Abstract: Techniques for coding video data are described that maintain high precision coding for low motion video content. Such techniques include determining whether a source video sequence to be coded has low motion content. When the source video sequence contains low motion content, the video sequence may be coded as a plurality of coded frames using a chain of temporal prediction references among the coded frames. Thus, a single frame in the source video sequence is coded as a plurality of frames. Because the coded frames each represent identical content, the quality of coding should improve across the plurality of frames. Optionally, the disclosed techniques may increase the resolution at which video is coded to improve precision and coding quality.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display area, a peripheral area, and a pad area, first and second voltage lines, and an island dam. The first voltage line is disposed between a first side of the display area and the pad area, the second voltage line is disposed at other sides of the display area, and the island dam is disposed between the display area and the pad area. The first voltage line includes a first main voltage line, and a first connection unit that protrudes from the first main voltage line and extends toward the pad area. The second voltage line includes a second main voltage line, and a second connection unit that protrudes from an end of the second main voltage line and extends toward the pad area. The island dam extends substantially parallel to the first main voltage line.

Abstract: A receiver circuit receives a signal from a semiconductor device. The receiver circuit includes an input buffer including a first plurality of transistors, the input buffer being configured to detect a fabrication condition of the receiver circuit, generate a control signal according to the detected fabrication condition, and control a gain of an input signal by adjusting a number of operating transistors among the first plurality of transistors in response to the control signal; and a latch circuit configured to latch an output signal of the input buffer, and adjust threshold voltages of a second plurality of transistors in response to a test signal.

Abstract: A multi-spectral imager useful for weather mapping, comprising an array of filters on at least one focal plane array (FPA) including pixels. Each of the filters are associated with a different set of the pixels, and each of the filters transmit a portion of electromagnetic radiation, comprising a different band of wavelengths, to the set of the pixels associated with the filter. A circuit connected to the pixels reads out a signal outputted from each of a plurality of different pixels in the set and outputs the signals to an adder. The adder sums the signals from each of the plurality of different pixels in the set to form a sum used for generating a weather map.

Abstract: This application relates generally to the production of modified, non-natural ?1-?2 domains of NKG2D ligands with attached polypeptides having specific target-binding properties, for example, antibodies or variable fragments of antibodies, that are selectively delivered to Chimeric Antigen Receptors (CARs) comprised of modified, non-natural NKG2D receptors on engineered mammalian cells. The targeting of surface-expressed molecules includes those of virus-infected cells that can then be attacked and ablated by engineered cells of the immunity system expressing CARs cognate to the modified, non-natural ?1-?2 domains of NKG2D ligands with attached polypeptides.

Abstract: A method of controlling the charging of a battery includes determining plural pieces of state information of a battery unit based on a sensed physical quantity of the battery unit, calculating a weight of the battery unit based on the pieces of state information and a correspondence value of each of the plural pieces of state information, and defining, based on the weight, control information corresponding to an input physical quantity in a charging physical quantity of the battery unit, where the input physical quantity is input to a converter of the battery unit.

Abstract: A method of recovering a vehicle panel using a shape memory polymer, may include: applying an impact load to a panel of a shape memory polymer material at a temperature equal to or lower than a glass transition temperature; removing the impact load from the panel; providing a high-temperature environment at the glass transition temperature or greater than the glass transition temperature to the panel; and cooling the panel to room temperature.

Abstract: An apparatus for increasing a lidar sensing distance may include a controller having a signal processor to process a noise signal. In particular, the signal processor includes: an amplifier which amplifies the noise signal, a comparator which is connected to the amplifier and receives the amplified noise signal to compare the amplified noise signal with a threshold, a digital-to-analog converter which inputs the threshold to the comparator, and an analog-to-digital converter which is connected between the amplifier and the comparator and receives the amplified noise signal from the amplifier to input the received amplified noise signal to the controller. The controller may control the digital-to-analog converter on the basis of the amplified noise signal.

Abstract: Discussed are various embodiments of a system and a method of managing a standard component, and more particularly, a system and a method of managing a standard component, which are capable of periodically updating a plurality of standard components in order to intensively use a small number of good components in a component group including a plurality of standard components, and measuring and managing a number of the plurality of standard components.

