Abstract: Provided is a positive electrode active material for a lithium-ion battery, the positive electrode active material including a blend of a doped lithium manganese iron phosphate (dLMFP) according to the formula: LiMnxFeyM1?x?yPO4, wherein 0.9<x+y<1; and M is one or more selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca and Ba with one or both of a lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide (NMC) compound having a Ni content greater than 0.6 relative to a total amount of metals other than Li and a lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide (NCA) compound. In particular, provided is a blend at a weight ratio of dLMFP to NMC and/or NCA (i.e., dLMFP:(NMC+NCA)) of >70:<30, such as 75:25, 80:20, 85:15, 90:10, etc.

Abstract: A lithium-ion secondary battery, including (A) an anode including an anode active material; (B) a cathode including a cathode active material; (C) a separator; and (D) an electrolytic solution, the anode active material including (a1) about 5.0 to about 45.0 wt % natural graphite particles, and (a2) about 95.0 to about 55.0 wt % artificial graphite particles; a size of both the natural and artificial graphite particles (a1), (a2) independently being about 2.0 ?m<D50<about 7.0 ?m; the electrolytic solution containing (d1) an organic solvent, (d2) a charge carrier, and (d3) one or more additive compounds for forming a solid electrolyte interphase (“SEI”) on the anode; and the organic solvent (d1) including about 10.0 to about 95.0 vol % of a linear ester of a C2 to C8 saturated acid; and a total weight of the additive compounds (d3) being about 0.20 to about 6.0 wt %.

Abstract: Provided are a method, apparatus and device for image capturing and a storage medium. The method includes acquiring the bounding box of a lens tracking target in an image to be captured; using a pre-trained reference model to predict the first reference position of the image to be captured; and determining a lens movement offset based on the position of each pixel in the bounding box and the first reference position.

Abstract: Highly efficient process for the preparation of 4-Fluoro-1H-pyrazole or salts thereof by reaction of pyrazole with an electrophilic fluorinating reagent is disclosed.

Abstract: Managing an image storage space is provided. A number of processor units identifies a benchmark image in a similar images group. A number of other images not identified in the similar images group as the benchmark image is a set of similar images. The number of processor units creates an image mapping tree. The image mapping tree has a root block for the benchmark image and blocks arranged in a set of layers below the root block based on the set of similar images; the blocks represent portions of the benchmark image; and a plurality of lower blocks in the blocks in a lower layer correspond to subdivisions in an upper block in the blocks in an upper layer. The number of processor units stores a set of selected blocks in the set of similar images that have differences from a set of corresponding blocks in image mapping tree for the benchmark image.

Abstract: An encapsulated tubular cable with a colorized identification strap includes armored protection ducts and an encapsulation protection layer. A hollow passage is formed in the center of the duct body after each armored protection duct is formed. A wire cable, an optical fiber, or an oil duct is placed in the hollow passage. The encapsulation protection layer wraps the armored protection ducts. A plurality of armored protection ducts are arranged in one encapsulated protection layer. A peripheral edge of each armored protection duct is correspondingly provided with at least one colorized identification strap group.

Abstract: A method and system for controlling elevator dispatch is provided. User data, including user behavior, is collected from a number of users over a specified time period. Elevator use data for a number of elevators in a building is also collected over the specified time period. Applying the user data and elevator use data, an elevator dispatch model is constructed that predicts future elevator use according to predicted user needs. An elevator control system dispatches the elevators according to the dispatch model. The elevator dispatch model is refined according to feedback data collected from users over a subsequent time period.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a logging encapsulated optical-fiber duct cable and a manufacturing method thereof. The encapsulated optical-fiber duct cable mainly comprises an external encapsulation layer. At least one armor tube is arranged in the encapsulation layer. An optical fiber protective tube is arranged in each armor tube. A filling layer is arranged in a space between the optical fiber protective tube and the armor tube. An optical fiber is arranged in the optical fiber protective tube. The manufacturing method mainly comprises four steps: pavement of the optical fiber and formation of the protective tube, formation of the filling layer, formation of the armor tube and formation of the encapsulation layer. The optical-fiber duct cable of the present invention has the advantages of large length, high strength, good temperature tolerance, small signal transmission loss, high transmission speed and synchronous transmission of multiple signals.

Abstract: A video is received. One or more subtitles are determined for the video. Whether a word found in a background of the video is similar to a word found in the one or more subtitles is determined. Responsive to determining the word found in the background of the video is similar to the word found in the one or more subtitles, one or more updated subtitles are generated. The one or more updated subtitles include the word found in the background of the video and remove the word found in the one or more subtitles that is similar. A metric for the one or more updated subtitles is calculated. Whether the metric is larger than a threshold is determined. Responsive to determining the metric is larger than the threshold, the video is updated to include the one or more updated subtitles.

