Abstract: A method of forming a device structure includes forming a memory-level structure including a three-dimensional memory device over a front side surface of a semiconductor substrate, forming memory-side dielectric material layers over the memory-level structure, bonding a handle substrate to the memory-side dielectric material layers, thinning the semiconductor substrate while the handle substrate is attached to the memory-side dielectric material layers, forming a driver circuit including field effect transistors on a backside semiconductor surface of the semiconductor substrate after thinning the semiconductor substrate, and removing the handle substrate from the memory-side dielectric material layers.

Abstract: The disclosed subject matter enables a user to construct a selectable link to invite others to launch directly into a same session of a multi-user application, such as a game or party. The inviting user may construct the link without ever launching the multi-user application. Subsequently, both the inviting and invited users may share the link with others using any conventional form of electronic communication.

Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 93411946 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 93411946, to the plants of soybean cultivar 93411946, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 93411946, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 93411946. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 93411946. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 93411946, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 93411946 with another soybean cultivar.

Abstract: A vehicle hitch assistance system includes a controller acquiring data from an external portable electronic device including position and orientation data of a trailer, including a coupler thereof, and deriving a vehicle path to align a hitch ball of the vehicle with the coupler using the position and orientation data of at least one of the trailer and the coupler.

Abstract: A virtual reality device can implement varying interactive modes for document viewing and editing by displaying, at an application container level, a current mode view in a view frame of the virtual reality device; and in response to receiving an overview command trigger, determining context, including that the current mode view is at the application container level; expanding to a next level view of, e.g., a task level or an overview level; and displaying, at a next level, the next level view in the view frame of the virtual reality device. The current mode view of the application container level includes a container space of an application and an application container level rule for the container space. Conversely, the virtual reality device can adjust the next level view back to the application container level in response to a focused command trigger and identified region of interest.

Abstract: An apparatus is configured to identify a storage volume to be added to a consistency group for replication from a source storage system (“source”) to a target storage system (“target”), to generate a snapshot of the storage volume, to create a dummy volume on the target, to copy the snapshot to the dummy volume, and to add the storage volume to the consistency group. In conjunction with replication of the consistency group from the source to the target, a determination is made for each of a plurality of data pages of the storage volume whether or not the data page already exists in the target as part of the dummy volume. For at least one data page that already exists in the target as part of the dummy volume, a reference count is incremented in the target for that data page instead of copying that data page from the source.

Abstract: A system and method in accordance with example embodiments may include third party payments with non-integrated merchants. A system and method in accordance with example embodiments may utilize a plug in or application to intercept retailer data from a third party, analyze data, and present information to a customer based on the intercepted data and the analysis.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments provide a massager for massage and stimulation. The massager in accordance with disclosed embodiments can operate in a massage mode, or a vibration mode. The massage mode is a low-speed mode of operation. The vibration mode is a high-speed mode of operation. In some embodiments, the massager may alternate between a massage mode and a vibration mode. In this way, the massager of disclosed embodiments can perform a motion that more closely mimics human finger motion while in the massage mode, and can create a sensation of a traditional vibrator in the vibration mode. In some embodiments, the massager may alternate between a massage mode and a vibration mode to create an enhanced user experience.

Abstract: An apparatus system and method for processing patient data pursuant to a monitoring period, wherein received patient feedback data is processed and structured to provide a selectable keyword cloud to a display. The keyword cloud may include a plurality of at least one of symptoms, complications and patient conditions, wherein the keyword cloud is structured by a processor for display in accordance with previous patient feedback data during at least part of the monitoring period.

Abstract: Systems and methods for personalizing electronic messages for users based upon determining user mobile device location data indicating user locations within an area of interest are disclosed. User geospatial location data is obtained at user mobile devices upon the triggering event of a user action (e.g., visiting a web site or using an application on the user mobile device). The location data is stored and compared against map data accurately and precisely defining a map area of the area of interest, such as a vehicle dealer lot. A user data sheet is generated to store information regarding the user location and time at the area of interest. The user data sheet may include a user status identifier based upon elapsed time since the user was at the area of interest. Personalized messages are then generated and transmitted to the user based upon the information in the user data sheet.

