This calculation device is equipped with: a plurality of quantum nonlinear oscillators for changing the quantum state from one quantum state to one of two quantum states which differ from the one quantum state or to a combined state of these two quantum states, according to a change in a control parameter value; a first coupler which couples the quantum nonlinear oscillators to one another at a coupling strength which corresponds to the combinatorial optimization problem; a second coupler which couples the quantum nonlinear oscillators to one another and is separate from the first coupler; a control means which, in response to the passage of time, controls the control parameter value for the quantum nonlinear oscillators and the coupling strength between the quantum nonlinear oscillators from the second coupler; and a measurement device for measuring the quantum state demonstrated by the quantum nonlinear oscillators.
The disclosure is addressing the service access to disjoint network slices. It proposes solutions for on demand registration to a disjoint network slice(s) and a switch between disjoint network slices with minimum interruption. This allows for isolation between the network slices leading to improved 5G security and integrity in the data exchange.
H04W 8/02 - Processing of mobility data, e.g. registration information at HLR [Home Location Register] or VLR [Visitor Location Register]; Transfer of mobility data, e.g. between HLR, VLR or external networks
H04W 48/16 - Discovering; Processing access restriction or access information
H04W 48/18 - Selecting a network or a communication service
H04W 60/00 - Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
H04W 88/06 - Terminal devices adapted for operation in multiple networks, e.g. multi-mode terminals
H04L 41/5051 - Service on demand, e.g. definition and deployment of services in real time
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METHODS FOR COMMUNICATION, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods and computer readable storage media of HARQ feedback for multiple data channels scheduled by a single DCI. The method comprises receiving, at a terminal device, control information from a network device; in accordance with a determination that transmissions of a plurality of transport blocks from the network device to the terminal device on a set of data channels are scheduled by the control information, determining a control channel for transmitting Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request, HARQ, feedback information associated with the plurality of transport blocks; and transmitting the HARQ feedback information via the control channel to the network device. In this way, the enhancement on HARQ-ACK feedback mechanism for terminal device in a case when multiple TBs/independent PDSCHs are scheduled by a single DCI can be reached, which may alleviate possible PUCCH collisions and provide more flexibility.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer- implemented method of selecting one or more amino acid sequences for inclusion in a vaccine from a set of predicted immunogenic candidate amino acid sequences, the method comprising: identifying an immune profile response value for each candidate amino acid sequence in respect of each one of a plurality of sample components of an immune profile, wherein the immune profile response value represents whether the candidate amino acid sequence results in an immune response for the sample component of an immune profile; retrieving a plurality of immune profiles for a population; generating a plurality of representative immune profiles for the population, wherein the representative immune profiles overlap with the sample components of an immune profiles; and, selecting the one or more amino acid sequences for inclusion in the vaccine that minimises a likelihood of no immune response for each representative immune profile, based on the immune profile response values. A computer readable medium is also provided together with a method of there is provided a method of creating a vaccine.
Provided is an information processing device that is able to determine the accuracy of data obtained using a LIDAR sensor. This information processing device (10) is equipped with: an imaging sensor (11); a learning unit (12) for learning, as learning data, learning-use imaging data, and distance likelihoods of points included in three-dimensional point group data with correct answers for a region essentially identical to a region included in the learning-use imaging data, and generating a learned model; and an estimation unit (13) for using the learned model to generate, from imaging data used for estimation and acquired by the imaging sensor (11), estimation data that includes distance likelihoods of points included in three-dimensional point group data that is used for estimation and is defined on the basis of the imaging data used for estimation.
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and computer readable media for reporting a HARQ feedback in a sidelink transmission. A method performed by a terminal device includes: receiving, from a network device, one or more parameters related with reporting a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback in an uplink transmission for a sidelink transmission performed by the terminal device; and determining whether or not to report the HARQ feedback to the network device based on the one or more parameters.
In a relay device (20), a prediction unit (24) predicts overall communication characteristics of a switching scheduled set selected by a communication control unit (23). A notification unit (25) notifies a control device (10) of a notification signal including the prediction communication characteristics predicted by the prediction unit (24). In the control device (10), a control unit (11) executes control for a device (30) to be controlled, on the basis of a "control parameter value". A change unit (12) changes the control parameter value that is used by the control unit (11) on the basis of the prediction communication characteristics notified from the relay device (20).
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, devices and computer readable media for multi-TRP communication. In a method for communication, a terminal device receives control information from at least one of a first network device and a second network device. The terminal device determines, from the control information, a first parameter for communication of a first data between the first network device and the terminal device and a second parameter for communication of a second data between the second network device and the terminal device, and the first data and the second data are identical. The terminal device performs, based on the first and second parameters, the communication of the first data with the first network device and the communication of the second data with the second network device. The embodiments of the present disclosure propose a new design of control information for multi-TRP communication.
A method of ranking epitopes derived from neoantigens as targets for personalized immunotherapy includes collecting candidate epitopes based on patient data of a cancer patient. A set of scores are calculated for each of the candidate epitopes, each of the scores in a respective one of the sets for a respective one of the candidate epitopes representing an independent measure of a likelihood of the respective one of candidate epitopes to elicit an immune response in the cancer patient. The scores in each of the sets of scores are combined into a single score for each of the candidate epitopes. The single scores for the candidate epitopes in each case reflect an overall likelihood of eliciting the immune response in the patient. The candidate epitopes are ranked using the single scores for the immunotherapy.
This load reduction device is provided with: a torque estimation unit which calculates a standing-leg torque and an idling-leg torque that are outputted, during a standing-leg period and an idling-leg period, respectively, by a drive mechanism for outputting torques to mitigate loads exerted to the user at the joints of legs of the user, on the basis of values of loads exerted on the soles of the feet of the legs and the angles at the respective joints of the legs; a standing-leg/idling-leg determination unit which determines whether each of the legs is in a standing-leg state or an idling-leg state; and a torque output smoothing unit which, upon change in the state of each leg, smooths a transition in the torque outputted by the drive mechanism in accordance with a transit time on the basis of the standing-leg torque and the idling-leg torque.
This load reduction assistance device is provided with: an acquisition unit for acquiring position information for a user wearing a load reduction device that reduces a load on the user; an extraction unit that extracts an operation mode for the load reduction device corresponding to a surrounding environment state based on the position information for the user; and an operation control unit that causes the load reduction device to operate in the extracted operation mode.
This load reduction device is provided with: a shock absorption mechanism that absorbs impact force generated when a user moves; a drive mechanism that outputs torque for reducing the load on the user in the joints of the legs of the user; and a torque control unit that controls the torque output by the drive mechanism on the basis of operation of the shock absorption mechanism.
The present invention comprises: a ground reaction force load difference calculation part that, on the basis of a first measured value that is a weight that is transmitted to a contact surface and is based on the weight of a user and the weight of a load reduction device that reduces the load applied to the user and has a mechanism that holds cargo and is at least worn by the user and of a second measured value that is a weight that is transmitted to the contact surface and is based on the weight of the user, calculates a ground reaction force load difference that is the amount of load from which the user is to be relieved; and a torque control part that, on the basis of the ground reaction force load difference, controls the torque that is outputted by a drive mechanism of the load reduction device to reduce the load applied to the joints of the legs of the user.
A load reduction device that comprises: a determination part that determines motions repeated by a user; and a torque control part that, by comparing a reference model and characteristics extracted on the basis of machine learning of the repeated motions, controls the torque that is outputted by a drive mechanism to reduce the load applied to the joints of the legs of the user.
