Abstract: A cooking engagement system includes a cooktop appliance defining a top surface, the cooktop appliance including a plurality of heating elements defined on the top surface, an image monitor spaced apart from the top surface of the cooktop appliance along the vertical direction, a camera assembly positioned above the cooktop appliance, and a controller operably coupled with the camera assembly and the cooktop appliance, the controller being configured to initiate an operation. The operation includes directing a capture of a first front image at the camera assembly, identifying a first user based on the first image, directing a capture of a first lower image at the camera assembly, establishing a first cooktop-use profile based on the first lower image, and associating the first user with the first cooktop-use profile.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for enhancing SSB coverage. A method performed by a base station includes transmitting, in a synchronization signal block (SSB) burst, a first SSB signal and one or more repetitions of the first SSB signal. The first SSB signal and the one or more repetitions of the first SSB signal are distinguished based on an indicative signal.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, provided is a radiation element structure arranged on a reflective plate, comprising: a radiation unit including a dielectric portion made from plastic material and first to fourth radiation arms arranged in a four-sided symmetrical structure on one surface of the dielectric portion; and a plurality of balun units, including a balun body connecting the reflective plate and the radiation unit, a feed line disposed on the upper surface of the balun body to feed the radiation unit, and a ground disposed on the lower surface of the balun body.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a first, second, and third substrates. The first substrate includes a first antenna element supporting a first frequency band and a second frequency band higher than the first frequency band. The first substrate includes a first dielectric material having a first dielectric constant. The second substrate includes a second antenna element supporting the first frequency band and the second frequency band. The second substrate includes the first dielectric material. The third substrate is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and includes a third antenna element supporting the second frequency band. The third substrate includes a second dielectric material having a second dielectric constant lower than a first dielectric constant. The first and second antenna elements form a first beam in the first frequency band. The first, second, and third antenna elements form a second beam in the second frequency band.

Abstract: A method includes determining a beam measurement periodicity for beam reporting by a user equipment (UE) for use in beam tracking. The method also includes performing beam tracking according to the beam measurement periodicity. The method also includes adaptively increasing or decreasing the beam measurement periodicity based on information related to at least one of a UE measurement report, a current network state, a UE state, or a previously observed network behavior. The method also includes performing additional beam tracking according to the adaptively increased or decreased beam measurement periodicity.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device having a semiconductor die within an extended substrate and a bottom substrate may include bonding a bottom surface of a semiconductor die to a top surface of a bottom substrate, forming an adhering member to a top surface of the semiconductor die, bonding an extended substrate to the semiconductor die and to the top surface of the bottom substrate utilizing the adhering member and a conductive bump on a bottom surface of the extended substrate and a conductive bump on the bottom substrate. The semiconductor die and the conductive bumps may be encapsulated utilizing a mold member. The conductive bump on the bottom surface of the extended substrate may be electrically connected to a terminal on the top surface of the extended substrate. The adhering member may include a laminate film, a non-conductive film adhesive, or a thermal hardening liquid adhesive.

Abstract: A method for managing Kubernetes cluster resources in a multi-cloud environment includes: (a) selecting, when a workload which is impossible to distribute due to lack of resources is detected in a logical cloud including a plurality of clusters which are present in multiple clouds, one or more first workloads to be migrated from a first cluster to another cluster by referring to a predetermined policy, and a workload intent set for workloads executed in the logical cloud; (b) selecting a second cluster to which the one or more first workloads are to be migrated; (c) migrating the one or more first workloads to the second cluster, and deleting the one or more first workloads from the first cluster; and (d) distributing the workload which is impossible to distribute to the first cluster.

Abstract: Disclosed is a crank variable-speed gear device (100) wherein the gear ratio can be increased to 1.6:1 to 1.8:1 through a gear assembly and a latch assembly, and the gear ratio can also be changed to 1:1, if necessary, thereby providing an excellent transmission efficiency, facilitating the manipulation thereof, and making it possible to provide a compact and lightweight bicycle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a serverless computing method and apparatus, and more particularly, to a serverless computing method and apparatus using mutual monitoring between network edges. The serverless computing method according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises monitoring, by an event handler of the first network edge, an event occurring in the second network edge, generating, by an event generating module of the second network edge, an event response signal through filtering on the event in response to the event occurring, transmitting, by an event delivery module of the second network edge, the event response signal to the event handler of the first network edge, and scaling an application, by an auto-scaler, in the first network edge based on the event response signal.

Abstract: A method for preparing super absorbent polymer particles, includes: feeding a composition containing a water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer having an acidic group of which at least a part is neutralized, an internal crosslinking agent, and a polymerization initiator to a polymerization reactor and subjecting the composition to a polymerization reaction to obtain a hydrous gel polymer; primary drying the hydrous gel polymer in a hot air dryer to obtain a primary dried substance; secondary drying the primary dried substance in a thermal conduction dryer to obtain a secondary dried substance; and pulverizing the secondary dried substance to obtain super absorbent polymer particles. The method reduces the amount of fine particles generated during pulverization, thereby improving the physical properties of the final super absorbent polymer particles.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a service migration system in an edge computing environment. Provided is a migration system comprising: a position data collection unit for collecting position data of each user terminal; a resource data collection module for collecting resource data of each edge cloud server connected to each user terminal; and a migration module for determining the necessity of migration, and performing migration, wherein the necessity of migration is determined on the basis of the service delay time, the service interruption time, and the operation costs.

