Abstract: This disclosure relates to a semiconductor structure (100), comprising a crystalline silicon substrate (110), having a surface (111), and a crystalline silicon oxide superstructure (120) on the surface (111) of the silicon substrate (110), the silicon oxide superstructure (120) having a thickness of at least two molecular layers and a (1×1) plane structure using Wood's notation.

Abstract: An electro-holographic light field generator device is disclosed. The light field generator device has an optical substrate with a waveguide face and an exit face. One or more surface acoustic wave (SAW) optical modulator devices are included within each light field generator device. The SAW devices each include a light input, a waveguide, and a SAW transducer, all configured for guided mode confinement of input light within the waveguide. A leaky mode deflection of a portion of the waveguided light, or diffractive light, impinges upon the exit face. Multiple output optics at the exit face are configured for developing from each of the output optics a radiated exit light from the diffracted light for at least one of the waveguides. An RF controller is configured to control the SAW devices to develop the radiated exit light as a three-dimensional output light field with horizontal parallax and compatible with observer vertical motion.

Abstract: Inter frame candidate selection may include identifying a current block from a current input frame from an input video stream, and generating an encoded block by encoding the current block, wherein encoding the current block includes determining an inter-coding candidate motion vector. Determining the inter-coding candidate motion vector may include identifying a plurality of motion vectors, wherein the plurality of motion vectors includes a context motion vector identified from a block neighboring the current block in the current input frame, a zero valued motion vector, and an estimated motion vector based on the current block and a reference frame, determining a plurality of cost values by determining a cost value for each respective motion vector from the plurality of motion vectors, and identifying a motion vector from the plurality of motion vectors having a minimal cost value as the inter-coding candidate motion vector.

Abstract: A radio network element includes at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the radio network element to: configure a quasi-co-location-type information entry included in a transmission configuration indication state (S604) for a downlink transmission beam between the radio network element and a user equipment based on at least one beam report, the at least one beam report including at least one transmission parameter for the downlink transmission beam, and the quasi-colocation-type information entry being indicative of one or more sources of inter-beam-interference on the downlink transmission beam at the user equipment; and transmit the transmission configuration indication state including the quasi-co-location-type information entry to the user equipment (S606).

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus, said apparatus comprising means for receiving an indication from a base station, at a user equipment having at least one antenna panel, to provide beam reporting information according to one of a plurality of beam reporting formats and providing beam reporting information to the base station according to the indicated beam reporting format.

Abstract: An optical system such as an imaging system, projecting system or combined imaging and projecting system, has complex dielectric coatings and/or reflecting polarizers to separate multiple spectral bands and/or polarizations on one or more of the system's curved mirrors.

Abstract: The specification and drawings present methods and apparatuses for feedback signaling for beamforming purposes in a multiple input-multiple output (MIMO) radio environment. According to an embodiment of the invention, a mobile device is configured to measure an integer number P of different beam groups, each group representing one or more transmit beams and each group corresponding to one or more antenna ports at the mobile device. The mobile device is triggered according to the configuration to provide feedback. The radio access node transmits reference signals on each of the transmit beams across all of the groups for measurement by the mobile device and receives the triggered feedback including, for each of the different beam groups, at least one best match between a transmit beam of the respective group and a corresponding antenna port and an indication of measurement results for the best match.

Abstract: An apparatus in a communications device includes circuitry configured for determining one or more parameters for one or more downlink signals received by a plurality of antenna arrangements of a set of antenna arrangements and for causing the communications device to transmit to an access point using a subset of said set of antenna arrangements, the subset of said set of antenna arrangements being selected on the determined one or more parameter.

Abstract: A wide field-of-view celestial sighting system and method are provided. The method includes orienting an imaging optic to collect light from at least one light source, such as at least one celestial body, the imaging optic being secured to a platform. The method further includes selectively collecting light from the at least one celestial body through a selective light collector secured to the platform and positioned in an imaging surface, such as an imaging plane, of the imaging optic. The method further includes combining forward scattered light from the at least one celestial body to provide a combined forward scattered light, and detecting a light intensity of the combined forward scattered light. Systems for performing the method are provided.

