Abstract: A device for discharging a high-voltage (“HV”) battery pack in an electrical system having a low-voltage (“LV”) bus and a high-voltage (“HV”) bus includes a resistive load and an electronic control unit (“ECU”). The ECU transmits electronic control signals to the resistive load to change an output state of the resistive load. As part of a related method, the ECU receives a state of charge (“SOC”) of the battery pack and an auxiliary voltage level of the LV bus. The ECU then selectively adjusts the electronic control signals in response to the SOC and auxiliary voltage level to optimize the output state of the resistive load. This continues until the SOC is within a specified SOC range.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include a method for providing cloud computing semantic layer. The method comprises receiving a description of a semantic layer operation performed by a semantic layer, the description including multiple implementations of the semantic layer operation, the multiple implementations differing in at least one of cloud operations used or cloud computing platforms used; receiving a request that indicates performance of the semantic layer operation; receiving first resource usage indications corresponding to the cloud operations, wherein the first resource usage indications comprise direct or indirect indications of least one of a storage amount, a compute amount, a number of transactions, a bandwidth, a number of application programming interface calls, or an application or database type associated with each of the cloud operations; selecting a first one of the multiple implementations; and communicating with the first one of the cloud providers to perform the semantic layer operation.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses can access one or more real-world images, also referred to as video, of one or more real-world user devices within a real-world environment. These systems, methods, and apparatuses can capture one or more real-world images, also referred to as video, of one or more tracking markers being displayed by the one or more real-world user devices. These systems, methods, and apparatuses can estimate position, orientation, for example, roll, pitch, and/or yaw, and/or motion of the one or more real-world devices in the real-world environment based upon the one or more tracking markers. These systems, methods, and apparatuses can render one or more virtual user devices to have substantially similar positions, substantially similar orientations, for example, rolls, pitches, and/or yaws, and/or substantially similar motions as the one or more real-world devices in the real-world environment.

Abstract: A propulsion system for an electric vehicle includes an induction electric motor configured to generate torque for propulsion. The system includes a controller having a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which instructions are recorded for a method of suppressing tonal noises in a predefined motor speed range of the electric motor. The controller is adapted to simultaneously inject flux harmonics through respective injections in a rotor reference frame, a first flux reference frame and a second flux reference frame. The rotor reference frame is based in part on a rotor bar order and a rotor position. The first flux reference frame is based in part on a first induction order, the rotor position and a slip position. The second flux reference frame is based in part on a second induction order, the rotor position and the slip position.

Abstract: A superconductor-semiconductor device is provided, including a hybrid superconductor-semiconductor wire. The superconductor-semiconductor device may further include a hybrid localization length (LL) measurement device including a plurality of contact gates located above the hybrid superconductor-semiconductor wire in a thickness direction. The hybrid LL measurement device may further include a conductance sensor electrically coupled to the plurality of contact gates.

Abstract: A process for producing isomerized olefins, branched aldehydes, branched alcohols, branched surfactants and other branched derivatives through isomerization, hydroformylation, hydrogenation, surfactant forming reactions and other derivative forming reactions.

Abstract: Systems for detecting and resolving exceptions during a document upload process are disclosed. The system can receive, via a document upload application installed on user equipment, a document to be uploaded to a user account maintained by the system. An OCR component may be used to detect exceptions associated with the document and the system may include a component to handle any detected exceptions to prevent termination of the document upload process.

Abstract: A method of identifying at least one critical location on a physical structure includes receiving operational information related to an operation of the physical structure, the operational information including different time instances of the operation of the physical structure and the operation of the physical structure at different operational levels; predicting damage to the physical structure based on the operational information, predicted operation of the physical structure with at least one of the different operational levels, and at least one model of the physical structure such that initiation of the damage at a plurality of locations of the physical structure is predicted independent of a proximity of the sensors to each of the plurality of locations; and identifying the at least one critical location on the physical structure based on the predicted damage.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a package, an article carrier for packaging a plurality of articles and to a blank for forming the article carrier. The article carrier comprises a plurality of panels forming a tubular structure for surrounding at least one article having a recess. The article carrier comprises an article retention device for engaging the recess of one of said at least one article to inhibit dislodgement of the article from at least one of opposite open ends of the tubular structure. The article retention device comprises a flap hingedly connected to one of the plurality of panels.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a method of operating a vehicle, a data processing circuit, a computer program, a computer-readable medium, and a system for providing a transformed cabin sound. The vehicle comprises at least one sound receiver sensor, a smart sound system, and at least one speaker arranged inside a vehicle cabin. An input sound is recorded external to the vehicle using the at least one sound receiver sensor. An input signal being based on the recorded input sound is transmitted to the smart sound system. The input signal is transformed according to at least one transformation configuration into a transformed output signal. The transformed output signal is transmitted to the at least one speaker and an output sound being based on the transformed output signal is outputted with the at least one speaker.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses can playback a composite audio program that is associated with an event being hosted by a real-world venue. These systems, methods, and apparatuses can seamlessly deconstruct the composite audio program into multiple audio sounds that can be collectively played back by the real-world venue. As part of this deconstruction, these systems, methods, and apparatuses can analyze the audio sounds to identify one or more characteristics, parameters, and/or attributes of these audio sounds. These systems, methods, and apparatuses can intelligently construct an audio presentation from these multiple audio sounds to playback the composite audio program within the real-world venue. As part of this construction, these systems, methods, and apparatuses construct the audio presentation based upon the one or more characteristics, parameters, and/or attributes of these audio sounds.

