Abstract: Systems and method for creating a hidden electronic file system within a non-hidden electronic file system are provided. Files within a non-hidden electronic file system are pre-allocated and populated with a number of payload blocks, a first portion of which include user data to be covertly stored, a second portion of which include directory information pointing to first portion of payload blocks, and a third portion of which is configured for use as free and available space for new or replacement data. Each of a number of cipher blocks comprise random numbers to be used as a cipher for a corresponding one of the number of payload blocks. Each of the payload blocks is encrypted by an associated one of the cipher blocks.

Abstract: Devices and systems for determining personal outdoor comfort are described herein. One device includes instructions executable to receive inputs corresponding to characteristics of a user associated with a mobile device, determine a location of the mobile device, communicate an indication of the characteristics and the determined location to a computing device, and receive an outdoor comfort determination from the computing device, wherein the outdoor comfort determination is particular to the user based on the characteristics of the user and particular to the location of the mobile device based on a plurality of environmental parameters associated with the location of the mobile device.

Abstract: A solar-powered vehicle that includes a body having a front end, rear end, top and opposing sides; two or more wheels; and a first and second solar panel assembly respectively disposed on the opposing sides of the body.

Abstract: There is described a system for producing electrical energy and utilizing associated heat. The system includes a source of fuel, a source of oxygen and a solid oxide fuel cell configured to oxidize the fuel to create electrical energy and heat. The system also includes at least one unit configured to utilize heat generated by the solid oxide fuel cell. This at least one unit is selected from the group consisting of: a solid waste pyrolysis unit; a hydrothermal carbonization unit; a water distillation unit; a water pasteurization unit; a water heating unit; a room heating and cooling unit; and a biomass drying unit. In a second aspect, the invention is a system for providing utilities used in a multi-residence complex.

Abstract: A base plate for supporting a plurality of interlocking building bricks includes a planar sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface, with a plurality of nodes projecting from the top surface. The plurality of nodes includes a node having a vertical cylindrical wall and a horizontal top wall, the vertical cylindrical wall tapering along its vertical height; the node also having a bevel extending around a circumference of the node at an edge where the vertical cylindrical wall transitions to the horizontal top wall. A method of assembling a composite base plate includes securing two component base plates to one another via a common backing material. A method of printing on a base plate includes applying ultraviolet ink to at least the top surface of the base plate from an ultraviolet light printer, the base plate having a plurality of studs or nodes projecting from the top surface.

Abstract: Distributed grid intelligence can enable a virtual power grid. Multiple consumer nodes can have local power sources, and be coupled to a same point of common coupling (PCC). The consumer nodes can be controlled by distributed control nodes at the consumer nodes. The control nodes control the distribution of power from the local power sources based on local power demand of each respective consumer node, and also based on distribution of power from the other respective control node. Thus, consumer nodes can share power generated locally, but operate independently without the need for central management or a central power plant.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes obtaining an image of an area of a property from an augmented reality device, identifying the area of the property based on the image obtained from the augmented reality device, determining that the area of the property corresponds to an event at the property or a configuration of a monitoring system of the property, and providing, in response to determining that the area of the property corresponds to the event or the configuration, information that represents the event or the configuration and that is configured to be displayed on the augmented reality device.

Abstract: There is described a shower system that includes a showerhead fixture and a base connected by conduits. The showerhead fixture includes an inlet for receiving pressurized water. A diverter is configured to divert at least a portion of the pressurized water to the base. The showerhead fixture also includes a second inlet fluidly connected to a recirculating showerhead portion with a plurality of showerhead jets for expelling mixed water received from the base. The base is configured to create a reservoir of water on a shower floor and includes a venturi pump capable of using pressurized water from the showerhead fixture to draw in water from the reservoir into the stream of pressurized water. The mixed water is sent from the base to the jets in the showerhead fixture to thereby increase the volume of water expelled from the showerhead.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving multiple images from a camera, each image of the multiple images representative of a detection of an object within the image. For each image of the multiple images the methods include: determining a set of detected objects within the image, each object defined by a respective bounding box, and determining, from the set of detected objects within the image and ground truth labels, a false detection of a first object. The methods further include determining that a target object threshold is met based on a number of false detections of the first object in the multiple images, generating, based on the number of false detections for the first object meeting the target object threshold, an adversarial mask for the first object, and providing, to the camera, the adversarial mask.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for using feature descriptors to track objects depicted in images. One of the methods includes receiving hue, saturation, value data for an image and data that indicates an object detected in the image, generating a feature descriptor that includes hue data and saturation data, determining, for each of two or more tracked objects that each have a historical feature descriptor that includes historical hue data and historical saturation data, a distance between (i) the respective historical feature descriptor and (ii) the feature descriptor, associating the feature descriptor for the object with a tracked object from the two or more tracked objects, and tracking the tracked object in one or more images from a video sequence using the feature descriptor and the historical feature descriptor.

