Abstract: A multiview campfire display includes a light source configured to emit a light beam and a spatial light modulator (SLM) positioned to receive the light beam emitted by the light source. The holographic display also includes a user tracker configured to track the head and eyes of the vehicle occupants. The display also includes a controller in communication with the user tracker, the light source, and the SLM. The controller is programmed to receive a eye-tracking signal from the user tracker and control a polarization optics of the light beam emitted by the light source and modulated by the SLM to reroute the image encoded by the SLM for the plurality of vehicle occupants based on the eye-tracking signal, thereby allowing each of the plurality of vehicle occupants to view the image.

Abstract: The principles and embodiments of the present invention relate to a system for facilitating an interaction between a person (group or sponsor) and a merchant. In some embodiments, a system is provided in which the person electronically institutes a promise to spend a specific amount of money on purchases with the particular merchant in a specific time period and the merchant electronically institutes a savings offer on transactions made using a credit or debit card in exchange for the customer setting aside the predetermined amount of money. The system can comprise an account management system, user interface, first communication system, merchant interface system, second communication system and payment processor that may be dispersed elements or nodes interconnected by communication lines.

Abstract: In one example, a system comprises a hardware processor that is configured to: receive a request to modify a video content item containing a plurality of media elements; present a user interface that includes a video track representation of the video content item and a layered representation of the plurality of media elements, wherein each media element is represented by a media overlay element positioned proximal to the video track representation, wherein at least one media overlay element overlaps at least another media overlap element to provide a compact representation of the plurality of media elements; and in response to receiving a selected time position within the video track representation, update the layered representation within the user interface to present an expanded overlay list that includes media overlay elements corresponding to the subset of the plurality of media elements that occur at the selected time position.

Abstract: Processor(s) of a client device can: receive sensor data that captures environmental attributes of an environment of the client device; process the sensor data using a machine learning model to generate a predicted output that dictates whether one or more currently dormant automated assistant functions are activated; making a decision as to whether to trigger the one or more currently dormant automated assistant functions; subsequent to making the decision, determining that the decision was incorrect; and in response to determining that the determination was incorrect, generating a gradient based on comparing the predicted output to ground truth output. In some implementations, the generated gradient is used, by processor(s) of the client device, to update weights of the on-device speech recognition model. In some implementations, the generated gradient is additionally or alternatively transmitted to a remote system for use in remote updating of global weights of a global speech recognition model.

Abstract: A method for representing an intended prosody in synthesized speech includes receiving a text utterance having at least one word, and selecting an utterance embedding for the text utterance. Each word in the text utterance has at least one syllable and each syllable has at least one phoneme. The utterance embedding represents an intended prosody. For each syllable, using the selected utterance embedding, the method also includes: predicting a duration of the syllable by decoding a prosodic syllable embedding for the syllable based on attention by an attention mechanism to linguistic features of each phoneme of the syllable and generating a plurality of fixed-length predicted frames based on the predicted duration for the syllable.

Abstract: The heating engine control circuit includes a rail converter circuit and a gate driver circuit. The rail converter circuit is configured to convert a power supply voltage into a power signal based on a vaping enable signal, the vaping enable signal being a pulse width modulated signal. The gate driver circuit includes an integrated gate driver. The integrated gate driver is configured to control application of power to a heater to heat nicotine pre-vapor formulation drawn from a nicotine reservoir at the nicotine electronic vaping device based on the power signal, a first enable signal and a second enable signal.

Abstract: Provided herein is a compound which is particularly suitable for use as a cannabinoid, as an emulsifier for a cannabinoid, in a formulation comprising the compound and in a method of treatment using the compound. The compound is defined by the General Formula: wherein: R1-R10 are independently selected from H or an alkyl of 1-10 carbons; alkenyl of up to 10 carbons; or groups on adjacent carbons may be taken together to form an alkene; R11 and R12 are independently H or —(CH2CHR16O)x—R17 with the proviso that at least one of R11 or R12 represents —(CH2CHR16O)xR17—; R11 and R10 may be taken together to represent —C(R19)2—; R13-R15 independently represent H or an alkyl of 1-8 carbons; each R16 independently represents H or an alkyl of 1-3 carbons; each R17 independently represents H, an alkyl or substituted alkyl of 1-22 carbons, aryl or substituted aryl or the ester of an acid; each R19 independently represents H or an alkyl of 1-5 carbons; and each x is independently an integer of 1-100.

Abstract: The subject matter described in this specification is directed to a system and techniques for operating an autonomous vehicle (AV) at a multi-way stop intersection. After detecting the AV is at a primary stopline of the multi-way stop intersection, a planned travel path though the multi-way stop intersection is obtained. If the planned travel path of the AV through the multi-way stop intersection satisfies a set of one or more clearance criteria, the AV proceeds past the primary stopline. The clearance criteria include a criterion that is satisfied in response to detecting the AV is clear to safely merge into a travel lane corresponding to the planned travel path.

Abstract: The present disclosure can relate to a thermionic emission device. The thermionic emission device can include a substrate layer, an insulating layer deposited onto an uppermost surface of the substrate layer, and an electron emitting layer deposited onto an uppermost surface of the insulating layer. The electron emitting layer, the insulating layer, and the substrate layer each can include a first etching and a second etching oriented according to a photoresist pattern applied to an uppermost surface of the electron emitting layer. The first etching and the second etching can converge to form a cavity in the substrate layer beneath a beam suspended above the cavity. The beam can comprise an unetched region of the electron emitting layer and the insulating layer oriented between the first etching and the second etching.

