Abstract: A gaming machine includes a base, a columnar pedestal extending vertically from the base, and a button deck adjustably coupled to the pedestal. The button deck includes an upper surface including a transparent touchscreen element, a lower surface opposite the upper surface, and a button deck body extending therebetween. At least one of the lower surface and the body include one or more transparent display elements, the one or more transparent display elements are configured to generate images of gaming machine control actuators viewable on the upper surface. The transparent touchscreen element is configured to receive touches and gestures indicating control inputs. The gaming machine also includes a player tracking card reader positioned within the button deck and accessible through a slot in a front edge of the button deck, the player tracking card reader communicatively coupled to a player tracking display area of the gaming machine.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for receiving, via a network, a request from a client to establish a network tunnel over the network. A credential is received from the client in order to establish the network tunnel. The client is authenticated based upon the credential. The client negotiates, via the network, to establish the network tunnel.

Abstract: A method for selectively adhering braze powders to a surface comprises applying a braze powder to a surface, and then directing a laser beam onto the braze powder while the laser beam moves along a predetermined path relative to the surface. The laser beam selectively heats the braze powder along the predetermined path such that the braze powder is sintered and bonded to the surface. Thus, a braze deposit is formed at one or more predetermined locations on the surface. After forming the braze deposit, excess braze powder, that is, the braze powder not selectively heated by the laser, is removed from the surface.

Abstract: A hardware system for simulating a network physical layer for communication channels. The hardware system includes a plurality of hardware processors configurable to model a network physical layer and communication channels. The hardware system further includes a multi-point data switch configured to be coupled to various data log points associated with the plurality of hardware processors. The hardware system further includes a RAM coupled to the multi-point data switch, where the RAM is configured to store log data provided by the multi-point data switch as software defined data structures.

Abstract: Devices and techniques are generally described for application determination in speech processing. Input data corresponding to a spoken utterance may be received. Speech recognition processing may be performed on the input data to generate text data. A machine learning encoder may generate a vector representation of the input data. A first binary classifier may determine a first probability that the input data corresponds to a first speech-processing application. A second binary classifier may determine a second probability that the input data corresponds to a second speech-processing application. A selection between the first speech-processing application and the second speech-processing application may be made based at least in part on the first probability and the second probability.

Abstract: A full duplex communication system comprises a magnet-less ring circulator that comprises a set of ports extending from a circumference of the magnet-less multi-port ring combiner. The set of ports are positioned at increments around the circumference of the magnet-less multi-port ring combiner.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for training a system or a model to allow estimation of the value of livestock that is farmed for monetary gain. The various aspects of the invention include generation of data that is used to supplement or augment capture or real data, wherein the subject of the data is an animal. Labels or attributes are generated and validated.

Abstract: The invention is directed to modified oligonucleotide compositions and methods for selectively reducing unwanted nucleic acid contaminants and enriching for desired nucleic acid targets from complex genomic nucleic acid mixtures for sequencing applications. The modified oligonucleotide compositions include one or more modified groups that increase the Tm of the resultant oligonucleotide composition.

Abstract: An object or body-mounted camera apparatus for recording surgery is provided that is adapted for tracking a relevant visual field of an on-going operation. To help maintain visibility and/or focus of the visual field, specific machine learning approaches are proposed in combination with control commands to shift a physical positioning or a perspective of the camera apparatus. Additional variations are directed to tracking obstructions based on the visual field of the camera, which can be utilized for determining a primary recording for use when there are multiple cameras being used in concert.

Abstract: The present application provides a semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method includes: providing a stacked structure, the stacked structure includes a first chip and a second chip; forming a through silicon via (TSV) in the stacked structure, the TSV includes a first part and a second part communicating with the first part, a sidewall of the first part is a vertical sidewall, and a sidewall of the second part is an inclined sidewall; forming an insulating layer on the sidewall of the first part; and forming a conductive layer in the TSV.

Abstract: Embodiments involve selective updating and suspension of updates to augmented reality (AR) content.

Abstract: A system for measuring pump efficiency includes a pump configured to pump a fluid, a suction pipe disposed upstream of a suction side of the pump, a discharge pipe disposed downstream of a discharge side of the pump, a first pipe section disposed between the suction pipe and the suction side of the pump, and a second pipe section disposed between the discharge pipe and the discharge side of the pump. Each of the first pipe section and the second pipe section includes a temperature sensing pipe liner configured to measure a temperature of the fluid in the first pipe section, and a thermal insulator disposed radially outward of the temperature sensing pipe liner.

