Abstract: An adapter, a connector and a device are provided. The adapter includes a housing and a first buckle. A first accommodating space is disposed in the housing and forms an opening. A first groove is disposed in the housing, and the first accommodating space is configured to accommodate a first outer housing of the connector from the opening. The first buckle is disposed in the first accommodating space and fastened to the housing. The first buckle includes a first protrusion and a second protrusion, the first protrusion being configured to cooperate with a first slot in the first outer housing to fasten the adapter and the connector. The first groove is configured to provide a movable space for the second protrusion, which is configured to move in the first groove and drive the first protrusion away from the first slot.

Abstract: Embodiments of a three-dimensional (3D) memory device and fabrication methods thereof are disclosed. In an example, a method for forming a 3D memory device includes the following operations. A dielectric stack is formed to have interleaved sacrificial layers and dielectric layers. A stair is formed in the dielectric stack. The stair includes one or more sacrificial layers of the sacrificial layers and one or more dielectric layers of the dielectric layers. The stair exposes one of the sacrificial layers on a top surface and the one or more sacrificial layers on a side surface. An insulating portion is formed to cover the side surface of the stair to cover the one or more sacrificial layers. A sacrificial portion is formed to cover the top surface of the stair. The sacrificial portion is in contact with the one of sacrificial layers. The one or more sacrificial layers and the sacrificial portion are replaced with one or more conductor layers.

Abstract: A health protection system and a method for passengers on a train in a polluted indoor environment are provided. The health protection system includes a basic data acquisition module, an outdoor air quality prediction module, an indoor air quality prediction module, and a ventilation strategy generation module, wherein the basic data acquisition module acquires basic data; the outdoor air quality prediction module predicts outdoor air quality of the train; the indoor air quality prediction module predicts indoor air quality of the train; and the ventilation strategy generation module generates a ventilation strategy and achieves health protection of the passengers on the train. The method includes: predicting indoor and outdoor air quality data information of the train according to the acquired indoor and outdoor air quality data of the train; and generating a corresponding ventilation strategy according to the indoor and outdoor air quality data of the train.

Abstract: Methods for modeling contact pairs in a model of a physical object include generating a contact pair including a contact surface and a target surface, where the contact pair further includes contact elements of the contact surface and the target surface, splitting the contact pair into contact sub-pairs along splitting boundaries, augmenting each contact sub-pair with contact elements from adjacent contact sub-pairs at the splitting boundaries, distributing the augmented contact sub-pairs to a plurality of parallel processors for finite element solutions of the contact sub-pairs, receiving the finite element solutions of the contact sub-pairs from the plurality of parallel processors, and combining the finite element solutions of the contact sub-pairs into finite element solutions of the contact pair.

Abstract: The present application discloses a vehicle-mounted heterogeneous network collaborative task unloading method, which comprises the following steps: calculating a communication delay when a vehicle requests a cache from a smart lamp post for a vehicle terminal; taking the maximum communication delay in all the caches as the communication delay between the vehicle and the smart lamp post network, and determining whether the communication delay is less than the time when the vehicle sends a request to a cloud center, if so, unloading a task to the smart lamp post network, otherwise, unloading a task to the cloud center; taking profit of a single smart lamp post itself as an index for the smart lamp post terminal, dividing the smart lamp post network into a plurality of coalitions, taking the profit maximization of the coalition as an optimization objective, optimizing a smart lamp post combination in the coalition.

Abstract: Disclosed are an analog quantity acquisition method and apparatus. An acquisition circuit with a zero flux current transformer is first used to acquire a current signal, where the acquisition circuit with the zero flux current transformer includes the zero flux current transformer, a compensating winding, and a dynamic detection unit, and the compensating winding generates a reverse excitation potential to counteract an excitation current and eliminate impacts of a ratio error and a phase angle error on accuracy. A multi-segment amplification circuit is used to perform segmented amplification on different ranges of the current signal, and full-range current acquisition is achieved by using different amplification circuits. An analog-to-digital converter chip is used to convert an amplified current signal into a digital signal. The acquisition circuit with the zero flux current transformer is used to eliminate the impacts of the ratio error and the phase angle error on the measurement accuracy.

Abstract: The present invention provides an interpretable power load prediction method, system and terminal machine, relating to the field of power load prediction. The method comprises: initializing three factors—seasonal factor, trend factor, and smoothing factor, denoted as S1, T1, and I1 respectively; calculating states of the three factors for time t+1 in a current DeepES unit; outputting the three factors St+1, Tt+1, and It+1 to a next DeepES unit; repeating until a n-th DeepES unit completes its operation; calculating a predicted value Y based on the three factors that are outputted from a final DeepES unit. In power load prediction, constructing an interpretable prediction model enables users to understand the inference process of the model, therefore helps enhance the credibility of the model.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a zoned catalytic article, particularly useful for TWC, which comprises: a) a catalyst composition coat comprising a first zone of the catalyst composition coat, comprising a platinum group metal component consisting of a platinum component supported on a support; and a second zone of the catalyst composition coat, comprising a rhodium component and at least one of a platinum component and a palladium component supported individually or together on a support, and b) a substrate; wherein the first zone and the second zone of the catalyst composition coat are carried on a single piece of substrate or carried on respective pieces of substrate useful for treatment of exhaust gases and an exhaust treatment system comprising the zoned catalytic article. The present invention also relates to an exhaust treatment system comprising the zoned catalytic article.

Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for composing a video in accordance with a user goal and an audience preference are described. For example, a processing system having at least one processor may obtain a plurality of video clips of a user, determine at least one goal of the user for a production of a video from the plurality of video clips, determine at least one audience preference of an audience, and compose the video comprising at least one video clip of the plurality of video clips of the user in accordance with the at least one goal of the user and the at least one audience preference. The processing system may then upload the video to a network-based publishing platform.

Abstract: A method for gaze-based workflow adaptation includes identifying a workflow in which a user is engaged, where the workflow comprises a plurality of tasks that collectively achieves a desired goal, creating a trigger for a given task of the plurality of tasks, wherein the trigger specifies an action to be automatically taken in response to a gaze of the user meeting a defined criterion, monitoring a progress of the workflow, monitoring the gaze of the user, and sending a signal to a remote device in response to the gaze of the user meeting the defined criterion, wherein the signal instructs the remote device to take the action.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments provide a multimedia file categorizing, information processing, and model training method, system, and device. The method comprises determining a plurality of feature combinations according to respective feature sets corresponding to at least two types of modality information in a multimedia file; determining a semantically relevant feature combination by using a first computational model according to the plurality of feature combinations; and categorizing the multimedia file by using the first computational model with reference to the semantically relevant feature combination. The technical solutions provided by the disclosed embodiments identify a semantically relevant feature combination in a process of categorizing a multimedia file by synthesizing features corresponding to a plurality of modalities of the multimedia file. The semantically relevant feature combination has a stronger expression capability and higher value.

Abstract: Disclosed are an electromagnetic induction type magnetic energy collector based on capacitive energy storage and a power improvement method. A main energy acquisition coil is sleeved in a main circuit to collect magnetic field energy, and a detection coil is sleeved in the main circuit to generate a sinusoidal signal for detecting zero crossing of a primary current; a switch group S2 and a switch group S1 are alternately turned on and off, a first rectifier bridge is connected to the switch group S2 and the switch group S1, and a comparator circuit is connected to the detection coil to compare the sinusoidal signal and convert the sinusoidal signal into a zero-crossing square wave signal; and a control module is connected to the comparator circuit, determines the zero crossing of the primary current based on the zero-crossing square wave signal.

Abstract: A method for validating objects appearing in volumetric video presentations includes obtaining a volumetric video presentation depicting a scene, wherein the volumetric video presentation is associated with a metadata file containing identifying information for the scene, identifying user-generated content that depicts the scene, by matching metadata associated with the user-generated content to the metadata file associated with the volumetric video presentation, comparing a first object appearing in the volumetric video presentation to a corresponding second object appearing in the user-generated content, assigning a score to the first object based on the comparing, wherein the score indicates a probability that the first object has not been manipulated, and altering the volumetric video presentation to filter the first object from the volumetric video presentation when the score falls below a threshold.

Abstract: A processing system having at least one processor may establish a communication session between a first communication system of a first user and a second communication system of a second user, the communication session including first video content of a first physical environment of the first user and second video content of a second physical environment of the second user, determine a first visualization action for a first physical object in the first physical environment in accordance with a first configuration setting of the first user for the communication session, obtain the first video content from a first camera of the first communication system, detect the first physical object in the first video content, and perform the first visualization action to modify the first video content. The processing system may then transmit first visualization information including the first video content that is modified to the second communication system.

Abstract: A method for automatic selection of viewpoint characteristics and trajectories in volumetric video presentations includes receiving a plurality of video streams depicting a scene, wherein the plurality of video streams provides images of the scene from a plurality of different viewpoints, identifying a set of desired viewpoint characteristics for a volumetric video traversal of the scene, determining a trajectory through the plurality of video streams that is consistent with the set of desired viewpoint characteristics, rendering a volumetric video traversal that follows the trajectory, wherein the rendering comprises compositing the plurality of video streams, and publishing the volumetric video traversal for viewing on a user endpoint device.

Abstract: A processing system including at least one processor may receive a task request for a user from a requesting party, identify a trust profile for the requesting party, identify a first automated system to access to fulfill the task request, determine whether the trust profile for the requesting party permits an access to the first automated system, and fulfill the task request via the first automated system when it is determined that the trust profile for the requesting party permits the access to the first automated system.

Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for composing a video in accordance with a user goal and an audience preference are described. For example, a processing system having at least one processor may obtain a plurality of video clips of a user, determine at least one goal of the user for a production of a video from the plurality of video clips, determine at least one audience preference of an audience, and compose the video comprising at least one video clip of the plurality of video clips of the user in accordance with the at least one goal of the user and the at least one audience preference. The processing system may then upload the video to a network-based publishing platform.

Abstract: A method for gaze-based workflow adaptation includes identifying a workflow in which a user is engaged, where the workflow comprises a plurality of tasks that collectively achieves a desired goal, creating a trigger for a given task of the plurality of tasks, wherein the trigger specifies an action to be automatically taken in response to a gaze of the user meeting a defined criterion, monitoring a progress of the workflow, monitoring the gaze of the user, and sending a signal to a remote device in response to the gaze of the user meeting the defined criterion, wherein the signal instructs the remote device to take the action.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system and method for selecting media content for a group of persons located at a venue. The system and method identify a plurality of viewers in a vicinity of a venue that has one or more display devices from location data and extracts a content viewing preference of each viewer from their profile data. The process includes aggregating the content viewing preference of each of the plurality of viewers to generate an aggregated content profile. Based on the aggregated content profile, a list of content is generated. Next, a first group of viewers approaching a viewing range of a display device are sensed by imaging data. Any conflicts between content viewing preferences of the first group of viewers are detected and resolved based on weighting the viewing preferences of the group. Other embodiments are disclosed.