Abstract: Aspects of the technology employ sensors having high speed rotating mirror assemblies. For instance, the sensors may be Lidar sensors configured to detect people and other objects in an area of interest. A given mirror assembly may have a triangular or other geometric cross-sectional shape. The reflective faces of the mirror assembly may connect along edges or corners. In order to minimize wind drag and torque issues, the corners are rounded, filleted, beveled, chamfered or otherwise truncated. Such truncation may extend the length of the mirror side. The mirror assembly may employ one or more beam stops, light baffles and/or acoustic/aerodynamic baffles. These sensors may be employed with self-driving or manual driven vehicles or other equipment. The sensors may also be used in and around buildings.

Abstract: A streaming service updates a manifest to include a location of an encoded version of a program that is available for streaming and a restriction marker indicating that the program is restricted. A request for the manifest is received from a client device. Subsequent to providing the manifest to the client device, a request for authorization to stream the program is received from the client device, the request for authorization including client device metadata. Based on the client device metadata and blackout metadata associated with the program, it is determined that the client device is not authorized to stream the program. The streaming service sends, to the client device, slate information that identifies a slate image to be presented by the client device in lieu of the program.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable mediums for securely establishing credential data for a computing device are disclosed. According to one example, a method includes assigning, by a credential manager, credential set data to a computing device and mapping the credential set data to a device identifier key associated with the computing device in a credential data store accessible by the credential manager. The method further includes receiving, from a provisioning service client, a credential set request message including the device identifier key by the credential manager in response to an activation of the computing device at a customer location site and sending, by the credential manager to the provisioning service client, the credential set data for authenticating the computing device at the customer location site.

Abstract: A deployable rollable display for a vehicle includes a vehicle component having at least one surface. A guide track is provided in the at least one surface. A screen deployment member is selectively shiftable through the at least one surface and along the guide track. A rollable display is spooled onto the screen deployment member.

Abstract: An AI engine is disclosed that is configured to work with a graphical user interface (“GUI”) including, in some embodiments, one or more AI-engine modules and a visual debugging module of the GUI. A learner AI-engine module is configured to train one or more AI models on one or more concepts of a mental model defined in a pedagogical programming language. An instructor AI-engine module is configured to coordinate with one or more simulators for respectively training the one or more AI models on the mental model. The visual debugging module is configured to provide a visualization window for each AI model while the one or more AI models are at least training with the learner module respectively in the one or more simulators. A viewer can glean insight and explainability into the training of the AI models while the simulations are running and arriving at various states.

Abstract: A computing system obtains a first article about a first topic, where the first article references a plurality of entities including a person. The computing system identifies the person as a dominant entity of the first article. The computing system determines whether the first article expresses negative sentiment based upon content of the first article. In accordance with a determination that the first article does not express negative sentiment, the computing system retrieves a uniform resource locator (URL) of a webpage about a second topic that is of interest to the first person. Upon receiving a request for the first article from a computing device, the computing system causes the first article and a link to be concurrently displayed on a display, where the URL of the webpage is embedded in the link.

Abstract: Disclosed herein a browser that intelligently places a user interface (UI) element on a webpage such that the UI element appears to be integrated and coordinated with the webpage and not merely overlaid on the webpage. The intelligent placement ensures that the UI element neither obstructs the view of pertinent content displayed via the webpage nor interferes with the functionality of the webpage. Moreover, the intelligent placement ensures that the UI element is completely visible to a user. The placement of the UI element is done by the browser after the webpage has been retrieved from a web server. Consequently, the browser lacks the ability to control or alter the layout and appearance of the webpage. The UI element can be a selectable UI element that the browser associates with a function. In one example, the function can be an image-based search.

Abstract: A new processing architecture is described that utilizes a data processing unit (DPU). Unlike conventional compute models that are centered around a central processing unit (CPU), the DPU that is designed for a data-centric computing model in which the data processing tasks are centered around the DPU. The DPU may be viewed as a highly programmable, high-performance I/O and data-processing hub designed to aggregate and process network and storage I/O to and from other devices. The DPU comprises a network interface to connect to a network, one or more host interfaces to connect to one or more application processors or storage devices, and a multi-core processor with two or more processing cores executing a run-to-completion data plane operating system and one or more processing cores executing a multi-tasking control plane operating system. The data plane operating system is configured to support software functions for performing the data processing tasks.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods that facilitate light detection and ranging operations. An example method includes determining, for at least one light-emitter device of a plurality of light-emitter devices, a light pulse schedule. The plurality of light-emitter devices is operable to emit light along a plurality of emission vectors. The light pulse schedule is based on a respective emission vector of the at least one light-emitter device and a three-dimensional map of an external environment. The light pulse schedule includes at least one light pulse parameter and a listening window duration. The method also includes causing the at least one light-emitter device of the plurality of light-emitter devices to emit a light pulse according to the light pulse schedule. The light pulse interacts with an external environment.

Abstract: A power module includes a spacer block, a thermally conductive substrate coupled to one side of the spacer block, and a semiconductor device die coupled to an opposite side of the spacer block. The spacer block includes a solid spacer block and an adjacent flexible spacer block. An inner portion of the device die is coupled to the solid spacer block, and an outer portion of the semiconductor device die is coupled to the adjacent flexible spacer block.

