Abstract: A system suitable for collecting and transporting urine away from the body of a person or animal may include an assembly having a fluid impermeable casing having a fluid reservoir at a first end, a fluid outlet at a second end, and a longitudinally extending fluid impermeable layer coupled to the fluid reservoir and the fluid outlet and defining a longitudinally elongated opening between the reservoir and the outlet. The assembly can further include a fluid permeable support disposed within the casing with a portion extending across the elongated opening, and a fluid permeable membrane disposed on the support and covering at least the portion of the support that extends across the elongated opening, so that the membrane is supported on the support and disposed across the elongated opening. The assembly can further include a tube having a first end disposed in the reservoir and a second, fluid discharge end.

Abstract: Interpolation between explicitly signaled CPB (or HRD) parameters at selected bit rates is used to achieve a good compromise between CPB parameter transmission capacity and CPB parametrization effectiveness and may be, particularly, made in an effective manner.

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with methods, encoders, decoders and data streams for coding pictures, and in particular a consecutive sequence of pictures. Some embodiments may exploit the so-called Gradual Decoder Refresh—GDR—coding scheme for coding the pictures. Some embodiments may suggest Scalable Coding and Gradual Decoder Refresh improvements.

Abstract: Techniques for embedding a web browser in a graphical display view of a process plant include presenting a graphical display view including (i) indications of one or more process control elements, such as a control module, a function block, a process plant entity, or a process section of the process plant, and (ii) a web browser having web content from a source address. The web browser is presented according to one or several presentation parameters, such as such as a size and position of the web browser within the display view. Furthermore, the presentation parameters include restrictions on functions performed within the web browser, such as a sandbox or sandbox attributes. The presentation parameters also include a source whitelist that specifies web addresses which are allowed to be set as the source address for presenting web content.

Abstract: An apparatus for receiving a video data stream as an input bitstream is provided. The video data stream has a video encoded thereinto, wherein, for a playback speed modification factor (Nx), the apparatus is to determine a decoding capability requirement depending on a decoding capability requirement limit, wherein the playback speed modification factor (Nx) is a forward playback speed modification factor or is a backward playback speed modification factor.

Abstract: Various concepts for media content streaming are described. Some allow for streaming spatial scene content in a spatially unequal manner so that the visible quality for the user is increased, or the processing complexity or used bandwidth at the streaming retrieval site is decreased. Others allow for streaming spatial scene content in a manner enlarging the applicability to further application scenarios.

Abstract: A system suitable for collecting and transporting urine away from the body of a person or animal may include an assembly having a fluid impermeable casing having a fluid reservoir at a first end, a fluid outlet at a second end, and a longitudinally extending fluid impermeable layer coupled to the fluid reservoir and the fluid outlet and defining a longitudinally elongated opening between the reservoir and the outlet. The assembly can further include a fluid permeable support disposed within the casing with a portion extending across the elongated opening, and a fluid permeable membrane disposed on the support and covering at least the portion of the support that extends across the elongated opening, so that the membrane is supported on the support and disposed across the elongated opening. The assembly can further include a tube having a first end disposed in the reservoir and a second, fluid discharge end.

Abstract: The disclosure provides, e.g., compositions, systems, and methods for targeting, editing, modifying, or manipulating a host cell's genome at one or more locations in a DNA sequence in a cell, tissue, or subject.

Abstract: A video decoder for decoding an encoded video signal including encoded picture data and indication data of a picture of a video to reconstruct the picture of the video is provided. The video decoder includes an interface configured for receiving the encoded video signal, and a data decoder configured for reconstructing the picture of the video by decoding the encoded picture data using the indication data. The picture is partitioned into a plurality of coding areas. One or more coding areas of the plurality of coding areas include two or more coding tree units of the plurality of coding tree units, wherein each coding area of the one or more coding areas which includes two or more coding tree units exhibits a coding order for the two or more coding tree units of the coding area.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to tray processing units for processing CO2 capture media. In some aspects a tray processing unit can include a loading dock configured to receive a caddy including trays disposed thereon, a collection station configured to receive trays from the loading dock and collect a carbonated medium from the trays, a filling station configured to transfer a carbonation medium to the trays, a first tray mover configured to transport the trays from the caddy at the loading dock to the collection station, an unloading dock configured to support the caddy while loading the caddy with trays, a second tray mover configured to transport trays from the collection station to the filling station, and a third tray mover configured to transport trays from the filling station to the caddy supported by the unloading dock.

Abstract: A motion-vector wrap-around coding tool may be reliably used, for instance, in the context of segmental video bitstream formation under switching between different video bitstream representations. A video encoder encodes a video and an indication into a data stream, which is valid for a sequence of pictures, and indicates that certain or all Random Access Skipped Leading (RASL) pictures within the sequence of pictures are coded in a manner excluding a predetermined set of one or more coding tools which includes a wrap-around motion compensation tool. A video decoder decodes from a data stream an indication that indicates that certain or all RASL pictures within a sequence of pictures are coded in a manner excluding a predetermined set of one or more coding tools including a wrap-around motion compensation tool.

