Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in order to provide intelligent trajectory configurations within mobility data using junctions inferred by features of the mobility data. In this regard, a sequence of location probe data points representative of travel of a vehicle along a portion of a road network during an interval of time is received. Additionally, junction behavior in the sequence of location probe data points is identified based on one or more features for the sequence of location probe data points. Based on the junction behavior, a last probe data point of a first sub-trajectory for the trajectory and a first probe data point of a second sub-trajectory for the trajectory, a gap placement is applied in the sequence of location probe data points to generate at least a first subsequence of the location probe data points and a second subsequence of the location probe data points.

Abstract: The present invention provides a device for treating a steam wand comprising: a gripping portion having at least one tube configured to transfer a treatment agent; a ring portion in communication with the gripping portion configured to encircle the steam wand and receive the treatment agent, the ring portion includes an inner ring and an outer ring defining a cavity containing a corrugated sheet; and, a plurality of apertures positioned on the inner ring configured to present the treatment agent onto the steam wand.

Abstract: An ion source that may be used to introduce a dopant material into the arc chamber is disclosed. A component containing the dopant material is disposed in the path of an etching gas, which also enters the arc chamber. In some embodiments, the dopant material is in liquid form, and the etching gas travels through the liquid. In other embodiments, the dopant material is a solid material. In some embodiments, the solid material is formed as a porous structure, such that the etching gas flows through the solid material. In other embodiments, one or more components of the ion source are manufactured using a material that includes the dopant material, such that the etching gas etches the component to release the dopant material.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include a computer readable medium that may include instructions that when executed by one or more processing devices cause the one or more processing devices to perform a method. The method may include: identifying at least one reviewer-generated comment in an electronic document; based on analysis of the at least one reviewer-generated comment, generating one or more text output options each responsive to at least one aspect of the reviewer-generated comment; causing the one or more text output options to be displayed to a user; receiving an input from the user indicative of a selection of one of the one or more text output options; and automatically revising text implicated by the reviewer-generated comment in accordance with the selected one of the one or more text options.

Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of systems and methods that utilize images of a user's face to detect alcohol intoxication. One embodiment of a system to detect alcohol intoxication includes first and second inward-facing head-mounted cameras that are located less than 5 cm from a user's face, are sensitive to wavelengths below 1050 nanometer, and are configured to capture images of respective first and second regions on the user's face. The system also includes a computer that calculates, based on baseline images captured with the cameras while the user was not intoxicated, a baseline pattern of hemoglobin concentrations at regions on the face. The computer also calculates, based on a current set of images captured with the cameras, a current pattern of hemoglobin concentrations at the regions, and detects whether the user is intoxicated based on a deviation of the current pattern from the baseline pattern.

Abstract: A first wireless communication device may encode real samples of data to obtain encoded data based at least in part on adding one or more time domain complex samples to the real samples of the data. A function of the one or more time domain complex samples may be a known value, and the function may be a sum of exponentials of the one or more time domain complex samples. The first wireless communication device may transmit, to a second wireless communication device, the encoded data.

Abstract: A memory system may monitor a bit error rate in data read from a memory in the memory system. The memory system may determine that the monitored bit error rate satisfies an acceptable memory error condition. The memory system may adjust operation of the memory system to decrease the power consumption of the memory system, wherein the adjusted operation results in a new bit error rate monitored from data read from the memory that satisfies the acceptable memory error condition.

Abstract: There is provided a mask inspection system and a method of mask inspection. The method comprises: detecting, by the inspection tool, a runtime defect at a defect location on a mask of a semiconductor specimen during runtime scan of the mask, and acquiring, by the inspection tool after runtime and based on the defect location, a plurality sets of aerial images of the runtime defect corresponding to a plurality of focus states throughout a focus process window, each set of aerial images acquired at a respective focus state. The method further comprises for each set of aerial images, calculating a statistic-based EPD value of the runtime defect, thereby giving rise to a plurality of statistic-based EPD values each corresponding to a respective focus state, and determining whether the runtime defect is a true defect based on the plurality of statistic-based EPD values.

Abstract: Augmented reality glasses can include a first laser, a second laser, and a scanning mirror. The augmented reality glasses can also include a first polarization selective reflector and a second polarization selective reflector. The first polarization selective reflector is arranged to receive light from the first laser and reflect light received from the first laser at a first angle to the scanning mirror, and the second polarization selective reflector is arranged to receive light from the second laser and reflect light received from the second laser at a second angle to the scanning mirror. The augmented reality glasses can also have an eyepiece having an input coupling port arranged to receive light reflected by the scanning mirror.

Abstract: The present invention provides a combine system in the present invention can be used as dual propose temperature monitoring indicator. The system comprises of scanning devise, QR barcode and temperature indicator providing visual characteristic, which changed depending on time and temperature after triggering, had occurred. The device is not susceptible to environmental conditions and can be stored in room temperature.