Abstract: The present application provides a method for receiving a downlink signal from a base station by a terminal in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method comprises: when a downlink control signal from the base station includes a multi-user superposition transmission (MUST) application indicator, acquiring information for an interference signal and information for a downlink data signal included in the downlink control signal; and receiving the downlink data signal on the basis of the information for the downlink data signal and the information for the interference signal.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device for a hash solution includes a hashing logic block including a plurality of hashing logics configured to perform a hash function, a memory cell block including a plurality of memory cells, and an input/output (I/O) control structure configured to change a data interface between the hashing logic block and the memory cell block based on a characteristic of the hash function to be performed.

Abstract: A system, apparatus and method for enabling a FIFO-like (first-in-first-out) communication between a plurality of executing processes that are distributed throughout a computing system. Embodiments exploit locality in the hierarchy of the cache memory and communication busses within the computing system to enable the passing of messages or streams of bytes with a low latency and high throughput. In addition, this allows for participating components to be very simple, or very sophisticated, but still benefit from the improved communications patterns.

Abstract: An electronic cigarette control device includes: a communicator configured to establish a communication connection with at least one device; and a processor configured to control an electronic cigarette according to a control message with respect to the electronic cigarette, the control message being received from the at least one device through the established communication connection.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an artificial intelligence (AI) system for simulating functions of a human brain such as cognition and decision-making by using machine learning algorithms such as deep learning, and applications thereof. In particular, the present disclosure provides a method of recognizing an object by using an AI system and its application, including: extracting pieces of first feature information respectively regarding a plurality of images, each image including an object; generating at least one piece of second feature information representing a correlation between the plurality of images by combining together the extracted pieces of first feature information respectively regarding the plurality of images; and recognizing, based on the at least one piece of second feature information, the object included in each of the plurality of images by using a pre-generated learning network model.

Abstract: A dispersion of an alkyd-containing polymer dispersed in water is used to form a waterborne coating composition; the alkyd-containing polymer being an acrylic-modified alkyd polymer, a silicone-acrylic-modified alkyd polymer, or a mixture thereof. The resulting waterborne coating composition includes about 2 to about 30% by weight of one or more thermal insulating fillers with the remainder being the alkyd-containing dispersion, such that the coating composition contains about 30 to about 80% by weight of the water and about 2 to about 50% by weight of the alkyd-containing polymer. The coating applied therefrom exhibits at least one of the following properties: a thermal conductivity that is less than 100 mW/mK; a weight retention of at least 70% after being heated up to 400 C as measured by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) with a heating rate of 20 C/min.; or a weight loss of less than 50% up to a temperature of 470 C as measured by the TGA.

Abstract: A door of a vehicle may include a first door module forming a door skeleton; and a second door module coupled with the first door module and forming a door window; and where the second door module is made of a relatively lightweight material as compared to the first door module and a reinforcement member is coupled along external edge portions of the first door module and the second door module, reducing weight and cost of the door of the vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sealant syringe assembly.

Abstract: Provided is an electronic device. The electronic device may include: a user interface; a processor operatively connected to the user interface; and a memory operatively connected to the processor, wherein the memory may store instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to control the electronic device to: receive an input via the user interface; determine a task including plural actions based on the input; execute a first action among the plural actions of the determined task; obtain context information related to the task while executing the first action; determine at least one first threshold associated with the first action based at least in part on the obtained context information; and determine the result of the first action based on the execution of the first action being completed based on the at least one first threshold.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device. Other various embodiments as understood from the specification are also possible.

Abstract: A semiconductor device may include a substrate, an electrode structure including electrodes stacked on the substrate, an upper semiconductor pattern penetrating at least a portion of the electrode structure, and a lower semiconductor pattern between the substrate and the upper semiconductor pattern. The upper semiconductor pattern includes a gap-filling portion and a sidewall portion extending from the gap-filling portion in a direction away from the substrate, the lower semiconductor pattern includes a concave top surface, the gap-filling portion fills a region enclosed by the concave top surface, a top surface of the gap-filling portion has a rounded shape that is deformed toward the substrate, and a thickness of the sidewall portion is less than a thickness of the gap-filling portion.