Abstract: Techniques for identifying and eliminating overlaps of characters in an image that are to be processed for character recognition involve selecting a line of contours within the image, generating a line boundary around the line, identifying respective starting edgepoints on each edge of a contour that intersects the line boundary, and tracing a section of the contour by following each edge of the contour until a stopping point indicating an end to the tracing of the section of the contour is reached. The stopping point may comprise a determination that either (i) an end of the section of the contour is reached, or (ii) the section of the contour comprises a first sub-contour, and an intersection between the first sub-contour and a second sub-contour is reached. Based on the determination, the tracing of the section of the contour is completed, and the traced section is deleted from the image.

Abstract: An “accessibility hub” for content accessibility services enables impaired content consumers to create user profiles including personalized accessibility themes that define accessibility preferences for viewing published content. Further, the accessibility hub enables content producers to access accessibility theme templates that can be used by the content producers to publish content in a manner that is accessible to impaired content consumers. Further yet, anonymized accessibility preference data may be aggregated and analyzed for use in generating new accessibility themes for various impairments, based on which impairment-specific accessibility settings and themes may be recommended and/or dynamically generated.

Abstract: Techniques for recognizing characters in an image of a physical artifact may involve identifying contours in the image and sorting identified contours into different groups. A first group of contours may be analyzed to locate an array of lines in the image of the bank check. Locating each line in the line array may involve processing image data to allocate each contour in the first group to a particular line. After the array of lines is located, a second group of contours that each intersects a line may be analyzed. Any portions of each of the second group of contours that fit within upper and lower boundaries of a given line are added to the given line. After processing the first and second groups of contours, contours within a given line are analyzed to determine any individual identifiable characters. Each character may then be analyzed for character recognition.

Abstract: According to aspects of the disclosure, there is provided a scalable cloud distributed database system for hosting data of multiple database tenants. In some embodiments, the database may be serverless. The serverless database may be configured to automatically and dynamically match resources to workload demands for tenants of the database. Databases described herein may include replica sets hosting multiple tenants. Tenants may be migrated from one replica set to another replica set based on usage. Usage of tenants may be throttled during migration between replica sets. Tenants with lower usage may be selected for migration between replica sets. During migration, files containing both a document and a history of updates to the document may be migrated. Databases described herein may include multiple storage tiers having different read and/or write speeds.

Abstract: A computing platform may be installed with software technology for generating anonymized test check data that configures the computing platform to: (i) determine a set of possible code paths encoded within a software application associated with check processing; (ii) based on the determined set of possible code paths and a set of electronic check records for individual checks, determine a subset of electronic check records from the set of electronic check records to be used for testing the software application; and (iii) anonymize the subset of electronic check records to be used for testing the software application by, for each respective electronic check record in the subset of electronic check records, modifying the respective electronic check record and thereby producing a respective anonymized check record for the respective electronic check record.

Abstract: A protective tool pouch apparatus. The protective tool pouch apparatus includes a receptacle component for accepting and holding tools and/or building materials. The protective tool pouch apparatus includes keeping tools and/or building materials in a vertical orientation with friction and/or magnetics and/or grooves and/or ridges and/or removable dividers in a pre-determined size for preventing the tools and/or building materials from wearing a bottom surface and/or creating a hole in the bottom surface of the receptacle component. The protective tool pouch apparatus can be used as a standalone component and/or inserted into existing tool belts, arm belts, apron pockets, vest pockets, holsters, bags, pouches, clothing pockets, backpack pockets, etc.

Abstract: A method is provided that can include activating at least two wireless communication channels in parallel, between a first wireless transceiver and a second wireless transceiver. Each of the at least two wireless communication channels can operate at a different radio carrier frequency, and the first wireless transceiver may be part of a first vehicle. The method can also include transmitting, by the first wireless transceiver, common information in parallel on the at least two wireless communication channels to the second wireless transceiver and deactivating the at least two wireless communication channels.

Abstract: A protective tool pouch apparatus. The protective tool pouch apparatus includes a receptacle component for accepting and holding tools and/or building materials. The protective tool pouch apparatus includes keeping tools and/or building materials in a vertical orientation with friction and/or magnetics and/or grooves and/or ridges and/or removable dividers in a pre-determined size for preventing the tools and/or building materials from wearing a bottom surface and/or creating a hole in the bottom surface of the receptacle component. The protective tool pouch apparatus can be used as a standalone component and/or inserted into existing tool belts, arm belts, apron pockets, vest pockets, holsters, bags, pouches, clothing pockets, backpack pockets, etc.

