Abstract: Provided is a voice assistance system with proactive routines that couples a remote server and respective user voice interactive devices to deliver a complete experience to the end user of the device. The user devices can be managed by groups and/or associated entities who manage voice services for their users. For example, the entities can provide pre-configured voice routines that perform actions on behalf of their users. The voice assistance system can also allow users to customize these routines to improve day to day operation. In addition, external services and/or providers can be linked to the system and allowed to define routines that have external system dependencies. Avoiding and managing conflicts in this environment becomes quite challenging. Some approaches use execution queues and priority, others invoke time slices and limitations on assignment of routines to time slices to resolve these issues, among other examples.

Abstract: A sensor mounting arrangement for a vehicle includes a vehicle body having a structural pillar disposed adjacent to a vehicle windshield, wherein one or more first sensors is supported by the structural pillar.

Abstract: A system for estimating a state-of-charge of a battery assembly includes a sensor cell and an estimator circuit. The sensor cell is coupled in series to the battery assembly. The battery assembly has an assembly battery chemistry and the sensor cell has a sensor battery chemistry, and the assembly battery chemistry is different than the sensor battery chemistry. The estimator circuit is operational to acquire a sequence of current sensor cell state-of-charges based on a sensor cell model and a sequence of sensor voltages across the sensor cell, calculate a sequence of current battery assembly state-of-charges based on the sequence of current sensor cell state-of-charges, and calculate an estimated battery assembly state-of-charge of the battery assembly and an estimated sensor cell state-of-charge of the sensor cell by filtering in parallel the sequence of current battery assembly state-of-charges and the sequence of current sensor cell state-of-charges.

Abstract: An optical fiber that complies with ITU-T G.657.A2 recommendations. The optical fiber comprises an inner cladding that is adjacent to the core, thereby extending from a core radius (rcore) to an inner cladding radius (rinner_clad). The inner cladding refractive index decreases approximately linearly as a function of radius (r), thereby decreasing approximately linearly from a first inner cladding relative refractive index (?inner_clad_1) to a second inner cladding relative refractive index (?inner_clad_2). The ratio of rinner_clad to rcore is between approximately 3.2 and approximately 4.2 (˜3.2?rinner_clad/rcore?˜4.2).

Abstract: The present invention is a noise reducing barbell sleeve. The barbell sleeve has a non-metallic outer sleeve which reduces the vibrations and sound created by the weights contacting the barbell sleeve during weightlifting activities. The barbell sleeve may be used with existing barbell bars and existing weights.

Abstract: A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system includes a storage container containing a supply of an aerosol-forming substrate, a fluid permeable heating element positioned across an opening in the storage container, a protective cover coupled to the storage container and covering the fluid permeable heating element, at least one air inlet, at least one air outlet, and an airflow path from the at least one air inlet to the at least one air outlet. The protective cover is configured such that a portion of the airflow path is between the protective cover and the fluid permeable heating element.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system includes a liquid storage for holding a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, a first pair of electrodes, a second pair of electrodes and a control system. The liquid storage includes a first portion in fluid communication with a second portion. The first pair of electrodes is adjacent to or in the first portion of the liquid storage. The second pair of electrodes is adjacent to or in the second portion of the liquid storage portion. The control system is configured to measure an electrical quantity between the first pair of electrodes, measure an electrical quantity between the second pair of electrodes, and determine the orientation of the liquid storage portion based on the electrical quantity between the first pair of electrodes and the electrical quantity between the second pair of electrodes.

Abstract: An integrated system and process provides integrated control of the environment within a personal space. A tent or other structure suitable for forming a personal space, is in contact with, and may enclose, a user station. The system includes a control system, main controller, control modules, sensors, environmental units and other controllers that operate in an integrated fashion to provide a controlled environment within the personal space. The tent may enclose all or portions of the control system, main controller, control modules, sensors, environmental units and other controllers. Portions of the control system, main controller, control modules, sensors, environmental units and other controllers may reside outside tent. A process for providing environmental control of the personal space includes learning capabilities.

Abstract: A vehicle steering wheel assembly includes a rim including a plurality of spokes, and an adjustment assembly that is operably coupled to the rim at one or more of the plurality of spokes. The adjustment assembly includes a motor. The adjustment assembly is configured to rotate the rim about an upper rim joint between an extended state and a partially stowed state via the motor, and the vehicle steering wheel assembly being operable in both the extended state and the partially stowed state.

Abstract: An exercise device including a base, a vertical extension member, a vertical sliding member, an arm rotation member, an arm member, a resistance apparatus configured to attach to the arm rotation member and to the arm member at a first end of the arm member and provide resisted rotation of the arm member about a second axis, and an interfacing member attached toward a second end of the arm member and configured to interface with the body of a user and enable the user to rotate the arm member about the second axis.

