Abstract: A system and method of dynamically controlling a reservation of resources within a cluster environment to maximize a response time are disclosed. The method embodiment of the invention includes receiving from a requestor a request for a reservation of resources in the cluster environment, reserving a first group of resources, evaluating resources within the cluster environment to determine if the response time can be improved and if the response time can be improved, then canceling the reservation for the first group of resources and reserving a second group of resources to process the request at the improved response time.

Abstract: Embodiments include apparatuses for rebooting an electronic device. In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a data interface, a first power port, a second power port, a switch, and a processor. The data interface is configured to connect to the electronic device. The first power port is configured to receive power from a power source and the second power port is configured to deliver power to the electronic device. The switch is configured to connect the first power port to the second power port. The processor conducts data communications monitoring of the electronic device via the data interface and reboots the electronic device responsive to the data communications monitoring.

Abstract: An oil supply system includes a first oil receptacle collecting oil from a transmission and a second oil receptacle collecting oil from the rest of a drive system using gravity. Oil supply pump(s) supply oil from the oil receptacle(s) to the different consumers. A vacuum pump generates a negative pressure in the first oil receptacle and in the transmission casing connected to the first oil receptacle. A gas check valve prevents gas from flowing between the oil receptacles when a pressure differential is applied to the oil receptacles by the vacuum pump. An oil check valve prevents oil from flowing between the oil receptacles when the pressure differential is applied. An oil regulating valve may control the oil flow between the first and second oil receptacles. The oil supply system provides a simpler configuration without scavenging pump(s).

Abstract: The disclosure describes aspects of a display processing circuitry. In an aspect, one or more displays that support multiple views include one or more arrays of pixels, one or more backplanes, and a processing circuitry configured to receive one or more data streams, control processing of the data streams based on policies from which to select a mode of operation, each mode of operation defining which rays of light the arrays of pixels in the displays are to contribute to generate a particular view or views and the tasks to be performed by the processing circuitry to modify the data streams accordingly. The processing circuitry further provides signaling representative of the modified data streams to the arrays of pixels through a circuit configuration of the backplanes for the arrays of pixels to contribute the rays that will to generate the particular view or views. A corresponding method is also described.

Abstract: Systems and methods for trajectory prediction are provided. A method can include obtaining LIDAR data, radar data, and map data; inputting the LIDAR data, the radar data, and the map data into a network model; transforming, by the network model, the radar data into a coordinate frame associated with a most recent radar sweep in the radar data; generating, by the network model, one or more features for each of the LIDAR data, the transformed radar data, and the map data; combining, by the network model, the one or more generated features to generate fused feature data; generating, by the network model, prediction data based at least in part on the fused feature data; and receiving, as an output of the network model, the prediction data. The prediction data can include a respective predicted trajectory for a future time period for one or more detected objects.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus consistent with the present disclosure allow a customer or payor to select from a plurality of nearby vendors or payees when a computing device of the payor is physically close to electronic devices of the payees. Payee devices and locations of those payee devices may be identified and displayed on a display of a payor device. Once displayed, a specific payee device may be selected by the customer and an order for a product or service may be sent to the selected payee device from the payor device. After the product or service has been provided to the customer, information that confirms that purchase may be sent to any of the selected payee device, the payor device, or a payment processing computer and funds to pay for the product or service may be deposited into an account of the payee based on the confirmation.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for managing coolant in data centers are disclosed. Coolant may be used in data centers to regulate the temperatures of computing devices. The disclosed methods and system may provide for containment of vapor and condensation of the vapor into coolant. The coolant may be used as part of a two phase cooling system to cool the computing devices. The vapor may be generated when the coolant removes heat from computing devices during operation while at least partially submerged in the coolant. A mobile condenser is used for condensing the vapor within the containment.

Abstract: A method of state permutation logic locking (SPeLL) for sequential circuits. The method includes encrypting original states of a sequential circuit to produce encrypted states, by transitioning an initial order of the original states into a secret permutation of the encrypted states, where the secret permutation is different than the initial order. The method also includes determining a cryptographic key that corresponds to the transition from the initial order of the original states to the secret permutation of the encrypted states, and decrypting the encrypted states, by using the cryptographic key to transition from the secret permutation of the encrypted states back to the initial order of the original states.

Abstract: An electrified vehicle includes an active discharge system having a plurality of resistors connected in parallel, a switch connected in series with the plurality of resistors with the switch and the plurality of resistors connected across positive and negative legs of a high-voltage DC bus, and a controller coupled to the switch and programmed to close the switch in response to a vehicle shutdown signal, and in response to voltage of the DC bus exceeding a first threshold after a predetermined elapsed time from closing the switch, open the switch. The controller may also open the switch when the voltage of the DC bus is below a second threshold.

Abstract: Rotating a casing during a cementing operation to ensure efficient displacement of cement slurry. More specifically, embodiments are directed towards a sub and rotating tool that are positioned above a first cement operation, wherein the rotating tool is positioned in a kickoff point or build section of a horizontal well.

Abstract: A process of freeze-drying plant matter may deploy inert freezing agent to fracture undesirable plant matter into smaller fragments for physical separation from plant buds and flowers, which are rich in aromatic trichomes. The frozen buds and flowers or trichomes are removed from the sieving members used for physical separation and maintained in a frozen state until introduced in a pre-chilled vacuum chamber of a freeze-drying system. The freeze-drying apparatus is configured and deployed in a process that maintains the pressure above about 500 mTorr but below about 1500 mTorr to reduce the plant moisture content to provide a stable product.