Abstract: An optical system may include an emitter array to emit a plurality of beams of light, and a lens array. The lens array may be arranged to collimate and direct each of the plurality of beams of light. A pitch between lenses of the lens array may be larger than a pitch between emitters of the emitter array in order to cause the plurality of beams of light to be directed such that they diverge after exiting the lens array. The optical system may include a diffractive optical element to distribute each of the plurality of beams of light into a plurality of beamlets in association with creating a light pattern. The divergence of each of the plurality of beams of light may cause a plurality of zero-order beamlets, each corresponding to one of the plurality of beams of light, to diverge after exiting the diffractive optical element.

Abstract: A plant cultivation system that includes a plurality of mobile racks and a plurality of lighting assemblies that are movable relative to each other. The mobile racks are designed to be independently movable along a floor surface and each support a plurality of planting units designed to receive the plants. The lighting assemblies are positioned adjacent to the mobile racks and are supported along an overhead lighting track independent from the mobile racks. Each of the lighting assemblies is movable along a rail of the overhead lighting track to adjust the position of the lighting assemblies relative to the mobile racks. The lighting assemblies are designed such that the mobile racks contact the lighting assemblies to move the lighting assemblies along the lighting track. Each lighting assembly includes one or more lighting fixtures that are operable to provide the required light for growing plants supported on the mobile rack.

Abstract: Techniques are described herein that are capable of performing metadata extraction based on resource attributes and user-defined policy and topology. A hierarchical resource-grouping construct, which is selected from hierarchical resource-grouping constructs in a user-defined hierarchical resource-grouping topology of a cloud computing service account, is registered by enumerating at least a subset of the constructs. The subset includes the selected construct and each other construct encompassed by the selected construct. Metadata is selectively extracted from the constructs that are included in the subset to provide extracted metadata based at least in part on one or more user-defined policies, which are assigned among the constructs that are included in the subset, indicating whether the metadata is to be extracted as a result of resources associated with the constructs included in the subset having specified attributes. A searchable catalog is generated that includes the extracted metadata.

Abstract: A cleaning fan for use in a cleaning system of a fruit harvester includes a housing and a rotor disposed within the housing. The rotor includes a hub and a plurality of blades. The cleaning fan is configured as a mixed flow fan combining high-volume flow characteristics with increased pressure delivery characteristics. The hub is a frustroconical shaped hub with an axis of rotation, a smaller diameter inlet end, and a larger diameter outlet end. Each of the blades is attached to the hub and curves from the inlet end toward the outlet end, relative to a direction of rotation of the rotor, whereby air is blown during operation both axially and radially.

Abstract: A mobile device and an article of manufacture as implemented in a mobile device having a lock screen wallpaper is described, where the mobile device maintains a profile storing authentication data associated with a primary user of a mobile device that is authorized to use the mobile device. When the mobile device is at a business location, the primary user is non-intrusively authenticated as an authorized user of the mobile device based on identifying presence of another electronic device (e.g., another mobile device) associated with the primary user. Upon successful authentication a scanning code is displayed over a lock screen wallpaper of the mobile device, where power is conserved in the mobile device by providing the scanning code to the primary user without unlocking the mobile device.

Abstract: A method includes identifying a middlebox receiving network flow and communicating with one or more backend virtual machines. The method also includes receiving flow statistics corresponding to the network flow of the middlebox and determining whether the flow statistics satisfy an offload rule. The offload rule indicates when to migrate the network flow from the middlebox to an end host. When the flow statistics satisfy the offload rule, the method also includes migrating the network flow from the middlebox to the end host.

Abstract: A depth image of an object can be input to a deep neural network to determine a first four degree-of-freedom pose of the object. The first four degree-of-freedom pose and a three-dimensional model of the object can be input to a silhouette rendering program to determine a first two-dimensional silhouette of the object. A second two-dimensional silhouette of the object can be determined based on thresholding the depth image. A loss function can be determined based on comparing the first two-dimensional silhouette of the object to the second two-dimensional silhouette of the object. Deep neural network parameters can be optimized based on the loss function and the deep neural network can be output.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV399111. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV399111, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV399111 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV399111 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV399111.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for facilitating video search are disclosed. An example apparatus includes one or more processors to execute instructions to process first metadata associated with video to identify the video as corresponding to an episode of a television show, the video made available by a first device. The example one or more processors are to update a database to include first information concerning the episode of the television show based on the first metadata and access second metadata associated with the video, the second metadata collected from a second device. Additionally, the example one or more processors are to process the second metadata to determine second information about the episode of the television show and augment the database with the second information about the episode of the television show.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a single bracket that has a first portion that attaches a rear fascia to a vehicle body-side sheet metal and a second portion that attaches the rear fascia to a rear panel sheet metal that extends underneath a tail lamp to support the tail lamp.