Abstract: A first wireless communication device may encode real samples of data to obtain encoded data based at least in part on adding one or more time domain complex samples to the real samples of the data. A function of the one or more time domain complex samples may be a known value, and the function may be a sum of exponentials of the one or more time domain complex samples. The first wireless communication device may transmit, to a second wireless communication device, the encoded data.

Abstract: A system for monitoring and identifying states of a semiconductor device, the system including at least one acoustic sensor for sensing acoustic emission emitted by at least one semiconductor device operating at a voltage of less than or equal to 220 V, the at least one acoustic sensor outputting at least one acoustic emission signal and a signal processing unit for receiving the at least one acoustic emission signal from the at least one acoustic sensor and for analyzing the at least one acoustic emission signal, the signal processing unit providing an output based on the analyzing, the output being indicative at least of whether the at least one semiconductor device is in an abnormal operating state with respect to a normal operating state of the semiconductor device.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating distribution matching via reversed compression are disclosed herein. An example method for wireless communication at a wireless transmitter includes decompressing a first sequence of information bits for wireless transmission to output a sequence of shaped symbols. The example method also includes compressing the sequence of shaped symbols to output a second sequence of compressed information bits. The example method also includes transmitting, to a receiver, a signal comprising the sequence of shaped symbols.

Abstract: The invention provides one or more consortia of networks that identify and share information about users and/or user devices interacting with the consortia. User devices may be identified, at least in part, by tag-based computer information. Computers and other devices accessing the Web carry device tags with date and time information describing when they were issued by a security tag server. A server time stamp may be inserted into time based computer tags such as a cookies indicating when they were created. Such time stamp information can be encrypted and analyzed during future attempts to access a secure network such as a customer attempting to log into an online banking account. When the time stamp information from the tag is compared to other selected information about the user, device and/or account, including but not limited to last account log-in date/time or account creation date, the invention may be used to detect suspicious activity.

Abstract: An automatic inspection station is presented for inspecting exterior of vehicles. The inspection station comprises a physical structure configured to be deployable at a predetermined location and, when deployed defining first and second adjacent compartments and exposing an inner space of the first compartment to vehicle's entry and exit into and from said inner space and at least partially isolate said inner space from ambient light. The first compartment comprises an inspection system, and the second compartment comprises a control system in data communication with the inspection system. The inspection system comprises an optical imaging system configured and operable for imaging a vehicle located within at least part of said inner space and generating image data which is processed and analyzed by the control system to generate data indicative of vehicle's status.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described in which a receiving device, such as a base station or user equipment (UE), may receive an input signal that is modulated according to a probabilistic amplitude shaping (PAS) modulation technique. The receiving device may determine an associated channel noise estimate and may scale the input signal and the channel noise estimate based on a probability distribution parameter that is associated with the PAS modulation. The receiving device may demap the modulation constellation of the input signal based on the scaled input signal and the scaled channel noise estimate and provide one or more bits associated with the PAS modulated constellation. The probability distribution parameter may be estimated at the receiving device, or the transmitting device may provide the probability distribution parameter to the receiving device.

Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to an efficient arithmetic coding based multiple composition distribution matcher (MCDM) are provided. A wireless communication device selects, based on a first value representing a sequence of bits, a first composition from a plurality of compositions. Each composition of the plurality of compositions includes a different modulation symbol distribution associated with a modulation scheme. The wireless communication device encodes, based on the first composition, the sequence of bits into a sequence of symbols using arithmetic coding. The wireless communication device transmits a communication signal including the sequence of symbols.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method to determine locations of transducers to apply tumor treating fields to a target tissue of a subject's body, the computer-implemented method comprises: obtaining a three-dimensional model of at least a portion of the subject's body, wherein the portion of the subject's body includes the target tissue, wherein a single lung of the subject's body includes the target tissue; determining a first location on the three-dimensional model to place a first transducer, wherein the first location is a front of a thorax of the subject's body; determining a second location on the three-dimensional model to place a second transducer, wherein the second location is a back of the thorax of the subject's body, wherein the single lung of the subject is located between the first transducer and the second transducer; determining a third location on the three-dimensional model to place a third transducer, wherein the third location is on a torso of the subject's body; determining a fourth location on

Abstract: The invention provides methods and apparatus for detecting when an online session is compromised. A plurality of device fingerprints may be collected from a user computer that is associated with a designated Session ID. A server may include pages that are delivered to a user for viewing in a browser at which time device fingerprints and Session ID information are collected. By collecting device fingerprints and session information at several locations among the pages delivered by the server throughout an online session, and not only one time or at log-in, a comparison between the fingerprints in association with a Session ID can identify the likelihood of session tampering and man-in-the middle attacks.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for determining the suitability of a subject to TNF? inhibitor therapy. Further provide is a method for treating a subject afflicted with a TNF? related disease.