Abstract: There is provided herein a tip section of a multi-viewing element endoscope, the tip section comprising: two or more side-pointing viewing elements positioned at or in proximity to a distal end of said tip section, wherein each of said two or more side-pointing viewing elements having a discrete illuminator associated therewith, wherein the field of view provided by the two or more side-pointing viewing elements covers a front and side views; a working channel configured for insertion of a surgical tool; and a pathway fluid injector for inflating and/or cleaning a body cavity into which the endoscope is inserted.

Abstract: There is provided herein a flexible electronic circuit board for a tip section of a multi-camera endoscope, the circuit board comprising a front camera surface configured to carry a forward looking camera, a first side camera surface configured to carry a first side looking camera, a second side camera surface configured to carry a second side looking camera, one or more front illuminator surfaces a configured to carry one or more front illuminators to essentially illuminate the FOV of the forward looking camera, one or more side illuminator surfaces configured to carry one or more side illuminators to essentially illuminate the FOV of the first side looking camera and one or more side illuminator surfaces configured to carry one or more side illuminators to essentially illuminate the FOV of the second side looking camera.

Abstract: Processes for laminating a conductive-lubricant coated Printed Circuit Board (PCB) are disclosed. An example laminated PCB may include a lamination stack that may further include a core, an adhesive layer, and at least one graphene-metal structure or at least one hexagonal Boron Nitride metal (h-BN-metal) structure. The materials of the PCB may change in accordance with the invention described herein, including the materials of the core, the materials of the conductive-lubricant coatings, or the metal layers of the conductive-lubricant-metal structures. Doping processes for each change in materials used are also described herein. The conductive-lubricant of the conductive-lubricant-metal structure will promote high frequency performance and heat management within the PCB. Furthermore, a removal process of those materials post-lamination is described herein to promote protection of materials and subsequent removal of protective layers without breakage or tearing.

Abstract: A method includes providing a plurality of processes interconnected by a network, each of the plurality of processes being configured to hold a block of data destined for others of the plurality of processes. A set of data for all-to-all data exchange is received from one or more of the processes. The set of data is configured as a plurality of blocks of data in a matrix as matrix data, the matrix being distributed among the plurality of processes. The matrix data is transposed by changing the position of selected blocks of data of the plurality of blocks of data relative to the other blocks of data of the plurality of the blocks of data, without changing the structure of each of the blocks of data. The transposed matrix data is over the network and is then received, repacked, and conveyed to destination processes.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A base station may support layer-to-layer listen-before-talk (LBT) interfacing for logical discontinuous transmission (DTX) events. That is, a layer one entity of the base station may indicate to a higher layer that a channel is unavailable or experiencing high levels of interference. For example, a layer one entity of the base station may perform a failed clear channel assessment (CCA) or LBT procedure on the channel. The layer one entity may then convey an indication that a scheduled message was not successfully transmitted to a higher layer (e.g., a media access control (MAC) layer that performs link adaptation and scheduling). The higher layer may schedule a retransmission of the message based on the indication. In some cases, the same link parameters may be used. In other cases, the link parameters may be updated based on channel conditions.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A base station may support layer-to-layer listen-before-talk (LBT) interfacing for logical discontinuous transmission (DTX) events. That is, a layer one entity of the base station may indicate to a higher layer that a channel is unavailable or experiencing high levels of interference. For example, a layer one entity of the base station may perform a failed clear channel assessment (CCA) or LBT procedure on the channel. The layer one entity may then convey an indication that a scheduled message was not successfully transmitted to a higher layer (e.g., a media access control (MAC) layer that performs link adaptation and scheduling). The higher layer may schedule a retransmission of the message based on the indication. In some cases, the same link parameters may be used. In other cases, the link parameters may be updated based on channel conditions.

Abstract: A navigation system for a video program viewing device generates user interfaces enabling the user to navigate among lists of personalized content, view information about individual content, update user preferences to reflect a preference for a characteristic of a program appearing in a personalized content list, receive personalized alerts regarding upcoming content, manage viewing preferences and configure navigation system options.