Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein relate to a near-eye display system. One example of an eye-tracking system includes a substrate transparent to visible light and infrared light and a reflective holographic grating conformally coupled to a surface of the substrate. The reflective holographic grating is configured to transmit the visible light and reflectively diffract infrared light in a first wavelength range for eye tracking. The refractive index modulation of the reflective holographic grating is apodized in a direction along a thickness of the reflective holographic grating to reduce optical artifacts in the visible light.

Abstract: The technology of this application relates to a training method that includes a first terminal obtaining a to-be-trained first machine learning model from the server. The first terminal is any one of a plurality of terminals. The first terminal trains the first machine learning model by using local data stored by the first terminal, to obtain trained model parameters. The first terminal determines, based on a collaboration relationship, a first collaborative terminal corresponding to the first terminal, and sends a part or all of the trained model parameters of the first terminal to the server by using the first collaborative terminal. The collaboration relationship is delivered by the server to the first terminal. The foregoing manner can improve security of data exchange between the server and the terminal.

Abstract: Disclosed are a short-distance optical amplification module, method and system. The module comprises a reflective type polarizing plate, a first phase delay plate, an imaging lens, a second phase delay plate and an absorptive type polarizing plate, arranged successively. The reflective type polarizing plate is arranged on a transmission path of an optical image. The first phase delay plate is arranged on the transmission path of the optical image passing through the reflective delay plate. The imaging lens is arranged on the transmission path of the optical image. The second phase delay plate is configured for converting a polarization direction of the optical image from an elliptical or circular polarization direction to a second linear polarization direction. The absorptive type polarizing plate is arranged on one side of the second phase delay plate that faces away from the imaging lens.

Abstract: A freeform varifocal optical assembly includes at least three optical modules including a first plurality of optical elements including Pancharatnam-Berry phase (PBP) lenses, polarization sensitive hologram (PSH) lenses, metamaterials, or combinations thereof. The plurality of optical elements of each optical module include a property associated with a Zernike polynomial. Each of the first and the three optical modules are configurable between a plurality of optical powers. The freeform varifocal optical assembly is configurable to output a predetermined wavefront in response to an input wavefront.

Abstract: A structure multi-dimensional loading test system considering real complex boundary conditions considering real complex boundary conditions comprises a main part of machine, a base part, a hydraulic power supply and a control system. The system can simulate the load borne by a structure in a real working environment better and more accurately, realize multi-dimensional loading of the structure with six degrees of freedom in space and provide more real and valuable experimental data for the research on damage of reinforced concrete materials, components and structures under the action of an earthquake, and the research results will help researchers further reveal the damage mechanism of reinforced concrete structures, put forward the corresponding damage criteria and develop the corresponding seismic design methods.

Abstract: A method and system is provided for assisting a user to assign a label to words or spans of text in a transcript of a conversation between a patient and a medical professional and form groupings of such labelled words or spans of text in the transcript. The transcript is displayed on an interface of a workstation. A tool is provided for highlighting spans of text in the transcript consisting of one or more words. Another tool is provided for assigning a label to the highlighted spans of text. This tool includes a feature enabling searching through a set of predefined labels available for assignment to the highlighted span of text. The predefined labels encode medical entities and attributes of the medical entities. The interface further includes a tool for creating groupings of related highlighted spans of texts. The tools can consist of mouse action or keystrokes or a combination thereof.

Abstract: An optical assembly includes at least one substrate that provides a first curved surface and a second surface. The optical assembly also includes a beam splitter on the first curved surface, a reflector on the second surface, and an optical retarder disposed between the beam splitter and the reflector. The optical assembly is configured to receive first light at the first curved surface and reflect the first light at the reflector and subsequently, at the beam splitter before outputting the first light from the reflector. The first light is transmitted through the optical assembly at a first optical power. The optical assembly is also configured to transmit second light at a second optical power that is less than the first optical power. The second light is transmitted through peripheral portions of the beam splitter and reflector without reflection at the reflector.

Abstract: Disclosed in the embodiments of the present application are a non-line of sight (NLOS) elimination method and device for a time of arrival (TOA) measurement value, and a terminal. The method includes: modeling the probability density of the TOA measurement value of each base station arriving at a terminal into a Gaussian mixture model, and performing selection and NLOS identification on the TOA measurement value subsequent to performing Gaussian mixture modeling, so as to obtain an identification tag, wherein the identification tag is used for indicating whether the selected TOA measurement values correspond to NLOS; and correcting the selected TOA measurement value according to the identification tag, so as to eliminate an error caused by NLOS in the selected TOA measurement value.

Abstract: An optical assembly includes at least one substrate that provides a first curved surface and a second surface. The optical assembly also includes a beam splitter on the first curved surface, a reflector on the second surface, and an optical retarder disposed between the beam splitter and the reflector. The optical assembly is configured to transmit the first light through the optical assembly at a first optical power. The optical assembly is also configured to transmit second light through peripheral portions of the optical assembly at a second optical power that is less than the first optical power. The first light includes light having a first polarization and wavelengths within a predetermined wavelength range. The second light includes light having wavelengths within the predetermined wavelength range and a second polarization orthogonal to the first polarization, as well as light having wavelengths outside the predetermined wavelength range.

