Abstract: The invention relates to a system for manufacturing a plurality of integrated circuits, IC, mounted on a common support, the system comprising: an input station configured (adapted, arranged) to receive at least one common support; an output station configured (adapted, arranged) to receive at least one common support having a plurality of integrated circuits formed thereon; a plurality of processing modules each module being operable (configured, arranged, adapted) to perform at least one of the processing steps (e.g. deposition, patterning, etching) for forming an integrated circuit on the common support; a transfer means operable (configured, arranged, adapted) to transfer the at least one common support from the input station to the output station and to one or more of the processing modules therebetween; control means (e.g.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for automating a content release comprising the steps of: determining a content release plan associated with a content release, wherein the content release plan includes a plurality of line items, wherein each line item identifies a content item to be released; parsing the plurality of line items included in the content release plan to build a deployment graph, wherein the deployment graph identifies a plurality of deployment tasks to be executed to complete the content release; executing the content release plan by performing the plurality of deployment tasks according to a schedule identified in the content release plan; and updating the content release plan based on one or more real-time statuses of the plurality of deployment tasks.

Abstract: The disclosed subject matter relates to extracorporeal blood processing or other processing of fluids. Volumetric fluid balance, a required element of many such processes, may be achieved with multiple pumps or other proportioning or balancing devices which are to some extent independent of each other. This need may arise in treatments that involve multiple fluids. Safe and secure mechanisms to ensure fluid balance in such systems are described.

Abstract: A vascular repair device assembly includes a main prostheses, first internal prostheses, an optional second internal prostheses, and at least two sub-prostheses. Methods for delivering vascular repair devices include delivering a vascular repair device through a blood vessel to the aneurysm site, aligning a proximal open end of a main prosthesis cranially to the site of the aneurysm patient and directing a distal end of at least one additional one vascular repair device through a proximal end of at least a first internal lumen, and aligning the proximal end of the additional vascular repair device into a distal end of the at least one sub-prosthesis.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting gestures of a swimmer in an aquatic environment such as a flume pool. In one embodiment, a pool system includes a set of cameras, one of which is an overhead camera positioned above the water in the pool to capture images of a swimmer. The system also includes computer processors, such as a GPU, CPU, and game engine which implement a computer vision platform. The processors are configured to receive images from the cameras, determine the swimmer's body position from the images, detect a defined gesture in the swimmer's body position, and in response to detecting the defined gesture, invoking a corresponding control operation of the flume pool, such as controlling water flow through the pool or updating an interface display which is projected onto the interior surfaces of the pool.

Abstract: Certain examples described herein relate to a removable unit for a three dimensional printing system. The removable unit comprises at least one compartment to store build material for a three-dimensional print job, a coupling to engage with a printer device of the three-dimensional printing system, and a memory. The memory is configured to store instructions for the three-dimensional print job for the printer device, and the instructions are readable from the memory by the printer device when the removable unit is engaged with the printer device.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a RFID tag assembly that is suitable for operation with at least one RFID reader assembly. The RFID tag assembly comprises, inter alia, an antenna member for transmitting and/or receiving an RFID signal, and at least one integrated circuit (IC) for processing the RFID signal and which is configured to communicate, alternatingly and sequentially in time, a first signal transmission and at least one second signal transmission, each defined by a plurality of predetermined signal transmission parameters, to the at least one RFI D reader assembly, utilising time-division multiplexing, wherein the at least one first signal transmission differs from the at least one second signal transmission in at least one of said plurality of predetermined signal transmission parameters.

Abstract: A plurality of control sequences is stored. A user state is detected. A next control sequence associated with the user is selected from the plurality of control sequences based at least in part on the user state.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for secure one-way RFID tag identification is provided. The method comprising generating, at an RFID tag, an auxiliary identifier; generating, at an RFID tag, a secure representation based on the auxiliary identifier; transmitting, from the RFID tag and receiving at an RFID reader, one or more representations of the auxiliary identifier and the tag identifier including the secure representation; and verifying the identity of the RFID tag based on the received representations.

Abstract: In an example, a method includes receiving, at a processor, an indication of a volume of a fabrication chamber and determining a characteristic of a build material for use in fabricating an object within the fabrication chamber. Based on the build material characteristic, a virtual object volume within the fabrication chamber may be determined, wherein the virtual object volume provides a virtual boundary within which to position virtual objects representing objects to be generated in the fabrication chamber.

