Abstract: A media accumulator-ejector for use with an imaging apparatus. Rotatable upper and lower roll assemblies are located above and below a media accumulation zone comprised of an accumulation plate and positioned to receive media exiting an imaging device. The roll assemblies are moveable like jaws between an open position where media can accumulate on the accumulation plate without interference with the roll assemblies and a clamping position where the accumulated media is grasped by the upper and lower roll assemblies. The upper and lower roll assemblies are then rotated to eject the accumulated media from the accumulation plate. The upper and lower roll assemblies can also grasp and continuously eject individual sheets of media at a predetermined process speed.

Abstract: A media accumulator-ejector for use with an imaging apparatus. Rotatable upper and lower roll assemblies are located above and below a media accumulation zone comprised of an accumulation plate and positioned to receive media exiting an imaging device. The roll assemblies are moveable like jaws between an open position where media can accumulate on the accumulation plate without interference with the roll assemblies and a clamping position where the accumulated media is grasped by the upper and lower roll assemblies. The upper and lower roll assemblies are then rotated to eject the accumulated media from the accumulation plate. The upper and lower roll assemblies can also grasp and continuously eject individual sheets of media at a predetermined process speed.

Abstract: A media accumulator-ejector for use with an imaging apparatus. Rotatable upper and lower roll assemblies are located above and below a media accumulation zone comprised of an accumulation plate and positioned to receive media exiting an imaging device. The roll assemblies are moveable like jaws between an open position where media can accumulate on the accumulation plate without interference with the roll assemblies and a clamping position where the accumulated media is grasped by the upper and lower roll assemblies. The upper and lower roll assemblies are then rotated to eject the accumulated media from the accumulation plate. The upper and lower roll assemblies can also grasp and continuously eject individual sheets of media at a predetermined process speed.

Abstract: A first adaptive fly height measurement is performed between a read/write head and a recording medium during a stage of qualification testing of a magnetic disk drive. A second adaptive fly height measurement of the read/write head is performed during a subsequent stage of the qualification testing. In response to determining that a fly height decrease between the first and second adaptive fly height measurements is above a threshold value, a mitigation operation is performed to remove a contaminant from a media-facing surface of the read/write head.

Abstract: A first adaptive fly height measurement is performed between a read/write head and a recording medium during a stage of qualification testing of a magnetic disk drive. A second adaptive fly height measurement of the read/write head is performed during a subsequent stage of the qualification testing. In response to determining that a fly height decrease between the first and second adaptive fly height measurements is above a threshold value, a mitigation operation is performed to remove a contaminant from a media-facing surface of the read/write head.

Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XB51P14 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB51P14, cells from soybean variety XB51P14, plants of soybean XB51P14, and plant parts of soybean variety XB51P14. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB51P14 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB51P14, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB51P14, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB51P14. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB51P14 are further provided.

Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XB46R14 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB46R14, cells from soybean variety XB46R14, plants of soybean XB46R14, and plant parts of soybean variety XB46R14. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB46R14 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB46R14, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB46R14, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB46R14. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB46R14 are further provided.

Abstract: Phosphoramidate esters and related nucleotide analogs useful in polynucleotide sequencing techniques, and synthetic methods for preparing those compounds, are disclosed. These compounds include nucleotide phosphoramidates analogs that are modified on the alpha-phosphate to enable attachment of a variety of application-specific substituents such as tether molecules.

Abstract: A method for providing search results to a user operating a third-party web page includes receiving a search request from the third-party web page. One or more search results may be identified that satisfy the search request. The one or more search results each have identifying information to be presented to a user, as well as substantive content. A unique identifier, such as an opaque token, is associated with each of the search results. The identification of the one or more results is provided to the third-party web page in a pop-up window or a widget. A request for the content for a selected search result of the one or more search results is received. The unique identifier may be used to validate the request, and the content is provided to the user, either directly or through the widget, on the third-party webpage.

