Abstract: In an embodiment, a method automatically determines a networked data center architecture. In the method, a database describing capabilities of a data center provider is assembled. The database describes capabilities of a plurality of data centers of the data center provider. A specification of requirements for the networked data center architecture is received. The specification describes data processing and connectivity requirements of a customer of a data center provider. The database is searched to determine a solution including a plurality of connections and data center that satisfy the specification. Based on the searching, the solution is output as a recommendation to provide the networked data center architecture. In another embodiment, options for a networked data center architecture are visualized. In yet another embodiment, API calls are made to provision the networked data center architecture.

Abstract: An in-vehicle device and a driving trajectory projection method are related to the in-vehicle device adapted to be disposed on a first vehicle. The in-vehicle device includes one or more projection modules, one or more camera modules, a communication module, a processing module, and a storage module. The projection module is configured to project a suggestion driving trajectory. The camera module is configured to capture a driving frame upon the first vehicle drives in a first lane. The driving frame includes an image of a second vehicle, and the second vehicle drives behind the first vehicle. The communication module is configured to receive a turn signal information of the first vehicle and a first driving speed of the first vehicle. The turn signal information is selected from a left-turn instruction, a right-turn instruction, or a straight-driving instruction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a multilayer film for tear-open packages, the film comprising at least one laser-removable carrier layer and at least one barrier layer. According to the invention, at least one laser stop layer for protecting the at least one barrier layer from removal of the at least one barrier layer by a laser is located between the at least one carrier layer and the at least one barrier layer.

Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for identifying personal identifiers in content. An entity engine may receive content to identify candidate personal identifiers. The entity engine may determine that a text string in the content matches to a data format specified in entity definitions corresponding to types of personal identifiers and a rule for finding a geographic or linguistic term in the content correlated to the specific type of personal identifier. Each entity definition may specify a data format for finding a specific type of personal identifier in content. The data format corresponds to a type of personal identifier. The entity engine may identify, according to a rule of the first entity definition, a geographic or linguistic term in the content correlated to the type of personal identifier. The entity engine may classify the text string as the type of personal identifier, for preventing data breach or exfiltration.

Abstract: A conversational agent is provided for maintaining or improving the wellbeing of a user presenting with mental health needs by the delivery of a care protocol. The conversational agent comprises: a plurality of sub-dialogue units, each configured to deliver an element of the care protocol, and an orchestrator configured to present the sub-dialogue units to the user, sequentially, wherein each sub-dialogue unit and the orchestrator comprises: a natural language understanding module configured to receive an input and/or reply and determine at least one intent and, where present, at least one slot within the input and/or reply; a dialogue planning module configured to determine an output based, at least in part, on the at least one intent and/or slot associated within the input and/or reply, and a natural language generation module configured to provide the output to the user.

Abstract: Methods are provided for generating an electronic signature, for authenticating said electronic signature, for authenticating integrity of a content signed with said electronic signature, and for authenticating an identity of a signatory who signed said electronic signature, along with systems, computer systems and computer programs suitable for performing said methods.

Abstract: A game system that provides a game for simulating training of a training object, which is a game object to be a training target, has: an object accepting unit that accepts selection of an event object associated with an event for changing a parameter indicating a state of the training object; a mode selection unit that selects either an automatic advancement mode or a manual advancement mode in accordance with an operation of a user; and an advancing unit that automatically advances an action to be executed by the training object in the automatic advancement mode, and advances the action in accordance with the operation of the user in the manual advancement mode.

Abstract: A storage device updates optimal parameters associated with a Thermal Region Tag (TRT). A controller on the storage device assigns a TRT to blocks programmed at a given temperature range and updates an optimal TRT parameters by obtaining a set of representative wordlines and a set of indicative wordlines for a block assigned to the TRT. The controller performs a bit error rate (BER) estimation on indicative wordlines in the set until a valid indicative wordline is found. The controller determines whether a BER Estimation Scan (BES) check is to be performed when the valid indicative wordline is found. In performing the BES check, the controller performs the BER estimation on representative wordlines in the set until a valid representative wordline is found. When a valid representative wordline is found, the controller obtains the optimal TRT parameter and updates the optimal TRT parameter.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments described herein include a closed loop gateway. The closed-loop gateway comprises a block chain system for tracking exchanges between users of the closed-loop gateway. The closed-loop gateway permits the exchanges to be tracked from an original source through subsequent users to permit the original source to impose conditions, restrictions, and rules on the subsequent exchanges.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, apparatuses and devices for coding and decoding.

