Abstract: Embodiments generally relate to ophthalmic laser procedures and, more particularly, to systems and methods for lenticular laser incision. In an embodiment, an ophthalmic surgical laser system comprises a laser delivery system for delivering a pulsed laser beam to a target in a subject's eye, an XY-scan device to deflect the pulsed laser beam, a Z-scan device to modify a depth of a focus of the pulsed laser beam, and a controller configured to form a top lenticular incision and a bottom lenticular incision of a lens in a corneal stroma.

Abstract: Generalized boot operations for disaggregated, multiple (multi-) semiconductor die (“die”) computing system, and related methods and computer-readable media are disclosed. In exemplary aspects, to provide for generalized boot-up firmware/software for the computing system that does not have to be reconfigured for different configurations of dies in variations of IC packages, a CPU die (or other die) designated as a primary die is configured to perform a discoverable boot process over a side-band discovery bus to discover the other dies present in an IC package of the computing system and to then control their boot-up operations. In this manner, the boot-up firmware/software executed by the primary die to boot-up the computing system can be generalized irrespective of the number of dies and their particular configuration. In this manner, a generalized boot-up firmware/software can be provided to control boot-up operations of the computing system independent of specific dies included.

Abstract: This disclosure describes aspects of an efficient blockchain API communication mechanism that reduces the energy usage and data usage. In some examples, a publish-subscribe mechanism is used for completed transaction receipts for blockchain transactions of a blockchain. The publish-subscribe mechanism uses an open source remote procedure call protocol or hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP). Components of a distributed blockchain application use a single transport or communications protocol for both synchronous and asynchronous communications.

Abstract: Hybrid tomato variety ‘H2123’ is described. The tomato variety is a ground-culture hybrid processing tomato variety suitable for machine harvest and is adaptable to humid climactic regions such as the Northeastern USA, Portugal and Italy. It is an early variety with resistance to verticillium wilt, fusarium wilt races 1 and 2, root knot nematode, tomato spotted wilt virus, bacterial speck and moderate tolerance to bacterial spot.

Abstract: One example method for detecting phases of a surgical procedure via video processing includes accessing a video of the surgical procedure and dividing the video into one or more blocks, each of the blocks containing one or more video frames. For each of the blocks, the method includes applying a prediction model on the video frames of the respective block to obtain a phase prediction for each of the video frames. The prediction model is configured to predict, for an input video frame, one of the plurality of phases of the surgical procedure. The method further includes generating an aggregated phase prediction for the respective block by aggregating the phase predictions of the video frames, and modifying the video of the surgical procedure to include an indication of a predicted phase of the respective block based on the aggregated phase prediction.

Abstract: A build plate assembly configured for use with an additive manufacturing machine. The build plate assembly includes a build plate defining a receptacle extending through the build plate. An insert is seated in the receptacle and movable within the receptacle. The insert includes a build surface configured to support a product built thereon by the additive manufacturing machine. The insert is seated on a base including a heating element configured to heat the insert. The insert is configured to expand within the receptacle when heated by the heating element. The receptacle is configured to accommodate the expansion.

Abstract: A dual channel drainage seal for enclosing a joint between a slab and a foundation sidewall of a subterranean area. The drainage seal includes and lower channel and an upper channel stacked over the lower channel. The lower channel is affixed on top of the slab and against the sidewall to form and enclosed channel for retaining and routing radon and/or water seepage at the joint to a sump pit. The upper channel is open on top and configured to capture and route water seepage from the sidewall above to the sump for discharge, thereby protecting the interior portions of the slab from radon and water damage.

Abstract: A fenestration automated operating system includes a fenestration frame, fenestration panel and one or both of a panel operating assembly or a panel latch assembly. The panel operating assembly is coupled with one or both of the fenestration frame or the fenestration panel. The panel operating assembly includes a panel actuator coupled with the panel actuator. A panel latch assembly is coupled with one or both of the fenestration frame or the fenestration panel. The panel latch assembly includes a latch and a latch actuator coupled with the latch. A fenestration controller is configured to operate each of the latch actuator and the panel actuator.

Abstract: A technique for remote access via a computing device is discussed. In one embodiment, a computing device receives data indicative of a card number associated with a bank-issued debit card. The debit card is associated with a bank account at a bank that issued the bank-issued debit card. The computing device also receives data indicative of an amount of cash to be deposited into the account based on an amount of cash provided at the computing device location. Encrypted data indicative of the card number and the data indicative of the amount of cash is routed to a gateway vendor server and is further routed to a payment network server for deposit of an amount corresponding to the data indicative of the amount of cash into the bank account associated with the card number.

Abstract: Systems and methods of image searching include receiving content, receiving a request to select an image from content, selecting a plurality of items in the image, retrieving information about the selected item, and providing display data based on the retrieved information.

