Abstract: A discharge unit is connected to a power pad, a ground pad, and an I/O pad, and can discharge an electrostatic charge when an electrostatic pulse appears on any of the power pad, the ground pad, and the I/O pad. The discharge unit includes a first discharge unit and a second discharge unit, the first discharge unit is connected to the second discharge unit, the power pad, and the I/O pad, and the second discharge unit is connected to the ground pad and the I/O pad. The first discharge unit and/or the second discharge unit can discharge electrostatic charges on different pads, respectively.

Abstract: An approach is provided for providing a map matcher tolerant to wrong map features. The approach involves, for instance, finding a segment of a probe trajectory containing a plurality of low-speed probe points. The approach also involves forming a line between a first and a last probe point of the segment. The approach further involves calculating a distance from each probe point of the segment to the line. The approach further involves splitting the segment based on comparing the distance to a threshold at a turning point of the segment. The approach further involves creating a new probe trajectory based on a plurality of high-speed probe points in the probe trajectory and the turning point. The approach further involves estimating a heading of the turning point of the segment based on the new trajectory, and then performing a feasibility check between two consecutive probe points of the new trajectory.

Abstract: A meter display identification system and a meter display identification method for identifying type information of a meter included in a figure identification code displayed on the meter panel side of the meter, including an image acquisition module configured to collect image information, whose an imaging area includes a display area of the figure identification code and a display area of target data on the meter panel, of the meter panel, a meter type identification module configured to identify type information of the meter by identifying the figure identification code from image information collected by the image acquisition module, a text detection module configured to identify a display area of the target data based on the type information and a display area of the figure identification code, and a text identification module configured to perform text identification on image information in a display area of the target data are provided.

Abstract: An approach is provided for lane width estimation from incomplete lane marking detections of a road lane. The approach, for example, involves generating one or more perpendicular lines respectively from location centers of one or more first lane marking detections. A respective lane marking detection represents at least a portion of a boundary of the road lane as a line delimited by two location data points in accordance with detections by at least one sensor device onboard at least one vehicle. The approach also involves identifying second lane marking detections that each respectively intersect one of the one or more perpendicular lines. The approach further involves selecting one or more candidate lane widths based on one or more respective distances from the location centers to the second lane marking detections. The approach further involves determining an estimated lane width of the road lane based on the one or more candidate lane widths.

Abstract: An approach is provided for reconstructing a road linear feature. The approach, for example, involves receiving two or more linear feature detections that respectively represent a linear feature of a road as a line segment delimited by two feature points. The approach also involves map matching the two or more linear feature detections to a road link segment of a geographic database. The approach further involves determining an orientation difference for each of the two or more linear feature detections based on an angle difference between each linear feature detection and a link orientation of the map matched road link segment. The approach further involves determining a feature orientation of the linear feature based on an aggregation of the orientation difference for each linear feature detection. The approach further involves constructing a representation of the linear feature based at least in part on the feature orientation.

Abstract: Using a set of menu to key process mappings, historical menu usage data for an application is aggregated into aggregated key process usage data. A set of key process association rules, each comprising a consequent key process given a particular antecedent key process, is generated. From the set of key process association rules and a set of ranked menus by frequency of usage within each key process, a set of model menu recommendations is generated. According to an application usage history, a menu frequency ratio, and a confidence value of a modelled next menu, the set of menu recommendations is scored. A scored menu recommendation having a rank below a threshold rank is pruned from a set of menu items of the application ranked according to their scores. The pruned set of scored menu recommendations is presented for selection instead of the set of menu items.

