Abstract: In one implementation, a method is performed for generating metadata estimations based on metadata subdivisions. The method includes: obtaining an input image; obtaining metadata associated with the input image; subdividing the metadata into a plurality of metadata subdivisions; determining a viewport relative to the input image based on at least one of head pose information and eye tracking information; generating one or more metadata estimations by performing an estimation algorithm on at least a portion of the plurality of metadata subdivisions based on the viewport; and generating an output image by performing an image processing algorithm on the input image based on the one or more metadata estimations.

Abstract: A cigarette device management system includes an information management module, and a maintenance prediction module, a device state acquisition module and a purchase statistics module which are in communication connection with it. The maintenance prediction module is built by an artificial neural network model and is configured to predict a failure interval. The device state acquisition module acquires a device operating parameter and an operating duration of the device in real time, and compares the device operating parameter with a safety parameter range. In accordance with the system, the maintenance timing of the device can be predicted, the purchase quantity of the spare part and the purchase timing of the spare part also can be predicted.

Abstract: In one implementation, a method is performed for generating metadata estimations based on metadata subdivisions. The method includes: obtaining an input image; obtaining metadata associated with the input image; subdividing the metadata into a plurality of metadata subdivisions; determining a viewport relative to the input image based on at least one of head pose information and eye tracking information; generating one or more metadata estimations by performing an estimation algorithm on at least a portion of the plurality of metadata subdivisions based on the viewport; and generating an output image by performing an image processing algorithm on the input image based on the one or more metadata estimations.

Abstract: In communication applications, aggregate source image data at a transmitter exceeds the data that is needed to display a rendering of a viewport at a receiver. Improved streaming techniques that include estimating a location of a viewport at a future time. According to such techniques, the viewport may represent a portion of an image from a multi-directional video to be displayed at the future time, and tile(s) of the image may be identified in which the viewport is estimated to be located. In these techniques, the image data of tile(s) in which the viewport is estimated to be located may be requested at a first service tier, and the other tile in which the viewport is not estimated to be located may be requested at a second service tier, lower than the first service tier.

Abstract: Disclosed are a polymer, a tackifier, a preparation method therefor and a drilling fluid. The polymer contains a structural unit represented by a formula (1), a structural unit represented by a formula (2) and a structural unit represented by a formula (3), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are each independently hydrogen or C1 to C10 linear or branched alkyl; X is C1 to C10 linear or branched alkylene; Y is a formula (4) or C1 to C10 linear or branched alkylene; and M is hydrogen or an alkali metal, and A1, A2 and A3 are each independently a bond or C1 to C3 linear or branched alkylene. The polymer can still maintain excellent viscosity-increasing performance in a high-temperature and high-calcium environment.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques to concurrently capture several redundant (e.g., overlapping) video image streams on electronic devices having multiple image capture devices (e.g., on mobile devices having two or more digital video cameras). The techniques described herein advantageously capture at least one “compressed” video image stream, such that the overall multi-video image stream capture process uses significantly less power than capturing each stream independently in an “uncompressed” fashion. These techniques provide an electronic device with the ability to provide a user with more video streams that are of a higher frame rate and/or higher quality for a longer capture time-without exceeding the device's thermal limits.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cut-stem separating and baffling apparatus and a primary air separation apparatus. The cut-stem separating and baffling apparatus includes a cut-stem separating baffle and struts; and the strut includes a base, a hanging panel, and an inner hexagon adjustment bolt, where the base includes a connecting segment and a support segment that are connected to each other, where the connecting segment is located above the cut-stem separating baffle, and the support segment is located behind the cut-stem separating baffle; the hanging panel includes a transverse hanging panel, and a longitudinal hanging panel, and a connecting hanging panel is disposed in a direction of the longitudinal hanging panel toward the cut-stem separating baffle, where the connecting hanging panel is connected to the cut-stem separating baffle; and the connecting segment of the base is connected to the transverse hanging panel using the inner hexagon adjustment bolt.

