A method and apparatus for video coding. According to the method, a set of candidates associated with coding modes or mode parameters are determined. Boundary matching costs associated with the set of candidates are determined, where each of the boundary matching costs is determined for one target candidate of the set of candidates. The costs are calculated by using reconstructed or predicted samples of the current block and one or more neighboring blocks of the current block. Each of the boundary matching costs is calculated using one target configuration selected from a plurality of configurations. A final candidate is selected from the set of candidates based on the boundary matching costs. The current block is encoded or decoded using the final candidate.
H04N 19/105 - Selection of the reference unit for prediction within a chosen coding or prediction mode, e.g. adaptive choice of position and number of pixels used for prediction
H04N 19/139 - Analysis of motion vectors, e.g. their magnitude, direction, variance or reliability
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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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HARDWARE-ASSISTED CLIENT AUTHENTICATION FOR SECURITY ENHANCEMENT OF VIRTUAL DEVICE
A device can include a remote protocol communication (RPC) slot configured to receive a message package generated from an entity during an RPC process, a processing unit configured to process the message package and return a result via the RPC slot to the entity, a blocker configured to be enabled to block or disabled to allow communication between the RPC slot and the processing unit, a key slot corresponding to the RPC slot and configured to receive a key from the entity, a key pool configured to store key slot and key pairs, and a verifier configured to disable the blocker when the key matches a key contained in one of the key slot and key pairs that contains the key slot and enable the blocker when the key does not match the key contained in any one of the key slot and key pairs that contains the key slot.
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING MULTIMEDIA DATA FLOWS BY DECOUPLING AVSTREAM DRIVER FROM MULTIMEDIA DATA FLOWS AND USING USERSPACE-DRIVEN DATA FLOW MODEL
A computing device includes a machine-readable medium and a processing circuit. The machine-readable medium stores instructions. The processing circuit loads and executes the instructions. The instructions include a Windows operating system, an AVStream driver, and a multimedia data flow model. The AVStream driver is executable within the Windows operating system, wherein each AVStream pin of the AVStream driver is defined to be decoupled from multimedia data flows. The multimedia data flow model is executable within the Windows operating system, wherein the multimedia data flow model is used to deal with at least the multimedia data flows in a processing style adopted in a non-Windows operating system when being executed.
A network for handling a network access control comprises a memory and a processor. The memory stores instructions and the processor coupled to the memory is configured to execute the instructions of: receiving a registration request from a communication device; determining whether validity information in a UE subscription for a stand-alone non-public network (SNPN) providing access for localized services is met, in response to receiving the registration request; and rejecting the registration request when the validity information is not met, which result in rejecting the communication device with an appropriate cause code to prevent the communication device from selecting or registering the network again in a SNPN selection procedure.
A method for optimizing memory access based on a machine learning model is provided. The method includes converting a portion of the machine learning model corresponding to an operation requirement of a hardware into a directed acyclic graph, wherein the portion of the machine learning model comprises multiple fusions, and the directed acyclic graph comprises a plurality of vertexes and a plurality of directed edges, wherein the edge ei,j is the edge from the vertex Vi to vertex Vj, and the value of the edge ei,j is set to indicate a total amount of DRAM accesses from an input of fusioni to an output of fusionj-1, and, where i, j are positive integers and j is larger than i; and determining a shortest path, wherein the shortest path represents the path from a starting vertex to a destination vertex with a smallest total amount of DRAM accesses.
Various solutions for congestion rejection handling for high priority user equipment (UE) in mobile communications are described. The UE may receive a non-access stratum (NAS) message with a cause value indicating a congestion. The UE may perform a mobility management in an event that it is configured as a high priority apparatus. The performing of the mobility management may include starting a reattempting timer based on a reattempting counter, increasing the reattempting counter, and determining whether to initiate a mobility management procedure based on the reattempting timer.
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ACCESS-POINT (AP) DEVICE FOR A COORDINATION TRANSMISSION AND METHOD PERFORMING THE SAME
A coordination transmission method is provided. A first request and a first response are exchanged with a second AP, by a first AP. The first request is used for requesting to establish a first coordination agreement between the first AP and the second AP. The first response is used for indicating an allowance or a rejection for establishing the first coordination agreement between the first AP and the second AP. A coordination transmission with the second AP is performed by the first AP, during an opportunity of transmission under a condition that the establishing of the first coordination agreement between the first AP and the second AP is allowed.
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ADAPTIVE LOOP FILTER WITH VIRTUAL BOUNDARIES AND MULTIPLE SAMPLE SOURCES
A method for implementing an adaptive loop filter (ALF) in a video system is provided. A video coder receives data for a block of pixels to be encoded or decoded as a current block of a current picture of a video. The video coder receives a current sample of the current block. The video coder applies a filter to the current sample to generate a correction value. Neighboring samples from two or more different sources are used as inputs to the filter. When a first neighboring sample is within a virtual boundary, the first neighboring sample is used as an input to the filter. When the first neighboring sample is beyond the virtual boundary, the first neighboring sample is precluded as an input to the filter. The video coder adds the correction value to the current sample as a filtered sample of the current block.
H04N 19/167 - Position within a video image, e.g. region of interest [ROI]
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H04N 19/196 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the adaptation method, adaptation tool or adaptation type used for the adaptive coding being specially adapted for the computation of encoding parameters, e.g. by averaging previously computed encoding parameters
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Method and Apparatus of Improving Performance of Convolutional Cross-Component Model in Video Coding System
Method and apparatus for improving CCCM mode. According to one method, a down-sampled luma sample is generated by applying a target down-sampling kernel to the luma block where the target down-sampling kernel is selected from a filter set comprising multiple down-sampling kernels. A convolutional cross-component model predictor is determined for a target chroma sample in the chroma block where the convolutional cross-component model predictor comprises a term generated by applying a convolutional filter to a location of target down-sampled luma sample. A final predictor is generated for the target chroma sample from a set of prediction candidates comprising the convolutional cross-component model predictor. According to another method, the sample amount condition for determining whether to apply the CCCM mode is simplified by checking block width, block height, block area or any combination.
H04N 19/132 - Sampling, masking or truncation of coding units, e.g. adaptive resampling, frame skipping, frame interpolation or high-frequency transform coefficient masking
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H04N 19/186 - 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 colour or a chrominance component
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CHIP WITH POWER-GLITCH DETECTION AND POWER-GLITCH SELF-TESTING
Power-glitch detection and power-glitch self-testing within a chip is shown. In a chip, a processor has a power terminal, a glitch detector, and a self-testing circuit. The power terminal is configured to receive power. The glitch detector is coupled to the power terminal of the processor for power-glitch detection. The self-testing circuit has a glitch generator and a glitch controller. The glitch controller controls the glitch generator to generate a self-testing glitch signal within the chip to test the glitch detector. The self-testing glitch signal is further fed back to the glitch controller for verification, and the glitch controller presents an error of the self-testing glitch signal by an error flag.
A user equipment (UE) aggregation control method is provided. The UE aggregation control method may be applied to a UE. The UE aggregation control method may include the following steps. The UE may perform an application to initiate UE aggregation with a relay UE and to establish a non-3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) connection between the UE and the relay UE to achieve UE aggregation. Then, the UE may transmit encapsulated data packets to the relay UE, which are transmitted to a network node after decapsulated. The encapsulated data packets comprise headers containing address information and port information of the UE and the relay UE.
