Abstract: The jigsaw puzzle includes a baseplate used with attachable puzzle pieces. The baseplate has multiple upward-facing engagement mechanisms that are engaged with corresponding and complementary puzzle piece rear-facing engagement mechanisms. The rear-facing engagement mechanisms and the complementary puzzle piece rear-facing engagement mechanisms are designed so as to leave an access space between the bottom of the puzzle piece and the top surface of the baseplate to facilitate removal of the puzzle pieces. A prying object (pry tool, user's fingertip, toy, or the like) can be inserted in to the access space to easily remove the puzzle pieces after play, storage, or display.

Abstract: An arch puzzle includes a base having a substantially flat upper surface, a first ridge protruding upward from the upper surface at a first side, and a second ridge protruding upward from the upper surface at a second side. A notch is defined the first and second ridge. An arch support has a semi-circular block shape. A plurality of arch pieces have a keystone shape. At least a first pair of shims each include an elongated body having a tapered upper surface and a horizontal lower surface.

Abstract: Gaming systems and methods for a battling game which may use two or four physical toy tops and a stadium-shaped toy game board arena for physical game play interactions between game players. The battling 2-in-1 stadium battle dome allows a number of users to play on one side and then flip over to play on the other, encouraging 2 and 4 player battles. The stadium is shaped like a dome, enclosed on both sides, and there are two different sides to play on, overall creating four different play surfaces. The toy has double sided suspended play surfaces for corresponding game play with various surfaces of the different sides.

Abstract: A method including acquiring positional information for identifying a position of a terminal associated with a first player. The method further includes acquiring a map corresponding to a predetermined region having the position as a center of the map. The method further includes progressing a game associated with the first player based on the positional information and the map. The method further includes acquiring facility information for identifying a facility contained in the map. The method further includes setting a game parameter corresponding to the first player based on the facility information. The method further includes progressing the game based on the game parameter.

Abstract: The present invention is a real world gaming system having a main unit controller connected to a gun controller; a headset connected to the main unit controller, the headset has a camera in front of speakers the speakers near a user's ears and a microphone positioned to the users mouth. The real world gaming headset has a 180 degree view.

Abstract: A method for controlling STB game, a remote control system and a handheld electronic apparatus are provided. After the handheld electronic apparatus is connected to the STB, when a gamepad mode is enabled, a virtual gamepad interface is displayed through a touch display panel of the handheld electronic apparatus, so as to simulate an operation method of a real gamepad. When the screen capturing mode is enabled, a game image of the display is captured and displayed on the touch display panel of the handheld electronic apparatus, and a specific function set in the game image is controlled through the touch display panel.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present specification provide systems and methods for operating game controllers. Microprocessor-controlled game controllers enable recreation of identical gaming scenarios with precision and accuracy. At least one microprocessor is connected to one or more game controllers. The microprocessor is programmed to synchronize the game controllers externally. Additionally, the microprocessor is programmed to modify one or more game controls that are provided by the game controllers. In embodiments of the present specification, game controllers are embedded with a wireless microcontroller that allow for remote feeding of commands to the microcontrollers.

Abstract: A method of controlling an information processing device related to a content platform including transmitting content information relating to content to a user's terminal device, receiving action information relating to actions transmitted from one or more other users' terminal devices with respect to a content situation of the content from a distribution information processing device related to a distribution platform that is configured to distribute the content situation that progresses on the user's terminal device to the one or more other users' terminal devices, and associating benefit information relating to the content with the user in a case where the action satisfies conditions on the basis of the action information may be provided. Also provided is a device and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program for performing the method.

Abstract: In a video streaming system, latency between decoding of video frames and rendering of these video frames on a display is reduced. A video encoding frame rate is obtained for a received video stream. Display supported refresh rates are obtained from the display. Among the display supported refresh rates a refresh rate is selected that is a multiple of the video encoding frame rate. The selected refresh rate is transmitted to the display in a configuration command and decoded video frames are transmitted to the display.

