Abstract: Toy construction kits comprise a plurality of components, including a plurality of primary construction pieces and one or more of a basic elongate connector, a detail connector piece, a manipulable connector, a secondary construction piece, and/or a detailed piece. Each primary construction piece comprises a unitary body that comprises a first lobe, a second lobe adjacent to the first lobe, and a bridge that interconnects the first and second lobes. The first and second lobes define respective first-lobe and second-lobe openings to respective first-lobe and second-lobe interior volumes. The interior volume of each lobe is configured to receive, via the corresponding lobe opening, and retain a lobe of another primary construction piece in a friction-fit arrangement. Some of the additional components may define an attribute of a three-dimensional sculpture formed from the toy construction kit. The components are configured to be selectively and repeatedly coupled together in a friction-fit arrangement.

Abstract: An information management method, a device, a system and a medium. The information management method applied to a first terminal, including: sending an information acquisition request to a server, so that the server responds to the information acquisition request and sends visitor information to the first terminal; receiving the visitor information sent by the server; generating card information according to the visitor information; and sending the card information to an electronic card, so that the electronic card displays the card information.

Abstract: A carrier structure is provided, in which at least one positioning area is defined on a chip-placement area of a package substrate, and at least one alignment portion is disposed on the positioning area. Therefore, the precision of manufacturing the alignment portion is improved by disposing the positioning area on the chip-placement area, such that the carrier structure can provide a better alignment mechanism for the chip placement operation.

Abstract: A self-service apparatus having a three-layer system architecture includes an application-layer device, an intermediate-layer device, and bottom-layer peripheral devices. The application-layer device is configured to provide a user interface for self-service and control the entire self-service apparatus according to an interaction with the user to provide the user with required self-service, and comprises a first processor and a first memory. The first processor executes an application program stored in the first memory and communicates with the intermediate-layer device. The intermediate-layer device comprises a terminal control module which comprises a second processor and a second memory. The second processor communicates with the bottom-layer peripheral devices, and the second processor executes a control program stored in the second memory to control operations of the peripheral devices based on an instruction from the application-layer device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an object recognition system and method. The system comprises: an illumination apparatus configured to generate an illumination light for illuminating an object; a lighting sensor configured to acquire a first lighting parameter of an ambient light in a recognition environment in which the object is located; an imaging apparatus configured to acquire imaging data of the object; a first controller communicatively connected with the illumination apparatus and the lighting sensor, and configured to control a second lighting parameter of the illumination light generated by the illumination apparatus according to the first lighting parameter, until the first lighting parameter of the ambient light is within a preset parameter range; and a processor communicatively connected with the imaging apparatus and the first controller, and configured to recognize the object according to imaging data of the object under the ambient light within the preset parameter range.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a self-service terminal, comprising: a first cavity configured as a first accommodating space of the self-service terminal; a second cavity configured as a second accommodating space of the self-service terminal; a temperature adjustment assembly disposed between the first cavity and the second cavity, the temperature adjustment assembly is configured to adjust the temperature within the first cavity and/or the second cavity, and the temperature adjustment assembly is configured to physically partition the first cavity and the second cavity. Thereby, a self-service terminal that can operate stably and reliably may be provided. Furthermore, the present disclosure also relates to a method for operating the self-service terminal.

Abstract: The invention relates to a transducer apparatus to provide audio sensing with high noise immunity in an acoustically-noisy environment. The invention replaces the prior-art acoustic microphone with a non-acoustic sensor to sense free-field and/or surface vibrations or movement that resemble or arising from the voice of the user. The non-acoustic sensor includes an accelerometer, shock sensor, gyroscope, vibration microphone, or vibration sensor. There are several adaptions and embodiments of the invention including improving the polar directivity of the non-acoustic sensors and application of a multiplicity of non-acoustic sensors and acoustic microphones.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an illumination apparatus, an illumination system and an illumination control method. The illumination apparatus comprises: a first light emitting assembly configured to generate a first radiated light having a first color temperature and a first light intensity, wherein the first light intensity is adjustable; a second light emitting assembly configured to generate a second radiated light having a second color temperature and a second light intensity, wherein the second light intensity is adjustable and the second color temperature is lower than the first color temperature; and a third light emitting assembly configured to generate a third radiated light having a preset color and a third light intensity, wherein the preset color and the third light intensity are adjustable; wherein a color temperature of a radiated light generated by the illumination apparatus is configured to be adjusted by adjusting at least one of the first light intensity and the second light intensity.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for generating a quick response QR code and a printing apparatus, a method for generating a quick response (QR) code, comprising obtaining an original image of the QR code, wherein the original image of the QR code is a bitmap image and is a color image or a grayscale image; obtaining information contained in the QR code; and generating a monochrome image of the QR code based on the information.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a media playing device. A media playing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a body, a speaker, and a controller. The controller is configured to, in response to a user staying at a specific position relative to the body, control the speaker to face the user's head and to play sounds. The present disclosure further relates to a self-service terminal.

