Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a motion retargeting method and apparatus for character animation, and the method may include generating an intermediate object including at least one of a skeleton and a mesh based on a source motion and a target character, extracting keyframes of the intermediate object, constituting target rig parameters based on the extracted keyframes, and performing spacetime optimization on the target rig parameters to minimize a pose error between the intermediate object and the target character.

Abstract: A functionalized polyolefin and a tire tread composition comprising the functionalized polyolefin is described. The functionalized polyolefin comprises a vinyl/vinylidene-terminated polyolefin in which the vinyl/vinylidene terminus is functionalized with an alkoxysilane or an alkylsilane and optionally having ether, hydroxyl and/or amine functionality. The invention is also directed to the synthesis of vinyl/vinylidene-terminated polyolefins, functionalization at the vinyl/vinylidene terminus with an alkoxysilane or an alkylsilane and optionally having ether, hydroxyl and/or amine functionality.

Abstract: According to an aspect, a method for triggering creation of a checkpoint in a computer system includes executing a task in a processing node of the computer system. A monitoring block size is determined for the checkpoint. A checkpoint interval is determined based on the monitoring block size, a checkpoint bandwidth, and a failure rate of the computer system. Based on determining that the checkpoint interval has elapsed, the checkpoint including state data of the task is created to enable restarting execution of the task upon a restart operation. The state data of the checkpoint is restored from a memory responsive to detecting an error condition at the processing node. Execution of the task is restarted in the processing node based on the state data restored from the memory.

Abstract: A method of utilizing the same hardware network interface card (NIC) in a gateway of a datacenter to communicate datacenter tenant packet traffic and packet traffic for a set of applications that execute in the user space of the gateway and utilize a network stack in the kernel space of the gateway. The method sends and receives packets for the datacenter tenant packet traffic through a packet datapath in the user space. The method sends incoming packets from the NIC to the set of applications through the datapath in the user space, a user-kernel transport driver connecting the kernel network stack to the datapath in the user space, and the kernel network stack. The method receives outgoing packets at the NIC from the set of applications through the kernel network stack, the user-kernel transport driver, and the data path in the user space.

Abstract: A computer-assisted method to timely provide notifications of treatments, the method including receiving de-identified longitudinal medical records, each de-identified longitudinal medical record representing a record of a different anonymized patient and encoding information identifying a treatment received by the anonymized patient and receiving notification data including notification records, each notification record encoding information identifying a channel through which the notification was provided. The method includes determining a first channel impact model representing an impact of a notification provided through a first channel on a treatment being received, a second channel impact model representing an impact of a notification provided through a second channel on a treatment being received, and determining a multi-channel impact model representing an impact of notifications being provided through both the first channel and the second channel on a treatment being received.

Abstract: A data processing system includes a host suitable for providing an access request; and a plurality of memory systems suitable for storing or reading data thereto or therefrom in response to the access request, wherein the host includes a host memory buffer suitable for storing a plurality of meta-data respectively corresponding to the plurality of memory systems, wherein each of the plurality of meta-data includes a first threshold value representing storage capacity for user data in a corresponding memory system among the plurality of memory systems, a second threshold value representing a number of read operations for logical block addresses (LBAs) of the corresponding memory system, a third threshold value representing a temperature of the corresponding memory system and respective LBAs of the plurality of memory systems.

Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments includes a housing; a user interface; a wireless communication circuit disposed in the housing; a wired communication interface exposed through the housing; a processor disposed in the housing and electrically connected to the user interface, the wireless communication circuit, and the wired communication interface; and a memory disposed in the housing and electrically connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to establish a first communication channel with an external electronic device including a storage using the wireless communication circuit and/or the wired communication interface so that the electronic device operates as a device and the external electronic device operates as a host, to exchange information with the external electronic device through the first communication channel, and to establish a second communication channel with the external electronic d

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, system and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for compensating brightness of ball images. According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a method for compensating brightness of ball images. The method includes calculating photographed brightness distribution of a region corresponding to a ball in each of a plurality of images in which the ball is photographed, and compensating the photographed brightness distribution of the region corresponding to the ball in at least one of the plurality of images, with reference to reference brightness distribution.

Abstract: Disclosed are a driving circuit, a touch display device, and a method of driving the same. The touch display device for sensing a user's touch force may sense a capacitance change due to a change in a contact area on a display panel after a section in which a sensing value of a touch force based on a change in capacitance between first electrodes and a second electrode becomes a saturated state, thereby sensing the user's touch force even in a section where the change in the capacitance between the first electrodes and the second electrode is small. Accordingly, it is possible to expand a range in which a user's touch force can be sensed and acquire data on a user's touch force linearly indicated in the expanded range, so that touch force leveling becomes easy and various inputs based on the touch force can be processed.