Abstract: The present invention relates to game systems and methods which provides game objects having machine readable devices which are not easily read by a human player and information meant to be read by the human players. The game system allows each player to respond by placing the game objects down while responding anonymously to the next question/response/action requested in the game. The game objects can be placed in relative positions to each other, and the plurality of machine readable devices read simultaneously to allow use of the information provided by the game object and/or its relative position to other game objects. A game platform may be provided to facilitate access to, customization or other processes to be implemented by a user.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method and a device for predicting character behaviors of a non-player character in a game.

Abstract: A system, a method and instructions embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that solve a 3D point-in-polygon (PIP) problem is presented. This system projects polygons that comprise a set of polyhedra onto projected polygons in a reference plane. Next, the system projects a data point onto the reference plane, and performs a 2D PIP operation in the reference plane to determine which projected polygons the projected data point falls into. For each projected polygon the projected data point falls into, the system performs a 3D crossing number operation by counting intersections between a ray projected from the corresponding data point in a direction orthogonal to the reference plane and polyhedral faces corresponding to projected polygons, to identify polyhedra the data point falls into. The system then generates a visual representation of the set of polyhedra, wherein each polyhedron is affected by data points that fall into it.

Abstract: System and method for automatic computer aided optical recognition of toys, for example, construction toy elements, recognition of those elements on digital images and associating the elements with existing information is presented. The method and system may recognize toy elements of various sizes invariant of toy element distance from the image acquiring device for example camera, invariant of rotation of the toy element, invariant of angle of the camera, invariant of background, invariant of illumination and without the need of predefined region where a toy element should be placed. The system and method may detect more than one toy element on the image and identify them.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for providing an interactive application, such as a video game, with a hierarchy of tiers and a hierarchy of game items. Higher tiers may correspond to better game items, and lower tiers may correspond to worse game items. Game rewards awarded to a user for using a particular item may be inversely related to the corresponding tier level of the particular item. Game rewards may comprise experience points, credits, levels, or the like. New users of the interactive application may be provided access to a tier above the lowest tier of the hierarchy and thereby able to access better game items than those corresponding to the lowest tier. A prestige tier may be established requiring a quantity of game rewards for access, and users may thereby be able to access the prestige tier faster by using lower, and potentially more difficult, tiers.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program configured to cause a terminal device to execute a game in communication with a server device, the program includes: a first storing step of receiving from the server device at least one token generated and stored in the server device to store the token in a terminal storage unit; a transmitting step of transmitting to the server device information-to-be-transmitted including an updating instruction of game data of a user and encrypted information obtained by encrypting information-to-be-encrypted at least including the token; and a deleting step of deleting the token stored in the terminal storage unit, wherein the updating instruction includes a first instruction to update the game data stored in the server device when the token extracted by decrypting the encrypted information and the token stored in the server device are matched.

Abstract: A method of playing an augmented reality game includes establishing a player profile including visual representations of the player and default or selected characteristics of the player's persona, visiting at least one retail establishment, locating a virtual game piece in at least one predetermined location within the retail establishment, capturing or collecting a located virtual game piece, and earning a reward based on captured or collected virtual game pieces. The reward may be useful when making a purchase from the retail establishment or may be a prize from a provider of the game.

Abstract: User-involved battle development with strategic or tactical elements in a game is enabled. A method, implemented in a computer including a control unit, for providing a battle game in which a user repeatedly attacks and defends against an opponent using a plurality of objects placed in a plurality of areas arranged in a matrix, includes: a selection step of causing the user to select an area from the plurality of areas, and holding the area which has been already selected as a selected area; a first execution step of causing an object placed in the selected area, to execute a first action; a determination step of determining whether or not a combination of an already selected area and the currently selected area matches at least one line which is any of a row, a column, and a diagonal of the matrix; and a second execution step of causing an object to execute a second action, in the case where the determination step determines that the combination matches the at least one line.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods and systems for processing replacements to a target array by a plurality of source arrays. Selected tokens in a target array may be replaced with corresponding tokens from a source array to generate a region of identical tokens, which may be processed or removed. Tokens in the target array may be shifted in a direction corresponding to the source array to fill empty cells within the target array and new tokens generated. Selections may be made from multiple source arrays iteratively, with shift directions dynamically modified.

Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for creating and representing a resource object in a virtual environment are presented. To begin, a graphical user interface may be provided to a player. The graphical user interface may display a virtual environment that includes the resource object and a game object. A resource object can be created by a player through selection of an area within the virtual environment. Responsive to definition of the selected area, the resource object is created and displayed in the virtual environment, having a resource production capacity determined by the size of the selected area.

Abstract: The present invention provides an affordable at-home toy arcade game experience. This invention brings authentic arcade game play into the home and dormitory. The invention utilizes authentic joysticks and buttons, with an LED screen. The game console is plug-n-play and provides 4 games in 1 game cabinet with one game featured in the cabinet art. The present invention is designed to be sold in a retail box through box retailer and assembled at home into the game console for use. The retail box can be configured either horizontal or vertical. The present invention is further detailed in the following pages and figures.

Abstract: A zip track system that is integrally connected to a challenge course so that a user can traverse one portion of the challenge course, and then can slide down the zip track via a zip track to any other desired location.

Abstract: A vertical wind tunnel skydiving simulator including a flight chamber entrance that has a curved air deflector that extends into a waiting chamber, in which a convex surface of the curved air deflector faces across or towards the flight chamber entrance or into the flight chamber, and extends into the waiting chamber a sufficient distance to substantially reduce the flow of turbulent air into the waiting chamber. The curved surface is at the top of the entrance and can also be at the sides. The shape the curved surface takes is sufficient to minimize the flow of turbulent air into the waiting chamber; the effect is to make it more comfortable and less noisy for people in the waiting area. This also helps to preserves the laminar, non-turbulent flow of air in the flying chamber, even across the flight chamber entrance. This makes flying more comfortable and predictable.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes embodiments directed to a reversible toy. The reversible toy may include a body including opposing first and second surfaces, the body reversible between first and second positions to alternatingly present the first and second surfaces as an outer body surface defining an exterior of the body. The other of the first and second surfaces may alternatingly define a stored body surface defining an interior cavity within the body. The reversible toy may include an opening to the interior cavity and having a diameter. At least portions of the body may collapse through the opening when the body is moved between the first and second positions. A retainer may define the diameter of the opening. The diameter of the opening may be smaller than a maximum diameter of the body to retain a shape of the body as the body switches between the first and second positions.

Abstract: Certain embodiments may generally relate to smart robotic therapeutic devices. A modular toy may include a multiple detachable carriages. The modular toy may also include a liquid crystal display (LCD) screen mounted on a first carriage of the plurality of carriages. The modular toy may further include a bubble-generation mechanism installed on the first carriage, a container disposed on a second carriage of the plurality of carriages that is attached to the first carriage, and a robotic arm mounted on a third carriage of the plurality of carriages that is attached to the second carriage.

Abstract: Methods and devices taught in the present disclosure address the need for improving stability and performance of delta wing kites. Delta wing kites as disclosed include a delta wing shaped sail reinforced with rigid or semi-rigid wing spars and a center spar, the wing spars and central spar being housed and secured within corresponding sleeves. A combination of various elements such as fuselage and corresponding through-holes, front and back pods, keel and top pockets provides improved stability and performance for the disclosed devices.

Abstract: The present invention provides a new system that allows a safer operation of a moving object. The present invention provides a moving object operation system (1) including: a moving object (11); a plurality of operation signal transmitters (12A, 12B) for the moving object; and a synchronization unit (13). The moving object (11) includes: a signal receipt unit (111) that receives operation signals from the operation signal transmitters (12A, 12B). The operation signal transmitters (12A, 12B) include signal transmission units (121A, 121B) that transmit the operation signals to the moving object (11), respectively. The synchronization unit (13) is a unit that synchronizes the operation signal transmitters (12A, 12B).

