Abstract: A driving apparatus configured to drive a light emitting device includes a driving current source module operable to supply current to the light emitting device via a node during operation. A protection module coupled to the node and the driving current source module selectively injects current to the node during operation. The driving current source module is controlled based on a detection result of a voltage on the node.

Abstract: Offline functionality-based co-ranking and clustering is carried out on a knowledge base that characterizes a heterogeneous information technology services network including a plurality of services, a plurality of providers, and a plurality of attributes. Results of the functionality-based co-ranking and clustering are stored as annotations of the services and the providers in the knowledge base, to obtain an annotated knowledge base. A service requirement is obtained from a customer requiring information technology services. The annotated knowledge base is queried, based on the service requirement; and an ordered list of at least given ones of the services, based on the querying, is returned to the customer.

Abstract: Embodiments of wafer bonding method and structures thereof are disclosed. The wafer bonding method can include performing a plasma activation treatment on a front surface of a first and a front surface of a second wafer; performing a silica sol treatment on the front surfaces of the first and the second wafers; performing a preliminary bonding process of the first and second wafer; and performing a heat treatment of the first and the second wafers to bond the front surface of the first wafer to the front surface of the second wafers.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and circuitry for performing distributed speech processing are provided. In one example voice activation circuitry is configured to receive audio data detected by a gateway that is connected to a plurality of devices and recognize a key phrase based on the audio data. In response to recognizing the key phrase, the voice activation circuitry is configured to store the audio data in memory located in the gateway and provide the stored audio data to a selected device in the plurality of devices for speech processing.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and apparatus for transmitting uplink grant, the method comprising: transmitting the uplink grant by selecting a downlink subframe from a plurality of candidate downlink subframes each of the plurality of downlink subframes enabling scheduling of at least one user equipment to start transmitting burst data in a uplink subframe.

Abstract: A low side driver includes a first transistor coupled in series with a second transistor at a low side voltage node for a load. A capacitance is configured to store a voltage and a voltage buffer circuit has an input coupled to receive the voltage stored by the capacitance and an output coupled to drive a control node of the second transistor with the stored voltage. A current source supplies current through a switch to the capacitance and the input of the voltage buffer circuit. The switch is configured to be actuated by an oscillating enable signal so as to cyclically source current from the current source to the capacitance and cause a stepped increase in the stored voltage which is applied by the buffer circuit to the control node of the second transistor.

Abstract: A method for processing a cryptographic operation request includes receiving, at a hardware security module (HSM), the cryptographic operation request including a cryptographic key and at least one authorization token, determining, by the HSM, whether an access control list (ACL) associated with the cryptographic key of the cryptographic operation request is authorized to govern access to the cryptographic key, and validating, by the HSM, the at least one authorization token. When the at least one authorization token is valid and the ACL is authorized to govern access to the cryptographic key of the cryptographic operation request, the method includes processing, by the HSM, the cryptographic operation request.

Abstract: A lithium-ion battery having desirable safety performance includes a positive plate having a positive film, a negative plate having a negative film, a separator between the positive plate and the negative plate, and electrolyte. The positive film is provided with a first recess and a positive lead is soldered in the first recess. The negative film is provided with a second recess and a negative lead is soldered in the second recess. Upper and lower surfaces of the positive lead each is formed with a first insulating glue layer. Surface of the positive film corresponding to the second recess is pasted with a second insulating glue layer.

Abstract: A method for providing a cloud-based service includes receiving information from a customer of the service over a conversational interface, the information identifying a requirement of the customer related to a resiliency of the service, and identifying a service provider who provides the service in a manner that satisfies the requirement. A method for building a knowledge base of cloud-based service providers includes receiving information from a service provider, the information specifying at least one resiliency attribute of the service provider, matching the information to a standardized service descriptor, wherein the service descriptor is indexed within an ontology-based organizational framework that indexes a plurality of service descriptors, and storing the service descriptor for the service provider.

