Abstract: A payment system for facilitating a desired transaction over a social media platform includes a computer server programmed and operating to maintain a user account in a database, the user account including at least a user credential, a user computing device credential, and a user mobile credit account. The computer server maintains a merchant account in the database, the merchant account including at least a merchant mobile credit account. The computer server further operates to authenticate the user, authenticate the user computing device, and process a debit to the user mobile credit account a credit to the merchant mobile credit account.

Abstract: A vehicle system for operating a vehicle is provided. The vehicle system includes a first output device configured to output a first output, and a second output device configured to output a second output. The vehicle system operates the vehicle based on the first output from the first output device while obtaining vehicle environment information, determines whether an autonomous take-over event occurs based on the vehicle environment information, operates the vehicle in an autonomous driving mode in response to determining that the autonomous takeover event occurred, determines whether the vehicle system receives a take-over signal from the second output device, and operates the vehicle based on the second output from the second output device in response to determining that the vehicle system received the take-over signal from the second output device.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for providing agent assisted transcriptions of user utterances. A user utterance is received in response to a prompt provided to the user at a remote client device. An automatic transcription is generated from the utterance using a language model based upon an application or context, and presented to a human agent. The agent reviews the transcription and may replace at least a portion of the transcription with a corrected transcription. As the agent inputs the corrected transcription, accelerants are presented to the user comprising suggested texted to be inputted. The accelerants may be determined based upon an agent input, an application or context of the transcription, the portion of the transcription being replaced, or any combination thereof. In some cases, the user provides textual input, to which the agent transcribes an intent associated with the input with the aid of one or more accelerants.

Abstract: A mechanically simple rotor system is a novel mechanism that collectively drives the pitch of the rotor blades by combining the input from three separate servos. Each servo can be controlled by redundant control systems. This configuration reduces total error caused by any one system and allows the continuation of rotor pitch control in the event of one or more servo or system failures.

Abstract: A user interface system includes a first engine configured to receive message data from managed infrastructure that includes managed infrastructure physical hardware that supports the flow and processing of information. A second engine determines common characteristics of events and produces clusters of events relating to the failure of errors in the managed infrastructure, where membership in a cluster indicates a common factor of the events that is a failure or an actionable problem in the physical hardware managed infrastructure directed to supporting the flow and processing of information. One or more situations is created that is a collection of one or more events or alerts representative of the actionable problem in the managed infrastructure. A situation room includes a user interface (UI) for decomposing events from managed infrastructures.

Abstract: A user interface system includes a first engine configured to receive message data from managed infrastructure that includes managed infrastructure physical hardware that supports the flow and processing of information. A second engine determines common characteristics of events and produces clusters of events relating to the failure of errors in the managed infrastructure, where membership in a cluster indicates a common factor of the events that is a failure or an actionable problem in the physical hardware managed infrastructure directed to supporting the flow and processing of information. One or more situations is created that is a collection of one or more events or alerts representative of the actionable problem in the managed infrastructure. A display computer system generates a dashboard display that includes situations from clustered messages received from managed infrastructure, the display computer system coupled to or included in a situation room coupled to the first and second engines.

Abstract: The present invention provides for an enhanced eductor element that significantly increases the amount of pressure generated at the siphon tube without significantly increasing the flow resistance through the eductor. The invention further provides for breath-actuated inhalation devices including the enhanced eductor element as an actuation mechanism.

Abstract: A clip fastening system for securing a window in a window opening without the use of penetrating fasteners is disclosed. The clip fastening system includes a flange that extends in an inward direction from and around the window opening, a groove that is formed through a facing of a window frame of the window and that extends around the perimeter of the window frame, and a clip mutually engaged with the flange and the groove, thereby securing the window frame within the window opening.

Abstract: A tester for testing a transformer is provided. The tester comprises a primary voltmeter and a plurality of secondary voltmeters. The tester may also comprise an ammeter in series with a voltage source configured to apply voltage to the transformer. The primary voltmeter is configured to measure voltage induced across a primary winding of the transformer, while the secondary voltmeters may simultaneously measure voltage outputs at secondary windings of the transformer. The tester is configured to calculate ratios, saturation curves, and knee points for multiple winding combinations based on the measurements simultaneously obtained by the ammeter and the primary and secondary voltmeters.

Abstract: Systems, catheters, and methods for accessing and treating along the central nervous system are disclosed. An example method may control operation of a pump of pump/filtration system to facilitate removing cerebrospinal fluid from a patient, filtering the cerebrospinal fluid with a filter module to remove waste product, and returning the filtered cerebrospinal fluid to the patient. Operation of the pump may be adjusted based on a value related to a measure sensed by a sensor in communication with a lumen carrying cerebrospinal fluid through the filtration system.

Abstract: Individual aqueous inks or inks in ink sets haves a non-crosslinked, crosslinkable polyurethane having an acid number of 20-40 and is derived from an aromatic diisocyanate; and a diol mixture of D1 and D2 diols, and optionally including D3 diol, D4 diol, or both D3 and D4 diols. D1 has a C3 to C7 aliphatic group and a pendant carboxy group or neutralized carboxy group. D2 has a chain of repeating C2 to C6 alkylene oxide groups. D3 is an alkoxylated bisphenol A or an aliphatic cyclic diol, present at least 5 mol %. D4 is a hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene having a molecular weight of at least 1000 and is present in an amount of 0.1-5 mol %. The ink also contains a dispersed pigment colorant; a humectant or organic co-solvent, and optionally, a crosslinking agent.