Abstract: A flexible display device including a touch sensor, including a flexible substrate, a light emission layer formed over the flexible substrate, and an encapsulation layer formed over the light emission layer and comprising a plurality of encapsulating thin films and a touch detecting layer configured to detect a touch input. The encapsulating thin films include at least one inorganic film and at least one organic film and the touch detecting layer is interposed between a selected one of the at least one inorganic film and a selected one of the at least one organic film that are adjacent to each other.

Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments for providing a domain-specific visualization of message content. Unclassified messages are received for a sender and a real-time classifier is used to assign categories to the messages. User interactions with email can then be used to generate a ranked list of domain-specific senders. This ranked list of senders and classified emails can then be used to provide a domain-specific view to a user. Further features (e.g., aggregated content pages by sender, dynamic call-to-action buttons, message previews etc.) can then be built on top of the ranked senders and messages.

Abstract: A semiconductor device comprising first and second unit cells, the first unit cell comprising a first fin pattern extending in a first direction, a first gate pattern extending in a second direction, and a first contact disposed on a side of the first gate pattern contacting the first fin pattern, the second unit cell comprising a second fin pattern extending in the first direction, a second gate pattern extending in the second direction, and a second contact disposed on a side of the second gate pattern contacting the second fin pattern, wherein the first and second gate patterns are spaced apart and lie on a first straight line extending in the second direction, the first and second contacts are spaced apart and lie on a second straight line extending in the second direction, and a first middle contact is disposed on and connects the first and second contacts.

Abstract: A method of user equipment (UE) for random access operation in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises receiving, from a base station (BS), random access channel (RACH) configuration information including RACH chunk information corresponding to at least one antenna beam including a beam identifier (ID), determining a RACH chunk based on the RACH configuration information received from the BS, transmitting, to the BS, a RACH preamble on the determined RACH chunk according to the RACH configuration information associated with the beam ID, and receiving, from the BS, a RACH response (RAR) corresponding to the transmitted RACH preamble and a downlink channel for a RAR transmission, wherein a random access-radio network temporary identification (RA-RNTI) is calculated based on an index of a slot and an index of the RACH chunk on which the RACH preamble is transmitted.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an algae collection device and, in particular, to an algae collection device using an escalator-type lift equipped with a screen having a level state. The present invention may collect algae using an escalator-type lift equipped with a screen having a level state while the algae do not move down. The present invention may effectively collect, into a collection box, the algae transported on the escalator-type lift by means of compressed air generated by a compressor.

Abstract: There is provided a learning method and system of a backbone network for visual intelligence based on self-supervised learning and multi-head. A network learning system according to an embodiment generates a plurality of first modified vectors by modifying a first feature vector outputted from a teacher network, generates a plurality of second modified vectors by modifying a second feature vector outputted from a student network, calculates a loss by using the first modified vectors and the second modified vectors, and optimizes parameters of the student network. Accordingly, the effect of learning by knowledge distillation may be enhanced by training the backbone network for visual intelligence like group learning is performed by various teacher networks and student networks.

Abstract: A license agency service system may include: a service module configured to receive license agency service application information of a seller and product information of one or more products that the seller will export from one or more devices related to the seller; and a license management module configured to transmit license application information generated based on the license agency service application information and the product information to a user device of one or more agents, and receive license information issued from a customs management authority, corresponding to the license application information, from the agent or the customs management authority. Herein, the service module is further configured to provide the license information to the one or more devices.

Abstract: A high voltage battery mounting structure for an electric vehicle includes a battery module mounted on a center floor panel, front battery mounting members configured to extend from front side seal parts that support the center floor panel towards an inside of a vehicle, and coupled to front side members, and rear battery mounting members configured to connect rear side seal parts that support the center floor panel to a rear cross member, where the battery module is coupled to the front battery mounting members and the rear battery mounting members. The battery module may be coupled to the front and rear battery mounting members in a state in which the battery module is disposed such that a front part and a rear part of the battery module overlap the front battery mounting members and the rear battery mounting members, respectively.

Abstract: Method and apparatuses for scheduling and beam design in joint phase time arrays (JPTAs). In another embodiment, a method for operating a base station (BS) is provided. The method includes identifying a set of user equipments (UEs) to schedule, a plurality of resource blocks (RBs), and a UE beam map. The UE beam map maps one or more beams from a plurality of beams to one or more UEs in the set of UEs. The method further includes allocating, for a UE in the set of UEs, one or more RBs from the plurality of RBs based the UE beam map and a beam gain on the one or more RBs in a direction of the UE. The method further includes determining a JPTA beam for the UE. The method further includes transmitting scheduling information indicating the allocated one or more RBs and the determined one or more JPTA beams.