Abstract: A method and apparatus for video coding using coding modes including a palette mode are disclosed. In one embodiment, the total number of palette indices in the current block is coded into a binary string using a TR (Truncated Rice) binarization process with the Rice parameter to generate a prefix part and using an EGk (k-th order Exp-Golomb) binary process to generate a suffix part for the binary string, or using the EGk binarization process with the Rice parameter (k). The suffix part is allowed to be empty. In another embodiment, a Rice parameter is determined. If the Rice parameter is equal to or greater than log-base-2 of current block size, the variable related to a total number of palette indices in the current block of video data is binarized into a binary string using a fixed-length code with bit length equal to log-base-2 of current block size.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a measuring kit is disclosed. The method for manufacturing a measuring kit includes steps of providing a carrier including a substrate having a surface; coating a silane onto the surface of the substrate; providing an organic molecule; adding the organic molecule onto the carrier; outputting a microwave energy by a coaxial cable; and emitting the microwave energy through a radiator to microwave the carrier and the organic molecule uniformly to coat the organic molecule onto the carrier carrying the silane, wherein the measuring kit is used to apply an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for non-local adaptive loop filtering. The method can include receiving reconstructed picture, dividing the picture into current patches, forming patch groups each including a current patch and a number of reference patches, determining a noise level for each of the patch groups, and denoising the patch groups with a non-local denoising technology. The determining a noise level for each of the patch groups can include calculating a pixel variance for a respective patch group, determining a pixel standard deviation (SD) of the respective patch group according to the calculated pixel variance by searching in a lookup table that indicates mapping relationship between patch group pixel SDs and patch group pixel variances, and calculating a noise level for the respective patch group based on a compression noise model that is a function of the pixel SD.

Abstract: The present invention provides a non-contact wire array tension control device for controlling a plurality of tension respectively corresponding to a plurality of electrical discharge wires, including delivering spools and electromagnets. The delivering spool has a magnetic end and a wire outputting end, the wire outputting end is coupled with an electrical discharge wire for outputting the electrical discharge wire. A plurality of electromagnets are coupled to the corresponding magnetic end for controlling a spin rate of the corresponding delivering spool, wherein the spin rate of the corresponding delivering spool is controlled by adjusting a magnetic force generated by the electromagnet. Moreover, a magnetic direction of the electromagnet is parallel to an axial direction of the delivering spool. The invention uses the electromagnets to control the magnetic damping force of the delivering spools for simultaneously controlling the tension of the electrical discharge wires by non-contact method.

Abstract: An opening and closing device of rotating cage type jukebox disc tray including a first disc tray carrying discs and an opening and closing mechanism of disc tray including a first linkage mechanism and a first driving device is provided. The first linkage mechanism includes a first linkage bar, a first sliding member and a second linkage bar. The second linkage bar is slidingly disposed on the first sliding member which is slidingly disposed on the first linkage bar. When an end portion of the second linkage bar is connected to a first ear portion on a lateral side of the first disc tray, the first driving device drives the first sliding member to slide on the first linkage bar, leading the second linkage bar to slide on the first sliding member and thereby leading the first disc tray to rotate around a first fixing post.

Abstract: Method and apparatus of video coding using decoder derived motion information based on bilateral matching or template matching are disclosed. According to one method, an initial motion vector (MV) index is signalled in a video bitstream at an encoder side or determined from the video bitstream at a decoder side. A selected MV is then derived using bilateral matching, template matching or both to refine an initial MV associated with the initial MV index. In another method, when both MVs for list 0 and list 1 exist in template matching, the smallest-cost MV between the two MVs may be used for uni-prediction template matching if the cost is lower than the bi-prediction template matching. According to yet another method, the refinement of the MV search is dependent on the block size. According to yet another method, merge candidate MV pair is always used for bilateral matching or template matching.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of video coding incorporating Deep Neural Network are disclosed. A target signal is processed using DNN (Deep Neural Network), where the target signal provided to DNN input corresponds to the reconstructed residual, output from the prediction process, the reconstruction process, one or more filtering processes, or a combination of them. The output data from DNN output is provided for the encoding process or the decoding process. The DNN can be used to restore pixel values of the target signal or to predict a sign of one or more residual pixels between the target signal and an original signal. An absolute value of one or more residual pixels can be signalled in the video bitstream and used with the sign to reduce residual error of the target signal.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for manufacturing an electronic package structure, including disposing on a carrier an electronic component and a conductive frame including a plurality of conductive pads and supporting parts; and covering the electronic component and the supporting parts of the conductive frame with an encapsulating layer while allowing the conductive pads to be exposed from the encapsulating layer, thereby increasing the efficiency and reducing the cost of manufacturing processes with the design of the conductive frame. The disclosure further provides the electronic package structure as described above.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of motion compensation using the bi-directional optical flow (BIO) techniques are disclosed. According to one method, the use of BIO is extended to general bi-prediction motion compensation by including the case that two reference pictures correspond to two previously coded pictures. According to another method, the use of BIO is adaptively applied depending on the linearity of the two motion vectors associated with the two reference blocks or depending on block size of the current block. According to yet another method, the refined motion vectors by compensating the original motion vectors with the respective x-offset values and y-offset values are stored in a motion-vector buffer for motion vector prediction of one or more following blocks.

