Abstract: A method for execution by a computing device includes obtaining a set of media element identigens for media elements of media to produce sets of media element identigens. The sets of media element identigens are possible interpretations of a media element. The method further includes generating a set of relationships between media elements. The relationships provide a list of one or more ways in which the media elements are related. The method further includes processing different permutations of the sets of media element identigens using the set of relationships to generate textual descriptions as a proxy for an entigen group. The entigen group represents a most likely interpretation of the media.

Abstract: A valve module for a vacuum pumping system, comprising: a plurality of inlets for receiving a fluid; a plurality of pressure sensors, each configured to measure a fluid pressure associated with a respective inlet; a first fluid line manifold; a second fluid line manifold; a plurality of multifurcating conduits, each connecting a respective inlet to both the first and second fluid line manifolds; a plurality of valves disposed in the multifurcating conduits; and a valve controller coupled to the sensors and the valves; wherein the valve controller is configured to control, based on pressure measurements from the sensors, the valves such that a fluid flow through a multifurcating conduit is directed to either only the first fluid line manifold or only the second fluid line manifold.

Abstract: There is disclosed herein a toaster (2) for toasting bread or other food, the toaster (2) comprising: a body (4) having an upward facing slot (6) to receive a slice of bread or a food to be toasted; a carriage (16) mounted in the body beneath the slot (6) to receive a slice of bread, the carriage (16) being movable between an elevated position and a lowered position; a heating panel (10) mounted to the body (4) in an upright configuration adjacent the carriage (16) for toasting one side of a slice of bread in the carriage (16); a linkage assembly (53) for connecting the heating panel (10) to the carriage (16); wherein, the heating panel (10) has a contracted form when not toasting bread, and an expanded form when toasting bread, the heating panel (10) having a vertical dimension in the contracted form that is less than the vertical dimension in the expanded form, and the linkage assembly (53) is configured to move the carriage (16) from the elevated position to the lowered position when the heating panel (10)

Abstract: A device for imaging within a body of a patient is provided. In one embodiment, the device includes a flexible elongate member that can be inserted into the body of the patient. The device also has an imaging assembly that is disposed at and extending a length of a distal portion of the flexible elongate member. The imaging assembly may include an array of imaging elements that may have an outward surface and an inward surface. The imaging assembly may further include an integrated circuit adjacent to the inward surface of the array of imaging elements. The device may further include a conductive plate adjacent to and extending at least a portion of a length of the imaging assembly. The conductive plate may receive heat generated by at least one of the array of imaging elements or the integrated circuit.

Abstract: A method executed by a computing device includes determining to update an entigen group within a knowledge database, where the entigen group includes a set of linked entigens that represent knowledge associated with an object. The method further includes determining a set of identigens for each word of a phrase associated with the object to produce sets of identigens. The method further includes interpreting the sets of identigens to determine a most likely meaning interpretation of the phrase and produce a new entigen group. The method further includes updating the entigen group utilizing the new entigen group to produce a curated entigen group such that a deficiency of the entigen group is resolved providing more accurate and more complete knowledge of the object.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, devices, subsystems, and systems for holographically displaying three-dimensional objects are provided. In one aspect, an optical device includes: an optical guiding device configured to guide light to propagate along a first direction within the optical guiding device, the light including multiple colors of light; an in-coupling diffractive structure configured to diffract the light to propagate in the optical guiding device; and a plurality of out-coupling diffractive structures arranged downstream of the in-coupling diffractive structure along the first direction and configured to diffract at least part of the light out of the optical guiding device along a second direction different from the first direction. The optical device can be configured for at least one of: color crosstalk suppression among the multiple colors of light, display zero order light suppression, dispersion compensation, or ambient light blocking.

Abstract: A device includes a backplane and a plurality of elements arranged on the backplane. The plurality of elements form an irregular pattern. The backplane includes a plurality of circuits. The plurality of elements are coupled to the plurality of circuits by conductive vias that are regularly spaced.

Abstract: An SMA actuator assembly (2) comprising: a support structure (10); a movable part (20) that is movable relative to the support structure; and an SMA wire (30) connected at its ends to the movable part and/or the support structure and arranged to move the movable part relative to the support structure, wherein the SMA wire is arranged to be in contact between its ends with one or more contact portions of the movable part and/or support structure, and wherein each contact portion comprises a plurality of contact sections (10a, 20a) that are in direct contact with the SMA wire, wherein the plurality of contact sections are separated by one or more gaps between the contact sections.

Abstract: There is disclosed herein an appliance to heat a liquid, the appliance including: a vessel to receive the liquid to be heated, the vessel having a base, and a side wall extending upwardly from the base, with the base and side wall at least partly enclosing a chamber within which the liquid is heated; and a heating element for conductive heating of the base and the liquid in the chamber, wherein the base includes a floor and a raised portion extending from the floor into the chamber, the floor having a major surface to contact the liquid, and the raised portion having at least one minor surface to contact the liquid, the at least one minor surface being inclined relative to the major surface to promote movement of one or more bubbles, formed by heating of the liquid, away from the floor and into the chamber.

