Abstract: An encoding, a decoding method, a system for encoding and decoding, an encoder, and a decoder are provided. The encoding method includes the following. In a palette mode, if colors of pixels of a coding unit block are all represented by one or more major colors of the coding unit block, a flag is set as a first state value, and if the color of at least one pixel of the coding unit block is not represented by the one or more major colors of the coding unit block, the flag is set as a second state value. The encoding method further includes establishing a palette table corresponding to the coding unit block according to a state value of the flag and the one or more major colors.

Abstract: An encoding, a decoding method, a system for encoding and decoding, an encoder, and a decoder are provided. The encoding method includes the following. In a palette mode, if colors of pixels of a coding unit block are all represented by one or more major colors of the coding unit block, a flag is set as a first state value, and if the color of at least one pixel of the coding unit block is not represented by the one or more major colors of the coding unit block, the flag is set as a second state value. The encoding method further includes establishing a palette table corresponding to the coding unit block according to a state value of the flag and the one or more major colors.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a memory usage identification circuit and a system-level cache (SLC). The memory usage identification circuit obtains a memory usage indicator that depends on memory usage of a storage space allocated in a system memory at which memory access is requested by a physical address. The SLC includes a cache memory and a cache controller. The cache controller performs cache management upon the cache memory according to the physical address and the memory usage indicator.

Abstract: A medical injection system is provided. The medical injection system includes a cartridge module and an injection module accommodating the cartridge module. The cartridge module includes a plunger. The plunger includes a plunger recess and is configured move in an axial direction of the medical injection system. The injection module includes an actuator, a starter, and a needle cover. The actuator includes one or more upper elastic pieces which are compressed inward against the plunger recess, and one or more rotating chutes which the starter rotates along. The starter includes an inner annular surface which compresses the one or more upper elastic pieces inward. The one or more upper elastic pieces are no longer compressed inward by the inner annular surface when one or more accommodating space located on the inner annular surface are rotated to align with the one or more upper elastic pieces to trigger the injection.

Abstract: A bearing structure for a high-low-voltage conversion circuit is disclosed and includes an insulation carrier, a first conductor layer, a second conductor layer, a first trench and a first insulation material. The first conductor layer and the second conductor layer are coated on the first surface and the second surface of the insulation carrier, respectively. A voltage difference is formed between the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer. The first trench is disposed on the first surface and surrounds an outer peripheral edge of the first conductor layer. The first conductor layer is extended from the first surface into the first trench, and the outer peripheral edge of the first conductor layer is located at a bottom of the first trench. The first insulation material covers the outer peripheral edge of the first conductor layer and is filled in the first trench.

Abstract: An image processing circuit performs super-resolution (SR) operations. The image processing circuit includes memory to store multiple parameter sets of multiple artificial intelligence (AI) models. The image processing circuit further includes an image guidance module, a parameter decision module, and an SR engine. The image guidance module operates to detect a representative feature in an image sequence including a current frame and past frames within a time window. The parameter decision module operates to adjust parameters of one or more AI models based on a measurement of the representative feature. The SR engine operates to process the current frame using the one or more AI models with the adjusted parameters to thereby generate a high-resolution image for display.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method of intra prediction. The method includes: a first reference area adjacent to a first target image block is obtained from a reference image block, and the first reference area includes multiple first reference samples corresponding to a first direction; an intra mode of the first target image block is determined according to the first reference samples; and the intra mode is outputted.

Abstract: A filtration and purification device includes a main body and one or more filtration passage layer. A plurality of purification chambers is disposed in the filtration passage layer. Each of the purification chambers has a flow-guiding unit, a filtration unit, a gas sensor, and an outlet valve. The flow-guiding unit introduces the gas into the purification chamber, the filtration unit filters the gas, and the gas sensor determines that if the filtered gas reaches a threshold for breathing so as to determine to open the outlet valve to discharge the gas out of the filtration and purification device.

Abstract: An encoding method, a decoding method, and a device for point cloud compression are provided. The encoding method includes the following. Point cloud data corresponding to a first frame is obtained, and is distinguished into a global point cloud set and at least one object point cloud set according to a reference frame. The object point cloud set corresponds to at least one reference object point cloud set. A global dynamic model corresponding to the global point cloud set is calculated and an object dynamic model corresponding to the object point cloud set is calculated. A bitstream is generated. The bitstream includes the global point cloud set, the global dynamic model corresponding to the global point cloud set, a serial number of each object point in the reference object point cloud set, and the object dynamic model corresponding to the object point cloud set.

Abstract: An encoding, a decoding method, a system for encoding and decoding, an encoder, and a decoder are provided. The encoding method includes the following. In a palette mode, if colors of pixels of a coding unit block are all represented by one or more major colors of the coding unit block, a flag is set as a first state value, and if the color of at least one pixel of the coding unit block is not represented by the one or more major colors of the coding unit block, the flag is set as a second state value. The encoding method further includes establishing a palette table corresponding to the coding unit block according to a state value of the flag and the one or more major colors.

