Abstract: An apparatus for direct optical recording of security-related objects with a series of layers comprising a cover layer with an object placement surface, a sensor layer, a spacer layer with spacer structures for limiting light incident from the placement surface to small incident angles on the sensor layer, and a substrate as carrier of the series of layers. To capture security-related objects with good contrast over a large surface, the sensor pixels have a light-sensitive element and a passage region, and the spacer layer is produced by spacer structures provided on the sensor layer or by spacer structures formed from existing raised-shaped function elements, and the spacer layer comprises cutouts in the region of the entrance aperture of every light-sensitive element, each cutout filled with a medium having a refractive index lower than that of the sensor layer and a layer adjoining in a direction of the placement surface.

Abstract: A system comprising: at least one hardware processor; and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon program instructions, the program instructions executable by the at least one hardware processor to: receive, as input, spectral image data representing spectral reflectance associated with at least one plant, calculate a first and second chlorophyll fluorescence indices in respective first and second wavelength bands, based, at least in part, on said spectral reflectance, and derive a quantum yield value with respect to said at least one plant, by: (i) dividing said first chlorophyll fluorescence index in a sum of said first and second chlorophyll fluorescence indices, and (ii) multiplying (i) by a vegetation index value associated with said at least one plant.

Abstract: Described herein is a method comprising performing optical character recognition on at least one region of a display screen to determine at least one displayed character; identifying, from the determined at least one displayed character, a monetary value to be dispensed; and in response to identifying the monetary value to be dispensed, causing to be dispensed at least one money item corresponding to the identified monetary value. Further described is a method comprising determining, using at least one money item denominating apparatus, a monetary value of at least one received money item; in response to determining the monetary value, automatically providing at least one simulated user input to the interactive user interface indicative of the determined monetary value.

Abstract: The invention is a brace that secures to a person's chest, waist and legs. The brace includes a chest frame that supports the anterior chest and and a thigh frame that supports the anterior thighs where the two frames are pivotably connected to each other. In addition, an extension spring links the torso frame and the thigh frame such that when a user is bending over, i.e. flexed or in a state of flexion, in which gravity is exerting a greater downward force on the torso, a counter-force is exerted on the person's chest, with the counter-force increasing in magnitude as the degree of flexion at the waist increases.

Abstract: A manufacturing method includes a joining step of abutting and joining an end surface of a tube main body and a projecting portion of a head member by frictional welding in a state in which a through hole of the tube main body and the projecting portion of the head member are fitted with a fitting clearance. In the joining step, flow material which is practically flowed from an end surface of the tube main body and the flange portion of the head member is filled in the fitting clearance from the root side until the tip portion is located within the range in the direction of the rotation axis, thereby joining between a non-contact portion and the tube main body and between an inclined inner peripheral surface of the tube main body and an outer peripheral surface of the projecting portion by the flow material.

Abstract: A communication device comprising: one or more processors and one or more memories supporting communication, the device comprising a plurality of modes, including at least a normal mode and at least one focused mode, wherein the normal mode is distinct from the focused mode, and wherein, when the device is in the focused mode one or more features of the device are at least partially disabled, and wherein the one or more features of the device that are at least partially disabled in the focused mode include one or more features relating to communication supported by the device, wherein the device is configured to: support a user interface (UI) for setting one or more focused time periods, and wherein the device is further configured to switch to the at least one focused mode during the focused time periods.

Abstract: An image processing system having on-the-fly calibration uses the placement of the imaging sensor and the light source for calibration. The placement of the imaging sensor and light source with respect to each other affect the amount of signal received by a pixel as a function of distance to a selected object. For example, an obstruction can block the light emitter, and as the obstruction is positioned an increasing distance away from the light emitter, the signal level increases as light rays leave the light emitters, bounce off the obstruction and are received by the imaging sensor. The system includes a light source configured to emit light, and an image sensor to collect incoming signals including reflected light, and a processor to determine a distance measurement at each of the pixels and calibrate the system.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and system for compensating ultrasonic metering based on a smart gas Internet of Things system, comprising: determining a first preset condition based on a gas pipeline feature obtained from an external database, wherein the first preset condition refers to a judgment condition for evaluating whether a flow compensation is required; obtaining a gas transportation feature and an environmental feature based on at least one sensor; determining a compensation scheme based on the gas transportation feature, the environmental feature, and the first preset condition, wherein the compensation scheme includes at least one of a flow rate compensation coefficient, a flow compensation parameter, a temperature compensation coefficient, or a pressure compensation coefficient; sending the compensation scheme to an ultrasonic metering device, and controlling the ultrasonic metering device to determine updated flow metering data according to the compensation scheme.

