Abstract: Search results may include both objective results and person results. In one example, a search query is evaluated to determine whether it is the type of query that a user might want to ask to a friend. If the query is of such a type, then the search engine may examine a social graph to determine which friends of the user who entered the query may have information that is relevant to answering the query. If such friends exist, then the friends may be displayed along with objective search results, along with an explanation of each friend's relevance to the query. Clicking on a person in the results may cause a conversation to be initiated with that person, thereby allowing the user who entered the query to ask his or her friend about the subject of the query.

Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for closed-form 3D model generation of non-rigid complex objects from scans with large holes. A computing device receives (i) a partial scan of a non-rigid complex object captured by a sensor coupled to the computing device; (ii) a partial 3D model corresponding to the object, and (iii) a whole 3D model corresponding to the object, wherein the partial 3D scan and the partial 3D model each includes one or more large holes. The device performs a rough match on the partial 3D model and changes the whole 3D model using the rough match to generate a deformed 3D model. The device refines the deformed 3D model using a deformation graph, reshapes the refined deformed 3D model to have greater detail, and adjusts the whole 3D model according to the reshaped 3D model to generate a closed-form 3D model that closes holes in the scan.

Abstract: A method for determining a location of a wireless transmitter includes: receiving, at data processing hardware, receiver signals from corresponding receivers located within an observation area; estimating, by the data processing hardware, the location of the rogue transmitter; and reporting the estimated location of the rogue transmitter to a remote system in communication with the data processing hardware. Estimating the location of a rogue transmitter includes, for each receiver, determining a transmitter location contour about the receiver based on the corresponding at least one receiver signal and one or more propagation path loss functions and identifying an intersection of the transmitter location contours of the receivers as the estimated location of the rogue transmitter. Each propagation path loss function is based on terrain information corresponding to the observation area.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described for generating a three-dimensional (3D) model of a fully-formed object represented in a noisy or partial scene. An image processing module of a computing device receives images captured by a sensor. The module generates partial 3D mesh models of physical objects in the scene based upon analysis of the images, and determines a location of at least one target object in the scene by comparing the images to one or more 3D reference models and extracting a 3D point cloud of the target object. The module matches the 3D point cloud of the target object to a selected 3D reference model based upon a similarity parameter, and detects one or more features of the target object. The module generates a fully formed 3D model of the target object using partial or noisy 3D points from the scene, extracts the detected features of the target object and features of the 3D reference models that correspond to the detected features, and calculates measurements of the detected features.

Abstract: A pavement structure and method of steel bridge deck. The pavement method for steel bridge deck comprises: laying consecutively a 0.6 mm-0.8 mm epoxy waterproofing bond material layer, a 30 mm-40 mm injectable self-flowing asphalt concrete material layer, a 0.4 mm-0.6 mm epoxy asphalt bond material layer, and a 25 mm-40 mm latex cement mortar poured asphalt concrete material layer onto the top of the steel bridge deck to form the steel bridge deck pavement structure. The present invention has improved the overall deformation coordination ability and anti-fatigue performance of the pavement layer, and has obtained a comprehensive balance among the crack resistance at low temperatures, the stability performance at high temperatures, and the durability of the structure, and it is a scheme with high performance pavement structure.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a light-emitting device may be provided including an active structure including a halide perovskite layer. The light-emitting device may further include a first injection electrode and a second injection electrode electrically coupled to the active structure. The light-emitting device may additionally include a control electrode, and an insulator layer between the control electrode and the active structure. The first injection electrode may be configured to inject electrons into the active structure and the second injection electrode may be configured to inject holes into the active structure upon application of a potential difference between the first injection electrode and the second injection electrode. The control electrode may be configured to generate an electric field upon application of a voltage, thereby causing accumulation of the electrons and the holes in a region of the halide perovskite layer so that the electrons and the holes recombine, thereby emitting light.

Abstract: An aspect of post-lending credit management includes collecting data associated with events for a plurality of clients, serializing the data by time stamp and value to produce a client-based time series of the events, and performing feature generalization for the time series. Feature generation includes grouping the client-based time series according to a selected feature to produce feature-based time series, defining a feature-based default burst and a threshold value for the feature-based time series, identifying a point in time on the feature-based time series when the feature-based default burst reaches the threshold value, determining a cause and effect relationship between default events occurring across the plurality of feature-based time series from the feature-based default burst, and outputting feature-based default rules from the corresponding cause and effect relationship.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a method where an air quality forecast having an air quality turning point is received. A processor identifies an updated air quality turning point based on weather observation information. An air quality forecast at the updated air quality turning point is generated with the weather observation information and human input, which can include human knowledge from a weather expert or an air quality expert. An air quality forecast for a first time period directly prior to the updated air quality turning point is generated with the air quality forecast at the updated air quality turning point and the human input. An air quality forecast for a second time period directly after the updated air quality turning point is generated with the air quality forecast for the first time period, the air quality forecast at the updated air quality turning point, and the human input.

Abstract: Computer-storage media, methods, and systems for improving the ability of a user to accomplish a task that is pending during a search session are provided. When a user invokes the pending task, a collection of elements that are associated with the pending task are dynamically organized into a sharable content page that may be shared with a user's contacts via a social network. The user's contacts may comment on or provide feedback related to the pending task. The feedback may be published to the sharable content page and presented to the user on a user interface.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for creation and implementation of firewall policies. According to one embodiment, a firewall maintains a log of observed network traffic flows. An administrator may request the firewall to generate a customized report based on the logged network traffic by extracting information from the log based on specified report parameters. The report includes aggregated network traffic items and one or more corresponding action objects. Responsive to receipt of a directive to implement an appropriate firewall policy for one or more network traffic items based on interaction with one or more action objects by the administrator, the firewall then automatically defines and establishes an appropriate firewall policy.

