Abstract: A surgical collection having a primary surgical kit, the primary surgical kit comprising at least one first surgical implement and a primary wrap, the primary wrap comprising a first visible coding; a secondary surgical kit, the secondary surgical kit comprising at least one second surgical implement and a secondary wrap, the secondary wrap comprising a second visible coding; and an outer wrap, wherein the primary surgical kit and the secondary surgical kit are at least partially contained within the outer wrap.

Abstract: An electronic monitoring system and a method of activating devices in the electronic monitoring system are provided. The electronic monitoring system includes a base station operative to control the electronic monitoring system, at least one monitoring device in communication with the base station, and a controller. The monitoring device includes a camera to obtain images of a monitored area. The controller receives a request for a desired interaction with the electronic monitoring system from a first device for the electronic monitoring system, generates an image code corresponding to the desired interaction with the electronic monitoring system, and transmits the image code to a mobile device. The image code is displayed on the mobile device in a field of view for the camera. The controller receives the image code from the camera and activates the desired interaction with the electronic monitoring system responsive to receiving the image code from the camera.

Abstract: An amplifier operable with an electrical drive signal can amplify signal light having a signal wavelength. A laser diode has an active section with input and output facets. An optical isolator is integrated with a package that includes the laser diode. The active section is configured to generate pump light in response to injection of the electrical drive signal into the active section. The pump light has a pump wavelength different from the signal wavelength. A doped fiber doped with an active dopant is in optical communication with the signal light and is in optical communication with at least a portion of the pump light from the laser diode. The pump wavelength of the pump light is configured to interact with the active dopant of the fiber and thereby amplify the signal light.

Abstract: A multi-part code system includes a network computing device operable to generate a first and second portion of a code for an interaction. The multi-part code system further includes a second computing device including a second network application and a first computing device including a first network application operable to obtain the second portion of the code, receive the first portion of the code, display the second portion of the code, display the first portion of the code on a code display area, instruct a user to drag the first portion of the code from the code display area to the display area to align with the second portion of the code. When the first portion of the code is aligned with the second portion of the code in the display area, produce the code, and send a finalized interaction notification to the network computing device.

Abstract: To suppress an increase in processing time due to a load of inference processing while improving reading accuracy by the inference processing of machine learning. An optical information reading device includes a processor including: an inference processing part that inputs a code image to a neural network and executes inference processing of generating an ideal image corresponding to the code image; and a decoding processing part that executes first decoding processing of decoding the code image and second decoding processing of decoding the ideal image generated by the inference processing part. The processor executes the inference processing and the first decoding processing in parallel, and executes the second decoding processing after completion of the inference processing.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example: receiving, from a first mobile communication device of a first user, first information associated with a computer-readable indicia that has been scanned by the first mobile communication device, wherein the computer-readable indicia had been displayed by a second mobile communication device of a second user at a time of being scanned by the first mobile communication device; responsive to receiving of the first information, obtaining from one or more first databases first characterizing data that is descriptive of one or more characteristics of the second user; and sending to the first mobile communication device the first characterizing data, wherein the sending facilitates a presentation by the first mobile communication device of the one or more characteristics of the second user. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: In an optical imaging based Kanban inventory replenishment system, a top shelf structure is configured to enhance the visibility of optical codes on empty bins that are placed on the top shelf of a shelving unit, and a validation apparatus placed on top of the top shelf structure is configured for use in validation procedure that confirms a proper installation and alignment of cameras used in capturing images of the optical codes on the empty bins.

Abstract: In an optical imaging based Kanban inventory replenishment system, a top shelf structure is configured to enhance the visibility of optical codes on empty bins that are placed on the top shelf of a shelving unit, and a validation apparatus placed on top of the top shelf structure is configured for use in validation procedure that confirms a proper installation and alignment of cameras used in capturing images of the optical codes on the empty bins.

Abstract: Solid-state lighting devices including light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and more particularly identification markers for LED packages and related methods are disclosed. Identification markers may include materials incorporated within LED packages that are transparent in a visible spectrum but detectable when illuminated with light outside the visible spectrum. When radiated with light outside the visible spectrum, identification markers may provide light in the visible spectrum. Alternatively, identification markers may provide light outside the visible spectrum that is detectable with equipment capable of detecting nonvisible light. Identification markers are generally configured to not be readily visible under inspection as a way to make LED packages more difficult for copying in counterfeit products.

Abstract: A fluorescent silk information code recognizing method includes a process of scanning a fluorescent silk information code which is affixed or included in a product, using a camera; a process of extracting a binary output key from the scanned fluorescent silk information code using a trained artificial intelligence model; and a process of authenticating the product using the extracted binary output key.

