Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an interface display method and apparatus, a media content posting method and apparatus, and a media content presentation method and apparatus. The interface display method includes: displaying an entry interface, the entry interface including a topic group interface trigger control; in response to a trigger operation for the topic group interface trigger control, displaying a topic presentation page of a topic group corresponding to the topic group interface trigger control; and presenting at least one piece of media content on the topic presentation page, the at least one piece of media content including media content posted by a group member joining in the topic group, and media content posted by an out-of-group member without joining in the topic group.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for providing consistent picture quality during live or non-live streaming of hybrid content. For example, a camera may capture a first piece of hybrid content depicting a scene. The scene may include one or more real objects (e.g., a first person conducting an interview) and a piece of content (e.g., a stream of a second person being interviewed) being displayed on a screen (e.g., television screen). A system may receive the first piece of hybrid content and the source of the piece of content being displayed within the scene. The system may then insert the source of the piece of content into the first piece of content, replacing the depiction of the piece of content, to generate a second piece of hybrid content. The second piece of hybrid content may then be transmitted to one or more devices.

Abstract: An immersion fluid recovery system and method. The system includes a recovery cavity, a sealing extraction opening, a recovery flow path, a gas-liquid separator, and an orifice plate; the sealing extraction opening and recovery cavity are at a terminal objective lens and in an immersion fluid supply and recovery apparatus above a substrate; the sealing extraction opening is in the apparatus and oriented toward the substrate, the sealing extraction opening extracts immersion fluid from a gap between the apparatus and substrate, and extracts a gas at the radial outer side of the immersion fluid; the recovery cavity is inside the apparatus and communicates with the sealing extraction opening; the recovery cavity communicates with the gas-liquid separator; the orifice plate is in the recovery flow path and has through holes. The size of the through holes is less than that of a recovery pipe of the recovery flow path.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for importing content into an extended reality environment from the display screen of a display device. An extended reality display is connected to an extended reality environment. Instructions are received to import plurality of device content elements from a display screen of a display device into the extended reality environment, the content elements being displayed in a scrollable field on the display screen. An image sensor captures content images of the display screen while the scrollable field is scrolled to display the plurality of device content elements. The captured content images are analyzed to identify extended reality content elements, each extended reality content element corresponding to one of the device content elements. The extended reality content elements are displayed within the extended reality environment using the extended reality display.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for an advanced teleprompter with dynamic content management. The script management system (SMS) of this advanced teleprompter receives a transcript with consecutive sections of text for dynamic display at a client device and provides for dynamic display the consecutive sections of text at a first pace. After the SMS receives the transcript, the SMS ingests the prepared transcript and the given time frame for the speech, and then uses the transcript as an input for a large language model (LLM). Once the SMS detects speech from a speaker the SMS inputs the transcript and the text of the speech from the speaker into the LLM and modifies a section subsequent to the first section of text based on the output of the LLM that results from the inputs of the transcript and the text of the speech. The SMS then provides for dynamic display the modified section subsequent to the first section of text of the plurality of consecutive sections of text.

Abstract: A source video received for encoding in a streaming protocol in which video is encoded in normal streams and companion streams. A first upscaled frame is generated by upscaling a first frame from a first resolution to a second resolution. Based on the first upscaled frame and a corresponding frame of the second resolution, a residue representing a difference between the first upscaled frame and the corresponding frame is generated and encoded in a companion stream associated with the second resolution. Upon accessing the encoded video at a time when no I-frame is encoded in any normal stream, an output stream displays a high-resolution image based on an I-frame in the first companion stream associated with the first resolution and the residue in the companion stream associated with the second resolution.

Abstract: A magnetic suction fan, including: a fan assembly, a base, and a magnetic element. The fan assembly is configured to convert electrical energy into mechanical energy to generate airflow. The base rigidly is fixed to the fan assembly. The magnetic element exposed on the base, configured to magnetically secure the base to a ferromagnetic surface. The magnetic element includes a magnetic working surface with a magnetic attraction force sufficient to maintain the base fixed under vibration conditions. During use, a magnetic attraction force working surface provides a planar pulling force. The base is rigidly connected with the fan assembly to ensure that vibration energy is isolated by the base-magnetic attraction system and prevented from being transmitted to the fan assembly. The fan assembly continuously converts electrical energy into uniform and strong airflow, thereby providing operators with a cool and comfortable airflow supply experience.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for incorporating additional sound cues based on an attention level. In some embodiments, the systems and methods generate for output a content item comprising visual and audio components. In some embodiments, the systems and methods determine an attention level respective to the content item. In some embodiments, the systems and methods identify an object depicted in the content item. In some embodiments, the systems and methods, based on determining the attention level is below a threshold, and based on determining the audio component lacks sound attributable to the object, generates an additional audio component for the object. In some embodiments, the systems and methods generate for output the additional audio component with the audio component. In some embodiments, the systems and methods, based on the attention level above the threshold, modify the output to cease playing the additional audio component.

