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A surgical system comprising a surgical instrument and a surgical hub is disclosed. The surgical instrument is configured to perform a surgical procedure and comprises a housing, a shaft assembly, an end effector, and a sensor configured to sense a parameter associated with a function of the surgical instrument. The surgical hub comprises a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to receive data from the sensor, wherein the data comprises the parameter associated with the function of the surgical instrument; infer a step of the surgical procedure being performed by the surgical instrument, based on the data from the sensor; receive data from a database, wherein the data from the database is associated with the step of the surgical procedure; compare a value of the parameter to the data received from the database; and control the surgical instrument based on the comparison.

A biosensor cartridge can include a circuit board having a connection terminal configured to be electrically connected to an external diagnostic device, a biosensor chip configured to detect a target material from an analysis specimen, and transmit an electrical signal to the connection terminal of the circuit board based on the target material being present in the analysis specimen, the biosensor chip including a reactant configured to react specifically with the target material, and a housing enclosing the circuit board and the biosensor chip, and the connecting terminal being exposed outside of the housing. Also, the biosensor chip includes a plurality of channel areas separated from each other, and the reactant is attached to the plurality of channel areas.

A system for autonomously managing resupply of consumable resources for a mobile unit includes sensors that monitor a level of a consumable resource for each entity in the unit. A network of tags communicates via short-range magnetic communications links. A local node provides a long-range RF communication link to communicate with a global node. Together the network of tags, local node and global node initiate a local resupply of the consumable resource to one or more entities from other entities within the mobile unit and a global resupply of the mobile unit from the one or more depots. The network of sensors / tags automates the task of monitoring resource levels and managing resupply. The use of the magnetic portion of the EM spectrum for local communications within the mobile unit overcomes the issues associated with RF in harsh or hostile environments.

The present invention relates to a multiple application QR code capable of storing information of a plurality of applications in such a way that a respective information can be retrieved for each application in a reliable and time-efficient manner. The information is encoded into encoded data including at least a header and a respective data container per application. The header can comprise at least a single identifier indicating a presence of the plurality of applications and a respective application identifier per application. The encoded data are distributedly stored in a plurality of data pixels distributed over an encoding region of the QR code, according to an allocation rule. A QR code reader can retrieve the information stored in the QR code by only accessing and processing the data pixels associated with the respective application of interest and by using an error correction which is specific to this respective application.

The embodiment of the invention relates to the technical field of ultrahigh frequency passive RFID, in particular to an intelligent storage RFID robot reading perception and trajectory optimization method and system. According to the method, the position coordinates of the goods shelf are obtained by building the model and utilizing the label characteristic values, the interaction state of the UHF RFID robot and the goods shelf can be sensed, the distribution state of the goods is further sensed, and the number and the position of the missed goods are estimated. Furthermore, the advancing track of the UHF RFID robot system in the warehouse management scene is designed and optimized according to the sensing result, so that the reading accuracy and the checking efficiency of the mobile RFID system are improved.

The invention discloses a concept for improved position and orientation determination of a plurality of objects each marked with at least one optoelectronically detectable marker, in which holographic optical elements are introduced into two-dimensional flat markers, at which ambient light is reflected back with sufficiently high intensity even at high scattering angles relative to the surface normal of the two-dimensional flat markers.For this purpose, it is proposed to detect light reflected by holographic optical elements (HOE; 21, 22, 23) applied to the markers (20) in an optoelectronic sensor (32) and to generate a two-dimensional reflection image, and to detect, in an image processing device (34), on the basis of the spectrally resolved local intensity distribution of the two-dimensional reflection image detected by the optoelectronic sensor (32), differences between the reflection behavior of the optoelectronically detectable markers (20) of the current position and orientation of the plurality of objects (100; 200) and the reflection behavior of the optoelectronically detectable markers (20) in a reference configuration of the plurality of objects (100; 200), and to detect deviations in the overall configuration of the plurality of objects (100; 200) relative to the optoelectronic detection device (30) by evaluating the detected differences. determine.

A communication method and apparatus are provided, and relate to the field of communication technologies, to prevent terminal devices from being repeatedly read while performing inventory on the terminal devices at a plurality of coverage levels. This reduces power consumption of the terminal devices, and improves an inventory rate. The method may include: When indicating a terminal device to perform access, a network device may also indicate an identifier of an event or a session that triggers access; the terminal device initiates access; and when receiving a second access indication triggered by a same event or session, the terminal device may determine not to make a response. In this way, the terminal device is not repeatedly read based on a same event / session / coverage level.

