Abstract: Examples of video encoding methods and apparatus and video decoding methods and apparatus are described. An example method of processing video data includes determining, for a conversion between a video block of a video and a bitstream of the video, a gradient of a prediction vector at a sub-block level for the video block according to a rule, wherein the rule specifies to use a same gradient value is assigned for all samples within a sub-block of the video block; and performing the conversion based on the determining.

Abstract: A heat pump system and method of use are disclosed for cooling or heating utilizing a refrigerant that includes a compressor, an ejector in fluid communication with an output of the compressor, a condenser in fluid communication with an output of the ejector, a throttling valve in fluid communication with an output of the condenser. An evaporator having an input in fluid communication with an output of the throttling valve and an output in fluid communication with an input of the ejector and an input of the compressor. There is also disclosed for data centers, a combination evaporator-OHPs and the second plurality of combination evaporator-ejector OHPs for cooling a plurality of servers where the first plurality of combination evaporator-OHPs and the second plurality of combination evaporator-ejector OHPs each include an adjacent wicking structure that is adjacent to a vapor channel and a liquid channel.

Abstract: A thermal liquid container system comprising a main body, a phase change material (PCM) liner disposed within the main body having a PCM disposed therein, a liquid reservoir defined by PCM liner, a liquid dispensing partition disposed within the liquid reservoir such that the liquid reservoir is partitioned into a temperature conditioning channel and a liquid retention chamber, and a lid comprising a liquid ingress and a liquid dispensing opening, the temperature conditioning channel for placing a liquid passing therethrough in thermal contact with the PCM whereby thermal energy is exchanged between the liquid flowing through the temperature conditioning channel and the PCM such that the liquid is dispensed at a temperature that is within a desired temperature range determined by the selected PCM melting temperature.

Abstract: Examples of video encoding methods and apparatus and video decoding methods and apparatus are described. An example method of processing video data includes determining, for a conversion between a video block of a video and a bitstream of the video, a gradient of a prediction vector at a sub-block level for the video block according to a rule, wherein the rule specifies to use a same gradient value is assigned for all samples within a sub-block of the video block; and performing the conversion based on the determining.

Abstract: An efficient heat pump ejector vacuum dryer system and associated method of use for drying items that includes a drying vessel having a condenser and having a first evaporator where the first evaporator has an input that is connected to an output of the first expansion valve, a first expansion valve connected in fluid communication between the condenser and the first evaporator, a second expansion valve connected between the condenser and the second evaporator, a compressor having an input connected to an output of the first evaporator, an ejector that receives a vapor stream from an output of the compressor and receives a vapor stream from the output of the second evaporator generates as an output a high-temperature vapor provided to a condenser of the drying vessel to dry the items and generate an output of moisture, and a water reservoir that accumulates water from the drying vessel.

Abstract: A heat exchanging liquid container system comprising a main body; a phase change material (PCM) module disposable within the main body; a PCM disposed within the PCM module; a liquid reservoir defined by the main body and/or the PCM module configured to have liquid disposed therein having a first temperature; and a temperature conditioning channel formed along a wall of the PCM module and/or through the PCM module such that the temperature conditioning channel is in thermal contact with the PCM. The temperature conditioning channel configured to provide a flow path through which the liquid can flow to dispense the liquid from the liquid reservoir such that the liquid will be in thermal contact with the PCM while being dispensed. The PCM configured to exchange thermal energy with the liquid and thereby condition the liquid to be dispensed at a second temperature that is within a desired temperature range.

Abstract: A heat exchanging thermal liquid container system that comprises a main body at least partially defining a liquid reservoir structured and operable to retain a liquid, and a phase change material (PCM) liner comprising a PCM liner PCM having a selected melting temperature, and/or at least one PCM pod. Each of the at least one PCM pod(s) comprising a respective PCM pod PCM having a respective selected melting temperature. Wherein the PCM liner and/or the at least one PCM pod are disposable within the liquid reservoir such that when a liquid is disposed within the liquid reservoir the liquid will contact at least one of the PCM liner and the at least one PCM pod such that thermal energy can be exchanged between the liquid and the respective at least one of the PCM liner PCM and the at least one PCM pod PCM.

Abstract: A drinking container system with multiple temperature zones, wherein the container system includes a main body having a sidewall and a bottom that define a phase change material (PCM) module receptacle, and a phase change material (PCM) module having a sidewall that defines a beverage chamber. The PCM module is disposable within the PCM module receptacle such that a beverage egress flow path is defined between the main body sidewall and the PCM module sidewall. The flow path formed in the container can make the beverage achieve the desired drinking temperature. The PCM module sidewall is at least partially filled with a phase change material and is structured and operable to provide a plurality temperature zones within the beverage chamber. Each temperature zone is operable to maintain a temperature of a respective portion of a liquid disposed within the beverage chamber within a respective temperature range.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and a device for processing information by batch-stream fusion, and a storage medium. The method comprises the following steps: Obtaining an index based on an input query statement; extracting a pre-computed index data segment based on the index as a query result; and extracting a re-computed index data segment to update the query result. The present invention solves the technical problem that real-time data and offline data are difficult to fuse and analyze.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and a system for hybrid query based on a cloud analysis scene, and a storage medium. The method comprises the following steps: obtaining query information, and obtaining an index thereof based on the query information; obtaining meta-information of the index based on pre-computation, and comparing the obtained meta-information with the meta-information of an aggregate index; and determining a query mode corresponding to the meta-information based on a comparison result, the query mode including a query mode of storage-computation separation or a MPP architecture. The present invention solves the technical problem that in an ultra-high-dimensional environment, how to enable a pre-computation query system to most efficiently and more stably utilize the pre-computation result to respond to the query of a client most quickly and avoid generating a large amount of redundant data.

