Abstract: An example system is configured to (i) receive, from a user device over a WAN, a request for an authorization code corresponding to a media application on the user device, (ii) based on the request, transmit, to the user device over the WAN, the authorization code, (iii) receive, from a media playback system over the WAN, an authorization request that includes the authorization code, (iv) determine that the authorization code in the authorization request is valid, (v) based on determining that the authorization code is valid, generate an authorization token, (vi) transmit, to the media playback system over the WAN, the authorization token, (vii) receive, from the media playback system over the WAN, a media request including the authorization token, and (viii) responsive to the media request and a determination that the authorization token is valid, transmit, over the WAN, media content to the media playback system.

Abstract: A wireless communication device (alternatively, device, WDEV, etc.) includes at least one processing circuitry configured to support communications with other WDEV(s) and to generate and process signals for such communications. In one example, the circuitry is configured to generate a null data packet (NDP), transmit at least a portion of the NDP to another wireless communication device via fewer than all of a plurality of sub-channels of a communication channel, and receive feedback from the another wireless communication device that is based on the another wireless communication processing the at least the portion of the NDP that is received via the fewer than all of the plurality of sub-channels of the communication channel. In one example, the generated NDP includes at least one signal field (SIG) field therein that includes information to specify a preamble puncturing option or the information is transmitted in a previous packet.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods that couple effective nesting of fabric, as part of a textile cutting process, in which designs and/or graphic elements are directly printed on the nested elements, instead of on the entire textile sheet. Embodiments of the invention can address issues of waste and redundant printing, such as by starting with a blank textile roll, and printing only in the geometry areas of the patterns. Embodiments of the invention can increase fabric yield, because there are no constraints between the pattern geometries and the textile sheet print.

Abstract: Implementations are directed to receiving unstructured free-form natural language input, generating a chatbot based on the unstructured free-form natural language input and in response to receiving the unstructured free-form natural language input, and causing the chatbot to perform engage in corresponding conversations with additional users. In various implementations, the unstructured free-form natural language input implicitly defines a corresponding dialog state map (e.g., defines corresponding dialog states and/or corresponding dialog state transitions) without defining any explicit dialog states and/or explicit dialog state transitions. In other implementations, the unstructured free-form natural language input is assigned to explicit dialog states and/or explicit dialog state transitions. Nonetheless, the unstructured free-form natural language input may be utilized to fine-tune and/or primed a machine learning model that is already capable of being utilized in conducting generalized conversations.

Abstract: A headset for use in delivering electrical stimulation to the skin surface of the head or in sensing one or more body parameters of the head of a user.

Abstract: A single neural network model can be used by each computing engine (CE) in a neural network processor to perform convolution operations in parallel for one or more stacks of convolutional layers. An input feature map can be divided into N chunks to be processed by N CEs, respectively. Each CE can process a last portion of a respective chunk to generate respective shared states to be used by a subsequent CE. A first CE uses pre-computed states to generate a first portion of an output feature map, while other CEs use shared states computed by a preceding CE to generate respective portions of the output feature map.

Abstract: In various implementations, provided are systems and methods for operating a neural network that includes conditional structures. In some implementations, an integrated circuit can compute a result using a set of intermediate results, where the intermediate results are computed from the outputs of a hidden layer of the neural network. The integrated circuit can further test the result against a condition. The outcome of the test can determine a next layer that the integrated circuit is to execute, or can be used to determine that further execution of the neural network can be terminated.

Abstract: A woven fabric material including an array of machine direction yarns and cross-machine direction yarns. The array includes larger denier yarns arranged in an alternating pattern with smaller denier yarns in both the machine direction and the cross-machine direction. The array of machine direction yarns and cross-machine direction yarns is arranged to allow water to pass freely through the woven fabric material.

Abstract: A technique for tracking, for example, the temperature of one or more sample vials containing biological material stored in a low-temperature shipping vessel. Each sample vial has vial electronics that senses temperature and transmits temperature data to the reader head of a reader device, which has a controller that is not at the low temperature. In some implementations, the shipping vessel has a cap with a recess that houses the controller and a hollow plug that houses a cable that connects the controller to the reader head that is located in the vessel's cold interior sufficiently close to the sample vial to enable interaction with the vial electronics. In some implementations, the reader head transmits electrical power to the vial electronics. By tracking the temperature of individual sample vials rather than the temperature of the vessel interior, more-relevant temperature data is available.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for registering electromagnetic navigation data of a luminal network to a 3D model of the luminal network includes accessing a 3D model of a luminal network based on computed tomographic (CT) images of the luminal network, the 3D model corresponding to a CT coordinate space, selecting a plurality of reference points within the 3D model of the luminal network, accessing a plurality of survey points within the luminal network, the plurality of survey points being based on electromagnetic navigation data and corresponding to a body coordinate space, correlating the plurality of reference points and the plurality of survey points to determine pairs of correlated reference points and survey points; and deriving a transformation that maps the body coordinate space to the CT coordinate space based on the pairs of correlated reference points and survey points.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for generating videos with characters indicating regions of images are provided. For example, an image containing a first region may be received. At least one characteristic of a character may be obtained. A script containing a first segment of the script may be received. The first segment of the script may be related to the first region of the image. The at least one characteristic of a character and the script may be used to generate a video of the character presenting the script and at least part of the image, where the character visually indicates the first region of the image while presenting the first segment of the script.