A process management device for recognizing a process abnormality and obtaining clues of the cause, comprises: a monitoring data acquisition means; a process capability index calculation means; a process capability index trend curve calculation means; a deviation determination means; a change information acquisition means; and a target change information output means. With this configuration, process monitoring data is obtained, and a process capability index is calculated for each predetermined section. A regression analysis is performed on the calculated process capability indices, and an approximate curve approximating the trend of the process capability indices is calculated. A predicted process capability index predicted in the future is calculated. A deviation between the process capability index calculated currently and the predicted process capability index is calculated, and an abnormality is determined when the deviation is equal to or greater than a threshold. Change information from abnormality detection to a prior time is output.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
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A METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR SLOT FORMAT CONFIGURATION
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, device and computer readable medium for slot format configuration. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for slot format configuration is performed at a network device. In the method, link configuration information is transmitted, wherein the link configuration indicates configuration for access and backhaul links for a time period; and slot format configuration information is transmitted, wherein the slot format configuration information indicates one or more slot tormats for at least one of the access and backlinks to be used in the configuration for access and backhaul links for the time period.
The present invention addresses the problem of providing a means for confirming whether plants (e.g. cannabis, tobacco) and processed products thereof are genuine products. The present invention provides a confirmation method including: an irradiation step (S11) for irradiating a plant or a processed product of the plant with light; a confirmation step (S12) for confirming whether the plant or the processed product irradiated with the light emit fluorescence; and a determination step (S13) for determining that the plant or the processed product emitting fluorescence is a genuine product, and determining that a plant or a processed product not emitting fluorescence is a counterfeit product.
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, network device, and apparatus for transmitting a preemption indication and a method, terminal device, and apparatus for receiving a preemption indication. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method of transmitting a preemption indication may comprise transmitting a preemption indication to a terminal device, wherein the preemption indication indicates information on a portion of resources allocated to a first transmission which is preempted by a second transmission, and wherein the preemption indication is associated with information on structure of the current slot. In embodiments of the present disclosure, by means of information on structure of a subframe, the indication monitoring and overhead for the preemption indication can be reduced remarkably, thereby providing a much more efficient preemption indication solution.
H04W 72/231 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the layers above the physical layer, e.g. RRC or MAC-CE signalling
H04W 72/512 - Allocation or scheduling criteria for wireless resources based on terminal or device properties for low-latency requirements, e.g. URLLC
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METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CONTROL RESOURCE MAPPING
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for control resource mapping. In example embodiments, a method implemented in a communication device is provided. According to the method, REG indices for a plurality of REGs are obtained in a control channel region. The REG bundle indices are determined based on the REG indices and a pattern of REG bundle. The pattern of REG bundle indicates the number of REGs in the frequency domain and the number of OFDM symbols in the time domain. CCE indices are determined based on the determined REG bundle indices and the number of CCEs in the control channel region. The CCE indices are continuous with respect to the REG bundle in the frequency domain.
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and devices for reference signal (RS) transmission. In example embodiments, a method implemented in a network device is provided. According to the method, the size of a field for indicating a RS configuration to a terminal device served by the network device is determined based on at least one condition related to RS transmission. A first indication of the RS configuration is transmitted to the terminal device. The first indication is included in the field with the determined size.
H04W 72/232 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling
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RADIO WAVE COMMUNICATION DEVICE, RADIO WAVE RECEPTION DEVICE, AND RADIO WAVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
According to one example aspect of the present invention, provided is a radio wave communication device having a dipole type transmission antenna used for performing over-the-horizon communication using tropospheric scattering or diffraction; and a signal processing unit that performs digital signal processing on a signal and outputs the signal to the transmission antenna.
H01Q 21/10 - Collinear arrangements of substantially straight elongated conductive units
H04B 7/08 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the receiving station
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RADIO ACCESS NETWORK NODE, RADIO TERMINAL, AND METHODS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA THEREFOR
A second RAN node (2) associated with a second RAT sends a wireless resource setting of the second RAT to a wireless terminal (3) via a first RAN node (1) associated with a first RAT. The wireless resource setting explicitly or implicitly indicates at least one numerology which is different from a reference numerology among a plurality of numerologies supported by the second RAT. Thus, for example, a numerology of a cell provided by a secondary gNB or a target gNB can be set to a UE in inter-RAT dual connectivity between E-UTRA and NR and inter-RAT handover from E-UTRA to NR.
A communication system is disclosed in which a base station manages the transmission of on-demand system information to optimise the trade-off between the additional signalling overhead associated with on-demand transmission and the resource usage inefficiencies associated with the sometimes unnecessary transmission of system information on a periodic basis. The base station manages switching from on-demand transmission to periodic transmission, and vice versa, based on one or more utilisation thresholds.
A target RAN node (3) receives, from a core network (5), a message requesting a handover of a radio terminal (1) from a bearer-based network to a bearer-less network. This handover request message includes flow information related to at least one session to be established in the bearer-less network in order to transfer at least one packet flow of the radio terminal (1). The target RAN node (3) transmits, to the core network (5), a handover acknowledge response message containing a transparent container that includes a radio resource configuration information derived from the flow information and is to be forwarded to a source RAN node associated (2) through the core network (5). It is thus, for example, possible to appropriately configuring an AS layer of a target RAT in an inter-RAT handover.
A server comprises a memory configured to hold an Access Restriction indicating subscription information. The Access Restriction includes restriction information on a use of New Radio (NR). The NR is provided by a second communication apparatus as a secondary RAT in dual connectivity with a first communication apparatus. The server includes a transmitter configured to signal the Access Restriction to a management apparatus.
A first communication apparatus provides E-UTRA (Evolved UTRA (Universal Terrestrial Radio Access)). The first communication apparatus comprises a processor configured to serve a first cell; support Dual Connectivity using the first cell and a second cell served by a second communication apparatus, and have usage data per bearer related to the second communication apparatus. The second communication apparatus provides New Radio (NR). The first communication apparatus includes a transmitter configured to transmit a message including the usage data to a management apparatus, the usage data including a RAT type related to the second communication apparatus.
The objective of the present invention is to make it possible for an inspection operator to carry out a hammering sound inspection without it being necessary for the inspection operator to perform an operation to move an inspection device to the location to be inspected, and to make it possible to carry out a hammering sound inspection even with respect to a location to be tested that is difficult for a vehicle to reach. This inspection system is provided with: a flying device provided with a hammering sound inspection unit which performs an inspection by hitting a location to be inspected from a prescribed relative position relative to the location to be inspected, and a flying unit on which the hammering sound inspection unit is mounted and which flies; a ground-side device which is installed in a fixed relative position relative to the location to be inspected and which detects the position of the flying device; and a flight instruction unit which, on the basis of the position of the flying device as detected by the ground-side device, controls the flying device in such a way that the forward direction of the flying device is oriented from the ground-side device toward the location to be inspected.
B64C 13/20 - Initiating means actuated automatically, e.g. responsive to gust detectors using radiated signals
E01D 22/00 - Methods or apparatus for repairing or strengthening existing bridges
E21D 11/00 - Lining tunnels, galleries or other underground cavities, e.g. large underground chambers; Linings therefor; Making such linings in situ, e.g. by assembling
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COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD
In order to provide a communication system capable of charging control in accordance with a bearer used by a UE even when the UE performs dual connectivity, a communication system according to the present disclosure includes a communication terminal (11) configured to communicate with a communication device (12) and a communication device (13) by using a different radio bearer for each of the communication device (12) and the communication device (13), and a control device (14) configured to determine whether to cause the communication device (12) to measure the traffic of each radio bearer.
JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE-EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (Japan)
NEC CORPORATION (Japan)
NEC NETWORKS & SYSTEM INTEGRATION CORPORATION (Japan)
NEC MAGNUS COMMUNICATIONS, LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
Kawaguchi, Katsuyoshi
Yokobiki, Takashi
Hishiki, Kenji
Yonezaki, Yoshitaka
Katayama, Takeshi
Takei, Shinya
Kano, Katsuhiko
Mizukawa, Tatsuya
Aoki, Yasuo
Ito, Shota
Abstract
Provided is a power supply system which is capable of consuming surplus power which has not been consumed, using a simple configuration. In a sea floor device 20, main DC/DC converters 64, 66 convert first DC power supplied to a primary side into second DC power, and output the second DC power to a secondary side, and a control unit 70 and an output unit 80 distribute the second DC power to a dummy load device 90 and at least one observation device 100 (apparatus). The dummy load device 90 is connected to the primary side or the secondary side of the main DC/DC converters 64, 66, and consumes surplus power of the first DC power and the second DC power in accordance with the increase/decrease in the number of observation devices 100 connected to the control unit 70 and the output unit 80.
H02J 1/00 - Circuit arrangements for dc mains or dc distribution networks
H02M 3/28 - Conversion of dc power input into dc power output with intermediate conversion into ac by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode to produce the intermediate ac
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PASSENGER COUNTING DEVICE, SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM
This passenger counting system is provided with: a first imaging means 30 which images a vehicle to acquire a first image; a second imaging means 31 which, in a state in which only light in a first specific wavelength band is received, images the vehicle to acquire a second image; and a passenger counting device 200. The passenger counting device 200 is provided with an image separating means 42 which acquires multiple separated images on the basis of the first image and the second image, and a passenger count determining means 43 which determines the passenger count in the vehicle on the basis of the separated images.
This passenger counting system is provided with an imaging means 20 which images a vehicle to acquire an image, and a passenger counting device 200. The passenger counting device 200 is provided with a travel amount calculation means 21 which calculates the amount of travel of the vehicle on the basis of an image of the vehicle, a depth distance calculation means 22 which calculates the distance in the depth direction of a face of a vehicle occupant on the basis of the amount of travel of the vehicle, and a passenger count determining means 23 which, from the image, detects the faces of occupants in the vehicle and which determines the passenger count in the vehicle on the basis of the distance in the depth direction of the faces of the detected occupants.
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a gateway device which, even if UE performs communication using different RATs at the same time, is able to perform charging control corresponding to an RAT that is being used by the UE. This gateway device (30) is provided with: a management unit (31) that, when a communication terminal (10) performs first radio communication using a first radio access technology and performs second radio communication using a second radio access technology, associates and manages at least one bearer assigned to the communication terminal (10) and information indicating the first and second radio access technologies; and a charging system communication unit (32) that transmits the information indicating the first and second radio access technologies to at least one policy charging control device (40) that performs charging control.
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method and device for allocating resource in a wireless communication system. The method comprises : determining a set of user equipment (UEs) requesting for resource allocation based on resource available in the wireless communication system and a resource use requirement; allocating the resource to the set of UEs according to the resource use requirement; and sending information about the allocated resource to each UE in the set of UEs.
Embodiments of the present disclosure relates to the communication processes in a FDD wireless communication system based on short TTIs. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, there provide a method for communication by a base station. The method comprise: transmitting, to a user equipment, downlink control information in a downlink TTI of a mth downlink subframe which supports two or more downlink TTIs; and receiving, from the user equipment, uplink data scheduled by the downlink control information carried in a mth or (m+l)th uplink subframe which supports two or more uplink TTIs. The downlink control information transmitted in at least one of downlink TTIs supported by downlink subframes is arranged to schedule uplink data transmission in at least two of uplink TTIs supported by uplink subframes. In the other aspects of the present disclosure, there also provides methods for communication by a user equipment and corresponding apparatuses.
H04W 72/232 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and apparatus of transmitting uplink (UL) information and a method and apparatus of receiving UL information. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method of transmitting UL information comprises transmitting a reference signal using a first sequence; and transmitting UL control information using a second sequence; wherein a reference signal and the UL control information are staggered-multiplexed in frequency domain. With embodiments of the present disclosure, the uplink information can be transmitted in reduced uplink symbols so as to adapt for a proposed subframe structure with reduced uplink symbols and thus, the transmission latency can be reduced greatly.
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ROAD INFORMATION DETECTION DEVICE, DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, ROAD INFORMATION DETECTION SYSTEM, ROAD INFORMATION DETECTION METHOD, DRIVING CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM
A road information detection device provided with a curve start position specification unit for specifying the start position of a transition curve in the structure of a road based on detection of attached objects on the road. The present invention is provided with an image information acquisition unit for acquiring images, an attached object detection unit for detecting information identifying attached objects reflected in the images, and a storing unit for storing the position of the attached objects. The curve start position specification unit can also specify the start position on the basis of the detected information for identifying an attached object, the stored position of the attached object, and the distance from the attached object to the position at which the transition curve starts.
A setting assistance device includes an acquisition unit, a calculation unit and a determination unit. The acquisition unit acquires coordinates designated by a user for an image capturing a three-dimensional space. The calculation unit calculates coordinates of a position located at a predetermined distance from a position of a part of the three-dimensional space relating to the acquired coordinates. The determination unit determines a region set for the acquired coordinates based on the calculated coordinates.
G08B 13/196 - Actuation by interference with heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength; Actuation by intruding sources of heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength using passive radiation detection systems using image scanning and comparing systems using television cameras
H04N 7/18 - Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
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VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, VIDEO ENCODING DEVICE, VIDEO DECODING METHOD, VIDEO DECODING DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND VIDEO SYSTEM
In a video decoding device, a video decoding section obtains a video signal from a bitstream including information related to dynamic range of the video signal in transfer characteristics syntax of Video Usability Information (VUI) of each Sequence Parameter Set (SPS) in the bitstream, wherein a value corresponding to characteristics specified by ITU-R BT.709 is set in the transfer characteristics syntax when the dynamic range of the video signal is a Standard Dynamic Range (SDR), and a value corresponding to one of characteristics specified by Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) and Perceptual Quantizer (PQ) is set in the transfer characteristics syntax when the dynamic range of the video signal is a High Dynamic Range (HDR).
H04N 19/31 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using hierarchical techniques, e.g. scalability in the temporal domain
H04N 19/109 - Selection of coding mode or of prediction mode among a plurality of temporal predictive coding modes
H04N 19/112 - Selection of coding mode or of prediction mode according to a given display mode, e.g. for interlaced or progressive display mode
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VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, VIDEO ENCODING DEVICE, VIDEO DECODING METHOD, VIDEO DECODING DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND VIDEO SYSTEM
A video encoding device is a video encoding device for appropriately selecting a scalable encoding structure from a plurality of scalable encoding structures to generate a bitstream, using dynamic range-related video signal information, and includes an encoding section for selecting the scalable encoding structure capable of transmitting the dynamic range- related video signal information for switching a dynamic range, when a video signal to be encoded is switched from an SDR (a standard dynamic range) signal to an HDR (a high dynamic range) signal or switched from the HDR signal to the SDR signal in a temporal direction.
