Abstract: Systems and methods for generating and providing multiple, independent 3D objects in an augmented reality (AR) environment are described. One aspect of some embodiments relate to an augmented reality technology activation platform that enables the creation of interactive message 3D objects (e.g., static images, animations, product information and offers, etc.) and product 3D objects (e.g., product images, descriptions, etc.). These two types of 3D objects can be displayed at a user device so that customized, interactive messages associated with the product are displayed with the product, where the interactive messages are rendered (e.g., as a 3D object) along with the product 3D object in the same scene (e.g., as opposed to being layered on top of the 3D environment or augmented reality image).

Abstract: The disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods for providing vehicle payload assistance. An example method executed by processor of a vehicle payload assistance system may include obtaining information about a first laden weight of a vehicle. The processor determines a weight difference between the first laden weight and a payload capacity of the vehicle, and further determines, based on the weight difference, a payload margin available for loading the vehicle. A vehicle payload assistance operation may then be executed that includes detecting a change in the first laden weight due to introduction of an object into the vehicle, obtaining information about a second laden weight of the vehicle after introduction of the object into the vehicle, determining that the second laden weight exceeds the payload margin available for loading the vehicle, and issuing an advisory to reduce the second laden weight by removing the object from the vehicle.

Abstract: A bandage system lances a skin tag from a person's body and thereafter projects the wound created. The system has a base layer that is adhesively attached to the person such that the skin tag passes through an opening of the base layer. A cutter is located atop the base layer and uses a pair of blades that are squeezed together to cut the skin tag protruding through the opening. After cutting, a protective layer is adhered to the base layer such that a medicine laden absorbent pad on the protective layer overlays the opening on the base layer absorbing any blood from the wound and applying the medicine to the wound. Thereafter, the system is worn as a typical bandage.

Abstract: An apparatus for storing and/or charging lithium-ion batteries, the apparatus having one or more enclosures for receiving a battery, each of the enclosures having a common wall disposed between the top and the bottom of the enclosure, the common wall has openings that extend through it, a free-flowing granulate having fire extinguishing properties is associated with the common wall and a barrier formed from a material that disintegrates upon exposure to heat covers at least some of the common wall openings so that when a battery fire occurs, the barrier is caused to disintegrate and the granulate will pass through the common wall openings and onto the fire.

Abstract: In a method, a video bitstream comprising a current coding tree unit (CTU) in a current picture and a source CTU in a source picture is received. A value of a syntax element is determined. The syntax element indicates whether the current CTU is encoded using context-adaptive binary arithmetic coding (CABAC). Context parameters of a context model of the current CTU are derived based on (i) predefined context model initialization information, and (ii) CABAC state information of the source CTU corresponding to the current CTU. The CABAC state information is stored at a CTU level instead of a picture level or a slice level. The context model of the current CTU is determined based on the derived context parameters. The current CTU is reconstructed based on the determined context model.

Abstract: A pillow system includes a body pillow, a torso pillow, and a slipcover that is positionable over the body pillow and torso pillow. The slipcover includes an upper portion, a lower portion, a central portion positioned between the upper portion and the lower portion, a pocket, and an elongate material band that operably connects the pocket with the central portion of the slipcover. The slipcover is designed to enclose the body pillow and the pocket is designed to enclose the torso pillow. The pocket is extendable from the slipcover to position the torso pillow distally of the body pillow and thereby enable a user to lay atop the material band with the torso pillow and body pillow positioned on opposite sides of the user’s body.

Abstract: Described are methods for using cyclodextrin to treat, inhibit, prevent, ameliorate, or cure diabetes or conditions relating to diabetes.

Abstract: A joint segmenting and ASR model includes an encoder and decoder. The encoder configured to: receive a sequence of acoustic frames characterizing one or more utterances; and generate, at each output step, a higher order feature representation for a corresponding acoustic frame. The decoder configured to: receive the higher order feature representation and generate, at each output step: a probability distribution over possible speech recognition hypotheses, and an indication of whether the corresponding output step corresponds to an end of speech segment. The j oint segmenting and ASR model trained on a set of training samples, each training sample including: audio data characterizing a spoken utterance; and a corresponding transcription of the spoken utterance, the corresponding transcription having an end of speech segment ground truth token inserted into the corresponding transcription automatically based on a set of heuristic-based rules and exceptions applied to the training sample.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for protecting user data privacy in a privacy zone around a user and a computing device displaying user data. A device can include a camera configured to capture a sequence of images in a location, such as in a privacy zone comprising an area around the device and a user of the device. A memory can be coupled to the camera to store the sequence of images. A monitoring device can be configured to determine, based on the sequence of images, whether an object is found in the location. In response to finding an object, the monitoring device can generate a control signal to cause the device to take an action to protect the user data privacy in the location such as a privacy zone.

Abstract: Various embodiments for contextual tapping engines. For example, an application executing on a computing device may authenticate credentials associated with an account and detect a tap of a contactless card to the computing device. The application may receive, from a communications interface of the contactless card, action data used to determine an action associated with the tap of the contactless card to the computing device. The application may determine a context of the application based on a current output of the application. The application may determine, based on the action data, the determined context, and data associated with the account, a first action associated with the tap of the contactless card to the computing device, the first action associated with at least one of the application and an operating system (OS). The application may initiate performance of the first action based on the tap of the contactless card.

