Abstract: The present disclosure provides a video processing method, apparatus and electronic device. The method includes: acquiring a first video; processing the first video based on a video processing model to obtain a second video, wherein a training stage of the video processing model includes a differentiable encoder which is configured to simulate quantization and encoding processes performed by an encoder on a video, and the differentiable encoder is capable of performing gradient backpropagation; and encoding the second video.

Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure provides a method, apparatus, device and storage medium of target segmentation. The method includes: determining location information of a current viewpoint when a target user watches a target object; performing target segmentation on the target object at location of a viewpoint based on location information of a current viewpoint and a visual foundation model, to determine and present a current segmentation result; and in response to a segmentation end operation triggered by the target user for the current segmentation result, taking the current segmentation result as a target segmentation result corresponding to the target object. According to the technical solution of the embodiments of the disclosure, any target may be real-time segmented, meeting a user segmentation requirement, and the accuracy and efficiency of target segmentation are ensured.

Abstract: An image processing method, an electronic device and a storage medium are provided. The method includes acquiring a first image; performing down-sampling processing on the first image to obtain a first down-sampled image; performing average pooling processing on pixels in the first down-sampled image to obtain a first pooled image; determining a plurality of pixel merging weights corresponding to pixels in the first down-sampled image; and performing pixel merging processing on the first down-sampled image and the first pooled image based on the plurality of pixel merging weights to obtain a second image.

Abstract: A visual dialogue method and system is provided. The method includes obtaining original input data, where the original input data includes current image data and a new question, and the new question is related to the current image data; preprocessing text data and image data in the original input data to obtain a text feature sequence and a visual feature sequence, respectively; using a VisDial dataset to construct a text corpus; obtaining text sequence knowledge by using a potential knowledge searcher based on the visual feature sequence and the text corpus; constructing a sparse scene graph based on the visual feature sequence; performing data fusion on the text feature sequence, the visual feature sequence, the text sequence knowledge, and the sparse scene graph to obtain a data fusion result; and obtaining dialogue content of the new question by using a decoder based on the data fusion result.

Abstract: A perforating, oxygenating and water injection integrated apparatus for mushroom sticks of edible mushrooms includes a support component that can realize lifting motion; a perforating, oxygenating and water injection component includes a needle head fastener, the needle head fastener is connected to the support component via lifting pieces, a plurality of hollow needle heads are fastened to the needle head fastener, and the needle heads are respectively in communication with a water supply pipeline and an oxygen supply pipeline; mushroom stick support frames are installed on the support component, and can expand and contract relative to the support component; the mushroom stick support frames are located below the perforating, oxygenating and water injection component; and mushroom stick grabbing components are fastened to the support component, and includes grabbing mechanisms that grab the mushroom sticks to the mushroom stick support frames and then release.

Abstract: A circuit-breaker includes a battery module terminal, a battery pack system terminal, and a plurality of switching channels connected in parallel and coupled between the battery module terminal and the battery pack system terminal. Each of the switching channels includes one or more semiconductor switching devices and is configured to turn on/off a circuit between the battery module terminal and the battery pack system terminal. During abnormality diagnosis, at least one of the switching channels is set to be in a turned-on state.

Abstract: A visual dialogue method and system is provided. The method includes obtaining original input data, where the original input data includes current image data and a new question, and the new question is related to the current image data; preprocessing text data and image data in the original input data to obtain a text feature sequence and a visual feature sequence, respectively; using a VisDial dataset to construct a text corpus; obtaining text sequence knowledge by using a potential knowledge searcher based on the visual feature sequence and the text corpus; constructing a sparse scene graph based on the visual feature sequence; performing data fusion on the text feature sequence, the visual feature sequence, the text sequence knowledge, and the sparse scene graph to obtain a data fusion result; and obtaining dialogue content of the new question by using a decoder based on the data fusion result.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for grouping communications between mobile communication devices. The method includes receiving, at a mobile communication device, one or more facility identifiers, each of the one or more facility identifiers associated with a facility. The method further includes storing the one or more facility identifiers in a memory; decoding, via an electronic processor, a group call having an initiation identifier; and comparing, via the electronic processor, the initiation identifier to the one or more facility identifiers. The method further includes joining, via the electronic processor, the group call based on the comparison between the initiation identifier and the one or more facility identifiers. The method may further include leaving, via the electronic processor, the group call.

Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for reduction of I-pulsing artifacts. In one example, a portion of a picture is modified to be encoded as an I picture based in part upon a picture that precedes the picture. The modification can reduce an I-pulsing artifact associated with the I picture. The modified picture is intra-coded for inclusion in a series of encoded pictures, which may then be transmitted. In another example, an encoder includes adaptive pre-processing circuitry and intra-encoding processing circuitry. The pre-processing circuitry modifies a portion of a first picture based in part upon a second picture that precedes the first picture in a series of video pictures. For example, the modification may be based upon coding noise associated with the preceding picture. The intra-encoding processing circuitry encodes the modified picture as an I picture.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments directed to transcoding a bit stream comprising audio and video frames that contains discontinuities. The video and/or audio portion of the bit stream may be divided into segments, where some of the segments are transcoded in parallel using a plurality of transcoder devices. In some embodiments, a discontinuity is detected in the bit stream before encoding, where the discontinuity is associated with a shift in a set of time stamps associated with the bit stream. A magnitude of the discontinuity is determined. The transcoding system aligns at least a portion of the audio frames to the series of video frames according to at least the discontinuity and the magnitude of the discontinuity. In other embodiments, the discontinuity is detected after encoding by analyzing time stamps that have been established during the transcoding process.

Abstract: A control method is disclosed that involves controlling zero-crossing operation of bridge arms in a UPS, wherein the UPS has a rectifying bridge with first and second switching transistors, a midline bridge arm with third and fourth switching transitors, and an inverter bridge arm with fifth and sixth switching transitors. The midline and rectifying bridge arms are controlled to cross zero synchronously. The inverter bridge arm is controlled to be disconnected during a period before a zero-crossing point of the rectifying bridge arm to a period after the zero-crossing point of the rectifying bridge arm. The periods before and after the zero-crossing point of the rectifying bridge arm are time differences between the zero-crossing points of the inverter bridge arm and the rectifying bridge arm. The influence of asynchronous zero-crossing between the PFC circuit and the inverter circuit on the UPS performance indices may be reduced by using the present control method.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments directed to transcoding a media file in parallel. A media file may be accessed, the media file comprising a bit stream expressing a series of pictures. A first random access point in the bit stream and a second random access point in the bit stream are identified. An input segment of the bit stream is generated, the input segment comprising a starting point, the starting point being the first random access point. One of a plurality of transcoders is selected to transcode the input segment for generating a corresponding output segment, each transcoder being configured to operate concurrently in parallel. The output segment is stored in a memory.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments directed to transcoding a bit stream in parallel. A bit stream may be divided into a plurality of segments, where a plurality of transcoders encode at least a portion of the segments in parallel. If encoding is performed using variable bit rate (BR) encoding, each encoder may encode a segment and vary a BR for the segment. A measured average BR is compared with a target average BR to determine whether to adjust a video quality level (VQL) or any other encoder parameter. A relatively constant subjective quality may be maintained using variable BR encoding while achieving a target average BR. When using constant BR encoding, a VQL or other encoder parameter is used by encoders to achieve relatively constant subjective quality. For example, a relatively continuous quantization parameter between adjacent encoded segments may be achieved.

Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for reduction of I-pulsing artifacts. In one example, among others, a method includes modifying at least a portion of a picture to be encoded as an I picture based at least in part upon a picture that precedes the picture. The modification can reduce an I-pulsing artifact associated with the I picture. The modified picture is intra-coded for inclusion in a series of encoded pictures, which may then be transmitted. In another example, an encoder includes adaptive pre-processing circuitry configured to modify at least a portion of a first picture based at least in part upon a second picture that precedes the first picture in a series of video pictures. For example, the modification may be based upon coding noise associated with the preceding picture. Intra-encoding processing circuitry is configured to encode the modified picture as an I picture.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments directed to transcoding a bit stream comprising audio and video frames that contains discontinuities. The video and/or audio portion of the bit stream may be divided into segments, where some of the segments are transcoded in parallel using a plurality of transcoder devices. In some embodiments, a discontinuity is detected in the bit stream before encoding, where the discontinuity is associated with a shift in a set of time stamps associated with the bit stream. A magnitude of the discontinuity is determined. The transcoding system aligns at least a portion of the audio frames to the series of video frames according to at least the discontinuity and the magnitude of the discontinuity. In other embodiments, the discontinuity is detected after encoding by analyzing time stamps that have been established during the transcoding process.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments directed to transcoding a bit stream in parallel. A bit stream may be divided into a plurality of segments, where a plurality of transcoders encode at least a portion of the segments in parallel. If encoding is performed using variable bit rate (BR) encoding, each encoder may encode a segment and vary a BR for the segment. A measured average BR is compared with a target average BR to determine whether to adjust a video quality level (VQL) or any other encoder parameter. A relatively constant subjective quality may be maintained using variable BR encoding while achieving a target average BR. When using constant BR encoding, a VQL or other encoder parameter is used by encoders to achieve relatively constant subjective quality. For example, a relatively continuous quantization parameter between adjacent encoded segments may be achieved.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments directed to transcoding a media file in parallel. A media file may be accessed, the media file comprising a bit stream expressing a series of pictures. A first random access point in the bit stream and a second random access point in the bit stream are identified. An input segment of the bit stream is generated, the input segment comprising a starting point, the starting point being the first random access point. One of a plurality of transcoders is selected to transcode the input segment for generating a corresponding output segment, each transcoder being configured to operate concurrently in parallel. The output segment is stored in a memory.

Abstract: A control method is disclosed that involves controlling zero-crossing operation of bridge arms in a UPS, wherein the UPS has a rectifying bridge with first and second switching transistors, a midline bridge arm with third and fourth switching transitors, and an inverter bridge arm with fifth and sixth switching transitors. The midline and rectifying bridge arms are controlled to cross zero synchronously. The inverter bridge arm is controlled to be disconnected during a period before a zero-crossing point of the rectifying bridge arm to a period after the zero-crossing point of the rectifying bridge arm. The periods before and after the zero-crossing point of the rectifying bridge arm are time differences between the zero-crossing points of the inverter bridge arm and the rectifying bridge arm. The influence of asynchronous zero-crossing between the PFC circuit and the inverter circuit on the UPS performance indices may be reduced by using the present control method.

Abstract: Techniques are provided herein to shift at an encoding device a portion of a video sequence by a first predetermined number of pixels horizontally and by a first predetermined number of pixels vertically to produce a shifted first portion of the video sequence. The shifted first portion of the video sequence is encoded to produce a first video description. The portion of the video sequence is shifted by a second predetermined number of pixels horizontally and by a second predetermined number of pixels vertically to produce a shifted second portion of the video sequence. The shifted second portion of the video sequence is encoded to produce a second video description, and the first video description and the second video description are transmitted. The techniques are scalable to shift and encode the portion of the video sequence a plurality of times to produce any number of video descriptions. Similarly, techniques are provided herein to perform such functions in reverse at a decoder.

Abstract: A coding method for an ordered series of quantized transform coefficients of a block of image data, including a context adaptive position coding process to encode the position of clusters of non-zero-valued coefficients, e.g., a multidimensional position coder that uses one of a plurality of code mappings selected according to at least one criterion including at least one context-based criterion, and an amplitude encoding process to encode any amplitudes remaining to be coded, the amplitude coding using one or a plurality of amplitude code mappings selected according to at least one criterion, including a context-based criterion. A context-based selection criterion means a criterion that during encoding is known or derivable from one or more previously encoded items of information. Also a coding apparatus, a decoding apparatus, a computer readable medium configured with instructions that when executed implement a coding method, and another medium for a decoding method.