Abstract: A system is provided that extracts contextual keywords from contextual data of programming media content based on a mapping of the contextual data of the programming media content with stored keywords or event information associated with semantics of the programming media content. A plurality of potential non-programming media items is determined from a plurality of non-programming media items for a plurality of users, based on a match between a sentiment type of each of the plurality of non-programming media items and the extracted contextual keywords. Based on a set of constraints, a schedule for insertion of a potential non-programming media item is generated at a candidate spot in the programming media content at run time.

Abstract: A device determines whether virtual resources are co-located on a physical resource. The device computes a plurality of distance matrices, each distance matrix of the plurality of distance matrices computed using a different raw input signal. The device combines the plurality of distance matrices into a combined distance matrix. The device determines, using the combined distance matrix, subsets of the virtual resources that are using shared physical hardware. The device outputs indicia of the subsets.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and software products provide increased trust in authentication of a user to an authentication server when a trusted witness client device witnesses the authentication of the user on the user's root client device. Both the root and the witness client devices cooperate to present the user with an interactive task during the authentications and each client device independently captures movement of the user performing the interactive task, during which, the user is authenticated to the root client device. An increased level of trust in the authentication of the user is achieved by the authentication server when the captured movements match expected movements of the user performing the interactive task and the authentication server has proof that the witness client devices witnessed a successful authentication.

Abstract: An electronic fund transfer system and method for transferring a plurality of electronic funds from a financial account to a gaming device is described. The method includes enabling a handheld mobile communication device to receive a user instruction that transfers electronic funds from the financial account to the gaming device associated with a casino management system. A host system communicates with the gaming credit system via a local network. A funds management portal communicates with the host system and a secure payment gateway. The funds management portal receives a record of the electronic funds transfer from the user financial account. The method enables the funds management portal to send instructions to the host system that issues an electronic credit to the gaming device. The electronic credit corresponds to the electronic funds from the financial account. A ticket, which is associated with the electronic credit, is received by the gaming device.

Abstract: Electronic information is received. Training images are created from the received electronic information. The training images comprise a format having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix of rows and columns, each of the rows indicative of a time and each of the columns representing a feature characteristic, the matrix of rows and columns together forming a visual image. Subsequent to the completion of the training of the neural network, production images are applied. The production images having the same format as the training images to the trained neural network, each production image being from a different customer and pictorially presenting behavior of each different customer with respect to the telecommunication or data service. The application of the production images to the trained neural network resulting in the creation of one or more control signals by the trained neural network.

Abstract: Devices, apparatus, systems and methods to regulate pressure in earplug are disclosed. Some embodiments provide auditory attenuation and others may further include communications capability. The devices and apparatus are well-suited for use by divers and pilots in particular.

Abstract: Computational systems and methods employ characteristics of a quantum processor determined or sampled between a start and an end of an annealing evolution per an annealing schedule. The annealing evolution can be reinitialized, reversed or continued after determination. The annealing evolution can be interrupted. The annealing evolution can be ramped immediately prior to or as part of determining the characteristics. The annealing evolution can be paused or not paused immediately prior to ramping. A second representation of a problem can be generated based at least in part on the determined characteristics from an annealing evolution performed on a first representation of the problem. The determined characteristics can be autonomously compared to an expected behavior, and alerts optionally provided and/or the annealing evolution optionally terminated based on the comparison. Iterations of annealing evolutions may be performed until an exit condition occurs.

Abstract: Techniques for facilitating non-uniformity mitigation for imaging systems and methods are provided. In one example, a method includes cropping an image based on a defect in the image to obtain a cropped image. The method further includes cropping a supplemental flat field correction (SFFC) map based on the defect in the image to obtain a cropped SFFC map. The method further includes determining a scaling value of a scaling term based at least on a cost function. The method further includes scaling the SFFC map based on the scaling value to obtain a scaled SFFC map. Related devices and systems are also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed herein, inter alia, are methods and systems of image analysis useful for rapidly identifying and/or quantifying features.

Abstract: Engines operating using multiple, different types of fuel are described. The engines may include components that control the introduction of fuels and/or reduce premature pre-ignition of fuels, such as a fuel comprising a percentage of hydrogen. The described hydrogen-fueled engines have a reduced carbon footprint.

