Abstract: Reconfigurable touch screen computing devices with folding configurations that include flexible displays which are made up of segments that can be reconfigured from a compact state to an expanded state. The form factor of the compact state is roughly the size of a typical handheld phone, with an integrated speaker and microphone. The form factor of the expanded state is roughly the size of a tablet. Both states may provide a configuration which includes a touch screen display on a front side and a protective housing on a back side. The computing devices may further include sensors to indicate the state of configuration and mechanisms for alignment, locking, and structural support. In one embodiment, a module attached to, situated within, or otherwise associated with at least one segment may contain all or substantially all processing and memory, along with a communications system, all of which may be used in either state.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums for receiving media data. One apparatus includes processing circuitry receives a media presentation description (MPD) file that includes an essential property descriptor for a dynamic adaptive streaming over hypertext transfer protocol (DASH) operation. The essential property descriptor is associated with a first session-based description (SBD) file and indicating that a part of a uniform resource locator (URL) is to be modified based on the first SBD file. The part of the URL has been generated based on a second SBD file. The processing circuitry modifies the part of the URL based on the first SBD file and receives the media data based on the modified part of the URL.

Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to, in response to a mobile device synchronizing with a vehicle, identify a first profile from a plurality of profiles stored in the memory as associated with the mobile device by extracting a predetermined set of information from data storing contact information for a plurality of contacts on the mobile device and determining that the predetermined set of information matches data in the first profile; determine that a person associated with the first profile is an operator of the vehicle; and then perform an operation in accordance with at least one setting stored in the first profile.

Abstract: The present teaching relates to a method, system, and programming for content personalization. A request is received from a user to obtain a content item. Information indicative of a literacy-level of the user is obtained and the content item to be provided to the user is retrieved. The content item is modified by updating information included in the content item based on the literacy-level of the user to generate an updated content item. The updated content item is provided to the user in response to the request.

Abstract: Techniques for improved storage in a multi-cloud computing environment are provided. For example, a system manager for a storage system comprises a client interface layer configured to provide one or more application programing interfaces for one or more clients accessing the storage system, and a client interface layer handler configured to manage the one or more application programing interfaces of the client interface layer. Further, the system manager comprises a unified storage resource interface layer configured to provide a set of application programming interfaces to enable access for the one or more clients to a storage resource layer operatively coupled to the unified storage resource interface layer. The storage resource layer comprising one or more public cloud platform-based storage resources and a blockchain manager that coordinates access to one or more enterprise-level storage resources and one or more individually-owned storage resources.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for protecting data. Backup copies of data are created in real time and restoration of this backup data is enabled. For example, backup repositories of files stored in a primary storage device of a computer system may be created by examining information concerning the files to determine critical fields therein, and storage of the critical fields to a critical storage device and of non-critical fields and tags that are substituted for the critical fields to a context storage device effected. Following compromise of the files stored in the primary storage device, accesses by applications may be directed to the context storage device, e.g., as a means of rapid failover, and/or for each file stored in the context storage device, record-by-record copying of such files to the primary storage device may be effected to restore the contents of the primary storage device.

Abstract: A closely spaced emitter array may include a first emitter comprising a first plurality of structures and a second emitter, adjacent to the first emitter, comprising a second plurality of structures. The first emitter and the second emitter may be configured in the closely spaced emitter array such that different types of structures between the first plurality of structures and the second plurality of structures do not overlap while maintaining close spacing between the first emitter and the second emitter.

Abstract: In certain embodiments, nuance-based augmentation of gesture may be facilitated. In some embodiments, a video stream depicting sign language gestures of an individual may be obtained via a wearable device associated with a user. A textual translation of the sign language gestures in the video stream may be determined. Emphasis information related to the sign language gestures may be identified based on an intensity of the sign language gestures. One or more display characteristics may be determined based on the emphasis information. The textual translation may be caused to be displayed to the user via the wearable device according to the one or more display characteristics. In some embodiments, a unique voice profile for the individual may be determined. A spoken translation of the sign language gestures may be generated according to the textual translation, the unique voice profile, and the emphasis information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a unique new approach to generating operating condition information used for assessing flow assurance and structural integrity. More specifically, apparatuses, systems and sensor housing assemblies configured in accordance with embodiments of the present invention utilize fiber optic sensors for enabling monitoring of operating condition information within one or more elongated tubular members within a subsea environment. To this end, such fiber optic sensors connected by lengths of optical fiber are strategically placed at a plurality of locations along a length of each elongated tubular member thereby allowing critical operating conditions such as strain, temperature and pressure of the elongated tubular member and/or a fluid therein to be monitored. A viscous media is used for mitigating attenuation associated with exposure of optical fiber exposed to forces generated by pressure within the subsea environment.

Abstract: An endpoint device monitors loading of dynamically loaded libraries (DLLs) by a process, such as during execution of the process on the endpoint device. The endpoint device can generate an endpoint-independent representation of the DLLs upon exiting of the process. The endpoint device may generate a hash, such as a one-way hash, of the endpoint-independent representation. The endpoint device may transmits the process and the hash to a management device to detect in a machine learning manner whether loading of the DLLs during the execution of the process was anomalous.