A method using multiple reference lines for predictive coding is provided. A video coder receives data for a block of pixels to be encoded or decoded as a current block of a current picture of a video. The video coder receives or signals a selection of first and second reference lines among a plurality of reference lines that neighbor the current block. The video coder blends the first and second reference lines into a fused reference line. The video coder generates a prediction of the current block by using samples of the fused reference line. The video coder encodes or decodes the current block by using the generated 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
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Method and Apparatus of Novel Intra Prediction with Combinations of Reference Lines and Intra Prediction Modes in Video Coding System
A method and apparatus of video coding using joint prediction by combining an intra prediction mode with one or more reference lines. According to the method, a set of joint prediction candidates are determined where each joint prediction candidate corresponds to a combination of an intra prediction mode from a group of intra prediction mode candidates and one or more reference samples in one or more reference lines from a group of reference line candidates. A target joint prediction candidate is determined from the set of joint prediction candidates where said one or more reference samples are used for assisting determining the target joint prediction candidate. The current block is encoded or decoded by using one or more predictors comprising the target joint prediction candidate.
H04N 19/593 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding involving spatial prediction techniques
H04N 19/105 - Selection of the reference unit for prediction within a chosen coding or prediction mode, e.g. adaptive choice of position and number of pixels used for prediction
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A low-dropout (LDO) regulator having an analog low-dropout (ALDO) regulating circuit and a digital low-dropout (DLDO) regulating circuit. The DLDO regulating circuit assists the ALDO regulating circuit based on a sensed voltage different from an output voltage at the output terminal of the LDO regulator. The DLDO regulating circuit has a controller operating based on the two comparators. The controller controls a current that the DLDO regulating circuit provides to a load. The first comparator compares the sensed voltage with an upper limit voltage in default, and changes to comparing the sensed voltage with a medium threshold voltage in response to the sensed voltage exceeding the upper limit voltage. The second comparator compares the sensed voltage with a lower limit voltage in default, and changes to comparing the sensed voltage with the medium threshold voltage in response to the sensed voltage dropping lower than the lower limit voltage.
G05F 1/59 - Regulating voltage or current wherein the variable actually regulated by the final control device is DC using semiconductor devices in series with the load as final control devices including plural semiconductor devices as final control devices for a single load
G05F 1/563 - Regulating voltage or current wherein the variable actually regulated by the final control device is DC using semiconductor devices in series with the load as final control devices including two stages of regulation, at least one of which is output level responsive, e.g. coarse and fine regulation
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PROJECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING PARTITION BACKLIGHTING OF PROJECTED IMAGE
The present invention provides a projection device and method for processing partition backlighting of a projected image. The method is executed by the projection device, which projects an original image onto a projection screen to display the projected image. The method includes performing the keystone correction on the original image to be projected to obtain corrected image data and correcting the backlighting brightness of at least one of a plurality of backlighting partitions of the projection device, respectively based on the corrected image data after the keystone correction. The method further includes performing the backlighting smoothing processing on the edge portion of the at least one backlighting partition. The method further includes performing the backlighting smoothing processing on an edge of the projected image and the backlighting of the junction partition adjacent to the backlighting image.
Provided is a pixelization method. The method involves generating a mosaic mapping table. The mosaic mapping table includes multiple mapping entries, each mapping entry recording an output pixel coordinate of a pixelated image and an input pixel coordinate of an input image. The method further involves using the mosaic mapping table to transform the input image into the pixelated image. The output pixel value corresponding to the output pixel coordinate in each mapping entry is set to the input pixel value corresponding to the input pixel coordinate in that mapping entry.
An edge device provides an agentic framework to manage apps and artificial intelligence (AI) models used by the apps. An app and app metadata are downloaded from a cloud of servers to the device. The app metadata describes requirements of the app for AI models to be used by the app. The agentic framework performs a search in an on-device database that stores the app metadata and model metadata of edge models installed on the device. The search is performed to determine whether one of the edge models satisfies the requirements of the app. Following the search, the agentic framework sets a given edge model already installed on the device as a target model of the app, where the target model satisfies the requirements of the app. The agentic framework then directs the app to use the target model in response to a request for service.
A device provides an agentic experience for a user. An agentic manager, which is a management app on the device for providing the agentic experience, receives a request from the user via a user interface. The agentic manager sends a prompt incorporating contextual information of the request to an agentic artificial intelligence (AI) model. The contextual information is retrieved from an on-device database and identifies one or more apps on the device. The agentic manager receives from the agentic AI model an action plan for calling a target app among the one or more of apps. The agentic manager sends action requests according to the action plan to the target app to invoke functionalities of the target app, and sends to the user via the user interface an output that incorporates a response generated by the target app.
A method for adjusting platform capability for optimizing performance is provided. The method is implemented by a processor of a device. The method includes receiving a hint signal from an application, wherein the hint signal indicates a requirement required by the application. The method includes obtaining a set of operating parameters of one or more computing components related to the application. The method includes adjusting one or more operating parameters of the set of operating parameters according to the hint signal and the set of operating parameters to meet the requirement required by the application.
A machine learning-based wafer testing yield boosting method includes acquiring a plurality of actual Wafer Acceptance Test (WAT) measurement parameters at a plurality of locations on a wafer from a foundry and a plurality of WAT sensing parameters monitored by a plurality of sensors disposed within the wafer, and inferring a plurality of predicted WAT parameters for a plurality of dies on the wafer based on the plurality of actual WAT measurement parameters and the plurality of WAT sensing parameters by a machine learning model.
A frame display method, applied to a frame display device, comprising: (a) computing a first target frame generation duration of at least one first frame according to first historical data relevant to frame generation of at least one first previous frame of the first frame, wherein frame generation of the first frame is required by an application; (b) deciding at least one first frame display time of the frame display device, according to the first target frame generation duration; and (c) the frame displaying device displaying the first frame respectively at the first frame display time; wherein the first target frame generation duration is computed according to a first minimum necessary frame generation duration in the first historical data.
A method for detecting interstage gain error of pipelined analog-to-digital converter (ADC) with infinite precision and an associated apparatus such as a detection circuit are provided. For any stage among multiple stages in a pipeline of the pipelined ADC, the detection circuit may include multiple circuit units of predetermined circuit elements, with each predetermined circuit element being an identical element which is identical to a series of predetermined elements belonging to a predetermined element type within the any stage. During coupling the predetermined circuit elements to an input node and an output node of an amplifier in turn, analog multiplexing circuits respectively integrated into the multiple circuit units may control signal paths of the predetermined circuit elements by coupling only one of the predetermined circuit elements to the input node of the amplifier while coupling remaining predetermined circuit elements to the output node of the amplifier at the same time.
The present invention provides phase interpolator including a phase detector, a filter and an oscillator is disclosed. The phase detector is configured to receive a first clock signal and a second clock signal, and sample the first clock signal and the second clock signal to generate a detection result, wherein phases of the first clock signal and the second clock signal are different. The filter is configured to filter the detection result to generate a filtered detection result. The oscillator is configured to control frequencies of the first clock signal and the second clock signal, or control a frequency of a sampling clock signal of the phase interpolator according to the filtered detection result.
