Abstract: A corresponding value of a data state metric associated with each of a value of a plurality of values of a memory access operation parameter used in one or more memory access operation is measured. An optimal metric value based on the measured values of the predetermined data state metric is determined. An optimal value of the memory access operation parameter from the plurality of values of the memory access operation parameter is selected.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for using page line filler data are described. In some examples, a memory system may store data within a write buffer of the memory system. The memory system may initiate an operation to transfer the write buffer data to a memory device, for example, due to a command to perform a memory management operation (e.g., cache synchronization, context switching, or the like) from a host system. In some examples, a quantity of write buffer data may fail to satisfy a data size threshold. Thus, the memory system may aggregate the data in the write buffer with valid data from a block of the memory device associated with garbage collection. The memory system may aggregate the write buffer data with the garbage collection data until the aggregated data satisfies the data size threshold. The memory system may then write the aggregated data to the memory device.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for anonymously validating the identities of multiple parties participating a transaction. In one embodiment, a system is configured to determine a location of the system is within a proximity threshold of a location and transmit an arrival indication to a remote computing device. The system is also configured to receive an encryption key from the remote computing device and detect a client device located at the location. The encryption key can be transmitted to the client device for validation that the location of the computing device is the location.

Abstract: Methods, devices, systems, and series of appliances are provided for dental implant positioning. One method for positioning an implant with dental treatment includes determining an implant location based on a virtual model of an optimized dental occlusion, moving one or more teeth using a first number of a series of dental appliances, from a first orientation to a second orientation, the second orientation exposing the implant location, placing an implant at the exposed implant location using a landmark included in at least one of the series of dental appliances, repositioning one or more teeth using a second number of the series of dental appliances, from the second orientation to a successive orientation.

Abstract: A high-voltage (HV) power supply outputs an output voltage based on a control signal produced by a dual analog/digital feedback loop. The control signal is determined at least in part by an error amplifier that receives a measurement signal, proportionally attenuated from the output voltage, and a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) output signal. An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) also receives the measurement signal and transmits it in digitized form to a digital processor. The digital processor calculates a digital DAC data signal based on the measurement signal, and on a digital set-point input signal corresponding to a set-point voltage value of the output voltage desired to be outputted from the high-voltage source. A DAC receives the DAC data signal and converts it to the DAC output signal transmitted to the error amplifier.

Abstract: A system and method performs speech command verification to determine if audio data includes a representation of a speech command. A first neural network may process portions of the audio data before and after a representation of a wake trigger in the audio data. A second neural network may process the audio data using a recurrent neural network to determine if the audio data includes a representation of a wake trigger.

Abstract: A database system comprised of a decoupled compute layer and storage layer is implemented to store, build, and maintain a canonical dataset, a temporary buffer, and an edits dataset. The canonical dataset is a set of batch updated data. The data is appended in chunks to the canonical dataset such that the canonical dataset becomes a historical dataset over time. The buffer is a write ahead log that contains the most recent chunks of data and provides atomicity and durability for the database system. The edits dataset is the set of data that contains edits such as cell mutations, row appends and/or row deletions. The database system enables users to make cell or row-level edits to tables and observe those edits in analytical systems or downstream builds with minimal latency.

Abstract: An electronic gaming device includes a display device configured to display an electronic game that includes a dynamic wheel feature, a storage device storing a weighted table for the dynamic wheel feature, a processor programmed to: activate the dynamic wheel feature including displaying a wheel where each wheel section identifies an award; display an initial spin of the wheel; provide an initial award value by identifying a first entry in the weighted table indicating an initial award value; remove wheel sections from the displayed wheel that have award values that are less than or equal to the initial award value; perform a second spin of the wheel; and provide a second award value by identifying a second entry in the weighted table based on the third random number and which has an associated award value that is greater than the initial award value.

Abstract: Memory array structures providing for determination of resistive characteristics of access lines might include a first block of memory cells, a second block of memory cells, a first current path between a particular access line of the first block of memory cells and a particular access line of the second block of memory cells, and, optionally, a second current path between the particular access line of the second block of memory cells and a different access line of the first block of memory cells. Methods for determining resistive characteristics of access lines might include connecting the particular access line of the first block of memory cells to a driver, and determining the resistive characteristics in response to a current level through that access line and a voltage level of that access line.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for improving allocation of computing resources to computation of machine learning tasks, including on massive computing systems hosting machine learning models. A method includes a computing system, based on a computational metric trend and/or a predicted computational metric of a past task model, allocating a computing resource for computing of a machine learning task by a current task model prior to runtime of the current task model; computing the machine learning task by executing a copy of the current task model; quantifying a computational metric of the copy of the current task model; determining a computational metric trend based on the computational metric; deriving a predicted computational metric of the copy of the current task model based on the computational metric; and, based on the computational metric trend, changing allocation of a computing resource for computing of the machine learning task by the current task model.