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatuses are described for managing audio data received from users during a virtual meeting. First and second users, co-located at a particular location, may be participating in the virtual meeting via a first and second computing devices. Third and fourth users, remotely located from the particular location, may be participating in the virtual meeting via one or more computing devices. A first intermediate audio stream corresponding to the detected voice of the third user and a second intermediate audio stream corresponding to the detected voice of the fourth user may be generated. First and second audio output streams may be generated based on the first and second intermediate audio streams. During the virtual meeting, the first audio output stream may be output by the first computing device and the second audio output stream may be output by the second computing device.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and other techniques for providing a biometric reader (e.g., a fingerprint reader) with MEMS components are described herein. An example device includes MEMS components configured to actuate based on detecting contact of a finger with the surface of the device. Control circuitry of the device is configured to detect a finger contacting the surface of the device; identify MEMS components corresponding to the location of the contact; cause the corresponding MEMS components to actuate; measure, using the MEMS components, topography of the finger; detect a fingerprint profile based on the measured topography of the finger; and authenticate the user based at least in part on determining that the measured fingerprint profile corresponds to a registered fingerprint profile.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for training a model which predicts quality scores for a video subject to a video enhancement technique at various encoding parameters and then utilizing the model to determine whether to apply the video enhancement technique. A model is trained to input a feature vector of a video and output a plurality of output quality scores which indicate an expected quality of the input video subject to a video enhancement technique and encoding parameters. Based on the quality scores, the system determines whether to apply the video enhancement technique for each of the quality parameters.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for utilizing historic user consumption of media assets to manage the resources associated with streaming further media asset. tracking, at a computing device, A consumption of a plurality of media assets within a preset time period are tracked at a computing device, and a first resource value associated with the plurality of media assets is identified. A consumption velocity associated with the consumption of the plurality of media assets is identified, and the consumption velocity is weighted based on the first resource value. It is determined that the weighted consumption velocity is above a threshold consumption velocity, and a user interface element comprising a recommendation for a media asset is generated for output, wherein a second resource value associated with the recommended media asset is lower than the first resource value.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for automatically performing automated radial blurring. A plurality of images may be accessed, and saliency parameters may be determined based on at least one of the plurality of images. Co-saliency parameters may be determined based on the plurality of images. A region of interest (ROI) in the at least one of the plurality of images may be determined based on the saliency parameters and the co-saliency parameters. Automated radial blurring of the at least one of the plurality of images may be performed based on the identified ROI.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for providing a personalized selection of modified content items to a user device. Particularly, systems and related methods are disclosed for analyzing content items to determine and store associated dimensions and corresponding sentiments and sentiment intensities and analyzing user behavior to determine and store user preferences comprising a plurality of dimensions and associated user sentiments and user sentiment intensities. Upon receiving a request from a user device for content items about a topic, the system identifies relevant content items, compares the associated dimensions of the identified content items to the user preferences, and modifies the content items accordingly. Following the modification of the content items, the system generates the modified content items for display at the user device.

Abstract: Disclosed are an immersion liquid supply system and an immersion flow field removal method thereof.

Abstract: Embodiments herein provide a system for displaying a visual identifier to indicate social dynamics between persons in a subject image. The system analyzes the subject image to detect persons in the subject image. The system identifies the detected persons by searching for an image of a plurality of images that depicts at least one of the detected persons. In some embodiments, the system detects and/or identifies persons based on their facial features. Social dynamics between the detected persons are determined using information corresponding to the plurality of images that depict the detected persons. In some embodiments, the social dynamics provide context for the subject image. In some embodiments, the social dynamics include relationships between the detected persons in the subject image. In some embodiments, the visual identifier is displayed simultaneously with the subject image, such as an overlay on the subject image or a modification to the subject image.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described herein for providing an extended reality (XR) experience capable of both augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) functions. The XR device comprises transparent components enabling optical see-through (OST); the device comprising a transparent microLED display and a transparent image sensor together with a meta-lens. The XR OST device can switch between a fully immersive VR mode and an AR mode by controlling the display's transparency. Light from the exterior real-world scene is collected by the meta-lens on a wide field of view (FOV) and focused onto the transparent image sensor to detect objects in the real-world environment.

Abstract: An appearance of a character depicted in a media asset may be altered, for example, by a trained machine learning model, based on demographic attributes of a consumer of the media asset, such as the age or ethnicity of the consumer. A character alteration rule may limit some types of alteration, for example, re-aging a character that would depict a minor in some situation. Altering the appearance of one or more characters depicted in the media asset may also entail altering the appearance of a first character based on demographics of the consumer and automatically altering the appearance of a second character based on the second character's relationship with the first character. The re-aging the second character may be proportional to the re-aging of the first character.

Abstract: Disclosed is an assembly method of a long-span truss, relating to the field of construction engineering. The method includes the following steps: column-top trusses are pre-assembled at column tops of structural columns. Middle trusses are assembled on platforms between adjacent structural columns. Column-top hydraulic lifting devices are installed on the column-top trusses. Hoisting points are provided at both ends of the middle truss. The column-top hydraulic lifting devices are connected to corresponding hoisting points. The middle truss is lifted to a design height. The middle truss is connected to the column-top truss. The column-top hydraulic lifting devices are dismantled.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for selectively storing and retrieving video data by converting video segments into textual descriptions associated with key visual features and incrementally building a vector database of feature embeddings. The feature embeddings can be used in combination with text-to-video generation models to reconstruct video segments on demand. Selective storage of feature embeddings enables optimized, accurate, and contextually relevant text-to-text and text-to-video generation and video searching functionalities.