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The latest 6 trends in content marketing
The latest 6 trends in content marketing
Content marketing is always changing; It's not something that you just establish and forget. With greater access to data as well as a better understanding of the preferences of your customers, you can always fine-tune your approach to content marketing.
In such a way that, those who are looking to know what marketing is now and what marketing is becoming, here at GoodNoon we share the emerging trends that have increased in popularity during the month.
- Tailor-made quality
In the information age, as an entrepreneur, you need a more sophisticated method of communication, one that speaks to the public on an individual level; in such a way that fits because expectations have developed and being relevant for what a buyer wants to know is the key.
The tailor-made quality according to your target audience also offers you an advantage over the competition.
- Niche brands with content
Some brands, to address the content saturation and stand out, become very detailed with their content with the purpose of attracting a more specific target audience. Finding this niche usually involves combining a service that suits you or a product that performs well, as well as a particular industry. That is, for instance, the case of the Cyberius a crypto company that has targeted the crypto niche as audience.
- Voice search will evolve
Screenless search is something that millions do every day. They only ask a question to their digital assistant without having to look at a smartphone or a PC. According to experts, voice search represents at least 20 percent of all searches, and the numbers are growing.
This element is causing a shift in the content because the way we talk is not always consistent with the way it's written. Your marketing team will want to take the time to adapt the content to the search for natural language, which means including questions and answers.
To write in this style, go to a professional entity as a PR agency to help you study and use long tail keywords in titles and headings – to take advantage of "near" searches.
- The content should be concise
More extended content has a good performance organically, but you cannot expect the long material will be the right size for each buyer, especially those who connect with your brand on social networks.
Brief content works better for millennials, the generation with more buyers -who prefer videos and infographics to make decisions about other types of content.
The best way to take advantage of this trend is to use videos and infographics on social networks as well as on the channels where they target the demographic of the millennial population.
- Influencer marketing is evolving
Influencer marketing has been a source of excellent results for brands. That social proof is so via for buyers, they trust it much more than any other influential factor; In fact, many of the buyers rely on an individual recommendation about the brand.
According to Marketing Insider Group, the method of influencer marketing will remain the same. The difference will be in how brands use it.
While it may have been general thinking to get as many followers as possible in the past, now it should be about the quality as well as the reliability of the influencer.
- Strategy in streaming
It is clear that brands use video in content marketing; Millions of videos are made every day on almost any subject imaginable. The videos are not new, but live video is a subcategory that works for some brands.
With live video, there is still the possibility that what happens next is not written. A live video makes a lot of sense when your brand is in the world; live broadcast from your stand at a trade show, or show something of the field if that applies to your brand. Streaming offers you unique possibilities that are very attractive.
These are just some of the content marketing trends that will continue to develop during the rest of the year. These tendencies will fluctuate to the extent that the public is inclined towards one tool or another. But, our list presents clear ways to improve your content marketing so you can attract potential customers and new businesses for which you are working.
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The concept behind Blood's Voice is great. I love the story line. Each character, whether it's a main one or a secondary one, carries their weight throughout the book. As Anya's memories finally start re-emerging and things get pieced together she discovers that she was being used as a weapon. It is the love and strength of the characters that help her through the "finding out who you really are" stage.
Title: Blood's Voice
Author: Áine P Massie
Series: The House Millar #1
Publisher: Geas Publishing
Anya Millar had no memory of her life or an instruction manual on how to navigate the insane world of humans, biting, and reality. Instead, Anya has had to learn to navigate the world of love, life, and sanity while avoiding those that would see her dead or enslaved.
This is the ongoing journey of Anya and Nicholas, human loving vampires and the human they love, Declán. What makes it all more complicated is that they are abominations in their own world and Declán is a natural born vampire hunter called a Guardian.
Anya must come to terms with who she is and her missing past, Nicholas must win back the object of his eternal love while dealing with new cravings in his silent heart, and Declán must learn to destroy the very creatures that he has unequivocally given his heart and blood.
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Is Wi-Fi "harmful"? No idea, but please discuss it in the right way
An paper published this year argues that Wi-Fi is harmful, in spite of previous studies claiming the contrary. Even if it is wrong, there is ONE sentence in that paper that EVERYBODY, scientist or not, should read and remember.
The self-declared hightlights of "Wi-Fi is an important threat to human health", which was published (if I understand correctly) in January 2018, are:
- 7 effects have each been repeatedly reported following Wi-Fi & other EMF exposures.
- Established Wi-Fi effects, include apoptosis, oxidat. stress; testis/sperm dysfunct; Neuropsych; DNA impact; hormone change; Ca2+ rise.
- Wi-Fi is thought to act via voltage-gated calcium channel activation.
- One claim of no Wi-Fi effects was found to be deeply flawed.
I have no qualifications to make a full judgment of the correctness of that paper. Maybe Wi-Fi is harmful, maybe not. Maybe that paper is fundamental, maybe is totally worthless. Do not ask me. The only thing that, in my humble opinion, everybody, or at least journalists, should remember from that paper is this single sentence:
"Wi-Fi exposures [are] becoming more and more common and… many of our exposures [are] without our consent"
Remembering that sentence helps to not repeat the communication and discourse error already made with cellphones. We have already gone once through years of ridiculous warnings, debates and suggestions around how your device may hurt you. I am talking of REAL "advice" like:
- "do not sleep with your phone in the bed or on a nearby nightstand"
- "to protect your brain, use a headset, keep your cellphone in your pants pocket while you call" (hidden meaning: "please fry your genitals with your phone, so the REAL problem we have here will not afflict future generations")
See the problem here? It is the "your" word. It is framing the whole issue only about "you", meaning "the allegedly responsible adult, who is the owner and direct user of the device".
Framed that way, the question is only how much you can be allowed to hurt yourself, and how much information and your advice you should be given to take that decision. Which is great for marketing ("buy the new smartphone, it fries you less than the one you have"), but not much more.
But once the exposure to something becomes "more and more common" and "without consent", the way to study, discuss and regulate it (or not) is the same that we learned with smoking: spend a few seconds to show you that smoking causes cancer, then worry much about second hand, involuntary smoking that could affect everybody else. Especially those who, for whatever reason, cannot figure out what is happening, or walk away.
Yes, of course we should have sound science and hard data to figure out whether keeping one's phone on the nightstand increases one's likelyhood to get brain cancer, and make sure that everybody knows the results of such research.
But it is way more important to research, regulate, communicate… whether living from conception to death, non-stop, under cellular base stations is harmful or not. In my opinion, we did not get this approach and prioriy right with cellphones. We should at least not repeat the same error with Wi-fi, and its exposures "more and more common and…[many times] without our consent". We should focus on the "non-consensual exposures".
IMPORTANT: let me repeat that I do not say or think that living under wi-fi fields is harmful. I do not know, and so far I also have no reason to argue against science that concludes that Wi-Fi is harmless. I am only, only saying that the research question that should have by far the highest priority, both among scientists (and who funds them) in popularization, is not:
does my Wi-Fi router hurt me?
does permanently living next door to somebody else's Wi-Fi router hurt people?
