Abstract: A user profile generating system for generating a user profile for use with a processing device operable to display content includes: a head motion tracking unit operable to identify head motion of the user, an eye motion tracking unit operable to identify eye motion of the user, and a profile generating unit operable to generate a user profile comprising head tracking and eye tracking information for the user, where the generated user profile is used to modify interactions between the user and a processing device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a robotic ultrasound system comprising an ultrasound probe and a transport mechanism for moving the ultrasound probe in at least one direction. The robotic ultrasound system also comprises a scanning bed comprising the transport mechanism and the ultrasound probe, the scanning bed having a fluid filled portion for the ultrasound probe, wherein a fluid of the fluid filled portion allows transmission of ultrasound waves from the ultrasound probe to a surface of the robotic ultrasound system.

Abstract: Embodiments of blades for use with lawn mowers are provided herein. In some embodiments, a blade for a lawn mower includes a substantially flat central portion having a rotational axis configured to be coupled to a motor for rotating the blade; a distal portion extending radially from opposing sides of the flat central portion, the distal portion being a cutting region of the blade when mowing and defined by the following: a non-zero leading angle defining an angle of attack; and a non-zero camber percentage; and an intermediate portion disposed between the central portion and the distal portion and configured to minimize an amount of torsional stress between the central portion and the distal portion, wherein each distal portion comprises about 25 percent or less of a total length of the blade.

Abstract: Embodiments of assemblies for use with mowers are provided herein. In some embodiments, an assembly includes: a substantially circular baffle body configured to at least partially surround a blade and defining a cutting chamber, the baffle body including an intake side and a discharge side, wherein an upper portion of the baffle body includes a discharge opening proximate the discharge side and a diameter of the baffle body is less than or equal to approximately one half of an inch larger than a diameter of the blade.

Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) apparatus comprises a head attachment unit comprising a first attachment member configured to attach the HMD to a user's head when the HMD is worn by the user and a first element having an adjustable weight distribution, and an adjustment unit configured to adjust a distribution of the weight of the HMD based on user profile information associated with the user, wherein the adjustment unit is configured to adjust the weight distribution of the first element of the HMD based on the user profile information by adjusting a configuration of one or more mobile components of the first element without adjusting a position or an orientation of the first element with respect to the HMD.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods and systems for use in the production of adeno-associated virus (AAV) particles, comprising recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) particles. In certain embodiments, the production process and system use Sf9 insect cells as viral production cells. In certain embodiments, the production process and system use Baculoviral Expression Vectors (BEVs) and Baculoviral Infected Insect Cells (BIICs) in the production of AAV particles.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to facilitate generation of one medical image from another medical image using one or more neural networks trained using a generative adversarial network (GAN) that utilizes a bidirectional encoder representations from transformers (BERT) as a discriminator. In at least one embodiment, one or more neural networks trained using a GAN comprising a BERT discriminator generate a positron emission tomography (PET) image from a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) image.

Abstract: A user profile generating system for generating a user profile for use with a processing device operable to display content includes: a head motion tracking unit operable to identify head motion of the user, an eye motion tracking unit operable to identify eye motion of the user, and a profile generating unit operable to generate a user profile comprising head tracking and eye tracking information for the user, where the generated user profile is used to modify interactions between the user and a processing device.

Abstract: A head-mountable display (HMD) apparatus includes a display unit configured to display an image to a user wearing the HMD, a first optical element configured to direct light from the image displayed by the display unit for viewing by the user so that the eye of the user observes the image via the first optical element, a detector configured to detect a gaze direction of the user's eye, and a control unit configured to control a configuration of the first optical element responsive to the detected gaze direction.

Abstract: A method of adapting content responsive to a well-being of a user wearing a head mountable display (HMD) includes detecting, by one or more sensors, one or more parameters indicating one or more current properties of the user wearing the HMD, generating information indicating the well-being of the user based on the one or more parameters, and adapting an output of the HMD responsive to the generated information, the output comprising at least one of an image and an audio signal.

