Abstract: A processing system including multiple devices each providing a data set, multiple comparators each operative to compare a selected pair of data sets, multiple multiplexers each for selecting from among coupled data sets and providing selected data sets to inputs of corresponding comparators, and a comparator configuration controller that controls each the multiplexers to select pairs of data sets provided to the corresponding comparators. The multiplexers provide flexible comparator reconfiguration for improved comparator availability. In the event of failure of a device using a comparator, the controller reconfigures the corresponding multiplexer to re-use the comparator for a similar or different comparison configuration. Data latch buffers and configurable delay gates may be provided between the multiplexers and the comparators. The buffers may have ports available to be loaded by software. Clock multiplexers may be provided to select a clock signal for each comparator based on usage.

Abstract: A method for identifying the presence of a logo in an image includes providing a neural network having an image encoder, a text encoder, and a score calculator. The method includes receiving the image and a textual description associated with the logo. The method further includes providing the image to the image encoder and the textual description to the text encode. The method includes executing the image encoder and the text encoder, wherein the image encoder generates one or more image embeddings from the image and the text encoder generates one or more text embeddings from the textual description. The method further includes executing the score calculator, wherein the score calculator generates a score from the one or more image embeddings and the one or more text embeddings. The method also includes determining the presence of the logo in the image based on the score.

Abstract: A server for detecting fraudulent user authentication requests is caused to receive, by a plurality of machine learning (ML) models, a dataset including user data specific to a user logging into an account during an authentication request and device data specific to a computing device used by the user to log into the account during the authentication request, generate, with the plurality of ML models configured to detect a plurality of different fraud types, a response based on the dataset, the response including at least one ML score representing a probability of at least one of the plurality of different fraud types occurring during the authentication request, and generate an authentication denial response for the authentication request based on the ML score and a threshold. Other example servers, systems, apparatuses, methods, and non-transitory computer readable medium for detecting fraudulent user authentication requests are also disclosed.

Abstract: A system includes a projector module configured to project a visual media for a user, a user tracking sensor configured to sense whether the user is observing the visual media, and a control module configured to detect whether the user is looking at the projector module based on the user tracking sensor, in response to detecting the user is looking at the projector module, control the projector module to initiate projecting of the visual media for the user, detect an interruption of the user observing the visual media based on the user tracking sensor, and in response to detecting the interruption of the user observing the visual media, control the projector module to pause projecting of the visual media for the user. Other example systems and methods for controlling projection of a visual media for a user in a vehicle are also disclosed.

Abstract: A multi-arm robotic surgical system having an endoscopic camera (C) coupled to a robotic arm and a plurality of surgical instruments each detachably coupled to a robotic arm. The multi-arm robotic surgical system further comprises of a surgeon console having a master controller, a left-hand controller and a right-hand controller, a three-dimensional (3D) HD monitor, a two-dimensional (2D) touch screen monitor, a pair of trackable 3D glasses to be worn by the surgeon, a head tracking camera, a foot pedal controller, a control panel for performing emergency system functions, an electrosurgical unit interface, an image processor configured to process a 3D image data received from the endoscopic camera (C), a digital device configured to prepare an image data by using the processed 3D image data received from the image processor and superimposing it with a 2D overlay including a status of the plurality of surgical instruments and display on the 3D HD monitor and a patient side staff 3D monitor.

Abstract: A system and method for enabling dynamic expiration dates in a payment card. An algorithm executes on a computing device to create a private blockchain that is controlled by an inquiry block exchange. A payment card holder (PCH) metablock is generated when a first payment card issuer creates a PCH profile. This PCH profile is maintained within a security zone on the network. The security zone comprises multiple modules. These modules include a dynamic smart contract (DSC) execution engine module for generating a DSC hash value that identifies the DSC for the PCH profile metablock. A hyper-ledger fabric module enables dynamic parameters to be stored as an asset in the DSCs. A metablock generator module creates a PCH profile metablock and hashes the data in a subscribed hashing algorithm. The hashed data includes private keys and cryptographic keys in a secured element section of the PCH profile metablock.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for validating an appeasement request. The method includes determining an appeasement request pattern for a customer, determining an appeasement application pattern for a customer service representatives assigned to the customer, mining data associated with the appeasement request, mining other data associated with the customer or the customer service representatives, and validating an appeasement request based on the mined data and the mined other data. The method further includes determining that an association between the customer service representatives and a group of customers indicates one or more fraudulent appeasement requests, where the appeasement application pattern is based on a history of appeasements offered to one or more customers and where validating the appeasement request further comprises limiting an appeasement offer associated with the appeasement request.

