Abstract: Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable storage media are disclosed for generating digital chain pull paintings in digital images. The disclosed system generate, utilizing a neural network, a plurality of matrices over an ambient space for a plurality of polygons of a three-dimensional mesh based on a plurality of features of the plurality of polygons associated with the three-dimensional mesh. The disclosed system determines a gradient field based on the plurality of matrices of the plurality of polygons. The disclosed system generates a mapping for the three-dimensional mesh based on the gradient field and a differential operator corresponding to the three-dimensional mesh.

Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for generating a gesture reenactment video sequence corresponding to a target audio sequence using a trained network based on a video motion graph generated from a reference speech video. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods comprise receiving a first input including a reference speech video and generating a video motion graph representing the reference speech video, where each node is associated with a frame of the reference video sequence and reference audio features of the reference audio sequence. The disclosed systems and methods further comprise receiving a second input including a target audio sequence, generating target audio features, identifying a node path through the video motion graph based on the target audio features and the reference audio features, and generating an output media sequence based on the identified node path through the video motion graph paired with the target audio sequence.

Abstract: A medium processing apparatus includes a conveyor, a liquid applier, and a crimper. The conveyor conveys a medium. The liquid applier applies liquid to the medium conveyed by the conveyor. The crimper presses and deforms a medium bundle including at least one medium to which the liquid is applied by the liquid applier, to bind the medium bundle. The liquid applier selectively performs application of the liquid to all media constituting the medium bundle or application of the liquid to only some of the media constituting the medium bundle, based on a conveyance interval at which the media are conveyed by the conveyor.

Abstract: A switching element includes a semiconductor substrate having: an n-type drift region in contact with each of gate insulating films on a bottom surface and side surfaces of each of the trenches; a p-type body region in contact with the gate insulating films on the side surfaces of each of the trenches at a position above the n-type drift region; an n-type source region in contact with the gate insulating films on the side surfaces of each of the trenches at a position above the p-type body region, the n-type source region being separated away from the n-type drift region by the p-type body region; plurality of p-type bottom regions each of which is located under a corresponding one of the trenches and located away from a corresponding one of the gate insulating films; and a p-type connection region that connects the p-type bottom regions and the p-type body region.

Abstract: A damper device includes: a cylinder; a rod; a piston having an annular groove; and a seal ring. A bottom portion of the annular groove is provided with a deep bottom portion, and a shallow bottom portion. The seal ring is provided with, on an outer peripheral surface thereof, a cylinder contact portion configured to come into contact with an inner peripheral surface of the cylinder, and is provided with, on an inner peripheral surface thereof, a shallow bottom portion contact portion configured to come into contact with the shallow bottom portion, a center of the cylinder contact portion and a center of the shallow bottom portion contact portion are offset in an axial direction, and the inner peripheral surface of the seal ring does not come into contact with the deep bottom portion when the piston moves in a damper braking direction.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate that includes a first semiconductor layer of p-type, a drift layer disposed below the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer of n-type disposed below the drift layer. The drift layer includes a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, and a plurality of second semiconductor regions of a second conductivity type and a plurality of third semiconductor regions of the second conductivity type distributed in the first semiconductor region. Each of the second semiconductor regions has a shape elongated in a first direction. Each of the third semiconductor regions has a shape elongated in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction. The second semiconductor regions and the third semiconductor regions are alternately arranged at intervals along the first direction, and are alternately arranged at intervals along the second direction.

Abstract: A switching element includes a gate electrode and a source electrode disposed in each of trenches provided in a semiconductor substrate. A longitudinal direction of the trench is defined as a first direction, and the trenches are spaced from each other in a second direction intersecting the first direction. Each of the trenches extends in the first direction while being displaced in the second direction so as to satisfy that an inter-trench region between the adjacent trenches has narrow portions and wide portions alternately arranged in the first direction and alternately arranged in the second direction via the trenches. A source region is distributed across the narrow portion and the wide portion, and is in contact with the source electrode in the wide portion.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having at least one element region in which a transistor is disposed, an interlayer insulating film disposed above the semiconductor substrate, and a semiconductor layer disposed above the interlayer insulating film. The semiconductor layer includes a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type connected to a gate of the transistor, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type connected to the first semiconductor layer, and a third semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type connected to the second semiconductor layer and connected to a low potential terminal of the transistor.

Abstract: There is provided a locking device including: a base member; a lock bar member; and a drive member. The base member includes a pair of facing surfaces sandwiching and supporting the lock bar member. The lock bar member includes a lock portion, a first bar portion extending in a sliding direction of the lock bar member, and a second bar portion extending in a direction intersecting the sliding direction and connecting the first bar portion and the lock portion. A first stepped portion is formed on the first bar portion, and a second stepped portion is formed on the second bar portion. Each of the facing surfaces is provided with step portions each of which faces the first stepped portion and the second stepped portion respectively in the direction intersecting the sliding direction at positions sandwiched between the first stepped portion and the second stepped portion.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a top electrode in contact with a top surface of the semiconductor substrate, a bottom electrode in contact with a bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate, and an oxide film in contact with the top surface of the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate includes an element region and an outer peripheral region. The element region is a region where the top electrode is in contact with the top surface of the semiconductor substrate. The outer peripheral region is a region where the oxide film is in contact with the top surface of the semiconductor substrate, and is located between the element region and an outer peripheral end surface of the semiconductor substrate. The element region includes a semiconductor element connected between the top electrode and the bottom electrode. The outer peripheral region includes surface high-voltage-breakdown regions, deep high-voltage-breakdown regions, and a drift region.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system that utilizes neural networks to generate looping animations from still images. The system fits a 3D model to a pose of a person in a digital image. The system receives a 3D animation sequence that transitions between a starting pose and an ending pose. The system generates, utilizing an animation transition neural network, first and second 3D animation transition sequences that respectively transition between the pose of the person and the starting pose and between the ending pose and the pose of the person. The system modifies each of the 3D animation sequence, the first 3D animation transition sequence, and the second 3D animation transition sequence by applying a texture map. The system generates a looping 3D animation by combining the modified 3D animation sequence, the modified first 3D animation transition sequence, and the modified second 3D animation transition sequence.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable storage media are disclosed for utilizing unsupervised learning of discrete human motions to generate digital human motion sequences. The disclosed system utilizes an encoder of a discretized motion model to extract a sequence of latent feature representations from a human motion sequence in an unlabeled digital scene. The disclosed system also determines sampling probabilities from the sequence of latent feature representations in connection with a codebook of discretized feature representations associated with human motions. The disclosed system converts the sequence of latent feature representations into a sequence of discretized feature representations by sampling from the codebook based on the sampling probabilities. Additionally, the disclosed system utilizes a decoder to reconstruct a human motion sequence from the sequence of discretized feature representations.

