Abstract: Electroacoustic drivers that can be utilized in loudspeaker systems that utilize drivers having a magnetic negative spring (MNS) (such as reluctance assist drivers (RAD) and permanent magnet crown (PMC) drivers). The electroacoustic drivers can be used at all audio frequencies, including subwoofer frequencies. The magnetic negative springs of the electroacoustic drivers can cancel, or partially cancel, the large pressure forces on a sound panel (of an audio speaker) so that substantial subwoofer notes can be efficiently and cost effectively produced in small/portable speakers. The electroacoustic drivers can include a stabilizing/centering mechanism to overcome the destabilizing forces of a MNS that are too large for a voice coil alone to produce.

Abstract: A method for a shared control, dynamic driving system is described. The method includes determining a vehicle command requested by a vehicle operator of an ego vehicle. The method also includes predicting the ego vehicle entering an unstable, controllable operating range if the vehicle command is performed. The method further includes adjusting the vehicle command to maintain control of the ego vehicle in the unstable, controllable operating range. The method also includes performing an adjusted vehicle command to operate the ego vehicle in the unstable, controllable operating range while maintaining recovery stability to transition to a safe operating range.

Abstract: Methods of determining the depth of a scene and associated systems are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method can include augmenting depth data of a scene captured with a depth sensor with depth data from one or more images of the scene. For example, the method can include capturing image data of the scene with a plurality of cameras. The method can further include generating a point cloud representative of the scene based on the depth data from the depth sensor and identifying a missing region of the point cloud, such as a region occluded from the view of the depth sensor. The method can then include generating depth data for the missing region based on the image data. Finally, the depth data for the missing region can be merged with the depth data from the depth sensor to generate a merged point cloud representative of the scene.

Abstract: Vibration compensation is provided for Interferometric Noise Suppressed Oscillators (INSOs). In an INSO the error signal at the mixer output responds linearly to changes in carrier frequency. A vibration compensation signal is summed with the error signal at the input to the feedback amplifier to provide the control signal to the loop phase shifter to suppress close-in phase noise near the carrier frequency and to reduce the effects of mechanical vibrations on oscillator phase noise. The addition of the vibration compensation signal does degrade carrier suppression, hence increases the flicker noise contributed by the INSO's LNA but does so without degrading overall oscillator phase noise. In a frequency tuned configuration, the vibration compensation signal reduces the effects of mechanical vibrations on oscillator phase noise independent of the tuning voltage applied to the phase shifter.

Abstract: A device to measure the amount of light able to transmit through a liquid. The device uses a light detector and multiple light emitting diodes (LED's) along with an optical unit such that the light detector, LED's, and an optical unit define a path of light emitted by each individual LED or subgroup of LED's and detected by the detector. The device uses a structure designed to surround the LED's and light detector such that the structure allows the device to be immersed in the liquid and such that the structure is shaped to allow a volume of liquid to be between the LED's and detector, intersecting the light path.

Abstract: The disclosure herein describes enabling a user of a remote mixed reality (MR) device to observe an environment of a local MR device combined with 3D surface reconstruction (SR) mesh data and live video data. Optical data of a surface of an environment is obtained and a 3D surface reconstruction mesh of the surface is generated from the obtained optical data using photogrammetry. The generated 3D surface reconstruction mesh is provided for display by a remote device. A live video feed of a window region of the environment is obtained and the live video feed of the window region is provided for display on the generated 3D surface reconstruction mesh by the remote device. Further, a remote user is enabled to provide feedback to a user of the local MR device, including audio feedback such as speech and virtual artifacts that are displayed to the local user.

Abstract: The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for transducing (“digitizing”) the physical play and mechanics of card games to generate digital information at least comprising the current and on-going state of a given game. Further apparatus and methods are provided for implementing real-time game functions (“virtual extension”) using at least in part the on-going game state digital information, where functions include situational game instruction and advice, rule execution, game streaming, remote competition, game card valuation and acquisition advice and marketplace support, as well as game, player, and card histories for sale as NFTs. At least some transducing apparatus and methods are also applicable to board games, or the combination of board games and card games.

Abstract: A device, system, and methods are provided for remotely monitoring and managing pump equipment. One or more monitoring devices are configured to provide operational data and geolocation data of monitored equipment. A network device is configured to receive monitoring data from the monitoring devices via different device-specific APIs, perform a data transformation to standardize the monitoring data into standardized data, and store the standardized data in a database. The network device further provides to a user device a user interface to select an asset group of the monitored equipment and receives, from the user device via the user interface, a definition of the asset group. The network device monitors the monitored equipment of the asset group based on the operational data and geolocation data, and provides information to the user device based on the monitoring.

Abstract: Provided herein are compounds that are glucocorticoid receptor agonists useful for the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, processes for preparing these compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds.

Abstract: The invention relates to oxopyrimidinyl-methyl-benzamide derivatives, for example in a pharmaceutically acceptable salt form or crystal form, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the derivatives, and their medical use, in particular for use in the treatment of ?1-antitrypsin deficiency (A1AD or AATD).

Abstract: An acoustic telemetry unit comprising an acoustic receiver for receiving acoustic telemetry signals is disclosed. The acoustic telemetry unit comprises a filter for filtering signals received by the acoustic receiver, a processor for processing signals passed by the filter to recover a data signal, the processor being operable in a sleep mode, and means for waking the processor from the sleep mode in dependence on an output of the filter. An energy storage module may be charged using signals received by the acoustic receiver which are not passed by the filter. The disclosed techniques may help to conserve battery power.

