Abstract: A method, computer program, and computer system is provided for video coding. Video data comprising sub-blocks corresponding to neighborhood data is received. AC projections are computed based on at least a portion of the neighborhood data, and AC projections in the same direction are aggregated. One or more AC energy indices and one or more directionality indices are computed based on the aggregated AC projections. A class index is computed based on the computed AC energy and directionality indices. The video data is decoded based on the computed class index.

Abstract: An agricultural mowing device that includes a tongue configured for connecting to an agricultural vehicle, a trail frame, first and second trail-frame wheels, first and second lift actuators for lifting the trail frame, a trail-frame actuating mechanism operably connected in between the tongue and the trail frame and configured for rotating the trail frame, and a transport system. The transport system includes a transport frame, first and second transport wheels, and a transport actuating mechanism rotatably connecting the transport frame to the tongue. The transport actuating mechanism includes a transport actuator operably connected in between the tongue and the transport frame and configured for rotating the transport frame.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are tire tread rubber compositions comprising a specified elastomer component, reinforcing silica filler, a specified hydrocarbon resin, oil, and a cure package. The elastomer component includes styrene-butadiene rubber; polybutadiene; and guayule natural rubber.

Abstract: In a system comprising an customer providing a service to a plurality of client devices, a method and system for providing an customer-specific digital certificate to a client device of the plurality of client devices is disclosed. The method comprises receiving, in an intermediate certificate authority, a pre-generated digital certificate and an encrypted client device private key encrypted according to a private key encryption key PrKEK, receiving, from the client device, a request for the customer-specific digital certificate, the request comprising at least one of client device identifying information and information identifying the customer, the request signed according to a pre-provisioned client device digital certificate, and transmitting the customer-specific digital certificate and the encrypted client device private key to the client device.

Abstract: A thermally insulating material comprising at least three layers, wherein the first layer comprises a metalized material capable of reflecting thermal radiation, wherein the second layer comprises a foam, an ultra-low thermally conductive material, a phase change material, or a combination thereof, and wherein the third layer comprises a woven or non-woven material. In aspects, the metalized layer reflects thermal radiation away from a covered electronic component or device.

Abstract: A collapsible artificial tree is provided. The collapsible artificial tree includes one or more branch assemblies extending from an elongated trunk, wherein each branch assembly can transition between an extended configuration and a retracted configuration. Each branch assembly includes a scissor arm having a plurality of beam members pivotally linked to one another, wherein the scissor arm is connected to a first and second collar. The first collar and second collar are disposed in a stacked orientation along the trunk, wherein the second collar is slidably engaged with the trunk. As the second collar slides towards the first collar, the branch assembly extends outward from the trunk to the extended configuration. In the retracted configuration, the plurality of beam members is oriented generally vertical to the elongated trunk. These configurations provide for compact storage when not in use and mimicking of a tree structure when in the extended configuration.

Abstract: A computerized system for pairing physical objects with virtual representations comprising: a structure having a static location; a controller uniquely associated with the structure and in communication with an immutable ledger, a remote delivery computer system, a payment management computer system and a remote maintenance computer device; an input assembly in communications with the controller; a set of computer readable instructions included in the controller adapted for management of a payment account selected from the group consisting of a mortgage, lease, rent, utility, insurance, tax, common area dues, homeowner dues, regime fees, and any combination thereof and managing a maintenance request.

Abstract: Systems and methods of rendering a three-dimensional (3D) virtual environment rendering are disclosed. The system comprises a central processing device, a plurality of user devices in data communication with the central processing device, a plurality of application servers in data communication with the central processing device, and software executing on the central processor. The software creates and renders a 3D virtual environment, receives user data from each of the plurality of user devices, renders the user data received from each of the user devices in the 3D virtual environment, receives application data from each of the application servers, renders the application data received from each of the application servers in the 3D virtual environment, and outputs the rendered 3D virtual environment to each of the user devices. The 3D virtual environment serves as a direct user interface with the Internet by allowing users to visually navigate the world wide web.

Abstract: An induction air handling apparatus and methods are disclosed. The induction air handling apparatus includes an air plenum extending along one end of an air mixing chamber and having a first wall forming a partition between the air plenum and the air mixing chamber, the air plenum being formed by extrusion, and having an air inlet disposed at one end thereof and numerous openings machined through the first wall. The induction air handling apparatus also includes air nozzles extending into the air mixing chamber, each nozzle having an inlet in fluid communication with the air plenum through a corresponding opening in the first wall of the air plenum, and an outlet opening into the air mixing chamber. The air nozzles are formed by machining and are rigidly connected to the first wall, to reduce audible noise when pressurized air passes through the air nozzles.

