Abstract: A method and system for service management of a complex network including: computing, at a computer, a weather impact score for geographic areas within a coverage area of a satellite; predicting, based on the weather impact score for each of the geographic areas, a degradation of at least one of the satellite links serving a respective geographic area; and sending a notification about the degradation. The method may include calculating, with a computer, a peak Quality of Service (QoS) for each of the satellite links; aggregating, for a duration, transmission errors to calculate an actual QoS for each of the satellite links; and displaying a drill-down dashboard comprising a color-code for each of the satellite links, wherein the color-code corresponds to a severity of a respective discrepancy between a respective peak QoS and a respective actual QoS of a respective satellite link.

Abstract: An upright gaming machine includes a game determination component that facilitates a wager-based game result, input/output devices coupled to the game determination component, a gaming machine cabinet housing various gaming machine components, and lower and cash access doors located about the gaming machine cabinet. The lower door can be fully removable from the gaming machine, can facilitate access to an internal belly region, and can include a tethered locking arrangement having rotary latches, stationary pins, and a tether. The cash door includes a virtual pivot hinge opening arrangement that moves the cash door in a swivel motion from a closed position to an open position, where the swivel motion of the cash door is about a virtual axis having a center of rotation for which no physical component passes therethrough.

Abstract: An LED device comprises a mesa comprising semiconductor layers, the semiconductor layers including an N-type layer, an active layer, and a P-type layer, the mesa having a top surface and at least one side wall, the at least one side wall defining a trench have a bottom surface. A transparent conductive layer is on at least one side wall and in the trench. A cathode layer is in the trench on the transparent conductive layer. A p-type contact is on the top surface of the mesa. In some embodiments, a spacer layer is formed between the transparent conductive layer and the cathode layer. In other embodiments, a distributed Bragg reflector is formed between the transparent conductive layer and the cathode layer.

Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking a heading of an excavator are provided. An initial heading of the excavator platform is obtained and a current azimuthal orientation of the excavator platform is associated with the initial heading. Coordinates of a measurement center of the GNSS device are obtained. Coordinates of a center of rotation of the excavator platform are determined using the initial heading of the excavator platform, the coordinates of the measurement center, and a known spatial relationship between the measurement center of the GNSS device and the center of rotation of the excavator platform. Rotation of the excavator platform is tracked from the initial heading to a first heading using rotation measurements from a swing sensor.

Abstract: An attachment for use with a food processing system is provided. The attachment includes a container body having a sidewall, a first end configured to be mounted to a food processing base, and a second end remote from the first end. The first end being open and the second end being partially closed. The attachment further includes a first agitating member including one or more blades. The first agitating member is receivable at the first end. The attachment also includes a second agitating member receivable at the second end including a fluid agitator. The fluid agitator is configured to direct a fluid to one or more regions of the container body.

Abstract: Electrochemical water treatment devices are disclosed. The device includes a feed inlet fluidly connectable to a source of water including dissolved silica and a chlorine-containing compound and an electrochemical separation module fluidly connectable to the feed inlet. The electrochemical separation module includes a dilution compartment, a concentration compartment, an ion exchange membrane positioned between the dilution and concentration compartment, and first and second electrodes. A first portion of a volume of the dilution compartment includes a first ion exchange media positioned proximate to the feed inlet. A second portion of the volume of the dilution compartment includes a second ion exchange media positioned distal to the feed inlet. The first ion exchange media has a greater resistance to the chlorine-containing compound than the second ion exchange media. Methods of reducing a concentration of dissolved silica in water are disclosed.

Abstract: A system and method for flight control compensation for component degradation is illustrated. The system comprises a first flight component mechanically coupled to the electric aircraft and a second flight component mechanically coupled to the electric aircraft. A sensor is also coupled to both the first flight component and the second flight component, wherein the sensor is configured to detect a performance degradation datum in one of the first flight component and the second flight component and transmit the performance degradation datum to a flight controller. The system also comprises a flight controller communicatively coupled to the sensor, wherein the flight controller is configured to receive the performance degradation datum from the sensor and adjust operation of either the first flight component or the second flight component as a function of the performance degradation datum.

Abstract: A reversible ramp adapted for use with a trailer or truck that has an elongate rigid structure with a hook on one end for a trailer and a lip on the opposite end for a truck. The lip has a curved portion that protrudes beyond the elongate rigid structure and terminates at an edge with a lip plane extending from the edge to a corner of the elongate rigid structure. The hook terminates at an edge with a hook plane extending from the edge to a corner on the other end of the elongate rigid structure. The hook plane is at a larger angle with respect to the elongate rigid structure compared to the lip plane. In use, the hook plane aligns with the ground when the lip end is on the truck. Likewise, the lip plane aligns with the ground when the hook end is on a trailer.

Abstract: A system for a configurable device environment, the system comprising a computing device configured to receive remote data corresponding to a subject and a plurality of signals from at least a sensor proximate to the subject, retrieve a biometric profile of the subject, identify a pattern of accessory device states for a plurality of accessory devices, wherein identifying includes determining a coordinated state change for a group of accessory devices of the plurality of accessory devices as a function of the remote data and the biometric profile and identifying the pattern of accessory device states as a function of the coordinated state change, determine an automation rule for the group of accessory devices as a function of the pattern of accessory device states, and transmit, to the group of accessory devices, the automation rule.

