Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A communications device may transmit, to a second communications, a request to update a phase shifter configuration. The first communications device may receive, from the second communications device and in response to the request, a response accepting the request to update the phase shifter configuration. The first communications device may then transmit, to the second communications device, an uplink transmission in accordance with the updated phase shifter configuration based on receiving the response. The first communications device may include a first user equipment (UE) and the second communications device may include a second UE or a base station.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a laundry treatment apparatus and a control method thereof. The laundry treatment apparatus includes a tub providing a space in which washing water is stored, a drum, a drain pump, a control unit controlling water supply and drain and determining a drain state, and a pump control unit changing and controlling an operation speed of the drain pump depending on the drain state and is configured to drain the washing water by repeating a process of decreasing and then increasing a speed of the drain pump depending on a speed set by the pump control unit, such that the wash water does not remain and may be effectively drained, and noise generated due to a flow of residual water and an operation of the drain pump may be eliminated.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a door opening/closing the cabinet and having an opening that is penetrated in a front/rear direction, a transparent panel assembly mounted to cover the opening and through which the inside of the refrigerant is seen, and a lighting member provided in the door or the cabinet to brighten a rear side of the transparent panel assembly. The transparent panel assembly includes a front panel defining an outer appearance of a front surface, a rear panel defining an outer appearance of a rear surface, a spacer made of a metal material and disposed between the front panel and the rear panel to define a periphery of the transparent panel assembly. A heater mounting part on which a heater is mounted is disposed on the spacer, and when the heater generates heat, one side of the front panel, which comes into contact with the spacer, is heated.

Abstract: Topcoat compositions are provided that can be used in immersion lithography to form photoresist patterns. The topcoat compositions include a solvent system that comprises 1) a first organic solvent represented by formula (I), wherein R1 and R2 are alkyl groups of 3-8 carbons and the total number of carbons of R1 and R2 is greater than 6; and 2) a second organic solvent that is a C4 to C10 monovalent alcohol.

Abstract: Disclosed are a signal processing device and an image display apparatus including the same. The signal processing device of an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a quality calculator configured to calculate a source quality of an image signal received from an external settop box or a network; an image quality setter configured to set an image quality of the image signal based on the calculated source quality; and an image quality processor configured to perform image quality processing on the image signal based on the set image quality, wherein in response to the source quality of the received image signal being changed at a first time point, the image quality setter changes an image quality setting sequentially from a first setting to a second setting; and based on the image quality setting, the image quality processor performs image quality processing. Accordingly, flicker may be reduced when an image quality is changed due to a change in the source quality of the received image signal.

Abstract: Disclosed are a foldable electronic device and a method for displaying a preview image of a camera in the foldable electronic device. The electronic device includes a first display, at least a portion of which is foldable, a second display, a camera, and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to control the electronic device to: identify a folding state of the first display, based on the identified folding state being a first specific state, display a first preview image generated based on image information acquired through the camera through the first display, and display a second preview image generated based on the image information through the second display, and based on the identified folding state being a second specific state, display a third preview image generated based on the image information through the second display.

Abstract: A gamma voltage generator within a display device includes a plurality of gamma generation circuits that respectively generate a plurality of gamma voltages. At least one gamma generation circuit includes an input circuit configured to receive a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage, a reference voltage select circuit configured to select a reference voltage among the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage by comparing a gamma voltage generated by the at least one gamma generation circuit with the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage, a digital-to-analog conversion circuit configured to generate an analog voltage corresponding to a gamma code based on the reference voltage selected by the reference voltage select circuit, and an output circuit configured to output the gamma voltage based on the analog voltage.

Abstract: A method for computing a dominant class of a scene includes: receiving an input image of a scene; generating a segmentation map of the input image, the segmentation map being labeled with a plurality of corresponding classes of a plurality of classes; computing a plurality of area ratios based on the segmentation map, each of the area ratios corresponding to a different class of the plurality of classes of the segmentation map; and outputting a detected dominant class of the scene based on a plurality of ranked labels based on the area ratios.

Abstract: This application discloses a method for operating virtual characters within a virtual environment performed by a computer device. The method includes: displaying a first virtual environment picture of a virtual environment, the first virtual environment picture including a first region obtained by using a first observation position and a master virtual character located in the virtual environment; displaying, in response to receiving an aiming operation, a regional skill indicator configured to select a target region in the virtual environment where the master virtual character releases a skill; and displaying a second virtual environment picture including a second region obtained by observing the virtual environment by using a second observation position, the second observation position being a position that is offset relative to the first observation position, and the second region including the target region, thereby improving the accuracy of aiming at a target.

