Abstract: Systems and methods are provided. A system includes a communication interface, a processor circuit and a memory coupled to the processor circuit. The memory includes machine readable instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the processor circuit to receive, from a casino operator, a request for credit data that corresponds to a player that requested credit from the casino operator, to use in a wagering event. The processor circuit is further caused to, in response to receiving the request for credit data, receive, from a decentralized distributed casino credit management architecture, a data block that includes a credit record that corresponds the player. The processor circuit is further caused to determine, based on the credit record, a response to the player that requested the credit. The response includes extending the requested credit to the player or denying the requested credit.

Abstract: A roof assembly for attachment to reinforcement beams in a fixed roof of a vehicle comprises a frame surrounding at least a part of an opening and configured to be attached to at least the reinforcement beams of the vehicle. The frame is made primarily of plastic material. At least a first stationary panel is at least partly semi-transparent and is at least partly fixed to the frame. At least one movable panel is arranged adjacent the stationary panel. A reinforcement is integrated in the frame. The reinforcement extends at least around an area covered by the movable panel, and along at least a portion of the frame configured to be attached to the reinforcement beams of the vehicle.

Abstract: A system, method and device for a robotic boot for wireless control in a virtual reality system. The robotic boot includes a power electronics module, controller, radio, and trackers. The robotic boot has a front drive module and a rear drive module; a boot chassis and a battery. The boot controller controls velocity and position based on virtual reality tracking data to maintain the user inside a predetermined operating space while the user is wearing the robotic boot. The method includes measuring pose data; determining if the user is outside of an area, and calculating an intended velocity of the user; calculating a motion command in response to the measured pose data and the total desired motion, and controlling drive module motors to move the user in virtual reality with the intended velocity.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides materials such as cellulose based materials and composite materials. Also provided herein are methods for making or using the materials.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides materials such as cellulose based materials and composite materials. Also provided herein are methods for making or using the materials.

Abstract: In a method for allocating physical queues of a network forwarding element, a request is received at the network forwarding element, the network forwarding element including a plurality of physical queues, where each physical queue of the plurality of physical queues has a fixed bandwidth, the request identifying an allocation of a plurality of virtual queues at the network forwarding element. Based at least in part on the request, a configuration of the plurality of physical queues to the plurality of virtual queues is determined. The plurality of physical queues is configured according to the configuration, wherein the configuring includes allocating at least two physical queues to a virtual queue.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to an improved gaming machine that facilitates automated or semi-automated user interactions therewith. Illustratively, a method is provided that includes generating a game history message for delivery to a mobile device, transmitting the game history message to the mobile device, receiving a wager strategy message from the mobile device, and extracting, from the wager strategy message, a wager strategy for the player to be applied at the gaming machine for a game of chance to be played after receiving the wager strategy message. The method may further include executing the game of chance by placing a wager for the player on the game of chance in accordance with the wager strategy extracted from the wager strategy message.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide systems, assemblies, and methods of analyzing patient anatomy, including providing an analysis of a patient's spine, and also analyzing the biomechanical effects of implants. In some embodiments, the systems, assemblies, and/or methods can include obtaining initial patient data, acquiring spinal alignment and contour information, acquiring flexibility and/or biomechanical information, registering patient anatomical landmarks of interest relative to fiducial markers, analyzing databases of measurements and patient data to predict postoperative patient outcomes. Further, in some embodiments, the systems, assemblies, and/or methods can assess localized anatomical features of the patient, and obtain anatomical region data. In some embodiments, the systems, assemblies, and/or methods can also analyze the localized anatomy and therapeutic device location and contouring.

