Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method, an electronic device, and a computer program product for monitoring a field device. For example, a method for monitoring a field device is provided. The method may include receiving facility information data associated with locations of a group of field devices and a sensing data set acquired by a sensing apparatus arranged near the group of field devices. The method may further include determining, according to a determination that sensing data associated with at least one field device in the group of field devices in the sensing data set is abnormal, a target location of the at least one field device based on the facility information data. In addition, the method may further include generating navigation information from a source location where a user is located to the target location.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, an electronic device, and a computer program product for using a virtual desktop. A method in one embodiment includes receiving, at a first edge node in a plurality of edge nodes, an instruction from a first set of input devices in a plurality of peripheral devices. The instruction is for use of a first virtual desktop deployed on the first edge node. The method further includes: using the first virtual desktop based on the instruction by using resources at the first edge node. The method further includes: sending data to an output device in the plurality of peripheral devices, wherein the data is associated with the use of the first virtual desktop. The solution for using a virtual desktop of the present application enables the use of a virtual desktop using resources at an edge node without requiring a client.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure include a method, a device, and a computer program product for video processing. This method includes: selecting frames having features of a first type from a first instance of a video as a first candidate set, the first instance having a first resolution; generating a set of training frames based at least on the first candidate set; acquiring a set of corresponding frames for the set of training frames in a second instance of the video, the second instance having a second resolution lower than the first resolution; and determining, using the set of training frames and the set of corresponding frames, a conversion parameter for conversion from the second resolution to a third resolution. This solution provides a smaller-scale and higher-quality training set for the training of a video conversion model, thus improving the quality of training while saving computational resources and increasing training speed.

Abstract: An event notification system includes a wireless device, an Access Point device, a server, and a user application. The server is configured to receive a plurality of heartbeats from the wireless device and through the Access Point device, and send a heartbeat response of a plurality of heartbeat responses in response to a respective heartbeat of the plurality of heartbeats. The user application is configured to send enable and disable commands to the server. The enable command is sent to the wireless device as part of the next heartbeat response of the plurality of heartbeat responses. The disable command is sent to the wireless device after the server receives an event condition from the wireless device through the AP device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, an electronic device, and a computer program product for video processing. The method for video processing includes receiving a first video with a first resolution from a first terminal device, the first video including an image of a first user. The method further includes converting the first video into a second video with a second resolution based on a computing model associated with the first user, the second resolution being higher than the first resolution. The method further includes sending the second video to a second terminal device. In this manner, only low-resolution videos need to be acquired and uploaded, and high-resolution videos can be obtained through reconstruction by using a computing model customized for video services, thereby ensuring that less bandwidth is occupied and improving the quality of the reconstructed videos.

Abstract: A gesture access system includes a mobile device having a processor, an electronic storage medium, an environment detector system, and a software-based application. The application is stored in the storage medium and executed by the processor for generating a determination that a user of the mobile device has performed an intentional motion indicative of an intent to gain access. The environment detector system is adapted to generate and output information relative to a location of the mobile device with respect to the user and to the processor to assist in the determination.

Abstract: A microkernel device is disclosed. The microkernel device includes a microkernel configured to provide a desktop experience using cloud-based resources. The microkernel device includes enough hardware to interact with a user and operate with a network. Resources such as security, identify, processing, virtualization, and storage are provided in the cloud. Operations initiated at the device are performed in the cloud and the results are streamed to the microkernel device and displayed in the user interface.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, a system, and a computer program product for streaming. The method includes: acquiring, during transmission of a stream, information indicating resources of a receiver of the stream available for compensating for degradation of a transmission quality of the stream; and determining at least a target transmission quality of the stream based at least on the resources of the receiver and network resources available for transmitting the stream. This solution provides a more flexible adaptive balance mechanism for streaming, and further optimizes utilization of various resources and user experience in streaming.

Abstract: A method of determining placement of nozzles within a fire suppression system comprising: determining a geometry of a room in response to a floor plan; determining a type of fire suppression agent required in response to at least one of articles in the room and hazards in the room; determining an amount of fire suppression agent required in response to at least one of the articles in the room, hazards in the room, the geometry of the room, average temperature in the room, and average pressure within the room; and determining a number of nozzles, a type of each of the nozzles, a location of each of the nozzles within the room in response to at least the amount of fire suppression agent required.

Abstract: A method of determining a destination of an individual carrying a mobile device is provided. The method including: detecting at least one of a position of the mobile device and an activity of an individual carrying the mobile device; detecting a distance between the mobile device and each of a plurality access controls; generating a list of the plurality of access controls and the distance between the mobile device and each of the plurality access controls; determining that the individual carrying the mobile device has stopped moving or slowed in response to the activity detected; and identifying one or more access controls of the plurality of access controls that have a distance of lowest magnitude on the list.