Abstract: Various concepts for media content streaming are described. Some allow for streaming spatial scene content in a spatially unequal manner so that the visible quality for the user is increased, or the processing complexity or used bandwidth at the streaming retrieval site is decreased. Others allow for streaming spatial scene content in a manner enlarging the applicability to further application scenarios.

Abstract: A method of augmenting a view of a real-world environment with a view of a volumetric video object on a user device is disclosed. The method includes determining a current pose information (CPI) indicating a current pose of the view of the real-world environment and a desired pose of the volumetric video object in the real-world environment. The method further includes sending the CPI to a remote server. The method further includes receiving a rendered view of the volumetric video object that has been rendered in accordance with the CPI from the remote server. The method also includes augmenting the view of the real-world environment by at least mapping the rendered view of the volumetric video object onto a planar mapping surface arranged according to the desired position of the volumetric video object.

Abstract: Video decoder comprising a decoding core (94) configured to reconstruct a decoded picture using motion compensated prediction and transform-based residual decoding from one or more video coding units (100) within an access unit, AU, of a video data stream to obtain a reconstructed version (46a) of the decoded picture; an in-loop filter (90) configured to filter the reconstructed version of the decoded picture to obtain a version (46b) of the decoded picture to be inserted into the decoded picture buffer (92), DPB, of the video decoder; and a parametrizer configured to parametrize the in-loop filter by reading in-loop filter control information for parametrizing the in-loop filter from one or more parameter sets (102, 104) located within the access unit, AU, of the decoded picture which follow, along data stream order, the one or more video coding units (100), and/or a portion (106) of the one or more video coding units (100) following, along data stream order, data (108) comprised by the one or more video cod

Abstract: An apparatus for presenting immersive media content is described. The apparatus obtains from a sender video data representing immersive content for a certain viewing direction and/or for a certain viewpoint, and displays the video data representing the immersive content for the certain viewing direction and/or for the certain viewpoint.

Abstract: A video data stream is rendered reducible in a manner so that the reduction leads to a restriction of pictures of the reduced video data stream to merely a predetermined subarea of the pictures of the original video data stream and in a manner so that transcoding, such as re-quantization, may be avoided and a conformance of the reduced video data stream relative to the codec underlying the original video data stream be maintained. This is achieved by providing the video data stream with information including an indication of the predetermined subarea and replacement indices for redirecting the indices included by the payload portion so as to refer to, and/or replacement parameters for adjusting the first set of coding parameter settings so as to result in, a second set of coding parameter settings.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for connecting third-party accessories to a cellular-capable device to participate in a telephone call. In one example, a user can voice a request to make a call to an accessory device. The accessory device can transmit the request to a controller device. Upon processing the request, the controller device can identify an appropriate cellular-capable device and instruct the cellular-capable device to place the requested call. The controller device can also instruct the cellular-capable device to establish an audio connection with the accessory device to relay the call audio. In another example, the controller device can listen for a word spoken at the accessory device indicating the end of the call. Upon receiving the end of call word, the controller device can instruct the cellular-capable device to terminate the call. While in the listening state, the controller device may continue processing user requests received at other accessory devices.

Abstract: A video encoder according to embodiments is configured for encoding a plurality of pictures of a video by generating an encoded video signal, wherein each of the plurality of pictures includes original picture data. The video encoder includes a data encoder configured for generating the encoded video signal including encoded picture data, wherein the data encoder is configured to encode the plurality of pictures of the video into the encoded picture data. Moreover, the video encoder includes an output interface configured for outputting the encoded picture data of each of the plurality of pictures. Furthermore, a video decoders, systems, methods for encoding and decoding, computer programs and encoded video signals according to embodiments are provided.

Abstract: A video data stream is rendered reducible in a manner so that the reduction leads to a restriction of pictures of the reduced video data stream to merely a predetermined subarea of the pictures of the original video data stream and in a manner so that transcoding, such as re-quantization, may be avoided and a conformance of the reduced video data stream relative to the codec underlying the original video data stream be maintained. This is achieved by providing the video data stream with information including an indication of the predetermined subarea and replacement indices for redirecting the indices included by the payload portion so as to refer to, and/or replacement parameters for adjusting the first set of coding parameter settings so as to result in, a second set of coding parameter settings.

Abstract: A video data stream is rendered reducible in a manner so that the reduction leads to a restriction of pictures of the reduced video data stream to merely a predetermined subarea of the pictures of the original video data stream and in a manner so that transcoding, such as re-quantization, may be avoided and a conformance of the reduced video data stream relative to the codec underlying the original video data stream be maintained. This is achieved by providing the video data stream with information including an indication of the predetermined subarea and replacement indices for redirecting the indices included by the payload portion so as to refer to, and/or replacement parameters for adjusting the first set of coding parameter settings so as to result in, a second set of coding parameter settings.