Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for secure data transmission using natural language. One of the methods includes: obtaining sensitive information for a user; obtaining a natural language key for the user, wherein the natural language key for the user includes one or more natural language tokens; generating decoding data for the sensitive information for the user, wherein generating the decoding data comprises: for each place in the sensitive information for the user: assigning a respective one of the natural language tokens in the natural language key for the user to the value at the place, and generating one or more respective dummy natural language tokens for each value of the respective set of possible values for the place other than the value at the place; and providing the decoding data for use in decoding the natural language key into the sensitive information.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating additional training data for a natural language understanding engine. One of the methods includes: obtaining data identifying (i) a first input conversational turn and (ii) a first annotation, determining that the first annotation accurately characterized the first input conversational turn, determining that the natural language understanding engine is likely to generate inaccurate annotations of other conversational turns that are similar to the first input conversational turn, in response to the determining, obtaining one or more first paraphrases of the first input conversational turn; and generating, for each of the one or more first paraphrases, a respective first training example that identifies the first annotation as the correct annotation for the first paraphrase; and training the natural language understanding engine on at least the first training examples.

Abstract: A judgment method for hardware compatibility is disclosed. The judgment method is operated with a first electrical device and a second electrical device having a plurality of transmission interfaces. The judgment method is started after the first electrical device electrically connected to one of the transmission interfaces of the second electrical device. The judgment method includes an interface information capturing process, a compatibility comparison process, a compatibility determination process and a recommendation execution process. In the interface information capturing process, the interface information of the transmission interface of the second electrical device connected to the first electrical device is captured. In the compatibility comparison process, the interface information is compared with a compatibility database to obtain a comparison result.

Abstract: A connector module for an electric bicycle is disclosed. The electric bicycle has a first tube and a second tube. The connector module is disposed on intersection between the first tube and the second tube. The connector module includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector is connected to a first electronic device disposed inside the first tube. The second connector is jointed with the second connector and connected to a second electronic device disposed inside the second tube.

Abstract: A method of generating a stereoscopic panorama is provided, the method comprising: processing a first right image, a second right image, a first left image, and a second left image to derive a right homography between the first right image and the second right image and a left homography between the first left image and the second left image; stitching the first right image with the second right image to generate a right panorama, the first left image with the second left image to generate a left panorama wherein the right homography is consistent with the left homography; and generating a stereo panorama using the right panorama and the left panorama.

Abstract: An image processing method includes receiving an image source, and detecting whether the image source is a high dynamic range (HDR) image. If the image source is the HDR image, reading a first image adjustment value, and performing color adjustment to the image source according to the first image adjustment value.

Abstract: A method for configuring image-recording settings includes receiving an image source, determining whether the image source is the high dynamic range (HDR) image. If a HDR image source is received, a step is performed for determining whether a recording device supports recording an image with a HDR format, and a step is performed for adding a HDR recording option if the recording device supports recording the image with the HDR format.

Abstract: A method for intelligently configuring video settings includes steps of obtaining a video source information of a video source inputting a computer platform; obtaining a video performance information of the computer platform; and adjusting at least one image setting of the computer platform according to the video source information and the video performance information.

Abstract: A microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition device for diamond synthesis. A microwave source generates a microwave signal, and a resonant cavity receives a plurality of process gases. The microwave signal is spread in a first mode at a first waveguide. A mode conversion antenna converts the first mode of the microwave signal into a second mode that is spread at a second waveguide. A coupling conversion cavity receives and transmits the microwave signal in the second mode to the mode conversion antenna thereby converting the second mode of the microwave signal into a third mode. A medium viewport receives the microwave signal in the third mode and transmits to the resonant cavity which enables the microwave signal to excite and discharge the process gases to form spherical plasma, carbon containing groups and atomic hydrogen thereby depositing a diamond film on a seed.

Abstract: A system for re-authentication comprises a re-authentication server, implemented by one or more processing devices. The re-authentication server is configured to receive a re-authentication request from an organizational server, process the re-authentication request, and transmit a re-authentication prompt to a user device, wherein the re-authentication request is transmitted from the organizational server to the re-authentication server without being communicated to an application server configured to receive a request for at least one of a service and data from the user device.

