Abstract: Vehicular systems/methods are disclosed that perform operations comprising: specifying a geographic area responsive to a weather condition, a time-of-day and/or an event; detecting at least one motor vehicle that is within the specified geographic area; and communicating with the at least one motor vehicle that is detected; wherein said communicating comprises: wirelessly transmitting information to the at least one motor vehicle and/or wirelessly receiving information from the at least one motor vehicle; and wherein said detecting comprises: identifying a motor vehicle by wirelessly detecting a unique code associated therewith; and/or identifying a plurality of motor vehicles by wirelessly detecting, for each motor vehicle of the plurality of motor vehicles, a respective unique code associated therewith.

Abstract: A hybrid quantum-classical (HQC) computer takes advantage of the available quantum coherence to maximally enhance the power of sampling on noisy quantum devices, reducing measurement number and runtime compared to VQE. The HQC computer derives inspiration from quantum metrology, phase estimation, and the more recent “alpha-VQE” proposal, arriving at a general formulation that is robust to error and does not require ancilla qubits. The HQC computer uses the “engineered likelihood function” (ELF)to carry out Bayesian inference. The ELF formalism enhances the quantum advantage in sampling as the physical hardware transitions from the regime of noisy intermediate-scale quantum computers into that of quantum error corrected ones. This technique speeds up a central component of many quantum algorithms, with applications including chemistry, materials, finance, and beyond.

Abstract: A method of enabling one or more functions of a device is disclosed. The method includes sensing by a device a physiological parameter of a user of the device. The device determines whether or not the physiological parameter that is sensed satisfies a criterion. Responsive to determining that the physiological parameter that is sensed satisfies the criterion, the device enables a number of functions of the device while disabling a function of the device.

Abstract: A method of preoperative planning comprises creating a virtual model of a native patient tissue; placing a virtual device into a desired device orientation relative to the virtual model of the native patient tissue; specifying at least one structural change to the native patient tissue to facilitate placement of the virtual device in the desired device orientation; creating a virtual model of an altered patient tissue responsive to the specifying at least one structural change to the native patient tissue; and fabricating a tangible representation of a bone using the virtual model of the altered patient tissue.

Abstract: A sealed, passively pumped, polycrystalline ceramic vacuum chamber and method for fabricating the chamber are disclosed. The body of the vacuum chamber is made from a polycrystalline ceramic, for example, alumina. The vacuum chamber includes one or more windows made from a transparent ceramic, for example, sapphire, to accommodate optical access, while remaining amorphous-glass free to minimize or eliminate helium permeation. The vacuum chamber components are joined via laser welding or furnace brazing and the completed chamber is bakeable at temperatures up to 400° C. The vacuum chamber can operate at high or ultra-high vacuum pressures for an extended period through the use of one or more getter-based pumps. The vacuum chamber may include one or more atomic sources depending upon the application.

Abstract: A head for use in forming an article array in a container cavity (“cavity”) by sequential placement of adjacent article rows in the cavity, including a gripper having a frame having a longitudinal axis, the gripper adapted to selectively engage and disengage an article row for permitting placement thereof; and a flexible layer connected to the frame and extending parallel to the longitudinal axis and positioned to one side of the gripper. During formation of the article array in the cavity, the flexible layer preventing contact between a most recently positioned article row in the cavity and a corresponding article row being positioned in the cavity, including filling a remaining unfilled portion of the cavity between a penultimate article row and the container for receiving the final article row having a width approximately equal to or less than a width of the final article row.

Abstract: An electronic device performs techniques related generally to implementing biometric authentication. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for a biometric enrollment process tutorial. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for aligning a biometric feature for enrollment. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for enrolling a biometric feature. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for providing hints during a biometric enrollment process. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for application-based biometric authentication. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for autofilling biometrically secured fields. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for unlocking a device using biometric authentication. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for retrying biometric authentication. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for managing transfers using biometric authentication.

Abstract: Apparatus for use in preparing heterostructures having a reduced concentration of defects including apparatus for stressing semiconductor substrates to allow them to conform to a crystal having a different crystal lattice constant.

Abstract: A system/method is disclosed whereby a first transmitter and a second transmitter that comprises a connection to the first transmitter, are used to convey information to a destination device by wirelessly transmitting by the first transmitter and the second transmitter first data and second data, respectively, using respective first and second frequencies that the Federal Communications Commission has allocated for use by one or more cellular communications system(s) in the United States. Aggregation of the first and second data is performed by the destination device.

Abstract: Items with first indicia of corresponding unique identifiers are worn or carried by duty personnel. One of those items worn or carried by personnel involved in an exceptional, significant, or noteworthy incident is retrieved and authenticated, and information or content pertaining to the incident is stored in a database associated with the corresponding unique identifier of the item. Upon being scanned or machine-read the first indicia can activate a software link to the information or content pertaining to the incident. The first indicia, subsequently added second indicia, or additional identification data can be employed for subsequent authentication of the item.

