Abstract: The present technology is generally directed to maintenance event prediction systems for industrial machines. In some embodiments, a maintenance event prediction system configured in accordance with embodiments of the present technology can receive information associated with one or more past maintenance events for a machine, use the received information to identify additional information about the machine, and predict a future maintenance event and/or a time until the future maintenance event based at least partially on the received information and/or the additional information.

Abstract: A method for registering a user to a voice service. The method is implemented by an interface server and includes: obtaining, by using an electronic voice processing device including at least one component for capturing audio samples, at least one voice sample of the user; obtaining, from the at least one voice sample of the user, at least one information item for confirming consent of the user to the conditions for accessing the voice service; obtaining, from the voice sample, at least one information item associated with the user; and computing a reference voice print associated with the user.

Abstract: A method for processing a product or service purchase order, which is implemented within a voice-based electronic processing device including a capturing component for capturing voice orders and a sound broadcast component. The method includes: obtaining, using the capturing component, at least one item of data representing a voice-based purchase order, the purchase order emanating from the voice of a user and relating to the purchase of at least one product or service; authenticating at least one voiceprint representing the user based on the item of data representative of the purchase order; and if the at least one voiceprint representative of the user corresponds to a user authorized to make purchases using the voice-controlled electronic device, transmitting, to an electronic processing device to which the voice-controlled electronic device is connected, a request to obtain purchase authorization, the request including at least one item of data representing the payment transaction.

Abstract: A writing instrument, comprising a tubular body having a longitudinal axis with a first and a second end, and with an opening arranged in the first end; a first building block having a body part with a substantially plane surface and one or more coupling knobs extending from the substantially plane surface, and where the first building block is fixed onto the outside of the tubular body so that the coupling knobs extend away from said longitudinal axis.

Abstract: An eraser comprising an eraser part 1 made from a relatively elastic material having eraser properties, and where the eraser further comprises a connector part 4 made from a relatively firm material, and wherein the connector part 4 has a first connection surface 8 provided with one or more first coupling parts 7 configured for interconnection with another element, and where said connector part 4 is embedded in a cavity 2 arranged in the eraser part 1 in such a way that said first connection surface 8 faces away from said cavity 2.

Abstract: A writing instrument, comprising a tubular body having a longitudinal axis with a first and a second end, and with an opening arranged in the first end; a first building block having a body part with a substantially plane surface and one or more coupling knobs extending from the substantially plane surface, and where the first building block is fixed onto the outside of the tubular body so that the coupling knobs extend away from said longitudinal axis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to handle the authentication of a user of a device with an operator, said operator needing a user identifier for the purchase of additional element of an application installed in the device, said method implemented by a dedicated client component of the application. The invention also concerns an authentication server, a device and a software development kit to implement the method within an application in a device.