Abstract: A process includes, in a computer system, acquiring a first measurement that corresponds to a software container. Acquiring the measurement includes a hardware processor of the computer system measuring a given layer of a plurality of layers of layered file system structure corresponding to the software container. The given layer includes a plurality of files, and the first measurement includes a measurement of the plurality of files. The process includes storing the first measurement in a secure memory of the computer system. A content of the secure memory is used to verify an integrity of the software container.

Abstract: The present technology refers to the process for obtaining dye based on carbon nanotubes and cellulose microfibrils for making films and sensors with piezoresistive characteristics for application in strain, impact and stress sensing.

Abstract: A method of calibrating an apparatus configured to perform optical coherence tomography to measure depth of an article of a prescribed type comprises (a) using an existing measurement system configured to measure depth, measuring a sample of the article to obtain reference depth measurements; b) using the optical coherence tomography apparatus, capturing sectional images of the sample at the same positions at which the reference depth measurements were obtained; c) determining, in each sectional image, a number of pixels in a depth direction of the sample; and d) determining, using the reference depth measurements and the numbers of pixels from the sectional images, a correlation curve to associate pixels in images captured by optical coherence tomography with physical depth. Measuring the sample comprises performing plural measurements at different positions on the sample. Each measurement is in the form of a profile of the sample at a corresponding position thereon.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of systems and methods for stable and elevated idle-mode temperature for assembled semiconductor devices. In an embodiment, a processor includes a communication interface configured to receive, from a first hardware component, instructions assigned to the processor for execution. The processor also includes temperature-measurement circuitry configured to monitor an on-chip temperature of the processor. The processor also includes control logic configured to: determine whether the processor is active or idle; determine whether the on-chip temperature of the processor exceeds a first threshold; based on determining that the processor is idle and that the on-chip temperature of the processor exceeds the first threshold, disable one or more idle-mode power-saving features of the processor; and selectively adjust one or more operating parameters of the processor to keep the on-chip temperature of the processor between the first threshold and a second (higher) threshold.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to reduce thermal fluctuations in semiconductor processors are disclosed. An apparatus includes a temperature analyzer to determine a current temperature of a processor. The apparatus further includes a controller to provide an idle workload to the processor to execute in response to the current temperature falling below a setback temperature.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for presenting a user interface customized for a predicted user activity are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: selecting users of a content delivery service, causing user devices to prompt the associated users to provide subjective data related to the user's intent when requesting media content items, training a predictive model to identify a user's subjective intent in requesting a media content item based on objective data received from a user device associated with the user and the subjective data received from the user devices, wherein the predictive model is trained to identify whether to present the user with a first user interface associated with a first user intent or a second user interface associated with a second user intent, causing the first user interface or the second user interface to be presented.

Abstract: A method for predicting reactiveness of MMI users comprises: reacting to a message with a mobile user device which is a receiver of the message, collecting ground-truth data (11) for a machine-learning classifier, extracting from the collected ground-truth data (11) a list of features (12) which determines a current or past context of the user, and each feature having a feature's prediction strength calculated as fraction of classes misclassified when removing the feature; selecting the list of features (12) based on each feature's prediction strength; defining a plurality of reactiveness classes (101); both the extracted list of features (12) and the reactiveness classes (101) being input to the machine-learning classifier; classifying (102) the user according to the defined reactiveness classes (101); predicting the user's reactiveness for the given current or past context of the user by determining the most likely reactiveness class via the machine-learning classifier.

Abstract: Present invention refers to a method for collecting, organizing and storing annotations associated to a voice audio data. The method comprises providing the voice audio data; transcribing said voice audio data into text data; then, identifying in the text data a piece of information according to a pattern previously set; generating automatically an annotation containing the piece of information identified; assigning automatically a level of relevance for the annotation; asking a user for confirming the automatically assigned level of relevance; if the user does not confirm the automatically assigned level of relevance, assigning a second level of relevance instead of the automatically assigned according to a user input; and storing the annotation associated to the level of relevance assigned. A user can access later to these annotations to recall a phone call conversation or a voice message.

Abstract: Present invention refers to a method for collecting, organizing and storing annotations associated to a voice audio data. The method comprises providing the voice audio data; transcribing said voice audio data into text data; then, identifying in the text data a piece of information according to a pattern previously set; generating automatically an annotation containing the piece of information identified; assigning automatically a level of relevance for the annotation; asking a user for confirming the automatically assigned level of relevance; if the user does not confirm the automatically assigned level of relevance, assigning a second level of relevance instead of the automatically assigned according to a user input; and storing the annotation associated to the level of relevance assigned. A user can access later to these annotations to recall a phone call conversation or a voice message.

Abstract: Method for a cheating-proof user experience based loyalty program and a computer program product for assigning loyalty points to users.