H04N 19/31 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using hierarchical techniques, e.g. scalability in the temporal domain
H04N 19/114 - Adapting the group of pictures [GOP] structure, e.g. number of B-frames between two anchor frames
H04N 19/136 - Incoming video signal characteristics or properties
H04N 19/177 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a group of pictures [GOP]
H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards
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VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, VIDEO ENCODING DEVICE, VIDEO DECODING METHOD, VIDEO DECODING DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND VIDEO SYSTEM
In a video decoding device, a video decoding section obtains a video signal from a bitstream including information related to dynamic range of the video signal in transfer characteristics syntax of Video Usability Information (VUI) of each Sequence Parameter Set (SPS) in the bitstream, wherein a value corresponding to characteristics specified by ITU-R BT.709 is set in the transfer characteristics syntax when the dynamic range of the video signal is a Standard Dynamic Range (SDR), and a value corresponding to one of characteristics specified by Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) and Perceptual Quantizer (PQ) is set in the transfer characteristics syntax when the dynamic range of the video signal is a High Dynamic Range (HDR).
H04N 19/30 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using hierarchical techniques, e.g. scalability
H04N 19/109 - Selection of coding mode or of prediction mode among a plurality of temporal predictive coding modes
H04N 19/112 - Selection of coding mode or of prediction mode according to a given display mode, e.g. for interlaced or progressive display mode
H04N 19/31 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using hierarchical techniques, e.g. scalability in the temporal domain
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GATEWAY DEVICE, RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE, CHARGING CONTROL METHOD, DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a gateway device that is capable of performing accounting control in accordance with the RAT being used by a UE, even if the UE is performing communications using different RATs simultaneously. This gateway device (30) is provided with: a management unit (31) that manages information indicating a first and a second radio access technology, in association with at least one bearer allocated to a communication terminal (10) when the communication terminal (10) is forming communication aggregation by performing a first radio communication using the first radio access technology and also performing a second radio communication using the second radio access technology; and an accounting system communication unit (32) that transmits the information indicating the first and second radio access technologies to at least one policy accounting control device (40), which performs accounting control.
Used is a demultiplexer/multiplexer including: an input terminal, which receives input signals from respective phases of a quadrifilar helix antenna; a first phase shifter/separator/mixer, which is configured to alternately phase shift right-handed circularly polarized waves and left-handed circularly polarized waves of an input signal of phase 1 and phase 2, respectively, by 90°/-90° to produce phase-shifted waves and then combine the phase-shifted waves in an inphase combination; a second phase shifter/separator/mixer, which is configured to alternately phase shift right-handed circularly polarized waves and left-handed circularly polarized waves of an input signal of phase 3 and phase 4, respectively, by 90°/-90° to produce phase-shifted waves, and then combine the phase-shifted waves in an inphase combination; a first phase shifter/mixer, which receives the left-handed circularly polarized waves from the first phase shifter/separator/mixer and the second phase shifter/separator/mixer, and is configured to phase shift one of the left-handed circularly polarized waves by 180°/- 180° to produce a phase-shifted wave, and then combine the phase-shifted wave and the other of the left-handed circularly polarized waves in an antiphase combination; a second phase shifter/mixer, which receives the right-handed circularly polarized waves from the first phase shifter/separator/mixer and the second phase shifter/separator/mixer, and is configured to phase shift one of the right-handed circularly polarized waves by 180°/-180° to produce a phase- shifted wave, and then combine the phase-shifted wave and the other of the right-handed circularly polarized waves in an antiphase combination; a variable phase shifter, which is configured to adjust an output signal from one of the first phase shifter/mixer and the second phase shifter/mixer by an amount of phase shift that is received in advance; and an output terminal, which outputs an output signal from the variable phase shifter and the other output signal that is not input to the variable phase shifter. As a result, a multipath effect on the quadrifilar helix antenna is reduced.
H01Q 3/30 - Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture varying the phase
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for performing transmission between a base station and a terminal device according to a frame structure over an unlicensed spectrum in a wireless network that supports communications over both a licensed spectrum and the unlicensed spectrum. The frame structure comprises a first set of time resources and at least a first number of consecutive downlink subframes. The method comprises determining, during the first set of time resources and at the base station, availability of an unlicensed carrier in the unlicensed spectrum and reserving a subset in the first set of time resources on the unlicensed carrier upon the unlicensed carrier is determined to be available. The method also comprises performing downlink transmission from the base station to the terminal device at least partially within the first number of consecutive downlink subframes on at least the unlicensed carrier in response that a duration of the reserved subset of time resources expires. There is also provided the corresponding apparatus.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for configuring transmission pattern in a wireless system. The method comprises indicating a number of antenna ports to be used for the transmission pattern; and configuring transmission resource for the number of antenna ports by indicating K resource configurations, with each resource configuration indicating resource for one of K subsets of antenna ports which form a set of the number of antenna ports. A method for signal detection according to the transmission pattern is also provided. Embodiments of the present disclosure also provide corresponding apparatus.
COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL,COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, SENSOR INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM
A communication method and a communication node are provided for use in a communication system. For example, a first node of the communication system includes means for receiving, from a second node, first information related to mobility of a User Equipment (UE). The first node also includes means for determining to suspend connection to the UE based on the first information. The first node further includes means for sending a suspend request message to the second node that sends, to a third node, second information indicating the connection to be suspended, hi addition, the first node further includes means for sending a resume request message to the second node to resume the suspended connection.
H04W 48/04 - Access restriction performed under specific conditions based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction or speed
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H04M 11/00 - Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems
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COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS, NODE APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD
The objective of the invention is to provide a communication system wherein mobile management entities (MMEs) used in call processing can be dynamically changed in accordance with the load conditions and the like of the MMEs. A communication system of the present invention comprises communication control devices (10-12) and a node device (20) that executes call processing related to the communication control devices (10-12) and a communication terminal. The communication control devices (10-12) form a context sharing group that shares the subscriber data of the communication terminal. The node device (20) selects a first communication control device in the context sharing group and transmits a call processing message to the first communication control device. The first communication control device executes the call processing by use of the subscriber data shared in the context sharing group.
A signal processing device for processing a signal of a reflected wave which is a wave reflected in a medium and is received by a receiver, when a wave propagating through the medium is continuously transmitted by a transmitter. The signal processing device includes: an estimation unit configured to estimate a lower limit distance of a detection distance range for which an intensity level of a scattered wave from the medium in the detection distance range is equal to or smaller than an allowable level; and a scattering reduction unit configured to remove, from a signal of the reflected wave received, a signal of the scattered wave from the medium in a masking region from the receiver to the lower limit distance to perform output.
[Problem] To provide a wireless communication system, a base station device, a mobile station device, and a wireless communication control method that use a time division multiple access scheme, and enable a reduction in the power consumption of the base station. [Solution] This wireless communication system performs communication by a time division multiple access (TDMA) scheme, and comprises a mobile station, and a base station that communicates with the mobile station and stops transmission of a signal including control information related to communication connection when there is no mobile station therearound.
H04W 36/32 - Reselection being triggered by specific parameters by location or mobility data, e.g. speed data
H04W 48/04 - Access restriction performed under specific conditions based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction or speed
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for performing fractional subframe transmission. The method may comprise: in response to detecting that a channel becomes available, determining a target position from at least one potential position predefined in a subframe (S110); and performing the fractional subframe transmission from the target position (S120).
Provided a management apparatus including a maintenance mode setting unit that transitions a first virtualization infrastructure (NFVI0) to a maintenance mode, a mobility control unit that at least instructs a virtualization deployment unit (VDU) on the first virtualization infrastructure in the maintenance mode to move to a second virtualization infrastructure (NFVI1), and a maintenance mode release unit that releases the maintenance mode of the first virtualization infrastructure (NFVI0).
