Abstract: User data security is provided. Encrypted user data are identified in a virtual machine. A private key of a public/private cryptographic key pair corresponding to a user is retrieved. The encrypted user data is decrypted within the virtual machine utilizing the private key corresponding to the user to form decrypted user data. The encrypted user data are replaced in the virtual machine with the decrypted user data. The decrypted user data is processed in the virtual machine to perform a service in a cloud environment.

Abstract: A method of engineering forecast and analysis is provided. The method includes: generating a forecasting model based on financial or business information obtained through a user interface, where the forecasting model expresses a logical determining and/or calculation rule based on a structure of a high-order directed graph and by using a plurality of nodes, attributes of the plurality of nodes, and a relationship between every two of the plurality of nodes, and the forecasting model expresses a forecasting path through a directed edge between the nodes; and configuring a common attribute of the forecasting model, an attribute of the forecasting path, and a personalized attribute of the node based on instantiation configuration information.

Abstract: A charging apparatus includes: a housing formed with an accommodating space; and a circuit board assembly disposed in the accommodating space and including at least a printed circuit board provided with multiple electronic elements. The output power of the charging apparatus is greater than or equal to 500 W and less than or equal to 2000 W, and the ratio of the output power of the charging apparatus to the volume of the charging apparatus is higher than or equal to 20 W/in3 and lower than or equal to 30 W/in3. With the preceding solution, the charging apparatus with a small overall volume and high output power can be provided.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving an initial request from a client, splitting the initial request into a plurality of split requests based on a business logic, acquiring mapping information associated with the plurality of split requests, determining, based, at least in part, on the mapping information, respective split requests included in the plurality of split requests that are candidates for merger into a merged request, merging the respective split requests that are determined to be candidates for merger into one or more merged requests, and sending the one or more merged requests to one or more nodes capable of processing the one or more merged requests.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a vertical memory structure including a semiconductor stack, a contact plug, gate electrodes and air gap structures. The semiconductor stack includes a lower semiconductor pattern structure filling a recess on a substrate and protruding from an upper surface of the substrate in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the upper surface of the substrate. The contact plug is disposed over the lower semiconductor patterns structure. The contact plug includes a lower portion and a middle portion over the lower portion. A width of the middle portion is less than a width of the lower portion. The gate electrodes are surrounding a sidewall of the semiconductor stack. The air gap structures are disposed at outer sides of the plurality of gate electrode respectively.

Abstract: Techniques are described herein for detecting and/or enrolling (or commissioning) new “hot commands” that are useable to cause an automated assistant to perform responsive action(s) without having to be first explicitly invoked. In various implementations, an automated assistant may be transitioned from a limited listening state into a full speech recognition state in response to a trigger event. While in the full speech recognition state, the automated assistant may receive and perform speech recognition processing on a spoken command from a user to generate a textual command. The textual command may be determined to satisfy a frequency threshold in a corpus of textual commands. Consequently, data indicative of the textual command may be enrolled as a hot command. Subsequent utterance of another textual command that is semantically consistent with the textual command may trigger performance of a responsive action by the automated assistant, without requiring explicit invocation.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first metal plug, a second metal plug, a third metal plug, a fourth metal plug, and a boron nitride layer. The first metal plug and the second metal plug are disposed over a pattern-dense region of the semiconductor substrate. The third metal plug and the fourth metal plug are disposed over a pattern-loose region of the semiconductor substrate. The boron nitride layer is disposed over the semiconductor substrate. Each of the first metal plug and the second metal plug includes a barrier layer and a conductive feature. The barrier layer is contact with the semiconductor substrate. The conductive feature is disposed over the barrier layer. The conductive feature is separated from the semiconductor substrate by the barrier layer.

Abstract: A query string for an encrypted database storing a plurality of encrypted data records is received from a requestor. The query string is segmented to obtain at least one word. The at least one word is encrypted with the irreversible encryption algorithm to obtain at least one encrypted word. At least one first encrypted item with a co-occurrence weight higher than a preset threshold based on the at least one encrypted word and a co-occurrence statistics model is acquired. The co-occurrence statistics model is built to provide co-occurrence weights, each indicating a probability that the at least one encrypted word appears in a first encrypted data item of the plurality of encrypted data records. At least one second encrypted data item corresponding to the at least one first encrypted data item is acquired from the plurality of encrypted data records.

Abstract: A method for restoration of a kinetic event using video. The method includes obtaining video involving the kinetic event including a plurality of frames. An absolute location of a frame of the plurality of frames is determined. Movement of a feature point cloud corresponding to an object in motion in the plurality of frames is analyzed. A 3D object model with substantially similar dimensions to the object in motion is selected. The 3D object model is displayed emulating the analysed movement on the 3D map based on the absolute location.

Abstract: An adapter includes: a housing; a battery pack port for accessing a battery pack; a device port including multiple USB-type ports capable of accessing an electric device or a charging apparatus; a protocol matching module configured to perform a protocol handshake with the electric device or the charging apparatus; and a bidirectional DC-DC conversion module capable of converting electrical energy outputted by the battery pack into direct current power supply electrical energy or converting electrical energy from the charging apparatus into direct current charging electrical energy. The bidirectional DC-DC conversion module includes: a power switching element disposed on the power transmission loop between the battery pack port and the device port and capable of adjusting electrical energy in the power transmission loop; and a power control unit electrically connected to the power switching element and capable of controlling the conducting state of the power switching element.