Abstract: The invention relates to a computer program comprising a sequence of instructions for execution on a processing unit having instruction storage for holding the computer program, an execution unit for executing the computer program and data storage for holding data, the computer program comprising one or more computer executable instruction which, when executed, implements: a send function which causes a data packet destined for a recipient processing unit to be transmitted on a set of connection wires connected to the processing unit, the data packet having no destination identifier but being transmitted at a predetermined transmit time; and a switch control function which causes the processing unit to control switching circuitry to connect a set of connection wires of the processing unit to a switching fabric to receive a data packet at a predetermined receive time.

Abstract: A sample processing assembly for treatment of a sample on a substrate includes a mounting surface for the substrate and a closure body configured to releasably retain a cover member. The closure body is movable between an open position and a substantially closed position. When a substrate is placed in the assembly and the closure body is in the substantially closed position while retaining a cover member, a reaction chamber is formed for processing a sample. A cover member for use with the sample processing assembly is also provided.

Abstract: An induction heating circuit for an appliance, the induction heating circuit comprising: an AC power supply with an AC monitoring output connected to the active line of the AC power supply, the AC monitoring output providing an indication of current being drawn from the AC power supply; a control circuit comprising at least one processor and a semiconductor current sensor, the semiconductor current sensor arranged to i) detect the current being drawn from the AC power supply and ii) output an output voltage based on the detected current; and an induction driving circuit for driving an inductor of the appliance comprising a semiconductor switch, wherein the semiconductor switch is controlled by the processor based on, at least, the output voltage.

Abstract: Compounds of formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, useful as inhibitors of sodium channels are provided. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts and methods of using the compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and pharmaceutical compositions in the treatment of various disorders, including pain.

Abstract: A damper element for a vibration dampening system may be used in a body opening in a rotating blade in a turbine. The damper element includes a base member, and a spring-suspended bearing member having a disc spring fixedly coupled to the base member at a center of the disc spring, and a bearing member coupled to a first side of the disc spring at an outer portion thereof. The bearing member extends radially distal from the first side of the disc spring. With the disc spring in an elastically extended state under influence of a centrifugal force caused by rotation of the rotating blade at higher than a predefined rotational speed, the bearing member frictionally engages a first bearing surface to dampen vibration. The friction-based vibration dampening interface experiences a reduced impact of the centrifugal forces of the rotating blade by providing a counteracting force reduction using the spring.

Abstract: A mobile device performs authentication with blinded tokens and swaps its international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) value. For authentication with blinded tokens, the mobile device generates a blinded token and provides it to a server to encrypt. To redeem the token, the mobile device unblinds the encrypted blinded token and provides it to the server along with a public key. To complete authentication, the mobile device receives, from the server, a nonce encrypted with the public key and decrypts the nonce with a private key. For swapping its IMSI value, the mobile device retrieves two eSIM profiles with corresponding IMSI values and configures the first of the two profiles as active. In response to a trigger, the mobile device changes the active profile from the first to the second, swaps the first IMSI value with a new IMSI value, and changes the active profile back to the first profile.

Abstract: The invention enables digital music content to be downloaded to and used on a portable wireless computing device. An application running on the wireless device has been automatically adapted to parameters associated with the wireless device without end-user input (e.g. the application has been configured in dependence on the device OS and firmware, related bugs, screen size, pixel number, security models, connection handling, memory etc., This application enables an end-user to browse and search music content on a remote server using a wireless network; to download music content from that remote server using the wireless network and to playback and manage that downloaded music content. The application also includes a digital rights management system that enables unlimited legal downloads of different music tracks to the device and also enables any of those tracks stored on the device to be played so long as a subscription service has not terminated.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for assessing the cybersecurity state of entities based on extended-computer network characteristics. A method can include obtaining, for a plurality of computer networks associated with an entity and not associated with the entity, a first and second network dataset. The first and second network datasets can be combined. A plurality of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses associated with the entity and associated with a plurality of entities can be obtained, where the entity and the plurality of entities each associated with a unique identifier (UID). The method can include determining whether each of the plurality of computer networks not associated with the entity comprises a remote office network. A cybersecurity state of the entity can be determined based on an evaluation of security characteristics of the IP addresses associated with the entity and of one or more IP addresses attributed to the remote office networks.

Abstract: The present invention relates to anti-PD-L1 antibodies, bispecific antibodies containing one domain with specificity to PD-L1, and to immunocytokines comprising an anti-PD-L1 antibody fused to a cytokine, such as IL-2. The present invention also provides methods of treatment, uses and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies, bispecific antibodies and immunocytokines.

Abstract: A mobile device performs authentication with blinded tokens and swaps its international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) value. For authentication with blinded tokens, the mobile device generates a blinded token and provides it to a server to encrypt. To redeem the token, the mobile device unblinds the encrypted blinded token and provides it to the server along with a public key. To complete authentication, the mobile device receives, from the server, a nonce encrypted with the public key and decrypts the nonce with a private key. For swapping its IMSI value, the mobile device retrieves two eSIM profiles with corresponding IMSI values and configures the first of the two profiles as active. In response to a trigger, the mobile device changes the active profile from the first to the second, swaps the first IMSI value with a new IMSI value, and changes the active profile back to the first profile.