G06F 11/20 - Error detection or correction of the data by redundancy in hardware using active fault-masking, e.g. by switching out faulty elements or by switching in spare elements
H04L 41/0663 - Performing the actions predefined by failover planning, e.g. switching to standby network elements
H04L 41/0668 - Management of faults, events, alarms or notifications using network fault recovery by dynamic selection of recovery network elements, e.g. replacement by the most appropriate element after failure
In the context of coverage enhancements provided by a base-station for Machine-type communication devices, MTC, achieved by adjustment of TBS (Transport Block size) and number of repetitions (time spreading), the base station configures at least one system information block to include control information indicating the coverage enhancement scheme applied for transmission of the system information blocks. Alternatively, the communication device attempts blind decoding of the system information blocks according to a first scheme, and reverts to a second scheme if the decoding is unsuccessful.
A wireless terminal (3) includes a wireless transceiver (2001) configured to communicate with one or more wireless stations using a licensed frequency and unlicensed frequency and at least one processor (2002). The at least one processor (2002) recognizes whether it is necessary to carry out listening before talking (LBT) for the unlicensed frequency before uplink transmission and starts uplink transmission using the unlicensed frequency after LBT is carried out if LBT is found to be necessary or starts uplink transmission without carrying out LBT if LBT is found not to be necessary. As a result, it is possible to, for example, make a wireless terminal capable of adaptively coping with situations in which LBT by the wireless terminal is necessary and situations in which LBT is not necessary.
A communication device performs communication with an external device. The communication device includes: a measurement packet transmission unit that transmits a measurement packet at a first transmission time point; a return packet reception unit that receives a return packet at a second reception time point, the return packet being transmitted as a reply to the measurement packet at a second transmission time point by the external device, the return packet including information relating to a processing time indicating a duration from a first reception time point at which the measurement packet is received by the external device, to the second transmission time point, the return packet having a same packet size as the measurement packet; and a delay time specification unit that specifies, as a round-trip delay time, a duration obtained by subtracting the processing time from a duration from the first transmission time point to the second reception time point.
A processor (102) implemented in a wireless terminal (1) is configured to perform gateway processing by executing a first application program (34) stored in a memory (19). The gateway processing includes: (a) receiving transmission data of other application programs (31-33); (b) selecting, from a plurality of communication interfaces (51-55), at least one communication interface to which the transmission data is to be transmitted; and (c) sending the transmission data to the selected at least one communication interface. This contributes, for example, to allowing an application program to easily communicate via a communication interface (i.e., communication path) conforming to a communication protocol that is additionally installed on a wireless terminal (e.g., smartphone).
A wireless terminal (3) operates so as to perform prescribed processing in relation to a first cell (Cell#2) on an unlicensed frequency (F2), on the basis of a prescribed relationship between frame timing for a first serving cell (Cell#1) using a licensed frequency (F1) and frame timing for the first cell (Cell #2) using the unlicensed frequency (F2). As a result, a plurality of cells can be differentiated between in the wireless terminal, in a state in which the plurality of cells use the same cell identifier.
Providing method and devices for signaling transmission in unlicensed band. The method comprising determining a signal transmission pattern, which defines time and frequency resources for transmitting at least one signal in a first frequency band (S201); signaling, via a second frequency band, the signal transmission pattern to a first device (S202); and transmitting the at least one signal via the first frequency band to the first device, according to the signal transmission pattern; wherein a transmission of one of the at least one signal is skipped if time and frequency resource for the transmission defined by the signal transmission pattern is detected as busy (S203). Corresponding methods and devices for receiving a signal which is transmitted using above method are also disclosed.
The present invention enables control of the specifications of a transmission unit and reception unit in a manner so as to reduce the effect of scattered waves reaching the reception unit as a result of scattering caused by the medium through which wave propagates. This target detection device has a transmission unit, a reception unit, a detection unit, and a control unit. The control unit controls the specifications of the transmission unit and reception unit in a manner so as to satisfy a relational equation for reducing the effect of scattered waves reaching the reception unit due to scattering caused by the medium through which wave propagates. The transmission unit transmits wave, and the reception unit receives the reflection wave of the wave reflected by a detection subject. The detection unit detects the detection subject on the basis of the output of the reception unit.
Provided are a sonar device, signal processing method, and recording medium which contribute to improvement in target signal detection ability of an operator. The sonar device comprises a signal detection processing unit and a noise suppression processing unit. The signal detection processing unit calculates a direction vector for each frequency cell and also calculates a resultant vector direction obtained by summing up the direction vectors of all the frequency cells. The noise suppression processing unit calculates, for each frequency cell, the difference between the resultant vector orientation and the signal direction of the frequency cell, and performs a first noise suppression process for suppressing stationary noises included in a received signal such that the noise suppression effect be smaller on a signal of a frequency cell whose signal direction has a smaller difference from the resultant vector direction, and be larger on a signal of a frequency cell whose signal direction has a larger difference from the resultant vector direction.
G01S 3/86 - Direction-finders for determining the direction from which infrasonic, sonic, ultrasonic, or electromagnetic waves, or particle emission, not having a directional significance, are being received using ultrasonic, sonic, or infrasonic waves with means for eliminating undesired waves, e.g. disturbing noises
G01S 3/803 - Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction using amplitude comparison of signals derived from receiving transducers or transducer systems having differently-oriented directivity characteristics
A terahertz-wave detector having a thermal separation structure in which a temperature detection unit 14 including a bolometer thin film 7 connected to electrode wiring 9 is supported so as to be lifted above a substrate 2 by a support part 13 including the electrode wiring 9 connected to a reading circuit 2a formed on the substrate 2, wherein the terahertz-wave detector is provided with a reflective film 3 that is formed on the substrate 2 and reflects terahertz waves and an absorption film 11 that is formed on the temperature detection unit 14 and absorbs terahertz waves and the reflective film 3 is integrally formed with the reflective film of an adjacent terahertz-wave detector.
A machine-to-machine (M2M) terminal (11) includes a wireless communication unit (111) and a control unit (112). The wireless communication unit (111) is configured so as to communicate with a base station (13). The control unit (112) is configured so as to change at least one of a cell selection operation, a cell reselection operation or a handover operation, in accordance with whether or not a prescribed coverage improvement processing is necessary, and whether or not the prescribed coverage improvement processing is supported by a cell (13) in which the M2M terminal (11) resides and/or by a neighboring cell (14) thereof. Consequently, it is possible to provide an improvement for allowing a M2M terminal that supports special coverage improvement processing for an M2M terminal to reside in an appropriate cell.
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY (Japan)
Inventor
Kumeno, Hiroyuki
Okamoto, Yuji
Murai, Yuichi
Oishi, Yoshihiko
Tasaka, Yuji
Abstract
The problem addressed by the present invention is to provide an object detection device that can infer the size of a moving object easily from an image. The object detection device (5) of an object detection system (1) has an object detection/determination unit (7) that analyzes the cycle of motion of an object from an image, and from the cycle of motion of the object, infers the size of the object.
An information processing device includes a first acquisition unit that acquires first biological data of a collated object and attribute information relating to the first biological data, a collation unit that refers to a collation data storage unit that stores a plurality of pieces of second biological data for use in collating the first biological data, and collates the first biological data with each piece of the second biological data, a second acquisition unit that acquires and stores attribute information for and associated with each piece of the second biological data from an attribute information storage unit, and a specification unit that compares the attribute information acquired with the first biological data with the attribute information associated with each piece of the second biological data, and specifies a piece of second biological data corresponding to the first biological data, on the basis of the comparison and the collation.
