Abstract: Provided is an aircraft hand controls. The aircraft hand controls may comprise a set of left and right brake hand controls and a rudder hand control. The set of left and right brake hand controls may be operatively connected to the rudder pedals or toe brakes. The set of left and right brake hand controls may also comprise a hydraulic brake adaptation for plumbing hydraulic pressure into the aircraft's hydraulic brake system. The aircraft hand controls may comprise one or more push-to-talk buttons.

Abstract: There is included a method and apparatus comprising computer code configured to cause a processor or processors to perform acquiring an input bitstream comprising metadata and video data, decoding the video data, determining whether the metadata comprises at least one flag signaling at least one component of a picture size of at least one picture of the video data, and signaling, in a case where it is determined that the metadata comprises the at least one flag, a display device to display the at least one picture from the video data according to the at least one flag.

Abstract: A system for braking a host vehicle. A memory storing instructions executable by a processor includes instructions to actuate friction brakes in the host vehicle when a brake condition occurs. The brake condition includes that the host vehicle is parked on a roadway, a person is located exterior to the host vehicle, and an approaching vehicle will come within a distance threshold of the host vehicle.

Abstract: A tray for a vertical growing system for growing plants having opposed first and second side walls, a first open end and second open end opposed to the first end defining a perimeter of the tray; and a raised region disposed within the perimeter of the tray wherein at least one side wall is configured with a downward sloping outer face to direct fluid from the tray to an adjacent gutter. The tray forms one side of an enclosed plenum which directs forced air to growing mediums supported by each tray via holes formed in each tray. A bottom side of the tray includes ribs and valleys exposed to an interior of the plenum where such ribs and valleys contribute to substantially constant air velocities emanating from each hole in each tray along an entire length of the plenum.

Abstract: A deterministic encryption key generating method along with a cryptographic system is disclosed. The systems method uses the intersection of an equation representing a polynomial or quadratic (PQ-Equation) with a secure and secret 3-dimensional mathematical geometric shape, or manifold, to generate an ephemeral symmetric encryption key. Digital objects, files, and data can be cryptographically secured using this process with a unique per-file or per-data object key, which is destroyed after each use. The process combines coefficients of a PQ-Equation mapped onto the manifold to create or recreate the key from an identifier, for instance values for the PQ-Equation. PQ-Equation coefficients are stored with the protected file, accessible via the client and transmitted to the computational server possessing the secret manifold.

Abstract: Technology is disclosed herein in which a duration of a program pulse used to program non-volatile memory cells such as NAND may be increased responsive to a programming failure using a shorter duration program pulse. The duration of at least one program pulse may be increased for at least one group of memory cells in response to a failure to program a group using a default program pulse duration. The group that experiences the increased duration program pulse may be the same group for which the program operation failed using the shorter program pulse or may be a different group than the group for which the program operation failed using the shorter program pulse.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product for trickplay in HTTP live streaming (HLS), includes: establishing a connection to a content source; receiving a piece of content from a content source as a multimedia stream, wherein the multimedia stream comprises a digital living network alliance stream; converting the multimedia stream into a client stream that comprises a HLS stream, the HLS stream including a manifest file containing a plurality of transport stream packets; storing a pre-determined number of the plurality of transport stream packets in a temporary storage; outputting the client stream to a media player; receiving a first trickplay request from the media player, the first trickplay request being a pause request; in response to the first trickplay request: pausing the client stream; transmitting a signal keeping the connection to the content source alive and the multimedia stream active; and storing the multimedia stream in the temporary storage.

Abstract: Described herein are systems, methods, and articles of manufacture for high back-scattering waveguides (e.g., optical fibers) and sensors employing high back-scattering optical fibers. Briefly described, one embodiment comprises a high back-scattering fiber, or enhanced scattering fiber or “ESF,” that features resistance specifications that remain intact over lengths of fiber in excess of 1 m, or preferably >100 m, or preferably >1 km, wherein the reflectivity of the ESFs may be precisely tuned within a range from ?100 dB/mm to ?70 dB/mm, and wherein the enhanced scattering may be spatially continuous or, alternatively, may be at discrete locations spaced apart by 100 microns to >10 m.

Abstract: In an aspect of the present disclosure is an electric aircraft motor with a fully welded rotor. The motor includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes an inner cylindrical surface and an outer cylindrical surface. The rotor includes a cylindrical portion and spokes welded to the cylindrical portion. In another aspect of the present disclosure is a method for manufacturing a fully welded rotor.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for selectively reordering a plurality of content titles in a queue storing content titles to be delivered to a Video-on-Demand (VOD) server accessible to customers over a content delivery network, and delivered by an availability window start time, by using an estimated time to such delivery.