Abstract: A mechanism is provided for forecasting air pollution. One or more air-pollution monitoring stations correlated to a forecasting point from a plurality of air-pollution monitoring stations are identified. For the one or more air-pollution monitoring stations that correlate to the forecasting point, one or more patterns of the forecasting point, historical patterns of the forecasting point relating to the one or more patterns of the forecasting point, and one or more patterns of the air-pollution monitoring stations that relate to the one or more patterns of the forecasting point are identified. Based on the one or more patterns of the forecasting point, the historical patterns of the forecasting point relating to the one or more patterns of the forecasting point, and the one or more patterns of the air-pollution monitoring stations that relate to the one or more patterns of the forecasting point, a pollution forecast is provided.

Abstract: A method for modeling air pollution includes receiving a weather model for a particular geographic region. Satellite-observed pollution observation data over the geographic region is received. A physical dispersion model for pollution over the geographic region is generated using the received weather model. The received satellite-observed pollution observation data is interpolated to the generated physical model. The interpolated satellite-observed pollution observation data and the generated physical model are combined using weighted coefficients for both the interpolated satellite-observed pollution observation data and the generated physical model. The weighted coefficients are calculated in accordance with a relative error in both the physical dispersion model and the satellite-observed pollution observation data.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a charging system, charging method, and charging control device. The charging system comprises a charger configured to be coupled to an external power source with its one end; a plurality of secondary batteries configured to be coupled to the charger, respectively; and a control device configured to be coupled to the charger and the plurality of secondary batteries, to control the charger to perform a charging operation on the plurality of secondary battery. According to the present disclosure, the secondary batteries having harmonics with identical frequencies and opposite phases are connected in parallel for charging, to reduce or eliminate the harmonic distortion generated by high order harmonics, and effectively reduce the value of THD.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for creation and implementation of firewall policies. According to one embodiment, a firewall maintains a log of observed network traffic flows. An administrator may request the firewall to generate a customized report based on the logged network traffic by extracting information from the log based on specified report parameters. The report includes aggregated network traffic items and one or more corresponding action objects. Responsive to receipt of a directive to implement an appropriate firewall policy for one or more network traffic items based on interaction with one or more action objects by the administrator, the firewall then automatically defines and establishes an appropriate firewall policy.

Abstract: A risk evaluation method and a risk evaluation device for evaluating an anonymous dataset generated according to an original dataset are provided. The risk evaluation method comprises the following steps. Acquiring a plurality of appearing times respectively corresponding to a plurality of original values of the original dataset. Generating a partition set and a weight table according to a sample parameter, an anonymous parameter and the appearing times. Dividing the original dataset into a plurality of data partitions according to the partition set, and generating a penetration dataset according to the weight table and the data partitions, wherein the penetration dataset comprises a plurality of sample data. Comparing each sample data with a plurality of anonymous data of the anonymous dataset to obtain a plurality of matching quantities respectively corresponding to the sample data. And calculating and outputting a risk evaluation result according to the matching quantities.

Abstract: The invention relates to the art of communications and particularly to a video signal transmission method, apparatus, system and terminal, where the method includes: separating a current raw digital video signal acquired by a video camera core into a luminance signal and a chrominance signal; converting the luminance signal and the chrominance signal into an analog video signal; transmitting the analog video signal to a master control chip board through an electrically-conductive slip ring; and converting the analog video signal back into the current raw digital video signal in the master control chip board. With the video signal transmission method, apparatus, system and terminal according to embodiments of the invention, the integrity of the transmitted video signal can be improved to thereby guarantee the quality of the video signal.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a light-emitting device may be provided including an active structure including a halide perovskite layer. The light-emitting device may further include a first injection electrode and a second injection electrode electrically coupled to the active structure. The light-emitting device may additionally include a control electrode, and an insulator layer between the control electrode and the active structure. The first injection electrode may be configured to inject electrons into the active structure and the second injection electrode may be configured to inject holes into the active structure upon application of a potential difference between the first injection electrode and the second injection electrode. The control electrode may be configured to generate an electric field upon application of a voltage, thereby causing accumulation of the electrons and the holes in a region of the halide perovskite layer so that the electrons and the holes recombine, thereby emitting light.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for sending and receiving audio data, so as to solve the problem that in the prior art, a simulating audio and video transmission system is complex in cable connection structure. The audio data is overlaid at a preset position of a video blanking interval of video data, sending and receiving of audio signals are carried out, and co-cable transmission of the audio and video data can be achieved.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for facilitating access to a cloud-based logging service. According to one embodiment, access to a cloud-based logging service is integrated within a network security appliance by automatically configuring access settings for the logging service and creating an account for the security appliance with the logging service. A log is created within the logging service by making use of the automatically configured access settings and the account. A request is received by the security appliance to access data associated with the log. Responsive thereto and without requiring separate registration of a network administrator with the cloud-based logging service, the data is retrieved by the security appliance from the logging service and is presented via a graphical user interface of the security appliance.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for facilitating access to a cloud-based logging service. According to one embodiment, access to a cloud-based logging service is integrated within a network security appliance by automatically configuring access settings for the logging service and creating an account for the security appliance with the logging service. A log is created within the logging service by making use of the automatically configured access settings and the account. A request is received by the security appliance to access data associated with the log. Responsive thereto and without requiring separate registration with the cloud-based logging service, the data is retrieved by the security appliance from the logging service and is presented via an interface of the security appliance.