Abstract: A system for interface and/or device user identity verification comprises a user device with a user interface and a camera, a system controller in communication with the user device and a databank. The databank comprises a stored image for each user as well as input command types associated therewith and requiring real time image identification. When a real time user command is inputted via the user interface and corresponds to a stored input command type, the stored image associated therewith is identified and a real time image of the real time user is captured via the camera. The system determines whether the captured image corresponds to the identified stored image. The real time input command is allowed to be executed if the captured image corresponds to the identified stored image and is prevented from being executed if the captured image does not correspond to the identified stored image.

Abstract: Aspects presented herein relate to methods and devices for graphics processing including an apparatus, e.g., a GPU. The apparatus may perform a ray traversal process for a second frame in a set of frames starting at a first node in a plurality of nodes, where a ray in the ray traversal process previously intersected a first primitive in a first frame, where the first primitive corresponds to a first node ID. The apparatus may also detect whether the ray intersects the first primitive in the second frame. Further, the apparatus may store the first node ID for the first node based on the ray intersecting the first primitive in the second frame, or re-perform the ray traversal process for the second frame starting at a root node in the plurality of nodes based on the ray not intersecting the first primitive in the second frame.

Abstract: Techniques and apparatus for swapping a primary power source (e.g., a main battery) while using a secondary power source (e.g., a backup battery or a supercapacitor) to power a portable device. One example integrated circuit (IC) for power management generally includes a first power supply node; a second power supply node; a first port for coupling to a primary power source; a first switch coupled between the first power supply node and the first port; a second port for coupling to a secondary power source; a second switch coupled between the first power supply node and the second port; and a third switch coupled between the first and second power supply nodes. For certain aspects, the IC also includes a third power supply node, a voltage regulator coupled between the first and third power supply nodes, and a fourth switch coupled between the second and third power supply nodes.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method of processing received signal using a massive MIMO base station (BS). The BS comprises a radio unit (RU), a distributed unit (DU) and an interface. The method comprises receiving a plurality of signals corresponding to the plurality of antennas, said signals comprises at least one of data signals, demodulation reference signals (DMRS) and sounding reference signals (SRS). The RU or DU performs a grouping operation on a subset of the plurality of signals corresponding to a subset of antennas to generate signal groups. The RU performs a first stage filtering on the signals associated with each group using group specific filters to obtain group specific filtered signals. The DU performs a second stage filtering on the group specific filtered signals to obtain second stage filtered signals.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating enhanced user interfaces are disclosed. A set of candidate items responsive to a request for an enhanced interface is generated. The set of candidate items is responsive to a query or an anchor item. A composite candidate score for each candidate item is generated by a pick item scoring engine based on one or more historical interactions. A set of top-k items is selected from the set of candidate items and at least one pick item is selected from the set of top-k items. At least one enhancement interface element is selected for display in conjunction with the at least one pick item and a response to the request for the enhanced interface is transmitted that causes a receiving device to generate a user interface including the at least one pick item displayed in conjunction with the at least one enhancement interface element.

Abstract: A pyrolysis system for conducting a hydrocarbon pyrolysis reaction and related systems and methods are disclosed herein. A pyrolysis reactor according to the present disclosure can include a first tube, a second tube coaxial with and surrounding the first tube, and a burner coupled to an end region of the first tube. The burner delivers heat to a first flow path in the first tube via combustion. An annulus between the second tube and the first tube defines a second flow path that is thermally coupled to the first tube such that a portion of the heat from the combustion is received by the second flow path. The pyrolysis reactor can also include a thermal component positioned at least partially within the first tube to help increase heat transfer. Additionally, or alternatively, the pyrolysis reactor can include a heat recycling component coupled to an output of the second tube.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of determining a probability of disease distribution associated with a prospective embryo by generating phased parental chromosomes, determining one or more meiotic recombination sites of interest, and generating one or more simulated embryo genotypes. A polygenic risk model may be applied to each simulated embryo genotype to generate a polygenic risk scores and determine a probability of disease distribution for one or more diseases for the prospective embryo.

