Abstract: An actionable content generation system (ACGS) and a method for generating and rendering intent-based actionable content in real time are provided. The ACGS, integrated within an input interface, for example, a keyboard, detects and simultaneously analyzes one or more messages being entered by a user in an input field of a user application using the input interface in real time. The ACGS generates tokens from the message(s) and determines intent with a confidence element from the tokens in real time based on a stored mapping and a confidence computation. The ACGS generates actionable content based on the intent using campaign data. The ACGS renders at least one element containing the actionable content on a graphical user interface and/or the input interface for interaction by the user and performance of one or more recommended actions.

Abstract: A system including an avatar generation engine (AGE) (607) and a method for automatically generating an avatar with pronounced features are provided. The AGE (607) extracts a primary image of a primary component, for example, a face component, and a secondary image of a secondary component, for example, a hair component, from an input image of a target object. The AGE (607) normalizes and processes the primary image for extracting a feature image corresponding to a feature indicating a distinct characteristic of the target object. The AGE (607) processes the extracted feature image for graphically pronouncing the features. The AGE (607) generates a primary canvas including a predicted tone of the primary component. The AGE (607) generates an avatar with pronounced features by merging a primary graphical image generated by merging the primary canvas with the graphically pronounced features, with a secondary graphical image of the secondary component.

Abstract: A system including a direct message sending engine (DMSE) and a method for directly sending messages with minimal user input are provided. When a user invokes an input interface proximal to an input message field (IMF) of a user application, the DMSE renders a list of preconfigured messages on the input interface. When the user performs a selection action on at least one of the preconfigured messages on the input interface, the DMSE receives the selection action and in response, the DMSE transforms properties of the IMF, commits the preconfigured message(s) to the IMF, and simultaneously and directly sends the preconfigured message(s) to a recipient device. On committing the preconfigured message(s) to the IMF, the DMSE simultaneously executes a programmatic simulation of an action key press, thereby directly sending the preconfigured message(s) to the recipient device free of a manual user input.

Abstract: A system and a method are provided for enhancing an expression of a digital pictorial image on a graphical user interface (GUI) of an electronic device. An expression enhancing engine (EEE) in the system receives a user selection of the digital pictorial image via an input interface, in communication with a sensing unit. The EEE enhances the expression of the digital pictorial image in real time by modifying a size of the digital pictorial image to a selected scaling size; retrieving media content associated with the user selection of the digital pictorial image from a data storage device; and reconstructing the digital pictorial image of the modified size with the media content. The EEE, in operable communication with a media playback device, renders the reconstructed digital pictorial image with the media content on the GUI in real time.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for sintering of an optical fibre preform. The method includes manufacturing of the optical fibre preform. In addition, the method includes drying and sintering of the optical fibre preform. In addition, drying and sintering of the optical fibre preform results into a sintered optical fibre preform. Further, the method includes preparation of a glass rod from the sintered optical fibre preform. Furthermore, the method includes insertion of the glass rod into a centreline hole of the silica soot preform. The centreline hole is created by removing mandrel from the silica soot preform. Moreover, the method includes drying and sintering of the silica soot preform. Also, drying and sintering of the silica soot results into a sintered silica soot preform. Also, the method includes drawing of a rod from the sintered silica soot preform.

Abstract: Method of forming colloidal lignin particles, comprising the step of dissolving lignin in a mixture of organic solvents, feeding of the said solution into water, and forming acolloidal dispersion of lignin. The used solvents are recovered with methods such as distillation and reused in the process. Water is removed from the colloidal dispersion by ultrafiltration and reused in the process. The concentrated colloidal dispersion is dried by spray drying. The invention can be used in applications where the colloidal nature of lignin will afford an advantage over bulk lignin.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention enable multiple operating system images to be concurrently serviced. For example, a user may “mount” a group comprising multiple images to be serviced, alter the group of images in some fashion, and then re-seal each image in the group. Some embodiments of the invention provide a programmatic interface which may be employed to enhance image servicing functionality. For example, some embodiments provide an application programming interface (API) which exposes functionality that is call-able by external software components, enabling use of a custom-developed interface, code providing additional image servicing functionality, and/or any of numerous other types of image servicing-related functionality.