Abstract: A method to provide an insight to a decision maker to assist them in deciding how to perform a task includes: determining a time constraint in which the task needs to be performed; adjusting an accuracy of a computer program designed to calculate the insight to ensure that the insight is generated within the time constraint; scheduling execution of the computer program; and providing an insight output by the executed computer program to the decision maker.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and process are provided for tailored interpersonal communication platform management. This can include tailoring interpersonal communication methodologies across a selection of network supported interpersonal communication platforms including one-on-one social media, broadcast social media, email, SMS, and VoIP, etc. for a user, and among and between the user and enrollees or participants in one or more of various ICPs.

Abstract: Techniques to adaptively launch/replace applications and services on edge devices in a cellular infrastructure and/or adaptively place content and computation at the edge devices based on logic at the network core are provided. In one aspect, a method for dynamic placement of applications in a cellular network mobile cloud is provided which includes the steps of: (a) obtaining: (i) a model of the cellular network, (ii) a model of user mobility patterns in the cellular network, and (iii) a model of a profile of the applications; (b) upon receipt of requests from users for the applications, obtaining runtime states at edge servers in the mobile cloud; and (c) upon obtaining the runtime states at the edge servers, placing the requests among the edge servers and a core server in the mobile cloud based on the models obtained in step (a) and the runtime states obtained in step (b).

Abstract: An administrative control interface is provided that controls deployed application server plugins that operate within an application-server plugin framework deployed at a group of application servers. The administrative control interface controls dynamic adjustment of runtime application server plugin configurations that perform request-level management and server-level management of the group of application servers. Request-level application server functionality and server-level application server functionality of at least one of the group of application servers is controlled using at least one of the deployed application server plugins as specified by application-server plugin commands received from the administrative control interface.

Abstract: Telephone call routing in a hunt group is based upon monitoring computer activities of the members (devices, people) of the hunt group. For example, a hunt group's member activity score may be based upon how many incoming hunt group calls that member handles. This high activity score is then used to control that member's place in the call routing order.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and process are provided for tailored interpersonal communication platform management. This can include tailoring interpersonal communication methodologies across a selection of network supported interpersonal communication platforms including one-on-one social media, broadcast social media, email, SMS, and VoIP, etc. for a user, and among and between the user and enrollees or participants in one or more of various ICPs.

Abstract: A method and system for determining a driver is provided. The method includes receiving and analyzing GPS data identifying locations of GPS enabled devices of a plurality of users. A group of users are determined to be located within a specified proximity to each other based on the analysis. The group of users are determined, based on an altitude, velocity, and a vector of the group of users, to be located within a vehicle. A position and role for each user with respect to the vehicle is determined. Selected functions of each GPS enabled device are controlled based on each role.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of forming patterning features in a semiconductor structure using a sidewall image transfer technique. The method includes first forming a plurality of sacrificial mandrels over a dielectric hard mask layer. Each sacrificial mandrel has a width greater than a minimum spacing between adjacent patterning features subsequently formed according to a circuit design. After forming a plurality of spacer material layer portions on sidewalls of the sacrificial mandrels, a plurality of filler material layer portions are formed adjacent the spacer material layer portions. The cycle of forming the spacer material layer portions and filler material layer portions may be repeated until spaces between sacrificial mandrels are completely filled. Removal of the sacrificial mandrels and the filler material layer portions provides patterning features.

Abstract: A computer system comprises a Trusted Platform Module System (TPMS). The TPMS comprises a first Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and a second TPM, which comports with a different TPM specification than that followed by the first TPM. A physical presence input device receives a local physical change signal that proves a local physical presence of a user at the computer system. A toggle input device, which requires the local physical change signal, causes the state being output from the GPIO pin on the first TPM to switch from a first state to a second state. This change of state causes a TPM switch to selectively decouple the first TPM from a central processing unit and to couple the second TPM to the central processing unit.

Abstract: A transactional memory system salvages a partially executed hardware transaction. A processor of the transactional memory system saves state information in a first code region of a first hardware transaction, the state information useable to determine whether the first hardware transaction is to be salvaged or to be aborted. The processor detects an about to fail condition in the first code region of the first hardware transaction. The processor, based on the detecting, executes an about-to-fail handler, the about-to-fail handler using the saved state information to determine whether the first hardware transaction is to be salvaged or to be aborted. The processor executing the about-to-fail handler, based on the transaction being to be salvaged, uses the saved state information to determine what portion of the first hardware transaction to salvage.