Abstract: In one aspect, the inventions include a system for control of a software defined computer network state system. First, an application plane layer is adapted to receive instructions regarding operation of the state system. Preferably, the application plane layer is coupled to an application plane layer interface. Second, a control plane layer includes an adaptive control unit, such as a cognitive computing unit, an artificial intelligence unit or a machine-learning unit. Third, a data plane layer includes an input interface to receive data input from one or more data sources. A title transfer network element is provided to transfer digital assets via a blockchain. The system may use domain transformations and difference engines.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a shared collaborative channel for collaboration are provided. In particular, a computing device may receive a request, from an originating member of an organization, to create the shared collaborative channel, the request including an invitee to be added to the shared collaborative channel. In response to receipt of the request, the computing device may provision a substrate group by creating a container associate with the shared collaborative channel including a substrate database associated with the shared collaborative channel, generate an invitation including a custom link to the shared collaborative channel for the invitee, and determine whether the invitee belongs to an originating collaboration team associated with the originating member based on the substrate database. If the invitee belongs to the originating collaboration team, the computing device may further update the substrate group to add the invitee as a new member of the shared collaborative channel.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for language models using domain-specific model components. In some implementations, context data for an utterance is obtained. A domain-specific model component is selected from among multiple domain-specific model components of a language model based on the non-linguistic context of the utterance. A score for a candidate transcription for the utterance is generated using the selected domain-specific model component and a baseline model component of the language model that is domain-independent. A transcription for the utterance is determined using the score the transcription is provided as output of an automated speech recognition system.

Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a well inspection method and system is disclosed. The method includes transmitting an acoustic signal from a well inspection tool into a casing structure, receiving return signals from the casing structure to the well inspection tool, performing, using at least one processor associated with the well inspection tool, a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) on a plurality of frequencies of the return signals to generate spectrogram data, determining entropy spectra from the spectrogram data, and determining casing loadings associated with the casing structure based at least in part on the entropy spectra.

Abstract: By way of example, a method includes, responsive to a user request to download, from the internet, a downloadable file with executable content, downloading a portion of the downloadable file, wherein the downloadable file is not executable with the portion; after download the portion of the downloadable file, scanning the portion of the downloadable file for malware characteristics to classify the downloadable file; and completing downloading the downloadable file only after determining, based on the scanning of the portion of the downloadable file, that the downloadable file is not malware.

Abstract: A general methodology is presented for optimizing a value at risk (VaR) associated with an allocation of objects (i.e., a strategy) having variable performance and loss characteristics. For purposes of illustration, investment strategies prescribing a portfolio of items from a set of candidates with unknown and generally correlated joint losses are discussed. The framework is based on approximating the VaR using nonparametric estimates of the portfolio loss density and, using mathematical insights, an efficient approach to computing the VaR gradient with respect to the strategy. The approach also allows inclusion of constraints on the strategy (e.g. a maximum fraction per item) and allows the VaR optimization problem to be solved using optimization techniques such as sequential quadratic programming.

Abstract: A femoral stem implant includes an implant body having a neck and a shaft, the shaft comprising a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, a cranial or anterior aspect, a caudal or posterior aspect, a medial aspect, and a lateral aspect. A porous structure extends circumferentially around the shaft from the cranial or anterior aspect, across the medial aspect, and across the caudal or anterior aspect. At least a portion of the lateral aspect of the shaft comprises a solid reinforcement portion that is at least partially bordered by the porous structure.

Abstract: A structural assembly for an electric vehicle includes a vehicle frame and a battery structure. The vehicle frame is distinct from a vehicle body and includes a front section, a rear section and a mid-section disposed between the front and rear sections. The mid-section includes opposed longitudinal rails. The battery structure is configured to house power storage units and is disposed between the opposed longitudinal rails. The battery structure includes a battery housing secured to the opposed longitudinal rails of the mid-section. The mid-section and the battery housing are combined into a unitized structure that is removably secured to the front and rear sections of the vehicle frame.

Abstract: A system for downhole optical analysis includes a housing forming at least part of a pressure barrier. The system also includes a window, formed at an end of the housing, the window being at least semi-transparent to permit light to travel through the window. The system further includes at least one light source, arranged within the housing, wherein the at least one light source is configured to emit a beam of light at a wavelength to enable non-contact, optical cleaning of the window, the wavelength being selected to reduce interaction with the window while heating a fluid film formed on the window outside the housing.

Abstract: An electromechanical Smart Lock is unlocked by the Smart Lock timely receiving a time sensitive access-code that solves a cryptographic hash algorithm (e.g., SHA-3 or the like) running on that Smart Lock. To enable this functionality, the Smart Lock knows at least three items of information: status of a countdown timer, its cryptographic hash algorithm, and its unique identifier. Further, the Smart Lock may have various means for receiving the time sensitive access-code, such as, but not limited to, a QR code camera, a barcode scanner, a camera, a microphone, a keypad, and/or optionally, an antenna(s)/radio(s) for RFID/NFC inputs to the Smart Lock. Server(s) may also know the same three items of information for each given Smart Lock; and the Server(s) may provide time sensitive access-codes to (authorized) user(s) and/or to their devices. Users may request, receive, and/or send the time sensitive access-codes via text messaging (or other means).