Abstract: A toy building element comprising primary coupling means that extend from a top wall and comprise a cavity that contains secondary coupling means that are configured for being able to cooperate frictionally with the primary coupling means on a neighbouring element in a number of friction areas. According to the invention there are also primary locking means that are situated at the end of notches in the primary coupling means, wherein the locking means are configured for snap-lockingly engaging with secondary locking means in the cavity of a neighbouring element in same locking areas that are situated outside said friction areas, in which the secondary locking means are elastically resilient in directions in parallel with the top wall of the building element and are substantially elastically relieved in an interconnected position.

Abstract: The apparatus for moving a load includes a carrier cable having a first end connected to the load, and a second end connected to a movement device, the movement device including an operating line connected to a movement carriage. An electric motor is configured to move the carriage as a function of a force exerted on the operating line.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of controlling a concentration of a first component of a rectification column for separating a binary mixture of the first component with a second component on the basis of temperature measurements, wherein a control path defined by temperature sensors (T3, T2, T6) arranged in the longitudinal direction of the column is linearized with the aid of an estimated temperature profile, wherein a real temperature profile T*(h), determined by means of the temperature sensors, is approximated by a function T(h) in dependence on a column height h, wherein the column id divided into two sections along the column height h and the function T(h) is defined section by section on the basis, in each case, of a logistical function.

Abstract: A method for distilling water includes moving raw water into an evaporator. Water is pumped into a liquid-driven condensing ejector. Water vapor is discharged from a vapor outlet of the evaporator into a gas inlet of the ejector. Fluid from an outlet of the ejector is conducted into a heat exchanger. Heat from fluid conducted from the ejector is transferred in the heat exchanger to the raw water entering the evaporator.

Abstract: A method for separating one or more titanium (halo) alkoxides from a liquid mixture comprising titanium tetrachloride TiCl4 and at least one titanium (halo) alkoxide, said method comprising: agitating and cooling the liquid mixture until crystallization of at least one titanium (halo) alkoxide occurs in the liquid mixture; separating the crystallized titanium (halo) alkoxide from the mixture; and optionally, washing the separated, crystallized titanium (halo) alkoxide with a solvent.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wastewater flue evaporating device. An wastewater evaporation crystallizer is provided, including an evaporating tube inlet, an inlet flange, an inlet chamber, a pneumatic inlet baffle, an evaporating tube body, a pneumatic outlet baffle, an outlet chamber, an outlet flange, and an evaporating tube outlet which are successively coupled, where the evaporating tube inlet is connected to provide a gas pipeline; the gas pipeline is connected on a flue between an external denitration device and an air preheater; the evaporating tube outlet is communicated with an inlet flue of a dust collector; the evaporating tube body is provided with a wastewater nozzle; and the wastewater nozzle is communicated with a pretreated waste pipe. The present disclosure provides an efficient and energy-saving wastewater evaporation crystallizer which increases evaporation efficiency by bringing in a high-temperature gas at a front end of the air preheater.

Abstract: An apparatus for the extraction of compounds from botanical material using a condensable gas solvent includes sequential extraction and separation stages.

Abstract: An apparatus for the extraction of compounds from botanical material using a condensable gas solvent includes an extraction chamber and a cyclonic separator. The cyclonic separator includes a cyclone chamber having a cyclonic tangential fluid inlet. A solvent flow path extends from the extraction chamber to the cyclonic tangential fluid inlet. A sonic flow nozzle is positioned in the solvent flow path upstream of the cyclonic tangential fluid inlet.

Abstract: Methods for recovering solvent from biomass are disclosed herein. In one example, the method can include exerting pressure on wetted plant material to force liquid solvent from the plant matter so the solvent can be collected for reuse. The method can also include flowing pressurized gas through the wetted plant matter, thereby forcing liquid solvent from the plant material so the solvent can be collected for reuse.

