Abstract: Implementations are described herein for estimating aggregate trait values for agricultural plots. In various implementations, a plurality of images depicting crops in an agricultural plot may be processed using a feature extraction portion of aggregate trait estimation model to generate a corresponding plurality of embeddings. The plurality of embeddings may be combined to obtain a unified representation of the crops in the agricultural plot. Using a prediction portion of the aggregate trait estimation model, the unified representation of the crops may be processed to estimate, as a direct output of the aggregate trait estimation model, an aggregate trait value of the crops in the agricultural plot. Data indicative of the estimated aggregate trait value of the crops in the agricultural plot may be output at a computing device.

Abstract: Service cluster instance backup and recovery methods and related devices are disclosed. For a container group in a service cluster instance to be backed up, a source persistent volume claim and a source persistent volume object corresponding to the container group may be set, and the container group is stored based on the source persistent volume object. When the service cluster instance satisfies a backup triggering condition, for the container group, a backup persistent volume claim and a backup persistent volume object of the container group are created according to the source persistent volume claim and the source persistent volume object corresponding to the container group. To-be-backed-up data of the container group is acquired based on the source persistent volume object. The to-be-backed-up data is backed up to a storage area pointed by the backup persistent volume object according to the backup persistent volume claim of the container group.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a stepper lithography apparatus, its lithography pattern alignment device and operating method. Several three-dimensional marks are set on the wafer as coordinate presets for positioning the wafer surface, and the three-dimensional marks are measured by the sensing technology using probe sensors to obtain coordinates of the wafer surface with sub-nanometer accuracy, the wafer stage is then moved and the new coordinates of the three-dimensional mark are measured and compared with the same three-dimensional nano-coordinates before the wafer stage is moved to obtain the error value of the wafer area position coordinates. This coordinate error is compensated by moving the relative position of the exposure beam generator and the wafer area using the closed-loop control principle to achieve accurate re-alignment of the relative coordinate positions.

Abstract: Implementations are described herein for estimating aggregate trait values for agricultural plots. In various implementations, a plurality of images depicting crops in an agricultural plot may be processed using a feature extraction portion of aggregate trait estimation model to generate a corresponding plurality of embeddings. The plurality of embeddings may be combined to obtain a unified representation of the crops in the agricultural plot. Using a prediction portion of the aggregate trait estimation model, the unified representation of the crops may be processed to estimate, as a direct output of the aggregate trait estimation model, an aggregate trait value of the crops in the agricultural plot. Data indicative of the estimated aggregate trait value of the crops in the agricultural plot may be output at a computing device.

Abstract: A distributed data processing method is provided. The distributed data processing method includes: receiving, by a shard node, data uploaded by a client, wherein the data is directed to a table; storing, by the shard node, the data to a storage directory corresponding to the table; and when the storage is successful, sending, by the shard node, the data to each connected stream computing node to perform stream computing.

Abstract: A method for comparing a first subroutine and a second subroutine in functionality, includes: defining a plurality of instruction sets, each instruction set associated with a corresponding instruction set process; obtaining a first program section and a second program section from a first subroutine and a second subroutine, respectively, and categorizing the first subroutine and the second subroutine to one of the instruction sets, respectively; performing a program section comparison process to select and perform one of the instruction sets according to the instruction set to which the first program section is categorized and the instruction set to which the second program section is categorized, so as to compare whether the first program section and the second program section have identical functions, and to accordingly determine whether the first subroutine and the second subroutine are equivalent in functionality.

Abstract: A method for comparing a first subroutine and a second subroutine in functionality, includes: defining a plurality of instruction sets, each instruction set associated with a corresponding instruction set process; obtaining a first program section and a second program section from a first subroutine and a second subroutine, respectively, and categorizing the first subroutine and the second subroutine to one of the instruction sets, respectively; performing a program section comparison process to select and perform one of the instruction sets according to the instruction set to which the first program section is categorized and the instruction set to which the second program section is categorized, so as to compare whether the first program section and the second program section have identical functions, and to accordingly determine whether the first subroutine and the second subroutine are equivalent in functionality.

Abstract: A method for predicting remaining capacity of a battery includes: (a) determining an initial battery capacity; (b) measuring a second voltage; (c) calculating a maximum possible battery voltage and a minimum possible battery voltage according to the second voltage, a maximum possible battery current and a minimum possible battery current, and an internal resistance; (d) calculating a maximum possible battery remaining capacity and a minimum possible battery remaining capacity according to the maximum possible battery voltage, the minimum possible battery voltage, and the voltage-remaining capacity table; (e) comparing the maximum possible battery current with the minimum possible battery current; and (f) calculating a remaining capacity of the battery according to a comparison result in step (e), the maximum possible battery remaining capacity, and the minimum possible battery remaining capacity.

Abstract: The method includes: associating different cell phones to different enciphering and deciphering keys of an asymmetric encryption algorithm. Access information of the network lock corresponding to the cell phone is enciphered by the corresponding enciphering key. Then, the enciphered network lock is stored in the cell phone, and the corresponding deciphering key is recorded in an inerasable memory of the cell phone. The original plaintext access information of the network lock and the enciphering key is stored only in a service provider of the communication network. When the cell phone tries to access the communication network, it deciphers the enciphered network lock using the deciphering key stored in the inerasable memory to verify the network lock of the cell phone.

