Abstract: A media processing device including a platen, a printhead configured to form a nip with the platen, a sensor disposed proximate to the printhead, a detector configured to receive a sensor output from the sensor, and a logic circuit. The sensor is configured to be responsive to demarcation features on a media supply as the media supply is advanced along a feed path past the sensor by the platen. The detector is configured detect edges of the demarcation features, and output a detector output based on the detected edges. The logic circuit is configured to receive the detector output from the detector, determine when to print based on the detector output, and control the printhead and the platen to print on the media unit or printable area.

Abstract: A media processing device is configured with a temperature compensation component that operative to counteract a temperature of an environment by raising the temperature within a housing of the media processing device. The temperature compensation component selectively operated such that the temperature compensation component is configured to operate when a temperature within the housing or external to the housing falls below a specified activation temperature threshold.

Abstract: A media processing device includes a spindle, a sensor, and a logic circuit. The spindle is configured to support a spool of installed consumable media selected from a plurality of different possible types of consumable media. The spindle includes an encoder wheel having a plurality of encoder patterns. The spindle is configured to translate in an axial direction to accommodate the plurality of different possible types of consumable media. The sensor is configured to sense one of the plurality of encoder patterns based on rotation of the encoder wheel and an axial position of the spindle. The logic circuit is configured to receive a signal from the sensor corresponding to the sensed encoder pattern, determine whether the type of consumable media that is installed based on the signal received from the sensor, and track a usage of the installed consumable media based on the signal received from the sensor.

Abstract: A media processing device includes a spindle, a sensor, and a logic circuit. The spindle is configured to support a spool of installed consumable media selected from a plurality of different possible types of consumable media. The spindle includes an encoder wheel having a plurality of encoder patterns. The spindle is configured to translate in an axial direction to accommodate the plurality of different possible types of consumable media. The sensor is configured to sense one of the plurality of encoder patterns based on rotation of the encoder wheel and an axial position of the spindle. The logic circuit is configured to receive a signal from the sensor corresponding to the sensed encoder pattern, determine whether the type of consumable media that is installed based on the signal received from the sensor, and track a usage of the installed consumable media based on the signal received from the sensor.

Abstract: A surge protection circuit includes a first surge protection device (SPD) including a first terminal coupled to a voltage potential and a second terminal. A second SPD includes a first terminal coupled to the voltage potential and a second terminal. A diode array includes a first plurality of diodes, each diode of the first plurality of diodes including an anode coupleable to a respective power line of an electronic circuit and a cathode coupled to the second terminal of the first SPD. The diode array also includes a second plurality of diodes, each diode of the second plurality of diodes including a cathode coupled to a respective power line of the electronic circuit and an anode coupled to the second terminal of the second SPD. The second terminal of the first SPD is further coupled to a common power bus of the electronic circuit.

Abstract: A method for predicting a customer trust target metric includes receiving, from a business, a customer trust target metric definition defining a customer trust target metric customized by the business. The method also includes obtaining sentiment data representative of one or more interactions between a customer and the business. The sentiment data includes textual feedback data and non-textual metadata. The method also includes determining, using a natural language processing model, a sentiment score of the sentiment data. Further, the method includes predicting, using the sentiment score and the customer trust target metric definition, a respective customer trust target metric for a respective one of the one or more interactions between the customer and the business. The method also includes sending, to the business, the predicted respective customer trust target metric.

Abstract: Methods, computer systems, computer-storage media, and graphical user interfaces are provided for facilitating application development. In embodiments, input is received from a designer, the input including an indication of a class of applications and one or more preferences for designing a module specification. Thereafter, the module specification is created in association with the class of applications. Input is received from a teacher in association with the module specification. At least a portion of such input indicates how to recognize when a user intends to run an application. An application is generated based on the input provided from the teacher. Such an application can be used by one or more users.

Abstract: Methods, computer systems, computer-storage media, and graphical user interfaces are provided for facilitating application development. In embodiments, input is received from a designer, the input including an indication of a class of applications and one or more preferences for designing a module specification. Thereafter, the module specification is created in association with the class of applications. Input is received from a teacher in association with the module specification. At least a portion of such input indicates how to recognize when a user intends to run an application. An application is generated based on the input provided from the teacher. Such an application can be used by one or more users.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are chewing gum snack products having multi-sensorial attributes of flavor, texture, and visual appeal which provides a snack-like quality at the initial stage of chewing that then transitions to chewing gum-like qualities at later stages of chewing.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are chewing gum snack products having multi-sensorial attributes of flavor, texture, and visual appeal which provides a snack-like quality at the initial stage of chewing that then transitions to chewing gum-like qualities at later stages of chewing.