Abstract: Steering light includes: providing, from a plurality of optical source ports, a respective optical wave that is tuned over different respective wavelengths, within different respective time slots; emitting at least a portion of the light from at least one optical phased array comprising a plurality of optical phase shifters, and a plurality of optical grating antennas; distributing at least a portion of the light using at least one optical distribution network (ODN) comprising: one or more ODN input ports, and two or more ODN output ports each coupled to a different respective one of the optical phase shifters; and coupling at least a portion of the light using at least one optical coupler (OC) comprising: at least one OC input port coupled to one of the optical source ports, and at least one OC output port coupled to one of the one or more ODN input ports.

Abstract: A vehicle engagement assembly is attached to a vehicle lift, wherein the vehicle lift is configured to actuate the engagement assembly between lowered and raised positions, and the vehicle engagement assembly includes: a first arm including a first notch, a second arm including a second notch, an adapter coupling arm including a coupling portion, and an adapter that couples with the coupling portion. The second arm can transition between a first extended configuration and a first retracted configuration relative to the first arm. The adapter fits within the first notch when both the second arm is in the first retracted configuration and the adapter coupling arm is in the second retracted configuration. The adapter coupling arm is configured to transition between a second extended configuration and a second retracted configuration relative to the second arm.

Abstract: A coder determines, based on a position of a block relative to a boundary and a property of the block, a first reference line offset and a second reference line offset that are different. The coder determines samples of a reference line based on the first reference line offset and the second reference line offset. The coder predicts the block based on the samples of the reference line and an intra prediction mode.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and computer-readable media for automatically classifying and moderating content. In an embodiment, a method may include receiving input data and one or more content policies, and generating a content taxonomy. The method may also include receiving multi-domain cold start data and generating training data. The method may also include accessing a language model based on the input data and the training data, and iteratively classifying the content of the input data using the language model and the content taxonomy, refining the training data based on the classified content of the input data, refining the language model based on the refined training data, probing the refined language model, and updating the threshold value based on the probing of the refined language model. The method may also include moderating the content of the input data based on the optimized language model and the content taxonomy.

Abstract: An access point (AP) transmits a first frame comprising: a Target Wake Time (TWT) element indicating a restricted Target Wake Time (r-TWT) Service Period (SP) of an r-TWT setup for one or more first stations (STAs); and a quiet element indicating a quiet interval for one or more second STAs, the quiet interval overlapping with a portion of the r-TWT SP. Based on determining termination of the r-TWT SP during the quiet interval, the AP transmits a second frame, during the quiet interval, indicating termination of the quiet interval for the one or more second STAs.

Abstract: A coder determines, based on a reference line index and at least a width or a height of a block, a horizontal reference line offset and a vertical reference line offset, where the horizontal reference line offset and the vertical reference line offset are different. The coder determines a reference line based on the horizontal reference line offset and the vertical reference line offset. The block is predicted based on the reference line and an intra prediction mode.

Abstract: A wireless device may receive from a base station one or more messages indicating a first downlink transmission power of reference signals. The wireless device may also measure a first reference signal received power value of the received reference signals in a measurement window. The wireless device also receives a command indicating a time period during which transmission of the reference signals are stopped. The wireless device may further transmit to the base station, after the time period during which transmission of the reference signals are stopped, uplink signals. The uplink transmission power of the uplink signals being determined by the wireless device based on received power of the first reference signal, and the first downlink transmission power.

Abstract: Aspects of a dose tracking device configured for use with commercial packages or “blister cards” of medicaments are disclosed. Disclosed tracking devices track the removal of medicament doses from the “blister cards” with which they are associated. Certain disclosed aspects concern an electronic tracking module comprising plural voltage sensors electrically coupled to a circuit trace that is applied to a medicament blister card obtained commercially or provided by a health care provider. The circuit trace comprises plural circuits that align with medicament blisters containing a medicament dose. When a dose is dispensed from a blister, a corresponding circuit of the circuit trace is broken, indicating that the dose has been dispensed. Patient dosing information can be conveyed to a remote server for monitoring and data storage.

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 method of quality of experience (QoE) measurement and reporting, includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE), a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising configuration parameters of one or more QoE configurations; receiving an RRC release message indicating transitioning of the UE from an RRC connected state to an RRC inactive state; performing QoE measurements for at least one first QoE configuration of the one or more QoE configurations, while the UE is in the RRC inactive state; determining to transition from the RRC inactive state to the RRC connected state; and transmitting one or more QoE measurement reports in response to the determining to transition.

Abstract: Systems and methods provide real-time communication between website operators and website visitors including monitoring, gathering, managing and sharing of information.

