Abstract: In some embodiments, a method maintains a list that is configured to store motion vectors from one or more blocks that have been previously processed in a frame. When a current block is in a first set of positions in the frame, the method resets the list by storing a motion vector with a horizontal component and a vertical component equal to zero in the list. The motion vector with the horizontal component and the vertical component equal to zero from the list is used to transcode the current block. When the current block is not in the first set of positions, the method uses a motion vector from the list to transcode the current block.

Abstract: Methods and systems for estimating a number of people at a point of interest using vehicle data are provided. In some examples, vehicle data is received, from a plurality of vehicles, that corresponds to a geographic boundary encompassing a point of interest. From the vehicle data, a first subset of data corresponding to door sensor information is extracted. Based on the first subset of data, an estimated number of people within the geographic boundary, during a specified period of time, is determined. An indication corresponding to the estimated number of people within the geographic boundary is generated.

Abstract: A network includes a centralized power and signal distribution device deployed at a communication closet at a site. The centralized device includes a switch controller connected to a direct current power supply. The network includes at least one customer premises termination device connected to the switch controller, an access apparatus deployed at each of the multiple customer premises, and a power over cable system to carry power and signals. Each access apparatus connected to the at least one customer premises termination device and to provide access to user devices. The switch controller power cycles at least one of the switch controller, the at least one customer premises termination device, or applicable access apparatus in response to a power cycle command from a controller when at least one of the switch controller, the at least one customer premises termination device, or any access apparatus fail to transmit a status signal.

Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses are described that use transaction queue lengths to alter a clock frequency that controls access to a memory of an electronic device. Techniques include detecting that a transaction queue threshold has been violated, initiating a counter to measure a time duration, determining that the transaction queue threshold continues to be violated for the time duration and, in response, altering the clock frequency that controls access to the memory of the electronic device.

Abstract: Embodiments provide system and methods for a DDoS service using a mix of mitigation systems (also called scrubbing centers) and non-mitigation systems. The non-mitigation systems are less expensive and thus can be placed at or near a customer's network resource (e.g., a computer, cluster of computers, or entire network). Under normal conditions, traffic for a customer's resource can go through a mitigation system or a non-mitigation system. When an attack is detected, traffic that would have otherwise gone through a non-mitigation system is re-routed to a mitigation system. Thus, the non-mitigation systems can be used to reduce latency and provide more efficient access to the customer's network resource during normal conditions. Since the non-mitigation servers are not equipped to respond to an attack, the non-mitigation systems are not used during an attack, thereby still providing protection to the customer network resource using the mitigation systems.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices are disclosed for optimizing speech enhancement components to use in speech communication systems using non-intrusive speech quality assessment. One method including: receiving, from a computing device over a network, audio data, the audio data including speech; detecting a first quality of the speech of the audio data using a trained non-intrusive speech quality assessment (NISQA) model, the trained NISQA model trained to detect quality of speech automatically; determining whether the computing device is a low-quality endpoint based on the first quality of speech of the audio data; and transferring, from the computing device over the network, at least one speech enhancement component to at least one server device when the computing device is determined to be a low-quality endpoint.

Abstract: A connector to connect to a liquid metal wire includes an opening to couple to a casing of the liquid metal wire and a reservoir, where a portion of a solid metal conductor is positioned within the reservoir. The reservoir is to receive liquid metal to substantially fill a volume of the reservoir and extend through the opening into the fluidic wire, where the reservoir and fluidic wire, when filled with the liquid metal, are to form at least a portion of a liquid metal.

Abstract: The exemplary embodiments may provide a stacked machine learning model ensemble pipeline architecture selector that selects a well-suited stacked machine learning model ensemble pipeline architecture for a specified configuration input and a target data set. The stacked machine learning model ensemble pipeline architecture selector may generate and score possible stacked machine learning model ensemble pipeline architectures to locate one that is well-suited for the target data set and the conforms with the configuration input. The stacked machine learning model ensemble pipeline architecture selector may use genetic programming to generate successive generations of possible stacked ensemble pipeline architectures and to score those architectures to determine how well-suited they are. In this manner, the stacked machine learning model ensemble pipeline architecture selector may converge on an architecture that is well-suited, for example, that meet one or more scores, evaluation metrics, and/or the like.

Abstract: A system including one or more inspectors each configured to automatically inspect crops individually to classify the crops into a classification including two or more classes. The system also can include one or more respective separators associated with each of the one or more inspectors. The one or more respective separators can be configured to automatically physically separate the crops into two or more areas based on the classification. Other embodiments are described.

