Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit an uplink signal based at least in part on the uplink signal satisfying an enhanced effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) threshold associated with a spherical coverage requirement, the enhanced EIRP threshold being based at least in part on augmenting a base operating model associated with an absence of a blockage with a signal blockage model. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: In a particular embodiment, decentralized oracles in an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) transportation ecosystem includes: receiving, by an oracle node of a plurality of oracle nodes, from a validating node of a plurality of validating nodes of a UAV transportation ecosystem, a request for data for fulfillment of a smart contract, wherein the plurality of oracle nodes are communicatively coupled via an overlay network implemented using a network communicatively coupling the plurality of validating nodes; generating, based on responses to the request from the plurality of oracle nodes, the data for fulfillment of the smart contract; and providing the data for fulfillment of the smart contract.

Abstract: To reduce overall power consumption for an electronic display power management integrated circuit (PMIC), one of multiple electric power converters and/or electric power regulators may be selected based on an electrical load (e.g., due to the total brightness of the content displayed) on the electronic display at a given moment. In some embodiments, the PMIC may include a less efficient heavy load converter designed with high-current handling capability and a more efficient light load (e.g., low current) converter with lower current handling capability. A controller may dynamically select between the converters depending on a present load or an expected load on the electronic display.

Abstract: A device for performing unitary matrix computations comprises a light source configured to generate first optical signals; an array of waveguides, including: inputs that receive the first optical signals from the light source; a plurality of channels positioned in parallel for transmitting the first optical signals along a length of the waveguides; and outputs for outputting second optical signals generated according to a matrix multiplication operation from the first optical signals. The device further comprises phase shifters constructed and arranged in a cascade structure at the channels of the waveguides, the waveguides include sections or directional couplers between adjacent phase shifter. The matrix multiplication operation includes coupling coefficient values between adjacent waveguides and length values of the sections of the waveguides. General non-unitary matrix computations are implemented by interlacing two embodiments of the device together with an array of amplitude modulators.

Abstract: In variants, the method can include: determining a timeseries of measurements of a geographic region; determining a set of object representations from the timeseries of measurements; and determining a timeseries of object versions based on relationships between the object representations.

Abstract: An express barbeque for cooking food includes a housing including a base and a lid with a cooking chamber therein. A grill is positionable in the base to support the food, with a food splatter area defined about the grill. Heat distributors are positioned about the cooking chamber offset laterally from the food splatter area. Each of the heat distributors includes a perforated pipe and a corresponding heat diverter. Each of the perforated pipes is shaped to receive heat from a heat source, and each has the corresponding heat diverter positioned thereabout to pass the heat from the perforated pipe through the cooking chamber whereby cooking of the food is facilitated. A cooking drawer may be slidably retractable from the housing. The cooking drawer may include the upper grill and a lower drip tray. The lower drip tray is connected below the grill to catch drippings therefrom.

Abstract: A VCSEL array may include a semiconductor substrate and a plurality of emitters on the substrate that conforms to an emitter pattern. The emitter pattern may be oriented at a non-zero angle to an edge of the substrate and may comprise two or more unit cells arranged to form the emitter pattern. Each unit cell, of the two or more unit cells, may include a same number of emitters, and the two or more unit cells may be arranged to cause a measurement of misalignment associated with two adjacent unit cells, of the two or more unit cells, to satisfy a misalignment threshold.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for wireless communications by a wireless device. The method generally includes determining a classification of electric field behavior of one or more antenna elements of the wireless device. The method generally includes selecting, based on the classification, between a phase-only beam weight control scheme and a phase and amplitude beam weight control scheme for hybrid beamforming using the one or more antenna elements.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication that support mechanisms for signaling metrics associated with antenna modules of a UE in a wireless communication system. A user equipment (UE) determines one or more metrics associated with at least one antenna module of the UE. The UE transmits a message including the one or more metrics associated with at least one antenna module of the UE (e.g., to a base station or to another sidelink UE). In certain aspects, the message including the one or more metrics is transmitted to the base station during an initial establishment of a communication session between the UE and the base station. In some aspects, the UE transmits the message including the one or more metrics as a broadcast message, in a radio resource control (RRC) message, and/or in a medium access control (MAC)-control element (CE) message.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for processing, transmitting, and displaying data received from continuous analyte sensor, such as a glucose sensor. In some embodiments, the continuous analyte sensor system comprises a sensor electronics module that includes power saving features. One feature includes a low power measurement circuit that can be switched between a measurement mode and a low power mode, in which charging circuitry continues to apply power to electrodes of a sensor during the low power mode. In addition, the sensor electronics module can be switched between in a low power storage mode higher power operational mode via a switch. The switch can include a reed switch or optical switch, for example. A validation routine can also be implemented to ensure an interrupt signal sent from the switch is valid.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication and testing. In some aspects, a device may receive information identifying a mount orientation of a wireless communication device, wherein the mount orientation indicates an orientation of a coordinate system of the wireless communication device relative to a coordinate system of a positioner. The device may capture measurement information at each position of a set of positions of the wireless communication device, wherein the set of positions comprises positions of the wireless communication device as the wireless communication device is rotated around an axis by the positioner, and wherein the measurement information is captured based at least in part on the mount orientation. The device may provide information identifying the measurement information. Some techniques and apparatuses described herein may use the measurement information to generate a codebook for beam generation. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: An infusion pump for delivering an intravenous (“IV”) fluid includes a housing having a vertical orientation when the infusion pump is positioned for operation. The housing has a top side configured to engage a portion of an IV tube. The top side includes a tube window configured to enable the portion of the IV tube to pass through the top side of the housing. The infusion pump also includes a door hingedly connected to the housing. The door is configured to rotate between an open position and a closed position. The door includes a roof configured to contact the top side of the housing. The door includes a lip configured to enable the portion of the IV tube to pass through the door.

