Abstract: The embodiments disclosed herein relate to various medical device components, including components that can be incorporated into robotic and/or in vivo medical devices. Certain embodiments include various modular medical devices for in vivo medical procedures.

Abstract: The embodiments disclosed herein relate to various medical device components, including components that can be incorporated into robotic and/or in vivo medical devices. Certain embodiments include various modular medical devices for in vivo medical procedures.

Abstract: Systems and methods of scheduling tasks and managing computing resource allocation in a closed loop control system is provided. The system uses historical run-time statistics that includes expected run-time (?) and standard-deviation (?) in run-times, of the tasks. The run-time statistics are used by the system to first predictively allocate and then to order the execution of the tasks in order to minimize the make-span. The schedule predicted is a queue of tasks to be executed on each computing resource ordered by a function of the expected run-time (?) and standard-deviation (?). Reactive scheduling involves periodically probing the progress and reacting to imbalances in progress across computing resources by switching tasks between lagging and leading computing resources.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the inspection of pipes, and the like, and more particularly to the remote inspection of ferromagnetic pipes. The invention teaches apparatus comprising, in combination: a vehicle equipped with a plurality of wheels capable of propelling the vehicle within a predetermined ferromagnetic environment to be inspected; means for remotely applying drive forces to said wheels; said wheels including a plurality of passive non-driven rollers; said passive rollers including magnetized means; means for acquiring visual images of the condition of said pipes; and means for remotely accessing said visual images; thereby enabling remote inspection of said pipes. An immediate environment in which the use of the present invention is contemplated is in inspection of ferromagnetic pipes which are located above and/or below ground.

Abstract: The embodiments disclosed herein relate to various medical device components, including components that can be incorporated into robotic and/or in vivo medical devices. Certain embodiments include various modular medical devices for in vivo medical procedures.

Abstract: The embodiments disclosed herein relate to various medical device components, including components that can be incorporated into robotic and/or in vivo medical devices. Certain embodiments include various modular medical devices for in vivo medical procedures.

Abstract: Methods and systems for assisting a driver of a vehicle traversing on a route are provided. Sensor and image data are received from each vehicle associated with the route. The sensor and image data are processed to generate driving-assisting features. Environmental and fleet data associated with the route are further retrieved from data sources. The environmental and fleet data are further processed to generate driving-assisting features. A warning message is generated based on the driving-assisting features. The warning message is communicated to each driver for facilitating driving-assistance in real-time.

Abstract: The embodiments disclosed herein relate to various medical device components, including components that can be incorporated into robotic and/or in vivo medical devices. Certain embodiments include various modular medical devices for in vivo medical procedures.

Abstract: A speech recognition platform configured to receive an audio signal that includes speech from a user and perform automatic speech recognition (ASR) on the audio signal to identify ASR results. The platform may identify: (i) a domain of a voice command within the speech based on the ASR results and based on context information associated with the speech or the user, and (ii) an intent of the voice command. In response to identifying the intent, the platform may perform multiple actions corresponding to this intent. The platform may select a target action to perform, and may engage in a back-and-forth dialog to obtain information for completing the target action. The action may include streaming audio to the device, setting a reminder for the user, purchasing an item on behalf of the user, making a reservation for the user or launching an application for the user.

Abstract: Object recognition based estimation of planogram compliance provides an expected arrangement of products in shelves. Identifying whether a product is placed in an appropriate location of a shelf is a challenging task due to various real-time parameters associated with image capturing. In the present disclosure, an input image associated with shelf of a retail store is received and a product images are cropped. Further, a set of reference images stored in a database are scaled corresponding to the input image. Further, one or more composite matching scores are calculated based on normalized cross-correlation and shape based feature matching to obtain one or more probable product images associated with a location. Further, a Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) is constructed based on the one or more composite scores and the one or more probable products. Finally, an optimal matching product image for a particular location is obtained from the DAG.

Abstract: Systems and methods of scheduling tasks and managing computing resource allocation in a closed loop control system is provided. The system uses historical run-time statistics that includes expected run-time (?) and standard-deviation (?) in run-times, of the tasks. The run-time statistics are used by the system to first predictively allocate and then to order the execution of the tasks in order to minimize the make-span. The schedule predicted is a queue of tasks to be executed on each computing resource ordered by a function of the expected run-time (?) and standard-deviation (?). Reactive scheduling involves periodically probing the progress and reacting to imbalances in progress across computing resources by switching tasks between lagging and leading computing resources.

