Abstract: Example apparatus disclosed herein include a watermark detector to detect watermarks in a media signal. Disclosed example apparatus also include a controller to operate the watermark detector to (1) detect a first watermark in the media signal, and (2) cycle between sleep intervals and active intervals based on a repetition rate of the watermarks in the media signal to perform a detection operation for a second watermark at a second location in the media signal relative to a first location of the first watermark in the media signal. In some examples, the controller is to search a buffer of prior detected watermark symbols to detect a third watermark at a third location prior to the second location in the media signal in response to the second watermark not being detected at the second location in the media signal.

Abstract: Voice-controlled devices that include one or more speakers for outputting audio. In some instances, the device includes at least one speaker within a cylindrical housing, with the speaker aimed or pointed away from a microphone coupled to the housing. For instance, if the microphone resides at or near the top of the cylindrical housing, then the speaker may point downwards along the longitudinal axis of the housing and away from the microphone. By pointing the speaker away from the microphone, the microphone will receive less sound from the speaker than if the speaker were pointed toward the microphone). Because the voice-controlled device may perform speech recognition on audio signals generated by the microphone, less sound from the speaker represented in the audio signal may result in more accurate speech recognition, and/or a lesser need to perform acoustic echo cancelation (AEC) on the generated audio signals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for treatment of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) by administration of a hypomethylating agent (HMA), such as azacitidine or decitabine, or a prodrug of either of the foregoing, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any of the foregoing, and alvocidib, or a prodrug thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the foregoing.

Abstract: Systems and methods for manufacturing and inspecting a honeycomb structure. A method for inspecting includes generating a three-dimensional volume file of the honeycomb structure from x-ray images. The three-dimensional volume file is reduced to two-dimensional data sets. One or more structural features of interest are tracked through the three-dimensional volume file by identifying a portion of the structural feature in a plurality of the two-dimensional data sets. A geometric contour of the structural feature of interest is derived from data corresponding to the structure feature of interest in the two-dimensional data sets. A planar representation of the structural feature of interest is created by extracting data from the three-dimensional volume file in accordance with the geometric contour. At least one structural condition of the honeycomb structure is determined based on the planar representation of the structural feature of interest.

Abstract: Provided herein is a system and method for trauma-free application and removal of light deactivated adhesive drapes. One aspect provides a system comprising a drape, at least one photosensitive adhesive portion having a release agent, and at least one acrylic and/or polyurethane adhesive portion, where the system is adapted to be coupled to a tissue site and released therefrom upon or after exposure to an external stimulus such as certain wavelengths of light. The system may have a removable blocking layer to prevent the photosensitive adhesive from being exposed to deactivation wavelengths prematurely. Another aspect provides a method for application and removal of a drape using by removing the removable blocking layer and applying light to the drape to deactivate the photosensitive adhesive portion and promote easy, clean, and less painful removal of the drape.

Abstract: A method for a single person to fully test the smoke, heat, or carbon monoxide detection and warning functions of each alarm device of an interconnected fire alarm system comprising of two or more compatible interconnected alarm devices such as smoke alarms, heat alarms, or carbon monoxide alarms in any combination and with interconnections and power supplies of any type, the system including interconnected alarm devices with ON and OFF test switches instead of momentary action test switches, and the smoke, heat, or carbon monoxide detection and warning functions of each of the system's interconnected alarm devices are tested by a number of actions and verifications by a single person.

Abstract: A stream of data is accessed from a memory system using a stream of addresses generated in a first mode of operating a streaming engine in response to executing a first stream instruction. A block cache management operation is performed on a cache in the memory using a block of addresses generated in a second mode of operating the streaming engine in response to executing a second stream instruction.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system including a flow control assembly. The system may include a flow regulating shunt system, for various purposes. The flow control assembly may be controlled according to selected parameters and methods.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a system and methods for managing and controlling emissions produced by a vehicle and/or powertrain, which includes one or more power sources selected from a fuel cell, a fuel cell stack, a battery, and combinations thereof, a processor, one or more inputs, a controller, and one or more emission control devices.

Abstract: A customer return management system operates to categorize reverse items for resale, such as returned items or overstock inventory, and deliver the categorized items through a variety of different reverse supply chains in a way to increase a net recovery rate. The system uses a sortation system that performs a two-step process for sorting the reverse items into different reverse supply channels. In a first step, the items can be scanned and divided into two categories based on their value, such as high value items and low value items. The low value items can be quickly liquidated as a bulk. In a second step, high value items can be categorized into a number of different sorts, which are taken to different resale channels.

