Abstract: A device for performing non-destructive control of a rail that develops along a first axis, comprising a frame designed to be moved along the rail resting at least partially thereon, and an ultrasound detection unit supported by the frame, the device comprising movement means designed to move the detection unit with respect to the frame in three directions substantially perpendicular to one another.

Abstract: A device for performing non-destructive control of a rail that develops along an axis, the device comprising a support frame designed to be positioned in the vicinity of the rail, and an ultrasound detection unit movable relative to the frame, the device further comprising an anthropomorphic robot having a base connected to the frame and an end portion connected to the detection unit; said robot is designed to move the detection unit relative to the rail in a first direction substantially parallel in use to the axis, in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and in a third direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and second direction.

Abstract: Provided herein are a preparation method and use of an anti-MET-and-RON bispecific antibody and an antibody-drug conjugate thereof. The anti-MET-and-RON bispecific antibody includes an anti-MET antibody fragment and an anti-RON antibody fragment which are linked to each other through a specific chemical “knobs-into-holes” structure.

Abstract: The invention pertains to methods and apparatus for compensating the rendering of virtual content in an augmented reality scene as a function of the white point, spectral distribution, color or other optical parameter of the real content in the scene.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for capturing, using a forward-facing camera associated with a head-mounted augmented reality (AR) head-mounted display (HMD), images of portions of first and second display devices in an environment, the first and second display devices displaying first and second portions of content related to an AR presentation, and displaying a third portion of content related to the AR presentation on the AR HMD, the third portion determined based upon the images of portions of the first and second display devices captured using the forward-facing camera. Moreover, the first and second display devices may be active stereo display, and the AR HMD may simultaneously function as shutter glasses.

Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for discovering and positioning content into augmented reality space. A method includes forming a three-dimensional (3D) map of surroundings of a user of an augmented reality (AR) head mounted display (HMD); determining a depth-wise location of a gaze point of a user based on eye gaze direction and eye vergence; determining a visual guidance line pathway in the 3D map; guiding an action of the user along the visual guidance line pathway at one or more identified focal points; and rendering a mixed reality (MR) object along the visual guidance line pathway at a location corresponding to a direction of the user's gaze.

Abstract: It is recognized herein that current messaging protocols for internet of things (IoT) architectures are often weak from a security perspective, and are often poorly suited for resource-constrained devices. An example IoT system described herein combines device authentication and application-layer key establishment using facilities of IoT messaging protocols. The IoT system may include a Trust Broker, which acts as a registration point for devices, and an edge gateway, which manages communication between a given device and the trust broker (and IoT servers). The edge gateway may acquire a trusted role, such that it may be a secure intermediary for device-server messaging, and such that it can facilitate authentication of devices to services.

Abstract: An exemplary method includes receiving, at a mobile device, a wireless message. The method includes determining, at the mobile device at a first location, first ambient signal data. The wireless message includes (i) message content and (ii) second ambient signal data for a second location, wherein the message content corresponds to the second location. The method includes comparing, at the mobile device, the first ambient signal data and the second ambient signal data. The method also includes determining, at the mobile device, whether to present a message indicative of the message content at a user interface of the mobile device based at least in part on the comparison of the first ambient signal data and the second ambient signal data.

Abstract: Augmented reality (AR) telepresence systems and methods are disclosed for obtaining a 3D model of a physical location from a 3D-capture system comprising one or more 3D depth sensors disposed throughout the physical location, generating a truncated 3D model of the physical location, the truncated 3D model corresponding to the intersection of the generated 3D model and a field of view of a user terminal camera at the physical location, and transmitting the truncated 3D model to a remote location.

Abstract: Some embodiments of an example method may include receiving an input image with depth information; mapping the input image to a set of focal plane images; orienting the set of focal plane images using head orientation information to provide stereo disparity between left and right eyes; and displaying the oriented set of focal plane images. Some embodiments of another example method may include: receiving a description of three-dimensional (3D) content; receiving, from a tracker, information indicating motion of a viewer relative to a real-world environment; responsive to receiving the information indicating motion of the viewer, synthesizing motion parallax by altering multi-focal planes of the 3D content; and rendering an image to the multi-focal plane display using the altered multi-focal plane rendering.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for automatically determining the access rights to be granted to a telecommunication device to the assets in a first network as a function of the access rights previously granted to that same device in another network.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for estimating a direction of interest of a user. In some embodiments, a method of estimating a direction of interest of a user includes tracking a head orientation of the user, detecting a shift in the head orientation, determining a head rotation rate during the shift in the head orientation, and estimating the direction of interest of the user based at least in part on the head rotation rate.

Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for maintaining color calibration using common objects. In an exemplary embodiment, an AR system includes a forward-facing camera, an AR display, a processor, and a user interface. The processor is configured to receive image data from the forward-facing camera and identify any known objects depicted in the image data. The processor then determines RGB information at least one test rendering of the identified known object and displays it via the AR display. Input from a user interface, indicating which of the at least one test renderings was a closest match to the real-world object, and a level of satisfaction with the match are received by the processor and used to update an AR display color calibration model. More test renderings may be iteratively provided to improve the accuracy of the calibration.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for a smart space rating service (106) are provided. A method includes receiving, from a user device (104a, 104b), a request for a security rating of a smart space (102), calculating the security rating of the smart space (102) based at least in part on security information regarding the smart space (102), the security information received from a plurality of user devices (104a, 104b), and transmitting the security rating of the smart space (102) to the user device (104a, 104b).

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for augmented reality multi-view telepresence. An embodiment takes the form of a method that includes obtaining a session geometry of a multi-location telepresence session that includes a first-location participant at a first location and a second-location participant at a second location, each location having respective pluralities of cameras and display segments. The method includes selecting, according to the session geometry, both a first-to-second-viewpoint second-location camera from the plurality of second-location cameras as well as a first-to-second-viewpoint first-location display segment from the plurality of first-location display segments.

Abstract: Program actions may be initiated after detection of a predefined gesture by a user with a real-world object. Users may interact with their physical environment in an augmented reality by detecting interactions with real objects using a combination of location and motion detection, material identification using wearable sensors, or both. Based on detected sensor data from user interaction with a real-world object, a predefined gesture may be identified and a program action associated with that target interaction for the real-world object may be executed. In some cases, the user experience may be enhanced by providing haptic feedback in response to tactile gestures and resulting events.

Abstract: An example disclosed method in accordance with some embodiments includes: receiving head tracking position information from a client device, the head tracking position information associated with a user at the client device; predicting a future head position of the user at a scan-out time for displaying a virtual reality (VR) video frame, wherein the VR video frame is displayed to the user via the client device; determining an overfill factor based on an expected error in the predicted future head position of the user; rendering an overfilled image based on the predicted future head position of the user and the overfill factor; and sending the VR video frame including the overfilled image to the client device for display to the user.

Abstract: A stator element of a progressive cavity pump having a reinforcement tube having a longitudinal axis, an inner face (22), and an outer face, and an elastomer liner fixed to the inner face of the reinforcement tube, wherein a portion of the reinforcement tube has a substantially constant thickness (e) and in that said portion of the reinforcement tube is deformed such that it comprises at least a first relief pattern and a second relief pattern, the first relief pattern having the shape of a helical strip that is right-handed relative to the longitudinal axis, the second relief pattern having the shape of a helical strip that is left-handed relative to the longitudinal axis, the first and second relief patterns meeting in at least one section.