Abstract: A data stream, such as a video stream, may comprise one or more event trigger messages indicating an upcoming event in the stream. The time (e.g., pre-roll time) between the event trigger message and its corresponding event may be modified, based on rules, to provide a network operator, service provider or downstream recipient more (or less) time to prepare for the event. This may be accomplished by moving the event trigger to an earlier (or later) location in the stream, and/or editing the event trigger to indicate the different pre-roll time.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to video coding/decoding and particularly prediction using multiple scaling factors and multiple samples. One method includes receiving a video bitstream comprising a current block and a reference block, the reference block being used for predicting the current block by using a prediction function; receiving, from the video bitstream, a first syntax element indicating a manner for determining parameters of the prediction function; determining the parameters of the prediction function based on the manner; predicting a current sample in the current block based on the reference block using the prediction function; and reconstructing the current block based on the predicted current sample.

Abstract: Described herein are techniques for optimizing real-time traffic flow of a multi-class vehicle network. In some embodiments, a trained machine learning model may be used to determine one or more segments of a street network where traffic congestion is predicted to occur at a predetermined future time. The vehicles may include a first type of vehicle and a second type of vehicle, each occupying different portions of a given segment. A subset of vehicles occupying the segments at the predetermined future time may be identified and, for each, a set of alternative routes may be determined. Quantum optimization data, including the pre-selected routes, the alternative routes, and an indication of whether the vehicle is of a first or second type, may be provided to a quantum computing system, which may return an updated route for at least some of the vehicles to minimize traffic congestion at the predetermined future time.

Abstract: The method including providing a filler material that is water insoluble, the providing provides the filler material with more than 98% alpha-cellulose, 0.01% to less than 2% ash and a remainder hemicellulose, infusing at least one first consumable within the filler material and inserting a matrix within at least one first containing structure to form an insert, the matrix including the filler material.

Abstract: While AI models, like large language models, are powerful tools with multiple applications, they can be complex to use and can require a lot of resources to operate. The disclosed systems and methods provide tools to generate customized models (or AI agents) that are configured with features like tailored knowledge, capabilities, and instructions that make them faster, more efficient, and use less computational resources. AI agents may offer several technical advantages of improved efficiency, resource use, and connectivity. This disclosure describes systems and methods to configure, evaluate, generate, and deploy the custom models that can more efficiently run specific tasks. Disclosed systems and methods are configured to, for example, receive a query to generate a custom model, generate the AI agent custom model with the information in the query, and then resolve user queries more efficiently using the custom model.

Abstract: In a heterogeneous computing environment, a validity flag indicates whether a given memory has a valid copy of a given data object. When the data object is required at a target memory for a scheduled task, another (source) memory having a valid copy of the data object is identified. A protocol guides selection of the source memory based on efficiency of data transfer to the target memory. A data transfer command is generated at runtime, when tasks have been scheduled among respective processors. Execution of the command copies the valid data object from the source memory to the target memory. Superior performance is achieved even in extremely heterogeneous environments. Performance results, variations, and applications are presented.

Abstract: A monitoring system for a vehicle environment includes a biometric sensor that captures biometric information of a participant, a database that stores biometric data of a security event cohort, and control circuitry in communication with the biometric sensor. The control circuitry is configured to compare the biometric information to the biometric data to detect one or more matches, communicate an indication of a result of the comparison of the biometric information to the biometric data in one of a first privacy mode and a second privacy mode, and select between the first privacy mode and the second privacy mode based on the result.

Abstract: A code review is automatically generated by a large language model given a prompt that includes code changes made to a source code program, an associated intent, and an extended context. The intent represents an issue with the code changes from a code reviewer's perspective and is predicted from a neural classifier given the code changes in a code diff format. The neural classifier is a neural encoder transformer model pre-trained on various code review datasets and fine-tuned on code diff hunks of code changes labeled with an intent.

Abstract: The method includes first arranging pairs of conductors on an aerosol-generating device, and second arranging conductive portions in a physical pattern on a consumable, the physical pattern being configured to electrically connect to at least one first subset of the pairs of conductors to complete at least one first circuit, of a plurality of circuits, that identifies the consumable, the plurality of circuits including the conductive portions and the pairs of conductors.

Abstract: The technology described herein is directed to a food assembly and packaging robot for automating aspects of food assembly and packaging. The food assembly and packaging robot system may include a robot system include a conveyance system, a bowl dispenser, one or more food dispensers, one or more condiment dispensers, a lidder, and a bagger, and in some instances, other components. The bowl dispenser may be configured to deposit bowls onto the conveyance system. The one or more food dispensers may be configured to deposit one or more ingredients into the bowls and the one or more condiment dispensers may be configured to deposit one or more condiments into the bowls. The lidder may be configured to position lids atop the bowls and the bagger may be configured to place the bowls into bags.