Abstract: A card reader prevents a magnetic read head of the card reader from being able to read a magnetic strip of a card and forces the card reader to read card data from an embedded chip of the card instead of the magnetic strip. An electromagnetic noise interference signal is generated and is maintained within the card reader. The signal prevents a magnetic read head of the card reader and any skimmer present within the card reader from reading the magnetic strip of the card. In an embodiment, the signal is generated and maintained as long as the card reader is powered on. In an embodiment, the signal is generated when at least one sensor of the card reader detects a presence of the card proximate to a card slot of the card reader, within the card slot, or within the card reader adjacent to the magnetic read head.

Abstract: Systems and methods display machine-readable codes and assembled machine-readable codes that drive or push new online users to generate new online user accounts and reward new and/or existing online account users for generating new online user accounts.

Abstract: The invention is a modular card processing and attaching system configured to provide uninterrupted workflow in the feeding and subsequent attaching of cards to carriers for the formation of a mailpiece. The modular card processing and attaching system is further configured to be incorporated into a production mail inserter system, such that attached card and carrier mailpieces may be subsequently sorted and/or inserted into a mailable envelope or packages to be mailed.

Abstract: Imaging devices, systems, and methods for performing image analysis operations on an object that is partially mirrored are described herein. An example device includes: an imaging assembly including at least one imaging sensor having capability to capture monochromatic image data and color image data; and a computer-readable medium storing machine readable instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to: capture, via the imaging assembly, image data of the object in the FOV, the image data including decode indicia data; decode the decode indicia data to generate scan data associated with the object; responsive to decoding the decode indicia data, capture, via the imaging assembly, one or more color images of the object in the FOV; and when at least one color image of the object meets a predetermined criterion, automatically associate the scan data with the color image.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an optical transmission system capable of satisfying XT required by a modulation system even if there is an inter-core loss difference in an MCF.

Abstract: Techniques to reconfigure self-checkout kiosks based on workflow interaction metrics. A measure of interaction is determined for at least a portion of a workflow during a transaction at a self-checkout kiosk. The self-checkout kiosk is configured to output one or more communications via one or more graphical user interface (GUI) screens associated with the workflow. A communication level is set for the workflow for the transaction. The communication level is determined based on the measure of interaction and without requiring an intervention. A next communication to output is determined based on the communication level. The transaction is executed at the self-checkout kiosk.

Abstract: Implementing extended reality (XR) tags in an XR platform is described. A server(s) may obtain, via a user interface of an application executing on a client device, a definition of an XR tag, and may embed information in the XR tag in accordance with the definition of the XR tag. The server(s) may further obtain, via the user interface, one or more rules applicable to the XR tag. The server(s) may further store data representing the XR tag in a data store. In some examples, the definition and/or the one or more rules allow for customizing the XR tag and/or the information embedded in the XR tag to other client devices that are accessing the XR tag, users of the other client devices, and/or a creator of the XR tag.

Abstract: An apparatus includes an object having a three-dimensional shape, an accordion book, and a first quick-response (QR) code disposed on the accordion book positioned within an internal volume defined by the object. The first QR code is configured to be viewed by a user of the apparatus prior to a second QR code disposed on the accordion book being viewed by the user. The first QR code is further configured to be scanned using a mobile compute device and to cause navigation, via a browser, to first online content based on a first uniform resource locator (URL) encoded by the first QR code. The second QR code is configured to be scanned using the mobile compute device and to cause navigation, via the browser, to second online content based on a second URL encoded by the second QR code.

Abstract: A method of reading an optical code (20); is provided, the method comprising the steps of recording image data having the optical code (20); determining defects (30), and evaluating the image data by reading the code words. In this respect, the defects (30) are determined using an edge criterion and/or a binarization criterion, wherein the edge criterion evaluates whether there is a code module in an edge-free region of the image data that is larger than a specified multiple of the module size, and wherein the binarization criterion evaluates whether a code module having gray scale values close to a binarization threshold has been recorded.

Abstract: A magnetic strip of a card is read by a card reader while the card remains stationary and motionless within the card reader. The card is parked within the card reader in a read position. A dynamic read head of the card reader moves over the strip from a trailing edge of the inserted card to a leading edge of the card and then back from the leading edge of the card to the trailing edge of the card. A rate and speed of the read head is controlled during the passes of the read head over the strip. The card data of the strip is provided to a terminal during a transaction of a customer at the terminal.