Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for applying a deblocking to a coding unit in video pictures a provided. In one aspect, the deblocking is applied to sub-block boundaries in the coding unit and to implicit transform unit boundaries in the coding unit.

Abstract: A method for encoding or decoding an image. The method includes obtaining a CTB having a vertical size (CtbSizeY) and a horizontal size (CtbSizex), the CTB comprising set of sample values comprising a current sample value having a location (x,y) within the CTB. The method also includes selecting a filter strength value for the current sample based on y and filtering the current sample using the selected filter strength value. Selecting a filter strength value for the current sample based on y comprises: i) determining whether the following first condition is true: (y==(CtbSizeY-5) OR y==(CtbSizeY-4)) AND var==1, where var is set equal to 1 as a result of a determination that a second condition is satisfied; and ii) choosing a filter strength value of 10 as a result of determining the first condition is true.

Abstract: The present application provides a touch substrate, a design structure of a touch electrode layer, a display panel, and a display device. The design structure of the touch electrode layer includes connecting portions and conducting wires. The connecting portions and the conducting wires form a plurality of meshes. One connecting portion is connected with four conducting wires. In conducting wires connected with a same connecting portion, at least one side edge of an end portion of at least one conducting wire connected with the connecting portion is provided with a depression, and a bottom edge of the depression joins an edge of the connecting portion. The touch electrode layer is prepared according to the design structure. The display panel includes the touch electrode layer. The display device includes the display panel.

Abstract: A communication method and a communications apparatus are provided, including: measuring, by a first terminal device, a first uplink signal to obtain a first measurement result; and transmitting, by the first terminal device according to the first measurement result, a backscatter signal to a network device based on a second uplink signal, where the first uplink signal is transmitted by a second terminal device.

Abstract: A wireless communications method and device are provided. The method and device lower bit overheads and reduce the complexity of terminal processing in the sending of a synchronization signal (SS) block. The method includes determining that a first indication field in a physical broadcasting channel (PBCH) included in a first SS block is used to indicate a physical resource block (PRB) grid offset between channels or signals of an SS block and a non-SS block or indicate resource information of a second SS block. The method further includes sending the first SS block, wherein when it is determined that the first indication field is used to indicate the resource information of the second SS block, the first indication field in the first SS block indicates the resource information of the second SS block.

Abstract: A device for decoding video data includes a memory configured to store video data; and one or more processors implemented in circuitry and configured to: determine a deterministic bounding box from which to retrieve reference samples of reference pictures of video data for performing decoder-side motion vector derivation (DMVD) for a current block of the video data; derive a motion vector for the current block according to DMVD using the reference samples within the deterministic bounding box; form a prediction block using the motion vector; and decode the current block using the prediction block.

Abstract: A first device, including: a processor and a memory, where the memory is configured to store a computer program, the processor is configured to call and run the computer program stored in the memory, to cause the first device to perform: transmitting a first signal to a second device, where the first signal is backscatter-transmitted by the first device based on a second signal, a symbol length corresponding to the first signal is N times a symbol length corresponding to the second signal, and the second signal is transmitted by a third device, where N is a positive integer greater than 1.

Abstract: In a method for fabricating a semiconductor device, an initial stack of alternatingly sacrificial word line layers and insulating layers is formed over a substrate of the semiconductor device. A connection region, a first staircase region, and a second staircase region are patterned in the initial stack. The first staircase region is shaped in the initial stack to form a first staircase, and the second staircase region is shaped in the initial stack to form a second staircase. The first staircase is formed in a first block of the initial stack and extends between first array regions of the first block. The second staircase is formed in a second block of the initial stack and extends between second array regions of the second block. The connection region is formed in the initial stack between the first staircase and the second staircase.

Abstract: A multi-language conversion device and a multi-language conversion method are provided. The multi-language conversion device includes a storage device and a processor. The storage device is configured to store a multi-language template configuration. The processor is coupled to the storage device and configured to receive a request instruction. The processor obtains aggregated data corresponding to the request instruction according to the request instruction. The processor performs type matching on a calling type and the multi-language template configuration according to the calling type of the request instruction, so as to obtain a corresponding multi-language template. The processor performs multi-language conversion on the aggregated data according to the multi-language template to obtain converted data.

Abstract: There is provided a method for encoding or decoding an image. The method comprises obtaining a first luma sample value, L1, associated with the image. The method comprises obtaining a second luma sample value, L2, associated with the image. The method further comprises obtaining a first luma delta value, ?L1, wherein ?L1=L2?L1. The method comprises obtaining a first product, P1, using ?L1 and a first coefficient value, C1, wherein P1=(C1)(?L1). The method comprises calculating a first residual correction value, ?I1 using P1 and a set of other products. The method comprises filtering an unfiltered chroma value, RC, associated with the image using the first residual correction value, ?I1, thereby producing a filtered chroma value RFC associated with the image.

Abstract: A light emitting substrate is provided. The light emitting substrate includes a plurality of driver chip sets, a plurality of ground traces, and one or more connection lines. At least one driver chip set includes a plurality of driver chip subsets, at least one driver chip subset includes a plurality of driver chips that are cascaded, and driver chip subsets in a same driver chip set are cascaded. Driver chips in a same driver chip subset are electrically connected to a same ground trace, and different driver chip subsets are respectively connected to different ground traces. Ground traces respectively connected to the driver chip subsets in the same driver chip set are electrically connected by at least one connection line.

