Abstract: A video processing method includes deriving multiple temporal motion vector prediction (TMVP) candidates for a video block in a current picture based on multiple blocks associated with a second block in one or more pictures that are temporally co-located with the current picture, wherein the current picture is excluded from the one or more pictures, and the second block is temporally collocated with the video block, wherein the second block has a same size as the video block, and wherein a relative position of the second block to a top-left corner of a second picture of the one or more pictures is same as that of the video block to a top-left corner of the current picture; adding the multiple TMVP candidates to a motion candidate list associated with the video block; and performing a conversion between the video block and a bitstream.

Abstract: Methods for managing a connection pool for cloud-based applications accessing databases are provided. Aspects include establishing a plurality of connections to one or more databases, receiving connection requests from a plurality of cloud-based applications to access the one or more databases, and allocating the connection requests to among the plurality of connections, where the allocation is determined based at least in part on one or more connection pool parameters. Aspects also include monitoring a usage of the plurality of connections by the plurality of applications and updating the one or more connection pool parameters based on an analysis of the usage of the plurality of connections by the plurality of applications.

Abstract: A video processing method includes performing a conversion between a video including a video unit and a coded representation of the video, where, after the video unit is encoded or decoded with an intra prediction mode, one or more frequence tables and/or one or more sorted intra prediction mode (IPM) tables are selectively updated according to a rule, where the one or more frequence tables include information about frequence of the intra prediction mode used for processing the video unit in the conversion, where the frequence indicates an occurrence of the intra prediction mode used for the conversion, and where the one or more sorted IPM tables indicate the intra prediction mode used in the processing.

Abstract: Solutions for data unification include: receiving a data record, the data record comprising a plurality of data fields; selecting, from among the plurality of data fields, a subset of the data fields, the subset of the data fields being fewer in number than the plurality of data fields, wherein selecting the subset of the data fields comprises: applying a first rule to select at least a first one of the data fields within the data record for inclusion in the subset of the data fields; using content of the subset of the data fields, generating a stable identifier (stableID) for the data record; and inserting the stableID into a primary key data field of the data record.

Abstract: An example method of video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a current picture of a video and a coded representation of the video, a position of a reference sample in a reference picture that is associated with the current picture based on a top-left position of a window of a picture. The picture includes at least the current picture or the reference picture, and the window is subject to a processing rule during the conversion. The method also includes performing the conversion based on the determining.

Abstract: An analog front-end chip and an oscilloscope are provided. The analog front-end chip is integrated with an input buffer module, a variable gain amplification module, and at least two output branches. An input end of the input buffer module is configured as an input end of the analog front-end chip, and an output end of the input buffer module is electrically connected to an input end of the variable gain amplification module. An input end of each of the output branches is electrically connected to an output end of the variable gain amplification module, and an output end of each of the output branches is configured as an output end of the analog front-end chip, wherein each of the output branches includes an output buffer module.

Abstract: A zinc-based coating steel plate includes a base plate layer, an oxide layer which is adjoined to the base plate layer, and a zinc-based coating which is adjoined to the oxide layer, the oxide layer including a grain boundary silicon oxide and/or an intracrystalline silicon oxide therein, a thickness of the oxide layer being 3 ?m to 10 ?m, and a mass fraction of the grain boundary silicon oxide in the oxide layer being greater than or equal to 4%.

Abstract: A method of video processing is provided to include determining, for a conversion between a video block of a video and a bitstream of the video, a parameter of a cross-component linear model (CCLM) for the video block according to a rule, and performing the conversion based on the determining, and wherein the rule specifies to use a variable representing a neighbouring luma sample in the determining of the parameter of the CCLM only in case that the variable has a certain value.

Abstract: A method of video processing is provided. The method includes: determining, for a conversion between a first video block of a video and a bitstream of the video, that a merge mode with motion vector differences is applied into the first video block; and performing the conversion based on the determining, where the merge mode includes motion vector expression to derive motion information of the first video block, where the motion vector expression includes a first parameter representing a motion vector difference and a second parameter indicating a base candidate from a base candidate list, where the first parameter includes a first motion magnitude and a first motion direction, and where the base candidate list is based on a first merge candidate list for a merge mode which is constructed for the first video block during the conversion.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to the technical field of network communication, and disclose a method and a device for caching a message, an electronic equipment and a storage medium. The method for caching the message includes: dividing a cache space into an N*N cache array, N being a natural number greater than zero, and each cache block in the cache array being in a same size; selecting a cache block for storing the message according to a size of the message to be stored and a number of free addresses of each cache block; and storing the message in a free address of a selected cache block.

