Abstract: Provided is a double-station cleaning system comprising a cleaning machine, wherein workpieces are placed into the feeding frames, the feeding frames are placed into trays, the bracket assembly is pushed to drive the trays to move along the guide rail assembly, the feeding frame in one of the trays is conveyed to a feeding inlet of the cleaning machine, the feeding frame is pushed to move along two rows of nylon wheels and linear guide rails inside the cleaning machine, and the feeding frame and the workpieces in the feeding frame are pushed into the cleaning machine so as to be cleaned. The double stations work alternately, so that the work time is saved, and the work efficiency is increased.

Abstract: Hub lifting and pick-and-place equipment includes a fixed plate. The lower portion of the fixed plate is connected with a vertical plate. One side of the bottom of the vertical plate is fixedly connected with a fixed frame. The bottom of the vertical plate is hinged with a safety plate. The safety plate and the vertical plate are also connected with each other through shielding oil cylinders. A wire holder is mounted on one side of the vertical plate.

Abstract: The positioning detection device includes a positioning detection combination, a plurality of positioning sheets, an origin position, a negative limit, a positive limit, a controller and an encoder. The positioning material moving system is provided on the basis of the positioning detection device.

Abstract: A method for generating an augmented reality module by an apparatus is described. Processing circuitry of the apparatus obtains preset third party software development interface information, the third party software development interface information being uniformly encapsulated with an AR core engine and an AR rendering engine, and a system parameter and pose information that are associated with the AR core engine being passed into the AR rendering engine. The processing circuitry generates, according to the third party software development interface information and a document configured corresponding to the third party software development interface information, an AR module of a mobile client, the correspondingly configured document comprising interface use information of the AR core engine and the AR rendering engine.

Abstract: A biometric-based authentication method, an apparatus, and a system are described. The method includes: receiving a biometric image to be authenticated sent from a client; performing feature extraction to the biometric image to be authenticated to obtain a biometric template to be authenticated; comparing the biometric template to be authenticated with a locally-stored biometric template; and returning an authentication result. In this case, the feature extraction process may be implemented at a cloud server side, as such, the complexity of the client may be reduced, the expandability of the client may be increased, a limitation that the biometric recognition may only be implemented on the client may be eliminated, and diversified utilization may be supported.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for image identification are provided. For example, the processing circuitry of the apparatus obtains first feature values of a first image feature for pixels in an image for barcode detection. The processing circuitry calculates measures that are indicative of changes of the first feature values in multiple directions within the image and determines a target area in the image for the barcode detection according to the measures. Further, the processing circuitry divides the target area into a plurality of sub-areas, and filters the sub-areas to determine a target sub-area for the barcode detection. Then, the processing circuitry obtains second feature values of a second image feature for the target sub-area. The second image feature is derived from the first image feature. The processing circuitry then identifies a barcode type in the target sub-area according to the second image feature.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for facial property identification. For example, an image sample is acquired; a first effective area image of a face is acquired in the image sample; first textural features of the first effective area image are extracted; and the first textural features of the first effective area image are classified by race, gender and age using a race classifier, a gender classifier and an age classifier successively to obtain a race property, a gender property and an age property of the face.

Abstract: A digital video conversion device is communicatively coupled to a TV set and a TV signal source, respectively, to pass TV signals from the TV signal source to the TV set. Upon receipt of a TV channel identification request from a mobile terminal via a wireless communication channel, the digital video conversion device acquires an image from the TV signals currently broadcasted on the TV set and extracts a plurality of station logo characteristic sets from the image, each station logo characteristic set corresponding to one of a plurality of station logo templates. After calculating a similarity score between each station logo characteristic set and a corresponding station logo template, the digital video conversion device identifies one of the plurality of station logo templates as matching the image based on their similarity scores and returns TV channel information associated with the identified station logo template to the mobile terminal.

Abstract: A method of presenting interactive content at a client device is disclosed. The client device records, in real-time, an audio stream of a piece of multimedia content broadcast by a content display device and sends an audio fingerprint of the piece of the multimedia content to a server. The server then determines, based on the audio fingerprint, an identifier of the piece of multimedia content, retrieves, based on the identifier of the piece of multimedia content, interactive content associated with the piece of multimedia content, and returns the interactive content associated with the piece of multimedia content to the client device. After receiving, from the server, the interactive content associated with the piece of multimedia content, the client device renders the interactive content to the user of the client device.

Abstract: A bi-directional contra-rotating circular rail bearing Y-shaped compound blade fluid energy collection multi-unit power generating windmill, the windmill comprising: a windmill remote automatic control system (1); a Y-shaped compound blade (2) from a combining of single blades; a circular rail windmill body (3) bearing the Y-shaped compound blade (2); a circular windmill rail (4) bearing the circular rail windmill body (3) for operation; a circular rail connection cable pulling vehicle (5) running on the circular cable pulling vehicle rail to pull the circular rail windmill using a stay cable (209); a hydraulic energy collection multi-unit power generating system (6) or pneumatic energy collection multi-unit power generating system (7); the Y-shaped compound blade (2) is born by three circles of the circular rail windmill body (3) arranged equidistant thereon; the circular rail windmill body (3) has six circles.

Abstract: A method for generating an augmented reality module by an apparatus is described. Processing circuitry of the apparatus obtains preset third party software development interface information, the third party software development interface information being uniformly encapsulated with an AR core engine and an AR rendering engine, and a system parameter and pose information that are associated with the AR core engine being passed into the AR rendering engine. The processing circuitry generates, according to the third party software development interface information and a document configured corresponding to the third party software development interface information, an AR module of a mobile client, the correspondingly configured document comprising interface use information of the AR core engine and the AR rendering engine.