Abstract: A removable lens stack includes a base layer and one or more removable lens layers. The base layer may include a substrate and moth eye coatings on first and second sides of the substrate. A first removable lens layer may include a substrate and an acrylic or fluoropolymer coating on a first side of the substrate and may be stacked on top of the base layer such that the second side of the substrate faces the first side of the substrate of the base layer. A second removable lens layer may include a substrate and an acrylic or fluoropolymer coating on a first side of the substrate and may be stacked on top of the first removable lens layer such that the second side of the substrate faces the first side of the substrate of the first removable lens layer. The acrylic or fluoropolymer coating may comprise a hard coat.

Abstract: A load control device for controlling the power delivered from an AC power source to an electrical load is able to receive radio-frequency (RF) signals from a Wi-Fi-enabled device, such as a smart phone, via a wireless local area network. The load control device comprises a controllably conductive device adapted to be coupled in series between the source and the load, a controller for rendering the controllably conductive device conductive and non-conductive, and a Wi-Fi module operable to receive the RF signals directly from the wireless network. The controller controls the controllably conductive device to adjust the power delivered to the load in response to the wireless signals received from the wireless network.

Abstract: An adjustable inclined foot scanner includes a frame having a connected platform, a positionally adjustable rear foot support connected to the frame and movable with respect to the platform, a heel support pivotally mounted on the rear foot support, a three-dimensional camera scanning system for covering a majority of a user's foot, the scanning system including a frontal foot scanning assembly, an under-foot scanning assembly for covering at least an arch portion of the user's foot, and a rear foot scanning assembly.

Abstract: A first merchant node on a semi-private blockchain virtual currency exchange system is exclusively capable of creating first virtual currency units. Unaffiliated merchant node(s) are exclusively capable of creating other merchant-specific virtual currency units in the system, while customer computing devices are incapable of creating virtual currency units. The first merchant node creates and issues first virtual currency units to a first customer account associated with a first customer computing device. Upon receiving a transaction request for exchanging first virtual currency unit(s) for a second currency type between the first customer account and another customer account, the first merchant node validates the first transaction request, and creates and sends a first transaction receipt to unaffiliated merchant node(s).

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for generating an output image. In one aspect, one of the methods includes generating the output image intensity value by intensity value according to a generation order of pixel-color channel pairs from the output image, comprising, for each particular generation order position in the generation order: generating a current output image representation of a current output image, processing the current output image representation using a decoder neural network to generate a probability distribution over possible intensity values for the pixel-color channel pair at the particular generation order position, wherein the decoder neural network includes one or more local masked self-attention sub-layers; and selecting an intensity value for the pixel-color channel pair at the particular generation order position using the probability distribution.

Abstract: An optical network terminal receives optical digital data that includes chirp. The optical network terminal processes the signal representative of the optical digital data from the optical network terminal in a manner determines changes in logic levels based upon temporary wavelength changes of the signal.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for account status monitoring. The method can include receiving user registration information and account information corresponding to a first user account. The account information can include first user credit information. The method can include analyzing, by a machine learning rules engine, the account information and the user registration information to create a user behavior pattern associated with the first user account. The method can further include determining an anomaly in the user behavior pattern indicative of a life event. Based on the life event and the user registration information, the method can determine a second user account and corresponding account information comprising second user credit information. In response, the method can include predicting, by a convolutional neural network, an effect on the second user credit information resulting from the transfer of the first user credit information to the second user account.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method that comprises accepting a plurality of positional data with corresponding times of the motion, determining one or more continuous positional functions that together represent an approximation of path of the positional data, and determining, for each positional function, one or more time functions that together represent an approximation of the times for the positional data corresponding to the positional functions. The present invention provides an apparatus that comprises an input device and a computer system configured to accept the motion signals generated by the input device, determine one or more continuous positional functions that together represent an approximation of the path of the positional data, and determine, for each positional function, one or more time functions that together represent an approximation of the times for the positional data corresponding to the positional functions.

Abstract: An apparatus for managing agricultural crops includes a vehicle and a user interface. The vehicle includes a navigation system, one or more vision systems, one or more removal tools, and a control system. The control system can include a data processing system, a data storage system, and a targeting system. The apparatus can be used to carry out one or more methods for managing agricultural crops, such as, for example, utilizing the vision system to capture images of an item to be targeted for removal by the removal tool, and utilizing the control system to process the images and position the removal tool to remove the item.

Abstract: In some embodiments, an authentication system may be configured to process one or more tokens that incorporates one or more tailored-wavelength-range coded patterns, codes represented within a steganographic image, or “overlapping” codes. As an example, such a token may include (i) one or more invisible-ink-printed patterns printed using infrared ink corresponding to different tailored wavelength ranges within the infrared light spectrum, (ii) one or more steganographic images in which invisible-ink-printed patterns are interweaved within the steganographic images, (iii) visible-ink-printed patterns and invisible-ink-printed patterns printed substantially within the visible ink portions of the visible-ink-printed patterns, or (iv) other features, where the invisible-ink-printed patterns correspond to one or more authentication codes or other data for token authentication.