Abstract: Methods and systems for dynamically surfacing user interface controls in a workflow. In particular, one or more embodiments determine which steps of a workflow to display with the workflow. One or more embodiments assign weights or scores to each step of the workflow based on whether the step is a required step or an optional step. One or more embodiments use the assigned weights to determine which steps to display with the workflow in a graphical user interface based on whether the assigned weights meet a predetermined threshold. Additionally, one or more embodiments track user interactions with commands in the client application and increase weights of steps associated with the commands to dynamically display steps when the increased weights of the steps meet the predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A copied image portion, such as an extracted image object, may be rendered together with (e.g., within) a cursor control element. Simply by resizing the cursor control element, the copied, rendered image portion may also be resized accordingly. For example, as the cursor control element is enlarged or reduced, the copied, rendered image portion within the cursor control element is also enlarged or reduced. In this way, a user may easily preview and designate a desired size of the copied, rendered image portion, and then simply place the cursor control element at a desired destination location (in the same or different image) to complete the desired pasting operation, and with a desired size of the pasted image portion.

Abstract: Systems and methods for audio output control are disclosed. Audio may be output via a speaker of a communal device associated with a first portion of an environment. A user may provide a user utterance indicating an intent to add another device in a second portion of the environment to the audio-output session, and/or an intent to move the audio-output session from the first device to the second device, and/or an intent to remove a device from an audio-output session. Based on this determined intent, audio-session queues may be associated and dissociated from devices and device states may be altered to effectuate the intent of the user utterance.

Abstract: A valve assembly capable of converting a small leak of a device into a measurable, relatively larger or “burst” flow event is described. In certain embodiments, the valve assembly includes a compliant chamber and, following pressurization of the device, permits flow when the pressure in the compliant chamber drops to a configured fill pressure and restricts (or prevents) flow when the pressure in the compliant chamber increases to a shut-off pressure. The disclosed valve assemblies may be incorporated into a leak detection assembly capable of transmitting usage and/or alarm data to a central service.

Abstract: Applying an image effect within an image processing application. An image processing application receives a selection of an image effect to be applied to an image. The image includes image layers, each of which has a layer property and is created based on an application of a first effect. The application selects a template from a set of predefined templates. The selection is based on the image effect and the template. The template includes template layers. The application matches each of the image layers to a corresponding template layer having a template property corresponding to the layer property. The application determines from the matching that no conflicts exist between the image layers and the template. The application merges the image layers with the template layers and applies the image effect.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the inspection of pipes, and the like, and more particularly to the remote inspection of ferromagnetic pipes. The invention teaches apparatus comprising, in combination: a vehicle equipped with a plurality of wheels capable of propelling the vehicle within a predetermined ferromagnetic environment to be inspected; means for remotely applying drive forces to said wheels; said wheels including a plurality of passive non-driven rollers; said passive rollers including magnetized means; means for acquiring visual images of the condition of said pipes; and means for remotely accessing said visual images; thereby enabling remote inspection of said pipes. An immediate environment in which the use of the present invention is contemplated is in inspection of ferromagnetic pipes which are located above and/or below ground.

Abstract: A valve assembly capable of converting a small leak of a device into a measurable, relatively larger or “burst” flow event is described. In certain embodiments, the valve assembly includes a compliant chamber and, following pressurization of the device, permits flow when the pressure in the compliant chamber drops to a configured fill pressure and restricts (or prevents) flow when the pressure in the compliant chamber increases to a shut-off pressure. The disclosed valve assemblies may be incorporated into a leak detection assembly capable of transmitting usage and/or alarm data to a central service.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system that measures weight and volume of a targeted animate object or its portion thereof, typically the symphysis pubis region in a pregnant woman or the cranium region of an infant. The system uses this information to compute the estimated weight and volume of its internal constituents such as a fetus of the pregnant woman or a brain of the infant. The system of the present disclosure can compute and monitor weight and volume of the internal constituents of an animate object without the need of advanced imaging modalities such as ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging. The system comprises a processor, a rules repository, a first data repository, and the apparatus which includes a weight sensing unit, a volume sensing unit, and a computational module, for implementation purpose.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a rolled up radially self-expanding stent comprising at least one transverse expandable member of non-shape memory alloy sheet or wire loops laminated in a polymer and rolled up in a configuration that stores elastic energy and retains flexibility, arranged on a longitudinal axis used to improve the lumen patency of non-vascular body lumens. The radial expansion of the stent is caused by unrolling of the rolled up transverse expandable member during deployment in the body lumen.