Abstract: A bioreactor for growing micro-organisms, has a reaction chamber containing a reaction mixture with a reaction medium and micro-organisms. A draft tube is arranged inside the reaction chamber, which has a gas inlet, an inlet for the reaction mixture at its first end, and an outlet for the reaction mixture at its second end. The bioreactor includes means for generating flow of the reaction mixture within the reaction chamber and a first blade structure arranged inside the reaction chamber, surrounding the draft tube. The first blade structure has blades arranged at, at least one of an angle ?1 with respect to a direction defined by the height of the reaction chamber, or an angle ?2 with respect to a direction defined by the height of the reaction chamber. The bioreactor also includes an inlet for reaction medium and an outlet for withdrawing medium with grown micro-organisms.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products where a user equipment in a wireless communications network determines a measure of signal quality for a restricted set of beam recovery candidates, compares the measure of signal quality of contention free random access candidates reference signal in the restricted set or a subset of contention free random access candidates to a signal quality based recovery threshold, and selects the at least one candidate signal with signal quality above that threshold from a candidate beam reference signal list; where the user equipment measures a reference signal received power for contention free random access candidate beam, selects candidates above a reference signal received power threshold, determines signal quality for the selected contention free random access candidates above that threshold, and selects one candidate in response to multiple contention free random access candidates being above that threshold or the one with highest measure of signal quality.

Abstract: An image-based navigation system is arranged to obtain a terrain image of a target terrain from one or more image sensors at a low altitude imaging location. The terrain image includes at least one celestial image feature and at least one terrain feature. Map database information stored in at least one hardware memory device is accessed and compared to the at least one celestial image feature and the at least one terrain feature in the terrain image to determine absolute location coordinates of the imaging location.

Abstract: The embodiments relate to a method comprising receiving visual data from image capturing means, said visual data comprising a plurality of entities (510); processing the visual data to determine one or more grouping types for at least selected entities of said plurality of entities (520); storing said one or more grouping types as a metadata of a container file format, said one or more grouping types being associated with said selected entities (530); and including the metadata to a container file in association with said visual data (540).

Abstract: A method comprises: configuring multiple reporting modes for multi-level based transmitter (TX) beam index reporting for a particular beam/antenna panel group from a plurality of beam/antenna groups, wherein the multiple reporting modes includes at least one of a full reporting mode configuration for the particular beam/antenna panel group, a full reporting mode configuration common for the plurality of beam/antenna panel groups, a differential reporting mode, and a partial reporting mode, selecting a reporting mode from the multiple reporting modes, and sending a report based on the selected reporting mode.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for applying beam diversity for multi-slot physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) are provided. One method may include receiving configuration of a multi-slot transmission mode for a multi-slot communication channel. The method may also include receiving, based on the configuration of the multi-slot transmission mode, transmission configuration indications of a plurality of transmit beams for slots in the multi-slot communication channel. A selected set of candidate transmit beams may be received among the plurality of transmit beams for the slots in the multi-slot communication channel. The method may also include determining, among the selected set of candidate transmit beams, which transmit beam is used for each slot in the multi-slot communication channel, and applying a reception beam corresponding to each transmit beam used for each slot in the multi-slot communication channel.

Abstract: In accordance with example embodiments of the invention there is at least a method and apparatus to perform at least receiving from a communication network, by a user equipment, a measurement configuration; determining to adapt the measurement configuration, wherein the adapted measurement configuration identifies mobility measurements for use by the user equipment based on at least one condition; and performing the adapted measurement configuration instead of the measurement configuration received from the communication network.

Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from improved performance. For example, communication systems may benefit from a multi-functional reference signal that allows for the harmonization of different reference signal patterns. A method, in certain embodiments, may include constructing at a base station a reference signal including a plurality of reference signal patterns. The plurality of reference signal patterns can include at least one of a default reference signal pattern or a multi-functional signal pattern for at least one of uplink or downlink. The plurality of reference signal patterns can include at least one of partially overlapping or non-overlapping resource elements. In addition, the plurality of reference signal patterns are constructed dynamically for a specific user or group of users. The method may also include sending the reference signal from the base station to a user equipment.

Abstract: An electric machine including a stator and a frame, the stator is supported with support necks on the frame in at least two axially spaced support locations. The support locations include a first group of support necks and a second group of support necks. The support necks in the first group are positioned in connection with a vertical centre plane. The second group includes two side support necks positioned opposite to each other at an angular distance above or below a horizontal centre plane. The angular distance is defined by a first angle which is determined in degrees by the formula ?1=(90/P)±(?)*(90/P), where P is the number of poles of the electric machine and P>2.

Abstract: The embodiments relate to a method comprising receiving visual data in a file format compatible with ISO base media file format; processing the visual data to detect one or more content elements; storing the detected one or more content elements and information on the used process as a metadata; and including the metadata to the media file in association with the visual data. The embodiments also relate to a technical equipment for implementing the method.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products relating to physical resource block (PRB) bundling size and/or precoding resource block group (PRG) configuration are provided. One method may include determining a minimum PRG size based at least on a user equipment's operating bandwidth, defining a configurable PRG set based on the minimum PRG size, and signaling the PRG set to the user equipment.