Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus comprising an electrode active layer comprising a network of high aspect ratio carbon elements defining void spaces within the network; a plurality of electrode active material particles disposed in the void spaces within the network and enmeshed in the network; and a surface treatment on the surface of the high aspect ratio carbon elements which promotes adhesion between the high aspect ratio carbon elements and the active material particles.

Abstract: A programmable motion system is disclosed that includes a dynamic end effector system. The dynamic end effector system includes an end effector that is coupled via a dynamic coupling to the programmable motion system, wherein the dynamic coupling provides that at least a portion of the end effector may spin with respect to an other portion of the end effector.

Abstract: A system is disclosed for providing high flow vacuum control to an end effector of an articulated arm. The system includes a high flow vacuum source that provides an opening with an area of high flow vacuum at the end effector such that objects may be engaged while permitting substantial flow of air through the opening, and a load detection system for characterizing the load presented by the object.

Abstract: An object processing system within a trailer for a tracker trailer is discloses. The object processing system includes an input area of the trailer at which objects to be processed may be presented, a perception system for providing perception data regarding objects to be processed, and a primary transport system for providing transport of each object in one of at least two primary transport directions within the trailer based on the perception data.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method for implementation for media file verification are disclosed. The electronic device receives first information associated with a first media file from each database of a plurality of databases. Each database of the plurality of databases is associated with a separate entity. The electronic device receives a second media file corresponding to the first media file. The electronic device determines a second information associated with the received second media file. The electronic device compares the first information received from each of the plurality of databases with one another. The electronic device determines the received first information as unaltered based on the comparison. The electronic device compares the first information and the second information. The electronic device determines the received second media file as unaltered. The electronic device renders verification information.

Abstract: A storage, retrieval and processing system for processing objects is disclosed. The storage, retrieval and processing system includes a plurality of storage bins providing storage of a plurality of objects, where the plurality of storage bins is in communication with a retrieval conveyance system, a programmable motion device in communication with the retrieval conveyance system for receiving the storage bins from the plurality of bins, where the programmable motion device includes an end effector for grasping and moving a selected object out of a selected storage bin, and a movable carriage for receiving the selected object from the end effector of the programmable motion device, and for carrying the selected object to one of a plurality of destination bins.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method for value generation for distributed video content verification are disclosed. The electronic device receives a first media file corresponding to a video. The electronic device retrieves color values of each row in a frame of a plurality of frames from the video. The electronic device determines a first value for each row in the frame. The electronic device combines the first value for a predefined set of frames to determine a second value. The electronic device retrieves audio values for the plurality of frames to determine a third value, in case the video includes an audio component. The electronic device determines first information based on the second value and the third value. The electronic device transmits the first information to a plurality of databases for storage. The first information determines whether a second media file is unaltered or not.

Abstract: An electronic device including a display device configured to render first content. The electronic device is communicably coupled to the display device and controls one or more imaging devices to receive one or more images from the one or more imaging devices. The electronic device further determines a first position of one or more living objects within a pre-defined region from the display device, based on the received one or more images and the rendered first content. The electronic device further controls an orientation of the display device towards the determined first position of the one or more living objects.

Abstract: Implementations generally provide simulated audience reactions to performers on camera. In some implementations, a method includes receiving a video of a target user from a target client device. The method further includes providing the video to a plurality of audience client devices. The method further includes receiving raw audience feedback from the plurality of audience client devices. The method further includes providing simulated audience feedback to the target client device based on one or more predetermined audience feedback policies, wherein the target client device provides the simulated audience feedback to the target user.

Abstract: Implementations generally relate to discretization for big data analytics. In some implementations, a method includes receiving a plurality of data points. The method further includes determining a plurality of data centroids, where each data centroid of the plurality of data centroids is predetermined. The method further includes determining a plurality of data regions for the plurality of data centroids, where each data region of the plurality of data regions is associated with a respective data centroid of the plurality of data centroids. The method further includes generating a plurality of data region boundaries for the plurality of data regions based at least in part on one or more data points of the plurality of data points, where each data region boundary of the plurality data region boundaries is associated with a respective data region of the plurality of data regions.

