Abstract: A hybrid memory structure including a substrate, a flash memory, a first resistive random access memory (RRAM), and a second RRAM is provided. The flash memory is located on the substrate. The flash memory includes a gate, a first doped region, and a second doped region. The gate is located on the substrate. The first doped region is located in the substrate on one side of the gate. The second doped region is located in the substrate on another side of the gate. The first RRAM is electrically connected to one of the gate, the first doped region, and the second doped region. The second RRAM is electrically connected to another of the gate, the first doped region, and the second doped region.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: identifying a biometric pattern present in a wireless signal associated with an information handling device; determining, using a processor, whether the biometric pattern corresponds to an authorized biometric pattern; and authenticating, responsive to determining that the biometric pattern corresponds to the authorized biometric pattern, a user of the information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Abstract: A flexible display device and a method for changing shape of the flexible display device are provided. The flexible display device includes a flexible display panel and a shape memory structure on the flexible display panel and including a shape memory component. The shape memory component includes a first memory layer, a first thermal insulation layer and a second memory layer stacked sequentially in a direction away from the flexible display panel, the first and second memory layers each have shape memory function, the first memory layer has a first memory shape and the second memory layer has a second memory shape different from the first memory shape. The shape memory structure is configured to switch shape of the shape memory component between the first and second memory shapes by controlling temperatures of the first and second memory layers, thereby driving the flexible display panel to change shape.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, audible user input; determining, subsequent to the receiving, an intonation with which the audible user input was provided; assigning, based on the determined intonation, an expressive meaning to the audible user input; and performing, based on the expressive meaning, a corresponding function. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Abstract: For multiuser information exchange management, a processor receives information permissions for a plurality of participants in an electronic forum. The information permissions include an audio permission, a video permission, a file share permission, a drawing permission, and/or a presentation permission for each participant. The processor provides forum information to each participant based on the information permissions. The audio permission is required to receive audio from the electronic forum. The video permission is required to receive video from the electronic forum. The file share permission is required to receive a file from the electronic forum. The drawing permission is required to receive a drawing from the electronic forum. The presentation permission is required to receive a presentation from the electronic forum.

Abstract: Example implementations described herein are directed to a meta-data processing system that supports the creation and deployment of the Analytical Solution Modules in development of industrial analytics. The example implementations described herein can involve a first system configured to be directed to a data scientist for receiving flow and operator definitions to generate an analytics library, which is provided to a second system configured to be directed to a domain expert for applying the analytics library to generate analytics modules to be executed on data input to the second system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of bulbs, and discloses a bulb core column structure and a bulb with the bulb core column. The bulb core column structure comprises a plastic seat and at least one resistor a. The present invention has the following advantages: 1. the resistor is directly clamped on the plastic seat through structural change, and the clamping and fixing effect is good; 2. the assembly is simpler and is more suitable for mechanical automation, the resistor can be fixed after being directly inserted into the clamping seat without displacement, and the resistor is more stable for subsequent welding; and 3. the working procedure of pressing and fixing the resistor is reduced, thereby reducing manufacturing costs with stable product performance.

Abstract: A system can include a display housing that includes a display; a keyboard housing that includes a keyboard, a processor and memory accessible to the processor; a sensor operatively coupled to the processor; a hinge assembly that rotatably couples the display housing and the keyboard housing; and adjustment circuitry that determines a recommended position for adjustment of the display housing with respect to the keyboard housing using sensor data generated by the sensor.

Abstract: The invention relates to multi-component shape memory threads, fibers, tubes, or tapes, which includes at least two shape-memory polymeric (SMP-N) components. Each of the at least two SMP-N components is of at least 1% of the total weight, and N is a positive integer starting from 1, and the SMP-N components have a selectively engineered shape recovery temperature (Tr) between approximately 0° C. to 130° C. Also, when TrN and TrN+1 are higher than room temperature, the threads, fibers, tubes, or tapes are configured to assume a substantially helical configuration upon heating to above TrN and lower than TrN+1 by a stimulus when an elongation of the threads, fibers, tubes, or tapes is approximately 30% to approximately 300%, and having a coil diameter from 0.5 to 10 mm and a number of the turns per cm from 5 to 30.

Abstract: A device can include a processor; memory accessible to the processor; a microphone operatively coupled to the processor; a network interface operatively coupled to the processor; circuitry that parses audio signals received via the microphone for a name and a type of device; circuitry that analyzes network information associated with remote devices accessible via the network interface based at least in part on at least one of the name and the type of device to associate the name and the type of device with one of the remote devices; and circuitry that stores the name and the type of device to the memory in association with the one of the remote devices.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, devices, and methods for a face mask for facilitating conversations are disclosed. A face mask includes a microphone located on an inside of the face mask, a processor located on the inside of the face mask and connected to the microphone, and a memory located on the inside of the face mask that stores code executable by the processor. The code is executable by the processor to capture, using the microphone, audio spoken by a user wearing the face mask, determine a mode that the face mask is in for transmitting the captured audio to a destination, and transmit the captured audio to the destination based on the determined mode.

