Abstract: A user input device includes an optical window facing onto a region of skin of the user when the user input device is in normal use, a monochromatic light source arranged to emit light through the optical window, a spectral dispersal unit adapted to disperse the spectrum of light reflected back from the region of skin of the user, the reflected light no longer being wholly monochromatic due to Raman scattering, and a light sensor operable to detect at least some of the dispersed spectrum of light and output corresponding light data.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a hollow fiber membrane bundle from a plurality of polysulfone and PVP-based hollow fiber membranes which encompasses the providing of a spinning solution comprising a polysulfone-based material, in particular polysulfone, a vinylpyrrolidone-based polymer, in particular polyvinylpyrrolidone, an aprotic solvent, in particular dimethylacetamide, providing a coagulant liquid comprising water and an aprotic solvent, in particular dimethylacetamide, co-extruding the spinning solution and the coagulant liquid through a concentric annular spinneret into a hollow strand, whereby the cavity of the strand is filled with coagulant liquid, conducting the strand through a precipitation gap, introducing the strand into a precipitating bath comprised substantially of water so as to obtain a hollow fiber membrane, conducting the hollow fiber membranes through at least one rinsing bath and drying the hollow fiber membrane obtained, arranging the resulting hollow fiber membra

Abstract: The disclosure includes a system and method are described for receiving, using one or more processors, a request to generate a report based on an identified data set; determining, using one or more processors, a first statistical approach to apply to the identified data set automatically; applying, using one or more processors, the first statistical approach to the identified data; generating, using one or more processors, a report including one or more charts based on at least one statistical approach; and presenting, using the one or more processors, the report.

Abstract: Conventional onboarding for electronic data interchange (EDI) is costly, complex, and time-consuming. Accordingly, disclosed embodiments utilize artificial intelligence to provide a single, fast, streamlined EDI onboarding process. In particular, a user may converse with a generation module that queries an AI model comprising a plurality of models that may be executed in parallel. The generation module may aggregate the outputs of the plurality of models to produce EDI data, as well as collect EDI data from the user via the conversational session, until there is sufficient EDI data to generate an EDI output. The EDI output may comprise a partner profile, customer profile, communication setting(s), and/or sample electronic document(s). The EDI output may be used to construct a trading-partner element that may be incorporated into an integration process, which can be deployed and executed within an integration environment.

Abstract: A system for identifying an article (1) and whether there is an ownership of the article, the system comprising at least one article comprising a first tagging device (4) embedded in the at least one article and a second tagging device (5) embedded in or attached to the at least one article, at least one reading device (2), a central data processing device (3) comprising a storage device with a central database (15) stored thereon and a first transmitting/receiving device (8), and a second transmitting/receiving device (9), where the central database (15) at least comprises a virtual ID (19), the at least one virtual ID (19) comprising an owner profile, a public key, an identification master (IDmaster) code (13) and an identification slave (IDslave) code (14) being centrally generated and information regarding the article, where the first tagging device (4) comprises a tagging device ID (17), the public key and the IDmaster code (13) and is locked in a read-only mode, where the second tagging device (5) compr

Abstract: A beam assembly includes a first beam member and a second beam member. The first and second beam members are both flexible when separated from each other. The first and second beam members each include compression and tension elements. The first and second beam members can be joined to form a stiff beam by interleaving the compression elements of the first and second beam members.

Abstract: Various systems and methods are provided for quantum computing based optimization of a personalized portfolio. One exemplary method may comprise identifying one or more filtered personalized portfolio optimization factor data based on one or more optimization factor data for the personalized portfolio, personalized portfolio owner feedback, QC algorithms, and algorithm performance information, selecting one QC algorithm for each filtered portfolio optimization factor data of the one or more filtered portfolio optimization factor data, utilizing the selected QC algorithm to optimize a personalized portfolio determination for each identified filtered personalized portfolio optimization factor data, and rebalancing the personalized portfolio based on the personalized portfolio determination.

Abstract: A network node in a peer-to-peer network of nodes includes at least one processor, at least one memory, and at least one network interface. The at least one processor is configured to receive a request to transfer a security token and execute a plurality of compliance rules associated with the security token. At least one of the compliance rules is implemented using at least one smart contract. The at least one smart contract references a global registry. The at least one processor is also configured to transfer the security token based on the execution of the compliance rules. The global registry includes personally identifiable information (PII) hash(es) for each of at least one investor associated with the transfer of the security token. The hashes are committed to the distributed ledger and updated when PII of a respective one of the at least one investor changes.

Abstract: Various systems and methods are provided for quantum computing based optimization of a personalized portfolio. One exemplary method may comprise identifying one or more filtered personalized portfolio optimization factor data based on one or more optimization factor data for the personalized portfolio, personalized portfolio owner feedback, QC algorithms, and algorithm performance information, selecting one QC algorithm for each filtered portfolio optimization factor data of the one or more filtered portfolio optimization factor data, utilizing the selected QC algorithm to optimize a personalized portfolio determination for each identified filtered personalized portfolio optimization factor data, and rebalancing the personalized portfolio based on the personalized portfolio determination.

