查看更多>>摘要：News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors: “Eye gaze detection may involve determining a direction in which a person is looking based on, for example, images of one or both of the pe rson’s eyes. The eye gaze may be based on a pose of the eye relative to the pers on’s head, as well as a pose of the head relative to a world reference frame. A pattern of the person’s eye gaze may depend on a subject being observed by the p erson, as well as a task being performed with respect to the subject. For exampl e, reading text may involve a different eye gaze pattern than observing a scene in an environment, while observing the scene for the purpose of driving a car ma y involve a different eye gaze pattern than observing the scene for the purpose of identifying therein a particular person.”
查看更多>>摘要：News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors: “Robots are in widespread use throughout industry, performi ng an ever-increasing variety of tasks. Although many robots are task-specific, having been designed to execute a particular set of actions in a single manufact uring environment, more versatile robots capable of many tasks have become commo n. Programming a general-purpose robot to perform a particular set of actions is often a tedious process. The user must somehow communicate to the robot the int ent of the task (e.g., pick up this object at this location and place it at a go al location) and the task constraints (e.g., don’t hit anything in the workspace ). Such task-specific programming can be painstaking and applies only to a speci fic configuration of the robot and workspace. If the workspace changes, the robo t typically must be reprogrammed.”
查看更多>>摘要：News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors: “In tufting/creeling operations, there is a need for improv ing safety and decreasing process time, changeover time, labor, and creel variab ility. The disclosed assemblies, systems, and methods can address one or more of these needs.” As a supplement to the background information on this patent application, NewsRx correspondents also obtained the inventors’ summary information for this patent application: “Disclosed herein is a creel loading apparatus. The creel loading apparatus can comprise a frame and a platform that is movable along the frame on a first axis and a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis. A rotar y actuator can be configured to rotate at least a portion of the platform about the first axis. A gripper can be movably attached to the at least a portion of t he platform that is configured to rotate about the first axis. The gripper can b e configured to releasably engage an inner surface of a yarn package. A linear a ctuator can be configured to move the gripper along a linear actuator axis that is perpendicular to the first axis. The linear actuator can comprise a first sta ge and a second stage.
查看更多>>摘要：Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: “Medical teams have available a wide variety of catheters, to enable provision of the right products for their patients’ unique medical needs. For decades, with the help of catheters, medical teams have been able to drain fluids from body cavities, administer medications intravenously, perform surgica l procedures, and administer anesthetics, for example. As technology progressed, medical instrument designers provided modern medicine teams with guiding cathet ers and sheaths. Guiding catheters and sheaths are frequently used in many medic al procedures due to their minimally invasive nature. For example, patients unde rgoing cardiac or other vascular procedures with guiding catheters and sheaths r eceive a minimally sized surgically placed lumen (opening) to the skin.
查看更多>>摘要：News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors: “Markets and other types of stores seek ways to improve the speed and efficiency of the shopping experience, including the checkout process . Improving the checkout process can reduce the time and associated costs for bo th shoppers and store owners. For example, shopping carts may be designed to fac ilitate autonomous shopping, by including scales and scanners. However, store ow ners are still concerned about shoppers leaving a store without paying. Enhancin g the verification of payment may increase the reliability and security of the s hopping process, whether the checkout process is an autonomous, self-checkout pr ocess or a traditional process operated by a human checkout clerk.”
查看更多>>摘要：The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background informa tion supplied by the inventors: “ “Field of the Disclosure “The present disclosure relates to a robot. “Description of the Related Art “In recent years, attention has been focused on robots having multiple links tha t can be moved by multiple joints. These robots can manipulate parts using end e ffectors at the distal ends of the robots by operating the multiple links. Such robots are installed in production factories to achieve automation in the produc tion factories. The robot joint described above has multiple mechanical parts su ch as a speed reducer, a crossed roller bearing, a bearing, an oil seal, a belt and an encoder, and a torque sensor. When a robot having such parts has not been driven for a certain period, the following problems can occur.
查看更多>>摘要：The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background informa tion supplied by the inventors: “Homeowners may often be unable or unwilling to check pipes with the frequency needed to ensure a leak is detected. In particula r, areas in a building that an owner does not frequent often may lead to a leak going undetected for long periods of time, leading to extensive damages. Similar ly, a building that an owner is not at frequently (e.g., a secondary home) or is currently away from (e.g., on a vacation) may spring a leak that goes unnoticed . Similarly, when a building is not winterized properly and is not frequently us ed, a pipe may freeze and burst without an owner’s notice. Conventional techniqu es may include additional ineffectiveness, inefficiencies, encumbrances, and/or other drawbacks.”
查看更多>>摘要：Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: “Torque transferring devices for connection to the output shaf t of a power tool, such as sockets for tightening of nuts or screws, extensions or adapters, such as quick-change adapters, are well known. For example, a well- known standard type of socket has a square cross sectional recess at its rear en d intended for receiving the square shaped end portion of a power tool output sh aft and an internal cross sectional shape adapted to fit the type of screw joint to be tightened, for instance a hexagonal shape, at its front end. Similarly, a n adapter or extension may comprise the same type of structure for receiving the square shaped end portion of a power tool output shaft but, at its front end, a structure for engaging the rear end of a socket or similar.
查看更多>>摘要：Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: “Automated systems for treating dairy livestock are known. For example, robotic milking machines are known. Typically, a milking robot compris es an arm that attaches a milking unit to any type of dairy livestock. Other ope rations of a milking robot arm may include removing a milking unit from the dair y livestock, placing the milking unit in a housing, etc.
查看更多>>摘要：News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors: “Process mining encompasses a variety of computer-implement ed techniques for modeling and analyzing operational processes based on event da ta that is captured in event logs. Typically, event data includes a unique ident ifier and corresponding description of each distinct event of a process. Event d ata corresponding to a distinct event of the process can be timestamped and elec tronically recorded in an event log. Information recorded as event data can incl ude, for example, the resources used, and the costs incurred in performing the p rocess, as well as other process-related attributes. Process discovery is a proc ess mining technique that transforms event data into a model of the process. Con formance checking is another process mining technique, which can be used in anal yzing comparisons between the process model and an event log to discover and ide ntify any discrepancies between the actual performance of the process and the mo del version of the process. Performance analysis is still another process mining technique, which can be used in attempting to improve the process model with re spect to certain performance metrics.”
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