Abstract: A method for storing serialized structured data generically in a standardized serialized data structure. The method includes obtaining structured data that includes one or more field pairs and transcoding the structured data into serialized self-describing data. Each field pair includes a corresponding field identifier and a field value associated with the corresponding field identifier. The serialized self-describing data includes one or more self-describing data portions each representing a corresponding one of the one or more field pairs. Each self-describing portion of the one or more self-describing portions includes a first series of bits representing the corresponding field identifier, and a second series of bits representing the field value associated with the corresponding field identifier. The method also includes transmitting the serialized self-describing data to a remote entity.

Abstract: Various embodiments wirelessly detect micro gestures using multiple antenna of a gesture sensor device. At times, the gesture sensor device transmits multiple outgoing radio frequency (RF) signals, each outgoing RF signal transmitted via a respective antenna of the gesture sensor device. The outgoing RF signals are configured to help capture information that can be used to identify micro-gestures performed by a hand. The gesture sensor device captures incoming RF signals generated by the outgoing RF signals reflecting off of the hand, and then analyzes the incoming RF signals to identify the micro-gesture.

Abstract: A method, computer program, and computer system is provided for video coding. Video data having one or more coding coefficients is received. A flipping or rotation operation is performed on the received video data based on selecting a scan region based coefficient coding definition to concentrate the coding coefficients in a scan region. The video data is decoded based on the selected scan region based coefficient coding definition.

Abstract: A hand covering including multiple digit coverings, wherein each digit is surrounded by a material to allow movability of the digits relative to one another for gaming and provide ventilation to a hand received there within is provided. The hand covering may be used for gaming purposes. The hand covering may include a body portion for covering a palm and dorsal side of the hand, wherein the body portion is connected to the multiple digit coverings, wherein the material may include an anti-static material to disperse static electricity; and at least one of the multiple digit coverings may include an impregnated material adjacent to the distal end of the multiple digit covering.

Abstract: An improved snap-on automotive wheel cover overlay and method for manufacturing the same, comprising a rigid polymer hook-shaped member extending from an upper end of a flange, wherein said flange is protruding from the rear inward area side of the wheel cover overlay of the present invention and protruding continuously along a right-rigid polymer longitudinal portion and a rigid-right polymer upper arm edge which form a geometric orientation that permits the flanges of the wheel cover overlay of the present invention when inserted into through holes bearing the corresponding shapes of said flanges to firmly attached to a rear surface area of a manufacturer's or aftermarket's wheel cover when snapped into place; and protruding continuously along a left-rigid polymer longitudinal portion and a left-rigid polymer upper arm edge which form a geometric orientation that permits flanges of the wheel cover overlay of the present invention when inserted into through holes bearing the corresponding shapes of said flan

Abstract: An air treatment system, such as a germicidal ultraviolet air treatment fixture, for use in vehicles. The air treatment system may include an airflow detection circuit for selectively energizing an ultraviolet light source based on detection of air movement. The air treatment system may also include a Photo Catalytic Oxidation (PCO) process. The ultraviolent light source and/or a photo catalyst may be installed in, for example, HVAC ducting, etc.

Abstract: The invention is directed to compositions and methods for isolating, detecting, amplifying, and quantitating pathogen-specific nucleic acids in a biological sample, and in particular PCR ready compositions that contain enzyme and are stable or long periods of time. The invention also provides diagnostic kits containing specific amplification primers and labeled detection probes that specifically bind to the amplification products obtained therefrom. Also disclosed are compositions and methods for the isolation and characterization of nucleic acids that are specific to one or more pathogens, including for example Influenza virus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, from a wide variety of samples including those of biological, environmental, clinical and/or veterinary origin.

Abstract: A method of modeling mutable environmental structures includes receiving an estimated location of a Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) receiver in an environment and a plurality of GNSS-related features corresponding to a GNSS signal received at the GNSS receiver. The method also includes determining a plurality of candidate positions about the estimated location for the GNSS receiver. Each candidate position corresponds to a possible actual location of the GNSS receiver in the environment. For each candidate position, the method further includes generating, as an output from a GNSS localization model configured to receive the plurality of GNSS-related features as input, a respective probability that the respective candidate position includes the actual location of the GNSS receiver. The method also includes selecting from the plurality of candidate positions, the respective candidate position having a greatest probability as the actual location of the GNSS receiver.

Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to receive a time series of vectors from a sensor, determine a weighted moving mean of the vectors, determine an inverse covariance matrix of the vectors, receive a current vector from the sensor, determine a squared Mahalanobis distance between the current vector and the weighted moving mean, and output an indicator of an anomaly with the sensor in response to the squared Mahalanobis distance exceeding a threshold. The squared Mahalanobis distance is determined by using the inverse covariance matrix.

Abstract: Knowledge graphs can greatly improve the quality of content recommendation systems. There is a broad variety of knowledge graphs in the domain including clicked user-ad graphs, clicked query-ad graphs, keyword-display URL graphs etc. A hierarchical Transformer model learns entity embeddings in knowledge graphs. The model consists of two different Transformer blocks where the bottom block generates relation-dependent embeddings for the source entity and its neighbors, and the top block aggregates the outputs from the bottom block to produce the target entity embedding. To balance the information from contextual entities and the source entity itself, a masked entity model (MEM) task is combined with a link prediction task in model training.