A touch display device control method, applied to a touch display device installed with an application and comprising a touch sensor, comprising: (a) receiving a first input event from the touch sensor, by an operating system of the touch display device; and (b) the operating system delivering the first input event or a predicted input event to the application before and responding to a start operation of a first frame generation required by the application. A touch display device which uses the touch display device control method is also disclosed.
G06F 3/041 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
G06F 3/042 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means by opto-electronic means
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H04M 1/72403 - User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
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Methods And Apparatus Of Cluster-Based Measurement Prediction In Mobile Communications
Various solutions for cluster-based measurement prediction in mobile communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may perform a first measurement on a first cell cluster. The UE may obtain first predicted results associated with a second cell cluster based on a first artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML) based model and first measurement results of the first measurement. The UE may determine that it moves from the first cell to a second cell. The first predicted results are associated with the first cell and the second cell in an event that the first cell and the second cell belong to the second cell cluster. Accordingly, no AI or ML model update is needed for UE movement between cells belonging to the same cluster, thus reducing the overhead.
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Techniques pertaining to providing next-generation system specific information over access stratum in mobile communications are described. A user equipment (UE) receives a system information in a broadcast from a network which includes a network of a new generation. According to the system information, the UE performs an operation and determines information of the network of the new generation. The UE includes a UE of the new generation or a previous generation, or both.
Techniques pertaining to performing initial registration in a next-generation network in mobile communications are described. A user equipment (UE) determines whether a cell is connected to a first type of core network or a second type of core network. The UE then performs a procedure based on a result of the determining by: (a) performing a first type of non-access-stratum (NAS) procedure using a first type of message to the cell responsive to determining that the cell is connected to the first type of core network; and (b) performing a second type of NAS procedure using a second type of message to the cell responsive to determining that the cell is connected to the second type of core network.
A device is in collaboration with a cloud. In response to a request for service, the device identifies one or more apps to serve the request by searching an on-device database that stores vector embeddings of features of on-device apps. The device ranks the features of the one or more apps based on similarities to requested features indicated in the request, and identifies an app having a highest-ranking feature as a target app. The device further identifies a target model for the target app. The target model is an edge artificial intelligence (AI) model when the highest-ranking feature is a local feature, or the target model is a cloud AI model when the highest-ranking feature is a non-local feature. The device then requests the target app to use the target model to serve the request.
A successive approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) includes a capacitive digital-to-analog converter (DAC) including a capacitive DAC array implemented with a combination of non-binary units and binary units, a comparator, a SAR logic circuit and an encoder. The comparator compares the DAC output signal with a predetermined voltage level to generate the comparison result. The SAR logic circuit determines a plurality of bits according to the comparison result, and controls setting of the capacitive DAC in order to generate a set of first bits and a set of second bits among the plurality of bits with aid of a first sub-array and a second sub-array of the capacitive DAC array, respectively. The encoder encodes the set of first bits into a set of third bits, allowing the SAR ADC to output the set of third bits and the set of second bits as output bits of the SAR ADC.
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MEMORY WITH BUILT-IN SYNCHRONOUS-WRITE-THROUGH REDUNDANCY AND ASSOCIATED TEST METHOD
A memory with built-in bypass redundancy includes a plurality of memory input/output (IO) arrays, a plurality of bypass circuits, and at least one spare bypass circuit. Each of the bypass circuits and the spare bypass circuit is used to provide a bypass path for bypassing a memory input to a memory output. The at least one spare bypass circuit is used to replace at least one of the plurality of bypass circuits that is defective.
Techniques pertaining to handling procedure performed on a restricted radio access technology (RAT) in mobile communications are described. An apparatus (e.g., a UE) initiates a procedure with a network. The apparatus then receives from the network, responsive to the initiating, a reject message with a cause indicating that a RAT attempted to be accessed by the apparatus is restricted. In response to receiving the reject message, the apparatus selects another RAT or a new public land mobile network (PLMN).
This disclosure describes methods and apparatus for UE to perform flexible model update based on cluster based RRM prediction for wireless mobile communication system, comprising the steps of performing beam sweeping and measuring raw beam quality; constructing AI model input and label at training stage; performing cluster based RRM prediction with the trained model at prediction stage; performing measurement report procedures based on predicted results; updating model when UE moving out of range of cluster.
TA, offsetTAA ATATATA is reset to 0 or reset to value N for the first UL transmission after UE re-acquired GNSS, satellite ephemeris, or common TA related parameters.
Various solutions for determining Timing Advance (TA) with respect to an apparatus in mobile communications are described. The apparatus may determine a TA based on a TA parameter and a TA parameter offset. The TA parameter may include a first value ranging from negative to positive, and the TA parameter offset may include a second value ranging from negative to positive. The apparatus may transmit a signal to a network node based on the TA.
In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE receives, from a network entity of a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN), a first mobility management message containing a Radio Access Technology (RAT) restriction list indicating one or more restricted RATs. The UE stores the RAT restriction list in a non-volatile memory of the UE.
A method and apparatus for video coding using shared buffer to store coding information among multiple coding tools including a cross-component model. According to the method, input data associated with a current block comprising a first-colour block and a second-colour block are received, wherein the input data comprise pixel data to be encoded at an encoder side or coded data associated with the current block to be decoded at a decoder side. The current block is encoded or decoded using a cross-component prediction mode. After said encoding or decoding the current block, CCM (Cross-Component Mode) information associated with the cross-component prediction mode is stored in a shared buffer shared with at least another coding tool for storing second coding information associated with said at least another coding tool, wherein the CCM information and the second coding information are used as model inheritance for encoding or decoding of subsequence video data.
H04N 19/423 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by implementation details or hardware specially adapted for video compression or decompression, e.g. dedicated software implementation characterised by memory arrangements
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H04N 19/186 - 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 colour or a chrominance component
H04N 19/189 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the adaptation method, adaptation tool or adaptation type used for the adaptive coding
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Method and Apparatus of ALF with Model-Based Taps in Video Coding System
Method and apparatus to generate cross-component model-based taps for ALF. According to this method, input data associated with a current block including a first-colour block and a second-colour block are received, where the first-colour block includes first-colour samples and the second-colour block includes second-colour samples. One or more target second-colour samples are derived according to a Cross-Component Model (CCM) applied to one or more CCM-input first-colour samples or deriving said one or more target second-colour samples at one or more non-integer positions by applying one or more interpolation filters to one or more interpolation-input first-colour or second-colour samples. One or more filtered second-colour samples are generated by applying target ALF (Adaptive Loop Filter) using filter input samples comprising one or more filter-input second-colour samples and said one or more target second-colour samples.
H04N 19/117 - Filters, e.g. for pre-processing or post-processing
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H04N 19/186 - 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 colour or a chrominance component
H04N 19/82 - Details of filtering operations specially adapted for video compression, e.g. for pixel interpolation involving filtering within a prediction loop
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Methods And Apparatus For Downlink Reference Signal Transmission In Mobile Communications
Various solutions for downlink (DL)-reference signal (RS) transmission with respect to an apparatus are described. An apparatus may receive a DL-RS with at least one first antenna port from a network node. The apparatus may receive a DL channel with a quasi-colocation (QCL) assumption or synchronization according to the DL-RS from the network node. The apparatus may perform a demodulation of the DL channel according to the DL-RS.
