Abstract: An animal supporting device having a having three primary dimensions of unequal lengths for engaging the abdomen or other body part of an animal at various support elevations. The device may have one or more trough-shaped channels for engaging the abdomen or other body part of the animal at alternative support elevations. The device may have a dog-bone-shaped outline. Other embodiments are described and shown.

Abstract: A mobile terminal including a metal frame; a circuit board including at least one processor chip; a shield member mounted on the circuit board and shielding the at least one processor chip; and a heat pipe including a heat plate part contacting the shield member and a heat transfer unit transferring heat generated by the least one processor. Further, the heat plate part and the heat transfer unit are integrally engaged via a soldering part positioned in an overlapped area between the heat plate part and the heat transfer unit.

Abstract: Clearing landmines is a dangerous activity and the danger is increased when trying to clear a landmine without triggering an explosion. An excavator for landmines is provided, which includes a first actuator that vertically moves a mounting plate. Two or more secondary actuators are mounted to the mounting plate, and each of the secondary actuators are able to extend and retract a tool. Each respective tool has drill bits or prongs for penetrating a ground surface. A neutralizer is also provided, and it includes: a robotic clamp to grip a landmine and to reposition the same; a cutting tool to cut an opening into the landmine; a steaming module to eject steam into the opening; and a catcher to collect melted explosive material that exits the landmine.

Abstract: A system and method for enabling set up of a controlling device capable of controlling a plurality of appliances, via an interactive instruction set and associated programming. The programming is accessible by a STB or other controllable appliance and is configured to appropriately display interactive instructions and prompts to a user during a user initiated set up procedure for configuration of another controllable device (e.g., DVD, VCR, DVR, etc) available to the user. Appropriate set up data, generally in the form of command library codes, is displayed to the user by the interactive instruction set and associated programming for entry and trial by the user in set up of the desired appliance(s).

Abstract: A method for controlling the operation of a plurality of consumer electronic devices by displaying a plurality of broadcast channel identifiers each corresponding to a broadcast channel in a display of a controlling device adapted to command at least channel tuning operations of the plurality of consumer electronic devices. Input is accepted into the controlling device that functions to designate one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers and the controlling device uses the designation of the one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers to cause a transmission of a wireless signal from the controlling device to a one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices to thereby cause the one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices to tune to the broadcast channel corresponding to the designated one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers.

Abstract: A computing system may be configured to simplify a complex dataset of nodes representing an operational environment. To that end, the computing system (a) associates nodes with a respective set of asset data related to how assets operate when located in proximity to the given node, where the respective asset data includes a respective value of at least one given asset-data variable, (b) evaluates whether any nodes can be eliminated using a divergence function that determines a maximum divergence between (i) one set of values including an original value of the given asset-data variable for each candidate node and (ii) another set of values including an imputed value of the given variable for each candidate node, (c) removes nodes from the dataset identified for elimination, thereby generating a reduced dataset, and (d) uses the reduced dataset to evaluate the operation of assets in the environment defined by the reduced dataset.

Abstract: A system and method of controlling auxiliary vehicle functions via one or more touchpads on the vehicle steering wheel is disclosed. In response to receiving a user input at one of the touchpads, the vehicle performs a corresponding action depending on the region of the touchpad in which the input was received and the context in which the vehicle is currently operating. During operation, the vehicle displays, on a display screen of the vehicle (e.g., the HUD), a contextual control image indicating which actions will be performed in response to various inputs entered at one or more of the touch pads on the steering wheel. In this way, the steering wheel can accept an input for a variety of auxiliary functions.

Abstract: A system and method for enabling set up of a controlling device capable of controlling a plurality of appliances, via an interactive instruction set and associated programming. The programming is accessible by a STB or other controllable appliance and is configured to appropriately display interactive instructions and prompts to a user during a user initiated set up procedure for configuration of another controllable device (e.g., DVD, VCR, DVR, etc) available to the user. Appropriate set up data, generally in the form of command library codes, is displayed to the user by the interactive instruction set and associated programming for entry and trial by the user in set up of the desired appliance(s).

Abstract: A method for attaching a clamping assembly to the frame of a machine includes attaching a sensor assembly to the spindle of a machine such that a wire harness extends through the internal cavity of the spindle and out from the spindle, fishing the wire harness through a breather line, and attaching the wiring harness to the chassis of a machine.