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There is always talk in marketing of what the next big thing is… It started in the late 1990's with SEO, then in 2005 it was Social Media, in 2012 along came Content Marketing, and while these are still important topics, and necessary for your marketing to be successful, what's next?
Savvy marketers are constantly consuming, creating, and measuring their efforts, but in the back of their minds, the Best-in-Class are always thinking, what's next? How can I get my brand out there faster, better, cheaper and ahead of everyone else?
While I have my own thoughts on "what's next," I want to hear from you — what do you think?
A few topics and trends I've seen covered in marketing conversations include:
- Media Buying: Is there going to be a big shift in how media is purchased?
- Omni-Channel Experience: Is there going to be a transition in how marketers interact with consumers via a much more omni-channel approach — more integrated experiences throughout how they connect – mobile, TV, radio, online, etc.?
- Marketing Teams Reformatted: Is there going to be a shift in how marketing teams are defined – meaning the roles, the skills needed, the personas investigated, the jobs hired for?
- New Marketing Technology: With the influx of marketing automation, is there room for more tech to streamline or revolutionize the marketing experience?
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Are you ready? Whether this is your first year or you're an old pro, it's time to get ready for school. Check out these books ahead of the big day!
K Is for Kindergarten is ideal for kids just starting school. Be sure to check out the activities and challenges from A to Z included throughout this adorable book.
Back to School Tortoise explores being brave about going back to school. The best part of this book is the surprise ending!
Two siblings debate the pros and cons of school in Fall Is for School. And it's the perfect book for getting ready for autumn.
Even your teacher needs help to head back to school! Learn How to Get your Teacher Ready for school in this clever how-to book.
If this is your first time going to school, you can find even more books on our First Day of School booklist.
Fitting in is important to Lane in Too Cool for This School, especially when she has to deal with her non-conformist cousin messing up her new school year plans. Lane learns a lot about family, friendship and doing the right thing in her first month of school.
Maybe heading back to school feels like the worst thing ever? Find some comfort in Middle School Is Worse Than Meatloaf.
Imagine having to live with It's the First Day of School-- Forever! If Artie can survive his first day of school more than once, we can all be brave enough to face our first day.
Need a laugh? Have a chuckle or two with A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to School and I Didn't Do My Homework Because.


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Have you ever wanted to play a live game of Clue? Now is your chance to don your detective hat and solve one of our popular Museum Murder Mysteries.
Semiramis has been murdered! It's up to you to discover the room where the murder took place, determine the murder weapon, and interview key suspects—including Zeus, Girl with a Parakeet, and Lise Sewing—throughout the Museum.
Solve the murder mystery and be entered to win one of five great prize packs, including a DMA membership and a gift certificate to the DMA Store. At 9:30 p.m. the murderer and motive will be unveiled to all and the prize pack winners will be announced.
Make a night of it and purchase a bite to eat in our DMA Cafe before the game starts; dinner service will take place from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. If you solve the mystery before 9:30 p.m. you can enjoy full bar service in the DMA Cafe while you wait for the reveal.
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This event is for ages 16 and up.
Lydia Mackay is the casting coordinator for the Museum Murder Mystery Game.
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London: Steve Smith admitted he was "cooked" after a series where his dominance was the reason the urn came home to Australia instead of changing hands in England.
Six weeks of carrying the team on his shoulders took its toll at the Oval where Smith for once could not save Australia with another innings for the ages.
There had been questions whether Smith could rediscover his form after his 12-month ban for his role in the ball-tampering affair but any doubt was erased on day one of the Ashes with his century at Edgbaston. He described his game-changing 144 as his favourite of the series.
"First Test is always important in an Ashes series and to pull the team out of trouble gave me the confidence to know I could slot straight back in and perform," Smith said.
In a series dominated by the ball, Smith stood a cut above the rest, amassing 774 runs at 110.57 - an average even Don Bradman would have been proud of. It is the fifth highest run tally in Ashes history behind Bradman (1930, 1936-37), Wally Hammond (1928-29) and Mark Taylor (1989), who all played more than Smith's four games.
To put Smith's effort into perspective, the next highest Ashes total for four Tests is Bill Ponsford's 569 in 1934.
Smith's influence in the series could be explained thus: England's two victories came in the match he missed and the one where he did not make a century, while the draw came in the game he did not finish. The two games Australia won, he was the player of the match. Not surprisingly, Smith was named the player of the series.
Smith struggles to sleep during Tests as he visualises how he will bat the next day so it's little wonder he was so tired at the Oval.
While most struggle to perform even the most menial of tasks while sick, Smith batted for nearly four-and-a-half hours to make 80 against Jofra Archer and Stuart Broad.
Booed throughout the World Cup and the Ashes by English fans, Smith belatedly won over the locals with his epic performances.
"It was a nice reception when I walked off, would have been nice to have a few more runs under my belt," Smith said, following his 23 in the second innings.
"I have given it my all while I have been here for the last four-and-a-half months but I didn't have much more to give today.
"I was pretty cooked mentally and physically and I am looking forward to a couple of weeks off and heading back for the Australian summer."
It took until the end of the series but England finally dismissed Smith for under 50, caught at the unusual position of leg gully. Ironically, that had been their plan A at Edgbaston - the first of many that did not work.
Teams around the world have tried that tactic to Smith with little success so he will relish them trying again in light of it belatedly working for Joe Root, he said.
According to Tim Paine, that was the silver lining in Smith's dismissal in Australia's unsuccessful run chase.
"He sat there and said 'oh well, if I get out there they will start bowling at my hip, they will keep bowling there'," Paine said.
Smith said he was prepared to accept getting out in that fashion as bad luck due to what he believed was the rare likelihood of it happening.
"It just takes a catcher out from somewhere else so go for your life," Smith said.
Now that he did not have to plot against Smith for another two years, Root revealed how difficult it had been to get him out.
"He's been a pain, really. He's played extremely well. He's the No.1 batter in the world for a reason," Root said.
"In difficult conditions he's stood up and done something very special and been the difference really.
"It was nice to see a plan come together finally, even though it was what we started with at Edgbaston. Finally one went to hand."
- 774 runs at 110.57 from seven innings - 2019 Ashes
- 769 runs at 128.16 from eight innings - 2014-15 v India
- 687 runs at 137.40 from seven innings - 2017-18 Ashes
- Registered 10 consecutive 50-plus scores against England. The previous record for such a streak against one opposition belonged to Pakistan's Inzamam-ul- Haq, who did it nine times against England.
- Smith scored 1251 runs during that stretch of 10 consecutive innings. The previous record for such a streak against one opposition belonged to Don Bradman (1236 runs v England, 1937-1946).
- Don Bradman, Mark Taylor and Neil Harvey are the only Australians to have enjoyed a more prolific series than Smith.
- Smith registered his fourth, fifth and sixth Test tons in England. No Englishman has posted more Ashes tons in England than him.
- Smith stroked more boundaries this series (97) than David Warner scored runs (95).
- Since the start of the Oval Test in the 2015 Ashes, Smith has plundered 1604 runs at 123.38 from 15 Ashes innings.
- Since the start of the Oval Test in the 2013 Ashes, Smith has plundered 6353 runs at 73.02 (including all 26 tons of his career).