A collector ambient electromagnetic power harvesting (AEPH) device for collecting and forwarding data is disclosed. The device includes an antenna, an AEPH circuit converting RF energy from the antenna into electrical power, and a memory and a controller powered by the AEPH circuit. The controller receives in a first RF signal information from a reporter AEPH device, including data and the reporter ID. The controller stores the data in the memory with an association to the reporter ID. The controller receives in a second RF signal an interrogation signal. In response, the controller transmits a response via the antenna including the reporter ID and data in the memory associated with the reporter ID. The interrogation signal may be received and the response transmitted in a first RF band and / or communication protocol, and the information may be received in a second RF band and / or communication protocol.

To provide an access system for smart lockers and a method for accessing them.SOLUTION: An access system for smart lockers and a method for accessing them according to the present invention comprise reading the unique identification code of a locker using a mobile device and sending it along with the device's own identification information to a remote host. The remote host verifies whether the user ID matches the designated locker. If it matches, the remote host generates a trigger signal and sends it to the mobile device, and the mobile device triggers an electronic door lock on the locker so that the locker is switched from a locked state to an unlocked state. This technology is employed to achieve the technical effect of reducing the cost of the smart lockers and mitigating installation restrictions.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

The invention provides an information transmission method, electronic equipment and an information transmission system. The method can be applied to electronic equipment and comprises the steps that when equipment exists around first electronic equipment, a first image can be displayed, and the image comprises a first part and a second part; the second electronic equipment can obtain N frames of first images, identifies the first information of the second part code, and realizes equipment connection, data transmission, account login, conference participation and the like based on the first information. In the technical scheme, the second electronic equipment can scan the image displayed by the first electronic equipment to obtain the first information in the image, so that information transmission between the first electronic equipment and the second electronic equipment is realized, for example, when new equipment is replaced or data cloning is carried out, the interaction path of the equipment can be shortened, and the sense of science and technology is improved.

A wirelessly locatable tag may include a first housing member defining a first exterior surface of the tag, a second housing member removably coupled to the first housing member and defining a second exterior surface of the tag, and an antenna assembly. The antenna assembly may include an antenna frame defining a top surface and a peripheral side surface, a first antenna on the antenna frame along the peripheral side surface and configured to communicate with the electronic device using a first wireless protocol, a second antenna on the antenna frame along the peripheral side surface and configured to send a localization signal to the electronic device using a second wireless protocol different than the first protocol, and a third antenna on the antenna frame along the top surface and configured to communicate with the electronic device via a third wireless protocol different than the first and second protocols.

A magnetic alignment system can include a primary annular magnetic alignment component and a secondary annular magnetic alignment component. The primary alignment component can include an inner annular region having a first magnetic orientation, an outer annular region having a second magnetic orientation opposite to the first magnetic orientation, and a non-magnetized central annular region disposed between the primary inner annular region and the primary outer annular region. The secondary alignment component can have a magnetic orientation with a radial component. Additional features, such as a rotational magnetic alignment component and / or an NFC coil and circuitry can be included.

A method of coding implemented by a decoding device or encoding device, the method comprising obtaining a value of an angle parameter for a current block; obtaining a value of a width of the current block and a value of a height of the current block; calculating a ratio value between the value of the width and the value of height; obtaining a first value according to the value of angle parameter and the ratio value; calculating a sample distance value for a sample in the current block according to the first value; obtaining a prediction value for the sample in the current block according to the sample distance value.

A refrigerator appliance is provided, including a dispenser assembly positioned at a door at a cabinet. The dispenser assembly includes a recess extending into the door. The dispenser assembly is configured to egress a fluid, ice, or both, toward the recess. A scanner assembly includes a scanner device and a targeting device. The scanner assembly is positioned at a casing disposing the scanner device and the targeting device at an angle toward the recess. The scanner assembly is positioned at the angle toward the recess and behind the external wall. A sound emitting device is positioned outside of the casing at which the scanner assembly is positioned. The sound emitting device is configured to selectively emit sounds based on a command signal from the scanner assembly. The sound emitting device is communicatively coupled to the scanner assembly.

The present disclosure provides methods for encoding and decoding signals from barcodes in a plurality of molecular targets from images obtained from imaging based spatial genomics (ISG) experiments. This disclosure sets forth methods, in addition to use of the same, and other solutions to problems in the relevant field.

