Abstract: A method for propagating survival of cryptographic currency after inactivity over a predetermined period of time in a blockchain through the use of smart contracts includes: receiving a propagation request that includes unspent transaction output addresses, a digital signature, and a recipient address; generating a smart contract that is configured to self-execute after a predetermined period of time to initiate transfer of cryptographic currency from the output addresses to the recipient address; submitting the smart contract to a node in a blockchain network for addition to the blockchain; monitoring for new blockchain transactions involving any of the unspent transaction output addresses; generating a new smart contract to update the unspent transaction output addresses based on new blockchain transactions; and submitting the new smart contract to a node in a blockchain network after updating.

Abstract: A biomedical device having a coating on a surface thereof, where the coating includes a glycophospholipid polymer which is a reaction product of one or more glycosaminoglycans and one or more phospholipids.

Abstract: Embodiments herein provide a wireless communication system for managing a network slice congestion. The wireless communication system includes a User Equipment (UE), operably coupled to a core network. The UE is configured to transmit a first NAS signaling message to the core network, wherein the first NAS signaling message comprises a specific network slide identity. The core network i configured to detect the network slice congestion in the wireless communication system. Further, the core network is configured to indicate the network slice congestion using a second NAS signaling message to the User Equipment (UE), wherein the second NAS signaling message comprising a reject cause value and a back off timer for the requested network slice identity.

Abstract: A multifunctional crosslinking agent includes one or more repeating units of a siloxanyl group or a silyl-alkyl-siloxanyl group, and at least two ethylenically unsaturated reactive end groups. One of the at least two ethylenically unsaturated reactive end groups is a (meth)acrylate-containing reactive end group or an acrylamide-containing reactive end group and the other one is an allyl-containing reactive end group or a vinyl-containing reactive end group.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for a proxyless NAT infrastructure with dynamic port allocation. A proxyless NAT infrastructure is configured to perform NAT between a network of virtual machines (VMs) and a device external to the network, without a device, such as a NAT server or a router, acting as a proxy. A system can include a control plane for provisioning VMs of a network, including configuring each VM to perform NAT and initially assigning a number of ports for communicating with other devices. The control plane maintains a feedback loop—receiving data characterizing port usage and network traffic at ports allocated to the various VMs and scaling the port allocation for each VM based on the received data. The control plane can allocate additional ports as determined to be needed by a VM, and later retrieve the ports to be reused for other VMs.

Abstract: The disclosure herein describes managing the migration of nodes between hosts in a distributed computing system. Container statistics data is received by a scheduler from a plurality of hosts, wherein the container statistics data includes data indicating quantities of containers on nodes of the plurality of hosts. A first host of the plurality of hosts that includes a quantity of containers on associated nodes that exceeds a container per host threshold is identified and an excess container quantity is calculated. At least one node of the first host is selected for migration. A second host is identified that has container capacity that meets or exceeds the quantity of containers on the selected at least one node. The selected at least one node is migrated to the second host, whereby the quantity of containers on nodes of the first host is reduced to less than the container per host threshold.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques that include aligning processing of audio samples collected by multiple audio sensors or microphones. In one example, this disclosure describes a method comprising detecting a transition by the second microphone from a disabled state to an enabled state; after detecting the transition, performing phase alignment between audio samples collected by the first microphone and audio samples collected by the second microphone by introducing a delay in starting processing of the audio samples collected by the second microphone; and processing the phase-aligned audio samples.

Abstract: The disclosure describes artificial reality (AR) systems and techniques that enable hierarchical power management of multiple devices within a multi-device AR system. For example, a multi-device AR system includes a device comprising one of a peripheral device configured to generate artificial reality content for display or a head-mounted display unit (HMD) configured to output artificial reality content. The device comprises a System on a Chip (SoC) that includes a host subsystem and plurality of subsystems. Each subsystem includes a child energy processing unit configured to manage power states for the subsystem. The host subsystem includes a parent energy processing unit configured to direct power management of each of the child energy processing units of the plurality of subsystems.

Abstract: A glycophospholipid polymer is disclosed. The glycophospholipid polymer comprises a reaction product of one or more glycosaminoglycans and one or more phospholipids. Also disclosed is a glycophospholipid polymeric network comprising a reaction product of one or more glycosaminoglycans, one or more phospholipids and, one or more crosslinking agents.

Abstract: The present disclosure envisages an air purification system. The system comprises includes a shell, a blower, an electrode and a plurality of spikes. The shell has electrically-grounded wall(s), an inlet, and an outlet. The blower generates flow of air through the shell. The electrode is fitted within the shell between the inlet and the outlet and is electrically isolated from the shell body. The spikes extend from the electrode. The spikes have tips spaced apart from the inner surfaces of the walls and generate a corona between the tips and the inner surface of the walls when an high voltage electric current is passed through the electrode and thereby ionize gases and charge particles present in the air resulting in the particles being deposited on the inner surface of the walls of the shell.

Abstract: The invention provides methods, systems and computer program products for job management and for allocating resources for cloud based or remote device based job processing. The invention provides a scalable architecture for job management and for allocating resources for cloud based or remote device based job processing comprising a primary job manager machine, having a resource pool of secondary job manager machines assigned thereto. Each secondary job manager machine has a resource pool of computing machines assigned thereto—for execution jobs or computing tasks assigned to the secondary job manager machine by the primary job manager machine. In an embodiment, each secondary job manager machine has one or more accelerator cache proxies for enabling low latency data object retrieval for computing tasks being executed by the computing machines assigned to the secondary job manager.

