Abstract: The disclosure includes various keypad features, buttons, labels, shapes, sizes, format and materials. The system may comprise a processor; a keypad in communication with the processor and configured for controlling a window shade; capacitive or physical buttons on the keypad, wherein one of the capacitive buttons may be configured to set the window shade to a preset position; a proximity sensor; and a communication card. The processor may determine an override pattern to return the window shade to an automatic mode after a period of time from an override request. The capacitive buttons may include haptic feedback or visual feedback. The system may also include a scheduler and/or receive weather conditions. The system may also include an ambient light sensor.

Abstract: A method for making large vehicle body sections, skins, and panels, including three dimensional sections, skins, and panels, using carbon fiber filaments comingled with thermoplastic polymer filaments to form comingled fibers. The first step is the manufacture of a composite preform using the comingled fibers. The comingled fibers are chopped by a fiber chopper unit mounted on a robot arm to create chopped comingled fibers that are sprayed and set on a preform mold to create a comingled fiber preform. The second step is forming the comingled fiber preform into a composite laminate using heat and pressure to consolidate the comingled fibers on a tooling surface. The disclosed method can be used for making large and contoured thermoplastic composite panels, skins, or sections suitable for light aircraft, automobiles, eVTOL's and other panel applications at a high production rate.

Abstract: A method, computer program, and/or computer system is provided for coding a video sequence. Video data containing one or more faces may be received. One or more virtual boundaries between the one or more faces of the received video data may be selected. In-loop filtering may be disabled between the one or more selected virtual boundaries from among the virtual boundaries, based on the selected boundaries being discontinuous in a three-dimensional geometry.

Abstract: During operation, the radio node may, using a first interface circuit, listen for transmissions from one or more second radio nodes. Based at least in part on the transmissions, the radio node may determine a first list of discovered channels associated with the radio node and the one or more second radio nodes. Then, the radio node may, using a second interface circuit, provide the first list of discovered channels to the one or more second radio nodes. Moreover, the radio node may, using the second interface circuit, receive one or more second lists of discovered channels from the one or more second radio nodes. Next, the radio node may aggregate the first list of discovered channels and the second list of discovered channels into a list of active channels. Furthermore, the radio node may, using the first interface circuit, provide the list of active channels to an electronic device.

Abstract: A method includes receiving transform coefficients corresponding to a scaled video input signal, the scaled video input signal including a plurality of spatial layers that include a base layer. The method also includes determining a spatial rate factor based on a sample of frames from the scaled video input signal. The spatial rate factor defines a factor for bit rate allocation at each spatial layer of an encoded bit stream formed from the scaled video input signal. The spatial rate factor is represented by a difference between a rate of bits per transform coefficient of the base layer and an average rate of bits per transform coefficient. The method also includes reducing a distortion for the plurality of spatial layers by allocating a bit rate to each spatial layer based on the spatial rate factor and the sample of frames.

Abstract: A system includes a temperature measurement device configured to measure a plurality of body temperatures of a subject at a plurality of time instants in a time window, and a memory device configured to store the plurality of body temperatures. The system also includes a controller configured to obtain the plurality of body temperatures, determine a percentile value of the plurality of body temperatures at a first percentile, and generate an alert signal indicating that the percentile value of the plurality of body temperatures at a first percentile is greater than a threshold temperature value. The system further includes a user interface device configured to generate, based on the alert signal, a notification signal to a user of the system.

Abstract: A broad-spectrum laser for use in a MEMS laser scanning display device is provided. In one example, the broad-spectrum laser includes a laser diode emitter with plural quantum wells each having a different spectral peak. In another example, the broad-spectrum laser includes a laser diode emitter with a tunable absorber to achieve a broadened emissions spectrum. In another example, the broad-spectrum laser includes a laser diode emitter array having plural individual emitters with different spectral peaks.

Abstract: A rail fixture system for wind turbine blades on a consist three flatcars, includes a root-support fixture that enables lateral movement, a mid-support fixture with a pair of lateral guides on opposing sides of the to limit the blade's lateral movement, and blade-pusher posts adjacent a curved portion of the blade, coupled to gravity weights, that intermittently engage sides of the blade and apply gravity forces in response to relative lateral movement thereof around rail curves, and which bends the blade, applies a fulcrum force against the lateral guides, and translates the root end of the blade in an opposing lateral direction.

Abstract: A deployment device for lining a vessel having a housing having a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end, the housing defining a guidewire channel, a tube elongated along a longitudinal axis, the tube having a proximal end and a distal end spaced from the proximal end of the tube along the longitudinal axis, a sheath assembly having a hub removably coupled to the distal end of the housing, and a mesh removably coupled to the tube and positioned along the tube. The tube and the sheath assembly are configured to move along the guidewire and into the vessel through a puncture and release the mesh inside the vessel when at least one of the tube and the mesh is actuated. The device is used as a method of mitigating potential injury or harm to the integrity of the patient's vessel lining.

Abstract: Systems and methods for authenticating identification information are disclosed. For example, an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) may comprise a user interface. The user interface may comprise a card reader. The card reader may be configured for card rotation about an axis of a bank card. The user interface may be configured to receive card rotation input from a user. The ATM may comprise at least one memory storing instructions. The ATM may comprise at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may comprise receiving identification information from the user. The operations may comprise receiving the card rotation input. The operations may comprise extracting a card rotation sequence from the card rotation input. When the card rotation sequence is within a predetermined threshold from a stored card rotation sequence corresponding to the identification information, the operations may comprise authenticating the user for an ATM operation.