Abstract: Implementations generally relate to 3D modeling. In some implementations, a method includes displaying a live video of a scene on a device with a user interface overlay on top of the scene, wherein the user interface overlay includes one or more objects and includes one or more selectable controls. The method further includes receiving a selection of one or more new virtual points on a target object, wherein the target object is one object of the one or more objects in an image. The method further includes generating 3D polygonal data, wherein the 3D polygonal data is saved as a 3-dimensional (3D) model.

Abstract: Implementations generally increase the virtual resolution of a camera sensor. In some implementations, a method includes moving an image sensor in a predetermined pattern, wherein the image sensor includes an array of light collecting elements, and wherein each light collecting element of the sensor array cycles through a plurality of positions in the predetermined pattern. The method further includes capturing a plurality of samples of light at each light collecting element, wherein each light collecting element captures a plurality of the samples in a cycle of movement in the predetermined pattern. The method further includes converting each sample captured at each position into a value. The method further includes generating at least one image from an aggregate of values converted from the samples of light.

Abstract: Implementations generally relate to 3D modeling. In some implementations, a method includes displaying a live video of a scene on a device with a user interface overlay on top of the scene, wherein the user interface overlay includes one or more objects and includes one or more selectable controls. The method further includes receiving a selection of one or more new virtual points on a target object, wherein the target object is one object of the one or more objects in an image. The method further includes generating 3D polygonal data, wherein the 3D polygonal data is saved as a 3-dimensional (3D) model.

Abstract: Implementations generally relate to service offerings presented on a consumer device. In some implementations, a method includes displaying a plurality of media items on a television, wherein each media item of the plurality of media items is an available service offering that a user may select. The method further includes determining a predetermined presentation policy for updating one or more media items of the plurality of media items. The method further includes updating the one or more media items based on the predetermined presentation policy.

Abstract: Implementations generally relate to communication between a lens assembly and a camera. In some implementations, a method includes establishing electronic communication between a lens assembly and a camera, wherein the lens assembly is removably attached to the camera. The method further includes exchanging capability information between the lens assembly and the camera, wherein the capability information includes one or more functional features. The method further includes matching one or more of the functional features that both the lens assembly has and that the camera has. The method further includes enabling the lens assembly and the camera to cooperate in providing functional features based at least in part on the matching of one or more of the functional features.

Abstract: A multichromic filtering coating is applied to a projector screen to pass to the projector screen substrate only those wavelengths produced by the projector, to accentuate selective wavelengths of light to be reflected by the screen. The screen can be a passive black substrate or an active grayscale screen such as e-ink paper, and un-reflected light reaches the screen which selectively tunes its grayscale to accentuate the brightness or darkness of the color video image being projected onto it.

Abstract: A multichromic reflective coating is applied to a projector screen to reflect only those wavelengths produced by the projector, to accentuate selective wavelengths of light to be reflected. The screen can be a passive black substrate or an active grayscale screen such as e-ink paper, and un-reflected light reaches the screen which selectively tunes its grayscale to accentuate the brightness or darkness of the color video image being projected onto it and reflected by the multichromic reflective coating.

Abstract: Implementations generally provide physically based camera motion compensation. In some implementations, a method includes detecting vibrations at an image sensor of a camera. The method further includes determining a vibration signal from the vibrations, wherein the vibration signal includes one or more of a horizontal component and a vertical component. The method further includes sending the vibration signal to one or more actuators, wherein the actuators dampen the vibrations.

Abstract: Implementations generally relate to discretization for big data analytics. In some implementations, a method includes receiving a plurality of data points. The method further includes determining a plurality of data centroids, where each data centroid of the plurality of data centroids is predetermined. The method further includes determining a plurality of data regions for the plurality of data centroids, where each data region of the plurality of data regions is associated with a respective data centroid of the plurality of data centroids. The method further includes generating a plurality of data region boundaries for the plurality of data regions based at least in part on one or more data points of the plurality of data points, where each data region boundary of the plurality data region boundaries is associated with a respective data region of the plurality of data regions.

Abstract: Implementations generally relate to communication between a lens assembly and a camera. In some implementations, a method includes establishing electronic communication between a lens assembly and a camera, wherein the lens assembly is removably attached to the camera. The method further includes exchanging capability information between the lens assembly and the camera, wherein the capability information includes one or more functional features. The method further includes matching one or more of the functional features that both the lens assembly has and that the camera has. The method further includes enabling the lens assembly and the camera to cooperate in providing functional features based at least in part on the matching of one or more of the functional features.