Abstract: It is determined that a current node power consumption for a node is greater than a node power cap that defines a limit of power consumption for the node. Responsive to the current node power consumption being greater than the node power cap and until the current node power consumption is less than the node power cap, power reduction operations are performed. The power reduction operations comprise determining a power management zone of a plurality of power management zones having a lowest priority among the power management zones and having a power cap greater than a minimum power cap for the power management zone. The power reduction operations further comprise setting the power cap for the power management zone to a value less than a prior value assigned as the power cap for the power management zone.

Abstract: Arrangements described herein relate to generation of test plans. A list of test case selection criteria can be presented to each of a plurality of stakeholders. At least one user input is received from each of the plurality of stakeholders selecting at least one test case selection criterion from the list of test case selection criteria and, for each selected test case selection criterion, assigning a criterion priority. Test cases, which correspond to the selected test case selection criteria, can be automatically selected to include in a candidate test plan. A candidate priority can be automatically assigned to each test case selected to be included in the candidate test plan. The processor selects the test cases to include in the candidate test plan and assigns the candidate priorities to the selected test cases based on processing the criterion priorities assigned to the selected test case selection criteria by the stakeholders.

Abstract: An ashing chemistry employing a combination of Cl2 and N2 is provided, which removes residual material from sidewalls of a patterned metallic hard mask layer without residue such that the sidewalls of the patterned metallic hard mask layer are vertical. The vertical profiled of the sidewalls of the patterned metallic hard mask layer can be advantageously employed to reduce pattern factor dependency in the etch bias between the pattern transferred into an underlying layer and the pattern as formed on the metallic hard mask layer. Further, the ashing chemistry can be employed to enhance removal of stringers in vertical portions of a metallic material layer.

Abstract: For efficient cache management of multi-target peer-to-peer remote copy (PPRC) modified sectors bitmap in a computing storage environment a multiplicity of PPRC modified sectors bitmaps are dynamically managed by placing the multiplicity of PPRC modified sectors bitmaps into slots of bind segments.

Abstract: A computer implemented method and system for delaying a floating interruption while a processor is in a transactional-execution mode. A floating interruption mechanism can detect a floating interruption request for one or more floating interruption eligible processors. Based on each eligible processor being in TX mode, the method and system can delay, using a predetermined period of time, performing the floating interruption at a selected processor of the one or more of the processors. A first processor of the one or more processors can be selected based on the first processor exiting the transactional execution mode within the predetermined period of time. Based on the predetermined period of time expiring, the method and system can cause an interrupt to one of the plurality of processors, and the interrupt can cause the processor to abort a transaction.

Abstract: For efficient free-space management of multi-target peer-to-peer remote copy (PPRC) modified sectors bitmap in bind segments, maintaining a list of bind segments having a free slots for each storage volume. Each one of the bind segments includes a bitmap of the free slots. Those of the bind segments having more than an predetermined number of the free slots are freed.

Abstract: A computer implemented method and system for evading a floating interruption while a processor is in a transactional-execution (TX) mode. A floating interruption request can be detected, by a floating interrupt control mechanism, for a plurality of processors for execution by any one of the plurality of processors. An evasive action can be initiated for at least one of the plurality of processors in a transactional-execution mode, for evading the floating interruption such that another one of the plurality of processors can execute the floating interruption.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a CMOS integrated circuit structure and the CMOS integrated circuit structure. The method includes creating one or more n-type wells, creating one or more p-type wells, creating one or more pFET source-drains embedded in each of the one or more n-type wells, creating one or more nFET source-drains embedded in each of the one or more p-type wells, creating a pFET contact overlaying each of the one or more pFET source-drains, and creating an nFET contact overlaying each of the one or more nFET source-drains. A material of each of the one or more pFET source-drains includes silicon doped with a p-type material; a material of each of the one or more nFET source-drains includes silicon doped with an n-type material; a material of each pFET contact includes nickel silicide; and a material of each nFET contact comprises titanium silicide.

Abstract: The invention relates to transferring, in one exposure, a single-mask feature to form two features on an underlying material. Specifically, a doubled walled structure (i.e. a center opening flanked by adjacent openings) is formed. Advantageously, the openings may be sub-resolution openings. The center opening may be a line flanked by two other lines. The center opening may be circular and surrounded by an outer ring, thus forming a double wall ring structure. In an electronic fuse embodiment, the double wall ring structure is a via filled with a conductor that contacts a lower and upper level metal. In deep trench embodiment, the double wall ring structure is a deep trench in a semiconductor substrate filled with insulating material. In such a way the surface area of the trench is increased thereby increasing capacitance.

Abstract: Methods for data storage, including configuring in a data storage system a volume storage pool as data storage resources available for allocation of volumes in the data storage system are disclosed. One method includes defining a threshold value for the volume storage pool. When the allocation of the volumes causes the threshold value to be crossed, the method includes performing an action for managing the volume storage pool.