Abstract: A method of upgrading a VIM server appliance includes: creating a snapshot of logical volumes mapped to physical volumes that store configuration and database files of virtual infrastructure management (VIM) services provided by a first VIM server appliance to be upgraded; after the snapshot is created, expanding the configuration and database files to be compatible with a second VIM server appliance; replicating the logical volumes which have been modified as a result of expanding the configuration and database files, in the second VIM server appliance; after replication, performing a switchover of VIM services that are provided, from the first VIM server appliance to the second VIM server appliance; and upon failure of any of the steps of expanding, replicating, and performing the switchover, aborting the upgrade, and reverting to a version of the configuration and database files that was preserved by creating the snapshot.

Abstract: An excisional biopsy and delivery device may comprise one or more rotating, penetrating and cutting rod elements. The rod elements may be configured to advance from a stored and confined first position and rotate about an axis, while being simultaneously revolved about a central axis. The rod elements may then assume a second released and expanded configuration that is operative to cut around and surround target tissue. In this manner, the rod elements are operative to move through the surrounding tissue to create a volume of revolution and to sever and capture the target tissue contained within the volume of revolution from the surrounding tissue. The severed and captured volume of revolution containing the target issue may then be removed.

Abstract: A method of assembling a pipeline at a seabed location comprises landing a connection tool on the seabed over a free end portion of a first pipeline section already placed on the seabed. The connection tool is locked to the free end portion of the first pipeline section, a lower end of a second pipeline section is connected to the connection tool via an initiation line. While applying tension to the initiation line against reaction force of the connection tool, at least a lower end portion of the second pipeline section is landed on the seabed with the lower end facing a free end of the first pipeline section. The lower end of the second pipeline section is then pulled into mechanical engagement with the free end of the first pipeline section.

Abstract: A lever arm and method of use are disclosed herein. An example lever arm includes a translatable positioning assembly having a handle assembly having a trigger lock, the handle assembly being configured to engage with a frame member of a rack in such a way that the handle assembly can be selectively positioned along the frame member. The trigger lock is configured to engage with one of a first plurality of apertures of the frame member when a desired position for the translatable positioning assembly is selected. An armature that is pivotably coupled to the handle assembly in such a way that the armature can pivot in a first plane. The armature is configured to pivot in a second plane. The lever arm includes a first guide that is rotatably coupled to an end of the armature to allow the first guide to swivel.

Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a system for presenting views of a very large point data set, comprising: a storage system comprising data representing a point cloud comprising a very large number of associated points; a controller operatively coupled to the storage cluster and configured to automatically and deterministically organize the point data into an octree hierarchy of data sectors, each of which is representative of one or more of the points at a given octree mesh resolution; and a user interface through which a user may select a viewing perspective origin and vector, which may be utilized to command the controller to assemble an image based at least in part upon the selected origin and vector, the image comprising a plurality of data sectors pulled from the octree hierarchy.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method receives at least two unique versions of program code of a program, generates a code-based key for each unique version of the program code, generates a code-based signature for each unique version of the program using a bi-homomorphic pseudorandom function selected from a family of bi-homomorphic pseudorandom functions. Each code-based signature is generated by the selected bi-homomorphic pseudorandom function based on the corresponding code-based key. Each generated code-based signature for each unique version of the program code is incorporated into the program code of the corresponding unique version of the program.

Abstract: A customized resorbable three-dimensional scaffold for oral and maxillofacial bone grafting involves merging two sets of three-dimensional information obtained from a patient, the first set includes three-dimensional bone information and the second set includes three-dimensional teeth and tissue information. The merged information is used to generate a three-dimensional shape of the bone to be regenerated, a three-dimensional position of the missing tooth/teeth, and a three-dimensional model of the customized resorbable three-dimensional scaffold for oral and maxillofacial bone grafting. The three-dimensional model is used to generate the customized resorbable three-dimensional scaffold and resorbable connectors for the customized resorbable three-dimensional scaffold.