Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011026. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011026, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011026 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011026.

Abstract: Embodiments provide an automated fluid dispenser that comprises a housing, a pump subsystem, a dispenser subsystem, and a receptacle sensor. The housing defines an enclosure that covers one or more subsystems and provides an interface for attachment to a fluid reservoir. The receptacle sensor is configured to detect a fluid receptacle within a detected distance and transmit an activation signal to the pump subsystem to pump a volume of fluid. The volume of fluid is dispensed via the dispenser subsystem to a fluid receptacle. In embodiments, the volume of fluid is proportional to a detection distance or a detection time. In embodiments, the automated fluid dispenser is configured with a display device to provide one or more graphical user interface elements.

Abstract: A system, method, and/or computer storage medium encoded with a computer program are disclosed for providing an interactive virtual event session for respective pluralities of devices substantially in real-time. A data communication session is provided, to which a plurality of computing devices operated by participants of an event session connect. Respective audio-video feeds including content captured by respective cameras and microphones configured with the plurality of computing devices are received. Moreover, at least some of the content in at least two of the respective audio-video feeds is adjusted, including by executing editing processes. Furthermore, a virtual setting for the event session is provided to each of the plurality of computing devices, and modified to include at least the adjusted content. Changing views of the adjusted content and the virtual setting is provided to each of the plurality of computing devices, using artificial intelligence.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus include computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium, including a system that controls content distribution using a feedback loop. Content is distributed over multiple different online channels using a same initial selection value for distribution over each different online channel. An observed user actions required for distribution of the content over the multiple different online channels is received through a feedback loop and for multiple different distributions of the content. Based on the observed user actions received through the feedback loop, a predicted user action rate is determined for the multiple different distributions across the multiple different online channels. The selection value is adjusted based on a difference between the predicted user action rate and a reference distribution amount specified by a provider of the content. The content is distributed over the multiple different online channels using the adjusted selection value.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, from a client system associated with a first user, a first audio input. The method includes generating multiple transcriptions corresponding to the first audio input based on multiple automatic speech recognition (ASR) engines. Each ASR engine is associated with a respective domain out of multiple domains. The method includes determining, for each transcription, a combination of one or more intents and one or more slots to be associated with the transcription. The method includes selecting, by a meta-speech engine, one or more combinations of intents and slots from the multiple combinations to be associated with the first user input. The method includes generating a response to the first audio input based on the selected combinations and sending, to the client system, instructions for presenting the response to the first audio input.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system for processing data. During operation, the system determines features related to an application for an opportunity by a member of an online network, wherein the features include a historical response rate for a poster of the opportunity and a submission number of the application for the opportunity. Next, the system applies a machine learning model to the features to produce a score representing a likelihood of the member receiving a response to the application from the poster. The system then compares the score to a threshold to determine a recommendation related to applying to the opportunity by the member. Finally, the system outputs the recommendation to improve an experience of applying to the opportunity.

Abstract: A level shifting circuit includes negative voltage shifting circuitry including a first leg and a second leg. The first leg includes a first NMOS transistor and a first PMOS transistor in series with a first input node and a negative amplified voltage, and the second leg includes a second NMOS transistor and a second PMOS transistor in series with a second input node and the negative amplified voltage. The level shifting circuit further includes positive voltage shifting circuitry including a first plurality of high voltage transistors in series with a positive amplified voltage and an output node of the level shifting circuit, and a second plurality of high voltage transistors in series with a first intermediate node of the first leg of the negative voltage shifting circuitry and the output node of the level shifting circuit. The level shifting circuitry further includes input circuitry including a plurality of inverters.

Abstract: A vehicle support structure, which in petroleum wellsite operations is commonly called a rig mat or a ground stabilizing mat, includes: a main body including an upper surface, an underside, a front end and a rear end, the main body defining a planar structuring with a thickness; a front pad coupled to the main body and positioned adjacent the front end; a rear pad coupled to the main body and positioned adjacent the rear end, the front pad and the rear pad each configured to be moveable between a supporting position protruding from the underside of the main body and a retracted position in plane or retracted from the underside; a front pad drive mechanism for the front pad, the front pad drive mechanism configured to drive the front pad to move between the supporting position and the retracted position and to move the front pad forward and backwards and side to side relative to the main body; and a rear pad drive mechanism for the rear pad, the rear pad drive mechanism configured to drive the rear pad to move