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An ethos of generosity guides the MFA Writing Program at Sarah Lawrence—a belief that thriving as a writer can go hand in hand with helping other writers thrive.
Sarah Lawrence's MFA Writing faculty members are both distinguished writers and devoted mentors. At the heart of our program are bi-weekly, one-on-one student-teacher conferences, in which our faculty engages with your work in depth, accompanying you every step of the way as you explore the possibilities of your art.
Our vibrant community of writers features monthly student readings, a student-run annual poetry festival, as well as our literary colloquium, a weekly series of talks by faculty members, visiting writers, and publishing-industry professionals.
Students may concentrate in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, or speculative fiction. Our students are encouraged to take classes outside their concentrations and to explore their writing fearlessly, ranging beyond genre boundaries as freely as they wish.
Program Overview
- Students choose to concentrate in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, or speculative fiction.
- Each semester, full-time students participate in a workshop and a craft class and attend the literary colloquium.
- In workshops, students practice their writing and receive thoughtful feedback on their work. During their course of study, they take four workshops, usually with four different writers. This encourages students to explore an array of perspectives and techniques.
- Each student meets bi-weekly with workshop faculty in one-on-one conferences.
- In craft seminars, students discuss published writing and learn to read as writers.
- Sarah Lawrence MFA students can take full advantage of the College's proximity to the New York City literary scene.
One-on-One Conferences
One of the program's distinguishing features is our conference system: bi-weekly, one-on-one meetings between student and workshop teacher. In these half-hour conferences, students and teachers talk about student work in great depth and detail. They also explore wider questions in conference. Whether a student wants to talk about the mysteries of art or the mechanics of publishing, no literary topic is off-limits. Through these ongoing conversations with teachers in conference, students gain a stronger sense of their own literary aspirations and of the possibilities of the writing life.
The Literary Colloquium
The MFA literary colloquium is a weekly series of talks given by writing faculty members, visiting writers, and publishing professionals, touching on every aspect of the writing life. Recent speakers have included Joshua Bennett ("This Bridge Between Starshine and Clay: Towards an Aesthetics of Black Joy"); Eula Biss ("Writing from Information, Metaphor, and Lived Experience"); Durga Chew-Bose ("Unofficial Observations"); Vinson Cunningham ("Thought, Emotion, and Politics in Prose"); Ross Gay ("The Poetics of Gratitude"); Vivian Gornick ("On the Joy and Peril of Rereading"); Garth Risk Hallberg ("A Second Self: Fiction as a Vocation"); Hua Hsu ("The Identity of the Critic"); Sarah Manguso ("Writing Between Will and Surrender"); and Gregory Pardlo ("Improvisation as a Generative Tool").
Every spring, second-year students have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with literary agents. Students submit query letters and samples of their work beforehand, and at the meetings agents provide responses and advice.
Graduate Teaching Opportunities
Students in the Graduate Writing Program enjoy a wide variety of teaching opportunities. Many of our second-year students teach introductory writing courses at the Purchase campus of the State University of New York, and both first- and second-year students serve as tutors at Westchester Community College. MFA writing students also have the opportunity to work as teaching assistants in colleges throughout the five boroughs of New York City in association with the CUNY Start program.
On the Sarah Lawrence campus, three or more MFA students work as mentors every year in the undergraduate Writing Center. The MFA Writing Program also places students in teaching positions in local high schools and prisons. And through Sarah Lawrence's non-credit Writing Institute, four or more of our second-year MFA students teach writing workshops in local libraries.
Guest Writer Residencies
Each year, a guest writer from each genre—fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, or speculative fiction—spends two days on campus giving master classes, lectures, and readings.
Past resident writers have included the poets Mark Doty, Bhanu Kapil, and Tracy K. Smith; nonfiction writers Geoff Dyer, Melissa Febos, and Phillip Lopate; fiction writers George Saunders and Elizabeth Strout; and speculative fiction writers N.K. Jemisin and Victor LaValle.
The resident writers for the 2020-21 academic year will be announced soon!
Poetry Festival
The annual Sarah Lawrence Poetry Festival is the largest free, student-run poetry festival in New York State. The festival is organized by members of both the MFA Writing Program and the undergraduate class at Sarah Lawrence.
Student Readings
Happy Hour Readings
Graduate writers come together to read their work at the monthly Happy Hour in the Slonim House living room, in a casual atmosphere where refreshments are shared while students read. One faculty member reads at each Happy Hour as well.
Thesis Reading
A few days before commencement, writers from the graduating class read from their culminating body of work in a formal setting. Families, friends, faculty members, and writing peers are invited to attend the graduate thesis readings.
Assistance for students in our Graduate Writing Program is available through three scholarships: Grace Paley Scholarships (for fiction writers), Jane Cooper Scholarships (for poetry writers), and Randall Jarrell Scholarships (for nonfiction writers).
More than half of Sarah Lawrence's graduate students work on campus in a variety of positions: as research assistants for undergraduate faculty; as assistants in the Writing Program; in the college library or financial aid office; and in other sites on campus.
Each year, three MFA writing students serve in paid positions as mentors in the undergraduate Writing Center.
Program Requirements
A total of 44 course credits is required to receive an MFA in Writing. The program can be completed on a full-time basis in two years or part-time in three years or more.
Graduate writing workshops:
4 total/1 per semester (20 credits)
Craft- of- Writing classes:
4 total/1 per semester (16 credits)
Literary Colloquium:
4 total/1 per semester (6 credits)
Master's Thesis
2 total/1 per semester in final year (2 credits)


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Tech Data unveils whizzy website
Distributor Tech Data has pulled out all the e-commerce stops with the latest incarnation of its Middle East website.
Tech Data has revamped its Middle East website (www.techdata.ae) to include a comprehensive business-to-business system that allows resellers to reduce the complexity of ordering product and the administration headache that often goes with it. The new site allows resellers to log in via the internet, check an order status, look up product information and even view their account.
"Tech Data has been working hard to help our customers reduce their costs and streamline their businesses. In many cases, the technology reseller channel is looking at only a few dollars margin on many items, which means every second not spent hassling with administration is more time to be out with customers, providing services," says Steve Lockie, Managing Director of Tech Data Middle East.
Resellers also have access to an online Pricing Matrix giving them instant access on product prices based on volume ordered. The expanded range of web services also includes Tech Data's Stock Availability information service and Shipment Tracking tools to keep an eye on the progress of orders.
The new site is more in line with the look and feel of Tech Data's international website and marks another step forward in the development of efficient distribution structures in the Middle East. As always though, the proof is in the pudding, and it will be interesting to see just how many of Tech Data's resellers make use of the online tools and how many cling to the tried and tested method of phoning up and haggling with their distributors.


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Beyond 'The Great Wall,' Heinz College Experts on China and Hollywood's Complicated Love Affair
By Scott Barsotti
China is projected to surpass the United States at the box office in the near future, and co-productions between the nations are expected to rise. Meanwhile, piracy and censorship continue to create problems.
"China is the most rapidly growing large economy in the world, it has been for a very long time… and has a very large middle class," said Lee Branstetter, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Heinz College. "There are hundreds of millions of Chinese that have disposable income, and they can now consume foreign products, including foreign media products."
