Abstract: A method and apparatus for minimizing a time that a camera field of view is not being monitored while the camera is undergoing a software or firmware update is provided herein. During operation a determination is made that a camera needs a software or firmware update. The location of a security asset (e.g., a mobile camera, a security guard, a drone, . . . , etc.) is determined. The update is performed based on the security asset being within a predetermined distance from the camera. More particularly, in one embodiment, the update is performed only when the security asset is within the predetermined distance from the camera.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for minimizing a time that a camera field of view is not being monitored while the camera is undergoing a software or firmware update is provided herein. During operation a determination is made that a camera needs a software or firmware update. The location of a security asset (e.g., a mobile camera, a security guard, a drone, . . . , etc.) is determined. The update is performed based on the security asset being within a predetermined distance from the camera. More particularly, in one embodiment, the update is performed only when the security asset is within the predetermined distance from the camera.

Abstract: An animated emoticon generation method, a computer-readable storage medium, and a computer device are provided. The method includes: displaying an emoticon input panel on a chat page; detecting whether a video shooting event is triggered in the emoticon input panel; acquiring video data in response to detecting the video shooting event; obtaining an edit operation for the video data; processing video frames in the video data according to the edit operation to synthesize an animated emoticon; and adding an emoticon thumbnail corresponding to the animated emoticon to the emoticon input panel, the emoticon thumbnail displaying the animated emoticon to be used as a message on the chat page based on a user selecting the emoticon thumbnail in the emoticon input panel.

Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for implementing workflows across multiple differing systems and devices is provided herein. During operation a workflow for a first camera is automatically suggested, or a new workflow generated for the first camera, based upon a workflow being created for a second camera having a similar field of view as the first camera. In particular, a workstation (or server) will receive an indication that a workflow was created for a camera. The workstation (or server) then determines if any other cameras have similar field of views. New workflows will then be suggested (or implemented) for the cameras having similar field of views. The suggested/implemented workflows will have a similar trigger and a similar action.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a method for training a model configured to monitor a working status of equipment based on sensor data. An example method includes: training a model using a training data set including historical sensor data gathered only when the equipment is under normal working conditions; testing the model with sensor data causing a false alarm, sensor data of the equipment's historical confirmed failure, and sensor data within pre-defined recent time period when the equipment is under normal working conditions; and activating the model if the model passes test, otherwise rejecting the model.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include anomaly detection methods for a dynamic control system. An example method includes: using a g network to initialize a hidden state distribution of the system; receiving a measurement value of a sensor and a state value of a trigger at a current point of time; receiving a sampling point into an f network to perform a prediction to obtain a second sampling point; using an h network to map the second sampling point into a sensor measurement value space to perform a prediction to obtain a probability distribution of a measurement value of the sensor in the dynamic control system at the current point of time; and determining whether an anomaly exists in the dynamic control system by comparing the measurement value obtained from real-time monitoring and the probability distribution obtained from a prediction.

Abstract: A coating composition has 5-15% by weight of a polymeric binder selected from a polyester polyol, an acrylic polyol, an epoxy, silicone, a silicone hybrid and a fluoropolymer. The composition has 20-40% by weight of microparticles, where the microparticles are made of a polyamide, a polyethylene, a polypropylene, a polyurea, a polyurethane, a polymethyl methacrylate, a polystyrene or mixtures thereof and the microparticles have a mean particle diameter d50 size ranging from 5 ?m to 60 ?m. The composition has 2-12% by weight of nanoparticles, said nanoparticles are made of inorganic oxides with a primary particle size ranging from 5 nm to 50 nm; 0-15% by weight of a crosslinker having reactivity to the polymeric binder; 0-20% by weight of pigments and/or fillers, and 40-80% by weight of an organic solvent.

Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for signed document image analysis and fraud detection. An image of a document may be received from a user's device. A first layer of a machine learning engine is used to identify a signature and a name of the user within different areas of the received image. A second layer of the machine learning engine is used to extract a plurality of features from the different areas of the image. The plurality of features includes at least one visual feature representing the signature and at least one textual feature representing the name. A combined feature representation of the signature and the name is generated based on the plurality of features extracted from the image. A third layer of the machine learning engine is used to determine whether the signature of the user has been digitally altered, based on the combined feature representation.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include anomaly detection methods for a dynamic control system. An example method includes: using a g network to initialize a hidden state distribution of the system; receiving a measurement value of a sensor and a state value of a trigger at a current point of time; receiving a sampling point into an f network to perform a prediction to obtain a second sampling point; using an h network to map the second sampling point into a sensor measurement value space to perform a prediction to obtain a probability distribution of a measurement value of the sensor in the dynamic control system at the current point of time; and determining whether an anomaly exists in the dynamic control system by comparing the measurement value obtained from real-time monitoring and the probability distribution obtained from a prediction.

Abstract: Embodiments of bonded semiconductor structures and fabrication methods thereof are disclosed. In an example, a method for forming a semiconductor device is disclosed. A first device layer is formed on a first substrate. A first bonding layer including a first bonding contact and a first bonding alignment mark is formed above the first device layer. A second device layer is formed on a second substrate. A second bonding layer including a second bonding contact and a second bonding alignment mark is formed above the second device layer. The first bonding alignment mark is aligned with the second bonding alignment mark, such that the first bonding contact is aligned with the second bonding contact. The first substrate and the second substrate are bonded in a face-to-face manner, so that the first bonding contact is in contact with the second bonding contact at a bonding interface, and the first bonding alignment mark is in contact with the second bonding alignment mark at the bonding interface.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a magnetic resonance imaging device configured to exert a high-frequency electromagnetic field on an object under test in a static magnetic field and to reconstruct an image based on magnetic resonance signals. The magnetic resonance imaging device comprises a receiving coil comprising a plurality of receiving coil elements and configured to receive magnetic resonance signals and feed the magnetic resonance signals to a receiver, and a coupler configured to be coupled with at least a first receiving coil element of the receiving coil, the coupler being directionally coupled with at least the receiver, the first receiving coil element being configured to receive a high-frequency electromagnetic wave signal through the coupler. The directional coupling between the coupler and the receiver is so regulated that the first receiving coil element transmits the high-frequency electromagnetic wave signal to the object under test to sense a physiological movement signal.

Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for implementing workflows across multiple differing systems and devices is provided herein. During operation a workflow for a first camera is automatically suggested, or a new workflow generated for the first camera, based upon a workflow being created for a second camera having a similar field of view as the first camera. In particular, a workstation (or server) will receive an indication that a workflow was created for a camera. The workstation (or server) then determines if any other cameras have similar field of views. New workflows will then be suggested (or implemented) for the cameras having similar field of views. The suggested/implemented workflows will have a similar trigger and a similar action.

Abstract: An animated emoticon generation method, a computer-readable storage medium, and a computer device are provided. The method includes: displaying an emoticon input panel on a chat page; detecting whether a video shooting event is triggered in the emoticon input panel; acquiring video data in response to detecting the video shooting event; obtaining an edit operation for the video data; processing video frames in the video data according to the edit operation to synthesize an animated emoticon; and adding an emoticon thumbnail corresponding to the animated emoticon to the emoticon input panel, the emoticon thumbnail displaying the animated emoticon to be used as a message on the chat page based on a user selecting the emoticon thumbnail in the emoticon input panel.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an astrophotographic apparatus for acquiring images of targets in a sky area. The method includes: step 1, an image acquisition device is driven through a controlled rotatable component to point to the position near a target in a sky area, and images of the sky area are acquired through the image acquisition device; step 2, the images of the sky area are analyzed to obtain the right ascension coordinates and the declination coordinates of the center point of images for synchronizing the coordinates to the controlled rotatable component; step 3, the image acquisition device is driven by the controlled rotatable component to point to a target position of the target right ascension coordinates and the target declination coordinates corresponding to the target celestial body to acquire the images; and step 4, an image processing is performed on the images to obtain the processed images.

Abstract: An animated emoticon generation method, a computer-readable storage medium, and a computer device are provided. The method includes: displaying an emoticon input panel on a chat page; detecting whether a video shooting event is triggered in the emoticon input panel; acquiring video data in response to detecting the video shooting event; obtaining an edit operation for the video data; processing video frames in the video data according to the edit operation to synthesize an animated emoticon; and adding an emoticon thumbnail corresponding to the animated emoticon to the emoticon input panel, the emoticon thumbnail displaying the animated emoticon to be used as a message on the chat page based on a user selecting the emoticon thumbnail in the emoticon input panel.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a swashplate-type axial plunger pump with multi-channel oil feed and full-flow self-cooling and double-end-face flow distribution. The cooling oil suctioned by the plunger pump firstly cools the friction pair of the cylinder block and the plunger; then, one part of the cooling oil passes through a gap between the pump case and the cylinder block and enters the control chamber by passing by the friction pair of the oil distribution plate and the cylinder block to cool the friction pair of the oil distribution plate and the cylinder block; and the other part of the cooling oil passes through a gap between the pump case and the cylinder block and enters the control chamber by passing by the friction pair of the slipper and the swashplate to cool the friction pair of the slipper and the swashplate.

Abstract: A marketing analytics pipeline includes an opportunity detection analytics hub and a marketing platform, wherein the opportunity detection analytics hub is configured to use trend data reports from a consumption database to fit statistical models based on streaming consumption and interaction patterns of social media UGC (user generated content) and to send growth and re-engagement opportunities to a marketing action analytics hub, and wherein the marketing platform is configured to interact with the marketing action analytics hub to create targeted marketing campaigns based around high growth potential audiences.

Abstract: Embodiments of bonded semiconductor structures and fabrication methods thereof are disclosed. In an example, a method for forming a semiconductor device is disclosed. A first interconnect layer including first interconnects is formed above a first substrate. A first bonding layer including first bonding contacts is formed above the first interconnect layer, such that each first interconnect is in contact with a respective first bonding contact. A second interconnect layer including second interconnects is formed above a second substrate. A second bonding layer including second bonding contacts is formed above the second interconnect layer, such that at least one second bonding contact is in contact with a respective second interconnect, and at least another second bonding contact is separated from the second interconnects. The first and second substrates are bonded in a face-to-face manner, such that each first bonding contact is in contact with one second bonding contact at a bonding interface.

Abstract: Embodiments of bonded semiconductor structures and fabrication methods thereof are disclosed. In an example, a bonded structure includes a first bonding layer including a first bonding contact and a first bonding alignment mark, a second bonding layer including a second bonding contact and a second bonding alignment mark, and a bonding interface between the first bonding layer and the second bonding layer. The first bonding alignment mark is aligned with the second bonding alignment mark at the bonding interface, such that the first bonding contact is aligned with the second bonding contact at the bonding interface. The first bonding alignment mark includes a plurality of first repetitive patterns. The second bonding alignment mark includes a plurality of second repetitive patterns different from the plurality of first repetitive patterns.

Abstract: Embodiments of wafer bonding method and structures thereof are disclosed. The wafer bonding method can include performing a plasma activation treatment on a front surface of a first and a front surface of a second wafer; performing a silica sol treatment on the front surfaces of the first and the second wafers; performing a preliminary bonding process of the first and second wafer; and performing a heat treatment of the first and the second wafers to bond the front surface of the first wafer to the front surface of the second wafers.