Abstract: A quantum dot emitting diode includes first and second electrodes facing each other; a quantum dot emitting material layer between the first and second electrodes; and an electron transporting layer including an electron transporting material and disposed between the quantum dot emitting material layer and the second electrode, wherein the electron transporting material includes a core of metal oxide and a shell of silica.

Abstract: An example fuser includes a flexible fixing belt, a backup member to form a fixing nip with the fixing belt, a heater substrate for heating the fixing belt at the fixing nip and having a first surface comprising a heating element pattern, a common terminal and a driving power supply terminal for supplying power to the heating element pattern, and a second surface in contact with the fixing belt, and a temperature sensor sheet comprising a temperature sensor, a sensing terminal and an electric wire connecting the temperature sensor to the sensing terminal, wherein the temperature sensor sheet is in contact with the first surface of the heater substrate such that the sensing terminal and the electrical wire do not overlap the common terminal and the driving power supply terminal.

Abstract: A stability control method of a vehicle includes: determining possibility of broadside collision; as a result of the determining, when the possibility of broadside collision is present, applying a standby hydraulic pressure to a hydraulic brake device; when broadside collision is detected, performing evasion steering using the hydraulic brake device in consideration of a direction of the broadside collision; and performing stability control after the evasion steering is performed.

Abstract: A washing machine includes a cabinet, a tub disposed inside the cabinet, and a rotating tub rotatably disposed inside the tub. A suspension device connects the tub to the cabinet such that the tub is supported by the cabinet, and a vibration reduction apparatus is coupled between the tub and the suspension device to reduce vibration of the tub according to rotation of the rotating tub. The vibration reduction apparatus includes a first rod and a second rod rotatably coupled to the first rod.

Abstract: The present application relates to a circuit simulation test method and apparatus, a device, and a medium. The method includes: creating a parametric data model, wherein the parametric data model is configured to generate preset write data based on a preset parameter; creating a test platform, wherein the test platform is configured to generate a test result based on the preset write data; creating an eye diagram generation module, wherein the eye diagram generation module is configured to generate a data eye diagram based on the test result; and conducting a simulation test, inputting the preset write data to the test platform and obtaining the test result, and generating the data eye diagram by using the eye diagram generation module.

Abstract: A surgical system includes a robotic arm, an end effector coupled to the robotic arm, a divot at the end effector, a probe configured to be inserted into the divot, a tracking system configured to obtain data indicative of a position of the probe while the probe is in the divot, and circuitry configured to verify a proper physical configuration of the surgical system based on the data indicative of the position of the probe while the probe is in the divot.

Abstract: Discussed is a battery module including a plurality of pouch-type secondary batteries arranged in parallel to each other, each pouch type secondary battery comprising an electrode assembly, a receiving portion configured to receive the electrode assembly and a pouch exterior, a cooling plate arranged under the plurality of pouch-type secondary batteries to accommodate the plurality of pouch-type secondary batteries, and a thermally conductive adhesive between the plurality of pouch-type secondary batteries and the cooling plate. The cooling plate includes a first recess to receive a portion of the pouch exterior and a second recess to receive a portion of the thermally conductive adhesive.

Abstract: Provided are an artificial intelligence (AI) system that utilizes a machine learning algorithm such as deep learning, etc., and an application of the AI system. A method performed by a device for providing a voice assistant service through a voice assistant program includes: receiving, from an external device, a character specialized model for the voice assistant program; receiving a user voice input including a request for a response of the voice assistant program and a word indicating a character; determining the character specialized model according to the word indicating the character; generating a response message to the request for the response of the voice assistant program, using the character specialized model; and outputting the generated response message.

Abstract: A video decoding apparatus is provided for decoding pictures using inter-prediction. The video decoding apparatus includes a predictor that generates affine prediction samples for respective subblocks in a target block in a current picture to be decoded by performing affine motion prediction on a subblock-by-subblock basis using control point motion vectors which respectively correspond to corners of the target block. The predictor also modifies sample values of the affine prediction samples by executing a first coding tool, the first coding tool compensating for motion according to sample positions in each of the subblocks using the control point motion vectors.