Abstract: There is disclosed herein examples of systems and procedures for performing software updates for vehicles. The vehicles may be scheduled for the software updates based on information related to the vehicles. Update systems may determine when the vehicles have entered service ranges of the update systems for the scheduled software updates and may initiate the software updates in response to determining that the vehicles have entered the service ranges. Progress of the software updates may be monitored and displayed on a dashboard system overseeing the software updates of the vehicles.

Abstract: A system includes a first vehicle computer programmed to monitor first vehicle sensor data as the first vehicle traverses a route; identify a location of interest along the route based on a topographic feature of the location of interest determined from the first vehicle sensor data; and store a selected subset of the first vehicle sensor data for the location of interest in a set of collected data about the route. The system further includes a second computer programmed to receive the collected data about the route; and based on the collected data about the route, generate a set of guidance data including one or more recommended operating parameters for the location of interest, whereby the recommending operating parameters are available to a third computer for a second vehicle.

Abstract: Methods of making a negative electrode material for an electrochemical cell that cycles lithium ions is provided. The method may include centrifugally distributing a molten precursor comprising silicon, oxygen, and lithium by contacting the molten precursor with a rotating surface in a centrifugal atomizing reactor. The molten precursor is formed by combining lithium, silicon, and oxygen. For example, the precursor may be formed from a mixture comprising silicon dioxide (SiO2), lithium oxide (Li2O), and silicon (Si). The method may further include solidifying the molten precursor to form a plurality of substantially round solid electroactive particles comprising a mixture of lithium silicide (LiySi, where 0<y?4.4) and a lithium silicate (Li4SiO4) and having a D50 diameter of less than or equal to about 20 micrometers.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium for processing video data. The method includes extracting a data block from the video data; scanning a first number of data items in the data block following a first scan order to generate a first data sequence; performing a non-separable transform to the first data sequence to obtain a second data sequence having a second number of data items; and replacing at least a portion of the first number of data items in the data block with a portion or all of the second data sequence following a second scan order.

Abstract: A communication system includes a remote unit that exchanges radio frequency signals with mobile devices, at least some of the radio frequency signals comprising information destined for, or originating from, a mobile device, the remote unit being configured to perform first physical layer processing. A controller is separated from the remote unit by a switched Ethernet network, wherein data corresponding to the information is transmitted in frames between the controller and the remote unit. At least some of the data comprises baseband data that is transmitted in frequency domain. The controller and the remote unit are configured to transmit time stamp messages on the switched Ethernet network to synchronize a controller clock and a remote unit clock. The controller is configured to advance downlink subframe timing relative to the remote unit, when transmitting on the switched Ethernet network, based on a measured transport delay across the switched Ethernet network.

Abstract: Methods of selecting an identity provider using an identity attribute sharing system may include accessing, by a user device, a page of a relying party. The methods may include receiving, by the user device, a selection to utilize an identity network to share a number of identity attributes with the relying party. The methods may include displaying, by the user device, a plurality of identity providers enrolled for use with the identity attribute sharing system. The methods may include receiving, by the user device, a selection of one of the plurality of identity providers. The methods may include providing access to a page of a selected identity provider.

Abstract: An aqueous coated paperboard is disclosed which exhibits good barrier properties and anti-blocking behavior and is heat sealable.

Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for accelerating the maturation of an alcoholic beverage including distilled spirits (e.g., whiskey or bourbon). The system and method may comprise assembling a maturation stave from at least one species of wood. The maturation stave may be charred, and the char removed a predetermined number of times. The char may be removed by brushing along the grain of the wood. The maturation stave may then be placed within a container (e.g., a glass bottle) that includes the alcoholic beverage until the distilled spirit has reached a predetermined maturation level (e.g., alcoholic beverage has achieved a given color, smoothness, flavor, or taste). It is also contemplated the container may be heated and cooled a predetermined number of timed-temperature cycles until the alcoholic beverage has reached the predetermined maturation level.

Abstract: A system for delivering an article from a first location to a second location with a robot having a closeable transport container for housing the article during transport. A closeable recipient container is provided at the second location for receiving the article. At least one computer configured to navigate the robot over an outdoor transportation network between locations is provided. The robot has a robot article transport mechanism controlled by the at least one computer for removing the article from the transport container and the recipient container has a recipient article transport mechanism for moving the article inside the recipient container.

Abstract: An optical assembly to enable distortion compensation and enhanced image clarity is provided. The optical assembly may include an optical stack, such as pancake optics. The optical assembly may also include at least two optical elements. The optical assembly may further include at least one spatially located, free form optical component between the at least two optical elements, wherein the spatially located, free form optical component provides distortion compensation and enhanced image clarity. In some examples, the spatially located, free form optical component may have a plurality of regions having different diffraction designs. In some examples, , the spatially located, free form optical component may also utilize a curvature (i.e., may have a curved surface) to implement a phase change profile that may provide distortion compensation.

