Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for determining a heart rate of a user is provided. One such method comprises detecting, by a sensor communicatively coupled with the computing device, light reflecting from a region of interest of a face of a user during a time frame, determining by the computing device, based on the light that is detected, a sequence of light intensity values over the time frame, and determining, by the computing device, a heart rate of a user using the light intensity values.

Abstract: Techniques for calibration of image capturing devices are described herein. The techniques include capturing one or more images at a first target, capturing one or more images at a second target, capturing one or more images at a third target, capturing one or more images at a fourth target, and calibrating a multi-camera system based on the captured images.

Abstract: Techniques for calibration of image capturing devices are described herein. The techniques include capturing one or more images at a first target, capturing one or more images at a second target, capturing one or more images at a third target, capturing one or more images at a fourth target, and calibrating a multi-camera system based on the captured images.

Abstract: A circuit is provided for controlling a battery-charger device with a closed-loop architecture. The circuit includes sensing means for sensing an operative quantity of the device, control means, and driving means. The control means alternately controls the sensing means to track the operative quantity during a tracking phase and to hold the operative quantity during a holding phase. The driving means provides a regulation signal that regulates the operative quantity based on a comparison between the operative quantity sensed by the sensing means and a reference value. The control means causes the driving means to hold the regulation signal during at least part of each of the holding phases. Also provided is a method of controlling a battery-charger device with a closed-loop architecture.

Abstract: A fluid handling device and a method for implementing the fluid handling device is provided, wherein the fluid handling device includes a pressure control device configurable to generate at least one of a positive pressure and a negative pressure; and a flow control device having a flow control device output, wherein the flow control device is configurably associated with the pressure control device such that at least one of the positive pressure and the negative pressure is in flow communication with the flow control device output.

Abstract: A configurable component handling device and a method for implementing the configurable component handling device is provided, wherein the configurable component handling device includes a chromatograph and a plurality of processing modules, wherein the chromatograph and each of the plurality of processing modules are communicated with each via at least one configurable flow actuation device to allow for directional flow control of a sample solution between the plurality of processing modules, the method includes introducing a sample solution into the configurable component handling device and processing the sample solution via the configurable component handling device to isolate a desired component.

Abstract: A remote control protection device is provided and includes a device housing, wherein the device housing includes a housing front associated with a housing rear via a housing base to define a housing cavity for containing a wireless remote control device having at least one actuation device for wirelessly communicating with a remote device, wherein when the wireless remote control device is disposed within the housing cavity, the at least one actuation device is disposed adjacent to the device housing.

Abstract: A synthesis system and a method for implementing the synthesis system is provided and includes a first synthesis portion and a second synthesis portion. The first synthesis portion includes at least one input device, at least one material collection device, at least one container and at least one configurable flow direction device. The second synthesis portion includes a support platform and at least one substance processing device structure, wherein at least one of the support platform and the at least one substance processing device structure is configurable to dispose the at least one substance processing device structure adjacent the at least one container.

Abstract: A micro-tube handling device is provided and includes a lower cap-nest, wherein the lower cap-nest includes a rack cradle surrounding a rack nest opening, a tube support device, wherein the tube support device is disposed to be associated with the rack nest opening to allow the tube support device access to the lower cap-nest via the rack nest opening, a cap-lid device, wherein the cap-lid device includes a cap retainer portion disposed adjacent a plurality of a cap-lid cavities and a stripper block device, wherein the stripper block device includes a plurality of stripper block pins, wherein each of the plurality of stripper block pins are disposed to be aligned with each of the plurality of cap-lid cavities.

Abstract: A syringe handling device for handling a syringe having a syringe needle, a syringe barrel defining a syringe cavity and a syringe plunger at least partially disposed within the syringe cavity is provided and includes a syringe support device, wherein the syringe support device includes at least one of a needle support structure and a barrel support structure and at least one actuation device, wherein the at least one actuation device includes at least one of a decapper actuation device, a plunger actuation device and a lock actuation device.

Abstract: A circuit is provided for controlling a battery-charger device with a closed-loop architecture. The circuit includes sensing means for sensing an operative quantity of the device, control means, and driving means. The control means alternately controls the sensing means to track the operative quantity during a tracking phase and to hold the operative quantity during a holding phase. The driving means provides a regulation signal that regulates the operative quantity based on a comparison between the operative quantity sensed by the sensing means and a reference value. The control means causes the driving means to hold the regulation signal during at least part of each of the holding phases. Also provided is a method of controlling a battery-charger device with a closed-loop architecture.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to techniques for merging multiple data flows in a Passive Optical Network (PON). The PON comprises an interface module and a plurality of network nodes connected to the interface module via an optical fiber link. Each of the network nodes further serves client devices. The client devices request multiple data flows, requiring the interface module to serve multiple data flows to a network node for delivery to the devices. The interface module merges received data flows to permit multiple flows to be processed by a single segmentation and reassembly (SAR) engine, reducing hardware cost and complexity within the node. However, subunits associated with different data flows within a merged data flow are not interleaved with one another. Instead, the subunits associated with an original unit of information are transmitted contiguously within the merged data flow, facilitating identification and reassembly of the subunits for a particular microflow.