Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal technology. The present invention discloses a data back method and device for a mobile terminal. Since the data backup method and device of the mobile terminal provided in the present invention encodes a data in the mobile terminal into UTF-8 and stores it in the xml file, it is quite convenient to back up the data in the mobile terminal to the xml file. It is also beneficial for a user to manage the data in the mobile terminal. The present invention provides convenience for the user, the operation is simple, and the backup is easy to be done.

Abstract: A method of synchronizing notification messages for electronic devices may include monitoring if an electronic device has a notification message. If the electronic device has a notification message, the method may include determining if the electronic device is on standby. If the electronic device is determined to be on standby, a notification message may be sent via a server to an active electronic device associated with the electronic device. An associated server and an electronic device are also provided. The methods, servers and electronic devices may facilitate gathering of notification messages.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to printed circuit board authentication, such as for protecting printed circuit boards against counterfeiting. The authentication can be implemented based on measurements from the PCB used to generate a unique signature for the PCB. The generated signature of the PCB can be evaluated to determine if the PCB is authentic or counterfeit.

Abstract: Techniques for providing a route based on route-oriented vehicle trajectories are described. This disclosure describes receiving GPS logs and extracting route-oriented vehicle trajectory content from the GPS log data to pertain to a single trip. Next, the process maps each route-oriented vehicle trajectory to a corresponding road segment to construct a landmark graph. A landmark is a road segment frequently visited by route-oriented vehicles. The process includes receiving a user query with a starting point and a destination point; searching the landmark graph for a sequence of landmarks with corresponding transition times and a least amount of travel time. Then the process identifies and connects sets of road segments between each pair of consecutive landmarks, and displays a route to a user with a nearest landmark to the starting point, other landmarks along the route, and another nearest landmark to the destination point.

Abstract: An image displaying method and a master mobile device are disclosed by the present disclosure. The image displaying method comprises: creating a data link connection and calibrating the clock; acquiring touch operation events by the master mobile device; determining, by the master mobile device, whether the input operations performed by the user have finished, and if the determination result is “yes”, acquiring a relative position relationship between the slave mobile device and the master mobile device in a plane coordinate space according to the touch operation events; generating, by the master mobile device, a first image and transmitting the relative position relationship to the slave mobile device so that the slave mobile device displays a second image. The present disclosure can calculate the relative position relationship between the slave device and the master device so that the mobile devices display images according to the relative position relationship.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques and systems for discovering functional groups in an area, such as an urban area. A process includes segmenting a map of the area into sections, and inferring, for each section, a distribution of functions according to a topic model framework which considers mobility patters of users and points of interest (POIs) in the section. The topic model framework regards the section as a document, each function as a topic, the mobility patterns as words, and a POI feature vector for the section as metadata. The process may further include clustering the sections based at least in part on a similarity of the distribution of functions between each of the sections to obtain functional groups, estimating a functionality intensity for each of the functional groups, and annotating each of the functional groups.

Abstract: Compositions, methods and related uses are provided relating to cleaving modified DNA. For example, a set of DNA fragments obtainable by enzymatic cleavage of a large DNA is described where at least 50% are similarly sized and have a centrally positioned modified nucleotide. In addition, an enzyme preparation is provided that includes one or more enzymes that recognize a modified nucleotide in a DNA and cleave the DNA at a site that is at a non-random distance from the modified nucleotide. The one or more enzymes are further characterized by an N-terminal conserved domain with greater than 90% amino acid sequence homology to WXD(X)10YXGD. The related uses include creating a methylome, methods of purifying DNA fragments containing a modified nucleotide and diagnostic applications.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for optimizing and maintaining cyclic biped locomotion of a robot on an object. The approach includes simulating trajectories of the robot in contact with the object. During each trajectory, the robot maintains balance on the object, while using the object for locomotion. The approach further includes determining, based on the simulated trajectories, an initial state of a cyclic gait of the robot such that the simulated trajectory of the robot starting from the initial state substantially returns to the initial state at an end of one cycle of the cyclic gait. In addition, the approach includes sending joint angles and joint velocities of the initial state to a set of joint controllers of the robot to cause a leg of the robot to achieve the initial state so the robot moves through one or more cycles of the cyclic gait.

Abstract: A mobile phone and a data processing method thereof are disclosed. The method comprises: reading an ID of a secondary SIM card and determining whether the secondary SIM card is locked out if the secondary SIM card is locked out, then determining whether to copy data of the secondary SIM card according to a user's choice; and if the user chooses to copy the data of the secondary SIM card, then copying the data of the secondary SIM card to the mobile phone or to the primary SIM card of the mobile phone, or to both the mobile phone and the primary SIM card of the mobile phone.