Branstetter suggests there is, at present, no opportunity more under-exploited for Hollywood than the Chinese market. As Chinese incomes continue to rise, that market will only become more important.
"We talk about international box office a lot more now than we did a decade ago when the program was founded," said Dan Green, director of the Master of Entertainment Industry Management (MEIM) program at Heinz College, a joint program Carnegie Mellon University's College of Fine Arts.
"Now, you may not need the U.S. box office in order for a film to make money. Look at The Fast and the Furious [franchise], for example…Furious 7 made $326 million in its first two weeks in China, compared to $320 million in its first three weeks in the U.S.," said Green.
While there may be outsized potential for the Chinese and American entertainment industries to benefit from each other, there are obstacles standing in the way.
Under current policy, the Chinese government limits the number of non-revenue-sharing foreign films that reach domestic movie theaters to around 30 titles each year. The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film, and Television (SARPPFT) also censors film releases, allowing nothing that impugns government, no stories of police corruption, and nothing supernatural.
"Also, the bad guy must die in the end," said Rachel Song (MEIM '16), CEO and co-founder of the independent film production company XS Media. Formerly, Song was the co-founder and Head of Business at Vantage Entertainment, a company that connects financial and creative resources in China and the U.S. as well as develops premium content for the Chinese audience and packages international co-productions (which involves lining up financing and above-the-line talent, as well as domestic distribution and international sales).
Co-production is a very tricky thing. It's almost impossible to win both markets.Rachel Song (MEIM '16)
"There's a relatively short history in the [Chinese] film industry. It's extremely valuable that professionals there have the opportunity to learn from Hollywood," said Song.
Not surprisingly, there has been a recent uptick in Chinese investments in American media, and vice versa. Chinese property developer turned media giant Dalian Wanda Group, for example, has purchased majority shares of Legendary Entertainment and Dick Clark Productions, as well as the Carmike Cinemas and AMC Theaters chains. Other Los Angeles-based production houses, film financiers, event producers, and digital media companies have also been acquired by Chinese firms in recent years.
The Great Wall, a cross-cultural experiment on a grand scale
As someone who lives and breathes these markets, Song is paying close attention to what happens with Legendary's The Great Wall, a speculative fantasy action film directed by preeminent Chinese director Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of the Flying Daggers). The film stars Matt Damon as a Western mercenary visiting China—on trade business, as it happens—with a supporting cast of Chinese A-listers Jing Tian and Andy Lau. The Great Wall is set in, on, and around the eponymous structure, which is imagined as a bulwark against an invading force of bloodthirsty reptilian aliens. The film's ornate art direction and lush visuals reflect 11th century Song dynasty China.
If that all sounds pricey, that's because it was. The Great Wall was the highest budgeted China-U.S. co-production ever, and players on both sides of the Pacific are closely watching the film's performance in the U.S., where it opened on February 17 (The Great Wall opened in Beijing on December 6).
"Co-production is a very tricky thing," said Song, "It's almost impossible to win both markets. You have to focus on one…so it's either more for the U.S. or more for China." She says that she is interested to see whether a film about the Great Wall of China will resonate with the American audience, aliens or no aliens.
Song notes that there are political pressures from both Beijing and Washington that producers need to be aware of before embarking on a co-production. Wanda's activity in particular has caught the attention of U.S. lawmakers, some of whom may be wary (justly or not) of foreign influence in a quintessential American industry. At the same time, the Chinese government has recently clamped down on investments in overseas media. Late in 2016, Anhui Xinke New Materials, a Chinese manufacturer, announced its intent to buy Voltage Pictures (The Hurt Locker, Dallas Buyers Club) for nearly $350 million dollars. That sale was scuttled. Song says it could be that Chinese regulators threw up roadblocks and compelled Anhui Xinke to back out of the deal, due in part to it being a publicly-traded company not in the entertainment industry.
Branstetter suggests such measures may be an attempt by Beijing to slow the deluge of Western media coming into the country. He says that China is endeavoring to create its own cinema that can compete globally, and that easing their quota system or allowing Chinese companies to freely buy up Western media will overwhelm the indigenous film industry, and introduce more media to the Chinese market that doesn't square with the values of the Chinese Communist Party.
"There is a concern that consumers will just flock to the Hollywood movies because they are more professionally produced…and they weren't produced under the censorship and restrictions that the domestic movie industry has to deal with," said Branstetter. He adds that if the quota were lifted entirely, while unlikely, would easily generate billions of dollars of revenue for the big American studios.
Eventually other countries are going to be producing as much if not more than what gets produced [in the United States]. By some definitions, that may already be the case.Dan Green, MEIM Program Director
'The most digitally protectionist nation in the world'
Song says that while Hollywood dislikes the quota and censorship demands, no one is more dissatisfied by those government restrictions than Chinese consumers, who are going online in droves to find more exciting and daring titles to watch.
"In China, everyone is looking for content," she said. "There is a huge demand gap."
Much of that online viewing, however, is sourced illegally.
Branstetter says that China has attempted to wall off its Internet, calling it probably the most digitally protectionist nation in the world. Therefore, while shows such as Stranger Things, Westworld, and Game of Thrones (to name a few) have huge followings in China, they are more than likely heavily pirated.
"Sophisticated young Chinese [computer users] have pretty broad access to Western media content, regardless of what the government tries to do," said Branstetter.
Studios can't do much to fight that piracy, though Green suggests that may have been the primary impetus for Legendary's decision to release The Great Wall in China before the U.S.
"That was an unusual move…but [Legendary] wanted those Chinese dollars, they didn't want to have to deal with the piracy," said Green.
Can China outshine Hollywood?
Even with rampant online theft and counterfeit distribution, Chinese consumers have shown that they are more than willing to spend their money at the multiplex. PwC recently projected that the Chinese box office is expected to surpass the American box office by the end of 2017.
"We can no longer afford to just care about what's happening domestically. The entertainment industry is a global industry, and eventually other countries are going to be producing as much if not more than what gets produced [in the United States]. By some definitions, that may already be the case," said Green.
Branstetter says that more so than piracy cutting into profits or a strict quota limiting market penetration, what Hollywood should truly fear is an artistically unconstrained Chinese cinema that would have "no problem whatsoever" competing in the global market.
"A truly unfettered Chinese cinema would…churn out amazing movies that might feature mostly or entirely Chinese casts, might be set in China, and address themes that are not immediately familiar to an American audience but that would be such superlative works of art that a global audience would be drawn to them," said Branstetter.
Whether or not such a future exists remains to be seen, but Branstetter says it all hinges on whether Beijing will ever take the creative shackles off the industry and its artists.
"It's what the talent there deserves."
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Feng Xue, Shanghai CN
|Patent application number
|BREATHER - The present invention provides a breather that includes a waterproof air-permeable membrane and a mounting device, the mounting device having a rod with a hollow structure and a head at one side of the rod. The head includes a bottom wall which has a circular bore in communication with the hollow portion of the rod and around which sidewalls are formed, several through holes being formed in the sidewalls, a fastening cover cooperating with the head with a chamber formed therebetween, wherein the waterproof air-permeable membrane is mounted inside the rod, and wherein the through hoes, the chamber and the circular bore communicatively connect the inside and outside of the breather.