Abstract: A display uses a projector to project an image onto a holographic diffuser. The holographic diffuser scatters light of the projected image to at least one holographic element having optical power, which forms an image in angular domain for a direct observation by a user. The holographic diffuser and the holographic optical element, such as a freeform lens or a reflector, may be disposed on a transparent substrate in which the image light propagates. The architecture that immerses a display (HOE diffuser) and the eyepiece lens into the substrate may reduce the form factor of the system compared to the VR headset architecture, while being suitable for operation in AR configuration.

Abstract: A task processing method includes setting, by a terminal, a quality of service (QoS) class of a task, where the QoS class is related to user perception, and configuring a priority of a thread executing the task as the QoS class of the task, where the priority of the thread indicates an execution sequence of the thread in the system.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula (I) or (II) and tautomers and salts thereof, wherein variables are as described in the specification, as well as compositions comprising a compound of formula (I) or (II) or a tautomer or salt thereof, methods of making a compound of formula (I) or (II) or a tautomer or salt thereof, and methods of using a compound of formula (I) or (II) or a tautomer or salt thereof as, e.g., inhibitors of bacterial RNA polymerase or as antibacterial agents.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, via a computing device, a screenshot of a display provided by a graphical user interface of the computing device. The method also includes generating, by an image-structure transformer of a neural network, a representation by fusing a first embedding based on the screenshot and a second embedding based on a layout of virtual objects in the screenshot. The method additionally includes predicting, by the neural network and based on the generated representation, a modeling task output associated with the graphical user interface. The method further includes providing, by the computing device, the predicted modeling task output.

Abstract: The invention says a lens module including a frame, a first circuit board arranged on the frame, a lens base for mounting a lens, a support device for supporting the lens base on the first circuit board, and a driving device connected between the first circuit board and the lens base. The frame includes oppositely arranged first side walls and oppositely arranged second side walls connected between the first side walls. The driving device includes shape memory alloy wires each being provided with two ends connected to the frame, and a driving end positioned between the two ends. The driving ends are supported on the lens base. The lens module said by the invention can further achieve miniaturization on the basis of reducing the difficulty in product assembly.

Abstract: A device and a method for physical characterization in a large-scale natural gas hydrate experimental system are provided. The device includes a reactor, horizontal wellbores, and vertical wellbores. The reactor includes an upper cover, a lower cover, and a reactor body, and the upper cover and the lower cover are sealably attached to two ends of the reactor to form a closed chamber. The physical characterization device further includes lateral vertical well assemblies and temperature-pressure-resistance assemblies, wherein the lateral vertical well assemblies and the temperature-pressure-resistance assemblies are disposed to penetrate the reactor from the upper cover to the lower cover. The physical characterization method is conducted using the physical characterization device, including a step of producing contour plots using a data processing software with three-dimensional matrix data collected by the pressure measuring tubes, the temperature measuring tubes, and the resistivity measuring columns.

Abstract: The invention discloses a multi-threshold segmentation method for medical images based on an improved salp swarm algorithm. A two-dimensional histogram is established by means of a grayscale image of a medical image and a non-local mean image, then a salp swarm algorithm is used to determine thresholds selected by a Kapur entropy-based threshold method, and the salp swarm algorithm is improved and mutated by an individual-linked mutation strategy during the threshold selection process to avoid local optimization, so that the segmentation effect on the medical image is optimized; and the method has the advantages of good robustness and high accuracy.

Abstract: An optical device includes a light source configured to provide a light beam. The optical device includes a light source configured to generate a light beam, and a spatial light modulator (“SLM”) configured to modulate the light beam to provide a hologram for generating a display image. The optical device includes a polarization-selective steering assembly configured to provide a plurality of steering states for the modulated light beam. The optical device includes an image combiner configured to focus the modulated light beam steered by the polarization-selective steering assembly to generate an array of spots at an eye-box of the optical device.

Abstract: A system and method for wireless communication are disclosed herein. Example implementations includes a wireless communication method of receiving a first control information and a second control information, wherein the first control information comprises a first format, and the second control information comprises a second format, and determining that the second control information is a repeat of the first control information based at least in part on the first format and the second format. Example implementations further include a method where each of the first control information and the second control information is Downlink Control Information (DCI), the first control information comprises a first field containing a first index, the first control information comprises a second field containing a second index, and the field is scrambled by a network identifier.

Abstract: A dual-diaphragm differential capacitive microphone includes: a back plate, a first diaphragm, and a second diaphragm. The first diaphragm is insulatively supported on a first surface of the back plate, where the back plate and the first diaphragm form a first variable capacitor. The second diaphragm is insulatively supported on a second surface of the back plate, where the back plate and the second diaphragm form a second variable capacitor. The back plate is provided with at least one connecting hole. The second diaphragm is provided with a recess portion recessed towards the back plate, where the recess portion passes through the connecting hole and is connected to the first diaphragm. The dual-diaphragm differential capacitive microphone achieves a higher signal-to-noise ratio.