Abstract: Systems and methods for performing trick play functionality using trick play streams during adaptive bitrate streaming in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. One embodiment includes requesting a video container index from a video container file containing a video stream from a plurality of alternative streams of video; requesting at least one portion of the video stream using at least one entry from the video container index; decoding the at least one portion of the video stream; receiving at least one user instruction to perform a visual search of the media; requesting a trick play container index from a trick play container file containing a trick play stream; requesting at least one frame of video from the at least one trick play stream; and decoding and displaying the at least one frame of video from the trick play stream.

Abstract: A control device for a hydraulic brake for a bicycle includes a reservoir for hydraulic fluid. The reservoir has a variable volume. The control device also includes a reservoir cover at least partially defining the reservoir, and a support that is attachable to a handlebar of the bicycle via an inner annular surface of the support. A handlebar proximity zone is radially outer relative to the inner annular surface of the support and is within two centimeters of the inner annular surface of the support. At least part of the reservoir cover is within the handlebar proximity zone.

Abstract: A method of detecting zero crossings in an AC input voltage at an input of a power converter, including measuring, at a first time, a first voltage. If the first voltage is positive, the method may include determining that the first time corresponds to a positive half-cycle of the AC input voltage. If the first voltage is equal to approximately zero: a) determining that the first time corresponds to a negative half-cycle of the AC input voltage; b) turning on a high-side switch of the power converter for a first time period; and c) measuring, during the first time period, a second voltage. If the second voltage is less than a first threshold, turning off the high-side switch and repeating b) and c) after a time delay. If the second voltage is less than a second threshold, maintaining the high-side switch in an ON state for a second time period.

Abstract: A computing system retrieves ball-by-ball data for a plurality of sporting events. The computing system generates a trained neural network based on ball-by-ball data supplemented with ball-by-ball data with ball-by-ball match context features and personalized embeddings based on a batsman and a bowler for each delivery. The computing system receives a target batsman and a target bowler for a pitch to be delivered in a target event. The computing system identifies target ball-by-ball data for a window of pitches preceding the to be delivered pitch. The computing system retrieves historical ball-by-ball data for each of the target batsman and the target bowler. The computing system generates personalized embeddings for both the target batsman and the target bowler based on the historical ball-by-ball data. The computing system predicts a shot type for the pitch to be delivered based on the target ball-by-ball data and the personalized embeddings.

Abstract: A vehicle is described. The vehicle may include a vehicle sensor configured to detect cart location, and a lifting mechanism disposed at a vehicle sidewall. The lifting mechanism is configured to lift and secure a cart on a target location on the vehicle sidewall. The vehicle may further include a memory and a processor. The processor is configured to obtain the cart location from the vehicle sensor, determine that the cart is aligned with the target location. Responsive to a determination that the cart is aligned, the processor is configured to transmit a command signal to the lifting mechanism to lift and secure the cart on the target location.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and a device in a User Equipment (UE) and a base station used for paging. The UE first monitors a first signaling in X time intervals respectively, and then receives a first radio signal. The first signaling is used for determining scheduling information for the first radio signal. The scheduling information includes at least one of {occupied time-frequency resource, adopted MCS, subcarrier spacing of subcarriers in occupied frequency domain resource}. The first radio signal carries a paging message. The frequency domain resource is used for transmitting the first signaling belongs to a first subband. The first subband includes a positive integer number of consecutive subcarriers in frequency domain. At least one of {location of the first subband in frequency domain, subcarrier spacing of subcarriers included in the first subband} is used for determining the X time intervals.

Abstract: Methods and systems of similarity searching encrypted data strings are disclosed. An exemplary method can include receiving data strings, obtaining a set of reference strings, determining edit distances between each data string and the reference strings, converting each set of edit distances into a document of tokens. A method may further include encrypting the data strings, associating each of the documents with a corresponding data string, and storing the data strings and the associated documents in a memory. A method may continue by receiving a search request, determining a search set of edit distances between the search request and the reference strings, converting the search set of edit distances into a document, comparing the search document with the documents stored in memory to determine which documents are above a similarity threshold compared to the search document, and returning the data strings associated with documents above the similarity threshold.

Abstract: A trailer angle identification system includes an imaging device configured to capture an image. A controller is configured to receive steering angle data corresponding to a steering angle of a vehicle, receive vehicle speed data corresponding to a vehicle speed, and estimate an angle of the trailer relative to the vehicle by processing the image, the steering angle data, and the vehicle speed data in at least one neural network.

Abstract: A storefront shelf can have a shelf front, a shelf top, a shelf bottom, a right sidewall, and a left sidewall. The shelf front includes a transparent barrier, one or more product exit apertures, one or more product movement apertures, and a set of restocking components. The transparent barrier permits shoppers to view shelf contained products and, when closed, inhibits extraction of any of a set of shelf contained products except through at least one product exit aperture. Each product exit aperture is an opening in the shelf front sufficiently large to permit one of the shelf contained products to pass. The product movement apertures are each opening in the shelf front sufficiently large to permit a hand of the shopper to pass and to thereafter manipulate positions of the shelf contained product(s). The set of restocking components are connected to open and close the transparent barrier. When the transparent barrier is open the shelf contained products can be restocked via the opening.