H04B 7/06 - Diversity systemsMulti-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
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Apparatus and methods are provided for multi-cluster multiple input multiple output (MIMO) channel modeling with extended Tapped Delay Line (TDL) channel model that includes the TX and RX beam steering. In one novel aspect, extended TDL channel model is used for each cluster for the multi-cluster MIMO channel modeling, wherein the extended TDL channel model includes a transmitting beam steering and a receiving beam steering. In one embodiment, a spatial MIMO channel model is configured based on a combination of a number of spatial clusters, wherein each spatial cluster is associated with a statistically independent and time-varying extended TDL channel model that includes a spatial correlation component and for each spatial cluster, a transmitting and receiving beam steering matrix are configured. One or more channel properties, including the number of clusters, and per cluster configurations are selected based on a desired test scope.
A method and apparatus for inter direction determination according to template matching costs. An L0 matching cost between a first template corresponding a first neighbouring region of the first reference block and a current template corresponding to a current neighbouring region of the current block is determined. An L1 matching cost between a second template corresponding to a neighbouring region of the second reference block and the current template is determined. Inter direction of the MVP candidate for the current block is determined based on first information comprising the L0 matching cost and the L1 matching cost where the inter direction corresponds to bi-prediction, L0 uni-prediction or L1 uni-prediction. The MVP candidate is inserted into an AMVP (Adaptive MVP) list or a merge list. The current block is encoded or decoded by using second information comprising the MVP list or the merge list.
A method of an electronic system device includes; providing an integrated Bluetooth device including a first Bluetooth device having a first unique device address and a first configuration information and at least one second Bluetooth device having at least one second unique device address and at least one second configuration information; providing a central control unit to configure and manage device addresses and configuration information of Bluetooth communications; and, using the central control unit to control the first Bluetooth device and the at least one second Bluetooth device to use a same device address to pair with and connect with a peer device, to make the peer device directly connect with the at least one second Bluetooth device without pairing with the at least one second Bluetooth device after the peer device has been paired with the first Bluetooth device.
Techniques pertaining to enhancements to ranging and reporting in wireless communications are described. An apparatus (e.g., an initiator) performs a one-to-many contention-based ranging operation by: (a) generating a one-to-many initiator report; and (b) transmitting the one-to-many initiator report to a responder. The one-to-many initiator report contains a resolvable private address (RPA) hash calculated using an identity resolving key (IRK) of one of the responder.
The present invention provides a glitch detector including a first inverter, second inverter, a charge sharing component and a warning flag generator. The first inverter is configured to receive a first signal at a first node to generate a second signal to a second node. The second inverter is configured to receive the second signal at the second node to generate the first signal to the first node. The charge sharing component is configured to selectively connect the first node to the second node. The warning flag generator is coupled to the first node or the second node, and configured to determine whether a supply voltage of the glitch detector suffers an under voltage glitch according to a voltage level of the first signal or a voltage level of the second signal, to determine whether to output a warning flag.
An application (APP) detection method includes: after an APP is launched, obtaining a process identifier (PID) corresponding to the APP from a first library; performing a calling operation upon an application programming interface (API) according to the PID; in response to the calling operation, collecting kernel information corresponding to the APP from a second library according to the PID; and performing a prediction operation by executing a K-nearest neighbors (KNN) algorithm according to the kernel information, to generate a prediction result, wherein the prediction result indicates a type of the APP.
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Method And Apparatus For Enhancing Coexistence With Devices With Restricted RF Bandwidth
An apparatus, implementable in a user equipment (UE), initiates any of an initial access procedure, a master information block (MIB)-decoding procedure or a measurement procedure with a wireless network. The apparatus also performs wireless communications with the wireless network upon completion of the initial access procedure, the MIB-decoding procedure or the measurement procedure. Each of the initial access procedure and the MIB-decoding procedure involves performing one or more operations enhancing coexistence of at least one reduced-capability (RedCap) UE having a restricted radio frequency (RF) bandwidth with at least one non-RedCap UE. The measurement procedure involves reporting to a serving cell of the wireless network about an outcome of one or more measurements performed on synchronization signals from both the service cell and a neighboring cell.
Method and apparatus for video coding using non-local, high-degree or residual taps. According to one method, a current filtered output is derived from an ALF for a current sample in the current block. The ALF comprises at least one non-local input term corresponding to a pre-SAO (Sample Adaptive Offset) reconstructed sample of the current sample and/or one or more neighbouring samples of the current sample, or a filter output, from one of a fixed filter sets, of the current sample and/or said one or more neighbouring samples of the current sample. According to another method, the ALF comprises at least one reconstructed sample from a non-adjacent block. According to yet another method, the ALF comprises at least one residual input term.
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CHIP FOR PERFORMING CONTACTLESS CHIP TEST AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING CONTACTLESS CHIP TEST ON INPUT/OUTPUT DRIVER
A chip for performing a contactless chip test and a method for performing the contactless chip test on an input/output (IO) driver are provided. The chip includes the IO driver, a receiver and a processor, wherein the IO driver and the receiver are coupled to an IO pad, and the processor is coupled to the IO driver and the receiver. The IO driver drives an IO voltage on the IO pad, and the receiver receives the IO voltage from the IO pad, wherein the receiver includes a reference voltage generator and a comparator, the comparator is coupled to the reference voltage generator. The reference voltage generator provides a reference voltage, and the comparator compares the IO voltage with the reference voltage in order to generate a comparison result. The processor determines whether the IO driver passes the contactless chip test according to the comparison result.
A method of a Bluetooth controller device includes: providing multiple Bluetooth controllers to use a same configuration setting of a link control protocol sent from the host device to respectively control the multiple Bluetooth radio circuits to transmit and receive Bluetooth packets, clocks of the multiple Bluetooth controllers being synchronized with each other; and configuring the multiple Bluetooth controllers as central roles respectively to negotiate with corresponding peer Bluetooth controllers, to be used as peripheral roles associated with the central roles, by respectively ignoring or rejecting at least request from the corresponding peer Bluetooth controllers, to make a packet transmission time of a first Bluetooth radio circuit in the multiple Bluetooth radio circuits be separated from a packet reception time of a second Bluetooth radio circuit in the multiple Bluetooth radio circuits.
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Stream Parser And Segment Parser Designs For Unequal Modulation Of Spatial Streams In Wireless Communications
Various schemes pertaining to stream parser and segment parser designs for unequal modulation (UEQM) of spatial streams in wireless communications are described. An apparatus (e.g., an access point (AP) station (STA) or non-AP STA) processes a stream of bits by: (a) encoding the stream of bits into a stream of coded bits; and (b) parsing the stream of coded bits into a plurality of streams of coded bits. The apparatus then transmits the plurality of streams of coded bits with UEQM in a plurality of spatial streams.
A track and hold (TAH) system includes a complementary source follower circuit and a first TAH path. The complementary source follower circuit receives an input signal of the TAH system. The first TAH path includes a first TAH switch circuit, a first TAH output buffer circuit, and a first TAH clock-feedthrough cancellation circuit. The first TAH switch circuit is controlled by a first switch clock to sample a signal derived from an output signal of the complementary source follower circuit to obtain a first sampled signal. The first TAH output buffer circuit generates an output signal of the first TAH path according to the first sampled signal. The first TAH clock-feedthrough cancellation circuit applies clock-feedthrough cancellation to the first sampled signal according to the first switch clock.