Abstract: A calibration system for a radar sensor and a method of using the system are disclosed. The method may comprise (a) (a) receiving, from a first sensor in a vehicle, a plurality of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) parameters, wherein the plurality of GNSS parameters define a unique terrestrial position of the first sensor; (b) receiving, from a radar sensor in the vehicle, a plurality of radar parameters, wherein the plurality of radar parameters define a position of a calibration target relative to the radar sensor; (c) repeating the receiving of (a) and (b) at additional unique terrestrial positions of the first sensor; (d) using the plurality of GNSS parameters received in (a) and (c) and the plurality of radar parameters received in (b) and (c), determining corresponding positions of the calibration target; and (e) using the corresponding positions of the calibration target, determining radar calibration parameters.

Abstract: CMOS output stages, electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuits and input bus-keeper functions are provided that block dc and ac leakage paths within inactive powered-down integrated circuits used in redundant high-reliability system configurations employing cold-sparing to provide backup circuitry. These circuits and methods avoid both undesirable power consumption in a cold-spared backup unit and loading of connected active units when powered down, without compromising performance or functionality of the backup unit when in its active powered state. Inputs and outputs using an analog majority voting principle to implement in-circuit redundancy for on-chip fault tolerance are also provided, incorporating the low-leakage principles of the invention for low power dissipation when powered down. Such on-chip redundancy can harden an IC against various faults, such as single-event effects in high-radiation environments, while maintaining the other advantages in a cold-sparing system.

Abstract: Examples described herein relate to systems and methods for containing a faulty stimulus. A computer-implemented method may include listing in a suspect list every received stimulus including the faulty stimulus, and implicitly testing the stimuli by respectively acting upon those stimuli by a software application. Responsive to successfully acting upon each of the stimuli besides the faulty stimulus, each non-faulty stimulus is deleted from the suspect list and, responsive to such deletion, made available to a downstream node. Responsive to acting upon the faulty stimulus, the software application crashes which leaves the faulty stimulus listed in the suspect list. The software application then restarts and deems the faulty stimulus as being faulty based upon the faulty stimulus still being listed in the suspect list after the restart.

Abstract: A method includes executing an instruction to execute a query for a data block, the data block associated with a corresponding memory level of a logarithmic number of memory levels (li) of memory, each memory level (li) including physical memory (RAMi) residing on memory hardware of a distributed system. The method also includes retrieving a value associated with the data block from an oblivious hash table using a corresponding key, and extracting un-queried key value pairs from the oblivious hash table associated with un-queried data blocks after executing a threshold number of queries for data blocks. The method also includes a multi-array shuffle routine on the extracted key value pairs from the oblivious hash table to generate an output array containing the un-queried key value pairs.

Abstract: A collaborative idea marketplace system, is disclosed. The system includes a user database, said user database comprising at least two categories of anonymous users including owners and collaborators, wherein said owners are one or more of inventors, designers and/or makers. The system includes an idea database, said idea database including a dynamic database schema describing attributes of an idea owned by an owner of a plurality of owners in said user database. The said dynamic database schema includes attributes including one or more of an idea titles, an image describing or illustrating the idea, an idea description wherein said idea description includes any form of multimedia content, and user interface elements for permitting user actions on said idea.

Abstract: A method, a computer readable medium, and a computer system are provided for singing voice conversion. Data corresponding to a singing voice is received. One or more features and pitch data are extracted from the received data using one or more adversarial neural networks. One or more audio samples are generated based on the extracted pitch data and the one or more features.

Abstract: A system for aggregating spaced related systems includes accessing service provider information for multiple service providers to determine relevant services/systems available, automatically determining that no single service provider provides services sufficient to perform a particular space activity, automatically identifying multiple services from different service providers that in aggregate include performing the space activity, and automatically determining a parameter to configure space equipment to perform each of the multiple services from the different service providers in order to perform the space activity. In some embodiments, this system can be scaled across multiple regions (e.g., multiple planetary regions). For example, each region can have its own set of servers and ledgers that provide real-time services within the region and opportunistically synchronize between regions (e.g., when communication is available).

Abstract: A spare propellor dock configured with a base plate having a bottom planar surface and a center hole configured for mating to a support shaft. The base plate has at least two mounting holes disposed about the base plate allowing mounting of the dock to a planar surface. A support shaft sized to fit through a propellor's hub is coupled to the center hole of the base plate and a top portion with threads for mating to a nut. The shaft and/or base plate has at least one shear pin housing hole, wherein the dock provides both a support mechanism for a propellor and stores a shear pin.

Abstract: A mobile apparatus that is automated to measure controlled and applied forces to sport surfaces allowing for safety assessment of athletic apparel and athletic surfaces, such as natural or artificial turf. The apparatus is capable of using not only horizontal and vertical forces, but also rotational moments, and all prescribed forces and moments in combination at the same or different times. The apparatus and related system can apply horizontal and vertical forces, and rotational moments, and link these forces and moments together and combine them to more closely mimic behavior of human foot during an athletic movement, thereby applying and measuring interactions between all forces and moments at the same or different times.

Abstract: A computer-assisted patient navigational communication system for receiving electronic and oral communications from a patient, scanning data to determine the medical needs of the patient, and displaying relevant information to appropriate medical personnel who can immediately advise the patient of the most appropriate source of medical assistance relating to the patient's identified symptoms.