Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for implementing a teaching system focused on the topic of communication via lip-reading using AI-based (automated) visual speech recognition (e.g., VSR) technology, both for developing relevant lesson content and for evaluating user progress. More particularly, the present embodiments can implement AI-based automated lip-reading (also called visual speech recognition or VSR) algorithms in combination with other image processing and machine learning tools to create a teaching system for helping a user learn how to understand conversations through lip-reading and/or how to produce tailored or silent speech so as to be more easily understood through lip-reading.

Abstract: An electric motor including a motor casing, a shaft having an axis of rotation, a first end and a second end, a first main bearing for rotatably supporting the shaft at the first end within the motor casing, a second main bearing for rotatably supporting the shaft at the second end within the motor casing, and a grounding bearing for conducting a bearing current between the shaft and the motor casing.

Abstract: Methods and systems for analyzing stamped parts having a final shape for a vehicle are provided. A method includes receiving data for the stamped part; producing a computer simulation based on the data; determining a wrinkling index (WI) for the stamped part in response to the processor producing the computer simulation; determining whether an element under analysis is located at a trimmed edge of the stamped part; when the element under analysis is located at a trimmed edge of the stamped part, determining a stretching index (SI) for a trimmed edge portion, or when the element under analysis is not located at a trimmed edge of the stamped part, determining a SI for a plane stress portion in response to the processor producing the computer simulation; comparing the SI to a SI threshold and/or comparing the SI to the WI; and generating, using the processor, a uniform failure index (UFI).

Abstract: A vehicle including an ultra-wide band (UWB) transceiver is disclosed. The UWB transceiver may be configured to operate in a first mode and a second mode. The UWB transceiver may be configured to perform phone-as-a-key (PaaK) localization in the first mode and radar sensing in the second mode. The vehicle may further include a processor configured to activate the UWB transceiver in the first mode. The processor may receive a trigger signal to switch the UWB transceiver from the first mode to the second mode. Responsive to receiving the trigger signal, the processor may cause the UWB transceiver to transmit a radar pulse signal and receive a radar response signal reflected from a target located inside the vehicle. Based on the response signal, the processor may determine a sitting area profile and an occupant presence on a sitting area, and perform sitting area adjustment.

Abstract: A holographic imaging system for capturing and displaying a high-resolution and polychromatic hologram, the holographic imaging system comprising: a plurality of monochromatic coherent light sources, configured to generate a plurality of monochromatic light input wavelengths; a polarization preserving diffuser configured to receive the plurality of monochromatic light input wavelengths at a first end of the polarization preserving diffuser, and further configured to provide a polychromatic output at a second end of the fiber; and a diffractive optical element configured to receive polychromatic light from the second end of the fiber.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for maintaining a live state of a virtual function during VM fast save and fast restore operations. A computing system performs the fast save operation, by disabling network optimizations, while maintaining allocation and assignment of a VF to a VM and maintaining a VPCI bus connection between a VF device and hardware resources of a host device. The VPCI VSP is caused to save a VF device state to a runtime repository, while VF information is also saved to the runtime repository. A VM switch saves a synthetic network adapter, while a VM synthetic network adapter is torn down. The computing system subsequently performs the fast restore operation, by initializing the VM synthetic network adapter, retrieving the VF information from the runtime repository, causing creation of a VPCI bus interface, assigning the VF device, restoring the VF device state, and resuming the synthetic network adapter.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for enabling an MFi stack and corresponding MFi application to be authenticated in an emulator operating using one or more processors/CPUs are presented. In one aspect, a computer may include a memory and processor configured to execute the operating system. The computer may include a USB bus coupled through USB interface to a dongle. The dongle may include an authentication coprocessor for use in an integrated circuit (I2C)-to-USB configuration, and an I2C-to-USB computer. Driver code running on the computer may manage the data exchanged between the authentication coprocessor and a virtual emulator on the computer. The emulator may include a USB-to-I2C driver that virtualizes the authentication coprocessor as an I2C device running with the MFi application like CarPlay.

Abstract: Systems and methods for performing entity resolution. In some aspects, the system obtains a plurality of attributes represented in a plurality of records from one or more sources. The system generates a plurality of match vectors based on the plurality of attributes. Each match vector includes a set of attributes that match between a pair of records and a remaining set of attributes that are not required to match between the pair of records. The system processes the plurality of match vectors using an entity resolution model trained to output a binary indicator regarding whether one or more pairs of records for a match vector be merged. The system merges the one or more pairs of records for each match vector of the plurality of match vectors having a corresponding binary indicator output from the entity resolution model that pairs of records for the match vector be merged.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes obtaining positron emission tomography (PET) data that includes moving tissue of interest and generating a set of short PET frames from the PET data, wherein each short PET frame of the set of short PET frames is based on a time duration. The computer-implemented method further includes identifying a first tissue of interest in the set of short PET frames and identifying at least a second tissue of interest in the set of short PET frames. The computer-implemented method further includes estimating, separately and independently, a first motion of the first tissue of interest and a second motion of second tissue of interest based on the short PET frames and motion correcting, separately and independently, the first tissue of interest for the first motion and the second tissue of interest for the second motion.