Abstract: An apparatus including a log accumulator is provided. The log accumulator can have logs load therein while they travel along a path that is generally parallel to a path along which the logs are separated from a building stream of sheets, such as when exiting a folder. The logs may be loaded into buckets of the accumulator without requiring lateral accelerations out of a mechanism transferring the separated logs to the accumulator. Similarly, logs may be initially removed from buckets of the accumulator without requiring lateral accelerations. Further, an accumulator unloading apparatus may initially index the logs perpendicular to a length to clear the path of the buckets of the accumulator and then accelerate the logs parallel to a length of the logs once removed from the path of the buckets.

Abstract: An example method includes obtaining log data descriptive of an exemplar action of an exemplar vehicle in an environment, the exemplar action occurring in an initial state of the environment; determining, using the operational system, a planned action for a simulated vehicle in the initial state of the environment; simulating an SUT state of the environment resulting from the simulated vehicle executing the planned action in the initial state of the environment and an actor performing an actor action subsequent to the planned action and an exemplar state of the environment resulting from the simulated vehicle executing the exemplar action in the initial state of the environment and the actor performing the actor action subsequent to the exemplar action; determining a test score based on the SUT state and a reference score based on the exemplar state; evaluating the operational system based on the test score and the reference score.

Abstract: A closure (10) for a container (1) having a neck (2) with a pouring opening (4), the closure comprising a plug (20) configured to engage within the neck to close the pouring opening, the plug extending along an axial direction, an overcap (30) attached to the plug (20), wherein the overcap (30) comprises a first part (40) removably attached to the plug (20), a second part (50) associated to the first part (40) and configured to be grasped for opening and closing the container, the second part (50) comprising a tear off seal (51) configured to pass from a first configuration, before it is torn off, to a second configuration, once it is torn off, and wherein, in the first configuration, the second part (50) acts on the first part (20) to secure attachment of the first part (40) to the plug (20) thereby preventing separation of the first part (40) from the plug (20), in the second configuration, the second part (50) is releasable from the first part (40) so that the first part (40) is separable from the plug (20

Abstract: An interactive gaming system comprising a multiplicity of game access points used by guests to engage with an on-going destination game. Game access points comprise traditional destination activities as well as additional game parts. Gaming guests carry one or more electronic means and are tracked throughout the destination locations and activities. At least one electronic means comprises a visual display for receiving requested directions or a system summons to a game access point. The electronic means comprises a direct view lens system such that the guest looks directly through the electronic means to a destination map or destination scene, where directions are overlaid onto the direct view and registered to the map or scene. The mobile device further comprises a front view camera for capturing images of the guest's direct view of a destination game part, where the image is used as actionable game information.

Abstract: The system comprises a camera for capturing one or more images of a physical playing card and a database of playing card information for use by the system in identifying each card using the captured image(s). Each card is placed into a plastic sleeve comprising one or more RFID tags and the system makes an association between the identification of each playing card and the RFID tag(s) identifying the plastic sleeve into which the card was inserted. The system further comprises a game play surface comprising a matrix of RFID tag reading means for sensing the one or more RFID tags attached to the plastic sleeve holding the physical card that has been placed on the game play surface such that the system determines the identity, time and location of placement on the playing surface of each playing card as it is played, moved, and removed from the playing surface.

Abstract: A refresh circuit selects a candidate bank for refreshing from various banks of a dynamic random access memory (DRAM). Initially, the refresh circuit checks if any bank is idle (e.g., is not targeted for memory operations). If two or more banks are idle, the candidate bank is selected based on a count of accesses targeted to each occupied bank and bank-pair distances between each pair of idle and occupied banks. Conversely, if all banks are occupied, the refresh circuit selects the candidate bank based on a count of data accesses targeted to each bank and/or a count of parity accesses targeted to each bank. Each data access has the same type as that scheduled for execution on the DRAM. Once the candidate bank is selected, the refresh circuit triggers the refresh of the candidate bank.

Abstract: Techniques for enforcing an egress policy at a target service are described. In an example, traffic is generated for a customer tenancy, where the traffic is generated by a multi-tenancy service. The traffic can be destined to the target service. The traffic can be tagged by the multi-tenancy service with information indicating that the traffic is egressing therefrom on behalf of the customer tenancy. The customer tenancy can be associated with the egress policy. The target service can determine the egress policy based on the information tagged to the traffic and can enforce the egress policy on the traffic that the target service is receiving.

Abstract: Techniques for enforcing an egress policy at a target service are described. In an example, traffic is generated for a customer, where the traffic is generated by a customer network of the customer, such as a customer tenancy or an on-premise network. The traffic can be destined to the target service. The traffic can be tagged by the customer network (e.g., by a gateway of the customer network). The customer network can be associated with the egress policy. The target service can determine the egress policy based on the information tagged to the traffic and can enforce the egress policy on the traffic that the target service is receiving.

Abstract: Examples of lattice structures are described herein. In some examples, a lattice structure includes nodes disposed at respective vertices of a quasi-prism model, at respective polygonal face centers of the quasi-prism model, and between the respective vertices and a central axis of the quasi-prism model. In some examples, the lattice structure includes beams connecting the nodes. In some examples, each node disposed between a vertex and the central axis is connected to a node at the vertex and to nodes at three neighboring polygonal face centers with respective beams.