Abstract: The invention provides methods, systems and computer program products for job management and for allocating resources for cloud based or remote device based job processing. The invention provides a scalable architecture for job management and for allocating resources for cloud based or remote device based job processing comprising a job manager machine, having a resource pool of secondary job manager machines assigned thereto. The job manager machine has a resource pool of computing machines assigned thereto—comprising at least a gateway machine and a non-gateway machine. Received jobs or computing tasks are selectively transmitted to one of the gateway machine and the non-gateway machine. Each of the gateway machine and the non-gateway machine are configured to respond differently to forwarded job or computing task.

Abstract: System on a Chip (SoC) integrated circuits are configured to reduce Static Random-Access Memory (SRAM) power leakage. For example, SoCs configured to reduce SRAM power leakage may form part of an artificial reality system including at least one head mounted display. Power switching logic on the SoC includes a first power gating transistor that supplies a first, higher voltage to an SRAM array when the SRAM array is in an active state, and a third power gating transistor that isolates a second power gating transistor from the first, higher voltage when the SRAM array is in the active state. The second power gating transistor further supplies a second, lower voltage to the SRAM array when the SRAM array is in a deep retention state, such that SRAM power leakage is reduced in the deep retention state.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). Embodiments herein disclose methods for managing an on-boarding procedure in a wireless communication network. The method includes triggering, by a User Equipment (UE), a registration request for an on-boarding procedure to a network entity. Further, the method includes receiving, by the UE, a Non-access stratum (NAS) message comprising at least one information from the network entity based on the registration request. Further, the method includes performing, by the UE, at least one action based on the at least one received information. Further, the method includes managing, by the UE, the on-boarding procedure in the wireless communication network based on the at least one action.

Abstract: This application relates to apparatus and methods for automatically servicing item data requests in data management systems, such as in retail management systems. The apparatus and methods employ a throttling technique to service data requests from one or more entities. In some examples, a computing device initializes assigns a counter for each entity, and initializes each counter with an initial value. The computing device also occasionally (e.g., periodically) resets each counter to the initial value. The computing device may receive a data request from one of the entities, and determines whether the counter corresponding to the entity identifies a count that is beyond a threshold. If the counter identifies a count beyond the threshold, the computing device adjusts the counter, and processes the data request. If the counter does not identify a count beyond the threshold, the computing device responds to the entity with an error.

Abstract: A packaging system for storing ophthalmic devices such as contact lenses and methods for packaging such ophthalmic devices with solutions is disclosed. The packaging system contains an unused, ophthalmic device in an aqueous packaging solution comprising tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane or a salt thereof; wherein the solution has an osmolality of at least about 200 mOsm/kg and a pH in the range of about 6 to about 9.

Abstract: A method of validating a desired image of a virtualization software and a firmware package to be installed in a host against a hardware compatibility list (HCL) includes: acquiring a bill of materials for the host that lists hardware devices of the host; for each of the hardware devices, searching for firmware and a driver thereof in the HCL; for each driver included in the desired image that corresponds to one of the hardware devices, determining whether or not the driver is compatible according to the HCL; for each firmware included in the firmware package that corresponds to one of the hardware devices, determining whether or not the firmware is compatible according to the HCL; and validating the desired image of the virtualization software and the firmware package to be installed in the host if each of the hardware devices has a compatible driver and a compatible firmware.

Abstract: Establishing proxy-less connectivity from logically isolated virtual private clouds (VPC)within a cloud environment without the use of VPN or VPC peering is provided. Establishing a service attachment in one VPC, related to a service which is to be accessed, and a service endpoint in another VPC allows for private communication between the two networks without exposing the service to other VPCs in the cloud environment.

Abstract: A method of handling an ongoing call performed by a UE in a wireless network is provided. The method includes initiating a voice over long term evolution (VoLTE) call in a 4th generation (4G) network, detecting that a 5th generation (5G) network entity has configured an inter radio access technology (I-RAT) measurement indicating a change from the 4G network to a 5G network based on identification of the 5G network by the UE, determining whether at least one of the UE or the 5G network does not support a voice over new radio (VoNR) call with a 5G cell in the 5G network, and performing one of delaying sending a measurement report until the VoLTE call is completed in response to determining that the at least one of the UE or the 5G network does not support the VoNR call, or sending the measurement report immediately for the 5G cell in response to determining that both the UE and the 5G network support the VoNR call.

Abstract: A method for preparing an ophthalmic device for slowing, inhibiting or preventing myopia progression involves contacting an ophthalmic device having one or more reactive functional groups with one or more red-light blocking compounds having one or more reactive functional groups complementary to the one or more reactive functional groups of the ophthalmic device in a basic solution for a time period sufficient to covalently bond at least one reactive functional group of the ophthalmic device with at least one reactive functional group of the one or more red-light blocking compounds. The one or more red-light blocking compounds block greater than about 5% to about 25% of red-light transmission through the ophthalmic device at a wavelength of from about 550 nanometers (nm) to about 800 nm.