Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are related to a method and apparatus of adjusting timing for multi-TRP transmission. An exemplary method of the present application includes: receiving information indicating a plurality of timing advance groups (TAG)s in a serving cell configured with a plurality of indexes, wherein each control resource set (CORESET) in the serving cell is associated with a corresponding index of the plurality of indexes: receiving a TA command associated with a TAG of the plurality of TAGs, wherein the TAG is associated with an index of the plurality of indexes; and transmitting an uplink transmission associated with the index in the serving cell according to the TA command.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, an indication of a monitoring window used by the base station to monitor for uplink transmissions from the UE. The UE may receive a control signal scheduling uplink resources for an uplink transmission by the UE on at least a first component carrier, the first component carrier in a first radio frequency spectrum band. The UE may reconfigure, in response to the received control signal, a first transmit chain of the UE from a second component carrier in a second radio frequency spectrum band to the first component carrier in the first radio frequency spectrum band for the uplink transmission. The UE may transmit, based at least in part on the indicated monitoring window and using at least the reconfigured first transmit chain, the uplink transmission on the first component carrier using the scheduled uplink resources.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a virtual viewpoint synthesis method, including: pre-processing a depth image with zero parallax corresponding to an original image to obtain a processed depth image; generating virtual viewpoint images corresponding to a plurality of virtual viewpoints respectively according to the processed depth image and the original image; and filling holes in the virtual viewpoint image to generate a plurality of filled virtual viewpoint images. The present disclosure further provides an electronic apparatus and a computer-readable medium.

Abstract: A method includes: receiving, at a first layer of a protocol stack, multiple code blocks from a base station, the multiple code blocks is a portion of a transport block and is associated with an error rate; transmitting, to a second layer of the protocol stack, the multiple code blocks; and determining, at the second layer and based on the error rate, whether to (1) store the multiple code blocks in memory or (2) process the multiple code blocks. A method for saving power in a physical (PHY) layer-to-medium access (MAC) layer interface and a network device, and a system are also provided.

Abstract: A method of image template matching for multiple process layers of, for example, semiconductor substrate with an adaptive weight map is described. An image template is provided with a weight map, which is adaptively updated based during template matching based on the position of the image template on the image. A method of template matching a grouped pattern or artifacts in a composed template is described, wherein the pattern comprises deemphasized areas weighted less than the image templates. A method of generating an image template based on a synthetic image is described. The synthetic image can be generated based on process and image modeling. A method of selecting a grouped pattern or artifacts and generating a composed template is described. A method of per layer image template matching is described.

Abstract: This application discloses a channel state information measurement and reporting method, a terminal, and a network side device, and belongs to the technical field of communications. The channel state information measurement and reporting method of the embodiments of this application includes: A terminal receives a target signaling sent by a network side device, and determines a reference signal (RS) resource of a first object based on the target signaling. The target signaling is a signaling obtained before the terminal accesses the first object. The terminal executes CSI measurement and reporting based on the RS resource of the first object.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for multi-DCI multi-TRP based UL transmission in unified TCI framework are disclosed. In one embodiment, a UE comprises a processor; and a receiver coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to receive, via the receiver, an MAC CE including a CORESET pool ID field to activate one or multiple UL or joint TCI states among configured UL or joint TCI states; and receive, via the receiver, a DCI indicating one UL or joint TCI state when multiple UL or joint TCI states are activated.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for power headroom report in unified TCI framework are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method comprises determining power control parameters used for calculating power headroom according to a configured or activated or indicated UL TCI state or jointed DL/UL TCI state; calculating the power headroom based on the determined power control parameters; and transmitting the calculated power headroom.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided that includes transmitting, by a master node to a plurality of computing nodes, definition information about an initial medical validation model (410): performing, by the master node, a federated learning process together with the plurality of computing nodes (420), to jointly train the initial medical validation model using respective processed local training datasets available at the plurality of computing nodes, the respective local training datasets being processed by the plurality of computing nodes based on the definition information; and determining, by the master node, a final medical validation model based on a result of the federated learning process (430). Through the solution, by means of federated learning, it addresses the data security and privacy concerns from local sites owning.

Abstract: This application discloses a cell handover method and apparatus, a cell handover configuration method and apparatus, a terminal, and a network side device. The cell handover method in an embodiment of this application includes: in a case that a layer 1 measurement result of a first target cell satisfies a first handover condition, performing, by a terminal, a first handover to the first target cell, where the first target cell is a candidate cell.

Abstract: This application discloses an information obtaining method and apparatus, an information sending method and apparatus, a terminal, and a network-side device, pertaining to the field of communication technologies. The information obtaining method in embodiments of this application includes: receiving, by a terminal, target signaling sent by a network-side device; and obtaining, by the terminal, a timing advance TA value of the terminal for a first object according to the target signaling; where the target signaling is signaling obtained before the terminal accesses the first object.

