Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing a customer a central location to manage permissions provided to third-parties and devices to access and use customer information maintained by a financial institution are described. The central location serves as a central portal where a customer of the financial institution can manage all access to account information and personal information stored at the financial institution. Accordingly, the customer does not need to log into each individual third-party system or customer device to manage previously provided access to the customer information or to provision new access to the customer information.

Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking and searching the usage, flow or communication of assets are disclosed. Embodiments as disclosed herein may create and update a graph representing the assets in an enterprise, where the objects and relationships in the graph represent the assets, communications, users or relationship. The graph may be queried to discover a wide variety of information regarding these assets, communications, users or relationships.

Abstract: A method for signal detection including the steps of: (1) iteratively acquiring sets of signal samples in a time domain N times; (2) iteratively applying a first transform to each iteratively captured samples in the time domain to convert each set of samples in the time domain to a corresponding subsequent set of samples in a frequency domain; (3) iteratively creating array rows using each of the sets of samples in the frequency domain wherein each subsequent array row has a length N; (4) appending each subsequent array row to the array until a second axis representing time reaches length N; (5) applying a second transform to the array to create a plurality of layers of spectral content; (6) determining a location of a signal of interest within the array based on a threshold; and (7) applying a bounding box to the array to isolate the signal of interest.

Abstract: A method for fluid handling that includes reading information about a receptacle holder with an RFID reader and transmitting the information from an RFID transponder disposed on a first body of the receptacle holder that supports a fluid-containing receptacle. This information is used to align a robotic fluid transfer device with the first fluid-containing receptacle. Detecting a change in capacitance between an electrically conductive probe of the robotic fluid transfer device and an electrical ground or voltage source capacitively coupled to fluid contained in the first fluid-containing receptacle is an indication that the probe has contacted the fluid contained in the first fluid-containing receptacle. Once it is determined that the probe has contacted the fluid, the fluid transfer device aspirates a portion of the fluid contained in the first fluid-containing receptacle.

Abstract: In some implementations, a system may establish an interview session between a first client device associated with an interviewer and a second client device associated with a candidate. The system may transmit, to the first client device associated with the interviewer, a first user interface during the interview session between the first client device and the second client device. The system may transmit, to the second client device associated with the candidate, a second user interface during the interview session between the first client device and the second client device. The system may receive, from the first client device, the feedback associated with the interview session. The system may transmit, to a human resource system, the feedback to enable a hiring recommendation regarding whether to offer the position associated with the interview session to the candidate.

Abstract: Systems and methods relating to a distributed ledger-based payment rail are provided. A computer-implemented method includes determining whether a sending financial institution of a sender of a funds transfer and a receiving financial institution of a recipient of the funds transfer each operates a node on a permissioned distributed ledger network. The method further includes routing a funds transfer request message to the permissioned distributed ledger network in response to determining that the sending financial institution and the receiving financial institution each operates a node on the permissioned distributed ledger network. The method further includes destroying, by an issuer, the cash states in response to the recipient redeeming cash states associated with the funds transfer.

Abstract: A prediction component of an autonomous vehicle may detect and use a combination of object attributes and semantic features to determine potential destinations and corresponding potential trajectories for the dynamic objects in an environment. In some examples, the prediction component may analyze sensor data using trained models to determine a number of object attributes for a dynamic object, as well as semantic features associated with the intent or purpose of the dynamic object. Using a combination of the object attributes and the semantic features, for the dynamic object and any number of potential destination(s), the prediction component may predict a likely potential destination and determine a predicted trajectory for the dynamic object. Based on predicted trajectory of the dynamic object, the autonomous vehicle may select and execute driving maneuvers to control the autonomous vehicle safely and efficiently within the environment.

Abstract: In some examples, systems and methods for formatting ink are provided. Ink stroke data may be received, letters may be identified from the ink stroke data, and spacing may be identified between the letters. A user command and semantic context may be received. An action may be determined based on the user command, the semantic context, and the spacing between the letters. Further, the action may be performed.

Abstract: A system comprising a layered network, wherein the layered network comprises a plurality of LN nodes arranged in an ordered set of layers, the ordered set of layers comprising, in order, a core layer comprising a plurality of master nodes each connected to one or more blockchain nodes of a blockchain network, one or more intermediate layers comprising a respective set of intermediate nodes, and a device layer comprising a set of end devices, wherein: each master node is configured to control a respective subset of intermediate nodes; a first master node is configured to control a first subset of intermediate nodes; a second master node is configured to control a second subset of intermediate nodes; and each intermediate node is configured to control a respective subset of end devices.

