Abstract: The present disclosure teaches a method of utilizing image “match points” to measure and detect changes in a physical object. In some cases “degradation” or “wear and tear” of the physical object is assessed, while in other applications this disclosure is applicable to measuring intentional changes, such as changes made by additive or subtractive manufacturing processes, which may, for example, involve adding a layer or removing a layer by machining. A system may include a scanner, and a digital fingerprinting process, coupled to an object change computer server. The server is coupled to a datastore that stores class digital fingerprints, selected object digital fingerprints collected over time, match measurements, and deterioration metrics.

Abstract: Gaming systems and methods which provide predictable award events, such as by displaying predictive indicators regarding when a player may win an award.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a movement footprint of a user walking along a wall in the environment is determined at least in part based on a communication between a first communication device and a second communication device. The first communication device is carried by the user, and the second communication device is placed in the environment. A representation of the spatial division of the environment is generated based on the determined movement footprint. An estimated size associated with at least one reference object in the environment is determined according to the representation of the spatial division, and a reference size associated with the at least one reference object is obtained. Further, the representation of the spatial division is adjusted based on the estimated size and the reference size.

Abstract: Gaming systems and methods which provide predictable award events, such as by displaying predictive indicators regarding when a player may win an award.

Abstract: A system and method detect a local change to a region of an object using digital fingerprints of the object acquired at a reference time and at a test time. The two digital fingerprints may be used to authenticate the object, a match density is calculated from a comparison of corresponding portions of the digital fingerprints and the match density is compared to a threshold so that when the match density is below the threshold, a region where a component on the object has been added, subtracted, repositioned, substituted, or altered is identified.

Abstract: The present disclosure teaches a method of utilizing image “match points” to measure and detect changes in a physical object. In some cases “degradation” or “wear and tear” of the physical object is assessed, while in other applications this disclosure is applicable to measuring intentional changes, such as changes made by additive or subtractive manufacturing processes, which may, for example, involve adding a layer or removing a layer by machining. A system may include a scanner, and a digital fingerprinting process, coupled to an object change computer server. The server is coupled to a datastore that stores class digital fingerprints, selected object digital fingerprints collected over time, match measurements, and deterioration metrics.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of medical technology, which provides methods and apparatuses for identifying red blood cells infected by plasmodium. The methods may include: obtaining a forward-scattered light signal, a side-scattered light signal and an optional fluorescence signal from cells in a blood sample; obtaining a first two-dimensional scattergram according to the forward-scattered light signal and the side-scattered light signal, or obtaining a three-dimensional scattergram according to the forward-scattered light signal, the side-scattered light signal and the fluorescence signal; and identifying cells located in a predetermined area of the first two-dimensional scattergram or the three-dimensional scattergram as the red blood cells infected by plasmodium. The apparatuses perform the methods. The methods and apparatuses can have better identification accuracy.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of medical technology, which provides methods and apparatuses for identifying red blood cells infected by plasmodium. The methods may include: obtaining a forward-scattered light signal, a side-scattered light signal and an optional fluorescence signal from cells in a blood sample; obtaining a first two-dimensional scattergram according to the forward-scattered light signal and the side-scattered light signal, or obtaining a three-dimensional scattergram according to the forward-scattered light signal, the side-scattered light signal and the fluorescence signal; and identifying cells located in a predetermined area of the first two-dimensional scattergram or the three-dimensional scattergram as the red blood cells infected by plasmodium. The apparatuses perform the methods. The methods and apparatuses can have better identification accuracy.

Abstract: An authentication system includes at least one device arranged to provide digital images of a physiological element. The physiological element is formed at a location of a living body. A digital fingerprinting unit is arranged to form a digital fingerprint from each of the provided digital images and further arranged to form the digital fingerprints of a plurality of different types of physiological elements. An association unit is arranged to associate each digital fingerprint with its corresponding living body, and a storage unit is arranged to store the digital fingerprints. An authentication unit is arranged to compare a newly acquired digital fingerprint to at least some of the digital fingerprints stored by the storage unit, and based on a determined match, the authentication unit is arranged to output an indication of authenticity.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems to combine the capabilities of a hematology analyzer with those of a flow cytometer to yield a far more powerful analytical system than either device alone. In one embodiment, a method of analyzing a cell sample includes receiving a first data generated by an analysis of a first aliquot of the sample on a first particle analyzer having a fluorescence measurement device such as a flow cytometer, detecting at least one unresolved cell population in the first data, and accessing a second data stored on a storage device wherein the second data was previously generated by interrogating a second aliquot of the sample using at least one of a cell volume measurement device and a cell conductivity measurement device in a second particle analyzer such as a hematology analyzer. The unresolved cell population in the first data is then resolved using the second data. Corresponding system embodiments are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention discloses a freeze-dried powder of high molecular weight silk fibroin, preparation process and use thereof. The freeze-dried powder is obtained from silk by degumming, dissolution, dialysis, centrifugation, high temperature and high pressure treatment and freeze-drying. A method of preparing silk fibroin microspheres with polyethylene glycol comprises mixing a silk fibroin solution of 1-30 wt % with a PEG solution of 10-60 w % and incubating the resulting solution. A controlled-release or sustained-release silk fibroin gel formulation includes a gel-state carrier and a drug dispersed/adsorbed therein, the carrier is a silk fibroin gel formed by blending with LMW-PEG.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bioelectrical signal acquisition device, an interactive system, and related methods. The bioelectrical signal acquisition device includes a series of electrodes that are configured and positioned to effectively record bioelectrical signals from a user's head. The interactive system and related methods can be used to collect, display, and analyze the bioelectrical signals, especially signals related to sleep. The device, system, and methods can also be applied to modulate physiological or pathological conditions of the user.

