Abstract: A super-resolution method, a super-resolution system, a user equipment and a server. The super-resolution method includes: training an image sample at a server; obtaining a server-side image database; updating a local image database in a user device by using the server-side image database; and displaying an input low-resolution image as a high-resolution image.

Abstract: According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for processing an adaptive media service at an encoder includes a first acquisition step of acquiring a first data stream including first image encoding data obtained by encoding a first image sequence, a second acquisition step of acquiring at least one second data stream, each second data steam including second image encoding data obtained by encoding a second image sequence and a target optimization parameter corresponding to the second image encoding data, a first selection step of selecting one data stream from a first data stream set in accordance with a condition of the receiver, the first data stream set at least including the first data stream and the at least one second data stream, and a first transmission step of transmitting the selected data stream to the receiver.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a data-oriented architecture (DOA) system comprising a data resource pool, which includes multiple data management modules, for storing data, a management center which includes an interface management module and multiple data interfaces, and each data interface corresponds to one data management module, wherein the interface management module is configured to configure the corresponding data interface for the data management modules, and get routing information of a requested data according to a data request information, the data request information includes attribute information of an application which initiates the data request information, the data interface is configured to obtain the requested data stored in the data management modules according to the routing information, compile and process the requested data to obtain data of a data structure that supported by the application according to the attribute information, and a DOA resource bus, connected to the

Abstract: A composite material (11,21) for light filtering, comprising: a polymeric matrix material and particles of neodymium compound doped in the polymeric matrix material. A lighting apparatus (10,20) comprises the composite material. A method for determining a doping concentration of particles of neodymium compound in the composite material, and a method for determining a thickness of the composite material are also described.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method and device for image encoding and a method and device for image decoding. The encoding method comprises steps of: downscaling an input high resolution HR image into a low resolution LR image by a downscaler; compressing the LR image using a first compression method; extracting an index value from at least one of the HR image and the LR image; determining a parameter from a parameter database using the index value; compressing the parameter using a second compression method different from the first compression method; and obtaining a data stream by merging the compressed parameter and the compressed LR image.

Abstract: The specification and drawings present a new apparatus such as a lighting apparatus, the apparatus comprising at least one LED (or OLED) module, configured to generate a visible light such as white light, and at least one component such as optical component comprising a compound consisting essentially of the elements neodymium (Nd) and fluorine (F), and optionally including one or more other elements. The lighting apparatus is configured to provide a desired light spectrum by filtering the generated visible light using the compound. The at least one component can comprise a NdFxOy compound with values of x and y determining a content ratio F/O, which may be adjusted during manufacturing of the NdFxOy compound to provide desired output light parameters of the apparatus including at least a desired output light spectrum realized by filtering the generated visible light using the NdFxOy compound.

Abstract: A video player is provided, comprising: a video playing unit, configured to convert an image inputted to the video playing unit into a driving signal for driving a display panel; and an image preprocessing unit, configured to receive the inputted image from a display source, to preprocess the inputted image into n preprocessed images, and to output the n preprocessed images to the video playing unit, wherein the video playing unit is further configured to convert the n preprocessed images into n sets of first driving signals, and to output the n sets of first driving signals via the n output terminals of the video playing unit for displaying, wherein the n preprocessed images correspond to the n output terminals of the video playing unit with each other in a preset manner. Furthermore, a display apparatus and a video playing system and a video playing method are also provided. The video player can display high resolution images at a low cost.

Abstract: Materials and lightguides formed thereof that are suitable for use in lighting units to impart a color filtering effect to visible light. At least a portion of such a lightguide (16) is formed of a composite material comprising a polymeric matrix material and an inorganic particulate material that contributes a color filtering effect to visible light passing through the composite material, and the particulate material comprises a neodymium compound containing Nd3+ ions.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally provides an LED lamp comprising a substrate, an LED light source in optical communication with the substrate, a diffusive coating applied to the substrate, and a luminescent coating disposed at least partially on the diffusive coating. The luminescent coating is between the LED light source and the diffusive coating. The luminescent coating has a composition selected to achieve a particular color temperature according to a characteristic of the LED light source. The present disclosure also generally provides a method of producing an LED lamp, comprising selecting a composition of a luminescent coating to achieve a particular color temperature according to a characteristic of an LED light source of the LED lamp, and coating a substrate in optical communication with the LED light source with a diffusive coating and the luminescent coating having the selected composition.

