Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for tracking objects in a store. One of the methods includes receiving, by one or more first computing devices, data captured by one or more sensors in the store; identifying, by the one or more first computing devices, a plurality of objects based on the received data, wherein the identified objects comprise one or more persons and one or more product items; extracting, by the one or more first computing devices, a plurality of features associated with each of the identified objects; generating, by the one or more first computing devices, a digest comprising information of the extracted features associated with the identified objects; and sending, by the one or more first computing devices, the digest to one or more second computing devices for processing.

Abstract: The invention relates to an ophthalmic product which comprises a sealed and autoclave-sterilized lens package including (1) a post-autoclave packaging solution containing a polymeric surfactant having an HLB value of from about 11 to about 16 and a Mn of from about 800 to about 20,000 Daltons and (2) a readily-usable silicone hydrogel (SiHy) contact lens immersed in the packaging solution. The readily-usable SiHy contact lens comprises the polymeric surfactant thereon providing an excellent wettability to the readily-usable SiHy contact lens directly out of the lens package, and also the leachable polymeric surfactant which is physically distributed in the polymer matrix of the SiHy contact lens and can be released to the eye of a patient for at least 7 days of daily wear and to replenish the lens surface-bound polymeric surfactant to provide sustainable wettabilities to the contact lens and the eye.

Abstract: This invention is directed to compositions for promoting wound healing and regeneration and methods of use thereof. In one aspect, methods for promoting wound healing in a subject are provided, the methods comprising: administering a therapeutically effective amount of a DNA methyl transferase inhibitors (DNMT) to the subject. In another aspect, methods for reducing scarring during healing of a skin wound are provided, the methods comprising: administering a therapeutically effective amount of a DNMT inhibitor.

Abstract: The present invention describes a system for monitoring items coupled with support utilities. The system is configured to detect motions caused by customer actions and optimize the camera system and computing resources of a remote server. The system also is configured to sense items that are removed, added or misplaced automatically.

Abstract: The present invention describes a self checkout system with a cloud server. The system is configured to detect item change caused by customer actions and optimize the camera system and computing resources of a cloud server. The system also can distribute low confidence transactions to persons for review.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for imaging and thickness determination of coatings on coated contact lenses. The method comprises selectively staining a negatively-charged-groups-containing coating over the lens body of a coated contact lens by immersing the coated contact lens in an aqueous solution comprising a fluorescently-labeled polycationic polymer and having a pH of from about 6.5 to 8.0; orthogonally cutting the selectively-stained coated contact lens; and determining the thickness of the coating on the coated contact lens. In addition, the invention provides a method for selecting a candidate coating material comprising negatively charged groups for applying a coating with a desired thickness onto silicone hydrogel contact lenses and for optimizing a coating process for producing coated silicone hydrogel contact lenses with a desired thickness coating thereon.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for managing product items in a store.

Abstract: This application relates to systems, methods, devices, and other techniques for a system with cameras and mirrors that can be utilized with an auto-checkout system within a retail environment. This system with cameras and mirrors is designed to have many functions within a store with auto-checkout system and sometimes can be utilized in a store with or without human cashier.

Abstract: The present invention describes a shelf system for monitoring items coupled with support utilities. The system is configured to detect item change caused by customer actions and optimize the camera system and computing resources of a remote server. The system also is configured to sense certain visual indicators with customer actions.

Abstract: In a flexible display panel and a preparation method thereof provided by the present application, the flexible display panel includes a flexible substrate including a display area and a non-display area connected to each other, a thickness of the flexible substrate in the non-display area is less than a thickness of the flexible substrate in the display area; a thin film transistor layer disposed on one side of the flexible substrate; and an organic light-emitting layer disposed on one side of the thin film transistor layer away from the flexible substrate.

Abstract: The present invention describes a system for monitoring items coupled with support utilities. The system is configured to detect motions caused by customer actions and optimize the camera system and computing resources of a remote server. The system also is configured to sense items that are removed, added or misplaced automatically.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to inherently wettable silicone hydrogel contact lenses having relatively high oxygen permeability, relatively high equilibrium water content and relatively low elastic modulus. The present invention is also related to a method for making such inherently wettable silicone hydrogel contact lenses.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to inherently wettable silicone hydrogel contact lenses having relatively high oxygen permeability, relatively high equilibrium water content and relatively low elastic modulus. The present invention is also related to a method for making such inherently wettable silicone hydrogel contact lenses.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to inherently wettable silicone hydrogel contact lenses having relatively high oxygen permeability, relatively high equilibrium water content and relatively low elastic modulus. The present invention is also related to a method for making such inherently wettable silicone hydrogel contact lenses.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to inherently wettable silicone hydrogel contact lenses having relatively high oxygen permeability, relatively high equilibrium water content and relatively low elastic modulus. The present invention is also related to a method for making such inherently wettable silicone hydrogel contact lenses.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a method for producing inherently wettable silicone hydrogel contact lenses with a robusteness of lens shape and having relatively high oxygen permeability, relatively high equilibrium water content and relatively low elastic modulus.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a backlight unit and a liquid crystal layer disposed proximate to the backlight unit. The backlight unit is configured to provide illumination across a viewable display area of the electronic device. The viewable display area includes a plurality of zones. The liquid crystal layer is configured to selectively filter the illumination provided by the backlight unit. A processor is coupled to the backlight unit and to the liquid crystal layer. The processor is configured to determine, based on data indicative of content to be displayed, a respective backlight brightness level of each zone of the plurality of zones and to generate liquid crystal control signaling for the liquid crystal layer. The processor is further configured to adjust the respective backlight brightness levels and/or the liquid crystal control signaling, to compensate for distortions arising from defects in the backlight unit and/or the liquid crystal layer.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for tracking a product item in an automated-checkout store. One of the methods includes receiving, by a computer system, data collected by multiple image sensors, the received data including data associated with a person, identifying, by the computer system based on the received data, multiple features of the person, extracting, by the computer system based on the identified features, data associated with the person from the received data, wherein the extracted data correspond to multiple time periods, and determining, by the computer system, a location of the person in each of the time periods based on the extracted data corresponding to the time period, wherein the determining includes aggregating the extracted data collected by different image sensors based at least in part on a location and a line of sight of each of the image sensors.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for monitoring shopping activities using weight data in a store. One of the methods includes receiving, from one or more image sensors and one or more weight sensors, data collected by the one or more image sensors and data collected by the one or more weight sensors; identifying, based at least on the data collected by the one or more image sensors, one or more product items removed by a person from the store; calculating an expected total weight of the one or more product items based on information associated with the one or more product items stored by the computer system; determining, based on the data collected by the one or more weight sensors, an actual total weight of the one or more product items removed by the person; and verifying the actual total weight is consistent with the expected total weight.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for anonymous checkout in a store. One of the methods includes receiving, by a computer system of the store, information associated with a payment account of a person; sending, by the computer system to a server associated with a payment system, the received information associated with the payment account of the person; receiving, by the computer system from the server associated with the payment system, a token associated with the payment account of the person; receiving, by the computer system from a plurality of sensors, data associated with the person; extracting, by the computer system based on the received data associated with the person, a plurality of features of the person; and storing, by the computer system, the received token in correspondence with information associated with the extracted features of the person.