Abstract: The present invention is related to systems and methods that improve the security of computer networks. These systems and methods may be utilized in various applications such as electronic commerce, secure document access, and electronic authentication. The systems and methods include methods for accessing secure accounts without the use of passwords in order to eliminate the need for passwords. In addition, systems and methods further deter automated attacks online using email authentication.

Abstract: Systems, devices and methods are provided for coupling an accessory device, such as a disposable coupler, to an endoscopic instrument, such as an endoscope. A loading device includes a main body or base element with a proximal portion configured to receive the endoscope and a distal portion configured to receive the accessory device. The main body or base element allows an operator to stabilize the delivery area of the endoscope in a predictable, consistent manner. The loading device may further include one or more fixation elements to stabilize the distal end of the endoscope, preventing it from flexing and articulating during delivery of the accessory device onto the endoscope. A system may further include a delivery device or insertion tool for advancing the accessory device into the channel of the loading device.

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing call center-based automated interface with network switches for Internet service diagnostics and provisioning. In various embodiments, in response to receiving a request by a call center user to access an Internet service customer account, a computing system may access information regarding the Internet service customer account that is stored in a database, may identify a network switch that is configured to provide Internet service to customer premises equipment (“CPE”) disposed at a customer premises associated with the customer, based at least in part on the accessed information, and may autonomously access, from other databases, information associated with the Internet service customer account and with a network profile. The computing system may integrate the accessed information, may generate and present a user interface (“UI”) displaying the accessed information, and may autonomously initiate one or more diagnosis and repair procedures.

Abstract: Systems and methods for manufacturing a product include a mixing station for preparing a solution containing a base material and a performance modifier. The base material is configured to deliver performance characteristics of the product that are preselected and the performance modifier is configured to enhance the performance characteristics. An encapsulation station produces particles of the performance modifier in a coating of the base material as an encapsulate powder. An additive manufacturing cell includes an energy source and is used to build the product from the encapsulate powder by an application of energy from the energy source.

Abstract: Provided are a method and system for handling L1/L2 triggered mobility (LTM) to reduce mobile latency. The method may include: transmitting, by a serving distributed unit (DU) to a user equipment (UE), a request to perform an uplink sync with a target cell of a target distributed unit (DU), wherein the UE performs the uplink sync with the target DU including transmitting a preamble signal to the target DU upon receiving the request, wherein the target DU determines a best beam group (BG) for the UE upon receiving the preamble signal; receiving, by the serving DU, a Random Access Channel (RACH) preamble based on the best BG, wherein the RACH preamble originates from the target DU; and executing, by the serving DU, a serving cell change (SCC) for the UE to one of a prepared target cell based on the RACH preamble.

Abstract: A wireless device monitors one or more first search spaces and one or more second search spaces of a cell of a base station. The wireless device further transitions the cell to a power saving state and, based on transitioning the cell to the power saving state, stops monitoring the one or more first search spaces while continuing the monitoring of the one or more second search spaces. The wireless device, further based on the transitioning, also switches to an autonomous mode sidelink operation for one or more sidelink cells.

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for communicating in a wireless communications system utilizing a plurality of frequency bands for downlink (DL) transmission and a plurality of frequency bands for uplink (UL) transmission. In an embodiment, a mobile device receives a DL signal via a DL frequency band. The DL signal contains DL-UL frequency band association information which is used to determine a UL frequency band for UL transmission. The mobile device configures its radio-frequency (RF) circuitry to operate in the UL frequency band for UL transmission.

Abstract: An oral examination camera system that allows a user to conduct an oral examination by depressing an individual's tongue while simultaneously recording the examination. A disposable tongue depressor inserted into a tongue depressor apparatus while the tongue depressor apparatus is coupled to a portable medical device. The portable medical device being configured to transmit video data from at least one camera to the telemedicine management system. The telemedicine management system can be configured to share the video data through a videoconference.

Abstract: Implementations relate to techniques for providing context-dependent search results. A computer-implemented method includes receiving an audio stream at a computing device during a time interval, the audio stream comprising user speech data and background audio, separating the audio stream into a first substream that includes the user speech data and a second substream that includes the background audio, identifying concepts related to the background audio, generating a set of terms related to the identified concepts, influencing a speech recognizer based on at least one of the terms related to the background audio, and obtaining a recognized version of the user speech data using the speech recognizer.