Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments for systems and methods for controlling secondary devices at fine scales using mixed, virtual and/or augmented reality. Examples of secondary devices may include those involved in lighting (i.e., light emitting diodes), sound, and the production of videos, film, and movies. In some embodiments, a system may include a server, mixed reality user device and secondary device communicatively coupled via a network. The server may be configured to generate a virtual object based on gestural data that is configured for display within a mixed reality environment. The server may also be configured to generate secondary device settings based on gestural data, where the secondary device settings may be used to control the operation of a secondary device.

Abstract: A method implemented via execution of computing instructions configured to run at one or more processors and stored at one or more non-transitory computer-readable media. The method can include receiving, in real-time and through a computer network, a donation authorization from a donor via a donor user interface executed on a donor device. The donation authorization can include a donor token for the donor and a donee first token for a donee. The method further can include after receiving the donation authorization, facilitating, through the computer network, a sender financial institution to settle a donation amount with a receiver financial institution. A settlement time of when the sender financial institution settles the donation amount with the receiver financial institution can be independent from a posting time of when the receiver financial institution posts the donation amount to a donee account for the donee. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A wireless device comprises one or more processors and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to: in response to a timer, for switching physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring from a first search space group (SSG) of a bandwidth part (BWP) to a second SSG of the BWP, expiring in a slot within a time duration for skipping PDCCH monitoring on the BWP, start to monitor PDCCH on the second SSG no earlier than an expiration of the time duration.

Abstract: In an aspect of the present disclosure is a system for locking a battery for an electric aircraft, the system including a battery pack including a high voltage (HV) connection configured to electrically connect to the electric aircraft; and a lock attached to the battery pack and configured to electrically disconnect the battery pack from the electric aircraft when locked, wherein the lock is configured to only be unlocked manually.

Abstract: A method to control an output component of an electronic system comprises (a) receiving a transmission from an input component of the electronic system, the transmission including a time stamp and at least one input signal; (b) storing content of the transmission including the time stamp and the at least one input signal; (c) selecting one of a plurality of noise-filtered signals based on the time stamp and on a reference time index, the selected one of the plurality of noise-filtered signals having a greatest signal-to-noise ratio among the noise-filtered signals defined at the reference time index; and (d) controlling an output component of the electronic system based in part on the selected noise-filtered signal.

Abstract: Data are maintained in a distributed computing system that describe a graph. The graph represents relationships among items. The graph has a plurality of vertices that represent the items and a plurality of edges connecting the plurality of vertices. At least one vertex of the plurality of vertices includes a set of label values indicating the at least one vertex's strength of association with a label from a set of labels. The set of labels describe possible characteristics of an item represented by the at least one vertex. At least one edge of the plurality of edges includes a set of label weights for influencing label values that traverse the at least one edge. A label propagation algorithm is executed for a plurality of the vertices in the graph in parallel for a series of synchronized iterations to propagate labels through the graph.

Abstract: An asset trading system utilizing a distributed ledger and configured to: when a creation request to create a digital fund token representing at least one share of a fund having a plurality of different assets (i) is received, (ii) is electronically signed with a private key associated with a first addressed account, and (iii) indicates a composition of the at least one share of the fund: place the plurality of different assets represented by the at least one share of the fund into an escrow account; create the digital fund token, wherein the digital fund token indicates the composition of the share of the fund; and record the creation of the digital fund token on a distributed ledger.

Abstract: A method includes determining that an object has fallen to a surface of interest in an interior cabin of a vehicle during a transportation service provided using the vehicle; tracking a location of the object on the surface of interest using at least one interior sensor; updating tracking information for the object, the tracking information including the tracked location of the object and a time at which the location was tracked; inferring a continued existence of the object after the object has moved out of a view of the at least one interior sensor and tagging the object as obscured from view in the tracking information for the object; identifying a user associated with the transportation service; and alerting the identified user to retrieve the object.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system includes a liquid-storage portion configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a control system. The second electrode is spaced from the first electrode. At least a portion of the liquid storage portion is arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode. The control system is configured to measure an electrical quantity between the first electrode and the second electrode, and detect a draw on the aerosol-generating system based on the measured electrical quantity information.

