Abstract: Sortable tracking objects that can be associated with item containers and items for tracking and organization.

Abstract: A condition-responsive wearable device for sensing and indicating proximity of an article with a specific characteristic includes a processor and a sensor. The sensor is configured to detect an article with two or more information sources within a predetermined distance of the sensor. The information sources contain characteristic information of the article. The wearable device also includes a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive predefined characteristic information, select detected characteristic information from at least two of the information sources to compare with the predefined characteristic information, and compare the selected detected characteristic information with the predefined characteristic information. The wearable device includes an indicator configured to generate an alarm in response to detecting a match between the selected detected characteristic information and the predefined characteristic information.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical dispensing machine comprising a plurality of modules, said plurality of modules comprise one or more sensors configured to monitor at least one pharmaceutical during a pharmaceutical dispensing process and alert when said at least one pharmaceutical is not detected by at least one of said one or more sensors.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for quantifying meeting effectiveness for an individual. A system configured as disclosed herein uses data from multiple meetings in which a user participated to create a user profile for the user. The system then receives data related to a new meeting in which the user participated, processes the new meeting data into segments using natural language processing, tags the resulting segments based on contexts, and compares the tagged segments to the user profile to generate a meeting effectiveness score for the new meeting which is specific to the user. The system can use machine learning to iteratively improve an ability of the system to generate the tagged segments using historical meeting data and updating that historical meeting data with each iteration of scoring a meeting's effectiveness.

Abstract: A system and method for coordinating item delivery is disclosed. The system includes a control hub configured to receive item information, a dynamic routing system configured to provide routing instructions, and a handheld device configured to receive routing instructions. The control hub controls and coordinates receiving and transmitting item information, including pick-up and delivery schedules, and other item information.

Abstract: An on-premises system for pre-processing data for forecasting according to an embodiment includes at least one processor and at least one memory having a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the at least one processor, causes the on-premises system to receive a request to forecast contact center data using a cloud system, determine a first number of interactions per unit of time for a source interval, determine a second number of units of time in a destination interval, and determine a third number of interactions in the destination interval based on the first number of interactions per unit of time for the source interval and the second number of units of time in the destination interval.

Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method for improved efficiency of an inventory management system. The method can include: performing a first inventory search of inventory data stored in a database using search criteria; receiving, from a beacon sensor, inventory data broadcast from a plurality of beacons; performing a second inventory search by correlating the inventory data broadcast from the plurality of beacons with results of the first inventory search; receiving image data from a camera; performing image classification on the image data to determine one or more class labels for an inventory item within the field-of-view of the camera; performing a third inventory search by correlating the class labels with results of the second inventory search; and presenting results of the third inventory search to a user.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are described including identifying that a subject suffers from sleep apnea. Positive airway pressure (PAP) is applied to the subject via a mask placed on a face of the subject. A respiratory-related parameter of the subject is sensed, while the mask is on the face of the subject, and a need of the subject for respiratory support is assessed, responsively to the respiratory-related parameter. In accordance with the assessed need, the mask is configured to regulate the PAP provided to the subject's face. Other applications are also described.

Abstract: Provided are transaction cards including an expanded identification ship. In some approaches, a transaction card may include a body having a first main side opposite a second main side, wherein the body defines an outer perimeter including a first end perimeter opposite a second end perimeter, and a first side perimeter opposite a second side perimeter. The transaction card may further include an identification chip having a plurality of contacts, wherein a first contact of the plurality of contacts extends to at least one of the following: the first end perimeter, the second end perimeter, the first side perimeter, and the second side perimeter.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are described for use with a vaporizer that vaporizes at least one active ingredient of a plant material. In response to receiving a first input to the vaporizer, the plant material is heated, in a first heating step. An indication of the temperature of the plant material is detected, and, in response to detecting an indication that the temperature of the plant material is at a first temperature, the first heating step is terminated, by withholding causing further temperature increase of the plant material. The first temperature is less than 95 percent of the vaporization temperature of the active ingredient. Subsequently, a second input is received at the vaporizer. In response thereto, the plant material is heated to the vaporization temperature, in a second heating step. Other applications are also described.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a stackable propellant module for use inside of a gas generation canister. The modules are designed to enable them to be individually fired rather than as a unitary mass, as done in conventional configurations. This enables the generation of a controlled pressure profile rather than an uncontrolled pressure profile determined by the environmental conditions downhole, such as temperature and pressure.

