Abstract: A video surveillance system having a plurality of video-type cameras includes a graphical user interface which is not list driven but provides a background image of a portion of the region being monitored, and, event or incident identifiers associated with the provided background image. The event or incident identifiers are presented semi-transparently and overlay the background image. Each of the incident identifiers includes a selectable icon. Selecting the icon switches to a different background image and presents a different foreground group of incidents or events associated with the different background image. The various events or incidents can be explored in the context of the background image. In addition with selecting the icons user can also select the event or incident identifier to see the corresponding background image. Once the background image is updated, user can start play the video directly in the same view.

Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device including: a first structure including first single crystal transistors; a second structure including second single crystal transistors, the second structure overlaying the first single crystal transistors, where at least one of the second single crystal transistors is at least partially self-aligned to at least one of the first single crystal transistors; and at least one thermal conducting path from at least one of the first single crystal transistors and second single crystal transistors to an external surface of the device.

Abstract: Described is system for real-time automated exposure adjustment of a camera using contrast entropy. Multiple images are captured using an image sensor, where each of the images is captured at a distinct exposure value. A contrast entropy is determined for each of the multiple images. An image having the largest contrast entropy is selected among the images and output.

Abstract: A virtualized Internet Protocol (IP) packet processing system is provided. In this regard, in one aspect, a computing circuit for processing IP packets is shared among a plurality of virtual clients. The computing circuit includes a plurality of hardware functional blocks each configured to perform a predefined IP packet processing function. In another aspect, a virtual channel is created for each of the virtual clients and assigned with one or more of the hardware functional blocks. In this regard, IP packets associated with each of the virtual clients may be processed by respective assigned hardware functional blocks based on a specified processing sequence. By sharing the computing circuit among the virtual clients and assigning respective hardware functional blocks to each virtual client, it is possible to optimize processing efficiency of the computing circuit, thus improving throughput, latency, and power consumption of the virtualized IP packet processing system.

Abstract: Embodiments include a vehicle airbag assembly comprising an airbag including a first chamber and a second chamber, a first internal vent permitting gas entry into the first chamber, and a second internal vent permitting gas entry into the second chamber, where the first chamber has a greater volume than the second chamber in an inflated state of the airbag, and the first internal vent is configured for a larger gas flow than the second internal vent. Embodiments also include a vehicle airbag assembly comprising an airbag including a first chamber and a second chamber and at least one internal tether coupled to the second chamber for restricting an inflated depth of the second chamber, where the first chamber has an unrestricted depth and a volume that is larger than a volume of the second chamber in an inflated state of the airbag.

Abstract: A method of producing hydrocarbon from a subterranean formation comprises: disposing an article in a well penetrating a subterranean formation, the article having a surface coated with a hierarchical superhydrophobic coating or the article being a stand-alone hierarchical superhydrophobic membrane; contacting the article with a flow of a water-based fluid and an oil-based fluid; selectively impeding the flow of the water-based fluid; and allowing the production of the oil-based fluid.

Abstract: A method of determining a physical characteristic of an adhesive material on a semiconductor device element using structured light is provided. The method includes the steps of: (1) applying a structured light pattern to an adhesive material on a semiconductor device element; (2) creating an image of the structured light pattern using a camera; and (3) analyzing the image of the structured light pattern to determine a physical characteristic of the adhesive material. Additional methods and systems for determining physical characteristics of semiconductor devices and elements using structured light are also provided.

Abstract: A system and method for aggregating user response data in a communication system such as an instant messaging (IM system). Aggregation is performed according to a hierarchical group addressing structure into which users are arranged. Data may be input, output and distributed in a structured data format. Aggregating information comprises collating, in each group in the hierarchical group addressing structure, information contained in responses from individual users in that group. Aggregating said information may further comprise collating, for each group in the hierarchical group addressing structure, information contained in responses from all child groups subordinate to that group. Because the grouping structure for addressing or routing is pre-existing, no additional grouping or categorising of individuals or responses is required.

Abstract: Hardware-based packet processing circuitry is provided. In this regard, hardware-based packet processing circuitry includes header processing circuitry and payload processing circuitry. The hardware-based packet processing circuitry receives a header portion and a payload portion of an incoming packet in a first packet format. The header processing circuitry and the payload processing circuitry process the header portion and the payload portion to form a processed header portion and a processed payload portion, respectively. The hardware-based packet processing circuitry generates an outgoing packet in a second packet format based on the processed header portion and the processed payload portion. By processing the incoming packet separately in the header processing circuitry and the payload processing circuitry, it is possible to accelerate selected steps (e.g., ciphering/deciphering, compression/de-compression, checksum, etc.

