Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication device such as a multiplexer or a demultiplexer, comprising: a housing comprising a common first port and a plurality of second ports; a plurality of cavity filters for transmitting a wireless signal between the first port and a corresponding one of the second ports, each of the plurality of cavity filters comprising one or more cavities formed in the housing and a resonator arranged in each cavity; and a coupler for coupling the first port to each cavity filter. The coupler is arranged in one cavity of each cavity filter, and is coupled to the resonator in the one cavity.

Abstract: A filter cover, a resonator, an RF cavity filter comprising the filter cover or the resonator, and a communication device comprising the RF cavity filter are disclosed. A filter cover (2) according to an embodiment comprises, at its inner surface (21), at least one flexible flap (22, 23) for frequency tuning or coupling tuning, which extends from and substantially perpendicular to the inner surface (21). A resonator (3) according to an embodiment is made of a sheet metal, and is integrally formed with a body portion (31), a folded portion (32), and a flexible portion (33, 34, 35) which is connected to the body portion (31) or the folded portion (32) and is bendable with respect to the body portion (31) or the folded portion (32) for frequency tuning or coupling tuning.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a resonance element for a cavity filter, the resonance element made of a metal sheet and comprising a planar portion to be positioned facing a first inner side of a resonance cavity of the cavity filter and an elongate supporting portion extending from the planar portion towards the second inner side of the resonance cavity opposite to the first inner side and connected therewith in a grounding state, wherein the planar portion is configured to be substantially in an E-shape, an F-shape, an L-shape or a T-shape when viewed along a direction perpendicular to a plane of the planar portion. The present disclosure also relates to a one-piece resonance member comprising the above resonance element and a cavity filter comprising the above-said resonance element and/or the above-said one-piece resonance member.

Abstract: A cavity resonator, comprising: a metal cavity; a first resonator rod extending in a first direction between a first wall and a second wall of the metal cavity; and a second resonator rod extending in a second direction between a third wall and a fourth wall of the metal cavity, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction. The first resonator rod and the second resonator rod do not intersect each other. The first resonator rod is provided with a first dielectric body, and the second resonator rod is provided with a second dielectric body. The present disclosure also relates to a filter comprising the cavity resonator.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cover for a cavity filter, comprising a cover body made of plastic and an inner metal layer applied on an inner side of the cover that is in contact with a cavity of the cavity filter, wherein a capacitance-influencing structure is provided on the inner side of the cover and comprises a recess formed in the cover body and/or a protrusion integrally formed with a base of the cover body and/or a non-metallized area in the inner metal layer. The present disclosure also relates to a cavity filter comprising the above-said cover.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dielectric cavity resonator, comprising: a metallic resonance cavity having a cuboid shape defining three orthogonal axes x, y, z substantially aligned with walls of the metallic resonance cavity and having a central axis extending in the z direction; a dielectric core provided in the metallic resonance cavity, the dielectric core comprising: a central part extending coaxially with respect to the central axis of the metallic resonance cavity; and four columnar parts arranged around the central part and integrally formed with the central part and each extending in the z direction and having a petal-like shape in an x-y cross-section perpendicular to the z direction, every two adjacent columnar parts being spaced by a groove, the dielectric core being centrosymmetric and axisymmetric in each x-y cross-section perpendicular to the z direction, wherein the metallic resonance cavity has a square cross-section, and in each petal-like cross-section, each columnar part extends in a

Abstract: An integrated low-pass and band-pass filter unit comprises an inner cavity formed by a shell of conductive materials; one or more low-pass resonators and two or more band-pass resonators comprised in the inner cavity. The low-pass and band-pass resonators are integrally formed by electroplated sheet metal material, and a part of each of the low-pass and band-pass resonators is coated with dielectric material. The two or more band-pass resonators are arranged at two sides of the inner cavity such that at least two resonators are aligned to face each other. The integrated low-pass and band-pass filter unit further comprises a first separator of electroplated sheet metal arranged in the inner cavity between the low-pass resonators and band-pass resonators and a second separator of electroplated sheet metal arranged in the inner cavity between the band-pass resonators at the two sides of the inner cavity.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide an antenna filter unit and a radio unit. The antenna filter unit includes a radiation unit and a cavity filter coupled to the radiation unit. The radiation unit is arranged on an outer side of a wall of a cavity of the cavity filter. At least a part of the wall is also arranged as a reflection plate for the radiation unit. The radio unit includes the above-mentioned antenna filter unit and a radio circuit board. According to the antenna filter unit and the radio unit provided by embodiments of the disclosure, the number and volume of elements in a radio system are reduced, the degree of integration can be improved, the weight and installation space are reduced, and the costs are reduced.