Abstract: Methods, systems and devices for implementing an adaptive color transform (ACT) during image/video encoding and decoding, including: determining, for a conversion between a video comprising a block and a bitstream of the video, that a size of the block is greater than a maximum allowed size for an ACT mode, and performing, based on the determining, the conversion, wherein, in response to the size of the block being greater than the maximum allowed size for the ACT mode, the block is partitioned into multiple sub-blocks, and wherein each of the multiple sub-blocks share a same prediction mode, and the ACT mode is enabled at a sub-block level.

Abstract: A method for implementing an adaptive colour transform (ACT) mode during image/video encoding and decoding includes performing a conversion between a current video block of a video and a bitstream of the video, wherein the current video block is coded using the ACT mode, wherein the conversion includes applying an inverse ACT transform on the current video block according to a rule, and wherein the rule specifies that a clipping operation, based on a bit depth of the current video block, is applied to an input of the inverse ACT transform.

Abstract: A method of visual media processing includes determining a size of a buffer to store reference samples for prediction in an intra block copy mode; and performing a conversion between a current video block of visual media data and a bitstream representation of the current video block, using the reference samples stored in the buffer, wherein the conversion is performed in the intra block copy mode which is based on motion information related to a reconstructed block located in same video region with the current video block without referring to a reference picture.

Abstract: A method for processing a video includes determining, for a first video unit, a set of local illumination compensation (LIC) parameters including a scaling factor and an offset factor; performing or skipping a pre-process on at least one parameter of the set of LIC parameters; and updating at least one history based local illumination compensation parameter table (HLICT) using at least one parameter of the set of LIC parameters, the at least one HLICT being used for a conversion of subsequent video units.

Abstract: A method for place re-recognition of a mobile robot based on a lidar estimable pose, said method comprising: using radon transform to convert rotation and translation changes into translation changes on two axes of a sinusoidal graph, and, on the basis of an amplitude spectrum of a spectrum, performing spectrum cross-correlation calculation on translation invariance and two images, so as to solve the translation property of the images. Translation invariance is used to generate a position descriptor and thereby perform candidate matching for place re-recognition; and cross-correlation calculation may be performed together with radon transform to solve relative rotation and translation. In the described method, a time-varying environment is considered, and by using a multi-channel feature BEV for representation, the capability of representing a local feature in a laser point cloud can be improved.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for executing a hot upgrade process is provided. The computer-implemented method includes receiving a process upgrade request during executions of first and second tasks by an old container, determining that the process upgrade request affects the first task but not the second task, labeling the first task but not the second task and acting on the process upgrade request. The computer-implemented method further includes, based on the labeling, storing the first task by the old container and executing the second task by the old container, deleting the old container and instantiating a new container for transformation and execution of the first task.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for luma mapping with chroma scaling for video and image coding are disclosed. An example method of video processing includes performing, for a current region comprising a luma block, a first chroma block, and a second chroma block, a conversion between the current region of a video and a bitstream representation of the video according to a rule that specifies an order in which, during decoding, the first chroma block and the second chroma block are processed based on mapped sample values of the luma block.

Abstract: A method for video processing is disclosed to include: determining, for a conversion between a coded representation of a current block of a video and the current block, a motion vector difference (MVD) precision to be used for the conversion from a set of allowed multiple MVD precisions applicable to a video region containing the current video block; and performing the conversion based on the MVD precision.

Abstract: A method of video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a video component of a video comprising a current video block and a bitstream representation of the video, that a first coding tool is used based on a rule for the current video block; and performing the conversion according to the determining, wherein the first coding tool includes transforming a representation of a visual signal between two color spaces, and where the rule specifies that a first quantization parameter (QP) offset for a luma channel of the current video block is equal to K1 and a second QP offset for a first chroma channel of the current video block is K1+O, where K1 and O are integers.