy metal ions from an aqueous composition includes contacting an aqueous composition including a heavy metal with nanoflakes comprising MoS2 for a length of time sufficient to form nanoclusters of the heavy metal on the nanoflakes. A composite may include a porous polymeric matrix and MoS2 nanoflakes coupled to the porous polymeric matrix. Making a porous MoS2-polymer composite may include combining a solution phase dispersion of MoS2 with a polymer precursor solution to yield a mixture, treating the polymer precursor solution to yield a composite precursor, and drying the composite precursor to yield a porous MoS2-polymer composite.

Abstract: Provided are a glyphosate-resistant gene screening method, an EPSPS mutant gene having glyphosate resistance screened by the method, an EPSPS and C-P Lyase deficient strain and a use thereof.

Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a light guide plate, containing a plurality of dots. Each dot includes a first reflecting surface and a second reflecting surface, respectively configured to reflect a first incident light such that reflected light emerges in a first preset direction in a narrow viewing angle mode, and to diffusely reflect a second incident light such that the reflected light emerges dispersedly in a wide viewing angle mode. A first light source can be disposed over a lateral side of the light guide plate and facing the first reflecting surface, to provide the first incident light on the first reflecting surface in the narrow viewing angle mode. A second light source can be disposed over another lateral side of the light guide plate and facing the second reflecting surface to provide the second incident light on the second reflecting surface in the wide viewing angle mode.

Abstract: A flame-retardant composition is described as comprising phosphonate oligomers or polymers of formula (I) as a component (A) an amino ether of formula (II) as a component (B) and a thermoplastic polymer as a component (C), where the components (A), (B) and (C) are as defined.