Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for handling and manipulating packages in automated or semi-automated fashion and packages adapted for the same. The systems may include package-holding devices, package-manipulating devices, and package-detection components for locating packages or portions thereof in a three-dimensional space. The packages may include features that enable automated or semi-automated handling and manipulation thereof, such as different types of opening/closing mechanisms with different geometric structures that allow for holding, shifting, and manipulating the packages and/or portions thereof with the package-manipulating devices. The packages additionally or alternatively may include mechanical fasteners, magnets, and/or spring-biased opening/closing mechanisms for keeping the packages closed prior to manipulation thereof.

Abstract: A tension adjustment mechanism applied to a surveillance camera and includes a base, a positioning component, a first actuating component and a first fixing component. The base includes a first slot and first hole. The positioning component is slidably disposed on the base. The first actuating component has a first fixed end and a first free end opposite to each other. The first fixed end is fixedly disposed on the positioning component. The first free end has an inclined guiding structure and is movably inserted into the first slot. The first fixing component abuts against the inclined guiding structure and is movably locked with the first hole.

Abstract: A/D bit storage, processing, and mode management techniques through use of a dense A/D bit representation are described. In one example, a memory management unit employs an A/D bit representation generation module to generate the dense A/D bit representation. In an implementation, the A/D bit representation is stored adjacent to existing page table structures of the multilevel page table hierarchy. In another example, memory management unit supports use of modes as part of A/D bit storage.

Abstract: Provided herein is a drill for a dental implant, which includes a coupling part connected to a hand piece configured to provide a rotational force, a body part disposed below the coupling part and configured to transmit the rotational force downward, a cutting part including a plurality of cutting blades and a void section, the cutting blades disposed below the body part to cut an alveolar bone and form a hole therein and being spaced apart at a predetermined angle in a rotational direction, and the void section surrounded by the cutting blades along at least a portion of an inner circumference of the cutting blades, and a coolant passage configured to communicate with the void section by passing through the coupling part and the body part and configured to, while the alveolar bone is being cut, supply coolant to the void section so that the coolant is introduced to the cutting blades.

Abstract: A multifunction adaptive whole house fan system can include a whole house fan to pull large volume of air through a building structure. The whole house fan can pull air from a motorized window or damper into the building structure and expel air through an attic. The system can monitor the environment to operate the whole house fan when desired conditions are present in coordination with other systems of the building structure to reduce overall energy consumption.

Abstract: Disclosed welding-type systems include a welding-type power source to generate output power for a periodic welding process that operates in an arc mode, an open circuit mode or a short circuit mode. A wire-feeder advances an electrode wire toward a workpiece. A controller adjusts the current to below a threshold value during the arc mode to result in the open circuit mode prior to occurrence of a short circuit event based on one or more welding process parameters. In some examples, the controller determines the occurrence of the short circuit event based on the one or more welding process parameters, and adjusts the current to rise above a second threshold level to adjust a heat generated in the welding wire in response to the occurrence of the short circuit.

Abstract: Systems and methods for simplifying and consolidating permission sets from multiple heterogeneous file storage systems are disclosed. An example method includes acquiring from the first file storage system a first set of file system permissions having a first set of permission semantics, and acquiring from a second file storage system a second set of file system permissions having a second set of permission semantics that are different from the first set of permission semantics. The first set of file system permissions and the second set of file system permissions are converted to a unified set of file system permissions having unified permission semantics that are different from the first set of permission semantics and the second set of permission semantics. The unified set of file system permissions can be analyzed to make a determination regarding security levels of the first file storage system and of the second file storage system.

Abstract: In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to a method including: encoding a current data portion to generate an encoded current data portion for inclusion in a data packet; encoding, based upon content of the current data portion, a forward error correction data portion for a previous data portion to generate an encoded forward error correction data portion; generating the data packet including the encoded current data portion and the encoded forward error correction data portion; and providing the data packet to a receiver.

Abstract: A video signal decoding device comprises a processor, wherein: the processor decodes a sequence parameter set (SPS) raw byte sequence payload (RBSP) syntax included in a bitstream of a video signal, and decodes the bitstream on the basis of the decoding result of the SPS RBSP syntax; the SPS RBSP syntax includes a first syntax element related to the number of one or more sub-pictures configuring one picture, and a second syntax element indicating whether to process a boundary of the one or more sub-pictures as a boundary of the one picture on the basis of the first syntax element; and the second syntax element is parsed only when the number of the one or more sub-pictures is two or more.