A signal attenuator circuit includes a complementary source follower circuit and a programmable gain-tuning array circuit. The complementary source follower circuit includes a first transistor and a second transistor. A control terminal of the first transistor is biased by a first bias voltage and is configured to receive an input signal of the signal attenuator circuit. A control terminal of the second transistor is biased by a second bias voltage and is configured to receive the input signal of the signal attenuator circuit. The first transistor and the second transistor include an N-type transistor and a P-type transistor that are always enabled during a period in which the signal attenuator circuit is in operation. The programmable gain-tuning array circuit is coupled to an output node of the complementary source follower circuit, and includes parallel connected cells, each being selectively enabled to adjust an attenuator gain of the signal attenuator circuit.
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PUSH-PULL SOURCE FOLLOWER CIRCUIT USING BIASING TECHNIQUE TO PROGRAM BIAS CURRENT AND OUTPUT MEAN VOLTAGE INDEPENDENTLY
A push-pull source follower circuit includes a main source follower, a first biasing circuit, and a second biasing circuit. The main source follower includes a first transistor and a second transistor between a first power rail and a second power rail, where the first transistor and the second transistor include an N-type transistor and a P-type transistor. The first biasing circuit programs a bias current of the main source follower through generating a first bias voltage of the first transistor. The second biasing circuit programs an output mean voltage of the push-pull source follower circuit through generating a second bias voltage of the second transistor. The bias current and the output mean voltage are programmed independently.
Techniques pertaining to training artificial intelligence (AI)-based dynamic system selection policy adjustment in wireless communications are described. An apparatus (e.g., user equipment (UE)) utilizes an AI model to determine a mobility scenario of an environment in which the UE is situated. The apparatus adjusts one or more parameters used in a system selection according to a result of the determining.
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A UE determines a pool of resources for transmitting data from the UE to another UE over a number of time slots. The UE determines available resources from the pool of resources by excluding first one or more time slots from the number of time slots based on expected reception at the UE in the one or more time slots. The UE modifies the available resources by adding back a first set of time slots from the excluded time slots to the available resource based on a priority of the expected reception in the one or more time slots when a ratio of currently available resources to the pool of resources is less than a threshold. The UE transmits the data to the another UE on a resource selected from currently available resources of the pool.
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Method and Apparatus for Adaptive Loop Filter with Tap Constraints for Video Coding
Method and apparatus for video coding using. According to one method, a current filtered output is derived from an ALF for a current sample in the current block. The current filtered output is derived from an ALF for a current sample, where the ALF comprises an input term associated with one or more neighbouring fixed-filtered samples, and the neighbouring fixed-filtered samples are from a restricted area with respect to the current sample. According to another method, the ALF comprises an input term associated with a modification term corresponding to an output by filtering clipped neighbouring difference values using filter coefficients of fixed filter sets, where the neighbouring difference values are determined between neighbouring samples and a to-be-processed sample.
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ADAPTIVE LOOP FILTER WITH ADAPTIVE FILTER STRENGTH
A method for performing adaptive loop filter in a video system is provided. A video coder receives data for a block of pixels to be encoded or decoded as a current block of a current picture of a video. The video coder receives a set of samples of the current block. The video coder classifies the set of samples into multiple subsets of samples. The video coder filters the received set of samples to generate a set of correction values. The video coder applies a set of filter strengths to weigh the set of generated correction values. The video coder adds the weighted set of correction values to the received set of samples as filtered samples of the current block.
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Methods And Apparatus For Evaluating Performance Of A Prediction Model
Methods and apparatus pertaining to performance evaluation of a prediction model utilized in mobile communications are described. A test equipment transmits one or more reference signals to a communication apparatus. Then, the test equipment receives one or more prediction results from the communication apparatus. The one or more prediction results are output by a model of the communication apparatus based on the one or more reference signals. The test equipment further determines a performance indicator of the model according to the one or more prediction results.
A continuous time linear equalizer (CTLE) includes a first circuit path and a second circuit path. The first circuit path has a first step response. The second circuit path is in parallel with the first circuit path. The second circuit path has a second step response with a pulse response, and includes a transmission line that is configured to control a pulse width of the pulse response according to a length of the transmission line. An output signal of the CTLE is derived from an output signal of the first circuit path and an output signal of the second circuit path.
The application provides a tuner codeword database construction method and a mobile device. A plurality of mobile device configuration parameters are obtained. Tuner characteristic measurement is performed on one or more testing mobile devices based on the plurality of mobile device configuration parameters to generate a plurality of tuner characteristic data. Tuner codeword selection is performed on the plurality of tuner characteristic data based on a predetermined weighting and a filtering range to generate a target tuner codeword among a plurality of tuner codewords. The target tuner codeword is stored in a tuner codeword database, the tuner codeword database storing a plurality of stored tuner codewords for controlling at least one tuner of a user mobile device.
A method of synchronization in a training state of USB includes sending first SLOS1 ordered sets by a transmitter in a LOCK1 state and receiving the first SLOS1 ordered sets by a receiver in the LOCK1 state. The method further includes sending second SLOS1 ordered sets by the transmitter and receiving the second SLOS1 ordered sets by the receiver. A length of the second SLOS1 ordered sets is different from a length of the first SLOS1 ordered sets. The transmitter and the receiver then enter a LOCK2 state. The USB system includes a transmitter and a receiver coupled to the transmitter. The transmitter sends training ordered sets comprising the first SLOS1 ordered sets and the second SLOS1 ordered sets during the LOCK1 state, where the second SLOS1 ordered sets have a different length than the first SLOS1 ordered sets.
An electrostatic discharge (ESD) trigger circuit includes a voltage detection circuit and a trigger circuit. The voltage detection circuit is used to detect occurrence of an ESD event on an ESD-protected supply voltage according to a voltage comparison that is based on the ESD-protected supply voltage and an additional supply voltage, and assert an enable signal in response to the ESD event being detected on the ESD-protected supply voltage, wherein the additional supply voltage is independent of the ESD-protected supply voltage. The trigger circuit is used to control activation of ESD protection for the ESD-protected supply voltage according to the enable signal.
Methods for video coding using CTU-based or multiple History-based MVP (HMVP) tables. According to one method, blocks in the current CTU are encoded or decoded using information comprising a merge list or an AMVP list, where one or more candidates from one or more CTU-based HMVP tables. The CTU-based HMVP tables are maintained and updated on a CTU basis. According to another method, if a to-be-referenced position is not inside the first region, the to-be-referenced position is mapped to a mapped position of the first region before referencing corresponding motion. If the mapped position of the first region has no motion, a predefined default motion or neighbouring motion at a neighbouring position is used as the corresponding motion.
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Method and Apparatus for Picture Padding in Video Coding
A method and apparatus for padding out-of-boundary pixels are disclosed. According to the method, input data associated with a current block located at or near a picture boundary are received, wherein the input data comprise prediction data and reconstructed residual data related to the current block. An extended motion-compensated reconstructed block for the current block is generated based on the prediction data and the reconstructed residual data, wherein the extended motion-compensated reconstructed block for the current block is inter coded and comprises a padded area located outside the picture boundary and a reconstructed current block. At least one in-loop filter is applied to the extended motion-compensated reconstructed block.