Abstract: A knotless anchor assembly method and device comprising an anchor and a compression member, wherein the anchor further comprises a pilot tip and anchor body. During procedures to tension the knotless anchor assembly, the anchor is driven into bone or other surface or component, and the tension member is urged into the anchor body recess. The compression member is secured in the anchor body to lock the tension member in place. The knotless anchor assembly gives the surgeon or user the ability to optimize tensioning by having the ability to change tension in the tension member by adjusting the compression member during or after the repair. Further, a system and method for monitoring real-time healing of tissue and other members of the body utilizing one or more surgical devices or components, at least one monitoring component, and a detector.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for the preparation of lithium carbonate from lithium chloride containing brines. The method can include a silica removal step, capturing lithium chloride, recovering lithium chloride, supplying lithium chloride to an electrochemical cell and producing lithium hydroxide, contacting the lithium hydroxide with carbon dioxide to produce lithium carbonate.

Abstract: A process of manufacturing a polymer product includes continuously forming a temporary container; introducing an unsaturated monomer component and a radical polymerization component into the temporary container; sealing the temporary container to form a sealed temporary container; and allowing the unsaturated monomer component to polymerize in the sealed temporary container to form the polymer product via a radical polymerization reaction.

Abstract: A semiconductor device has a first semiconductor die and second semiconductor die with a conductive layer formed over the first semiconductor die and second semiconductor die. The second semiconductor die is disposed adjacent to the first semiconductor die with a side surface and the conductive layer of the first semiconductor die contacting a side surface and the conductive layer of the second semiconductor die. An interconnect, such as a conductive material, is formed across a junction between the conductive layers of the first and second semiconductor die. The conductive layer may extend down the side surface of the first semiconductor die and further down the side surface of the second semiconductor die. An extension of the side surface of the first semiconductor die can interlock with a recess of the side surface of the second semiconductor die. The conductive layer extends over the extension and into the recess.

Abstract: A digital decimation filtering circuit of an analog to digital conversion circuit includes an n-tap anti-aliasing filter operable to receive a 1-bit analog to digital converter (ADC) output signal at an oversampling rate and filter the 1-bit ADC output signal to remove frequencies higher than a selected cut-off frequency to produce an n-bit filtered signal at a first data output rate. The digital decimation filtering circuit further includes a decimator operable to receive the n-bit filtered signal at the first data output rate, decimate the n-bit filtered signal by a decimation factor to produce a set of output signals, and sum the set of outputs to produce a decimated signal at a second data output rate. The first data output rate is greater than the second data output rate.

Abstract: A load control system may include control devices for controlling power provided to an electrical load. The control devices may include a control-source device and a control-target device. The control-target device may control the power provided to the electrical load based on digital messages received from the control-source device. The control devices may include a load control discovery device capable of sending discovery messages configured to discover control devices within a location. The discovered control devices may be organized by signal strength and may be provided to a network device to enable association of the discovered control devices within a location. The discovery messages may be transmitted within an established discovery range. The discovery range may be adjusted to discover different control devices. Different control devices may be identified as the load control discovery device for discovering different control devices.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for inter prediction performed by at least one processor. The method for inter prediction comprising: receiving a coded video bitstream that includes a current picture, and first and second reference pictures associated with the current picture, the current picture including at least one block encoded in accordance with an inter bi-prediction mode, the at least one block including a first motion vector that points to the first reference picture and a second motion vector that points to the second reference picture; determining whether an out of boundary condition associated with the first motion vector and the second motion vector is satisfied; and adaptively disallowing bi-prediction to have MVs pointing to out of reference picture boundary, for inter bi-prediction mode.

Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to backlight modules, displays including a backlight module, and methods for assembling a backlight module. In one example, a backlight module for a display comprises light sources affixed to a printed circuit and a light guide plate. An adhesive affixes the printed circuit to the light guide plate. The light guide plate comprises a body and a plurality of projections extending from the body, with the plurality of projections retaining two or more of the light sources between the projections and the body of the light guide plate.