Abstract: A self-healing video surveillance system is described. The self-healing video surveillance system includes one or more surveillance cameras that are configured to store configuration data of a network video recorder in operable communication with the surveillance cameras. The network video recorder includes configuration data, and a module configured to store the configuration data on the surveillance cameras and/or retrieve configuration data stored on the surveillance cameras. A new network video recorder introduced into the network retrieves the stored configuration data to self-configure with minimal or no human interaction. In embodiments, configuration data is distributed among a plurality of surveillance cameras, and may be stored in encrypted format.

Abstract: An analytical recognition system includes one or more video cameras configured to capture video and a video analytics module configured to perform real-time video processing and analyzation of the captured video and generate non-video data. The video analytic module includes one or more algorithms configured to identify an abnormal situation. Each abnormal situation alerts the video analytics module to automatically issue an alert and track one or more objects or individuals by utilizing the one or more video cameras. The abnormal situation is selected from the group consisting of action of a particular individual, non-action of a particular individual, a temporal event, and an externally generated event.

Abstract: An analytical recognition system includes a video camera, an antenna, and a data analytics module. The video camera is configured to capture video data. The antenna is configured to capture mobile communication device data. The data analytics module is configured to correlate the video data and the mobile communication device data to generate a profile of a person associated with the video data and the mobile communication device data. The profile has profile data including any one or a combination of the captured video data and the captured mobile communication data.

Abstract: An entertainment device safety system includes a video camera configured to capture video of an entertainment device and a user of the entertainment device and a video analytic module to perform real-time video processing of the captured video to generate non-video data from video. A computer receives the video and the non-video data from the video camera analyzes the video or the non-video data to determine a user position in relation to the entertainment device. The user position is compared to a user position rule to determine whether the user position violates the user position rule. A notification is transmitted in response to a determination that the user position violates the user position rule.

Abstract: A corner bead strip is provided for finishing a wallboard corner joint, includes a flexible plastic body having a first flange and a second flange, each flange with a corner edge and an opposite free edge. The corner edges are joined by a central flex zone formed by a plastic composition distinct from a plastic composition used for forming the flanges. A web of paper covers a surface of the body.

Abstract: An analytical recognition system includes one or more video cameras configured to capture video and a video analytics module configured to perform real-time video processing and analyzation of the captured video and generate non-video data. The video analytic module includes one or more algorithms configured to identify an abnormal situation. Each abnormal situation alerts the video analytics module to automatically issue an alert and track one or more objects or individuals by utilizing the one or more video cameras. The abnormal situation is selected from the group consisting of action of a particular individual, non-action of a particular individual, a temporal event, and an externally generated event.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for generating investigations of user behavior. In an example embodiment, the system includes a video camera configured to capture video of user activity, a video analytic module to perform real-time video processing of the captured video to generate non-video data from video, and a computer configured to receive the video and the non-video data from the video camera. The computer includes a video analytics module configured to analyze one of video and non-video data to identify occurrences of particular user behavior, and an investigation generation module configured to generate an investigation containing at least one video sequence of the particular user behavior. In some embodiments, the investigation is generated in near real time. The particular user behavior may be defined as an action, an inaction, a movement, a plurality of event occurrences, a temporal event and/or an externally-generated event.

Abstract: A self-healing video surveillance system is described. The self-healing video surveillance system includes one or more surveillance cameras that are configured to store configuration data of a network video recorder in operable communication with the surveillance cameras. The network video recorder includes configuration data, and a module configured to store the configuration data on the surveillance cameras and/or retrieve configuration data stored on the surveillance cameras. A new network video recorder introduced into the network retrieves the stored configuration data to self-configure with minimal or no human interaction. In embodiments, configuration data is distributed among a plurality of surveillance cameras, and may be stored in encrypted format.

Abstract: Optoelectronic devices, materials, and associated methods having increased operating performance are provided. In one aspect, for example, an optoelectronic device can include a semiconductor material, a first doped region in the semiconductor material, a second doped region in the semiconductor material forming a junction with the first doped region, and a laser processed region associated with the junction. The laser processed region is positioned to interact with electromagnetic radiation. Additionally, at least a portion of a region of laser damage from the laser processed region has been removed such that the optoelectronic device has an open circuit voltage of from about 500 mV to about 800 mV.

Abstract: A corner bead strip is provided for finishing a wallboard corner joint, includes a flexible plastic body having a first flange and a second flange, each flange with a corner edge and an opposite free edge. The corner edges are joined by a central flex zone formed by a plastic composition distinct from a plastic composition used for forming the flanges. A web of paper covers a surface of the body.