Abstract: A diffuser for de-speckling laser light includes a transparent diffuser substrate with de-speckling microstructures disposed on or formed into a first (i.e. front) side thereof, and a reflective film coated onto an opposite second (i.e. back) side of the transparent diffuser substrate. An extinction layer may be coated onto the reflective film. An anti-reflection (AR) coating may be disposed on the first side of the transparent diffuser substrate. A luminescent wheel is also disclosed, including a disk and an optical ring secured to the disk so as to rotate with the disk. The optical ring includes at least one fluorescent segment and the aforementioned diffuser.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of drilling, in particular to a composite material, a composition, a drilling fluid, and a method for plugging formation well wall fractures. The composite material includes a polymer matrix and metal ions embedded in the polymer matrix, an embedding rate of the metal ions is not less than 90 wt %, and turbidity of an aqueous solution of the composite material is not less than 1000 NTU under a condition of pH?8. The composite material can actively and quickly identify a change in a formation environment based on a difference in pH values between the drilling fluid and the formation environment, and achieve a precise response and precise matching with a formation well wall fracture environment, and a small amount of composite material can effectively increase a plugging rate of the formation well wall fracture.

Abstract: In communication applications, aggregate source image data at a transmitter exceeds the data that is needed to display a rendering of a viewport at a receiver. Improved streaming techniques that include estimating a location of a viewport at a future time. According to such techniques, the viewport may represent a portion of an image from a multi-directional video to be displayed at the future time, and tile(s) of the image may be identified in which the viewport is estimated to be located. In these techniques, the image data of tile(s) in which the viewport is estimated to be located may be requested at a first service tier, and the other tile in which the viewport is not estimated to be located may be requested at a second service tier, lower than the first service tier.

Abstract: Provided is a diffuser for de-speckling laser light. The diffuser includes a transparent diffuser substrate with de-speckling microstructures disposed on or formed into a first (i.e. front) side of the transparent diffuser substrate, and a reflective film coated onto an opposite second (i.e. back) side of the transparent diffuser substrate. An extinction layer may be coated onto the reflective film. An anti-reflection (AR) coating may be disposed on the first side of the transparent diffuser substrate. Also provided is a luminescent wheel including a disk and an optical ring that includes at least one fluorescent segment and the aforementioned diffuser. The optical ring is secured to the disk so as to rotate with the disk.

Abstract: In communication applications, aggregate source image data at a transmitter exceeds the data that is needed to display a rendering of a viewport at a receiver. Improved streaming techniques that include estimating a location of a viewport at a future time. According to such techniques, the viewport may represent a portion of an image from a multi-directional video to be displayed at the future time, and tile(s) of the image may be identified in which the viewport is estimated to be located. In these techniques, the image data of tile(s) in which the viewport is estimated to be located may be requested at a first service tier, and the other tile in which the viewport is not estimated to be located may be requested at a second service tier, lower than the first service tier.

Abstract: A dendritic polymer contains a dendritic polyester as a core, and a plurality of arms obtained by means of polymerization of an alkenyl monomer. The root-mean square radius of gyration of the dendritic polymer does not exceed 100 nm. The alkenyl monomer contains a non-ionic monomer and an anionic monomer. The polymeric segments formed by a monomer generally used for synthesizing a filtrate loss reducer are used as the arms of the dendritic polymer, which is obtained by means of free radical polymerization. Compared with a linear polymer having an identical molecular weight, the dendritic polymer has a smaller root-mean-square radius of gyration and is more compact in structure. suitable for use in a drilling fluid.

Abstract: Provided are a powder coating material for household appliance coiled material and a preparation method thereof. The powder coating material comprises: a polyester resin, a curing agent, a silicate, a filler, a pigment, and an auxiliary agent. The powder coating material for the household appliance coiled material not only can meet the requirements of coating processes of the coiled material, but also has excellent performances such as flexibility, T-bend performance, impact resistance and solvent resistance, while satisfying the requirement for the thick coatings of the household appliance coiled material.