Abstract: Using a set of menu to key process mappings, historical menu usage data for an application is aggregated into aggregated key process usage data. A set of key process association rules, each comprising a consequent key process given a particular antecedent key process, is generated. From the set of key process association rules and a set of ranked menus by frequency of usage within each key process, a set of model menu recommendations is generated. According to an application usage history, a menu frequency ratio, and a confidence value of a modelled next menu, the set of menu recommendations is scored. A scored menu recommendation having a rank below a threshold rank is pruned from a set of menu items of the application ranked according to their scores. The pruned set of scored menu recommendations is presented for selection instead of the set of menu items.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product for automatically drawing infographics. Variables of a dataset are received from a computing device that were selected by the user of the computing device. For those selected variables that are associated with a data model, a procedure to draw infographics for variables assigned or not assigned the role of a target using the data model associated with each of the variables assigned or not assigned the role of target, respectively, is implemented. Alternatively, if the selected variables are not associated with a data model, then such variables are assigned a level of measurement as well as assigned the role of input. Such assignments become the data model which, along with the metadata (e.g., values of the variable) obtained by parsing the original data, are used to implement the procedure to draw infographics for variables not assigned the role of a target.

Abstract: Using a set of menu to key process mappings, historical menu usage data for an application is aggregated into aggregated key process usage data. A set of key process association rules, each comprising a consequent key process given a particular antecedent key process, is generated. From the set of key process association rules and a set of ranked menus by frequency of usage within each key process, a set of model menu recommendations is generated. According to an application usage history, a menu frequency ratio, and a confidence value of a modelled next menu, the set of menu recommendations is scored. A scored menu recommendation having a rank below a threshold rank is pruned from a set of menu items of the application ranked according to their scores. The pruned set of scored menu recommendations is presented for selection instead of the set of menu items.

Abstract: One or more computer processors determine a web segment in a web page to be displayed in a visual area and a rendering mode for the web segment. The one or more computer processors retrieve content in the web segment, wherein retrieving the content comprises: in response to the content being cached in a cache memory, retrieving, by one or more processors, the content from the cache memory. The one or more computer processors render the retrieved content to be displayed in the visual area according to the determined rendering mode for the web segment.

Abstract: There are provided an ion mobility spectrometer and a sniffer. The ion mobility spectrometer includes: an ion migration tube; a sampling gas path having a sampling device configured to temporarily store a sample gas collected by a sampling head in a sampling pipe; a sample introduction gas path having two ends in communication with the gas inlet and outlet of the ion migration tube respectively, and configured to introduce a carrier gas within the ion migration tube into the sampling pipe and to carry a sample gas temporarily stored in the sampling pipe into the ion migration tube; and a valve assembly configured to only allow gas to flow from the sampling device to the sampling pipe in a sampling state, and to only allow gas to flow from the ion migration tube through the sampling pipe back to the ion migration tube in a sample introduction state.

Abstract: There are provided an ion mobility spectrometer and a sniffer. The ion mobility spectrometer includes: an ion migration tube; a sampling gas path having a sampling device configured to temporarily store a sample gas collected by a sampling head in a sampling pipe; a sample introduction gas path having two ends in communication with the gas inlet and outlet of the ion migration tube respectively, and configured to introduce a carrier gas within the ion migration tube into the sampling pipe and to carry a sample gas temporarily stored in the sampling pipe into the ion migration tube; and a valve assembly configured to only allow gas to flow from the sampling device to the sampling pipe in a sampling state, and to only allow gas to flow from the ion migration tube through the sampling pipe back to the ion migration tube in a sample introduction state.

Abstract: A data storage system operates a file system as a thinly provisioned file system having a host-visible virtual space and a smaller allocated space of underlying physical storage from a pool. The file system applies formatting to the allocated space and utilizes formatted allocated space for storing host files. The file system receives a file I/O request that requires increasing the allocated space of the file system, and in response (1) obtains an extent of physical storage from the pool and adds it to the file system as added allocated space, and (2) formats an initial portion of the added allocated space and satisfies the file I/O request using the formatted initial portion. Over a subsequent period the file system incrementally formats additional portions of the added allocated space and satisfies subsequent file I/O requests from the added portions.

Abstract: A method map matches probe data to a candidate road segment or node. Methods may include: searching for candidate road segments or nodes for each probe data point to be matched to, where searching for candidate road segments or nodes includes: searching within a predefined radius of each probe data point for road segments or nodes and in response to no road segments or nodes being found within the predefined radius of the respective probe data point, iteratively increasing the predefined radius and searching again until a predefined maximum radius is reached or at least two road segment candidates or node candidates are found; map matching each probe data point to a respective road segment candidate or node candidate based on the road segment candidate or node candidate found in the search; and generating a path based on the map matched probe data points from a respective probe.

