Abstract: A system designed for increasing network communication speed for users, while lowering network congestion for content owners and ISPs. The system employs network elements including an acceleration server, clients, agents, and peers, where communication requests generated by applications are intercepted by the client on the same machine. The IP address of the server in the communication request is transmitted to the acceleration server, which provides a list of agents to use for this IP address. The communication request is sent to the agents. One or more of the agents respond with a list of peers that have previously seen some or all of the content which is the response to this request (after checking whether this data is still valid).

Abstract: A system designed for increasing network communication speed for users, while lowering network congestion for content owners and ISPs. The system employs network elements including an acceleration server, clients, agents, and peers, where communication requests generated by applications are intercepted by the client on the same machine. The IP address of the server in the communication request is transmitted to the acceleration server, which provides a list of agents to use for this IP address. The communication request is sent to the agents. One or more of the agents respond with a list of peers that have previously seen some or all of the content which is the response to this request (after checking whether this data is still valid).

Abstract: Provided is a filter module including a filter arranged on a flow path through which air passes, a first electrode arranged to face a first surface of the filter and a second electrode arranged to face a second surface of the filter opposite to the first surface, wherein a space is maintained in at least one of between the first surface and the first electrode or between the second surface and the second electrode through a spacer, so that the first electrode and the second electrode are prevented from being electrically connected to each other through foreign substances that are collected by the filter at a predetermined amount or more.

Abstract: A system designed for increasing network communication speed for users, while lowering network congestion for content owners and ISPs. The system employs network elements including an acceleration server, clients, agents, and peers, where communication requests generated by applications are intercepted by the client on the same machine. The IP address of the server in the communication request is transmitted to the acceleration server, which provides a list of agents to use for this IP address. The communication request is sent to the agents. One or more of the agents respond with a list of peers that have previously seen some or all of the content which is the response to this request (after checking whether this data is still valid).

Abstract: A service management system communicates via wide area network with gateway devices located at respective user premises. The service management system remotely manages delivery of application services, which can be voice controlled, by a gateway, e.g. by selectively activating/deactivating service logic modules in the gateway. The service management system also may selectively provide secure communications and exchange of information among gateway devices and among associated endpoint devices. An exemplary service management system includes a router connected to the network and one or more computer platforms, for implementing management functions. Examples of the functions include a connection manager for controlling system communications with the gateway devices, an authentication manager for authenticating each gateway device and controlling the connection manager and a subscription manager for managing applications services and/or features offered by the gateway devices.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for a flangeless air filter configured to be mounted onto a flat surface within an air intake system of an internal combustion engine. The flangeless air filter is comprised of a cone-shaped filter medium, retained between a base and a cap, that is fabricated to remove contaminants and particulate matter from an intake airstream. The base includes a pliable seal that forms an airtight connection between the flangeless air filter and the flat surface of the air intake system. A mounting bracket and fasteners may be used to attach the base to the flat surface, compressing the seal there between. In some embodiments, the mounting bracket may be incorporated into, and made a part of the base. A cap is disposed on a top of the flangeless air filter and configured to direct the intake airstream around the cap and toward the filter medium.

Abstract: An intelligent robot includes at least one accessory to measure activity and state in proximity to the robot; an air filtration module housed in a casing made of a UV blocking material; and a control center to analyze output of the at least one accessory, to recognize a known target user according to the analysis and to control functionality of said robot and the air filtration module for said known target user according to saved preferences for said known target user.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method are provided for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) home air filter to remove airborne molecular contaminants and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from air within residential spaces. The HVAC home air filter includes a supportive frame having a shape and size suitable to orient the HVAC home air filter within a residential HVAC system. A filter medium is retained within the supportive frame to remove the airborne molecular contaminants and VOCs from air flowing through the residential HVAC system. The filter medium includes a combination of media layers configured to exhibit a relatively high filtration efficiency and a low air pressure drop across the filter medium. The supportive frame includes a plurality of elongate sections and corner sections disposed along perimeter edges of the filter medium to support the filter medium within the residential HVAC system so as direct air through the filter medium.

Abstract: An air cleaner includes a case, an air inlet, an air outlet, a grill covering the air inlet to filter airborne oil droplets, a fan to suction air through the air inlet and discharge air out of the air outlet, a roll filter provided between the grill and the fan to filter oil mist, and a filter roller to cut the roll filter. The roll filter includes a roller and a filter sheet wound around the roller, and the filter sheet may be unwound to extend behind the grill. When the filter sheet becomes dirty, the roll filter is further unwound so that a clean section is provided behind the grill, and the filter cutter may cut off the dirty section. During cutting, a clamp holds down the filter sheet. The case includes a slit through which the dirty section of the filter sheet passes for discarding.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing dynamic dictionary-based compression and decompression are described herein. A computing device may receive, during a currently running session with a client device, a plurality of messages. The computing device may determine, based on the plurality of messages, one or more frames. The computing device may determine, based on the one or more frames, data samples. The computing device may compress the one or more frames based on a compression dictionary. The computing device may train, during the currently running session, the compression dictionary based on the determined data samples, to create a new compression dictionary. The computing device may determine, during the currently running session and based on receiving additional messages, one or more additional frames. In addition, the computing device may compress the one or more additional frames based on the new compression dictionary.

Abstract: A refrigerator having an air processing apparatus includes a first cabinet including a storage compartment and second cabinet mounted at one surface of the first cabinet includes an inlet hole and an outlet hole, a blower fan to blow the air drawn into the inlet hole towards the outlet hole, and a filter unit to filter the air drawn into the second cabinet via the inlet hole. A first PCB includes a first control unit to control at least one of a compressor and a pressure regulator, and a second PCB includes a second control unit to control the blower fan. A first mounting unit at one surface of the first cabinet defines a predetermined space which can accommodate the first PCB, and a second mounting unit at one surface of the second cabinet defines a predetermined space which can accommodate both the first PCB and the second PCB.