Abstract: An illustrative data storage management system comprises a management database that stores administrative preferences and system configurations, as well as results and/or statistics of completed secondary storage operations, i.e., information needed by the system to protect customers' data and to track and recover the protected data, including secondary copies such as backup copies, archive copies, etc. The disclosed data storage management system is configured to protect its own system data subject to a very aggressive (short) Recovery Point Objective (RPO), by using an innovative infrastructure that enables the system's storage manager to fail over to any number of other failover destination storage managers, each one comprising a destination management database. An illustrative database granularly tracks whether each and every transaction log file has been successfully applied to each and every destination management database to synchronize with the source management database.

Abstract: Systems and methods for searching data management systems. Administrative users may define rules for hashtags, and then the rules are dynamically applied on the fly when an end user searches customer data. Hashtags are used to filter records for specific data, so as to improve data search accuracy and efficiency.

Abstract: A method is disclosed. In the method, a data generation process can continuously generate data in real time. The data generation process can store the data into discrete data blocks. An analyzer process can run analytical queries on the data from the data blocks. After the analytics is complete for different data blocks, data can be removed from the respective data blocks. The empty data blocks can be returned back to the generation process for reuse. The data blocks can be shared resources between the generation and the analyzer processes. The data can be stored in a directly queryable format. Though at any given time a given analytical query can run on a single data block, the analyzer process can preserve certain important records from that data block to be used while analyzing subsequent data blocks at a later time.

Abstract: Techniques for facilitating unit cell selection verification systems and methods are provided. In one example, a method includes detecting, by each detector of a focal plane array (FPA), electromagnetic radiation. Each detector is selectively coupled to a readout circuit of the FPA via a selection circuit of the FPA. The method further includes, during a frame period, applying a predetermined signal pattern to a portion of the selection circuit, where the portion is associated with a subset of detectors of the FPA, and performing a readout of the FPA to obtain a respective output signal associated with each respective detector of the FPA. The method further includes determining whether the portion of the selection circuit is operating properly based at least on the output signal associated with the detectors of the subset from the readout. Related systems and devices are also provided.

Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes a cable connector, a first flat cable, and a second flat cable. The first flat cable includes a first conductor exposure portion. The second flat cable includes a second conductor exposure portion. The cable connector includes a restriction portion contactable with the first flat cable to restrict the first conductor exposure portion from moving toward the second conductor exposure portion in a first direction.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing optimization of network resources. The system is operable to monitor the electromagnetic environment, analyze the electromagnetic environment, and extract environmental awareness of the electromagnetic environment. The system extracts the environmental awareness of the electromagnetic environment by including customer goals. The system is operable to use the environmental awareness with the customer goals and/or user defined policies and rules to extract actionable information to help the customer optimize the network resources.

Abstract: A reconfigurable data processor includes a bus system, an array of configurable units, and a configuration load controller connected to the bus system and coupled to a memory. The configuration load controller incorporates a first set of registers accessible from a host processor for storing addresses of a first configuration file, a second set of registers loaded by loading a configuration file for storing addresses of a second configuration file, and an address generation unit with working address registers. The processor is configured to load a first configuration file from the memory and initiate execution based on a request from runtime software. Additional configuration files are automatically loaded upon completion of a previous configuration file based on information stored in the previous configuration file.

Abstract: Fluid delivery systems are important component assemblies used for semiconductor fabrication. These fluid delivery systems rely on assemblies of components, requiring seals which must be installed and replaced during assembly and maintenance of the fluid delivery systems. Seals may be arranged as seal rings which engage substrate blocks or active components, the seal rings having seal retention features which aid in assembly. These seal retention features may increase the retention force of the seal in a seal cavity or may reduce the force required to retain the seal. In other arrangements, the seal cavities of the substrate blocks or active components may incorporate seal retention features.

Abstract: A strain wave gearing has a detection mechanism that detects thrust force generated between a wave generator and an externally toothed gear. The detection mechanism is provided with a strain gauge or piezoelectric load meter, and a transmission mechanism that transmits thrust force from the wave generator to the load meter. Only rotational force is transmitted to the wave generator from a from a motor shaft side, and axial force is not transmitted. The load meter and the transmission mechanism provide a small and compact detection mechanism that can be incorporated inside the externally toothed gear. In the strain wave gearing into which the detection mechanism is incorporated, operation control according to detected thrust force becomes possible using thrust force information during operation.