Abstract: A film touch sensor includes a separating layer, an electrode pattern layer including a sensing electrode disposed on the separating layer and a pad electrode disposed at one end of the sensing electrode, a circuit board connected to the pad electrode, and a base film formed on the sensing electrode and a pad area of the circuit board. The film touch sensor may be fabricated by forming a separating layer on a carrier substrate, forming an electrode pattern layer including a sensing electrode and a pad electrode on the separating layer, connecting a circuit board to the pad electrode, forming a base film on the electrode pattern layer and the circuit board, and peeling-off the separating layer from the carrier substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed is an air cleaner having independent fluid paths and a home appliance having the air cleaner. The air cleaner includes a front panel having a plurality of air inlets formed thereon for air to flow in from outside of the case, first and second blower devices arranged inside the case to allow air to flow in through the plurality of air inlets, first and second filter units arranged to filter the air flowing in by the first and second blower devices, a first outlet located on the case to release the air, a second outlet formed at a different location from that of the first outlet, a first fluid path formed between one of the plurality of air inlets and the first outlet; and a second fluid path formed between another of the plurality of air inlets and the second outlet.

Abstract: A transmission for an electric vehicle may include an input shaft connect with a motor; a planetary gear set having a first rotation element directly connected to the input shaft, a second rotation element and a third rotation element; an output shaft having an output gear; a first drive gear provided in the third rotation element of the planetary gear set; a first driven gear disposed at the output shaft to be rotatable to engage with the first drive gear; a second drive gear connected to or disconnected from the input shaft; a second driven gear engaged with the second drive gear and directly connected to the first driven gear; a third drive gear directly connected to the second rotation element of the planetary gear set; and a third driven gear engaged with the third drive gear and directly connected to the output shaft.

Abstract: Provided are thermoplastic polymer particles having an aspect ratio of 1.00 or more and less than 1.05, and a roundness of 0.95 to 1.00. The thermoplastic polymer particles are formed from a thermoplastic polymer resin in a continuous matrix phase. The thermoplastic polymer particles show a peak cold crystallization temperature (Tcc) at a temperature between a glass transition temperature (Tg) and the melting point (Tm) in a differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) curve which is derived from temperature rise analysis at 10° C./min by differential scanning calorimetry.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a separator for a fuel cell, including a central part with a rectangular shape, and a surrounding part disposed to surround the central part, wherein the surrounding part includes an outlet manifold positioned at a pair of edges of the central part, which are opposed each other, and an inlet manifold positioned along a side of the central part to be adjacent to another edge except for the pair of edges at which the outlet manifold is positioned, and the central part includes a plurality of guide patterns that are spaced apart from each other to guide fluids introduced through the inlet manifold toward the outlet manifold.

Abstract: A shared-aperture antenna includes a first copper metal layer; a second copper metal layer; and a dielectric substrate layer sandwiched between the first copper metal layer and the second copper metal layer. The dielectric substrate layer includes a plurality of metallized vias. The first copper metal layer is in communication with the second copper metal layer via the plurality of metallized vias. The plurality of metallized vias includes first metallized vias forming an inner circular ring and second metallized vias forming an outer circular ring with respect to the center of the antenna. The first copper metal layer, the dielectric substrate layer, the second copper metal layer, and the first metallized vias form a substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) circular cavity slot antenna. The first copper metal layer, the dielectric substrate layer, the second copper metal layer, the first metallized vias and the second metallized vias form a coaxial cavity slot antenna.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for forwarding a data message. The method performs a lookup to map a set of header fields of the data message to an identifier corresponding to a service that performs non-forwarding processing on data messages. The method uses a dynamically-updated data structure for the identifier to retrieve instructions for forwarding data messages to the service. The method forwards the data message according to the retrieved instructions from the data structure for the identifier.

Abstract: Methods and systems for analyzing images are disclosed. An example method may comprise inputting one or more of a first image or a second image into a fully convolutional network, and determining an updated fully convolutional network by optimizing a similarity metric associated with spatially transforming the first image to match the second image. The one or more values of the fully convolutional network may be adjusted to optimize the similarity metric. The method may comprise registering one or more of the first image or the second image based on the updated fully convolutional network.

Abstract: Shoe capable of projecting images that can be changed, wherein the shoe can not only change images projected in front thereof, so as to attract a wearer's interest, but can also naturally induce his or her walking. The subject matter of the present invention is a shoe capable of projecting images that can be changed, the shoe including a shoe body and an image projector detachably attached to the shoe body so as to project an image onto the ground, wherein the image projector comprises: a light source for emitting light; an image cell installed in front of the light source so as to form an image to be projected; and an image changing means for transmitting a control signal to the image cell so as to change the image to be projected.

Abstract: A system and method for accessing redundancy array of independent disks (RAID) are provided. The system is coupled between a central processing unit (CPU), a main memory and the RAID, and includes an arithmetic circuit, a register and a disk controller. The arithmetic circuit is coupled to the CPU and the main memory, and is configured to access data from the main memory. The arithmetic circuit calculates a plurality of syndromes of the data to be written and store the calculated syndromes of the plurality of syndromes into the main memory. The register is coupled to the arithmetic circuit, and is configured to store a calculation progress of the plurality of syndromes need to be calculated by the arithmetic circuit. The disk controller is coupled to the register and the RAID, and is configured to read the calculation progress from the register, and according to the calculation progress, to store the calculated syndromes of the plurality of syndromes from the main memory to the RAID.