Abstract: Various aspects described herein relate to encoding or decoding a media access control (MAC) layer transport block having an enhanced MAC header format, a split and partial MAC header, and a MAC transport block design. A method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The techniques described herein may apply to different communications technologies, including 5th Generation (5G) or New Radio (NR), wireless communications technology.

Abstract: Various aspects described herein relate to encoding or decoding a media access control (MAC) layer transport block having an enhanced MAC header format, a split and partial MAC header, and a MAC transport block design. A method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The techniques described herein may apply to different communications technologies, including 5th Generation (5G) or New Radio (NR), wireless communications technology.

Abstract: Techniques pertaining to designs of integrated circuits having on-chip inductors with low common mode coupling effect are described. According to one aspect of the present invention, an integrated circuit is designed to have a first circuit operating at a first frequency and including a first inductor, and a second circuit including a second inductor and provided to process an input signal. The second circuit includes a second inductor and is provided to process an input signal.

Abstract: Provided is a value bill identifying method, which includes: step 1, collecting, by a color collection device including multiple color sensors, color data of a to-be-detected value bill and preprocessing the collected color data; step 2, extracting a feature from the preprocessed color data; step 3, matching the extracted feature with feature template sets corresponding to each type of value bills, to obtain matching scores, and regarding a feature template with the highest score as a matched template of the color data; and step 4, determining a type of the value bill based on a matching result.

Abstract: The invention relates to bifunctional stapled or stiched peptides comprising a targeting domain, a linker moiety, and an effector domain, that can be used to tether, or to bring into close proximity, at least two cellular entities (e.g., proteins). Certain aspects relate to bifunctional stapled or stiched peptides that bind to an effector biomolecule through the effector domain and bind to a target biomolecule through the targeting domain. Polypeptides and/or polypeptide complexes that are tethered by the bifunctional stapled or stiched peptides of the invention, where the effector polypeptide bound to the effector domain of the bifunctional stapled or stiched peptide modifies or alters the target polypeptide bound to the targeting domain of the bifunctional peptide. Usesses of the inventive bifunctional stapled or stiched peptides including methods for treatment of disease (e.g., cancer, inflammatory diseases) are also provided.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit may be configured to generate a plurality of delayed signals each as a copy of an input signal shifted in time by a sequence of respective delays based on a control signal. At least two of the respective delays may have a different duration. The first circuit may also be configured to change a number of driver signals that are active during each delay in the sequence of respective delays based on the input signal and the plurality of delayed signals to control a slew rate of an output signal. The second circuit may be configured to drive the output signal in response to the driver signals.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for authenticating an access point attempting to access a wireless network is presented. The computer-implemented method includes receiving an authentication challenge from the access point, analyzing the authentication challenge at a wireless node by using an optical chaos generation module having an optical section and a radio frequency (RF) section to facilitate reproducibility, unpredictability, and unclonability of challenge-response pairs, and transmitting an authentication response to the access point.

Abstract: A vehicle prompt apparatus and a corresponding method are provided. The method includes: acquiring an image recorded in real time by a designated terminal during driving; analyzing brightness distribution of the image and obtaining an analysis result; and when the analysis result is a first analysis result, communicating a warning message in accordance with a first prompting procedure, where the first analysis result indicates a vehicle light in the image. When other vehicles are present around the driving vehicle where the vehicle prompt apparatus is located, the acquired image may catch other vehicles' lights. By analyzing the brightness distribution in the image, when the analysis result indicates the presence of the vehicle lights, the driver can be prompted with the coming vehicle to improve the driving safety.

Abstract: An unrepeatered transmission system includes a receiver coupled to a receive span; a transmitter coupled to the receive span; and a plurality of cascaded amplifiers in the receive span with dedicated fiber cores to supply one or more optical pumps from the receiver to each amplifier, wherein the plurality of cascaded amplifiers increase system reach by increasing the length of a back span in an unrepeatered link.

Abstract: A method is performed at a device having one or more processors and memory. The device establishes a first-level Deep Neural Network (DNN) model based on unlabeled speech data, the unlabeled speech data containing no speaker labels and the first-level DNN model specifying a plurality of basic voiceprint features for the unlabeled speech data. The device establishes a second-level DNN model by tuning the first-level DNN model based on labeled speech data, the labeled speech data containing speech samples with respective speaker labels, wherein the second-level DNN model specifies a plurality of high-level voiceprint features. Using the second-level DNN model, registers a first high-level voiceprint feature sequence for a user based on a registration speech sample received from the user. The device performs speaker verification for the user based on the first high-level voiceprint feature sequence registered for the user.