Abstract: A vessel monitoring service obtains transponder data of a vessel operating within a navigable area. In response to obtaining the transponder data of the vessel, the vessel monitoring service evaluates the transponder data and a plurality of travel segments recorded for a plurality of vessels to identify a travel segment to which the transponder data corresponds. The vessel monitoring service updates the travel segment using the transponder data and determine whether the vessel is engaged in an unauthorized activity. If so, the vessel monitoring service provides an indication that the vessel is engaged in the unauthorized activity.

Abstract: A filter is disclosed. The filter includes a sheet of filter media defining a body having an upper portion, a lower portion, a first end surface proximate the upper portion, a second end surface proximate the lower portion, and a first side surface extending between the first and second end surfaces. One or more of the upper and lower portions define a ledge, wherein the ledge defines a third end surface arranged between the first and second end surfaces, and a second side surface extending between the first and third end surfaces; and a seal disposed upon the ledge. A method for manufacturing the seal is also disclosed.

Abstract: A lens assembly, related methods and constituent optical elements are described. The assembly may be used to direct and focus light for various applications. In one instance, the lens assembly is used in conjunction with one or more sources of light such as projected images or video as part of a virtual reality system. The lens assembly includes two or more optical elements arranged to receive light or direct light through different spatial regions of the assembly at different focal powers corresponding to a first user viewing zone and a second user viewing zone. In one instance, the first user viewing zone is a peripheral viewing zone and the second viewing zone is a primary or non-peripheral viewing zone (or vice versa).

Abstract: A securing device (10) for securing a first object (320) relative to a second object (322), the securing device (10) being configured to frictionally maintain its position relative to the objects and to itself, includes a device body (12) having a first end (12A), an opposed second end (12B), and a cross-sectional area. The device body (12) is formed from a material so that the device body (12) exhibits tensile strength of greater than four thousand five hundred kPa and less than nine thousand three hundred kPa. The material that forms the device body (12) has an average coefficient of static friction of greater than 0.75 and less than 1.75 relative to itself. A ratio of the tensile strength (in kPa) to the cross-sectional area (in square millimeters) is greater than 40:1 and less than 100:1. The material that forms the device body (12) can include thermoplastic elastomers, and can further include styrene.

Abstract: A packaging material dispenser of a stretch wrapping machine supports multiple discrete amounts of pre-stretch in a reliable and cost-effective manner in part by incorporating a loop drive assembly with multiple pre-stretch rate wheels capable of being used to drive a driven wheel associated with a pre-stretch roller at different discrete rates of rotation relative to another pre-stretch roller.

Abstract: An example method includes receiving, by a computational assistant executing at one or more processors, a representation of an utterance spoken at a computing device; identifying, based on the utterance, a task to be performed by the computational assistant; responsive to determining, by the computational assistant, that complete performance of the task will take more than a threshold amount of time, outputting, for playback by one or more speakers operably connected to the computing device, synthesized voice data that informs a user of the computing device that complete performance of the task will not be immediate; and performing, by the computational assistant, the task.

Abstract: Cleaning of a swimming pool may be facilitated by systems and methods for mapping a pool environment. Such mapping may occur in three dimensions when appropriate. At least some of the systems may include an apparatus for light detection and ranging (LIDAR) tethered to an automatic swimming pool cleaner.

Abstract: The technology relates to using on-board sensor data, off-board information and a deep learning model to classify road wetness and/or to perform a regression analysis on road wetness based on a set of input information. Such information includes on-board and/or off-board signals obtained from one or more sources including on-board perception sensors, other on-board modules, external weather measurement, external weather services, etc. The ground truth includes measurements of water film thickness and/or ice coverage on road surfaces. The ground truth, on-board and off-board signals are used to build the model. The constructed model can be deployed in autonomous vehicles for classifying/regressing the road wetness with on-board and/or off-board signals as the input, without referring to the ground truth.

Abstract: A hybrid quantum system performs high-fidelity quantum state transduction between a superconducting (SC) microwave qubit and the ground state spin system of a solid-state artificial atom. This transduction is mediated via an acoustic bus connected by piezoelectric transducers to the SC microwave qubit. For SC circuit qubits and diamond silicon vacancy centers in an optimized phononic cavity, the system can achieve quantum state transduction with fidelity exceeding 99% at a MHz-scale bandwidth. By combining the complementary strengths of SC circuit quantum computing and artificial atoms, the hybrid quantum system provides high-fidelity qubit gates with long-lived quantum memory, high-fidelity measurement, large qubit number, reconfigurable qubit connectivity, and high-fidelity state and gate teleportation through optical quantum networks.

Abstract: A base station receives, from a wireless device, a resume request message comprising a resume identity. A retrieve user equipment context request message comprising the resume identity is sent to a second base station. A response message is received from the second base station. The response message comprises one or more temporary mobile group identities (TMGIs) of one or more multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) services that the wireless device is receiving or interested to receive. Transport blocks of the one or more MBMS services is transmitted to the wireless device.