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Pilot Tone Design For Distributed-Tone Resource Units In 6GHz Low-Power Indoor Systems
Various schemes pertaining to pilot tone design for distributed-tone resource units (dRUs) in 6 GHz low-power indoor (LPI) systems are described. A communication entity generates a plurality of pilot tones of a dRU based on a hierarchical structure of pilot tones that is used for a regular RU (rRU). The communication entity then communicates with another communication entity using the dRU.
In 5G NR, the initial access procedure is designed to enable a new user equipment (UE) to establish a connection with the network, acquire synchronization, and obtain the necessary resources to initiate communication. However, in the context of various scenarios, the unique characteristics of satellite communication, green radio communication and etc., pose challenges that require specific enhancements to the initial access procedure. This disclosure addresses these challenges by proposing initial access methods optimized for different communication scenarios, ensuring efficient and reliable communication. In light of this situation, a method of initial access is proposed in this disclosure, including the SSB design with SSB beam index, SSB repetition index and new SSB index, the SSS structure, the beam index and repetition index carry method, the time boundary information carry and calculation method, the different SSB structure for various scenarios, and the SSB repetition structure within a SSB beam duration.
Various solutions for initial access enhancement in wireless communications are described. An apparatus may receive a synchronization signal block (SSB) burst from a network node. Specifically, the SSB burst may include at least one SSB beam each associated with an SSB beam index. Each SSB beam may include at least one SSB repetition each associated with an SSB repetition index. Each SSB repetition may include at least one SSB each comprising at least one of a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH). Then, the apparatus may establish a connection with the network node based on the SSB burst.
An antenna includes a ground plane, a basic resonator disposed over the ground plane, and an extended resonator disposed over the ground plane and separated from the basic resonator by a first trench. The extended resonator comprises an extended plate, a coupler, at least one extended via, and at least one ground via. The coupler includes a coupler pad and a ground pad. The coupler pad and the ground pad are capacitively coupled. The at least one extended via is configured to electrically connect the extended plate to the coupler pad. The at least one ground via is configured to electrically connect the ground pad to the ground plane.
A method of UE autonomously updating a CAG related configuration upon receiving a downlink NAS message is provided. If a CAG-ID is included in an allowed CAG-IDs list of the CAG related configuration and is supported by a CAG cell in a PLMN, then UE may attempt to access the CAG cell in the PLMN. If the access is denied, e.g., UE receives a DL NAS message with a cause value, then UE needs to update the CAG related configuration. If the CAG-ID is not associated with any validity or restriction information, then the CAG-ID should be deleted from the CAG related configuration. If the CAG-ID is associated with validity or restriction information and corresponding validity or restriction criteria are not met, then the CAG-ID should not be deleted from the CAG related configuration.
A push-pull power amplifier (PA) includes a pair of P-type transistors, a pair of N-type transistors, and a splitter, wherein source terminals of the pair of P-type transistors are coupled to a first reference voltage, source terminals of the pair of N-type transistors are coupled to a second reference voltage, and drain terminals of the pair of P-type transistors and the pair of N-type transistors are coupled to an output port. The splitter receives a common-mode input pair, and provides two differential output pairs, wherein one of the two differential output pairs is provided to gate terminals of the pair of P-type transistors, and the other of the two differential output pairs is provided to gate terminals of the pair of N-type transistors. A voltage ripple at each of the gate terminals of the pair of P-type transistors is equal to a voltage ripple of the first reference voltage.
Method and apparatus for video coding using chroma classification for chroma ALF. According to this method, reconstructed pixels are received, where the reconstructed pixels comprise a current colour block and the current colour block comprises a luma block and one or more chroma blocks. A filtered luma output is derived from one luma ALF selected from a set of luma ALFs according to luma block classification derived for each luma ALF classification block of the luma block. A filtered chroma output is derived from one chroma ALF selected from a set of chroma ALFs according to chroma block classification derived for each chroma ALF classification block of each of said one or more chroma blocks. Filtered-reconstructed pixels are provided, where the filtered-reconstructed pixels comprise the filtered luma output and the filtered chroma output.
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METHOD FOR PERFORMING OBJECT DETECTION WITH AID OF MULTI-STAGE DETECTION CONTROL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS
A method for performing object detection with aid of multi-stage detection control in a wireless communication system, performed by a first wireless communication device, and associated apparatus are provided. The method may include: receiving at least two packets from a second wireless communication device, obtaining at least two channel state information (or “the CSIs”) based on the packets, and performing a preliminary detection according to the CSIs to generate a preliminary detection result in a first stage, for indicating whether potential object is detected between the wireless communication devices; and in response to the preliminary detection result indicating that the potential object is detected, transmitting a radar signal, receiving a reflected radar signal of the radar signal, and performing a radar-based detection according to the radar signal and the reflected radar signal to generate a radar-based detection result in a second stage, for indicating whether the potential object is present.
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The video coder receives a selection of a coding tool among a plurality of coding tools. The video coder specifies a set of regression data based on the selection of the coding tool. The specified set of regression data is selected from component samples within or neighboring a reference block or a current block. The video coder specifies a configuration of a convolution model according to the selection of the coding tool. The convolution model is configurable to support each of the plurality of coding tools. The video coder derives parameters of the convolution model by applying the set of regression data according to the specified configuration. The video coder applies the convolution model with the generated parameters to a set of reference component samples to obtain a set of predictor component samples. The video coder encodes or decodes the current block by using the predictor component samples.
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Method and Apparatus of Dependent Quantization for Video Coding
A method and apparatus for video coding using dependent quantization (DQ) with sign hiding. At the decoder side, for a current segment, a sign-hiding state of a selected coefficient, or parity information of the quantized transform coefficients associated with the current segment, or both are determined. The current segment comprises a sign-hiding coefficient. The signs associated with one or more sign-hiding quantization coefficients corresponding to one or more target coefficients in the current segment are determined based on the sign-hiding state, the parity information of the current segment, or both. The quantization coefficients with the signs recovered are dequantized using respective quantizers from the plurality of quantizers. A method and apparatus for a corresponding encoder are also disclosed.
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In an aspect of the disclosure, an artificial intelligent processing unit (APU) is provided. The APU comprises multiple hosts, multiple external data processing accelerator (EDPA) interfaces respectively coupled to the multiple hosts, and at least one EDPA optionally coupled to the multiple EDPA interfaces. The multiple EDPA interfaces are configured as interfaces between the multiple hosts and the at least one EDPA, and the number of the EDPA interfaces is more than the number of the at least one EDPAs.
A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a trench isolation feature, a gate structure, and a source/drain contact. The gate structure and the source/drain contact next to the gate structure are disposed directly on the trench isolation feature. The gate structure and the source/drain contact form electrodes of a capacitor.
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Method and Apparatus for Multiple Hypothesis Prediction in Video Coding System
A method for predictive coding operates by receiving input data associated with a current block, wherein the input data comprise pixel data for the current block to be encoded at an encoder side or encoded data associated with the current block to be decoded at a decoder side. The method then determines prediction members associated with an existing prediction, wherein each prediction member corresponds to one weighted sum of the existing prediction and at least one target prediction candidate from a group of prediction candidates, and wherein a weight and the at least one target prediction candidate are jointly decided by a joint index. Encoding or decoding of the current block is performed using a final prediction decided based on the joint index.