Abstract: A method for forming a multi-material mechanical functional member in additive manufacturing. The method includes the following steps: S1: dividing an object to be formed into a plurality of portions, analyzing and measuring mechanical properties of each portion, and constructing a unit cell library; S2: forming a lattice structure by using a unit cell structure in the unit cell library to obtain the lattice structure corresponding to each portion; S3: selecting a raw material of the lattice structure, measuring and comparing mechanical properties of each lattice structure with the mechanical properties of each portion of the object to be formed, where when the mechanical properties of each portion are satisfied, the lattice structure is the required lattice structure, otherwise, step S2 is repeated; and S4: forming a three-dimensional model by a method of additive manufacturing to accordingly obtain the required object to be formed.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure disclose an evaluation apparatus and a method for seal integrity of a wellbore in a full life cycle. The apparatus may include an oil pipe temperature and pressure simulation assembly, an oil casing annular temperature and pressure simulation assembly, a formation confining pressure simulation assembly, a casing-cement sheath-formation combination preparation assembly, a blowby characteristic detection assembly, and a monitoring system. The present disclosure may crustal stress quickly complete scanning of cement slurry system and maintenance and preparation of casing-cement sheath-formation combination, intelligent monitor blowby pressure of cement sheath in real time, test the critical blowby pressure curve of cement sheath of oil and gas wells under various production conditions throughout the life cycle for evaluating the seal integrity of wellbore, and provide technical support for the formulation of wellbore safeguard measures.

Abstract: A video decoder can be configured to determine that a current block of the video data is coded in a bi-prediction inter mode; receive a first syntax element identifying a motion vector predictor from a first candidate list of motion vector predictors; receive a second syntax element identifying a motion vector difference; determine a first motion vector for the current block based on the motion vector predictor and the motion vector difference; determine a second motion vector for the current block from a second list of candidate motion vector predictors based on bilateral matching; and determine a prediction block for the current block using the first motion vector and the second motion vector.

Abstract: Disclosed are a semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method which includes providing a substrate; forming a first recessed area from a first surface of the substrate, wherein at least two protruding structures are reserved in the first recessed area, and there are at least some of non-overlapping areas in the projections of any two adjacent protruding structures in the direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the protruding structures; filling the first recessed area with an insulating material; thinning from a second surface of the substrate until the insulating material is exposed to the second surface protruding structures from the second surface to form a second recessed area; filling the second recessed area with a conductive material to form bit lines; and at surface positions of the bit lines corresponding to the non-overlapping areas, forming bit line lead-out structures.

Abstract: Provided is a method for wireless communication. The method includes: transmitting, by an access point device, a first signal, wherein the first signal comprises a first signal portion and a second signal portion, wherein the first signal portion is transmitted over a conventional 802.11 radio interface, and the second signal portion is transmitted over a zero-power radio interface, the first signal portion comprising a first preamble signal.

Abstract: A video decoder determines that a current block of size width (WCB)×height (HCB) is coded in an affine prediction mode; predicts each subblock of a first plurality of subblocks using an affine motion model to determine an initial prediction block, each subblock having a size of width (WSB)×height (HSB) and WSB being less than WCB and HSB being less than HCB; applies a bi-directional optical flow process to first and second subblocks of a second plurality of subblocks to determine first and second refined prediction subblocks, each subblock having a size of width (WSBIPB)×height (HSBIPB), WSBIPB being less than or equal to WCB and less than or equal to WSB and HSBIPB being less than or equal to HCB and less than or equal to HSB; and determines a refined prediction block based on the first refined subblock and the second refined subblock.

Abstract: A device for decoding video data determines a luma prediction block for a luma block of a current block using an initial motion vector; applies one or more decoder-side motion vector refinement processes to the luma prediction block to determine a refined luma prediction block and refined motion vectors, the one or more motion vector refinement processes comprising a bi-directional optical flow (BDOF) process; for a chroma sample of a chroma block, determines a motion vector for the chroma sample based on refined motion vectors of one or more co-located luma samples of the luma block; determines a chroma prediction sample for a chroma prediction block based on the motion vector for the chroma sample; and determines a decoded version of the current block based on the refined luma prediction block and the chroma prediction block.

Abstract: A data transmission method includes: performing, by the first device, channel listening, and performing channel occupation in a case where a result of the channel listening is that a channel is idle; and transmitting, by the first device, a first signal to a second device during a first channel occupation time; where the first signal is used by the second device to generate a second signal, and the second device is a zero-power consumption device.

Abstract: The invention provides a publish-subscribe device and an operating method thereof. The publish-subscribe device includes a memory and a processor. The processor executes a plurality of modules in the memory, and executes a transaction in response to a request command output by an electronic device. The plurality of modules include a transaction publisher, a transaction state manager, and a subscriptions and logic device. The transaction publisher publishes an event to the transaction state manager according to state information of the transaction. The transaction state manager transmits the event to the subscriptions and logic device according to a subscription rule, so that the subscriptions and logic device executes a task associated with the event according to the event, thereby decoupling a business logic to reduce a complexity of implementing an application.