Abstract: Various implementations include a six-phase electric motor including an annular stator and a rotor. The stator defines an opening having an inner surface. First and second three-phase sets of concentrated windings are circumferentially spaced along the inner surface of the opening. The first and second sets of concentrated windings are circumferentially offset from each other. The stator defines voids located radially outwardly from, and circumferentially between, each of the windings. The rotor includes permanent magnets circumferentially spaced around the rotor axis. The outer circumferential surface of the rotor defines grooves located circumferentially between each of the permanent magnets. The rotor is disposed within the stator opening such that the stator and rotor are coincident with each other. Flux from the permanent magnets interacts with a stator magnetic field created by a current flowing through the first and second sets of concentrated windings to cause the rotor to rotate.

Abstract: First and second partial files are read from first and second storage media, respectively, irrespective of a sequence in which the first and second storage media were originally written relative to one another. The first partial file forms a first portion of a complete file. The second partial file forms a second portion of the complete file. The first and second partial files are combined to extract and form the complete file, without dependence on re-reading the first and second storage media.

Abstract: A Portfolio and Project Management and new product development system is disclosed. In particular, the system in one embodiment includes a user, a user computing device, a client application, an operating system, a network interface, a server, a software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) platform, applications such as contact lists, documents, mail, etc., project management software which contains various views and sub-views, and sets of rules and criteria that interact with the project management software to manage the project management software output. In particular, the system of the present invention provides additional intelligence for customizing project management solutions for environments that use structured development methodologies, such as a stage and checkpoint process.

Abstract: A system and method facilitating pattern recognition is provided. The invention includes a pattern recognition system having a convolutional neural network employing feature extraction layer(s) and classifier layer(s). The feature extraction layer(s) comprises convolutional layers and the classifier layer(s) comprises fully connected layers. The pattern recognition system can be trained utilizing a calculated cross entropy error. The calculated cross entropy error is utilized to update trainable parameters of the pattern recognition system.

Abstract: A self-service gift card terminal for the purchase or activation of a gift card, the gift card terminal including a housing having a computer processor disposed in the housing. A user interface coupled to the computer processor provides for self-service interaction between a customer and the gift card terminal. A modem coupled to the computer processor and connectable to a network transmits data to and from the gift card terminal. The gift card terminal also includes means for accepting payment for a gift card purchase. The computer processor is configured to activate a gift card in accordance with a customer request for and purchase of a gift card. A receipt for the transaction is then printed. The self-service gift card terminal provides a convenient terminal from which a customer can purchase and activate a gift card from a plurality of retailers or service providers.