Abstract: A virtual reality training and evaluation system may comprise a visual display device, one or more user input devices, one or more computer processors, a memory, and a network communication device. Computer-executable instructions are stored in the memory and configured to cause the one or more computer processors to execute a virtual reality training program that simulates a virtual environment displayed on the visual display device. A user is typically prompted to complete a task within the virtual environment. The task may be an electrical, gas, or water construction, maintenance, or service task. User interactions with the virtual environment in order to complete the task are received via the one or more user input devices. The user's performance of the task (and related subtasks) is typically monitored and compared to defined evaluation criteria. Thereafter, the user may be provided with an evaluation.

Abstract: A system generating a directional response is disclosed. The system comprises a computing device configured to receive a directional inquiry from a device operated by a user. Computing device is configured to retrieve a biological extraction from the user and generate a directional response by training a machine-learning process using directional training data correlating a plurality of biological extractions to a plurality of directions and generating the directional response as a function of the biological extraction from the user and the machine-learning process. Computing device is configured to update the directional response as a function of the preferences of the use and output the updated directional response to the device operated by the user. A method for generating a directional response is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method is provided for determining a decoupling capacitance of a device under test (DUT) interface circuitry, which is between automated testing equipment (ATE) and a DUT. The method: disconnects the DUT from the DUT interface circuitry; connects a Device Under Testing Power Supply (DPS) resource as a DUT Power Supply to the DUT interface circuitry; sets a current clamp of the DPS resource to a test application level; turns off the DPS resource voltage; sets the DPS resource to a force voltage mode; sets the current clamp to a minimum current level; turns on the output; waits a period of time to allow the decoupling capacitance to charge; places the DPS resource into a voltage measurement mode; adds any delay time to the period of time; measures the voltage before the capacitance is fully charged; and determines the decoupling capacitance.

Abstract: A core network device receives, from a wireless device, a first message indicating a request for network slice group information. The core network device sends, to the wireless device, a second message comprising the network slice group information. The network slice group information sent by the core network device by the second message to the wireless device indicating that a first network slice group comprises at least one first network slice.

Abstract: An artificial intelligence system for generating educational inquiry responses from biological extractions and methods related thereto include a computing device designed and configured to retrieve a biological extraction pertaining to a user, identify, based on the biological extraction, at least a nutritional need of the user, receive at least an educational inquiry including a nutrition-related educational inquiry, select, based on the at least an educational inquiry, at least a machine-learning model, wherein selecting the at least a machine-learning model includes receiving biological extraction training data correlating exemplary biological extractions to exemplary nutritional support resources and training the at least a machine-learning model using the biological extraction training data, and generate, using the at least a machine-learning model and the at least a nutritional need of the user, an inquiry response including a plurality of nutritional support resources.

Abstract: A method for manipulating a piece of material for use as a tab in conjunction with a container. The method includes accessing piece of relatively thin, sheet-like material and forming a hole in the piece of material. The method further includes performing a wiping operation to deform material adjacent to the hole, and performing at least one coining operation to flatten the deformed material. After the at least one coining operation the piece of material has an area of increased thickness adjacent to the hole, and after the at least one coining operation the piece of material has a generally straight inner portion at least partially defining the hole, where the generally straight portion extends at least about 20% of a height of the hole.

Abstract: A control device configured for use in a load control system to control an external electrical load may provide simple feedback regarding the operation of the control device. For example, the control device may comprise a base portion configured to be mounted to an electrical wallbox or over a mechanical switch, and a control unit connected to the base portion. The control unit may comprise a rotation portion rotatable with respect to the base portion, an actuation portion, and a light source. The control unit may be configured to control the light source to illuminate at least an illuminated portion of the actuation portion in response to actuations of the rotation portion and the actuation portion. In addition, the control unit may provide a limit indication on the illuminated portion by blinking the illuminated portion when the electrical load has reached a limit.

Abstract: A lamp assembly for a vehicle includes a housing. The lamp assembly also includes an outer lens operably coupled with the housing to define a chamber therebetween. A light source is disposed in a first portion of the chamber and is configured to emit visible light through the outer lens to a region exterior to the vehicle. The lamp assembly further includes a LiDAR module disposed in a second portion of the chamber and facing the outer lens. The LiDAR module is configured to capture distance information based on infrared light reflected from the region exterior. The second portion is vertically spaced from the first portion.

Abstract: Method and system are disclosed for characterizing and quantifying composite laminate structures. The method and system take a composite laminate of unknown ply stack composition and sequence and determine various information about the individual plies, such as ply stack, orientation, microstructure, and type. The method and system distinguishes between weave types that exhibit similar planar stiffness behaviors, but which produce different failure mechanisms. Individual ply information then is used to derive the laminate bulk properties from externally provided constitutive properties of the fiber and matrix, including extensional stiffness, bending-extension coupling stiffness, bending stiffness, and the like. The laminate bulk properties are then used to generate a probabilistic failure envelope for the composite laminate.