Abstract: Methods of making a thick multilayer electrode for an electrochemical cell that cycles lithium are provided. The methods may include forming the multilayer electrode on a current collector by forming a plurality of electrode units to define an electrode stack on the current collector. Each unit of the plurality of electrode units comprises an electroactive material layer comprising a plurality of electroactive particles and an interfacial conductive material layer comprising a plurality of graphene nanoparticles. The electrode stack has a thickness of greater than or equal to about 100 micrometers and is capable of winding and withstanding a bend angle of greater than or equal to a radius of curvature of less than or equal to about 1 radian/inch while remaining substantially free of macrocracks.

Abstract: Nanoparticle compositions for delivery of nucleic acids to subjects including carriers comprising polyester (PE) dendrimers or dendrons, and therapeutic or immunogenic nucleic acid agents enclosed within the PE are described. Methods for treating or preventing diseases or conditions in a subject by administering the nanoparticle compositions that provide immune responses and synergistic therapeutic or preventive effects are provided.

Abstract: Presented are intelligent vehicle systems with networked on-body vehicle cameras with camera-view augmentation capabilities, methods for making/using such systems, and vehicles equipped with such systems. A method for operating a motor vehicle includes a system controller receiving, from a network of vehicle-mounted cameras, camera image data containing a target object from a perspective of one or more cameras. The controller analyzes the camera image to identify characteristics of the target object and classify these characteristics to a corresponding model collection set associated with the type of target object. The controller then identifies a 3D object model assigned to the model collection set associated with the target object type. A new “virtual” image is generated by replacing the target object with the 3D object model positioned in a new orientation. The controller commands a resident vehicle system to execute a control operation using the new image.

Abstract: A transformer is described herein for using transformer-based technology to process data items (e.g., image items). The transformer increases the efficiency of the transformer-based technology by using a modified attention component. In operation, the modified attention component accepts embedding vectors that represent a plurality of item tokens, together with a classification token. A first stage of the modified attention component generates original attention information based on the embedding vectors. A second stage generates score information based on a portion of the original attention information that pertains to the classification token. A third stage produces modified attention information by removing attention values from the original attention information, as guided by a sampling operation that is performed on the score information. The second and third stages do not rely on machine-trained values, which expedites the deployment of these functions in existing transformers.

Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to secure generation of barcodes using cryptographic techniques. An application may receive a request to generate a barcode. The application may receive encrypted data from a communications interface of a contactless card associated with an account. The application may receive, from a server, verification of the encrypted data and an encrypted authorization token associated with the account. The application may generate the barcode utilizing the encrypted authorization token.

Abstract: A hydraulic fracturing system for fracturing a subterranean formation is disclosed. In an embodiment, the system may include a plurality of electric pumps fluidly connected to a well associated with the subterranean formation and powered by at least one electric motor, and configured to pump fluid into a wellbore associated with the well at a high pressure so that the fluid passes from the wellbore into the subterranean formation and fractures the subterranean formation; at least one generator electrically coupled to the plurality of electric pumps so as to generate electricity for use by the plurality of electric pumps; and at least one switchgear electrically coupled to the at least one generator and configured to distribute an electrical load between the plurality of electric pumps and the at least one generator.

Abstract: A streaming orchestrator may monitor the quality of video being delivered to a home or other building. If the streaming orchestrator determines that additional performance is needed, it may create an additional User Plane Gateway in the virtual “white box” environment residing in the customer premises. The streaming orchestrator may instruct gNodeBs to continue to route traffic back to the central core functions or to route traffic to local user plane gateways which transmit video streams to the Internet via localized high-speed connections.

Abstract: A system to synchronize application data bidirectionally between N clients and one server, by: (a) pushing mutations made in the client to the server, wherein each mutation is comprised of a mutation name identifying the type of mutation, and arguments provided by the application modifying the behavior of the mutation, and the pusher also pushes a client ID and mutation ID for each mutation to the server; (b) pulling server differentials to the client; (c) storing key/value pairs in a versioned cache, wherein the keys are text strings and the values are data provided by an application in the client; and (d) resolving conflicts between the client and the server with a rebaser that: forks the cache to create a synch branch when the client receives the latest server differential, applies the latest received server differential to the synch branch, applies only those mutations to the synch branch that have not already been acknowledged by the server, and then makes the synch branch the main branch of the cach

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed that use an alternating current bridge circuit to determine whether an impedance change occurs at an input to DC-DC voltage converter(s). Techniques are also disclosed for a DC power distribution system that utilizes isolation circuitry coupled to an input of DC-DC voltage converter(s).

Abstract: In aspects of processor heat dissipation in a stacked PCB configuration, a computing device includes a processor for executable instructions processing during which the processor generates heat. The computing device also includes a main printed circuit board (PCB) in a stacked PCB configuration, and the processor is affixed to the main printed circuit board. The stacked PCB configuration forms an enclosed cavity through which heat dissipation is restricted. The computing device includes a heat spreader having a first end connected to the processor via the main printed circuit board by a conductive material, and a second end connected to a heat sink located external to the stacked PCB configuration. The heat spreader exits the enclosed cavity via an opening in the enclosed cavity between the stacked PCB configuration, and the heat spreader transfers the heat away from the processor to the heat sink.

Abstract: A touch sensor system includes touch sensors, drive-sense circuits (DSCs), memory, and a processing module. A DSC drives a first signal via a single line coupling to a touch sensor and simultaneously senses, when present, a second signal that is uniquely associated with a user. The DSC processes the first signal and/or the second signal to generate a digital signal that is representative of an electrical characteristic of the touch sensor. The processing module executes operational instructions (stored in the memory) to process the digital signal to detect interaction of the user with the touch sensor and to determine whether the interaction of the user with the touch sensor compares favorably with authorization. When not authorized, the processing module aborts execution of operation(s) associated with the interaction of the user with the touch sensor. Alternatively, when authorized, the processing module facilitates execution of the operation(s).