Abstract: A method for providing search results to a user operating a third-party web page includes receiving a search request from the third-party web page. One or more search results may be identified that satisfy the search request. The one or more search results each have identifying information to be presented to a user, as well as substantive content. A unique identifier, such as an opaque token, is associated with each of the search results. The identification of the one or more results is provided to the third-party web page in a pop-up window or a widget. A request for the content for a selected search result of the one or more search results is received. The unique identifier may be used to validate the request, and the content is provided to the user, either directly or through the widget, on the third-party webpage.

Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure are directed to a method, system, and storage media for receiving an indication that an attempt to make a modified first version of a directory a current version of the directory in a file system using a consensus protocol did not succeed and, in response thereto, obtaining a most recent second version of the directory including second pointers and a second name associated with each of the second pointers, wherein each second pointer is a reference to an immutable data object in the file system; and identifying one or more of the second names, each identified second name being the same as one of the first names but being associated with a second pointer that is different than the first name's respective first pointer, and obtaining for each identified second name, the data object referenced by the respective second pointer from the file system.

Abstract: A method that includes receiving an image, automatically determining at least one region of interest in the image based on at least one color deficiency type from a plurality of color deficiency types, modifying the image by correcting the at least one region of interest and producing an output of the modified image.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for providing confidential structured data. In one aspect, a method includes creating a first data structure instance according to a protocol for creating structured and extensible data structures. The first data structure instance is serialized. The serialized first data structure instance is encrypted. A second data structure instance is created according to the protocol. The second data structure instance contains the encrypted and serialized first data structure instance. The second data structure instance is serialized.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for generating shadows. In one aspect, a method includes identifying a two-dimensional image representing an icon and a two-dimensional image representing a light source, applying an affine transformation to a transparency channel of the image representing the icon, the affine transformation projecting pixels of the transparency channel into three-dimensional space, and generating a field of pixels representing a shadow cast by the icon by computing a portion of the light source that is visible to pixels of the field by subtracting rows of a matrix that represents the affine transformation from rows of a matrix that represents the transparency channel of the light source image, and computing brightness of each of the generated pixels of the field based at least partly on the computed portion of the visible light source.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for managing memory for programs operating asynchronously. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, by a first process and from a second process that is asynchronous to the first process a request to perform operations; and a first callback referencing an executable portion of the second process; generating a wrapper callback referencing the first callback, the wrapper callback configured to deallocate a referenced memory location and cause execution of the referenced first callback when the wrapper callback is executed; and in response to performing operations based on the request, the operations including allocating the referenced memory location, executing the wrapper callback, including executing the first callback and deallocating the referenced memory location subsequent to executing the first callback.

Abstract: A method that includes receiving an image, automatically determining at least one region of interest in the image based on at least one color deficiency type from a plurality of color deficiency types, modifying the image by correcting the at least one region of interest and producing an output of the modified image.

Abstract: A method that includes receiving an original image containing color pels; analyzing a placement of the color pels; and altering the placement of the color pels by applying at least one pattern on the color pels and creating a new image.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for preventing server overload. In one aspect, a method includes placing each request of a plurality of requests into a queue. Requests are popped from the queue, and for each popped request, in response to popping the request: a counter value is incremented; computing resources are allocated for the request; a determination is made that a condition for which computing resources allocated for the request can be de-allocated has occurred; and the counter value is decremented after the condition occurs. In response to determining that the counter value does not exceed a threshold number, requests continue to be popped from the queue. In response to determining that the counter value exceeds the threshold number, requests are not popped from the queue until the counter value is decremented to or below the threshold number.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for web page caching. In one aspect, a method includes a request to a server for a service in which the request specifies a natural language of a client user interface in a header of the request. A response from the server is received indicating that future requests for the service to the server are to identify the natural language in a uniform resource locator (URL) for the service. The URL is modified to include a path component that specifies the natural language. Future requests to the server for the modified URL are transmitted and information is received in response that is localized to the natural language specified in the path component of the modified URL.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a training aid which may be used with a playing device such as a golf club or baseball bat. Embodiments of the present invention may be temporarily attached to a playing device and modify how a person holds, or grips, the playing device. The present invention comprises a first portion that may be temporarily attached to part of the playing device that is gripped by a person. When the present invention is temporarily attached to a playing device and a person grips the present invention, a second portion extends at least part of one finger of the person a distance from the playing device.