Abstract: A method and system are provided for determining a threshing loss in a threshing system. The method includes irradiating a crop sample downstream at least a portion of a threshing system with electromagnetic waves having a frequency in a range of 0.1-10 THz, measuring a reflection and/or a transmission of the electromagnetic waves by the crop sample, establishing, based on the measured reflection and/or transmission, an at least two-dimensional terahertz image of the crop sample, identifying at least one ear in the terahertz image, identifying at least one grain kernel in the identified ear, and determining the threshing loss based on the identified grain kernel.

Abstract: A leak-resistant pipe connection has an annular seal bulge on a pin end of the connection and a tapered seal area adjacent a secondary box shoulder of a box end of the connection. The annular seal bulge is coined on contact with the tapered seal area on initial make-up of the connection which provides a metal-to-metal seal that is very resistant to high-pressure fluid leakage even after the connection is subjected to extreme shear and tensile stresses.

Abstract: A monitoring system. The monitoring system may include an optical receiver configured to receive an optical signal, the receiver comprising a plurality of equalizers to partition the optical signal over a plurality of optical channels corresponding to a plurality of optical wavelengths. The monitoring system may also include an analysis component, coupled to the receiver, comprising logic, where the logic is configured to construct a plurality of sensor matrices, corresponding to the plurality of optical channels, based upon the optical signal, after reception at the receiver; determine, using the plurality of sensor matrices, a correlation between at least one pair of sensor matrices corresponding to at least one pair of optical channels of the plurality of optical channels; and determine a location of a perturbation, external to the transmission system, based upon the correlation.

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: A decoder includes circuitry configured to receive a bitstream; construct, for a current block, a motion vector candidate list including adding a single global motion vector candidate to the motion vector candidate list, the single global motion vector candidate selected based on a global motion model utilized by the current block; and reconstruct pixel data of the current block and using the motion vector candidate list. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.

Abstract: A climate control apparatus is disclosed. The climate control apparatus of the present invention switches between types of heat depending on the ambient temperature of an outdoor space. The climate control apparatus includes an exterior housing, an electric heating coil, a steam heating coil, a temperature sensor, a controller, and a heating switch to heat an indoor space more efficiently than existing climate control apparatuses.

Abstract: A communication method is configured to increase speed of messages reception over a bandwidth limited channel such as high frequency (HF) radio. User data arriving from a high-speed network is transformed into a format suitable for transmission over the radio channel. Message packets that will take longer to reach a destination via the radio channel as compared to alternative channels, such as a fiber optic network, are rejected for radio transmission. When the packet is received, the receiver deduces message length by using information from various error handling techniques, such as forward error correction (FEC) and cyclic redundancy check (CRC) techniques. Fill data is transmitted between message packets when no data is available. The FEC and CRC information for the fill data is modified so that the fill data will fail FEC and CRC checks at the receiving station.

Abstract: Examples are disclosed relating to performing denoising and adaptive precision control on time-of-flight sensor data using noise metrics. One example provides a computing system, comprising, a logic machine, and a storage machine holding instructions executable by the logic machine to obtain time-of-flight (ToF) image data comprising a plurality of pixels, for each pixel of the ToF image data, determine one or more noise metrics by applying a spatial kernel, segment the ToF image data based on the one or more noise metrics to obtain differently classified pixels, during a denoising phase, process pixels of a first classification differently than pixels of a second classification, after the denoising phase, determine a depth image, and output the depth image.

Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring brain health include determining baseline health of a subject through clinical assessment. A first plurality of observables of the subject across a period of time, comprising a plurality of time intervals, is obtained. Also obtained is a second plurality of observables of the subject across the period. The first and second observables are each one of sensor measurements, measurements of one or more analytes, physiological measurements, and subjective observations. For each time interval, at one least observable in the first plurality of observables and in the second plurality of observables taken during the interval is used to compute a respective brain health index value set for the subject comprising two or more of a motor skill, cognitive skill, mood, and sleep status. A brain health trajectory is determined through comparison of these value sets to the baseline health of the subject at each time interval.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to compounds having pesticidal utility against pests in phyla Nematoda, Arthropoda, and/or Mollusca, processes to produce such compounds and intermediates used in such processes, compositions containing such compounds, and processes of using such compounds against such pests. These compounds/molecules may be used, for example, as nematicides, acaricides, insecticides, miticides, and/or molluscicides. This document discloses compounds having the following formula (“Formula One” and/or “Formula One-A”).