Abstract: Techniques are described to provide efficient protection for a virtual private network. In one example, a method is provided that includes obtaining a packet at a first network entity; determining that the packet is a packet type of an authentication type; determining whether authentication content for the packet matches known good criteria for the packet type of the authentication type; based on determining that the authentication content for the packet does not match the known good criteria, performing at least one of dropping the packet and generating an alarm; and based on determining that the authentication content for the packet does match the known good criteria, processing the packet at the first network entity or forwarding the packet toward a second network entity.

Abstract: A projectile deployment system includes an entangling projectile having a pair of anchors and a tether connecting the pellets. A projectile casing includes a pair of sockets, each socket sized to carry one of the pair of anchors. At least one pressure source is capable of expelling one or both of the anchors from the projectile casing toward a subject. At least one of the entangling projectile or the projectile casing can be configured such that the pair of anchors travel toward the subject with differing flight characteristics after being expelled from the projectile casing.

Abstract: An example apparatus includes a first source/drain region and a second source/drain region formed in a substrate. The first source/drain region and the second source/drain region are separated by a channel. The apparatus includes a gate opposing the channel. The gate includes noble metal nanoparticles. A sense line is coupled to the first source/drain region and a storage node is coupled to the second source/drain region.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to machine learning techniques for identifying the incremental impact of different past events on the likelihood that a target outcome will occur. The technology can use a recurrent neural network to analyze two different representations of an event sequence—one in which some particular event occurs, and another in which that particular event does not occur. The incremental impact of that particular event can be determined based on the calculated difference between the probabilities of the target outcome occurring after these two sequences.

Abstract: An exercise machine which is capable of having its lift, roll, or pitch adjusted with respect to a base so as to provide a plurality of positions of the exercise machine with respect to the base. The exercise machine generally includes a base and an exercise machine movably connected to the base. The exercise machine may include a track, a carriage slidably connected to the track, and a biasing member attached to the carriage to apply a resistive force to the carriage. A plurality of actuators may be connected between the base and the exercise machine. The plurality of actuators may be utilized to adjust a pitch angle or a roll angle of the exercise machine with respect to the base. The plurality of actuators may also be utilized to lift or lower the exercise machine at a constant angle of pitch and/or roll inclination.

Abstract: A system and method for updating a configuration of a host system so that the memory sub-system of the host system emulates performance characteristics of a target memory sub-system. An example system determining a configuration of the host system, the host system comprising a memory sub-system; receiving, by a processing device, a request to emulate a characteristic of a target memory sub-system; analyzing a plurality of candidate configurations for the host system, wherein the plurality of candidate configurations comprises a candidate configuration that generates a load on the memory sub-system to decrease characteristics of the memory sub-system; and updating the configuration of the host system based on the plurality of candidate configurations, wherein the updated configuration changes the memory sub-system to emulate the characteristic of the target memory sub-system.

Abstract: A focus method and an image sensing apparatus are disclosed. The method includes capturing, by a plurality of event sensing pixels, event data of a targeted scene, wherein the event data indicates which pixels of the event sensing pixels have changes in light intensity, accumulating the event data for a predetermined time interval to obtain accumulated event data, determining whether a scene change occurs in the targeted scene according to the accumulated event data, obtaining one or more interest regions in the targeted scene according to the accumulated event data in response to the scene change, and providing at least one of the one or more interest regions for a focus operation. The image sensing apparatus comprises a plurality of image sensing pixels, a plurality of event sensing pixels, and a controller configured to perform said method.

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to generating one or more presence-event notifications at one or more user devices associated with a user, and transmitting those presence-event notifications to one or more presence server(s). At the presence server(s) a stream of presence-event notifications may be filtered according to any number of predefined criteria, and then the presence-event notifications that have filtered through may be applied to presence plug-ins to generate presence information associated with user(s) for whom presence-event notifications were received. The presence-event notifications may be provided as a stream of presence information to one or more consumers of presence information and/or stored in a presence datastore. A consumer of presence information, such as a service provider, may request presence information associated with one or more users.

Abstract: Provided herein are techniques related to an industrial system that may have a plurality of industrial automation devices, a database that has a plurality of location datasets that correspond to the plurality of industrial automation devices, and a monitoring system that may communicate with the industrial automation devices via a network and the database. The monitoring system may send a first request to the industrial automation devices in the industrial system to identify an industrial automation device having an active maintenance status. The active maintenance status may be indicative of a maintenance request for the industrial automation device. The monitoring system may send a second request to the database for a location dataset associated with the industrial automation device, generate a visualization that includes the active maintenance status and the location dataset associated with the industrial automation device, and display the visualization via an electronic display.