Abstract: A method for configuring a network service system for performing a network service using AR comprises: at a user device executing an AR cabling application: communicating, to an AR cabling subsystem of the network service system, network service task identification information usable for identifying at least one testing or monitoring case (TMC) definition provisioned within the network service system; receiving, from the AR cabling subsystem of the network service system, cabling instructions based on the network service task identification information, wherein the cabling instructions is for instructing the user to perform a cabling task associated with the at least one TMC definition, wherein the cabling task involves connecting at least one cable to one or more physical ports of a physical resource of the network service system; and providing, via a display and using at least one AR element, the cabling instructions for instructing the user to perform the cabling task.

Abstract: A method includes providing a first wafer including a respective set of first metal bonding pads and at least one first alignment diagnostic structure, providing a second wafer including a respective set of second metal bonding pads and a respective set of second alignment diagnostic structures, overlaying the first wafer and the second wafer, measuring at least one of a current, voltage or contact resistance between the first alignment diagnostic structures and the second alignment diagnostic structures to determine an overlay offset, and bonding the second wafer to the first wafer.

Abstract: Techniques for providing a multi-stage iterative scheme to determine fine granularity estimates of parameters of an interfering signal and for using the fine granularity estimates of the parameters to reduce an impact of the interfering signal against a signal of interest (SOI) are disclosed. An input signal is identified. A first set of estimation parameters that provide a coarse granularity estimate of a center frequency of the jamming signal and of a symbol rate of the jamming signal are determined. The first set of estimation parameters are refined to generate a medium granularity estimate of the center frequency and the symbol rate of the jamming frequency. The medium granularity estimates are also refined to produce a fine granularity estimate of the center frequency and the symbol rate. The fine granularity estimates are used to remove or reduce an influence of the jamming signal on the input signal.

Abstract: A stagger signal generation circuit is provided. The stagger signal generation circuit includes: a stagger pulse generation circuit, configured to generate a first pulse signal according to a first control signal and generate a second pulse signal according to a second control signal, the first control signal and the second control signal being inverted signals, and the first pulse signal and the second pulse signal being stagger pulse signals; and a delay signal output circuit including G signal output circuits, G being an integer greater than or equal to 2. Each non-first-stage signal output circuits receives a delay output signal outputted by a respective previous-stage signal output circuit as an input signal of a current-stage signal output circuit, and a first-stage signal output circuit receives an initial input signal as an input signal of the first-stage signal output circuit.

Abstract: Techniques are generally described for causal impact estimation using machine learning. A first machine learning model is trained using non-treatment variables during training. A second machine learning model uses learned weights from the first machine learning model for non-treatment variables and is trained on one or more treatment variables. The second machine learning model estimates outcomes based on the presence or absence of an event represented by the treatment variable. Selection bias is reduced by warm-starting the second machine learning model with non-treatment variable weights learned during training of the first machine learning model.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes: a base; a first conductive layer, having a portion located within the base and a remaining portion protruding above the base; a barrier layer on the base and at least on a sidewall of the first conductive layer protruding from the base; a dielectric layer on the barrier layer; and a second conductive layer penetrating the dielectric layer and the barrier layer, in contact with the sidewall of the barrier layer, and in contact with at least a portion of the upper surface of the first conductive layer.

Abstract: A unilateral-driven patch-type drug infusion device, includes: an infusion unit, which includes a drug storage unit; a screw connected to a piston and a driving wheel provided with wheel teeth, respectively, the driving wheel drives the screw to move by rotation, pushing the piston forward; at least one driving unit cooperating with the driving wheel, the driving unit includes at least one driving portion; a power unit and a reset unit coupled to the driving unit, and an infusion tube structure, which includes a base and an infusion needle, and the base includes an initial position, a working position, and an intermediate position. This infusion device can output controllable and stable driving force, which eliminates safety hazards and improves user experience.

Abstract: Three bridge circuits (101, 111, 121), each include magnetoresistive sensors coupled as a Wheatstone bridge (100) to sense a magnetic field (160) in three orthogonal directions (110, 120, 130) that are set with a single pinning material deposition and bulk wafer setting procedure. One of the three bridge circuits (121) includes a first magnetoresistive sensor (141) comprising a first sensing element (122) disposed on a pinned layer (126), the first sensing element (122) having first and second edges and first and second sides, and a first flux guide (132) disposed non-parallel to the first side of the substrate and having an end that is proximate to the first edge and on the first side of the first sensing element (122). An optional second flux guide (136) may be disposed non-parallel to the first side of the substrate and having an end that is proximate to the second edge and the second side of the first sensing element (122).