Abstract: The invention refers to a method for encouraging a user to comply with his/her medication regimen, comprising the steps of: registering a group of parameters related to a medication intake of said user, which parameters include a time parameter and a user identifier; sending said group of parameters related to a medication intake of the user to a server (40); computing a time difference between said time parameter received and a time parameter associated to said user identifier previously recorded in the server; assigning said user with a pre-established number of points depending on the value of said time difference; and providing said user with information regarding his/her points obtained for the medication intake, including a summary of their medication compliance status using appealing personal awareness. providing symbolic rewards (e.g.

Abstract: A method for automatically selecting and organizing a subset of photos from a set of photos provided by a user, who has an account on at least one social network providing some context, for creating a summarized photo album with a storytelling structure. The method comprises: arranging the set of photos into a three level hierarchy, acts, scenes and shots; checking whether photos are photos with people or not; obtaining an aesthetic measure of the photos; creating and ranking face clusters; selecting the most aesthetic photo of each face cluster; selecting photos with people until complete a predefined number of photos of the summarized album picking the ones which optimize the function: Of(C,C*,S,CSN)=?fAf(S)??fd(HCharacter(S)HCharacter(C?CSN)??fd(HAct(S),HAct(C*)); and then selecting non-people photos which minimize the following function Oa: Oa(C*,S)=d(HAct,(S),HAct(C*)); ordering all the selected photos in chronological order; and finally discarding all the photos which have not been selected.

Abstract: It comprises computing values of cognitive and personality indicators of users of a telecom operator by means of machine learning and data mining algorithms from information available in a telecom operator system extracted from Social Network Analysis metrics, Call Detailed Record information and commercial information of said users stored in an operator's Data Warehouse and Customer Relationship Management systems as well as information from previous surveys, or questionnaires, answered by a representative sample of users as an input of said machine learning and said data mining algorithms. The method involves building a complex computer model that infers the values of the psychological dimensions of said users by means of said machine learning and said data mining algorithms to obtain a multi-dimensional vector for each of the users.

Abstract: A modular structure applied to rear suspensions for commercial vehicles, especially designed to be used in a family of suspensions, said structure comprising a crossbeam (1) attached perpendicularly to the frame, fixing bearings (2) of the upper reaction rods of the suspension to the frame, and central brackets (3).

Abstract: A method for automatically selecting and organizing a subset of photos from a set of photos provided by a user, who has an account on at least one social network providing some context, for creating a summarized photo album with a storytelling structure. The method comprises: arranging the set of photos into a three level hierarchy, acts, scenes and shots; checking whether photos are photos with people or not; obtaining an aesthetic measure of the photos; creating and ranking face clusters; selecting the most aesthetic photo of each face cluster; selecting photos with people until complete a predefined number of photos of the summarized album picking the ones which optimize the function: Of(C,C*,S,CSN)=?fAf(S)??fd(HCharacter(S)HCharacter(C?CSN)??fd(HAct(S), HAct(C*)); and then selecting non-people photos which minimize the following function Oa: Oa(C*,S)=d(HAct,(S),HAct(C*)); ordering all the selected photos in chronological order; and finally discarding all the photos which have not been selected.

Abstract: The invention refers to a method for encouraging a user to comply with his/her medication regimen, comprising the steps of: registering a group of parameters related to a medication intake of said user, which parameters include a time parameter and a user identifier; sending said group of parameters related to a medication intake of the user to a server (40); computing a time difference between said time parameter received and a time parameter associated to said user identifier previously recorded in the server; assigning said user with a pre-established number of points depending on the value of said time difference; and providing said user with information regarding his/her points obtained for the medication intake, including a summary of their medication compliance status using appealing personal awareness. providing symbolic rewards (e.g.

Abstract: A glanceable interface presented by a computing device to a user while the user engages in physical exercise can provide information regarding exercise-related data within the context of the user's exercise-oriented goals. In particular, the glanceable interface can display the difference between a user's current exercise level and a target level, optionally with instructions how to reach the target level. Once the target level is reached, the glanceable display can provide raw exercise-related data to the user. In addition, virtual competition can be based on a target-achievement-score that is based on the amount of time, and the accuracy with which, a competitor maintains their exercise level within a target exercise level zone. Competitors can be automatically selected based on the closeness of their target-achievement-scores to the user's target-achievement-score, so long as at least one competitor has a higher target-achievement-score than the user so as to further motivate the user.

Abstract: A glanceable interface presented by a computing device to a user while the user engages in physical exercise can provide information regarding exercise-related data within the context of the user's exercise-oriented goals. In particular, the glanceable interface can display the difference between a user's current exercise level and a target level, optionally with instructions how to reach the target level. Once the target level is reached, the glanceable display can provide raw exercise-related data to the user. In addition, virtual competition can be based on a target-achievement-score that is based on the amount of time, and the accuracy with which, a competitor maintains their exercise level within a target exercise level zone. Competitors can be automatically selected based on the closeness of their target-achievement-scores to the user's target-achievement-score, so long as at least one competitor has a higher target-achievement-score than the user so as to further motivate the user.