Abstract: A monitor calibration device, monitor calibration method, monitor control circuit, and monitor control method are provided. The monitor control method is used for controlling a monitor and includes the following steps: controlling the monitor to display a pattern; selecting, in response to a selection signal, one of a plurality of brightness curves as a target brightness curve, or generating by interpolation the target brightness curve; and controlling the brightness of the monitor according to the target brightness curve.

Abstract: Methods for creating semolina flour-based shape-changing food from a multi-layered dough with at least one grooved surface. The dough layers have difference compositions including natural, staple and edible ingredients. The dough is exposed to stimuli during dehydration (e.g., baking) or hydration (e.g., boiling) processes.

Abstract: Methods for creating flour-based shape-changing food by creating grooves in the surface of a dough layer before exposing the dough to stimuli during dehydration (e.g., baking) or hydration (e.g., boiling) processes. A tailored computational design tool, digital fabrication platform and mold for use with the methods also are provided.

Abstract: Methods for creating self-folding materials that change shape in response to grooves created in the surface of the materials and when exposed to a stimuli. A tailored computational design tool, digital fabrication platform and mold for use with the methods also are provided.

Abstract: The disclosure proposes a projection lens including a first lens group, a second lens group and a third lens group arranged in sequence along an optical axis from a magnification side to a reduction side. The first lens group includes a plurality of lenses having refractive power. The second lens group includes at least one lens having refractive power. The third lens group includes a diaphragm, and a plurality of lenses having refractive power, wherein an intermediate image is formed between the first and third lens groups, and the refractive powers of the first, second and third lens groups are positive, positive, and positive, respectively. A projection device including the above projection lens is also proposed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a roller blind and a control device thereof. The control device comprises a reeling mechanism, a solenoid valve, a push mechanism, a front cap, and a damper. After the solenoid valve is energized, the solenoid valve drives the push mechanism to push against the front cap so as to separate the front cap from an engaging portion of the reeling mechanism, and the reeling mechanism is not subject to a resistance of the damper. A curtain fabric is not affected by the resistance of the damper and can be quickly lowered by gravity.

Abstract: Disclosed is a roller blind allowing an upper position limit and a lower position limit to be set by the damper of the roller blind. The damper allows the upper position limit and the lower position limit to be set and includes an inner tube, a first sliding base, a first position-limiting base, and a second position-limiting base. When a blind fabric is driven by a linkage assembly, the first sliding base is driven by the linkage assembly and ends up pushed against the first position-limiting base or the second position-limiting base to stop the linkage assembly from driving the blind fabric. The blind fabric can therefore be limited in position whether it is raised or lowered.

Abstract: A resource allocation method comprises using resources with a used resource quantity of a machine learning system to execute a first experiment which has a first minimum resource demand, receiving an experiment request associated with a target dataset, deciding a second experiment according to the target dataset, deciding a second minimum resource demand of the second experiment, allocating resources with a quantity equal to the second minimum resource demand for an execution of the second experiment when a total resource quantity of the machine learning system meets a sum of the first minimum resource demand and the second minimum resource demand and a difference between the total resource quantity and the used resource quantity meets the second minimum resource demand, determining that the machine learning system has an idle resource, and selectively allocating said the idle resource for at least one of the first experiment and the second experiment.

Abstract: A roller and an insert plate-assisted roller securing device are provided. The insert plate-assisted roller securing device includes a wheel-shaped cover, an outer cover, and a bracket. The outer cover has a supported portion with different widths in different directions, and the supported portion can be engaged in the bracket without separating from the bracket. As the outer cover can be coupled to the bracket along with the roller by a single person, installation of the roller is made easier and less time-consuming than before.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an apparatus (100) for tracing pile set during pile driving of a pile (150) comprising: a panel (110) for attaching to the pile (150); a rotatable holding mechanism (120) with remotely controllable function for holding a writing instrument (160) against the panel (110) to trace the pile set for at least a series of blows during the pile driving; a sliding mechanism (130) with remotely controllable function, which slides on a pair of bearing strips (131?, 131?) to provide lateral movement of the holding mechanism (120) across the panel (110) after each blow of the pile driving; and a platform (140) with groves for holding the bearing strips (131?, 131?) in place for allowing the sliding mechanism (130) to slide freely in multiple directions; characterized in that, the holding mechanism has a rotatable lever arm (126) which is secured by a resilient means (129?) to reduce excess vibration so that the writing instrument (160) is held in a still position while allowing the lever ar

Abstract: A roller and an insert plate-assisted roller securing device are provided. The insert plate-assisted roller securing device includes a wheel-shaped cover, an outer cover, and a bracket. The outer cover has a supported portion with different widths in different directions, and the supported portion can be engaged in the bracket without separating from the bracket. As the outer cover can be coupled to the bracket along with the roller by a single person, installation of the roller is made easier and less time-consuming than before.