Abstract: This on-vehicle system is to be mounted in a vehicle and is provided with an electronic control device and an externality recognition sensor. The externality recognition sensor is equipped with a sensing unit for acquiring pre-processing externality information through sensing operations. The on-vehicle system is further equipped with: a condition calculation unit that, on the basis of a vehicle position, a vehicle traveling direction, and map information, calculates a processing condition in which information specifying an area on a map is associated with processing priority of the pre-processing externality information acquired by the externality recognition sensor; and a processing object determination unit that, on the basis of the pre-processing externality information and the processing condition, creates externality information having a smaller amount of information compared with the pre-processing externality information.

Abstract: Introduced here are apparatuses and systems for mitigating contact pressures applied to a human body by the surface of an object, such as a chair, bed, or table. A pressure-mitigation apparatus can include a series of chambers whose pressure can be individually varied. When placed between a patient and a contact surface, the pressure-mitigation apparatus can vary the contact pressure on a specific anatomical region of the patient by controllably inflating and/or deflating one or more cell. Moreover, a pressure-mitigation system can be readily integrated into a conventional treatment regimen for a variety of different conditions.

Abstract: The inventive concept relates to method for manufacturing a metal based component comprising at least one protrusion.

Abstract: The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method and an Internet of Things system for monitoring a smart gas pipeline network based on an ultrasonic flowmeter. The method is implemented by a smart gas management platform of the Internet of Things system, including: acquiring distributed ultrasonic data for least at one moment, the distributed ultrasonic data including ultrasonic data acquired by the ultrasonic flowmeter and the ultrasonic flowmeter being deployed at at least one detection position of the gas pipeline network; determining a leakage risk of at least one preset point of the gas pipeline network based on the distributed ultrasonic data; and generating and sending warning information to a user based on the leakage risk.

Abstract: A vehicle body assembly system is provided. A pre-buck section and a main-buck section are formed along a transport path of a floor assembly of the system. In particular, the system includes a pre-buck unit disposed in the pre-buck section and that regulates a lower portion of a different side assembly for each vehicle model with respect to opposite sides of the floor assembly, regulates a cowl and a front roof rail with respect to an upper portion of the side assembly, and key-welds the upper portion of the side assembly, the cowl, and the front roof rail. A main-buck unit is disposed in the main-buck section and regulates a rear roof rail and a package tray with respect to the upper portion of the side assembly pre-assembled in the pre-buck unit, and key-welds the upper portion of the side assembly, the rear roof rail, and the package tray.

Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for interacting with a virtual world, a host, and a computer readable storage medium. The method includes: determining a hand gesture and accordingly determining an indicator in the virtual world; in response to determining that the hand gesture is a pinch gesture, performing a specific function corresponding to a position indicated by the indicator in the virtual world or a specific object indicated by the indicator in the virtual world.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a test for evaluating spontaneous hydraulic fracturing fluid imbibition and oil displacement method and apparatus utilizing a composite core with a pressurized Amott cell test.

Abstract: A fingerprint sensor package includes a first substrate having a core insulating layer with a first surface and a second surface, and a through-hole passing through the first surface and the second surface, a first bonding pad disposed on the second surface of the core insulating layer, and an external connection pad, a second substrate disposed in the through-hole of the core insulating layer and including a plurality of first sensing patterns, a plurality of second sensing patterns, and a second bonding pad, a conductive wire connecting the first bonding pad and the second bonding pad to each other, a controller chip disposed on the second substrate, and a molding layer disposed on the second surface of the core insulating layer, filling the through-hole, covering the second substrate and the first bonding pad, and spaced apart from the external connection pad.

Abstract: Systems and methods for denoising a magnetic resonance (MR) image utilize an unsupervised deep convolutional neural network (U-DCNN). Magnetic resonance (MR) image data of an area of interest of a subject can be acquired, which can include noisy input images that comprise noise data and noise free image data. For each of the noisy input images, iterations can be run of a converging sequence in an unsupervised deep convolutional neural network. In each iteration, parameter settings are updated; the parameter settings are used in calculating a series of image feature sets with the U-DCNN. The image feature sets predict an output image. The converging sequence of the U-DCNN is terminated before the feature sets predict a respective output image that replicates all of the noise data from the noisy input image. Based on a selected feature set, a denoised MR image of the area of interest of the subject can be output.

Abstract: The present invention is a self-disengaging pitot tube cover having a split cylinder configuration and an internal release mechanism, which is triggered by a temperature sensitive mechanism upon detecting a predetermined temperature so that the pitot tube cover separates and is released from the pitot tube at a predetermined temperature.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a device, computer-readable medium, and method for an IPv4-to-IPv6 redirect to enable use of application function-specific user endpoint identifiers (AF-specific UEIds).

Abstract: A system can use semantic images, lidar images, and/or 3D bounding boxes to determine mobility parameters for objects in the semantic image. In some cases, the system can generate virtual points for an object in a semantic image and associate the virtual points with lidar points to form denser point clouds for the object. The denser point clouds can be used to estimate the mobility parameters for the object. In certain cases, the system can use semantic images, lidar images, and/or 3D bounding boxes to determine an object sequence for an object. The object sequence can indicate a location of the particular object at different times. The system can use the object sequence to estimate the mobility parameters for the object.