Abstract: A method for predicting remaining capacity of a battery includes: (a) determining an initial battery capacity; (b) measuring a second voltage; (c) calculating a maximum possible battery voltage and a minimum possible battery voltage according to the second voltage, a maximum possible battery current and a minimum possible battery current, and an internal resistance; (d) calculating a maximum possible battery remaining capacity and a minimum possible battery remaining capacity according to the maximum possible battery voltage, the minimum possible battery voltage, and the voltage-remaining capacity table; (e) comparing the maximum possible battery current with the minimum possible battery current; and (f) calculating a remaining capacity of the battery according to a comparison result in step (e), the maximum possible battery remaining capacity, and the minimum possible battery remaining capacity.

Abstract: A device for ring tone output. The device comprises a phone speaker, a ringing speaker, a receiver, a switching device and a micro-controller. The receiver acquires audio data via a traffic channel. The audio data comprises a ring tone. The switching device receives the ring tone and selectively transmits the ring tone to the phone speaker and the ringing speaker. The micro-controller directs the switching device to transmit the ring tone to the ringing speaker.

Abstract: A method for checking a wireless communication device includes detecting whether the configuration of the wireless communication device conforms to a predetermined rule when a status of the wireless communication device conforms to a predetermined status, and executing a corresponding procedure when the configuration of the wireless communication device does not conform to the predetermined rule.

Abstract: When charging a battery in an electronic device, if a charging current or voltage is too high, the electronic device sends a command to stop the charging. However, if an error occurs in the charge circuit, leading to continuous charging of the battery instead of stopping the charging, then the electronic device enters a power consumption mode to consume electric power charged to the battery in the electronic device. This reduces damage due to overcharging the battery.

Abstract: A portable electronic device with power failure recovery, powered by a main power source, the device comprising a power detection module, a processor, a timing unit and a power management unit. The power detection module detects an output characteristic from the main power source and asserts an interrupt signal if the characteristic is below a threshold value. The processor asserts a turn-off signal and an enable signal in response to the interrupt signal. The timing unit asserts a notification signal at a predetermined time interval when the enable signal is asserted. Upon receipt of the turn-off signal, the power management unit disconnects the main power source from a circuit block. Moreover, the power management unit reconnects the main power source to the circuit block when the notification signal is asserted and the output characteristic of the main power source is beyond the threshold value.

Abstract: A method and related apparatus for reducing power consumption of a cell phone. The method includes: when the cell phone is in an idle state, connecting to a base station after a time interval several times that of the discrete receiving (DRX) time interval assigned by the base station so as to still maintain a logged-in state to the base station but to decrease radio transmissions and save power.

Abstract: The present invention is related to an apparatus and a method for improving the quality of printing. The reference timings are adjusted by random values to decrease the cyclic unevenness of images associated with the conventional technique. The random values may be generated by the apparatus itself or may be received from an external device, such as a personal computer. The distance between two adjacent dots changes, and the unevenness of images is scattered to provide a higher quality of printing.

Abstract: The invention provides a device, used in a communication apparatus, for generating a mediate ring information and playing a ring signal based on the mediate ring information. The device comprises a receiving module, a processing module, an analyzing module, a storage module and a playing module. The receiving module receives an audio digital signal. The processing module divides the audio digital signal into a plurality of sub-signals in a predetermined period and then transfers the plurality of sub-signals into a plurality of sets of frequency spectrums. The analyzing module retrieves at least one frequency with largest amplitude in each of the plurality of sets of frequency spectrums respectively, and stores the retrieved frequencies in series to generate the mediate ring information. The storage module stores the mediate ring information and a plurality of predetermined tone information.

Abstract: A method of displaying additional colors is provided to enable a flat panel display (FPD) to display a required color which is originally unavailable due to hardware limitations of the FPD by using two available colors of the FPD, such as, a first and a second color. At least a pixel of the FPD is initiated to display the first color and a response time of the FPD is allowed to substantially elapse. Next, the pixel is initiated to display the second color, and at least a time equivalent to a display-achieving period is allowed to elapse, in which the period is based on, numerically, the first and second colors, the required color, and the response time. The pixel is then initiated to change its color alternately in a sufficiently small scale, thus achieving displaying the required color substantially.

Abstract: A device for ring tone output. The device comprises a phone speaker, a ringing speaker, a receiver, a switching device and a micro-controller. The receiver acquires audio data via a traffic channel. The audio data comprises a ring tone. The switching device receives the ring tone and selectively transmits the ring tone to the phone speaker and the ringing speaker. The micro-controller directs the switching device to transmit the ring tone to the ringing speaker.

Abstract: A mobile electronic device includes a battery, a battery voltage indication module, a compensation database and a compensation processing module. The battery voltage indication module is for showing battery voltages. The compensation database is for storing compensating values of corresponding power consumption devices. The compensation processing module is for detecting whether the power consumption devices are turned on, for gathering corresponding compensating values of the actuated power consumption devices from the compensation database, and for defining compensation results in accordance with the battery voltage and the compensating values then transmits to the battery voltage indication so as to stabilize the battery voltage indication.