Abstract: Electromagnetic radiation detection systems and associated methods are provided. In one aspect, for example, an electromagnetic radiation detection system includes a semiconductor material operable to detect electromagnetic radiation, the semiconductor material having a responsivity of greater than or equal to 0.3 A/W at an operating voltage of less than or equal to about 50 volts and at a wavelength of from about 0.01 nm to about 100 nm. The system can further include an electromagnetic radiation source positioned to deliver electromagnetic radiation to the semiconductor material.

Abstract: Optoelectronic devices, materials, and associated methods having increased operating performance are provided. In one aspect, for example, an optoelectronic device can include a semiconductor material, a first doped region in the semiconductor material, a second doped region in the semiconductor material forming a junction with the first doped region, and a laser processed region associated with the junction. The laser processed region is positioned to interact with electromagnetic radiation. Additionally, at least a portion of a region of laser damage from the laser processed region has been removed such that the optoelectronic device has an open circuit voltage of from about 500 mV to about 800 mV.

Abstract: A packaging system (20), has a container (22) which delimits a container volume which can hold at least one unit-measure or unit-quantity of a selected commodity or article (24). The container includes at least one access portion (26) that can provide a selective closed arrangement and a selective open arrangement. An electronic data mechanism (28) can be operatively connected to the container (22), and can be operatively configured to electronically transpond or otherwise transmit data to a reader mechanism (30). A deactivation mechanism (32) can be operatively connected to the container (22) and to the electronic data mechanism (28), and can be operatively configured to selectively disable the electronic data mechanism.

Abstract: Light emitting devices having a textured light emission surface and methods are disclosed. A light emitting device can include a semiconductor substrate having a light emission surface, a semiconductive junction and a textured region formed via laser irradiation on the light emission surface. During us of the light emitting device, light generated by the semiconductive junction can primarily emit through the light emission surface having the textured region.

Abstract: Accessing results of calculations on multidimensional data using relational database statements, such as SQL commands, involves a relational database server communicating with a multidimensional database server to cause the multidimensional database server to extract, and to perform calculations on, the multidimensional data. In response to a relational database statement in a language supported by the relational server, which includes an expression of an operation on the multidimensional data in a language supported by the multidimensional server, the multidimensional server extracts the required multidimensional data, performs the requested operation (e.g., an OLAP DML operation) on the data according to the specified expression, and provides results of the multidimensional operation to the relational database server.

Abstract: High speed optoelectronic devices and associated methods are provided. In one aspect, for example, a high speed optoelectronic device can include a silicon material having an incident light surface, a first doped region and a second doped region forming a semiconductive junction in the silicon material, and a textured region coupled to the silicon material and positioned to interact with electromagnetic radiation. The optoelectronic device has a response time of from about 1 picosecond to about 5 nanoseconds and a responsivity of greater than or equal to about 0.4 A/W for electromagnetic radiation having at least one wavelength from about 800 nm to about 1200 nm.

Abstract: In processing a query on multidimensional data in a multidimensional schema, a multidimensional database server performs various processes to limit the amount of data that is extracted from the database and presented to a relational database server in response to the request. A subset of data is identified to extract from the multidimensional data, based on the query. In various embodiments, cell-filtering, measure-filtering, and column-filtering criteria identified from the query are used to filter the subset of data, in order to return a minimized set of multidimensional data values from the subset of data. Therefore, computational resources are conserved with respect to further processing by the relational database server in response to the query.

Abstract: A method for making a semiconductor device includes providing a semiconductor material and doping at least a portion of the semiconductor material to form at least one doped region. A portion of the semiconductor material is removed with a pulsed laser from at least one first region to form at least one adjacent second region.

Abstract: Heterojunction devices and associated methods of making and using are provided. In one aspect, for example, a heterojunction photovoltaic device can include a crystalline semiconductor layer, a first doped semiconductor layer coupled to the crystalline semiconductor layer, and a second doped semiconductor layer coupled to the crystalline semiconductor layer opposite the first doped semiconductor layer. The first and second doped semiconductor layers form junctions with the semiconductor layer. The device can further include a laser processed semiconductor region coupled to the crystalline semiconductor layer.

Abstract: A packaging system (20), has a container (22) which delimits a container volume which can hold at least one unit-measure or unit-quantity of a selected commodity or article (24). The container includes at least one access portion (26) that can provide a selective closed arrangement and a selective open arrangement. An electronic data mechanism (28) can be operatively connected to the container (22), and can be operatively configured to electronically transpond or otherwise transmit data to a reader mechanism (30). A deactivation mechanism (32) can be operatively connected to the container (22) and to the electronic data mechanism (28), and can be operatively configured to selectively disable the electronic data mechanism.