Abstract: The present invention is a pair of socks designed to prevent individual socks from becoming lost and misplaced. The pair of socks include a snapping mechanism including a male protruding button on an outer surface of the cuff portion of a first sock and a female socket on an outer surface of the cuff portion of a second sock. The male protruding button is pressed against the female socket to secure and fasten both the socks together when not worn by a user. The attached pair of socks are washable and can be stored easily. In some embodiments, the snapping mechanism can be used on selectively detachable patches which are selectively positionable on and removable (i.e., detachable) from the socks. In other embodiments, hook and loop fasteners and magnetic fasteners can be used to attach the socks together.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method, a device, a system, and/or manufacture of customizable and/or configurable electronic enhancement of a unique copy of a book through assignment and/or retrieval of data utilizing a book enhancement device, according to one or more embodiments. In one embodiment, a method includes selecting a page UID of a book and a button UID associated with an interaction indicator. The method stores an audio signal in association with the page UID and the button UID such that the book can be sound enhanced when the user selects the interaction indicator. The method then embeds a book GUID configured to uniquely distinguish a copy of the book against other copies, and such that the audio file and/or configuration file data can be queried and downloaded to a book enhancement device. The method can enable custom content and/or configuration to transfer with the book between book enhancement devices.

Abstract: A stopper for securing an end of a lace in an article having at least one eyelet is disclosed.

Abstract: A trajectory-based object search process includes receiving a user request specifying a geographic region of interest and/or a time period of interest. A set of video-derived object trajectories is identified based on the user request. At least one event is identified based on the set of video-derived object trajectories, by processing each video-derived object trajectory individually or by aggregating video-derived object trajectories, from the set of video-derived object trajectories, that overlap with respect to at least one feature. For each event, a preview image is selected that includes a thumbnail image and/or a video frame, based on the user request and using a ranking algorithm, and event metadata associated with the preview image is received. Also for each event, a video segment associated with that event is received, and the preview image and/or the video segment is caused to be displayed to a user associated with the user request.

Abstract: An injection device may include a housing, a container disposed within the housing, the container enclosing a fluid and having a first end and a second end, a conduit movable relative to the container, wherein the conduit is not in fluid communication with the fluid enclosed by the container while in a first position, and is in fluid communication with the fluid enclosed by the container and configured to deliver the fluid from the container to a patient while in a second position, and a lock that is removable from the housing, the lock having a first portion and a second portion.

Abstract: Cellular radios employing multiple power amplifiers for legacy communications are disclosed herein. In certain embodiments, a mobile phone includes a first antenna, a second antenna, and an RFFE including a first transmit path operable to transmit a first RF signal on the first antenna using a first communication standard in a first mode, and a second transmit path operable to transmit a second RF signal on the second antenna using the first communication standard in the first mode. Furthermore, in a second mode the RFFE is implemented to reuse the first transmit path and the second transmit path to synchronously transmit a third RF signal on the first antenna and the second antenna using a second communication standard.

Abstract: Compounds having activity as inhibitors of NEK7 are provided. The compounds have Structure (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, stereoisomer or prodrug thereof, wherein A, X, Y, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are as defined herein. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods to treat diseases or disorders (e.g., cancer) are also provided.

Abstract: The methods and systems herein enable dynamic cellular antenna allocation. Respective statuses of cellular radios are first received. Each of the statuses comprise an idle status or an active status with one or more operating bands. The operating bands are then evaluated for potential interferences between each other and with one or more other radios. Based on the statuses and the potential interferences, a configuration of a switch matrix configured to connect each of a plurality of cellular antennas to either one of the cellular radios or to a termination resistor is determined. The configuration is such that antennas connected to the cellular radios with the potential interferences are physically isolated from each other and any unused cellular antennas are connected to the termination resistor. The configuration is then applied to the switch matrix such that the potential interferences may be mitigated.

Abstract: A computer-implemented decoding method of configuring a plurality of transmit antennas to each represent an in-phase spatial constellation symbol within an in-phase spatial constellation and a quadrature spatial constellation symbol within a quadrature spatial constellation, and mapping source data to the in-phase spatial constellation symbols and the quadrature spatial constellation symbols represented by the plurality of transmit antennas, wherein the notion of applying sparse detection, compressed sensing algorithms to decode SM signals is proceeded.

Abstract: According to some illustrative embodiments, a system and method is provided that includes, e.g., means for continuously conveying an assembly of layered sheets including a first paper sheet, at least one expanded sheet and a second paper sheet in a conveying flow between, e.g., a rotary mandrel or member at an upstream position in a direction of conveyance and a rotary die crushing and cutting tool, with said rotary mandrel or member and said rotary die crushing and cutting tool maintaining the at least one expanded sheet in an expanded state, said rotary tool having a crushing component that crushes a portion of the at least one expanded sheet such as to form a flap forming region of an envelope and a cutting component that cuts the assembly of layered sheets such as to separate individual envelope units.