Abstract: There is provided a computer implemented method of automatic segmentation of three dimensional (3D) anatomical region of interest(s) (ROI) that includes predefined anatomical structure(s) of a target individual, comprising: receiving 3D images of a target individual, each including the predefined anatomical structure(s), each 3D image is based on a different respective imaging modality. In one implementation, each respective 3D image is inputted into a respective processing component of a multi-modal neural network, wherein each processing component independently computes a respective intermediate, and the intermediate outputs are inputted into a common last convolutional layer(s) for computing the indication of segmented 3D ROI(s). In another implementation, each respective 3D image is inputted into a respective encoding-contracting component a multi-modal neural network, wherein each encoding-contracting component independently computes a respective intermediate output.

Abstract: A method of enhanced oil recovery may comprise placing into a subterranean formation a production enhancement fluid comprising a short chain hydrocarbon phase and a silane based wettability modifier, wherein the short chain hydrocarbon phase comprises hydrocarbons having 5 or less carbon atoms; allowing the production enhancement fluid to remain in the subterranean formation for a shut-in period; and producing hydrocarbons from the subterranean formation.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device includes a heating chamber structure, a heater coupled to the heating chamber structure, and a compression assembly. The heating chamber structure defines a fixed-volume enclosure and is configured to hold an aerosol-forming substrate within a first region of the enclosure. The heater is proximate to a first surface that at least partly defines the first region and is configured to generate heat that is transmitted into the first region to cause the aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol without any combustion. The compression assembly includes a compression plate and a compression actuator. The compression plate and the first surface define opposing boundaries of the first region. The compression actuator moves the compression plate through the enclosure to adjustably compress the aerosol-forming substrate in the first region against the first surface.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are described for use with a vaporizer that vaporizes at least one active ingredient of a plant material. In response to receiving a first input to the vaporizer, the plant material is heated, in a first heating step. An indication of the temperature of the plant material is detected, and, in response to detecting an indication that the temperature of the plant material is at a first temperature, the first heating step is terminated, by withholding causing further temperature increase of the plant material. The first temperature is less than 95 percent of the vaporization temperature of the active ingredient. Subsequently, a second input is received at the vaporizer. In response thereto, the plant material is heated to the vaporization temperature, in a second heating step. Other applications are also described.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for mapping API dependencies for a journey test. An embodiment operates by receiving, at a graphical user interface (GUI), a test script representing the user journey within an application, wherein the test script specifies a sequence of application programming interfaces (APIs) that have been called as a user journeys through the application. The embodiment generates an API dependency map within the GUI comprising a sequential map of visual objects, illustrating (1) each of the APIs specified in the test script and (2) any dependent API called by each of the APIs. The embodiment executes the test script representing the user journey. The embodiment generates a status corresponding to each of the APIs called when executing the test script. The embodiment causes display of the generated status of an API or dependent API within the GUI selected by the user.

Abstract: A method includes a validation computer receiving an authorization request message comprising a user state and a user proof from a user device. The user state comprises first and second user state elements. The user proof comprises first, second, and third user proof elements. The validation computer computes a first verification value by multiplying the first user proof element raised to the power of the second user state element, and the second user proof element raised to the power of the first user state element. The computer computes a second verification value by raising the second user proof element to the power of the second user state element. The computer compares the first verification value to a first accumulated state element of an accumulated state. The compares the second verification value to a second accumulated state element. The validation computer authorizes the authorization request message based on the comparison steps.