Abstract: A user input system for controlling a viewpoint within displayed content includes a user profile obtaining unit operable to obtain a user profile having information about head motion and eye motion for a user, an input unit operable to receive user inputs relating to a change in viewpoint within displayed content, the user inputs including the user's head motion, and a viewpoint modification unit operable to modify the viewpoint in the displayed content in dependence upon received inputs and the user profile, where the modification to the viewpoint includes a greater motion than the head motion received as an input.

Abstract: A foveated rendering system for modifying content to be displayed includes a user profile obtaining unit operable to obtain a user profile comprising information about head motion and eye motion for a user, and a foveated rendering unit operable to apply a foveated rendering process to the content to be displayed in dependence upon obtained user profile information.

Abstract: A head-mountable display (HMD) apparatus includes a display unit configured to display an image to a user wearing the HMD, a first optical element configured to direct light from the image displayed by the display unit for viewing by the user so that the eye of the user observes the image via the first optical element, a detector configured to detect a gaze direction of the user's eye, and a control unit configured to control a configuration of the first optical element responsive to the detected gaze direction.

Abstract: A control apparatus includes two or more user control devices, each user control device having an inertial detector having a wireless communications module to communicate inertial detection results, and an illuminated portion; and a housing to house the two or more control devices so that the two or more control devices are constrained to move with one another but having an obscured portion so as to obscure all but one of the illuminated portions of the two or more control devices.

Abstract: An ejection tray is provided for use in combination with a medication container including a medication-containing cell. The tray includes a frame configured to receive at least a portion of the medication container. An actuator is movably associated with the frame to eject the medication from the cell. A switch is associated with the frame and configured to change from a first state to a second state upon the actuator being moved to eject the medication from the cell. A host processor is associated with the frame and is electrically coupled or selectively coupled to the switch. The host processor is programmed to detect a change in the state of the switch.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for monitoring medication compliance to allow a doctor or medical care provider to determine whether a subject is ingesting a prescribed medication at the proper times. A medication container includes at least one medication-containing cell, with a cover overlaying the cell. The medication within the cell is accessed through the cover. The medication container also includes an electrical circuit having an RFID chip electrically coupled to an antenna. The RFID chip is associated with the cover, while the antenna is configured to communicate with an RFID reader to detect whether the cell has been accessed through the cover. The RFID chip may be uncoupled from the antenna or remain coupled to the antenna upon the cell being accessed through the cover, with the antenna thereafter transmitting a signal to an RFID reader to indicate that the cell has been accessed through the cover.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a metal foil laminate which may be used for example to produce an antenna for a radio frequency (RFID) tag, electronic circuit, photovoltaic module or the like. A web of material is provided to at least one cutting station in which a first pattern is generated in the web of material. A further cutting may occur to create additional modifications in order to provide additional features for the intended end use of the product. The cutting may be performed by a laser either alone or in combinations with other cutting technologies.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for determining when the seal of a sealed container was broken. Such can include a sealed container with a seal that separates an interior of the container from the outside environment. An environmentally sensitive conductor of an electrical circuit is positioned within the interior of the sealed container. The conductor has an electrical property with a known initial value that changes in a predictable manner as a function of time and exposure to the outside environment. Accordingly, breaking the seal and exposing the conductor to the environment causes the electrical property of the conductor to change. When a present value of the electrical property is determined, it may be used in combination with the initial value and the expected change in the value over time in order to determine the time at which the seal was broken.

Abstract: A method of adapting content responsive to a well-being of a user wearing a head mountable display (HMD) comprises the steps of detecting, by one or more sensors, one or more parameters indicating one or more current properties of the user wearing the HMD, generating information indicating the well-being of the user based on the one or more parameters, and adapting an output of the HMD responsive to the generated information, the output comprising at least one of an image and an audio signal.

Abstract: A system comprises a display object having a characteristic of its display configured to change with time in a timing calibration operation; a plurality of video cameras configured to capture images of the display object; and a data processing apparatus comprising a detector configured to detect timing differences in the capture of images by the plurality of video cameras indicative of a change in the characteristic of the display object and to apply the detected timing differences as a timing correction so as to time-align images captured by the plurality of cameras after the timing calibration operation.