Abstract: Illustrative embodiments include a method, an electronic device, and a computer program product for video processing. In the method, a first group of image frames in a first video having a first resolution is converted into a second group of image frames having a second resolution, the first resolution being higher than the second resolution; a second video having the second resolution is generated based on the second group of image frames; conversion parameters for the second video are determined based on the first group of image frames and the second group of image frames, the conversion parameters being used to convert an image frame in the second group of image frames into an image frame having a third resolution, and the third resolution being higher than the second resolution; and the conversion parameters and the second video are sent to a requester of the first video.

Abstract: A method of determining placement of pipes within a fire suppression system including: obtaining a layout of nozzles within a room for a fire suppression system; determining a number of pipes, a length of each of the pipes, and a location of each of the pipes to connect each nozzle within the room to a fire suppression agent source in response to the layout of nozzles within the room; determining locations of junctions and elbows to interconnect the pipes; and determining whether the pipe, junctions, and elbows violate a piping constraint.

Abstract: A method in an illustrative embodiment includes dividing a first image having a first resolution into a plurality of image patches, and converting each of the plurality of image patches into an image patch having a second resolution by using a plurality of candidate conversion models, the second resolution being higher than the first resolution. The method may include determining a plurality of quality factors corresponding to the plurality of candidate conversion models for each of the converted image patches. The method may include selecting a conversion model for each image patch from the plurality of candidate conversion models based on the plurality of quality factors and computation load factors of the plurality of candidate conversion models, and generating metadata for converting the first image into a second image having the second resolution based on position information of each image patch and the conversion model selected for each image patch.

Abstract: A method of designing a fire suppression system including: determining nozzle placement for nozzles of a fire suppression system within a location; determining piping placement for pipes of the fire suppression system within the location; determining whether the nozzle placement or piping placement violate a constraint; and generating a map displaying the nozzle placement and the piping placement on a computing device.

Abstract: A method of training a gesture-based access control system includes repetitiously performing an intentional gesture indicative of an intentional gesture type by a user of a mobile device. The intentional gesture is representative of an intent of the user to gain access. The application then forms a model of the selected intentional gesture type from the repetitious performances of the intentional gesture. The model is configured to be applied by the software-based application to confirm future performances of the intentional gesture.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure include a method, a device, and a computer program product for video processing. This method includes: selecting frames having features of a first type from a first instance of a video as a first candidate set, the first instance having a first resolution; generating a set of training frames based at least on the first candidate set; acquiring a set of corresponding frames for the set of training frames in a second instance of the video, the second instance having a second resolution lower than the first resolution; and determining, using the set of training frames and the set of corresponding frames, a conversion parameter for conversion from the second resolution to a third resolution. This solution provides a smaller-scale and higher-quality training set for the training of a video conversion model, thus improving the quality of training while saving computational resources and increasing training speed.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a computer-implemented method, a device, and a computer program product. A method includes: determining a first group of frames corresponding to a first scene and a second group of frames corresponding to a second scene different from the first scene in a reference video, respectively. The first group of frames and the second group of frames each have a first resolution. The method further includes determining a first model for the first scene and a second model for the second scene, respectively. The first model and the second model are respectively used to convert frames corresponding to the first scene and the second scene from the first resolution to a second resolution different from the first resolution. The method further includes training the first model and the second model using the first group of frames and the second group of frames, respectively.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and computer program products for authenticating a peripheral device are provided in embodiments of the present disclosure. In one method, a peripheral device sends, to an edge device, a first authentication request for at least the peripheral device to use resources of the edge device, the first authentication request comprising at least a first identifier associated with the peripheral device and location information of the peripheral device. Then, the peripheral device receives an authentication success or failure indication from the edge device. In this way, effective authentication of a peripheral device can be realized with a less complicated authentication process, so that the security of access of the peripheral device to a virtual desktop can be improved while ensuring good user experience.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, a system, and a computer program product for streaming. The method includes: acquiring, during transmission of a stream, information indicating resources of a receiver of the stream available for compensating for degradation of a transmission quality of the stream; and determining at least a target transmission quality of the stream based at least on the resources of the receiver and network resources available for transmitting the stream. This solution provides a more flexible adaptive balance mechanism for streaming, and further optimizes utilization of various resources and user experience in streaming.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, an electronic device, and a computer program product for using a virtual desktop. A method in one embodiment includes receiving, at a first edge node in a plurality of edge nodes, an instruction from a first set of input devices in a plurality of peripheral devices. The instruction is for use of a first virtual desktop deployed on the first edge node. The method further includes: using the first virtual desktop based on the instruction by using resources at the first edge node. The method further includes: sending data to an output device in the plurality of peripheral devices, wherein the data is associated with the use of the first virtual desktop. The solution for using a virtual desktop of the present application enables the use of a virtual desktop using resources at an edge node without requiring a client.