Abstract: An intuitive interface may allow users of a computing device (e.g., children, etc.) to create imaginary three dimensional (3D) objects of any shape using body gestures performed by the users as a primary or only input. A user may make motions while in front of an imaging device that senses movement of the user. The interface may allow first-person and/or third person interaction during creation of objects, which may map a body of a user to a body of an object presented by a display. In an example process, the user may start by scanning an arbitrary body gesture into an initial shape of an object. Next, the user may perform various gestures using his body, which may result in various edits to the object. After the object is completed, the object may be animated, possibly based on movements of the user.

Abstract: An intuitive interface may allow users of a computing device (e.g., children, etc.) to create imaginary three dimensional (3D) objects of any shape using body gestures performed by the users as a primary or only input. A user may make motions while in front of an imaging device that senses movement of the user. The interface may allow first-person and/or third person interaction during creation of objects, which may map a body of a user to a body of an object presented by a display. In an example process, the user may start by scanning an arbitrary body gesture into an initial shape of an object. Next, the user may perform various gestures using his body, which may result in various edits to the object. After the object is completed, the object may be animated, possibly based on movements of the user.

Abstract: Techniques for managing customer license agreements are described. In one embodiment, a user-specified resource metric of a license model and a user-specified limit of the user-specified resource metric are obtained. A request for permission to launch a new compute resource at a computing device of the provider network is obtained from a service within a provider network. The new compute resource having a property that is an amount of the user-specified metric. A determination is made that a launch of the new compute resource would cause the user-specified limit to be exceeded, and the request the request to launch the new compute resource is denied.

Abstract: Camera device and method for shooting light having at least two wavelength bands are disclosed. The camera device includes a first camera containing a first lens for receiving light having a first wavelength band; a second camera including a second lens for receiving light having a second wavelength band which is different from the first wavelength band, the second lens being disposed facing the first lens of the first camera; and a parabolic mirror set between the first camera and the second camera, able to let the light having the first wavelength band penetrate therethrough, and at the same time, reflect the light having the second wavelength band. The first camera is a non-fisheye camera. The first lens is a non-fisheye lens. The second camera and the parabolic mirror form a catadioptric camera. The aperture stop of the non-fisheye lens coincides with the focal point of the parabolic mirror.

Abstract: A rigid-collision-free transmission line spacer clamp connection structure includes a spacer frame, rotating joint rubber gaskets and spacer connecting clamps, the spacer frame being uniformly provided with a plurality of rotating joint slots that are rotationally connected with spacer connecting clamps, adopting a “spacer frame, rotating joint rubber gasket and spacer connecting clamp body tail” connection form. The spacer connecting clamp has a connecting rod and a clip, the connecting rod being provided with a connecting rod mounting hole at a rear end and the rotating joint slot being provided with a rotating joint rubber gasket and a spacer connecting clamp rotating shaft therein. The spacer connecting clamp rotating shaft penetrates through the connecting rod mounting hole and a rotating joint rubber gasket mounting hole.

Abstract: An inflation method for an air cushion body which includes one or more air storing units formed by at least two air cell films, an inflation valve formed by at least two valve films, and an inflation unit integrally connected with the air storing units and formed by two inflation end portions overlapping with each other to define an inflation channel, includes the following steps: sealing off two ends of the inflation channel to form an inflatable cavity, filling air into the inflatable cavity where the air that enters the inflatable cavity enters the corresponding air storing units through the air inlet channel, and releasing the two ends of the inflation channel upon completion of inflation to acquire the air cushion body that is inflated.

Abstract: A rigid-collision-free transmission line spacer clamp connection structure includes a spacer frame, rotating joint rubber gaskets and spacer connecting clamps, the spacer frame being uniformly provided with a plurality of rotating joint slots that are rotationally connected with spacer connecting clamps, adopting a “spacer frame, rotating joint rubber gasket and spacer connecting clamp body tail” connection form. The spacer connecting clamp has a connecting rod and a clip, the connecting rod being provided with a connecting rod mounting hole at a rear end and the rotating joint slot being provided with a rotating joint rubber gasket and a spacer connecting clamp rotating shaft therein. The spacer connecting clamp rotating shaft penetrates through the connecting rod mounting hole and a rotating joint rubber gasket mounting hole.

Abstract: Camera device and method for shooting light having at least two wavelength bands are disclosed. The camera device includes a first camera containing a first lens for receiving light having a first wavelength band; a second camera including a second lens for receiving light having a second wavelength band which is different from the first wavelength band, the second lens being disposed facing the first lens of the first camera; and a parabolic mirror set between the first camera and the second camera, able to let the light having the first wavelength band penetrate therethrough, and at the same time, reflect the light having the second wavelength band. The first camera is a non-fisheye camera. The first lens is a non-fisheye lens. The second camera and the parabolic mirror form a catadioptric camera. The aperture stop of the non-fisheye lens coincides with the focal point of the parabolic mirror.

Abstract: An intuitive interface may allow users of a computing device (e.g., children, etc.) to create imaginary three dimensional (3D) objects of any shape using body gestures performed by the users as a primary or only input. A user may make motions while in front of an imaging device that senses movement of the user. The interface may allow first-person and/or third person interaction during creation of objects, which may map a body of a user to a body of an object presented by a display. In an example process, the user may start by scanning an arbitrary body gesture into an initial shape of an object. Next, the user may perform various gestures using his body, which may result in various edits to the object. After the object is completed, the object may be animated, possibly based on movements of the user.