Abstract: One innovative aspect of the subject matter described in this disclosure can be implemented in a method for wireless communication. The method includes determining a configuration of reference signal (RS) resources to be used by a user-equipment (UE) to perform beam measurements, transmitting, to the UE, an indication of the configuration of the RS resources, and receiving, from the UE, a report indicating a plurality of RS resource indicators based on the beam measurements, each of the RS resource indicators being associated with one of the RS resources. In some aspects, the BS selects a subset of the RS resources based on the report from the UE, transmits, to the UE, an indication to provide channel measurement information for the subset of the RS resources, and receives a report including the channel measurement information from the UE. The BS may also perform joint precoding of signals for transmission via the RS resources based on the channel measurement information.

Abstract: A method for determining values of design variables of a lithographic process based on a predicted failure rate for printing a target pattern on a substrate using a lithographic apparatus. The method includes obtaining an image corresponding to a target pattern to be printed on a substrate using a lithographic apparatus, wherein the image is generated based on a set of values of design variables of the lithographic apparatus or a lithographic process; determining image properties, the image properties representative of a pattern printed on the substrate, the pattern corresponding to the target pattern; predicting a failure rate in printing the pattern on the substrate based on the image properties; and determining a specified value of a specified design variable based on the failure rate, the specified value to be used in the lithographic process to print the target pattern on the substrate.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods of Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) Acknowledgement (ACK) feedback for multiple Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) based multiple Transmit Receive Points (TRP) transmission are disclosed. The apparatus includes: a receiver that receives a plurality of configurations of control resource sets (CORESETs), wherein each CORESET comprises a plurality of resource blocks (RBs) in frequency domain and a plurality of symbols in time domain, and time-frequency resources identified by the CORESET are used to transmit a Downlink Control Information (DCI); a processor that determines a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) Acknowledgement (ACK) feedback selected from a group consisting of: a separate HARQ-ACK feedback and a joint HARQ-ACK feedback; and a transmitter that transmits the determined HARQ-ACK feedback; wherein the separate HARQ-ACK feedback is transmitted through a plurality of uplink resources; and the joint HARQ-ACK feedback is transmitted through one uplink resource.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for channel state information (CSI) reporting with frequency domain (FD) compression. A method that can be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes determining the size of the intermediate set based on one or more parameters included in the CSI report configuration, determining one or more FD bases for each layer based on the intermediate set, wherein the one or more FD bases are characterized by an M value indicative of a number of the one or more FD bases and based on the CSI report configuration, and reporting the one or more FD bases for each layer based on the size of the intermediate set.

Abstract: An earphone is provided. The earphone comprises a core module, a hook structure, and an adjustment mechanism. The core module is configured to contact a front side of an ear of a user. At least a portion of the hook structure is configured to be hung between a rear side of the ear and the head of the user. The adjustment mechanism is configured to connect the core module and the hook structure. The adjustment mechanism enables the core module to cover at least a portion of a cavity of auricular concha of the ear without blocking an external ear canal of the ear in a wearing state, to allow the core module to cooperate with the cavity of auricular concha of the ear to form an acoustic cavity. The acoustic cavity connects a sound outlet hole of the core module and the external ear canal of the ear.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive configuration information that specifies one or more parameters associated with generating, by the UE, a time domain covariance matrix specific to the UE. The UE may receive a channel state information (CSI) reference signal (CSI-RS). The UE may transmit, based at least in part on the CSI-RS and the one or more parameters, a CSI report, the CSI report including data representing the time domain covariance matrix. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) receives a first channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) on a first set of beams and receives a second CSI-RS on a second set of beams. The apparatus determines a channel quality indicator (CQI), a rank indicator (RI), and a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) based on the first CSI-RS. The apparatus reports the CQI and RI using an uplink control channel and indicates the PMI using a precoded SRS transmission. The precoded SRS transmission may be precoded based on a dissimilarity between the first CSI-RS and the second CSI-RS. The first CSI-RS may include a defined precoder, and the second CSI-RS may include a precoder based on an uplink channel estimate of a non-precoded SRS from the UE.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for reporting channel state information (CSI) with spatial and time domain compression.

Abstract: A beam failure detection method and apparatus, a terminal, and a storage medium, pertaining to the field of communications technologies. The beam failure detection method of the embodiments of this application includes: performing, by a terminal, measurement based on a plurality of BFD RS sets, where the plurality of BFD RS sets respectively correspond to a plurality of pieces of target information, and at least one of control channels corresponding to the target information uses a unified transmission configuration indicator TCI state; and sending a BFRQ in a case that a measurement result of at least one BFD RS set meets a preset condition.