Abstract: A chassis defines one or more chambers within the interior. Each chamber includes guides along which one or more cassettes can be mounted. Some chambers are configured to receive cassettes in a row. Other chambers are configured to receive cassettes in a column. The cassettes slide along and latch to the guides. The cassettes carry forward port members configured to receive one or more plug connectors, such as SN plugs, duplex LC plugs, MPO plugs, at mounting positions forward of the main bodies of the cassettes.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing variable trick-play mode playback of media content in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. A playback device stores images of the media content associated with presentation times and marker information for the media content that indicates the presentation time of moments of interest. When a trick-play mode is invoked, the playback device determines a presentation time of a next marker in the playback. The playback device determines whether the current presentation time of the playback is within a specified range of the presentation time of the next marker and adjusts the speed of the trick-play playback based on the determination. The next frame to present is determined based on the adjusted speed of the trick-play playback and displayed.

Abstract: A linear lighting fixture may comprise lighting control devices for controlling lighting loads in a load control system. Each linear lighting fixture may include a fixture controller configured to control lighting control devices. The fixture controller may receive messages from one or more devices in the load control system for controlling lighting control devices in the linear lighting fixture. The fixture controller may receive the message and communicate with the lighting control devices on a wired power/communication link Each linear lighting fixture may comprise one or more sensors. The sensors may be coupled to the fixture controller to send/receive messages on a wired power/communication link and/or a wireless communication link The lighting control devices in the fixtures may be zoned separately or together. Each of the sensors in a linear lighting fixture may be zoned with one or more of the lighting control devices in the linear lighting fixture.

Abstract: Described herein is a vehicle hitch mounted cargo basket comprising a floor, one or more lips, a rim, a connector, and one or more reinforcing members.

Abstract: A system and method for automatically detecting pivot tracks and boarders is disclosed. The system includes an agricultural vehicle, a sensor coupled to the agricultural vehicle, and a vehicle control system. The sensor is configured to detect a change in position. The vehicle control system includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit includes a processor and a memory. The memory has instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the processing circuit to receive sensor information for the agricultural vehicle from the sensor, receive an indication to mark a geographic position based on the sensor information, mark a plurality of geographic positions associated with a pivot track or a boarder, and determine a complete location of the pivot track or the boarder based on the plurality of marked geographic positions associated with the pivot track or the boarder.

Abstract: Provided herein are system, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof for controlling access to a website. In some embodiments, a user scans a machine-readable indicia with their mobile device to access a backend redirect page. The backend redirect page receives the access request, generates a unique session identifier, and configures a dynamic address based on the unique session identifier. The backend redirect page redirects the mobile device to an intake page of a website using the dynamic address for that page. Whenever the user attempts to load a page in the website using the corresponding dynamic address, an intake backend for frontend verifies the validity of the unique session identifier associated with the dynamic address. A session monitor tracks the amount of time since the unique session identifier was generated and invalidates the unique session identifier after a predetermined amount of time has passed.

Abstract: A method for prioritizing inventory checks and audits includes receiving a plurality of product identifiers. Each respective product identifier of the plurality of product identifiers is associated with a respective product of a plurality of products. For each respective product identifier of the plurality of product identifiers, the method also includes predicting, using an inventory predictor model, a mixture probability distribution over possible quantities for the associated respective product, and generating, using the mixture probability distribution, a respective inventory confidence score. Here, the respective inventory confidence score indicates a confidence estimation of an actual inventory of the respective associated product.

Abstract: A wireless device may receive configuration parameters of PDCP duplication of a bearer. A first RLC entity of the bearer may be associated with a first LBT bandwidth. A second RLC entity of the bearer may be associated with a second LBT bandwidth. The wireless device may transmit a packet of the bearer via the first LBT bandwidth and may transmit a duplicate of the packet via the second LBT bandwidth.

Abstract: Food processing devices capable of performing multiple functions, including mixing and extruding pasta or other food products, are described. The food processing devices have a base, a mixing bowl mountable on the base, a mixing assembly, and an extruder. The base has a first motor operably coupled to drive the mixing assembly when the mixing bowl is coupled to the base, a data store arranged to store a plurality of computer-readable signals defining at least a first sequence of food processing instructions, and a controller in electronic communication with the data store. The controller is operable to execute the plurality of computer-readable signals, the execution of which controls the first motor to actuate the mixing assembly for at least a first period of time to produce mixed food items and controls operation of the extruder for at least a second period of time, causing extrusion of the mixed food items.

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing firewall functionalities, and, more particularly, to methods, systems, and apparatuses for implementing high availability (“HA”) web application firewall (“WAF”) functionalities. In various embodiments, a first computing system might monitor network communications between a client and a server providing access to software applications, and might determine whether latency has been introduced as a result of at least one first WAF container having been launched and whether any introduced latency exceeds a predetermined threshold, each first WAF container being tuned to a corresponding software application and protecting the software application from network attacks. Based on a determination that latency has been introduced and based on a determination that the introduced latency exceeds the predetermined threshold, one or more second WAF containers may be launched, each being tuned to the corresponding software application.

Abstract: A method, computer system, and computer readable medium are provided for displaying video content. An interface to a presentation engine to enable real-time rendering of a plurality of objects is created whereby the plurality of objects are logically organized together through a plurality of scene graphs, and whereby the plurality of scene graphs is organized a media interchange format. Geometry information of the plurality of scene graphs is updated through the interface to a representation engine. The plurality of objects is streamed based on multi-resolution or multi-tesselation of heterogenous visual geometric objects in each of the scene graphs from among the plurality of scene graphs using the media interchange format.