Abstract: A bedding system includes a chassis having a bottom wall, opposite first and second side walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall and opposite first and second end walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall. The walls define a cavity. A coil pack is positioned in the cavity. The coil pack includes a plurality of springs. A first cover is positioned over the coil pack. The first cover is attached to the chassis by a first zipper. A comfort layer is positioned over the first cover. The comfort layer is attached to the chassis by a second zipper. A second cover is positioned over the comfort layer. The second cover is attached to the chassis by a third zipper. In some embodiments, kits and method of use are disclosed.

Abstract: A toilet training device comprises a processor, a housing, several light-based time of flight (TOF) sensors, several LEDs, a sensor enclosure, and a clip. The clip attaches the device to the rim of a toilet bowl pointing the TOF sensors towards the water surface inside the toilet bowl. Each TOF sensor projects several light beams towards the toilet bowl, receives light reflected, makes measurements of the distance to the nearby object, and makes measurements of the signal strength of the reflected light. The processor generates a contour map and identifies one or more zones of interest as the water surface based on the distant measurements, determines excrement is released in the toilet bowl changes in the signal strength measurements are outside a signal strength range, and displays LED light patterns in response to determining the excrement is released in the toilet bowl.

Abstract: A system for an unmanned aerial vehicle can include an altitude control system 320, which further includes a compressor assembly 400, a valve assembly 500, and an electronics control assembly 600. The compressor assembly may include a compressor housing 410 that includes a compressor inlet 402, an outlet 202, and a cavity 414 extending therethrough and joining the inlet to the outlet. A diffuser 408 may be coupled to the compressor housing. A motor housing 407 may be disposed within the central cavity at the inlet of the compressor housing, and a compressor motor 406 may be disposed within the motor housing. An impeller 412 disposed within the compressor housing may be coupled to a driveshaft 444 for rotation therewith. The valve assembly may be coupled to an opening 416 of the compressor inlet. The valve head 502 may be configured to move into and away from the inlet opening so as to change a size of the circumferential area of the inlet opening.

Abstract: Occlusion devices, earpiece devices and methods of occluding an ear canal are provided. An occlusion device includes an insertion element, a foldable element and an expandable element. The foldable element is disposed on the insertion element and is configured to receive a medium via the insertion element. The expandable element is disposed over the foldable element. The foldable element is configured to unfold, responsive to the medium, and cause the expandable element to expand to contact the ear canal.

Abstract: Various embodiments relate generally to data science and data analysis, computer software and systems, and control systems to provide a platform to facilitate implementation of an interface and one or more sensors, and, more specifically, to one or more sensors that implements specialized logic to facilitate in-situ monitoring of inventories of consumables and automatic reordering of a consumable. In some examples, a method may include receiving sensor data representing usage of a device configured to process a consumable, characterizing the usage to form a characterized value, correlating data representing a unit of the consumable processed via the device to a characterized value of the usage, adjusting an amount representing an inventory of the consumable, detecting an amount of the inventory of the consumable is associated with one or more ranges of threshold values, and generating data representing a request to replenish the inventory of the consumable.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the disclosure provide a system and method for generating codes associated with clusters of sentiments, comprising receiving a text input, partitioning the text input into one or more segments, generating one or more numerical vectors associated with each of the one or more segments, comparing the one or more numerical vectors to generate a plurality of cosine proximity values associated with the one or more numerical vectors, applying a clustering algorithm to the one or more numerical vectors to generate clusters of segments within one or more cosine proximity ranges, generating one or more codes associated with each of the clusters of segments within the one or more cosine proximity ranges, wherein each cluster represents an overall sentiment, and netting the one or more codes into one or more categories by inputting the one or more codes into a large-language model.

Abstract: An electrochemical cell includes a positive electrode including 90 wt. % to 98 wt. % of a cobalt-free electroactive material. represented by LiNixM1-xO2 (where M is manganese, aluminum, magnesium, zirconium, chromium, or a combination thereof and x?0.75), 0.05 wt. % to 3 wt. % a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) binder having a molecular weight (MW) greater than or equal to about 6,000,000 u, and 1 wt. % to 5 wt. % of a first electronically conductive material. The electrochemical cell also includes a negative electrode including 90 wt. % to 98 wt. % of a graphite-containing negative electroactive material, 0.05 wt. % to 3 wt. % a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) binder having a molecular weight (MW) greater than or equal to about 6,000,000 u, 0.05 wt. % to 2 wt. % of an ancillary binder, and 1 wt. % to 5 wt. % of a second electronically conductive material.

Abstract: A vehicle includes wheels, brakes to control speeds of the wheels, and a hydraulic fluid source in fluid communication with the brakes. The vehicle includes a computer storing instructions to determine that speeds of the wheels are zero and actuate the hydraulic fluid source to provide hydraulic fluid to a first set of one or more of the brakes at a first pressure sufficient to maintain the vehicle body at a present position and to provide hydraulic fluid at a volumetric rate to one or more of the brakes not in the first set, and, while providing hydraulic fluid at the volumetric rate to a brake not in the first set, detect second pressures of the brake not in the first set. The instructions include instructions to determine a volume-pressure curve for the brake not in the first set based on the volumetric rate and the second pressures.

Abstract: Methods, systems and media for presenting media content that was advertised on a second screen device using a primary screen device are provided.

Abstract: A lamination system is contemplated. The system may have a modular design configured to fabricate a laminate from an incoming material. The system may be configured to produce the laminate with an outer layer comprising the incoming material such that the resulting layer has a width greater than a width of the incoming material prior to lamination.