Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating communication with autonomous vehicles are provided. In one example embodiment, the autonomous vehicle telecommunications network system includes a first point-of-presence (POP) interface configured to obtain a first communication associated with a first autonomous vehicle and to route the first communication associated with the first autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle telecommunications network system includes a first security system configured to authenticate the first autonomous vehicle. The first POP interface is separate from the first security system. The autonomous vehicle telecommunications network system includes a first data center system configured to receive the first communication associated with the first autonomous vehicle that is authenticated and to provide data to the first autonomous vehicle. The first POP interface is separate from the first data center system.

Abstract: Methods and systems receive machine-readable input data describing a job listing or employment opportunity. The system scans the input data and software algorithms process it to predict specific information required by a particular html schema. To predict the information required by the schema, in one aspect, the system applies machine learning tools, for example, prediction models, which may be generated from training data selected from large job listing data collections, and specifically adapted and tuned for each field of interest, for example, job description, job location, and salary. This information is used to generate structured data, for example, html code, consistent with the schema for automatic insertion into a web page to comply with the schema and make the listing widely available to automated search processes.

Abstract: Techniques for transparently adding one or more security controls to a challenge-response-based protocol are provided. In one technique, a client device sends a request for a resource to a resource server. The client device receives a challenge as part of a challenge-response handshake and forwards, to a proxy server, the challenge as part of a cryptographic request that includes a key identifier and certain data. In response, the proxy server initiates one or more security controls and sends the key identifier and the certain data to a cryptographic device that generates output based on the certain data. The proxy server receives the output from the cryptographic device. The proxy server determines whether at least one of the security controls resulted in a success. The proxy server sends the output to the client device only in response to determining that at least one of the security controls resulted in a success.

Abstract: A system indexes a first backup file, created for a data object when a first time period expired, in a first level of a data structure. The system indexes a second backup file, created for the data object when a second time period expired, in a second level of the data structure, the second time period being shorter than the first time period. The system receives a request to restore the data object to a specified time. The system enables restoration of the data object by identifying a first indexed backup file associated with the specified time in the first level of the data structure, by identifying a part of the second level of the data structure corresponding to the first indexed backup file, and by identifying a second indexed backup file associated with the specified time in the part of the second level of the data structure.

Abstract: Disclosed herein includes a system, a method, and a device for improving computational efficiency of deconvolution by reducing a number of dot products. In one aspect, an input image having a set of pixels is received. A first dot product may be performed on a subset of the set of pixels of the input image and a portion of a kernel, to generate a first pixel of an output image. A number of multiplications performed for the first dot product performed may be less than a number of elements of the kernel. A second dot product on a remaining portion of the kernel to generate the first pixel of the output image may be bypassed.

Abstract: A product system for an agricultural sprayer can include a product tank configured to store a first volume of an agricultural product. A second volume of the agricultural product can be positioned within a flow assembly after the fill mode. A reclaim system can be configured to provide the agricultural product within the flow assembly to the product tank. A computing system can be communicatively coupled with the reclaim system and configured to determine an open volume of the product tank based on data captured by the tank sensor and activate a reclaim mode of the reclaim system to move the second volume of the agricultural product from the flow assembly to the product tank when the open volume can be greater than the second volume of the agricultural product.

Abstract: A method for enhancing wellbore integrity and/or for sealing a wellbore by sealing formation or micro-annulus fractures in a wellbore. Such sealing can be at least partially accomplished by the use of timed expansion of an expandable sealant material that is placed a wellbore. The expansion of the expandable sealant material causes the cement surface or formation surface to be compressed, thereby creating a tight seal and/or eliminating annulus cracking, fracture, and/or gas channels in the wellbore. A degradable polymer can be used when restoration of the wellbore formation is desired.

Abstract: A pick-up truck bed having controllably magnetized areas for retaining cargo or attachment devices. A first permanent magnet may be attached below the lower surface of the truck bed with a second permanent being rotatable relative to the first permanent magnet to control the magnetic flux provided to retain objects in the truck bed. Alternatively, one or more electromagnets may be provided that may be turned on to retain objects in the truck bed and turned off to allow removal of objects.

Abstract: In one aspect, a request is sent to a device for a device descriptor that describes custom interfaces. The custom interfaces may be expressed according to a defined data structure. The device descriptor that describes the custom interfaces is received at a gateway. An interface agnostic application is executed to translate the device descriptor to the custom interfaces for consumption of the data described by the custom interfaces.

