Abstract: A device selection method and apparatus is disclosed, where the method includes: responding, by a control device, to a selection operation of a user, and determining a pointing direction of the control device and/or a deflection angle of the control device according to sensing data collected by a sensor of the control device; and determining, according to the pointing direction of the control device and/or the deflection angle of the control device, a home network device selected by the user, so that a correctness rate of home network device selection is increased effectively.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a message processing method and system, and a related device, where the method may include: when a wearable device and user equipment are in a connected state, if the user equipment receives a new message, determining, by the user equipment, information about a distance between the user equipment and the wearable device, or determining power information of a transmit signal of the user equipment; and determining, according to the determined distance information or power information, that a processing manner for the new message is any one or more of the following processing manners: a first message processing manner, a second message processing manner, or a third message processing manner.

Abstract: A circuit for controlling electric load(s) includes two smart switches connected in a three-way circuit configuration. Each of the two smart switches includes a first and second input terminals configured to receive an AC power. The switch also includes a first and second output terminals configured to provide the AC power to an electric load, and further includes a relay configured to selectively couple the first input terminal to the first output terminal or the second output terminal, and a controller configured to control the coupling of the relay. The switch includes a first AC/DC converter and a second AC/DC converter. The first and second AC/DC converters are configured to selectively receive the AC power from the corresponding first or second output terminal that is selectively coupled with the first input terminal and to provide a DC power to the controller.

Abstract: A target device positioning method and a mobile terminal are provided. The mobile terminal determines, according to obtained measurement signals sent by a target device from a trigger moment to a current measurement moment, azimuths of the target device relative to the mobile terminal at the moments, obtains an original motion trail of the target device from the trigger moment to the current measurement moment, determines an effective motion trail of the target device according to the original motion trail and change rates of the azimuths of the target device relative to the mobile terminal at the moments, performs matching with a map according to an azimuth of the target device relative to the mobile terminal at the current measurement moment and the effective motion trail of the target device, to determine location information of the target device, and displays the location information of the target device.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments of the disclosure, autonomous mobile sensor movement path simulation with an integrated developer environment (IDE) is shown and described. In one embodiment, a computer operates an Internet of Things (IoT) IDE having a virtualized map view illustrating a locational relationship between objects of an IoT application within a represented physical space, where a mobile sensor is virtually represented within the IoT IDE and is configured with navigation control logic affected by external influences and controlled according to the IoT application. Virtualized external influences may be modelled within the IoT IDE that represent physical external influences within the physical space, and the navigation control logic of the mobile sensor may be operated within the IoT IDE according to the IoT application, the virtually represented mobile sensor configured to navigate within the virtual space based on the navigation control logic reacting to the virtual external influences.

Abstract: A step counting method, a device, and a terminal, where the method includes obtaining, by a first device, step counting data of at least two devices carried by a same user, where the first device is one of the at least two devices, or the first device is different from the at least two devices, and determining, by the first device, a quantity of steps of the user according to the step counting data of the at least two devices. In the method, the quantity of steps of the user is determined according to the step counting data of the at least two devices of the same user in order to avoid a step counting error caused when a single device performs step counting, thereby improving step counting accuracy.

Abstract: A technology for interacting with a collaborative videoconferencing environment is disclosed. A display having a substantially “L-shaped” configuration allows for display of collaborative materials and video of remote participants simultaneously, which provides for a more natural interaction for a meeting participant interacting with the collaborative materials. Meeting participants in the collaborative videoconferencing environment, both locally and remote, can simultaneously interact with the same content as if they were in the same location.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining, by a first device, BLUETOOTH connection information of a second device, obtaining, by the first device according to the BLUETOOTH connection information, a BLUETOOTH signal from the second device, determining, by the first device according to the obtained BLUETOOTH signal from the second device, position information of the second device, and sending, by the first device, the position information to a third device.

Abstract: A technology for arrangement of interactive content on a large format display is disclosed. A heuristic determines content most likely to be interacted with by a user and rearranges content on the large format display to be closest to the user. For example, a window that was most recently interacted with can be arranged to be closest to a coordinate on the large format display that is closest to a user. Additionally, a display having a substantially “L-shaped” configuration allows for display of collaborative materials and video of remote participants simultaneously, which provides for a more natural interaction for a meeting participant interacting with the collaborative materials.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining by detection by a device, characters entered by a user after establishing a call to another device, and when determining that a display mode of a call screen is indirect display, replacing the obtained characters with preset characters and displaying the preset characters in an input display area.

Abstract: A locating method, user equipment, and a base station are provided. The locating method includes: receiving, by user equipment, a locating broadcast message sent by a base station, where the locating broadcast message carries a locating list, and the locating list includes an identifier of locatable user equipment. If the locating list does not include an identifier of the user equipment, the method includes ignoring a locating signal sent by the base station.

