Abstract: A substance delivery module (4) and apparatus (2) for delivering a substance in aerosol form are disclosed. The substance delivery module (4) comprises a substance container (90), a piston (62) and an actuator (100) configured to engage the substance container (90) and urge the substance container (90) onto the piston (62), so dispensing the substance into the through passage (102) of the piston. The actuator (100) and substance container (90) are mounted in the substance delivery module (4) for relative motion, such relative motion bringing the actuator (100) into engagement with the substance container (90). The substance delivery module (4) may be assembled with an aerosol generator (10) and an aerosol delivery conduit (14) to form an apparatus (2) for delivering a substance in aerosol form. The apparatus (2) may further comprise a control module (6).

Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method of transferring user data from a communication module to a data processing center over a telecommunications network. A signalling message is wirelessly received from the communication module in the telecommunications network. The signalling message contains the user data that is subsequently transferred to the data processing center. By inserting the user data in the signalling message (s), it is possible to rapidly transmit data to the telecommunications network, while resources can be saved since it not required to establish a complete circuit-switched or packet switched correction between the communication module and the telecommunications network. The user data may comprise application data of a program run by the communication module, e.g. alarming data, measurement data or derivatives thereof.

Abstract: A method implemented on an electronic computing device includes identifying a user of an augmented reality (AR) device. Profile information is obtained for the user based on the identity of the user. An interactive game is activated on the AR device. The interactive game is tailored to the user based on the profile information. One or more rewards are provided to the user for implementing aspects of the interactive game.

Abstract: The invention relates to a corporate technologies and risk (CTR) automation framework. The innovative framework comprises: a self-service portal that receives an input relating to a software application from an application developer; a build framework comprising a standards framework that implements a set of rules; a Quality Assurance (QA) processor that automatically generates test scripts for the software application; a performance processor, comprising a parser, a designer processor, analyzer processor and a validator processor, that automatically generates and executes performance test scripts; and a CTR communication network, coupled to the build framework, QA processor and the performance processor, that communicates with one or more targets via a distributed ledger functionality for entitlements and events.

Abstract: A computer system is described that is configured to enable customers of an organization to self-monitor account activity and modify account access settings via a contact center of the organization. The contact center control system is configured to provide an interactive call history associated with the customer's accounts with the organization. Using the call history, the customer may perform self-monitoring of calls into the contact center that access the customer's accounts, and notify the organization if any of the calls appear suspicious. The contact center control system is configured provide a user interface through which the customer may modify account access settings including changing which types of authentication methods are enabled to access the customer's accounts, and blocking account access by callers from certain phone numbers. The contact center control system may allow the customer to turn off all access to the customer's accounts via the contact center.

Abstract: Disclosed in some examples, are methods, systems, and machine readable mediums which provide an event processing system and indicator engine that provide indicators to one or more of the channel systems that pertain to a status of an issue experienced by a customer. The indicators are created in part based upon updates to the issue entered into a customer issue system and when displayed in a channel system, the indicators provide an indication that there is an update on the particular issue affecting the customer.

Abstract: A system for monitoring financial threats includes: at least one central processing unit and system memory that causes the system to: receive information about a threat associated with a financial services device; identify a type of the threat; identify a location associated with the threat; and notify one or more customers associated with the financial services device based upon the type or the location of the threat.

Abstract: A battery pack for a vehicle is presented. The battery pack comprises a plurality of bricks, each brick of the plurality of bricks comprising a phase change material block, a side of the phase change material block defining a plurality of channels, and a plurality of battery cells, each battery cell being disposed at least in part in the phase change material block; and at least one connector for electrically connecting a first one of the plurality of bricks to a second one of the plurality of bricks, the at least one connector being disposed at least partially in one of the plurality of channels.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (100) for denoising a vector-valued image, the device (100) comprising: a generator (10), which is configured to generate an initial loss function (L_I) comprising at least one initial covariance matrix (ICM) defining a model of correlated noise for each pixel of the vector-valued image; a processor (20), which is configured to provide a final loss function (L_F) comprising a set of at least one final covariance matrix (FCM) based on the initial loss function by modifying at least one submatrix and/or at least one matrix element of the initial covariance matrix (ICM); and a noise-suppressor (30), which is configured to denoise the vector-valued image using the final loss function (L_F) comprising the set of the at least one final covariance matrix (FCM).

