Abstract: A system including a plurality of photovoltaic modules and a plurality of roofing shingles installed on a roof deck. Each of the photovoltaic modules includes a plurality of solar cells. Each of the plurality of roofing shingles includes a core layer and a cap layer composed of a first polymer material and having a first surface and a pattern printed on the first surface. The pattern includes a depiction of a plurality of solar cells that extends between the first end and the second end.

Abstract: One example method provided herein comprises: receiving an input image from a client device, the input image comprising a view of one or move products, wherein the input image comprises a plurality of pixels; generating, using a trained machine learning model, a bounding box for each of the one or more products, respectively, each bounding box comprising a subset of the plurality of pixels, wherein each bounding box indicates a particular product of the one or more products; generating a segmentation M mask for the pixels within each of the bounding boxes; generating, using each segmentation mask, an isolated image of each product indicated by one of the bounding boxes, wherein each isolated image comprises substantially only a set of pixels representing the indicated product; generating, using each isolated image of each product, a classification of each of the one or more products; and displaying information related to the generated classifications.

Abstract: A system for predicting a particular intended action of a guest on a resort property is provided, the system including a server configured to connected to and to receive data from a mobile device of the guest or via camera images of the guest; a plurality of interaction devices, each of the interaction devices being configured to connect to the mobile device when the guest is within a particular distance of a respective interaction device and/or capture digital images of the guest, wherein the server is configured to obtain guest information from the respective interaction device; and a processor configured, based on the guest information, to make a prediction of the guest's intended action or destination; and to initiate a business workflow within the resort property based upon the prediction of that guest's intended action or destination.

Abstract: A facility may include antennas directed to a known location and cameras with a field-of-view that encompasses the known location. The antennas acquire a device identifier and device data from a mobile device carried by a user at the known location. Antenna data is then generated to describe the data acquired by the antennas. Image data is also generated from the cameras to include images of a person at the known location. The antenna data and image data are then processed to determine estimated motion values and a comparison of such values is performed to check if such motion values are within a threshold of one another. If the motion values are within a threshold of each other, data indicative of presence of the mobile device at the known location is generated.

Abstract: A facility monitoring system and/or a secure data storage device transport trolley accounts for data storage devices removed from rack computing devices while in transport. The secure data storage device transport trolley comprises a backplane, backplane connectors, and a computing device coupled to the backplane. The computing device scans for data storage devices connected to the connectors of the backplane at regular intervals and maintains an updated list of data storage devices being transported by the secure data storage device transport trolley. The secure data storage device transport trolley also provides the list to a facility monitoring system for reconciliation.

Abstract: A tamper detection system utilizes a barrier that includes a bar sized to extend across a rack in an arrangement in which the bar blocks access to an appliance received in the rack. The tamper detection system further utilizes a detector configured to log, transmit, or otherwise generate an indication that the barrier has been tampered with, such as in response to the bar being pulled away from the rack enough to decouple a magnet that when magnetically coupled to the rack maintains a switch in a first state against a biasing force of a biasing mechanism urging the switch toward a second state, or such as in response to the bar becoming severed or pulled away from the rack enough to cause a detectable change of resistance or other electrical characteristic in a corresponding circuit.

Abstract: This disclosure describes RFID tags that include capacitive shields to capacitively couple with antennas of the RFID tags when exposed to threshold levels of electromagnetic energy, such as when placed in a microwave. In some instances, these capacitive shields comprise a material that is both thermally conductive and electrically conductive. When exposed to electromagnetic energy of a high frequency, the capacitive shield may capacitively couple to the antenna of the RFID and, thus, may receive energy from the antenna. Given the properties of the capacitive shield, the capacitive shield may convert this energy into thermal energy and dissipate this heat into an ambient environment of the RFID tag. By doing so, the capacitive shield lessens the risk that dangerous arcing will occur from the electromagnetic energy.

Abstract: An entry portal to a facility may include radio receivers with directional antennas and cameras at known positions in the facility. The receivers acquire device identifier and device data from a mobile device carried by a user passing through the portal. Portal data is generated that is indicative of the coverage volume of a particular antenna that received a signal carrying the device identifier and signal strength of that signal. The cameras acquire images of the user. Other sensors may acquire other information included in the portal data. The portal data, device data, device identifier, and the images are processed to associate a particular account with a person passing through the entry portal. Subsequently, that person may then be tracked using images from other cameras in the facility.

Abstract: A tamper detection system utilizes a barrier that includes a mesh sized to extend across a rack in an arrangement in which the mesh blocks access to an appliance received in the rack. The tamper detection system further utilizes a detector configured to log, transmit, or otherwise generate an indication that the barrier has been tampered with, such as in response to the mesh becoming severed or pulled away from the rack enough to cause a detectable change of resistance or other electrical characteristic in a corresponding circuit.

