Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for providing assistance to visually impaired and/or hearing-impaired users accessing a video conference. The systems and methods include initiating a virtual meeting hosting a plurality of participants, detecting a presence of at least one impaired participant from the plurality of participants, loading one or more audio visual settings for providing assistance to the at least one impaired participant, and automatically providing adjustments for one or more audio visual elements provided to the at least one impaired participant, based on the one or more audio visual settings.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for delivering assistance to impaired users within a virtual conferencing system, and more particularly, to providing assistance to hearing-impaired users to control the virtual conferencing system while using sign language. The systems and methods for providing assistance to impaired users includes initiating a virtual meeting, detecting one or more hand gestures within a predefined area, interpreting the one or more hand gestures to determine one or more commands, and updating one or more controls for the virtual meeting based on the one or more commands.

Abstract: A multi-layer textile includes fabric tiles bonded to a base textile layer. The fabric tiles might be cut from one or more larger fabric pieces, which are textile remnants or scraps from prior manufacturing processes. The fabric tiles are bonded to the base textile layer in a manner that reduces the susceptibility of the fabric tiles to peel away from the base textile layer.

Abstract: Aspects described herein include devices and methods for smart ultra wideband transmissions. In one aspect, an apparatus includes pulse generation circuitry configured to output a plurality of transmission (TX) pulse samples at a selected signal sample rate, where each pulse sample of the plurality of TX pulse samples comprises a value associated with a pulse amplitude at a corresponding sample time The apparatus includes a plurality of power amplifier (PA) cells, with each PA cell of the plurality of PA cells comprising a corresponding current source and associated gates, and where the associated gates of a PA cell are selectable to configure an on state and an off state. Logic circuitry of the apparatus is configured to set the on state or the off state for each PA cell.

Abstract: A system can automatically adjust a virtual background used by a participant in a video conference to match lighting level conditions present in a foreground of a participant video stream captured at a participant device. The matching can be done by adjusting one or more virtual background parameters, including but not limited to, exposure, brightness, contrast, and ISO. In some implementations, the system can dynamically or automatically adjust the lighting levels of the virtual background based on changes that may occur to the lighting level of the foreground during the video conference.

Abstract: Methods and systems provide for providing a virtual background within a communication session using dynamic chroma key reframing. In one embodiment, a method displays a user interface including at least one video feed corresponding to a participant of the communication session. The method receives a request to enable a selected or provided virtual background using chroma keying. The method then determines a background layer of the video feed. The method also determines edges for the background layer. Next, the method crops and reframes the video feed around the edges of the background layer. The method then removes the background layer from the video feed, and adds the selected or provided virtual background to the background layer of the video feed. Finally, the method displays the video feed within the communication session.

Abstract: Aspects described herein include devices and methods for smart ultra wideband transmissions. In one aspect, an apparatus includes pulse generation circuitry configured to output a plurality of transmission (TX) pulse samples at a selected signal sample rate, where each pulse sample of the plurality of TX pulse samples comprises a value associated with a pulse amplitude at a corresponding sample time The apparatus includes a plurality of power amplifier (PA) cells, with each PA cell of the plurality of PA cells comprising a corresponding current source and associated gates, and where the associated gates of a PA cell are selectable to configure an on state and an off state. Logic circuitry of the apparatus is configured to set the on state or the off state for each PA cell.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first wireless communication device (WCD) may transmit, to a second wireless communication device, a first synchronization message using a first radio frequency (RF) technology and a first frequency resource, the first synchronization message associated with synchronization for a second RF technology. The first WCD may transmit, to the second WCD and after switching to a second frequency resource, a second synchronization message using the first RF technology, the second synchronization message associated with synchronization for the second RF technology, and the switching to the second frequency resource based at least in part on one or more of: transmission of the second synchronization message being associated with ranging or sensing, or failure of the first synchronization message or failure of a reply, from the second WCD, to the first synchronization message. Various other aspects are described.

Abstract: An example method of ultra-wideband (UWB) sensing performed by a wireless communication device, the method comprising determining a first channel impulse response (CIR) estimation of a first frequency channel based on a radio access technology (RAT) session, wherein the RAT is different from UWB. The method also comprises determining a second CIR estimation of a second frequency channel based on a UWB session and determining a third CIR estimation of the first frequency channel based on determining a phase difference between the third CIR estimation and the first CIR estimation. The method further comprises determining a total CIR estimation for a combined frequency channel comprising the first frequency channel and the second frequency channel based on stitching the first CIR estimation, the second CIR estimation, and the third CIR estimation.

