Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a frame processor for processing frames with aliasing artifacts. For example, the frame processor can include a super-resolution (SR) and anti-aliasing (AA) engine and an attention reference frame generator coupled to the SR and AA engine. The SR and AA engine can be configured to enhance resolution and remove aliasing artifacts of a frame to generate a first high-resolution frame with aliasing artifacts and a second high-resolution frame with aliasing artifacts removed. The attention reference frame generator can be configured to generate an attention reference frame based on the first high-resolution frame and the second high-resolution frame.

Abstract: Techniques pertaining to adaptive transmission opportunity (TXOP) sharing for latency-sensitive traffic in wireless communications are described. An apparatus determines whether to activate an adaptive TXOP sharing mechanism with respect to a plurality of traffics having different latency requirements and pending transmission. In response to a positive determination, the apparatus utilizes the adaptive TXOP sharing mechanism in transmitting one or more traffics of the plurality of traffics associated with a plurality of stations (STAs) by performing either or both of: (i) selecting a candidate traffic from the one or more traffics of the plurality of traffics; and (ii) adjusting a transmission time of the candidate traffic in transmitting the candidate traffic during a TXOP.

Abstract: A method for silicon carbide ingot peeling includes the steps of: placing the silicon carbide ingot between first and second suckers; having a pressing head disposed on a top surface of the first sucker to apply mechanical oscillatory energy to both the silicon carbide ingot and the second sucker through the first sucker; and, having an elastic element disposed under the second sucker to absorb part of the mechanical oscillatory energy to transmit longitudinal waves thereof to a modified layer of the silicon carbide ingot for propagating individually intermittent invisible cracks at the modified layer to break silicon carbide chains at different levels. Till the cracks connect together for forming a continuous crack across the silicon carbide ingot, a top portion of the silicon carbide ingot is then separable therefrom to form a wafer. In addition, an apparatus for silicon carbide ingot peeling is also provided.

Abstract: A package structure is provided. The package structure includes a first die and a second die, a dielectric layer, a bridge, an encapsulant, and a redistribution layer structure. The dielectric layer is disposed on the first die and the second die. The bridge is electrically connected to the first die and the second die, wherein the dielectric layer is spaced apart from the bridge. The encapsulant is disposed on the dielectric layer and laterally encapsulating the bridge. The redistribution layer structure is disposed over the encapsulant and the bridge. A top surface of the bridge is in contact with the RDL structure.

Abstract: An optical system affixed to an electronic apparatus is provided, including a first optical module, a second optical module, and a third optical module. The first optical module is configured to adjust the moving direction of a first light from a first moving direction to a second moving direction, wherein the first moving direction is not parallel to the second moving direction. The second optical module is configured to receive the first light moving in the second moving direction. The first light reaches the third optical module via the first optical module and the second optical module in sequence. The third optical module includes a first photoelectric converter configured to transform the first light into a first image signal.

Abstract: A single smart health device able to monitor all physiological aspects of a human body includes a body fluid detection module, a temperature detection module, an electrocardiogram detection module, and a control module. The body fluid detection module tests and detects amounts of biological substances in body fluids. The temperature detection module detects a temperature of the human body. The electrocardiogram detection module detects a heart rate of the human body. The control module is electrically connected to the body fluid detection module, the temperature detection module, and the electrocardiogram detection module, and obtains the detected amounts of biological substances, the detected temperature, and the detected heart rate.

Abstract: Techniques pertaining to an efficient pre-channel reservation mechanism for target wake time (TWT) and restricted TWT (rTWT) in overlapping basic service set (OBSS) dense networks are described. A first station (STA) transmits a frame to reserve a reservation period. The first STA then communicates with a second STA during the reservation period which aligns at least partially with a target wake time (TWT) service period (SP) or a restricted TWT (rTWT) SP of the second STA.

Abstract: The present invention provides a wireless communication method of an electronic device, wherein the electronic device includes a first radio and a second radio, a maximum bandwidth or a maximum. NSS supported by the first radio is different from a maximum bandwidth or a maximum NSS supported by the second radio. The wireless communication method includes the step of: using the first radio to communicate with another electronic device; determining if parameters of the electronic device satisfy a condition; and in response to the parameters of the electronic device satisfying the condition, enabling the second radio and using the second radio to communicate with the another electronic device, and disabling the first radio.

Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a photodetector. The photodetector includes one or more dielectric structures positioned in a trench in a semiconductor substrate. The photodetector includes a photosensitive material positioned in the trench and covering the one or more dielectric structures. A dielectric layer covers the photosensitive material. The photosensitive material has an index of refraction that is greater than the indices of refraction of the dielectric structures and the dielectric layer.

