Abstract: The present invention relates to an implantable medical device comprising a device body having an internal reservoir configured to expand in size. The device can comprise an anchor structure affixed to a wall of the device body and having an interior passage, a conduit having a fill end and a device end with a conduit lumen extending therethrough, and a plug-port member comprising a shaft section opposite to a plug section, with a port section located therebetween. The device end of the conduit can be coupled to the shaft section and the plug-port member can be located within the interior passage such that in a fill configuration, the port section and the plug section are located within the internal reservoir allowing the fluid to pass from the conduit lumen into a shaft lumen, through one or more port openings in the port section and into the internal reservoir.

Abstract: A temperature sensor includes a platinum member having a base portion and a plurality of prongs extending from the base portion. The platinum member is positioned within a housing that includes a first platform having a first support surface supporting the base portion, and a second platform having a second support surface spaced apart from the first support surface. The second support surface supports an end portion of at least one prong of the plurality of prongs, and medial portions of the plurality of prongs between the first and second support surfaces are suspended at a distance from an interior surface of the housing. In some cases, the housing further includes one or more support members between the first and second platforms that project from the interior surface of the housing toward the medial portion of one or more prongs to limit an amount of bending of the prongs.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining a plurality of training samples that each include a respective speech utterance and a respective textual utterance representing a transcription of the respective speech utterance. The method also includes fine-tuning, using quantization and sparsity aware training with native integer operations, a pre-trained automatic speech recognition (ASR) model on the plurality of training samples. Here, the pre-trained ASR model includes a plurality of weights and the fine-tuning includes pruning one or more weights of the plurality of weights using a sparsity mask and quantizing each weight of the plurality of weights based on an integer with a fixed-bit width. The method also includes providing the fine-tuned ASR model to a user device.

Abstract: Described are systems and methods for providing a content generation service that may be configured to generate content, such as digital images and the like, based on both a textual input and supplemental information. The content generation service may include one or more trained machine learning models that may be configured to generate an image based on a textual input and one or more supplemental information input(s). The supplemental information may include, for example, user information, content information, etc. and can provide context, preferences, or any other additional information beyond the textual input that may be used to generate the content. Further, the content generation service and/or the user may be able to assign weights to each of the textual input and the supplemental information input in connection with the generation of the content.

Abstract: A process includes accessing a first message that is sent from an access point device. The first message includes data representing a second message that is sent by a client device. The second message is part of an exchange of messages between the client device and the access point device associated with authentication of the client device and a derivation of a first key used to encrypt and decrypt data communicated between the client device and the access point device. The second message includes a first message integrity check value. The process includes identifying, based on the second message, a pre-shared key corresponding to the client device.

Abstract: In some embodiments, an apparatus, includes a pad of a printed circuit board (PCB) configured to couple to an electrical component separate from the PCB and a via formed through the pad. The via is offset from a center of the pad such that a distance between the via and a most adjacent trace electrically separate from the via is above a threshold distance.

Abstract: Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the activity of EP2 and EP4 receptors, and for the treatment, prevention and amelioration of one or more symptoms of diseases or disorders related to the activity of EP2 and EP4 receptors. In certain embodiments, the compounds are antagonists of both the EP2 and EP4 receptors.

Abstract: Described are systems and methods to determine hair patterns presented in content items. The determined hair patterns may be associated with the content items to facilitate indexing, filtering, etc. of the content items based on the determined hair patterns. In exemplary implementations, a corpus of content items may be associated with an embedding vector that includes a binary representation of the content item. The embedding vectors associated with each content item can be provided as inputs to a trained machine learning model, which can process the embedding vectors to determine one or more hair patterns presented in each content item while eliminating the need for performing image pre-processing prior to determination of the hair pattern(s) presented in the content item.

Abstract: Described are systems and methods to determine hair patterns presented in content items. The determined hair patterns may be associated with the content items to facilitate indexing, filtering, etc. of the content items based on the determined hair patterns. In exemplary implementations, a corpus of content items may be associated with an embedding vector that includes a binary representation of the content item. The embedding vectors associated with each content item can be provided as inputs to a trained machine learning model, which can process the embedding vectors to determine one or more hair patterns presented in each content item while eliminating the need for performing image pre-processing prior to determination of the hair pattern(s) presented in the content item.

Abstract: Described are systems and methods to determine hair patterns presented in content items. The determined hair patterns may be associated with the content items to facilitate indexing, filtering, etc. of the content items based on the determined hair patterns. In exemplary implementations, a corpus of content items may be associated with an embedding vector that includes a binary representation of the content item. The embedding vectors associated with each content item can be provided as inputs to a trained machine learning model, which can process the embedding vectors to determine one or more hair patterns presented in each content item while eliminating the need for performing image pre-processing prior to determination of the hair pattern(s) presented in the content item.

