Abstract: Surreptitious communication with a user is disclosed by way of binary tactile inputs and outputs. A communication module of a computing device receives a first alphanumeric message that is converted to a first binary coded message that is rendered as first and second vibration outputs that are humanly distinguishable. A touch input component of one of a touch screen and a motion sensor detects a sequential pattern of user touches. Distinguished first and second tactile inputs in the sequential pattern identify a second binary coded message that is converted into a second alphanumeric message. First and second alphanumeric messages are comprised of a combination of characters selected from one or more of: (i) letters; (ii) numerals; and (iii) symbols.

Abstract: Methods of encoding and decoding immersive video are provided. In an encoding method, source video data comprising a plurality of source views is encoded into a video bitstream. At least one of the source views is down-sampled prior to encoding. A metadata bitstream associated with the video stream comprises metadata describing a configuration of the down-sampling, to assist a decoder to decode the video bitstream. It is believed that the use of down-sampled views may help to reduce coding artifacts, compared with a patch-based encoding approach. Also provided are an encoder and a decoder for immersive video, and an immersive video bitstream.

Abstract: Various methods, apparatuses/systems, and media for implementing a high density session manager (HDSM) module are disclosed. A processor creates a master session in response to receiving login input data from an HDSM master module; accesses, in response to creating the master session, a configuration database that stores configuration file and logging information data corresponding to a plurality of child sessions each including corresponding functional user identifier (ID); retrieves the configuration file and logging information data from the configuration database; dynamically creates, based on the retrieved configuration file and log information data, multiple simultaneous and interactive server sessions among the plurality of child sessions; and runs the dynamically created multiple simultaneous and interactive server sessions on a single server. Each server session runs with a separately logged in functional user ID. The processor also monitors health of each server session running on the single server.

Abstract: An electronic meeting tool and method for communicating arbitrary media content from users at a meeting includes a node configuration adapted to operate a display node of a communications network, the display node being coupled to a first display. The node configuration is adapted to receive user selected arbitrary media content and to control display of the user selected arbitrary media content on the first display. A peripheral device adapted to communicate the user selected arbitrary media content via the communications network is a connection unit including a connector adapted to couple to a port of a processing device having a second display, a memory and an operating system, and a transmitter. A program is adapted to obtain user selected arbitrary media content, the program leaving a zero footprint on termination. The user may trigger a transfer of the user selected arbitrary media content to the transmitter.

Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods for the treatment of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in mammalian subjects. The compositions include lactic acid fermenting bacteria (LAB) expressing an IL-2 gene and a TID-specific self-antigen (e.g., proinsulin (PINS)) gene. Exemplary methods include: orally administering to a mammalian subject, a therapeutically effective amount of the composition. The composition can be administered to the subject mucosally, resulting in delivery of the LAB into the gastrointestinal tract, where the LAB is released. Bioactive polypeptides expressed by the LAB are thus administered via mucosal delivery. The LAB may be selected to deliver a low-dose of IL-2 to the subject. The methods may not require concomitant systemic anti-CD3 antibody treatment. The methods may be suited for subjects possessing residual beta-cell function, e.g., those with recent-onset T1D.

Abstract: Systems and methods for triggering the acquisition of elastography measurements based on motion data are disclosed. Motion data may be acquired by Doppler mode imaging in some embodiments. The motion data may be used to generate a trigger signal. The trigger signal may be provided to a transmit controller. The transmit controller may cause an ultrasound transducer to acquire elastography measurements responsive to the trigger signal.

Abstract: A method for performing a health check of a customized function across multiple cloud/hybrid platforms is disclosed. The method includes submitting a customized function to a health check system, which includes components on both on an on-premise network and a public cloud network. The submitted function is then uploaded to a cloud object storage. The method further includes having the customized function retrieved from the cloud object storage and scheduling an execution of the customized function according to a user defined schedule. Once the customized function is executed, the method further acquires results of the executed function and corresponding metrics and updates a health check metrics table of a metadata database with the acquired results and metrics.

Abstract: A system for tracking an instrument includes two or more sensors (22) disposed along a length of an instrument and being spaced apart from adjacent sensors. An interpretation module (45) is configured to select and update an image slice from a three-dimensional image volume in accordance with positions of the two or more sensors. The three-dimensional image volume includes the positions two or more sensors with respect to a target in the volume. An image processing module (48) is configured to generate an overlay (80) indicating reference positions in the image slice. The reference positions include the positions of the two or more sensors and relative offsets from the image slice in a display to provide feedback for positioning and orienting the instrument.

Abstract: An apparatus, method, and computer program product for generating a unified digital check register are provided. An example method includes receiving, by input/output circuitry, check data and determining, by check evaluation circuitry, whether the received check data corresponds to a digital check or a physical check. In response to determining that the received check data corresponds to a digital check, the method includes generating digital check data based on the received check data. In response to determining that the received check data corresponds to a physical check the method includes generating physical check data based on the received check data. The method further includes inserting, by registry management circuitry, any generated digital check data with any generated physical check data into a unified check dataset, and curating, by the registry management circuitry, a unified digital check register using the unified check dataset.

Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing network traffic by filtering network requests based on network request-related information to be transmitted to one or more remote computing systems are disclosed. The system receives a first network operation indicating (i) a request to access a first resource and (ii) a set of requestor specific criteria associated with accessing the first resource. The system identifies a set of entities associated with the first resource and selectively communicates with a filtered subset of the set of entities by: identifying a set of entity specific criteria for each entity of the set of entities; determining whether the requestor specific criteria satisfies the set of entity specific criteria of respective entities; and transmitting the first network operation to respective entities in response to the requestor specific criteria satisfying the set of entity specific criteria of the respective entity.

Abstract: A first method comprises transmitting (101) a preamble in a first time interval in a first frequency resource, transmitting (103) a first portion or a first copy of data in the first frequency resource in a second time interval, and transmitting (105) a second portion or second copy of the data in a second frequency resource in the second time interval. The second time interval succeeds the first time interval and the second frequency resource is separate from the first frequency resource. A second method comprises listening (111) for transmission of a preamble, transmitting (115) data in a second time interval succeeding a first time interval upon determining that the preamble was not received in the first time interval, and refraining (113) from transmitting data in the second time interval upon determining that the preamble was received in the first time interval.

Abstract: Systems and methods utilized to protect data. One method includes maintaining, by a first processing circuit in a production database of a production environment system, ciphertext data associated with a cryptographic function, wherein the production environment system corresponds to a first access level. The method further includes masking, by a second processing circuit in a middle environment system, the ciphertext data using a masking function to generate alternate ciphertext data, wherein the middle environment system is a proxy and communicably coupled with the production environment system over a secure network. The method further includes decrypting, by the second processing circuit in the middle environment system, the alternate ciphertext data utilizing a symmetric key to generate masked cleartext data, and storing, by the second processing circuit in a lower environment system, the masked cleartext data in a lower database, wherein the lower environment system correspond to a second access level.

Abstract: A method for compensating the settings of a pulsed X-ray system. The method selects current, voltage, and intended pulse width settings for the X-ray pulses. The method then compensates the selected pulse width setting for the set voltage and tube current, in accordance with at least one stored normalized value at a predetermined temperature, taking into account the environmental temperature of the electric circuitry of an X-ray tank of the X-ray system. The at least one normalized value is obtained in a calibration step based on the actual pulse width and the difference thereof with the intended pulse width at a predetermined temperature, taking into account the internal temperature of the X-ray tank.

Abstract: An example computing system for classifying messages is described. For example, a computing system includes a memory and one or more processors in communication with the memory. The one or more processors are configured to receive data indicative of a message from a user device, wherein the data indicative of the message comprises a string of characters, identify, based on the string of characters, a set of token vectors from a plurality of token vectors generated based on a set of training data, and determine, using a machine learning model and based on the set of token vectors, a probability that a risk level associated with the message is a first risk level indicating that the message is to be elevated, wherein the first risk level is greater than a second risk level.

Abstract: The invention discloses a method for modifying functionality of a real-time communications system. The method comprises establishing a real-time communication session (100) between a first participant (A) and a second participant (B); responsive to detecting a trigger event, selecting a first redaction algorithm (112) of a plurality of redaction algorithms; and adding the first redaction algorithm to the real-time communication session as a virtual participant (C). The first redaction algorithm is configured to redact data appearing in a data stream to be transmitted from the first participant to the second participant during the real-time communication session.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a travel itinerary including a destination and a time period associated with a user from a third-party computing system via an application programming interface. The method also includes associating the travel itinerary with a financial account having a payment device and generating a dynamic travel profile based on the travel itinerary. The method also includes receiving an authorization request for a transaction initiated by the payment device and involving the financial account. The authorization request includes a transaction location and a transaction date. The method also includes analyzing a context of the authorization request including the dynamic travel profile and a time history of geolocations of the payment device. The method also includes declining the authorization request based on at least one of the transaction location not corresponding to the destination and the transaction date not corresponding to the time period.

Abstract: Techniques are described for performing secure card not present (CNP) transactions using integrated circuit chip-enabled cards. The techniques include continually or periodically tracking a location of a user's card by a user computing device, e.g., a “smart” phone, and storing a log of datasets relating to the location of the user's card at a server device. Based on the tracking, the user computing device may alert the user via a push notification or other message when the user's card is not within a preset range of the user computing device. In addition, an authentication server determines a location of a purchaser computing device attempting to perform a CNP transaction using the user's card information, and compares the location of the purchaser computing device with a most recent location of the user's card retrieved from the log of datasets to determine whether to approve the CNP transaction.