Abstract: Aspects herein describe at least a new method, system, and computer readable storage media for recognizing the content of the audio. A computing device determines whether the content comprises one or more financial products and services offered by a financial institution, correlates the one or more financial products and services with a profile of a person, determines a subset of the one or more financial products and services that are of interest to the person based on the correlation, and transmits data related to the subset to a television for viewing by the person. The subset of the one or more products and services are displayed on a portion of the screen of the television.

Abstract: Aspects herein describe at least a new method, system, and computer readable storage media for recognizing the content of the audio. A computing device determines whether the content comprises a product and/or service, correlates the product and/or service with one or more promotional deals provided by an organization such as a financial institution, generates a subset of the one or more promotional deals based on the correlation, and transmits the subset to a multimedia viewing device such as a television. The subset of the one or more promotional deals may be viewed by a viewer. The one or more promotional deals are displayed on a portion of the screen of the television for viewing by the viewer. The viewer may make a purchase decision based on the one or more promotional deals displayed.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a cable spool includes a hub having an outer surface that is retractable and expandable, and a single end plate affixed to an end of the hub. In other embodiments, an apparatus includes an assembly of cascaded, temporarily interlocked spools that can be used for simultaneous despooling or spooling of multiple cable coils.

Abstract: Aspects herein describe at least a new method, system, and computer readable storage media for recognizing the content of the audio. A computing device determines whether the content comprises a product and/or service, correlates the product and/or service with one or more promotional deals provided by an organization such as a financial institution, generates a subset of the one or more promotional deals based on the correlation, and transmits the subset to a multimedia viewing device such as a television. The subset of the one or more promotional deals may be viewed by a viewer. The one or more promotional deals are displayed on a portion of the screen of the television for viewing by the viewer. The viewer may make a purchase decision based on the one or more promotional deals displayed.

Abstract: A computer implemented method comprises transmitting by a first device having a first processor a task request initiated by a first user from the first device to a second device. The task is configured to be received by the second device so that a second user can perform the task. The method further comprises receiving by the first device a notice that the second user has performed a task, transmitting by the first device a request for a transaction to reward the second user for performing the task, and transmitting by the first device a notice of a reward to the second device. The task relates to finances, and the task can involve counting currency. The transaction comprises a monetary amount delivered to an account held by the second user or purchasing a credit to a vendor.

Abstract: Aspects herein describe at least a new method, system, and computer readable storage media for recognizing the content of the audio. A computing device determines whether the content comprises one or more financial products and services offered by a financial institution, correlates the one or more financial products and services with a profile of a person, determines a subset of the one or more financial products and services that are of interest to the person based on the correlation, and transmits data related to the subset to a television for viewing by the person. The subset of the one or more products and services are displayed on a portion of the screen of the television.

Abstract: A method is disclosed comprising storing on a first computing device having a user interface and a memory pieces of information for displaying, and providing a user interface on the first computing device an option for displaying the pieces of information stored on the first computing device onto a common display area while sharing the common display area with a second computing device. The second computing device is allowed to also display pieces information from the second computing device simultaneously with the first computing device on the common display area. The first computing device comprises a camera, and the first computing device is configured to capture images for display onto the common display area. The pieces of information can relate to properties. The common display area can be projected onto a display unit or multiple display units.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a cable spool includes a hub having an outer surface that is retractable and expandable, and a single end plate affixed to an end of the hub. In other embodiments, an apparatus includes an assembly of cascaded, temporarily interlocked spools that can be used for simultaneous despooling or spooling of multiple cable coils.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for real-time ad-hoc network deployment is provided herein. During deployment, nodes that make up the network are periodically dropped in a serial fashion. During deployment, a node will immediately determine if it will become a network coordinator by determining if a piconet coordinator beacon is heard. If, during deployment, a beacon isn't heard, the node will become a piconet coordinator and will assume those responsibilities immediately.

Abstract: In order to discover neighboring nodes (203, 207, 208) within a particular piconet, a first node (206) determines a list of all nodes (205-207) within its piconet (201) and then transmits to each node within the piconet, a message requiring a response. Depending upon which nodes are heard from, a list is formulated by the first node comprising those nodes neighboring the first node. In order for neighboring nodes within other piconets to “discover” the first node, the first node will also scan its environment to determine piconet identifications for other piconets, and then broadcast a “discovery” message having a piconet identification of a neighboring piconet. In a similar manner, the first node will also scan its environment to determine discovery messages transmitted by other nodes, thus determining neighboring nodes outside its piconet.