Abstract: Methods for decoding of a video bitstream by a video decoding circuit are provided. In one implementation, a method receives coded data for a 2N×2N coding unit (CU) from the video bitstream, selects one or more first codewords according to whether asymmetric motion partition is disabled or enabled when a size of said 2N×2N CU is not equal to a smallest CU size, wherein none of the first codewords corresponds to INTER N×N partition, selects one or more second codewords when the size of said 2N×2N CU is equal to the smallest CU size, wherein none of the second codewords corresponds to the INTER N×N partition when N is 4, determines a CU structure for said 2N×2N CU from the video bitstream using said one or more first codewords or said one or more second codewords, and decodes the video bitstream using the CU structure.

Abstract: A method and apparatus derive a motion vector predictor (MVP) for a current block in an Inter, Merge, or Skip mode. Embodiments according to the present invention determine redundant MVP candidates according to a non-MV-value based criterion. The redundant MVP candidates are then removed from the MVP candidate set. In other embodiments according to the present invention, motion IDs are assigned to MVP candidates to follow the trail of motion vectors associated with the MVP candidate. An MVP candidate having a same motion ID as a previous MVP is redundant and can be removed from the MVP candidate set. In yet another embodiment, redundant MVP candidates correspond to one or more of the MVP candidates that cause the second 2N×N or N×2N PU to be merged into a 2N×2N PU are removed from the MVP candidate set.

Abstract: Video processing methods and apparatuses for candidate set determination for a current block partitioned from a parent block by quad-tree splitting comprise receiving input data of a current block, determining a candidate set for the current block by prohibiting a spatial candidate derived from any of neighboring blocks partitioned from the same parent block or determining the candidate set for the current block by conducting a pruning process if all the neighboring blocks are coded in Inter prediction and motion information of the neighboring blocks are the same, and encoding or decoding the current block based on the candidate set by selecting one final candidate from the candidate set. The pruning process comprises scanning the candidate set to determine if any candidate equals to the spatial candidate derived from the neighboring blocks, and removing the candidate equals to the spatial candidate from the candidate set.

Abstract: A hidden-lock door panel for use in a container includes a door panel body, a covering lid, a first lock, and a second lock. The door panel body includes a hidden space. The covering lid is disposed corresponding to the hidden space and slidably connected to the door panel body. The first lock and the second lock are both disposed in the hidden space. The first lock is an electronic lock and is used to control whether the covering lid can be released to slide. The second lock is used to control the door panel body to be unlocked or locked with respect to the container. Accordingly, unknowing persons are prevented from opening or breaking the door lock.

Abstract: An image processing method applied to an image processing system. The image processing method comprises: (a) computing an image intensity distribution of an input image; (b) performing atmospheric light estimation to the input image; (c) performing transmission estimation according to a result of the step (a) to the input image, to generate a transmission estimation parameter; and (d) recovering scene radiance of the input image according to a result generated by the step (b) and the transmission estimation parameter. At least one of the steps (a)-(c) are performed to data corresponding to only partial pixels of the input image.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for video coding in merge mode or skip mode. The method can include receiving a prediction block (PB) of a picture, determining number and positions of merge candidates of the PB according to a size and/or a shape of the PB, and constructing a candidate list including motion data of a subset of the merge candidate positions.

Abstract: A touch panel includes a substrate, a conductive layer and a cover layer. The conductive layer is disposed on the substrate. The cover layer is disposed on the conductive layer, and includes a nonmetal element dispersed therein, wherein the cover layer has a thickness of T. The nonmetal element at a location of the cover layer where spaced from the conductive layer for a distance of 1/12T has a first concentration, and the nonmetal element at a location of the cover layer where spaced from the conductive layer for a distance of 7/12T has a second concentration, wherein the first concentration is less than the second concentration.

Abstract: A package structure is disclosed. The package structure includes at least a lead, for delivering at least a signal; at least a routing layer, connected to the at least a lead, where at least a first hole is formed through the at least a routing layer; a die, disposed on the at least a routing layer, where at least a second hole is formed through the die, and the die generates or receives the at least a signal; and a molding cap, for covering the at least a routing layer and the die; where the at least a signal is delivered through the at least a first hole and the at least a second hole.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel compounds of formula (I) and (II), each of which may serve as a reagent to deliver nitric oxide (NO) and a therapeutic agent to treat NO-associated diseases. Also disclosed are a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of formula (I) or (II), a composite material comprising the compound of formula (I) or (II), and the uses thereof.

Abstract: A method for performing parallel coding with ordered entropy slices includes: providing a plurality of entropy slices to a plurality of processing elements, wherein each entropy slice includes a plurality of blocks; initializing CABAC states of a current entropy slice as the CABAC states of a previous entropy slice after processing DB blocks of the previous entropy slice. DB is a positive integer.