Abstract: A computer executed process for mimicking human dialog, referred to herein as a “humanoid” or “humanoid system,” can be configured to provide automated customer support. The humanoid can identify a support issue for a customer, as well as a customer support campaign corresponding to the support issue. The humanoid can identify at least one machine learning model associated with the customer support campaign and can communicate with the customer using the at least one machine learning model. The humanoid can execute a support action to resolve the support issue.

Abstract: Apparatuses, capacitor arrays, and methods for generating therapeutic compressed acoustic waves (e.g., shock waves). In the apparatuses and at least some of the methods, a plurality of electrodes can disposed in a chamber that is defined by a housing and configured to be filled with liquid, and a plurality of capacitors can be electrically connected to the electrodes and can be carried by (e.g., physically coupled to) the housing. Voltage pulses can be applied simultaneously to the plurality of electrodes (e.g., to begin to vaporize and ionize portions of the liquid to provide at least one inter-electrode conductive path between the plurality of electrodes) and to the capacitors to charge the plurality of capacitors). The plurality of capacitors can be configured to, upon reaching a threshold charge, discharge to the plurality of electrodes (e.g.

Abstract: A computer executed process for mimicking human dialog, referred to herein as a “humanoid” or “humanoid process software,” can be configured to participate in multi-parry conversations. The humanoid can monitor electronic communications in a conversation involving the humanoid and at least one other party. The humanoid can model the electronic communications by uniquely identifying each of the electronic communications as a stream of data. For example, the data can be labeled and sorted in a database and/or arranged in a nodal graph representation. The humanoid can participate in the conversation based on the modeling.

Abstract: The web in a high speed printing press passes between a transmitter and receiver, the former of which produces ultrasonic sound which the latter receives, after attenuation by the web, and the latter of which converts the sound into an oscillating electrical signal of corresponding frequency. This electrical signal, after being amplified and filtered, is impressed upon a peak detector and a comparator. The peak detector produces a constant potential equal to the amplitude of the peaks in the amplified signal, and this constant potential is reduced a predetermined proportion and is applied to the comparator as a reference potential. The comparator compares the reference potential with the amplified oscillating signal. The reference potential remains undisturbed even though the oscillating signal may momentarily drop due to the further attenuation of the sound caused by a splice moving through it.