Abstract: Coding an image that includes text content and a background is disclosed. Text portions are identified in the image. The text portions are extracted from the image to obtain a background image, where the background image includes holes corresponding to respective areas of the text portions within the image. A filled-in background image is obtained based on the background image. The filled-in background image is encoded into a compressed bitstream using a block-based encoder. The text portions is also encoded into the compressed bitstream. Encoding the text portions includes encoding respective high quality text binarization upscaled binary maps.

Abstract: A calibration method of the magnetic field model and a controller for electromagnetic positioning are provided. In the method, a magnetic field is established through a magnetic field transmitter; measurement data is obtained through a magnetic field sensor, where the measurement data includes the amplitude of induced voltage at multiple measurement positions in the magnetic field; and the magnetic field model is corrected according to the error between the measurement data and simulated data correction, where the magnetic field model is used to generate simulation data corresponding to multiple measurement locations. The steps of modifying the magnetic field model include: establishing one or more objective functions through the nonlinear least squares method based on the error between the measured data and the simulated data; and determining the modified magnetic field model based on one or more solutions of the objective function. Therefore, positioning accuracy can be improved.

Abstract: A three-dimensional real-time positioning compensation method for surgery includes: obtaining an initial posture of each of a plurality of marking devices in a surgical image in a world coordinate system; performing brightness normalization on the surgical image to generate a normalized image; respectively generating a plurality of texture images with different resolutions for all marks of the plurality of marking devices, and using the texture image having the closest resolution as a standard image; selecting at least N additional sampling points from the standard image, and obtaining a corresponding reference point in the normalized image; and obtaining an optimization point with a minimum brightness error from each reference point, respectively performing a calculation to obtain an error; and correcting the initial posture according to the errors to generate a compensation posture.

Abstract: A driving method of a transcranial magnetic stimulation 3D coil device is disclosed, which includes: determining first and second signal peaks corresponding to a specified rotating magnetic field direction, in which the first and second signal peaks respectively correspond to first and second coils in multiple coils; providing a first pulse current having the first signal peak to the first coil, in which the first pulse current signal stimulates the first coil to provide a first magnetic field; providing a second pulse current signal having a second signal peak to the second coil, in which the second pulse current signal stimulates the second coil to provide a second magnetic field, in which the first magnetic field and the second magnetic field form a rotating magnetic field having the specified rotating magnetic field direction.

Abstract: A data exchanging method of pipeline elements is adapted to process a pipeline of a data stream, and includes: processing, by a generic element in the pipeline, first raw data in the data stream to generate first analysis data; receiving and processing, by a first docking element, the first analysis data to generate the; and receiving, by the generic element, data associated with first feedback data and processing, by the generic element, second raw data in the data stream according to the data associated with first feedback data.

Abstract: A driver circuit, configured to drive a touch display panel, is provided. The touch display panel includes a sensor. The driver circuit includes a timing control circuit and a touch sensing circuit. The timing control circuit is configured to output a touch driving signal to the sensor. The sensor generates a sensing signal according to the touch driving signal. The touch sensing circuit is coupled to the timing control circuit and is configured to receive the sensing signal. The timing control circuit determines a timing of the touch driving signal according to a noise duration signal to drive the sensor to generate the sensing signal.

Abstract: A driver circuit, configured to drive a touch display panel, is provided. The touch display panel includes a sensor. The driver circuit includes a timing control circuit and a touch sensing circuit. The timing control circuit is configured to output a touch driving signal to the sensor. The sensor generates a sensing signal according to the touch driving signal. The touch sensing circuit is coupled to the timing control circuit and is configured to receive the sensing signal. The timing control circuit determines a timing of the touch driving signal according to a noise duration signal to drive the sensor to generate the sensing signal.

Abstract: A memory device includes a substrate, a word line buried in the substrate and extending in a first direction, a word line cap layer over the word line, a landing pad over and in contact with the substrate and the word line cap layer, a cell contact over and in contact with the landing pad, and a bit line over the word line and extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

Abstract: A laser processing device includes a laser beam source, a compensation system, and an imaging system. The laser beam source is configured to provide a laser beam, in which a non-zero angle is defined between an optical axis of the laser beam and a normal direction of the surface of the workpiece. The compensation system includes a phase compensation sheet. The phase compensation sheet is configured to force the laser beam spreading away from the optical axis thereby forming a beam pattern, and the phase compensation sheet is designed based on the non-zero angle. The imaging system is configured to transform the beam pattern to a processing beam that focuses on a processing position, and a distance from the phase compensation sheet to the laser beam source along the optical axis is decided according to a processing depth of the processing position. A laser processing method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for machine tool motion control which determines a time-optimal motion plan for a hole tapping step preceded by an air cut step. The motion plan for the air cut step is computed so that the tapping tool arrives at the top of the hole to be tapped with the proper axial tapping feed speed and the proper tapping rotational velocity. First, time durations for the air cut step are computed for lateral and axial transit motions and for spindle acceleration under maximum-effort conditions. The longest of the time durations is then used to plan the air cut step, where the time-limiting axis motion is performed at maximum machine effort, and other axes have their motions planned to complete at the same time as the longest-duration axis. The technique is applicable to an air cut step before a tapping step or in between two tapping steps.

