Abstract: An electrical connector includes a barrel type terminal, having a first connecting area and a second connecting area. The first connecting area has a first non-soldering surface and a first soldering surface. The second connecting area has a second non-soldering surface and a second soldering surface. Each of the first and second soldering surfaces and the first and second non-soldering surfaces has a first solder layer. A sleeve sheathes outside the barrel type terminal, and has a first fixing area and a second fixing area. Two second solder layers are provided between the first fixing area and the first soldering surface and between the second fixing area and the second soldering surface. The amount of solder provided between the first fixing area and the first soldering surface and between the second fixing area and the second soldering surface is greater than that provided on the first and second non-soldering surfaces.

Abstract: In one example, a method includes method comprising: receiving audio data generated by a microphone of a current computing device; identifying, based on the audio data, one or more computing devices that each emitted a respective audio signal in response to speech reception being activated at the current computing device; and selecting either the current computing device or a particular computing device from the identified one or more computing devices to satisfy a spoken utterance determined based on the audio data.

Abstract: A detection method comprising: (A) transmitting a to-be tested file to a first testing machine by the processing device; wherein the first testing machine uses for executing the to-be tested file; (B) monitoring that whether a component usage of the first testing machine is higher than a default threshold during a period of executing the to-be tested file by the processing device; and (C) when the component usage of the first testing machine is higher than the default threshold, the memory forensics module analyzes the memory space of the first testing machine to determine that whether the to-be tested file comprises a malware program and generate an analyzing result.

Abstract: A monitor apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium thereof are provided. The monitor method is adapted for an electronic computing apparatus, wherein the electronic computing apparatus stores a smart contract and a blockchain ledger of a blockchain system. The monitor method periodically executes the following steps: (a) obtaining a piece of behavior information of a first electronic apparatus at a time point, (b) retrieving, via the smart contract, a plurality of pieces of previous behavior information within a time interval from the blockchain ledger, wherein the time interval is defined by the time point, and each piece of previous behavior information corresponds to one of a plurality of second electronic apparatuses and the first electronic apparatus, (c) determining a legality of the piece of behavior information according to the pieces of previous behavior information, and (d) writing the behavior information into the blockchain ledger.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a barrel type terminal, having a first connecting area and a second connecting area. The first connecting area has a first non-soldering surface and a first soldering surface. The second connecting area has a second non-soldering surface and a second soldering surface. Each of the first and second soldering surfaces and the first and second non-soldering surfaces has a first solder layer. A sleeve sheathes outside the barrel type terminal, and has a first fixing area and a second fixing area. Two second solder layers are provided between the first fixing area and the first soldering surface and between the second fixing area and the second soldering surface. The amount of solder provided between the first fixing area and the first soldering surface and between the second fixing area and the second soldering surface is greater than that provided on the first and second non-soldering surfaces.

Abstract: A 3D-slanted roll crusher includes a housing, a number of driving devices mounted to the housing, a base mounted to an end of the housing away from the driving devices, a number of groups of grinders, a number of grinding teeth mounted on each of the grinders, and a number of material obstructing bodies mounted on an inner wall of the housing. The grinders correspond to the driving members one-to-one. Each grinder is connected to the base and the corresponding driving device. The grinders are spaced equally apart within the housing around a central axis of the housing and slantedly mounted on the base facing the driving devices.

Abstract: Methods and an apparatus for background subtraction are described. According to some implementations, the temporal history of a pixel location can be used to classify whether a current input pixel of a current input video frame is a background pixel or a foreground pixel. The classification can be made based on the number of matching pixels in corresponding pixel locations in background history planes. One of the background history planes can be updated according to the classified background pixels and persistent classified foreground pixels.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to administration of wireless peripheral devices. A computer-implemented method includes connecting to a peripheral device through a first connection, and determining a peripheral identifier corresponding to the peripheral device. The method further includes associating the peripheral identifier with a device identifier corresponding to a user device and sending an updated policy based on the association between the peripheral identifier and the device identifier to the peripheral device through the first connection. The method further includes pairing, through the first connection, the peripheral device and the user device based on the updated policy to establish a second connection between the peripheral device and the user device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, computer program product, and computer system for masking indexes. The method may include masking the index if the index contention exceeds a defined threshold. The method may also include configuring the mask type for the index to insert the index without masking. In response to determining that the mask type for the index is configured to insert the index without masking, the index is masked according to a set of rules.

Abstract: A method for preparing aromatic hydrocarbons with carbon dioxide hydrogenation, comprising: directly converting a mixed gas consisting of carbon dioxide and hydrogen with the catalysis of a composite catalyst under reaction conditions of a temperature of 250-450° C., a pressure of 0.01-10.0 MPa, a feedstock gas hourly space velocity of 500-50000 mL/(h·gcat) and a H2/CO2 molar ratio of 0.5-8.0, to produce aromatic hydrocarbons. The composite catalyst is a mixture of a first component and a second component. The first component is an iron-based catalyst for making low-carbon olefin via carbon dioxide hydrogenation, and the second component is at least one of metal modified or non-modified molecular sieves which are mainly used for olefin aromatization.