Abstract: A technique to execute transpose and compute operations may include retrieving a set of machine instructions from an instruction buffer of a data processor. The instruction buffer has multiple entries, and each entry stores one machine instruction. A machine instruction from the set of machine instructions is executed to transpose a submatrix of an input tensor and perform computations on column elements of the submatrix. The machine instruction combines the transpose operation with computational operations into a single machine instruction.

Abstract: A method of automatically displaying a predetermined set of print attributes of a print job, the method including receiving an image of a first printed sheet, the first printed sheet including one or more at least partial machine-readable codes, the one or more at least partial machine-readable codes encoded with data related to the predetermined set of print attributes, decoding the data from the one or more at least partial machine-readable codes, determining if the data includes all of the print attributes in the predetermined set of print attributes, and if the data includes all of the print attributes in the predetermined set of print attributes, displaying the data using augmented reality (AR) over the first printed sheet.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a technique for flow crystallization. The system comprises a container having a bottom surface defining a first plane, the container including at least two planar magnetic surfaces being arranged in a spaced-apart manner along a first plane and being substantially parallel to a second plane; a magnetization vector of each of the magnetic surfaces being perpendicularly to the surface, wherein the container is configured such that the first plane is substantially perpendicularly to the second plane; wherein a cavity formed in between the planar magnetic surfaces is configured to accommodate a racemic mixture including different enantiomers such that each magnetic surface interacts differently with each of the different enantiomers to thereby enable enantio-selective crystallization. Therefore, the system of the present invention is based on enantio-separation of the crystals using magnetic surfaces.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining a risk score reflecting the risk that a police officer may be involved in an adverse event in the future having a computer system preprocessing data to create residual features; the computer system iteratively running models using the collected data and residual features; the computer system identifying the model that best predicts whether a police officer may be involved in an adverse event in the future; and, the computer system generating a risk score by running the model.

Abstract: Examples involve a control device using a social networking service to facilitate registration of a streaming media service with a media playback system. An example implementation receives (i) data indicating login credentials for a given account of a social networking service, and (ii) input data to configure streaming media services with a media playback system. Based on receiving the input data to configure the media playback system, the implementation queries the social networking service for streaming media services associated with the given account, and in response to the query, receives data indicating a first streaming media service associated with the given account. The implementation configures the media playback system to playback audio content from the first streaming media service that is associated with the given account and causes the media playback system to playback audio content from the first streaming media service.

Abstract: Implementations are directed to receiving unstructured free-form natural language input, generating a chatbot based on the unstructured free-form natural language input and in response to receiving the unstructured free-form natural language input, and causing the chatbot to perform task(s) associated with an entity and on behalf of the user. In various implementations, the unstructured free-form natural language input conveys details of the task(s) to be performed, but does not define any corresponding dialog state map (e.g., does not define any dialog states or any dialog state transitions). Nonetheless, the unstructured free-form natural language input may be utilized to fine-tune and/or prime a machine learning model that is already capable of being utilized in conducting generalized conversations. As a result, the chatbot can be generated and deployed in a quick and efficient manner for performance of the task(s) on behalf of the user.

Abstract: A method and system for forming a fish analog product from layers of plant-based material stacked on one another, using a profiling bottom having an undulating upper surface that corresponds to that of a naturally occurring myomere of the fish analog product of which is to be formed. The method includes successively stacking layers of plant-based material on one another in a stacking direction on the undulating upper surface to form a stack of undulating layers, and slicing the stack through upper and lower planes oriented perpendicular to the stacking direction to remove respective upper and lower segments of the stack from a retained central segment.

Abstract: An access control system is provided to prevent the surreptitious granting of access to privacy related functionality on an electronic device. Software-based events to grant access to device functionality can be validated by confirming that the software event corresponds with a hardware input event. This validation prevents the spoofing of a user interface input that may be used to fraudulently grant access to specific functionality.

Abstract: A distally-actuated scanning mirror includes: a mirror block with reflective surface on one side; torsional hinges with proximal ends rigidly attached to the mirror block, and with distal ends attached to flexural structures configured to transform translational motion of the piezoelectric elements into rotational motion of the distal ends of the hinges; and piezoelectric elements providing such translational motion. The distally-actuated scanning mirror also includes flexural structures made of separate flexures attached to the opposite surfaces of the distal ends of the hinges, which flexural structures have defined thinned-down flexural points. Portions of the distally-actuated scanning mirror may be 3D printed and/or fabricated by silicon MEMS technology. The mirror is fabricated from a Silicon-on-Insulator wafer, having a relatively thick (e.g., 380 um) handle layer, and a relatively thin e.g., 50 um), where photolithography with backside-alignment allows separate patterning of these two layers.