Abstract: An equipment front end module (EFEM) having walls, a first wall including one or more load ports and an EFEM chamber formed between the walls. The EFEM further includes an upper plenum at a top of the EFEM and including an opening into the EFEM chamber. Ducts provide a return gas flow path enabling recirculation of gas from the EFEM chamber to the upper plenum, the ducts proximate the one or more load ports. The one or more ducts includes flow elements configured to cause a low pressure condition at a location of the one or more load ports.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are surgical retractors and methods of using such surgical retractors where the surgical retractors include a base portion and two retractor blades. The base portion has (a) two extensions, each extension having a receiving area, and (b) and one or more engagement portions. Each retractor blade includes both a blade portion with proximal and distal ends and an arm portion extending from the proximal end of the blade portion. Each arm portion is received by a respective receiving area.

Abstract: In an automated insulin delivery device, fuzzy logic may be applied to the responding to the possibility of a user taking additional action that may affect the blood glucose concentration. Fuzzy sets may be defined for empirically derived different likelihoods of the user taking such additional action based on correlated factors. A membership function may be provided for each fuzzy set. The membership function may provide a probability of membership in the set based on a parameter. Each fuzzy set may have a response that is reflective of the likelihood of additional user action associated with the fuzzy set. The responses by the AID device to each of these cases may reflect the probability of each such case occurring as evidenced by empirical data.

Abstract: A patient interface for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a nasal prong assembly including a pair of nasal prongs structured to sealingly communicate with nasal passages of a patient's nose in use and headgear to maintain the nasal prong assembly in a desired position on the patient's face. The headgear includes side straps and rigidizers provided to respective side straps. Each rigidizer includes a first end portion that provides a connector structured to engage a respective end of the nasal prong assembly and an inwardly curved protrusion in the form of a cheek support that curves inwardly of the connector. The cheek support is adapted to follow the contour of the patient's cheek and guide a respective end portion of the side strap into engagement with the patient's cheek to provide a stable cheek support.

Abstract: A patient positioning system for positioning a patient in preparation for an anterior cervical spinal procedure includes a base section, an upper body support attachable to a superior portion of the base section and a lower body support attachable to an inferior portion of the base section. The upper body support is configured to support the head and upper torso of the patient in a manner that aids in opening cervical spine disk space. The lower body support is configured to comfortably lift and support the legs of the patient. A traction strap assembly is attachable to the base section and configured to extend from the base section up around the shoulders of the patient and along the anterior side of the patient to a lower terminal end to enable intermittent traction of the patient's shoulders.

Abstract: A gateway (300) for communicating with end devices (302) and a remote server (316), and method thereof. The gateway (300) comprises a first server (306) comprising a first management layer (308). The first server (306) is configured to communicate with a first end device (302a), communicate with the remote server (316) comprising a second management layer (320), and be selectively operable in either a first state wherein the first management layer (308) controls the first server (306), or a second state wherein the second management layer (320) controls the first server (306).

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a lighting control system with a motion sensor unit that electrically couples to a load circuit through a latching relay or load controller for turning on and off lights. The motion sensor unit is configured to power down to draw zero power after a time delay, when motion is longer detected within the work space by the motion sensor unit. The lighting control system further includes a control circuit that reinitiates or turns the motion sensor back on through a switch device.

Abstract: A method for automatically detecting the data type of data in a column includes receiving a request to import data into a base and determining the data type of the column by applying a set of inferrers to the column. In response to an inferrer returning true, the method selects the data type corresponding to the inferrer as the data type of the column and casts the data in the column to the selected type. A method for importing, converting, and presenting data based on data loss metrics includes receiving a request to import data into a database and determining data loss metrics for each of a set of data types. A user interface is configured to display some of the data types in conjunction with data loss metrics. The method further includes receiving a selection of one of the data types and casting the data to the selected type.

Abstract: A system for executing a search in a dataset is provided. The system includes a storage element that stores a directed property graph derived from the dataset. The directed property graph includes entity vertices corresponding to entities of the dataset, edges corresponding to properties of the entities, and value vertices corresponding to data values of the properties. Each edge couples an entity vertex to a value vertex and includes a label indicating an association therebetween. The system further includes processing circuitry that receives a search query including a reference value. The processing circuitry identifies a value vertex having a data value that is associated with the reference value and generates a response to the search query based on labels of edges coupled to the value vertex, and entities of the dataset represented by entity vertices coupled to the value vertex by way of the edges.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for resolving a user input. One method involves assigning a first identifier to a first stream of messages from a user input device corresponding to a first user input with respect to an application, and while a user interaction state associated with the first stream of messages is active, assigning a second identifier to a second stream of messages from the user input device, and in response to detecting the second identifier corresponds to the first identifier, deactivating the first stream of messages associated with the first stream of messages, wherein deactivating the first stream of messages results in the application responding to the second stream of messages corresponding to the second user input.