Abstract: An apparatus for aerosol delivery, wherein the apparatus includes an outer body, a power source, an aerosolizable material reservoir, a control circuit containing an aerosol generation mechanism, and a processing circuit configured to send identification data associated with the apparatus to an external device, receive an external response from the external devices, wherein the external response is generated as a function of the identification data by the external device, modify an internal state of the processing circuit as a function of the external response, determine a device usability as a function of the modified internal state, and configure the control circuit as a function of the device usability.

Abstract: A system and method to dynamically analyze digital media and select multimedia assets or items to render with correlated IP-connected media and apps. Hierarchical Taxonomy, Engagement-based and Neural-based asset matching is rendered with rule-based and Diminishing Perspective decision-making. A user can listen, view and interact with the correlated and rendered material using an input device native to the computing device being used to access the IP-connected media. Embodiments extract features from the digital media. The extracted features are semantically analyzed for an understanding of characteristics associated with the respective features. Topics are extracted from the digital media based on the characteristics. Stored assets are correlated to the extracted topics to select an asset based on characteristics of the extracted topics correlating with the selected asset. The selected asset is rendered with the digital media.

Abstract: A device to control rotation is disclosed. The device includes a stationary portion having an internal aperture with a frustoconical inner surface. The device also includes a movable portion having a frustoconical outer surface, adapted to engage the frustoconical inner surface, to stop rotation between the movable portion and the stationary portion when engaged. An input sleeve is included, configured to transmit an applied rotational force to the device, also configured so that, as the input sleeve moves in a first axial direction, the moveable portion engages the stationary portion, and as the input sleeve moves in a second and opposite axial direction, the moveable portion is pushed out of engagement with the stationary portion.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for motion-based human video detection are disclosed. A method includes generating a representation of a difference between two frames of a video; providing, to an object detector, a particular frame of the two frames and the representation of the difference between two frames of the video; receiving an indication that the object detector detected an object in the particular frame; determining that detection of the object in the particular frame was a false positive detection; determining an amount of motion energy where the object was detected in the particular frame; and training the object detector based on penalization of the false positive detection in accordance with the amount of motion energy where the object was detected in the particular frame.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for locating an item within an enclosure is described. The method includes affixing a first-tier label to a fixture within the enclosure, identifying a first location of the first-tier label based on at least three distance measurements between the first-tier label and a respective plane of the three orthogonal planar surfaces, identifying a second-tier label in proximity to the first-tier label, wherein the second-tier label is associated with an item, determining a first relative position of the second-tier label with respect to the first location of the first-tier label, and determining a second location of the second-tier label based on the first relative position with respect to the first location and the first location.

Abstract: A mechanism for opening and closing an overhead door includes a drive loop coupled to the overhead door, a motor with a drive shaft and a drive wheel for driving the drive loop. A one-way bearing couples the drive shaft to the drive wheel, which one-way bearing is configured to transmit torque from the motor to the drive wheel, as the motor rotates the drive shaft in a first rotational direction to raise the overhead door, and configured so that torque is not transmitted to the drive wheel as the motor rotates the drive shaft in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction. As a result, the motor applies torque through the one-way bearing to raise the overhead door and to support the weight of the overhead door while lowering the overhead door.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a decentralized anti-counterfeit solution for supply chain tracking are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: electronically store a product identifier that identifies a physical product; generate a secret code that is packaged with the physical product in a tamper-evident manner; generate a one-way encrypted code based on the secret code and the product identifier; create an asset that includes code executable by a decentralized database; record the asset on a decentralized database; record the one-way encrypted code in the asset; receive a request for verification regarding a given physical product; generate a given one-way encrypted code based on the request; determine whether the given one-way encrypted code is a match of the one-way encrypted code as recorded in the asset; responsive to a match, return a notification to the given user and remove the one-way encrypted code from the asset.

Abstract: Described are methods, systems and computer readable media for keyed row data selection and processing.

Abstract: Some embodiments include an energy source supply appliance. The energy source supply appliance can comprise an appliance energy source supply system, which in turn can comprise a first appliance energy source supply subsystem and a second appliance energy source supply subsystem. The first appliance energy source supply subsystem can be configured to receive a first energy source. Meanwhile, the second appliance energy source supply subsystem can be configured to make available a second energy source to a first receiver vehicle, and the second energy source can be different from the first energy source. Further, the first receiver vehicle can comprise a first drive system, and the first drive system can be configured to use the second energy source received by the first receiver vehicle to motively power the first receiver vehicle. Other embodiments of related systems, devices, and methods also are provided.