Abstract: The disclosed technology includes techniques for providing improved video stabilization on a mobile device. Using gyroscope data of the mobile device, the physical camera orientation of the mobile device may be estimated over time. Using the physical camera orientation and historical data, corresponding virtual camera orientations representing a camera orientation with undesired rotational movement removed may be modeled using a non-linear filter to provide for mapping of a real image to a stabilized virtual image. The virtual camera orientation may be modified to prevent undefined pixels from appearing in the output image.

Abstract: A method for carbon dioxide direct hydrogenation to gasoline-range hydrocarbons is provided in this invention. Under the reaction conditions of 250-450° C., 0.01-10.0 MPa, 500-50000 mL/(h·gcat) of feedstocks, 0.5-8 molar ratio of H2 to CO2, the mixture of carbon dioxide and hydrogen may be directly converted to gasoline-range hydrocarbons over a multifunctional hybrid catalyst. The multifunctional hybrid catalyst comprises: iron-based catalyst for carbon dioxide hydrogenation as the first component, one, two or more of zeolites optionally modified by metal as the second component. In this method, a per-pass conversion of CO2 may achieve more than 33%, the methane selectivity in the hydrocarbon products is less than 8%, the selectivity of gasoline-range hydrocarbons with carbon numbers from 5 to 11 in the hydrocarbon products is more than 70%. The obtained gasoline-range hydrocarbons exhibit high octane number due to its composition comprising isoparaffins and aromatics as the major components.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a relay and controlling method thereof. The controlling method includes: detecting an input voltage of the relay and a current flowing through the relay; obtaining a voltage zero crossing point information according to the input voltage and a reference voltage value; turning on the relay at an initial turn-on time point according to the voltage zero crossing point information, and obtaining a real turn-on time point of the relay according to the current flowing through the relay; obtaining a turn-on delay of the relay according to the initial turn-on time point and the real turn-on time point, and adjusting the initial turn-on time point to obtain a compensated turn-on time point according to the turn-on delay.

Abstract: Techniques and systems are provided for processing video data. For example, techniques and systems are provided for performing content-adaptive blob filtering. A number of blobs generated for a video frame is determined. A size of a first blob from the blobs is determined, the first blob including pixels of at least a portion of a first foreground object in the video frame. The first blob is filtered from the plurality of blobs when the size of the first blob is less than a size threshold. The size threshold is determined based on the number of the plurality of blobs generated for the video frame.

Abstract: This invention provides methods of beam-indexed spatial modulation (BISM) for multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) technology. It does not only enhance the efficiency of MIMO using, but also address the compatibility problems in Spatial Modulation (SM-MIMO) and Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Index Modulation (OFDM-IM). Furthermore, the BISM improves the speed limitation problem and spectral efficiency issue in the current spatial modulation architectures.

Abstract: A LED-based integral imaging display system as well as its control method and device, including: a parameter matching step: matching the parameters of the lenslet array and LED in the display part of said LED-based integral imaging display system to obtain the display parameters. The display parameters include the basic parameters of the display part, and the corresponding optical imaging models, which match with the basic parameters, in different stereoscopic display modes. A video source acquisition step: according to the display parameters, acquiring the integral imaging video sources required by LED-based integral imaging naked-eye stereoscopic display, which is used for the to-be-displayed 3D image.

Abstract: An upgradeable distribution framework, cable connector and cabling management system is described. The distribution framework has a plurality of ports adapted to be connected by cable connectors and indicator elements arranged on the distribution framework wherein corresponding to at least a portion of the ports. A plurality of first communication units are detachably secured to the cable connectors and such that the first communication units are positioned outside the ports when the cable connectors are inserted into the ports. The distribution framework further includes a plurality of second communication units that correspond to at least a portion of the ports. The second communication units and the corresponding first communication units are configured to communicate with each other in a non-contact manner. A control modules is configured to control and read and write communications between at least a portion of the first communication units and the second communication units.

Abstract: This invention provides methods of beam-indexed spatial modulation (BISM) for multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) technology. It does not only enhance the efficiency of MIMO using, but also address the compatibility problems in Spatial Modulation (SM-MIMO) and Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Index Modulation (OFDM-IM). Furthermore, the BISM improves the speed limitation problem and spectral efficiency issue in the current spatial modulation architectures.

Abstract: A method for verifying a power-management system including a controller and a plurality of power devices, wherein the controller receives a plurality of input signals to generate a plurality of control signals to control the power devices, includes: determining each of the power devices operating in a corresponding mode when the power-management operates under a power configuration; determining a target combination of the control signals when each of the power devices operates in the corresponding mode; patternlessly verifying a behavior of the controller with an input combination of the input signals for the power-management system operating under the power configuration to generate a calculated result of the control signals; comparing the calculated result to the target combination; and determining that the input combination is valid when the calculated result is equal to the target combination.

Abstract: The valve for use in cleaning pipeline systems includes an access port in the body; access port having an opening and configured to receive a cleaning element; a latching mechanism; the latching mechanism being coupled to the access port and having an open configuration and a closed configuration; a locking pin; the locking pin coupled to the latching mechanism and configured to keep the latching mechanism in the closed configuration; an integrated pressure-alert valve; the integrated pressure-alert valve configured to keep the latching mechanism in a temporarily locked condition. Valve is useful for wherein the open configuration allows access to the access port opening when the latching mechanism is in an unlatched and opened state; wherein the closed configuration prevents access to the access port opening when the latching mechanism is in a latched and closed state; and wherein the valve is configured to be used in cleaning pipeline systems.