Abstract: A battery system for providing standby power to an elevator system is disclosed. The battery system includes a lithium battery cell, a lithium battery module comprising electrically connected cells, a control unit, and a networking unit. The battery system is electrically and communicatively connected to the elevator system and adapted to drive the elevator system when a main power supply is interrupted. Various battery system metrics are reported to the elevator system and, optionally, to a central monitoring station.

Abstract: A solid cosmetic, methods of making the same, packaged products including the same, and refillable skin care systems including the same. A solid cosmetic includes an amino acid oil-gelling agent and a fatty acid ester component that includes a (C5-C15)alkyl ester of a (C14-C20) fatty acid. The solid cosmetic is substantially free of water and polyamides.

Abstract: An isolation apparatus for the transport of a patient who is potentially infectious, who has been subjected to chemical or biological agents, such as SARS-CoV-2, or who is threatened by chemical/biological attack. The invention comprises a transparent or semi-transparent, generally tubular enclosure, having two opposite ends. Secured to each of the two opposite ends of this transparent or semi-transparent, tubular enclosure are a pair of end walls. Pass-through ports are provided to allow for introducing items, such as medicine, water, or medical tools, into the patient chamber without opening the apparatus.

Abstract: A water-in-oil emulsion, having an oil phase (0) and an aqueous phase (A) at an O/A ratio of from about 1:8 to about 10:1, may include the oil phase as a continuous phase that includes an inert hydrophobic liquid, and the aqueous phase as a dispersed phase of distinct particles in the oil phase that includes water, a water soluble polymer, and at least one surfactant: wherein the water soluble polymer includes from about 1 to about 60 weight percent of one or more cationic monomers, wherein the amount is by total weight of the water soluble polymer; wherein the water soluble polymer is present in an amount from about 5 to about 40 weight percent of the water-in-oil emulsion; and wherein an aqueous solution prepared by inverting the water- in-oil emulsion by adding it to water has at least comparable viscosity build to an aqueous solution made from a water-in-oil emulsion of the same composition containing 15 weight percent more water soluble polymer.

Abstract: A method for disentangled variational speech representation learning for voice conversion, performed by at least one processor, is provided. The method includes receiving input speech segments, encoding the input speech segments via a shared encoder to generate a speaker embedding and a content embedding, encoding the posterior distributions of the speaker embedding via a speaker encoder and encoding the posterior distributions of the content embedding via a content encoder to obtain encoded results, and decoding the encoded results by concatenating the encoded results to obtain a reconstructed speech output.

Abstract: A wireless device may receive one or more configuration parameters. The one or more configuration parameters indicate: one or more physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources, and a default beam is used for physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmissions. The wireless device may receive downlink control information (DCI), with DCI format 0_0, scheduling a PUSCH. The wireless device may transmit, via the PUSCH, a transport block according to a default spatial relation in response to: a DCI format of the DCI being the DCI format 0_0, the configuration parameters indicating that the default beam is used, each PUCCH resource of the one or more PUCCH resources not being configured with a spatial relation, and the wireless device being in a radio resource control (RRC) connected mode.

Abstract: Determining one or more heights of one or more mobile devices above surfaces. Particular embodiments described herein include machines that retrieve first data (e.g., measurement value(s) determined by sensor(s) of a mobile device or estimated position(s) of the mobile device), determine a location context based on the first data, identify second data (e.g., measurement value(s) determined by sensor(s) of the mobile device or status indicator value(s) of feature(s) of the mobile device) to retrieve for use in determining an estimated height above a surface at which the mobile device is located based on the determined location context, retrieve the second data, and determine an estimated height above a surface at which the mobile device is located based on the retrieved second data.

Abstract: A lightweight, fully retractable cover assembly is provided. The retractable cover assembly may be installed on an interior portion of a vehicle. The retractable cover assembly utilizes a rail assembly that allows the cover to slide in and out of the vehicle along the horizontal axis. The retractable cover assembly can be used to protect cargo from inclement weather during the loading and unloading process.

Abstract: A toy comprises a resiliently deformable member, a first contactor defining a first contacting surface, and a second contactor defining a second contacting surface. At least one of the first and second contactors defines a concave surface. The resiliently deformable member supports the first and second contactors for movement along a main axis between an engaged configuration in which the first contacting surface is contact with the second contacting surface and a disengaged configuration in which the first contacting surface is disengaged from the second contacting surface. The resiliently deformable member biases the first and second contactors in opposite directions along the main axis. Application of force to displace the first and second contactors along the main axis creates a sound when the first and second contactors are disengaged from each other.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for automatically determining an intent of a user based on an intent model to attach a file to a document, prompting the user to confirm the intent using a predetermined character in an inline nudge, generating and displaying an inline menu with an interactive list of ranked files as a suggestion for attachment. The disclosed technology uses the intent for specifying a scope of the inline search. The intent model for attaching content maintained by third-party applications uses a combination of an embeddings model and an N-gram model with limited seed queries and determines the intent based on intent scores associated with respective third-party applications. The present disclosure ranks respective candidate content based on a degree of relevance to the intent. The user selects one or more content from the list for attaching to the document.

Abstract: Systems and methods for continuous insects sensing are described. One example method includes receiving a flow at a singulator, the flow comprising one or more insects; singulating the insects into a single-file flow of insects; sensing, using a sensor, insects within the single-file flow of insects; and incrementing a counter based on each sensed insects in the single-file flow of insects.

Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to utilizing an offline and/or online verification or authentication protocol to access, redeem, or otherwise utilize multiple loyalty points and loyalty accounts A method for utilizing various loyalty points includes: receiving, by an application executing on a processor, a request to redeem at least one loyalty point of a plurality of loyalty points of a loyalty points account, receiving, by the application, a cryptogram from a contactless card associated with an account, transmitting, by the application to a server, the cryptogram, determining, by the application based on a decryption result received from the server, that the server decrypted the cryptogram, and authorizing, by the application based on the determination that the server decrypted the cryptogram, the request to redeem the at least one loyalty point.

Abstract: A method including detecting an obstacle location in response to an image, determining the obstacle location in response to a range measurement received from a range sensor, predicting a tow vehicle path in response to a tow vehicle steering angle and a tow vehicle location, predicting, by a processor, a trailer wheel path in response to the tow vehicle path, a vehicle dimension and a trailer dimension, and generating a warning control signal in response to an intersection of the obstacle location and the trailer wheel path.

Abstract: A computing system receives a request to generate one or more narrative frameworks for a worksheet. The worksheet is hosted by a third party server. The computing system interfaces with the third party server to retrieve data associated with the worksheet. The computing system infers attributes of the worksheet from the retrieved data. The attributes correspond to a type of data represented in the worksheet. The computing system generates a narrative template for the one or more narrative frameworks. The computing system generates one or more data variables for the one or more narrative frameworks based on the generated narrative template. The computing system constructs the one or more narrative frameworks by selectively retrieving data from the worksheet for each data variable of the one or more data variables in the narrative framework.

Abstract: A natural language processing method, system, device, and computer readable medium using abstract meaning representation (AMR) coreference resolution. The method can include receiving an input representation, wherein the input representation can include an AMR graph. The method can further include encoding the input representation via a variational graph autoencoder (VGAE). In addition, the method can include determining one or more concept identifiers from the encoded VGAE input representation and determining one or more coreference clusters from the determined concept identifiers. In addition, the method can include determining one or more first embedding values for one or more nodes of the input representation. Further, the step of encoding the input representation can further include encoding one or more nodes of the input representation into a first representation having contextual information via a local graph encoder.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding. In some examples, an apparatus for video decoding includes receiving circuitry and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry determines, a use of an inherited context initialization in a context-based adaptive binary arithmetic coding (CABAC) for decoding a current portion of a video sequence carried by a bitstream. The processing circuitry decodes, from the bitstream, a syntax value that indicates a decoded portion in the video sequence for a context inheriting, and initializes context models for the CABAC based on stored context states associated with the decoded portion. Further, the processing circuitry decodes, the current portion from the bitstream according to the context models that are initialized based on the stored context states associated with the decoded portion.

Abstract: Example embodiments described in this disclosure are generally directed to systems and methods to form a caravan of vehicles and take advantage of a slipstream formation that can provide benefits such as, for example, a reduction in fuel consumption for follower vehicles. In an example method, a first vehicle transmits a request to form a caravan with a second vehicle. The request may be originated by a slipstream driving arrangement system that can be a part of the first vehicle or provided in a personal communication device of a driver of the first vehicle. Upon receiving an acceptance of the request from a second vehicle, the first vehicle may execute a rendezvous operation to rendezvous with the second vehicle and execute a slipstream formation with the second vehicle. A financial incentive may be offered to either vehicle for operating as a lead vehicle of the caravan.

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing a telemetry hub, and, more particularly, to methods, systems, and apparatuses for implementing a telemetry hub that obtains sensor data from a plurality of sources and that determines one or more first actions to take in response to receiving the first sensor data. In operation, a telemetry hub might receive first sensor data from one or more sensors. The telemetry hub may determine whether the first sensor data can be trusted and whether the first sensor data is valid. Based on a determination that the first sensor data can be trusted and is valid, the telemetry hub might analyze the first sensor data to determine one or more first actions to take. The telemetry hub might then implement the one or more first actions based at least in part on the analysis of the first sensor data.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to an article carrier (90) for packaging a plurality of articles and to a blank (10) for forming the article carrier. The article carrier comprises a plurality of primary panels (12,14,16,18) for forming a tubular structure and defining an interior thereof. The plurality of primary panels includes a first panel (12) and a second panel (14) opposing the first panel. The article carrier further comprises a partition structure for dividing the interior into two or more article-receiving cells. The carrier is formed form a blank comprising a partition-forming section (PS) which comprises a primary partition panel (22,24) and a secondary partition panel(40,44,36,46) formed from the primary partition panel and hingedly connected at one of the opposing ends thereof to the primary partition panel. The upper edge (E1) of the secondary partition panel is defined at least in part by a cutaway (R1) extending from a free end edge (E3) of the blank.

Abstract: A load control system may include control devices for controlling electrical loads. The control devices may include load control devices, such as a lighting device for controlling an amount of power provided to a lighting load, and controller devices, such as a remote control device configured to transmit digital messages for controlling the lighting load via the load control device. The remote control device may communicate with the lighting devices via a hub device. The remote control device may detect a user interface event, such as a button press or a rotation of the remote control device. The remote control device or the hub device may determine whether to transmit digital messages as unicast messages or multicast messages based on the type of user interface event detected. The remote control device, or other master device, may synchronize and/or toggle an on/off state of lighting devices in the load control system.