Abstract: The present teaching relates to method, system, medium, and implementation of in-situ perception in an autonomous driving vehicle. A plurality of types of sensor data are acquired continuously via a plurality of types of sensors deployed on the vehicle, where the plurality of types of sensor data provide information about surrounding of the vehicle. One or more items surrounding the vehicle are tracked, based on some models, from a first of the plurality of types of sensor data from a first type of the plurality of types of sensors. A second of the plurality of types of sensor data are obtained from a second type of the plurality of sensors and are used to generate validation base data. Some of the one or more items are labeled, automatically, via validation base data to generate labeled at least some item, which is to be used to generate model updated information for updating the at least one model.

Abstract: The Integrated, Information-Engineered and Self-Improving Advertising, E-Commerce and Online Customer Interactions Apparatuses, Processes and Systems (“ISICI”) transforms menu identifier, menu target identifier, menu content hierarchy items, menu specification, indicia of usage inputs via ISICI components into menu/user interface, user interface updates, transactions, metrics outputs. In one embodiment, the ISICI is comprised of three components: 1) a creation and maintenance of MultiLink menus component; 2) a registration and updating of the underlying multilink records component; and 3) a distribution/syndication of the MultiLink menus component. The ISICI allows for the creation of MultiLink menus. These menus may appear over any links, ads, ecommerce, etc. The ISICI provides a mechanism to track how users use the MultiLink menu. This tracking information is fed back to the ISICI, which allows it to further refine the menu structure in response to actual usage tracking.

Abstract: A housing for an electronic device includes a panel, where the panel includes a window. A cage includes a plurality of panels and a first end and a second end that opposes the first end. The cage further includes an opening at its first end and an enclosure disposed between the panels of the cage. Connecting structure is disposed at the first end of the cage, where the connecting structure secures the first end of the cage to the panel. The cage is suitably dimensioned to receive and retain a portion of a pluggable module within the enclosure when the pluggable module is inserted within the opening at the first end of the cage.

Abstract: Techniques for managing data associated with different versions of components over time by a computing system are discussed herein. The computing system can generate, store, and/or delete data associated with different versions of components having a hierarchical relationship such that data can be fed from one component to another component over time). The computing system can receive log data associated with one or more components and determine regeneration data for different components of a vehicle computing device over time. The computing system can include a user interface for receiving file generation requests to test, validate, or verify functionality of a particular component of the vehicle computing device at different instances of time.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for selective communication through a memory connector via switching circuitry. An apparatus includes a memory connector, a memory bus corresponding to a memory protocol, one or more communication buses corresponding to one or more communication protocols, and switching circuitry operably coupled between the memory connector and the memory bus and the one or more communication buses. The one or more communication protocols are different from the memory protocol. The switching circuitry is configured to selectively operably couple any one of the memory bus and the one or more communication buses to the memory connector to enable communication through the memory connector using any one of the memory protocol or the one or more communication protocols.

Abstract: A processing device in a memory system determines that a number of commands from an active queue that have been executed on a memory device does not satisfy an executed transaction threshold criterion, that a number of pending commands in an inactive queue satisfies a first promotion threshold criterion, and that a number of pending commands in the active queue does not satisfy a second promotion threshold criterion. In response, the processing device switches an execution grant from the active queue to the inactive queue.

Abstract: Systems and methods for computer-assisted systems using robotic technology are described. For example, this disclosure describes systems and methods that can be used in various contexts such as, but not limited to, minimally invasive computer-assisted tele-operated surgery using robotic technology. The disclosure describes instruments and mechanisms for actuating and controlling the motions of such instruments. The instruments and actuator mechanisms may be used in medical operations and non-medical operations.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for processing signals in the analog domain. A signal is derived from analog circuit properties that is shift and scale invariant. Although the circuit properties are not quantized as in traditional digital signal processing, the signal is immune from effects of the properties, such as common mode noise, absolute voltage or current level, finite settling time, etc., as a digital signal would be. The shift and scale invariance allows for mathematical operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of signals. By combining these operations, various circuits may be constructed, including a voltage controlled amplifier, a time gain amplifier, and an analog-to-digital converter. The circuits are constructed using almost no non-linear, active devices, and will thus use less power for a given speed than comparable digital devices, and will often be faster as there are no delay elements and no need to wait for the circuit properties to settle.