Abstract: Examples described herein relate to an optical device that entails phase shifting an optical signal. The optical device includes an optical waveguide having a first semiconductor material region and a second semiconductor material region formed adjacent to each other and defining a junction therebetween. Further, the optical device includes an insulating layer formed on top of the optical waveguide. Moreover, the optical device includes a III-V semiconductor layer formed on top of the insulating layer causing an optical mode of an optical signal passing through the optical waveguide to overlap with the first semiconductor material region, the second semiconductor material region, the insulating layer, and the III-V semiconductor layer thereby resulting in a phase shift in the optical signal passing through the optical waveguide.

Abstract: Examples described herein relate to a ring resonator. The ring resonator may include an annular waveguide having a waveguide base and a waveguide core narrower than the waveguide base. Further, the ring resonator may include an outer contact region comprising a first-type doping and disposed annularly and at least partially surrounding an outer annular surface of the waveguide base. Furthermore, the ring resonator may include an inner contact region comprising a second-type doping and disposed annularly contacting an inner annular surface of the waveguide base. Moreover, the ring resonator may include an annular detector region disposed annularly at a distance from and covering at least a portion of a surface of the waveguide core and contacting the outer contact region.

Abstract: Provided herein are compositions including targeting peptides linked thereto or inserted in a targeting protein of a recombinant vector having at least one exogenous peptide comprising an amino acid sequence of N-x-(T/I/V/A)-(K/R) (SEQ ID NO: 47). Compositions providing such conjugates, targeting peptides, or recombinant vectors having a mutant capsid or envelope protein are provided as are uses thereof.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for generating and/or adapting automated assistant content according to a distance of a user relative to an automated assistant interface that renders the automated assistant content. For instance, the automated assistant can provide data for a client device to render. The client device can request additional data when the user relocates closer to, or further from, the client device. In some implementations, a request for additional data can identify a distance between the user and the client device. In this way, the additional data can be generated or selected according to the distance in the request. Other implementations can allow an automated assistant to determine an active user from a group of users in an environment, and determine a distance between the active user and the client device in order that any rendered content can be tailored for the active user.

Abstract: Examples described herein relate to an optical resonating device. The optical resonating device includes a primary waveguide, a microring resonator, and a microring resonator photodiode. The primary waveguide allows a passage of an optical signal. The microring resonator is formed adjacent to the primary waveguide to couple therein a portion of the optical signal passing through the primary waveguide. Furthermore, the microring resonator photodiode is formed adjacent to the microring resonator to measure an intensity of the portion of the optical signal coupled into the microring resonator.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for preparing a vertical memory structure with air gaps. The method includes providing a substrate; forming an impurity layer at an upper portion of the substrate; forming a semiconductor stack including a lower semiconductor pattern structure filling a recess on the substrate and protruding from an upper surface of the substrate in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the upper surface of the substrate; forming a plurality of gate electrodes surrounding a sidewall of the semiconductor stack, the plurality of gate electrodes being at a plurality of levels, respectively, so as to be spaced apart from each other in the first direction; and forming a plurality of air gap structures disposed at outer sides of the plurality of gate electrodes respectively.

Abstract: A method for detecting and labeling a target object in a 2D image includes receiving a plurality of 2D images from a visual sensor, manually marking points of the target object on each of the 2D images, generating from the 2D images a 3D world coordinate system of the environment surrounding the target object, mapping each of the marked points on the 2D images to the 3D world coordinate system using a simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) engine, automatically generating a 3D bounding box covering all the marked points mapped to the 3D world coordinate system, mapping the 3D bounding box to each of the 2D images, generating a label for the target object on each of the 2D images using a machine learning object detection model, and training the machine learning object detection model based on the generated label for the target object.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for determining AR filter coefficient and numbers of synchronization. In one novel aspect, the AR filter coefficient and times of synchronization are determined based on the temperatures of the oscillator. In one embodiment, the UE determines a temperature drift rate by collecting sets of temperatures before and after the UE in the sleep mode of the CDRX, generates one or more threshold look-up tables and performs an optimization selection based on the temperature drift rate and the one or more threshold of look-up tables, wherein the optimization selection comprising selecting an alpha coefficient and a number of subframes for synchronization. In another embodiment, the optimization selection is further determined based on a subcarrier spacing, and a channel type of being a static channel type and a fading channel type. The UE further performs an on-the-fly oscillator S-curve calibration based on the set of temperatures.

Abstract: Implementations disclosed herein provide for devices and methods for obtaining parity time (PT) symmetric directional couplers through improved phase tuning, along with separate optical gain and optical loss tuning. The present disclosure integrates phase tuning and optical gain/loss tuning structures into waveguides of directional couplers disclosed herein. In some examples, directional couplers disclosed herein integrate one or more hybrid metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitors (MOSCAPs) formed by a dielectric layer between two semiconductor layers that provide for phase tuning via plasma dispersion and/or carrier accumulation depending on voltage bias polarity, and one or more optically active medium that provide for optical gain or loss tuning depending on voltage bias polarity.

Abstract: Techniques are described herein for detecting and/or enrolling (or commissioning) new “hot commands” that are usable to cause an automated assistant to perform responsive action(s) without having to be first explicitly invoked. In various implementations, an automated assistant may be transitioned from a limited listening state into a full speech recognition state in response to a trigger event. While in the full speech recognition state, the automated assistant may receive and perform speech recognition processing on a spoken command from a user to generate a textual command. The textual command may be determined to satisfy a frequency threshold in a corpus of textual commands. Consequently, data indicative of the textual command may be enrolled as a hot command. Subsequent utterance of another textual command that is semantically consistent with the textual command may trigger performance of a responsive action by the automated assistant, without requiring explicit invocation.