Abstract: Methods for providing gaming advice are provided. For example, regarding a blackjack game, one or more first player cards are identified for a first player and one or more second player cards are identified for a second player. The first and second player cards are displayed to the first player. A probability associated with a first one of the plurality of playing options is determined based at least on a set of predetermined statistical blackjack data, the one or more first player cards, and the one or more second player cards. It is then determined, based at least on the determined probability associated with the first playing option, whether to display a first indication corresponding with first advice regarding the first playing option, a second indication corresponding with second advice regarding the first playing option, or a third indication corresponding with third advice regarding the first playing option.

Abstract: Provided are a reinforced composite membrane and a method of manufacturing the reinforced composite membrane, and more particularly, a reinforced composite membrane including a porous support layer; and an electrolyte membrane layer formed on one surface or each of both surfaces of the porous support layer, at least a portion of the porous support layer being impregnated with an electrolyte, and a method of manufacturing the reinforced composite membrane. The reinforced composite membrane may enhance an interfacial adhesive force between a support and the electrolyte membrane layer, and may be manufactured on a continuous mass production.

Abstract: An air bag sensor assembly for a vehicle is disclosed. An air bag sensor assembly that detects a crash impact of a vehicle so as to control an air bag module in accordance with a detected signal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a holder that is screw-engaged with a sensor mounting portion of a vehicle body structure having a closed section, and a sensor module that includes a touch sensor that is disposed in the closed section of the vehicle body to be spaced from a transformation part thereof, and is fixed to the holder.

Abstract: A telecommunications method for call forwarding including storing information regarding a called party in at least one local database, where the information regarding the called party is stored in a user account and making a telephone call by dialing a telephone number with a telephone, where the telephone is contained in a telephone management system. The method also includes determining whether the telephone number is associated with the user account and transferring, via the switchboard, the call to the called party if the telephone number is associated with the user account, where the telephone management system is in communication with a revenue management system, and also where the revenue management system contains at least one local database.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for a station (STA) device transmitting data in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system. The method for transmitting data, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: FEC encoding transmission data; constellation mapping the transmission data; inserting a pilot tone in the transmission data; performing Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform (IDFT) on the transmission data; and upconverting the transmission data and transmitting a transmission signal, wherein, if an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) scheme is applied to the transmission signal, the transmission signal comprises at least one tone unit which is the unit of subcarrier allocation of the OFDMA scheme.

Abstract: A user authentication apparatus includes: a motion sensor configured to receive motion data associated with a motion of a body of the user authentication apparatus; a biometric sensor configured to receive biometric data associated with a user of the user authentication apparatus; and a processor configured to identify a signature of the user based on the motion data, and authenticate the user based on the identified signature and the biometric data.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a diffuser for a deposition chamber includes a plate having edge regions and a center region, and plurality of gas passages comprising an upstream bore and an orifice hole fluidly coupled to the upstream bore that are formed between an upstream side and a downstream side of the plate, and a plurality of grooves surrounding the gas passages, wherein a depth of the grooves varies from the edge regions to the center region of the plate.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, an organic light-emitting device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode; a hole transport region between the first electrode and the emission layer; and an electron transport region between the emission layer and the second electrode.

Abstract: A semiconductor device having a super junction and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device capable of obtaining a high breakdown voltage are provided, whereby charge balance of the super junction is further accurately controlled in the semiconductor device that is implemented by an N-type pillar and a P-type pillar. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate; and a blocking layer including a first conductive type pillar and a second conductive type pillar that extend in a vertical direction on the semiconductor substrate and that are alternately arrayed in a horizontal direction, wherein, in the blocking layer, a density profile of a first conductive type dopant may be uniform in the horizontal direction, and the density profile of the first conductive type dopant may vary in the vertical direction.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for modeling a movement of an object that generates a velocity field in a fluid based on a flow of the fluid, selects a vortex model corresponding to the object in the fluid, updates the velocity field based on a velocity variance of the velocity field obtained using the vortex model, and models a movement of the object based on the updated velocity field.