Abstract: A system and method for providing centrifuge-based additive object manufacturing includes a rotating drum containing a material that solidifies when irradiated by a light source, the material spreads evenly over an item being manufactured when the rotating drum is in motion, a light source module emitting a light capable of solidifying the photopolymer material, and a material delivery module for adding a controlled amount of the photopolymer material into the rotating drum. The light source module moves inside the rotating drum and selectively emits its light solidifying the part of the layer in the areas crossing the object currently being manufactured.

Abstract: An inflatable swim platform provides a versatile deployable structure on which a user can enter and exit the water from a vessel. Two or more inflatable dropstitch members are joined by a flexible connector along a longitudinal edge forming a hinge. When deployed the side surfaces along the longitudinal edge of each platform come into contact placing the connector panel in tension and a portion of the side surfaces in compression. An extension mechanisms possessing shape memory integrated into and spanning between the members is biased to the extended position aiding in deployment of the swim platform.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition comprises a GPCR agonist fusion protein in which a GPCR agonist peptide is covalently coupled to albumin via a linker in a manner that is resistant to a retro-Michael addition. Advantageously, compositions presented herein avoid decoupling of the agonist form the albumin while retaining the agonist in a steric relationship to the albumin that allows for effective binding and activation of the GPCR while also enabling gp60-mediated transcytosis and FcRn-mediated albumin recycling. These properties enable ultra-low dosages for the GPCR agonist fusion protein to give a therapeutic effect while substantially reducing or even entirely avoiding adverse effects otherwise commonly associated with unbound agonists. Such retro-Michael resistant composition is generally achieved by conformational modification of the albumin, resulting in stereoselective coupling of the linker to the albumin.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and computer-readable media for integrating a particular external application programming interface (API) with a natural language model user interface. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a first input at the natural language model user interface, determining the first input includes a request to integrate the particular external application programming interface (API) with the natural language model user interface, identifying the particular external API based on the received input, integrating the particular external API with the natural language model user interface, accessing the particular external API based on the first input or a second input at the natural language model user interface, and transmitting, based on the accessing, a response message to the natural language model user interface, the response message including a result of the accessing.

Abstract: The techniques described herein relate to methods, apparatus, and computer readable media configured to receive a set of images associated with a candidate, wherein each image is a visual work created by the candidate, and process the set of images using one or more machine learning techniques, artificial intelligence techniques, or both, to add the set of images to a search index.

Abstract: A fleet management system coordinates a fleet of vehicles to provide a ride service to users. The fleet management system can receive queue ride requests, which allows a user to join a virtual queue of riders seeking rides from a particular geographic area, such as an airport or an area around a venue. A user can submit a queue ride request before the ride is needed (e.g., when the user's flight lands at an airport), and the fleet management system can place the request in a queue based on the order in which the request was received. The fleet management system may then assign a user to a particular AV when the user is ready for the ride (e.g., when the user has reached the pickup location), and based on the user's position in the queue.

Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a body portion including a toe portion edge, a heel portion edge, a face portion, an interior portion, and first and second ports connected to the interior portion; a mass portion; and a filler material between the face portion and the mass portion. The mass portion has a different shape than the first port or the second port, a distance between the second port and the toe portion edge is greater than a distance between the mass portion and the toe portion edge, and a distance between the first port and the heel portion edge is greater than a distance between the second port and the heel portion edge. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: Coating application systems and methods of using the same are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a coating application system includes a support system defined in an XYZ coordinate system, where the XYZ coordinate system includes an X axis, a Y axis, and a Z axis that are all perpendicular to each other. The X and Y axes define an XY plane at a zero Z axis position. The support system includes a first and second bar both of which run in the X direction of the XY plane. A traveling rod is connected to the first and second bars and is configured to run in the X direction. A plurality of printheads are connected to the traveling rod, where the plurality of printheads include a first and second printhead that are configured to articulate independent of each other.

Abstract: A drogue for stabilizing a load suspended from a carrier may include a sidewall comprising a sheet material. The sheet material defines a perimeter edge having a coupling portion and leading edge, where the coupling portion has a trailing edge opposing the leading edge, and a side edge extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge. The drogue also includes a coupling element configured to detachably connect the trailing edge and the side edge to a load having a load surface and an opposing bottom surface, wherein the sidewall is positioned below the bottom surface of the load when so detachably connected.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a polymeric composition comprising the cross-linked reaction product of an ionomer and a silane crosslinking agent. The ionomer may include an E/X/Y polymer where E is an ethylene monomer, X is ?,?-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid comonomer having 3 to 8 carbons, or its ester, and Y is alkyl acrylate or dicarboxylic acid comonomer. The ionomer comprises from 1 to 30 wt. % of X and from 0 to 40 wt. % of Y. At least a portion of the carboxyl groups of X and optionally Y are neutralized with a metal cation. The silane crosslinking agent has a formula Z((CH2)aSi(OR)b)c. Z is a mono-functional reactive group, R is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a hydrogen atom, a is from 1 to 4, b is 3, and c is from 1 to 2.

Abstract: A video display system for providing vision correction for multiple users may include a display device having a holographic layer and a vision correction layer. The system may also include a processor coupled to the display device to receive a first prescription corresponding to a first user and a second prescription corresponding to a second user, and to modulate the display device so that the first user at a first angle and the second user at a second angle can view a non-distorted image from the display device.