Abstract: A layered heterostructure, comprising alternating layers of different semiconductors, wherein one of the atom species of one of the semiconductors has a faster diffusion rate along an oxidizing interface than an atom species of the other semiconductor at an oxidizing temperature, can be used to fabricate embedded nanostructures with arbitrary shape. The result of the oxidation will be an embedded nanostructure comprising the semiconductor having slower diffusing atom species surrounded by the semiconductor having the higher diffusing atom species. The method enables the fabrication of low- and multi-dimensional quantum-scale embedded nanostructures, such as quantum dots (QDs), toroids, and ellipsoids.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for body surfing which provide the body surfer a means to stabilize his ride and control his direction/position on a wave are described herein. According to one aspect, a body surfing apparatus includes a body suit having a torso, arms, and legs; a plurality of fins located on the torso; a plurality of fins located on the arms; and one or more fins located laterally on the legs. The fins are preferably attached to the body suit via an adhesive or mechanical means and the fins and suit may include a buoyant layer. In one embodiment, the body surfing apparatus includes a body suit with multiple segmentations and/or fins with multiple sliced cuts.

Abstract: A method of predicting energy usage having the steps of providing a computer, providing a temperature database, providing a building asset rating database, receiving inputs from a user having a floor area measure of a building, an energy usage measurement, an energy usage start date, an energy usage end date, and a geographic location identifier, determining an estimated energy rating as a function of the inputs, the temperature database, and the building asset rating database, and providing the estimated energy rating to the user.

Abstract: A SMF receives from a first UPF, first message(s) indicating a status of the first UPF. The SMF determines, based on the status, to transfer sessions for a group of wireless devices from the first UPF to a second UPF. The SMF sends to the second UPF, a second message indicating an establishment request of sessions for the group of wireless devices. The second message comprises session identifiers of the sessions. The SMF receives from the second UPF, a third message indicating a result of the establishment request. The SMF sends to the first UPF, based on the result, a fourth message indicating release of session(s) of the sessions. The fourth message comprises session identifier(s) of the session(s).

Abstract: Various embodiments discussed herein enable intelligent resource leak detection and associated user interface. In some aspects, if a kernel sends a tracing event (e.g., an ETW event) after a process or application has been requested to be shut down but before the process has actually been shut down, a resource leak can be detected. This is because the application should have requested the reference indicator to be removed in memory before the tracing event, as opposed to the kernel acting alone without an application request to remove the reference indicator. If a reference indicator has not been requested to be removed by the time this tracing event occurs, then it is indicative of the application never having sent a request to remove the reference indicator, which is indicative of a resource leak.

Abstract: A low voltage drive circuit (LVDC) operable to convey data via a bus and includes a signal generator operable to convert transmit digital data into analog outbound data. The LVDC also includes an analog to digital output circuit operable to convert analog inbound data into received digital data. The LVDC further includes a drive circuit operable to convert the analog outbound data into an analog transmit signal and drive the analog transmit signal on to the bus, where the analog outbound data is represented within the analog transmit signal as variances in loading of the bus at a first frequency. The LVDC further includes a sense circuit operable to receive an analog receive signal from the bus and convert the analog receive signal into the analog inbound data, where the analog inbound data is represented within the analog receive signal as variances in loading of the bus at a second frequency.

Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to dynamically controlling light sources on an optically trackable peripheral device. One disclosed example provides a near-eye display device comprising an image sensor, a communications subsystem, a logic subsystem, and a storage subsystem. The storage subsystem stores instructions executable by the logic subsystem to control a peripheral device comprising a plurality of light sources by receiving image data from the image sensor, identifying in the image data a constellation of light sources formed by a subset of light sources of the peripheral device, and based upon the constellation of light sources identified, send to the peripheral device via the communications subsystem constellation information related to the constellation of light sources identified.

Abstract: The invention of a “sauce to go container” provides a convenient way to hold sauces or condiments from restaurants in a motor vehicle without tipping or spilling the sauce on the interior of the automobile or its occupants. The sauce to go container is designed to slide into and fit snuggly into the cup holder or drink caddie with is standard in most motor vehicles, thereby holding the sauce from a restaurant or convenience store without spilling. The container has an opening at the top of the container for holding the sauce dish that is provided to customers in many restaurants for a “to go” order. The container holds the sauces or condiments securely to avoid sauce spills and stain damage to clothing as well as the car's interior.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for dynamic hierarchical data flow mapping, including storing dynamic data flow mappings, each dynamic data flow mapping including a mapping of data from an input port corresponding to a source data container to an output port corresponding to a destination data container and a dynamic hierarchical field having a dynamic hierarchical data type, determining a rule language corresponding to each dynamic hierarchical field in the dynamic data flow mappings, the rule language defining acceptable parameters for sub-fields of that dynamic hierarchical data type, and generating static data flow mappings by resolving all dynamic hierarchical fields into static hierarchical fields during compilation of the dynamic data flow mappings with the source data container and the destination data container, the static data flow mappings being generated based at least in part on the rule language corresponding to each dynamic hierarchical field and underlying data in one or more