Feng Xue, Clifton Park, NY US
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|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EQUIPMENT REMAINING LIFE ESTIMATION - A method to reduce uncertainty bounds of predicting a remaining life of a probe using a set of diverse models is disclosed. The method includes generating an estimated remaining life output by each model of the set of diverse models, aggregating each of the respective estimated remaining life outputs via a fusion model, and in response to the aggregating, predicting the remaining life, the predicting having reduced uncertainty bounds based on the aggregating. The method further includes generating a signal corresponding to the predicted remaining life of the probe.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEETING PAYER PROTOCOLS - A system and method for processing healthcare service data is herein disclosed. The system comprising a decision engine in communication with a process manager and a knowledge source. The decision engine receives at least one protocol from the knowledge source that is derived by automated learning and applies the at least one protocol to healthcare service data and transmits a response to the process manager such that the response is indicative of a next workflow step to be taken.
|METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MINING WEBSITES - Mining of websites that in one embodiment includes obtaining web usage data of user sessions of a website, wherein the website has a hierarchical structure with granular levels and has mapping from each webpage of the website into the hierarchical structure, mapping the user sessions to the hierarchical structure of the website resulting in hierarchical user sessions, initiating an edit distance metrics to determine similarity in the hierarchical user sessions, and clustering similar hierarchical user sessions into groups.
|METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MINING WEBSITES - One website mining embodiment is for characterizing first time users of a website, collecting user session data of the users visiting the website and identifying first time visitors, determining features of the first time visitors utilizing the user session data, determining rules utilizing the features of the first time visitors, monitoring actions of the first time visitors on the website, updating the rules utilizing the monitored actions of the first time visitors and recommending web content utilizing the rules to the first time visitor.
|METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EXTRACTING AND ANALYZING ONLINE DISCUSSIONS - Extracting and analyzing online discussions to identify prospects of a subject is provided. The method has steps including initializing queries related to the subject and a set of data sources utilizing subject information and one or more data source names, extracting the discussions from the set of data sources by employing the queries, extracting significant discussions from the extracted discussions by applying discussions quality methods, identifying websites corresponding to the significant discussions; extracting significant websites by applying websites quality methods to the identified websites, determining a website influence of each of the significant websites by determining their corresponding attributes, identifying a discussion influence of each of the significant discussions based on the website influence of each of the corresponding significant websites, and weighting the significant discussions and the significant websites utilizing the discussion influence and the website influence of each of the significant discussions and the significant websites, respectively.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING HOSPITAL DATA - The present disclosure relates approaches that may be used to analyze data from hospital records to identify deficiencies in the operation of the hospital. In certain implementations, features of the data may be evaluated in conjunction with performance indicators to identify root causes associated with the deficiencies. In further implementations, identification of root causes of deficiencies identified in the historical data may be used to generate recommendations for changes to the operation of the hospital. In further implementations, events may be predicted based on the identification of a features or features within the current data that is indicative of a pending problem or event.
|METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING AIR TRAFFIC - Methods and systems suitable for negotiating air traffic trajectory modification requests received from multiple aircraft that each has trajectory parameters. The methods include transmitting from at least a first aircraft a first trajectory modification request to alter the altitude, speed and/or lateral route thereof. A first conflict assessment is then performed to determine if the first trajectory modification request poses a conflict with the altitudes, speeds and lateral routes of other aircraft. If a conflict is not identified, the first trajectory modification request is granted and the first aircraft is notified of the first trajectory modification request being granted. Alternatively, if a conflict is identified, the first trajectory modification request is not granted and the first aircraft is notified thereof. If the first trajectory modification request was not granted, the first trajectory modification request is placed in a queue, which is periodically processed to perform subsequent conflict assessments.
|METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING AIR TRAFFIC - Methods and systems scheduling and negotiating air traffic within an airspace surrounding an airport and scheduled to land at the airport. An air traffic control (ATC) system is used to monitor the altitudes, speeds and lateral routes of aircraft as they enter the airspace. The ATC system generates a scheduled time-of-arrival (STA) for each aircraft at one or more meter fix points associated with the airport, the STA for each aircraft is stored, and data is received or inferred with the ATC system for at least a first of the aircraft, including a minimum fuel-cost speed and predicted trajectory parameters of the first aircraft based on current values of its existing trajectory parameters. Auxiliary data, including earliest and latest estimated time-of-arrival ETA
|METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIAGNOSING COMPRESSORS - Method, system and computer software for diagnosing a compressor. The method includes generating a feature vector of the compressor, the feature vector of the compressor including components describing states of various parts of the compressor; determining, based on fuzzy constraints, an aggregated anomaly vector corresponding to the feature vector; defining rules for a preset list of possible faults/failure modes of the compressor; calculating a corroborating measure between the aggregated anomaly vector and the rules; and identifying a fault/failure mode of the compressor based on a result of the corroborating measure.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTING - A method for analyzing data is disclosed that includes receiving an analysis request to analyze selected data corresponding to one or more monitored assets, wherein the analysis request includes one or more parameters corresponding to performance categories of computing resources for processing the analysis request; determining a computing resource allocation plan for processing the analysis request based on the one or more parameters; and processing the analysis request using the determined computing resource allocation plan to provide analysis results. Also disclosed is an analytic router that includes a mapper, an estimator, an optimizer, and a resource provisioner.
|HEALTH ASSESSMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSETS - Systems and methods for scoring, ranking, and allocating mobile and/or fixed client assets. Embodiments of the present invention relate to the characterization or assessment of client assets with respect to the health of the client assets, the ranking of the client assets according to the characterization or assessment, and the allocating of the client assets to tasks or missions based on the ranking and/or mission parameters.
|DIAGNOSTIC AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods for diagnosing or prognosing mobile and/or fixed client assets in a logical and interactive manner. Embodiments of the present invention provide a data analyzer with one or more asset diagnostic models. An asset diagnostic model is configured to logically and systematically interact with a client asset and analyze operational parameter data obtained from the client asset to diagnose a problem with the client asset and/or to predict or forecast future problems or conditions of the client asset.
|Computer-Implemented Methods and Systems for Determining Fleet Conditions and Operational Management Thereof - A method for determining fleet conditions and operational management thereof, performed by a central system includes receiving fleet data from at least one distributed data repository. The fleet data is substantially representative of information associated with a fleet of physical assets. The method also includes processing the received fleet data for the fleet using at least one process of a plurality of processes. The plurality of processes assess the received fleet data into processed fleet data. The method additionally includes determining a fleet condition status using the processed fleet data and the at least one process of the plurality of processes. The method further includes generating a fleet response. The fleet response is substantially representative of a next operational step for the fleet of physical assets. The method also includes transmitting the fleet response to at least one of a plurality of fleet response recipients.
|System and Method For Creating Customized Model Ensembles On Demand - A computer-implemented system for creating customized model ensembles on demand is provided. An input module is configured to receive a query. A selection module is configured to create a model ensemble by selecting a subset of models from a plurality of models, wherein selecting includes evaluating an aspect of applicability of the models with respect to answering the query. An application module is configured to apply the model ensemble to the query, thereby generating a set of individual results. A combination module is configured to combine the set of individual results into a combined result and output the combined result, wherein combining the set of individual results includes evaluating performance characteristics of the model ensemble relative to the query.
|COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING A CHANGE IN STATE OF A PHYSICAL ASSET - A computer-implemented method for detecting a change in state of a physical asset is performed by a computer device. The computer device includes a processor and a memory device. The method includes receiving at least one input signal associated with the physical asset in a time period. The time period includes a first period and a second period. The method further includes receiving at least one output signal associated with the physical asset in the time period. The method also includes generating a predicted estimate and estimate residuals based upon the at least one input signal. The method additionally includes determining estimation errors. The method also includes detecting a probability of change in state of the physical asset. The method further includes transmitting the probability of change in state of the physical asset to a servicer of the physical asset.
|Computer-Implemented System for Detecting Anomaly Conditions in a Fleet of Assets and Method of Using the Same - A system for determining anomaly conditions within a fleet of physical assets includes a central system having at least one computing device, the computing device including a processor and a memory device coupled to the processor and a database associated with the central system. The system includes a plurality of databases and a plurality of client devices associated with the fleet of physical assets. The system is configured to receive a first set of fleet data. The system is further configured to generate one or more computer-executable steps for detection of predicted anomalies. The system is configured to receive a first set of fleet asset data. The system is configured to detect at least one physical asset from the fleet of physical assets predicted to have at least one anomaly using the one or more computer-executable steps for detection of predicted anomalies and the first set of fleet asset data.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC MODEL IDENTIFICATION AND CREATION WITH HIGH SCALABILITY - A system includes a library of algorithms, and a request module configured to receive an execution request. The system also includes a job scheduler/optimizer module configured to select algorithms from the library and to create at least one execution job based on the algorithms and the execution request. The system further includes a resource module configured to determine execution computing resources from multiple computing sources, including internal computing resources and external computing resources. The system also includes an executor module configured to transmit an execution job to the computing resources.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING ANALYSIS REQUESTS AND CONFIGURING ANALYTICS SYSTEMS - A method for analyzing data is disclosed that includes receiving an analysis request to analyze selected data corresponding to one or more monitored assets, wherein the analysis request includes one or more parameters corresponding to performance categories of computing resources for processing the analysis request, the performance categories include at least one of a time for processing the analysis request or a cost for processing the analysis request; determining a computing resource allocation plan for processing the analysis request based on the one or more parameters; and processing the analysis request using the determined computing resource allocation plan to provide analysis results. Also disclosed is an analytic router that includes a mapper, an estimator, an optimizer, and a resource provisioner.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING MACHINE FAULTS - A method for diagnosing machine faults, includes obtaining sensory data from a machine and obtaining a plurality of measured structural features based on the sensory data. The method also includes obtaining a plurality of reference cases corresponding to the sensory data, from a database. The plurality of reference cases include a plurality of reference structural features and a plurality of fault identifiers. The method further includes computing a statistical parameter based on the plurality of reference cases and obtaining a first subset of reference structural features from the plurality of reference structural features based on the computed statistical parameter. The method also includes computing a plurality of similarity values based on the obtained first subset of reference structural features and the plurality of measured structural features. The method further includes identifying at least one fault identifier among the plurality of fault identifiers, based on the computed plurality of similarity values.
|METHOD AND SYSTEM TO AUTOMATE THE MAINTENANCE OF DATA-DRIVEN ANALYTIC MODELS - A method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable medium, the method including determining automatically, by a processor, whether behavior for a model representing a plurality of entities and relationships therebetween deviates from a reference behavior for the model; determining, in response to the determination that the model does deviate from the reference behavior, at least one basis for the deviation; automatically forecasting an estimate of a remaining useful life for the model; and modifying the model to compensate for the deviation by at least one of modifying the model to accommodate the deviation and updating the model based on at least one new requirement.
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Feng Xue, Santa Clara, CA US
|Patent application number
|Combining packets in physical layer for two-way relaying - A method of transmitting two packets to two different nodes may include encoding a first packet according to a first channel to obtain an encoded first packet and encoding a second packet according to a second channel different than the first channel to obtain an encoded second packet. The encoded first packet and the encoded second packet may be combined to obtain a combined encoded packet. The method may include mapping the combined encoded packet to symbols for transmission. The symbols may be transmitted to the two different nodes over the first channel and the second channel.
|Methods and arrangements for selection of a wireless transmission method based upon signal to noise ratios - Methods and arrangements for wireless communications are contemplated. Embodiments include transformations, code, state machines or other logic to determine the signal to noise ratios (SNRs) of multiple stations associated with an access point in a wireless network. The embodiments may also include selecting whether one of the stations communicates with the access point by an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) transmission method or a multiple-access joint coding/decoding transmission method, the selecting based upon the SNRs and communicating the selected transmission method to the station of the multiple stations. Some embodiments may include determining an SNR threshold level, selecting the MAC transmission method if the SNR of at least one of the multiple stations is below the SNR threshold level, and selecting the OFDM transmission method if the SNRs of all of the multiple stations are above the SNR threshold level. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
|Dynamic multi-access relaying for wireless networks - Methods, apparatuses and systems for communicating in a wireless network are disclosed. One embodiment includes a method for communication in a wireless network that comprises determining a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for channels between a base station, one or more relay stations, and a user and selecting a relay station based on the determined SNRs. Embodiments may also include determining a time sharing parameter and a total transmitting time, transmitting by the base station to the selected relay station for a first duration, and transmitting simultaneously by the base station and relay station using multi-access code for a second duration. The simultaneous transmission may be adapted to be decoded utilizing joint decoding with interference cancellation. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
|ENCODING/DECODING TECHNIQUE FOR REBROADCASTING LOST PACKETS - When retransmitting lost packets of data to multiple devices in a wireless network, the original sequence of packets containing all the lost packets may be encoded into a smaller number of packets for the retransmission. These encoded packets may be collectively addressed to all the intended receiving devices through broadcast or multicast addressing. These encoded packets may then be selectively decoded by the receiving devices, using the successfully received previous packets as part of the decoding process. Repetitive exclusive OR algorithms may be used for encoding and decoding.
|DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - Device, system, and method of resource allocation in a wireless network. Embodiments include optimal space-frequency architectures for very high peak rates in wireless systems. For example, an apparatus for wireless communication in a power-limited, very wideband system includes a wireless communication device having a media access controller (MAC) and a physical layer (PHY) that are adapted for a multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) communication scheme; a plurality of antennas, operationally coupled to said device, to send and receive wireless communication signals according to the MIMO-OFDMA communication scheme; and a resource allocator, to allocate transmission resources of the device into desired MIMO channels optimized according to at least one of signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), bandwidth, number of users, and signal-to-noise-plus-interference ratio (SINR).
|WIRELESS NETWORK AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE OPPORTUNISTIC CLUSTERING FOR INTERFERENCE ALIGNMENT IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - Embodiments of a central scheduler and method for adaptive clustering are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a cluster of transmitter-receiver pairs is selected based on minimum singular values calculated from direct channel information and the selected pairs are instructed to perform an interference alignment technique.