Abstract: In one implementation, a method is performed for generating metadata estimations based on metadata subdivisions. The method includes: obtaining an input image; obtaining metadata associated with the input image; subdividing the metadata into a plurality of metadata subdivisions; determining a viewport relative to the input image based on at least one of head pose information and eye tracking information; generating one or more metadata estimations by performing an estimation algorithm on at least a portion of the plurality of metadata subdivisions based on the viewport; and generating an output image by performing an image processing algorithm on the input image based on the one or more metadata estimations.

Abstract: In one implementation, a method of generating a bit stream encoding a video stream is performed by a device including one or more processors and non-transitory memory. The method includes decomposing a video stream into a plurality of frequency band video streams. The method includes determining a target bitrate and determining, for each frequency band video stream, a respective frequency band bit rate based on the target bit rate. The method includes encoding each of the plurality of frequency band video streams at its respective frequency band bit rate and transmitting, over a channel, each encoded frequency band video stream.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a precursor solution of a semiconductor electrothermal film, which comprises component A, component B, and component C. The component A comprises the following components by weight: 2-10 parts of tin tetrachloride pentahydrate, 3-6 parts of stannous chloride and 0.3-1 part of glycerol, also comprises a pH regulator, the pH of the component A is 4.7-6.2; the component B comprises the following components by weight: 5-10 parts of conductivity regulator, the conductivity regulator is selected from a group consisting of antimony trichloride dihydrate, bismuth trioxide, aluminum oxide and thallium dioxide, 0.6-1 part chlorinated aluminum and a mixture thereof, also comprises a pH regulator, the pH of the component B is 4.7-5.0; the component C comprises the following components by weight: 0.5-0.7 parts of tin oxide, 0.8-1.5 parts of bismuth oxide and 15-25 parts of ethanol; also comprises 15-30 parts of distilled water.

Abstract: Disclosed in the present disclosure is an intelligent cut tobacco drying control system and method based on volatile moisture content, wherein the system comprises a heat and mass transfer process analysis module, a material and energy accounting module, a prediction model module, a model control module and an abnormality early warning module. The present disclosure analyzes a drying process of the thin sheet shredded tobacco leaf drying machine, can provide theoretical support for building the intelligent control system under changeable conditions and realize intelligent production of drying shredded tobacco leaves. The present disclosure aims to transform the existing control mode and accurately predict the drainage opening by using a fitting model between the volatile moisture content and the drainage opening, so as to realize transformation from artificial control to intelligent control.

Abstract: In communication applications, aggregate source image data at a transmitter exceeds the data that is needed to display a rendering of a viewport at a receiver. Improved streaming techniques that include estimating a location of a viewport at a future time. According to such techniques, the viewport may represent a portion of an image from a multi-directional video to be displayed at the future time, and tile(s) of the image may be identified in which the viewport is estimated to be located. In these techniques, the image data of tile(s) in which the viewport is estimated to be located may be requested at a first service tier, and the other tile in which the viewport is not estimated to be located may be requested at a second service tier, lower than the first service tier.

Abstract: An anti-loosening bolt and nut assembly structure includes a bolt having a bolt head and a bolt shank, two elastic washers, and a nut. The two elastic washers are sleeved on the bolt shank. The two elastic washers are matched with the bolt head and the nut, respectively. Each elastic washer includes an annular body having an opening. A bottom of the annular body is provided with anti-slip teeth. A top of the annular body extends upward to form an anti-loosening ring. An outer inclined surface is formed on an outer side of the anti-loosening ring. The anti-loosening ring is provided with a plurality of first unidirectional teeth. The bolt head and the nut each includes a unidirectional anti-loosening device matched with the first unidirectional teeth.