Abstract: A paint saving paint tray is disclosed. The paint tray may be adapted for coupling to a paint container, and may comprise a base, one or more sidewalls extending in an upward direction from the base, a reservoir for holding paint, wherein the reservoir is defined by the base and the one or more sidewalls, securing mechanism in at least one sidewall of the one or more sidewalls for coupling the paint tray to the paint container, and drainage spout in the at least one sidewall, wherein the drainage spout is adapted to drain paint from the paint container into the paint tray via inverted placement of the paint container on the paint tray, or drain paint from the paint tray into the paint container via placement of the paint tray onto the paint container. Methods of using the paint tray and a paint tray system are also disclosed.

Abstract: Embodiments generally relate to a surgical resource allocation system. Patients seeking a procedure can use the system to identify surgeons and surgical facilities. The patient can then use the system to book the procedure with a selected surgeon at a selected facility. In an example, a patient can indicate a need for a certain procedure. The patient can then provide criteria for a surgeon or facility, such as a desired location, desired time, surgeon rankings, and facility rankings. The system can then identify surgeons and facilities that match the criteria and present them for selection by the patient. The patient can then select the surgeon and facility with which the patient would like the procedure performed. With the surgeon and facility selected, the patient can then choose to book the procedure.

Abstract: An extrinsic-calibration system includes at least one target and a computer. Each target includes three flat surfaces that are mutually nonparallel and a corner at which the three surfaces intersect. The computer is programmed to estimate a first set of relative positions of the corner in a first coordinate frame from a first sensor, the first set of relative positions corresponding one-to-one to a set of absolute positions of the at least one target; estimate a second set of relative positions of the corner in a second coordinate frame from a second sensor, the second set of relative positions corresponding one-to-one to the set of absolute positions; and estimate a rigid transformation between the first coordinate frame and the second coordinate frame based on the first set of relative positions and the second set of relative positions.

Abstract: The present invention provides a storage box (100) for storing an article, the storage box (100) having a locking assembly arranged on a portion of the body (100b) to facilitate an open position and closed position of the storage box (100). The locking assembly includes a biasing member (110), a latching member (120) and a button (130). The biasing member (110) is attachable to a side or front portion of the body (100b). The latching member (120) arranged on a portion of the biasing member (110). The latching member (120) is adapted to engage with an engaging portion of the lid (100a). The button (130) operably configured on the biasing member (110) such that upon pressing the button (130), the biasing member (110) biases and enable the latching member (120) to disengage with the engaging portion of the lid (100a) thereby opening the storage box (100).

Abstract: A method of forming a dirt repellant panel coated with a powder coating composition that includes a polymeric binder and an anionic fluorosurfactant present in an amount ranging from about 0.1 wt. % to about 4 wt. %.

Abstract: A microphone device includes a base and a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) transducer and an integrated circuit (IC) disposed on the base. The microphone device also includes a cover mounted on the base and covering the MEMS transducer and the IC. The MEMS transducer includes a diaphragm attached to a surface of the substrate and a back plate mounted on the substrate and in a spaced apart relationship with the diaphragm. The diaphragm is attached to the surface of the substrate along at least a portion of a periphery of the diaphragm. The diaphragm can include a silicon nitride insulating layer, and a conductive layer, that faces a conductive layer of the back plate. The MEMS transducer can include a peripheral support structure that is disposed between at least a portion of the diaphragm and the substrate. The diaphragm can include one or more pressure equalizing apertures.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to facilitate real-time advertisement verification. Advertisement media may be tagged with one or more tag identifiers. One or more remote probes may retrieve tag identifier(s) from advertisement media and output tag information to a centralized verification system. The centralized verification system may compare tag information retrieved from remote probes to expected advertisement placement parameters. The centralized verification system may verify that appropriate advertisement media has been spliced into expected channels or streams. When a splicing error has been detected, the centralized verification system may initiate changes to correct the splicing error.

Abstract: A network monitoring method includes: monitoring, at a network node, one or more network statistics for each of one or more objects exchanged between a client end point and a server end point through a network connection, the network node being located between the client end point and the server end point; and determining one or more QoS metrics for each of the one or more objects based on the network statistics for respective one of the one or more objects.

Abstract: The subject matter described herein provides systems and techniques to automatically configure a proximal device, such as a smart watch, a tablet, or any other smart device, based on configuration information sent from the user equipment (UE) to the proximal device when the local communications connection, such as a wireless connection, between the devices is weak. If it is determined that there is a weak local communications connection between the UE and the proximal device the UE may automatically send network configuration information to the proximal device. If it is determined that there is a weak local communications connection between the UE and the proximal device the UE may automatically turn on its mobile hotspot, and automatically send the mobile hotspot configuration information to the proximal device.