Abstract: Thermoelectric systems employing distributed transport properties to increase cooling and heating performance are provided herein. In some examples, a thermoelectric heat pump is provided that includes a distributed transport properties (DTP) thermoelectric (TE) couple including at least one DTP TE element. The at least one DTP TE element includes a TE material with a Seebeck coefficient, thermal conductivity, or electrical resistance varying within said DTP TE element such that when that DTP TE element is subjected to a fixed temperature differential and no current is flowing in a primary direction that produces heat pumping action, at least at one position within that DTP TE element there is a current that in steady state operation produces a lower temperature than the temperature at that position when no current is flowing.

Abstract: Systems and methods may provide unmanned aerial system (UAS) communication, a method performed by a UAS includes obtaining first digital information that indicates a position of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the UAS; obtaining second digital information that indicates a position of an airport or a controlled airspace; determining whether an airspace violation has occurred by comparing the position of the UAV with the position of the airport or the controlled airspace, based on the first digital information and the second digital information; and controlling the UAS to warn a user of the UAS about the airspace violation occurring or potentially occurring, or controlling the UAV to auto return or land, based on the determining.

Abstract: A method, computer program, and computer system is provided for coding video data. Video data including one or more subpictures is received. A network abstraction layer (NAL) unit type associated with each of the one or more subpictures is identified based on checking a flag corresponding to mixed NAL units in the one or more subpictures. The video data is decoded based on the identified NAL unit types.

Abstract: A system includes a factual bias database accessible by a computing device that includes a media set of media sources and a factual set of factual ratings, where each of the media sources includes an associated factual rating and/or bias rating. The computing device includes a display associated therewith that simultaneously renders a plurality of media contents. The computing device determining a source of each of said plurality of media contents and an associated factual rating for each of the media contents based upon a respective source. The computing device renders a plurality of indicators, each of which is associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of media contents, indicating a factual truth measure of respective media contents.

Abstract: The invention includes embodiments of a system and method for managing a sales campaign. The system and methods disclosed herein are particularly useful in the context of an entity in the business of direct marketing and sales.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods and computer-readable media for controlling and managing the identification and provisioning of resources within an on-demand center as well as the transfer of workload to the provisioned resources. One aspect involves creating a virtual private cluster within the on-demand center for the particular workload from a local environment. A method of managing resources between a local compute environment and an on-demand environment includes detecting an event associated with a local compute environment and based on the detected event, identifying information about the local environment, establishing communication with an on-demand compute environment and transmitting the information about the local environment to the on-demand compute environment, provisioning resources within the on-demand compute environment to substantially duplicate the local environment and transferring workload from the local-environment to the on-demand compute environment.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods of providing weight loss therapy, particularly for patients suffering from major depression.

Abstract: A surgical facemask includes a textile element configured to cover a mouth and nose region of a user, and an adhesive element applied to a perimeter of the textile element and configured to secure the textile element to a face of the user. Application of the surgical facemask using the adhesive element seals the mouth and nose region of the user from an exterior region such that particulate cannot traverse between the mouth and nose region and the exterior region without permeating the textile element.

Abstract: A track square and a method of use thereof. The track square is adjustable to change an angle at which a guide rail is engaged therewith. A user is able to make a cut with a track saw that is oriented at right angles to the edge of the wood but is also able to make cuts at angles of less than ninety degrees relative thereto. The guide rail is secured to a rotatable turntable on the track square by an engagement mechanism. The turntable is rotated to the desired angle utilizing an angle setting mechanism and is then locked at the selected angle by a locking mechanism. The engaged guide rail and track square are positioned on the piece of wood to be cut and the track saw is moved along the guide rail to cut the wood at the set angle.

Abstract: Collaborative perception is based on recognition that a fleet of AVs and stationary infrastructure objects equipped with sensors may be configured to communicate with one another in sharing their sensor data, thus benefiting from collaborative perception, rather than being limited to their individual perception. Three specific scenarios of collaborative perception are disclosed. The first scenario relates to two AVs in the vicinity of one another exchanging complexity scores indicative of their respective environments. The second scenario relates to an AV detecting that it has a blind spot and seeking other AVs or infrastructure objects to provide information indicative of the environment in the blind spot. The third scenario relates to providing infrastructure objects equipped with sensors in appropriate locations so that, when an AV is in the vicinity of such objects, the AV may receive information from their sensors.

Abstract: There is included a method and apparatus comprising computer code configured to cause a processor or processors to perform receiving video data in an AOMedia Video 1 (AV1) format comprising data of at least two chroma prediction-residual signal blocks, a transformation between at least one signal block, having a size less than or equal to a combination of the chroma prediction-residual signal blocks, and the chroma prediction-residual signal blocks, and decoding the video data based on an output of the transformation comprising the at least one signal block having the size less than or equal to the combination of the chroma prediction-residual blocks.