Abstract: A method for determining a reliability of a wireless device to estimate its location under a simulated environmental condition includes simulating an environmental condition inside a test chamber by controlling a physical parameter. The test chamber contains the wireless user device configured to estimate a location of the wireless user device based on reference signals received from a signal source. The method includes communicating a pattern of reference signals having varying signal propagation characteristics in the test chamber. The method includes receiving an indication of an estimated location calculated by the wireless user device based on the pattern of reference signals. The reliability of the wireless device to estimate its location under the simulated environmental condition is determined based on a comparison of the estimated location with the simulated location.

Abstract: A method and system for security assessment include a simulator configured to simulate a warping-based backdoor attack and an evaluation module configured to evaluate security and output a warning about a backdoor risk. The simulator, which comprises a warping unit and a backdoor model, is configured to generate a warping field, the warping unit is configured to receive the clean image and the warping field as inputs and output the warped backdoor image and the simulator is configured to train the backdoor model using the warped backdoor image.

Abstract: A semiconductive composite material comprising a non-polar organic polymer, a polar organic copolymer, and an electrical conducting effective amount of an ultra-low-wettability carbon black. Also a method of making the composite material; a crosslinked polyethylene product made by curing the composite material; manufactured articles comprising a shaped form of the inventive composite material or product; and methods of using the inventive composite material, product, or articles.

Abstract: A semi-powered foot and ankle prosthesis (100) has a foot member (128) coupled to the ankle frame (112) and movable with respect to the ankle frame (112). A linear actuator (144) is coupled to and between the ankle frame (112) and the foot member (128) to move the foot member (128) with respect to the ankle frame (112). The linear actuator (144) has a drive motor (150). A locking mechanism (104) selectively engages the drive motor (150) to selectively lock movement of the drive motor (150) to resist a force on the foot member (128) from backdriving the linear actuator (144).

Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein relate to glucose level measurement and/or management. In some embodiments, the techniques involve obtaining in vivo characteristics of a glucose sensor predicted using fabrication process measurement data associated with the glucose sensor, the in vivo characteristics including an in vivo sensitivity, an in vivo intercept, or a combination thereof; receiving sensor measurement data measured by the glucose sensor, the sensor measurement data including sensor current (Isig), counter voltage (Vcntr), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) data, an age of the glucose sensor, or a combination thereof; and estimating a sensor glucose (SG) value using an SG model, wherein input parameters of the SG model include the in vivo characteristics of the glucose sensor and the sensor measurement data, and the SG value is an output of the SG model.

Abstract: A method for training individuals includes receiving physiological data from wearable devices worn by an individual; generating a personalized training program based on the received physiological data; transmitting instructions for the personalized training program to a user device associated with the individual; continuously monitoring real-time physiological data from the wearable devices during execution of the training program; analyzing the real-time physiological data to determine performance metrics; providing real-time feedback to the individual based on the performance metrics; and dynamically adjusting the personalized training program based on the analyzed real-time physiological data and performance metrics.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of map data processing, comprising generating, for a grid-based representation of map data, raw grid features; building a grid map by reading from a memory that stores the raw grid features; and processing the grid map using one or more post-processing operations including a smoothing operation applied across zero or more grid lines of the grid map according to a rule.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product aspects, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for reducing prompt-based interruptions for a user of a media device having an operating system (OS). An example aspect operates by configuring a user interface (UI) of an OS based on a first-user OS profile corresponding to a first user, wherein the first-user OS profile is associated with a unique identifier of the first user. The embodiment receives a command to launch a first application. The embodiment, in response to receiving the command, determines that a unique identifier of a most recent active profile used on the media device matches the unique identifier of the first user. The embodiment, in response to the determining, configures a UI of the first application based on the most recent active profile. The embodiment then outputs the UI of the first application.

Abstract: A fiber optic thread assembly configured with a cumulative gap for mechanical responsiveness and protection from micro-bend damage. The assembly may be incorporated into a wireline or slickline cable for obtaining fiber optic readings of enhanced accuracy during an application in a well. The gap is uniquely tailored to allow for a natural reduction during deployment of the cable into the well, thereby providing the enhanced accuracy. However, the gap is also sufficient to help avoid micro-bend damage from the resulting mechanical responsiveness, which is attained upon deployment of the cable into the well.

