查看更多>>摘要：The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background informa tion supplied by theinventors: “According to one known technique, an outer surf ace of an aircraft is covered with a coatingapplied by spraying, for example us ing paint guns which generate a paint mist (overspray). When thecoating compris es markings and/or decorative patterns, masking elements must be used to cover t hezones not being painted in order to produce clean outlines. This step of putt ing masking elements in placeis lengthy and tedious. This step is all the longe r and more tedious when it has to be repeated severaltimes if the markings and/ or the decorative patterns comprise several colors.
查看更多>>摘要：News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors:“Architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industri es actively use drawings to represent buildingdesigns. A large number of drawin g sheets are usually needed to represent various aspects of a building.Drawing sheets typically include a title box or similar section containing information u sed for identifying aparticular drawing, which may be important to discern the context of the drawing depicted on the sheet. For example, the title box of a dr awing sheet may include a title and a number, which may be indicativeof the con tent displayed on the drawing sheet.
查看更多>>摘要：The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background informa tion supplied by theinventors: “An online concierge shopping system may receive , from users, orders including items offeredby one or more retailers. The onlin e concierge system fulfills orders from a user by instructing a picker (ora sho pper) to obtain items included in an order and deliver the items in the order to the user. In someinstances, the online concierge system may sell an item from a retailer at an increased, or marked-up, price(e.g., relative to the price at which the retailer sells the item).
查看更多>>摘要：Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors:“Providers of in-person events sometimes desire a mechanism fo r providing services when in-person eventsare impractical. For example, event o rganizers may wish to create, host, and monetize events like fitnessclasses, co ncerts, stand-up or improv shows, and music lessons virtually using an online ev ent provider.Such events may include one-time events, an event series, or drop- ins. The online event provider mayallow the creator to list and sell tickets as well as share and promote public events via messaging and socialmedia applicat ion. Such online event provider platforms allow creators to reach new audiences beyond aparticular geographical location as well as cope with unforeseen disrup tion of in-person event hosting.”
查看更多>>摘要：The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background informa tion supplied by theinventors: “Informatics generally refers to a branch of inf ormation engineering that considers interactionsbetween humans and information along with the construction of interfaces, organizations, technologies,and syst ems. In particular, individuals and organizations increasingly process informati on digitally, whichhas led to the study of informatics with computational, math ematical, biological, cognitive, and/or socialaspects. For example, one area in which informatics are applied is in the area of behavior informatics,which ref ers to the informatics of behaviors so as to obtain intelligence and insights ba sed on behavioraldata derived from transactional data and/or other sources of d ata. Accordingly, behavior informatics maybe used to build computational theori es, systems, and tools to model, represent, analyze, and managebehaviors of ind ividuals, groups, and/or organizations.”
查看更多>>摘要：News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors:“Well systems configured for the production of oil and gas include running tubular members or drill pipesinto and out of a borehole of the well system that extends into a subterranean earthen formation. In someapplica tions, the individual drill pipe joints are transported from a storage area dist al a drilling platformof the well system to a rig floor of the drilling platfor m utilizing a catwalk or other system configured totransport the pipe joint. On ce on the rig floor, the pipe joint may be threadably connected to another drillpipe joint to form a pipe stand. The assembled pipe stands may be stored in a s etback position on the rigfloor, the upper end of each pipe stand being secured in a racking board that is elevated from the rig floor.During a drilling opera tion performed by the well system, pipe stands may be sequentially removed fromthe setback position and coupled to a drill string for inserting into a borehole of the well system. In someapplications, an elevator attached to a mast of the drilling platform may be used to assist in manipulatingthe pipe stand when it is coupled to the drill string.”
查看更多>>摘要：News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors:“The technology described herein relates to graphics proces sing systems, and in particular to graphicsprocessing systems that provide imag es for display, for example for virtual reality (VR) and/or augmentedreality (A R) and/or mixed reality (MR) (head mounted) display systems.“Graphics processing is normally carried out by first splitting a scene of objec ts to be displayed intoa number of similar basic components or “primitives”, wh ich primitives are then subjected to the desiredgraphics processing operations. The graphics “primitives” are usually in the form of simple polygons, suchas t riangles.
查看更多>>摘要：News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors:“In service-based industries one of the foundational elemen ts of business success is ensuring thateach customer has a consistently high-qu ality experience interacting with enterprise employees. This isparticularly tru e for contact centers, which are responsible for answering customer communicatio ns toresolve various issues as their primary business responsibility. Variation s in customer service by employeesand agents of a business have the potential t o degrade customer experience below standards, increasingcustomer dissatisfacti on. To ensure customer service standards are met, many businesses utilize interaction evaluation forms, with several questions to evaluate the agent-customer in teraction. However, thisevaluation method produces inconsistent results due to variations in customer feedback, lack of a comprehensiveview of agent performan ce across multiple interactions, and human bias problems. Thus, itcan be diffic ult to understand the quality of customer service being provided by agents indiv idually andcollectively. Ultimately, poor customer service across multiple inte ractions or agents can reduce businessprofitability if dissatisfied customers t ransition to other businesses with superior customer service.
查看更多>>摘要：News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors:“A robot is generally defined as a reprogrammable and multi functional manipulator designed to movematerial, parts, tools, and/or specializ ed devices (e.g., via variable programmed motions) for performingtasks. Robots may include manipulators that are physically anchored (e.g., industrial robotic arms), mobiledevices that move throughout an environment (e.g., using legs, whe els, or traction-based mechanisms),or some combination of one or more manipulat ors and one or more mobile devices. Robots are currentlyused in a variety of in dustries, including, for example, manufacturing, warehouse logistics, transporta tion,hazardous environments, exploration, and healthcare.
查看更多>>摘要：Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors:“Landscaping and groundskeeping services that keep a landscape healthy, clean, safe, and attractive,employ more than 1,000,000 individuals in the United States alone. Such employment is manual andlabor-intensive work. In other fields of endeavor, robots have been shown to be particularly suited to perform routine manual tasks. Robots have yet to sufficiently penetrate the lands caping and groundskeepingmarkets, however. Typical robotic smart lawnmowers use randomness and sheer persistence to mow grass.This approach has not proven to be sufficiently efficient and effective to penetrate the landscaping andgrounds keeping markets. As a result, there is a need for improved smart lawnmowers.”
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