Abstract: A method for synchronizing multimedia signals includes a receiving process, a detecting process, a signal synchronization adjusting process and an output process. The receiving process receives a first multimedia signal and a second multimedia signal. The detecting process detects the time point of a first burst signal in the first multimedia signal and the time point of detecting a second burst signal in the second multimedia signal. The signal synchronization adjustment process adjusts the delay time of the first multimedia signal or the second multimedia signal. The output process outputs the adjusted first multimedia signal and the second multimedia signal after the adjustment.

Abstract: A media streaming control device is cooperated with a media output device at local side, the media streaming control device includes a selecting unit, a querying unit, a detecting unit and a calculating unit, the selecting unit selects at least one media stream platform at remote side, and selects at least one media source from the at least one media stream platform, the querying unit queries media parameter limitations of the selected media stream platform, the detecting unit detects system performance of a personal computing device at local side, and the calculating unit calculates a set of optimal media parameters based on the queried media parameter limitations and the detected system performance, the calculating device further configures the selected media source based on the set of optimal media parameters, and the configured media source is output through the media output device.

Abstract: An image sensor includes a plurality of photodiodes disposed in a semiconductor material, and a through-semiconductor-via coupled to a negative voltage source. Deep trench isolation structures are disposed between individual photodiodes in the plurality of photodiodes to electrically and optically isolate the individual photodiodes. The deep trench isolation structures include a conductive material coupled to the through-semiconductor-via, and a dielectric material disposed on sidewalls of the deep trench isolation structures between the semiconductor material and the conductive material.

Abstract: A solenoid valve includes a coil housing, a coil barrel and an actuator. The coil barrel is mounted in the coil housing, is coiled with multiple coils, and has a valve gate formed on a bottom of the coil barrel. The actuator is moveably mounted in the coil barrel and has a piston, a magnetic shaft, a spring mounted between the piston and the magnetic shaft, and a sealing pad abutting the piston. The actuator is driven by the coils to move the piston. The piston has two notches being able to break a vacuum state, and can be pushed upward easily and efficiently to save electricity.

Abstract: A solenoid valve includes a coil housing, a coil barrel and an actuator. The coil barrel is mounted in the coil housing, is coiled with multiple coils, and has a valve gate formed on a bottom of the coil barrel. The actuator is moveably mounted in the coil barrel and has a piston, a magnetic shaft, a spring mounted between the piston and the magnetic shaft, and a sealing pad abutting the piston. The actuator is driven by the coils to move the piston. The piston has two notches being able to break a vacuum state, and can be pushed upward easily and efficiently to save electricity.

Abstract: A method of generating a stereoscopic panorama is provided, the method comprising: processing a first right image, a second right image, a first left image, and a second left image to derive a right homography between the first right image and the second right image and a left homography between the first left image and the second left image; stitching the first right image with the second right image to generate a right panorama, the first left image with the second left image to generate a left panorama wherein the right homography is consistent with the left homography; and generating a stereo panorama using the right panorama and the left panorama.

Abstract: A method of compressing a stereoscopic video including a left view frame and a right view frame is provided, the method including: determining a texture saliency value for a first block in the left view frame by intra prediction (1101); determining a motion saliency value for the first block by motion estimation (1102); determining a disparity saliency value between the first block and a corresponding second block in the right view frame (1103); determining a quantization parameter based on the disparity saliency value, the texture saliency value, and the motion saliency value (1104); and performing quantization of the first block in accordance with the quantization parameter (1105).

Abstract: A method of calibrating a camera array comprising a plurality of cameras configured to capture a plurality of images to generate a panorama, wherein the relative positions among the plurality of cameras are constant, the method comprising: moving the camera array from a first position to a second position; measuring a homogeneous transformation matrix of a reference point on the camera array between the first position and the second position; capturing images at the first position and the second position by a first camera and a second camera on the camera array; and determining a homogenous transformation matrix between the first camera and the second camera based on the images captured by the first camera and the second camera at the first position and the second position.