Abstract: An acoustic transducer for generating electrical signals in response to acoustic signals, comprises a first diaphragm having a first corrugation formed therein. A second diaphragm has a second corrugation formed therein, and is spaced apart from the first diaphragm such that a cavity having a pressure lower than atmospheric pressure is formed therebetween. A back plate is disposed between the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm. One or more posts extend from at least one of the first diaphragm or the second diaphragm towards the other through the back plate. The one or more posts prevent each of the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm from contacting the back plate due to movement of the first diaphragm and/or the second diaphragm towards the back plate. Each of the first corrugation and the second corrugation protrude outwardly from the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm, respectively, away from the back plate.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a system, comprising a mobile device configured to register with a service provider via an application program, obtain network credentials of communication networks operated by the service provider at various locations, connect to a communication network via the network credentials when approaching a selected location of the service provider, and transmit, to a first computing device via the communication network, a first identifier that uniquely identifies the mobile device. The system also comprises the first computing device positioned at service provider's locations and configured to receive and transmit the first identifier to a second computing device. The system also comprises the second computing device configured to receive the first identifier, compare the unique identifier to a plurality of unique identifiers, and provide a service customized to a user of the mobile device based at least upon the comparison result.

Abstract: A door opening system for a rear door of a motor vehicle in which a rear door first moves backwards and outwardly away from the car shell prior to the rear door then swinging outwardly away from the front of the car. The car shell does not have a B-pillar so that a large, convenient opening is provide with the front door opening forwardly and the rear door opening rearwardly. The door opening system includes: a car shell; a rear slider rail attached to the car shell; a rear door hinge assembly configured to move along the rear slider rail; with the rear door mounted onto the rear door hinge assembly, wherein the rear door hinge assembly moves along the rear slider rail in a direction rearwardly and away from the car shell prior to the rear door being outwardly rotatable on the rear door hinge assembly.

Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a leg support rotationally coupled to a seat and including a bladder assembly at least partially disposed on the leg support, and a lift mechanism disposed between the seat and the leg support, wherein the lift mechanism is configured to move the leg support between a stored position and a deployed position, and wherein the bladder assembly is inflatable between a deflated state and an inflated state.

Abstract: Technologies are described herein for injecting elements into artificial intelligence content. According to some examples, content generated from an artificial intelligence source is received, facts are determined from the content, and terms are selected for use based on the facts. The terms are used to modify or are added to the content to generate modified artificial intelligence content.

Abstract: Embodiments herein treat the action segmentation as a domain adaption (DA) problem and reduce the domain discrepancy by performing unsupervised DA with auxiliary unlabeled videos. In one or more embodiments, to reduce domain discrepancy for both the spatial and temporal directions, embodiments of a Mixed Temporal Domain Adaptation (MTDA) approach are presented to jointly align frame-level and video-level embedded feature spaces across domains, and, in one or more embodiments, further integrate with a domain attention mechanism to focus on aligning the frame-level features with higher domain discrepancy, leading to more effective domain adaptation. Comprehensive experiment results validate that embodiments outperform previous state-of-the-art methods. Embodiments can adapt models effectively by using auxiliary unlabeled videos, leading to further applications of large-scale problems, such as video surveillance and human activity analysis.

Abstract: The present composition relates to effervescing compositions used in the treatment of toilets, and in particular malodours which may emanate therefrom, as well as methods of making such compositions and methods of their use. The compositions may be in pulvurent form which may be a granular form, or may be in a solid form such as a tablet.

Abstract: Described herein is a system for authorizing secondary users to access a primary user's account using blockchain. The primary user can transmit a request for providing access to a primary user's account to a secondary user. In response to receiving the request, the system may generate a new block in the blockchain ledger specifying the permissions of the secondary user. Furthermore, the new block may include the permission details. This way, when the secondary user attempts to access the primary user's account, the system may verify the secondary user based on the permission details in the last block in the sequence of blocks. Each new block may include the permission details.

Abstract: A method for low-latency communication from a first device to a second device over an unreliable network using at least one predictive machine learning model, characterized in that the method includes: representing at least one frame of time series data at the first device, wherein the at least one frame of time series data is a series of data points indexed in time order; recording at least one output stream, a metadata associated with the at least one output stream, and a plurality of external inputs from the first device in an interaction recorder of the second device, wherein the at least one output stream includes the at least one frame of time series data; segmenting a background area of an image into at least one background area stream, wherein the at least one background area stream is captured from a plurality of users; compressing at least one character centered portion of the image into a character focus stream for enabling an output image to be treated as two streams; training the at least one pre

Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of a system and method for baling recyclable materials and managing the baling of recyclable materials. The apparatus for baling includes a baler for compressing and baling recyclable materials, a scale, label printer, and a processor. Certain embodiments further comprise at least one digital camera, RFID dispenser, and an internet connection that allows the processor to transmit collected data to a remote database for further analysis. The disclosed method for baling recyclable materials comprising the steps of baling materials; weighing the bale automatically using a digital scale operably connected to the processor; recording the weight of the bale automatically; and printing a label which displays the recorded weight of the bale. Additionally, the method may comprise inputting information and/or automatically recording data, and/or automatically transmitting the data associated with a bale to a remote database.

Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for object detection to achieve hard real-time performance with low latency. Real-time object detection frameworks are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a framework comprises a first CPU core, a second CPU core, and a plurality of shaves. In one or more embodiments, the first CPU core handles general CPU tasks, while the second CPU core handles the image frames from a camera sensor and computation task scheduling. In one or more embodiments, the scheduled computation tasks are implemented by the plurality of shaves using at least one object-detection model to detect an object in an image frame. In one or more embodiments, computation results from the object-detection model with a higher detection probability is used to form an output for object detection. In one or more embodiments, the object-detection models share some parameters for smaller size and higher implementing speed.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method and apparatus for generating a three-dimensional point cloud generation using a polarimetric camera in a drive assistance system equipped vehicle including a camera configured to capture a color image for a field of view and a polarimetric data of the field of view, a processor configured to perform a neural network function in response to the color image and the polarimetric data to generate a depth map of the field of view, and a vehicle controller configured a perform an advanced driving assistance function and to control a vehicle movement in response to the depth map.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods identify, among a plurality of DSL lines, a subgroup of DSL lines based on one or more common characteristics and use the common characteristic(s) to identify a set of power control parameters that enable an upstream rate for the subgroup of DSL lines that is different than an upstream rate for DSL lines in the plurality of DSL lines that do not include the subgroup of DSL lines before applying the set of power control parameters to the subgroup of DSL lines to achieve the upstream rate.

Abstract: A recapturable external LAA exclusion clip system includes a clip comprising first and second clip struts, at least one of the struts having a connector interface comprising a first portion of a lock, and a delivery device comprising a handle and an end effector. The handle comprises jaw and lock controls. The end effector is connected to the handle and comprises a clevis and first and second jaws. The jaws are connected to the clevis and operatively connected to the jaw control to actively articulate at least one of the jaws with respect to the other. At least one of the jaws has a connector comprising a second portion of the lock operatively connected to the lock control to removably lock with the first portion of the lock. The first and second portions of the lock have a locked state and are configured to unlock the locked state upon actuation of the lock control.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for generating a 3D digital model used in hairpiece manufacturing is provided, which comprises: obtaining an initial 3D model of a head; identifying an outline of a target area to be covered by a hairpiece on the initial 3D model; and cutting the initial 3D model based at least partially on the target area to obtain a refined 3D model. A physical mold used in hairpiece manufacturing and a method for generating the same are also provided according to other aspects of the present disclosure.

Abstract: Control-source devices may be associated with control-target devices of a load control system during a configuration procedure, such that the control-target devices are responsive to the associated control-source devices during normal operation. The configuration procedure may be executed using a network device having a visual display for associating the control-source devices and control-target devices. The control-source devices may be associated with the control-target devices on an area-by-area basis using an area configuration procedure. The control-target devices may be configured to flash a controlled lighting load according to a flashing profile during the configuration procedure. The flashing profile may be characterized by at least one abrupt transition between off and on, and at least one gradual transition between off and on, where the abrupt and gradual transitions are repeated on a periodic basis.

Abstract: This disclosure concerns the use of endogenous plant RNAi machinery to preferentially or specifically reduce transgene expression. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns specific reduction of transgene expression in male plant tissues, for example, to provide an economical male sterility system of hybrid seed production.

Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly comprises a lift mechanism disposed at a forward portion of a seat and a latch assembly disposed at a rearward portion of the seat and rotatably coupled to the seat. A mechanical link has a first end rotatably coupled to the forward portion of the seat and a second end rotatably coupled to the latch assembly. The vehicle seating assembly is movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the latch assembly is positionable in a latched position or an unlatched position relative to a mount assembly. The mechanical link is disposed in an initial position when the seating assembly is in the first position, and the mechanical link is disposed in a final position when the seating assembly is in the second position.

Abstract: The invention includes systems and methods to provide a non-intrusive 360 view without a camera at the viewpoint. The invention processes video feeds from an array of cameras to track an object in the video feeds and generates an immersive media from the video feeds. The system identifies a primary object and tracks the primary object with an array of mounted sets of at least two cameras. Each of the sets including a camera directed at the object and another camera directed at a background of the object. The system then stitches the video feeds to generate the immersive media.

Abstract: Provided is a super wing nut bolt. The super wing bolt comprises a head, two wings that extend transversely from opposite sides of the head, a polygonal-sided shall that extends downward from the head and a threaded shaft that extends downward from the polygonal sided shaft.