Abstract: A vehicle comprises a camera system located on the vehicle and oriented to capture images in an imaged area along a travel path of the vehicle, a navigation system comprising map data, and a siren is located on the vehicle and configured to output different audible sounds in a plurality of siren modes. A controller processes the images that are captured with the camera system and the map data, and identifies an event based on the processed images and classifies the event as one of a plurality of stored events. The controller selectively activates the siren in one of the plurality of siren modes based on the classified event.

Abstract: A bag having a front wall, back wall, first side wall, second side wall, top end, and bottom end; where at least one of a first edge of the first side wall and a first edge of the front wall and a first edge of the back wall and a first edge of the second side wall are sealed to form a sealed corner, where the sealed corner is heat sealed; where the bag is adapted to form a cube shape when filled with a filling material and both the top and bottom end of the bag are sealed; and where each of the front, back, first side, and second side wall include (i) a first woven layer including polyethylene, polypropylene, or a combination thereof; and (ii) a second film layer laminated to the first layer, said second layer including polyethylene, polypropylene, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Carbon-neutral fuels are produced from aragonite in a solar thermal decomposition process in which the carbon dioxide generated from the aragonite is catalytically converted to methane, ethanol, or Fischer-Tropsch liquids. Advantageously, heat from the aragonite production can be recovered and used in downstream processes to thereby minimize the carbon footprint of the fuel production.

Abstract: As part of managing delivery of a packet flow according to a reliable transport protocol that supports multi-path delivery, a sender splits data into multiple flow packets of a flow and sends at least some of the flow packets to a receiver on multiple paths of a network. The sender receives feedback metadata and updates an out-of-order (“OOO”) tracking window. The sender also determines a metric that quantifies degree of OOO delivery. In general, the metric measures the extent to which flow packets have been successfully delivered OOO after a “missing” flow packet. If a sufficient count or range of flow packets have been acknowledged as received OOO after the missing flow packet, the missing flow packet is likely to have been dropped—not merely delayed. Depending on the metric, the sender selectively resends to the receiver one or more unacknowledged flow packets.

Abstract: An electronic ticket processing system that includes the management of a venue with auction-based, during event, peer-to-peer electronic ticket exchanges. The peer-to-peer during event ticket exchange may be limited by the location of the electronic device of a user and may allow the event attendees enhancement of their experience (e.g. by upgrading their seat location or rights to access). In some embodiments, the during event peer-to-peer ticket exchange may be encouraged or controlled by the venue based on certain factors, such as, broadcasting considerations, crowd control, analytics, to encourage consumer spending, memberships, and/or other real time updates (e.g., weather, game scores, security concerns).

Abstract: A mobile tower for transportation to and rapid deployment at remote sites where the mobile tower can be engaged with the ground, the mobile tower including an extendable and retractable tower secured to a mobile support structure including a frame having a plurality of rapidly deployable outriggers, wherein the tower includes three series of pivotally interconnected tower sections or segments, sections or segments of which engage with segments of each of the other series when the tower is assembled; the mobile tower including a plurality of guy wires secured between the extendable and retractable tower and the respective outriggers to stabilize the tower after the tower is assembled. The guy wires are preferably secured to the extendable and retractable tower at first and second connecting positions that are displaced from one another about an outer perimeter. Methods of deploying the mobile tower are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for generating a quote for fabrication of a part to be fabricated is disclosed. The method includes receiving, from a customer device associated with a customer, a design request for a part to be fabricated by a fabrication process. The design request includes a three-dimensional (3D) model file representing the part to be fabricated. The method further includes generating a feature vector for the part based on the model file and determining a total height of the part to be fabricated. Further, the method includes identifying one or more candidate orientations for the part to be fabricated and generating, as a function of a geometry of the part and a candidate orientation of the one or more candidate orientations, fabrication parameters for the part to be fabricated, wherein the fabrication parameters include a cost to fabricate the part and estimated completion date.

Abstract: An automated method for certifying pre-owned vehicles is provided including providing a graphical user interface (GUI) on a computing device to a set of stakeholders; generating a login page on a display of the computing device; receiving a stakeholders credentials for login; receiving a vehicle identification number (VIN); checking the VIN against a database of vehicles for eligibility of the vehicle to participate in a certified pre-owned program; sending the VIN to one or more vehicle history reporting agencies; receiving a vehicle history report (VHR) related to the VIN; providing the VHR to a user for review; determining the eligibility of the vehicle based on the user review of the VHR; generating on screen inspection forms based on the VIN; receiving user generated responses to the inspection forms; and generating a digital certification based on the generated responses that conform to preprogrammed guidelines or standards of the certified pre-owned program.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a sequence of acoustic frames extracted from audio data corresponding to an utterance. During a first pass, the method includes processing the sequence of acoustic frames to generate N candidate hypotheses for the utterance. During a second pass, and for each candidate hypothesis, the method includes: generating a respective un-normalized likelihood score; generating a respective external language model score; generating a standalone score that models prior statistics of the corresponding candidate hypothesis; and generating a respective overall score for the candidate hypothesis based on the un-normalized likelihood score, the external language model score, and the standalone score. The method also includes selecting the candidate hypothesis having the highest respective overall score from among the N candidate hypotheses as a final transcription of the utterance.

