Abstract: A source terminal for communications with a destination terminal, both located near or on earth surface, via satellite links to a cluster of satellites in corresponding slightly inclined Geostationary Satellite Orbits (GSOs). The source terminal comprises a transmitter which includes a preprocessor to perform a K-muxing transform on M concurrent input data streams to generate concurrently M output data streams, M>1, each of the M output data streams being a linear combination of the M concurrent input data streams, the K-muxing transform having an inverse transform; a bank of modulators to transform the M output data streams into N signal streams destined for the destination terminal, N?M; and a multibeam antenna system to dynamically track and communicate with the cluster of satellites. The multibeam antenna system transforms the N signal streams into shaped beams and radiates the shaped beams towards the cluster of satellites.

Abstract: An apparatus for managing network enabled devices including a processor, a number of network interfaces, communicatively connected to the processor and a non-transitory storage medium. The modules may include a broadcast content obtain module, an other media obtain module, a content aggregate module, an aggregated content send module, a command receive module, and an instruction send module. The apparatus may request that an overlay be displayed on a device so that a user may instruct an instruction send module to interact with an Internet of Things device.

Abstract: A molding system includes a molding machine, a mold disposed on the molding machine, a processing module, and a controller operably communicating with the processing module. The molding machine includes a barrel, a screw moving within the barrel, a driving motor driving the screw to move a molding material. The mold has a mold cavity with a die swell structure for being filled with the molding material. The processing module simulating a filling process of the molding material based on a molding condition including a predetermined screw speed for the molding machine, wherein simulating the filling process of the molding material comprises simulating a die swell effect of the molding material in the die swell structure by taking into consideration of an effective factor, a shear viscosity, an extension viscosity, a shear rate, and a molecular orientation effect of the molding material.

Abstract: A sound transmission holder transmits a sound signal output by a sound generating unit of an. The sound transmission holder includes a frame body, a first bridging portion, a second bridging portion and an accommodating portion. The frame body has a hollow portion. The frame body includes a first section, a second section and a third section. The first bridging portion and the second bridging portion are respectively disposed on the first section and the second section and abut against a casing of the electronic device to position the frame body. The accommodating portion is disposed on the third section and accommodates the sound generating unit. The sound signal is guided to the first bridging portion and the second bridging portion via the hollow portion.

Abstract: A method for determining whether there is an abnormality in a brain includes steps of: receiving a to-be-determined (TBD) 3D brain image; implementing the calibration procedure on the TBD 3D brain image; generating a first TBD image of WM, a second TBD image of GM, and a third TBD image of CSF based on a multi-voxel pattern of the TBD 3D brain image; and inputting the first TBD image of WM into a first DNN model, the second TBD image of GM into a second DNN model, and the third TBD image of CSF into a third DNN model to determine whether there is an abnormality in the white matter, the gray matter and the cerebrospinal fluid, respectively.

Abstract: Disclosed is a prediction method adopting in-loop filtering. According to the present invention, a prediction method for encoding and decoding video comprises the following steps: generating a residual block of the current block through an inverse quantization and inverse transform; generating a prediction block of the current block through an intra-prediction; performing in-loop filtering on the current block in which the residual block and the prediction block are combined; and storing the current block, on which the in-loop filtering is performed, in a frame buffer for an intra-prediction of the next block to be encoded. As described above, prediction is performed using an in-loop filter during processes for encoding and decoding video, thereby improving the accuracy of prediction and reducing errors in prediction, thus improving the efficiency of video compression and reducing the amount of data to be transmitted.

Abstract: Provided are a method and a device capable of: generating a first alternating current magnetic field passing through a chamber having a cell disposed therein, by using a plurality of primary coils arranged on a first plane; receiving a second alternating current magnetic field by using a plurality of secondary coils arranged on a second plane; and measuring an impedance change of a cell by using the first alternating current magnetic field and the second alternating current magnetic field.

Abstract: An optical compensation method for a display panel, an optical compensation device for a display panel, a display method for a display panel, a display device, and a storage medium are disclosed. The optical compensation method for a display panel includes: acquiring a pre-stored compensation parameter of the display panel; acquiring a current brightness level of the display panel; adjusting the pre-stored compensation parameter based on the current brightness level to obtain an adjusted compensation parameter; and compensating a display data signal of the display panel based on the adjusted compensation parameter.

Abstract: A mobile device includes a first radiation element, a second radiation element, a third radiation element, a fourth radiation element, a fifth radiation element, and a dielectric substrate. The first radiation element and the third radiation element are coupled to a signal source. The second radiation element is coupled to a ground voltage. The second radiation element is adjacent to the first radiation element. The first radiation element, the second radiation element, and the third radiation element substantially extend in the same direction. The fourth radiation element is coupled to the ground voltage. The fourth radiation element is between the first radiation element and the second radiation element. The fifth radiation element is coupled to the ground voltage. An antenna structure is formed by the first radiation element, the second radiation element, the third radiation element, the fourth radiation element, the fifth radiation element, and the dielectric substrate.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of forming an integrated chip. The method includes forming a memory device over a substrate and forming an etch stop layer over the memory device. An inter-level dielectric (ILD) layer is formed over the etch stop layer and laterally surrounding the memory device. One or more patterning process are performed to define a first trench extending from a top of the ILD layer to expose an upper surface of the etch stop layer. A removal process is performed to remove an exposed part of the etch stop layer. A conductive material is formed within the interconnect trench after performing the removal process.