Abstract: A card game includes a deck of cards used, for example, to play craps, poker, or any combination thereof.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for storing data in a storage system, comprising: receiving a write request at the storage system; detecting whether the write request is associated with one of a deduplication tier or a non-deduplication tier of the storage system; when the write request is associated with the deduplication tier of the storage system, storing data associated with the write request in the first portion of the volume and updating a first mapping structure to map the first LBA to at least one first hash digest that is generated based on the data; and when the write request is associated with the non-deduplication tier of the storage system, storing data associated with the write request in the second portion of the volume and updating the first mapping structure to map the first LBA to a second hash digest that is generated based on a second LBA.

Abstract: A method is disclosed comprising: instantiating, on a first device, a plurality of first connection objects; generating, by the first device, a first set of connection parameters that is associated with the plurality of first connection objects; transmitting the first set of connection parameters from the first device to a second device; receiving from the second device a second set of connection parameters, the second set of connection parameters being associated with a plurality of second connection objects that are instantiated on the second device; updating, by the first device, each of the first connection objects based on the second set of connection parameters; and transmitting, from the first device to the second device, a confirmation that a plurality of communications channels is established.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a liftgate system with a vertically-opening liftgate and a power actuator responsive to a user opening command for opening the liftgate to a variable opening height. The vehicle has an active sensor adapted to detect objects and their respective distances within a detection zone and a camera adapted to capture a search image with a field-of-view showing objects in the detection zone. In response to the user opening command, a controller 1) performs facial recognition on the search image to detect image locations containing a face of each respective person visible in the search image, 2) identifies distances for each respective person according to coincidence with the detected objects, 3) determines a user height according to the respective image location and distance of at least one respective person visible in the search image, and 4) sets the variable opening height in response to the user height.

Abstract: Features for a lightweight stereoscopic viewing client are described. The client can generate accurate ground point coordinates from selections within the lightweight viewer by accumulating the transformations from original image sources to the images used to render the stereoscopic scene to accurately predict error for a point selection. The viewer may also be decoupled from a permanent image store allowing on-demand retrieval of images via a network for stereoscopic viewing.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a cache management method, storage system and computer program product. The cache management method includes determining an access frequency for each of a plurality of cache pages in a storage system. The method further includes organizing the plurality of cache pages into a plurality of queues based on the access frequency. The method further includes allocating solid-state disks for the plurality of queues based on the access frequency, so that queues where pages with higher access frequency are located have more solid state disks.

Abstract: A laser tag gaming system is provided comprising a plurality of laser tag gaming apparatuses. Each laser tag gaming apparatus has a laser tag gun and a laser tag target, which can be wirelessly paired to one another. Gaming functionality can only be achieved upon receipt of a successful pair condition at a pairing circuit of each of the laser tag gun and laser tag target, which is lost if either of the laser tag gun and laser tag target is deactivated. This reduces the chances of players cheating by resetting their laser tag target.

Abstract: The systems, devices, and methods described herein relate to modulo GRIN optical design concepts. The modulo GRIN optical design may include optical devices including may include one or more gradient portions. These optical devices may include an index of refraction with a profile that gradually transitions along an axis of the optical devices with areas of abrupt change. The profile of this index of refraction may provide a shorter focal length than possible using conventional GRIN index of refraction profiles.

Abstract: A window unit is designed to prevent or reduce bird collisions therewith. The window unit may include first and second substrates (e.g., glass substrates) spaced apart from one another, wherein at least one of the substrates supports an ultraviolet (UV) reflecting coating for reflecting UV radiation so that birds are capable of more easily seeing the window. The UV reflecting coating is preferably patterned so that it is not provided across the entirety of the window unit. By making the window more visible to birds, bird collisions and bird deaths can be reduced. The UV reflecting coating is designed to have high UV reflectance across a large range of viewing angles.

Abstract: A drive-to-drive data transfer may be performed by means of a host configuring registers in a source device and a sink device and triggering a transfer. Data copy logic of controllers of the source and sink devices may then proceed to perform the endpoint to endpoint transfer, for example, using transaction layer packets (TLPs).