Abstract: Embodiments include devices and methods configured to fractionally resect skin and/or fat. Fractional resection is applied as a stand-alone procedure in anatomical areas that are off-limits to conventional plastic surgery due to the poor tradeoff between the visibility of the incisional scar and amount of enhancement obtained. Fractional resection is also applied as an adjunct to established plastic surgery procedures such as liposuction, and is employed to significantly reduce the length of incisions required for a particular application. The shortening of incisions has application in both the aesthetic and reconstructive realms of plastic surgery.

Abstract: A system and method for providing calibration data for driver assist systems based on a changed ride height includes receiving sensor data from at least one of a camera, RADAR sensor, ultrasonic sensor, and/or LiDAR sensor of the vehicle, determining that a ride height of the vehicle has changed based on the sensor data, retrieving calibration data for at least one driver assist system based upon the changed ride height; and operating the at least one driver assist system using the retrieved calibration data.

Abstract: Molded pulp containers with fused junctions and methods of making of same are provided. The present invention provides a pulp container, comprising a molded pulp body, wherein the body comprising a bottom and at least one side wall forming a wherein the at least one side wall comprising a upper rim, a neck, wherein the neck comprising a upper closure part and a lower rim, a fused junction, wherein a part of the upper rim of the at least one sidewall of the body and a part of the lower rim of the neck are aligned and fused together. The fused junction may be formed by ultrasonic welding.

Abstract: A saline feed stream flows into a liquid-liquid extraction system; and a volatile organic solvent flows through a main compressor. The compressed volatile organic solvent then flows through a solvent regenerator, which can be a heat exchanger or a combination of a vaporization device and a condenser, to cool the volatile organic solvent. The cooled volatile organic solvent in liquid phase then flows into the liquid-liquid extraction system, where the saline feed stream contacts the volatile organic solvent to selectively extract water from the saline feed stream into the volatile organic solvent, producing a concentrated brine and an organic-rich mixture of water and the volatile organic solvent. The organic-rich mixture flows from the liquid-liquid extraction system into the solvent regenerator, where the organic-rich mixture is heated to produce an organic-rich vapor and desalinated water; and the organic-rich vapor is recycled as volatile organic solvent back into the liquid-liquid extraction system.

Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring network traffic. A server may receive data packets originated from a first remote computer system, the data packets having a destination of a second remote computer system. The server may determine a user of the first computer system and, based thereon, identify network traffic monitoring tools configured to connect to the server through respective distinct network addresses. The server may determine a routing path for the packets including a sequence of network addresses including the respective distinct addresses of the identified network traffic monitoring tools and a second network address corresponding to the second computer system. The second network address may be ordered after the respective distinct addresses of the identified network traffic monitoring tools in the sequence. The server may send, according to the routing path, the packets to the identified network traffic monitoring tools and the second computer system.

Abstract: Transmission of data for object storage, such as stream transmission for object storage, is disclosed. For instance, a group of objects acquired from an object layer is stored in a storage space for storing an object stream and serves as a first part of the object stream; and, in response to that an event related to at least one object in the group of objects occurs at a client terminal, the event-related information is stored in the storage space and is used as a second part of the object stream, the event-related information including at least one of the following: an identifier of the at least one object, a type of the event, and metadata of the event.

Abstract: A method of detecting a counterfeit item using a contactless scanner includes contactlessly scanning at least a portion of an item to generate a scanned image of the at least a portion of the item, wherein the at least a portion of the item comprises a graphic, identifying elements in the scanned image that correspond to elements in the graphic, measuring the identified elements to generate a plurality of element measurements, determining whether the item is counterfeit based on a comparison between at least one element measurement of the plurality of element measurements and at least one reference element measurement that is associated with an authentic version of the item, and in response to determining that the item is counterfeit, generating an alert indicating a detection of a counterfeit item.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for cloud-based management of payment devices includes connecting a point of interaction device (POI) to a terminal management engine (TME) through a computer network, downloading operating software for the POI and configuration files for the POI from the TME to the POI, initializing the POI using the operating software, and configuring the POI using the configuration files. An alternative computer-implemented includes connecting to a POI through a computer network, receiving a transaction request from a TMC through the computer network, confirming access to the POI, transmitting a request for consumer information to the POI, receiving requested consumer information from the POI, transmitting the requested consumer information to the TMC, receiving a transaction approval message or a transaction decline message from the TMC, and transmitting the transaction approval message or the transaction decline message to the POI.

Abstract: This disclosure details exemplary battery pack designs for use in electrified vehicles. An exemplary battery pack may include a multi-piece enclosure assembly and an urethane based adhesive. The urethane based adhesive may function as both a fastener for securing the enclosure assembly components together and as a seal for blocking the ingress of moisture into the interior of the battery pack. Associated battery pack assembly methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: An age and/or identity verification system for reduced-risk devices (RRD) may include a RRD, the RRD initially in an inoperable state, an identity verification server configured to perform identity verification related to an adult consumer, and a computing device. The computing device may receive adult consumer identity information corresponding to the adult consumer from the adult consumer, receive the UID of the RRD, transmit the adult consumer identity information and the UID of the RRD to the identity verification server to perform identity verification of the adult consumer, receive results of the performed identity verification from the identity verification server, receive an encrypted key corresponding to the RRD based on the results of the performed identity verification of the adult consumer, and transmit the encrypted key to the RRD. The RRD may change the state of the RRD to an operable state based on the encrypted key.