Abstract: A system can automatically adjust a virtual background used by a participant in a video conference to match lighting level conditions present in a foreground of a participant video stream captured at a participant device. The matching can be done by adjusting one or more virtual background parameters, including but not limited to, exposure, brightness, contrast, and ISO. In some implementations, the system can dynamically or automatically adjust the lighting levels of the virtual background based on changes that may occur to the lighting level of the foreground during the video conference.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for determining the location of ultrawideband (UWB) devices in a network. An example method for providing location information associated with a target device in a UWB network includes determining a location of a bridge device, querying the bridge device for location information associated with the target device, receiving location information associated with the target device from the bridge device, and determining a location of the target device based at least in part on the location of the bridge device and the location information associated with the target device.

Abstract: A synthetic nutritional composition for an infant and/or a child is described comprising a whey protein concentrate from milk, wherein the whey protein concentrate comprises: a milk fat content of between 6.5 to 10.0 wt %, wherein the milk fat contains components of milk fat globule membranes that provide at least 7 mg/g of sphingomyelin to the whey protein concentrate; and wherein the majority of the sphingomyelin in the synthetic nutritional composition is provided by the components of the milk fat globule membranes of the whey protein concentrate. Methods of making same are also described.

Abstract: A communication is received from a telephone number of a sender. The communication is directed to a recipient. A trust level associated with the telephone number is determined to be other than a high trust level. Based on the trust level being other than the high trust level, a number of challenges to transmit to the sender is determined based on the trust level. Determining whether to route the communication to the recipient is based on whether respective successful responses to the challenges are received from the sender.

Abstract: A text communication is received from a telephone number of a sender. The text communication is directed to a recipient. A determination is made as to whether to challenge the sender. Responsive to determining to challenge the sender, a challenge is transmitted to the sender. A determination is made as to whether to route the text communication to the recipient based on whether a successful response to the challenge is received from the sender.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a physical object comprises, during a process of manufacturing the physical object by a machine, capturing image data of at least a portion of the physical object and other sensor data related to the machine or to the at least a portion of the physical object. The method further comprises, during the process of manufacturing the physical object, for each of the plurality of pixels of the image data, coregistering the image data with the other sensor data on a pixel-by-pixel basis, storing the coregistered image data and other sensor data in association with each other in a data structure, and using at least a portion of the coregistered image data and other sensor to detect an anomaly in the physical object or in the process of manufacturing the physical object.

Abstract: Session content is presented during a communication session to the participant devices. The participant devices transmit requests for notes to be generated for the session content. One or more segments of the communication session are determined when a threshold number of participant devices that requested notes to be generated is exceeded. Information associated with the one or more segments is transmitted to a participant device of the participant devices.

Abstract: Various embodiments of an apparatus, method(s), system(s) and computer program product(s) described herein are directed to a Scaling Engine. The Scaling Engine identifies a background object portrayed in a background template for a video feed. The Scaling Engine determines a background template display position for concurrent display of the background object with video feed data. The Scaling Engine generates a scaled background template by modifying a current aspect ratio of the background template with the background object set at the background display position according to a video feed aspect ratio. The Scaling Engine generates a merged video feed by merging the scaled background template with live video feed data, the merged video feed data providing an unobstructed portrayal of the identified background object.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first wireless communication device may transmit, to a second wireless communication device, a time and/or frequency synchronization message using a first radio frequency (RF) technology, wherein the time and/or frequency synchronization message is used to obtain synchronization information for a second RF technology. The first wireless communication device may transmit, to the second wireless communication device, a first set of ranging measurement signals associated with the second RF technology. The first wireless communication device may receive, from the second wireless communication device, a second set of ranging measurement signals associated with the second RF technology. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Methods and systems provide for dynamically presenting at least one attentional element within a communication session. The system presents, to each of a number of participants within a communication session, a user interface (“UI”) for the communication session. The system receives a signal of an event associated with a first participant intending to communicate with a second participant, with the second participant not acknowledging the intended communication. The system determines, after a predefined period of time, that the intended communication from the first user has not been acknowledged by the second user and that the event has not yet terminated. The system then initiates an attentional element within the UI of the second participant, the attentional element being more pronounced than the notification.

Abstract: A method may include determining a combination of values of attributes represented by reference data associated with payment transaction by training a machine learning model based on an association between (i) respective values of the attributes and (ii) the payment transactions having a given result. The combination may be correlated with having the given result. The method may also include selecting a subset of the payment transactions that is associated with the combination of values. The method may additionally include determining a first rate at which payment transactions of the subset have the given result during a first time period and a second rate at which one or more payment transactions associated with the combination have the given result during a second time period, and generating an indication that the two rates differ.