Abstract: A method of assembling a battery cell comprising: receiving a jelly-roll comprising an anode layer, a cathode layer and at least one separator layer between the anode and cathode layer, the jelly-roll comprising a substantially cylindrical body having a first end, at which one or more cathode layer connectors project that couple to the cathode layer, and a second end, opposed the first end; applying at least an insulation tape, comprising an electrically insulating tape, around the cylindrical body such that a first part of the insulation tape winds around the cylindrical body to, at least in part, hold the jelly-roll in a rolled state, and a second part of the insulation tape overhangs the first end; and folding the second part of the insulation tape to at least partially cover the first end.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for aggregating product trends. Embodiments include receiving an initial set of images from one or more data feeds by a trend aggregation system comprising a server, identifying one or more attribute values from the initial set of images, and quantifying a social affinity score of one or more items of an inventory of a supply chain entity based on recentness, relevance, and similarities of the identified one or more attribute values to an attribute value of a potential product for a product assortment. Embodiments may further include receiving an image of at least one additional item, identifying a product attribute from the image, and assigning an attribute value to the at least one additional item based, at least in part, on the identified attribute value from the image of the least one additional item and the attribute values of the at least two items.

Abstract: A particle testing apparatus, being configured for investigating particles in a fluid medium, includes a waveguide device having a hollow optical waveguide with an input end and an output end, an irradiation device including a laser source being arranged for optically trapping at least one particle at the input end of the optical waveguide and propelling the particle through the optical waveguide toward the output end thereof, and a measuring device being arranged for sensing the at least one particle in the optical waveguide, wherein the measuring device is arranged for measuring an optical transmission of the optical waveguide. Furthermore, a particle testing apparatus is described.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a request to initiate a group gift indicating a gift date on which the group gift should be sent to a receiver of the gift. The method further includes determining, electronic devices to send invitations to contribute to the group gift and sending the invitations to the electronic devices. The invitations prompt a user to respond with a single action whether the user would like to contribute or not. The method further includes receiving responses from the electronic devices indicating an approval to contribute to the group gift or a refusal to contribute to the group gift. The method further includes initiating a physical gift purchase as part of the group gift and sending a message to a gift receiver electronic device that includes information about a monetary gift.

Abstract: In some implementations, a device may receive a request for a plurality of documents that are associated with an individual or entity. The device may perform a search for the plurality of documents in one or more document repositories. The device may store, based on a determination that a first document, of the plurality of documents, is available in a document repository, of the one or more document repositories, information indicating that the first document is available in the document repository. The device may determine, based on a determination that a second document, of the plurality of documents, is not available in the one or more document repositories, a procedure that is to be used for obtaining the second document. The device may perform the procedure for obtaining the second document based on determining the procedure that is to be used for obtaining the second document.

Abstract: An integrated circuit comprises first and second interfaces, an internal addressable space comprising a plurality of address ranges, and a control unit. Each of the first and second interfaces is coupled to the internal addressable space via the control unit. The control unit is configurable in a first state in which the control unit is configured to allow or deny the second interface access to a subset of the plurality of address ranges of the internal addressable space.

Abstract: In some implementations, a device may receive a request for a plurality of documents that are associated with an individual or entity. The device may perform a search for the plurality of documents in one or more document repositories. The device may store, based on a determination that a first document, of the plurality of documents, is available in a document repository, of the one or more document repositories, information indicating that the first document is available in the document repository. The device may determine, based on a determination that a second document, of the plurality of documents, is not available in the one or more document repositories, a procedure that is to be used for obtaining the second document. The device may perform the procedure for obtaining the second document based on determining the procedure that is to be used for obtaining the second document.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for maintaining a cache obtain request data associated with a plurality of previously processed requests for aggregated data; predict, based on the request data, (i) a subset of the aggregated data associated with a subsequent request and (ii) a first time period associated with the subsequent request; determine, based on the first time period and a second time period associated with a performance of a data aggregation operation that generates the aggregated data, a third time period associated with instructing a memory controller managing a cache to evict cached data stored in the cache and load the subset of the aggregated data into the cache; and provide an invalidation request to the memory controller managing the cache to evict the cached data stored in the cache and load the subset of the aggregated data into the cache during the third time period.

Abstract: In some implementations, a device may receive a request for a plurality of documents that are associated with an individual or entity. The device may perform a search for the plurality of documents in one or more document repositories. The device may store, based on a determination that a first document, of the plurality of documents, is available in a document repository, of the one or more document repositories, information indicating that the first document is available in the document repository. The device may determine, based on a determination that a second document, of the plurality of documents, is not available in the one or more document repositories, a procedure that is to be used for obtaining the second document. The device may perform the procedure for obtaining the second document based on determining the procedure that is to be used for obtaining the second document.