Patent applications by Feng Xue, Santa Clara, CA US
Feng Xue, Emeryville, CA US
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|Frame structure and sequencing for enabling network coding for wireless relaying - In a wireless network, when using an intermediate node to relay two-way communications between two other nodes, the data sets going in opposite directions may be intercepted and XOR'd together by the intermediate node to produce a third data set. The third data set may then be transmitted simultaneously to both destination nodes (e.g., through a multicast transmission), which each use another XOR operation to produce the message intended for them. Identification numbers may be appended to the various messages to allow each node to keep track of which messages are intended for it, and which data to use in the XOR operation. If bidirectional network traffic is unbalanced, separate time periods may be established by a network controller for transmission of data sets that are to be coded and those that are not.
Feng Xue, Thousand Oaks, CA US
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|DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING CHANNEL UTILIZATION FOR WIRELESS TRANSMISSION - Device, system, and method of adjusting channel utilization for wireless transmission. For example, a wireless communication unit may control a wireless transmission by a wireless communication device during a contention period, wherein the wireless communication unit is to wait for a back-off period prior to beginning the wireless transmission during the contention period, and wherein a duration of the back-off period is based on a transmission power of the wireless transmission. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Feng Xue, Newbury Park, CA US
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|Enabling Coexistence of High-Density and Low-Density Transmissions - Embodiments may comprise logic such as hardware and/or code to enable coexistence of high-density and low-density transmissions with a modified CSMA protocol. Embodiments include a self-CTS (self clear to send) packet transmission prior to transmission of a ready to send (RTS) signal when initiating a high density transmission amidst legacy devices. In many embodiments, the self-CTS or the RTS includes a network allocation vector (NAV) having a value for the duration of the transmission. In some embodiments, the self-CTS may include a flag or bit to indicate the Shading Transmission Starts (STS).
|DISTRIBUTED ADAPTIVE RESOURCE ALLOCATION TO ENHANCE CELL EDGE THROUGHPUT - Embodiments of a system and methods for distributed adaptive resource allocation to enhance cell edge throughput are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
Feng Xue, San Diego, CA US
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|DATA TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION WITH HARQ AND NETWORK CODING - Techniques for transmitting and receiving data with hybrid automatic retransmission (HARQ) and network coding via block operation are disclosed. In one design, a transmitter transmits a first block of packets to multiple receivers and receives ACK/NAK feedback for the first block of packets from the receivers. The transmitter identifies candidate packets for network coding based on the ACK/NAK feedback. A pool of candidate packets changes over time as more ACK/NAK feedback for transmitted packets is received from the receivers. The transmitter generates at least one network-coded packet based on the candidate packets. Each network-coded packet may be generated by channel coding each of at least two packets and combining the at least two packets after channel coding. The transmitter transmits another block of packets to the receivers. This block includes the at least one network-coded packet and may also include pending packets and/or new packets.
|APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT, CONFIGURATION AND CONTROL SIGNALING OF NETWORK CODED HARQ IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Techniques for the management, configuration, and control of network coded communications in a wireless network are disclosed herein. In one approach, there is provided an example method operable by an evolved Node B (eNB) or the like. The method may involve grouping a plurality of user equipments (UEs) into a network coding group. The method may involve associating the plurality of UEs in the network coding group with a network coding group identifier. The method may involve sending a data transmission for select UEs in the network coding group using the network coding group identifier. The data transmission may include additional downlink control information related to one or more of the UEs in the network coding group.
Feng Xue, Menomonee Falls, WI US
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|BATTERY CHARGING DEVICES AND SYSTEMS - A charger for a starting, lighting, and ignition (SLI) battery is provided. The charger includes a base unit having a pair of terminals that are adapted to engage a pair of conductive terminals coupled to a battery unit to electrically couple the base unit to the battery unit. The charger also includes charging circuitry having power conversion circuitry that is adapted to receive primary power and to convert the primary power to a battery power output compatible with a charging voltage of the battery unit.
|BATTERY GRID WITH VARIED CORROSION RESISTANCE - A battery grid is disclosed. The battery grid includes a pattern of grid wires. The pattern includes a grid wire having a first segment with a first corrosion resistance and a second segment with a second corrosion resistance which is less than the first corrosion resistance. The second segment corrodes at a rate which is faster than the corrosion rate of the first segment so as to dynamically release internal stress and control grid growth of the battery grid during its service life. A battery includes said grid and a method of forming said grid are also disclosed.
Feng Xue, Foster City, CA US
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|METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIGNALING SIDE INFORMATION FOR NETWORK CODING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Techniques for efficiently sending side information to support network coding in a wireless network are disclosed. A node may send a subset of packet identifiers (IDs) for received packets in order to reduce signaling overhead in support of network coding operations. In one design, a node obtains a plurality of received packets, with each received packet being generated based on at least one base packet in a set of base packets. The node determines a reduced set of base packet IDs for the received packets. The reduced set may be a subset of an overall set including base packet IDs of all base packets for each of the received packets. The node sends information conveying the reduced set of base packet IDs, receives a network-coded packet generated based on the sent information, and recovers a base packet intended for the node based on the network-coded packet.
Feng Xue, Singapore SG
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|AUTOMATED DATA-DRIVEN CLOSED-LOOP-FEEDBACK METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE & COMPARATIVE QUALITY CONTROL IN A DISCRETE DATA AGGREGATION ENVIRONMENT - A method for determining quality includes receiving supplier quality data from a supplier. The supplier quality data includes discrete quality data. The supplier quality data is for a quantity of a component supplied to a company or for a service provided on behalf of the company over a supplier measurement period. The method includes aggregating quality data from two or more suppliers. The quality data is for the supplied component or provided service over a baseline time period. The method includes determining a quality benchmark using the aggregated quality data and setting one or more alarm levels. The alarm levels are based on the quality benchmark of the aggregated quality data. The method includes determining supplier quality level for the supplier for the supplier measurement time period. The supplier quality is based on the supplier quality data. The method includes determining if the supplier quality data exceeds an alarm level.
Feng Xue, Shenzhen CN
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|BLOWER - A blower includes a casing having an air inlet, an electric motor having a rotor and a stator, an impeller driven by the motor, and a diffuser for directing air from the impeller. The impeller and the diffuser are received in the casing. The impeller has a base and blades supported by the base. The diffuser has a plate like portion with diffuser vanes surrounding the impeller. Inlet angles of the impeller blades is between 20˜30 degrees and outlet angles of the impeller blades is between 26˜38 degrees.
|PUMP HAVING SELECTABLE OUTLETS - A liquid pump (
|Circulation Pump - An electric pump has a pump casing, a sealing plate, an impeller and a motor for driving the impeller. The pump casing has a main body. A recess is formed in the main body and with the sealing plate defines a pump chamber. A suction port is connected to the pump chamber by a suction channel and a suction passage formed in the main body. A discharge port is connected to the pump chamber by a discharge channel. The suction passage extends axially from the recess. The recess, suction passage, suction channel and discharge channel are all shaped in a manner allowing the pump casing can be molded as a monolithic structure in a single injection molding process.
|Centrifugal Impeller and Centrifugal Blower - A centrifugal impeller includes a cover, a base opposite the cover and a plurality of blades. The cover has an inlet. The plurality of blades surround the inlet and are arranged between and connect the cover and the base. Inlet edges of one end of the blades adjacent the center of the impeller define a cavity in communicate with the inlet. The dimension of the cavity gradually decreases along the direction from the cover towards the base.
|Diffuser - A diffuser includes a body and diffusion blades disposed at a circumferential edge of the body. The body includes an air inlet side and an air outlet side. Each diffusion blade has an inclined guide surface. The guide surface has a starting end at the air inlet side of the body and a terminating end adjacent the air outlet side of the body. The guide surface extends from the starting end to the terminating end along a circumferential path and has a width gradually increasing from the starting ending to the terminating end. The diffuser further includes air outlets at the terminating ends of the guide surfaces. Each air outlet fluidly connects the terminating end of a corresponding one of the guide surfaces and the air outlet side of the body. A blower employing the diffuser is also provided.