Abstract: An electronic device stores a voice assistant library for execution on the electronic device based on the electronic device having a first device type. The electronic device receives a verbal input from a user. It extracts request information from the verbal input by processing the verbal input using the voice assistant library executing on the device. It transmits a request to a remote system. The electronic device receives a response to the request. The response is generated by the remote system. The electronic device performs an operation in accordance with the response by one or more voice-processing modules of the configured voice assistant library.

Abstract: A method for evaluating synthesized speech, including receiving a speech sample in a first language; and determining a rating of the speech sample based on an encoding of the speech sample by an artificial intelligence encoding model, the rating of the speech sample corresponding to a naturalness of the speech sample, wherein the encoding of the speech sample is based on a first training stage of the encoding model using a first set of training data and a second training stage of the encoding model using a second set of training data, the first set of training data includes unlabeled speech audio, unlabeled text, and paired speech audio and text data in the first language and at least one additional language, and the second set of training data includes rated speech audio.

Abstract: Various arrangements for positioning antennas, grounds, and a decoupling element are described herein. A display is mounted within a first area of an enclosure of the electronic device. A first antenna and second antenna that operate at one or more frequency bands are mounted within the enclosure. A decoupling element is mounted within a cavity area of the enclosure that, at least partially, isolates the first antenna from the second antenna, wherein a position of the decoupling element defines a common edge of a first cavity area that includes the first antenna and a second cavity area that includes the second antenna, and a first length of the decoupling element is less than a second length of the common edge.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards thermoplastic compositions comprising: a virgin raw polymer, wherein the virgin raw polymer comprises a hydrogenation-catalyst treated polyethylene and a recycled polyethylene wherein the recycled polyethylene comprises either a first blend of polyethylenes recovered from post-consumer material, a second blend of polyethylenes recovered from pre-consumer material, or a combination of the first and second blends.

Abstract: A network node comprising a network interface, receiving circuitry, transmitting circuitry, and a processor. The network interface configured to receive a first paging message for a user equipment (UE). The processor is configured to determine a paging occasion for the UE based on a user identity of the UE known to a core network. The processor and the transmitting circuitry configured to transmit to the UE, a control channel having a paging identity and a shared channel. Further, recover an indication of a shared channel resource from the control channel and recover a paging message for the UE from a shared channel signal received using the indication of the shared channel resource.

Abstract: It may be desirable for a remote advisor to request an AV to relocate to a target relocation pose. In some cases, reaching a target relocation pose may involve a multi-point maneuver. Ability to perform relocation that involves a multi-point maneuver offers flexibility for the AV to maneuver around double-parked vehicles, to avoid obstacles, to aid a reroute when a route becomes unnavigable, etc. To support relocation that involves performing multi-point maneuvers, the planning stack may be modified to include a motion planner that can generate output plans that involve the AV going forward and in reverse. Moreover, the vehicle control stack may publish vehicle controls information as feedback information to the motion planner and the remote requestor, so that the motion planner and the remote requestor can be informed of the state of the AV.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for dynamically adjusting a bit-rate of encoded audio data. A buffer may receive audio data encoded at a first bit-rate. An audio data level corresponding to the amount of audio data stored within the buffer may be determined. The audio data level of the buffer may be determined to be within a buffer zone, and a bit-rate adjustment may be initiated after determining the audio data level is within a buffer zone.

Abstract: In some examples, an injector includes a base, a housing movable relative to the base, a needle unit disposed within the base, the needle unit comprising at least one piercing needle configured to pierce a pierceable membrane of a drug product container, and at least one microneedle disposed on an opposite side of the at least one piercing needle, and a driving mechanism configured and arranged to drive at least one of the drug product container and the needle unit toward another of the drug product container and the needle unit.

Abstract: An adaptable belt sander may comprise: a tool holder; a housing; a drive system comprising a first gear and a second gear configured to engage the first gear, the second gear coupled to a shaft; and a belt system comprising a belt extending from the shaft to a distal end of the adaptable belt sander, the adaptable belt sander configured to travel along a belt path in response to rotation of the shaft, the distal end having a rotating apparatus configured to engage the belt.

Abstract: A system for monitoring consumption of digital content by a user includes a display device, a memory circuit maintained on one or more non-transitory computer-readable media, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit identifies the progress of the user through the digital content presented on the display device. The digital content includes a collection of micro content blocks, the progress of the user being at least dependent on one or more of a plurality of predefined parameters. The processing circuit identifies a computer-executable progress score of the user based on the progress identified for the user and defines a computer-executable reward value for the user based on the progress score of the user upon successful achieving at least a defined level of the progress. The processing circuit allows the user to redeem the computer-executable reward value as an equivalent transactional amount upon submission of the progress.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a turbocharger. In one example, a method includes adjusting one or more of a wastegate position and a position of vanes with operation of a turbocharger to reach a desired turbocharger speed via a controller. The method further includes adjusting engine operating parameters to reach the desired turbocharger speed.