Abstract: A solid-state battery cell and a method of making the same are disclosed. The battery cell includes a substrate, a cathode on or over the substrate, a solid-state electrolyte on the cathode, an anode current collector (ACC) on the solid-state electrolyte, a conductive bump on the ACC, an insulator layer on the ACC and having a sidewall portion, and a conductive redistribution layer in ohmic contact with the conductive bump and on the insulator layer, including the sidewall portion. The insulator layer surrounds the conductive bump and exposes a surface of the conductive bump. The method includes printing the conductive bump on the ACC, printing the insulator layer on the ACC and a sidewall of the ACC, solid-state electrolyte, cathode and substrate, and forming the conductive redistribution layer on the exposed conductive bump and the insulator layer, including the sidewall portion.

Abstract: A shoe protector that is configured to be releasably secured to a shoe wherein the present invention includes a deployable portion that provides coverage of the top of the shoe in order to provide protection thereof. The present invention includes a storage member wherein the storage member is configured to be releasably secured to the top of the tongue of the shoe. The storage member includes a compartment having an interior volume configured to retain the body in its first position. The body of the present invention is configured to be deployed to its second position wherein the body substantially covers the top of the shoe. The body includes a perimeter edge defining the shape thereof. The perimeter edge has integrally formed therein weight members. The weight members are elongated in shaped and are operable to maintain the body in its second position.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for adaptive privacy-preserving information retrieval. An information server can accept from a user a request for privacy sensitive information accessible to the information server. The information server can determine a remaining privacy allocation for the user of the information server and can determine a noise parameter for a response to the request, where application of the noise parameter to the response can decrease a privacy loss associated with the response. The information server can determine a privacy modifier for the response.

Abstract: A system for utilizing heating and cooling pads that are in different system configurations. The overall system includes one or more heating and cooling pads, a power supply such as a battery, and mobile and cloud-based applications. The overall system includes a flexible thermoelectric device and a controlling module with or without an integrated power source such as a battery. The overall system is in a standalone configuration if a power source is integrated into the control module and is in a meshed configuration when powered by an external power source. The mobile and cloud-based applications include mobile User Interfaces or UIs that include one or more monitoring UIs and one or more control UIs. The mobile and cloud-based applications include a mobile app or a cloud computing infrastructure.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing system configured to: acquire a question based on input from a user; determine whether the question relates to a predetermined field; acquire answer basis information corresponding to the question from a database relating to the predetermined field; request, when it is determined that the question relates to the predetermined field, a for-answer language model to create an answer to the question based on the acquired answer basis information, and acquire an answer from the for-answer language model; and send information answering the question to the user based on the acquired answer.

Abstract: A decoding engine within an integrated-circuit (IC) component executes a first plurality of error detection/correction operations with respect to first and second pluralities of data volumes to generate a corresponding first and second pluralities of error syndrome values. Each data volume of the first plurality of data volumes includes a first data block and a first error correction code together with a respective one of a plurality of unique q-bit metadata values, and each data volume of the second plurality of data volumes includes a second data block and a second error correction code together with a respective one of the plurality of unique q-bit metadata values. Output circuitry within the decoding engine selects one of the plurality of q-bit metadata values to be an output q-bit metadata value according to error-count differentiation indicated by the first and second pluralities of error syndrome values.

Abstract: A microwave oven appliance may include a cabinet, a magnetron, a control panel, a chamber door, a primary door input, a secondary unlock input, and a controller. The primary door input may be attached to the cabinet in operable communication with the chamber door to release the chamber door from the closed position. The secondary unlock input may be attached to the cabinet to selectively direct the chamber door to an unlocked state. The controller may be in operable communication with the control panel. The controller may be configured to direct a monitoring operation. The monitoring operation may include initiating a lock condition in which the chamber door is held in a locked state, detecting user engagement at the primary door input during the lock condition, determining maintenance of the lock condition, and initiating a warning command at the control panel based on determining maintenance of the lock condition.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing operations on an augmented reality (AR) device using an external screen streaming system. The system establishes, by one or more processors of an AR device, a communication with an external client device. The system causes overlay of, by the AR device, a first AR object on a real-world environment being viewed using the AR device. The system receives, by the AR device, a first image from the external client device. The system, in response to receiving the first image from the external client device, overlays the first image on the first AR object by the AR device.

Abstract: A method for monitoring a file system within a distributed network is provided. From a local hosting environment having a native scanning tool, creation of a new data store within the network is detected. Responsive to detecting creation of the new data store, it is determined whether the new data store is physically located within a foreign hosting environment that is communicatively coupled to the local hosting environment through a non-private network. If the new data store is physically located within the foreign hosting environment, an agent of the native scanning tool is created within the foreign hosting environment and the agent is applied to the new data store within the foreign hosting environment to obtain sensitivity information for the new data store. The sensitivity information for the new data store is received and recorded in the local hosting environment.