Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums for video encoding/decoding. An apparatus includes processing circuitry that decodes prediction information for a current block in a current picture that is a part of a coded video sequence. The processing circuitry determines prediction samples of the current block based on a first linear transform of reference samples of the current block. One or more parameters of the first linear transform are determined based on one of the prediction information and one or more parameters of a second linear transform associated with another block in the coded video sequence. The processing circuitry reconstructs the current block based on the prediction samples.

Abstract: A long short-term memory (LSTM) model-based disease prediction method and apparatus, a computer device, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: obtaining first medical data of a target object and second medical data of an associated object; inputting the first medical data and the second medical data into a first LSTM network in the LSTM model, to obtain a hidden state vector sequence in the first LSTM network; inputting the hidden state vector sequence into a second LSTM network for operation, to obtain a disease prediction result; selecting a predicted disease with an incidence rate higher than a preset threshold, and recording the predicted disease as a designated disease, and obtaining, based on a preset disease association network, an associated disease directly connected to the designated disease; and outputting the disease prediction result and the associated disease, thereby improving the prediction accuracy.

Abstract: A display substrate and a preparation method therefor, a display panel and a display device. The display substrate includes a plurality of pixel regions arranged in an array. The display substrate includes: a base; pixel electrodes provided on the base and located in the pixel regions; separation columns provided on the base and located between two adjacent pixel regions in the row direction, side surfaces of the separation columns having hydrophobic characteristics; and an alignment film provided on the pixel electrodes and located in the pixel regions, where edges of two opposite sides of the alignment film in the row direction are in contact with a side surface of the separation columns, and a surface of the alignment film on a side facing away from the base has a shape of gradually protruding from both sides toward the middle in the row direction.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a motion compensating prediction method and a motion compensating prediction apparatus. The motion compensating prediction method includes: determining a location of an initial reference pixel of a current pixel in a reference image, where the current pixel is located in a first sub-image of a current image; when the initial reference pixel is located outside a second sub-image that is in the reference image and that is at a location corresponding to the first sub-image, determining a location of a target reference pixel of the current pixel in the reference image based on the location of the initial reference pixel; and determining a predicted value of a pixel value of the current pixel based on a pixel value of the target reference pixel and/or a pixel value of a pixel near the target reference pixel.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide method and apparatus for video coding. In some examples, an apparatus includes processing circuitry for video decoding. The processing circuitry decodes prediction information of a current block from a coded video bitstream. The prediction information is indicative of an intra block copy mode. The processing circuitry selects, from a set of multiple candidate resolutions, a resolution of a block vector difference for the current block, and determines a block vector of the current block according to the selected resolution of the block vector difference and a block vector predictor of the current block. Then, the processing circuitry reconstructs at least one sample of the current block according to the block vector.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method and an apparatus for video coding. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry can decode encoding information for a block of a picture in a coded video bitstream. The encoding information indicates a position of a sub-region in the block and a position of an additional sub-region in each of at least one neighboring block of the block. A combined sub-region includes the sub-region and the additional sub-region in each of the at least one neighboring block. The combined sub-region is at a center of a combined block including the block and the at least one neighboring block. The processing circuitry can reconstruct first samples that are inside the combined sub-region using residue data of the first samples and reconstruct second samples that are outside of the combined sub-region in the combined block without residue data.

Abstract: A display device and a display method of the same are provided. The display device includes: a color electrophoretic display pixel layer and a liquid crystal layer; the color electrophoretic display pixel layer includes electrophoretic display pixel units arranged in an array, each of the electrophoretic display pixel units includes three pixel sub-units, and each of the electrophoretic display pixel units is configured to display a color by mixing colors of the three pixel sub-units; the liquid crystal layer is disposed on a light-emitting surface of the color electrophoretic display pixel layer, and a luminous flux of light emitted from the color electrophoretic display pixel layer is changed by controlling a deflection angle of a liquid crystal in the liquid crystal layer.

Abstract: A digital calibration method, a device, and a true random number generator circuit are provided. In one aspect, the embodiment of the present disclosure uses the digital calibration method to calibrate compensation of a circuit to be calibrated, output of the circuit to be calibrated is sampled and tested multiple times, and whether a current test compensation calibration code value can make the circuit to be calibrated meet specified accuracy is judged based on a probability that the output result is a target result. Through sampling the output of the circuit to be calibrated multiple times, the selected compensation calibration code has higher accuracy.

Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for controlling intra prediction for decoding of a video sequence are provided. The method includes setting a table including a plurality of intra prediction modes respectively corresponding to a plurality of intra prediction angles, the plurality of intra prediction angles including diagonal intra prediction angles respectively corresponding to diagonal directions of all shapes of coding units, and selecting, for decoding the video sequence, one of the plurality of intra prediction modes, from the set table.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for cloud gaming. In some examples, an apparatus for cloud gaming includes processing circuitry. For example, the processing circuitry receives a video sequence and metadata associated with the video sequence. The video sequence includes a sequence of picture frames generated in response to gaming control information, and the metadata is determined based on the gaming control information. The processing circuitry can determine, based on the metadata, an encoding configuration for encoding the video sequence. Then the processing circuitry encodes, based on the encoding configuration, the video sequence into a coded video bitstream.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for cloud gaming. In some examples, an apparatus for cloud gaming includes processing circuitry. For example, the processing circuitry receives a video sequence and metadata associated with the video sequence. The video sequence includes a sequence of picture frames generated in response to gaming control information, and the metadata is indicative of the gaming control information. The processing circuitry can configure encoding parameters based on the metadata that is indicative of the gaming control information. Then, the processing circuitry can encode the video sequence into a coded video bitstream, based on the encoding parameters.

Abstract: A method of utilizing an 8-bit primary transform core matrix to decode compressed video or image data or encode uncompressed video or image data. The method may include determining whether to use a first transform core matrix that is of a first size type or a second transform core matrix that is of a second size type that is smaller than the first size type. When a result of the determination is to use the first transform core matrix, encoding or decoding the target file using the 8-bit primary transform core matrix that has the size that is 64-point or larger. If not, the method may include extracting the second transform core matrix of the second size type from the first transform matrix and encoding or decoding the target file using the extracted second transform core matrix.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums for video encoding/decoding. An apparatus includes processing circuitry that decodes prediction information for a current block in a current picture that is a part of a coded video sequence. The prediction information includes an adaptive color transform (ACT) flag indicating whether ACT is enabled for the current block. The processing circuitry determines whether a transform unit (TU) split is performed on the current block based on a maximum transform size that is determined according to whether the ACT flag indicates the ACT is enabled for the current block. The processing circuitry determines a type of the TU split in response to the TU split being determined to be performed on the current block. The processing circuitry performs the TU split on the current block based on the determined type of the TU split.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating a virtual avatar are provided. The method may include: acquiring a first avatar, and determining an expression parameter of the first avatar, where the expression parameter of the first avatar including an expression parameter of at least one of five sense organs; and determining, based on the expression parameter of at least one of the five sense organs, a target virtual avatar that is associated with an attribute of the first avatar and has an expression of the first avatar.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding. In some examples, an apparatus for video decoding includes receiving circuitry and processing circuitry. For example, the processing circuitry decodes prediction information of a current block in a current picture from a coded video bitstream. The prediction information is indicative of an inter prediction mode with a potential usage of a refinement technique based on a first reference picture and a second reference picture. Then, the processing circuitry determines whether a first equal weighting condition of chroma components from the first reference picture and the second reference picture is satisfied. In response to a failure to satisfy the first equal weighting condition of the chroma components from the first reference picture and the second reference picture, the processing circuitry disables the refinement technique in a reconstruction of a sample in the current block.

Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a light source plate, a light passing cover, a sleeve housing and an air tube. The light source plate is mounted with a LED module for emitting a light. The LED module faces to the light passing cover to allow the light to pass through. The LED module is enclosed within a container space. The sleeve housing has a first end supporting the light source plate. The Edison cap is fixed to a second end of the sleeve housing. The air tube has a top opening connected to the container space for guiding a heated air in the container space away from the container space via the air tube.

Abstract: An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a semiconductor chip having cross-talk noise cancellation circuitry disposed between a disturber trace and a trace to be protected from cross-talk noise emanating from the disturber trace. The trace is to be coupled to a receiver disposed on a different semiconductor chip.

Abstract: A method of controlling intra-inter prediction for decoding or encoding of a video sequence, is performed by at least one processor. The method includes determining whether one or more neighboring blocks in a video sequence is coded by an intra prediction mode, entropy coding a prediction mode flag of a current block by a first context in response to determining that at least one of the neighboring blocks is coded by the intra prediction mode, and entropy coding the prediction mode flag of the current block by a second context in response to determining that none of the neighboring blocks are coded by at least the intra prediction mode.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a text labeling method and device, and more specifically to the field of deep learning and solving the problem of low efficiency and low accuracy of a feature extraction process. The method can include processing input information to obtain word embedding representation information of the input information, performing dynamic convolution feature extraction on the word embedding representation information to obtain a classification result of each character from the word embedding representation information, and inserting a label into the input information based on the classification result.

Abstract: Disclosed are an energy service system of a multi-machine production line and a control method thereof, the method includes reorganizing respective machines in the production line into three types of controllable entities: a drive system, an energy supply bus and an execution device, equipping them with a control center, and selecting a sub-drive system that is idle and is capable of completing the work stage with high energy efficiency to supply energy service for the corresponding execution device through the energy supply bus. Further disclosed is a design method of a multi-machine shared drive system of a production line, which increases the number of basic flow units of each drive unit to a maximum value one by one, and coordinates action time to form a variety of scheduling schemes, and selects a configuration scheme whose total time and total energy consumption are less as the shared drive system.