Abstract: A device, which is used to inspect the confinement boundary of a vertical spent nuclear fuel storage canister during operation, includes a vertical spent nuclear fuel storage unit, a lifting unit, a transferring unit and an inspection platform. The vertical spent nuclear fuel storage unit includes a vertical storage canister and a storage overpack. The vertical storage canister is configured for storing spent nuclear fuels, and the storage overpack is configured for storing the vertical storage canister. The lifting unit, connected with the vertical storage canister, is configured for lifting the vertical storage canister. The transferring unit, connected with the lifting unit, is configured for protecting the lifted vertical storage canister. The inspection platform, connected with the transferring unit and the storage overpack, is configured for creating more space with sufficient shielding for the usage of inspecting the confinement boundary of the vertical storage canister.

Abstract: A method for determining local defocus distance in a scanned image of a non-planar original object is provided comprising scanning at least a portion of the non-planar original object to produce first scanned image data at a first focal plane and scanning same the at least a portion of the non-planar original object to produce at least second scanned image data at a second focal plane. The first scanned image data is different from the second scanned image data wherein a distance between the first focal plane and the second focal plane is a predetermined quantity. The method further comprises estimating an out-of-focus distance of the object from the first and the second scanned image data.

Abstract: A method for determining local defocus distance in a scanned image of a non-planar original object is provided comprising scanning at least a portion of the non-planar original object to produce first scanned image data at a first focal plane and scanning same the at least a portion of the non-planar original object to produce at least second scanned image data at a second focal plane. The first scanned image data is different from the second scanned image data wherein a distance between the first focal plane and the second focal plane is a predetermined quantity. The method further comprises estimating an out-of-focus distance of the object from the first and the second scanned image data.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method and apparatus for applying magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) technology to enable the embedding of coded information within text characters of a document.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method and apparatus for applying magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) technology to enable the embedding of coded information within text characters of a document.

Abstract: A system and method for classifying an image block of a printed image into contone, halftone, or error diffusion classes, includes scanning the printed image; selecting an n by n block of pixels from the scanned image in a luminance channel; calculating an array of DCT coefficients of the pixel block, wherein the calculated DCT coefficients are representative of spatial frequency and spatial orientation of the pixel block; comparing the array of DCT coefficients with an array of predetermined values, wherein the array of predetermined values are indicative of contone, halftone and error diffusion classes; and determining the image classification of the pixel block based on the comparison of the DCT coefficients with the array of predetermined values. If the image is determined to be halftone, then the method further evaluates the DCT coefficients to determine the frequency of the halftone screen.

Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus for applying magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) technology to enable the embedding of coded information within text characters of a document.

Abstract: A method to detect frequency and angle of a binary halftone pattern. The method employs an exclusive-or operation which is applied locally to a region of a binary bit map and its spatially shifted version. The resulting bits from the exclusive-or operation are summed over the region. The exclusive-or operation is repeated for a range of shift values. In a halftone region, the shift at which the minimum sum occurs reflects the angle and the frequency of the halftone.

Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for processing and rendering image data during a single pass through the image data. A method includes loading scanlines of image data into a rolling band buffer, performing a windowing technique on the image data, and determining if a class change was experienced by any window having a portion in an output scanline of the buffer. The method further includes processing image data in the output scanline for a window portion that experienced a class change, using a blended rendering algorithm. If no class change is detected, the method includes processing image data in the output scanline for the window portion using a class-based rendering algorithm. The method optionally includes rendering processed image data for the output scanline to a rendering device. According to other features, an apparatus includes a rolling band buffer, a windowing processor, class-based rendering algorithms, and a blended rendering algorithm.

Abstract: A process for color graphics image processing, related to detection and segmentation of sweeps, is provided. An input graphics image is transformed into a three-dimensional histogram in an appropriate color space 104 (e.g., CIELUV). Two-dimensional histograms are estimated from the three-dimensional histogram 106. The two-dimensional histograms are processed to detect and segment sweeps 108. Sweep segment information from the processing of the two-dimensional histograms is combined 110. The combined sweep segment information is used to process the input graphics image to identify and segment sweeps 112. Post-processing may be optionally and selectively used to reject false alarms (i.e., areas falsely identified as sweeps) 114.

Abstract: A method for neutral pixel detection using color space feature vectors wherein one color space coordinate represents lightness is provided. The method includes the following steps: a) receiving an input image represented in a first color space; b) converting the input image to a second color space wherein one coordinate represents lightness; c) selecting a pixel in the second color space representation to be classified; d) computing second color space feature vectors associated with the selected pixel; and e) classifying the selected pixel between neutral and color classes based on the values computed for the second color space feature vectors. Typically, the input image is processed using a smoothing filter to create a smoothed input image prior to the conversion to the second color space. The method can be adapted to page processing or strip processing schemes with respect to the input image.