Abstract: The process involves the use of two rotary valves to implement Varicol operation of a simulated moving bed apparatus to separate a product from at least one multicomponent feed. In a particular embodiment, paraxylene is separated from a mixture of C8 aromatic hydrocarbons. The use of the Varicol process further enhances the separation of the desired product and provides flexibility with a simulated moving bed apparatus using dual rotary valves.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to, inter alia, a method of quantitating an amount of an antibody molecule from a mixture comprising two or more antibody molecules, comprising separating each of the two or more antibody molecules from the mixture by hydrophobic interaction chromatography high performance liquid chromatography (HIC-HPLC) and quantitating an amount of each antibody molecule, wherein the molecular weight of each antibody molecule is within 15 kDa of any other antibody molecule in the mixture and either each antibody molecule is different from another antibody molecule in the mixture by more than about 0.25 unit on the Kyte & Doolittle hydropathy scale or each of the antibody molecules when nm alone on HIC-HPLC elutes at distinct run time with little overlap from the other antibody molecules in the mixture, or both.

Abstract: An apparatus for separating a mixture of insoluble liquids of different densities includes a stationary housing, and a rotatably mounted separator tank within the housing. The tank has an inlet adjacent the lower end of the tank, and an outlet adjacent the upper end of the tank. An outlet port plate located in an upper end of the rotatably mounted separator tank has a plurality of outlets spaced at different distances from the tank axis of rotation. One or more removable access plates are provided in a top wall of the stationary housing for providing access to removable plugs in the plurality of outlets in the outlet port plate.

Abstract: An outside-in liquid purification system includes a housing and a cartridge. The housing defines an interior space and includes an inlet, an outlet, walls extending between a top side and a bottom side, and an unfiltered volume. The cartridge is disposed within the interior space and includes a top cap adjacent the top side of the housing configured to direct liquid that enters the interior space to the unfiltered volume and a filter having an annular shape and extending between the top cap and the bottom side of the housing such that no portion of the unfiltered volume is below the filter with the filter defining a hollow vertical column such that liquid flows from the unfiltered volume through the filter into the column and then downward out of the housing through the outlet.

Abstract: An inside-out liquid purification system includes a housing and a cartridge. The housing defines an interior space and includes an inlet at a top side of the housing, a fitting at the top side of the housing and inboard of the inlet, and an outlet at a bottom side of the housing. The cartridge is disposed within the interior space and includes a top cap having an orifice and configured to interlock with the fitting to suspend the cartridge within the interior space, a bottom cap adjacent to and suspended above the bottom side, and a filter having an annular shape and extending between the top cap and the bottom cap with the filter defining a hollow vertical column aligned with the orifice such that liquid enters the cartridge vertically through the orifice and exits the cartridge at least partially radially through the filter.

Abstract: A multi-mode showerhead having a housing with a front and a back and an offset integrated water filter system incorporated into the showerhead. The multi-mode showerhead has a pair of water outlets in the front and a water filter cartridge is easily added to or removed from a hollow filter chamber formed in the showerhead by the removal of a first, front facing adjustable spray nozzle assembly removably held in a first water outlet connected to the hollow filter chamber. A switch to selectively change the spray pattern of a second nozzle assembly is mounted on the front between the pair of water outlets. The entire showerhead with the first and second spray nozzle assemblies and the integrated offset water filter system is mounted on a shower arm by means of a swivel joint forming an inlet on the back of the housing and connected to the hollow filter chamber.

Abstract: Spun bond nonwoven fabric comprises, as constituting filament, conjugate polyester continuous filaments having a cross-sectional shape of a nearly “Y4”-like shape. The continuous filament is composed of a nearly V-shape portion 6 in the nearly Y4-like shape, formed from low melting point polyester, and the other nearly+shape portion 5 therein, formed from high melting point polyester. The continuous filaments are heat-bonded with each other by the low melting point polyester. The spun bond nonwoven fabric is bonded by a powder type or spider web type hot melt adhesive agent with the melt blown nonwoven fabric.

Abstract: Provided are filter media for liquid filters and a method of manufacturing the same, in which a thin filter layer is formed and the content of nanofibers weighs light, by laminating a low weight nanofiber web on a porous nonwoven fabric, and thus a less differential pressure is applied before and after filtering, to thereby increase a pass flow rate. The filter medium includes: a porous support that plays a strength support role; and a nanofiber web that is laminated on one side of the porous support and is made of nanofibers of a polymer material, in which the nanofiber web comprises fine pores of a three-dimensional structure, through which a liquid to be treated passes, wherein content of the nanofibers is less than 5 gsm.

