Abstract: Systems and methods to manage incentive campaigns and automatically approve requests for incentives received from consumers or their proxy based on dynamic parameters defined by an incentive provider are described herein. Users at various levels between an original equipment manufacturer and the consumer may interact and offer input. In various implementations, campaign parameters may be received from an incentive provider and used to initiate and/or otherwise administrate a campaign. Incentive providers may then dynamically modify ongoing campaigns via the system. One or more user interfaces may be generated through which users may interact with the system and visualizations related to a campaign may be presented. Based on the initial or modified parameters for a campaign, the systems and methods described herein may further determine whether to approve, deny, or otherwise respond to requests for incentives received from consumers or their proxy.

Abstract: The present invention provides systems, devices, signaling polynucleotides (SPNs), detection agents and methods for detecting the presence and/or absence of one or more allergens in a sample particularly a food sample. The detection system includes a separate sampler, at least one disposable detection vessel for receiving and processing a test sample and a detection device for measuring a fluorescent signal. SPNs derived from aptamer that bind allergens are provided as detection agents. SPNs have a single open structure, and are labeled with a fluorophore. Changes in fluorescence polarization of SPNs upon the binding of allergens are measured to calculate the allergen content in a sample.

Abstract: Systems and methods provide distantly supervised wrapper induction for semi-structured documents, including automatically generating and annotating training documents for the wrapper. Training of the wrapper may occur in two phases using the training documents. An example method includes identifying a training set of semi-structured web pages having a subject entity that exists in a knowledge base and, for each training page, identifying target objects, identifying predicates in the knowledge base that connect the subject entity to a target objects identified in the training page, and annotating the training page. Annotating a training page includes generating a feature set for a mention of the target object, generating predicate-target object pairs for the mention, and labeling each predicate-target object pair with a corresponding example type and weight. The annotated training pages are used to train the wrapper to extract new subject entities and new facts from the set of semi-structured web pages.

Abstract: Disclosed is a portable magnifier camera with both storage and deployed configurations. In the storage configuration, the entire assembly can be carried via an associated handle. The camera is designed to rest on a desktop, or other planar surface, in the deployed configuration. When deployed, a housing and camera arm are positioned in a cantilevered arrangement over top of an object to be viewed. A camera housing, with an associated camera, is pivotally connected to the camera arm and is positioned over the object upon the camera being placed into a deployed configuration.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for performing visual tracking. In one aspect, a method comprises receiving: (i) one or more reference video frames, (ii) respective reference labels for each of a plurality of reference pixels in the reference video frames, and (iii) a target video frame. The reference video frames and the target video frame are processed using a colorization machine learning model to generate respective pixel similarity measures between each of (i) a plurality of target pixels in the target video frame, and (ii) the reference pixels in the reference video frames. A respective target label is determined for each target pixel in the target video frame, comprising: combining (i) the reference labels for the reference pixels in the reference video frames, and (ii) the pixel similarity measures.

Abstract: A system includes a stress-engineered substrate comprising at least one tensile stress layer having a residual tensile stress and at least one compressive stress layer having a residual compressive stress. The at least one tensile layer and the at least one compressive layer are coupled such that the at least one tensile stress layer and the at least one compressive stress layer are self-equilibrating. At least one functional device is disposed on the stress-engineered substrate. The stress-engineered substrate is configured to fracture in response to energy applied to the substrate. Fracturing the stress-engineered substrate also fractures the functional device. The system includes at least one decoy device. Fragments of the decoy device are configured to obscure one or more physical characteristics of the functional device and/or one or more functional characteristics of the functional device after the functional device is fractured.

Abstract: An assisted spring seat height optimization lift device and method of use thereof is presented herein. The device is generally comprised of a seat frame attached to a scissor lift assembly that can be moved by engaging a releases mechanism attached to a lifting mechanism. The device is used to lift a handcycle user to a height that is manageable to transfer to a wheelchair independently without impeding the functionality of the handcycle.

Abstract: Systems and methods to manage incentive campaigns and automatically approve requests for incentives received from consumers or their proxy based on dynamic parameters defined by an incentive provider are described herein. Users at various levels between an original equipment manufacturer and the consumer may interact and offer input. In various implementations, campaign parameters may be received from an incentive provider and used to initiate and/or otherwise administrate a campaign. Incentive providers may then dynamically modify ongoing campaigns via the system. One or more user interfaces may be generated through which users may interact with the system and visualizations related to a campaign may be presented. Based on the initial or modified parameters for a campaign, the systems and methods described herein may further determine whether to approve, deny, or otherwise respond to requests for incentives received from consumers or their proxy.

Abstract: A work vehicle includes a frame, an axle, a cab supported by the frame, a first tuned mass damper assembly, and a second tuned mass damper assembly. The frame includes a first longitudinal frame member and a second longitudinal frame member. The first longitudinal frame member has a first rear end, and the second longitudinal frame member has a second rear end. The second longitudinal frame member extends parallel to the first longitudinal frame member. The axle extends perpendicular to the first and second longitudinal frame members. The cab is disposed on a side of the first and second longitudinal frame members opposite the axle. The first tuned mass damper assembly is mounted on the first longitudinal frame member between the first rear end and the cab. The second tuned mass damper is mounted on the second longitudinal frame member between the second rear end and the cab.