A method implemented in a base station used in a wireless communications system is disclosed. The method comprises receiving, from a user equipment, rank indication (RI), a first precoding matrix indicator (PMI), and a second PMI, the RI and the first PMI being jointly encoded, wherein 5 bits are used for transmission of the jointly encoded RI and first PMI, and wherein first 8 values of values expressed by the 5 bits are used for RI=1, second 8 values of the values expressed by the 5 bits are used for RI=2, a third value of the values expressed by the 5 bits is used for RI=3, a fourth value of the values expressed by the 5 bits is used for RI=4, and remaining 14 values of the, values expressed by the 5 bits are reserved. Other methods, apparatuses, and systems also are disclosed.
A first wireless station (1) requests or instructs a second wireless station (2) to prepare to communicate with a wireless terminal in a second cell (20) while a first wireless connection with the wireless terminal (3) in a first cell (10) is being established. In addition, the first wireless station (1) instructs the wireless terminal (3) or the second wireless station (2) to establish a second wireless connection with the wireless terminal (3) in the second cell (20), wherein the wireless connection of the wireless terminal (3) in the first cell (10) is being maintained. A single wireless terminal is thus able to establish a wireless connection in a cell having a plurality of wireless stations in order to achieve carrier aggregation of a plurality of cells operated by different wireless stations, for example.
An active sonar apparatus which emits a sound wave and detects a target object based on a sound reflected by this target object including an FFT part which performs the fast Fourier transform of the received sound wave to derive a frequency spectrum and outputs this as an FFT signal, a normalization part which normalizes the FFT signal and outputs this signal as a normalized signal, and a noise elimination unit which performs a plurality of smoothing processes to the normalized signal, combines the signals to which the smoothing processes are performed to generate a combined signal, and outputs the combined signal in which a noise received together with the reflected sound is suppressed.
There is provided a node (ANDSF) that based on subscriber information of a terminal and a communication amount of the terminal controls whether or not to notify information concerning a different radio access network capable of becoming an offload target from the current access network.
A video encoding device includes a transformer for transforming an image block, an entropy encoder (103) for entropy encoding transformed data of the image block transformed by the transformer, a PCM encoder (1070) for PCM encoding the image block, and a multiplexed data selector (109) for selecting output data of any one of the entropy encoder (103) and the PCM encoder (1070) for each image block. The PCM encoder (1070) embeds, at the beginning of PCM data, a subsequent_pcm_flag syntax indicating whether an image block of PCM data follows or not.
H04N 19/91 - Entropy coding, e.g. variable length coding [VLC] or arithmetic coding
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H04N 19/60 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using transform coding
H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards
H04N 7/24 - Systems for the transmission of television signals using pulse code modulation
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VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM
A video encoder 101 encodes image data of an input moving image based on prediction and generates a video bitstream of encoded pictures. A refresh controller 102 refreshes such that a partial area in the picture is assumed as a unit area to be refreshed and the unit area to be refreshed is moved on a picture-by-picture basis. A display-enabled area encoder 103 encodes a display-enabled area for each picture and generating a display-enabled area information bitstream in refreshing. A multiplexer 104 multiplexes the video bitstream and the display-enabled area information bitstream.
H04N 19/587 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding involving temporal sub-sampling or interpolation, e.g. decimation or subsequent interpolation of pictures in a video sequence
H04N 21/236 - Assembling of a multiplex stream, e.g. transport stream, by combining a video stream with other content or additional data, e.g. inserting a URL [Uniform Resource Locator ] into a video stream, multiplexing software data into a video stream; Remultiplexing of multiplex streams; Insertion of stuffing bits into the multiplex stream, e.g. to obtain a constant bit-rate; Assembling of a packetised elementary stream
H04N 19/172 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a picture, frame or field
A display carrier has: a storage box which stores a display; a fixing member which fixes the display in the inside of the storage box; a window part which is formed on a face which is opposite to a screen of the display when the display is fixed in the inside of the storage box among a plurality of faces of the storing box; and a closing member which closes the window part.
G09F 9/00 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements
A cooling apparatus includes N (N is an integer of 2 or larger) refrigerant storage units arranged in a vertical direction and configured to store refrigerants, a condensation unit disposed above the N refrigerant storage units, a steam pipe for circulating gas phase refrigerants flowing out of the N refrigerant storage units to the condensation unit, a liquid pipe for circulating a liquid phase refrigerant flowing out of the condensation unit to an uppermost refrigerant storage unit, and separation piping for circulating a liquid phase refrigerant flowing out of an upper refrigerant storage unit to a lower refrigerant storage unit. The liquid phase refrigerant flows into each refrigerant storage unit via an inlet, and flows out from the refrigerant storage unit via a first connection port formed below the inlet.
A method implemented in a mobile communications network supporting coordinated multiple point transmission and reception (CoMP) is disclosed. The method includes transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), data in a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), and transmitting a reference signal to the UE, wherein a union of resource elements (REs) allocated for reference signals transmitted from a subset of a plurality of transmission points (TPs) in a CoMP set are excluded from resource mapping for transmitting the data to the UE. Other methods, systems, and apparatuses also are disclosed.
A driving circuit includes first through N-th selective operation driving portions selectively producing first through N-th selective operation driving signals, a selection circuit selectively driving the first through the N-th selective operation driving portions in response to an input signal and a control signal, and a supplying arrangement combining the first through the N-th selective operation driving signals to supply a combined driving signal to a solid-stage image pickup device. An n-th selective operation driving portion includes (M x 2(n-1)) P-channel FETs connected in parallel with each other and (M x 2(n-1)) N- channel FETs connected in parallel with each other. The (M x 2(n-1)) P-channel FETs have drains connected to drains of the (M x 2(n-1)) N-channel FETs.
An artificial satellite is provided with at least one hatch formed in the wall of the artificial satellite which is in contact with the dead space therein, and a hatch opening/closing mechanism for opening the hatch; an antenna is mounted on the hatch.
The present invention abates network loads caused by changes in selection of position registration devices on the circuit-switching network side, fluctuation in number of installations, and the like. A mobile communication system includes a mobile station, a packet-switching station, and a plurality of position registration devices for managing the position of the mobile station. After one position registration device has been selected from among the plurality of position registration devices for the mobile station, the mobile station transmits a Network Resource Identifier (NRI) included within a Temporary Mobile Station Identifier (TMSI) to the packet switching station at the time of position registration. The packet switching station requests a position registration from the position registration device on the basis of the NRI.
There is provided a mobile radio communications network device (402) operative to collect network performance measurements and to select at least one mobile radio communications device (400) from which network performance measurements are to be collected if at least one parameter of the at least one mobile radio communication device (400) corresponds to at least one specified selection parameter. The at least one specified selection parameter is data identifying at least one mobile radio communication device characteristic. There are also provided a signal to be employed by such a network device, a mobile radio communications device operative for configuration by such a network device, related methods of such devices, and a related mobile radio communications system.
An image quantization parameter encoder is provided with: a predictor (11) for generating a predicted quantization parameter from a past reconstructed quantization parameter; a calculator (12) for generating a differential quantization parameter from a quantization parameter and the predicted quantization parameter; and a quantization parameter encoder (13) which, when the differential quantization parameter is significant, performs binary arithmetic encoding of a first bin indicative of whether the differential quantization parameter is significant, a different bin indicative of the absolute value of a non-redundant differential quantization parameter, and a bin indicative of the positivity/negativity of the differential quantization parameter.