Abstract: A pump and valve combination for bladder adjustment is revealed and including a fluid supply member, a valve member and a bypass line. The fluid supply member includes a head end and a tail end. A bottom cover is disposed on the tail end and the fluid supply member provides fluid to the bottom cover through the tail end. The valve member is arranged at the head end and communicating with bladders. The valve member includes a valve cap fixed on the head end, a solenoid operated directional control valve, and an air supply tube. Two ends of the bypass line are connected to the bottom cover and an air input end of the air supply tube, respectively. An input portion and an output portion of the solenoid operated directional control valve are connected to an air output end of the air supply tube and the bladder respectively.

Abstract: A method for correcting infant crying identification includes the following steps: a detecting step provides an audio unit to detect a sound around an infant to generate a plurality of audio samples. A converting step provides a processing unit to convert the audio samples to generate a plurality of audio spectrograms. An extracting step provides a common model to extract the audio spectrograms to generate a plurality of infant crying features. An incremental training step provides an incremental model to train the infant crying features to generate an identification result. A judging step provides the processing unit to judge whether the identification result is correct according to a real result of the infant. When the identification result is different from the real result, an incorrect result is generated. A correcting step provides the processing unit to correct the incremental model according to the incorrect result.

Abstract: A film-shaped coating layer including at least one lithium ion conductive compound having a band gap of 5.5 eV to 10 eV formed on the surface of a core including a lithium composite metal oxide to a thickness at which dielectric breakdown does not occur according to types of the lithium ion conductive compound and the lithium composite metal oxide under charge and discharge conditions. Thereby, an oxidation/reduction reaction is suppressed by blocking the movement of electrons at an interface between an active material and an electrolyte solution by the coating layer which surrounds the surface of particles and has lithium ion conductivity, and, as a result, a positive electrode active material for a secondary battery, which may improve energy density of an electrode and life characteristics of a battery, and a secondary battery including the same are provided.

Abstract: In an example, a power plug may include a connector to engage with a power receptacle of an electronic device, and a removable lock ring disposed around the connector. The lock ring may include a lock tab disposed on the lock ring and extending in a direction away from a longitudinal axis of the power plug. The lock tab may insert into a lock notch of the power receptacle.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a semiconductor structure and a method for forming the same. The semiconductor structure can include a substrate, a first fin structure with a first height and a first width formed over the substrate, a second fin structure with a second height and a second width formed over the substrate, and an insulating stack formed over lower portions of the first and second fin structures. The second height can be substantially equal to the first height and the second width can be greater than the first width. A top surface of the insulating stack can be below top surfaces of the first and second fin structures.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of measuring an extensional viscosity of a polymer melt and a capillary injection system. The method includes the operations of: based on a weighted GNF viscosity model, obtaining a viscosity profile of the polymer melt according to a transport equation, a Navier Stokes equation, and a Trouton function; measuring a pressure drop of the polymer melt; obtaining a general viscosity of the polymer melt from the viscosity profile according to the pressure drop, wherein the general viscosity comprises a shear viscosity of the polymer melt and the extensional viscosity of the polymer melt; and extracting the extensional viscosity from the general viscosity.

Abstract: A display device is disclosed, which includes a display panel and a detection circuit. The display panel has pixels configured to display an image. The pixels include display and photo sensing pixels that are arranged in sensing channels. Each display and photo sensing pixel includes a display region and a photo sensing region. The display region emits light. The photo sensing region detects the light emitted by the display region and reflected from a biometric object and to convert the reflected light into photo detection signals. The detection circuit has differential signal processing circuitries that are coupled to the photo sensing regions of the display and photo sensing pixels. Each differential signal processing circuitry performs a differential operation on the photo detection signals of adjacent two of the sensing channels to generate a difference signal that is used to construct a biometric pattern corresponding to the biometric object.

Abstract: A base station receives a bitrate query from a first user equipment (UE) device being served by the base station. The bitrate query can be a request for a bitrate increase or decrease. The base station transmits a bitrate recommendation to the first UE device. The bitrate recommendation is to be used for a Voice over Long-Term Evolution (VoLTE) call between the first UE device and a second UE device. In some instances, the first UE device and the second UE device negotiate the bitrate to be used for the VoLTE call, based on the bitrate recommended by the base station. The first and second UE devices implement a bitrate for the VoLTE call and provide feedback to the base station.

Abstract: A technique relates to a superconducting airbridge on a structure. A first ground plane, resonator, and second ground plane are formed on a substrate. A first lift-off pattern is formed of a first lift-off resist and a first photoresist. The first photoresist is deposited on the first lift-off resist. A superconducting sacrificial layer is deposited while using the first lift-off pattern. The first lift-off pattern is removed. A cross-over lift-off pattern is formed of a second lift-off resist and a second photoresist. The second photoresist is deposited on the second lift-off resist. A cross-over superconducting material is deposited to be formed as the superconducting airbridge while using the cross-over lift-off pattern. The cross-over lift-off pattern is removed. The superconducting airbridge is formed to connect the first and second ground planes by removing the superconducting sacrificial layer underneath the cross-over superconducting material. The superconducting airbridge crosses over the resonator.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for lithography patterning in accordance with some embodiments. The method includes forming a photoresist layer over a substrate. The photoresist layer includes at least an acid labile group (ALG) and a thermo-base generator (TBG). The method further includes exposing a portion of the photoresist layer to a radiation and performing a baking process after the exposing of the portion of the photoresist layer. The TBG releases a base during the performing of the baking process, resulting in a chemical reaction between the ALG and the base. The method further includes removing an unexposed portion of the photoresist layer, resulting in a patterned photoresist layer.