Abstract: A payment terminal comprising: a slot configured for receiving of a payment card therein; and a near field communications (NFC) circuit comprising at least one antenna, wherein a first antenna of the at least one antenna is located proximate the slot and configured to communicate with an NFC circuit on the payment card when the payment card is disposed in the slot.

Abstract: N The present disclosure relates to a control system (1) for a vehicle (3) to enable communication with a moveable barrier (2)? The control system (1) includes one or more controller (12) arranged to communicate with the moveable barrier (2). The controller (12) determines a current distance (BVD) of the vehicle (3) from the moveable barrier (2). A control signal (CS-n) is generated in dependence on the current distance (BVD). The control signal (CS-n) is configured to control movement of the moveable barrier (2). Further aspects of the present disclosure relate to a moveable barrier (2); a vehicle (3) and a related method.

Abstract: A communication system for intra-vehicle communication in a host vehicle includes a master control system including a master controller and a master transceiver, the master control system being configured to receive an input signal to control an on-board vehicle system. The communication system has a slave control system associated with the on-board vehicle system, the slave control system comprising a slave controller and a slave transceiver. The master transceiver and the slave transceiver are configured to establish wireless communication between the master control system and the slave control system. The master control system is configured to receive the input signal and to generate an output signal based on the input signal; and to transmit the output signal to the slave control system to control operation of the on-board vehicle system.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a control system (1) having one or more controller (21) for controlling a lock mechanism (2-n) associated with an aperture closure member (7-n) of a vehicle (3). The control system (1) is configured to communicate with two or more portable devices (4-n). The control system (1) identifies a change in the operating state of an aperture closure member (7-n), and communicates with the two or more portable devices (4-n) to determine a location of the two or more portable devices (4-n) in dependence on identification of the change in the operating state of the aperture closure member (7-n). The control system (1) classifies a first one of the two or more portable devices (4-n) located within a target zone (TZ-n) as a confirmed portable device (4-n); and tracks the location of the confirmed portable device (4-n).

Abstract: In one aspect, a cable hub includes a housing having a base and a wall. The base has an interior surface and an exterior surface. A plurality of cable ports is disposed in the wall. A mounting magnet is affixed to the interior surface of the base. The mounting magnet has a sufficient pull strength for magnetically mounting the cable hub to a ferromagnetic surface upon placement of the exterior surface of the base against the ferromagnetic surface. The cable hub may be a Universal Serial Bus (USB) hub. In another aspect, a kit includes the cable hub and at least one ferromagnetic plate. The ferromagnetic plate may be affixable to a surface using an adhesive material.

Abstract: A universal mobile computing device mount comprises a body, a clamp arm, and an insertable electrical connector. The clamp arm is extendible from, and resiliently biased towards, the body, and is configured to engage an edge surface of a mobile computing device. The insertable electrical connector is pivotably mounted in the clamp arm. The electrical connector is pivotable relative to the clamp arm to promote angular alignment of the electrical connector with a complementary electrical receptacle in the edge surface of the mobile computing device during mounting of the mobile computing device into the universal mobile computing device mount.

Abstract: Mobile fulfillment container apparatus, systems, and related methods are disclosed. An example apparatus includes memory; instructions; and processor circuitry to execute the instructions to associate a first order with a first mobile container based on goods stored in the first mobile container; select a first retrieval destination based on a current location of the first mobile container and a location associated with the first order; and output a first instruction including the first retrieval destination for the first mobile container.

Abstract: Mobile fulfillment container apparatus, systems, and related methods are disclosed. An example mobile container includes a storage area to move between a locked state and an unlocked state to provide access to inventory in the storage area; an electronic gating sensor to detect when the inventory has been removed from the storage area; and processor circuitry to output an instruction including a destination for the mobile container based on an order associated with the inventory.