Abstract: Compositions, devices and methods for capturing, detecting and identifying one or more microbes or microbe components and/or treating infectious disease using microbe-targeting molecules (MTMs) are provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a water soluble or dispersible composition comprising a hydrophobically modified polyalkylene glycol having mono- and di- end capped hydrophobic groups. Additionally, the present disclosure also relates to applications thereof in various industrial areas such as coatings.

Abstract: Presented are devices for measuring dimensions of tear seams, methods for making/using such devices, and handheld clamp calipers for gauging material thicknesses of tear seams in passenger airbag breakaway panels. A handheld or automated measurement tool for determining seam dimensions includes first and second jaws operatively attached to a calibrated scale. The calibrated scale displays a measurement value fora dimension of a seam. The first jaw includes a first jaw tip projecting from a first jaw mandible. The second jaw includes a second jaw tip projecting from a second jaw mandible, which is movably attached with the first jaw mandible. Each of the jaw tips contacts a respective surface of the seam. An interior edge of the second jaw tip is disposed at an oblique angle of less than 90 degrees from an interior edge of the second jaw mandible.

Abstract: A method for the management of a soil pest or pathogen is disclosed and which includes a source of high voltage electricity; at least one capacitor for storing the high voltage electricity; a multiplicity of electrodes inserted into a soil location having a soil pest and/or pathogen to be managed; and an electrical switch which is controllably opened and closes so as to form a pulse of electricity which is passed through the soil location and between the electrodes so as to effect the management of the soil pest and/or pathogen

Abstract: In an aspect, a propulsor gauge is provide that provides guidance during a transition of a mode of operation of an electric aircraft. Propulsor gauge may include a processor configured to identify a current thrust envelope parameter of one or more propulsors of electric aircraft. Processor may also determine a recommended range as a function of the propulsor parameter, where the recommended range includes a lower threshold and an upper threshold. The recommended range and thrust envelope parameter may then be shown on a display of propulsor gauge, where a measurement of current thrust envelope parameter relative to recommended range may be represented by an indicator.

Abstract: An attitude control system for a satellite is presented that can determine on time values for attitude control thrusters without use of attitude rate sensors, such as those based on gyros. The attitude control systems uses the attitude values from a star tracker to determine both attitude adjustment values and attitude adjustment rate values directly from the star tracker values, where the processing is performed using quaternions. From the attitude adjustment values and attitude adjustment rate values, a set of thruster on time values are determined.

Abstract: The description relates to input devices that can be secured to and used to control various devices. One example input device can include a housing defining a top surface that includes controls. The housing can define a recess that includes generally opposing upper and lower surfaces that extends at least partially under and parallel to the top surface. A self-adjusting gripping mechanism can extend into the recess through the lower surface and can be biased toward the upper surface. The self-adjusting gripping mechanism can be configured to be contacted by devices having a range of thicknesses and configured to grip individual devices within the range of thicknesses between the self-adjusting gripping mechanism and the upper surface.

Abstract: A connecting device having a tie having a tie knot situated adjacent a throat and a shell that extends downwardly from the tie knot. The connecting device further has a longitudinal loop coupled to a back side of the tie knot and a circular slap neck band inserted through the longitudinal loop, the circular slap neck band extends around a person's neck securing the tie to a shirt worn by the person.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for treating or preventing one or more disease states that could benefit from inhibition of plasma kallikrein, including hereditary angioedema, uveitis, posterior uveitis, wet age related macular edema, diabetic macular edema, diabetic retinopathy and retinal vein occlusion. The compounds are selective inhibitors of plasma kallikrein.

Abstract: A precision steering computer installed on a tractor uses waypoints generated by a hand-held smart-device to steer a tractor. The smart-device is the operators primary interface and is a component of the entire precision agriculture guidance system. The batched, time ordered waypoints represent a list of coordinates for steering the tractor. As the tractor is automatically steered in the field, the waypoints are consumed and discarded by the real-time steering computer in the order they are received from the non-real-time smart device. A planned path is generated by the tractor operator on the smart device and the tractors progress and status are displayed on the same smart-device.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes the steps of capturing an image from a camera viewpoint, the image depicting a physical keyboard, detecting one or more shape features of the physical keyboard depicted in the image by comparing pixels of the image to a predetermined shape template, the predetermined shape template representing visual characteristics of spaces between keyboard keys, accessing predetermined shape features of a keyboard model associated with the physical keyboard, and determining a pose of the physical keyboard based on comparisons between (1) the detected one or more shape features of the physical keyboard and (2) projections of the predetermined shape features of the keyboard model toward the camera viewpoint.