A video quantization parameter coding device is provided with a prediction unit (11) for generating a prediction quantization parameter from a past reconstruction quantization parameter, a computation unit (12) for generating a differential quantization parameter from the quantization parameter and the prediction quantization parameter, and a quantization parameter coding means (13) for binary arithmetically coding a first bin indicating whether or not the differential quantization parameter is significant, a second bin indicating whether the differential quantization parameter is positive or negative, and another bin indicating the absolute value of the differential quantization parameter, if the differential quantization parameter is significant.
There is provided a water current power generating device for generating electric power from water current power, the device comprising: a sway vibrating body which bends in response to a fluid force exerted on a circumference surface thereof by a water current, sways in a bending state, and generates tension in response to a deflection angle from a direction of the water current, and at least one tension power generating unit for converting electro-magnetically or piezoelectricaly the tension transferred from the sway vibrating body into the electric power. With the above configurations, ever stable electric power can be generated from water current power in a variety of water areas of slow-moving water current to fast-moving water current.
F03B 17/06 - Other machines or engines using liquid flow, e.g. of swinging-flap type
H02K 7/18 - Structural association of electric generators with mechanical driving motors, e.g.with turbines
H02N 2/18 - Electric machines in general using piezoelectric effect, electrostriction or magnetostriction producing electrical output from mechanical input, e.g. generators
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VIDEO ENCODING DEVICE, VIDEO DECODING DEVICE, VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, AND VIDEO DECODING METHOD
In order to increase the encoding efficiency of a quantization step size, this video encoding device comprises a quantization step size encoding unit for encoding a quantization step size that controls the granularity of quantization. The quantization step size encoding unit includes a step size prediction unit for predicting the quantization step size using quantization step size information assigned to an already-encoded nearby image block, and using in-frame prediction direction information about an image block that is to be encoded.
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H04N 19/50 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding
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VIDEO DECODING DEVICE AND METHOD IN WHICH THE GRANULARITY OF QUANTIZATION IS CONTROLLED
There is provided a video encoding device capable of changing a quantization step size frequently while reducing an increase in code rate to enable high-quality moving image encoding, comprising a quantization step size encoding unit 10 for encoding a quantization step size that controls the granularity of quantization, the quantization step size encoding unit 10 includes a step size prediction unit 11 for predicting the quantization step size that controls the granularity of the quantization by using a quantization step size assigned to a neighboring image block already encoded.
H04N 19/119 - Adaptive subdivision aspects e.g. subdivision of a picture into rectangular or non-rectangular coding blocks
H04N 19/159 - Prediction type, e.g. intra-frame, inter-frame or bidirectional frame prediction
H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
H04N 19/587 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding involving temporal sub-sampling or interpolation, e.g. decimation or subsequent interpolation of pictures in a video sequence
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VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING DEVICE AND METHOD IN WHICH THE GRANULARITY OF THE QUANTIZATION IS CONTROLLED
There is provided a video encoding device capable of changing a quantization step size frequently while reducing an increase in code rate to enable high-quality moving image encoding, comprising a quantization step size encoding unit 10 for encoding a quantization step size that controls the granularity of quantization, the quantization step size encoding unit 10 includes a step size prediction unit 11 for predicting the quantization step size that controls the granularity of the quantization by using a quantization step size assigned to a neighboring image block already encoded.
H04N 19/119 - Adaptive subdivision aspects e.g. subdivision of a picture into rectangular or non-rectangular coding blocks
H04N 19/14 - Coding unit complexity, e.g. amount of activity or edge presence estimation
H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
The storage system includes a data dividing means for dividing writing target data into a plurality of units of partial data, and generating units of new divided file data; an index file generation means for generating, for each of the units of partial data, an index entry, and generating index file data by adding test data for error detection; a data writing means for writing the divided file data and the index file data; and a recovery means for detecting an error in the index entries written in the storage device, based on the test data included in each of the index entries. The recovery means deletes an index entry in which an error is detected and all of the subsequent index entries in the index file data stored in the storage device, from the index file data.
A mobile communication method in a mobile communication system according to the present invention in which when MME#1 is restarted in a first state in which a PDN connection #1 including one or more EPS bearers #1 is set among a UE, an S-GW#1, and a P-GW#1, the first state transitions to a second state in which the PDN connection #1 is released between the UE and the S-GW#1 and the connection is maintained only between the S-GW#1 and the P-GW#1, the mobile communication method including the step of not transmitting, by the MME#1, "Paging" whose destination is the UE upon receiving "DDN" including IMSI of the UE after detecting that re-attach processing for the mobile station has been executed in the second state.
A policy determination system (500) according to an aspect of the present invention is arranged in a core network (10) and capable of communicating with a control apparatus (100) arranged in a radio access network (20). The control apparatus (100) is configured to perform control related to a state transition between a CONNECTED state and an IDLE state of a mobile terminal (300) based on a state control policy supplied from the policy determination system. The policy determination system (500) includes a policy determination unit (502) that determines a state control policy according to a situation of the mobile terminal (300), and a notification unit (503 or 205) that notifies the control apparatus (100) of the state control policy. This enables, for example, to reduce the number of signalings which are caused due to repetition of state transition (CONNECTED-IDLE transition) of the mobile terminal and are to be processed by the core network, based on the determination by the core network.
A video encoding device includes: transform means 11 for transforming an image block; entropy encoding means 12 for entropy-encoding transformed data of the image block transformed by the transform means 11; PCM encoding means 13 for PCM-encoding the image block; multiplex data selection means 14 for selecting output data of the entropy encoding means 12 or the PCM encoding means 13, in a block of a block size set from the outside; and multiplexing means 15 for embedding a PCM header in a bitstream, in the block of the set from the outside block size.
H04N 19/61 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using transform coding in combination with predictive coding
H04N 19/12 - Selection from among a plurality of transforms or standards, e.g. selection between discrete cosine transform [DCT] and sub-band transform or selection between H.263 and H.264
H04N 19/13 - Adaptive entropy coding, e.g. adaptive variable length coding [AVLC] or context adaptive binary arithmetic coding [CABAC]
H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
H04N 19/46 - Embedding additional information in the video signal during the compression process
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VIDEO DECODING METHOD, VIDEO DECODING DEVICE, AND VIDEO DECODING PROGRAM
A video encoding device includes: transform means 11 for transforming an image block; entropy encoding means 12 for entropy-encoding transformed data of the image block transformed by the transform means 11; PCM encoding means 13 for PCM-encoding the image block; multiplex data selection means 14 for selecting output data of the entropy encoding means 12 or the PCM encoding means 13, in a block of a block size set from the outside; and multiplexing means 15 for embedding a PCM header in a bitstream, in the block of the set from the outside block size.
H04N 19/13 - Adaptive entropy coding, e.g. adaptive variable length coding [AVLC] or context adaptive binary arithmetic coding [CABAC]
H04N 21/236 - Assembling of a multiplex stream, e.g. transport stream, by combining a video stream with other content or additional data, e.g. inserting a URL [Uniform Resource Locator ] into a video stream, multiplexing software data into a video stream; Remultiplexing of multiplex streams; Insertion of stuffing bits into the multiplex stream, e.g. to obtain a constant bit-rate; Assembling of a packetised elementary stream
H04N 19/119 - Adaptive subdivision aspects e.g. subdivision of a picture into rectangular or non-rectangular coding blocks
H04N 19/159 - Prediction type, e.g. intra-frame, inter-frame or bidirectional frame prediction
H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards
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BASE STATION APPARATUSES, MOBILITY MANAGEMENT ENTITY, SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR INFORMING A CORE NETWORK OF THE SUBSCRIBER ACCESS GROUP OF A TARGET CELL IN THE COURSE OF A X2 HANDOVER PROCEDURE
A communication system is described in which a mobile device is able to transfer from a home base station operating in a hybrid or closed, CSG, access modes to a target home base station operating in a hybrid or CSG access mode. A novel handover procedure is described in which the core network is informed of the access mode of the target home base station using a path switch request in the handover procedure.