Abstract: A method includes generating, using first restoration parameters, a first guide tile for a degraded tile of the degraded frame, the degraded tile corresponding to a source tile of the source frame; generating, using second restoration parameters, a second guide tile for the degraded tile of the degraded frame, the second restoration parameters being different from the first restoration parameters; determining a first tile difference between the source tile and the first guide tile; determining a second tile difference between the source tile and the second guide tile; calculating projection parameters that minimize a difference between a restored tile of the degraded tile and the source tile; and encoding, in an encoded bitstream, the projection parameters. The difference between the restored tile of the degraded tile and the source tile is a linear combination, using the projection parameters, of the first tile difference and the second tile difference.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a motor vehicle including a heater for an exterior interface. An example assembly includes a human-machine interface adjacent an exterior of the motor vehicle, and a heater configured to selectively thermally condition the human-machine interface. The heater includes a conductive polymer. A method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A tattoo ink mixing apparatus has a housing having a cavity, a plunger movable between a first position and a second position, and a dynamic member disposed in the cavity and adapted to engage with the plunger distal end. The dynamic member moves in response to movement of the plunger and alternatively creates a suction force and an expulsion force in the opening of the distal end of the housing as the plunger moves between its first and second positions.

Abstract: A system for applying a coating composition is provided herein. The system includes a first high transfer efficiency applicator defining a first nozzle orifice and a second high transfer efficiency applicator defining a second nozzle orifice. The system further includes a reservoir. The system further includes a substrate defining a first target area and a second target area. The first high transfer efficiency applicator and the second high transfer efficiency applicator are configured to receive the coating composition from the reservoir and configured to expel the coating composition through the first nozzle orifice to the first target area of the substrate and to expel the coating composition through the second nozzle orifice to the second target area of the substrate.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus related to characterization of digital content, such as in a content delivery and/or service provider network. In one embodiment, a method is provided for identifying characteristics of digital content by a first-pass analysis of the content data, and subsequent adjustment of results of the first-pass data analysis based on a heuristic analysis. In one variant, the first-pass analysis is based on an extant (COTS) or off-the-shelf analytics framework which generates a result; artificial intelligence and/or machine learning techniques are utilized for analyzing the result based on a multi-source or multivariate analytical framework to enable convergence of a final result having suitable level of accuracy, yet with optimized temporal and processing overhead characteristics. In one implementation, the methods and apparatus are adapted for use in a content distribution network advertisement ingestion processing system.

Abstract: An atomizing assembly includes a tubing section having an inlet end and an outlet end. The inlet end of the tubing section is connectable to a liquid storage portion, and the outlet end of the tubing section is in fluid communication with an atomizing nozzle. The tubing section is configured to deliver a flow of liquid aerosol-forming substrate through the atomizing nozzle. The atomizing nozzle includes an air channel configured to establish an air flow through the nozzle. The air flow is mixed with the flow of liquid aerosol-forming substrate.

Abstract: Among other things, a model is maintained of an environment of a vehicle. A hypothetical object in the environment that cannot be perceived by sensors of the vehicle is included in the model.

Abstract: An automated litter device having: a) a chamber configured to hold litter to allow an animal to enter and excrete waste; b) a waste drawer in communication with the chamber and configured to receive the waste; c) one or more sensors configured to detect one or more conditions of the device and transmit one or more signals related to the one or more conditions; d) a controller in communication with the one or more sensors which is adapted to receive the one or more signals, wherein the controller is configured to determine one or more positions of the chamber based on the one or more signals received from the one or more sensors and interpret the one or more signals as one or more status signals; e) a communication module in communication with the controller and adapted to communicate with a user interface via a network to transmit the one or more status signals to the user interface, receive one or more instruction signals via the user interface, or both; wherein the user interface is adapted to transmit the

Abstract: Extensible architecture systems and methods are provided. An imaging system includes a front end (FE) and back end (BE) module. The FE module includes a thermal imager to capture video data representing thermal images of a scene, logic device to process the video data, sensor interface circuit to transmit the video data to the logic device, and FE interface circuit to transmit FE output video data generated based on the processed video data. The BE module includes a BE interface circuit to receive the FE output video data via the FE interface circuit. The BE module further includes a processor to generate a video output based on the FE output video data, and an input/output circuit(s) to interface with an input/output component(s) of the imaging system. The BE interface circuit, processor, and input/output circuits are provided as a system-on-module.