Abstract: A testing platform tests an electrical and mechanical system such as an HVAC unit according to an algorithm that reduces the total testing time of the components of the system, while ensuring the safety of the system during system-wide testing. The platform uses constraints that are checked both before and during the testing to ensure that HVAC operating conditions are acceptable for starting and maintaining component tests. Preferably, the platform uses finite-state machines for each device to organize the component tests, allowing for monitoring of constraints and starting, pausing, and stopping component tests. Preferably, total test execution time is reduced by running component tests in parallel, running component tests based on loads of the components, or combinations of both.

Abstract: The present invention provides systems, devices, signaling polynucleotides (SPNs), detection agents and methods for detecting the presence and/or absence of one or more allergens in a sample particularly a food sample. The detection system includes a separate sampler, at least one disposable detection vessel for receiving and processing a test sample and a detection device for measuring a fluorescent signal. SPNs derived from aptamer that bind allergens are provided as detection agents. SPNs have a single open structure, and are labeled with a fluorophore. Changes in fluorescence polarization of SPNs upon the binding of allergens are measured to calculate the allergen content in a sample.

Abstract: A method and wireless device are disclosed that increase the range of active geo-location from the measuring station as compared with known solutions by increasing the effective receive sensitivity of the measuring station by transmitting a predetermined ranging packet and correlating the raw received bit stream of the response packet with one or more predetermined bit streams. In one embodiment, the disclosed method and system may be applied to the reception of IEEE 802.11 orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) acknowledgments (ACK) and clear-to-send (CTS) packets in response to OFDM data null and OFDM request-to-send (RTS) packets respectively, in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for semantically-consistent image style transfer. One of the methods includes: receiving an input source domain image; processing the source domain image using one or more source domain low-level encoder neural network layers to generate a low-level representation; processing the low-level representation using one more high-level encoder neural network layers to generate an embedding of the input source domain image; processing the embedding using one or more high-level decoder neural network layers to generate a high-level feature representation of features of the input source domain image; and processing the high-level feature representation of the features of the input source domain image using one or more target domain low-level decoder neural network layers to generate an output target domain image that is from the target domain but that has similar semantics to the input source domain image.

Abstract: Embodiments provide techniques, including systems and methods, for identifying and matching requestors and providers. For example, embodiments can display an identification pattern that is unique for a matched requestor and provider to allow the providers and requestors to quickly, easily, and accurately validate one another's identities prior to a service being provided. In some embodiments, the identification element may be presented on a provider communication device to clearly display graphics associated with an identification element to all requestors in an area so that the requestors may easily identify a matched provider.

Abstract: An automated benthic ecology system comprising a remotely operated vehicle upon which an environmental sensor package and photomosaicing technology are mounted, the remotely operated vehicle configured to operate in benthic habitats, the photomosaicing technology comprising a high-resolution still camera, a high-resolution video camera, and a stereoscopic camera, the environmental sensor package comprising a plurality of sensors.

Abstract: A method for generating stereoscopic imagery comprising the steps of building an automated benthic ecology system comprising a high-resolution still camera, a high-resolution video camera, an environmental sensor package, a stereoscopic camera, and underwater housing, wherein the high-resolution video camera is configured for constant recording, turning the video camera on and hovering the ABES at the desired depth for a specific period of time acquiring imagery, wherein the imagery is automatically time-stamped with a date and time, extracting frames from the video, matching the timestamps on the photographs with the timestamps of the ROV log, which provides latitude, longitude and depth measurements, georeferencing each image using GeoSetter software, stitching imagery from the stereoscopic camera into a panoramic image using software.

Abstract: A bassinet includes a base, a column assembly rotatably connected to the base at a first end of the column assembly, an arm rotatably connected to a second end of the column assembly, a tub frame pivotably connected to the arm, an infant tub retained within the tub frame, the infant tub including a front wall, a back wall, and two side walls and having areas of reduced height along the front wall and at least one of the side walls to provide enhanced access to the infants located within the infant tub, and an insert configured to reversibly fit within an interior of the infant tub.

Abstract: A testing platform tests an electrical and mechanical system such as an HVAC unit according to an algorithm that reduces the total testing time of the components of the system, while ensuring the safety of the system during system-wide testing. The platform uses constraints that are checked both before and during the testing to ensure that HVAC operating conditions are acceptable for starting and maintaining component tests. Preferably, the platform uses finite-state machines for each device to organize the component tests, allowing for monitoring of constraints and starting, pausing, and stopping component tests. Preferably, total test execution time is reduced by running component tests in parallel, running component tests based on loads of the components, or combinations of both.

Abstract: The invention features is an embodiment of methods and devices that comprise a multilumen portal vein access device, comprising at least a lumen for passage of a needle or needle-tipped guide wire that is used for piercing the liver from a hepatic vein position to a branch of the portal vein through the substance of the liver, and at least one other lumen that is use for passage of a guide wire, said other lumen and guide wire serving the function of preserving the position of the portal vein access device within the hepatic vein, thereby facilitating multiple attempts at puncturing the portal vein without the need to select the hepatic vein with separate maneuvers between needle advancement attempts.

Abstract: A method for determining an architecture for a task neural network configured to perform a particular machine learning task is described.