Abstract: A medium processing apparatus includes a liquid applier, a post-processing device, a liquid storage unit, a liquid detector, and circuitry. The liquid applier applies liquid to a part of at least one medium. The post-processing device performs a given process on a bundle of media. The liquid storage unit stores the liquid. The liquid detector detects the liquid in the liquid storage unit. The circuitry is to determine whether to cause the liquid applier to apply the liquid on the at least one medium based on a detection result of the liquid detector, and set a number of times of application of the liquid to be equal to or less than a given number of times of application of the liquid when the liquid detector does not detect the liquid in the liquid storage unit.

Abstract: A medium processing apparatus includes the liquid applier, a first liquid storage, a second liquid storage, a liquid flow passage, a liquid leakage detector, and a liquid flow limiter. The liquid applier applies a liquid on a sheet on which a given process is to be performed. The first liquid storage stores liquid to be supplied by the liquid applier. The second liquid storage stores the liquid to be supplied to the first liquid storage. The liquid flow passage connects the first liquid storage and the second liquid storage. The liquid leakage detector detects leakage of the liquid from at least one of the first liquid storage or the second liquid storage. The liquid flow limiter limits a flow of the liquid from at least one of the first liquid storage or the second liquid storage in response to a detection of the leakage by the liquid leakage detector.

Abstract: A medium processing apparatus includes a liquid applier, a binder, a mover, first and second rotators. The first rotator rotates the binder between a first inclined posture and a first parallel posture. The second rotator rotates the liquid applier between a second inclined posture and a second parallel posture, and includes a posture change assembly and a collision avoidance assembly. The posture change assembly changes the posture of the liquid applier from the second inclined or parallel posture to the second parallel or inclined posture at a posture changing position. The collision avoidance assembly allows the binder in the first inclined posture to pass a restriction position, and restricts the binder in the first parallel posture from passing through the restriction position. The binder reaches the restriction position before the liquid applier reaches the posture changing position.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a cell section having a plurality of gate structures, and an outer peripheral section surrounding the cell section. The cell section includes a semiconductor substrate, the plurality of gate structures, a first electrode and a second electrode. The cell section and the outer peripheral section includes a protective film made of a material having a thermal conductivity lower than that of the first electrode. The protective film extends from the outer peripheral section to an outer edge portion of the cell section adjacent to the outer peripheral section and covers a portion of the first electrode adjacent to the outer peripheral section.

Abstract: Provided is a powdered green tea extract composition, including the following components (A) to (C): (A) non-polymer catechins; (B) quinic acid; and (C) a polysaccharide, wherein the powdered green tea extract composition has a volatile content of 5.6 mass % or less, wherein a mass ratio between the component (A) and the component (B), [(B)/(A)], is less than 0.2, wherein amass ratio between the component (A) and the component (C), [(C)/(A)], is 1.2 or more, wherein, when an absolute value (?a*) of a difference between an a* value in an L*a*b* color system of the powdered green tea extract composition after storage under an atmosphere of 37° C.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable storage media are disclosed for utilizing unsupervised learning of discrete human motions to generate digital human motion sequences. The disclosed system utilizes an encoder of a discretized motion model to extract a sequence of latent feature representations from a human motion sequence in an unlabeled digital scene. The disclosed system also determines sampling probabilities from the sequence of latent feature representations in connection with a codebook of discretized feature representations associated with human motions. The disclosed system converts the sequence of latent feature representations into a sequence of discretized feature representations by sampling from the codebook based on the sampling probabilities. Additionally, the disclosed system utilizes a decoder to reconstruct a human motion sequence from the sequence of discretized feature representations.

Abstract: A diode has a semiconductor substrate made of silicon carbide. The semiconductor substrate includes a p-type first semiconductor region, a drift region below the first semiconductor region, and an n-type second semiconductor region below the drift region. The drift region has a plurality of p-type column regions and a plurality of n-type column regions alternately arranged in a lateral direction. The drift region includes a specific region distributed over the plurality of p-type column regions and the plurality of n-type column regions, at least at a part in a depth direction. The plurality of p-type column regions has an effective p-type impurity concentration that is lower in the specific region than in a portion around the specific region, and the plurality of n-type column regions has an effective n-type impurity concentration that is higher in the specific region than in a portion around the specific region.

Abstract: A server device that provides a plurality of client devices with a game obtains a first request from a first client device of a first user. Responsive to obtaining the first request, the server device outputs first identification information corresponding to the first user. The server device obtains a second request including the first identification information from a second client device of a second user. Responsive to obtaining the second request, the server device corrects second user information on the second user using correction data based on first user information on the first user. The server device causes the second client device to display at least part of the corrected second user information.