Abstract: A user interface system is provided. A first engine receives message data from managed infrastructure that includes managed infrastructure physical hardware which supports the flow and processing of information. A second engine determines common characteristics of events and produces clusters of events relating to the failure of errors in the managed infrastructure, where membership in a cluster indicates a common factor of the events that is a failure or an actionable problem in the physical hardware managed infrastructure directed to supporting the flow and processing of information. One or more situations are created that are a collection of one or more events or alerts representative of the actionable problem in the managed infrastructure. An external connection adapter is coupled to the first and second engines and configured to provide access to one or more data fields within a file.

Abstract: An inkjet printing method uses an aqueous inkjet ink composition having a non-crosslinked, crosslinkable polyurethane having an acid number of 20-40 and is derived from an aromatic diisocyanate; and a diol mixture of D1 and D2 diols, and optionally including D3 diol, D4 diol, or both D3 and D4 diols. D1 has a C3 to C7 aliphatic group and a pendant carboxy group or neutralized carboxy group. D2 has a chain of repeating C2 to C6 alkylene oxide groups. D3 is an alkoxylated bisphenol A or aliphatic cyclic diol, present at least 5 mol %. D4 is a hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene having a molecular weight of at least 1000 and is present in an amount of 0.1-5 mol %. The ink composition also contains a dispersed pigment colorant; a humectant or organic co-solvent, and optionally, a crosslinking agent.

Abstract: A user interface system has a first engine in communication with a managed infrastructure and configured to receive messages from the managed infrastructure. The managed infrastructure includes physical hardware. A second engine is provided that determines one or more common steps from events and produces clusters of events relating to a failure or errors in the managed infrastructure. Membership in a cluster indicates a common factor of the events that is a failure or an actionable problem in the physical hardware of the managed infrastructure directed to supporting the flow and processing of information. In response to the production of the clusters one or more proposed physical hardware changes are suggested in a managed infrastructure hardware. A situation room is coupled to the first and second engines.

Abstract: A method is provided comprising receiving, at a first node, transactional data associated with a consumer (wherein the first node comprises a processor and a tangible, non-transitory memory), receiving, at the first node, a credit approval request associated with the consumer, wherein the credit approval request is associated with a proposed transaction, determining, by the first node, whether the transactional data conforms with the proposed transaction, and at least one of approving and denying the credit approval request in response to the determination.

Abstract: A system for X-ray topography, the system includes a source assembly, a detector assembly, a filter and a processor. The source assembly is configured to direct at least an X-ray beam to impinge, at an angle, on a first surface of a sample, the X-ray beam is divergent when impinging on the first surface. The detector assembly is configured to detect the X-ray beam that had entered the sample at the first surface, diffracted while passing through the sample and exited the sample at a second surface that is opposite to the first surface, and to produce an electrical signal in response to the detected X-ray beam. The filter is mounted between the source assembly and the first surface, and is configured to attenuate an intensity of a selected spectral portion of the X-ray beam. The processor is configured to detect one or more defects in the sample based on the electrical signal.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing sourcing Internet access requests from ISP subscribers serviced by a gateway not physically located near the subscribers. As the localization needs of all subscribers are not necessarily the same, the gateway determines an appropriate source IP address to use to ensure that the IP protocol localization features work efficiently. In addition, the gateway can help enforce rules related to the governing law of the geographic area of the subscriber and/or rules based on the content providers licensing. Through determination of the context of a request, the gateway may also determine whether localized sourcing of a request is necessary based on the type of content being requested.

Abstract: A method for measuring furnace temperatures. The method includes obtaining radiance measurements from a plurality of regions of interest (ROIs) using a plurality of thermal imaging cameras, and measuring a surface temperature using a radiance measurement obtained from an ROI selected from the plurality of ROIs. Measuring the surface temperature includes determining an effective background radiance affecting the selected ROI using radiance measurements obtained from ROIs different from the selected ROI, obtaining a compensated radiance by removing the effective background radiance from the radiance measurement obtained from the selected ROI, and converting the compensated radiance to the measured surface temperature.

Abstract: A non-crosslinked, crosslinkable polyurethane has an acid number of 20-40 and a glass transition temperature of up to and including 40° C. It can be derived from an aromatic diisocyanate; and a diol mixture of at least D1, D2, D3, and D4 diols. D1 has a C3 to C7 aliphatic group and at least one pendant carboxy group or pendant neutralized carboxy group. D2 has a chain of repeating C2 to C6 alkylene oxide groups and a molecular weight of 250-3000. D3 is an alkoxylated bisphenol A or aliphatic cyclic diol present in an amount of at least 5 mol %. D4 is a hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene having a molecular weight of at least 1000, and is present in an amount of at least 0.1-5 mol %.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining pose parameters of an inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensor include collecting measurement data generated by IMU sensors, using a processor to temporally integrate the measurement data, including any errors, generating a temporally continuous error propagation model, and temporally integrating the model to generate one or more compensation gradients for said pose parameters.