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display with an array of pixels. The device may have an array of components such as an array of light sensors for capturing fingerprints of a user through an array of corresponding transparent windows in the display. A capacitive touch sensor, proximity sensor, force sensor, or other sensor may be used by control circuitry in the device to monitor for the presence of a user's finger over the array of light sensors. In response, the control circuitry can direct the display to illuminate a subset of the pixels, thereby illuminating the user's finger and causing reflected light from the finger to illuminate the array of light sensors for a fingerprint capture operation. The display may have display driver circuitry that facilitates the momentary illumination of the subset of pixels with uniform flash data while image data is displayed in other portions of the display.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may be configured to report feedback to a base station to address polarization impairments in multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communications. The UE and the base station may establish a communications link using a pair of orthogonally polarized beams, where the pair of polarized beams may be selected based on a beam sweep procedure. The UE may transmit a report to the base station indicating one or more polarization parameters associated with beam pairs identified in the beam sweep procedure, such as one or more orthogonality parameters, one or more polarization parameters relating to one or more beam pairs, or one or more angular spread parameters. Based on the report, the base station may transmit a beam configuration to the UE for polarization MIMO communications.

Abstract: A device includes at least a first and a second antenna array module. The first antenna array module serves a first frequency band, the first antenna array module having a first antenna array surface that is substantially perpendicular to a first boresight and oriented substantially parallel to a first surface of the device adjacent to the first antenna array module, the second antenna array module serves a second frequency band, the second antenna array module having a second antenna array surface that is substantially perpendicular to a second boresight and oriented at an angle relative to a second surface of the wireless communication device adjacent to the second antenna array module, and the device transmits an indication of a set of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for use in the first frequency band and the second frequency band, the set of TCI states being selected based on the angle.

Abstract: In some implementations, a surface emitting laser may have an emitter design with a short oxidation length and/or a large number of trenches. For example, the surface emitting laser may comprise a metallization layer comprising multiple extended portions extending outwards from a circumference of an inner ring portion, and multiple tabs extending laterally from the multiple extended portions in a partial ring shape. The surface emitting laser may further comprise multiple via openings connecting the metallization layer to a plating metal, where each via opening is positioned over a corresponding tab, of the multiple tabs. The surface emitting laser may comprise multiple oxidation trenches that are each formed in an angular gap between a pair of extended portions, of the multiple extended portions, such that the multiple tabs and the multiple via openings are exclusively outside outer radii of the multiple oxidation trenches.

Abstract: In a particular embodiment, blockchain-based hybrid authentication is disclosed that includes receiving, by a smart contract controller, an invocation of a smart contract and accessing, by the smart contract controller, one or more parameters associated with a client account. In this embodiment, the smart contract determines whether the one or more parameters fulfill the smart contract. In response to determining that the one or more parameters fulfill the smart contract, the smart contract provides an attestation of an identity associated with the client account.

Abstract: In variants, the method can include: determining a timeseries of measurements of a geographic region; determining a set of object representations from the timeseries of measurements; and determining a timeseries of object versions based on relationships between the object representations.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Some wireless communications systems may support methods for selection of antenna arrays and beamforming feedback. In some cases, a user equipment (UE) may monitor for an antenna blockage condition at the UE and may select a set of antenna arrays for the UE for communications between the UE and a network entity based at least in part on whether the antenna blockage condition is detected, the set of antenna arrays selected from a multiple predetermined sets of antenna arrays of the UE. Additionally, the UE may transmit, to the network entity, a message indicative of whether the antenna blockage condition is detected and may communicate with the network entity using the set of antenna arrays in accordance with whether the antenna blockage condition is detected.

Abstract: A composite panel for a toxic material encapsulation system, comprising a reinforcing structure extending within and integrally formed with a non-biodegradable thermoplastic polymer.