Abstract: Vehicle parking monitoring systems and methods are disclosed herein. An example method can include receiving images from a camera of a parking spot, each of the images being time stamped, determining presence of a vehicle in the images, placing a bounding area around a region of interest of the vehicle, the region of interest including no personally identifiable information, retaining the bounding area and discarding a remainder of the images, and determining when the vehicle is no longer present based on a change in the bounding area of the images.

Abstract: A battery connection module of the present disclosure includes a carrying tray, a plurality of busbars, a flexible circuit board, a connector and a connector box. The flexible circuit board is provided to the carrying tray. The connector is provided at an end of the flexible circuit board, the connector includes a connector housing and a plurality of conductive terminals which are provided in the connector housing and electrically and mechanically connected to the flexible circuit board, the connector housing has a mating portion at a front end thereof, a base at a rear end thereof and a rear supporter protruding reardwardly from the base. The connector box is constructed to one end of the carrying tray and receives the connector, the connector box includes a bottom wall, two side walls and an upper opening which allows the connector to be assembled therein.

Abstract: A process for producing acetonitrile, the process comprising: treating a feedstock stream comprising methanol, allyl alcohol, oxazole, acetonitrile, water, and hydrogen cyanide to remove hydrogen cyanide and produce an acetonitrile stream comprising less than 1 wt. % hydrogen cyanide. The process further comprises the step of distilling the acetonitrile stream in a first distillation column to produce a first distillate comprising oxazole and methanol; a first intermediate acetonitrile stream comprising acetonitrile and oxazole and less than 1 wt % allyl alcohol; a first bottoms stream comprising allyl alcohol and water. The process further comprises the step of purifying the first intermediate acetonitrile stream to produce an acetonitrile product stream and a recycle stream comprising allyl alcohol.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media are disclosed for generating, modifying, and using machine learning models to predict and evaluate variances between data sets. Methods disclosed herein may include identifying features that characterize members of a data set, generating a machine learning model using identified features, using the machine learning model and the group to assign feature attributions to the features, and predicting the impact of those features on behaviors of the first data set and a second data set.

Abstract: A system and method implemented in an e-commerce system to facilitate transactions between a customer and a vendor is disclosed. The method includes generating the requested at least one QR code and token, wherein the at least one QR code and token includes at least an email field, transmitting the at least one QR code and token, receiving a response email, wherein the response email includes the token, decoding, the token, performing a validation, and processing the transaction, on a condition that the validation(s) are approved.

Abstract: Embodiments generally relate to tour operations and travel management. In some implementations, a method includes generating one or more tour forming components, where the one or more tour forming components include one or more of a transportation component, an accommodation component, a catering component, a supply component, a sightseeing component, an activities component, a services component, and an events component. The method further includes generating one or more itineraries for one or more travelers, where each itinerary of the one or more itineraries is based on at least the one or more tour forming components.

Abstract: A fleet management system provides a shared trip platform that virtually connects multiple autonomous vehicles (AVs). Multiple AVs, each transporting at least one passenger, are connected in a shared trip. Each of the AVs provides an audio/video stream of the passenger compartment and a current location to a server. The shared trip platform provides a display in each of the AVs showing the current locations of the two AVs in the shared trip. The shared trip platform also transmits the audio/video streams to AVs connected in the shared trip, enabling a video chat between the passengers in the connected AVs.

Abstract: A method of building a text-to-speech (TTS) system from a small amount of speech data includes receiving a first plurality of recorded speech samples from an assortment of speakers and a second plurality of recorded speech samples from a target speaker where the assortment of speakers does not include the target speaker. The method further includes training a TTS model using the first plurality of recorded speech samples from the assortment of speakers. Here, the trained TTS model is configured to output synthetic speech as an audible representation of a text input. The method also includes re-training the trained TTS model using the second plurality of recorded speech samples from the target speaker combined with the first plurality of recorded speech samples from the assortment of speakers. Here, the re-trained TTS model is configured to output synthetic speech resembling speaking characteristics of the target speaker.

Abstract: A composite electrode material may include a carbon-based matrix component and a silicon-based particulate component embedded in the carbon-based matrix component. The silicon-based particulate component may include a plurality of core-shell structures, with each core-shell structure including: a silicon core, an intermetallic layer overlying the core, and a graphitic shell surrounding the silicon core and the intermetallic layer. In a method of making the composite electrode material, a metal catalyst layer may be deposited on a plurality of silicon particles to form a plurality of precursor structures in particle form. The precursor structures may be dispersed in organic polymeric material to form a precursor electrode material, which may be heated in an inert environment to pyrolyze the organic polymeric material and transform the precursor electrode material into a composite electrode material.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a plurality of conductor elements includes providing the plurality of conductor elements, each conductor element includes a conductor end section having an electrically insulating surface coating; securing the conductor end sections of the conductor elements with respect to each other; and simultaneously removing at least a portion of the electrically insulating surface coatings of the conductor end sections using a machining surface of a stripping tool being moved along the conductor end sections.