Abstract: An approach is provided for providing a map matcher tolerant to wrong map features. The approach involves, for instance, finding a segment of a probe trajectory containing a plurality of low-speed probe points. The approach also involves forming a line between a first and a last probe point of the segment. The approach further involves calculating a distance from each probe point of the segment to the line. The approach further involves splitting the segment based on comparing the distance to a threshold at a turning point of the segment. The approach further involves creating a new probe trajectory based on a plurality of high-speed probe points in the probe trajectory and the turning point. The approach further involves estimating a heading of the turning point of the segment based on the new trajectory, and then performing a feasibility check between two consecutive probe points of the new trajectory.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a wiping-type sample sampling and feeding device, a card reading apparatus, and a gate machine apparatus. The wiping-type sample sampling and feeding device comprises a thermally desorbing portion for analyzing a substance; a wiping-type sampling portion for wiping the substance on a card or certificate and includes a first wheel, a second wheel and a wiping conveyor belt that travels between the first and second wheels along a first direction; and a card/certificate conveyor portion including a card carrying belt configured to convey a card or certificate along a second direction so that the card or certificate can contact with the wiping conveyor belt during conveyance of the card or certificate, thereby the wiping conveyor belt wipes a surface of the card or certificate, wherein the second direction is substantially perpendicular to the first direction.

Abstract: A method map matches probe data to a candidate road segment or node. Methods may include: searching for candidate road segments or nodes for each probe data point to be matched to, where searching for candidate road segments or nodes includes: searching within a predefined radius of each probe data point for road segments or nodes and in response to no road segments or nodes being found within the predefined radius of the respective probe data point, iteratively increasing the predefined radius and searching again until a predefined maximum radius is reached or at least two road segment candidates or node candidates are found; map matching each probe data point to a respective road segment candidate or node candidate based on the road segment candidate or node candidate found in the search; and generating a path based on the map matched probe data points from a respective probe.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an ion mobility spectrometer, which comprises: a power supply circuit, configured to provide a power supply voltage; a corona discharge configured to generate ions to be subjected to measurement, through corona discharge; an ion migration circuit configured to control migration of the ions; a migration zone structure configured to realize, under control of the ion migration circuit, mobility spectrum measurement of the ions which pass through the migration zone structure; a redundant charge extraction electrode arranged between the corona discharge structure and the migration zone structure, so that the ions which are generated by the corona discharge structure can pass therethrough to reach the migration zone structure; and a redundant charge extraction circuit, wherein the redundant charge extraction electrode is connected to the ground through the redundant charge extraction circuit.

Abstract: Described are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products for de-duplicating access control lists (ACLs). A first ACL associated with a first computer file is received. A first checksum based at least in part on the first ACL is calculated. One or more directory entries based on the first checksum are retrieved from a de-duplication directory, wherein each directory entry of the one or more directory entries comprises a reference to an ACL and a name comprising the first checksum. A directory entry of the one or more directory entries is identified that references a second ACL that specifies the same permissions as the first ACL. A reference to the second ACL of the directory entry is added to the first computer file.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a wiping-type sample sampling and feeding device, a card reading apparatus, and a gate machine apparatus. The wiping-type sample sampling and feeding device comprises a thermally desorbing portion for analyzing a substance; a wiping-type sampling portion for wiping the substance on a card or certificate and includes a first wheel, a second wheel and a wiping conveyor belt that travels between the first and second wheels along a first direction; and a card/certificate conveyor portion including a card carrying belt configured to convey a card or certificate along a second direction so that the card or certificate can contact with the wiping conveyor belt during conveyance of the card or certificate, thereby the wiping conveyor belt wipes a surface of the card or certificate, wherein the second direction is substantially perpendicular to the first direction.