Abstract: A method of fabricating a substrate table includes supporting a table base and disposing a coating on a surface of the table base. The surface of the table base is substantially flat. The coating has a non-uniform thickness. The coating exerts a stress on the table so as to bend the table base. The non-uniform thickness causes a surface of the coating to become substantially flat after the bending.

Abstract: A system for generating ultrasound data in respect of an anatomical body being scanned makes use of a predetermined scan protocol, which specifies a sequence of types of ultrasound scan of structures of interest. These types may for example be different imaging modalities (static, dynamic, 2D, 3D etc.) which are most appropriate for viewing different structures within the anatomical body. From received ultrasound images, a model is used to identify the structures of interest within the ultrasound images. The best images for creating the types of scan of the protocol are then identified and a sequence is compiled of those best images. In this way, a sequence is created which combines different types of scan, in a structured way according to a predetermined protocol. This makes the analysis of the sequence most intuitive for a user, and simplifies comparison between different sequences.

Abstract: A method and a system for extracting and formatting financial time-series data is provided. The method includes: receiving a first set of tabular data; segmenting the first set of tabular data into a plurality of cells; determining whether each respective cell is a header cell or a content cell; for each header cell, normalizing each of a time period and a metric associated therewith; for each content cell, determining one or more column header cells and one or more row header cells associated. therewith; and generating an output table based on a result thereof.

Abstract: A system and a method for processing a message on a processing platform, such as a Kafka processing platform, are provided. The method includes: acquiring a plurality of partitions from the messaging platform; designating a first partition from among the plurality of partitions as a sticky partition; generating a plurality of routing keys that are configured to route messages to the sticky partition; using a first routing key from among the plurality of routing keys to identify a first service subscription; subscribing to a second service using the first routing key; and receiving a message transmitted by the second service.

Abstract: A system for managing an electronic loan application can include: a loan information pane listing financial information associated with a loan transaction, the financial information including details of the loan transaction and an indicator of a status of an attribute of the loan transaction; an action pane listing upcoming actions associated with the loan transaction; and an assets pane listing assets associated with the loan transaction, the assets pane including: a list with each of the assets, including identification of each of the assets; and a statement pane for a selected asset of the assets, the statement pane listing items associated with a statement for the selected asset, with each of the items including a status indicator and a highlighted excerpt from the statement.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing a central location to manage permissions provided to third-parties and devices to access and use user data and to manage accounts at multiple entities. A central portal may allow a user to manage all access to account data and personal information as well as usability and functionality of accounts. The user need not log into multiple third-party systems or customer devices to manage previously provided access to the information, provision new access to the information, and to manage financial or other accounts. A user is able to have user data and third-party accounts of the user deleted from devices, applications, and third-party systems via a central portal. The user is able to impose restrictions on how user data is used by devices, applications, and third-party systems, and control such features as recurring payments and use of rewards, via a central portal.

Abstract: A cutting length adjustment mechanism for a hair cutting appliance, a hair cutting appliance, a method of operating a cutting length adjustment mechanism for a hair cutting appliance and an adjustment drive for a cutting length adjustment mechanism for a hair cutting appliance wherein the adjustment drive includes an actuator that is configured to actuate a movable portion of the cutting length adjustment mechanism with respect to a housing portion of the hair cutting appliance, and a movement sensor unit that is configured to detect a movement of the hair cutting appliance, the movement involving at least one of an orientation change and a position change. The actuator is further configured to output an adjustment control signal that is derived from the detected movement. In a length adjustment mode, the actuator is operated on the basis of the adjustment control signal.

Abstract: The invention provides a method and system for a financial institution for capturing the business of a financial services customer. The system may include a data access system for obtaining and storing data; and an analysis system for processing the data. The analysis system (1) selects a study group of customers from the data; (2) observes the study group so as to produce a profile of each study group customer's financial information; (3) produces a mathematical representation of an interrelationship between study group customers' profiles and the data; (4) applies the mathematical representation to customers not within the study group in order to estimate those customers' profiles; (5) identifies a portion of the customer's monetary flow eligible to be conducted through the financial institution, the identification based in part on the customer's profile; and (6) does not require direct input from the customer.

Abstract: Various examples are directed to systems and methods for processing offline payments from a mobile wallet. A computing system may receive, from a financial institution system, an authentication request message comprising a first offline token. The computing system may determine that the mobile wallet application is not online and determine that the first offline toke comprises first offline token data that matches the first offline token reference data. The computing system may send to the financial institution system a first authentication message indicating that the first offline token is associated with the mobile wallet application.

Abstract: In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to a method including: providing, in a collaboration space, a point conversion interface; passing, via the point conversion interface, user credentials to a third-party point issuer; receiving, via the point conversion interface and from the third-party point issuer, a number of points, wherein the number of points is associated with the user credentials; multiplying the number of points by a conversion factor, wherein the multiplying produces a number of unified points; crediting a points pool associated with a collaboration space, with the number of unified points; and receiving, at the collaboration space and from a user of the collaboration space, an instruction to apply the number of unified points to a travel objective, wherein the travel objective is included on a digital itinerary provided by the collaboration space.