Abstract: In a method for allocating physical queues of a network forwarding element, a request is received at the network forwarding element, the network forwarding element including a plurality of physical queues, where each physical queue of the plurality of physical queues has a fixed bandwidth, the request identifying an allocation of a plurality of virtual queues at the network forwarding element. Based at least in part on the request, a configuration of the plurality of physical queues to the plurality of virtual queues is determined. The plurality of physical queues is configured according to the configuration, wherein the configuring includes allocating at least two physical queues to a virtual queue.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to an improved gaming machine that facilitates automated or semi-automated user interactions therewith. Illustratively, a method is provided that includes generating a game history message for delivery to a mobile device, transmitting the game history message to the mobile device, receiving a wager strategy message from the mobile device, and extracting, from the wager strategy message, a wager strategy for the player to be applied at the gaming machine for a game of chance to be played after receiving the wager strategy message. The method may further include executing the game of chance by placing a wager for the player on the game of chance in accordance with the wager strategy extracted from the wager strategy message.

Abstract: A method comprising: S1. dividing attack and defense processes associated with a computer network system into first one or more single-node attacks and second one or more link attacks based on attack granularity; S2. determining one or more single-node attack parameters associated with the computer network system based on configuration of the computer network system; S3. calculating (1) success probability and (2) time length of a single node attack by applying GSPN theory to mathematically analyze the determined one or more single-node attack parameters; S4. based on the success probability of the attacking single node as a parameter, using the Markov chain and the Martingale theory to calculate an average number of steps required for a successful link attack; and S5. calculating a total theoretical average attack time based on the average number of steps required for a successful link attack and the time length of a single node attack.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a method comprising estimating a camera pose of an input image and aligning the input image to a desired camera pose based on a feature database. The input image comprises an image of a fine-grained object. The method further comprises classifying the object based on the alignment.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides materials such as cellulose based materials and composite materials. Also provided herein are methods for making or using the materials.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a method comprising estimating a camera pose of an input image and aligning the input image to a desired camera pose based on a feature database. The input image comprises an image of a fine-grained object. The method further comprises classifying the object based on the alignment.

Abstract: New coding scheme to minimize the total local delay in the switching elements. Under the new coding scheme, the switching element can be optimized such that it can start to produce the first output bits of the output packets without having to wait for the complete arrival of all of the local routing bits, and hence reduces the local buffering delay. In practical switching applications, each switching element in a multistage switching network supporting multicasting is a bicast cell, and the concomitant new coding scheme can even achieve a minimum delay in each bicast cell. Hence the total latency of the overall switching network is minimized.

Abstract: The invention relates to the production of polymers using polymerization processes and reactor systems including a plurality of multi-zone circulating reactors. In particular, the invention relates to the production of impact copolymers using reactor systems including a plurality of multi-zone circulating reactors.

Abstract: A technique for accommodating packets of different lengths at minimal cost to hardware complexity with a self-routing switch primitive with an associated switching mechanism that accommodates packets of different lengths encapsulated in a new packet format. The switch primitive, along with a new packet format, effects the self-routing such packets through a switching fabric constructed from the interconnection of the self-routing switching primitives.

Abstract: A multicast concentrator to both concentrate and multicast packets, and the concomitant self-routing control mechanism for the switching of the packets in the multicast concentrator. An m-to-n multicast concentrator always guarantees that the total number of 0-bound and bicast signals routed to its 0-output group and the total number of 1-bound and bicast signals routed to its 1-output group are both the maximum possible. An m-to-n multicast concentrator can be easily adapted from an m-to-n concentrator by replacing each of the sorting cells in the concentrator by a bicast cell.

Abstract: A broadband packet switch that handles all packets that arrive within the same frame time by simultaneously bit-pipelining the packets into different sections of the one-stop packet buffer through an input switch. Each packet remains in is selected section until its eventual exit from the buffer through an output switch. Access to the memory storage in which the packet buffer resides is not through a memory bus or buses, thereby engendering massive parallel access.

Abstract: Equivalence among bit-permuting networks and the mechanisms for the conversion between equivalent networks. Multistage switching networks in the bit-permuting type and banyan-type can be classified into equivalence classes. One network can usually be replaced by another equivalent network in certain applications. This widens the choices of networks in meeting different requirements in applications.