Abstract: A method for machine tool motion control which determines a time-optimal trajectory for a multi-segment tool path motion. Start and end waypoints for each segment of the overall motion are defined, along with other conditions such as cutting feed speed. An initial motion profile for each segment is computed based on the waypoint geometry and other constraints, and motion states at the waypoints which join the segments are optimized to provide the shortest total trajectory time. The optimized waypoint states include velocities and accelerations with non-zero values. An extra waypoint may be added to the trajectory, such as for collision avoidance, and the waypoint states are again optimized for minimum total time of the complete trajectory. Heuristic and gradient descent techniques are applied for computation of the optimum waypoint state values.

Abstract: A method for programming a multi-segment motion plan for a machine tool which uses program points defined directly on a workpiece surface, and computes a time-optimal trajectory which transitions from air cut to cutting without stopping, while arriving at a cutting start waypoint traveling at a specified cutting feed speed. The programming method also combines what are traditionally separate air cut and cutting commands into a single command, and computes the time-optimal trajectory for all segments. The underlying time-optimal trajectory computation calculates an initial motion profile for each segment based on the waypoint geometry and other constraints, and motion states at the waypoints which join the segments are optimized to provide the shortest total trajectory time. The optimized waypoint states include velocities and accelerations with non-zero values.

Abstract: A headphone includes an outer housing, a light guiding unit, two push buttons, a circuit board mounted in the outer housing, two switches mounted at the circuit board, and an inner housing covered to the outer housing. The outer housing has a peripheral wall, a button hole and an outer wall. An inner surface of the peripheral wall is defined as an inner periphery surface. An outer surface of the peripheral wall is defined as an outer periphery surface. The button hole penetrates through the inner periphery surface and the outer periphery surface. The outer wall is connected with the peripheral wall. An inner surface of the outer wall is defined as an interior surface. The light guiding unit is mounted in the outer housing, and the light guiding unit partially penetrates through the button hole. The two switches resist against the two push buttons.

Abstract: A headphones comprising: a shell having a sidewall, an inner sidewall surface and an open hole, an outer wall connected to the sidewall and having an inner wall surface, two first retaining walls arranged on the inner wall surface to align with the open hole; a light guiding unit arranged in the open hole and comprising: a guiding unit body passing through the open hole, a guide tab extended from the guiding unit body, a guiding unit base extended from the guide tab and placed between the two first retaining walls; and a circuit board arranged in the shell and provided with an open slot, wherein the opening of the open slot is extended inwardly from the circuit board; the guide tab is inserted into the open slot and the light guiding unit is positioned between the circuit board and the inner sidewall surface. Thus, headphones can be stably assembled.

Abstract: In a general aspect, an electronic device assembly can include a dielectric substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface and a leadframe including: a first leadframe portion including a first plurality of signal leads; and a second leadframe portion including a second plurality of signal leads. The substrate can be coupled with a subset of the first plurality of signal leads and a subset of the second plurality of signal leads. Signal leads of the first plurality of signal leads, other than the subset of the first plurality of signal leads, can be spaced from the dielectric substrate. Signal leads of the second plurality of signal leads, other than the subset of the second plurality of signal leads, can be spaced from the dielectric substrate. The assembly can further include one or more semiconductor die that are electrically coupled with the substrate and the leadframe portions.

Abstract: A method is provided of swapping code execution among multiple microcontroller code banks. The microcontroller has computer-readable memory, a central processing unit, and an interrupt controller. The method comprises executing an instruction to process a first pointer storing an address location of a first application within a first code bank of computer-readable memory. The first application is executed based on processing the first pointer. The method also comprises replacing the address location of the first application stored within the first pointer with an address location of a second application stored with a second code bank of the computer-readable memory. The instruction to process the first pointer is executed to process the address location of the second application to execute the second application without stopping operation of the interrupt controller.

Abstract: A clamp for a cable is provided. The clamp has a first clamp portion and a second clamp portion that is moveable relative to the first clamp portion clamp a cable a cable. A pair of inserts is positioned between the first and second clamp portions for cushioning the cable and dampening vibrations. A keeper clamp portion is moveable relative to the first clamp portion and the second to provide sequential clamping of the cable. The keeper clamp portion is moved from an installation position to a first clamp position to clamp the cable between the keeper clamp portion and the first clamp portion. The second clamp portion is moved to a second clamp position to clamp the cable between the inserts positioned between the first and second clamp portions.