Abstract: A method of fire suppression may include injecting a reactive agent into a reaction zone to produce a catalytically active species for fire suppression and conveying the catalytically active species to a fire to catalytically interfere with flame chemistry of the fire. Fire in a fuel tank may be suppressed by injecting the reactive agent into a convective flow of a mixture of fuel and oxidizer in a fuel tank, the reactive agent reacting in the fuel tank to release a species which catalytically interferes with flame chemistry to suppress fire in the fuel tank. Fire at an airplane crash may be suppressed by releasing the reactive agent from the container at the crash site to produce an active species to catalytically interfere with a fire at the crash site.

Abstract: Systems and methods of identifying a coating on a bone material are provided. The systems and methods comprise providing a bone material and a scanning device; adjusting a distance between the bone material and the scanning device; scanning the bone material using the scanning device; and transmitting a scanned data from the scanning device to a processor configured to analyze the scanned data, and display the analyzed scanned data to identify the coating on the bone material based on the scanned data when the coating meets or fails to meet a predetermined parameter.

Abstract: Systems/Methods are provided comprising a smartphone that communicates with a first wearable device and also communicates with a second wearable device; wherein the smartphone is further configured to wirelessly receive results of measurements performed by the first wearable device using a Bluetooth technology and to wirelessly receive results of measurements performed by the second wearable device via an unlicensed band of frequencies using a technology that is based on Bluetooth or not. According to some embodiments, the smartphone is further configured to augment results of the measurements received from the first and second wearable devices with respective additional information that is associated therewith. According to further embodiments, the smartphone receives results of measurements performed by the first and second wearable devices concurrently therefrom.

Abstract: A nanocomposite includes at least one polymer and metal oxide nanoparticles dispersed in the at least one polymer. Each polymer can have a number average molecular weight of at least 10000 grams/mole. The at least one polymer includes a first polymer including (meth)acrylic acid monomer units. The metal oxide nanoparticles are surface modified with a carboxylic acid silane surface modifying agent. An aqueous dispersion that can be used to make the nanocomposite and a method of making the nanocomposite is described.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to the use of loyalty accounts, private label payment accounts, and general payment accounts using an electronic device with an electronic wallet. Various accounts are linked to the electronic device. In some examples, the electronic device is NFC-enabled. The electronic device may be used to provide loyalty account information and payment account information to a payment terminal, such as an NFC-enabled payment terminal.

Abstract: A patient tissue includes a primary patient tissue area and an anatomically differentiated bordering secondary patient tissue area. An apparatus is at least partially customized responsive to preoperative imaging of the patient tissue. Means are provided for mating with the primary patient tissue area in a preselected relative orientation. Means are provided for fixing a first landmark to the primary patient tissue area in at least one of a predetermined marking location and a predetermined marking trajectory. Means are provided for fixing a second landmark to the secondary patient tissue area in at least one of a predetermined marking location and a predetermined marking trajectory. A method of associating a plurality of landmarks with a patient tissue is also provided.

Abstract: A system/method is disclosed wherein, according to some embodiments, an access point provides a first wireless service to a first device and further provides a second wireless service to a second device; wherein the access point provides the first wireless service to the first device responsive to a special access code that has been provided to the first device; wherein the access point further provides the second wireless service to the second device absent the special access code having been provided to the second device; wherein the first wireless service is more bandwidth intensive than, and differs from, the second wireless service; and wherein the second wireless service is provided to the second device using a 900 MHz band of frequencies.

Abstract: A method for controlling an actuator. The method includes generating, in response to receiving a torque command signal from a first controller, an actuator control signal. The method also includes selectively controlling the actuator based on the actuator control signal. The method also includes, in response to identifying a fault associated with the first controller: generating, responsive to a determination that a partition associated with a second controller includes a fallback indicator, a fallback actuator control signal; and selectively controlling the actuator based on the fallback actuator control signal.

Abstract: Systems and/or Methods are disclosed for acquiring data from a transceiver responsive to one or more signals that are received at the transceiver from one or more devices. In one embodiment, a transceiver is configured to transmit a signal responsive to having received a first signal from a first device, wherein the signal that is transmitted by the transceiver is configured to trigger a second device to transmit a second signal. The transceiver is further configured to transmit data responsive to having received the second signal that is transmitted by the second device. In other embodiments, a transceiver is configured to receive a signal from a first device over frequencies of a predetermined frequency band that the first device is authorized to use, to receive a signal from a second device over frequencies of the predetermined frequency band and to transmit data responsive to having received both the signal from the first device and the signal from the second device.