Abstract: A charging pad for charging one or more receiver devices is disclosed. The charging pad includes at least one first frequency coil operable at a first frequency band. Further, the charging pad includes at least one second frequency coil operable at a second frequency band different from the first frequency band. Also, the charging pad includes an excitation unit operationally coupled to the at least one first frequency coil and the at least one second frequency coil and configured to drive the at least one first frequency coil and the at least one second frequency coil.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for recommending content of a predefined category to an account holder, detecting spam applications, or account holders based on the account holder application graphs. The system receives information corresponding to applications executing on the client device of the account holders and generates an application graph for each account holder that includes a list of predefined application categories that are preferred by the account holder. For each predefined category, a list of account holders preferring content relevant to that category is predicted based on the set of generated application graphs. Some application graphs may be detected as spam application graphs by comparing the generated application graphs with a set of predefined spam application graphs. Alternatively, if the generated application graph does not match the predefined spam application graphs, they are compared to a set of application graphs from a database to find similar application graphs.

Abstract: A charging pad for charging one or more receiver devices is disclosed. The charging pad includes at least one first resonator coil operable at a first frequency band and at least one second resonator coil operable at a second frequency band. Further, the charging pad includes at least one exciter coil magnetically coupled to the at least one first resonator coil and the at least one second resonator coil. In addition, the charging pad includes an excitation unit operationally coupled to the at least one exciter coil and configured to drive the at least one first resonator coil and the at least one second resonator coil via the at least one exciter coil.

Abstract: System and techniques for user input via elastic deformation of a material are described herein. The morphology of an elastic material may be observed with a sensor. The observations may include a first and a second morphological sample of the elastic material. The first and second morphological samples may be compared against each other to ascertain a variance. The variance may be filtered to produce an output. The output may be translated into a user input parameter. A device action corresponding to the user input parameter may be invoked.

Abstract: An approach is provided in which a system selects a first processor as a master Time of Day (TOD) processor in a first TOD topology. The system then assigns a second processor as an alternate master TOD processor to a second TOD topology based upon determining that the second processor is on a different node than the first processor. The system configures to the first TOD topology and, when the system detects a TOD failure requiring a topology switch, the system re-configures to the second TOD topology.

Abstract: A method to compensate a carrier frequency offset (CFO) in a receiver is disclosed. The method includes receiving discrete time samples, obtaining a sample vector from the received discrete time samples, obtaining tentative CFO estimates based on the sample vector, selecting a CFO having a greatest compensation coefficient from the tentative CFO estimates, and compensating the CFO in the received discrete time samples.

Abstract: A device may receive a numeric code representing an alphanumeric character; and determine one or more programming channel names including the alphanumeric character represented by the numeric code. Each of the one or more channel names may be associated with a television broadcast network. The device may the one or more programming channel names; receive a selection of a particular programming channel, of the one or more programming channels; and present content associated with the selected programming channel.

Abstract: A system for sharing consumable inventory in a laboratory management system includes a middleware software component controlled by a processor, a plurality of instruments operatively coupled to the middleware software component by at least one communications network, and a consumable item configured to be removably installed in a first selected instrument of the plurality of instruments. The consumable item is used by the first selected instrument to perform tests specified by the laboratory management system where the first selected instrument partially depletes the consumable item. The first selected instrument is configured to update status and usage information regarding the consumable item. A consumables database is operatively coupled to the middleware software component and the processor is configured to store the updated status and usage information in the consumables database corresponding to the consumable item.

Abstract: Systems and methods for backscatter communications are provided that employ a backscatter reader to transmit a carrier signal to multiple backscatter tags having heterogeneous hardware and specifications. In response to receiving the carrier, the tags encode data into the received signal and, concurrently, transmit their respective backscattered signal to the reader. The concurrent signals are received by the reader as a combined signal. The reader detects edges in the received signal, based on the corresponding in-phase (I) and quadrature (Q) signals. The edges are then assigned to streams based on the offset or transmission rate of the tags. In some cases, the reader can detect edge collisions. These collisions can be resolved by causing the colliding signals to be retransmitted or by separating the colliding signals. The individual streams corresponding to each of the tags can then be decoded to identify the originally transmitted data from each tag.

Abstract: A gas turbine system includes a load coupling connecting a gas turbine to a generator. A load coupling guard surrounds the load coupling to define an enclosed spaced around the load coupling. The load coupling guard includes a porous sleeve such that hydrogen coolant leaked into the load coupling guard from the generator is vented to ambient air.

Abstract: A system and method of administrating conventional hyperbaric chamber therapy as well as supplemental oxygen therapy at ambient conditions to an animal using a veterinary hyperbaric chamber. The hyperbaric chamber can function in its usual mode of operation; i.e., providing oxygen at greater than atmospheric pressure and also in a second mode of operation to administer supplemental oxygen thereafter at ambient pressure conditions. In the second mode of operation, the method and apparatus may deliver approximately 80 liters per minute continuous flow of 0.21 through 1.0 FI02 adjustable oxygen gas mixture. The mixture is delivered at ambient pressure from one end of the chamber, flows across the animal positioned within the hyperbaric chamber, and exits at the opposite end for exhaust to ambient conditions. A high flow gas mixture is utilized to maintain accurate gas mixture concentrations with fluctuating supply pressures of medical air and medical oxygen gases.