Abstract: A plug connector includes: a circuit board; a mating joint having an insulating body and multiple conductive terminals provided on the insulating body; at least two outer power terminals; and a cable having at least two outer power lines, multiple inner power lines and multiple signal lines. The conductive terminals are electrically connected to the circuit board, and include multiple inner power terminals and multiple signal terminals. Each outer power terminal has a conducting portion and a tail portion. The tail portion is fixedly provided on the circuit board, and the conducting portion is located on a lateral side of the mating joint. Each outer power line is electrically connected to the tail portion of a corresponding outer power terminal. The inner power lines are electrically connected with the inner power terminals respectively. The signal lines are electrically connected with the signal terminals respectively.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an adder device, a data accumulation method and a data processing device. The adder device comprises: a first adder module provided with an adder tree unit, composed of a multi-stage adder array, and a first control unit, wherein the adder tree unit accumulates data by means of step-by-step accumulation based on a control signal of the first control unit; a second adder module comprising a two-input addition/subtraction operation unit and a second control unit, and used for performing an addition or subtraction operation on input data; a shift operation module for performing a left shift operation on output data of the first adder module; an AND operation module for performing an AND operation on output data of the shift operation module and output data of the second adder module; and a controller module.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a data accumulation device and method, and a digital signal processing device. The device comprises: an accumulation tree module for accumulating input data in the form of a binary tree structure and outputting accumulated result data; a register module including a plurality of groups of registers and used for registering intermediate data generated by the accumulation tree module during an accumulation process and the accumulated result data; and a control circuit for generating a data gating signal to control the accumulation tree module to filter the input data not required to be accumulated, and generating a flag signal to perform the following control: selecting a result obtained after adding one or more of intermediate data stored in the register to the accumulated result as output data, or directly selecting the accumulated result as output data. Thus, a plurality of groups of input data can be rapidly accumulated to a group of sums in a clock cycle.

Abstract: A plug connector includes: a circuit board; a mating joint having an insulating body and multiple conductive terminals provided on the insulating body; at least two outer power terminals; and a cable having at least two outer power lines, multiple inner power lines and multiple signal lines. The conductive terminals are electrically connected to the circuit board, and include multiple inner power terminals and multiple signal terminals. Each outer power terminal has a conducting portion and a tail portion. The tail portion is fixedly provided on the circuit board, and the conducting portion is located on a lateral side of the mating joint. Each outer power line is electrically connected to the tail portion of a corresponding outer power terminal. The inner power lines are electrically connected with the inner power terminals respectively. The signal lines are electrically connected with the signal terminals respectively.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a data accumulation device and method, and a digital signal processing device. The device comprises: an accumulation tree module for accumulating input data in the form of a binary tree structure and outputting accumulated result data; a register module including a plurality of groups of registers and used for registering intermediate data generated by the accumulation tree module during an accumulation process and the accumulated result data; and a control circuit for generating a data gating signal to control the accumulation tree module to filter the input data not required to be accumulated, and generating a flag signal to perform the following control: selecting a result obtained after adding one or more of intermediate data stored in the register to the accumulated result as output data, or directly selecting the accumulated result as output data. Thus, a plurality of groups of input data can be rapidly accumulated to a group of sums in a clock cycle.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an adder device, a data accumulation method and a data processing device. The adder device comprises: a first adder module provided with an adder tree unit, composed of a multi-stage adder array, and a first control unit, wherein the adder tree unit accumulates data by means of step-by-step accumulation based on a control signal of the first control unit; a second adder module comprising a two-input addition/subtraction operation unit and a second control unit, and used for performing an addition or subtraction operation on input data; a shift operation module for performing a left shift operation on output data of the first adder module; an AND operation module for performing an AND operation on output data of the shift operation module and output data of the second adder module; and a controller module.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an operation apparatus and method for an acceleration chip for accelerating a deep neural network algorithm. The apparatus comprises: a vector addition processor module for performing addition or subtraction of a vector, and/or a vectorized operation of a pooling layer algorithm in a deep neural network algorithm; a vector function value arithmetic unit module for performing a vectorized operation of a non-linear evaluation in the deep neural network algorithm; and a vector multiplier-adder module for performing a multiply-add operation on the vector, wherein the three modules execute a programmable instruction, and interact with each other to calculate values of neurons and a network output result of a neural network, and a variation amount of a synaptic weight representing the interaction strength of the neurons on an input layer to the neurons on an output layer.

Abstract: The present invention is an optical LED light display incorporating one or more louvers operable to limit the light emission in a specified direction from a LED diode within the LED light display, each louvers being positioned in relation to each LED light element in the LED light display. The specified direction of the light emission may be towards a target audience or a target direction. A method of the present invention that may be implemented by a software program processed by computer processors of a computer device, may be operable to enable the design of the LED display louver for installation in a specific area to enable simultaneous elimination of light trespass and preservation of image quality for the target audience. A LED light display can be manufactured, configured and installed in accordance with the method.