Abstract: An encoding, a decoding method, a system for encoding and decoding, an encoder, and a decoder are provided. The encoding method includes the following. In a palette mode, if colors of pixels of a coding unit block are all represented by one or more major colors of the coding unit block, a flag is set as a first state value, and if the color of at least one pixel of the coding unit block is not represented by the one or more major colors of the coding unit block, the flag is set as a second state value. The encoding method further includes establishing a palette table corresponding to the coding unit block according to a state value of the flag and the one or more major colors.

Abstract: An encoding, a decoding method, a system for encoding and decoding, an encoder, and a decoder are provided. The encoding method includes the following. In a palette mode, if colors of pixels of a coding unit block are all represented by one or more major colors of the coding unit block, a flag is set as a first state value, and if the color of at least one pixel of the coding unit block is not represented by the one or more major colors of the coding unit block, the flag is set as a second state value. The encoding method further includes establishing a palette table corresponding to the coding unit block according to a state value of the flag and the one or more major colors.

Abstract: A method for optimizing a manual assembly layout, executed by a processing device, including: analyzing the assembly operation and the operating time corresponding to the assembly operation of each of the assemblers based on the operating information of one or more assemblers; generating a plurality of candidate solutions based on the assembly operations, the operating time, and a plurality of condition parameters; selecting at least one of the candidate solutions to be the optimal solution based on the workload balance information of each of the candidate solutions.

Abstract: An encoding method and an electronic device for point cloud compression are provided. A two-dimensional image and an occupancy map of a point cloud are obtained. An occupancy status of point cloud data of each pixel sample in the two-dimensional image is determined according to the occupancy map. A weight parameter of each pixel sample in an encoding block of the two-dimensional image is determined according to the occupancy statuses of point cloud data of multiple pixel samples. Multiple rate-distortion costs respectively corresponding to multiple encoding operation options are calculated according to the weight parameter of each pixel sample in the encoding block. One of the encoding operation options is determined to be used to perform an encoding operation on the encoding block according to a minimum rate-distortion cost among the rate-distortion costs.

Abstract: A feature data encoding method, an encoder, a feature data decoding method, and a decoder are provided. The feature data encoding method includes following steps. A transform unit is divided into a plurality of sub-blocks and N sub-transform units. A reference origin and a LSC are determined in an i-th sub-transform unit of the sub-transform units, and an original coordinate of the last significant coefficient of the i-th sub-transform unit is modified to a specific coordinate. The i-th sub-transform unit is scanned from a specific sub-block of the i-th sub-transform unit, and significant feature coefficients in the i-th sub-transform unit are individually encoded as coded data.

Abstract: A method of generating point cloud predictor includes: obtaining an encoding unit, wherein the encoding unit is generated from a current three-dimensional (3D) image, obtaining a current 3D block in the current 3D image according to the encoding unit, obtaining a reference 3D block in a reference 3D image according to the current 3D block, wherein the reference 3D image is associated with the current 3D image, obtaining a reference two-dimensional (2D) unit in a reference 2D image according to the reference 3D block, wherein the reference 2D image is generated from the reference 3D image, and generating and outputting a predictor according to a variation degree between the encoding unit and the reference 2D unit.

Abstract: A content patch encoding method and a content patch decoding method are provided. The content patch decoding method includes: receiving a bit stream, and obtaining multiple information corresponding to a point cloud patch and a mesh patch accordingly; obtaining a connectivity between multiple vertices of the mesh patch based on the bit stream; and reconstructing the point cloud patch and the mesh patch based on the information and the connectivity between the vertices.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method for encoding and decoding a point cloud are provided. The decoding method includes: encoded image data and syntax are received; the encoded image data is decoded to obtain image data, and a raw patch is obtained from the image data; and a residual point cloud in the point cloud is reconstructed according to the raw patch and the syntax.

Abstract: An encoding, a decoding method, a system for encoding and decoding, an encoder, and a decoder are provided. The encoding method includes the following. In a palette mode, if colors of pixels of a coding unit block are all represented by one or more major colors of the coding unit block, a flag is set as a first state value, and if the color of at least one pixel of the coding unit block is not represented by the one or more major colors of the coding unit block, the flag is set as a second state value. The encoding method further includes establishing a palette table corresponding to the coding unit block according to a state value of the flag and the one or more major colors.

Abstract: An encoding, a decoding method, a system for encoding and decoding, an encoder, and a decoder are provided. The encoding method includes the following. In a palette mode, if colors of pixels of a coding unit block are all represented by one or more major colors of the coding unit block, a flag is set as a first state value, and if the color of at least one pixel of the coding unit block is not represented by the one or more major colors of the coding unit block, the flag is set as a second state value. The encoding method further includes establishing a palette table corresponding to the coding unit block according to a state value of the flag and the one or more major colors.