Abstract: A fluid processing system includes: a fluid processing section that performs a treatment of a sample while flowing fluid through a channel, the fluid after passage through the fluid processing section including gas and liquid; a gas-liquid separation section that is connected to an outlet side of the back pressure valve, that includes a gas-liquid separation pipe made of material letting the gas through and not letting the liquid through, and that discharges a gas phase in the fluid flowing through the gas-liquid separation pipe to an outside of the gas-liquid separation pipe; and a liquid phase collecting section that is provided on a downstream of the gas-liquid separation section and that recovers the liquid after passage through the gas-liquid separation section.

Abstract: An off-gas conditioning system includes a source of off-gas, at least one testing port, in communication with the source of off-gas wherein the testing port is connected to a meter capable of testing at least one metric selected from the group consisting of temperature, pressure, flow rate, and humidity. A first vapor-liquid separator in communication with and downstream of the source of off-gas, a second vapor liquid separator in communication with and downstream of the first vapor liquid separator, wherein at least one of the first or second vapor-liquid separators includes a heat-exchanger for cooling the off-gas, and wherein at least one of said first or second vapor liquid separators includes a particulate filter for removing particulates from the off-gas. at least one testing port, downstream of the second vapor-liquid separator in communication with at least one analyzer for analyzing said off-gas for specific chemical compounds.

Abstract: The cyclone separation device has a case (1), a space partition plate (7), and a cylindrical member (11). The case (1) is formed into a cylindrical shape and has a first intake port (4), an outflow port (6), and a second intake port (5). The first intake port (4) has a circumferential opening (2) circumferentially formed in a side surface on a side of the one end of the case (1), and a fixed blade (3) arranged along the circumferential opening (2). The outflow port (6) is disposed on a surface on the side of the one end and discharges the swirling airflow fed through the first intake port (4). The second intake port (5) is disposed on a side surface on a side of the other end opposite to the one end. The second intake port (5) is located at the lowermost part of the case (1) when the central axis of the case (1) is kept in a horizontal position.

Abstract: A liquid separator comprises a vessel with an inlet for a liquid/gas mixture. The vessel defines a space sealed at the top by means of a lid in which is situated an outlet to discharge treated gas. A shield is provided in the space extending around the outlet as of the lid, and a filter element provided within the shield. An outlet zone is defined between the shield and the filter element, wherein the outlet zone is in connection with the outlet. The shield comprises a bottom wall with at least one inlet opening and connection means for attaching the filter element onto the bottom wall. The connection means is configured such that the filter element, in a mounted condition, extends around the inlet opening as from the bottom wall, within a chamber defined by the shield, the lid and the bottom wall.

Abstract: Air filter cartridges are disclosed. Also described are air cleaners including the filter cartridges. Methods of assembly and use are also provided. Also, systems of use are described.

Abstract: An operation mode of an air cleaner is changed according to the degree of indoor air contamination and an indoor space condition, and one or more filters of the air cleaner can be easily cleaned. The air cleaner includes a housing, an inlet located at a lower part of the housing, a filter assembly, an outlet, and a brush unit. The filter assembly is located above the inlet, and a diameter of the filter assembly is gradually shortened in the direction from an upper part of the filter assembly to a lower part of the filter assembly. The discharge port is located above a second filter assembly. The brush unit is used to eliminate contaminants from an outer surface of the filter assembly.

Abstract: The impurity removal method removes impurities in an exhaust gas and includes forming a froth layer in a tank, by blowing the exhaust gas into an absorbing liquid contained in the tank via a gas dispersion pipe, wherein, given that a proportion of the gas occupying the froth layer is defined as a gas holdup, impurities such as soot dust included in a gas such as an exhaust gas is removed efficiently and at a low cost by setting a gas holdup in the froth layer to be 0.4˜0.9, setting a height of the froth layer to be 0.2˜1.8 m, and setting a gas-liquid contact area per unit volume of the froth layer to be 1500˜2500 m2/m3.