Abstract: Described are systems and methods to determine hair patterns presented in content items. The determined hair patterns may be associated with the content items to facilitate indexing, filtering, etc. of the content items based on the determined hair patterns. In exemplary implementations, a corpus of content items may be associated with an embedding vector that includes a binary representation of the content item. The embedding vectors associated with each content item can be provided as inputs to a trained machine learning model, which can process the embedding vectors to determine one or more hair patterns presented in each content item while eliminating the need for performing image pre-processing prior to determination of the hair pattern(s) presented in the content item.

Abstract: Described are systems and methods to extract image segments from an image and include those extracted image segments in a collage. The origin information, such as the source image, source image location, etc., from which the extracted image segment is generated is maintained as metadata so that interaction with the extracted image segment on the collage can be used to determine and/or return to the origin of the extracted image segment. Collages may be updated, shared, adjusted, etc., by the creator of the collage or other users.

Abstract: Described are systems and methods for extracting parameters associated with a look/beauty aesthetic presented in a content item such as an image or a video. The extracted parameters can be used to identify beauty products that can be used to create a similar look/beauty aesthetic and to render the beauty product on a streaming live-feed video of the user so that the user can assess how the product looks on the user. Aspects of the disclosure also relate to classifying content items presenting a look/beauty aesthetic based on a dominant skin tone present in the content item.

Abstract: A method and system for establishing an electronic communication channel between an agent of a first entity and a second entity is provided, including: linking the second entity to the agent of the first entity when a trigger is sent by the second entity; providing one or more software programs over the electronic communication channel to the second entity; initiating an exchange by the agent of the first entity to the second entity; and sending one or more messages over the communication channel between the agent from the first entity and the second entity. The system includes a database containing a link between the agent of the first entity and the second entity. The system also includes a server configured to establish an electronic communication channel between the agent of the first entity and the second entity when a trigger is sent by the second entity.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for coordinating decisions between noncommunicating parties using quantum physics. The procedure includes recognizing and identifying features of a coordinating decisions between non-communicating parties (CDNP) problem, expressing these features in a precise and mathematical manner, finding a solution using quantum states and measurements, and physically implementing the solution. Since quantum mechanics can violate Bell inequalities, quantum solutions to a CDNP problem have advantages over non-quantum solutions.

Abstract: A method and system for establishing an electronic communication channel between an agent of a first entity and a second entity is provided, including: linking the second entity to the agent of the first entity when a trigger is sent by the second entity; providing one or more software programs over the electronic communication channel to the second entity; initiating an exchange by the agent of the first entity to the second entity; and sending one or more messages over the communication channel between the agent from the first entity and the second entity. The system includes a database containing a link between the agent of the first entity and the second entity. The system also includes a server configured to establish an electronic communication channel between the agent of the first entity and the second entity when a trigger is sent by the second entity.

Abstract: A method and system for establishing an electronic communication channel between at least one agent of a first entity and a second entity is provided. The method includes linking the second entity to the at least one agent of the first entity when a trigger is sent by the second entity. Providing one or more software programs over the electronic communication channel to the second entity; initiating an exchange by the at least one agent of the first entity to the second entity. And sending one or more messages over the communication channel between the at least one agent from the first entity and the second entity. The system includes a database containing a link between the agent of the first entity and the second entity. The system also includes a server configured to establish an electronic communication channel between the agent of the first entity and the second entity when a trigger is sent by the second entity.

Abstract: A method and system for establishing an electronic communication channel between at least one agent of a first entity and a second entity is provided. The method includes linking the second entity to the at least one agent of the first entity when a trigger is sent by the second entity. Providing one or more software programs over the electronic communication channel to the second entity; initiating an exchange by the at least one agent of the first entity to the second entity. And sending one or more messages over the communication channel between the at least one agent from the first entity and the second entity. The system includes a database containing a link between the agent of the first entity and the second entity. The system also includes a server configured to establish an electronic communication channel between the agent of the first entity and the second entity when a trigger is sent by the second entity.

Abstract: A method and system for establishing an electronic communication channel between at least one agent of a first entity and a second entity is provided. The method includes linking the second entity to the at least one agent of the first entity when a trigger is sent by the second entity. Providing one or more software programs over the electronic communication channel to the second entity; initiating an exchange by the at least one agent of the first entity to the second entity. And sending one or more messages over the communication channel between the at least one agent from the first entity and the second entity. The system includes a database containing a link between the agent of the first entity and the second entity. The system also includes a server configured to establish an electronic communication channel between the agent of the first entity and the second entity when a trigger is sent by the second entity.

Abstract: A motion detector includes a microwave-based module to detect movement. Intermediate processing circuitry is coupled to an output from the module. The processing circuitry is activated intermittently to produce first and second pulsed output signals. Cross-correlation circuitry processes the two signals to produce a motion indicating output signal.