Abstract: A heat loss protection lid for a thermal liquid container system, wherein the heat loss protection lid comprises a central body, a liquid ingress opening formed within the central body, a liquid dispensing opening formed within one of a peripheral edge of the central body or a lip formed around the peripheral edge of the central body. and a concealed air intake hole.

Abstract: A heat loss protection lid for a thermal liquid container system, wherein the heat loss protection lid comprises a central body, a liquid ingress opening formed within the central body, a liquid dispensing opening formed within one of a peripheral edge of the central body or a lip formed around the peripheral edge of the central body and a concealed air intake hole.

Abstract: A beverage container lid comprising a body having drinking hole and an air hole, and a slide-seal automatic Open and Close retention mechanism that comprises a sealing arm pivotally connected to the body, a movement and position retention linkage structured and operable to move the sealing arm between an Opened and a Closed position, a control mechanism slidingly disposed within the body and operably connected to the movement and position retention linkage such that movement of the control mechanism will control movement of the sealing arm between the Opened and Closed positions, and a biasing device structured and operable to exert constant force on the sealing arm, such that force exerted by the biasing device in combination with the structure and operation of the movement and position retention linkage will selectively retain the sealing arm in the Opened position and in the Closed position.

Abstract: A water production system including a radiative cooling/heating unit comprising an oscillating heat pipe (OHP) heat spreader. The radiative cooling/heating unit lowers the temperature of the OHP heat spreader below the temperature of the ambient environment. The system additionally including a first OHP heat exchanger thermally connected to the OHP heat spreader such that the first OHP heat exchanger will acquire substantially the same temperature as the OHP heat spreader, a second OHP heat exchanger thermally connected to the OHP heat spreader such that the second OHP heat exchanger will acquire substantially the same temperature as the OHP heat spreader, and a rotatable OHP water absorption bed disposed in thermal contact with the radiative cooling/heating unit such that the OHP absorption bed will acquire substantially the same temperature as the OHP heat spreader.

Abstract: The present application discloses a dynamic routing method and apparatus for a query engine in a pre-computing system. The method includes: pre-obtaining cube data under a preset dimensional combination in a pre-computing system; determining a degree of aggregation of the cube data selected as expected under the preset dimensional combination after a query request is received; executing query processing on the query request in a first distributed query engine when the degree of aggregation of the cube data under the preset dimensional combination is high; and switching to a second distributed query engine to execute query processing on the query request when the degree of aggregation of the cube data under the preset dimensional combination is low. The present application solves the technical problem that the query response speed of the pre-computing query system is not ideal. Through the present application, the sub-second high-performance query response can be achieved.

Abstract: A heat exchanging thermal liquid container system that comprises a main body at least partially defining a liquid reservoir structured and operable to retain a liquid, and a phase change material (PCM) liner comprising a PCM liner PCM having a selected melting temperature, and/or at least one PCM pod. Each of the at least one PCM pod(s) comprising a respective PCM pod PCM having a respective selected melting temperature. Wherein the PCM liner and/or the at least one PCM pod are disposable within the liquid reservoir such that when a liquid is disposed within the liquid reservoir the liquid will contact at least one of the PCM liner and the at least one PCM pod such that thermal energy can be exchanged between the liquid and the respective at least one of the PCM liner PCM and the at least one PCM pod PCM.

Abstract: The present application discloses a dynamic routing method and apparatus for a query engine in a pre-computing system. The method includes: pre-obtaining cube data under a preset dimensional combination in a pre-computing system; determining a degree of aggregation of the cube data selected as expected under the preset dimensional combination after a query request is received; executing query processing on the query request in a first distributed query engine when the degree of aggregation of the cube data under the preset dimensional combination is high; and switching to a second distributed query engine to execute query processing on the query request when the degree of aggregation of the cube data under the preset dimensional combination is low. The present application solves the technical problem that the query response speed of the pre-computing query system is not ideal. Through the present application, the sub-second high-performance query response can be achieved.

Abstract: A high efficiency, low noise thermoelectric dehumidifier that includes a heat pipe array, a condensing heat sink, an air intake duct, and a thermoelectric cooler. A first air flow is directed over the condensing heat sink that is cooled by the thermoelectric cool such that the first air flow is dehumidified by the cooled condensing heat sink. Heat is removed from a hot side of the thermoelectric cooler via the heat pipe array. A second air flow is directed over the heat pipe array such that the heat extracted from the hot side of the thermoelectric cooler is extracted and circulated back into the ambient environment.

Abstract: A heat exchanging thermal liquid container system that comprises a main body at least partially defining a liquid reservoir structured and operable to retain a liquid, and a phase change material (PCM) liner comprising a PCM liner PCM having a selected melting temperature, and/or at least one PCM pod. Each of the at least one PCM pod(s) comprising a respective PCM pod PCM having a respective selected melting temperature. Wherein the PCM liner and/or the at least one PCM pod are disposable within the liquid reservoir such that when a liquid is disposed within the liquid reservoir the liquid will contact at least one of the PCM liner and the at least one PCM pod such that thermal energy can be exchanged between the liquid and the respective at least one of the PCM liner PCM and the at least one PCM pod PCM.

Abstract: A heat loss protection lid for a thermal liquid container system, wherein the heat loss protection lid comprises a central body, a liquid ingress opening formed within the central body, a liquid dispensing opening formed within one of a peripheral edge of the central body or a lip formed around the peripheral edge of the central body. and a concealed air intake hole.