Abstract: Systems and methods for privacy-preserving inventory matching are disclosed. In one embodiment, in an information processing apparatus comprising at least one computer processor, a method for inventory matching may include: (1) receiving, from each of a plurality of clients, a masked submission comprising an identification of at least one security to buy or sell and a desired quantity to buy or sell; (2) aggregating the masked submissions resulting in a sum of the desired quantities to buy or sell; (3) matching at least two of the clients to conduct a transaction based on aggregation and their respective masked submissions; and (4) conducing the transaction between the matched clients.

Abstract: Systems and methods for privacy-preserving inventory matching are disclosed. In one embodiment, in an information processing apparatus comprising at least one computer processor, a method for inventory matching may include: (1) receiving, from each of a plurality of clients, a masked submission comprising an identification of at least one security to buy or sell and a desired quantity to buy or sell; (2) aggregating the masked submissions resulting in a sum of the desired quantities to buy or sell; (3) matching at least two of the clients to conduct a transaction based on aggregation and their respective masked submissions; and (4) conducing the transaction between the matched clients.

Abstract: An image processing method for boundary resolution enhancement is disclosed. Firstly, an image is transferred into an image layer. Noise of the image layer is removed by a bilateral filter and crisp edges are retained at the same time. Moreover, the image layer is interpolated by an interpolation filter for resolution enhancement. The image processing method of the present invention can lower the image blur degree substantially, enhance the image resolution and be widely implemented in all sorts of image/video processing hardware devices.

Abstract: An image processing method for boundary resolution enhancement is disclosed. Firstly, an image is transferred into an image layer. Noise of the image layer is removed by a bilateral filter and crisp edges are retained at the same time. Moreover, the image layer is interpolated by an interpolation filter for resolution enhancement. The image processing method of the present invention can lower the image blur degree substantially, enhance the image resolution and be widely implemented in all sorts of image/video processing hardware devices.

Abstract: An image processing method for boundary resolution enhancement is disclosed. Firstly, an image is transferred into an image layer. Noise of the image layer is removed by a bilateral filter and crisp edges are retained at the same time. Moreover, the image layer is interpolated by an interpolation filter for resolution enhancement. The image processing method of the present invention can lower the image blur degree substantially, enhance the image resolution and be widely implemented in all sorts of image/video processing hardware devices.

Abstract: A retractable contact-control pen with an inner rod having near its front end a position limiting area that is provided with two protrusions pressed by a compression spring to be normally pressed against the inner wall of a hollow outer rod, when the inner and the outer rods slide relative to each other, by pressing of the inner rod against the inner wall of the outer rod, the inner rod can keep its stable sliding; moreover, the outer rod has on its tailing end an opening with a reduced diameter; the inner rod has a first flange at the rear of the position limiting area and with a diameter larger than that of the opening; so that when the entire retractable contact-control pen is pulled to elongate for use, the first flange is pressed against the periphery of the opening and stops there, the entire retractable contact-control pen thus has a better strength.