Abstract: An access control system (53) for a vehicle (10) having at least one access system associated with a closure (19) of the vehicle (10), the access control system (53) comprising one or more controllers (22), the access control system configured to receive a first signal (34) from an associated user device (12), the first signal (34) being indicative that the user device (12) is beyond a threshold distance from the vehicle (10); receive a second signal (30) indicative of a user request to change a lock mode of the access control system (53); operate in a lock mode selected from a plurality of lock modes in dependence on receipt of the second signal (30); and generate a control signal to activate the at least one access system (51) into a lock state in dependence on the selected lock mode and in response to the first signal (34) indicating that the proximity of the user device (12) to the vehicle (10) exceeds the threshold distance.

Abstract: A computing device and a device mount. The computing device includes a device casing having a front side and a back side and the device mount has a mount end formed with a mount face sized to fit within a recessed portion of the back side of the device casing in contact with a recessed face of the back side of the device casing. The computing device includes permanent magnets to secure the computing device to the mount face by magnetic coupling between with one or more corresponding magnets in the device mount. One of the recessed face or the mount face is formed from a thermoplastic resin and includes a plurality of raised portions. The raised portions project above the recessed face or the mount face, as the case may be, and have a thickness sufficiently small that the raised portions deform under contact between the mount face and the recessed face due to force of the magnetic coupling.

Abstract: A process is described for the production of an immunostimulant by submerged cultivation of Lentinus edodes in which mycelium from agar plates or a fermentation broth is added to a liquid medium in a shake flask or a bioreactor containing nutrients such as malt extract, yeast extract, peptone and glucose having access to air or to which air is added, and which is kept in constant movement at approx. 28° C. At the proper conditions, there will be an increase in the production of extracellular lentinan, which is shown to be a better immunostimulant than intracellular lentinan. The extracellular product is precipitated from the growth medium by means of methods for the precipitation of microbial polysaccharide.

Abstract: A process is described for the production of an immunostimulant by submerged cultivation of Lentinus edodes in which mycelium from agar plates or a fermentation broth is added to a liquid medium in a shake flask or a bioreactor containing nutrients such as malt extract, yeast extract, peptone and glucose having access to air or to which air is added, and which is kept in constant movement at approx. 28° C. At the proper conditions, there will be an increase in the production of extracellular lentinan, which is shown to be a better immunostimulant than intracellular lentinan. The extracellular product is precipitated from the growth medium by means of methods for the precipitation of microbial polysaccharide.

Abstract: A method and composition for treating osteoarthritis with ion-channel regulators is disclosed. The ion-channel regulators are used alone or in combination with other osteoarthritis treatment agents, including but not limited to injectable agents such as viscosupplements and steroids. A composition comprising one or more ion-channel regulator(s) and one or more osteoarthritis treatment agent(s) is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method and composition for treating osteoarthritis with ion-channel regulators is disclosed. The ion-channel regulators are used alone or in combination with other osteoarthritis treatment agents, including but not limited to injectable agents such as viscosupplements and steroids. A composition comprising one or more ion-channel regulator(s) and one or more osteoarthritis treatment agent(s) is also disclosed.

Abstract: A process is described for the production of an immunostimulant by submerged cultivation of Lentinus edodes in which mycelium from agar plates or a fermentation broth is added to a liquid medium in a shake flask or a bioreactor containing nutrients such as malt extract, yeast extract, peptone and glucose having access to air or to which air is added, and which is kept in constant movement at approx. 28° C. At the proper conditions, there will be an increase in the production of extracellular lentinan, which is shown to be a better immunostimulant than intracellular lentinan. The extracellular product is precipitated from the growth medium by means of methods for the precipitation of microbial polysaccharide.

Abstract: A process is described for the production of an immunostimulant by submerged cultivation of Lentinus edodes in which mycelium from agar plates or a fermentation broth is added to a liquid medium in a shake flask or a bioreactor containing nutrients such as malt extract, yeast extract, peptone and glucose having access to air or to which air is added, and which is kept in constant movement at approx. 28° C. At the proper conditions, there will be an increase in the production of extracellular lentinan, which is shown to be a better immunostimulant than intracellular lentinan. The extracellular product is precipitated from the growth medium by means of methods for the precipitation of microbial polysaccharide.