Patent applications by Feng Xue, Shenzhen CN
Feng Xue, Beijing CN
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|MALICIOUS UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR DETECTION - The techniques described herein use training data to train classification models to detect malicious Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) that target authentic resources (e.g., Web page, Web site, or other network locations accessed via a URL). The techniques train the classification models using one or more machine learning algorithms. The training data may include known benign URLs and known malicious URLs (e.g., training URLs) that are associated with a target authentic resource. The techniques then use the trained classification models to determine whether an unknown URL is a malicious URL. The malicious URL determination may be based on one or more lexical features (e.g., brand name edit distances for a domain and path of the URL) and/or site/page features (e.g., a domain age and a domain confidence level) extracted.
|TRANSMISSION POWER REGULATION - Transmission power regulation of a wireless access point (
Feng Xue, Redwood City, CA US
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|COORDINATED INTERFERENCE MITIGATION AND CANCELATION - A method includes receiving at user equipment an indication of a subset of scheduling constraints for interference mitigation and cancelation and performing interference mitigation and cancelation utilizing the subset of scheduling constraints.
|DOWNTILT SELECTION IN A FULL DIMENSIONAL MULTIPLE-INPUT MULTIPLE-OUTPUT SYSTEM - A technology for an enhanced node B (eNode B) in a cellular network that is operable to determine downtilt using full dimensional (FD) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO). A plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) signals can be transmitted, wherein each transmitted OFDMA signal is transmitted with a selected downtilt angle from a two dimensional antenna array of the eNode B. Reference signal received power (RSRP) feedback information can be received from a UE for each of transmitted OFDMA signals at the selected downtilt angles. Received signal strength indicator (RSSI) feedback information can be received from the UE. A reference signal received quality (RSRQ) can be calculated for each of the selected antennas angles using the RSRP feedback information and the RSSI feedback information. A downtilt angle can be selected for transmitting data from the eNode B with a highest signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR).
|SIGNALING AND CHANNEL DESIGNS FOR D2D COMMUNICATIONS - Described are methods and devices for enabling D2D communications with signal structures that require minimal changes to the current LTE architecture. In the embodiments described, the eNB grants resources to UEs for D2D communication and either initiates or permits a pair of UEs to establish a D2D link. Certain embodiments are designed to minimize changes to the current LTE control signaling structure by having the control signaling always come from the eNB as in a normal cellular link so that the transmitting UE transmits over a data channel (e.g., PUSCH/PDSCH) that the receiving UE is able to decode.
|ADAPTIVE SECTORIZATION OF A SPATIONAL REGION FOR PARALLEL MULTI-USER TRANSMISSIONS - Technology to adaptively sectorize a spatial region for parallel multi-user transmissions is disclosed. In an example, a node (e.g., evolved Node B (eNB)) can include computer circuitry configured to: Generate a set of precoding matrices for a set of beam cones in the spatial region; and generate a beam cone for multi-user beamforming transmissions using system information for the beam cone. A precoding matrix in the set of precoding matrices can be used for each beam cone, and each beam cone can cover a beam cone spatial region that differs from another beam cone spatial region of another beam cone in the spatial region. Each beam cone can include system information that differs from the system information of the other beam cones in the spatial region.
|METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BEAM IDENTIFICATION IN MULTI-ANTENNA SYSTEMS - Embodiments allow a station to determine which of a plurality of spatial beams is best suited for communicating with user equipment (UE). Some embodiments overlay spatial multiplexing in a way that provides support for UE without changing existing signaling schemes. In these embodiments, different messages, each designed to provoke different behavior in the UE, are transmitted on different spatial beams. The station then observes the behavior to determine which beam is most suited for the UE. Other embodiments design new signaling schemes to effectively allow UE supporting the schemes to identify which beam is most suited for communication. A single reference signal is scrambled with one of a plurality of indexing sequences, and each is transmitted on a different spatial beam. The UE performs a channel quality estimate for each scrambled signal and determines the index best suited for communication. The index may then be transmitted to the station.
|SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR HYBRID FULL-DIMENSIONAL MULTIPLE-INPUT MULTIPLE-OUTPUT - According UE is configured to receive a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) from an evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) Node B (eNB), determine channel state information based on the CSI-RS, and send the channel state information to the eNB. The channel state information includes a precoding matrix indicator corresponding to a first precoding matrix. The UE is also configured to receive a UE specific reference (UE-RS) signal and a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) signal. The UE-RS is precoded with a second precoding matrix. The UE estimates a UE-RS effective channel including the second precoding matrix based on the UE-RS and decodes data from the PDSCH signal based on an the first precoding matrix and the UE-RS effective channel.
|TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVING CONTROL CHANNEL CAPACITY - Aspects described herein relate to modulating control data in wireless communications. First control data for a first device can be modulated in an enhancement layer of a control data resource based at least in part on whether the control data resource includes second control data for a second device, and transmitted over the control data resource. A signal can be received from an access point comprising at least one control data resource. One of a plurality of modulation schemes utilized to modulate the at least one control data resource and an associated layer can be determined. The signal can be demodulated according to the one of the plurality of modulation schemes and the layer to obtain control data in the at least one control data resource.
Feng Xue, Newbury, CA US
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|ENABLING COEXISTENCE OF HIGH-DENSITY AND LOW-DENSITY TRANSMISSIONS - Embodiments may comprise logic to determine whether a value of a network allocation vector indicates that the apparatus is blocked from transmitting on the medium; logic to transmit a first clear to send packet at a first power level in response to determining that the apparatus is not blocked from transmitting on the medium, the first clear to send packet comprising a flag or bit to indicate the Shading Transmission Starts (STS); logic to receive a second clear to send packet after transmitting the first clear to send packet; and logic to transmit a first data transmission at a second power level after receiving the second clear to send packet, the second power level being less than the first power level.
Feng Xue US
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|ENODEB REFERENCE SIGNAL REDUCTION - In embodiments, apparatuses, methods, and storage media may be described for reducing the overhead associated with the transmission of channel training signals from an eNodeB (eNB) of a wireless network. Specifically, the eNB may receive feedback from a user equipment (UE) regarding the received signal energy of a first and second beamformed signal produced with a first and second beamforming vector, respectively. The eNB may identify, based on the feedback of the received signal energy, a signal subspace and a null subspace. The eNB may then transmit a channel training signal to the signal subspace.