Abstract: A signal measuring apparatus comprising: signal circuitry configured to receive an input signal to be measured; and memory circuitry coupled to the signal circuitry and configured to store information representing a magnitude of a voltage or a current of the input signal; wherein the memory circuitry comprises a first memory cell having a material which is arranged to switch from a first material state to a second material state in response to a first switching signal being applied thereto, wherein the first memory cell is tuned to a first value for the first switching signal so that a current or voltage with a magnitude at or above the first value will cause the material of the first memory cell to switch from the first material state to second material state; wherein the apparatus is configured to apply a measurement signal indicative of the input signal to the first memory cell for switching the material of the first memory cell from the first material state to the second material state in dependence on a

Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor and a memory on which is stored machine readable instructions that when executed by the processor are to cause the processor to access a reduced resolution three-dimensional (3D) model file of an object to be built in a build bed of a 3D printing system, the reduced resolution 3D model file comprising a reduced resolution file of a first resolution 3D model file of the object. The instructions may also cause the processor to determine a packing arrangement for the object and a plurality of other objects to be built in the build bed through use of the reduced resolution 3D model file and output the determined packing arrangement for the 3D printing system to print the object and the other objects.

Abstract: An example of a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing machine-readable instructions. The instructions may cause the processor to receive a three-dimensional (3D) object representation and subdivide it into a triangular grid. Curved triangles may be calculated for triangles in the triangular grid. The triangles may be subdivided and differences calculated between corresponding sections of the curved triangles and the received 3D object representation.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein to determine positive or negative displacement distances for each pixel of an image of a graphical element. A displacement subsystem may determine surface displacement distances based on a function of a distance of each pixel to a nearest edge pixel of the image of the graphical element. A mapping subsystem may generate a surface displacement map of the graphical element to be applied to a surface of a three-dimensional object. The surface displacement map may be used to generate a mesh file and/or transmitted to a three-dimensional printing for printing on a surface of an object.

Abstract: An image processing system acquires a first three-dimensional model of an object. The image processing system includes a processor and storage medium encoded with instructions executable by the processor. The instructions include instructions to define a material potential function for a material. The material potential function is a function of a three-dimensional origin point of the material in the object, a three-dimensional propagation limit of the material in the object, and a three-dimensional propagation function of the material in the object. The instructions include instructions to generate a second three-dimensional model of the object based in part on the material potential function and the first model. The second model illustrates propagation of the material through an interior volume of the object at a unit level. A controller generates control signals based on the second model, and a fluid ejection engine performs an additive manufacturing process based on the control signals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of connecting circuit elements and a corresponding system for connecting circuit elements. The method includes providing a plurality of flexible circuit elements on a carrier element; forming a connecting structure. The formed connecting structure includes at least two contact points; and operative connections between each of the plurality of flexible circuit elements and the at least two contact points. The method further includes severing the operative connection between at least one of the plurality of flexible circuit elements and the at least two contact points.

Abstract: A method for generating 3D printing points may include obtaining a Steiner patch that is part of a tessellation approximation of the 3D object, determining a parametric curve of a slicing plane and the Steiner patch, determining a classification of the parametric curve, sampling, based upon the classification, first and second points spaced by a parametric spacing along the parametric curve, determining a Euclidean spacing of the first and second points, and comparing the Euclidean spacing to a predefined spacing threshold. In response to the Euclidean spacing failing to satisfy the predefined threshold, sampling a third point along the parametric curve between the first and second points, generating 3D printing points in Euclidean space for the object based upon the first point, second point and third point sampled along the parametric curve.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an object via three-dimensional printing is disclosed. Data regarding the object is received. The object is three-dimensionally printed from the data. A wrapper is also three-dimensionally printed from the data. The wrapper encloses the object and includes information regarding the object.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for secure one-way RFID tag identification is provided. The method comprising generating, at an RFID tag, an auxiliary identifier; generating, at an RFID tag, a secure representation based on the auxiliary identifier; transmitting, from the RFID tag and receiving at an RFID reader, one or more representations of the auxiliary identifier and the tag identifier including the secure representation; and verifying the identity of the RFID tag based on the received representations.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a RFID tag assembly that is suitable for operation with at least one RFID reader assembly. The RFID tag assembly comprises, inter alia, an antenna member for transmitting and/or receiving an RFID signal, and at least one integrated circuit (1C) for processing the RFID signal and which is configured to communicate, alternatingly and sequentially in time, a first signal transmission and at least one second signal transmission, each defined by a plurality of predetermined signal transmission parameters, to the at least one RFI D reader assembly, utilising time-division multiplexing, wherein the at least one first signal transmission differs from the at least one second signal transmission in at least one of said plurality of predetermined signal transmission paameters.