Abstract: The present invention applies to the field of multimedia communication technologies, and provides a method for switching between media play devices, and a device. The method includes: acquiring and displaying a media play device list on a home area network, and determining a to-be-switched-to media play device according to a user operation; sending a request message that carries a browsing history of a media content page of a media server and device capability information of the to-be-switched-to media play device to a remote user interface server RUI Server; receiving a uniform resource identifier URI of a user interface UI sent by the RUI Server; and sending the URI to the to-be-switched-to media play device, so that the to-be-switched-to media play device displays the UI that includes the browsing history.

Abstract: A method includes: determining a reference direction for orientation; when a first device rotates around an obstruction, receiving a wireless signal sent by a second device, and obtaining a link quality parameter value according to the received wireless signal; determining a position having greatest shadow fading of the first device according to the obtained link quality parameter value, and using a pointing direction of the position having greatest shadow fading of the first device as a first pointing direction; and determining, according to an included angle ?1 between the reference direction and the first pointing direction and an included angle ?2 between the reference direction and a second pointing direction, a direction in which the second device is located, where the second pointing direction is a pointing direction of the first device.

Abstract: A control device and a computer program product configured to complete the functions of determining that a task needs to be executed, where the task is a task to distribute the media content to a media play apparatus, acquiring device information of the multiple media distribution devices, selecting an available media distribution device from the multiple media distribution devices according to the device information, where the available media distribution device may be configured to process the media content such that the media content has an adaptive media stream format suitable for the media play device, and assigning, when there are multiple available media distribution devices, at least one segment of the media content to each of the available media distribution devices such that the multiple available media distribution devices jointly process the media content.

Abstract: A target device positioning method and a mobile terminal are provided. The mobile terminal determines, according to obtained measurement signals sent by a target device from a trigger moment to a current measurement moment, azimuths of the target device relative to the mobile terminal at the moments, obtains an original motion trail of the target device from the trigger moment to the current measurement moment, determines an effective motion trail of the target device according to the original motion trail and change rates of the azimuths of the target device relative to the mobile terminal at the moments, performs matching with a map according to an azimuth of the target device relative to the mobile terminal at the current measurement moment and the effective motion trail of the target device, to determine location information of the target device, and displays the location information of the target device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a message processing method and system, and a related device, where the method may include: when a wearable device and user equipment are in a connected state, if the user equipment receives a new message, determining, by the user equipment, information about a distance between the user equipment and the wearable device, or determining power information of a transmit signal of the user equipment; and determining, according to the determined distance information or power information, that a processing manner for the new message is any one or more of the following processing manners: a first message processing manner, a second message processing manner, or a third message processing manner.

Abstract: A virtual machine creation method and apparatus are provided to automatically create a virtual machine, and avoid an error that occurs during creation of the virtual machine. The method includes obtaining, by a cloud management platform at a production site, a first redundancy policy, obtaining, by the cloud management platform, storage replication information from M storage devices at the production site, determining, by the cloud management platform based on the storage replication information and from the M storage devices, N storage devices that meet the first redundancy policy, where N is an integer, and N?M, controlling, by the cloud management platform, a virtualization platform to create a virtual machine, and instructing, in a virtual machine creation request, to create a magnetic disk used by the virtual machine on the N storage devices to create the virtual machine.

Abstract: A locating method, user equipment, and a base station are provided. The locating method includes: receiving, by user equipment, a locating broadcast message sent by a base station, where the locating broadcast message carries a locating list, and the locating list includes an identifier of locatable user equipment. If the locating list does not include an identifier of the user equipment, the method includes ignoring a locating signal sent by the base station.

Abstract: An arrangement for a collaborative videoconferencing environment is disclosed. A display having a substantially “L-shaped” configuration allows for display of collaborative materials and video of remote participants simultaneously, which provides for a more natural interaction for a meeting participant interacting with the collaborative materials. Additionally, a camera is arranged to focus on the meeting participants shoulder while the meeting participant is interacting with the collaborative materials. Such location of the camera provides a more natural view of the collaborator to remote users.

Abstract: The present invention applies to the field of multimedia communication technologies, and provides a method for switching between media play devices, and a device. The method includes: acquiring and displaying a media play device list on a home area network, and determining a to-be-switched-to media play device according to a user operation; sending a request message that carries a browsing history of a media content page of a media server and device capability information of the to-be-switched-to media play device to a remote user interface server RUI Server; receiving a uniform resource identifier URI of a user interface UI sent by the RUI Server; and sending the URI to the to-be-switched-to media play device, so that the to-be-switched-to media play device displays the UI that includes the browsing history.