Abstract: A rapid-entry shoe having an elastic element to enlarge a foot opening of the rapid-entry shoe and also having a stabilizer to prevent a rear portion of the rapid-entry shoe from collapsing downward.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for providing denomination selection capabilities to account holders withdrawing funds via a cardless ATM system. An account holder may queue an ATM withdrawal in desired monetary denominations from a mobile application running on their mobile device. The account holder may subsequently scan a QR code displayed at an ATM using the mobile application and receive the desired monetary denominations from the ATM, all without using an ATM card. Two other approaches are provided to an account holder when queueing an ATM withdrawal that includes denominations. In a denomination-driven request, the account holder selects denominations first and then receives a list of proximate ATMs that can satisfy the denomination request. In a location-driven request, the account holder selects an ATM first and then can tailor the denomination request to the denominations available in the selected ATM.

Abstract: A rapid-entry shoe having an elastic element to enlarge a foot opening of the rapid-entry shoe and also having a stabilizer to prevent a rear portion of the rapid-entry shoe from collapsing downward.

Abstract: Efficient inner product search is important for many data ranking services, such as recommendation and Information Retrieval. Efficient retrieval via inner product dramatically influences the performance of such data searching and retrieval systems. To resolve deficiencies of prior approaches, embodiments of a new index graph construction approach, referred to generally as Norm Adjusted Proximity Graph (NAPG), for approximate Maximum Inner Product Search (MIPS) are presented. With adjusting factors estimated on sampled data, NAPG embodiments select more meaningful data points to connect with when constructing a graph-based index for inner product search. Extensive experiments verify that the improved graph-based index pushes the state-of-the-art of inner product search forward greatly, in the trade-off between search efficiency and effectiveness.

Abstract: Examples described herein relate to apparatuses and methods for managing caching for a content delivery system, which may include receiving a content request indicating that the caching agent is requesting content data for a client, filling the content data in a first cache storage of the business logic agent, providing the cached content data to the caching agent, and while a second cache storage of the caching agent is being filled with the content data, maintaining the cached content data in response to receiving additional content requests from the caching agent. The additional content requests may indicate that the caching agent is requesting the same content data for additional clients.

Abstract: A sensor device includes a first antenna configured to receive an interrogation radio frequency (RF) signal; a first sensor configured to detect a first state of a first sensed signal, to output a first sensor signal responsive to the first state meeting a first threshold condition; a first circuit coupled to the first antenna, the first circuit configured to receive the interrogation RF signal from the first antenna, modulate a second RF signal, and transmit the modulated second RF signal as a RF response signal; and a first tag controller configured to receive the first sensor signal and to selectively connect or disconnect the first antenna to or from ground responsive to the first sensor signal, wherein connecting the first antenna to ground prevents the first antenna from transmitting the RF response signal.

Abstract: A tile apparatus for installation on a substrate having a contact adhesive array affixed to the underside of the tile body, the contact adhesive array comprising at least one adhesive feature extending from the underside and defining an array height relative to the underside, and a support system affixed to the underside of the tile body offset from the contact adhesive array, the support system comprising at least one non-adhesive standoff positioned adjacent to the at least one adhesive feature and extending from the underside and defining a standoff height relative to the underside that is greater than the array height, the at least one non-adhesive standoff of the support system supporting the tile body and being selectively slidable relative to the substrate upon application of a lateral force to the tile body and selectively collapsible upon application of a collapsing force to the tile body toward the substrate.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are provided for automation and recommendation based on device control protocols. HDMI-CEC device control data may be received from a connected electronic device that may be connected to an electronic display device. The HDMI-CEC device control data may be based on a HDMI-CEC device control signal from the electronic display device. The system may generate a control signal for a device. The control signal may be sent to the device for implementation.

Abstract: A railcar consist of flatcars for transporting continuous rail sections configured for top loading and end unloading of the rail sections. The consist includes a tie-down flatcar and plural support flatcars. The tie-down flatcar includes a rail securement rack with plural removable rail clamping shelves that facilitate top loading and clamping of the rail sections in place. Each of the plural support flatcars have a roller rack fixed to it. The roller racks include plural roller shelves with rollers to support the rail sections. The roller shelves are pivotally mounted to the roller racks between a loading position that provides clearance for placement of the rail sections from above the consist, and a transport position that supports the rail sections.

Abstract: Examples described herein relate to apparatuses and methods for managing caching for a content delivery system, which may include receiving a content request indicating that the caching agent is requesting content data for a client, filling the content data in a first cache storage of the business logic agent, providing the cached content data to the caching agent, and while a second cache storage of the caching agent is being filled with the content data, maintaining the cached content data in response to receiving additional content requests from the caching agent. The additional content requests may indicate that the caching agent is requesting the same content data for additional clients.

Abstract: This invention is an intrasacular aneurysm occlusion device with nested structures, including an inner embolic structure (e.g. inner mesh, net, braid, and/or stent) which is nested inside an outer embolic structure (e.g. outer mesh, net, braid, and/or stent). The inner embolic structure can have an ellipsoidal, toroidal, inverted jug, or inverted bottle shape. The outer embolic structure can have a spherical shape. The device can also have an opening and valve through which embolic material is inserted into the aneurysm sac.