Abstract: An isolation driver circuit for a pulse width modulation signal. The isolation driver circuit includes a rising edge detection circuit, a falling edge detection circuit, and a decoder. The rising edge detection circuit and the falling edge detection circuit respectively detect rising edges and falling edges of the input pulse width modulation signal, and respectively output corresponding rising edge detection signals and falling edge detection signals that are capacitively isolated from the input pulse width modulation signal. The decoder receives the rising edge detection signals and the falling edge detection signals, and outputs respective rising edges and falling edges of an output pulse width modulation signal that temporally align with the respective rising edges and falling edges of the input pulse width modulation signal. Thus, information stored in the pulse widths of the input pulse width modulation signal are preserved with high fidelity in the output pulse width modulation signal.

Abstract: A multi-gate hybrid-channel field-effect transistor (FET) structure of an integrated device like a nanosheet device or a forksheet device comprises a substrate layer, a first layer stack and a second layer stack arranged side by side on the substrate layer, a first and second additional semiconductor channel layer arranged respectively besides the second layer stack, and a dielectric wall arranged on the substrate layer between the first layer stack and the second layer stack. The first and second layer stack each comprise one or more semiconductor channel layers and gate layers stacked alternatingly with respective surfaces parallel to the surface of the substrate layer. Respective surfaces of the first and second additional semiconductor channel layer are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the surface of the substrate layer.

Abstract: A network device, a method for the network device, and a network system comprising one or more such network devices is provided. The method for the network device involves receiving a connection request from a client device, the connection request including a MAC address and being generated using a PSK. A database is accessed to determine if a record associating the MAC address with a PSK exists. If such a record does exist, then authentication is attempted using the PSK identified using the record. If such a record does not exist, then a process for generating a new record for the database is performed. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions for implementing the method is also provided.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to create a reference signature asset from matched signature fragments are disclosed. Example apparatus disclosed herein form a group of matched signature fragments corresponding to a same piece of media. Disclosed example apparatus also select a subset of matched signature fragments from the group to form a path of matched signature fragments that collectively represent a continuous segment of the piece of media, the continuous segment identified by a segment start time and a segment end time, the segment start time corresponding to a fragment start time associated with an initial matched signature fragment in the path, and the segment end time corresponding to a fragment end time associated with a last matched signature fragment in the path. Disclosed example apparatus further use the path to combine the subset of matched signature fragments and create a new reference signature asset.

Abstract: A method includes creating a digital map of an environment, loading the digital map on a moveable robot, wherein the robot is placed in the environment, generating a trajectory path plan from a current position to a desired position using the digital map, the trajectory path having a plurality of waypoints, causing the robot to traverse within the environment in accordance with the trajectory path plan, collecting sensor data in real time while the robot is traversing within the environment, detecting, based on the collecting step, at each waypoint, whether an anomaly is present between an existing waypoint and a subsequent waypoint, and performing a corrective action of the robot based on the detecting step.

Abstract: Provided is an optical assembly (1) for use in a skin treatment device (2), and the use thereof in a treatment method. The optical assembly (1) comprises a light source (10), a first prism (11) and first and second guiding elements (12) and (13) with enclosed reflective faces disposed facing each other. The first prism (11) includes a first surface (111), a second surface (112) inclined with the first surface (111) and a third surface (113) adjoining the first (111) and the second (112) surfaces. The first guiding element (12) is arranged to guide the light transmitted from the light source (10) through the first surface (111) of the first prism. The second guiding element is further arranged to receive through the second surface (112) of the first prism (11), the light reflected from the third surface (113) of the first prism and output the received light for illuminating the skin.