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MEASUREMENT CONFIGURATION IN NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK (NTN)
A method includes receiving a measurement configuration from a serving cell of a user equipment (UE) in a non-terrestrial network (NTN) providing mobile communication service based on satellites. The satellites can be low Earth orbiting (LEO) satellites, geostationary Earth orbiting (GEO) satellites, and the like. The measurement configuration indicates a first synchronization signal block (SSB) based measurement timing configuration (SMTC) and a second SMTC. The first SMTC specifies first SMTC windows aligning with SSB signals from the serving cell of the UE. The second SMTC specifies second SMTC windows aligning with SSB signals from a first neighbor cell of the UE. The serving cell is associated with a first flying object, and the first neighbor cell is associated with a second flying object. The UE performs a measurement based on the first SMTC corresponding to the serving cell and the second SMTC corresponding to the first neighbor cell.
A user equipment, a controlling method and a processing module thereof are provided. The user equipment comprises a radio frequency front-end (RFFE) module and a processing module. The radio frequency front-end module comprises a first transmission path and a second transmission path. The first transmission path is a Time Division Duplexing (TDD) path. The second transmission path is another TDD path or a Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD) path. The processing module is configured to control the RFFE module. A special slot for a TDD transmission on the first transmission path comprises at least one downlink symbol, at least one uplink symbol and at least one guard symbol. During the guard symbol, the first transmission path is controlled to be either a TDD receiving state for executing a TDD downlink transmission or a TDD transmitting state for executing a TDD uplink transmission.
A communication problem identification device is provided. The communication problem identification device includes a feature extraction module, a database module and an identification module. The feature extraction module is configured to encode communication-related information into an embedding vector. The database module is configured to store a plurality of reference vectors. Each reference vector corresponds to a respective issue type. The identification module is configured to determine the issue type of the communication-related information based on the embedding vector and the reference vectors.
The present invention provides a package including a first pad, a die and at least one package ESD component is disclosed. The first pad is configured to receive a signal from a device external to the package. The die comprises a second pad and an internal circuit, wherein the internal circuit is configured to receive the signal from the first pad via the second pad. The at least one ESD component is positioned outside the die.
In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be wireless equipment. The wireless equipment selects a first subset of beams to be utilized for beam management. The beams are from a set of first type of beams used for communication with a base station or a UE. The wireless equipment measures signals transmitted on a second subset of beams. The beams are from the set of first type of beams or from a set of second type of beams. The wireless equipment measures the signals over a time window. The wireless equipment inputs the measurements to a computational model. The wireless equipment receives predictions of channel measurements on the first subset of beams from the computational model.
H04B 7/06 - Diversity systemsMulti-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
A scheduling method of a processing unit (PU) includes a plurality of cores. The method includes assigning an affinity code for each one of a plurality of tasks and allocating at least one core of the plurality of cores to at least one task of the plurality of tasks according to a plurality of affinity codes assigned to the plurality of tasks after the plurality of tasks are in a scheduling queue. Each affinity code includes a plurality of bits; each bit of the plurality of bits indicates whether a task is allowed to be executed on a corresponding core of the plurality of cores.
Methods for video coding using multiple History-based MVP tables. According to one method, motion information for the current block is derived from the coded data at a decoder according to Merge candidate list or an AMVP (MVP (Adaptive Motion Vector Prediction)) list. The multi-HMVP MVP tables are updated according to the motion information derived for the current block. The Merge candidate list or the AMVP list is updated by inserting one or more MVP candidates from the multi-HMVP MVP tables. According to another method, the multiple HMVP lookup tables are updated according to the motion information derived for the current block, and the multiple HMVP lookup tables are updated according to different updating rules.
H04N 19/105 - Selection of the reference unit for prediction within a chosen coding or prediction mode, e.g. adaptive choice of position and number of pixels used for prediction
H04N 19/137 - Motion inside a coding unit, e.g. average field, frame or block difference
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
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ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SCHEDULING THREADS
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a memory storing a program instruction and a central processing unit (CPU) with a first core and a second core. The computing power of the first core is higher than the computing power of the second core. The CPU is configured to read and execute the program instruction to implement a scheduler, a policy hint module, and an application. The CPU is further configured to calculate the required computing power of a thread of the application. When the required computing power of the thread is higher than a threshold, the policy hint module is configured to transmit a message to the scheduler, and the message indicates that the thread has to be allocated to the first core.
G06F 9/50 - Allocation of resources, e.g. of the central processing unit [CPU]
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METHOD FOR PERFORMING TRANSMISSION POWER MANAGEMENT OF WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER DEVICE WITHIN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH AID OF PACKET-ERROR-RATE-BASED TRANSMITTED POWER TRIAL, AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS
A method for performing transmission power management of a wireless transceiver device within a wireless communication system with aid of packet-error-rate-based (PER-based) transmitted power trial and associated apparatus are provided. The method may include: transmitting at least one first packet with at least one first transmitted power from the wireless transceiver device to another device, for monitoring at least one packet error rate (PER) of the at least one first packet at the other device; and transmitting a second packet with a second transmitted power from the wireless transceiver device to the other device based on a PER detection result, the PER detection result comprising any PER among the at least one PER of the at least one first packet.
An electronic device includes a processor, a modulator, and a power amplifier. The processor receives a baseband signal and executes a first ET shaping function on the baseband signal. The modulator receives the baseband signal, detects the magnitude of the baseband signal, and outputs the first voltage according to the magnitude of the baseband signal. The power amplifier outputs an amplified signal based on the first voltage. The first ET shaping function enables the relationship between the baseband signal and the first voltage to be Vpa=a|X|2+b. X is the baseband signal, Vpa is the first voltage, and a and b are constants. The look-up table records the relation curve between the power of the amplified signal and the first voltage when the second ET shaping function is used for envelope tracking.
Various schemes pertaining to long training field (LTF) and short training field (STF) transmission for wide bandwidth 240 MHz with more direct-current (DC) tones in wireless communications are described. A processor of an apparatus generates either or both of an LTF and a STF of a physical-layer protocol data unit (PPDU) with a center 996-tone resource unit (RU) having more than a predetermined number of DC tones. The processor then performs a wireless communication in a wide bandwidth (e.g., 240 MHz) with the PPDU.
A method for determining the frequency of a CPU is provided. The method includes establishing a wireless connection with a network via a transceiver of a UE. The method includes determining the CPU frequency upper bound via the CPU of the UE. The method includes increasing the frequency of the CPU, until a first parameter of the wireless connection remains the same value for a predetermined duration via the CPU. The frequency of the CPU will not be increased beyond the CPU frequency upper bound. The method includes decreasing the frequency of the CPU until a second parameter of the wireless connection changes, in response to a determination that the first parameter of the wireless connection remains the same value for the predetermined duration via the CPU.
An electronic device control method, for controlling an electronic device with a plurality of processing cores and installed with an application, comprising: (a) the application creating a plurality of worker threads which are respectively processed by the processing cores; (b) the application dispatches works with initial workloads to the worker threads respectively; (c) computing suggested workloads respectively for the worker threads based on system information of the electronic device; and (d) the application dispatching works with adjusted workloads to the worker threads according to the suggested workloads.
