Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods that provides users with information pertaining to the audio properties at one or more points of interest. A database associated the audio properties with the points of interest is built using audio input received from devices at the points of interest. The device may determine that audio properties associated with the received audio input. The audio properties may determine a type of background noise and/or a volume of the background noise. If the type of background noise is music, the audio properties may further include a music genre, a title of a song, whether the music is recorded or there is a live band, etc. The audio properties associated with the point of interest may be updated in a database real time.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods that provides users with information pertaining to the audio properties at one or more points of interest. A database associated the audio properties with the points of interest is built using audio input received from devices at the points of interest. The device may determine that audio properties associated with the received audio input. The audio properties may determine a type of background noise and/or a volume of the background noise. If the type of background noise is music, the audio properties may further include a music genre, a title of a song, whether the music is recorded or there is a live band, etc. The audio properties associated with the point of interest may be updated in a database real time.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods that provides users with information pertaining to the audio properties at one or more points of interest. A database associated the audio properties with the points of interest is built using audio input received from devices at the points of interest. The device may determine that audio properties associated with the received audio input. The audio properties may determine a type of background noise and/or a volume of the background noise. If the type of background noise is music, the audio properties may further include a music genre, a title of a song, whether the music is recorded or there is a live band, etc. The audio properties associated with the point of interest may be updated in a database real time.

Abstract: An optoelectronic device. The device comprises: a silicon-on-insulator platform, including a silicon waveguide, formed in a silicon device layer, a silicon substrate, and a cavity; a III-V semiconductor based device, located within the cavity of the silicon-on-insulator platform and containing a III-V semiconductor based waveguide which is coupled to the silicon waveguide. A region of a bed of the cavity, located between the III-V semiconductor based device and the substrate, includes a patterned surface, which is configured to interact with an optical signal within the III-V semiconductor based waveguide of the III-V semiconductor based device.

Abstract: A semiconductor device. In some embodiments, the semiconductor device includes: a first layer having a first region and a second region, the first region being corrugated with a plurality of corrugations, the second region being uncorrugated. A first cycle of the corrugations may have a first duty cycle and a second cycle of the corrugations may have a second duty cycle, the second cycle being between the first cycle and the second region, and the second duty cycle being between the first duty cycle and the duty cycle of the second region.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods that provides users with information pertaining to the audio properties at one or more points of interest. A database associated the audio properties with the points of interest is built using audio input received from devices at the points of interest. The device may determine that audio properties associated with the received audio input. The audio properties may determine a type of background noise and/or a volume of the background noise. If the type of background noise is music, the audio properties may further include a music genre, a title of a song, whether the music is recorded or there is a live band, etc. The audio properties associated with the point of interest may be updated in a database real time.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods that provides users with information pertaining to the audio properties at one or more points of interest. A database associated the audio properties with the points of interest is built using audio input received from devices at the points of interest. The device may determine that audio properties associated with the received audio input. The audio properties may determine a type of background noise and/or a volume of the background noise. If the type of background noise is music, the audio properties may further include a music genre, a title of a song, whether the music is recorded or there is a live band, etc. The audio properties associated with the point of interest may be updated in a database real time.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods that provides users with information pertaining to the audio properties at one or more points of interest. A database associated the audio properties with the points of interest is built using audio input received from devices at the points of interest. The device may determine that audio properties associated with the received audio input. The audio properties may determine a type of background noise and/or a volume of the background noise. If the type of background noise is music, the audio properties may further include a music genre, a title of a song, whether the music is recorded or there is a live band, etc. The audio properties associated with the point of interest may be updated in a database real time.

Abstract: A shredder having a pivoting top panel comprising a display which may reduce potential safety hazards.

Abstract: A shredder having a safety feature(s) that reduces potential safety hazards. The shredder may include a timer mechanism adapted to automatically prevent the shredder blades from being activated if the selectable control has been in the activated state for a predetermined amount of time without any material being detected for shredding.

Abstract: A shredder having a pivoting top panel comprising a display which may reduce potential safety hazards.

Abstract: A pencil sharpener that facilitates the sharpening of pencils by any one or more of the following: preventing injury; automatically sharpening pencils without manual manipulation; providing status indicators during sharpening; and/or allowing varying degrees of sharpness to be selected.