Abstract: A system for generating a centrally located floating image display for a plurality of passengers positioned within a vehicle includes a plurality of displays adapted to project a graphic light image, a plurality of beam splitters, one beam splitter individually associated with each one of the plurality of displays, each beam splitter adapted to receive a graphic light image from the associated one of the plurality of displays and to reflect the graphic light image to one of the plurality of passengers, wherein, each of the plurality of passengers perceives a floating image at a central location within the vehicle.

Abstract: A neural network parameter quantization method includes obtaining a parameter of each neuron in a to-be-quantized model to obtain a parameter set, clustering parameters in the parameter set to obtain types of classified data, and quantizing each type of classified data in the types of classified data to obtain at least one type of quantization parameter, where the at least one type of quantization parameter is used to obtain a compression model, and precision of the at least one type of quantization parameter is lower than precision of a parameter in the to-be-quantized model.

Abstract: A system for displaying information to an occupant of a vehicle includes a microphone, a camera for capturing images of an environment surrounding the vehicle, a display, and a controller in electrical communication with the microphone, the camera, and the display. The controller is programmed to receive a voice command from the occupant using the microphone, determine at least one characteristic of the requested object based on the voice command, capture an image of the environment using the camera, where the environment includes a relevant object, and to identify a location of the relevant object in the environment based at least in part on the image and the at least one characteristic of the requested object. The controller is further programmed to display a graphic based at least in part on the location of the relevant object in the environment using the display.

Abstract: A system for generating an image for passengers in a vehicle includes a display adapted to project an image, a polarization rotator actuatable to rotate the polarization of an image to one of S-polarization and P-polarization, a reflector unit adapted to reflect S-polarized images to a first beam splitter, and to reflect P-polarized images to a second beam splitter, each of the first and second beam splitters adapted to receive an image and to reflect the image to an associated passenger, and a controller in communication with the display and the polarization rotator, the controller adapted to simultaneously actuate the display to alternate between projecting a first image and a second image, actuate the polarization rotator to alternate between rotating the polarization of an image to S-polarization and P-polarization, and synchronize the display and the polarization rotator.

Abstract: A device includes a plurality of electrode layers. The device also includes a birefringent medium layer disposed between the plurality of electrode layers. The device also includes at least one alignment structure disposed at a surface of the birefringent medium layer. The birefringent medium layer includes liquid crystal molecules arranged in a plurality of helical twist structures having a helical axis. The plurality of electrode layers are configured to generate an electric field within the birefringent medium layer, and the liquid crystal molecules are aligned via the electric field to be titled with respect to the helical axis.

Abstract: This application discloses a visual task processing method and a related device thereof. A to-be-processed image can be processed using a target model, and features outputted by the target model can remain diversified, to help improve processing precision of a visual task for the to-be-processed image. The method in this application includes: obtaining a to-be-processed image; processing the to-be-processed image using a target model, to obtain a feature of the to-be-processed image, where the target model includes a first module and a second module connected to the first module, the first module includes a graph neural network, and the second module is configured to implement feature transformation; and completing a visual task for the to-be-processed image based on the feature of the to-be-processed image.

Abstract: The present application discloses an image generation method, a neural network compression method, and a related apparatus and device in the field of artificial intelligence. The image generation method includes: inputting a first matrix into an initial image generator to obtain a generated image; inputting the generated image into a preset discriminator to obtain a determining result, where the preset discriminator is obtained through training based on a real image and a category corresponding to the real image; updating the initial image generator based on the determining result to obtain a target image generator; and further inputting a second matrix into the target image generator to obtain a sample image. Further, a neural network compression method is disclosed, to compress the preset discriminator based on the sample image obtained by using the foregoing image generation method.

Abstract: A system comprises a computer including a processor and a memory. The memory includes instructions such that the processor is programmed to receive, at a deep neural network, an image captured by an image capture device. The processor is also programmed to generate a predicted distortion map based on the image and update at least one weight of the deep neural network based on a loss function of the deep neural network.

Abstract: This application relates to an image recognition technology in the field of computer vision in the field of artificial intelligence, and provides an image classification method and apparatus. The method includes: obtaining an input feature map of a to-be-processed image; performing convolution processing on the input feature map based on M convolution kernels of a neural network, to obtain a candidate output feature map of M channels, where M is a positive integer; performing matrix transformation on the M channels of the candidate output feature map based on N matrices, to obtain an output feature map of N channels, where a quantity of channels of each of the N matrices is less than M, N is greater than M, and N is a positive integer; and classify the to-be-processed image based on the output feature map, to obtain a classification result of the to-be-processed image.

