Abstract: A system for managing a battery pack of an electric vehicle includes a sensor and a controller. The sensor is configured to detect a temperature associated with the battery pack. The controller is configured to transmit a request to a charger based on a sensor signal from the sensor, and provide at least a portion of alternating current associated with the request and received from the charger to at least a first battery cell of the battery pack such that heat is generated based on an internal resistance of the first battery cell to increase a temperature associated with the first battery cell. Related electric vehicles, methods, and chargers are disclosed.

Abstract: Computer-implemented methods for use in lateral flow test evaluation. One method comprises obtaining, preferably by a mobile electronic device, a digital image that depicts at least one test cassette, wherein the test cassette comprises at least one viewport and wherein the viewport comprises at least one test indicator. The method may comprise performing, preferably by the mobile electronic device, an image segmentation step to recognize at least one test indicator depicted in the digital image, and performing an evaluation step for producing at least one evaluation result based, at least in part, on the recognized at least one test indicator. The image segmentation step may comprise generating at least one object marker, in particular at least one mask and/or bounding box, based on a downscaled version of the obtained digital image and applying the at least one object marker to the obtained digital image or to a part thereof.

Abstract: An analyte testing system for quantifying the presence of an analyte in a specimen by lateral flow chromatography. The system comprises a test cassette with a lateral flow chromatography and a mobile hand-held processor device comprising a digital camera, a source of light and a processor, which software and hardware are configured to determine automatically the distance between camera and object and the measures of light in the region of interest of the lateral flow chromatography prior any retrieval of image data for further analysis and quantification of the visual signals.

Abstract: An analyte testing system for quantifying the presence of an analyte in a speciment by lateral flow chromatography. The system comprises a test cassette (10) with a lateral flow chromatography and a mobile hand-held processor device (16) comprising a digital camera (16a), a source of light (16b) and a processor (16c), which software and hardware (16c) are configured to determine automatically the distance between camera and object and the measures of light in the region of interest of the lateral flow chromatography prior any retrieval of image data for further analysis and quantification of the visual signals.

Abstract: The present invention concerns computer-implemented methods for use in lateral flow test evaluation. One embodiment of such a method comprises obtaining, preferably by a mobile electronic device (110), a digital image (202) that depicts at least one test cassette (100), wherein the test cassette (100) comprises at least one viewport (102) and wherein the viewport (102) comprises at least one test indicator (104). The method may comprise performing, preferably by the mobile electronic device (110), an image segmentation step (204) to recognize at least one test indicator (104) depicted in the digital image (202), and performing an evaluation step (206) for producing at least one evaluation result (208) based, at least in part, on the recognized at least one test indicator (104).

Abstract: The present invention concerns computer-implemented methods for use in lateral flow test evaluation. One embodiment of such a method comprises obtaining, preferably by a mobile electronic device (110), a digital image (202) that depicts at least one test cassette (100), wherein the test cassette (100) comprises at least one viewport (102) and wherein the viewport (102) comprises at least one test indicator (104). The method may comprise performing, preferably by the mobile electronic device (110), an image segmentation step (204) to recognize at least one test indicator (104) depicted in the digital image (202), and performing an evaluation step (206) for producing at least one evaluation result (208) based, at least in part, on the recognized at least one test indicator (104).

Abstract: An analyte testing system for quantifying the presence of an analyte in a specimen by immunochromatography. The system comprises a camera test card, depicting a test cassette (10) with an immunochromatography and a handheld processor device (16) comprising a digital camera (16a), a source of light (16b) and a processor (16c), which software and hardware (16c) are configured to make a pose estimation of camera and object and the measures of light in the region of interest of the immunochromatography. The system allows an automatic camera calibration and certification as a scanner for use in point-of-care diagnostics.

Abstract: An analyte testing system for quantifying the presence of an analyte in a specimen by immunochromatography. The system comprises a camera test card, depicting a test cassette (10) with an immunochromatography and a handheld processor device (16) comprising a digital camera (16a), a source of light (16b) and a processor (16c), which software and hardware (16c) are configured to make a pose estimation of camera and object and the measures of light in the region of interest of the immunochromatography. The system allows an automatic camera calibration and certification as a scanner for use in point-of-care diagnostics.

Abstract: An analyte testing system for quantifying the presence of an analyte in a speciment by lateral flow chromatography. The system comprises a test cassette (10) with a lateral flow chromatography and a mobile hand-held processor device (16) comprising a digital camera (16a), a source of light (16b) and a processor (16c), which software and hardware (16c) are configured to determine automatically the distance between camera and object and the measures of light in the region of interest of the lateral flow chromatography prior any retrieval of image data for further analysis and quantification of the visual signals.