Abstract: With ever-increasing capacities and performance demanded in new storage devices, the number of control table data entries are increased to store more updates stemming from the increased number of read and/or write operations. To avoid becoming a bottleneck, devices, such as storage devices, and other similar methods and systems as described herein efficiently manage control table sets to reduce latency. This can be accomplished by designating a specific position for each control table set and storing updates to such control table sets in a designated position. Furthermore, data can be efficiently kept in the volatile memory, such as SRAM, or evicted from the volatile memory to the non-volatile memory, such as NAND. Determinations can occur for when the read/write operations should be performed using volatile memory or non-volatile memory. These determinations can be decided dynamically and based on the storage device state and incoming workload, resulting in lower overall latencies.

Abstract: A storage device identifies a die with a defective temperature sensor and excludes the die temperature from thermal calculations. The storage device includes a memory device with multiple dies. Each die includes a temperature sensor. A controller on the storage device executes a defective temperature sensor scheme to obtain a temperature for a first die in the memory device. The controller compares the first die temperature against a benchmark. The controller determines that the first die includes a defective temperature sensor if there is a temperature variance in the first die temperature and the benchmark and if the temperature variance is greater than a die temperature variation threshold.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present technology provide non-volatile memory devices comprising memory dies that natively generate “exclusive OR (XOR) data pages” that can be used to recover data pages corrupted by UECC errors. Through memory die native-XOR data page generation, embodiments can recover data pages corrupted by UECC errors more efficiently, more rapidly, and with fewer resources than potential alternative technologies.

Abstract: A method is provided of parallel gathering of structured light patterns in multi-projector systems, comprising sequentially projecting images from each of a plurality of projectors on a surface; capturing the sequentially projected images on the surface via at least one sensing device; creating one or more sensing device/projector masks for limiting the images projected by each of the plurality of projectors to portions that do not conflict with images projected by other ones of the plurality of projectors; using the one or more projector masks to create a graph of projectors whose projections conflict; and creating from the graph a plurality of gather groups wherein projectors within a group do not conflict with each other for simultaneously gathering structured light patterns from projectors in each of the gather groups.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for power management in data storage devices are provided. One such data storage device (DSD) includes a non-volatile memory (NVM), a set of hardware processing engines, and a power sensor to detect a total power consumption of the set of hardware processing engines. A processor is configured to determine a power-per-processing event value for each of the set of processing engines based on total power consumption measurements, then control delivery of power to the processing engines based on the power-per-processing event values in accordance with a power budget. In some examples, the DSD employs a least-squares procedure to estimate the power-per-processing event values so the values can be determined without needing to measure the individual power consumption of the processing engines. Exemplary processing engines include a Read engine, a Write engine, etc. A recursive least-squares update procedure is also described.

Abstract: A system and method for combining data from disparate business intelligence systems and data sources. The method includes aggregating data in real-time across multiple, disparate data platforms of more than one third party, by mapping nonmatching data parameters used in the different platforms to a common data field. The business intelligence systems are queried to identify responsive data fields, which are then meshed in a translation and/or unification module into the common data field for display. The meshing of the data allows for efficient filtering according to user inputs. The system and method further include applications to allow users to create parameter mappings for the data meshing.

Abstract: A storage device may maintain data reliability between sub-blocks by executing wear leveling operations such that a program-erase count (PEC) difference between sister sub-blocks is reduced. The storage device may include a memory device including blocks, and at least one of the blocks may be divided into sister sub-blocks. The storage device may also include a controller to calculate a sister sub-block threshold and process a wear leveling operation. When executing the wear leveling operation, the controller may select a destination block. The controller may also prioritize a first sister block for a multi-layer cell (MLC) flow when the PEC value of a second sister sub-block is greater than the sister sub-block threshold.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of computers. Disclosed are a digital currency transaction method and system and a digital currency card application apparatus. A specific embodiment of the method comprises: after receiving a transaction request sent by a second transaction device, a digital currency card application apparatus of a first transaction device acquiring a current power state of the first transaction device; and performing digital currency transaction with the second transaction device according to a transaction rule corresponding to the current power state of the first transaction device. According to the embodiment, the power state of a mobile intelligent terminal can be acquired, and transaction operations of the payment and the receipt on the digital currency in scenarios of power-on with power available, power-off with power available, and power-off without power available can be realized on the basis of the power state of the mobile intelligent device.

Abstract: A Decentralized Trusted Control Plan (D-TCP) to provide a means to define object behaviors without the need for coding on a decentralized computing network. The D-TCP implements pluggable logic through a multitude of decentralized registries with pre-defined code snippets stored on a decentralized network. The D-TCP links the applicable code selected from the registries to create desired functionality while maintaining platform security and providing economic incentives for fostering growth of the multitude of decentralized registries.

Abstract: Provided in the present application are a data processing method and apparatus based on data coding, and a device. The method comprises: performing N-channel error correction coding on data to be processed that is in information to be processed, so as to obtain N pieces of coded data to be processed; by using coded meta-channel data obtained by means of error correction coding, performing redundancy processing on the coded data to be processed, so as to obtain N pieces of response data; and then performing error correction decoding on the N pieces of response data, so as to obtain processing result information of the information to be processed.