Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for weight-based tracking and pricing of consumer goods. The devices, systems, and methods may include detecting, by a scale device, a first change in weight of a display area; capturing, by a first imaging camera, a first image featuring the display area; detecting, by one or more processors, a first object in the first image; identifying, by the one or more processors, the first object; associating, by the one or more processors, the detected first change in weight with the identified first object to determine a transaction value associated with the identified first object based upon the detected first change in weight; and displaying, by a display device, a rendition of the display area, the rendition containing a representation of the first object and the transaction value.

Abstract: A method for facilitating payments that are executable on a decentralized network platform, such as a blockchain network platform, while providing receiver anonymity and confidentiality of transaction messages is provided. The method includes: receiving, from a payor, first information that relates to an amount of a payment being made to a recipient; receiving, from the payor, second information that relates to a secret key that corresponds to a public key associated with the payor; receiving, from the payor, third information that indicates that the sender has generated a ciphertext message that relates to the payment; and receiving, from the payor, fourth information that proves that the amount of the payment does not exceed an account balance of an account from which the payment is withdrawn. The method further includes a forward secrecy mechanism for updating the key pair of the receiver when the secret key is compromised.

Abstract: Systems and methods for method for predicting a required number of point of sale (POS) stations to accommodate a number of customers are disclosed herein. An example method includes analyzing image data to determine (i) a set of customer data and (ii) a cart occupancy value associated with the customers, and generating, utilizing a machine learning (ML) algorithm, a first value based on the set of customer data and the cart occupancy value associated with the customers. The ML algorithm may be trained using a plurality of training data including a plurality of training customer data and a plurality of training cart occupancy values. The example method further includes determining whether the first value exceeds a second value, and responsive to determining that the first value exceeds the second value, generating an alert for transmission to a device indicating that the first value exceeds the second value.

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for a reusable, client-server based ecosystem designed to support content-aware, LiFi-powered transfer of large-scale, semi-structured data files. Containerized client-side applications may include a LiFi communication engine (LCE), a job control engine (JCE), and an execution hub that is configured to interface with the JCE, the LCE, job stakeholders and downstream applications. A central server may include a server-side LCE configured for two-way communication with the client-side LCE. Each LCE may be configured to cluster semi-structured data into data packets, broadcast data packets using an LED array, receive data packets using an array of photoreceptors and synchronize received data packets.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for weight-based tracking of prepared foods for affecting checkout. The devices, systems, and methods may include detecting, by one or more scale devices, a change in weight of a respective prepared food item stored at each of the one or more scale devices; controlling, by the respective scale device, a first transceiver of the respective scale device to transmit prepared food transaction data to a second transceiver of a user tray; storing, by the user tray, the transmitted prepared food transaction data in a memory slot at the second transceiver of the user tray; repeating the foregoing at each of the one or more scale devices at which a change in weight of a respective prepared food item is detected; and completing, by a transaction processing station, a checkout of the user tray.

Abstract: A swirler assembly includes a swirler having primary swirler with a primary swirler venturi, a swirler ferrule plate connected to the primary swirler, and a fuel nozzle disposed in the swirler ferrule plate. The swirler ferrule plate has an aft wall, an annular conical wall, and an annular cavity wall that together form an annular cavity. The annular cavity includes a plurality of inlet orifices, and at least one outlet orifice. A flow of oxidizer through the plurality of inlet orifices into the annular cavity incurs a first pressure drop from a first pressure of a pressure plenum to a second pressure lower than the first pressure, and a flow of the oxidizer from the annular cavity through the at least one outlet orifice into the primary swirler venturi incurs a second pressure drop from the second pressure to a third pressure lower than the second pressure.

Abstract: A device and method are provided for providing a function related to a camera in an electronic device. The electronic device includes a display device; a first camera; a processor; and a memory configured to store instructions, which when executed, instruct the processor to acquire a plurality of first images having a first attribute and one or more second images having a second attribute through the first camera for a predetermined time, when an input associated with image acquisition is received, generate one or more image content based on the plurality of first images or the one or more second images, and store instructions that cause the one or more image content to be output through the display device.

Abstract: One or more systems, devices, computer program products and/or computer-implemented methods of use provided herein relate to a process for providing an explanation result for an analytical model. A system can comprise a memory that stores computer executable components, and a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components can comprise an uncertainty component that determines an uncertainty score for a distribution of samples that neighbor a selected input to an analytical model, a sampling component that identifies a subset of the distribution of samples based on the uncertainty score, and an explanation component that generates an explanation of an output of the analytical model, corresponding to the selected input, based on use of a sample from the subset of the distribution of samples.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to full-duplex user equipment operation. An apparatus includes at least one memory and at least one processor that is configured to cause the apparatus to receive a joint configuration defining uplink (“UL”) and downlink (“DL”) reference signal (“RS”) resources for facilitating self-interference measurements for full-duplex UE operation, perform self-interference measurements according to the received joint configuration, report at least one UL transmission (“Tx”) beam and DL reception (“Rx”) beam pair, and receive at least one downlink control information (“DCI”) for full-duplex operation for simultaneous UL transmission and DL reception associated with at least two beams of at least one transmit/receive point (“TRP”) based on the reported at least one UL Tx beam and DL Rx beam pair.