Abstract: An LED assembly includes an LED light source having a first light output with a characteristic spectrum, and a yellow-green phosphor, red phosphor, and neodymium fluorine absorber combination through which the first light output passes, wherein the yellow-green phosphor, red phosphor, and neodymium fluorine absorber combination is configured to convert the first light output to a second light output having a predetermined correlated color temperature.

Abstract: An image upsampling system, a training method thereof and an image upsampling method are provided, the feature images of an image are obtained by using the convolutional network, upsampling processing is performed on the images with the muxer layer to synthesize every n×n feature images in the input signal into a feature image with the resolution amplified by n×n times, in the upsampling procedure with the muxer layer, information of respective feature images in the input signal is recorded in the generated feature image(s) without loss; and thus, every time when the image passes through a muxer layer with an upsampling multiple of n, the image resolution can be increased by n×n times.

Abstract: An image upsampling system, a training method thereof and an image upsampling method are provided, the feature images of an image are obtained by using the convolutional network, upsampling processing is performed on the images with the muxer layer to synthesize every n×n feature images in the input signal into a feature image with the resolution amplified by n×n times, in the upsampling procedure with the muxer layer, information of respective feature images in the input signal is recorded in the generated feature image(s) without loss; and thus, every time when the image passes through a muxer layer with an upsampling multiple of n, the image resolution can be increased by n×n times.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an image compression system, an image decompression system, a training method and device, as well as a display device. In the image compression system, convolutional neural network modules are used to complete the update and prediction processes. As such, the weight of each filtering unit in the convolutional neural network module can be trained in order to provide the corresponding image compression system with a better compression rate, thereby reducing the difficulty in setting the filtering parameters of the image compression unit and the image decompression unit.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an image compression system, an image decompression system, a training method and device, as well as a display device. In the image compression system, convolutional neural network modules are used to complete the update and prediction processes. As such, the weight of each filtering unit in the convolutional neural network module can be trained in order to provide the corresponding image compression system with a better compression rate, thereby reducing the difficulty in setting the filtering parameters of the image compression unit and the image decompression unit.

Abstract: Materials and optical components formed thereof that are suitable for use in lighting units to obtain or approximate white light illumination, including lighting units that utilize one or more light-emitting diodes (LEDs) as a light source.

Abstract: Materials and lightguides formed thereof that are suitable for use in lighting units to impart a color filtering effect to visible light. At least a portion of such a lightguide (16) is formed of a composite material comprising a polymeric matrix material and an inorganic particulate material that contributes a color filtering effect to visible light passing through the composite material, and the particulate material comprises a neodymium compound containing Nd3+ ions.

Abstract: A super-resolution method, a super-resolution system, a user equipment and a server. The super-resolution method includes: training an image sample at a server; obtaining a server-side image database; updating a local image database in a user device by using the server-side image database; and displaying an input low-resolution image as a high-resolution image.

Abstract: A handheld terminal with a transparent display unit is provided. The handheld terminal includes a first transparent display unit disposed on one of a front side and a back side of the handheld terminal, a second transparent display unit disposed on the other side, or a first and a second gesture detection units disposed on the two sides respectively, a drive module including a first display drive module for the first transparent display unit, and one of the following two constituent parts: a second display drive module for the second transparent display unit, or a first and a second gesture detection drive modules for the first and second gesture detection units respectively, and a processing module configured to cause an image to be displayed on the first transparent display unit.

Abstract: According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for processing an adaptive media service at an encoder includes a first acquisition step of acquiring a first data stream including first image encoding data obtained by encoding a first image sequence, a second acquisition step of acquiring at least one second data stream, each second data steam including second image encoding data obtained by encoding a second image sequence and a target optimization parameter corresponding to the second image encoding data, a first selection step of selecting one data stream from a first data stream set in accordance with a condition of the receiver, the first data stream set at least including the first data stream and the at least one second data stream, and a first transmission step of transmitting the selected data stream to the receiver.