Abstract: Described herein are systems, methods, and software to enhance network traffic management for virtual machines. In one implementation, a network policy controller may maintain firewall rules at one or more hosts of a computing environment, wherein the firewall rules define network packet forwarding policies for application groups available to virtual machines in the environment. The network policy controller further identifies an application group for attachment to one or more virtual machines, and in response to the identification, adds the one or more virtual machines to a security group for a firewall wall rule corresponding to the application group.

Abstract: A viewing record processing circuit includes: a sensor, receiving a remote control signal; a decoder, decoding the remote control signal to a digital command code; an instruction module, generating a plurality of channel selection instructions according to the digital command code; a viewing list generating module, generating a viewing list according to the channel selection instructions, the viewing list including multiple viewing records; a sorting module, sorting the multiple viewing records in the viewing list to generate a sorted viewing list; and a compression module, compressing the sorted viewing list to generate a compressed viewing list.

Abstract: A health device is also provided. The health device comprises a health device body and a pressure sensing system. The pressure sensing system is located on the health device body. The pressure sensing system comprises a plurality of pressure sensors, a reminder device a battery system, and a main circuit board. The plurality of pressure sensors is spaced from one another. The plurality of pressure sensors, the reminder device, and the battery system are electrically connected to the main circuit board.

Abstract: Disclosed aspects relate to encoded text data management using a set of encoded text data types. A first set of bits which indicates a first encoded text data type may be identified. A second set of bits which indicates a first quantitative size of a third set of bits for a first set of text data of the first encoded text data type may be identified. Using both the first set of bits and the second set of bits, an encoded data management operation may be executed with respect to the third set of bits for the first set of text data of the first encoded text data type.

Abstract: An integrated inductor comprises a first winding (C1) and a second winding (C2); a first internal magnetic core in the first winding (C1) and a second internal magnetic core in the second winding (C2); and at least one external magnetic core (M) outside the first winding (C1) and the second winding (C2), used for being connected to end portions of the first and second internal magnetic cores to form a magnetic path, the external magnetic core (M) being formed by multiple sub-magnetic cores joint with each other; the magnetic conductivity of at least one sub-magnetic core of the multiple sub-magnetic cores is greater than the magnetic conductivity of other sub-magnetic cores, and the at least one sub-magnetic core at least covers a part of end faces of the first internal magnetic core and the second internal magnetic core. The integrated inductor can alleviate the phenomenon of flux leakage, and can reduce costs of the magnetic cores.

Abstract: Provided are systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer-program products for a multi-lingual device, capable of receiving verbal input in multiple languages, and further capable of providing conversational responses in multiple languages. In various implementations, the multi-lingual device includes an automatic speech recognition engine capable of receiving verbal input in a first natural language and providing a textual representation of the input and a confidence value for the recognition. The multi-lingual device can also include a machine translation engine, capable of translating textual input from the first natural language into a second natural language. The machine translation engine can output a confidence value for the translation. The multi-lingual device can further include natural language processing, capable of translating from the second natural language to a computer-based language.

Abstract: An allocation method, utilized in a network device comprising an large receive offload (LRO) engine having LRO rings, includes receiving packets which belong to data streams; recording information of the data streams according to the packets; determining priority values corresponding to the data streams according to the information of the data streams; determining a first data stream within the data streams corresponding to a first priority value which is greater than a predefined value; and when there is an available LRO ring within the LRO rings, allocating the available LRO ring to the first data stream; wherein when an LRO ring is allocated to a data stream, a plurality of incoming packets of the data stream are stored in the LRO ring, and the incoming packets stored in the LRO ring are aggregated into large packets by the LRO engine.

Abstract: An antenna of a wearable device includes a metal bottom housing of the wearable device, a printed circuit board, a metal middle housing that encircles the printed circuit board, and a communications circuit set on the printed circuit board. A slot exists between the metal middle housing and the metal bottom housing. The metal middle housing is connected to the metal bottom housing using a second connecting wire. The metal middle housing and the printed circuit board jointly serve as a ground plate. An antenna feed line is used to connect the metal bottom housing and the communications circuit module. The metal bottom housing serves as an antenna radiation body.

Abstract: A piezoelectric energy harvester has a box, a plurality of first arc-shaped metal stands and a plurality of arc-shaped piezoelectric elements. The box has an upper portion, a connection base, a buffer element and a lower portion. The connection base situates between the upper portion and the lower portion. The upper portion movably connects with the lower portion through the buffer element. The plurality of first arc-shaped metal stands situated on a side of the connection base in the box. Each of the arc-shaped piezoelectric elements locates on each of the first arc-shaped metal stands. When an external force applied on the box, the plurality of first arc-shaped metal stands deforms due to the compression from the upper portion and consequently causes the deformation of the arc-shaped piezoelectric elements for generating electricity accordingly.