Abstract: A semiconductor device may include a substrate, a first interlayered insulating layer on the substrate having openings, conductive patterns provided in the openings, first to fourth insulating patterns stacked on the substrate provided with the conductive patterns, and a second interlayered insulating layer provided on the fourth insulating pattern.

Abstract: Various arrangements for assessing an installation of a smart home device are presented. A video camera device may capture video indicative of a location of the smart home device. The video indicative of the location of the smart home device may be analyzed to determine whether the location of the smart home device prevents the smart home device from operating within specification. An indication may then be output indicative of whether the location of the smart home device prevents the smart home device from operating within specification.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting device including: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode; a hole transport region between the first electrode and the emission layer; and an electron transport region between the emission layer and the second electrode, wherein at least one selected from the hole transport region and the emission layer includes a first compound represented by Formula 1A or 1B, and at least one selected from the hole transport region and the electron transport region includes a second compound represented by Formula 2:

Abstract: A shielding film comprises multiple layers including one or more of a structured adhesive layer, an electrically conductive layer, an electrically insulative thermally conductive layer, and an electrically conductive adhesive layer. The electrically conductive shielding layer extends laterally beyond the structured adhesive layer. The electrically insulative thermally conductive layer is disposed between the electrically conductive shielding layer and the structured adhesive layer and is coextensive with the structured adhesive layer. The electrically conductive adhesive layer is disposed between the electrically conductive shielding layer and the thermally conductive layer and is coextensive with the electrically conductive shielding layer.

Abstract: Disclosed are an organic light emitting display device and lighting apparatus for vehicles using the same. The organic light emitting display device includes a first layer including a first organic layer and a first emission layer on a first electrode, a second layer including a second emission layer and a second organic layer on the first layer, a second electrode on the second layer, and a third organic layer between the first layer and the second layer. A thickness of the first emission layer is equal to or greater than a thickness of each of the first organic layer and the second organic layer.

Abstract: An exemplary device for allocating transactions across a plurality of sources includes a screen, a memory storing instructions, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations including: displaying on the screen an interface for a multi-source payment account profile; generating a first window in the interface indicating at least one characteristic of transactions and listing a plurality of potential payment sources available to include in a default allocation of funds settings, the default allocation settings including at least one relative percentage at which the listed payment sources are used to fund transactions; receiving a first user operation adjusting the relative percentages; transmitting the adjusted relative percentages to a server over a communication network; receiving from the server information regarding an approved transaction; and switching the first window to a second window identifying the approved transaction and approved allocation of funds for the approved t

Abstract: In one embodiment, a protective helmet for disaster situation includes a rigid outer shell and an electronic system integrated into the helmet that includes an electronic location system configured to transmit electromagnetic signals that can be used to locate the wearer of the helmet.

Abstract: The inventors have developed a clinical decision support system (“CDSS”) and associated devices to diagnose chronic diseases in patients using a large number of biomarkers. The inventors have utilized a process for identifying thousands of biomarkers that could be relevant to potential diseases. Once these biomarkers are identified, the ones that have the most affinity for relevant biomarkers are retained. Then, a clinical decision support system can utilize the thousands of biomarkers, and apply a DNN based machine learning algorithm to diagnose chronic diseases.

Abstract: Provided are methods and apparatuses for improving compression efficiency in directional intra-prediction. A video encoding apparatus, which does not need to record intra mode information, includes a mode selector that selects one from among a plurality of intra modes on the basis of a directionality of at least one neighboring block that has already been reconstructed before a current block is reconstructed, an intra predictor that obtains a prediction block of the current block from the at least one neighboring block according to the directionality of the selected mode, and obtains a residual block by subtracting the prediction block from the current block, and a unit for encoding the obtained residual block.

Abstract: An impact detecting sensor assembly for an active hood system is disclosed. An impact detecting sensor assembly for an active hood system that is disposed at a front bumper of a vehicle, detects an impact force when a vehicle collides with a pedestrian, and controls the active hood system depending on the detection signal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include i) a flexible holder of a tube shape that is fixed on a front surface of a bumper beam of the front bumper in a vehicle width direction, and ii) a pair of electrode plates that are disposed in the flexible holder at a predetermined interval to face each other.