Abstract: Method and system may be configured to determine a stationary time period during which a vehicle has remained stationary. The method and system may be further configured to enable a parked function of the vehicle in response to determining that the stationary time period exceeds a designated threshold. While the parked function is enabled, the vehicle applies a braking effort to the vehicle in response to detecting movement of the vehicle.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided that includes obtaining a first secret and a first public key, and obtaining a second secret a second public key. The method may also include authenticating the first public key of the first vehicle based on a first private key associated with the first vehicle, and authenticating the second public key of the second vehicle based on a second private key associated with the second vehicle. The method may also include preventing a man-in-the-middle attack, by securing at least one of a first vehicle-to-central office communication, a central office-to-first vehicle communication, or a first vehicle-to-second vehicle, wherein the first vehicle-to-central office communication and the central office-to-first vehicle communication are authenticated based on a determined private key associated with a respective first vehicle on-board computer, and sending a message, with the central office server, to a vehicle associated with a conditional movement authority.

Abstract: A system includes a phase break input unit, one or more vehicle location detectors, and one or more processors. The phase break input unit is configured to obtain phase break location information indicating a location of a phase break along a route to be traversed by a vehicle. The one or more vehicle location detectors are configured to obtain vehicle location information indicating at least one of location of the vehicle or movement of the vehicle. The one or more processors are configured to determine an estimated arrival time of the vehicle at the phase break using the phase brake location information and the vehicle location information, and send a phase break control signal to a control system of the vehicle responsive to the estimated arrival time satisfying a threshold.

Abstract: A battery, having polyvalent aluminum metal as the electrochemically active anode material and also including a solid ionically conducting polymer material.

Abstract: A system and method for automatically communicating an identification signal from a vehicle controller of a vehicle that may include receiving trip data from a dispatch controller based on the identification signal that is communicated. Software of the vehicle controller may be updated at a determined time based on the trip data that is received, and movement of the vehicle may be controlled based on movement allowance signals received by the vehicle controller and used by the software of the vehicle controller during the movement of the vehicle to determine whether the vehicle is permitted to enter into segments of one or more routes.

Abstract: According to aspects of the disclosure, there is provided a scalable cloud distributed database system for hosting data of multiple database tenants. In some embodiments, the database may be serverless. The serverless database may be configured to automatically and dynamically match resources to workload demands for tenants of the database. Databases described herein may include replica sets hosting multiple tenants. Tenants may be migrated from one replica set to another replica set based on usage. Usage of tenants may be throttled during migration between replica sets. Tenants with lower usage may be selected for migration between replica sets. During migration, files containing both a document and a history of updates to the document may be migrated. Databases described herein may include multiple storage tiers having different read and/or write speeds.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided that includes obtaining a first secret and a first public key, and obtaining a second secret a second public key. The method may also include authenticating the first public key of the first vehicle based on a first private key associated with the first vehicle, and authenticating the second public key of the second vehicle based on a second private key associated with the second vehicle. The method may also include preventing a man-in-the-middle attack, by securing at least one of a first vehicle-to-central office communication, a central office-to-first vehicle communication, or a first vehicle-to-second vehicle, wherein the first vehicle-to-central office communication and the central office-to-first vehicle communication are authenticated based on a determined private key associated with a respective first vehicle on-board computer, and sending a message, with the central office server, to a vehicle associated with a conditional movement authority.

Abstract: A metal-air battery and a component air cathode including a solid ionically conductive polymer material.

Abstract: The invention features a rechargeable cathode and a battery comprising the cathode. The cathode includes a solid, ionically conducting polymer material and electroactive sulfur. The battery contains a lithium anode; the cathode; and an electrolyte; wherein at least one of anode, the cathode and the electrolyte, include the solid, ionically conducting polymer material.

Abstract: The invention features a rechargeable cathode and a battery comprising the cathode. The cathode includes a solid, ionically conducting polymer material and electroactive sulfur. The battery contains a lithium anode; the cathode; and an electrolyte; wherein at least one of anode, the cathode and the electrolyte, include the solid, ionically conducting polymer material.

Abstract: A metal-air battery and a component air cathode including a solid ionically conductive polymer material.

Abstract: The invention features a rechargeable cathode and a battery comprising the cathode. The cathode includes a solid, ionically conducting polymer material and electroactive sulfur. The battery contains a lithium anode; the cathode; and an electrolyte; wherein at least one of anode, the cathode and the electrolyte, include the solid, ionically conducting polymer material.