In a locker apparatus, a control device locks a locking device in order to bring a door into a closed state except when luggage is deposited in a box and when the luggage is taken out from the box. An operation unit includes a take-out button that is operated in order to take out the luggage from the box in which the luggage has been deposited. When the take-out button is operated, the control device unlocks the locking device in order to open the door of the box in which the luggage has been deposited, and when the door is closed thereafter and it is determined that there is the luggage in the box based on a detection result of a luggage sensor, the control device maintains unlocking of the locking device.

A method of displaying an operational parameter of a surgical system is disclosed. The method includes receiving, by a cloud computing system of the surgical system, first usage data, from a first subset of surgical hubs of the surgical system; receiving, by the cloud computing system, second usage data, from a second subset of surgical hubs of the surgical system; analyzing, by the cloud computing system, the first and the second usage data to correlate the first and the second usage data with surgical outcome data; determining, by the cloud computing system, based on the correlation, a recommended medical resource usage configuration; and displaying, on respective displays on the first and the second subset of surgical hubs, indications of the recommended medical resource usage configuration.

According to one embodiment, a code recognition method includes: receiving a color image including a portion in which a code is inscribed; generating a first image where a first color correction is applied to the color image so as to change at least one of a ratio of RGB and a combination of HSV; generating a second image in which a first preprocessing digital filter that performs digital filter correction is applied to the first image; generating a third image in which a second color correction different from the first color correction is applied to the color image so as to change at least one of a ratio of RGB or a combination of HSV; generating a fourth image in which a second preprocessing digital filter that performs digital filter correction is applied to the third image; and performing recognition of the code using the second and the fourth images.

A method for providing personalized non-profit venue visit recommendations to a visitor at a non-profit venue, comprising: providing a management interface for management of a set of multimedia assets; receiving a mapping of multimedia assets to a display in at least one site plan; receiving metadata for the set of multimedia assets; providing an interface for receiving data indicating personal interests of a visitor, including visitor-provided preference data and passively-collected visitor interaction data; receiving personal interest data for a plurality of non-profit venue visitors; receiving preference data relating to a prospective visitor; applying a machine learning system to analyze the metadata, the data indicating personal interests of the visitor, the personal interest data for the plurality of non-profit venue visitors, and the preference data relating to the prospective visitor; and generating a selection or sequence of non-profit venue location recommendations for the prospective visitor.

A machine-learning algorithm is trained on images with a set of diverse items to produce as output feature vectors in a feature-vector space derived for the set. New item images for new items are passed to the algorithm and new feature vectors are projected into the vector space. A classifier for each new item is trained on the new feature vectors to determine whether the new item is new item or is not that new item. During a transaction, an item code scanned for an item and an item image are obtained. The item image is passed to the algorithm, a feature vector is obtained, a corresponding classifier for the item code is retrieved, the feature vector is passed to the classifier, and a determination is provided as to whether the item image and item code matches a specific item that should be associated with the item code.

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The described techniques provide for an energy harvesting (EH)-capable device to indicate, to a reader wireless device, capabilities of the EH-capable device to use a frequency scanning antenna (FSA) array. In some examples, the capability report may indicate one or more modes supported by the EH-capable device, where a mode may indicate one or more operations supported by the EH-capable device using one or more antenna ports associated with the FSA array. For example, the EH-capable device may indicate a capability to communicate using two different antenna ports and may indicate a capability to perform concurrent operations using the two different antenna ports. In some examples, the mode of the EH-capable device may indicate which operations are performable using each antenna port, and the EH-capable device may communicate with the reader wireless device to determine a mode for communications.

A system configured to track, trace and monitor product. In some aspects, the system is configured to track product and capture product related information and includes a network interface configured to receive product related information over a network from a plurality of tracking devices located at a plurality of facilities. The system also includes a database configured to store the product related information from the plurality of tracking devices located at the plurality of facilities. The system also includes a processor configured to be responsive to and control at least the database and the network interface. The system also includes the processor and the database being further configured to implement blockchain technology with respect to the product related information to generate a blockchain ledger of the product related information.

A video-based system for controlling one or more environmental parameters of a food storage area of a facility may comprise an environmental control system that services the food storage area of the facility and a video camera. The video camera may include a camera housing, a camera housed by the camera housing for providing a video stream of the food storage area, a communication port for communicating with the environmental control system, and a controller housed by the camera housing and operatively coupled to the camera and the communication port. The controller may be configured to analyze the video stream captured by the camera to identify a food item in the food storage area, identify one or more ideal food storage environmental parameters for the identified food item, and transmit the one or more ideal food storage environmental parameters for the identified food item to the environmental control system.