Abstract: A control system is for a railway yard with railroad tracks. The control system may include RCLs and sets of railcars on the railroad tracks. The control system may include railyard sensors configured to generate railyard sensor data of the railroad tracks, and a server in communication with the RCLs and the railyard sensors. The server may be configured to generate a database associated with the sets of railcars based upon the railyard sensor data. The database may have, for each railcar, a railcar type value, a railcar logo image, and a vehicle classification value. The server may be configured to selectively control the RCLs to position the sets of railcars within the railroad tracks based upon the railyard sensor data.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, by at least one processor, a request for a docket report associated with a particular case from a client computing device, parsing, by the at least one processor, the docket report and inserting at least one pleading tag in the docket report, each pleading tag inserted at a particular location in the docket report, transmitting, by the at least one processor, the docket report with the at least one pleading tag to the client computing device for display on a display of the client computing device, receiving, by the at least one processor, a selection of the at least one pleading tag and retrieving additional contextual content associated with the pleading tag, and transmitting, by the at least one processor, the additional contextual content associated with the pleading tag to the client computing device for display on the display of the client computing device.

Abstract: The specification discloses methods and systems for enabling users to configure one or more actuators in data communication with a user's computing device and positioned on a prop to generate and deliver feedback to a motion capture actor engaged with the prop. At least one graphical interface in the computing device is configured to enable the user to configure occurrence of at least one event during a scene, associate a time and duration of occurrence to the at least one event within an overall duration of the scene, select the prop, assign the at least one event and the associated time and duration of occurrence to at least one actuator on the prop, configure at least one parameter for the feedback, and activate the at least one actuator to generate and deliver the feedback to the actor in response to an occurrence of the at least one event.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for determining blood flow characteristics of a patient. One method includes: receiving, in an electronic storage medium, patient-specific image data of at least a portion of vasculature of the patient having geometric features at one or more points; generating a patient-specific reduced order model from the received image data, the patient-specific reduced order model comprising estimates of impedance values and a simplification of the geometric features at the one or more points of the vasculature of the patient; creating a feature vector comprising the estimates of impedance values and geometric features for each of the one or more points of the patient-specific reduced order model; and determining blood flow characteristics at the one or more points of the patient-specific reduced order model using a machine learning algorithm trained to predict blood flow characteristics based on the created feature vectors at the one or more points.

Abstract: A breaching tool is powered by a blank cartridge in a breaching gun and includes a barrel, a propulsion assembly in the barrel, and a spring assembly around the barrel. When the cartridge is discharged in a chamber in fluid communication with the barrel's bore, pressure produced by the discharged cartridge propels the propulsion assembly forward from a ready position to an extended position, forcing a ramming head forward. The spring assembly has a compression spring in a spring can that biases the assemblies and ramming head back to the ready position. The breaching tool also includes a handguard that extends over and past the barrel's proximal half and surrounds a rear portion of the spring can. When used with a semiautomatic breaching gun, the breaching tool includes gas block over a gas port in the barrel, and a gas tube extends back to the breaching gun's bolt carrier group.

Abstract: A surgical pin compression wound dressing stabilizing system includes a compressive wound dressing module having a central orifice and radial slit, and a stabilizing device formed of a single piece of material having a longitudinal passageway and a vertical slit, the slits allowing insertion of the module and stabilizing device on a surgical pin at a wound site with the surgical pin dispose in the orifice and passageway. The stabilizing device has an upright post with the longitudinal passageway and a bottom base with a recessed central cavity open at a bottom that receives and mates with an upper portion of the module. The bottom base has a lower outer annular surface surrounding the central cavity for engaging a peripheral rib on the module to enable application of an equal distribution of a downward compressive pressure on the module.

Abstract: A system for determining surface reflectance of an LED display wall for use in a video game with respect to an object placed before the LED display wall includes a first number of LED sources and a second number of LED sources larger than the first number. The system includes at least one programmatic module for receiving data inputs, which define at least one or more surface area portions of the LED display wall and one or more parameters, a controller coupled with the programmatic module and configured to activate the LED sources in the one or more defined portions of the LED display wall, a camera configured to capture surface reflectance data of the object positioned in front of the LED display wall upon activation or change of the one or more parameters, and a processor configured to process and generate characterizing surface reflectance data.

Abstract: A system and method generate audio reactions for a virtual game character that closely resembles reactions of a human player in a multiplayer video game environment. The method includes capturing reactions of human players and correlating the captured reactions with one or more coinciding game events that have triggered those reactions. The correlated information is used to train a neural network that subsequently aids in generating audio reactions for non-player characters during a similar game event.

Abstract: The specification discloses methods and systems for enabling users to configure one or more actuators in data communication with a user's computing device and positioned on a prop to generate and deliver feedback to a motion capture actor engaged with the prop. At least one graphical interface in the computing device is configured to enable the user to configure occurrence of at least one event during a scene, associate a time and duration of occurrence to the at least one event within an overall duration of the scene, select the prop, assign the at least one event and the associated time and duration of occurrence to at least one actuator on the prop, configure at least one parameter for the feedback, and activate the at least one actuator to generate and deliver the feedback to the actor in response to an occurrence of the at least one event.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for determining blood flow characteristics of a patient. One method includes: receiving, in an electronic storage medium, patient-specific image data of at least a portion of vasculature of the patient having geometric features at one or more points; generating a patient-specific reduced order model from the received image data, the patient-specific reduced order model comprising estimates of impedance values and a simplification of the geometric features at the one or more points of the vasculature of the patient; creating a feature vector comprising the estimates of impedance values and geometric features for each of the one or more points of the patient-specific reduced order model; and determining blood flow characteristics at the one or more points of the patient-specific reduced order model using a machine learning algorithm trained to predict blood flow characteristics based on the created feature vectors at the one or more points.

Abstract: A beam assembly includes a first beam member and a second beam member. The first and second beam members are both flexible when separated from each other. The first and second beam members each include compression and tension elements. The first and second beam members can be joined to form a stiff beam by interleaving the compression elements of the first and second beam members.