Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing smooth stream switching in video and/or audio encoding and decoding may be provided. Smooth stream switching may include the generation and/or display of one or more transition frames that may be utilized between streams of media content encoded at different rates. The transition frames may be generated via crossfading and overlapping, crossfading and transcoding, post-processing techniques using filtering, post-processing techniques using re-quantization, etc. Smooth stream switching may include receiving a first data stream of media content characterized by a first signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and a second data stream of the media content characterized by a second SNR. Transition frames may be generated using at least one of frames of the first data stream and frames of the second data stream. The transition frames may be characterized by one or more SNR values that are between the first SNR and the second SNR.

Abstract: Error resilient video coding schemes that may be employed at a transmitter or transcoder to limit error propagation at the receiver. Embodiments may include the use of Inhomogeneous Temporal Multiple Description Coding (ITMDC), cross-description error concealment, and cross-description reference picture reset (RPS) as well as homogeneous and inhomogeneous temporal/spatial MDC.

Abstract: Error resilient rate distortion optimization (ERRDO) is used for transmitting high quality images and video over constrained bandwidth networks, e.g., in streaming applications. Transmitting high quality images and video by reducing computational complexity is described.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a method and a system for establishing a media channel based on relay. The method comprises: during a session negotiation process between a first User Equipment (UE) and a second UE, a media relay control server allocating a first service identifier and a second service identifier, transmitting the first service identifier to the first UE, transmitting the second service identifier to the second UE, and transmitting the first service identifier and the second service identifier to a media relay device; the media relay device receiving the service identifiers reported by the first UE and the second UE; the media relay device verifying, according to the first service identifier and the second identifier transmitted by the media relay control server, the service identifiers reported by the first UE and the second UE, and establishing a media channel between the first UE and the second UE if the verification is passed.

Abstract: A system and method for region-of-interest-based bit-allocation scheme for video coding is provided. A method for encoding an image sequence of inter-frames and intra-frames includes grouping the inter-frames and the intra-frames in at least one group of pictures (GOP), and performing a frame-level bit-allocation to inter-frames and the intra-frames in the GOP. For each frame of the inter-frames and the intra-frames in the GOP, the method also includes partitioning the frame into a plurality of macroblocks, identifying macroblocks in the plurality of macroblocks as having regions of interest (ROI), and performing a macroblock level bit-allocation for the frame based on macroblocks identified as having ROI. The method further includes encoding the image sequence based on the bit-allocations, thereby producing an encoded image sequence, and outputting the encoded image sequence.

Abstract: A relay node, a distributed network of a relay node and a networking method thereof are provided by the present invention, which can manage and select the relay node efficiently. The networking method of the distributed network of the relay node includes: a relay node joining in a distributed peer-to-peer network with its own home domain information being carried, and constructing a local route table; the relay node, according to a pre-obtained neighbor home domain information of a present node, searching the local route table of the present node or searching the local route table of the present node and the local route table of other relay node for the relay node in a neighbor home domain, and constructing a candidate relay node list of the neighbor home domain.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for UE accessing an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) are disclosed in the present invention. The method includes: setting a user equipment access apparatus (308) at user equipment (301) side; when the user equipment (301) establishes a session with a peer network element through an IMS core network, the IMS core network (309) instructing the user equipment access apparatus (308) to reserve media plane forwarding resource, and the user equipment access apparatus (308) allocating the media plane forwarding resource to the user equipment (301); during a session between the user equipment (301) and the peer network element, said user equipment access apparatus (308) forwarding media plane information between the user equipment (301) and the peer network element according to the media plane forwarding resource. The apparatus provided in the present invention can be deployed flexibly.

Abstract: A vise clamping tool for a table-type circular sawing machine includes a rotating arm assembly connected to a supporting shaft. The rotating arm assembly has a first rotating arm connected to the supporting shaft and a second rotating arm provided with a clamping component. The second rotating arm is pivotally connected to the first rotating arm around a first pivoting axis oriented along the horizontal direction.

Abstract: The present invention discloses methods for generating antibodies to human metapneumovirus (HMPV) polypeptides, including antibodies that immunospecifically bind to a HMPV F-protein. The invention also discloses methods for preventing, treating, or ameliorating symptoms associated with HMPV infection.

Abstract: Provided herein are modified therapeutic antibodies containing a protein transduction domain conjugated to a neutralizing antibody. Also provided are methods for generating the modified therapeutic antibodies and methods of using the modified therapeutic antibodies for prevention and treatment of disease.

Abstract: A system and method for region-of-interest-based bit-allocation scheme for video coding is provided. A method for encoding an image sequence of inter-frames and intra-frames includes grouping the inter-frames and the intra-frames in at least one group of pictures (GOP), and performing a frame-level bit-allocation to inter-frames and the intra-frames in the GOP. For each frame of the inter-frames and the intra-frames in the GOP, the method also includes partitioning the frame into a plurality of macroblocks, identifying macroblocks in the plurality of macroblocks as having regions of interest (ROI), and performing a macroblock level bit-allocation for the frame based on macroblocks identified as having ROI. The method further includes encoding the image sequence based on the bit-allocations, thereby producing an encoded image sequence, and outputting the encoded image sequence.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods for generating diverse polypeptide and nucleic acid molecule libraries and collections, and the collections and libraries; methods for selecting variant polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules from the libraries; and molecules selected from the libraries. Exemplary of the polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules are antibodies and nucleic acids encoding the antibodies (including antibody fragments and domain exchanged antibodies). Also provided herein are methods of displaying polypeptides such as antibodies, for example on the surface of genetic packages, such as phage; and libraries and collections of the displayed polypeptides and vectors for producing the displayed polypeptides, libraries and collections. Exemplary of the displayed antibodies are domain exchanged antibodies.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods for generating diverse polypeptide and nucleic acid molecule libraries and collections, and the collections and libraries; methods for selecting variant polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules from the libraries; and molecules selected from the libraries. Exemplary of the polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules are antibodies and nucleic acids encoding the antibodies (including antibody fragments and domain exchanged antibodies). Also provided herein are methods of displaying polypeptides such as antibodies, for example on the surface of genetic packages, such as phage; and libraries and collections of the displayed polypeptides and vectors for producing the displayed polypeptides, libraries and collections. Exemplary of the displayed antibodies are domain exchanged antibodies.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for increasing virtual storage capacity in on-demand storage systems. The method utilizes data compression to selectively compress data stored in a storage resource to reduce the utilization of physical storage space whenever such physical resources have been over committed and the demand for physical storage exceeds its availability. In one exemplary embodiment, the utilization of the capacity of a shared storage resource is monitored and data is selected for compression based on the utilization. The compression of the selected data is triggered in response to the monitoring results. In addition, policies and rules are defined that determine which data is selected for compression.