Abstract: A system for flexible account creation and approval includes a computing server and a communication platform server that operates independently of the computing server. The computing server is configured to receive an account creation request initiated through interfaces of the communication platform server or the computing server. The computing server facilitates approval of the requests, which can include sending request approvers the request for review at interfaces of the communication platform server or the computing server. By enabling account creation and approval through various servers that can access the same information to provide consistent experiences, the system offers users more flexibility in choosing one of the available servers.

Abstract: An appliance for making a beverage. The appliance comprises at least one beverage making component configured to receive liquid for making the beverage using liquid and a liquid flow path in fluid communication with and configured to provide the liquid to the at least one beverage making component. The liquid flow path comprises an inlet configured to receive untreated liquid, the inlet comprising a first sensor assembly configured to generate a first electrical signal indicative of a degree of purity of the untreated liquid, a filter assembly positioned between the inlet and the at least one beverage making component and configured to filter the untreated liquid, and a second sensor assembly positioned between the filter assembly and the at least one beverage making component to generate a second electrical signal indicative of a degree of purity of the treated liquid.

Abstract: An appliance (210) to heat a liquid, the appliance (21) including: a vessel (212) to receive the liquid to be heated, the vessel (212) having a generally central upright longitudinal axis (218), a bottom housing (220), and a side wall (222) extending upwardly from the bottom housing (220), with a portion of the bottom housing (220) and side wall (222) at least partly enclosing a chamber (234) within which the liquid is heated; and a heating element (238) in thermal communication with the chamber (234) so that heat generated by the element (238) can be delivered to the liquid via convection, wherein the housing (210) includes a deformable sealing member (268) sealingly associated with the element (238) to sealingly connect the element (238) and bottom housing (220), with the member (268) inhibiting transmission of sound from the chamber (234).

Abstract: An induction heater (10) for a jug (11). The jug (11) includes a base (12) from which there upwardly extends a side wall (13). The induction heater (10) includes an outer housing (15) that encloses that chamber (16). Located in the chamber (16) is the electronic component for the heater (10), including an electronic oscillator (17). The heater (10) includes a cavity (18) within which the jug (11) is located.

Abstract: The inventive concept provides a substrate treating apparatus. The substrate treating apparatus includes a plurality of treating chambers performing a respective treatment on a substrate therein; a transfer chamber having a robot transferring the substrate between the plurality of treating chambers; a detection unit mounted on the robot and configured to detect a substrate state; and a controller for controlling the detection unit, wherein the detection unit comprises: an imaging member for imaging the substrate; and a driving member for moving the imaging member, and wherein the controller controls the detection unit to image and store an image of the substrate at an optimal position and determines whether an image of the substrate is a normal state based on the image obtained in the optimal position, the optimal position determined based on a process variable of the treating chamber.

Abstract: A machine with a grinder, a grind chute for delivering coffee grounds along a flow path and into a portafilter fitted to the machine, and a tamping unit with a tamping mechanism for pressing the coffee grounds held by the portafilter into a puck, wherein the tamping mechanism includes a linkage connected to a tamp, the linkage being arranged to press a face of the tamp in an axial direction with respect of the portafilter during a tamping operation, and wherein the linkage returns the tamp to a rest position where the tamp face is moved laterally, out of the flow path. The invention also relates to a machine for delivering coffee grounds to a portafilter, a tamping mechanism and a coffee grinding machine.

Abstract: A tamp including a body and a tamping face carried by a base of the tamp, the base and body being arranged for relative movement in an axial direction during a tamping operation to compress and expand under action of a bias element, wherein the tamp includes a rotation mechanism to translate the relative axial movement of the base and body into rotational movement of the base. The invention also relates to a portafilter holder for positioning a portafilter under a tamping unit of a coffee grinding machine, for receipt of the coffee grounds, the portafilter holder including a dock to receive the portafilter and a retention member to hold the portafilter in the dock.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure include methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums for video encoding/decoding. An apparatus includes processing circuitry that decodes prediction information of a current block in a current picture that is a part of a coded video bitstream. The prediction information indicates a non-directional intra prediction mode for the current block. The processing circuitry partitions the current block into a plurality of partitions. The plurality of partitions includes at least one L-shaped partition. The processing circuitry reconstructs one of the plurality of partitions based on at least one of (i) neighboring reconstructed samples of the one of the plurality of partitions or (ii) neighboring reconstructed samples of the current block.

Abstract: An apparatus for transporting a substrate includes an actuator, a robot arm, operation of which is controlled by the actuator, a robot hand including at least one intake vent having a predetermined separation distance from the supported substrate, a fixing unit that fixes the substrate supported on the robot hand, and an intake unit connected with the intake vent.

Abstract: A system for annotating transactions includes a computing server configured to retrieve annotation requirements for transaction accounts of an organization client, where the annotation requirements specify a data field of a third-party platform's schema that is used to organize transaction data. The organization client may further specify which transactions need to be annotated using selection criteria. The computing server processes transactions incurred using the transaction accounts and identifies unannotated transactions using the selection criteria. End users who are responsible for annotating the unannotated transactions are provided direct links to annotate the unannotated transactions. Upon receiving annotations from the responsible end users, the computing server can display annotated transaction data for an administrator of the organization client.