Abstract: A system and a method for managing cloud deployment configuration files and container base images for applications is provided. One or more application source code associated with configuration files and container images of applications are analyzed based on one or more pre-defined rule sets for determining cloud platform best-practice violations associated with the application source code. Further, impact on the application source code due to cloud platform changes is identified based on one or more search sets. Further, one or more remediation actions are executed for rectifying the determined cloud platform best-practice violations associated with the impacted application source code based on one or more remediation types. Base images of the container images are validated to be secure and without vulnerabilities. Lastly, a test run is triggered to determine that the remediation actions have not removed functionalities associated with the application source code.

Abstract: Compounds, compositions, and methods useful for inducing cancer cell death via methuosis, autophagy, or a combination thereof, are described. The compounds have a 4-pyridyl group linked by a heterocyclic group to an aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, or heteroaryl alkyl.

Abstract: A power demand allocation system (PDAS) for a fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV), the FCEV comprising a fuel cell and a battery. The system includes a predictor configured to receive a signal indicative of a current operating state of the FCEV and determine a future operating state of the FCEV based on the current operating state and a past operating state of the FCEV, and an optimizer configured to determine a power demand allocation for the fuel cell and the battery based on the future operating state, wherein the past, current and future operating states of the FCEV comprise respective temporal evolutions of the power demand for the FCEV, the current operating state comprises a first cyclical temporal evolution, and the past operating state comprises a second cyclical temporal evolution.

Abstract: Techniques regarding root cause analyses based on time series data are provided. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can comprise a system, which can comprise a memory that can store computer executable components. The system can also comprise a processor, operably coupled to the memory, and that can execute the computer executable components stored in the memory. The computer executable components can comprise maintenance component that can detect a cause of failure for a mechanical system by employing a greedy hill climbing process to perform a polynomial number of conditional independence tests to determine a Granger causality between variables from time series data of the mechanical system given a conditioning set.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for location-based beam failure detection (BFD) and recovery. One apparatus includes a transceiver that receives a configuration from a RAN for multiple sets of BFD reference signal (RS), multiple beam failure instance (BFI) counters, and an association of at least one BFD RS set and a corresponding BFI counter to one of a plurality of groups. The processor measures a signal strength on the BFD RS for each group and compares the measured signal strength with a BFD RS threshold value. The processor increments a BFI counter associated with a particular group if the measured signal strength is below a BFD RS threshold value and initiates random-access procedure if the BFI counter reaches a maximum value of beam failure for each group.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring a reference signal corresponding to a waveform type. One method includes receiving, at a user equipment from a network device, first configuration information indicating a first physical channel with a first waveform type. The method includes receiving, from a network device, second configuration information indicating a first reference signal with the first waveform type. The method includes determining whether a frequency domain multiplexing pattern with combs, frequency domain orthogonal cover code, or a combination thereof is supported for transmission of the first reference signal with the first waveform type.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring a positioning reference signal type. One method includes receiving, at a user equipment (UE), a configuration for transmission of at least one positioning reference signal (PRS) type. The configuration includes at least one parameter including: a PRS bandwidth; a number of time domain symbol for PRS transmission in a slot; a mapping type comprising at least one Zadoff-chu sequence length for: at least one frequency domain repetition; a number of repetitions; a cyclic shift; or some combination thereof; or some combination thereof. The method includes transmitting a ranging signal to at least one device, receiving a ranging signal from at least one device, or some combination thereof.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for interference management for full-duplex operation. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that receives a first configuration from a RAN, wherein the first configuration includes one or more of: an UL full-duplex reference signal (“FD-RS”) configuration, a DL FD-RS configuration, an indication to activate the UL FD-RS configuration, and/or an indication to activate the DL FD-RS configuration, where the UL FD-RS configuration and the DL FD-RS configuration are not simultaneously activated at the apparatus. The processor performs a first activity according to the first configuration, the first activity being one or more of: transmission on received UL FD-RS resources, measurement on received UL FD-RS resources, and/or measurements on the received DL FD-RS resources.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for extended paging messages. One apparatus includes a transceiver and a processor that triggers a SL positioning resource request by a higher-layer radio protocol. The transceiver requests set of SL resources from a RAN and receives a SL positioning resource grant for performing a SL positioning session with a responder UE. Here, the SL positioning resource grant is applicable to both the initiator UE and responder UE, where the SL positioning resource grant is associated with source and destination physical layer SL positioning identifiers. The processor reserves a set of SL positioning resources for performing a SL positioning session between the initiator UE and the responder UE. The processor performs a SL positioning procedure using the reserved set of SL positioning resources.

Abstract: A method for a first electronic device comprises generating a decision-making data structure using a machine learning data structure; transmitting, to a second electronic device, the decision-making data structure; receiving, from the electronic device, result data regarding a result of performing a selected action selected from the decision-making data structure; and updating the machine learning data structure using the result data.

Abstract: A composite coated form of lithium cobalt oxide is described that can achieve improved cycling at higher voltages. Liquid phase and combined liquid and solid phase coating processes are described to effectively form the composite coated powders. The improved cycling positive electrode materials can be effectively combined with either graphitic carbon negative electrode active materials or silicon based high capacity negative electrode active materials. Improved battery designs can achieve very high volumetric energy densities in practical battery formats and with reasonable cycling properties.