Systems and methods of monitoring location labels on product storage structures of a product storage facility include an image capture device that captures images of the product storage structures and a computing device programmed to analyze the images of the product storage structures captured by the image capture device to detect location labels located on the product storage structures. Based on detection that one or more location labels located on the product storage structures are associated with an error condition, the computing device generates a location label alert indicating at least one location label that requires a location label check by a worker at the product storage facility. A mobile application executable on a device of the worker at the product storage facility displays a user interface that lists location labels alerts and permits the worker to print replacement labels for product structures associated with the alerts.

The AI-Enhanced Home Storage System of the present invention integrates a combination of physical storage containers and a dedicated mobile application. Leveraging advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and image recognition technology, the system is configured to streamline the process of categorizing, retrieving, and organizing items stored within the household. Through intuitive interfaces and smart categorization, the system offers users an efficient and convenient way to track and locate their belongings within the designated storage spaces.

A system for monitoring handicapped parking areas including a stanchion disposed adjacent a monitored parking area and a monitoring assembly mounted on the stanchion and disposed in communicating relation with the monitored parking area. The monitoring assembly includes a control unit, which in turn includes a presence detector, a reader and a processor. The presence detector is operative to detect occupancy of a vehicle in the monitored parking area and the reader is configured to determine authorized usage of the vehicle, via a reading of identification data associated with vehicle within the monitored parking area. An indicator assembly is communicatively connected to the reader, via the processor, and is operative to indicate valid and invalid vehicle occupancy of the monitored parking area, based on the processing of the identification data by the processor.

The invention belongs to the technical field of medical consumable management, and particularly relates to an intelligent management system and method for medical high-value consumables and a storage medium, and the system comprises a management cabinet body, an authority management module, a bioelectricity recognition module, a short-term early warning module and a low-inventory early warning module. By introducing the authority management module, the bioelectricity identification module, the low-inventory early warning module and the like, automatic recording of consumable delivery and warehousing, automatic calculation of real-time inventory and automatic sending of early warning information are realized. For example, the low-inventory early warning module automatically calculates the current inventory according to the replenishment and use conditions of the consumables, and when the inventory is lower than the set minimum inventory, the low-inventory early warning is automatically sent to the warehouse keeper, so that the warehouse keeper can replenish the consumables in time, medical operation delay caused by insufficient inventory is avoided, and the management efficiency is greatly improved.

In an exchange device for gaming chip and cash currency, the gaming chip has a color or indication of value on its external surface, the exchange device comprises: a cash currency insertion opening; a cash currency reading section for obtaining authenticity information and currency information of the cash currency inserted from the cash currency insertion opening; an inserted cash currency amount display section configured to display the amount of the cash currency acquired by the cash currency reading section; a gaming chip storage section configured to store the gaming chips by type; a gaming chip dispensing section configured to dispense the gaming chips corresponding to the amount of the cash currency acquired by the cash currency reading section from the gaming chip storing section; a take-out section in which the paid out gaming chips are placed; and a user recognition section configured to recognize a person wishing exchange.

The invention relates to a device (1), in particular a control device (1), for recognizing movements of a magnet carrier (20), wherein the device comprises a control unit (62), wherein the device comprises a first sensor (9), wherein the first sensor can determine the direction of a magnetic field acting on the first sensor (9) relative to a preferred direction (A), wherein the control unit (62) is configured such that the control unit (62) outputs an output signal and / or a control signal based on the direction of a magnetic field acting on the first sensor (9) relative to a preferred direction (A).

Consistent with disclosed embodiments, systems, methods, and computer readable media for electronic security systems for retail establishments may be provided. Embodiments may include an electronic article surveillance (EAS) gate and at least one receiver configured to receive transmissions from wireless tags associated with products offered by a retail establishment. Embodiments may also include at least one processor configured to receive, from a device operated by a prospective purchaser, a tag ID associated with a specific product for prospective purchase; perform a lookup of the tag ID in a data structure to identify the specific product; initiate an electronic purchase transaction to debit an account associated with the prospective purchaser for purchase of the specific product; and disable an ability to initiate an alarm when the at least one receiver receives a transmission from a tag associated with the specific product in proximity to the EAS gate.