Abstract: Methods and systems for determining the location of a Bluetooth device using a standard broadcast packet containing known data. Multiple antennas are used to take measurements of the packet are converted into in-phase and quadrature components, then a low-pass filter is applied. The known data presents an in-phase and quadrature spectrum that is a continuous wave-tone representation of the packet signal in the passband of the low-pass filter. Multiple measurements are used to determine the phase difference of the filtered measurements at the different antenna locations. Phase difference is used to determine the location of the device.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for managing prescription benefits in prescription claim or inquiry requests performed by one or more computers in a prescription order processing system includes receiving a prescription claim request related to a consumer from a requesting entity. A crosswalk file is retrieved that comprises information from a plurality of health plan member files describing benefits available to the consumer provided by a plurality of benefit providers. The crosswalk file is used to automatically determine an order submission sequence indicating an order in which claim or inquiry requests corresponding to the benefits are submitted to the benefit providers. The claim or inquiry requests are submitted to the benefit providers according to the order submission sequence. Responses from the benefit providers are automatically aggregated in order to generate an aggregated response to the prescription claim request. The aggregated response is transmitted to the requesting entity.

Abstract: In an automatic transfer power supply with relay protection, multiple electric power sources may be selectively coupled with a switched-mode power supply circuit using multiple corresponding sets of relays. The switched-mode power supply circuit may include one or more switches that operate under the control of a switch controller element to implement the functionality of the switched-mode power supply. To protect the relays during source transfer, a source transfer controller may signal the switch controller element to halt current flow through the switched-mode power supply circuit, and then signal the relays to change state while the current flow is halted, thereby protecting the relays during source transfer. Sparking may be reduced in relays that physically move metal armatures to make and break electrical connections, prolonging relay life and/or reducing relay failures and improving power supply availability.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, devices and methods for presentation of game play videos and object interaction. In one embodiment, a method is provided which includes including receiving game play video data including metadata for at least one game play object. The method may include detecting a user input for selection of an object of the game play video data. The user input can identify at least one of an area of the game play video data that includes a graphical representation of the object. In other embodiments multiple objects may be identified based on user input. The method may include updating presentation of the game play video data to include a graphical representation for data associated with the object. Embodiments are also directed to generating an object identification database for object recognition in game play streams.

Abstract: A solid-state automatic transfer switch includes a primary rectifier circuit and a secondary rectifier circuit, wherein at least one of the rectifier circuits includes one or more controllable semi-conductor switches. The primary rectifier circuit is electrically coupled to a primary input and an output of the solid-state automatic transfer switch. Also, the secondary rectifier circuit is electrically coupled to a secondary input of the solid-state automatic transfer switch and the output. A controller controls a control state of the controllable semi-conductor switches to allow or prevent electrical power from flowing through the primary or secondary rectifier circuits, thus selectively controlling whether power is fed from the primary input or the secondary input of the solid-state automatic transfer switch to the output of the solid-state automatic transfer switch.

Abstract: A method for controlling the operation of a plurality of consumer electronic devices by displaying a plurality of broadcast channel identifiers each corresponding to a broadcast channel in a display of a controlling device adapted to command at least channel tuning operations of the plurality of consumer electronic devices. Input is accepted into the controlling device that functions to designate one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers and the controlling device uses the designation of the one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers to cause a transmission of a wireless signal from the controlling device to a one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices to thereby cause the one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices to tune to the broadcast channel corresponding to the designated one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers.

Abstract: A method includes storing a sparse triangular matrix as a compressed sparse row (CSR) dataset. For each factor of a plurality of factors in a first vector, a value of the factor is calculated by identifying for the factor a set of one or more antecedent factors in the first vector, where the value of the factor is dependent on each of the one or more antecedent factors. In response to a completion array indicating that all of the one or more antecedent factor values are solved, the value of the factor is calculated based on one or more elements in a row of the matrix and a product value corresponding to the row. In the completion array, a first completion flag for the factor is asserted, indicating that the factor is solved.

Abstract: An adjustable descaling device for a rolling mill (20) for rolling a metal product (10) on a rolling line comprises one or more descalers (13a, 13b, 14a, 14b), at least one scale detection sensor (17, 18); and a processor (19). The sensor detects a scale pattern on a surface of the metal product (10) after descaling of the product. The processor adjusts the descaling impact pattern according to the detected scale pattern provided by the sensor.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for enforcing processor quality of service guarantees when servicing system service requests (SSRs) are disclosed. A system includes a first processor executing an operating system and a second processor executing an application which generates SSRs for the first processor to service. The first processor monitors the number of cycles spent servicing SSRs over a previous time interval, and if this number of cycles is above a threshold, the first processor starts delaying the servicing of subsequent SSRs. In one implementation, if the previous delay was non-zero, the first processor increases the delay used in the servicing of subsequent SSRs. If the number of cycles is less than or equal to the threshold, then the first processor services SSRs without delay. As the delay is increased, the second processor begins to stall and its SSR generation rate falls, reducing the load on the first processor.

Abstract: A processing unit includes a plurality of subsystem control modules. Each subsystem control module includes a set of one or more inputs that receives a set of one or more external signals and a set of one or more monitored outputs from a hardware subsystem corresponding to the subsystem control module, and a set of configuration outputs for controlling one or more configuration settings of the hardware subsystem. The subsystem control module determines the one or more configuration settings based on the set of monitored outputs and on one or more targets derived from the set of external signals.