Abstract: A question-and-answer application with an “ask-to-answer” feature is described. The ask-to-answer feature enables any user to solicit an answer to a question from one or more users. Upon soliciting one or more users for an answer to a particular question, a message may be directed to the one or more users. The message may include a copy of the text of the question and may provide a mechanism enabling the one or more users to pass on answering the question. Subsequent to the solicitation, the question page may include a notification with information about the solicitation, including information identifying the group of users who have been asked to answer the question and the number of times the one or more users has been asked to provide an answer.

Abstract: An integrated circuit comprises first and second interfaces, an internal addressable space comprising a plurality of address ranges, and a control unit. Each of the first and second interfaces is coupled to the internal addressable space via the control unit. The control unit is configurable in a first state in which the control unit is configured to allow or deny the second interface access to a subset of the plurality of address ranges of the internal addressable space.

Abstract: A particle testing apparatus, being configured for investigating particles in a fluid medium, includes a waveguide device having a hollow optical waveguide with an input end and an output end, an irradiation device including a laser source being arranged for optically trapping at least one particle at the input end of the optical waveguide and propelling the particle through the optical waveguide toward the output end thereof, and a measuring device being arranged for sensing the at least one particle in the optical waveguide, wherein the measuring device is arranged for measuring an optical transmission of the optical waveguide. Furthermore, a particle testing apparatus is described.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a request to initiate a group gift indicating a gift date on which the group gift should be sent to a receiver of the gift. The method further includes determining, electronic devices to send invitations to contribute to the group gift and sending the invitations to the electronic devices. The invitations prompt a user to respond with a single action whether the user would like to contribute or not. The method further includes receiving responses from the electronic devices indicating an approval to contribute to the group gift or a refusal to contribute to the group gift. The method further includes initiating a physical gift purchase as part of the group gift and sending a message to a gift receiver electronic device that includes information about a monetary gift.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of validating a memory device. The method includes validating a second memory device based on one or more first microcode instructions stored in a validated predetermined part of a first memory device to detect the operational status of the second memory device. Further, the method includes receiving one or more second microcode instructions upon validating the second memory device. Finally, validating the first memory device based on the one or more second microcode instructions stored in the second memory device to detect the operational status of the first memory device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of validating a memory device. The method includes validating a second memory device based on one or more first microcode instructions stored in a validated predetermined part of a first memory device to detect the operational status of the second memory device. Further, the method includes receiving one or more second microcode instructions upon validating the second memory device. Finally, validating the first memory device based on the one or more second microcode instructions stored in the second memory device to detect the operational status of the first memory device.

Abstract: A question-and-answer application with an “ask-to-answer” feature is described. The ask-to-answer feature enables any user to solicit an answer to a question from one or more users. Upon soliciting one or more users for an answer to a particular question, a message may be directed to the one or more users. The message may include a copy of the text of the question and may provide a mechanism enabling the one or more users to pass on answering the question. Subsequent to the solicitation, the question page may include a notification with information about the solicitation, including information identifying the group of users who have been asked to answer the question and the number of times the one or more users has been asked to provide an answer.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a request to initiate a group gift indicating a gift date on which the group gift should be sent to a receiver of the gift. The method further includes determining, electronic devices to send invitations to contribute to the group gift and sending the invitations to the electronic devices. The invitations prompt a user to respond with a single action whether the user would like to contribute or not. The method further includes receiving responses from the electronic devices indicating an approval to contribute to the group gift or a refusal to contribute to the group gift. The method further includes initiating a physical gift purchase as part of the group gift and sending a message to a gift receiver electronic device that includes information about a monetary gift.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a request to initiate a group gift indicating a gift date on which the group gift should be sent to a receiver of the gift. The method further includes determining, electronic devices to send invitations to contribute to the group gift and sending the invitations to the electronic devices. The invitations prompt a user to respond with a single action whether the user would like to contribute or not. The method further includes receiving responses from the electronic devices indicating an approval to contribute to the group gift or a refusal to contribute to the group gift. The method further includes initiating a physical gift purchase as part of the group gift and sending a message to a gift receiver electronic device that includes information about a monetary gift.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for maintaining a cache obtain request data associated with a plurality of previously processed requests for aggregated data; predict, based on the request data, (i) a subset of the aggregated data associated with a subsequent request and (ii) a first time period associated with the subsequent request; determine, based on the first time period and a second time period associated with a performance of a data aggregation operation that generates the aggregated data, a third time period associated with instructing a memory controller managing a cache to evict cached data stored in the cache and load the subset of the aggregated data into the cache; and provide an invalidation request to the memory controller managing the cache to evict the cached data stored in the cache and load the subset of the aggregated data into the cache during the third time period.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for maintaining a cache obtain request data associated with a plurality of previously processed requests for aggregated data; predict, based on the request data, (i) a subset of the aggregated data associated with a subsequent request and (ii) a first time period associated with the subsequent request; determine, based on the first time period and a second time period associated with a performance of a data aggregation operation that generates the aggregated data, a third time period associated with instructing a memory controller managing a cache to evict cached data stored in the cache and load the subset of the aggregated data into the cache; and provide an invalidation request to the memory controller managing the cache to evict the cached data stored in the cache and load the subset of the aggregated data into the cache during the third time period.