Abstract: A joining mechanism includes a main body and a positioning assembly. The positioning assembly includes a first positioning member, a second positioning member, a first resilient member and a second resilient member. The first and second positioning members are pivotally connected to the main body. When a first battery and a second battery are installed in the main body, the first and second batteries respectively push the first and second positioning members from a first initial position and a second initial position to a first release position and a second release position. When the first battery is removed, the second resilient member forces the second positioning member to rotate from the second release position to the second initial position and to join with the second battery.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a calibration method for parallel multi-channel wireless channel measurement and a calibration system thereof. The transmitting end and the receiving end are disconnected, and are respectively connected to the calibration receiving channel and the calibration transmitting channel, and the calibration receiving channel/calibration transmitting channel cooperates with a measurement channel in air interface measurement, to calibrate a channel response characteristic of the transmitting end and the receiving end. By means of the present invention, a current channel response characteristic between multiple channels can be online supervised in real time, so as to ensure that a measurement error because of an impact of mutual interference between multiple channels can be avoided in the channel measurement process.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for reducing airflow leakage between a combustor liner and a rail of a heat shield mounted to an inner surface of the combustor liner. The method comprises locally deforming the combustor liner in sealing engagement with the rail by applying a pressure on the outer surface of the combustor liner over the rail of the heat shield. A tool, such as a sealing clip, may be mounted in pressing engagement with the outer surface of the combustor liner to apply forces locally on the liner over the rail of the heat shield.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of three dimensional conductive lines comprising a first memory column segment in a first tier, a second memory column segment in a second tier, and conductive lines connecting the first memory column segment to the second memory column segment. In some embodiments a conductive line is disposed in the first tier on a first side of the memory column and in the second tier on a second side of the memory column.

Abstract: A video stream to be reconstructed includes encoded data of multiple images encoded according to the High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard. Each of the images includes multiple tiles, and the encoded data of each image includes multiple data slices and multiple parameter sets. A method for reconstructing the video stream includes receiving the video stream that is to be reconstructed, analyzing the parameter sets in the video stream, retrieving multiple sets of interested video data corresponding to a region of interest of each image from the data slices according to the parameter sets, updating the parameter sets to multiple updated parameter sets, and generating a reconstructed image stream according to the interested video data and the updated parameter sets. The tiles of each image belong to a motion-constrained tile set defined in the HEVC standard.

Abstract: An improved structure of swimming equipment includes a swim fin shoe body, a holder, an assembling slot and a straight swim fin board. Two ends of the swim fin shoe body are provided with a tip and a heel respectively. The tip of the swim fin shoe body extends at an angle towards the front and underside of the swim fin shoe body to form the holder, and the front end of the holder is provided with the assembling slot. Two ends of the straight swim fin board are provided with a paddling section and a detachable assembling section assembled in the assembling slot. The assembling section and paddling section form a straight pattern jointly, so that the straight swim fin board tilts towards the front and underside of the swim fin shoe body along with the holder.

Abstract: A 3D stereo image display device for a surgical microscope is provided. The surgical microscope comprises a main body, a mechanical arm, and an operation assembly. The 3D stereo image display device has a shell, at least one objective lens, an image processing circuit and a screen. The at least one objective lens is mounted in the shell. The image processing circuit is mounted in the shell and is electrically connected to the at least one objective lens. The host computer has an image processor for converting images captured by the at least one objective lens into 3D stereo images. The screen is mounted on an outer surface of the shell and is electrically connected to the image processing circuit for displaying the 3D stereo images. Thus, the 3D stereo image display device is provided to prevent tiredness and improve applicability and convenience.

Abstract: A transistor includes a semiconductor channel layer, a gate structure, a gate insulation layer, an internal electrode, and a ferroelectric material layer. The gate structure is disposed on the semiconductor channel layer. The gate insulation layer is disposed between the gate structure and the semiconductor channel layer. The internal electrode is disposed between the gate insulation layer and the gate structure. The ferroelectric material layer is disposed between the internal electrode and the gate structure. A spacer is disposed on the semiconductor channel layer, and a trench surrounded by the spacer is formed above the semiconductor channel layer. The ferroelectric material layer is disposed in the trench, and the gate structure is at least partially disposed outside the trench. The ferroelectric material layer in the transistor of the present invention is used to enhance the electrical characteristics of the transistor.

Abstract: Disclosed aspects relate to encoded text data management using a set of encoded text data types. A first set of bits which indicates a first encoded text data type may be identified. A second set of bits which indicates a first quantitative size of a third set of bits for a first set of text data of the first encoded text data type may be identified. Using both the first set of bits and the second set of bits, an encoded data management operation may be executed with respect to the third set of bits for the first set of text data of the first encoded text data type.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor structure is shown. A first gate of a first device and a second gate of a second device are formed over a semiconductor substrate. First LDD regions are formed in the substrate beside the first gate using the first gate as a mask. A conformal layer is formed covering the first gate, the second gate and the substrate, wherein the conformal layer has sidewall portions on sidewalls of the second gate. Second LDD regions are formed in the substrate beside the second gate using the second gate and the sidewall portions of the conformal layer as a mask.