Abstract: A head-up display system of a vehicle visually transmits information to eyes of a first occupant and eyes of a second occupant. The system includes an illumination device emitting first and second display lights having first and second polarizations, respectively. The system includes a windshield and a holographic panel including first and second layers. The display lights emit toward the holographic panel at an entrance angle relative to an axis normal to the holographic panel. The first layer diffracts the first display light having the first polarization in a first exit direction at a first exit angle relative to the axis toward the eyes of the first occupant. The second layer diffracts the second display light having the second polarization in a second exit direction at a second exit angle relative to the axis, and different than the first exit angle, toward the eyes of the second occupant.

Abstract: A midsole includes a midsole body and a resilient plate disposed in the midsole body in a manner that the resilient plate extends along a longitudinal direction. The resilient plate includes a plurality of resilient tubular elements that are integrally connected to each other along the longitudinal direction. Each of the resilient tubular elements extends along a width direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. A shoe includes an upper, an outsole, and the aforementioned midsole which is connected between the upper and the outsole.

Abstract: A system for generating a centrally located floating three-dimensional image display for a plurality of passengers positioned within a vehicle includes a display adapted to project a multiplexed hologram comprising a plurality of three-dimensional holographic images, and a plurality of beam splitters, one beam splitter individually associated with each one of the plurality of passengers, each beam splitter adapted to receive one of the plurality of holographic images from the display and to reflect the one of the plurality of holographic images to the associated one of the plurality of passengers, wherein, each of the plurality of passengers perceives one of the plurality of three-dimensional holographic images floating at a central location within the vehicle.

Abstract: A method is designed to provide platooning information using a multi-focal plane augmented reality display of a host vehicle. The method includes receiving platooning data from at least one of a plurality of remote vehicles. Each of the plurality of remote vehicle is part of a platoon. The platooning data includes locations, trajectories, and headways of each of the plurality of remote vehicles. The method further includes determining whether the platoon is within a predetermined distance from the host vehicle using the platooning data. Further, the method includes transmitting a command signal to the multi-focal plane augmented reality display of the host vehicle to display a virtual image on the multi-focal plane augmented reality display. The virtual image is indicative of a platooning action related to the platoon that is within the predetermined distance from the host vehicle.

Abstract: Gaze data of a user is received. A display zone corresponding to the gaze data is identified. The display zone is a portion of a display pixel array. The display light generated by the display zone is modulated to shift an optical path of the display light within the display zone.

Abstract: A device includes a light guide configured to guide a light to propagate inside the light guide via total internal reflection. The device also includes a reflective lens disposed at a first surface of the light guide. The device further includes a light absorption layer disposed at a second surface of the light guide that is non-parallel to the first surface. The device further includes an out-coupling element configured to couple a first portion of the light out of the light guide as one or more output lights, a second portion of the light that is not coupled out of the light guide becoming a stray light propagating inside the light guide toward the second surface. The reflective lens is configured to reflect the stray light toward the light absorption layer. The light absorption layer is configured to substantially absorb the stray light.

Abstract: A head-up display system includes a hologram projector adapted to project a holographic image, a waveguide positioned in front of the hologram projector, wherein the holographic image projected by the hologram projector passes through the waveguide, a glare control prism positioned in front of the waveguide assembly, and a waveplate positioned between the waveguide and the glare control prism, the waveplate adapted to adjust the polarization of the holographic image.

Abstract: A head-up display for displaying graphics upon a windscreen of a vehicle includes a graphic projection module for generating images upon the windscreen of the vehicle, a user input device for receiving user-generated commands created by a user of the vehicle, and one or more controllers in electronic communication with the graphic projection module and the user input device. The controller executes instructions to instruct the graphic projection module to generate a luminance adjustment graphic, where the luminance adjustment graphic includes an adaptive color palette graphic including two or more colors. The controller receives, from the user input device, a user-generated luminance input indicating a change in a level of luminance in a selected color, where the change in the level of luminance in the selected color is selected by the user to discern differences between the two or more colors caused by a color vision deficiency.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for fabricating a semiconductor device having an first stack of alternating insulating layers and sacrificial word line layers arranged over a substrate, the first stack including a core region and a staircase region. The method can include forming a first dielectric trench in the core region of the first stack, forming a second dielectric trench that is adjacent to and connected with the first dielectric trench in the staircase region of the first stack, and forming dummy channel structures extending through the first stack where the dummy channel structures are spaced apart from the second dielectric trench.

Abstract: This invention relates generally to compositions and methods for increasing the efficacy of immunotherapies and vaccines. In particular, the present invention relates to compositions comprising one or more metabolites (derivatives, prodrugs, or pharmaceutical salts thereof), and related methods of increasing the efficacy of immunotherapies and vaccines through administration of such compositions.