Abstract: The invention generally relates a transducer apparatus in a device to obtain high signal-to-noise-ratio signals including speech in a noisy environment by a non-acoustic transducer or sensor adapted in two ways. One, adapted to sense free-field acoustical sounds and whose sensitivity is directive, and arranged to be most sensitive to a direction or axis according to the position or orientation of the device. Two, adapted to sense vibrations, movement or acceleration on the skin of the user of the device arising from the voice of the user. Embodiments and variations of the invention include where the two adaptions are combined, and with acoustical microphones. In the case of adaption two and with a microphone, a transducer apparatus resembling the characteristics of a close-talking microphone can be derived.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a self-service apparatus having a three-layer system architecture, which includes an application-layer device, an intermediate-layer device, and bottom-layer peripheral devices. The application-layer device is configured to provide a user interface for self-service and control the entire self-service apparatus according to an interaction with the user to provide the user with required self-service, and comprises a first processor and a first memory. The first processor executes an application program stored in the first memory and communicates with the intermediate-layer device. The intermediate-layer device comprises a terminal control module which comprises a second processor and a second memory. The second processor communicates with the bottom-layer peripheral devices, and the second processor executes a control program stored in the second memory to control operations of the peripheral devices based on an instruction from the application-layer device.

Abstract: An operating method of a self-service terminal. The method includes receiving a first frame from the application module; and determining whether the first frame is valid, processing the body portion of the first frame if valid, and not processing the body portion of the first frame if not. The body portion of the first frame includes a command field, and processing the body portion of the first frame includes parsing the command field to obtain an entity that the first frame is for, and performing operations according to the entity. If the entity is one or more devices in the device module, then a second frame is constructed for the one or more devices, and the second frame is transmitted to the one or more devices. If the entity is the control module, then an operation is performed based on the body portion of the first frame.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for operating a self-service shopping system. The method includes: identifying a product code on a chosen product; determining whether the chosen product has an alterable tag; if the product code on the chosen product is identified and the chosen product is determined to carry a tag, altering the tag on the chosen product; and when the product code on the chosen product carrying altered tag are identified again, allowing the user to reduce the number of the chosen product carrying the altered tag through an interactive interface of the self-service shopping system or store staff. In addition, the present invention also relates to a self-service shopping system. The self-service shopping system includes an identification module, an analysis processing module, an altering module, and a feedback module.

Abstract: A method for identification of a vapor sample or chemicals in a vapor sample includes introducing a vapor sample to a sensor array including a plurality of sensors, adjusting a temperature of one or more of the plurality of sensors between at least two temperature levels, and identifying the vapor sample or one or more chemicals in the vapor sample based on a plurality of response patterns of the sensor array, each of the response patterns being a collection of responses of the plurality of sensors to the vapor sample with the one or more sensors being at a different temperature level from among the at least two temperature levels.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an object recognition system and method. The system comprises: an illumination apparatus configured to generate an illumination light for illuminating an object; a lighting sensor configured to acquire a first lighting parameter of an ambient light in a recognition environment in which the object is located; an imaging apparatus configured to acquire imaging data of the object; a first controller communicatively connected with the illumination apparatus and the lighting sensor, and configured to control a second lighting parameter of the illumination light generated by the illumination apparatus according to the first lighting parameter, until the first lighting parameter of the ambient light is within a preset parameter range; and a processor communicatively connected with the imaging apparatus and the first controller, and configured to recognize the object according to imaging data of the object under the ambient light within the preset parameter range.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an illumination apparatus, an illumination system and an illumination control method. The illumination apparatus comprises: a first light emitting assembly configured to generate a first radiated light having a first color temperature and a first light intensity, wherein the first light intensity is adjustable; a second light emitting assembly configured to generate a second radiated light having a second color temperature and a second light intensity, wherein the second light intensity is adjustable and the second color temperature is lower than the first color temperature; and a third light emitting assembly configured to generate a third radiated light having a preset color and a third light intensity, wherein the preset color and the third light intensity are adjustable; wherein a color temperature of a radiated light generated by the illumination apparatus is configured to be adjusted by adjusting at least one of the first light intensity and the second light intensity.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for measuring human body temperature, which comprises: acquiring a distance from an object in front of a temperature measuring device to the temperature measuring device and a visible light image in front of the temperature measuring device; adjusting an orientation of the temperature measuring device according to the visible light image in response to the distance being less than a threshold, so that a specific part of the person is in the measurement area of the temperature measuring device; and measuring a temperature of the specific part of the person in response to the specific part of the person being in the measurement area of the temperature measuring device. The present disclosure further relates to a device for measuring human body temperature.

Abstract: A transducer apparatus to provide high speech-intelligibility in a noisy environment. The transducer apparatus comprises a vibration-sensing transducer adapted to be placed on the non-honey and non-cartilaginous, i.e., fleshy, part of the head of the user—either on the all-flesh part of the cheek or all-flesh under chin. The vibrations sensed are vibrations arising from the user's voice in his mouth and conducted to the surface of the fleshy area of the users cheek or under-chin, and not by bone vibration. The embodiments of the invention include its application into headsets, earsets and helmets; and a switching means; and a means to realize a vibration transducer from an acoustical microphone.

Abstract: The invention relates to a transducer apparatus to provide audio sensing with high noise immunity in an acoustically-noisy environment. The invention replaces the prior-art acoustic microphone with a non-acoustic sensor to sense free-field and/or surface vibrations or movement that resemble or arising from the voice of the user. The non-acoustic sensor includes an accelerometer, shock sensor, gyroscope, vibration microphone, or vibration sensor. There are several adaptions and embodiments of the invention including improving the polar directivity of the non-acoustic sensors and application of a multiplicity of non-acoustic sensors and acoustic microphones.