Abstract: Managing an image storage space is provided. A number of processor units identifies a benchmark image in a similar images group. A number of other images not identified in the similar images group as the benchmark image is a set of similar images. The number of processor units creates an image mapping tree. The image mapping tree has a root block for the benchmark image and blocks arranged in a set of layers below the root block based on the set of similar images; the blocks represent portions of the benchmark image; and a plurality of lower blocks in the blocks in a lower layer correspond to subdivisions in an upper block in the blocks in an upper layer. The number of processor units stores a set of selected blocks in the set of similar images that have differences from a set of corresponding blocks in image mapping tree for the benchmark image.

Abstract: A flash memory controller includes a read only memory (ROM) and a microprocessor. The ROM is arranged to store a program code. The microprocessor is arranged to execute the program code to control access of a flash memory module. When executing the program code, the microprocessor is arranged to perform operations of: monitoring data retention state of one or more blocks in the flash memory module by reading a last page of the one or more blocks to obtain time information regarding the one or more blocks, which is generated by the flash memory controller; and arranging a specific block to a garbage collection process if time information obtained from the last page of the specific block exceeds a threshold.

Abstract: A system may include a memory and a processor in communication with the memory. The processor may be configured to perform operations. The operations may include calculating a priority factor with a node autonomous center in a node and computing a node service capability with the node autonomous center. The operations may further include selecting, with the node autonomous center, a task based on the priority factor and the node service capability. The operations may further include directing the task to the node.

Abstract: The present invention proposes a method for managing a plurality of memory units in a flash memory module. The method includes: creating a programed timestamp corresponding to each first memory unit according to a data-written time of said each first memory unit; selecting a corresponding read-retry table for performing a read operation upon said each first memory unit according to the programed timestamp of said each first memory unit; and performing a first refresh operation according to program timestamps of first memory units that have been written with data.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to processing irregularly arranged characters. An image is received. An irregularly arranged character within the image is detected. A direction of the irregularly arranged character is modified to a proper direction to obtain a properly oriented character. The properly oriented character is recognized to obtain a first identified character. The image is then rebuilt by replacing the irregularly arranged character with the first identified character, the first identified character in a machine-encoded format.

Abstract: A flash memory method includes: classifying data into a plurality of groups of data; respectively executing error code encoding to generate first corresponding parity check code to store the groups of data and first corresponding parity check code into flash memory module as first blocks; reading out the groups of data from first blocks; executing error correction and de-randomize operation upon read out data to generate de-randomized data; executing randomize operation upon de-randomized data according to a set of seeds to generate randomized data; performing error code encoding upon randomized data to generate second corresponding parity check code; and, storing randomized data and second corresponding parity check code into flash memory module as second block; a cell of first block is used for storing data of first bit number which is different from second bit number corresponding to a cell of second block.

Abstract: A processor may automatically generate one or more transcripts based on a media context. The processor may append at least one of the one or more transcripts to the media. The processor may modify the at least one of the one or more transcripts based on an adjustment to a weight factor.

Abstract: In embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a solution for managing a USB connection between a USB device and a host device. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a USB management server receives, from a USB management client at a host device, USB ID information for identifying a USB device that is plugged into the host device. Whether the USB ID information is valid is determined based on an authentication policy for authenticating the USB device. If the USB ID information is valid, the USB management client is instructed to permit a connection between the USB device and the host device. Accordingly, the connection may be managed by the USB management server. Embodiments of the present disclosure present an effective way for managing USB connections in a centralized way, which provides various flexible authentication policies and requires less manual operations.

Abstract: Examples described herein relate to configuration of access points including Internet-of-Things (IoT) radio. An access point identifier list is received from a network administration node in a network. Each access point identifier in the access point identifier list is uniquely associated with an access point, which includes an IoT radio. A first rules list is received from the network administration node. Each rule in the first rules list indicates a constraint and access point configuration values. An objective function is used to identify access point identifiers satisfying one or more of the constraints in the rules. The access points associated with the identified access point identifiers are configured with the access point configuration values as indicated in the rules.

Abstract: Described are compounds of the structure R4-a—Si-((Sp-Y)—Zb)a, wherein “a” is an integer from 1 to 3; “b” is an integer from 0 to (3×a); “Z,” which is absent when “b”=0, is halogen, C1-6 linear or branched alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl, C1-6 linear or branched halo-alkyl, halo-alkenyl, or halo-alkynyl, or wherein each “R” is halogen, C1-6 linear or branched alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl or C1-6 linear or branched halo-alkyl, halo-alkenyl, or halo-alkynyl; each “Sp” C1-15 linear or branched alkylenyl or C1-15 linear or branched halo-alkylenyl; and each “Y” an organic polar group. Also described are electrolyte compositions containing one or more of these compounds.

Abstract: A high temperature resistant wire is provided. The high temperature resistant wire comprises a carbon nanotube wire and a boron nitride layer coated on a surface of the carbon nanotube wire. The boron nitride layer is coaxially arranged with the carbon nanotube wire. A working temperature of the high temperature resistant wire in the air ranges from 0K to 1600K. A working temperature of the high temperature resistant wire in vacuum ranges from 0K to 2500K. A detector using the high temperature resistant wire is also provided.