Abstract: A method of operating a cleaning process on a filter in a vehicle air intake includes passing air through the filter from an upstream side to a downstream side, and providing an exhaust duct having an inlet end adjacent the upstream side of the filter and an outlet end adjacent a cooling fan or other air-extraction device of the vehicle arranged to draw air through the exhaust duct from the inlet end to the outlet end. In a periodic cleaning subroutine, the rotational speed of the fan is increased from a first speed to a second speed, while a pulse of pressurized fluid is applied to a downstream side of the filter. The exhaust duct carries away material dislodged from the upstream side of the filter by the applied pulse, and the rotational speed of the fan is reduced to its original level.

Abstract: A system designed for increasing network communication speed for users, while lowering network congestion for content owners and ISPs. The system employs network elements including an acceleration server, clients, agents, and peers, where communication requests generated by applications are intercepted by the client on the same machine. The IP address of the server in the communication request is transmitted to the acceleration server, which provides a list of agents to use for this IP address. The communication request is sent to the agents. One or more of the agents respond with a list of peers that have previously seen some or all of the content which is the response to this request (after checking whether this data is still valid).

Abstract: A filter device is provided with a filter housing and a filter element arranged in the filter housing. The filter element is provided with an annular filter medium body that has an inflow side. The filter housing has a dirt collecting region in flow communication with the inflow side of the annular filter medium body. The dirt collecting region has an annular circumferentially extending configuration. A flow-tight separation element is arranged at or adjacent to the annular filter medium body. The dirt collecting region adjoins the flow-tight separation element. An inflow region is positioned at the inflow side of the annular filter medium body and immediately adjoins the dirt collecting region. The dirt collecting region has a radial extension relative to a longitudinal axis of the annular filter medium body, and the radial extension of the dirt collecting region is larger than a radial extension of the inflow region.

Abstract: An odor containment and elimination device includes a containment center, first pathway, second pathway, and third pathway. The containment center can be configured to receive an odorous item that emits a contaminated air including an odor. The first pathway can be in fluid communication with the containment center and an outside environment and configured to allow contaminated air to travel from the containment center to a first release point while inhibiting seeping of the contaminated air from the first pathway into the outside environment prior to the first release point. The second pathway can be in fluid communication with the containment center and the outside environment via a first intake. The third pathway can be in fluid communication with the containment center and the outside environment and configured to reduce contaminated air released into the environment and/or direct the contaminated air through a door or window.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for a cone air filter for a closed intake system of an internal combustion engine. The cone air filter is comprised of a cone-shaped filter medium, retained between a base and a cap, that is fabricated to remove contaminants and particulate matter from an intake airstream. The base is comprised of a flange that couples with an air intake duct of the internal combustion engine. A shell receiver is incorporated into the base and receives a rigid exterior shell, such that the exterior shell surrounds the cone air filter and directs the intake airstream therein. A cap is disposed on an apex portion of the cone air filter and is configured to direct the intake airstream around the apex portion and into the cone-shaped filter medium.

Abstract: An embodiment may involve a server-side log collected by a server device, where the server-side log includes a set of entries indicating a unique identifier, and wherein the unique identifier is assigned to a work item of a server-based application executed by the server device. The embodiment may further involve one or more processors configured to: receive, from a client device disposed upon a network, a client-side log, wherein the client-side log includes operational data related to usage of a client-based application executed by the client device; identify, from the operational data, the client-based application and one or more activities performed by the client-based application; determine that the one or more activities are related to the unique identifier; based on the one or more activities, determine an action that can be taken to improve efficacy of the server-based application; and write, to the persistent storage, a representation of the action.

Abstract: An activated carbon filter for reducing hydrocarbon emissions, includes a plurality of channels, the channels being suitable for the flow of gases therethrough and at least part of the surface of the channel walls having activated carbon for absorbing and/or adsorbing substances, in particular hydrocarbons; and a filter peripheral wall on the outer periphery of the activated carbon filter; wherein the filter peripheral wall includes a barrier layer, in particular in the form of a coating on the outer surface of the filter peripheral wall, preventing or at least significantly reducing the penetration, in particular the diffusion, of gases and/or substances, in particular hydrocarbon-containing gases, through the filter peripheral wall.

Abstract: Technologies for cloud-hybrid remote browsing include a client device in communication with a cloud server. The client device opens browser tab in a web browser and opens a secure connection with a cloud server. The cloud server generates tab content for a web site with a browser engine and streams the tab content to the client device. The client device renders the tab content in the browser tab. The tab content may be serialized drawing commands or bitmap data. The client device may execute certain browser tabs locally, and may determine a hybrid tab strategy that indicates whether to execute each browser tab locally or with the cloud server. The hybrid tab strategy may be based on available computing resources of the client device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A service management system communicates via wide area network with gateway devices located at respective user premises. The service management system remotely manages delivery of application services, which can be voice controlled, by a gateway, e.g. by selectively activating/deactivating service logic modules in the gateway. The service management system also may selectively provide secure communications and exchange of information among gateway devices and among associated endpoint devices. An exemplary service management system includes a router connected to the network and one or more computer platforms, for implementing management functions. Examples of the functions include a connection manager for controlling system communications with the gateway devices, an authentication manager for authenticating each gateway device and controlling the connection manager and a subscription manager for managing applications services and/or features offered by the gateway devices.