Abstract: For cameras that capture several images in a burst mode, some embodiments of the invention provide a method that presents one or more of the captured images differently than the remaining captured images. The method identifies at least one captured image as dominant image and at least another captured image as a non-dominant image. The method then displays each dominant image different from each non-dominant image in a concurrent presentation of the images captured during the burst mode. The dominant images may appear larger than non-dominant images, and/or appear with a marking that indicates that the images are dominant.

Abstract: A current assignment method and a switch arrangement are disclosed for assigning current, the switch arrangement including two series-connected switches, each including a trigger unit to check whether a preset current condition is satisfied. A signal is sent by the trigger unit of a switch which is postpositionally placed when the current condition is satisfied, the signal at least preventing the immediate triggering of a correspondingly prepositionally placed switch after being received by the corresponding trigger unit. To achieve a technically simple communication connection between switches, in at least one embodiment each trigger unit is formed so as to send but and receive the signal, and each trigger unit includes a measurement unit for measuring an energy flow direction in a subordinate switch and a conversion unit for converting from sending to receiving or from receiving to sending appropriately when the energy flow direction is reversed.

Abstract: A method for generating configuration information includes: a network control unit receives a virtual machine association message, where the VM association message includes an identifier of a first VM and an identifier of a first virtual built-in network element (NE), where a state of the first VM changes and the first virtual built-in NE detects that the state of the first VM changes; and the network control unit determines first information according to the identifier of the first VM, where the first information includes at least one of: a first forwarding entry, a location information mapping entry of the first VM, and a first network policy. According to the method, a network control unit determines first information according to an identifier of a first VM whose state changes and whose identifier is included in a VM association message, network configuration efficiency and network performance are improved.

Abstract: Embodiments of a circuit for controlling DC offset error for an inductor current ripple based, constant-on time DC-DC converter are disclosed. The circuit includes a ripple generation circuit coupled to a reference voltage input and to a sense voltage input, and having a reference voltage output to form a main loop. The circuit also includes a DC error correction circuit connected between the reference voltage input and the sense voltage input, and the reference voltage output of the ripple generation circuit. The DC error correction circuit includes a coarse DC error correction loop coupled between the sense voltage input and the reference voltage output and a fine DC error correction loop coupled between the reference voltage input and the reference voltage output. A method for controlling DC offset error for an inductor current ripple based, constant-on time DC-DC converter, is also disclosed.

Abstract: A level shifting circuit can be used to adjust the level of the input signal to a desired output level while maintaining the duty cycle of the input signal. The level shifting circuit can include a capacitor to AC couple the input signal to an inverter that is self-biased at the threshold voltage for the inverter. The AC coupling of the input signal permits the input signal to “ride on” the threshold voltage and transition the inverter between states depending on the value of the input signal. The inverter can be biased at the threshold voltage by connecting the output of the inverter in feedback with the input of the inverter using one or more resistors.

Abstract: A system according to the principles of the present disclosure includes a pedal position prediction module and an engine actuator control module. The pedal position prediction module predicts a pedal position at a future time based on driver behavior and vehicle driving conditions. The pedal position includes at least one of an accelerator pedal position and a brake pedal position. The engine actuator control module controls an actuator of an engine based on the predicted pedal position.

Abstract: Disclosed is a switching network synchronization method, which is applied to a first switching device. The method comprises: receiving a first suspected target ID; the first suspected target ID being an ID corresponding to a suspected target switching device determined by an access device connected to the first switching device according to a first identity number ID; receiving via the access device a second suspected target ID sent by a second switching device; the second suspected target ID being an ID corresponding to a suspected target switching device determined by the second switching device; determining a first target ID according to the first suspected target ID and the second suspected target ID; and the first target ID being an ID corresponding to a target switching device. Also disclosed is a first switching device, an access device and a storage medium.

Abstract: An inter-user equipment discovery method, apparatus and system are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes sending, by first user equipment, a discovery request message to a first proximity-based service entity, wherein the discovery request message comprises initial location information of the first user equipment and receiving a discovery response message sent by the first proximity-based service entity, wherein the discovery response message comprises a first code word of the first user equipment. The method further include generating a discovery message according to location offset information and the first code word, wherein the location offset information is an offset between a current location and an initial location of the first user equipment and broadcasting the discovery message, wherein the discovery message is used by a second user equipment to determine a location of the first user equipment.

Abstract: A method forming a semiconductor device that in one embodiment includes forming a gate structure on a channel region of fin structures, and forming a flowable dielectric material on a source region portion and a drain region portion of the fin structures. The flowable dielectric material is present at least between adjacent fin structures of the plurality of fin structures filling a space between the adjacent fin structures. An upper surface of the source region portion and the drain region portion of fin structures is exposed. An epitaxial semiconductor material is formed on the upper surface of the source region portion and the drain region portion of the fin structures.