Abstract: A magnetron sputtering device is disclosed and includes a magnetic levitation track and a supporter which is levitated on the magnetic levitation track. The supporter includes a magnetic track fixed on the supporter via a plurality of pads; each of the pads includes a first insulation plate and a second insulation plate, the first insulation plate and the magnetic track are connected via a first fastener, the second insulation plate and the supporter are connected via a second fastener, and the second fastener and the first fastener are not in contact with each other; the first insulation plate and the second insulation plate are connected via a third fastener, the third fastener is not in contact with both the magnetic track and the supporter, and the third fastener is not in contact with both the first fastener and the second fastener.

Abstract: A biometric-based authentication method, an apparatus, and a system are described. The method includes: receiving a biometric image to be authenticated sent from a client; performing feature extraction to the biometric image to be authenticated to obtain a biometric template to be authenticated; comparing the biometric template to be authenticated with a locally-stored biometric template; and returning an authentication result. In this case, the feature extraction process may be implemented at a cloud server side, as such, the complexity of the client may be reduced, the expandability of the client may be increased, a limitation that the biometric recognition may only be implemented on the client may be eliminated, and diversified utilization may be supported.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for image identification are provided. For example, the processing circuitry of the apparatus obtains first feature values of a first image feature for pixels in an image for barcode detection. The processing circuitry calculates measures that are indicative of changes of the first feature values in multiple directions within the image and determines a target area in the image for the barcode detection according to the measures. Further, the processing circuitry divides the target area into a plurality of sub-areas, and filters the sub-areas to determine a target sub-area for the barcode detection. Then, the processing circuitry obtains second feature values of a second image feature for the target sub-area. The second image feature is derived from the first image feature. The processing circuitry then identifies a barcode type in the target sub-area according to the second image feature.

Abstract: A biometric-based authentication method, an apparatus, and a system are described. The method includes: receiving a biometric image to be authenticated sent from a client; performing feature extraction to the biometric image to be authenticated to obtain a biometric template to be authenticated; comparing the biometric template to be authenticated with a locally-stored biometric template; and returning an authentication result. In this case, the feature extraction process may be implemented at a cloud server side, as such, the complexity of the client may be reduced, the expandability of the client may be increased, a limitation that the biometric recognition may only be implemented on the client may be eliminated, and diversified utilization may be supported.

Abstract: A method of presenting interactive content at a client device is disclosed. The client device records, in real-time, an audio stream of a piece of multimedia content broadcast by a content display device and sends an audio fingerprint of the piece of the multimedia content to a server. The server then determines, based on the audio fingerprint, an identifier of the piece of multimedia content, retrieves, based on the identifier of the piece of multimedia content, interactive content associated with the piece of multimedia content, and returns the interactive content associated with the piece of multimedia content to the client device. After receiving, from the server, the interactive content associated with the piece of multimedia content, the client device renders the interactive content to the user of the client device.

Abstract: A digital video conversion device is communicatively coupled to a TV set and a TV signal source, respectively, to pass TV signals from the TV signal source to the TV set. Upon receipt of a TV channel identification request from a mobile terminal via a wireless communication channel, the digital video conversion device acquires an image from the TV signals currently broadcasted on the TV set and extracts a plurality of station logo characteristic sets from the image, each station logo characteristic set corresponding to one of a plurality of station logo templates. After calculating a similarity score between each station logo characteristic set and a corresponding station logo template, the digital video conversion device identifies one of the plurality of station logo templates as matching the image based on their similarity scores and returns TV channel information associated with the identified station logo template to the mobile terminal.

Abstract: A method of interacting with an audience of multimedia content is disclosed. The method includes receiving, from a client device, data associated with a piece of multimedia content from a group of pieces of multimedia content that is presented to a user of the client device. The data is obtained at the client device in response to an instruction provided to the client device by the user. The method includes determining, based on the data, an identifier of the piece of multimedia content from a set of identifiers, each of which identifies a piece of multimedia content from the group of pieces of multimedia content. The method includes retrieving, based on the identifier of the piece of multimedia content, interactive content associated with the piece of multimedia content. The method includes sending the interactive content to the client device such that the client device presents the interactive content to the user.

Abstract: A digital video conversion device is communicatively coupled to a TV set and a TV signal source, respectively, so as to pass TV signals from the TV signal source to the TV set. Upon receipt of a TV channel identification request from a mobile terminal via a wireless communication channel, the digital video conversion device acquires an image from the TV signals currently broadcasted on the TV set and extracts a plurality of station logo characteristic sets from the image, each station logo characteristic set corresponding to one of a plurality of station logo templates. After calculating a similarity score between each station logo characteristic set and a corresponding station logo template, the digital video conversion device identifies one of the plurality of station logo templates as matching the image based on their similarity scores and returns TV channel information associated with the identified station logo template to the mobile terminal.

Abstract: A magnetron sputtering device is disclosed and includes a magnetic levitation track and a supporter which is levitated on the magnetic levitation track. The supporter includes a magnetic track fixed on the supporter via a plurality of pads; each of the pads includes a first insulation plate and a second insulation plate, the first insulation plate and the magnetic track are connected via a first fastener, the second insulation plate and the supporter are connected via a second fastener, and the second fastener and the first fastener are not in contact with each other; the first insulation plate and the second insulation plate are connected via a third fastener, the third fastener is not in contact with both the magnetic track and the supporter, and the third fastener is not in contact with both the first fastener and the second fastener.