Abstract: A base has a body defining a connecting wall having a first end and a second end. The body also defines a first arm extending from the first end of the connecting wall, the first arm including a first surface and a first protrusion extending from the first surface, and a second arm extending from the second end of the connecting wall, the second arm including a second surface and a second protrusion extending from the second surface toward the first arm. The second protrusion overlaps with the first protrusion to retain a collar received in a through-slot defined by the connecting wall, the first and second surfaces, and the first and second protrusions. The body further defines a first interface extending from the first arm opposite a side of the first arm including the first surface, where the first interface is configured to couple a housing to the base.

Abstract: Methods and systems for determining a change in a characteristic of a pet are provided. An example method includes: receiving, by one or more processors, sensor data generated by one or more pressure sensors integrated within a mat based on the pet moving over the mat; determining, by the one or more processors, a representation of the characteristic of the pet using an artificial intelligence (AI) model and the sensor data; determining, by the one or more processors, the change in the characteristic of the pet based on the representation of the characteristic of the pet and a baseline representation of the characteristic of the pet; generating, by the one or more processors, a notification including information identifying the change in the characteristic of the pet; and providing, by the one or more processors, the notification to a user device to cause the user device to display the notification.

Abstract: Systems and methods for appending one or more graphics to a digital message are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for appending one or more graphic to a digital message may include (1) receiving a digital message; (2) applying natural language processing to the digital image by at least one computer processor; (3) appending one or more graphic to the digital message based at least in part on the natural language processing; and (4) outputting the digital message with one or more appended graphic.

Abstract: The network switch described herein provides a cell/packet switching architecture that switches between line interface cards across a meshed backplane. In one embodiment, the switching can be accomplished at, or near, line speed in a protocol independent manner. The protocol independent switching provides support for various applications including Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) switching, Internet Protocol (IP) switching, Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) switching, Ethernet switching and frame relay switching. The architecture allows the network switch to provision service on a per port basis. In one embodiment, the network switch provides a non-blocking topology with both input and output queuing and per flow queuing at both ingress and egress. Per flow flow-control can be provided between ingress and egress scheduling. Strict priority, round robin, weighted round robin and earliest deadline first scheduling can be provided.

Abstract: The network switch described herein provides a cell/packet switching architecture that switches between line interface cards across a meshed backplane. In one embodiment, the switching can be accomplished at, or near, line speed in a protocol independent manner. The protocol independent switching provides support for various applications including Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) switching, Internet Protocol (IP) switching, Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) switching, Ethernet switching and frame relay switching. The architecture allows the network switch to provision service on a per port basis. In one embodiment, the network switch provides a non-blocking topology with both input and output queuing and per flow queuing at both ingress and egress. Per flow flow-control can be provided between ingress and egress scheduling. Strict priority, round robin, weighted round robin and earliest deadline first scheduling can be provided.