Abstract: To allow a better determination of an image of a different luminance dynamic range (in particular as characterised by a different maximum luminance a.k.a.

Abstract: Generally, devices and methods for accelerating/decelerating a skin are disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for metering carbon dioxide snow, comprising a storage container and a discharge opening arranged in the base of the storage container. A horizontally and vertically movable base, by means of which the discharge opening can be opened and closed, is arranged in the region of the discharge opening. A horizontally movable cutting knife is vertically spaced from the base and can be moved into the interior of the storage container. Once the storage container is filled with carbon dioxide snow a metered amount of carbon dioxide snow present between the cutting knife and the base is cut off by the cutting knife and compacted by vertical movements of the base and is then discharged by the base moving into the open position.

Abstract: The present invention provides a radiation shield (204), in particular for shielding main coils (202) of a magnetic resonance imaging system (110), whereby the radiation shield (204) comprises a cavity (214) for housing at least one main coil (202), whereby the cavity (214) is formed between an inner cylindrical wall (206), an outer cylindrical wall (208), which are arranged essentially concentrically to each other, and two ring-shaped base walls (212), which interconnect the inner cylindrical wall (206) and the outer cylindrical wall (208), wherein at least one out of the inner cylindrical wall (206), the outer cylindrical wall (208), and the two ring-shaped base walls (212) is provided at least partially with an inner layer (216), which faces the cavity (214), and an outer layer (218), wherein the inner layer (216) is a layer comprising carbon fiber reinforced plastic, and the outer layer (218) comprises a metal, which is paramagnetic or diamagnetic.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for a flangeless air filter configured to be mounted onto a flat surface within an air intake system of an internal combustion engine. The flangeless air filter is comprised of a cone-shaped filter medium, retained between a base and a cap, that is fabricated to remove contaminants and particulate matter from an intake airstream. The base includes a pliable seal that forms an airtight connection between the flangeless air filter and the flat surface of the air intake system. A mounting bracket and fasteners may be used to attach the base to the flat surface, compressing the seal there between. In some embodiments, the mounting bracket may be incorporated into, and made a part of the base. A cap is disposed on a top of the flangeless air filter and configured to direct the intake airstream around the cap and toward the filter medium.

Abstract: A coffee machine makes use of a valve arrangement for controlling the coupling of a water heater outlet selectively to one of two or more outlets, such as a steam delivery nozzle, a brew chamber and a water collection unit (e.g. drip tray). The valve arrangement comprises a rotatable routing element, wherein the angular position of the routing element controls the coupling of the inlet channel to one of the outlets. The rotation is driven by rotational coupling to a brew chamber motor. This coffee machine design makes use of a single valve arrangement to provide the flow control from the water heater. This provides a compact arrangement with a low component count and simple control mechanism.

Abstract: A wireless magnetic resonance (MR) signal receiving system comprises a wireless MR coil (20) and a base station (50). The wireless MR coil includes coil elements (22) tuned to receive an MR signal, and electronic modules (24) each including a transceiver (30) and a digital processor (32). Each electronic module is operatively connected to receive an MR signal from at least one coil element. The base station includes a base station transceiver (52) configured to wirelessly communicate with the transceivers of the electronic modules of the wireless MR coil, and a base station digital processor (54). The electronic modules form a configurable mesh network (60) to wirelessly transmit the MR signals received by the electronic modules to the base station. The base station digital processor is programmed to operate the base station transceiver to receive the MR signals wirelessly transmitted to the base station by the configurable mesh network.

Abstract: A device, system, and method is provided for detecting pain in a cardiac-related region of the body and determining whether that pain is cardiac or non-cardiac. The device, system, and method may include calculating or determining a first feature based on a variation in activity level and a variation in the detected heartrate measurement and a second feature based on a variation in the detected ECG features and a first feature and then subjecting at least the first feature and the second feature to a cardiac pain classifier to determine a cardiac classification.