A roaming method for managing uplink data transmission performed by a station includes transmitting a first set of packets from a transmitting queue of the station to a first access point, updating the transmitting queue, and transmitting a second set of packets from the updated transmitting queue to a second access point after roaming. The packets in the transmitting queue are identified by sequence numbers (SNs). All failed packets remaining in the transmitting queue that have SNs preceding the last ack SN are dropped for a roaming scenario. The second set of packets starts with a packet having an SN subsequent to the last ack SN. The last ack SN is defined as a specific SN of the last packet indicated as successfully received by the first access point.
A method and apparatus of context initialization for entropy coding. According to one method, previous context states derived from one or more previous slices for an arithmetic entropy coder are determined, where the previous context states are stored in multiple context state buffers and different context state buffers are used to store the previous context states for different temporal sublayers. Target context states are determined from the previous context states for the current slice in a current temporal sublayer indicated by a current temporal ID, wherein a target context state buffer storing the target context states is determined according to the current temporal ID. A current set of context states for the arithmetic entropy coder is initialized using the target context states. The input data is encoded or decoded using the arithmetic entropy coder after said initializing the current set of context states for the arithmetic entropy coder.
H04N 19/13 - Adaptive entropy coding, e.g. adaptive variable length coding [AVLC] or context adaptive binary arithmetic coding [CABAC]
H04N 19/159 - Prediction type, e.g. intra-frame, inter-frame or bidirectional frame prediction
H04N 19/169 - 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
H04N 19/174 - 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 slice, e.g. a line of blocks or a group of blocks
H04N 19/91 - Entropy coding, e.g. variable length coding [VLC] or arithmetic coding
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PSEUDO MULTI-PORT MEMORY WITH MEMORY CELLS EACH HAVING TWO-PORT MEMORY CELL ARCHITECTURE AND MULTIPLE ENABLE PULSES ON SAME WORDLINE AND ASSOCIATED MEMORY ACCESS METHOD
A memory array includes a plurality of hierarchical bitlines and a plurality of memory cells. Each hierarchical bitline has a first bitline routed on a first metal layer, and a second bitlines routed on a second metal layer that is different from the first metal layer. The memory cells have a first group of memory cells coupled to the first bitline of a hierarchical bitline, and a second group of memory cells coupled to the second bitline of the hierarchical bitline, wherein the first group of memory cells and the second group of memory cells are located at a same column.
Techniques pertaining to new modulation and coding scheme (MCS) levels for next-generation wireless local area networks (WLANs) are described. An apparatus generates a signal using an MCS level not defined in an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11be specification. The apparatus then performs a wireless communication using the signal. Each of a sensitivity signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) gap and a spectral efficiency gap between two adjacent MCS levels from a combination of the plurality of MCS levels and a plurality of existing MCS levels defined in the IEEE 802.11be specification is less than that between two adjacent MCS levels from the plurality of existing MCS levels.
An embodiment of the invention provides a communication device comprising at least one storage device and at least one processing circuit. The at least one storage device is configured to store instructions, and the at least one processing circuit is configured to execute the instructions to: store a subchannel list for a slot in a selection window or a future reception (RX) window, wherein the subchannel list comprises a RX reference signal received power (RSRP) and a bitmap; receive at least one sensing information for the slot from other communication device; and update the RX RSRP and the bitmap according to the at least one sensing information.
Various techniques pertaining to ambient Internet of Things (AIoT) paging procedures and signaling in wireless communications are described. In a method of processing a paging message in an AIoT system, a device receives the paging message and processes at least one paging record contained in the paging message by: (a) matching a device identifier (ID) in the paging record to at least one identifier assigned to the device; (b) determining whether the paging record requests a response; and (c) responsive to determining that the paging record requests the response, initiating an AIoT random access procedure on one or more radio resources determined in accordance with a content of the paging message.
H04W 68/00 - User notification, e.g. alerting or paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like
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INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CONFIGURABLE TO PERFORM ADAPTIVE THERMAL CEILING CONTROL IN PER-FUNCTIONAL-BLOCK MANNER, ASSOCIATED MAIN CIRCUIT, ASSOCIATED ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED THERMAL CONTROL METHOD
An integrated circuit (IC) configurable to perform adaptive thermal ceiling control in a per-functional-block manner, an associated main circuit, an associated electronic device and an associated thermal control method are provided. The IC may include a plurality of hardware circuits arranged to perform operations of a first functional block, and at least one thermal control circuit. At least one temperature sensor is coupled with the first functional block to detect temperature and to generate at least one temperature sensing result of the first functional block. The thermal control circuit performs thermal control on the first functional block to prevent the first functional block from overheating and inducing abnormal function operations, by monitoring the temperature sensing result and by trying to prevent the temperature sensing result from exceeding first temperature upper-limit, wherein the first temperature upper-limit is configurable with respect to per-functional-block thermal operation capability of the first functional block.
G05B 19/4155 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by programme execution, i.e. part programme or machine function execution, e.g. selection of a programme
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METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SPEEDING UP PACKET PROCESSING
A method for speeding up packet processing is provided. The method is implemented by a hardware acceleration circuitry of a computing device and includes receiving uplink packets from an upper layer. The method includes performing a MAC process on the downlink TB to obtain MAC SDUs. The method includes performing a PDCP process on PDCP SDUs corresponding to the uplink packets to obtain PDCP PDUs. The method includes perform an RLC process on RLC SDUs corresponding to the PDCP PDUs to obtain RLC PDUs. The method includes performing a MAC process on MAC SDUs corresponding to the RLC PDUs to obtain a TB. The method includes transmitting the TB to a PHY layer.
A method for speeding up packet processing is provided. The method includes receiving a downlink TB from a PHY layer. The method includes performing a MAC process on the downlink TB to obtain MAC SDUs. The method includes performing an RLC process on RLC PDUs corresponding to the MAC SDUs to obtain RLC SDUs. The method includes performing a PDCP process on PDCP PDUs corresponding to the RLC SDUs to obtain PDCP SDUs. The method includes determining whether each of the PDCP SDUs corresponding to a packet is an Internet protocol (IP) packet or a TCP/UDP packet. The method includes performing related processing on the packet to obtain a processed packet in response to determining that the packet is an IP packet or a TCP/UDP packet. The method includes transmitting the processed packet to an upper layer.
In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a computing device. The computing device receives a condition indication representing power amplifier configuration settings. The computing device receives an input signal. The computing device generates an output signal based on the condition indication and the input signal using a main neural network architecture including a series of convolution blocks. The output signal simulates an amplified signal in accordance with the input signal and the power amplifier configuration settings.
G06F 30/27 - Design optimisation, verification or simulation using machine learning, e.g. artificial intelligence, neural networks, support vector machines [SVM] or training a model
G06F 119/06 - Power analysis or power optimisation
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METHODS FOR REVERSE UE-UE CLI MEASUREMENT IN NON-OVERLAPPING SUBBAND-FULLDUPLEX DEPLOYMENT
Techniques pertaining to reverse user equipment to user equipment (UE-UE) cross-link interference (CLI) measurement in non-overlapping subband-fullduplex (SBFD) deployment are described. A UE performs a measurement related to a transmission by another UE in a SBFD deployment. The UE then reports a result of the measurement per receiver (Rx) antenna of a plurality of Rx antennas separately.
H04B 7/06 - Diversity systemsMulti-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