Abstract: Examples described herein relate to apparatuses and methods for reducing an amount of time that a user of a drive-up banking system is exposed to outdoor environmental conditions. A method includes detecting, by a drive-up banking system, a presence of a vehicle proximate the drive-up banking system; projecting, by the drive-up banking system, a user interface onto a vehicle window such that the user interface is visible to the occupant of the vehicle; receiving, by the drive-up banking system, information indicative of an identity of the occupant of the vehicle; determining, by the drive-up banking system, an account corresponding to the occupant of the vehicle; requesting, by the user interface, transaction information; receiving, by the user interface, information indicative of the transaction information; and conducting, by the drive-up banking system, a transaction based on the transaction information.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods and apparatus for validating and authenticating use of machine learning models. For example, various techniques are described herein to limit the vulnerability of machine learning models to attack and/or exploitation of the model for malicious use, and for detecting when such attack/exploitation has occurred. Additionally, various embodiments described herein promote the protection of sensitive and/or valuable data, for example by ensuring only licensed use is permissible. Moreover, techniques are described for version tracking, usage tracking, permission tracking, and evolution of machine learning models.

Abstract: A system and computer-implemented method are provided for annotation of image data. A user is enabled to iteratively annotate the image data. An iteration of said iterative annotation comprises generating labels for a current image data part based on user-verified labels of a previous image data part, and enabling the user to verify and correct said generated labels to obtain user-verified labels for the current image data part. The labels for the current image data part are generated by combining respective outputs of a label propagation algorithm and a machine-learned classifier trained on user-verified labels and image data and applied to image data of the current image data part. The machine-learned classifier is retrained using the user-verified labels and the image data of the current image data part to obtain a retrained machine-learned classifier.

Abstract: Described are transgenic, non-human animals comprising a nucleic acid encoding an immunoglobulin light chain, whereby the immunoglobulin light chain is human, human-like, or humanized. The nucleic acid is provided with a means that renders it resistant to DNA rearrangements and/or somatic hypermutations. In one embodiment, the nucleic acid comprises an expression cassette for the expression of a desired molecule in cells during a certain stage of development in cells developing into mature B cells. Further provided is methods for producing an immunoglobulin from the transgenic, non-human animal.

Abstract: Methods and systems for generating a counterfactual explanation with respect to a prediction are provided. The method includes: receiving a set of data items that relate to respective characteristics of a situation; generating a first prediction that corresponds to an undesirable outcome with respect to the situation based on the set of data items; generating a second prediction that corresponds to a desirable outcome with respect to the situation; and determining a counterfactual explanation that indicates a potential change to at least one data item included in the set of data items such that the potential change corresponds to the second prediction. The determination may be made by applying an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that uses a machine learning technique to analyze each respective data item included in the set of data items.

Abstract: An imaging device includes a camera, light sources, an optical bandpass filter, and a conversion unit. The camera includes an image sensor including a N-band color filter (where N is a natural number greater than or equal to 3). The M types of light sources (where M is a natural number that satisfies 2?M?N) have the emission spectral characteristics of having respective peaks in mutually different wavelength ranges within a visible light range and a near-infrared range. The conversion unit generates image signals of M bands each having spectral sensitivity to the corresponding one of the mutually different wavelength ranges by performing a matrix operation on an N-band imaging signal obtained by the image sensor when an article is photographed with the camera. The light application direction and the emission intensity are individually selected for each of the light sources.

Abstract: A method comprises receiving a request to display a first digital image on a user device associated with a user. The first digital image is representative of a first side of a physical check, and the physical check has sensitive information in a field. Sensitive information is deleted from the first digital image so that the sensitive information is unrecoverable and unretrievable from the first digital image. After deleting the sensitive information from the first digital image, the first digital image is displayed on the user device. In response to determining that the user has failed to pass interdiction, an interdiction factor is received. In response to the interdiction factor matching a stored interdiction factor, the user is passed from interdiction. After passing the user from interdiction, a second digital image is displayed on the user device and the field is then unmasked.

Abstract: The invention provides an optical apparatus configured to monitor a state of a diffuser illuminated by a light source, at least one light beam comprising at least one bundle of rays of light exiting the diffuser being for illumination of a transmissive or reflective spatial light modulator of a projector, further comprising a sampler that samples the light beam exiting the diffuser and re-directs the light beam sample towards a detection system, wherein the detection system is coupled to an analyzer that generates a signal when an anomaly is detected in the distribution of the light intensity in a cross-section of the sample of the light beam. It also provides a method of monitoring a state of a diffuser illuminated by a coherent light source.

Abstract: Inkjet ink for forming an image on a substrate, the inkjet ink comprising a pigment P, a first block copolymer dispersant D1 for dispersing the pigment P and a second block copolymer dispersant D2 for dispersing the pigment P, and an aqueous carrier; wherein said first block copolymer dispersant D1 is different from said second block copolymer dispersant D2, wherein each block copolymer dispersant D1, D2 comprises an anchoring segment A1, A2 for anchoring to the pigment P, wherein each of the block copolymer dispersant D1, D2 additionally comprises a matrix stabilization segment M for aqueous phase stabilization of the pigment P, wherein the anchoring segment A1 of the first block copolymer dispersant D1 comprises a repeating unit R1 and the anchoring segment A2 of the second block copolymer dispersant D2 comprises a repeating unit R2, wherein the repeating unit R1 is less hydrophobic than the repeating unit R2.

Abstract: A system and computer-readable storage medium perform a method for contextual inferring capacity for triggering a financial transaction by monitoring, via user device(s), objective contextual data of location, temporal, and volitional transaction information associated with an authorized user of a financial system. Subjective contextual data of personal calendar events, physiological data, and pacing of user interactions with the user device(s) is monitored. The objective and subjective contextual data is analyzed to create scenario(s) correlated with performing a volitional transaction. If not predictive a volitional transaction, a layer of security protocol is added for authentication prior to executing the volitional transaction. In response to determining that the current context is predictive of a volitional transaction, a determination is made whether the subjective contextual data satisfies criterion for incapacity to perform a volitional transaction.