Abstract: A method for using forecasting power transformer faults may include receiving dissolved gas data of power transformers; receiving features of the power transformers; generating, based on the features and the dissolved gas data, clusters of transformers, wherein each respective cluster of the clusters comprises transformers exhibiting similarities to each other; selecting, for each respective cluster and respective gas of the first dissolved gas data, from among machine learning models trained to minimize a difference between a forecast gas concentration and an actual gas concentration, a machine learning model; generating, using a selected machine learning model, a forecasted concentration of the respective gas of the respective cluster; estimating, using forecasted gas concentration, a ROC of the respective gas of the respective cluster; predicting, based on a comparison of the ROC to an ROC alarm threshold, a future fault of a transformer; and generating an alert indicating the transformer maintenance is re

Abstract: A fuel composition for internal combustion engines manufactured from renewable fuel feedstocks, primarily simple alcohols, and including a fraction of water and optionally other additives. Using high efficiency General Cycle engines fueled by this alcohol fuel blend gives exceptional efficiency, especially in heavy transportation and off-road heavy equipment scenarios. An alcohol fuel blend provides low-cost manufacturing, production at high volume, lowest emissions, high process lifecycle efficiency, low environmental impact, and minimal impact on transport norms.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, interfaces, and methods for implementing the systems, apparatuses, and interfaces include capturing an image, displaying the image on a display devise, scanning and identifying objects and/or attributes associated with the image and/or objects therein, generating a 3D AR environment within the display overlaid on the image, generating a ray pointer for improved interaction with the image and the generated 3D AR environment, where the environment includes virtual constructs corresponding to the image objects and/or attributes, and selecting, activating, animating, and/or manipulating the virtual constructs within the 3D AR environment.

Abstract: A load control system may include multiple devices capable of communicating with one another to enable load control via a network. Devices communicating in the load control system may be powered by a lower power supply (e.g., a battery). These devices may be power-conservative control devices. A device may transmit an indication that it is a power-conservative control device. The device may be assigned a multicast slot. The multicast slot may occur periodically and may be associated with a multicast phase. An indication of the device's assigned multicast slot may be transmitted to other devices in the load control system. Messages may be transmitted to the device from one or more other devices during its configured multicast slot.

Abstract: A system for telemedicine diagnostics through remote sensing may include at least a processor, and a memory communicatively connected to the at least processor, wherein the memory contains instructions configuring the at least processor to communicate to a subject a prompt, receive from the subject a response, classify the response to a medical condition category, generate a medical condition report as a function of the medical condition category, and initiate a telemedicine session by connecting the subject with a medical professional as a function of the response, and transmitting the medical condition report to a device operated by the medical professional.

Abstract: A switched pixel array LiDAR includes a transmit optical switching network and a receive optical switching network. The transmit optical switching network is connected to a transmit antenna in each pixel of the switched pixel array, and a receive optical switching network is coupled to receive antennas in each pixel. The transmit antenna length is at least 100 times greater than the transmit antenna width. The transmit optical switching network steers a transmit beam from a laser system to the transmit antenna in a selected pixel, and emits the transmit beam through a cylindrical lens towards a target. The transmit beam is reflected off the target as a receive beam passing through the cylindrical lens towards the receive antennas in the selected pixel. The receive optical switching network transmits the receive beam to an optical receiver system which generates a receive signal configured for extraction of sensor data associated with the target.

Abstract: A method to manage a vehicle is disclosed. The method may include obtaining vehicle inputs that may include an image captured by a vehicle camera. The method may further include estimating a time delay in teleoperation communication with the vehicle, and generating an augmented reality image based on the time delay and the vehicle inputs. The method may further include rendering the augmented reality image on a user interface to manage the vehicle.

Abstract: A method of decoding JVET video includes receiving a bitstream and calculating a final planar prediction in planar mode to predict pixel values for a current coding block. The final planar prediction may rely on using unequal weights applied to each of a horizontal and vertical predictor, where such predictors may be generated by interpolating neighboring pixels for each predicted pixel within a coding block. The computation may be made more accurate by deriving a value for a bottom right neighboring pixel.

Abstract: A destination wireless device receives, from a base station, configuration parameters of physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) radio resources. The destination wireless device receives, from a source wireless device, sidelink control information comprising an identity (ID) of the source wireless device. The destination wireless device transmits, to the source wireless device, an acknowledgement for a transport block via a PSFCH radio resource having an index. The index is based on: the ID of the source wireless device, an ID of the destination wireless device, and a modulo operation performed on a quantity of the PSFCH radio resources.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for facilitating inviting a conversation administrator to a message exchange (i.e., a text conversation) between chat participants. The conversation administrator is configured to use natural language processing and machine learning algorithms to provide support to human chat participants by assisting with various tasks or inquiries, resolving disputes, and acting in a mediator or counselor capacity.

Abstract: Cutting apparatuses and methods of use thereof are discussed. For example, the cutting apparatus may include a chassis with one or more substrate interfaces and a scribe guide. The cutting apparatuses also may include a plurality of support pistons, a deformable support, a locking mechanism, and/or an anchor extension. The support pistons may be adjustable to generally conform to a substrate, such as a non-planar substrate.