Abstract: An antenna filter unit and a base station having the antenna filter unit are disclosed. The antenna filter unit according to an embodiment comprises a dielectric body that defines a plurality of single-mode resonators each including a tuning hole. At least one slot is formed on a surface of the dielectric body to serve as an antenna radiator. The at least one slot is coupled to at least one of the resonators.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to the autonomous animation of Gestures by the automatic application of animations to Input Text—or the automatic application of animation Mark-up wherein the Mark-up triggers nonverbal communication expressions or Gestures. In order for an Embodied Agent's movements to come across as natural and human-like as possible, a Text-To-Gesture Algorithm (TTG Algorithm) analyses Input Text of a Communicative Utterance before it is uttered by a Embodied Agent, and marks it up with appropriate and meaningful Gestures given the meaning, context, and emotional content of Input Text and the gesturing style or personality of the Embodied Agent.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to the field of biological control of Ectropis. oblique and Ectropis grisescens as pests in tea plantations, and in particular to a high efficient sex pheromone lures for E. oblique and E. grisescens. By combinating (3Z,6Z,9Z)-octadecatriene with two different configurations of (3Z,9Z)-6,7-epoxy-octadecadiene and (3Z,6Z)-9,10-epoxy-octadecadiene, high efficient sex pheromone lures were obtained. The high efficient sex pheromone lures have significantly improved trapping effect on E. oblique and E. grisescens.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a filter unit, including: a cavity filter including a hollow main body, with an inner-side surface of the main body defining a closed cavity for housing resonance elements, the main body is formed by joining a filter chassis part and a filter cover part covering the filter chassis part, wherein an outer-side surface of the filter chassis part or the filter cover part facing a radio board that is to be electrically coupled with the cavity filter is metalized in such a manner that a metal layer formed thereby is configured as an electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) cover for blocking the radio board from electromagnetic interference. Also, the present disclosure relates to an antenna filter unit including the above-said filter unit and a radio unit including the above-said filter unit or the antenna filter unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to the field of biological control of Ectropis. oblique and Ectropis grisescens as pests in tea plantations, and in particular to a high efficient sex pheromone lures for E. oblique and E. grisescens. By combinating (3Z,6Z,9Z)-octadecatriene with two different configurations of (3Z,9Z)-6,7-epoxy-octadecadiene and (3Z,6Z)-9,10-epoxy-octadecadiene, high efficient sex pheromone lures were obtained. The high efficient sex pheromone lures have significantly improved trapping effect on E. oblique and E. grisescens.

Abstract: Methods and systems describe providing face mesh deformation with detailed wrinkles. A neutral mesh based on a scan of a face is provided along with initial control point positions on the neutral mesh and user-defined control point positions corresponding to a non-neutral facial expression. A radial basis function (RBF) deformed mesh is generated based on RBF interpolation of the initial control point positions and the user-defined control point positions. Predicted wrinkle deformation data is then generated by one or more cascaded regressors networks. Finally, a final deformed mesh is provided with wrinkles based on the predicted wrinkle deformation data.

Abstract: An antenna unit for a base station is disclosed, comprising: a non-metal structural base; a metal pattern formed on a first side of the base and comprising a feeding network and radiator elements; and a metal layer formed on a second side opposite to the first side of the base and serving as a reflector. The metal layer is configured as an EMC cover for blocking or suppressing electromagnetic interference between the antenna unit and a radio unit electrically coupled to the antenna unit. An antenna module and a base station comprising the above-mentioned antenna unit are also disclosed.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide an antenna filter unit and a radio unit. The antenna filter unit includes a radiation unit and a cavity filter coupled to the radiation unit. The radiation unit is arranged on an outer side of a wall of a cavity of the cavity filter. At least a part of the wall is also arranged as a reflection plate for the radiation unit. The radio unit includes the above-mentioned antenna filter unit and a radio circuit board. According to the antenna filter unit and the radio unit provided by embodiments of the disclosure, the number and volume of elements in a radio system are reduced, the degree of integration can be improved, the weight and installation space are reduced, and the costs are reduced.

Abstract: To realistically animate a String (such as a sentence) a hierarchical search algorithm is provided to search for stored examples (Animation Snippets) of sub-strings of the String, in decreasing order of sub-string length, and concatenate retrieved sub-strings to complete the String of speech animation. In one embodiment, real-time generation of speech animation uses model visemes to predict the animation sequences at onsets of visemes and a look-up table based (data-driven) algorithm to predict the dynamics at transitions of visemes. Specifically posed Model Visemes may be blended with speech animation generated using another method at corresponding time points in the animation when the visemes are to be expressed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a structure of a clock distribution network and generation method thereof. The clock distribution network is distributed in multiple local circuit modules. The clock distribution network comprises a clock tree structure and clock mesh structures, wherein the clock tree structure is distributed at least between or among the multiple local circuit modules and has a root node which is a clock access point of the clock distribution network. The clock mesh structures are distributed within at least one local circuit module at least according to a proportion of clock nodes in the local circuit module, a proportion of sequential circuits connected by clock in the local circuit module, a ratio of a total length of clock routing wirings in the local circuit module to a perimeter of the local circuit module, and a proportion of timing violation paths in the local circuit module.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an information processing method and an electronic device. The method comprises: detecting and acquiring a first touch operation on a touch display unit of the electronic device when M display objects are displayed on the touch display unit, wherein M is an integer greater than or equal to 1; and controlling N of the M display objects to be in a selected state in response to the first touch operation, and generating and executing a first operation instruction for implementing a first operation on the N display objects, wherein N is a positive integer less than or equal to M.

Abstract: The present invention provides a structure of a clock distribution network and generation method thereof. The clock distribution network is distributed in multiple local circuit modules. The clock distribution network comprises a clock tree structure and clock mesh structures, wherein the clock tree structure is distributed at least between or among the multiple local circuit modules and has a root node which is a clock access point of the clock distribution network. The clock mesh structures are distributed within at least one local circuit module at least according to a proportion of clock nodes in the local circuit module, a proportion of sequential circuits connected by clock in the local circuit module, a ratio of a total length of clock routing wirings in the local circuit module to a perimeter of the local circuit module, and a proportion of timing violation paths in the local circuit module.