Abstract: Technologies for managing access to image data streams generated by a plurality of image sensors of an image sensor array include a camera driver module. The camera driver module limits exposure to a user to all but one of the image sensors of the image sensor array. In some embodiments, the image sensor array may include a single primary image sensor that is exposed to the user and one or more secondary sensors that are not exposed to the user. In other embodiments, the image sensor array may include more than one primary image sensor and any number of secondary image sensors. In such an embodiment, only one of the primary image sensors are exposed to the user, and none of the secondary image sensors, if available, are exposed to the user. Other embodiments are described herein and claimed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a secondary battery, comprising a winding bare electrode assembly, a battery pouch and a sealing strip. The winding bare electrode assembly comprises an separator and a tab. The sealing strip encloses a part of the tab of the winding bare electrode assembly, is used for hermetically extending the tab of the winding bare electrode assembly out from the battery pouch of the secondary battery, and is provided with a package portion located in a package area of the battery pouch of the secondary battery, and an extension portion disposed in the battery pouch.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of supporting multiple Qo S in a Listen-Before-Talk operation. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method comprises: configuring m Listen-Before-Talk priority classes, which are defined by m different parameter sets respectively; determining Listen-Before-Talk priority classes for respective traffic in a transmission burst; and selecting one of the determined Listen-Before-Talk priority classes as a Listen-Before-Talk priority class for access. Through the present disclosure, the coexistence between LTE LAA and WiFi can be realized in respect of the Qo S priority, and the scheduling flexibility of LAA is still retained.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and apparatus for listening before talk (LBT). A method of LBT is provided. The method comprises: determining an access priority class based on a plurality of types of traffic to be transmitted on a plurality of carriers; determining a LBT parameter based on the determined access priority class; and performing the LBT using the LBT parameter.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relates to a communication device working on unlicensed frequency band and a method for executing the same. The method comprises: determining a mapping relationship between multiple quality of service (QoS) priority classes and multiple Listen-Before-Talk (LBT) priority classes, wherein the multiple QoS priority classes are in one-to-one correspondence with multiple QoS requirements; and transmitting radio traffic based on the mapping relationship. Embodiments of the present disclosure proposes the mapping relationship between LBT priority class and various QoS priority classes associated with different radio traffic types and presents signaling design and exchange related to the mapping relationship.

Abstract: A driving apparatus configured to drive a light emitting device includes a driving current source module operable to supply current to the light emitting device via a node during operation. A protection module coupled to the node and the driving current source module selectively injects current to the node during operation. The driving current source module is controlled based on a detection result of a voltage on the node.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and a transmitter of implementing multiple-carrier Listen-Before-Talk in a wireless communication system. The method comprises: selecting a carrier group from a plurality of carriers as a synchronization carrier; determining a transmission synchronization boundary based on an extended CCA performed on the synchronization carrier; performing an initial CCA for the plurality of carriers; and determining that transmission is to be performed on at least one of the plurality of carriers based on at least one of the result of the extended CCA and the result of the initial CCA. The embodiments according to the present disclosure require only performing eCCA on the carrier group selected as the synchronization carrier. Compared with Wi-Fi, the LTE system can compete with Wi-Fi more fairly, and compared with the traditional solution it is more possible to obtain some carriers in the unlicensed spectrum.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for managing server loads that accounts for various measures of risk associated with different workloads assigned to servers. The systems and methods may include a memory storing instructions for server load management operations, and a processor configured to execute the stored instructions. The processor may receive a workload, determine a value associated with the workload indicating a predetermined importance of the workload, receive information for a plurality of active servers in a server cluster associated with the processor, determine risk levels associated with the active servers based on the received information, and assign the received workload to one of the active servers based on the determined value and the determined risk levels.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of triggering a LBT random backoff mechanism in LTE LAA, the method comprising: evaluating a current channel to obtain a first parameter characterizing a congestion state of the current channel; comparing the first parameter with a first threshold to obtain a first comparison result; and adapting a contention window size based on the first comparison result. The method further comprises comparing the first parameter with a second threshold to obtain a second comparison result; and adapting the contention window size based on the second comparison result. The first parameter is a packet error rate metric or a collision metric.

Abstract: A driving apparatus configured to drive a light emitting device includes a driving current source module operable to supply current to the light emitting device via a node during operation. A protection module coupled to the node and the driving current source module selectively injects current to the node during operation. The driving current source module is controlled based on a detection result of a voltage on the node.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for occupying an unlicensed band channel, thereby avoiding misjudgment of an occupied unlicensed band state. A method for occupying an unlicensed band channel includes: a user equipment receiving a power increase rate of a reference signal transmission unit of an unlicensed band channel determined by a secondary cell (Scell) base station; the user equipment receiving, in the unlicensed band channel, a sub-frame of reference signal transmission unit level power distribution sent by the Scell base station; the user equipment decoding the power increase rate; and the user equipment using the power increase rate to process the sub-frame.