Abstract: An apparatus for transferring a substrate is provided. A unit for transferring a substrate, includes a support structure, a first hand to place the substrate, a second hand stacked with the first hand and placing the substrate, a first guide rail guiding movement of a first support rod to support the first hand in the support structure, a second guide rail guiding movement of a second support rod in the support structure to support the second hand, and a pressure reducing member reducing pressure of an exhaust fluid passage provided in the support structure. The exhaust fluid passage includes a first fluid passage communicating with the first guide rail, a second fluid passage communicating with the second guide rail, and a third fluid passage formed by combining the first fluid passage with the second fluid passage. The pressure reducing member reduces pressure of the third fluid passage.

Abstract: A computing system receives a selection of a parameter-setting rule associated with a specific unique identifier and automatically assigns data parameters to the data records according to the parameter-assigning rule. The computing system determines a domain for each data record based on data parameters associated with the occurred instance. A collection of data records is displayed to a user of the computing system. The collection of data records is displayed with a set of third-party defined fields. Values for the set of third-party defined fields are pre-filled based on the parameter-assigning rules. Upon receiving the request to export the collection of data records, a payload corresponding to the collection of data records for the third-party system is created. The payload includes at least the set of third-party defined fields and the domain associated with each data record automatically assigns data records to the corresponding domain in the third-party system.

Abstract: A system for flexible account creation and approval includes a computing server and a communication platform server that operates independently of the computing server. The computing server is configured to receive an account creation request initiated through interfaces of the communication platform server or the computing server. The computing server facilitates approval of the requests, which can include sending request approvers the request for review at interfaces of the communication platform server or the computing server. By enabling account creation and approval through various servers that can access the same information to provide consistent experiences, the system offers users more flexibility in choosing one of the available servers.

Abstract: The inventive concept provides a substrate treating apparatus. The substrate treating apparatus includes a plurality of treating chambers performing a respective treatment on a substrate therein; a transfer chamber having a robot transferring the substrate between the plurality of treating chambers; a detection unit mounted on the robot and configured to detect a substrate state; and a controller for controlling the detection unit, wherein the detection unit comprises: an imaging member for imaging the substrate; and a driving member for moving the imaging member, and wherein the controller controls the detection unit to image and store an image of the substrate at an optimal position and determines whether an image of the substrate is a normal state based on the image obtained in the optimal position, the optimal position determined based on a process variable of the treating chamber.

Abstract: An appliance (100, 200) for heating a liquid to make a beverage, the appliance (1) including: a sensor assembly (10) including: a duct (12) having an inlet (18) and an outlet (20), the duct (12) defining a liquid flow path (21) between the inlet (18) and the outlet (20) for the liquid; a sensor (22) having an operative end portion (28) in the flow path (21) for measuring line parameters of the liquid in the flow path (21); and a nozzle (34) to receive water under pressure and direct a water jet transverse to the flow path (21) and towards the operative end portion (28) of the sensor (22) to at least aid in cleaning the operative end portion (28) of the sensor (22).

Abstract: An appliance (210) to heat a liquid, the appliance (21) including: a vessel (212) to receive the liquid to be heated, the vessel (212) having a generally central upright longitudinal axis (218), a bottom housing (220), and a side wall (222) extending upwardly from the bottom housing (220), with a portion of the bottom housing (220) and side wall (222) at least partly enclosing a chamber (234) within which the liquid is heated; and a heating element (238) in thermal communication with the chamber (234) so that heat generated by the element (238) can be delivered to the liquid via convection, wherein the housing (210) includes a deformable sealing member (268) sealingly associated with the element (238) to sealingly connect the element (238) and bottom housing (220), with the member (268) inhibiting transmission of sound from the chamber (234).

Abstract: An apparatus for treating a substrate includes a transfer part, a first transfer robot and a second transfer robot disposed in a longitudinal direction of the transfer part, a liquid treating part disposed at one side of the transfer part to apply a liquid onto the substrate by supplying the liquid to the substrate, and a heat treating part disposed at an opposite side of the transfer part to face a first process treating part, to perform heat-treatment with respect to the substrate. The heat treating part includes a cooling transfer module to transfer the substrate between the first transfer robot and the second transfer robot and to cool the substrate.

Abstract: An induction heater (10) for a jug (11). The jug (11) includes a base (12) from which there upwardly extends a side wall (13). The induction heater (10) includes an outer housing (15) that encloses that chamber (16). Located in the chamber (16) is the electronic component for the heater (10), including an electronic oscillator (17). The heater (10) includes a cavity (18) within which the jug (11) is located.

Abstract: An apparatus for transporting a substrate includes an actuator, a robot arm, operation of which is controlled by the actuator, a robot hand including at least one intake vent having a predetermined separation distance from the supported substrate, a fixing unit that fixes the substrate supported on the robot hand, and an intake unit connected with the intake vent.

Abstract: An apparatus for transferring a substrate includes a hand on which the substrate is placed, and the hand includes an outer support member that supports a first region of the substrate and has a pair of outer fingers, an inner support member that supports a second region of the substrate that is closer to the center of the substrate than the first region, the inner support member having a pair of inner fingers located inward of the pair of outer fingers, and a central recess formed in a region between the pair of inner fingers of the inner support member, the region corresponding to the center of the substrate placed on the hand and the central recess being open toward a front side.