Abstract: A system includes a proposal engine configured to present quotes and/or proposals to customers at a network site.

Abstract: A system for controlling assignment and management of identities in ambient electromagnetic power harvesting (AEPH) chips. The system comprises a processor; a non-transitory memory; and an application stored in the non-transitory memory that, when executed by the processor, allocates a plurality of unique AEPH identities, wherein each unique identity comprises an identity of a product item and an instance identity; stores the plurality of unique AEPH identities in a first immutable record in a datastore, wherein the unique AEPH identities are associated with an initial state; provides the plurality of unique AEPH identities to an original equipment manufacturer of AEPH chips; provides an application programming interface (API); authorizes a request to update a state associated with a first unique AEPH identity in the datastore; and adds a second immutable record to the database that associates the first unique AEPH identity with an updated state of the first unique AEPH identity.

Abstract: A dual-surfaced mirror for a mirror wedge illusion. The dual-surfaced mirror includes a reflective material layer, a thin glass layer overlaying a front surface of the reflective material, a dark mask layer overlaying a back surface of the reflective material, and a thick glass support layer coupled to the dark mask layer.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media for evaluating robot learning. In some implementations, a system receives classification examples from a plurality of remote devices over a communication network. The classification examples can include (i) a data representation generated by a remote device based on sensor data captured by the remote device and (ii) a classification corresponding to the data representation. The system assigns quality scores to the classification examples based on a level of similarity of the data representations with other data representations. The system selects a subset of the classification examples based on the quality scores assigned to the classification examples. The system trains a machine learning model using the selected subset of the classification examples.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for managing a merchant's set of terms and conditions that are applicable to a payment vehicle transaction. When a chargeback for the payment vehicle transaction is initiated and disputed, the applicable set of terms and conditions can be transmitted to an issuer financial institution on behalf of the merchant as part of the dispute process.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for video decoding are provided. The apparatus includes processing circuitry that decodes prediction information of one or more blocks including a current block from a coded video bitstream. The prediction information indicates that local illumination compensation (LIC) is applied to the one or more blocks and includes LIC information of the one or more blocks. The processing circuitry determines a final scaling factor ?_f1 and a final offset ?_f1 of a first subblock in the current block based on the LIC information. The processing circuitry determines an updated first predictor subblock in a predictor corresponding to the current block based on the final scaling factor ?_f1, the final offset ?_f1, and the first predictor subblock. An updated value of a first sample in the first predictor subblock is equal to ?_f1×p_i1+?_f1. p_i1 is a value of the first sample.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a cabin interior, at least one seat located in the cabin interior, a support structure located near the at least one seat, and a workstation coupled to the support structure. The workstation includes a desk having a first desk panel and a second desk panel that moves relative to the first desk panel, a display screen, and a pivot mechanism coupled to the desk and the display screen and configured to allow the desk and the display screen to pivot relative to the support structure, wherein the desk and the display screen are configured to pivot to a vehicle downward position folded together and upward deployed use positions such that the desk may extend substantially horizontal in the use position and the display screen may extend upward relative to the desk.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable media for receiving an initial image of the area, receiving an updated image of the area, detecting at least one of a person in the area or a movement in the area based on the updated image, comparing the updated image and the initial image to identify a change in the area, and determining a presence or an absence of the occlusion based on the change in the area and the at least one of the person or the movement in the area.

Abstract: An LED lamp and method are provided for autonomously changing the output brightness and color temperature of a plurality of LED strings to follow a first dimcurve in temporal synchronization with at least one other LED lamp. Synchronization is achieved based on a time of day determined using a clock signal. The output brightness and color temperature can transition from the first dimcurve to a second dimcurve over a predetermined number of scenes. The number of scenes is a function of a difference between the first dimcurve and the second dimcurve in at least one of the output brightness and the color temperature.

Abstract: An example vehicle can include a sensor platform and a controller that is configured to determine an object that is in front of the vehicle, determine the object as a hazard by at least one of determining, using dead reckoning, that the object is in a path of travel of the vehicle that will cause the object to travel under a restricted zone of the vehicle and/or the object has a height that is higher than a vehicle ride height.

Abstract: The invention is related to the preparation of protected piperidine carboxylates suitable for use as intermediates that lead, via a series of additional process steps, including a sulfation of a hydroxy urea compound, to the preparation of the beta lactamase inhibitor (2S,5R)-7-oxo-N-piperidin-4-yl-6-(sulfoxy)-1,6-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-2-carboxamide.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method to create personalized artwork may include an art creation server comprising a processor, a data store, and a controller comprising a plurality of subsystems including a data management engine, a randomization engine, and an online shopping engine. The data management engine may be configured to receive art objects and words. The randomization engine may automatically generate personalized artwork by selectively arranging a subset of the art objects and words. The randomization engine may also be configured to automatically generate a rendering of the personalized artwork, selectively save the rendering of the personalized artwork based upon a save selection by a user, and selectively generate a different rendering of the personalized artwork based upon an edit selection by the user.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a package, a product carrier, and a blank for forming the product carrier. An aspect of the invention provides a package comprising a display card and an article disposed therein. The display card comprises a front panel and a rear panel. At least one first opening is provided in the front panel. A first portion of an article is received in the at least one first opening. At least one second opening is provided in the rear panel. A second portion of the article is received in the at least one second opening.

Abstract: A lottery ticket dispensing unit includes at least one ticket compartment and a separation module that has a drive roller and an opposed idler roller, with a motor geared to the drive roller. An automatic separator device is provided, wherein the drive roller conveys a leading lottery ticket to a separation position such that a line between the leading ticket and an adjacent ticket is presented to the separator device. The separator device includes a shuttle that travels in a linear path along the line, the shuttle having a head that engages and separates the leading ticket from the adjacent ticket along the line. A bi-directional drive mechanism moves the shuttle back and forth along the linear path.

Abstract: A security system identifies sensors in communication with the security system, and the partition attribute for each sensor is identified. The partition attribute of each sensor identities one or more partitions of the security system. The security system forms partitions based on the partition attributes.

Abstract: A method and apparatus may be provided for signaling auxiliary media content over a (DASH) media stream. The method may include receiving one or more auxiliary descriptors, wherein a respective auxiliary descriptor among the one or more auxiliary descriptors includes a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) referencing one or more auxiliary media presentation descriptions (MPDs) and a stack mode value indicating a stack operation supported by a main DASH media stream. The method may also include retrieving one or more auxiliary media segments based on the URL referenced in the respective auxiliary descriptors among the one or more auxiliary descriptors, and playing the one or more auxiliary media segments and the one or more main DASH media segments from a media source extension (MSE) source buffer at least once in at least one order based on the one or more auxiliary descriptors and the stack mode value.

Abstract: A system comprises an inverter configured to convert DC power from a battery to AC power to drive a motor, wherein the inverter includes: a galvanic isolator separating a high voltage area from a low voltage area; a low voltage phase controller in the low voltage area, the low voltage phase controller configured to receive a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal from an inverter controller and adjust the received PWM signal based on a feedback signal; and a high voltage phase controller in the high voltage area, the high voltage phase controller configured to receive the adjusted PWM signal from the low voltage phase controller, provide the adjusted PWM signal to a phase switch, and provide the feedback signal based on an on-time measurement of the phase switch.