Abstract: Innovations in syntax and semantics of coded picture buffer removal delay (“CPBRD”) values potentially simplify splicing operations. For example, a video encoder sets a CPBRD value for a current picture that indicates an increment value relative to a nominal coded picture buffer removal time of a preceding picture in decoding order, regardless of whether the preceding picture has a buffering period SEI message. The encoder can signal the CPBRD value according to a single-value approach in which a flag indicates how to interpret the CPBRD value, according to a two-value approach in which another CPBRD value (having a different interpretation) is also signaled, or according to a two-value approach that uses a flag and a delta value. A corresponding video decoder receives and parses the CPBRD value for the current picture. A splicing tool can perform simple concatenation operations to splice bitstreams using CPBRD value for the current picture.

Abstract: Electronic devices that include a composition that can generate a gaseous oxidizing agent component; and a generating device configured to actively cause the composition to generate the gaseous oxidizing agent component. The generating device includes at least one metal-air battery that is in electrical communication with a power source that is configured to apply power to the metal-air battery according to a predetermined time interval to recharge the metal-air battery to generate the gaseous oxidizing agent component.

Abstract: Devices and methods for treating a target site in a body lumen are provided. A medical device includes a stent-like structure including a plurality of scoring and non-scoring filaments interwoven with one another. Generally, the stent-like structure will have more non-scoring filaments than scoring filaments to provide greater structural support and to focus the scoring forces on only a few select areas. The stent-like structure is expanded within the target site to score the target site and to provide temporary structural support while the target site is infused with a therapeutic agent. Such therapeutic agent infusion occurs with the use of a drug eluting or drug coated balloon disposed within the stent-like structure or by occluding the target site and introducing a drug into the occluded target site to sit for a period of time.

Abstract: A park brake controller with multiple communication channels and failsafe methods for use therewith are provided. In one embodiment, a park brake controller is provided comprising a plurality of transceivers. In response to at least one of the plurality of transceivers not being able to receive, from a communication network in a vehicle, a park brake request and vehicle sensor data, the park brake request and vehicle sensor data are sent in a different, more-robust form to be received by another one of the plurality of transceivers. Other embodiments are provided.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for monitoring data transmitted and/or received via multicast transmission and, based on latency, segment loss, and/or other occurrence, modifying sources and/or other characteristics of additional data transmission. The data may be video segments of media content items. Sources of video segments can be changed based on comparisons of rates of arrival of video segments, failure to receive segments, etc. Selection of an encoded version of content for multicast and/or unicast transmission may be based on indications of delay and/or non-receipt, and/or based on predictions of increased load on a network.

Abstract: Generally discussed herein are devices, systems, and methods for secure cryptographic masking. A method can include generating a first random number, determining a result of the first random number modulo a prime number resulting in a second random number, subtracting the second random number from the prime number resulting in a first subtraction result, adding a private key value to the first subtraction result resulting in a first split, and responsive to determining the private key value is less than the random number, providing the first split and the second random number as splits of the private key.

Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a composition of matter adapted for and/or resulting from, a method that can comprise and/or relate to, activities comprising treating contaminated groundwater via mixing a polymer with a cross-linking agent and/or an oxidant and delivering the mixture to contaminated groundwater to form an in situ controlled-release composition.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for decoding multiple semantically independent picture parts into a single video picture includes decoding unique picture order count values for each coded picture, coded slice, or coded tile in a coded video sequence, with multiple decoded pictures, cycles, and tiles belonging to a same access unit representing a frame of the video. A value representing the amount of pictures, cycles, or tiles, is then assigned to each access unit for assigning sequential access unit count values to the access units. As a result, each access unit, which represents multiple pictures, slices, or tiles to be combined into a single frame, is decoded for display processing.

Abstract: Sorbent compositions that include a base sorbent material having a high porosity and surface area and a boron-selective agent are particularly useful for the sequestration of boron from waste materials such as coal combustion residual leachate (CCRs). By using a boron-selective agent in conjunction with a high surface area base sorbent material such as activated carbon or biochar, a sorbent composition with a high capacity for sequestering boron at relatively low cost is provided.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a glove includes a hand-receiving portion including an opening, four enclosed finger pockets, and an enclosed thumb pocket, whereby the opening is configured to receive a hand of a user, and the hand-receiving portion is configured to enclose the hand of the user. The glove may also comprise a strap extending from the hand-receiving portion adjacent the opening. In some embodiments, the glove includes a magnet housing coupled to the strap and configured to contact a ferromagnetic surface. The glove may include a magnet coupled to the magnet housing.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein provide a smart vacuum priming system for centrifugal pumps. The vacuum priming system includes a vacuum pump, a suction assembly, an electromagnetic clutch assembly, and a pressure sensor. The suction assembly provides fluid communication between the vacuum pump and a float box of the centrifugal pump. The electromagnetic clutch assembly selectively engages the vacuum pump, such that a drive shaft of the centrifugal pump also powers the vacuum pump when the clutch is on. The pressure sensor indicates when the centrifugal pump is in a primed state based on a discharge pressure of the centrifugal pump. When the pressure sensor indicates the main pump is in the primed state, the electromagnetic clutch decouples the vacuum pump from the drive shaft. When the pressure sensor indicates the main pump is not in the primed state, the electromagnetic clutch couples the vacuum pump to the drive shaft.