Abstract: A method for indicating a responding virtual assistant from one of a plurality of virtual assistants is disclosed. The method includes receiving a spoken query from a user of an electronic device. The method includes determining whether the spoken query addresses a particular one of a plurality of virtual assistants on the electronic device. The method includes polling a first set of the virtual assistants with the spoken query in response to the spoken query not addressing a particular one of the plurality of virtual assistants. The method further includes presenting a response to the spoken query with an indicator of a virtual assistant providing the response. An apparatus and computer program product are also disclosed, which perform the method.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: engaging, at an information handing device, in a conversational session with a user; receiving an input from a source other than the user during the conversational session; and performing, at the information handling device, an action related to the conversational input in response to the received input. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Abstract: A semiconductor patterning process includes the following steps. A substrate is provided, wherein the substrate has a first region, a second region, and a third region, and the second region is located between the first region and the third region. A plurality of initial mask patterns are formed on the substrate. A first mask material layer is conformally formed on the substrate. A first mask pattern is formed above at least two adjacent initial mask patterns in the second region and on the first mask material layer in between, and a second mask pattern is formed on the first mask material layer on sidewalls of remaining initial mask patterns. A portion of the first mask material layer is removed using the first mask pattern and the second mask pattern as a mask to form a final mask pattern on the substrate.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, devices, and methods for a face mask for facilitating conversations are disclosed. A face mask includes a microphone located on an inside of the face mask, a processor located on the inside of the face mask and connected to the microphone, and a memory located on the inside of the face mask that stores code executable by the processor. The code is executable by the processor to capture, using the microphone, audio spoken by a user wearing the face mask, determine a mode that the face mask is in for transmitting the captured audio to a destination, and transmit the captured audio to the destination based on the determined mode.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic apparatus, a wireless communication device, and a wireless communication method. According to an embodiment, the electronic device for a base station side comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to: perform control to perform, on a beam corresponding to a user equipment, channel detection on a target channel, the channel detection being based on a specific beam direction; and determine the access to the target channel according the channel detection result.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: identifying, using one or more sensors, an orientation of a wearable device; determining, using a processor, whether the orientation corresponds to an inactive orientation; and providing, responsive to determining that the orientation corresponds to the inactive orientation, a power off notification to a user of the wearable device. A method, including: detecting, using an audio capture device operatively coupled to a wearable device, environmental audio, wherein the wearable device is an augmented reality device; identifying, using a processor, augmented reality contents presented on a display of the wearable device; determining, using a processor, whether the environmental audio and the augmented reality contents correspond to a similar context; and presenting, responsive to determining that the environmental audio and the augmented reality contents do not correspond to the similar context, a power save option to a user. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Abstract: A device for determining a CNN model for a database according to the present disclosure includes: a selecting unit configured to select at least two CNN models from multiple CNN models whose classification capacity is known; a fitting unit configured to fit, based on the classification capacity and first parameters of the at least two CNN models, a curve taking classification capacity and a first parameter as variables; a predicting unit configured to predict, based on the curve, a first parameter of other CNN models; and a determining unit configured to determine a CNN model applicable to the database from the multiple CNN models. With the device and the method according to the present disclosure, there is no need to train all the CNN models, thereby greatly reducing the amount of computation and simplifying the process of designing the CNN model.

Abstract: The present invention provides a touch panel and a controlling method thereof. The controlling method comprises: during a display period of the touch panel, turning on a bias voltage generation circuit to generate a bias voltage signal, turning on a reverse bias voltage generation circuit to generate a reverse bias voltage signal, and turning off a modulating voltage generation circuit; during a touch period of the touch panel, turning off the bias voltage generation circuit, the reverse bias voltage generation circuit and turning on the modulating voltage generation circuit to generate a modulating voltage signal, wherein the modulating voltage signal is same as a touch sensing signal of the touch panel; using a first capacitor to couple the modulating voltage signal to the bias voltage generation circuit; and using a second capacitor to couple the modulating voltage signal to the reverse bias voltage generation circuit.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: initiating, using at least one camera of an information handling device, a video feed; receiving marking input on an object in the video feed; identifying, using at least one distance sensor of the information handling device, distance information from the information handling device to the object; and providing, in the video feed and presented concurrently with the marking input, a visual overlay of the distance information. Other aspects are described and claimed.