Abstract: A method of applying a coating composition to a substrate utilizing a high transfer efficiency applicator is disclosed and provides coated article. The high transfer efficiency applicator comprises a plurality of nozzles, each being configured to apply a stream or stream of droplets of the coating composition to a substrate substantially without atomization, and an infrared emitter. The method includes providing a coating composition for overspray-free application to the high transfer efficiency applicator, and applying the coating composition via disposing a plurality of lines of the coating composition onto the substrate via the plurality of nozzles. The method also includes irradiating the coating composition via the infrared emitter during and/or after application to give an irradiated coating composition, and thereby form an overspray free coating layer on the substrate.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for continuous, large scale, commercially viable production of nanoforests. A roll-to-roll process passes a flexible substrate, including fibers and fabrics, through a furnace. Precursors are introduced in a growth zone in which a vertical or horizontal nanoforest of nanotubes or nanowires is grown on the substrate. Sensors and actuators with feedback control are provided for parameters such as substrate speed, substrate tension, furnace temperature, precursor flow rate, nanoforest thickness, and nanoforest. The furnace is preferably enclosed for environmental and safety purposes. The feed roll and take-up roll are disposed in housings can be attached to the furnace via airlocks, which enables rapid loading and unloading of the rolls using techniques well known in the industry while maintaining furnace conditions.

Abstract: Strings of a text file representing a configuration of a target device are respectively tokenized into tokens for the configuration. The tokens for the configuration are shingled. A target device signature representing the configuration of the target device is generated by applying a min-wise independent permutations locality sensitive hashing (MinHash) technique to the tokens as have been shingled. Whether the configuration of the target device is anomalous is identified based on the target device signature.

Abstract: An example of an apparatus to track assets is provided. The apparatus includes a reader interface to connect to a radio-frequency identification reader. The apparatus further includes a first antenna interface to connect to a first antenna. In addition, the apparatus includes a second antenna interface to connect to a second antenna. Furthermore, the apparatus includes a switch to connect the first antenna interface to the reader interface in a first state and to connect the second antenna interface to the reader interface in a second state. The radio-frequency identification reader is to transmit a signal via the first antenna and to receive a first response from a tag via the first antenna in the first state. The radio-frequency identification reader is also to transmit and receive the signal via the second antenna in the second state. The apparatus also includes a switch controller to operate the switch automatically.

Abstract: A control system for a can decorator structured to apply images to cans includes a can inspection system structured to capture images of a can, a controller structured to receive the captured images and to analyze the captured images to determine a quality of the image applied to the can based on a comparison of the captured images and a reference image, and an adjustment assembly structured to adjust a circumferential or translational position of a plate cylinder attached to a plate cylinder shaft end of a plate cylinder shaft, the adjustment assembly including at least one stepper motor, wherein operation of the at least one stepper motor causes the circumferential or translational adjustment.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a medication and health management system and method for assisting a caregiver to monitor medication adherence of a care recipient. An example system comprises a first computing device configured to store medications of a care recipient in a plurality of chambers, monitor the care recipient's adherence to a medication schedule via at least one sensor, and transmit measurement data of the at least one sensor to a computing server system. The computing server system is configured to process the received measurement data to determine whether any chamber has been opened for retrieval of the medications stored therein in accordance with the medication schedule of the care recipient, in response to determining that no chamber has not been opened, generate and transmit a notification signal to a second computing device of a caregiver of the care recipient to indicate a medication non-adherence event of the care recipient.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle frame including a first frame rail, a second frame rail spaced cross-vehicle from the first frame rail, and a middle frame rail between the first frame rail and the second frame rail. The first frame rail and the second frame rail each have a vehicle-inboard side facing toward the middle frame rail. The vehicle-inboard sides each define a plurality of notches. The middle frame rail has a downward side facing downwardly and perpendicular to the vehicle-inboard sides. The downward side defining a plurality of notches. The vehicle frame has a rear cross-member and a front cross-member spaced vehicle-forward of the rear cross-member. The rear cross-member and the front cross-member are between the first frame rail and the second frame rail. The notches of the vehicle-inboard sides and the notches of the downward side are between the rear cross-member and the front cross-member.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to optimize reference signature matching using watermark matching. An example disclosed herein includes selecting first unhashed reference signatures to evaluate for a second time segment of monitoring data based on watermark coverage of a first time segment of the monitoring data, the monitoring data obtained from a meter monitoring media presented by a media device and comparing the first unhashed reference signatures with first unhashed monitored signatures from the second time segment of the monitoring data.

Abstract: A system including an electron beam source for providing an electron beam and at least one undulator system configured to produce free-electron laser (FEL) radiation is described. The undulator system includes undulators and at least one optical section between the undulators. The undulators are configured to induce the electron beam to microbunch and radiate coherently. The optical section(s) are configured to operate on the electron beam and the FEL radiation generated by the electron beam.