Abstract: Disclosed are a roller blind allowing an upper position limit and a lower position limit to be set and the damper of the roller blind. The damper allows the upper position limit and the lower position limit to be set and includes an inner tube, a first sliding base, a first position-limiting base, and a second position-limiting base. When a blind fabric is driven by a linkage assembly, the first sliding base is driven by the linkage assembly and ends up pushed against the first position-limiting base or the second position-limiting base to stop the linkage assembly from driving the blind fabric. The blind fabric can therefore be limited in position whether it is raised or lowered.

Abstract: A projection lens projecting an image beam provided by a light valve onto a screen is provided. The projection lens includes first to fourth lenses in order from a screen side to a display side along an optical axis. Each lens has a screen side surface facing the screen side and allowing the image beam to pass, and a display side surface facing the display side and allowing the image beam to pass. The first and third lenses have a negative refractive power, and the second and fourth lenses have a positive refractive power. The projection lens satisfies 2<TTL/f<5. TTL is a distance from the screen side surface of the first lens to the display side surface of the fourth lens on the optical axis. f is an effective focal length of the projection lens. The projection lens covers a wide range of operating temperatures while being lightweight.

Abstract: A driving assistance method for operating a vehicle includes establishing a database, wherein the database includes pre-stores keywords, the keywords are defined as words related to traffic; obtaining electronic texts of traffic rules; extracting keywords in the electronic texts according to the database; generating a trigger condition based on the extracted keywords; obtaining a plurality of current driving parameters of the vehicle; and sending a driving assistance command when the current driving parameters satisfy the trigger condition. The invention also provides a vehicle using the driving assistance method.

Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, capturing images that are associated with a video conference communication session, obtaining a video conference policy associated with the video conference communication session, applying object pattern recognition to the images to detect an object in the images, and retrieve first replacement image content according to the video conference policy. The images can be adjusted by replacing a first portion of the images other than the detected object with the first replacement image content to generate first adjusted video content. The first adjusted video content can be provided to the first recipient communication device via the video conference communication session. Non-adjusted video content can be provided according to the video conference policy to the second recipient communication device via the video conference communication session. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a film composition, wherein the film composition includes an oligomer and a crosslinking agent. The oligomer can have a structure represented by Formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen, C1-20 alkyl group, C2-20 alkenyl group, C6-12 aryl group, C6-12 alkylaryl group, C5-12 cycloalkyl group, C6-20 cycloalkylalkyl group, alkoxycarbonyl group, or alkylcarbonyloxy group; R1 is not hydrogen when R2 is hydrogen; a is 0 or 1; 100?n?1; 100?m?1; and when n is not 0, the ratio of n to m is from 3:1 to 1:4. The weight ratio of the oligomer and the crosslinking agent can be from 9:1 to 3:7. The oligomer has a number average molecular weight (Mn) from 1,000 to 8,000.

Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, capturing images that are associated with a video conference communication session, obtaining a video conference policy associated with the video conference communication session, applying object pattern recognition to the images to detect an object in the images, and retrieve first replacement image content according to the video conference policy. The images can be adjusted by replacing a first portion of the images other than the detected object with the first replacement image content to generate first adjusted video content. The first adjusted video content can be provided to the first recipient communication device via the video conference communication session. Non-adjusted video content can be provided according to the video conference policy to the second recipient communication device via the video conference communication session. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a roller blind and a control device thereof. The control device comprises a reeling mechanism, a solenoid valve, a push mechanism, a front cap, and a damper. After the solenoid valve is energized, the solenoid valve drives the push mechanism to push against the front cap so as to separate the front cap from an engaging portion of the reeling mechanism, and the reeling mechanism is not subject to a resistance of the damper. A curtain fabric is not affected by the resistance of the damper and can be quickly lowered by gravity.

Abstract: An apparatus (100) to trace pile set during pile driving comprises a panel (110) for attachment to a pile (150); a holding mechanism (120) to hold a writing instrument (160) against the panel (110) to trace the pile set for series of blows during the pile driving; a sliding mechanism (130) to provide lateral movement across the panel (110) for the holding mechanism (120) after each blow during the pile driving; and a platform (140) to allow the sliding mechanism (130) to slide freely in horizontal direction.

Abstract: The present invention belongs to the field of computer visual detection, and relates to a binocular automatic gear pitting detection device based on deep learning, comprising a gearbox system, a data acquisition system, an image processing system, a tooth surface positioning system, a control system and a motor, wherein the gearbox is used for installing paired meshing gears; the data acquisition system is arranged on the side wall of the gearbox, and a CCD industrial camera is arranged on the data acquisition system; the image processing system completes quantitative evaluation of gear pitting and target detection based on a deep learning technology; both ends of the tooth surface positioning system are respectively connected with the motor and the gearbox, and the torque of the motor is transmitted to an input shaft of the gearbox.