Abstract: Innovations in control and use of chroma quantization parameter (“QP”) values that depend on hum QP values. More generally, the innovations relate to control and use of QP values for a secondary color component that depend on QP values for a primary color component. For example, during encoding, an encoder determines a QP index from a primary component QP and secondary component QP offset. The encoder maps the QP index to a secondary component QP, which has an extended range. The encoder outputs at least part of a bitstream including the encoded content. A. corresponding decoder receives at least part of a bitstream including encoded content. During decoding, the decoder determines a QP index from a primary component QP and secondary component QP offset, then maps the QP index to a secondary component QP, which has an extended range.

Abstract: Methods of sterilizing biologics or biological components are disclosed wherein the biologic or biological component in solution or suspension form are formed using an annealing step during freeze drying so that a porous solid matrix which allows penetration of a sterilizing gas such as EtO to pass through. The annealing process decreases the particle size of lyophilized material as compared to other methods and provides a more uniform cake that is easy to reconstitute. In addition, the resulting lyophilized material made with the annealing step allows better penetration of the sterilizing gas for more effective and uniform sterilization of the material.

Abstract: A wall-mountable load control device may include an illuminated rotary knob for providing a nightlight feature. The load control device may be configured to control an intensity of a lighting load. The load control device may include a yoke adapted to be mounted to an electrical wall box, an enclosure attached to the yoke, a faceplate attached to the yoke and having an opening, a mounting member attached to the yoke, and/or a potentiometer located within the enclosure and having a shaft extending through an opening in the yoke and the opening of the faceplate. The load control device may include a collar attached to the boss of the mounting member and surrounding the shaft of the potentiometer. The mounting member may be configured to conduct light from at least one light source housed within the enclosure to illuminate the faceplate.

Abstract: An optical system performs a method for measuring an acoustic signal in a wellbore. The optical system includes a light source, an optical fiber and a detector. The light source generates a light pulse. The optical fiber has a first end for receiving the light pulse from the light source and a plurality of enhancement scatterers spaced along a length of the optical fiber for reflecting the light pulse. A longitudinal density of the enhancement scatterers increases with a distance from the first end to increase a signal enhancement generated by the enhancement scatterers distal from the first end. The detector is at the first end of the optical fiber and measures a reflection of the light pulse at the enhancement scatterers to determine the acoustic signal.

Abstract: A wireless testing system is provided that tests Wi-Fi signal strength of devices of a local network to determine distribution of network devices within the local network. In particular, one or more Wi-Fi-based devices may be located within or near a premises in which a wireless network is present. The devices are configured to automatically connect to a particular test broadcast signal from a modem and provide signal strength data. An application may log into or otherwise access the information obtained by the modem concerning the Wi-Fi signal strength of the wireless devices. The application may analyze the Wi-Fi signal strength information and may execute a recommendation engine to provide one or more recommendations/directions for installing components of the wireless network, such as wireless devices, modems, etc. to improve the coverage of the wireless network and provide a more robust wireless experience for devices within the wireless network.

Abstract: A method may use memory efficiently to extend cache. A processor receives a request to write data. The size of the data in the write request is compared to a threshold. When the size of the data exceeds the threshold, the data is stored on a solid state device. Page descriptors for the data on the solid state device are stored in a metadata log, and a reference to a first page descriptor of the page descriptors in the metadata log is stored in a first hash table in memory.

Abstract: A compression fitting includes a nut with a threaded end for receiving a threaded tube and a receiving end for holding a plunger head; and a plunger with an inner bore for receiving a capillary tube and the plunger head for engaging a ferrule positioned within the receiving end between the plunger head and the threaded tube, the plunger slidingly engaged with the nut to force the ferrule from the nut.

Abstract: In response to a current block being partitioned into a first partition and a second partition based on a geometric partition mode, a first prediction type for the first partition and a second prediction type for the second partition are determined based on a flag associated with one of intra prediction, inter prediction, and intra block copy (IBC). Each of the first and second prediction types is one of the intra prediction, the inter prediction, and the IBC. Based on the first prediction type, a first prediction mode for the first partition of the current block is determined. Based on the second prediction type, a second prediction mode for the second partition of the current block is determined. The first partition of the current block is reconstructed based on the first prediction mode and the second partition of the current block is reconstructed based on the second prediction mode.

Abstract: A method comprising receiving data associated with a business, the data comprising first values for first attributes; processing the data, in accordance with a common data attribute schema that indicates second attributes, to generate second values for at least some of the second attributes including a group of attributes, the second values including a group of attribute values for the group of attributes; identifying, using the common data attribute schema and from among pre-existing software codes, software code implementing an ML data processing pipeline configured to generate a group of feature values; processing the group of attribute values with the software code to obtain the group of feature values; and either providing the group of feature values as inputs to a machine learning (ML) model for generating corresponding ML model outputs, or using the group of feature values to train the ML model.