Abstract: Facilitating exclusive local locks on a distributed file system is provided herein. An embodiment relates to a node device of a cluster of node devices. The node device can comprise a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations. The operations can comprise determining at least one resource is to be removed from a cache of the node device. The operations also can comprise implementing an exclusive local lock over a defined lock. The defined lock can indicate interest in the at least one resource by other node devices of the cluster of node devices other than the node device. Further, the operations can comprise removing the at least one resource from the cache. The other node devices are not notified of the removing.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a computing system may access first alpha values associated with first pixels in a first pixel region of an image and determine a bit budget for encoding the first alpha values. The computing system may then select a first alpha-encoding mode for the first alpha values to reflect a determination that the first alpha values are all fully transparent or all fully opaque, and encode the first alpha values by storing the selected first alpha-encoding mode as part of a metadata without using the bit budget to encode the first alpha values individually. The computing system may then update a record of unallocated bits available for allocation based on the bit budget unused in the encoding of the first alpha values, and allocate, based on the record of unallocated bits, bits to encode a set of alpha values different from the first alpha values.

Abstract: A method includes receiving an object from a client as part of a data ingestion process, directing the object to an object access microservice, providing a copy of the object to a masker worker microservice, masking the copy of the object to create a masked object, and the masking of the copy of the object is performed inline prior to storage of the object, deduplicating the object, and storing the masked object and the object in storage.

Abstract: In some implementations, a method includes receiving, for each of multiple users, user activity data describing actions taken by the user by use of a user device over a period of time, determining, for each user and based on the actions taken by the user over the period of time and user responsibility data that describe responsibilities of the user, a risk assessment representative of a security risk resulting from the actions taken by the user by use of the user device, and determining, by the data processing apparatus, for each user and based on the risk assessment determined for the user, whether to implement a user-specific remedial action directed to risk mitigation.

Abstract: A voltage-glitch detection and protection circuit and method are provided. Generally, circuit includes a voltage-glitch-detection-block (GDB) and a system-reset-block coupled to the GDB to generate a reset-signal to cause devices in a chip including the circuit to be reset when a voltage-glitch in a supply voltage (VDD) is detected. The GDB includes a voltage-glitch-detector coupled to a latch. The voltage-glitch-detector detects the voltage-glitch and generates a PULSE to the system-reset-block and latch. The latch receives the PULSE and generates a PULSE_LATCHED signal to the system-reset-block to ensure the reset-signal is generated no matter a width of the PULSE. In one embodiment, the latch includes a filter and a sample and hold circuit to power the latch, and ensure the PULSE_LATCHED signal is coupled to the system-reset-block when a voltage to the GDB or to the latch drops below a minimum voltage due to the voltage-glitch.

Abstract: A vehicle light includes a lighting unit with multiple light-emitting elements (LEEs), one or more couplers, a light guide and an extractor. The lighting unit has a curved elongate extension. Each of the couplers has an input aperture coupled with one or more of the LEEs and an exit aperture coupled with a first edge of the light guide and is configured to couple light from the LEEs into the light guide. The light guide is configured to propagate light via total internal reflection to a second edge of the light guide. The extractor has an input aperture coupled with the second edge of the light guide and an exit aperture configured to emit light into an ambient environment.

Abstract: An extended reality headset is configured to position and stabilize the headset on a face when worn. For example, the headset can include an external frame with first and second side pieces coupled to a display structure and configured to provide lateral stabilization. In some examples, the headset can include a front head-engaging structure front head-engaging structure that is rotationally coupled to the external frame via a pivot point. The headset can also include a rear head-engaging structure coupled the external frame. In some examples, the rear head-engaging structure can include a tensioning mechanism to adjust the headset to fit various head shapes. Additionally, the headset can include a flexible strap coupled to the front head-engaging structure and the tensioning mechanism. In some examples, applying tension to the flexible strap by the tensioning mechanism can cause the front head-engaging structure to rotate along the pivot point, providing a secure fit.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments may use a contactless card as a secondary form of authentication in a multi-factor authentication for a secure messaging service. The recipient party of a request to initiate a messaging service session (such as a server computing device) may be programmed to use the phone number of the originating device to look up records regarding an identity of a party and their associated phone number as a primary credential and then may require an authentication credential originating from the contactless card as a secondary credential for the initiating party. In some instances, the credential originating from the contactless card is a onetime password that is valid only for a period of time. The recipient party determines whether the onetime password is valid. If both credentials are valid, a secure messaging session may be initiated with the initiating party.

Abstract: Systems and methods for graph embedding already-collected but not yet connected data are disclosed. A method includes extracting a first set of actor-related data, a second set of object-related data, and a third set of temporal data from a set of the already-collected but not yet connected data representative of a unit-level contribution to the target activity. The method further includes generating graph data for at least one graph having a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges using the set of the already-collected but not yet connected data, where each of the plurality of nodes corresponds to the actor or the object, and where an attribute associated with each of the plurality of edges corresponds to a measurement associated with the target activity during a temporal dimension of interest. The method further includes converting the graph data into metric space data using a graph embedding process.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for generating motion detection based on optical flow. One of the methods includes obtaining a first image of a scene in an environment taken by an agent at a first time point and a second image of the scene at a second later time point. A point cloud characterizing the scene in the environment is obtained. A predicted optical flow is determined between the first image and the second image. A respective initial flow prediction for the point that represents motion of the point between the two time points is determined. A respective ego motion flow estimate for the point that represents a motion of the point induced by ego motion of the agent is determined. A respective motion prediction that indicates whether the point was static or in motion between the two time points is determined.