Abstract: Generalized password-based secret sharing schemes are provided. A secret sharing method comprises obtaining a secret; obtaining fixed values from one or more parties; setting an element of a column vector of a password-based linear secret sharing scheme based on the secret; randomly selecting values from a field for additional elements of the column vector; setting remaining elements of the column vector to values that ensure that a product of a matrix and the column vector, for each fixed-share party, is equal to the corresponding fixed value; and distributing non-fixed shares to additional parties using a labeling function. In another method, a defining matrix corresponds to the secret and a field of both the secret and a plurality of shares of the secret. A given share for each party in the set is set to the corresponding obtained fixed value.

Abstract: An intuitive interface may allow users of a computing device (e.g., children, etc.) to create imaginary three dimensional (3D) objects of any shape using body gestures performed by the users as a primary or only input. A user may make motions while in front of an imaging device that senses movement of the user. The interface may allow first-person and/or third person interaction during creation of objects, which may map a body of a user to a body of an object presented by a display. In an example process, the user may start by scanning an arbitrary body gesture into an initial shape of an object. Next, the user may perform various gestures using his body, which may result in various edits to the object. After the object is completed, the object may be animated, possibly based on movements of the user.

Abstract: Distributed proactive threshold password-based secret sharing schemes are provided. An exemplary method comprises obtaining a difference between updated and prior values of a share for at least one fixed-share party. The updated value comprises a fixed share that is one of a plurality of shares of a secret held by a plurality of parties. A fixed-share party randomly selects a first correction polynomial employed by a polynomial-based secret sharing scheme such that at least one polynomial coefficient corresponding to the fixed-share party is a value that depends on the difference. A non-fixed-share party randomly selects a second correction polynomial such that at least one corresponding polynomial coefficient corresponding to the non-fixed-share party is approximately zero.

Abstract: An intuitive interface may allow users of a computing device (e.g., children, etc.) to create imaginary three dimensional (3D) objects of any shape using body gestures performed by the users as a primary or only input. A user may make motions while in front of an imaging device that senses movement of the user. The interface may allow first-person and/or third person interaction during creation of objects, which may map a body of a user to a body of an object presented by a display. In an example process, the user may start by scanning an arbitrary body gesture into an initial shape of an object. Next, the user may perform various gestures using his body, which may result in various edits to the object. After the object is completed, the object may be animated, possibly based on movements of the user.

Abstract: A network switching method, device and system for mobile multimedia services are provided. The method includes: detecting signal strength of media stream data of a first network, and when the signal strength of the media stream data of the first network is smaller than a first preset value, receiving media stream data of a second network in parallel; and buffering the media stream data of the second network, decoding the buffered media stream data of the second network, and playing the decoded media stream data of the second network. The device includes a first communication module, a detecting module, a switching module, a second communication module, a processing module and a playing module. The system includes a first network, a second network and a terminal. Through the method, device and system, the time delay in the process of switching the serving network is reduced, and the service interruption caused by the network switching when the terminal performs multimedia services is prevented.

Abstract: A method for counting the audience of multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) includes: by a first network element (NE), counting MBMS audience on the first NE; and reporting the MBMS audience counted on the first NE to a statistical analysis NE so that the statistical analysis NE gets an MBMS audience counting result. The invention also discloses a statistical analysis NE, a communication NE, and a system for counting MBMS audience. The invention overcomes the waste of resources on audience counting in multicast mode and provides a feasible method for counting audience in enhanced broadcast mode.

Abstract: A method for controlling streaming media play includes: receiving from a terminal a PAUSE message requesting to pause the playing of a current streaming media file; pausing the sending of a media stream of the current streaming media file to the terminal and obtaining a first play time parameter, where the first play time parameter is about the time when the current streaming media file is paused; receiving from the terminal a PLAY message that carries a second play time parameter used to locate a play position of the streaming media file; and comparing the first play time parameter and the second play time parameter, and play, according to the comparison result, another streaming media file in the play list to which the current streaming media file belongs. This facilitates the selection of streaming media files by the user and enhances the user experience.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention discloses a mobile online game system which includes a first mobile game terminal, a second mobile game terminal and a game platform, and the first mobile game terminal acquires a P2P communication address of the second mobile game terminal from the game platform, creates a P2P connection with the second mobile game terminal, and communicates with the second mobile game terminal via the P2P connection. An embodiment of the present invention discloses as well a method for communicating between mobile game terminals. Because of the adoption of a P2P connection between the mobile game terminals for communicating, the forwarding of data interaction between the mobile game terminals by the game platform in the related art is avoided, so that the rate and efficiency of data interaction between the mobile game terminals are improved, and the data processing burden on the game platform is released.

Abstract: A locator including a communication interface adapted to communicate ticket data with a database, a memory adapted to store the ticket data received from the database, a first transmitter adapted to controllably radiate at least one radiation frequency, a receiver adapted to generate data corresponding to the transmitted radiation frequency, and a processor adapted to reconfigure ticket data based on the generated data, wherein the communication interface communicates the reconfigured ticket data to a network.

Abstract: A method for controlling streaming media play includes: receiving from a terminal a PAUSE message requesting to pause the playing of a current streaming media file; pausing the sending of a media stream of the current streaming media file to the terminal and obtaining a first play time parameter, where the first play time parameter is about the time when the current streaming media file is paused; receiving from the terminal a PLAY message that carries a second play time parameter used to locate a play position of the streaming media file; and comparing the first play time parameter and the second play time parameter, and play, according to the comparison result, another streaming media file in the play list to which the current streaming media file belongs. This facilitates the selection of streaming media files by the user and enhances the user experience.

Abstract: A method for counting the audience of multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) includes: by a first network element (NE), counting MBMS audience on the first NE; and reporting the MBMS audience counted on the first NE to a statistical analysis NE so that the statistical analysis NE gets an MBMS audience counting result. The invention also discloses a statistical analysis NE, a communication NE, and a system for counting MBMS audience. The invention overcomes the waste of resources on audience counting in multicast mode and provides a feasible method for counting audience in enhanced broadcast mode.