The storage system includes a data storage controlling unit that stores a plurality of units of block data, generated by dividing storage target data, in a distributed manner in a plurality of storage devices, and performs duplicate storage elimination. The data storage controlling unit stores a plurality of continuous units of block data of the storage target data, generated by dividing the storage target data, in a particular storage device among the plurality of storage devices, stores, in the particular storage device, feature data based on the data content of the block data and storing position information representing the storing position in the particular storage device of the block data in association with each other as a storing position specifying table, and stores storage device identifying information for identifying the particular storage device and the feature data of the block data stored in the particular storage device in association with each other as a storage device specifying table.
The storage system includes a first auxiliary storage device, a second auxiliary storage device, and a main storage device, and also includes a data management unit which stores and keeps, in the main storage device, index data based on feature data by referring to the feature data of storage target data stored in the first auxiliary storage device, and if the index data stored and kept in the main storage device reaches a preset amount, stores and keeps, in the second auxiliary storage device, the index data stored and kept in the main storage device, and deletes the index data stored and kept in the second auxiliary storage device from the main storage device.
A method includes detecting a touch on a touch-sensitive display, determining when a touch value associated with the touch meets a first touch threshold, determining a first period of time between detecting the touch and when the touch value meets the first touch threshold, and providing a first tactile feedback when the first period of time is meets a first time threshold.
G06F 15/02 - Digital computers in general; Data processing equipment in general manually operated with input through keyboard and computation using a built-in program, e.g. pocket calculators
A mobile communication system of the present invention includes: a mobile station; a base station wirelessly communicating with the mobile station; and a gateway apparatus connected to the base station and a core network. The base station includes: first transmission means for transmitting a registration message for registering the mobile station in the gateway apparatus; and second transmission means for transmitting a message pertaining to establishment of an emergency call originated by the mobile station. The gateway apparatus includes: first reception means for receiving the registration message from the base station; second reception means for receiving an establishment message pertaining to establishment of the emergency call from the base station; and check means for checking consistency between the registration message and the establishment message.
A communication method in LIPA/ SIPTO architecture is provided which, when a user equipment (UE) is to connect from a serving area to an external network, allows re-selection of an optimal gateway. The communication method allows selecting a gateway apparatus physically or topologically close to a site, where the user equipment is attached.
H04W 36/12 - Reselecting a serving backbone network switching or routing node
H04W 8/02 - Processing of mobility data, e.g. registration information at HLR [Home Location Register] or VLR [Visitor Location Register]; Transfer of mobility data, e.g. between HLR, VLR or external networks
A communication method in LIPA/ SIPTO architecture is provided which, when a user equipment .(UE) is to connect from a serving area to an external network, allows re-selection of an optimal gateway. The communication method allows selecting a gateway apparatus physically or topologically close to a site, where the user equipment is attached.
H04W 36/12 - Reselecting a serving backbone network switching or routing node
H04W 8/02 - Processing of mobility data, e.g. registration information at HLR [Home Location Register] or VLR [Visitor Location Register]; Transfer of mobility data, e.g. between HLR, VLR or external networks
Provided is a mobile communication system comprising: a terminal; an origin base station that connects to the terminal before the terminal moves; a destination base station that connects to the terminal after the terminal moves; and a top-level device to which the origin base station and destination base station are subordinate. The origin base station and the destination base station are preset with control information for voice encoding. The origin base station sends to the top-level device a first message that includes the aforementioned control information with which the origin base station had been set. The top-level device includes said origin base station control information in a second message and sends the second message to the destination base station.
A mobile communication system including: a terminal, a movement-origin base station to which the terminal connects before movement of the terminal; a movement- destination base station to which the terminal connects after movement of the terminal; and a higher-order apparatus that has the movement-origin base station and the movement- destination base station under its control. Control information for voice encoding is set in advance in the movement-origin base station and the movement-destination base station, the movement-origin base station includes the control information of its own station in a first message and transmits the first message to the higher-order apparatus, and the higher-order apparatus includes the control information of the movement-origin base station in a second message and transmits the second message to the movement-destination base station.
H04W 8/02 - Processing of mobility data, e.g. registration information at HLR [Home Location Register] or VLR [Visitor Location Register]; Transfer of mobility data, e.g. between HLR, VLR or external networks
Provided is an image capturing device for capturing an image of an object, the image of which is to be captured, by optically scanning the object by moving in a predetermined scanning direction. The image capturing device is provided with a light-receiving means which is disposed on the light-receiving surface of the image capturing device and stores electric charge according to the amount of light received from a light detection window the length of which in the scanning direction is shorter than the length in the scanning direction of an area defined as one pixel of the object, and an output means which outputs the electric charge stored by the light-receiving means when the light receiving means has completed the optical scanning of the area defined as one pixel.
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MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION, GATEWAY APPARATUS, CORE NETWORK APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD
A mobile communication system includes a mobile station, a base station that communicates wirelessly with the mobile station, a gateway apparatus that connects the base station to a core network, and a core network apparatus that is arranged in the core network. The base station includes a control unit that includes, in a message, information indicating that the mobile station has originated a call as an emergency call, and a transmission unit that transmits the message to the core network apparatus. In addition, the core network apparatus includes a reception unit that receives the message that was transmitted from the base station.
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MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION, GATEWAY APPARATUS, CORE NETWORK APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD
A mobile communication system comprising a mobile station, a base station which wirelessly communicates with the mobile station, a gateway apparatus which connects the base station to a core network, and a core network apparatus arranged in the core network. The base station comprises a control unit which includes, in a message, information showing that the mobile station has made a call request as an emergency call, and a transmission unit which transmits the message to the core network apparatus. Further, the core network apparatus comprises a reception unit which receives the message transmitted from the base station.
In order to provide a circuit which can realize high-speed frequency tracking performance while satisfying jitter/wander suppression performance, the circuit controls loop gain of a PLL means, which extracts a clock signal of a SDH signal or an Ethernet signal from an OTN signal, on the basis of a result of processing a jitter/wander component and a frequency change state on the basis of phase comparison data of the PLL means.
H03L 7/107 - Automatic control of frequency or phase; Synchronisation using a reference signal applied to a frequency- or phase-locked loop - Details of the phase-locked loop for assuring initial synchronisation or for broadening the capture range using a variable transfer function for the loop, e.g. low pass filter having a variable bandwidth
H03L 7/08 - Automatic control of frequency or phase; Synchronisation using a reference signal applied to a frequency- or phase-locked loop - Details of the phase-locked loop
H03L 7/093 - Automatic control of frequency or phase; Synchronisation using a reference signal applied to a frequency- or phase-locked loop - Details of the phase-locked loop concerning mainly the frequency- or phase-detection arrangement including the filtering or amplification of its output signal using special filtering or amplification characteristics in the loop
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MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH SPEECH TO TEXT CONVERSION AND RELATED METHODS
A mobile wireless communications device may include a housing and a wireless transceiver carried by the housing. The mobile wireless communications device may also include audio transducer carried by the housing, and a controller cooperating with the wireless transceiver to perform at least one wireless communications function. The controller may also cooperate with the at least one audio transducer to convert speech input through the audio transducer to converted text, determine a proposed modification for the converted text, and output from the audio output transducer the proposed modification for the converted text.
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