Abstract: A distance measuring apparatus and a distance measuring method are provided. The distance measuring apparatus includes a GPS module, an ultrasound transceiver module and a control module. The GPS module is configured to generate a pulse signal. The ultrasound transceiver module is configured to generate and transmit a first ultrasound signal and receive a second ultrasound signal transmitted from an object. When the control module receives the pulse signal, the control module controls the ultrasound transceiver module to generate and transmit the first ultrasound signal, and determines whether the ultrasound transceiver module receives the second ultrasound signal within a first interval. When the ultrasound transceiver module receives the second ultrasound signal within the first interval, the control module determines a distance between the distance measuring apparatus and the object according to a time difference.

Abstract: A controller for floating-base humanoid robots that can track motion capture data while maintaining balance. Briefly, the controller includes a proportional-derivative (PD) controller that is adapted to compute the desired acceleration to track a given reference trajectory at every degree-of-freedom (DOF) of the robot including the six unactuated ones of the floating base. Second, the controller includes a component (joint torque optimization module) that computes the optimal joint torques and contact forces to realize the desired accelerations given by the first component (i.e., the PD controller). The joint torque optimization module performs this computation considering the full-body dynamics of the robot and the constraints on contact forces. The desired accelerations may not be feasible for the robot due to limits in normal contact forces and friction (e.g., the robot sometimes cannot exactly copy or perform the modeled human motion defined by motion capture data).

Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques and systems for discovering functional groups in an area, such as an urban area. A process includes segmenting a map of the area into sections, and inferring, for each section, a distribution of functions according to a topic model framework which considers mobility patters of users and points of interest (POIs) in the section. The topic model framework regards the section as a document, each function as a topic, the mobility patterns as words, and a POI feature vector for the section as metadata. The process may further include clustering the sections based at least in part on a similarity of the distribution of functions between each of the sections to obtain functional groups, estimating a functionality intensity for each of the functional groups, and annotating each of the functional groups.

Abstract: Methods and compositions are described for detecting hydroxymethylated nucleotides (hmNs) in a polynucleotide preparation with a view to mapping the location of hmNs in a genome, quantifying the occurrence of hmNs at selected loci and correlating the occurrence of hmNs with gene expression and phenotypic traits. Embodiments describe the use of modifying enzymes together with site-specific endonucleases to detect the hmNs.

Abstract: A travel case assembly has a travel case having a plurality of walls defining an enclosed storage space, and an organizer positioned inside the storage space. The organizer includes an enclosing netted fabric wall and netted fabric shelves that define at least one storage compartment, and a collapsible support system supporting and defining the netted fabric wall and netted fabric shelves so that (i) the compartments can be expanded when the shelves are separated from each other, and (ii) the shelves can be stacked into a compressed position.

Abstract: 5-methylpyrimidine oxygenases and their use in the modification of nucleic acids are described.

Abstract: An assembly has a smart device, a plurality of play objects, a holder, and a bridging board. Each play object has a base with a first connector on the base, and a first circuit housed in the play object. The holder has a frame section that securely receives and retains the housing of the smart device, a support section extending from the frame section, the support section having a second connector that is adapted to couple to the first connector on the base of the play objects, and the support section further includes a second circuit that communicates with the smart device and the first circuit of a play object coupled to the support section. The bridging board has a third connector that is adapted to couple to the first connector on the base of the play objects, the bridging board also having a third circuit that communicates with the second circuit at the support section, and the first circuit of a play object coupled to the support section.

Abstract: Techniques for searching and providing geographical regions are described. The process searches and recommends points of interests based on a user-specified region. Points of interests include spatial objects (e.g., buildings, landmarks, rivers, parks) and their distributions in a geographical region. The process searches and recommends points of interests by partitioning a spatial map into grids to identify representative categories located in each of the grids. In response to the user-specified region, a set of geographical candidates containing the representative categories is retrieved. The process determines whether the user-specified region and the set of geographical candidates include similar or common representative categories and similar or common spatial distributions of the representative categories. Then the process provides the top ranked set of geographical candidates that have similar content information.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are one or more embodiments that arrange a plurality of location entities into a hierarchy of location descriptors. One or more of the disclosed embodiments may determine whether one of the location entities is a spatial outlier based at least in part on presence of one or more other location entities within a predetermined distance of the one location entity. Also, the other location entities and the one location entity may share a location descriptor.

Abstract: An assembly has a smart device, a play object having a base with a first connector on the base, and a holder having a frame section that securely receives and retains the housing of the smart device.

Abstract: An assembly has a smart device, a play object having a base with a first connector on the base, and a holder having a frame section that securely receives and retains the housing of the smart device. The holder also has a support section extending from the frame section, the support section having a second connector that is adapted to couple to the first connector on the base. The identity, and other data stored in circuits in the play objects, can be used to enable games, activities and functionalities on the smart device. Adapters relating to the play objects can be provided to add functionalities to the activities or games.